1 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,159 Speaker 1: Welcome one and all to the Hammer Territory Podcast. My 2 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: name is Sean Coleman. Hope wherever you are and wherever 3 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:32,200 Speaker 1: you are listening, you, yes, you and those you know, friends, family, 4 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: everybody else. Hope that y'all had a wonderful Halloween. You're 5 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: having a good start to November, and today is a 6 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 1: significant show because the off season is officially here. If 7 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: you were a fan of baseball, one of the best 8 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 1: World Series with some of the best World Series games 9 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: I can remember in recent memory, it was awesome to see. 10 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: Congratulations to the Dodgers. Cannot feel more bad for than 11 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: I do for the Blue Jays. Just gut wrenching to 12 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 1: see the Blue Jays suffer losses like that. But at 13 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: the end of the day, the Dodgers are once again 14 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: World Series champions. That's happened. It's in the rearview mirror. 15 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: We're officially in the off season and that means, Steven Tolbert, 16 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: that we can officially start discussing some moves that the 17 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: Braves are going to need to make because they're going 18 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: to need to make up early and often to make 19 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: this off season successful. 20 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 2: What's up, buddy, Yeah, man, So we finally got through it, 21 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 2: We got through October, we got through Halloween, we got 22 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 2: through the World Series. 23 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 3: Dodgers won whatever whatever. I don't care. 24 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 2: I wanted the Blue Jays to win, but just a 25 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 2: confluence of just the most random things had to happen 26 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 2: for the Blue Jays not to win that series. Whatever 27 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 2: Dodgers won. Onto the off season, so now we get going. Now, 28 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 2: it's all the stuff we've been kind of talking about 29 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 2: and projecting officially gets kicked off today around like noon, 30 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 2: MLB the official MLB communications account released one hundred and 31 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 2: thirty four players officially hit free agency. Of course, for 32 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 2: the Braves, that's Ozuna, Iglesias, Charlie Morton, and Connor Seabold 33 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:14,519 Speaker 2: was among them. The Braves that added so many guys, 34 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 2: that got a little random at the end. But you know, 35 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 2: obviously Ozuna and a Glaciers are the big ones. But yeah, 36 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 2: so those guys are off the Braves roster. Those guys 37 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 2: are no longer employed by the team. Those are free agents, 38 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 2: free to sign with anybody they want to. On Thursday 39 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 2: at five pm, this show, we're going to go through 40 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 2: some of the dates, the important dates that you're gonna 41 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:34,920 Speaker 2: need to know for the offseason. Some are the important 42 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:36,639 Speaker 2: decisions that the Braves are going to need to make, 43 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 2: and all of this is happening pretty quickly. Not only 44 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 2: is Alex a typically a pretty quick mover in terms 45 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 2: of his main moves, but just you know, five days 46 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 2: after the World Series, so Thursday, a lot of this 47 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 2: stuff has to be decided upon. So the Braves still 48 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 2: need a manager. We're expecting that news quite literally any day. 49 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,240 Speaker 2: So this is even though the off season literally is 50 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 2: just now starting. This should be a pretty busy week 51 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 2: for the Braves. 52 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, and then that's the focus of our show. Mark 53 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 1: Bowman and MLB dot Com wrote a very informative, great 54 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 1: article that really broke and down the important dates and 55 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: how specifically the Braves are impacted by each of these 56 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:23,079 Speaker 1: notable dates of the off season. And we're going to 57 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:26,359 Speaker 1: run mainly through the ones basically through the end of November. 58 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: That's really when some of the really important dates occur. 59 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: And when we're talking about, you know, some important decisions. 60 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: It's not only on the Braves d when it comes 61 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: to important decisions to be made. Their off season is 62 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: also going to be impacted by decisions that players will make, 63 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 1: and no bigger decision will occur. Perhaps the biggest non 64 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: Braves front office decision that could impact the Braves offseason, thankfully, 65 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: is going to be the first one we'll know about 66 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: come Thursday. But Thursday itself is an important date for 67 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: multiple reasons, and let's get into that first one. Of course, 68 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: that is the day where players with options, these these 69 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: club options, player options, things like that, those have to 70 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: be decided five days after the World Series. So that 71 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 1: means by Thursday we will know whether or not Hassan 72 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 1: Kim will pick up his sixty million dollars player option. 73 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: Now spoiler alert, it's widely assumed that he's going to 74 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:23,039 Speaker 1: decline it. But Steven, that is an important decision and 75 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: obviously the first step in what could be one of 76 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:29,280 Speaker 1: the biggest storylines for the Braves this offseason. Will they 77 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 1: be able to retain in some way, shape or form, 78 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: Hassim Kim. 79 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:38,160 Speaker 2: Yep, All options have to be decided on by Thursday 80 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 2: at five pm Eastern. All opt out If you have 81 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 2: an opt out in your contract and you're deciding whether 82 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 2: or not to opt out or not, that has. 83 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:49,600 Speaker 3: To be decided by Thursday at five pm. 84 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:55,040 Speaker 2: The whole reason is because when MLB starts allowing teams 85 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 2: to sign other free agents. 86 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:58,040 Speaker 3: They want the free agent. 