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Speaker 1: Welcome to the Hammer Territory Podcast. My name is Sean Coleman. Hope,

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Speaker 1: wherever you are and wherever you are listening, you are

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Speaker 1: having well you're having a Tuesday night because we're coming

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Speaker 1: to you live on Tuesday night. With yet another rainout

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Speaker 1: when it comes to the Atlanta Breys. It feels like

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Speaker 1: we're starting the season all over again. Just like at

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Speaker 1: the start of the season, two reinouts within the first

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Speaker 1: five games. We're now in our second rainout of the

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Speaker 1: second half of the season. We've bothly played four games,

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Speaker 1: so it's deja vu all over again. But here with

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Speaker 1: me is always Steven Tobert Stephen. Good to talk with you, man.

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Speaker 1: I just want to watch some Braves baseball with out

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Speaker 1: there being interruptions.

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Speaker 2: Yeah. This, I mean, this whole year has just been

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Speaker 2: like one It's just like one giant uphill, you know, climb.

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Speaker 2: It just nothing, it's just nothing has been easy, from

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Speaker 2: don't know. Yeah, it's just like it's like a snake

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Speaker 2: And there you know, we're gonna get into a lot

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Speaker 2: about you know, the kind of big picture stuff of

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Speaker 2: the team and where they are right now. But yeah,

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Speaker 2: just just even getting the games played, just you know,

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Speaker 2: having good enough whether just to play a game has

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Speaker 2: been tough all year. So it's kind of fitting quite honestly.

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Speaker 2: But yeah, it's good to do. It's good to be

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Speaker 2: on with you, man, and we got a bunch to

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Speaker 1: Absolutely, and we're gonna go with a bit of a

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Speaker 1: different format tonight. First off, obviously, thank you so much

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Speaker 1: for listening wherever you are and wherever you are listening.

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Speaker 1: This is the Hammer Territory Podcast, part of the Foul

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Speaker 1: Territory family of podcasts, and we're gonna narrow our focus

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Speaker 1: a little bit, plenty of you know, small news and

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Speaker 1: nuggets to get to when it comes to the Braves

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Speaker 1: over the past couple of days, and then we're going

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Speaker 1: to broaden our scope talk a bit more about the

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Speaker 1: big picture is we're a week away from the trade

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Speaker 1: of us had planned to go off the rails as

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Speaker 1: much as it has. If you need any clue of that,

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Speaker 1: look at the potential lineup that the Braves were gonna

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Speaker 1: throw out there tonight. But Steven. Let's first narrow our

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Speaker 1: focus a bit, and that, of course, is the news

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Speaker 1: that occurred on Monday. Obviously, Scott and Brad talked about

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Speaker 1: Braves on Monday made an expected and an unexpected move

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Speaker 1: waited for for a while. Nottrey Alvarez Junior, called up

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Speaker 1: signing with Mirrorfield, a veteran who had had plenty of

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, Nacho was the obvious call with the

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Speaker 2: And I really wouldn't be surprised if at some point

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Speaker 2: Nacho coming up made all the sense of the world.

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Speaker 2: But I think they did it the smart way. And

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Speaker 2: then Merrifield. You know, I'll say this, he's a better

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Speaker 2: But yeah, I mean it made sense when Ozzie went down,

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Speaker 1: This point, absolutely, and you know there is there is

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Speaker 1: But speaking of pitching, the Braves pitching plans once again

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Speaker 2: Yeah. I mean, one thing that's kind of saving the

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Speaker 2: header every week. So yeah, the Braves need some better

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Speaker 2: trade deadline it matters too. So but yeah, multiple double

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Speaker 1: Absolutely, and while the Braves have not had the best

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Speaker 1: one thing that you can definitely feel like your day

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Speaker 1: Stephen, it seems like that, you know, over the past

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Speaker 2: Yeah, it's interesting, I mean because it is a bit

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Speaker 1: I'm going both directions. And I know that that is

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Speaker 1: No, we also you know, not even mentioning you know,

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Speaker 1: I also look at the fact that you know, you

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Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, the funny thing is, you know the

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Speaker 2: And that's a little bit about what you're talking about

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Speaker 2: that could be good. They could be good, they're not.

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Speaker 2: They haven't been good so far this year, and that's

434
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Speaker 2: why the Bradys were able to get all four of

435
00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:38,159
Speaker 2: those guys for so cheap because most of pretty much

436
00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:40,440
Speaker 2: all of them are having bad years up to that point.

437
00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:43,119
Speaker 2: And Alex said, Okay, we're gonna go get four guys

438
00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:46,560
Speaker 2: who could be good, but because they haven't been good

439
00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:48,760
Speaker 2: all year, we're not gonna pay anything for them, so

440
00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:51,439
Speaker 2: that if they aren't good and this season ends up

441
00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:54,920
Speaker 2: going in the toilet anyways, we haven't sacrificed any of

442
00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:59,240
Speaker 2: our future. Really, and in terms of playing both sides,

443
00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:02,960
Speaker 2: if you ask me, like, all right, Stephen, this is

444
00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:04,640
Speaker 2: what Alex is gonna do He's gonna try to play

445
00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:06,720
Speaker 2: both sides, like you were just saying. I think that's

446
00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:08,640
Speaker 2: what it would look like. I think he would try

447
00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:13,400
Speaker 2: to go get somebody who they believe has much more

448
00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:17,600
Speaker 2: value potential. Then maybe they have production so far in

449
00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:20,119
Speaker 2: the season and therefore isn't gonna cost a lot, but

450
00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:24,320
Speaker 2: has a high you know, they have a high floor

451
00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:26,640
Speaker 2: or a high ceiling in terms of the impact they

452
00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:32,840
Speaker 2: could have for you if they do get hot. You know,

453
00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:37,639
Speaker 2: if I was in charge, I guess that would that

454
00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:40,720
Speaker 2: would probably be the route I go is a little

455
00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:43,000
Speaker 2: bit like what you're saying, try to play both sides,

456
00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:45,360
Speaker 2: but do it like they did it in twenty one,

457
00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:49,240
Speaker 2: where they go get some guys that have some potential

458
00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:52,360
Speaker 2: but aren't necessarily that expensive because maybe they aren't having

459
00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:56,280
Speaker 2: the best years. But I don't know, I could be

460
00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:59,359
Speaker 2: talked into just standing pat. One thing I've seen a

461
00:22:59,359 --> 00:23:01,800
Speaker 2: lot is like the braves to sell. The Braids aren't

462
00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:04,040
Speaker 2: gonna sell, like they're not gonna take pieces away from

463
00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:06,400
Speaker 2: this team. They're they're the number one wild card team.

464
00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:09,520
Speaker 2: I mean, you can't. You can't. Alex wouldn't be able

465
00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:11,080
Speaker 2: to look at any of these players in the eye

466
00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:13,800
Speaker 2: if if he went in and traded Charlie Morton or

467
00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:16,280
Speaker 2: Marcelo Zuna, which by the way, are basically the only

468
00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:19,960
Speaker 2: two guys that are even available for selling anyways, and

469
00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:21,760
Speaker 2: that hurts you, especially if you sell a Zuna. I

470
00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:24,280
Speaker 2: mean that that hurts you for next year. So I

471
00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:26,560
Speaker 2: there's just no planet where the braids are gonna sell.

472
00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:30,320
Speaker 2: I know, I know I've gotten that a bunch, but

473
00:23:31,400 --> 00:23:33,960
Speaker 2: I don't know, man, I could really be talked into

474
00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:37,399
Speaker 2: doing very little at the deadline. I could be talked into.

475
00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:39,880
Speaker 2: I could even be talked into doing like a really

476
00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:43,280
Speaker 2: big move, but the deadline, I could I mean, that

477
00:23:43,359 --> 00:23:45,000
Speaker 2: was kind of the point of the question. And I

478
00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:48,120
Speaker 2: posted on Twitter FIRSTUS as I was sitting there thinking

479
00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:50,119
Speaker 2: about it, like I could just be talked into a lot,

480
00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:55,360
Speaker 2: and everything's got a decent argument in that whole spectrum.

481
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Speaker 2: And you know, I guess if I had to pick

482
00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:03,520
Speaker 2: which one they're gonna do, I would think they were

483
00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:05,720
Speaker 2: I would say they're probably gonna pull a twenty twenty

484
00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:08,880
Speaker 2: one where they're gonna try to go find some value

485
00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:12,359
Speaker 2: on some guys who aren't having great years maybe or

486
00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:14,639
Speaker 2: aren't gonna cost a lot for one reason or another,

487
00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:16,880
Speaker 2: and just hope that they hit. And if they don't hit,

488
00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:19,600
Speaker 2: then there's really no skin off your back. You haven't

489
00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:22,200
Speaker 2: really you know, you haven't really cost yourself anything for

490
00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:24,760
Speaker 2: the future. But if they do hit, then you could

491
00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:26,399
Speaker 2: have another twenty twenty one where you get hot in

492
00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:28,959
Speaker 2: October and make a run and make some you know,

493
00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:33,000
Speaker 2: some memories forever. But yeah, it's an interesting question because

494
00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:35,240
Speaker 2: you know, the the injuries have piled up to the

495
00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:39,560
Speaker 2: point where I do think there's probably a conversation being

496
00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:43,200
Speaker 2: had big picture wise in the front office about what

497
00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:45,800
Speaker 2: direction do we really go, and I that's gonna be

498
00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:50,840
Speaker 2: maybe the most fascinating part of the next seven days.

499
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Speaker 1: Absolutely, And the thing that I'll say is this is

500
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Speaker 1: that one thing though, and I get what you're saying

501
00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:00,080
Speaker 1: about twenty twenty one, but one thing that I I

502
00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:03,240
Speaker 1: think you know is a big difference between now and

503
00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:05,800
Speaker 1: then is that you know, again, you know, the difference

504
00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:09,120
Speaker 1: between No, even though twenty twenty one was three years ago,

505
00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:10,920
Speaker 1: the big difference now and then is that you've got

506
00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:14,960
Speaker 1: a third playoff team, which means that just adding one

507
00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:17,640
Speaker 1: playoff team over the past couple of years has led

508
00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:19,960
Speaker 1: to so many teams, more teams now at the trade

509
00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:24,920
Speaker 1: deadline thinking that they're within the realm of just one

510
00:25:25,119 --> 00:25:28,000
Speaker 1: solid two week run to really make a playoff push.

511
00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:31,280
Speaker 1: So that's going to make the amount of sellers far

512
00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:34,359
Speaker 1: less than it was in twenty twenty one. So I'm

513
00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:37,160
Speaker 1: with you. If Alex can do what he did, then

514
00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:40,040
Speaker 1: I think that would be the right approach. It's just

515
00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:43,040
Speaker 1: so hard to get that type of, you know, that

516
00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:46,199
Speaker 1: amount of quantity done now without having to pay a

517
00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:50,520
Speaker 1: significant price. So in my opinion, if that can be done,

518
00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:52,520
Speaker 1: I agree with you that would be the way to

519
00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:55,679
Speaker 1: do it. Another route that potentially would make sense for

520
00:25:55,760 --> 00:26:02,200
Speaker 1: me is targeting, going after multiple players on the same

521
00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:04,359
Speaker 1: team that can help out in both areas. Frank Grinn

522
00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:06,480
Speaker 1: used to do this when he was the bravest GM.

523
00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:09,400
Speaker 1: He had it to where, you know, three or four years,

524
00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:11,400
Speaker 1: not in a row, but three or four years during

525
00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:14,159
Speaker 1: his tenure he would go get like an outfielder and

526
00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:16,920
Speaker 1: a reliever or a pitcher in a reliever that can

527
00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:19,560
Speaker 1: help out in multiple areas. I don't necessarily know if

528
00:26:19,560 --> 00:26:25,879
Speaker 1: that's possibility, but I would really look into, especially for

529
00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:28,840
Speaker 1: the outfield because offense is where you need help more

530
00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:32,359
Speaker 1: than pitching, I feel, especially with free coming back, I

531
00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:36,119
Speaker 1: think that outfield and especially a controllable outfielder, because that's

532
00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:38,520
Speaker 1: where you're gonna have multiple options to do this. If

533
00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:41,600
Speaker 1: you can go get Randy a Rosarina, if you can

534
00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:44,000
Speaker 1: go get a Taylor Ward, you can even go get

535
00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:47,880
Speaker 1: Elaine Thomas, for instance, pay the price that you need

536
00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:50,480
Speaker 1: to to make that happen. If a Baldwin in an

537
00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:53,320
Speaker 1: intriguing young arm can get one of those types of talents,

538
00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:56,320
Speaker 1: go get them, bring them into the fold, let them

539
00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:58,800
Speaker 1: contribute this year, Let them play a big role in

540
00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:02,479
Speaker 1: hopefully helping other get back to you know, their status,

541
00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:04,240
Speaker 1: you know, because we're not gonna go anywhere unless our

542
00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:06,960
Speaker 1: best players on offense all send Murphy the rest of

543
00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,679
Speaker 1: them get back going. But go out and get that

544
00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:12,680
Speaker 1: type of outfielder. And then say you go get a Thomas, Well,

545
00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:14,280
Speaker 1: he can help. Next year, he could play the Adam

546
00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:16,640
Speaker 1: Devall rome being up platoom of Jared Keelnick. Next year

547
00:27:17,240 --> 00:27:20,480
Speaker 1: you've got Randy Rose Arena and Taylor Ward, who have

548
00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:23,320
Speaker 1: two years of control. After this they come into the fold.

549
00:27:23,359 --> 00:27:25,080
Speaker 1: They play a big part in Atlanta making a run

550
00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:27,720
Speaker 1: this year, maybe you potentially can flip them in the

551
00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:30,520
Speaker 1: offseason and recoup some of the prospect value that you

552
00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:34,000
Speaker 1: traded for. That's why I'm saying that, you know, going

553
00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:37,960
Speaker 1: after to your point, a piece that Atlanta fields could

554
00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:41,160
Speaker 1: be more valuable here than where they are elsewhere. That

555
00:27:41,280 --> 00:27:44,480
Speaker 1: makes sense, and also that piece being controllable to help

556
00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:46,720
Speaker 1: in the present as well as the future. To me,

557
00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:49,480
Speaker 1: that's the type of piece that's worth investing in. I

558
00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:52,080
Speaker 1: necessarily know if an arm would work out the best way,

559
00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:55,240
Speaker 1: but with the setup that's here, I think that the

560
00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:59,199
Speaker 1: Braves find an outfield profile that they really really like,

561
00:27:59,280 --> 00:28:02,400
Speaker 1: one that they feel they can help either get back

562
00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:05,000
Speaker 1: to their previous level of success or lead them to

563
00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:07,840
Speaker 1: a better level of success in the future. That's the

564
00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:10,280
Speaker 1: type of commodity they can go get that can help

565
00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:12,959
Speaker 1: now and can help out multiple ways in the future.

566
00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:15,760
Speaker 1: That would kind of be my approach when it comes

567
00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:17,640
Speaker 1: to making a significant move at the deadline.

568
00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:24,719
Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah, And you know another thing that you have

569
00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:28,119
Speaker 2: to consider is, like, you know, Michael Harris is scheduled

570
00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:32,440
Speaker 2: to come back, so you know, if you have Harrison Keelnick,

571
00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:37,240
Speaker 2: you know, do you go get one outfielder or are

572
00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:40,320
Speaker 2: you worried that Michael Harris maybe isn't going to be

573
00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:43,680
Speaker 2: the same. Maybe it's not you know, it's a you know,

574
00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:46,680
Speaker 2: hamstrings are really tricky, especially with guy you know, who

575
00:28:46,800 --> 00:28:49,480
Speaker 2: uses his legs so much like a center fielder does.

576
00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:53,040
Speaker 2: I don't know, maybe you get too outfielders just as

577
00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:55,960
Speaker 2: an insurance policy. And then Ozzie Albovi's is coming back, right,

578
00:28:56,080 --> 00:28:58,600
Speaker 2: so are like, are you comfortable with Nacho playing second

579
00:28:58,600 --> 00:29:02,760
Speaker 2: base for two months or do you think maybe Nacho's

580
00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:05,400
Speaker 2: better off as a trade piece and you can go

581
00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:07,800
Speaker 2: get somebody that could play second base. But the problem

582
00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:09,760
Speaker 2: there is Ozzy's supposed to come back this year, So

583
00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:13,760
Speaker 2: what do you do when he comes back? Like, you know,

584
00:29:13,840 --> 00:29:17,560
Speaker 2: there's there's the short term problem of all of these injuries,

585
00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:20,320
Speaker 2: but then there's there's some tricky stuff that you have

586
00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:24,760
Speaker 2: to maneuver, you know, because these aren't all you know,

587
00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:27,040
Speaker 2: like Acun' is out for the year, but you know,

588
00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:29,560
Speaker 2: Harris is not out for the year, not yet at least,

589
00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:31,800
Speaker 2: And Ozzy's not out for the year, not yet at least.

590
00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:34,120
Speaker 2: I do think there's a decent chance that Ozzie might

591
00:29:34,160 --> 00:29:37,400
Speaker 2: not be back this year. But as of right now,

592
00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:39,640
Speaker 2: as we talk about this now and right now, what

593
00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:42,360
Speaker 2: is what matters because the trade deadline is in seven days.

594
00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:45,480
Speaker 2: Ozzie's the plan is for Rosey to come back, so,

595
00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:47,920
Speaker 2: you know, because I thought, you know, as soon as

596
00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:50,520
Speaker 2: Ozzie got hurt, I was like, well, you know, maybe

597
00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:52,840
Speaker 2: jas Chisholm does make some sense because he could play

598
00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:55,360
Speaker 2: second base and the outfield and when Ozzie comes back.

599
00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:57,000
Speaker 2: You know, he could play second until Ozzie gets back,

600
00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:58,560
Speaker 2: and then he can move to the outfield when Ozzie

601
00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:01,120
Speaker 2: comes back, and you know, and then you can fill

602
00:30:01,280 --> 00:30:02,800
Speaker 2: you know, figure out what you're gonna do in the

603
00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:05,360
Speaker 2: offseason with all these outfielders. And and then I thought

604
00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:07,600
Speaker 2: the same thing about Brandon Lowe and Tampa who's kind

605
00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:10,320
Speaker 2: of a second base outfielder. You know, he could play

606
00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:12,640
Speaker 2: second while Ozzie's out and then and then play the

607
00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:14,840
Speaker 2: outfield when he gets back. And and I know maybe

608
00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:18,040
Speaker 2: that's something they are are thinking about are doing. But

609
00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:20,040
Speaker 2: you know, those are both guys that have multiple years

610
00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:22,040
Speaker 2: of control that you know, like you were talking about,

611
00:30:22,080 --> 00:30:24,440
Speaker 2: they're gonna cost some prospects and you have to be

612
00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:26,680
Speaker 2: okay with that. You have to be willing to put

613
00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:30,680
Speaker 2: more resources into this team knowing that you're still gonna

614
00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:33,920
Speaker 2: get some value you know, in UH for twenty twenty

615
00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:37,240
Speaker 2: five as well. So it's all very interesting just because

616
00:30:37,240 --> 00:30:39,959
Speaker 2: there's a lot of layers to it. There's, you know,

617
00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:43,120
Speaker 2: the current problem. There's the problem when some of these

618
00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:45,360
Speaker 2: guys come back and if you've acquired players, which what

619
00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:47,800
Speaker 2: are you gonna do. There's the twenty twenty five problem

620
00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:51,400
Speaker 2: of you know, you've got Akunya and Harris and and

621
00:30:51,680 --> 00:30:53,720
Speaker 2: Callen nick all in the contract for next year. You've

622
00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:57,640
Speaker 2: got a team option on Azuna, so you know, there's

623
00:30:57,640 --> 00:30:59,440
Speaker 2: some there's some stuff to figure out there. It's a

624
00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:01,760
Speaker 2: it's very interesting and they could go a ton of

625
00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:05,280
Speaker 2: different ways the last the last few days. And I

626
00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:07,080
Speaker 2: tweeted this out a couple of days ago, but the

627
00:31:07,160 --> 00:31:11,840
Speaker 2: last few days have really changed the the trade deadline conversation.

628
00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:16,120
Speaker 2: I think just because it's it's gotten so dire with

629
00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:19,080
Speaker 2: the injuries that I'm I'm very I would love to

630
00:31:19,080 --> 00:31:20,640
Speaker 2: be you know, Scott said this the other night and

631
00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:23,360
Speaker 2: I couldn't agree more. I love I'd love to be

632
00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:26,320
Speaker 2: a fly on the wall in the in Alex's office

633
00:31:26,400 --> 00:31:28,040
Speaker 2: right now just to hear the conversations they're having, Like

634
00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:30,680
Speaker 2: what are they debating. Are they debating whether or not

635
00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:33,080
Speaker 2: to go forward, or whether or not just to let

636
00:31:33,080 --> 00:31:36,120
Speaker 2: this group ride out and hope they get hot. Are

637
00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:39,080
Speaker 2: they debating some big moves? Are they debating just a

638
00:31:39,080 --> 00:31:42,440
Speaker 2: bunch of, you know, small moves. It's gonna be fast,

639
00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:45,400
Speaker 2: it's gonna be really fascinating. The next seven days are

640
00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:48,600
Speaker 2: going to be very interesting from from a trade standpoint.

641
00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:52,000
Speaker 2: Just where where this team sits versus even where they set,

642
00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:55,560
Speaker 2: you know, three or four days ago. It's gonna be

643
00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:56,480
Speaker 2: fascinating to watch.

644
00:31:58,920 --> 00:32:02,880
Speaker 1: Absolutely. And and one thing, you know, speaking of those conversations,

645
00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:04,520
Speaker 1: being a fly on the wall, I think there's two

646
00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:07,640
Speaker 1: things that Alex and Thopolss in his front office knows,

647
00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:10,400
Speaker 1: and again I think that adds two reasons as to

648
00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:13,400
Speaker 1: why they should, you know, make a somewhat significant move

649
00:32:13,440 --> 00:32:15,160
Speaker 1: at the trade deadline. The two things that they know

650
00:32:16,120 --> 00:32:19,880
Speaker 1: is that you're not overcoming all the injuries that have

651
00:32:19,880 --> 00:32:23,800
Speaker 1: occurred through the trade deadline. You're not. The Braves just

652
00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:27,479
Speaker 1: do not have and this hasn't been Alexanthopolis's way, you know,

653
00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:29,880
Speaker 1: since he's been in Atlanta. They don't have the minor

654
00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:32,480
Speaker 1: league system to go out and get multiple big names

655
00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:34,800
Speaker 1: to replace the big names that they've lost, to have

656
00:32:34,880 --> 00:32:36,520
Speaker 1: the same chances that they did at the first of

657
00:32:36,560 --> 00:32:38,000
Speaker 1: the year to do after the World Series. They're not

658
00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:41,320
Speaker 1: going to do that. They know that, and because of that,

659
00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:44,480
Speaker 1: they know that the best way that they're going to

660
00:32:44,520 --> 00:32:46,440
Speaker 1: be able to make a run for the World Series

661
00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:50,440
Speaker 1: this year is their internal offensive pieces getting back to

662
00:32:50,520 --> 00:32:54,560
Speaker 1: form and them preserving their pitching, which is the strength

663
00:32:54,560 --> 00:32:56,840
Speaker 1: of this team now as much as they possibly can

664
00:32:57,120 --> 00:32:59,840
Speaker 1: to hopefully have Seale freed in one of the st

665
00:33:00,120 --> 00:33:02,320
Speaker 1: the pool pins of the game, bresh and ready to

666
00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:05,000
Speaker 1: go for the playoffs. So when it comes to giving

667
00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:07,560
Speaker 1: the Braves the best chance for them to make the

668
00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:09,240
Speaker 1: run this year, and I think again that should be

669
00:33:09,240 --> 00:33:11,040
Speaker 1: the ultimate focus. She don't want to waste a year

670
00:33:11,040 --> 00:33:14,760
Speaker 1: in this window despite all the injuries. It's the off

671
00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:17,840
Speaker 1: the best bats in our lineup getting back going once again,

672
00:33:18,080 --> 00:33:20,000
Speaker 1: and us preserving the pigeon as much as we can

673
00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:22,440
Speaker 1: with these extra days of resk so that they stay fresh.

674
00:33:22,480 --> 00:33:24,400
Speaker 1: Those are two things that I think this front office knows.

675
00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:26,400
Speaker 1: But I think that there's two reasons from that that

676
00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:29,040
Speaker 1: you make a make significant moves at the devil. Go

677
00:33:29,080 --> 00:33:32,400
Speaker 1: get a spark plug, Go get a like Jazzism. If

678
00:33:32,400 --> 00:33:34,520
Speaker 1: he wants to come here, and it's known that he

679
00:33:34,600 --> 00:33:36,480
Speaker 1: loves that, he would be one that would love to

680
00:33:36,480 --> 00:33:38,840
Speaker 1: play in Atlanta. He's the type of offensive talent that

681
00:33:38,920 --> 00:33:41,120
Speaker 1: if he's motivated, he can make a big difference for

682
00:33:41,200 --> 00:33:43,800
Speaker 1: this lineup. Or go get one of Ward or Eros

683
00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:45,880
Speaker 1: Rain or somebody like that that could play better here

684
00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:48,120
Speaker 1: than they did before. But the other thing is is

685
00:33:48,160 --> 00:33:50,480
Speaker 1: that I also again think that if you're going to

686
00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:53,080
Speaker 1: make a move for the now, focus on the future

687
00:33:53,080 --> 00:33:55,680
Speaker 1: as well by getting a controllable talent, because again, with

688
00:33:55,720 --> 00:33:58,640
Speaker 1: as resourceful and creative as this front office is, they're

689
00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:01,600
Speaker 1: doing something for now, but they're also keeping options open

690
00:34:01,640 --> 00:34:04,120
Speaker 1: for the future. And keeping those options open for the

691
00:34:04,160 --> 00:34:07,120
Speaker 1: future can help ensure that a season like this has

692
00:34:07,160 --> 00:34:08,680
Speaker 1: a minimal chance of happening again.

