1 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:23,759 Speaker 1: Hello, everyone, and welcome to episode one to four to 2 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: five of the Hammer Territory podcast. I'm your host, Braveryland, 3 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: coming to you one day Sunday evening here and going 4 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: to the beginning of February. We're getting really close to 5 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 1: baseball and I'm joyed as always a by my friend 6 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 1: Scott Coleman. Scott, we have a guest on today's show. 7 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:37,560 Speaker 1: That's fun. What's going on? 8 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 2: Hey, Brad, We do have a guest on the show, 9 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:43,840 Speaker 2: and Kyle Glazer, who has done a lot of things 10 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:46,839 Speaker 2: in the baseball industry, but most recently has covered the 11 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 2: San Diego Padres, is going to be on the show 12 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 2: here in a little bit to talk jerks and profar 13 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 2: also hit on the ever popular Dylan Ce's and Michael 14 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 2: King trade rumors and a few other things as well. 15 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 2: But you know, I'm doing well, man. 16 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 3: It's uh. 17 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 2: February is officially baseball season beginning. Pitchers and catchers for 18 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 2: the Braves show up in ten days or so. Players 19 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 2: the full workout is about a week after that, and 20 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 2: then I think we're like twenty four days away from 21 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 2: the first spring training game. So the light is at 22 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 2: the end of the tunnel and hopefully in the next 23 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 2: couple of days the Braves have a little more activity 24 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:25,119 Speaker 2: left in them. 25 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, to be sure. As of this recording on Sunday evening, 26 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,759 Speaker 1: it's still been relatively quiet since the Jerks and Profar 27 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: explosion in the in the dead of night. Basically the 28 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: Bres find of doing something. But yeah, we got into 29 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,040 Speaker 1: that with Kyle. Kyle does set a as a spoiler alert, 30 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: Kyle does set a very large asking price for Dylan cease. 31 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: So brace faces probably won't love that spoiler alert as 32 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: we're going to see that later. We talked, we talked, 33 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: We already talked to Kyle, so we can tell you 34 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: that ahead of time. But this means it's not possible. 35 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 1: It's just that he might have poured a little bit 36 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: of cold water. Let's habit on that pursuit. But before 37 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,279 Speaker 1: we turn it over to Kyle and that conversation focused 38 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 1: on Profar, those pitchers, a tiny bit of news, not 39 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: really news, but some guys that we've talked about between 40 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 1: you and I, Steven and Sean four free agents that 41 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: the Braves were either linked to directly or at least 42 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: like we're logical for the Braves to pursue along the 43 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 1: way have signed within the last like I don't know, 44 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: four or five days, maybe a week, something like that, 45 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: in no particular order. Hassan Kim off the board, the 46 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: one short stop we talked about, sans Williadamas for months, 47 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: Max Scherzer, Carlos Steves out of the Bullpen is off 48 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 1: the market, and also Ryan Stanek, who we talked about 49 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 1: briefly at the end of last week. Any of these 50 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,399 Speaker 1: strike you as like particularly noteworthy. I think that Kim 51 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:40,359 Speaker 1: once kind of like a hey, it's our sea at time. 52 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: Other than that, what do you make of these guys 53 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 1: flying off the board in relative speed? 54 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 3: Yeah? 55 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 2: You know, I was really hoping at the start of 56 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 2: the off season that the Braves were going to be 57 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 2: able to address shortstop and maybe find a long term 58 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 2: solution at the position. 59 00:02:57,480 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 3: Clearly that is not going to happen. You know. 60 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 2: I don't blame them for not throwing a big old 61 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 2: bag of money at Willia Damas months ago. And for 62 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 2: Hassan Kim. I think it's a great fit for Kim 63 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:13,079 Speaker 2: for Tampa Bay as well. But you know, Alexanthopolis, he's 64 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 2: never done an opt out before, and Kim got one 65 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 2: of those with Tampa Bay. That complicated it. And because 66 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 2: that Hassan Kim is coming off shoulder surgery, it's a 67 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 2: lot of uncertainty for this upcoming year, and it was 68 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 2: just tough to kind of make that piece fit. And then, 69 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 2: you know, we talked about Max Scherzer a couple of times. 70 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 2: One I can't believe Toronto gave him fifteen point five 71 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:42,119 Speaker 2: million US dollars at his age and given what Max 72 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 2: Schuser has been the last couple of years. But I 73 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 2: don't know, brad Am, I am I crazy there If 74 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 2: the Braves would have come even close to that number 75 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 2: for a Max sure or what would have your thought? 76 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 4: Then? 77 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: My first thought is they wouldn't have I don't think 78 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: My second thought was I can't remember what I saw 79 00:03:58,120 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: on the show, but I think I might have said, 80 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: like six million for Max Scherzer would have been like that, 81 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: all right? I like that if they had gone to ten, 82 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: I would have maybe understood it. Fifteen plus is a 83 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 1: lot of money for Max Scherzer. And look, I was 84 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: dead wrong. Occasionally I'm dead wrong. But I thought what 85 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:16,479 Speaker 1: he had to do the workout to show teams that 86 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:18,359 Speaker 1: his market was going to be pretty light, and that 87 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:20,720 Speaker 1: was my basis of that conversation in a lot of 88 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 1: ways was like, hey, if you're in like late January 89 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 1: having to do a workout, like you don't really have 90 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: teams lining up for you. But apparently I was just 91 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 1: wrong and he had fifteen million dollars way for him. 92 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: So good on Max Schuerzer for doing that. But yeah, 93 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: I mean, if the brains had done that, I probably 94 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: would have at least said out loud, hey, it's a 95 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:39,839 Speaker 1: one year contract and there's no risk to one year contract. 96 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:41,599 Speaker 1: It's not my money. I would have made that point 97 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:44,280 Speaker 1: almost certainly. But it's a lot of money from Max Scherzer. 