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There's really no reason to blow this team up. The division is likely to be mediocre, at best, next year and there are some really big time FAs on the market this offseason. The only reason we should trade Aramis is if somebody blows us away, but if we do I think we can still have a chance to compete next year with the right moves. Who would you trade as part of blowing the team up? If the Cubs are attempting a run in 2012, I'd shop Pena and seriously listen to offers for Zambrano and Soriano. The goal would be to keep most of the team intact while substantially upgrading areas where holes will exist in the offseason (1B, SP, and possibly OF). If there are no plans of competing, then I would advocate seriously listening to offers for everyone on this team short of Castro and Soto. Ramirez, Pena, Byrd, Zambrano, Dempster, you name it. The goal would be to acquire as many quality prospects as possible and get as much payroll flexibility as possible for a splash after the 2012 offseason to compete in 2013 and beyond.

No way his production can be replaced internally. We'd have to get very creative on the trade market or sign an entire new outfield. Gonna be tough to do it all and replace the FO is the same offseason. We could get away with some unholy combination of DeWitt/Baker/Flaherty/LeMahieu/Vitters next season if this team was better, but I just don't think the offense is good enough to cover for that kind of downgrade from Ramirez and I don't think the pitching is good enough to compensate for that loss of offense.

If Ramirez is traded, the entire team should be blown up. I just don't see how this team could compete without him, especially considering the list of available 3Bs in free agency in the offseason is ugly. I don't see anyone in this system capable of replacing his production come 2012, either.

Michael Jensen confirmed. Excellent signing. Plus, Raisin should be thrilled since it deprives Southern Cal of a pretty good commitment. Video

We weren't going to get any comp picks for Fukudome, the season was lost, and the Cubs save money. I'm sad to see Fukudome go, but at least the Cubs got something for him.

Box Scores Iowa PPD Tennessee lost 5-1 Box Score CF JH Ha 1/4, RBI 1B R. Ridling 0/4, K LF M. Spencer 1/4 2B N. Samson 1/4 C L. Flores 2/4, R, PB (2) SP T. McNutt 4 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 2 WP, 5-3 GO-FO RP K. Rhoderick 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 3-1 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 1 perfect, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO RP R. Dolis 1 perfect, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO Daytona lost 3-1 Box Score 2B L. Watkins 1/3, R, K, HBP CF E. Crawford 1/4, Assist (3B) 1B J. Bour 1/4, 3 K LF G. Rohan 1/3, BB, RBI, K RF M. Burgess 0/4 DH M. Brenly 0/4, K C C. Noble 1/4, K SP J. Antigua 7 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, WP, 10-1 GO-FO RP E. Figueroa 1 perfect, 3-0 GO-FO Peoria lost 3-1 Box Score CF T. Easterling 2/3, RBI, 2B (2) 2B R. Silva 4/4 3B D. Geiger 1/4, 2B (4) 1B R. Jones 1/3, BB, 2 K SS E. Soto 1/4 C S. Burruel 2/4, R DH B. May 1/3, BB, K, CS (2) LF B. Klafczynski 0/2, 2 BB, K SP E. Jokisch 6.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K, 9-4 GO-FO RP Y. Gonzalez .2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, WP Boise lost 5-4 in the 10th Box Score CF PC Chen 2/5, 2 R, RBI, HR (1), SB (9) DH R. Lopez 1/4, BB, R, RBI, 2B (4), K 1B P. Hoilman 2/4, BB, RBI RF R. Golden 0/5, 3 K, Assist (2B) C Y. Cabezas 0/3, BB, R, HBP, PB (2) 2B W. Darvill 0/4, BB, K 3B W. Contreras 1/4 SP B. Wells 5.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, WP, HBP, 6-0 GO-FO RP K. Burke 3.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 2 WP, 0-6 GO-FO RP D. Fitzgerald .2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 0-1 GO-FO AZL Cubs won 15-7 Box Score CF O. Zapata 1/3, BB, 2 R, RBI, K, HBP, SB (12), CS (4), PO (1B), E (2, fielding) SS M. Hernandez 3/4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 3B (2) 3B G. Amaya 3/5, 3 RBI, 3B (4), E (7, throw) DH N. Rosario 2/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, 3B (1) LF DY Kim 2/5, 2 R, 2B (5), K SP B. Smith 3 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1-4 GO-FO RP A. Jimenez 4 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 6-2 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost 9-5 Box Score 3B A. Gonzalez 0/3, BB, R, 2 K, E (18, fielding) 2B J. Ortega 1/2, R, RBI, SB (11), E (2, fielding) SP A. Mejias 3 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, 3-3 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 won 13-2 Box Score RF J. Baez 0/5, K SS C. Penalver 3/3, 2 BB, 3 R, SB (16), CS (7) 3B J. Candelario 2/4, BB, 3 R, K 1B D. Arcila 3/5, 3 R, 2 RBI, 3B (3), K DH X. Batista 1/3, 2 BB, R, 2 CS (4) SP A. Santana 6 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, HR, WP, Balk, 2 HBP, 9-2 GO-FO OVERALL: 2-5

