1 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:08,960 Speaker 1: Godfather, We're gonna stop Eric from his dancing because you're 2 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:11,040 Speaker 1: gonna break some news to him right off the jump. Here, 3 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: can you tell your friend Eric, who watches almost every 4 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: Phillies game, what position Bryce Harper plays. 5 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 2: He now plays first base, Eric. 6 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 1: First base. Eric, he's not a catcher anymore. You were 7 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:28,479 Speaker 1: following him when he was a superstar kid in Las 8 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:32,160 Speaker 1: Vegas on the cover of Sports Illustrated, and he does 9 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 1: not catch anymore. Todd, do you want the context of 10 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: the story? 11 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 3: I would love to hear the context, because anything that 12 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 3: Eric says is usually gold gold. 13 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 1: So we were talking about the Phillies and how Boba 14 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: Schett could fit into the mix, and then how JT. 15 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: Real Muto and potentially Alec Boone would fit in the mix. 16 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 1: You'd probably trade bone blah blah blah. Right, So Kratz 17 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: is laying out what the positional lineup would look like 18 00:00:57,880 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: for the Phillies and he's like, yeah, and Bryce Harper 19 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: at catch. The backstory, Bryce Harper did play catcher back 20 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: in the day, so he was having fun with it. 21 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 1: If you're watching the whole segment, and really, if you 22 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 1: know Eric, you know how he's talking. If you cut 23 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 1: that into this little tiktoky clip and then you put 24 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 1: it online. Fans are like what. You have a subset 25 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 1: of fans that are like, this doesn't know ball. Bryce 26 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 1: Harper is a first base, not a catcher. Then you 27 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:23,960 Speaker 1: have a subset of fans who are a little smarter, 28 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: who know the backstory that Bryce did catch when he 29 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: was a kid, and so they're like, krat they're not 30 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: going to move him to catcher. Bryce isn't going to 31 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: catch now. They're not going to do that just to 32 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: replace real Muto. And meanwhile, I'm like defending him on 33 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 1: a couple of them. And then Kratz just jumps into 34 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: one of the replies on Twitter and he was like, nah, 35 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: I was not kidding. I want Bryce to catch. So 36 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: he's just trolling everyone who's so stupid bubbled down. 37 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 2: That's tough. That's tough. 38 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 3: Krasty, know your stuff before you send stuff out. I'm 39 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 3: with the fans. I would have been barking at him too, Okay. 40 00:01:57,320 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 4: I don't I don't know. I don't know what I'm 41 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 4: talking about. Do you see what my career batting averages? 42 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 4: I know nothing about baseball? Every day, my favorite, my 43 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 4: favorite is every day When I hear this guy talk, 44 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 4: it's it's he knows less and less about baseball. 45 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 5: What a buffoon. 46 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 4: And I'm like, you listen to us every day, so happy, 47 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 4: thank you? 48 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, Josh, of course, twenty years in pro ball, but 49 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 1: he knows nothing. 50 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 2: Do you know? 51 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 4: Two nine hitter, two nine hitter, brutal than better than most, 52 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 4: better than everybody in the world. 53 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: How about two nine hitter yet managed to be a 54 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: pro for twenty years? 55 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 5: Brutal? 56 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 4: I got pictures of people. It's either I got pictures 57 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 4: of people steroids. Let's see what else can we clip? Oh, 58 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 4: I'm Todd's friend. That's what happened twenty ten. When we 59 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:54,639 Speaker 4: became friends, I was out of the game. I was 60 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 4: I was leaving the game. I just got called up 61 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 4: to the big Lees. I was leaving the game. Became 62 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 4: friends with Todd. All of a sudden. Every year somebody 63 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 4: would call me to be like, hey, don't you worry 64 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 4: about your game, right, I got it, don't worry about it. 65 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:09,800 Speaker 4: You're gonna get a job somewhere. We'll take care of 66 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:12,239 Speaker 4: you over here, all right. And I was like, who 67 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 4: is this? And they were like, don't call me back 68 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 4: next year. Same thing so I kept having a job. 69 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 4: Thanks for your you and your people, Todd New Jersey 70 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:21,959 Speaker 4: for life. 71 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'll give you that one. 72 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: Somebody clipped that I love that all right. Anyway, let's 73 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 1: get into the news, Baba charging about We've been talking 74 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 1: about it. This is Todd Father's first show of the week, 75 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: so we'll get his thoughts too. What do you think 76 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: about Kyle Tucker getting thrown a fifty million dollars a 77 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 1: year offer. It sounds like it could go as high 78 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: as four years, so it could be maybe four years, 79 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: two hundred million. It probably includes opt outs. But it 80 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: also does sound Todd Father like the Blue Jays have 81 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: offered something very long term, could be seven, eight, nine, 82 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 1: even ten years on the table for someone like Kyle Tucker. 83 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: The easiest part of this before looking into who the 84 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: teams are with the location. Is am I wrong to 85 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 1: think that he's going to get way more guaranteed money 86 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 1: from the Blue Jays long term offer than anything else? 87 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,359 Speaker 1: And so you take that or is there I guess 88 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 1: more to life than money. 89 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, I was about to talk into my mind went 90 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:29,719 Speaker 3: right to what you said. Listen, if he's getting more years, yeah, 91 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 3: I would assume he's going to get more money. 92 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 2: But does he want options? You know? 93 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 3: I mean, in my opinion, I feel like if the 94 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 3: Blue Jays want him for six eight years whatever it is, 95 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 3: they're gonna want to lock him down for that six 96 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:45,119 Speaker 3: eight years, no trade clause. All this other stuff without 97 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 3: going to another team will finish his career out there? 98 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 3: Do you want to go with the Mets with you know, 99 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:53,119 Speaker 3: some options here and there? I'm glad all this stuff 100 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 3: is starting to come out, because you know, we we 101 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 3: were just waiting for somebody to start talking some money 102 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:00,599 Speaker 3: here because we're January fifteenth. 