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Chicago Cubs Minor League Wrap: July 29 Share this story I was away at the beach most of today and I had a lot of emotions when I got back and looked at the notifications on my phone. I’m sure most of you are feeling the same, so I won’t bother sharing my feelings. But what we can do is focus on the players who are in the organization, including a great effort by the new-look I-Cubs tonight. Iowa Cubs Ryan Meisinger had two scoreless innings and Tony Cingrani tossed one. The save went to Ben Leeper, who allowed a two-out single in the top of the ninth but no other baserunners in his inn...

Bah, it still doesn’t feel great. Even when it’s a shorter-term guy, and even when everyone in the universe knows the trade is coming … it still doesn’t feel great. Here’s hoping the prospect return takes my mind off of it. Lefty, mustachioed reliever Andrew Chafin is on his way out: The Cubs are close to a deal to trade LHP Andrew Chafin, per source. Chafin, 31, came to the Cubs last year in a deadline deal, and although he wasn’t all that healthy or effective, they clearly saw something in him. He was a priority re-signing, even in a tight winter, and he took things next level t...

Photo by Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images The minor league season is nearly halfway through, and the 2021 MLB draft begins today, so it’s time for us to check in with the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators. Vegas is a hitter’s paradise, within a hitter’s league in the Triple-A West, so as expected the story lines all revolve around massive offense — the Aviators are scoring and allowing seven runs per game. That means some position player prospects are looking really good, and all the pitchers are posting ugly numbers, and it can be difficult to hash out which parts are real and whic...

Despite a Triple-A West worst earned-run average, the truth is, there hasn't been a whole lot wrong ...

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