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Speaker 1: Welcome everyone to the Thursday edition of Fair Territory. I'm

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Speaker 1: Ken Rosenthal here with Scott Braun in for Alana Rizzo. Now,

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Speaker 1: back when Clarence Clements was alive, a member of the

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Speaker 1: E Street Band, Bruce Springsteen used to introduce him by

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Speaker 1: calling him King of the World, Master of the Universe.

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Speaker 1: He go on and on. I'm going to introduce Scott

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Speaker 1: today as the Emperor of the Foul Territory Empire. Scott, welcome. Wow.

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Speaker 2: I'm in Aj Persinki's seat right now.

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Speaker 3: Be in the other one for Foul Territory later, Ken,

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Speaker 3: But I appreciate that I will. For me, I try

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Speaker 3: to stay humble, but I'll make sure that Aj knows

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Speaker 3: what you just said.

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Speaker 2: I'll make sure he please do.

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Speaker 3: The Emperor was the name, and we'll figure out a

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Speaker 3: name for Aj maybe later on in the show.

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Speaker 2: But I appreciate it.

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Speaker 3: Let's get to biz, and to lead off today, we're

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Speaker 3: gonna look at five teams that you have pegged for

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Speaker 3: very intriguing off seasons.

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Speaker 2: Now we'll preface it.

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Speaker 3: Every team is interesting and we will cover them through

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Speaker 3: the offseason. But for today's purposes, let's pick five, and

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Speaker 3: the first one you want to hit is.

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Speaker 1: The defending World Series champion, two times defending World Series

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Speaker 1: champion Los Angeles Dodgers. And here's why you might say,

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Speaker 1: I can come on the Dodgers. Yeah, they're gonna be busy,

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Speaker 1: of course, But I had a rival executive tell me

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Speaker 1: yesterday that he thinks the Dodgers are going to be

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Speaker 1: even more active than usual this offseason because of the

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Speaker 1: threat of either a salary cap in the next CBA

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Speaker 1: or increased restrictions on spending. So this might be the

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Speaker 1: last chance saloon for the Dodgers to go nuts once more.

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Speaker 1: So what would that mean, Well, they definitely would like

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Speaker 1: to address their outfield, and you've seen them linked already

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Speaker 1: to Kyle Tucker. Trent Grisham is another player that they've

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Speaker 1: liked in the past, according to the athletics Fabian Ardia.

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Speaker 1: And it's going to be interesting because Tayo Hernandez's tasker

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Speaker 1: Pandas did not have the same kind of year this

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Speaker 1: So that is one I would expect to go to

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Speaker 1: address the bullpen in some fashion. Again, maybe they go

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Speaker 1: so the Dodgers are definitely a team to watch and

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Speaker 1: maybe the team that ultimately lands Tucker will see it's funny.

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Speaker 3: I felt like fans really got pissed off at the

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Speaker 3: end of the offseason when they signed Tanner Scott and

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Speaker 2: They weren't factors in the postseason.

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Speaker 1: So he didn't make the roster.

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Speaker 2: In mind, Nope, didn't make the roster. Okay, next up.

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Speaker 1: Next up, Let's see who I have here? I would say, oh, yes,

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Speaker 1: the Philadelphia Phillies. Now this is another interesting team for

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Speaker 1: a lot of reasons. One, they're free agents Schwarber, real

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Speaker 1: replace them. Internally, they just don't. They're already at two

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Speaker 1: hundred and fifty nine million in the luxury tax payroll,

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Speaker 1: so if they resign those guys, what is that take

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Speaker 1: them to to ninety nine something along those lines. They're

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Speaker 1: running out of room. They don't want to spend much

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Speaker 1: Can they get in on Kyle Tucker. It would seem

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Speaker 1: be really interesting to watch. I just don't know how

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Speaker 1: they're going to make it all work because you really

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Speaker 1: can't trade any of your big money players. They're players

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Speaker 1: that you want. Tucker, I'm sorry, Turner and Harper and Wheeler,

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Speaker 1: all these guys. You're not trading any of them. So

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Speaker 1: how do you somehow create payroll flexibility? If indeed that

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Speaker 1: is what the owner, John Middleton wants to do, you

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Speaker 3: Yeah, And the past two post susons have not worked

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Speaker 3: out well for Philly despite winning the division. You always think,

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Speaker 3: to switch things up, not in terms of spending less,

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Speaker 2: Okay, next up.

