When last we left the minor league season, the South Bend Cubs snuck into the playoffs and then went 7-0 to bring home their first Midwest League title as a Cubs affiliate. Manager Buddy Bailey led a group of elite young talent that included Brennen Davis and Cole Roederer in the field and Riley Thompson, Cam Sanders, and former Cubs legend Kendall Graveman on the mound to a title.
A lot has changed in two years.
South Bend has moved up to High-A while Bailey went back to Myrtle Beach, which is now Low-A. The new SB Cubs manager is Michael Ryan, who was slated to be at Double-A Tennessee in 2020.