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

March 25, 2013 By 14 Comments

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 [...]

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Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Indians – 03/24/13

March 24, 2013 By 40 Comments

Spring Training Game Thirty-Two: Cubs (15-15) vs. Indians (16-10) Game Time – 3:05pm CDT Coverage – TV: MLB.TV/MLB Network (delay) – Radio: 720 WGN Location – Goodyear Ballpark, Goodyear Chris Rusin (2-0, 2.50/0.89) vs. Ubaldo Jimenez (2-0, 4.91/1.58) Countdown to Opening Day in Pittsburgh: 8 Days The Cubs make the trip to Goodyear this afternoon [...]

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Baez, Soler and Vitters Among Fourth Round of Cubs Spring Roster Cuts

March 17, 2013 By 4 Comments

The Cubs announced the fourth round of spring roster cuts on Sunday. The Cubs sent seven players to minor league camp, and reduced their spring roster to 46 players. The Cubs optioned Jorge Soler to High-A Daytona, where he is expected to begin the season. Josh Vitters and Junior Lake were optioned to Triple-A Iowa [...]

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Cubs Re-assign Barret Loux to Minor League Camp

March 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment

The Cubs re-assigned Barret Loux to minor league camp on Thursday. The Cubs were expected to announce a full third round of spring roster moves on Thursday, but opted to just remove one player from their spring roster. The Cubs have 52 players officially on the Spring Training roster after Thursday’s roster move. More cuts [...]

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Ian Stewart Set to Make Spring Debut and Other Cubs News Bits

March 12, 2013 By 9 Comments

A day after multiple reports suggested that Ian Stewart would not be able to make his Cactus League debut for another week, the team announced that Stewart would make his spring debut on Thursday against the Dodgers in Glendale. Stewart is not expected to start. Dale Sveum acknowledged this would give Stewart plenty of time [...]

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Watkins, McNutt and Cabrera Among Second Round of Cubs Spring Roster Cuts

March 11, 2013 By 3 Comments

The Cubs announced the second round of spring roster cuts on Monday morning. The Cubs cut six players and reduced the Spring Training roster to 53 players. The Cubs optioned Logan Watkins, Trey McNutt, Brooks Raley and Alberto Cabrera to Triple-A Iowa. Robert Whitenack was optioned to Double-A Tennessee and non-roster invitee Nick Struck was [...]

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Cubs Walk Away with Another Spring Loss – Cubs 2, Indians 9

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Spring Training Game Fifteen – Cubs 2, Indians 9 WP – Zach McAllister (1-1) LP – Brooks Raley (0-1, BS 1) Save – None The Cubs dropped their fifth straight Cactus League game on Saturday afternoon. After starting the spring with wins in three of their first four games, the Cubs have dropped eight of [...]

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Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Indians – 03/09/13

March 9, 2013 By 16 Comments

Spring Training Game Fifteen: Cubs (5-9) vs. Indians (10-5) Game Time – 2:05pm CST Coverage – TV: None – Radio: 720 WGN Location – HoHoKam Park, Mesa Chris Rusin (1-0, 1.80/0.80)  vs. Zach McAllister (0-1, 6.43/1.43) Field conditions permitting, the Cubs will try to resume their Cactus League schedule this afternoon. The Cubs and Reds game [...]

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Cubs Renew Contracts of 21 Players and Other News Bits

March 5, 2013 By 42 Comments

The Cubs announced Monday that they reached agreement on contracts for all of their 21 pre-arbitration eligible players (0-3 men, automatic renewal) for the upcoming season. Five of the 21 players will receive more than the Major League minimum of $490,000 for the 2013 season. Travis Wood ($537,000), Anthony Rizzo ($498,000), Darwin Barney ($562,000), Welington [...]

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Cleveland Rocks Cubs’ Pitching – Cubs 5, Indians 13

March 4, 2013 By 4 Comments

Spring Training Game Eleven – Cubs 5, Indians 13 WP – Carlos Carrasco (1-0) LP – Alberto Cabrera (0-1) Save – Trevor Bauer (1) An Indians’ lineup full of Major League hitters took batting practice against the young Cubs’ hurlers on Monday afternoon in Mesa. Cleveland pounded out 20 hits, seven for extra bases, walked [...]

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