1 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: Kyle Blazer is dialed in on the San Diego Padres. 2 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: He is the lead host of Friar Territory. Joining us 3 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: right now on foul Territory. One thing while we talk 4 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: to Kyle, please go to the Friar Territory YouTube channel 5 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: and just press subscribe. That's all we want you to do. 6 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: It is absolutely free to do that while this conversation 7 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: goes on. It would mean a lot. And now, Kyle, 8 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: give us your best stuff on what the Padres are 9 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: going to do over the next twenty four hours. 10 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 2: How you doing doing all right? 11 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 3: Guys? Look? 12 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 2: AJ Preller is always aggressive at the deadline. The Potters 13 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 2: are having conversations with multiple teams about multiple different combinations. 14 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 2: When you talk about AJ Preller and this Potters front office, 15 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:41,599 Speaker 2: nothing is off the table. Big aggressive moves are their 16 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 2: mo that's what they like to do. There are some 17 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:46,199 Speaker 2: limiting factors this year, just in terms of they're right 18 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 2: around the second luxury text threshold. They don't have a 19 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 2: lot of room to add payroll and their form system 20 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 2: it's not terrible, but it's not great. They have limited 21 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 2: players they can deal from there too, So there are 22 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 2: some limiting factors. But the Potters are always going to 23 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 2: be exploring big aggress moves, and they're at least having 24 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 2: those conversations again this year. 25 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: Okay, so let's dive into details. What do they need 26 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: and are there any particular names that you think that 27 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: they're looking for. 28 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, so the Podterys really have multiple areas they need 29 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 2: to upgrade in the lineup. They are bottom two in 30 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 2: the Majors by ops at catcher, left field, and d 31 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 2: H three different lineup spots. They're bottom two in the Majors, 32 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 2: so acquiring bats is priority number one. Look, we've seen 33 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 2: some of the names out there. Jared Duran, who realistically 34 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 2: likely isn't getting traded and the Potterys don't have what 35 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 2: it would take to acquire him. We've seen Stephen Kwan's name. Realistically, 36 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:37,959 Speaker 2: in order for the Padres to get any sort of 37 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 2: player with multiple years of control and somewhat of a 38 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 2: salary commitment, they're going to have to move salary off 39 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 2: their books. And that's where you're starting to see discussions 40 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 2: about maybe trading Dylan c somewhere and then using that 41 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 2: payroll savings to go get two or three bats, because again, 42 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 2: they're not one bad way. They need multiple bats, and 43 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 2: that's tricky to do with the limited payroll room they 44 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 2: currently have right now. 45 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 4: Is there a move? Is there a move that gets 46 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 4: you that baseball trade for Cease or Robert Suarez? I 47 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 4: get it, you know they the Red Sox might not 48 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 4: want Robert Suarez for Duran. You know, is there a 49 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 4: move that you see out there that takes care of 50 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 4: their need and also possibly could move Suarez or Cease. 51 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 2: Nothing that is an easy fit. I think realistically, if 52 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 2: the Potters chose to clear some payroll space and move 53 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 2: Dylan sees. Robert Swarez, as you mentioned, has a player 54 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 2: option after this year, he's likely going to opt out, 55 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 2: So if they chose to move them, it would likely 56 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 2: be for prospects. Then they create payroll savings and then 57 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 2: use that savings and maybe some of the prospects they 58 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 2: acquired to go acquire a big impact bat or two, 59 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 2: because moreder to get the quality of hitters they need. 60 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 2: They need the payroll space, but they also need some 61 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 2: more prospects to deal as well. 62 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 1: Give me the update on Michael King. It sounds like 63 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: he could be back soon, and we all know how 64 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:57,799 Speaker 1: good he can be if he's feeling one hundred percent. 65 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:00,040 Speaker 1: I mean, he can be a number one starter and 66 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: a dude in the playoffs for them, and maybe that's 67 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: why they're feeling a little bit better about potentially trading 68 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: away Cease and having him at the top of the rotation. 