1 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:08,600 Speaker 1: Welcome back, everybody. It's a Fantasy Fast twenty twenty six 2 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 1: here on Fantasy Bros. MLB. Don't forget to like this 3 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: stream as you're watching it, subscribe to the channel. We 4 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: got a lot of fun stuff going on today. And 5 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: speaking of fun, look at these two beautiful human beings. 6 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: Joe Alrico is back with us here and Justin Mason 7 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: from Sleeper and the Bust. He is neither. He is 8 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 1: awake and he's never a bust. He's always a good time. Mace, 9 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: what's going on, my brother? It's great to see you. 10 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: Are you enjoying the World Baseball Classic as much as 11 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: I am? Because I am high on Espressos and Armani 12 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:35,919 Speaker 1: Blazers right now. 13 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 2: I'm not gonna lie. I haven't watched a lot of it. 14 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 2: I did watch the game last night just because it 15 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:44,480 Speaker 2: was such a crazy game and I was doing projections 16 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 2: and writing and yeah, the Italians are Joe. 17 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: Rico and I both in blue. We did not coordinate this. 18 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 3: You do it, now, you do it. 19 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: He's shaved and he's in blue. That's how happy Joe 20 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: Rico is right now. 21 00:00:57,760 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 2: Right, he's looking good. 22 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 3: Hey, I'm trying to look handsome. And you know what 23 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 3: I got. I got my mini Justin Mason here too, 24 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:04,759 Speaker 3: so we got a two for going on. I got 25 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 3: my stinger. 26 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: Nice look all right, So gentlemen, let's get into it. 27 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: Let's talk about some of our must have players here, 28 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,040 Speaker 1: Joe Rico, I know you've selected a couple guys, one 29 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 1: of which actually played in last night's game. Who is it? Well, 30 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: we're gonna tease it and get back to it, but justin, 31 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: let's start with one of your guys, since you are 32 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 1: the guests around these parts here today. Zebbi Matthews, Minnesota Twins. 33 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: Pitcher got a little bit of a taste of the 34 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: big leagues last year and maybe left a bad taste 35 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: in some people's mouths. I'll let you decide that. But 36 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 1: at twenty twenty five of five to five six ERA, 37 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: not exactly what you're hoping for, a one point four 38 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 1: to nine whip. Obviously a lot of things went wrong 39 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 1: for the Twins, and it doesn't look like a whole 40 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 1: lot's going right for them right now. So how can 41 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: Zebi Matthews maybe turn things around? Because we've seen this 42 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: many times where guys who are young with a lot 43 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: of upside hit the big leagues and stumble. But why 44 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 1: can Zebbi Matthews pick himself up, dust himself off, and 45 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: get back to a better version of himself in twenty 46 00:01:58,280 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: twenty six. 47 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 2: I think what you brought up is actually really good 48 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 2: point on a guy like Zebie Matthews. Right, when a 49 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 2: prospect comes up and struggles, initially, the fantasy industry buries 50 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 2: those guys a lot of times, right, they don't give 51 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 2: them second chances, And you're getting Sebbie Matthews like outside 52 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 2: of the top three hundred picks, which in like tens 53 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 2: and twelve teen leagues is like not even being drafted. Right, 54 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 2: But the underlying skills on Matthews are great, Like, dude 55 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 2: strikes out everybody. He's had thirty percent strikeout rates all 56 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 2: throughout the minor leagues. He doesn't walk guys, even in 57 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 2: the majors. Last year it was his walk rate was 58 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 2: just seven percent. The stuff is unreal goods. He had 59 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 2: a one oh six stuff plus in the majors. So 60 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 2: in spite of like really bad results and ugly results, 61 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 2: the underlying skills is saying, like, hey, this guy's gonna 62 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 2: be better. The Twins also, you know, for all their 63 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 2: faults right now in terms of their managing a roster, 64 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 2: they develop pitching very very well. 65 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: So I like. 66 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 2: Zebbie Matthews is a guy who's going to take a 67 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 2: step forward this year. The Pablo Lopez injury opens up 68 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 2: a door for him to be kind of stuck in 69 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 2: the rotation to start the season. Him and Mick abel Is, 70 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 2: his teammate who's been pitching really really well. I mean 71 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 2: spring are guys that I'm targeting late and drafts this year. 72 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: Well, it's funny because you go back and look at 73 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:15,959 Speaker 1: Triple A last year, right in twenty twenty five. Eight 74 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 1: starts there just dominant, one to seventy two ERA, thirty 75 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: six innings pitched, forty seven strikeouts, nine walks, and then 76 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:25,080 Speaker 1: he comes up to the big leagues, gets hit around 77 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 1: a little bit, and you're right, like, the Pablo Lopez 78 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 1: injuries open things up. Mason. I always say that spring 79 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:31,959 Speaker 1: training doesn't mean anything, so for the guys, he means 80 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,079 Speaker 1: everything for and so far as Zebbi hasn't been great, 81 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: He's given up seven earned runs, he's walked four guys 82 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 1: already in just six innings. So what does Zbi have 83 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: to do here for you to make you feel a 84 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: little bit better about taking this stance on him. I 85 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: know it's only spring training, and I know it's still 86 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: pretty early. If he strings together another two starts, are 87 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: you moving him up even further in your board and 88 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 1: being aggressive on him? Or conversely, if things don't go 89 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: well for him in the next couple weeks in spring, 90 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 1: are you backing off of the ZEBI train a little. 