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• Minor League Wrap: Mervis, I-Cubs, blast past Louisville, 11-3

Matt Mervis | Lily Smith/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Iowa blast by Louisville. Tennessee quiets Montgomery. South Bend and Myrtle Beach win in extras. Left-hander Mitchell Tyranski and right-hander Gabriel Agrazal were added to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans roster. Right-hander Mason McGwire went on the temporarily inactive list. Everybody wins! Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs broke the Louisvi...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Owen Caissie hits 1st Triple-A HR in Iowa’s 4-3 win

Owen Caissie | Lily Smith/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Solid wins for Iowa and Tennessee. Embarrassing losses for South Bend and Myrtle Beach. It’s very disorienting looking at the I-Cubs box score and seeing Levi Jordan and P.J. Higgins in the lineup and not recognizing the rest of the names. And then you realize you’re looking at the Bats lineup. Baseball America has added South Ben...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Shaw homers, Smokies beat Trash Pandas 7-0

Matt Shaw | Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports Wins tonight for the I-Cubs, Smokies and Pelicans. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs stormed back to roast the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers), 6-3. Starter Hayden Wesneski got into early trouble, giving up three runs in the first inning. But then he and the rest of the Cubs pitching staff shut the Mud Hens down the rest of the game. Wesneski allowed three runs o...2024
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• Get to know the Tennessee Smokies

Cade Horton | MATTIE NERETIN / USA TODAY NETWORK The Cubs’ Double-A affiliate is loaded with prospects to start 2024 The rest of the Cubs full-season farm teams start play on Friday, so it’s time to look at the Tennessee Smokies, the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs since 2007. The Smokies are the defending Southern League champions, having claimed their first outright title since 1...2024
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• Giants 7, Cubs 3: Justin Steele injured, but says he’s okay

Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports That’s a sigh of relief. And the “other split squad game” was crazy. MESA, Arizona — Justin Steele took a line drive off his leg in the second inning of the Cubs’ 7-3 loss to the Giants Friday afternoon at Sloan Park and then walked off the field gingerly, but under his own power. Cubs fans were, obviously, worried. Then Steele sent out this message: I’m okay...2024
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• 2023 Cubs prospect profiles: Brennen Davis

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Davis was the Cubs’ No. 1 prospect until an injury. Now he’s trying to get his mojo back. The clock is ticking. 23-year-old (turns 24 next week) Chandler, Arizona native Brennen Davis still has time, but he needs to step on it. There was a time when the outfielder was the No. 1 prospect for the Cubs and in the Top 10 league-wide. He s...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Smokies take game 1 of title series, 8-4

BJ Murray Jr. | Zachary BonDurant-USA TODAY Sports The Smokies are one win away from a title. Iowa’s season ends with two losses. It’s the final day of the year for the Iowa Cubs. Smokies go first today, since they’re in the playoffs. Tennessee Smokies The Tennessee Smokies reeled in the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Marlins), 8-4 to win game one of the best-of-three Southern League Championshi...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Caissie hits 2 HR as Smokies stop Lookouts, 9-2
Owen Caissie | Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Lots of movement in the Cubs’ system, but Owen Caissie keeps blasting home runs. So a lot of stuff went down today. Including three first-round draft picks changing teams. (OK, one was a Mets first-round pick.) Outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong was promoted to Iowa from Tennessee. Right-hander Carlos Guzman was demoted ...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Matt Shaw and other 2023 draftees make their debut in the ACL
Matt Shaw | Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Cade Horton dazzles for South Bend. Pelicans pound the FredNats. Several draft picks make their professional debut in Arizona. There were a few moves today, most notably a bunch of recent draftees being added to the ACL Cubs roster. But other than that: RHP Danis Correa promoted from Tennessee to Iowa. RHP Hunter Bigge demoted from Iowa to...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Ben Brown, Nelson Velázquez power Iowa past Indianapolis, 7-1
Nelson Velázquez | Dylan Heuer Iowa powers past Indianapolis. South Bend shuts down Whitecaps. Smokies walk past M-Braves. The Cubs today announced that they have signed ten more picks from the recently completed draft. They are: Josh Rivera SS (3rd round) Will Sanders RHP (4th round) Yahil Melendez SS (7th round) Carter Trice 2B (12th round) Grayson Moore RHP (14th round) Ty Johnson RHP (...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: 3 Iowa homers leads to 4-3 win over Clippers.
Yonathan Perlaza | Dylan Heuer Iowa uses the longball to beat Columbus. The Pelicans throw a one-hitter. The Smokies bang out 11 runs. The Cubs made a trade today, acquiring catcher P.J. Higgins from the Diamondbacks for cash considerations. Obviously the Cubs are quite familiar with Higgins. They drafted Higgins in the 12th round in 2015 and he played 83 games in the majors between the 2...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Alexander Canario with 2 hits in winning return to Iowa; 7-3 over Clippers
Alexander Canario | Bryon Houlgrave/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Iowa powers past Columbus. South Bend’s bats come alive late in a win over Quad Cities. Smokies shut out the Biscuits. Since we last saw each other . . . Today’s roster moves: Outfielder Alexander Canario ended his rehab assignment with South Bend and reported to Triple-A Iowa. Outfielder Christian Franklin was promoted ...2023
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• White Sox Minor League Update: July 5, 2023
On a roll: Víctor Reyes homered during Charlotte’s 6-3 loss. | Laura Wolff/Charlotte Knights The teams that finished their games went 0-3, but at least Winston-Salem and Kannapolis are leading in their suspended games The Knights offense did not have its finest performance, and the pitching staff struggled to keep the Jumbo Shrimp off base duri...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Jared Young walks it off for Iowa with a home run
Jared Young | Photo by Daniel Shirey/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images Iowa has their second walk-off home run in as many days. Although he didn’t pitch today, 2021 third-round pick, lefthander Drew Gray, was promoted to Myrtle Beach today. Gray’s professional career has been slowed by missing all of last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. Everyone wins today, but there’s a bad en...2023
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"RBI’s were contributed by Michael Busch (single) and Cole Roederer (single) and a third run scored on a wild pitch."

