Cubs On Deck

Cubs On Deck

From player interviews to rankings and analysis, Cubs On Deck is dedicated to bringing you everything you need to know about the Chicago Cubs minor league system and its top prospects.

Episodes

July 8, 2025 41 mins
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.
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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.
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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
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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 Kirkpa...
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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?
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June 2, 2025 61 mins
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.
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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
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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
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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?
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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, ...
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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
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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.
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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 aff...
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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!
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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...
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Topics on this week's episode with Greg Huss and Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register as the duo recaps opening weekend for the Iowa Cubs:
  • Throwback to when Matt Murton and Eric Patterson were Cubs prospects
  • Owen Caissie is healthy and in the starting lineup
  • James Triantos and how his skillset might work in the bigs
  • Moises Ballesteros hits the ball hard and the defense is better than it probably should be
  • Ben Cowles surprising ear...
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Marquee Sports Network and former Iowa Cubs broadcaster Alex Cohen joins Greg Huss to preview the Iowa Cubs 2025 campaign. Iowa will be a team loaded with top prospects:
  • Top 100 bats Moises Ballesteros, Kevin Alcantara, James Triantos, and Owen Caissie
  • Other hitters Christian Franklin, Jonathon Long, Pablo Aliendo, Ben Cowles
  • Starting pitchers Cade Horton, Connor Noland, and Brandon Birdsell
  • Relievers Jack Neely, Frankie Scalzo Jr,...
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In his final appearance on the show, former Myrtle Beach Pelicans broadcaster Sam Weiderhaft helps Greg Huss preview the Birds 2025 campaign. Players of note include Jose Escobar, Yahil Melendez, Angel Cepeda, Christopher Paciolla, Alexis Hernandez, Anderson Suriel, Joan Delgado, Alexey Lumpuy, Owen Ayers, Michael Carico, Luis Martinez-Gomez, Naz Mule, and Jeral Vizcaino.
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Greg Huss and Bryan Smith are joined by South Bend Cubs broadcaster Brendan King to preview the 2025 campaign for the High-A South Bend Cubs after a review of Saturday's Spring Breakout game that featured impressive performances by Cade Horton, Jaxon Wiggins, Will Sanders, and Kevin Alcantara. South Bend prospects to keep an eye on this year:
  • Top hitters Cristian Hernandez, Eriandys Ramon, and Leonel Espinoza
  • Big boy boppers Cole...
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Topics on this week's episode with Greg Huss and brand new Iowa Cubs broadcaster Jason Kempf:
  • How Jason's path through the minors led him to Iowa
  • His relationships with Alex Cohen and Sam Weiderhaft
  • Riding in a trunk from a Mexican restaurant in Beloit
  • Road tripping for a month in a half while with the Quad Cities
  • Cubs prospects that caught his eye last year in Myrtle Beach
  • Cubs prospects that will likely spend the year in Iowa this ...
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