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Speaker 1: Welcome into Northside Territory. Foul Territory Networks Cubs Podcast. I'm

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Speaker 1: Sahadev Sharma with my partner Patrick Mooney. We are your

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Speaker 1: Cubs beat writers over at the Athletic and Patrick. The

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Speaker 1: trade deadline has come and gone. The Cubs have made

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Speaker 1: multiple moves, they have improved their team. I think it's

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Speaker 1: hard to argue against that. What fans, many fans I

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Speaker 1: don't want to say, like judging by the reaction I got,

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Speaker 1: it's not all fans, but it's many fans, many pundits,

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Speaker 1: people all around the game feel like there was a

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Speaker 1: missed opportunity here that they didn't do what they needed

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Speaker 1: to to have this be a successful deadline. I think

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Speaker 1: after what we're recording this about five hours after the

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Speaker 1: deadline is hit, I think after thinking about it, seeing

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Speaker 1: everything that's happened, I can I can understand the frustration,

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Speaker 1: but I also understand where Jed Hoyr is coming from,

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Speaker 1: like what I think ultimately, the Cubs didn't get a

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Speaker 1: no doubt playoffs starter. I'm not sure if there was

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Speaker 1: one that could have been Pride for reasonable cost, but

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Speaker 1: it just feels disappointing when when this team is this

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Speaker 1: good with some obvious needs, and the biggest need wasn't addressed.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, and Jed Hoyer's point was understood that you know,

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Speaker 2: no other team made the trade for he wouldn't say

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Speaker 2: by name, but the marquee controllable starters, Mackenzie Gore, Joe Ryan.

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Speaker 3: Uh.

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Speaker 2: There's kind of split opinions on Sandiagatara and Edward Cabrera,

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Speaker 2: but they both, you know, fall under that ella as well.

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Speaker 2: And you know, I think I've like every move the

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Speaker 2: Cubs actually followed through on. I think you're not in

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Speaker 2: your head. I think you agree as well. Just to me,

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Speaker 2: I have a hard time looking at what the Cubs

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Speaker 2: And what I'm talking about is trading just kind of

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Speaker 2: levels of your farm system. I just thought they clung

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Speaker 2: a little too tightly to that. I get it. Acquiring

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Speaker 2: Mackenzie Gore would have been really difficult. Maybe the prices

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Speaker 2: that they didn't get that. Charlie Morton or someone like that,

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Speaker 2: Like we were all in that media workroom on the

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Speaker 2: really surprised it didn't come through.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I absolutely agree. There was a feeling of surprise.

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Speaker 1: I think listening to jet Talk, I listened to multiple

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Speaker 1: others beyond him speaking to us in the media room there.

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Speaker 4: I heard him on the radio. I heard him on.

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Speaker 1: Marquee something a point he made he said, there, you know,

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Speaker 1: there were rentals available, and then there were like the

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Speaker 1: guys that like the Joe Ryan, the Edward Cabrera, the

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Speaker 1: Mackenzie Gore. That's two and a half, three and a

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Speaker 1: Both that if that's where they're not budging from giving

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Speaker 4: I get it.

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Speaker 1: If you're not budging from giving up Owen Casey or

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Speaker 1: I'm not sure if that was the case. They probably

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Speaker 1: And that's where it's like this weird in between. There

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Speaker 1: This guy could be a top one hundred guy next year.

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Speaker 1: So it was just a weird market. I think for

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Speaker 1: Jed Hoyer, I think he made some valid points. I

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Speaker 4: I don't think that's how they look at it.

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Speaker 1: I think sometimes there's a guy like that where you say,

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Speaker 1: eventually they need to be traded, and they need to

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Speaker 1: trade the right ones, and that's on them to figure

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Speaker 1: that out. That's I think we'll discuss that in the

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Speaker 1: win more than now. But it's just something that I

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Speaker 1: was thinking about while trying to talk all this out

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Speaker 2: Look, you mentioned Kyle Tucker, he's what like fifty something

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Speaker 2: mean probably not. You know, you have a group that

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Speaker 2: at a time when the Saint Louis Cardinals are just receding,

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Speaker 2: I'm not even doing the whole like front office versus clubhouse,

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Speaker 2: to like hear, you know, some of these discussions of

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Speaker 2: it just felt like they held him held him too

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Speaker 2: more move out there. And I think it's a different

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Speaker 2: tone as we're talking on social media, maybe even within

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Speaker 1: You know what, when the more I think about this,

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Speaker 1: here's something that I think is most unacceptable if you're

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Speaker 4: Make the moves.

