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Updated signing amounts: Ronnier Quintero, C, Dominican Republic - $2,900,000 Kevin Made, SS, Dominican Republic - $1,500,000 Brayan Altuve, C, Venezuela - $1,000,000 That's $5.4 million, now just $1,700 over the cap.

Scheduled Games (All Times Central): Iowa at San Antonio, 5:05 p.m. Tennessee vs. Birmingham, 6:00 p.m. Myrtle Beach vs. Carolina, 6:05 p.m. South Bend vs. West Michigan, 6:35 p.m. Eugene at Tri-City, 9:15 p.m. DSL Cubs 1 vs. DSL Red Sox 2, 9:30 a.m. DSL Cubs 2 at DSL Tigers 1, 9:30 a.m. AZL Cubs 1 and 2 have the day off Tennessee: RHP Thomas Hatch Myrtle Beach: RHP Erich Uelmen Eugene: RHP Kohl Franklin

https://www.bleachernation.com/2019/07/02/cubs-sign-the-top-catcher-in-the-ifa-class-to-the-largest-bonus-in-team-history/ Wasn't the Araujo money in the 2018-2019 period? Yes. You can’t roll it over.

Quintero was ranked 6th across the board by Ben Badler, Jesse Sanchez and Kiley McDaniel/Erik Logenhagwn. Quintero’s bonus is high in the strict cap era but the 4 bonuses we have for guys ranked ahead of him are all higher so his bonus and ranking are at least in line. That said, we should be careful of solely using bonus figures since teams are starting to come to agreements with these kids at 14. There’s a chance these kids don’t progress in the next two years and the bonus no longer matches their talent. Reminds me of 2015 when the Cubs gave Jonathan Sierra their highest bonus but he was universally ranked behind at least Aramis Ademan, Yonathan Perlaza and Miguel Amaya and wasn’t even in BA’s top 30.

Per Jesse Sanchez: Ronnie Quintero - estimated $3 million Kevin Made - $1.7 mullion Brayan Altuve - $1 million The Cubs pool this year is $5,398,300 so they’re over if Quintero got anything more than $2.6983 million. I was thinking this. A lot more top heavy this year. Hopefully with similar results to their last extremely top heavy call (Gleyber and Eloy):

Box Scores: Iowa lost 2-1 Box Score Tennessee won 6-3 Box Score Myrtle Beach won 1-0 Box Score South Bend lost 5-3 Box Score Eugene won 3-2 Box Score AZL Cubs 1 lost 17-1 Box Score AZL Cubs 2 lost 7-1 Box Score DSL Cubs 1 won game one 4-1 (7 innings) Box Score DSL Cubs 1 won game two 6-3 (7 innings) Box Score DSL Cubs 2 won game one 3-1 (7 innings) Box Score DSL Cubs 2 won game two 12-2 (7 innings) Box Score

Taiwanese RHP Po-Yu Chen is the only July 2 IFA not linked to a team in Fangraphs’ top 30. Also:

Box Scores: Iowa won 5-3 Box Score Tennessee lost 5-4 Box Score Myrtle Beach won 4-1 Box Score South Bend lost 6-2 Box Score Eugene in progress Box Score AZL Cubs 1 won 9-8 (10 innings) Box Score AZL Cubs 2 lost 4-3 Box Score DSL Cubs 1 lost 10-8 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost 6-5 Box Score

Box Scores: Iowa lost 10-2 Box Score Tennessee lost 6-2 (10 innings) Box Score Myrtle Beach lost 8-4 Box Score South Bend won 7-2 Box Score Eugene lost 6-4 Box Score AZL Cubs 1 lost 9-5 Box Score AZL Cubs 2 lost 6-1 Box Score DSL Cubs 1 and 2 had the day off

Wyatt? He’s long overdue for a promotion.

Sounds like it wasn’t an arm or shoulder injury, at least. Phew! Any idea what it was?

Welp, scratch him off the list. Pitchers dropping like flies being camped under by Brant Brown. Sounds like it wasn’t an arm or shoulder injury, at least.

Miguel Amaya grand slam.

Box Scores: Iowa won 12-2 Box Score Tennessee lost 8-4 Box Score Myrtle Beach won 6-4 Box Score South Bend won 4-3 Box Score Eugene lost 4-3 Box Score AZL Cubs 1 won 9-8 Box Score AZL Cubs 2 lost 6-5 Box Score DSL Cubs 1 lost 9-4 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 won 7-3 Box Score

Pretty cool to see a guy born in 2002 hit a homer for the DSL Cubs 2.

Box Scores: Iowa won 9-0 Box Score 2B I. Happ 2/4, R, RBI, BB, K RF M. Zagunis 1/4, 2 RBI, K, HBP LF Ro. García 1/5, R, K 2B T. Giamrbone 1/3, 2 R, BB, K DH T. Davis 1/3, R, BB, K SP C. Rea 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 13-3 GO-FO, 98-61 pitches-strikes RP D. Underwood Jr 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-3 GO-FO Tennessee lost 10-1 Box Score SS Z. Short 0/4, R, BB LF-1B J. Young 0/2, RBI, BB 1B-3B PJ Higgins 1/4 2B V. Machin 0/4 C J. Pereda 3/4, 2 2B (9) SP T. Hatch 5 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 5-5 GO-FO, 91-55 pitches-strikes RP J. Stinnett 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 2-1 GO-FO Myrtle Beach won 3-2 Box Score LF J. HErron 1/3, 2 R, BB, K 2B C. Sepulveda 1/3, 2B (5), RBI, BB C M. Amaya 1/4, 2 RBI SS A. Ademan 0/3, BB, K RF DJ Wilson 0/3, BB, 2 K SP E. Lea 6.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 8 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 6-4 GO-FO, 97-64 pitches-strikes South Bend won 8-1 Box Score SS A. Weber 1/3, R, 2 BB LF B. Davis 2/5, R, 2B (5), 2 RBI, K 1B T. Durna 1/4, R, RBI, BB 3B C. Morel 3/5, 2 R, 2B (13), SB (8) CF C. Roederer 1/5, 2 RBI, K RF J. Sierra 2/4, R, 2B (17), 2 RBI SP P. Remy 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 2 WP. 2-2 GO-FO, 46-33 pitches-strikes RP J. Patterson 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K, 3-1 GO-FO, 46-29 pitches-strikes Eugene lost 6-2 Box Score CF F. Kelli 1/4, R, K RF E. Americaan 2/4, R, 2B (2), K, SB (4), outfield assist at third base 2B Y. Perlaza 1/4, 2B (5), RBI C J. Soto 0/4, PB (2) SS L. Vázquez 1/4 SP Y. Perez 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, 0-1 GO-FO, 32-18 pitches-strikes RP J. Estrada 4.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 1-5 GO-FO AZL Cubs 1 had the day off AZL Cubs 2 had the day off DSL Cub 1 won 4-3 Box Score RF Y. Pinango 1/3, BB LF J. Rodriguez 1/4, R, HR (1), RBI SS N. Heredia 1/3 DH E. Fabian 2/3, R, HR (1), RBI SP A. Sojo 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 3-3 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 won 8-6 Box Score CF J. López 0/4, R, 2 BB, K SS F. Bautista 1/5, R, 2 RBI, K LF F. Stevens 2/3, R, K RF M. Valenzuela 1/3, R, 2 BB 3B L. Ruiz 0/2 SP E. Vázquez 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 0-1 GO-FO

Nico is starting his rehab in the AZL tonight.

Nico is expected to rehab in the AZL soon, possibly this weekend. Little's rehab is likely over and his next start will be in full season ball. Both per The Athletic.