Storen was a major budget pick. The Nats had the 10th overall pick that year because they failed to sign Aaron Crow the previous year, meaning that pick was unprotected. Adding onto things, Storen was taken the same year they took Strasburg, meaning the Nationals had to save money with their later picks. Storen's a good player, but don't be swayed by where he was picked.

Lockhart confirmed.

This made my day.

Colby doesn't have a boombox in the locker room, does he?

Box Scores Iowa lost 7-3 Box Score CF B. Jackson 1/5, 2 K, E (1, throw) 3B DJ LeMahieu 2/4, RBI 1B B. LaHair 1/4, R, RBI, HR (29), K RF L. Montanez 1/4, 2B (14), K LF B. Snyder 2/4, R, 2B (21), K C C. Robinson 2/4, RBI, 2B (5) 2B R. Flaherty 0/3, K PH J. Mota 0/1 SS M. Gonzalez 1/3, BB 2B S. Moore 1/2, R SP D. Bush 5 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 HR, HBP, 2-9 GO-FO RP R. Coello 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1-2 GO-FO RP C. Carpenter 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO Tennessee lost 4-0 Box Score CF JH Ha 1/4, HBP, Assist (3B) 3B J. Vitters 0/2, 2 HBP C S. Clevenger 0/3, BB DH M. Spencer 0/4 SS J. Lake 2/4, 2 SB (10) PH N. Samson 0/1, K SP M. Carrillo 4 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, WP, 3-5 GO-FO RP O. Martinez 2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, WP, 2-1 GO-FO RP B. Ebinger 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 3-0 GO-FO Daytona lost 7-2 Box Score SS L. Watkins 0/4 CF E. Crawford 0/4, E (4, fielding) 1B J. Bour 1/4, K 3B G. Rohan 1/2, BB, 2 R, RBI, HR (2), HBP LF M. Burgess 1/3, BB RF N. Perez 1/4, RBI, K C M. Brenly 0/3 DH C. Noble 1/3, CS (1) SP DE Rhee 5.2 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 6-3 GO-FO RP L. Suarez 2.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HR, 1-3 GO-FO Peoria lost 6-2 Box Score CF T. Easterling 2/4, R SS A. Alcantara 1/4, R, RBI, 2B (10) 2B R. Silva 0/4, K 1B R. Jones 0/3, RBI, 2 K 3B D. Geiger 2/4, 2B (3), E (2, throw) C M. Gibbs 0/3, 2 K DH B. May 1/3 LF B. Klafczynski 0/3, 2 K, E (1, throw) SP S. Peralta 4 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 5 BB, 1 K, WP, 5-1 GO-FO RP R. Lopez 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 4-4 GO-FO RP R. Pichardo 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO Boise won 8-6 Box Score CF PC Chen 2/5, R, 2 K, SB (8), Assist (3B) DH R. Lopez 3/5, 2 R, RBI, HR (3) 1B P. Hoilman 3/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (8), HR (10), 2 K C Y. Cabezas 3/5, R, 2 RBI, 2B (4) RF J. Morelli 2/5, R, 3 RBI, HR (1), K, SB (2) 2B W. Darvill 0/5, 2 K 3B W. Contreras 1/4, E (13, throw) SP W. Cruz 4.2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 7 K, HR, WP, HBP, 4-3 GO-FO RP C. Richardson 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 3-2 GO-FO AZL Cubs won 7-2 Box Score RF O. Zapata 1/2, 3 BB, RBI, K, SB (11) 2B M. Hernandez 1/2, BB, R, HBP SS G. Amaya 2/4, RBI, K LF E. Gonzalez 0/4 CF KM Na 0/3, BB, K SP R. Garcia 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K, 5-3 GO-FO RP H. Simpson 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO RP A. McKirahan 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 4-0 GO-FO RP C. Harman 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, WP, 1-0 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 won 11-1 Box Score 3B A. Gonzalez 1/4, 2 BB, R, RBI, K SS F. Sanchez 0/3, K, SB (6), CS (4) 2B J. Ortega 1/3, 2 BB, 3 R, 2 SB (10) RP J. De la Cruz 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, HBP, 4-2 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 won 6-4 Box Score CF J. Baez 1/3, BB, R, Assist (3B) SS C. Penalver 1/3, BB, R, 2 RBI, 2B (10), K, 3 SB (15) 3B J. Candelario 0/2, 2 BB, R, K, SB (2) RF/1B D. Arcila 1/3, BB, 2 K 1B X. Batista 0/2, RBI RP A. Colinas 2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HR, 2-3 GO-FO OVERALL: 4-4

