While at first blush it may seem the Cubs are poised for a poor 2013, particularly since they lost so many talented players at the trade deadline last year, as well as an All Star in the off-season, looking deeper will reveal that they are in fact poised for greatness. When exactly that greatness comes, that remains to be seen. It could be this year, it could be next year, who knows? But there are a lot of signs pointing toward serious improvement, and I would like to mention some of them now. We all know that they recently signed a pitcher, Edwin Jackson, who has tremendous talent but has never quite lived up to it. That could be because he keeps getting bounced around from team to team. That changes now, with the Cubs having given him a long term contract. He finally has stability, for himself and his family, and can focus on finally being the best pitcher he can be, and that could mean very, very good things indeed for the Cubs. Even more recently, they signed a man who hit 20 home runs last year for the New York Mets, and they signed him to a 2 year, 5 million dollar contract. 20 home runs for 2.5 million per year? Yes please!
But I could go on and on about players they've signed, perhaps what's most important of all is what we saw on MLB TV recently. The Cubs now have THREE prospects in the Top 50, including one in the top 20! That's not exactly super-duper awesome, to be sure, but its a LOT better than it used to be, the Cubs used to have one of the worst minor league systems in baseball, and now they have one of the better ones. They also have the #2 pick in this year's draft, which could help propel them even closer to the coveted #1 spot, currently held by St Louis. Theo Epstein and his team are really turning this team around, and it's a lot of fun to watch! Here's hoping 2013 is finally the year the Cubs win that next World Series!
