On Monday, the Chicago Cubs and Seattle Mariners completed a late-night trade that sent RHP Tyson Miller to Chicago and Jake Slaughter to Seattle. Chicago has already made room on their 40-man roster for Miller, designating Richard Lovelady for assignment.
A corner infielder with surprising speed is coming to Seattle in exchange for Tyson Miller When Bryan Woo returned to the Mariners, the club DFA’d RHP Tyson Miller to make room for Woo, as he didn’t have options left.
The Seattle Mariners acquired minor league infielder Jake Slaughter from the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday for right-hander Tyson Miller. Slaughter, 27, is batting .297 with five homers, 17 RBIs and 10 stolen bases in 32 games this season at Triple-A Iowa, where he has started games at first, second and third base.
The Chicago Cubs have had a great start to the 2024 campaign, and it looks like they could be in a summer-long battle with the Milwaukee Brewers for the top spot in the National League Central division.
I distinctly remember another time the Cubs acquired a reliever from the Mariners in exchange for a slugging infielder. As first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Cubs are bringing former farmhand Tyson Miller back in exchange for Jake Slaughter.
Everyone chips in as the Pelicans win big. Iowa’s win over Buffalo was a “Slaughter.” Kevin Alcántara stays red hot. Outfielder Brennen Davis came off the injured list and reported to Triple-A Iowa today.
Everyone lost today! At least there were some big home runs. Tennessee took a no-hitter into the eighth inning. Everyone lost tonight. Sorry about that.
Around the Chicago Cubs' farm on Saturday, there were five games played. Iowa had a doubleheader of bummers as they lost both of their games. However, the rest of the Cubs' minor-league teams won.
Jackson Ferris announces his presence with a stunning debut. Caleb Kilian bounces back in Iowa. A lot of prospects took the mound tonight and most of them did well.
On Tuesday, Sept. 6, the Chicago Cubs’ minor league affiliates went 3-1 on the day. High-A South Bend came up just a couple of runs shy during an almost-miracle comeback to prevent the farm from going undefeated.
It was a fruitful day offensively for the Chicago Cubs Double-A affiliate, Tennessee Smokies, but Jake Slaughter in particular had a standout day. The two-hole hitter was one of five Smokies hitters with multiple hits, but both of Slaughter's hits went for home runs, his 18th and 19th of the year.
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