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• 20 Cubs minor leaguers have become free agents

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images It’s the annual culling of the herd. As of Monday, 513 players have been made minor-league free agents, per this article at Baseball America. Usually, the reason for this is that players get to six years of minor league service, at which time they are automatically free agents. Some of these players are being let go for other reasons. Here’s...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Cam Smith leads Tennessee past Birmingham, 5-3

Cam Smith | South Bend Cubs The Smokies stay red hot. The I-Cubs come up short. With South Bend and Myrtle Beach’s seasons over, there was some movement in the system. 3B Cam Smith, RF Ezequiel Pagan, LHP Mitchell Tyranski and RHP Will Sanders were promoted to Double-A Tennessee from High-A South Bend. Infielder Benjamin Cowles, who the Cubs acquired in the Mark Leiter Jr. trade, joins Te...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Brett Bateman leads Smokies past M-Braves, 5-2

Brett Bateman | GREG SWIERCZ / USA TODAY NETWORK Just two games today as the season winds down. The Smokies win and South Bend falls in extras. Just two games on the schedule tonight. Also, in case you don’t know, this is the final week of the season for South Bend and Myrtle Beach. The Smokies have two more weeks plus the playoffs That includes the final series ever at Smokies Stadium in...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Cameron Sisneros hits first home run as Myrtle Beach beats Down East, 4-2

Cameron Sisneros | Alex Martin/Journal and Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK Iowa beats up on a rehabbing Cardinal. Myrtle Beach and South Bend both win. Iowa Cubs infielder Jake Hager has retired. We wish him the best with whatever is next. Tomorrow is Labor Day, which is the traditional end of the minor league season. However, the season goes longer now so each team has at least one six-game...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Pablo Aliendo and the Smokies clinch a playoff spot in extra innings

Pablo Aliendo | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Smokies win their 9th-straight to clinch a playoff spot. Right-hander Brad Deppermann goes from High-A South Bend to Double-A Tennessee. The Tennessee Smokies are returning to the Southern League playoffs for the second straight season!The #Cubs' Double-A affiliate will have a chance to defend its 2023 champions...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Caleb Kilian and Owen Caissie lead Iowa past Memphis, 4-3

Caleb Kilian | Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports Caleb Kilian has a solid rehab appearance. The Smokies close in on a playoff spot. Outfielder Brennen Davis was activated off of Iowa’s injured list. Right-hander Frankie Scalzo Jr. was activated off the Development List. Infielder David Bote and catcher William Simoneit were sent to the Development List. Third baseman BJ Murray Jr. was dem...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Cam Smith leads Tennessee past Birmingham, 5-3
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• Minor League Wrap: Caleb Kilian and Owen Caissie lead Iowa past Memphis, 4-3
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• Minor League Wrap: Kilian bounces back with solid rehab start as Iowa splits doubleheader

Caleb Kilian | Dylan Heuer Iowa finally plays and splits a doubleheader. The other three teams in the system come out on top. Everyone wins! OK, Iowa lost too. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs’ home field was playable tonight and they split a doubleheader with the Columbus Clippers, losing game one 9-5 and winning game two 5-1. Jordan Wicks started game one on a rehab assignment and went 2+ innin...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: James Triantos leads Smokies past Barons, 3-1

James Triantos | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images The I-Cubs split a pair with Toledo. The Smokies also won. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs split a doubleheader with the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers), winning the continuation of yesterday’s game 10-2 and losing the regularly-scheduled seven-inning game 10-8. Yesterday, Dan Straily started and went four innings. Straily allowed two runs on four hits....2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Smokies take game 1 of title series, 8-4

BJ Murray Jr. | Zachary BonDurant-USA TODAY Sports The Smokies are one win away from a title. Iowa’s season ends with two losses. It’s the final day of the year for the Iowa Cubs. Smokies go first today, since they’re in the playoffs. Tennessee Smokies The Tennessee Smokies reeled in the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Marlins), 8-4 to win game one of the best-of-three Southern League Championshi...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Matt Shaw and other 2023 draftees make their debut in the ACL
Matt Shaw | Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Cade Horton dazzles for South Bend. Pelicans pound the FredNats. Several draft picks make their professional debut in Arizona. There were a few moves today, most notably a bunch of recent draftees being added to the ACL Cubs roster. But other than that: RHP Danis Correa promoted from Tennessee to Iowa. RHP Hunter Bigge demoted from Iowa to...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: 3 Iowa homers leads to 4-3 win over Clippers.
Yonathan Perlaza | Dylan Heuer Iowa uses the longball to beat Columbus. The Pelicans throw a one-hitter. The Smokies bang out 11 runs. The Cubs made a trade today, acquiring catcher P.J. Higgins from the Diamondbacks for cash considerations. Obviously the Cubs are quite familiar with Higgins. They drafted Higgins in the 12th round in 2015 and he played 83 games in the majors between the 2...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Kevin Alcánatara busts out of his slump in a big way
Kevin Alcántara | Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports Four wins for the top four teams today, but you have to toss in a late-loss for Tennessee as well. Edwin Ríos was officially taken off the injured list and optioned to Iowa. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs stomped on Indianapolis (Pirates), 6-3. Starter Chris Clarke went four innings and gave up just one run on three hits. He struck out three and w...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Cole Roederer, Smokies top Lookouts, 5-4
Cole Roederer | Photo by Jeff Speer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images We can now call three minor league games as wins for the Cubs. We’re still waiting on results from Iowa. Two Iowa pitchers, Vinny Nittoli and Tyler Duffey, opted out of their minor-league deals today. The Cubs have 48 hours to either give them a major-league deal (which would put them on the 40-man and not necessarily th...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Matt Mervis leads Iowa past Columbus, 9-7
Matt Mervis | Bryon Houlgrave/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK South Bend lowers their magic number to 1. Matt Mervis keeps on slugging in an Iowa win. The Pelicans come out on top. I only caught the beginning of these games tonight, as my Fridays are tied up with my daughter’s cheerleading for the foreseeable future. But it looks like the Cubs did well. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs sunk the ...2022
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"One of those minor leaguers, Ezequiel Pagan, who played most of last year at South Bend, accounted for the Cubs’ only hit, a solo home run, in a 3-1 loss to the A’s."

