Kris Bryant is Kris Bryant again, but what does that mean for Cubs?

Onto Waveland - Beyond The Paywall: Patrick Mooney, Brett Taylor and Sahadev Sharma talk Cubs twice a week filling you in on everything you need to know about the team and what's going on at Wrigley. Every Monday, you can listen to Onto Waveland for free on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts, while you can catch Thursday's episode exclusively on The Athletic. You can start your 40% off subscription today by joining through theathletic.com/waveland by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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What a Short Season Would Mean: Nobody wants to see baseball’s regular season reduced significantly, but with that possibility looming, what can MLB do with the extra time it has and a season that will necessarily be unusual? by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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First impressions from Arizona: David Ross is back running the show, Tyler Chatwood is the X-factor for a wide-open pitching staff and the Cubs are finally focused on the 2020 campaign after a long winter. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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Poom Poom: The Cardinals knocked the Cubs out of the National Central race and into their winter of reckoning. How the 2019 team and maybe this entire era at Wrigley Field will be remembered. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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Nico Time: The desperate Cubs are promoting a top prospect to San Diego and heading in the direction of Boston with huge decisions looming. Making sense of the Nico Hoerner move and the Dave Dombrowski firing. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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Grandpa Rossy Time: The Cubs are hiring — who else? — David Ross to be their next manager. What it means in the clubhouse, the front office and the interview room at Wrigley Field. Plus World Series thoughts on the classless way the Houston Astros run their operation. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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The Coronavirus Has Started to Impact MLB: Brett and Patrick discuss MLB’s decision to limit media access in the wake of the spreading coronavirus, and how the concerns could seriously impact baseball and related industries. Also, thoughts on Craig Kimbrel’s first Spring Training with the Cubs. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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Let’s Get Weird: Digging into all the Arizona contingency plans, hoping for the Cubs and White Sox to be in the same Cactus League division and wondering what the baseball product might look like after a long shutdown. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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Festival of Despair: Is Anthony Rizzo’s injury another sign that this simply isn’t the Cubs’ year? Or have these issues around the team been building to the point where it can no longer be written off? Subscribe now to hear new episodes of The Lead each weekday morning: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lead/id1478448344 by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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Preparing the Hot Stove: Onto Waveland returns after a brief hiatus as the guys discuss which changes behind the scenes that have already been made could be most impactful for the Cubs. Of course, what matters most is the team on the field and with free agency not expected to be their route of choice, who gets traded and what needs those potential trades would have to fill will be a topic to follow for much of the winter. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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Change is in the Air and KB is in the Leadoff Spot: Brett and Sahadev talk about Kris Bryant’s impressive arrival at Spring Training and new job atop the lineup. David Ross, Joe Maddon, preparation, and much more. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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Enjoying the Different Opportunities Sport Provides: Everyone is finding their footing a bit right now, and what that means for “enjoying sports” is still something of an open question. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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Maddon Out: Brett, Patrick and Sahadev look back on the Joe Maddon era. They describe the scene in St. Louis for Maddon’s final game (2:20). Should this team have been better the last two years (10:10). Was this a firing (12:30)? Where will Maddon land and who’s next for Cubs (21:55)? by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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What Baseball Loses Without Fans: While optimism grows that the game will return in 2020, a world with baseball being played in empty ballparks gets closer to being a reality. Former big-leaguer Doug Glanville joins the podcast to share how fans positively impacted his career. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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Welcome to The Offseason: Decoding what Theo Epstein really means when he talks about change and how the Cubs have too often looked back at the 2016 World Series. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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Our New Normal: A word of thanks to subscribers, shout-outs to some talented radio folks, doomsday scenarios and general nonsense as we adjust to life without Cubs baseball. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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Baseball is Back! Kinda!: Patrick and Sahadev are out in Arizona picking up the vibe at a slightly different Cubs camp as pitchers and catchers report, and players kick off their spring. A new manager, old trade rumors, and the story lines to watch. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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What About The Window?: The Cubs came into this season with two years of control over many of their most important players. But what happens now when the first of those two years is so dramatically impacted? by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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Lessons Learned in Spring Training: Looking back on some first impressions from Arizona and what it will mean for the front office, manager David Ross and Cubs players moving forward. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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The Moments That Defined The Cubs: From hiring Theo Epstein to signing Jon Lester, a look back at the deals, ideas and personalities that shaped the 2016 World Series champs and a golden age of baseball in Wrigleyville. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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Prospects Will Break Your Heart: Looking back at the Cubs who didn’t pan out and wondering what this shutdown will mean for the next generation of players and a farm system that once viewed 2020 as a pivotal year. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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The 2010s: Cubs All-Decade Team: Brett, Patrick and Sahadev sit down for a very special podcast as the guys talk about who they put on their Chicago Cubs All-Decade Team. Do you agree with their picks? by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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A Marquee Guest: Tony Andracki of Marquee Sports Network explains the vibe in Wrigleyville, how the Cubs would be positioned in a shortened season and the challenges of covering a team in lockdown mode. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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The Joe Maddon Show: A legendary manager returns to Mesa and continues to cast a long shadow over Cubs camp, so let’s play the blame game. Plus a trip inside the top-secret Pitch Lab where the Cubs are trying to reprogram their pitchers. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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The Cubs Way: Tom Verducci, the author of a definitive book on the Wrigley Field rebuild, offers his insights into the future of pitching, what a shortened season could mean for the Cubs and Theo Epstein’s next move. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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Actual Baseball News: First impressions of the deal taking shape between Major League Baseball and the players’ union and what it could mean for the 2020 Cubs if there is a baseball season this year. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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Baseball Shuts Down For Now: The guys talk about the dizzying week that saw baseball and other sports essentially shut down for an unknown period of time, and what the near-term is going to look like. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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Is That All There Is?: With most of the offseason in the rearview, the guys get back together to discuss Cubs Convention, the many risks that lay ahead, and fans sitting angrily in the corner, pounding their fists in a futile effort to discern just whom to blame. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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An Interview with the GOAT: Ken Rosenthal joins the podcast and tells us how the Cubs future plans may be altered by COVID-19, how a cancelled season could severely impact front offices and much more. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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Keith Law Stops By: Senior Baseball Writer Keith Law joins Brett and Sahadev to discuss the state of the Cubs’ multi-year process of rebuilding the farm system, the impact of baseball’s shutdown on the draft, and much more. by Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs

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