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The Cubbie Climb: with Brett Bateman

Jacob Zanolla; Blake Cowell

The Cubbie Climb podcast focuses on Cubs prospect Brett Bateman and his journey through the minor leagues. Brett discusses the life of a ballplayer during a grueling baseball season, joined by co-hosts Jacob Zanolla and Blake Cowell, who help bring fans closer to the team they love.

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66:40

13. A Conversation With Pitching Prospect Kohl Franklin

The Cubbie Climb: with Brett Bateman ·

2019/10/07

Before talking with Twitter verified pitching prospect Kohl Franklin, Jimmy and Greg discuss the Cubs prospects in the Arizona Fall League and what they would like to see the Cubs choose with the 16th overall pick in next years baseball draft. When they get to their conversation with Kohl Franklin, the guys discuss Kohl's superb season in Eugene, what happened the day he was drafted, and they debate if a hotdog is a sandwich.

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51:18

12. A Conversation With Pitching Prospect Jeff...

The Cubbie Climb: with Brett Bateman ·

2019/09/23

The guys kick off the offseason with the first ever Growing Cubs guest! Pitching prospect Jeff Passantino joins Greg and Jimmy to talk about everything from what it was like playing with Ben Zobrist to his high school days with Dan Vogelbach.

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62:14

11. Growing Cubs Podcast Award Show

The Cubbie Climb: with Brett Bateman ·

2019/09/08

Before they move on to a new show format for the minor league offseason, Greg and Jimmy give out awards to Cubs prospects such as Most Likely to Coach and Hitter of the Year. Listen to them discuss why they chose each player for their award, and be sure to listen to who won the 2019 Growing Cubs Podcast Co-Host of the Year Award.

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69:06

10. Nico and Miguel to the AFL, Complete Breakdown of...

The Cubbie Climb: with Brett Bateman ·

2019/09/02

On the very last Growing Cubs episode of the Minor League Baseball regular season, Greg and Jimmy take a deep dive into the Arizona Fall League rosters headlined by Nico Hoerner and Miguel Amaya. The duo is not surprised by anything Cory Abbott does anymore and they swoon over Richard Gallardo. They long for the days of the long ball in the system and mentally prepare themselves for next week's award show special!

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63:26

9. Iowa Could Take Down Orioles, Pitching Depth...

The Cubbie Climb: with Brett Bateman ·

2019/08/25

This week's episode includes the return of the Dudes and Duds segment! Greg and Jimmy also discuss the red-hot Miguel Amaya and sweet swinging Cole Roederer as well as the overload of pitching depth currently in Tennessee and Iowa.

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59:49

8. Top Pitching Prospects Dominance, Cubs Potential...

The Cubbie Climb: with Brett Bateman ·

2019/08/19

September is coming soon and that means teams will be expanding rosters. Greg and I discuss who the Cubs could potentially call up when the rosters expand to forty men, as well as who could get DFA'd to clear room for guys not on the 40-man roster. Also, we answer listener questions and discuss times we have been dead wrong about prospects.

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64:41

7. Our Cubs Top Prospect List

The Cubbie Climb: with Brett Bateman ·

2019/08/12

Due to popular demand, Jimmy and Greg give their list of top hitters and pitchers in the Cubs system. They use the full episode to debate why they are higher on some guys more than others, as well as provide what they believe the prospect's ceiling is when they are promoted to Chicago. Be sure to listen for the nicknames they give the players!

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64:06

6. Trade Deadline Deals, Important Promotions, Triple...

The Cubbie Climb: with Brett Bateman ·

2019/08/05

This week Greg and Jimmy dig deep into the trade deadline deals that sent away three of the team's top draft picks from the past few years. Those deals caused some promotion commotion all around the system and the guys take a look at some of the most important moves. Be sure to stick around until the end as they take a look at three total TBT prospects!

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63:57

5. New Prospect Rankings, The Brailyn Marquez Game,...

The Cubbie Climb: with Brett Bateman ·

2019/07/29

In this week's episode, Greg and Jimmy discuss midseason prospect rankings from MLB Pipeline and Prospects Live. They also get to take a dive into the future of Brailyn Marquez after an absolutely historic start in South Bend, answer your questions, and have a new favorite TBT prospect. Oh, and if you are playing along with the Dakota Mekkes/DJ Artis/Jack Patterson drinking game then this is the episode for you!

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62:31

4. Prospect Injuries, the New Cubs Top 10 Prospect...

The Cubbie Climb: with Brett Bateman ·

2019/07/22

With the trade deadline approaching Greg and Jimmy in their forth episode discuss new injuries in the system, the new Cubs prospect rankings, Ian Happ, and answer listener questions. They end, as always, with their TBT prospect!

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62:43

3. Prospects Who Could be Dealt, Nico's Time in...

The Cubbie Climb: with Brett Bateman ·

2019/07/15

For their third episode Greg and Jimmy discuss Hoerner's recent start in center, the state of the catcher position in the system post-international signing day and post-draft, Strumpf's hot start in Eugene, as well as answer listener questions from Twitter. As always, they end with their TBT prospect!

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65:55

2. Promotions Galore, International Signings, and New...

The Cubbie Climb: with Brett Bateman ·

2019/07/09

We survived our first episode and are back with plenty going on throughout the system. Greg and Jimmy break out brand new segments including Prospect TBT, Dudes and Duds, and Listener Questions.

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67:45

1. Taking a Dive Into the State of the System

The Cubbie Climb: with Brett Bateman ·

2019/07/01

In our very first episode, we give a little background on who we are and why we are doing a prospect podcast! We also take a look at the players on top of the MLB Pipeline rankings and break down the recent MLB Draft.

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Introducing the Growing Cubs Podcast

The Cubbie Climb: with Brett Bateman ·

2019/06/27

Check out the one and only Chicago Cubs prospect podcast! Growing Cubs is brought to you by CubsInsider.com.

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