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That OF would not be good. I like Jackson's future, but I don't think the Cubs should count on him next season to put up better than a .750 OPS. Given his propensity to strike out, I get the feeling he'll need time to adjust to major league pitching and will go through plenty of growing pains next season. Byrd's a fine player, but he loses some value when moved to a corner spot. As for Colvin...egh. He's better than his current numbers indicate, but I don't think he'll ever hit enough and walk enough to merit being a full-time starter at a corner OF spot. As a left handed power hitter who can spot start in all three OF spots and come off the bench, he's fine. As a full-time starter in the OF, I have my doubts. If Soriano gets traded, this team will need to bring in a free agent or make a trade. Matt Kemp would be ideal. Andre Ethier would be good.

Rick Hahn would be a great choice, but I'm not sure it would be a great PR move to take a guy from the White Sox to turn around the Cubs. I think Ricketts will have a long list of excellent choices, so a connection to the crosstown rivals might hurt Hahn's chances. Ricketts would be a complete and total moron if he decided not to hire Hahn on the basis that Hahn works for the White Sox.

How much does it matter to have left-handed hitting and left-handed pitching for a team's success? Why? What should be a hitter's goal in an at bat?

Box Scores Iowa lost 11-10 Box Score CF B. Jackson 3/5, 2 R, 2B (9), 2 K, 2 assists (Home, 2B) SS M. Gonzalez 0/4, K RF/LF L. Montanez 0/2, 3 BB, R LF B. LaHair 1/4, R, 2 RBI, K 1B S. Moore 2/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, K, E (15, throw) 3B DJ LeMahieu 3/4, R, RBI 2B R. Flaherty 2/4, BB, R, RBI C C. Robinson 0/3, R, RBI, K PH M. Smith 0/1 PH/RF M. Spencer 1/2, R, 4 RBI, HR (1), K SP N. Struck 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, WP, Balk, HBP, 9-1 GO-FO RP C. Smith .2 IP, 4 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, HBP, 1-2 GO-FO RP HW Chen 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HR, 1-2 GO-FO RP J. Gaub 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO Tennessee won 7-4 in the 11th Box Score CF JH Ha 1/5 3B J. Vitters 0/4, BB, K 1B R. Ridling 3/4, BB, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR (19) SS J. Lake 1/3, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (6), HBP RF N. Perez 1/4, 2 K, CS (2) SP L. Suarez 5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 3 WP, HBP, 10-1 GO-FO RP K. Rhoderick 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, WP, 1-1 GO-FO RP J. Stevens 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 3-1 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 1 perfect, 2-0 GO-FO RP O. Martinez 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO Daytona lost 8-5 Box Score CF M. Szczur 1/5, K 2B L. Watkins 2/5, RBI, K, E (15, throw) LF E. Crawford 0/5, K 1B J. Bour 2/5, 2 R, RBI, HR (22), 2 K 3B M. Cerda 0/2, 2 BB, R RF M. Burgess 1/4, R, 2B (23), E (4, fielding) SS E. Soto 3/4, R PH G. Rohan 0/1 SP J. Lorick 3 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 2-2 GO-FO, E (7, throw) RP E. Figueroa 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 2-3 GO-FO RP B. Ebinger 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3-1 GO-FO RP J. Serrano 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 3-2 GO-FO RP K. Smit 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO Peoria lost 6-2 Box Score CF T. Easterling 1/4 2B R. Silva 1/4, 2 K, E (10, fielding) 1B R. Jones 2/4, 2B (32), E (11, fielding) 3B D. Geiger 1/4, 2 R, RBI, HR (1), E (10, fielding) C M. Gibbs 1/4, RBI LF J. Andreoli 0/4 DH J. Morelli 1/3 SP B. Wallach 4.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, WP, 8-4 GO-FO RP R. Lopez 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HR, 2-3 GO-FO RP Y. Gonzalez 1 perfect, 1-2 GO-FO Boise won 7-3 Box Score DH Z. DeVoss 0/1, 4 BB, K, SB (12), PO (2B) LF PC Chen 2/5, RBI, 2 2B (14) 3B W. Contreras 2/5, 3 R, RBI, HR (1), E (20, throw) 1B R. Cuneo 2/5, R, 3 RBI, 2B (4), HR (4), K RF R. Golden 0/4, BB, K, CS (2) SS W. Darvill 2/4, BB, R, 2B (7), K, E (11, fielding) 2B B. Zapenas 1/4, R, 2 RBI, HR (1) CF O. Zapata 1/4, R, 2B (3), 2 K SP J. Rosario 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, HR, WP, 10-2 GO-FO AZL Cubs won 7-3 Box Score LF KM Na 2/4, BB, R, K, 2 SB (8), PO (1B) SS G. Lockhart 2/5, 3 K 2B M. Hernandez 0/4, BB, R, K, CS (7) DH DY Kim 0/3, R, 2 K, HBP 3B G. Amaya 3/4, R, 3 RBI, 3B (7), SB (10) 1B R. Shoulders 0/3, BB, K C N. Rosario 2/4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (5), HR (3), K RF G. Gonzalez 1/4, R, RBI, 2B (5), 2 K, SB (4) CF T. Martin 0/4, 2 K RP A. Paulino 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 1-2 GO-FO RP L. Villalba 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 2-2 GO-FO RP F. Pena 3.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 2 HR, 2 WP, 1-3 GO-FO RP Y. Negin 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 1-2 GO-FO RP A. McKirahan 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K DSL Cubs 1 Canceled DSL Cubs 2 won 10-6 Box Score CF J. Baez 2/5, 2 R, SB (32), CS (10), Assist (1B) SS C. Penalver 1/4, R, K, E (16, throw) 3B J. Candelario 0/3, BB, R, RBI, 2 K, E (17, fielding) 1B X. Batista 0/2, 2 BB RF D. Arcila 3/4, 2 R, RBI, K, SB (7) RP A. Mejias 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 4-0 GO-FO RP A. Colinas 1 perfect, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO OVERALL: 4-3

