1 00:00:01,680 --> 00:00:06,280 Speaker 1: Good Tuesday afternoon, everybody. Welcome to Foul Territory Baseball the 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: way it should be covered. I am your guest host 3 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:13,120 Speaker 1: Alana Rizzo, alongside Eric kratz ag pre Zinsky Scott bron 4 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:16,479 Speaker 1: will be back with you guys tomorrow. Hello, gentlemen, good 5 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: to see you. How's it going this Tuesday, Aj. 6 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 2: Everything's good, good morning, got my workout in, got a 7 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 2: nice walk with my dogs. 8 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 3: Uh, you know that was it? Really nothing? 9 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 2: Had some had some stuff to do, Alanna, that's normal, 10 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 2: but you know, just a normal Tuesday over here. 11 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 1: Good job. 12 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 3: Welcome both at the same time. 13 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: What's up? 14 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:38,840 Speaker 3: Do you walk them both at the same timesolutely? Absolutely? 15 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 2: Do they get I've never done that. Do they get 16 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 2: tangled up? Or are they just like straight, straight ahead dogs? 17 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:47,959 Speaker 2: They're pretty straight. They stop every once in a while 18 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 2: and smell smell my lab more than my pomski, so 19 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 2: I have to kind of grab him and yank him 20 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 2: a little. 21 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 1: You have a big one and a little one. 22 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 2: Well eighty pounds, and she's supposed to be like thirty, 23 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 2: but she's like forty, so eighty because she thinks she's 24 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 2: the big dog in my lap, the little dog. 25 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:06,040 Speaker 3: So it's funny. 26 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 1: As long as they walk at the same pace, You're okay. 27 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 3: Eric. 28 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 1: They do have things that you can put around your 29 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 1: waist that you can walk two dogs at the same 30 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: time and it helps you. So I'll send you a link. 31 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: Don't worry about it. I'll get you all set. 32 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 3: I just have one dog. 33 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 2: I have one dog and she goes, she goes left, 34 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 2: smells something comes back around me, comes back around to 35 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 2: the left side, and I'm constantly like pulling my hand around. 36 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 2: So I'm like, if I had two dogs. 37 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 3: I don't know. 38 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:34,320 Speaker 1: Just sounds like maybe she she could use some training, 39 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 1: Eric Kratz, perhaps or maybe maybe you should get some 40 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: training on how to walk her. 41 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 3: I'm not I'm not going to deny that. 42 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: John Mackie says, this guy. Don't expect the Pirates to 43 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: sign Kyle Schwaba. Don't think they ever had a chance 44 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: at Josh Naylor. But they can should extend Connor Griffin 45 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 1: and make him their opening day shortstop in two thousand 46 00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: and twenty six. I can't imagine a universe, Eric and 47 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: aj where Kyle Schwarber would go to the Pirates number one, 48 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: number two. Yeah, I don't think they hadn't necessarily a 49 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: shot at Naylor obviously just signed a five year, ninety 50 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: two million dollar deal to stay in Seattle. Do you 51 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: agree with this that they should extend Connor Griffin and 52 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:19,800 Speaker 1: at least that's something that that team can be excited about. 53 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 1: In addition, of course, to Paul Skins. 54 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, why wouldn't they If they can do it, now 55 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:27,559 Speaker 3: do it. They won't. 56 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 2: Because they just don't do the right thing. Ever, it 57 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,640 Speaker 2: seems like so they won't. They should have signed Skimes 58 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:36,239 Speaker 2: before they called him up. They should have signed all 59 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 2: these guys. I mean they Yes, they signed Reynolds, they 60 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 2: signed Hayes and Cabrian Hayes and then traded them, which 61 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 2: I'm sure they were like, man, I can't believe we've 62 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 2: got someone to take that contract. I mean, defense is 63 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 2: great and all, but you got to be able to 64 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 2: hit to play third base, and he hasn't done that 65 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 2: for a long time. 66 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 3: So yeah, should they do this, absolutely. 67 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:55,920 Speaker 2: Should they try and get some free agents, Absolutely, because 68 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 2: hopefully at some point we can get into this. All 69 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 2: I keep hearing is teams are losing money, Teams losing money. 70 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 2: But whatever, it's it's ridiculous. Teams aren't losing money. Teams 71 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 2: are losing money and sell the team. They're making money. 72 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:07,920 Speaker 2: They just cook the books to make it look like 73 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 2: they're losing money. 74 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: Gary Sheffield Junior on ex saying future Yankee. This is 75 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 1: in response to Jesse Rodgers tweet about Tatsuya am I. 76 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 1: He's been posted. Guys. The window to negotiate with him 77 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:23,360 Speaker 1: is between November nineteenth, so that's tomorrow at eight am 78 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: Eastern and January second at five pm Eastern. The twenty 79 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: seven year old righty compile the one nine to two 80 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 1: era in Japan last year. Those are great numbers. We 81 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 1: know the Japanese arms are in high pursuit. Where do 82 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: you think he goes? Ajay? 83 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 3: Los Angeles? 