Locked On Cubs - Daily Podcast On The Chicago Cubs

Trade discussions are heating up as Willson Contreras, Ian Happ, David Robertson, and Mychal Givens all have strong positions on the market. Plus, Cubs lose three out of four to the Giants and previewing our content plans for the week. For LIVE trade reactions please SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnCubs and stay with us on your preferred audio platform with both bonus and regular episodes all week long. Hit the feedback zone by sending us a text or leaving a voicemail: 312-834-4634 Follow us on Twitter: @LockedOnCubs | @matt_cozzi | @SamOlbur Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Blue Nile Make your moment sparkle with jewelry from Bluenile.com. And, going on now is the Blue Nile Anniversary Sale … Save up to forty percent on classic fine jewelry pieces and twenty-five percent on engagement ring settings. Shop stress free and find your forever piece. Go to BlueNile.com today. LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB. Vroom With Vroom, you can buy a car entirely online, and have it delivered straight to you, so you never have to go to a dealership again. So, next time you need to buy a car, just grab your phone, go to Vroom.com and check out thousands of great cars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First trade is in the books and we're covering it LIVE as the Cubs send relief pitcher Chris Martin to the Dodgers for infielder/outfielder Zach McKinstry. For continued live coverage, please join us on YouTube after each trade and subscribe as we make the push to 1,000 subscribers: https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnCubs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We jumped on YouTube and recorded a LIVE bonus episode Friday night before the second game of the Cubs/Giants series. Catching up on the latest trade chatter, breaking down the ratings news for Marquee Sports Network, and more. Subscribe to our YouTube channel as we make the push to 1,000 subscribers: https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnCubs Hit the feedback zone by sending us a text or leaving a voicemail: 312-834-4634 Follow us on Twitter: @LockedOnCubs | @matt_cozzi | @SamOlbur Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Sports Card Investor Download the Sports Card Investor App today and easily browse over 630K cards from every sport, with hundreds more added each week . Available for free in the Google Play and Apple App stores or go to sportscardinvestor.com/lockedon. Blue Nile Make your moment sparkle with jewelry from Bluenile.com. And, going on now is the Blue Nile Anniversary Sale … Save up to forty percent on classic fine jewelry pieces and twenty-five percent on engagement ring settings. Shop stress free and find your forever piece. Go to BlueNile.com today. LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No Cubs have been traded...yet. As the first move is still to be made, will trades be made soon or closer to Tuesday's deadline? Ian Happ -- signed through the 2023 season -- is a top trade chip for the North Siders. While his value is high, why would the Cubs trade him, especially if they plan to contend in 2023? Plus, Chris Morel is playing like a legitimate Rookie of the Year candidate. *Note: This episode was recorded before the Cubs 4-2 loss to the Giants Thursday night.* Hit the feedback zone by sending us a text or leaving a voicemail: 312-834-4634 Follow us on Twitter: @LockedOnCubs | @matt_cozzi | @SamOlbur Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Sports Card Investor Download the Sports Card Investor App today and easily browse over 630K cards from every sport, with hundreds more added each week . Available for free in the Google Play and Apple App stores or go to sportscardinvestor.com/lockedon. Blue Nile Make your moment sparkle with jewelry from Bluenile.com. And, going on now is the Blue Nile Anniversary Sale … Save up to forty percent on classic fine jewelry pieces and twenty-five percent on engagement ring settings. Shop stress free and find your forever piece. Go to BlueNile.com today. LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Within one week of the trade deadline, what Cubs players are likely to be traded and where could they land? Breaking down top destinations, possible package deals, and more, with as many as 10 players being traded. Plus, previewing Cubs/Giants this weekend as the Cubs try to extend their six-game win streak. *Note: Send us questions to 312-834-4634 or on Twitter and we will read them on Friday's episode!* Hit the feedback zone by sending us a text or leaving a voicemail: 312-834-4634 Follow us on Twitter: @LockedOnCubs | @matt_cozzi | @SamOlbur Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Sports Card Investor Download the Sports Card Investor App today and easily browse over 630K cards from every sport, with hundreds more added each week . Available for free in the Google Play and Apple App stores or go to sportscardinvestor.com/lockedon. Blue Nile Make your moment sparkle with jewelry from Bluenile.com. And, going on now is the Blue Nile Anniversary Sale … Save up to forty percent on classic fine jewelry pieces and twenty-five percent on engagement ring settings. Shop stress free and find your forever piece. Go to BlueNile.com today. LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cubs notch another sweep as they defeat the Pirates 4-2 to wrap up the two game series. The Cubs scored three runs early and held on from there as Keegan Thompson pitched well again, and Seiya Suzuki 鈴木 誠也 hit a late home run to seal the victory. Plus, Willson Contreras likely plays his final game at Wrigley Field in a Cubs uniform. Contreras has produced a great career on the North