Why the Cubs’ Farm System Will Make Them a Playoff Contender Within 5 Years

After finishing the regular season well below .500 for the second consecutive year, the Chicago Cubs invested in their future by hiring Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer in October 2011. The move also ushered in a wave of much-needed change throughout the organization, and indicated that a lengthy and potentially arduous rebuilding process was now underway.

However, simply knowing that Epstein and Hoyer were running the orga...

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