WEBVTT - Mailbag: Answering Your Questions! 0:00:07.840 --> 0:00:10.960 Well, the All Star break coming almost to a conclusion. 0:00:11.000 --> 0:00:13.320 Baseball will be back in the second half here very 0:00:13.360 --> 0:00:17.759 shortly with the Orioles in Houston. But today on Birdland Territory, 0:00:17.800 --> 0:00:21.040 it's a first for us. It's a Birdland Territory mail 0:00:21.120 --> 0:00:24.560 bag show. We asked you, guys and gals to send 0:00:24.600 --> 0:00:28.200 in some questions, and you did so without further ado. 0:00:28.280 --> 0:00:31.680 Let's get to their questions right away and Steve, Tim 0:00:31.720 --> 0:00:33.479 and Brad will answer him as best we can on 0:00:33.520 --> 0:00:37.879 this edition of Birdland Territory. Guido, I bet he's not 0:00:37.920 --> 0:00:40.880 Polish guy like me. He asked, who do they call 0:00:41.240 --> 0:00:45.440 to replace Blaze? Now we mentioned on a recent show, 0:00:46.159 --> 0:00:47.879 and by the time people see this they may have 0:00:47.880 --> 0:00:50.519 already called someone for all we know. So if they have, 0:00:50.800 --> 0:00:53.440 forgive us. But as we tape it, they haven't philled 0:00:53.440 --> 0:00:58.320 bet yet. We mentioned Christian and Carnassi on Strand, who's 0:00:58.360 --> 0:01:01.520 hit with pop in his brief big league time in Cincinnati, 0:01:01.840 --> 0:01:03.720 is having a big year, swinging at a triple A. 0:01:03.840 --> 0:01:06.800 He is on the Oriels forty man roster and guys, 0:01:06.840 --> 0:01:10.360 that's all all almost always important when they make a 0:01:10.480 --> 0:01:13.560 call up, And of course the caveat here is at 0:01:13.600 --> 0:01:17.679 the trade deadline, they could trade for someone someone the 0:01:17.720 --> 0:01:20.800 other team is a backup somewhere else, and maybe they 0:01:20.880 --> 0:01:23.960 like him a lot. Hey, what guys, what thoughts do 0:01:24.000 --> 0:01:24.959 you guys have on this one? 0:01:26.040 --> 0:01:27.560 Yeah, I kind of think I don't know if it's 0:01:27.560 --> 0:01:30.080 gonna be Steve. It might be the guy you just mentioned. 0:01:30.120 --> 0:01:32.440 He might come up to the big leagues, but I 0:01:32.440 --> 0:01:34.400 don't know if it's gonna be on an everyday basis, 0:01:34.440 --> 0:01:36.959 like Blaze was playing. I think if anything, they're gonna 0:01:37.040 --> 0:01:39.920 use the guys they have and just kind of Kobe, like, 0:01:40.959 --> 0:01:44.080 have Kobe play more at third base, and Jackson Holliday 0:01:44.120 --> 0:01:46.160 is pretty much gonna get every day at second and 0:01:46.200 --> 0:01:48.960 maybe they pledge Jeremiah Jackson at third base. I think 0:01:49.000 --> 0:01:50.760 he has a little bit of third base experience. So 0:01:51.480 --> 0:01:53.200 I don't know if it's gonna be a trade. I 0:01:53.240 --> 0:01:54.920 don't know if it's gonna be anybody from Triple A. 0:01:54.960 --> 0:01:56.880 I just think they might use the roster they have now, 0:01:56.920 --> 0:01:59.600 and we've kind of mentioned early on in the season 0:02:00.360 --> 0:02:02.240 it's kind of who they got right now is who 0:02:02.240 --> 0:02:05.080 they got, and there's not a ton of depth really 0:02:05.120 --> 0:02:06.720 at the Triple A level to kind of bring up 0:02:06.760 --> 0:02:08.880 somebody to replace a guy like Blaze. I don't know 0:02:08.880 --> 0:02:11.320 if there's many utility guys that they have, so to me, 0:02:11.400 --> 0:02:13.280 I just kind of feel like they're gonna it's just 0:02:13.320 --> 0:02:14.920 gonna be more playing time for guys on the roster, 0:02:14.960 --> 0:02:16.120 and I think that could be a good thing. 