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Russell Dorsey talks Alex Bregman's fit with Cubs, White Sox's offseason (Hour 4)
30 Jan 2026
Chapter 1: What makes Alex Bregman a great fit for the Cubs?
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Russell Dorsey, national MLB insider for Yahoo Sports.
When I was wrong about the Padres series, Robbie made sure to have my incorrect prediction in the open, but he seems to have forgotten my correct prediction.
Yeah, the file got corrupted. Sorry, Russ.
Insider and analyst for Friday Night Baseball on Apple TV+. winners and losers of this offseason. For teams like the Chicago Cubs or the New York Mets, it only took a matter of days to decide that they were big winners.
The Cubs were able to land starter Edward Cabrera and all-star third baseman Alex Bregman, while the New York Mets in that same span were able to acquire Bo Bichette, Luis Robert Jr., and Freddy Peralta.
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Chapter 2: What were the winners and losers of the White Sox's offseason?
And boy, it is looking sharp over there. Russ Dorsey, it is always spectacular to have you with us. How are you, sir? And Robbie can't hurt you anymore. He can't. He can't hurt you anymore.
He can't. Shout out to our guy, Robbie. I'm doing all right. How are you guys doing?
You know, we're embracing the coldness of winter and the coldness of another Bulls slash Blackhawks season that's kind of feeling like it might be going by the wayside.
But here's the thing. On the Bulls side, we knew that, right?
No. Yes.
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Chapter 3: How did the Cubs improve their roster this offseason?
No.
Yes, we did. What are you talking about?
If they're healthy, it's okay.
Wait, I just got to have another yes, no, yes.
41 and 41 is what you can expect every year. And they're going to be really happy about the plan. We know that. I expect 45. The Blackhawks thing was actually going well for a little while, and then Conor Bedard got hurt, and so then that's sad. He's been back for a while.
He did have a goal last night, by the way. Yeah.
But, yeah, the Bulls, I don't know how you can be surprised about what they're doing. It's the same thing.
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Chapter 4: What impact could Alex Bregman have on the Cubs' culture?
It's a health issue. When you depend on depth, you better have your depth. And when Lachlan Ulbrich and Emmanuel Miller are playing lots of minutes, that means you have gone.
Did you legitimately? I know we do this thing, but did you legitimately do this thing? Yes. You do do this thing.
Yes. For them? Yes. Absolutely. Still do. Still do.
For real?
This is not a bit?
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Chapter 5: Which Chicago athlete should have their jersey retired next?
It's not a bit. It's not a bit. It's not a thing.
What was your expectation for what their record was? Winning record. I know the Bulls are on the score, so I'm not trying to mess up y'all money.
You're trying to shade them. That's what I'm trying to do. We're real, Ross. As you would say, we're real ones.
You are? Yeah. So what was your... How many games do you expect them to win? 45 wins.
Chapter 6: What are the arguments for and against retiring jerseys in Chicago sports?
Gordy, how many games do you expect the Bulls to win?
Probably 43. Under. I take the under. Yeah, I would have taken the under, too. Yeah, the under would be the simple way to put it.
Yeah, under the 45.
I get it. I get it.
I get it. I'm just curious what would make you think that they would be better than 41-41 or around there or, like, the play-in team they've been for the past four years.
Better players and more importantly, a very, very, very weak Eastern Conference. Very weak Eastern Conference. How's that working out?
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Chapter 7: How does the current state of the Bulls affect their future?
It's fine. They've been hurt. They got guys like Josh Giddey didn't play last night. Josh Giddey's missed time. Kobe White's missed a lot of time. Kobe White finally playing back-to-backs for just the second time all year. That's a big reason why. And they're still hanging around .500 despite that.
And what should they do at the trade deadline?
They should sell. They should sell everything they can sell that's not, you know, nailed down to the floor. They should sell. They should keep Bozellis. They should keep Io and Giddey and then just keep it moving. They should keep Io too?
Chapter 8: What is the significance of the Cubs' offseason moves for their 2024 season?
Yeah.
Yeah, because they can re-sign Io to a much cheaper deal than anybody else, and then he becomes a very valuable asset that they can trade later if they want to, or he could be around for the next iteration of, I don't know, winning basketball. But they should sell. They should get as many draft assets as possible, maybe some young players thrown in. But they should sell.
Interesting.
Yeah. Even if they do that, they could still win 40-plus games. Because it's Billy Donovan coaching in a bad Eastern Conference. That's the part I'm trying to get you with. We need to have a higher bar around here, man. No, no.
I'm not saying you, but I'm saying like 45 wins and the play-in can't be the standard. 45 wins can get you above the play-in. It's become the standard around here.
I think it's become the norm. I wouldn't say the standard, but the norm. Not for fans, but for ownership.
Which is what matters more. I mean, you can yell at each other about it, but it's not really going to change anything. I'm more concerned about my white socks.
That's why you're here, is to talk about my white socks.
Let's talk about the white socks.
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