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For those of us that enjoy keeping tabs on the minor league system, the 2010 Cubs Spring Training season has been a fun one. Weve finally starting to see some progress with developing homegrown talent in the Cubs organization. With a mostly veteran starting eight at the big league level, its important to know that there are some young guys on the way. Lets jump right into the first Down on the Farm report of READ MORE

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Game - Cubs 4 Rangers 1 WP - Carlos Silva (2-1) LP - Neftali Feliz (0-1) Save - James Russell (1) In front of the largest crowd of the spring at HoHoKam Park (13,157), the Cubs made quick order of the Texas Rangers in two hours and eight minutes on Tuesday afternoon. The Cubs pitching staff limited a Rangers lineup of mostly backup players and minor leaguers to one run on three hits. Carlos Silva READ MORE

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Spring Training Game Fourteen: Cubs (8-5) vs. Rangers (?4-6) Game Time - 3:05pm CDT Coverage - TV: None - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 183 Location - HoHoKam Park, Mesa Carlos Silva (1-1, 10.80/2.40) vs. Neftali Feliz (0-0, 13.50/1.00) Updated 12:00pm CDT - The Cubs optioned Rafael Dolis to Double-A Tennessee on Tuesday. Cubs Spring Roster Reduced to 50 players ... After a very long beginning to the week, the Cubs return home to READ MORE

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The biggest news out of Cubs camp on Monday, other than Kevin Millars comedy act, was Lou Piniella announcing Ryan Theriot would be the Cubs leadoff man ... at least when the season starts. Piniella said he is 80 percent sure Theriot will hit at the top of his lineup with Kosuke Fukudome hitting in the two-hole. As for the rest of the Cubs lineup ... Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez, Marlon Byrd, Alfonso Soriano, Mike READ MORE

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Game Thirteen - Cubs 2 Rockies 5 WP - Jhoulys Chacin (1-0) LP - Mike Parisi (1-1, BS 1) Save - Franklin Morales (1) Lou Piniellas crew made their final trip to Hi Corbett Field on Monday ... and the trip took a little longer than expected. The Cubs bus broke down less than an hour outside of Mesa, a clamp came off the radiator line. A majority of the team was an hour late READ MORE

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The Cubs are 8-4 after twelve Spring Training contests and have twenty-one exhibition games remaining on the schedule. So where do the Cubs stand after the first two weeks of Cactus League games? The Cubs reduced their 60-man Spring Training roster to 51 players on Sunday. Mitch Atkins (Triple-A Iowa) and David Patton (Double-A Tennessee) were optioned to minor league camp. Seven other non-roster invitees were assigned to minor league camp ... Brett Jackson, Josh READ MORE

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According to a report from Nick Cafardo in the Boston Globe, Kerry Wood is drawing interest from the Chicago Cubs. Cafardo listed the Twins and the Cubs as possible destinations for Wood. Kerry Wood is owed a lot of money for the upcoming season ($10.5 million) and has a rather large vesting option for the final year his three-year contract. Woods $11 million club option for 2011 becomes guaranteed if Wood finishes 55 games in READ MORE

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Game Twelve - Cubs 8 Angels 7 WP - Andrew Cashner (1-0) LP - Rich Thompson (0-2, BS 1) Save - Thomas Diamond (1) The Cubs won their fourth game in a row and finished the long five-game weekend with a 4-1 record. Two non-roster invitees played a role in the victory against the Angels. Kevin Millar drove in the Cubs first run with a double to left center in the first ... and hit READ MORE

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Spring Training Game Twelve: Cubs (7-4) vs. Angels (2-6-2) Game Time - 3:05pm CDT Coverage - TV: WGN TV - Radio: XM Radio Channel 176 Location - Tempe Diablo Stadium, Tempe Randy Wells (1-0, 0.00/0.20) vs. Joel Pineiro (0-0, 4.50/2.00) Updated - 11:08am CDT - Cubs announced first round of cuts on Sunday morning. Nine players removed from Spring Training roster ... two optioned and seven assigned to minor league camp. Mitch Atkins and David READ MORE

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Game Ten - Cubs (ss) 11 Reds 4 WP - Mike Parisi (1-0) LP - Jon Adkins (0-1) Save - None Game Eleven - Cubs (ss) 8 White Sox (ss) 7 WP - John Gaub (1-0) LP - Jeffrey Marquez (0-1, BS 1) Save - Justin Berg (1) The Cubs got their work in on Saturday in Mesa and Las Vegas ... with some solid performances but with a little injury in Mesa. Lou Piniellas READ MORE