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Speaker 1: Come July, and they made a bunch of moves. I

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Speaker 1: think they made some good moves. We'll talk about one

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Speaker 4: I mean, in the trade deadline, they made the one

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Speaker 1: We all thought another big move may come in the winter,

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Speaker 1: it didn't. And whether it was Bregman backing out on Heesuslizardo, like,

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Speaker 1: and that leads to more disappointment. There's money that wasn't spent.

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Speaker 1: We were told that Cody Bellinger money would be spent.

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Speaker 4: Your powder dry the chest. Yeah, yeah, is that what

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Speaker 1: You don't like, you don't sit on the money. So

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Speaker 1: I guess he kind of indicated what was happening.

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Speaker 4: But I don't know.

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Speaker 1: There's a there's a feeling of frustration and something left

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Speaker 1: a lot of intriguing editions. Uh no slam dunk. Addition,

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Speaker 1: player spotlight. Uh so, Patrick, they they added Michael Soroka.

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Speaker 1: Uh Soroka Soroka. I guess I'll have to find out

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Speaker 1: we talked about him maybe two weeks ago, three weeks

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Speaker 1: ago as a possibility. Uh, Soroka is a I I

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Speaker 1: like his peripherals. I like him as you know, a

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Speaker 1: You know, I I've gotten the like there may not

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Speaker 1: Some guys are just like, don't don't dig in on him.

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Speaker 1: But that's that's what it is when it's a teenager, right,

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Speaker 1: when it's a young dude drafted out of high school.

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Speaker 1: Christian Franklin's probably like a fourth or fifth outfielder on

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Speaker 1: he has had a great season in the past. A

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Speaker 1: lot of injuries recently have kept him from really maximizing

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Speaker 1: his value. My concern, you know, I liked it the

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Speaker 1: idea a few weeks ago. This last three starts dip

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Speaker 1: that's the concern for me. I also don't know how

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Speaker 1: with better strikeout rate Than Andrew kittridge on this. Staff

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Speaker 1: It's pomerants And. Palencia so you, KNOW i like that.

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Speaker 1: AD i know he's not a big, name but that's

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Speaker 1: a nice. Ad rogers is another you needed another. Lefty

435
00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:20,720
Speaker 1: you had to add another, lefty and it's a it's

436
00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:24,639
Speaker 1: a nice. Addition let's take a break and talk about

437
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Speaker 1: the one bat that they.

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Speaker 4: Added.

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Speaker 7: Krats If i'm new to card collecting And i'm looking

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Speaker 7: for the, safest most trusted way in the game to

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Speaker 7: acquire cards or to buy a, card but not go

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Speaker 7: through a ton of work Where i'm going to the,

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Speaker 7: all in one.

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Speaker 3: Club it's all one. Place you know you're getting a good,

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Speaker 3: price whether you're buying it or you're selling. Cards if

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Speaker 3: you're new to, it you don't want all the other crappy.

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00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:56,280
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Speaker 7: Boals that's, right and MAY i mention they also Have

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Speaker 7: pokemon cards in those slab packs that we talk about every.

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00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:09,280
Speaker 4: Week you can rip a pack for as.

455
00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:11,040
Speaker 7: Low as twenty five dollars and hit on a card

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00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:15,000
Speaker 7: that's worth tens of thousands of dollars because every pack

457
00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:17,879
Speaker 7: has grails that are at least twenty x the price

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00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:21,520
Speaker 7: of the. Pack so get involved at arenaclub dot com

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Speaker 7: slash vul use the code foul to get twenty percent

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Speaker 1: Purchase of all the moves they, MADE i THINK i

462
00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:33,120
Speaker 1: like The Willie.

463
00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:34,399
Speaker 4: Castro won the. Most.

464
00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:38,840
Speaker 1: Agreed, HONESTLY i think it it has a chance to

465
00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:40,960
Speaker 1: be like a really impactful.

