1 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: What's up everybody. It's Channel the roam with Crush City 2 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:11,240 Speaker 1: Territory here with Tyler Stafford and Tyler, I feel like 3 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: we were just talking. 4 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was like twelve hours ago. We said all right, 5 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:20,640 Speaker 2: we'll see after Christmas, and we were drug back into 6 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:26,760 Speaker 2: the trenches of podcasting. We're here for you, working hard. 7 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: The Dana Brown gave Joe a spot up perhaps an 8 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 1: early Christmas present, gave all the ground ball pitchers on 9 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: his pitching staff an early Christmas present, gave the middle 10 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 1: of the lineup a early Christmas present, and continued to 11 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 1: corner the market on paying middle aged first basement as 12 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:50,560 Speaker 1: the Astros have agreed to a three year, sixty million 13 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 1: dollar contract with Christian Walker. Arguably the best first basement available. 14 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: I don't even think it's arguable the best first basement available. 15 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: This on the free agent market. A lot of layers 16 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 1: here certainly helps the lineup. This is a guy that's 17 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,399 Speaker 1: hit at least twenty six home runs in each of 18 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: the past three seasons, has been a very very good 19 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 1: offensive player, is a three time goal glove winner, has 20 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:20,040 Speaker 1: won three consecutive goal gloves. Will really help shore up 21 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 1: a deteriorating infield defense. But I think the thing that 22 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 1: maybe people want to talk about most first of all, 23 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: is this Tyler. This signals the end of Alex Bregnant's 24 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: tenure in Houston. 25 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's it's a lot to take in. It is 26 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 2: not fun, you know. It's it's hard to be excited 27 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 2: about Christian Walker, which I am. He's really good. He's 28 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 2: a ton of fun to watch. But yeah, Bragman's going 29 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 2: to be on another team, presumably, like my fever dream 30 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 2: said on the Red Side that that's personally what I'm 31 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 2: just going for, just so I can justify my my 32 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 2: dream of Bredman on the on the Red Sox. But uh, yeah, man, 33 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,919 Speaker 2: it's it's gonna be really weird to not have Bregman 34 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:11,079 Speaker 2: on the team. 35 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 1: Uh. 36 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 3: I don't know. 37 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 2: I don't know how to feel about it just yet. 38 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: But I'm sad and it's kind of weird because I 39 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 1: think both of us thought that this was going to 40 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: be the final outcome. Like I don't think entering the office, 41 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: and you can tell me if you thought otherwise, but 42 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: I don't think entering the offseason either of us thought 43 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:32,919 Speaker 1: he was going to be back. But the fact that 44 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: now it's it's I mean, it's not official. I guess 45 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:39,359 Speaker 1: crazier things have happened, But I'm about I can tell 46 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 1: you about ninety eight percent certain Alex Bregman, it will 47 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: not be back in Houston, and I guess to have 48 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: that almost finality, Tyler, that's a that can be a 49 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 1: tough pill for a lot of people to swallow. This 50 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,519 Speaker 1: is a face of this franchise, that that that's going 51 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 1: to that's going to leave. 52 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, And you know, it's hard to tell if like 53 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 2: this has happened more to the Astro was the normal, 54 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 2: or if the Astras have just had so many good 55 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 2: homegrown players that it feels like it happens more to 56 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 2: the Astros. But you know, I mean, like I said, 57 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 2: with the exception of jose Al two, they every other 58 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 2: player who has been allowed to enter free agency that 59 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 2: you know has been a face of the franchise has left. 60 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 2: And on the one hand, that's been really hard to stomach. 