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The Cubs were about to drop another frustrating game to the White Sox. And then Michael Fulmer put out a fire. And then Nick Madrigal hit a pinch-hit homer. And then Cody Bellinger doubled and Dansby Swanson walked. And then Christopher Morel walked to the plate... Brett Taylor, Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney discuss the Cubs' exhilarating 4-3 win over the White Sox on this episode of Onto Waveland. They also get into Marcus Stroman's rib injury and more. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs rebounded from a bad series against the Mets by taking two of three from the Blue Jays in Toronto over the weekend. The schedule over the next two weeks is quite favorable, and then they get a golden opportunity with a three-game series against the Brewers at Wrigley to wrap up the month. In other words, now's the time for the Cubs to move. Brett Taylor, Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney discuss that and more on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Selling has become an all-too-familiar July position for the Cubs over these last few seasons. Are they there again? Brett Taylor, Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney discuss the latest on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett and Sahadev battle through a major coffee spill to bring you this episode of Onto Waveland. They dive into the club's series win over the Cubs and some impressive pitching performances. Justin Steele continues to look like a top starter and Hayden Wesneski took a big step forward. That and much more on a caffeinated edition. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs open up Cactus League play this weekend and Brett, Patrick and Sahadev are ready for it. On this episode of Onto Waveland, they dive into what you should be ready to overreact to once the games begin. They also get into the club's increased pitching depth, and the rise of the sweeper pitch. They guys finish up by discussing all of the third base options in camp. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

By time you listen to this podcast, Willson Contreras might be a former Cub. The same could be true for Ian Happ. Brett and Sahadev discuss another trade deadline of significant change for the Cubs on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yup, that pretty much sums up the last week of Cubs baseball, as well as the weeks to come. Brett, Sahadev and Patrick dig in on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Taylor and Patrick Mooney discuss the Cubs day one picks in the 2022 draft and put a bow on the first half on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey, did you guys hear that Onto Waveland's very own Brett Taylor is the second-most-popular person in the Chicago sports Twitter world?!? It's true! You'd be crazy not to listen to this episode of Onto Waveland, where Brett and Patrick look ahead to the final weekend of the first half. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey, it's mid-July, the time of year when MLB teams that are obvious sellers, such as the Cubs, get to have a little fun. Brett, Sahadev and Patrick discuss the draft and the trade deadline on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christopher Morel, Patrick Wisdom, Nico Hoerner, these guys are all among a group of players proving themselves useful for the Cubs of the future. And with some of those guys being moveable on the diamond, Morel chief among them, we're seeing a flexible roster start to come into focus. Brett and Sahadev discuss that on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A fun discussion in the middle of an uncompetitive season: Might Kyle Hendricks want to be traded? And what does his presence do for the Cubs this season and beyond? The guys get into that, and plenty more, on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cardinals have spent nearly the entirety of the last two decades as, at worst, a playoff contender and, at best, a World Series Champion. How do they sustain the long-term success that eludes the Cubs, despite nowhere near the latter's financial advantages? Sahadev and Patrick dig into that, and more, on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kyle Hendricks entered this season as the de facto staff ace for the Cubs. Next year, they likely won't be able to count on him as anything more than a backend rotation filler. What effects will that have the rest of this season, and into the offseason as the Cubs set out, yet again, to fill their rotation? Brett and Sahadev discuss on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs have spent much of the last week or so losing in embarrassing fashion? On this episode of Onto Waveland, Brett and Patrick ask...does it matter how a bad team loses? They also discuss Caleb Kilian's second start. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As expected, the Cubs DFA'd an outfielder in advance of the team's series against the Yankees in New York. Except it wasn't the outfielder most expected them to let go. Oh, and Marcus Stroman and Wade Miley went on the IL. Oh yeah, they also got swept, with the Yankees outscoring them 28-5 in the process. But maybe they got to eat at some great NYC restaurants? Brett and Patrick get into all that, not including the restaurants, on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you hear?! Willson Contreras signed a new contract with the Cubs! Wait...oh, wait. It's just to avoid arbitration. Nevertheless! Also, Patrick Wisdom is proving himself this year. Brett and Patrick dig into it all on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've known the 30,000-foot view for the 2022 Cubs for a while now: not a terrible team, nowhere near good enough to compete. But there are more than a few positives for the future happening right now. Yes, now! Brett, Sahadev and Patrick discuss on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs are staring at a roster crunch that could define what the team does over the next few weeks. Brett, Sahadev and Patrick wade into the details on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three prospects made their MLB debuts for the Cubs on Monday, right on the heels of two doing so earlier in the month. There's a good chance not one is a superstar, but many of them could be key players on the next Cubs playoff contender. Brett, Sahadev and Patrick discuss that and more on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey, Nico and Willy are back. That's fun! Brett and Sahadev discuss all the latest developments around the Cubs including Nico Hoerner, locked-in starting shortstop, on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know in Gladiator when Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus holds his thumb to the side before indicating thumbs up or thumbs down? We're kinda stuck at that spot on a lot of Cubs position players at the moment. Brett and Sahadev explain on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

