Ben Verlander

what the Dodgers are doing right now.

I think everybody's just more vocal about the upcoming CBA.

We have a year to, we have a year to figure this out and I'm hopeful and cautiously optimistic that, that we are able to, um, I'm obviously not in those rooms and I'm obviously hopeful and, and a little biased for love of the sport that we don't miss any games.

Um, so, um,

Look, I think conversations start right around now.

I think spring training the year before the CBA is up.

And I'm hopeful they can figure it out.

So I'm going to say they play 162 games.

I don't know if December 1st, when it's technically a work stoppage, I don't know if we figure it out by then.

But at some point throughout the offseason, hopefully both sides can figure this out.

Because the sport just has...

too much momentum.

We have the greatest player of all time in Shohei Otani.

We have Aaron Judge on a Barry Bonds-esque run, and he's putting himself in the conversation for the greatest hitter we've ever seen.

We just have so much good happening in the sport, and attendance and viewership is on an upward trajectory, and it just gives me cautious optimism that everyone sees that and doesn't want to ruin that.

I spoke about the White Sox recently as well.

I love the addition of Murakami.

I think it's a high upside, low risk move with the years and dollars attached to him.

I love the addition of him with this young core that I'm actually really starting to like.

So, look...