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Coming into spring training this MLB season, the Chicago Cubs have some decisions to make regarding roster spots. They also have some decisions to make regarding where to start their young prospects when the season begins. Many of those decisions will be made based on performances in spring training and so far, the Cubs have gotten strong performances from a handful of players. While many players have played well, five have shined brighter than the rest.
These five players include prospects the Cubs are counting on in the future, guys who hope to make a name for themselves and recent acquisitions ...
When you think of patience and the Chicago Cubs, usually it's about the fans who have waited more than a century to see this lovably inept franchise win a championship. We shouldn't forget about the restraint shown by the new front-office regime, led by Theo Epstein.
In his final season with the Boston Red Sox (2011) and two years since, Epstein has come under fire for leaving that team in the lurch. (This was before Ben Cherington built a title team in 2013.)
How quickly everyone forgets that Epstein was instrumental in building two championship teams for the once-maligned franchise.
Forbes' sports business reporter ...
One of the most exciting parts about being a team in full-blown rebuilding mode is the way it makes spring training infinitely more watchable. Top prospects are going to be given a bigger stage with more opportunities to show fans and teams what the future holds.
For a franchise like the Chicago Cubs, which has been in a perpetual state of rebuilding for more than 100 years, promising fans the future doesn't really mean a lot to them. It should in 2014, because this is as good a farm system as they have had in a long time.
With high-end talent, as ...
As spring training gets underway and position battles begin, it's time to look forward to who's in and who's out on the Chicago Cubs' Opening Day 25-man roster. Several spots are already set in stone for the North Siders, and many more are still to be decided.
There are plenty of intriguing storylines. Will Darwin Barney hold onto the starting second base job? Will Mike Olt finally claim the third base job? These and plenty of other questions may be answered this spring.
New additions such as Jason Hammel and Emilio Bonifacio will look to prove their worth. Bonifacio will fight for a ...
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