1 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: Hello, everyone, Welcome back to the Henbor Territory Podcasts, Episode 2 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:26,760 Speaker 1: one five seven of My name is Brad. What I'm 3 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: joined today? As I often am. I my co host 4 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: his name is Scott Coleman. Scott, how are you on 5 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:34,160 Speaker 1: a Sunday afternoon? Hey, Brad? I'm doing great. 6 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:37,520 Speaker 2: I am gonna knock on every piece of wood within 7 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 2: fifty miles of myself before I say what am I 8 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:43,919 Speaker 2: about to say? But so far, it's been about as 9 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 2: good of a spring training as you can ask for 10 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:49,880 Speaker 2: for the Atlanta Braves. Not that wins and losses matter, 11 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 2: but they are now six and two after winning on Sunday, 12 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 2: and the team has been healthy and performing well, and 13 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 2: I think some of the questions about the roster that 14 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 2: we had coming into this spring, it's been mostly good 15 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 2: news there. So again, I promise you I am not 16 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 2: trying to do the podcast jinks on it. But now 17 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 2: that we're a couple of weeks into the spring, I 18 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 2: feel like we're in pretty good shape now as we 19 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 2: approach the midway point of being down in. 20 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: Florida, I think that is all reasonable. And yes, I 21 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: actually watched you softly knocked on while you were doing that. 22 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 1: While We're on YouTube, so it is what it is. 23 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 1: But yeah, yes, the Braves. It's been going well. It's 24 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: our first podcast of the month of March. We're not 25 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 1: into March officially. This is March if you are a 26 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: college basketball person, as both Scott and I am. But 27 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: we should also say at the top of the show, 28 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: we are part of Foul Territory as a network, we 29 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: are Hammer Territory. We cover the Braves all year round 30 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: on this podcast, usually most of the times a week, 31 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 1: even during the dead zone. And then as ween wrap 32 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: up now now that there's actually baseball games going on, 33 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: even more and more action on the show from us, 34 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: we shall also plug We did a show not us, 35 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: it was actually our colleagues Sean Coleman and Stephen Tolbert 36 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: on Friday evening. And then also before that a Farm 37 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: System kind of deep dive that I did with Gorea 38 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: Badak that was a lot of fun to re, so 39 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: lots of stuff going on in braves Land. Scott nods 40 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: at me. 41 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 2: That podcast that you did overshadowing or overviewing the farm 42 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 2: System was really really good and I highly recommend Gorev's 43 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 2: work and all the workover at Battery power dot Com, 44 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 2: especially on the minor league side, and I mean I 45 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:22,639 Speaker 2: was learning something new with basically every player you all 46 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 2: talked about, whether it was Drake Baldwin or rising expectations 47 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 2: for aj Smith Shaver or some of the deeper, maybe 48 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 2: sleeper type of prospects in the system who could find 49 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 2: themselves in the mix this upcoming season. So highly recommend 50 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 2: that Prospect Deep Dive. If folks didn't listen to it 51 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 2: earlier in the week. 52 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, that show is available now and it was oft 53 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: because of me. That show was good. Gorey was great, 54 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 1: and also people should be listening to their podcast. They 55 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: do a monor league focus, exclusively focused podcast called Peach 56 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: Date Prospects. That's a fun listen as well if you 57 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 1: are into that sort of thing. We always admit on 58 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: the show. I know, at least the two of us 59 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: for sure, we're not prospect guys. We do follow the system, 60 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: but in a way that like the scouts do, like 61 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: Gorove and Garrett Spain, those guys are old guy Eric Cole, 62 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: et cetera, et cetera. But I like to talk to 63 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 1: those folks every once in a while, check in a 64 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: little bit, and of course switch raining is a good 65 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:12,359 Speaker 1: time for that because there's a lot of prospects playing 66 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: baseball this time of year. It's not always the regulars. 67 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:16,799 Speaker 1: Even when the regulars play, as we'll get into here 68 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: in a second, they don't last long in these early games. 69 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 1: They might play three innings, four innings and then be 70 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: out of there. So here we are, Scott, not that 71 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: much to get to today, but still here we are. 72 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 1: It's been a couple of days to stay some this 73 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 1: podcast on the feed. They play two games since then. 74 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 1: You mentioned they've been playing well, Saturday and Sunday. My 75 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 1: I guess our lead topic, if you want to say that, 76 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: is that you brought this up to me. I think 77 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 1: it's the absolutely right thing. The brains have kind of 78 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 1: tipped their hat a little bit, we'll tip their hand 79 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 1: a little bit when it comes to what their lineup 80 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: might be for opening Day, and it's because of and that, 81 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 1: you know, part of this discussion is left field, which 82 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: we'll get into in a second. But does that sound 83 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 1: reasonable as your point in the first place, But if 84 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: you will get at their a lamp that they've only 85 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: used I think maybe once or twice so far with 86 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: like everybody playing basically it looks a lot like a 87 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: laugh that they might use On March twenty seventh. 88 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 2: Brian Snicker is historically a manager who likes a lot 89 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 2: of consistency with his lineup when he can help it. 90 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 2: He has pretty much the same one through eight or 91 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 2: one through nine most days. Maybe there's a platoon bat 92 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 2: in there that he moves around, or of course, injuries 93 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 2: can sway that, as we saw very frequently last year. 94 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 2: But based on two games this spring, and it is 95 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 2: a small sample, but it seems like we have a 96 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 2: pretty good idea of what the Braves Is regular lineup 97 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 2: is going to be, at least while Ronald Cocunya Junior 98 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 2: is out, and then even when Ronald comes back. I 99 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:42,679 Speaker 2: think Snicker is setting it up to make it really 100 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 2: easy to just kind of slide everybody back one spot 101 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 2: when they add the former MVP at the top of 102 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 2: the order. 103 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:51,279 Speaker 1: Yeah, and that makes total sense to me. You know, 104 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: we did a little bit of this when they sign 105 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: Jerks and Profiler in particular, like, hey, where's it get 106 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 1: hit in the lineup? And I think we even all 107 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: four of us to some degree on different shows, kind 108 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: of agreed. But I think that Profar has pretty clearly 109 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 1: the best like leadoff profile of anyone they have available. 110 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: It's not Ronald with Kunya, he gets on base, and 111 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:11,599 Speaker 1: that's that was one of the lead factors of in 112 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: acquiring Jerkson profile is that he gets on base in 113 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 1: a way that this lae up does not exactly have 114 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: a ton of those like on base first guys, and 115 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: he kind of is that. And he's been leading off 116 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: in those lamups that are kind of the we think 117 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 1: sneak peak lineups, and he's followed up by the power guys, 118 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:28,160 Speaker 1: and then you know, you get in your Assy Albi's 119 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: your Michael Harris, et cetera. What do you make of 120 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:32,479 Speaker 1: what they have been doing here? Do you agree with it? 121 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: Obviously we don't do a ton of line up talk anymore. 