https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/page/10/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/evaluating-moises-ballesteross-cup-of-coffee-with-chicago-cubs-r1803/When evaluating young players, especially in their first cup of coffee at the highest level, it's easy to want to go to a player's FanGraphs page, take a cursory look at the numbers, and come to a conclusion. Jumping over to Moises Ballesteros's page would have you see the 41 wRC+, the .226 wOBA...1803Thu, 22 May 2025 11:15:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/minor-league-hot-or-not-is-will-sanders-breaking-out-r1798/The Cubs' homegrown talent pipeline has been very important this year. Matt Shaw, Moisés Ballesteros, and Cade Horton have all seen big-league action, and a handful of other Iowa Cubs will likely see action, as well. The Cubs are a bit banged up, specifically in the rotation, so getting good res...1798Wed, 21 May 2025 16:44:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/minor-league-weekend-recap-can-kevin-alcantara-unlock-his-power-r1792/It was a fun weekend all around for the affiliates. The Cubs’ top outfield prospects led an Iowa resurgence, Knoxville tossed back-to-back shutouts, Myrtle Beach split the weekend away series, and despite consecutive losses, South Bend showed some fight against the Lugnuts. Cubs Affiliate O...1792Mon, 19 May 2025 17:30:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/matt-shaw-made-changes-with-iowa-cubs%E2%80%94but-not-the-ones-youd-think-r1785/If you were hoping that you'd click on this article, open it up and read that Matt Shaw had either changed his setup or gotten rid of his leg kick, then I have bad news for you; he hasn't. Shaw's general batting stance, load, and leg kick are all in a very similar form to what you saw earlier th...1785Sun, 18 May 2025 16:17:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/chicago-cubs-minor-league-report-matt-shaw-continues-torrid-stretch-r1784/Cubs Affiliate Overview (May 15–16) • Triple-A Iowa Cubs Series vs. St. Paul Saints (Minnesota Twins): Cubs lead 4–1 Season Record: 23–17 • Double-A Tennessee Smokies Series vs. Columbus Clingstones (Atlanta Braves): Clingstones lead 3–1 Season Record: 17–18 • High-A South...1784Sat, 17 May 2025 18:18:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-milb-midweek-report-shaw-rakes-rojas-extends-smokies-pelicans-battle-late-r1780/Matt Shaw delivered across both games for Iowa, Jefferson Rojas stretched his on-base streak to 16, and Jaylen Palmer’s grand slam wasn’t enough to stop a wild extra-inning loss in Knoxville. Myrtle Beach split a doubleheader behind another strong start from Brooks Caple, while South Bend suffer...1780Fri, 16 May 2025 20:10:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-minor-league-weekend-in-review-jefferson-rojas-is-really-that-dude-no-hitter-watch-r1768/The affiliates were on fire this weekend, bringing us exciting games and racking up wins across all levels. Teams went almost perfectly, with South Bend picking up the sole loss. Despite missing a clean weekend sweep, fans were spoiled with action across the board. South Bend swept their doubleh...1768Mon, 12 May 2025 18:31:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/chicago-cubs-minor-league-report-wiggins-dominant-alc%C3%A1ntara-continues-to-hit-r1766/Chicago Cubs Minor League Report: Cubs Affiliate Overview (May 8–9) • Triple-A Iowa Cubs Series at Toledo Mud Hens (Detroit Tigers): Mud Hens lead 3–1 Season Record: 17–16 • Double-A Tennessee Smokies Series at Chattanooga Lookouts (Cincinnati Reds): Tied 2–2 Season Record: 14–...1766Sat, 10 May 2025 15:50:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/get-to-know-these-new-cubs-top-prospects-r1758/Our North Side Baseball users have spoken! In our most recent run of fan voting, there has been a bit of reshuffling in our consensus Cubs top-20 list. To see the entire list, check out the results of our fan voting. Many of our users provided small write-ups for each prospect. If you're so incl...1758Sat, 10 May 2025 13:33:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-milb-midweek-report-alvarez-homers-caple-cruises-rojas-extends-on-base-streak-r1760/Farm System at a Glance: Iowa Cubs: 0-2 vs. Toledo | Season: 13-17 Tennessee Smokies: 1-1 @ Chattanooga | Season: 17-11 South Bend Cubs: 0-2 vs. Fort Wayne | Season: 7-22 Myrtle Beach Pelicans: 1-1 vs. Delmarva | Season: 11-17 I...1760Thu, 08 May 2025 16:32:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/minor-league-hot-or-not-cade-horton-is-on-fire-r1755/The Cubs are in the best-case scenario with many of their prospects. The parent club is so good that there aren't many spots for their guys to break through. This isn't a bad thing, as we could see this week with Cade Horton. It means that the team isn't forcing prospects into spots that they're...1755Wed, 07 May 2025 12:30:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/minor-league-weekend-recap-goodbye-shota-hello-horton-r1751/Every affiliate except Iowa got worse this weekend, with losses piling up across the board. Rain washed out Knoxville, South Bend got rocked, and Myrtle Beach got walked off. The organization's top prospects continue to shine through the dark, though. Matt Shaw is holding steady after his reboun...1751Tue, 06 May 2025 14:20:02 +0000