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Greg and Jimmy are back to cover real, live, in the flesh, minor league baseball that was played last week! First, the guys bring back The Dudes segment (16:55) and discuss the Cubs prospects on the major league squad (24:56). Then, during the second half of the episode, they wrap up the second half of the episode with updates on all of the Cubs minor league affiliates: Iowa (29:00), Tennessee (40...

The time has finally arrived! Minor league opening day is here and we say goodbye to the longest offseason in recorded history with a jam-packed episode! We lead off with some analysis of Keegan Thompson's MLB debut (3:45) and the unfortunate news of Jack Patterson's injury (7:45). The meat of this episode comes as we break down each of the official opening day rosters. We run through the guys to...

Jimmy and Greg are back with this week with another interview with guest prospect Max Bain. For the first half of the podcast, Max gives the guys news on his first experience in camp, what he has been working on, and his goals for 2021. During the second half, Jimmy and Greg give updates on how some other prospects have been performing in Arizona.

Adbert Alzolay made the opening day rotation in Chicago so Greg and Jimmy take some time to appreciate him before he graduates from the prospect world (5:00). The surprising news in the system came when Duncan Robinson announced his retirement (13:30) and the news also broke regarding the 20-round MLB Draft and International Free Agency bonus allotments (15:15). The guys break down a bit of the al...

In what will be the final episode before prospects report to Spring Training, the guys discuss one prospect that is hoping to be far away from Arizona come April - PJ Higgins (3:20). Now that Manfred is taking over the world and instituting his new rules across the minor leagues, Greg and Jimmy thought they could take it upon themselves to talk about how much they hate shifts and pitch clocks (14:...

Greg and Jimmy are back to finally discuss baseball being played in the flesh! The guys discuss the prospects who are in camp, changes they have made since they were last seen in 2019, how well they have been performing, and what that means for their future in the Cubs organization.

In the most electric interview the guys have had, top prospect Cole Roederer comes aboard to talk baseball and life. Topics include (but are absolutely not limited to) what it was like going from the California sun to the South Bend freezing cold, the craziness that was living with 8 dudes in one house, how an at-bat against Tyler Glasnow would go, what prospects we are sleeping on, his experience...

Jimmy and Greg are joined by guest writer of Ivy Futures, Greg Zumach. Greg gives the guys his draft preview of the upcoming 2021 draft class (1:55), discusses his recent article on the Cubs 2018 draft class (17:50), and shares some of the prospects in the Cubs system people are sleeping on (39:27).

It is absolutely insane that we have made it to 50 episodes of this podcast and we want to thank our listeners for continuing to tune in to listen to two nerdy prospect dudes. We lead off the episode by talking about the international free agents with the best names (4:00) before digging into the new Baseball America, Baseball Prospectus, and MLB Pipeline prospect lists (13:45). We wrap up this on...

Greg and Jimmy are back with another episode with alpha reoccurring guest Bryan Smith with Bleacher Nation. Together they all discuss the recent Yu Darvish trade, including the prospects they got in return (1:00). Next, they do the first ever Cubs fantasy minor league reliever draft where they draft ten relief pitchers each who they believe will have the most strikeouts by the end of the year (18:...

The guys wanted to thank all you listeners out there for tuning in this year so they decided to finish the season off with their own top prospect lists. Greg and Jimmy break down their top 10 arms in the system (7:30) that include the likes of Brailyn Marquez and Kohl Franklin before revealing their top 10 bats (47:40) where Brennen Davis and Miguel Amaya lead the pack. Be sure to file your compla...

At the major league level it has been a tough week for Cubs fans, and Jimmy and Greg open the episode discussing how much Len Kasper will be missed after his departure from the booth. Then, they go on to give some Cubs prospect news (12:40), talk about Matt Dorey's interview on the Cubs Talk Podcast (22:45), give Rule 5 news and Analysis (33:00), discuss the MiLB Reconstruction (51:30), and finall...

The world has stood in anticipation for the guy's opinions on the looming Cubs rebuild. Well, Jimmy and Greg have got some good news and even better news. To start with the even better news, the guys discuss the new changes in the MiLB (1:32), Cubs prospects who are getting national attention from their performances in fall instructs (15:25), Rule 5 Draft updates, including the new prospects added...

