Cubs Minor League & Prospect News Archives

Tommy CookSeptember 2, 2014

The Pros and Cons of Kyle Schwarber, Part-Time Catcher

With the minor league season winding down, much of the prospect focus has shifted to where they’ll spend their winters.…

Evan AltmanAugust 30, 2014

Through his first 102 plate appearances with the Chicago Cubs, Javier Baez has hit 7 home runs. Even his near-misses…

Evan AltmanAugust 29, 2014

Man, this George Solar kid is pretty darn good. And if the Bears defense keeps playing like it has, they…

Ryan FergusonAugust 29, 2014

The sound was astonishing: a solid, vicious, life-affirming thwooak! My eyes bulged, my heart leapt, my stomach tingled with excitement. There…

Ryan DavisAugust 26, 2014

Taking a look at the slash lines and percentage stats of Arismendy Alcantara and Javier Baez is a good way…

Evan AltmanAugust 25, 2014

A trend that started with Arismendy Alcantara and gained steam with the call-ups of Kyle Hendricks and Javier Baez just…

Ryan DavisAugust 24, 2014

The Iowa Cubs had a big day yesterday. With their 10-7 win over Reno, they evened their record at 68-68…

Tommy CookAugust 19, 2014

For the week of 8/11-8/17 With only a few weeks left in the minor league season, we’ve reached the point…

Evan AltmanFebruary 28, 2014

My columns tend to skew heavily toward sarcasm, obscure pop culture references, and strange analogies. So if that’s what you’re…