With the offseason about to heat up, Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney of The Athletic field questions from listeners on the next steps in Pete Crow-Armstrong’s development, whether Sonny Gray and Garrett Crochet are realistic trade targets, and which prospects are untouchable. Plus an updated scouting report on Moises Ballesteros and a reality check on the team’s pitching program.Support NST!

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After laying some groundwork at the GM meetings, teams are starting to make moves. Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney discuss some of the names connected to the Cubs, explaining why the club is targeting a certain tier of starting pitchers and how those players would fit in Chicago. As the Cubs assess their options at catcher, you can cross Travis d'Arnaud’s name off the list now that he’s signed with the Angels, the team that also worked quickly to sign Kyle Hendricks. The Athletic’s Cubs beat writers dig into why the team moved on from Hendricks, why the veteran pitcher didn’t wait around, and why we’ll never see another player quite like The Professor.Support NST!

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Believe the hype surrounding Roki Sasaki, the young Japanese pitcher who has been on the Cubs’ radar for years. Now that Sasaki will enter the posting system and become an international free agent (with strings attached), Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney of The Athletic give you a full scouting report.

That background includes the club’s efforts to build up credibility in Japan as well as its connections to Sasaki’s American agency. Find out why Chicago would be a great place for Sasaki and how the Cubs can sell their vision. This might be the key to the entire offseason.

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