I was named after Greg Maddux so I’ve been invested since birth. What drove my fandom was following the minor league prospects and MLB first year player draft.
Now that my wife, Christa, son, Benjamin, and dog, Addison, and I live out in Oregon, we’ve been able to take in games with the Eugene Emeralds.
I had a blast writing on my site IvyFutures and I’m even more thrilled to build North Side Bound with writers who inspired me to join in these conversations.
The conversations about the Cubs organization, MiLB prospects, and the MLB Draft are what I love most about following baseball.
Thank you for following my work at North Side Bound!
Christian Franklin - Pic by Stephanie Lynn When selecting a comeback player of the year, most people tend to gravitate towards pitchers, as they are an easy mark. But that’s not always the case. The Cubs had several prospects who were position players who struggled...
Jake Reindl - Picture by Todd Johnson Last year went well when it came to predicting the Reliever of the Year. This year might be a little bit more difficult because there are some arms who could be coming back from injury who could return to form. We also have some...
Porter Hodge - Picture by Todd Johnson We are getting closer and closer to opening day for the minor-league season. Iowa kicks off this Friday, Myrtle Beach, and Tennessee debut on Thursday the 6th, and South Bend starts the festivities on Friday the 7th. We’ve been...
I love talking about the MLB Draft. It’s a niche topic even within a nichier section of baseball fandom when we focus on prospects. These players aren’t even professionals. Some won’t even rise to that level of minor league player! Yet as I’ve made the transition for...
Kevin Alcantara - Picture by Stephanie Lynn Thanks for coming back to our preseason extravaganza at North Side Bound. Over the past we predicted who we thought would lead statistical categories in hitting, starting pitching, and relieving. Now, we shift gears to some...
Daniel Palencia - Pic by Todd Johnson We decided to do something different this year. Rather than have a full six-man rotation and eight bullpen guys, we decided to shorten it up to just five starters and three relievers, mostly back end closers. Starting Pitchers Our...
Pete Crow-Armstrong - Picture by Todd Johnson Now that we have our stat predictions for hitters, starting pitchers, and relievers out of the way, it’s now time to turn your attention to our preseason All-Star team. We are going to break this down into two parts. Today...
Jake Reindl - picture by Todd Johnson Welcome to part three, the final part, of our preseason statistical prediction series. The past two days we’ve looked at hitters and starting pitchers. Just like the other two posts, it is very hard to select prospects because of...
Porter Hodge - Picture by Todd Johnson With Hayden Wesneski set to make the 26-man roster, that’s going to limit some of the guys who we thought would be some statistical leaders for starting pitchers in the Cubs system this summer. We could probably add Javier Assad...
Pete Crow-Armstrong - Picture by Todd Johnson Welcome to the first article in what we like to call our "Preseason Extravaganza.:" Over the next three weeks, North Side Bound is going to be getting ready for the 2023 minor league baseball season. The first three...