0:02:16.160 --> 0:02:18.480 I think the guys they have right now can win games. 0:02:18.760 --> 0:02:20.960 And yes, it's gonna be tough to replace the at 0:02:21.000 --> 0:02:23.480 bats and the approach that Blaze has, but I feel 0:02:23.520 --> 0:02:25.000 like with the guys that they have, they're gonna be 0:02:25.040 --> 0:02:27.160 able to get enough production that they don't need to 0:02:27.200 --> 0:02:29.679 go outside the organization. That's just what I think is 0:02:29.720 --> 0:02:31.360 gonna happen. And you guys might have a little bit 0:02:31.400 --> 0:02:33.360 more insight than I'm seeing or have. 0:02:34.680 --> 0:02:38.280 I would definitely be surprised if they swing this big 0:02:38.400 --> 0:02:42.200 trade to bring in, you know, an everyday third baseman. 0:02:42.720 --> 0:02:45.360 I do kind of side with more of what you're saying, Brad, 0:02:45.520 --> 0:02:50.040 whether it's bringing up Ankarnazi on Strand or I doubt 0:02:50.080 --> 0:02:52.440 they do it at this point because and I didn't 0:02:52.480 --> 0:02:54.600 like it when they were even trying it, but they 0:02:54.600 --> 0:02:57.160 did try Jackson Holiday at third base when they were 0:02:57.240 --> 0:02:59.720 you know, having him during the rehab assignment. I'm assuming 0:02:59.760 --> 0:03:03.200 that's well beyond at this point. Jeremiah Jackson's definitely an 0:03:03.240 --> 0:03:06.160 option there, but ultimately they need to at least get 0:03:06.160 --> 0:03:08.160 to a point at third base where it's. 0:03:08.600 --> 0:03:09.440 More of a platoon. 0:03:09.720 --> 0:03:12.040 Kobe Mayo is going to start at third base every 0:03:12.040 --> 0:03:14.640 single time a left handed pitcher is up there, because 0:03:14.680 --> 0:03:16.200 he matches left handed pitching. 0:03:16.320 --> 0:03:19.760 But he's just probably not at the point where he. 0:03:19.720 --> 0:03:23.000 Can play every day at third base defensively and also 0:03:23.120 --> 0:03:26.760 with the bat because he's really struggled against right handed pitching. 0:03:27.400 --> 0:03:30.840 I expect a move to be made, it's just maybe 0:03:31.000 --> 0:03:34.480 expectations need to be tempered on who they're going to 0:03:34.560 --> 0:03:36.040 acquire if they do. 0:03:37.880 --> 0:03:41.800 It's a mailbag show on this edition of Birdland Territory 0:03:42.880 --> 0:03:47.640 from Maryland, ed three point fifteen, and you guys wrote 0:03:47.720 --> 0:03:51.320 questions on our YouTube comments section, which we appreciate all 0:03:51.320 --> 0:03:53.600 the comments we've been getting. By the way, there's really 0:03:53.600 --> 0:03:55.920 are great, so keep them coming. And some of some 0:03:56.000 --> 0:03:59.720 of us out saw that he's on Twitter. So Tim, 0:04:00.120 --> 0:04:03.280 what two to three words best describe the Orioles year 0:04:03.480 --> 0:04:04.120 so far? 0:04:09.200 --> 0:04:13.760 Frustrating A roller coaster ride. I guess that's three words. 0:04:13.760 --> 0:04:17.159 A frustrating roller coaster ride. Maybe it's it's up and down. 0:04:17.240 --> 0:04:21.520 And we were talking on Sunday's episode, guys, how all 0:04:21.640 --> 0:04:22.279 right four. 0:04:22.120 --> 0:04:24.640 Game winning streak, like is this it is this going 0:04:24.720 --> 0:04:25.400 to get them going? 0:04:25.440 --> 0:04:28.640 And we've seen this before, the you know, winning that 0:04:28.720 --> 0:04:32.000 series at LA at the Dodgers. They're one of the 0:04:32.000 --> 0:04:33.760 best teams in all of baseball, the best team in 0:04:33.800 --> 0:04:36.680 all of baseball, and then you drop that series against 0:04:36.720 --> 0:04:39.640 the Angels, who were tied with the Royals for the worst. 