Unless you follow the Chicago Cubs and the inner workings of their system, chances are Vimael Machin and Craig Brooks are two names who remain relatively unknown to you. Despite the repeated rankings that show the club’s farm system near the bottom of the league, there is still talent here.
Machin recently received his call to Triple-A Iowa after posting impressive numbers at Double-A Tennessee over the first part of the season. Brooks, meanwhile, has been performing at another level for Tennessee and has shown no signs of slowing down.