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 more
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
MLB
18:00 On his time with the Cubs in the 1980s
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
Listen to the full podcast here or via the embedded player below:
Cubs Talk Podcast
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