466
00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:44,439
Speaker 4: Move this is a team that hasn't had the of

467
00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:45,280
Speaker 4: late the.

468
00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:50,720
Speaker 1: Best success against Lefties Willi castro crushes. Lefties he can

469
00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:51,960
Speaker 1: play all over.

470
00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:53,760
Speaker 4: That Ian happ's.

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00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:57,200
Speaker 1: SHIN i know he homer in the last game against

472
00:27:57,240 --> 00:28:00,679
Speaker 1: The breweries on a pinch. HIT i, know you know

473
00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:02,680
Speaker 1: He's he's likely going to be out there every. Day

474
00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:05,280
Speaker 1: But Willy caster can play some left. Field Matt shaw

475
00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:11,000
Speaker 1: a bad, matchup Put Willy kaster at third. Base Dansby

476
00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:14,439
Speaker 1: swanson needs a, Break Nico horner needs a, Break Kor

477
00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:18,040
Speaker 1: armstrong gets banged, up anything like. That this guy can play.

478
00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:21,639
Speaker 1: Wherever AND i AND i think he's a pretty good,

479
00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:24,399
Speaker 1: bat especially with the lefty on the. Mound he's a

480
00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:26,960
Speaker 1: really good. Bat he's an average bat probably with the

481
00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:29,840
Speaker 1: righty on the. MOUND i just really like the. ADDITION

482
00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:33,600
Speaker 1: i think it's the type of move that that you,

483
00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:38,320
Speaker 1: know Au Henni osuarez gets a ton of. Ink Carlos

484
00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:42,280
Speaker 1: korea is going to get the. HEADLINES i wouldn't rule

485
00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:44,760
Speaker 1: Out Willy caster being the most as far as the

486
00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:46,760
Speaker 1: final two months of the, season being one of the

487
00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:50,920
Speaker 1: best bats moved, in one of the most impactful. Players

488
00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:55,800
Speaker 1: LIKE i think this offense needed, something the bench, needed

489
00:28:55,840 --> 00:28:58,720
Speaker 1: something you needed to upgrade in some, way whether it

490
00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:00,760
Speaker 1: was the bench or the. LINEUP i think this does

491
00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:03,240
Speaker 1: both because you can play them every day all over the,

492
00:29:03,280 --> 00:29:06,400
Speaker 1: place and you can also that just improves the batch

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00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:06,600
Speaker 1: in the.

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00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:10,560
Speaker 2: Depth, YEAH i still Think suarez is probably gonna be more,

495
00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:14,880
Speaker 2: impactful BUT i agree with everything Else in, ALL i

496
00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:19,880
Speaker 2: GOT i gotcha for this team. Though castro fits extremely.

497
00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:25,160
Speaker 2: WELL i, mean twenty eight years, old a Recent All

498
00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:30,160
Speaker 2: star according to our Buddy Dan, hayes or at Least

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00:29:30,160 --> 00:29:32,040
Speaker 2: i'm assuming he wrote this part of one of our

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Speaker 2: many pre rights on OUR mlb. Desk castro's like, great

501
00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:42,959
Speaker 2: like clubhouse dude as, well like you see it if

502
00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:45,560
Speaker 2: he's willing to play, everywhere like those guys usually have

503
00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:51,560
Speaker 2: that sort of attitude and. Aptitude but, again someone who's

504
00:29:51,560 --> 00:29:57,000
Speaker 2: in a really nice point in his, career and you,

505
00:29:57,040 --> 00:29:59,520
Speaker 2: KNOW i think circling back to kind of where the.

506
00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:06,440
Speaker 2: Started like with, prospects it is so hard to become

507
00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:11,280
Speaker 2: an everyday player in the major, leagues just to stay

508
00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:17,360
Speaker 2: healthy enough to keep earning those opportunities to reach free,

509
00:30:17,360 --> 00:30:20,120
Speaker 2: agency to get into your mid twenties and still be.

510
00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:24,760
Speaker 2: Playing mayors like those guys are, rare and that's WHY

511
00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:27,520
Speaker 2: i think ones who do it get paid a ton of.

512
00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:33,800
Speaker 2: Money and you, Know castro's not a huge. Name he's

513
00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:39,000
Speaker 2: a different form of an everyday type. Player but you,

514
00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:42,040
Speaker 2: know we've said it, before this has been a remarkably

515
00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:47,680
Speaker 2: healthy group of position. Players and obviously no one's wishing

516
00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:51,880
Speaker 2: for injuries or you, know but they happen all the.

517
00:30:51,960 --> 00:30:55,040
Speaker 2: Time and JUST i don't, know the law of averages

518
00:30:55,160 --> 00:30:57,640
Speaker 2: makes you think like something else is going to happen to.

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00:30:57,640 --> 00:31:01,120
Speaker 2: Here AND i mean he and happen looked good, enough you,

520
00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:05,680
Speaker 2: know city felt good. Enough but just the way this sport,

521
00:31:05,760 --> 00:31:08,600
Speaker 2: works like all it takes is you, know a foul,

522
00:31:08,640 --> 00:31:12,080
Speaker 2: ball a hit by, pitch running into a, wall a

523
00:31:12,120 --> 00:31:15,240
Speaker 2: collision in the, outfield whatever it, is like that is

524
00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:17,800
Speaker 2: going to. Happen and to have a guy like you,

525
00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:23,760
Speaker 2: say who can Spell, nico who could Spell DANSBY, pca

526
00:31:24,080 --> 00:31:27,200
Speaker 2: whatever you want to, do like same way certain bullpen

527
00:31:27,280 --> 00:31:30,360
Speaker 2: guys are you know What Joe madden would call force

528
00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:35,560
Speaker 2: multipliers like this, Guy Willie castro can help other guys stay.

529
00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:38,240
Speaker 2: Fresh if you want to play through the end Of,

530
00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:41,080
Speaker 2: october you're gonna need, it you, know to get through

531
00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:44,920
Speaker 2: the dog days Of, august and to give you some matchup.

532
00:31:44,920 --> 00:31:47,080
Speaker 2: Advantages In, September so it's a big.

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00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:52,160
Speaker 1: Deal, Yeah, NO I i, INSTANTLY i think We this

534
00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:55,440
Speaker 1: was one of the names we identified decently early on as,

535
00:31:55,440 --> 00:32:00,120
Speaker 1: well AND i always thought like, this you, know this

536
00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:02,880
Speaker 1: is going to be hard to pry away because there's

537
00:32:02,920 --> 00:32:05,640
Speaker 1: going to be so much competition for. Him but this

538
00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:08,080
Speaker 1: was a this seemed more. Realistic it was all about

539
00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:11,440
Speaker 1: did the twins fall out of? It and, wow did

540
00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:14,040
Speaker 1: the twins? Not they didn't go. That that wasn't a

541
00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:17,600
Speaker 1: half measure what they. DID i was kind of shocked

542
00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:20,719
Speaker 1: at how aggressive they. Were it was almost like where's

543
00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:26,000
Speaker 1: The Joe ryan? Trade because they moved everyone. Else, uh it,

544
00:32:26,040 --> 00:32:28,280
Speaker 1: was it. Was it was a little jarring to see

545
00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:31,720
Speaker 1: all those. MOVES i thought, that you, know most teams

546
00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:33,880
Speaker 1: just don't do. THAT i just don't see, that not

547
00:32:34,120 --> 00:32:37,080
Speaker 1: especially when not every single one of them was a.

548
00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:41,520
Speaker 4: Rental. Uh but, yes this was a nice addition for.

549
00:32:41,560 --> 00:32:47,080
Speaker 1: THEM i think when we talk about undervalued or overlooked

550
00:32:47,160 --> 00:32:50,560
Speaker 1: moves two months from, now we may, say, like, wow

551
00:32:50,720 --> 00:32:54,280
Speaker 1: did that save the cub season in some way because

552
00:32:55,120 --> 00:32:58,239
Speaker 1: Player rex was hurt for a month or or just

553
00:32:58,400 --> 00:33:00,560
Speaker 1: was slumping and they needed someone to go in.

554
00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:02,720
Speaker 4: There you, know.

