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
25 potential AZCL callups for 2022 from the DSL
September 06, 2021 05:15 - 30 minutes - 14.7 MBPromotions are good. Especially if they lead to a second AZCL squad in 2022. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
The Joc Pederson trade
September 06, 2021 02:41 - 32 minutes - 16 MBA look back, about two months in --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Assessing new information
September 05, 2021 23:34 - 28 minutes - 13.8 MBHapp, Espinoza, Little, and Swarmer. With a side mention of cognitive dissonance. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
A look back at the Chafin trade
September 05, 2021 18:03 - 26 minutes - 12.8 MBWhat do we know now, we dodn't then? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
On spending
September 05, 2021 16:05 - 15 minutes - 7.76 MBWith the new CBA may come new punishments and punishment levels. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Saturday PT 2, Herz and forfeits
September 05, 2021 15:39 - 19 minutes - 9.72 MBThe A's Cubs game in Mesa was declared a forfeit. That is strange. Herz carved in South Bend. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Lagniappe kind of Saturday
September 05, 2021 01:58 - 29 minutes - 14.6 MBAnd a baseball word I detest --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Two odd Arizona Fall League player ideas
September 04, 2021 15:54 - 25 minutes - 12.5 MBMost AFL names are prospects. Though not all, are. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Emblematic
September 04, 2021 03:08 - 23 minutes - 11.5 MB2 situations were emblematic of the Cubs pipeline tonight. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Another "who gets the win" argument
September 03, 2021 21:55 - 15 minutes - 7.34 MBDavid Ross shouldn'tbget Friday's manager win. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
What if Michael Hermosillo?
September 03, 2021 21:36 - 25 minutes - 12.4 MBWhat if he's useful? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Patience and predictability
September 03, 2021 18:44 - 19 minutes - 9.26 MBTwo Cubs prospects that have struggled did well on Friday morning. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Learning experience: Thursday in the Cubs pipeline
September 03, 2021 04:33 - 22 minutes - 10.9 MBDon't tell me what happened last week and expect a cookie. Or respect. Tell me what will happen the next few weeks, or indicate you're contemplating it --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Carraway, Tennessee, and the 40 man roster
September 02, 2021 20:31 - 20 minutes - 10.2 MBThankfully, Carraway isn't on the 40 man roster. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
MacKenzie Gore and the Rule 5 Draft
September 02, 2021 20:00 - 17 minutes - 8.41 MBA highly ranked arm, Gore has struggled in 2021. He will be Rule 5 Draft-eligible this season, if not protected by the Padres on the 40 man roster. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
DSL Thursday and 2022/2023 spending
September 02, 2021 19:34 - 32 minutes - 15.6 MBPedro Ramirez 3/5 RBI, triple, leaves game after HBP. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Thursday in the pipeline
September 02, 2021 13:07 - 11 minutes - 5.5 MBWith nods to a few MLB players, as well. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Why I'm at a disadvantage
September 01, 2021 19:49 - 26 minutes - 13.6 MBThe Cubs home-grown outfielders for decades have been abysmal. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Assess the 40 before free agents
September 01, 2021 18:54 - 30 minutes - 14.7 MBTo everything, there is a season. Assess on-hand players before going in-depth on free agents. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Silly ideas, and a night in the pipeline
September 01, 2021 04:59 - 57 minutes - 28.2 MBSome players had good night, and quite a few people have absurdly bad ideas. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Meisinger, Jewell, Hernandez, Ramirez
August 31, 2021 20:28 - 9 minutes - 4.48 MBThe top two were claimed on waivers. The other two did well. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
A stupid Twitter trade offer
August 31, 2021 02:21 - 24 minutes - 12.6 MBPeople going with "what would benefit my team" over "what would be logical" still. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
The Mets are a joke
August 30, 2021 06:05 - 58 minutes - 28.7 MBAnd how the Cubs can take advantage of financial misfires. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Gambling on your team to win.
August 30, 2021 04:31 - 27 minutes - 13.5 MBDon't. Just don't. If you do, bad things happen. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Early ripe, early rotten.
