Trevor Clifton came into the organization as a 12th round pick in this year's draft, a BA Top 200 prep arm with a big, projectable fastball, ugly mechanics, and a murky signability status due to his commitment to University of Kentucky baseball. When you tell a reporter that you hate school, though, it's a pretty good sign that you're willing to figure things …
2013 Cubs Prospects in Review: Matt Szczur
The minor league season ends today and we'll be starting a four to five week series in which Sitrick, Myles and I review numerous 2013 Cubs prospects. Our goal is to write about no less than 40 Cubs prospects and we intend to be finished with the reviews by the time the postseason begins. We'll have two reviews published each …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 8-31-13
Iowa Cubs 2 @ Nashville Sound 7 This is what I get for talking up Mike Olt yesterday. He went 0-4 with 4 Ks. Yikes. Jae-Hoon Ha went 2-3 with a double and a walk. The pitching was fucking terrible. Tennessee Smokies 4 @ Chattanooga Lookouts 3 Javier Baez doing Javier Baez Things. 2-5 with a homer and 2 Ks. …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 8-30-13
Iowa Cubs 2 @ Nashville Sounds 3 If I were the type of person to find a narrative in chaos, I would suggest that Mike Olt has realized that if he wants to not be in the PCL for the third season in a row next year, he better start hitting, and fast. He was 3-4 yesterday, and over the …
High-A Run Environments: The Runaway Cal League
Run environments over time at the High-A minor league levels. A comparison of High-A with Low-A in terms of defense and pitcher control.
Sally and the Midwest: Minor League Run Environments (A-Ball)
The minor league run environment in the Midwest League and the South Atlantic League.
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 8-26-13
Omaha Strom Chasers 1 @ Iowa Cubs 2 Mike Olt went 0-1 with 3 walks. That's an interesting line. He's still been hot garbage for the Cubs since the trade (.155/.244/.282, .245 wOBA, 37 wRC+), but over the last 10, he's .259/.429/.407. That's workable. I'm still much less confident in his abilities than I was before this season, but he's …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 8-25-13
Memphis Redbirds 11 @ Iowa Cubs 5 Dave Sappelt went 2-4 with a double and a home run, Mike Olt went 1-4, and I went into my bedroom and cried for watching this shitpile of a team. Brooks "Lendy Castillo" Raley went 2 innings and allowed 7 runs. Thanks, Obama. Mobile BayBears 2 @ Tennessee Smokies 0 Javier Baez had half …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 8-24-13
Better late than never, it's yesterday's JOT. Sorry for the delay. Chicago Cubs 3 @ San Diego Padres 2 Is it April? Because Jeff Samardzija just put together two good starts in a row. 8 innings, 7 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, and 7 Ks. PETCO helps, but he's almost got his ERA back under 4. He hit a double, …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 8-23-13
Memphis Redbirds 0 @ Iowa Cubs 2 Kyle Hendricks got the win by tossing 7 strong shutout innings, allowing 4 hits and a walk on 3 Ks. Zach Rosscup and Eduardo Sanchez had 3 Ks between them in a perfect 8th and 9th. Mobile BayBears 3 @ Tennessee Smokies 2 Dim the lights and put on a Luther Vandross record, …