I wonder if this was what the Ricketts announcement was going to be, or if there's still something in the offing.

Nightengale Bruce Miles also had an article about how Hendry likely would be retained. Whoops.

Agreed 100% with 1, 2, and 3. I'm 50/50 on #4. Wilken has been hampered in the past by budget constraints and this team has had a lot of issues with player development, so I'm willing to give him a bit of a pass on his drafts prior to this season. However, the number of high quality players that have come from his drafts has been noticeably lacking in this system. Off the top of my head, Brett Jackson is pretty much the highest rated and best-regarded prospect his drafts have produced so far. That's really not saying much in his favor. I feel like the Cubs could improve on Wilken. It'd be nice to keep him, but I wouldn't be sad to see him leave.

So, this pretty much means Mike Quade's getting the boot.

What in the world is the explanation for this weirdness?????? Wanted to keep consistency with getting the draftees signed. That explains the timing of the announcement, at least. Still, it's really strange to tell Hendry he's fired a little over a week before the trade deadline.

I'd love to trade Johnson because there are some young OF's that I'd like to see get time in September. I really don't care if we move Pena or not, though. Someone has to play 1B. Someone does, but I get the feeling Pena won't even net Type B compensation at this point.

So, now that Hendry's gone, can this team please trade guys like Reed Johnson and Carlos Pena while there's still time before the waiver deadline?

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On the one hand: [expletive] YES! On the other hand, Hendry presided over a number of the most successful Cubs teams in my life. He brought in Tim Wilken, revitalized the farm system, made some really good trades, took chances, and seemed like a good guy. 2003, 2004, and 2008 were fantastic seasons for a number of reasons, but Jim Hendry was responsible (at least in part) for building those teams. In that regard, I'm a bit sad to see him go. He'll land on his feet. However, this team needed a change.

Box Scores Iowa won 4-1 Box Score CF B. Jackson 1/4, BB, R, 3 K SS M. Gonzalez 1/4, BB, RBI, K LF L. Montanez 3/5, RBI 1B B. LaHair 0/5, 2 K DH S. Moore 0/4, BB, K 3B DJ LeMahieu 3/4, R, SB (5) 2B R. Flaherty 1/4, RBI, K RF M. Spencer 1/4, R, K, SB (1) C C. Robinson 1/4, R SP C. Rusin 7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 7-2 GO-FO RP B. Parker 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO RP S. Maine 1 perfect, 3 K Tennessee won 3-2 Box Score CF JH Ha 0/4 DH R. Ridling 1/4, 2B (23), K SS J. Lake 1/3, BB, R, RBI, 2B (7), K, SB (16) RF N. Perez 1/3, BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (8), K SP T. McNutt 7 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 2 HBP, 7-4 GO-FO RP M. Carrillo 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO RP M. Hatley 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 2-0 GO-FO Daytona lost 3-2 Box Score CF M. Szczur 1/3 SS L. Watkins 1/3, BB, R, RBI, HR (4), K LF E. Crawford 0/4, 2 K DH J. Bour 1/3, BB, CS (2) 1B G. Rohan 1/4, 2 K 3B M. Cerda 0/4, K RF A. Abreu 0/4, 3 K C M. Brenly 0/2, K PH M. Burgess 1/1 SP A. Guzman 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2-0 GO-FO RP DE Rhee 6.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 11 K, HR, WP, 4-4 GO-FO RP J. Latham 1 perfect, 2 K, 0-1 GO-FO Peoria won 8-2 Box Score 2B A. Alcantara 2/5, R, RBI, 3B (5), 2 E (39, throw, fielding) CF R. Silva 2/5, 3 R, RBI 1B R. Jones 3/3, BB, 2 RBI, 2B (31) 3B D. Geiger 1/3, 2 RBI C S. Burruel 0/4, 2 K RF J. Morelli 2/4, R, RBI, 2B (1), K LF B. Klafczynski 0/4, K SP M. Del Valle 5.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K, 6-2 GO-FO RP P. Levitt 2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5-2 GO-FO Boise lost 3-2 Box Score 2B Z. DeVoss 0/5, 2 K LF/3B W. Contreras 1/4, K 1B P. Hoilman 0/4, 2 K RF R. Golden 0/4, 3 K C Y. Cabezas 0/3, BB, K CF O. Zapata 1/2, 2 BB, R, 3B (1), K 3B K. Socorro 0/3, K PH/LF R. Cuneo 1/1, R, RBI, HR (3) SP YL Wang 4.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 2 WP, 3-2 GO-FO RP S. McDonald 3.2 perfect, 3 K, 3-3 GO-FO RP H. Mayora .1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 won Game 1 of their DH 5-4 in the 8th Box Score SS A. Gonzalez 0/3, 2 BB, R, 2 K, E (22, fielding) 2B J. Ortega 0/2, 2 BB, R, K, SB (17) Game 2 of DSL Cubs 1's DH canceled DSL Cubs 2 lost 2-0 in a rain-shortened game Box Score CF J. Baez 1/3, SB (31) SS C. Penalver 1/3, SB (21) 3B J. Candelario 1/3, K, E (16, fielding) RF X. Batista 1/3, K 1B D. Arcila 0/1, BB SP A. Santana 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, Balk, 3-0 GO-FO OVERALL: 4-3

