Pre-arb Excellence: a Chicago Cubs podcast

By Tim Huwe

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Pre-arb excellence looks at the Chicago Cubs "bottoms-up" perspective. The minor leagues, the June draft, player development, and anything else that leads to pre-arbitration excellence.

Episode Date
5 Minute Rule: The Sean Newcomb trade
Apr 21, 2022
Rosterbation Saturday
Apr 18, 2022
Deliberately Compromising Competitiveness
Apr 16, 2022
Keegan Thompson and Al Leiter, Jr
Apr 15, 2022
XST rosters
Apr 15, 2022
Ben Leeper and Roster Manipulatiob
Apr 15, 2022
Suspensions and Supports
Apr 15, 2022
Saturday in the pipeline, and trainracing.
Apr 10, 2022
1-4 and an injury
Apr 09, 2022
Rainout and Ed Howard
Apr 08, 2022
Oh, what a relief it is, Davis
Apr 07, 2022
Why "tanking" is a useless term
Apr 06, 2022
Subtext and the Andrew Chafin trade
Apr 06, 2022
I-Cubs lose opener 3-2
Apr 05, 2022
Opening Day Call-Up Preference list
Apr 05, 2022
Why didn't the Cubs trade for Austin Meadows?
Apr 05, 2022
Kimbrel, Crochet, and batting ninth
Apr 01, 2022
Pending assignments
Mar 31, 2022
Seiya later
Mar 31, 2022
Almora, Norwood, like
Mar 30, 2022
Miguel Amaya news
Mar 28, 2022
Snark? Or trends? Baseball trades.
Mar 28, 2022
The Royals game, and trading prospects
Mar 28, 2022
Current rosterbation
Mar 26, 2022
Ramirez, Quiroz, and smashed
Mar 26, 2022
Nance, Amaya, Deichmann
Mar 25, 2022
The other Alcantara and the other Ramirez
Mar 24, 2022
Owne Caissie and a few relievers
Mar 23, 2022
Davis and bullpen sort
Mar 23, 2022
Ortega, Davis, Young homer
Mar 20, 2022
A Miguel Amaya decision
Mar 19, 2022
The case for Greg Deichmann
Mar 19, 2022
An Eric Hosmer trade I could stomach.
Mar 18, 2022
Cardinals and the draft combine.
Mar 18, 2022
Aaaaaand, they're off
Mar 18, 2022
The Suzuki Rule, Part II
Mar 18, 2022
The Suzuki Rule
Mar 17, 2022
Suzuki, and an old headache
Mar 16, 2022
Cubs add Seiya Suzuki
Mar 16, 2022
If Contreras to the Yankees (or elsewhere)
Mar 16, 2022
Tom Ricketts, cheapness, and the courts
Mar 16, 2022
Rizzo to the Yankees, again.
Mar 16, 2022
A bit about NRIs
Mar 14, 2022
Learning from the Pirates
Mar 13, 2022
A bit more about Ed Howard
Mar 12, 2022
With no MLB Rule 5 Draft
Mar 12, 2022
A few draft questions
Mar 12, 2022
Andrelton to the rescue
Mar 12, 2022
We have a CBA
Mar 11, 2022
2 cases of TJS
Mar 10, 2022
I've got a new grip
Mar 07, 2022
Let's talk Chelsea
Mar 07, 2022
And the blood boils
Mar 06, 2022
An ominous sense of foreboding
Mar 05, 2022
Take 5: the prospect version
Feb 23, 2022
Chicago coaches and Cubs prospects
Feb 23, 2022
College Week 1 in review
Feb 23, 2022
Hurray. More bad news.
Feb 15, 2022
I have my standards. On audio
Feb 14, 2022
What is risk?
Feb 14, 2022
Why Dylan Lesko could fall to 7th
Feb 13, 2022
Why Jason Heyward wasn't getting released.
Feb 13, 2022
All that for this? The counter-proposal
Feb 12, 2022
Low-hanging fruit. Please, MLB, NO!!
Feb 12, 2022
Rob Manfred and the Saturday "Pick 3" numbers
Feb 11, 2022
6 distinct classes of players, and how they could soon collide
Feb 11, 2022
A primer on Rob Manfred's lottery
Feb 10, 2022
Rob Manfred speaks
Feb 10, 2022
What is the job of a Commissione
Feb 09, 2022
More English Premier League soccer model content
Feb 09, 2022
Why I don't talk much about Anthony Rizzo
Feb 09, 2022
Keith Law's top 20 Cubs prospect list
Feb 09, 2022
The European ⚽️ model
Feb 09, 2022
An idea: a night on campus
Feb 08, 2022
Mythbusters: ticket prices
Feb 06, 2022
Monopoly: Wishes and the ultimate evil.
Feb 06, 2022
Friday the 18th and games of interest
Feb 06, 2022
Legitimancy and consistency
Feb 06, 2022
John Hicks; spoken into existence
Feb 06, 2022
Lockout and what's next
Feb 05, 2022
Support and the lockout
Feb 05, 2022
A question of which or whether?
Feb 05, 2022
More ICubs games, and an ownership concession
Feb 03, 2022
An Eric Hosmer trade I'd endorse.
Feb 03, 2022
Players v. Owners on a draft lottery.
Feb 03, 2022
Progress?, Giants, Draft
Feb 01, 2022
Gambling, baseball, and the MLB Draft.
Jan 30, 2022
Prospects and labor negotiations
Jan 30, 2022
Extended Prospect Camp
Jan 25, 2022
Pigeonholing prospects
Jan 21, 2022
Roto-Umps. Prospects, Pallette
Jan 21, 2022
Mock Drafts and Trades
Jan 19, 2022
Nicky 2 strikes for Eloy
Jan 19, 2022
Don't count your Quintanas before they Cease.
Jan 19, 2022
The English Premier League financed versus MLB finance
Jan 16, 2022
IFA Day, and Yankees
Jan 16, 2022
The Draft Lottery is unnecessary
Jan 14, 2022
Cubs pipeline 1/7
Jan 12, 2022
Let's talk Expansion Draft
Jan 12, 2022
Correa and the future
Dec 27, 2021
Why Rafael Ortega trades are dicey
Dec 25, 2021
Why I don't talk much about the lockout
Dec 24, 2021
Ignorant, and proud of it
Dec 24, 2021
Data sort
Dec 22, 2021
Schwindel and Wisdom
Dec 21, 2021
Assessing the Cubs and A's pipelines.
Dec 20, 2021
The absurdity of fast-tracking starting pitching
Dec 19, 2021
The Five Minute Rule 207
Dec 17, 2021
Non Roster Invitee fun
Dec 17, 2021
Kevin Kiermaier trade talk rubbish
Dec 17, 2021
Thanks, and some Arizona Phil stuff.
Dec 17, 2021
Five Minute Rule: Minor League version.
Dec 16, 2021
Opening Weekend
Dec 16, 2021
The other side of the KB trade
Dec 16, 2021
Jed and the Hawks
Dec 16, 2021
A cool faux trade idea
Dec 14, 2021
The Bain Campaign Part 97
Dec 13, 2021
Another Fangraphs update
Dec 13, 2021
Fangraphs Cubs Prospect List Day
Dec 13, 2021
More Hosmer trade crap
Dec 13, 2021
Moves, and Contreras
Nov 30, 2021
Post-deadline trades
Nov 23, 2021
Wade Miley and trade stuff
Nov 08, 2021
Nelson Velazquez update and some Arizona Phil gems.
Nov 05, 2021
Playing college teams, and the advanced 5 Minute Rule.
Nov 01, 2021
Alcantara and catching up
Oct 16, 2021
The "Your best pitching coach" question
Oct 16, 2021
Saying something vague by not saying it.
Oct 15, 2021
The evils of reverse engineering an MLB bullpen
Oct 15, 2021
The dangers of being one-dimensional
Oct 14, 2021
It's not Nelson Velazquez fault
Oct 13, 2021
Who is Carter Hawkins?
