Chicago Cubs' Theo Epstein tank, drafting Kris Bryant, signing Jon Lester, and Jake Arrieta's dominant 2015

In the first episode of Let's Play 162, Chris Deeley and Jack Gallagher kick things off by discussing the tactical tank that led to the Chicago Cubs drafting Kris Bryant, trading for Jake Arrieta and signing Jon Lester ahead of the 2016 World Series season. As well as the familiar names, Chris and Jack take a look at some of the lesser ones too, like the worst Cubs pitcher in history and the guy so bad he was traded for $1. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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