With the big league regular season over, and the minor league seasons before that, we are fully into post-season mode (not to be confused with “postseason” mode, which sadly ended last week for the Cubs).
That means a fresh opportunity to look at Cubs prospects, including their performances in the now-underway Arizona Fall League. Unfortunately it looks like Cubs draftee Myles Bailey won’t make his debut in the AFL for the Cubs, as he’s no longer on the Mesa Solar Sox roster. Perhaps the ankle just wasn’t quite ready enough yet. He appears to have been replaced on the roster by outfield prospect Harrison Feinberg, who was an undrafted signee by the Cubs earlier this year.
Some other Cubs prospect notes …
The AFL started this weekend, and the Mesa Solar Sox split their two games to open the season. Outfielder Kade Snell had a few hits as he makes up for lost time, and 18-year-old infield prospect Juan Cabada had a walk and a rocket single:From what I have looked into, I believe Juan Cabada is now the youngest player to ever record a hit for the Mesa Solar Sox! t.co/XfoAKCjGBC
— Northside Soundtrack (@CHC_DataDrive) October 5, 2026 Cabada, a Cubs IFA signing last year, is just 18 years old and has played in just 31 Stateside games. He is CRAZY young and inexperienced to be playing in the AFL. It says a whole lot about how much the Cubs believe in his ability AND maturity that they sent him there over an older prospect, and also says a lot about how eager the Cubs were to make sure he makes up for lost time this season. Clearly the Cubs believe he has the potential to be a relatively fast-mover over the next couple years. Doesn’t mean he’ll get there, but that’s the signal here. Snell was picked by MLB Pipeline as the Cubs’ sleeper prospect among the AFL contingent:“Snell began his college career as a left-handed pitcher at Auburn, but after redshirting because of injuries in 2021, he transferred to Wallace-Dothan Community College in Alabama and was the national junior college player of the year as a two-way guy in 2023. After transferring to Alabama and serving in both roles the next year, he was an outfielder only in 2025, leading to him becoming an intriguing money-saving senior sign in the fifth round of that year’s Draft. A broken wrist limited him to 81 games with High-A South Bend, but he offers an intriguing combination of feel for the barrel and swing decisions to go along with sneaky pop, the ability to steal a bag and play all three outfield spots, though he’s likely best suited for left.”
Snell, 24, struggled for a couple weeks after returning from the wrist injury in July. But from July 28 through the end of the season, he hit .312/.373/.558/133 wRC+. A strong AFL showing could set him up for a Double-A Opening Day assignment, and then who knows from there. Meanwhile, Cubs 2025 third rounder Dominick Reid is making up for lost innings in the AFL and he absolutely dominated in his first outing:On AFL opening night, Dom Reid absolutely dominated. 4 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K Sinker-slider to righties, 4sm-changeup to lefties. 40% whiff or better on all 4 offerings. Sat 92-93 with the fastball. Only run was on a homer to Tai Peete.
— Greg Huss (@OutOfTheVines) October 4, 2026Dominick Reid was awesome last night in the AFL! 4 IP 7 Ks – 1 BB – 1 ER 46.4% Whiff% 14 Sliders 81.8 mph | 105 Stuff+ | 66.7% Whiff 13 4-Seam 92.4 | 73 Stuff+ | 42.9% Whiff 10 Changeups 82.7 | 116 Stuff+ | 40% Whiff 10 Sinkers 91.0 | 108 Stuff+ | 40.0% Whiff t.co/YsIZxVVHk0
— Northside Soundtrack (@CHC_DataDrive) October 4, 2026 I love that Reid was not JUST getting whiffs on the advanced changeup, and must have had every pitch working. That said, although he’s not expected to be a huge velocity guy, he will definitely need to add another couple clicks before reaching the higher levels of the minors if he’s realistically going to become a future big league rotation option. Elsewhere on the pitching side in the AFL, Jhon Cabral turned a lot of heads:Cubs prospect Jhon Cabral showed some elite stuff in the AFL last night. FF: 100.4 mph, 17.4” iVB, 5.9” HB CU: 85.3 mph, -14.9” iVB, -5.0” HB He also gets solid extension, allowing the fastball to play up even more. Major control issues remain, but the stuff is certainly exciting.