103 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:03,840 Speaker 2: Man, Holy cow, we got a month and next thing 104 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 2: you know, boom, we're goore. 105 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 3: But man, if you can get four years for two 106 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 3: hundred million with options, I mean cratzy fifty million a year, 107 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 3: Holy cow. And you're playing down, You're playing in New York. 108 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 3: You're playing for the Mets, understandably, a really good team 109 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 3: that you know in some don't think are going to 110 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:26,359 Speaker 3: be pretty good. Do you want to go the or 111 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 3: do you want to go to the Blue Jays knowing 112 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 3: that you have a big opportunity not only to get 113 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 3: to the playoffs. 114 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 2: But you know, do some damage. It's up to him. 115 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 3: If that's the case, you want longevity or you want 116 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 3: you want the big bang right now and have to 117 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:41,159 Speaker 3: go back in the free agency and do this crap 118 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 3: all over again. 119 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 2: A lot to talk about within the family. 120 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:50,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, there's a big time decisions that I 121 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 4: don't you don't ever have to make or ever had 122 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 4: to make. 123 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 5: But it's all relative. 124 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:59,839 Speaker 4: But if it really is, let's say, what what Scott said, 125 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 4: fifty a year for four years now? Because we heard 126 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:05,840 Speaker 4: it was fifty a year now, could be the fourth year. 127 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:07,919 Speaker 4: Maybe it's a little less, Maybe it's like one ninety 128 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 4: or something like that. If he were to become the 129 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 4: third highest paid position player, I'm sorry, fourth highest behind 130 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 4: behind Judge, Vladimir Guerrero and Mike Trout, he would get 131 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 4: thirty four a year. And let's say the Blue Jays 132 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 4: say we'll give it to you for eight years, little math, 133 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 4: that's two hundred and seventy two million dollars. I feel 134 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:36,040 Speaker 4: like the Mets, if the two hundred million dollar range 135 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 4: is where it's at. I feel like the Mets answered 136 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 4: the question that I pose last week. How much is 137 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:47,160 Speaker 4: enough for a short term deal? Because I'm sorry, you 138 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 4: ain't opting out of a You ain't opting out of 139 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 4: a fifty million dollars a year contract that's gonna pay 140 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 4: you for the next three years after this season if 141 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 4: he has a career type of year, because you just 142 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:03,040 Speaker 4: like the numbers are getting close. The numbers are getting 143 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:05,799 Speaker 4: really close. If the number is two hundred million. 144 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 1: Hey, make good eats at home part of your twenty 145 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 1: twenty six New Year's resolution. 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So 165 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 1: if he has the best year of his life, right, 166 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 1: Let's say you take his year from two years ago 167 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 1: and that was half a season, and then you play 168 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 1: that out for a full season and he's like a 169 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: ten win player. Okay, he does that, And then let's 170 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 1: take the CBA situation and lock that out of the 171 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:28,400 Speaker 1: moment first dep right, and just say, hey, he's got 172 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 1: another normal off season coming up. You think he would 173 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:34,720 Speaker 1: keep his deal for another year. His stock would be 174 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 1: even higher. And we don't know what the rest of 175 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 1: the market looks like. But the whole heer, the whole 176 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 1: point of doing this from a financial standpoint is that 177 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: let's say the Blue Jays are offering fifteen plus less 178 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:49,720 Speaker 1: per year. Let's say it's even twenty. Just for the 179 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:51,679 Speaker 1: case of the exercise. Let's say the Mets are offering 180 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 1: fifty year. Blue Jays are offering thirty a year. Okay, 181 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 1: Mets are offering four years, two hundred million fifty a year. 182 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 1: Blue Jays just again, don't hold us to this crowd. 183 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 1: We're just playing easy math here. Yeah, thirty million a 184 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 1: year from the Blue Jays over ten years, three hundred 185 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: million dollars. The guaranteed money is significantly higher, but you're 186 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: going to be committed to a much longer term contract 187 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: and you could play out this one season, make twenty 188 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:24,200 Speaker 1: million dollars more and then hit free agency again. So 189 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: Todd father, I give you both of those contracts. Okay, 190 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 1: and you're Kyle Tucker, which one do you want? You 191 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: want to do? Because if you're looking at it that way, 192 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: you're essentially looking at it as hey, this is a 193 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: one year contract. I'm Alex Bregman, I'm pee a Lonzo, 194 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: I'm everybody else that has done this game, and I'm 195 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:42,959 Speaker 1: going to take less guaranteed committed dollars because usually the 196 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:45,560 Speaker 1: players are going for the most guarantee. But is there 197 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:47,319 Speaker 1: a line? I think this is what Kratz is getting 198 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:50,120 Speaker 1: at where you go there's such a difference in average 199 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 1: annual value, right the number I'm getting paid for next year, 200 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 1: and I'm down to play my hand one more time 201 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 1: in free agency and make that three hundred long term 202 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 1: offer a four hundred plus. I added a fifty million 203 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: dollars in that one season where I was in limbo. 204 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 3: I might be biased towards this because I've been in 205 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 3: free agency three different times and my biggest issue is 206 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 3: going back to free agency the unknown you know, oh, 207 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:17,600 Speaker 3: well we heard from this team they might want you. Well, 208 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:19,960 Speaker 3: this team just said if they don't get this guy, 209 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 3: they're coming for you. Like the unknown part really bothered me, 210 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 3: and that, you know, and that's like an any job 211 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:26,959 Speaker 3: I think would bother everybody, Like you know, if you 212 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 3: work in corporate somewhere and they're saying, we might send 213 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 3: you to Denver or Chicago, Like, there's certain different things. 214 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 3: I don't want to go back to free agency anytime soon. 215 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 3: That's just my feeling. If I could have signed a 216 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 3: free agent deal for five, six seven years, which didn't happen, 217 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:45,080 Speaker 3: which was unlikely, but if I had an opportunity to, 218 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:46,959 Speaker 3: I probably would take that longevity. 