WEBVTT - Breakout Pitchers and Hitters, XFL's Season Opener, Oscar Buzz 0:00:01.600 --> 0:00:04.920 And listen to me. This is the Fantasy Football Best 0:00:04.960 --> 0:00:09.720 Friends Forever Show. Started listening to us or suffer the consequences. 0:00:10.560 --> 0:00:45.960 Listen t G. Yeah. Now's welcome. Bap your host, Bye, 0:00:46.000 --> 0:00:56.880 Bate from Mine Spun your co host, by God, Rob, Sat, Francis, 0:00:57.440 --> 0:01:09.280 Frank stand ball, ladies and gentlemen, your PFFS. With that, 0:01:09.480 --> 0:01:13.480 we welcome to you a Harry Special edition of the BFFs. 0:01:13.760 --> 0:01:18.959 We are live in Studio thirty four for this fantastic 0:01:19.680 --> 0:01:26.240 live addition of the BFFs. This he's our Oscars. Let's go. 0:01:28.200 --> 0:01:31.039 I am your host, Greg Susman. Walk with me, we'll talk. 0:01:31.280 --> 0:01:34.040 We got a lot of great people here today. We 0:01:34.120 --> 0:01:38.560 have Freik Stamfili. Everybody. Frank Stafile is in the house today. Frank, welcome, 0:01:38.800 --> 0:01:41.480 Welcome to the program. Thanks for having me. Gregg, very 0:01:41.520 --> 0:01:44.200 excited to be here. Happy Friday to you. Happy Oscar's 0:01:44.360 --> 0:01:47.120 edition of the Fantasy BFF. It's great to have you here. Frank. 0:01:47.240 --> 0:01:50.440 Not nominated for any awards these years. Down year for Frank, 0:01:50.480 --> 0:01:52.680 but that's okay, Bob, you'll get him next year, all right. Yeah, 0:01:52.720 --> 0:01:57.120 hopefully we do have some fantastic nominees though here coming up. 0:01:57.160 --> 0:01:59.680 We got yeah, you have to you have the applause. There, 0:02:00.000 --> 0:02:02.680 you got some. Now needs we have your breakout picture 0:02:02.800 --> 0:02:06.760 of the year coming up. All right, let's go breakout picture. 0:02:07.720 --> 0:02:11.400 We have the breakout hitter of the Year coming up. 0:02:11.480 --> 0:02:13.919 All right, break out hitter, you gotta find that. Next 0:02:14.000 --> 0:02:21.320 stud Also special guest here joining our Awards broadcast making 0:02:21.400 --> 0:02:23.519 a special appearance. He doesn't do this off in ladies 0:02:23.520 --> 0:02:26.840 and gentlemen, but Justin Freedman will be here as he 0:02:27.160 --> 0:02:30.919 comes and discusses some of what's going on in his world, 0:02:30.919 --> 0:02:33.919 of course with the x f L. And of course 0:02:34.000 --> 0:02:36.480 we will have our memorium segments saying goodbye to those 0:02:37.080 --> 0:02:39.320 that are no longer worth it to us anymore in 0:02:39.440 --> 0:02:43.320 Fantasy Baseball. It'll be a sad, sad moment, but it's 0:02:43.360 --> 0:02:45.919 important and we need to talk about it, so we 0:02:45.960 --> 0:02:49.639 will do all that. Our Oscars edition all the BFFs 0:02:50.160 --> 0:02:57.400 rolls on right after this from Shawn Guassama Sports Grade 0:02:58.000 --> 0:03:04.040 News Update dom John Grossolock in with your BFF Sports 0:03:04.120 --> 0:03:07.200 Trait News update. All right, let's get to the NBA action. 0:03:07.600 --> 0:03:10.320 So now you have the Gallas mass at the Washington 0:03:10.440 --> 0:03:14.680 Wizards Mavericks one thirty minus one thirty on the money line. 0:03:15.080 --> 0:03:19.120 Two point favorites in that one. Waiting on word of 0:03:19.200 --> 0:03:21.920 for Zingis, but we know Luka Dontech will not play 0:03:22.240 --> 0:03:26.200 in that matchup. Memphis Grizzlies at the Philadelphia seventy six 0:03:26.320 --> 0:03:29.520 or six Ers Open four on their recent road trip. 0:03:29.600 --> 0:03:31.360 Look to snap out of it there at twenty two 0:03:31.440 --> 0:03:33.639 or two at home there five and a half point 0:03:33.720 --> 0:03:37.000 favorites minus two thirty on the money line. The Atlanta 0:03:37.040 --> 0:03:40.960 Hawks at the Boston Celtics Kemba Walker will return after 0:03:41.080 --> 0:03:44.080 missing the previous three games. Nine and a half point 0:03:44.120 --> 0:03:47.760 favorites for the season