122 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:35,840 Speaker 1: We used to do more of that, honestly, probably four 123 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 1: or five years ago. But it's a good time to 124 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: kind of peek at it a little bit. Do you 125 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:41,279 Speaker 1: agree with this? Because I think you and I do. 126 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,480 Speaker 1: We're want to stay page that snip. I think it's 127 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:46,160 Speaker 1: foreshadowing this a little bit, but do you buy it? 128 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 1: This is something that you would actually do with the 129 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 1: line up. 130 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:51,799 Speaker 2: So in two games where the Braves have played most 131 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 2: of their regulars. This has been the lineup Jerkson Profar 132 00:05:55,800 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 2: leading off, Austin Riley second, Matt Olsen third, Marcelo Zuna fourth, 133 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:06,799 Speaker 2: Michael Harris fifth, Ozzy Alby's sixth, and we haven't gotten 134 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 2: the full one through nine just yet. Usually snit will 135 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 2: do that towards the very end of the spring in 136 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 2: what is more of like a dress rehearsal for opening day. 137 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:20,239 Speaker 2: But you have Profar, Riley, Olsen, Ozuna, Harris Alby's, which 138 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:24,599 Speaker 2: funny enough, is switch hitting right handed left handed, right 139 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 2: handed left handed switch hitting, which really comes into really beneficial, 140 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:32,039 Speaker 2: especially in the late innings when it comes to be 141 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 2: a matchup. Maybe you want to bring in a lefty 142 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:37,279 Speaker 2: to face Matt Olsen, but with the three batter minimum, 143 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:40,600 Speaker 2: then that lefty has to face perhaps Austin Riley or 144 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 2: for sure Marcelo Zuna, and even Michael Harris, who is 145 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,799 Speaker 2: not terrible against lefties. And then we know what Ozzy 146 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 2: Alby's does against left handed pitching, so there's a lot 147 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:52,719 Speaker 2: of balance there. And then when Ronald Acuna Junior comes 148 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:56,719 Speaker 2: back at some point, you just bounce everybody back one spot. 149 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 2: You still have Profars on base at the top of 150 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 2: your order, you have a Kunya leading off where he's 151 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,719 Speaker 2: been leading off basically every day he's been healthy for 152 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 2: five seasons now. And then you have two really good 153 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 2: on base guys when everything is going right with Acunya 154 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 2: in Profar ahead of Riley Olsen, Ozuna, Harris Alby's. I mean, 155 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 2: that's as good a one through seven as there is. 156 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,680 Speaker 2: And then if the Braves get a bounce back from 157 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 2: Sean Murphy, which I think we're all hoping for, you're 158 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 2: talking about a ridiculous one through eight, and then kind 159 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 2: of what the Braves have talked about now for two 160 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 2: seasons and an ideal world, Orlando Arcia is batting ninth 161 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 2: is a little bit better than what he did last season, 162 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 2: and it's just not killing you in the bottom of 163 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 2: the order because you have really, really good. 164 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: Hitters ahead of him. 165 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 3: I think this is the way I would do it. 166 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 3: I don't know about you, Brad, but this feels like 167 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 3: the lineup to me. It takes advantage of your on 168 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 3: base at the top. You allow your power guys and 169 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 3: Michael Harris and Azsi Alby's to hopefully drive in a 170 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 3: million runs behind a really good top of the order and. 171 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 1: It's balanced too. 172 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 2: As I said earlier, there's no it's not too right heavy, 173 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 2: it's not too left heavy. It just feels like the 174 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 2: lineup I would go with if I were calling the shots. 175 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 1: But maybe you feel differently. No, we were on the 176 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 1: safe page for sure. I mean, it's not like they 177 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: have to be married with the same group every day. 178 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 1: You're right, though, Snith does like to do that as 179 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 1: much as he can. Then occasionally, and that's when it 180 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 1: becomes more noticeable. Like he when he makes a change, 181 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 1: it's actually noticeable because he doesn't make a lot of changes. 182 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: Like last year Roley was struggling and he went to 183 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 1: fifth and that was like a oh okay, that was notable. 184 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,199 Speaker 1: They changed it, Like it's not He likes to kind 185 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:33,960 Speaker 1: of stick with the guns that they kind of go 186 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:36,839 Speaker 1: come with. And there are by the way, we will 187 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 1: not do it's on the show. There are these philosophical 188 00:08:39,160 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 1: things and you know, kind of the new ag things 189 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 1: where like, for instance, when you and I were kids, 190 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 1: I'm a little bit older than you, but you know, 191 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:46,079 Speaker 1: the cleanup hitter was like the big guy, like like 192 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:47,560 Speaker 1: your best hitter hit clean up all this stuff. Then 193 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 1: it became third, and then it became second. Like it's 194 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: kind of this, This stuff does kind of change depending 195 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:54,600 Speaker 1: on what your era is. It's just an old school guy, 196 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: but obviously there's some consultation there with the analytics guys 197 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 1: at the front office, et cetera. Yeah, but it all 198 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:01,719 Speaker 1: makes sense to me. I mean, you want, you want 199 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 1: your guys to get on base early. Profi gets on base. 200 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:06,319 Speaker 1: Do you want maybe occasionally, do you want to have 201 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 1: Ozzie Alby's hit higher than the line up? I guess 202 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 1: the lefty. Sure, Like there's that kind of thing things 203 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:13,600 Speaker 1: that you can do, but generally, yeah, Running leads off, 204 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:16,320 Speaker 1: and then I'm fine with Profar hitting second or first 205 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 1: first with Ronnie out, for sure. That's the one thing, 206 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: the one thing. There are few a few things that 207 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: I'm pretty rigid on. I am definitely in the lead 208 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 1: Profar off until Running gets back. Camp I like that decision. 209 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 1: He's the best on base guy. And then after that, Like, 210 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 1: do I care that much about the order that Riley, 211 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 1: Olsen and Azuna are in? Not really, but they're they're 212 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: gonna be in that two three, four five mix. The 213 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 1: three of those guys will be in some order between 214 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:42,440 Speaker 1: two and between two and five we kind of know that, 215 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:45,199 Speaker 1: so yeah, it makes all sense to me. And also 216 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:47,440 Speaker 1: they've done this a little bit where at the bottom 217 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 1: of the lineup we all understand that RCA is their 218 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: worst hitter. You also could have Arcia hit eighth and 219 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: slot someone like Michael Harris at ninth. They've done that, 220 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: They've done it before. Obviously Michael Harris is a better 221 00:09:56,920 --> 00:09:59,480 Speaker 1: hitter than Arcia. But there's one again, one of those 222 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 1: preferential things where it's like, do you want to maybe 223 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 1: have a quote unquote second lead off hitter at nine? 224 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 1: The kind of laplot anyway, there's philosophical questions about that, 225 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 1: but I think what you lay up is perfect. It's 226 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 1: they have these spots that are they make total sense 227 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 1: for all these guys. They have a bunch of power. 