219 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 2: Knowing I am set. 220 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 3: For life, I am with an organization that really wants me. 221 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 3: I like it here hopefully, But even if you don't 222 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 3: like it there you're still making a lot of money 223 00:10:57,160 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 3: and you still got to go perform. So for me, 224 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:01,400 Speaker 3: I don't want to go back in free agency ever again, 225 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 3: knowing what I can get right now, and I hear 226 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 3: what you're saying, Scott, go back and you can make 227 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:10,200 Speaker 3: even more. There's no Givens man, There is no Givens 228 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 3: in this world year by year basis. 229 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 1: And he's had injuries back to back seasons, which we've 230 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:18,239 Speaker 1: talked about is part of the reason why he's probably 231 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 1: being dinged a little bit during the free agent process. Krats. 232 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:24,680 Speaker 1: I'll bring up one more point from Fair Territory, which 233 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 1: was live right before our show and is a good 234 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 1: listener watch. After our show with Ken Rosenthal and Alana Rizzo. 235 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: Ken was just talking about like the rumors around Kyle 236 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:38,280 Speaker 1: Tucker and his personality. Ken's covered him, I've covered him. 237 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 1: Most of us know Kyle Tucker at this point. He's 238 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:42,960 Speaker 1: been in the league for a while. He's definitely not boisterous. 239 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 1: He is more low key, nonchalant. The whole deal right, 240 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 1: there is this thought process that he might not want 241 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 1: to play forever. It's not like Anthony Rendon status. But 242 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 1: I think what they were getting at on that show. 243 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:02,680 Speaker 1: Was a ten year deal means you are committed to 244 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 1: playing ball through what thirty eight years old. Not every 245 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 1: player will want to do that. You know, Kyle Tucker 246 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 1: might be like, Yo, I'm going to give hm my 247 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 1: all for another five or six and then I'm good. 248 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 1: I mean, if you sign a ten year contract, you 249 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:17,520 Speaker 1: need to fulfill the contract. You're playing for ten years 250 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:22,560 Speaker 1: in Toronto, right So there is a chance it's not high, 251 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:23,960 Speaker 1: but there is a chance that he looks at that 252 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:26,560 Speaker 1: and says me, I don't want to play ten years. 253 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:28,960 Speaker 1: And if the Blue Jays are like, hey, we're trying 254 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:32,120 Speaker 1: to keep the average annual value down because we want 255 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 1: you to play with the most talented players possible, and 256 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:37,200 Speaker 1: we get destroyed on luxury tax numbers, which is a 257 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 1: soft salary cap which we always talk about. So just 258 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 1: floating that out there, if you think there's any chance 259 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:44,280 Speaker 1: that there's a player who's not Anthony Rendo in status 260 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 1: where he doesn't want to play baseball at all, but 261 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:48,320 Speaker 1: doesn't necessarily want to play for ten years with one 262 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 1: spot right. 263 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 4: Now, Listen, I get it. Probably Kyle Tucker has no 264 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:55,000 Speaker 4: social media. He's probably not even looking at a lot 265 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 4: of this stuff. But his agent is his agent gets 266 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 4: five percent of this contract. If that were not the case, 267 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 4: if the like, you know, excitement about a ten year deal, 268 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:11,680 Speaker 4: if there was you know, hey, I'm not nonchalant. I'm 269 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:14,720 Speaker 4: more like this, this would have been the time where 270 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 4: they're like, hey, you know what, we're gonna get ahead 271 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 4: of this. We're going to do these things. When the 272 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 4: media portrays somebody a certain way and they don't really 273 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 4: buck up against that or nobody else speaks out against that, 274 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:28,839 Speaker 4: that's probably how it is. 275 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 5: And you know what, if he. 276 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 4: Doesn't want a ten year deal, totally good with that. 277 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 4: But I don't think he's going to get in the 278 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 4: range of like eight years, forty million, like where they 279 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 4: would you know, meet in the middle kind of thing. 280 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:46,800 Speaker 4: Maybe his best bet, and it would he would have 281 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 4: to understand his comfort level, his family's comfort level, everything 282 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:54,439 Speaker 4: about what it means to play in New York. I'm 283 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 4: not saying the media is going to just crush you 284 00:13:57,200 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 4: because he doesn't say much, but there's there's a there's 285 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:04,079 Speaker 4: a lot of obligations to the stars in New York, 286 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:06,640 Speaker 4: whether it's a Mets or the Yankees, and I think 287 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 4: it's a really really fun case for us because we 288 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:13,880 Speaker 4: just get to watch it and sit back and see 289 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:16,959 Speaker 4: what exactly, you know, what actually transpires. But he has 290 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 4: to go through it every single day and wherever he chooses. 291 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 4: People don't understand, like the length of a season is 292 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 4: a grind. And then when you sit there and go, 293 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 4: I gotta be up here for ten years. I got 294 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 4: to do this. I've heard it. I've heard future Hall 295 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 4: of famers say, and I'm so glad I don't have 296 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 4: three more years, five more years on my contract. And 297 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 4: these were guys that were still playing really well. Because 298 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 4: it's it's a lot, it's more than people think. 299 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 1: Also, some guys lose it at a certain age, and 300 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 1: you don't know when that is going to be. But 301 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 1: most players are not good at thirty eight. It's just 302 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:56,680 Speaker 1: how it is these days. Most players are not good 303 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 1: at thirty eight years old. There was a steroid era 304 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 1: where guys were extending there careers a lot, and then 305 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 1: of course there are plenty of outliers that still play 306 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 1: at you know, whatever age, like Aeric Kratz, Yes, Eric 307 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: Kratz playing at what age? Did you retire? 308 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 5: Forty forty? 309 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 4: Best youar ever one of the top five Yankees batting 310 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 4: averages of all time career. But that's okay, Todd, don't 311 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 4: worry about it. 312 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 1: Imagine if you're Kyle Talker and you've been great every year, 313 00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:26,960 Speaker 1: You've been like a superstar, and then all of a sudden, 314 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 1: you hit thirty five and you're not good, and you 315 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:31,560 Speaker 1: still have three four years left on your contract. It's 316 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 1: tough living. I mean, we kind of saw that with 317 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 1: the DJ le Mayhew just now. I mean, injuries biting 318 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 1: you too. That happens. So it just a lot to 319 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 1: think about. And yeah, last point, and then I want 320 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:42,120 Speaker 1: to get to the report. 