Oct 13, 2021
The absurdity of "winning trades"
Oct 13, 2021
A curious way to make up your mind
Oct 11, 2021
The delicate path, and trades
Oct 10, 2021
Filling Jed's old gig
Oct 09, 2021
The (Unpopular) case for not trading Jason Heyward
Oct 09, 2021
Let's trade for Dallas Keuchel
Oct 08, 2021
The AZ Fall League and the 40 man roster
Oct 08, 2021
Adding a verse to a Cubs theme
Oct 08, 2021
Dancing around the Frank Schwindel Maypole
Oct 06, 2021
Another way of assessing the Cubs trades.
Oct 06, 2021
The cult of Matt Duffy
Oct 06, 2021
Kumar and a mea culpa
Oct 05, 2021
Fire the hitting coach and the DSL
Oct 05, 2021
Mock Drafts and fake trades
Oct 05, 2021
Evidence versus hype
Oct 04, 2021
David Bote and flashing
Oct 04, 2021
A dozen for 2022
Oct 02, 2021
Trent Giambrone is getting called up.
Sep 29, 2021
Sandy Alcantara versus the core
Sep 29, 2021
Baseball and the canon
Sep 29, 2021
The off-season and rabbit holes
Sep 29, 2021
Tuesday night in the pipeline, with Instructs
Sep 29, 2021
Schlaffer and Triantos
Sep 24, 2021
Davis, Castillo, Adam, and Abbott
Sep 23, 2021
February decisions in October
Sep 22, 2021
Why not Dakota Mekkes?
Sep 22, 2021
Cubs Instructs, an intro
Sep 22, 2021
The Cubs 35s
Sep 22, 2021
Maples, Martini, and the Twins
Sep 22, 2021
My Cubs projections for the Mesa Solar Sox
Sep 18, 2021
Friday's pipeline, and a hiring idea
Sep 18, 2021
Frank Schwindel and anthills
Sep 17, 2021
The AZ Fall League dilemma
Sep 17, 2021
Shoving and sidelights
Sep 17, 2021
Decisions Wednesday
Sep 16, 2021
The case for Adrian Sampson on the 2022 40 man roster
Sep 15, 2021
We're gonna have that argument again
Sep 15, 2021
Trayce Thompson called up.
Sep 15, 2021
Quiet Pipeline Monday
Sep 14, 2021
The lists of 180 and 190
Sep 14, 2021
A backdoor split, and a notable promotion
Sep 13, 2021
Dilemma Saturday
Sep 12, 2021
Debuts and cold bats
Sep 11, 2021
The evils of the call to DFA a player
Sep 11, 2021
Faux trade for James McCann
Sep 10, 2021
0 for 2 and Oferman
Sep 10, 2021
Brendon Little and cognitive dissonance
Sep 10, 2021
Thursday in the pipeline
Sep 10, 2021
Cristian and Frank Hernandez go 6/7 combined
Sep 09, 2021
Draft look: Chase DeLauter
Sep 09, 2021
A tale of two teams
Sep 09, 2021
BJ Murray: prospect quick look
Sep 09, 2021
Canario, Made, and Wisdom
Sep 09, 2021
The April bullpen in September
Sep 09, 2021
Two different types of games
Sep 09, 2021
A roster move, a matinee, and decisions
Sep 08, 2021
The rule of 6.000 applied
Sep 08, 2021
The Jake Marisnick Trade
Sep 08, 2021
Sampson, Made, Horn, Martin, and Little
Sep 08, 2021
Awards and lineups
Sep 08, 2021
DSL for a Tuesday
Sep 07, 2021
2013 trades to 2021 trades
Sep 07, 2021
Mekkes, Jewell, trades, and assessing trades
Sep 07, 2021
12 for the Aussie League this winter.
Sep 07, 2021
A very AZCL night in the pipeline
Sep 07, 2021
The 40 man rotation taffy pull.
Sep 07, 2021
Steele, Effross, Morgan, Tank, etc...
Sep 06, 2021
Filling Andrew Romine's 40 man spot
Sep 06, 2021
25 potential AZCL callups for 2022 from the DSL
Sep 06, 2021
The Joc Pederson trade
Sep 06, 2021
Assessing new information
Sep 05, 2021
A look back at the Chafin trade
Sep 05, 2021
On spending
Sep 05, 2021
Saturday PT 2, Herz and forfeits
Sep 05, 2021
Lagniappe kind of Saturday
Sep 05, 2021
Two odd Arizona Fall League player ideas
Sep 04, 2021
Emblematic
Sep 04, 2021
Another "who gets the win" argument
Sep 03, 2021
What if Michael Hermosillo?
Sep 03, 2021
Patience and predictability
Sep 03, 2021
Learning experience: Thursday in the Cubs pipeline
Sep 03, 2021
Carraway, Tennessee, and the 40 man roster
Sep 02, 2021
MacKenzie Gore and the Rule 5 Draft
Sep 02, 2021
DSL Thursday and 2022/2023 spending
Sep 02, 2021
Thursday in the pipeline
Sep 02, 2021
Why I'm at a disadvantage
Sep 01, 2021
Assess the 40 before free agents
Sep 01, 2021
Silly ideas, and a night in the pipeline
Sep 01, 2021
Meisinger, Jewell, Hernandez, Ramirez
Aug 31, 2021
A stupid Twitter trade offer
Aug 31, 2021
The Mets are a joke
Aug 30, 2021
Gambling on your team to win.
Aug 30, 2021
Early ripe, early rotten.
Aug 30, 2021
The 40 man roster if there's a work stoppage
Aug 30, 2021
No Polanco, please
Aug 29, 2021
If draft picks are eventually traded
Aug 29, 2021
Herzday into the sixth
Aug 29, 2021
One helluva comeback
Aug 28, 2021
Enter Rivas and Effross
Aug 28, 2021
The other side of the Rule 5 Draft
Aug 28, 2021
Stop about the Kimbrel trade
Aug 28, 2021
Which games (in the pipeline) to follow?
Aug 28, 2021
Prospect ageism, and tying it together
Aug 28, 2021
Developing starting pitching
Aug 28, 2021
My tentative Rule 5 protection list
Aug 27, 2021
A nugget from 1970
Aug 27, 2021
Rule 5 Draft protect list: the candidates
Aug 27, 2021
Vizcaino and streaks
Aug 27, 2021
The case against calling up Dakota Mekkes
Aug 27, 2021
Smokies game on Thursday banged: COVID
Aug 26, 2021
Adam Sanchez and Alexis Hernandez
Aug 26, 2021
Casey Opitz pod
Aug 26, 2021
Tarp Bringer: Wednesday in the pipeline
Aug 26, 2021
Mea culpas, and Adam Morgan
Aug 25, 2021
Let's play conspiracy theory regarding Chase Strumpf
Aug 25, 2021
Cubs off-season 40 man roster (6 year free agents)
Aug 25, 2021
James Triantos is okay
Aug 25, 2021
3 wins, 2 losses, a great photo, and a curious lineup change
Aug 25, 2021
Tuesday in the DSL
Aug 24, 2021
What can you tell me about Sheldon Reed?
Aug 24, 2021
Schwarber versus Happ in arbitration
Aug 24, 2021
Graduation Day
Aug 24, 2021
A preliminary look at the 2022 40 man roster
Aug 24, 2021
What's wrong with Cristian Hernandez?
Aug 23, 2021
Hitters and injuries
Aug 23, 2021
A question and an article
Aug 23, 2021
Nelson Velazquez and pin action
Aug 23, 2021
Sunday 101day
Aug 22, 2021
Pitchers and injuries
Aug 22, 2021
Scott Kobos podcast
Aug 22, 2021
Homecoming and callups
Aug 22, 2021
Asking questions
Aug 21, 2021
KB trade return night.
Aug 21, 2021
Sometimes, it rains.
Aug 20, 2021
Manning, Jensen, Walden
Aug 19, 2021
The totems and the post-season chase
Aug 19, 2021
A Zach Davis podcast
Aug 19, 2021
100, 180, and the salary floor
Aug 19, 2021
7.6 out of 10 sweep
Aug 19, 2021
Chris Ellis as a DFA wire add?
