With the release of North Side Bound, I'm thrilled to debut the first 2022 MLB Mock Draft. I've been itching to dive into this draft class since the 2021 class signing deadline. It's finally time and with the Cubs tentatively drafting 7th, they're in fantastic...
PJ Higgins- Picture by Todd Johnson While the MLB squad is currently shut down from signing free agents, the Cubs MiLB system continues to go on. Today, the Cubs signed PJ Higggins and Jonathan Holder to minor league deals for 2022. It was not a surprise move. For...
Greg and Jimmy interview Ethan Roberts, who is the very first player to be on the 40-man roster at the time of their interview!
What I’m Reading • I still can’t get over the fact that Todd created an entire database dedicated to every single Cubs draft pick since 1965. https://twitter.com/nsidebound/status/1464319935967121415?s=21 • I love when all four of us collab on a roundtable piece. The...
Reggie Preciado by Rich Biesterfeld When the Cubs acquired infielder Reggie Preciado in December 2020, the reaction to the acquisition was not very kind. It was a brutal cascade of boos from most of Chicago’s major publications and newspapers. However, there were...
For good reason there was a lot of buzz about the Cubs 1st round pick Jordan Wicks and his South Bend Cubs debut. However, seven other draft picks made their full season debuts in 2021. Let’s break them down: Christian Franklin OF Age: 22 Drafted: 123 overall...
Image Courtesy of the Chicago Cubs It was almost 4 months ago to the day that the Cubs tore apart the roster and made a series of moves that we shaved the entire direction of the organization. In came a plethora of prospects. Shortly after that dismantling of the...
At a time when all the big league clubs were signing some relatively big named free agents, the Cubs signed 28-year-old lefty reliever Locke St. John to a MiLB deal. Basic InfoAge - 28Throws - LeftHeight - 6-foot-3Weight - 18032 round pick 2014 out of South Alabama by...
Tyler Schlaffer - Picture courtesy of Stephanie Lynn @SRL590 The winter is always a good time to take stock of what’s going on in the organization. It’s also good time to take questions from you. A while back, I received about 40 questions on Twitter and email and I...
Two New Toys for You One of the things I’m enjoying most about this site is that we actually have some static pages for you to refer to for informational purposes. A while back, I built the International Free Agency Database along with making some depth charts for...
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