Cubs left-hander Justin Steele has a setback in elbow rehab (Hour 1)
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What setback did Cubs pitcher Justin Steele experience during rehab?
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Manu Raju, the anchor and chief congressional correspondent for CNN. We found out you follow Mark Grody on Twitter.
Of course I follow Mark Grody on Twitter. I love you guys, and I'm thrilled to be here.
Come on. I have a scale of bears that I give out. I give a scale of 1 to 10. You automatically get five bears. And because you're on the show and because you're a Chicago sports fan, you, sir, I am awarding you right now.
You can tell all your friends at CNN about this. You get seven bears from me, Mark Grody, sir. Congratulations.
Congratulations. That is a high, high honor. I would have definitely put that on my resume. So I really appreciate that.
My resume will kick your resume's ass.
We also had to ask you because we thought about this. We're like, well, you're from Darien. You say you're Chicago professional teams. Who are your teams?
Well, I'm a Skyhook Cubs fan.
Oh, upset.
Bit of an upset. Nothing serious. Sitting at my desk, maybe this will get me up to 10. I'll have my, I have a Chris Bryant bobblehead hair.
Oh.
Oh, 9.5, sir. I can't stop being aroused. Well, I hope you get to a Bears game because you're catching them at the right time. I was sitting in the end zone for the Hail Mary, and I was sitting right behind Tyreek Stevenson, pretty close to him, while he was taunting the fans.
He was kind of more like trying to get the fans riled up, and I was yelling at him. I was like, turn around.
Turn around. The play is unfolding. They're going the wrong way. He said we're going the wrong way. Oh, he's drunk.
How would he know where we're going?
You, sir.
You just got yourself 10 bears, sir. You just got yourself 10 bears.
Congratulations. Tell Kaitlin Collins that.
Sometimes you find out the news is also the news. And that's what happens when Manu Raju of CNN follows Mark Grody for Bears news. We decided to have him on. Good times here on this Wednesday. This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. And the Cubs win last night, but unfortunately we get... Setback news when it comes to Justin Steele. The question we had been asking, especially with Kate Horton now out for the season, and goodness knows how much longer when you have to get the UCL surgery, is when is Justin Steele coming back? Essentially, it's like getting your own free agent back. And in this case, a guy who a lot of people are depending on, aside from Edward Cabrera, who pitched last night, to be the ace.
And we got bad news, Marshall, when it came to Steele suffering that setback. And now we don't know when he's going to be able to throw again. He will be reevaluated because of a flexor strain in a month. He said June. I don't think this is going to go to June. I think it's now to the point for me where it might be affecting the trade deadline.
No, I think that's a fair observation to make. You go back to what the initial comeback plan was. They were talking about late May or June. And when they say or June, I'm giving that, let's say, a five-week window, right? Like last week of May, Memorial Day time to throughout the month of June. And it's hard for me to imagine he'll be back before July based on just this. You're going to be cautious anyway. Now you're going to be extra cautious. And... It's really damaging for the Cubs because other teams in this division have shown life and then some. They are all above .500. They are all with the belief that they can get better. And there will be decisions made at the trade deadline. And when you have a piece like Justin Steele...
Set to come back, it feels like a trade deadline acquisition without actually going out and spending capital of young players and prospects. And the difference is, say a team like, I don't know, the Cincinnati Reds.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What setback did Cubs pitcher Justin Steele experience during rehab?
0:02–11:35
2
How is Edward Cabrera stepping up for the Cubs as a pitcher?
11:35–12:39
3
When is Justin Steele expected to be reevaluated after his setback?
12:39–13:39
4
What impact does Justin Steele's injury have on the Cubs' season?
13:39–15:13
5
What are the implications of Steele's injury on the Cubs' trade deadline strategy?
15:13–28:18
6
How has Davis Martin performed for the White Sox this season?
28:18–41:03
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