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, …
Journeymen of Tomorrow: 4-5-13
Iowa Cubs 6 @ Alburquerque Isotopes 10 The Iowa Cubs were first in the Cubs organization in 2013 to score more than 3 runs in a game. It's not like they've played that many games (8th game), but it's still nice to see some offense. Drew Carpenter got the start for the Cubs and wasn't good. He gave up 6 …
Journeymen of Tomorrow 4/4/13
The minor league season is officially underway. All four full season affiliates began their season on Thursday. I would think these updates would evolve as the season goes on. I’d really like to highlight players we don’t typically consider prospects, as well as covering the prospects we all know about. My intention is to let the first part of that …
Journeymen of Tomorrow: Daytona (A+) and Kane County (A-) Rosters
It was reported the other day that Javier Baez would begin the 2013 season down at Low A in Kane County. However, the rosters announced yesterday have him, and Jorge Soler, in Daytona. Below is the roster for the Daytona Cubs. Pitchers RHP Yeiper Castillo: The 24 year old signed out of Venezuela never played above High A with the …