https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/page/14/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/chicago-cubs-2025-offseason-top-20-prospects-no-5-kevin-alcantara-r1394/We continue today looking at the Cubs' top 20 prospects (as ranked by our readers here at NSBB), with Kevin Alcantara, who comes in at No. 5 on that countdown. Before you read about him, though, don't miss our previous posts on the current state of the Cubs' farm system, with my looks at some ho...1394Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:13:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-expected-to-sign-3-top-50-international-prospects-next-week-r1372/The new IFA signing period begins on Jan. 15, barely a week from now. The Cubs are one of 12 teams that will have a lower-tier bonus pool of $6,261,600. The 2025 international signing period is unlike any in recent memory, with the decision of Roki Sasaki set to have significant ripple effects t...1372Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:26:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/chicago-cubs-2024-offseason-top-20-prospects-no-6-cam-smith-r1284/We continue today looking at the Cubs' top 20 prospects (as ranked by our readers here at NSBB), with Smith, who comes in at No. 6 on that countdown. Before you read about him, though, don't miss our previous posts on the current state of the Cubs' farm system, with my looks at some honorable me...1284Thu, 05 Dec 2024 17:05:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/chicago-cubs-2024-offseason-top-20-prospects-no-7-james-triantos-r1274/  We continue today looking at the Cubs' top 20 prospects (as ranked by our readers here at NSBB), with Triantos, who comes in at No. 7 on that countdown. Before you read about him, though, don't miss our previous posts on the current state of the Cubs' farm system, with my looks at some ho...1274Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:33:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/chicago-cubs-2024-offseason-top-20-prospects-no-8-jefferson-rojas-r1262/We continue today looking at the Cubs' top 20 prospects (as ranked by our readers here at NSBB), by looking at Jefferson Rojas, the eighth-ranked prospect. Before you read about him, though, don't miss our previous posts on the current state of the Cubs' farm system, with my looks at some honora...1262Tue, 26 Nov 2024 12:15:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/chicago-cubs-2024-offseason-top-20-prospects-no-9-jaxon-wiggins-r1239/We continue today looking at the Cubs' top 20 prospects (as ranked by our readers here at NSBB), by looking at Jaxon Wiggins, the ninth-ranked prospect. Before you read about Wiggins, don't miss our first three parts on the current state of the Cubs' farm system with my looks at some honorable m...1239Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:09:06 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/chicago-cubs-2024-offseason-top-prospects-10-brandon-birdsell-r1235/We continue today looking at the Cubs' top-20 prospects (as ranked by our readers here at NSBB) by looking at Brandon Birdsell, the tenth-ranked prospect in the Chicago Cubs' minor league system. Before you read about Birdsell, don't miss our first three parts on the current state of the Cubs' M...1235Thu, 14 Nov 2024 12:51:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/chicago-cubs-2024-offseason-top-prospects-15-11-r1228/Our exploration of the Cubs top-20 continues with prospects #15 through #11. We explored #20 through #16 previously.  Below is a quick recap of the prospects who NSBB voted in each of those slots.  #20 - Pedro Ramirez, 2B/SS/3B #19 - Luis Vazquez, SS/3B #18 - Michael Arias, RP #17 - A...1228Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:52:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-prospect-spotlight-of-brett-bateman-video-r1222/Brett Bateman graduated from Mounds View High School in Minnesota. His father, Keith, is the head coach at Division III Augsburg in St. Paul. Bateman play his college ball at the University of Minnesota. In 2023, he was the Cubs eighth round draft pick.  He finished the 2023 season with 29...1222Sat, 09 Nov 2024 19:19:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/chicago-cubs-2024-offseason-top-prospects-16-20-r1191/As we highlighted in part one of ourseries, it was generally a good year for Cubs prospects, especially at the top tier of the system. If there's a place where prospects took a back slide, it would be in the bottom portion of the top-20 list, and sadly, that was the case for a few of the prospec...1191Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:07:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/chicago-cubs-2024-offseason-top-prospects-honorable-mentions-r1180/2024 System Overview 2024 was a good year for the Cubs minor-league system. Some players didn't have the best of seasons due to injury (Cade Horton and Brennen Davis come to mind), others who just struggled to put it all together (BJ Murray and Haydn McGeary) as well, but for the most part, I'...1180Sun, 27 Oct 2024 10:50:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/keeping-up-with-cubs-prospects-in-the-arizona-fall-league-week-two-r1174/Let’s talk about Moises Ballesteros first, though. The organization’s top prospect behind the dish had a big week for the Solar Sox. He started with a pair of hits and a walk on Tuesday, keying a 15-2 Mesa win over Scottsdale. He followed that up with another two knocks on Wednesday, including h...1174Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:27:09 +0000