<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td width=5> </td><td align=center><a target=_blank href="/e/update/ESPN-ranks-Cubs-farm-system-almost-dead-last-in-MLB-25907"><img id="story-photo" src="https://images.cubshq.com/stories/18/baseball/hoerner_nico_800.jpg"></a><br><font size=2></font></td></tr></table><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td><a target=_blank href="/e/update/ESPN-ranks-Cubs-farm-system-almost-dead-last-in-MLB-25907" class=newstitle><font style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #D12325; text-decoration: none">ESPN ranks Cubs farm system almost dead last in MLB</font></a><br><br><font class=newsbody>One of the keys to having long-term success as a major league franchise is having young controllable talent and play them in the majors while they are relativel</font> <a target=_blank href="/e/update/ESPN-ranks-Cubs-farm-system-almost-dead-last-in-MLB-25907"><font class=fullstory><b>Read Update »</b></font></a></td></tr></table>