228 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: And I think this lab that they've been using, as 229 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:22,720 Speaker 1: you already said, going back and forth, lefty alrighty, isn't 230 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 1: a mandate for me, but it does when you can 231 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 1: do it and it makes natural sense, why not do it? 232 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:29,680 Speaker 1: Which I think is probably how they land at what 233 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 1: they've been doing so far. 234 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:33,640 Speaker 2: And we'll see, because it looks like the Braves will 235 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:36,199 Speaker 2: see at least a couple of lefties in that first 236 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 2: week or even two weeks of the season based on 237 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 2: who they're gonna face. Now, we'll see maybe Brian Snicker 238 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 2: will do a little bit of tinkering. If it's a 239 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 2: really tough lefty, maybe they drop Matt Olsen a spot 240 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 2: and move Marcelo Zuna ahead of him, and you swap 241 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 2: Ozzie Alby's and Michael Harris, because again, Ozzy just crushes 242 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:56,439 Speaker 2: lefties but is not as strong against righty's. So there 243 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 2: is some built in flexibility here. We're going to talk 244 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 2: about this little bit later in the show. But it's 245 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:04,960 Speaker 2: also interesting that I think we're leaning towards a platoon 246 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:08,199 Speaker 2: with Jared Kelnick and Brian day La Cruz. Of course, 247 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 2: one lefty one righty also bring some balance to your lineup. 248 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 2: You could pinch hit those guys later on in the 249 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 2: game as well. So it seems like after such a 250 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 2: frustrating and injury riddled twenty twenty four, you have a 251 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:23,559 Speaker 2: new hitting coach in place. God willing, they're going to 252 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 2: be healthier than they were a year ago. If they 253 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:28,440 Speaker 2: get healthy seasons out of their top eight hitters in 254 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 2: this lineup, or even if six or seven of them 255 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:31,560 Speaker 2: stay healthy. 256 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 1: It feels like to. 257 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:35,080 Speaker 2: Me anyway that we're the Braves are going to be 258 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:37,080 Speaker 2: back at the top of the leader boards as they 259 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:39,679 Speaker 2: were two years ago and really just hit the crap 260 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:40,480 Speaker 2: out of the baseball. 261 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, we're a long way from this, but the Potterys 262 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:44,719 Speaker 1: do have I think their top three and I said 263 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 1: the Braves play first, if you don't know that in 264 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 1: about three and a half weeks from now. The Potterys 265 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 1: do have their top three pitchers are all right handed, 266 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:52,440 Speaker 1: so they probably go ready, righty ready. But the Dodgers 267 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:54,760 Speaker 1: have all kinds of options, and they're the second team 268 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:57,240 Speaker 1: of the Braves. Could see, well, we'll see and then 269 00:11:57,280 --> 00:11:58,719 Speaker 1: we'll see if they throw some Lucky's in there too. 270 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 1: But flexibility, and you know, aside from Ozzie, they don't 271 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 1: have a ton of guys who are like total platoon 272 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:07,560 Speaker 1: split guys. Obviously there are preferences, but he's really the 273 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 1: only one that's like a very very sharp platoon split 274 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:12,600 Speaker 1: guy out of their regulars. You know, we'll get into 275 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:15,319 Speaker 1: an effect. Let's get to it right now, Scott, about 276 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:18,560 Speaker 1: this left field situation. We've gotten questions about this. We 277 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 1: did discuss it quite a bit when they signed Brian 278 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 1: day la Cruz, but that's been like three months now 279 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 1: or two months at least, so it's I'm sure we 280 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: have some new listeners coming on board. But the question 281 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 1: we keep getting now already is basically, are they going 282 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 1: to platoon Kellen Nick with Brian day la Cruz to 283 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 1: begin the season. Obviously, once already comes back, as long 284 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 1: as you have Profar Harris and Acunya, that is your outfield. 285 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 1: Jerry Kellen's gonna have to sit what what? Everybody's there, 286 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 1: but you know, injuries happen and we know for a 287 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 1: while there's that spot open without ronin Acunya and Kevin's 288 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:50,280 Speaker 1: been good in the spring, which is why it's coming 289 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 1: up even more now. I think. I think Bow when 290 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 1: somebody wrote already wrote about this, dedicated a couple of 291 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: weeks ago, like this is gonna be the plan and 292 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 1: got snipped, you know, talked to Snip basically said, hey, 293 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:02,160 Speaker 1: if you remember last year, we signed Adam Duval in 294 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:04,720 Speaker 1: mid March, like they were gonna we talked about it 295 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:06,439 Speaker 1: a lot a year ago. They were gonna go into 296 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:08,680 Speaker 1: the season with count playing every day, and then suddenly 297 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:11,719 Speaker 1: he wasn't. Now they have this kind of built in 298 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 1: option and he's not Adam Duval as far as being proven, 299 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 1: but Brian de la Cruz was kind of it seemed 300 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 1: like to us anyway, signed to be kind of in 301 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 1: this role maybe a fourth fifth outfielder or platoon guy. 302 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: Is that I mean, it's I would say, super early 303 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,600 Speaker 1: and kind of Look again, he looks good, comic looks 304 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 1: really good at this point in time. But are you 305 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 1: planning on that, like again, four weeks from now, do 306 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 1: you expect to see a platoon early on in the season. 307 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 1: I think so. 308 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:37,320 Speaker 2: And you know, Brian de la Cruz, as you said, 309 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:39,080 Speaker 2: we talked about him quite a bit, but just a 310 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 2: quick refresher if folks are maybe tuning in now as 311 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:44,960 Speaker 2: we get closer to baseball. Once upon a time with 312 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:48,439 Speaker 2: the Miami Marlins, de la Cruz was a pretty good hitter. 313 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 2: He had about a three season stretch where he was 314 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 2: a slightly above average hitter and hit for power and 315 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 2: hit the baseball really hard. The reason that he signed 316 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 2: a minor league deal this offseason is that since the 317 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 2: twenty twenty three All Star Break, Dala Cruz has really 318 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:09,840 Speaker 2: really struggled. He has a seventy six WRC plus across 319 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 2: quite a few at bats since midpoint of twenty twenty three. 320 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 2: For reference, a seventy six WRC plus is slightly better 321 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 2: than what Orlando Orcia was last season. 322 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 1: Which was bad. I guess you grew up out everybody. 323 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 1: He was not very good a year ago, and. 324 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 2: RCA plays good defense at least, and Dala Cruz historically 325 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 2: has not graded out very well defensively, although he does 326 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 2: have a big arm. So I think, because we know 327 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 2: with pretty high certainty at this point, Jared Kolnick is 328 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 2: not going to hit left handed pitching a career one 329 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 2: ninety two batting average and a fifty eight WRC plus 330 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 2: against lefties. 331 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 1: He was actually even worse. 332 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 2: Last season against lefties, and a small sample, I think 333 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 2: it was like a forty nine WRC plus, which is unplayable. 334 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:58,080 Speaker 2: And Dala Cruz, while not Barry bonds against left handed 335 00:14:58,080 --> 00:15:01,080 Speaker 2: pitching by any means, is a two seventy hitter with 336 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 2: a career ninety two WRC plus against lefties, which is 337 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 2: serviceable at least for. 338 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: A couple of weeks. 339 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 2: While Lacunya is out, I'm imagining a platoon of some 340 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 2: kind if either player wants to be so good that 341 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 2: you can't fathom taking him out of the lineup, great, 342 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:18,920 Speaker 2: all for it. But I think we're leaning towards that. 343 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 2: Dala Cruz has gotten into the lineup pretty regularly this 344 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:24,720 Speaker 2: spring has had a couple of hard hits as well, 345 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:25,400 Speaker 2: which isn't. 346 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 1: A bad sign by any means. 