1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: Welcome to well. 2 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 2: Major League Baseball is right around the corner, and tonight 3 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 2: we are previewing the twenty twenty sixth season with Scott Braun. 4 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:13,399 Speaker 2: Who is the best team in New York? Did the 5 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:16,919 Speaker 2: Mets do enough to overtake the Yankees? Also, who is 6 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 2: the team to beat in the American League? Will the 7 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 2: Tigers trade Treague Schooble? And will Aaron Judges home run 8 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 2: record fall to cal Raley. This is Pinstripe Territory. One 9 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 2: of the talk that's old. Welcome back. Everybody joining me 10 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 2: is the guy I like to call Scotty Baseball. How's 11 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 2: it going, Scotty Baseball? 12 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: I'm great. Oh, it's great to see you, Derek. 13 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 3: Pinstripe Territory and the graphics on this show are incredible. Now, 14 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 3: obviously I'm biased because I love you and I love 15 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 3: this show, but you have done incredible work and it 16 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:50,839 Speaker 3: looks so crisp. 17 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 1: I've enjoyed watching man. 18 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 2: Appreciate it. Appreciate you a a lot of work this winter. 19 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 2: You know, unlike the Yankees, I don't like to run 20 00:00:57,320 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 2: it back every year. I like to, you know, add 21 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 2: a little bit to the roster, you know. So yeah, 22 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 2: we got a lot of cool stuff this season that 23 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 2: I'll break out, But in this episode, we're gonna throw 24 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 2: some red meat to the audience. Here, get a little 25 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 2: debate going. Have the Mets now with their additions this winter, 26 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 2: overtaking the Yankees? I mean, we talked a lot about 27 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 2: that last year they ended up coming short. But hey, 28 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 2: Freddy Peralta, there's no arguing that that guy's a nasty pitcher, 29 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 2: and Boba Schet obviously an amazing hitter. We'll talk about 30 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 2: the other teams in the American League. Who's the team 31 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 2: to beat? I personally think the Mariners are gonna be 32 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:35,319 Speaker 2: nasty this year. Tigers look good. They always, you know, 33 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 2: are strong when they have Scooba on the mound, so 34 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:40,119 Speaker 2: they've added some depth behind him. And we'll talk about 35 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 2: the general way Dodgers have taken over baseball, whether they 36 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 2: can repeat, and then why we don't think that the 37 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 2: entire twenty seven season will be missed, but there could 38 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 2: be some drama. So we'll get to all that, but 39 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 2: let's first begin with the Mets versus the Yankees. So Scotty, 40 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 2: I'm in interested in knowing what's your take. I Mean, 41 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 2: we all know I'm gonna choose the Yankees eight days 42 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 2: a week. But I'm curious to see, as a person 43 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 2: who's objective about baseball and covers the entire league knows 44 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 2: the National League just as well as the American League. 45 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 2: Who do you think is the best team in New 46 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:17,239 Speaker 2: York City right now? 47 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 1: Oh? 48 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 3: I think it's the Yankees, Derek. I'm with you. You're correct, 49 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:25,519 Speaker 3: bias or not. The Mets have a lot more of 50 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 3: mystery heading into this season. We have players that are 51 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 3: playing out of position. I think that's going to create 52 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:34,920 Speaker 3: a little bit of defensive chaos early on. For as 53 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 3: good as some of these guys are and as firsatile 54 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 3: as they appear to be, that doesn't mean it's going 55 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 3: to be a perfect fit for them. So for me, Derek, 56 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 3: with the Yanks, the floor is really high. There are 57 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 3: a lot of really solid, consistent names. They are quote 58 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 3: running it back. I think running it athletes to more 59 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 3: regular season success than postseason success. 60 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: Look over to. 61 00:02:57,400 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 3: The National League East and the Philadelphia Philly They've been 62 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 3: running it back for a few years now. The regular 63 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 3: season hasn't been the problem. So do I love what 64 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 3: the Yankees have concoction wise right now? Heading into the postseason. No, 65 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 3: but we're one hundred and sixty two games away from that, 66 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 3: so right now, I think. 67 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: It's a very safe floor. 68 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 3: There are big arms that will be moving their way back, 69 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 3: of course, headlined by Garrett Cole. But this team goes 70 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:24,799 Speaker 3: as Aaron Judge goes. For me, Derek, I think if 71 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 3: you told me the Yankees one between ninety two and 72 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 3: one hundred games, I would not be surprised at all. 73 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:32,920 Speaker 3: If we start going below that, I would be surprised. 74 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 3: There is so much more variance with the Mets right now, 75 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 3: so they have more pitching depth. I love Freddie Peralta, 76 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 3: but let's remember they also lost significant pieces. Edwin Diaz 77 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 3: has been incredible for them for years. I don't think 78 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 3: Devin Williams is an upgrade. I think it's a downgrade. 79 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 3: I think that's fair, and he had his ups and 80 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 3: downs in New York. So when you add it all up, 81 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 3: for me, I think the Mets should be better this year. 82 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 1: How much better? 83 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 3: Maybe a few games better, and that will put them 84 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 3: perhaps in a wild card spot. 85 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 2: So I'm curious thoughts are on some of the Yankees pitching. 86 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 2: I mean, we haven't really talked since Cam Schulitzler came on, 87 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 2: you know, like he did in the postseason. He had 88 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 2: a little back stuff today. But I'm not worried about 89 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 2: that at all. I mean, it's not uncommon for pitchers 90 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 2: to be sore the time of year. As long as 91 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 2: we're not hearing stiff forearm or you know, sore shoulder, 92 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 2: I'm okay with it. But you know, we've got we've got, 93 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,720 Speaker 2: you know, a young ace. It looks like on this 94 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 2: on this roster that nobody was really counting on. They've 95 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 2: also blocked Jason Demingez. You know, I'm a big fan 96 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 2: of How do you feel about, you know, him being 97 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 2: a fourth out fielder or is it better for him 98 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 2: to start the season a triple I just kind of 99 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 2: your thoughts on the young talent on the Yankees. 100 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm excited about Schlitler. I think they'll be careful 101 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 3: with him. I think this is a team that is 102 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 3: going to be in much more of a fight than 103 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:47,039 Speaker 3: say the Dodgers, who I know we're going to talk 104 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:50,040 Speaker 3: about later, but they're going to be smart about preserving 105 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 3: arms and know that they have arms coming in. 106 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 1: Right. 