61 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 2: On the other hand, the Astros have been really good 62 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 2: for a long time and the Christian Walker signing makes 63 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 2: them really good, and so it's hard to argue with 64 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 2: the results. But emotionally it is not fun. 65 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: The only comp I can really make is the rais 66 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: because the Rays get these homegrown guys in the minute 67 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 1: they get too expensive, in are they trade them. I 68 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 1: mean you think of a rose Raina wasn't homegrown, but 69 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: a Rosea raina Tyler Glass. Now you kind of keep 70 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: going down with Williadamas go down the list of those guys. Yeah, 71 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: weight box, but yeah, you keep going down the list 72 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: of those guys. And it's kind of the same way there, 73 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: but their fans are conditioned to it. And also like 74 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 1: I mean, no disrespect to the Rays who have a 75 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 1: run a great franchise and for what they are given, 76 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:27,479 Speaker 1: really succeed, but like the reason haven't won anything. Yeah, 77 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 1: the Astros like these guys that are leaving, like they 78 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: they've formed like indeliblem Like fans have formed indelible memories 79 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 1: of Alex Bregman, like sinking to his knees when they 80 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 1: won the twenty seventeen World Series, Kyle Tucker caught the 81 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 1: last out of the twenty twenty two World Series. And 82 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:49,039 Speaker 1: now these two guys are gone. And I'm not sure 83 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:52,039 Speaker 1: that signing Christian Walker is like the elixir. I don't 84 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: think that's gonna be the thing that everything's better. We 85 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: got Christian Walker. Christian Walker, who is a good addition 86 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 1: to the twenty twenty five Astros that we'll talk about 87 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:00,839 Speaker 1: in a little bit. I mean, and this is no 88 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 1: slouch here. I mean, they got one of the best 89 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 1: free agent position players available. But I think there's a 90 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: segment of the fan base Tyler that would argue, you know, 91 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: the actual one of the actual better position player free 92 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:15,599 Speaker 1: agents available was Alex Pragman, Like, why didn't they just 93 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: go back to get him? 94 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, you mentioned the Rais. There's a difference 95 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 2: between can't and won't pay players. The raise situation is, 96 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,479 Speaker 2: you know, they just they don't have money. They don't 97 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:34,159 Speaker 2: even have a roof for guys. The Astros are choosing not. 98 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 2: You know, if Jim Crane wanted to, he could write 99 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:41,040 Speaker 2: a check today for whatever Alex Bragman is asking for 100 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:45,719 Speaker 2: and would be okay financially. It wouldn't creater the team now. 101 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 2: It may not make the most sense for the team, 102 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:51,040 Speaker 2: which is why they haven't done it. And sometimes I 103 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 2: think that's almost harder to stomach. I feel like Rais 104 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 2: fans can go like, you know, this happens to us, 105 00:05:57,400 --> 00:06:01,360 Speaker 2: but it makes sense where Astros fans is like, look, man, 106 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 2: you could pay for these guys. You're not. But again 107 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 2: it keeps working, right. I mean, as much as I 108 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:15,679 Speaker 2: love George Springer, one of my favorite Astros of all time, 109 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 2: I saw him in the minor leagues. I sat with 110 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 2: Jeff Luna one time in an Oklahoma City game and 111 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 2: just talked about George Springer, who was, you know, just 112 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 2: crushing the ball. You know, it's not like he set 113 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:35,039 Speaker 2: the world on fire for Toronto. Korea obviously has had 114 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:37,839 Speaker 2: ups and downs and all kinds of things going on, 115 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:41,359 Speaker 2: but you know, the guys that they've let go haven't 116 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 2: burned them yet. Bragman goes to Fenway and hits forty 117 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:48,719 Speaker 2: home runs next year and knocks the Astros. 118 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:50,039 Speaker 3: Out in the Alds. 119 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 2: That'll hurt, but it hasn't happened yet. And so at 120 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:58,040 Speaker 2: this point you kind of have to go, all right, 121 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 2: let's let's see what the team's gonna be, because it's 122 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:02,159 Speaker 2: not going to be with Bregman. 