If you have a rash of injuries in your outfield, why not add a little extra outfield depth, eh?
That’s likely the thinking here, as the Cubs have traded for outfielder Trayce Thompson, who was with the Diamondbacks at Triple-A, but is formerly of the big league White Sox, Dodgers, and A’s. The Diamondbacks are getting cash in the deal, which is a reflection of the reality that Thompson, 30, is a depth outfielder at this point in his career.
The #Cubs acquired outfielder Trayce Thompson from Arizona for cash considerations. Thompson was added to Iowa’s roster tonight.
Oh, it’s never good when you have enough injury bits to discuss/update that you have to break off a separate post to get into them. The Cubs are rather banged up, and it got (much?) worse yesterday.
Let’s start with the new stuff. Sprinting to catch a pop fly in the first, Jake Marisnick slowed up and immediately went down. He was taken out of the game, and you knew it was going to be a legit injury – turned out to be a hamstring, and the Cubs were calling it a “strain” even before they got any tests done. Those tests will happen today (Cubs.com), and the best you can hope for is a mild strain, which would have him out maybe three weeks. I know, that’s a crummy best-case-scenario, but hamstring strains are a bitch like that. They seem to happen so easily for some guys, and they recur – and/or limit you – very easily if they’re not fully healed. So, historically, even the mildest of strains tend to keep guys out for multiple weeks, often up to a month. And if it’s
Cubs minor leagues: Get to know the Iowa Cubs
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Our preview of the four Cubs minor league affiliates wraps up now with the Iowa Cubs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. This preview will be a little shorter than the other three since many of these players have seen time in Chicago with the Cubs or with other other major league teams. Most of them got a lot of playing time in Spring Training in Mesa this year as well. I don’t think I need to explain who most of them are.
Who? The Iowa Cubs have been the Cubs’ Triple-A affiliate since 1981, which is the fourth-longest affiliation in baseball, behind only Reading (Double-A Phillies), Lakeland (Low-A Tigers) and Omaha (Triple-A Royals). They’ve been with the Cubs so long that this is now their third league that they’ve played in since joining up with the Cubs organization. From 1981 to 1997, they played in the American Association. From 1998 to 2019, they were a part of the Pacific Coast League.
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The South Bend Cubs, or Iowa Cubs playing in South Bend, or Alternate Training Site Cubs … whatever you want to call them, lost 3-2 in a seven-inning exhibition game against the White Sox ATS squad on Thursday evening. There were offensive struggles outside of a home run and the starting pitcher yielded plenty of baserunners, which certainly feels a bit on-the-nose right now. But we can get a little more nuanced than that, can’t we?
Here is tonight s @Cubs Triple-A exhibition lineup vs. @WhiteSox at @FourWindsField presented by Industrial Door of Northern Indiana
First pitch at 6pm ET on Facebook Live.