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...]
The Daily CCO: Kris Bryant Excelling in Two-Hole of Cubs Lineup and Other News and Notes
The Cubs return to the field tonight (9:10pm CDT) for the first of three games at Dodger Stadium. The Cubs begin the last Friday in August with a 14-game lead on the Cardinals in the NL Central after the Mets 10-6 victory in St. Louis. The Cubs are 36 games over .500 with an 81-45 record, eight games better in the loss column than the Nationals (74-53). Kris Bryant has played his way into the conversation for NL Most Valuable Player. Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Daniel Murphy (Nationals) and Corey … [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...]
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...]
Cubs Announce Minor League Managers, Staffs and Coordinators for the 2014 Season
The Cubs announced the coaching staffs for all minor league levels and field coordinators on Wednesday. There was very little turnover or changes made to the coaching staffs that were in the Cubs' system a year ago with the exception of the pitching coaches. Marty Pevey (Triple-A Iowa), Buddy Bailey (Double-A Tennessee), Dave Keller (High-A Daytona), Mark Johnson (Low-A Kane County) and Gary Van Tol (Short-Season, Low-A Boise) were retained to run the five upper level teams in the Cubs' … [Read more...]