Alberto Cabrera News

Albert Almora has finished his rehab and will start the season in Kane County. The Smokies split a double-header and the D-Cubs and Cougars have disappointing losses.

It was another teapot-tempest kind of day earlier as Cubs reliever Carlos Marmol denied a web site report that he wants out of town.

There was some movement in the minors today as Anthony Giansanti was promoted to Tennessee from Daytona, Wes Darvill and Chadd Krist joined Daytona from Kane County and Jeffrey Lorick joined the team from Extended Spring Training.

Matt Shalbrack/Tennessee Smokies Chicago Cubs reliever Kyuji Fujikawa pitches Wednesday in a rehab assignment with the Tennessee Smokies at Smokies Park.

Kyle Russell drove in the winning run with a bases-loaded single of the glove of second baseman Elliot Soto in the bottom of the 11th inning Friday night to give the Mississippi Braves a 3-2 Southern League victory against the Tennessee Smokies in Pearl, Miss.

The weather has improved greatly at Wrigley Field for today's noon matchup with the Reds.

Your choice for the BCB Minor League Player of the Month is Eric Jokisch ! So you agree with the Cubs and their "official" choices.

I want to give a plug for the new MiLB mobile app for iOS. Minor league baseball had a mobile app last season, but it cost something like $5 and all it gave you was news and gameday for the Triple-A teams.

With the Cubs off to a 5-12 start, it appears as though the Northsiders are in for another trying season.