I have always felt sorry for the Iowa Cubs. While winning is always the goal of every team, AAA gets the shaft. In reality, the main goal of any AAA affiliate is to get prospects ready for the major leagues. This year, eight players are close enough to The Show that they can smell it. Ryan Williams, Pierce Johnson, Carl Edwards, Jr., Spencer Patton, Willson Contreras, Dan Vogelbach, Albert Almora, Jr., and John Andreoli all can see Chicago looking down I-80. The problem is the Chicago Cubs will be the one to make the call.
So in the meantime, the prospects can do little other than prepare, play, and wait.