minus for sixty on the money line. 0:03:47.920 --> 0:03:51.800 Detroitroit Pistons at the Oklahoma City Thunders. Oklahoma City Thunder 0:03:51.880 --> 0:03:54.280 minus twelve and a half point favorites minus not fifty 0:03:54.600 --> 0:03:56.960 on the money line. As you know, Andre Drummond was 0:03:57.080 --> 0:03:59.600 traded from the Pistons to the Calves last night, so 0:03:59.680 --> 0:04:01.880 he is not available. That's why they Thunder all big 0:04:01.960 --> 0:04:05.440 favorites in that one. Rafters looking for their thirteenth straight 0:04:05.560 --> 0:04:08.760 victory there on the road at the Indiana Pacers Raptors 0:04:08.880 --> 0:04:11.880 one point favorites minus one fourteen on the money line. 0:04:12.000 --> 0:04:14.520 Houston Rockets two and a half point favorites on the 0:04:14.640 --> 0:04:17.040 road at the Phoenix Suns tonight they are minus one 0:04:17.120 --> 0:04:19.920 thirty two on the money line, and the Miami Heat 0:04:20.279 --> 0:04:24.159 plus one and a half tonight at the Sacramento Kings. 0:04:24.320 --> 0:04:27.080 No Jimmy meet Butler. He has been ruled out and 0:04:27.160 --> 0:04:29.800 wrapping things up on the slate. In the NBA, the 0:04:29.920 --> 0:04:35.120 Portland's Trailblazers at the struggling Utah Jazz Jazz nine and 0:04:35.160 --> 0:04:38.800 a half point favorites in that one and other uh news. 0:04:38.920 --> 0:04:42.159 Let's go to the XFL to tomorrow. They kick off 0:04:42.200 --> 0:04:46.120 their season and it's the Dragons at the DC Defenders. 0:04:46.240 --> 0:04:49.279 The Defenders seven a half point favorites. That's followed by 0:04:49.360 --> 0:04:52.560 the Wildcats at the Roughnecks. The Roughnecks six and a 0:04:52.600 --> 0:04:55.480 half point favorites in that game. And then on Sunday, 0:04:55.560 --> 0:04:59.320 the Tampa Bay Vipers at the New York Guardians, the 0:04:59.440 --> 0:05:03.440 Vipers re point favorites. That's followed by St. Louis Battle 0:05:03.560 --> 0:05:07.800 Hawks at the Dallas Renegades. Renegades, It's come down now 0:05:08.080 --> 0:05:10.560 there were double digit favorites, is now nine and a 0:05:10.680 --> 0:05:14.000 half for them in that one. One MLB note, Steve 0:05:14.120 --> 0:05:17.200 Cohen will not buy the New York Mets. That has 0:05:17.279 --> 0:05:20.599 been ruled off by Commissioner Rob Manfred. So the New 0:05:20.680 --> 0:05:23.479 York Mets will look for a new buyer. And let's 0:05:23.720 --> 0:05:28.400 get back to the BFFs with Greg Susman and Frank Stanford. 0:05:28.440 --> 0:06:08.840 Back to you guys. All right, we have some technical 0:06:08.880 --> 0:06:11.920 difficulties with Greg Susman here at the Fantasy Best Friend 0:06:12.040 --> 0:06:17.719 Forever Oscars. How about me now give over to you, buddy. 0:06:18.240 --> 0:06:24.800 Welcome to the twenty twentys. Thank you, thank you so much, 0:06:24.839 --> 0:06:26.760 Thank you so much. I am grace so proud to 0:06:26.839 --> 0:06:28.880 be your host. Shall we get to our first award 0:06:28.920 --> 0:06:32.080 over the evening? Let's do it, all right, our first 0:06:32.120 --> 0:06:35.680 award over the evening. We are looking at the breakout 0:06:35.839 --> 0:06:41.760 picture of twenty twenty. Ladies and gentlemen, crowd to announce 0:06:41.920 --> 0:06:48.039 your nominees. Let's bring out Gray Susman. All right, thank 0:06:48.080 --> 0:06:50.599 you so much, pleasure to be here. All right, let's 0:06:50.600 --> 0:06:52.880 get right see we're gonna read the cue cards. Okay. 0:06:53.320 --> 0:06:58.320 Your nominees for this prestigious award are well, the Arizona Diamondbacks, 0:06:58.760 --> 0:07:05.960 Zach Gali, Oh, the Atlanta Braves, Max Free over the 0:07:06.080 --> 0:07:11.160 San Diego Padres, Danielson lam Nette, and finally in the 0:07:11.200 --> 0:07:14.880 Oakland Athletics, it's Frankie Mantas. Top the year last year. 0:07:15.000 --> 0:07:17.840 Frankie Mantas, you know, real bounce back and we'll see 0:07:17.840 --> 0:07:21.400 what happens. It's morning. Those are your nominees who will 0:07:21.400 --> 0:07:24.160 be your winner. Well, let's take a look at what's 0:07:24.200 --> 0:07:29.880 to come? All right, Greg Susman, thank you for throwing 0:07:29.920 --> 0:07:32.120 it over it here. You want to just run through 0:07:32.440 --> 0:07:35.800 each one of these guys. Tell you what happened last year. 0:07:35.840 --> 0:07:38.120 They're the nominat they're the notes, and I want you 0:07:38.200 --> 0:07:41.240 to tell me what's to come, what was how they 0:07:41.320 --> 0:07:43.920 got to where they're sitting right now? All right, Well, 0:07:43.920 --> 0:07:45.760 when it comes to Frankie Montage, he said that he 0:07:45.800 --> 0:07:47.680 had a rough year last year. In fact, he had 0:07:47.720 --> 0:07:50.440 a phenomenal season. We were already in the course of 0:07:50.480 --> 0:07:53.000 a breakout season last year for Frankie Mantas with a 0:07:53.040 --> 0:07:55.360 two point six three ear a. Of course, his season 0:07:55.400 --> 0:08:00.400 got cut short because of a pe D suspension. Will 0:08:00.640 --> 0:08:04.200 that limit him from being the breakout starting pitcher this 0:08:04.360 --> 0:08:06.920 upcoming year? You have to wait and see. Zach Gallon 0:08:07.000 --> 0:08:10.280 you mentioned traded over to the Arizona Diamondbacks last year, Greg, 0:08:10.600 --> 0:08:13.440 and this was quite a surprise traded for prospect Chaz 0:08:13.920 --> 0:08:16.840 Chisholm last year. And when it comes to Zack Gallen, 0:08:17.000 --> 0:08:21.200 phenomenal year in the minors really took everybody by surprise. 0:08:21.400 --> 0:08:24.560 And he was that prospects starting pitchers that everybody wanted 0:08:24.560 --> 0:08:28.320 to pick up mid season last year in fantasy baseball, 0:08:28.800 --> 0:08:32.040 and when he first got called up, he was great. 0:08:32.280 --> 0:08:34.400 He was great last year. We had some issues with 0:08:34.640 --> 0:08:38.520 the walks, but the strikeouts remained. The underlying statistics for 0:08:38.640 --> 0:08:40.920 Zack Gallen were great last year, again a member of 0:08:40.960 --> 0:08:43.240 the Arizona Diamonbacks. Some people worried about whether or not 0:08:43.280 --> 0:08:45.680 he's gonna start the year in the rotation. I don't 0:08:45.720 --> 0:08:48.720 really think that Mike Leak is stiff competition for Zack Gallen. 0:08:48.760 --> 0:08:51.040 We'll find out later on if he is the breakout 0:08:51.080 --> 0:08:54.280 starting pitchers this upcoming season. Greg. To Nelson Lament turns 0:08:54.360 --> 0:08:58.319 twenty eight. The season returned in twenty nineteen after missing 0:08:58.360 --> 0:09:02.280 the entire twenty teen season. We know that the strikeouts 0:09:02.400 --> 0:09:06.480 for Nelson Lamett are phenomenal. Basically a two ish picture here, 0:09:06.960 --> 0:09:10.200 but reminds me a lot of a Luis Castillo, someone 0:09:10.280 --> 0:09:12.719 who can get groundball, someone who we do have some 0:09:13.320 --> 0:09:16.040 concerns over the walk rate this upcoming season, but the 0:09:16.120 --> 0:09:19.000 strike out upside is tantalizing. When it comes to the 0:09:19.480 --> 0:09:23.000 Nelson Lamett, of course, in a rotation with other youngster 0:09:23.160 --> 0:09:25.760 Chris Paddock. Everyone's excited about Chris Paddock. Will we be 0:09:25.960 --> 0:09:28.520 as excited about Nelson Latte this upcoming season? You'll have 0:09:28.600 --> 0:09:31.439 to wait and see. And of course, it seems like 0:09:31.640 --> 0:09:34.600 this is the front runner for this award, Greg Max Freed, 0:09:34.640 --> 0:09:36.959 A lot of people excited about Max Freed. Spolkes to 0:09:37.320 --> 0:09:40.480 Matt Modica earlier on fs T, he has Max Freed 0:09:40.600 --> 0:09:44.800 ranks inside his top twenty five starting pitchers this upcoming season. 0:09:45.080 --> 0:09:48.319 It was a solid campaign for Freed last year. The 0:09:48.400 --> 0:09:50.880 ear a up over four, but the underlying statistics were 0:09:51.040 --> 0:09:54.199 much better for Max. Freed really improved his command. Will 0:09:54.240 --> 0:09:56.760 he be able to build off that this upcoming season. 