91 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 2: The main things I'm looking for in spring training from 92 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 2: a pitcher's perspective is strikeouts and walks. Right. I don't 93 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 2: really care about e A because oftentimes guys are like 94 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 2: being told, hey, we want you to throw this pitch 95 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 2: right now, like you know, and and hitters kind of know, like, hey, 96 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 2: these guys are working on things. They're gonna leave things 97 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 2: in the zone, so don't worry about like if the 98 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 2: guy gives up too many home runs. The walks do 99 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 2: scare me a little bit with Debbie Matthews, because I 100 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 2: think if he does not show good control they that 101 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:25,919 Speaker 2: would be a very good excuse for the Twins to 102 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,159 Speaker 2: send him down. So I want to see, you know, 103 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 2: a few more outings here with you know, less walks. 104 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 2: But other than that, I think this team is bad 105 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 2: and they don't really have a lot of options, so 106 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 2: I think they're going to go with a guy like Zebby, 107 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:40,840 Speaker 2: even if he's struggling out a spring Joe. 108 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: What are your thoughts on Zebbi Matthews and if you 109 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:44,280 Speaker 1: want to throw make Able in there too, since we 110 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: are talking about some twins youngsters here, there's spots in 111 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:50,040 Speaker 1: that rotation. Can Zebbie Matthews be the guy that steps 112 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:51,600 Speaker 1: up and takes his game to the next level, because 113 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 1: God knows they need it, after the way you know, 114 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 1: after the Lopez injurying, the way Bailey oberpitch last year. 115 00:04:56,960 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, I completely agree with everything that Justin said, though 116 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 3: I don't really have as much concern. I know he 117 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 3: has been walking some guys here, but we're talking about 118 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:06,720 Speaker 3: just six innings, and walks have never really been a 119 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:09,279 Speaker 3: problem for Zebby. He's been a guy who has usually 120 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 3: really really good command, so it seems like a bit 121 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 3: of an anomaly. I guess if the problem persists and 122 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 3: he keeps walking three or four guys pro outing, then 123 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:17,599 Speaker 3: it would be a bit of a problem, But I 124 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 3: just I would bet against it. But the stuff is great. 125 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 3: He gets chases, the contact rates against are pretty solid, 126 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:27,160 Speaker 3: like everything is good for Zebi and as bad as 127 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 3: devastating as the Zebi or as the Pablo Lopez injury is, 128 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 3: I think it gives him a pretty clear runway to 129 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 3: just start for the entire season. For him and for Mickabele. 130 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 3: I think these guys are both going to be in 131 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 3: the rotation for the entire year. I don't know how 132 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 3: much I trust Toaj Bradley. I think Bailey ober is 133 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:45,719 Speaker 3: sitting eighty nine on his fastball. People are kind of 134 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 3: torn on Simeon Woods Richardson. I like him a little bit, 135 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 3: but there are also a lot of wards there. So 136 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:53,719 Speaker 3: I think there is a clear runway for Zebe and 137 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 3: for mckable in twenty twenty six. 138 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 1: All right, let's talk about another one of Justin's guys here. 139 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: That's Andrew Vaughn, who having himself a good spring, hitting 140 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:03,920 Speaker 1: three seventy five so far over eight games, twenty seven 141 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 1: played appearances. He's got an eleven fifty three ops. He's 142 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 1: got two bombs already. In last year. It was really 143 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: just a change of scenery, right, We talk about it 144 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: all the time, guys, you know, starting out one spot 145 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 1: and especially on bad teams and the White Sox have look, 146 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: they maybe they rushed him already in the development, right, 147 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: and that's kind of been the original sin here for 148 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 1: Andrew vaughmb who's kind of been toiling away and obscurity, 149 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 1: been kind of a two forty two to fifty hitter, 150 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 1: hitting you you know, fifteen to twenty bombs, and then 151 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:30,719 Speaker 1: all of a sudden he gets sent over to Milwaukee, 152 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 1: makes a couple of adjustments, and in sixty four games 153 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 1: last year after the break, nine homers, forty six RBI, 154 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: hit three zero eight with an eight sixty nine ops 155 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: and Mason it doesn't feel like anything has slowed down 156 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 1: because he's picked up this spring just as Hobbs he 157 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: left off twenty twenty five. 158 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:48,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, I again, this is one of these prospects that struggled, 159 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:51,279 Speaker 2: and people are kind of burying him a little bit 160 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 2: inspite of the fact, like you said, once he got 161 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 2: to Milwaukee he was fantastic. And there's also a little 162 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 2: bias on there for me, right, I'm gonna be honest. 