It's been an interesting week for the Iowa Smokies, er, the Tennessee Cubs. Wait, maybe it was the Daytona Hawks, or the Peoria Cubs, or perhaps the Boise Chiefs? Anyway, there has been a lot of movement. Along with News and Notes, a weekly recap of action in the Dominican Summer League and the Arizona Rookie League. The Cubs announced the signing of Zeke DeVoss late Wednesday night. The Cubs selected DeVoss in the third round of this year's draft. DeVoss has been assigned to the Arizona Rookie … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 07/11/11
A rough end of the week saw only Boise bringing home more than one victory. Austin Kirk had a good follow-up to his no-hit performance, while Carlos Zambrano did well in his rehab assignment. Debuts were less than successful for Nick Struck, Chris Rusin, Matt Loosen, and Frank Del Valle. Iowa saw hot performances by Marwin Gonzalez and D.J. LeMahieu. The organization said goodbye to Augie Ojeda and Fernando Perez, while nine other players found new homes. Matt Szczur participated in the XM … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 07/05/11
In what appears to be a system-wide approach, every team relied on a score-at-will offense; solid, fundamental defense; keep 'em close starting pitching; and a shutdown bullpen as all five teams ended the week with winning records. Jay Jackson, Chris Rusin, Dae-Eun Rhee, Matt Loosen, and Luis Liria all had outstanding pitching efforts, while Marwin Gonzalez has been lights-out in Iowa. Austin Kirk tossed a no hitter for the Chiefs on Monday night ... the first nine-inning no hitter for the … [Read more...]