Cubs Minor League & Prospect News
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The Rundown: Morel Assignment Leaves Personality Void, Hoerner Extended, Cubs Playing Clean
“Good luck suckers, I’m on my way. I’ve been here forever, forever and a day. You’re busy little down roads…
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The Rundown: Swanson Flexes Muscle, Suzuki Poised to Break Out in ’23, Bellinger Looking Good
“Tall building shake and voices escape singing sad, sad songs. Tuned to chords, strung down your cheeks, bitter melodies turning…
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Sunday Rundown: Hoyer Planting Trees, Wesneski Makes Rotation, Affilates Start Seasons This Week
It’s not even Arbor Day and Jed Hoyer is already “planting trees.” That’s executive-speak for exercising patience, particularly from Cubs…
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Nelson Velázquez Optioned, 9 NRIs Assigned to Minors as Cubs Trim Spring Roster to 41
The Cubs today reduced their spring roster to 41 players on Thursday, highlighted by optioning Nelson Velázquez to Triple-A Iowa.…
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James Triantos to Miss 6-8 Weeks Following Knee Surgery
Welp, this sucks. According to a report from Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune, Cubs infield prospect James Triantos underwent…
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Former Top Pitching Prospect Brailyn Márquez Finally Throwing in Camp
Lefty Brailyn Márquez looked like he was going to be the answer to the Cubs’ pitching-development woes three years ago,…
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The Rundown: MLB May Tweak New Rules, Assad Making Strong Case for Roster Spot, USA Battles Japan for WBC Championship
“I can’t have been there when brains were handed ’round or get past the cover of your books profound.” –…
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Cubs Two-Way Prospect Nazier Mulé Needs Tommy John Surgery
As initially reported by Meghan Montemurro of the Tribune, Cubs two-way prospect Nazier Mulé will miss what would have been his…
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Sunday Rundown: WBC Great for Baseball, Caissie Holds His Own, Revisiting Prospect Trades, Will Ferell’s ‘Stint’ as Cub
Baseball has its answer to finding a younger audience, and who would have guessed it was nothing more than the…
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Keegan Thompson May Open Season in Iowa as Bullpen Takes Shape
The Cubs have shown off quite an array of hard-throwing relievers with sick stuff this spring, though developments with some…
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