JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-19-13
Tucson Padres 3 @ Iowa Cubs 7
Logan Watkins went 0-4 today without walking or striking out. Both Brian Bogusevic and 2 Brett 2 Jackson went 1-3 with a walk, strikeout, and run scored. Dave Sappelt is coming around, with a 2-4, 2 run performance. Brad Nelson had a great day; he had a 2-run jack and a double, scoring 5 RBIs. Donnie Murphy also had a home run. Hyde Yokids went 0...
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-17-13
Tucson Padres 9 @ Iowa Cubs 8
As I was typing this, it was 9-6. The Cubs had to score 2 runs in the bottom of the ninth to make it interesting, but of course they failed to win it.
Logan Watkins went yard for the 3rd time this season. It was his only hit; he also walked once and struck out twice. He grounded out to end the game. Thanks Logan, I didn't want to stay up any longer...
Cubs Prospects on the Decline
Before this season, both dmick/Uncle Dave and I made our prospect lists. These aren't the only prospects in the Cubs system, but they are nearly all the ones worth talking about. I might have missed a prospect here or there, but it's a good jumping off point. The list of the first 21 is right here:
Javier Baez 65
Jorge Soler 65
Dan Vogelbach 65
Albert Almora 60
Brett...
JOT Minor League Recap 5-16-13
Tucson Padres 0 @ Iowa Cubs 1
Matt Garza’s final rehab start was a fantastic one. He threw 6 innings and allowed 4 hits and a run. He didn’t walk anybody and struckout 8. The question now is who is he going to replace in the Cubs rotation?
Brooks Raley threw the final 3 innings and allowed 2 hits and a walk while striking out 3.
The I-Cubs only had 5 hits and nobody had more...
Cubs Prospect Monthly Review: Rising May 2013
Before this season, both dmick/Uncle Dave and I made our prospect lists. These aren't the only prospects in the Cubs system, but they are nearly all the ones worth talking about. I might have missed a prospect here or there, but it's a good jumping off point. The list of the first 21 is right here:
Javier Baez 65
Jorge Soler 65
Dan Vogelbach 65
Albert Almora 60
Brett...
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-13-13
Iowa Cubs 6 @ Reno Aces 4
Brett Jackson 2: The Second Part of the Tragedy went 0-4 with a walk. Logan Watkins had a single, a walk, a strikeout, and a run. Dave Sappelt hit cleanup, and went 0-3 with a walk and a run scored. Josh Vitters had a single and a run scored. He also had an RBI. Donnie Murphy had the best day, going 2-4 with a double and a 3-run bomb in the 6th...
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-7-13
Also known as *************** 2013!
Iowa Cubs 0 @ Colorado Springs 5
This was bad. Dave Sappelt went 1-3 with a strikeout. It was the best offensive performance on the team. Interestingly, Logan Watkins played SS. He got on via FC (0-4) and stole a base. Only Luis Flores, Nick Struck, and Edwin Maysonet reached base otherwise; everyone else went 0-fer. As a team, the Iowa Cubs...
Chicago Cubs Recall Pitcher Rafael Dolis, Option Dave Sappelt
The Chicago Cubs have recalled right-handed pitcher Rafael Dolis from their Triple-A Iowa affiliate. To make room for him, the Cubs have optioned outfielder Dave Sappelt to the same minor league team. Dolis will be a middle-reliever for the parent club where as Sappelt will provide organizational depth at the outfield position for Chicago.
The post Chicago Cubs Recall Pitcher Rafael...
Cubs add OF Sweeney, RHP Dolis from Triple-A Iowa
The Cubs have added outfielder Ryan Sweeney and reliever Rafael Dolis from Triple-A before their game against the Texas Rangers.
To make room for them Monday, Chicago designated reliever Kameron Loe for assignment and optioned outfielder Dave Sappelt to its affiliate in Iowa.
The 28-year-old Sweeney has spent time in the majors with the White Sox, Red Sox and Athletics. In 23 games...
Sweeney, Dolis head to Wrigley
The Chicago Cubs called up OF Ryan Sweeney, pictured, and RHP Rafael Dolis on Monday. The sent Dave Sappelt to AAA Iowa and Cameron Loe was designated for assignment.
Sweeney up, Sappelt down
From cubs.com:
The Cubs are expected to call up outfielder Ryan Sweeney from Triple-A Iowa and option Dave Sappelt to the Minor Leagues on Monday.
This is an interesting move. On one hand, Sweeney is almost certainly the better baseball player at this point. Sappelt just hasn't really made an impact at the major league level, for one reason or another. Additionally, this allows...
Reds rally in 9th, but fall 4-2 in 10 innings
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Carlos Marmol blew a lead in the ninth before Darwin Barney bailed him out with a homer in the 10th inning on Tuesday night, lifting the Chicago Cubs to a 4-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Chicago ended its four-game losing streak after blowing a late lead for the second straight day. The Cubs let a two-run lead get away in the 13th inning of a 5-4 loss Monday...
Bonus Venting
The Cubs lost in epic fashion tonight. It was spectacular and glorious. In some ways it was predictable, but they were facing a very good Reds offense and did not have their best defense in place. This is as good a time as any to vent, even though it’s still April.