2023
"Luis Torrens, who has hit well this spring and undoubtedly will be catching at Triple-A Iowa, walked with one out, advanced to third on a double by Cole Roederer (wow, there’s a prospect whose status has fallen) and scored on a ground out."

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"After two outs, Cole Roederer walked and then Chase Strumpf drew another walk to drive in a run."

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"com, Fangraphs, Baseball America and ESPN’s Keith Law (the latter two available to subscribers only)… The Cubs have convinced supplemental second-round choice Cole Roederer to forego his commitment to UCLA, per MLB."

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• Minor League Wrap: Caissie hits 2 HR as Smokies stop Lookouts, 9-2
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• Minor League Wrap: Matt Shaw and other 2023 draftees make their debut in the ACL
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• Minor League Wrap: Ben Brown, Nelson Velázquez power Iowa past Indianapolis, 7-1
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• Minor League Wrap: 3 Iowa homers leads to 4-3 win over Clippers.
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• Getting to know the Tennessee Smokies
Owen Caissie | Photo by Daniel Shirey/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images The roster of the Cubs Double-A affiliate is absolutely loaded with top prospects. The Tennessee Smokies, the Cubs’ Double-A affiliate since 2007, announced their 2023 roster Tuesday. This year’s roster is packed with the top prospects in the Cubs’ system. It shouldn’t really be a surprise that the Smokies are loaded, s...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Smokies shut out Trash Pandas, 6-0
Cole Roederer | Tennessee Smokies The Smokies pitched out of a lot of jams, got some key hits and shut out the Trash Pandas. The Pelicans wasted some great early-game pitching. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were cast out by the Saint Paul Saints (Twins), 6-3. Adbert Alzolay started this game on a rehab assignment and things did not go well—at first. Then things changed. After a single, two ste...2022
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• 2018 Amateur Draft Signings: 6/27/18
We’ll use this post to track the day’s most notable signings from the first few rounds of the draft. Scouting reports and pre-draft rankings can be found courtesy of MLB.com, Fangraphs, Baseball America and ESPN’s Keith Law (the latter two available to subscribers only)… The Cubs have convinced supplemental second-round choice Cole Roederer to forego his commitment to UCLA, per MLB.co...2018
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• Minor League Wrap: Mervis, I-Cubs, blast past Louisville, 11-3
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• Minor League Wrap: Shaw homers, Smokies beat Trash Pandas 7-0
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• Minor League Wrap: Caissie hits 2 HR as Smokies stop Lookouts, 9-2
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• Minor League Wrap: Jared Young hits a 493-ft HR as Iowa tops St. Paul, 7-5.
Jared Young | Bryon Houlgrave/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Iowa scores five times after 2 were out to beat St. Paul. The Smokies lose in extras. South Bend and Myrtle Beach just lose. Iowa had an epic comeback and Jared Young hit an epic home run. That was pretty much all the good news tonight. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs scored five runs in the top of the ninth after two were out to def...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Ed Howard has 3 hits in South Bend return
Ed Howard | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Ed Howard and Kevin Alcántara have big games, but South Bend loses. Iowa gives up 2 grand slams and falls to St. Paul. But both Tennessee and Myrtle Beach win! It’s Tuesday, so that means there are transactions. We’ve got big news from two former first-round picks. First, right-hander Ryan Jensen was promoted to Triple-A I...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Cole Roederer, Smokies top Lookouts, 5-4
Cole Roederer | Photo by Jeff Speer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images We can now call three minor league games as wins for the Cubs. We’re still waiting on results from Iowa. Two Iowa pitchers, Vinny Nittoli and Tyler Duffey, opted out of their minor-league deals today. The Cubs have 48 hours to either give them a major-league deal (which would put them on the 40-man and not necessarily th...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend pitching can’t hold a 5-0 lead, fall to Captains 11-8 in game 1 of title series
BJ Murray | Chloe Trofatter / USA TODAY NETWORK South Bend can’t hold on to a 5-0 lead and fall in game one of the Midwest League Championship Series. I’m glad the I-Cubs didn’t decide to wait out the storm last night like the Iowa Hawkeyes and Nevada Wolf Pack did in Iowa City. Of course, that meant a doubleheader for Iowa today. Not good news from South Bend as they try to win another Mi...2022
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• Giants 7, Cubs 3: Justin Steele injured, but says he’s okay
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• Brewers 5, Cubs 3: Can’t win ‘em all
Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports The battle for the fifth starter spot is, most likely, over. MESA, Arizona — If there is an actual battle going on this spring between Hayden Wesneski and Adrian Sampson for the fifth rotation spot, the games of the last two days likely decided the winner. Wesneski threw four perfect innings against the Dodgers Saturday. Sampson, who has been plagued by the lon...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Crow-Armstrong, Vazquez power Smokies past Barons in extras, 7-6.
Luis Vazquez | Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Three wins in the system this evening. The big news today is that Alexander Canario started a rehab assignment with the ACL Cubs. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs mauled Indianapolis (Pirates), 10-8. Starter Caleb Kilian allowed three runs on four hits over four innings. He walked four and did not strike anyone out. The win w...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: The Jaguar homers twice, but South Bend falls to Peoria, 12-5.
Kevin Alcantara | Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORK Kevin Alcántara homers twice, but South Bend loses anyway. Home runs power Tennessee and Myrtle Beach to wins. The Futures Game will be played tomorrow evening at 6pm Central. Cubs prospects Pete Crow-Armstrong and BJ Murray Jr. will participate on the National League team. The game will be streamed on Peacock an...2023
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• Tennessee Smokies Wrap: Smokies beat Blue Wahoos, 4-1 in game 1 of Southern League Championship Series
Yonathan Perlaza | Max Thoma/South Bend Cubs The Smokies are just one win away from their first outright title since 1978. Only the Smokies played today in Game One of the Southern League Championship Series. Tennessee Smokies The Tennessee Smokies speared the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Marlins), 4-1. The Smokies broke out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning and never looked back. Yo...2022
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• Minor League Wrap: Alexander Canario with 2 hits in winning return to Iowa; 7-3 over Clippers
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• Minor League Wrap: Mervis, I-Cubs, blast past Louisville, 11-3
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• Minor League Wrap: Owen Caissie hits 1st Triple-A HR in Iowa’s 4-3 win
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• Giants 7, Cubs 3: Justin Steele injured, but says he’s okay
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• Minor League Wrap: Smokies take game 1 of title series, 8-4
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• Minor League Wrap: Smokies, Horton, take command with 3-1 win in game 1 of Division Series

