7 Quick Thoughts: South Bend Plates 13 Runs in the Last 3 Innings to Steal a Win Kade Snell pic by Todd Johnson The day started like any other Tuesday in late spring. Rumors regarding promotions were flying, and most proved true. While there were a few surprises, the moves for …

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Mr. Mathis made BA's hot list!

3 in facts! May 12, here I come!

I lilke this!...A LOT!

Move #4 and Move #5
4. Knoxville Smokies transferred RHP Erian Rodriguez to the Development List

5. Cole Mathis promoted to South Bend.

The Cards are finally back this year. It took me awhile. So here we go...

Cards of the Day
Made from pics by me, Larry Kave, and the Smokies

3 Moves
Myrtle Beach Pelicans placed RHP Eli Jerzembeck on the 7-day injured list.
South Bend released Brian Kalmer
Leo Espinoza placed on the 7-Day IL by South Bend

Who Forces a Promotion First? Kane Kepley Pic by Todd Johnson Every rebuild reaches a moment when the system stops being theoretical. Prospects stop being names on a spreadsheet and start becoming pressure points — players whos…

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7 Quick Thoughts – McGwire Shines, Valdez Flashes, and Carico Cranks Today promised a steady pace of action with games staggered at 12:00, 1:00, 4:00, and 5:30. My primary objective was to evaluate South Bend’s Brooks Caple to see if he was ready for a promotion to …

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7 Quick Thoughts: Pelicans Pounding Dingers, South Bend Still Strong, and Iowa Squeaks One Out The staggered schedule made for a great day of baseball, with Iowa and South Bend playing early while Myrtle Beach and Knoxville finished up the late slate. Game Recaps Iowa Cubs Iowa improved to 1…

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Josiah Hartshorn: first pitch swinging, first pitch crushing.

7 Quick Thoughts – Not Much to Write Home About It was supposed to be a fun night of baseball with Myrtle Beach featured on Marquee, but the weather had other plans. For the third time this week, I had to step away for about 30 minutes as tornad…

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According to Pipeline, best defensive prospect in the Cubs system is...

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Iowa 9-7
Knoxville 6-5
South Bend 6-2
Myrtle Beach 7-4

Total 28-18

7 Quick Thoughts – Another Good Night for Home Runs Thanks for coming back to get caught up on tonight‘s events! Originally, the plan tonight was to watch Survivor. But with a tornado in the vicinity, the program was preempted by a Rockford TV stati…

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7 Quick Thoughts – Dingers and Pitching Give the Fans What They Want Thanks for coming back to get caught up on tonight‘s events! Things got started a little early with Iowa as they jumped out to a 2 to 1 lead in the second and added on another one in the third and …

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By the Numbers – A Look at MiLB Hitting Numbers in 2026 Welcome to my first “By the Numbers” post in quite a while! With minor league baseball now in full gear, it’s the perfect time to dive into the hitting stats after the first nine games …

From this morning....

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Pedro got him some pub...

Busy day on the wire

7 Quick Thoughts – South Bend Was the Sole Winner on a Rough Night I knew tonight was going to be a long one the moment I saw Iowa had a doubleheader scheduled. With the first game slated for nine innings and the second for seven, they started around 5:00 PM and o…

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I don't know how you do it. Thanks for leading the way!

If you had Reggie Preciado as the Cubs' MiLB wRC+ leader after a week, you are this week's winner!

Looks familiar....

Watching BP Before South Bend Takes on Peoria

The Weekly – The Season Begins, Rosters Set for Now, Lots of Moves, a New IFA, Bonus Pool, and Some Surprises This week’s news began shortly after last week‘s post was published when the Cubs released several players at the end of spring training. They included: Eduardo Castillo, Dom Hambley, Nick Hull, Ro…

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7 Quick Thoughts – Iowa Bats Reign Again, the Pelicans Sweep, and Smokies Struggle to Catch Up With the Illini playing in the Final Four, my focus today was not on baseball for a couple of hours tonight.  It was a weird day as baseball started early this afternoon and continued on throu…

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Can confirm. Also destroyed the thunderstorm heading my way.