https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/page/12/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/chicago-cubs-minor-league-report-april-17%E2%80%9318-r1694/Cubs Affiliate Overview (April 17–18) Triple-A Iowa Cubs Series vs. St. Paul Saints: Tied 2–2 Season Record: 10–7 Double-A Tennessee Smokies Series vs. Chattanooga Lookouts: Lookouts lead 3–1 Season Record: 5–6 High-A South Bend Cubs...1694Sat, 19 Apr 2025 16:08:17 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/are-the-cubs-evolving-how-they-develop-young-arms-r1693/If you read my article looking at Cade Horton recently (you can check it out here), I wrote that after Horton struggled a bit in the fourth inning of his outing on Wednesday, I was convinced his day was done. It's probably important to give some context as to why I was so convinced that he was d...1693Sat, 19 Apr 2025 11:50:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/iowa-cubs-tie-franchise-record-with-eight-home-runs-in-20-6-rout-over-st-paul-r1692/To put that into perspective, it’s like scaling the Sears Tower—twice. It's about the length of Navy Pier – which measures roughly 3,000 feet from shoreline to tip. The I-Cubs could’ve just about slugged baseballs from the base of the pier into Lake Michigan No matter how you measure it, th...1692Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:15:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-minor-league-report-april-15%E2%80%9316-horton-dominates-ballesteros-breaks-out-murray-makes-history-r1690/Cubs Affiliate Overview (April 15–16) Triple-A Iowa Cubs Series vs. St. Paul Saints: Tied 1–1 Season Record: 9–6 Double-A Tennessee Smokies Series vs. Chattanooga Lookouts: Tied 1–1 Season Record: 5–4 High-A South Bend Cubs Series vs....1690Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:10:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cade-horton-is-almost-ready-for-showtime-r1689/  The best version of Cade Horton is a bully. I don't mean to suggest that he stuffs opposing second basemen into lockers, steals center fielders' lunch money or sends mean messages to catchers on social media. No, the best version of Cade Horton bullies hitters with dominating stuff inside...1689Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:31:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/as-the-bullpen-struggles-answers-may-be-found-in-iowa-r1681/The 2025 season has been pretty fun, so far. The Cubs are playing some of the best baseball we've seen the team play since the pre-pandemic world. This has resulted in a winning record against some of the best teams in baseball halfway through April. However, the fact that they're enjoyabl...1681Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:32:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/surging-cristian-hern%C3%A1ndez-named-midwest-league-player-of-the-week-r1680/Cristian Hernández, the North Side Baseball #10-ranked prospect, had an absolutely monster week at the dish for the South Bend Cubs. The shortstop went 10-for-22 (.455) with four runs scored, four doubles, a home run, three RBI and three walks over six games vs. Peoria (St. Louis Cardinals), ear...1680Tue, 15 Apr 2025 01:12:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-minor-leaguers-hot-or-not-jordan-wicks-looks-ready-r1677/We're on our second week of 2025, which means our second week of "Hot or Not?" If you're looking for recaps of each game in depth, we give deep dives for each team bi-weekly designed to give as more in depth view of each game. You can view the most recent recap, from @Billy Reich here. Hot or No...1677Mon, 14 Apr 2025 22:08:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-minor-league-weekend-in-review-411-413-go-iowa-cubs-go-r1676/Cubs Minor League Report: April 11–13, 2025 Farm System at a glance: Iowa Cubs (AAA): 3–1 over the weekend, 8-5 for the season Knoxville Smokies (AA): 3–1 over the weekend, 5-3 for the season South Bend Cubs (High-A): 2–2 over the weekend, 4-5 for t...1676Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:37:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-minor-league-recap-standout-cubs-performances-across-the-system-april-8-10-r1668/Cubs Minor League Report: April 8–10, 2025 Farm System at a glance: Iowa Cubs (AAA): 2–1 for the series, 5-4 for the season Knoxville Smokies (AA): 1–1 for the series, 2-2 for the season South Bend Cubs (High-A): 2–0 for the series, 2-3 for the seas...1668Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:02:37 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-minor-league-recap-owen-caissie-cade-horton-get-back-in-the-saddle-r1655/Baseball is back—for the Chicago Cubs, and for all four of their full-season affiliates. There are some familiar top prospects (such as Owen Caissie, Cade Horton and Kevin Alcántara) on whom to keep watch. A few new names have made their debuts, such as recent 2024 draftees. One affiliate even d...1655Mon, 07 Apr 2025 20:08:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/2025-cubs-minor-league-preview-who-might-make-it-to-chicago-r1620/Baseball season is literally right around the corner, and if you've been focused mostly on the Chicago Cubs 26-man roster, their roster decisions, and who is thriving early on, I wouldn't blame you — this is arguably the most exciting Cubs team since 2018. With that said, the Cubs will have a pr...1620Sun, 30 Mar 2025 11:50:01 +0000