https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/page/33/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-winter-top-prospects-rankings-15-daniel-palencia-r412/2023 Season Review Daniel Palencia's 2023 is similar to our #16 ranked prospect, Luke Little. Much like Little, Palencia entered the 2023 season as a member of the starting rotation. Making five starts in Tennessee, Palencia had some ups and downs in his first 15 innings. While being able to hit...412Fri, 03 Nov 2023 12:18:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-winter-top-prospects-rankings-16-luke-little-r409/2023 Season Review Entering 2023, Luke Little was still being deployed as a starting pitcher in the Chicago Cubs organization with the hope that one day, he could be a part of the rotation. After four starts in South Bend, however, Luke Little's trajectory was changed rapidly when he was moved...409Thu, 02 Nov 2023 14:17:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-winter-top-prospects-rankings-17-michael-arias-r408/2023 Season Review Michael Arias has had a strange, fun, and winding route to becoming a top-20 organizational prospect. Originally signed as a shortstop by the Toronto Blue Jays, the Cubs scooped up Arias post-Covid to turn him from a shortstop into a pitcher. Since then, Michael Arias had no...408Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:14:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-winter-top-prospects-rankings-18-josh-rivera-r405/2023 Season Review Headed into the 2023 draft cycle, Josh Rivera, an infielder with the Florida Gators, wasn't on anyone's draft board as a possible top-100 selection. A 22-year-old junior this season, Rivera had posted fine, albeit unimpressive, lines over the course of two full SEC campaign...405Tue, 31 Oct 2023 12:12:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-winter-top-prospects-rankings-19-cristian-hernandez-r403/2023 Season Review Cristian Hernandez was once considered to be a massive international free-agent coup by the Cubs. Despite coming a bit later than anticipated, Hernandez was given a $3m bonus in the winter of 2021. Coming with massive expectations, Hernandez has struggled to hit those lofty co...403Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:10:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-winter-top-prospect-rankings-20-luis-vazquez-r402/2023 Season Review Very few Cubs prospects had their prospect star rise as much throughout the 2023 season as Luis Vazquez did. A player with whom very few were acquainted, Vazquez ended the season as the de facto shortstop in Iowa despite starting the year in Tennessee as a repeater. A strong...402Fri, 27 Oct 2023 15:15:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/destination-the-show-episode-8-r389/0:00 - Introduction and how we feel about the Twins and Brewers seasons coming to an end. The trio of teams that are covered are now all done playing... but the offseason! 5:00 - The draft order is not set yet, but it's starting to clear up. What does this mean for the Cubs, Brewers and Twi...389Fri, 13 Oct 2023 15:23:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/cubs-send-eight-minor-leaguers-to-arizona-fall-league-r371/On Monday, the 2023 Arizona Fall League season will begin. Prospects from around Major League Baseball will play games about six days a week over the next six weeks with the league’s championship game on November 11th.  The Brewers prospects will be playing for the Surprise Saguaros this se...371Mon, 02 Oct 2023 13:48:33 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/minor-league-recap-the-end-is-near-r358/Iowa Cubs, AAA (3-3)  Sadly, two did become one, with Iowa missing out on the AAA playoffs, ending their 2023 season. The week started strong, winning three more games, until they hit a speed bump and dropped the final three. It's hard to blame Iowa for the late-season struggles, as injuries t...358Tue, 26 Sep 2023 19:10:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/minor-league-recap-two-out-two-left-r345/Iowa Cubs, AAA (5-1)  It's good to see Iowa have a great week for once. Not only did Pete Crow-Armstrong get his much-anticipated promotion, Iowa rattled off five straight wins. The Cubs had been struggling recently, but a home set against St. Paul seemed to be the cure. Iowa has one last regu...345Mon, 18 Sep 2023 19:10:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/destination-the-show-episode-5-r337/3:20 Pete Crow-Armstrong Promoted 4:28 Scouting Report 7:21 2023 Stats 10:45 PCA Next Year? 12:52 Usage in 2023  14:07 Why an Excellent Prospect? 19:15 Rapid Fire Round-Up 20:27 Twins Draftees 28:25 Cubs Draftees 37:18 Brewers Draftees...337Thu, 14 Sep 2023 15:15:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/cubs-minor-league/minor-league-recap-we-talkin-about-the-playoffs-r332/Iowa Cubs, AAA (2-4) Iowa has been in some rut over the last few weeks. Perhaps it's due to a handful of call-ups, but the Iowa Cubs last won a series in an early August set against the Omaha Storm Chasers. Iowa is now just .500 in the second half of the season after finishing with the second-...332Mon, 11 Sep 2023 19:15:01 +0000