Cubs prospect Owen Ayers joins Greg Huss and Bryan Smith to talk about...

• His roundabout journey to pro ball
• Defensive work behind the plate
• An absolute breakout performance in the Arizona Fall League
• Hitting intricacies
• Whether or not players pay attention to prospect rankings

Cubs pitching prospect Jackson Kirkpatrick joins Greg Huss to talk about a number of topics:

• Tread Athletics pro day
• Getting signed
• Developing his pitch mix
• How training is different with the Cubs than with Tread
• What offseason training looks like
• Dynamic of struggling in college vs. struggling as a pro
• Chris Clarke's impact on him

Greg Huss and Bryan Smith break down the recent Cubs trade as they acquired Edward Cabrera from the Marlins for Owen Caissie, Cristian Hernandez, and Edgardo De Leon. The guys break down what the Cubs lost in each player they dealt away and also break down the state of the system post-trade.

In this episode, Greg Huss provides prospect profiles for the clear-cut top 3 prospects in the Cubs organization: Jaxon Wiggins, Moises Ballesteros, and Owen Caissie. He walks through each player's strengths, weaknesses, potential outcomes, and timeline to consistent Major League roles.

Greg Huss is joined by former Cubs prospect and recent draft pick of the Texas Tailgaters from the Banana Ball League, Chris Clarke. He spent six seasons in the Cubs organization and gives the lowdown on what it was like during his time in the system.

- Favorite parts of each affiliate
- Playing with and then playing for Pelicans manager Yovanny Cuevas
- How he completely turned around the Myrtle Beach Pelicans season
- How pitching development has changed during his time in the org
- How pitch counts and innings limits impacted his development
- What it was like being drafted in the MLB Rule 5 Draft
- How he found himself trying out for the Savannah Bananas

Topics on this week's episode with Greg Huss and Cubs prospect Hayden Cantrelle:

• An impressive college career
• Starting his own sandlot league during COVID
• Spending time in 4 different organizations
• Playing 6 different positions last years
• The intricacies of switch hitting and how to train
• An impressive performance in Las Vegas
• His take on the ABS challenge system
• Why he started a YouTube channel and why he still does it

Hayden's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@5Guyy

Today, we're joined by Cubs 5th round pick and current prospect Kade Snell. He talks with Greg Huss about...

- Growing up an Auburn fan and committing there to pitch
- Transitioning to a two-way players in junior college
- Transferring into Alabama and becoming captain of their team in a short time
- Draft day experience and who else he was almost selected by
- His insane summer with lots of travel and even more baseball
- Importance of the Strength and Conditioning team
- Limiting strikeouts while adding power
- Why he started stealing bases all the sudden

In this episode with Greg Huss and Greg Zumach, the guys run through nine prospects that might get added to the 40-man roster and protected from the Rule 5 Draft.

Riley Martin
James Triantos
JP Wheat
Brandon Birdsell
Erian Rodriguez
Connor Noland
Cristian Hernandez
Pedro Ramirez
Grant Kipp

They end the show by making their predictions for who will be protected.

Welcome into another edition of the Chicago Cubs Prospects Award Show! This year, Greg Huss, Greg Zumach, and Bryan Smith hand out 20 awards and superlatives. Whether you are looking for the Hitter of the Year or the best fastball in the system, you can find it in this episode!

Greg Huss and Bryan Smith recap the seasons of the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Knoxville Smokies, and Iowa Cubs by handing out an MVP, Cy Young, and Most Improved Player award at each of the affiliates that wrapped up or are wrapping up their seasons. Like last week with South Bend, the guys dig into plenty of players, with multiple guys making their case to bring home some hardware.