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Chicago Cubs Weekly Farm Report (5/17/21): Wild Comebacks, Promotions Galore, PJ Higgins is Ready
The honeymoon phase of minor league baseball’s return has already worn off. Now it’s time to get into the good…
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Chicago Cubs Weekly Farm Report (5/10/21): MiLB Action Returns with No-No, Another Near-No-No
Ahh, this just feels right. Minor league baseball is back, folks. The more pure, less commercialized version of America’s Pastime…
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2021 Chicago Cubs Affiliate Previews: Tennessee Smokies Boast Top Hitting Prospects, Stacked Bullpen
The last time we saw the Tennessee Smokies take the field in 2019, their ranks included eight players that currently…
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Cubs’ MiLB Coaching Assignments Follow Recent Trends in Player Development Philosophy
The Cubs finalized their minor league affiliate coaching staffs and coordinators for the 2021 season on Monday morning, announcing decisions…
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Chicago Cubs Organizational Breakdown, Pt 1: Third Base Will Finally Be Getting Some Attention
This marks the beginning of CI’s annual offseason series breaking down each position in the organization, though it’s structured a…
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Assessing Concerns, Strengths of Cubs System Heading into Busy Month of Roster Moves
It’s going to be a busy month for minor league news at Cubs Insider. This Friday, November 20, is the…
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How Do Yankees’ Affiliate Changes, MiLB League Movement Foretell Shifts in Cubs System?
Though it may have flown under the radar in light of other relatively major goings-on, word leaked out Friday about…
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Oscar De La Cruz, Charcer Burks Among 28 Minor League Players Cut by Cubs
Late Thursday afternoon, Jeff Passan of ESPN broke the news that over 1,000 minor league players could be released over…
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2020 Was Supposed to Be Important Year for Several Longtime Cubs Prospects
This was supposed to have been an interesting year for several Cubs prospects, some of whom were literally going to…
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Early Primer on Which Cubs Affiliate(s) Will Be Most Exciting in First Half
Now that the organizational breakdown posts are complete and new prospect lists are dropping each week, it’s time to start…
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