123 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: An esteemed author and friend of both of ours, so 124 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: friend of the pod, Evandrelic once wrote that winning fixes everything, 125 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 1: and if the Ashros winning twenty twenty five, no one 126 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 1: will remember this. If Christian Walker comes to Houston and 127 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 1: wins another goal. Glove hits thirty five homers and is 128 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: entrenched in the four or five spot in the lineup 129 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 1: for a team that goes the LCS again. No one 130 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 1: will bat an eye that Alex Bregman is playing elsewhere, 131 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 1: But right now it's it's tough. I mean, it's tough 132 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 1: to keep feeding this to your fans, I think, and 133 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: even with the successes, even with the fact that they 134 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: can point to, Carlos Correa left and Jeremy Penis slid 135 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: in and was excellent. One World Series MVP George Springer 136 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 1: left and Kyle Tucker slid in, didn't slide into center field, 137 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 1: but slid in the right field and was excellent. Garrett 138 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: Cole left, and then the ten thousand dollars crew came 139 00:07:57,200 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 1: in of a Valdez of fromber Valdez, Luis Skarcon, Jose 140 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 1: or Keaty, all those guys came in, and Christian Hobvier 141 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 1: came in and helped to offset that. Like as much 142 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 1: as like that provides hope, like this is also a 143 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: team with that you look at and fans look at 144 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 1: and it's like wow, Like it is the window closing 145 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:20,680 Speaker 1: a little bit because Josel Tube is getting older. This 146 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 1: is a team that you watched last year that did 147 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: not play well in the playoff, did not play well 148 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 1: last year for a lot of stretches of the season, 149 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 1: and now you're not going to have your best player 150 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:34,320 Speaker 1: from that team. Even though he missed seventy nine games. 151 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 1: Kyle Tucker was that team's best player. And you're going 152 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:42,199 Speaker 1: to be without a galvanizing leader presence in the clubhouse 153 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 1: and a guy that you just penciled into the two 154 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 1: hole every day and Alex Bregman. It is it's not 155 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 1: it is not hyperbole, and it's not a lie to 156 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 1: say that this is going to be a weaker Houston 157 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 1: Astro's team in twenty twenty five without those guys. 158 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 3: Yeah. 159 00:08:57,160 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 1: That that being said, Christian Walker's a goodition. Christian Walker 160 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: is solves everything that they need. Really really when you 161 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:09,080 Speaker 1: look at him, you know, I hate to keep bringing 162 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:11,560 Speaker 1: up the JOSEA. Bray You contract, but it seems like 163 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: that is that fans just can't get that out of 164 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:15,680 Speaker 1: their head. And they will be paying him in addition 165 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:17,720 Speaker 1: to Christian Walker to play first base this year, but 166 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 1: only one of them will be in uniform. 167 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 2: You should do like the trench coat thing, where a 168 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:26,680 Speaker 2: bray you can can be the legs. Walker can be 169 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:28,559 Speaker 2: the arms up there, and we've got like an eleven 170 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 2: foot tall first baseman. 171 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 1: I'm not sure if you want Jose A. Brady to 172 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:32,680 Speaker 1: be the legs. 173 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 3: I want to be the arms. 174 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:38,839 Speaker 1: Let Jose if it, let Jose Brady be the upper half. 175 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 1: At least Christian Walker has some range. Christian Walker can 176 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:44,880 Speaker 1: move and has like some reaction time when the ball 177 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:48,440 Speaker 1: is hit to him, because he is an excellent defender, 178 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: as we mentioned one three consecutive gold gloves at first 179 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 1: base and Tyler at look is there's no denying his 180 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:00,560 Speaker 1: bat helps this lineup. This his bat, this is an 181 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: impact bat that automatically makes this lineup better. And I'm 182 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 1: not sitting here telling you that the Astros overlooked his bat. However, 183 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:12,320 Speaker 1: I would wager that his defensive prowess is probably more 184 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 1: coveted by the Astros than his bat. 185 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, and it's it's also a defensive profile that fits 186 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 2: their need. You know, there's when you're talking about the 187 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:27,520 Speaker 2: first base defense, you're really talking about scooping the ball 188 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:32,560 Speaker 2: and your