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Todd JohnsonOctober 8, 2017

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…

Todd JohnsonOctober 2, 2017

Strange things happen quietly over the course of the MiLB offseason. Players are added, dropped, signed, retired, and cut without…

Todd JohnsonSeptember 25, 2017

Fall instructs began back on Monday, September 18 in Arizona and the Cubs had 69 players getting in some extra…

Todd JohnsonSeptember 23, 2017

The biggest surprise in Chicago this year has surely been the play of Ian Happ. What was initially viewed as…

Todd JohnsonSeptember 18, 2017

While the first-half breakout list tends to be players from South Bend and Myrtle Beach, the second half usually features…

Todd JohnsonSeptember 14, 2017

After last season’s Northwest League championship, the Eugene Emeralds were riding high and hoping for a repeat. They had missed…

Todd JohnsonSeptember 12, 2017

At first I found it hard to get excited about the Mesa Cubs this summer, especially when Aramis Ademan and…

Todd JohnsonSeptember 11, 2017

Back-to-back-to-back was the goal for the Pelicans in 2017, as the high-A affiliate aimed to win their third straight Mills…

Todd JohnsonSeptember 9, 2017

Objective number one for the Iowa Cubs is always to develop players that will produce at the major-league level. This…

Todd JohnsonSeptember 6, 2017

There were times when the Tennessee Smokies (68-70) looked like world-beaters who would let nothing stand in their way. At…