Chicago Cubs Minor League Wrap: May 17

Luke FarrellI didn’t know this was a thing until today, but if you’re interested in Iowa Cubs’ Michael Roth and Taylor Davis discussing stuff, here’s their video. It’s really just two minor league ballplayers shooting the breeze.

Iowa Cubs

The Iowa Cubs stopped the Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals), 4-3 in 11 innings.

It was a terrific start for Luke Farrell, who allowed just one hit and no runs over five innings. He struck out five and walked two.

Omaha tied up the game with three runs in the eighth inning off of Alberto Baldonado, including a home run by Paulo Orlando that no one at the park other than the two umpires thought was a fair ball. (Even Orlando was chuckling as he went around the…