Category Archives: Minor Leagues

Cubs Sign Chad Tracy & Kevin Millar…But Why?

The Cubs signed two guys over the past couple of weeks that most other teams have given up on.  Chad Tracy hasn’t had a good season since 2005 and hasn’t played a full season since 2006.  The oft-injured 1B-3B has spent his entire career with Arizona.  He has spent time on the DL with a [...]

Cubs Majoring In The Minors

The Cubs have made big strides over the past few years building up their minor league system.  According to Keith Law at ESPN.com, the Cubs moved from 27th out of 30 teams for minor league strength in 2009 up to 7th in 2010.  That seems fluky to me and I suspect that Law got it [...]