Aug 18, 2021
Players and promotions
Aug 18, 2021
The Adrian Sampson start
Aug 18, 2021
Who is Adrian Sampson?
Aug 18, 2021
Honesty and humor
Aug 18, 2021
Cubs win, again, finally.
Aug 18, 2021
Hermosillo for Winkler (DFA)
Aug 17, 2021
Why is familiar so important?
Aug 17, 2021
The Cubs should place a waiver claim on Kevin Padlo
Aug 17, 2021
Participation trophies, and the Mets/Padres
Aug 17, 2021
Fangraphs, Baseball America, and Keegan Thompson
Aug 17, 2021
Velazquez and $140,000
Aug 16, 2021
Barrera, Arrieta, Burdi
Aug 16, 2021
The Dive For Five August Overview
Aug 16, 2021
Dealer's choice Sunday
Aug 16, 2021
Yonathan Perlaza pod
Aug 15, 2021
Deichmann, Heyward, Ademan
Aug 15, 2021
The Cubs should explore a trade with.......
Aug 15, 2021
A team in peril, and not much offense tonight
Aug 15, 2021
Friday in the pipeline.
Aug 14, 2021
DSL Double Header Day
Aug 13, 2021
Jed as an envelope pushing executive
Aug 13, 2021
Comping 2021 to 2014
Aug 13, 2021
Arizona Fall League, and successor contracts
Aug 13, 2021
Matt Manning and assessing pitching prospects
Aug 13, 2021
The Cubs Marlins series
Aug 13, 2021
Why is Juan Mora in Mesa?
Aug 13, 2021
A no-hitter, and revisiting a trade
Aug 13, 2021
Arrieta, Ryan out. Contreras to the IL. Austin Romine, Ryan Meisinger added
Aug 12, 2021
My thoughts on The Plan
Aug 12, 2021
3-for-4 Thursday.
Aug 12, 2021
Why what happened, happened.
Aug 12, 2021
Liam Spence and the Kris Bryant Rules
Aug 11, 2021
Putting numbers to The Dive For Five
Aug 11, 2021
Prospects Live top Cubs Prospects
Aug 11, 2021
When Hermosillo gets a look
Aug 11, 2021
Textbook Tuesday
Aug 11, 2021
Slow night in the pipeline
Aug 10, 2021
Tired of Eloy trade talk
Aug 10, 2021
Manfred, Ricketts, and the B******l agreement
Aug 10, 2021
Who to trust regarding the Cubs rebuild? And why?
Aug 09, 2021
Bottom-heavy split
Aug 09, 2021
A Greg Deichmann story
Aug 09, 2021
Palencia and Canario shine
Aug 09, 2021
Canario and Ball go deep. Assad no earned runs through 6.
Aug 08, 2021
Kobos, Hernandez, and the Dive for 5.
Aug 07, 2021
Sasquatch arrives in Montgomery, Alabama
Aug 07, 2021
Deichmann for Heyward
Aug 06, 2021
With Deichmann incoming
Aug 06, 2021
Starting pitching and connecting the dots
Aug 06, 2021
Short-term 2021 Cubs decisions
Aug 05, 2021
Introducing Geuri Lubo
Aug 05, 2021
Assessing managers
Aug 05, 2021
Getting trades wrong
Aug 05, 2021
A night of truncated starts
Aug 05, 2021
Dodgers and spending
Aug 04, 2021
Cubs strategies for 2021
Aug 04, 2021
2022 Draft choices, an early look
Aug 04, 2021
Why the draft will remain broken
Aug 04, 2021
A slow night on the pipeline
Aug 04, 2021
DSL Cubs sweep the Rangers
Aug 03, 2021
Mesa wins 16-13 as Preciado, Alcantara, and Caissie shine
Aug 03, 2021
Pedro Ramirez have a day
Aug 02, 2021
What is a Farm Value?
Aug 02, 2021
Who is Starlyn Pichardo?
Aug 02, 2021
A pre-emptive Adrian Sampson podcast
Aug 02, 2021
The rest of the Cubs 2021 season
Aug 02, 2021
The most improved Cubs prospect is.....
Aug 02, 2021
Bullpen day im the Cubs minor leagues.
Aug 02, 2021
Steve Cohen, Kumar Rocker, the MLB Draft, and the Cubs
Aug 02, 2021
Cots and the 2022 Cubs
Aug 02, 2021
Rafael Ortega and the rest of the 2021 season
Aug 02, 2021
Nick Castellanos' opt-out and the upcoming off-season.
Aug 01, 2021
Yu Darvish and assessing trades
Aug 01, 2021
Peyton Graham and killing The Baseball Cube
Aug 01, 2021
Exquisite
Aug 01, 2021
Alcantara debuts
Jul 31, 2021
July Rebuilds and Ribbons
Jul 31, 2021
A low-end gamble
Jul 31, 2021
The rebuild in a depressing week
Jul 31, 2021
A largely quiet night
Jul 31, 2021
Msrisnick for Anderson Espinoza
Jul 30, 2021
Bryant for Alexander Canario and Caleb Kilian
Jul 30, 2021
Baez and Williams for Pete Crow-Armstrong
Jul 30, 2021
Kimbrel for Codi Heuer and Nick Madrigal
Jul 30, 2021
A Manny Rodriguez story
Jul 30, 2021
Rizzo for Vizcaino and Alcantara
Jul 29, 2021
Tepera for Bailey Horn
Jul 29, 2021
Enter Jake Jewell
Jul 29, 2021
Splitsville, again.
Jul 29, 2021
Who is Joey Bart?
Jul 28, 2021
Roster moves and bad TV shows
Jul 27, 2021
Chafin for Deichmann and Palencia
Jul 27, 2021
Chafin for Deichmann
Jul 27, 2021
Why we faux trade
Jul 27, 2021
A silly COVID trade
Jul 26, 2021
Would "adding Eric Hosmer for prospects" be wise?
Jul 26, 2021
Unfamiloar hence incompetent
Jul 26, 2021
Draft pool maximization
Jul 25, 2021
A lesson from another continent
Jul 25, 2021
Top-heavy split
Jul 25, 2021
Friday in the pipeline, and that's a violation
Jul 24, 2021
Cubs claim Johneshwy Fargas
Jul 23, 2021
Eric Sogard DFAd
Jul 23, 2021
Trades and prospect assessments
Jul 23, 2021
Hearn, Howard, and Nwogu shine for Myrtle Beach
Jul 23, 2021
Megill for Alcantara
Jul 22, 2021
Swarmer, Starlyn, and Lizardo
Jul 22, 2021
Injuries, and informing the public of them
Jul 22, 2021
Yermin Mercedes, and the July of 2021 Cubs
Jul 22, 2021
Brennen, Morel, Duffy, and Sogard
Jul 22, 2021
Fangraphs have updated rheir prospects post-draft
Jul 21, 2021
Carraway, Ball, and McKinney
Jul 21, 2021
Cubs baseball and grocery store coupons
Jul 21, 2021
A very odd Tuesday
Jul 21, 2021
The Cubs should offer Adam Morgan for Billy McKinney
Jul 20, 2021
Owen Caissie goes 3/4 with three walks
Jul 20, 2021
Cubs claim 1B Frank Schwindell
Jul 18, 2021
Nick Allgeyer and determining player/prospect interest.
Jul 18, 2021
A minor Cubs/Yankees trade I'd support
Jul 18, 2021
Steele having a Ball
Jul 18, 2021
Cubs versus Cubs, and 2 names to know
Jul 17, 2021
Draft picks, DSL, and injury intrigue
Jul 17, 2021
DSL split and Will Vest
Jul 16, 2021
2021 and futures contracts
Jul 16, 2021
What "2023 and beyond" means
Jul 16, 2021
How sweep it is.....