0:09:57.360 --> 0:09:59.839 We'll just have to wait and see. Greg Sussman, the 0:10:00.000 --> 0:10:02.880 those are the four contestants for breakout starting pitcher in 0:10:05.840 --> 0:10:09.880 those are your nominees for your breakout pitture in twenty 0:10:10.000 --> 0:10:12.360 Frank broke it down so well, what Zach Gallen and 0:10:12.520 --> 0:10:16.400 Nelson Lamette, Max Freed and Frankie Mantas did in nineteen 0:10:16.600 --> 0:10:19.160 to make it this far, to make it here to 0:10:19.400 --> 0:10:22.920 the BFF Oscars. He's done it, He's gotten there. But 0:10:23.040 --> 0:10:24.959 who will win? Who is the guy that you want 0:10:25.040 --> 0:10:26.520 the most? Well, Frank, let me throw this back at 0:10:26.559 --> 0:10:28.840 you before we hit our first break You know it. Listen, 0:10:28.920 --> 0:10:31.280 it's along. It's an OSCARS telecast. There's a lot of commercials. 0:10:31.320 --> 0:10:32.880 I get it. There's a lot of filler, It's true. 0:10:33.160 --> 0:10:35.880 But I got more questions, Frank, who is going the 0:10:36.000 --> 0:10:40.120 earliest of these four players? Of these four players in 0:10:40.440 --> 0:10:44.000 the month of February, according to NFBC a DP, we 0:10:44.040 --> 0:10:49.320 have Max Freed at pick on, Frankie Mantas at one seven, 0:10:50.080 --> 0:10:55.360 Lament at one twenties six, and Zac Gallen at one 0:10:55.520 --> 0:10:57.720 thirty six. So these guys are all going within twenty 0:10:57.800 --> 0:11:01.040 spots to Nelson Lamente, just bear the edges out. Frankie 0:11:01.080 --> 0:11:04.920 mantaz As being drafted the earliest of the breakout starting 0:11:04.960 --> 0:11:08.839 pitchers right now, according to the NFPC a DP, I 0:11:09.080 --> 0:11:15.120 have the envelope who will be your breakout? Picture of 0:11:17.280 --> 0:11:26.560 we revealed a winner right after this. 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You know, it's 0:12:13.440 --> 0:12:16.080 been it's been a long time since we were able 0:12:16.120 --> 0:12:19.520 to have an awards show su prestigious and so valued 0:12:19.760 --> 0:12:22.079 in our community, and it's just excited. Uh it's to 0:12:22.080 --> 0:12:23.760 be a small part of it. But before we get 0:12:23.840 --> 0:12:26.760 back to it, Frank, how are you doing? Very well? Greg? 0:12:26.920 --> 0:12:29.280 Thank you for asking. It's Friday, t G I F 0:12:29.440 --> 0:12:32.400 the weekend is approaching. Very excited to be here, very 0:12:32.440 --> 0:12:35.600 excited to discuss some of these breakout hitters and pictures. 0:12:35.600 --> 0:12:37.080 How are you doing? I just sleep last night, Greg, 0:12:37.240 --> 0:12:40.679 You know I I slept well last night. It was 0:12:40.720 --> 0:12:43.920 going into Friday, I slept well a little too well, 0:12:44.000 --> 0:12:47.959 if you know what I mean. All Right, all right, 0:12:48.320 --> 0:12:50.400 should we get back into these breakout of pictures? Frank, 0:12:51.360 --> 0:12:55.440 whatever you want after that. Fantastic, fantastic cameras over here, 0:12:55.480 --> 0:12:59.000 But no big deal. Let's continue on with your break 0:12:59.040 --> 0:13:01.240 out starting Pistons the end of the Nolinees a few 0:13:01.320 --> 0:13:04.200 moments ago, from Zac Gallen all the way to Dean. 0:13:04.200 --> 0:13:07.520 Nelson Lamette, Frankie Mantas and Max Freed are in there 0:13:07.600 --> 0:13:09.280 as well. I wanted to break this down a little 0:13:09.360 --> 0:13:12.520 further before we revealed and opened the envelope for your 0:13:12.559 --> 0:13:14.839 breakout picture of the Year. So let me start with 0:13:15.120 --> 0:13:17.679 Nelson Lamette, Frank and I. The reason I asked is 0:13:17.720 --> 0:13:19.599 because you know, it's just a few months ago you 0:13:19.640 --> 0:13:21.840 said to Nelson Lamette, He's gonna be the great