347 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 2: Should I imagine we're heading towards a platoon here at 348 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:30,280 Speaker 2: least until Akunya is ready to go. 349 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 1: It makes sense. And look, the other thing is, you 350 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 1: know Kelnick. I think even the Kilnick skeptics probably would 351 00:15:37,560 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 1: acknowledge he's better than day La Cruise on paper, and 352 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 1: he's the strongest side of the platoon. So Kelnick is 353 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 1: the guy who hits right. He's better than lefties. You're 354 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 1: gonna see more rights and the lefties. That makes sense. 355 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 1: And you know, honestly, there might be a stretch and 356 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 1: you know the Scott but every it might be two 357 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 1: weeks before you see let that start, like you might 358 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 1: just you might go forever and see only right head starter, 359 00:15:56,480 --> 00:16:00,040 Speaker 1: which means Kuntic would presumably play almost every day for 360 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:02,000 Speaker 1: a while and again early in the season if the 361 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 1: Padres I believe their top four starters are all right handed, 362 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 1: so I think they're going to see three right handers 363 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:10,280 Speaker 1: to starting the season, and presumably that means Kellick starts, 364 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 1: and that makes sense. He's the he's the better player overall, 365 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: and I do think, well, I think we agree on this. 366 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 1: I think kel Nick is maybe a little bit could 367 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:21,680 Speaker 1: get a little bit better against lefties. I'm not saying 368 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 1: he's going to, but like he's at the age now 369 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 1: on the spot now, like the sample isn't so big 370 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:28,240 Speaker 1: against lefties where I'm like think he's like totally a 371 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 1: lost cause. But until you see it, and I wouldn't 372 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 1: bank on it, basically is what I would say. Platooning 373 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: him does make total sense on a team that's trying 374 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 1: to win the World Series right now. It's not about 375 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 1: developing Jered Kellnick. Obviously you want to, but you want 376 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 1: to win games as well. And I think if you 377 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:44,600 Speaker 1: if you ask me, all right, I guess I'll ask 378 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 1: you this. If you face a left handed starter on 379 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 1: April fifth of this year, do you want Dala Cruz 380 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 1: in there? Or do you want Kelvick in there? Dala Cruz, 381 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:58,040 Speaker 1: I think I agree with you. So again, Dale Cruz, 382 00:16:58,080 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 1: might he might crash out in the next three weeks. 383 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 1: That's their thing. He there's no investment Dela Cruz. I 384 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 1: don't mean that in a negative way about him, but 385 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 1: like if just if he goes oh for fifty the 386 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:09,440 Speaker 1: rest of the spring and looks terrible, they'll just cut 387 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:10,720 Speaker 1: them and sign somebody else, you know what I mean. 388 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:11,960 Speaker 1: They don't have to keep it up. 389 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:12,200 Speaker 2: The deal. 390 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:15,479 Speaker 1: It's more about you know, random outfield or x than 391 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:17,119 Speaker 1: it is about Brian Dayla Cruz. At least for me, 392 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:19,440 Speaker 1: it's more like you could find somebody. Look, it won't 393 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 1: be it probably won't won't be Duval this time, but 394 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:24,439 Speaker 1: they could find somebody into Duvall mode if they wanted 395 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:26,440 Speaker 1: to on March twentieth and be like, you know, we 396 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:28,879 Speaker 1: should have to have somebody to do this. Yeah. 397 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:32,119 Speaker 2: Absolutely, And I think in a perfect world the Braves 398 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:34,119 Speaker 2: have their big three in the outfield for most of 399 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:37,160 Speaker 2: the season and they're not gonna need Kelnik or Daila 400 00:17:37,240 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 2: Cruz or anybody else. But the likelihood is is that 401 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 2: somebody is going to get hurt at some point. Hopefully 402 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:46,600 Speaker 2: it's more of the ten or fifteen day injured list 403 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 2: stint in not two months, but Michael Harris has been 404 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:52,040 Speaker 2: hurt in both of the last two years and miss 405 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 2: significant time. Kunya coming back from the knee. I'm guessing 406 00:17:56,720 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 2: even if the Braves are being very diligent and cautious 407 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:03,240 Speaker 2: the spring, the likelihood is we're going to be seeing 408 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 2: a lineup where Ronald Acuna Junior is in there and 409 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:08,440 Speaker 2: he's gonna get scratched forty five minutes before a first 410 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 2: pitch because his knee is four or he felt something 411 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:13,400 Speaker 2: and they just want to be extra careful and take 412 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:15,480 Speaker 2: the day off, and then kel Nick will be in there, 413 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:18,160 Speaker 2: or day La Cruz if it's Lefty. We'll see how 414 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:21,440 Speaker 2: the rosteril turns out too, because you can only carry 415 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 2: effectively four bench players, and if Acunya is there and 416 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:26,959 Speaker 2: you have to have a backup catcher and a backup 417 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:30,160 Speaker 2: utility man, then it's basically two players for the bench. 418 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:32,880 Speaker 2: And we'll see where all that is. Probably a discussion 419 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 2: for the end of April or early May. Yeah, but regardless, 420 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 2: I do think to kind of come full circle. I 421 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:39,919 Speaker 2: think we're looking out of the tune and if the 422 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:43,640 Speaker 2: Braves can get average offensive production and good enough defense 423 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:47,120 Speaker 2: and right field until their superstar comes back. I think 424 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 2: you take it all day long, especially if the seven 425 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:51,520 Speaker 2: guys in the lineup ahead of them are hitting the 426 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 2: way that we're hoping they're going to hit. 427 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:56,480 Speaker 1: We agree, And one of the advantages of having kell Nick, 428 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 1: even if you don't love him, is that he can 429 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:01,359 Speaker 1: play a functional center field defensively too. That allows you 430 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 1: to carry only one back about fielder if you have to. 431 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 1: Once Ronnie comes back, you can just go with four 432 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:09,200 Speaker 1: and have Kelly be your fourth guy. You know, obviously 433 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:11,239 Speaker 1: you're hoping to Michael Harris plays all one sixty two 434 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: or whatever they want to do with him, but certainly 435 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:16,240 Speaker 1: there's some flexibility there. And yeah, I think one hundred 436 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 1: percent even if they're I think the Braves have shown 437 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:20,920 Speaker 1: so far and said so far, they're probably going to 438 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:23,880 Speaker 1: be overly cautious with Ronnie to where when they bring 439 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 1: him back, he's going to just go straight through the outfield. 440 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:27,919 Speaker 1: He won't have to DH any of that stuff that 441 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:30,359 Speaker 1: we were kind of maybe worried about earlier in the winter. 442 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:32,600 Speaker 1: But also, I don't think he's going to be on 443 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:34,720 Speaker 1: the Matt Olson and play every ending of every game plan. 444 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:37,119 Speaker 1: If I had to guess, you probably see Ronnie take 445 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:38,840 Speaker 1: a day off every couple weeks something like that, So 446 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:43,720 Speaker 1: notable at this point in time. All right, so we 447 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:45,920 Speaker 1: mentioned already a couple things about Saturday's game, but you know, 448 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:47,639 Speaker 1: day La Cruz a two bit that was good to see. 449 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:50,280 Speaker 1: It was mostly a bullpen endeavor on Saturday. It was 450 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:55,879 Speaker 1: Dylan Lee and Buck Farmer and Jake Deekman. Look, we 451 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:57,439 Speaker 1: don't have to go through every time every single one 452 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:00,400 Speaker 1: of these guys pitches. But I have noticed, at least 453 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 1: it's been notable to me a lot of the fringy 454 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 1: relievers on the roster, your Farmer's, your Deemon's not, Don'tly's 455 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:08,200 Speaker 1: not this by the way, the don't lease a different category, 456 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:10,439 Speaker 1: but have been pretty good. At least the results have 457 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:12,960 Speaker 1: been pretty good. Yeah, it's hard to tell how much 458 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 1: of that matters. I'll raise my head right now and say, 459 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:18,280 Speaker 1: I'm not going to see every pitch every every game. 460 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 1: It's been training. It's just not possible when you have 461 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:21,960 Speaker 1: a day job and they play o'clock in the afternoon. 