Category: International Free Agency
Storylines for 2024 – How Much Will Fernando Cruz Dominate IFA Headlines?
Fernando Cruz – Picture via his Instagram It is a little hard to come up with some...
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Waves of Hard-Throwing International Pitchers Are Flooding into Class A – What the Cubs Are Doing Behind the Scenes to Cause That
Michael Arias – Picture by Todd Johnson In the 2010s, the Cubs struggled to produce waves of...
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Prospect Profile – Jefferson Rojas: Wow! Just Wow!
Jefferson Rojas – Picture by Myrtle Beach Pelicans Get ready for some serious content the...
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Grading the Cubs’ IFA Classes Going Back to 2012 – It Takes a Long Time to Develop 16-year-olds
When North Side Bound began back in the late fall of 2021, one of the first things I did was to...
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The Cubs’ 2023 IFA Class Already Looks Promising
After months of not hearing anything, all of a sudden both Baseball America and MLB Pipeline...
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Rookie League Recap – Week 1 Has Lots of Hitting, Not Much Pitching
Welcome to our newest feature here at North Side Bound where I take a look at what happened with...
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DSL Affiliate Previews: The Cubs Two Rosters Have a Lot of Experience to Gain in 2022
Normally, the rosters for the Dominican Summer League (DSL) squads come out the day of the first...
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The Weekly – Player Movement Begins, MiLB TV Issues, Kilian, New IFA Prospect Video, and a Little Rush
It did not take long for the injury bug to hit this season as Manny Rodriguez and Jose Albertos...
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A Proposed International Draft Could Have Huge Cultural Implications
One of the most interesting pieces of news to come out last weekend was that Major League Baseball...
Read MoreHow Does the Lack of a CBA Affect the Cubs’ Minor League System Going Forward?
Well, it did not happen. The Major League Baseball Players Association and the owners could not agree on a deal for a new collective bargaining agreement. The lack of a deal for now will have a huge impact on the minor leagues....
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The Instagram Effect Is Reshaping Dominican and International Coverage
One of the hardest things to do in covering the minor leagues is to get a really good grip of...
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IFA Updates – More Details About the Newest IFA Cubs Keep Coming
Normally, I start piecing together The Weekly post for Sunday on Wednesdays. I actually don’t...
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