0:04:39.360 --> 0:04:40.679 Record in the American League. 0:04:40.720 --> 0:04:44.279 So it's it's just been frustrating and you keep waiting 0:04:44.360 --> 0:04:48.400 for you know, Gunner to get going and so many 0:04:48.480 --> 0:04:52.120 of these guys, but I keep going back to saying, 0:04:52.320 --> 0:04:56.120 sustain success like that, that's what has been lacking from 0:04:56.200 --> 0:05:02.520 this team. We've seen individual performances, we've seen even individual series, Steve, 0:05:02.600 --> 0:05:05.960 you mentioned it the other day, like they swept the Rays, 0:05:06.080 --> 0:05:09.120 they won a series against the Yankees, they won a 0:05:09.200 --> 0:05:11.800 series at the Dodgers. Like see, these are some of 0:05:11.800 --> 0:05:14.600 the best teams in all of baseball, but it just 0:05:14.760 --> 0:05:18.440 hasn't been seen on a consistent basis, whether it's the offense, 0:05:18.920 --> 0:05:21.920 certainly the defense, that the starting pitching which has been 0:05:22.000 --> 0:05:24.640 great of late over the past month and a half 0:05:24.920 --> 0:05:28.040 the Bullpen. It's just they haven't been able to put 0:05:28.040 --> 0:05:31.520 it all together for a prolonged period of time. 0:05:33.120 --> 0:05:34.000 What do you say, Brad? 0:05:34.400 --> 0:05:37.360 Yeah, Tim, I agree, and I'm going to go extremely 0:05:37.400 --> 0:05:39.360 positive on this. I'm going to go still in it 0:05:39.800 --> 0:05:41.600 because at this point they still are. 0:05:41.760 --> 0:05:43.840 So it's as frustrating. 0:05:43.400 --> 0:05:45.680 As this season has been, Yeah, it could be that 0:05:45.839 --> 0:05:48.479 exciting in the second half, just because the American League, 0:05:48.600 --> 0:05:51.720 nobody wants to do anything. They don't want to get, 0:05:51.760 --> 0:05:54.839 you know, gain some ground on anybody else. So as 0:05:54.839 --> 0:05:57.359 frustrating as it all has been, I still believe this 0:05:57.440 --> 0:05:59.880 team has the pieces that they need to win and 0:06:00.080 --> 0:06:01.760 at this point they're still in it. So I'm going 0:06:01.839 --> 0:06:03.800 to go with still in it at this point. And 0:06:04.160 --> 0:06:07.000 it's been It has definitely been everything you said. Roller 0:06:07.000 --> 0:06:09.800 coaster rider is a great way to describe it. But yeah, 0:06:09.839 --> 0:06:11.800 they're still alive and that's all you can really ask 0:06:11.839 --> 0:06:14.919 for heading into July and close to the trade deadline 0:06:14.920 --> 0:06:17.120 here is that this team still has a chance. They 0:06:17.120 --> 0:06:20.320 still have the guys that we thought could make the playoffs, 0:06:20.520 --> 0:06:23.559 so why not then why not the be their second 0:06:23.600 --> 0:06:25.599 half here and kind of take it by the reins 0:06:25.600 --> 0:06:27.039 and go and make the playoffs. 0:06:27.080 --> 0:06:27.720 You just never know. 0:06:28.640 --> 0:06:30.640 Yeah, I like that a lot, but I'm going to 0:06:30.720 --> 0:06:33.760 go back to negative town and say very disappointed. But 0:06:33.839 --> 0:06:36.960 you know, just we just look at the preseason expectations. Man, 0:06:37.400 --> 0:06:40.400 people were thinking this team could win the East. National 0:06:40.400 --> 0:06:43.240 pundits were saying it's a four team race. They left 0:06:43.279 --> 0:06:45.839 Tampa Bay out, Tampa Base on top of the division, 0:06:46.080 --> 0:06:47.840 you know their things. So this has just been really 0:06:47.880 --> 0:06:51.440 disappointing for the Orioles. That doesn't mean it's not salvageable. 