Episodes

  • 100. Calling Out Our Old Prospect Lists & Cade Horton to Chicago?

    100. Calling Out Our Old Prospect Lists & Cade Horton to Chicago?
    May 6 2025
    Greg Huss and Greg Zumach celebrate Episode 100 of the Cubs On Deck Podcast by hitting on a variety of topics!
    • Cade Horton's potential promotion to Chicago
    • A look back at our prospect lists from November of 2022 when the show was first starting and many of the prospects that are currently near Chicago were first getting their start in the system
    • Running through several listener questions including ones about Owen Caissie's power, our favorite prospects to cover the past few years, Jonny Long at third base, and what prospect is most likely to be traded at the deadline
    Thank you all SO MUCH for tuning in each week to hear us talk about Cubs prospects. It has meant so much to us over these last 100 episodes!
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 99. Myrtle Beach Broadcaster Luke Moehle Introduces Nazier Mule, Angel Cepeda, & the Rest of the Birds

    99. Myrtle Beach Broadcaster Luke Moehle Introduces Nazier Mule, Angel Cepeda, & the Rest of the Birds
    Apr 29 2025
    Players of note in this week's episode with Greg Huss and Myrtle Beach Pelicans broadcaster, Luke Moehle:

    Nazier Mule
    JP Wheat
    Evan Aschenbeck
    Brooks Caple
    Brayden Risedorph
    Kevin Valdez
    Owen Ayers
    Angel Cepeda
    Jose Escobar
    Cole Mathis
    Matt Halbach
    Leonel Espinoza
    Alexey Lumpuy
    Cameron Sisneros
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 98. An In-Depth Breakdown of Moises Ballesteros: What's His Future in Chicago Look Like?

    98. An In-Depth Breakdown of Moises Ballesteros: What's His Future in Chicago Look Like?
    Apr 22 2025
    Greg Huss and Bryan Smith spend the entire episode talking about one player: Moises Ballesteros. The guys talk about how he got to this point, what his strong season looks like so far, when and if we see him in Chicago this year, and what his future at the catcher position looks like.
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    1 hr
  • 97. Cristian Hernandez Breakout, Ballesteros Power, & Can Prospects Replace Steele?

    97. Cristian Hernandez Breakout, Ballesteros Power, & Can Prospects Replace Steele?
    Apr 15 2025
    Topics on this week's episode with Greg Huss and Greg Zumach:

    • How legit is Cristian Hernandez's breakout and when will he crack Top 100 lists
    • What are the internal options for the Chicago Cubs pitching staff depth following Justin Steele's trip to the IL?
    • Moises Ballesteros is starting to tap into that all-important power
    • An exercise to predict which prospects will end the season with the highest OPS
    • Game time! What minor league affiliates share a name with their parent club?
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 96. We Are SO Back! All Four Affiliates Take the Field for Opening Weekend 2.0

    96. We Are SO Back! All Four Affiliates Take the Field for Opening Weekend 2.0
    Apr 8 2025
    Hosts Greg Huss and Bryan Smith talk about the players that caught their eyes over the course of the first full weekend of the minor league season, as all four affiliates took the field for the first time!
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 95. Surprising Roster Release in the Knoxville Smokies Season Preview

    95. Surprising Roster Release in the Knoxville Smokies Season Preview
    Apr 4 2025
    Greg Huss details the newly released Double-A Knoxville Smokies roster in the team preview for the 2025 campaign:
    • Rotation: Will Sanders and Sam Armstrong but no Jaxon Wiggins, Erian Rodriguez, Nick Dean, or Drew Gray
    • Bullpen: Nick Hull, Frankie Scalzo Jr, Zac Leigh, Mitchell Tyranski, Ben Leeper, and Robert Kwiatkowski
    • Infield: Pedro Ramirez, Haydn McGeary, Hayden Cantrelle, BJ Murray, and Ed Howard
    • Outfield: Felix Stevens, Jaylen Palmer, Jordan Nwogu, and Parker Chavers
    • Catchers: Pablo Aliendo, Ethan Hearn, Casey Opitz
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    38 mins
  • 94. Owen Caissie is Healthy, Connor Noland is a Dude, Mo Baller Can Ball

    94. Owen Caissie is Healthy, Connor Noland is a Dude, Mo Baller Can Ball
    Apr 1 2025
    Topics on this week's episode with Greg Huss and Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register as the duo recaps opening weekend for the Iowa Cubs:
    • Throwback to when Matt Murton and Eric Patterson were Cubs prospects
    • Owen Caissie is healthy and in the starting lineup
    • James Triantos and how his skillset might work in the bigs
    • Moises Ballesteros hits the ball hard and the defense is better than it probably should be
    • Ben Cowles surprising early
    • Jonny Long following in Matt Mervis' footsteps
    • Connor Noland's dominating Opening Night start
    • Daniel Palencia throwing more gas
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 93. Moises Ballesteros, Cade Horton, and a Stacked Iowa Roster

    93. Moises Ballesteros, Cade Horton, and a Stacked Iowa Roster
    Mar 25 2025
    Marquee Sports Network and former Iowa Cubs broadcaster Alex Cohen joins Greg Huss to preview the Iowa Cubs 2025 campaign. Iowa will be a team loaded with top prospects:
    • Top 100 bats Moises Ballesteros, Kevin Alcantara, James Triantos, and Owen Caissie
    • Other hitters Christian Franklin, Jonathon Long, Pablo Aliendo, Ben Cowles
    • Starting pitchers Cade Horton, Connor Noland, and Brandon Birdsell
    • Relievers Jack Neely, Frankie Scalzo Jr, and Riley Martin
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    53 mins