Joining The Athletic and ESPN, Baseball America sees that the Chicago Cubs’ farm system has taken a step back. It isn’t a disaster of a system – no one has said that, and there really isn’t evidence claim it – but there are obvious gaps. Needs. Issues. Concerns. It doesn’t do anyone any good to ignore the reality, and, in that way, I appreciate how consistent the prospecting world has been in teeing it up.
From Baseball America, which today ranked the Cubs’ system 22nd in baseball:
“22. Chicago CubsThe Cubs have boasted a strong top of the system for the past several seasons, with a trio of Top 100-caliber prospects. However, the system shallows out after the top and has a real lack of impact pitching.
Previous Ranks2025: 152024: 42023: 172022: 152021: 22″
That’s about the size of it. From last week’s discussion about the state of the system:
“There’s a lot of young talent on the big league roster, and the Cubs have used prospects well in trade, but the natural thinning that has accompanied the trades and promotions tended toward a reduction in overall talent down on the farm. Combine that with relatively poor outcomes in International Free Agency going back a decade, plus not a whole lot of surprise breakouts in the middle rounds of the draft, and you’ve got a recipe for a farm system taking a very big step back in both perception and reality.
It simply means there’s a lot of work ahead for the organization, even as they aim to continue succeeding at the big league level, they need to ensure the system is replenished with a substantial number of meaningful prospects (all positional types, varying degrees of risk/upside, and at all ages and levels). Scouting, trades, IFA, the draft, and internal development will all play key roles on this front in the years ahead, and here’s hoping we will look back at 2026 as a very strong year for the farm, even as the big league club wins 90+ games ….
[S]omewhere in that 18 to 25 range feels about right. It can change quickly if the Cubs see some big breakouts from the 2025 draft class and/or the 2024/2025/2026 IFA classes, but we’ll just have to see how things look at midseason.”
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