Box Scores Iowa won 8-7 Box Score CF B. Jackson 2/5, 2 R, 2B (8), K, SB (5) SS M. Gonzalez 1/3, 2 RBI, 2B (9), K LF L. Montanez 0/3, 2 BB, 2 R, Assist (2B) 1B B. LaHair 1/4, BB, R, RBI, 2 K 3B S. Moore 2/4, 2 R, RBI, HBP DH DJ LeMahieu 2/4, BB, RBI, 2B (6) 2B R. Flaherty 2/4, 2 RBI, 2 K RF M. Spencer 1/3, R, RBI, K C C. Robinson 2/4 SP A. Cabrera 4.1 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 5 BB, 4 K, 2 WP, 3-5 GO-FO, E (1, pickoff) RP R. Coello 2.2 perfect, 3 K, 3-1 GO-FO RP J. Berg 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HR, 2-1 GO-FO RP J. Gaub 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-1 GO-FO Tennessee won 4-1 Box Score SS J. Lake 2/4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B 6), HR (5) CF JH Ha 1/3, RBI, 2B (15), K 1B R. Ridling 2/4, R, RBI, HR (17), CS (2) 3B J. Vitters 0/4, K, E (23, fielding) RF N. Samson 0/3, K, HBP SP R. Searle 7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 2 HBP, 8-3 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 1-2 GO-FO Daytona won 4-3 Box Score CF/LF E. Crawford 3/5, 2 RBI, SB (30) 2B L. Watkins 0/4, K 3B M. Cerda 2/4, RBI, SB (3), E (10, throw) DH G. Rohan 1/3, 2 K, HBP 1B J. Bour 2/4 LF/RF A. Abreu 0/4, 3 K, Assist (2B) RF M. Burgess 1/3, BB, R, 2B (22), Assist (Home) PR/CF M. Szczur 0/0, R SS E. Soto 1/3, 2 R C C. Noble 1/4, K SP C. Harman 4 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 6 BB, 6 K, WP, 3-2 GO-FO RP A. Kurcz 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-2 GO-FO RP K. Smit 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HBP, 4-1 GO-FO RP F. Batista 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-0 GO-FO Peoria won 5-4 Box Score 2B A. Alcantara 0/3, 2 BB, K, SB (8), CS (3), E (37, throw) CF R. Silva 2/5, R 1B R. Jones 2/5, R, RBI 3B D. Geiger 3/5, 2 R, RBI, K C M. Gibbs 2/3, BB, RBI, 2B (11) DH J. Morelli 1/4, RBI, K DH B. Klafczynski 1/3, BB, RBI SP L. Liria 4 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 6 BB, 2 K, Balk, 4-3 GO-FO RP P. Francescon 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, WP, 5-2 GO-FO RP R. Pichardo 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 4-0 GO-FO Boise lost 8-2 Box Score 2B Z. DeVoss 2/4, BB, R, K CF PC Chen 1/3, BB, R, K PH K. Socorro 0/1, K 1B R. Cuneo 1/3, BB, 2 RBI, 2B (3), 2 K, E (1, fielding) DH P. Hoilman 0/2, 2 BB, K LF W. Contreras 0/3, 2 K SS W. Darvill 0/2, 2 BB, K RF O. Zapata 0/4, 2 K SP B. Wells 3.1 IP, 11 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HR, 2 WP, 6-0 GO-FO RP K. Burke 3.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K, 3-1 GO-FO RP C. Thomas 1 perfect, 1 K AZL Cubs lost 5-4 Box Score CF T. Martin 1/5, RBI, K, 2 SB (2) 2B M. Hernandez 1/4, BB, R, K, SB (9) SS G. Amaya 0/3, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 E (12, fielding, throw) RF J. Andreoli 1/4, PO (1B) C N. Rosario 1/4, K DH DY Kim 1/4, R, 2B (9), K LF G. Schlecht 0/1, BB LF KM Na 1/2, RBI, 2B (5) SP G. Hicks .2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K RP JY Kim 4.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 4-7 GO-FO, E (1, throw) RP J. Pugliese 2.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 3-2 GO-FO RP RP A. McKirahan .1 perfect, 2-0 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost Game 1 of their DH 3-2 in the 8th Box Score 2B/LF A. Gonzalez 0/4 SS F. Sanchez 0/3, BB, 2 K SP G. Abreu 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 2 WP, 8-2 GO-FO, E (5, pickoff) Game 2 of DSL Cubs 1's DH Suspended DSL Cubs 2 won 7-6 Box Score CF J. Baez 3/3, BB, 2B (12), SB (30), CS (9), Assist (Home) SS C. Penalver 0/5, R, K, E (15, fielding) 3B J. Candelario 0/2, 2 BB, R, HBP, E (15, throw) 1B/RF X. Batista 2/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (11), E (6, pickoff) SP P. Araujo 4 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, HR, WP, HBP, 4-2 GO-FO OVERALL: 5-3

