{"podcast":{"title":"Cubs On Deck","slug":"cubs-on-deck-5795514","podcast_index_feed_id":5795514,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5683070/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cubs-on-deck--5683070","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3ce0b349c6f0580af0500d03515df006.jpg","author":"Cubs On Deck","episode_count":148,"summary":"From player interviews to rankings and analysis, Cubs On Deck is dedicated to bringing you everything you need to know about the Chicago Cubs minor league system and its top prospects.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T22:17:51.241001+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cubs-on-deck-5795514"},"episode":{"title":"136. Interviews with Prospects Kade Snell & Kane Kepley, Hitting Coach Nate Spears","slug":"136-interviews-with-prospects-kade-snell-kane-kepley-hitting-coach-nate-spears","published_at":"2026-04-14T10:30:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cubs-on-deck-5795514/136-interviews-with-prospects-kade-snell-kane-kepley-hitting-coach-nate-spears","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cubs-on-deck-5795514","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/136-interviews-with-prospects-kade-snell-kane-kepley-hitting-coach-nate-spears--71303807","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71303807/combined_ep_136.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Greg Huss sits down pregame with 3 members of the South Bend Cubs: Outfielder Kade Snell talks about his added strength and experience in big league Spring Training games Outfielder Kane Kepley breaks down his hair-on-fire play style and what he's learned with each jump in competition level. Hitting coach Nate Spears discusses his time in the organization as a player following his involvement in the Corey Patterson trade and how it compares to the impact he makes on players now that he's a coach. He also talks about how the Cubs development team coordinates teaching hitting at the various levels of the system.","meta_description":"In this episode, Greg Huss sits down pregame with 3 members of the South Bend Cubs: Outfielder Kade Snell talks about his added strength and experience in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1381,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cubs-on-deck-5795514/episodes/136-interviews-with-prospects-kade-snell-kane-kepley-hitting-coach-nate-spears/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cubs-on-deck-5795514/136-interviews-with-prospects-kade-snell-kane-kepley-hitting-coach-nate-spears.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}