87 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:01,359 Speaker 2: Pool set so they don't want new guys being added 88 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 2: after the fact, So that's why they do it all. 89 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 2: On Thursday at five pm, options club options, the team 90 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 2: has to decide are we picking up your option? Are 91 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 2: we paying your buy out? 92 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:15,040 Speaker 3: We let you go? Player options, same. 93 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:17,719 Speaker 2: Thing an any kind of opt out that guys haveing 94 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 2: their deals they have to decide by Then. MLB wants 95 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 2: the free agent pool completely set at five pm on Thursday, 96 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 2: so that teams know exactly who's available and who's not. 97 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 3: And listen, you'll. 98 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 2: Hear a lot of this stuff before Thursday at five pm. 99 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 2: You know, news will start breaking about different guys. You know, 100 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 2: this guy plans on picking up his option, this guy doesn't. 101 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 2: The Braves kind of famously don't do that. They wait 102 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 2: to the last second to announce anything. I don't know 103 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 2: why necessarily, but that's just how they've always done it. 104 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:56,599 Speaker 2: There's been times where they announced like an hour after 105 00:05:56,600 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 2: the deadline. They just they take and obviously everybody knows. 106 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 2: Very little actually leaks out of that front office. So 107 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:07,480 Speaker 2: you know, if it doesn't, if you don't, if We 108 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 2: don't know right at five pm Eastern on Thursday. We 109 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:12,920 Speaker 2: will know shortly after. Obviously we will do a show 110 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:16,720 Speaker 2: that night covering all of that stuff. But yes, Thursday, 111 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 2: the five days after the World Series, is a critical 112 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 2: day of the It is the official beginning of the 113 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 2: off season. But so many of the important decisions have 114 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 2: to be made by then, including and we haven't talked 115 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:30,600 Speaker 2: about this a ton. We talked about a little in August. 116 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:33,480 Speaker 2: The Braves still have like eleven guys on the sixty 117 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 2: dail and I counted earlier they to add all eleven back, 118 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 2: they still got to clear three forty man roster spots. 119 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 2: Now hasan Kim might be one of those because he 120 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 2: declines his option goes into free agency. But that means 121 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 2: they still got to clear two more. So they got 122 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 2: a DFA somebody, They got to trade somebody, you know, 123 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 2: they got to decline somebody's option. But the sixty day 124 00:06:56,720 --> 00:07:00,080 Speaker 2: IL goes away. That's another thing that happens on Third 125 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 2: at five pm. The sixty day IL goes away. So 126 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:04,039 Speaker 2: all those guys have to be on your forty. You 127 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 2: have to have space for all of them. So we 128 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:12,679 Speaker 2: will one thousand percent certain get multiple roster moves either 129 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 2: on Thursday at five pm or shortly before then. And 130 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 2: obviously we will cover it all as soon as the 131 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 2: news drops. 132 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely. And the other thing to consider when it 133 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:26,560 Speaker 1: comes to the forty man roster decisions that are going on, 134 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 1: you know that also brings to light, you know, kind 135 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 1: of you know how many potential roster moves that the 136 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: Braves will have available for them when it comes to 137 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:38,679 Speaker 1: them actually making moves, right, because it's not only about 138 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: them adding back those eleven guys are on the sixty 139 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 1: day IL and removing guys that they don't want. That's 140 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 1: not the end of the forty man roster. Because you're 141 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 1: adding back all those guys from the IL, none of 142 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: them are likely to go anywhere. But then in addition 143 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 1: to that, you're going to have to clear room as 144 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 1: the off season goes along, correct or additions that you 145 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: make two to roster. Now some later dates in November 146 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: will also help to make room for that. But that's 147 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 1: the important thing to understand is that, yes, you the 148 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 1: sixty man roster goes away, so you have to initially 149 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: set what your forty man roster will look like, but 150 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: do expect for there to be frequent updates, frequent roster 151 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: decisions around and because of these dates that we're going 152 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: to talk about, but also in terms of the things 153 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: that we're not able to know as of right now, 154 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 1: which are the Braves adding players, which we know that 155 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 1: they're going to do as time goes. 156 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 2: On, Yeah, and teams go super low. I remember a 157 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 2: couple of years ago, I think it was a couple 158 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 2: of years ago with the Braves, they did a full 159 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 2: like purge of their forty men. It was the year 160 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:46,680 Speaker 2: they traded four of their forty men guys to the 161 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:49,720 Speaker 2: White Sox for Bummer, and they purge their forty men 162 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 2: roster right at the beginning of the off season. And 163 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 2: I remember at one point they got down to like 164 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 2: twenty six. 165 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:56,720 Speaker 3: Guys on the forty men. 166 00:08:56,920 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 2: And obviously you slowly ad guys back as the off 167 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 2: season goes, and you get to forty by the time 168 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:04,720 Speaker 2: you get to spring training, but you're one hundred percent 169 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 2: right fitting the sixty eight dayil guys on the forty 170 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 2: is just the beginning of the process. Because if you 171 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 2: want to add and if you want to sign any 172 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 2: free agents, if you want to trade for anybody, they 173 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:16,240 Speaker 2: all have to have forty man spots. 174 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,079 Speaker 3: So yeah, we're gonna see. 175 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 2: I wouldn't be surprised if we saw double digit forty 176 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 2: man roster spots turnover in the next two weeks. It 177 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:27,959 Speaker 2: wouldn't surprise me at all, because teams do that. That's 178 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:29,679 Speaker 2: what they do in the offseason. They just turn their 179 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 2: forty man roster over any kind of the dead weight 180 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 2: they carried all season. They use this time to clear 181 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:37,559 Speaker 2: it and add new guys. So don't be stunned it 182 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 2: all if we get a number of roster moves in 183 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 2: the next couple weeks. 