Podcast appearances and mentions of Addison Russell

Journeyman pitcher Dan Straily joined Lance Brozdowski on the latest Cubs Weekly Podcast. Straily is a veteran pitcher currently pitching for the Cubs' Triple-A affiliate in Iowa.The former Cub was part of several big trades in franchise history - once acquired in the Jeff Samardzija/Addison Russell deal with the Oakland A's and later traded for Dexter Fowler.Straily chats about the place analytics has in baseball today, how he has seen the sport change over this 15-year career and what he would adjust if he were the MLB commissioner.

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn… We open the bag of Popcorn as the 2023 Oscars have come and gone. We'll react to the winners and losers as well as discuss two films, Martin Scorcese's, The King of Comedy (1982) and Lion (2016), starring Dev Patel. Next up: Tom's pick: Taxi Driver (1976) and Leo's pick: Smoke (1995). In Peanuts, the World Baseball Classic is rolling along. The US defeats Venezuela 9-7 on a grand slam by Trea Turner and advances to the semifinals. The new rule changes seem to be having the desired effect on pace of play in Spring Training. Can it be sustained? What are some of the other unintended consequences? Finally, Trevor Bauer joins a disgraced Addison Russell in Japan.

Korea24 – 2022.12.12 (Monday) News Briefing: Negotiations between the rival political parties over the 2023 budget ahead of Thursday’s deadline have hit an impasse following the opposition party’s unilateral passage of a motion calling for the dismissal of the interior minister. (Daniel Choy) In-Depth News Analysis: The second vice foreign minister Lee Do-hoon set off for Washington on Sunday to hold talks with US officials on economic issues, with the Inflation Reduction Act top of the agenda. It’s the latest in a series of talks on the bill, which will exclude electric vehicles assembled outside North America from tax subsidies, and is set to hit Korean automakers. To discuss the bill and where the two sides stand on the issue, Professor Choi Won-mog from Ewha Law School joins us on the line. Korea Trending with Walter Lee: 1. Tenants of some one-thousand villas and officetels in the Seoul metro area have been unable to get their jeonse key money deposit back after the owner of the properties suddenly died. ('빌라왕' 급사에 전세보험 든 세입자도 발 동동...원희룡도 나섰다) 2. 97 hooded cranes have been found dead near Suncheon Bay in South Jeolla Province in less than a month, all infected with the H5N1 bird flu. (변종 AI에 멸종위기종 흑두루미 집단폐사) 3. Jin of the K-pop group BTS revealed a photo of his buzz cut ahead of his mandatory military service training, which begins on Tuesday. (13일 BTS 진 입대···군, 종합상황실 운영) Monday Sports Round-up: Sports journalist Yoo Jee-ho from the Yonhap News Agency returns after covering the World Cup. He tells us about his experience in Qatar, as well as discuss some of the latest sporting headlines, including golfer Ryu Hae-ran’s qualification to the LPGA Tour, boxer Manny Pacquiao's recent exhibition bout in Korea, and controversial American infielder Addison Russell’s return to the KBO. Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin: - In tomorrow’s Korea Herald, Park Ga-young reports on the Philharmonic Orchestra of Strasbourg’s upcoming tour of South Korea. - Tomorrow’s Korea Times features a piece by Kwak Yeon-soo on Hollywood director James Cameron’s press conference in Seoul for the sequel to Avatar.

The guys discuss some player news in the Jamal Adams trade request (2:15) and Addison Russell signing with the KBO (6:48). They then get into a now weekly segment of lamenting the state of negotiations between MLB owners and players (8:22), before discussing some discouraging COVID trends that could spell trouble for all American sports leagues (18:01). In Stat Corner, as a Father's Day gift, we discuss some traditional baseball stats and where they both succeed and fall short in evaluating offensive performance (21:22). Finally, to wrap up our Father's Day special we talk to Sam's father (38:25) about his love of the Mets and his hate of fantasy sports and Aaron's father (49:33) about his disgust with the state of baseball and its decay since the glory days of Sandy Koufax.

