Cubs need to get right this Memorial Day weekend
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What challenges do the Cubs face heading into the Memorial Day weekend?
It was a much-needed day off for the Cubs themselves. We talked about the lineup construction. We talked about all the concerns going into the Brewers game.
How does lineup construction impact the Cubs' performance?
Since it was the Radiothon, we didn't get to react to the news about Edward Cabrera and the blister. And once again, Ray Diaz, our producer, what did I say after Shota Imanaga had his last start that we saw him have against the Brewers to start this series?
What concerns are there about the Cubs' recent games against the Brewers?
Did I or did I not say yesterday's price is not today's price?
That's right.
Guess what happened after Edward Cabrera had the blister? Yesterday's price remained not today's price.
Yesterday's price is not today's price. Shout out Fat Joe.
Man, that man is a philosopher. I know you want me to listen to his podcast more, but there's only so many hours in a day.
Absolutely. There's a lot of content on there, a lot of sports, a lot of Chicago sports going on.
A lot of life lessons being had. Also, Layla, supply and demand.
There's just not the supply right now of available starting pitching that would lead you to believe it's going to be easy for anybody, Cubs or any other team notwithstanding, to just go out and get a starting pitcher. That's why I'm curious as to why they didn't exhaust, and I do mean exhaust, the free agent market. You know, Lucas Giolito is the first name, of course, that comes to mind if you're sitting here watching baseball in Chicago. But when you talk about yesterday's price is not today's price, first of all, you've got to have pitching in stock, right? I feel like right now pitching is on back order. And we know as we get closer to the trade deadline, there will be more back order available to other teams because other teams will have started to wave the white flag on the season.
Well, but that's it. We just don't know. We don't know who's going to wave the white flag on the season. You look to teams where you say, oh, this is a likely team to deal with the trade deadline, and that's been very much part of the problem. Last year, the American League had a lot of parity, and we saw the Cubs on the outside looking in when the big names after the trade deadline that were acquired were guys like Michael Soroka and Willie Castro. And then now you see that this year there's even more parity in the American League. The Houston Astros coming to town are a good example of that. I wouldn't call them sellers at the trade deadline, even though their record is 11 games under .500 because they're a long-term build type of team who's going through injuries.
The point is, it's even more up for grabs now as far as teams that may think they're in it, the time that passes. And the Cubs are on the outside looking in at a possible trade market. It's why I asked Jed Hoyer, Marshall, when he was on with us, what's the harm in setting your own market if you feel like that's the case? And there was a report from Jesse Rogers this morning that he said the Cubs are as active as any team. working the phones right now. So that may indicate that I didn't mean to tip the hand, but if I have my GM hat on, especially after Edward Cabrera goes down, everybody else knows that you are that much more of a buyer at this time.
No, that's absolutely correct. And here's the other thing, Layla. I mean, it's like when you need something major, like everybody likes a sale, right? Everybody likes a sale. They like a bargain.
A deal.
To feel like, yeah, I got that. And that was a really good value buy for me. The problem is, you know, you can't always wait until the next sale. And so that's how I look at this trade deadline.
Are you talking about me and my constant pursuit of maybe thinking about buying a place or a car? I just watched the entire market pass me by and everything just went up in price.
Sometimes you need a car. Sometimes you just want a better car. Yeah. Look, let's use an appliance for an example, right? Yeah. If your refrigerator goes out, it doesn't matter if there's a sale or not. You're going to have to go and pretty quickly buy a refrigerator. That's just the way of the world.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What challenges do the Cubs face heading into the Memorial Day weekend?
0:00–0:08
2
How does lineup construction impact the Cubs' performance?
0:08–0:23
3
What concerns are there about the Cubs' recent games against the Brewers?
0:23–4:04
4
How does the Cubs' pitching situation affect their trade strategy?
4:04–6:49
5
What is the significance of the Cubs' trade deadline strategy?
6:49–11:01
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