0:06:51.480 --> 0:06:54.200 We've discussed that on previous show that we ended the 0:06:54.200 --> 0:06:56.760 first half on a pretty high note. On this show, 0:06:57.080 --> 0:07:00.719 excited to see a four game winning streak, pointing out 0:07:00.760 --> 0:07:03.039 how crucial it is ow of the break as they're 0:07:03.040 --> 0:07:05.960 playing direct contenders for that wild card. 0:07:06.040 --> 0:07:09.720 Spond him, and it's worth mentioning again, like we've seen 0:07:09.840 --> 0:07:12.960 so many of these instances of teams the first one 0:07:13.040 --> 0:07:14.960 hundred games, the Orioles are ninety seven. 0:07:15.000 --> 0:07:16.640 Where it's an extreme disappointment. 0:07:16.760 --> 0:07:20.320 Guys, go back to last year, the Tigers looked like 0:07:20.360 --> 0:07:22.480 they were going to run away with the Central and 0:07:22.520 --> 0:07:25.760 then the Guardians roaring back and even the Tigers from 0:07:25.800 --> 0:07:27.240 a couple of years ago where they have one of 0:07:27.280 --> 0:07:31.280 the most improbable comebacks to make the playoffs and MLB 0:07:31.520 --> 0:07:34.960 history and selling at the deadline and Steve, that was 0:07:34.960 --> 0:07:37.720 one of your bold predictions, you know in the last 0:07:37.760 --> 0:07:40.960 episode that we did. Possibly selling a Taylor Ward and 0:07:41.280 --> 0:07:44.480 a Trevor Rodgers and still making the playoffs. It is 0:07:44.640 --> 0:07:49.400 possible because, like we were saying in the trade deadline episode, 0:07:49.840 --> 0:07:53.600 it's going to take the guys that are on this team. 0:07:53.640 --> 0:07:57.160 I understand fans wanting big moves to be made and 0:07:57.240 --> 0:08:01.840 this savior to come in and save this team, but ultimately, 0:08:02.240 --> 0:08:05.200 if they're able to change this narrative, change how we 0:08:05.360 --> 0:08:08.440 view this season, it's going to be on the twenty 0:08:08.480 --> 0:08:10.880 six guys that are on the active roster right now. 0:08:12.040 --> 0:08:15.280 It's a mail bag edition on Birdland Territory. Our first 0:08:15.320 --> 0:08:18.080 certainly won't be our last. 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Let me hit some 0:10:11.480 --> 0:10:16.680 right buttons here. Uh well, we throw three or four 0:10:16.679 --> 0:10:19.080 clicks at Steve Man. You got a real chance for 0:10:19.240 --> 0:10:23.400 an issue. So let's get this back on the back 0:10:23.480 --> 0:10:30.319 on the channels here and keep rolling Berland Territory our 0:10:30.400 --> 0:10:33.079 mail bag show. And on we go with the next 0:10:33.120 --> 0:10:36.000 one from doctor Schiz. The Schiz says, who are the 0:10:36.040 --> 0:10:39.280 other people there to report to and support Michae Elias 0:10:39.280 --> 0:10:42.640 and the upcoming deadline decisions? Now I'll throw out a 0:10:42.679 --> 0:10:46.160 bunch of names, many of which you've heard. Top lieutenants 0:10:46.200 --> 0:10:49.800 to Elias of course, includes sig Mydell and Ebrosenbaum. They've 0:10:49.800 --> 0:10:52.480 been with the Ools for years. In the last year 0:10:52.559 --> 0:10:56.439 or two, Brandon Forney was promoted to assistant channel manager. 0:10:56.559 --> 0:11:01.920 So I think a three men and woman, it's maybe four. 0:11:02.040 --> 0:11:04.680 Now I'll throw out a name. Danny hass As a 0:11:04.720 --> 0:11:08.120 special assistant with the Oriols, special assistant to Michael Olias. 