https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/page/23/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/chicago-cubs-minor-league-report-cristian-hernandez-jaxon-wiggins-continue-hot-starts-as-affiliates-sputter-r1719/Cubs Affiliate Overview (April 24–25) Triple-A Iowa Cubs Series vs. Louisville Bats (Cincinnati Reds): Bats lead 2–0 Season Record: 11–9 Double-A Tennessee Smokies Series vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Miami Marlins): Blue Wahoos lead 3–1 Season Record: 9–9 High-A South Bend C...1719Sat, 26 Apr 2025 14:40:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-milb-midweek-report-hernandez-caissie-and-aliendo-lead-the-farm-surge-r1713/Farm System at a Glance: Iowa Cubs (AAA): 0–3 vs. Louisville  Knoxville Smokies (AA): 1–1 vs. Pensacola  South Bend Cubs (High-A): 3–0 vs. Beloit  Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Low-A): 0–1 vs. Kannapolis Triple-A: Iowa Cubs (6–6) Opponent: Louisville Bats (Cincinnati Reds...1713Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:35:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/christian-franklin-iowa-cubs-forgotten-outfielder-has-made-big-strides-this-spring-r1705/Christian Franklin was the Cubs' fourth-round selection in the 2021 draft. At the time, it felt like the Cubs got a bit of a steal. Franklin was a draft-eligible "sophomore" from the SEC who had a good run of production; you'd tend to find these types higher in the draft. The reason I used the q...1705Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:13:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/power-surge-in-south-bend-andy-garriola-named-midwest-league-player-of-the-week-r1702/Despite a challenging outing against the Whitecaps, the South Bend Cubs didn’t lack for fireworks in West Michigan last week — one bat in particular caught fire. Andy Garriola was named the Midwest League Player of the Week after a dominant six-game series that saw him blast four home runs, incl...1702Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:12:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/minor-league-hot-or-not-can-anyone-stop-moises-ballesteros-r1700/April enters into it's final full week, and the Cubs' minor-league affiliates are chugging along so far. Iowa got a big boost with the addition of Matt Shaw mid-week (trying to look at the positive side of things), as the third baseman is headed back to the I-Cubs for timing work. Not to be miss...1700Mon, 21 Apr 2025 22:12:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/chicago-cubs-minor-league-report-bj-murray-stays-red-hot-south-bend-struggles-mightily-r1701/Cubs Affiliate Overview (April 19–20) Triple-A Iowa Cubs Series vs. St. Paul Saints: Cubs lead 3–2 Season Record: 11–7 Double-A Tennessee Smokies Series vs. Chattanooga Lookouts: Tied 3–3 Season Record: 8–6 High-A South Bend Cubs Seri...1701Mon, 21 Apr 2025 19:40:00 +0000https://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 +0000