Chicago Cubs Down on the Farm 4/8-4/14

Chicago Cubs Top 10 Prospects Check-In

OF – Pete Crow-Armstrong – Iowa Cubs

Crow-Armstrong played in four games for the Iowa Cubs this series. He had 19 at-bats with, one run scored, two hits, 11 Ks, and one steal. He slashed .105/.105/.105 with a .210 OPS on the series.

RHP – Cade Horton – Tennessee Smokies

Horton made his first start of the season for the Smokies this series. He threw four innings gave up four hits, one earned run, hit one batter, and struck out four. He finished with a 2.25 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP. He should make his next start on Tuesday, April, 16th.

OF – Owen Caissie – Iowa Cubs

Caissie played in five games in This series. He had 20 at-bata, two runs scored, three hits, two doubles, two RBIs, three walks, six Ks, and slashed ..150/.216/.250 with a .511 OPS On the series.

1B – Michael Busch – Chicago Cubs

Michael Busch played in five games this week for the Cubs. He had 17 at-bats, five runs scored, eight hits, one double, five home runs, seven RBIs, four walks, and five strikeouts, and slashed .471/.571/1.412 with a 1.983 OPS on The week.

OF – Kevin Alcantara – Tennessee Smokies

Alcantara played in five games in the series for the Smokies. He had 17 at-bats with three runs scored, three walks, and seven strikeouts in the Series. He slashed .000/.150/.000 with a .150 OPS in this series.

2B/3B – Matt Shaw – Tennessee Smokies

Shaw played in five of the games for the Smokies this past week. He had 15 at-bats, three runs scored, six hits, one triple, two home runs, three RBIs, four walks, five strikeouts, and stole one base. He slashed .400/.550/.933 with an OPS of 1.483 on the series.

2B – James Triantos – Tennessee Smokies

Triantos played in five games for the Cubs this series. He had 18 at-bats, one run scored, one hit, one RBI, one walk, two walks, three strikeouts, one stolen base, and slashed .056/.150/.056 with a .206 OPS on the week.

P – Jordan Wicks – Chicago Cubs

Jordan Wicks pitched Friday, April, 12th against the Seattle Mariners going four innings he gave up five hits, four earned runs, four walks, and struck out six. He did take the loss. His ERA now sits at 5.68 on the year and a 1.89 WHIP on the season. His next start would come Wednesday, April, 17th against the Miami Marlins.

RHP – Ben Brown – Chicago Cubs

Brown pitched on April, 9th against the San Diego Padres going 4.2 innings, giving up three hits, one walk, and struck out five. He gave up zero runs and pitched well in his outing. He will make a start on April 15th against the Arizona Diamondbacks and then again on Saturday, April, 20th against the Miami Marlins.

1B – Moises Ballerestos – Tennesee Smokies

Ballesteros played in four of the games this week. He had 13 at-bats, four runs, four hits, one double, one home run, three RBIs, three walks, two strikeouts, and slashed .308/.471/.615 with a 1.086 OPS this week.

The Week Ahead:

Iowa Cubs (9-6)

The Iowas Cubs went four and two against the St. Paul Saints this past series improving their record to 9-6 on the season. They will host the Louisville Bats to play a six-game series next. The Louisville Bats are the Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds with a 5-3 Record on the year. The Cubs will face one of the Reds top prospects Connor Phillips in the series.

• Tuesday, April 16th vs Louisville Bats 6:38 PM CDT
• Wednesday, April 17th vs Louisville Bats 12:08 PM CDT
• Thursday, April 18th vs Louisville Bats 12:08 PM CDT
• Friday, April 19th vs Louisville Bats 7:08 PM CDT
• Saturday, April 20th vs Louisville Bats 3:08 PM CDT
• Sunday, April 21st vs Louisville at 1:08 PM CDT

Tennessee Smokies (4-4)

The Tennessee Smokies first game of the series against the Chattanooga Lookouts was Postponed due to rain, as was Thursday’s game. In the five games they played, they won two and lost three against the Lookouts. They kick off a series at home against the Montgomery Biscuits the Double-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday, April, 16th for six games.

• Tuesday, April 16th vs Montgomery Biscuits 7:00 PM EDT
• Wednesday, April 17th vs Montgomery Biscuits7:00 PM EDT
• Thursday, April 18th vs Montgomery Biscuits 7:00 PM EDT
• Friday, April 19th vs Montgomery Biscuits 7:00 PM EDT
• Saturday, April 20th vs Montgomery Biscuits 7:0 PM EDT
• Sunday, April 21st vs Montgomery Biscuits at 2:00 PM EDT

South Bend Cubs (3-6)

The South Bend Cubs lost the series against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers the Milwaukee Brewers Affiliate two games to four. They will now travel for a six-game series against the Beloit Sky Carp the High-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins.

• Tuesday, April 16th @ Beloit Sky Carp 2:05 PM EDT
• Wednesday, April 17th @ Beloit Sky Carp 12:10 PM EDT
• Thursday, April 18th @ Beloit Sky Carp7:35 PM EDT
• Friday, April 19th @ Beloit Sky Carp7:35 PM EDT
• Saturday, April 20th @ Beloit Sky Carp 2:05 PM EDT
• Sunday, April 21st @ Beloit Sky Carp at 2:05 PM EDT

Myrtle Beach Pelicans (2-7)

The Myrtle Beach Pelicans lost their series against the Columbia Fireflies one game to five this past week. They will host the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers the Single-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox for a six-game series.

Tuesday, April 16th vs Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 7:05 PM CDT

• Wednesday, April 17th vs Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 7:05 PM EDT
• Thursday, April 18th vs Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 7:05 PM EDT
• Friday, April 19th vs Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 7:05 PM EDT
• Saturday, April 20th vs Kannapolis Cannon Ballers at 6:05 PM EDT
• Sunday, April 21st vs Kannapolis Cannon Ballers at 6:05 PM EDT