Ian Stewart found his landing place; Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles. At the major league level, he'll have to compete for PT with Luis Cruz and the suddenly-acceptable Juan Uribe. Of course, he'll have to prove he still has it first. He'll go to Albuquerque, a team in the PCL. Wonder how he'll get treated by his former teammates?
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 7-4-13
First, a quick recap of July 3: Iowa saw 4 home runs: Junior Lake, Brad Nelson, Ty Wright, and the Iowa first from Jae-Hoon Ha. That was enough to seal the 6-5 win. Christian Villanueva and Justin Bour each had a home run and AJ Morris dominated for a 3-1 victory. Javier Baez went 1-3 with a walk, but was …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 7-2-13
Since this JOT pales in comparison to the other news of the past 24 hours, I'm going to have some fun with it. Memphis Redbirds 2 @ Iowa Cubs 6 The Stranger within my gate, He may be true or kind But he does not talk my talk- I cannot feel his mind. I see the face and the eyes …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 7-1-13
Memphis Redbirds 2 @ Iowa Cubs 4 Iowa scored all 4 of their runs in the bottom of the 8th, so that's really sweet. A pair of RBIs each from Brad Nelson and recent Iowa promotion Anthony Giansanti. Logan Watkins drew a walk, and along with Nelson had the only two walks on the team. Barret Loux went 5 innings and allowed a single run …
2014 Cubs: Can They Compete?
dmick89 has finally been cured! Not of his back problems, but of his boundless optimism for all things Cubs. That article is more-or-less required reading for this article, but I'll very quickly sum it up and say that there isn't a whole lot of hope that the Cubs are going to be actual contenders next year or the year after. …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 6-30-13
Iowa Cubs 0 @ Omaha Storm Chasers 3 Junior Lake was 1-4, and Jae-Hoon Hzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Tennessee Smokies 3 @ Montgomery Biscuits 4 (10 innings) Hey! Arismendy Alcantara had a home run and a walk. Matt Szczur had a triple, John Andreoli had the vaunted double doubles. Rubi Silva went 2-4. Alberto Cabrera went 6.1 innings and allowed two runs off of 7 hits, 2 walks, and 3 …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 6-26-13
The Heavens smiled upon me yesterday. There was no Iowa game. Jackson Generals 0 @ Tennessee Smokies 6 Arismendy Alcantara has been really cold lately. He went 0-4 with a SO, and over his last ten he's .195/.250/.341. Against lefties this year he is batting just .615 OPS. Christian Villanueva went 2-4 with a 2-run HR. Justin Bour, making up for lost time, …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 6-25-13
Iowa Cubs 0 @ Memphis Redbirds 7 Memphis scored 6 runs in the 1st inning. The Cubs had 0 walks and 1 hit (Jae-Hoon Ha, who was then caught stealing). I quit. Jackson Generals 6 @ Tennessee Smokies 7 (14 innings) They played a minor league doubleheader's worth of innings in this one. Arismendy Alcantara had 2 walks and a single in this one. Matt …
Take a seat, Starlin
It's no surprise to even the most casual Cubs fan that Starlin Castro is having a terrible year. By no measure is Castro even a replacement level player this season, and he's on pace for a blistering -2.4 WAR on the season. Just how bad is Castro this year? It's pretty conceivable that Javier Baez would be a better option …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 6-24-13
Iowa Cubs 6 @ Memphis Redbirds 1 I'm just tired of writing about the Iowa Cubs. They don't have anyone on their team (they promoted Jae-Hoon Ha but he didn't play. Junior Lake walked once and struck out once. Logan Watkins went 1-5 with an RBI. Brooks Raley went 7 shutout innings. No one cares about the rest. Jackson Generals 1 @ Tennessee …