107 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 3: It sounds like Rodan is not going to take that 108 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 3: much time to make his way back. So I feel 109 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 3: pretty good about the rotation. I know some Yanks fans 110 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,159 Speaker 3: wanted to see one more big name thrown in there. 111 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 3: I actually think they're going to do big things with Weathers. 112 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 3: It's a matter of if they can keep him healthy, 113 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 3: of course, but I think he's a starting caliber pitcher, 114 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:12,839 Speaker 3: and I think he could get unlocked with the Yankees. 115 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 3: As far as the outfield, Derek, for me, I leave 116 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 3: dimingas up and learn from the big boys. And even 117 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 3: if the playing time is not consistently there injuries pop up. 118 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 3: When does Stanton go down, it's not if it's when 119 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 3: at some point he's going to miss time. I think 120 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 3: there's no doubt about that. Then you emerge. I'd like 121 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:35,279 Speaker 3: to just see him rack another full season. If the 122 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 3: abs are inconsistent, I'm okay with that. 123 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:38,279 Speaker 1: Now. 124 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:41,359 Speaker 3: If he's struggling in a middling role or in a 125 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 3: part time role, then you can send him down build 126 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 3: up some confidence. But I'm okay with him being a 127 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 3: fourth outfielder, mixing and matching with platooning. 128 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 1: I'll believe it when I see it. 129 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 3: With Trent Grisham, it's hard for me to see that 130 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 3: doubling down again. I think he's a solid player, but 131 00:05:57,560 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 3: we saw last year, Holy ca. I mean, if they 132 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 3: get that again, and all the credit to them, but 133 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 3: we're looking at the numbers on the screen right now. 134 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:06,920 Speaker 3: Who the heck had Trent Grisham with thirty four home 135 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 3: runs this past season, four to sixty four slugging, and 136 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 3: he was on base almost thirty five percent of the time. 137 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 3: They nailed it. I listened to Brian Cashman recently talk 138 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 3: about how they almost non tendered him, and wow, look 139 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 3: how much they would have been missing. But for me, Derek, 140 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 3: I do think that Dominguez, if he's got the sauce, 141 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:25,719 Speaker 3: is going to be able to find a way to 142 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 3: make some big moments out of his limited playing time 143 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 3: and turn that into more pt. The thing for me is, 144 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 3: I don't know if that'll happen. I mean, is the 145 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:36,039 Speaker 3: defense going to be good enough. That's the problem too. 146 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 3: It's not like he's a late sum or anything. So 147 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 3: is the defense going to be good enough? Will we 148 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 3: get flashes of power? I think so, but that's more 149 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:44,840 Speaker 3: of a concern for me. I think the bat will 150 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 3: develop over time. There'll be some injuries he'll fill in, 151 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 3: but is he going to play good enough defense out there? 152 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:52,480 Speaker 2: Forty home runs from Ben Rice? What do you think? 153 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: Ooh, over, under, I'll go what did we have? Twenty six? 154 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 3: I'll go under. I'll go under, but not by much. 155 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 3: I mean, I think he's in the thirties. Let's go 156 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 3: thirty six. Let's go thirty six. And you know why, 157 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 3: I go down a few notches for him. I think 158 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 3: the Goldschmith News puts him into a little bit more 159 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 3: of a platoon at times. The Yankees love the platoon action. 160 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 3: I think they're starting to do that more now than 161 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 3: I've seen in a while with some of the lefty 162 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 3: righty balance that they have. So they're going to try 163 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 3: to put him in a catcher role at times. I 164 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 3: don't love that. So that's going to usually make offense 165 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 3: a little bit tougher for him. 166 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:38,560 Speaker 1: So I'll go under. But man, I love him. You 167 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 1: know what. 168 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 3: I interviewed him when he was with the Summerset Patriots. 169 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 3: I remember that territory we did a day there. 170 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 2: Somebody called him the best hitter that he had ever seen, 171 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 2: and I was like, who's this guy. I gotta put 172 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 2: him on my radar. 173 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 3: And I'm glad that they did right. They were talking 174 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 3: him up at Somerset. He was getting some attention, but 175 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 3: not a ton. He wasn't highly touted. This wasn't Domingas, 176 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 3: this wasn't Jones. And the difference for me, too, is 177 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 3: that he still looks like a kid there. It's one 178 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 3: of those guys where you're like, he's a little I 179 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 3: don't want to gawky, and then he suddenly fills out 180 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 3: and he looks like a meathead now in a good way. 181 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 1: And I think that was the difference too. 182 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 3: I know it's not all just putting on muscle, but 183 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 3: he looked like a different guy, was more wiry, and 184 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 3: I think he's combined that now with the strength, like 185 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 3: this is a lumberjack dude if you look and go 186 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 3: next to him. So yeah, I've got I've got mid 187 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 3: to upper thirties as the peak the ceiling for him 188 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 3: this year in terms of homes. 189 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 2: I'll take it, all, right. So let's talk a little 190 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 2: bit about the American League. Tigers have obviously loaded up, 191 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 2: the Mariners came really close last year. And I love 192 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 2: watching Brian wu pitch. He's I've mentioned this the other day. 193 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:41,920 Speaker 2: He's my favorite non Yankee pitcher to watch other than 194 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 2: maybe Paul Skins, just because he's just like, I mean, 195 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 2: it's Paul Skins, but he's unbelievable. And you know, we'll 196 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 2: talk more about cal Rowley later. I don't know if 197 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:52,959 Speaker 2: he can hit sixty again, but it seems like something 198 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:55,440 Speaker 2: has been unlocked in home runs like around the league, 199 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:56,839 Speaker 2: and he might have been one of those guys that 200 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 2: just you know, found the secret potion. You know. The 201 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 2: Austin Red Sox could be really good. They've added Sonny Gray, 202 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 2: They're gonna have a full season of Roman Anthony. Who 203 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 2: do you see as the favorites in the AL this year? 204 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 3: So if we're going division by division, Yeah, I like 205 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:18,880 Speaker 3: the Mariners in the AL West just like you do. 206 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:22,439 Speaker 3: I think they got stronger. I really liked the icing 207 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:24,559 Speaker 3: on the cake with Brendan Donovan. I thought that was 208 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 3: the missing link. You have power in that lineup too, Derek, 209 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 3: and you need to turn some of those solo homers 210 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:33,280 Speaker 3: into two run shots, those two run homers into three 211 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:36,079 Speaker 3: run shots. That's what Donovan's gonna do. He's gonna get 212 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 3: on base. He's a gamer. Mariners will go through injuries. 