Down on the Farm: The Chicago Cubs – September 2026
Down on the farm: Chicago Cubs
September 2026 – powered by OOPSY peak projections
4top 100 prospects
22.9avg prospect age
Kane Kepley#1 ranked prospect
Top 10 prospects
1
Kane Kepley -24
CF AA — Age 22
102.4 wRC+, 0.226/0.352/0.346, 10 HR, 39 SB, 78 Runs, 50 RBI — 3.0 WAR
Hit 70Power 40Speed 70
2
Josiah Hartshorn +14
RF AA — Age 19
123.9 wRC+, 0.259/0.350/0.450, 23 HR, 4 SB, 79 Runs, 76 RBI — 3.0 WAR
Hit 60Power 55Speed 45
3
Kevin Alcantara -3
CF MLB — Age 23
112.2 wRC+, 0.257/0.325/0.442, 22 HR, 8 SB, 75 Runs, 76 RBI — 2.9 WAR
Hit 45Power 55Speed 45
4
Owen Ayers -43
C AAA — Age 25
101.7 wRC+, 0.235/0.317/0.407, 20 HR, 2 SB, 72 Runs, 70 RBI — 2.6 WAR
Hit 50Power 50Speed 40
5
Jose Silva -72
SS A — Age 19
101.5 wRC+, 0.221/0.341/0.362, 14 HR, 7 SB, 77 Runs, 56 RBI — 2.4 WAR
Hit 55Power 45Speed 45
6
Angel Cepeda +243
SS AA — Age 20
93.5 wRC+, 0.234/0.307/0.388, 18 HR, 11 SB, 70 Runs, 64 RBI — 2.3 WAR
Hit 40Power 50Speed 50
7
Logan Poteet -93
C A+ — Age 22
86.1 wRC+, 0.215/0.287/0.388, 23 HR, 1 SB, 64 Runs, 71 RBI — 1.6 WAR
Hit 20Power 55Speed 30
8
James Triantos -18
2B MLB — Age 23
90.4 wRC+, 0.261/0.308/0.379, 11 HR, 27 SB, 65 Runs, 61 RBI — 1.5 WAR
Hit 55Power 40Speed 60
9
Juan Cabada -151
2B A — Age 18
93.1 wRC+, 0.240/0.305/0.391, 18 HR, 4 SB, 66 Runs, 66 RBI — 1.4 WAR
Hit 50Power 50Speed 40
10
BJ Murray
1B MLB — Age 26
92.3 wRC+, 0.226/0.314/0.370, 16 HR, 7 SB, 69 Runs, 61 RBI — 1.3 WAR
Hit 50Power 50Speed 45
11
Jackson BrockettSP
AA — 23 — 4.39 ERA, 84 IP — 1.2 WAR
Jackson BrockettSP
AA — 23 — 4.39 ERA, 84 IP — 1.2 WAR
12
Riley MartinRP
MLB — 28 — 3.70 ERA, 44 IP — 1.0 WAR
Riley MartinRP
MLB — 28 — 3.70 ERA, 44 IP — 1.0 WAR
13
Nick DeanSP
AA — 25 — 4.65 ERA, 121 IP — 1.0 WAR
Nick DeanSP
AA — 25 — 4.65 ERA, 121 IP — 1.0 WAR
14
Henniel AlcalaC
A — 20 — 78.3 wRC+, 0.216/0.299/0.336 — 0.9 WAR
Henniel AlcalaC
A — 20 — 78.3 wRC+, 0.216/0.299/0.336 — 0.9 WAR
15
Kaleb WingSP
A — 19 — 4.57 ERA, 102 IP — 0.9 WAR
Kaleb WingSP
A — 19 — 4.57 ERA, 102 IP — 0.9 WAR
16
Ivan CespedesC
A — 20 — 75.3 wRC+, 0.218/0.282/0.354 — 0.9 WAR
Ivan CespedesC
A — 20 — 75.3 wRC+, 0.218/0.282/0.354 — 0.9 WAR
17
Chase MeyerSP
A — 21 — 4.67 ERA, 118 IP — 0.9 WAR
Chase MeyerSP
A — 21 — 4.67 ERA, 118 IP — 0.9 WAR
18
Juan TomasSS
A — 18 — 83.4 wRC+, 0.217/0.298/0.358 — 0.9 WAR
Juan TomasSS
A — 18 — 83.4 wRC+, 0.217/0.298/0.358 — 0.9 WAR
19
Ludwing Espinoza2B
A — 20 — 78.0 wRC+, 0.221/0.293/0.345 — 0.9 WAR
Ludwing Espinoza2B
A — 20 — 78.0 wRC+, 0.221/0.293/0.345 — 0.9 WAR
20
Ethan ConradCF
A+ — 21 — 84.7 wRC+, 0.231/0.292/0.377 — 0.8 WAR
Ethan ConradCF
A+ — 21 — 84.7 wRC+, 0.231/0.292/0.377 — 0.8 WAR
21
Brody McCulloughSP
AA — 26 — 4.77 ERA, 126 IP — 0.8 WAR
Brody McCulloughSP
AA — 26 — 4.77 ERA, 126 IP — 0.8 WAR
22
Kohl FranklinSP
