3 Podcast Episodes to Catch You Up on All Things Chicago Cubs Offseason

[Matthew Trueblood]

The crew here at North Side Baseball is always trying to serve you content, even beyond our written work. Here's a roundup of three recent podcasts on the state of the Cubs at this critical juncture of the winter.

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Firstly, late last week, three-fourths of the crew of the This is Not a Rebuild Cubs podcast convened to discuss the team's oddly eventful week, albeit at a frustratingly unclear moment in the progress of the hot stove season. It began as a rumination on the possibilities for how they can still upgrade the roster, and why the offseason in MLB works so differently from that of the NBA and NFL. After the random Cub of the week, though, it veered into a new direction: a lament about this organization's maddening failure to establish long-term competitiveness. When will it change?!

On Sunday night, I also recorded an appearance with Paul "Crawly" Dzien for 670 The Score's "Fly the W" podcast. Crawly and I talked about the nuances of the team's payroll situation, why they haven't yet made that second big move this winter, and why I remain firm in my expectation that they will. The pull quote, though, is one of the last things I said: "If the team doesn't make another big move before Opening Day, then, yes, they have failed you, as Cubs fans."

Finally, check out the latest episode of Bricks Behind the Ivy, from our very own @CandidCubs. This week, he brought on Brewer Fanatic writer Jake McKibbin, to study and dissect the ways the Cubs currently match up with the two-time defending champions from Milwaukee. It's a jam-packed episode.

It's the deepest part of the winter, and we can sometimes get lost in the sauce when we sit and mull and type and read, all with our eyes alone. It's good to get some human voices involved in the conversation at this complex stage of things; digest one or two of these and keep yourself grounded and warm while you await that next big Cubs move.

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