range, right like Guriel was really good at 189 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 2: scooping bad throws, didn't have great range. Christian Walker's range 190 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 2: is unbelievable. He can move so far. And you know 191 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:48,079 Speaker 2: with al Tuve who you know the range is and 192 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 2: what it used to be. 193 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 3: Uh, pairing them up, that's putting it very nice. Huh Uh. 194 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 2: Look, I'm still I'm still trying uh to just get 195 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 2: high fives from people. I don't want fans coming and 196 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:05,679 Speaker 2: yelling at me. I haven't lost my soul like you have. 197 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 2: But you know, Christian Walker's defense makes the whole infield 198 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 2: work better. You can you can move people around in 199 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 2: a different way, Like I'm excited to see what the 200 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 2: nerds in the front office come up with for you know, 201 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 2: the way that they position people on that side of 202 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:29,079 Speaker 2: the endfield because Christian Walker can move so well at 203 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 2: the first base position. 204 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 1: And that's something that last year, no matter who they 205 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: ran out there, whether it was a brave John Singleton, 206 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:41,199 Speaker 1: victor Krattini yinor Diaz, like, they just didn't have that range. 207 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 1: They couldn't get like anything hit to their to their 208 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 1: right was a base hit. I mean it was really hot. 209 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 1: And you know Jose al Tuve as great of a hitter, 210 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:52,200 Speaker 1: as he is and as great of just an all 211 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:56,079 Speaker 1: around player, his defense has taken a pretty drastic step 212 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 1: back these last two years. And it exposed because the 213 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 1: Ashers have a good defensive first baseman. It exposed jose 214 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:06,079 Speaker 1: Al Tuvey's defense probably more than the Astras wanted to 215 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 1: ever see. And that was a difficult thing for them 216 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,839 Speaker 1: to get to, especially when as we talked about, when 217 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: we talked about the Nolan Arnado situation, why they were 218 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:18,120 Speaker 1: targeting him. They're going to bring back Fromberval Does and 219 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 1: Hunter Brown, two guys that were in the top eleven 220 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: last year in ground ball rate in Major League Baseball. 221 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: Fromberval Does was number one, Hunter Brown was number eleven. 222 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 1: You're going to count on them for four hundred innings 223 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:32,840 Speaker 1: this year, like, you've got to have a competent defensive 224 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:35,079 Speaker 1: infield behind him. And you kind of saw that that 225 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:39,200 Speaker 1: was their priority when they targeted Nolan Arnado, because you 226 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 1: and I both said Nolan Arnado's offense was precipitously declining, 227 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:47,720 Speaker 1: but the defensive value he would have brought would have 228 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 1: outweighed that in my opinion. Now you get the best 229 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:53,680 Speaker 1: of both worlds. You get a guy obviously not on 230 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:55,560 Speaker 1: the left side of the enfield. But you get a 231 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 1: guy that his defensive metrics are off the charts and 232 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:02,720 Speaker 1: as an offensive player, Tyler, this is a This is 233 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 1: a really, really good addition to a lineup that needed 234 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:09,680 Speaker 1: another impact bat in the middle, especially after these two, 235 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:11,520 Speaker 1: the two that they lost this winter. 236 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:16,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I mean, obviously you're a real reporter. I'm 237 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 2: just reading things on the internet. But Ashers have wanted 238 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:24,400 Speaker 2: Christian Walker for a while, right, Yeah. 239 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:26,720 Speaker 1: You know it's They had certainly talked about him, that 240 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 1: he got brought up at the trade deadline last years 241 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:32,040 Speaker 1: as someone that they can maybe try to go after. 