<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td width=5> </td><td align=center><img id="story-photo" width="478" src=https://2cic.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/c/stories/20/baseball/ricketts_presser.jpg><br><font size=2></font></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td><a target=_blank href=/story/Chicago-Cubs-raising-minor-league-salaries-by-50-percent-16455 class="newstitle"><font style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #D12325; text-decoration: none">Chicago Cubs raising minor league salaries by 50 percent</font></a><br><br><font class=newsbody>In what could be a painful year for Minor League baseball if the commissioner has his way, the Cubs are doing whatever they can to keep their players happy.</font> <a target=_blank href=/story/Chicago-Cubs-raising-minor-league-salaries-by-50-percent-16455><font class=fullstory><b>Full Story »</b></font></a></td></tr></table>