163 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 2: He went to the high school that my kid now 164 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 2: goes to, which is literally like walking distance from my house. 165 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 2: My wife works with his dad, so we get like 166 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 2: inside reports from his dad on how Andrew's doing, and 167 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 2: he did not like Chicago, right, he did not like 168 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 2: being with the White Sox and is much much happier 169 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 2: in Milwaukee. But the dude just can hit. I don't 170 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 2: know that he's ever gonna be a forty home run 171 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 2: hitter as a first baseman, but I do think that 172 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 2: thirty home runs with a good batting average could be 173 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 2: in the range of outcomes. Obviously the top end of 174 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 2: the range outcomes. But you're getting him really, really late, 175 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 2: and with how deep the first basebool is, you can 176 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:42,200 Speaker 2: wait for a guy like Andrew Vaughn and fill up 177 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 2: your other positions of need that run a little bit 178 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 2: drier earlier and just kind of pick on Vaughn a 179 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 2: little bit later. I absolutely love him. He has been 180 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 2: my most targeted guy in drafts. 181 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 1: Is here a Rico thirty picks prior you're getting Alec 182 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 1: Boem going. I'm building on Fantasy pros ADP right now. 183 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 1: I'd rather have Andrew vaugh thirty picks later than Alec Boulm. 184 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: That's my take. I don't know where you are in 185 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:08,680 Speaker 1: terms of the what you're getting in Andrew Vaughn laid 186 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 1: he's the thirty first first basement off the board. Excuse me, 187 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: Spencer steers around that range. Cold Keith is around that range. 188 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 1: You know. To me, I agree with you what Justin said. 189 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: You're talking about Andrew Vaughan being a guy last year 190 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: tore the cover off the ball. He's still only twenty 191 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:25,240 Speaker 1: seven years old. There's still a lot of upside. He's 192 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: got Yellick around him, He's got Cherio around him. It's 193 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 1: a good lineup. It's a whole different scenario. I think 194 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:32,439 Speaker 1: andrewvaugh is finally realizing his talent. And this was a 195 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:34,120 Speaker 1: player that I always thought was going to be a 196 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 1: good major league hitter, and a lot of people in 197 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 1: scouts agreed. So what's your take on Andrew Vaughn is 198 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: Is he a guy that you would rather, you know, 199 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 1: kind of pass on or a guy that you would 200 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: rather go ahead and actually be a little bit more 201 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:46,440 Speaker 1: aggressive on in twenty twenty six. 202 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, I wouldn't really want him as a starting first basement, 203 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 3: but I think as a corner utility piece, I think 204 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 3: that he is phenomenal. You know, we talk a lot 205 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:56,679 Speaker 3: about projections taking a three year sample size, but I 206 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 3: don't know if they'll account for how he was playing 207 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 3: in Chicago those last couple of years. Part of it 208 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 3: was probably due to the fact that the team was terrible. 209 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 3: Going back to when he started in Chicago, they had 210 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 3: to change him away from being a first basement because 211 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 3: they had Jose Abreu in town, so he was playing 212 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:13,600 Speaker 3: out of position. So nothing went right for him in Chicago. 213 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 3: I wonder if the projections are fully picking up on 214 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 3: the changes that he made in Milwaukee, he could maybe 215 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 3: even be a twenty five to thirty home run guy 216 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 3: and everything goes right. The best projection looks like the 217 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 3: bad X twenty two home run seventy nine RBI, but 218 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 3: with a twelve percent barrel rate. He raises the ball 219 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:29,959 Speaker 3: in a good lineup. I could see him, even though 220 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 3: I don't want to draft him as a starting first basement. 221 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 3: I could see him returning a top twelve or top 222 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:36,320 Speaker 3: fifteen value there pretty well, all. 223 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: Right, we had a super chat in there. Brannan had 224 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 1: a super chat and then he threw the question after 225 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 1: So we'll get Brandon's up here. Keep two James Wood 226 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:45,679 Speaker 1: in the fourth show, Otani the pitcher in the ninth, 227 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 1: Gore in the sixteenth, Painter in the nineteenth Already keeping 228 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:51,280 Speaker 1: one bat in three arms, so Kurts in the eighth, 229 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: Web in the fifth, Parlt in the sixth, and Brown, 230 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 1: so I got a lot of pitching there, Mason, what 231 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 1: would you do here? Would you keep James Wood or 232 00:09:57,160 --> 00:09:59,560 Speaker 1: another pitcher in Otani or Gore or painter? 233 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 2: You can keep two right, so you can keep to 234 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 2: I think I'm keeping James Wood for sure, and then 235 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 2: probably o Tani. I'm assuming this is like a twelve 236 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:14,559 Speaker 2: team league. Uh just remember anytime you ask a question, 237 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 2: include format right, format changes any everything. But with it 238 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 2: being Otani the picture, I assume it's a y'all league, 239 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:23,439 Speaker 2: probably a ten or twelve. I tend to want to 240 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:27,439 Speaker 2: lean James Wood in oh Tony because I don't want 241 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,600 Speaker 2: the best talent, but I am a little interested in 242 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 2: like a nineteenth round painter that that that might be 243 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:37,559 Speaker 2: fun too, So definitely would and then either painter or 244 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:38,440 Speaker 2: show a for me. 245 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:41,719 Speaker 1: How about you, Joe Rico? What are your thoughts here? 246 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 3: I believe I had this question from Brandon and the 247 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 3: DMS today. It looks like the same question, and I 248 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:50,840 Speaker 3: think it's got to be he's coming over here, but 249 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:52,840 Speaker 3: little did he know he'd be asking it to me again, 250 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 3: I think I agree. It's it's James would and then 251 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 3: it's show Hey. I think that Gore is going to 252 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 3: have a really good seat. But I think Show Hey 253 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 3: pitching for the Dodgers, even if he only makes twenty 254 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 3: four starts, you know, sixteen wins potentially, it's probably it's 255 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:09,200 Speaker 3: probably not gonna be quite that many, but he's gonna 256 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:10,920 Speaker 3: win a lot of games. We know when he's out there, 257 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:13,200 Speaker 3: they're gonna be good innings. And I think it's probably 258 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 3: worthwhile in the ninth that's like one hundred and ten 259 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 3: overall or something like that, roughly one and ten, one 260 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 3: hundred and fifteen pick overall. That that makes sense to me. 261 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:23,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, And I gotta tell you, I think you can 262 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:24,679 Speaker 1: get Gore back on the cheap too. Because he had 263 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:26,559 Speaker 1: such a bad second half last year. A lot of 264 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 1: people are scared of him. I am not. I'm not 265 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:30,520 Speaker 1: one of those people. I think he's actually a goodbye 266 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 1: this year. All right, let's switch gears here and continue 267 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:36,840 Speaker 1: on with the guys we must have in twenty twenty six. 268 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:40,119 Speaker 1: Before we do, a quick reminder of the draft simulator 269 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 1: is out here to help level up your Fantasy Baseball 270 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:45,080 Speaker 1: draft preps, so make sure you're using the Fantasy Bros. 271 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:48,320 Speaker 1: Mock Draft Simulator to complete realistic mock drafts in just 272 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:50,760 Speaker 1: minutes without waiting in between picks. You could tailor your 273 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 1: mock draft to your league's specific settings, including roster configurations 274 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 1: and scoring systems. Receive instant feedback to and draft Grace 275 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 1: to refine your strategy and gain competitive edge. 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Who has been talking about the six 285 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:31,440 Speaker 1: man rotation, Let's see if they can get six healthy 286 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:34,440 Speaker 1: guys at one time. That's my response to that, Joe Rico. 287 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:36,880 Speaker 1: Emit she Han, once upon a time, before the injury, 288 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:39,840 Speaker 1: was a guy who was absolutely dominating the minor leagues. 289 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:42,199 Speaker 1: He was leading the miners and strikeouts at one point 290 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:45,960 Speaker 1: time too before unfortunately injuries struck. But Emmit she Han 291 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 1: looked like he was back with ferocity in twenty twenty five, 292 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:52,599 Speaker 1: even pitching the postseason as well. So talk to me 293 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 1: about Emma she Han in twenty twenty six and why 294 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:56,200 Speaker 1: he's a guy that you've got to have. 295 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:58,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, when I look at what he did last year, 296 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:00,560 Speaker 3: the typical stats that we like to look at, the 297 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 3: era supporting metrics, the x fips, the sierras, they were 298 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 3: all phenomenal for him. On top of the surface numbers 299 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 3: being good, everything was backed up as well. He had 300 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 3: a twenty three percent strike up minus walk rate. He 301 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 3: had a point nine to seven whip the Sierra was 302 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:17,199 Speaker 3: three point two. He gets whiffs outside of the zone. 303 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:19,400 Speaker 3: The contact he allows within the zone is only eighty 304 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 3: percent swings and miss at fifteen point six percent swinging 305 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 3: strike rate. Like, there's a lot that emin Sheen does 306 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:29,199 Speaker 3: really well. In a rotation where I'm worried about how 307 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 3: many innings, pretty much everybody is going to pitch. Yamamoto 308 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:34,720 Speaker 3: coming off of a bit of a heavy workload, especially 309 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 3: in the postseason Glass now every year topping out usually 310 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 3: around one hundred and twenty. They're gonna baby Otani to 311 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 3: some extent. Who knows what's happening with Roki and Blake 312 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 3: Snell has already hurt. So with all those guys having 313 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 3: potential problems, I think Emmits Sheen feels like a guy 314 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:52,439 Speaker 3: who can just be have the leash taken off of 315 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 3: him a little bit. Now. Is that going to be 316 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 3: one hundred and eighty innings? I don't think so, But 317 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 3: I think even over one hundred and fifty or so innings, 318 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:01,080 Speaker 3: Emmit Sheen can return a really heidi profit pitching for 319 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:04,040 Speaker 3: this team. Double digit wins are almost guaranteed. The strikeouts 320 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,320 Speaker 3: are good, the command is really good, and I think 321 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 3: even with the rising price, if you look at the 322 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:12,080 Speaker 3: Fantasy pros consensus, he is right around Brandon Woodruw, Spencer Streyder, 323 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 3: Sonny Gray, Tyler, Glass, now Chase Burns. He's definitely the 324 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:17,560 Speaker 3: big target for me in that range. 