69 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 2: Michael King, the last update was that Potters expect him 70 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:16,239 Speaker 2: to be back sometime in August. Now, I will caution 71 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:19,080 Speaker 2: the Padres are an organization that tends to say one 72 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 2: thing on a timeline, and it almost always takes longer, 73 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 2: so we'll see exactly when he returns. But realistically, part 74 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 2: of the reason the Potters are comfortable trading Dylan ceaes 75 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 2: he just hasn't been very good this year. You look 76 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:31,920 Speaker 2: at some of the peripherals, you like that, but his 77 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 2: era is four point seventy nine. There's been a lot 78 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 2: of outings where he's laboring. We just saw him. There 79 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 2: are one hundred and two pitches to get through four 80 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 2: and two thirds innings. There's been a lot of ninety 81 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 2: five pitches for five innings, one hundred and three pitches 82 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 2: to get through six and some of the people who 83 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 2: look at the peripherals keep saying, oh, it's going to 84 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 2: get better, it's going to get better, it's just bad luck. 85 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 2: It's actually getting worse. Dylan Seas has one quality start 86 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 2: in the last six weeks, and over those six weeks 87 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 2: he has a five point seven oh ERA. His fit 88 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 2: for people who like underlying statistics is in the mid 89 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 2: to high fives. 90 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 4: As well. 91 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 2: He's giving up a lot of hard contact this year, 92 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 2: and a lot of hard contact in the air. His 93 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 2: command has not been very good all year and it's 94 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 2: not getting better. So from the Potter's perspective, you look 95 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 2: at it and say, despite the fact that U Darbish 96 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 2: has been hurt most of the yer, Joel Musk Groves 97 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 2: out for the year after having TJ, Dylan Sees hasn't 98 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 2: been very effective, and Michael King is hurt. Despite that, 99 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 2: the Potters are top five in the majors in eer 100 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 2: whip and opponent's batting average. They feel like they have 101 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 2: enough starting pitching to pick up the slack if they 102 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 2: trade Dylan Cees not just for Michael King, but from 103 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:31,279 Speaker 2: some of the other arms in the rotation that have 104 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 2: really stepped up and quietly had really good years, like 105 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 2: Ryan Berger, Randy Vasquez and a couple guys at the back. 106 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:41,040 Speaker 3: Have there been conversations where questions asked of the padres 107 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 3: is Dylan sees healthy because you see you see free 108 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:48,920 Speaker 3: agent seasons where pitchers are like players are like no, no, 109 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 3: I'm playing through this and some of the peripherals just 110 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 3: don't work out. 111 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 2: Yeah, he is healthy. The issue has been command again. 112 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:00,719 Speaker 2: He is. His velocity is fine. He actually the majors 113 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 2: and strikeouts for nine. I think a lot of people 114 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 2: are missing that. And his command issues they're not manifesting 115 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 2: in the walks. He's not walking a lot of batters. 116 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 2: What's happening is he's getting into a lot of deep counts. 117 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 2: He's falling behind and counts a lot, and then he's 118 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 2: also just missing over the plate a lot. Look, every 119 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 2: pitcher is going to have a mistake pitcher two or 120 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:19,280 Speaker 2: three when you throw a hundred pitches a game. Dylan 121 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 2: Seese's problem has been he's making eight or nine mistake 122 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:24,720 Speaker 2: pitches a game. He's averaging he's allowing about a hit 123 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 2: aen inning over the last six weeks. Again, you look 124 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 2: at all the baseball savant metrics, you know, hard hit rate, 125 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 2: barrel rate. He's in the bottom half of the league. 126 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 2: So his stuff is good enough to miss bats when 127 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 2: he's hitting his spots, But there's been too many times 128 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 2: over the course of games he's not hitting his spots. 129 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 2: And again it has been one or two mistakes a game, 130 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 2: it's been eight or nine, and he's giving up a 131 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 2: lot of hard contact. 