goot 0:13:21.960 --> 0:13:24.000 picture of the year. He is gonna be the hype 0:13:24.000 --> 0:13:28.439 guy for now. We're there, man, You're in these drafts, 0:13:28.480 --> 0:13:31.199 you're in these draft champions, you're nfbc's what have you 0:13:31.760 --> 0:13:37.200 and people want to know is your prediction correct? Nelson 0:13:37.280 --> 0:13:40.520 Lamette is going the earliest of this group here. Greg 0:13:41.040 --> 0:13:43.640 and I am currently in a draft as you mentioned, 0:13:43.840 --> 0:13:46.520 and he went in the eighth round. The person that 0:13:46.600 --> 0:13:49.360 was drafted the earliest in this draft of that group 0:13:49.800 --> 0:13:52.520 was Frankie Mantas, but they all went within one round 0:13:52.640 --> 0:13:55.040 of each other. So it seems like most people are 0:13:55.200 --> 0:13:58.480 buying into the breakout for de Nelson Lamett this upcoming season. Greg, 0:13:59.080 --> 0:14:01.080 they're buying into the break out. But frank you don't 0:14:01.080 --> 0:14:05.319 answer my question. Are you buying? You do it? I 0:14:05.559 --> 0:14:10.240 am cautiously optimistic. That's the phrase that will use when 0:14:10.240 --> 0:14:12.120 it comes to de Nelson la Met Last year a 0:14:12.200 --> 0:14:14.640 four oh seven e r A a three or four 0:14:14.760 --> 0:14:17.280 four x fit still had a very high whip. He 0:14:17.960 --> 0:14:21.360 walks a ton of batters A three point seven zero 0:14:21.440 --> 0:14:24.200 walks per nine last year. Uh, He's over four walks 0:14:24.200 --> 0:14:26.960 per nine for his career as well. I mentioned a 0:14:27.040 --> 0:14:29.720 two ish pitcher uses a slider forty percent of the time, 0:14:30.000 --> 0:14:32.800 has a fast four seamer, has a sinker that he 0:14:32.960 --> 0:14:35.120 uses as well. His splits were weird. He had an 0:14:35.160 --> 0:14:37.920 area over five at home two nine to e r 0:14:38.000 --> 0:14:41.840 A on the road. That slider is nasty though, like 0:14:41.960 --> 0:14:44.920 it is a dominant pitch. The fastball. I don't know 0:14:44.960 --> 0:14:46.760 if he knows where it's going half the time. Here 0:14:46.800 --> 0:14:50.680 Greg a thirty three point six percent strikeout rate last 0:14:50.760 --> 0:14:54.360 year that would have ranked fourth among starting pitchers if 0:14:54.400 --> 0:14:56.520 he qualified. So we're talking about in the range of 0:14:56.640 --> 0:14:59.560 the max trusers and Jacob Degram's last year. The strikeout 0:14:59.600 --> 0:15:03.080 stuff is absolutely fantastic, but there are legitimate concerns when 0:15:03.080 --> 0:15:05.520 it comes to the walks. With to Nelson Lament and 0:15:05.560 --> 0:15:07.440 of course you have to worry about the injuries as 0:15:07.480 --> 0:15:10.240 we've seen in his career. Here Greg, the strikeouts certainly 0:15:10.360 --> 0:15:12.720 seemed real. The walk seem real too. He hasn't been 0:15:12.760 --> 0:15:14.920 able to go deep in games. You enough to be 0:15:15.000 --> 0:15:17.600 a breakup pitch of the year find out in just 0:15:17.760 --> 0:15:20.480 a moment. Zak Gallen was traded last year from Miami 0:15:20.520 --> 0:15:22.720 and Arizona. He was a hype guy. As the All 0:15:22.760 --> 0:15:25.280 Star break approach, We're like, hey, this guy could win 0:15:25.360 --> 0:15:26.560 you a league in the second half of the year. 0:15:26.960 --> 0:15:30.680 The Miami Marlin said we don't need you, vanishing owners 0:15:30.720 --> 0:15:33.000 and not they've got a nice value on Zac Gallanway 0:15:33.040 --> 0:15:36.600 went to Arizona. He stayed in the rotation, leaving were 0:15:36.640 --> 0:15:40.720 fantasy rotation this year. Frank I do like Zack Gallen 0:15:40.800 --> 0:15:42.720 coming into the season there is I'm concerned whether or 0:15:42.720 --> 0:15:44.400 not he's gonna start the year and remain in the 0:15:44.480 --> 0:15:47.280 Diamondbacks rotation for most of the season. I'm not really 0:15:47.320 --> 0:15:49.720 worried about Mike Leak, someone who might be battling it 0:15:49.760 --> 0:15:52.200 out for one of those final rotation spots with Meryl Kelly. 