A pair of top prospects

Kevin Alcántara was sitting in his room in Arizona in late September, waiting to go back home to the Dominican Republic when he got the call of a lifetime from assistant general manager Jared Banner telling him he was going to the big leagues. The Cubs top prospect recalled that special day and much more on a prospect-heavy podcast that features both him and infielder James Triantos. Alcántara joined host Andy Martínez at Cubs Convention to discuss that special day and what it was like to become a major leaguer.

Then, Alcántara discussed the difficult adjustment of going to the United States for the first time and having to learn a new language, culture and the adjustments that come with that. He discusses the friendships he’s made with other top 100 prospects in the Cubs organization, including Matt Shaw, Triantos and Owen Caissie.

Later in the podcast, another top-100 prospect Triantos discusses his time in the Cubs system and what it’s like to be a part of such a talent-laden group. He shares his thoughts on some of the most underrated and underlooked prospects the Cubs have, too.

Alcántara and Triantos have both been in the organization long enough to have seen it rise from one of the game’s weakest to one of the best. They detail what it’s like having seen that and what the players down on the farm share in common as they strive to try and reach Wrigley Field.