The Arizona Fall League usually has its fair share of top Cub prospects. Last year, David Bote hit three home runs the first week and was one of the best hitters over the next five weeks. That was a bit of a surprise, but we saw how his participation in the league might have paid […]
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What Could Be the Impact of Nico Hoerner’s Assignment to the Arizona Fall League?
It used to be that the Cubs had all the shortstops back in 2014 and 2015. People wondered where they were going to play them all. It looks like things worked out nicely from that era and the Cubs are about to enter into another shortstop dilemma in 2019. Last Thursday, the 30th, the Cubs […]
Young Cubs Special Edition – The Arizona Fall League
Arizona’s brick red landscape is paved with unfulfilled potential and broken promises; the kinds of stories that you read about years later and wonder what the hell you were thinking exactly. Arizona is also home to the types of stories that make you want to believe in projection, plus bat speed, elite fastballs, and breaking […]