184 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 1: Absolutely, And so that's the thing that we're getting at 185 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 1: is that if you have been waiting like crazy for 186 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 1: the Braves to start making some key decisions, it's coming. 187 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 1: You know. We'll talk about this probably a little bit 188 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 1: later on the show, but we haven't even mentioned the 189 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 1: fact that likely within the next twenty four to forty 190 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 1: eight hours we should get some type of update when 191 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 1: it comes to the break manager position, who they potentially 192 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 1: could hire so plenty to come manage your decision further 193 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:11,040 Speaker 1: roster changes Hasakim's decision will get all that and more 194 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: when it comes to the Braves' roster. But again, that's 195 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 1: just the first week. 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So Stephen, of course, over the next week, 218 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 4: which is the first week in November, you know, we'll 219 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 4: probably get a decision on the manager, We'll get further 220 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 4: roster decisions as we make room for those io guys. 221 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:38,400 Speaker 4: We'll get an understanding of you know, not only hasan 222 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 4: Kim whether or not he'll accept his player option, but 223 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 4: maybe start to get an idea of what his next 224 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 4: contract will look like. And you know how much of 225 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 4: a realistic possibility is the Braves will retain him. 226 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:52,360 Speaker 1: That's week one. Then the next week we have the 227 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:56,200 Speaker 1: general manager's meeting. Now this is I would say the 228 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 1: less significant of the multi day meetings that happen within 229 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 1: the first six weeks of the offseason. But at these 230 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 1: general managers we need you typically do see a little 231 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:06,040 Speaker 1: bit of action, but the main thing is general managers 232 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 1: get together and kind of gain an idea number one 233 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 1: of what MLB will be implementing moving forward that will 234 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 1: help their decisions this offseason, but also getting some conversations 235 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:18,679 Speaker 1: going about trades and things such as that. So that's 236 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:21,560 Speaker 1: week two. Then as we go from week two to 237 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:24,680 Speaker 1: week three are really important, though it's not known yet. 238 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:28,079 Speaker 1: A really important date that's not official, but the bravecebands 239 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:30,679 Speaker 1: are wanting to pay particular interest to will be right 240 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: around mid November. Awards season and of course the NL 241 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 1: Rookie of the Year race. Not only can Drake Baldwin 242 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:40,760 Speaker 1: potentially win the award, but that extra draft pick. So 243 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:43,840 Speaker 1: that's going to be another important date to look at. 244 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:46,200 Speaker 1: And then after that, as we get kind of through 245 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:52,319 Speaker 1: mid November, the first real official roster impact date, if 246 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 1: you will, will be November eighteenth, which will be the 247 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 1: day that players will decide whether or not they need 248 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 1: they will accept a qualifying offer. That will be the 249 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 1: first date that players will do it. 250 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:07,439 Speaker 3: Now. 251 00:13:07,440 --> 00:13:10,359 Speaker 1: Of course, you know one thing we didn't mention about Thursday, 252 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: that's the day when teams will decide whether or not 253 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 1: to offer qualifying offers to free agents, and then by 254 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 1: November eighteen, those free agents will need to decide whether 255 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: or not to accept those qualifying offers. Steven. When it 256 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:25,720 Speaker 1: comes to those decisions, I don't think the Braves are 257 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 1: going to extend fine offer to Marcelo Zun or Russell 258 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:31,800 Speaker 1: Iglesias or anything like that. But more of interest to 259 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:35,320 Speaker 1: the Braves players outside of the team right now, Which 260 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 1: of those will be given qualified after offers on Thursday 261 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:41,840 Speaker 1: and will they accept them by the eighteenth? 262 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:45,199 Speaker 2: Yeah, so the Braves aren't projected to hand out any 263 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:47,839 Speaker 2: qualifying offers. None of their free agents reach that level. 264 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 2: If you don't know, qualifying offers of being a one 265 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 2: year deal in right now, it's like twenty two million, 266 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:56,960 Speaker 2: twenty one, twenty two million dollars a year. It's basically 267 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 2: it's a really awful system. Actual I can't believe the 268 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:05,000 Speaker 2: players ever allowed this. It basically suppresses because if you 269 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:08,040 Speaker 2: sign if a guy gets offered a qualifying offer. 270 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 3: So it's usually the top free agents in baseball. 271 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:13,320 Speaker 2: As long as you've never had a qualifying offer attest 272 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 2: to your name, or as long as you weren't traded 273 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:18,520 Speaker 2: mid season, then you can be offered a qualifying offer. 274 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 2: And what it does is any team that signs you 275 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 2: has to give up a draft pick. And which draft 276 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 2: pick it is depends on were you a luxury tax payer? 277 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 3: You know? Are you do you get a competitive balance money? 