321 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 4: I was just going to say, is he a superstar? 322 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 4: We had this argument before and now we're talking about 323 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:51,800 Speaker 4: superstar money, Todd, is he a superstar? There's a difference 324 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 4: between a superstar, all star, sometimes all star. 325 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:03,640 Speaker 5: And then regulars. I think he's a star, not a superstar. 326 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 2: No. I think I think he's really really good, really 327 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:08,120 Speaker 2: good baseball. 328 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 1: Player, superstar, and his personality sometimes skews people from thinking 329 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:16,040 Speaker 1: that he's a superstar. But I think his productivity on 330 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 1: the field is superstar quality. I do it depends how 331 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 1: many superstars you have on your list. But anyway, something 332 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 1: to think about. 333 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:27,880 Speaker 3: Let's get my superstar list is a handful of people, 334 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 3: I know. Yeah, and you're saying, you're saying Kyle Tucker 335 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:33,960 Speaker 3: is in that tight group for you, Scott. 336 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:36,720 Speaker 1: My superstar list isn't as tight as yours. 337 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:38,480 Speaker 2: Okay, I'm saying that my. 338 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 1: Like your your superstar list might be what ten, and 339 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 1: mine might be more like maybe, right, Okay, mine's larger 340 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 1: than that. Mine's probably like I'm looking at the top 341 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 1: fifteen position players in the top tennis pitchers something like that. Right, 342 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 1: take that's a much larger list. 343 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 2: Takers, picture pictures out of it. I was just thinking 344 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 2: hitters wise in mind. 345 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 1: Okay for hitters though, still like you might have seven 346 00:16:58,640 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 1: and I might have fifteen, and that's a big difference. 347 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 1: So I think he's afteen player in the sport, all. 348 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 3: Right, I'm saying, right, hold on, I want I want 349 00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:09,200 Speaker 3: to get this the fifteen in the sport or as a. 350 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:13,120 Speaker 1: Hitter, I have fifteen position players. Probably I haven't done this. 351 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 1: I'm just roughly estimating I probably have fifteen position players 352 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 1: as superstars, and some people might only have five to seven, 353 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:21,720 Speaker 1: and you probably have a smaller. 354 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:24,160 Speaker 3: List, right, Yeah, I just wanted to make sure people 355 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:26,640 Speaker 3: understood like what your answer was to as well, that's 356 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:29,199 Speaker 3: all not trying to come back and fight you with it. 357 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 2: I just wanted to hear exactly that's all. 358 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, fighting Todd did it? 359 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:48,359 Speaker 1: Fan Sided insider FT insider Robert Murray with us on 360 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 1: a busy day, Kyle Tucker news maybe coming today? What 361 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:52,240 Speaker 1: do you think, Robert. 362 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 7: H First of all, I love the intro at Cooper 363 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:56,199 Speaker 7: in there, so I got to give you guys your 364 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:59,520 Speaker 7: shoutout for that. But I definitely do think that today 365 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 7: might be the day for the Kyle Tucker resolution. And honestly, 366 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:07,680 Speaker 7: it's anyone's guessing where he's going, but we're definitely we're 367 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:14,159 Speaker 7: close to a resolution here. Okay, yeah, why why just 368 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:19,200 Speaker 7: the signs continue to point to a decision being made. Uh, 369 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 7: there is silence from a lot of folks involved, but 370 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:26,439 Speaker 7: anyone who is anyone who I've talked to, expects it 371 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 7: to be soon and quite possibly today. That's the indications 372 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:31,439 Speaker 7: that I've gotten. 373 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 2: Well does that mean. 374 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 4: Sorry, sorry, we're we're we're so excited about the Today 375 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:41,119 Speaker 4: news there that we're like, okay, we I want to 376 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 4: get to the bottom of it. Does that mean, in 377 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:46,359 Speaker 4: a situation like this, is there a chance that there's 378 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:50,160 Speaker 4: some back and forth still or is it offers are 379 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 4: out now it's Kyle's turn to make the decision. No more, 380 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:56,840 Speaker 4: no more back and forth? Is that where we've gotten 381 00:18:56,840 --> 00:18:57,920 Speaker 4: to most likely? 382 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 7: Yeah, I don't know exactly where the current state of 383 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 7: talks are, but I think you can make the case 384 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 7: for both. Is like, we're obviously pretty deep into the 385 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:09,679 Speaker 7: offseason here, we're less than a month away from pitchers 386 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 7: and catchers reporting. But also too, like he still hasn't 387 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:15,439 Speaker 7: signed yet, and you have three teams. You have the Mets, 388 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:18,640 Speaker 7: you have the Dodgers, and the Blue Jays all involved 389 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:20,479 Speaker 7: in this. He has not signed yet. So if you're 390 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:22,680 Speaker 7: a team and you want to convince him to come 391 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 7: to your city, come to your team, maybe make a 392 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:28,320 Speaker 7: last second move where all of a sudden it's like, Okay, 393 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:30,920 Speaker 7: we really want you. Here's an extra ten million, here's 394 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 7: an extra whatever incentive, whatever it takes to get him. 395 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:37,720 Speaker 7: So I can see both being the case, But I 396 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 7: don't know for sure what point we're at quite yet. 397 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:44,399 Speaker 2: With that, you said the Mets, Dodgers, blue Jays. 398 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 3: Can you see another team that nobody's talking about right now, 399 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 3: kind of swoop in there, or these are the final 400 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:51,320 Speaker 3: three in your opinion, You. 401 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:53,840 Speaker 7: Know, that's something that I've been asking around about because 402 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 7: usually at this point of the offseason or even before this, 403 00:19:56,560 --> 00:19:58,959 Speaker 7: we hear about a mystery team being involved, and we 404 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:02,240 Speaker 7: haven't heard that yet this. In my indications, I think 405 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:05,600 Speaker 7: it's those three teams that are in it at this point, 406 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 7: and you can make the case for any one of 407 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:10,439 Speaker 7: those teams, Like you look at the Mets. I reported 408 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:12,320 Speaker 7: the other day that their offer was for fifty million 409 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:14,880 Speaker 7: a year short term deal, and then you heard Mike 410 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 7: Puma of The Post mentioned that it's a four year offer. 