1 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: Welcome to Hammer territory. It is always a pleasure to 2 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: be with you, and it is always a pleasure number 3 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: one to be with Steven Tober. But when we have 4 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: a guest, and we have one of the best when 5 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: it comes to covering the Braves, Grant McCauley from ninety 6 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: to nine, has been kind enough to join us. We 7 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 1: are going to jump into all things with the Braves 8 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: off season. It's good to be back with you once again. Stephen. 9 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 1: How have you been, sir? 10 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:48,599 Speaker 2: What's up buddy? Yeah, man, it's good to be back 11 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 2: on with you. I know you were. You were down 12 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 2: for a lot of the holidays six so welcome back 13 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 2: to the land of the living. It's good to have 14 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 2: you back on. And of course we've got our guest, 15 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 2: Grant McCauley. Grant, we very much appreciate the time to 16 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 2: join us. And how you doing tonight. 17 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 3: Buddy, Yeah, happy to do it. I wish we had 18 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 3: more to talk about, like as in things that have 19 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 3: actually happened, but I guess we can continue talking about 20 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 3: things maybe we think will happen or hope will happen, 21 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 3: But bottom line is I think something is going to 22 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 3: happen in the next, what thirty four days before the 23 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 3: Brave show up down in Northport. That's my feeling anyway. 24 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I'm so let's just jump right in. Quite honestly, 25 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 2: there's no need to beat around the bush. So obviously 26 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:30,679 Speaker 2: it's been a very cold winner. It's been a very 27 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:34,399 Speaker 2: quiet winner. It's been an unusually quiet winner. Grant, you've 28 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 2: been around the entire and thoughtless era. You know as 29 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 2: well as anybody that he's typically very aggressive, very active 30 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 2: in November. Usually he gets a lot of his to 31 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 2: do list done, you know, he finds deals early. So 32 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 2: just to start out with tonight, how surprised are you 33 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 2: that we are, you know, coming up on the middle 34 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 2: of January and not a single thing off the to 35 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 2: do list has been done yet? And are you at 36 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 2: all has has the fact that it's been so long 37 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 2: since a move or any move has happened. Has that 38 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 2: changed your outlook on how this all season will potentially go. 39 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's interesting because there's a lot of different things. 40 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 3: Let me answer the first part of that. I guess 41 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 3: first we'll go in chronological order. Yes, I am surprised 42 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 3: that nothing has happened. And I don't mean like you know, 43 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 3: trying to keep up with every other major move that's 44 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 3: been made by the Mets, and they're won Soda signing 45 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 3: or what the Dodgers seem to do, which is different 46 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:31,639 Speaker 3: than just about everybody's off season. Typically every year they're 47 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 3: kind of in some rare error. But you're right with 48 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 3: Alex Antopolos, he does kind of like to get a 49 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 3: couple of things knocked off that list. And you know, 50 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 3: last year it was getting relievers re signed with Joejimenez 51 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 3: and with Piers Johnson. Then of course we had the 52 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 3: Chris Sale trade, Rinaldo Lopez signing was thrown in there, 53 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 3: a whole bunch of things that happened by the time 54 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 3: we got here a year ago, and for whatever reason, 55 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 3: things have not come together the same this year. And 56 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 3: I've talked to Alex a lot over the years, and 57 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:59,959 Speaker 3: as you know, he's not somebody that's going to publicly 58 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 3: put out there, well, we want to do this, and 59 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 3: once we do that, then we're going to do this. 60 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 3: Like that line or that list is not a linear progression. 61 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 3: It's okay, we have a whole bunch of things we need. 62 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 3: We're going to start working on each one of them individually. 63 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 3: And as they come together, we'll really put our winter 64 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 3: where we wanted to. They feel like they will, And 65 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:18,639 Speaker 3: I don't know if this is a case of they 66 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 3: needed to do a little bit of moving and shaking 67 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 3: to free up some payroll and to see where they 68 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 3: were going to be and to see how some of 69 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 3: the free agency was going to shake out. But I 70 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 3: know from talking to Alex at the winter meetings that 71 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 3: they had engaged in talks for whatever that's worth, with 72 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 3: free agents, with teams on trades, and I know that 73 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 3: they're still working on it right now. But I don't 74 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 3: think it makes anybody feel better about the fact that 75 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 3: a lot of other teams, particularly in the division, are 76 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 3: getting better, and it just doesn't feel like the Braves 77 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 3: have done a whole lot outside of a bunch of 78 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 3: minor league signings. And I don't think that's really what 79 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 3: people were looking for out of this winter when you 80 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 3: think about the twenty twenty fourth that they had, all 81 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 3: of the injuries they had to overcome, the clear needs 82 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 3: that they came into the winter with which I've talked 83 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 3: about this a lot, is I have a more specific 84 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 3: list than I think at any time in the last six, 85 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 3: maybe seven years, and I think that there are some 86 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 3: things that they need to do in order to get 87 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 3: the club where they want it and then hopefully get 88 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 3: healthy and then maybe get back to feeling like the 89 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 3: club that they were prior to everything they went through 90 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 3: in twenty twenty four. So I know that's a long 91 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 3: answer and it's a whole lot of stuff