278 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 3: You know? 279 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:37,040 Speaker 2: There's different things, but essentially you have to give up 280 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:41,800 Speaker 2: a draft pick to sign a qualified free agent, which 281 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,120 Speaker 2: essentially just suppresses the market for these top guys, which 282 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 2: it doesn't make any I just can't believe the Players 283 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:52,160 Speaker 2: Association allowed this, But it is a big deal for 284 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 2: the Braves because, of course, the Braves have some pretty 285 00:14:56,200 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 2: critical needs this offseason, maybe the most critical being starting 286 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 2: pitching and guys like Dylan Ceese. You know, Ranger Suarez 287 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 2: could have qualifying offers attached to their name, and if 288 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 2: they do, then the Brads have to give up a 289 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:10,800 Speaker 2: draft On top of having to give the guy a 290 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 2: contract and be responsible for that entire contract, you also 291 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 2: have to give up a draft pick. And you know, 292 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:19,840 Speaker 2: we were looking at it a couple of days ago. 293 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 2: There's a really high likelihood that if Drake Baldwin wins 294 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 2: the Rookie of the Year and they get a draft 295 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 2: pick at the end of the first round, that will 296 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 2: be the draft pick they have to give up if 297 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:32,480 Speaker 2: they sign one of these qualified free agents. So, and 298 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 2: it gets even more complicated if you sign multiple qualified 299 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 2: free agents. It's a very convoluted system. I really kind 300 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 2: of hate it. But yes, the date you're talking about 301 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 2: is obviously on Thursday. Teams have to decide, is do 302 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 2: I have a free agent that I'm going to offer 303 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 2: a qualifying offer to if so, they have to do 304 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 2: it by five pm on Thursday, and then November eighteenth, 305 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:56,600 Speaker 2: that player has to decide am I taking that one year, 306 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 2: twenty two million dollar offer by accepting or am I 307 00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 2: declining that and going to free agency? And then any 308 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 2: team that signed that player would be penalized by a 309 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 2: draft pick or multiple draft picks. So yeah, that's a 310 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 2: big deal. And then, like you just said, and one 311 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 2: thing we didn't mention. There was a trade freeze that 312 00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 2: happens during the World Series. Teams can't trade with each other. 313 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 2: That got lifted today. So a lot of this stuff 314 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 2: happens five days from now on Thursday. But the trade 315 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:28,800 Speaker 2: freeze got lifted today, so teams could you could, we 316 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 2: could wake up tomorrow to like four trades. Teams can 317 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 2: start trading each other. 318 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 3: Now. 319 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 2: Teams can't sign other free agents until Thursday. You can 320 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 2: sign your own free agents. And we didn't mention that 321 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 2: the Braves could announce a contract for you know, any 322 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 2: of their you know, if they wanted to do a 323 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 2: deal with Pierce Johnson right now and just sign them 324 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 2: to an extension, they could announce that tomorrow you can 325 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:55,400 Speaker 2: sign your own guys, but you can't sign other people's 326 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:56,640 Speaker 2: free agents obviously, so. 327 00:16:58,720 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 3: That happens on Thursday. 328 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 2: But yeah, so the qualifying offer is a big deal. 329 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 2: GM meetings not as big a deal. Some stuff happens there. 330 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:07,199 Speaker 2: The Winter meetings that are in December are obviously the 331 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:09,960 Speaker 2: big ones where a lot of stuff usually happens. But yeah, 332 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 2: the qualifying offer is a big day, and unfortunately for 333 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:15,439 Speaker 2: the Braves, it's basically determining which players are going to 334 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:17,200 Speaker 2: cost a draft pick if they want to sign them 335 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:17,920 Speaker 2: in free agency. 336 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:20,840 Speaker 1: An example of that, and also, let let's let's let's 337 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 1: let's back up here a bit a few a few 338 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:27,880 Speaker 1: clarifying statements. So one thing to understand about the qualifying 339 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 1: offer when it comes to the Braves and Marcelo Zoo 340 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 1: and Ryce so l Iglesias. For instance, Mark Bowman pointed 341 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 1: this out. It's a noteworthy a you know, a factory 342 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:39,119 Speaker 1: with them. Both of them already received a qualifying offer 343 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:41,200 Speaker 1: that they rejected in the past. As a matter of fact, 344 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 1: the last free agent that the Brave sign that had 345 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:47,240 Speaker 1: been offered a qualifying offer was Marcelo Zuna. Between the 346 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen and twenty twenty season. Today is November second, which, 347 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:54,160 Speaker 1: by the way, happy for your anniversary of the Braves 348 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 1: winning their World Series woo. But also you were just 349 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:00,480 Speaker 1: talking about the fact that you could resign your own 350 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:02,959 Speaker 1: free agents. Well, it was a year ago where the 351 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:06,280 Speaker 1: Braves redid the deals for Ronaldo Lopez as well as 352 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 1: Aaron Bummer, so yes, you could see some restructuring re 353 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 1: signing a player, so that activity could happen as well. 354 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 1: So there's going to be activity across baseball at some 355 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:17,919 Speaker 1: point in time. But I want to get back to 356 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:22,480 Speaker 1: the November eighteenth day, when we're going to have an idea, 357 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:25,439 Speaker 1: you know, first Thursday of knowing which free agents are 358 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:28,119 Speaker 1: going to have qualifying offers tied to them, and then 359 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:30,359 Speaker 1: after the eighteenth knowing whether or not they're going to 360 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 1: accept it. The fact that the Braves could potentially get 361 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 1: that extra draft pick, even if they were to potentially 362 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: lose it when signing a qualifying free agent, The fact 363 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:41,679 Speaker 1: that the Braves are likely going to have a bigger 364 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 1: infusion of talent through this draft because of how they're 365 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 1: going to be able to pick, and especially if they 366 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 1: get the extra draft pick, and Also, if they're a 367 00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:52,240 Speaker 1: bit more willing to spend this offseason than they were 368 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:55,359 Speaker 1: last offseason, all those factors could make it more of 369 00:18:55,359 --> 00:18:58,880 Speaker 1: a reality. The Braves may be aggressive and go actually 370 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 1: make a big contract offer, especially to one of these pitchers. 