NEWSLETTER
In terms of prospects, Boise might be the most loaded Cubs’ farm team I have seen in quite some time. I have talked about their impressive infield before. Jeimer Candelario, Marco Hernandez, Gioskar Amaya, and Daniel Vogelbach make a very impressive array around the diamond. But now that Albert Almora has been promoted to Short-Season A, the outfield might be almost as good.
Rock Shoulders has spent some time in left since Vogelbach has been promoted; his bat is not as good as his name, but it isn’t too far behind. Almora will take over in center as one of the best overall prospects in the whole of the Northwest League. That leaves right field, and the Cubs have plenty of candidates to fill the job. Trey Martin has flown under the radar since being drafted a year ago, but he is toolsy center fielder with plenty of potential. Xavier Batista has all kinds of power, although he is still learning to harness it, and Izaac Garsez has a very respectable OPS of .889 in the month of August. There are also a couple of guys on the disabled list who could play some right. Put them all together and you have a good group of outfielders. It is not quite as impressive an assemblage as what the Hawks line up on the infield, but the margin is not a big one.
Next year most of these players should be in Peoria (although a few may skip up to Daytona). If you want to see this highly encouraging collection of talent yourself, make plans to watch the Chiefs play sometime next spring.
Scores From Yesterday
Iowa – Iowa scored seven times in the fifth inning to pull off a 12-7 win.
Tennessee – The Smokies piled on the runs at the end of the game to earn a 8-2 win.
Daytona – The rains seriously have it in for the Daytona Cubs. The Cubs yet again had a game postponed by the weather. They will try to make this one up tomorrow as part of a doubleheader, but I would not get my hopes up.
Peoria – The Chiefs had Tuesday off.
Boise – The Boise pitchers put up another shutout. This time the Hawks won 5-0.
Arizona – The AZL Cubs had the day off.
Performances of the Day
Other Minor League Notes
