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 ...
Kris Bryant was recently named Baseball America’s Minor League Player of the Year, and it would be shocking if the 22-year-old didn't sweep the award across all major outlets.
The No. 2 overall pick in the 2013 draft, Bryant put up monster numbers in his first full professional season, leading the minor leagues in home runs (43), slugging percentage (.661), OPS (1.098) and wOBA (.472). He also ranked second in runs (118) and fourth in RBI (110). Overall, he batted .325 with a .438 on-base percentage in 594 plate appearances between Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa.
But despite the video game numbers, the ...
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
Chris Pratt can do no wrong.
Much like Jennifer Lawrence or the Pope, Pratt is an infallible being incapable of ruining anything. He is quirky, yet relatable and charming. He gets a free pass all the time, every time.
It’s best to reiterate this part of Pratt’s persona before discussing his afternoon at Wrigley Field on Sunday, which included a botched first pitch and a tumble through the seventh inning stretch. It wasn’t the Parks and Recreation actor’s most dazzling outing, but it was certainly his most Pratt-ish to date.
It all started with the ceremonial first pitch. MLB Fan Cave crafted a ...
Just a year before the Chicago Cubs' infamous collapse after coming within five outs of a trip to the World Series, the Lovable Losers on the North Side were pitiful. Awful. Humiliating. Disgraceful.
Whatever you want to call it, they were bad.
The 2002 Cubs became the third team in four seasons to lose 95 or more games en route to setting the franchise record for the most strikeouts in a season.
Perhaps history could repeat itself. Well, not exactly how it happened, please. Cubs fans couldn't handle another Steve Bartman-filled, Alex Gonzalez-bobbling collapse from the playoffs.
However, the Cubs have lost 90 or more ...
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 ...
Updates from Wednesday, Sept. 3
Bruce Levine of WSCR-AM passes along the latest on Starlin Castro's injury:
The Cubs' official Twitter feed previously provided an update on Castro:
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Chicago Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro exited Tuesday's game against the National League Central division rival Milwaukee Brewers with an ankle injury.
CSNChicago.com's Patrick Mooney provided the details on Castro's condition:
A slide into home was to blame for Castro's injury, and now the Cubs are without one of their premier young players for the foreseeable future. At least there is hardly any incentive to press Castro back into action, because the Cubs are nowhere near playoff ...
The Chicago Cubs are ticketed for another last-place finish in the National League Central this year, but there won’t be a more exciting team to watch over the final month of the season.
The Cubs have played .500 ball (23-22) since the All-Star break thanks to an electric offense that is pacing the National League with 57 home runs during that span.
In general, things have been looking up for the North Siders since the beginning of July, when they began infusing the big-league lineup with some of their prized prospects.
Now, a little less than two months since the process began, it’s ...
The minor league season wraps up this week, and it's been an exciting season down on the farm for the Chicago Cubs and their bevy of high-upside prospects.
Jorge Soler became the latest prospect to get the call this past week, joining Javier Baez, Arismendy Alcantara and Kyle Hendricks as key pieces of the future to debut here in 2014.
With the season wrapping up, here's an updated look at the team's current top 10 prospects and how they performed at the minor league level over the past week.Begin Slideshow
Amid yet another losing season, a streak that soon will run to five straight, the Chicago Cubs unveiled yet another new toy Wednesday night: top prospect Jorge Soler.
A 22-year-old native of Cuba, Soler made his much-anticipated major league debut against the Cincinnati Reds and did so with some flair, homering in his very first plate appearance in the bigs.
"I'm real, real happy about it," Soler told Carrie Muskat of MLB.com after the game. "First time in the big leagues, first at-bat. I was very excited and happy about that."
This is the swing—his first-ever as a Cub—that brought out those feelings:
Soler joined fellow ...
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