Cubs Minor League & Prospect News Archives

Evan AltmanMarch 13, 2017

FanGraphs Top 100 List Revealed, Only Two Cubs Prospects Make Cut

We’re no longer in the halcyon days when we could relax and follow a system that was more exciting than the…

Evan AltmanMarch 10, 2017

“I didn’t know that,” Joe Maddon said Thursday when publicly informed of a lucrative escalator in his contract. “It’s very…

Evan AltmanMarch 9, 2017

For all the talk about unicorns among the Cubs’ hitting prospects over the last few years, it’s starting to look…

Soon enough, we’ll be talking about Eloy Jimenez and Ian Happ in the context of former top prospects. Baseball comes at…

If you catch me at the right time, I might actually argue that Eloy Jimenez is more unique than any…

Michael ImusMarch 3, 2017

As our beloved Chicago Cubs embark on the ever-difficult journey of winning back-to-back World Series titles, one of their farm…

The 2017 KATOH top 100 prospects projection list, developed by Chris Mitchell, was published a few days ago. KATOH attempts…

Todd JohnsonFebruary 27, 2017

I cannot imagine what it must’ve been like to basically rehab for two straight years, but that was the life…

Todd JohnsonFebruary 22, 2017

Let’s be clear about one thing right off the jump: Mark Zagunis is one of my favorite Cubs prospects. Assigned…

Todd JohnsonFebruary 13, 2017

There is always some rite of passage at every level of the minor leagues. Players can make a leap in…