to unpack, 92 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 3: but that's what we're here to do. 93 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, Grant. And the other thing that I'll say about 94 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:25,479 Speaker 1: this that I don't think is talked about. Maybe I 95 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,280 Speaker 1: don't necessarily know enough, but you start to look at it. 96 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: We have seen Max Freed go to the Yankees. We've 97 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 1: seen Charlie Morton go to the Orioles, Travis Darnau and 98 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: Hora Cilior Angels now aj mentor potentially in conversation with 99 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:40,919 Speaker 1: the Red Sox. We are seeing our last connections to 100 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,920 Speaker 1: that twenty twenty one World Series all go in one 101 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:48,039 Speaker 1: off season, and we're now three disappointing playoff appearances away 102 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: from that twenty twenty one World Series. I think that's 103 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: a theme that may not be talked about enough, and 104 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:54,840 Speaker 1: that like it really is kind of a reset this 105 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: all season, especially from what twenty twenty four is there's 106 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:00,600 Speaker 1: going to be, yes, a lot of pre reduction on 107 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 1: the field, but hopefully the Braves will fill in in 108 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: the rest of the off season. But also in that clubhouse, 109 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 1: there's going to be a lot of new leadership opportunities. 110 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: And again, it just kind of feels like, naturally we 111 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 1: were getting into a new era of Braves baseball. And 112 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:17,279 Speaker 1: that's something else that I think as we get into 113 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: spring training and start the season, that's when I really 114 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: think it's going to hit home about just how much 115 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: talent the Braves have lost, but notable names the Braves 116 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:27,280 Speaker 1: and loss as well, especially connecting to that twenty one 117 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: World Series. 118 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:29,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think as long as a balance, I mean, 119 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 3: we knew with the way that baseball in sports is 120 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:35,160 Speaker 3: in general, like you can't keep an entire team together 121 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:37,719 Speaker 3: for a long period of time, and what the Braves 122 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 3: have done is commendable to have a cord that they 123 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 3: do have with the guys who are signed a long 124 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 3: term to know that you have a viable roster or 125 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 3: a viable core to build your roster around. Unfortunately, for 126 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:51,600 Speaker 3: some of these guys that left, it didn't work out. 127 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 3: We don't need to rehash to Freddie Freeman saga. I 128 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:56,719 Speaker 3: don't think Dansby Swanson, I believe priced himself out of 129 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 3: what the Braves were looking for. Short stuff. Max Freed 130 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:01,599 Speaker 3: got a deal to I did not see out there 131 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 3: for Max Freed. So congratulations to him. I mean, that's 132 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 3: a tremendous contract for him, but it's not one that 133 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:08,840 Speaker 3: I think the Braves were a willing to give. And 134 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 3: b I don't think it's one that a whole lot 135 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 3: of people can look at and say, I can't believe 136 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 3: the Braves didn't give Max Freed eight years and two 137 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:16,040 Speaker 3: hundred and eighteen million dollars. But when you get into 138 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:20,159 Speaker 3: free agency, the whole paradigm shifts. But the Travis Darnau move, 139 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 3: you know, not bringing him back, not picking up that option, 140 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 3: that I think signal one thing. I don't think any 141 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:27,279 Speaker 3: of us were surprised to see them move Jorge Solair 142 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 3: just because of the fit and what they might be 143 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 3: looking for and looking to do this offseason. But that 144 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 3: second part hasn't happened. And then you kind of look 145 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 3: at I think the whole twenty twenty one departures. I mean, 146 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 3: obviously the Freeman one of the SWANSA one and now 147 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 3: the freed one. Those are some pretty big ones, but 148 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 3: there's several other names, including Je Solaire, Adam Duval, Eddie Rosario, 149 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,719 Speaker 3: Tyler Matsik, Luke Jackson, AJ mintor Charlie Morton. I mean, 150 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 3: there's a whole bunch of other guys that suited up 151 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 3: for the Braves in twenty twenty four that are probably 152 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 3: not going to be back in twenty twenty five or 153 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 3: have already found a new home. AJ Miner another one 154 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:00,479 Speaker 3: among those. I don't know if I threw the in there, 155 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 3: but that hasn't really been decided. We know it's going 156 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:05,359 Speaker 3: to look different. It's always going to continue to be 157 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 3: kind of a fluid situation every winter as to what 158 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 3: you're going to add and obviously what you're going to lose. 159 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 3: But I think from a sentimental standpoint, maybe an emotional standpoint, 160 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 3: it stings a little bit more because you know what 161 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 3: that group was able to accomplish, and then you kind 162 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:20,720 Speaker 3: of think about it, or at least I do. Twenty 163 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 3: twenty one was not the best Braves team that we've 164 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 3: seen in the run of division title winners that they had, 165 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 3: or really even maybe among the best Braves teams we've 166 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 3: seen since the start of the nineties. But they got 167 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 3: the job done in October. They got hot at the 168 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 3: right time, as the saying goes, And you know, I 169 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 3: don't know what the simple math of the simple answers 170 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 3: are for it, because the Braves they got to figure 171 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 3: out a few things when they get to October. I mean, 172 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:44,520 Speaker 3: that's really what they got to fix. 