The Cubs officially cut ties with Addison Russell yesterday, non-tendering the 25-year-old SS. We'll touch on a few non-tendered targets for the Cubs in the 2nd segment but first Jeff Passan of ESPN dropped some more information about the Cubs and their reported frantic attempts to make a trade happen...we'll discuss in the 1st segment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today is the non-tender deadline, which means it's likely Addison Russell's last day as a member of the Chicago Cubs organization. We'll touch on who else could be a non-tender candidate and who the Cubs might be interested in in the 1st segment and touch on a few Cubs news bullets in the 2nd segment including Baseball America's latest top 10 list of Cubs prospects Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've got a very special guest in David Kaplan on the show today. We'll breakdown Wednesday afternoon's win over the Giants and then The Kap man joins me today to talk about potential trade targets for the Cubs, Addison Russell being optioned to Iowa, and what the team's biggest need is.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Puig was beaned and subsequently trashed by Pedro Strop on Saturday, but the Reds got the last laugh. Jeff recaps a winning series and also gives his take on Them Brenneman's comments about Addison Russell all on today's podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the first hour, Bruce Levine and David Schuster discussed their reaction to infielder Addison Russell's return to the Cubs after serving a domestic violence suspension. Later, Cubs left-hander Mike Montgomery joined the show to discuss the team's play this season, his ever fluctuating role and more.

In this episode of The Closer, Justin rants on why fans are being hypocrites regarding the Addison Russell situation, rants on Kevin Gausman's possible 5 game suspension, discusses why he thinks the MLB is becoming soft, and more! You won't want to miss this episode! Subscribe, rate, and review! Follow The Closer (@closerpodcast) and Justin (@JustinRaley_15) on Twitter!

This is not a happy podcast, for many reasons, but it's a podcast that needs to be.Host Ryan Andrews spends the first half discussing another anemic performance at the plate from the Blue Jays, but does give praise to Aaron Sanchez for a solid start. The second half is spent discussing Addison Russell's return to MLB and how everyone involved has been disgusting, from Russell, to the Cubs front office to a certain subsection of Cubs fans. It's very disheartening.Follow the podcast on Twitter @LockedOnJays and follow the host @NeoAC18!Subscribe on Himalaya, Google Play, Spotify, and iTunes!This episode is sponsored by Jays From the Couch, Himalaya and ZipRecruiter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a truncated Inside the Clubhouse Bruce & Matt discuss Eloy Jimenez's injury, Tim Anderon's walk-off and bat flip, and later in the hour discuss Addison Russell's return and where he's going to play with Javier Baez cementing himself at shortstop.

(0:00-10:06) Addison Russell is making the news with his return to playing shortstop for the Cubs after being benched for domestic violence. Brian and Ian take a look at the details of what lead to his being benched, and the time away from the Majors has done to hopefully allow him to reflect on his actions. (10:06-19:38) Parents become more and more invested in their children's futures today, sports take a big front seat for potentials in terms of careers and possible scholarships. Brian and Ian discuss the value and importance of sports in the lives of youth, as well as the impact of athletics in their own lives. (19:38-28:47) As the new wave of technology prepares to shake the world, it brings both a lot of good and a lot of bad with it. Brian and Ian walk their way through Russell Moore's recent article on the technology revolution and all the things they have encountered in dealing with technology as users and as parents. (28:47-38:33) Rachel Held Evans is still in a medically induced coma, and the amount of support from her fans and from others within evangelical circles has been immense. Brian and Ian delve into some of the other major names in the Christian community who have thrown their support her way, even when they are doing it in a rather grudging manner to save face. (38:33-49:04) Silence can be a powerful thing, especially in the face of a overwhelming moment of victory. Jim Nantz felt that silence was the appropriate thing when Tiger Woods won the 2019 Masters. Ian and Brian take the conversation a step further on the power of silence, both within moments of victory and moments of loss. (49:04-58:08) Focus on the Family is planning a major event for May 4th in Times Square. It will be a celebration of life, with a 4D ultrasound on site. Paul Batura, VP of communications for Focus on the Family, joins Brian and Ian to talk about the event. They discuss its purpose and what will be the hopeful intended outcome of demonstrating to all the power and sanctity of life. (58:08-1:08) Human beings by their very nature are emotional creatures, and can go from sad to happy to angry in an stance. But if people bottle up their emotions, and don't let them out or share them, that can lead to some serious burnout, especially at the workplace. Ian and Brian take a look at some details on what this sort of emotional burnout can cause, and why some people are more likely to keep bottling things up instead of letting them out. (1:08-1:14) Brian and Ian's Weird Stuff They Found On the InternetSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sean talks with Tony Andracki from NBC Sports Chicago on the Cubs bullpen, whether Jason Heyward can sustain his early season success, and what the plan is for Addison Russell in 2019.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean welcomes on David Kaplan to get his thoughts on this treacherous Cubs off-season covering a slew of topics from Addison Russell's impact on the season, Tom Ricketts and the budget that lacks funds, and Kap share's his high expectations for Javier Baez in 2019.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean and Ryan question the sincerity of Addison Russell's first in-person statement to the media since his domestic violence suspension, discuss the impact a rebound season from Tyler Chatwood or Jose Quintana could bring to the Cubs in 2019, and new reliever Brad Brach's comments on the current free agent process in the 1st segment. Later, Ben Zobrist's arrival to Spring Training has been reportedly delayed for personal reasons, but rumors are out there saying the Cubs are engaged with free agent reliever Craig Kimbrel and Zobrist may need to be moved to make the deal work for their budget. Speaking of the budget, Tom Ricketts gave his state of address talk to the team and later spoke to the media, explaining the team "doesn't have anymore money" as their reason for not spending this off-season. And we wrap up the show with a few Cubs bullets.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bruce Levine and Matt Spiegel opened the show by reacting to suspended Cubs shortstop Addison Russell's press conference Friday. Later, Cubs left-hander Mike Montgomery joined the show to discuss the start of spring training.

The guys talk with Jesse Rogers. Addison Russell meets the media and CJ listen in.

Ryan takes us through the 2019 Cubs Convention with Sean, recapping the main stories from the event, responses to the tighter than expected budget, and Addison Russell's second chance with the club. And finally, we'll wrap the show recapping the weekend's biggest stories across the MLB.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean hosts solo recapping the Cubs arbitration deals, including Addison Russell's new deal for 2019. Later, Sean shares his thoughts on a potential David Bote trade that would send the infielder to San Diego and gives Cubs fan one last glimmer of hope in landing Bryce Harper or Manny Machado this off-season as the two top free agents are expected to sign soon. And finally, we recap the signings for this past weekend and discuss Kyler Murray heading to the NFL draft despite being drafted in the 1st round by the A's in last Summer's MLB Draft.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean and Ryan breakdown the latest moves across the MLB including Andrew Miller signing with the St. Louis Cardinals and Troy Tulowitzki heading to the Bronx to play for the Yankees. Ryan was able to sit down with Kelly Wallace, a friend of the podcast, who recently interviewed Addison Russell's ex-wife Melissa Reidy. And finally, we wrap the show talking about the latest reports involving Bryce Harper and Manny Machado - which includes two teams willing to offer Harper a 10-year-deal.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean and Ryan breakdown Theo Epstein's decision to tender a contract offer to Addison Russell and what that means for the Cubs shortstop's future. Later, we discuss the J.T. Realmuto rumors that involve Willson Contreras being moved. Also, Ryan wrote his first article for Forbes this week on whether the Cubs need to improve their bullpen or offense. And finally, we wrap up some of last week's moves including the Tommy La Stella trade the coaching staff moves. Ryan's first story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ryandavis/2018/12/03/the-cubs-biggest-free-agent-additions-may-not-be-on-offense/#54b2f73f3330 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bruce Levine and Matt Spiegel open the show discussing what the Cubs tendering a contract to suspended shortstop Addison Russell means for his future. Later, Mets broadcaster Wayne Randazzo joins the show to discuss a potential blockbuster trade in the works. The guys also took calls.