98 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 1: When you assume that, as we do, I think the 99 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:50,479 Speaker 1: Braves have some sort of operating payroll structure. You have 100 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: to live within that if you're Alex and using that 101 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: much money on Schozer would have been a bad idea, 102 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: I think probably, and the Great Keep of things a 103 00:04:57,839 --> 00:04:59,600 Speaker 1: step as too, like that's a reasonable deal for him. 104 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:01,920 Speaker 1: He got two twenty two from the Royals. He was 105 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 1: a guy that either one of us was like super 106 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 1: excited about, like a good reliever, but not a game changer. 107 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: He was like in the second or third tier relievers. 108 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 1: And that's a fine contract and not give out if 109 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:14,080 Speaker 1: you're the Braves. I don't know Ryan Stanek is like boring. 110 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 1: He did. There was a direct connection there because Bowman 111 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: reported on the Braves licking him. But one year, four 112 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 1: and a half million, okay, just that's a guy that 113 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:24,280 Speaker 1: signed a regular contract for relievers. So none, None of 114 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 1: those are huge news. I think the Kimble's really interesting 115 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: and that he had an opt out, which Alex is 116 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 1: like not gonna do. I don't think Alex has never 117 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:32,280 Speaker 1: given up an opt out that I'm aware of, so 118 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: that was probably maybe where that was the line was drawn. 119 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:36,919 Speaker 1: But look, Scott, I know you're not gonna like this. 120 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:41,159 Speaker 1: I've been operating for about two and a half months 121 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: now that olin o Orc was gonna be sure it's 122 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 1: not on an opening day, and I would have been 123 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 1: very surprised if he wasn't, like plug pleasantly surprised. But 124 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 1: I think the Braves are just like operating in this 125 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 1: mode where if he is the only weakness in the lineup, 126 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: they're okay with it. That's kind of what I think 127 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 1: Alex believes and what they're kind of doing with their actions. 128 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:02,159 Speaker 2: I have mentally been preparing for Orlando to be the 129 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:05,160 Speaker 2: shortstop for about two months now. You know, sure, you 130 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 2: hold out a little bit of hope. If Hassan Kim 131 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 2: would have come to Atlanta, I would have been all 132 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:11,920 Speaker 2: for it. But yeah, it seems like we will now 133 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:14,679 Speaker 2: have to just cross our fingers and say a prayer 134 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 2: that Orlando is just somewhat better than last season when 135 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 2: just on the hole the numbers are bad, and then 136 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:23,600 Speaker 2: of course the struggles with runners and scoring position are 137 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 2: almost legendary at this point. But on the whole, this 138 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 2: should be a much better and more healthy lineup in 139 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 2: twenty five. And let's hope that Orlando is not being 140 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 2: asked to do a lot because it was not that 141 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 2: long ago that he was batting like fifth in the 142 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 2: order out of just pure necessity, because he had strung 143 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 2: together just a couple of good games. 144 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, hopefully that won't be happening again. Hopefully laugh will 145 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 1: not fall apart health wise, et cetera. And look, we're 146 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:49,120 Speaker 1: getting very close to the spring training. You led with that, 147 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: and it's it's right, you know, it's we're a week 148 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:53,359 Speaker 1: and a half away for pictures and catchers. It's a 149 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 1: reminder that not all business is done with pitchers and 150 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 1: catchers report there will almost certainly be some high not 151 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:02,280 Speaker 1: high but like middle tier for agents that are not 152 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 1: signed by February twelfth. They don't have to sign by then, 153 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 1: and they're still some pretty interesting names available, a lot 154 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 1: of whom do not really have ties to the Braves, like, 155 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: for instance, Alex Bregman and Pete Alonzo are not like 156 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 1: natural Braves targets, so we haven't talked about them really 157 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 1: at all this winter, but they're still available. I'm looking 158 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 1: for a lot of money at this point in February. 159 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 1: Jack Fleery's the big pitching arm is still available. There 160 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 1: are guys, there are starting pitchers that are available still. 161 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 1: I think our collective guy Andrew Heeney is someone that 162 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: we've been talking about for a while on the show. 163 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 1: That's one name you got relievers Kenley Janssen, he of 164 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 1: CURASL just as a throw them out there for no 165 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: particular reason. Now that Profar is on the team and 166 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: an old friend, I don't know, there's still some names 167 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: out there. We'll see other Braves do anything, but they 168 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: don't have to do anything before the twelfth. I think 169 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 1: that's just something that we have to keep in mind. 170 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 1: Even if it'd be great for us to have some 171 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 1: more content in the next ten days, that's not like 172 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:54,760 Speaker 1: a deadline to sign somebody. 173 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think probably by the end of February. If then, 174 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 2: I almost worry about the player nine having enough of 175 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 2: a spring training to hit the ground running. And it's 176 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:06,960 Speaker 2: interesting that a couple of times now Alex has said 177 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 2: in interviews that if some of the negotiations for free 178 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 2: agents and even trades might go into the spring. So 179 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 2: we'll see where that all shakes out. You know, the 180 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 2: remaining free agents obviously Bregman and Alonso are not fits. 181 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 2: If the Braves have the money for a one year 182 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 2: deal with Jack Flaherty, then then if you have no 183 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 2: market at all, that would be a nice landing spot. 184 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 2: He just wanted to, like, all right, beg some money, 185 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:35,320 Speaker 2: be on a contending team. That's a big thing, and 186 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:37,559 Speaker 2: have a rotation spot locked in for him, which he 187 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 2: would have obviously be signed. I doubt it, but hey, 188 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 2: sign me up. 189 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:43,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know so sure? 190 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 2: Those guys, Andrew Heaney, we've talked about Nick Pavetta. If 191 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 2: he did not have the qualifying offer, yep, would be 192 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 2: much more interesting. And then there's some boring starters like 193 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 2: Jose Kintana, Kyle Gibson. I could maybe see one of 194 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 2: those type of arms coming to Atlanta for cheap on 195 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:04,079 Speaker 2: a one year deal. No one's good. I mean, we're 196 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 2: not going to do a pregame podcast super hyped for 197 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 2: a a Jose Kintana start. 198 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:13,320 Speaker 1: But you disagree, disagree, Scott, I'm very excited. 199 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 3: I'm kidding. 200 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:17,320 Speaker 2: He wasn't he wasn't too bad with the Mets, and 201 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:20,360 Speaker 2: you know, kind of that very boring back end starter type. 202 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 2: And then maybe the one reliever who is still out 203 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:26,559 Speaker 2: there who I am really interested in is David Robertson. 204 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 2: Robertson is forty years old and somehow just really really 205 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:33,839 Speaker 2: good still in the bullpen, and you want to talk 206 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 2: about someone who can replace Joe Jimenez in that eighth 207 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 2: inning role. Robertson has the stuff. He's about as proven 208 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:43,440 Speaker 2: as it gets because he's been in the league for 209 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:46,200 Speaker 2: fifteen to twenty years now at this point. So I 210 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:48,320 Speaker 2: think if there's one free agent who I would be 211 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 2: really excited for that seems reasonable of this bunch, David 212 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 2: Robertson would probably be that guy for the Braves. 213 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:57,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, he's really good. It's just the age. But that 214 00:09:57,760 --> 00:09:59,280 Speaker 1: also might help you through the Braves. To not have 215 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:01,440 Speaker 1: to give him multi ye contract. You get a one 216 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 1: year deal for him. That makes a ton of sense. 217 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 1: He probably helped them quite a bit. The pictures will 218 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 1: all help. All joking aside about Kintana or Gibson, they 219 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 1: are better than the Bryce Elder tear of guy. That's 220 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: just that's and that's the baseline. It's not sexy. We 221 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:17,680 Speaker 1: will not we will not have the same level of 222 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,600 Speaker 1: vigor that we did about Profar if they if they 223 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:24,119 Speaker 1: were assigned Kyle Gibson tomorrow, we'll do a show immediately, 224 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 1: but it won't be quite as hyped as that show was, 225 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 1: but it will. I always would say this makes the 226 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 1: better and you know he's a fifth starter probably, but hey, 227 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 1: fifth starter that's reliable is not a small thing to 228 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 1: have in your in your arsenal. So it's not sexy, 229 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 1: but certainly there are names that are still available and 230 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:44,120 Speaker 1: we'll have more on that of course as being closer 231 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 1: because we don't ever stop talking about the Braves. It's 232 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 1: gonna happen throughout this podcast and later on, and Shawn 233 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 1: Steam will be back and we'll do more shows, and 234 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 1: we're getting closer him. That's the thing once, because February 235 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 1: it's like, oh, well, we're kind of here. We talked 236 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: to Kyle already. Let's come up in a second. But 237 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:02,040 Speaker 1: I've just jacked up for baseball. It gets that time 238 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 1: like we're pre Super Bowl still, but this is the 239 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 1: dead week where there's a football and it's like, oh, 240 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 1: by the way, we're coming down. People are making plans 241 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:10,520 Speaker 1: to drive. I saw the Braves put out like their equipment, 242 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:12,960 Speaker 1: guys packing stuff up on the trucks and stuff like that. 243 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:14,960 Speaker 1: It's like, all right, we've arrived. 244 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:18,719 Speaker 2: Yeah. You know, spring training it's a funny thing. Everybody 245 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:22,840 Speaker 2: gets so hyped to see Ronald Acunya and Matt Olson 246 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:25,559 Speaker 2: and Chris Sale and all the boys walk up and 247 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 2: show up for workouts, and then the you know, the 248 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 2: video clips of batting practice and PfP and all that 249 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:35,679 Speaker 2: good stuff. And then there's also like the realization that 250 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 2: there's like seven weeks of workouts and games that mean nothing. 251 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 2: And it's a bit of a slog at times in 252 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:45,559 Speaker 2: the spring, but you are absolutely right, it's exciting as 253 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:48,120 Speaker 2: we get closer and closer here and before we know it. 254 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:50,559 Speaker 2: The Braves will be opening up the season in San Diego. 255 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 1: We're getting very very close, all right, Scott. We're today 256 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 1: quick break here from our sponsors, and on the other 257 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 1: side of this break you'll be hearing from not only us, 258 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:01,959 Speaker 1: but you know, mostly from Kyle Glazer. 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That's one eight hundred flowers dot com 285 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 5: slash ft. 286 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 1: We are joined now by the host of the brand 287 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 1: new Friar Territory Show on this Foul Territory Network. His 288 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:17,640 Speaker 1: name is Kyle Glazer. How are you, sir. Welcome to 289 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:20,080 Speaker 1: the podcast. Yeah, thank you guys. Glad to be on 290 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 1: with you. It is our pleasure. We are aiming the 291 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 1: highest possible of people who covered the San Diego patres 292 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 1: on a regular basis for this podcast. People cannot get 293 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 1: enough of jerks and profar talk, Kyle, because the braves 294 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 1: are really quiet for a very very very long time 295 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 1: this winter and we were all just itching for stuff 296 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:42,679 Speaker 1: and finally, out of the goodness of everyone involved, something 297 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 1: happened and jerks and Profar arrived in Atlanta. Obviously we'll 298 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 1: start here. You covered him, you know him more than 299 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 1: we do. What did you make of his breakout last year? 300 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 1: I guess probably even on the field, he has this 301 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:58,080 Speaker 1: great twenty four four season that led to this interest. 302 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:00,960 Speaker 1: I know the Braves believe it's real. Well, how real 303 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:02,640 Speaker 1: is it? What have you see for him on the 304 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 1: field in the last feld months. 305 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, Well, he's always been very, very comfortable in San Diego. 306 00:14:08,040 --> 00:14:10,320 Speaker 4: You know, it's kind of interesting looking historically the player 307 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 4: he's been with the Podres compared to other teams, it's 308 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 4: two completely different players. Even his first stint with the Podres, 309 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 4: even though the numbers weren't, as you know, exciting, they 310 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 4: didn't jump off the page as much as what he 311 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 4: did last year, he was still a really good player 312 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:25,680 Speaker 4: who did a lot of the X factor things that 313 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:27,880 Speaker 4: maybe don't show up in the box score. He would, 314 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 4: you know, make a great slide at the plate to 315 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 4: turn it out into a run. He would throw a 316 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 4: guy out, you know, from the outfield to stifle a 317 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:37,360 Speaker 4: rally and you know, kind of swing the momentum back 318 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 4: to Potter's way. He was always a very loose energetic, 319 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 4: you know, high energy kind of player that would do 320 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 4: some exciting things. He'd also do some bone headed things. 