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You and I were talking 206 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 2: about this on Twitter a couple of days ago, and 207 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:26,200 Speaker 2: we had a lot of people interacting a lot of 208 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:29,679 Speaker 2: responses to this. But one of the questions I've been 209 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 2: trying to figure out is, Okay, if the Braves do 210 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 2: have some financial concerns, and that's been brought up. Justin Discano, 211 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 2: who was on with Bradon Scott a couple of days ago, 212 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 2: brought this up. Other people have talked about it that 213 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 2: there's potentially some financial concerns for the Braves this offseason 214 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 2: and maybe they won't be able to do everything they 215 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 2: wanted to do. And the big needs that we've talked 216 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 2: about all off season is left field, shortstop, starting pitcher, 217 00:09:55,559 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 2: relief pitcher, and relief pitcher. Became even bigger when Joejimenez 218 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:00,720 Speaker 2: got hurt and yeah, probably he's going to miss all 219 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 2: of twenty twenty five. So I'm going to ask you, 220 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 2: in a hypothetical world where the Braves maybe do have 221 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:09,839 Speaker 2: some financial concerns and aren't able to address all of these, 222 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:12,840 Speaker 2: if you were GM, if you were Alex and Thoppolos, 223 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:16,320 Speaker 2: where would you prioritize? What would you go get, what 224 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 2: would you make sure you had to have before opening day? 225 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 2: Out of those big needs that we've talked about, what's 226 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:25,160 Speaker 2: the one that you think absolutely has to be addressed 227 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 2: before we get the spring training. 228 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 3: I really feel like it's the starting pitcher first, the 229 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:33,080 Speaker 3: outfielders second, the relief pitcher. Maybe you could say it's 230 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 3: a toss up with the outfielder, because I believe Ronal 231 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:38,319 Speaker 3: Lacuney Junior, barring setbacks, is going to be back sooner 232 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:40,679 Speaker 3: than later. I think he's back sooner than Spencer's strider. 233 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 3: But that's just my guess and kind of how I'm 234 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 3: reading the tea leaves of you know, what Spencer's riders 235 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:47,839 Speaker 3: going through as a pitcher, and what Ronald's going through 236 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 3: as a position player, and somebody who's you know, able 237 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:53,559 Speaker 3: to I think, come back and affect the game a 238 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 3: little bit sooner and there'd be maybe a little bit 239 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:59,320 Speaker 3: less concern than getting your elbow all but reconstructed. But 240 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 3: putting that, I do think that that's the order that 241 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:04,679 Speaker 3: you want to go in because one more proven starting pitcher, 242 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:07,560 Speaker 3: to me, would really alleviate a lot of the worry 243 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 3: about losing Max Freed and Charlie Morton combined. I mean 244 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:12,839 Speaker 3: that post we were talking about and I wrote about 245 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 3: this in the Mariada Daily Journal about a month ago. 246 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 3: It's three hundred and forty innings and about sixty starts 247 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:21,679 Speaker 3: that you lost with you know, Max Freed and Charlie Morton. 248 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 3: And while you know, it was a little bit of 249 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 3: a roller coaster ride for Morton, and there were some 250 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:28,560 Speaker 3: injury concerns here and there for Max Freed. Overall pretty 251 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:30,680 Speaker 3: consistent and those are things that you've got to be 252 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 3: able to address. The return to Spencer Strider's going to help, 253 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:35,200 Speaker 3: but win exactly that's going to be as a question. 254 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 3: I think that there are some internal options that might 255 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 3: have a little bit more upside than others. Grant Holmes, 256 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:41,680 Speaker 3: I felt like showed a lot. He got talked about 257 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 3: by Alex Anthropolos. Certainly that's not plan A for how 258 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:47,319 Speaker 3: you want to address Max Freed and Charlie Morton leaving, 259 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 3: but I do think he's earned the opportunity to show 260 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 3: what he can do and to contribute to this club. 261 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:53,080 Speaker 3: And you know you're going to need more than five 262 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 3: starting pitchers over the course of the season. But whether 263 00:11:55,559 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 3: it's a j. Smith, Schalver or somebody else that could 264 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 3: step in, Ian Anderson, perhaps maybe Bryce Elder. I know 265 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:03,080 Speaker 3: nobody wants to talk about the last two maybe of 266 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 3: those who are kind of on their last legs as 267 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:07,840 Speaker 3: Braves in terms of they're at options. So if they 268 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 3: can't factor in spring training or factor early in the season, 269 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:12,600 Speaker 3: are they even going to fit at all? So I 270 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:15,200 Speaker 3: feel like putting all that together tells me that they 271 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 3: need to get somebody who's a little bit more stable 272 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:20,200 Speaker 3: and perhaps somebody that could really factor into their postseason 273 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 3: rotation if you needed them to, because weirder things have 274 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 3: happened at the end of the year, whether that's Max 275 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 3: Freed and Spencer Strider getting hurt and then Charlie Morton 276 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 3: getting hurt, or it's you know, Max Freed was as 277 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:31,679 Speaker 3: sick as a dog, I guess that one year, and 278 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 3: then he had to deal with the blister injury, so 279 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 3: that happened a couple of different times, and then Chris 280 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 3: Sales backspasms. I mean, there's just a lot of things 281 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:41,360 Speaker 3: that can go wrong. So the quantity and the quality 282 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 3: of that I think the Braves want to really add to. 283 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 3: But as far as the outfielder goes, I think it's 284 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:47,839 Speaker 3: just somebody who's versatile that could help you out in 285 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 3: left field, help you out in right field. While Ronald 286 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 3: Lacuney Junior's out and still factor in in some way, 287 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 3: shape or form a meaningful way in what the Braves 288 00:12:55,520 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 3: are doing. But with no aj mentor and no, Joe Jimenez, 289 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 3: I can't imagine that the brain aren't trying to figure 290 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:02,959 Speaker 3: out that relief thing because I feel like they need 291 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:04,079 Speaker 3: one more leverage arm there too. 292 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:08,360 Speaker 1: Grant, if you go back a year ago, I think 293 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: that many would consider the Braves to probably, you know, 294 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:14,199 Speaker 1: have been the best team on paper entering into the 295 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 1: twenty twenty four season. And I think that when you 296 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 1: look at the team as itself, that was certainly the case. 297 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 1: But then you had Spencer Schreider coming off the year 298 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 1: he did in twenty three, and ronald'kuneye Junior coming off 299 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 1: the year he did in twenty three. Those set us apart. 