Ben Verlander

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330 appearances 3 recordings 1 series first heard Jan 2026 last heard 29 Jan

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Rahimi & Grote Show · Ben Verlander likes this Cubs' roster, hopes they aren't done adding to it · 29 Jan 2026 podcast

He's going to come back at some point.

So I just really started talking myself into...

wait a second, I think I really like this starting pitching rotation for the Chicago Cubs.

I think it has a chance when Justin Steele comes back to be really solid.

And then you add Bregman to a lineup that I think can be, again, good.

I'm excited to see what Ballesteros can do out of, you know, get more playing time this year and see how he can evolve at the bottom of the lineup and add some thump down there.

So...

You know, I just found myself talking through it and realizing I really like this Chicago Cubs roster.

In a perfect world, they're not done adding.

In a world where I know the Chicago Cubs and how they've operated the last few years, I feel like they are done, and I kind of like this team.

First off, let's just take a moment to talk about the sentence that you just said that we thought Seiya Suzuki should have been an all-star.

Seiya Suzuki absolutely should have been an all-star.

It was the most egregious snub out there.

That was absolutely ridiculous.

So totally agree with you there.

I think hopefully everybody does.

I look at this Cubs team and

And I think in the show the other day, I said, I wish – I hope they aren't done.

I think in a perfect world, they add another arm.

So my gut says arm, but you're absolutely right where this lineup doesn't have –

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