242 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:34,680 Speaker 1: But the Dbacks we were in it, like they weren't 243 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 1: going to trade off their pieces. They were in it 244 00:13:36,679 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 1: and trying to win. But yeah, his name was thrown out. 245 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 1: Estock Paradis was the more realistic and tangible trade deadline 246 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 1: target last year. But I even think even if if 247 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 1: they would have acquired Estock Paradis last year at the deadline, 248 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:52,840 Speaker 1: yes he would have played first base, but I think 249 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:55,559 Speaker 1: their long term view was again knowing in the back 250 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:57,840 Speaker 1: of their mind that Alex Bregman probably wasn't going to 251 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 1: come back, that Estock Paradus would have probably shifted to 252 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:02,960 Speaker 1: third all along, and they would have still needed a 253 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 1: first baseman this year, and Christian Walker had been a 254 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:05,560 Speaker 1: top their list. 255 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 2: Remember when the Diamondbacks played the Rangers in the World Series. 256 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 2: Talk about a series that just never happened like that, 257 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:16,079 Speaker 2: that's just lost to history. No one's ever going to 258 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:19,520 Speaker 2: talk about that again like that. That has to be 259 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 2: the least interesting world series of the last fifteen to 260 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 2: twenty years. 261 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 1: I mean, yes, on with the two teams, Yes, the 262 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 1: market sizes, just just everything. But there were some good 263 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 1: games in that one game one was electric and then 264 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 1: you know, the last, the clinching game was who I 265 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 1: forgot who pitched for the d Backs but had a 266 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:43,160 Speaker 1: no hitter like into the sixth inning, and then the 267 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 1: Rangers broke it up, broke it up and came back 268 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 1: and won. And you know, it was a good quality 269 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 1: of game wise, it was a great world series. But 270 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 1: not not from the brands, if you will. But yeah, 271 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 1: the deep Christian Walker has played in a World Series, 272 00:14:56,920 --> 00:14:58,560 Speaker 1: so he's brings playoff experience. 273 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 3: M hmm m hm. No, he's really good. I'm excited. 274 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:05,960 Speaker 2: I mean, again, you have to be a really good 275 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:10,240 Speaker 2: defensive first baseman for people to notice that you're a 276 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:12,640 Speaker 2: good defensive first baseman, you know what I mean, Like 277 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 2: you just you don't think about it when you watch 278 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 2: first basement play, but you do when you watch Christian Walker. 279 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 2: I mean he he moves man. He can make some 280 00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 2: really really great plays. And like we said, with the 281 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 2: specific you know, layout of the team, defensively, he fits 282 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:36,840 Speaker 2: perfectly for them. 283 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean you mentioned his range. He's in the 284 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 1: ninety seventh percentile range on Baseball savant on you know 285 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 1: he is. He is, if not the best defensive first 286 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 1: basement out there right now, in the top two or three. 287 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:53,040 Speaker 2: Oh, I think he is, And I don't. I don't 288 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 2: think it's particularly close. It's like Matt Olson would probably 289 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 2: be the other, you know, and I don't. I don't 290 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:03,680 Speaker 2: think it's really like he's he's so good at first base. 291 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 1: And it gives you hope that even if and look, 292 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 1: there is nothing in his in his offensive metrics that 293 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 1: suggests that there's a decline coming, Like his bat speed 294 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:19,080 Speaker 1: remains great, his his quality of his contact, everything, his 295 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 1: strikeouts were up a little bit last year. But I 296 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 1: mean that you can't really splitting hairs this point, his 297 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 1: his strikeout rate was up, his walk rate was also 298 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: if he walked at a ten percent rate last year, 299 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: So it's pretty obvious. I mean, he can get on base, 300 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 1: he can find a way to get on base. But 301 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 1: the offensive, even if there is some step back offensively, 302 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: even if he's not going to be hitting thirty homers 303 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:45,840 Speaker 1: a season, like, there is still value to be had there. 