Pre-arb Excellence: a Chicago Cubs podcast
1,052 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★ - 5 ratingsPre-arb excellence looks at the Chicago Cubs "bottoms-up" perspective. The minor leagues, the June draft, player development, and anything else that leads to pre-arbitration excellence. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
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Episodes
Correa and the future
December 27, 2021 00:55 - 26 minutes - 12.7 MBIf you don't know the specifics, don't claim to. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Why Rafael Ortega trades are dicey
December 25, 2021 21:33 - 19 minutes - 9.72 MBNobody has much backing for 2022 production, or when he'll be a free agent. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Why I don't talk much about the lockout
December 24, 2021 02:07 - 38 minutes - 18.9 MBPlenty of reasons, including some USFL reflections. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Ignorant, and proud of it
December 24, 2021 01:20 - 55 minutes - 27 MBA bit of futbol. Managers and loans. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Data sort
December 22, 2021 20:39 - 46 minutes - 22.8 MBTo usefully assess player development, sorting data should be important. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Schwindel and Wisdom
December 21, 2021 21:47 - 19 minutes - 9.53 MBNeither will have any clear trade value until after the Collective Bargaining Agreement is signed. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Assessing the Cubs and A's pipelines.
December 20, 2021 01:38 - 40 minutes - 19.7 MBThe Cubs pipeline is improved. The A's has taken a hit. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
The absurdity of fast-tracking starting pitching
December 19, 2021 20:28 - 33 minutes - 16.5 MBSome ideas were bad, even when they made a little sense. Avoid buying into them. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
The Five Minute Rule 207
December 17, 2021 21:00 - 18 minutes - 9.05 MBAssess your assessments. Respect the rivals. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Non Roster Invitee fun
December 17, 2021 19:30 - 15 minutes - 7.48 MBWho has an NRI, the headaches that might cause, and more Kiermaier fun. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Kevin Kiermaier trade talk rubbish
December 17, 2021 18:00 - 39 minutes - 19.5 MBNot all trade rumor ideas make sense. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Thanks, and some Arizona Phil stuff.
December 17, 2021 01:35 - 46 minutes - 22.4 MBCan the Cubs fit in a second or third Compound League team? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Five Minute Rule: Minor League version.
December 16, 2021 19:21 - 37 minutes - 18.3 MBCubs sign Mark Leiter, Junior, who is likely among the two best SPs in the current pipeline. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Opening Weekend
December 16, 2021 05:54 - 40 minutes - 20 MBDeLauter against FSU --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
The other side of the KB trade
December 16, 2021 05:05 - 26 minutes - 13 MBLooking at Kilian and Canario for Kris Bryant from a Giants perspective. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Jed and the Hawks
December 16, 2021 02:16 - 26 minutes - 12.8 MBA bit of a scattered podcast tonight. Music, hockey, and quality people. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
A cool faux trade idea
December 14, 2021 18:53 - 50 minutes - 24.8 MBAlong with another call to pick a college baseball squad --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
The Bain Campaign Part 97
December 13, 2021 23:12 - 20 minutes - 10.1 MBMax Bain is becoming iconic. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Another Fangraphs update
December 13, 2021 22:43 - 35 minutes - 17.3 MBScouting and scouting updates --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Fangraphs Cubs Prospect List Day
December 13, 2021 22:00 - 21 minutes - 10.6 MB49 players in the pipeline getting assessments. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
More Hosmer trade crap
December 13, 2021 21:31 - 25 minutes - 12.6 MBEric Hosmer trade chatter, with a twist. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Moves, and Contreras
November 30, 2021 21:20 - 26 minutes - 13.1 MBWillson Contreras should not be the Cubs top DH on his days off. Or even close to it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Post-deadline trades
November 23, 2021 13:04 - 35 minutes - 18.4 MBA handful of trades broke after the Rule 5 announcement deadline. Here's a way to assess those players' values. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Wade Miley and trade stuff
November 08, 2021 08:05 - 18 minutes - 8.99 MBAs well as a starting pitcher for 2022, the Cubs can now look to 2021 Draft choices as potential additions. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Nelson Velazquez update and some Arizona Phil gems.