Ricky Jacquez tweets:

Travis Garcia retired. I guess our mean comments about him being likely organizational filler got to him.

Box Scores Iowa won 2-1 Box Score CF L. Montanez 3/4, 2 RBI, 2B (13) LF T. Colvin 1/4, K, Assist (2B) 3B DJ LeMahieu 1/4 1B B. LaHair 0/4, 3 K RF B. Snyder 0/4, 3 K C C. Robinson 3/4, R, K 2B R. Flaherty 0/4, 2 K SS J. Mota 1/4, R PH S. Moore 0/1 SP C. Coleman 7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 11-4 GO-FO RP B. Parker 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, WP RP S. Maine 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K Tennessee won 9-8 in the 10th Box Score CF JH Ha 0/4, BB, K, SB (2) 1B R. Ridling 1/3, 2 BB, R, SB (4) 3B J. Vitters 2/5, R, 2 RBI, HR (10), K, CS (6) C S. Clevenger 0/4, K 2B N. Samson 2/5, 2 R, RBI, 3B (2), HR (4), K LF M. Spencer 1/5, RBI, 2 K, CS (2) SS J. Lake 1/4, R, SB (8) SP R. Searle 4.2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, WP, HBP, 6-1 GO-FO RP J. Stevens 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 2 WP, 1-3 GO-FO RP M. Hatley 1.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 1-0 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, 1-0 GO-FO Daytona won 10-5 Box Score CF M. Szczur 2/3, 2 R, RBI, 2 2B (4), Assist (Home), E (2, throw) SS/CF L. Watkins 1/4, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (3), K 3B G. Rohan 3/4, BB, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 2B (5), HR (1) 1B J. Bour 1/5, R, 2 RBI, HR (21) LF M. Burgess 3/5, R, 2 RBI, HR (14), K RF N. Perez 1/5, 4 K DH M. Brenly 1/4, R, 2B (9), K C C. Noble 2/4 SP C. Harman 4.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, HR, 1-3 GO-FO RP J. Latham 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-1 GO-FO RP K. Smit 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 2-1 GO-FO Boise won 5-4 Box Score CF PC Chen 0/3, BB, R, K C R. Lopez 3/3, R, 4 RBI, 2B (3), HR (2), HBP 1B P. Hoilman 1/4, 2 K RF J. Morelli 1/4, PO (1B) DH Y. Cabezas 1/4, R, RBI, HR (1), K SS W. Darvill 1/4, E (8, fielding) 3B W. Contreras 0/4, E (12, fielding) LF B. Springfield 1/4, Assist (2B) SP A. Reed 4.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, WP, Balk, HBP, 8-4 GO-FO RP JY Kim 2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, Balk, 1-3 GO-FO RP D. Fitzgerald 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, WP, 3-0 GO-FO AZL Cubs won 8-2 Box Score CF O. Zapata 0/4, BB, RBI, 3 K SS M. Hernandez 2/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, SB (6) 2B G. Amaya 2/4, BB, RBI, K, SB (6) LF E. Gonzalez 1/5, 2B (1), 2 K DH DY Kim 1/3, R, HBP, SB (8) C N. Rosario 2/5, 2 R, K, SB (1) 3B G. Gonzalez 1/3, BB, R, 2 RBI, K RF KM Na 1/3, BB, 2 R, 2B (2) SP H. Ackerman 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 3 K, WP, 3-2 GO-FO RP S. McDonald 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 2-0 GO-FO RP F. Pena 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, HBP, 4-3 GO-FO RP R. Diplan 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K DSL Cubs 1 lost 15-7 Box Score SS A. Gonzalez 2/4, BB, 2 RBI, CS (10), 2 E (17, fielding x 2) 3B F. Sanchez 0/5, 3 K, E (22, fielding) 2B J. Ortega 2/4, R, SB (8) SP V. Salazar 3+ IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, WP, 5-2 GO-FO RP G. Abreu 2.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 3 WP, 2-2 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 won 2-1 in the 10th Box Score RF J. Baez 0/3, 2 K PH X. Batista 0/0, BB SS C. Penalver 0/5 3B J. Candelario 2/5 1B/RF D. Arcila 2/5, RBI, K RP D. Torrez 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, HBP, 3-1 GO-FO OVERALL: 6-1

None of this information has been confirmed, either. We need to be cautious. However, between this draft, the potential 2012 top 5 draft pick, the emergence of legitimately intriguing Latin American position prospects in the DSL and AZL, and the possibility that one of the high ceiling arms in Peoria/Boise has a breakout season next year, there is reason for optimism for this farm system going forward.

I'm still not convinced that I'm definitely going to put Vogelbach/Maples in my top 10 (of the two, I think I may slot Maples at 10), but Dunston Jr.? Not sure he's going to be in an end of the season top 20 for me. If so, he'll crack the back end, that 15-20 area where I am tempted to go with a lot of upper level relievers. That pretty much sums it up for me. I'd have Baez as a Top 3, Vogelbach and Maples in the 10-15 range, and Dunston Jr. probably somewhere in the 20-25 area.

Sickels' Top 20 in Review They have a few intriguing high levels LHPs in Wade Miley and Pat Corbin and two projectable young RHPs in Robbie Rowland and JR Bradley. If we're lucky, the Cubs might get one of each for Pena.

Box Scores Iowa lost 8-3 Box Score CF B. Jackson 2/4, RBI, SB (2), Assist (Home) 3B DJ LeMahieu 1/5, R, K LF T. Colvin 0/4, 2 K C W. Castillo 0/2 C C. Robinson 1/2 1B/2B S. Moore 2/3, BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (8), E (11, fielding) RF L. Montanez 0/4, K, Assist (2B) 2B R. Flaherty 1/4, R, 2B (5), K SS M. Gonzalez 0/3, BB PH B. Snyder 0/1, K 1B B. LaHair 1/1 SP J. Jackson 5 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 2 HR, WP, 4-2 GO-FO RP R. Coello 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K RP J. Berg 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 2-1 GO-FO RP C. Carpenter 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, 2-1 GO-FO Daytona won 5-3 Box Score CF M. Szczur 2/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, 2B (2), HR (2) SS L. Watkins 1/5, R, 2B (10), K 3B G. Rohan 3/5, RBI 1B J. Bour 0/5, R, 2 K LF M. Burgess 3/5, R, RBI RF N. Perez 1/5, RBI, 2B (4), K C M. Brenly 1/4, K DH C. Noble 1/4, 2 K SP A. Guzman 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, HBP, 1-1 GO-FO RP B. Wallach 3.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 6-1 GO-FO RP A. Kurcz 2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 0-4 GO-FO RP F. Batista 1 perfect, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO Peoria lost 4-3 Box Score CF T. Easterling 1/4, SB (2) SS E. Soto 0/4, K 2B R. Silva 2/4, 2 R, K, SB (4) 1B R. Jones 1/3, BB, R, 2B (28), K 3B D. Geiger 0/4, K C M. Gibbs 1/4, RBI, 2B (9), K, E (4, throw) DH B. May 0/2, BB, 2 K, HBP LF B. Klafczynski 0/1, BB SP A. Kirk 5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 6-4 GO-FO RP P. Francescon .2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, WP, 0-2 GO-FO Boise lost 8-2 Box Score CF PC Chen 1/4, K SS B. Zapenas 0/3, BB, R, K 1B R. Lopez 1/4, K DH P. Hoilman 1/4, R, 2 RBI, HR (9), K C Y. Cabezas 1/4, K RF J. Morelli 1/2, HBP LF B. Springfield 1/3 2B W. Contreras 0/3, K, 2 E (11, missed