321 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:49,240 Speaker 4: But even though the numbers didn't jump off the page 322 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 4: his first time around in San Diego, it was very 323 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 4: clear that he was really starting to find himself. Who's 324 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 4: starting to be a productive player. He left, you know, 325 00:14:57,080 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 4: didn't go well in Colorado, came back, and I again 326 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 4: he just was a great addition to the clubhouse in 327 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 4: terms of just the clubhouse dynamics. He gave the Potters 328 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 4: what they really needed and we really saw him kind 329 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 4: of blossom as a leader last year. You know, one 330 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 4: of the things that people I think forget is the Padres. 331 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 4: Things could have gone south very quickly for them in 332 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:18,800 Speaker 4: the first half last year. They lost Joe Muskrove, You 333 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:22,640 Speaker 4: Darvish and Fonto Tatis Junior to injuries. Xander Bogarts got hurt, 334 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 4: Manny Machada got off to the slowest start of his career, 335 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 4: hass On Kim took a big step back. The first 336 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 4: half could have gone really, really poorly. We saw Jerks 337 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 4: and Profar and Jackson Merrill really be the two players 338 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:36,080 Speaker 4: that kept the Padres afloat the first half and then 339 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 4: when everyone came back and got healthy in the second half, 340 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 4: you know, Machado found his gear, Tatis got healthy, Bogart's 341 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:44,840 Speaker 4: Darvish musgrove, et cetera. That's when they really took off. 342 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 4: So I think the tone was really set during an 343 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:50,720 Speaker 4: early season series against the Braves when he and Will 344 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 4: Smith were drawing at each other and you know, there 345 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 4: was a little bench's clearing incident. Will Smith said he's 346 00:15:56,520 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 4: not really relevant the post game that night. The next game, 347 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 4: Far went out and hit a basis clearing double to 348 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 4: win the game for the Podres. We just saw some 349 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 4: a little bit of you know, ability to come up 350 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 4: in big spots to put the team on his back 351 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:10,000 Speaker 4: and carry them. That was a real growth we saw 352 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 4: from him last year. 353 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 2: And Kyle, I know we have talked about on the 354 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 2: show a couple episodes now again it's been a very 355 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:21,800 Speaker 2: quiet winter about pro Far's turnaround offensively, and you mentioned 356 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:24,640 Speaker 2: that maybe pre twenty twenty four he was a player 357 00:16:24,680 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 2: who had to kind of do maybe the small things 358 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 2: to really stand out on the field. 359 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 3: But you've been covering him for a while. 360 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 2: Last year's offensive outbreak, I mean, what was it that 361 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:38,720 Speaker 2: really stood out to you with his game offensively and 362 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 2: just some of the changes he made in order to 363 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 2: become one of the better outfielders in the National League 364 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:43,840 Speaker 2: last year. 365 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:46,840 Speaker 4: I think a lot of it was really getting with 366 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:49,840 Speaker 4: the right hitting coach, you know, Victor Rodriguez came over 367 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:52,440 Speaker 4: to join the Pods, and the entire offense. You saw 368 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 4: a lot more contact, a lot better approaches, and look, 369 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 4: the more hard contact you make, the better your your 370 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:00,200 Speaker 4: performance is going to be. 371 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:00,440 Speaker 3: You know. 372 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 4: It wasn't just Profar. The entire Potters offense really really 373 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:05,919 Speaker 4: move jumped forward last year. So I think a lot 374 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:08,360 Speaker 4: of it was just good instruction, getting with the right 375 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 4: coaches and being in a police he was comfortable. Again, 376 00:17:11,119 --> 00:17:14,040 Speaker 4: Jerks and Profar in San Diego has been a very 377 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 4: different player than Jerks and Profar pretty much everywhere else 378 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 4: in his career, which is why I thought this free 379 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:21,159 Speaker 4: agency was going to be really interesting to see how 380 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:23,920 Speaker 4: other teams valued him given that, and I'm going to 381 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:25,920 Speaker 4: be very curious to see just how he does in Atlanta, 382 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:29,240 Speaker 4: because again Jerks and Profar, I think it's he's a 383 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 4: really good player and a tremendous clubhouse presence, which we 384 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:37,120 Speaker 4: can get into I'm inclined to believe Hope still perform 385 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:39,640 Speaker 4: well in Atlanta. I think it's hard to say he'll 386 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:42,959 Speaker 4: replicate the levels he reached last year, just because it 387 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 4: was so far beyond his career norms. But he's a 388 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:48,520 Speaker 4: good player again, got you know, with the right teammates, 389 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:50,760 Speaker 4: the right place, the right coaches, and we just saw 390 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 4: him really take off as kind of everything came together, 391 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 4: you know, situationally perfect. He also stayed healthy, which is 392 00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:58,680 Speaker 4: something that he hadn't done a lot in his career 393 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:01,120 Speaker 4: as well. So I think it's a combination of things 394 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:02,960 Speaker 4: all coming together at once at the right time. 395 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 1: I was gonna ask him. You mentioned the comfort level. 396 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 1: He seems to be fairly eager to come to Atlanta 397 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:10,640 Speaker 1: and a little bit more than the typical free agent. 398 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:13,120 Speaker 1: You know, everyone says that whatever they signed, they're gonna 399 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:15,040 Speaker 1: be excited to go to the right in public. But 400 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:17,760 Speaker 1: there's the curros out connection. There was some stuff in 401 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 1: the past that he maybe wanted was interested in Atlanta 402 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 1: at times. Is he someone that you think kind of 403 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 1: has to be really comfortable where they are, for instance, 404 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:27,560 Speaker 1: to succeed. You want to obviously over analyze it too much, 405 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:29,680 Speaker 1: but given that, like you said, he's been a different 406 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:32,160 Speaker 1: player when he's been comfortable. Is there anything that would 407 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 1: give you pause about him not being in San Diego? 