462 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 1: But from what I have seen, in particular, Farmer and 463 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:28,200 Speaker 1: Digman have looked pretty good to my eye. The numbers 464 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:30,439 Speaker 1: have said that same story. I don't they already They 465 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:33,520 Speaker 1: already a signed Chase and Shrieve to triple A. So 466 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:35,320 Speaker 1: that was one other guy that was like kind of 467 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:38,160 Speaker 1: in the mix. It seemed like as a longtime veteran reliever, 468 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 1: who's not going to be seemingly in the mix of 469 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 1: they opened their bullpin. But anything standing out to you 470 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 1: from the relievers at this point in time, where is 471 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:45,840 Speaker 1: it just kind of like it's early. We'll see. 472 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:49,160 Speaker 2: If you would have asked me at the very start 473 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:51,640 Speaker 2: of spring when all the pitchers and catchers were showing up, 474 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 2: what was my level of concern with the depth in 475 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 2: the bullpen? One being not a concern in the world 476 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:00,760 Speaker 2: ten being I am terrified. I was at like a 477 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:04,239 Speaker 2: seven seven and a half. I was legitimately concerned. And 478 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:07,920 Speaker 2: this was before they added Buck Farmer and Jake Deekman 479 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:12,359 Speaker 2: on basically tryout deals. After a couple of weeks, based 480 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 2: on both what I've seen and the stuff from these 481 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:18,480 Speaker 2: guys coming out of the bullpen and the results, I'm 482 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 2: lower on now, I would say I'm more in like 483 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:24,159 Speaker 2: the maybe five out of ten in my concern, I 484 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 2: still do worry about the depth of this team. Maybe 485 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 2: that's just something I'm gonna have to get over because 486 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:32,959 Speaker 2: I mean, clearly, the front office doesn't necessarily share our 487 00:21:33,080 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 2: sentiments because they have done nothing in terms of adding 488 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:38,840 Speaker 2: depth to the pitching staff this offseason other than those 489 00:21:38,840 --> 00:21:42,240 Speaker 2: aforementioned couple of minor league deals. But it is encouraging 490 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:44,119 Speaker 2: that at least through the first couple of weeks of 491 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:47,879 Speaker 2: the spring, guys like Farmer and Deekman and Anderson Kolar 492 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:50,520 Speaker 2: has gotten a lot of swing and miss, which is encouraging. 493 00:21:50,880 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 2: On help Perdomo, the stuff looks good coming back from 494 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:56,920 Speaker 2: Tommy John and then your regulars like Ryce e Iglacia 495 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:59,360 Speaker 2: has just cruised through an inning today on Sunday. 496 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm again little little ner. 497 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 2: Just I worry that if an injury or two happens, 498 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:07,600 Speaker 2: it's like, oh, baby, Brad, you got anything left in 499 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:11,399 Speaker 2: that arm, because you might be on your way to Atlanta. 500 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 2: Injuries you can't predict them. I mean we saw last year. 501 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 2: Sometimes you're healthy, sometimes you're not. 502 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's a little bit weird that I think of 503 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:20,720 Speaker 1: the four of us, I am the least that's heard 504 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:22,800 Speaker 1: about the bullpen, which is not normally where I would 505 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:25,400 Speaker 1: be like I'm usually Honestly, I might be the pessimist 506 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 1: of the four of us. Maybe you are. I don't know. 507 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:29,840 Speaker 1: One of us might might win that award, but uh, 508 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:32,199 Speaker 1: I just I don't have the same concern. I'm not 509 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:34,480 Speaker 1: saying it's great. I just said I guess I said 510 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 1: this last week at some point. But they have a 511 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:39,360 Speaker 1: lot of bullets to fire at it. And also if 512 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 1: it doesn't work, you can find relievers. Like that's kind 513 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 1: of where I would be. But yeah, it's a small increase. 514 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 1: I don't know if I'm where I would be on 515 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:49,439 Speaker 1: the one to ten scale. Maybe I'm maybe maybe my 516 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 1: war level is like a three or four. It's not 517 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:53,800 Speaker 1: like it's not a one. I have some concern about 518 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:56,560 Speaker 1: the bullpen, but with every encouraging outing, maybe that goes 519 00:22:56,640 --> 00:22:59,399 Speaker 1: let it goes down a little bit, and perhaps you know, 520 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:01,440 Speaker 1: having the four guys that you trust, maybe four and 521 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 1: a half with Day's bell is uh I think it 522 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 1: that does get underrated I think by some because bullpens 523 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:11,159 Speaker 1: are hard and most teams, in fact, I don't think 524 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:13,920 Speaker 1: there's I don't think there is a team maybe Dodgers, 525 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 1: but that has more than four guys that they actually 526 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:18,879 Speaker 1: trust in the bullpen. Spots five through eight in the 527 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:21,720 Speaker 1: bullpen on every team, even contenders, is usually not exactly 528 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:24,399 Speaker 1: something that you absolutely love. The Braves have been particularly 529 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:26,160 Speaker 1: loaded in the bullpen the last couple years, yeah, which 530 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:29,119 Speaker 1: has maybe swung a little bit towards this, And honestly, 531 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 1: I have to I'll cop to it. I thought Alex 532 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:34,680 Speaker 1: is over invested in the bullpen at times, and maybe 533 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:37,440 Speaker 1: they're underinvesting. Now both can be true at the same time. 534 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 1: But if anything, I've been like, hey, probably cool with 535 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 1: the bullpen a little bit of Alex not now, not 536 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:43,200 Speaker 1: that it's not this Hue though at the very least 537 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:44,800 Speaker 1: it's like, okay, I kind of get it. But also 538 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:46,680 Speaker 1: maybe their guards up a little bit too. 539 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:50,119 Speaker 2: So last season coming into it, Aaron Bummer was like 540 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:52,919 Speaker 2: the sixth or seventh man in this bullpen, which is 541 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 2: kind of crazy, honestly, but yeah, and now he's third 542 00:23:56,119 --> 00:23:58,199 Speaker 2: or fourth, depending on where he's gonna fall in the 543 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:00,840 Speaker 2: pecking order. I think that's just kind of shows and 544 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:03,639 Speaker 2: obviously the Braves don't know what's gonna happen. They were 545 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:06,320 Speaker 2: banking on aj Minter a year ago and he barely 546 00:24:06,359 --> 00:24:09,000 Speaker 2: pitched because of the hip injury, and they also got 547 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:11,120 Speaker 2: really good innings out of guys who maybe they weren't 548 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:14,080 Speaker 2: expecting to be very good. It really is a tough 549 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:17,440 Speaker 2: proposition to predict what a bullpen is going to do. Again, 550 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:20,120 Speaker 2: a little more encouraged than I was maybe a month ago, 551 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 2: with the options in the system to navigate at least 552 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:26,200 Speaker 2: until July when you can bolster at the trade deadline, 553 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 2: and hopefully over the next couple of weeks down in Florida, 554 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 2: the relievers continue to perform well, and I mean, frankly, 555 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:34,760 Speaker 2: maybe make the braves have to make a tough choice 556 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 2: because you can only carry eight in that bullpen, maybe 557 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:39,879 Speaker 2: even seven. If they're going to go with a de 558 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:43,399 Speaker 2: facto six man rotation early in the year, it might 559 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 2: be tough. Someone's probably gonna get squeezed off and is 560 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:48,000 Speaker 2: going to be released because he wants to go pursue 561 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:50,720 Speaker 2: a big league opportunity elsewhere, and that's something we'll have 562 00:24:50,760 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 2: to cross that bridge if and when we get there. 563 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 1: This one's for the old heads of our podcast. But 564 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:57,320 Speaker 1: I'll just say the words bullpen's revoltile and we'll move around. 565 00:24:57,320 --> 00:24:59,960 Speaker 1: We'll move right along. That's an old standard on this podcast. 