0:11:08.600 --> 0:11:12.040 Very well respected, longtime scout in the game. This is 0:11:12.080 --> 0:11:14.640 his second tour with the Orioles. I don't see him 0:11:14.679 --> 0:11:17.920 much around Camden Yards, but I know he's working around 0:11:18.000 --> 0:11:22.400 the game. And I'll say I'll throw these guys out too. 0:11:22.840 --> 0:11:25.560 What about Adam Jones and Cal Ripken. They are employed 0:11:25.600 --> 0:11:28.720 by the team and they are assistants to Elias. And 0:11:28.800 --> 0:11:31.200 what about Mike Schult You've got a former major league 0:11:31.280 --> 0:11:34.040 manager on staff. Now we've talked about him working with 0:11:34.080 --> 0:11:38.040 player development, but there's a respected opinion on a player, 0:11:38.440 --> 0:11:41.640 on a move, on anything. Michael las can pick up 0:11:41.679 --> 0:11:45.559 one phone and they go back to a long way. So, guys, 0:11:45.559 --> 0:11:47.960 I used to try a poll of names there. Who 0:11:48.080 --> 0:11:52.000 knows the names they rely on the most. It's funny baseball. 0:11:52.120 --> 0:11:54.320 You can look at media guides and if you just 0:11:54.360 --> 0:11:56.520 go by the order they list the names. Sometimes you 0:11:56.600 --> 0:12:01.120 think that's the priority of but it's the twelfth guy 0:12:01.200 --> 0:12:03.880 listed might be the real key guy for the GM. 0:12:03.960 --> 0:12:06.840 So you never completely knows what I'm trying to say. 0:12:07.040 --> 0:12:10.400 Well, I think ultimately it takes a village in any 0:12:10.600 --> 0:12:14.160 MLB front office, right And I'm sure, Look, there's some 0:12:14.280 --> 0:12:18.720 gms for some teams that are maybe more dictator like 0:12:18.880 --> 0:12:21.440 and this is my decision, and I'm gonna go with 0:12:21.480 --> 0:12:24.760 my decision, and that's that. But if there's something that 0:12:24.800 --> 0:12:28.920 we've learned over now this year eight of Michael Isias's tenure, 0:12:28.960 --> 0:12:32.000 as you know, GM President of Baseball Operations, over the 0:12:32.080 --> 0:12:36.080 past year or two, they keep everything close to the 0:12:36.160 --> 0:12:39.840 vest man. There is not many leaks. There is not 0:12:40.240 --> 0:12:43.800 much like when a move happens. That's typically when it happens. 0:12:43.840 --> 0:12:47.720 You don't get too much foreshadowing where there's some front 0:12:47.760 --> 0:12:51.160 offices that play the game and they leak some things 0:12:51.200 --> 0:12:54.960 out to the media Jeff Passing and so on and 0:12:55.000 --> 0:13:00.679 so forth. But I just keep thinking how interesting this 0:13:00.800 --> 0:13:04.160 deadline is going to be for so many different things 0:13:04.200 --> 0:13:07.000 where the Orioles are right there, but they have to 0:13:07.120 --> 0:13:11.600 jump a lot of teams, and Michael Oias, he says 0:13:11.640 --> 0:13:14.320 that he would do what's best for the organization. Moving 0:13:14.360 --> 0:13:18.000 forward and not just worrying about his job security. But 0:13:18.679 --> 0:13:21.400 there's just so many layers to this trade deadline. 0:13:21.400 --> 0:13:24.800 Brad, Yeah, it is, and like I think, like Steve said, 0:13:24.840 --> 0:13:26.839 it's at the end of the day, the decision will 0:13:26.880 --> 0:13:30.360 come down to Elias. I think he'll okay, but he's 0:13:30.400 --> 0:13:32.680 got who knows how many people helping him out to 0:13:33.240 --> 0:13:35.679 get all the information that he needs and to run 0:13:35.720 --> 0:13:38.120 all these simulations and all this kind of stuff. I'd 0:13:38.120 --> 0:13:40.280 be curious to see, with the National League being so 