408 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:36,600 Speaker 1: Can he do not necessarily like you said, like not 409 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:39,679 Speaker 1: like last year's performance, probably, but a better version of 410 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:41,679 Speaker 1: pre twenty twenty four per far Reps. 411 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 4: I think it's just it's hard because he's never really 412 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:49,360 Speaker 4: done it outside of San Diego. You know, you even 413 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 4: go back to, you know, his first NIPT with the Padres, 414 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:54,199 Speaker 4: even that was better than mostly anything he'd done his 415 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 4: career with Oakland, with Texas, et cetera, and what he 416 00:18:56,800 --> 00:18:59,880 Speaker 4: did afterward with Colorado. So just because we haven't seen 417 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:02,480 Speaker 4: really do it anywhere outside of San Diego, it is 418 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:04,879 Speaker 4: a little bit of a mystery. Again, I'm inclined to 419 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:08,439 Speaker 4: believe he's going to be a good, productive player for 420 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 4: the Braves, just because I think he really kind of 421 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 4: found himself last year where everything collected. He's going to 422 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:17,240 Speaker 4: another organization that you know, is a first class organization 423 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 4: all the way around, that has, you know, good coaches, 424 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:23,120 Speaker 4: and you know, he doesn't have to be the guy. 425 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 4: He's surrounded by a lot of other really good players. 426 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:28,159 Speaker 4: So there are a lot of similarities to the situation 427 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:31,880 Speaker 4: in San Diego, which I think will certainly benefit him. 428 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:34,200 Speaker 4: I'm just gonna be fascinated to see because because again 429 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:37,800 Speaker 4: Jerks and Profar with the Senego Padres has been a 430 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 4: very different player than Jerks and Profar anywhere else in 431 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:40,760 Speaker 4: his career. 432 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 2: So I have an interesting question, Kyle. So if you 433 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:48,680 Speaker 2: were maybe aj Preler's top lieutenant, and of course he 434 00:19:48,840 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 2: signed for three years and forty two million with Atlanta, 435 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 2: if you were running the Padres or any organization, based 436 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:58,120 Speaker 2: on what you've seen, would you be comfortable giving him 437 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 2: a three year commitment at this point? 438 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:05,920 Speaker 4: Absolutely, especially for the Potters. His value to them was massive. 439 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:08,199 Speaker 4: If the Podres had the budget room to do so, 440 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:10,360 Speaker 4: they would have signed him. They wanted to bring him back. 441 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:14,440 Speaker 4: They understand his value. Just the situations around with ownership 442 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:16,879 Speaker 4: and where their luxury tax is that they don't have 443 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:19,160 Speaker 4: the room to do really a whole lot of anything, 444 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:22,119 Speaker 4: which we're seeing right now. So but yeah, you know, 445 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:24,520 Speaker 4: he's been around for a while, so I think people 446 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:28,360 Speaker 4: think he's way older than he actually is. Thirty one. 447 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:30,719 Speaker 4: I don't think he turned thirty two yet. If he did, 448 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 4: it's fairly recent. I mean, he came up so young, 449 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:36,399 Speaker 4: you know with the Rangers. You know, he just crossed 450 00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:38,920 Speaker 4: the ten years you know, service time mark. But he's 451 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:41,320 Speaker 4: still got a few prime yers left. And again, he's 452 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 4: a type of player who you know, has some athleticism, 453 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 4: plays you know, fast, high energy type of player. You know, 454 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:49,920 Speaker 4: he's not a guy who all of a sudden is 455 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 4: just going to slow down and kind of just drag 456 00:20:52,119 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 4: a team down. Once he hits thirty three, thirty four, 457 00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:56,360 Speaker 4: I think he's still got a few productive years left. 458 00:20:56,600 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 2: And then something else we've heard about Proflaren and you 459 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:01,160 Speaker 2: alluded to it a little bit, but just that he's 460 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 2: well regarded in the clubhouse and kind of the work 461 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 2: he does off the field. So anything you know you 462 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:09,480 Speaker 2: can share seeing him first hand up close, you know 463 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:11,879 Speaker 2: who is Jerks and Profar, both the player and the 464 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 2: guy in the clubhouse. 465 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, the biggest thing with Jerks and Profar is, you know, 466 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 4: he plays loose, high energy, has a smile on his 467 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:21,960 Speaker 4: face every day no matter what on the field in 468 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 4: the clubhouse, and that was something that Potters needed. You know, 469 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:26,639 Speaker 4: one of the biggest issues facing the Potters is they 470 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 4: had a lot of guys who would really ride the 471 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:32,119 Speaker 4: emotional wave and when things were going great, they were happy, 472 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 4: they were doing you know, well, everything was hunky dory, 473 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:38,119 Speaker 4: but as soon as things started to go badly, they 474 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:40,800 Speaker 4: would kind of clam up. It would get kind of dour, 475 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 4: just be a little of a dead man walking feeling. 476 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:45,120 Speaker 4: We saw that in twenty twenty three when they had 477 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:47,480 Speaker 4: this loaded team on paper and there were a lot 478 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:51,000 Speaker 4: of games they were sleepwalking through games. Jerks and Profar 479 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:53,080 Speaker 4: is the kind of guy. He was the perfect addition 480 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 4: to the Potters, you know, inject some energy, inject some life, 481 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:58,479 Speaker 4: and just keep it loose and free flowing and steady, 482 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:00,159 Speaker 4: whether you're on a seven game win streak or a 483 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:02,160 Speaker 4: seven game losing streak, there's a lot of value there. 484 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:05,960 Speaker 4: I actually think that him going to the Braves will 485 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,160 Speaker 4: be helpful for a guy like Ronald Acunya Junior, who 486 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 4: we've seen is again, like some guys in the Potters, 487 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:15,639 Speaker 4: tremendously talented. At times, his effort level, you know, his 488 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:19,119 Speaker 4: focus uh aren't where they always need to be. He 489 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:22,359 Speaker 4: can certainly pout a little bit. Jerks and Profar is 490 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:25,040 Speaker 4: the kind of guy that goes in, keeps everyone loose, 491 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 4: and helps players like that, you know, have fun every 492 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:30,040 Speaker 4: day and keep it light. We saw him dealt with 493 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:32,000 Speaker 4: Manny Michaud, I saw him out with fan of Tatis 494 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:35,000 Speaker 4: and it made a big difference. I think that losing 495 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:39,680 Speaker 4: that clubhouse dynamic that he brought is going to really 496 00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:41,920 Speaker 4: hurt the Padres every bit as much as what he 497 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:42,720 Speaker 4: did on the field. 