Box Scores Iowa won 9-7 Box Score CF B. Jackson 2/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, 3B (2), 2 K, PO (1B) LF L. Montanez 2/4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 2B (18) RF B. Snyder 1/5, RBI, 2B (26), 3 K 1B B. LaHair 2/4, BB, R, 2 RBI, 2B (33), HR (34), K 2B S. Moore 1/4, 2 K 3B DJ LeMahieu 1/4 DH R. Flaherty 1/4, R, 3B (1), 2 K SS M. Gonzalez 2/4, 2 R, RBI C C. Robinson 1/4, R, K SP A. Bibens-Dirkx 4.2 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 5 BB, 7 K, 3 HR, 3-3 GO-FO RP HW Chen 1.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 0-2 GO-FO RP C. Smith 1 perfect, 1 K, 0-2 GO-FO RP S. Maine 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K, 1-0 GO-FO Tennessee won 8-6 Box Score 3B J. Vitters 2/5, 2 R 1B R. Ridling 2/4, 2 R, RBI, 2B (22), 2 K RF N. Perez 2/4, R, 2 RBI, 2B (14), K, E (3, fielding) 2B N. Samson 0/3, BB, R, RBI SP E. Jokisch 4 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, HBP, 4-2 GO-FO RP O. Martinez 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 0-2 GO-FO RP J. Stevens 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, WP, 1-0 GO-FO RP M. Hatley 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 2-0 GO-FO Daytona lost 5-2 Box Score CF M. Szczur 1/3, K, HBP PH A. Abreu 0/1, K SS L. Watkins 2/4, R, 2 SB (20) LF E. Crawford 0/4, RBI, K, Assist (2B) 1B J. Bour 0/3, BB, 3 K 3B G. Rohan 1/3, BB, 2B (7), K 2B M. Cerda 1/3, BB, RBI RF M. Burgess 0/4, K C C. Noble 0/3, BB, R, K SP M. Loosen 4.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR, 2 WP, HBP, 5-8 GO-FO RP J. Latham 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-1 GO-FO RP B. Ebinger 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K RP E. Figueroa 1 perfect, 2 K, 0-1 GO-FO Peoria lost 7-4 Box Score CF T. Easterling 2/5, R 2B R. Silva 1/3, BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (2), SB (6) 1B R. Jones 0/3, BB, 3 K 3B D. Geiger 0/3, BB, K C M. Gibbs 2/4, R, 2 RBI, HR (2) LF J. Morelli 1/4, K DH B. Klafczynski 1/3, BB SP S. Peralta 5.2 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 2 HR, 8-2 GO-FO RP R. Garcia 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 2-1 GO-FO RP R. Lopez 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K Boise won 7-6 Box Score 2B Z. DeVoss 1/3, 2 BB, 2 K CF PC Chen 0/2, BB, RBI RF R. Golden 2/4, BB, 3 R DH R. Cuneo 2/4, BB, R, 3 RBI, 2B (2), HR (2), K 1B P. Hoilman 2/4, R, K 3B W. Contreras 2/4, K, 3 E (19, fielding x 3) SS W. Darvill 1/4 SP W. Cruz 4 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 2 WP, 9-1 GO-FO RP J. Sandoval 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HBP, 5-1 GO-FO RP D. Fitzgerald 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 3-1 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 8-4 Box Score CF KM Na 1/5, R, K 3B M. Hernandez 1/3, BB, RBI, 2B (15), K, CS (6) SS G. Amaya 0/4, 3 K, 2 E (10, throw, fielding) RF J. Andreoli 2/3, BB, R, SB (1) LF DY Kim 1/4, R, RBI, 2 K C C. Romero 0/3, BB, K DH G. Schlecht 2/4, RBI, K SP B. Smith 3 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2-3 GO-FO RP A. Jimenez 3.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, WP, 5-0 GO-FO RP Y. Sanchez 1.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 2-0 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost 12-9 Box Score DH J. Ortega 2/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, K, 2 SB (16), CS (5) SS F. Sanchez 0/2, BB SS A. Gonzalez 0/1, BB, K DSL Cubs 2 lost 4-2 Box Score CF J. Baez 2/5, R, RBI, 3B (3), K, SB (29), E (5, fielding) SS C. Penalver 1/3, 2 BB, SB (20) DH J. Candelario 0/4, RBI, 2 K 1B D. Arcila 0/4, K, HBP RF X. Batista 1/3, BB, K OVERALL: 3-5

Even the ones available in the first round are normally gone in the first five picks.

Huh, 35th rounder RHP Ian Dickson signed.

