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Cubs Minor League & Prospect News
Oscar De La Cruz, Charcer Burks Among 28 Minor League Players Cut by Cubs
Late Thursday afternoon, Jeff Passan of ESPN broke the news that over 1,000 minor league players could be released over…
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Prospect Profiles & News
Cubs System Position-by-Position (Pt 1): Catchers Fall in Behind Miguel Amaya
Welcome to Cubs Insider’s yearly organizational breakdown of each position in the Cubs’ system. Over the next two months, prospects…
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Prospect Profiles & News
Cubs Add Justin Steele to 40-Man Roster, Announce Other Moves
Heading into Tuesday’s deadline to set their 40-man roster, the Cubs had just one space left and several decisions to…
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Tennessee Smokies
Tennessee Smokies Preview – Lots of Solid Prospects with Breakout or Bounceback Potential
The Tennessee Smokies will have a lot of big names looking to make big moves in 2018. There will be…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
Big Surprise Among Three Cubs Catchers Ranked in Top 20 for Offensive Projections
“I used to watch a lot of the [best catchers in the game], but now I’m watching myself because I…
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Prospect Profiles & News
Offseason Prospect Profile: Ian Rice Could Ride Uppercut Swing and Versatility to Chicago
Most of the recent hype surrounding Cubs catchers has centered on recently acquired Chris Gimenez, but there’s another backstop who…
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Cubs Minor League & Prospect News
Another Day, Another Cubs Prospect List, Another Name at the Top
I was all set to begin uploading my Sunday column on my own website Saturday night when I thought I…
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Prospect Profiles & News
Cubs System Position-by-Position: Catcher Has Become a Strength
When Theo Epstein took over, the Cubs system was bereft of catchers. Six years later, it is now a position…
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Chicago Cubs News
The Rundown: Rice Cooking in AFL, Dodgers Pen, New Rays Ballpark, More Notes
We ran a piece a while back about a hot catcher in the Cubs system named Ian Rice, which was…
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Tennessee Smokies
Cubs Affiliate Year-End Review: Tennessee Smokies Struggle but Still Develop Talent
There were times when the Tennessee Smokies (68-70) looked like world-beaters who would let nothing stand in their way. At…
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