Cubs Minor League & Prospect News
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Cubs Should Revamp Draft Strategy to Spur Stagnant Pitching Development
The 2018 season may have just began, but scouting for the June amateur draft is in full swing. Division I…
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After a Week Away from Cubs Baseball, Here Are Some Thoughts on Javy, Almora, Bryant, and Schwarber
I leave the country for a week, really only five days, and the Cubs look like a completely different team…
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Alzolay’s First Start of 2018 Is Just the First Step
The first pitch, a fastball, came in at 94 mph. I thought, “That’s a good first pitch.” Add in the…
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Adbert Alzolay Goes Six Strong in AAA Debut
The consensus top pitching prospect in the Cubs’ system, Adbert Alzolay, pitched 5.2 innings of no-hit baseball in his first…
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Do the Cubs Have a Lefty Shortage in the Minors?
When minor league rosters were first announced, one of the strangest things I noticed was that the Tennessee Smokies did…
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Cubs Prospect Profile: MIT’s Austin Filiere Knows His Plate Coverage Down to the Half-Inch
There were fans who snickered and chortled when the Cubs selected Austin Filiere, a third baseman from MIT, in the…
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Unheralded 2B Jared Young Has Right Approach, Could Add Power
It seems like I just wrote about Jared Young last month, yet when I look back to see the actual article,…
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No One Said It’d Be Easy: Brendon Little Makes 2018 Debut
Heading into Tuesday night’s debut, Brendon Little’s pro career had been neither substantial nor exemplary. The 21-year-old lefty only pitched…
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With Five Top-100 Picks, Cubs’ 2018 Draft Allotment Bigger Than Last Year
It was already clear that the Cubs had made out well in the offseason by gaining two compensatory picks while…
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Cubs MiLB Rosters Announced, Bryan Hudson Named Biggest Breakout Prospect
You may have missed it while wallowing in the Cubs’ second straight shutout, but minor league rosters were announced Monday.…
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