https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/page/16/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/brandon-birdsell-the-cubs-starting-pitcher-prospect-nobody-is-talking-about-r1033/At his repeat of Double-A this year, Brandon Birdsell had a 21.1 K%, 4.2 BB%, and a very solid 3.63 ERA. His season at Tennessee was capped off with seven nearly no-hit innings and a 35-inning walkless streak. This earned him a well-deserved promotion to Triple-A Iowa, where he has just complete...1033Sat, 10 Aug 2024 13:33:48 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-minor-league-hitter-of-the-month-july-2024-r1022/What a great month for hitters in the Cubs minor leagues! There were several players that had good months that didn't even get onto the Honorable Mention grouping. Let's get right to it!  HONORABLE MENTION 1B Jonathon Long - South Bend Cubs/Tennessee Smokies - 18 G, 19-61, .312/...1022Tue, 06 Aug 2024 12:14:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-minor-league-pitcher-of-the-month-july-2024-r1016/The Cubs minor league system has an "offensive" slant; most of the top ten (outside of Jaxon Wiggins) are hitters, and the Cubs spent most of their high-profile draft selections this summer on bats again. There are still a lot of really exciting and fun pitchers in the Cubs' system - many of the...1016Sun, 04 Aug 2024 18:10:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/looking-at-the-prospects-the-cubs-acquired-in-the-mark-leiter-jr-trade-r1005/When the Cubs signed Mark Leiter Jr. a while back, he was a complete lottery ticket. Already 30 years old and a clear journeyman in the league, the Cubs worked with his pitch and turned him into a fairly deadly 7th—and 8th-inning option, especially using his split-finger fastball against left-ha...1005Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:12:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-prospects-midseason-minor-league-health-assessment-r939/A week from now, the Cubs system will look different, and regardless of whether the Cubs start winning, keep losing, or just tread water the rest of the month, more changes are coming. They will draft at least one player who will immediately vault into the top 10 of the system, and the range fro...939Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:13:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-prospects-on-the-decline-pitchers-r938/The reality of pitching prospects is that for every guy on the rise (like Porter Hodge or Hunter Bigge), you're probably able to find two or three who went the opposite way. Due to the stress put on pitchers and the amount of variance that is possible, pitchers come and go freely, often, and unp...938Wed, 10 Jul 2024 18:05:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-pitching-prospects-on-the-rise-r936/Much has been made over the years about the Cubs' inconsistent or insufficient pitching development, but I think there are a lot of good seeds in their farm right now, and that the Cubs are moving forward. That doesn't mean everything is perfect, but I think they're trending in the right directi...936Tue, 09 Jul 2024 11:52:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-minor-league-hitters-brennen-davis-bj-murray-haydn-mcgeary-josh-rivera/The reality with prospects is that development is not linear. Sometimes, numbers look bad, but real development is happening under the radar. Prospects who are on this list are not dead, and it doesn't mean they're done and dusted—it just means statistically, they didn't have the best first half...921Fri, 05 Jul 2024 11:51:03 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-prospects-on-the-rise-position-players-r920/Heading into the back half of the season, and with the MLB Draft looming, it's time to take a look at how the Cubs' hitting prospects are doing. These are not ranked in any specific order, as it's just an overall recap of a handful of players who have raised their stock throughout the season. So...920Tue, 02 Jul 2024 23:09:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-minor-league-relief-pitcher-of-the-month-may-2024-r853/We believe that it is appropriate to let people know when relief pitchers do their job well. Seemingly, relief pitchers only get talked about when they blow a save or have a rough outing.  Honorable Mention RHP Ethan Roberts - ACL Cubs/Tennessee Smokies/Iowa Cubs - 7 G, 0.00 ERA, 0.91 WHIP,...853Wed, 05 Jun 2024 15:13:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-minor-league-starting-pitcher-of-the-month-may-2024-r851/  The Cubs had a few minor league pitchers who had strong months in May. In fact, we have an Honorable Mention who had a 0.00 ERA! In addition, the minor leagues are filled with intriguing stories and varying level of "prospect." This list contains four names. There are players who have bee...851Tue, 04 Jun 2024 16:15:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-minor-league-hitter-of-the-month-may-2024-r845/Honorable Mentions C Moises Ballesteros: 124 wRC+, 9.2 BB%, 12.8 K%, 5 2B, 2 HR Ballesteros followed up his Player of the Month-worthy April with a very strong May, continuing to show his incredibly advanced plate discipline for such a young age, especially at Double-A Tennessee.  OF...845Sun, 02 Jun 2024 11:58:01 +0000