566 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:02,359 Speaker 1: And this is different, by the way, it's a different 567 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:04,720 Speaker 1: show altogether, and we'll probably do again between now and 568 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:08,400 Speaker 1: March twenty seventh about the sixth rotation and check ins 569 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 1: on on Ian, which I know they talked about Friday 570 00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:13,800 Speaker 1: Night and Speth Shaver. It's that's coming just on this 571 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:18,479 Speaker 1: show necessarily elsewhere in the rotation. I guess on Sunday 572 00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:20,520 Speaker 1: the race actually used two starters, so Saturday was like 573 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:24,080 Speaker 1: a bullpen game. Almost Today we saw Lopez and Schwellenbach, 574 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:26,639 Speaker 1: which just I didn't actually I don't know about you. 575 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:28,720 Speaker 1: I didn't know Schmallabach was picture today. I just saw 576 00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:31,320 Speaker 1: Lopez was going and oh, okay, and then twenty through 577 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 1: three innings in the middle of the game, which was 578 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:37,040 Speaker 1: a nice surprise. Looked fantastic. He is, I think fantastic. 579 00:25:37,080 --> 00:25:38,679 Speaker 1: At this point in time, Lopez is a little bit 580 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:41,399 Speaker 1: more concerning, not like terrifying, but he's not hitting his 581 00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 1: spots the way he has been last year. One of 582 00:25:43,800 --> 00:25:45,360 Speaker 1: the things about Ronaldo is that he just didn't walk 583 00:25:45,359 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 1: anybody at all, and that allows you to kind of 584 00:25:48,119 --> 00:25:51,080 Speaker 1: like float a little bit. And I think we all 585 00:25:51,119 --> 00:25:54,080 Speaker 1: know his his era in particularly was not sustainable last year. 586 00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:55,679 Speaker 1: It was like in the ones most of the season 587 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:59,000 Speaker 1: that wasn't going to happen again. But any concern with 588 00:25:59,119 --> 00:26:02,680 Speaker 1: Lopez and his command aka three walks on thinking four 589 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:03,439 Speaker 1: innings so far. 590 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:08,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I watched most of Sunday's game. Rinaldo 591 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 2: just didn't have fastball command. He kind of battled through 592 00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:14,600 Speaker 2: the first inning and then actually didn't make it through 593 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:17,879 Speaker 2: the second inning. He left after forty four pitches in 594 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:21,160 Speaker 2: total and got two outs in the second. It wasn't bad, 595 00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:23,920 Speaker 2: and the velocity is still good, but clearly he's still 596 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:26,199 Speaker 2: trying to find his command and he is by no 597 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:29,160 Speaker 2: means alone in that endeavor across the league. 598 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, So hopefully. 599 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:33,359 Speaker 2: As we get a little deeper into the spring, Ronaldo 600 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:37,160 Speaker 2: looks a little bit more like himself. And then dude, 601 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:41,720 Speaker 2: Spencer Schwellenbach, I mean, we talked briefly on the last 602 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:43,719 Speaker 2: show that he might be a dark horse for some 603 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 2: cy Young. 604 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:48,159 Speaker 1: Votes at the end of the season. It might not 605 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:49,000 Speaker 1: be crazy, Brad. 606 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:52,160 Speaker 2: I mean, just his stuff is so good, his command 607 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:54,880 Speaker 2: is so good. He pitches like a guy who's been 608 00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:57,639 Speaker 2: doing it at a high level for a decade, and 609 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:00,320 Speaker 2: he was in a ball a year and a half ago. 610 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:05,200 Speaker 2: He had a phenomenal plate appearance against Paul Goldschmidt, probably 611 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:09,240 Speaker 2: future Hall of Famer Paul Goldschmith went ahead two, busted 612 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:12,120 Speaker 2: him inside with the fastball through a slider just off 613 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:15,200 Speaker 2: the plate, and then dotted a ninety five mile hour 614 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:18,720 Speaker 2: fastball on the outer corner for strike three. That is 615 00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:23,359 Speaker 2: a perfect, perfect sequence against a very very good hitter. 616 00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:26,199 Speaker 2: And it's I mean, it looks easy every time Schwallenbach 617 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 2: goes out there. Three innings, he gave up a leadoff 618 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:32,520 Speaker 2: single and then the ball did not leave the infield. 619 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:36,000 Speaker 2: In the following three innings, three strikeouts, a bunch of 620 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:38,840 Speaker 2: ground balls. Nobody was squaring him up. I mean, he 621 00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 2: is just so so impressive, and I mean, I just 622 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:44,199 Speaker 2: pray after some of the bad luck the Braves have 623 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:47,560 Speaker 2: had with guys like Mike Soroka and Kyle Wright, I 624 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:51,000 Speaker 2: just pray that his health cooperates, because he is looking 625 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:54,200 Speaker 2: more and more like a very legitimate front of the rotation, 626 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:58,040 Speaker 2: even borderline ace. If he can continue what he did 627 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:01,800 Speaker 2: in the back half of last year. For sure, you know, 628 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:04,040 Speaker 2: five innings, it's five innings in the spring. It's still early, 629 00:28:04,119 --> 00:28:07,600 Speaker 2: but five innings, two base runners allowed, five strikeouts, snow 630 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:10,000 Speaker 2: runs like he just spend what you would hope to 631 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:12,760 Speaker 2: see through two outings and again it's Mark second, but 632 00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:15,760 Speaker 2: we are on the same pages to say, pro schwelly podcast. 633 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:17,280 Speaker 1: We're in. 634 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:20,680 Speaker 2: We could say after every single sentence on this podcast 635 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:21,240 Speaker 2: for the next time. 636 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:22,760 Speaker 1: I mean, I just want to always get the caback 637 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:25,200 Speaker 1: be always try to balance you out because you're I 638 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:27,280 Speaker 1: know you're all in. I can when when you get excited. 639 00:28:27,280 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 1: I can sense it. I've been we've been doing this 640 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:31,480 Speaker 1: a long time. You're excited, and by the way, I 641 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:34,080 Speaker 1: agree with you. It's just notable that you're like, all 642 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:36,359 Speaker 1: right when someone what's as good as he did today 643 00:28:36,800 --> 00:28:40,200 Speaker 1: and it excites you as again. I'm told some new listeners, 644 00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 1: we're not going to rant and ring about guys on 645 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:45,320 Speaker 1: March second very often. And he looked that good today, 646 00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:47,120 Speaker 1: like it's again it's one, it's one outing in the spring, 647 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:47,840 Speaker 1: but he looked awesome. 648 00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:50,800 Speaker 2: So people who used to listen in the dark days 649 00:28:50,840 --> 00:28:54,160 Speaker 2: of the rebuild back on talking Chop. It's funny that 650 00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:56,800 Speaker 2: we used to be painted in this super negative light 651 00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:58,520 Speaker 2: and we still got it. 652 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:01,280 Speaker 1: We still get it. Occasionally we'll get the people like 653 00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:03,200 Speaker 1: man you guys. So you guys are so negative when 654 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:05,200 Speaker 1: we don't. When we're like, hey, maybe the rest goes 655 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:07,600 Speaker 1: to Dodgers, it's like, okay, the super negative. But no, 656 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:09,080 Speaker 1: you're right. We used to get that old. That was 657 00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:10,840 Speaker 1: probably our calling card for a long time, is that 658 00:29:10,840 --> 00:29:13,200 Speaker 1: we were the negative podcast, which is kind of silly, 659 00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:14,280 Speaker 1: but it's just kind of the wayless. 660 00:29:14,480 --> 00:29:17,239 Speaker 3: Well in like the middle of twenty sixteen, when they 661 00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:19,240 Speaker 3: had lost eighteen of twenty. 662 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:20,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, the team sucks. 663 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 3: You want you want positivity in the middle of an 664 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:25,680 Speaker 3: h forty seven stretch or whatever they had at one point. Yeah, 665 00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:29,160 Speaker 3: So it was thankfully, yeah, thankfully, much much better days 666 00:29:29,160 --> 00:29:31,840 Speaker 3: now for the Atlanta Braves. And we try not to 667 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:34,400 Speaker 3: have too much hyperbole and bring nuance to the show. 668 00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:37,600 Speaker 3: If you're a new listener, Yeah, just so excited for 669 00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:40,440 Speaker 3: Schwallenbach and feels like a really good season could be 670 00:29:40,440 --> 00:29:44,320 Speaker 3: on the horizon if he's healthy. Yes, we agree, and 671 00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:47,040 Speaker 3: this is namely needing any analysis, but I thought it 672 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:50,880 Speaker 3: was at least fun on March second that Roley Olsen 673 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:51,520 Speaker 3: went back to back. 674 00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:54,960 Speaker 1: Today, it's like, oh, oh baby, we're here. The season's arrived. Yeah, 675 00:29:55,040 --> 00:29:57,560 Speaker 1: the two boppers went back to back to begin the game. 676 00:29:57,600 --> 00:29:59,160 Speaker 1: That was that was fun. And then Kellnic cat home 677 00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:01,680 Speaker 1: on later on in the game. But it's like, okay, 678 00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:03,800 Speaker 1: just a nice little warm blanket. You see it on Twitter, 679 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:05,120 Speaker 1: you see it if you're watching the game or whatever. 