84 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 2: Don't they doesn't Every Japanese pitcher and player that's posted 85 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 2: now go to Los Angeles. 86 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 3: They're just point. 87 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: They can all go there. 88 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 2: And min Aga is going there too. He got a 89 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 2: qualifying offer also from the Dodgers. He's gonna accept the 90 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 2: Dodgers qualifying off. 91 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 3: I don't think it works. Oh it doesn't. 92 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 2: And then what's the lefty, the lefty hitter guy that's 93 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 2: supposed to be he's Mark Ami. 94 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 3: He's not going to l A. He's going somewhere else. 95 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 3: But I actually think I don't know the Yankees fit 96 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 3: for am I but I. 97 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 2: Could see I don't know if you go there though, 98 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 2: but I could see like a Detroit going after him hard, 99 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 2: even Boston going after him hard. 100 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 3: But I just don't know. 101 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 2: It's just everything is everything for the Japanese guys is 102 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 2: headed out on the West Coast a lot because the 103 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 2: travel back home is so much easier. 104 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:26,839 Speaker 3: So I just don't know. I mean, I know we 105 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 3: saw Tanaka, and we saw. 106 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 2: Uh Rabu and and and uh the guy who threw 107 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 2: the ball that didn't spind the dice g to Bostin. 108 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 2: Just I just feel, yeah, he didn't do very well 109 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 2: at all. He's he was terrible. He's just Stangerman. 110 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: All right. Time Now for shake it Up guys. Going 111 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:54,360 Speaker 1: off of Jeff Passon's column recently about free agency updates, 112 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 1: is Stephen Kwan going to stay in Cleveland or is 113 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: he going to go someplace else? Seems like multiple gms 114 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: believe he's gone. 115 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:09,839 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think he's gonna get traded. The Guardians will 116 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:11,839 Speaker 2: do something here. They they're not going to spend money. 117 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 2: So I think he's one of those guys that they'll 118 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 2: make a move and he has value. 119 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 3: So I think he'll be He'll be gone. I don't 120 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 3: think he'd be a Guardian. 121 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:23,919 Speaker 1: Okay, what about you, Eric, You think Kwan is a 122 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: Guardian or you think he's a Dodger. 123 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 2: From what I heard, he was almost a Dodger. 124 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 3: What is it? 125 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 1: No. The only reason I said that was because yesterday 126 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 1: Jim Bowden was talking about it, and we were also 127 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 1: talking about it on Dodgers territory that Tao is not 128 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: necessarily the answer in right field. Maybe you move Tao 129 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:49,160 Speaker 1: to left, maybe you get Kyle Tucker and right even 130 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 1: though they're not going to want to spend that money, 131 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: but they were saying, we were talking about it that 132 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:56,600 Speaker 1: Stephen Kwan makes a lot of sense. Maybe in the Dodgers' outfields. 133 00:05:57,400 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 1: He's a good bat to ball guy, he's great defensive. 134 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: Where would where would you like to see him go? 135 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:05,800 Speaker 2: I mean, he makes sense in a lot of outfields. 136 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:10,599 Speaker 2: I from what I heard from my inside source is 137 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:12,599 Speaker 2: he was going to be traded with Classe before the 138 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 2: whole Classe thing happened, and that would have been that 139 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 2: would have been a massive haul for for the Guardians. 140 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 2: But I think he fits in a lot of outfields. 141 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 2: I just think it's a matter of understanding what you're 142 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 2: getting with Steven Kuwan. He is somebody that's not going 143 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 2: to give you a lot of power and is never 144 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 2: going to give you a bed at that. Are you 145 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:38,599 Speaker 2: willing to because we heard all the time other years 146 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 2: Luis A Rise could be traded. 147 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 3: Luisa Rise was just traded. 148 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:47,719 Speaker 2: He was traded again, similar type of profile, with much 149 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:50,920 Speaker 2: much better defense. So what are teams willing to give up? 150 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:53,159 Speaker 2: And that's why I think the Guardians are going to 151 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 2: ultimately trade him because they are able to get value 152 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:00,360 Speaker 2: out of somebody who I think becomes a free in 153 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:05,320 Speaker 2: twenty seven. 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This is an interesting situation AJ because Nick 181 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 1: Costianus apparently had some beef with Rob Thompson during the 182 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: end of their season, and per Jeff Passon, Philadelphia has 183 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: tried to trade him along with his two twenty million 184 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 1: dollars salary but supposedly no bidders. Is Castillanos back in 185 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:46,959 Speaker 1: Philly next year. 186 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 3: Unless Philly eats some money. I think he is. 187 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 2: I don't know that they've been trying. It's like Alec Bohm, 188 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 2: They've they tried to try. I think I feel like 189 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 2: they've tried to trade Alig Bahm and Nick Castianos for 190 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 2: years now. Castianos the reason I think again, we had 191 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:04,199 Speaker 2: castianisaw not long ago. We've had Dave Dombrowskio not long ago. 192 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:06,439 Speaker 2: He just got frustrated because he wants to play and 193 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 2: Rob Thompson didn't wasn't playing him every day. And listen, 194 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 2: he didn't have a great year. He's not great defensively, 195 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:16,320 Speaker 2: he can still swing the bat. He gets big hits 196 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 2: for him. He got some huge hits for him in 197 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 2: the postseason and down the stretch. So I think he's 198 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:23,079 Speaker 2: back just because I don't know the Philly's going to 199 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:25,559 Speaker 2: be willing to eat money to get him moved somewhere. 200 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 1: I think the Phillies need to focus on just signing 201 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:32,559 Speaker 1: Kyle schwarberk to a long term deal. Byron Buxton, Eric Kratz, 202 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 1: do you see Byron Buxton staying in Minnesota or moving on. Originally, 203 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: he said he did not want to be traded. Now 204 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 1: it seems like he's willing to at least explore the 205 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 1: possibilities of not being with the Twins in twenty twenty six. 206 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:47,440 Speaker 2: I'm gonna take a quote from Dumb and Dumber, Well, 207 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 2: was all this one in a million talk. If Byron 208 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 2: Buxton is available, you have to try to go and 209 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:54,559 Speaker 2: get him. 210 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 3: If you are. 211 00:09:56,760 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 2: The Philadelphia Phillies, if you're the Cincinnati Reds, you are 212 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 2: the I mean, I wouldn't even be against you know, 213 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 2: a team like the Brewers going to get like he's 214 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:10,679 Speaker 2: not being paid that much for the next three years. 215 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:13,840 Speaker 2: There is an opportunity to have a guy. 216 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 3: Obviously. 217 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 2: The whole health thing is that you know, always talked 218 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 2: about that's a top ten MVP type of player. I 219 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 2: just I have a hard time believing if there's a 220 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 2: chance that gms are not calling about Byron Bucks and 221 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 2: so I think he goes. 222 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 3: I think he gets moved. 223 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 1: Do you agree with that? AJ? 224 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:39,679 Speaker 2: I think if if Pablo Lopez and Joe Ryan get moved, 225 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:43,600 Speaker 2: then I think if I'm my next call is hey, 226 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 2: Derek Falve, uh sign me up to go bye bye, 227 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 2: also because why would he want to be there. 228 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 3: They're not going to compete. 229 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:51,199 Speaker 2: They're saying they're going to compete or not if they 230 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:54,640 Speaker 2: move those two guys. Audios, I'm Byron Buckson. I'm on 231 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 2: the phone with Derek Fallavey saying, see you get me 232 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:58,120 Speaker 2: out of here, please. 233 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 1: All right, guys. Some news Bybert Murray saying that the 234 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 1: Red Sox designated first baseman Nathaniel Lowe for assignment, and 235 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 1: apparently Josh Unkowski was also designated for assignment by the 236 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:11,520 Speaker 1: Red Sox as well. Chris Catillo talking about that, so 237 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 1: the Red Sox seemed to continue to have a first 238 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: base problem. Eric will start with you, how do you 239 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 1: see this playing out? Because I don't know if Tristan 240 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: Cassis is going to come back, if that's going to 241 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:24,760 Speaker 1: be their dude. Abraham Toro didn't really work out there. 242 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 1: Nathaniel Lowe came in. What are they doing first base? 243 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 1: What's the play here? 244 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 2: Pied Alonzo right handed bats first baseman. I guess it 245 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 2: they don't love his Maybe maybe the Red Sox look 246 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 2: at it like, hey, you know what our fallback plan 247 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 2: is Tristan Cassis if he comes back from his injury. 248 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 2: You know, has he done enough in the big leagues 249 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:49,679 Speaker 2: for them to say, yeah, we're a play I don't 250 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:52,679 Speaker 2: think you can say synonymously. You can't say it in 251 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:55,480 Speaker 2: the same breath. We want to be a World Series 252 00:11:55,520 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 2: winning team, and we'll just figure out first base, because 253 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:02,880 Speaker 2: first base they showed, the Red Sox showed all of 254 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 2: baseball and everybody that says it first pace. Isn't that easy. 255 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 2: You can't just find somebody. I thought it was great 256 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:14,200 Speaker 2: that they picked up Nathaniel Low. Now they didn't bring 257 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 2: him back. They didn't ten or more contracts, So you know, 258 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:18,839 Speaker 2: you got to go out and get somebody. And it's 259 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:20,959 Speaker 2: a position that there's a lot of power out there 260 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 2: and you can't have. 261 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:24,439 Speaker 3: A lapse of power at first base if you want 262 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 3: to win a World Series. 