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Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show

Transition: Chicago's baseball teams have bullpen problems

22 Jun 2026

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Chapter 1: What are the bullpen issues facing Chicago's baseball teams?

1.465 - 7.859 Mark Grote

We've got things to talk about. I love it. It's like a hit and run. Now you've got to go. We know. We've been told you have more important things to do with your life.

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7.999 - 11.086 Matt Spiegel

I've got to go to MLB Network and bash on some other cities.

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Chapter 2: How does the conversation shift to MLB Network's impact on local teams?

12.549 - 28.261 Mark Grote

Okay, I'm going to Chicago. Equal opportunity basher. I love that. Your guy, Rob Parker, who knew he was going to come in here and tell 50,000 watts of score fans that the Cubs and Sox are not playoff teams. Listen, this is on you, pal.

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Chapter 3: What are the implications of Trey Young's contract decision?

28.281 - 34.932 Marshall Harris

Nothing happened since he agreed to come on Friday that helped strengthen either of our positions about our teams doing better.

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35.215 - 54.79 Mark Grote

Yeah, he makes this proclamation on Friday. Marshall calls him out and says, you've got to come on the show. We're going to debate you. And then the socks get swept by Detroit. So sad. Thank you to our guests here on Rahimi Harris and Grody. Rob Parker was one of them of the MLB Network. We also had Chuck Swirsky in studio today. What a treat that was and always is.

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54.83 - 81.606 Mark Grote

Danny Parkins was on with us as well. Our producers, Ray Diaz, Tyler Buterbaugh, and shout out to my guy, Brandon Fryer. Also, our video producers. We see you guys on Twitch. Thanks for tuning in. We appreciate it. Connor O'Donnell, Jacob Stutz, and Max Curtis. And now, Transition is brought to you by Torque Coatings, high-performance coatings for your home or business. TorqueCoatings.com.

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81.926 - 86.772 Mark Grote

It's Spiegel and Holmes, Lawrence and Matt. How are you gentlemen doing? Good job, Tyler.

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86.752 - 87.693 Laurence Holmes

We will.

88.635 - 89.095 Mark Grote

Thanks, Lawrence.

89.176 - 93.101 Matt Spiegel

Oh, you want to start that now, huh? Lawrence, when you lead with it, then you don't have to worry about it at the end.

Chapter 4: How do the Cubs and White Sox compare in their bullpen options?

93.542 - 94.083 Matt Spiegel

You know what I mean?

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94.123 - 94.423 Mark Grote

That's true.

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94.443 - 95.344 Matt Spiegel

I always want them to know.

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Chapter 5: What are the challenges faced by Sir Anthony Dominguez in the White Sox bullpen?

95.525 - 99.731 Mark Grote

That was for the win right there. That was kind. We just went up a notch.

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99.751 - 100.953 Marshall Harris

Can I ask a question of the group?

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101.053 - 101.153 Mark Grote

Yeah.

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101.173 - 124.261 Marshall Harris

Because I'm just like, I guess this is breaking news, technically. Breaking news on the score, sponsored by iDot. If there's a car pulled to the side of the road, move over. Trey Young opts out of his $49 million option and comes back to the same team, the Washington Wizards, and they give this man four years, 212, with a player option for that fourth year, by the way.

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125.582 - 129.746 Marshall Harris

Is Trey Young worth this in the new NBA landscape?

130.166 - 130.787 Laurence Holmes

No, he is not.

131.247 - 140.957 Marshall Harris

Okay, I was making sure. I'm not crazy. Not really worth the 49. That's what I thought. I was like, why would you opt out of that? But I didn't know someone was aching to give him four years, paying him more than $49 million a year.

140.937 - 149.572 Matt Spiegel

Same team. So there's some kind of advantage for them and for him. They had to have agreed on this when they made the deal in the first place, right?

149.592 - 157.546 Laurence Holmes

I just think that he's a player that his game will never reach the hype of what we thought it would be.

Chapter 6: How does the performance of Kyle Schwarber affect Cubs fans?

165.078 - 168.362 Marshall Harris

He turns it over. He doesn't shoot that well from three, and he takes a lot of threes.

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168.382 - 176.171 Matt Spiegel

But you know what I mean? I usually think of empty calories players like Carmelo Anthony's when I first heard that phrase. Like dudes who score a lot but don't make their teammates better.

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176.892 - 181.558 Mark Grote

Except for college. It was the only time that that wasn't the case with Carmelo.

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181.758 - 182.919 Matt Spiegel

You could take over in college.

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182.939 - 183.38 Mark Grote

That's true.

183.74 - 187.605 Matt Spiegel

Different ball games. But a point guard with deep range who also gets a lot of assists.

187.625 - 193.311 Marshall Harris

But does he really have deep range is my whole point. I don't think he was ever as good a three-point shooter as he thinks he is.

193.351 - 211.191 Laurence Holmes

That's the problem, is that he's the first in the, hey, we've got to find another Steph. Exactly. He's the first one of those. And it's like, well, he's got incredible range. Well, sometimes, yeah. But not as consistently as you want or as he thinks.

211.171 - 222.381 Laurence Holmes

And so he ends up taking a lot of bad shots where I do think that if he were to convert his game a little bit more to go into the basket because he's hard to guard. Oh, that pick and roll?

Chapter 7: What recent developments have occurred with the White Sox's roster?

284.142 - 289.969 Laurence Holmes

And then Jason Tatum came back. I'm back. And then it was like... Aw, man, I'm not the man no more.

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290.33 - 299.38 Matt Spiegel

Yeah, and he in management? Jalen Brown, I think he's really smart and really interesting, but he's also kind of angry.

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Chapter 8: What are the expectations for the upcoming games against the Twins?

299.98 - 311.072 Laurence Holmes

I want the angry guy on my team if I'm the Bucs, is my point. Angry wouldn't be how I would describe him. I agree with you. I think he's super smart. I think he's also super selfish. Selfish? Yes.

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311.132 - 316.039 Matt Spiegel

I think he's super selfish. I get a Jimmy Butler vibe from him. A little bit.

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316.4 - 331.338 Laurence Holmes

Not phony like Jimmy? Yeah, I think he's very real. I think he's one of the most interesting guys in the NBA. Someone I'd love to sit and have a conversation with. I would not want to be in the same room with him. I guess that's it.

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331.398 - 337.686 Matt Spiegel

There's something going on, though, with Jalen that, like, I don't know. I feel like it's a little combustible as a personality.

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337.786 - 357.912 Laurence Holmes

But he can ball. Oh, for sure. And he is definitely good with being the number one option on a team. Like, that's what he desires. So I get it. But you have to then figure out how to build with him as the main piece. And what do you do to kind of build around him? He's still young enough that he can work, in my opinion. Shooters.

358.032 - 358.893 Marshall Harris

Put shooters around him.

358.953 - 359.313 Laurence Holmes

A lot of shooters.

359.333 - 367.763 Marshall Harris

And guys who can play defense in a quality, rim-running, defensive-oriented big. And you've got yourself a team that can cause problems. Yeah, maybe so.

368.184 - 383.582 Mark Grote

Maybe you guys could help us out with a question that we were pondering earlier and really never came to an answer about it. And it centers on the game of baseball and our Cubs and our White Sox. If it's like the sixth inning, is that what we'd say, Marshall?

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