300 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:31,199 Speaker 1: I felt those were what I feel really set us aside, 301 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:33,199 Speaker 1: you know, as being you know, the true fravorite going 302 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: into last year. Then, of course both of them have 303 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 1: season ending injuries you were expecting. You heard good things 304 00:13:39,040 --> 00:13:42,480 Speaker 1: about their recoveries. Ken Rosenthal talked about it, how you know, 305 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:45,640 Speaker 1: maybe their recoveries being better than the Braves have expected. 306 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:48,200 Speaker 1: Maybe that's kind of, you know, impacting what they're going 307 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:50,040 Speaker 1: to do this all season. But I want to take 308 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 1: it a step further. We expect both Spencer Streider and ronald' 309 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 1: Kunya Junior to be back, I would think before mid 310 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 1: May both of them, but then being back to them 311 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:01,680 Speaker 1: being Spencer Streider and Ronald Kane, that's what this team 312 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 1: really need. Do you think that that's not being spotlighted 313 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:08,840 Speaker 1: enough that them being back is perfect. It's great, it's 314 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 1: awesome to see him on the field, but being at 315 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:13,439 Speaker 1: the superstar level that each of them were used to 316 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:15,720 Speaker 1: seeing them, I don't think that's going to be immediate. 317 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 1: I think that there should be more put on that 318 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:19,920 Speaker 1: that it's going to take time for those two to 319 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 1: really get back to who they are. 320 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's not a given, and we saw Ronald in 321 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 3: twenty twenty two. I mean he had to deal with 322 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 3: a lot of residual pain in that knee, and I 323 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 3: think that's something that's going to factor into how he's 324 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 3: worked over the course of the winter and looking to 325 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:33,640 Speaker 3: get back in and maybe listened to his body as 326 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 3: much as he can. For Strider, I just feel like 327 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 3: there's certain progressions you have to go through when you 328 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 3: deal with the kind of elbow surgery that he's had. 329 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 3: I know it wasn't Tommy John, so he is able 330 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 3: to come back quicker than that. But I just don't 331 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 3: know if the expectations can be where they were. Certainly 332 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 3: with what both of those players did in twenty twenty three, 333 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 3: I think you're right about that, and I feel like 334 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:57,880 Speaker 3: as much as they can come in and make an impact, 335 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 3: and I don't think people would be surprised. I just 336 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 3: don't know if you can expect it to happen right 337 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 3: out of the gates. And the case of Acunya in 338 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 3: twenty two, there's a lot of knowledge that he's able 339 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:10,600 Speaker 3: to take. I think from his first recovery. You hate 340 00:15:10,640 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 3: that he had to go down this road again, but 341 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 3: maybe that'll help him out come the second time. But 342 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 3: even when he was healthy in twenty twenty four, it 343 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 3: was a really slow start for a couple of months. 344 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:21,600 Speaker 3: And I've watched Ronald play for a long time. I 345 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 3: feel like he was going to figure it out eventually 346 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:25,960 Speaker 3: and somebody was going to pay. But then it didn't happen. 347 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 3: Couldn't happen because of the knee injuries. So you've got 348 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:32,480 Speaker 3: to have You can't have as many Plan B, Plan C, 349 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:35,480 Speaker 3: Plan D, plan the entire alphabet that they needed a 350 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:37,800 Speaker 3: year ago. But I do think the Braves want to 351 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 3: have more quality depth, whether that's in pitching or whether 352 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 3: that's an extra outfielder that can help them out, because 353 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:47,239 Speaker 3: they really got caught. I feel like in the crossairs 354 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 3: of one of the worst injury years I think I've 355 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 3: ever seen last year, and I would prefer, as I'm 356 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 3: sure many Brais fans would, to never see that kind 357 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:54,680 Speaker 3: of thing happen again. 358 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 2: So I'm going to ask you this, and you can 359 00:15:57,120 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 2: ask ten different people and they'll give you ten different answers. 360 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 2: But just like justin the other day with Brad Scott, 361 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 2: you cover the team, think your opinion matters a little more, 362 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:07,400 Speaker 2: So I'm gonna I want, I want to get your 363 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:10,000 Speaker 2: opinion on this. So the thought has been out there 364 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 2: that the that there are some financial concerns, like I 365 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 2: was talking about earlier, that the Braves are potentially worried 366 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 2: about the first tier of the luxury tax. You know, 367 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 2: as we said here today, the Braves said at about 368 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 2: one hundred and ninety five million in terms of cash payroll, 369 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:28,240 Speaker 2: and then their luxury tax is about two seventeen you know, 370 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 2: give or take a small margin of era there, which 371 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 2: means they have about twenty four million to before they 372 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 2: get to the first tier which is at two forty 373 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 2: one for twenty twenty five. So I'm gonna ask you, 374 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 2: do you feel like that staying below that tier and 375 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 2: resetting the tax is something that Alex is seriously considering. 376 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 2: Do you think it's playing a role in the quiet 377 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 2: offseason we've seen. Do you think it's more to do 378 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 2: with how how hot the market has been and Alex 379 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 2: is not being able to find a deal. Where do 380 00:16:57,400 --> 00:16:59,600 Speaker 2: you come down on this kind of financial debate that's 381 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 2: been going on all off season. 