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Box Scores Iowa won 7-3 Box Score CF B. Jackson 2/5, R, 2 RBI, 2 K, Assist (2B) LF L. Montanez 0/4 1B S. Moore 1/3, R, 2 K, HBP DH B. LaHair 2/4, R, 2 RBI, HR (33), K RF M. Spencer 0/4, 2 K 3B DJ LeMahieu 0/4, 2 K 2B R. Flaherty 2/4, 2 R, K SS M. Gonzalez 2/3, R, RBI, K C C. Robinson 1/4, R, RBI, 2B (10), 2 K SP J. Jackson 6.2 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 9-8 GO-FO RP B. Parker 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 0-3 GO-FO Tennessee won 11-6 Box Score CF JH Ha 0/5, R, 2 K PR/3B N. Samson 0/0, R 3B/1B J. Vitters 2/3, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI RF N. Perez 0/4, BB, R SS J. Lake 2/5, 2 R, RBI, HR (4), K SP B. Raley 5 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, HR, HBP, 6-0 GO-FO RP M. Carrillo 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 2-2 GO-FO RP K. Rhoderick .2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, HR, 2-0 GO-FO RP R. Dolis 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-2 GO-FO Daytona lost 6-3 Box Score CF M. Szczur 3/5, 2B (7) 2B L. Watkins 1/4, RBI, 2 K, SB (18), E (14, throw) LF E. Crawford 0/4, 2 K DH J. Bour 1/4, R, SB (2) 3B M. Cerda 1/3, BB, R, 3B (1), K RF M. Burgess 2/4, 2 RBI, SB (1) C M. Brenly 0/4, K SS E. Soto 1/4, R, 2 K, 2 E (4, fielding, throw) SP A. Guzman 2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 4-2 GO-FO RP J. Antigua 5 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 10-1 GO-FO RP J. Serrano 1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HR, 2-0 GO-FO Boise lost 4-1 Box Score CF O. Zapata 1/5, 2B (2), K LF PC Chen 2/4, K RF R. Golden 0/4, 2 K 1B R. Cuneo 0/4, 3 K DH P. Hoilman 1/4, 2B (11), 2 K SS W. Darvill 2/4, K 2B B. Zapenas 0/3, K, E (1, throw) PH W. Contreras 1/1, RBI C Y. Cabezas 1/4, K SP A. Reed 4 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HBP, 8-3 GO-FO RP C. Richardson 3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, HBP, 2-1 GO-FO RP SM Jung 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, WP, 2-2 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 9-1 Box Score CF KM Na 0/3, 2 BB, K SS M. Hernandez 2/4 2B G. Amaya 0/4 C N. Rosario 1/4, 2 K RF T. Martin 1/3, K SP H. Simpson 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, 3-1 GO-FO RP C. Greathouse 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, 2 WP, 1-2 GO-FO RP R. Hartman 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, WP, 2-1 GO-FO RP Y. Negrin 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1-1 GO-FO RP R. Diplan 2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 3 HR, 1-2 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost a shortened game 6-2 Box Score SS A. Gonzalez 1/2, 2 BB, R, K, E (21, missed catch) 2B J. Ortega 0/0, 4 BB, R, CS (4) SP A. Mejias 4.2 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 5 BB, 1 K, 3-5 GO-FO RP J. De la Cruz 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1-5 GO-FO Game 2 of DSL Cubs 1's DH canceled DSL Cubs 2 won the continuation of their suspended game 12-4 Box Score SS C. Penalver 1/5, R, 2 K, E (12, throw) DH J. Candelario 2/5, R, RBI, K CF J. Baez 1/2, R, RBI, K, CS (7) RF D. Arcila 1/2, 3 BB, 3 R 1B X. Batista 2/4, BB, R, RBI, E (3, throw) SP P. Araujo 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 2 K, WP, 4-0 GO-FO RP H. Perez 2.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 4-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 won their regularly scheduled game 5-4 Box Score CF J. Baez 0/4, R, K, SB (28) SS C. Penalver 1/4, R, RBI, K 3B J. Candelario 1/4, K, SB (4) 1B D. Arcila 1/3, BB, K RF X. Batista 1/3, R, RBI, HR (10) RP A. Colinas 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 1-1 GO-FO OVERALL: 3-4

Apparently Maples might have gotten the highest signing bonus of anyone outside the top two rounds. If so, that's pretty damn impressive on the Cubs' part.

His best comp? Juan Pierre.

Brewers got Jungmann and Bradley. Drat.

49ers fail at recreating The Catch. Link

$7.2m to Rendon. Wow. Jesus, 7.2M for Rendon +3M for Goodwin. They're already over 10M on 2 picks...... $6m bonus according to Callis, $7.2m guaranteed. They also handed over something like $2m to Alex Meyer.