325 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 1: Look at his uncle Ted just jumped my question. Do 326 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 1: you all think she Han with the helium over Pepio 327 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 1: and the main So let's talk about this here, y, 328 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:28,040 Speaker 1: So Mason, I'm gonna give you a little because nobody's 329 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:31,000 Speaker 1: done more drafts than Justin Mason. We know this is true. 330 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 2: I've only in like six leagues this here. 331 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 1: Oh look at you, the man of a thousand drafts 332 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 1: down to six. That's what happens in your old age. 333 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 1: You can't quite. 334 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 2: Get the like he used. I got that mock draft 335 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 2: simulator now and I don't need. 336 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 1: Oh that's it, so you just there you go. It's 337 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:52,600 Speaker 1: in all day man, rocking out with the mockout. Maybe 338 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 1: that's what you do. All right, So let's play a game. 339 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: Would you rather? Would you rather? Because they're back to 340 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 1: back here in adp Ryan, Pepio or m she Han 341 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 1: Mason would rather have Pepio for me? Okay, how about 342 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 1: you a Rico? 343 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:05,760 Speaker 3: Imit? She And I'm surprised, Mace. I'm surprised. 344 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 1: Why Pepio for you? Mace? Just curious one. 345 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 2: I think there's a better health track record, there's more 346 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 2: of a just overall track record, it's a better park 347 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 2: to pitch in, not in a six man rotation. I 348 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 2: just think there's a lot of intangibles. She and could 349 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 2: be really, really good. But also the problem is, as 350 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 2: Uncle Ted started to allude into those comments. Is that 351 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 2: price is going up a lot right now, you are 352 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 2: not going to be able to get them at the 353 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:34,040 Speaker 2: same spot she and is going to be moving up 354 00:15:34,080 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 2: and up in drafts. We already saw in one of 355 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 2: the main events can go in front of like Spencer Strider, Like, oh, 356 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:43,680 Speaker 2: that's a that's a big jump for a guy who 357 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:44,880 Speaker 2: hasn't really proven anything at. 358 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:46,760 Speaker 4: All. 359 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 1: Right, let's play another one here, who's going two spots 360 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 1: ahead of him. And she had Nathany Evaldi who had 361 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 1: a great season before injury too. I know you can 362 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 1: make that sand concern like, neither these guys are gonna 363 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 1: throw one hundred and eighty innings this year, So would 364 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 1: you rather have Nathanyvaldi or rather have at chi Han Mason. 365 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 2: I think this is where I go. Emit Shean right, like, 366 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 2: I don't trust you Havevaldi to stay healthy. Uh And 367 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:10,040 Speaker 2: now Emit Sheian's on the better team. Uh So yeah, 368 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 2: there are some risks with Emichian, but the Dodgers could 369 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 2: just you know, give him twelve wins, you know, this season, 370 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 2: just because they're so good. So yeah, I'll take Mchian 371 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:19,840 Speaker 2: over your Walde. 372 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 1: Last one at one thirty five Michael King of the Padres. 373 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 1: I know last year was hurt, but two years ago 374 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:30,240 Speaker 1: was brilliant. So would you take a theoretically healthy Michael 375 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 1: King over Emachihn. 376 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 2: That's really tough. 377 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 1: I think so too. I think I leaned towards King person. 378 00:16:37,880 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 1: I think I'll let you think about it. I lean 379 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 1: towards King because for me, I've seen him do it 380 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 1: all the full season, and the fact that the Padres 381 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:47,920 Speaker 1: brought him back makes me feel better about the injury. 382 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 1: I think. I feel like, yeah, I think I but 383 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 1: how many times have we seen that, right, Mace, where 384 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:55,480 Speaker 1: teams are like, you know, this guy's that's some injury issue. 385 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 1: You know, all of a sudden they want to just 386 00:16:56,760 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 1: they let him just walk. They didn't let him walk. 387 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 1: They brought him back. So to me, that was a 388 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 1: big sign, like we think he's okay. Otherwise, why would 389 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:05,359 Speaker 1: you make any investment because nobody's got more information about 390 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:06,920 Speaker 1: his health than the Padres do. 391 00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:10,440 Speaker 2: That's fair. Yeah, I think I lean Michael King here, 392 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:13,679 Speaker 2: but I honestly could Honestly, it's gonna depend on my 393 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 2: build right. If I have a riskier build up top, 394 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:19,159 Speaker 2: I may go with a guy like Shean because I 395 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 2: do think there's a better chance she stays healthy than 396 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:24,119 Speaker 2: Michael King. But if I've got a more boring like 397 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:27,200 Speaker 2: a Logan web type start at the top of my rotation, 398 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 2: I'll go, you know, for Michael King, because I think 399 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:31,200 Speaker 2: the upside is a little bit greater. 