The Cubs made seven changes to their 40-man roster on Tuesday night and added a big arm to the minor league system. The Cubs announced that Bryan LaHair was DFA’d, right-handed pitcher Carlos Gutierrez was assigned to Triple-A Iowa and right-handed pitcher Jacob Brigham was traded back to the Texas Rangers. After creating three spots [...]
The Beginning of a Long Off-Season for the Cubs
October 7, 2012 By 5 Comments
The off-season has begun for the Chicago Cubs. While the playoffs are underway and the focus throughout the game is on some set of games in late October, the Cubs remain focused on the future and building an organization with sustained success. Theo Epstein spent just under an hour with the media in the dungeon [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 08/13/12
August 13, 2012 By 19 Comments
The spotlight moved to the lower levels of the Cubs minor league at the end of the week, as most of the affiliates were on the uptick. Boise put together a four-game winning streak thanks to Dan Vogelbach’s five home runs and outfielder Izaac Garsez. Jorge Soler moved from the rookie league to Peoria and [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 08/06/12
August 6, 2012 By 58 Comments
As the dust began to settle from last week’s flurry of roster moves, the minor leagues got back to the business of winning ballgames. Dustin Geiger set an RBI record for Peoria, while Christian Villanueva had a smashing debut for Daytona. Not to be outdone, Dong-Yub Kim was also going deep for Boise and Justin [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 08/02/12
August 2, 2012 By 81 Comments
The win-loss records improved across the system for the most part and several of the top prospects in the organization continue to play well. A couple of players made their organizational debut and several additions were made with the trades at the big league level. Dillon Maples made his pro debut on Sunday and Pierce [...]
From the Wire … Geovany Soto Traded to the Rangers
July 31, 2012 By 5 Comments
According to multiple reports, the Cubs traded Geovany Soto and cash to the Texas Rangers for minor league pitcher Jacob Brigham. The deal is expected to be made official prior to Tuesday’s trade deadline.
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