It’s been sort of an axiom that the Cubs farm system has been in decline since the “graduation” of players like Javier Baez, Kris Bryant, Kyle Schwarber, Willson Contreras and others.
But per Baseball America’s new Top 100 prospects list (subscription required), perhaps the system is beginning to produce good players who are nearly big-league ready.
Brailyn Marquez (37), Nico Hoerner (40) and Brennen Davis (94) are the Cubs in BA’s Top 100 this year. Here’s what BA said about those three.
Marquez:
The big, hard-throwing lefty became the talk of the lower levels last year with his 100-mph fastball and rapidly improving command.