Pete Crow-Armstrong's last 15 games ♨️
.453 AVG (29-64 AB)
.478 OBP
.922 SLG
7 HR (14 XBH)
@TheMayorsOffice dives in on the @Cubs 24-year-old star and the adjustments that have led to his offensive surge.
Cubs catcher prospect Owen Ayers is on another planet right now. In his last 10 games at AA, he is 24 for 40 (.600), with 12 XBH. 1.752 OPS.
Now up to a 188 wRC+ this year. He has also thrown out 35% of attempted base stealers. 19th rounder in '24. Another Cubs scouting W.
Craig Counsell on the Cubs' stretch: "We're not winning a lot of baseball games right now ... and we're not playing well enough to win a lot of baseball games. You have to earn it and we're not earning it."
“We’ve seen it in LA where I didn’t back up any talk that I may have said, so learning from stuff like that and always making sure I’m doing the right things on the field first.”
Pete Crow-Armstrong spoke to @Ken_Rosenthal after his big game for the @Cubs tonight
Pete Crow-Armstrong yesterday:
Top 3 - 101.7 mph Single
Top 5 - 110.3 mph Double
Top 8 - 114.6 mph Home Run
Top 9 - 98.2 mph Single
Bottom 9 - 5 Star Catch (5% Catch Prob)
Since being moved to the leadoff spot:
.290/.410/.484 — 156 wRC+
81.1% Hard-Hit% | .517 xwOBA | 0.5 fWAR
Mason McGwire (CHC), son of Mark McGwire, is lighting up Low-A Myrtle Beach!
McGwire, sidelined for all of 2025 by injury, features a mid 90s heater, ~80 mph breaker, and a upper 80s slider.
McGwire leads the Cubs farm system in K-BB%, at 27.9% (>20 IP)!
Cubs No. 2 prospect Pedro Ramirez has a locker at Wrigley Field, per @JesseRogersESPN.
The switch-hitter slashed .312/.395/.547 with 9 HR and 40 RBI in Triple-A this season.
Spent most of his time at 2B/3B, though he’s spent a bit of time in LF in recent weeks.
The Chicago Cubs produce their second 10-game winning streak of the season, and become only the 5th team in MLB history to achieve the feat in their first 40 games, according to @EliasSports .
It was last accomplished by the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Cubs drafted Kane Kepley in the 2nd round of the 2025 draft. Since then, he’s appeared in 52 pro games between A/A+.
Over that span, he’s…
Reached base 119 times
Walked 23 more times than he’s struck out
Stolen 30 bases in 35 attempts
According to industry sources the Cubs are one of the teams the Mets have talked to about acquiring RHP Freddy Peralta.June 1st is a target time for the Mets to either get back into the race or move the soon to be Free agent .Peralta and Craig Counsell share a mutual bond.
The way Cubs manager Craig Counsell explained it, Matthew Boyd felt something in his left knee while hanging out at home today, getting up and down to play with his kids. An MRI showed a meniscus issue. With Boyd going on the IL, the club added Trent Thornton from Triple-A Iowa.
Daniel Palencia in his first appearance since April 12:
1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 BB 0 K
4SFB velocity was up – Averaged 100.2 MPH
Slider Velocity was up – Averaged 90.8 MPH