The Cubs Talk Podcast breaks down all things baseball on the North Side. Host Leila Rahimi, James Neveau, and Nate Poppen bring insider perspectives, regular player interviews, and news updates during the team's pursuit of another championship. New episodes release every Wednesday morning.
On the latest Cubs Talk Podcast, David Kaplan talks with former Cubs front office executive and Dodgers GM Ned Colletti on how to fix a major league roster, when to deal a player who is heading into free agency, and how a trade he didn't make with LA helped bring
01:30 How he moved from MLB to being a scout in the NHL
04:30 How to fix a major league roster
06:40 On building the roster when other teams know your weaknesses
09:30 When to deal a player who is facing free agency
11:30 Balancing trying to win now vs. building a team for a sustained run
14:30 On how a GM can't depend only on signing a big free agent
18:00 On his time with the Cubs in the 1980's
19:45 On how a GM deals with Scott Boras
22:00 On how a GM deals with talk radio and the media
26:00 On how he almost got CC Sabathia on the Dodgers for 2008 playoff run
28:00 On how not trading for Ryan Dempster helped bring Kyle Hendricks to the Cubs
