Welcome to The CCO’s Thursday addition of Down on the Farm. In today’s report, Kane County records their first wins of the season thanks to OF Bijan Rademacher. Jorge Soler and the Daytona Cubs flexed their muscles against Brevard County. Tennessee dropped a tight pair of games to Pensacola, despite the efforts of Jae-Hoon Ha [...]
Matt Garza Throws a Bullpen Session and Other Cubs Bits
April 5, 2013 By 29 Comments
The Cubs received good news on Thursday in regards to Matt Garza. Garza completed a 25-pitch bullpen session in Mesa before he left Arizona to meet up with the team in Atlanta. Garza tweeted that he had a great bullpen on Thursday and that both his body and arm feel great. Garza is scheduled to [...]
Kane County Cougars Release Preliminary 2013 Opening Day Roster
April 1, 2013 By 5 Comments
The Kane County Cougars released their preliminary Opening Day roster on Monday afternoon. The Cougars have to make one more roster move prior to Thursday’s season opener at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark against the Quad Cities River Bandits. The team announced a list of 26 players that will comprise the Opening Day roster. Mark Johnson [...]
Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus Rank Cubs’ System as 12th Best in the Game
March 31, 2013 By 40 Comments
The Cubs minor league system made positive steps forward last season, and the improved pre-season rankings back up that statement. While Theo Epstein and Jason McLeod still have a lot of work to do, there is what can be considered impact talent in the Cubs’ system. Players such as Javier Baez, Jorge Soler, Dan Vogelbach [...]
It’s Decision Time for the Cubs as Opening Day Nears
March 26, 2013 By 21 Comments
The Cubs extremely long stay in Arizona is just about over. The equipment truck leaves for Chicago on Wednesday and the team breaks camp after Thursday’s finale at HoHoKam Park … Opening Day is just around the corner. According to multiple reports, the Cubs might not finalize their Opening Day roster until Sunday. The Cubs [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 03/18/13
March 18, 2013 By 4 Comments
Minor League Preview: Low-A Kane County and High-A Daytona Good Morning to everyone at the CCO! Today is the second 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 this season. Please note that the previews are based on current [...]
Baez and the Cubs Walk-Off Team Japan – Cubs 7, Team Japan 5
March 15, 2013 By 7 Comments
Spring Training Game Twenty-One – Cubs (ss) 7, Team Japan 5 WP – Jensen Lewis (1-0) LP – Tekeru Imamura (0-1) Save – None In what was technically an exhibition game in which none of the stats will count, the Cubs walked off with a win over Team Japan on Friday afternoon at HoHoKam Park. [...]
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