371 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:05,120 Speaker 1: I'm not saying it's likely, because it's not necessarily how 372 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: Antopless usually operates. I'm just saying that factors are there 373 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:13,119 Speaker 1: that could make it make more sense than this offseason 374 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 1: than in previous ones. 375 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, and even if you end up losing 376 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:22,440 Speaker 2: that pick, the Drake Baldwin pick, getting it is still 377 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:24,360 Speaker 2: a very big deal because you don't have to give 378 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 2: up your second round pick. I mean, yeah, you immediately 379 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:30,879 Speaker 2: lose it, but you you saved yourself, you know, another 380 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:33,040 Speaker 2: pick in the process. So it's still a massive deal 381 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:35,639 Speaker 2: even if they end up giving it up. And I 382 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:37,879 Speaker 2: will say a lot of teams treat the qualifying offer 383 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:42,960 Speaker 2: as basically, they treat it as there's a handful of 384 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:45,600 Speaker 2: guys they view worth giving up a pick for and 385 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:48,680 Speaker 2: a handful of guys who will get the qualifying offer 386 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:50,919 Speaker 2: who they don't view giving up the pick for. And 387 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:53,959 Speaker 2: it's really it's, you know, they kind of scratch their 388 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:56,240 Speaker 2: name off the list. It's kind of disqualifying. Like they're like, 389 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:58,080 Speaker 2: all right, well this guy now cost a draft pick. 390 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 2: We do not think he's worth it draft picks, so 391 00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 2: we're just going to cross his name off our list. 392 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:04,640 Speaker 2: We're just not gonna, you know, go after this guy 393 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:08,080 Speaker 2: this year. But you know, there are guys at the 394 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 2: very top of the market that are so good or 395 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:15,440 Speaker 2: so dynamic, are so impactful to your team, like when 396 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 2: the Mets signed Juan Soto, or you know, there are 397 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:21,199 Speaker 2: guys that when you sign, they are so impactful that 398 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 2: giving up a single draft pick to sign them is 399 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:26,960 Speaker 2: just the cost of doing business. So it doesn't necessarily 400 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 2: hurt the very top guys. It kind of hurts that 401 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:32,280 Speaker 2: next level of guys who are good enough to get 402 00:20:32,280 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 2: the qualifying offer, but aren't good enough to really justify 403 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 2: spending a draft pick on top of the contract to 404 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 2: go get that player. I think Nick Pavetta got dinged 405 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 2: with it last year and ended up having to sign 406 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:46,479 Speaker 2: a really late deal. I think that's right. 407 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:47,160 Speaker 3: I think he signed. 408 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:50,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, he got a he got surprisingly got a qualifying offer, 409 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:52,040 Speaker 2: and he just had it. It's kind of just like 410 00:20:52,280 --> 00:20:55,320 Speaker 2: attached to your neck. The whole offseason and he had 411 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 2: to wait a long time to get a contract. 412 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:57,879 Speaker 3: And now what'll happen to it. 413 00:20:57,920 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 2: There will be a couple of players who were on 414 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:02,160 Speaker 2: the line of getting one or not getting one, they'll 415 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:04,919 Speaker 2: get one, and it's really going to suppress their market. 416 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:06,639 Speaker 2: And that's why I really don't like the system at all. 417 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:09,919 Speaker 2: I think it's pretty clucky. I think it's it's punitive 418 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:12,880 Speaker 2: to guys who finally get the free agency. But yeah, 419 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,960 Speaker 2: it's out there, and November eighteenth is the day we 420 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 2: will learn which free agents. 421 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:24,320 Speaker 3: Are going to have a qualifying offer attached to their name. Yep. 422 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:27,920 Speaker 1: Here on the Hammer Territory podcast, we're discussing important dates 423 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 1: and decisions that the Braves will be looking you know, 424 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: at themselves making, at players making free agents, making so 425 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:37,359 Speaker 1: on and so forth. That will kind of help mold 426 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 1: the way that the off season goes. So, you know, 427 00:21:40,359 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 1: we just talked about the fact that you know, the 428 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 1: qualifying offers, you know, with the you know, you've got 429 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:46,439 Speaker 1: to offer them as a team to your free agents 430 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:48,480 Speaker 1: by you know, the fifth day after the World Series. 431 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:52,160 Speaker 1: Those players have until the eighteenth to decide, but one 432 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:55,680 Speaker 1: final date in November that is certainly important to keep 433 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 1: an eye on. Of course, is November twenty first, and 434 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 1: that is the tenth deadline. Now, this we've done a 435 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:05,440 Speaker 1: show on, We've discussed it in full. We discussed the 436 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:08,480 Speaker 1: nine players that the Braves potentially you know, will look 437 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:12,359 Speaker 1: to make decisions on when it comes to tendering contracts. Now, 438 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:18,360 Speaker 1: the important thing to understand about that date, it's simply 439 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:22,639 Speaker 1: the team officially making the decision that they are looking 440 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:26,000 Speaker 1: to offer a contract to this player or that they're 441 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:29,679 Speaker 1: not going to offer a contract to this player. It 442 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:34,040 Speaker 1: is not on that date putting in stone what that 443 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:38,240 Speaker 1: player will be making as the season goes along. That 444 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:42,919 Speaker 1: will happen later in the offseason and even then another 445 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:45,199 Speaker 1: factor that matters is if that player even makes it 446 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:48,240 Speaker 1: to the season. Steven, if you will elaborate on that 447 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 1: a bit more. That November twenty first date, Yes, it's important, 448 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:55,160 Speaker 1: but it's not a full eight di zy process that's 449 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:58,640 Speaker 1: that day. It's the beginning of a process for many 450 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:00,040 Speaker 1: players that will be on the Braiz. 451 00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:07,399 Speaker 3: Correct. So the tender deadline is essentially it's the end 452 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 3: of the line. 453 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:10,760 Speaker 2: If the Braves decide they do not want a tender 454 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:13,160 Speaker 2: a contract for a player, that player becomes a free agent. 455 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:16,240 Speaker 2: It is the beginning of the process if they do, 456 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 2: if they do decide they want a tender a contract, 457 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:21,360 Speaker 2: because then you have to go through the arbitration process, 458 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:23,720 Speaker 2: which of course is you pick a number, I pick 459 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:26,720 Speaker 2: a number. If we can't agree, then an arbiter picks 460 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 2: one of the numbers. Talk about another clunky system in baseball. 