JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-15-13 6 Comments
Tennessee Smokies 4 @ Jackson Generals 8
Things didn’t fall apart for the Smokies until after starter Eric Jokisch left the game. He pitched 6.2 innings, allowed 7 hits and 2 ...
JOT: Minor League Recap 5-14-13 67 Comments
Iowa Cubs 1 @ Reno Aces 11
Barret Loux is just another terrible I-Cubs player. Last night he threw 3.1 innings, gave up 9 hits and 7 runs. He walked 3 and struckout 2. On the season, ...
A look at Anthony Rizzo’s new contract 12 Comments
The Cubs signed Anthony Rizzo to a contract last night. GW wrote about it in the wee hours of the morning today. Let's recap the specifics, along with GW's take on it.
Anthony ...
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-12-13 20 Comments
Iowa Cubs 8 @ Reno Aces 9
Here are the I-Cubs pitchers today: Chris Rusin, Casey Coleman, Hisanori Takahashi, Rafael Dolis and Blake Parker.
Here are the I-Cubs pitcher today who have ...
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-9-13 10 Comments
Iowa Cubs 1 @ Colorado Springs Sky Sox 5
Drew Carpenter pitched 5 innings, struckout 6 and walked just 1. He allowed a home run, a total of 6 hits and 3 runs. Casey Coleman gave up ...
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-8-13 31 Comments
This will be brief.
Iowa Cubs 8 @ Colorado Springs Sky Sox 6
Barret Loux had a typical Barret Loux start. He threw 4 innings, allowed 8 hits and 4 runs while walking 3 and striking ...
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-6-13 57 Comments
Oklahoma City Redhaws 1 @ Iowa Cubs 6
Matt Garza threw 54 pitches and 37 of them were strikes. Not that it matters, but he threw 3.1 innings, allowed 4 hits and a run while walking ...
Cubs catchers are terrible at defense 37 Comments
I don't know if you've been paying attention or not, but if you have, you've noticed how terrible the two Cubs catchers are on defense. Dioner Navarro may be the worst defensive ...
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-5-13 2 Comments
Oklahoma City Redhawks 2 @ Iowa Cubs 5 (Game 1)
Guillermo Monosco walked 3 and struckout 3 in 4 innings of work. He allowed 4 hits, a home run and 2 runs overall. Esmailin Caridad threw ...
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-2-13 17 Comments
The Iowa Cubs and Kane County Cougars were postponed.
Tennessee Smokies 7 @ Mississippi Braves 0
Dallas Beeler threw 6.2 innings, allowed only 1 hit and no runs. He walked 3 and struckout ...
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-1-13 23 Comments
Round Rock Express 1 @ Iowa Cubs 0
Chris Rusin had a very good start. He went 7 innings, allowed 6 hits and a run. He walked none and struckout 5. Hisanori Takahashi struck a batter ...
Journeymen of Tomorrow: Minor League Leaders 25 Comments
Once a month, I'm going to take a look at the Cubs leaders at each level in various statistics and how they rank among the larger group. The stats are current through the end of ...
Tom Ricketts finally threatens to move Cubs away from Wrigley Field 72 Comments
Figured this was worthy of discussing.
If we don't have the ability to generate revenue in our outfield, we will have to take a look at moving. There is no question. — Tom ...
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 4-30-13 29 Comments
Round Rock Express 2 @ Iowa Cubs 7
Guillermo Monosco threw 5 innings, allowed 3 hits and a run on a walk, 6 strikeouts. The run he allowed was on a solo home run. Yoanner Negrin threw ...
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 4-29-13 30 Comments
Round Rock Express 10 @ Iowa Cubs 9
Nick Struck walked 4 and struckout 1. He gave up 3 home runs. In just 3 innings he gave up 4 hits and 5 runs. The only other pitcher worth mentioning ...
Cubs Prospect Profile: Jae-Hoon Ha 27 Comments
This is a continuation of the weekly series of of writing about a Cubs prospect profile. Early on, I will be writing about guys that Dave and I did not cover in our Prospect Ratings. ...
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 4-28-13 20 Comments
Iowa Cubs 10 @ Omaha Storm Chasers 6
In 6 innings today, Brooks Raley struck a batter out, walked 3 and gave up 2 home runs. He only gave up 4 runs, which is kind of impressive when ...
WSD’s Rice Cube on MLB doing away with the draft 6 Comments
Here's a great article by frequent OV commenter Rice Cubs on his blog: Total Market Freedom.
If you’re a good software engineer or a good web designer, you get to work for ...
JOT Minor League Recap 5-16-13 22 Comments