The Chicago Cubs entered the 2014 season with a very strong farm system and somehow ended the year with an even stronger one. Several key prospects have found their way to the major leagues this season, but a lot of top-level talent still remains in the farm system.
For the sake of argument, no player that has been called up by the team this season will be included as a top prospect, even though a few late call-ups and September call-ups like Jorge Soler and Arodys Vizcaino would've made this list. Based on their performance this season and how they project ...
The Chicago Cubs took clear steps forward this season and have built up momentum moving into 2015. When they get some more prospects at the big league level and some top line pitching in free agency, this team could compete.
Several things are still up in the air for next season, such as potential free-agent signings, but the future certainly looks bright. Based on indications the team has given and how their current roster has performed, here is the projected 25-man roster for the Cubs on Opening Day next season.Begin Slideshow
The future is bright in Chicago, and Cubs fans have gotten a glimpse of that with the call-ups of Javier Baez and Jorge Soler in the past month. There are a couple other players fans will get to see play this September who fit into the team's future plans. Whether they're players who already have major league experience or players making their major league debuts, there are people to watch this month.
The Cubs called up seven players in total, and each should get considerable playing time. Provided are stats from this season as well as analysis of their abilities and ...
Heading into 2015, there is actually reason for optimism among the Chicago Cubs fanbase. While this year has been similar to others, it has also seen top prospects such as Javier Baez shoot their way through the minors as they get closer and closer to The Show.
With a few more prospects due to come up next season, the Cubs are potentially a couple big offseason moves away from being able to compete next year. The progress the prospects have made this season has sped up the rebuild, and some splashes in the winter could accelerate it even more.
Here's a look ...
The progress the young guns have made in the minor leagues this season is encouraging for the Chicago Cubs' future. As long as they add some quality pitching in free agency this offseason, they should actually be a pretty interesting team in 2015. Their lineup should also improve by adding prospects at the start of the year.
Just calling up Javier Baez has already made the team more exciting to watch. Once Kris Bryant and Jorge Soler get the call as well, the Cubs are going to be very entertaining to fans. These eight players are the ones who hope to begin ...
When the Oakland Athletics traded for lefty ace Jon Lester, they knew they were renting. Come this offseason, the Chicago Cubs will be looking to buy.
For several reasons, the Cubs are clear favorites to land Lester this offseason, and he's a player who could make them contenders next year.
Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports has gone as far as to say that Lester's own teammates believe he will sign with the Cubs in the offseason. He states in the accompanying video:
Some of Jon Lester's former teammates believe the southpaw will sign with the Cubs this offseason. Lester, of course, has ties to [president] ...
The Cubs have sent out a subpar product at the major league level for three straight seasons now as they attempt to build from the ground up. It's no secret that president Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer are attempting to build a team that can compete consistently in the future.
There has been some considerable push-back from the Cubs fanbase on this philosophy, and unless you're a season-ticket holder who has to see the subpar product right now, you're not justified. After all, the Cubs have waited over a century for a World Series title that has still eluded ...
When Chicago Cubs prospect Javier Baez was called up to the big league squad on Aug. 5, there was a sense of justifiable excitement within the fanbase. Through his first major league series, Baez has done nothing to lower expectations. After just three games manning second base, the slugger is hitting .286 with three home runs and five RBI.
There are a few things we've seen from Baez already that are precursors for the rest of the season. The first thing is that he will strike out often. He started 0-for-5 with three strikeouts in his first career game before whacking ...
Patrick Mooney of CSN Chicago confirmed early on Monday that Chicago Cubs shortstop prospect Javier Baez will be called up and will make his major league debut at second base on Tuesday night in Colorado. This signifies the beginning of a new era in Cubs baseball and should provide fans some excitement over the rest of the season.
Cubs fans aren't the only people who are convinced of Baez's potential moving forward. The very popular baseball stat site FanGraphs also appears convinced that the Cubs middle infielder will be a star in the very near future.
FanGraphs puts together "Oliver Five-Year Projections" for prospects based on a ...
This trade deadline, the Cubs added to an already loaded system of young talent. Even though they've yet to add any elite pitching prospects to the system, the team continues to claim it can build the pitching staff through trades and free agency.
They better hope that plan works because almost every one of their top prospects is a hitter. It's a good bet that most of those players will eventually see time in the major leagues while a few will be shipped away for pitching. Here is what the team's top-10 prospect list looked like at the beginning of the ...
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