Episode 33 - Talking Power with Greg Huss: Power, Roster Construction & BASH

This week I’m thrilled to welcome back friend of the pod Greg Huss of Northside Bound and the Cubs on Deck Podcast. Greg is always a great listen and, as always, he brought great energy and deep knowledge of Cubs prospects.  We talk primarily about power - power bats and swing & miss power arms - that the Cubs have in the system ready for the big leagues and how those guys play into roster construction for a major league roster seen as light on power. When might we see Matt Mervis or Christopher Morel in Chicago? Can the Cubs use arms from Iowa’s power ‘pen to get more swing & miss at the major league level? Late in the episode Greg talks about his newly released offensive metric, BASH, which is designed to help compare offensive prospects across levels, while factoring in performance, age and park factors. You can find Greg at Northside Bound (Northsidebound.com), on Twitter @OutOfTheVines and the Cubs On Deck podcast can be found through your pod catcher of choice.