0:15:52.440 --> 0:15:55.040 Gallan was phenomenal last year. Greg. You remember he dominated 0:15:55.120 --> 0:15:58.240 triple A one seven seven, e r A A zero 0:15:58.440 --> 0:16:01.880 point seven whip evan case per nine under two walks 0:16:01.920 --> 0:16:04.880 per nine. That all came in the pc L as well. 0:16:05.200 --> 0:16:07.680 Once he came up. Eight Ennings pitched in the majors 0:16:07.760 --> 0:16:10.040 last year at two eight one ear A one to 0:16:10.240 --> 0:16:12.200 three with he struggled with walks, something we didn't see 0:16:12.200 --> 0:16:14.160 in the minor leagues. Uh the walks per nine up 0:16:14.240 --> 0:16:17.280 over four last season, but he started to get better 0:16:17.440 --> 0:16:19.360 once he got traded over to the diamond Backs. It 0:16:19.360 --> 0:16:22.120 seems like he developed some more confidence with the team. 0:16:22.280 --> 0:16:25.400 Eight starts with the Diamondbacks, his walks went from four 0:16:25.480 --> 0:16:28.600 point four six per nine to three point seven for nine. 0:16:28.600 --> 0:16:32.280 The swinging strike rate over percent, the chase rate nearly 0:16:32.360 --> 0:16:36.160 thirty seven percent. First pitch strike percentage seventy percent. We're 0:16:36.160 --> 0:16:39.840 looking at a legit four pitch arsenal from Zack Gallen, 0:16:40.200 --> 0:16:42.920 and he pitched a hundred and seventy endings between the 0:16:43.040 --> 0:16:45.480 miners and the major's last year. I think that he 0:16:45.520 --> 0:16:48.560 can approach that number again this season with the Arizona 0:16:48.640 --> 0:16:51.840 Diamondbacks UH in the majors for the entirety of the season. 0:16:52.200 --> 0:16:54.840 Zach Gallen is somebody that I am targeting this upcoming season. 0:16:55.000 --> 0:16:58.480 Grace Susan, thank you so much for that analysis. Frank, 0:16:58.960 --> 0:17:03.760 narrative narrator of us there um that Gallen so so 0:17:03.880 --> 0:17:05.640 good in the minors last year, he was so good 0:17:05.640 --> 0:17:08.359 at the majors last year may be the breakoup picture 0:17:08.359 --> 0:17:10.000 of the year. We're not there yet, folks, we are 0:17:10.080 --> 0:17:12.600 just not there quite yet. Because I need to hear 0:17:12.680 --> 0:17:15.320 more about Max Freed now. I remember last year, Frank, 0:17:15.359 --> 0:17:17.320 when Max Freed did not make the rotation out of 0:17:17.320 --> 0:17:20.119 the spring, it was Freddie Freeman and said, this guy's 0:17:20.119 --> 0:17:23.200 got the best stuff on our staff. Well, the rest 0:17:23.240 --> 0:17:25.879 of the majors they figured that out soon enough. You 0:17:25.960 --> 0:17:28.639 believe that Max Freed has the best stuff on the 0:17:28.720 --> 0:17:31.840 Atlanta Bradive staff. And then Max Freed what need the 0:17:31.840 --> 0:17:34.480 breakout picture of the year. I do think if he 0:17:34.560 --> 0:17:36.640 doesn't have the best stuff for the Atlanta Brads, he's 0:17:36.680 --> 0:17:41.040 certainly up there. We saw last season has to breaking 0:17:41.080 --> 0:17:42.880 pitches with the curve ball and the slider. We knew 0:17:42.880 --> 0:17:45.120 about the curve ball, he started to implement the slider 0:17:45.200 --> 0:17:48.240 more so as the season went on last year. Has 0:17:48.320 --> 0:17:50.600 a mid nineties fastball as well. Finished up with a 0:17:50.640 --> 0:17:53.160 four O two e r A and three point three 0:17:53.280 --> 0:17:56.240 two x FIPS. So it seemed like there was some 0:17:56.400 --> 0:17:59.359 unluckiness there for Max Freed last season and then his 0:17:59.520 --> 0:18:02.600 last nine games started. Uh, the three nine one e 0:18:02.760 --> 0:18:05.240 r A is not encouraging, but a two point nine 0:18:05.359 --> 0:18:09.240 one X fit a three point four skill interactive e 0:18:09.359 --> 0:18:14.639 r A. That's Sierra nearly percent swinging strike rate, a 0:18:15.280 --> 0:18:19.400 nine percent strikeout rate as well, so the strikeouts are there. 