Cubs Minor League & Prospect News Archives

Todd JohnsonFebruary 14, 2016

Redrafting Players Who Didn’t Sign: A Novel Approach for the Cubs in 2016

While Spring Training officially kicks off on Friday, so does the NCAA baseball season. And with that, pro scouts will be…

Teddy EleyFebruary 13, 2016

We now jump from Des Moines to Kodak, Tennessee, home of the forestial Smokies Park. Last year’s squad was a…

Todd JohnsonFebruary 12, 2016

Keith Law released his list of the top 100 prospects in minor league baseball today and, as we discussed yesterday, there…

Todd JohnsonFebruary 10, 2016

A week ago, the Cubs were ranked as the 20th best farm system by Baseball America. The prestigious magazine recognized that…

Todd JohnsonFebruary 10, 2016

A 16-year-old kid is going to reshape the baseball world today. Lazaro Armenteros, better known as Lazarito, is going to…

Todd JohnsonFebruary 9, 2016

This past week, Baseball America released its prospect handbook. In addition to over 900 evaluations, the publication also ranked all…

Todd JohnsonFebruary 6, 2016

In 2015, the Iowa Cubs were a disparate collection of players. Some were prospects, some were AAAA players hoping for…

Todd JohnsonFebruary 1, 2016

I remember the day very clearly. It was an 11:00 a.m. start at Kane County in April of 2014. There…

Evan AltmanJanuary 30, 2016

While it’s not the kind of news that figured to make my list of five things to watch in Spring…

Todd JohnsonJanuary 30, 2016

It’s been a busy week in prospect news since last week’s post on the prospect lists. To lead things off, Willson…