411 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:21,199 Speaker 7: So if you combine those two reports, four for two hundred, 412 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:24,679 Speaker 7: that looks pretty pretty darn good. And I mean, I 413 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:27,639 Speaker 7: know it's for me, that'd be pretty tough to turn down. 414 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 7: I can't lie about that. But then you have the 415 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:33,360 Speaker 7: Blue Jays who are reportedly offering a long term deal, 416 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:36,320 Speaker 7: and I don't necessarily know the specifics of that. But 417 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:39,879 Speaker 7: like one thing that I've I've mentioned a lot of 418 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:42,520 Speaker 7: my podcast, The Baseball Insiders, and I'll mention it here too, 419 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:45,439 Speaker 7: is you hear people be like, why why would Toronto 420 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 7: be a destination You hear people kind of criticize Toronto. It's 421 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:52,200 Speaker 7: a great place to play, man. You have an unbelievable city, 422 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:55,639 Speaker 7: you have that entire fan base and entire country behind you, 423 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 7: and it's like a super desirable place to play, and 424 00:20:59,320 --> 00:21:01,080 Speaker 7: you're also going to having a chance of winning a 425 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:05,680 Speaker 7: World Series. So to me, that's incredibly enticing and incredibly intriguing. 426 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:08,959 Speaker 7: And I think the Blue Jays are absolutely a serious 427 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:11,480 Speaker 7: player here. And then you have the Dodgers, where we 428 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:14,199 Speaker 7: haven't heard much there whatsoever as far as reports go, 429 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:17,000 Speaker 7: which you wonder what exactly that could mean. But I 430 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:19,880 Speaker 7: think all three of these teams are a threat. And 431 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:23,439 Speaker 7: as I said before, I think a resolution is around 432 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:23,960 Speaker 7: the corner. 433 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:25,639 Speaker 8: But maybe it's today. 434 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 7: Maybe I think it might be today, But it's up 435 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 7: to Kyle Tucker, so only he knows at this point. 436 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 5: So we should have had Kyle Tucker on and not 437 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:38,160 Speaker 5: Robert Murray. I get it. I got it. That's totally fine. 438 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:39,400 Speaker 5: I got it. Boy. 439 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 8: I wish the wouldn't that be something? 440 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, that would be that would be how we could 441 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:47,359 Speaker 4: break the news. But one thing I brought up before, 442 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:51,359 Speaker 4: and maybe it's not something that you've even experienced or seen. 443 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:57,640 Speaker 4: But should Kyle Tucker be out there trying to kick 444 00:21:57,680 --> 00:22:01,480 Speaker 4: against the narrative that he's non shalant laid back if 445 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:04,520 Speaker 4: it wasn't true, and so if it, if he's not 446 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:08,880 Speaker 4: kicking back against it, then it's probably true. And at 447 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 4: some point we'll have to figure out how much money 448 00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:15,719 Speaker 4: that cost him. That like kind of just his his 449 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:18,159 Speaker 4: aura of just being like, eh, you know what, bro, 450 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 4: I got this. 451 00:22:20,560 --> 00:22:22,879 Speaker 7: No, Like, he's definitely a chill guy. I've spent some 452 00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:25,560 Speaker 7: time around him. He's a chill guy. He's very relaxed, 453 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:29,120 Speaker 7: very reserved. But I don't know if i'd necessarily interpret 454 00:22:29,119 --> 00:22:32,919 Speaker 7: that as someone who doesn't love baseball or I don't know. 455 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:35,240 Speaker 7: I've seen the different reports there. I don't necessarily know 456 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:38,639 Speaker 7: what I think of those. I know if it was 457 00:22:38,760 --> 00:22:41,840 Speaker 7: me that I would probably fight back against those. But 458 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:45,520 Speaker 7: that being said, he's his own guy, and I don't know. 459 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:47,240 Speaker 7: He's still getting to make it a whole lot of 460 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:50,040 Speaker 7: money here, whether it's fifty million from the Mets or whatever. 461 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:52,680 Speaker 7: He's ended up getting offer from the Dodters in Blue Jays. 462 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:55,720 Speaker 7: So did it cost him money? I don't know, But 463 00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 7: that being said, like he's one of the most talented 464 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:02,679 Speaker 7: players baseball. I heard your guys' debate before I hopped on. 465 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:04,560 Speaker 7: I absolutely I think I would put him in a 466 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:08,960 Speaker 7: superstar category. I just heard Todd mention the star category. 467 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:11,239 Speaker 7: Either way, you can't go you can't go wrong. So 468 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 7: he'll get he'll get his due. I have no doubts 469 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:14,239 Speaker 7: about that. 470 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:17,000 Speaker 4: We gotta have a whole We gonna have a whole 471 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:22,120 Speaker 4: breakdown of Robert superstars, Todd superstars. I think I think 472 00:23:22,119 --> 00:23:24,399 Speaker 4: it's fun. It's like aces and number ones. It's that 473 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 4: whole debate. 474 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:28,199 Speaker 8: No, it's maybe maybe that's for the next show. How 475 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:30,359 Speaker 8: about that? Should we have an entire show just breaking 476 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 8: that entire thing. 477 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:32,800 Speaker 5: Done once Manfred? 478 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 4: Once Manfred sets a trade deadline, then we have nothing else, 479 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:39,080 Speaker 4: or a signing deadline, then we have nothing else to 480 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:41,040 Speaker 4: chat about, because it would just be one day no 481 00:23:41,080 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 4: one else can sign and we'd be like, all right, Robert, 482 00:23:43,359 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 4: what's your favorite ice cream? 483 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:46,240 Speaker 5: All that stuff, but. 484 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 7: Chocolate chip cookie though, by the way. 485 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:54,399 Speaker 1: All right, so now we'll kick this around. It was 486 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:57,240 Speaker 1: breaking news right as the show started. Clayton Kershaw is 487 00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 1: going to be a part of Team USA. We just 488 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:01,720 Speaker 1: spoke to Mason Miller about it, and he's excited to 489 00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:05,119 Speaker 1: have him as part of the crew. Remember, there's a 490 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:10,160 Speaker 1: backstory here. There was insurance complications last time around, which 491 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 1: usually to me Kratz just means that there was too 492 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:15,880 Speaker 1: much money to pay for Kershaw based on the mileage 493 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:18,480 Speaker 1: and whatever injuries that he was having, because you have 494 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:22,280 Speaker 1: to pay insurance fees here for the players. I believe 495 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:24,080 Speaker 1: the way it works is that the league covers that 496 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 1: because the league is the one that's cashing out hardcore 497 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:30,160 Speaker 1: on this, and so they're able to cover the insurance rates. 498 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:34,479 Speaker 1: But maybe they were at an impasse, you know, just 499 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:36,280 Speaker 1: throwing it out there. It's like maybe most of the 500 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:38,240 Speaker 1: players cost X and they were like, we're going to 501 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 1: charge you double or triple because we don't love the medicals. 