When you consider the Cubs’ organizational depth in the middle infield, you would think this would be a strong position. However, it is not. The Cubs lost three prospects over the last year who played both short and second, with Nico Hoerner getting more time in Chicago while Zack Short and Pedro Martinez were both traded. All told, there’s a little bit of a vacuum in the system for the time being.
Depending upon what the Cubs do with their surplus shortstops, though, second base could probably be the most improved position in the minors a year from now.