Cubs System Position-by-Position, Pt 8: Righty Starters Aplenty in Lower Levels

New Pitching Tech Is Giving Erling Moreno and Others an Edge - Photo by Todd JohnsonThe Cubs’ right-handed starting pitching depth is quite considerable, to the extent that I had to break this review into two parts. Our first section focused on just AA and AAA and this week we’ll examine the depth at three levels of class A and the rookie leagues in Arizona and the Dominican. While deep, the Cubs system is not blessed with anyone who could be considered a top-of-the-rotation starter right now.

But that could change soon.

Richard Gallardo, a 17-year-old the Cubs signed last July 2 as an international free agent out of Venezuela, could be the name on everyone’s lips over the next couple years.…