The first topic of the podcast had to be the latest breaking news, which was the acquisition of Alex Claudio from the Texas Rangers for a competitive balance round selection in the 2019 MLB Draft. Claudio is a serviceable lefty, and despite our reservations about losing that early draft pick, adding Claudio looks to be a solid move.
Despite his high ERA in 2018, Claudio is still a good pitcher, and was just a victim of bad luck in 2018 after posting sub-3.00 ERAs in the first four years of his career.
There were several other rumors to come up during the Winter Meetings about the Milwaukee Brewers.