Cubs announce Minor League Managers, Coaching Staffs and Field Coordinators for the 2017 season The Cubs announced Friday the organization’s minor league managers, coaching staffs and field coordinators for the 2017 season. The top five teams in the Cubs’ system will all have the same skippers as last season. Marty Pevey (Triple-A Iowa), Mark Johnson (Double-A Tennessee), Buddy Bailey (High-A Myrtle Beach), Jimmy Gonzalez (Low-A South Bend) and Jesus Feliciano (Short-Season Class-A Eugene) … [Read more...]
A Grand Game for Cubs Prospect Willson Contreras
Willson Contreras played a complete game Monday in Iowa’s 11-0 thumping of Albuquerque. Willson Contreras went 4-for-5 with two home runs, three runs scored and five RBI. The I-Cubs scored 10 runs in the sixth inning with the big hit coming off the bat of Contreras, a grand slam over the wall in right center. Contreras capped his career-day at the dish with a solo homer to right in the eighth inning. And Contreras called a four-hit shutout in which three pitchers (Jake Buchanan, … [Read more...]
The Daily CCO: Kris Bryant is Producing Outside of Wrigley Field and Other Cubs News
For as good as Kris Bryant was during his Rookie of the Year campaign, Bryant was a different hitter outside of Wrigley Field. Bryant batted .275/.369/.488 with 31 doubles, five triples and 26 home runs for a .858 OPS last season. At Wrigley, Bryant hit .311/.408/.629 with 14 doubles, four triples and 21 home runs for a 1.037 OPS. On the road, just .243/.333/.360 with 17 doubles, a triple and five home runs for a .693 OPS. Bryant had one of the best games of his career on Thursday night … [Read more...]
Cubs Announce Minor League Managers, Staff and Coordinators for the 2016 Season
The Cubs announced the managers and coaching staffs Thursday for each of its minor league affiliates and the organization’s minor league coordinators for the 2016 season. Marty Peavy (Triple-A Iowa), Mark Johnson (Double-A Tennessee), Buddy Bailey (High-A Myrtle Beach), Jimmy Gonzalez (Low-A South Bend), Jesus Feliciano (Short-Season Eugene), Carmelo Martinez (Rookie Ball Mesa), Claudio Almonte (Dominican 1) and Pedro Gonzalez (Dominican 2) will be the eight skippers in the Cubs … [Read more...]
The Daily CCO: Maddon, Bryant, the Cubs Bullpen, Strikeouts and Rock and Roll
A lot of words can be used to describe the Cubs to this point of the season, boring is not one of them. The Cubs won another close game Friday night, one the bullpen nearly gave back. The Cubs broke out the bats and hit for power as a team for the first time this season. The power built the lead, but it was the hustle by two rookies in the ninth inning that provided the difference in the game. The Cubs haven’t done anything particularly great yet, according to Joe Maddon, but they are … [Read more...]
Three-Hit Game for Javier Baez Includes First Homer of the Season
Javier Baez played his fourth game of the year Sunday and had his best day at the plate. Baez started at second base and hit clean up in Iowa’s 7-3 victory over Oklahoma City. Baez went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, two RBI and a strikeout. Baez has hit safely in three of the four games he has played in after missing all but one day of the first month of the season. Javier Baez is 5-for-19 with two doubles, a home run and five strikeouts (.263/.263/.526) for a .789 OPS playing both … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – Meet the Minor League Managers
Meet the Minor League Managers As a primer to the upcoming minor league season, here is an in-depth look at the managers of each level of the Cubs’ system. Marty Pevey, Triple-A Iowa With a 33-year career of professional baseball, Marty Pevey brings a wealth of knowledge as he enters his third season as the manager of the Triple-A Iowa Cubs. A catcher for Georgia Southern University, Pevey was drafted in 1982 by the Minnesota Twins in the 19th round. After playing 24 games for Elizabethton … [Read more...]
Cubs Announce Minor League Managers, Staff and Coordinators for the 2015 Season
The Cubs announced the managers and coaching staff Wednesday for each of its minor league affiliates and the organization’s minor league coordinators for the 2015 season. The 2015 season will be the first year for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (High-A), South Bend Cubs (Low-A) and the Eugene Emeralds (Short-Season Low-A) in the Cubs’ system, joining the Iowa Cubs (Triple-A) and Tennessee Smokies (Double-A). Marty Pevey (Triple-A Iowa), Buddy Bailey (Double-A Tennessee), Mark Johnson (High-A … [Read more...]
Kris Bryant Landed Another Post-Season Award and News from Down on the Cubs Farm
MLB Pipeline recognized the tremendous season Kris Bryant put together by naming the top prospect in the game to its 2014 All-Prospect Team. MLB Pipeline chose Kris Bryant as its top hitting prospect for the year two weeks ago. Kris Bryant (3B) is joined in the infield on MLB Pipeline’s All-Prospect Team by Matt Olson (A’s, 1B), Mookie Betts (Red Sox, 2B) and Corey Seager (Dodgers, SS). The Rangers’ Joey Gallo was named as the team’s DH. Behind the plate is the Red Sox’s Blake Swihart with … [Read more...]
Kris Bryant Retakes MiLB Home Run Lead, Felix Doubront Makes Cubs Organizational Debut
Kris Bryant’s 13-game hitting streak ended Monday night and in what has become the norm for Bryant this season, he bounced back the next game with a multi-hit performance. Fifteen times this year, Bryant has followed an 0-for at the plate with at least two hits in the next game. Kris Bryant went 3-for-5 in Tuesday’s loss to Las Vegas at Principal Park with a home run and two RBI. Bryant hit a solo shot to right in the eighth inning that brought the I-Cubs to within one-run and Ryan Kalish … [Read more...]