August 30, 2021 03:18 - 35 minutes - 17.1 MBMyrtle Beach lead 4-1. From there, not so much. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
The 40 man roster if there's a work stoppage
August 30, 2021 02:03 - 47 minutes - 23.1 MBWhat differences would a guarantee of labor unrest have on the Cubs' off-season finances? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
No Polanco, please
August 29, 2021 05:49 - 13 minutes - 6.82 MBDespite costing league minimum the rest of the season, Gregory Polanco would make no sense for the Cubs in 2021. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
If draft picks are eventually traded
August 29, 2021 05:18 - 48 minutes - 23.6 MBTwo Cubs would make "traded for a draft pick" pieces. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Herzday into the sixth
August 29, 2021 04:04 - 43 minutes - 21.1 MBReally nice night, keyed by some good hitting, timely pitching, and quality from guys on my tentative Rule 5 protect list. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
One helluva comeback
August 28, 2021 22:30 - 9 minutes - 4.79 MBAnd a curious lineup scratch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Enter Rivas and Effross
August 28, 2021 21:29 - 17 minutes - 8.58 MBAlfonso Rivas and Scott Effross replace the DFAd Ryan Meisinger and Jake Jewell --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
The other side of the Rule 5 Draft
August 28, 2021 20:36 - 26 minutes - 13.4 MBWhat might the Cubs do in December? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Stop about the Kimbrel trade
August 28, 2021 19:51 - 20 minutes - 10.2 MBThe Cubs seem to have met every goal with all of their trades. The ChiSox goal was October. Not August. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Which games (in the pipeline) to follow?
August 28, 2021 16:07 - 17 minutes - 8.46 MBMost nights offer you a choice. How I usually decide? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Which games (innthe pipeline) to follow?
August 28, 2021 16:07 - 17 minutes - 8.46 MBMost nights offer you a choice. How I usually decide? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tim-huwe/support
Prospect ageism, and tying it together
August 28, 2021 05:38 - 30 minutes - 14.8 MBThe Cubs 2021 home run leader was an older prospect. Which specifically prevented him from doing what? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Developing starting pitching
August 28, 2021 04:54 - 34 minutes - 16.6 MBHow another team develops a SP hints how the Cubs should. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
My tentative Rule 5 protection list
August 27, 2021 20:53 - 42 minutes - 20.8 MB14 names are atop my list of Rule 5 protection decisions. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
A nugget from 1970
August 27, 2021 06:29 - 17 minutes - 8.38 MBI turned on a YouTube game from 1970 on audio. It took almost two batters in before I was reminded how much things have changed. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Rule 5 Draft protect list: the candidates
August 27, 2021 05:25 - 38 minutes - 18.7 MBHere is a look at who will be Rule 5 Draft eligible in December, if not protected. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Vizcaino and streaks
August 27, 2021 04:29 - 31 minutes - 15.2 MBSo much good innthe pipeline today. Mostly in South Bend, Myrtle Beach, and the DSL. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
The case against calling up Dakota Mekkes
August 27, 2021 01:49 - 23 minutes - 11.6 MBUsually, I talk about the upside of calling up players. Here is the case for other calling up Dakota Mekkes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Smokies game on Thursday banged: COVID
August 26, 2021 20:16 - 5 minutes - 2.53 MBNot good news, but it is news. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Adam Sanchez and Alexis Hernandez
August 26, 2021 20:03 - 29 minutes - 14.5 MBTwo projected Cubs international signings --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Casey Opitz pod
August 26, 2021 14:40 - 26 minutes - 12.8 MBWhat makes a middle-round catcher an intriguing get? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Tarp Bringer: Wednesday in the pipeline
August 26, 2021 03:48 - 19 minutes - 9.69 MBCanario, Velazquez, Made, Riley Martin --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Mea culpas, and Adam Morgan
August 25, 2021 20:48 - 9 minutes - 4.87 MBSometimes, I get things wrong. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Let's play conspiracy theory regarding Chase Strumpf
August 25, 2021 07:28 - 22 minutes - 10.8 MBIf he's off to Des Moines, who might be heading to Tennessee (or South Bend). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
Cubs off-season 40 man roster (6 year free agents)
August 25, 2021 06:45 - 53 minutes - 26.2 MBNot much added here, but this is a step (or two) that need examining. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support
James Triantos is okay
August 25, 2021 04:25 - 21 minutes - 10.6 MBMesa wins, and a recent high school student is doing well for them. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tim-huwe/support