 Cubs, of course, you know looking good in first place in the NL central But why did the Cubs feel they needed to make this move right now? Well two things number one I would say maybe a bit of nostalgia three years and one day ago a no-hitter for Cole Hamels and Wrigley fields So maybe some of that good mojo still there But more importantly Mike their rotation in Chicago has been a disappointment at least in terms of their big acquisitions last winter time You Darvish major contract Tyler chat with a big one as well Chatwood leads the major leagues and walks right now Darvish still on the DL Eric they had to find a way to upgrade that rotation and maybe moving back to the national league out of the Texas heat Two good changes there for Cole Hamels. Yeah, I mean they hope so he you know He didn't pitch well at home and he also didn't pitch well in day games and day games and ERA over Aiden Cubs They've got a number of day games left The move is like JP mentioned more nostalgic for me than anything because I you can still go into a Playoff series and just go with those three Lester Hendricks in Quintana. I still I still think that they need to get Somebody for the bullpen. I mean that's where it's more important. Yes is Hamels better than in Chatwood And is he better that you know, I mean Darvish who knows what's gonna happen right there? So it is an upgrade There's no question about it, but do I think it's a difference maker? Not less things change for Cole. So you still feel like the Dodgers of the team to be in the NL despite this movie I do I do I do I like the Dodgers. They're getting they're getting healthier They're going to have more pitching options and they still may make a move you mentioned there the bullpen Could that be a possibility there JP for the Cubs? Yes, and they've been linked to a number of different relievers as time has gone on one of the biggest Sellers of bullpen actually happens to be within their very same division the Cincinnati Reds But the Miami Marlins have some bullpen pieces to move as do the Texas Rangers again Of course, they've already been talking to them about Hamels the one thought I have to about Hamels in general Eric is this Ten years ago He was a World Series MVP and I'm not saying he is like Justin Verlander a year ago But sometimes when you get the elite competitors out of a competitive environment and the Rangers have not been competitive this year That there's a maybe that a bit of that rejuvenation that goes on for him going to Wrigley field in a pennant race Big games in that ballpark, you know, you know the ballpark so well that has a way of I think restoring that Drive and that focus that maybe was waning well And I think there's something to be said about that but also remember Verlander going to Houston I mean there was a complete change in analytics as far as what he was experiencing in Detroit and then what he Saw in Houston and and that has changed the way he pitches and perhaps is good to get out of that Texas heat I used to be down in Texas. It's torturous on any player that plays down there and all and send especially home Maybe that's why he's been doing better on the road as well So the Yankees making some moves to their pitching once again Zack Britton earlier this week and then they bring in Jay have how does this upgrade this team in the American League? This is for I think as we talked before Eric This is about both the regular season and the playoffs But the key thing for me I look at acquisition cost at this time of year and the Yankees are so well run right now And their farm system is so deep They gave up to position players not from their pitching group to position players who didn't really factor into their club right now Brandon Drury has been superseded at third base by and do hard and then you've got Billy McKinney traded now three times So they were able to protect their farm system depth and Eric This is a very very strong acquisition. I believe by the Yankees Well, it is and it's really targeted towards the Boston Red Sox and it's to win the division And I say that because of his domination of some of the Red Sox players and and I don't mean just well He's had a little bit of success. You look at his career numbers against Ben and Tendi He's 0 for 15 Ben and Tendi's Betsy Bogarts does not hit well against him bets does not hit well against him So this is like I said, it's team specific now There is one player on the Boston Red Sox that does do well and it's ironic. They were former teammates JP pointed that out earlier Steve Pierce. He absolutely wears out happy. He's had 20 I think was it 28 at bats seven extra base hits five home runs. So that's the You know, that's that is haps kryptonite and like you mentioned He's pitched well against the Boston Red Sox, but he's now pitching in New York where it hasn't been good for other Pictures coming in and pitching in that environment. How do you think you'll do there? I think the fact that he's pitched in the World Series actually against the Yankees in 2009 with the Phillies helps He's pitched the American League East now at number of different occasions. That helps as well I think that he's a veteran pitcher. Jay Hap has a very as they say about pitchers a steady heartbeat He is not flustered by many things. I think that demeanor he he seems like a Yankee He seems like he's gonna be able to handle it very well And you can never predict it all the time Eric But I think he's somebody that I believe in this role will handle it better than say Sonny Gray did one year ago, and I think this is more an acquisition for the season Not so much as a as a playoff impact acquisition And like I said, this is to win the division. This is not well, he's gonna be our number two guy I mean that still remains to be seen who that may or may not be but it's to win the division