Welcome to Brotherly Cubs Podcast! We are the Cubs' little brother Zach and older brother John. This podcast is dedicated to all things Cubs Baseball, catering to fans who love discussing the Chicago Cubs News, the team's power, speed, and prowess in the National League. #Cubspodcast, #ChicagoCubsHighlightstoday 🔗 Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0RZyfxK... Follow us on Apple Podcasts: https://anchor.fm/brotherlycubspodcast 🔗 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrotherlyCubs 🔗 Big Bro Twitter link: https://twitter.com/johnflaten 🔗 Lil Bro Twitter Link: https://twitter.com/zatch_flayten Answer in the comments--Question of the Day: Who are the Cubs thankful for from the 2024 season? We discuss the Cubs offensive offseason plans: will they trade Bellinger? If so, does that provide a role for Owen Caissie? Will Matt Shaw fill in for Hoerner if he gets traded? Busch and Paredes are also on the trade block, possibly. We discuss Santander, Alonso, Walker, and others to upgrade in hitting homers and driving in runs. Will Seiya play RF or DH next year. For injuries and roster moves: Nick Madrigal, Patrick Wisdom, and Mike Tauchman were non-tendered/DFA. Paredes, Steele, Pearson tendered contracts. Cubs also tendered contracts to Merryweather and Keegan Thompson. They traded minor league OF Alfonsion Rosario for RHP reliever Eli Morgan of the Cleveland Guardians. Analysis of team performance, strengths, weaknesses, and roster changes, including call-ups and more. Keywords: Cubs news and rumors, baseball strategies and tactics, cubs highlights, mlb 2025 offseason predictions, chicago cubs youtube, Chicago cubs best players, Roki Sasaki posting, international free agency, santander, alonso, rizzo, Bellinger trade, christian walker, eli morgan, Juan Soto, Burnes Thumbnail Photo courtesy of: Credit:Gregory Fisher/ Getty Images Episode Timestamps: Intro: 0:00 Thanksgiving : 2:23 DFA/non tender news : 4:18 MLB DFAs/ cheap relievers: 6:39 Bellinger rumors: 11:54 Free agent hitters/Santander: 15:48 Anthony Rizzo/Pete Alonso: 24:09 Matt Shaw's role: 31:03 Conclusion : 39:40

Welcome to Brotherly Cubs Podcast! We are the Cubs' little brother Zach and older brother John. This podcast is dedicated to all things Cubs Baseball, catering to fans who love discussing the Chicago Cubs News, the team's power, speed, and prowess in the National League. #Cubspodcast, #ChicagoCubsHighlightstoday 🔗 Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0RZyfxK... Follow us on Apple Podcasts: https://anchor.fm/brotherlycubspodcast 🔗 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrotherlyCubs 🔗 Big Bro Twitter link: https://twitter.com/johnflaten 🔗 Lil Bro Twitter Link: https://twitter.com/zatch_flayten Answer in the comments--Question of the Day: Who are the Cubs thankful for from the 2024 season? We discuss the Cubs pitching plans: Roki Sasaki, Max Fried, Nathan Eovaldi, Jack Flaherty, a Mariners trade for Gilbert or Kirby and also bullpen! Could Tanner Scott find his way here? What about Clay Holmes, AJ Minter, Jeff Hoffman or Carlos Estevez? For injuries and roster moves: Colten Brewer, Yency Almonte, Christian Bethancourt , Enoli Paredes are now free agents. Rob Zastryzny claimed off waivers. Cubs have the non-tender deadline on November 22nd, with the following players to make a decision on: Adbert Alzolay, Jimmy Herget, Nick Madrigal, Julian Merryweather, Isaac Paredes, Nate Pearson, Justin Steele, Mike Tauchman, Keegan Thompson, Trey Wingenter and Patrick Wisdom. Analysis of team performance, strengths, weaknesses, and roster changes, including call-ups and more. Keywords: Cubs news and rumors, baseball strategies and tactics, cubs highlights, mlb 2025 offseason predictions, chicago cubs youtube, Chicago cubs best players, Max Fried rumors, Roki Sasaki posting, international free agency, Thumbnail Photo courtesy of: Credit:Dennis Poroy ⁠ Episode Timestamps: Intro: 0:25 Thankful for PCA, Imanaga: 1:27 Roster notes/ non tender deadline : 3:22 Who to tender-Wisdom, Tauchman: 8:17 Pitching rumors/Fried: 15:47 Sasaki posted: 23:30 Eovaldi, Burnes, Flaherty, : 27:20 Bullpen-Minter, Hoffman, Estevez, Scott: 32:15 Lefty options: 39:27 Conclusion: 45:27

