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Speaker 1: give us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the

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Speaker 1: scoop on Major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of

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Speaker 1: Fame voter number one oh three, Rob Parker. Welcome into

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Speaker 1: Inside the Parker, our off season edition. Rob Parker. Here

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Speaker 1: you there. Coming up on the program, we'll talk with

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Speaker 1: former Major League manager Bow Porter about the National's huge

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Speaker 1: signing of Steven Strasburg. Also, Julia McWilliams from the Boston

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Speaker 1: Globe joins us from San Diego and the Winter meetings.

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Speaker 1: He'll talk to us about what's going on with the

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Speaker 1: Red Sox and the future of Mookie Betts. That plus

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Speaker 1: my Hall of Fame ballot. I'll reveal that and much more.

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Speaker 1: Let's go to lead off. It's getting rock and keep

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Speaker 1: him on. Robs Hot take on the three biggest stories

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Speaker 1: in Major League Baseball. Number one, the Washington Nationals did

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Speaker 1: the right thing. He's staying in Washington, d C. As

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Speaker 1: Steven Strasbourg is on the verge of a record breaking contract.

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Speaker 1: Yes the twenty nineteen World Series, MVP has agreed to

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Speaker 1: a seven year, two hundred and forty five million dollar

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Speaker 1: contract with the defending Nationals, and uh, that news coming

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Speaker 1: down the first day of the Winter meetings in San Diego,

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Speaker 1: and no one should be surprised. It averages out to

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Speaker 1: about thirty five million dollars a season and breaks two records,

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Speaker 1: at least temporarily. David Price previously held the record for

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Speaker 1: total dollars committed to a picture, which was two hundred

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Speaker 1: highest average and annual value for or picture at thirty

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Speaker 1: four point four. However, we do know Garrit Cole will

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Speaker 1: much money's out there for baseball. But but let's not

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Speaker 1: make a mistake about this. Uh, the Nationals did the

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Speaker 1: right thing, keeping their own guy. And then he had

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Speaker 1: a great year, was eighteen and six with a three

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Speaker 1: And then the thirty one year old was just masterful

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Speaker 1: Uh for Steven Strasburg. Mozle top to both the Nationals

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Speaker 1: and their fans and to Steven Strasburg, he earned every

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Speaker 1: penny of it. Number two, Garrick Cole is going to

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Speaker 1: get paid. Some people of thinking that he's going to

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Speaker 1: Sources are saying that the Yankees are in all the

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Speaker 1: are definitely interested in him. He had a phenomenal year.

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Speaker 1: He didn't win the Cy Young that went to Justin Verlander,

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Speaker 1: his teammate, but he had a cy Young type of season.

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Speaker 1: Garret Cole twenty nine years old, twenty two months Uh

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Speaker 1: And immediately, Uh, there's competition. Is not just the Yankees

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Speaker 1: a bidding war. He'll make more than Strasbourg. But Garrett

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Speaker 1: Cole is gonna hit the Jackpott Baseball keeps showing out

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Speaker 1: big money. It probably will be an eight year contract

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Speaker 1: Lou Whitnaker has been overlooked again. This here we go

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Speaker 1: again with this. This makes no sense to me. Only

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Speaker 1: from this damn point. Lou Whittaker did not make the

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Speaker 1: Former major league player, former major league manager Bo Porter. Bow.

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Speaker 1: What's going on? My man? How you doing? Oh? I'll

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Speaker 1: this is an exciting time of year for Major League

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Speaker 1: Baseball and I couldn't be happier with fall of being

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Speaker 1: the traction that has taken place, with with free agency,

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Speaker 1: And we should say Bo Porter right now is in

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Speaker 1: hand is Stephen strang Osburg to a record breaking seven year,

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Speaker 1: What's going on? Rock? Thanks for having me man always

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Speaker 1: Julia mcwillam, who covers the Boston Red Sox for the

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Speaker 1: Boston Globe, always a good read. Check him out, Julian,

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Speaker 1: thank you so much. Happy holidays to you and yours.

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Speaker 1: Hey appreciate it Rob any time. Now bring in the closer.

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Speaker 1: Here's why MLB is better than the NFL or NBA,

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Speaker 1: and it isn't even close. The reason baseball is better

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Speaker 1: Fame matters. People care who's getting in. People don't even

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Speaker 1: Rob Parker voter number uh baseball writer number one oh three,

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Speaker 1: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Gary Sheffield, Sammy Sosa, and Derek Jeter.

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Speaker 1: next time. Rob Parker out. This could be an inside

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Speaker 1: the Parkers. Jos Church, Jos Jo