Sean and Ryan discuss the latest free agency buzz as Theo Epstein and the Cubs reportedly won't be spending money, Ryan debunks this theory. Later, the Cubs reportedly haven't made a decision on whether to move on from Addison Russell or retain the shortstop as he deals with domestic violence allegations that have him serving a 40 game suspension to start 2019. And finally, we get to Cole Hamels option being picked up, Anthony Rizzo winning his 2nd Gold Glove, and Javier Baez being named an NL MVP finalist.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the second hour, Bruce Levine and Matt Spiegel debate whether Cubs shortstop Addison Russell will stay with the organization or exit it this offseason after he was handed a 40-game suspension for violating the joint domestic violence policy.

3:00 - We would never be happy about a team losing in the playoffs... Unless it's the Cubs. 3:15 - Addison Russell suspension from MLB 3:30 - Doug Armstrong thinks the Blues have a lot to prove this season. 3:45 - Hot Topics

Sean recaps the Cubs 3-0 win over the Pirates as they split their four-game set with Pittsburgh. We breakdown Jon Lester's strong performance on the mound and his role in the offensive production. In the 2nd segment we address the Addison Russell situation as the shortstop was officially ruled out for the rest of the regular season as the MLB extended his administrative leave midst their investigation into domestic violence case involving Russell's ex-wife. And we wrap the show up taking a look at the National League standings.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to another episode of Around the Bases with Bubba & Mo. On ATB EP82. the guys will go over the final postseason spots up for grab, talk AL/NL ROY, talk about some managerial openings and much much more as we head into the MLB postseason. Rundown- Giants Front Office Shake Up Shohei Ohtani getting TJ next week NL Playoff Race Update AL ROY NL ROY Cubs place Addison Russell on administrative leave Jeff Banister fired Future of Buck Showalter and Dan Duquette Orioles to have "Braille" night Tim Anderson tells us what he thinks of Joe West Two of Boston's finest hold AL East banner ransom

In the first hour, Bruce Levine and David Schuster discuss Cubs shortstop Addison Russell being placed on administrative leave after domestic violence allegations were levied against him. The guys also take your phone calls from listeners and visit with Score morning host David Haugh.

