1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 1: Prospects go up, prospects go down. Let's talk to the pros. 2 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:08,400 Speaker 1: Welcome in everybody to Fantasy Pros. This is the Fantasy 3 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:11,720 Speaker 1: Baseball Podcast. It is be Joey Pa Joe Pizapia, and 4 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: today it's all about the kids. We're giving back to 5 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: the kids. That's right. It's about the prospects, the ones 6 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 1: that are rising and the ones that might be falling 7 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:24,159 Speaker 1: in your Fantasy Baseball stock rooms. And nobody better to 8 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: talk about that than the host of Prospects One, the 9 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: guy who covers all the minor leaguers, the guy who 10 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: writes for the Fantasy Black Book twenty twenty two, and 11 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:34,560 Speaker 1: our host here along with me on the show on MLB. 12 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: It's of course the Welsh, that's right, the Welsh. A 13 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:39,559 Speaker 1: man of so many talents, so many hats, yet he's 14 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,159 Speaker 1: not wearing one today. And might I say, Welsh, the 15 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: hair is very exceedingly high. I'm very impressed. He gained 16 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 1: a whole full inch here. 17 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 2: Well, we're trying well, you know, every inch counts show, 18 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:51,199 Speaker 2: and we're just trying to move it up a little bit. 19 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 2: And yeah, it's it's been very big hat season. As 20 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 2: my wife keeps reminding me, So we trimmed up the 21 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 2: hair and as much as I cannot. Once this show 22 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 2: starts going into April, will be a lot less hats. 23 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 2: But I'm out at spring training. I'm out at all 24 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 2: the backfields and stuff, so usually when I come back, 25 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 2: it's just a disaster. So we trimmed it up we 26 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 2: thought would get good. We got a couple episodes that 27 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 2: are going to be earlier before I hit camps, which 28 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 2: I'm actually gonna be hitting a camp later today. And 29 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 2: it's funny you mentioned the young guys and everything. Today's 30 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 2: actually the start of minor league spring training, so we've 31 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 2: had a lot of the prospects that have been jumping 32 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:29,400 Speaker 2: into games. But minor league spring training action starts up 33 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 2: really important because guys are going to be playing with 34 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 2: their relative affiliates, so we're going to kind of know 35 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 2: where some guys are going to be going, and we're 36 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 2: just going to get a ton of prospect action and 37 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 2: hopefully I will be their front and center out here 38 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 2: in AZ. 39 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 1: Yeah. And look, the game has changed so much in 40 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: the last five ten years. Where it used to be 41 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: monitoring these guys, to putting them on the watch list, 42 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: to drafting them late and now some of these guys 43 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: are just gonna make enormous impacts on the twenty twenty 44 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: three season. We've seen in the last five years, these rookies, 45 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 1: they rock it through. You know, teams like the White 46 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 1: Sox really push their young players. We're can talk about 47 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: five guys who are going on the upswing. 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We've got some eat short form videos on there, 68 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 1: We've got all the podcasts. Leading off, I just want 69 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: to say thank you for supporting the channel because you 70 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 1: guys are amazing. We see your comments and the activeness 71 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: of you guys on the YouTube channel is tremendous and 72 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: in two years Welsh, that's something to be proud of. 73 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:15,359 Speaker 1: It's quite a bill. 74 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:18,519 Speaker 2: Hey hey, I mean I will say that, like, you know, 75 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:20,360 Speaker 2: if we weren't having that type of growth, I probably 76 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 2: wouldn't be here. So I'm really happy that everybody. 77 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:25,079 Speaker 1: Well enjoy the growth of that hair. 78 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:27,079 Speaker 2: Help helps it's insight. 79 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:30,119 Speaker 1: But the hair subscribe to the to the YouTube channel. 80 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 2: There to put on notifications just like you guys should. 