Ben Brown deserves a real shot in the Cubs' starting rotation (Hour 4)

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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4.2 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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In the final hour, Matt Spiegel and Ryan McGuffey discussed Cubs right-hander Ben Brown getting the starting nod Friday evening with left-hander Matthew Boyd sidelined by injury. Could Brown perform well enough to lock down a starting job in the rotation in the long term? After that, the guys reacted to former Cubs manager David Ross admit to rooting against the 2024 club during an appearance on the Baseball Isn't Boring podcast. Ross was fired after the 2023 season and replaced by current Cubs manager Craig Counsell ahead of the 2024 campaign.

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