Cubs Minor League & Prospect News
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Addison Russell and Kris Bryant Each Go Yard for I-Cubs
Kris Bryant wasted little time adding to his already impressive minor league resume, blasting his first home run of the…
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The Rundown: All Apologies, Minor-League Rosters Announced, Around the League Opening Day Performances
The bathroom debacle that was Opening Night at Wrigley Field has reached surprising levels, with people taking their proverbial pitchforks…
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My Worries About Kris Bryant Go Beyond Whether or not He Lives up to the Hype
I am a worrier by nature. I have an award from eighth grade to prove it. A colleague refers to me…
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The Rundown: Bryant ‘Disappointed’ with Being Sent Down, Arodys Vizcaino Reportedly Suspended 80 Games for PEDs
Kris Bryant spoke publicly yesterday for the first time since being sent to minor league camp on Monday. And even though…
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The Rundown: Lake, Rosscup, Schlitter Optioned to Triple-A; 3 Players Battling for 2 Spots; Jumbotron Ready; Dingers!
The Cubs optioned three more players to Triple-A Iowa yesterday: OF Junior Lake, LHP Zac Rosscup and RHP Brian Schlitter.…
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Threat Level Boras: Agent and MLBPA Talk Big in Wake of Kris Bryant Assignment
It wasn’t all that long ago that I had hoped for the jaded brilliance of the inevitable Scott Boras response…
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The Case for Kris Bryant’s Inclusion on the Opening Day Roster
Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer know a lot more about player development than I do. Whatever your opinion of them…
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The Rundown: Maddon Says Javier Baez Has Not Been Told He Made the Team; Kris Bryant to Play LF Today
Tuesday night, Gordon Wittenmyer reported that Javier Baez had been told he will be on the Opening Day roster. Well,…
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Epstein on Bryant Debut: I Have Never Once put a Young Prospect on an Opening Day Roster
It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Theo Epstein and the way he conducts the business of baseball.…
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The Rundown: Maddon Looking ‘Beyond the More Obvious Stuff’ with Roster, Castro Expected Back Tuesday, Bryant to Play OF
We’re less than two weeks from Opening Day, people. Many of the roster questions heading into Spring Training are still…
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