1 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: Welcome everyone to the Thursday edition of Fair Territory. I'm 2 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:13,319 Speaker 1: Ken Rosenthal here with my friend Alana Rizzo, and it 3 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: is trade time. It is deadline time. We had a 4 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: deal last night. Interesting deal for the Texas Rangers. They 5 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 1: get the reliever Chase Silseth and the catcher Logan O 6 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:26,800 Speaker 1: Hoppy for prospect who was pretty much unknown, Angel Arendondo. 7 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: Didn't appear on any top list. Doesn't mean he can't play. 8 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: We'll see. But Alana, we've got a lot to get 9 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:36,240 Speaker 1: to today. We've got trek scruble, We've got the Phillies mess. 10 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: We've got a ton of things that we need to discuss. 11 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:41,239 Speaker 2: And one of the things Ken, good to be with 12 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 2: you is always on this Thursday. Is one of the 13 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 2: things to discuss is why the Tigers decided to call 14 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 2: up top prospect and outfielder of Max Clark. 15 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:51,160 Speaker 3: Tell me more about him. 16 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: Well, this was really interesting, Alana. He's one of the 17 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: top prospects in the game. And when I first heard 18 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: the news, my impression was, Okay, they're gonna cushion the 19 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: blow here. So when they start trading off guys, at 20 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: least their fans can get excited about Max Clark coming 21 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: to the majors. But what seems to me that is 22 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 1: going on here is that they've got a potential injury 23 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: with Matt Verling in center. He might be an il, 24 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 1: might not be. They've got Javi or Baiaz they can 25 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: play in center, but they like to use him in 26 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: the infield too. So they see Clark as one of 27 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: the top prospects in the game. They see him as 28 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,760 Speaker 1: a guy who can help them right now. What's curious 29 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: is he was not even Rule five eligible. He doesn't 30 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 1: have to be added to the forty man roster. But 31 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 1: at that same time, it seemed like he was the 32 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: kind of guy who was inevitably going to be called 33 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: up at some point. So they're thinking, is why do 34 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 1: it now? I'm told it's not related to the deadline. 35 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: I guess you could make that case. But if you 36 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 1: start trading off guys and you start getting controllable pieces 37 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: back too, which maybe they can do in a schooble trade, 38 00:01:56,000 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: the argument would be, look, we're different, we're pretend weaker, 39 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: but we're still going to try to get a playoff spot. 40 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 2: Ken When you think about the Detroit Tigers on top 41 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:09,799 Speaker 2: of everyone's mind right now, is Tarek Schouble, no disrespect, 42 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 2: it is not Max Clark. But everything going on, the 43 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 2: standing ovation, the emotions coming off of the hill yesterday 44 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 2: for Trek Schouble and perhaps what is his last start 45 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 2: as a Tiger, everything seems to be pointing to a trade. 46 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 3: Is that fair? 47 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: That is entirely fair, And there's always a percentage chance 48 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: that the Tigers don't get what they want and don't 49 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:35,119 Speaker 1: move him. I have a really hard time believing that's 50 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 1: going to be the case. And given the way the 51 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 1: team is played, you can't count on this club being 52 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:44,359 Speaker 1: a World Series type contender. Yesterday was a classic example 53 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:47,679 Speaker 1: kind of the season. In summary, bullpenblow is a seven 54 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 1: to nothing lead after Schoolble was brilliant again and the 55 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:53,919 Speaker 1: Tigers just cannot get out of their way. The team 56 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: they played, the Oriols in a similar circumstance, often cannot 57 00:02:57,480 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: get out of their way. Someone had to win that 58 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: game yesterday. But with Scooble, what you have are the 59 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: Milwaukee Brewers, the Tampa Bay Rays, the Los Angeles Dodgers, 60 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 1: potentially the New York Yankees, potentially the Chicago Cubs. Actually. 61 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 1: Patrick Mooney of The Athletic writing this morning that the 62 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: Cubs are in on this. You have just so much 63 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: demand and a great possibility of doing something that will 64 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: help your team now and in the future. And that 65 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:28,520 Speaker 1: is my expectation of what the Tigers will do. 66 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 2: And certainly the Detroit Tigers want everybody to be in 67 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 2: on Tarrek's school, not just the Cubs. And as you 68 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 2: mentioned Patrick Mooney saying that the Cubs are emerging as 69 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 2: a candidate. The Dodgers, as we've talked about, how they 70 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 2: have the player talent to get it done, but will 71 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 2: they need to as Blake Snell and Tyler glasnow are 72 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,839 Speaker 2: making their ways back from injury. Does Terrek's schooble make 73 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 2: sense for la as a rental. 74 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: I wrote about this yesterday, Alana, and the truthful answer 75 00:03:55,840 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: there is only the Dodgers know. We don't know exactly 76 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: what is going on with show Hey then the biceps. 77 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: They say he's going to pitch again, you have to 78 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: take them at their word until he doesn't. But at 79 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: the same time, as I wrote, this is what they're 80 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: going to say. If there's even a point oh one 81 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: chance that he won't pitch again, They're never going to 82 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: admit it, because of course that would compromise leverage in 83 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: any trade for a starting pitcher, whether it's Turrek Scubel 84 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 1: or even someone like a Clay Holmes. So there's a 85 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: bit of mystery there. There's always going to be mystery 86 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 1: with the health of Snell and Glass now because those 87 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 1: guys don't stay healthy. And then with Show, Hey, yes, 88 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 1: the anticipation is he will pitch again, But do we 89 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,479 Speaker 1: know this for sure. We don't know that for sure. 90 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 1: So they might be more of a factor for schoolbl 91 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:51,040 Speaker 1: than previously thought. And of all the teams, they have 92 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: not just a deep farm system, because the Brewers have that, 93 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 1: and the Rays have that, and even the Braves arguably 94 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 1: have that. They have the financial wherewithal, and they have 95 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:05,799 Speaker 1: an unusual motivation, the idea of a three p Now 96 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: the Rays and Brewers have never won a World Series. 97 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 1: That's motivation. But at the same time, the Dodgers, as 98 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:16,480 Speaker 1: we've seen, will flex, will bully the rest of the league, 99 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: and I anticipate that that is going to be a 100 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:21,480 Speaker 1: real possibility. 101 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:24,919 Speaker 2: Here. You had mentioned the Brewers, Ken they're in the mix, 102 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 2: the Braves there in the mix. 103 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:28,719 Speaker 3: Do the Brewers make the most sense? 104 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 2: A rotation headed by Trek Scooble, them Is and Jacob Izarowski. 105 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:35,479 Speaker 2: A healthy Kyle Harrison that could be tough to beat. 106 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 2: The Brewers are the real deal, certainly leading the NL Central, 107 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 2: always a perennial contender. They just need to get further 108 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 2: into the postseason. 109 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,480 Speaker 1: They've always made San Salana. Now the question for the 110 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: Brewers and the question for the Rays. And you can 111 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:53,040 Speaker 1: make the same argument with the Rays. Rasmussen, Martinez, McClanahan 112 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: plus Schooble, that's pretty good. The question for both these 113 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:00,479 Speaker 1: teams is for a rental, would they be link to 114 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:04,799 Speaker 1: trade big prospects from their system? And in the Brewers case, 115 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 1: they have depth in their system beyond most teams. They 116 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 1: have the number one prospect in the game, Hazus Monday. 117 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 1: He's not going to go in a schoopbal deal, but 118 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 1: they have players behind him. They are backed up pretty 119 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: good with prospects. The Rays maybe not quite as deep, 120 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: but they've got a good system too. The question is 121 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:28,720 Speaker 1: would they do it now. Historically the Rays have played 122 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:31,599 Speaker 1: on guys like this. They tried to get Otani back 123 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 1: in twenty three. The Brewers don't really like trading for rentals. 124 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 1: It's not their thing. You can make the case, and 125 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:41,720 Speaker 1: I have made the case that this should be C. C. 126 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 1: Sabbatia Part two, where you know, make that deal and 127 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:49,040 Speaker 1: you take your shot. I just don't know if ultimately 128 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: they will have the stomach for it. Maybe they will, 129 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:53,920 Speaker 1: and good for them if they do. Same for the Rays, 130 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: but it's a little bit of a different equation with 131 00:06:56,440 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 1: those teams, and I just don't know that arding with 132 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 1: the premium young talent it's going to take, they're going 133 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:06,159 Speaker 1: to have enough of an appetite for it in the end. 134 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 2: Ken, looking at our chat right now, Love's eighty six 135 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 2: ninety six, seems to think the Braves don't trade for rentals. 136 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 2: They don't think they can resign. Not happening, So that 137 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 2: being said, to be clear, this will be a rental. 138 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 2: I believe he is a Scott Boris client, Trek scooble Is, 139 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 2: and Scott Boris will always take his players to free agency. 140 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 2: This is just for August, September, October and hopefully longer 141 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 2: into the postseason. 142 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 1: No question, and the Braves historically have not done that. 143 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 1: And you can't assume with Scott Boris as Schoobls agent 144 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 1: that you'll have an inside track on resigning him. 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And they have other needs 204 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:23,320 Speaker 1: to particularly in their outfield and bullpen. So this is 205 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 1: not a team with a great farm system. I know 206 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 1: Dombrowski told me last week. Teams want our players. I'm 207 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 1: sure they do, but teams want other clubs players more. 208 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:36,079 Speaker 1: I'm talking about prospects. So I don't see them being 209 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 1: a serious player for Schooble. 210 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 2: All right, Ken, So if there is any team in 211 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:44,080 Speaker 2: the National League that gets Schooble, are they automatically the 212 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:46,839 Speaker 2: favorite in the NL? Or does that always belong to 213 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 2: the Dodgers, just because of the pedigree and their current roster. 214 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: I would still say the Dodgers would be the favorite. 215 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 1: But if the Brewers got him, or the Braves for 216 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 1: that matter, or the Cubs, they'd be quite interesting as 217 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:02,839 Speaker 1: a threat, and that would be something that would be 218 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 1: a potential game changer in the National League. So yeah, 219 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 1: that would change the odds considerably. And if the Dodgers 220 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 1: get him, obviously their odds go up. 221 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 2: To no question, he makes any team better, regardless of 222 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 2: what league he ends up being in. Let's talk again 223 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 2: about the Bryce Harper and Don Mattingly situation. There was 224 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 2: a quote in part of Bryce Harper saying, I think 225 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 2: we need some help. Maddingly then responded, when you say 226 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 2: something about our team, then you're saying something about one 227 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:33,080 Speaker 2: of our players that you don't like. 228 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 3: Ken, What should we make of this? 229 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 1: All right? A lota? First of all, this goes back 230 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 1: to the end of last season when Dave Dombrowski kind 231 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 1: of called out Bryce Harper challenged said he's still a 232 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: really good player, but he did not have an elite season, 233 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 1: and we'll see if he can become a lead again. 234 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:55,720 Speaker 1: I'm paraphrasing. Harper of course heard that was not happy 235 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 1: about it. And when he said the other day we 236 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 1: need help. To me that was revenge. Might be a 237 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:07,440 Speaker 1: strong word, but that was his pushback. And that's where 238 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 1: this whole thing kind of started. That's the genesis of 239 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:16,200 Speaker 1: it now. Maddingly calling out Bryce Harper for what he said. 240 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 1: That was interesting too. One of the things Mattingly said 241 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:22,240 Speaker 1: is players always think they can spend the team's money 242 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 1: something to that effect. Well, who is the general manager 243 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 1: of the Phillies under Dave Debrowski. Maddingly's done, Preston Mattingly. 244 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 1: So this whole saga with the Phillies, it has turned 245 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 1: into something of a soap opera. They're not playing well 246 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 1: right now, and I expect Dave Dombrowski is going to 247 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 1: go out and get them help. But this simmering thing 248 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 1: between Dombrowski and Harper, as Matt gil wrote today in 249 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 1: The Athletic, at some point they've got to work it out. 250 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:52,679 Speaker 1: It's not a healthy thing for the franchise. 251 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 2: So let me ask you this, then, Ken, what do 252 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 2: the Phillies need to do to improve? Because the one 253 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:01,440 Speaker 2: thing out of all of this that I take away 254 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 2: is what do they need to do to solidify a 255 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:08,320 Speaker 2: postseason spot and get deeper into the postseason. 256 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 1: Well, the outfield is the principal area that they would 257 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:16,959 Speaker 1: need to address. Their outfield is performing basically a historically 258 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:20,240 Speaker 1: low level for their franchise, and that's not good. So 259 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: the bat in the outfield would be number one, probably 260 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 1: right handed. Beyond that, the loss of Brad Keller certainly 261 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 1: hurt their bullpen. They could use another reliever and maybe 262 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:36,360 Speaker 1: even a back end starter because they don't know what 263 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:39,719 Speaker 1: Andrew Painter might be giving them if they bring him 264 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: back from Triple A. They have had an issue with 265 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:44,960 Speaker 1: the number five spot all season. To me, that's not 266 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:47,440 Speaker 1: as big a priority because in the postseason you're not 267 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 1: going to use a number five starter. But you could 268 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 1: look at it this way too. Let's say you go 269 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:56,480 Speaker 1: out and get a quality starter better than a number five, 270 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 1: then in the postseason you can put one of your starters, 271 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:03,560 Speaker 1: probably Lozardo, in the bullpen and address the bullpen that way. 272 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:06,640 Speaker 1: So that is an avenue that the Phillies could pursue 273 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:10,079 Speaker 1: beyond simply kind of the paint by number. We need 274 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:12,360 Speaker 1: a nowfielder, we need a bullpen gue they could get 275 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:15,680 Speaker 1: creative and look for that quality starting pitcher as well. 276 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 2: All right, switching from the Phillies to a team in 277 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:21,720 Speaker 2: the American League and the Boston Red Sox, unlucky for 278 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 2: Curtis Mead just got over there. They traded Connolly early away. 279 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 2: Curtis Mead injured after just one game, fractured red stepper 280 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 2: he was hit by a pitch. So once again the 281 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 2: Red Sox need to fill the shortstop void. Now, Trevor 282 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 2: Story is due to come back, but that may not 283 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 2: be enough. You don't know what you're going to get 284 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:41,560 Speaker 2: coming off of the il, and he hasn't been that 285 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 2: productive this season. Where do the Red Sox go from here? 286 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 1: They do need another infielder, and it is a shame 287 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 1: what happened with me awful really first game with his 288 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 1: new team and he gets injured. I'm not sure exactly 289 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 1: how the Red Sox are going to come out of this, 290 00:14:58,000 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 1: what they're going to come out of it with, but 291 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 1: it seems like they're going to do something for sure, 292 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 1: and there are infielders out there. Miami's got a few 293 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 1: for starters. Zach Netto with the Angels, CJ Abrams with 294 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 1: the Nationals. All these guys could be in play now 295 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:15,080 Speaker 1: if they got a shortstop, If that was what they 296 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 1: settled on. It becomes a bit of a question with story. 297 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,760 Speaker 1: Who has another year left after this year? But I'm 298 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 1: not sure they can worry about that right now. Offensively, 299 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 1: they're struggling a bit and they need a little bit 300 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:29,040 Speaker 1: of a boost the books that Mead was intended to 301 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:32,880 Speaker 1: give them, So I expect them to still be active 302 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:35,920 Speaker 1: and maybe quite interesting with what they do. 303 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 3: No question about that. 304 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:39,360 Speaker 2: What a weird couple of weeks or three weeks that 305 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 2: has been for the Boston Red Sox. Okay, a team 306 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 2: not named you know, the Tigers. What are the teams 307 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 2: to watch or who should we be paying attention to 308 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 2: between now and the six pm deadline the trade deadline 309 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 2: on Monday. 310 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 1: Honestly a lot. I could list all thirty, but let's 311 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:01,080 Speaker 1: start with the Padres. The Padres are always a team 312 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 1: to watch and is quite interesting what is going on 313 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 1: with them. They've won five straight now, granted is over 314 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 1: a struggling Miami team in Colorado, but suddenly after jumping 315 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: four teams, they're only a game and a half out 316 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 1: in the wildcard race. So all this talk of Mason 317 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 1: Miller and Adrian Morroyhan getting traded could happen, particularly Moray 318 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:26,600 Speaker 1: Hone's case because he's a potential free agent. But aj 319 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:31,040 Speaker 1: Preller what governs him always is an intense desire to win. 320 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 1: He's not going backwards. So under these circumstances, while they 321 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 1: are entertaining everything, as all teams do at this time 322 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 1: of year, it's becoming increasingly difficult to see them trading 323 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:47,200 Speaker 1: the best closer in the game when they are finally 324 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 1: playing like the team that they envisioned from the start 325 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:53,800 Speaker 1: of the season. So aj Preller always someone to watch 326 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 1: in these circumstances. We see this every single deadline. Seattle 327 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 1: Mariners another team that is quite interesting. Now I've written 328 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:04,240 Speaker 1: about the possibility of them trading a starting pitcher. It 329 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:08,160 Speaker 1: could be Emerson Hancock, could be Louis Castillo. They want 330 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:10,360 Speaker 1: to get a right handed bat, they want to get 331 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:14,480 Speaker 1: a leverage reliever, and they have not played well at all. 332 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 1: It's almost as if they don't justify much further investment. 333 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 1: But they're not going to give up. At a time when 334 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:23,920 Speaker 1: they fall into third place in the NL West, behind 335 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:26,880 Speaker 1: both the Rangers and Astros, They're still in the mix, 336 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 1: still two and a half out in both the division 337 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:32,720 Speaker 1: and wildcard races. And they've put a lot into this team. 338 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 1: But that is a GM right now, a president base 339 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 1: co Operations Jerry Depoto, who is under some pressure to 340 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:43,200 Speaker 1: kind of fix this thing. They fired their third hitting coach, 341 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,680 Speaker 1: the number three hitting coach that didn't get it done. 342 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:49,720 Speaker 1: So that's going to be an interesting team to watch, 343 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 1: and of course the Dodgers are always a fascinating club 344 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:57,959 Speaker 1: to observe. Will they do something big or will they 345 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 1: settle for smaller moves? Eric Lower really well again last night. 346 00:18:02,080 --> 00:18:04,920 Speaker 1: He could be traded. Alex call could be traded. They 347 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:08,160 Speaker 1: have some excess on the major league roster with TK 348 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:11,040 Speaker 1: coming back and with the pitching that they have. So 349 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:15,160 Speaker 1: those are just three teams. We could talk, of course, 350 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:18,680 Speaker 1: all night and all day about each of these clubs 351 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:22,800 Speaker 1: because at the deadline it's the last transactional period until 352 00:18:22,840 --> 00:18:25,120 Speaker 1: the offseason, and that's why it is so hectic. 353 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 2: What's crazy too, if you look at the al Wes 354 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 2: that you were just talking about, Ken, only the Seattle 355 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 2: Mariners have a positive run differential at plus seven. 356 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:36,359 Speaker 3: That's it, just plus seven. 357 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:40,479 Speaker 2: Everybody else is negative in terms of runs scored versus 358 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:42,960 Speaker 2: runs given up. All Right, as we stand here just 359 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:45,199 Speaker 2: a few days away from the trade deadline, what is 360 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:48,720 Speaker 2: the most up to date unofficial, of course, list of 361 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:51,880 Speaker 2: deadline sellers that have the talent to move. These are 362 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:55,440 Speaker 2: definitive sellers of guys that you know are going to 363 00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:57,200 Speaker 2: certainly not be there after August third. 364 00:18:57,720 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 1: All right, the Angels are top of the list. They've 365 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:02,720 Speaker 1: got m They've got Soriano, they've got Netto. They made 366 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 1: a trade last night. As I wrote today, how far 367 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:08,960 Speaker 1: will John Mosela go as interim GM. It's one of 368 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 1: the fascinating questions of this deadline. San Francisco Giants, we 369 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 1: know they're selling Luisa Ryes, Robbie Ray, the Mets. I've 370 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 1: set the over under it's six trades for them. It 371 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:21,720 Speaker 1: could be more. They've got a number of expiring contracts. 372 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 1: Freddy Peralta, Clay Holmes, aj Minter Brooks, Raley, Tyrone Taylor, 373 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:29,639 Speaker 1: on and on and on, Luise Robert Jr. The Blue Jays. 374 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:32,919 Speaker 1: Someone mentioned to me this morning, if they have a 375 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:36,639 Speaker 1: good weekend against the Cardinals, would they really sell? I 376 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 1: guess that remains to be seen. Five and a half 377 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:41,639 Speaker 1: games back in the wildcard race the Royals, but they 378 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 1: seem mostly intent on trading guys on expiring contracts, not 379 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:48,680 Speaker 1: Michael waka the Rockies. I've written about Hunter Goodman quite 380 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:51,359 Speaker 1: a bit, and the Cincinnati Reds wrote about them today 381 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:54,720 Speaker 1: as well. They're getting hit on Hunter green quite a bit. 382 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:57,400 Speaker 1: Now They've got a number of potential free agents that 383 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 1: they are going to move. Those guys will bring much 384 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 1: of an impact back Hunter green Wood. 385 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 3: That's a funny conversation. 386 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 2: As I look in our chat too, somebody was asking 387 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:10,919 Speaker 2: if they should hold off on the Hunter Goodman Rockies jersey. 388 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think you should. 389 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:13,600 Speaker 2: I don't know that that Hunter Goodman is going to 390 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 2: be in a Rockies uniform come August fourth. All right, 391 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:20,679 Speaker 2: much more to come here on Fair Territory with Ken Rosenthal, 392 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 2: But first a word from our phone at foul Territory. 393 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 2: There's one place to be you guys on trade deadline, 394 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:31,640 Speaker 2: and that is watching Foul Territory. A. J. Pierzinski, Eric Kratz, 395 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:35,200 Speaker 2: and Scott Brown will be live all afternoon long, speaking 396 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:38,159 Speaker 2: with insiders, reading the tea leaves, if you will, and 397 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:42,560 Speaker 2: reacting to unfolding deadline drama. Join us on the foul 398 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:46,639 Speaker 2: Territory YouTube channel at one pm Eastern and stay locked 399 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 2: in through the six pm deadline. So these guys are 400 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:52,000 Speaker 2: going to be working on Monday foul Territory Network. It's 401 00:20:52,040 --> 00:20:55,840 Speaker 2: baseball the way it should be covered. Okay, Grill and 402 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 2: Ken is coming up, but let's preview Ken's Saturday game 403 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:03,040 Speaker 2: on Fox with it is streaming now. Now, Ken, you 404 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 2: are going to be doing Yankees at Cubs on Saturday 405 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 2: on Fox. This is interesting though, because you are so 406 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:12,480 Speaker 2: locked in on the trade deadline, as you have been 407 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 2: for quite some time, but you still are responsible for 408 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:18,800 Speaker 2: doing the game on Saturday. How do you prepare for both? 409 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:19,880 Speaker 2: What takes your interest? 410 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 1: Well, the deadline takes priority now, and the reason for that, 411 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:27,359 Speaker 1: obviously is that's what everyone wants to talk about. What 412 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:30,360 Speaker 1: everyone wants to know about. That said, we are broadcasting 413 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:34,119 Speaker 1: a game now. Usually when I am part of a broadcast, 414 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:38,159 Speaker 1: I'll prepare beforehand, maybe fifteen to twenty topics solely related 415 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:41,680 Speaker 1: to those two teams, and we'll pick some of them 416 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 1: during the broadcast. Maybe we'll pick none of them and 417 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 1: talk about entirely other things. But that's my prep for 418 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 1: this game. I'm not going to do that much, or 419 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:52,800 Speaker 1: at least to that extent. Maybe something on each of 420 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:56,160 Speaker 1: the starting pitchers. I'll have already something like that. We'll 421 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:58,680 Speaker 1: be deadline focused. We'll be deadline focused on the Yankees 422 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:01,480 Speaker 1: and Cubs and everything else going on in the sport. 423 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:04,680 Speaker 1: I imagine it's quite possible a trade or two will 424 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 1: happen during the broadcast, and hopefully I'll be ready to 425 00:22:08,119 --> 00:22:12,240 Speaker 1: talk about that. So it's different for sure, doing a 426 00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:15,440 Speaker 1: broadcast with the deadline two days away. Not the most 427 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 1: comfortable feeling for me. 428 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:19,040 Speaker 3: But we're going to do it all right. 429 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:21,120 Speaker 2: And as I said in our production meeting, just keep 430 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 2: your head on a swivel, because I don't want you just, 431 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:25,560 Speaker 2: you know, looking into your phone and then getting getting 432 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:28,560 Speaker 2: hit by a ball or something like that. So pay attention, 433 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:31,399 Speaker 2: be careful on that. MLB on Fox is streaming on 434 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:34,480 Speaker 2: Fox one. The Race to October starts now, and we 435 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:37,200 Speaker 2: have your front row seat to the wildest walk offs, 436 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:40,720 Speaker 2: lights out pitching, and clutch plays all season long. Follow 437 00:22:40,840 --> 00:22:44,160 Speaker 2: every can't miss matchup as teams battle for a spot 438 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:47,920 Speaker 2: in the postseason. Then stream the twenty twenty six World 439 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:51,440 Speaker 2: Series live on Fox One at home or on the go, 440 00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 2: live or on demand. 441 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:54,719 Speaker 3: Never miss a moment stream. 442 00:22:54,760 --> 00:23:03,400 Speaker 2: Now, all right, we welcome you to get your questions 443 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:06,240 Speaker 2: in for Ken Rosenthal on this episode of Grill and Ken. 444 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 2: I have seen a lot of great questions already in 445 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:12,240 Speaker 2: the chat marvisl ten Ken, do you agree with Jim 446 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 2: Bowden that the Red Sox should stay on the phone 447 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 2: with moseay Lock until they get zach Netto. 448 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:22,480 Speaker 1: I don't agree with that, and certainly there are other 449 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:26,359 Speaker 1: options as well. Zach Nanto is an interesting player, but 450 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:30,520 Speaker 1: it's not like he's Troy Tilowitzky and his prime To 451 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:34,800 Speaker 1: give one example of a deadline, shortstop deal, zach Netto, 452 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:37,119 Speaker 1: I'm not even sure he will be moved. And the 453 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:40,200 Speaker 1: Red Sox, I know, I see this among their fans 454 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 1: and their bloggers. Oh my gosh, we can't trade Franklin Aarius. 455 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:47,359 Speaker 1: He's our number one prospect. Well, I will say this 456 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:51,480 Speaker 1: about the Red Sox and their prospects. Kristin Campbell couldn't 457 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:55,720 Speaker 1: trade him, heaven forbid. Ryan Bao couldn't trade him heaven forbid. 458 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:58,160 Speaker 1: And I can give you other examples as well. Tristan 459 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 1: Cassis slow down. Now, Harrius is really highly regarded of course, 460 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 1: and looks to be another good major league player. But 461 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:12,800 Speaker 1: again Marcelo Mayer another one. Has he panned out yet? No, 462 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 1: So for the right player, I would have Franklin Arius 463 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 1: in play. That's my point here. 464 00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:20,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, no doubt about that. 465 00:24:20,160 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 2: Wicked Better fifty four question for you, Ken, who is 466 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:25,800 Speaker 2: one player that you could see being traded that nobody 467 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 2: saw coming O'Neil Cruz, Vinny P, Tyler or Vivp obviously 468 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:32,919 Speaker 2: past Quentino, Tyler, Soderstrom just to name a few, or 469 00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:34,159 Speaker 2: somebody else altogether. 470 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:37,080 Speaker 3: No putting you on the spot there, right, no big deal. 471 00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:41,879 Speaker 1: Wicked Better is asking the right question. But if I 472 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 1: had an idea of who this player might be, then 473 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 1: we would see it coming. So I don't know who 474 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:51,480 Speaker 1: that might be. Now. What I want to mention here, though, 475 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 1: is what that person wicked Better is suggesting is a 476 00:24:57,720 --> 00:25:00,359 Speaker 1: very good point. Something is going to hap And I 477 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:02,639 Speaker 1: say this every year. You guys probably get tired of 478 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 1: me saying it. Something is going to happen. It's going 479 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:08,120 Speaker 1: to make our head spin. Some player we don't anticipate 480 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:11,480 Speaker 1: getting moved is going to get moved. And I'm not 481 00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:14,159 Speaker 1: going to make any predictions. My job is to report, 482 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:17,400 Speaker 1: not make predictions. But that is a safe thing to say, 483 00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 1: something's going to happen, that's going. 484 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:23,439 Speaker 2: To shock us, all right, Daniel Doctor, nineteen nineteen, with 485 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 2: the super chat, we appreciate that very much. What are 486 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:28,959 Speaker 2: the biggest differences that you notice a difference in covering 487 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:33,119 Speaker 2: teams daily as a beat reporter versus now covering them nationally. 488 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:36,200 Speaker 1: Well, it's been a long time since I was a beat. 489 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:39,879 Speaker 1: As a beat reporter from nineteen eighty seven to ninety 490 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:43,600 Speaker 1: covering the Baltimore Orioles for a paper that no longer exists, 491 00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:47,719 Speaker 1: the Baltimore Evening Sun. But generally speaking, I can answer this. 492 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:51,160 Speaker 1: When you're a beat reporter, you're focused on your team 493 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:55,480 Speaker 1: and everything surrounding your team, from the major league club 494 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:59,600 Speaker 1: to the farm system, anything and everything that revolves around 495 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:04,480 Speaker 1: your team, and that is your one thousand percent attention. 496 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 1: It's on that. As a national reporter, I'm responsible for 497 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:12,159 Speaker 1: all thirty and kind of knowing what is going on 498 00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 1: with all thirty. Now, some teams I'm a stronger on 499 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:16,840 Speaker 1: than others. You're not going to write about certain teams 500 00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:20,320 Speaker 1: as much as others either, But that's the biggest difference 501 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:23,760 Speaker 1: it's this broader perspective that you have to have as 502 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:26,719 Speaker 1: opposed to the narrow. Hey man, I'm locked in on 503 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 1: every single detail of what's going on with this club. 504 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:33,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, very different muscles that you are flexing and exercising, 505 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:37,440 Speaker 2: depending upon if you are regional versus national. Final question 506 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:41,560 Speaker 2: here on Grill and Ken Dan Breen eighty two ninety nine. 507 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:43,480 Speaker 2: Does school will have to be the first domino to 508 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:47,119 Speaker 2: fall before other small deals get done? Scott Harris seems 509 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:49,720 Speaker 2: to always wait until the last second to deal. 510 00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:53,240 Speaker 1: Well, it's a good question because a lot of times 511 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:56,439 Speaker 1: you will hear both in free agency and at trade 512 00:26:56,480 --> 00:27:00,040 Speaker 1: time at the deadline, Oh, this guy's holding up the 513 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:02,800 Speaker 1: whole market. We can't have other trades until this guy 514 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:05,879 Speaker 1: gets moved. And to some extent, I am sure that 515 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 1: dynamic will be in play with Scooble. But Scott Harris 516 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:12,000 Speaker 1: has every right to wait. As long as he wants 517 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:15,120 Speaker 1: to make this trade. He can make it at three 518 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:17,359 Speaker 1: point fifty nine whatever. The deadline is five point fifty 519 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:21,080 Speaker 1: nine Eastern on Monday, and it's just too bad that 520 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:23,159 Speaker 1: he's got to do what's best for his team and 521 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:26,400 Speaker 1: the other teams at some point the team's trading other 522 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:29,879 Speaker 1: starting pitchers, the Peraltas, the Robbie Rays, all of the 523 00:27:29,880 --> 00:27:32,440 Speaker 1: guys you've heard in the mix. They've got to act. 524 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:36,439 Speaker 1: And yeah, certainly Scooble will complicate it because the team's 525 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 1: pursuing him, will be focused on him. But at some time, 526 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 1: and the beauty of the deadline is that at some 527 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:45,760 Speaker 1: point everyone's got to make a decision and all the 528 00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:48,720 Speaker 1: posturing and all the bs has to stop. 529 00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:51,959 Speaker 3: Well, just make sure your fax machines are working. People. 530 00:27:52,119 --> 00:27:54,520 Speaker 3: If you're old enough like us, you understand that joke. 531 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:55,720 Speaker 3: All right, that's it for us. 532 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:58,840 Speaker 2: Fair Territory with Ken Rosenthal. We appreciate you guys being here. 533 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:03,000 Speaker 2: Foul Territories coming up next. A. J. Pierzinski, Eric Kratz 534 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:07,679 Speaker 2: and Scott Braun. Of course, Hodey Castillo, Jim Duquette, Scott Spiezio. 535 00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:07,760 Speaker 3: Joining the show. 536 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:11,359 Speaker 2: Ken is back on Tuesday, Remember, guys, Tuesday, with all 537 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:14,239 Speaker 2: the trade deadline reactions, we appreciate you being here. 538 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:14,480 Speaker 1: Ken. 539 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:16,320 Speaker 3: Good luck, We'll see you next time. 540 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:17,640 Speaker 1: Thanks A Lota