https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pre-arb-excellence--4293047
Fell free to correct my mistakes, or volunteer to be a one-time co-host.]]>fiBaseballCopyright timhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/images.spreaker.com/nuvolari-assets/yellow_square_mic.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pre-arb-excellence--4293047Sun, 31 Aug 2025 18:37:18 +0000timtimfeeds@spreaker.comThis podcast focuses mainly on the player development angles regarding the Chicago Cubs. Fell free to correct my mistakes, or volunteer to be a one-time co-host.
Fell free to correct my mistakes, or volunteer to be a one-time co-host.]]>false43b6de2c-e79f-5f67-b5e6-fbcf7b3fe720episodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-18-the-14th-player-fallacy--67573598
Executives will micromanage, just like they do the rest of the season.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67573598Sun, 31 Aug 2025 18:36:20 +0000timIt used to be that, on or shortly after September 1st, MLB teams would promote a handful of players as the 25 man roster was bumped to 40. It's a popular article around that date. And the 14th man is a fallacy. Executives will micromanage, just like...
Executives will micromanage, just like they do the rest of the season.]]>675falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-17-monetizing-the-draft--67473183https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67473183Fri, 22 Aug 2025 02:05:40 +0000timIt would be so refreshing to have adult baseball discussion regarding what an "acceptable" return on a draft pick would be.859falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-16-kade-snell--67473116https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67473116Fri, 22 Aug 2025 01:45:26 +0000timWhile Kade Snell has struggled a bit with a high pro placement, don't sweat it, he'll be fine.686falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-15-lineup-sclineup--67472984
If you're a content creator, don't waste time complaining about the lineup. There are far more useful topics to discuss.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67472984Fri, 22 Aug 2025 01:14:48 +0000timThe days of using the same lineup day after day went out with Leo Durocher. A team without depth isn't going to win. That 13th hitter on the roster had better be useful, or it really doesn't much matter. If you're a content creator, don't waste time...
If you're a content creator, don't waste time complaining about the lineup. There are far more useful topics to discuss.]]>888falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-14-second-rounder-kane-kepley--67472905https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67472905Fri, 22 Aug 2025 00:54:33 +0000timKane Kepley has done nothing but hit since joining the Myrtle Beach roster. When players run wild on the bases when having a pro on-base of over .500 (Yes, really.), people notice.864falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-13-jed-hoyer-s-deadline-decisions--67472824
It's almost like seeing Owen Caissie in a Cubs uniform stifled the dissent.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67472824Fri, 22 Aug 2025 00:36:28 +0000timWhile the criticism for Jed Hoyer's deadline activity was rather loud, it has quieted. After all, the cost of acquiring an SP with 0 innings this season was a second rounder in the 2024 draft. (Shane Bieber to Toronto.) It's almost like seeing Owen...
It's almost like seeing Owen Caissie in a Cubs uniform stifled the dissent.]]>793falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-12-why-the-dodgers-mets-and-yankees-can-t-pitch--67383504https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67383504Fri, 15 Aug 2025 23:47:50 +0000timThe 40 man roster and the freebies given to smaller market teams are a large part of why Milwaukee is crushing in MLB nowadays.883falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-11-baseball-incrementalism--67349707https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67349707Tue, 12 Aug 2025 21:44:10 +0000timBy retaining Reese McGuire and giving Jonathan Berti the DFA treatment, the Cubs better set themselves on a path for success than if they had done the reverse.850falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-10-shoehorning-large-market-development-problems--67307205
Maybe because a small-market team with a good batch of strategies _should_ clock a similar organization in development.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67307205Fri, 08 Aug 2025 21:56:24 +0000timWhy does it seem like big market MLB development systems are struggling more than before COVID hit? Maybe because a small-market team with a good batch of strategies _should_ clock a similar organization in development.
Maybe because a small-market team with a good batch of strategies _should_ clock a similar organization in development.]]>889falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/should-the-cubs-acquire-white-sox-dfa-gus-varland--67290379https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67290379Thu, 07 Aug 2025 20:22:37 +0000tim827falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-is-why-the-cubs-non-tendered-kyle-schwarber--67289717https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67289717Thu, 07 Aug 2025 20:00:56 +0000tim832falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/defining-baseball-thought--67288926https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67288926Thu, 07 Aug 2025 19:20:12 +0000tim674falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-6-here-is-something-about-which-mlb-only-fans-are-particularly-horrible-at--67288784
Their major drawback is discussed here.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67288784Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:55:28 +0000timMLB-only fans are people who largely follow their team, have no particular wisdom regarding other teams (as opposed to players), and lack the respect players should receive for being in MLB. Their major drawback is discussed here.
Their major drawback is discussed here.]]>737falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-5-the-whole-miguel-amaya-thing--67246886
He'd already been injured for 100 days, and putting him one the 60 Day saved a 40 man roster spot for an indefinite period of time.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67246886Mon, 04 Aug 2025 16:09:35 +0000timIt's certainly easy to explain why the Cubs put Miguel Amaya on the 60 Day Injured List. He'd already been injured for 100 days, and putting him one the 60 Day saved a 40 man roster spot for an indefinite period of time.
He'd already been injured for 100 days, and putting him one the 60 Day saved a 40 man roster spot for an indefinite period of time.]]>410falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-4-the-other-reason-jaxon-wiggins-didn-t-get-traded--67246743
Sustainability.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67246743Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:57:26 +0000timAside from the excessive cost of veterans this deadline, there's another reason Jaxon Wiggins didn't get traded last week. It can be summed up in one word. Sustainability.
Sustainability.]]>788falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/will-moises-ballesteros-bat-be-with-a-roster-spot--67237742https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67237742Sun, 03 Aug 2025 16:21:05 +0000tim755falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-reese-mcguire-worth-a-40-man-roster-spot-this-winter--67237476
If he sticks around _through_ until the off-season, I think he has, so far, justified an off-season spot.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67237476Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:31:43 +0000timNormally, back-up catchers are negligent on offense or defense. Or, maybe both. Reese McGuire, despite being a third-string catcher, has been better than break-even in both categories. If he sticks around _through_ until the off-season, I think he...
If he sticks around _through_ until the off-season, I think he has, so far, justified an off-season spot.]]>813falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eating-jed-hoyer-s-lunch--67237303
Part of it is baked into the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Part of it is the Brewers seem to do the small things better than the Cubs.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67237303Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:05:42 +0000timWhy is it that the Brewers are doing so well? Part of it is baked into the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Part of it is the Brewers seem to do the small things better than the Cubs.
Part of it is baked into the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Part of it is the Brewers seem to do the small things better than the Cubs.]]>645falsefull