502 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:45,080 Speaker 1: He's had injuries, he's late career, blah blah blah. Right, 503 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 1: So anyway, that held him back last time around. This time, 504 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:49,680 Speaker 1: he doesn't have to worry about that. He's not pitching 505 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:51,840 Speaker 1: again in the major leagues. He already retired, so you 506 00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:54,280 Speaker 1: don't need the insurance policy like you did, and he 507 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:57,919 Speaker 1: can join the team. I will read a recent tweet 508 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:02,639 Speaker 1: that came out like second to go Alden Gonzalez saying 509 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:06,800 Speaker 1: it's his final act for Team USA in the World 510 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 1: Baseball Classic, a tournament that he was denied participating in 511 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 1: three years ago. He will be pitching. This is the key, 512 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:20,439 Speaker 1: probably only in an emergency. Isn't that kind of how 513 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:25,080 Speaker 1: it was for him? This past postseason? He made one appearance, 514 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 1: right from what I remember, it was the one appearance 515 00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:30,320 Speaker 1: which was important, no doubt in the marathon important. 516 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:36,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, he ate innings. I think the rosa's smart. 517 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 4: But it's also like, let's not prop the brakes. This 518 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:41,760 Speaker 4: is gonna do. That's gonna come out and say, yeah, 519 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:43,640 Speaker 4: I'm ready to pitch, and he's gonna be eighty two. 520 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:46,879 Speaker 4: Clayton Kershall is gonna be the exact same guy he 521 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:51,760 Speaker 4: was the last entirety of his career, and he's gonna 522 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 4: give you quality innings whenever that is. And you don't 523 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:58,720 Speaker 4: have to throw a Mason Miller who is on a 524 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:03,439 Speaker 4: strict pitch county, strict usage limit. And this is an 525 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:07,080 Speaker 4: advantage for the team if they get a huge lead, 526 00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:11,560 Speaker 4: or god forbid, if they fall behind big, they need 527 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:14,040 Speaker 4: somebody to be able to eat these innings. That say, okay, 528 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:17,160 Speaker 4: we're not using you. We can't use you on back 529 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 4: to back days. And I mean in twenty three, So 530 00:26:20,119 --> 00:26:22,840 Speaker 4: basically in twenty three he was making twenty million dollars. 531 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:25,720 Speaker 4: That insurance policy is going to be quite large. Three 532 00:26:25,800 --> 00:26:29,280 Speaker 4: years before that, he was making thirty one million dollars, 533 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 4: three years before that, he was making thirty four million dollars. 534 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:36,240 Speaker 4: And with the injury history, Yeah, I get it. I 535 00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:38,200 Speaker 4: get that that's tough. And I don't one hundred percent 536 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:40,480 Speaker 4: know that Major League Baseball's covering it. The only reason 537 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 4: I say that is because I thought part of it 538 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:50,000 Speaker 4: was based on each each corporation, each coalition, the team USA, 539 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:54,639 Speaker 4: team Canada. You know where they're they're covering. Do they 540 00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:57,960 Speaker 4: get stipen from Major League Baseball? I'm not one hundred 541 00:26:57,960 --> 00:26:58,639 Speaker 4: percent sure on that. 542 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, and we'll see. 543 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:06,639 Speaker 3: I mean, you talk about an emergency situation shouldn't be 544 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:08,800 Speaker 3: all hands on deck, So I don't know. 545 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:12,240 Speaker 2: I hope that's not the case. You know, because you might. 546 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:15,000 Speaker 3: You're gonna need him to pitch eventually, you know, say 547 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:17,920 Speaker 3: a guy goes down, or you know there's a there's 548 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:19,919 Speaker 3: a game where they need a lefty to come in 549 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:23,720 Speaker 3: so I hope the USA is picking accordingly and it 550 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:26,320 Speaker 3: you know, I just hope that you know, if he's 551 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:27,440 Speaker 3: on the team, they're gonna play. 552 00:27:27,440 --> 00:27:27,560 Speaker 4: You know. 553 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:30,080 Speaker 3: I know there's some position players that don't play sometimes, 554 00:27:30,119 --> 00:27:32,800 Speaker 3: but they're gonna need every pitcher they can get, and 555 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:36,240 Speaker 3: that's definite in these in these World Baseball Classics, for sure. 556 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:39,159 Speaker 1: I don't want to say like last man on the bench, 557 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:41,600 Speaker 1: but it is kind of like that, or it appears 558 00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:43,280 Speaker 1: that way. Do you guys know what I'm saying where 559 00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:46,520 Speaker 1: it's like, hey, he's more of the emergency guy we're 560 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 1: gonna see and maybe I'm wrong, right, We also don't 561 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:50,919 Speaker 1: know how he's going to feel. I mean, Clinton Kershew 562 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:53,159 Speaker 1: is not preparing for a full season. He's preparing for 563 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:55,880 Speaker 1: a World Baseball Classic. That's a little bit different. Right. 564 00:27:56,119 --> 00:27:59,600 Speaker 1: He can go in there and just feel really good 565 00:27:59,640 --> 00:28:02,520 Speaker 1: and can't and then blow it out for a few outings. 566 00:28:02,560 --> 00:28:05,240 Speaker 1: He could, right if he feels like the arm's good. No, 567 00:28:05,359 --> 00:28:08,439 Speaker 1: you don't think Sokratz, right, No, he doesn't have to 568 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 1: do the same arm maintenance that you would have to 569 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:11,199 Speaker 1: do for a full season. 570 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:14,120 Speaker 4: I just think I have a hard time believing he's 571 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:17,040 Speaker 4: gonna lie and be like, no, I got this and 572 00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:20,359 Speaker 4: not be good like he had a three er last year. 573 00:28:20,600 --> 00:28:23,679 Speaker 4: Like he's gonna go out and get outs. Are you 574 00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:26,479 Speaker 4: starting him in the finals against Japan. 575 00:28:27,119 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 5: No? 576 00:28:28,560 --> 00:28:31,280 Speaker 4: No, But like he's gonna go out and get outs, 577 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:33,240 Speaker 4: he's going to be a productive piece of this team. 578 00:28:33,280 --> 00:28:34,560 Speaker 4: As a guy who was at the end of his 579 00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 4: career asked to play for, I was asked to play 580 00:28:39,040 --> 00:28:44,960 Speaker 4: for the eventual silver medal winning Olympic team. I knew 581 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:46,920 Speaker 4: there was a lot that you have to do to 582 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:50,440 Speaker 4: prepare to go into that. Yes, and you couldn't as 583 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:53,440 Speaker 4: much as they said, it's your team, you can be on. 584 00:28:53,560 --> 00:28:55,480 Speaker 4: It doesn't matter. 585 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 5: What you do. 586 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:59,640 Speaker 4: I would not have done that to my teammates, to 587 00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:04,480 Speaker 4: Team USA, to anybody and said all right, I'm rolling 588 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:07,560 Speaker 4: out of bed on on July third and I'm joining 589 00:29:07,560 --> 00:29:10,600 Speaker 4: the team. No chance. That would have been disingenuous to 590 00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 4: the guys who you're trying to accomplish something and win 591 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:14,240 Speaker 4: a gold medal. 592 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:18,880 Speaker 2: Agreed, this is this is serious stuff, man. 593 00:29:18,880 --> 00:29:22,760 Speaker 3: I help people want putting the USA on and representing 594 00:29:22,800 --> 00:29:25,800 Speaker 3: your country, even if it's a World Baseball Classic. Kratzy 595 00:29:25,800 --> 00:29:29,240 Speaker 3: and I played for. I played for three different USA teams. 596 00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:32,680 Speaker 3: I'm sure he played for three plus maybe a bunch more. 597 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:35,240 Speaker 3: But when you put that on, man, there's a different 598 00:29:35,320 --> 00:29:37,600 Speaker 3: there's a different sound, it's a different feeling, it's a 599 00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:40,920 Speaker 3: different vibe. When you come off that bus representing your 600 00:29:40,960 --> 00:29:44,560 Speaker 3: country and everybody knows USA is coming in town. I 601 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:47,160 Speaker 3: promise you you're gonna get the best of the best 602 00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:49,600 Speaker 3: coming after you, and they want to beat you, whether 603 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:52,000 Speaker 3: it's a pool play game, a championship game, or a 604 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:56,120 Speaker 3: World you know, a gold medal match, if they can, 605 00:29:56,240 --> 00:29:58,640 Speaker 3: if they smell blood, they're gonna freaking find a way. 606 00:29:58,680 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 2: And it's intense. 607 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:03,880 Speaker 3: And I remember the first time playing in Port Saint 608 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:06,760 Speaker 3: Lucie in the trials to get to Tokyo for the 609 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:09,880 Speaker 3: you know, for the Olympics, and we're playing Nicaragua and 610 00:30:09,920 --> 00:30:10,920 Speaker 3: they went up one nothing. 611 00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:15,120 Speaker 2: It was unmatched. It was unbelievable because we're playing in 612 00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 2: Florida and seventy eighty percent of cheering against you. It 613 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:20,760 Speaker 2: was crazy. These people came out of the woodwork. 614 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:24,640 Speaker 3: So Kratzy knows the feeling we all do down in Miami. 615 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:26,040 Speaker 2: It's gonna be a different vibe. 616 00:30:26,080 --> 00:30:28,320 Speaker 3: We know we got different cultures down there, and it's 617 00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:29,200 Speaker 3: gonna be so cool. 618 00:30:31,200 --> 00:30:34,600 Speaker 1: What if he feels too good? What if what if 619 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:38,480 Speaker 1: it's coming out of the arm real nice? He's like, 620 00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:40,640 Speaker 1: you know what, I didn't throw it all this offseason, 621 00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:45,360 Speaker 1: and that's actually no Beer League, Beer League right where. 622 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:48,240 Speaker 1: He's like, I didn't touch a baseball until just now, 623 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:49,640 Speaker 1: and now it feels really good. 624 00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:55,600 Speaker 4: Fucking Scott, And I'm sure I'm sure Todd can can 625 00:30:56,040 --> 00:31:00,920 Speaker 4: definitely agree with me on this, on this thing. Your 626 00:31:00,920 --> 00:31:04,160 Speaker 4: wife is already in there making your plans. That summer 627 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:07,600 Speaker 4: is filled up. Clayton, summer is filled up. Ain't no 628 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:11,640 Speaker 4: way he's he's going and saying, I played that long? 629 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:14,160 Speaker 4: Can I get one more? I know we're supposed to 630 00:31:14,160 --> 00:31:16,120 Speaker 4: do this with the kids. We're supposed to go to 631 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:18,840 Speaker 4: the mall D's, we're supposed to go to Greece. We're 632 00:31:18,840 --> 00:31:22,480 Speaker 4: supposed to go to Grandma's for July fourth. I might 633 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:22,960 Speaker 4: miss it. 634 00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:25,000 Speaker 5: Nope, Nope, Clayton. 635 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:29,600 Speaker 4: Unless Clayton says, now I'm feeling it now. No, I 636 00:31:29,600 --> 00:31:32,320 Speaker 4: don't know, don't don't do it. He already said it. 637 00:31:33,000 --> 00:31:35,520 Speaker 4: She's she's gonna be like, time to be home, Clayton. 638 00:31:37,320 --> 00:31:42,080 Speaker 1: We'll see, or if he says, did you see what 639 00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:46,200 Speaker 1: David Robertson did? Honey? He actually enjoyed half of a 640 00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:52,480 Speaker 1: baseball season at home. We got some summer activities, picnics outside, 641 00:31:52,760 --> 00:31:53,120 Speaker 1: and then he. 642 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:58,440 Speaker 3: Must be throwing if they need him for an inning, 643 00:31:58,440 --> 00:32:00,200 Speaker 3: and he like hits like ninety five. 644 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:03,880 Speaker 2: Worried like hay, now I'll need that. 645 00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:05,160 Speaker 5: I want to see it. 646 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:08,280 Speaker 4: I want to see it anytime Scott like sits a 647 00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:10,440 Speaker 4: certain way, it looks like I got hair. 648 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:14,480 Speaker 5: When it goes up to the screen, yeah. 649 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:19,160 Speaker 3: Oh, take your hat off real quick. Don't show it's 650 00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:23,520 Speaker 3: the team. Don't move right there. 651 00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:24,920 Speaker 5: Oh my shot? 652 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:30,240 Speaker 1: Screenshot it? Hold on. 653 00:32:32,080 --> 00:32:32,480 Speaker 2: They did? 654 00:32:32,520 --> 00:32:40,480 Speaker 5: Or me, yes, somebody will. There's a reason I don't 655 00:32:40,560 --> 00:32:40,920 Speaker 5: have hair. 656 00:32:41,320 --> 00:32:43,760 Speaker 4: If I had hair, Oh my gosh, the arrogance that 657 00:32:43,800 --> 00:32:45,640 Speaker 4: would be coming out of this mouth if I had 658 00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:47,240 Speaker 4: hair unbelievable. 659 00:32:47,320 --> 00:32:49,040 Speaker 5: I'm telling you. If I had hair like you, Todd 660 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:50,000 Speaker 5: or Scott. 661 00:32:51,720 --> 00:32:53,479 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, it's a great photo. 662 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:54,520 Speaker 2: You're gross. 663 00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:58,360 Speaker 1: Wow, it's really good. This, by the way, is a 664 00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:03,360 Speaker 1: nice shirt. It's called the Friar Territory og logo shirt 665 00:33:03,440 --> 00:33:06,840 Speaker 1: right here at Friar Territory shop dot com. And if 666 00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:09,840 Speaker 1: you want hair for one of your friends, you can 667 00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:12,040 Speaker 1: do the same thing. I wore it today because Mason 668 00:33:12,040 --> 00:33:14,640 Speaker 1: Miller was on the show. Anyway, next part of the conversation, 669 00:33:14,760 --> 00:33:17,880 Speaker 1: as we get back to BIZ, Alec Bregman is going 670 00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:20,120 Speaker 1: to be a part of the World Baseball Classic four 671 00:33:20,120 --> 00:33:23,640 Speaker 1: Team USA. Bregman did not participate last go around. This time, 672 00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:26,880 Speaker 1: he's like, yeah, I'm playing, signed up long term. Let's 673 00:33:26,960 --> 00:33:28,959 Speaker 1: do this right now. You get to live out all 674 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:33,240 Speaker 1: of your dreams. So Bregman's back. Guess what Team USA 675 00:33:33,440 --> 00:33:37,960 Speaker 1: starts to play in Houston, Texas in front of probably 676 00:33:38,040 --> 00:33:40,080 Speaker 1: quite a few Astros fans. So this is going to 677 00:33:40,120 --> 00:33:42,040 Speaker 1: be a blast. I mean, look at life for Alex 678 00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:44,600 Speaker 1: right now. He gets to have fun with Boston. Then 679 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:47,880 Speaker 1: he gets to spurn Boston and be like, you didn't 680 00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:51,720 Speaker 1: pay enough, no respect for me. Bye, I'm going to 681 00:33:51,760 --> 00:33:54,000 Speaker 1: the Cubs. And then he gets to play WBC go 682 00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:56,200 Speaker 1: back to Houston and be like, here's what you're missing. 683 00:33:56,920 --> 00:33:58,720 Speaker 1: This is a fun little stretch of time. 684 00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:02,520 Speaker 2: Definitely is. 685 00:34:02,720 --> 00:34:05,960 Speaker 3: He's in the driver's seat here, a couple of different contracts. 686 00:34:06,040 --> 00:34:06,760 Speaker 2: He's loving life. 687 00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:10,040 Speaker 3: Going back to Houston to kind of finish out what 688 00:34:10,160 --> 00:34:10,960 Speaker 3: he started there. 689 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:11,960 Speaker 2: I guess you could say. 690 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:15,040 Speaker 3: And I'm sure he's gonna play there again, because everybody 691 00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:19,040 Speaker 3: plays everybody in Major League Baseball now, So I think 692 00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:21,640 Speaker 3: it's pretty cool. It'd be a nice little homecoming for him, 693 00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:25,080 Speaker 3: and hopefully he can represents starting to become a really 694 00:34:25,160 --> 00:34:27,120 Speaker 3: nice looking team for USA. 695 00:34:27,480 --> 00:34:29,719 Speaker 4: I think it's I think it's fun too, because he's 696 00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:33,719 Speaker 4: been on the sixteen you team, the eighteen YOU team, 697 00:34:34,040 --> 00:34:38,160 Speaker 4: the college team, and he's already played WBC. But I mean, 698 00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:42,840 Speaker 4: my guy's a Team USA fixture. They might be, depending 699 00:34:42,840 --> 00:34:44,879 Speaker 4: on how they do they win this thing. I'm sure 700 00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:47,200 Speaker 4: he's got some victories under his belts other years when 701 00:34:47,200 --> 00:34:50,799 Speaker 4: he was doing it. I don't know, maybe maybe one 702 00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:53,520 Speaker 4: of the best Team USA players of all time. He's 703 00:34:53,520 --> 00:34:54,360 Speaker 4: no Ben Sheets. 704 00:34:54,440 --> 00:34:57,080 Speaker 5: I get it. Ben Sheets won the gold medal. You 705 00:34:57,120 --> 00:34:59,600 Speaker 5: know you're you're locked in when you win the gold medal. 706 00:34:59,680 --> 00:35:03,319 Speaker 4: But I don't know huspragmants putting together a nice little 707 00:35:03,360 --> 00:35:04,399 Speaker 4: Team USA. 708 00:35:06,200 --> 00:35:06,640 Speaker 5: Resume. 709 00:35:07,840 --> 00:35:11,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, twenty eight though, he'll still be in the bigs. 710 00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:12,440 Speaker 1: He'll still be kicking, He'll still be. 711 00:35:12,760 --> 00:35:15,600 Speaker 4: I mean, like he's got another one that he can play. 712 00:35:15,680 --> 00:35:24,719 Speaker 4: But right, wow, it just it just amped it up. 713 00:35:24,800 --> 00:35:26,759 Speaker 4: I mean, we can't. We can't not have it on there. 714 00:35:27,320 --> 00:35:29,120 Speaker 4: Come on, come on, uncle Bob. 715 00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:32,719 Speaker 1: We gotta I think Uncle Bob's gonna improve it. 716 00:35:33,640 --> 00:35:34,680 Speaker 5: I do. 717 00:35:34,560 --> 00:35:37,960 Speaker 4: I do that you're making you're making their money. 718 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:39,640 Speaker 5: You're making their money in WBC. 719 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:42,640 Speaker 4: That's why I was told from people on the inside 720 00:35:42,719 --> 00:35:46,480 Speaker 4: that the reason they never allowed it before, even like 721 00:35:46,719 --> 00:35:50,400 Speaker 4: entertain the thought was because not because of the season 722 00:35:50,520 --> 00:35:53,040 Speaker 4: change or what that would have meant. It was because 723 00:35:53,080 --> 00:35:56,520 Speaker 4: of the fact that they wanted to make sure their product, 724 00:35:56,840 --> 00:36:01,759 Speaker 4: which is WB, the WBC was making the cash was 725 00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:05,960 Speaker 4: definitely the premier event because baseball is not always in 726 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:08,879 Speaker 4: the Olympics. It's only in the Olympics when it's when 727 00:36:08,920 --> 00:36:12,920 Speaker 4: it's held in cities or countries that won it in 728 00:36:12,960 --> 00:36:16,040 Speaker 4: the Olympics. Baseball and softball are I forget what they're 729 00:36:16,040 --> 00:36:19,360 Speaker 4: called preliminary events where they have like they have to 730 00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:21,160 Speaker 4: choose to have it in And obviously when it was 731 00:36:21,200 --> 00:36:23,880 Speaker 4: in Japan, baseball is a big sport. When it was 732 00:36:23,920 --> 00:36:25,879 Speaker 4: in you know when it's going to be in La 733 00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:28,239 Speaker 4: Baseball is a big sport. But it's one of those 734 00:36:28,280 --> 00:36:33,040 Speaker 4: things that it is. It was huge that they came 735 00:36:33,120 --> 00:36:35,880 Speaker 4: up with the WBC, but it also took players away 736 00:36:35,920 --> 00:36:38,680 Speaker 4: from probably at this point we should have had all 737 00:36:38,719 --> 00:36:40,480 Speaker 4: big league players in the Olympics. 738 00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:42,960 Speaker 5: But yeah, thanks for that. 739 00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:47,000 Speaker 4: You get other opportunities, and because Japan loves to put 740 00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:49,919 Speaker 4: their big leaguers in there, So just saying, just saying, 741 00:36:49,960 --> 00:36:50,680 Speaker 4: we got to keep. 742 00:36:50,600 --> 00:36:54,120 Speaker 1: Up, yeah, and I think they will. That decision should 743 00:36:54,160 --> 00:36:56,759 Speaker 1: come at some point, maybe over the next year, to 744 00:36:56,960 --> 00:37:00,160 Speaker 1: find out if MLB is going to be participating with 745 00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:09,680 Speaker 1: their players in the twenty twenty eight Olympics. Bo Bet 746 00:37:09,800 --> 00:37:13,560 Speaker 1: MGM Futures regular season wins, Phillies ninety and a half 747 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:17,239 Speaker 1: over under. We got a lot of these lately, a 748 00:37:17,239 --> 00:37:20,440 Speaker 1: lot of these just in that like ninety ish range. 749 00:37:22,520 --> 00:37:23,239 Speaker 1: I know where I'm going. 750 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:26,879 Speaker 3: I'm stuck on this one because they they still got 751 00:37:26,880 --> 00:37:30,520 Speaker 3: a couple moves to make. It's so hard. I can 752 00:37:30,560 --> 00:37:33,160 Speaker 3: easily see them going over ninety wins. I can easily 753 00:37:33,200 --> 00:37:37,120 Speaker 3: see them doing it. I don't know this one here 754 00:37:37,160 --> 00:37:39,520 Speaker 3: I would say, I would say, I would say. 755 00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:42,960 Speaker 2: Over, but not by many right now I would I'm 756 00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:43,239 Speaker 2: with you. 757 00:37:44,160 --> 00:37:46,200 Speaker 1: I think this one's kind of easy. This is one 758 00:37:46,200 --> 00:37:48,399 Speaker 1: that I really like. I think the Phillies are more 759 00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:51,640 Speaker 1: like a ninety five win team. I mean, Kratz gives 760 00:37:51,640 --> 00:37:54,000 Speaker 1: me shit sometimes because I call them a regular season team. 761 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:55,840 Speaker 1: But I've been right about that the last couple of years. 762 00:37:56,200 --> 00:38:00,840 Speaker 1: Still is the case. Really strong starting staff, really stable superstars. 763 00:38:02,320 --> 00:38:05,239 Speaker 1: The bullpen looks nice. There should be more on the 764 00:38:05,239 --> 00:38:07,560 Speaker 1: way too, in terms of the young position players actually 765 00:38:07,560 --> 00:38:11,600 Speaker 1: and pitchers Andrew Paynter, Aiden Miller, Justin Crawford to supplement 766 00:38:11,600 --> 00:38:14,200 Speaker 1: what they already have. There's still moves to be made. 767 00:38:14,640 --> 00:38:17,040 Speaker 1: I like this one, Kratz. I would be shocked if 768 00:38:17,080 --> 00:38:19,319 Speaker 1: you told me that the Phillies only won like eighty 769 00:38:19,320 --> 00:38:19,920 Speaker 1: eight games. 770 00:38:21,040 --> 00:38:23,120 Speaker 4: I mean, I think it's like we had yesterday. I 771 00:38:23,239 --> 00:38:25,799 Speaker 4: do like the Braves at eighty seven and a half 772 00:38:25,840 --> 00:38:27,680 Speaker 4: the over the eighty seven and a half. I thought, 773 00:38:28,040 --> 00:38:31,360 Speaker 4: I thought both these teams are a plus ninety win team. 774 00:38:31,800 --> 00:38:35,040 Speaker 4: I think the division is going to allow them to be. 775 00:38:35,160 --> 00:38:38,960 Speaker 4: I think the Phillies have historically struggled the last few 776 00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:41,759 Speaker 4: years against the Mets. But if the Mets don't make 777 00:38:42,280 --> 00:38:44,440 Speaker 4: any moves here the rest of the all seasons, like 778 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:49,000 Speaker 4: where are they actually going to be? The Nats aren't 779 00:38:49,040 --> 00:38:52,279 Speaker 4: trying in the sense of like building a stronger team 780 00:38:52,520 --> 00:38:56,000 Speaker 4: they're developing. You know, they brought in all their college coaches, 781 00:38:56,320 --> 00:38:58,160 Speaker 4: and then the Marlins are going to be a good 782 00:38:58,160 --> 00:39:01,720 Speaker 4: pitching team. That if they keep some of their pitching, 783 00:39:01,760 --> 00:39:03,840 Speaker 4: which shows that they're getting rid of a lot of 784 00:39:03,880 --> 00:39:07,080 Speaker 4: their pitching. So to me, I think the Braves and 785 00:39:07,160 --> 00:39:09,919 Speaker 4: the Phillies are plus ninety one. I mean, I would 786 00:39:09,920 --> 00:39:11,440 Speaker 4: have had a tough time with his number if it 787 00:39:11,480 --> 00:39:15,800 Speaker 4: was like ninety two. But I like the over on 788 00:39:15,920 --> 00:39:19,279 Speaker 4: both them, and the Braves love it. 789 00:39:20,800 --> 00:39:25,200 Speaker 1: Hey, let's remind everyone where they can find us coming 790 00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:28,239 Speaker 1: up in person. Actually, in first off, you can hang 791 00:39:28,280 --> 00:39:32,920 Speaker 1: out with Krats online. He's got another bet MGM online 792 00:39:32,920 --> 00:39:36,640 Speaker 1: poker tournament coming soon, jumping into a Little Poker Spade 793 00:39:36,680 --> 00:39:40,359 Speaker 1: Online Championship. That stuff kicks off January eighteenth and run 794 00:39:40,400 --> 00:39:43,600 Speaker 1: through feb one, so Krats will be playing. We might 795 00:39:43,680 --> 00:39:45,960 Speaker 1: get a few of us involved online. Look out for 796 00:39:46,080 --> 00:39:50,080 Speaker 1: Krats and see how you stack up against. Bruce Banner 797 00:39:50,360 --> 00:39:52,960 Speaker 1: is the user name for Krats. If you want to 798 00:39:52,960 --> 00:39:55,520 Speaker 1: throw moochi's at him while you're playing against him, if 799 00:39:55,560 --> 00:39:58,399 Speaker 1: you want to play poker against us in person, yeah 800 00:39:58,400 --> 00:40:01,400 Speaker 1: it does, but he gets you more serious in person, 801 00:40:01,440 --> 00:40:05,160 Speaker 1: where Todd Father returns to Redsveat on Saturday to try 802 00:40:05,200 --> 00:40:08,120 Speaker 1: and win a title again. And then on Suday it's Todd, father, 803 00:40:08,360 --> 00:40:11,600 Speaker 1: Danny Graves, and myself doing a little Q and A. 804 00:40:12,560 --> 00:40:14,839 Speaker 1: Fans that are there get to ask questions. There's hard 805 00:40:14,880 --> 00:40:19,200 Speaker 1: hitters to Todd and Danny. Twelve o'clock Eastern time is when? 806 00:40:19,520 --> 00:40:21,680 Speaker 1: Or actually is it Central time that we're out there? 807 00:40:22,160 --> 00:40:23,920 Speaker 2: Is Cincinnati Eastern Eastern? 808 00:40:25,280 --> 00:40:27,680 Speaker 1: My bad? So yeah, it is Eastern time. Twelve o'clock 809 00:40:27,719 --> 00:40:31,440 Speaker 1: Eastern time, Sunday, January eighteenth, go hang out with us 810 00:40:31,480 --> 00:40:34,040 Speaker 1: at Tom's Watch Bar at the Banks that's right next 811 00:40:34,080 --> 00:40:36,480 Speaker 1: to the ballpark. And then the day before that will 812 00:40:36,480 --> 00:40:39,280 Speaker 1: be in that open tournament. It starts at three o'clock 813 00:40:39,719 --> 00:40:43,160 Speaker 1: local time, East Coast time on Saturday, so we'll be 814 00:40:43,200 --> 00:40:44,200 Speaker 1: flying out tomorrow