PITCHERS AND CATCHERS REPORT: Flexibility, Health, And Deep October Baseball

Monday Morning Cubs Show · Feb 9, 2026 · 1h 11m · transcript

Spring hits different when your pitching plan actually matches your October goals. We kick off a loaded Monday Morning Cubs Show by setting a clear blueprint: use the catcher tandem smartly, spread early innings across a deep rotation, and lean on a bullpen with defined tiers while keeping the door open for a midseason upgrade. We walk through why Miguel Amaya and Carson Kelly make a high-floor backstop duo and how Moises Ballesteros adds rare DH insurance. Then we map the rotation with intent: Cade Horton is electric but protected, Justin Steele remains the staff’s soul, and Eddie…