00:00Are they, or should they be on the phone with Lucas Gialito?
00:04Thank you. That's where I was headed with this conversation.
00:06That's a very good question.
00:07No, don't be sorry. That's smart, Dustin.
00:10That's the next likely thing to do.
00:12Cost nothing but money.
00:13But he was pretty bad last year, right?
00:15No, he ended up...
00:16He improved.
00:17He improved.
00:18He wasn't great, but he improved.
00:19He was going in the right direction.
00:21He's obviously been around Chicago a bunch,
00:24has pitched in Wrigley enough.
00:27I think Tommy Hoddy is a really good pitching coach.
00:30Assuming that there's some tape on him through his agent
00:33about what he's been up to,
00:35I'm guaranteeing he's keeping himself in shape.
00:38He wants to be back.
00:41It's only money.
00:42And if you believe in this roster,
00:45meaning the offense and the rest of the guys,
00:47and Justin Steele's coming back,
00:49if you believe Matthew Boyd's not as banged up
00:51as some might think he is,
00:53I think you could do a whole lot worse
00:56than bringing up Jackson Wiggins too quick, too soon.
00:59Then going out...
01:01Again, Lucas Chialito,
01:02what kind of leverage does he have?
01:04Very little.
01:05Well, nothing.
01:05I think he might be waiting for the right situation.
01:07There hasn't been a ton of interest.
01:08But is this the right situation?
01:10I think you could convince me that it is.
01:11I mean, if he did well for the Cubs,
01:13if he was even middling for the Cubs,
01:16he probably bounces back.
01:18Somebody else will take a shot.
01:19I agree.
01:20I like Lucas Chialito,
01:21and I think that the pitching lab
01:23and Tommy Hadovy would be a great boon to him.
01:28I can't help but wonder why he's available.
01:32That's a good question.
01:34Maybe he's asking for too much.
01:36Too much.
01:36I read his...
01:37He was thinking of himself
01:39at $15 million plus a year.
01:41Yeah, that's not going to be a price
01:43I'd be willing to pay.
01:44What would you be willing to pay?
01:46$9 million for the rest of the year.
01:48Up to $10 million, yeah.
01:49Not my money, but $9 million.
01:50Not my money, but up to $10 million,
01:51perhaps you're talking about a guy
01:53who may lose his job
01:55if Justin Steele comes back and is good
01:56and may lose his job
01:58if they go out and they trade
01:59for a front of the rotation starter at the deadline.
02:01Or it pushes Colin Ray back
02:02to where he probably is better suited,
02:04which is as a long-relief guy.
02:06Both-inning guy.
02:07Right?
02:07I agree with that.
02:09And protection,
02:10maybe an insurance policy for Matthew Boyd.
02:13Surprisingly, Dustin,
02:14we are on the same page on this.
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