382 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 3: I feel like the market's the biggest factor in that, 383 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:05,399 Speaker 3: because you don't want to just go over it to 384 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:06,960 Speaker 3: go over it to say hey, we went out and 385 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:08,680 Speaker 3: did something. And the reason I say that is and 386 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:10,920 Speaker 3: I talked to Justin about this back at the winter 387 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:14,040 Speaker 3: meetings last month, there was a story that Alex told 388 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 3: us the first year that he came over, and Justin 389 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:18,720 Speaker 3: obviously just joined the Beat a couple of years ago, 390 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:20,720 Speaker 3: but Alex was talking about his first year as a 391 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:22,720 Speaker 3: GM of the Blue Jays had a little bit of 392 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 3: extra money left at the end of the winter, so 393 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:27,199 Speaker 3: he decided to spend it on a closer and I 394 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:31,679 Speaker 3: cannot remember if his Francisco Cordero or some other just 395 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:34,399 Speaker 3: veteran journeyman closer and it just didn't work out. He 396 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:36,879 Speaker 3: wasn't very good, and then in season he didn't have 397 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:39,439 Speaker 3: the flexibility and I know that's a popular term to 398 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:41,480 Speaker 3: talk about to go out and financially do what he 399 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:43,480 Speaker 3: wanted to do at the trade deadline for the Blue 400 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 3: Jays that year, it ended up hurting him. So unless 401 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:48,919 Speaker 3: he's convicted in a move and really feel strongly about it, 402 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 3: he's not going to do something just to do it. 403 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:52,399 Speaker 3: He's going to wait by this time and try to 404 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:54,720 Speaker 3: find the right deal. And I think he does want 405 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:56,600 Speaker 3: to leave the wiggle room to be able to do 406 00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 3: some stuff in season. As far as the luxury tax goes, 407 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:01,680 Speaker 3: I don't think they're trying to stay under it just 408 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 3: to stay under it to reset it. I think that 409 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 3: it has more to do with what exactly the moves 410 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:09,399 Speaker 3: could be that would push them over that. And I 411 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 3: don't think they mind the first tier. It's just when 412 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:14,120 Speaker 3: you start to get beyond that to those next levels 413 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:16,920 Speaker 3: of it where they want to try to avoid being 414 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:19,840 Speaker 3: one of I guess the top paying luxury teams in 415 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:22,240 Speaker 3: all of baseball. So that's kind of the way I 416 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:25,119 Speaker 3: read it, That is how I interpreted what Alex Anthopolis 417 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 3: has told us those couple of times. I feel like 418 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:30,880 Speaker 3: twenty four million dollars is not nothing, But I don't 419 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 3: know if it's going to get you a starting pitcher, 420 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 3: an outfielder, and a reliever. And I've kind of left 421 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 3: shortstop out of all of this, not to turn it 422 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:39,120 Speaker 3: into a whole nother discussion, but I just don't see 423 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 3: shortstop as as big of a need if other things 424 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 3: on the team are going right. And that might not 425 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:45,280 Speaker 3: be a popular opinion either, but that's just kind of 426 00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 3: the way I look at it. If you've got healthy 427 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 3: Ron Lacuna Junior and the rest of your lineup, the 428 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:51,560 Speaker 3: ry Leys and the Olsens and the Murphys of the 429 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:53,639 Speaker 3: world hitting, I don't think you're as worried about what 430 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 3: Orlando Arci is doing down on the ninth spot. But again, 431 00:18:57,240 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 3: he ended up with a bat in his hand an 432 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 3: awful lot in twenty twenty four places where maybe he 433 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:04,160 Speaker 3: could have helped up or helped out with the Braves 434 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:07,119 Speaker 3: when they really needed him to step up. But again, 435 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 3: we don't know what twenty twenty five is gonna look like. 436 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 3: But the whole thing is just kind of I think 437 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:15,120 Speaker 3: we're getting caught up in maybe the numbers and the 438 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 3: lack of moves and starting to wonder if maybe it's 439 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:19,240 Speaker 3: more than it is as far as the luxury tax 440 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:19,760 Speaker 3: is concerned. 441 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, so you mentioned Shortstop, and I think most of 442 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:27,040 Speaker 2: us have you know, other needs just popped up ahead 443 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:30,119 Speaker 2: of you know, the relief picture thing with Joejimenez popped 444 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:31,840 Speaker 2: up kind of out of nowhere. I think it popped 445 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:34,640 Speaker 2: up out of nowhere for the team as well. They 446 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 2: still you know, aj Mincher is still out there, the 447 00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 2: Tanner Scott stuff, which I've got to get your opinion 448 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:42,720 Speaker 2: on here in a second. But are you cool with 449 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 2: one more year of Orlando just because of the other needs? 450 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:48,360 Speaker 2: You know, I know Hassan Kim is still out there. 451 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:51,320 Speaker 2: That's basically the only free agent on the market that 452 00:19:51,359 --> 00:19:54,359 Speaker 2: would be an upgrade over Rcia, and I've just been 453 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 2: kind of waiting for him to sign somewhere else so 454 00:19:56,560 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 2: I can officially mark Shortstop off my list. 455 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:01,160 Speaker 1: Are you cool? 456 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:03,240 Speaker 2: You know, if Scott Coleman was here, he would have 457 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 2: a heart attack. But are you cool with one more 458 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:08,399 Speaker 2: year of Orlando Arcia? Or do you feel like it's time, 459 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:11,520 Speaker 2: you know, the dance we thing. They really haven't found 460 00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:13,760 Speaker 2: a replacement since Dancy left. Do you think it's time 461 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:16,440 Speaker 2: to go at shortstop? Or are you cool with one 462 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 2: more year? 463 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:20,440 Speaker 3: I feel like, you know the interpretation of being cool 464 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:23,960 Speaker 3: with and being accepting of that. If those other things 465 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:26,680 Speaker 3: are in place, I think I'd fall more into the ladder. 