304 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 1: And that was the problem with the Jose A Brau 305 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:51,600 Speaker 1: contract was that if he didn't hit, he gave you 306 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 1: nothing else and it was going to be a tough sell. 307 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 1: And he got here and he didn't hit. And so 308 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 1: I think the Ashers are hoping that Chris Walker comes 309 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 1: here and hits. But if he comes here to struggle 310 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:04,639 Speaker 1: for the first couple of months, he can still impact 311 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 1: this ball club just by standing at first base and 312 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 1: you know, scooping some throws, taking away a couple of hits, 313 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:15,240 Speaker 1: being good at you know, holding runners and getting off 314 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:17,879 Speaker 1: in time and being and knowing where to be. It 315 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 1: is a it will be a complete night and day 316 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:22,200 Speaker 1: at first base for the Astros. 317 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:25,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, for sure. I mean it's going to be exciting 318 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 2: to watch. Like I said, he's he's fun to watch. 319 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 3: Man, I'm I'm pumped. 320 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:35,360 Speaker 1: And I think one other thing that can't be overlooked 321 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 1: and talking about this is the Ashers had an ace 322 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:40,200 Speaker 1: in the hole a little bit here. They hired Tony 323 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:44,600 Speaker 1: paris Chica. This in November, they hired Tony paris Chica 324 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:46,359 Speaker 1: to be their third base coach and to be their 325 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:49,719 Speaker 1: new infield coach. He had spent the past thirteen years 326 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:53,480 Speaker 1: with the Arizona Diamondbacks. People you talk, people you talk 327 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:57,359 Speaker 1: to give Tony paris Chica a lot of credit for 328 00:17:57,520 --> 00:18:00,919 Speaker 1: Christian Walker becoming the defensive first basement that he is. 329 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:05,720 Speaker 1: So not only is their familiarity. There stands to reason 330 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 1: that Dana Brown, Joe Espada, the decision makers that were 331 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:13,440 Speaker 1: deliberating on this deal, probably went to Tony paris Chica, who 332 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:17,120 Speaker 1: literally has seen this guy play more than probably anyone 333 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:22,440 Speaker 1: in the Astros orbit combined and probably asked him like, hey, 334 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:24,639 Speaker 1: like we need to know the red flags. We need 335 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 1: to know like where things are. And if he gave 336 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 1: his blessing, if he gave you know, his seal of approval, 337 00:18:31,080 --> 00:18:33,159 Speaker 1: then I think they have to feel comfortable that this 338 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:35,160 Speaker 1: is gonna be This is gonna be a pretty seamless fit. 339 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:40,520 Speaker 2: What a fun name, Tony Paris Chica. I would say 340 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:42,920 Speaker 2: that all the time I'm with you. I just wanted 341 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:44,680 Speaker 2: to say it now. It's a It's a. 342 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 1: Good one, Tony Paris Chica. He will He's got a 343 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 1: long way to go to to replicate Gary Pettis's windmill. 344 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:56,840 Speaker 1: Maybe the windmill will be maybe Pettis Chica. 345 00:18:57,200 --> 00:19:00,720 Speaker 2: Wait a minute, I think rondo something. Maybe we could 346 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 2: have them in the trench coat. 347 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:06,160 Speaker 1: Well, I want Gary on top of the track. Yeah 348 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:11,040 Speaker 1: they can win mill and then yeah, Tony on the bottom. 349 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:15,000 Speaker 1: But I guess to finish it up, I guess a 350 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:18,480 Speaker 1: lot of people are gonna ask what's next. I don't 351 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 1: think they're going to like my answer. I think this 352 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:24,480 Speaker 1: is it. I think this is the extent of this. 353 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 1: I think this was the splash. This is the bit. 354 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:29,639 Speaker 1: I mean, you just spent sixty million dollars on a 355 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:31,639 Speaker 1: first basement. It's not as if they went out and 356 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: got somebody off the scrap heat for ten million dollars. 357 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:38,480 Speaker 1: Like I think this is the last substantial addition to 358 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 1: this team. 359 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:43,720 Speaker 2: Can you give a quick rundown of the financial situation 360 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 2: that they're in? What are they at the luxury threshold, 361 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:47,719 Speaker 2: do you know? 362 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:53,520 Speaker 1: So there are very There are a couple different outside 363 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:57,160 Speaker 1: approximations that you can look at for the luxury tax, 364 00:19:58,119 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 1: Cott's contracts, does it, spot Track does it? And all 365 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 1: of them. The numbers vary a little bit. What I'm 366 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:08,000 Speaker 1: what I think I'm comfortable saying, just based off using 367 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:12,639 Speaker 1: both of them, is right now, they're about three million 368 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:20,679 Speaker 1: dollars under right now, But that figure figures in arbitration 369 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:26,400 Speaker 1: salaries as estimates. So when they go to arbitration, when 370 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:29,840 Speaker 1: they go to exchange salary figures with their arbitration eligible guys, 371 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 1: if that sum exceeds what MLB Trade rumors has as 372 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:37,480 Speaker 1: a projection, then that's gonna that's gonna affect the number. 