498 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:46,959 Speaker 1: So we could talk about jersey beer all day long 499 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:48,479 Speaker 1: and feel free to add more if you want to, 500 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 1: Kyle on that, but while we have you, we do 501 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:54,160 Speaker 1: have to I think contractually we should ask you about 502 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:56,320 Speaker 1: a couple of the pictures that have been in the 503 00:22:56,359 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 1: news from the Padres. Dylan c Is probably the biggest name. 504 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:02,399 Speaker 1: As we were talking before we started recording this, Scott 505 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:04,359 Speaker 1: even brought this up in this way, if you say, 506 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:06,199 Speaker 1: Braves fans have already kind of fitted diloties for a 507 00:23:06,280 --> 00:23:08,680 Speaker 1: jersey at this point over the last couple of weeks, 508 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:10,680 Speaker 1: it's not actually gotten to that point at least that 509 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 1: I'm aware of. Maybe you have something different there, but 510 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 1: once your read on the kind of rumblings there, it 511 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:17,239 Speaker 1: doesn't always kind of candidly to me, doesn't make a 512 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:19,720 Speaker 1: ton of sense because the batteries are still pretty good. 513 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:22,399 Speaker 1: And both Dylantys and Michael King, by the way it 514 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:25,160 Speaker 1: was kind of in the same conversation, are quite good 515 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:27,520 Speaker 1: and might be valuable to a playoff level team like 516 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 1: San Diego too, but maybe they're available. What do you 517 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:29,959 Speaker 1: think of this? 518 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:33,080 Speaker 4: You have to understand aj Preller is the type of 519 00:23:33,119 --> 00:23:36,399 Speaker 4: GM who will talk about anybody and everybody at all times. 520 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 4: He's the kind of guy that will, you know, go 521 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:41,199 Speaker 4: out with these crazy trade ideas and bring it to 522 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:44,399 Speaker 4: other gms and they'll talk through things, and you know, 523 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 4: nine to nine percent of the time nothing comes of it. 524 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:49,040 Speaker 4: You know, the trades you hear about are actually a 525 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:51,719 Speaker 4: very small percentage the trades that come together, I should say, 526 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:53,399 Speaker 4: are a very small percentage of the trades that are 527 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:56,159 Speaker 4: actually talked about. So this is very much you know 528 00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:58,879 Speaker 4: them for the potter is hey, we'll talk about anyone 529 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:02,879 Speaker 4: and everyone. In terms of why they're doing it, it 530 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:04,639 Speaker 4: really just comes down to the fact that Potterys have 531 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:07,160 Speaker 4: a lot of holes on their current roster. They still 532 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:08,880 Speaker 4: have a lot of really good players, the top six 533 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:10,840 Speaker 4: and their orders great. The top three in the rotation 534 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:13,680 Speaker 4: is great, but they don't have much the bottom third 535 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 4: of the order. The back of the rotation is a 536 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 4: question mark. The bench is not very good, and there's 537 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 4: really no organizational debts because they traded away so many prospects. 538 00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:23,240 Speaker 4: So where this is coming from is the Padres have 539 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:26,159 Speaker 4: a lot of holes. They don't really have the budget 540 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:28,360 Speaker 4: room to address those holes. So the first place they're 541 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:30,720 Speaker 4: going to go is, Okay, let's look at the guys 542 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 4: who are making some money that are going to be 543 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 4: freege and sad for this year and maybe see if 544 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 4: that makes sense to trade one of them. That's Michael King, 545 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:41,360 Speaker 4: that Sillencies, that's Luisa Riaz. All these are standout players 546 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:45,199 Speaker 4: the Potreys want to keep. But this is in some 547 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:48,800 Speaker 4: ways the only way they can address their roster holes 548 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 4: given their current financial situation. So that's why these conversations 549 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:56,359 Speaker 4: are happening. I will say it will take a lot, 550 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:58,720 Speaker 4: a lot, a lot a lot for the Padres to 551 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 4: apartment zeld seats one of those grades where if you 552 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:03,440 Speaker 4: put on braves Twitter and say this is what'll take 553 00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 4: bridves T would say, oh. 554 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:05,159 Speaker 1: No, we're not doing that. 555 00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:07,639 Speaker 4: We're not giving up this guy. You're gonna have to 556 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:10,160 Speaker 4: give up at least one, probably two guys you don't 557 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:12,320 Speaker 4: want to give up for the Potters to part with him. 558 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:17,080 Speaker 4: So again, a J. Peler is always active. He's always 559 00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:19,480 Speaker 4: making trades, you know, through spring training, before the start 560 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 4: of the season. We'll see. But it would take a lot. 561 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:28,000 Speaker 4: It would have to be the right deal, and any 562 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 4: team acquiring, whether it's Cec or King, you have to 563 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:34,160 Speaker 4: give up at probably two guys you don't actually want 564 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:34,680 Speaker 4: to give up. 565 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:37,679 Speaker 3: So I know it's I know. 566 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:39,760 Speaker 2: All that's been discussed is the Braves are gonna trade 567 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:42,480 Speaker 2: for Dylan Ce's, They're gonna trade for King, They're gonna 568 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:45,520 Speaker 2: you know, they're gonna add Robert Swarrez in there, They're 569 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 2: gonna add Luisa Rise. I saw someone, I was like, 570 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 2: what what are we doing here? 571 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 3: Guys? 572 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:52,679 Speaker 2: But but in your estimation, if you had to handicap 573 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 2: on one of those two getting moved, what would you 574 00:25:57,040 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 2: put it at? One being you know, no chance other 575 00:25:59,880 --> 00:26:02,160 Speaker 2: than and getting three All Stars from return and ten 576 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:04,919 Speaker 2: being you know Dylancy's has his bags and he's at 577 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:08,080 Speaker 2: the San Diego Airport ready to hit out with a J. 578 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:11,960 Speaker 4: Preller. You can never put it at a one. I 579 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:14,400 Speaker 4: put it out of three. Again, both these guys are 580 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:20,480 Speaker 4: just so so so impactful as starting pitchers, the Potters 581 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 4: still intend to compete, and trading them away runs directly 582 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:29,840 Speaker 4: counter to that intention. The only way this happens is 583 00:26:29,880 --> 00:26:34,280 Speaker 4: if again they're getting two starting, you know, caliber position 584 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:37,520 Speaker 4: players or you know, one everyday starting position player, one 585 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:40,880 Speaker 4: good starting pitcher, and maybe two or three other young 586 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:43,399 Speaker 4: players who are big League ready. The Potters aren't trading 587 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:45,800 Speaker 4: for you know A ball players here, sort of like 588 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:48,440 Speaker 4: we saw the Wan Soda deal. They acquired three pitchers 589 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:51,440 Speaker 4: with big Lee experience, and then a third a fourth 590 00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:54,359 Speaker 4: piece of prospect who was in Double A was going 591 00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 4: to be in the day was the next year who 592 00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 4: they promptly flipped for Dylancy. So I mean that's what 593 00:26:59,080 --> 00:27:01,160 Speaker 4: you're talking about here. I mean, Michael King has pitched 594 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:04,160 Speaker 4: like an ace and since coming over from the Yankish 595 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:08,040 Speaker 4: Juan Soto. So again I put it out of three 596 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:10,480 Speaker 4: for both of them, just because the price is going 597 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:13,879 Speaker 4: to be very, very high, and the Potteries intend to 598 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 4: compete again. 599 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:18,840 Speaker 3: In what positions does San Diego need? 600 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:21,600 Speaker 2: I know that's something you know, to see trades come 601 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:23,639 Speaker 2: up and it's like, why would team X y Z 602 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:26,360 Speaker 2: want this player? They're already set at catcher for a decade, 603 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 2: for example, or whatever it is. So what positions you mentioned, 604 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,800 Speaker 2: Probably players closer to the major leagues, if not already 605 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:35,520 Speaker 2: in the majors. What is San Diego needing now that 606 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:38,280 Speaker 2: we're a couple of weeks from pitchers and catchers showing up. 607 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:41,080 Speaker 4: First and foremost need a left fielder, someone to a 608 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:43,399 Speaker 4: place Dirks and p far. They don't have a viable 609 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:46,040 Speaker 4: major legue left fielder right now, and really they need 610 00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 4: one other impact bat who can kind of play anywhere 611 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:51,080 Speaker 4: because they have a big hole at DH. So the 612 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:54,080 Speaker 4: best possible hitter they can get, whether that's a true 613 00:27:54,119 --> 00:27:56,840 Speaker 4: DH or someone that you know, can play a little 614 00:27:56,840 --> 00:27:59,280 Speaker 4: with the infield in that way you are rotating, you 615 00:27:59,280 --> 00:28:02,720 Speaker 4: know in there Bogart's in their corona worth arise, getting 616 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 4: them a day off their feet kind of deal. Just again, 617 00:28:06,080 --> 00:28:09,480 Speaker 4: an everyday caliber bat on top of an everyday left fielder. 618 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:12,359 Speaker 4: They really need to fill the left field in DH spots. 619 00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 4: They also need some you know, starting pitching in the 620 00:28:15,320 --> 00:28:18,119 Speaker 4: back of rotation. Again, the top three you darbage Dalenc's 621 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 4: Michael King is really really, really good right now. Their 622 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:24,760 Speaker 4: number four and five starters are Matt Waldron and Randy Vasquez. 623 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:26,679 Speaker 4: I think you feel better if you have those two 624 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:29,560 Speaker 4: guys competing for a number five spot, then having both 625 00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:32,280 Speaker 4: those guys slated to be in your rotation so at 626 00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 4: least one more back rotation starter with the bullpen's in 627 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:37,720 Speaker 4: pretty good shape. And realistically, if you add those two 628 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:40,200 Speaker 4: impact bats and those guys who are currently slated to 629 00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 4: be starters moved to the bench, and all of a sudden, 630 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:45,520 Speaker 4: your bench has been strengthened as well. So the priority 631 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:48,160 Speaker 4: really is, you know, a left fielder and then another 632 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:51,480 Speaker 4: impact bat, whether that's an everyday DH or someone who 633 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:54,000 Speaker 4: allows you to, you know, move other guys in now 634 00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:55,719 Speaker 4: the DH spot and this is still someone who can 635 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:56,360 Speaker 4: play every day. 636 00:28:56,920 --> 00:29:00,440 Speaker 1: I can almost hear Braves fans asking through my brain 637 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:02,960 Speaker 1: if the Potters we interested in a slightly used Jared 638 00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:07,520 Speaker 1: Kelnick uh for I'm kidding, but I'm not kidding. You know, 639 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:09,560 Speaker 1: it's one of those things. But uh, as soon as 640 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:11,560 Speaker 1: you said left field, I started I almost started laughingside 641 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:13,120 Speaker 1: because it's, of course, that's not what the Braves have 642 00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:15,400 Speaker 1: to offer in a Dylancy's trade, except for they just 643 00:29:15,440 --> 00:29:17,800 Speaker 1: acquired their left fielder and Jerkson profar so it's kind 644 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:21,040 Speaker 1: of a funny swap, maybe a Drake Baldwin because he's 645 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:23,080 Speaker 1: a catcher, but he's kind of their best like top 646 00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:24,240 Speaker 1: end prospect guy. 647 00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:26,880 Speaker 4: But again, I can play right now if the offer 648 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:29,040 Speaker 4: was Jared Kelnick and Drake Baldom for Gillan sees the 649 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:30,120 Speaker 4: Potters laugh and hang out. 650 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:33,320 Speaker 1: That's and that's what I thought too. Yeah, it's and 651 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:35,760 Speaker 1: you know, there's there's always a stance you can and 652 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:38,600 Speaker 1: Scott Scott got into it too already where you know, 653 00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:41,560 Speaker 1: now to be some pain in a situation like this 654 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:44,000 Speaker 1: where it's unique. I mean, you covered the Padres. The 655 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:45,560 Speaker 1: Potters are a team that you know, a lot of 656 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:47,360 Speaker 1: the teams they're looking to maybe trade one of their 657 00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:49,520 Speaker 1: guys closer to fre agency are not in the mix. 658 00:29:49,560 --> 00:29:51,760 Speaker 1: They're not a playoff team, or it was projected playoff team. 659 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:54,000 Speaker 1: I think that's today the Potteris are projected to be 660 00:29:54,040 --> 00:29:56,080 Speaker 1: like fourth or fifth in the National League, Like they're 661 00:29:56,120 --> 00:29:58,280 Speaker 1: really kind of seeing that, like and the tier down 662 00:29:58,360 --> 00:30:00,800 Speaker 1: from the Dodgers in their own tier. But then you 663 00:30:00,880 --> 00:30:02,520 Speaker 1: got the Braves and the Mets and the Phillies and 664 00:30:02,560 --> 00:30:04,400 Speaker 1: it's kind of the Padre is like right there so 665 00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:06,920 Speaker 1: they're not gonna make a trade that's gonna make them 666 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:09,200 Speaker 1: a lot worse. It seems like, because why would they? 667 00:30:09,320 --> 00:30:12,760 Speaker 1: Is that a logical thought process, It's very simple. But 668 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:14,560 Speaker 1: to me, it's like, why would they try to get worse? 669 00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:15,760 Speaker 1: There's no reason but to be worse. 670 00:30:16,280 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 4: Again, even with these holes we're talking about. Look at 671 00:30:18,520 --> 00:30:20,360 Speaker 4: the National League. They're one of the six best teams 672 00:30:20,400 --> 00:30:24,800 Speaker 4: in the National League. It's the Dodgers, Phillies, Mets, Braves, Diamondbacks, Potters. 673 00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:27,920 Speaker 4: Those are the six best teams the National League right now. 674 00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:31,760 Speaker 4: So again, I mean again, the Braves would never do this, 675 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:33,720 Speaker 4: but well I'm talking about it would take vicilan Te's 676 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:37,320 Speaker 4: we're talking to Spencer Schwellenbach, Okay, sees four Schwellenbach, kellen 677 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:39,280 Speaker 4: Nick and maybe then you throw on a Drake Baldwin 678 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:41,959 Speaker 4: or a great prospect like you know. That's where it's 679 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:44,280 Speaker 4: you have to give away someone you really like that 680 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:48,520 Speaker 4: is really good in order to get him. And you know, 681 00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:51,280 Speaker 4: from the Potters perspective, it doesn't make sense to trade 682 00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:52,760 Speaker 4: hm unless you get a guy like that. So that's 683 00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:56,840 Speaker 4: where again I would say, if a trade comes to happen, 684 00:30:57,320 --> 00:30:59,320 Speaker 4: the Braves are gonna have to give up someone that 685 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:02,600 Speaker 4: everyone that is a fan of the Braves would be like, Oh, 686 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:04,680 Speaker 4: I really didn't want to give him on that's what 687 00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:05,560 Speaker 4: it's going to cost. 688 00:31:06,840 --> 00:31:10,000 Speaker 1: Makes sense to me, Scott. Anything else she wants to ask. 689 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:12,000 Speaker 1: Kyle has been gracious enough to give us his time 690 00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:12,800 Speaker 1: on a Sunday evening. 