0:13:40.440 --> 0:13:44.040 top heavy, if one of these teams, like Steve's bold prediction, 0:13:44.360 --> 0:13:47.280 they trade Trevor Rodgers if they don't get a young 0:13:47.320 --> 0:13:50.520 starter who's on one of these National League rotations right 0:13:50.559 --> 0:13:53.000 now that is not maybe not established, but he's in 0:13:53.040 --> 0:13:55.800 the rotation right now, and he comes over to Baltimore 0:13:55.880 --> 0:13:58.360 and there is years of control. But they need a 0:13:58.400 --> 0:14:01.320 top guy, which Trevor Rodgers is showed here. It'd be 0:14:01.320 --> 0:14:03.559 interesting to see if they could get a starting piece 0:14:03.600 --> 0:14:06.240 back that could slot into the rotation right now and 0:14:06.320 --> 0:14:09.360 maybe has four or five years of control and kind 0:14:09.360 --> 0:14:11.160 of has is not a guy in the minor leagues, 0:14:11.160 --> 0:14:13.959 but it's a guy who's right there ready to kind 0:14:14.000 --> 0:14:16.720 of run with a leeway on the big league roster. 0:14:16.840 --> 0:14:18.840 I think that could be something that would be interesting, 0:14:18.960 --> 0:14:20.840 just because the National League looks like it's going to 0:14:20.880 --> 0:14:22.640 come down to a top couple teams. I think the 0:14:22.640 --> 0:14:24.800 American League's going to be tough to make a trade 0:14:24.800 --> 0:14:26.960 because there's so many teams there that you don't want 0:14:27.000 --> 0:14:29.680 to give somebody else an advantage. So I just I 0:14:29.680 --> 0:14:31.640 think if you look at the National League, I think 0:14:31.680 --> 0:14:32.760 something could come from there. 0:14:33.040 --> 0:14:33.800 And like we said, it. 0:14:33.800 --> 0:14:36.000 Could be who knows what team is going to be 0:14:36.080 --> 0:14:37.560 or what guy it's going to be, but I think 0:14:37.560 --> 0:14:39.640 that could definitely be something to look at here for 0:14:39.680 --> 0:14:41.320 the deadline totally. 0:14:41.360 --> 0:14:44.120 And Steve, i'd like your perspective on this as well, 0:14:44.120 --> 0:14:48.680 because we haven't mentioned this. Scouts, you know, scouts out 0:14:48.680 --> 0:14:52.240 there possibly scouting players. Just how important is that, Steve? 0:14:52.480 --> 0:14:53.880 You see them in the press box. 0:14:54.160 --> 0:14:57.960 Yeah, very important. And you know, I think the Orioles 0:14:58.000 --> 0:15:03.160 are some fans. I think they're just a spreadsheet organization. 0:15:03.440 --> 0:15:05.200 You know, they split some data out and they make 0:15:05.240 --> 0:15:08.400 a call, and that's probably somewhat true. I know in 0:15:08.440 --> 0:15:10.560 the draft they have their draft model and they heavily 0:15:10.600 --> 0:15:13.720 rely on that and that's a data driven thing. That's 0:15:13.760 --> 0:15:16.320 how they do it, that's what they believe in. But 0:15:16.400 --> 0:15:19.200 I think Elias's background was an area of scout. That's 0:15:19.200 --> 0:15:21.120 how he started for the Saint Louis Cardinals back of 0:15:21.120 --> 0:15:24.240 the day scouting this region. He spent times in ballparks 0:15:24.280 --> 0:15:26.360 than Frederick and Bowie when he wasn't working for the 0:15:26.400 --> 0:15:29.840 Oriels scouting players. So I got to believe that that's 0:15:29.880 --> 0:15:34.640 still a trusted voice. The scouting department has dwindled all 0:15:34.640 --> 0:15:37.800 over baseball, including in Baltimore, and I don't like that trend. 