Bleacher Bunch Network: A Chicago Cubs Podcast

🎙 CubsPS+ Episode 112 – Draft Picks, Trade Misses, and Prospects Who Might Actually Be Good

Greg Zumach from Cubs on Deck is back, and we’re diving deep into the Cubs’ prospect pool — because watching the big-league team is currently the baseball equivalent of stepping on a Lego.

Here’s what we got into:

• The Cubs aren't collapsing... unless you count my will to watch some of these games

• Starting pitching has quietly been chef's kiss since the deadline — but apparently offense was optional

• Did Jed and Carter get fleeced at the deadline? Or did they actually show restraint? (Spoiler: both can be true)

• Yes, I said no to trading Cade Horton and Matt Shaw for Mackenzie Gore. I enjoy pain, but not that much.

• Cubs farm is still stacked even after graduating PCA, Shaw, and Horton… just maybe not Baseball America stacked

• Ethan Conrad: not a superhero, but he does hit like one. Shoulder injury or not, I’m in

• Day 2 steals and deep draft nerdiness — I may have found a guy who throws gas and dunks basketballs. I’m listening.

• When is the right time to sell on prospects? (Preferably before they turn into Brennan Davis)

• Greg's Top 6 Cubs Prospects™ — now with actual explanation and no blind optimism. Okay, maybe a little.

🔄 Plus: Why I want Jed to be bold this offseason, why Owen Caissie might be too good for Iowa, and how prospect deals should start coming with warning labels.

It’s all here — snark, scouting, and a little self-loathing. Just like being a Cubs fan.

🧢 Listen now. It won’t fix the offense, but it might make you smarter.

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