Welcome to Brotherly Cubs Podcast! We are the Cubs' little brother Zach and older brother John. This podcast is dedicated to all things Cubs Baseball, catering to fans who love discussing the Chicago Cubs News, the team's power, speed, and prowess in the National League. #Cubspodcast, #ChicagoCubsHighlightstoday 🔗 Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0RZyfxK... Follow us on Apple Podcasts: https://anchor.fm/brotherlycubspodcast 🔗 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrotherlyCubs 🔗 Big Bro Twitter link: https://twitter.com/johnflaten 🔗 Lil Bro Twitter Link: https://twitter.com/zatch_flayten Answer in the comments--Question of the Day: Who will make the world series, now that the Cubs are out of the playoffs officially? Recap: Craig Counsell says "We should be trying to build 90 win teams around here." And "theres a large gap" between the Cubs and brewers in the NL central. We discuss the 5 main takeaways from the Cubs 2024 season, including: offensive home and road splits, underperformance by key players, heavy injuries to pitching except Hodge/Lopez/Miller, rookie dominance from PCA, Shota and Busch, and finally, the moves still needed to be made in 2025 to improve the team. Will they get another Ace like Fried or Burnes? Will they venture into Guerrero, Santander, Soto, or Alonso? For injuries and roster moves: Merryweather and Jorge Lopez were shut down at the end of the season. Cubs called up Enoli Paredes and sent down Wingenter and Hollowell. They also DFA'd Shawn Armstrong. While Busch and Suzuki went down with injuries, the Cubs called up CF Kevin Alcantara for his debut! He makes it on the roster since he's already on the 40-man roster, while Caissie will be added to it this offseason and make his debut in 2025. Matt Shaw was also voted Double A Southern League player of the year! Analysis of team performance, strengths, weaknesses, and roster changes, including call-ups and more. Keywords: Cubs news and rumors, baseball strategies and tactics, cubs highlights, Cubs vs. phillies prediction, mlb 2024 predictions, chicago cubs youtube, Chicago cubs best players, phillies vs cubs, playoffs, cubs vs reds, Reds vs chicago preview Thumbnail Photo courtesy of: Credit:Quinn Harris Getty Images ⁠ Episode Timestamps: Intro: 0:00 90 win ball club: 6:02 1st takeaway , home road split : 10:00 Under performance: 13:13 Bullpen injuries: 18:14 Rookies : 23:12 Impact additions: 27:22 Conclusion: 33:04

Welcome to Brotherly Cubs Podcast! We are the Cubs' little brother Zach and older brother John. This podcast is dedicated to all things Cubs Baseball, catering to fans who love discussing the Chicago Cubs News, the team's power, speed, and prowess in the National League. #Cubspodcast, #ChicagoCubsHighlightstoday 🔗 Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0RZyfxK... Follow us on Apple Podcasts: https://anchor.fm/brotherlycubspodcast 🔗 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrotherlyCubs 🔗 Big Bro Twitter link: https://twitter.com/johnflaten 🔗 Lil Bro Twitter Link: https://twitter.com/zatch_flayten Answer in the comments--Question of the Day: Which cubs player would we heal? Recap of Previous Games: Cubs just won the Crosstown series, winning 7-6 against the Sox (almost blowing a 7-0 lead in which they hit 4 HR). Steele shoved and Amaya came in clutch (say whaaat) as they won 3-1 for the final game.Cubs are now sitting at 59-60, only 1 game back of .500. They have won 8 of their last 10, including 4 in a row, and are 3 GB of the 3rd Wild Card Spot in the NL playoff race. For injuries: Wicks is 2 starts away now from returning and Brown is throwing bullpens in AZ and still each 2+ weeks away. Brown is further away. Cade Horton is now out for the year with his shoulder/lat strain. Analysis of team performance, strengths, weaknesses, and roster changes, including Brown, Wicks IL stints. Keywords: Cubs news and rumors, baseball strategies and tactics, cubs highlights, Cubs vs. Guardians prediction, mlb 2024 predictions, chicago cubs youtube, Chicago cubs best players,, guardians vs cubs, Trade Deadline, cubs vs sox, crosstown cup, cleveland vs chicago preview Thumbnail Photo courtesy of: Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Copyright: Isaiah J. Downing ⁠ Episode Timestamps: Intro: 0:00 Who would we heal: 1:37 Alcantara, Triantos, Shaw to AAA Iowa: 4:12 Crosstown Sweep and Recap: 6:11 Path to Playoffs/Schedule: 10:03 Should they have bought more: 23:50 Injuries and Horton Update: 26:04 3 main keys to make playoffs: 27:15 Conclusion: 31:29

