Bleed Cubbie Blue · Jul 14, 2021
Cubs minor leagues: Three up, three down and Jake Jewell
USA TODAY Sports This had originally been started in a different direction as a stand-alone piece. I wanted to talk about extending Justin Steele into a "something other than a 20-pitch maximum guy," and the I-Cubs announced him as the starter on Sunday. It worked out well, so far, though I have moderate concerns about injury or ineffectiveness concerns. However, extending relievers is part of what the minor leagues are about. The latter portion of my original piece was going to be about reliever Jake Jewell.