Doug Glanville

And there were a lot of guys that didn't have household names like Ben Kasparis.

And then now...

If you move over to the Dodgers last year, you see a team that won because their starters literally became relievers in the postseason.

Yamamoto might as well just relieve himself.

I mean, he pitched, then he started, then he came in, and then he closed.

So, you know, you have to be adaptable.

And the Cubs, you know, for them to keep taking that next step, they have to come and make the moves they need to make at the trade deadline and then hope people just stay healthy.

Well, in some ways, like, when you have the known information, it may be harder in some ways.

The guy's like, well, he might be back.

He could be back.

You know, like, do I make this move?

Because you're not necessarily making a move as the Cubs to say, let's just get in.

You know, you're not the Mariners a couple years, like, let's just get in the playoffs and end this drought.

You're trying to win.

And when you're trying to win, you're making decisions on, am I going to move people in my minor league system that have this huge upside for rental that may only get us to the wild card?

So that's the calculus you have to make.

Now, if you have a guy who's out, and it's not saying that's ideal with Justin Steele or anybody, but the idea of someone who might be out, then you know that, OK, I need to add this front line starter.

I just have to do it.

And a lot of teams nowadays, it's pretty standard

that they're injured, pitchers are hurt, and that's just given, and they're coming back like the Yankees, Garrett Cole or whatever, that's like the best trade you can make.