Former Cubs Scout | Contenders Are Eyeing The Cubs Roster

Episode 17 Tim and Mick are BACK! The Show returns just in time to talk trade deadline. The Chicago Cubs have fell out of the NL playoff race. What is the process of teams looking at players that could be traded? Who are "Advance Scouts?" and why are they important?
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Major League Baseball Scout Tim Wilken who worked with the Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Rays, Arizona Diamond Backs and the Chicago Cubs in a career that spanned from 1977-2022 joins Mick Gillispie a broadcaster for near two decades in the Chicago Cubs system to talk everything scouting. Mick was the 2017 MiLB broadcaster of the year. The two will discuss how to scout, share stories and talk how analytics has changed the process.
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Mick Gillispie has covered the Chicago Cubs since 2007 and has been a fan of the team since the 1984 season. He has broadcasted spring training games or been heard on Cubs.com, MLB.com, 670 The Score, WGN, CSN-Chicago and Marquee Sports Network. He is an award winning play-by-play voice for the Tennessee Smokies Cubs Double-A Affiliate. He has also hosted many forums over the years at Cubs Convention including Down on The Farm.
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[@jimloiacono6112]

Always great to hear Tim’s perspective, especially during the upcoming trade deadline.

[@DerbyKnowledge93]

Micks favorite pitcher, Jose Cuas, went to the Blue Jays after being dumped by the Cubs. He had a night wednesday in true Cuas fashion. 4 batters faced, he hit 2 of them, allowed 2 inherited runners to score, let in another of his own, threw 1 walk, and retired ZERO batters. Yes folks, thats baseball

[@jupiteral8217]

Cuas is no MLB pitcher. I can't believe that he even made it to the Big leagues. He sucks.

[@everetttauscher8377]

Thanks for the show Mick! LET'S GO CUBS!!! ⚾️✌️💙🐻

[@twigwoodman3567]

First… and love the scouting shows

[@ThatColeGuy]

Only a handful of players should be off-limits. PCA, Imanaga, Busch, Steele, Brown

[@patricklee4316]

Steele is being traded

[@timad11]

Unfortunately Jed will not be able to handle it.
He is already making excuses for a lack of moves.
Tom Ricketts must like what Jed is doing, otherwise there would be a change made, right?

[@DouglasAllen-gf8mu]

Too many long term contracts 3 yrs should be max

[@user-oo6fb4zq3j]

Jed should be sent to BED-nitey nite

[@gregthegroove]

I DESPISE THIS TEAM. I don’t call Dansby by his name anymore. I point to the screen and say “look, HUUUUUUUYYYYYYY (umpire strike call) Swanson is up to bat.” Or “Hey who plays SS for the Cubs? OH…that’s HUUUUUYYYYYY Swanson.” I don’t know? That’s all I hear anytime the young man is up, so I assume there’s also 3 brothers, because they refer to them as HUYYYY 1, HUUUUYYYYY 2 & HUUUUUY 3.

[@Xxxomar880]

Cubs need fix first system minor league have real talent players too it will help cubs

[@ranlitt3201]

Trade PCA now. There's hype and they could get someone for him otherwise he looks like a pitch runner by next year. Thanks fellas!

[@XCal1bur23]

If people like you ran teams, the Hall of Fame would be empty 😂

[@ranlitt3201]

@@XCal1bur23 PCA a hall of famer? You're kidding, right?

[@XCal1bur23]

​@@ranlitt3201if your reading comprehension is this poor, it's not even worth discussing with you how wrong you are. Seriously, how are you able to stand upright and breathe at the same time? 😂😂😂

[@Xxxomar880]

Dansby Swanson doesn't not fix for cubs he doesn't not have no leadership maybe cubs need to trade him too

[@ibon11]

Let the whole team go again since it really worked before let’s do it again. Joke.