213 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 1: Cool. 214 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:41,680 Speaker 3: He can play around the infield. He can play in 215 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:44,560 Speaker 3: the outfield. To me, that's a special player. That's why 216 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:46,440 Speaker 3: I took the team a while to get him, and 217 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 3: they had to give up a lot to pick him up. 218 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 1: So I'm a big fan there. 219 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 3: As you can see, the Mariners at the end there 220 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 3: ran away with it three games clear of the Astros. 221 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 3: I think they're still better than the Astros. I think 222 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 3: Rose Rain actually is even gonna have a good year 223 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 3: on a on a free agent year for him, not 224 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 3: even a good year. It's not like he hasn't had 225 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:05,560 Speaker 3: good years in the past, but he's been a little streaky. 226 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 3: I mean he looked like Babe Ruth for one postseason 227 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 3: in twenty twenty. He certainly hasn't been that player. He's 228 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 3: fun to watch, so I think he'll do well. So 229 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:14,199 Speaker 3: I liked what they did. I know they lost Polanco, 230 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:16,720 Speaker 3: but I think they gained more and the pitching gets 231 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 3: a little more experienced now and they're battle tested in 232 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 3: the central. 233 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:20,600 Speaker 1: Yeah. 234 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 3: I love the Tigers. I think they could run away 235 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 3: with the division there. I know they gave it up 236 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 3: at the end of Cleveland, but I think they'll be stronger. 237 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 1: I loved what they did with the pitching. 238 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 3: I know they lost for resulsanm but then they pick 239 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 3: up fromber and they pick up Justin Berlander, and they're 240 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:35,559 Speaker 3: trying to load themselves up for a one to two 241 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 3: punch in the postseason. I think they did that, and 242 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 3: then for me, I'll still go I'm kind of leading 243 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 3: up to my crescendo over to the Blue Jays, Derek. 244 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:46,840 Speaker 3: I know they went through some injuries just now. Anthony 245 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 3: Santander wasn't a factor for the team last year, and 246 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:51,559 Speaker 3: I actually think it puts them in a better position 247 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 3: to let George Springer cook in the DH roll. That 248 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 3: was the difference for them. George Springer ain't no spring 249 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 3: chicken and he wants to play every day. The best 250 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 3: way to get the max value out of his bat 251 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 3: is to let him DH as much as possible, and 252 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 3: this is going to enable them to do that. There's 253 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 3: a little more flexibility there. They picked up a ton 254 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:12,080 Speaker 3: of pitching. Dylan Seese will probably take another step with them. 255 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 3: I like this guy, Cody Ponce they picked up Overseas. 256 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 3: He's got it too. He's got the stuff, but he's 257 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 3: also got the it factor. We spoke to him on 258 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:21,640 Speaker 3: foul territories. So I think they're going to be just 259 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 3: as good as they were last year. I know they 260 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 3: lost Bo, but I think there's enough there for me. 261 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:27,560 Speaker 3: I'm a big O Kamoto fan too. I think he's 262 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 3: going to be a very solid, above average hitter in 263 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:31,040 Speaker 3: a lineup for them. 264 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:34,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, what's the plan to replace Bob Bashett? I mean, 265 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:37,199 Speaker 2: you know, he was obviously a huge part of their lineup. 266 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:39,839 Speaker 2: I mean it's O Kamoto that good. I mean I 267 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:42,960 Speaker 2: in Okamodo plays third, Bishette was playing short. Who's playing short? 268 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 3: So Hamenez is going to play short, and he's an 269 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 3: excellent defender. He can handle short or second. I think 270 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 3: Ernie Clement has to play every day. So for me, 271 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 3: I've got Clement at second base. I like Barjery in 272 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:58,080 Speaker 3: the outfield. He has a freaking cannon, so let him 273 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 3: cook out there. Okamoto at third, that's the real question. 274 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 3: Is Okamoto going to be good enough at third? Some 275 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 3: teams had him scouted as a first basement only, but 276 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:09,000 Speaker 3: clearly the Blue Jays are going to let him try 277 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 3: that out. 278 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:10,439 Speaker 1: I guess if it. 279 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:13,080 Speaker 3: Doesn't work, you go Barger right over at third, and 280 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:15,559 Speaker 3: then I know they've talked about maybe Okamota getting time 281 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:18,080 Speaker 3: or just kind of floating around, but that's what I 282 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 3: would do. I would try and ideally for me, okomotives 283 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 3: at third, Springer is dhing as much as possible. They've 284 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 3: got enough in the outfield even without Santander. Ernie Clement, 285 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 3: I think has shown what he can do in the postseason, 286 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 3: and I think he can put that together over full season. 287 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:34,400 Speaker 3: You've got Vlattie. So the lineup looks sick to me. 288 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:36,840 Speaker 3: I think it looks really good. You'll miss Bow and 289 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 3: the consistency of bo there's no doubt about that, but 290 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 3: I think the pitching, the run prevention got stronger. So 291 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 3: I still think they're a mid nineties win team, and 292 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 3: I think they're the best team in the American League 293 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 3: East right now. And I think they at least is 294 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 3: the best division. How many times have we said that before? 295 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:53,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's going to be a fun year. Okay. So 296 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:55,199 Speaker 2: they used to do this thing when Tiger Woods was 297 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:58,200 Speaker 2: at his peak in Vegas where they would let you 298 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:01,560 Speaker 2: bet Tiger Woods or the field, right, And I feel 299 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 2: like there should be something like that for baseball this year. 300 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:07,680 Speaker 2: Dodgers or the field. And if I were to offer 301 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 2: you that bet, who would you take? 302 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:12,560 Speaker 3: I take the field, and I did it last year. 303 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:14,720 Speaker 3: And I remember we got into this debate last year, 304 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 3: and you know what, cut me some slack. I know, 305 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 3: a lot of people said, don't even play the season. 