Minor League Recap: Moving On Without Javy
With Javier Baez getting the call to the Chicago (via Colorado), the system has had one of its most important crops picked. That should cause a refocus on prospects, such as Addison Russell, Jorge...
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...
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After the Top Prospects, McKinney Goes Unnoticed
Since Theo Epstein took over the Cubs in October of 2011, the Cubs have been stockpiling assets at a startling rate. All of it was part of building a healthy organization, starting with foundation...
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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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