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In season 3, episode 94, Crawly and Dustin analyze the Cubs' recent roster moves, which included infielder Nick Madrigal and outfielder Mike Tauchman being non-tendered. Crawly then talks to Cubs reliever Porter Hodge about being called up to the big leagues, closing games out and being part of a combined no-hitter at Wrigley Field this past season. Later, Crawly and Dustin discuss the latest news, including a few new free agents hitting the market, coach Mike Napoli getting a job within the division and Cubs prospect Matt Shaw winning a bronze medal with Team USA in the Premier12 tournament.

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Crawly and Dustin analyze the Cubs' recent roster moves, which included infielder Nick Madrigal and outfielder Mike Tauchman being non-tendered. The Cubs did tender contracts to left-hander Justin Steele, third baseman Isaac Paredes, reliever Eli Morgan and reliever Nate Pearson while also reaching one-year deals with reliever Keegan Thompson, reliever Julian Merryweather and catcher Matt Thaiss.

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Crawly talks to Cubs reliever Porter Hodge about being called up to the big leagues, closing games out and being part of a combined no-hitter at Wrigley Field this past season.

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Crawly and Dustin discuss the latest news, including a few new free agents hitting the market, coach Mike Napoli getting a job within the division and Cubs prospect Matt Shaw winning a bronze medal with Team USA in the Premier12 tournament.

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In season 3, episode 93, Crawly and Dustin analyze the Cubs' recent roster moves, which included the trade acquisitions of reliever Eli Morgan and catcher Matt Thaiss and the team protecting a couple prospects from the Rule 5 Draft by adding them to the 40-man roster. Crawly then talks to our good friend Rich Biesterfeld of North Side Bound for another dispatch from the desert as the Arizona Fall League just wrapped up. Biesterfeld tells us how Cubs prospects and the Mesa Solar Sox fared. Later, Crawly and Dustin discuss MLB awards season, Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki's free agency, how Cubs prospect Matt Shaw is faring with Team USA and more.

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Crawly and Dustin analyze the Cubs' recent roster moves, which included the trade acquisitions of reliever Eli Morgan and catcher Matt Thaiss, the additions of outfielder Owen Caissie and infielder Ben Cowles to the 40-man roster and the exits of reliever Adbert Alzolay, infielder Patrick Wisdom and outfielder Brennen Davis.

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Crawly talks to our good friend Rich Biesterfeld of North Side Bound for another dispatch from the desert as the Arizona Fall League just wrapped up. Biesterfeld tells us how Cubs prospects and the Mesa Solar Sox fared.

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Crawly and Dustin discuss MLB awards season, Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki's free agency, how Cubs prospect Matt Shaw is faring with Team USA and more.

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From Baseball Isn't Boring (subscribe here), many thought that Cubs manager Craig Counsell's $8 million-a-year deal with Chicago was going to make managers' salaries skyrocket. Since then, however, the closest anyone has come is Red Sox manager Alex Cora's deal, which pays him just more than $7 million per season. Other than that, there isn't a manager who makes as much as $5 million annually. With the likes of the Dodgers' Dave Roberts and the Yankees' Aaron Boone heading into the final years of their deals, will there be someone who eclipses Counsell's salary soon or will that agreement remain an outlier? Rob Bradford catches up with longtime baseball writer and author Scott Miller to tackle the topic.

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In season 3, episode 92, Crawly and Dustin look at right fielders, first basemen and designated hitters whom the Cubs could pursue this offseason to improve their team. Crawly then talks with Bryan Smith of North Side Bound about the Cubs' exciting new hire of pitching expert Tyler Zombro. They also discuss which minor league prospects the Cubs may add to their 40-man roster to protect them in the Rule 5 Draft. Later, Crawly and Dustin discuss the latest Cubs and MLB news, including left-hander Shota Imanaga being named to the All-MLB second team, infield prospect Matt Shaw heading to Japan with Team USA and Pat Hughes and Ron Coomer signing new deals to remain the voices of Cubs baseball on the radio.

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