373 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:42,480 Speaker 1: So as of right now, they're either right, I think 374 00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:45,560 Speaker 1: for for for our purposes, they're probably right at it. 375 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:51,160 Speaker 1: They probably can't make any substantial move without going over 376 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:54,760 Speaker 1: and make no mistake, from what I understand, they are 377 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:59,280 Speaker 1: intent on staying under the competitive balance, at least for now. Now, 378 00:20:59,320 --> 00:21:02,639 Speaker 1: maybe he gets the deadline and if this team's in 379 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 1: it and they and again Jim Crane has been known 380 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 1: if there is that over the top move to make 381 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:13,320 Speaker 1: Zach Grinky in twenty nineteen. Josh Hater last year, Like, 382 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 1: if there is that over the top move to make, 383 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 1: he will do it and he will go over the CBT. 384 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:21,040 Speaker 1: But I think as of right now, their their intention 385 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:22,040 Speaker 1: is to stay under. 386 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 2: Remember when they traded for Justin Verlander? 387 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:28,600 Speaker 1: That was cool? How did all those problems? Jake Rogers 388 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:31,919 Speaker 1: is still a guy. But I need to find We 389 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 1: need to find Franklin Perez. We need to find Franklin 390 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:36,240 Speaker 1: Perez and see where he is. 391 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 3: As Cameron. 392 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 1: I think das Cameron still bouncing around. I think he 393 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:42,360 Speaker 1: was a non roster guy with the A's last. 394 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:45,320 Speaker 2: I saw he was drafted like right after Tucker. 395 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:47,400 Speaker 3: Right, it was that same draft of the same draft. 396 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:48,840 Speaker 1: I think it was like the comp. 397 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 2: Okay, So walk me through what this means on the 398 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:57,199 Speaker 2: like draft pick side. The Astros lose their second and 399 00:21:57,359 --> 00:21:58,800 Speaker 2: fifth highest pick. 400 00:21:58,880 --> 00:21:59,480 Speaker 3: Is that what it is? 401 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:02,120 Speaker 1: So? So Christian Walker did get a qualifying offer from 402 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:05,400 Speaker 1: the Dbacks to turn it down. So because the Astros 403 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:10,040 Speaker 1: signed him and because they paid the CBT last year, 404 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:13,160 Speaker 1: their penalties are as follows. They're going to lose their 405 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:17,680 Speaker 1: second and fifth highest draft pick in the twenty twenty 406 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:21,800 Speaker 1: five draft in addition to one million dollars in international 407 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:25,560 Speaker 1: bonus pool money. So rip Rokie Sasaki. Not that Rokie 408 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:28,199 Speaker 1: Sasaki was ever a thing, but the Ashers are not 409 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:30,160 Speaker 1: going to play for Rokie Sasaki. 410 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:37,399 Speaker 2: And one million dollars could sign you like one hundred Frombers. 411 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:41,960 Speaker 1: Hundred Frombers, fifty Hobviers seventy five garcias. Think about what 412 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,439 Speaker 1: you could do with that. Get OsO Campo back on 413 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 1: the line and get him to work his magic that. 414 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:51,159 Speaker 1: But with that being said, Alex Bregman also has a 415 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:54,359 Speaker 1: qualifying offer attached to him, so if and when he 416 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:57,960 Speaker 1: signs elsewhere, the Ashers will get a COM pick for that. 417 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:01,040 Speaker 1: So if I'm reading the rules right, and I think 418 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:05,239 Speaker 1: I am, that just means that that just means that 419 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 1: the ash is gonna lose one pick out of this, yeah, 420 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:10,440 Speaker 1: because they'll get the com pick back and then they'll 421 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:14,000 Speaker 1: lose it as it being their second highest pick, so 422 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 1: they'll end it lose in like their fourth or fifth 423 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 1: round pick or whatever. That's my understanding, Yes, And I'm 424 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:23,240 Speaker 1: if someone smarter than me is listening to this and 425 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:25,439 Speaker 1: and thinks I'm wrong, please let me know. But I 426 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:28,240 Speaker 1: think I'm reading MLB dot COM's glossary correctly, and I 427 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:31,320 Speaker 1: think that's how it works. So basically that, yeah, they're 428 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 1: they're they're gonna lose. One pick is. 