81 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 2: But yeah, no, you guys are awesome. We should keep 82 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 2: the channel going. There's tons and tons of great content 83 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 2: here and you are going to be five days a 84 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 2: week with Joe and I as the season starts, so 85 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 2: I'm excited that ten thousand more and I hope a 86 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 2: bunch more are going to be joining us. 87 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: And we've also got don't forget, we got the waiver 88 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: Wire video every week, the trade video every week two 89 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: in season. So we're there to help you not just 90 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 1: in draft prep, but all year through and again check 91 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: out Wednesday Live three pm Eastern on the YouTube channel 92 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: Amazing Mock Drafts. Canna be really fun with our listeners 93 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: because we love interacting with you all, and we're gonna 94 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 1: try to get some more of those going. So if 95 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: you haven't, go join our discord Fantasybros dot Com. Last yet, 96 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: it's really cool. Okay, let's talk about some prospects. Enough 97 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 1: of that, enough of you know, glad handing and saying 98 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:20,479 Speaker 1: nice things to things. Let's let's let's talk about the prospects. 99 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: And the first guy on your list is a guy 100 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,160 Speaker 1: from Cincinnati Christian and Carnassio Strand is a guy from 101 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: Oklahoma State University. Rocketed through a couple levels of the 102 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: minor leagues last year, went from A to double A 103 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 1: and two different locations. And look, the numbers were really 104 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: strong last year in the minor leagues with those three 105 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:39,840 Speaker 1: different teams that he played for there in the minor 106 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 1: League's thirty two homers, one hundred and fourteen rubies. Again, 107 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: it's still, you know, not quite triple A baseball yet, 108 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 1: but hitting three zero four with a three sixty eight 109 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 1: OVP and a five eighty seven slugging is pretty darn good. 110 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 1: And this guy's having a great spring as well. He's 111 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: sitting six hundred at one point, got a couple bombs. 112 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:58,040 Speaker 1: So what do you see about Strand's path that might 113 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: be changing? And is his time frame potentially moving up? 114 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, so I wasn't like the biggest, biggest in Karnashian 115 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 2: Strand guy. Early on, he was in Minnesota twin he 116 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 2: came over with Spencer Steer and the Tyler Moley trade, 117 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 2: big hard hit numbers, kind of like you said, a 118 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 2: little bit older, a little bit older. He's twenty three 119 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 2: years old. I guess he was twenty two years old 120 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 2: at like a ball. So I don't that's not something 121 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 2: I like jump out at when a twenty two year 122 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 2: old is dominating a ball. But still he was on 123 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 2: the radar, he was moving put up a solid season 124 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 2: last year with the Reds. He hit seven homers in 125 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:32,840 Speaker 2: thirty five games while hitting three hundred. He's essentially been 126 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 2: a two ninety or higher hitter at every single level. 127 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 2: But then spring training has rolled around and he's being 128 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:43,919 Speaker 2: given an opportunity to rock with positions like with starters. 129 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:46,040 Speaker 2: So I was at the Reds the other day and 130 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:50,480 Speaker 2: their reserve roster was Ellie d la Cruz, Noelvie Marte, 131 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 2: Matt McClain, Austin Hendrick. I mean, their entire huge, big, 132 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 2: you know, prospect system. Those are the guys that were 133 00:05:57,240 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 2: coming in, you know, after the sixth inning when all 134 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 2: the starters lead except think Carnelian Strand was starting the 135 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 2: game had been starting, and he'd been starting at first, 136 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 2: which was really interesting. Joey Vado has been injured. He 137 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:09,600 Speaker 2: just came back, but they had been giving him that 138 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 2: spot at first to start. He's obviously also a third 139 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 2: baseman this spring, hitting five seventy seven for homers thirteen RBI. 140 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 2: It's got a seventeen hundred ops in twenty six games. 141 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 2: And in the game I was a rocketed a triple 142 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 2: down center field, and I was just really really impressed 143 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:31,039 Speaker 2: with the hard to hit with the patients, with the 144 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 2: bat speed, his pitch recognition seems to be on because 145 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 2: right now his bat is the working tool. Defensively, I 146 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 2: think he's fine, but knowing that the team was working 147 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:42,039 Speaker 2: him at first base kind of tells me a lot 148 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 2: Will Myers came to this team and doesn't look like 149 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 2: he's going to be a first base option like a 150 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:48,400 Speaker 2: lot of you know sites will have him listed at 151 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 2: first base. In that same game, he was out in 152 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 2: right field, so they didn't even have an opportunity to 153 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:55,840 Speaker 2: push him there. It was Strand, and I really think 154 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:59,480 Speaker 2: Stran he could break camp with the team. I'm not 155 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 2: one hundred sure if it's going to happen because Vado 156 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 2: did return, but them working him at first tells me 157 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 2: that the timeline has moved way up. He's been one 158 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 2: of the best offensive prospects or just offensive players in 159 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 2: spring training, and this is a guy that just beats 160 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 2: up hard hit numbers. He's going to hit one ten 161 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 2: left and right. He's kind of like a Red's version 162 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:22,680 Speaker 2: of Brett Batty, and he's getting more of an opportunity. 