Jul 16, 2021
Joc Pederson for Bryce Ball
Jul 16, 2021
DSL sweep, and a rivalry game
Jul 15, 2021
If Kyle Davies to San Diego
Jul 15, 2021
Erian Rodriguez and Dillon Maples
Jul 15, 2021
Wednesday in the pipeline
Jul 15, 2021
Tuesday and Cingrani
Jul 14, 2021
Cubs 2021 MLB Draft Day 3
Jul 14, 2021
2021 Draft RD 6-10
Jul 13, 2021
5th Round Liam Spence IF Tennessee
Jul 12, 2021
4th Round Christian Franklin
Jul 12, 2021
Cubs Third Round Pick is...
Jul 12, 2021
Cubs Second Round Pick is....
Jul 12, 2021
Davis, Rodriguez, and a no-no.
Jul 12, 2021
Jordan Wicks, LHP Kansas State
Jul 12, 2021
KB and trade rumors
Jul 09, 2021
Cloud cover
Jul 07, 2021
Alcantara and Williams for Sogard and Stewart
Jul 06, 2021
The Flintstones and hitting coaches
Jul 06, 2021
Plaudits, and a new catcher
Jul 05, 2021
Delta Variant and the Cubs
Jul 05, 2021
July Theory
Jul 05, 2021
4-0 sweep in the pipeline, and fireworks
Jul 05, 2021
The ATS, and where's Marquez?
Apr 05, 2021
Norwood, Wolters, and Rizzo
Mar 31, 2021
The politics of fewer games
Mar 24, 2021
Don't believe your schedule
Mar 03, 2021
Almost history
Mar 02, 2021
Cubs win ST opener
Mar 01, 2021
Cubs trade the other Bryant
Feb 27, 2021
Tepera, Strumpf, Weber
Feb 27, 2021
Ben Holmes signed/College Games
Feb 26, 2021
Phil Ervin claimed, and Kevin Mather
Feb 22, 2021
Alcantara stays: Ervin DFAd
Feb 21, 2021
D1 baseball's opening day, and the draft.
Feb 20, 2021
Cameron Maybin and "Let's Play 7"
Feb 20, 2021
Ian Happ gets paid
Feb 20, 2021
Alcantara and Alzolay
Feb 18, 2021
The Gray Fenter conundrum
Feb 17, 2021
Arrieta, Strop, Workman, and Ryan
Feb 17, 2021
Jake Arrieta and the rule of 75
Feb 14, 2021
In the Marisnick of time
Feb 11, 2021
Schrock to Reds and PBR
Feb 11, 2021
Almora signs with the Mets
Feb 07, 2021
The Cubs should Geaux Guilbeau
Feb 07, 2021
Max Schrock gets DFAd
Feb 05, 2021
Alcantara and CFC
Feb 05, 2021
Chafin, bad data, roster crunch
Feb 03, 2021
The Five Minute Rule on the Arenado trade
Feb 02, 2021
Jeffress, the Baddoo Point, and Bryant/Arenado
Feb 01, 2021
Brennen Davis, CF, and a scouting hire
Feb 01, 2021
Where were you when Trevor Williams...?
Jan 31, 2021
The Arenado trade and a favorite absurdity
Jan 30, 2021
Spending hike, Hamilton, old business
Jan 29, 2021
Cubs sign Joc Pederson, and media droppings
Jan 29, 2021
Cubs sign Kohl Stewart
Jan 28, 2021
College game prep notes
Jan 27, 2021
Assessing Kris Bryant's 2021 (trade?) value
Jan 26, 2021
I had baseball today: Hillsborough CC versus CC South Florida
Jan 25, 2021
Should the Cubs have traded for Adam Ottavino
Jan 25, 2021
It's not just the Cubs downplaying 2021
Jan 25, 2021
Ferreira, Ballesteros, Hernandez, and extended spring training
Jan 25, 2021
Javy's Jidden talent
Jan 25, 2021
Let's talk Blue Jays prospects
Jan 24, 2021
Garlick, Arano, and a trade that won't happen
Jan 23, 2021
An idea for Theo Epstein
Jan 23, 2021
A case of would you whether
Jan 23, 2021
The Cubs sign Austin Romine
Jan 22, 2021
Another mock, and a PR
Jan 22, 2021
BP has 4 Cubs in their top prospect list
Jan 21, 2021
Does the Cubs pipeline suck?
Jan 19, 2021
A slight coaching improvement opportunity
Jan 19, 2021
Jon Lester signs with the Nationals
Jan 19, 2021
If waived, the Cubs should place a claim on Kyle Garlick
Jan 18, 2021
Cubs sign Shelby Miller
Jan 18, 2021
A mock draft and Harry Ford
Jan 17, 2021
Moises Ballesteros and the Venezuelan contingent
Jan 17, 2021
Arbitration and J15 results
Jan 16, 2021
Sign all the Hernandez's
Jan 15, 2021
When it Rainos, it pours
Jan 15, 2021
Cristian Hernandez signs
Jan 15, 2021
Introducing Joe Nahas
Jan 13, 2021
3 Cubs in a CBS Sports prospect list
Jan 13, 2021
Cubs/Marlins, Problems, Contreras
Jan 13, 2021
MiLB and hypocrisy
Jan 12, 2021
Faux trade primer, and shopping for Blue Jays
Jan 11, 2021
2 reasons to examine signing bonuses
Jan 11, 2021
Predicting a potential Kris Bryant-to-the-Mets trade return
Jan 10, 2021
Spidey Senses, KB, Martini, Wisdom, Generation K
Jan 09, 2021
On Rowan Wick's trade value
Jan 08, 2021
The Lindor trade and the Cubs
Jan 07, 2021
If Contreras to the Angels???
Jan 06, 2021
Better assessing minor league pipelines in real time
Jan 06, 2021
Waving goodbye to Colin Rea
Jan 05, 2021
Minor Leagues 2021 and beyond
Jan 05, 2021
Greg Allen DFA wire candidate
Jan 01, 2021
Introducing Reggie Preciado
Jan 01, 2021
Introducing Ismael Mena
Dec 31, 2020
Introducing Owen Caissie
Dec 30, 2020
Introducing Yeison Santana
Dec 30, 2020
Willson Contreras rumors and Zach Davies
Dec 30, 2020
The Darvish trade and a Walter Cronkite moment
Dec 29, 2020
Matt Dermody and facility bias
Dec 23, 2020
Phil Ervin and Incrementalism
Dec 22, 2020
Affiliates and the Rule 5 Draft
Dec 09, 2020
Cubs non-tender Schwarber, Almora, Martinez, and Tepera
Dec 03, 2020
Jed Hoyer's 5-year contract and connecting the dots
Nov 24, 2020
Bryanting a Nationals trade
Nov 23, 2020
Rule 5 Deadline weekend
Nov 23, 2020
The Rule 5 deadline approaches
Nov 20, 2020
Signings, and trades to model
Nov 20, 2020
Theo Epstein leaves, and Neil Diamond
Nov 17, 2020
Those pesky "Contreras to Gotham" trade rumors
Nov 14, 2020
A trade idea for Francisco Lindor
Nov 14, 2020
Molina, minors, and Martinez
Nov 12, 2020
Bryant faux trade to Toronto
Nov 12, 2020
The enemy of my enemy......
Nov 11, 2020
On opposing launch angle
Nov 11, 2020
LaRussa and mocks drafts (Frelick)
Nov 10, 2020
A window worth discussing
Nov 10, 2020
To whom will the Cubs trade quality short term pieces?
Nov 06, 2020
College PCs as Pro PCs
Nov 06, 2020
Simon says, go to Arizona
Nov 06, 2020
Draft Prep: TJ Brock/ Ohio State
Nov 05, 2020
Liking Lindor Lore
Nov 05, 2020
Yu Darvish trades
Nov 05, 2020
Let's talk announcers
Nov 05, 2020
The thorny idea of trading Kris Bryant
Nov 03, 2020
Strumpf and successors
Nov 03, 2020
The Cubs off-season gamble
Nov 02, 2020
Qualifyng offers in a pandemic
Nov 01, 2020
Camp Covid Concludes
Nov 01, 2020
Max Schrock as a Daniel Descalso proxy
Oct 31, 2020
Perlaza, Strumpf shine in loss
Oct 31, 2020
Cubs go for Schrock value
Oct 30, 2020
La Russa's hire: good, bad, or evil?
