I wonder what was the last time a shutout was pitched by the Cubs using nothing but homegrown pitchers. Zambrano? Even more interesting...I wonder what was the last time an entire game of any outcome was pitched by the Cubs using nothing but homegrown pitchers.
I don't think thats necessarily true. I suspect that Iowa is simply not at liberty to list someone on its roster while they are still on an active MLB spring training roster. Until they are optioned or reassigned.
When he was with the Astros as a youngster, he was the epitome of poor baseball instincts. The anti-Javy. I presume he's gotten some better with age and experience, but that's probably not a strong suit.