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Speaker 1: Next up the Boston Red Sox, and they're intriguing for

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Speaker 1: a lot of reasons, namely Alex Bregman. We know what

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Speaker 1: Bregman meant to that team. We know that he was

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Speaker 1: You could play Marcelo Meyra third, That's one way to

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Speaker 1: And will they be active in free agency or will

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Speaker 1: Trade candidates include Derek Scoobel. We'll be talking about him

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Speaker 1: all winter, Hunter Green, Joe Ryan, the Red Sox thought

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Speaker 1: they were close on him last year. Close doesn't work

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Speaker 1: at the deadline, sorry, Sandy al Contra, and Freddie Peralta.

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Speaker 3: Fans like to simplify things, and I think they go, Okay,

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Speaker 3: you traded ralphied Evers, what are you doing with that

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Speaker 3: extra money? They are looking exactly at that big chunk

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Speaker 2: And not in the future.

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Speaker 3: They want this offseason to be a time period where

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Speaker 3: all of a sudden they get spent.

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Speaker 1: And they're not wrong about that, Scott. That's what the

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Speaker 1: Red Sox said they were going to do. We're trading

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Speaker 3: Well, let's go Five intriguing teams to watch this offseason

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Speaker 1: List the Atlanta Braves. And the Atlanta Braves are particularly interesting,

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Speaker 1: not just because they named Walt Weiss their new manager,

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Speaker 1: but because their chairman on an earnings call yesterday. Remember,

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Speaker 1: the Braves are the only American public traded company in

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Speaker 1: Major League Baseball, so we know what their earnings are.

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Speaker 1: They are public, and they have to be released. He

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Speaker 1: Braves to go back to being a top five payroll team.

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Speaker 1: A top nine payroll team this year. They ranked ninth

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Speaker 1: And the other thing, the other motivator for them to

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Speaker 1: So I do expect them to be busy. Shortstop is

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Speaker 1: the big question. Can you resign Hatshan Kim, who opted

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Speaker 1: Lopez coming off the shoulder surgery. Hurston waldrip great finish

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Speaker 3: Sure they could, Yeah, Braves fans have high expectations. We

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Speaker 3: also talked about the Walt Weiss hiring for the team,

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Speaker 3: keeping it internal. We actually covered that on Foul Territory

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Speaker 3: during Ken's appearance, so if you want to check that out,

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Speaker 3: go for it. It's in Wednesday's edition of the show.

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Speaker 3: And last but not least intriguing team to follow here.

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Speaker 1: This team doesn't have a manager right now, the San

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Speaker 1: Diego Padres, but that's not their big question. The big

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Speaker 1: question is going to be reconstructing their pitching. Darvish out

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Speaker 1: don't know yet. They're also going to have to address

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Speaker 3: Ken is working hard right now. We should have him

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Speaker 3: teams intriguing ones to watch this offseason. Ken finishes with

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Speaker 3: the Padres. I kid you not. As I'm looking down

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Speaker 3: to bring up next, looking for grilling Ken questions. You

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Speaker 3: see Kevin Ace with a report that the Padres have

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Speaker 3: made their decision and that is Craig Stammon as their

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Speaker 2: So Ken is back a Ken.

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Speaker 3: This has been a windy road, Mike Schilt out, that's

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Speaker 3: the new manager of your thoughts, definitely a surprise.