306 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 3: The Dodgers are going to win it all. I watched 307 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 3: every pitch of the World Series. I thought the Blue 308 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 3: Jays were just as good, if not stronger. A few 309 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:29,360 Speaker 3: bounces don't go their way and the Dodgers win it. 310 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:32,839 Speaker 3: It's not like it was a cakewalk. The CS was 311 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 3: a cakewalk. Yeah, they dusted the Brewers, but the World 312 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:38,520 Speaker 3: Series was a heavyweight fight. It was one of the 313 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 3: best World Series of all time. So I'm going to 314 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:42,440 Speaker 3: take the field again. There's too many other teams. There's 315 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 3: too many injuries that could occur. They have the best 316 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 3: player in baseball, like you could get there. 317 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 2: That's a great point injuries. So these guys got overused. 318 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 2: I mean, you know, Yamamoto thrown in back to back days, 319 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:57,760 Speaker 2: Tyler Glassnew had to pitch a bunch in that series. 320 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 2: I think that there's a real wear and tear factor 321 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 2: as teams go deep into the playoffs year after year 322 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:07,960 Speaker 2: on their pitching. And I think that there's a real 323 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 2: chance that they're pitching could break down this year. 324 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:13,560 Speaker 3: When you pitch an extra month and then you do 325 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 3: crazy things, it often leads to a higher percentage of problems. 326 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:20,720 Speaker 3: This is why our sport has such an issue with 327 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 3: finding back to back champs. And we finally got it, 328 00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:25,840 Speaker 3: but it took a long time. Right last time we 329 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 3: saw it, of course, was with the Yanks. So I'm 330 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 3: still gonna take the field, Derek. I think there are 331 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 3: enough talented teams out there. Are the Dodgers the favorite, 332 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 3: no doubt. Here's where there's some good money, because you know, 333 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 3: I'm a betting man. We did this today on our show. 334 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 3: Did you know right now the Dodgers are at minus 335 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 3: one seventy five to have the most wins in the 336 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 3: regular season. They did not up the most wins in 337 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 3: the regular season last year, as you can see, they 338 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 3: were fifth. They had ninety three wins. I think there 339 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 3: are some other teams to check out. I like the 340 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 3: American League better to take some teams because I think 341 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 3: there are some more dog teams in the AL that 342 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:57,880 Speaker 3: you can pick on. So, for example, the Tigers in 343 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:00,120 Speaker 3: what I think will be a weaker American League, Central 344 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 3: they might be able to rack up ninety nine wins, 345 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 3: and the Dodgers finished with ninety five. Here's the big 346 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 3: difference with the Dodgers. They are relentless in not putting 347 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 3: too much in any regular season game because they don't 348 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 3: have to. They know they're going to make the playoffs 349 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 3: and they're playing the marathon. And I think that's what 350 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:18,880 Speaker 3: they did so well last year. Why did of course, 351 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:21,040 Speaker 3: there's many reasons why they won the World Series last year, 352 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 3: but they really manage their pitching right. Blake Snell wasn't 353 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 3: a huge factor in the regular season for them, and 354 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 3: then look at them in the playoffs, Tyler Glass now, etc. 355 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 3: They know those guys are not going to give them 356 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 3: one hundred eighty innings. That's okay. They pitch like ones 357 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 3: if they're healthy in the postseason. So that's how they 358 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 3: did it, and I think that was a big reason 359 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:38,320 Speaker 3: why they were able to put together back to back 360 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 3: World Series titles. Their rotation last year looked almost nothing 361 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:44,200 Speaker 3: like it did the year before. In the playoffs. That's 362 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 3: the way to do it. You wear out your pitching staff. 363 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 3: It usually is not in good shape by the time 364 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:49,120 Speaker 3: you get October. 365 00:15:49,160 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 1: The next year. 366 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 3: So they are Derek theme of the month, not running 367 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 3: it back. I mean, you know, like they always find 368 00:15:56,560 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 3: a way to switch things up. Diez is added, Kyle 369 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:01,480 Speaker 3: Tucker is added. So I like what they've done, and 370 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 3: I like how they manage twenty four to twenty five 371 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:05,040 Speaker 3: to win two titles in a row. 372 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 2: Gonna be interesting to see what happens. Uh So, there's 373 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:10,920 Speaker 2: a lot of concern that this could be the last 374 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:13,120 Speaker 2: baseball that we see for a while because of the 375 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 2: impending collective bargaining agreement situation. And I know people are 376 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 2: tired of hearing about it, but I wanted to throw 377 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 2: some I guess, like light on the situation. It seems 378 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:27,160 Speaker 2: like we always hear this doom and gloom and then 379 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 2: you get down to the point where you're gonna actually 380 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 2: miss games and they find a way to miraculously figure 381 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:34,680 Speaker 2: it out. It's kind of like when they're gonna shut 382 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:36,720 Speaker 2: down the government or something and it say, oh, we're 383 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:38,920 Speaker 2: gonna be whateu and then they figure it out right. 384 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 2: And you know, in when you've got, as you mentioned before, 385 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 2: lawyers involved in every little bit of this on both sides, 386 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 2: they drag things out. I mean, that's just the nature 387 00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 2: of things, and it goes to the very limit. I 388 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 2: could see him playing one hundred and fifty one hundred 389 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 2: and fifty five games. I can see him missing a 390 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:56,640 Speaker 2: week of time. But I don't think they're gonna I 391 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 2: don't think they would flush an entire season of revenue. 392 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 2: I don't think anybody wants to do that. 393 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 3: I'll give you my take in terms of the games 394 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:06,960 Speaker 3: played for next year. I think they're going to drip 395 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 3: this lockout into the beginning of twenty twenty seven. Maybe 396 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 3: they miss say a week or so, maybe a little 397 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:20,880 Speaker 3: bit more, and then a league and players that love 398 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 3: money will stack games. They'll be like, we're not going 399 00:17:23,800 --> 00:17:27,400 Speaker 3: to get many breaks. We're gonna rack double headers. They'll say, oh, 400 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:30,239 Speaker 3: Tuesday's the deadline, and if we don't get there, then 401 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:32,360 Speaker 3: we are going to really miss games. And then they'll 402 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:34,680 Speaker 3: go past Tuesday, and then it'll be Friday, and all 403 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 3: of a sudden, on a weekend, Right, that's when all 404 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:37,680 Speaker 3: these news always goes down. 405 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:40,199 Speaker 1: Yeah, I get ready for lockout territory. I like that, Frankie. 406 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:43,159 Speaker 3: We will be talking about it every day, as it 407 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 3: will be a lockout for many months. But Derek, they'll 408 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 3: get past some fake deadline that is put together by 409 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 3: tons of lawyers, and then they'll get a deal done, 410 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:53,639 Speaker 3: and then they'll go, okay, just kidding. Each team's going 411 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:55,960 Speaker 3: to have three double headers and they're gonna get five 412 00:17:56,040 --> 00:17:58,320 Speaker 3: less off days, and boom, look we found our one 413 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:00,200 Speaker 3: hundred and sixty two game season because no, but he 414 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:02,480 Speaker 3: wants to miss a dime of full pay, and the 415 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:04,440 Speaker 3: owners don't want to do that either. And also they 416 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:06,560 Speaker 3: have a media rights deal that's up in three years, 417 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:08,480 Speaker 3: and you don't want to look back and say, oh, look, 418 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 3: we didn't have revenues as strong that year. So I 419 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:12,479 Speaker 3: just think there's too much on the line. They're going 420 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:14,680 Speaker 3: to figure it out. There's a lot of infighting that 421 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 3: I think is going on that nobody's covering right now. 422 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:19,239 Speaker 3: And we'll use the Yankees as a great example. How 423 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 3: much money do the Yankees have to share to get 424 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:24,680 Speaker 3: some other teams to start footing a bill for players? 425 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:27,119 Speaker 3: I mean, you're never going to see books, but it 426 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:29,760 Speaker 3: is the age old thing in baseball right now where 427 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:33,880 Speaker 3: I just can't see the Brewers, the Guardians go down 428 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:37,360 Speaker 3: the line not being able to spend one dime on players. 429 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:39,480 Speaker 3: When you look at how much money they make from 430 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:42,439 Speaker 3: a national media rights package and from the gate and 431 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:44,879 Speaker 3: go down the line. The Land of Braves are a 432 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:47,800 Speaker 3: publicly traded company. They make a lot of money. If 433 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:49,800 Speaker 3: you spend a lot of time and go through their finances, 434 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 3: you're like, Wow, this team is a behemoth. Now take 435 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:54,359 Speaker 3: a fraction of that, and I still think you have 436 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:56,400 Speaker 3: teams that are making money based on the payroll. Right 437 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:58,480 Speaker 3: the Braves are a top ten, if not top five, 438 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:00,920 Speaker 3: payroll team. So I think there's a lot of infighting there. 439 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:03,679 Speaker 3: They never figured out a way to force many teams 440 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:06,439 Speaker 3: to spend money, and they're figuring out way. Some of them, 441 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:08,439 Speaker 3: the smart ones, like the Guardians and Brewers to be 442 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:11,159 Speaker 3: very competitive, but then you have teams like the Pirates 443 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:12,200 Speaker 3: who are super frustrating. 444 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:13,360 Speaker 1: The Twins are a disaster. 445 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 3: So I think that's the biggest problem in baseball, and 446 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:20,639 Speaker 3: the pr narrative has been very smart on the ownership side. 447 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:22,159 Speaker 3: They've said the only way to fix that is to 448 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 3: cap teams. No, no, no, the only way to fix that 449 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:26,399 Speaker 3: is to floor teams. And they're like, okay, well we 450 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:27,640 Speaker 3: can't do that without a cap. 451 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:28,520 Speaker 1: We have a cap. 452 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:30,760 Speaker 3: It's called a soft cap teams like the Yankees and 453 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:33,680 Speaker 3: the Dodgers pay hundreds of millions of dollars over the 454 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 3: years so that other teams can spend money on players. 455 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:37,720 Speaker 1: Are they spending money on players? 456 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:39,679 Speaker 2: No, no, nope, they're not. 457 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:41,320 Speaker 1: So what do we think we're going to fix? 458 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:43,040 Speaker 3: So we're going to create a floor in a cap 459 00:19:43,080 --> 00:19:45,600 Speaker 3: that's like this, that's so tight and close together, everyone 460 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 3: can only spend one hundred million dollars. 461 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:48,479 Speaker 1: They're not going to do that. 462 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:50,359 Speaker 3: So I just think they have to get the revenue 463 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 3: sharing figured out, and that does get collectively bargained with 464 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 3: the players, but really the owners have to get that 465 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:57,679 Speaker 3: part down first. They need to argue it out in 466 00:19:57,680 --> 00:19:59,400 Speaker 3: a room and figure out how they're splitting up money 467 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:01,360 Speaker 3: and how they're sharing, but how they're actually making other 468 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:04,080 Speaker 3: teams spend so it doesn't make everyone look bad because 469 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:07,080 Speaker 3: I really think the problem is always the bottom ten 470 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 3: or so, not the top ten. 471 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:13,199 Speaker 2: I feel bad for Pirates fans and for you know, 472 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:15,640 Speaker 2: Twins fans, Like these are teams that have been around 473 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:17,840 Speaker 2: a long time and have one in the past, and 474 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:21,240 Speaker 2: you don't have generational fans. I mean, you know, imagine 475 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 2: you know, being a kid and seeing Barry Bonds play 476 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:25,640 Speaker 2: and you go to the World Series and you're thinking, 477 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:28,200 Speaker 2: all right, and then you go into like a three 478 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:31,400 Speaker 2: decade slump. It's just it's aggrivate. I mean, you see 479 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:34,800 Speaker 2: guys come up, you know, and be stars and then 480 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 2: get traded or siginus free agents. You know, it's just 481 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:40,520 Speaker 2: it's got to be frustrating for those fans. But as 482 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 2: a Yankee fan, we don't have to worry. We got 483 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 2: a different set of problems. 484 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:45,760 Speaker 1: I got my own fuck problems. 485 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:48,159 Speaker 3: Well, let me can I ask you one follow up 486 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:49,920 Speaker 3: question on this, Derek, And it's kind of a fun 487 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:52,720 Speaker 3: one and it's very Yankee related. When I saw the 488 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:56,240 Speaker 3: Dodgers sign Kyle Tucker, there were even Mets and Yankee 489 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 3: fans like, this is so unfair. Let's join the party, 490 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:02,960 Speaker 3: Dodgers ruining baseball. Let's focus on the Yanks who have 491 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 3: had a ton of success in their franchise history. Why 492 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:07,640 Speaker 3: can't they be the Dodgers over the past ten years. 493 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 3: What you notice, I didn't say that spend as much 494 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:11,440 Speaker 3: what is missing here? 495 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 2: My take that day was I'm not mad at the Dodgers. 496 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:18,359 Speaker 2: The Dodgers are doing what I wish the Yankees would do. 497 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 2: I wish they would be aggressive and spend the money 498 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 2: they can make what the Yankees see. Here's the way 499 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:26,840 Speaker 2: I view it. The Yankees aren't run by a hedge fund, 500 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:31,120 Speaker 2: the Steinbrenners. Their business is baseball. They can only spend 501 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 2: the money they make on baseball. And I think they're 502 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:34,439 Speaker 2: invested in a few other things, like they you know, 503 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:37,160 Speaker 2: they're invested in some soccer team, and I'm sure they 504 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:39,919 Speaker 2: have their hands in a lot of different other businesses. 