November 05, 2021 20:04 - 23 minutes - 12.3 MBVelazquez keeps churning. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Playing college teams, and the advanced 5 Minute Rule.
November 01, 2021 22:59 - 34 minutes - 17.5 MBTexas A&M played a game against Rangers affiliates, and the Cubs are going to hire the Rays' minor league hitting coordinator. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Alcantara and catching up
October 16, 2021 03:37 - 22 minutes - 10.7 MBTwo Instructs games reviewed. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
The "Your best pitching coach" question
October 16, 2021 03:03 - 41 minutes - 20 MBWhere would you put "the best pitching coach", and why there? Why am I asking now? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Saying something vague by not saying it.
October 15, 2021 17:11 - 34 minutes - 16.6 MBYeah, this annoys me. And it seems a promoted mindset. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
The evils of reverse engineering an MLB bullpen
October 15, 2021 16:28 - 15 minutes - 7.76 MBIn October and November, think October and November thoughts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
The dangers of being one-dimensional
October 14, 2021 14:04 - 23 minutes - 11.4 MBOne-trick ponies often have limited results. Do more than one thing well --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
It's not Nelson Velazquez fault
October 13, 2021 22:40 - 13 minutes - 6.81 MBMesa lost. Velazquez had three of the four hits --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Who is Carter Hawkins?
October 13, 2021 22:19 - 20 minutes - 9.87 MBThe Cubs may have a new GM --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
The absurdity of "winning trades"
October 13, 2021 15:06 - 25 minutes - 12.3 MBTrades are about making a team/organization better. They're not a game show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
A curious way to make up your mind
October 11, 2021 13:25 - 19 minutes - 10.2 MBSome reasons for making decisions are strange. Others are laughably silly. Some are both. Some are even cryptic. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
The delicate path, and trades
October 10, 2021 17:47 - 49 minutes - 24.3 MBWalking you through how I walk through the minefiekd of baseball ideas. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Filling Jed's old gig
October 09, 2021 18:07 - 20 minutes - 9.82 MBFour candidates are being discussed for the Cubs' GM role --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
The (Unpopular) case for not trading Jason Heyward
October 09, 2021 17:40 - 27 minutes - 13.5 MBWanting to trade Jason Heyward is a popular flash. And it is useless to wish on. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Let's trade for Dallas Keuchel
October 08, 2021 23:27 - 32 minutes - 16 MBPay for some of the contract, and take a prospect in exchange. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
The AZ Fall League and the 40 man roster
October 08, 2021 13:35 - 27 minutes - 13.2 MBFive of the seven Cubs on the Solar Sox are Rule 5 Draft-eligible in December, unless added to the roster by November 19th. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Adding a verse to a Cubs theme
October 08, 2021 12:30 - 57 minutes - 29.8 MBWere the Cubs really supposed to be a dynasty? Why or why not? Could anything upgrade the odds in the future? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Dancing around the Frank Schwindel Maypole
October 06, 2021 20:03 - 23 minutes - 11.7 MBWhy are some people so salty about Frank Schwindel? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Another way of assessing the Cubs trades.
October 06, 2021 10:36 - 32 minutes - 16.6 MBHave you ever traded a share of stock. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
The cult of Matt Duffy
October 06, 2021 09:31 - 24 minutes - 12.3 MBWhy are so many Cubs fans pot-committed to a free agent role player? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Kumar and a mea culpa
October 05, 2021 18:46 - 14 minutes - 6.9 MBWhen I make mistakes, I try to own them. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Fire the hitting coach and the DSL
October 05, 2021 17:37 - 56 minutes - 29.2 MBAssessing decisions on if they make sense, not if the Cubs made the decision. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Mock Drafts and fake trades
October 05, 2021 16:20 - 32 minutes - 16 MB2 mock drafts, and hints on faux trades. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Evidence versus hype
October 04, 2021 20:05 - 31 minutes - 16.3 MBWhich sways you more? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
David Bote and flashing
October 04, 2021 18:34 - 42 minutes - 21.8 MBWill Bote have a 40 man roster spot this winter? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
A dozen for 2022
October 02, 2021 16:54 - 30 minutes - 14.6 MBI have my preliminary twelve players figured for the Cubs 7th selection in the first round. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support