Well, it’s been a while since I’ve had the chance to post on here. I was hoping to be able to keep up with regularly scheduled posts throughout the course of this season and while I haven’t exactly done that so far, that is still the goal. So we’ll see how that goes moving forward.

If you’ve missed out on some of the Minor League action so far, I have actually been posting on a very regular schedule over at Cubs Insider. Each Monday, I bring you the Weekly Farm Report where I break down everything that went down throughout the system over the course of the previous week. Records, important stats, promotions, all the goods.

I might be a few days late here, but it’s still the first few days of May and that means it’s a good time to go over the landscape of the Cubs Minor League system over the first month of the season. And the best way to do that: April All-Star team.

Each month I’m going to be putting together a 25-man roster based off of the best performances over the month prior. It’s fun to look at who has been the hottest and over the course of the month, potentially vying for a promotion to the next level.

Now, with this being a true 25-man roster, some big time performers will be left out. The second best shortstop statistically might be the fifth best hitter, but he will still get left off this team. Sometimes life just isn’t fair.

Enough of the words, more of the team:

Catcher: PJ Higgins (Tennessee)
.312/.400/.468/.868, 3 home runs, 3 doubles, 10 RBI, 10 runs, 14.4% K, 13.3% BB, 141 wRC+

First Base: Tyler Durna (South Bend)
.293/.338/.427/.764, 10 doubles, 13 RBI, 9 runs, 6.3% K, 6.3% BB, 116 wRC+

Second Base: Delvin Zinn (South Bend)
.346/.424/.462/.885, 1 triple, 4 doubles, 5 RBI, 11 runs, 30.5% K, 8.5% BB, 159 wRC+

Third Base: Robel Garcia (Tennessee)
.346/.414/.673/1.087, 4 home runs, 5 doubles, 19 RBI, 9 runs, 20.7% K, 10.3% BB, 203 wRC+

Shortstop: Nico Hoerner (Tennessee)
.293/.388/.483/.871, 1 home run, 2 triples, 4 doubles, 6 RBI, 9 runs, 11.9% K, 10.4% BB, 157 wRC+

Outfield 1: Johnny Field (Iowa)
.288/.338/.616/.954, 3 home runs, 3 triples, 9 doubles, 18 RBI, 16 runs, 25% K, 7.5% BB, 131 wRC+

Outfield 2: Donnie Dewees (Iowa)
.293/.464/.488/.952, 2 home runs, 1 triple, 8 RBI, 13 runs, 8.9% K, 19.6% BB, 143 wRC+

Outfield 3: Nelson Velazquez (South Bend)
.342/.369/.456/.825, 1 triple, 7 doubles, 5 RBI, 13 runs, 23.8% K, 4.8% BB, 123 wRC+

Bench: Dixon Machado (Iowa)
.294/.455/.471/.925, 3 home runs, 3 doubles, 14 RBI, 14 runs, 21.6% K, 21.6% BB, 139 wRC+

Bench: Aramis Ademan (Myrtle Beach)
.278/.426/.500/.926, 2 home runs, 2 triples, 2 doubles, 12 RBI, 6 runs, 23.5% K, 17.6% BB, 141 wRC+

Bench: Levi Jordan (South Bend)
.288/.403/.423/.826, 1 home run, 4 doubles, 10 RBI, 10 runs, 11.3% K, 14.5% BB, 125 wRC+

Bench: Zach Davis (Myrtle Beach)
.316/.395/.500/.895, 3 triples, 1 doubles, 2 RBI, 6 runs, 6 SB, 25.6% K, 11.6% BB, 151 wRC+

Starting Pitcher 1: Tyson Miller (Tennessee)
19 innings, 1.42 ERA, 0.84 WHIP, .149 opp. AVG, 21.9% K, 8.2% BB

Starting Pitcher 2: Riley Thompson (South Bend)
19 innings, 1.42 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, .239 opp. AVG, 21.1% K, 6.6% BB

Starting Pitcher 3: Cory Abbott (Tennessee)
28.1 innings, 2.86 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, .255 opp. AVG, 24.3% K, 4.3% BB

Starting Pitcher 4: Zach Hedges (Tennessee)
19.2 innings, 2.75 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, .222 opp. AVG, 18.9% K, 2.7% BB

Starting Pitcher 5: Cam Sanders (South Bend)
19 innings, 1.89 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, .188 opp. AVG, 13.4% K, 15.9% BB

Starting Pitcher 6: Oscar De La Cruz (Myrtle Beach)
15 innings, 1.20 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, .237 opp. AVG, 26.6% K, 7.8% BB

Relief Pitcher 1: Trevor Clifton (Iowa)
11.2 innings, 0.00 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, .167 opp. AVG, 31.4% K, 17.6% BB

Relief Pitcher 2: Craig Brooks (Tennessee)
9.2 innings, 0.00 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, .121 opp. AVG, 33.3% K, 15.4% BB

Relief Pitcher 3: Jesus Camargo (Myrtle Beach)
17 innings, 2.12 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, .153 opp. AVG, 25.8% K, 10.6% BB

Relief Pitcher 4: Jeff Passantino (South Bend)
17.2 innings, 2.55 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, .232 opp. AVG, 35.2% K, 2.8% BB

Relief Pitcher 5: Rowan Wick (Iowa)
9.2 innings, 2.89 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, .237 opp. AVG, 39% K, 7.3% BB

Relief Pitcher 6: Riley McCauley (South Bend)
7 innings, 2.57 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, .091 opp. AVG, 32.1% K, 21.4% BB

Relief Pitcher 7: Ethan Roberts (South Bend)
11 innings, 3.27 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, .217 opp. AVG, 16% K, 8% BB