0:18:19.680 --> 0:18:22.320 The one problem I have and concern I have with 0:18:22.440 --> 0:18:26.119 Max Freed is if you look at his command, this 0:18:26.280 --> 0:18:29.480 is somebody who averaged over four walks per nine every 0:18:29.720 --> 0:18:32.960 level of the minor leagues and then last year really 0:18:33.040 --> 0:18:35.919 really tighten that up average just two point five batters 0:18:35.960 --> 0:18:37.920 per nine while he was in the majors. Is that 0:18:38.040 --> 0:18:40.159 something he can keep up for the entirety of this 0:18:40.320 --> 0:18:42.560 upcoming season, or will we see some of those command 0:18:42.640 --> 0:18:46.520 issues kind of rear their ugly head again. In that's 0:18:46.600 --> 0:18:48.280 one of the concerns that I have when it comes 0:18:48.280 --> 0:18:51.480 to Max Freed. But a solid fastball to breaking pitches 0:18:51.520 --> 0:18:53.080 that he can rely on, a really good curve, started 0:18:53.119 --> 0:18:55.880 to use the slider more last year as well. Yeah, 0:18:55.920 --> 0:18:57.960 I think that you can make a legitimate case that 0:18:58.040 --> 0:18:59.760 he does have some of the best stuff on the 0:19:00.040 --> 0:19:02.159 Land of Braves pitching staff, and he is somebody that 0:19:02.240 --> 0:19:04.600 I will be targeting this upcoming season. Will the walks 0:19:04.720 --> 0:19:08.120 come back to haunt him at some point? That remains 0:19:08.240 --> 0:19:10.480 to be seen. One last player to get to before 0:19:10.680 --> 0:19:13.159 we officially reveal the envelope, just a few minutes to 0:19:13.200 --> 0:19:16.000 go before that. He's Frankie Mantas. He was a guy 0:19:16.080 --> 0:19:17.920 last year, frank he was We were a big fan 0:19:17.960 --> 0:19:20.160 of here her here on this program. The entire academy 0:19:20.280 --> 0:19:24.240 loved him, and then he got suspended a very long time. Now, 0:19:24.280 --> 0:19:26.000 I asked you this yesterday off the air. I'm gonna 0:19:26.040 --> 0:19:30.679 do it here live on our telecast. Frank Frankie Mantas, 0:19:30.760 --> 0:19:34.000 be good that steroids I think that Frankie Mantas can 0:19:34.040 --> 0:19:36.560 be good without steroids. He's always been someone who throws hard, 0:19:36.640 --> 0:19:39.920 throws in the mid to upper nineties. But you know, 0:19:40.080 --> 0:19:42.840 last year it was the inclusion of a splitter, a 0:19:42.920 --> 0:19:44.840 new pitch that he never used before. He used the 0:19:44.840 --> 0:19:48.520 splitter about eighteen percent of the time last year, And 0:19:49.359 --> 0:19:51.840 you know, look, the the p e d s are 0:19:51.880 --> 0:19:54.040 not going to affect your ability to throw a splitter. 0:19:54.080 --> 0:19:55.760 I mean, maybe they might help you throw the ball hard, 0:19:55.840 --> 0:19:57.720 but he is someone who's always been able to throw 0:19:57.760 --> 0:19:59.800 the ball hard. But I like what I've seen out 0:19:59.840 --> 0:20:01.920 of the slitter eighteen percent of the time, twenty five 0:20:02.000 --> 0:20:04.719 percent of the time uses a slider as well, has 0:20:04.760 --> 0:20:08.000 two different variations of a fastball that he throws very hard. 0:20:08.359 --> 0:20:12.080 Twenty point three percent K minus wal Craig last year 0:20:12.119 --> 0:20:15.840 would have ranked fourteen among qualified starting pitchers last season 0:20:17.000 --> 0:20:19.440 groundball rate. I think there's a lot to like about Mantas. 0:20:19.520 --> 0:20:22.240 He pitches in a really good ballpark as well out 0:20:22.280 --> 0:20:25.359 there in Oco. I'm not worried about the suspension from 0:20:25.440 --> 0:20:26.959 last year the p e d s. I don't think 0:20:27.000 --> 0:20:31.080 the p e ds helped him develop and use that splitter. Correctly. 