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Fabian Pertuz (photo by Stephanie Lynn) AAA Iowa 5, Toledo 4 Game Recap Iowa trailed 4-1 in the bottom of the 7th when Levi Jordan hit a two-run homer to close the gap to one. An error by Toledo on a Narciso Crook grounder scored Alfonso Rivas from 3rd to tie it the next inning.... August 6, 2022 at 9:15 am ..read more
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Luis Devers (Photo by Stephanie Lynn) MLB Draft Signing Update The Cubs appear to have concluded their MLB draft signings yesterday. Two more deals were finalized to bring their total up to 19 signings. The deal for 2nd rounder Jackson Ferris used up all but $5 of the Cubs $10,603,005 bonus pool. They were also... July 30, 2022 at 9:07 am ..read more
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Alexander Canario (photo by Todd Johnson) AAA Iowa 7, Omaha 0 Game Recap A day after Caleb Kilian and Sean Newcomb combined to shutout the Storm Chasers, Matt Dermody and Anderson Espinoza followed suit. The 32-year old Iowa native Dermody has been a nice run of late. He’s gone at least four innings in each... July 25, 2022 at 10:19 am ..read more
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Jacob Wetzel (Photo by Stephanie Lynn) MLB The selloff has begun. First out the door is reliever Chris Martin. A solid middle reliever with playoff experience, Martin has been a bit homer prone this year, but otherwise been reliable. He’ll join former Cubs closer Craig Kimbrel in the Dodgers bullpen. The return for Martin was... July 31, 2022 at 9:07 am ..read more
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Matt Mervis (photo by Rikk Carlson) AAA Iowa 3, Buffalo 1 Game Recap Matt Dermody has been on quite a run recently. He was coming off his best start of the season, and though he didn’t miss as many bats in this outing he didn’t walk anyone and kept the Bisons in check through five... July 16, 2022 at 10:37 am ..read more
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Richard Gallardo (Photo by Stephanie Lynn AAA Buffalo 5, Iowa 4 (11 Innings) Game Recap Caleb Killian‘s struggle with command continued yesterday. It is hard to say what the cause is at this point. I’ve yet to see any velo drop or other signs of injury, although anecdotally a loss of command like this can... July 15, 2022 at 9:07 am ..read more
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Tyler Schlaffer (photo by Stephanie Lynn) MLB Injuries, Updates, and Trends Daniel Norris was DFA to make room on the roster for reliever Erich Uelmen. Norris had developed into a good reliever a couple of years ago before struggling in 2021. The Cubs hoped they could help him bounce back, but it just wasn’t happening,... Monday at 8:22 am ..read more
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Round 1 (7): RHP Cade Horton – 6’1 211, Age 20 – Oklahoma BONUS SLOT VALUE: $5,708,000 A redshirt sophomore, Cade Horton shot up draft boards in the 2nd half of the 2022 collegiate season, finishing the year with a terrific postseason run for the Sooners beginning with the Conference title game and continuing through the... Monday at 9:52 am ..read more
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Round 3 (86): IF Christopher Paciolla – 6’2″ 185, Age 18 – Temecula Valley (CA) BONUS SLOT VALUE: $735,200& MLB Pipeline: 166th, BA: 128th A projectable frame, Christopher Paciolla generates good exit velos already, and reportedly makes consistent contact as well. Currently a SS, but with questions about speed and range, so is expected to... Monday at 1:31 pm ..read more
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Alexander Canario (photo by Todd Johnson) MLB The first MLB Draft signing news is beginning to roll in. The Cubs have secured deals from 1st rounder Cade Horton, 7th rounder Nick Hull, and 15th rounder Hadyn McGeary with bonus amounts being reported. The #Cubs have signed 1st round pick Cade Horton for a little more... Saturday at 10:52 am ..read more