Tennessee Smokies Archives

Justin ShullAugust 6, 2018

Cubs Farm Report (Week of July 29): Two Pelicans Earn Player of the Month Honors, Pitching Dominates

While Cubs Insider frequently features profiles of various prospects throughout the system, we recognized a need for a regular retrospective…

It has to be hard to be a position player in the Cubs’ minor league system. With most of the…

Affiliates never know what is going to happen over the course of a minor league season. Prospects will come and…

One of the Chicago Cubs’ under-the-radar prospects I follow is reliever Daury Torrez. On Thursday, the organization quietly promoted him…

The lack of hitting in the Cubs system to this point in the season is a little disconcerting. Then again,…

Wow, that was quick. The first month of the MiLB season has nearly come to a close and there are…

Evan AltmanApril 3, 2018

You may have missed it while wallowing in the Cubs’ second straight shutout, but minor league rosters were announced Monday.…

Todd JohnsonMarch 31, 2018

The Tennessee Smokies will have a lot of big names looking to make big moves in 2018. There will be…

Todd JohnsonJanuary 30, 2018

Included among the 19 non-roster players the Cubs invited to major league spring training was a 23-year-old pitcher with only one…

Todd JohnsonJanuary 21, 2018

When I first saw Zack Short play in 2016 for the Eugene Emeralds, I came away impressed with his overall…