Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Cubs mailbag: Are the Cubs resigned to going after second-tier free agents? And have they learned their lesson in the bullpen?
Episode 44
Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney of The Athletic respond to listener questions about how the Cubs will approach Juan Soto and the free-agent market …
1 year, 11 months ago
Javier Báez returns and Héctor Neris leaves as the Cubs go in a different direction
Episode 43
The montage on the Wrigley Field video board was essentially the only highlight for Báez in his first game back since getting traded at the 2021 dead…
1 year, 11 months ago
Deciphering the Cubs’ payroll and an early read on Juan Soto and Corbin Burnes
Episode 42
Cubs executives have publicly acknowledged that the team will likely finish the year over the $237 million luxury-tax threshold. What does this mean …
1 year, 11 months ago
The Cubs’ playoff chances are going, going, almost gone
Episode 41
The Cubs refuse to concede that it’s over — and there are still things to play for — but getting swept out of Cleveland damaged the team’s diminishin…
1 year, 11 months ago
Whatever happened to the Cubs’ wave of young pitching talent?
Episode 40
This isn’t their year. Maybe the Cubs can somehow defy the odds and sneak into the playoffs, but things simply haven’t lined up for this team.
Part o…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Names to Know as the Cubs Try to Fix Their Catching Situation
Episode 39
The Cubs have made up some ground in the wild-card race, playing a better brand of baseball and giving themselves a chance to compete in meaningful S…
1 year, 11 months ago
White Sox preview with James Fegan: Will a new manager make things tougher for the Cubs this weekend?
Episode 38
Sahadev Sharma is joined by James Fegan from Sox Machine. News of Pedro Grifol's firing had just been announced and Fegan touches on how the team cou…
2 years ago
Listener Mailbag: Will Jed Hoyer spend big? Do the Cubs need a closer? Bellinger opting in or saying goodbye?
Episode 37
Two easy ways to support the show: Leave us a nice rating/review here and SUBSCRIBE to NST on Youtube!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa…
2 years ago
A look to the future with MLB.com's Jordan Bastian
Episode 36
The Cubs continue to do just enough to tease fans and then let them down, but there are reasons to be hopeful for the future. Sahadev Sharma is joine…
2 years ago
Viewer’s guide to the last two months of the Cubs season
Episode 35
What should fans be watching for in August and September? What does the team’s brass need to see before heading into a critical offseason? Sahadev Sh…
2 years ago