0:15:38.440 --> 0:15:40.520 And the other thing is you can look at a 0:15:40.600 --> 0:15:43.920 hierarchy of a team and see a guy's name as 0:15:43.920 --> 0:15:48.760 scouting and they'll say he's amateur scout. And I'll run 0:15:48.800 --> 0:15:53.520 into the guy on the road in Houston and he'll say, oh, 0:15:53.560 --> 0:15:55.760 I've been scouting pro for the last two months. So 0:15:56.120 --> 0:15:59.200 you just never know what they're having guys do. They're 0:15:59.200 --> 0:16:01.520 employees of the Orioles, and Elias may say, I need 0:16:01.560 --> 0:16:03.400 you to go watch the Saint Louis Cardinals for a 0:16:03.400 --> 0:16:06.200 month and I trust your opinion. And then a lot 0:16:06.280 --> 0:16:09.720 this time of year with trade deadline, sometimes media looks 0:16:09.720 --> 0:16:11.640 who's or the scouts are in the stands, you know, 0:16:11.680 --> 0:16:13.640 and they try to match it up. Oh, a met 0:16:13.720 --> 0:16:16.120 scout's been following the Orioles for the last ten days. 0:16:16.120 --> 0:16:18.240 What does that mean? It might mean nothing at all, 0:16:18.560 --> 0:16:22.720 So we just don't know. It's really it's a fascinating game. 0:16:22.800 --> 0:16:25.280 I guess it's one of a million reasons why we 0:16:25.400 --> 0:16:29.480 love it. So mail back question from Charles what moves 0:16:29.480 --> 0:16:32.640 do you guys think Elias will make? If it's a trade, 0:16:32.760 --> 0:16:35.680 who do you think we would target? That's a hard 0:16:35.680 --> 0:16:38.720 one to answer specific names. Maybe, I don't know what 0:16:38.760 --> 0:16:40.720 do you guys have any thoughts on that, whether it's 0:16:40.760 --> 0:16:43.720 a name or what position or an aspect of the team. Maybe. 0:16:44.120 --> 0:16:48.040 I think Brad brought up a great point, where can 0:16:48.120 --> 0:16:51.040 this sort of be like a buying and selling thing? 0:16:51.400 --> 0:16:54.880 You trade a Trevor Rodgers who's only have a couple 0:16:55.080 --> 0:16:57.920 months left of his contract before hitting free agency? 0:16:58.560 --> 0:17:00.920 Can you get more of a control aible guy that 0:17:01.440 --> 0:17:02.040 is in the. 0:17:01.960 --> 0:17:04.359 Majors at that point, are on the cusp of making 0:17:04.400 --> 0:17:09.040 the majors, And if the Orioles end up going that direction, 0:17:09.960 --> 0:17:13.399 I think outfield is definitely big. Taylor Ward obviously a 0:17:13.440 --> 0:17:15.440 looming free agent, we'll see if he ends up getting 0:17:15.480 --> 0:17:19.639 traded at This third base situation is interesting now, but 0:17:20.160 --> 0:17:24.480 I'm sort of looking outfield bullpen teams can always use 0:17:24.520 --> 0:17:27.800 bullpen help at this time of year, but a controllable 0:17:27.840 --> 0:17:32.120 starter is is definitely something that this organization would covin. 0:17:33.080 --> 0:17:35.440 Yeah, and I think it's you know, you can look 0:17:35.480 --> 0:17:38.240 for no further than the Dodgers and the Phillies right now. 0:17:38.280 --> 0:17:39.919 I mean win now organizations. 0:17:39.960 --> 0:17:42.639 The Dodgers are win now and forever, it feels like, 0:17:42.640 --> 0:17:45.320 but the Phillies especially are just a win now. 0:17:45.400 --> 0:17:46.560 They have guys that are. 0:17:46.640 --> 0:17:49.560 You know, towards the twilights of their career, still very 0:17:49.600 --> 0:17:52.960 good players, but they're towards the twilight, and it's they 0:17:53.080 --> 0:17:53.720 want to win a. 0:17:53.720 --> 0:17:56.080 Championship, and they're one or two pieces away. 0:17:56.080 --> 0:17:57.879 And I think they would love to have a Trevor 0:17:57.960 --> 0:18:00.639 Rodgers and who knows, maybe Trevor Rodgers tailor award or 0:18:00.640 --> 0:18:03.960 package together and they go somewhere to somewhere in the 0:18:04.040 --> 0:18:06.160 National League and you get a couple of young players. 