693
00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:14,319
Speaker 2: Yeah, and listen, like the points you made earlier, that

694
00:34:14,360 --> 00:34:17,759
Speaker 2: was a good point, Like let's be honest, like you

695
00:34:17,760 --> 00:34:19,920
Speaker 2: don't know that you're ever gonna get another season like

696
00:34:19,920 --> 00:34:25,640
Speaker 2: this from Chris Sale. You know he's under contract for

697
00:34:25,680 --> 00:34:28,880
Speaker 2: next year, but you know with him and really with anybody,

698
00:34:28,880 --> 00:34:31,920
Speaker 2: but especially any picture in a picture with with you know,

699
00:34:32,160 --> 00:34:35,200
Speaker 2: severe injury history. You don't know what you're gonna get

700
00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:36,719
Speaker 2: next year, like you don't know if you're gonna be

701
00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:39,759
Speaker 2: you know. And I had people saying this to me

702
00:34:39,800 --> 00:34:42,839
Speaker 2: on Twitter, and I completely agree, Like contention, windows are

703
00:34:42,880 --> 00:34:46,000
Speaker 2: always much smaller than people think they are, and they

704
00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:49,600
Speaker 2: close very quickly. And you know, when you're in a

705
00:34:49,680 --> 00:34:54,239
Speaker 2: position to be a playoff team, you need to you

706
00:34:54,239 --> 00:34:57,360
Speaker 2: need to fight for that year because they're not guaranteed

707
00:34:57,520 --> 00:34:59,840
Speaker 2: and windows are, like I said, windows are just smaller

708
00:34:59,840 --> 00:35:02,359
Speaker 2: than then people think. Now in baseball it doesn't quite work.

709
00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:05,480
Speaker 2: It's not as it's not as drastic it is as

710
00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:08,759
Speaker 2: it is in like football and basketball, where it really

711
00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:10,880
Speaker 2: can close in like a year or two. Baseball is

712
00:35:11,080 --> 00:35:15,600
Speaker 2: is a little bit different, but still, I mean, you know, contention,

713
00:35:15,719 --> 00:35:17,680
Speaker 2: when those just aren't are never as big as you

714
00:35:17,719 --> 00:35:20,799
Speaker 2: think they are. And like, and that's what I mean

715
00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:23,040
Speaker 2: by like there is an argument for like, no, you're

716
00:35:23,080 --> 00:35:25,600
Speaker 2: in the playoffs, like you're in the hunt. I know

717
00:35:25,640 --> 00:35:28,120
Speaker 2: you've had some injuries, but you know this is this

718
00:35:28,200 --> 00:35:30,000
Speaker 2: is still a team that can do any Like go

719
00:35:30,080 --> 00:35:32,120
Speaker 2: look at where the Diamondbacks were at this time last year,

720
00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:35,120
Speaker 2: they were they were dead in the water, and then

721
00:35:35,360 --> 00:35:37,400
Speaker 2: you know, three months later they're in the World Series.

722
00:35:37,480 --> 00:35:43,640
Speaker 2: So yeah, again, as I've talked about this and I've

723
00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:45,640
Speaker 2: tweeted about it, and I've just been here thinking about

724
00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:47,239
Speaker 2: it since we didn't have a game to watch the night,

725
00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:50,279
Speaker 2: like I can really talk myself into any of it.

726
00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:52,360
Speaker 2: And I think where I would land if I was

727
00:35:52,480 --> 00:35:55,520
Speaker 2: Alex what would be more in that camp of what

728
00:35:55,560 --> 00:35:57,960
Speaker 2: I was just talking about, where like, no, you're in

729
00:35:57,960 --> 00:36:01,319
Speaker 2: the playoffs, like you can't just you can't just give

730
00:36:01,320 --> 00:36:04,480
Speaker 2: away seasons, Like you know, Chris Sale has been unbelievable.

731
00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:07,080
Speaker 2: That's a guy that can literally carry you through October.

732
00:36:07,680 --> 00:36:09,640
Speaker 2: Max Freed is set to come back. They believe it's

733
00:36:09,719 --> 00:36:14,839
Speaker 2: it's still a relatively minor thing. Go add like go

734
00:36:14,960 --> 00:36:17,200
Speaker 2: for it, like try to make some moves, try to improve,

735
00:36:17,360 --> 00:36:19,360
Speaker 2: get a spark plug like you were just talking about,

736
00:36:19,840 --> 00:36:22,000
Speaker 2: try to help the offense. Bank on the fact that

737
00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:26,080
Speaker 2: Mattalson didn't just forget how to play baseball and and

738
00:36:26,080 --> 00:36:27,719
Speaker 2: see if you can get hot in October. And I

739
00:36:27,760 --> 00:36:30,000
Speaker 2: think that's kind of where I've landed, and I think

740
00:36:30,040 --> 00:36:33,239
Speaker 2: that's where I I am where I hope that's what

741
00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:37,960
Speaker 2: they do, but if they go the other way, I

742
00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:40,279
Speaker 2: can definitely make an argument for why that was the

743
00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:43,040
Speaker 2: way to do it. There would be people that disagree,

744
00:36:43,080 --> 00:36:45,400
Speaker 2: of course, but yeah, it's just gonna be fat It's

745
00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:47,440
Speaker 2: just gonna be really interesting because there's just a lot

746
00:36:47,480 --> 00:36:50,120
Speaker 2: of different things they can do. Even with limited number

747
00:36:50,120 --> 00:36:53,720
Speaker 2: of sellers. You know, there's still a pretty decent amount

748
00:36:53,719 --> 00:36:56,560
Speaker 2: of UH players out there. You know, I did a

749
00:36:56,640 --> 00:36:59,720
Speaker 2: I wrote an outfield piece for for Battery Power UH yesterday,

750
00:36:59,800 --> 00:37:03,120
Speaker 2: But just all the different outfield options that are out

751
00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:07,839
Speaker 2: there that that could potentially be targets. So it's gonna

752
00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:09,879
Speaker 2: be it's gonna be really fascinating to see what Alex

753
00:37:09,920 --> 00:37:11,239
Speaker 2: does it in the next seven days.

754
00:37:11,760 --> 00:37:13,200
Speaker 1: And the one thing that I'll end with the final

755
00:37:13,200 --> 00:37:14,840
Speaker 1: point that I'll make in terms of, you know, what

756
00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:17,200
Speaker 1: should all be considered when it comes to what Alex

757
00:37:17,239 --> 00:37:21,239
Speaker 1: will do at the trade deadline. We know how much

758
00:37:21,320 --> 00:37:25,920
Speaker 1: Alex values the clubhouse dynamic, the clubhouse chemistry. You know,

759
00:37:26,360 --> 00:37:29,359
Speaker 1: what what are the players feeling. We also know that

760
00:37:29,440 --> 00:37:32,719
Speaker 1: Atlanta is viewed across baseball as we be in one

761
00:37:32,760 --> 00:37:35,839
Speaker 1: of the most preferred destinations to play that's out there,

762
00:37:36,239 --> 00:37:41,040
Speaker 1: and today I saw I read about something that I

763
00:37:41,080 --> 00:37:44,279
Speaker 1: can't remember Stephen in years reading about when it came

764
00:37:44,280 --> 00:37:47,319
Speaker 1: to the Braves, they had a team meeting, like Brian

765
00:37:47,400 --> 00:37:49,920
Speaker 1: Sticker talked about it, they had a team meeting, and

766
00:37:50,040 --> 00:37:52,000
Speaker 1: I can't remember a time that they that they've done that.

767
00:37:53,040 --> 00:37:54,680
Speaker 1: A lot of that's been because of the success that

768
00:37:54,680 --> 00:37:57,400
Speaker 1: they've had over the past several seasons, But to me,

769
00:37:57,600 --> 00:38:03,880
Speaker 1: that shows that this team still truly truly they clearly

770
00:38:03,920 --> 00:38:06,279
Speaker 1: feel that they are nowhere near They're playing nowhere near

771
00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:10,160
Speaker 1: despite all these injuries where they could. You also know

772
00:38:10,960 --> 00:38:14,400
Speaker 1: that two of the biggest factors in that clubhouse are

773
00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:17,520
Speaker 1: Chris Sail and Marcelo Zuna, and look at the seasons

774
00:38:17,520 --> 00:38:21,600
Speaker 1: that they're having. So one thing that I definitely feel

775
00:38:21,640 --> 00:38:26,279
Speaker 1: is true this team wants to go for it this year.

776
00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:29,560
Speaker 1: They want to compete. They know they should be playing better,

777
00:38:29,760 --> 00:38:32,440
Speaker 1: They're passionate about playing better, and they know that if

778
00:38:32,480 --> 00:38:34,920
Speaker 1: they do play better, all the goals that they had

779
00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:37,360
Speaker 1: at the first of the season are still on the table.

780
00:38:38,239 --> 00:38:40,560
Speaker 1: To me, I think that's probably going to be a

781
00:38:40,680 --> 00:38:44,719
Speaker 1: huge factor in whatever decisions Alex Andthopolis makes because at

782
00:38:44,760 --> 00:38:47,560
Speaker 1: the end of the day. Some of your biggest clubhouse

783
00:38:47,600 --> 00:38:52,080
Speaker 1: presences have been some of your biggest contributors. And for

784
00:38:52,160 --> 00:38:54,120
Speaker 1: that reason, you have other players also who have not

785
00:38:54,160 --> 00:38:57,080
Speaker 1: played well, but they've not lost their focus, they've not

786
00:38:57,239 --> 00:38:59,719
Speaker 1: lost you know, their confidence, and they'll be back to

787
00:38:59,719 --> 00:39:03,479
Speaker 1: where they once were to be major contributors to winning again.

788
00:39:03,920 --> 00:39:07,600
Speaker 1: So the clubhouse still is clearly focused on making the

789
00:39:07,600 --> 00:39:10,160
Speaker 1: most of this season. And while I do think that

790
00:39:10,239 --> 00:39:12,719
Speaker 1: the future should be factored in, I think that will

791
00:39:12,719 --> 00:39:15,920
Speaker 1: be a big determining factor in what Alex and Topless

792
00:39:15,920 --> 00:39:17,080
Speaker 1: does over the next week.

793
00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:22,080
Speaker 2: Yeah, and listen, Alex has talked about that before about

794
00:39:22,120 --> 00:39:25,520
Speaker 2: like part of the job is, you know, a big

795
00:39:25,560 --> 00:39:26,640
Speaker 2: part of the job is you got to be able

796
00:39:26,640 --> 00:39:28,920
Speaker 2: to look your players in the eye, like, you know,

797
00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:31,719
Speaker 2: if they're fighting tooth and nail for every win and

798
00:39:32,200 --> 00:39:35,800
Speaker 2: other teams are adding players and and you do nothing,

799
00:39:35,880 --> 00:39:38,040
Speaker 2: or you start or you know they're not going to sell.

800
00:39:38,080 --> 00:39:39,640
Speaker 2: But if you know, if you just stand pat and

801
00:39:39,880 --> 00:39:42,520
Speaker 2: don't add anything, then you know, he's talked about before,

802
00:39:42,560 --> 00:39:44,240
Speaker 2: like it's tough to look your players in the eye

803
00:39:44,480 --> 00:39:48,239
Speaker 2: because they're expecting you to go out and help and

804
00:39:48,239 --> 00:39:51,239
Speaker 2: and you know, and make some improvements, and you know,

805
00:39:51,440 --> 00:39:54,120
Speaker 2: not doing that is is tough, Like that's that's just

806
00:39:54,120 --> 00:39:57,640
Speaker 2: a tough even if it's the even if it's technically

807
00:39:57,680 --> 00:39:59,920
Speaker 2: maybe the right thing to do, it's just tough to do.

808
00:40:00,520 --> 00:40:03,759
Speaker 2: And I would be surprised if they did nothing, Like

809
00:40:03,800 --> 00:40:07,560
Speaker 2: if they just stood pat completely, I would be pretty surprised.

810
00:40:09,120 --> 00:40:13,279
Speaker 2: I think they will add something. I do think it

811
00:40:13,360 --> 00:40:18,440
Speaker 2: might be in the you know, Jorge Sohilaire is having

812
00:40:18,480 --> 00:40:20,160
Speaker 2: a terrible year, so we're gonna go get him from

813
00:40:20,200 --> 00:40:22,239
Speaker 2: Kansas City and hope that he turns it around like

814
00:40:22,280 --> 00:40:24,759
Speaker 2: they did in twenty one. You know, fill in that name,

815
00:40:24,800 --> 00:40:27,120
Speaker 2: whoever that is in you know, the twenty twenty four

816
00:40:27,239 --> 00:40:30,719
Speaker 2: version of that name. It might be closer to that

817
00:40:30,800 --> 00:40:33,120
Speaker 2: than something big, But I don't know. I like, you know,

818
00:40:33,960 --> 00:40:35,880
Speaker 2: like we've been talking about the whole show, like you know,

819
00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:37,480
Speaker 2: and you've made I think you made a pretty good

820
00:40:37,560 --> 00:40:40,000
Speaker 2: argument for it, Like there's a case to go go

821
00:40:40,080 --> 00:40:43,319
Speaker 2: get somebody who's maybe more expensive, who's controllable, who's got

822
00:40:43,400 --> 00:40:47,719
Speaker 2: multiple years, who could help you at multiple positions, Like

823
00:40:47,800 --> 00:40:50,160
Speaker 2: it's all on the table. It really is, like there's

824
00:40:50,200 --> 00:40:54,520
Speaker 2: really not a path outside of they're not gonna sell

825
00:40:54,840 --> 00:40:58,040
Speaker 2: I have no I'm not there's there's no chance they're selling.