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Speaker 1: He was not someone that was thought to be even

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Speaker 1: Of course, he has been in the Padres organization in

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Speaker 1: I will remain skeptical my entire career of guys who

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Speaker 3: We'll have much more on this on the FT Network.

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Speaker 3: I feel like this is definitely my obligation Ken calling

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Speaker 3: We've been all over the Poohles interviews, so a lot

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Speaker 1: I would encourage everyone to read Britt's article because it

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Speaker 3: One other note for Maverick, Even if you do think

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Speaker 3: There are still humans involved. Exactly, I would say, close

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Speaker 3: Let's be real, So I would cross that team off

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Speaker 1: Let's start with him. He had that situation with the

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Speaker 3: I'll throw two other names out there. Luke Weaver I'm

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Speaker 2: Here's Jay.

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Speaker 3: This offseason seems a lot lighter on talent than last year,

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Speaker 1: The question is good because there's no Sodo in this

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Speaker 1: I don't see numbers being thrown around like Soto or Otani.

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Speaker 1: Tucker has been a guy we've all thought could be

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Speaker 1: I expect it to be fun as it always is.

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Speaker 3: Great Questions. We're here live every Thursday for Girl and

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Speaker 3: Ken Questions. Of course Mondays is live as well, and

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Speaker 3: we try and get to things there.

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Speaker 2: That's Ken Solo.

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Speaker 3: game parlays. Gambling problem, We're concerned. There's help called one

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Speaker 3: to foul Territory on YouTube. We are getting very close

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Speaker 3: to three hundred thousand subscribers on the channel and love

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Speaker 3: all of them, so we'd love you to join us

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Speaker 3: on that channel as we break down everything going on

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Speaker 3: across the sport. It is baseball the way it should

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Speaker 3: be covered at foul Territory.

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Speaker 2: Give us a sub.

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Speaker 3: Dude, dude, dude, let's do this.

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Speaker 2: Due to the week, Ken.

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Speaker 1: Mcgul Rojas and I know we're a little bit away

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Speaker 1: from the World Series now it's been a few days,

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Speaker 1: but my goodness, we're talking about a game tying home

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Speaker 1: run in the World Series by a guy who had

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Speaker 1: not hit a home run off a right handed picture

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Speaker 1: all season. He had hit one off a right handed

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Speaker 1: position player one, but not a pitcher. And the thing

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Speaker 1: I love about mcelrohas this is what Dave Roberts said

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Speaker 1: after it. And remember he had just been inserted into

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Speaker 1: the line up in Game six because Roberts wanted him

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Speaker 1: to give them a jolt of energy. And Roberts said,

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Speaker 1: the game honors those who honor the game. And what

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Speaker 1: he meant by that is that Miguil Rojas is one

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Speaker 1: of the great teammates, one of the great workers, just

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Speaker 1: a guy that you want on your team. He's the

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Speaker 1: one who helped teach Mooki Bets or relearn shortstop Mookie Betts.

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Speaker 1: And that was after losing his job. So it was

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Speaker 1: cool to see him have that moment. It was shocking.

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Speaker 1: Go back and look at the video, look at Dave

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Speaker 1: Roberts face, and for me, he's the dude of the week.

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Speaker 3: Hey, he's a glue guy. I gave hip his number

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Speaker 3: for Rookie Sosaki. I know a lot of guys would

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Speaker 3: do that, but he's just involved in a lot of things.

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Speaker 3: When you talk about the Dodgers, despite not being one

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Speaker 3: of their stars, I'll go with mine and a picture

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Speaker 3: is worth a thousand words. In this case, I'm sure

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Speaker 3: there will be feature stories written about Kirby Yates. Not

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Speaker 3: a factor in the postseason for the Dodgers, but still,

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Speaker 3: it is every ballplayer's dream to win a World Series.

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Speaker 3: And he said if he won a title, he would

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Speaker 3: get Kirby the animated character video game you can play

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Speaker 3: them and super smash all that right on his butt

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Speaker 3: cheek with.

