Cubs Related: A Chicago Cubs Podcast

Corey and Brendan review the Reds series, highlighting Jake Arrieta's phenomenal second-half stretch, and discuss the roster construction when most Cubs will be back within two weeks.

Corey and Brendan discuss all things related to Javy Baez: play against Toronto, Michael Jackson like slides, how he fits into roster when Addison Russell is back, and more.

Corey and Brendan imagine life without Jon Lester, highlight several encouraging offensive trends, and touch on some of the troubling bullpen outings. Both the Reds and upcoming Blue Jays series are also reviewed. 

Corey and Brendan cover lots from the weekend series against the Arizona Diamondbacks: Ben Zobrist's continuing cold stretch, Schwarber's strike outs, Baez's offensive and defensive play, and the Cubs defense in general. The upcoming series in Chicago against the Cincinnati Reds is previewed to close this episode. 

Corey and Brendan discuss the Willson Contreras injury and the tightening of the NL Central.

Corey and Brendan discuss the Carl Edwards Jr. blown game and Maddon's willingness to use him going forward.

Corey and Brendan talk about Joe Maddon's comments regarding future roster construction, particularly about how he is going to be "different." Also discussed are the noteworthy player performances from the DBacks series and the upcoming series against the Nationals. 

Evan Altman, Cubs Insider's Editor in Chief, joins Brendan to break down the Cubs trade for Tigers' pitcher Justin Wilson and catcher Alex Avila, while also discussing the state of the Cubs healthy farm system. 

Corey and Brendan summarize all the latest Cubs trade rumors and discuss what they would like to see happen, as well as recap the entire Milwaukee Brewers series win and preview the upcoming set against the wild card leading Arizona Diamondbacks. 

Evan Altman, EIC of Cubs Insider, joins Brendan and Corey to discuss the Cubs trade rumors and recap the White Sox series win ahead of the Brewers set.

Brendan goes solo in this Cubs Related episode to talk about the Cardinals series, bullpen issues, baseball statistics, and trade deadline targets. 

Corey and Brendan discuss the Braves sweep, including Hector Rondon’s trending pitching, Willson’s continuous hot streak, Maddon’s comments regarding Lackey, and other noteworthy statements. 

Brendan and Corey review the Orioles sweep and look ahead to the Braves series. 

Evan Altman, Cubs Insider Editor in Chief, joins Brendan and Corey to discuss the Jose Quintana trade.

Corey and Brendan review the Cubs' first half -- surprises, encouraging trends, etc. -- and give bold second half predictions.