Bleed Cubbie Blue · Dec 30, 2019
The top 5 highlights from the Cubs system in 2019
Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY SportsWith 2019 just about over, it's retrospective time. These are my five favorite Cubs stories with the highlights able to fall anywhere from the Dominican League to Wrigley Field. This countdown goes from No. 5 to No. 1.
5) The Iowa Cubs
The Cubs’ Triple-A affiliate has been really bad for most of the last decade. It's been really bad most of the last 50 years. Among the many problems has been the need to hurry players up the ladder. For anyone that has done remotely well at any level, the default has been to rush him up to the next level. Despite the lack of positive payback, historically.