Oct 30, 2020
Other decisions: Megill and Rucker
Oct 30, 2020
Kolten Wrong?
Oct 30, 2020
Draft Prep: Jimmy Obertop/ Michigan
Oct 29, 2020
Nwogu, Los Protocol Dodgers, LaRussa
Oct 29, 2020
Darvish in a 1-for-1 trade proposal.
Oct 28, 2020
40 man roster: The case for Eddy Martinez
Oct 28, 2020
40 Man Roster spot: the case for PJ Higgins
Oct 28, 2020
Lessons from Dylan Floro
Oct 28, 2020
Suiter gets the save
Oct 28, 2020
All aboard. Brennen Davis news here
Oct 27, 2020
Draft Prep: Alec Mendez/ Bethune-Cookman
Oct 27, 2020
Faux Trades 101
Oct 27, 2020
Roederer, Hearn key Cubs Instructs win
Oct 27, 2020
Draft Prep: Jacob Campbell/ Illinois
Oct 26, 2020
4 words to remember
Oct 26, 2020
Cubs fire Mr. Sledge
Oct 26, 2020
Quintero, McAvene, and Herz updates
Oct 26, 2020
Cubs Team 2023: Kevin Made
Oct 25, 2020
Cubs instructs tie and lose
Oct 25, 2020
Hoerner as LeMahieu 2.0?
Oct 25, 2020
The Cubs conundrum
Oct 24, 2020
Fake trades and Darvish to Canada
Oct 23, 2020
Draft Prep: Sal Frelick/ Boston College
Oct 22, 2020
Fake trades and Kyle Hendricks in pinstripes
Oct 22, 2020
Cubs Team 2023: Brayan Altuve
Oct 22, 2020
Fake trades and Contreras to St. Louis
Oct 22, 2020
Cubs Team 2023: Ryan Jensen
Oct 22, 2020
Cubs win intra-squad game
Oct 22, 2020
Private equity firm manager hacks over 100 Cubs jobs
Oct 21, 2020
What teams really want in trade
Oct 21, 2020
Cubs Team 2023: Michael McAvene
Oct 21, 2020
Cubs Team 2023: Chase Strumpf
Oct 20, 2020
Cubs instructs team loses, and a question
Oct 20, 2020
Let's talk hitting coaches
Oct 19, 2020
A question as important as 2021 payroll
Oct 19, 2020
Instructs result: ties are cool
Oct 18, 2020
Wasn't Brooks Raley kinda weak with the Cubs?
Oct 18, 2020
Draft Prep: Hunter Goodman/ Memphis
Oct 18, 2020
Draft Prep: Bryce Miller/ Texas A&M
Oct 18, 2020
The "Cubs ought to sign Lemahieu" narrative
Oct 17, 2020
Dominican Instructs complete rosters and an article
Oct 17, 2020
Cubs sign 12 players
Oct 17, 2020
#dontpromotehypocrisy
Oct 17, 2020
Vince Lombardi and MiLB's future
Oct 16, 2020
Hitting practice and Bellarmine University
Oct 16, 2020
Frank Thomas and the 3 questions for owners
Oct 16, 2020
DFA Wire Homework
Oct 15, 2020
What's this about the "opener"?
Oct 15, 2020
Draft Prep: Richard Fitts/ Auburn
Oct 15, 2020
Roster news and swinging at dirt balls
Oct 15, 2020
Theo-proofing the bullpen
Oct 15, 2020
Zaniness (Schwarber and Baez to Kansas City)
Oct 15, 2020
2021 College preview Wake Forest
Oct 15, 2020
Draft Prep: Seth Lonsway/ Ohio State
Oct 15, 2020
Instructional games begin
Oct 15, 2020
Draft Prep: Eric Kennedy/ Texas
Oct 14, 2020
Why projecting this off-season seems absurd.
Oct 14, 2020
Taking Stock: Brendon Little
Oct 14, 2020
Draft prep; Joshua Baez/ Dexter Southfield HS (MA)
Oct 14, 2020
Draft Prep; Matt McLain/ UCLA
Oct 14, 2020
International Instructional Camp
Oct 13, 2020
Discussions and disingenuousness
Oct 13, 2020
Draft Prep; Max Ferguson (Tennessee)
Oct 13, 2020
Draft Prep; Ethan Murray/ Duke
Oct 13, 2020
Instructional snapshot (Moreno/Windham)
Oct 13, 2020
Draft Prep; Eric Cerantola/ Mississippi State
Oct 13, 2020
A fun Ian Happ trade discussion
Oct 13, 2020
Mock Draft (Steven Hajjar/ Michigan)
Oct 13, 2020
A different look at the Cubs "lost dynasty"
Oct 12, 2020
Can the Cubs "Ray-esque" their bullpen?
Oct 12, 2020
Draft Prep; Adrian Del Castillo/ Miami
Oct 12, 2020
Mock draft (Michael Braswell)
Oct 12, 2020
Draft Prep : Jaden Hill/ LSU
Oct 12, 2020
Instructional snapshots (Abbott/ Balego)
Oct 12, 2020
Fake trades and Kyle Schwarber
Oct 11, 2020
Draft Prep: Ethan Wilson/ South Alabama
Oct 11, 2020
Draft Prep; Jack Leiter/ Vanderbilt
Oct 11, 2020
Instructional snapshot (Morel/Americaan)
Oct 11, 2020
Draft Prep: Alex Binelas/ Louisville
Oct 11, 2020
Draft Prep: Christian Franklin/Arkansas
Oct 11, 2020
Instructional snapshot (Morel/Perlaza)
Oct 11, 2020
Fake trade alert (Cessa for Herz)
Oct 10, 2020
A lesson from the NBAs Jimmy Butler
Oct 10, 2020
Instructional snapshot (Mervis/Hearn)
Oct 10, 2020
Tom Ricketts' two magic numbers
Oct 10, 2020
Instructional snapshot (Maldonado/Nwogu)
Oct 10, 2020
The game of 97
Oct 10, 2020
40 is not enough
Oct 10, 2020
A bit about the designated hitter
Oct 09, 2020
Instructional Snapshot (Wetzel/Gallardo)
Oct 09, 2020
Instructional snapshot (Pertuz/Hudson)
Oct 09, 2020
Instead of trading Darvish.....
Oct 09, 2020
Instructional snapshot (Sanders/Pinango)
Oct 09, 2020
Where should the Cubs go from here?
Oct 09, 2020
NFL's Titans and protocols
Oct 08, 2020
Instructional snapsots (Made/Kobos)
Oct 08, 2020
Ha-Seong Kim to be posted
Oct 08, 2020
Instructional snapshots (Suiter/Young)
Oct 08, 2020
Qualifying offers and draft picks
Oct 08, 2020
De Ja Vu all over again
Oct 07, 2020
Tales from the ATS
Oct 07, 2020
A window closes soon. (Not that window.)
Oct 07, 2020
My take on Jon Lester in 2021
Oct 07, 2020
Mock draft time (Robbie Martin)
Oct 07, 2020
Comping the Cubs
Oct 06, 2020
When "rushing players" makes sense
Oct 06, 2020
Instructional snapshots (Vazquez/Little)
Oct 06, 2020
Instructional snapshots (Reid/Howard)
Oct 06, 2020
Instructional snapshots (Megill/Jaramillo)
Oct 06, 2020
Instructional snapshot (Quintero/Espinoza)
Oct 05, 2020
Instructional snapshot (Roederer/Schlaffer)
Oct 05, 2020
Instructional snapshots (Rivas/Correa)
Oct 05, 2020
Baseball's other problem
Oct 05, 2020
Instructional snapshots (Weber/Depperman)
Oct 05, 2020
Instructional snapshots (Machado/Leeper)
Oct 05, 2020
Another Instructional Ball Update (Nunez)
Oct 05, 2020
Instructional snapshots (Strumpf/Gonzalez)
Oct 04, 2020
Instructional snapshots (Hodge/Verdugo)
Oct 04, 2020
Instructional snapshots (Moreno/Stevens)
Oct 04, 2020
Instructional snapshots (Remy/Aliendo)
Oct 04, 2020
Instructional League Update
Oct 04, 2020
Pipeline coach sought by police
Oct 04, 2020
What's up with instructional ball?
Oct 03, 2020
Left column/Right Column (Bote/Marquez/Martinez)
Oct 03, 2020
Becoming a Neander-thal
Oct 03, 2020
Theo's timeline
Oct 03, 2020
An early look at the 2021 bullpen
Oct 03, 2020
Left column/Right column (Contreras/Underwood/Almora)
Oct 03, 2020
Left column/Right column (Hendricks/Caratini/Jeffress)
Oct 03, 2020
Left column/Right column (Baez/Descalso/Kimbrel)
Oct 03, 2020
Left column/Right column (Schwarber/Steele/Maples)
Oct 03, 2020
Left column/Right column (Bryant, Quintana/Maybin)
Oct 03, 2020
Left column/Right column (Mills/Hoerner/Phegley)
Oct 03, 2020
Set the sails for 2023
Oct 03, 2020
Swept, but not finished
Oct 02, 2020
Rain, Renteria, and Crochet
Oct 02, 2020
Game One: did Ross get outmanaged?
Oct 01, 2020
Is this the end for the core?
Oct 01, 2020
Marte, Williams, and game integrity
Oct 01, 2020
Hendricks runs out of gas
Sep 30, 2020
Phegley added; Osich DFAd
Sep 30, 2020
Thomas Hatch and Sandy Alcantara
Sep 30, 2020
Faulty chalk, umpires, and game times
Sep 30, 2020
Marquez and Dermody
Sep 29, 2020
The 2020 MLB playoffs and the Midwest League
Sep 29, 2020
Game 1 matchup
Sep 29, 2020
Cubs post-season batting leaders
Sep 29, 2020
Cheap owners Part 17
Sep 29, 2020
Odds updates, and an article posted
Sep 28, 2020
WC G1 game time and injury notes
Sep 28, 2020
2021 Draft order finalized
Sep 28, 2020
Cubs All-Time Post-Season Pitching Leaders
Sep 28, 2020
The danger of like
Sep 28, 2020
Marquez' debut
Sep 28, 2020
Let's talk Theo Epstein
Sep 28, 2020
Billy Hamilton..... isn't that good
Sep 27, 2020
Miami it is
Sep 27, 2020
Shark Attack?
Sep 27, 2020
AlzolayDay on Marquez Network
Sep 27, 2020
Why I'm on Team "Marlins As The 6"
Sep 27, 2020
KBs GS and clinching the Central
Sep 27, 2020
Punishing "up and in"
Sep 26, 2020
Plunking punishment
Sep 26, 2020
The third playoff scenario
Sep 26, 2020
Momentum is.........
Sep 26, 2020
Sox series preview update
Sep 25, 2020
How to approach the White Sox series
Sep 25, 2020
The "elephant in the room" question
Sep 25, 2020
The 3 new names
Sep 25, 2020
Owner jealousy and 2021
Sep 24, 2020
Applied depth
Sep 24, 2020
So, you're frustrated with the hitting
Sep 24, 2020
Happ/Bote & the one-sided game
Sep 24, 2020
Carcinogenic Cubs fans in September
Sep 24, 2020
Game 4 in Pittsburgh
Sep 24, 2020
First (place) world problems
Sep 24, 2020
Is Andrew Chafin MLB-good?
Sep 23, 2020
Normalizing MiLB
Sep 23, 2020
The Marquez puzzle
Sep 23, 2020
Alzolay's outing
Sep 23, 2020
Microscopes and telescopes
Sep 23, 2020
Post-season clinching loss
Sep 23, 2020
Bumps, bruises, and Brothers
Sep 22, 2020
My Kris Bryant comp
Sep 22, 2020
Magic numbers and stuff
Sep 22, 2020
Redefining "deeper dive" and Oneill Cruz
Sep 22, 2020
David Ross and benching Schwarber
Sep 22, 2020
Kris Bryant leaves a 5-0 victory
Sep 22, 2020
Cubs/Pirates Brewers/Reds leverage relievers
Sep 22, 2020
Quintana to start Tuesday
Sep 21, 2020
Cubs/Pirates series preview
Sep 21, 2020
Reds/Brewers, and an executive is getting fired
Sep 21, 2020
Owners in a pandemic
Sep 21, 2020
Homework and an alternate reality
Sep 21, 2020
Martinez for Osich
Sep 21, 2020
Recruiting night
Sep 21, 2020
Finishing off the bullpen
Sep 20, 2020
Toxic relief and Josh Osich
Sep 20, 2020
Chafin for Wick, Quintana mending
Sep 19, 2020
Baseball fans and snowflakes
Sep 19, 2020
Cubs Instructs 2020/21
Sep 19, 2020
Jeremy Jeffress and deeper dives
Sep 19, 2020
Let's talk Trevor Bauer
Sep 19, 2020
Everybody wins, Braun, and Crochet
Sep 19, 2020
Previewing the Twins series
Sep 18, 2020
Crochet versus Carraway
Sep 18, 2020
On the Cubs window closing
Sep 18, 2020
Who will the Cubs playoff opponent be?
Sep 18, 2020
Cardinals lose, lose Dakota Hudson
Sep 18, 2020
The Lester/Arrieta question
Sep 17, 2020
The case for Kaminsky
Sep 17, 2020
In appreciation of Jon Lester
Sep 17, 2020
Droning on and on
Sep 17, 2020
Cardinals roster moves: Oviedo, Kaminsky
Sep 16, 2020
Chatwood article announcement
Sep 16, 2020
2020 with 2021 in mind
Sep 16, 2020
2020 post-season changes extended
Sep 16, 2020
HBPs are wild
Sep 16, 2020
Health update: Quintana, Chafin, Chatwood
Sep 15, 2020
Around the dial: Cederlind, Dean, and Toussaint
Sep 15, 2020
2020 playoff details emerge
Sep 15, 2020
Indians series preview
Sep 15, 2020
Doubleheader night
Sep 15, 2020
The bullpen and the three lefties
Sep 14, 2020
Alec Mills NL Player Of The Week
Sep 14, 2020
Around the dial: Bowman, McKinney, Senzel
Sep 14, 2020
A Caratini rhetorical question
Sep 14, 2020
Lessons from another sport
Sep 14, 2020
Doubleheader Monday/roster stasis
Sep 14, 2020
Who do you boot out?
Sep 14, 2020
Free-agency worst-case scenario
Sep 14, 2020
Cubs win Brewers series
Sep 14, 2020
Alec Mills No-Hitter Part II
Sep 14, 2020
Alec Mills No-Hitter Part I
Sep 13, 2020
A 2020 draft hypothetical
Sep 13, 2020
60 man player pool: Burl Carraway
Sep 13, 2020
60 man player pool: Christopher Morel
Sep 13, 2020
Can "exciting" be forced?
Sep 13, 2020
Sunday finale in Milwaukee
Sep 13, 2020
60 man player pool: PJ Higgins
Sep 13, 2020
The Cubs total magic number
Sep 13, 2020
The Approach win
Sep 13, 2020
We have an announcement
Sep 12, 2020
Why are they resting (insert player name here)?
Sep 12, 2020
60 man player pool: Brailyn Marquez
Sep 12, 2020
60 man player pool: Brennen Davis
Sep 12, 2020
Working margin/false narrative
Sep 12, 2020
Talking Strop
Sep 11, 2020
Rex Brothers' final appeal
Sep 11, 2020
Brothers is back
Sep 11, 2020
Cubs/Brewers series preview
Sep 11, 2020
End of the season?
