In October, the “Smartest Man in Baseball” received a promotion that should have a lasting impact on the Cubs farm system. Craig Breslow was named the system’s director of pitching, charged with overseeing a restructured development process aimed at jump-starting a moribund prospect pipeline. His work will start in the Pitch Lab, which has already produced success stories such as Kyle Ryan and Rowan Wick.
We’ve already looked at some of the players with the most to gain from the new hitting infrastructure, so now let’s see which pitching prospects might benefit from Breslow’s new development team.