3 Chicago Cubs prospects who have improved their stock and 2 who hurt it

The Chicago Cubs have an incredible farm system but so far this season, these prospects have separated themselves from the rest; for better or worse.

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Brennen Davis 

Outfielder (Triple-A Iowa)

.242/.408/.560 9 HR, 2 2B, 25 RBI, 22 R, 1/1 SB, 17/25 BB/K

We’ve discussed Brennen Davis as a potential change-of-scenery candidate, but if I’m being honest, I don’t want that at all. Davis has been as snakebitten and unlucky with injuries as any prospect the Cubs have had since… Mark Prior?

I don’t want to see him go somewhere else and be successful. I want that success to occur while he patrols the outfield with the ivy on the walls. However, if we remove the wants from the conversation, Brennen Davis has gone from a bust prior to the season to a legitimately valuable trade chip at this point.

He isn’t showing the speed on the bases that once made him a five-tool prospect, but he’s cut down on the strikeouts and increased his walk output while absolutely obliterating the ball at the Triple-A level this year. 

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