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Speaker 2: The World Series trophy. So it's Kirby with that piece

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Speaker 2: of metal, and it's awesome. I love a man of

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Speaker 2: his word.

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Speaker 3: We got the story from Keik Hernandez who kind of

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Speaker 3: caught it live on one of his Instagram stories.

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Speaker 2: So there it is. If you're listening to us right now,

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Speaker 2: you can find it.

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Speaker 3: And I think we did a nice job with our

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Speaker 3: production team of just showing you like the exact tattoo

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Speaker 3: and not stretching it out.

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Speaker 2: So good job, Kirby.

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Speaker 1: Very nice.

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Speaker 4: Yes, that's it, dork, all right, Scott.

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Speaker 1: Now I'm looking at my watch checking the date. The

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Speaker 1: date is November sixth. The GM meetings start November tenth.

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Speaker 1: The Colorado Rockies do not have a GM now I

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Speaker 1: presume they will have one in time for the meetings.

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Speaker 1: But my goodness, they're already over a month late. The

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Speaker 1: Nationals fire their GM at midseason, Mike Rizzo, and then

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Speaker 1: hired Paul Taboni in late September. Why so he could

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Speaker 1: get a headstart in the offseason staffing, all the things

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Speaker 1: that need to be taken care of before you even

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Speaker 1: get into player acquisition. The Rockies, we're still waiting. Torks

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Speaker 1: are the.

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Speaker 3: Week sounded like they had two finalists that weren't interested.

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Speaker 2: We'll get more on that. I'd say at some point.

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Speaker 3: That's not a good sign either, not liking the conversations

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Speaker 3: they were having. Okay, my first ever dork of the

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Speaker 3: Week that I'm going to hand out is to Jim Murray.

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Speaker 3: He is a player agent who is in trouble for

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Speaker 3: I like the movie That Departed a lot, being the

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Speaker 3: Rat the mole for Major League Baseball.

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Speaker 2: It is an incredible story.

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Speaker 3: I think that it hasn't gotten enough attention yet because

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Speaker 3: it came out during the World Series.

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Speaker 2: Evandrelik wrote it. You broke It.

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Speaker 3: It's called Inside the Text Messages of the Agent who Became.

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Speaker 2: A Mole for Rob Manford and MLB.

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Speaker 3: When you read that title, you're like, is this a

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Speaker 3: sensationalized title. It is not the story is worth the read.

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Speaker 3: Then we also did a follow up with Evan on

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Speaker 3: our show. We talked about that. We talked about the

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Speaker 3: Tony Clark players way situation. So there's a good podcast

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Speaker 3: and video clip on YouTube to check that out. But

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Speaker 3: Jim Murray for me Ken dork of the Week, and

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Speaker 3: I won't say much more besides that he was basically

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Speaker 3: smashing players and working against them despite representing them. So

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Speaker 3: if you want more, please give it a night. You

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Speaker 3: need like five to ten minutes because you're going to

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Speaker 3: be jaw dropping when you read this.

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Speaker 2: It is worth it.

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Speaker 3: And then that's it. Right, We're on our way out here.

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Speaker 3: I'll sign us off. Okay, So Foul Territory is coming

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Speaker 3: up next live at one o'clock Eastern. Patrick Mooney, Ken

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Speaker 3: skylie Govertt, the Athletic and also one of the hosts

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Speaker 3: of Northside Territory will be on there. Blake Mitchell, who's

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Speaker 3: a super prospect with the Royals, and P. T. Tierney,

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Speaker 3: who is part of the MLB Fan Council, will ask

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Speaker 3: him about how that works. That should get interesting. Ken,

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Speaker 3: great to do this with you and I enjoyed my

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Speaker 3: dudent Dork of the Week experience for the first time.

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Speaker 1: Thank you well Scott, Thank you Emperor of the Foul

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Speaker 1: Territory Empire.

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Speaker 2: You'll see Ken on Monday on fair

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Speaker 1: Mm hmm