Chapter 1: What is discussed at the start of this section?
The views and opinions of Layla Rahimi, Marshall Harris, and Mark Grody should not be taken too seriously. Especially when they give advice. Do not take Marshall's analogies literally. Especially when it comes to Russell Dorsey. The sports thoughts of Rahimi, Harris, and Grody may change at any time. It's just sports. Okay, thanks, bye.
Rahimi Harrison-Grody. 10-2 on 104.3 The Score.
Three-time rising star, Modest Bruzellas. Modest, thanks for coming on.
No problem. Thank you guys for having me.
All right, first things first. I've gotten a hot news tip, Modest. I hear that you like to have some food after shoot-arounds. What's your go-to to get the hotel spread going?
It depends on what time it is. If it's in the morning, I'm going with four eggs with cheese, probably sausage, and some pancakes. I love pancakes. I mean, this guy loves pancakes. Load them up with butter, syrup. I mean, you really load those pancakes up. I'm not going to lie. I've never had butter on my pancakes. What? I don't know. Is it good?
What did you just say? Wait, what do you do?
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Chapter 2: What food does Modest Bruzellas enjoy after shoot-arounds?
This is important news here.
All right.
i go i just go with uh syrup that's it i happen to know everything there is to know about maple syrup i love maple syrup i love maple syrup on pancakes i love it on pizza i like to take maple syrup and put a little bit in my hair when i've had a rough week what do you think holds it up slick now how much crap have you gotten throughout from your family growing up it's like come on young modest a little bit of butter and you're like no thanks no meat no leftovers
No butter.
We never had butter for the pancakes in my house when we were younger. That means you're a healthier household then. That's what I'm hearing here.
You're young and can burn a lot of calories, man. Like for those of us who can't, we need you to try to mix it up a little.
You know what? That's what I might start doing. I might start doing it from this day forward, moving forward.
They hooked me up. What's with all the butter? I'm shaving with it. And you know what I discovered? You can eat it. No, my face feels so good. I'm going to use it all over my body.
Layla Rahimi, Marshall Harris, Mark Grody. Middays 10 a.m. to 2 on Chicago Sports Radio 104.3 The Score.
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Chapter 3: How is Alex Bregman impacting the Cubs clubhouse?
It was two weeks ago for me. I was at my friend's wedding in Mexico.
Oh, that's different.
It was good times. But that's why I don't do dry January. Like, I don't drink enough to have dry January be necessary. I want to drink. It's in January. That's happening.
Remind me to bring this up with Clay. He did try January. He might still be going.
Clay loves diets. Like, any sort of, like, challenge, any sort of, yeah, he does. And I say that being just about Clay. I'm not saying that's something you should do. You do you. That's what's most important. I'm Rahimi Harrison-Grody. I'm 104.3 The Score. We've
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So how do we figure out what to do about the guy who got a raise because he was smart, but maybe still has to be managed a little bit better.
We'll talk about that next.
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Chapter 4: What are the implications of Shota Imanaga's performance for the Cubs?
This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. And you've probably seen it by now. We've gotten questions about it. Are you guys going to talk about Chris Getz calling Luis Angel Acuna a switch hitter four times in his media availability yesterday? Yes. Yes, we are. if it were only four times in one media availability.
Ex-user Sam Phalen, P-H-A-L-E-N, sorry if I mispronounced it, posted a compilation of Gats referring to Luis Angel Acuna as a switch hitter many times. Not just a general media availability, SoxFest, The Recap Podcast, and on CHSN.
You know, he's got a lot of potential. He can play all over the diamond. He's a strong defender, base runner, switch hitter. He can do a lot of different things to help you win. I want to bring someone in that you're excited about, right? And our evaluations on Acuna are very strong, you know, for the reasons you stated. Very strong defensively, switch hitter. He can run.
He's got great instincts. To bring in a player that is young, who's got pedigrees, got bloodlines with his brother, can play all over the field. He's a switch hitter. For him to have four home run nights, that would be fantastic. This is a guy, his high contact ability, switch hitter.
Oh, yeah. Yeah, it's one thing to make mistakes. Goodness knows. We are in live radio four and a half hours a day. Your brain turns to mosh and it's hard to keep track. Everybody knows that. As a GM, when you're supposed to keep track of thousands of players, that is also difficult.
But when you say it in multiple different media availabilities and multiple times in the most recent one, that leads me to believe you did not know that he only bats right-handed. He's 5'8", by the way, which normally I don't complain about because I'm 5'3", and what do I care?
But in this case, when you're trying to evaluate talent, when you traded away Luis Robert, who you signed to $20 million, it starts to add up.
One Luis for another. We know which one is better. We also understand, as you heard on the way into this segment, about giving him a runway to kind of get his major league career going after playing part-time the last couple of years for the Mets. The thing that surprises me about this is that no one said anything after, let's say Sox Fest, right? Like time number one.
Now I just hear that buzzer.
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Chapter 5: What rookie performances stood out in the NFL last season?
