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 …
Cubs sign top international free agent Eloy Jimenez
The Cubs added to their big day by signing the top ranked international free agent Eloy Jimenez. The dollar figures aren’t known, but it was reported earlier yesterday that he would sign for about $2.7 million. The Cubs also signed Jefferson Mejia yesterday for $850,000. Top international prospect Eloy Jimenez has decided to turn down more money from another club …
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 …
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 for 6-29-13
Chicago Cubs 5 @ Seattle Mariners 3 Starlin Castro hit his first home run in forever. He was 2-5 on the day. Alfonso Soriano hit a 2 run, game winning homer in the top of the 11th and was 3-5, pretty much begging AL clubs in need of a DH to take a look at him. Ryan Sweeney was 0-1 and …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 6-28-13
Iowa Cubs 5 @ Omaha Storm Chasers 1 Dave Sappelt went 3-5 with a double. Logan Watkins had a 4-5 day. Darnell McDonald, Luis Flores, and Ty Wright were all 2-5, Flores adding a double. Junior Lake was the only I-Cub without a hit, and he walked once. The roster had 16 hits with only 2 going for extra bases, …
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 …
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 …
JOT Quick Hits: Cubs Minor League Recap 6-23-13
Abbreviated day. You aren't going to miss much. Iowa Cubs 0 @ Memphis Redbirds 6 Logan Watkins had a 1-4 and was basically the MVP for the Cubs. Tennessee Smokies 2 @ Chattanooga Choo-Choos 5 Arismendy Alcantara had a double and a run scored. Eric Jokisch had a quality start. Lakeland Flying Tigers 1 @ Daytona Cubs 6 Javier Baez was 2-3 …