JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 4-27-13 14 Comments
Iowa Cubs 2 @ Omaha Storm Chasers 12
This one was ugly. The Cubs walked twice and mustered only 5 hits. They were:
Logan Watkins: 2-4, 3B, 1 RBI, 1 SO
Brett Jackson 2: Red, White ...
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 4-26-13 32 Comments
Iowa Cubs 4 @ Omaha Storm Chasers 5
Another day, another walk for Logan Watkins. He went 1-4 with a walk and a strikeout. Brett Jackson II: The Adventure of Stink went ...
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 4-20-13 16 Comments
Iowa Cubs 5 @ Memphis Redbirds 8
Logan Watkins had a Logan Watkins-type day, going 1-4 with a double and a walk. He also struck out twice. He was also caught stealing. He actually ...
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 4-19-13 6 Comments
Nashville Sounds 0 @ Iowa Cubs 5
Logan Watkins had another good day. He was 2-5 with a run scored and a strikeout. He would score once. Brett Jackson 2: The Quest ...
Cubs Progress Report 1 79 Comments
Now that the Cubs have completed 10% of their season (well, they've been rained out twice), I thought it'd be nice to give a review of how the Cubs have done so far this ...
Our Long Nightmare is Finally Over (Lillibridge DFA) 8 Comments
Good news, everyone! Hisanori Takahashi and Brent Lillibridge have been designated for assignment.
Hisanori Takahashi was last relevant in 2011, when he was a relatively successful ...
Journeymen of Tomorrow: 4-13-13 10 Comments
Albuquerque Isotopes 1 @ Iowa Cubs 6
Logan Watkins had a great day. He collected another 2 walks and a HR en route to a 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI day. Watkins WAS caught stealing, though. Brett ...
Journeymen of Tomorrow: Week 2 Prospect Watch 16 Comments
Each Saturday, I'm going to summarize the weekly performance top prospects at each level. Hopefully, this will give more of a snapshot of how our future Cubs are doing.
AAA
Brett ...
Journeymen of Tomorrow: 4-12-13 18 Comments
Albuquerque Isotopes 15 @ Iowa Cubs 5
This game was ugly. I'll start with the only bright spot: Logan Watkins went 0-2 with 3 walks. That's kind of cool. Brett Jackson 2.0 went ...
Better Know a Cub: Nate Schierholtz 37 Comments
When Nate Schierholtz signed with the Cubs, he was coming off of two pretty identical seasons:
G
PA
AB
HR
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
OPS+
2011
27
SFG
NL
115
362
335
42
93
22
1
9
41
7
4
21
61
.278
.326
.430
.756
114
144
5
4
0
2
3
2012
28
TOT
NL
114
269
241
20
62
8
5
6
21
3
2
23
46
.257
.321
.407
.728
104
98
1
1
1
3
2
That ...
Journeymen of Tomorrow: 4-7-13 21 Comments
Iowa Cubs 3 @ Albuquerque Isotopes 7
Nick Struck walked none, but only struck out 1 and scattered 8 hits across 4 innings en route to a 4 ER performance. Casey Coleman picked up where ...
Journeymen of Tomorrow: Week 1 Prospect Watch 41 Comments
Each Saturday, I'm going to summarize the weekly performance top prospects at each level. Hopefully, this will give more of a snapshot of how our future Cubs are doing.
AAA
Brett ...
Daily Facepalm: 4/4/13 49 Comments
Did the Cubs win yesterday?
Minor League In
Cubs signed Donnie Murphy to a minor-league deal. He's a better option than Edwin Maysonet or Alberto Gonzalez in my opinion. Hopefully ...
The Journeymen of Tomorrow: Iowa (AAA) and Tennessee (AA) Rosters 22 Comments
The minor league season begins in earnest tomorrow, and Obstructed View is going to do better than ever at covering it. DJ had been coverin the minor leagues here in the past and due ...
DiPS Game Score 32 Comments
I've been tinkering around with a pitching statistic for starters, and I think I'm ready to share it. It's a new take on an old stat called Game Score.
Game Score was developed ...
Obstructed View Season Predictions 55 Comments
Our long national nightmare is finally over! The Cubs play today at 1:35 ET, and at around 5:00 ET I will be drunk and the Cubs will be a game out of first place. Now that the season ...
Verlander. Got. Paid. 14 Comments
First, the details.
Verlander signed a 5-year, $140 million dollar extension today. It will pay him $28 million dollars a year in 2015 through 2019. There is a 2020 option at $22 million ...
Luis Valbuena: Not Very Good 57 Comments
In a few days, the Cubs will open regular season play with Luis Valbuena at 3B. Compared to the other options the Cubs have, he isn't that bad. Compared to other 3B, it's really ...
Journeymen of Tomorrow: Week 3 Prospect Watch 16 Comments