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Thanks for downloading the first episode of our 11th season of podcasting on the Cubs.\\xa0 All of the players have reported to Spring Training in Mesa, and we cover a lot in this episode.\\xa0

• Kurt's Scary Stat looks closer at the PECOTA projections for Cubs starting pitchers.\\xa0\\xa0
• The Cubs tv deal is official, and as everyone expected, the broadcast partner is Sinclair.\\xa0
• Addison Russell held his first press conference since being suspended for violating MLB's domestic violence policy.\\xa0 We share our thoughts on his statements.\\xa0
• Joe Maddon spoke with the media a few times.\\xa0 He made some more comments on Russell, revealed the slogan for the 2019 Cubs, and talked about the offense and coaching strategy.\\xa0
• Theo and Jed also addressed the media.\\xa0 Theo talked about Russell, how the Cubs are handling domestic violence issues as an organization, and the Joe Ricketts emails.\\xa0\\xa0
• We take a look at the health of the club heading into Spring Training.\\xa0
• The Cubs have a new bullpen pitcher in Xavier Cedeno, and we talk about what impact that could have on Tyler Chatwood.\\xa0

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