The Vine Line's annual look at the Cubs' farm system, with Brett Jackson on the cover, features twenty players in the Cubs organization to keep an eye on in the upcoming season. The Cubs farm system has shown improvement in the last four years and the organization, as a whole, remains deep in talent. Even with the promotions of Starlin Castro, Andrew Cashner and Tyler Colvin to the big league team and sending four of the top prospects in the organization to Tampa for Matt Garza, the Cubs have … [Read more...]
Cubs’ Storylines of the Spring….The Other Arms and the Catching Corp
One week until the Cubs' 2009 Cactus League opener against the Dodgers.... All of the players have reported with the exception of Kosuke Fukudome and Camp Lou is in full swing. There are only a few positions up for grabs this spring, namely the backup job to Geovany Soto. Here is a look at the other arms and the catchers, along with their PECOTA projections, on the Cubs' 40-man roster. … [Read more...]