The Compound - MLB Player Podcast
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Ian Happ, of the Chicago Cubs, and teammate Dakota Mekkes share their MLB experiences, baseball life, and interview guests on The Compound, part of Audacy Sports.
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DEC 10, 2025
The Winter Meetings are here, and so are the Big Moves!
We are running an audience survey to make sure we are best serving our listeners! Complete the survey here: tinyurl.com/thecompoundpod Head to the Binny's at 290 Hawthorn Village Commons in Vernon Hills to get your Parce this week! On this week's episode of the Compound Podcast with Ian Happ, the guys discuss the big moves coming out of the Winter Meetings, including Kyle Schwarber staying in Philly and Edwin Diaz to LA. Plus, will Mike Trout be on Team USA for the WBC and the AL East is making moves! Check out full video episodes on Marquee every Thursday and on YouTube on the Marquee Sports Network channel. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
57 MIN
DEC 3, 2025
Cease Gets a Monster Deal, Plus the Future of College Athletics!
Head to the Binny's at 790 Royal St. George Dr in Naperville to get your Parce this week! BRUCE BOLT - Texas-based designer of premium batting gloves: Look good. Hit dingers. https://brucebolt.us/?afmc=HAPP On this week's episode of the Compound Podcast with Ian Happ, the guys discuss former Cubs farmhand Dylan Cease's big 210 million dollar deal with the Blue Jays. After that, they discuss how college athletics have evolved since Ian and Dakota were in college. Check out full video episodes on Marquee every Thursday and on YouTube on the Marquee Sports Network channel. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
62 MIN
NOV 26, 2025
How Players Physically Prepare for 162 Games, featuring Tyler Skovron! Plus, Some Big Trades!
Head to the Binny's at 790 Royal St. George Dr in Naperville to get your Parce this week! BRUCE BOLT - Texas-based designer of premium batting gloves: Look good. Hit dingers. https://brucebolt.us/?afmc=HAPP On this week's episode of the Compound Podcast with Ian Happ, the guys welcome Ian's Postural Therapist Tyler Skovron on to the show. Ian works with Tyler every single day during the season to get his body ready to play in the games, and Tyler has a unique perspective on how the human body connects. Plus, the guys look at several big trades from around the bigs. Check out full video episodes on Marquee every Thursday and on YouTube on the Marquee Sports Network channel. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
54 MIN
NOV 19, 2025
Shota Stays a Cub, a Live Reaction! Plus, Early Free Agency Thoughts and Awards Roundup
Head to the Binny's at 790 Royal St. George Dr in Naperville to get your Parce this week! BRUCE BOLT - Texas-based designer of premium batting gloves: Look good. Hit dingers. https://brucebolt.us/?afmc=HAPP On this week's episode of the Compound Podcast with Ian Happ, the guys welcome back Ian from New York and discuss the Cubs team gold glove win and Kyle Hendricks retirement. After that, we get a live reaction to Shota Imanaga accepting the qualifying offer and returning to the Cubs in 2026. Check out full video episodes on Marquee every Thursday and on YouTube on the Marquee Sports Network channel. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
52 MIN
NOV 12, 2025
Zack Short and Scott Effross return to talk Kyle Hendricks' retirement, Cubs' Team Gold Glove and Football!
Head to the Binny's at 790 Royal St. George Dr in Naperville to get your Parce this week! BRUCE BOLT - Texas-based designer of premium batting gloves: Look good. Hit dingers. https://brucebolt.us/?afmc=HAPP On this week's episode of the Compound Podcast with Ian Happ, Ian Happ is off traveling for the Gold Glove awards, so we make a call to bullpen and bring back returning champions Zack Short and Scott Effross to talk World Series, Gold Gloves, Kyle Hendricks' retirement and some football. Check out full video episodes on Marquee every Thursday and on YouTube on the Marquee Sports Network channel. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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