Down On The Farm:Cubs Minors Discussion Thread

[daddies3angels]

ChicagoCubsOnline‏@TheCCO

RT @IowaCubs Brett Jackson leads off the 3rd with a triple and Alfredo Amezaga drives him in with a RBI single. 4-0 Iowa, T-3.

Its just so tough watching Cubs not being able to score runs when you have Rizzo doing what he doing. I know Jackson has had up and downs but at some point need to try and get the offense going for Cubs. Cant keep wasting all these good starts

 

[waldo7239117]

If they can only trade Fonzie...

 

[daddies3angels]

If they can only trade Fonzie...

Prolly be to much to ask Ricketts to eat another 54 mil. Thats one thing i can say about Ricketts he willing to eat money

 

[waldo7239117]

I wouldn't be surprise. He has ate so much money so far...

18 million from Z and 6.5 million from Byrd.

 

[daddies3angels]

I wouldn't be surprise. He has ate so much money so far...

18 million from Z and 6.5 million from Byrd.

Thats my point. Eating close to 80 mil in contracts alot. I dont even think NYY would eat that much

 

[Rice Cube]

Its just so tough watching Cubs not being able to score runs when you have Rizzo doing what he doing. I know Jackson has had up and downs but at some point need to try and get the offense going for Cubs. Cant keep wasting all these good starts

They'll do it after they can guarantee that extra year (which should be about now) and possibly even after they can guarantee that he won't be a Super Two.

 

[Rice Cube]

This has been posted before and the Super Two thresholds may change, but it should be about right:

Service Time Considerations For Top Prospects: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com

Brett Jackson's minor struggles are still a convenient excuse to keep him down for some extra "work" while Bryan LaHair is a built in excuse to keep Rizzo down until they're ready to bring both up around the All-Star Break.

 

[DewsSox79]

If they can only trade Fonzie...

i would love to have him if he could play 2nd base.

 

[Rice Cube]

i would love to have him if he could play 2nd base.

I don't think I'd wish Soriano at 2B on you :lol:

 

[85Bears4life]

If cubs wanted to get rid of soriano...

would a buyout be out of the question?

Be best for both

 

[Jamfan]

Anthony Rizzo hit his 2nd 3-run homer of the game and then Josh Vitters went back to back.

 

[85Bears4life]

Anthony Rizzo hit his 2nd 3-run homer of the game and then Josh Vitters went back to back.

Can't wait to see these guys in the majors at some point.

 

[daddies3angels]

Kevin Goldstein‏@Kevin_Goldstein

Cubs GM Jed Hoyer here at the Stanford game. No, I'm not going to go ask him about Junior Lake for you.

If you didnt know Goldstein not fan of Lake lol

 

[daddies3angels]

Iowa Cubs‏@IowaCubs

Rizzo goes deep to right field! His 4th HR in the last 4 games and he now has 11 this season. Iowa leads Fresno 4-0. T-5.

wasting his HR in AAA

 

[Jntg4]

Vitters heating up big time, Rizzo ready when LaHair comes back to earth

 

[daddies3angels]

Iowa Cubs‏@IowaCubs

Vitters blasts a solo HR and the ICubs have 2 HRs this inning! 5-0 Iowa. T-5.

maybe he figured something out

 

[Jntg4]

Wright HR

 

[dabynsky]

Hitting for power and drawing walks were the big knocks against Vitters. That and not being able to play 3B. If the Cubs have three position playesr in the minors ready to take big league spots the rebuilding process might be a lot quicker than initially anticipated.

 

[daddies3angels]

Iowa Cubs‏@IowaCubs

Looks like the I-Cubs ate their Wheaties this morning. Brett Jackson with a bomb to center is now a double shy of the cycle. #getsome

Also Rizzo hit another HR tonight.Vitters also went deep

 

[dabynsky]

Frankie De La Cruz has been thrusted into the starting rotation in Iowa after all of the shuffling of pitchers out of Iowa. He is actually being pitching pretty solidly in AAA with a 2.57 ERA after tonight's 6.2 IP with 2 ER given up.