https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/minor-leagues/page/37/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/minor-leagues/cubs-name-of-jorge-soler-rhp-jen-ho-tseng-minor-league-player-pitcher-of-the-month-for-july-r3497/CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs today named Triple-A Iowa outfielder Jorge Soler and Single-A Kane County right-handed pitcher Jen-Ho Tseng the organization’s minor league player and pitcher of the month for July, respectively. Soler, 22, combined to bat .406 (26-for-64) with a .500 on-base percentage...3497Tue, 05 Aug 2014 19:21:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/minor-leagues/cubs-sign-catcher-mark-zagunis-third-round-selection-from-2014-draft-r3492/CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs have signed third-round selection Mark Zagunis, a catcher out of Virginia Tech University. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Cubs have now signed 21 of their first 22 picks as well as 25 selections overall from the 2014 Draft. Zagunis, 21, batted .330 (69-for...3492Wed, 25 Jun 2014 19:36:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/minor-leagues/cubs-sign-rhp-jake-stinnett-lhp-carson-sands-lhp-justin-steele-and-rhp-james-norwood-from-2014-draft-r3491/CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs have signed second-round selection Jake Stinnett, fourth-round selection Carson Sands, fifth-round selection Justin Steele and seventh-round selection James Norwood from the 2014 First-Year Player Draft. Terms of the deals were not disclosed. Stinnett, 22, posted a 2.67...3491Thu, 19 Jun 2014 20:06:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/minor-leagues/cubs-draft-strategy-r3486/To begin, I must start with a huge caveat - this is all my reasoning of the strategy based on observation of what transpired. I believe it is mostly correct, but I do not have any sources within the organization that told me this was the way things happened. It just makes sense to me. That said,...3486Wed, 11 Jun 2014 21:05:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/minor-leagues/cubs-sign-catcheroutfielder-kyle-schwarber-r3484/CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs today announced they have signed catcher/outfielder Kyle Schwarber, the club’s first round pick (fourth overall) of the 2014 Draft. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Schwarber will join the club’s affiliate in Boise, which plays its short Single-A Northwest League seas...3484Wed, 11 Jun 2014 18:43:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/minor-leagues/cubs-conclude-second-day-of-2014-mlb-player-draft-r3483/CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs today completed the second day of the 2014 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. The club thus far has selected 10 players. The third and final day of the draft is tomorrow with rounds 11-40. The Cubs selected right-handed hitting catcher Mark Zagunis out of Vi...3483Sat, 07 Jun 2014 03:46:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/minor-leagues/day-2-of-the-draft-has-started-r3482/The Cubs take another catcher, Mark Zagunis from Virginia Tech, in the third round. Join us on the message board and discuss the picks!3482Fri, 06 Jun 2014 17:26:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/minor-leagues/all-about-kyle-schwarber-r3481/Here is a smattering of things said about the Cubs pick of Kyle Schwarber today: A poster here at NSBB posts indiana beat writers opinions For his career at Indiana, Schwarber had 114 BB, 89 K and 39 HR. Great plate discipline and power in a pitchers park. In the MLBTV interview, one of the...3481Fri, 06 Jun 2014 04:43:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/minor-leagues/cubs-finish-first-night-of-2014-first-year-player-draft-select-catcheroutfielder-kyle-schwarber-with-first-pick-r3480/CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs tonight made two selections in the opening rounds of the 2014 Major League First-Year Player Draft, including left-handed hitting catcher/outfielder Kyle Schwarber out of Indiana University with the fourth overall pick. In the second round, the Cubs selected right-handed p...3480Fri, 06 Jun 2014 03:39:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/minor-leagues/cubs-select-catcheroutfielder-kyle-schwarber-in-first-round-of-the-2014-mlb-draft-r3479/CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs tonight selected catcher/outfielder Kyle Schwarber out of Indiana University with the fourth overall pick in the 2014 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Schwarber was recommended by area scout Stan Zielinski. “Kyle has been one of the premier performers i...3479Fri, 06 Jun 2014 00:25:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/minor-leagues/cubs-take-schwarber-at-4-in-draft-r3478/The Cubs picked college C/OF Kyle Schwarber in the draft today at the #4 overall pick. While some may view this as a disappointment, Schwarber was very worthy of the pick. He was the best bat in the college game this year and perhaps the best overall. He was downgraded because of defensive questions...3478Thu, 05 Jun 2014 23:43:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/minor-leagues/pre-draft-overview-r3476/CaliforniaRaisin (Navin Dore) posted an excellent pre-draft overview in the forums today. Be sure to follow the draft online here at NSBB! The draft starts today at 6 pm CT and can be seen on the MLB Network and at MLB.com. Also, you can follow along on the draft’s Twitter account.The first two r...3476Thu, 05 Jun 2014 19:17:00 +0000