Dakota Mekkes
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Prospect Profiles & News
Big Surprise Near Top as FanGraphs Drops Latest Cubs Prospect List
The winter prospect season finally ended this week when FanGraphs released their top Cubs list on Wednesday. That’s actually ahead…
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Cubs Minor League & Prospect News
Chicago Cubs Organizational Breakdown, Pt 4: Right-Handed Relievers Primed for Breakout
In terms of overall depth in the minors, the Cubs have a lot of right-handed relievers with potential. The slew…
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Cubs Minor League & Prospect News
Assessing Concerns, Strengths of Cubs System Heading into Busy Month of Roster Moves
It’s going to be a busy month for minor league news at Cubs Insider. This Friday, November 20, is the…
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Cubs Minor League & Prospect News
40-Man Roster Decisions Could Offer Clues to Cubs’ Other Moves This Winter
The Cubs front office has its hands full this offseason trying to reload the starting rotation while also reinvigorating an…
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Cubs Minor League & Prospect News
Cubs Player Pool in South Bend Has Big 40-Man Roster, Rule 5 Draft Implications
The cancellation of the minor league season moves up the discussion of several events taking place in the offseason. We’d…
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Chicago Cubs News
Get a New Grip: Dakota Mekkes, José Quintana, Adbert Alzolay Working to Improve Pitches for 2020
Let me just go ahead and inform you right off the top that there’s nothing particularly novel or illuminating about…
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Chicago Cubs News
Watch: Cubs RHP Dakota Mekkes Dishes on Compound Roomies, Staying Sharp During Quarantine
In Monday’s episode of “The Rant,” we managed to pull Dakota Mekkes away from his roommates at The Compound to…
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Cubs Short Videos
Watch: Another Look Inside ‘The Compound’ Explains the Domestic Roles Each Roommate Assumes
Below is a teaser for another edition of Cubs 162, this time with a look inside “The Compound.” Ian Happ,…
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Cubs Short Videos
Watch: Ian Happ Offers Guided Tour of ‘The Compound’
Ian Happ and company are making the most of their isolation time at a Mesa-area rental affectionately dubbed The Compound,…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
These 8 Cubs Could Benefit Most from Short Season, Expanded Rosters
Games played on Christmas, minor-league doubleheaders of seven innings apiece, dogs and cats living together. The 2020 MLB season could…
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