Midwest League rumors, news

Midwest League news, rumors

  • Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 7
    • Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 7
    Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports Wes Clarke homers three times as all four affiliates go at least .500 Each week, I’ll be bringing you a roundup of the Brewers minor league affiliates, including score updates, key players, and more. Here is the week seven roundup. Triple-A Nashville The Sounds went 3-3 against the Durham Bulls (16-23) this week, moving to 18-21 on the season, 7.5 games behi...2024
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  • TWitM: Alexander, Waters shine while Double-A arms continue to rack up Ks
    • TWitM: Alexander, Waters shine while Double-A arms continue to rack up Ks
    Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images How much longer will CJ Alexander be in Omaha? This Week in the Minors’ is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” This Week in the Minors: Tuesday, April 30 to Sunday, May 5 AAA Omaha Storm Chasers (1...2024
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  • Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 6
    • Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 6
    Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Jacob Misioroski, Carlos F. Rodriguez impress for Biloxi, Nashville Each week, I’ll be bringing you a roundup of the Brewers minor league affiliates, including score updates, key players, and more. Here is the week six roundup. Triple-A Nashville The Sounds went 2-4 against the Norfolk Tides (16-17), salvaging the last two games after dropping the first fou...2024
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  • TWitM: Shrum slams and starters sparkle, Scarter Sjensen shines
    • TWitM: Shrum slams and starters sparkle, Scarter Sjensen shines
    Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images I’ve never seen Carter Jensen and Scarter Sjensen in the same room. ‘This Week in the Minors’ is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” This Week in the Minors: Tuesday, April 23 to Sunday, April 28 AAA Omaha ...2024
  • Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 5
    • Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 5
    Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports Jacob Misioroski strikes out 13 batters, cuts walk rate across eight innings of work Each week, I’ll be bringing you a roundup of the Brewers minor league affiliates, including score updates, key players, and more. Here is the week five roundup. Triple-A Nashville The Sounds went 2-4 against the Louisville Bats (13-14) this week, falling to 13-14 and into a tie...2024
  • TWitM: Royals pitching prospects shine (again), 2023 draftees heat up
    • TWitM: Royals pitching prospects shine (again), 2023 draftees heat up
    Photo by Adam Glanzman/MLB Photos via Getty Images Are the Royals suddenly a pitching...factory? ‘This Week in the Minors’ is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” This Week in the Minors: Tuesday, April 16 to Sunday, April 21 AAA Omaha Sto...2024

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Midwest League injury and suspension

  • • Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 7
    2024
    Read about Wes Clarke injuries
  • • TWitM: Alexander, Waters shine while Double-A arms continue to rack up Ks
    2024
  • • Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 6
    2024
  • • TWitM: Shrum slams and starters sparkle, Scarter Sjensen shines
    2024
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  • • Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 5
    2024
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  • TWitM: The pitchers shine, Omaha’s offense stays hot
    • TWitM: The pitchers shine, Omaha’s offense stays hot
    Photo by Adam Glanzman/MLB Photos via Getty Images This Week in the Minors: Noah Cameron and Hunter Patteson looked fantastic and the Omaha offense was red-hot. ‘This Week in the Minors’ is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” This “week” ...2024
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  • Get to know the South Bend Cubs
    • Get to know the South Bend Cubs
    Yohendrick Pinango | Chloe Trofatter / USA TODAY NETWORK The Cubs High-A affiliate has some impressive hitters and more than a few promising arms. If there’s one minor league affiliate that most Cubs fans go to see, it is the High-A South Bend Cubs of the Midwest League. It’s under a two-hour drive from Wrigley Field to Four Winds Field and Four Winds Field is considered to be one of the ...2024
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  • Your 1914 Montgomery Rebels!
    • Your 1914 Montgomery Rebels!
     1914 Game AdA hundred and ten years has passed since the 1914 Montgomery Rebels took the field in what was essentially a swan song for baseball in Alabama's capitol city. After the '14 season The Rebels would lose their franchise in the Southern Association and not see upper level affiliated baseball for nearly 30 years. Montgomery would not field a team at all in 1915 and only weakly in 191...2024
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  • BCB 2024 Top 25 Cubs prospects: The top 5
    • BCB 2024 Top 25 Cubs prospects: The top 5
    Pete Crow-Armstrong | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images Five very talented prospects are featured today. Today we’re wrapping up our countdown of the best prospects in the Cubs system heading into the 2024 season. We have an outfielder, two infielders, a right-handed pitcher and a left-hander. If you doubt the importance of the draft, all five of today’s prospects were first-round draft p...2024
  • BCB 2024 Top 25 Cubs prospect countdown: 6 to 10
    • BCB 2024 Top 25 Cubs prospect countdown: 6 to 10
    James Triantos | Photo by Chris Coduto/MLB Photos via Getty Images There are some high ceilings on the players in the bottom half of the top 10. Now we are getting into the really special prospects today. All five of these prospects would be in the Cubs’ top five in other years. I really went back and forth on whether to rank Owen Caissie or Kevin Alcántara higher. Honestly, I am still n...2024