505 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:44,640 Speaker 2: But it's not like a hedge fund or Steve Cohen, 506 00:21:44,680 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 2: where your money makes money just sitting there, you know, 507 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 2: insane amounts of money. And you know, the Dodgers are 508 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 2: basically saying, hey, well we'll defer all this money and 509 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:57,479 Speaker 2: we don't even care how it looks, you know, stop us. 510 00:21:57,520 --> 00:21:59,520 Speaker 2: What are you gonna do about it? The Yankees used 511 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:02,080 Speaker 2: to be able. They used to have that attitude. That's 512 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 2: the difference between How and George. How doesn't have that 513 00:22:04,600 --> 00:22:06,680 Speaker 2: what are you gonna do about it? Attitude? How has 514 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:10,080 Speaker 2: that I'm a I'm gonna you know, play by the rules. 515 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 2: He's a rule follower. He's he he was disciplined by 516 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:17,879 Speaker 2: his father, George and and and taught to respect the rules, 517 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 2: whereas I think George was just like, Hey, I'm gonna 518 00:22:20,560 --> 00:22:22,240 Speaker 2: do what I want, right, I'm gonna I'm want to 519 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 2: hire somebody to to look at Dave Winfield and you know, 520 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:27,280 Speaker 2: hire a gambler, and who cames if I get suspended, 521 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:28,680 Speaker 2: I'll figure out a way back, you know what I mean. 522 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:30,879 Speaker 2: I don't think. I don't think How is like that. 523 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:34,720 Speaker 2: I think the difference and How is probably like a 524 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 2: very nice guy. He just doesn't have that competitive you know, 525 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:44,880 Speaker 2: fuck you, I'm gonna win at all costs mentality that 526 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:48,240 Speaker 2: you know that George did. And I think that Steve 527 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:50,199 Speaker 2: Cohen does now he hasn't figured it out yet, but 528 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:52,560 Speaker 2: when he does, watch out, you know. And I think 529 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:54,720 Speaker 2: that's why bringing in David Stearns was a great move. 530 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:58,480 Speaker 2: I think a lot of the smartest people are the 531 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:01,159 Speaker 2: ones that know the right people. They know that they 532 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:03,919 Speaker 2: don't know everything, and they put the smart people in place. 533 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:05,760 Speaker 2: And I think that Cohen is doing that, and I 534 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:06,840 Speaker 2: think the Dodgers are doing that. 535 00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:11,439 Speaker 3: The Dodgers also keep racking top five farm systems. You 536 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:15,359 Speaker 3: can't buy minor league talent anymore, right. The Yankees actually 537 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:17,760 Speaker 3: used to be really good at this, like, hey, wait 538 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 3: until pick twenty six and then we'll outpay everyone. There's 539 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:24,640 Speaker 3: a cap within the draft. Now there's a cap within 540 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 3: the international Draft. We have many caps to be able 541 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 3: to hold teams back and to be able to reward 542 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:33,360 Speaker 3: teams that don't have as much to get top end players, 543 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:35,159 Speaker 3: like the Pirates getting a Paul Skeins. Of course, in 544 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:37,919 Speaker 3: the draft, the Dodgers are beating the Yankees in that 545 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:41,880 Speaker 3: department very consistently. I think we underrate that part right. 546 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:43,719 Speaker 3: There are a lot of players that the Dodgers are 547 00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:45,560 Speaker 3: bringing up on a year to year basis that are 548 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:48,200 Speaker 3: part of their core, that are making seven hundred thousand 549 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:51,080 Speaker 3: dollars for the first few years and they turn into 550 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:54,160 Speaker 3: star players or star pitchers. The Yankees do a nice job, 551 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:56,360 Speaker 3: but the Dodgers are beating them. I don't think anybody 552 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:59,280 Speaker 3: looks at Andrew Friedman and Brian Cashman in that matchup 553 00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 3: and goes cash his way. But Andrew Friedman's one of 554 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:04,280 Speaker 3: the best executives of all time, and you can say, oh, 555 00:24:04,280 --> 00:24:05,719 Speaker 3: he's got it all with the Dodgers. He didn't win 556 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 3: with the Rays, but he created a foundation with the Rays. 557 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:10,960 Speaker 3: That made them a pretty competitive team for a while. 558 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:13,720 Speaker 3: Like even now they're still kind of I don't want 559 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:15,520 Speaker 3: to say feeding off what he did, but he started 560 00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 3: that foundation. Then he goes to the Dodgers. He's like, wait, 561 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:19,960 Speaker 3: I can do this and I have a purse. Okay, Well, 562 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:21,960 Speaker 3: i'm gonna have a top end farm system. I'm gonna 563 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:23,920 Speaker 3: have the best resources. I'm going to have the best team. 564 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:25,280 Speaker 3: I'm going to go get the best players, and then 565 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:27,000 Speaker 3: they're going to want to come play for us. So, 566 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:29,239 Speaker 3: Kyle Tucker, I'm not even pursuing him like I am 567 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:31,600 Speaker 3: other teams. He's going to come to me at the 568 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:33,840 Speaker 3: end and I'm just waiting and I'm like, Okay, that's 569 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 3: the best you got. Cool, Yeah, we can go around 570 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:38,239 Speaker 3: that range. We'll take him. So I just think, you know, 571 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:40,680 Speaker 3: to use the Oh he's playing chess while everyone else 572 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 3: is playing checkers. 573 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:43,240 Speaker 1: It's not that I know he's got more resources. But 574 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:44,520 Speaker 1: when we're talking about. 575 00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 3: The top end teams that can spend almost as much 576 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:50,040 Speaker 3: as the Dodgers, the Yankees, the Mets, right, some of 577 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:53,359 Speaker 3: these teams, Phillies, Braves, even the Astros are I mean, 578 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:55,160 Speaker 3: I know they're still far away but they're up there. 579 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:57,160 Speaker 1: Andrew Friedman's winning right now. 580 00:24:57,640 --> 00:24:59,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's killing it all right. 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And as soon as it runs out, 613 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:33,160 Speaker 2: I'm gonna investigate mint Mobile. 614 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:34,880 Speaker 1: Yeah you got audit your bill, check it out. 615 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:37,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, check it out, all right. Cal Raley, I did 616 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:39,960 Speaker 2: not envision sixty home runs from him last year. I 617 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:41,920 Speaker 2: didn't know a catcher could do that, obviously, the first 618 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:43,520 Speaker 2: time it ever happened. Do you think he can break 619 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:44,439 Speaker 2: Judge's record? 620 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 3: No, I don't think he can do it again. I 621 00:26:47,560 --> 00:26:50,119 Speaker 3: think that's a one time thing. I just think the 622 00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:54,840 Speaker 3: position is too demanding. So will he hit forty plus, 623 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:56,919 Speaker 3: fifty plus maybe sixty plus? 624 00:26:57,080 --> 00:26:57,760 Speaker 1: I don't see it. 625 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:00,760 Speaker 3: I just sit next to a cat sure every day. 626 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:03,399 Speaker 3: Sometimes I sit next to the other one, the backup 627 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:06,480 Speaker 3: Kratz and Prazinski, and I just have a hard time 628 00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:06,840 Speaker 3: seeing that. 629 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 1: But I put together. 