CubsPS+ - A North Side Numbers Game

CubsPS+ Episode 69 — Nothing Good Comes from Tom Ricketts Talking Money

Spring training games start Friday, Cody Bellinger is still unsigned, and Tom Ricketts opened his mouth about budgets again. This week I break down what Tom actually said, what it means, what he's gott...

CubsPS+ Episode 68 — Falling Down the Rabbit Hole with Michael Cotton

Nothing's happening in the offseason and spring training isn't here yet — so I brought in reinforcements. Michael Cotton, co-host of the Sun Ranto Show and host of Baseball Rabbit Hole, joins me for a wi...

CubsPS+ Episode 67 — The Hazy Shade of Winter

Pitchers and catchers are weeks away, and this roster still has more questions than answers. The Cubs have made real moves — Imanaga, Busch, Neris — but we're stuck in that hazy stretch where the big dominoes (Bellinger, Chapma...

CubsPS+ Episode 66 — Listener Mailbag & More!

66 episodes in, and this one's for the listeners. In honor of Sammy Sosa's 66 home runs in that legendary 1998 summer, I'm swinging for the fences on your questions — and you didn't disappoint. CubsCon is in the rearview, I...

CubsPS+ Episode 65 — Shōta Imanaga & Waking Up for CubsCon

Jed finally did something — and he did a good thing. Shōta Imanaga is a Cub, and I think it's a steal. This week I break down why the deal works, what Imanaga actually brings to the rotation, and where the Cubs...

We’ve talked about Shohei Ohtani and what the Dodgers are doing. We’ve talked about what the Cubs aren’t doing. We’ve talked about what the Cubs might look like if they actually do nothing. Here we are, stuck in Groundhog Day, waiting for news of the first big move. Why is the baseball offseason the way it is? Why don’t things move faster? This week I dig into those questions.

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It’s been a wild week of fake reports, erroneous reports made in good faith and a whole lot of rumors as the world waited for Shohei to sign. Now he’s made up his mind and will be staying in LA. I talk about his contract and the what deferred money means in terms of luxury tax hit and then get into the “so what?” Of it all. What does this mean for the Cubs? Where do they pivot next. Let’s dive in.

It’s hot stove time, but the fire is just getting started, so it’s still a little chilly in here. Not much is happening yet, outside of a few moves here and there. All of the big guns are still on the board and everyone – pretty much the whole world – is waiting for Shohei Ohtani to make a decision. Do the Cubs have a shot? Could they actually land the biggest free agent in the history of baseball? Nobo...

The Cubs have added a number of young players to the 40-man roster over the last week and today I was joined by friend of the pod, Greg Huss of Northside Bound and the Cubs on Deck podcast. We talked about the guys the Cubs added, a variety of strategies for turning prospect depth into a winning big-league club and then dove into the first year of his BASH metric, which measures offensive production acr...

Let’s talk about pitching - the Cubs had more quality pitching this year than they’ve had in 5+ years and they’re developing pitching better than they have since the early 2000s. How do they build on that in 2024? What do they need to do this offseason?

Today I break down some of the Cubs’ pitching numbers and what was missing. Factoring in who is likely to return gives an i...

NOTE: It’s a long episode. Worth listening to with opinions from a lot of smart Cubs people. I join for the last hour and get introduced at the 2 hr 20 minute mark….but it’s great from the jump. Kap is always entertaining to open and the rest of the voices are first rate and all worth following on their own.

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David Kaplan, Bleacher Nation’s Michael Cerami and L...