Cubs On Deck

Topics on this week's episode with Greg Huss and Greg Zumach: The Cubs have hired Jason Kanzler as their new farm director and promoted Ryan Otero to oversee their pitching development. We project what that means for the organization. There has been far too much PCA discourse this offseason. We try to put an end to it once and for all. MLB introduced Spring Breakout and we predict the roster the C...

Always the entertainer, Cubs prospect Cole Roederer joins Greg Huss, becoming the show's first player to come on the show more than once! Topics include (but are absolutely not limited to): A day in the life of Cole Roederer in the offseason How his mindset has changed over the course of his pro career The absolute heater he went on in July The vibes in the Tennessee clubhouse What it's like playi...

Topics on this week's episode with Greg Huss and Greg Zumach: PCA, Triantos, & Arias vs. Cade, Canario, & Haydn Shaw, Bally, & Ferris vs. Jaguar, ONKC, & Gray Rojas, Brody, & BJMJ vs. Brown, Vazquez, & Alexis Several listener questions!

Our first player guest of the offseason is Kohl Franklin as he joins Greg Huss. Topics: His three championship rings Brand new sweeper Dealing with the tacky baseball in the Southern League and how it impacted his changeup His confidence after leaving South Bend to go to Tennessee

In this week's episode with Greg Huss and Bryan Smith, the fellas break down the Rule 5 Draft and dig into five players that might get added to the 40-man roster to protect them from another team plucking them away: Michael Arias, Pablo Aliendo, Bailey Horn, Porter Hodge, and Kohl Franklin.

Aram Leighton joins Greg Huss to talk about his Top 100 List from Just Baseball, one where the Cubs feature five prospects in the top 50-ish in all of baseball: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cade Horton, Owen Caissie, Kevin Alcantara, and Matt Shaw. Just Baseball's Top 100: https://www.justbaseball.com/prospects/mlb-top-100-prospects-2023/

Topics on this week's episode with Greg Huss and Bryan Smith: Arizona Fall League updates on James Triantos, Kevin Alcantara, and Christian Franklin What might the Cubs do about pending MiLB free agents Luis Vazquez and Yonathan Perlaza? Answering listener questions including comparing and contrasting Moises Ballesteros to Kyle Schwarber as a Cubs prospect Ranking Pedro Ramirez, Cristian Hernandez...

The three-headed monster of Greg Huss, Greg Zumach, and Bryan Smith wrap up the first season of the Cubs On Deck Podcast with the inaugural award show. The guys hand out a total of 18 awards, ranging from Hitter of the Year to Best Fastball to The Sean Barry Award and everything in between. A huge thanks to all of you for tuning in each week. Your support means the world to us here at COD!

Topics on this week's episode with Greg Huss, Bryan Smith, and Sam Weiderhaft of the Myrtle Beach Pelicans: Owen Caissie takes home three awards from Baseball America and MLB Pipeline The Smokies are in the Southern League Championship series thanks to a stacked roster Recapping the Myrtle Beach Pelicans season

Topics on this week's episode with Greg Huss and South Bend broadcaster Brendan King: Pete Crow-Armstrong's promotion to Chicago 8 Cubs prospects selected to participate in the Arizona Fall League including Kevin Alcantara, James Triantos, and Alexander Canario Recapping the South Bend Cubs 2023 campaign by handing out Team MVP, Cy Young, and Reliever of the Year

Topics on this week's episode with Greg Huss and Bryan Smith: Luke Little's promotion to Chicago Updates on Frankie Scalzo, Marino Santy, Jackson Ferris, Pedro Ramirez, Christian Franklin, and Jared Young A deep dive into Justin Steele's path from the 2014 draft to his status now as one of the best pitchers on the planet

Some topics on this week's loaded mailbag episode hosted solo by Greg Huss: Who will be the next pitcher called up to Chicago? What pitchers should we expect to break out in the lower levels next year? How to replace PCA and Cade in the Top 100 Predicting some Arizona Fall League selections Who is the odd man out of a 2024 MLB starting rotation? How to treat development in a contention window What...