0:20:31.600 --> 0:20:34.920 I do like Frankie mantas Uh this upcoming season, and 0:20:35.040 --> 0:20:36.880 he is the one that's actually going ahead of all 0:20:36.920 --> 0:20:40.160 the other pictures according to NFBC a d P among 0:20:40.320 --> 0:20:42.800 this group of breakout starting pitchers. So who is the 0:20:42.920 --> 0:20:46.000 breakout starting pitcher of the year, Greg, and I have 0:20:46.200 --> 0:20:49.240 the envelope? Please? Thank you so much, Greg. All right, 0:20:49.240 --> 0:20:54.159 here we go. Breaking out picture off the year is 0:20:57.000 --> 0:21:03.719 Zach Galan Zack gall In your breakout pitcher off the year? Fantastic? 0:21:04.359 --> 0:21:07.760 But what did he do? Go in the ar? Look 0:21:07.840 --> 0:21:10.760 what Zach Gallen is going to do this upcoming season. 0:21:10.800 --> 0:21:13.680 The reason why you want him on your staff is 0:21:13.760 --> 0:21:16.720 he does a lot of things very well. He establishes 0:21:16.760 --> 0:21:20.040 the strike zone early, he gets a ton of swinging strikes, 0:21:20.119 --> 0:21:22.040 He gets opposing batters to chase, he has a four 0:21:22.200 --> 0:21:24.679 pitch mix. Love what I saw from him last year 0:21:24.720 --> 0:21:27.440 and the fact that he progressed as the season went 0:21:27.720 --> 0:21:29.760 on as well. I think the Diamondbacks have a lot 0:21:29.840 --> 0:21:31.440 of faith in him, enough faith that they wanted to 0:21:31.480 --> 0:21:33.800 give it up. One of their top hitting prospects last 0:21:33.920 --> 0:21:36.320 year comes over from the Miami Marlins. I think there's 0:21:36.320 --> 0:21:37.919 a lot to like about them. I think the command 0:21:38.160 --> 0:21:40.800 starts to improve this upcoming season as well. Uh. He 0:21:40.840 --> 0:21:44.879 gets around groundballs, so he does a little bit of 0:21:44.920 --> 0:21:48.160 everything that you want. And I trust the Arizona Diamonbacks organization. 0:21:48.200 --> 0:21:50.800 They've done great job, a great job with starting pitchers 0:21:50.840 --> 0:21:53.000 the past couple of years. And it's not a knock 0:21:53.040 --> 0:21:54.919 on all these other guys because they are all targets 0:21:54.960 --> 0:21:58.840 of mine, maybe outside of the Nelson lament, but Gallen 0:21:58.920 --> 0:22:00.960 is the one that I really thing can take that 0:22:01.119 --> 0:22:03.040 step forward this year. Uh. He's the one that we're 0:22:03.080 --> 0:22:06.760 talking about when one draft Greg, who is going to 0:22:06.840 --> 0:22:10.959 be drafted inside that top four five round range when 0:22:10.960 --> 0:22:13.120 it comes to starting pitchers. I think he's your breakout. 0:22:14.080 --> 0:22:16.040 He's the breakout. Max Free has been the guy. He've 0:22:16.040 --> 0:22:18.040 been talking him up, Frank, and I was surprised to 0:22:18.080 --> 0:22:20.920 see Gallen has the winner here. Yeah, I'm not making 0:22:20.920 --> 0:22:22.480 it up. It says Zach Gallant. As you can see 0:22:22.600 --> 0:22:24.760 right there, I does say Zach Allen. I'm surprised it 0:22:24.760 --> 0:22:27.680 wasn't Max Freed. It sounds like you on Max Freed 0:22:27.720 --> 0:22:29.760 to be your breakout starting pitcher of the year. Greg, 0:22:29.880 --> 0:22:31.560 did you get a vote here as as part of 0:22:31.560 --> 0:22:33.919 the Oscars listen as a as a host. I am 0:22:34.119 --> 0:22:38.639 a bipartisan member of this academy. I am an objective 0:22:38.920 --> 0:22:42.639 and I will not place a vote for me. I 0:22:42.720 --> 0:22:46.560 say nothing. Max Freed. I do like Max Freed as well, 0:22:46.600 --> 0:22:49.320 but I do worry about those walks. Are they going 0:22:49.400 --> 0:22:51.239 to come back a little bit this year as well? 0:22:51.280 --> 0:22:53.760 The command was phenomenal last year. He made huge strides, 0:22:53.800 --> 0:22:56.440 but is that something that he can maintain heading into 0:22:57.359 --> 0:22:59.119 And again we're just splitting hairs here. I do like 0:22:59.280 --> 0:23:01.400 all of these pictures. I like Frankie Mantas as well. 0:23:01.560 --> 0:23:03.760 He's a target of mine. Max Freed is a target 0:23:03.800 --> 0:23:06.359