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The Cubs' farm system continues to be a source of hope for the long-suffering fanbase, as it contains one of the best collections of prospects in all of baseball, and Chicago should be legitimate contenders within a couple years as a result.
September will no doubt bring a myriad of call-ups when rosters expand, and a handful of top prospects could be among those who join the big league roster, but for now those players will continue to develop while playing in the minors.
That said, here is an updated look at how the team's top 10 active prospects performed last week, ...
With a number of renovations set to be made to Wrigley Field in the offseason, today we take a look back at one of the first additions made to the historic field: lights.
Today marks the 25-year anniversary of the first time the lights were turned on at Wrigley, as Matt Snyder of CBSSports mentions. While that inaugural game actually wound up getting rained out, it was a significant moment in the history of the team and the legendary park, nonetheless.
Nothing beats a pregame show hosted by Harry Caray and comedian/Cubs fan Bill Murray, and that YouTube video is absolute gold right down ...
Chicago Cubs catcher Dioner Navarro left Wednesday night's game against the Philadelphia Phillies on a cart after he was barreled into on a close play at the plate by Philadelphia's Chase Utley.
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The trade deadline has come and gone, but that doesn't mean there is not still some wheeling and dealing to be done over the next month.
The month of August brings with it the waiver trade deadline, which is far more complicated than the free-for-all that is the month of July but still ends with some players changing teams.
Bleacher Report lead writer Jason Martinez wrote a piece last week breaking down all the gory details of what goes into a waiver trade, so I'll direct you to that article if you're curious about how the system works.
Instead, we'll use this space ...
Chicago Cubs fans need to get excited—the team has signed highly regarded international prospect Eloy Jimenez.
The agreement was for $2.8 million, according to Baseball America's Ben Badler.
While it's a big signing for the Cubs, fans shouldn't get too excited, as he's only 16 years old and won't see the field for at least five or six years.
However, the kid is still a talent and one who will be talked about in baseball circles.
According to Badler:
It’s hard to find one player who clearly stands above the rest in this year’s international signing class, but Jimenez is the closest thing to a ...
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