Ed Howard - Picture by Todd Johnson This week is pretty much the calm before the storm. There was not a lot of big news, nor were there any major trades. The only transactions that took place happened a couple days before the international free agency signing deadline...
Zyhir Hope -Picture by Rich Biesterfeld One of the highlights of the 2024 season could be the outfielders roaming the grass in Myrtle Beach. There’s been no shortage of Pelicans who can go get the ball over the last couple years. Myrtle Beach has seen Pete...
Mason McGwire - Picture by Rich Biesterfeld Welcome to the beginning of my offseason profile series! This type of series has been something I do for about a 10 week period. It keeps me busy until spring training starts. Each year, there us a theme to the series. Last...
Luke Little - Picture by Todd Johnson Welcome to the first position breakdown article of the offseason! I am getting started a little bit late this year but it’ll be fine. Over the next 10 weeks, I will be breaking down each of the Cubs 10 position groups. I am going...
PCA - Pick by Nick Grant/Tennessee Smokies Thanksgiving week is usually a pretty slow week in terms of the news. Not this year. I published three articles about comebacks this week as Alexander Canario was our comeback player of the year. He was not the only prospect...
PCA - Pic by Dylan Heuer/Iowa Cubs I was not expecting this on Thanksgiving, but somehow Baseball Prospectus' Top Cubs prospect List is out. Let's get to it! The number one prospect is who you would think it is...Pete Crow-Armstrong. No shocker there. Things start to...
Ed Howard - Picture by Todd Johnson Happy Thanksgiving!!! Enjoy this Turkey Day special! Every season has its own collection of players who, through no fault of her own their own, get injured or struggled to live up to their expectations. Sometimes those expectations...
Picture of Cade Horton by Todd Johnson Prelude: The weather may have turned cold while Cubs fans prod the hot stove embers waiting for signs of action, but the prospect reports will heat things up. Numerous national publications will be releasing their breakdown of...
Christian Franklin - Picture by Todd Johnson Yesterday, I went over our comeback player of the year award winner in Alexander Canário. Today, though, is all about the guys who basically came in a distant second. I can remember watching guys perform throughout the year...
Alexander Canario - Picture by Todd Johnson One way to describe 2023 in the Cubs' system was that it was the year of the comeback. It seemed like every month that a player returned from injury and tore it up. In trying to come up with a "Comeback Player of the Year,"...
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