The Cubs’ Pacific Coast League club was shut out for the first time this season. One Cubs’ right-hander has joined the I-Cubs for rehab. The Peoria Chiefs have snuck up on the rest of their division. Starlin Castro “will” be in the big leagues at some point this season. Another young shortstop, Darwin Barney, is [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 04/22/10
April 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Chiefs have caught fire, and the Smokies have stayed hot! However, the Iowa and Daytona clubs are still looking to rap off some victories. One Cubs prospect was named a Player of the Week, while another has started his year with a bang after beginning the season on the DL. Lastly, Ted Lilly has [...]
Twelve Down … Twenty-One to Go for the Chicago Cubs
March 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Cubs are 8-4 after twelve Spring Training contests and have twenty-one exhibition games remaining on the schedule. So where do the Cubs stand after the first two weeks of Cactus League games? The Cubs reduced their 60-man Spring Training roster to 51 players on Sunday. Mitch Atkins (Triple-A Iowa) and David Patton (Double-A Tennessee) [...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Giants – 03/10/10
March 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Spring Training Game Six: Cubs (3-2) vs. Giants (6-1) Game Time – 2:05pm CST Coverage – TV: None – Radio: MLB.com (Giants feed) Location – HoHoKam Park, Mesa Carlos Zambrano (0-0, 0.00/0.00) vs. Jonathan Sanchez (0-0, 0.00/3.00) The Cubs will square off against the Giants for the first of two times on the spring this [...]
How the 2010 Chicago Cubs Roster was Constructed
March 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Cubs began Spring Training with 39 players on their 40-man roster … and the roster figures to have a couple of additions and subtractions before Opening Day in Atlanta. 14 players came to the Cubs via the trade route, six signed as free agents, ten were drafted by the Cubs, five signed as non-drafted [...]
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