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Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/16/13

May 16, 2013 By Tom U. 40 Comments

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

May 13, 2013 By Tom U. 6 Comments

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

May 6, 2013 By Tom U. 22 Comments

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

Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/02/13

May 2, 2013 By Tom U. 17 Comments

Matt Garza completed his first rehab start Wednesday with the Smokies. While Tennessee lost the rain-shortened game, Garza threw 42 pitches, 25 strikes, in 2.2 IP. Garza walked two batters and gave up a hit and run in his first game action since last July. Garza is expected to make his second rehab start on Monday [...]

Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: Alberto Gonzalez, Anthony Giansanti, Austin Reed, Barret Loux, Ben Carhart, Bijan Rademacher, Blake Parker, Brad Nelson, Brent Lillibridge, Brett Jackson, Brian Bogusevic, Brooks Raley, Chadd Krist, Cory Wade, Daniel Vogelbach, Darnell McDonald, David Cales, Donnie Murphy, Dustin Geiger, Edwin Maysonet, Eric Jokisch, Esmailin Caridad, Felix Pena, Frank Batista, Frank Del Valle, Guillermo Moscoso, Hisanori Takahashi, Hunter Cervenka, Ian Dickson, Ian Stewart, Jae-Hoon Ha, Jair Fernandez, Javier Baez, JC Boscan, Jeimer Candelario, Johermyn Chavez, John Andreoli, Jorge Soler, Josh Vitters, Justin Amlung, Kyle Hendricks, Lendy Castillo, Logan Watkins, Luis Liria, Marco Hernandez, Marcus Hatley, Matt Garza, Matt Iannazzo, Matthew Szczur, Micah Gibbs, Michael Heesch, Nathan Dorris, Nick Struck, Oliver Zapata, Pin-Chieh Chen, PJ Francescon, Rafael Dolis, Rock Shoulders, Ronald Torreyes, Rubi Silva, Ryan Sweeney, Starling Peralta, Steve Perakslis, Tim Saunders, Tim Torres, Tony Zych, Wesley Darvill, Willson Contreras, Yaniel Cabezas, Yeiper Castillo, Zach Cates, Zach Putnam, Zeke DeVoss

Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 04/25/13

April 25, 2013 By Tom U. 26 Comments

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 – 04/15/13

April 15, 2013 By Tom U. 3 Comments

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

April 8, 2013 By Tom U. 18 Comments

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

Kane County Cougars Release Preliminary 2013 Opening Day Roster

April 1, 2013 By Neil 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 [...]

Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: Bijan Rademacher, Brian Smith, Chadd Krist, Daniel Vogelbach, David Bote, Eduardo Orozco, Felix Pena, Gioskar Amaya, Ian Dickson, Jeff Antigua, Jeimer Candelario, Jose Arias, Justin Amlung, Lendy Castillo, Marco Hernandez, Mark Johnson, Michael Heesch, Mike Megrew, Nathan Dorris, Oliver Zapata, Pierce Johnson, Pin-Chieh Chen, Rock Shoulders, Ron Villone, Shane Nelson, Steve Perakslis, Tayler Scott, Tom Beyers, Trey Martin, Yaniel Cabezas

Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 03/18/13

March 18, 2013 By Tom U. 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 [...]

Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: Albert Almora, Andrew McKirahan, Anthony Giansanti, Austin Reed, Ben Wells, Bijan Rademacher, Brad Zapenas, Chadd Krist, Daniel Vogelbach, Dustin Geiger, Eduardo Orozco, Elieser Bonne, Evan Crawford, Felix Pena, Frank Del Valle, Gerardo Concepcion, Gioskar Amaya, Hayden Simpson, Hunter Cervenka, Ian Dickson, Izaac Garsez, Jacob rogers, James Pugliese, Jason McLeod, Javier Baez, Jeimer Candelario, Joe Zeller, Jorge Soler, Jose Arias, Juan Carlos Paniagua, Kyle Hendricks, Kyler Burke, Lance Rymel, Larry Suarez, Luis Liria, Marco Hernandez, Matt Spencer, Micah Gibbs, Michael Heesch, Michael Jensen, Nathan Dorris, Oliver Zapata, Paul Hoilman, Pierce Johnson, Pin-Chieh Chen, PJ Francescon, Reggie Golden, Rock Shoulders, Ronald Torreyes, Sergio Burruel, Sheldon McDonald, Starling Peralta, Steve Bruno, Steve Perakslis, Taiwan Easterling, Tayler Scott, Taylor Davis, Tim Saunders, Trey Martin, Tyler Bremer, Wesley Darvill, Willson Contreras, Yaniel Cabezas, Yao-Lin Wang, Zach Cates, Zeke DeVoss

Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 09/20/12

September 20, 2012 By Tom U. 4 Comments

Second Half Minor League Report – Part 2 Part two of the CCO’s look at the Cubs’ minor league system for the second half of the 2012 season focuses on the Peoria Chiefs and Boise Hawks. The Peoria Chiefs plodded along in the second half, as promotions and injuries to their pitching staff took its [...]

Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: Albert Almora, Austin Kirk, Austin Reed, Ben Wells, Bijan Rademacher, Brian Smith, Bryce Shafer, Casey Kopitzke, Chadd Krist, Chris Rusin, Daniel Vogelbach, Dave Sappelt, Dong-Yub Kim, Dustin Geiger, Eduardo Orozco, Eric Jokisch, Felix Pena, Frank Batista, Gerardo Concepcion, Gioskar Amaya, Greg Rohan, Hayden Simpson, Hunter Ackerman, Hunter Cervenka, Ian Dickson, Izaac Garsez, Jacob rogers, Jae-Hoon Ha, James Pugliese, Jeff Antigua, Jeimer Candelario, Joe Zeller, Jorge Soler, Jose Arias, Justin Amlung, Justin Berg, Justin Bour, Larry Suarez, Luis Liria, Marco Hernandez, Mark Johnson, Michael Heesch, Michael Jensen, Nathan Dorris, Nick Struck, Oliver Zapata, Pete LeVitt, Pierce Johnson, Pin-Cheih Chen, Rafael Diplan, Rock Shoulders, Rubi Silva, Sheldon McDonald, Starling Peralta, Steve Bruno, Su-Min Jung, Tayler Scott, Tim Saunders, Trey Martin, Tyler Bremer, Wesley Darvill, Willson Contreras, Xavier Batista, Yao-Lin Wang, Zach Cates, Zeke DeVoss

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@RockBigFly24 Shoulders now tied for the MWL lead with 10 HR as his 2-run shot tied the game for @KCCougars 5-5 B7 about 6 hours ago
Final @IowaCubs 2win 7-3 N Struck 6Ip 2ER 4K W(2-3) Y Negrin 3IP 4K Sv B Nelson 2-4 2B HR(7) 5RBI D Murphy 2-4 HR(2) RBI about 6 hours ago
Final @daytonacubs win 5-4 B Wells 5IP 4R 3ER 3K @D_Geiger 1-3 HR(5) RBI #geigerfever @TimSaunders8 1-4 2B 2SB RBI T Davis @Beanz_TD 2-4 about 8 hours ago
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