All Stories
Journeymen of Tomorrow: Week 4 Prospect Watch 20 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Gordon Wittenmyer goes out on limb, predicts Cubs likely to take one of the top two talents available at number 2 18 Comments
I don't have a subscription to the Sun-Times. Can't imagine I ever will, so I got this info from MLBTR.
Major League Baseball's draft is still about six weeks away, but ...
Series Preview: Cubs (6-14) at Marlins (5-16) 42 Comments
The Cubs get a double-breather in this matchup with the Marlins. Not only do they get to face one of the rosters in the majors that's in even worse shape than theirs, but they ...
Another Matt Garza setback and what to do with Scott Feldman 39 Comments
Matt Garza's rehab start was scratched the other day due to soreness in the arm. It's being called dead arm, which is common for players. It's especially common for those ...
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 4-24-13 5 Comments
The only team scheduled to play was the Smokies so here we go.
Montgomery Bisquick Biscuits and Gravy 5 @ Tennessee Little Smokies 4
Matt Loosen threw 4.2 innings, allowed 5 hits and ...
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 4-23-13 12 Comments
Iowa Cubs 1 @ Memphis Redbirds 4
This will be short since the I-Cubs barely hit the ball last night.
Nick Struck went 6 innings, allowed 5 hits and 2 runs. He walked 2 and struckout ...
Et tu, Keith Law? 61 Comments
I went over to Keith Law's blog to see if he had any draft info and I couldn't look past the first article.
Candidates for demotion and promtion
So I figure Keith Law is going ...
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 4-22-13 60 Comments
Iowa Cubs 5 @ Memphis Redbirds 2
Brooks Raley gave up 5 hits and 2 runs in 5.1 innings. He walked 2 and struckout 3. Zach Putnam, Rafael Dolis and Blake Parker finished the game without ...
Jim Deshaies is Trying Not to Scare Anyone 2 Comments
Carson Cistulli has posted a short interview with new Cubs color commentator Jim Deshaies over at Fangraphs. In it, he talks about his transition to Chicago after 16 years in Houston ...
Prospect Profile: Ronald Torreyes 64 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. ...
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (5-12) at Cincinnati Reds (11-8) 20 Comments
The Reds are still the team to beat in the NL Central. They had a rough first road trip, losing two of three in St. Louis and getting swept in Pittsburgh, but bounced back with a sweep ...
Fuck You Dale Sveum 45 Comments
It's been a few years since I busted out one of these but the mindfuck that was Dale Sveum's comments today about Castro & Rizzo has enraged me to the point of typing about ...
Theo Epstein on the closer by committee in 2003 74 Comments