Baseball has always been a game of “What have you done for me lately?”, so it’s a bit misleading to say that some minor league players in the game have more riding on the 2019 season than others. Even a top prospect is just one bad season away from a big drop in trade value. Two bad seasons in a row and even the highest-ranked players will go from prospects to suspects.
Here are some prospects in the Cubs minor league system that are at the crossroads of their career. I’m not going to say that 2019 is a “make-or-break” season for any of these players because if a player has the tools, teams will keep giving him a chance until they need the roster space for someone else.