466 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:28,359 Speaker 3: I mean, if Orlando Arci is able to do what 467 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 3: he did in twenty twenty three, I'm okay with it. 468 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:33,159 Speaker 3: But if Orlando Arci is going to hit two twenty 469 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:35,560 Speaker 3: and be historically bad with runners in scoring position, I 470 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 3: don't think anybody, myself included, wants to watch one hundred 471 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 3: and sixty two more games of that. So could that 472 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:42,760 Speaker 3: be the thing that maybe they try to address If 473 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 3: some of the other needs won't fall in place, maybe 474 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:47,440 Speaker 3: they pivot to shortstop. And this is kind of just 475 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 3: building off of what Alex talked about in twenty three 476 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:52,200 Speaker 3: when the Braves had the historic offense and everybody was 477 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 3: excited about what was happening every night with this club 478 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:57,640 Speaker 3: because they were just, you know, setting home run records 479 00:20:57,640 --> 00:20:59,640 Speaker 3: and doing all the big things. He was out there 480 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:01,639 Speaker 3: at the trade deadline trying to find arms. Then all 481 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 3: of a sudden he was looking at adding maybe one 482 00:21:03,640 --> 00:21:06,639 Speaker 3: more bat, which I thought, in hindsight was crazy. Obviously 483 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 3: it didn't happen, but that was the way he was thinking. 484 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:10,439 Speaker 3: He was like, well, maybe we'll just take a strength 485 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:12,679 Speaker 3: and make it even stronger. Now, this would not be 486 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:15,160 Speaker 3: making shortstop even stronger and dealing from a place where 487 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:17,160 Speaker 3: you already have a strength. I think they do need 488 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:19,960 Speaker 3: a long term answer there. But when you consider what 489 00:21:20,119 --> 00:21:23,679 Speaker 3: Orlando Arcia did in twenty three, what he does in 490 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:25,960 Speaker 3: terms of the payroll, which is not a small thing. 491 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:29,640 Speaker 3: I mean it's a small salary, but it's not you know, 492 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:31,680 Speaker 3: as you start to put together the math and figure 493 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 3: it all out, it could play a role in that. 494 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 3: And I think all of these things are kind of connected. 495 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:37,760 Speaker 3: So I go back to it and say it again. 496 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:40,679 Speaker 3: I feel like there are different levels of need in 497 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 3: certain areas that to me just surpass shortstop. But if 498 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:46,640 Speaker 3: it continues to be a problem, then maybe they will 499 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:49,480 Speaker 3: revisit that when it comes time, if they can either 500 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:51,840 Speaker 3: find the right deal for a shortstop or maybe in 501 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:54,640 Speaker 3: season the right trade is out there and the Brays 502 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 3: are able to make that move. 503 00:21:55,560 --> 00:22:00,080 Speaker 1: Then so grant the other thing that you know and 504 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:02,639 Speaker 1: talking about, you know, current players on the team. I 505 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 1: think if you were to rank the top three MVPs 506 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:08,879 Speaker 1: of the twenty twenty four season, Chris Sale, Marcelo Zuna, 507 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 1: Risley Glacias. Of course, all three of them, you could 508 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 1: say each of them had career years in twenty twenty four, 509 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:17,440 Speaker 1: But they also have another common thing. They're each entering 510 00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:20,159 Speaker 1: or are already in their mid thirties. You do have 511 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 1: you know, Azuna and Iglesias who are going into contract years. 512 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 1: But just your thoughts. All three of them thankfully are 513 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:29,040 Speaker 1: having healthy off seasons, but there's always that risk when 514 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:32,040 Speaker 1: you have them having such big years in their mid thirties, 515 00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:34,760 Speaker 1: could they also potentially be coming to that you know, theoretical, 516 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 1: you know that figurative cliff. What are your thoughts on 517 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:39,880 Speaker 1: them and that if any of them were to naturally 518 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 1: regress because of age in twenty twenty five, that's no 519 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 1: small thing. What are your thoughts about each of them hopefully, 520 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:48,000 Speaker 1: you know, having big seasons again in twenty twenty five. 521 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:50,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I feel like all of these guys 522 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 3: are capable of following up the years. I mean I'm 523 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:54,040 Speaker 3: not going to tell you Chris Sale is going to 524 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:56,800 Speaker 3: win another cy Young and have another triple crown. That's 525 00:22:56,840 --> 00:22:59,240 Speaker 3: a pretty special season. But is he capable of going 526 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:01,439 Speaker 3: out there every fifth or six day, depending on how 527 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:02,840 Speaker 3: you do the math and how the Braves I think 528 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:04,959 Speaker 3: are going to do the math again this year with 529 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 3: giving extra rest to some of their starters, I think 530 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 3: he's in position to continue doing what he's done. Marcelo Zuna, 531 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:12,840 Speaker 3: I'm just not never going to second guess the guy 532 00:23:12,880 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 3: again because he went from being one of the most 533 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:18,960 Speaker 3: easily cut, traded, released, whatever you want to call it 534 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 3: players in the minds of most Braves fans by twenty 535 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:24,199 Speaker 3: twenty two to a pivotal part of the offense for 536 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 3: the last two years and a guy they're going to 537 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:28,440 Speaker 3: be counting on again big time. So I wouldn't count 538 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:30,399 Speaker 3: him out in any way, shape or form. And Ry 539 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:34,359 Speaker 3: so Iglesias is just I think an important part of 540 00:23:34,359 --> 00:23:36,240 Speaker 3: that bullpen would be putting it lightly. I think he 541 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:38,119 Speaker 3: was one of the best relievers in baseball last year, 542 00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:40,200 Speaker 3: at least as far as ninth inning guys are concerned, 543 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:42,080 Speaker 3: and I think they're going to need that even more 544 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:44,920 Speaker 3: so heading into twenty twenty five, so hopefully none of 545 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 3: them regress. I don't feel like they've gotten so far 546 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:49,600 Speaker 3: into their thirties that you have to worry about it 547 00:23:49,640 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 3: being a steep decline. But I think, as we saw 548 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:54,560 Speaker 3: in twenty twenty four, expect the unexpect they can be 549 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:57,280 Speaker 3: a pretty bad thing when it comes to injuries, regression, 550 00:23:57,440 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 