826
00:40:58,239 --> 00:41:01,040
Speaker 2: But outside of just standing pat which I don't think

827
00:41:01,040 --> 00:41:03,680
Speaker 2: they're gonna do either, everything is pretty much on the

828
00:41:03,719 --> 00:41:07,279
Speaker 2: table for different types of ads that they could do.

829
00:41:07,360 --> 00:41:11,600
Speaker 2: So it's gonna be fascinating. And I again Scott said it,

830
00:41:11,880 --> 00:41:14,000
Speaker 2: I'll repeat it. I would just love to hear what

831
00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:16,279
Speaker 2: they're talking about in there at the room right now,

832
00:41:16,320 --> 00:41:19,880
Speaker 2: because these injuries have to be just unbearable for the

833
00:41:19,880 --> 00:41:22,879
Speaker 2: front office, and it just keeps happening, like every two

834
00:41:22,880 --> 00:41:26,760
Speaker 2: weeks they lose another critical player. You know, it's probably

835
00:41:26,760 --> 00:41:28,960
Speaker 2: been a season from hell for those guys in the

836
00:41:28,960 --> 00:41:32,280
Speaker 2: front office trying to piecemeal this team together every week,

837
00:41:33,200 --> 00:41:37,799
Speaker 2: dealing with all these underperformances that you really can't even explain. Yeah,

838
00:41:37,840 --> 00:41:40,280
Speaker 2: it's probably been a crazy year for them, and I'm

839
00:41:40,440 --> 00:41:42,240
Speaker 2: very interesting what they do over the next seven days.

840
00:41:43,840 --> 00:41:44,000
Speaker 2: You know.

841
00:41:44,080 --> 00:41:46,120
Speaker 1: I know this may sound a bit ridiculous, Stephen, but

842
00:41:46,160 --> 00:41:49,040
Speaker 1: I'll admit, even at my age, I won't reveal that.

843
00:41:49,120 --> 00:41:51,800
Speaker 1: But I'm a big wrestling fan. I love WWE, and

844
00:41:51,840 --> 00:41:54,680
Speaker 1: I know that ww's fake, it's entertainment, but one of

845
00:41:54,719 --> 00:41:58,680
Speaker 1: the storylines that I always enjoyed in wrestling is you know,

846
00:41:58,840 --> 00:42:01,480
Speaker 1: you've got this wrestler who's been out there for you know,

847
00:42:01,560 --> 00:42:04,840
Speaker 1: over a decade, and the typically, you know, every few years,

848
00:42:05,000 --> 00:42:07,840
Speaker 1: wrestlers will go through different personas. One of my favorite

849
00:42:07,840 --> 00:42:11,680
Speaker 1: storylines is when our wrestler has been going through a

850
00:42:11,719 --> 00:42:14,680
Speaker 1: certain persona in his career and it's run stale for

851
00:42:14,719 --> 00:42:17,560
Speaker 1: a few years, but he goes back to an old

852
00:42:17,640 --> 00:42:20,880
Speaker 1: persona of his to really get invigorated, really, you know,

853
00:42:21,160 --> 00:42:23,400
Speaker 1: really bring up his stock once again when it comes

854
00:42:23,440 --> 00:42:26,120
Speaker 1: to you know, his fan base and all that different stuff.

855
00:42:26,239 --> 00:42:29,480
Speaker 1: And I bring that up to talk about Alex. You know,

856
00:42:29,760 --> 00:42:32,279
Speaker 1: Alex has had multiple personas when it comes to him

857
00:42:32,320 --> 00:42:36,839
Speaker 1: being a GM with Atlanta, there's been the calculated, astute,

858
00:42:37,040 --> 00:42:39,560
Speaker 1: master of move on the margins when it comes to

859
00:42:39,719 --> 00:42:43,319
Speaker 1: his trades twenty twenty one being the best example. But

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Speaker 1: in the past, there was Toronto Alex, the one who

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00:42:46,680 --> 00:42:49,560
Speaker 1: made the headline moves, the one who went out and

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00:42:49,600 --> 00:42:53,000
Speaker 1: got the David Prices or the Troy Tolwitzky's or the

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00:42:53,120 --> 00:42:57,200
Speaker 1: Josh Donelson's, other big name stars. I'm not necessarily saying

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00:42:57,239 --> 00:43:00,880
Speaker 1: that Alex and Thoplas should go get an MVP, but

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Speaker 1: we know to your point, he always makes moves. Perhaps

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00:43:05,400 --> 00:43:08,640
Speaker 1: the best opportunity for him now is to maybe put

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00:43:08,640 --> 00:43:12,279
Speaker 1: both personas together, go get a player that may not

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00:43:12,400 --> 00:43:15,040
Speaker 1: be necessarily having the best year, but one that has

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00:43:15,120 --> 00:43:18,800
Speaker 1: that star potential, one that would make people think, hey, Toronto,

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00:43:18,840 --> 00:43:21,520
Speaker 1: Alex has made an appearance to really get the juice

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00:43:21,520 --> 00:43:24,840
Speaker 1: going for this bravous team. Again, I think to your point,

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00:43:24,880 --> 00:43:27,800
Speaker 1: he's going to make a move. And I think that again,

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Speaker 1: while it may not be just an absolutely outstanding move

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00:43:31,920 --> 00:43:34,160
Speaker 1: that nobody would have thought of, that's going to get

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00:43:34,160 --> 00:43:36,680
Speaker 1: a true MVP candidate. I think we could see a

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00:43:36,719 --> 00:43:38,960
Speaker 1: bit of both when it comes to him making a

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00:43:39,000 --> 00:43:41,040
Speaker 1: move where you could say, hey, this guy could really

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00:43:41,040 --> 00:43:43,520
Speaker 1: be better than where he once was, but also hey,

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00:43:43,920 --> 00:43:46,000
Speaker 1: this was a bigger move than we thought and one

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00:43:46,000 --> 00:43:48,200
Speaker 1: that could really get this team going as time goes on.

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00:43:50,160 --> 00:43:51,840
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it's like I said, it's all on

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00:43:51,880 --> 00:43:55,320
Speaker 2: the table. And again, there's quite a bit of inventory

883
00:43:55,360 --> 00:43:59,680
Speaker 2: out there to go get, like even even with limited sellers,

884
00:44:00,280 --> 00:44:02,200
Speaker 2: you know, especially when your biggest need is outfield like,

885
00:44:02,200 --> 00:44:04,120
Speaker 2: there's just so many. I mean there's just so many.