132 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 5: So if someoney who loves dylancies it hurts me to 133 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:49,160 Speaker 5: say he's not having a dear because I wanted him 134 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:51,360 Speaker 5: to win the cy Young this year because just I 135 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 5: love Dylance's so But more importantly to me, is we 136 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 5: keep hearing Suarez? Is he the only guy in the 137 00:05:57,279 --> 00:05:59,919 Speaker 5: bullpen they're willing to move? Or what about a match Suey, 138 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 5: your er, anybody else on that bullpen? I'm more a 139 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 5: hone or anybody they would be willing to talk about. 140 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 3: Or is it just swear as or bust? 141 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 5: And why I don't understand why they would trade Suarez 142 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 5: is not like he's super expensive and he's been really 143 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 5: effective for him. 144 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 2: The Potters bullpen is absolutely their strength, and if they 145 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:17,719 Speaker 2: don't have the trade from it, they certainly don't want to. 146 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 2: But when you talk about again the Potters having all 147 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:23,600 Speaker 2: the needs they do offensively and the lack of payroll space, 148 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 2: they're going to look at all potential options, and the 149 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:28,479 Speaker 2: argument for trading Suarez is he's likely going to opt 150 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 2: out at the end of the year, and the Potters 151 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 2: can withstand his loss better than they could withstand a 152 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 2: loss some other parts of their team. You have Jason Adam, 153 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 2: you have Audrin Morhon, you have Jeremiah Strata. That would 154 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 2: be a pretty good seven, eight to nine. So again, 155 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:43,840 Speaker 2: it's just going to come down to the right package, 156 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 2: the right player. Talk about other guys they could trade 157 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 2: Yuki Matsuie. They would love to shed that salary, but 158 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 2: his has been the high four to low fives. He 159 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:53,039 Speaker 2: just has not been very effective. I can't see many 160 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 2: teams taking him on with twenty million dollars left on 161 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 2: his contract over multiple years. Wandy Perolt is a fine lefty, 162 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 2: but he has two player options after this year that 163 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 2: you really don't want him to pick up if you're 164 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 2: an acquiring team. So it's a little bit tricky. You know, 165 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:09,479 Speaker 2: more Honus, Strata ad them. They're all cheaper, but because 166 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 2: they're cheaper is why the Podres would want to keep them. 167 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 2: We'll see what happens, but if they're going to trade someone, 168 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 2: considering they need to move money. 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Slash val used 190 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 1: the code foul to get twenty percent off your first 191 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: slab pack or card purchase. 192 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 5: Okay, let's actually talk about the team. Now they're playing well. 193 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 5: They're playing really well. Right now, they're swinging the bad. 194 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 5: Bogarts is just kind of turned a corner a little bit. 195 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 5: What's changed. What's changed for these Padres. 196 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 2: Their best hitters are all actually hitting at the same time, 197 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 2: which is something that happen season. Xander Bogarts was one 198 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:42,199 Speaker 2: of the worst hitters in baseball. For the first two 199 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 2: and a half months, he was bottom ten among all 200 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 2: qualified hitters OPS. Over the last month and a half, 201 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 2: he's hitting well over three hundred with an OPS over 202 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 2: nine thirty Fantasis Junior. Over his last twenty games, he's 203 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 2: hitting over three hundred with an OPS. So in the 204 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 2: nine to forties, Jackson Merril was slumping. He had a 205 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 2: two hor orn game against the Phillies. He's on a 206 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 2: nine game hitting streak. Any Machado and looser Rise have 207 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 2: been pretty consistent all year. So now that the Potters 208 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:06,320 Speaker 2: are getting all of their key hitters swinging the bat 209 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 2: at the same time, we're seeing them reach levels of 210 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 2: offense they haven't for a while. The Potters have scored 211 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 2: seven plus runs in half of their game since the 212 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 2: All Star break. They didn't score seven runs in a 213 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 2: game for a full month before that. So the key 214 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 2: guys hitting is a big, big reason why. At the 215 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:24,319 Speaker 2: same time, guys are gonna have ups and downs. They're 216 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 2: gonna have highs and lows, as we've seen from all 217 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 2: these guys this year. So the potters can't just count 218 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:30,840 Speaker 2: on all these guys being hot at the exact same 219 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 2: time for two months straight, really three months straight. They 220 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 2: need to get some other hitters to supplement to be 221 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 2: able to pick up the slack when one of those 222 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 2: guys gets hurt or goes through a slump, as they 223 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 2: inevitably will because we're talking about baseball, it happens. 224 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:47,079 Speaker 5: Baseball's hard, Kyle. Just remember hitting is really hard to do. 225 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 5: So it does feel like this, okay, And the best 226 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:52,079 Speaker 5: ones keep the low's high and the highs higher, all right, 227 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 5: But what about the starting pitcher for tonight, you, Darvish 228 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 5: oh and three with over nine ERA a lot of 229 00:09:57,760 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 5: high whip, hasn't been able to go deep, has been 230 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,319 Speaker 5: able to miss a lot of bats. He's over forty 231 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:04,679 Speaker 5: years old. Now, like, what are we looking at here 232 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 5: with you, Darvish? I know he's signed right for a 233 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:07,680 Speaker 5: couple more years too. 234 00:10:08,559 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, the Potters gave him an extension he signed through 235 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:14,600 Speaker 2: age forty two. You, Darvish is still in a lot 236 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:17,320 Speaker 2: of ways building up from his elbow inflammation that kept 237 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 2: him out for most of the season. You have to 238 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 2: remember he only made one rehab start, came out of 239 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 2: that with some elbow tightness, and after that was just 240 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 2: throwing simulated games, was throwing some sides, some bullpen sessions. 241 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 2: He didn't really have much of a build up in 242 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 2: terms of two or three rehab starts to get used 243 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:34,439 Speaker 2: to the adrenaline, the feel of pitching an actual game. 244 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:36,720 Speaker 2: That's what these last three starts have been. They've almost 245 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:39,560 Speaker 2: been part of his rehab process. The Padres hope is 246 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:41,680 Speaker 2: now as we move into start four or five, six, 247 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 2: we start to see some improvements and get back to 248 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 2: the old U darbish. They're not too worried about his 249 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 2: last three starts just because the way his rehab went. 250 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 2: But if this continues, yeah, it's going to be a concern. 251 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 5: On the back of the had elbow tightness. Like I 252 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 5: don't know, I mean, I like, you need you can't 253 00:10:57,559 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 5: afford if you're the Padres, you can't afford to get away. 254 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 2: Games, and again they gave him a little bit of 255 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:08,800 Speaker 2: time off after that elbow tightness, and they decided the 256 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 2: best rehab continuation from that elbow tightness was to just 257 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 2: keep him throwing stimulated games and off to the side. 258 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:17,679 Speaker 2: So whether that was wise or not is obviously up 259 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 2: for debate, but that was the decision they made. 260 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 1: He hadn't pitched for most of the season. 261 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 5: I know that, but you would think you need to 262 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:27,680 Speaker 5: rehab to build up. I mean, this isn't This isn't 263 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 5: Otani where you get an extra roster spot to build 264 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 5: a guy up in the middle of the season. This 265 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:34,840 Speaker 5: is like games of Padres need. Padres are in the 266 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 5: thick of it. That's why I don't know. That's why 267 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 5: it's surprising to hear and listen, I played with you, 268 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 5: I've done you for a long time, so I mean, 269 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:43,240 Speaker 5: if anyone could do it would be you. 270 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:43,680 Speaker 4: Darbish. 271 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:49,720 Speaker 5: But man, the Padres. These are important games for the Padres. 272 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 2: No question about it. And look, the Padres. Part of 273 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:52,280 Speaker 2: the reason they're in position to be aggressive buyers at 274 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:54,760 Speaker 2: the deadline is they have been playing well. They had 275 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 2: a losing record in June, their first losing month July 276 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 2: got off to an uneven start, but they've won four straight, 277 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:02,679 Speaker 2: taking the last two against the Cardinals in Saint Louis, 278 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:04,719 Speaker 2: which is always tough. Taking the first two of a 279 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:07,319 Speaker 2: series against the Mets. They want a series against the Phillies. 280 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 2: The Potters are fifty nine and forty nine. They've actually 281 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 2: created some breathing room between them and the rest of 282 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:14,520 Speaker 2: the wild card field. They're three games up on the Reds, 283 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 2: who are the first team out, the Potters the last 284 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 2: team in right now. There was a point earlier this 285 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 2: month the Potters had fallen out of playoff position and 286 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:23,080 Speaker 2: their record was creeping closer and close to five hundred. 287 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 2: To their credit, in large part because of how good 288 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:28,319 Speaker 2: the offense has been recently and again the bullpen being 289 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:30,959 Speaker 2: lights out. The Potters are playing really well and that 290 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 2: is what has put them in position to be aggressive 291 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:36,160 Speaker 2: and make some of these potentially big, aggressive type of moves. 292 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:37,959 Speaker 2: Three weeks ago, it wasn't clear they were going to 293 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 2: be in a position to do this, and to the 294 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:41,679 Speaker 2: team's credit, they have put themselves in position. 295 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:45,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, and if there's two or three more of these starts, 296 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 1: for Darbish, he'll probably go back on the aisle. Yeah, 297 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:50,559 Speaker 1: I know they're trying to say. 298 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:52,200 Speaker 5: First two or three or you know, if it comes 299 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:53,840 Speaker 5: down to it, which at one point it will look 300 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:56,240 Speaker 5: like it was. That could be the difference between getting 301 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 5: and not getting it. But you know, they have created 302 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:01,200 Speaker 5: some distance because some other have kind of falling apart. 303 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 1: Gosh, the Giants, Yeah, Giants are one of them. Yeah, 304 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:07,079 Speaker 1: the Giants really fell apart. Let's finish with that, Kyle. 305 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:11,640 Speaker 1: The NL West was looked at at this super division 306 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 1: for the first couple months of the year. 307 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 3: What happened. 308 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:18,720 Speaker 2: The Giants and Diamondbacks fell off. The Diamondbacks didn't get 309 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:20,080 Speaker 2: off to a great start, but there was a point 310 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 2: where they were starting to pick it up. You saw 311 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 2: this explosive offense, but the pitching just combination didn't stay 312 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:27,679 Speaker 2: healthy or effective enough. So they obviously fallen off. Now 313 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 2: they're clear sellers. And look, the Giants offense has been 314 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:32,960 Speaker 2: one of the worst in baseball for the better part 315 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:35,920 Speaker 2: of three months now. It started on May fifteenth and 316 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:38,720 Speaker 2: hasn't really gotten better. They were still able to scratch 317 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:41,080 Speaker 2: out some games. They acquired Raffield Devers. You say, hey, 318 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:43,559 Speaker 2: they're in position to take off. Instead, they have the 319 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 2: worst record in baseball since June fifteenth, when they acquired 320 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:48,720 Speaker 2: Devers and Devers has not been great. But it's not 321 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:51,960 Speaker 2: like it's been his fault. The entire offense has just 322 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:54,559 Speaker 2: not been producing. A lot of guys are not performing 323 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 2: to levels they should, and this has kind of been 324 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 2: a problem for the Giants year in a year out 325 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 2: finding the right offensive mix. Once again, it just isn't happening. 326 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 2: And to the Podgers credit, they have taken advantage. Their 327 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:06,439 Speaker 2: offense was almost as bad as the Giants for the 328 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 2: same stretch, but they did a better job staying afloat, 329 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 2: and then once their guys started finding their rhythm again, 330 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:13,440 Speaker 2: they've been able to create some separation. 331 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:17,080 Speaker 1: Kyle, great stuff. I'm sure we'll be chatting and we'll 332 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 1: be hearing from you on Friar Territory when aj Preler 333 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:21,440 Speaker 1: does his thing, and we know he will. 334 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 2: Right absolutely, we'll have a full wrap up show. We've 335 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:26,760 Speaker 2: got Heath Belt, We've got Mike Cameron, We've got all 336 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 2: sorts of guests, so we will have you covered top 337 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 2: to bottom for whatever the Potters do. 338 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 1: Thank you, Kyle, we'll talk to you soon. 339 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 5: Subscribe to Friar Territory. 340 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: Too, that's what I wanted to say. Yeah, absolutely, there 341 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 1: it is. There's Kyle and Heath. They'll be breaking down 342 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 1: trades for you, so head over to Friar Territory. They're 343 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 1: looking for their one thousand subs. They're in the mid 344 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 1: eight so give them a little love right now. Kyle's 345 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 1: one of the best and nicest in the biz.