163 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 2: And I think he's going to produce a decent amount 164 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 2: this year. So as far as prospects rising, he's actually 165 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 2: he was the number one in my most recent update 166 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 2: over on my Patreon in This League dot com. 167 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what's funny. You mentioned Beaty because I 168 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 1: think that guy is going to get a shot in 169 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: Queens sooner than later. He's looked terrific this spring. He'd 170 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 1: be on my list. But I'm not doing a list. 171 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 1: You're doing the list. But Batty looks. I mean that 172 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 1: left handed swing, it's so smooth. My only thing within 173 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 1: Cornassio Strand and all the video I've watched of him 174 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 1: is he's got that circular load of his hands. And 175 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: that's something I remember in my youth, my younger days 176 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 1: when I was a hitting coach, not professionally of course, 177 00:07:57,400 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 1: actually was pressure. I did get paid, I should say, 178 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 1: for the Major League, you know. 179 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 2: Money, but it's true. 180 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, and look the camp that I 181 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: taught at, you know, when I was younger, who was 182 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 1: in Wallingspoort, Pennsylvania. I mean, that's the elite of the 183 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: leap of those young kids who are coming through, who 184 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 1: were getting looks in college. And you know, I worked 185 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: with those kids and when they would come through, and 186 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: that circular load of the hands, it slows you up 187 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: on some of the better pitching. So my only thing 188 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:26,119 Speaker 1: is is he gets and progresses through the major league 189 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 1: levels there and the Triple A and into the big leagues. 190 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:32,959 Speaker 1: That that circular load, that it holds you up a 191 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 1: little bit and some of the breaking pitches and some 192 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:37,440 Speaker 1: of the guys who can really, you know, throw at 193 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 1: a higher level. That's my only thing with this kid. 194 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:41,920 Speaker 1: And it's funny because you would think at a place like 195 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: OSU they would knock it out of him, and they didn't. 196 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: And I understand it's got an easy swing. I understand 197 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: it's got easy power of watched a lot of highlights. 198 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 1: I keep waiting to see where it catches up him 199 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 1: and I think it will eventually. But you can't discount 200 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: the results he's getting right now in spring training because 201 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: they've been spectacular. So keep an eye on him. The 202 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: next guy. This is a guy that I really like, 203 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: Oscar Colos. We've talked about him a lot on the show. Again, 204 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 1: explosive hands. This is a dude that we all know 205 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:10,080 Speaker 1: how the White Sox are super aggressive. So is Coloss 206 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 1: the next guy that they're going to be super aggressive 207 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: with and see a lot of playing time in twenty 208 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 1: twenty three. 209 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:18,679 Speaker 2: Well, I think that's the uh I think that's the idea. 210 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:21,560 Speaker 2: I think like right now they've kind of set him 211 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:23,319 Speaker 2: and lined him up as a guy that's going to 212 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 2: be able to take over the spot, and he's at 213 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:27,679 Speaker 2: a really really hot Spring. I went away from the numbers. 