555
00:33:03,600 --> 00:33:05,760
Speaker 1: There's there's a lot of little things that this guy

556
00:33:05,800 --> 00:33:09,320
Speaker 1: can help with and and you, KNOW i think he makes.

557
00:33:09,320 --> 00:33:13,600
Speaker 1: It he makes a real difference for this. Group, yeah,

558
00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:15,200
Speaker 1: sorry go, On, NO i.

559
00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:16,800
Speaker 2: Think that's a good call. Too of like the two,

560
00:33:16,840 --> 00:33:21,480
Speaker 2: months you never, know, Right like sometimes It's Nick castillanos

561
00:33:21,520 --> 00:33:25,280
Speaker 2: and sometimes Jam Er candelario gets, hurt you, KNOW i,

562
00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:28,440
Speaker 2: mean you're just kind of stuck for basically half the

563
00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:32,200
Speaker 2: time you have the. Guy and SO i think With

564
00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:34,600
Speaker 2: castro there's a lot of potential and upside there for

565
00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:37,600
Speaker 2: him to help it in different ways and maybe even

566
00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:39,840
Speaker 2: scenarios we're not even envisioning right.

567
00:33:39,880 --> 00:33:40,120
Speaker 4: Now.

568
00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:43,520
Speaker 1: Yeah and, uh one final point on the, OFFENSE i

569
00:33:43,520 --> 00:33:46,920
Speaker 1: think we're going to see these young guys come up

570
00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:50,040
Speaker 1: at least by serious is already. UP i wonder if

571
00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:53,720
Speaker 1: we're going to See casey at some point. SOON i

572
00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:56,640
Speaker 1: don't know how you play.

573
00:33:56,400 --> 00:33:58,480
Speaker 4: Them regularly really if everybody's.

574
00:33:58,520 --> 00:34:02,200
Speaker 1: Healthy but maybe it's a you, Know Jesse rogers kind

575
00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:03,120
Speaker 1: of asked the question To.

576
00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:04,880
Speaker 4: JED i think it's a fair, one is. It just

577
00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:06,880
Speaker 4: don't overthink this best twenty.

578
00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:09,800
Speaker 1: Six you, know player development maybe goes out the window

579
00:34:09,880 --> 00:34:11,560
Speaker 1: for a couple of months here and you.

580
00:34:11,560 --> 00:34:13,840
Speaker 4: Just you find. Ways you play straight.

581
00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:17,839
Speaker 1: Matchups you just play the best the best guys every, day, pinch, hit,

582
00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:20,879
Speaker 1: aggressively do all these different, things and then when it's

583
00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:22,640
Speaker 1: twenty eight man in a month.

584
00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:25,400
Speaker 4: From, now you can be even more aggressive with.

585
00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:27,160
Speaker 1: IT i think it's going to be. INTERESTING i think

586
00:34:27,160 --> 00:34:29,320
Speaker 1: we're going to see some aggressive. Moves Miguel amia is

587
00:34:29,360 --> 00:34:31,480
Speaker 1: going to come. Back who gets Dfaate is That John?

588
00:34:31,520 --> 00:34:34,200
Speaker 1: Birdie now That Willie castro's? Here Does John birdie really

589
00:34:34,239 --> 00:34:38,759
Speaker 1: have a role on this. Roster there's there's a lot

590
00:34:38,760 --> 00:34:43,799
Speaker 1: of moves. Coming this team is deeper and. BETTER i

591
00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:47,799
Speaker 1: understand there's plenty of, disappointment and it's. Valid i'm very

592
00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:50,440
Speaker 1: curious to see how this team plays down the stretch

593
00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:52,879
Speaker 1: because that they are a better, team and they've been

594
00:34:53,760 --> 00:34:56,320
Speaker 1: second best record or tied for the second best record

595
00:34:56,360 --> 00:35:00,160
Speaker 1: right now in, Baseball so there could be hand. Ring

596
00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:02,399
Speaker 1: but also we got to keep perspective here about how

597
00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:06,239
Speaker 1: good this team actually. Is so it should be a,

598
00:35:06,280 --> 00:35:09,960
Speaker 1: good a fun final two months if we can put

599
00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:13,000
Speaker 1: the disappointment of the trade deadline behind us uh and

600
00:35:13,160 --> 00:35:15,160
Speaker 1: and see what they can. Do because they're they're gonna

601
00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:18,120
Speaker 1: make noise it's not like they pack it in now

602
00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:20,600
Speaker 1: because they didn't get you, Know Mackenzie gore Or Joe.

