South Bend Cubs Announce 2015 Opening Day Roster
The South Bend Cubs released its Opening Day roster Monday and it features three of the top prospects in the system. SS Gleyber Torres, RHP Jake Stinnett, OF Jeffrey Baez and RHP Trevor Clifton...
View ArticleCubs Plan is to Play Bryant, Russell and Baez at Multiple Positions with...
The front office would like for the position players coming up through the system to be able to play at least two positions in the field. The Cubs are so focused on position flexibility that they’ve...
View ArticleEdwards Starting Season in the Pen, Johnson in Extended Spring Training and...
The top two pitching prospects in the Cubs system are not beginning the year where most thought they would during Spring Training. C.J. Edwards was very good in big league camp and impressed his future...
View ArticleCubs Explain Decision to Start C.J. Edwards in Bullpen and It’s Opening Day...
Mick Gillispie broke the news Tuesday night the top pitching prospect in the system would begin the year in Double-A Tennessee’s bullpen. And the beat writers asked Jed Hoyer about the Cubs decision to...
View ArticleCubs Down on the Farm Report – South Bend Cubs
Special Report – South Bend Cubs Media Day Chicago Cubs Online was invited to Media Day for the Cubs’ new Single-A affiliate, the South Bend Cubs. The CCO would like to thank Owner Andrew T. Berlin,...
View ArticleThe Daily CCO: Five South Bend Cubs are All-Stars and Other Cubs News
Five South Bend Cubs were named Midwest League All-Stars on Thursday. SS Gleyber Torres, C/1B Cael Brockmeyer, OF Charcer Burks, RHP Jeremy Null and RHP James Farris have been tabbed to participate in...
View ArticleCubs Weekend Headlines: Back to Five Over, Javier Baez, Closer by Committee...
It was an incredibly busy first weekend in June for the Chicago Cubs. On the field, the Cubs played their best series of the season. Even with the Nationals struggling, taking three of four on the road...
View ArticleCubs Promote SS Gleyber Torres and OF Jeffrey Baez to High-A Myrtle Beach
High-A Myrtle Beach announced Wednesday afternoon two of the top prospects in the Cubs’ system received a promotion. The Cubs sent SS Gleyber Torres and OF Jeffrey Baez from Low-A South Bend to High-A...
View ArticleThe Daily CCO: South Bend Cubs Receives Top Minor League Honor
The South Bend Cubs, the Class-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, won the 42nd annual John H. Johnson President’s Award. The award has been given out each year since 1974 to “honor the complete baseball...
View ArticleThe South Bend Cubs Had a Very Good Year
2015 was the first season for the South Bend Cubs. And it was a very good year for the Cubs’ Low-A affiliate. The Midwest League franchise signed a four-year Player Development Contract with the...
View ArticleThe CCO Talks Cubs Outfield Prospects on South Bend Cubs Radio
On Wednesday, the CCO’s very own Tom U began the first of a five week series talking minor league prospects with South Bend Cubs play-by-play man Darin Pritchett and Rick Carter on WSBT in South Bend’s...
View ArticleCubs Prospects News: Gleyber Torres Set to Start Season with Myrtle Beach,...
Cubs’ farm director Jaron Madison gave an indication Sunday on where two of the organization’s top prospects will begin the 2016 season. Madison told Carrie Muskat that SS Gleyber Torres will begin the...
View ArticleCubs Weekend Headlines: Jed Hoyer, Prospects, the DH in the NL, Outfielders...
Jed Hoyer started the weekend with a rather informative interview on MLB Network Radio. Hoyer admitted he talks to the Rays’ Matt Silverman on a regular basis. Hoyer’s conversation led to the Cubs-Rays...
View ArticleCubs Prospect Ian Happ Converting to Full-Time Second Baseman
The Cubs selected Ian Happ with the ninth overall pick in last June’s Draft. After the Cubs signed him, the front office said the plan for Happ was to have him play outfield and just hit over the last...
View ArticleThe CCO Talks Cubs Middle Infield Prospects on South Bend Cubs Radio
On Wednesday, the CCO’s very own Tom U gave the third of a five week series of interviews talking minor league prospects with South Bend Cubs play-by-play man Darin Pritchett and Rick Carter on WSBT in...
View ArticleThe CCO Talks Cubs Catching Prospects on South Bend Cubs Radio
On Wednesday, the CCO’s very own Tom U gave the final of a five-week series of interviews talking minor league prospects with South Bend Cubs play-by-play man Darin Pritchett and Rick Carter on WSBT in...
View ArticleCubs Down on the Farm Report – 02/29/16
Five Players to Watch: Low-A South Bend and High-A Myrtle Beach Last week, the CCO began the first of the series at looking beyond the Top 20 lists and exploring the other players in the Cubs...
View ArticleCubs Prospect Dylan Cease Lights Up Radar During Impressive Spring Training...
Dylan Cease is considered by many the top pitching prospect in the system. And by all accounts the 20-year old right-hander had an impressive outing Wednesday on the backfields at the Cubs’ complex....
View ArticleCubs Down on the Farm Report – South Bend Cubs Preview
Minor League Preview – Low-A South Bend Cubs Good morning to everyone at the CCO! Today is the next installment previewing the 2016 minor league season. Please note that the previews are based on...
View ArticleSouth Bend Cubs Announce 2016 Opening Day Roster
The South Bend Cubs, Low-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, released its first roster of the 2016 season Monday and its loaded with top prospects at just about every position and in the pitching staff....
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