Pitching was on center stage as Kane County’s Daury Torrez flirted with a perfect game while teammate Duane Underwood allowed only an unearned run in his second start. Daytona’s tough-lock pitcher Felix Pena finally got some run support, but Ivan Pineyro could not say the same for Tennessee. C.J. Edwards picked up his first Double-A win, and Tsuyoshi Wada continued to impress in Iowa. All of this, and more in the Down on the Farm report. … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 04/17/14
Welcome to The CCO’s Thursday addition of Down on the Farm. In today’s article, Arismendy Alcantara comes close to hitting for the cycle, Carlos Penalver keeps on hitting, and Dustin Geiger leads all Cubs minor leaguers with four home runs. There were excellent pitching performances from Paul Blackburn, Jen-Ho Tseng, Jake Arrieta, and Kyle Hendricks. The Kane County Cougars have posted seven straight victories, while the Iowa Cubs have won five out of seven. So sit back, grab your favorite … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 04/14/14
Week two saw some fancy pitching in Iowa as Kyle Hendricks and Tsuyoshi Wada helped the I-Cubs to a winning record. Tennessee even their record thanks to clutch hitting by Stephen Bruno and Wes Darvill. But times remain tough in Daytona as Saturday’s 7-1 romp was their only bright spot. Kane County took advantage of some sloppy play and the hot hitting of Carlos Penalver to move their record to 7-3. Duane Underwood made his Kane County debut on Sunday while Kris Bryant and Albert Almora each … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 04/10/14
It was home opener week down on the farm as both Kane County and Tennessee won their first home games of the season. Jen-Ho Tseng made his debut while Gerardo Concepcion was very good in relief. C.J. Edwards was solid for the Smokies on Wednesday. But the big news from the middle of the week came courtesy of three prospects. Dan Vogelbach, Josh Vitters and Brett Jackson all went yard on Wednesday. And both Albert Almora and Pin-Chieh Chen just keep on hitting. … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 04/07/14
Welcome everyone to a new minor league season. Jacob Hannemann, Pin-Chieh Chen and Gioskar Amaya have started the season hot at the plate, while Tyler Skulina, Daury Torrez and Tayler Scott have sparkled on the mound. Albert Almora ended his 0-for start to the season in a big way on Saturday night. Almora went 5-for-6 with three RBI and two runs scored as part of Daytona’s 21-hit attack. Javier Baez was ejected from Saturday night’s game and sat out the start of Sunday’s contest against … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 09/09/13
The post-season continued for three of the Cubs’ affiliates and Monday will be a big day down on the farm. The Smokies forced a deciding game five by winning back-to-back games over the Barons on Saturday and Sunday. In the Northwest League, the Boise Hawks and the Vancouver Canadians square off for a ring on Monday night after splitting the first two games of the best of three series. The D-Cubs dropped the third game of the FSL Championship series on Sunday and C.J. Edwards will take the … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 09/02/13
Happy Labor Day to everyone from the CCO! As the minor league season entered its final weekend, both the Iowa Cubs and the AZL Cubs were eliminated in their desperate attempts to make the playoffs. Meanwhile in Tennessee and Daytona, both teams are preparing for post-season as the bats of Javier Baez and Dustin Geiger have stayed hot. Boise put themselves in a must-win situation for their final two games after being no-hit on Saturday. As for Kane County, the Cougars wrap up their season on … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 08/22/13
The minor league season is coming down to the wire as Tennessee had a winning streak snapped but reduced their magic number in the Southern League. Daytona continues to maintain a five game lead in the Florida State League with fourteen games left to play. Boise and the AZL Cubs are fighting for their playoff lives, as they are two and three games out of first place respectively. The DSL Cubs are clinging to a two game lead with four games on the schedule, while Iowa can only play out the … [Read more...]
Draft Update and Other Cubs News and Notes
The Cubs are signing the players they selected in last week’s draft and while only one signing has been confirmed by Baseball America, many of the players have already reported to the Cubs’ facility in Mesa … the first stop in their professional career. The Cubs are working on signing Kris Bryant and are hoping to finalize the contract soon so he can begin his Cubs’ career. Jason McLeod said after the draft they expect him to report to Boise soon after he signs. Baseball America reported … [Read more...]
Cubs Make Pitching a Priority in Day Two of the 2013 Draft
With the first two picks in Kris Bryant and Rob Zastryzny in the books on Thursday night, the Cubs spent a majority of day two adding pitching to the organization. The Cubs spent six of their eight picks on Friday adding pitching inventory while using their other two picks on a pair of intriguing outfielders. The Cubs used their first eight picks in the 2013 draft on college players and all told they used nine of their first 10 selections on college players. The 2013 draft concludes on … [Read more...]