The bright spotlight rigged up to shine on the Chicago Cubs’ farm system in recent years has made it virtually impossible to miss any of the big names or big performances. When an exciting front office comes into a major market with a plan to revamp the minor leagues in a very visible way, attention […]
Day: May 15, 2015
Young Cubs: Movin’ On Up, The Reign of Ivan, and Tennessee’s Other Catcher
Hello, readers. Just as quickly as I mentioned the possibility of promotions beginning to happen, Billy McKinney received his call up to Double-A. He deserves it and I’m excited to see what he’ll do with the opportunity. Several other players received promotions as a consequence of this move, and so the season promotions/demotions has officially […]
Early Season Stock Report on a Trio of Top Prospects
Photo courtesy of Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports We’re a little over a month into the 2015 season, so I thought I’d take a look at a few guys whose career paths seem to be going in different directions. We’re talking about the red-hot Billy McKinney, the forever slow-starting Javier Baez, and the guy who just […]