Box Scores: Iowa won 4-1 Box Score 2B I. Happ 1/4, R, K, 2B (14) RF M. Zaguni 1/3, R, HR (2), RBI LF Ro. García 0/3, K 1B T. Giambrone 1/3, R, HR (17), RBI, K C T. Davis 0/2, BB, K SP J. Passantino 4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 4-1 GO-FO, 66-42 pitches-strikes RP C. Brooks 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 3-1 GO-FO RP J. Norwood 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 0-1 GO-FO RP R. Wick 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO Tennessee won 7-3 Box Score SS V. Machin 1/4, R, RBI 1B I. Rice 0/5, R C J. Pereda 2/5, R, K SP A. Lange 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 9-3 GO-FO, 81-52 pitches-strikes RP O. de la Cruz 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-2 GO-FO RP M. Rucker 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 3-0 GO-FO Myrtle Beach won 12-6 Box Score LF J. Herron 2/5, RBI, BB 2B C. Sepulveda 4/4, 4 RBI 3B L. Reynolds 1/6, 3 K SS A. Ademan 1/5, R, HR (5), RBI RF DJ Wilson 3/5, 3 R, 2 HR (2), 5 RBI, K, SB (8) - this game got his BA up to .139 and OPS up to .510 RP E. Uelmen 6 IP, 5 H, 2 Er, 2 BB, 7 K, 1 HBP, 5-3 GO-FO, 88-55 pitches-strikes South Bend lost 5-2 Box Score SS A. Weber 1/4, K LF B. Davis 1/4, R DH T. Durna 2/2, R, HR (4), 2 RBI, BB, HBP 3B C. Morel 1/4, 2 K CF C. Roederer 0/4,2 K, outfield assist at second base RF J. Sierra 1/4, K SP D. Casey 4 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 2-6 GO-FO, 77-49 pitches-strikes RP E. Roberts 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-0 GO-FO Eugene lost 3-1 Box Score SS L. Vázquez 1/4, K CF E. Americaan 1/4, 2 K 3B J. Perlaza 0/4 1B J. Slaughter 1/4, R, HR (2), 2 K, E (2, fielding) 2B Re. García 1/3, E (2, fielding) SP K. Franklin 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 4-2 GO-FO, 55-36 pitches-strikes AZL Cubs 1 won 12-6 Box Score CF E. Pagán 0/5, 2 R, K SS Z. Short 0/1, 2 R, BB, K, HBP - rehab 1B N. Maldonado 3/5, 2 R, HR (1), 2B (3), 4 RBI, K 3B F. Pertuz 0/4 SP L. Rodriguez 5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 7-3 GO-FO AZL Cubs 2 lost 9-4 Box Score SS N. Hoerner 2/3, R - rehab 2B C. Strumpf 1/3, R, 2B (2), BB, HBP, 2 K, E (1, fielding) DH F. Mejía 1/5, 3B (1), RBI, 2 K 3B A. Verdugo 0/1, BB RF C. Morfa 2/4, R, K SP CF Lee 4 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 2 HBP, 6-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 won 8-2 Box Score LF Y. Pinango 2/4, R, 2 2B (10) SP Je. Gomez 5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 3 WP, 2-6 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 won 2-0 Box Score CF J. López 2/3, R, 2 EB (2), K 3B F. Bautista 0/3, K RF F. Stevens 0/3, K 2B R. Simon 0/3 SS L. Ruiz 1/3, HR (1), RBI, 2 K - this horsefeathers was born in 2002

Any chance of Kumar skipping his last two years to play in Japan? What (or how much) would it take to lure him overseas? I'm assuming you're referring to the whole Carter Stewart situation (which is not normal). So, yes, technically Kumar Rocker could leave Vanderbilt and play overseas and join NPB, but it would take an incredible amount of money and it might delay his FA in MLB down the road. It's complicated (no one is quite sure how posting will work for Carter Stewart when/if he wants to return) and top draft prospects don't really go overseas. Maybe if Carter Stewart is successful it might become an option going forward, but it's a difficult transition. So I'm assuming you're asking because you're trying to figure out a way for the Cubs to land Kumar Rocker? That's not happening lol. If Rocker goes overseas and establishes residency there, he'd be open to the international spending caps considering his age. If he doesn't establish residency, I believe he'd still be under the draft eligibility rules.

José López, the Cubs biggest bonus baby from 2018, is making his pro debut for the DSL Cubs 2. He is leading off and playing center field.