https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/page/19/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/infield-prospect-james-triantos-could-play-a-significant-role-for-2025-cubs-r1455/An interesting byproduct of that, however, is that whatever prospect-centric narratives still exist in the mainstream have seen their volume condensed. Given his proximity to the third base job, we've heard plenty about Matt Shaw. We've also heard lots about Owen Caissie and Kevin Alcántara, whe...1455Sun, 02 Feb 2025 12:55:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/kevin-alcantara-prospect-rankings-falling-stock-scouting-report/Keith Law of The Athletic (paywalled) is the high man on Kevin Alcántara, ranking him as his 33rd prospect overall. Baseball America (S) listed him 71st and MLB.com placed him 90th, but Baseball Prospectus (S) omitted him from the list altogether. FanGraphs does place a 50 future value on him, p...1445Wed, 29 Jan 2025 15:02:01 +0000https://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 +0000