Now that the Cubs have completed 10% of their season (well, they've been rained out twice), I thought it'd be nice to give a review of how the Cubs have done so far this year. This should be a fairly long post and will focus exclusively on the major league roster. Record Cubs Actual Record: 5-9 Runs Scored/Allowed: 50/60 PythagenPat Win …
Our Long Nightmare is Finally Over (Lillibridge DFA)
Good news, everyone! Hisanori Takahashi and Brent Lillibridge have been designated for assignment. Hisanori Takahashi was last relevant in 2011, when he was a relatively successful LOOGY/7th/8th inning guy. The wheels fell off in 2012 in 51 appareances between the Pirates and Angels. There's a great chance he makes it through waivers. Brent Lillibridge was ONLY relevant in 2011. He …
Journeymen of Tomorrow: 4-13-13
Albuquerque Isotopes 1 @ Iowa Cubs 6 Logan Watkins had a great day. He collected another 2 walks and a HR en route to a 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI day. Watkins WAS caught stealing, though. Brett Jackson 2: Whiff Harder went 1-4 with a triple a walk and 2 strikeouts. He looks really bad at the plate. Darwin Barney had his first rehab …
Journeymen of Tomorrow: Week 2 Prospect Watch
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 Jackson 2: HyperJackson has a .235/.316/.324 line over 34 PA. His K% is 28.9%, which is better than it has been (but not so much that you can't attribute it to …
Journeymen of Tomorrow: 4-12-13
Albuquerque Isotopes 15 @ Iowa Cubs 5 This game was ugly. I'll start with the only bright spot: Logan Watkins went 0-2 with 3 walks. That's kind of cool. Brett Jackson 2.0 went 0-3 with no walks or strikeouts. He was double switched for Cory Wade, who got a hit. The nobodies on the bottom of the roster provided the …
Better Know a Cub: Nate Schierholtz
When Nate Schierholtz signed with the Cubs, he was coming off of two pretty identical seasons: G PA AB HR AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ 2011 27 SFG NL 115 362 335 42 93 22 1 9 41 7 4 21 61 …
Journeymen of Tomorrow: 4-7-13
Iowa Cubs 3 @ Albuquerque Isotopes 7 Nick Struck walked none, but only struck out 1 and scattered 8 hits across 4 innings en route to a 4 ER performance. Casey Coleman picked up where Struck left off, surrendering 2 ER in 2 IP on a 2-R HR by Scott Van Slyke. Jensen Lewis gave up a home run in …
Journeymen of Tomorrow: Week 1 Prospect Watch
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 Jackson's new swing hasn't exactly set the world on fire yet. In 10 PA, Jackson has a line of .111/.200/.111 with a HBP and 4 SO. It's still really, …
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Daily Facepalm: 4/4/13
Did the Cubs win yesterday? Minor League In Cubs signed Donnie Murphy to a minor-league deal. He's a better option than Edwin Maysonet or Alberto Gonzalez in my opinion. Hopefully he never sniffs our major league roster, but if Barney is out for an extended period, you could do worse than Murphy (of course, you could do better). Minor League …