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Minor League Recap: AAA All-Stars and Prospects Raking
The AAA All-Stars were announced today, and the I-Cubs get four representatives… Alcantara, Hendricks, Parker, Wada named to PCL All-Star team: http://t.co/nDvYpqoSrX pic.twitter.com/0KugfqGmUX — Iowa...
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Minor League Recap: Debuts and Returns
This past week has been one noted, mostly, by some of the existing minor league players making debuts with the big league club. Tsuyoshi Wada, Kyle Hendricks, and Arismendy Alcantara all made their ML...
View ArticleMinor League Recap: All-Stars, Cycles, Promotions, and Rehab
As it pertains to the major league team, the biggest news on the farm are the rehab assignments of Emilio Bonifacio (AA Tennessee) and Kyuji Fujikawa (Low A Kane County). As both work their ways back...
View ArticleCubs Dominate Mid-Season Prospect Listings
The last of the significant mid-season prospect lists was revealed last night, with the MLB.com list being loaded, and again, the Cubs did spectacularly well. So well, that the prevailing wisdom is...
View ArticleCubs Add Felix Doubront; Close to Trading Bonifacio
The Cubs, led by Theo Epstein, have acquired another player that he knows from his time with the Red Sox. Cubs Acquire Felix Doubront http://t.co/pPr4X6VG82 — MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) July...
View ArticleMinor League Recap: Kris Bryant Finally Loses a Crown; Teams Keep Winning
With all of the full season teams either currently in first place or holding a tie for it, the minor league season has a chance to extend across the organization. While Daytona and Iowa had rocky or...
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Minor League Recap: WE’RE GOING STREAKING!
The theme of the week has been streaks in the Cubs’ system, as Kane County has a 10 game win streak going at the moment, Albert Almora has hit in 8 of his last 9 games, Addison Russell has homered in 3...
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Minor League Recap: Playoffs in the Lower Levels, Off-Season in the Upper Levels
The Minor League Baseball season ends today, with all of the Cubs affiliates, save for Boise, finishing their regular season schedules at the time of this writing. The Hawks, Cougars, and D-Cubs are...
View ArticleMinor League Recap: Boise Eliminated; Kane County, Daytona Seek Titles
While the Boise Hawks were eliminated early from the playoffs, Kane County and Daytona are still alive. Daytona has a chance to repeat as Florida State League Champions and Kane County is chasing a...
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Minor League Recap: 2014 In Review
2014 has been a banner year for the Cubs organization, especially in the minor league system. Players have developed, players have been called up, players have been added, and players have emerged....
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Cubs Prospects to Watch in 2015
As we creep into the point of the winter where the various outlets are going to release top prospect lists, the Cubs are going to be well represented. Baseball America released their top ten Cubs...
View ArticleMinor League Recap: Full Season Rosters Announced
The Cubs and their affiliates have announced full season minor league rosters. The new Single A affiliates, South Bend (MWL) and Myrtle Beach (Carolina League) replace the Kane County Cougars and the...
View ArticleDuane Underwood Emerging as a Top Pitching Prospect
Since Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer took over the front office, the Cubs have had a draft strategy of taking the best hitter possible in the first round. That strategy is what makes the hitting prospects...
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Last of ‘Core Four’ to Debut, Almora Still a Player to Watch
It wasn’t all that long ago that Albert Almora was one of the “Core Four” prospects in the Cubs system. Between him, Javier Baez, Jorge Soler, and Kris Bryant, there was a projection down the road...
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Center Field and Depth Figure to Dominate Cubs Positional Off-Season
Although the Cubs enter the off-season with much more stability in the field than they do on the mound, they do enter the off-season with some questions that need answering. Those questions, though,...
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