There is nothing worse than being a college player, who, after being drafted, gets injured and their pro career is delayed. That has to be brutal mentally. The player has to stop themselves from trying to push too much to get healthy and get back on the field too...
Good morning to everyone! It’s going to be about 40° in northern Illinois today and I am pretty happy about it as it’s going to remain 40° for most of the next week. We don’t get that kind of heat wave in February very often. As for Cub news this week, there was a lot...
Ryan Jensen - Picture by Todd Johnson When the Cubs placed pitcher Ryan Jensen on the 40-man roster last November, it sent a signal that the Cubs still think they have something there. And that something is probably a starting pitching role. It’s easy to say that now...
Christian Franklin - Pic by Stephanie Lynn Deep within the Cubs system, there is something brewing that is going to come to a boil in 2023. That something was missing all of 2022 and fans in Myrtle Beach or South Bend are going to get quite the treat when Christian...
Jordan Wicks - Picture by Todd Johnson Prospct List Season is really getting cooking this week between BP's top Cubs list and Keth Law's Top 100 on Monday and today's top 100 by ESPN's Kiley McDaniel. I have always like Mc Daniel's work going back to his day's at...
James Triantos - Picture by Stephanie Lynn Heading into the 2023 season, one of the players, I look forward to seeing most in South Bend is infielder James Triantos. The soon to be 20-year-old will be one of the youngest players in the Midwest league. I am looking...
There is simply no way you can listen to Cole Roederer speak and not get amped up.
There are not too many affiliate sneak peeks left before we see the real preview for each club. So far this winter I have looked at, Iowa's infield, Tennessee's rotation and bullpen, South Bend’s outfield, Myrtle Beach's rotation, and who might be the position players...
Pete Crow-Armstrong - Picture by Todd Johnson I like surprises, especially when it comes to prospect lists. Today was the perfect example. I knew heading into today that Baseball Prospectus (BP) was going to release their top 10 Cubs list. There was not a big...
Over Yohendrick Pinango‘s first two full years with the Cubs, the young outfielder from Venezuela displayed a knack for hitting and a knack for going the other way with the baseball. In 2022, Pinango began to deliberately lift the ball in order to create some more...
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