Locked On Cubs - Daily Podcast On The Chicago Cubs

Sean and Ryan discuss the Cubs decision to send outfielder Ian Happ to the minors despite his upside and share their thoughts on the surprising move. Later, the guys take a look at the bullpen (recorded before Duensing was officially designated for assignment) with only a few spots open. 

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Sean and Ryan tease their new YouTube Channel, Talking Cubs, by sharing two of their player previews on Anthony Rizzo and Kyle Hendricks as the two go through projections for each player and give their thoughts on what to expect from both in 2019. 

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Sean host the show solo today talking about the major headlines from Spring Training so far, Nico Hoerner showing out in Mesa, Tyler Chatwood being able to throw strikes, and Kyle Schwarber getting back to his roots with his swing. Later, Sean hits on a few Cubs bullets and how FA reliever Craig Kimbrel could reportedly wait until June to sign with a team. 

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Sean and Ryan discuss some Spring Training notes on Darvish's first Spring start, an injury update on David Bote, and Ben Zobrist is finally in camp. In the second segment, the guys discuss Kris Bryant's comments about his trying 2018 season and how's he's using negative criticism from last season as motivation for this year (spoiler alert: KB is mad and ready to take it out on some baseballs). And finally, Sean and Ryan discuss the latest Bryce Harper rumors - which sorta involve the Cubs but don't get your hopes up, and MLB Pipeline's Jonathan Mayo has high-hopes for 19-year-old OF prospect Cole Roederer. 

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Sean and Ryan hit on the latest Spring Training notes including Yu Darvish throwing left-handed, Ian Happ is pushing for more playing time at 2nd this year, and we have a projected starter for Saturday's exhibition game with the Brewers. In the second segment, the guys go through Dan Szymborski's Cubs ZiPS projections on Fangraphs for the new season and point out a few head-scratching numbers. And finally, the guys wrap the show with a few Cubs bullets and Manny Machado is officially a member of the San Diego Padres. 

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Sean welcomes on David Kaplan to get his thoughts on this treacherous Cubs off-season covering a slew of topics from Addison Russell's impact on the season, Tom Ricketts and the budget that lacks funds, and Kap share's his high expectations for Javier Baez in 2019. 

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Sean and Ryan question the sincerity of Addison Russell's first in-person statement to the media since his domestic violence suspension, discuss the impact a rebound season from Tyler Chatwood or Jose Quintana could bring to the Cubs in 2019, and new reliever Brad Brach's comments on the current free agent process in the 1st segment. Later, Ben Zobrist's arrival to Spring Training has been reportedly delayed for personal reasons, but rumors are out there saying the Cubs are engaged with free agent reliever Craig Kimbrel and Zobrist may need to be moved to make the deal work for their budget. Speaking of the budget, Tom Ricketts gave his state of address talk to the team and later spoke to the media, explaining the team "doesn't have anymore money" as their reason for not spending this off-season. And we wrap up the show with a few Cubs bullets. 

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On the Season 1 finale of Locked on Cubs, Sean and Ryan dissect the Cubs current roster as pitchers and catchers prepare to report to Spring Training Tuesday for the Cubs. Later, we dive into the PECOTA projects, who are seemingly bullish on the Cubs in 2019, and Yu Darvish throws 45 pitches off the mound - all signs point to Darvish being back and ready to contribute. And finally, we wrap the season with some Cubs bullets on playing in London and Anthony Rizzo's AMA on Reddit. 

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Sean and Ryan discuss the Joe Ricketts email leak and how terrible of an off-season it has been for the Cubs front office and ownership group. Later, Ryan goes over his latest article from Forbes where he gave his five Cubs most likely to make their debuts in 2019. And we wrap up the show hitting on the latest Bryce Harper rumors, that Giants are interesting in outfielders (which means Jason Heyward has come up in trade rumors), and the MLBPA has proposed a rule change that would bring the DH to the National League. 

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Sean and Ryan address the latest Bryce Harper rumors as the superstar free agent starts to make secondary visits with teams, including the Padres, who have emerged as a late contender for Harper. Later, Ryan got the chance to talk with former Cubs pitcher Micah Bowie who is struggling to be disability through the MLBPA despite only being able to use 8% of his lung capacity due to complications with a spinal cord stimulator. Finally, we wrap up the show with MLB headlines from this week and hit on a few Cubs bullets.

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