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

• Ariel Armas is hotter than any hitter in affiliated baseball
• First impressions of Kade Snell in South Bend and Kane Kepley in Myrtle Beach
• Five hot Birds: Ty Southisene, Angel Cepeda, Matt Halbach, Alexey Lumpuy, and Christian Olivo
• What prospects should be promoted to end the season?
• A three-way battle between Owen Caissie, Jonathon Long, and Moises Ballesteros for Cubs minor league hitter of the year

Greg Huss goes solo immediately following the conclusion of the MLB Trade Deadline to react to the Cubs moves from a prospect perspective. He breaks down the four Cubs trades and analyzes the state of the system now that they are complete.

• Christian Franklin and Ronny Cruz for Mike Soroka
• Wilfri de la Cruz for Andrew Kittredge
• Ivan Brethowr for Taylor Rogers
• Ryan Gallagher and Sam Armstrong for Willi Castro

Greg Huss recently updated his Cubs Top 30 Prospects List, and Brendan Miller joins him on this episode to walk through the rankings, starting with Owen Caissie and Moises Ballesteros at the top.

Find the full rankings here: https://outofthevines.wordpress.com/2025/07/17/updating-my-prospect-list-ahead-of-the-mlb-trade-deadline/

Join Greg Huss, Greg Zumach, and Bryan Smith as they run through each and every one of the Cubs' 20 draft picks from the 2025 MLB Draft and what they liked and disliked about the team's draft strategy.

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.