WEBVTT - 1 Breakout Player From Each MLB Team (EP. 776) 0:00:05.920 --> 0:00:08.479 Welcome in everybody to Fantasy Pros. This is the Fantasy 0:00:08.520 --> 0:00:11.640 Baseball Podcast. Is me Joey p Joe Pi Zapia, and 0:00:11.760 --> 0:00:15.280 today we're gonna give you what you want. Thirty breakouts 0:00:15.320 --> 0:00:18.200 for thirty teams. One player on every Major League team 0:00:18.239 --> 0:00:20.599 that we think has the potential at least we're not 0:00:20.640 --> 0:00:23.520 saying they're going to break out, but the potentials there are. 0:00:23.560 --> 0:00:25.759 Just like once upon a time there was potential for 0:00:25.840 --> 0:00:28.800 myself in the Welsh to do great things, and then 0:00:29.400 --> 0:00:32.279 we did. Because we're here doing Fantasy Pros MLB. You see, 0:00:32.360 --> 0:00:34.560 you wet thought I was gonna go negative on that item. 0:00:34.760 --> 0:00:37.760 The potential was there and we delivered. We look at 0:00:37.840 --> 0:00:41.440 us eighteen thousand subscribers on the channel leading off live 0:00:41.560 --> 0:00:45.160 starting Thursday at twelve thirty Eastern. We're back again live. 0:00:45.520 --> 0:00:47.800 Join us here on the show. Make sure you ring 0:00:47.840 --> 0:00:50.040 the bell for notification so you know every time the 0:00:50.080 --> 0:00:53.120 show is beginning. And Welsh speaking of getting off to 0:00:53.159 --> 0:00:56.000 a hot start, we will be wigging out on opening day. 0:00:56.120 --> 0:00:59.200 My wig has arrived. You have not purchased yours yet, 0:00:59.440 --> 0:01:01.200 time is buddy, you better get on that. 0:01:01.320 --> 0:01:03.640 No, I got it, I've been I've actually been windows 0:01:03.680 --> 0:01:06.319 shopping for the last two days, A little indifferent. I'm 0:01:06.319 --> 0:01:09.200 a little bit I want the perfect wig. I've seen 0:01:09.240 --> 0:01:12.760 a preview of Joe's. I will be ordering today and 0:01:12.880 --> 0:01:16.120 I'm excited. My wife yesterday also you can see I've 0:01:16.160 --> 0:01:18.360 got the scraggly beard. I don't grow in. Beard's great 0:01:18.680 --> 0:01:21.200 and probably why you don't have them going usually? And 0:01:21.280 --> 0:01:23.480 she goes, when is that going away again? And I 0:01:23.560 --> 0:01:27.680 said Thursday after leading off and the mustache Show, the 0:01:27.760 --> 0:01:28.720 Mustache Wig Show. 0:01:28.880 --> 0:01:31.160 I think, though, I think the beard looks great. Yeah, 0:01:31.200 --> 0:01:33.640 I've been through this. I don't think it's scraggly at all. 0:01:33.680 --> 0:01:36.840 I think it's tremendous. 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Let's talk about some of the 0:04:09.400 --> 0:04:11.440 best too. Let's talk about some of these players on 0:04:11.480 --> 0:04:12.760 each team. So Welsh and I are going to go 0:04:12.800 --> 0:04:16.040 through division by division. We've given each other different divisions 0:04:16.080 --> 0:04:18.919 to do. I took the National League, Welsh took the 0:04:18.960 --> 0:04:21.200 American League here and we're going to go through. So Welsh, 0:04:21.200 --> 0:04:23.000 why don't you start and kick things off with the 0:04:23.040 --> 0:04:26.560 American League? Is East? The East, the est of the 0:04:26.600 --> 0:04:28.320 American League. That's what we want to do. So the 0:04:28.600 --> 0:04:31.240 AL East, that's what I want from you. Give me 0:04:31.240 --> 0:04:33.400 the breakouts potentially from each team that you might see 0:04:33.800 --> 0:04:35.200 on the horizon in twenty. 0:04:34.920 --> 0:04:37.400 Four Al East. I got the Ale East for you. 0:04:37.480 --> 0:04:38.760 I like the East is good. 0:04:40.320 --> 0:04:43.760 I'll go five players, five players for you. I'll run 0:04:43.800 --> 0:04:47.760 them through, starting with the Baltimore Orioles breakout player. Well, 0:04:47.839 --> 0:04:51.920 Kobe Mayo. Kobe Mayo almost could actually make it, by 0:04:51.920 --> 0:04:54.480 the way I'd say almost, but at this moment has 0:04:54.520 --> 0:04:57.720 not made the team, and the team said, well, if 0:04:57.800 --> 0:05:01.400 Jackson Holiday makes it, he doesn't. That is also pretty 0:05:01.400 --> 0:05:05.040 positive words of a guy that has had a tremendous 0:05:05.200 --> 0:05:09.360 Spring three twenty six average homer, a stolen base is 0:05:09.400 --> 0:05:11.880 big dude. Not striking out a bunch of double digit walks. Again, 0:05:11.920 --> 0:05:14.440 these are spring numbers, but he had fifty four plate appearances. 0:05:14.839 --> 0:05:17.160 He has shown that he deserves to be out there, 0:05:17.200 --> 0:05:19.120 and he may I don't know if Jordan Westburg is 0:05:19.120 --> 0:05:21.280 going to keep him off of a third base. He's 0:05:21.320 --> 0:05:22.960 going to be coming up some point this year and 0:05:23.000 --> 0:05:25.840 has a real real chance to be a big breakout 0:05:25.839 --> 0:05:28.799 player for the Baltimore Orioles. So he is my choice, 0:05:28.800 --> 0:05:30.640 even though he might not be on the active roster. 0:05:31.400 --> 0:05:34.000 We've actually talked about this guy decent amount. Kind of 0:05:34.040 --> 0:05:36.640 hard to find some New York Yankees that might be breakouts, 0:05:36.960 --> 0:05:38.640 but if you want to talk about. 0:05:38.440 --> 0:05:40.200 Broke one of the big broken, you can find some 0:05:40.240 --> 0:05:41.000 broken Yankees. 0:05:41.440 --> 0:05:45.560 There's plenty of broken, plenty of brocation break actual on 0:05:45.680 --> 0:05:48.480 the field players. This is probably one of the bigger 0:05:48.560 --> 0:05:51.000 names of anybody that I chose, But we're going with 0:05:51.040 --> 0:05:53.880 Anthony Volpi because I do think that Anthony Volpi's got 0:05:53.920 --> 0:05:56.920 an opportunity to really improve that batting average this year, 0:05:57.040 --> 0:05:59.039 and with the stuff going on with DJ Lemayhew, you 0:05:59.080 --> 0:06:01.000 may see him in a lead off spot, and if 0:06:01.000 --> 0:06:04.880 he could somehow somehow get higher in the lineup, big 0:06:04.920 --> 0:06:07.560 things could change. He's been my guy for a while 0:06:07.600 --> 0:06:09.480 because I really do think he can go thirty thirty 0:06:09.680 --> 0:06:11.280 and I just kind of get sad when I miss 0:06:11.279 --> 0:06:13.880 out on him. So he's an easy breakout for the 0:06:13.920 --> 0:06:17.679 New York Yankees going over to Toronto. This is actually another 0:06:17.760 --> 0:06:20.600 team that kind of struggles. If you're trying to pick, 0:06:20.640 --> 0:06:22.479 like who's a player that's going to break out, there's 0:06:22.480 --> 0:06:24.560 a lot of like guys that we know. It's the 0:06:24.600 --> 0:06:27.080 Boba Shed's, it's the Vlad Carrero's, and there's like players 0:06:27.080 --> 0:06:29.480 that were not super interested, you know, like Alec Minoa. 0:06:29.560 --> 0:06:31.600 That's not gonna happen. So I'm gonna go kind of 0:06:31.600 --> 0:06:35.599 the similar Kobe Mayo route. Ricky Tiedeman has also not 0:06:35.680 --> 0:06:37.920 made the roster, But this is another player that has 0:06:38.000 --> 0:06:41.480 had a great spring, consistently pumping ninety eight. I saw 0:06:41.520 --> 0:06:43.520 a ton of him in the AFL. Now, the thing 0:06:43.520 --> 0:06:45.760 that has stood out to me when he was here, 0:06:46.080 --> 0:06:48.039 I didn't realize maybe how much he was nursing this 0:06:48.080 --> 0:06:50.520 little arm issue that was going on, because he would 0:06:50.600 --> 0:06:54.240 sit ninety four and touch ninety six occasionally and everything 0:06:54.240 --> 0:06:56.000 else looked amazing, and I was like, I don't know, 0:06:56.279 --> 0:06:59.359 he's up ninety eight, ninety nine, hitting it consistently in 0:06:59.400 --> 0:07:04.040 games they got injuries. Alec Manoa stinks, so Ricky pet 0:07:04.400 --> 0:07:07.719 and is hurt. Ricky Tiedeman could break camp with this team. 0:07:07.960 --> 0:07:10.240 I wouldn't be shocked if he gets one hundred innings 0:07:10.520 --> 0:07:13.000 with this team. And he's a guy that you would want. 0:07:13.040 --> 0:07:15.600 You're gonna want those innings when it happened, So breakout, 0:07:15.920 --> 0:07:19.679 Ricky Teetaman moving over to Tampa Bay. This is actually 0:07:19.760 --> 0:07:22.680 a super weird one because this is not like a 0:07:22.720 --> 0:07:24.880 young guy. This is a guy that's been around before. 0:07:24.880 --> 0:07:27.680 But I will tell you he's actually never broke out 0:07:28.120 --> 0:07:31.040 and he was one of lol the first players I 0:07:31.080 --> 0:07:34.520 ever really talked about on Fantasy Pros when I got 0:07:34.520 --> 0:07:36.040 brought on, because boy did I think he could have 0:07:36.080 --> 0:07:39.800 a twenty twenty season. I'm talking about Ahmed Rosario. That 0:07:40.000 --> 0:07:43.240 is a fantasy breakout for you guys, because Ahmed Rosario 0:07:43.280 --> 0:07:45.720 looks like he is gonna get that gig. He jumped 0:07:45.760 --> 0:07:47.600 into a situation we all thought he was like Caveiro 0:07:47.760 --> 0:07:52.040 was gonna take. He can hold this down the entire season. Yes, 0:07:52.080 --> 0:07:54.160 it could be trade deadline and Carson Williams can come up, 0:07:54.200 --> 0:07:57.360 but his being up has no effect on a guy 0:07:57.360 --> 0:08:00.320 like Junior Camonaro. He's been hitting for some power, run 0:08:00.360 --> 0:08:04.480 a little bit. Med Rosario is a great fantasy breakout 0:08:04.520 --> 0:08:07.560 this year because he's just absolutely free. And then finally 0:08:07.560 --> 0:08:09.600 my last one in the Al East, going to the 0:08:09.600 --> 0:08:12.440 Boston Red Sox. This has been one of my favorite players. 0:08:12.680 --> 0:08:16.800 Call it whatever whatever you want, sleeper must have a 0:08:16.840 --> 0:08:20.080 guy on all my roster or breakouts. Here Saddani Rafaela 0:08:20.120 --> 0:08:22.000 with the Boston Red Sox. I love this kid. 0:08:22.160 --> 0:08:22.320 Now. 0:08:22.320 --> 0:08:24.200 I do love quite a few players on this team. 0:08:24.280 --> 0:08:26.240 I talk about Jared Duran a lot. He's kind of 0:08:26.280 --> 0:08:30.480 been my consistent sleeper player. But Rafaela looks like he's 0:08:30.480 --> 0:08:32.760 gonna be able to man down that center field gig. 0:08:32.880 --> 0:08:35.280 If he doesn't, here's the other thing, he's gonna be 0:08:35.320 --> 0:08:37.600 playing on some of the infield. They like him at short, 0:08:37.600 --> 0:08:39.760 they like him at second. Von Grissom is gonna miss 0:08:39.800 --> 0:08:43.320 time early on. He may take that spot. He's a power, speed, combo, 0:08:43.840 --> 0:08:47.680 explosive bat, just really good, just really really good bat speed, 0:08:47.760 --> 0:08:50.400 overall offensive game. I think could go through the roof. 0:08:50.440 --> 0:08:53.800 And he's gonna have multi position eligibility and he's free. 0:08:53.920 --> 0:08:56.960 He's absolutely free. So Saddana Rafaela is my breakout with 0:08:56.960 --> 0:08:59.880 the Boston Red Sox, and that is the Al East 0:09:00.080 --> 0:09:00.480 break out. 0:09:00.640 --> 0:09:02.720 I'll tell you what, I think. Volpi's gonna move up 0:09:02.760 --> 0:09:05.480 sooner than you think. DJ L. Mayhew has not had 0:09:05.480 --> 0:09:07.679 a good spring. Let's just all be honest about that. 0:09:08.240 --> 0:09:09.880 So I know a lot of people think, hey, you know, 0:09:10.000 --> 0:09:11.199 moving back to the top of the order, things could 0:09:11.200 --> 0:09:12.760 work out for him. Look if you put Anthony Volpie 0:09:12.760 --> 0:09:15.079 in front of Juan Soto and Aaron Judge, good things 0:09:15.080 --> 0:09:16.680 are going to happen for that kid. Just pull the 0:09:16.720 --> 0:09:20.120 band aid off, just do it. And Senadin Rafaela is 0:09:20.120 --> 0:09:22.680 the guy that I want to highlight here of this group, 0:09:22.720 --> 0:09:24.720 really because I've watched more and more of him. It's 0:09:24.760 --> 0:09:26.640 a prospect I was less familiar with. You know, in 0:09:26.679 --> 0:09:28.400 the throws of NFL season, it takes a little while 0:09:28.400 --> 0:09:30.000 to catch up on some of the prospects. But Welsh 0:09:30.000 --> 0:09:31.720 turned me onto him a couple of weeks ago, and 0:09:31.760 --> 0:09:33.760 I've been watching him in spring. I've been watching the 0:09:33.800 --> 0:09:38.480 highlights from last year. He's got incredible quick hands, hits 0:09:38.640 --> 0:09:41.800 everything hard to the opposite field too, which we kind 0:09:41.800 --> 0:09:43.559 of were talking about before the show. That shows you 0:09:43.600 --> 0:09:45.760 this is a player that is waiting on the baseball, 0:09:45.800 --> 0:09:47.720 player that you know is really seeing the baseball well 0:09:47.760 --> 0:09:50.480 and getting a good look at it, and again driving 0:09:50.520 --> 0:09:52.520 the ball with authority to the opposite field, not just 0:09:52.520 --> 0:09:54.439 for home runs, but I'm talking about like hard hit 0:09:54.920 --> 0:09:57.520 rates up the ying yang there, and this is a 0:09:57.520 --> 0:09:59.559 player because of the versatility, he's gonna find his way 0:09:59.559 --> 0:10:02.120 into the line up. Yep, had a good spring to me. 0:10:02.240 --> 0:10:03.800 This is another guy too. You want to call him 0:10:03.800 --> 0:10:05.719 a breakout of sleeper or whatever you want to call him. 0:10:05.800 --> 0:10:07.880 I don't care this calm on Joe's ross. 0:10:07.920 --> 0:10:10.000 Especially if you're going through to you're targeting any of 0:10:10.000 --> 0:10:12.320 the players for this team. Just pointing out again he 0:10:12.360 --> 0:10:15.440 had twenty homers last year in the Miners, almost forty 0:10:15.440 --> 0:10:17.720 stolen bases, and then he comes to the Majors, couple 0:10:17.720 --> 0:10:20.000 more homers, couple more stolen bases, and then this spring, 0:10:20.400 --> 0:10:25.080 three homers in spring, couple stolen bases again. Raphaela, if 0:10:25.120 --> 0:10:27.920 given the opportunity, really ready to have a big breakout, 0:10:27.920 --> 0:10:30.160 and he has done it pretty consistently from accounting stat 0:10:30.240 --> 0:10:33.440 perspective throughout the Miners, and I'm looking forward to it 0:10:33.480 --> 0:10:33.840 this year. 0:10:34.160 --> 0:10:35.720 Let's take a quick break in the action to tell 0:10:35.720 --> 0:10:39.440 you about fan Tracks, the most customizable fantasy platform in 0:10:39.480 --> 0:10:43.880 the industry, offering the greatest fantasy experience for your dynasty, keeper, 0:10:43.960 --> 0:10:47.320 redraft and best ball leagues. Create or join a Fantasy 0:10:47.360 --> 0:10:50.480 Baseball Commissioner league, invite your friends, and dominate your draft 0:10:50.559 --> 0:10:53.400 this season. Fan tracks Free MLB League Manager is the 0:10:53.440 --> 0:10:57.240 most customizable, easy to use, and feature rich platform in 0:10:57.280 --> 0:11:00.240 the industry. 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And now back to the action. 0:11:53.240 --> 0:11:55.360 All right, let's get to the National League East here. 0:11:55.679 --> 0:11:59.679 Start with the Atlanta Braves. Ajsmith Shaver starting pitcher again. 0:12:00.240 --> 0:12:02.920 Going to be a guy in April necessarily for this team, 0:12:02.960 --> 0:12:04.640 but I do believe at some point in time you 0:12:04.679 --> 0:12:07.120 are going to see this kid. He's got the fastball 0:12:07.160 --> 0:12:10.080 you need he is a brave starting pitching prospect. I 0:12:10.080 --> 0:12:12.040 don't know, you know how much more we need from that, 0:12:12.160 --> 0:12:14.720 because I mean, we always seem to get these guys 0:12:14.720 --> 0:12:17.880 who pop every single time I'm looking at this player 0:12:18.000 --> 0:12:20.120 is going to at some point. I think he's gonna 0:12:20.120 --> 0:12:22.160 make fifteen starts for the Braves this year at some point. 0:12:22.160 --> 0:12:23.640 I don't know if you agree with that number or not, 0:12:24.240 --> 0:12:26.720 but I think that number is enough where he has 0:12:26.760 --> 0:12:28.920 potential to be a breakout star. And it's hard with 0:12:28.960 --> 0:12:31.400 Atlanta because most of these guys are ready or kind 0:12:31.400 --> 0:12:34.160 of planted in their spots. Maybe some of the outfield 0:12:34.160 --> 0:12:36.160 of Kalnick, you know, struggles. Some's gonna come out there 0:12:36.200 --> 0:12:39.040 and have a breakout. Potentially, that's possible, but I think 0:12:39.080 --> 0:12:41.040 in the pitching staff you're always going to see injuries. 0:12:41.120 --> 0:12:42.800 It's just a part of, you know, the nature of 0:12:42.840 --> 0:12:45.600 this game. Smashaffer is going to get his potential. And again, 0:12:45.720 --> 0:12:48.680 another guy who looked good this spring, Christopher Sanchez with 0:12:48.720 --> 0:12:50.880 the Phillies, is another pitcher that I'd be looking for 0:12:50.920 --> 0:12:52.160 a lot of pitchers in this list here in the 0:12:52.200 --> 0:12:56.520 National League's Sanchez. Again, this was a tougher one for 0:12:56.640 --> 0:13:01.160 me also because a good pick. I think there's potential 0:13:01.160 --> 0:13:03.000 for a breakout, but I'm not holding my breath for it. 0:13:03.000 --> 0:13:05.160 But I think he's the best candidate because he is 0:13:05.200 --> 0:13:07.640 going to be locked into that rotation. And the Phillies, 0:13:07.679 --> 0:13:09.000 I do think if they could ever just get off 0:13:09.040 --> 0:13:10.959 to a good start, could really put themselves in the 0:13:11.040 --> 0:13:13.240 driver's seat for this division. I really do as good 0:13:13.280 --> 0:13:15.160 as the Braves are. I look at the Phillies and 0:13:15.160 --> 0:13:17.240 every year the Phillies just get red hot towards the end, 0:13:17.280 --> 0:13:18.920 but they struggle in the first half. Just put it 0:13:18.920 --> 0:13:21.240 together in the first half, Phillies, and if so, Sanchez 0:13:21.280 --> 0:13:23.840 had a chance to I think win double digit games 0:13:23.840 --> 0:13:26.320 here for this team. Even is a fifth starter. The 0:13:26.360 --> 0:13:28.160 next one is the name you're probably not very familiar 0:13:28.240 --> 0:13:31.360 with the New York Mets. It's Jose Bhutto, and Bhuteau 0:13:31.559 --> 0:13:34.800 is a picture that last year messed around a little bit. 0:13:35.280 --> 0:13:36.760 All of a sudden, it seems to have clicked in 0:13:36.800 --> 0:13:39.079 terms of his aggressiveness. I watched the spring start of 0:13:39.120 --> 0:13:42.560 his Welsh and I could not believe the pace in 0:13:42.600 --> 0:13:45.280 which this guy worked, the way he's pounding the strike zone. 0:13:45.280 --> 0:13:46.480 I don't know if you got to see any of 0:13:46.520 --> 0:13:49.199 him or any clips of him. But whatever he did 0:13:49.240 --> 0:13:52.640 last year in terms of tweaking some of those pitches 0:13:52.640 --> 0:13:55.080 of his tweaking, his demeanor on the mound, whatever it 0:13:55.120 --> 0:13:57.320 might be, this is the guy that works fast, is 0:13:57.360 --> 0:14:00.200 the guy that is aggressive in the strike zone. Those 0:14:00.280 --> 0:14:03.360 kind of pictures tend to have good major league success. 0:14:03.559 --> 0:14:06.280 The Mets rotation has all sorts of problems in it. 0:14:06.640 --> 0:14:08.720 Bhutto at some point is going to make starts for 0:14:08.760 --> 0:14:10.520 the Mets. Again. I don't know if I believe in 0:14:10.559 --> 0:14:13.640 mcgil wholeheartedly. I know I've talked about him before. He's 0:14:13.679 --> 0:14:15.920 had some flashes from time to time, but this kid 0:14:16.280 --> 0:14:19.760 looks like a real presence on the mound, totally different 0:14:19.840 --> 0:14:22.320 pounding the strike zone. I'm very excited about this guy, 0:14:22.400 --> 0:14:25.320 so much so that in fifteen team leagues, I'm already 0:14:25.360 --> 0:14:28.520 adding him already in waivers. I didn't draft him because 0:14:28.560 --> 0:14:30.920 knew I didn't have to, but instead I wanted to 0:14:30.960 --> 0:14:32.760 I l other guys that I knew I was going 0:14:32.840 --> 0:14:35.560 to draft and pick up this kid because sooner or 0:14:35.640 --> 0:14:37.520 later he's going to make starts and good ones for 0:14:37.600 --> 0:14:39.760 the New York Mets. Max Meyer a pitcher that we 0:14:39.800 --> 0:14:43.920 both loved going into previous seasons. Unfortunately, injuries kind of 0:14:43.920 --> 0:14:46.280 were his undoing. But Max Meyer is another guy. I 0:14:46.280 --> 0:14:48.840 look at this Marlin's rotation, He's going to have those opportunities. 0:14:48.920 --> 0:14:51.440 Max Meyer at one point was the best pitching prospect 0:14:51.520 --> 0:14:54.760 in this system, and I feel like everyone's forgotten about him. 0:14:54.840 --> 0:14:57.040 I haven't, you haven't. I've talked to Craig Missh Who's 0:14:57.040 --> 0:14:59.040 going to be on our Betting Pro show next week. 0:14:59.080 --> 0:15:01.560 We're doing our MLB preview, So don't miss that on 0:15:01.600 --> 0:15:03.520 the Betting Pros next Wednesday. That show is going to 0:15:03.560 --> 0:15:06.440 be recorded. Meyer he already said like he is back, 0:15:06.480 --> 0:15:08.240 He is ready to go. He is ready to make 0:15:08.280 --> 0:15:10.080 an impact in the major leagues this season. So even 0:15:10.120 --> 0:15:12.440 though he got sent down, don't freak out. By the 0:15:12.440 --> 0:15:14.240 time we get to Memorial Day, I think this kid's 0:15:14.240 --> 0:15:17.480 gonna be up. And James Wood having a terrific spring, 0:15:17.720 --> 0:15:20.920 hitting baseball's a mile long. This was the big piece 0:15:20.960 --> 0:15:23.080 that came back for them in that Soto trade, and 0:15:23.080 --> 0:15:25.680 I'm looking there at James Wood being a guy that 0:15:26.040 --> 0:15:29.560 is going to possibly be their new star, that guy 0:15:29.600 --> 0:15:32.080 that they build around. As much as you know, Lane 0:15:32.160 --> 0:15:35.040 Thomas is fun and CJ. Abrams has a lot of potential. 0:15:35.200 --> 0:15:37.440 James Wood is the middle of the order guy. So 0:15:37.520 --> 0:15:39.480 what is that guy for me that I don't think 0:15:39.520 --> 0:15:41.560 it's gonna take very long. I think he's gonna have 0:15:41.600 --> 0:15:44.120 a month or two at Triple A and then after 0:15:44.160 --> 0:15:45.640 that you're going to see him up in the big 0:15:45.680 --> 0:15:47.480 leagues and it's only a matter of time before those 0:15:47.480 --> 0:15:49.280 moonshots get to the major leagues. Welsh, what do you 0:15:49.280 --> 0:15:51.040 think about these five names? Who stands out to you? 0:15:51.280 --> 0:15:53.880 Uh? The one that really really gets me excited is 0:15:53.960 --> 0:15:56.680 Christopher Sanchez and I think this is a really great 0:15:56.680 --> 0:15:59.040 breakout call. And now he's been kind of a favorite 0:15:59.080 --> 0:16:00.920 of quite a few people as far as drafting because 0:16:00.920 --> 0:16:05.040 he goes so late. I love decent, strikeout, low walk 0:16:05.080 --> 0:16:09.120 guys because I think the floor really kind of raises up, 0:16:09.160 --> 0:16:11.080 so you just know that this guy might not blow up. 0:16:11.120 --> 0:16:13.040 This is one of those guys that feels like a 0:16:13.120 --> 0:16:15.480 very streamable type of pitcher that might be someone that 0:16:15.520 --> 0:16:18.200 you can't afford to drop. In season, four percent walk rate, 0:16:18.280 --> 0:16:20.880 last year, twenty four percent k rate. He had an 0:16:20.880 --> 0:16:24.320 over forty percent whift rate on his change up and 0:16:24.440 --> 0:16:28.280 he throws all three the singer, fastball, change up, and slider. 0:16:28.720 --> 0:16:30.760 Those are his big three combo pitches, so he's not 0:16:30.960 --> 0:16:34.400 a two pitch pitcher. He's throwing all three at you 0:16:34.480 --> 0:16:37.120 twenty percent or more of the time, and huge whift 0:16:37.200 --> 0:16:39.280 rate on the change up almost thirty percent, whift rate 0:16:39.320 --> 0:16:42.800 on the slider. Low walks in a great rotation and 0:16:42.840 --> 0:16:44.560 looks like he's going to have that for the majority 0:16:44.600 --> 0:16:47.160 of the year. I really love the Christopher Santezco. I 0:16:47.200 --> 0:16:49.840 love the Max Mayer call. My only weird thing with 0:16:49.920 --> 0:16:51.640 him is just coming off with Tommy John and what 0:16:51.680 --> 0:16:55.080 will they allow him to do, especially is their pitchers 0:16:55.200 --> 0:16:56.880 are just dropping like flies. 0:16:57.200 --> 0:16:59.520 Well, and that's the thing, dropping life flies already like 0:16:59.600 --> 0:17:01.640 Euri or as doing with an injury. Like it's just 0:17:01.800 --> 0:17:04.400 it's the nature of the Marlins because they have this, 0:17:04.480 --> 0:17:06.199 you know, younger pitching staff, because they're a team that 0:17:06.240 --> 0:17:07.720 how he's has to you know, they're not signing big 0:17:07.760 --> 0:17:09.800 free agent pictures coming in, so the pitchures have is 0:17:09.800 --> 0:17:11.400 always going to be on the younger Side's always gonna 0:17:11.400 --> 0:17:13.080 be guys in their twenties, not their thirties, unless it's 0:17:13.080 --> 0:17:15.680 a retread guy. Bhutto is the one guy too. I 0:17:15.720 --> 0:17:17.000 don't know if you got to see him yet, Welsh, 0:17:17.040 --> 0:17:19.560 but if you haven't, check him out. Ten innings this 0:17:19.640 --> 0:17:24.040 year in the spring training, nine strikeouts, two walks. He's 0:17:24.040 --> 0:17:26.520 got a whip at one point one zero. He has 0:17:26.800 --> 0:17:29.240 just been terrific so far. And last year he did, 0:17:29.280 --> 0:17:31.320 you know, make a few appearances for the New York 0:17:31.359 --> 0:17:33.200 Mets in the big club. Had a three six four 0:17:33.200 --> 0:17:35.480 ERA over forty two winnings, thirty eight strikeouts, and he 0:17:35.480 --> 0:17:37.520 did walk too many guys there. That's the trouble. He's 0:17:37.560 --> 0:17:39.880 got to cut down that walk rate. But some good 0:17:39.880 --> 0:17:42.000 adjustments in twenty twenty three that you saw for him, 0:17:42.040 --> 0:17:43.320 and I think that towards the end of the year 0:17:43.400 --> 0:17:45.080 last year you kind of figured it out and he 0:17:45.119 --> 0:17:47.200