Corey and Brendan discuss how Shota Imanaga, Michael Busch, and Yency Almonte change the 2024 projection and roster beyond 2025. What exactly makes Imanaga good? What are the pros and cons of Busch? Will the Cubs pitch lab tweak Almonte?…
The Chicago Cubs starting rotation has to replace Marcus Stroman, but that’s not the only question mark. Last offseason’s addition of Jameson Taillon had high expectations but landed in year one with mixed results. Is Taillon one of the sneaky…
In early in 2023, Jed Hoyer locked up Ian Happ and Nico Hoerner with contract extensions. With the Braves and Dodgers getting extensions signed this offseason, could the Cubs consider extending any of their homegrown talent? Join Cody Delmendo, Ryan…
Cubs fans are understandably feeling a bit Scrooge-like this holiday season, with the team biding their time before making any sort of free agent moves. Leila Rahimi, Peter Marzano, Nate Poppen and James Neveau discuss the team’s quiet offseason and…
On today’s episode of The Mid Show we are joined by former NBA player Shawn Marion to talk about some of the best teams he’s played for, his college career + draft class, and some of his favorite memories growing…
Former Cubs manager Joe Maddon joined Parkins & Spiegel to share what it was like to manage star Shohei Ohtani during his Angels tenure. Maddon also shares the pitch he’d use to attract Ohtani to the Cubs, why he was…
Corey Freedman and Brendan Miller discuss whether big moves can be accomplished with the prospect of signing Shohei Ohtani for +$40M AAV. Does Tyler Glasnow at $25M AAV or Shane Bieber at $12-15M AAV make more sense? Do the Chicago…
(0:00) Rico Bosco joins the show to talk about how Thanksgiving gets skipped over and how the 25 days of Christmas doesn’t play good movies anymore. (20:25) Reags also joins the show to breakdown what schools are the true blue…
The Cubs welcome Craig Counsell and introduce him as the 56th manager in franchise history.
So much for a normal Monday! The Chicago Cubs delivered some stunning news with the hiring of new manager Craig Counsell and subsequent firing of David Ross. Where does this rank on the list of Chicago sports shockers? And what…