It took some to recover, but Ryan Andrews is finally ready to talk about what happened last night, with your help!The host tries to wrap their head around what exactly the Blue Jays managed to do in last night's stunning seven-run comeback in the ninth inning against the Rays. Recapping what occurred, Andrews waxes poetic about how innings like that can restore faith in baseball, and praises the youngsters (Dwight Smith Jr., Rowdy Tellez, Jonathan Davis, Danny Jansen and Lourdes Gurriel Jr.) as well as the steely veteran Justin Smoak, who delivered the final blow.Sam Gaviglio is the focus of the second segment. Andrews cites Karen Soutar's assessment of Gaviglio as a future swingman for the Blue Jays and Roy Widrig's article on JaysFromTheCouch.com about the state of the 2019 Blue Jays rotation and where Gaviglio fits in. The bullpen also gets a look, complete with more praise for Tim Mayza and some for David Paulino as well.Andrews closes with a discussion about the news that MLB has placed Addison Russell on administrative leave. The host draws parallels to the Roberto Osuna situation and stresses the need for MLB to start taking its domestic violence problems seriously.Special thanks to @KarenSoutar1, @rolewiii, @melmora_, @dodgerfanalways, @gsnap_abk6, @dodgesroadkill, @LittleLostPixie, @Jellybean_bzkit and @brightskies99 for their contributions!Follow the podcast on Twitter @LockedOnJays and follow the host @NeoAC18!Subscribe on Google Play and iTunes!This episode is sponsored by Locked on Fantasy Football 24.7, and Locked on College. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Monday was the Cubs' last off-day for a while, so today's podcast is another question and answer type of thing. Sean Sears took this one on his own, first looking at tonight's pitching matchup with the Tigers. Kyle Hendricks is on the mound for the Cubs against veteran right-hander Jordan Zimmermann.From there, Sean fielded questions about Yu Darvish and what a miracle return might look like, the trade value of Addison Russell, and what the team's Achilles heel might be in the postseason (should they qualify). Thanks for the great questions, everyone! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cubs split with the Pittsburgh Pirates over the weekend, and really that's the good news. The offense mustered just one run in each game, and the Cubs won the first two games of the series 1-0. Sean Sears and I talked about the series and we previewed tomorrow's game against the Detroit Tigers in the first segment. In the second segment, we went over the bad news on Yu Darvish and talked about what options the Cubs may have remaining.Later, we discussed Addison Russell's injury and why the Cubs are so reluctant to use the 10-day DL. In the final segment, we did a rundown of the NL Central and talked briefly about how the Cubs will fill Mike Montgomery's shoes in his next rotation turn now that he's on the disabled list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cubs beat the Washington Nationals on Sunday night, winning 4-3 with a dramatic, walk-off grand slam from superstar third baseman David Bote (audio courtesy of WSCR and Randall Sanders on Twitter). Max Scherzer and Cole Hamels were the big story of this game, going pitch-for-pitch against each other and treating fans to an outstanding duel. Sean Sears and I discussed Hamels in the first segment.In our second segment, we looked at Bote and his historic slam. With Kris Bryant still without a timetable for his return, could Bote be pushing his way into the everyday lineup? What could that mean for the struggling Addison Russell right now, and then again when Bryant does return? In the final segment, we looked at the NL Central and talked about the suddenly red-hot Cardinals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the Cubs off on Thursday, Kelly Wallace of Expanded Roster sat in for Sean Sears on this Friday podcast to help me with the mailbag. First, we looked ahead at today's game with the Washington Nationals and discussed a roster move. Does Jorge De La Rosa have anything left to offer?In the second segment, we went head-first into questions about Jim Hickey, pitching development, and more. In the final segment, we looked around the NL Central -- including a satisfying Brewers loss -- before answering a question about Addison Russell's power. We finished with a question about hot dog condiments, and Kelly shared an awful pizza opinion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cubs finished out their series with the Royals on Wednesday night, and the good news is that they took 2-of-3. The bad news, however, is that they lost 9-0 last night and got outscored 10-8 in the three-game series after being outscored 24-17 by the Padres in that four-game set. This team is not trending in the right direction heading into their next five games against the Washington Nationals and Milwaukee Brewers. Sean Sears and I broke it all down in the first segment.In our second segment, however, Sean and I discussed some positive news on Yu Darvish and Brandon Morrow. They still have no timeline on either pitcher, but it's easy to set up in your mind how Darvish is back on the mound for the Cubs at the beginning of September. On the downside, there's no news on Kris Bryant. Also, we struggled to find nice things to say about Addison Russell other than his range at shortstop. Listen to the end, because I gave details on how you can win Cubs tickets! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cubs lost a frustrating game last night, with Addison Russell being called out at third base via replay. That took the potential tying run off the bases in the ninth inning, and the Cubs lost 5-4 to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Cole Hamels makes his Cubs debut tonight, but the even worse news is that the Cubs and Brewers are now tied in first place. Sean Sears and I play the wet blanket in our outlook on how the rest of the season could play out.In the second segment, we talked about the good news of the day: The Brandon Kintzler trade and a positive injury update on Yu Darvish. In the final segment, we updated the standings and chatted about the upgrades the Brewers made to their roster. This could be a tough battle to the very end, and that's not good for the Cubs' World Series hopes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For Episode 69, I wanted to give the fans a nice treat. Evan Altman of Cubs Insider joined me for my second segment to chat a bit about the Cubs, Triple-A depth, and the overall perception of Addison Russell. To close out the discussion, we teased an article I wrote for Cubs Insider that compared Cubs players with Marvel superheroes from Avengers: Infinity War. It's just for fun, but if you're a Marvel fan it's a must-read.Otherwise, the Cubs took two-of-three from the White Sox this weekend, and I spent the first segment looking back on that. In the final segment, I did my usual rundown of the NL Central and updated the standings. You can follow the podcast on Twitter @LockedOnCubs and email us any questions or comments to lockedoncubs@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cubs finished out their sweep of the Miami Marlins on Wednesday, pounding starter Wei-Yin Chen and posting a 13-4 victory. Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, and Addison Russell all hit homers for Chicago, and the main arms in the bullpen got some major, must-needed rest. So the Cubs are now 8-5 in their last 13 games despite an awful offensive stretch, which puts them on pace for 100 wins. Next up on the schedule is the Chicago White Sox.I spent the second segment looking back on the Crosstown Classic. Despite how many might feel, the Cubs and Sox are not rivals in any sense of the word. Maybe the fans have a rivalry, but that doesn't even really exist outside Chicago. At any rate, I looked back on some stats from the historical, head-to-head matchup, a few key moments in the series, and Cubs franchise leaders versus the White Sox.Be sure to send your questions for Friday's mailbag podcast to @LockedOnCubs on Twitter or lockedoncubs@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's an off-day podcast, so I gathered questions from a Twitter AMA to entertain you. In the first segment, I jumped on some meatballs right down the middle. It's a little light-hearted, and a good way to kick things off. But in the second segment, I went at the really hard-hitting stuff. That includes a question about whether the Baltimore Orioles would actually be interested in a Manny Machado-for-Addison Russell type of deal.In the final segment, I looked at the one game from the NL Central on Thursday. The Cubs begin a series in St. Louis on Friday, with Jose Quintana facing Miles Mikolas. You can follow the podcast on Twitter @LockedOnCubs to take part in any future AMA's, and you can also email questions or comments to lockedoncubs@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Orioles came close to trading Manny Machado to the Cubs for Addison Russell and Mike Montgomery this offseason. With the O's horrendous start, the possibility of a deal with Chicago has been given new life.Evan Altman of CubsInsider.com joins us to explain why a Machado deal would make sense for the North Siders. The question remains, though: Would it make sense for the Orioles? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cubs got another victory on Tuesday, improving to 11-9 and breaking the latest curse -- being .500 at every interval. Take that, 10-10! Kyle Schwarber was one of the big heroes of the win, clubbing two monster home runs to right field. Tyler Chatwood also chipped in, giving the Cubs six solid innings despite walking five batters. In the second segment, I went a bit deeper into Schwarber's very good numbers so far in 2018.Unfortunately, Addison Russell hasn't been quite so good. But you might be surprised to learn about some of his peripheral stats. Finally, I updated the NL Central standings and teased a piece that I'll be writing for a new publication this week. For those of you that have followed along, my Jordan Hicks piece for Sporting News is now live and can be read here. Be sure to follow us on Twitter @LockedOnCubs and email any questions or comments to lockedoncubs@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to Locked on MLB, your daily national podcast covering Major League Baseball as part of the Locked on Podcast Network hosted by Tommy Stokke.Today's show welcomes in special guest Ryan Davis to discuss the state of the Chicago Cubs now and as a whole. Ryan joins the show in Segment 3. First in Segment 1 we take a look around the league at what happened on Monday with scores and notes from each game, including Julio Teheran's outing against the Phillies, the Yankees thrashing the Marlins, the Astros continuing their offensive cold spell and the Nationals big comeback against the Mets. Segment 2 is a brief rundown of Tuesday's games, highlighted by David Price and the Boston Red Sox taking on Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels. Segment 3 is the highlight of the show as Ryan Davis of Locked on Cubs joins to discuss his concern level and what exactly is going wrong with the Cubs thus far. He serves as the voice of reason to those who want Chili Davis and Jim Hickey fired already without ignoring the problems the pitching staff and lineup have seen thus far. After assessing the pitching, Ryan gives his thoughts on the lineup, including what to do with Ian Happ and Albert Almora and refreshing our memories on the one big thing the Cubs are missing (and getting back). Finally, they look at the organization as a whole and some of the questions the team could face moving forward, including Addison Russell and Javier Baez in the middle infield, playing time for Happ and Almora and whether or not they made the right decision by holding most of their prospects and only acquiring Jose Quintana while spending money on the rest of the rotation. You can follow Ryan on Twitter at @RyanQDavis.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to episode 30 of Locked On Cubs! There was no game on Monday, but the Cubs are making up for it with two games on Tuesday. You can even catch one on television if you're lucky. I looked at the matchups for both games. Looking ahead, I talked about Addison Russell's solid but quiet spring and how much a healthy Russell can really be a difference-maker for the Cubs this season.Finally, I played around with stats. Hooray, spring training stats! But I also got sucked into looking at other stats while researching the spring stats, and I came up with a few good ones regarding active players. If you enjoy this podcast, be sure to subscribe and leave us a kind review on iTunes. You can follow the podcast on Twitter @LockedOnCubs or email us any questions or comments to lockedoncubs@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luis Medina of Bleacher Nation joins me for Episode 4 of Locked On Cubs. We kick things off by debating the Yu Darvish rumors and the dollar amount where he makes sense for the Cubs. Then, Luis and I get crazy! He proposed an "Addison Russell for Manny Machado" trade on Twitter, with mixed reactions. We talk about that, plus another seemingly fair fake trade for Machado. We finish out by tag-teaming an answer to a question from a fan. Be sure to follow us on Twitter @LockedOnCubs, where you can tweet us questions you'd like answered on the podcast. You can also email any questions to lockedoncubs@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris and Adam talk about: Addison Russell's return, top games from yesterday's College Football, Canelo GGG fallout and they preview Bears and Bucs