Welcome to Brotherly Cubs Podcast! We are the Cubs' little brother Zach and older brother John. This podcast is dedicated to all things Cubs Baseball, catering to fans who love discussing the Chicago Cubs News, the team's power, speed, and prowess in the National League. #Cubspodcast, #ChicagoCubsHighlightstoday 🔗 Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0RZyfxK... Follow us on Apple Podcasts: https://anchor.fm/brotherlycubspodcast 🔗 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrotherlyCubs 🔗 Big Bro Twitter link: https://twitter.com/johnflaten 🔗 Lil Bro Twitter Link: https://twitter.com/zatch_flayten Answer in the comments--Question of the Day: Jed Hoyer's favorite boring hobbies? Recap of Previous Games: Cubs just lost the series against the Reds, but won the final game 13-4. How did they score 13 runs? Happ homered, while PCA doubled, and Paredes and Seoya both doubled twice. Paredes had his first hit as a Cub. They will play Cardinals at Wrigley this weekend. For injuries: Merryweather has returned from 60 day IL (he's been on it all year). Alzolay and Thomspon rehab at Iowa. Wicks and Brown are throwing bullpens in AZ and still each 2+ weeks away. Analysis of team performance, strengths, weaknesses, and roster changes, including Alzolay, Kilian, Brown, Wicks IL stints. They already acquired Nate Pearson (RH RP fire thrower) from Blue Jays for Yohendrick Pinango and Josh Rivera. They also traded Christopher Morel, Hunter Bigge, and Ty Johnson for Isaac Paredes! Paredes has team control through 2026. He has been above league average for 3 straight years, while Morel plays poor defense and has only been 5% above average for over 1,000 ABs in 3 years with the Cubs. Cub fans will surely miss flame thrower Hunter Bigge, who many thought could pitch in the back end of the bullpen. They traded Mark Leiter Jr to the Yankees for RHP Jack Neely (RP) and IF utility Ben Cowles, both in the 20s of Yankees top 30 prospects. Cowles will miss the year but will play at Iowa next year. Neely, a slider and fastball heavy-usage guy has been activated for the AAA I-Cubs. Keywords: Cubs news and rumors, baseball strategies and tactics, cubs highlights, Cubs vs. Reds prediction, mlb 2024 predictions, chicago cubs youtube, Chicago cubs best players, chicago cubs vs Reds, reds vs cubs, Trade Deadline, cubs vs reds, cardinals preview Thumbnail Photo courtesy of: Forbes ⁠ Episode Timestamps: Intro 0:00 Failing on deals: 6:45 Morel deal: 7:20 Pearson deal: 10:42 Leiter deal: 15:30 Hoyer failed in sellers market: 19:05 Offseason plans: 24:13 Conclusion: 26:43

Welcome to Brotherly Cubs Podcast! We are the Cubs' little brother Zach and older brother John. This podcast is dedicated to all things Cubs Baseball, catering to fans who love discussing the Chicago Cubs News, the team's power, speed, and prowess in the National League. #Cubspodcast, #ChicagoCubsHighlightstoday 🔗 Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0RZyfxK... Follow us on Apple Podcasts: https://anchor.fm/brotherlycubspodcast 🔗 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrotherlyCubs 🔗 Big Bro Twitter link: https://twitter.com/johnflaten 🔗 Lil Bro Twitter Link: https://twitter.com/zatch_flayten Answer in the comments--Question of the Day: Why did Colten Brewer break his hand? Recap of Previous Games: Cubs just swept the Orioles, dominating them and outscoring them 21-2. Imanaga, Steele and Taillon all pitched well while the bullpen improved a lot with command. Almonte had season ending surgery and will be back next year. Analysis of team performance, strengths, weaknesses, and roster changes, including Assad, Merryweather, Brown, Tauchman, Wicks IL stints. Hendricks and Wesneski have final spots in the rotation. Will the cubs make trades for DIaz, Paredes, or Jansen? What about Rengifo or JD Martinez ? WIll they trade Taillon, Smyly, Hoerner, or Tyson Miller or Mark Leiter Jr? Can they do a buy side trade with Hoerner for a major league ready player ? Keywords: Cubs news and rumors, baseball strategies and tactics, cubs highlights, Cubs vs. Mets prediction, mlb 2024 predictions, chicago cubs youtube, Chicago cubs best players, chicago cubs vs Orioles, orioles vs cubs, Trade Deadline, cubs vs cardinals, cardinals preview Thumbnail Photo courtesy of: Jamie Sabau/Getty Images ⁠ Episode Timestamps: Intro: 0:001:20 Colten Brewer broken hand Hunter Bigge Smalls/Little: 3:50 Tough schedule ahead: 7:52 Hoerner getting moved: 10:15 Taillon trade? : 12:15 Wicks and Brown setbacks: 14:50 Hoerner- buy side trade: 17:00 Catching upside: 20:50 Conclusion : 26:00

