Special Talent: Cubs Built on Defense; Kyle Tucker Booed; Potential Ohtani Opt-Out?

Jesse Rogers and Buster Olney discuss Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson’s oblique injury, how the Cubs are built on defense, the Brewers making a statement, what’s wrong with Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes, Kyle Tucker’s ugly season continuing, and how the Mark Walter situation potentially lead to Shohei Ohtani opting out of his contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Then, Eduardo Pérez talks about how the St. Louis Cardinals are headed in the right direction, how the labor situation plays into the Seattle Mariners’ decision on promoting Kade Anderson, and why the San Diego Padres are more dangerous than you think. Later, Buster answers your questions during Bleacher Tweets. 0:00 WELCOME 0:46 TOP OF THE FIRST 03:55 JESSE ROGERS JOINS THE SHOW 04:15 DANSBY SWANSON TO THE IL WITH OBLIQUE INJURY 06:11 CUBS IDENTITY BUILT AROUND DEFENSE 09:00 PIRATES RESTING ACE PAUL SKENES 11:16 BREWERS MAKE STATEMENT VS. DODGERS IN LA 14:58 DODGERS SLIDING: CAN THEY TURN IT ON IN OCTOBER? 16:26 SHOHEI OHTANI RAMPING UP THROWING BULLPEN SESSIONS 19:18 KYLE TUCKER GETS BOOED AT HOME 24:10 WILL MARK WALTER REMAIN AS PRINCIPAL DODGERS OWNER? 28:25 EDUARDO PÉREZ JOINS 29:37 EDUARDO HAS A SPECIAL TALENT 32:17 CARDINALS ARE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION 37:38 HOW BIG OF A DEAL IS DANSBY SWANSON’S INJURY? 39:33 MARINERS WEIGHING THE DECISION TO PROMOTE KADE ANDERSON 43:55 THE PADRES ARE MORE DANGEROUS THAN YOU THINK 46:33 BLEACHER TWEETS EMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected] REACH OUT ON X: #BLEACHERTWEETS Follow The Baseball Tonight Podcast on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHeL6O-A-ASmSMwbSCFvPKEq1Cslo_lrw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5FG6xCcd338SgZjZ9urHRI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baseball-tonight-with-buster-olney/id137699414 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices