Ep. 296: Ned Colletti interview

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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 01:30How he moved from MLB to being a scout in the NHL 04:30How to fix a major league roster 06:40On building the roster when other teams know your weaknesses 09:30When to deal a player who is facing free agency 11:30Balancing trying to win now vs. building a team for a sustained run 14:30On how a GM can't depend only on signing a big free agent 18:00On his time with the Cubs in the 1980's 19:45On how a GM deals with Scott Boras 22:00On how a GM deals with talk radio and the media 26:00On how he almost got CC Sabathia on the Dodgers for 2008 playoff run 28:00On how not trading for Ryan Dempster helped bring Kyle Hendricks to the Cubs

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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 bring01:30How he moved from MLB to being a scout in the NHL04:30How to fix a major league roster06:40On building the roster when other teams know your weaknesses09:30When to deal a player who is facing free agency11:30Balancing trying to win now vs. building a team for a sustained run14:30On how a GM can't depend only on signing a big free agent18:00On his time with the Cubs in the 1980's19:45On how a GM deals with Scott Boras22:00On how a GM deals with talk radio and the media26:00On how he almost got CC Sabathia on the Dodgers for 2008 playoff run28:00On how not trading for Ryan Dempster helped bring Kyle Hendricks to the Cubs

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