https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/page/22/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/matt-shaws-first-games-and-first-month-will-be-tough-but-his-first-season-could-be-great-r1596/Entering the offseason, it didn't look like Matt Shaw was poised to open the season with the big-league squad. With quality MLB starters in Isaac Paredes and Nico Hoerner manning the positions at which Shaw is most capable, it looked like the top prospect was going to end up in Iowa as insurance...1596Sun, 16 Mar 2025 15:07:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/spring-breakout-2025-cubs-roster-announced-an-instant-reaction-r1567/Spring Breakout was an initiative that started last year, as a chance for Major League Baseball to shine a spotlight on its best and brightest young players. Each team will face off in a single game against another, with a roster built entirely from minor-league players. The Cubs were supposed t...1567Thu, 06 Mar 2025 19:01:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/kevin-alcantara-will-be-the-cubs-5th-outfielder-in-2025-but-his-future-is-brighter-r1524/In 2021, the Cubs sold off much of their World Series-winning 2016 team knowing that they were going to have to rebuild from the ground up. And, as all of us around here know all too well, that’s what they have done, spending the past three seasons overhauling their farm system. The organiz...1524Sat, 01 Mar 2025 01:17:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/is-ivan-brethowr-worth-keeping-an-eye-on-r1529/If you've been following the Cubs during their opening week of Cactus League games, it's pretty likely you got to see Ivan Brethowr absolutely clobber a baseball 450 feet to deep left field. While that kind of result is really fun, it's probably important to very quickly remind everyone that spr...1529Tue, 25 Feb 2025 18:13:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/chicago-cubs-2025-offseason-top-20-prospects-no-1-matt-shaw-r1495/Today, we continue our review of the Top 20 Chicago Cubs prospects (as voted on by the readers of NSBB). Before you read about Matt Shaw, don't miss our previous Top 20 Cubs Prospect articles, including our look at some honorable mentions, the Cubs' Top Prospects #20-16 and the Top Prospect...1495Fri, 14 Feb 2025 12:56:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/chicago-cubs-2025-offseason-top-20-prospects-no-2-cade-horton-r1494/Today, we continue our review of the Top 20 Chicago Cubs prospects (as voted on by the readers of NSBB). Second-best, by their reckoning, is the team's top pick in the 2022 MLB Draft and a pitcher they hope will soon find a home in the middle of their rotation. Before you read about Cade Ho...1494Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:20:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/chicago-cubs-2025-offseason-top-20-prospects-no-3-owen-caissie-r1476/Today we continue our review of the Top 20 Chicago Cubs prospects (as voted on by the readers of NSBB). At number 3 we find a powerful Canadian outfielder who is on the cusp of the big leagues. Before you read about Owen Caissie, don't miss our previous Top 20 Cubs Prospect articles includi...1476Sun, 09 Feb 2025 12:50:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/chicago-cubs-2025-offseason-top-20-prospects-no-4-moises-ballesteros-r1474/We continue today looking at the Cubs' top 20 prospects (as ranked by our readers here at NSBB), with Moises Ballesteros, who comes in at No. 4 on that list. 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 hono...1474Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:10:00 +0000https://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 +0000