The Cubs have made up some ground in the wild-card race, playing a better brand of baseball and giving themselves a chance to compete in meaningful September games. But whatever happens down the stretch, the offseason planning has already begun. Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney discuss Sahadev's reporting in The Athletic on how the Cubs tried to acquire Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe at the trade deadline. What does that mean? Who else is on their radar? And how does the team ultimately make the leap from the edges of the wild-card picture? Please leave this podcast page a rating and review so that more people discover North Side Territory.