AAA — 26 — 4.74 ERA, 114 IP — 0.8 WAR
Kohl FranklinSP
AAA — 26 — 4.74 ERA, 114 IP — 0.8 WAR
23
Michael GuptonN/A
AA — 22 — 89.5 wRC+, 0.234/0.303/0.379 — 0.8 WAR
Michael GuptonN/A
AA — 22 — 89.5 wRC+, 0.234/0.303/0.379 — 0.8 WAR
24
Brandon BirdsellSP
AAA — 26 — 4.86 ERA, 148 IP — 0.7 WAR
Brandon BirdsellSP
AAA — 26 — 4.86 ERA, 148 IP — 0.7 WAR
25
Jose EscobarLF
A+ — 21 — 87.5 wRC+, 0.246/0.305/0.369 — 0.7 WAR
Jose EscobarLF
A+ — 21 — 87.5 wRC+, 0.246/0.305/0.369 — 0.7 WAR
26
Will SandersSP
AAA — 24 — 89.9 wRC+, 0.232/0.303/0.378 — 0.6 WAR
Will SandersSP
AAA — 24 — 89.9 wRC+, 0.232/0.303/0.378 — 0.6 WAR
27
Ariel ArmasC
AA — 23 — 70.5 wRC+, 0.219/0.288/0.322 — 0.6 WAR
Ariel ArmasC
AA — 23 — 70.5 wRC+, 0.219/0.288/0.322 — 0.6 WAR
28
Freiker BetencourtCF
CPX — 17 — 74.2 wRC+, 0.209/0.292/0.327 — 0.6 WAR
Freiker BetencourtCF
CPX — 17 — 74.2 wRC+, 0.209/0.292/0.327 — 0.6 WAR
29
Jack NeelyRP
MLB — 26 — 4.02 ERA, 41 IP — 0.6 WAR
Jack NeelyRP
MLB — 26 — 4.02 ERA, 41 IP — 0.6 WAR
30
Jaims MartinezSS
DSL — 17 — 87.6 wRC+, 0.223/0.306/0.364 — 0.6 WAR
Jaims MartinezSS
DSL — 17 — 87.6 wRC+, 0.223/0.306/0.364 — 0.6 WAR
Future depth chart (peak projections)
C
Owen Ayers
Carson Kelly
Miguel Amaya
1B
Michael Busch
BJ Murray
Matt Halbach
2B
Nico Hoerner
James Triantos
Juan Cabada
SS
Dansby Swanson
Jose Silva
Gabriel Arias
3B
Pedro Ramirez
Alex Bregman
Matt Shaw
LF
Ian Happ
Michael Conforto
Jose Escobar
CF
Pete Crow-Armstrong
Kane Kepley
Kevin Alcantara
RF
Josiah Hartshorn
Alexey Lumpuy
Alex Ramirez
Projected rotation and bullpen
Starting rotation
SP1Ben Brown3.60 ERA, 122 IP, 124 K
SP2Kevin Gausman3.99 ERA, 185 IP, 174 K
SP3Justin Steele3.94 ERA, 165 IP, 154 K
SP4Edward Cabrera4.07 ERA, 149 IP, 149 K
SP5Cade Horton4.06 ERA, 146 IP, 132 K
DepthClay Holmes4.02 ERA, 148 IP, 123 K
DepthMatthew Boyd4.31 ERA, 172 IP, 145 K
DepthDavid Peterson4.23 ERA, 163 IP, 138 K
DepthShota Imanaga4.39 ERA, 178 IP, 159 K
DepthBraxton Garrett4.35 ERA, 142 IP, 124 K
Bullpen
CloserRyan Zeferjahn3.26 ERA, 37 IP, 46 K
SetupHunter Harvey3.53 ERA, 34 IP, 35 K
SetupDaniel Palencia3.58 ERA, 34 IP, 37 K
Next upCaleb Thielbar3.63 ERA, 28 IP, 30 K
Next upRiley Martin3.70 ERA, 44 IP, 48 K
DepthShelby Miller3.75 ERA, 32 IP, 34 K
DepthPhil Maton3.78 ERA, 31 IP, 32 K
DepthPorter Hodge3.82 ERA, 45 IP, 51 K
DepthGavin Hollowell3.95 ERA, 37 IP, 41 K
DepthJack Neely4.02 ERA, 41 IP, 44 K
Top prospects by tool
Hit
Kane Kepley 70
Josiah Hartshorn 60
Jose Silva 55
Power
Josiah Hartshorn 55
Kevin Alcantara 55
Logan Poteet 55
Speed
Kane Kepley 70
James Triantos 60
Jaims Martinez 60
Stuff
Antoine Kelly 60
Riley Martin 55
Jackson Brockett 50
Command
Nick Dean 60
Connor Schultz 60
Connor Noland 60
Power (arm)
Yacksel Rios 60
Riley Martin 55
Antoine Kelly 55
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