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Topics on this week's episode with Greg Huss and Bryan Smith: Ethan Conrad and Brody McCullough rehab appearances Grant Kipp promoted to Iowa Cole Mathis traded to the Mets Kaleb Wing leaves his start early An in-depth breakdown of 6 catchers in the system: Owen Ayers, Logan Poteet, Ariel Armas, Justin Stransky, Miguel Useche, and Jose Silva

Topics on this week's episode with Greg Huss and Greg Zumach: News and notes in the system: Jaxon Wiggins return from injury, Knoxville wins the division, Cameron Sisneros traded, Jace Beck is legit, and Ethan Conrad close to a return A comprehensive preview of the Cubs 2026 draft including who they might select at 23 and who this year's Josiah Hartshorn might be An opportunity to rip into the rid...

On this week's episode, Greg Huss and Bryan Smith discuss what everyone else in the world is discussing -- Josiah Hartshorn, Owen Ayers, Jefferson Rojas, and Pedro Ramirez. Each of the four Cubs prospects have had outrageously impressive seasons so far and the guys answer a few questions:  Who is the 1st half MVP? Who has had the most surprising season? What jump in rankings is most believable?

On a livestream (that operates equally as good in podcast form), Greg Huss is joined by CHGO's Brendan Miller. In addition to a little more MLB Cubs chatter sprinkled into the episode than is typical for this show, the guys discuss some of the breakout performers on the farm this year including Josiah Harthsorn, Jefferson Rojas, Owen Ayers (each of whom had massive weeks), Mason McGwire, and Pierc...

On this week's episode with Greg Huss and Bryan Smith, the guys evaluate the start of the year for 15 Cubs prospects and determine whether their hot starts AND cold starts are legit or if they will regress to the mean. Hot Bats: Owen Ayers, Cole Mathis, Ty Southisene, Brett Bateman Cold Bats: Kade Snell, Ariel Armas, Alexey Lumpuy, Jonathon Long Hot Arms: Mason McGwire, Dominick Reid, Marino Santy...

Greg Huss is joined by Iowa Cubs broadcaster Jason Kempf! Topics include: What coaches think about Pedro Ramirez's breakout Has BJ Murray Jr. been just as impressive as Pedro? Why is Jonathon Long struggling so much at the plate? How does Kevin Alcantara fit on the MLB roster? James Triantos is doing typical James Triantos things Is Brett Bateman the (second) most patient hitter in all of baseball...

We all know the top pitching prospect in the Cubs organization is Jaxon Wiggins. But after him, who are the top arms in the system? Greg Huss and Bryan Smith make the case for a handful of arms: Kaleb Wing, Dominick Reid, Brooks Caple, Brandon Birdsell, Mason McGwire, and Pierce Coppola

Greg Huss is joined by Greg Zumach on this live version of the podcast to talk: Brooks Caple and Mason McGwire's mini-breakouts Draft approach to catchers Is the organization's catching the best it has been in the last decade? Untouchable prospects in trades

Greg Huss and Bryan Smith spend the entire episode talking about one player: Pedro Ramirez. The infielder has quickly put himself on the national prospect radar with an unbelievably hot start in Triple-A. The guys talk about how he got to this point in his career, what he's doing so well this season, and how he fits into the Chicago Cubs' plans - both this season and into the future.

Topics on this week's episode with Greg Huss and new voice of the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Joey Robertson: Joey's career journey to Myrtle Beach Hitting prospects Cole Mathis, Josiah Hartshorn, Michael Carico, Jose Escobar, and others Pitching prospects Dominick Reid, Mason McGwire, Hayden Frank, and others

This is your prototypical episode with Greg Huss and Bryan Smith. Topics include: Josiah Hartshorn popping onto Top 100 radars Owen Ayers continues his Arizona Fall League hot streak to the regular season Cole Mathis providing he doesn't belong in Myrtle Beach Grant Kipp nearly perfect to start the season BJ Murray Jr. proving himself at Triple-A Pedro Ramirez showing power Jace Beck looking like...

In this episode, Greg Huss sits down pregame with 3 members of the South Bend Cubs: Outfielder Kade Snell talks about his added strength and experience in big league Spring Training games Outfielder Kane Kepley breaks down his hair-on-fire play style and what he's learned with each jump in competition level. Hitting coach Nate Spears discusses his time in the organization as a player following his...

