I’ve not done these for several days and the reason is not important. Iowa Cubs Matt Szczur, Arismendy Alcantara and Josh Vitters were a combined 0-12 at the top of the I-Cubs batting order. Chris Coghlan was 1-3 with a walk and Chris Valaika was 2-3 with a double. Logan Watkins and Eli Whiteside each added hits. Carlos Pimentel got …
Cubs Minor League Recap: 4-8-14
Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs are off to as solid a start to their season as the parent club is. They pounded out 4 hits tonight. All screaming liners, I heard. They also struck out 14 times due to bad umpiring. Leadoff hitter and center fielder, Matt Szczur was 0-4 with a couple of strikeouts. Chris Valaika had one of …
Minor League Recap 4-5-14
Iowa Cubs It was a long night for the Iowa Cubs as they were beaten 11-1. Matt Szczur was 1-3 with a walk, run scored and a strikeout. Arismendy Alcantara was also 1-3 with a double. He also had an error. Javier Baez was 0-2 with 2 strikeouts and was thrown out of the game arguing the check swing strikeout. …
2013 Cubs Prospects In Review: Zack Godley
RHP Zack Godley came to the Cubs as their tenth round pick in this year's Rule 4 draft. A senior out of Tennessee, Godley entered the draft coming off a 2013 season that saw him strike out 98 batters in in 108.1 innings and toss 6 complete games, posting a 3.49 ERA on the year. His signing was pretty drama-free, announced …
2013 MLB Draft: Cubs’ Day Two Summary
The Picks #75 Jacob Hannemann, CF, BYU FR (BA #214) #108 Tyler Skulina, RHP, Kent State JR (BA #73) #138 Trey Masek RHP, Texas Tech JR (BA #49) #168 Scott Frazier, RHP, Pepperdine JR (BA #160) #198 David Garner, RHP, Michigan State JR (BA #248) #228 Sam Wilson, LHP, Lamar CC (BA #358) #258 Charcer Burks, CF, TX HS #288 …
2013 MLB Draft: Live Draft Thread- Day 2- UPDATES
Coverage Live coverage of the 2013 MLB Draft moves over to mlb.com today, which hopefully means less Harold Reynolds and more Mayo and Callis. As always, complete OV draft coverage is here. The pace should be much more frenetic today. I’ll try to keep this thread updated with miscellaneous draftee blurbs rather than splitting out separate profiles. What to Watch …