400 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:33,639 Speaker 1: All right, Joe, how about for you? Would you take 401 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 1: Michael King? 402 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 3: I have a good I have a good amount of 403 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:39,399 Speaker 3: shares of both of these guys, so I'm fine going 404 00:17:39,440 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 3: either or maybe taking the guy who falls in your 405 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:44,960 Speaker 3: given draft. But I'm I'm on team Shean this year. 406 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:47,120 Speaker 3: I must have for a reason. I'm gonna I'm gonna 407 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,919 Speaker 3: keep the flag planted as much as the Dodgers. I mean, 408 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 3: I'll never forgive them, but they are great for fantasy, 409 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:53,399 Speaker 3: There's no question about it. 410 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:57,719 Speaker 1: A guy was great last night for the Italians. Hit 411 00:17:57,760 --> 00:18:00,439 Speaker 1: a home run might not have landed, yeah, Jack cat Leon. 412 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: Last year, obviously, CAGs was just spectacular in the minor 413 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:05,919 Speaker 1: leagues and just rocking through the system. He was one 414 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 1: of my favorite guys heading in to twenty twenty five, 415 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:11,920 Speaker 1: and I was so excited when he got the call, 416 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:14,440 Speaker 1: But unfortunately things did not go great for him. When 417 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 1: he did. He had just a buck fifty seven. He 418 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 1: made a lot of hard contact into a lot of outs. 419 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 1: Last year, strikeouts were a bit of an issue too. 420 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:24,320 Speaker 1: You know, he only had five thirty two ops. But 421 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 1: if you look at what he was doing in the 422 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 1: minor leagues before that call up, it was absolutely spectacular 423 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:31,960 Speaker 1: and he was absolutely crushing the ball too. Last year 424 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:34,879 Speaker 1: at Triple A he had three fifty seven with eleven 425 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 1: thirty two ops, eleven homers and twenty nine RBI in 426 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:40,399 Speaker 1: twenty eight games and thirty eight games before that in 427 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:44,159 Speaker 1: Double A nine homers, a nine to forty seven ops, 428 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 1: and three twenty two batting average. And right now in 429 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:49,640 Speaker 1: spring training, even before the game with Italy, he looks 430 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:51,600 Speaker 1: pretty good. Hit a home run. In spring he's got 431 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 1: more walks than strikeouts. And Joe, to me, that's a 432 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 1: big thing because Tags to me, has got a show 433 00:18:56,800 --> 00:18:59,119 Speaker 1: that he's can fix a little bit of the holes 434 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 1: in his swing and the roach that he had. It's 435 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 1: easy to be intimidated in the big league level early. 436 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 1: It's easy when things don't go well to have a 437 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:09,440 Speaker 1: just compound and keep rolling over into negativity. I wanted 438 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 1: to see him come in to spring look good, have 439 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:14,280 Speaker 1: a good fresh start and a new perspective, and it 440 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 1: looks like he might have that. So what does that 441 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:17,920 Speaker 1: mean for his twenty twenty six campaign. 442 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:20,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, the thing for Jack, even though he did struggle 443 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:22,160 Speaker 3: last year in the major league level, it was only 444 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:24,640 Speaker 3: a twenty two percent strikeout rate, he was still drawn 445 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:27,520 Speaker 3: some walks at eight percent, hit seven homers. I know, 446 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:30,280 Speaker 3: it was obviously really disappointing he had won fifty seven. 447 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:32,520 Speaker 3: It was a horrible waste of a lot of fab 448 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:35,440 Speaker 3: money or your top waiver pick, and other people were choosing. 449 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:36,680 Speaker 3: You know, am I going to spend money on Nick 450 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:38,160 Speaker 3: Kurtz or am I going to spend money on Jack 451 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 3: Haglion this year? They were both kind of similarly rated, 452 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 3: and obviously Nick Kurtz Fiser passed him last year. But 453 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 3: with Jack, even with the struggles, having a twelve percent 454 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:48,480 Speaker 3: barrel rate, he still hits the ball very hard. His 455 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 3: end zone contact was almost ninety percent even with the struggles. 456 00:19:52,040 --> 00:19:54,440 Speaker 3: The swinging strike rate is thirteen percent, So I think 457 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 3: he can even have like a twenty four to twenty 458 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:58,960 Speaker 3: five percent strikeout rate and probably still be fine with 459 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 3: the way he raises the ball and defence is coming 460 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:04,119 Speaker 3: in in Kansas City. Now the price is rising on Jack, 461 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 3: but I think that it is worth paying up until 462 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 3: maybe one twenty or one thirty. That's probably where I 463 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:11,680 Speaker 3: would tap out. But I think we could see potentially 464 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:14,199 Speaker 3: thirty home runs close to one hundred rbi. And my 465 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 3: super super bold bold prediction is that he earns Nick 466 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:19,680 Speaker 3: Kurtz this season. 467 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:23,760 Speaker 1: Oh that's an interesting one. Now they did sign Soling Martez. 468 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:25,200 Speaker 1: I don't know if it's gonna eat into any playing 469 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 1: time for Kagalio, and I hope it doesn't. Mason, what's 470 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 1: your take on Jack? I know last year was disappointing. 471 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 1: It was so much promise. Right, it was the same 472 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:34,359 Speaker 1: kind of path that Kurtz was on. Right, Kurtz was 473 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:36,560 Speaker 1: crushing the ball, he got called up, and he just 474 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:39,080 Speaker 1: kept on crushing the ball all year. I know Kansas 475 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:41,840 Speaker 1: City's made some adjustments to the ballpark two, But where 476 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:43,640 Speaker 1: are you at with kagalion Is value this year? Because 477 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 1: it seems like it's kind of extreme. 478 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:48,880 Speaker 2: I actually think it's he's perfectly valued. Like he's going 479 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:51,080 Speaker 2: one to sixteen the mains. I think that's exactly where 480 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 2: he should be going. And I would be fine taking 481 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 2: him a little bit higher that just to make sure 482 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:58,400 Speaker 2: I get my guy. The underlying numbers on Kagalioan last 483 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:01,760 Speaker 2: year were not that bad. Eighty nine percent zone contact. 