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Preparing for 2012
The long winter is over and baseball has finally returned. The Cubs have their first intersquad spring training game today, but it is still baseball. Before we know it, we’ll be celebrating Opening…Read More
Cub Prospects In Need Of Performance
No one wants to suffer through a miserable season in the minor leagues. Only a fraction of the players on a farm team roster ever make it to the major leagues; no one wants to risk that ultimate goal…Read More
Baseball America Places Four Cubs In Top 100 Prospects
We know the Cubs farm system is deep. We know the bulk of the talent is in the low levels of the minors and that 2012 will be an exciting year on the minor league front for that reason. Not so long…Read More
Cubs 2012 Draft Budget Nearly Set
Now that nearly all the free agents who could have affected the 2012 Amateur Draft order have signed, Jim Callis of Baseball America has tabulated the draft budget for each team under the new Collective…Read More
A look at the ‘prospects’ in the Marshall trade
The rebuilding of a depleted farm system was in full swing under the watchful eyes of Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer this winter, with the Cubs dealing away key players in return for multiple prospects. Obviously,…Read More
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Looking For A Lead Off Hitter
Ever since Juan Pierre left town, the Chicago Cubs have been searching for a very good lead off hitter,…Read More
Reports: Gerardo Concepcion Signs With Cubs
The Chicago Cubs landed one of the big prizes of the off season international free agent market when…Read More
2012 Breakout Watch
Every season we see some players emerge out of nowhere and greatly elevate their stock. Sometimes that…Read More
Steve Clevenger Could Break Camp With The Cubs
The Cubs will have a great deal of competition in spring training this year, and especially for bench…Read More
MLB.Com Has Three Cubs In Top 100 Prospects
The Cubs’ farm system is represented in MLB.Com’s Top 100 Prospects List, unveiled Wednesday…Read More
The Future of the Cubs on First
Once upon a time, a long time ago, the Chicago Cubs had no first base prospects to speak of. Since those long ago days of last spring, we have seen this team draft Dan Vogelbach out of high school and…Read More
Cubs Sign Rodrigo Lopez, Are 12 Deep At Starting Pitcher
What a difference a year makes. Last year as we headed into spring training, we thought that the Cubs had seven potential starters: Matt Garza, Ryan Dempster, Carlos Zambrano, Randy Wells, Andrew…Read More
Cubs Interested In Cuban Pitcher Geraldo Concepcion
Eighteen year old left-handed starting pitcher Geraldo Concepcion, who defected from Cuba last summer, has been declared a free agent and will soon be negotiating his first contract. Concepcion has flown…Read More
2012 Stories To Watch In The Cubs Farm System
Spring training is right around the corner and before you know it we’ll be watching the snow fall during the Cubs home opener. By now we have a pretty good idea what the Cubs will look like, what…Read More
Chicago Cubs Top 21 Prospects: Revised
It has not been that long since I published my Top 21 Prospects for the Cubs farm system, but in that time the Cubs traded away Sean Marshall and Andrew Cashner. Those trades brought the Cubs a nice…Read More
Chicago Cubs Trade Andrew Cashner, Kyung-Min Na for Padres’ Anthony Rizzo and Zach Cates
The Chicago Cubs and the San Diego Padres have concluded a long rumored trade, and the Cubs finally have their first baseman of the future. Anthony Rizzo will join the Cubs, but the Cubs had to give…Read More
Cubs Sleeper Prospects for 2012
Part of the fun of minor league baseball is waiting each year to see which players will suddenly come out of nowhere and arrive in the majors. Thanks to the internet most fans are familiar with their…Read More
Cubs Minors Stocked With Infielders
When the Chicago Cubs dealt Sean Marshall to the Reds, they received left handed starter Travis Wood along with two prospects. One of them, outfielder Dave Sappelt, is almost a lock to be playing in…Read More
Effects Of A Possible Anthony Rizzo Trade
As the Rizzo trade rumors continue to swirl, let’s take a minute to explore the potential ramifications on the Cubs if they did manage to make the trade. At first glance, there do not seem to be…Read More
Cubs Targeting Trades For Prospects
Rumors have been swirling since Cincinnati and San Diego completed the Latos about a trade that could send Anthony Rizzo to the Cubs. Jordan referred to the deal as inevitable, and I have to agree. …Read More
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