680 00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:07,000 Speaker 1: It's like a notification. Oh, back to back combers for 681 00:30:07,040 --> 00:30:08,400 Speaker 1: the two guys that hit back to Macomer's a lot. 682 00:30:08,400 --> 00:30:08,920 Speaker 1: That's nice. 683 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:12,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, the lineup has looked pretty good again. We'll 684 00:30:12,240 --> 00:30:15,360 Speaker 2: do our March second caveat but the Braves are six 685 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:17,520 Speaker 2: and two. I'd much rather than be six and two 686 00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:20,360 Speaker 2: than two and six, even if it truly means nothing 687 00:30:20,400 --> 00:30:23,719 Speaker 2: how teams perform in the spring. Jared Kelnick also had 688 00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:26,840 Speaker 2: a home run, which was great. Jerks and Profar just 689 00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:29,680 Speaker 2: missed a home run by about two feet and doubled 690 00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:32,720 Speaker 2: as well. He put together some nice played appearances. So 691 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:35,920 Speaker 2: it's been a good start offensively, and the pitching staff 692 00:30:35,920 --> 00:30:38,480 Speaker 2: too for that matter. So a nice game on Sunday. 693 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:40,600 Speaker 2: I found myself watching at least the first five or 694 00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:44,400 Speaker 2: six innings until the deep deep sleepers in the organization 695 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:47,920 Speaker 2: had a chance to play. But yeah, it was overall, 696 00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:50,120 Speaker 2: it was a good weekend for the Braves and it 697 00:30:50,200 --> 00:30:52,720 Speaker 2: seems like, you know, three more weeks and then we'll 698 00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:53,880 Speaker 2: be closer to real baseball. 699 00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:57,840 Speaker 1: That's right. And we're recording with on Sunday afternoon, probably 700 00:30:57,840 --> 00:30:59,960 Speaker 1: little bit earlier than we normally would. I'll just know 701 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:02,920 Speaker 1: this for people listening before Monday afternoon. The Braves play 702 00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:06,560 Speaker 1: Monday one oh five against Tampa. I believe Tampa plays 703 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:10,080 Speaker 1: their spring ball in like Port Charlotte. I believe that's right. 704 00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:13,800 Speaker 1: That's not down the street from Northport. So if I 705 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:15,520 Speaker 1: had to guess, it may not be the best lineup 706 00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:18,120 Speaker 1: on Monday afternoon, that's just good, just a guest. I 707 00:31:18,120 --> 00:31:19,800 Speaker 1: have no idea of recording this only on Sunday, but 708 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:22,760 Speaker 1: it may not be the we talked about earlier in 709 00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:25,040 Speaker 1: the podcast. It may not be the top to bottom regulars. 710 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:29,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, you don't think Austin and Matt are jumping on 711 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:31,640 Speaker 2: that team bus for a long bus ride. 712 00:31:31,960 --> 00:31:34,680 Speaker 1: I do not. If I had to guess, they probably 713 00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:36,880 Speaker 1: will not do that. Oh, I'm not sure if this 714 00:31:36,920 --> 00:31:38,960 Speaker 1: is a clarification or correction. HOWE do you want to 715 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:41,160 Speaker 1: say that I made a comment on the last show 716 00:31:41,160 --> 00:31:43,560 Speaker 1: that we got a lot of Actually, I'm surprised how 717 00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:45,719 Speaker 1: people reply to us about this. Scot's gonna laugh. I 718 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:47,800 Speaker 1: want to bring it up. I mentioned on the last 719 00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:49,120 Speaker 1: show that I don't think the Brands are going to 720 00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:52,480 Speaker 1: go to Arizona for spring training anytime soon. What I 721 00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:54,239 Speaker 1: was saying on that show was that they were going 722 00:31:54,280 --> 00:31:56,640 Speaker 1: to move their spring training operation to Arizona as a 723 00:31:56,680 --> 00:31:59,520 Speaker 1: team PI corded in Atlanta. They actually do play two 724 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:01,959 Speaker 1: games the year in Arizona because they because because they 725 00:32:01,960 --> 00:32:04,240 Speaker 1: open the season in San Diego, they're kind of going 726 00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:07,320 Speaker 1: out there a week early and playing two games in Arizona. 727 00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:09,760 Speaker 1: So I didn't know that that's not what I was saying, 728 00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:12,560 Speaker 1: but I wanted to just tell everybody. Hey, I guess 729 00:32:12,560 --> 00:32:14,120 Speaker 1: I could have said that better. So there you go. 730 00:32:14,800 --> 00:32:16,120 Speaker 1: There we are on the show. 731 00:32:16,160 --> 00:32:18,440 Speaker 2: Maybe if we have any listeners in Arizona. 732 00:32:18,640 --> 00:32:20,480 Speaker 1: I think I'm gonna go up to those two games. Okay, 733 00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:22,000 Speaker 1: so you probably you probably should go if it's closed. 734 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:23,120 Speaker 1: I don't know how far is that from me? Is 735 00:32:23,120 --> 00:32:23,600 Speaker 1: it MESA? 736 00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:29,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, not far? Yeah, No, it's it's a great setup. 737 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:32,160 Speaker 2: Cubs have a really nice facility. Obviously, they sell that 738 00:32:32,160 --> 00:32:34,880 Speaker 2: thing out most days, which is crazy for spring training. 739 00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:38,360 Speaker 2: But yes, the Braves will journey out West. It kind 740 00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:40,960 Speaker 2: of makes sense too, with the time change and everything, 741 00:32:41,560 --> 00:32:45,080 Speaker 2: and you know, the first week of the regular season 742 00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:49,440 Speaker 2: is going to be really really challenging going out West 743 00:32:49,520 --> 00:32:52,240 Speaker 2: against probably the two best teams in baseball a year 744 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:55,960 Speaker 2: ago with San Diego and La firmly believe whoever won 745 00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:58,600 Speaker 2: that NLDS Series was gonna win the World Series. So 746 00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:02,720 Speaker 2: if the Braves start out three and four, two and five, 747 00:33:03,240 --> 00:33:06,520 Speaker 2: just tell yourself that the probably the most difficult road 748 00:33:06,520 --> 00:33:09,560 Speaker 2: trip they have all season long is out of the way, 749 00:33:10,160 --> 00:33:12,680 Speaker 2: much much much easier games on the horizon. I think 750 00:33:12,720 --> 00:33:15,760 Speaker 2: they host the Marlins after that after a day off, 751 00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:18,280 Speaker 2: get right against them. But then they play the Phillies, 752 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:20,560 Speaker 2: who was also like a top five roster in the 753 00:33:20,560 --> 00:33:23,120 Speaker 2: game last year and probably will be again. So it 754 00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:25,400 Speaker 2: is a tough schedule right out of the gate. I 755 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:27,360 Speaker 2: don't hate that, Brad, I don't know about you, but 756 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:31,160 Speaker 2: especially while everyone is fresh, it is unfortunate they're probably 757 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:34,720 Speaker 2: not going to have Strider or Acunya for those three 758 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:37,640 Speaker 2: really tough series right out of the gate. But as 759 00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:40,040 Speaker 2: we've you know, kind of talked about on this podcast, 760 00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:42,680 Speaker 2: this is still a really good roster even without those 761 00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:43,440 Speaker 2: two stars. 762 00:33:43,720 --> 00:33:46,280 Speaker 1: In there, so I would even go beyond. Maybe that 763 00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:49,400 Speaker 1: is their tough series of the season. Sorry, toughest road 764 00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:52,040 Speaker 1: trip of the season. Yeah on paper because of what 765 00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:57,480 Speaker 1: you just said. Noacunya at San Diego at LA and 766 00:33:57,600 --> 00:34:03,080 Speaker 1: for me in its own tier right now on paper. 767 00:34:03,560 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 1: And the Braves want to go there once this whole year. 768 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:07,200 Speaker 1: They only go to La once and a second series 769 00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:09,480 Speaker 1: of the season, so them being on the same road 770 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:11,800 Speaker 1: trip and I guess you know, Sante Goes a good team, 771 00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:13,600 Speaker 1: not a great team, I don't think this year, but 772 00:34:13,680 --> 00:34:15,360 Speaker 1: playing a good team on the road and then the 773 00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:17,960 Speaker 1: Daughters on the road that puts you in a different class. 774 00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:20,400 Speaker 1: But yeah, you know they could also go five and 775 00:34:20,440 --> 00:34:22,000 Speaker 1: two on that on that trape. I wouldn't met here. 776 00:34:22,040 --> 00:34:22,400 Speaker 1: Was surprised. 777 00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:24,440 Speaker 2: It's still be five and two. Yeah, we'll be partying 778 00:34:24,440 --> 00:34:27,920 Speaker 2: in the streets. Just another quick scheduling note, which is odd. 779 00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:31,760 Speaker 2: The Braves actually play two of their three West Coast 780 00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:34,440 Speaker 2: trips the first four weeks of the season. They go 781 00:34:34,520 --> 00:34:36,680 Speaker 2: out to San Diego in LA and then they go 782 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:40,120 Speaker 2: out to Colorado and Arizona at the end of April. 783 00:34:40,600 --> 00:34:43,040 Speaker 2: So I know for the East Coasters it's not ideal, 784 00:34:43,120 --> 00:34:44,640 Speaker 2: you have to stay up late, put a pot of 785 00:34:44,680 --> 00:34:48,200 Speaker 2: coffee on at like nine o'clock. But for my money, 786 00:34:48,239 --> 00:34:50,560 Speaker 2: I would much rather get those series out of the 787 00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:53,040 Speaker 2: way early in the year than have to do like 788 00:34:53,080 --> 00:34:56,000 Speaker 2: a ten day West Coast road trip in the end 789 00:34:56,040 --> 00:34:57,960 Speaker 2: of August, which they had to do a couple of 790 00:34:58,080 --> 00:35:00,600 Speaker 2: years ago. Actually that that's not cor You worry about 791 00:35:00,600 --> 00:35:03,160 Speaker 2: guys wearing down, you worry about just being so far 792 00:35:03,160 --> 00:35:05,439 Speaker 2: away from home, all of those things. I know they're 793 00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:08,719 Speaker 2: professional athletes, but historically teams when they have to fly 794 00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:11,280 Speaker 2: all the way across the country do not perform super well. 795 00:35:11,719 --> 00:35:14,080 Speaker 2: It's gonna be good to get those two long road 796 00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:16,120 Speaker 2: trips out of the way. I think they have one 797 00:35:16,160 --> 00:35:18,000 Speaker 2: more trip, but it's not till the summer months, So 798 00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:20,920 Speaker 2: just a housekeeping note. As we get closer and closer, 799 00:35:21,360 --> 00:35:23,600 Speaker 2: I don't know, maybe we'll do like a schedule breakdown. 800 00:35:23,680 --> 00:35:25,799 Speaker 1: Second, I'm sure we'll do something the last week before 801 00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:27,359 Speaker 1: the season that kind of gets into this a little bit. 802 00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:30,320 Speaker 1: But yeah, look at looking ahead. We're all getting excited. 803 00:35:30,320 --> 00:35:33,360 Speaker 1: And then we did force out of this earlier in February, 804 00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:36,520 Speaker 1: like the loll was coming in spring training. The lull 805 00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:39,239 Speaker 1: that we've referred to where it's there's like two weeks 806 00:35:39,280 --> 00:35:41,000 Speaker 1: for everyone. It's just like, all right, lets get let's 807 00:35:41,120 --> 00:35:42,480 Speaker 1: let's get this over with. Even you know I'm talking 808 00:35:42,480 --> 00:35:45,520 Speaker 1: about by the way, players feel this way, coaches feel 809 00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:48,399 Speaker 1: this way, media feels this way because a certain point 810 00:35:48,440 --> 00:35:50,200 Speaker 1: in spring and everyone wants wants to wants it to 811 00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:52,800 Speaker 1: be over. Everybody's excited for a while. Then that rolls 812 00:35:52,840 --> 00:35:54,360 Speaker 1: and then at the end it's more of an uptick 813 00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:56,560 Speaker 1: back up. We're not quite to the le yet, but 814 00:35:56,560 --> 00:35:59,839 Speaker 1: we're approaching the little I think we'll be here there. 815 00:36:00,280 --> 00:36:01,920 Speaker 2: There was a video a couple of years ago that 816 00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:05,120 Speaker 2: caught on It was Dansby Swanson and his now wife 817 00:36:05,200 --> 00:36:10,320 Speaker 2: Mallory Pugh, who's a professional soccer player, and she posted 818 00:36:10,320 --> 00:36:13,319 Speaker 2: a video of Dansby who was like begrudgingly packing his 819 00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:16,560 Speaker 2: suitcase for spring training, and you could tell Dansby was 820 00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:20,480 Speaker 2: not thrilled. I mean, like you just said, the players 821 00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:21,520 Speaker 2: do not love. 822 00:36:21,400 --> 00:36:25,880 Speaker 1: Seven weeks for veterans, especially if you're proven already, like 823 00:36:26,480 --> 00:36:28,520 Speaker 1: you gotta do it. I actually think front of the 824 00:36:28,560 --> 00:36:32,600 Speaker 1: podcast at Capitol Avenue, former Braves blogger smart Guy was 825 00:36:32,920 --> 00:36:34,400 Speaker 1: just kind of laying it out like, Hey, if you 826 00:36:34,520 --> 00:36:37,800 Speaker 1: designed the way it's prepared for the season in twenty 827 00:36:37,840 --> 00:36:40,880 Speaker 1: twenty five, there's no way they would do this anymore. 828 00:36:41,280 --> 00:36:45,160 Speaker 1: Spring training is a institution and people love it, people 829 00:36:45,239 --> 00:36:46,880 Speaker 1: go to games. It's a whole thing in itself, and 830 00:36:46,920 --> 00:36:49,680 Speaker 1: I'm not knocking that, But if you started from scratch, 831 00:36:50,360 --> 00:36:53,880 Speaker 1: you would not send your professional baseball players to Florida 832 00:36:53,960 --> 00:36:56,160 Speaker 1: for six weeks to get the right for the season. 833 00:36:56,160 --> 00:36:58,400 Speaker 1: That's not what they would do. There's no way. So, 834 00:36:58,920 --> 00:37:00,960 Speaker 1: and I kind of agree with him. It's not gonna change. 835 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:02,560 Speaker 1: It's just what it is. And part of that is 836 00:37:02,560 --> 00:37:04,279 Speaker 1: if you are if you are a proven guy with 837 00:37:04,320 --> 00:37:07,000 Speaker 1: a family, you probably don't love having to go down 838 00:37:07,040 --> 00:37:09,279 Speaker 1: there for six weeks. I can't blame anybody for having 839 00:37:09,280 --> 00:37:12,359 Speaker 1: that thought. So for sure, I mean, I'm sure Drake 840 00:37:12,440 --> 00:37:14,759 Speaker 1: Baldwin is having the time of his life. Yeah, if 841 00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:17,920 Speaker 1: you're a young guy, perfectly prove prove yourself, get at 842 00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:19,439 Speaker 1: bats every day, like it's great for sure. 843 00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:22,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, mentally focused for the year ahead, try to win 844 00:37:22,200 --> 00:37:24,799 Speaker 2: a roster spot. If you're in a can't battle, try 845 00:37:24,840 --> 00:37:27,560 Speaker 2: to compete every single day. But yeah, so we'll get 846 00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:30,320 Speaker 2: through spring training. We've already been talking behind the scenes 847 00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:33,480 Speaker 2: about some fun episodes and shows. We're gonna do maybe 848 00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:36,960 Speaker 2: some NL East previewing with our sister shows on Foul 849 00:37:37,120 --> 00:37:40,400 Speaker 2: Territory with the Mets and the Phillies. We'll do a 850 00:37:40,480 --> 00:37:44,880 Speaker 2: bold Takes and Bold Predictions episode. Will maybe we'll do 851 00:37:44,920 --> 00:37:47,160 Speaker 2: a burning questions things that kind of keep us up 852 00:37:47,200 --> 00:37:50,200 Speaker 2: at night and concerns we really have, especially as we 853 00:37:50,200 --> 00:37:52,400 Speaker 2: get closer to opening day and have a better idea 854 00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:55,120 Speaker 2: of what the roster is going to be. Who knows, Brad, 855 00:37:55,160 --> 00:37:57,800 Speaker 2: maybe they'll sign somebody and add some depth to the 856 00:37:57,840 --> 00:38:01,799 Speaker 2: system somewhere. But rest assured, three and a half weeks 857 00:38:01,840 --> 00:38:04,239 Speaker 2: to go until opening day, we will have plenty of 858 00:38:04,239 --> 00:38:06,600 Speaker 2: content here on the show and try to keep it 859 00:38:06,600 --> 00:38:08,400 Speaker 2: fun because you're right, we are about to hit the 860 00:38:08,440 --> 00:38:10,319 Speaker 2: dog days. 861 00:38:10,920 --> 00:38:13,319 Speaker 1: Hey, David Robertson, come on down. If you are listening 862 00:38:13,360 --> 00:38:15,279 Speaker 1: to this podcast, we have a spot for you. I'm 863 00:38:15,320 --> 00:38:18,520 Speaker 1: sure they'll pay you some money. Come on down anyway, Scott, 864 00:38:18,560 --> 00:38:21,040 Speaker 1: thank you for doing this on a Sunday afternoon. Please 865 00:38:21,080 --> 00:38:22,600 Speaker 1: go ahead tell people where they can find all of 866 00:38:22,680 --> 00:38:25,239 Speaker 1: your musings. I will not bring up college basketball. After 867 00:38:25,280 --> 00:38:28,239 Speaker 1: last night's performance for Bears on the Wildcats but what's 868 00:38:28,280 --> 00:38:29,880 Speaker 1: going on else elsewhere in your life? 869 00:38:30,239 --> 00:38:32,719 Speaker 2: I did want to say, I think for folks still 870 00:38:32,719 --> 00:38:35,439 Speaker 2: listening and God bless you, I think I'm gonna try 871 00:38:35,480 --> 00:38:40,480 Speaker 2: to set up a March Madness bracket tournament challenge for 872 00:38:40,760 --> 00:38:43,399 Speaker 2: listeners if they want to join. We're going to try 873 00:38:43,440 --> 00:38:47,200 Speaker 2: to get some swag from the Foul Territory Leadership team 874 00:38:47,360 --> 00:38:48,480 Speaker 2: to give to the winners. 875 00:38:48,560 --> 00:38:49,319 Speaker 1: It'll be for fun. 876 00:38:49,400 --> 00:38:52,319 Speaker 3: I'm not collecting payment on Venmo or Zel for the 877 00:38:52,360 --> 00:38:53,000 Speaker 3: next however. 878 00:38:53,480 --> 00:38:55,640 Speaker 1: We'll call it the Beat the Beat Scott Coleman Invitational. 879 00:38:55,680 --> 00:38:57,680 Speaker 1: Everyone wants to beat Scott Coleman and a pickup not 880 00:38:57,800 --> 00:38:59,240 Speaker 1: hard to do. My bracket. 881 00:38:59,320 --> 00:39:01,800 Speaker 2: I we my wife and I have done a house 882 00:39:01,840 --> 00:39:04,920 Speaker 2: bracket the last like seven years. I think she beats 883 00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:07,120 Speaker 2: me every year. I might honestly just have her enter 884 00:39:07,400 --> 00:39:10,359 Speaker 2: and she'll probably win. But if you are interested in 885 00:39:10,360 --> 00:39:12,640 Speaker 2: that tweet us, leave us a comment on YouTube whatever 886 00:39:12,680 --> 00:39:15,600 Speaker 2: you want to do. As we get closer, we'll publish 887 00:39:15,640 --> 00:39:17,640 Speaker 2: the heck out of that link and it'll be open 888 00:39:17,680 --> 00:39:19,920 Speaker 2: to anyone to join. But again, I think a lot 889 00:39:19,920 --> 00:39:22,480 Speaker 2: of our folks, a lot of SEC listeners, which is 890 00:39:22,520 --> 00:39:26,319 Speaker 2: a just phenomenal basketball conference now, which is. I mean, 891 00:39:26,360 --> 00:39:30,040 Speaker 2: it's that acc Big twelve, Big ten. You're a big 892 00:39:30,040 --> 00:39:34,120 Speaker 2: Michigan man, Brad. That's right everyone, and March Madness. For 893 00:39:34,200 --> 00:39:37,279 Speaker 2: my money, it's the best sporting event in the world. 894 00:39:37,920 --> 00:39:40,120 Speaker 2: US nothing else to plug on this show. You can 895 00:39:40,120 --> 00:39:43,200 Speaker 2: find me at Scott Coleman at fifty five on Socials 896 00:39:43,480 --> 00:39:45,080 Speaker 2: and we'll be back soon with another show. 897 00:39:45,719 --> 00:39:48,160 Speaker 1: All right, you've heard the man. Please subscribe to this 898 00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:55,239 Speaker 1: podcast anywhere you find your podcast Apple, Spotify, Amazon, Overcast, Podbean, 899 00:39:55,480 --> 00:39:57,280 Speaker 1: all these places I can name them all I won't, 900 00:39:57,520 --> 00:39:59,960 Speaker 1: but also also on YouTube, as Scott just alludes to, 901 00:40:00,160 --> 00:40:01,880 Speaker 1: you like the show there as you're watching it, and 902 00:40:01,920 --> 00:40:04,520 Speaker 1: also comment tell your friends. We definitely that's the way 903 00:40:04,560 --> 00:40:06,040 Speaker 1: to grow the show. Honestly, we don't do a whole 904 00:40:06,080 --> 00:40:09,560 Speaker 1: lot of like organic. We're not paying for Google ad space. 905 00:40:09,880 --> 00:40:12,000 Speaker 1: It's word of mouse. Hopefully you can help us spread 906 00:40:12,040 --> 00:40:14,880 Speaker 1: the word on social media, to your friends, to your family. 907 00:40:15,040 --> 00:40:17,000 Speaker 1: We definitely appreciate that, and we'll have more coming up 908 00:40:17,120 --> 00:40:19,400 Speaker 1: later this week. I promise you follow the show on Twitter, 909 00:40:19,480 --> 00:40:22,719 Speaker 1: slash x at Hammer Territory, follow Scott at Scott Coming 910 00:40:22,719 --> 00:40:25,160 Speaker 1: fifty five, follow me at bt roll if you want to, 911 00:40:25,200 --> 00:40:27,880 Speaker 1: and without ay further delay, webl sign off now, enjoy March. Everybody, 912 00:40:27,880 --> 00:40:28,320 Speaker 1: We're here. 913 00:40:28,239 --> 00:40:28,560 Speaker 3: There's more. 914 00:40:28,640 --> 00:40:31,920 Speaker 1: There's baseball, Baseball this month. Baseball this month accounts three 915 00:40:31,920 --> 00:40:33,680 Speaker 1: and a half weeks from now, and we'll see everybody. 916 00:40:33,760 --> 00:40:34,160 Speaker 1: Thanks time,