On this week's episode, Greg Huss and Bryan Smith do deep dives into... Jordan Wicks and his fellow homegrown pitchers Matt Shaw after his promotion to Double-A Alexander Canario and his back-ness Jefferson Rojas' newfound stardom The new-age Bash Brothers in Brian Kalmer and Jonathon Long The officially settled-in Pedro Ramirez

Topics on this week's episode with Greg Huss and Iowa Cubs broadcaster Alex Cohen: Pete Crow-Armstrong's role in a Chicago playoff push Jordan Wicks' ability to stabalize the rotation Which lefty will get called up next? Alexander Canario is all the way back Keegan Thompson is finally healthy and looking better The underrated resumes of Bryce Windham, Luis Vazquez, and Yonathan Perlaza

Topics on this week's episode with Greg Huss and Bryan Smith: Six Cubs propsects find themselves on either the MLB Pipeline or Baseball America top 100 rankings Playing a game of "Higher or Lower" with the Cubs Top 30 rankings from Pipeline and BA. We choose which national publication got it right

Topics on this week's episode with Greg Huss and Greg Zumach: MLB Pipeline really likes the Cubs system Are the Cubs too conservative when it comes to developing their pitchers? Are the innings and pitch limits too extreme? A Luis Devers update What Iowa pitchers can help the MLB bullpen down the stretch?

Topics for the most jam-packed episode this show has ever seen, with your co-hosts Greg Huss and Bryan Smith: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cade Horton, and Matt Shaw promoted up a level Dissecting the DJ Herz & Kevin Made for Jeimer Candelario trade Quick breakdowns of the other two trades that sent away prospecty-types Nelson Velazquez & Manny Rodriguez Greg's notes from a trip to see South Bend...

Topics for this week's episode with Greg Huss and Myrtle Beach Pelicans broadcaster Sam Weiderhaft: - Pitching updates on Marino Santy, Jackson Ferris, Luis Rujano, Koen Moreno, and Grant Kipp - Hitting updates on Parker Chavers, Jefferson Rojas, Reivaj Garcia, and Rafael Morel - Will new draftees make their way to The Beach?

Greg Huss is joined by Bryan Smith in this one as they each select 5 players that they think could put up better results in the second half than we saw from them in the first half of the year.

You get three hosts for this episode with Greg Huss, Greg Zumach, and Bryan Smith! What to expect from 1st round pick Matt Shaw Details on every single pick from round 2 to round 10 Notable picks that really caught our eyes on day 3 of the draft

The MLB Draft is less than a week away, so let's preview what it might look like for the Cubs! MLB Draft basics Recent mock drafts Who is on the Cubs' radar? Rising players Sleeper picks

South Bend Cubs broadcaster Max Thoma joins Greg Huss for this week's episode as the two talk... Cade Horton's dominant start to his pro career BJ Murray's selection to the Futures Game Moises Ballesteros' transition to South Bend Why Kevin Alcantara mysteriously is falling off prospects lists

Brendan Miller of CHGO joins the show this week to bring a Major League perspective to this minor league podcast. He and Greg Huss talk about prospects that were successful in the minors and why they haven't been as good in the big leagues. The two get lost in plenty of new Triple-A Statcast talk before ending the show with Brendan asking Greg some tough questions about the system as we know it.

Topics on this week's episode with Greg Huss and Bryan Smith: Expectations for Alexander Canario and Drew Gray as they return from injuries Deep dive on Cade Horton and what makes him special Deep dive on Pete Crow-Armstrong and the chances he is a stud in the big leagues

Always one of the more fun shows, the two Gregs dig into the mailbag to answer ten listener questions in the episode: When will Ferris and Ballesteros be promoted? Potential ace pitchers? Who wins a Cubs prospect home run derby? Who can help the Cubs bullpen? Can the system change the way a bullpen is constructed? Ed Howard's projection? Thoughts on Cole Roederer? Can Haydn McGeary be a top 10 pro...