691 00:31:14,120 --> 00:31:17,080 Speaker 2: Uh No, nothing in particular, Kyle, thank you for taking 692 00:31:17,080 --> 00:31:20,440 Speaker 2: the times. As we said off the jump, Profar, everyone's 693 00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:23,040 Speaker 2: excited based on everything you said. It seems like he's 694 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:25,840 Speaker 2: a really good dude and sounds like he'll be a 695 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:28,479 Speaker 2: good fit in Atlanta. Hopefully it kind of it's more 696 00:31:28,520 --> 00:31:31,280 Speaker 2: of the same from last season. And then as we 697 00:31:31,360 --> 00:31:33,440 Speaker 2: really did want to get kind of an insider's take 698 00:31:33,520 --> 00:31:37,400 Speaker 2: on the Dylan Seas Michael King stuff. You know, it 699 00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:40,760 Speaker 2: seems like by the day it depends on who you hear. 700 00:31:40,680 --> 00:31:41,640 Speaker 3: From and who you talk to. 701 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:44,680 Speaker 2: Some again, some people made it sound like Preller was 702 00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:46,880 Speaker 2: ready to send either of those guys out the door 703 00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:49,720 Speaker 2: any second, and then others like yourself make it sound 704 00:31:49,800 --> 00:31:53,040 Speaker 2: like it's truly a We're willing to listen if you 705 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:56,400 Speaker 2: blow my socks off. Sure every player is available for 706 00:31:56,440 --> 00:31:59,920 Speaker 2: the most part, but yeah, so we appreciate the inside 707 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:03,320 Speaker 2: and hopefully I'm out here in Arizona, so I'm not 708 00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:06,720 Speaker 2: far from southern California. I find myself rooting for the Padres, 709 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:09,320 Speaker 2: other than when they were whooping the Braves' ass in 710 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:11,760 Speaker 2: the first round of the playoffs, as they did last year. 711 00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:14,400 Speaker 2: But that was also like the hospital Braves out there. 712 00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:16,120 Speaker 3: By the end of the they. 713 00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:19,000 Speaker 4: Were that was that was the Braves team. That was 714 00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:22,760 Speaker 4: certainly not the Braves at their best, that's for sure. 715 00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:25,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, would have been a great series if they were healthy, 716 00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:27,880 Speaker 2: man would have been would have been a great series. 717 00:32:27,920 --> 00:32:31,280 Speaker 2: But you know, I was rooting for San Diego against La. 718 00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:34,680 Speaker 2: I think most of our listeners would agree. But I mean, shoot, 719 00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:37,320 Speaker 2: I thought I thought if they would have gotten past La, 720 00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:39,120 Speaker 2: the Padres might have gone all the way. 721 00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:41,080 Speaker 3: I mean, that was a special team last year. 722 00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:43,360 Speaker 4: And it was. Yeah, I was at I was actually 723 00:32:43,400 --> 00:32:45,600 Speaker 4: at an event earlier this saw season where Dave Roberts 724 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:47,320 Speaker 4: was speak and he straight up say that they felt 725 00:32:47,360 --> 00:32:49,960 Speaker 4: like whoever won that NLDS was gonna win the World Series. 726 00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:52,080 Speaker 4: And I think that's a very very fair assessment. And 727 00:32:52,720 --> 00:32:55,280 Speaker 4: you know what, the Dodgers took care of business and 728 00:32:55,520 --> 00:32:57,800 Speaker 4: and they've gotten even better this year, and now it's 729 00:32:57,800 --> 00:33:00,320 Speaker 4: on the Pods and everyone else to do the best 730 00:33:00,360 --> 00:33:02,000 Speaker 4: they can to keep pace Braves included. 731 00:33:03,040 --> 00:33:05,840 Speaker 1: That's right, And look, you know the Braves and Podrays 732 00:33:05,880 --> 00:33:08,800 Speaker 1: open the season against one another in less than two months. 733 00:33:09,120 --> 00:33:11,720 Speaker 1: Perhaps we'll have to do a crossover episode in advance 734 00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:13,600 Speaker 1: of that series. Kyle, if we could beg you to 735 00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:14,360 Speaker 1: come back on the show. 736 00:33:14,560 --> 00:33:19,960 Speaker 4: Maybe I will be out there for opening day. I 737 00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:21,520 Speaker 4: will be out there for the first two games a 738 00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:23,960 Speaker 4: series at least, and then won't be there for game three. 739 00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:26,680 Speaker 4: It's actually my daughter's birthday that day, so but I 740 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:28,760 Speaker 4: will be there for opening Day that Thursday and then 741 00:33:28,760 --> 00:33:30,760 Speaker 4: again that Friday. So happy to come on with you 742 00:33:30,760 --> 00:33:32,960 Speaker 4: guys and discuss the opening series. 743 00:33:33,760 --> 00:33:35,880 Speaker 1: That would be awesome. We did it before he brought 744 00:33:35,920 --> 00:33:38,520 Speaker 1: you into But please take a second and tell our listeners. Look, 745 00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:40,960 Speaker 1: people like Scott who don't live in the Southeast, the 746 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:43,160 Speaker 1: Braves are a let's just say, a pretty much a 747 00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:45,480 Speaker 1: national team in some respects. There's fans everywhere and they 748 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:48,360 Speaker 1: might have some secondary interest. Am I going to listen 749 00:33:48,400 --> 00:33:50,480 Speaker 1: to the show, especially when they're playing the Braves, et cetera? 750 00:33:50,720 --> 00:33:53,920 Speaker 1: Where can they find your relatively new endeavor in the 751 00:33:53,960 --> 00:33:54,760 Speaker 1: podcasting space. 752 00:33:55,440 --> 00:33:59,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, absolutely so for our territory. It's available on the 753 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:01,280 Speaker 4: foul Territory network. You go ahead and follow me on 754 00:34:01,320 --> 00:34:04,960 Speaker 4: Twitter at Kyle A. Glazer currently contributing writer from MLB 755 00:34:05,040 --> 00:34:07,240 Speaker 4: dot Com. I think a lot of Braves listeners known 756 00:34:07,240 --> 00:34:09,160 Speaker 4: me from when I was a lead national writer a 757 00:34:09,200 --> 00:34:12,040 Speaker 4: Baseball from America for eight years, covering all the prospects 758 00:34:12,040 --> 00:34:15,040 Speaker 4: when they come off, wrote about Akunya and all these 759 00:34:15,080 --> 00:34:17,279 Speaker 4: and Riley as they were coming up, you know, covered 760 00:34:17,320 --> 00:34:19,879 Speaker 4: their world series run in twenty twenty one and wrote 761 00:34:19,880 --> 00:34:22,479 Speaker 4: about Kevin Maiton and Drew Waters too, so wrote about 762 00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:24,919 Speaker 4: all the guys who worked, all the guys who didn't. Yeah, 763 00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:27,239 Speaker 4: you find me on Twitter, and you know Friar Territory 764 00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:29,759 Speaker 4: at Friar Territory on Twitter as well, and then foul 765 00:34:29,840 --> 00:34:31,040 Speaker 4: Territories YouTube page. 766 00:34:31,280 --> 00:34:31,719 Speaker 1: We're there. 767 00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:34,040 Speaker 4: We've got Mike Cameron and Heath Bell, two former All 768 00:34:34,080 --> 00:34:37,120 Speaker 4: Stars as co hosts, obviously talking a lot of Potters, 769 00:34:37,160 --> 00:34:38,960 Speaker 4: but talking a lot of MLB as well. There's a 770 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:41,239 Speaker 4: lot of great, hilarious stories these guys have and a 771 00:34:41,239 --> 00:34:43,799 Speaker 4: lot of insight wisdom to share. So come on over 772 00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:46,120 Speaker 4: and check us out. Everyone should definitely be doing that. 773 00:34:46,160 --> 00:34:48,080 Speaker 1: We just had Ben Bedler on the show Basic speaking 774 00:34:48,080 --> 00:34:50,600 Speaker 1: of Baseball America just a few days ago, so it's 775 00:34:50,640 --> 00:34:54,040 Speaker 1: all Also, my old co host Carlos Colazo, who is 776 00:34:54,080 --> 00:34:56,160 Speaker 1: there now, used to use to do Baseball show with me. 777 00:34:56,160 --> 00:34:58,560 Speaker 1: It's a little Baseball America mini circle we have going 778 00:34:58,600 --> 00:35:00,239 Speaker 1: on here us. 779 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:02,520 Speaker 4: Friends in the industry. I've known Carls forever and you know, 780 00:35:02,560 --> 00:35:04,000 Speaker 4: work alongside Ben for eight years. 781 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:07,480 Speaker 1: So there you go, all the family. It's a small world. 782 00:35:07,560 --> 00:35:10,800 Speaker 1: And uh, one day Scott will make the major leagues 783 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:14,160 Speaker 1: and we'll have Scott's tales from the clubhouse like you 784 00:35:14,239 --> 00:35:16,680 Speaker 1: have with with Heath and Mike. So now, thank you 785 00:35:16,680 --> 00:35:18,759 Speaker 1: for being here at Kyle. We definitely appreciate it. Who 786 00:35:18,800 --> 00:35:21,239 Speaker 1: should be checking out for our territory. Please subscribe. You 787 00:35:21,239 --> 00:35:22,520 Speaker 1: don't have to listen to every show, but we'll just 788 00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:24,360 Speaker 1: smash it down a little button, Just do just a 789 00:35:24,360 --> 00:35:26,719 Speaker 1: little a little clicking would be just lovely if you 790 00:35:26,760 --> 00:35:28,560 Speaker 1: want to listen to it and support the entire network 791 00:35:28,640 --> 00:35:30,919 Speaker 1: here at follow Territory and follow Kyle on social media 792 00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:33,200 Speaker 1: et cetera. As again, my friend, we we definitely appreciate it. 793 00:35:33,239 --> 00:35:36,239 Speaker 1: As everybody else, Please subscribe to the show, and we'll 794 00:35:36,280 --> 00:35:37,880 Speaker 1: have more coming up later this because we always do, 795 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:39,080 Speaker 1: and we'll see you all next time.