Solution Down on the Farm: Cubs Could Rebuild From Within

After recently reading a excellent article by Tab Bamford, it really got me thinking about the future of the Cubs, and whether spending money on free agents was really the way to go. The salary figures are staggering, and unfortunately some of them would be hard to eradicate early, even if we wanted to. I am looking at Alfonso Soriano's contract while saying this. However, with the Cubs' recent struggles, I have taken to looking at the minor leagues for a bit of hope that the future is bright on the North side of Chicago. Anyone who is looking at the Iowa Cubs will probably be more distressed by the second. The simple fact is that we don't have much talent currently pushing through at Iowa. Sure there are your Jake Fox's, Micah Hoffpauirs and your Sam Fulds. However I'm really talking about the long term future of the club, and while all three of the above mentioned players will do a nice job for you in spot starts and short coverage duty, I don't think any ...