263 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:28,320 Speaker 1: In my opinion, Heyjay, is that the Red Sox biggest 264 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:31,240 Speaker 1: need figuring out first base? Or is it getting making 265 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:32,800 Speaker 1: sure Alex Bregman comes back. 266 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 2: They need Bregman back and they need a first base. 267 00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 2: And whether it's trysting causes and he can stay healthy 268 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:40,320 Speaker 2: and do his yoga out in the outfield grass or 269 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 2: whatever he wants to do, or if it's someone else 270 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:45,560 Speaker 2: as we had as we talked about is it Pete 271 00:12:45,559 --> 00:12:48,319 Speaker 2: Alonso going there and helping fill that void at first base? 272 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:50,560 Speaker 2: I don't know, but that is a big Bregman should 273 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 2: be number one, and then a starter and then a 274 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:55,559 Speaker 2: first baseman. Those are the three needs for the Red 275 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:57,840 Speaker 2: Sox for me, right, and it needs to be a 276 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 2: right handed hitter because they have a lot of these 277 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 2: guys that can hit lefty, but they need a dude 278 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:04,000 Speaker 2: that can go up there and slug and hit the 279 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 2: ball off and over the Green Monster. 280 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 1: So you think in that is that the order? 281 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 3: Though? 282 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 1: Is it Bregman extension number two starter to go behind 283 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:15,320 Speaker 1: Garrett Crochet in the rotation and then. 284 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:19,079 Speaker 2: A first basement is because because they have Castus, it's 285 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:21,240 Speaker 2: just sitting there and whatever happens with him. And they 286 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:23,839 Speaker 2: also prove they could be okay with Romey Gonzalez and 287 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 2: Abraham Toro for some time right playing first base. So 288 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:30,080 Speaker 2: Alex Hore is really good at mixing and matching, but 289 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:32,400 Speaker 2: they need that lockdown their basement. Who should be Bregman, 290 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:34,319 Speaker 2: And then if they could get another starter at the 291 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 2: top of the end rotation, be great, and then you 292 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 2: can figure out first base down the road. 293 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:44,960 Speaker 5: I am your general manager. 294 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 1: All right, guys, time now for I am your GM. 295 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:54,480 Speaker 1: This is the Philadelphia Phillies edition. Matt Gelb wrote, what 296 00:13:54,520 --> 00:13:59,559 Speaker 1: I'm hearing about the Phillies Schwarbers free agency trademarket Bulpen reboot. 297 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:03,920 Speaker 1: Does Philly re signed Kyle Schwarberg? Guys, what's the play here? 298 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 1: You think he comes back? And if he does, what's 299 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:07,199 Speaker 1: the deal? In your opinion? 300 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:11,480 Speaker 2: Aj, I think you think Philly is the place he 301 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:13,559 Speaker 2: should go back to. What's the deal? I think it's 302 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 2: four year deal, four year deal, you know, one fifty 303 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 2: something like that. I think four year, one twenty to 304 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:24,880 Speaker 2: I'm going one to fifty. They know how much he 305 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 2: means to him, so I think Philly's a spot for him. 306 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 2: There's gonna be a lot of other teams though, that 307 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:31,000 Speaker 2: are in on Kyle Schwarber because not only of his 308 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 2: presence in the box, but his presence in the clubhouse. 309 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 1: Finished second and National League MVP voting Eric turns thirty 310 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 1: three before opening day. He is a d H, so 311 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 1: you got to value that. He doesn't obviously play in 312 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 1: the field, but that's highly valued by the Phillies. Obviously, 313 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 1: it's not obvious how the market will view him. What 314 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:51,960 Speaker 1: do you think do you think he goes back? 315 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:57,040 Speaker 2: I think the Phillies don't build their team necessarily on 316 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 2: war in the offseason. I think some teams build their 317 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:03,800 Speaker 2: team on war and build their team on well, we 318 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 2: want to make sure we have a lot of flexibility. 319 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:08,480 Speaker 2: Maybe that's the route that they have to go. But 320 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 2: I don't think there's any team that understands his value 321 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 2: in the clubhouse more than the Phillies. I'd have a 322 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 2: hard time believing, like being told who's going to be 323 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 2: the next guy to step up? When you look around 324 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 2: that team, who's the guy that steps up to be 325 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 2: the leader on this team? And some people inside the 326 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 2: clubhouse might say, we don't need you know, we have 327 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:32,480 Speaker 2: a lot of good leaders. I fear that when a 328 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 2: team says that, because to me, that's where Schwarber's value is. 329 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 2: Also the fact his numbers were ridiculous. He was a 330 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:43,680 Speaker 2: second second in MVP voting, But to me, it was 331 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 2: less about his numbers and more about his improvement from 332 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:50,720 Speaker 2: last season to this season. The fact that he dropped 333 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 2: his strikeout rate, the fact that he hit the most 334 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 2: home runs left on left of anybody in the big Leaues, 335 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 2: the fact that he's continually gotten better the entire time 336 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 2: he's been there, and I just feel like, I feel 337 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:04,360 Speaker 2: like a team, other teams are gonna want to go 338 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 2: four years one twenty because they know his values there, 339 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 2: and I think the Phillies will probably end up, you know, 340 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 2: maybe like five one thirty five. I don't know that 341 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:18,280 Speaker 2: he's going to get five full years at thirty a year. 342 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 2: I feel like that's I feel like that's stretching it. 343 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 2: And if it does get to that, I really think 344 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 2: the Phillies are willing to say, yes, we want to 345 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 2: be in on that. 346 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 3: Also is a DH. 347 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 1: Worth and I know you get what the market allows, right, 348 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 1: I'm not suggesting that, But is a DH worth thirty 349 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:37,520 Speaker 1: million a year? 350 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:42,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, if someone wants to pay you thirty million a year? 351 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:45,880 Speaker 2: Is sho Hee Otani worth seventy million dollars a year 352 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 2: as a DH? 353 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 1: I mean, but he also but he also pitches though 354 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:49,840 Speaker 1: that's there's that's a little different. 355 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 2: It's a little different this year, but he still he's 356 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:56,640 Speaker 2: still the DH he didn't last year. Yeah, my good, 357 00:16:56,800 --> 00:17:01,040 Speaker 2: davidtz worth thirty million in today's game, Edgar Martinez. 358 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 1: But if you're going along the same lines of what 359 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 1: Eric's saying about clubhouse guy and what he means to 360 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 1: the team. And yeah, David, for sure, I love Kyleshwarber. 361 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:12,359 Speaker 1: I hope he gets it. God bless him. It's just 362 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:14,920 Speaker 1: that's a lot of money for a DH. 363 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 2: I think thirty million just for a DH. Yes, I 364 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:21,160 Speaker 2: think you're worth it. Thirty million to a player who 365 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 2: takes up just one position. That doesn't give you flexibility 366 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:28,640 Speaker 2: for the other older the other guys who are aging 367 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:31,640 Speaker 2: throughout their contract that are still going to be there 368 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 2: in the next five years while that contract is happening. 369 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:39,080 Speaker 2: That's when the thirty million gets a little gets a 370 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:41,960 Speaker 2: little steep. I mean it does, and that's what teams 371 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 2: are gonna have to fear. But I think that is negated. 372 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 2: That fear is negated by what he's brought in that clubhouse. 373 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:53,120 Speaker 2: The fact that he's transitioned from Rhys Hoskins being the 374 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:57,119 Speaker 2: leader to Kyle Schwarber being the guy like he's just 375 00:17:57,640 --> 00:18:01,639 Speaker 2: he's a dude's dude is as Garrett Stubbs said, you know, 376 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:03,440 Speaker 2: he's the guy that always wants to play ping pong 377 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 2: with somebody. 378 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:04,879 Speaker 3: In the like. 379 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:08,159 Speaker 2: There's just little stuff like that that brings the boys together. 380 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 4: AJ, We're gonna do things a little bit differently. 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Come get him, he can be had. 406 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 1: You think Nimo goes anywhere else but the Mets? 407 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:27,679 Speaker 2: Aj I mean, I think I think the Mets are 408 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:30,160 Speaker 2: pretty open to training almost anybody that they can trade. 409 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:33,199 Speaker 2: Other than Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto, I don't know 410 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:36,680 Speaker 2: that there's any other untouchables on that team. I think 411 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:39,200 Speaker 2: if if David Stearns gets the write offer for any 412 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 2: of these, anybody, literally anybody on their team, I think 413 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:51,720 Speaker 2: he would make a move for Nemo Alvarez, Manaiah Sanga, McNeil, geez, who. 414 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:51,919 Speaker 3: Else do they? 415 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 2: I mean, I'm just going through the off just like 416 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:55,520 Speaker 2: off the top of my head. I mean, I think 417 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:58,159 Speaker 2: they would pretty much move anybody they can a to 418 00:19:58,160 --> 00:19:59,639 Speaker 2: try to free up money and be to try to 419 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 2: make their better. Because this team last year, it didn't work. 420 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:06,120 Speaker 2: It didn't work. Sorry, it didn't work. 421 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:08,160 Speaker 1: What makes them better? What do they need. 422 00:20:08,560 --> 00:20:11,280 Speaker 3: Starting pitching bringing back? They gotta bring. 423 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:13,480 Speaker 2: They got to figure out closer if Edwin Diaz is gone, 424 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:15,359 Speaker 2: and they got to figure out starting pitching. 425 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 3: Frankie Montos, sorry, he ain't the answer. 426 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:20,919 Speaker 2: I know David Searns likes to play in the kiddie 427 00:20:20,920 --> 00:20:24,080 Speaker 2: pool sometimes, but Frankie Montas ain't the answers. Especially was 428 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:26,359 Speaker 2: he making seventeen or eighteen million dollars a year? That's 429 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 2: just that's not the answer. You're the Mets, go get 430 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:32,280 Speaker 2: the big boys. I think the only way they move 431 00:20:32,320 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 2: them is if it gets them a starting pitcher, If 432 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:40,200 Speaker 2: it gets them somebody that they don't they don't have 433 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 2: to go because they're very fearful of going real long 434 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:45,560 Speaker 2: term five years on a starting pitcher. 435 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 3: Maybe Nimo. 436 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:51,200 Speaker 2: Maybe Nimo does blips that radar for a team that 437 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 2: they're like, hey, you know, we're willing to give up 438 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:57,440 Speaker 2: so and so for Nemo, which Nemo is still a 439 00:20:57,520 --> 00:21:01,240 Speaker 2: legit player. It wasn't the Mets offense that was the issue. 440 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:04,879 Speaker 2: Sometimes it was. I get it, but everybody gets worn out. 441 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:07,160 Speaker 2: When your starting pitchers only go three or four innings. 442 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:11,200 Speaker 2: The position players are like, oh okay, here we go. Again, 443 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:14,640 Speaker 2: we got to score seven to win. The Bullpen's like, okay, 444 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:16,879 Speaker 2: we got to take care of this game. They need 445 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:29,040 Speaker 2: starting pitching. It affects everything at MGM futures odds. We're 446 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:33,680 Speaker 2: looking today at the twenty six al pennant, specifically the 447 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:37,440 Speaker 2: Astros at plus six point fifty. I mean, if I'm 448 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:40,200 Speaker 2: ever getting plus six fifty on the Astros, I feel 449 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:42,960 Speaker 2: like I have to I have to. 450 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:43,720 Speaker 3: Put some money in. 451 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 2: I don't think I'm going to put money in yet 452 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:49,720 Speaker 2: at this time, because I want to see what they're doing. 453 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:52,360 Speaker 2: They're a little thin in some areas. They're a little 454 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:56,200 Speaker 2: thin in they're starting rotation, They're a little thin in 455 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:58,719 Speaker 2: their bullpen. How's Hater going to come back? What does 456 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:02,040 Speaker 2: that look like for them? And to me, there's other 457 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:05,960 Speaker 2: value in the American League, But the Astros, I mean, 458 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:09,640 Speaker 2: eight out of nine years in the playoffs, six fifties 459 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:11,879 Speaker 2: right on that border. Maybe a little thin for me. 460 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 2: I'd like to see it maybe a little bit higher, 461 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 2: But I was looking at who else there is. The 462 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:18,199 Speaker 2: Red Sox are at eight hundred, the Blue Jays at 463 00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 2: a thousand. To me, the money is really once you 464 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 2: get down to Orioles and Rangers Orioles at thirteen hundred 465 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 2: and the Rangers at sixteen hundred AJ. 466 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:30,080 Speaker 1: The only team that has better odds are the Yankees 467 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:32,679 Speaker 1: and the Mariners. Are you taking plus six to fifty 468 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:34,720 Speaker 1: for the Astros? 469 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:38,800 Speaker 3: No, No, there's too much. There's too much. There's too 470 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:39,920 Speaker 3: much work to be done there. 471 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:42,639 Speaker 2: And listen, we had Joe's spot on and I love 472 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:46,479 Speaker 2: Joe's spot I think he's a great, unbelievably gifted manager 473 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:49,160 Speaker 2: and communicator. But they just have a lot of holes 474 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:51,560 Speaker 2: right now. And let's not forget they're the second highest 475 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:53,239 Speaker 2: and they didn't make their third highest. They didn't make 476 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 2: the playoffs last year, okay, and they lose Fromber and 477 00:22:56,880 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 2: they lose some other pieces. So I don't think I 478 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:03,440 Speaker 2: think it's not If it was more like plus thousand, 479 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:06,440 Speaker 2: then I more think about it. Right now, where they stand, 480 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:09,160 Speaker 2: they're just not they're not there for me right now? 481 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:12,600 Speaker 1: All right? What would have to change? 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Let's talk about Jodge 496 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:10,760 Speaker 1: Polanco and his future. Now, the Boston Red Sox might 497 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:14,800 Speaker 1: want him. This is from Salmon and Ken Rosenthal's column. 498 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 1: The Red Sox may want him, guys, if they do, 499 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 1: in fact lose third baseman Alex Bregman. The Blue Jays 500 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:22,439 Speaker 1: might be a fit if they lose Boba Shit. And 501 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:25,239 Speaker 1: those are just two of the possibilities. Where do you 502 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:26,680 Speaker 1: see Polonco landing? 503 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:31,960 Speaker 2: Aja Seattle and the Red Sox are always in on everybody. 504 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 2: That's the whole running joke on the show. 505 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:35,760 Speaker 3: A Loanta. The Red Sox are Oh we tried, we 506 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:37,880 Speaker 3: never just never got across the finish line. Right. 507 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:41,280 Speaker 2: So I think Seattle was a great fit for him 508 00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:43,880 Speaker 2: last year that he really reinvented himself, had a great year. 509 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:46,680 Speaker 2: He fits in that in that I mean to think 510 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:49,119 Speaker 2: about the big hits he got. So I think Seattle, 511 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:51,440 Speaker 2: I mean a lot of teams would like Jorge Blank 512 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:54,720 Speaker 2: He's a switch hitter with power that can play. He 513 00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:56,880 Speaker 2: can play second for you. He can also probably play 514 00:24:56,880 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 2: first or third if you need him to in a pinch. 515 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:00,679 Speaker 2: So I think there's a lot of but I'd love 516 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 2: to see him back in Seattle. Yeah, I think it's 517 00:25:07,320 --> 00:25:09,400 Speaker 2: I think it's easy. I think it's an easy fit there. 518 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:12,720 Speaker 2: I don't see how long that contract's going to be, 519 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:16,240 Speaker 2: so I feel like he slides into that that space 520 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 2: where it's got to be a team that doesn't really 521 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,400 Speaker 2: need a lot of pitching help, doesn't really need they 522 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 2: need to add some need to add some offense. 