Topics on this week's episode with Greg Huss and Greg Zumach: Affiliate assignments that stand out like Cole Mathis to Myrtle Beach Riley Martin's promotion to Chicago and MLB debut There seems to be a new pitching development strategy, with almost all of the Cubs' lower level pitchers going multiple innings Kevin Alcantara's hot start Josiah Hartshorn's impressive pro debut James Triantos back on...

Two big-time segments on this week's episode with Greg Huss and Bryan Smith: The first 40 minutes is spent making the hottest takes this podcast has ever seen (even if that's a very relative statement). From Jefferson Rojas making the bigs this year to Will Sanders' most important pitch and eating crow on Pedro Ramirez, the guys react to the first weekend of I-Cubs games and Spring Training. The b...

Hosts Greg Huss, Bryan Smith, and Greg Zumach once again compete in the yearly nerdy tradition of drafting teams full of Cubs prospects. They each select seven pitchers and twelve position players to fill out their rosters. They begin with the big three of Jaxon Wiggins, Moises Ballesteros, and Jefferson Rojas and finish by going 57 names deep.

Greg Huss is joined by Iowa Cubs broadcaster Jason Kempf to preview the talented I-Cubs roster for 2026. Players mentioned in this episode include: Jaxon Wiggins, Connor Noland, Will Sanders, Riley Martin, Jack Neely, Jonathon Long, James Triantos Jr., Hayden Cantrelle, Pedro Ramirez, BJ Murray Jr., Kevin Alcantara, Brett Bateman, Ben Brown, Jordan Wicks, Ethan Roberts, Luke Little

Greg Huss is joined by South Bend Cubs broadcaster Brendan King as the two preview the 2026 season for two different Cubs affiliates: the High-A South Bend Cubs and Double-A Knoxville Smokies. Players of note: South Bend: Nazier Mule, Dom Hambley, Koen Moreo, Ethan Flanagan, Jostin Florentino, JP Wheat, Jake Knapp, Pierce Coppola, Tyler Ras, Logan Poteet, Cameron Sisneros, Owen Ayers, Cole Mathis,...

Myrtle Beach broadcaster Luke Moehle joins host Greg Huss to preview the Pelicans' 2026 campaign. Players of note: Kevin Camacho, Alfredo Romero, Hayden Frank, Eli Jerzembeck, Dominick Reid, Jairo Diaz, Justin Stransky, Alexis Hernandez, Ludwing Espinoza, Alexey Lumpuy, Eli Lovich, Ethan Conrad, Josiah Hartshorn

In this episode, Greg Huss goes solo on the live stream to dig into many of the nearly 40 prospects that have appeared in Spring Training games so far, with special attention paid to the 10 non-roster invitee prospects invited to Big League camp. Throughout the episode, he answers questions from listeners about some of your favorite prospects!

In this episode, Greg Zumach plays host, asking Greg Huss and Bryan Smith about their brand new Cubs prospect lists. The trio talk about the identical top 5 of Jaxon Wiggins, Moises Ballesteros, Jefferson Rojas, Kevin Alcantara, and Jonathon Long before continuing down their rankings all the way to the 30th best prospect in the system.

Cubs prospect Owen Ayers joins Greg Huss and Bryan Smith to talk about... His roundabout journey to pro ball Defensive work behind the plate An absolute breakout performance in the Arizona Fall League Hitting intricacies Whether or not players pay attention to prospect rankings

Cubs pitching prospect Jackson Kirkpatrick joins Greg Huss to talk about a number of topics: Tread Athletics pro day Getting signed Developing his pitch mix How training is different with the Cubs than with Tread What offseason training looks like Dynamic of struggling in college vs. struggling as a pro Chris Clarke's impact on him

Greg Huss and Bryan Smith break down the recent Cubs trade as they acquired Edward Cabrera from the Marlins for Owen Caissie, Cristian Hernandez, and Edgardo De Leon. The guys break down what the Cubs lost in each player they dealt away and also break down the state of the system post-trade.

In this episode, Greg Huss provides prospect profiles for the clear-cut top 3 prospects in the Cubs organization: Jaxon Wiggins, Moises Ballesteros, and Owen Caissie. He walks through each player's strengths, weaknesses, potential outcomes, and timeline to consistent Major League roles.

Greg Huss is joined by former Cubs prospect and recent draft pick of the Texas Tailgaters from the Banana Ball League, Chris Clarke. He spent six seasons in the Cubs organization and gives the lowdown on what it was like during his time in the system. - Favorite parts of each affiliate - Playing with and then playing for Pelicans manager Yovanny Cuevas - How he completely turned around the Myrtle...