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"Left fielder Kevin Alcántara led off the inning with a double and then pinch-hitter Ezequiel Pagan was hit by a pitch."

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"Right fielder Ezequiel Pagan was 3 for 4 with a double and a walk."

• 20 Cubs minor leaguers have become free agents
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• Minor League Wrap: Caleb Kilian and Owen Caissie lead Iowa past Memphis, 4-3
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• Minor League Wrap: Owen Caissie leads Iowa past Louisville, 3-2.

Owen Caissie | Dylan Heuer Iowa sneaks by Louisville. Tennessee and Myrtle Beach win with shutouts. Right-handed pitcher Julio Teheran opted out of his contract with the Cubs and was released. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs clipped the wings of the Louisville Bats (Reds), 3-2. Thomas Pannone pitched the first five innings and allowed two runs on five hits. One of the hits was a solo home run by ...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Kyle Hendricks makes rehab start in Iowa

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports All four full-season teams lost—two in extra innings. Rookie ball got off to a winning start. Right-hander Cam Sanders has been demoted to Tennessee from Iowa. The Cubs Arizona Complex League team in Mesa (aka Rookie Ball) started play this evening. (Edit: Oops. It was on Saturday. I missed that.) They moved the season up this year as it didn’t used to start u...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend and Myrtle Beach go streaking
Brandon Birdsell | Mattie Neretin / USA TODAY NETWORK South Bend and Myrtle Beach are hot—and I don’t mean that literally, although it may be true literally. Two recent top draft picks hit their first home runs. I wish this were After Dark so I could play some Judy Garland. I listened to the entire Cubs game on the radio in the car—with the Cardinals broadcasters. Right-handed pitcher Ca...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Matt Shaw and other 2023 draftees make their debut in the ACL
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• Minor League Wrap: 2nd-round pick Jaxon Wiggins signs; wins for all the full-season teams
Jaxon Wiggins | Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images The Cubs have signed every pick in their recent draft. Iowa and South Bend hang on for wins. The Smokies and Pelicans won with less difficulty. The Cubs signed second round compensation pick Jaxon Wiggins, a right-handed pitcher from Arkansas, for a bonus of $1,401,500. The slot value of his pick was $1,101,000. The deal was announced just ...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: 3 Iowa homers leads to 4-3 win over Clippers.
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• Chicago Cubs Minor League Wrap: August 25

Matt Shaw | Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images South Bend goes crazy and scores 18 runs. Great pitching in Iowa and Tennessee, but only the Smokies can score enough to win. Tonight was the first home football game for my cheerleader daughter, so I didn’t actually see any games tonight. It was kind of interesting having the Cubs/Pirates game on my phone with the new 3D Gameday. Other than...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Cole Roederer, Smokies top Lookouts, 5-4
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• Chicago Cubs Minor League Wrap: May 18
Kohl Franklin | Casey McDonald/South Bend Cubs A huge comeback win for the Pelicans. The Smokies stave off a Blue Wahoos comeback for the win. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs lost to Indianapolis (Pirates), 10-5. Javier Assad started and gave the I-Cubs four solid innings, allowing two runs on four hits. He walked three and struck out five. The bullpen was not as good as all four relievers allowe...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend beats Lansing, 3-1 as they close in on a 2nd-half title
Jordan Nwogu | Chloe Trofatter / USA TODAY NETWORK South Bend’s magic number drops to 3 with a win and a Beloit loss. Mixed rehab results for Adbert Alzolay and Michael Hermosillo. The Smokies also win. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were capsized by the Columbus Clippers (Guardians), 7-5. Adbert Alzolay made a rehab start here and the first inning went really well. A two-out walk but nothing el...2022
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• Minor League Wrap: Jefferson Rojas and Rafael Morel homer for South Bend; Birds sweep GreenJackets

Jefferson Rojas | MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK Iowa stages a big comeback in the ninth, but get swept. The Pelicans sweep Augusta. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs lost to Indianapolis (Pirates), 9-8. Iowa was swept in a six-game series for the first time since 2021. Starter Kyle McGowin kept the game close, allowing just one run on four hits over 5.2 innings. He struck ou...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend falls to Lansing, 10-8, clinches 2nd-half title anyway
South Bend Cubs South Bend loses, clinches a division title anyway. South Bend clinched a second-half title as they shoot for back-to-back Midwest League titles. (They won the Midwest League in 2019—which was the most-recent year of the Midwest League.) Unfortunately, they clinched despite a loss. We’ve got a short schedule tonight. Iowa Cubs Rained out in Columbus. Doubleheader Sunday. ...2022
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• The Tennessee Smokies are Southern League Champions!