461 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 2: Arbitration is a disaster. But whatever, But just as a recap, 462 00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:37,439 Speaker 2: But we've done entire shows on this. We've had some 463 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:41,439 Speaker 2: spare time here lately. In case you haven't noticed, So 464 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:45,119 Speaker 2: there's nine guys the Braves have on their potential tender 465 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:49,439 Speaker 2: list Jake Freiley, Videl Bruhllan, Eli White, Nick Allen, Alex Manila, 466 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:52,680 Speaker 2: Dylan Lee, Joy Wentz, Joel Piamps and Jose Swarez. So 467 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:55,200 Speaker 2: those are the nine guys who are currently arbitration eligible 468 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:59,160 Speaker 2: on that date or before. And keep in mind, any 469 00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:03,159 Speaker 2: of these guys could be no tendered dfade anytime between 470 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:06,359 Speaker 2: now and then. It's just by the twenty first, you 471 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:08,440 Speaker 2: have to have made a decision on all of them. 472 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:10,480 Speaker 2: You know, I'm going to tender them a contract, which 473 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:12,000 Speaker 2: means they stay on the forty man they stay on 474 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:15,040 Speaker 2: the roster, or a non tendrum they go into the 475 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:18,320 Speaker 2: free agent pool, that forty man spot opens up. So 476 00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:20,800 Speaker 2: that's what the importance of that date is. We won't 477 00:24:20,840 --> 00:24:23,640 Speaker 2: actually learn the players that do get tender to contract, 478 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 2: we won't actually learn what their salary is until like 479 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:29,159 Speaker 2: middle of January, sometimes even later than that if the 480 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:31,639 Speaker 2: player goes all the way through an arbitration trial. So 481 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:34,919 Speaker 2: sometimes they get announced in February. So that date is 482 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 2: specifically for these players will be tendered to contract and 483 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:41,200 Speaker 2: stay on the roster. The other players will be non 484 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 2: tendered going to the free agent pool, and again that 485 00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:47,960 Speaker 2: they do that early in the offseason so that teams 486 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 2: understand which players are going to be in the free 487 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:53,480 Speaker 2: agent pool, so that we don't have players being added 488 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 2: to the free agent pool in December and January and 489 00:24:56,600 --> 00:24:58,880 Speaker 2: February when teams have already made their decisions. 490 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:00,800 Speaker 3: So that's that's why they do that. 491 00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 1: And it's important to note that even though there is 492 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:07,200 Speaker 1: a date in the future where the Braves are going 493 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:09,439 Speaker 1: to decide whether or not to tender these guys a 494 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:13,080 Speaker 1: contract for twenty twenty six, they still have control of 495 00:25:13,119 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 1: them right now. And a good example of that was 496 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:19,240 Speaker 1: two years ago. So the Braves, if they were to 497 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:22,000 Speaker 1: have already made the decision on some of these guys, 498 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:24,639 Speaker 1: you could see one or two of these guys potentially 499 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:27,160 Speaker 1: moved off the forty men when the Braves start adding 500 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:30,280 Speaker 1: back those players off of IL Or if the Braves 501 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:33,800 Speaker 1: see a guy on another team that they do want 502 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 1: to spot for, they could trade these guys to that 503 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:38,879 Speaker 1: other team, and that other team would then make the 504 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 1: decision on these guys. Perhaps there's another team if the 505 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:45,000 Speaker 1: Braves don't want to keep Jake Fraley, maybe there's another 506 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 1: team out there that likes the potential in him. They 507 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:50,120 Speaker 1: would want him for their outfield depth. The Braves could 508 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 1: use him in the trade even though they haven't made 509 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:54,480 Speaker 1: the decision of whether or not to tender him a contract. 510 00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:56,960 Speaker 1: So there's still a lot of creativity, as Alex and 511 00:25:57,040 --> 00:25:59,439 Speaker 1: Thoughtless has shown in the past, that you can do 512 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:02,160 Speaker 1: with these guys even if you've not made the decision 513 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:04,040 Speaker 1: yet of whether or not you're gonna tender them a 514 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:05,359 Speaker 1: contract for the next year. 515 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, and this is the time where you can open 516 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:11,440 Speaker 2: up a chunk of forty man roster spots at one 517 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 2: time if you want to. It's just a very easy 518 00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:16,600 Speaker 2: way to you know, you got nine guys to potentially 519 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:18,359 Speaker 2: decide on. You could say, all right, I'm keeping four 520 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:20,439 Speaker 2: of them and I'm non tendering five. Well, boom, you 521 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:23,040 Speaker 2: just opened up five forty man roster spots in one 522 00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:26,199 Speaker 2: phil Swoop. So you'll see this a lot. This is 523 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:29,360 Speaker 2: a day where there will be a ton all over baseball, 524 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:32,880 Speaker 2: a ton of roster moves. You'll see trades, you'll see 525 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:35,400 Speaker 2: you know, waiver claims, you'll see a ton of stuff, 526 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:37,679 Speaker 2: you know, because every team in baseball has to do this. 527 00:26:38,119 --> 00:26:43,760 Speaker 2: So and every team in baseball usually has six, seven, eight, nine, 528 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:48,120 Speaker 2: sometimes ten arbitration guys that have to be decided on. 529 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:50,200 Speaker 3: So yeah, it's a big day. 530 00:26:50,359 --> 00:26:52,440 Speaker 2: And then one more that we that we didn't mention 531 00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:56,080 Speaker 2: on the eighteenth, which is the day for the qualifying offer, 532 00:26:56,440 --> 00:26:58,280 Speaker 2: is that is also the day where you have to 533 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:00,920 Speaker 2: decide if you were going to add one of your 534 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:04,080 Speaker 2: prospects to the forty man roster to protect them from 535 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:06,560 Speaker 2: the Rule five draft. And the Braves actually have some 536 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:08,520 Speaker 2: interesting names. We'll probably do a separate show on this 537 00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:12,359 Speaker 2: because it's a little more prospect driven and we stay 538 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:14,920 Speaker 2: out of those waters unless we have an expert with us. 539 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:18,159 Speaker 2: But in order to protect a guy who's been in 540 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:22,399 Speaker 2: your minor league system for I think five years, in 541 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:24,240 Speaker 2: order to protect them from the Rule five draft, you 542 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:28,440 Speaker 2: have to put them on the forty and again that 543 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:30,439 Speaker 2: those are more forty man spots that have to be 544 00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 2: created and so and every year there's usually one or 545 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:35,600 Speaker 2: two guys in the minor league system that get protected 546 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:39,919 Speaker 2: and then the Rule five draft happens. So that's an 547 00:27:39,920 --> 00:27:42,560 Speaker 2: important date. The Braves do have some interesting names that 548 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:46,359 Speaker 2: could be protected. That's just more roster moves that we'll see. So, 549 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:49,280 Speaker 2: as Sean laid out, the first two weeks of November, 550 00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:52,359 Speaker 2: there is a ton of like nuts and bolts roster 551 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:55,840 Speaker 2: things that happen, all because MLB wants to try to 552 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:59,720 Speaker 2: get the free agent pool as set as possible early 553 00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 2: in the November so all the teams know which players 554 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 2: are available so they can make their decisions on rosters 555 00:28:05,280 --> 00:28:07,719 Speaker 2: for twenty twenty six. So the next two weeks are 556 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:09,520 Speaker 2: going to be busy as hell. Even if the Braves 557 00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:12,760 Speaker 2: didn't have to hire a manager plus potentially an entire 558 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:16,400 Speaker 2: coaching staff around that manager, which they do, it would 559 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:18,680 Speaker 2: still be a very busy time. It's just a busy 560 00:28:18,680 --> 00:28:23,440 Speaker 2: time in baseball. The offseason moves, you know, the big 561 00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:26,919 Speaker 2: stuff moves very slowly in MLB's off season. The small 562 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:28,800 Speaker 2: stuff and the nuts and bull stuff like this moves 563 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:33,280 Speaker 2: very quickly because all this stuff happens within five, seven, 564 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:35,560 Speaker 2: ten days of the World Series ending, and it's all 565 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:37,400 Speaker 2: going to come in a flory in the next two weeks. 566 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:41,080 Speaker 1: And you know also that Alex Enthopolis, more than others, 567 00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:43,840 Speaker 1: usually likes to do some of his heavy lifting early, 568 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:46,760 Speaker 1: so you know that he will want to make sure 569 00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:50,600 Speaker 1: he gets all the necessary formalities out of the way 570 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:54,280 Speaker 1: to position himself to see what can occur. But you know, 571 00:28:54,360 --> 00:28:57,040 Speaker 1: as we're wrapping up this edition of the Hammer Territory podcast, 572 00:28:57,160 --> 00:29:00,160 Speaker 1: don't want to go without mentioning that now that the 573 00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:03,800 Speaker 1: World Series is over, the Dodgers again first back to 574 00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:08,240 Speaker 1: back champions in twenty five years. As many know, every 575 00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:11,640 Speaker 1: day that we've gone without a manager being announced for 576 00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:14,560 Speaker 1: the Braves, it seems more and more likely that the 577 00:29:14,600 --> 00:29:18,360 Speaker 1: spotlight could be shining on current Dodgers bench coach Danny 578 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:22,200 Speaker 1: Layman as being the potential candidate that the Braves are 579 00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:25,200 Speaker 1: really focused on and we could see that made official 580 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:29,800 Speaker 1: early this week. That is another factor in all of this, 581 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:33,520 Speaker 1: not only Danny Layman coming over as potentially being the manager, 582 00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:35,800 Speaker 1: but what is his coaching staff going to look like? 583 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:37,760 Speaker 1: Are we going to retain any of our old guys? 584 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:40,120 Speaker 1: What new guys are coming over? Could they come over 585 00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:42,080 Speaker 1: from the Dodgers, could they come over from other teams. 586 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:45,600 Speaker 1: That's going to be another very interesting component to watch 587 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:48,560 Speaker 1: for this offseason because based off who you bring over 588 00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:51,520 Speaker 1: from different organizations or the Dodgers with Layman, if he's 589 00:29:51,560 --> 00:29:54,840 Speaker 1: the guy, does that potentially tie you to other trade 590 00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:57,640 Speaker 1: candidates or free agents that we really haven't thought of before. 591 00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:00,160 Speaker 1: So that's going to be another critical component of the 592 00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:03,280 Speaker 1: off season, especially early on, to help kind of formulate 593 00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:04,080 Speaker 1: how things will go. 594 00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:08,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean that, you know, we've all been kind 595 00:30:08,360 --> 00:30:11,000 Speaker 2: of connecting dots and if the Braves wanted to hire 596 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:15,080 Speaker 2: George Lombard or Ryan Flaherty, those guys there, you know, 597 00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:18,400 Speaker 2: their postseasons have been done for a while, they could 598 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:19,960 Speaker 2: have hired him at any point and they have it 599 00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 2: and so just you know, natural connecting of the dots, 600 00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 2: it seems like they've been waiting on something. Well, the 601 00:30:27,440 --> 00:30:30,080 Speaker 2: Dodger season finally ended. It ended in a World Series. 602 00:30:30,520 --> 00:30:33,320 Speaker 2: Danny Layman is now available to sign anywhere. 603 00:30:34,680 --> 00:30:36,040 Speaker 3: Do not be surprised at all. 604 00:30:36,360 --> 00:30:39,080 Speaker 2: The Braves are kind of famous for Monday morning news drops. 605 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:41,239 Speaker 2: Do not be surprised at all if we wake up 606 00:30:41,240 --> 00:30:44,320 Speaker 2: tomorrow morning and the Braves have a new manager and 607 00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:48,240 Speaker 2: it's Danny Layman, So all of the kind of tea 608 00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:51,080 Speaker 2: leaves are pointing in that direction. I do think they 609 00:30:51,080 --> 00:30:52,560 Speaker 2: want to get it done before. 610 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:54,320 Speaker 3: All the player movement starts on Thursday. 611 00:30:55,120 --> 00:30:57,160 Speaker 2: It just makes sense to try to button that up 612 00:30:57,200 --> 00:30:58,360 Speaker 2: and the coaching staff up. 613 00:30:58,960 --> 00:30:59,960 Speaker 3: Like trying to do all that. 614 00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:04,600 Speaker 2: Stuff while also like the off season is fully going 615 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:05,200 Speaker 2: seems like. 616 00:31:05,160 --> 00:31:06,400 Speaker 3: It would be a pain in the ass. 617 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:08,600 Speaker 2: So I would think the Braves would want to get 618 00:31:08,600 --> 00:31:10,760 Speaker 2: this done in the next couple of days before Thursday 619 00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:12,040 Speaker 2: and all the stuff starts. 620 00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:14,880 Speaker 3: But we'll see Alex moves in. 621 00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:18,320 Speaker 2: Weird, mysterious ways sometimes and we can't always explain it, 622 00:31:18,840 --> 00:31:21,560 Speaker 2: and sometimes you know, it's not just his decision. Obviously, 623 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:23,080 Speaker 2: there are people on the other end of this that 624 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:25,600 Speaker 2: have to make life changing decisions. And am I going 625 00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:27,840 Speaker 2: to move across the country and become a manager or 626 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:30,280 Speaker 2: you know, it's not It's not as simple. 