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Russ Dorsey

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1508 total appearances

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Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

So I think it behooves everybody involved to keep options open.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

That is a good question.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

Question.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

Do we want to say from opening day two weeks from today or by the middle of the season?

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

Because then we've got to add the Justin Steele component in there, too.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

June, because there's no reason to rush him because they have decent depth.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

And at some point, you might have to go six-man.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

When Justin Steele returns.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

And we talked about it a couple weeks ago when I was here of like the benefit of depth is you could have three guys have 25 starts.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

You can have three guys have 10 to 15 starts.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

You can have a handful of guys that have five to seven starts.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

And if...

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

The goal is to get yourself to October as healthy as possible in your rotation.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

That's what the Dodgers were able to do last year, and then their starting rotation was very strong going into the postseason.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

Yes.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

Well, I don't know who's going to pitch tonight.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

And then you're like trying to avoid starting Shota and that whole thing.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

Feel bar, feel bar, feel bar.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

Yeah, he is.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

That game where they finally say, all right, Shota's going to start in Milwaukee.