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All Star Update-Southern League
June 30, 2009 by
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Posted by Lionel on June 29, 2009.I previously announced the Class A minor league All Stars via the weekly ATAtM, but I decided to profile the numerous Tennessee Smokies who made the Southern League All Star team separately. Here are the six:Jay Jackson-This was an obvious selection...
A Trip Around the Minors
June 25, 2009 by
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Posted by Lionel on June 25, 2009. Futures game roster announced, an All Star MVP, and the first stats from Boise.IowaSteve Clevenger-The I-Cubs catcher is starting to hit like he did at Tennessee. Entering tonight's game, Clevenger has a 9 game hitting streak. During the streak...
A Trip Around the Minors
June 25, 2009 by
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Posted by Lionel on June 25, 2009. Futures game roster announced, an All Star MVP, and the first stats from Boise.IowaSteve Clevenger-The I-Cubs catcher is starting to hit like he did at Tennessee. Entering tonight's game, Clevenger has a 9 game hitting streak. During the streak...
A Few Draft Notes
June 23, 2009 by
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Posted by Lionel on June 23, 2009.A few news and notes regarding the players selected in last week's draft...1st Round pick Brett Jackson has signed with the Cubs, according to various reports. Obviously, it's good to hear the Cubs won't be sweating it out on the final...
The Worst Draft of the
June 20, 2009 by
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Posted by Lionel on June 20, 2009.The Cubs have had some terrible drafts in their history. But with the news of a previous 6th rounder being released this week, I thought it was time to revisit the issue and see just what was the worst draft the Cubs have had since we stopped using...
A Trip Around the Minors
June 19, 2009 by
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Posted by Lionel on June 19, 2009.A Hak Ju Lee sighting, Jay Jackson returns from the D.L., and more...IowaSteve Clevenger-Clevenger will enter tonight's game with a 5 game hitting streak. During the streak, he is hitting .389 with 3 runs and 3 RBI's. His last 5 games have...
Turning the Tide
June 18, 2009 by
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Posted by Lionel on June 18, 2009.The man who will get the Cubs going is....Pedro Martinez? According to Pedro himself, the Cubs and the Rays have shown the most interest in Pedro and he is likely to sign a deal soon. There are so many angles to this story, but I'll try to cover...
A Trip Around the Minors
June 12, 2009 by
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Posted by Lionel on June 12, 2009.A late posting of ATAtM last week plus a busy weekend equals a new ATAtM with only a few games...IowaSteve Clevenger-So far, Clevenger has played 1/2 the number of games at Iowa that he did at Tennessee, so his stats should be half what they were...
Draft, Day 2
June 10, 2009 by
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Posted by Lionel on June 10, 2009.I won't be going round-by-round, but giving highlights throughout the day...The Cubs 4th round pick is lefthanded pitcher Christopher Rusin from the University of Kentucky. He's a senior who ranked as the #192 prospect according to BA. He...
Draft Report (updated as the night progresses)
June 09, 2009 by
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Posted by Lionel on June 9, 2009.With the 31st pick in tonight's draft, the Cubs selected Brett Jackson, a left-hand hitting CF from Cal Berkeley. BA had Jackson ranked as the second best athlete among college position players (you may have to re-read that one to understand what...
A Trip Around the Minors
June 08, 2009 by
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Posted by Lionel on June 8, 2009.Low level All Star teams announced (6 for the D-Cubs) and as the new draft class gets announced (starting tomorrow), news on 7 from the '08 class.IowaSteve Clevenger-Iowa hasn't been quite as kind to Clevenger as Tennessee pitching was. In...
Relief? You know how to spell it.
June 03, 2009 by
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Posted by Lionel on June 3, 2009.With last night's game fresh in our minds, let's take a quick gander at the Cubs offseason pitching moves:Aaron Heilman for Ronny Cedeno and Garrett Olson-Heilman took the loss last night, making him 2-3 on the season with a 5.09 ERA. The Cubs...
Rumor Mill in Full Swing as June Hits...
June 01, 2009 by
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Posted by Lionel on June 1, 2009.Say goodbye to May, and to boring articles about things like on-field performance, it's now time for every writer in America to start announcing trade rumors and coming up with their own potential trades. Luckily, thanks to a split with the Dodgers...
A Trip Around the Minors
May 29, 2009 by
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Posted by Lionel on May 29, 2009.Jake Fox comes off the ATAtM board, Josh Vitters is hot, and my bitching finally pays off... IowaSteve Clevenger-Welcome to Iowa. After weeks of my bitching about why the Cubs had their two best catching prospects on the same team, the Cubs finally...
Roster Moves Afew
May 28, 2009 by
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Posted by Lionel on May 28, 2009.Bobby Scales trip back to Iowa was a short one...in fact, he never saw the cornfields. With Ryan Freel coming up with a strained hammy in the 4th inning yesterday (yes, there was more to yesterday's game than Mt. Z's eruption), the Cubs held...
Roster Moves Aplenty
May 27, 2009 by
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Posted by Lionel on May 27, 2009.Wow. I decided to check the Cubs website before the start of today's action just to review the standings after last night when I was blindsided by roster moves. Let's take a look at the 6 players affected. Off the 25 Man Aaron Miles-Miles was...
Rumor Mill Starting to Churn
May 27, 2009 by
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Posted by Lionel on May 27, 2009.It seemed like the sleepy baseball writers and reporters were caught off guard last week when the Jake Peavy to the White Sox deal popped up, so now they are all scrambling to start some rumors, even if they are absurd...Obviously, the first rumor...
TD's Top Prospects-#16 Batter
May 26, 2009 by
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Posted by Lionel on May 21, 2009.Luis BautistaRank: #16 Batter (TD)Age: 24Position(s): 1B'08 Team(s): Peoria ChiefsAcquired: Drafted in the 32nd round, 2007'08 Key Composite Stats: .313 BA, 13 HR's, 25 doubles, 50 RBI's, 5 of 7 stolen basesBreakdown: The brother of...
A Trip Around the Minors
May 26, 2009 by
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Posted by Lionel on May 22, 2009. I remain confused why the Cubs feel the need to have Clevenger and Castillo split time instead of putting them at two different levels. The Cubs seem to have decent catching prospects throughout their system, but Castillo and Clevenger are the two...
TD's Top Prospects-#15 Pitcher
May 26, 2009 by
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Posted by Lionel on May 23, 2009.Billy MuldowneyRank: #15 Pitcher (TD)Age: 24Position(s): SP'08 Team(s): Peoria, DaytonaAcquired: Drafted in 8th Round (2006)'08 Key Composite Stats: 18 starts, 6-3 record , 2.85 ERA, 1.02 WHIPBreakdown: After making 7 starts at Peoria with...
TD's Top Prospects-#16 Pitcher
May 19, 2009 by
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Posted by Lionel on May 19, 2009.Hector MayoraRank: #16 Pitcher (TD)Age: 19Position(s): SP, RP'08 Team(s): DSL CubsAcquired: Signed as a Non-Drafted Free Agent'08 Key Composite Stats: 4-2, 1.52 ERA, 3.33 K/W ratio, 1 HR allowedBreakdown: The Mayor (easiest nickname to come...
A Trip Around the Minors
May 15, 2009 by
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Posted by Lionel on May 15, 2009.Obviously, a busy week for TD (let's be honest, a busy week for me) as we (I) will go with back to back ATAtM posts...IowaJake Fox-I rarely feel sorry for anybody, but you have to feel a little sorry for Fox. He has watched Scales, Chad Fox, Randy...
A Trip Around the Minors
May 09, 2009 by
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Posted by Lionel on May 9, 2009.IowaJake Fox-A slow week for Fox. 4 for 18, 2 runs, 1 RBI. He didn't hit any HR's, meaning his pace over 600 AB's dropped to 76. His OPS dropped to 1.348, but he still leads the PCL by over .2 points. He also leads the league in HR's...
The Perfect Storm
May 08, 2009 by
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Posted by Lionel on March 8, 2009.I reported earlier today that the Cubs were discussing the acquisition of Ryan Freel and I was against it. To refresh your memory, I was against it if it required the draining of the Cubs farm system. Well, it didn't. It cost the Cubs Joey Gathright...
Ryan Freel?
May 08, 2009 by
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Posted by Lionel on May 8, 2009.Jim Hendry and his old friend Andy McPhail must've realized the other day that they hadn't made a Cubs-O's trade in a couple of months, so they started talking. According to Ken Rosenthal, the O's and Cubs have been in discussions, and...
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