Chicago Baseball Teams Have Weak Farm Systems
For the Sox, who are in a rebuilding year, this might be very disturbing. For the Cubs, who are playing for right now, this is not as bad, but still unsettling. The Cubs and Sox have a combined 5 players in the Baseball Prospectus Top 100 Prospects. Combined. Ouch. Here’s the list:
#28–Gordan Beckham (SS) Chicago White Sox
#34–Josh Vitters (3B) Chicago Cubs
#74–Aaron Poreda (LHP) Chicago White Sox
#85–Jeff Samardijza (RHP) Chicago Cubs
#99–Brandon Allen (1B) Chicago White Sox
I don’t get how this works. Does Samardijza still count as a prospect? I guess he would need a full season in the Majors to be ineligible for this list. Without him the Cubs have only 1 player in the Top 100. One. They better win soon, because the future may not be so bright.
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Comment from Eric
Time February 18, 2009 at 1:30 pm
In a league with 30 teams, having 3 prospects would be right on target, assuming an even distribution. Looks like the Sox are OK!