Locked On Cubs - Daily Podcast On The Chicago Cubs

The MLB Non-Tender Deadline has past and we have some news on the Cubs non-tendered players, being Kyle Schwarber, Albert Almora Jr., Jose Martinez, and Ryan Tepera. So we bring on Ryan Davis to breakdown the moves and what they could mean for the Cubs 2021 plan and further. We also go through some of the bigger names non-tendered on Wednesday to see who the Cubs could target to replace Schwarber, should he not sign a smaller deal to stay on the North Side.

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It’s the MLB non-tender deadline meaning teams have until 7 pm CT to tender contracts to their arbitration-eligible players - so we’re going over some names who could be non-tendered later today by the Cubs in the 1st segment and in the 2nd segment we’re talking about El Mago, who celebrated his 28th birthday Tuesday - I share my favorite Javier Baez memory on today’s show.

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Kris Bryant rumors didn’t stop over the weekend, but we do have some news on the Cubs plans for the former MVP. We’ll jump into some rumors and talk about the non-tender deadline coming this Wednesday in the 1st segment and touch on Jed Hoyer’s new staff promotions, along with some GM candidates to pay attention to in the 2nd segment.

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Jed Hoyer and Tom Ricketts have been careful with their words on the direction they plan to lead this Cubs team, but reading the tea leaves from both of their comments seems to point towards a possible rebuild on the North Side. Plus, we talk through some of the latest rumors involving Jon Lester and Kris Bryant.

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The Cubs new President of Baseball Operations, former General Manager Jed Hoyer, spoke to the media for the first since Theo Epstein's exit. He gave some direction for this offseason, but there are still plenty of uncertainties surrounding the Cubs for 2021 and beyond. Plus, Kris Bryant trade rumors are ramping up again as reports continue to come out saying the Cubs are in active conversations with teams.

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Tony Andracki joins the show today to talk through the Theo Epstein exit, what he thinks the Cubs direction is 2021, and how Jed Hoyer will bring change to the North-Side in 2021 and beyond. Plus, Tony shares his favorite Theo Epstein memories while on the Cubs beat.

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Ryan Davis joins the show to share his thoughts on Theo Epstein leaving Chicago a year earlier than expected and what it could mean for the direction of this Cubs team. We also reminisce about Epstein's greatest accomplishments and some of his most frustrating mistakes, while we wonder what the Cubs will look like in the post-Theo Epstein Era.

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Theo Epstein, shockingly, announces he is stepping down from the President of Baseball Operations, and Jed Hoyer will assume the role, effective Nov. 20th. Sean shares his initial thoughts on the surprise news from Tuesday and discusses what this means for the Cubs future and how Jed Hoyer may start to tackle the next great Cubs team.

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This Cubs Offseason has so far been a mystery but with Ryan Davis back on the show today he helps give us some pitchers the Cubs could target this offseason, go through a few in-house options, and also vent for a moment on the MLB owners who are asking the players once again to take less money in 2021.

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The Locked On NL Central hosts trio of Lucas Smith (Locked On Cardinals), Jeff Carr (Locked On Reds), and Sean Sears got together to discuss the 2020 season, preview what each NL Central teams offseason may look like, and dive into a NL Cy-Young conversation between Trevor Bauer and Yu Darvish in part one of this two-part podcast.

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Lucas Smith - @Ljfastball, @LO_cardinals 

Jeff Carr - @Jeffcarr @LockedOnReds 

Ethan Smith - @mvp_EtHaN, @lockedonpirates

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