Things we know to be true…
The Reds are good.
The Cubs are bad.
Dave Sappelt probably shouldn’t be allowed...
4/5 Game Thread – Cubs at Braves
Lineups
(With ZiPS projected wOBA or FIP)
Cubs
CF Dave Sappelt (.304)
SS Starlin Castro (.334)
1B Anthony Rizzo (.365)
LF Alfonso Soriano (.328)
RF Scott Hairston (.322)
C Welington Castillo (.308)
3B Brent Lillibridge (.282)
2B Alberto Gonzalez (.266)
P Scott Feldman (3.83)
Braves
SS Andrelton Simmons (.306)
RF Jason Heyward (.350)
LF Justin Upton (.342)
1B Freddie Freeman ...
Wandy on the mound, Gaby still at first base
I know that this is a bit of a leftover from the really bad times of being a Pirate fan, but whenever the Pirates start out the season 0-1 there's a voice in the back of my head that says, "If the Pirates can't win this game, they might never get to .500 again!" I don't really think that's true this year (nojinxnojinxnojinx), but the voice is still there...
Cubs 5, Padres 2
Edwin Jackson allowed one run and three hits in six innings, and the Chicago Cubs rested most of their regulars on Monday in a 5-2 win over the San Diego Padres.
In his longest outing of spring training, Jackson struck out three and walked one.
Padres starter Clayton Richard allowed Javier Baez's RBI groundout in the fourth and Dave Sappelt's three-run homer in the fifth...
Villanueva & Sappelt Go Deep at HoHoKam
Christian Villanueva and Dave Sappelt drilled solo home runs to lead the Cubs to a 4-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies this afternoon in Cactus League action at Dwight Patterson Field at HoHKam Park in Mesa, AZ.
Tags: Spring Training RecapChristian VillanuevaDave SappeltEdwin JacksonRead more about Villanueva & Sappelt Go Deep at HoHoKam
Assume the Position: LF
Bad news and good news:
Bad News: The Cubs have terrible prospects at left field. There isn't even really a projectable major-league starter here (maybe Pin-Chieh Chen? Maybe?). It might be more barren than catcher.
Good News: The Cubs are loaded at CF and RF. It's extremely likely that one of those prospects could just slide over and play LF. Generally, that's how it...
Is there a catcher controversy?
“Tom (Downers Grove)
People are downplaying the importance of Navarro coming here and backing up Castillo. Am I the only one who thinks Navarro was a great pick up and could play his way into starting?
Bruce Levine
(1:35 PM)
No, you’re not–I’m convinced of the same possible result. During his media session on Monday, Cubs’ starter Matt Garza went on and on about Navarro’s...
What’s wrong with the 2013 Cubs Oliver projections?
I noticed yesterday on Fangraphs that they had published the 2013 Cubs Oliver Projections. Actually, they'd posted all the teams in their projections section, but I was interested in the Cubs. Here they are.
Name
PA
AVG
OBP
SLG
wOBA
Fld
BsR
WAR
Starlin Castro
647
.302
.346
.449
.343
8.6
-0.3
5.4
Anthony Rizzo
592
.278
.349
.532
.374
4.6
-0.4
4.3
Junior Lake
565
.256...
Social media and Dave Sappelt
Social media is great; it has definitely changed the world. It is a great tool to connect with others, promote your business or stay up to date with your favorite athletes, but it can also get you in trouble. That’s what happened last night, on Twitter, with Cubs OF Dave Sappelt. In case you don’t have a Twitter account, or were out in the icy mess that occurred in Chicago trying...
New Chicago Cubs outfielder tweets sexist, expletive remarks
New Chicago Cubs outfielder Dave Sappelt, you are know Dave Chappelle. Your attempts at humor are about as effective as Alfonso Soriano’s fielding. Your rendition/attempt at Sinbad’s “women be shopping!” bit fell painfully flat. And you made remarks that would you an A+ at the Joe Cowley school of gender relations. You knew never took a class in women’s studies in college...
The Week That Was...
So the Cubs are going to sign Scott Hairston, but since the deal isn't official we don't really have comments from TheJedi on his exact purpose. Chances are though, he'll platoon with DeJesus and Schierholtz and be the thunder off the bench late in games. And if they happen to trade Alfonso Soriano at some point, he might just be the starting left fielder. The 33-year...
Cubs Continue Shopping Spree
The Cubs added another short term contract tonight, signing outfield Nate Schierholtz on a one year deal for $2.25M that includes $500K in incentives. As Arizona Phil pointed out, they actually retain the rights to Schierholtz for two seasons as he's only at a little over 4 years of service time. Along with the signings of Scott Feldman and Scott Baker, the Cubs have added over...
Rockies 6, Cubs 0
Drew Pomeranz tossed five scoreless innings for his first win in more than two months and the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0 on a rainy Wednesday night.
The game was delayed by rain in the seventh inning for 1 hour, 24 minutes.
Charlie Blackmon homered and Chris Nelson had two hits and two RBIs in the Rockies' third straight win.
Dave Sappelt had two hits for Chicago...
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