429 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:37,359 Speaker 2: How much is a million dollars for the international? Like 430 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:39,560 Speaker 2: how much did they have before losing that? 431 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:41,639 Speaker 1: You know, I don't know that off the top I 432 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:43,680 Speaker 1: should I don't know that off the top of my head. 433 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:46,360 Speaker 1: You knew Tony Paris cheek his name off the top 434 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 1: of her head, Tony Paris cheek his name off the 435 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 1: top of my head. 436 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:51,480 Speaker 2: You also just dropped when you said Kyle Tucker. You're like, 437 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:54,000 Speaker 2: he missed seventy nine games, Like that's wild that you 438 00:23:54,080 --> 00:23:54,439 Speaker 2: just have that. 439 00:23:54,840 --> 00:23:57,400 Speaker 1: Well, like there's some stuff you keep writing over and over. 440 00:23:57,480 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, but it's so funny that you're just like, and 441 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:01,440 Speaker 2: of course he missed seventy nine games. 442 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:02,399 Speaker 3: We all remember that. 443 00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:03,959 Speaker 1: It's one of the Yeah, it's one of those things 444 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:06,560 Speaker 1: like when you've written something so many times, it just 445 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 1: like ingrains in your mic you don't have and it's like, 446 00:24:09,080 --> 00:24:11,280 Speaker 1: you don't I get to skip a step in the 447 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:13,800 Speaker 1: writing process, Like if I memorize, it's like I don't 448 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:15,640 Speaker 1: have to go to baseball reference and see, all right, 449 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:17,359 Speaker 1: when's the when did he When did he foul it 450 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 1: off his shin? Again? All right? And then when did 451 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:20,840 Speaker 1: he come back? All right? And then I gotta go 452 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:22,920 Speaker 1: to the team log and see, all right, how many 453 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:25,280 Speaker 1: games is that between? It's it's a it's a process, man, 454 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 1: Like I'm all for efficiency. I'm all for seamless efficiency. 455 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:30,919 Speaker 3: It's just like Google doc. 456 00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:34,800 Speaker 2: That's just the little things that you write over and 457 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:37,119 Speaker 2: over again so you can just copy paste it from there. 458 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 1: Jeff Luna and I aren't aren't alike in a lot 459 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 1: of ways, but we do like ruthless efficiency, and that 460 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:45,160 Speaker 1: is me. I like to be ruthlessly efficient. I don't 461 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:47,560 Speaker 1: like to go to Baseball Reference eighteen times. I'm trying 462 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 1: to write something I love Jeff. 463 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 2: I'll find people on that he was the best. 464 00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:56,320 Speaker 1: A lot of people do. The infrastructure that remains. 465 00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:58,120 Speaker 3: Here is FC can Kuhn loves him. 466 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:01,919 Speaker 1: FC can kun It must be that's a nice like 467 00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:06,000 Speaker 1: obviously a fighting tourists honestly, like he didn't love getting fired, 468 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:09,720 Speaker 1: but like when when the consolation prizes you get to, 469 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:12,200 Speaker 1: like run a cool soccer team in Cancun, Like, I'll 470 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:16,240 Speaker 1: take that I'll take it. Yeah, good, good for Jeff. 471 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:21,480 Speaker 2: I gotta mention you mentioned Evandrelik earlier. I think of 472 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:25,359 Speaker 2: this once a month. It's probably my favorite tweet of 473 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:28,919 Speaker 2: all time. And it was Evan somebody. It was like 474 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:33,240 Speaker 2: some hitters, last five at bats and it said like 475 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 2: single homer, single homer, Homer and he quote tweeted it 476 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:41,879 Speaker 2: and said it looks like a press box seating arrangement. 477 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:44,919 Speaker 3: And I think of that all the time. That is 478 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:45,720 Speaker 3: so funny. 479 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:48,159 Speaker 1: And the Minute Made Park press Box, there are a 480 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 1: lot of homer. There would be a lot of Homers 481 00:25:50,440 --> 00:25:53,359 Speaker 1: assigned for seats in the Minute Made Park press Box. 482 00:25:53,359 --> 00:25:56,000 Speaker 1: And then you get down to me and yes, there 483 00:25:56,000 --> 00:26:01,320 Speaker 1: would be. On that note, we are going to leave you, 484 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:04,600 Speaker 1: and we promised this time we will not be back 485 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 1: until after Christmas. Thank you for listening again. Thank you 486 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:10,960 Speaker 1: for the outpouring of support since we launched this thing. 487 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:14,680 Speaker 1: We've now had two emergency podcasts in our first six podcasts, 488 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:16,879 Speaker 1: which is a great harbinger for things to come. 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