Midwest League lifestyle

  • • Big Man, Big Personality: The Oral History of David Ortiz's MLB Adventure
    2016
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  • • Brewers' David Denson Hopes Coming Out Paves Way to Achieving MLB Dream
    2016
  • • The True Story of Tim Fortugno, the Man Once Traded for a Bucket of Baseballs
    2015
    Continue with George Brett

Timeline

  • 2024
    "A+ Quad Cities River Bandits (6-3, 1st place in the Midwest League West) The River Bandits are currently on a four-game win streak of their own and pace the standings in the Midwest League West division."

  • 2023
    ""YEAR IN PHOTOS: September 21 - #SBCubs win the 2022 Midwest League Championship!"

  • 2022
    "The first time I wrote about Willson Contreras was in 2013, when I went to see the then-Cubs Midwest League affiliate Kane County Cougars play."

  • 2018
    "Hunter Greene, the Reds' top pick in the 2017 Draft, made his 2018 debut with the Dayton Dragons in the Midwest League on Monday night a memorable one."

  • 2017
    "520 pace as one of the youngest regulars in the Class-A Midwest League before receiving a…"

  • 2016
    "It's just that, as all those buses rattled along past Wisconsin and Iowa corn fields in the Midwest League and beneath the darkened big sky of Montana in the Pioneer League, a guy like Denson cannot help but feel like a phony, eventually."

  • 2015
    "He went from Bellingham in the Northwest League to Wausau in the Midwest League."

  • 2014
    "326 on-base percentage for the Peoria Chiefs of the Midwest League."

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Midwest League trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • TWitM: Shrum slams and starters sparkle, Scarter Sjensen shines
    2024
  • • TWitM: Royals pitching prospects shine (again), 2023 draftees heat up
    2024
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  • • TWitM: The pitchers shine, Omaha’s offense stays hot
    2024
    Continue with MLB Photos contract
  • • Get to know the South Bend Cubs
    2024
  • • Your 1914 Montgomery Rebels!
    2024
  • • BCB 2024 Top 25 Cubs prospects: The top 5
    2024
    See more articles Crow Armstrong contract
  • • BCB 2024 Top 25 Cubs prospect countdown: 6 to 10
    2024
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  • BCB 2024 Top 25 Cubs prospects countdown: 11 to 15
    • BCB 2024 Top 25 Cubs prospects countdown: 11 to 15
    Alexander Canario | David Banks-USA TODAY Sports A catcher, an outfielder, a reliever and two shortstops are on today’s list. We are at the halfway point in our countdown of the BCB top 25 prospects for 2024. As we’ve noted before, the Cubs system is very deep at the moment. I think there’s a bit of a drop off after 12, but that’s just going from “excellent” to “pretty good.” And the firs...2024
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  • BCB 2024 top Cubs prospects list: 21 to 25
    • BCB 2024 top Cubs prospects list: 21 to 25
    Porter Hodge | Chloe Trofatter / USA TODAY NETWORK The countdown of the 25 best Cubs prospects starts with some promising arms and one really big bat. It’s that time of year again when we count down the BCB top 25 Cubs prospects for 2024. Every day this week I’ll reveal another five prospects until we get to numbers five through one on Friday. The Cubs system is especially deep and stron...2024
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  • Washington Nationals news & notes: Danny Haas on meeting Mike Rizzo; taking over as scouting director in D.C.
    • Washington Nationals news & notes: Danny Haas on meeting Mike Rizzo; taking over as scouting director in D.C.
    Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ new scouting director’s press conference at the Winter Meetings... Danny Haas, 47, was hired as the VP of Amateur Scouting (aka the Scouting Director) by the Nationals back in early October, as part of Washington’s front office shake-up, after serving as a special assignment scout for Arizona’s D-backs from 2019-2023. “I hope he thinks I’m a better scout than I...2024