627 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:32,120 Speaker 3: As just picking up a phone and getting the guy 628 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:32,480 Speaker 3: you want. 629 00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:34,440 Speaker 2: So, but I do think they're gonna try to make 630 00:31:34,440 --> 00:31:37,600 Speaker 2: a decision on this as quickly as possible. And again 631 00:31:37,680 --> 00:31:39,360 Speaker 2: don't do not be surprised at all if we wake 632 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:41,560 Speaker 2: up tomorrow by the time you're listening to this podcast, 633 00:31:42,280 --> 00:31:45,480 Speaker 2: the Braves already have a manager, uh for the you know, 634 00:31:45,520 --> 00:31:48,160 Speaker 2: the next the next guy in line for the manager 635 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:48,719 Speaker 2: of the Braves. 636 00:31:49,520 --> 00:31:52,239 Speaker 1: And I will say this when we talk about you know, 637 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:55,040 Speaker 1: Alex and Thoppoless at times kind of operates, you know, 638 00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:59,000 Speaker 1: away from conventional thinking. While many of us are are 639 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:03,840 Speaker 1: potentially anticipated Danny Layman being the decision, this also could 640 00:32:03,840 --> 00:32:06,920 Speaker 1: simply be the fact that we've not seen anything official yet, 641 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:10,680 Speaker 1: them simply getting to be able to fully vet Danny 642 00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:14,440 Speaker 1: Layman talk to him, and after doing that, if they 643 00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:16,520 Speaker 1: decide to go with someone else they've talked with, you 644 00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:19,280 Speaker 1: can see that as well. So while we anticipate it's 645 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:23,000 Speaker 1: going to be Danny Lamon, it's not necessarily guaranteed because 646 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:26,880 Speaker 1: they could simply talk with him, get you know, fully 647 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:29,360 Speaker 1: satisfy their interest with him, and if he's not the 648 00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:32,320 Speaker 1: right guy pivot to someone else. So that's the whole thing. 649 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:35,440 Speaker 1: What we may think is going to happen, and what 650 00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:38,000 Speaker 1: we know will happened in some shape or form, it 651 00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:39,880 Speaker 1: may not necessarily happen in the way that we think. 652 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:42,640 Speaker 1: So that's kind of the excitement of the off season. 653 00:32:42,680 --> 00:32:45,480 Speaker 1: But the whole point is this, The talk's over. The 654 00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:49,320 Speaker 1: speculation will still go on, but we're finally going to 655 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:51,800 Speaker 1: get some solid answers to some of the big questions 656 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:53,960 Speaker 1: when it comes to the braves. And the best thing 657 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:56,440 Speaker 1: of all for you, our listeners who have been so 658 00:32:56,480 --> 00:32:59,080 Speaker 1: supportive and can't thank you enough, there's only one place 659 00:32:59,080 --> 00:33:01,800 Speaker 1: for you to come be able to not only get 660 00:33:01,800 --> 00:33:04,640 Speaker 1: the news when it happens, but the full breakdown of 661 00:33:04,680 --> 00:33:07,040 Speaker 1: what it means now, what it means going forward, and 662 00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:09,760 Speaker 1: how it impacts other moves that are going to be made, 663 00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:12,080 Speaker 1: because there's gonna be plenty of them. That's here on 664 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:13,480 Speaker 1: the Hammer Territory podcast. 665 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:17,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, and uh, by the way, we didn't mention it. 666 00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:21,120 Speaker 2: Shout out to Matt Olson was elected or not elected 667 00:33:21,120 --> 00:33:23,920 Speaker 2: awarded I guess as the right we're there. 668 00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:27,040 Speaker 3: Awarded a gold Glove this evening MLB. 669 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:31,240 Speaker 2: The timing of when MLB drops like award announcements is 670 00:33:31,280 --> 00:33:33,520 Speaker 2: the most some of the most random stuff you'll ever 671 00:33:33,520 --> 00:33:36,920 Speaker 2: see in your life. They did it at like eight 672 00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:39,040 Speaker 2: forty six on a Sunday night, in the middle of 673 00:33:39,080 --> 00:33:42,440 Speaker 2: an NFL game, just kind of randomly announced the goal 674 00:33:42,640 --> 00:33:43,719 Speaker 2: the Gold Glove Awards. 675 00:33:43,720 --> 00:33:44,680 Speaker 3: Mad Olson won his. 676 00:33:46,120 --> 00:33:48,840 Speaker 2: Much deserved Matt was fantastic at first base this year, 677 00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:51,960 Speaker 2: so yeah, shout out to him. I don't have a 678 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:54,480 Speaker 2: lot for gold Gloves, not a lot of analysis there, 679 00:33:54,520 --> 00:33:56,040 Speaker 2: just you know, he had a really good defensive year. 680 00:33:56,040 --> 00:33:59,400 Speaker 2: He got you know, got awarded for it, So congrats 681 00:33:59,440 --> 00:34:03,440 Speaker 2: to him. But yes, big takeaway from this show the 682 00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:08,000 Speaker 2: next specifically starting on Thursday. Starting on Thursday, over like 683 00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:10,440 Speaker 2: the next ten days after Thursday is going to be 684 00:34:10,480 --> 00:34:15,240 Speaker 2: a very busy time roster management wise. Roster management stuff. 685 00:34:15,280 --> 00:34:17,560 Speaker 2: I love it's some of the nuts and bolts, the 686 00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:20,960 Speaker 2: random macination machinations of roster stuff, or. 687 00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:24,560 Speaker 3: I just I really love it. I get into it. 688 00:34:24,600 --> 00:34:26,160 Speaker 2: So this is one of my favorite times of year, 689 00:34:26,239 --> 00:34:29,560 Speaker 2: quite honestly, you know, not when there's not baseball being 690 00:34:29,560 --> 00:34:31,600 Speaker 2: played at least, So it's gonna be a fun couple 691 00:34:31,600 --> 00:34:33,440 Speaker 2: of days. And then of course, on top of all that, 692 00:34:33,920 --> 00:34:36,000 Speaker 2: the Braves have an entire coaching staff to build out, 693 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:38,880 Speaker 2: including the manager. So there's going to be plenty of 694 00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:40,320 Speaker 2: news over the next few days. 695 00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:44,760 Speaker 1: Is Sunny Gray going to be a Brave by Thursday? 696 00:34:45,160 --> 00:34:48,359 Speaker 2: If Sonny Gray is a break? I think there's actually 697 00:34:48,360 --> 00:34:50,000 Speaker 2: a decent chance Sony Gray is going to be a Brave. 698 00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:52,400 Speaker 2: So you know, we would have to throw Scott a 699 00:34:52,520 --> 00:34:56,319 Speaker 2: party if they. Scott's been Scott's been projecting Sonny Gray 700 00:34:56,320 --> 00:34:57,919 Speaker 2: for like five years to the break. 701 00:34:58,000 --> 00:35:00,920 Speaker 1: Yes, yeah, I mean his whole career. But but I 702 00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:03,719 Speaker 1: say that kind of tongue in cheek. But that's the 703 00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:07,440 Speaker 1: type of unexpected thing we could see Alex because that 704 00:35:08,239 --> 00:35:11,000 Speaker 1: him doing that gives him more certainty of what he's 705 00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:12,800 Speaker 1: got to work with money wise for the rest of 706 00:35:12,840 --> 00:35:16,120 Speaker 1: the off season. So again, the whole thing about having 707 00:35:16,200 --> 00:35:18,560 Speaker 1: so many questions the Braves need to answer, the multiple 708 00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:21,360 Speaker 1: needs to fill on this roster. You can pivot so 709 00:35:21,719 --> 00:35:24,359 Speaker 1: many ways, and again we'll have it all broken down 710 00:35:24,360 --> 00:35:27,560 Speaker 1: for you. If you're a fan of Emergency Podcast, well, hey, 711 00:35:27,840 --> 00:35:31,040 Speaker 1: you know what, just like Alex likes to give out extensions, 712 00:35:31,320 --> 00:35:33,719 Speaker 1: Salaron likes to give out rings. We like to do 713 00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:37,279 Speaker 1: emergency podcasts, so we'll see their shout out to Tulkiene. Sorry, 714 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:39,080 Speaker 1: just watch Lord of the Rings for the first time 715 00:35:39,360 --> 00:35:42,920 Speaker 1: with my son. So until then, go braves. You can 716 00:35:42,960 --> 00:35:45,840 Speaker 1: find Hammer Territory across all forms of social media. Foul 717 00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:50,440 Speaker 1: Territory across all forms of social media. Make sure you 718 00:35:50,560 --> 00:35:53,200 Speaker 1: stick with us here on the Hammer Territory Podcast. Until 719 00:35:53,239 --> 00:35:55,440 Speaker 1: next time, Go braves. We'll talk to you again soon 720 00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:58,120 Speaker 1: here on the Hammer Territory Podcast.