Below is an analysis of the prospects in the farm system of the Chicago Cubs. Scouting reports were compiled with information provided by industry sources as well as our own observations. This is the fourth year we’re delineating between two anticipated relief roles, the abbreviations for which you’ll see in the “position” column below: MIRP for multi-inning relief pitchers, and SIRP for single-inning relief pitchers. The ETAs listed generally correspond to the year a player has to be added to the 40-man roster to avoid being made eligible for the Rule 5 draft. Manual adjustments are made where they seem appropriate, but we use that as a rule of thumb.
All of the ranked prospects below also appear on The Board, a resource the site offers featuring sortable scouting information for every organization. It has more details (and updated TrackMan data from various sources) than this article and integrates every team’s list so readers can compare prospects across farm systems. It can be found here.
Rk | Name | Age | Highest Level | Position | ETA | FV |
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1 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | 22.1 | MLB | CF | 2024 | 55 |
2 | Cade Horton | 22.7 | AAA | SP | 2025 | 55 |
3 | Matt Shaw | 22.5 | AA | 3B | 2025 | 55 |
4 | Kevin Alcántara | 21.8 | AA | CF | 2024 | 50 |
5 | Jordan Wicks | 24.7 | MLB | SP | 2024 | 50 |
6 | Owen Caissie | 21.9 | AAA | RF | 2025 | 50 |
7 | Michael Busch | 26.5 | MLB | 1B | 2024 | 50 |
8 | Moises Ballesteros | 20.5 | AA | C | 2026 | 50 |
9 | Jefferson Rojas | 19.1 | A+ | 2B | 2027 | 50 |
10 | Fernando Cruz | 17.5 | R | SS | 2030 | 45 |
11 | James Triantos | 21.3 | AA | LF | 2026 | 45 |
12 | Ben Brown | 24.7 | MLB | SIRP | 2024 | 45 |
13 | Brandon Birdsell | 24.1 | AA | SP | 2025 | 45 |
14 | BJ Murray Jr. | 24.4 | AAA | 3B | 2025 | 45 |
15 | Michael Arias | 22.5 | AA | MIRP | 2025 | 45 |
16 | Brody McCullough | 23.9 | AA | SP | 2025 | 40+ |
17 | Luke Little | 23.7 | MLB | SIRP | 2024 | 40+ |
18 | Nazier Mulé | 19.6 | R | SIRP | 2027 | 40+ |
19 | Jaxon Wiggins | 22.6 | R | SIRP | 2026 | 40+ |
20 | Will Sanders | 22.1 | A+ | SP | 2026 | 40 |
21 | Tyler Schlaffer | 23.0 | A+ | SP | 2025 | 40 |
22 | Pablo Aliendo | 23.0 | AA | C | 2025 | 40 |
23 | Yahil Melendez | 18.7 | R | SS | 2028 | 40 |
24 | Porter Hodge | 23.2 | AAA | SIRP | 2024 | 40 |
25 | Alexander Canario | 24.0 | MLB | RF | 2024 | 40 |
26 | Brennen Davis | 24.5 | AAA | RF | 2024 | 40 |
27 | Alfonsin Rosario | 19.9 | A | RF | 2028 | 40 |
28 | Zac Leigh | 26.5 | AA | SIRP | 2025 | 40 |
29 | Caleb Kilian | 27.0 | MLB | MIRP | 2024 | 40 |
30 | Kohl Franklin | 24.7 | AAA | MIRP | 2025 | 40 |
31 | Eriandys Ramon | 21.4 | R | 1B | 2027 | 35+ |
32 | Connor Noland | 24.8 | AA | SP | 2026 | 35+ |
33 | Riley Martin | 26.2 | AAA | SIRP | 2025 | 35+ |
34 | Sam McWilliams | 28.7 | AAA | SIRP | 2024 | 35+ |
35 | Luis Vazquez | 24.6 | AAA | SS | 2024 | 35+ |
36 | Christian Franklin | 24.5 | AA | CF | 2025 | 35+ |
37 | Brett Bateman | 22.2 | A+ | CF | 2026 | 35+ |
38 | Richard Gallardo | 22.7 | AA | SP | 2025 | 35+ |
39 | Eduarniel Nunez | 24.9 | AA | SIRP | 2025 | 35+ |
40 | Jose Romero | 23.1 | A+ | SIRP | 2026 | 35+ |
41 | Drew Gray | 21.0 | A+ | SIRP | 2026 | 35+ |
42 | Nick Dean | 23.4 | A | MIRP | 2027 | 35+ |
43 | Josh Rivera | 21.6 | AA | SS | 2026 | 35+ |
44 | Derniche Valdez | 18.1 | R | 2B | 2029 | 35+ |
45 | Matt Mervis | 26.1 | MLB | 1B | 2024 | 35+ |
46 | Yohendrick Pinango | 22.0 | AA | LF | 2026 | 35+ |
47 | Haydn McGeary | 24.6 | AA | 1B | 2025 | 35+ |