0:18:06.200 --> 0:18:08.520 Like I said, maybe there's one major league ready player, maybe. 0:18:08.400 --> 0:18:10.639 Guy in Triple A, maybe a guy that's back and 0:18:10.680 --> 0:18:12.760 forth between Triple A and the major leagues, But I 0:18:12.800 --> 0:18:14.879 don't think it necessarily has to be a sell off 0:18:15.160 --> 0:18:17.359 when you when you look at trading these guys, I 0:18:17.400 --> 0:18:19.320 don't know if it will necessarily have to go down 0:18:19.359 --> 0:18:22.560 as the Orioles selling. It could be getting rid of 0:18:22.600 --> 0:18:25.840 some players for next year's team or something along those lines, 0:18:26.080 --> 0:18:28.560 because it's just at this point, to me, it just 0:18:28.600 --> 0:18:30.960 doesn't make sense to call this a sell if they 0:18:31.080 --> 0:18:33.720 decide to trade, because you have all the pieces that 0:18:33.760 --> 0:18:36.800 you want to win, if not this year, next year. 0:18:36.640 --> 0:18:39.520 And it's just it's just it's a tough spot. 0:18:39.560 --> 0:18:41.760 I feel like they're in because it's not a complete 0:18:41.760 --> 0:18:44.720 sell off unless out of nowhere they decide the trade 0:18:44.760 --> 0:18:47.000 adlye to me, that would indicate to sell off. 0:18:47.000 --> 0:18:48.960 But I just can't imagine that happening. 0:18:48.640 --> 0:18:50.600 At this point, especially with the way this weekend when 0:18:50.960 --> 0:18:53.760 and the timeframe is getting so short here that it's 0:18:54.000 --> 0:18:55.960 it's going to be definitely interesting to see how plays off. 0:18:55.960 --> 0:18:58.439 I don't know exactly what players they would target or 0:18:58.440 --> 0:19:00.679 what positions, but to me, I just feel like, if 0:19:00.680 --> 0:19:03.040 there's something that can help this team win now but 0:19:03.320 --> 0:19:05.960 moving into next year, I just feel like it's something 0:19:05.960 --> 0:19:08.680 you need to really consider and look at. 0:19:09.080 --> 0:19:11.199 Yeah, and it's a good point about you know, if 0:19:11.200 --> 0:19:14.280 you're trading a big enough name that brings multiple players back, 0:19:14.359 --> 0:19:17.080 it could be one of those players is immediate help, 0:19:17.119 --> 0:19:20.240 a bullpen piece for instance. A second could be a 0:19:20.280 --> 0:19:22.520 double a pitcher who's a year or two away you 0:19:22.640 --> 0:19:25.160 like a lot. A third could be a Dominican summer 0:19:25.280 --> 0:19:28.320 league player who's five years away as a kid you've 0:19:28.359 --> 0:19:30.280 scouted for a couple of years and you really like. So, 0:19:30.320 --> 0:19:33.200 I mean, there's a lot of ways this can work. 0:19:33.560 --> 0:19:37.760 And that deal is that deal brings you players for today, tomorrow, 0:19:37.800 --> 0:19:41.280 and five years from tomorrow. So a lot of interesting 0:19:41.560 --> 0:19:42.480 trades can happen. 0:19:43.400 --> 0:19:46.639 Yeah, I'm sort of thinking back, Steve, what was it 0:19:46.680 --> 0:19:51.080 twenty twenty four when the Orioles traded Austin Hayes to 0:19:51.160 --> 0:19:54.200 the Phillies. I can't remember if that was for Mingez 0:19:54.320 --> 0:19:56.400 or Soto, but it was one of those two relievers 0:19:56.400 --> 0:19:58.320 because they were both on the Phillies at that point, 0:19:58.359 --> 0:20:02.920 and one other minor move. Now, obviously that Orioles twenty 0:20:02.960 --> 0:20:05.120