Abbreviated day. You aren't going to miss much. Iowa Cubs 0 @ Memphis Redbirds 6 Logan Watkins had a 1-4 and was basically the MVP for the Cubs. Tennessee Smokies 2 @ Chattanooga Choo-Choos 5 Arismendy Alcantara had a double and a run scored. Eric Jokisch had a quality start. Lakeland Flying Tigers 1 @ Daytona Cubs 6 Javier Baez was 2-3 …
Series Preview 6/21 to 6/23: Astros @ Cubs
Don't miss a second of the action when these two juggernauts collide this weekend! Friday (1:20 CT): Dallas "Big Texy" Keuchel (4.23 ERA, 4.37 FIP, 3.95 SIERA) vs. Matt "Reyezuelo" Garza (4.98 ERA, 4.57 FIP, 4.12 SIERA) Saturday (3:05): Bud "Thumbface" Norris (3.64, 3.54, 4.45) vs. Travis "High Times" Wood (2.74, 3.45, 4.44) *MARQUEE MATCHUP* Sunday (1:20): Jordan "The All-American Kid" …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 6-19-13
Nashville Sounds 5 @ Iowa Cubs 4 (7 innings) Logan Watkins! Double triples and a single single. 7 bases in one game is fine with me. Donnie Murphy had a single and a walk, with 2 RBI. Junior Lake had a walk, a strikeout, and an RBI. Brett Jackson had a walk and no strikeout. Brooks Raley had a double and his average is .333. …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 6-18-13
Nashville Sounds 0 @ Iowa Cubs 7 Nick Struck had a no hitter into the 6th inning. He pitched 6.2 innings and ended up allowing 3 hits and 2 walks, for no runs. Casey Coleman had 1.1 innings of work and allowed 3 baserunners but no runs. Eduardo Sanchez pitched a scoreless ninth. Logan Watkins had a nice game, going 2 for …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 6-17-13
Omaha Storm Chasers 0 @ Iowa Cubs 2 No walks and a single extra-base hit (Logan Watkins, double). You'd think the Cubs lost, right? Wrong: Chris Rusin pitched a shutout because he's on a mission to make me look as stupid as possible. 5 hits and a walk, and 8 strikeouts. Mississippi Braves 1 @ Tennessee Smokies 2 1-8 each had …
Cubs Prospect Monthly Review: Falling June 2013
This is the 2nd installment of our monthly prospect review. This time, I'll be taking the prospects that have been falling over the last month or so, and dmick89 will take the Rising prospects (and have our Top 15-ish list). Honorable Mention Brett Jackson is technically a prospect, but I feel like we pretty much know what we're going to …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 6-13-13
Iowa Cubs 8 @ Oklahoma City Bombers 9 (12 innings) The Cubs were perfect-gamed until the 6th inning. Dave Sappelt had a 3-run blast and a double. Donnie Murphy had a good game, going 3-6. Both Logan Watkins and Brad Nelson went 1-4 with 2 walks. 3rd hitter Steve Clevenger had a single and a double. Nick Struck had another poor-ass game. He sits at 6.46 for …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 6-12-13
Iowa Cubs 5 @ Oklahoma City Bombers 1 Your kids will no doubt remember this as the Brian Bogusevic game. He had 2 separate 2-run blasts, and drew a walk for good measure. He was near the entirety of the offense and a Quad-A MVP. Logan Watkins had a walk and a strikeout and nothing else; his line sits at .237/.347/.382 for …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 6-12-13
Iowa Cubs 5 @ Oklahoma City Bombers 8 Ian Stewart's goodbye game went ok, with a home run and a walk and two runs scored. Logan Watkins went 1-5. Normally, I'm a big fan of Luke's at Bleacher Nation, but I thought it was funny when yesterday he said Logan was slowly heating up. Well, he's heating up so slowly that …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 6-11-13
Iowa Cubs 7 @ Oklahoma City RedHawks 6 Logan Watkins had a double and a single, with 2 RBI. Dave Sappelt had a walk and a single and a single RBI. Brad Nelson went 2-4 with 2 HR. I can't imagine anyone in the organization having a better day than that. Junior Lake heard us arguing and wanted to let us know that he …