It’s July, the weather in Chicago is steamy, and despite a stretch of baseball that has made much of the city cringe, the Cubs appear to be getting healthy coming out of the break. Tommy La Stella has already come off the DL, and several other important pieces are shortly behind him. David Ross should […]
Author: Tommy Meyers
Organizational Depth: Bullpen Edition
Much has been made over the past couple of weeks of the struggles of certain members of the Cubs bullpen (I won’t name names, but one may or may not rhyme with Dayton Snitchard). Now, even though Jared Wyllys has told us that maybe the problem isn’t as bad as some make it out to be, […]
Theo Epstein’s Non-First Round Picks: Who Will be the First to Debut?
Theo Epstein, along with Jed Hoyer, Jason McLeod, Jaron Madison and the rest of the Cubs’ front office, have been rightly praised for their ability to draft and develop talent. Since Epstein’s first draft with the Cubs in 2012, they have produced major-leaguers in Kris Bryant, Kyle Schwarber and most recently Albert Almora, Jr… However, something […]