3: or both. In the case of the Atlanta Braves, because 551 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:04,280 Speaker 3: we saw Austin Riley and Matt Olsen randomly struggling, regressing, 552 00:24:04,280 --> 00:24:06,120 Speaker 3: whatever you want to call it. Some people would put 553 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:08,080 Speaker 3: it that way. I felt like it was just some 554 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:11,119 Speaker 3: prolonged struggles for them and for others. But those are 555 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:12,440 Speaker 3: the kind of things that can happen, and we don't 556 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:14,439 Speaker 3: know whose name is going to get called when it 557 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:16,880 Speaker 3: comes down to that as well. So I think you're 558 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:18,520 Speaker 3: counting on all those guys a lot. And I don't 559 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 3: know if that's a real good answer to the question, 560 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:22,520 Speaker 3: but they need to do as much as they did 561 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:24,800 Speaker 3: in twenty twenty four for the Braves to be where 562 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:26,440 Speaker 3: they want to be. I think in twenty twenty five 563 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:27,440 Speaker 3: or at least close to. 564 00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:32,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, Glacie has been one year away from free agency. 565 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:36,280 Speaker 2: I think he's probably a sneaky I think he's a 566 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 2: sneaky good candidate for one of these blue box extensions 567 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:42,600 Speaker 2: that we've seen from Alex. It would not surprise me 568 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:44,879 Speaker 2: at all if they tried to lock him up some 569 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:46,960 Speaker 2: point this winner, just to get some more clarity for 570 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:50,400 Speaker 2: the bullpend. But that actually leads me to my next question. 571 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 2: We're gonna like gret go here pretty soon because we've 572 00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 2: already gone twenty five minutes here. But the Tanner Scott 573 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:57,399 Speaker 2: stuff was out there. You saw it as well as 574 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:00,199 Speaker 2: we did. You know, there's been real smoke, and for 575 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:02,359 Speaker 2: the Braves it's not. We don't get a lot of 576 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:04,439 Speaker 2: smoke quite honestly on many names. 577 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:05,480 Speaker 1: So I do want you know. 578 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:07,119 Speaker 2: I didn't want to get you out here without getting 579 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:09,840 Speaker 2: your opinion on the Tanner Scott stuff. Is that potentially 580 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:12,200 Speaker 2: a deal where they, you know, give him three or 581 00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 2: four years as with the idea of him being the closer. 582 00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:18,440 Speaker 2: You know, if Iglesias does leave after twenty twenty five, 583 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 2: do you think they might try to lock Gleasias up 584 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:23,439 Speaker 2: and have both of them? Where do you see the 585 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:26,639 Speaker 2: bullpen and specifically the Tanner Scott rumor that came across 586 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:27,440 Speaker 2: about a week ago. 587 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:29,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think if there's one place the Braves have 588 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 3: proven that they will spend it is the bullpen. And 589 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:34,800 Speaker 3: Alexandthopolos said it last spring when I was talking to him, 590 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:37,159 Speaker 3: I never want to have to rebuild another bullpen at 591 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:40,159 Speaker 3: the trade deadline. It's stressful and you just don't know 592 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 3: if it's all going to come together. And remember he 593 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 3: had to do that quite a few years ago twenty nineteen. 594 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:46,359 Speaker 3: I think into twenty twenty as well, had some of 595 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:48,359 Speaker 3: those pieces that he picked up with the trade deadline. 596 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:51,439 Speaker 3: But I feel like with the signing of Will Smith 597 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:53,679 Speaker 3: after the twenty nineteen season, they showed you that they 598 00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:56,440 Speaker 3: will spend on a reliever and free agency and they'll 599 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:58,280 Speaker 3: lose the draft pick if that's what it comes down 600 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 3: to as well. So I feel like that it's the 601 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:02,399 Speaker 3: one spot where I know the Braves catch a lot 602 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:04,760 Speaker 3: of flak and unlesser until they sign another big free 603 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:08,119 Speaker 3: agent deal of some other type it deserved or not. 604 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 3: They haven't spent big on free agency except when it 605 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:13,719 Speaker 3: comes to relievers. And I'm interested to see if this 606 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:16,960 Speaker 3: Tanner Scott thing actually does happen. He would fit pretty well. 607 00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:19,880 Speaker 3: I think and I talked about this earlier on formerly 608 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 3: known as Twitter about how I don't know if people 609 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:24,520 Speaker 3: realize how big of a loss aj Minter could be 610 00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:26,119 Speaker 3: when he goes somewhere else. And I know he's not 611 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:28,879 Speaker 3: healthy right now, but just look at the numbers and 612 00:26:28,960 --> 00:26:31,280 Speaker 3: take that away from the Braves what he's been annually. 613 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:33,440 Speaker 3: That's another arm that you're going to have to figure out. 614 00:26:33,560 --> 00:26:36,600 Speaker 3: And that's beyond just losing Joejimenez for potentially the entire 615 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:39,639 Speaker 3: season as well. So that would lead me to believe 616 00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:42,480 Speaker 3: that if they were going to spend a considerable chunk 617 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:44,399 Speaker 3: of the money that they have allotted for this winter, 618 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:47,679 Speaker 3: maybe a reliever does jump the line. But I think 619 00:26:47,720 --> 00:26:50,120 Speaker 3: they also need to look at the rotation quite obviously, 620 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:52,280 Speaker 3: like we talked about. So it's a good fit to 621 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:54,200 Speaker 3: me if they're able to get the Tanner Scott deal 622 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:57,080 Speaker 3: done and keeping Iglaciers around for another year or two, 623 00:26:57,600 --> 00:26:59,600 Speaker 3: I don't think that would be a bad deal either. 