484 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:04,920 Speaker 2: That's way above league average. He swung outside the zone 485 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:07,360 Speaker 2: too much, and that's really the thing I'm watching on 486 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:10,720 Speaker 2: him this this spring training is like, hey, how much 487 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 2: are you swinging outside zone? He was a forty percent 488 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 2: rate in the majors last year, thirty four percent in 489 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:19,399 Speaker 2: the minors. He's at sixteen percent O swing right now, Like, 490 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 2: that's great, eight and a half percent swinging strike. Great, 491 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 2: that's fantastic. There's a ton of power. We know there's 492 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:26,920 Speaker 2: a ton of power in the bat. If he can 493 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:30,399 Speaker 2: make even close to the league average contact at the 494 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 2: major league level, watch out. This is gonna be a 495 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:38,639 Speaker 2: massive breakout. I mean, I thought I loved Kaglan. Joe's 496 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:40,720 Speaker 2: got some lust for the guy, like he's taking it 497 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:44,120 Speaker 2: to another level and I appreciate it. I am kind 498 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:45,680 Speaker 2: of with him too. I don't know if I pay 499 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:48,880 Speaker 2: a one twenty price, but I definitely think he deserves 500 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:51,320 Speaker 2: to be like one fifty ish, and I'm willing to 501 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:52,080 Speaker 2: pay that for sure. 502 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:55,400 Speaker 1: All Right, we got another five minutes here with Justin 503 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:58,359 Speaker 1: Mason before we turn things over again, so make sure 504 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 1: if you have super chats, drop them in here. We're 505 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:02,560 Speaker 1: happy to answer any super chats. They go right to 506 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:04,200 Speaker 1: the top of the queue, so if you want to 507 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 1: sneak them in there, this is your time to get 508 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:07,320 Speaker 1: them in. We'll try to squeeze as many as we 509 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:10,400 Speaker 1: can with Mason. Also, don't forget they're also giving away 510 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:12,399 Speaker 1: free stuff here right now. The Wan gonzala Is Jersey 511 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 1: is gonna get given away here today during the Fantasy Fest. 512 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:18,280 Speaker 1: The throwback Wan gonzale Is. It's gonna be going going 513 00:22:18,359 --> 00:22:21,159 Speaker 1: wand pretty soon and we want you to get it. 514 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 1: So how do you win? 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Pick three for long 525 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:52,159 Speaker 1: term Lozardo, Chase, Burns, Lodolo King, Roki, al Kantara and 526 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 1: mis arouse Key not spelled properly, but it's a good 527 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:57,640 Speaker 1: chance there, John, give it a good shot. All right, 528 00:22:57,640 --> 00:22:59,359 Speaker 1: So you got a bunch of guys here to pick from, 529 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 1: Justin Mason, what are your three? 530 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:04,480 Speaker 2: All right? So if I'm one long term, I'm I'm 531 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:07,160 Speaker 2: not thinking this year or next year. I'm thinking three years. 532 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:12,680 Speaker 2: I'm out. I'm going Miserowski, I'm going Burns. I don't 533 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:14,080 Speaker 2: have a lot of faith for him this year and 534 00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 2: maybe even next year, but I think three years out 535 00:23:16,040 --> 00:23:18,680 Speaker 2: these are gonna be really really good pitchers. And I 536 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:24,120 Speaker 2: guess I'm gonna go Roki. It probably should go Lizardo, 537 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:27,199 Speaker 2: but I'm not. I'm not done on Rookie. I think 538 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 2: a lot of people are saying, oh, this guy was overrated, 539 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:32,639 Speaker 2: he was super young, super raw. I still think he 540 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:34,920 Speaker 2: has some growing to do, but I think three years 541 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 2: out we're gonna be looking at Roki is either an 542 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 2: elite closer or a really good starter. 543 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:41,080 Speaker 1: All right, So wait, which were your three? Again? Was 544 00:23:41,119 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 1: Roki and who Burns in Misowski Burns and Miserowski. See 545 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:47,280 Speaker 1: I'm concerned. Miserowski's Tommy John waiting to happen, So he's 546 00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:48,120 Speaker 1: not all I think. 547 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:50,640 Speaker 2: Burns is Tommy John waiting to happen like I. 548 00:23:50,359 --> 00:23:52,879 Speaker 1: So I and he's my number two. This is the 549 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:53,840 Speaker 1: way I'm looking at this. 550 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:55,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, this is because long. 551 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 1: Term, it's like, hey, you got to realize the next 552 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:00,240 Speaker 1: three years, there's a good chance one or both of 553 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:02,679 Speaker 1: those guys is gonna miss time. So instead, I'm going 554 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 1: to take another approach here. My approach is going to 555 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:06,200 Speaker 1: be follow the money. 556 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:07,040 Speaker 3: Uh. 557 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:09,280 Speaker 1: Do I agree with the giant contract that they gave 558 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:12,400 Speaker 1: out to Lozardo? Not necessarily, but considering where we are 559 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 1: right now with that rotation, I think Lozardo is a 560 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:18,840 Speaker 1: decent one in here. I like Lodolo what he did 561 00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 1: last year, and I like Michael King. I think those 562 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 1: three guys are gonna give you what you need. Sandy, 563 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:24,439 Speaker 1: I just worry if he's ever gonna get back to 564 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 1: that level he was, And even when he was at 565 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 1: his best, he wasn't a dominant strikeout pitcher, and that 566 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 1: always worries me for fantasy. So you're gonna get a 567 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:31,440 Speaker 1: bunch of different answers, Jo Rico, we have you a 568 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 1: lot of time to think about this, so go ahead, 569 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:35,600 Speaker 1: why don't you give us your three here? From John? 570 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 3: I could probably take another ten minutes thinking about it. 571 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:39,400 Speaker 3: It's a really hard question. 572 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:40,160 Speaker 1: Was a tricky one. 573 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:43,640 Speaker 3: I would say that Burns and Miserowski, even if they're 574 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:47,240 Speaker 3: gonna have a TJ, I think they're still probably worth taking. 575 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:51,720 Speaker 3: And then it's tough. It's probably between al Contra and 576 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:54,119 Speaker 3: Lozardo for me, two guys who have a bit of 577 00:24:54,119 --> 00:24:57,200 Speaker 3: a track record. Lozardo, if it wasn't for those two 578 00:24:57,280 --> 00:24:59,680 Speaker 3: horrific blow ups last year, would have potentially been like 579 00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 3: the side young winner in the National League. There's twenty 580 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:04,159 Speaker 3: are in runs and two starts, and then al Contra 581 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:06,639 Speaker 3: looked like himself over the last six weeks or so 582 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 3: of the season with volume. That's a cy young caliber 583 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:12,600 Speaker 3: pitcher as well as we have a track record of seeing. 584 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:14,959 Speaker 3: So I think I'm gonna go Sandy, Honestly, the guy 585 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:17,480 Speaker 3: who doesn't have as many injury concerns I think going 586 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:19,399 Speaker 3: forward as Lozardo, who has more of the track record. 587 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 3: I think Sandy, now that he's had the surgery, he 588 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 3: should be good to go. So I'll take the two 589 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:25,719 Speaker 3: young upside guys there and burns of Mazerowski, and then 590 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:28,480 Speaker 3: I'll finish it off with the safer, older guy in Alcontra. 591 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:31,119 Speaker 1: I like the guys in their prime who were pitching, 592 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:33,359 Speaker 1: who were past surgeries. I guess I. 593 00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 2: Think I think all Katara is actually the best of 594 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 2: the three for the next or the best of that 595 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:41,439 Speaker 2: group for the next three years, Right he is? 596 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 1: I just I just. 597 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 3: Like that. 598 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:47,920 Speaker 2: You can it like that? Right? So, like if we're 599 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:50,680 Speaker 2: talking long term, you know, guys worried about the next 600 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:53,720 Speaker 2: five years, I think he's more likely to lose it 601 00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:57,119 Speaker 2: before that point than the other guys, whereas the other 602 00:25:57,160 --> 00:25:58,320 Speaker 2: guys are just upside. 603 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:00,640 Speaker 1: Ain't know where he lands either. I mean, he could 604 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:03,320 Speaker 1: land on the contending team me might you know, land 605 00:26:03,359 --> 00:26:05,639 Speaker 1: somewhere else potentially in trade? All right, HP's got a 606 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:08,359 Speaker 1: question here, Keeper League standard twelve team five by five 607 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:11,639 Speaker 1: OBP and quality starts. I got Tucker, j Rod, Gunner 608 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:14,600 Speaker 1: and Crochet not too shabby. Who's my fifth keeper? From 609 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:19,879 Speaker 1: Vinnie pas Quentino, Riley, Green, Colson, Cruz, McClain, Bubba and Schlitzler. 610 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:22,360 Speaker 1: Mason got any feelings about number five here from this list. 611 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:23,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's VIVNP. It's not close. 612 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:27,800 Speaker 1: Just just looking? Are you just kissing up to the Italian? 613 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:32,240 Speaker 2: I love Vinny had the breakout. There could be more coming, 614 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:33,960 Speaker 2: like like just take him and run. 615 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:38,159 Speaker 1: I gotta agree Bubba is interesting long term to me. 616 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:41,040 Speaker 1: Schlitler is too. I've seen Schlitler pitching person. But I 617 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:42,560 Speaker 1: think I agree with Mason here, Joe, you want to 618 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:43,159 Speaker 1: clean sweep this? 619 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:46,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's our boy. It's our people, Joe, it's Vinny p. 620 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:50,640 Speaker 1: It's our people. That's right. I think we got time 621 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:53,920 Speaker 1: for one more too. Michael thoughts on Justin Crawford is 622 00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:55,480 Speaker 1: a good one. I saw him play a bunch with 623 00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:58,240 Speaker 1: the Blue Claws twelve team five by five. Worth a 624 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:00,680 Speaker 1: bid or wait to see if he makes it on waivers? Mason, 625 00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:02,200 Speaker 1: what do you think about a guy like Crawford too, 626 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:05,280 Speaker 1: where you know you might serve yourself well if you 627 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:07,399 Speaker 1: have patience to just acquire him now and stash him right? 628 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:10,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, no, you should. He's gonna be the opening day centerfielder. 629 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 1: I agree. 630 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:12,880 Speaker 2: He's got a decent hit tool and a lot of speed. 631 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:15,879 Speaker 2: There's not much power there, but the Phillies are really, 632 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:18,879 Speaker 2: really determined to have a good defensive outfield, and Johnson 633 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:20,920 Speaker 2: Crawford gives him that. I think he will get plenty 634 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:23,840 Speaker 2: of rope even if he struggles. He's a really good 635 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:24,400 Speaker 2: speed threat. 636 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:27,719 Speaker 1: Late. All right, one, Joe is going to stay on 637 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:29,679 Speaker 1: this show, and it's not me, it's Joe Rico. The 638 00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:32,600 Speaker 1: Welsh is gonna come back. Justin Mason, great to hang 639 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:34,800 Speaker 1: out with you as always, my friend. Have a great 640 00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:37,760 Speaker 1: weekend and I'm so proud of you cutting down to 641 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:40,440 Speaker 1: just six leagues. Look at you. You're all growns up, baby, 642 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:43,160 Speaker 1: You're all growns up. Love you, Mane on the show. 643 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:46,320 Speaker 1: When we come back, Scott Pianowski is gonna join us, 644 00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:48,840 Speaker 1: so he's gonna talk sleepers with the Welsh and Joe Rico. 645 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 1: So stay awake, don't go anywhere sleepers. 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