Sep 11, 2020
Mental stability and Skip Bayless
Sep 11, 2020
Nico 'n' Billy
Sep 11, 2020
Brought to you by the letter A
Sep 11, 2020
Adbert Alzolay's struggles
Sep 11, 2020
A bit about system depth
Sep 10, 2020
The bullpen dilemma
Sep 10, 2020
60 man player pool: Joe Wieland
Sep 10, 2020
Martinez for Martinez
Sep 10, 2020
Trevor Bauer, the Cubs, and 2021?
Sep 10, 2020
60 man player pool:Michael Rucker
Sep 10, 2020
Cubs lose to Bauer, keep Dermody
Sep 10, 2020
A tribute to "The Great One".
Sep 09, 2020
Gamez goes, and quick acceleration
Sep 09, 2020
International free agency and transparency
Sep 09, 2020
If a core piece gets traded......
Sep 09, 2020
The trades you don't make
Sep 09, 2020
When Alzolay arrives, who leaves?
Sep 09, 2020
60 man player pool: Cory Abbott
Sep 09, 2020
In appreciation of Duane Underwood
Sep 09, 2020
Not as bad as it looked
Sep 09, 2020
Combined shutouts and competitiveness
Sep 09, 2020
Happ versus Benintendi
Sep 08, 2020
Twins beat Cardinals. Cubs/Reds opener preview
Sep 08, 2020
.....and pray for rain.
Sep 08, 2020
Amaya Top 100 again
Sep 08, 2020
60 man player pool: Duncan Robinson
Sep 08, 2020
The inevitability of the Matt Dermody DFA
Sep 08, 2020
A series loss that plays like a series win
Sep 08, 2020
Cubs Add Hamilton
Sep 07, 2020
60 man player pool:Trevor Megill
Sep 07, 2020
Injury updates, Quintana, Heyward, and Chatwood
Sep 07, 2020
60 man player pool: Dakota Mekkes
Sep 07, 2020
60 man player pool: Patrick Wisdom
Sep 07, 2020
Developing Pitching 101
Sep 07, 2020
60 man player pool: Jose Lobaton
Sep 07, 2020
60 man player pool: Jack Patterson
Sep 07, 2020
The lack of bats in the system
Sep 07, 2020
60 man player pool: Miguel Amaya
Sep 07, 2020
Why do hitters stink in 2020?
Sep 07, 2020
60 man player pool: Juan Gamez
Sep 07, 2020
Is this the end?
Sep 07, 2020
Not very frustrated
Sep 07, 2020
RIP, Lou Brock
Sep 06, 2020
Assessing Josh Osich
Sep 06, 2020
The Cubs Call Up Matt Dermody
Sep 06, 2020
Don't call up Brennen Davis
Sep 06, 2020
SP Realities & Over-Reactions
Sep 06, 2020
The least important DH sweep
Sep 06, 2020
Nico Hoerner frustration
Sep 06, 2020
Miller For Souza
Sep 06, 2020
The Way Young Pitchers Do (Alzolay)
Sep 06, 2020
Five Minute Rule: Ildemaro Vargas
Sep 05, 2020
Pre-Twinbill Roster Moves
Sep 05, 2020
What gets Brailyn Marquez or Cory Abbott a look?
Sep 05, 2020
Pedro Strop and pitching coaches
Sep 05, 2020
60 man player pool: Rex Brothers
Sep 05, 2020
Manny Rodriguez and the 60 man player pool
Sep 05, 2020
60 man player pool: Danny Hultzen
Sep 05, 2020
Willson Contreras tells me to shut up.
Sep 05, 2020
Pedro Strop Returns
Sep 04, 2020
Brailyn Marquez rumors
Sep 04, 2020
A brief Cubs/Cardinals series preview
Sep 04, 2020
Happ's injury and speculation
Sep 04, 2020
60 Man player pool: Keegan Thompson
Sep 04, 2020
How will the Cubs catch up?
Sep 04, 2020
The 2020 NL Standings
Sep 04, 2020
Jon Lester's 2021 Bonus
Sep 04, 2020
MiLB in 2021 and beyond
Sep 04, 2020
Cubs drop the series finale
Sep 03, 2020
Why didn't the Cubs PH for Kipnis?
Sep 03, 2020
The value of a 40 man roster spot
Sep 03, 2020
2020 starting pitching options
Sep 03, 2020
8-2 win, and middle leverage relievers
Sep 03, 2020
Legislating up and in
Sep 03, 2020
Adam for Quintana (10 Day IL)
Sep 02, 2020
Darvish and Musgrove
Sep 02, 2020
Tyson Miller should start Thursday
Sep 02, 2020
The Big Plan Part 2 (Listen to Part 1 first)
Sep 02, 2020
The Big Plan Part One
Sep 02, 2020
The 2020 Fall Prospect Extravaganza
Sep 02, 2020
2020 NL Central Numbers Will Fall Update
Sep 02, 2020
Where will I admit a mea culpa?
Sep 02, 2020
Cubs win 8-7 in extra innings, in a game with a rain delay.
Sep 02, 2020
Rain delay theatre 9-1-2020
Sep 02, 2020
Should the Cubs add Pedro Strop to the ATS?
Sep 01, 2020
Sadler DFAd
Sep 01, 2020
KB and Salchicha
Sep 01, 2020
Albert Almora: if this is it
Sep 01, 2020
Cubs/Pirates Sept. 2020 series preview
Sep 01, 2020
What does 'tendering' mean?
Sep 01, 2020
Across the NLC trade deadline 2020
Sep 01, 2020
2020 trade deadline 'winners'
Sep 01, 2020
2021 Draft details announced
Sep 01, 2020
Off Day Meanderings
Sep 01, 2020
Ian Miller and Hernan Perez DFAd
Aug 31, 2020
Cameron Maybin added for Zack Short
Aug 31, 2020
Cubs acquire Andrew Chafin and Josh Osich
Aug 31, 2020
What about September? And 2021?
Aug 31, 2020
Happ: Martinez trade Part II
Aug 30, 2020
Because of Chatwood's injury......
Aug 30, 2020
Another move, and incrementalism
Aug 30, 2020
Cubs acquire Jose Martinez
Aug 30, 2020
What would be required to get Craig Kimbrel released?
Aug 30, 2020
The 2020 NL Central Trade Deadline
Aug 30, 2020
Alzolay, Hader, and 3 wild games
Aug 30, 2020
Cubs Reds 2020
Aug 29, 2020
Budgets and dynasties
Aug 29, 2020
Tommy LaStella gets traded to........
Aug 29, 2020
A move the Cubs should make Friday afternoon.
Aug 28, 2020
Pedro Strop: belief and familiarity bias
Aug 28, 2020
The 3 catcher experience
Aug 28, 2020
Pedro Strop, the Mets, and rum
Aug 28, 2020
PTBNL trades can happen in 2020
Aug 27, 2020
Should the Cubs have played?
Aug 27, 2020
Bullpen blowout and other things
Aug 27, 2020
Favorite teachers and firing coaches
Aug 26, 2020
The other side of town
Aug 26, 2020
Should the Cubs trade for Josh Hader?
Aug 26, 2020
2020 deadline expectations
Aug 26, 2020
Relievers and toxicity
Aug 26, 2020
Tyler Chatwood and developing your own
Aug 26, 2020
Baseball owners and ventriloquist dummies
Aug 26, 2020
Assessing bullpens in a blowout
Aug 26, 2020
Ian Miller and Jason Adam are returned to South Bend
Aug 25, 2020
Somebody's gotta go
Aug 25, 2020
The myth of "all in" in baseball
Aug 25, 2020
11,000 wins
Aug 25, 2020
Patience and roster moves
Aug 25, 2020
One simple Cubs prospect question
Aug 24, 2020
The advantages of being able to use a designated hitter
Aug 24, 2020
Davis enters BA's Top 100
Aug 24, 2020
Adbert Alzolay and Kohl Franklin
Aug 24, 2020
Darvish and Hoese
Aug 24, 2020
Hunter Pence and the DFA wire
Aug 23, 2020
The Quintana trade
Aug 23, 2020
KB's injury placement
Aug 23, 2020
Carraway or Dermody?