624 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:02,080 Speaker 3: I feel like it's just you want as much quantity 625 00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:03,680 Speaker 3: and quality as you can have. In the twenty twenty 626 00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:06,199 Speaker 3: one postseason showed us a strong bullpen can carry you 627 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:08,240 Speaker 3: a long way. You've got to score some runs, but 628 00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:10,600 Speaker 3: that bullpen can really be a difference maker, and those 629 00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:11,399 Speaker 3: are the kind of arms you. 630 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:15,679 Speaker 1: Need and grant you you've hit on, you know. I 631 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 1: think earlier today you talked about the fact that in 632 00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:20,919 Speaker 1: the World Series it may have been or it may 633 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:23,600 Speaker 1: have been the entire playoffs the Braves one. I believe 634 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:26,960 Speaker 1: the World Series scoring four point twenty five runs per game. 635 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:28,720 Speaker 1: I couldn't remember if the World Series or the Playoffs 636 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:31,879 Speaker 1: as a whole. Doing that. Doing that today is going 637 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:34,640 Speaker 1: to be very, very hard to do. Of course, at 638 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 1: the beginning of the off season, the talk was about, 639 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:40,399 Speaker 1: you know, Kevin Sitz are going you know elsewhere, you know, 640 00:27:40,480 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 1: us hiring Tim Hires from the Texas Rangers. What are 641 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:47,240 Speaker 1: your thoughts in terms of, we know the offense has 642 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:49,000 Speaker 1: got to get better, But at the end of the day, 643 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:51,680 Speaker 1: especially with us talking so much about arms, that's going 644 00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:55,399 Speaker 1: to be the internal improvement, you know, from Sean Murphy, 645 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:57,879 Speaker 1: hopefully Matt Olson getting closer to what he was in 646 00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:02,160 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three, Acunya being healthy once again. How much faith, 647 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:04,720 Speaker 1: how much you know confidence do you have that this 648 00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:07,880 Speaker 1: phrased team is going to get back to not only 649 00:28:08,040 --> 00:28:10,880 Speaker 1: you know, being a powerful offense, but at offense that's 650 00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:12,879 Speaker 1: got some depth to it, one that can win in 651 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 1: multiple ways. How confident are you on the internal improvements 652 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:16,920 Speaker 1: going into next year? 653 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:19,680 Speaker 3: It's going to be critical, and I feel like maybe 654 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:21,960 Speaker 3: they got to this point where, and it was somewhat 655 00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:24,200 Speaker 3: surprising to me, where they felt like the message needed 656 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:27,040 Speaker 3: to change. And sometimes in order to do that, you've 657 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:28,840 Speaker 3: got to go in and get a new voice that's 658 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:30,159 Speaker 3: going to be able to do that for you. And 659 00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:32,440 Speaker 3: hopefully Tim Hyers and the guys that he has brought 660 00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:35,520 Speaker 3: in to work with him can bring some fresh ideas 661 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:37,200 Speaker 3: that may help some guys out. Now, I will say 662 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:40,560 Speaker 3: this that we are in an age of like specialized coaching. 663 00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:42,720 Speaker 3: I mean, every one of these players is going to 664 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:44,640 Speaker 3: go out and have somebody else helping them with their swing. 665 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:47,560 Speaker 3: It's not just a hitting coach anymore. Sometimes maybe it's 666 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:50,959 Speaker 3: a question of too many cooks in the kitchen, you know, 667 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 3: maybe it's just too many things going on, pressing an 668 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:55,520 Speaker 3: awful lot. I talked to Austin Riley several times the 669 00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:57,360 Speaker 3: first couple of months of the season, and he said, look, 670 00:28:57,400 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 3: we know that we're pressing because we all want to 671 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:01,640 Speaker 3: be the that gets to hit that turns it around, 672 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:04,600 Speaker 3: the game, wins the series, turns around, our month, turns 673 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:06,760 Speaker 3: around our season. But we can't take that to the 674 00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:10,120 Speaker 3: plate with us every single at bat. But Austin Riley, 675 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:14,520 Speaker 3: Matt Olson, Ozzy Alby's, Ronald Acunya Junior. I mean, those 676 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:16,520 Speaker 3: are four names right there that you've got to get 677 00:29:16,560 --> 00:29:19,200 Speaker 3: more out of in twenty twenty five than you did 678 00:29:19,320 --> 00:29:21,240 Speaker 3: in twenty twenty four. And I know injury played a 679 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:24,600 Speaker 3: large part, especially for Acunya, Albis and Riley, but you've 680 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:26,240 Speaker 3: got to get more out of that four and they 681 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:28,320 Speaker 3: are still very much in the prime of their careers. 682 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:30,520 Speaker 3: So if I were a betman, which I'm not, I 683 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:33,480 Speaker 3: would think that healthy they could put together the kind 684 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:36,400 Speaker 3: of numbers that you need for this offense to look 685 00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:38,840 Speaker 3: maybe not like the twenty twenty three version, but a 686 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:41,160 Speaker 3: lot better than the twenty twenty four version. You just 687 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:42,520 Speaker 3: got to get those guys out there and give them 688 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:43,120 Speaker 3: the opportunity. 689 00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't think that there's anything else I can 690 00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:49,000 Speaker 1: add from the past thirty minutes. Grant, you once again 691 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:50,880 Speaker 1: have shown why you're the best when it comes to 692 00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:53,440 Speaker 1: covering the braves, and I can confirm Grant is as 693 00:29:53,560 --> 00:29:56,600 Speaker 1: kind and get a person in person as he is 694 00:29:56,640 --> 00:29:59,040 Speaker 1: actually covering the Braves as well the one or two 695 00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:01,040 Speaker 1: times I've had a chance to meet Grant. But Grant, 696 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:03,320 Speaker 1: speaking of that, where can people find your work? I 697 00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:05,440 Speaker 1: obviously know you contribute in a lot of different ways. 698 00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:07,400 Speaker 1: Where all can people find your great work? 699 00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:09,960 Speaker 3: Well, hey, I appreciate that, and anytime you guys want me, 700 00:30:10,040 --> 00:30:12,080 Speaker 3: I'll be happy to jump on here and give you 701 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:14,400 Speaker 3: as many of the answers that I can in an 702 00:30:14,400 --> 00:30:16,240 Speaker 3: off season where we haven't gotten an answer to much 703 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:18,440 Speaker 3: of anything from the Braves just yet. But you can 704 00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:20,440 Speaker 3: find me on Sports Radio ninety two nine. 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Thank you 723 00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:07,200 Speaker 1: for your time today. 724 00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:08,360 Speaker 3: Thanks guys, Happy new Year. 725 00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:08,960 Speaker 2: Yeah. 726 00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:10,800 Speaker 1: For Steven Toller and Grant MC call him. My name 727 00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:13,400 Speaker 1: is Sean Coleman. Always a pleasure being with you. You 728 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:16,200 Speaker 1: could check out all the great content from Hammer Territory. 729 00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:18,440 Speaker 1: We're going to be here to cover it. Even if 730 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:22,880 Speaker 1: there's no moves, the content never stops. For Granted, Stephen, 731 00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:24,960 Speaker 1: my name is Sean Coleman. Will talk to you again 732 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:27,520 Speaker 1: soon here on the Hammer Territory Podcast.