When the Cubs were fielding awful teams from 2012-14, keeping track of prospects became the best way for fans to take their minds off the product in Chicago. Then some of those prospects made their way up or were traded away and the focus flipped, at least for a lot of people. Now, with new leadership and the potential for significant roster turnover, it’s starting to turn things back to that old cycle of prospect watching.
A good place to start for those who need to catch up — other than here at CI, of course — is NBC Sports Chicago’s latest Cubs Talk podcast.