As we near the Memorial Day sign post, Kane County, Daytona, and Tennessee have improved their records to around .500, with only Iowa lagging behind. Rock Shoulders and Bijan Rademacher continue to be the compelling forces for the Cougars, while Matt Szczur, Christian Villanueva, and Rafael Lopez have stepped up their games for the Smokies. [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/20/13
Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: AJ Morris, Anthony Giansanti, Arismendy Alcantara, Austin Kirk, Austin Reed, Ben Carhart, Bijan Rademacher, Blake Parker, Brad Nelson, Brent Lillibridge, Brett Jackson, Brian Bogusevic, Brian Schlitter, Brian Smith, Brooks Raley, Carlos Escobar, Casey Coleman, Chadd Krist, Chris Rusin, Christian Villanueva, Dallas Beeler, Daniel Vogelbach, Darnell McDonald, Dave Sappelt, David Bote, David Cales, Dillon Maples, Donnie Murphy, Dustin Geiger, Eduardo Figueroa, Eduardo Orozco, Edwin Maysonet, Eric Jokisch, Esmailin Caridad, Frank Batista, Frank Del Valle, Gioskar Amaya, Guillermo Moscoso, Hisanori Takahashi, Hunter Cervenka, Ian Stewart, Jair Fernandez, Javier Baez, JC Boscan, Jeff Antigua, Jeffrey Lorick, Jeimer Candelario, John Andreoli, Jonathan Mota, Jorge Soler, Josh Vitters, Justin Amlung, Kevin Rhoderick, Lendy Castillo, Logan Watkins, Luis Liria, Marco Hernandez, Marcus Hatley, Matt Garza, Matt Loosen, Matthew Szczur, Michael Heesch, Nathan Dorris, Oliver Zapata, Pierce Johnson, Pin-Chieh Chen, PJ Francescon, Rafael Dolis, Rafael Lopez, Rock Shoulders, Ronald Torreyes, Rubi Silva, Sheldon McDonald, Steve Perakslis, Taiwan Easterling, Tayler Scott, Taylor Davis, Tim Saunders, Tim Torres, Tony Zych, Trey McNutt, Ty Wright, Wesley Darvill, Willson Contreras, Yeiper Castillo, Zac Rosscup, Zach Cates, Zach Putnam, Zeke DeVoss
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/16/13
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/16/13 The lows seemed to outnumber the highs to start the week, as both Kane County and Daytona could not manage a win between them. Iowa wasn’t much better, taking only one out of three from Reno. Tennessee was the only Cubs’ affiliate to show some life as [...]
Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: AJ Morris, Alberto Cabrera, Anthony Giansanti, Arismendy Alcantara, Arnaldo Calero, Austin Reed, Barret Loux, Ben Carhart, Bijan Rademacher, Blake Parker, Brad Nelson, Brett Jackson, Brian Bogusevic, Bryant Flete, Casey Coleman, Chad Noble, Chris Rusin, Christian Villanueva, Dallas Beeler, Daniel Vogelbach, Dave Sappelt, David Cales, Dillon Maples, Eduardo Figueroa, Esmailin Caridad, Frank Del Valle, Gioskar Amaya, Hisanori Takahashi, Ian Dickson, Ian Stewart, Jair Fernandez, Javier Baez, Jeff Antigua, Jeffrey Lorick, Jeimer Candelario, John Andreoli, Josh Vitters, Kevin Rhoderick, Kyle Hendricks, Lendy Castillo, Logan Watkins, Luis Flores, Luis Liria, Marcus Hatley, Matthew Szczur, Nick Struck, Oliver Zapata, Pierce Johnson, Pin-Chieh Chen, Rafael Dolis, Rafael Lopez, Rock Shoulders, Ronald Torreyes, Rubi Silva, Steve Perakslis, Tim Torres, Tony Zych, Trey McNutt, Yoanner Negrin, Zac Rosscup, Zach Cates, Zach Putnam, Zeke DeVoss
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/13/13
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/13/13 Signs that thing are starting to change in the minors arose at the end of the week as several players were promoted and traded. Kane County is starting to live up to some of their pre-season hype, due in large part to a nine-game hitting streak by [...]
Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: Alberto Cabrera, Alberto Gonzalez, Andrew Carpenter, Anthony Giansanti, Arismendy Alcantara, Austin Kirk, Austin Reed, Barret Loux, Bijan Rademacher, Blake Parker, Brad Nelson, Brett Jackson, Brian Bogusevic, Brian Schlitter, Brian Smith, Brooks Raley, Casey Coleman, Christian Villanueva, Dallas Beeler, Daniel Vogelbach, Darnell McDonald, Dave Sappelt, David Bote, Dillon Maples, Donnie Murphy, Dustin Geiger, Eduardo Figueroa, Eduardo Orozco, Elliot Soto, Eric Jokisch, Esmailin Caridad, Felix Pena, Frank Batista, Gioskar Amaya, Guillermo Moscoso, Hisanori Takahashi, Hunter Cervenka, Ian Dickson, Javier Baez, JC Boscan, Jeffrey Lorick, Jeimer Candelario, Johermyn Chavez, John Andreoli, Jonathan Mota, Jorge Soler, Josh Vitters, Justin Amlung, Kameron Loe, Kevin Rhoderick, Kyuji Fujikawa, Logan Watkins, Luis Liria, Marco Hernandez, Marcus Hatley, Matt Garza, Matt Iannazzo, Matt Loosen, Matthew Szczur, Michael Heesch, Nathan Dorris, Oliver Zapata, Pierce Johnson, Pin-Chieh Chen, PJ Francescon, Rafael Dolis, Rafael Lopez, Rock Shoulders, Ronald Torreyes, Rubi Silva, Steve Bruno, Steve Perakslis, Tayler Scott, Tim Saunders, Tim Torres, Ty Wright, Willson Contreras, Yaniel Cabezas, Yoanner Negrin, Zac Rosscup, Zach Putnam
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/06/13
Streaks are now the news in the minors as Daytona has won six straight thanks to the hot hitting of John Andreoli and Ben Carhart. Kane County has reeled off four straight wins on pitching gems by Pierce Johnson and Felix Pena, and a red-hot Bijan Rademacher. However, a back injury to Jae-Hoon Ha has [...]
Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: AJ Morris, Alberto Cabrera, Anthony Giansanti, Arismendy Alcantara, Austin Kirk, Austin Reed, Ben Carhart, Ben Wells, Bijan Rademacher, Brian Schlitter, Brian Smith, Chad Noble, Chadd Krist, Chris Rusin, Christian Villanueva, Dallas Beeler, Daniel Vogelbach, David Cales, Dustin Geiger, Eduardo Figueroa, Eduardo Orozco, Eric Jokisch, Felix Pena, Frank Batista, Gioskar Amaya, Hisanori Takahashi, Ian Dickson, Jae-Hoon Ha, Javier Baez, Jeff Antigua, Jeimer Candelario, Johermyn Chavez, John Andreoli, Jonathan Mota, Jorge Soler, Justin Amlung, Kevin Rhoderick, Logan Watkins, Marco Hernandez, Marcus Hatley, Matt Garza, Matt Iannazzo, Oliver Zapata, Pierce Johnson, Pin-Chieh Chen, PJ Francescon, Rafael Lopez, Rock Shoulders, Ronald Torreyes, Rubi Silva, Sheldon McDonald, Starling Peralta, Steve Bruno, Steve Perakslis, Taiwan Easterling, Tayler Scott, Tim Saunders, Tony Zych, Trey McNutt, Ty Wright, Willson Contreras, Zac Rosscup, Zach Putnam, Zeke DeVoss
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Reds – 05/03/13
Game Twenty-Nine: Cubs (11-17) vs. Reds (15-14) Game Time – 1:20pm CDT Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 183/844 Location – Wrigley Field, Chicago Carlos Villanueva (1-1, 2.29/0.82) vs. Mike Leake (1-1, 4.34/1.52) Weather permitting … The Cubs kickoff a three-game series this afternoon against a struggling Reds’ team. [...]
Filed Under: Talkin' Cubs Live Tagged With: Christian Villanueva, Dale Sveum, Edwin Jackson, James Russell, Jeff Samardzija, Shawn Camp, Travis Wood
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 04/25/13
Iowa and Daytona continued their season long struggles this week in Memphis and against Dunedin respectively. But both teams saw glimmers of hope from pitcher Brooks Raley and infielder Tim Saunders. Kane County evened their record by splitting a pair with Peoria. Pin-Cheih Chen started to heat up and Dan Vogelbach has remained steady. However, [...]
Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: Alberto Cabrera, Alberto Gonzalez, Andrew Carpenter, Anthony Giansanti, Arismendy Alcantara, Austin Kirk, Austin Reed, Ben Carhart, Blake Parker, Brad Nelson, Brian Bogusevic, Brian Schlitter, Brian Smith, Brooks Raley, Casey Coleman, Chadd Krist, Christian Villanueva, Daniel Vogelbach, Darnell McDonald, David Cales, Dustin Geiger, Eric Jokisch, Frank Del Valle, Gioskar Amaya, Hisanori Takahashi, Hunter Cervenka, Ian Dickson, Jae-Hoon Ha, Javier Baez, Jeimer Candelario, Johermyn Chavez, John Andreoli, Jonathan Mota, Jorge Soler, Justin Bour, Kevin Rhoderick, Kyle Hendricks, Logan Watkins, Marco Hernandez, Marcus Hatley, Matt Iannazzo, Matthew Szczur, Michael Heesch, Nick Struck, Oliver Zapata, Pin-Chieh Chen, PJ Francescon, Rafael Dolis, Rafael Lopez, Rock Shoulders, Ronald Torreyes, Rubi Silva, Ryan Searle, Taiwan Easterling, Tim Saunders, Tony Zych, Trey Martin, Trey McNutt, Yao-Lin Wang, Yoanner Negrin, Zac Rosscup, Zach Cates, Zach Putnam, Zeke DeVoss
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 04/22/13
The talk of the system is the Tennessee Smokies, who lead their division and are the first Cubs affiliate to win ten games. Shortstop Arismendy Alcantara has exploded onto the scene, while Matt Szczur and Jae-Hoon Ha have been steady. While dodging bad weather, Kane County seems to now have their offense in gear as [...]
Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: A.J. Morris, Arismendy Alcantara, Austin Kirk, Austin Reed, Barret Loux, Ben Carhart, Ben Wells, Blake Parker, Brad Nelson, Brent Lillibridge, Brett Jackson, Brian Bogusevic, Brian Schlitter, Casey Coleman, Chad Noble, Chris Rusin, Christian Villanueva, Dallas Beeler, Daniel Vogelbach, Darnell McDonald, David Bote, Donnie Murphy, Dustin Geiger, Eduardo Figueroa, Eduardo Orozco, Esmailin Caridad, Frank Batista, Frank Del Valle, Gioskar Amaya, Hisanori Takahashi, Hunter Cervenka, Ian Stewart, Jae-Hoon Ha, Jair Fernandez, Javier Baez, JC Boscan, Jeff Antigua, Jeimer Candelario, Johermyn Chavez, John Andreoli, Jonathan Mota, Jorge Soler, Justin Amlung, Justin Bour, Kevin Rhoderick, Lendy Castillo, Logan Watkins, Luis Flores, Luis Liria, Marco Hernandez, Marcus Hatley, Matt Loosen, Matthew Szczur, Micah Gibbs, Nathan Dorris, Oliver Zapata, Pierce Johnson, PJ Francescon, Rafael Dolis, Rafael Lopez, Rock Shoulders, Ronald Torreyes, Rubi Silva, Ryan Sweeney, Sheldon McDonald, Steve Bruno, Steve Perakslis, Taiwan Easterling, Tayler Scott, Tim Saunders, Tim Torres, Tony Zych, Trey Martin, Trey McNutt, Ty Wright, Wesley Darvill, Willson Contreras, Yao-Lin Wang, Yeiper Castillo, Zac Rosscup, Zach Cates, Zach Putnam, Zeke DeVoss
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 04/18/13
The horrid Midwest weather has played havoc with the schedule for Kane County, as it was only dry enough for them to split a doubleheader. Daytona evened their record thanks to the bats of John Andreoli and Stephen Bruno. The two hottest players in the Cubs’ minor leagues are Jae-Hoon Ha and Rubi Silva, with [...]
Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: A.J. Morris, Alberto Cabrera, Andrew Carpenter, Arismendy Alcantara, Austin Reed, Ben Carhart, Ben Wells, Bijan Rademacher, Brad Nelson, Brett Jackson, Brian Bogusevic, Brian Schlitter, Brian Smith, Brooks Raley, Chadd Krist, Chris Rusin, Christian Villanueva, Cory Wade, Dae-Eun Rhee, Dallas Beeler, Daniel Vogelbach, Darnell McDonald, Darwin Barney, David Bote, Donnie Murphy, Dustin Geiger, Edwin Maysonet, Esmailin Caridad, Frank Batista, Frank Del Valle, Gioskar Amaya, Hunter Cervenka, Ian Stewart, Jae-Hoon Ha, Javier Baez, Jaye Chapman, JC Boscan, Jeff Antigua, Jeimer Candelario, Jensen Lewis, Johermyn Chavez, John Andreoli, Jonathan Mota, Jorge Soler, Jose Arias, Justin Bour, Kevin Rhoderick, Logan Watkins, Luis Flores, Luis Liria, Marco Hernandez, Matthew Loosen, Matthew Szczur, Micah Gibbs, Michael Heesch, Nathan Dorris, Oliver Zapata, Ronald Torreyes, Rubi Silva, Ryan Searle, Ryan Sweeney, Sheldon McDonald, Starling Peralta, Steve Bruno, Steve Perakslis, Taylor Davis, Tony Zych, Trey Martin, Trey McNutt, Ty Wright, Wesley Darvill, Yeiper Castillo, Yoanner Negrin, Zac Rosscup, Zach Cates, Zach Putnam, Zeke DeVoss
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 04/15/13
Poor weather has played havoc with all of baseball this spring, as postponements and hostile conditions have had their effect, even in the minor leagues. The conditions aren’t the only thing that was hostile this week, as tempers flared in Daytona, resulting in an ejections and suspensions. Kane County can’t seem to do things easy [...]
Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: A.J. Morris, Alberto Cabrera, Andrew Carpenter, Anthony Giansanti, Arismendy Alcantara, Austin Kirk, Austin Reed, Barret Loux, Ben Carhart, Ben Wells, Bijan Rademacher, Blake Parker, Brad Nelson, Brett Jackson, Brian Bogusevic, Brian Schlitter, Brian Smith, Brooks Raley, Casey Coleman, Chad Noble, Chadd Krist, Christian Villanueva, Cory Wade, Dallas Beeler, Daniel Vogelbach, Darwin Barney, David Bote, Donnie Murphy, Dustin Geiger, Eduardo Figueroa, Eduardo Orozco, Edwin Maysonet, Elliot Soto, Eric Jokisch, Esmailin Caridad, Felix Pena, Frank Batista, Frank Del Valle, Gioskar Amaya, Ian Dickson, Jae-Hoon Ha, Jair Fernandez, Javier Baez, Jaye Chapman, JC Boscan, Jeimer Candelario, Jensen Lewis, Johermyn Chavez, John Andreoli, Jorge Soler, Justin Amlung, Justin Bour, Kevin Rhoderick, Kyle Hendricks, Logan Watkins, Luis Flores, Luis Liria, Marco Hernandez, Marcus Hatley, Matthew Szczur, Micah Gibbs, Nathan Dorris, Nick Struck, Oliver Zapata, Pierce Johnson, PJ Francescon, Rafael Lopez, Rock Shoulders, Ronald Torreyes, Rubi Silva, Ryan Searle, Ryan Sweeney, Starling Peralta, Steve Bruno, Steve Perakslis, Taiwan Easterling, Tayler Scott, Tim Saunders, Tim Torres, Tony Zych, Trey Martin, Trey McNutt, Ty Wright, Wesley Darvill, Willson Contreras, Yao-Lin Wang, Yeiper Castillo, Yoanner Negrin, Zac Rosscup, Zeke DeVoss
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 [...]
Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: A.J. Morris, Albert Almora, Alberto Cabrera, Andrew Carpenter, Andrew McKirahan, Anthony Giansanti, Arismendy Alcantara, Ben Carhart, Ben Wells, Blake Parker, Brad Nelson, Brad Zapenas, Brian Bogusevic, Brian Schlitter, Brooks Raley, Carlos Escobar, Casey Coleman, Casey Weathers, Chad Noble, Chang-Yong Lim, Chris Rusin, Christian Villanueva, Cory Wade, Dallas Beeler, Daniel Vogelbach, Dayan Diaz, Donnie Murphy, Eduardo Figueroa, Eduardo Orozco, Elliot Soto, Eric Jokisch, Esmailin Caridad, Frank Batista, Frank Del Valle, Gioskar Amaya, Greg Rohan, Ian Dickson, Jae-Hoon Ha, Javier Baez, Jaye Chapman, JC Boscan, Jeff Antigua, Jeffrey Lorick, Jeimer Candelario, Jensen Lewis, John Andreoli, Jonathan Mota, Jorge Soler, Jose Arias, Jose Rosario, Justin Amlung, Justin Bour, Kevin Rhoderick, Kyler Burke, Logan Watkins, Marcelo Carreno, Marco Hernandez, Marcus Hatley, Matthew Loosen, Matthew Szczur, Micah Gibbs, Michael Jensen, Nathan Dorris, Oliver Zapata, Pierce Johnson, Pin-Chieh Chen, Rafael Dolis, Rafael Lopez, Rock Shoulders, Rubi Silva, Ryan Sweeney, Sheldon McDonald, Starling Peralta, Steve Bruno, Steve Perakslis, Tayler Scott, Tim Saunders, Tony Zych, Trey McNutt, Ty Wright, Wesley Darvill, Willson Contreras, Yaniel Cabezas, Yao-Lin Wang, Yoanner Negrin, Zac Rosscup, Zach Putnam, Zeke DeVoss
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