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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 experiences with Kris Bryant and Ben Zobrist, and the battle between he and Brennen Davis for the jersey #7.

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 one by answering a ton of your listener questions on everything from Miguel Amaya to Cory Abbott (24:15). Thanks for listening and here's to another 50 episodes!

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 (18:20).

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 complaints because your guy is ranked too low!

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 finally close the episode with a couple stories of their time playing high school baseball together (69:00).

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 to the 40-man roster (28:30), and current Cubs prospects who could be selected in the Rule 5 Draft (36:40). Finally, Jimmy and Greg close out the episode discussing the chances of a Cubs rebuild this year (50:55).

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 Bote (52:15).

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 potential trade pieces the Cubs could get in return for Kris Bryant and Javier Baez.