523 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:27,120 Speaker 3: I agree, back to Seattle. Okay. 524 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:30,800 Speaker 1: McKenzie gore the lefty under club control with the Nats 525 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:33,399 Speaker 1: for two more seasons. With the projected arbitration number of 526 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:37,080 Speaker 1: four point seven million, would seem a more obvious candidate 527 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:38,080 Speaker 1: for the Nats to move. 528 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:38,400 Speaker 3: Guys. 529 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:40,560 Speaker 1: They have a new manager, they're still in rebuild. You 530 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:44,680 Speaker 1: guys said yesterday that the Washington Nationals are irrelevant. Where 531 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:46,280 Speaker 1: do you see McKenzie gore ending up? 532 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:52,000 Speaker 2: Hey, Jay, PROVEI mere wrong that they're relevant, and then 533 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:55,560 Speaker 2: we'll talk about him. But for four point five million, 534 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:58,320 Speaker 2: where you should stay right where he's at in Washington? 535 00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:01,720 Speaker 3: I mean, cool, that's nothing. This guy's pretty good. 536 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:03,639 Speaker 2: He gets you a punch out, He'll win you some 537 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:04,960 Speaker 2: games if they could just figure out a way to 538 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 2: score him any kind of runs. I think he stays there. 539 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:09,400 Speaker 2: I mean, where's he gonna end up? I mean, would 540 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:12,119 Speaker 2: they get stuff for him? Sure, But I think you 541 00:26:12,119 --> 00:26:14,520 Speaker 2: should stay right there because at some point Washington is 542 00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:16,040 Speaker 2: going to have to build around somebody. 543 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 3: Is it is it would? Is it Gore? Is it Abram? 544 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:19,680 Speaker 3: Who's it gonna be? 545 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:22,440 Speaker 2: I mean, they signed Kybert Reeves, He's been hurt since 546 00:26:22,440 --> 00:26:24,680 Speaker 2: they signed him to that, so who do they build around? 547 00:26:24,720 --> 00:26:26,840 Speaker 2: Mckenzi Gore is a pretty good piece to start at, 548 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:28,720 Speaker 2: and I would try to lock him up for a 549 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:30,760 Speaker 2: long term and say, hey, at least we have one pitcher, 550 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:31,240 Speaker 2: we can count. 551 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:34,720 Speaker 1: What if it's Abrams in a package deal. 552 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:39,480 Speaker 3: Bige shortstop obviously c J. 553 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:43,040 Speaker 2: Abrams has you know, maybe some more growing up to do, 554 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:44,879 Speaker 2: but he's growing up in the big leagues and he 555 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:47,800 Speaker 2: puts up big time numbers. So I mean, if you 556 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:49,960 Speaker 2: need a shortstop, you know, how would both of those 557 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:54,359 Speaker 2: guys look in Atlanta? Obviously they they would love some 558 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:56,520 Speaker 2: left hand more left handed pitching. They would love a 559 00:26:56,560 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 2: starting pitcher. That's you know, coming off a healthy year. 560 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:02,160 Speaker 2: To me, I feel like there's I know this will 561 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:04,679 Speaker 2: never happen, but it feels like if you've ever been 562 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:07,240 Speaker 2: to like a white elephant gift where they like you 563 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:09,159 Speaker 2: go in the middle and you like, pick a gift 564 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:12,240 Speaker 2: if somebody's if somebody's picked a gift three times, it 565 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:15,159 Speaker 2: can't be exchanged. If you were in a package for 566 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 2: a prospect, I mean for an elite superstar like Juan Soto, 567 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 2: like you were traded to that team because the team 568 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:27,360 Speaker 2: wanted to not resign that guy and they wanted to rebuild. 569 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:31,200 Speaker 2: He's not even done in six years yet, and they're 570 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:34,720 Speaker 2: looking they're talking about trading him. It's like, like, wasn't 571 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:37,159 Speaker 2: this I get a team's fail on this kind of stuff. 572 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:39,720 Speaker 2: But he was supposed to be one of the pieces 573 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:43,000 Speaker 2: and is one of those pieces. Instead of saying, oh, 574 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:44,719 Speaker 2: we got to take a step back and get rid 575 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 2: of CJ. Abrams, we got to take a step back 576 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:49,360 Speaker 2: and just see, you know, see what's out there. 577 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:53,560 Speaker 3: We have a player development manager. No like, keep him. 578 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 2: He can be a number two or number three and 579 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,359 Speaker 2: start adding pieces, which they should have done last offseason, 580 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:03,320 Speaker 2: is my opinion. But look, if Mackenzie Gore's is really available, 581 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:05,239 Speaker 2: it's going to cost a lot, and I don't know 582 00:28:05,280 --> 00:28:07,959 Speaker 2: that teams are going to be willing to pay that 583 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:12,280 Speaker 2: much because he kind of his numbers kind of fell 584 00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:15,000 Speaker 2: off a little bit throughout the year last year, at 585 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:16,960 Speaker 2: the beginning the year, he's leading the league in strikeouts, 586 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 2: still ended up with like almost two hundred strikeouts. So 587 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:22,160 Speaker 2: to me, the values there, I mean. 588 00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:25,000 Speaker 1: He's young, he's twenty seven, right, And Paul Tiboni, the 589 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:27,440 Speaker 1: new president of Baseball Operations, because of course the Nash 590 00:28:27,520 --> 00:28:29,840 Speaker 1: just went through a huge front office overhaul, thinks he 591 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:31,600 Speaker 1: can take it to the next gear. What would that 592 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:32,359 Speaker 1: next gear be? 593 00:28:32,560 --> 00:28:32,919 Speaker 3: Guys? 594 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:35,520 Speaker 1: What does he need to do to get even more. 595 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:41,720 Speaker 2: Elite Limited walks a little bit and go deeper into games. 596 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:43,080 Speaker 2: He doesn't go that if you look at his numbers, 597 00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:44,800 Speaker 2: he doesn't go that deep because he strikes a lot 598 00:28:44,840 --> 00:28:45,280 Speaker 2: of guys out. 599 00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:46,760 Speaker 3: He goes has a lot of deep counts. 