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

• Owen Caissie made his MLB debut. What does this stint in the bigs look like?
• Prospects that are most likely to be next up on an MLB Top 100 list
• Listener questions about the pitchers that could help the MLB team next year, lower level pitching prospects, and hitters that could jump up multiple levels in the next year.

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.

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

• Moises Ballesteros' role as catcher in Chicago
• Jonny Long is mashing so when will he be called up to Chicago
• Breakout pitchers from last year's draft class: Ryan Gallagher and Brooks Caple
• Movement in the battle for the third best pitching prospect in the system behind Cade Horton and Jaxon Wiggins: Brandon Birdsell, Will Sanders, and Erian Rodriguez

Topics on this week's episode with Greg Huss:

• Will Sanders performance this week and this season
• Owen Caissie's strikeout rate
• Kevin Alcantara against breaking balls
• Moises Ballesteros' power
• Top offensive performers including Lovich, Sisneros, Rojas, Murray, and Long
• Ivan Brethowr, Jaxon Wiggins, Owen Ayers, and James Triantos

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

• Cade Horton's MLB debut
• Jaxon Wiggins strong (and unique) performance and why he's ready for a promotion
• James Triantos positional versatility
• Jefferson Rojas and why he's a Top 100 prospect
• Who else is ready for a promotion throughout the system?

Greg Huss and Greg Zumach celebrate Episode 100 of the Cubs On Deck Podcast by hitting on a variety of topics!

• Cade Horton's potential promotion to Chicago
• A look back at our prospect lists from November of 2022 when the show was first starting and many of the prospects that are currently near Chicago were first getting their start in the system
• Running through several listener questions including ones about Owen Caissie's power, our favorite prospects to cover the past few years, Jonny Long at third base, and what prospect is most likely to be traded at the deadline

Thank you all SO MUCH for tuning in each week to hear us talk about Cubs prospects. It has meant so much to us over these last 100 episodes!

Players of note in this week's episode with Greg Huss and Myrtle Beach Pelicans broadcaster, Luke Moehle:

Nazier Mule
JP Wheat
Evan Aschenbeck
Brooks Caple
Brayden Risedorph
Kevin Valdez
Owen Ayers
Angel Cepeda
Jose Escobar
Cole Mathis
Matt Halbach
Leonel Espinoza
Alexey Lumpuy
Cameron Sisneros

Greg Huss and Bryan Smith spend the entire episode talking about one player: Moises Ballesteros. The guys talk about how he got to this point, what his strong season looks like so far, when and if we see him in Chicago this year, and what his future at the catcher position looks like.

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

• How legit is Cristian Hernandez's breakout and when will he crack Top 100 lists
• What are the internal options for the Chicago Cubs pitching staff depth following Justin Steele's trip to the IL?
• Moises Ballesteros is starting to tap into that all-important power
• An exercise to predict which prospects will end the season with the highest OPS
• Game time! What minor league affiliates share a name with their parent club?

Hosts Greg Huss and Bryan Smith talk about the players that caught their eyes over the course of the first full weekend of the minor league season, as all four affiliates took the field for the first time!

Greg Huss details the newly released Double-A Knoxville Smokies roster in the team preview for the 2025 campaign:

• Rotation: Will Sanders and Sam Armstrong but no Jaxon Wiggins, Erian Rodriguez, Nick Dean, or Drew Gray
• Bullpen: Nick Hull, Frankie Scalzo Jr, Zac Leigh, Mitchell Tyranski, Ben Leeper, and Robert Kwiatkowski
• Infield: Pedro Ramirez, Haydn McGeary, Hayden Cantrelle, BJ Murray, and Ed Howard
• Outfield: Felix Stevens, Jaylen Palmer, Jordan Nwogu, and Parker Chavers
• Catchers: Pablo Aliendo, Ethan Hearn, Casey Opitz