Prospect Profiles & News
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Cubs Add Alzolay, Bote, De La Cruz to 40-Man Roster
Heading into Monday evening, the Cubs had a half dozen spots open on their 40-man roster. They could have used…
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Baseball America Crowns a Surprising New No. 1 Cubs Prospect
Most prospect lists tend to be pretty staid affairs. There is usually some analysis, a few statistics, and maybe even…
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Let’s Try to Predict Baseball America’s Top Tools and Top 10 Cubs Prospects
When it comes to prospect lists this winter, beauty is definitely going to be in the eye of the beholder.…
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Check Out These Eight Relief Prospects Waiting to Break Out for Cubs in 2018
Let’s cut right to the chase, the Cubs are not known for developing relief pitchers. Or any pitchers, for that…
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South Bend’s Rotation Leads List of Eight Cubs Pitching Prospects With Breakout Potential
To this point in Thedon McCloyer (portmanteaus are fun) regime, position players have defined the success of the system. But…
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Check Out These 12 Potential Breakout Hitters in Cubs System
With so much information available these days, it’s rare for a prospect to sneak up and have a good year…
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Prospect Profile: David Bote Tearing Up Arizona Fall League After Slow Start to Career
There is no hotter player in the Cubs’ system right now than David Bote. He earned Arizona Fall League Player…
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State of Cubs MiLB System Address, Part 2: A New Wave Is Coming
In Part 1 of my state of the Cubs minor-league system, I looked at some overarching conceptual stuff. Today’s analytical activities…
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Cubs State of the System Address, Part 1: Big Picture Themes
At some point shortly after the season, Theo Epstein will address the media to talk about the state of the…
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All-Injured Team of Cubs Prospects Set to Come Back in 2018
Strange things happen quietly over the course of the MiLB offseason. Players are added, dropped, signed, retired, and cut without…
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