603
00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:20,879
Speaker 4: Ryan.

604
00:35:22,960 --> 00:35:26,160
Speaker 2: YEAH i mean like If Joe ryan McKenzie gore was

605
00:35:26,200 --> 00:35:27,960
Speaker 2: walking down the, street would you even notice? Them you,

606
00:35:27,960 --> 00:35:31,799
Speaker 2: know like we're not we're not talking ABOUT.

607
00:35:31,760 --> 00:35:35,280
Speaker 1: I think the ladies Like Joe Ryan. Patrick the ladies

608
00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:37,040
Speaker 1: Like Joe. Ryan he's a he's a good looking.

609
00:35:37,080 --> 00:35:37,279
Speaker 4: Man.

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00:35:37,600 --> 00:35:42,759
Speaker 2: OKAY I i was not talking about anyone's, well not

611
00:35:43,360 --> 00:35:49,120
Speaker 2: as much as. Yet just the you, know like there

612
00:35:49,120 --> 00:35:51,399
Speaker 2: are they were kind of The internet and they're very good.

613
00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:55,799
Speaker 2: Pictures no doubt you'd want them on your. Team but you,

614
00:35:55,840 --> 00:35:59,759
Speaker 2: KNOW i don't know if this is passing On Justin

615
00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:04,640
Speaker 2: verlander or like you would have gotten you, KNOW Cc,

616
00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:08,960
Speaker 2: sabbathia you know what he did for The, Brewers like you,

617
00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:12,680
Speaker 2: know the pitching, game the prominence of starters have certainly

618
00:36:13,640 --> 00:36:17,400
Speaker 2: diminished somewhat so and plus like now we can now

619
00:36:17,440 --> 00:36:19,440
Speaker 2: we have trade rumors for these guys.

620
00:36:21,239 --> 00:36:24,760
Speaker 1: About WHAT i don't think we're done hearing trade rumors

621
00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:25,520
Speaker 1: like maybe.

622
00:36:25,320 --> 00:36:28,480
Speaker 2: The, nationals you, know whether they stick with the interim

623
00:36:28,520 --> 00:36:31,000
Speaker 2: guy or. Not like there's a baseline, there like there's

624
00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:34,560
Speaker 2: still you know a whole set of, uh you, Know

625
00:36:34,640 --> 00:36:39,040
Speaker 2: marlin's conversations to revisit like that's you, know endless.

626
00:36:39,040 --> 00:36:42,920
Speaker 1: Fodder, yeah, we'll, we'll we'll talk more trade rumors in

627
00:36:43,640 --> 00:36:46,960
Speaker 1: three months or, so, uh three or four months when,

628
00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:50,399
Speaker 1: whenever whenever THE gm meetings start up. Again all, Right,

629
00:36:50,440 --> 00:36:53,840
Speaker 1: PATRICK i think we're good. There trade deadline has come and.

630
00:36:53,920 --> 00:36:58,080
Speaker 1: Gone uh, yeah that was it was. Hectic it may

631
00:36:58,120 --> 00:37:00,000
Speaker 1: not have been exactly what you. Wanted this is a better.

632
00:37:00,120 --> 00:37:02,600
Speaker 1: Team i'm curious to see how it all plays. Out

633
00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:08,279
Speaker 1: they're going to play a much Depleted Baltimore orioles team this.

634
00:37:08,400 --> 00:37:12,719
Speaker 1: Weekend they you, know they need to get. Going they

635
00:37:12,719 --> 00:37:14,840
Speaker 1: need to start looking. Better maybe maybe they'll be a

636
00:37:14,880 --> 00:37:17,279
Speaker 1: little jolt in that clubhouse and they'll be ready to

637
00:37:17,320 --> 00:37:19,040
Speaker 1: go for the final two months of the.

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00:37:19,080 --> 00:37:21,640
Speaker 4: Season thanks so much for listening to. Everyone this Is Northside.

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