A big mid-season test for the Cubs came via the 4-game Washington series over this past week. Well, a couple of big tests, as it turns out. The most obvious was being pitted against a dangerous Nationals team that was playing really good baseball, and doing it while a good portion of the team's core was either on the DL or working through things in the minors. And then some apparent intra-squad friction reared its head when now-former Cub catcher Miguel Montero lamented Jake Arrieta's deliberate delivery to the plate as the Nats tied a club record for stolen bases. The two insisted the row was no big deal and that they hashed things out privately, but going 0-31 in catching base runners stealing this year for a backup catcher, albeit with last year's postseason heroics, became too much for the Cubs front office to bear. And with that, none of last season's three catchers on the Opening Day roster for the World Series champion Chicago Cubs are with the team. That shouldn't remain so for long, with Kyle Schwarber looking better already down in triple-A ball. Following the return of Addison Russell, the Cubs can look forward to getting Schwarber back along with the injured Jason Heyward and Ben Zobrist sometime soon. But, it wouldn't be the Cubs without Kris Bryant accidentally stepping on third base fielding a routine pop up and spraining his ankle in doing so. He's day to day, like we all are. After all, that's Cub.

Addison Russell's woes have been revealed to be caused by shoulder discomfort. Ultimately, that's a good thing, as it provides an explanation for why he's had a tough time at second. Injuries and underperformance have taken a toll on the Cubs, with Jason Heyward, Kyle Hendricks and Ben Zobrist taking recent trips to the DL and Kyle Schwarber working on his swing in triple-A. Things won't get any easier as they open up a four-game set in Washington, DC against a Nationals team that is firing on all cylinders.

In a special edition of The K&P Show, Chicago radio host Danny Parkins of WSCR The Score joins Jon for a discussion about the Addison Russell MLB investigation into allegations of domestic violence, as well as the prospects of the Chicago Bulls trading star Jimmy Butler, and more!

John Halpin talks with Kyle Elfrink (SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio) about Matt Harvey, Yonder Alonso, Freddie Freeman, Trevor Cahill, Byron Buxton, Jose Quintana, Kevin Gausman, Jon Lester, Kyle Seager, Addison Russell & Carlos Gonzalez

John Halpin previews the fantasy shortstops and more with Tim Heaney (RotoWire). Players include Carlos Correa, Corey Seager, Jonathan Villar, Trevor Story, Addison Russell, Tim Anderson, Dansby Swanson, Didi Gregorius, Orlando Arcia, Ozzie Albies, Alex Reyes, Luke Weaver.