The month of September means roster expansion and minor league call-ups across the league. While many of the Cubs top prospects are still in the low minors, we could see at least a few top guys make their debuts next month.
Shortstop Javier Baez is a long shot to be among them, but he's turned in a phenomenal season that could end in Minor League Player of the Year honors when all is said and done. Though, George Springer of the Astros still looks like the front-runner for that award at this point.
Baez is not the only Cubs farmhand having a ...
Yesterday's news that the Cubs will likely pursue free agent-to-be outfielder Shin-Soo Choo, which was reported by Patrick Mooney of CSN Chicago, shouldn't come as much of a surprise. After trading away Alfonso Soriano and David DeJesus in the last month, the Cubs' projected outfield heading into the offseason includes Nate Schierholtz, Brian Bogusevic and Junior Lake.
That trio is actually having a strong season, although the success of Bogusevic and Lake is in a very small sample size. But Schierholtz still isn't viewed as an everyday player and neither are the 29-year-old Bogusevic, who had a .596 OPS with regular playing time in Houston last season, or Lake, who was an infielder before being moved ...
While the Chicago Cubs are mired in yet another losing season at the MLB level, optimism for the future is as high as it has been in years thanks to the myriad of talent making its way through the upper levels of the minors.
Planted firmly at the top of every Cubs' prospect list is Javier Baez. The 20-year-old was the team's first-round pick (ninth overall) in the 2011 draft and is on the fast track to the big leagues thanks to an incredible performance this year.
After a 4-for-4 night that included two home runs on Wednesday, Baez's season stats between ...
As August turns to September, young prospects all around baseball anxiously wait to see if their performance will be rewarded with a late-season call-up.
Some, like Jae-Hoon Ha, await the call to the major league while others, such as Javier Baez, hope to advance to Triple-A.
Sitting at the bottom of the NL Central, the Cubs have turned their focus to the future and the minor leagues. Here we look at three exciting prospects that the Cubs will promote before the season's end.Begin Slideshow
It was a good week for the Cubs minor league system, as top prospects Dan Vogelbach and Kris Bryant were both promoted, and a number of other top guys enjoyed terrific weeks as well.
That should provide even more reason for optimism moving forward on the North Side. Even while the big league club suffered through a 1-5 week, the future looks incredibly bright for the Cubs.
The Cubs may not be legitimate contenders until 2015, but once their top prospects arrive, they should have the young core to sustain their success for some time. For now, here's an updated look at ...
With only 42 games remaining in the Cubs 2013 season, the Cubs' focus has turned to experimentation and evaluation. Minor leaguers such as Junior Lake and Donnie Murphy have been called up already and the club can now turn their focus to evaluating other young stars as well as experimenting with the batting order.
Clean-up hitter Alfonso Soriano is gone to the Yankees, leading to even more experimentation to see what role Cubs players fit best in.
Here is the one batting order that the Cubs should use more of.
Note: All statistics courtesy of MLB.comBegin Slideshow
With a 52-66 record through Monday, the focus of the Cubs' 2013 season now turns to the future. Prospects are beginning to be called up, and the phrase "wait 'til next year" has already been pulled out of the arsenal—or perhaps "wait 'til two to three years from now."
The Cubs future looks bright, with many prospects lined up for the future. Here we look at a position-by-position breakdown of Chicago Cubs prospects.Begin Slideshow
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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