About this episode
MLB.com Cubs beat writer Jordan Bastian joins Andy Martínez on the Cubs Weekly Podcast to preview the 2023 season. From top Spring Training storylines to the new MLB rules to predictions for the Cubs season, Bastian provides his perspective. Later in the episode, Martínez chats with Cubs pitcher Javier Assad in a special, Spanish-only interview. The two talk about Assad's experience playing for Team Mexico in the World Baseball Classic, his breakout performance at the tournament and with the Cubs last season and how the WBC prepared him for 2023.