— Carson Wolf (@TheWrigleyWire) October 5, 2026Jhon Cabral (CHC) might have the best stuff in the Cubs’ entire system! Cabral spins the ball superbly, reaching + vertical break on his 4-Seam (in high elevation) and throwing a disgusting 85 MPH curveball with 15" of induced drop! Major control issues, but endless upside! t.co/ls5sYupR11
— Nate Roper (@NateRoper_) October 5, 2026Jhon Cabral was filthy in his AFL debut. Threw 2 pitches to the backstop in warmups, and then proceeded to go K, Flyout, Walk, Groundout. A ball and foul tip in between these 3, but look at this first AB. 100.4 mph 4-Seam – 108 Stuff+ 85 mph curve – 117 Stuff+ demon is right t.co/24TGO9Y90J
— Northside Soundtrack (@CHC_DataDrive) October 5, 2026 If you’re unfamiliar, Cabral, who turned 21 in August, was an in-season pick-up for the Cubs on a minor league deal after he was let go by the Marlins. In parts of five seasons in that organization, Cabral never got out of Complex Ball thanks primarily to a walk rate that sat comfortably in the 20s(!). The fact that he GOT parts of five seasons, though, despite the gargantuan walk rate, tells you everything you need to know about how the Marlins viewed his stuff. And now we can see, yeah, the stuff is LEGIT. So it’s pretty much a “throw strikes and succeed, don’t and don’t” situation for him going into 2027. Safe to say he’d be an extremely fast riser if the control clicked. Chase Meyer is going to be one to watch in 2027:The Cubs took RHP Chase Meyer in the 9th Rd of the 2026 draft, and he flashed awesome stuff in 7.1 IP in Myrtle Beach in August. 7.1 IP 10 Ks – 5 BB 1 ER 17 Whiffs (All in Video) – 8 Curveball (83-85 mph) – 5 Fastball (94-96 mph) – 4 Cutter (87-90 mph) Pretty sweet stuff ⬇️ t.co/0OSGisLmxa
— Northside Soundtrack (@CHC_DataDrive) September 22, 2026 Meyer was available in the 9th round (albeit at a slightly above-slot bonus) primarily because of limited experience in college, which, in turn, was partly because he’d been dismissed from West Virginia early in the season. The dismissal reportedly followed a locker room incident where Meyer and others were criticizing the coaching staff’s decisions, which, on its face, seems like a pretty harsh punishment for a little insubordination (thus, hard to say if that’s the whole story). Meyer, 21, participated in the MLB Draft League from there with mixed results, but huge strikeout numbers in a small sample. Coming into the year, Meyer had been regarded by some as a possible All-American candidate and top-four/five-round draft pick. If there aren’t any actual behavioral issues to worry about going forward, then the Cubs may have gotten a steal. Of course, from there, you still have to sort through the typical pitcher development stuff, including some control issues and reliever risk. Among Baseball America’s comments after Meyer’s selection:“Meyer is an electric-armed righthander with elite pure stuff tracking back to his high school days. He pitched mostly out of the bullpen for West Virginia for parts of three seasons, but was dismissed from the program in March of 2026 after just two appearances and 3.1 innings. He pitched in the MLB Draft League later in the summer. At 6-foot-2, 175 pounds, Meyer works from the stretch with a quick arm that he throws from a high three-quarters slot. He sits in the mid 90s and has been up to 98 mph with above-average fastball spin and some swing-and-miss potential. His breaking balls have been his calling cards, and he throws both a slider and curveball with huge spin rates closer to the 3,000 rpm range. His curveball is a power pitch with hard, snapping 12-to-6 shape, while his slider checks in around the same velocity range but with gloveside sweeping movement. He has thrown an upper-80s changeup, but rarely. While the stuff is loud, Meyer has always been a well-below-average strike-thrower and will need to find the zone more consistently.”
Although Josiah Hartshorn, Kane Kepley, and Owen Ayers come in for a little 2027 discussion as possible big league arrivals, you will be unsurprised to see that no pitching in the system is discussed in that context:The Cubs have A LOT of questions to answer heading into 2027 ? BA’s J.J. Cooper breaks down Chicago’s need for an ace, hitting prospects to watch + more ⤵️ t.co/OZ1oDGU3sK
— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) October 2, 2026 Speaking of that trio, in any other year, Kepley’s season would’ve been a completely obvious Player of the Year season for the Cubs:Kane Kepley led all of MiLB in 2 categories this year. That’ll do. t.co/uagJYYYez9
— Todd ⚾️?? (@CubsCentral08) September 22, 2026 As it stands, he’s going to finish in a completely obvious third place behind Hartshorn and Ayers.Hence then, the article about cubs prospect notes afl bailey cabada snell reid cabral meyer more was published today ( ) and is available on Bleacher Nation ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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