Cade Horton | MATTIE NERETIN / USA TODAY NETWORK The Cubs went 2 for 2 against Reds farm clubs tonight. Right-handed pitcher Brody McCullough was named to the Carolina League All-Star Team. The right-hander was 5-2 with a 2.86 ERA over 12 starts in low-A. Tennessee Smokies The Tennessee Smokies blinded the Chattanooga Lookouts (Reds), 3-1 to go up one game to none in the best-of-three Nor...2023
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• Chicago Cubs Minor League Wrap: September 16

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Iowa won the day, while the Smokies opted for extra innings. Hello all, another Ashley minor leagues recap, I hope you didn’t mind the last one! Rest assured Josh will be back to regularly scheduled programming soon. It was an interesting night at the park for the two Cubs’ affiliates taking the field tonight. Let’s take a look at wh...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Smokies beat Trash Pandas 8-7, clinch division title

BJ Murray Jr. | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images Myrtle Beach falls behind 1-0 in their best-of-three series. Pablo Aliendo walks it off for the Smokies. There was lots of movement in the system today as the regular season ended for South Bend and Myrtle Beach. Outfielders Nelson Maldonado and Cole Roederer were promoted from Double-A Tennessee to Triple-A Iowa. RIght-handed pitcher Jer...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Jared Young homers twice as Iowa beats Toledo, 7-1

Jared young | Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports Jared Young powers Iowa past Toledo I’m still under the weather, but I did at least managed to watch some minor league action this evening. To be more precise, I was able to pay attention to about six innings of the Smokies game. Right-hander Frankie Scalzo Jr. was promoted to Double-A Tennessee. Right-hander Joe Nahas goes the other way, getting...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Mervis, Bote go back-to-back as Iowa stops Storm Chasers, 9-4

Matt Mervis | Dylan Heuer The I-Cubs win their sixth-straight game with Omaha. Smokies and Pelicans also win. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs rained on the Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals), 9-4. Michael Rucker started this contest and allowed just one run on four hits over three innings. Rucker walked two and struck out five. Anthony Kay relieved Rucker, pitched two perfect innings of relief and got ...2023
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