https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/page/24/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-minor-league-week-in-review-418-23-morel-and-made-mash-thompson-dazzles-r60/The Cubs are sitting in this place, behind the Brewers and the upstart Pittsburgh Pirates, but they have played arguably better than expected. The exciting thing is that there are several players in Iowa ready to help when needed, and there are intriguing hitters and pitchers at every level of t...60Tue, 25 Apr 2023 07:08:51 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-minor-league-week-in-review-410-16-caissie-and-morel-mash-r50/There are essentially two purposes of an organization's minor-league system. The first is to develop players that will help at the big-league level. The second would be to trade prospects to gain players to help the big-league club during a winning cycle.  Where are the Chicago Cubs right n...50Tue, 18 Apr 2023 03:29:35 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/north-side-baseballs-2023-top-20-cubs-prospects-1-pete-crow-armstrong-r49/It was harder to say goodbye to Javier Báez than to any of the other Cubs who departed at the 2021 trade deadline. Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant were, at their best, better players. They’d been bigger contributors to the 2016 team that won the World Series, even though Báez had huge hits in the...49Mon, 17 Apr 2023 11:42:30 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/tyler-duffey-is-pitching-his-way-back-to-the-majors-with-the-iowa-cubs-r47/Tyler Duffey is one of the newest members of the Cubs organization. Signing a minor league deal with them during the off-season, the 32-year-old right-hander saw the Cubs as a team that would be able to give him a great chance to make it back into the Majors after a disappointing 2022 season....47Mon, 17 Apr 2023 02:31:53 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/north-side-baseballs-2023-top-20-cubs-prospects-2-hayden-wesneski-r41/Several of the players on this list were acquired as part of the dispersion of the Cubs’ championship core. Kevin Alcántara was part of the Anthony Rizzo trade. Caleb Kilian and Alexander Canario came in exchange for Kris Bryant. Yu Darvish netted them Owen Caissie. However, some of the most pro...41Fri, 14 Apr 2023 08:36:13 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/north-side-baseballs-2023-top-20-cubs-prospects-3-kevin-alc%C3%A1ntara-r39/If anyone in this system is going to become a future Hall of Famer, it’s most likely to be Kevin Alcántara. His floor is lower than those of the others in this bracket, too, but Alcántara is the man who could win MVP awards. 3. Kevin Alcántara - OF Age: 20 2022 Stats (A): 112 G, 495 PA,...39Thu, 13 Apr 2023 10:12:33 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/north-side-baseballs-2023-top-20-cubs-prospects-4-brennen-davis-r36/An overslot signee in 2018, today's spotlighted prospect made a quick climb up prospect lists, but health issues have stalled him out and kept him eligible for this list longer than anyone would have liked. 4. Brennen Davis - OF Age: 23 2022 Stats (AAA/A+/Rookie): 53 G, 214 PA, .180/.29...36Wed, 12 Apr 2023 10:36:13 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/north-side-baseballs-2023-top-20-cubs-prospects-5-jordan-wicks-r33/5. Jordan Wicks - LHP Age: 23 2022 Stats (A+/AA): 24 G, 94 ⅔ IP, 3.80 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 30.1% K, 8.5% BB, 10 HR The Cubs were pleased and excited when Jordan Wicks fell to them at the 21st overall pick in the 2021 Draft. A good blend of polish and upside, Wicks dominated college ball at K...33Tue, 11 Apr 2023 11:22:36 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/north-side-baseballs-2023-top-20-cubs-prospects-6-10-r32/It’s hard to draw distinctions like those between tiers in the Cubs’ pipeline right now. There’s no question that their strength lies in quantity, rather than extraordinary quality at the top of the list. Still, there are some players even in the second half of our top 20, revealed and discussed...32Mon, 10 Apr 2023 12:11:16 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/north-side-baseballs-2023-top-20-cubs-prospects-11-15-r27/Though they have many more players with credible big-league futures than most other systems, the Cubs lack clear and unblemished future stars. This set of five players illustrates that point. There’s ample potential here. Between injury concerns and flaws that will need to be addressed as they a...27Fri, 07 Apr 2023 06:03:55 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/north-side-baseballs-2023-top-20-cubs-prospects-16-20-r26/This list is deep and varied, and (to perhaps a greater extent than any such list in the Cubs’ history) it has balance between hitters and pitchers. Despite the team’s high revenue potential, the names on this countdown will have a massive influence on the future direction and success of the fra...26Thu, 06 Apr 2023 04:35:22 +0000