630 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:10,400 Speaker 3: Will he put together another solid season, No doubt about that. 631 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:13,200 Speaker 3: And I also think there's a chance that the Mariners, 632 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:14,920 Speaker 3: I don't want to say run away with the or 633 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 3: Ao West, but I do think they could create some 634 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:19,640 Speaker 3: cushion where you know. 635 00:27:19,920 --> 00:27:21,520 Speaker 1: They're not gonna sit col much. 636 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:23,400 Speaker 3: But I think they're just going to be a little 637 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:25,640 Speaker 3: bit more careful and they're going to play the game 638 00:27:25,760 --> 00:27:28,720 Speaker 3: that we talked about with the Dodgers. Hey, if we've 639 00:27:28,760 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 3: got something really special here and our pitching is intact, 640 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:34,680 Speaker 3: let's make sure we're ready for October. So for me, yeah, 641 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 3: I think it's hard to see call it at sixty three. 642 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:39,960 Speaker 3: I think sixty is going to be the career high. 643 00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:42,439 Speaker 3: He shocked the world. But I just I don't know 644 00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:44,719 Speaker 3: if we'll I don't say ever, but I don't know. 645 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:46,280 Speaker 3: I don't know if we'll ever see a catcher hit 646 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:48,720 Speaker 3: that many home runs. It's so freaking rare. 647 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:53,520 Speaker 2: I think about you, it's interesting that home runs seem 648 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:55,240 Speaker 2: to have been unlocked. Last year we had what three 649 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:56,800 Speaker 2: guys hit four home runs in a game we had 650 00:27:56,800 --> 00:28:00,520 Speaker 2: four guys hit fifty plus. I watched some video about 651 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:02,960 Speaker 2: how like power doesn't matter, it's all about like launch, 652 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:06,080 Speaker 2: angle and spin now, and I don't know, maybe he 653 00:28:06,160 --> 00:28:08,359 Speaker 2: did unlock something like and maybe he's just got that 654 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 2: perfect swing, but I think that pitchers will like there's 655 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:14,520 Speaker 2: gonna be a lot of time invested into how do 656 00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:17,000 Speaker 2: we shut down Cal Rawley like there is for every 657 00:28:17,119 --> 00:28:19,040 Speaker 2: big time player. I don't think he's going to get sixty, 658 00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:21,320 Speaker 2: but I could see him hitting forty five to fifty 659 00:28:21,359 --> 00:28:24,600 Speaker 2: five routinely if they and I know he's a great catcher, 660 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:27,480 Speaker 2: but if the Mariners were smart, they would accelerate his 661 00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:29,560 Speaker 2: path to DH so that he can just you know, 662 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:32,199 Speaker 2: hit more and not have the wear and tear, you know, 663 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:33,679 Speaker 2: because then I think he would hit sixty. 664 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:37,440 Speaker 3: Possibly she did a great pitching or catcher prospect too, 665 00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:39,640 Speaker 3: and Harry Ford over to the Nats. I guess they 666 00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:40,840 Speaker 3: didn't like him, but I was like, I think he 667 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:42,800 Speaker 3: could have made that work. I mean, Cal maybe just 668 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:45,120 Speaker 3: is you know, a guy that doesn't want to get 669 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:46,160 Speaker 3: off the catcher position. 670 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:47,000 Speaker 1: But I'm with you. 671 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:49,960 Speaker 3: I think protect your real estate because he's probably a 672 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:51,280 Speaker 3: Mariner for life at this point. 673 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:53,920 Speaker 2: There's a lot of people that talk about jazz Chism 674 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:56,040 Speaker 2: possibly going forty forty, But there's another guy in New 675 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:58,960 Speaker 2: York that almost went forty forty last year. This absolutely 676 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:03,080 Speaker 2: shocked me, and that is Juan Soto, who had a 677 00:29:03,120 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 2: career high in home runs. He also had thirty eight 678 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:08,440 Speaker 2: stolen bases go along with those forty three home runs. 679 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:10,080 Speaker 2: Do you think he's going to get forty forty? Do 680 00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:12,080 Speaker 2: you think knowing that he was able to get like 681 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:15,240 Speaker 2: he's a guy who unlocked stealing bases somehow. I don't 682 00:29:15,280 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 2: know where this came from. Do you think he's going 683 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:18,160 Speaker 2: to do it? 684 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:21,400 Speaker 3: I don't because I think he lost his secret weapon 685 00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:23,840 Speaker 3: Antoine Richardson. And you can be like, oh, well he 686 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:25,160 Speaker 3: learned the tools that he needed. 687 00:29:25,320 --> 00:29:25,600 Speaker 1: Nah. 688 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:27,600 Speaker 3: I think when you have the right trainer and you 689 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:29,640 Speaker 3: keep them, I'm just using an analogy when you're at 690 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:32,920 Speaker 3: the gym, like that's how you keep the correct gains. 691 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:34,280 Speaker 3: Like you can say, oh, I've got it all down, 692 00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:37,000 Speaker 3: I have my own game plan now, But I still think, 693 00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:40,200 Speaker 3: you know, will he's still thirty maybe but to get 694 00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:42,800 Speaker 3: to forty plus, yeah, I don't see it. And maybe 695 00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:44,880 Speaker 3: the Mets are a little bit more careful. It's almost 696 00:29:44,920 --> 00:29:47,600 Speaker 3: a whole new coaching staff too. I mean, Mendoza is there, 697 00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:49,960 Speaker 3: but I don't think he's really, you know, sitting there 698 00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:52,360 Speaker 3: thinking about the run game for Soto every day. So 699 00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:54,680 Speaker 3: I think some of the support staff coaching just won't 700 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:58,000 Speaker 3: be as aggressive. Like that guy was special and I 701 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:01,320 Speaker 3: don't know exactly what happened there, but he ended up leaving. 702 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:03,600 Speaker 3: I think there was maybe a little pay dispute, and 703 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:05,080 Speaker 3: some of that doesn't have to do with the Mets. 704 00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:07,320 Speaker 3: The League kind of tells people how much they should 705 00:30:07,360 --> 00:30:09,960 Speaker 3: be paying some of these assistant coaches. So I'm going 706 00:30:10,040 --> 00:30:12,080 Speaker 3: to take the under on that one. Derek, I'll take 707 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:14,800 Speaker 3: under forty for Soto. I still think he could put 708 00:30:14,840 --> 00:30:17,440 Speaker 3: together another forty plus homer season. Season is prime. He's 709 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:20,000 Speaker 3: gonna rake for a long time. But the other thing 710 00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:23,400 Speaker 3: is the more you run, the more you risk injury. 711 00:30:23,480 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 3: I hate to say it, but it is true. You know, 712 00:30:25,680 --> 00:30:28,000 Speaker 3: you see a lot of guys calm down in that department. 713 00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:29,800 Speaker 3: I don't think he's going to do that necessarily, but 714 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:32,200 Speaker 3: here I'll tell you this, he does get to forty 715 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:36,000 Speaker 3: forty if he is just drilling that stolen base number 716 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:38,400 Speaker 3: early on, right, because then he'll know I mean, he 717 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:40,960 Speaker 3: knows his stats. So oh yeah, he gets hurts like 718 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:43,320 Speaker 3: that again, he's gonna swipe a few bags. He'll figure 719 00:30:43,320 --> 00:30:45,160 Speaker 3: out a way. But for me, no, I'll take the under. 720 00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:48,800 Speaker 3: I'll take, like you know, maybe another forty plus homers, 721 00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:51,120 Speaker 3: forty two homers, and let's say he'll get he'll be 722 00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:53,200 Speaker 3: at like twenty eight stolen bases. He'll get a couple 723 00:30:53,240 --> 00:30:54,600 Speaker 3: in the last week and get to thirty. 724 00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:56,560 Speaker 2: I'm gonna take the over because I think he's gonna 725 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:57,920 Speaker 2: go for it. Like you said, he knows his stats. 