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Caleb Kilian was added into MLB Pipeline's top 100 prospects recently, and now he has made his debut for the Chicago Cubs! Greg and Jimmy start their discussion with Kilian's recent start on June 4th against the Cardinals. Also, they talk about the recent news of Brennen Davis' recent back surgery and where that would put him on their prospect lists. They finish the episode talking about Yohendrick Pinango's recent power surge and debate which struggling prospect in the Cubs system they still believe in.

The guys hit both ends of the spectrum in this episode as they cover prospects in the Majors and young kids all the way down in Myrtle Beach. They lead off the episode with the big news that Nelson Velazquez has been promoted (8:00) before explaining why Christopher Morel has earned a more permanent spot on the big league roster (21:15). We then head south to discuss the big seasons from both Luis Devers on the mound (27:50) and Kevin Alcantara at the plate (44:40).

There are plenty of great prospect performances happening down on the farm and Greg and Jimmy dig into some of them in this episode. Tune in to this episode for info and analysis on Christopher Morel (2:00), Brandon Hughes (11:25), Caleb Kilian (20:40), Bryce Ball (29:45), Chase Strumpf (35:35), Kevin Made (41:55), and Luke Little (48:00).

It is episode 100 of the Growing Cubs Podcast! Greg and Jimmy provide updates on the injuries of top prospects Ed Howard and Brennen Davis (3:55), give updates and analysis on the first massive wave of promotions in the system (13:40), and finally the guys end the podcast by reminiscing on episode 1 of the Growing Cubs Podcast and look back and compare the system in 2019 to the system today (25:20).

Greg and Jimmy dip into their mailbag to answer 14 different listener questions about all kinds of players from top prospects Brennen Davis, Pete Crow-Armstrong, and Ed Howard to more off-the-radar guys like Richard Gallardo, Jake Reindl, and Yeison Santana. They finish off the episode by giving their unnoficial top ten prospects as of right now!

Greg and Jimmy are back with another week of the Growing Cubs Podcast. In light of the recent NFL draft, the guys discuss how to grow the MLB Draft (5:55) and then discuss some of the best pitching performers this year (20:12), Luke Little's dominant pitching performance (33:10), Alexander Canario's power this week (41:52), and James Triantos and Pete Crow-Armstrong's hitting surge in Myrtle Beach (50:23).

There have been enough minor league games for Greg and Jimmy to have thoughts but not necessarily conclusions. They spend this episode giving out ratings for 14 total players based on two questions: On a scale from 1 to 10, how worried are you about Player X? And on a scale from 1 to 10, how excited are you letting yourself get about Player Y? Join the guys to hear what they think about Pete Crow-Armstrong, Owen Caissie, Brennen Davis, and Caleb Kilian!

It has been another exciting week during week two of Cubs minor league baseball. Jimmy and Greg discuss the new pitch clock implemented in minor league games (5:10), the players DFA'd and put on the 40-man roster (22:00), Riley Martin's superb piggyback outing (40:00), Kohl Franklin and Riley Thompson's starts after coming back from injury (50:22), and some of the Cubs 2022 MiLB debuts (55:15).

The first week of the minor league season is in the books and the guys couldn't be more excited to finally analyze players doing new things on the field. They broke this episode up by running affiliate by affiliate starting at the lowest level: Myrtle Beach (2:15), South Bend (17:30), Tennessee (29:50), Iowa (42:40), and Chicago (51:30).

Jimmy and Greg are back for the last episode of the Growing Cubs Podcast before the 2022 minor league season kicks off! This episode is another off the cuff discussion about where various prospects are rostered to start the 2022 season. Jimmy and Greg give their insights on what they are excited about to watch at each affiliate and predict the type of season some of the prospects will have.