Tennessee Smokies The Smokies won their first undisputed Southern League title since 1978 The Tennessee Smokies completed a 2-0 sweep of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Marlins) with a 10-3 shellacking. The win was the Smokies first title since 2004 and the first undisputed title since 1978 for the franchise. With a 8-4 win against Pensacola at home on Sunday, the Smokies traveled to Florida a...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend proves to River Bandits that crime does not pay, 6-1
Max Bain | Max Thoma/South Bend Cubs Myrtle Beach wins in a walkoff. South Bend just wins. The Cubs released right-handed pitcher Rowan Wick today. Outfielder Cristian More was promoted back to Myrtle Beach. He started this season with the Birds but was demoted to the complex league at the end of May. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were raided and boarded by the Columbus Clippers (Guardians), ...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Crow-Armstrong, Vazquez power Smokies past Barons in extras, 7-6.
Luis Vazquez | Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Three wins in the system this evening. The big news today is that Alexander Canario started a rehab assignment with the ACL Cubs. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs mauled Indianapolis (Pirates), 10-8. Starter Caleb Kilian allowed three runs on four hits over four innings. He walked four and did not strike anyone out. The win w...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Kevin Alcánatara busts out of his slump in a big way
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• Minor League Wrap: Cade Horton mows down the Sky Carp in South Bend’s 6-0 win
Cade Horton | MATTIE NERETIN / USA TODAY NETWORK Cade Horton goes a career-high 5.2 innings as South Bend beats Beloit. Wins for Tennessee and Myrtle Beach as well. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were stuck in the mud against the Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals), 8-3. Starter Riley Thompson got the loss after he gave up two home runs—accounting for three runs—in the bottom of the second inning. The ...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Bote’s bat, glove lead Iowa past Indianapolis, 2-1
David Bote | Margaret Kispert/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Very little offense today and good pitching, but only Iowa managed to come out ahead thanks to two key double plays. The Cubs released shortstop Yeison Santana, one of the four players that they received in the Yu Darvish deal. Not much offense today. But there was one win. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs held off Indianapolis (Pirat...2023
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• Athletics 3, Cubs 1: Not much to talk about

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The pitching was good, though, except for one inning. Pretty much everyone in this game was playing like they had a plane to catch, because the whole thing was over in one hour, 57 minutes. And as for the Cubs, they played it like it was that last game of Spring Training when the team DOES have a plane to catch, because a bunch of miscellaneous minor le...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend slays Quad Cities, 26-7

Moises Ballesteros | MATTIE NERETIN / USA TODAY NETWORK South Bend destroys Quad Cities. Myrtle Beach comes up on top of Columbia. The Smokies are reeling. Left-hander Adam Laskey was demoted from Tennessee to South Bend. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were washed out by the Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals), 11-7. The second game of a scheduled doubleheader was cancelled and will not be made up. Iow...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Brett Bateman leads Smokies past M-Braves, 5-2
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• Minor League Wrap: Pablo Aliendo and the Smokies clinch a playoff spot in extra innings
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• Minor League Wrap: Caleb Kilian and Owen Caissie lead Iowa past Memphis, 4-3
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• Minor League Wrap: Kilian bounces back with solid rehab start as Iowa splits doubleheader
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• Minor League Wrap: Jefferson Rojas and Rafael Morel homer for South Bend; Birds sweep GreenJackets
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• Minor League Wrap: James Triantos leads Smokies past Barons, 3-1
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• Minor League Wrap: Pablo Aliendo’s RBI single walks it off for Tennessee

Pablo Aliendo | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images The Smokies walk off a win. The Pelicans shut down Fredericksburg. Right-handed pitcher Ethan Roberts was promoted up to Iowa. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs lost to the Syracuse Mets, 12-5. Starter Dan Straily took the loss after getting hammered for six runs on seven hits over 5.1 innings. He walked four and struck out five Two of those hits we...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Kyle Hendricks Ks 7 in rehab start win

Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports Kyle Hendricks had a successful rehab start in a Smokies doubleheader. Every other game was a loss. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were stuck in the mud against the Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals), 9-6. Julio Teheran started and took the loss after allowing six runs, five earned, on ten hits over 3.2 innings. Teheran struck out three and walked no one. Second baseman...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ is Spring Training over yet?

Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. I’m ready for the regular season already. The regulars are going to be sitting out a lot. I’m nervous about the pitching. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and blo...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Smokies take game 1 of title series, 8-4
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