Aug 22, 2020
Lessons from blowouts
Aug 22, 2020
What about KB?
Aug 21, 2020
The White Sox and baselines
Aug 21, 2020
The stand-pat trade deadline
Aug 21, 2020
Rizzo and who for what? (A stupid trade proposal)
Aug 21, 2020
The 2020 Cubs Magic Number
Aug 21, 2020
Sign James Sherfy
Aug 20, 2020
Who should be the Cubs 2020 DH?
Aug 20, 2020
Kimbrel, DFAs, and trades
Aug 20, 2020
18th Rounder Does It Again
Aug 20, 2020
Alzolay and the minor league mindset
Aug 20, 2020
Double-header blowouts and the contest line.
Aug 19, 2020
Alzolay, and any Whit Merrifield trade rumors
Aug 19, 2020
Why I'm Team Matt Dermody
Aug 19, 2020
Pick an approach
Aug 19, 2020
Perez For Wieck
Aug 18, 2020
Are "We" necessarily right?
Aug 18, 2020
Who's next, and swinging 3-0
Aug 18, 2020
Tyson Miller's first start
Aug 18, 2020
TBA or TBD for the win?
Aug 17, 2020
Let's play Monopoly
Aug 17, 2020
2 7s instead of 1 9
Aug 17, 2020
Adam, Cotton, and Kimbrel
Aug 16, 2020
Jeremy Jeffress' 10th
Aug 15, 2020
Make Your Own Josh Hader
Aug 15, 2020
College baseball doesn't have to be intimidating
Aug 15, 2020
Adding 12 players to South Bend
Aug 15, 2020
Maybe Rob Manfred (is listening to the podcast).
Aug 14, 2020
Yu Darvish and Dylan Carlson
Aug 14, 2020
My Schwarber Story
Aug 14, 2020
Nick Castellanos and systemic cheapness
Aug 13, 2020
Backup catchers and bad math
Aug 13, 2020
Alex Cintron and Punishment
Aug 10, 2020
Derek Dietrich departs
Aug 09, 2020
Burl Carraway and rushing prospects.
Aug 09, 2020
Alec Mills crowns the Royals
Aug 04, 2020
How do you like Arena Baseball?
Aug 02, 2020
Welcome to MLB, Justin Steele
Aug 02, 2020
Bryant's triple play
Jul 30, 2020
Manfred and the Marlins.
Jul 29, 2020
Kimbrel and Stephenson
Jul 28, 2020
Robel Garcia: Epilogue
Jul 27, 2020
Cubs sign Ryan LaMarre
Jul 24, 2020
Dietrich, Betts, and Hatch
Jul 24, 2020
Cubs add Kipnis, keep Megill
Jul 17, 2020
Bad backs and hairline fractures
Jul 16, 2020
Owners are at it again
Jun 17, 2020
Bring back the First Year Player Draft
Jun 15, 2020
2020 Undrafted Free Agents Part 1
Jun 14, 2020
The Non-List Prospect List
Jun 12, 2020
Signs Signs Senior Signs
Jun 12, 2020
The Cubs 2020 Draft
Jun 12, 2020
Respect and baseball
Jun 05, 2020
A good trade, Ray Fosse, and Draft Bight
Jun 05, 2020
Ed Howard? Really.
Jun 04, 2020
Austin and George Hendrick
Jun 04, 2020
Kiley McDaniel and the up escalator
Jun 04, 2020
Cubs player development and historical revisionism
May 29, 2020
My mind's eye on player development
May 29, 2020
Schrodinger's Employment Status
May 27, 2020
The Cubs and any expansion draft.
May 27, 2020
My Dillon Dingler Comp
May 27, 2020
Daniel Descalso and absurdity
May 27, 2020
StratOMatic SupraLiga action. A friendly between Nebraska and Illinois
May 08, 2020
RIP Glenn Beckert
Apr 13, 2020
Outro for now
Mar 29, 2020
Cubs lose Pereda
Mar 23, 2020
Killing the 2020 Draft
Mar 19, 2020
What's next?
Mar 13, 2020
COVID-19 and the 2020 draft.
Mar 12, 2020
How you can help the Cubs
Mar 11, 2020
High fives and Michael Rucker
Mar 10, 2020
Hayden Simpson and learning from mistakes
Mar 10, 2020
MLB.com's initial pipeline rankings
Mar 10, 2020
What do the Cubs do well?
Mar 09, 2020
Swept and Brailyn Marquez
Mar 09, 2020
Split Squad Split and extensions
Mar 08, 2020
Rise of the Machin
Mar 07, 2020
Yesterday Tonight Optioning Rodriguez
Mar 07, 2020
College Baeball Preview Week 4-2020
Mar 06, 2020
Yesterday Today 3-5-2020 Bullpen Day and Coronavirus concerns
Mar 06, 2020
Yesterday Tonight 3-4-'2020 Midcamp and Midweek
Mar 05, 2020
Yesterday Tonight 3-3-2020 Super Tuesday Ninth Inning Misfire
Mar 04, 2020
Trading Descalso's contract 3-3-2020
Mar 03, 2020
Yesterday Tonight 3-2-2020 Keith Law and the nightcap
Mar 03, 2020
Yesterday Tonight 3-2-2020 Split Squad Part 1
Mar 02, 2020
Yesterday Tonight 3-1-2020 Cubs 7 Mariners 3 I hate injuries
Mar 02, 2020
Yesterday Today 2-29-2020 Two below, Illini, and Troy
Mar 01, 2020
Leaping into compelling baseball 2-29-2020 Padres 5 Cubs 1
Feb 29, 2020
KB, the third base glut, and denial
Feb 29, 2020
Yesterday Tonight 2-27-2020 Blowout, Ablation, and Pickoffs
Feb 28, 2020
Yesterday Tonight 2-26-2020 Rule 5 Update and Lack is Back
Feb 27, 2020
Yesterday Tonight 2-25-2020 Underwood and the eighth Bullpen spot
Feb 26, 2020
Yesterday Tonight 2-24-2020 4 of a kind. Cubs 16 Mariners 12
Feb 25, 2020
Contreras, Caratini, et cetera
Feb 24, 2020
Yesterday Tonight 2-23-2020 Dodgers 4 Cubs 2
Feb 23, 2020
Yesterday Tonight 2-22-2020 Cubs 12 A's 2
Feb 23, 2020
Matt Swarmer and MiLB callups
Feb 22, 2020
Andy Weber and second day bats
Feb 20, 2020
Raises For The Pipeline
Feb 19, 2020
Let's Talk Nico
Feb 18, 2020
Megill, Manfred, Bryce Harper, and Week 1
Feb 17, 2020
Two ways to assess pipeline strength
Feb 16, 2020
2020's Rule 5 Guy
Feb 16, 2020
Bryant 4 Arenado: Why I'm not buying
Feb 15, 2020
22nd and everywhere but Sloan.
Feb 14, 2020
The Cubs 2020-2021 IFA signings "double".
Feb 12, 2020
The Cubs next good lead-off man will be......
Feb 12, 2020
Slow-playing Chase Strumpf
Feb 11, 2020
February 2020 and what's tweaking me
Feb 11, 2020
Bryant/Maddux: a kick in the shins.
Feb 10, 2020
Pitching Potpourri
Feb 09, 2020
February 2020: How good is the Cubs pipeline?
Feb 08, 2020
Window Shopping-February 2020
Feb 07, 2020
A Primer On The Five Minute Rule
Feb 06, 2020
The Betts Trade And The Cubs
Feb 05, 2020
Ooh, ooh. Pick me.
Feb 04, 2020
The Best Place On Earth
Feb 03, 2020
Pedro From Porlamar
Feb 02, 2020
My First Time
Feb 02, 2020
Pre-arb Excellence: a Chicago Cubs podcast (Trailer)
Feb 02, 2020