catch, throw) 3B K. Socorro 0/3, K, E (4, fielding) SP SM Jung 4 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, WP, HBP, 4-0 GO-FO RP C. Greathouse 3 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, HBP, 4-1 GO-FO RP C. Thomas 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1-1 GO-FO RP C. Richardson 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 PPD DSL Cubs 2 lost 7-6 in the 12th Box Score CF J. Baez 0/6, 3 K SS C. Penalver 1/5, BB, R, 2 K, SB (12) 3B J. Candelario 2/5, BB, R, 2 K DH X. Batista 0/2 1B D. Arcila 1/6, R, 2 RBI, K SP P. Araujo 4.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, WP, Balk, 6-1 GO-FO RP H. Perez 2.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, HR, WP, HBP, 3-0 GO-FO OVERALL: 1-4

Fake tan indeed. I have a hard time believing Toews has anything remotely resembling a sense of humor.

Apparently CB Bucknor has diarrhea. Heh heh.

Discussion question of the day: What do we make of Marwin Gonzalez? He's 22 and has mostly split time between 2B and SS with Tennessee and Iowa this season, with a smattering of CF in AA. In 216 ABs with Tennessee, he hit .301/.359/.421 with a 27/17 K/BB, 2 HRs, and a .335 BABIP. In 67 ABs with Iowa, he's hit .358/.392/.537 with a 5/5 K/BB, 1 HR, and a .367 BABIP. I haven't seen a whole lot in the way of his defensive reviews, but he's only had 11 errors between AA and AAA, so it seems as if he has handled himself well enough in the field. Most of his success appears to be batting-average driven, but he's kept his Ks down and seems to draw enough walks to keep the "hacker" label at bay. Compared to previous seasons, it seems as if he has improved his batting average, walks, and power. A September callup is not out of the question if he continues hitting like he has been. Is he a flash in the pan? Should he be in the conversation for the Cubs' Top 10?

BA's take at the time. Bourn and Costanzo were both considered above average prospects at the time, although neither was considered a Top 100 guy. After the trade, they were 5 and 6 on BA's Astros Top 10 List, which featured the immortal JR Towles as the #1 prospect in that system. Towles came up #53 on BA's Top 100 list that year and was the only Astro on it. Bourn's turned out phenomenally for the Astros, but in terms of how that deal looked at the time, if the Cubs get an equivalent return for Marshall as the Astros did for Lidge, I'd be kind of iffy on the deal.

I think Marshall is worth keeping, but mostly because I think he will be a helpful part of the 2012 team if he's still around. I think the Cubs can compete next season. Having Marshall in the bullpen as the 8th inning guy/occasional closer would be a boon for the bullpen. He's good and he's cheap. I don't know if there is anyone on the team or on the farm who can step in and be as effective as Marshall next season. Plus, I'm not a huge fan of throwing money at free agent relievers. However, if some team is willing to overpay for Marshall along the lines of offering up a Top 50 prospect for him, I'd be happy to see him traded.

