Cubs Top Prospects list history
February 4th, 2019
MLB.com has been ranking each Major League organization's top prospects since 2011. Here are the preseason rankings for the Cubs from 2011-18:
2011
- Brett Jackson, OF
- Trey McNutt, RHP
- Chris Carpenter, RHP
- Hayden Simpson, RHP
- Josh Vitters, 3B
- Jay Jackson, RHP
- Rafael Dolls, RHP
- Matt Szczur, OF
- Reggie Goldwin, OF
- Darwin Barney, SS
2012 - Anthony Rizzo, 1B
- Brett Jackson, OF
- Matt Szczur, OF
- Javier Baez, SS
- Chris Carpenter, RHP
- Dillon Maples
- Trey McNutt
- Rafael Dolis
- Robert Whitenack
- Reggie Golden
- Junior Lake
- Josh Vitters
- Ronald Torreyes
- Ben Wells
- Dan Vogelbach
- Jeimer Candelario
- Gioskar Amaya
- Marco Hernandez
- Dave Sappelt
- Pin-Chieh Chen
2013 - Javier Baez
- Albert Almora
- Jorge Soler
- Brett Jackson
- Arodys Vizcaino
- Dillon Maples
- Pierce Johnson
- Christian Villanueva
- Junior Lake
- Matt Szczur
- Dan Vogelbach
- Jae-Hoon Ha
- Jeimer Candelario
- Josh Vitters
- Robert Whitenack
- Duane Underwood
- Paul Blackburn
- Gioskar Amaya
- Alberto Cabrera
- Darien Martin
2014 - Javier Baez
- Kris Bryant
- Albert Almora
- C.J. Edwards
- Jorge Soler
- Arismendy Alcantara
- Pierce Johnson
- Arodys Vizcaino
- Jeimer Candelario
- Dan Vogelbach
- Christian Villanueva
- Eloy Jimenez
- Neil Ramirez
- Mike Olt
- Paul Blackburn
- Kyle Hendricks
- Corey Black
- Jacob Hannemann
- Tyler Skulina
- Gleyber Torres
2015 - Kris Bryant
- Addison Russell
- Jorge Soler
- C.J. Edwards
- Kyle Schwarber
- Albert Almora
- Gleyber Torres
- Duane Underwood
- Billy McKinney
- Pierce Johnson
- Jen-Ho Tseng
- Eloy Jimenez
- Jake Stinnett
- Carson Sands
- Jeimer Candelario
- Dan Vogelbach
- Justin Steele
- Mark Zagunis
- Victor Caratini
- Corey Black
- Dylan Cease
- Rob Zastryzny
- Jacob Hannemann
- Christian Villanueva
- Daury Torrez
- Eric Jokisch
- Paul Blackburn
- Kevonte Mitchell
- Trevor Clifton
- Bijan Rademacher
2016 - Gleyber Torres
- Willson Contreras
- Ian Happ
- Duane Underwood
- Albert Almora
- Billy McKinney
- Jeimer Candelario
- Dylan Cease
- Oscar De La Cruz
- Eloy Jimenez
- Pierce Johnson
- Donnie Dewees
- Bryan Hudson
- D.J. Wilson
- Eddy Julio Martinez
- Carl Edwards Jr.
- Justin Steele
- Mark Zagunis
- Ryan Williams
- Dan Vogelbach
- Trevor Clifton
- Jake Stinnett
- Carson Sands
- Jen-Ho Tseng
- Victor Caratini
- Christian Villanueva
- Corey Black
- Jacob Hannemann
- Brad Markey
- Josh Conway
2017 - Eloy Jimenez
- Ian Happ
- Albert Almora
- Dylan Cease
- Jeimer Candelario
- Oscar De La Cruz
- Mark Zagunis
- Trevor Clifton
- Jose Albertos
- D.J. Wilson
- Eddy Martinez
- Thomas Hatch
- Victor Caratini
- Chesny Young
- Jose Paulino
- Duane Underwood
- Aramis Ademan
- Carlos Sepulveda
- Isaac Paredes
- Jose Rosario
- Felix Pena
- Alec Mills
- Rob Zastryzny
- Pierce Johnson
- Bryan Hudson
- Jacob Hannemann
- Ryan Williams
- Bailey Clark
- P.J. Higgins
- Preston Morrison
2018 - Adbert Alzolay
- Aramis Ademan
- Oscar De La Cruz
- Jose Albertos
- Alex Lange
- Brendon Little
- Thomas Hatch
- Victor Caratini
- D.J. Wilson
- Nelson Velazquez
- Miguel Amaya
- Jen-Ho Tseng
- Dillon Maples
- Mark Zagunis
- David Bote
- Justin Steele
- Jeremiah Estrada
- Erich Uelmen
- Keegan Thompson
- Erling Moreno
- Michael Rucker
- Alec Mills
- Zack Short
- Javier Assad
- Bryan Hudson
- Wladimir Galindo
- Brailyn Marquez
- Trevor Clifton
- Cory Abbott
- Duane Underwood