Welcome to Brotherly Cubs Podcast! We are the Cubs' little brother Zach and older brother John. This podcast is dedicated to all things Cubs Baseball, catering to fans who love discussing the Chicago Cubs News, the team's power, speed, and prowess in the National League. #Cubspodcast, #ChicagoCubsHighlightstoday 🔗 Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0RZyfxK... Follow us on Apple Podcasts: https://anchor.fm/brotherlycubspodcast 🔗 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrotherlyCubs 🔗 Big Bro Twitter link: https://twitter.com/johnflaten 🔗 Lil Bro Twitter Link: https://twitter.com/zatch_flayten Answer in the comments--Question of the Day: What are your summer plans while we wait for the Cubs to actually be good? Recap of Previous Games: Cubs just won the series with the Giants and now face the Mets at home. Almonte may return in late June as he's close to returning. Wicks has an oblique injury, and Brown is recovering from a "benign area" in his neck, as he may only miss the minimum time or a few weeks. Analysis of team performance, strengths, weaknesses, and roster changes, including Brown, Wicks IL stints. Hendricks takes the 5th spot in the rotation. Ethan Roberts was added to the 40 man roster, while CJ Edwards opted out. Roberts may replace Wesneski if he doesn't pick it up soon. Will the cubs make trades for Kyle Finnegan, Hunter Harvey, Carlos Esteves in the pen? Or upgrade offense with Pete Alonso or Elias Diaz? Keywords: Cubs news and rumors, baseball strategies and tactics, cubs highlights, Cubs vs. Mets prediction, mlb 2024 predictions, chicago cubs youtube, Chicago cubs best players, chicago cubs vs SF Giants, giants vs cubs, Trade Deadline Thumbnail Photo courtesy of: Mike Stobe/Getty Images ⁠ Episode Timestamps: Intro: 0:00 Summer Plans: 1:19 John's Keys to Offense Improvement: 8:46 Batting Lineup with Pete Alonso and Elias Diaz: 14:36 What to do with Busch and Morel : 17:21 Suitable Trades for Alonso: 19:01 Almonte and Merryweather returns: 24:07 Neris removed as closer: 27:08 Bullpen Trade Candidates: 32:40 Conclusion: 39:16

Welcome to Brotherly Cubs Podcast! We are the Cubs' little brother Zach and older brother John. This podcast is dedicated to all things Cubs Baseball, catering to fans who love discussing the Chicago Cubs News, the team's power, speed, and prowess in the National League. #Cubspodcast, #ChicagoCubsHighlightstoday 🔗 Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0RZyfxK... Follow us on Apple Podcasts: https://anchor.fm/brotherlycubspodcast 🔗 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrotherlyCubs 🔗 Big Bro Twitter link: https://twitter.com/johnflaten 🔗 Lil Bro Twitter Link: https://twitter.com/zatch_flayten Answer in the comments--Question of the Day: If the Cubs were a music genre, what would they be and sound like? Recap of Previous Games: Cubs won the White Sox 2 game Crosstown Cup Series and Lost game 1 to the Cincinnati Reds. Almonte and Merryweather will now be out until July. Wicks has been called up while Hodge has been optioned to Iowa. Analysis of team performance, strengths, weaknesses, and roster changes, including Alzolay, Thompson, Almonte, Brewer, Palencia IL stints. Brown will likely move to the pen while Wesneski needs to get it going again. The cubs starters are on a cold streak and need to stop giving up 5 runs every start. Keywords: Cubs news and rumors, baseball strategies and tactics, cubs highlights, Cubs vs. Reds prediction, mlb 2024 predictions, chicago cubs youtube, Chicago cubs best players, chicago cubs vs white sox, cincinnati reds vs cubs, Thumbnail Photo courtesy of: Mike Stobe/Getty Images ⁠ Episode Timestamps: Intro: 0:00 Cubs Sweep Sox: 2:54 Madrigal and Pitching Injuries: 7:02 Amaya and Gomes Catching Issues: 14:04 Danny Jansen and Elias Diaz Trade Targets: 19:02 Tanner Scott and Mason Miller, or Kopech- Bullpen Trades?: 23:45 Offensive Sparks- Alonso and Bregman: 29:36 Reds Preview Series in Cincy: 37:48 Conclusion: 40:41