Todd Johnson

During the day, Todd teaches US History, World History, and Geography in a small town in northern Illinois. As a Cubs fan, his first baseball memories are of baseball cards, whiffle ball, and Strat-O-Matic. You can always find him on Twitter: @cubscentral08

Cubs Minor League & Prospect News

Todd JohnsonJanuary 1, 2020

Cubs Organizational Breakdown, Pt. 7 – Adbert Alzolay, Cory Abbott Lead Wave of Righty Starters

Of all the various position groups in our organizational breakdown series, right-handed starting pitching features the most depth. That means…
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Cubs Minor League & Prospect News

Todd JohnsonDecember 28, 2019

Cubs Organizational Breakdown, Pt. 6 – Outfield Help Coming, Maybe by 2021

Last year’s outfield breakdown prominently featured two big names to watch in the Cubs system for 2019. Both Brennan Davis and Cole…
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Cubs Minor League & Prospect News

Todd JohnsonDecember 27, 2019

Cubs Organizational Breakdown, Pt. 5 – Chris Morel Headlines Thin Group of 3B Hopefuls

Since the Cubs don’t have many third base prospects, this one is going to be the shortest of all the…
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Cubs Minor League & Prospect News

Todd JohnsonDecember 23, 2019

Cubs Organizational Breakdown, Pt. 4 – Shortstop Once Again Deepest Position Group

This post originally looked a lot like the previous installment on second base in terms of personnel listed. There was…
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Cubs Minor League & Prospect News

Todd JohnsonDecember 14, 2019

These 6 Prospects Could Be First Beneficiaries of New Hitting Development Practices

The Cubs hired a new director of hitting, along with several new coaches last month, signalling big changes across the…
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Cubs Minor League & Prospect News

Todd JohnsonDecember 13, 2019

Cubs Organizational Breakdown, Pt. 3: Cubs Have Plenty at 2B Beyond Nico Hoerner

One thing that I am sure you will notice about this year‘s breakdown series is that there’s a good deal…
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Cubs Minor League & Prospect News

Todd JohnsonDecember 12, 2019

Cubs Select Flame-Throwing RHP Trevor Megill in Rule 5 Draft

The main point of the Rule 5 draft is so that teams can’t hoard their top talent in perpetuity. The…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Todd JohnsonDecember 7, 2019

Cubs Organizational Breakdown, Pt. 2: Cubs Actually Developing Prospect Depth at 1B

From 2013-17, a long five-year drought, the Cubs did not draft a first baseman. Instead, the opted to load up…
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Cubs Minor League & Prospect News

Todd JohnsonDecember 2, 2019

Baseball America Opens Prospect List Season with Bold New No. 1, Reworked Top 10 for Cubs

Between now and spring training, most of baseball’s top talent evaluators will be putting out their top prospect lists for…
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Cubs Minor League & Prospect News

Todd JohnsonNovember 30, 2019

Chicago Cubs Organizational Breakdown, Pt. 1: Miguel Amaya Leads Promising Group of Catchers

Though trades and free agency tend to dominate the headlines this time of year, the “Organizational Breakdown” series is a…
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