https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/page/27/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-minor-league-recap-south-bend-smokies-shine-while-others-falter-r247/We saw a few important promotions and some excellent play, so let’s recap a few of the highlights and lowlights of noticeable Cub prospects during the first month of August: Low A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans (2-4) Rough week for the Pelicans, dropping 4 of 6 on the week, and offensively, it wa...247Mon, 07 Aug 2023 19:04:57 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-minor-league-hitter-of-the-month-july-2023-r243/  One of the really fun things about doing these types of lists for minor leaguers is the variety. There are several names on this that are familiar, the top 20 prospect guys. But maybe there are a few names that you didn't recognize, or didn't know as much about. Hopefully this will help y...243Sat, 05 Aug 2023 12:16:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-minor-league-relief-pitcher-of-the-month-july-2023-r242/Bullpens are often forgotten, or at least not talked about as much until things go poorly. If a reliever comes in and tosses a 1-2-3 inning, it doesn't get talked about many times. A reliever can have eight straight scoreless outings, but if he gives up five runs in 1/3 of an inning in the ninth...242Fri, 04 Aug 2023 15:19:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-minor-league-starting-pitcher-of-the-month-july-2023-r228/This last month, a few Cubs Minor Leaguers took significant strides in their professional careers. Here is how the best in the system threw in July. Honorable Mention 3: Riley Thompson, Triple-A Iowa Cubs Riley Thompson made three starts in July that were showing a great improvement in hi...228Wed, 02 Aug 2023 13:14:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/three-reasons-im-not-giving-up-on-brennen-davis%E2%80%A6and-why-you-shouldnt-either-r213/Brennen Davis's performances have been filled with strikeout issues, multiple injuries, disappointing results, and weak contact…and this is quite the fall from his position of grace exiting the futures game in 2021. The easy thing to do would be to look at the sub 70 wRC+ he’s put up in his two...213Sun, 30 Jul 2023 12:31:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-milb-report-miguel-amaya-cristian-hernandez-bj-murray-ezequiel-pagan/Let’s get to the report. As always, please feel free to discuss and ask questions.  TRANSACTIONS On Thursday, the Iowa Cubs activated second baseman Bryce Windham. On Wednesday, the Smokies released catcher Tim Susnara. IOWA CUBS COURIER   Iowa 5, Indianapolis 10  Box Score The Cubs...97Fri, 19 May 2023 19:07:26 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/north-side-baseballs-2023-top-20-cubs-prospects-may-update-r92/The Cubs' farm system has yielded a huge number of interesting performances over the first six weeks of the young season. There's a sense of growing depth and greater potential impact than we anticipated even two months ago, although we've also seen a bit of the inevitable downside of relying on...92Wed, 17 May 2023 12:32:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-milb-report-miguel-amaya-brody-mccullough-juan-mora/Let’s get to the report. As always, please feel free to discuss and ask questions.  TRANSACTIONS Iowa Cubs activated C Jake Washer. And sent C David Avitia to South Bend. IOWA CUBS COURIER   Iowa 2, Toledo 6 Box Score The Cubs dropped the finale Sunday to Toledo by a score of 6-2...89Mon, 15 May 2023 02:07:55 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/milb-report-ben-brown-fabian-pertuz-ezequiel-pagan-yohendrick-pinango-owen-caissie/I thought I would try something new today here at North Side Baseball/Cubs. This is the first Minor League Report here. This daily review of the organization's farm system has been a staple since long before Twins Daily became Twins Daily over 10 years ago. It essentially becomes a one-stop shop...82Thu, 11 May 2023 07:16:24 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-minor-league-week-in-review-418-23-morel-and-made-mash-thompson-dazzles-r60/The Cubs are sitting in this place, behind the Brewers and the upstart Pittsburgh Pirates, but they have played arguably better than expected. The exciting thing is that there are several players in Iowa ready to help when needed, and there are intriguing hitters and pitchers at every level of t...60Tue, 25 Apr 2023 07:08:51 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-minor-league-week-in-review-410-16-caissie-and-morel-mash-r50/There are essentially two purposes of an organization's minor-league system. The first is to develop players that will help at the big-league level. The second would be to trade prospects to gain players to help the big-league club during a winning cycle.  Where are the Chicago Cubs right n...50Tue, 18 Apr 2023 03:29:35 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/north-side-baseballs-2023-top-20-cubs-prospects-1-pete-crow-armstrong-r49/It was harder to say goodbye to Javier Báez than to any of the other Cubs who departed at the 2021 trade deadline. Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant were, at their best, better players. They’d been bigger contributors to the 2016 team that won the World Series, even though Báez had huge hits in the...49Mon, 17 Apr 2023 11:42:30 +0000