600 00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:49,360 Speaker 2: So I think figuring out how to go deeper into 601 00:28:49,360 --> 00:28:51,120 Speaker 2: games is the big thing for me that I think 602 00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:54,520 Speaker 2: teams look at. But listen, Mackenzie Gore could be a good, 603 00:28:54,560 --> 00:28:57,080 Speaker 2: really special pitcher in this league for a long time, 604 00:28:57,080 --> 00:28:59,160 Speaker 2: for the next you know, however long you want to 605 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:02,760 Speaker 2: have him. And geez, I mean, you know, you joked 606 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:05,160 Speaker 2: that we said the Nats are irrelevant. They just made 607 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:07,640 Speaker 2: a rebuild. They just did a rebuild right when they 608 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:09,840 Speaker 2: traded one Soto. Now here we are again a couple 609 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:12,840 Speaker 2: years later, they're doing it again and again. It's like, 610 00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:15,560 Speaker 2: at some point, figure it out, that's it. New front 611 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:18,120 Speaker 2: office learners. Sell the team if that's what you want 612 00:29:18,120 --> 00:29:21,280 Speaker 2: to do, and figure it out, because rebuild, rebuild, rebuild, 613 00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:24,400 Speaker 2: Come on. I think there's I think when I watched 614 00:29:24,440 --> 00:29:27,960 Speaker 2: Mackenzie Gore, he's not Teik Scuoble level, but he has 615 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 2: stuff that is swinging miss and I think he chases 616 00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:35,040 Speaker 2: swinging miss out of the zone more often than he 617 00:29:35,080 --> 00:29:38,560 Speaker 2: needs to. Is that a change in his approach? Does 618 00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:41,760 Speaker 2: he need to get confidence that he can get those 619 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:43,800 Speaker 2: outs in the zone? But I think his stuff because 620 00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 2: it comes from that awkward angle that his outs, his 621 00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:50,960 Speaker 2: strikeouts can be in the zone. 622 00:29:51,160 --> 00:29:54,080 Speaker 1: This is pretty funny. So Chandler Rome apparently, who's a 623 00:29:54,120 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 1: co host of course, of Krush City Territory, read angry 624 00:29:57,080 --> 00:30:00,760 Speaker 1: messages he got after revealing his a l m VP vote. 625 00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:03,720 Speaker 1: Now he voted for Judges the al MVP. But take 626 00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:06,400 Speaker 1: a listen to this. 627 00:30:05,320 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 5: This specimen said, are you really that butt hurt that 628 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:13,320 Speaker 5: the Mariners won the Al West over your Astros that 629 00:30:13,360 --> 00:30:16,400 Speaker 5: you decided to vote Judge out of spite? This is 630 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:19,280 Speaker 5: why you are fake news and why we don't trust 631 00:30:19,280 --> 00:30:22,640 Speaker 5: the media anymore. You guys have agendas, and that's why 632 00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:26,160 Speaker 5: newspapers are dead and why people don't watch ESPN or 633 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:29,480 Speaker 5: the news anymore. It's people like you that make it 634 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:34,120 Speaker 5: possible stay woke about the Mariners defeating your Astros in 635 00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:37,440 Speaker 5: the Al West. We just got started. We are going 636 00:30:37,480 --> 00:30:40,760 Speaker 5: to be a dynasty soon. While the Astros Spell with 637 00:30:40,800 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 5: an extra s are a team in decline. So appreciate 638 00:30:44,240 --> 00:30:45,160 Speaker 5: less help. 639 00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:48,160 Speaker 1: That's what I love about that, though, is that he 640 00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:52,280 Speaker 1: actually smiled. Chandler Rome actually smiled while he was reading 641 00:30:52,360 --> 00:30:56,240 Speaker 1: a mean tweet. AJ Pierzinski. Do you read mean tweets 642 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:58,960 Speaker 1: of yourself? Do you watch social media at all? 643 00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:03,320 Speaker 3: Naw? Do you think I care? Do you think I care? 644 00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:05,440 Speaker 3: I think it's hilarious. 645 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:07,880 Speaker 2: I I you know, when I call a game all 646 00:31:07,920 --> 00:31:09,959 Speaker 2: the time, people write all this stuff and even on 647 00:31:10,360 --> 00:31:13,040 Speaker 2: the comments on the stuff we put out on this show, 648 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:15,560 Speaker 2: and people are like, oh, this guy did this and this, 649 00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:18,520 Speaker 2: like come on, Like I find it funny that people 650 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:21,360 Speaker 2: take time out of their day and waste energy on 651 00:31:21,440 --> 00:31:25,760 Speaker 2: trying to insult people that they're watching on TV. Like 652 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:27,600 Speaker 2: if you have a different opinion, that you can say, 653 00:31:27,680 --> 00:31:29,280 Speaker 2: I don't agree with you. But then they just take 654 00:31:29,280 --> 00:31:33,560 Speaker 2: these personal shots and you're just like, come on, Oh, that's. 655 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:36,120 Speaker 1: That's social media though. It's like keyboard warriors that live 656 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:39,000 Speaker 1: in their parents' basement. Anybody can be a big time 657 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:41,320 Speaker 1: when they're behind a keyboard and you don't have to 658 00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:42,360 Speaker 1: say it face to face. 659 00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:46,280 Speaker 2: My favorite is my favorite is when they they'll say 660 00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:49,160 Speaker 2: something like cratch, what an idiot? 661 00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:52,680 Speaker 3: He only hit two oh nine, negative war player. 662 00:31:53,080 --> 00:31:55,720 Speaker 2: And then they're like, but I like Alana and aj 663 00:31:55,960 --> 00:31:59,000 Speaker 2: is an idiot too, Like it's just like just thrown 664 00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:03,960 Speaker 2: stand under standard barb because I said something about their organization. 665 00:32:04,880 --> 00:32:06,760 Speaker 3: Bring it on, I can take it. 666 00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:21,880 Speaker 1: All right. Time now to slap hands everybody. Eric Kratz, 667 00:32:21,920 --> 00:32:23,960 Speaker 1: what is on your noggin? What are you wearing today? 668 00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:26,560 Speaker 3: Is that? 669 00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:27,360 Speaker 1: Because the spot. 670 00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:33,640 Speaker 3: It's actually a nice it's a nice orange. They did 671 00:32:33,680 --> 00:32:38,040 Speaker 3: a little two tone here. I appreciate it. I appreciate it. 672 00:32:38,360 --> 00:32:41,040 Speaker 3: Hashtag mega mind. 673 00:32:40,760 --> 00:32:44,200 Speaker 1: Hashtag see you tomorrow, hashtag Scott Braun is back. Thanks 674 00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:46,240 Speaker 1: for letting me be with you boys. It's been a pleasure. 675 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:47,560 Speaker 1: We'll see you guys tomorrow. 676 00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:48,320 Speaker 2: See y