Jim Bowden analyzes the future of the Cubs franchise and finds it to be the brightest light in the MLB sky. It is not a question of if the Cubs will win championships but when?
With free agency right around the corner, and plenty of trades and signings to follow, it's time for a snapshot of each franchise. As in past renditions of the MLB Future Power Rankings, we've asked three of our top baseball analysts -- Jim Bowden, Keith Law and Buster Olney -- to rank all 30 teams across five different categories (see corresponding table) in an attempt to measure how well each team is set up for sustained success over the next five years.