Box Scores Iowa won 3-1 Box Score CF B. Jackson 1/3, BB, R, RBI, HR 1), K 3B DJ LeMahieu 2/3, BB 1B T. Colvin 0/4, K C W. Castillo 1/3, BB, R, RBI, HR (15) RF B. Snyder 0/4, Assist (3B) LF L. Montanez 1/4, K 2B J. Mota 0/4, K PH S. Moore 0/0, BB SP N. Struck 7 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 8-3 GO-FO RP B. Parker 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO RP J. Gaub 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, WP, 1-0 GO-FO Tennessee won 8-3 Box Score CF JH Ha 1/5, R 3B J. Vitters 1/4, 2 R, 2 RBI, K LF R. Ridling 1/3, BB, R, RBI C S. Clevenger 1/4, 2 RBI, 2B (19) SS J. Lake 1/4, K, CS (2), E (12, fielding) PH L. Flores 0/0, BB SP A. Bibens-Dirkx 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2 HR, 5-5 GO-FO RP K. Rhoderick 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 2-2 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 1 perfect, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO RP R. Dolis 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-1 GO-FO Daytona won 8-2 Box Score CF M. Szczur 1/5, R, RBI, 2 K 2B L. Watkins 1/3, BB, R, CS (4) 3B G. Rohan 1/3, BB, RBI, E (1, fielding) 1B J. Bour 1/3, R, 2 RBI, HR (20) LF M. Burgess 1/4, K RF N. Perez 1/4, R, 3B (1), K DH M. Brenly 0/2, 2 BB, R C C. Noble 0/2, BB, R, K SP J. Lorick 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, HR, 6-3 GO-FO RP J. Serrano 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K, 2-2 GO-FO RP F. Batista .2 perfect, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO Peoria lost 5-2 Box Score 2B A. Alcantara 0/4, BB, 3 K, E (33, throw) SS E. Soto 1/5, 3 K, E (8, throw) CF R. Silva 1/5 DH R. Jones 0/3, BB, R, 2 K 1B D. Geiger 1/4, 2B (2), 2 K C S. Burruel 0/3, K, HBP, E (2, catcher interference) 3B B. May 1/3, BB, RBI LF B. Klafczynski 1/4, K SP M. Loosen 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR, WP, HBP, 6-7 GO-FO RP P. Levitt 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-0 GO-FO RP B. Ebinger 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2-0 GO-FO Boise won 13-6 Box Score CF PC Chen 2/5, 2 R, RBI, K SS B. Zapenas 1/5, R, RBI, 2B (7), K DH R. Lopez 1/4, BB, R, RBI, CS (1) 1B P. Hoilman 1/5, R, 4 RBI, HR (8), 2 K, E (3, missed catch) C Y. Cabezas 0/2, BB, 2 R, HBP RF J. Morelli 1/3, BB, 2 R LF B. Springfield 2/3, BB, 3 R, 3 RBI, HR (1) 2B W. Contreras 2/4, R, 3 RBI, 3B (4) 3B K. Socorro 1/4, K SP YL Wang 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 3 WP, 8-2 GO-FO RP J. Rosario 4 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 6-0 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 10-2 Box Score CF O. Zapata 1/4, BB, CS (3) 3B M. Hernandez 2/3, BB, 2B (9) SS G. Amaya 0/4 DH E. Gonzalez 0/3, BB, R LF DY Kim 1/3, BB, K, CS (1) C T. Davis 1/3, BB, RBI, K, E (1, throw) SP J. Pugliese 2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1-2 GO-FO RP A. McKirahan 2 perfect, 2 K, 1-2 GO-FO RP Y. Sanchez 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-1 GO-FO OVERALL: 4-2

BCB has a poster on there who's done a pretty good job of being ahead of the curve in terms of reporting whom the Cubs have signed and when, even before news of those signings is released. He recently stated that the Cubs have signed Urban, Maples, and Dunston. If true, it's fantastic news.