A follower asked me yesterday who would get the call from Iowa if Anthony Rizzo were to end up with an IL stint due to the back soreness that led to his exit yesterday. The answer is
probably Nick Martini, as he has the all-important 40-man spot, and would add an extra outfielder to allow for Kris Bryant to move temporarily to first base. But I need a paragraph to sell you on the other guy who certainly deserves a shot.
P.J. Higgins deserves a 40-man roster spot. He’s hitting .333/.458/.513, with a 164 wRC+ that leads the farm system by a country mile. Higgins would offer the big league team experience all over the infield, while providing a third catcher to the roster during his time up. He’s also really gone back to his core, which really speaks to what the Cubs are trying to do at the big league level lately: use the whole field. Among hitters in Triple-A with 40 plate appearances, Higgins is tied for the third-highest percentage of balls going to the opposite field at 50%
Dominant Pitching, Big Eighth Inning Lead RiverDogs past Pelicans 3-0 The Charleston RiverDogs broke free from a scoreless deadlock with three runs in the eighth inning to top the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 3-0 in front of a crowd of 3,007 fans at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park on Sunday evening. (Source: Charleston RiverDogs) By RiverDogs Media Relations | May 9, 2021 at 9:44 PM EDT - Updated May 9 at 11:46 PM
Charleston, SC The Charleston RiverDogs broke free from a scoreless deadlock with three runs in the eighth inning to top the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 3-0 in front of a crowd of 3,007 fans at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park on Sunday evening.
Chicago Cubs Minor League Wrap: May 9
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First off, I’d like to wish a happy Mother’s Day out there to every mother reading this.
Second, a reminder that there will be no Minor League Wrap on Monday as Mondays are a travel day all season for every Cubs minor league team.
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The Iowa Cubs no-hit Indianapolis, 2-0. Iowa finishes the series winning three-of-five.
Shelby Miller started this game on a rehab assignment and pitched three innings. He gave up one walk and struck out five.
Tommy Nance relieved Miller in the fourth and pitched the next three innings and got the win. He also walked one and struck out five. In addition, because the I-Cubs only had two hitters on their bench today, Nance had to bat for himself in the fifth inning with runners on the corners and one out. In his first professional plate appearance, Nance hit a sac fly to center field for the first run of the game. It was almost a hit.
RiverDogs Hold Off Myrtle Beach, Improve to 3-0 Charleston improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2012 with a win over Myrtle Beach on Thursday (Source: Charleston RiverDogs) By Charleston RiverDogs | May 7, 2021 at 1:09 AM EDT - Updated May 7 at 1:09 AM
Charleston, SC The Charleston RiverDogs went 3-19 with runners in scoring position, but found a way to hold off a late charge by the Myrtle Beach Pelicans to earn a 6-5 win on Thursday night at The Joe. With the victory, the RiverDogs opened the season with a 3-0 record for the first time since 2012.
For the third consecutive night, it was the RiverDogs that jumped ahead. They took advantage of some wildness from Myrtle Beach starting pitcher Sam Thoresen to do much of the damage. The right-hander walked four of the seven batters he faced in the inning, including two with the bases loaded, to give the RiverDogs a 2-0 lead. With the bases still loaded, Nick Schnell struck out, but the ball popped away from catcher Pablo
Cubs minor leagues: Get to know the Myrtle Beach Pelicans
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(tap, tap, tap.) Ahem. Is this thing on? Is it still working? I don’t remember how to turn it on anymore. We’re really going to do this thing, huh? OK. Let’s go. I’ll give it my best shot.
On September 14, 2019, the South Bend Cubs beat the Clinton LumberKings 5-0 to sweep the best-of-five series three games to none and claim the Midwest League title. Five hundred and eighty-eight days later, on Tuesday, May 4, there will be Cubs teams playing minor league baseball again.