But seriously, folks, wasn't it nice to see a hitter who likely isn't a superstar but could still be a long-term contributor for the Cubs come up and contribute immediately? The team will need more of that if they're going to stay away from another bridge year in 2023. Brett, Sahadev and Patrick get into all that on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're about six weeks into the 2022 MLB season, and Willson Contreras is far and away the most productive catcher in the league. Will the Cubs extend him? Will he get traded? And what does the front office's decision-making regarding its star catcher tell us about the team now and in the immediate future? The guys break it down on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After dropping two games to the Sox to start the week, the Cubs will have to wait until at least 2023 to get their hands on the Crosstown Cup. If you can recover from that, Cubs fans, you should listen to the latest episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April was a month of learning about the Cubs, potentially with a heaping side of confirmation that does not bode well for the team's competitiveness the rest of the way. Brett, Sahadev and Patrick dig into that on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs' bullpen is really good again. Brett, Sahadev and Patrick give everyone involved a whole bunch of kudos on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When, if ever, will the Cubs move on from Jason Heyward this season? It's a question the team may have to answer very soon, as the guys detail on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus Stroman and Patrick Wisdom are teaching us once again about the danger of reading too much into early season results. Brett, Sahadev and Patrick discuss that, as well as junk in Keegan Thompson's trunk, on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So is the Cubs offense legitimately good? It certainly has been over the first nine games of the season. That's the jumping-off point for the discussion on this episode of Onto Waveland. The guys also get into what they'll be watching when the Cubs take on the Rays and Pirates this week, moves in the organization, and old NBA posters. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett, Sahadev and Patrick discuss a disappointing couple of days in Pittsburgh and the weekend ahead in Colorado on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs opened the season by taking two of three from the Brewers, handling themselves quite well against Corbin Burnes, Brandon Woodruff and Freddy Peralta. Brett, Sahadev and Patrick discuss Kyle Hendricks' Opening Day start, initial impressions of Seiya Suzuki, and more on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey, Opening Day is here! What does success look like for the 2022 Cubs? What are we excited to watch this year? Brett, Sahadev and Patrick preview the season on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Willson Contreras is the longest-tenured player in the Cubs organization. Will that tenure extend beyond the 2022 season? Brett Taylor and Patrick Mooney dig into that on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs have been quite active since the end of the lockout, winning the Seiya Suzuki sweepstakes, signing nearly 10 pitchers, and adding a couple of infielders in Andrelton Simmons and Jonathan Villar. Taken together, those moves give us a great indication of not only the Cubs' plans for 2022, but also for the next few seasons to come. Brett Taylor, Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney break it all down on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We can say this for the Cubs thus far this offseason: They pretty much made the most of the time afforded them before the lockout. Marcus Stroman grabbed the headlines, with good reason, but the Cubs made strong supporting moves by bringing in Wade Miley. Yan Gomes and Clint Frazier, as well. On this episode of Onto Waveland, the guys discuss the Stroman and Gomes moves, and what they could signal for the Cubs the rest of the offseason. You know, once the owners see fit to end the lockout and all that. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sahadev and Patrick are fresh back from California, where last week's MLB GM meetings took place. They're joined by Brett for a new episode of Onto Waveland, where the guys check in on, you guessed it, the GM meetings. What did Sahadev and Patrick learn and observe while they were out there, and where do the Cubs likely go at this point in the offseason? In addition to the micro plans for the Cubs, the guys take a macro look at the sport, with the December 1 expiration of the collective bargaining agreement looming over everything. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs have made plenty of front office news this offseason, and most of it has focused, understandably, on new GM Carter Hawkins. One long-time front office members left the team, however, while another transitioned into an advisory role. Their absence will be felt across the organization. On this episode of Onto Waveland, Brett, Sahadev and Patrick discuss the legacies of Randy Bush and Jason McLeod. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Cubs GM Carter Hawkins had his introductory press conference with Chicago media on Monday. Brett, Sahadev and Patrick get into the weeds of the presser on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs season may be over, but there's still plenty for Brett, Sahadev and Patrick to get into on Onto Waveland. On this episode, the guys discuss the ridiculousness of legislating fandom, the drama in the White Sox-Astros series brought on by former Cub Ryan Tepera, and the Rays falling short after a 100-win season. Then, they dive into Sahadev's and Patrick's Athletic subscriber chat from earlier this week, focusing on the fanbase's ongoing obsession with Nick Castellanos. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jed Hoyer spoke with Chicago media on Thursday, wrapping up the 2020 season and looking to the future. The latter is a whole lot more interesting, as the Cubs prepare for what has to be an active offseason considering all the holes on the roster heading into 2021. Brett and Patrick discuss Hoyer's comments and what they signal for the next few months on this episode of Onto Waveland. The Cubs almost certainly won't be players for the Carlos Correa level of free agents, but could they be dipping into the next tier? Or did Hoyer's comments likely preclude that, as well? And if they did, what does that mean for this team over the next couple seasons? Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If someone told Cubs fans before the 2021 season that they'd end the year at 71-91, many, if not most, would have said, "Yeah, I could see that." The way the Cubs got to 71-91, however, was more than a little surprising. They were in first place in the middle of June! They traded three of the most beloved players in franchise history in a 12-hour span! They used an MLB record 69 players! It was not your typical ride to 20 games under .500, even if the ending point made sense. Brett, Sahadev and Patrick look back on the season that was on this episode of Onto Waveland. They also discuss the MLB postseason, making some predictions for what will happen over the next month. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett and Sahadev discuss how the current pieces will fit on the 2022 roster with an active offseason of changes on tap. With an ‘active' and ‘smart' approach in free agency, who actually lands with the Cubs this winter? How will the Cubs prioritize position players during the offseason given the holdovers on the roster? How does Nico Hoerner fit into the plans in 2022 and beyond? Brett and Sahadev discuss that, and a lot more, on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs end the season with six of their final nine games coming against the Cardinals. At one point this year, it looked like these games could matter to the Cubs. At another, it looked like they wouldn't mean anything to either team. And now, it's looking like they'll serve as a playoff tuneup for the Cardinals. Does that spark any reflections for the Cubs? Such as...what if they signed Jon Lester instead of Jake Arrieta this offseason? Brett, Sahadev and Patrick discuss that, and a lot more, on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lost in the shuffle of this off-the-cliff season for this era of Cubs baseball has been what will go down as the worst year of Kyle Hendricks' career. Brett, Sahadev and Patrick dig into that on this episode of Onto Waveland. The guys also discuss Rowan Wick's role for the future, and Brett forces everyone to remember a two-year anniversary no one was particularly interested in reliving. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Would you believe that the Phillies haven't had a winning record in a decade? Even with all the talent they've had in that window, they haven't been above .500 since winning 102 games in 2011. In an alternate universe, the Cubs could be this year where the Phillies are, hanging around the fringes of the playoff race with a talented, but seemingly underperforming, core. Would that be satisfying? Brett, Sahadev and Patrick discuss on this episode of Onto Waveland. The guys also dig into the uniqueness of Frank Schwindel's breakout. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Giants became the first team to clinch a postseason berth just days after sweeping the Cubs at Wrigley Field in Kris Bryant's return to the only MLB stadium he knew as home until a couple months ago. The timing was poignant because it highlighted a question that might influence the Cubs' offseason: Could the 2022 Cubs make like the 2021 Giants? Brett and Patrick get into that, as well as the idea that the business side of the organization needs the team to be a contender next year, on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A pre-show hot mic caught Sahadev Sharma professing his love for former MVP candidate Ian Happ. With Onto Waveland rocked by scandal, how will Sahadev, Brett Taylor and Patrick Mooney respond? Hey, who says a losing season can't be fun?!? The guys do indeed discuss Happ's recent hot streak, Jason Heyward's role in 2022, and more on this episode of Onto Waveland. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Frank Schwindel the best player in the majors this year? If you embrace some incredibly arbitrary endpoints, you can make a deeply flawed case that he is! In all seriousness, Schwindel has been a major bright spot in what has been a fun run of baseball for the Cubs after the gloom and doom of one month ago. On this episode of Onto Waveland, Brett, Sahadev and Patrick find the joys of a winning streak in an uncompetitive season, highlighted by Schwindel's heroics over the last week and change. They also answer a couple of reader emails. Follow Brett on Twitter: @BleacherNation Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharma Follow Patrick on Twitter: @PJ_Mooney Email us: wavelandathletic@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Opening Day is upon us Cubs fans so Ryan Davis joins the show to talk through the Cubs 26-man roster, what David Ross' lineup card might look like, and why Kyle Hendricks may not repeat his 2020 Opening Day performance. Plus, we build off a point made by Brett Taylor on the "Onto Waveland" podcast in regards to Anthony Rizzo and the Cubs' approach to extension talks with their franchise-face. Built BarBuilt 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 AGThere is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKED15 for your 50% welcome bonus.Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices