Ben Verlander

What in the world is their weakness?

And you can immediately say the closer role, they had to figure it out on the fly and then use Yamamoto and back-to-back days.

And then they could use another outfielder because Michael Conforto wasn't very good.

And they went out and added the best closer available on Edwin Diaz and went out and added the best player available probably in Kyle Tucker.

And it's just, if you're a Dodgers fan, it's a dream.

And if you're not a Dodgers fan, it's this isn't fair.

And I get it, but they're within the rules and I commend them

As just a fan of the game of baseball, I would put much more of my frustration on teams doing the opposite than them taking advantage of what they can.

And they're making their very good team even better.

And, yeah, I commend them for putting the team in the position they are and for going out and making the team better.

Gut reaction immediately says yes.

In that clip you played, I knew I wanted to talk about the Cubs in the episode, and my thought was, okay, I like the addition of Bregman, and throughout that segment of the show, I found myself...

liking the team more and more and it's interesting because I don't sit here and say Alex Bregman is a better player than Kyle Tucker but I do feel like I sit here and say Alex Bregman might be a better fit for the Chicago Cubs than Kyle Tucker and then you go out and think okay they've added to a rotation that

Edward Cabrera.

And you can look at Edward Cabrera's baseball reference page and say, is that really the piece that excites you the most?

I say no, but he does have some of the nastiest stuff in baseball and a change of scenery and different pitching coaches and continuing to take steps forward.

I do think he can be a top of the rotation guy.

Then you look at the playoffs when they got eliminated and Cade Horton, who was a big part of their second half, wasn't a part of the playoffs.

Then you keep going another step further and say Justin Steele is an absolute ace.

They didn't have him for the majority of the year.