https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/page/34/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/minor-league-recap-stretch-run-for-the-minors-begins-r317/Contrary to popular belief, neither Yonathan Perlaza nor Luke Little turned into dust when they weren't selected for big-league promotions on Sept. 1. There might yet be transactions ahead that affect the parent club. Still, there are also prospects with plenty at stake down the stretch. Io...317Tue, 05 Sep 2023 13:15:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-minor-league-relief-pitcher-of-the-month-august-2023-r311/As a caveat before these rankings proceed, a player must have appeared in at least three games at any one level to earn consideration. Sample sizes, especially for relievers, over a one-month span are never large, but there needs to be some established data to properly analyze a player. Also, a...311Mon, 04 Sep 2023 13:17:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-minor-league-hitter-of-the-month-august-2023-r305/August is always a fun month for minor leaguers: the most recent draft class gets added to rosters, many players get mid-season promotions to accommodate them, and others make their final push to be a September call-up. Who in the Cubs system took full advantage of their month of August?  ...305Sun, 03 Sep 2023 12:12:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-minor-league-starting-pitcher-of-the-month-august-2023-r308/Honorable Mentions: Shane Greene (Iowa Cubs, AAA) 2.16 ERA, 10.8 K/9 :  Shane Green is an MLB veteran, so he should be able to carve up AAA in theory, but he's also working on reinventing himself on the mound as the sun sets on his career. He's pitched well enough that he will almost assuredly...308Sat, 02 Sep 2023 12:17:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/destination-the-show-episode-3-r306/Join JD Cameron and Jeremy Nygaard for Episode 3. The main focus of this episode was the Brewers draft, but there is plenty of general baseball talk as well. They also take their first look at the 2024 draft and round the show off by talking about a few minor league promotions. Time-stamped...306Thu, 31 Aug 2023 14:45:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/minor-league-week-in-review-saying-goodbye-to-jordan-wicks-and-hello-to-jefferson-rojas-and-alexander-canario-r299/Iowa Cubs, AAA (2-4)  Iowa continued to struggle this week, dropping five of six to Indianapolis. Jordan Wicks was called up, throwing a bit of a wrench into things. With the September roster expansion about to happen, Iowa will likely get picked over a few more times between now and the next...299Tue, 29 Aug 2023 13:13:04 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-minor-league-recap-crow-armstrong-cant-stop-wont-stop-alcantara-returns-canario-struggles-r282/Iowa Cubs, AAA (3-3)  Up and down week, the Iowa Cubs, with runs a plenty (both scored and surrendered), with the lowest scoring game of the week at 5-3, and only going up from there.   🔥 Jordan Wicks: 4.2 IP, 7 K, 0 BB, 2 R, 2 ER: I think this could be Jordan Wicks' last start in AAA.  H...282Tue, 22 Aug 2023 14:10:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/minor-league-recap-caissie-crow-armstrong-continue-hot-start-south-bend-struggles-r264/Iowa Cubs, AAA (5-0) A great week on the road for the Iowa Cubs, who went undefeated against Omaha on the road. Offensively, the Iowa Cubs scored no less than seven runs in any game, punctuated by a 20-1 victory on Wednesday. Matt Mervis hit three home runs on his own en route to a 189 wRC+ fo...264Mon, 14 Aug 2023 21:00:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/the-quest-for-velocity-in-the-cubs-minor-league-system-r255/The word “revolution” gets thrown out a bit too often, and we’re all guilty of using it in hyperbolic ways. Let’s be real. Those chicken wings you had last night were good, but they didn’t revolutionize appetizers.  However, pitching over the course of the last decade has truly been going t...255Fri, 11 Aug 2023 12:14:00 +0000https://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 +0000