Join Greg Huss and Greg Zumach as they preview the 2025 MLB Draft by first taking a look back on recent drafts the Cubs have completed under Dan Kantrovitz's team. The guys then detail 9 different players the Cubs could select in the first round and a few additional deep cuts for later rounds.

Greg Huss and Bryan Smith walk through 17 players on a midseason all-star team of Cubs prospects and tack on some honorable mentions for good measure. Lots of big names in this episode including Jaxon Wiggins, Owen Caissie, Cristian Hernandez, and Moises Ballesteros.

Topics on this week's episode with Greg Huss and South Bend Cubs broadcaster Brendan King:

• Ryan Gallagher's breakout to Top 20 prospect
• Tyler Schlaffer's impressive run
• Erian Rodriguez's return from injury
• Jaxon Wiggins' utter dominance
• Nick Dean's under-the-radar ascension
• Jefferson Rojas as the organization's top prospect?
• Cristian Hernandez's steady defense
• Carter Trice's do-it-all performance

Topics on this week's episode with Greg Huss and Bryan Smith:

• Jaxon Wiggins dominance and timeline to Chicago
• Now that both Matt Shaw and Cade Horton have graduated from prospect status, who is the Cubs new #1 prospect between Wiggins, Moises Ballesteros, Owen Caissie, and Jefferson Rojas?
• Why people are experiencing prospect fatigue with Owen Caissie
• Shoutout to lower level prospects Cameron Sisneros, Edgar Alvarez, Jackson Kirkpatrick, and Cole Reynolds

Greg Huss answers listener questions including:

• Who are the next best pitching prospects after Cade Horton?
• How does Jonny Long stack up against his draft mates?
• How high can Jefferson Rojas fly up rankings?
• Which Cubs pitching prospect could be a Top 30 Prospect in baseball?
• Lower-level breakout prospect
• Impact of no Short-Season ball?
• Which prospects could be traded?

NCAA Regionals are wrapped up and the MLB Draft is right around the corner.

Greg Zumach answers listener questions and drops a five round Cubs mock draft.

Topic on this week's episode with Greg Huss and Bryan Smith:

• Moises Ballesteros' role as catcher in Chicago
• Jonny Long is mashing so when will he be called up to Chicago
• Breakout pitchers from last year's draft class: Ryan Gallagher and Brooks Caple
• Movement in the battle for the third best pitching prospect in the system behind Cade Horton and Jaxon Wiggins: Brandon Birdsell, Will Sanders, and Erian Rodriguez

Topics on this week's episode with Greg Huss:

• Will Sanders performance this week and this season
• Owen Caissie's strikeout rate
• Kevin Alcantara against breaking balls
• Moises Ballesteros' power
• Top offensive performers including Lovich, Sisneros, Rojas, Murray, and Long
• Ivan Brethowr, Jaxon Wiggins, Owen Ayers, and James Triantos

Topics on this week's episode with Greg Huss and Bryan Smith:

• Cade Horton's MLB debut
• Jaxon Wiggins strong (and unique) performance and why he's ready for a promotion
• James Triantos positional versatility
• Jefferson Rojas and why he's a Top 100 prospect
• Who else is ready for a promotion throughout the system?

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!