Mark Grote

The Cubs rotation is way better than the Brewers.

For the Cubs.

Yeah.

Yeah, I mean, the thing about the Brewers is they have, I guess, the, quote, luxury of just having their identity, having an identity.

The Cubs and other big market teams, their identity is based on how much money they can spend and what free agents they can bring in, and then they form an identity and a philosophy.

I know I'm oversimplifying.

Of course, there's some philosophy that Jed Hoyer has, but for the big market teams, the identity is who can we pay for and get?

How can we make this team bigger and better?

Pitching is the identity.

That's what I'm trying to tell you.

I hear you now, Marshall.

That's a good point.

Yeah, I think that's where we're headed.

Okay.

More arrogance!

Who's going to be the mother bleeper in the bullpen?

Is it Palencia?

It better be Palencia.

I'll be expecting big things from Palencia, of course, but then there's the Ben Brown factor, which like the constant conundrum of Ben Brown, Porter Hodge, big arm, Ethan Roberts, big arm.

I don't think Wicks.