Corey and Brendan talk about the Javy Baez injury updates -- all of which are encouraging -- and discuss Jon Lester's first start back since missing time due to arm fatigue.

Corey and Brendan highlight Mike Montgomery and Jose Quintana's starts in the Pittsburgh Pirates sweep, Addison Russell's injury that might be lead to a trade for depth, and the state of the NL central now that the Cubs begin to expand their lead.

Corey and Brendan discuss Tommy La Stella's impressive performance that might get him more playing time, Jose Quintana's underwhelming starts, and Kyle Hendricks' plus start against the Philadelphia

Corey and Brendan review the Reds series, highlighting Jake Arrieta's phenomenal second-half stretch, and discuss the roster construction when most Cubs will be back within two weeks.

Corey and Brendan discuss all things related to Javy Baez: play against Toronto, Michael Jackson like slides, how he fits into roster when Addison Russell is back, and more.

Corey and Brendan imagine life without Jon Lester, highlight several encouraging offensive trends, and touch on some of the troubling bullpen outings. Both the Reds and upcoming Blue Jays series are also reviewed.

Corey and Brendan cover lots from the weekend series against the Arizona Diamondbacks: Ben Zobrist's continuing cold stretch, Schwarber's strike outs, Baez's offensive and defensive play, and the Cubs defense in general. The upcoming series in Chicago against the Cincinnati Reds is previewed to close this episode.

Corey and Brendan discuss the Willson Contreras injury and the tightening of the NL Central.

Corey and Brendan discuss the Carl Edwards Jr. blown game and Maddon's willingness to use him going forward.

Corey and Brendan talk about Joe Maddon's comments regarding future roster construction, particularly about how he is going to be "different." Also discussed are the noteworthy player performances from the DBacks series and the upcoming series against the Nationals.

Evan Altman, Cubs Insider's Editor in Chief, joins Brendan to break down the Cubs trade for Tigers' pitcher Justin Wilson and catcher Alex Avila, while also discussing the state of the Cubs healthy farm system.

Corey and Brendan summarize all the latest Cubs trade rumors and discuss what they would like to see happen, as well as recap the entire Milwaukee Brewers series win and preview the upcoming set against the wild card leading Arizona Diamondbacks.

Evan Altman, EIC of Cubs Insider, joins Brendan and Corey to discuss the Cubs trade rumors and recap the White Sox series win ahead of the Brewers set.

Brendan goes solo in this Cubs Related episode to talk about the Cardinals series, bullpen issues, baseball statistics, and trade deadline targets.

Corey and Brendan discuss the Braves sweep, including Hector Rondon’s trending pitching, Willson’s continuous hot streak, Maddon’s comments regarding Lackey, and other noteworthy statements.

Brendan and Corey review the Orioles sweep and look ahead to the Braves series.

Evan Altman, Cubs Insider Editor in Chief, joins Brendan and Corey to discuss the Jose Quintana trade.

Corey and Brendan review the Cubs' first half -- surprises, encouraging trends, etc. -- and give bold second half predictions.

Corey and Brendan discuss the Verlander trade rumors and whether it makes sense, as well as talk about the Scwhwarber call up.

Corey and Brendan discuss Kyle Schwarber's encouraging adjustments against AAA pitchers, recap the Reds series, and talk about Almora's odd defensive scores and current status with the squad.

After a news-filled four days for the Cubs, Corey and Brendan discuss the Montero DFA, roster construction with injuries, future pitching staff, and recap the Nationals series.

Corey and Brendan recap the Marlins series, highlighting Jake Arrieta, Addison Russell, Ian Happ, Mike Montgomery, and Javy Baez. The two also share updates on the basket of injuries, including Addi's recent shoulder flare up for which he was removed in the final game of the Marlins series.

Corey and Brendan are joined by the Cubs Insider Editor in Chief, Evan Altman, to discuss Kyle Schwarber's demotion to AAA and the state of the Cubs as a whole.

Corey and Brendan discuss the recent series win in Pittsburgh and the basket of injuries.

Corey and Brendan discuss the oddities of the Cubs, center field, and the general struggles. 5zipqytw