Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 04/08/13

Welcome everyone to a new minor league season. This week, pitching seemed to be the word in Tennessee as their staff struck out 38 batters in the first three games. Daytona also received excellent pitching performances from Starling Peralta, Yao-Lin Wang, and Frank Del Valle. However, things are a struggle in the early going for Kane County and [...]

Iowa Cubs Announce 2013 Opening Day Roster

With the roster set, at least for the time being, with the big league team, the Iowa Cubs announced their 2013 Opening Day roster on Monday afternoon. The I-Cubs open the 2013 season on Thursday, April 4 (7:35pm CDT) at Albuquerque against the Isotopes. Marty Pevy will lead the I-Cubs in 2013 with Brian Harper [...]

Cubs End Up with a Tie in Houston – Cubs 6, Astros 6

Spring Training Game Thirty-Seven – Cubs 6, Astros 6 – 10 innings WP – None LP – None Save – None The Cubs and Astros played to a 6-6 tie in 10 innings on Friday night in Houston. The Cubs jumped out to an early lead then battled back and took a 6-5 lead into [...]

Mistakes, Mistakes and More Mistakes – Cubs 3, Giants 9

Spring Training Game Thirty-Three – Cubs 3, Giants 9 WP – Ryan Vogelsong (1-1) LP – Travis Wood (3-1) Save – None The dog days of Spring Training apparently hit Cubs’ camp on Monday. The Cubs played one of their worst Cactus League games in weeks in front of the third largest crowd in HoHoKam [...]

Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 03/25/13

Minor League Preview: Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa Good Morning to everyone at the CCO! Today is the last of a three part installment previewing the 2013 minor league season.  We will be discussing each level’s strengths, weaknesses, and things to look for. Please note that the previews are based on current roster assignments and [...]

Rusin and Bogusevic Among Fifth Round of Cubs Spring Roster Cuts

The Cubs announced the fifth round of spring roster cuts on Friday morning, and all but set the 25-man roster they will begin the season with on April 1 in Pittsburgh. Dave Sappelt has made the Opening Day roster and will begin the year as the Cubs’ fifth outfielder. Chris Rusin was optioned to Triple-A [...]

Cubs Get a Pass Against the Rangers – Cubs 5, Rangers 4

Spring Training Game Twenty-Seven – Cubs 5, Rangers 4 WP – Shawn Camp (1-0) LP – Johan Yan (0-1) Save – Blake Parker (2) The Cubs were able to squeak past the Rangers on Tuesday afternoon at HoHoKam Park, and ended up splitting their spring games against Texas with Tuesday’s win. The difference in the [...]

Samardzija Solid in Sin City – Cubs 5, Rangers 1

Spring Training Game Twenty-Two – Cubs (ss) 5, Rangers (ss) 1 WP – Jeff Samardzija (2-0) LP – Nick Tepesch (0-1) Save – None The Cubs started their annual trip to Las Vegas on a positive note with a victory over the Rangers behind an excellent outing from Jeff Samardzija. Jeff Samardzija put together his [...]

Rusin Dazzles the Dodgers – Cubs 8, Dodgers 1

Spring Training Game Nineteen – Cubs 8, Dodgers 1 WP – Chris Rusin (2-0) LP – Chris Capuano (0-1) Save – None Chris Rusin has quietly put together a very good spring and in the process has put himself in the mix to break camp as the second lefty in the Cubs’ pen. Rusin continued [...]

The Cubs Offense Does the Talking at Salt River Fields – Cubs 7, Diamondbacks 5

Spring Training Game Seventeen – Cubs 7, Diamondbacks 5 WP – Hector Rondon (1-0) LP – David Holmberg (0-1, BS 1) Save – Blake Parker (1) The Cubs posted back-to-back wins for the second time this spring with Monday’s victory over Arizona. The Cubs battled back against the Diamondbacks’ bullpen and scored six of their [...]