85-72 is the team’s projected record, heading into the end of our profile series. Luke Little, hopefully to reside in the major-league bullpen before too long, is up this time, and then we’ll finish with a look at Keegan Thompson.
Luke Little, all 6’8” of him, is the No. 2 left-handed reliever in the Cubs’ system, with only Caleb Thielbar ahead of him. A healthy Little, throwing 100 mile per hour darts past southpaw batters, is what the Cubs are looking for, and Little has fulfilled part of that promise — he’s effective enough when he’s on the hill, but isn’t there enough.