New Orleans 10 @ Iowa Cubs 5 (13 innings) Logan Watkins was 1-6 with a strikeout today. He's been ice cold as of late, and his line now sits at .227/.343/.387. Repeat for Dave Sappelt. Brett Jackson went 4-6 with a home run and no strikeouts. He's only had 8 strikeouts in his last 10 games. Ready for the big show, right? Brent Lillibridge went 0-5 …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 6-2-13
Thanks to sitrick (Vanilla Pope) for taking the weekend beat. New Orleans Zephyrs 5 @ Iowa Cubs 3 Logan Watkins had a Logan Watkins day. Again. 1-4, RBI, 2 SO. Dave Sappelt, now in the 2 hole, went 2-4 with a run scored. Brett Jackson had a walk and an RBI (0-2). Ian Stewart continues his torrid pace, going 0-4 with 3 SO. …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 6-01-13
Iowa Cubs 1 @ Nashville Sound 3 The I-Cubs have lost 3 straight in Nashville, and have scored a grand total of 5 runs in doing so. Hard to believe that an offense that bats Dave Sappelt third is struggling to score runs, but there you have it. Brian Bogusevic had the best day, going 2-3 with a walk and a SB. Logan Watkins, …
JOT Quick Hits: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-30-13
This is going to be quick. Iowa Cubs 1 @ Nashville Sounds 6 No one did good except Logan Watkins, who was 2-5. Blake Parker struck out 3 in the ninth. Tennessee Smokies 5 @ Birmingham Barons 1 Ty Wright and Chad Noble each had 2 RBI. The Smokies had 11 hits this game but only 2 walks. Alberto Cabrera had a nice …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-30-13
Iowa Cubs 3 @ Nashville Sounds 4 Of course, the I-Cubs would lose to the Astros of AAA. No one really had a great day. I can tell you who had a bad day: Brett Jackson. He was 0-3 with a walk and 3 strikeouts. Dave Sappelt had a double and a walk, and that was the best day from any Cub. Logan …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-28-13
Iowa Cubs 6 @ Nashville Sounds 2 The Sounds are 14-36. That's insane. This is how much the Cubs hate Ian Stewart. Josh Vitters is back on the DL and they are giving the majority of starts at 3B to Edwin Maysonet (1-3, HR, 3 RBI). Hyde Yokids also had a home run and went 2-4. Brett Jackson and Donnie Murphy had the only other extra-base hits; each …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-27-13
Programming Note Due to external factors, we will no longer be doing weekend JOTs. I will recap the weekends on Monday (or Tuesday, since Monday was a holiday). I'll be taking the M-F beat, and dmick89 is now minor league wonk-emeritus. Think of me as like New Pope, and dmick as Pope Classic. I'm sure that'll help. The Weekend That …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-21-13
Las Vegas 51s 1 @ Iowa Cubs 2 (Game 1, 7 innings) Quiet game. Logan Watkins got a start at 2B and went 1-3 with a CS (his 8th of the year). Brian Bogusevic was scheduled to be called up for 15 seconds yesterday after the Borbon collision, but he seems to be fine. He went 1-3 with a solo shot. Brett Jackson 2: Des …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-20-13
Las Vegas 51s @ Iowa Cubs: Postponed – Rain Tennessee Smokies 9 @ Chattanooga Lookouts 2 (Game 1 – 7 innings) Matt Szczur had a double and 2 RBI, and a strikeout also. Ronald Torreyes continues to cool off with an 0-4 performance. Arismendy Alcantara is really picking it up as of late, going 3-4 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI and …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-19-13
Tucson Padres 3 @ Iowa Cubs 7 Logan Watkins went 0-4 today without walking or striking out. Both Brian Bogusevic and 2 Brett 2 Jackson went 1-3 with a walk, strikeout, and run scored. Dave Sappelt is coming around, with a 2-4, 2 run performance. Brad Nelson had a great day; he had a 2-run jack and a double, scoring 5 RBIs. Donnie Murphy also had a …