Side and there were a lot of emotions at the ballpark. *Note: Send us questions to 312-834-4634 or on Twitter and we will read them on either Thursday or Friday's episode this week! Hit the feedback zone by sending us a text or leaving a voicemail: 312-834-4634 Follow us on Twitter: @LockedOnCubs @matt_cozzi @SamOlbur Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Sports Card Investor Download the Sports Card Investor App today and easily browse over 630K cards from every sport, with hundreds more added each week . Available for free in the Google Play and Apple App stores or go to sportscardinvestor.com/lockedon. Blue Nile Make your moment sparkle with jewelry from Bluenile.com. And, going on now is the Blue Nile Anniversary Sale … Save up to forty percent on classic fine jewelry pieces and twenty-five percent on engagement ring settings. Shop stress free and find your forever piece. Go to BlueNile.com today. LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nico Hoerner's hit in the eighth inning pushed the Cubs past the Pirates for the 5th straight win for the North Siders. Adrian Sampson was excellent in the start and Mychal Givens and Scott Effross closed it out as the excitement continues. Plus, as trades loom, what happens with certain players who are on the fringe of continuing to contribute or not? Hit the feedback zone by sending us a text or leaving a voicemail: 312-834-4634 Follow us on Twitter: @LockedOnCubs @matt_cozzi @SamOlbur Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Sports Card Investor Download the Sports Card Investor App today and easily browse over 630K cards from every sport, with hundreds more added each week . Available for free in the Google Play and Apple App stores or go to sportscardinvestor.com/lockedon. Blue Nile Make your moment sparkle with jewelry from Bluenile.com. And, going on now is the Blue Nile Anniversary Sale … Save up to forty percent on classic fine jewelry pieces and twenty-five percent on engagement ring settings. Shop stress free and find your forever piece. Go to BlueNile.com today. LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cubs sweep the Phillies to begin the second half! They did it all -- won big, won in extra innings, and won close. Pitching gave them a great chance with the starters throwing well (Steele, Stroman, Smyly) and then the bullpen and offense backed it up, especially from Chris Morel who had perhaps his best series of the season. Plus, plenty of highlights from the minor leagues as multiple prospects make an impression over the weekend. LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL OR SEND US A TEXT: 312-834-4634 Follow along on Twitter: @LockedOnCubs, @matt_cozzi, @SamOlbur Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Sports Card Investor Download the Sports Card Investor App today and easily browse over 630K cards from every sport, with hundreds more added each week . Available for free in the Google Play and Apple App stores or go to sportscardinvestor.com/lockedon. Blue Nile Make your moment sparkle with jewelry from Bluenile.com. And, going on now is the Blue Nile Anniversary Sale … Save up to forty percent on classic fine jewelry pieces and twenty-five percent on engagement ring settings. Shop stress free and find your forever piece. Go to BlueNile.com today. LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cubs are 35-57 at the All-Star break. What grade should they receive for the first half and what is the outlook for the second half? Plus, listener interaction with comments and questions as we recorded live for the first time. LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL OR SEND US A TEXT: 312-834-4634 Follow along on Twitter: @LockedOnCubs, @matt_cozzi, @SamOlbur Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Sports Card Investor Download the Sports Card Investor App today and easily browse over 630K cards from every sport, with hundreds more added each week . Available for free in the Google Play and Apple App stores or go to sportscardinvestor.com/lockedon. Blue Nile Make your moment sparkle with jewelry from Bluenile.com. And, going on now is the Blue Nile Anniversary Sale … Save up to forty percent on classic fine jewelry pieces and twenty-five percent on engagement ring settings. Shop stress free and find your forever piece. Go to BlueNile.com today.  LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nico Hoerner is perhaps the BEST player on the current Cubs team, and is in the conversation as one of the best shortstops in baseball this season. Is he a future star player, and the next time the Cubs are in the playoffs, is he at shortstop or somewhere else? Plus: Analyzing the significance of the Cubs being 7th overall in home attendance, reading comments and questions from listeners, and more. *Note: Please join us for our first LIVE show at 8 p.m. CST Thursday as we preview the second half of the season + more* LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL OR SEND US A TEXT: 312-834-4634 Follow along on Twitter: @LockedOnCubs, @matt_cozzi, @SamOlbur Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Sports Card Investor Download the Sports Card Investor App today and easily browse over 630K cards from every sport, with hundreds more added each week . Available for free in the Google Play and Apple App stores or go to sportscardinvestor.com/lockedon. Blue Nile Make your moment sparkle with jewelry from Bluenile.com. And, going on now is the Blue Nile Anniversary Sale … Save up to forty percent on classic fine jewelry pieces and twenty-five percent on engagement ring settings. Shop stress free and find your forever piece. Go to BlueNile.com today.  LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 2022 MLB Draft is complete and the Cubs drafted 16 pitchers out of their 20 selections. Why such a BIG emphasis on pitching? Plus, ranking the top trade chips for the Cubs as the deadline approaches. Also, a few prospect notes including Matt Mervis -- who leads all of affiliated baseball with 80 RBI -- being promoted to Triple-A. *Note: Please join us for our first LIVE show at 8 p.m. CST Thursday as we preview the second half of the season + more* LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL OR SEND US A TEXT: 312-834-4634 Follow along on Twitter: @LockedOnCubs, @matt_cozzi, @SamOlbur Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Sports Card Investor Download the Sports Card Investor App today and easily browse over 630K cards from every sport, with hundreds more added each week . Available for free in the Google Play and Apple App stores or go to sportscardinvestor.com/lockedon. Blue Nile Make your moment sparkle with jewelry from Bluenile.com. And, going on now is the Blue Nile Anniversary Sale … Save up to forty percent on classic fine jewelry pieces and twenty-five percent on engagement ring settings. Shop stress free and find your forever piece. Go to BlueNile.com today.  LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cubs selected two pitchers with their first two picks of the 2022 MLB Draft in Oklahoma RHP Cade Horton and IMG Academy (Fla.) LHP Jackson Ferris. What is the main information on these players and what it does it mean for the farm system moving forward? Plus, memories of the Home Run Derby and All-Star Game, including quizzing Sam on the Cubs All-Star selections from 2009 through 2014. LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL OR SEND US A TEXT: 312-834-4634 Follow along on Twitter: @LockedOnCubs, @matt_cozzi, @SamOlbur Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Sports Card Investor Download the Sports Card Investor App today and easily browse over 630K cards from every sport, with hundreds more added each week . Available for free in the Google Play and Apple App stores or go to sportscardinvestor.com/lockedon. Blue Nile Make your moment sparkle with jewelry from Bluenile.com. And, going on now is the Blue Nile Anniversary Sale … Save up to forty percent on classic fine jewelry pieces and twenty-five percent on engagement ring settings. Shop stress free and find your forever piece. Go to BlueNile.com today.  LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Despite the downslide of the Cubs, don't let anyone tell YOU how to feel as a fan. As the Cubs are easy to criticize this season, Sam and Matt discuss why it is possible to still support the team, even with this current rebuild being complicated to figure out. Plus, could Nationals outfielder Juan Soto be a possible solution to the woes of the Cubs? With Soto now on the trade market, it is fun to think about him residing on the North Side. *Note 1: We recorded prior to the result of Sunday's win over the Mets* *Note 2: Please join us for our first LIVE show at 8 p.m. CST Thursday as we preview the second half of the season + more* LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL OR SEND US A TEXT: 312-834-4634 Follow along on Twitter: @LockedOnCubs, @matt_cozzi, @SamOlbur Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Sports Card Investor Download the Sports Card Investor App today and easily browse over 630K cards from every sport, with hundreds more added each week . Available for free in the Google Play and Apple App stores or go to sportscardinvestor.com/lockedon. Blue Nile Make your moment sparkle with jewelry from Bluenile.com. And, going on now is the Blue Nile Anniversary Sale … Save up to forty percent on classic fine jewelry pieces and twenty-five percent on engagement ring settings. Shop stress free and find your forever piece. Go to BlueNile.com today.  LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cubs lose their 7th straight game as this becomes a stretch in which it is difficult to be optimistic. Amid the struggles, who else should play more? Plus, referencing prospect performances again and previewing the MLB Draft this Sunday. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Sports Card Investor Download the Sports Card Investor App today and easily browse over 630K cards from every sport, with hundreds more added each week . Available for free in the Google Play and Apple App stores or go to sportscardinvestor.com/lockedon. Blue Nile Make your moment sparkle with jewelry from Bluenile.com, and LOCKED ON SPORTS listeners get $50 off purchases of $500 or more using code LOCKEDON. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cubs lose their sixth game in a row following a 7-1 defeat to the Orioles. Justin Steele pitched to the tune of a quality start, but the line is pretty much drawn from there as the North Siders were mediocre in all other areas. The Cubs next enter a four-game series against the Mets to close out the first half of the season. Plus, Willson Contreras is sure to be on the move by the trade deadline. What type of value could he draw and where are the potential landing spots? LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL OR SEND US A TEXT: 312-834-4634 Follow along on Twitter: @LockedOnCubs, @matt_cozzi, @SamOlbur Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Sports Card Investor Download the Sports Card Investor App today and easily browse over 630K cards from every sport, with hundreds more added each week . Available for free in the Google Play and Apple App stores or go to sportscardinvestor.com/lockedon. Blue Nile Make your moment sparkle with jewelry from Bluenile.com, and LOCKED ON SPORTS listeners get $50 off purchases of $500 or more using code LOCKEDON. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices