Ep. 145: GM Meetings Primer & The Value of Defense

Luke Stuckmeyer, David Kaplan, and Mark Potash get you ready for this week’s GM meetings by discussing big-name free agents Bryce Harper and Manny Machado. The trio also debates the excitement of signing a marquee player against the long-term ramifications, and reacts to Javier Baez not winning a Gold Glove award. :50 - are baseball's GM meetings actually productive? 2:50 - excitement of signings vs long-term ramifications 4:05 - big-money deals for Harper or Machado? 5:50 - should Cubs fans be worried about White Sox getting Machado or Harper? 8:50 - are the Cardinals legitimate threats to sign Harper? 10:20 - how important is the situation vs money? 12:40 - what's the value of defense in today's game? 15:25 - Gold Gloves discussion 17:40 - how much value should Cubs place on defense up the middle?