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Speaker 1: From the berkshears to the sound from wherever you live

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Speaker 1: in MLB America. This is Inside the Parker. You give

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

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

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Speaker 1: voter number seveny Rob Parker.

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Speaker 2: Welcome into the podcast. I'm your host, Rob Parker, and

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Speaker 2: what a show we have for you today. John Morosi

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Speaker 2: from MLB Network. He'll stop by tell us about the

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Speaker 2: free agency We're still out there on the market, the

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Speaker 2: Dodgers and Padre series that they go to South Korea,

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Speaker 2: that and much more. Plus Althottle why baseball is better

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Speaker 2: than the NBA and the NFL. So you know what

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Speaker 2: you want to do. Pull a radio close and listen

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Speaker 2: to Inside the Park.

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Speaker 3: Here comes the big interview. Listen and learns so good.

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Speaker 2: All right, now, let's welcome into the podcast. One of

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Speaker 2: the best in the business. John Morosi from MLB Network,

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Speaker 2: Fox Sports Radio, MLB Insider. He's all over the place

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Speaker 2: covering baseball left to right. John, Welcome to the podcast.

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Speaker 2: How are you, buddy, Rob?

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Speaker 3: I am outstanding, my friend. We look forward to having

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Speaker 3: you back in Detroit hopefully covering some postseason baseball. Wow,

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Speaker 3: it's possible, my friend, it is possible.

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Speaker 2: Well, the al Central is open, it's up for grabs.

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Speaker 2: I agree with you on that, so it's not out

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Speaker 2: of the realm of possibility. So we'll get to that.

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Speaker 2: But let's start here with some free agents who are

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Speaker 2: still on the market. Why has Blake Snell not been signed?

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Speaker 3: Rob, It's an excellent question. It is one of the

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Speaker 3: most popular topics in the industry right now. Of course,

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Speaker 3: Blake Snell, like Jordan Montgomery, like Cody Bellinger, like Matt Chapman,

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Speaker 3: all Scott Boris clients, and I think in every case,

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Speaker 3: to varying degrees, Scott has put a mark out there

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Speaker 2: So traded has started. I mean, where are we Scott.

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Speaker 3: Scott is very famous Rob for once upon a time

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Speaker 3: saying talent has no wristwatch. So somewhat metaphorically, Scott had

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Speaker 3: We've got games beginning this very day that we're speaking

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Speaker 3: have games happening, and yet so many very important players

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Speaker 3: Rob where if Snell and Montgomery do not sign soon,

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Speaker 3: as in probably the next week, then their ability to

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Speaker 3: in terms of just the build up that's required in

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Speaker 3: we are now past the point at which you would

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Speaker 3: expect to be seeing a contract sign. But you've got

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Speaker 3: we're talking now about teams that are somewhat impacted by

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Speaker 3: they just have not found it comfortable to sign those

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Speaker 2: I'm sorry, John, I want Blake Snell in my rotation.

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Speaker 2: If I'm trying to procede, I just if I'm the Yankees. Okay,

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Speaker 2: two thousand and nine is a long time ago. Okay,

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Speaker 2: Why in the world would they just not snap at

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Speaker 3: He most certainly would. But as you point out, Robert,

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Speaker 3: course you do. Everybody does. Everybody should. But it's just

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Speaker 2: Right now, Well, here's one guy who on Thursday today

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Speaker 2: What's up with Tim Anderson.

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Speaker 3: Well, that's a great question, Rob, and he is someone

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Speaker 3: Tim Anderson has not forgotten how to hit. He had

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Speaker 2: We already know, uh where the Dodgers are, But let

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Speaker 2: me just say this, Okay, in signing Otani and Yamamoto

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Speaker 2: On paper, John, there's no doubt about a baseball strange though,

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Speaker 2: But in this case for the Dodgers, who's the pressure

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Speaker 3: Should win, they should win. I think the pressure is

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Speaker 2: Especially since especially since he's never been in the postseason,

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Speaker 3: Them, right well. And the postseason obviously is always its

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Speaker 3: with you, even for great players. Now, Otani in defensive

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Speaker 3: end did have a great showing in the World Baseball

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Speaker 2: All right, Last thing here, John, the Padus and Dodgers

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Speaker 3: I'm thrilled and I'm planning to be there, Rob. I'll

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Speaker 2: I will definitely definitely take it all in. Can't wait

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Speaker 1: Now bringing the closer. You know, here's why MLB is

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Speaker 2: Spring training games have started today Thursday, that's right, February

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Speaker 2: thanking you for your time this time until next time.

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Speaker 2: Rob Parker out he can't get it. This could be

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