Midwest League stats and results

  • • Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 7
    2024
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  • • TWitM: Alexander, Waters shine while Double-A arms continue to rack up Ks
    2024
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  • • Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 6
    2024
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  • • TWitM: Shrum slams and starters sparkle, Scarter Sjensen shines
    2024
  • • Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 5
    2024
  • • TWitM: The pitchers shine, Omaha’s offense stays hot
    2024
  • • Get to know the South Bend Cubs
    2024
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  • • Your 1914 Montgomery Rebels!
    2024
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  • • BCB 2024 top Cubs prospects list: 21 to 25
    2024
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  • 2023 Season in Review: The Quad Cities River Bandits
    • 2023 Season in Review: The Quad Cities River Bandits
    Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images Gavin Cross disappointed but Javier Vaz may be a fast riser. The Quad Cities River Bandits began an affiliation with the Royals in 2022, but this year was similar to last season with the team finishing in last place, more than 20 games under .500. The team had some talent, featuring several prospects ranked in the top ten of the organization b...2023

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  • • BCB 2024 Top 25 Cubs prospect countdown: 6 to 10
    2024
    Check it out James Triantos
  • • BCB 2024 Top 25 Cubs prospects countdown: 11 to 15
    2024
    Continue with Alexander Canario
  • • BCB 2024 top Cubs prospects list: 21 to 25
    2024
    Check it out Porter Hodge
  • • Washington Nationals news & notes: Danny Haas on meeting Mike Rizzo; taking over as scouting director in D.C.
    2024
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  • • A word with a Royals prospect: Javier Vaz, Tennis, and Mookie
    Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images How a kid from Huntsville became a Royals top prospect At a young age, Javier Vaz — Javy for short — played just about any sport you could think of. His father, Roberto, was a star for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He was a two-way star and became a Golden Spikes finalist before eventually being drafted in the 7th round by the Oakland Athl...2023
  • • Dairon Blanco always on base, always stealing
    Dairon Blanco stealing third base in a game against the Memphis Redbirds. | Minda Haas Kuhlmann This Week in the Minors: Omaha OF Dairon Blanco vying for MiLB lead in steals; Carter Jensen still leads Minors in walks ‘This Week in the Minors’ is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer t...2023
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  • • Getting to know the Tennessee Smokies
    Owen Caissie | Photo by Daniel Shirey/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images The roster of the Cubs Double-A affiliate is absolutely loaded with top prospects. The Tennessee Smokies, the Cubs’ Double-A affiliate since 2007, announced their 2023 roster Tuesday. This year’s roster is packed with the top prospects in the Cubs’ system. It shouldn’t really be a surprise that the Smokies are loaded, s...2023
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  • • Cubs announce minor league coaching staffs, managers and coordinators
    Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Most of the staffs are returning to their 2022 positions. The Cubs announced their minor league managers, coaching staffs and various coordinators in the organization on Friday. All the managers are the same as 2022, except for the Arizona Complex League Cubs. Here are brief bios of all the Cubs system managers. Marty Pevey returns...2023
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  • • BCB 2023 Cubs Top 25 Prospects List: The Top 5
    Pete Crow-Armstrong | Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images The Cubs hope there are some future superstars among these five prospects It’s the final day of Prospect Week here at Bleed Cubbie Blue and that means we’ve got the top five prospects in the Cubs system. I want to thank everyone for reading along and I hope you’ve gotten excited about the up...2023
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  • • BCB 2023 Cubs Top 25 Prospects List: 11 through 15
    Alexander Canario | Dylan Heuer Today’s prospects feature a lot of guys who would be top ten or even top five in a different year. It’s day three of five in our countdown of the Cubs top prospects for 2023 and once again I am struck at how deep the system is. Also, I’ve noticed that I’ve been referring to the 2021 minor leagues by their current name and not the official generic name they ...2023
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Top Midwest League news