Although the guys spend the first few minutes of this episode talking about Illini football, we promise this will never be an Illinois athletics podcast. The majority of the episode is spent talking about the upcoming 40-man roster decisions for the Rule 5 Draft (12:00). The show ultimately ends with a couple of recurring segments: TBT Jeimer Candelario (40:30) and How They Got Here with David Bot...

You want a jam-packed episode? You got it! The guys spend the first half of the episode analyzing small sample sizes of statistics in the fall instructional league. They take extended dives into 18 different players, including the likes of Chase Strumpf and Jordan Nwogu. The second half of the episode is dedicated to fellow Cubs Insider writer Todd Johnson and his article that focused on the poten...

The Growing Cubs podcast is back with its 10th interviewee, Cubs pitching prospect Max Bain. Max joins Jimmy and Greg to discuss his body transformation, his unique journey to the Cubs system through division II and independent baseball, his data driven development using Rapsodo, and his offseason workout plans.

If you have been craving prospect news as much as we have over the past several months then you are in luck. The Cubs fall instructional league rosters were leaked and the guys break down just about every player that is calling Mesa home right now. They spend the second half of the show making prediction for more rosters... the Chicago Cubs in the year 2024.

Jimmy and Greg are back with their new biweekly episode of The Growing Cubs Podcast. This week, the guys discuss Brailyn Marquez's chances to pitch in Chicago, fall instructs starting in the next month, their guys of the week, and their new TBT. Be sure to listen for the new listener question!

The guys start off the show by digging into the trade deadline news, including Zack Short going to the Tigers (3:15). They also have a conversation about Adbert Alzolay, Tyson Miller, Cory Abbott, and Brailyn Marquez and their roles in Chicago this year (19:05). Finally, they end the show by getting one of Greg's favorite prospects on this episode as DJ Artis joins (31:15). Topics with the speedy...

Jimmy and Greg are back with the 39th episode of the Growing Cubs Podcast. With Dan Vogelbach recently being DFA'd, the guys discuss the potential for Vogelbach to be reunited with the Cubs (1:20), former Cubs prospects who are playing well (12:13), Tyson Miller's debut (18:40), Adbert Alzolay's impressive start, Nico Hoerner's loss of prospect status (29:26), and the new segments, guys of the wee...

There were two big news stories to cover this week: MLB Pipeline dropped their updated prospect lists (2:00) and Iowa Cubs manager Marty Pevey had some huge praise for top prospect Brennen Davis (12:00). After covering those topics, the guys dip into their bag of tricks for some new segments for you to enjoy! They spend the remainder of the episode with "Our Guys" (17:30), "TBT" (30:00), "How They...

The guys kick off the show with some rare prospect news! 2020 draft pick Burl Carraway was added to the 60-man roster (2:45) while his draft-mate Jordan Nwogu was officially signed (6:45). The last bit of the news over the past couple weeks was the Cubs Opening Day roster announcement that included 4 prospects (11:15). Then the boys get into the meat of the episode as they brought on one of the to...

Bryan Smith is back as the first ever recurring guest on the Growing Cubs Podcast to give his thoughts on the Cubs new draft picks (1:40). Then, Greg, Jimmy and Bryan discuss the new additions to the Cubs Taxi Squad (8:13), the players who will be impacted the most by the cancelled MiLB season (25:22), Bryan's new prospect list (33:10), Bryan's recent conversation with Cubs prospect Brennan Davis...

We come to you with an emergency episode, but just wish it was under better circumstances. Minor League Baseball announced on Tuesday that there will officially be no season in 2020. Greg and Jimmy hop on the podcast to mourn the loss and talk about the impact it has on the sport, the league, and the development of players.

The guys get another Cubs minor league broadcaster on the podcast this week, as Brendan King joins them to talk about his career and the players he has seen along the way. Brendan starts off by telling his story on how he got to this position (5:00) before digging into his favorite moment as a broadcaster, calling a Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley (17:15). We get the chance to talk about South Bend's...