Peoria Chiefs Add Concepcion to Roster
Gerardo Concepcion officially signed with the Cubs back in March, you can read about that here, he will now make his Organizational debut tomorrow for the Peoria Chiefs, where he will be starting. We...
View ArticleGerardo Concepcion Has His Best Pro Start
That sigh of relief you just heard was probably from Gerardo Concepcion as he just finished his outing against the Burlington Bees. Concepcion has struggled, that is an understatement actually. The...
View ArticleThe Kyler Burke Story
Peoria got another stellar outing from LHP Kyler Burke last night as he went 6 innings giving up 2 hits and allowing no earned runs. He recorded his first win of the season dropping his ERA to 2.31....
View ArticleA Day With The Peoria Chiefs (Lots of Pics)
Born on Third traveled to Kane County today to take in the Peoria Chiefs game against the Cougars, here’s a recap, mostly pictures, from the day. We actually bought the tickets before Javier Baez was...
View ArticleMinor League Monthly: July 2012
Here is a recap for the month of July for the Cubs minor league system. There are a lot of players who had a good July, but I limited it to a player of the month/pitcher of the month at each level....
View ArticleGet to Know A Guy Named Geiger
It is our goal here at Born on Third to educate Cubs fans on the talent that sits at the minor league level. With the way that Theo Epstein has molded this franchise it’s clear that the goal is to...
View ArticleCubs Make it Official: Reach an Agreement with Kane County
It has been speculated for about a month now, but today it became official, the Cubs have announced they have reached an agreement to move their single A affiliate from Peoria to Kane County. Opening...
View ArticleJavier Baez Promoted to Daytona
There were whispers last night and today it was confirmed, the Cubs have promoted Javy Baez to Daytona. Its an aggressive move but he has earned it by hitting. 336 with 12 HR, and 20 stolen bases at...
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