Prospect Profiles & News Archives

Todd JohnsonJuly 25, 2020

Cubs Player Pool in South Bend Has Big 40-Man Roster, Rule 5 Draft Implications

The cancellation of the minor league season moves up the discussion of several events taking place in the offseason. We’d…

Todd JohnsonJune 10, 2020

The most exciting event in baseball since pitchers and catchers reported was the opening round of the MLB Draft Wednesday…

Todd JohnsonJune 10, 2020

A lot has changed in the real world and the baseball world since December 7, 2018, the day FanGraphs last…

Just as the owners and players can’t seem to make up their mind about what kind of season they’re going…

Late Thursday afternoon, Jeff Passan of ESPN broke the news that over 1,000 minor league players could be released over…

Greg HussMay 7, 2020

The Cubs organization includes top 100 MLB prospects Nico Hoerner, Miguel Amaya, and Brailyn Marquez, but it’s Brennen Davis who…

Todd JohnsonApril 22, 2020

When the Cubs signed 22-year-old righty Max Bain in January, most of the focus was on his name. He sounded…

Todd JohnsonApril 8, 2020

The Cubs have acquired a lot of young players over the past two summers through the draft and international free…

Todd JohnsonMarch 20, 2020

This was supposed to have been an interesting year for several Cubs prospects, some of whom were literally going to…

Todd JohnsonMarch 19, 2020

Kiley McDaniel, now an ESPN Insider after a run with FanGraphs, dropped his first top 10 Cubs prospect list ($)…