Chicago Cubs Prospect Jordan Nwogu blasts three home runs in South Bend

It was a fruitful day for the South Bend Cubs, the Single-A affiliate for the Chicago Cubs, as they scored 13 runs and collected 15 knocks as well. While it was a great day for almost everyone, no one had a better day than Jordan Nwogu.

The Cubs 2020 third-round pick has always had explosive power, and that was on full display Thursday, as the outfielder went 4-for-5 with a walk, four RBI, five runs scored, and a jaw-dropping three home runs and 13 total bases.

Nwogu has been another outfielder that has had a productive offensive season, rocking an .836 OPS over 74 games, and this has created a very good problem for the Cubs system to have.

With so many productive outfielders, Chicago may struggle to find a role for some players like Nwogu, but if he keeps batting at the rate he has this season, he'll catch on in the majors or be a good trade piece at the teams' disposal. Either way, it's good to see a Cubs draft pick find consistent success in the minors.

Elsewhere on the farm:

Triple-A: Iowa Cubs (55-65) vs St. Paul Saints (57-61): W 2-1

A day after hitting his 25th homer of the year, Matt Mervis hit an absolute laser walk-off home run for his 26th of the season. The first baseman finished 1-for-2 with a walk and hit-by-pitch raiding his Triple-A OPS to .907.
Hayden Wesneski turned in a solid outing for the second game in a row. The righty, acquired at the deadline in the trade that sent Scott Effross to the New York Yankees, pitched five innings, allowing one run on two hits and three walks while punching out seven batters.
Michael Hermosillo continued his rehab with a 2-for-4 day at the plate. The outfielder has been out since May with a left quadriceps strain.

Double-A: Tennessee Smokies (61-56) vs Rocket City Trash Pandas (69-48): L 3-2

Bryce Ball had his second straight multi-hit night, going 2-for-4.
Chase Strumpf went 0-for-2 with two walks. The third baseman has an OPS of .845.
Samuel Reyes went 3.1 innings in relief, allowing one unearned run on one hit while striking out five against no walks.

High-A: South Bend Cubs (66-51) at West Michigan Whitecaps (61-56): W 13-3

Pete Crow-Armstrong went 3-for-5 with a hit-by-pitch, two RBI, three runs scored, a stolen base (29 across two levels), and a home run, his 16th of the year. The lefty is batting .286 with an OPS of .853 with South Bend.
Luis Devers pitched another gem, striking out six and allowing just one run over five innings. Over his first 41.2 innings in High-A, the 22-year-old has an ERA of 0.86.
Pablo Aliendo stayed hot, going 2-for-6 with a double. Enter Thursday, the catcher had an OPS of .880 in August.

Single-A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans (71-46) vs Augusta GreenJackets (60-56): W 10-8

Moises Ballesteros went 3-for-3 with two walks, raising the Cubs' 15th-ranked prospect's (Via Pipeline) OPS with the Pelicans to .862.
Kevin Alcantara went 1-for-5 with a walk.
Juan Mora went 2-for-6, driving in his 41st and 42nd runs of the season.

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Several moves were made involving Single-A Myrtle Beach. Infielder Reginald Preciado, acquired in the Yu Darvish trade, 2021 DSL Player of the Year and red-hot ACL Cubs infielder Pedro Ramirez, and 2022 15th-round pick catcher Haydn McGeary were promoted to Single-A.
To make room, Pelicans infielder Scott Mckeon was promoted to Double-A Tennessee, while infielder Alejandro Rivero was released, catcher Malcolm Quintero was moved to the development list, and left-handed pitcher Andricson Salvador was placed on the injured list.

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