It was not a great start to the week as Daytona ran into a buzz-saw named the St. Lucie Mets and saw their winning streak come to an end. The seemingly orphaned Tennessee Smokies went 27 innings without scoring a run. And then, there is Iowa, who seemingly never know which players will show up, [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/09/13
Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: AJ Morris, Alberto Gonzalez, Anthony Giansanti, Austin Reed, Barret Loux, Ben Carhart, Ben Wells, Bijan Rademacher, Blake Parker, Brad Nelson, Brent Lillibridge, Brian Bogusevic, Brian Smith, Brooks Raley, Casey Coleman, Chris Rusin, Cory Wade, Daniel Vogelbach, Darnell McDonald, David Cales, Donnie Murphy, Dustin Geiger, Eduardo Orozco, Edwin Maysonet, Elliot Soto, Esmailin Caridad, Frank Del Valle, Gioskar Amaya, Guillermo Moscoso, Hisanori Takahashi, Hunter Cervenka, Jae-Hoon Ha, Javier Baez, JC Boscan, Jeff Antigua, Jeimer Candelario, Johermyn Chavez, John Andreoli, Jorge Soler, Josh Vitters, Justin Bour, Kyle Hendricks, Kyuji Fujikawa, Lendy Castillo, Logan Watkins, Luis Flores, Luis Liria, Marco Hernandez, Marcus Hatley, Matt Garza, Matt Loosen, Matthew Szczur, Michael Heesch, Nathan Dorris, Nick Struck, Oliver Zapata, Pin-Chieh Chen, Rock Shoulders, Ronald Torreyes, Ryan Sweeney, Sheldon McDonald, Starling Peralta, Taiwan Easterling, Tim Torres, Tony Zych, Trey McNutt, Ty Wright, Wesley Darvill, Willson Contreras, Yeiper Castillo, Yoanner Negrin, Zac Rosscup, Zach Cates, Zach Putnam
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 – 04/11/13
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 [...]
Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: Arismendy Alcantara, Austin Reed, Barret Loux, Ben Carhart, Bijan Rademacher, Blake Parker, Brett Jackson, Brian Bogusevic, Brian Schlitter, Brian Smith, Casey Coleman, Chadd Krist, Chris Rusin, Cory Wade, Dae-Eun Rhee, Daniel Vogelbach, Darnell McDonald, Donnie Murphy, Eduardo Figueroa, Eduardo Orozco, Elliot Soto, Felix Pena, Gioskar Amaya, Jae-Hoon Ha, Jair Fernandez, Javier Baez, Jaye Chapman, Jeff Antigua, Jeimer Candelario, Jensen Lewis, John Andreoli, Jorge Soler, Justin Amlung, Justin Bour, Kyle Hendricks, Lendy Castillo, Logan Watkins, Luis Liria, Marco Hernandez, Matthew Szczur, Michael Heesch, Nick Struck, Oliver Zapata, PJ Francescon, Rafael Dolis, Rock Shoulders, Rubi Silva, Ryan Sweeney, Sheldon McDonald, Steve Bruno, Taylor Davis, Tim Saunders, Tony Zych, Trey McNutt, Ty Wright, Willson Contreras, Yeiper Castillo, Zac Rosscup, Zach Cates, Zach Putnam, 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
Tennessee Smokies Release 2013 Opening Day Roster
The Tennessee Smokies released their 2013 Opening Day roster on Tuesday. The Smokies open the season on Thursday, April 4 in Pensacola against the Blue Wahoos. Buddy Bailey will call the shots for the Smokies this season. Jeff Fassero (pitching coach), Desi Wilson (hitting coach) and Carlos Figueroa round out Bailey’s coaching staff. The Smokies’ [...]
Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: A.J. Morris, Alberto Cabrera, Anthony Giansanti, Arismendy Alcantara, Brian Schlitter, Buddy Bailey, Carlos Figueroa, Christian Villanueva, Dae-Eun Rhee, Dallas Beeler, Desi Wilson, Elliot Soto, Eric Jokisch, Frank Batista, Jae-Hoon Ha, Jair Fernandez, Jeff Fassero, Jonathan Mota, Justin Bour, Kevin Rhoderick, Kyle Hendricks, Marcus Hatley, Matthew Szczur, Rafael Lopez, Rubi Silva, Tony Zych, Trey McNutt, Zac Rosscup
Feldman Falters, Cubs Battle Back and Tie the Royals – Cubs 9, Royals 9
Spring Training Game Thirty-Five – Cubs 9, Royals (ss) 9 WP – None LP – None Save – None The Cubs were down 8-2 going into the eighth inning on Wednesday night in Surprise. The Cubs scored five runs in the eighth and cut Kansas City’s lead to 8-7. The Royals added a run in [...]
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Brent Lillibridge, Darwin Barney, Dave Sappelt, David DeJesus, Dioner Navarro, Dong-Yub Kim, Esmailin Caridad, Hector Rondon, JC Boscan, Jeff Antigua, Justin Bour, Luis Valbuena, Michael Bowden, Nate Schierholtz, Scott Feldman, Scott Hairston, Steve Clevenger, Zach Putnam
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 03/25/13
Minor League Preview: Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa Good Morning to everyone at the CCO! Today is the last 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. Please note that the previews are based on current roster assignments and [...]
Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: Alberto Cabrera, Arismendy Alcantara, Armando Rivero, Arodys Vizcaino, Austin Kirk, Barret Loux, Blake Parker, Brad Nelson, Brett Jackson, Brian Bogusevic, Brian Esposito, Brian Schlitter, Brooks Raley, Casey Coleman, Casey Harman, Chad Noble, Chris Rusin, Christian Villanueva, Dae-Eun Rhee, Dallas Beeler, Darnell McDonald, Dustin Harrington, Eduardo Figueroa, Edwin Maysonet, Elliot Soto, Eric Jokisch, Esmailin Caridad, Frank Batista, Greg Rohan, Jae-Hoon Ha, Jair Fernandez, Jay Jackson, Jaye Chapman, JC Boscan, Jeff Antigua, Jeffrey Lorick, Johermyn Chavez, John Andreoli, Jonathan Mota, Josh Vitters, Juan Apodaca, Junior Lake, Justin Bour, Kevin Rhoderick, Lendy Castillo, Logan Watkins, Luis Flores, Marcus Hatley, Matthew Loosen, Matthew Szczur, Michael Brenly, Nelson Perez, Nick Struck, Rafael Dolis, Rafael Lopez, Rob Whitenack, Rubi Silva, Ryan Searle, Scott Weismann, Tim Torres, Tony Zych, Trey McNutt, Ty Wright, Tyrelle Harris, Yoanner Negrin, Zach Rosscup
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