Catching up with, and by the end of the year, if you look at the back half of the season, now, I understand Daniel Jones was out, but he played better than Tyler Warren down the stretch and certainly in the postseason, because guess what? Tyler Warren wasn't in the postseason.
Kyle Menungai was out here doing things as a seventh rounder that made you question some of the other running backs that were taken ahead of him. Now, a lot can be said about that offensive line, but the offensive line play was... wouldn't be what it was without Colston Loveland being one of the guys who was added on as a tight end.
So I really think when you look at what the rookies did, especially Luther Burton III, understanding he, in a lot of people's eyes, fell to the second round. The impact they made when they were in a position to make an impact is undeniable compared to everyone else. Close second, though, to the Cleveland Browns who had a couple of monsters on defense.
Chapter 6: How did the Bears' receiving weapons perform?
Yeah, put some numbers to what you just said, Marshall. Colston Loveland among all rookie pass catchers from Week 9 onwards. First in receptions, first in receiving yards, first in receiving touchdowns, first in EPA per targets, and second in yards per route run. Who was first in yards per route run? Luther Burden. Who was second in all those categories I just mentioned? Luther Burden.
The Bears got two of the best receiving weapons, I think the two best receiving weapons, in the draft. And then Kyle Mnunga. You guys said it. The guy was such a perfect fit in the scheme, such a good change of pace was DeAndre Swift. It fit perfectly in that system. The Montgomery, Gibbs, now it's obviously Swift and Menungai, and then Ozzie.
If Ozzie doesn't get hurt, I mean, he had an excellent year when he took over as a second-round pick to come in to play left tackle at the level he did. I think Layla does have a point. Reuben Hippolyte, healthy scratch the last four games. Only played 12 games. I think he had 30 off defensive snaps. You look at Zay Frazier. Hopefully he can come back and make some type of an impact next year.
Chapter 7: What are the concerns regarding Pete Crow Armstrong's performance?
And then you've got to look at Shamar Turner. Even when he played, he wasn't great at defensive tackle. That's why they had to move him out to Ed Rusher. Ed Rusher, he did a good job of stopping the run. He was stout, but he cannot get pressure out there. They've got to figure out a way to get impact from a second-round pick next year.
Well, yeah, and you know, Shemar Turner wasn't just a typical second rounder. He was pick number 62. So when you consider that, that's pretty high for what they expected out of him. Unfortunately, Reuben Hippolyte, Clay, I think played to the projected draft grade, which was, you know, the Beast, for example, had him as undrafted free agent rather than a fourth rounder.
Yeah, it looked like it. And he looked overmatched. And the thing about Reuben Hippolite that is slightly concerning, he's about to be 25 years old. This isn't a young rookie that you're going to see a ton of development in. He's already 25. So he's already, for some players, third, fourth year as far as his age. So he should have came in a little more seasoned than he did.
Still more hits than misses. Number two.
Five On It is brought to you by AlmostFreeTeeth.com. Save on dental implants today. Here's question number two. This week, Bleacher Report published its list of biggest bust candidates for 2026. And Cubs outfielder Pete Crow Armstrong is among those expected to have a bad season. How concerned are you about PCA's second half struggles from 2025 bleeding into this season?
The nemesis for PCA was a lovely pitch that is many people's nemesis called the slider. And PCA loves swinging at bad balls. There's no doubt about that. And a lot of them he hit out of the park when he got the chance. But the league adjusted to Pete and adjust back we have not seen yet. So that's something that we have to be concerned about. The chase rate, for example, was a big issue for PCA.
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Chapter 8: How does the Cubs' management view potential free agent targets?
That was to say the least. You know, he liked to swing at everything. So first and foremost, pitch selection had to be something you have to work on. especially in this offseason going into spring training. We knew that this was going to be a massive adjustment for him. As far as one of the biggest bust candidates, though, I can't say that. I don't know how much he turns.
I don't think he's a bust, but I think you have to be very mindful of the league adjustment that was made and how much of it can bleed into this season. I'm going to give Pete at least a month and a half before I start to be concerned about whether or not he's made an adjustment. I'm talking a month and a half of real baseball time, not a month and a half of like spring training and baseball.
So I'm talking like mid-May before I start to get impatient. Who am I kidding? It'll probably be the game that happens after the season opener. But still, in my head, I'm going to go with six weeks.
You're definitely going to have some type of reaction to what happens in that season opener. I guarantee you that.
Somebody's throwing him a slider at the dirt. I'm going to be like, he learned nothing!
The good news is PCA did show flashes in the playoffs. He showed flashes, not consistency that you want to see, but he was certainly better than the 634 on base plus slugging that he put up. in the second half of the season in which he barely got over that Mendoza line batting 216 with a 372 slug. That is rough.
To watch him hit 25 home runs in the first 95 games of the season and then manage just six in the second half. And the thing is, 31 home runs is a fine total for a season. I would like to see a little bit more consistency. I would like to see the strikeouts down. I would like to see more of the speed on display. He doesn't have to hit 40 home runs, but 40 doubles would be nice.
Oh, that would be tremendous.
40 doubles, 25 home runs, and then still me 40 to 50 bags.
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