  • • Brewers' David Denson Hopes Coming Out Paves Way to Achieving MLB Dream
    2016
    Visit the page Jackie Robinson
  • • In appreciation of Willson Contreras
    David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs catcher moves on, but we remember him fondly. Willson Contreras, as you know, declined the Cubs’ qualifying offer Tuesday and so will likely be moving to another team as a free agent. I actually wrote this article last summer when it appeared Willson would be traded. When he wasn’t, I decided to save it for the time, if it came, when it looked like his...2022
    Visit the page Willson Contreras
  • • Big Man, Big Personality: The Oral History of David Ortiz's MLB Adventure
    2016
    Visit the page David Ortiz
  • • The True Story of Tim Fortugno, the Man Once Traded for a Bucket of Baseballs
    2015
    See more articles George Brett
  • • Cub Tracks’ New Year’s ‘revolutions’ and other stories
    Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images All the #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Records spin round and round; the needle settles in the groove and it starts anew. Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ t...2023
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  • • Jimenez, Dewees provide pop in Midwest League All-Star game
    The Midwest League All-Star game turned into an offensive bonanza and Cubs' prospects had their fingerprints all over the East's 11-10 comeback win....2016
  • • Ben Zobrist Trade Transforms A's from Winter Enigma to AL West Threat
    2015
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  • • Nick Loftin hitting everything super hard
    This Week in the Minors: Columbia dominance continues, Nick Loftin heating back up ‘This Week in the Minors’ is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” This Week in the Minors: Tuesday, May 2 to Sunday, May 7 AAA Omaha Storm Chasers (12-19) schedule ...2023
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Baseball Fame Ranking

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Midwest League fantasy rankings and news

  • • Brett Phillips, Domingo Santana, More to Brewers: Trade Details, Scouting Report
    2015
    Read about Brett Phillips

Midwest League schedule, game

  • • TWitM: Alexander, Waters shine while Double-A arms continue to rack up Ks
    2024
    Continue with Christian Petersen
  • • TWitM: The pitchers shine, Omaha’s offense stays hot
    2024
    Read about MLB Photos
  • • Get to know the South Bend Cubs
    2024
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  • Cubs announce 2024 minor league managers and coaching staffs
    • Cubs announce 2024 minor league managers and coaching staffs
    Photo by Larry Radloff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images There are a few new names and promotions. Monday, the Cubs announced the managers and coaching staffs for all the minor-league affiliates in the team’s system. Without further ado, here they are. Marty Pevey returns as manager of the Iowa Cubs for the 12th-consecutive season, extending his franchise-record tenure while his 680 victori...2024
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  • • Your 1914 Montgomery Rebels!
    2024
    Visit the page Baltimore Orioles
  • • BCB 2024 Top 25 Cubs prospects: The top 5
    2024
    Continue with Crow Armstrong
  • • BCB 2024 Top 25 Cubs prospect countdown: 6 to 10
    2024
    Check it out James Triantos
  • • BCB 2024 Top 25 Cubs prospects countdown: 11 to 15
    2024
    Click for news about Alexander Canario
  • • BCB 2024 top Cubs prospects list: 21 to 25
    2024
    Read about Porter Hodge
  • • 2023 Season in Review: The Quad Cities River Bandits
    2023
    See more articles MLB Photos

Midwest League rumors, scandals

  • • Your 1914 Montgomery Rebels!
    2024
  • • BCB 2024 Top 25 Cubs prospect countdown: 6 to 10
    2024
  • • Brewers' David Denson Hopes Coming Out Paves Way to Achieving MLB Dream
    2016
  • • The True Story of Tim Fortugno, the Man Once Traded for a Bucket of Baseballs
    2015
    See more articles George Brett rumors
  • • Q&A: Kevin Ziomek, Detroit Tigers Pitching Prospect (and the Next Drew Smyly?)
    Kevin Ziomek carved up Midwest League hitters in his first full professional season. In 123 innings at West Michigan, the 22-year-old left-hander logged a 2.27 ERA and an 11.1 K/9. His top-flight numbers notwithstanding, he created surprisingly little buzz. The Detroit Tigers took Ziomek in the second round of the 2013 draft out of Vanderbilt […]...2014

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