All eyes were on the Cubs’ system this week after two trades added more inventory and talent to the organization. Mike Olt, Justin Grimm and C.J. Edwards were acquired in the Matt Garza deal with Texas and each player made their organizational debuts. Justin Grimm struggled in his first start while Mike Olt is 2-for-19 in his first five games. C.J. Edwards made his D-Cubs debut on Sunday and made a very good first impression. Edwards tossed five innings of shutout ball, allowed one infield … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 07/15/13
As the season moves into the second half, some stories remain the same. Kane County continues to struggle winning games while Tennessee and Daytona keep rolling along. Iowa is still hovering around .500, as are the AZL Cubs, but Boise found trouble winning north of the border. Pierce Johnson, Zach Cates and Matt Loosen led the D-Cubs’ pitching staff with three excellent outings while Ivan Pineyro made his debut with five scoreless innings. Chang-Yong Lim also made his D-Cubs’ debut and … [Read more...]
Cubs Sign 12th Round Pick RHP Trevor Clifton and 19th Round Pick Will Remillard
The Cubs introduced first round pick Kris Bryant at Wrigley Field on Friday afternoon and soon after Bryant’s deal was officially announced, two more players signed with the Cubs. RHP Trevor Clifton and catcher Will Remillard signed for over slot and rounded out what is seen as a solid draft for the Chicago Cubs. Trevor Clifton indicated in June that he had signed with the Cubs and would not be fulfilling his commitment to the University of Kentucky. Clifton was looking for third round slot … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 07/11/13
While the Boise Hawks slipped a little last week, four of the Cubs’ eight affiliates have stayed in first place. Iowa used some offensive explosion from Luis Flores and Logan Watkins. Boise saw the debut of second round draft pick Rob Zastryzny, while Kane County and Tennessee struggled. But the big news to end this week once again came out of Daytona as the CCO’s preseason Pitcher of the Year Matt Loosen tossed a no-hitter for the D-Cubs. For more information, see what’s inside of this … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 07/01/13
As expected, the organization began shuffling players around the system this past week. Several players received promotions and recent draft picks made their pro debuts while one of the top prospects in the organization ended up on the disabled list. Meanwhile, Daytona kept their cool despite some head-hunting with both Javier Baez and Wes Darvill hitting big flies. Boise evened their record riding the bats of David Bote and Yasiel Balaguert. Iowa pushed their record over .500 on the pitching … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 06/24/13
It was reported that sportswriter Ring Lardner would sing “I’m forever blowing ballgames” to the “Black Sox” during the storied World Series. That seemed to be an appropriate tune with the way the week ended down on the farm as losing leads ran rampant through the organization. Boise was powered by Yasiel Balaguert and Kevin Encarnacion as they went 2-2 to close out the week. Kane County continued to have a hard time with Quad Cities as they began their second half of the season by losing … [Read more...]
Cubs Sign Sixth-Round Pick RHP Scott Frazier and Eighth-Round Pick LHP Sam Wilson
The Cubs announced on Saturday that they signed right-handed pitcher Scott Frazier out of Pepperdine. According to Baseball America, Frazier received a $267,600 signing bonus, the Cubs sixth round pool amount for the 2013 draft. Sam Wilson, the lefty from Lamar Community College in Colorado, announced on Twitter that he signed his contract with the Cubs. The Cubs have signed nine of their first 10 picks from this year’s draft. The Cubs are hoping to have Kris Bryant under contract soon but … [Read more...]
Cubs Sign OF Jacob Hannemann, RHP David Garner and C Jordan Hankins
The Cubs signed three more draft picks on Wednesday and as reported by the CCO last weekend, the Cubs have agreements in place with all of their first 10 picks in the draft with the exception of Kris Bryant. The Cubs are hoping to have Bryant signed in the near future, but the Sun-Times reported that it could take to the July 12 deadline to sign their first round pick. According to a report from Baseball America, the Cubs signed outfielder Jacob Hannemann, the team’s third round pick in the … [Read more...]
Cubs Sign 5th Round Pick RHP Trey Masek and 10th Round Pick RHP Zack Godley
Trey Masek, the Cubs fifth round draft pick, announced on his Twitter account Tuesday afternoon that he had just signed his contract and was officially a member of the Chicago Cubs organization. Masek said he couldn’t feel more blessed. Masek is the second player in as many days to announce his signing on Twitter before the team. The amount of his signing bonus is unknown at this point. The Cubs fifth round pool amount for the recent draft was $357,400. The Cubs announced they signed eight … [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...]