726 00:30:57,960 --> 00:30:59,720 Speaker 2: I think he's been thinking about it all winter. Man 727 00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:01,920 Speaker 2: to more stolen bases. That seemed like like that was 728 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:04,360 Speaker 2: knowing on his mind, all right. The last topic for 729 00:31:04,440 --> 00:31:09,480 Speaker 2: the night, Treik Schooble. Will the Tigers deal him? I mean, 730 00:31:10,160 --> 00:31:11,760 Speaker 2: I think they're obviously going to be in it, you 731 00:31:11,760 --> 00:31:14,320 Speaker 2: know how good they are. But still it makes a 732 00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 2: lot of sense to deal him even if you're in it, 733 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:18,760 Speaker 2: because like, he's probably not gonna reason. He's gonna go 734 00:31:18,800 --> 00:31:21,480 Speaker 2: get four hundred million from the Dodger furred five hundred 735 00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:24,760 Speaker 2: six eight hundred million from Cohen. I don't know what 736 00:31:24,760 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 2: he's gonna get, but he's gonna get more money than 737 00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:28,160 Speaker 2: the Tigers are going to pay him. 738 00:31:28,760 --> 00:31:30,840 Speaker 3: He's going to sign before the lockout too. You'll see 739 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:33,200 Speaker 3: they'll be a little spending spree from teams. This is 740 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:35,640 Speaker 3: actually the easiest question you asked me all night by far. 741 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:38,640 Speaker 3: I don't think there's any way they trade him. There's 742 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:41,920 Speaker 3: one way. The Tigers are terrible. It's hard to see that, 743 00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:44,280 Speaker 3: so I don't think they're going to trade him. Can 744 00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:48,000 Speaker 3: you imagine the pr disaster of trading this guy when 745 00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:50,840 Speaker 3: you have a chance to win a World Series? If 746 00:31:50,840 --> 00:31:53,920 Speaker 3: the Tigers are going to be good like we think 747 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:56,680 Speaker 3: they are, how can they get to July and then say, yeah, 748 00:31:56,720 --> 00:31:59,520 Speaker 3: we're shopping him now? The whole game was I think 749 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:02,360 Speaker 3: that they both to teams, they talked about how much 750 00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:05,520 Speaker 3: they could get. They also said internally, Hey, this could 751 00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:07,360 Speaker 3: be the best shot that we have for a while. 752 00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:10,120 Speaker 3: Let's stack it up and go in. And that's what 753 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:11,920 Speaker 3: they're doing. I mean, they have a really nice one 754 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:13,920 Speaker 3: two punch with fram Bravaldez. They can fill out the 755 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:17,080 Speaker 3: rest of the rotation nicely. They truly believe that they've 756 00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:18,960 Speaker 3: got a young core where everybody's going to take a 757 00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:21,040 Speaker 3: step forward. I mean, I know everyone says that, but 758 00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:22,880 Speaker 3: they do have It's not like guys that our first 759 00:32:22,960 --> 00:32:24,280 Speaker 3: year in the league. You know, a lot of guys 760 00:32:24,280 --> 00:32:26,840 Speaker 3: still click when they're like twenty six, twenty seven. They've 761 00:32:26,840 --> 00:32:29,280 Speaker 3: got a lot of that in their lineup, so I 762 00:32:29,320 --> 00:32:31,640 Speaker 3: think they could also supplement that at the trade deadline. 763 00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:33,320 Speaker 3: Easier to pick up a bat than an arm. So 764 00:32:33,400 --> 00:32:37,920 Speaker 3: to answer your question, Derek, I would say five percent chance, 765 00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:40,840 Speaker 3: and that five percent is only if the Tigers are 766 00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:43,280 Speaker 3: like several games out of a wild card spot and 767 00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:44,920 Speaker 3: he're just like what happened to the Tigers And then 768 00:32:44,960 --> 00:32:47,160 Speaker 3: they entertain those discussions because they don't think they have 769 00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:49,200 Speaker 3: a good chance of winning the World Series. I think 770 00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:51,400 Speaker 3: they do their one more year. They're pushing chips in, 771 00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:53,640 Speaker 3: let's have fun, let's see if we can actually crack 772 00:32:53,720 --> 00:32:56,800 Speaker 3: through and get to a you know, one more round. 773 00:32:56,560 --> 00:32:59,520 Speaker 1: Deeper, a CS or a World Series with Trek Skougel. 774 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:04,560 Speaker 2: And then he gone, well, Scotti, thanks so much for 775 00:33:05,080 --> 00:33:08,120 Speaker 2: taking the time tonight. I know it's past your bedtime 776 00:33:08,160 --> 00:33:11,440 Speaker 2: here now. You got a rave to go to, right, Yeah, Yeah, 777 00:33:11,720 --> 00:33:13,520 Speaker 2: I'm just kidding. I'm kidding because I know you're a 778 00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:15,480 Speaker 2: late night You're a night owl. You're the opposite of me. 779 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:17,200 Speaker 2: I'm in bed by ten o'clock and you're the one 780 00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:20,520 Speaker 2: that's up at the raves at midnight and beyond. 781 00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:21,680 Speaker 1: I'm about bud. 782 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:24,960 Speaker 2: I had spaghetti in a nap all right, about four 783 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:29,680 Speaker 2: hours ago. All right, Scotti, everybody subscribe to foul Territory, 784 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:33,520 Speaker 2: obviously to pinstrip Territory as well. We're here after every game. 785 00:33:33,520 --> 00:33:35,520 Speaker 2: We're gonna cover some of the World Baseball Classic, We're 786 00:33:35,520 --> 00:33:38,320 Speaker 2: always gonna cover some of the Yankee Spring Training and 787 00:33:38,520 --> 00:33:42,040 Speaker 2: obviously foul Territory on every day for multiple hours and 788 00:33:42,080 --> 00:33:46,000 Speaker 2: all sorts of great baseball content. So tune in for that, Scotty. 789 00:33:46,040 --> 00:33:48,520 Speaker 2: Any final thoughts on people who may be thinking about 790 00:33:48,520 --> 00:33:50,800 Speaker 2: sitting this baseball season out on what they should watch for. 791 00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:54,120 Speaker 3: No, they should enjoy this season just in case things 792 00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:56,520 Speaker 3: get a little bit crazy. But I would say, you 793 00:33:56,560 --> 00:33:58,280 Speaker 3: know what, final thoughts because I like to always cater 794 00:33:58,320 --> 00:34:01,760 Speaker 3: it to your audience. Odd Frazier, who is on our 795 00:34:01,760 --> 00:34:04,920 Speaker 3: show quite frequently, called out the Orioles last year was like, 796 00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:06,560 Speaker 3: they're not even going to make the playoffs, and he 797 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:08,399 Speaker 3: nailed it. I don't think many people had them going 798 00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:10,960 Speaker 3: that low, and now he's going the other way with them. 799 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:13,719 Speaker 3: So I think I don't think I'm breaking any news here, 800 00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:16,040 Speaker 3: but I think fans should pay attention to the Orioles. 801 00:34:16,080 --> 00:34:18,759 Speaker 3: To Yankee fans, I think they're gonna be much better 802 00:34:18,840 --> 00:34:20,600 Speaker 3: this year. They did a ton in the offseason. If 803 00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:22,319 Speaker 3: you were snoozing and now you wake up, you're gonna 804 00:34:22,320 --> 00:34:24,080 Speaker 3: be like, oh damn, yeah, what is this team? 805 00:34:24,120 --> 00:34:26,000 Speaker 2: So I saw that the divisions stacked. 806 00:34:27,640 --> 00:34:29,799 Speaker 3: He's going to miss a few weeks. Yeah, But I 807 00:34:29,840 --> 00:34:31,560 Speaker 3: do think there's enough there. I mean, I think the 808 00:34:31,600 --> 00:34:34,399 Speaker 3: offense is significantly better with Pete a Lonzo and Taylor Ward. 809 00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:36,120 Speaker 3: Those are two guys that are gonna hit you combine 810 00:34:36,160 --> 00:34:39,680 Speaker 3: seventy home runs. The pitching is much better. I love Bassett. 811 00:34:39,719 --> 00:34:41,560 Speaker 3: I think Shane Boz is going to be really good there. 812 00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:43,359 Speaker 3: So it's just going to be a better team. I think. 813 00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:45,759 Speaker 3: You know, that makes it a little tougher for Yankee fans. 814 00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:47,719 Speaker 3: Where you're looking, You're like, where's my break here? You 815 00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:50,080 Speaker 3: know where your break is? The break's probably the Rays 816 00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:52,560 Speaker 3: in the division. That's the worst team in the division. 817 00:34:52,640 --> 00:34:55,080 Speaker 2: And the Ras always give us trouble, always. 818 00:34:54,760 --> 00:34:57,400 Speaker 1: They do, that's the thing. So it's gonna be fun. 819 00:34:57,440 --> 00:34:59,400 Speaker 3: But yeah, just like there always is, there's going to 820 00:34:59,440 --> 00:35:01,239 Speaker 3: be that low for the Yanks where fans are going 821 00:35:01,320 --> 00:35:04,800 Speaker 3: to freak out and we're here for it when it happens. 822 00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:07,440 Speaker 1: So we'll call to having on for the therapy session 823 00:35:07,440 --> 00:35:08,279 Speaker 1: and we call it. 824 00:35:08,160 --> 00:35:11,800 Speaker 2: The June Boone Swoon here on Pinstrive Territory. All right, everybody, 825 00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:12,719 Speaker 2: we'll see you next time.