886
00:44:04,280 --> 00:44:06,640
Speaker 2: Every every team's got four or five outfielders. So even

887
00:44:06,640 --> 00:44:09,319
Speaker 2: when there's only you know, a handful of sellers. There's

888
00:44:09,320 --> 00:44:11,239
Speaker 2: still a bunch of outfitters us you can go get.

889
00:44:11,360 --> 00:44:15,279
Speaker 2: So yeah, I mean we got seven days literally right

890
00:44:15,320 --> 00:44:19,000
Speaker 2: at seven days to the deadline, there's still teams deciding

891
00:44:19,000 --> 00:44:21,640
Speaker 2: whether it's gonna be buyers or sellers. You know, a

892
00:44:21,640 --> 00:44:24,720
Speaker 2: couple more sellers could could appear. I've read some stuff

893
00:44:24,719 --> 00:44:28,239
Speaker 2: where the Cubs or are leaning towards selling because they're

894
00:44:28,239 --> 00:44:30,000
Speaker 2: in fifth place in the Central at the moment, and

895
00:44:30,320 --> 00:44:32,319
Speaker 2: that opens up even more guys, you know, Ian Hap,

896
00:44:32,360 --> 00:44:35,040
Speaker 2: Cody Bellinger, stuff like that, And and Bellinger is probably

897
00:44:35,080 --> 00:44:37,480
Speaker 2: a decent example of somebody that maybe not having the

898
00:44:37,480 --> 00:44:41,040
Speaker 2: best year but has potential to be a you know,

899
00:44:41,080 --> 00:44:42,879
Speaker 2: a big time back for you if he gets going.

900
00:44:42,960 --> 00:44:46,479
Speaker 2: So it'd be interesting. I mean, you know, we we

901
00:44:46,480 --> 00:44:48,800
Speaker 2: we've crucled the wagons here. But yeah, it's gonna be interesting.

902
00:44:48,840 --> 00:44:52,000
Speaker 2: And the next seven days are gonna be fascinating. I

903
00:44:52,040 --> 00:44:56,200
Speaker 2: know that I will be. I will be fascinated to

904
00:44:56,239 --> 00:44:58,239
Speaker 2: see not only would the Braves do what other teams do,

905
00:44:58,280 --> 00:45:02,040
Speaker 2: but what Alex decides to do at this deadline is

906
00:45:02,080 --> 00:45:05,399
Speaker 2: going to be a even out after it happens, It's

907
00:45:05,400 --> 00:45:07,200
Speaker 2: going to be fascinating to look back and talk about,

908
00:45:08,680 --> 00:45:10,640
Speaker 2: you know, the thought process that went into whatever they

909
00:45:10,719 --> 00:45:12,360
Speaker 2: end up doing. It's gonna it's gonna be interesting to

910
00:45:12,400 --> 00:45:12,799
Speaker 2: talk about.

911
00:45:14,080 --> 00:45:17,239
Speaker 1: And it's been said time and time again. While with

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00:45:17,280 --> 00:45:20,319
Speaker 1: all the injuries and all the struggles, especially offensively that

913
00:45:20,360 --> 00:45:22,640
Speaker 1: we've seen it year this year, I don't like all

914
00:45:22,640 --> 00:45:24,959
Speaker 1: the factors that have come together to make it this way.

915
00:45:25,480 --> 00:45:29,719
Speaker 1: But there's no one I would rather have to navigate

916
00:45:30,320 --> 00:45:34,080
Speaker 1: a fascinating week ahead or trade deadline ahead that could

917
00:45:34,120 --> 00:45:37,239
Speaker 1: so go so many different directions. There's truly no one

918
00:45:37,280 --> 00:45:40,040
Speaker 1: I would rather have at the helm of making these

919
00:45:40,040 --> 00:45:43,520
Speaker 1: decisions than Alex and thoughtless. And that's where you know,

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00:45:44,040 --> 00:45:46,000
Speaker 1: I'll rest my case. At the end of the day,

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Speaker 1: whatever decisions that he's made, he is more than earned

922
00:45:49,360 --> 00:45:51,440
Speaker 1: the benefit of the doubt for us to trust that

923
00:45:51,440 --> 00:45:54,680
Speaker 1: that was the right decision. And so to your point, Steven,

924
00:45:54,719 --> 00:45:56,719
Speaker 1: if there's one silver lining out of all of this,

925
00:45:57,160 --> 00:45:59,440
Speaker 1: it's there's no one you would rather have than Alex

926
00:45:59,520 --> 00:46:02,080
Speaker 1: at the helmet these decisions. And it's going to be

927
00:46:02,120 --> 00:46:05,319
Speaker 1: a pretty exciting I'm ready to see those headlines. It's

928
00:46:05,360 --> 00:46:07,960
Speaker 1: going to be pretty exciting to see what potentially could

929
00:46:07,960 --> 00:46:10,160
Speaker 1: come out of this as time goes on. But Stephen,

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Speaker 1: as we wrap up this edition of the Hammer Territory Podcast,

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Speaker 1: anything else that you had to add. I know we've

932
00:46:14,320 --> 00:46:16,040
Speaker 1: talked about a lot, but it's it's been a really

933
00:46:16,120 --> 00:46:19,080
Speaker 1: fun conversation about what potentially could happen over the next week.

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Speaker 2: No, just you know, we're gonna be here to cover

935
00:46:23,600 --> 00:46:26,200
Speaker 2: it all. You know, any any kind of move that happens.

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Speaker 2: You know, people know we are pretty famous for the

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Speaker 2: emergency podcast, So you know, if a move drops anytime

938
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Speaker 2: in the next seven days, we'll hop on, you know,

939
00:46:36,560 --> 00:46:40,719
Speaker 2: some combination of Sean and I are Brad Scott or

940
00:46:40,719 --> 00:46:43,680
Speaker 2: some combination between, we'll hop on and talk about it,

941
00:46:43,840 --> 00:46:46,320
Speaker 2: and we'll be here for the trade deadline and then

942
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Speaker 2: you know, whatever happens to ust of the season, we're

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Speaker 2: going to be here. So we appreciate all the support.

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Speaker 2: It's been unbelievable. Thank you for consistently downloading and sharing,

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Speaker 2: and the ratings and reviews have been incredible, So thank

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Speaker 2: you to all the fans. And yeah, well we'll be

947
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Speaker 2: here to cover whatever happens. We'll be here to.

948
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Speaker 1: Cover absolutely and we cannot be more excited. And Steven

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Speaker 1: I'm gonna be honest with you. I'm I'm ready for

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