The top two storylines in 2017 for the Cubs’ minor league system were the trades of top prospects Eloy Jimenez and Dylan Cease to the White Sox and Jeimer Candelario and Isaac Paredes to Detroit. As a result, there was a dramatic shift in the tenor of the Cubs’ farm system. Now, the top prospects […]
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Cubs Draft Loads Up with 27 Arms and Some Toolsy Position Players
Transparency has been an essential trait of Cubs management for the past five years. Director of Scouting Jason McLeod pronounced their strategy for this year’s draft last week when he said that the Cubs were going to target pitching throughout the draft. In addition, McLeod wanted his scouts to focus more on performance than upon physical […]