214 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:29,719 Speaker 2: I'll pull him up in a second. But last year 215 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 2: he was able to move two levels. If you don't remember, 216 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:35,320 Speaker 2: Oscar Colas was like at the time, hilariously, they called 217 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 2: him the cuban Otani because he was pitching, and we 218 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 2: all kind of knew that was going to go by 219 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 2: the wayside. And twenty four years old, twenty three to 220 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 2: twenty four, the White Sox just said we're going to 221 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:47,320 Speaker 2: go full time hitting. And he was able to move 222 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 2: all the levels last year, from High A up to 223 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:54,000 Speaker 2: Triple A and he was dominant hit three hundred across 224 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 2: all levels. Triple A was a little bit of a 225 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:58,640 Speaker 2: stink with as far as like strikeout percentage go. It 226 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:01,480 Speaker 2: went up, but he was around twenty to twenty three percent 227 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 2: guy at those other levels. He ended up having over 228 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 2: twenty homers, stole a couple bases. He's made really really 229 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 2: good decisions out here in Spring and the White SOX 230 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:14,600 Speaker 2: have left that spot open. They haven't gone and brought 231 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 2: in a you know, the Royds run in like a 232 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:18,080 Speaker 2: Jackie Bradley or they just have it. They haven't gone 233 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 2: and brought in another name that just universally will take over. 234 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 2: Plus they've openly said that they are going to have 235 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:28,080 Speaker 2: Eloy Funny enough, they said they're gonna have Elay Moore 236 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:29,839 Speaker 2: at DH and I think the next day after they 237 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 2: did that, they put him out in the field before 238 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 2: he went to the WBC. 239 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:35,600 Speaker 1: I hate it so much, Welsh, I hate it. Just 240 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 1: please stop putting this guy in the field. It's the worst. 241 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 1: But continue. 242 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:43,679 Speaker 2: Yeah. So, so with a commitment to him going to DH, 243 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 2: what that does is that just leaves that spot open 244 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:48,680 Speaker 2: that they're not going to screw around with us. And 245 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 2: so far this spring I finally got those up four 246 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:53,680 Speaker 2: hundred with a four nineteen OBP. So he has not 247 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:56,200 Speaker 2: been walking an over thousand ops. He's got two homers. 248 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 2: He has stolen a base and that's a really unique one. 249 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:01,439 Speaker 2: I was actually with Oscar co Loss a couple of 250 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:04,720 Speaker 2: weeks ago in an event for a couple hours. And 251 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:07,840 Speaker 2: he's a big physical guy, like a big upper half 252 00:11:07,880 --> 00:11:10,200 Speaker 2: does not look like a guy that's going to steal bases, 253 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:12,439 Speaker 2: but he's still doing it. I think long term it's 254 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 2: going to go away, but this is a guy I 255 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:17,600 Speaker 2: think that could sneak into seven to ten stolen bases 256 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:19,599 Speaker 2: this year, especially with that little bit of advantage on 257 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:22,439 Speaker 2: the speed. And I think he's a twenty plus homer guy. 258 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 2: I've kind of been saying it since the early parts 259 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:27,439 Speaker 2: of spring. I think he's criminally underrated. Where we put 260 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 2: our focus on George Walker and obviously the other big rookies, 261 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:32,960 Speaker 2: this is a guy that this team is all but 262 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:36,200 Speaker 2: given it a commitment to. He's dominated in spring, which 263 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 2: was key for them to stick with that commitment. I 264 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 2: think it's going to happen. I think he's going to 265 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 2: break camp with the team. Oscar colass is someone who 266 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:45,319 Speaker 2: has been rising. Just hit a homer, like I said 267 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:47,960 Speaker 2: two days ago, so hitting over four hundred in spring, 268 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:50,200 Speaker 2: that is answering a lot of those calls. And that's 269 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 2: one of those guys, especially from a redraft perspective, has 270 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 2: been moving up lists. But also you know, it's pretty 271 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 2: high up on my prospect list. If you're looking at 272 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:58,439 Speaker 2: like the long term future. 273 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 1: Look if for in any sort of startup league this 274 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 1: year with Keepers Dynasty, whatever it might be. Co Los 275 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:03,520 Speaker 1: has a gout to keep an eye on. 276 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:03,880 Speaker 2: I'm with you. 277 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:05,559 Speaker 1: He's a twenty home run guy in the big League's 278 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: quick hands again, this is why I keep it. He's 279 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 1: got easy power, quick hands, get to the baseball. Yeah, 280 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:13,240 Speaker 1: there's gonna be some strikeouts in there, but that's everybody nowadays. 281 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 1: So he just he's a free swinger too, and there's 282 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 1: nothing wrong with that. That's just the way he's built, 283 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 1: and I'm okay with that. He's not a you know, 284 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:21,679 Speaker 1: we walked I think thirty eight times last year, so 285 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:25,199 Speaker 1: it's not a huge amount. So he's gonna go take 286 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 1: his hacks and I'm okay with that as long as 287 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 1: he keeps making contact at the raid he does. Next 288 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 1: guy on your list is a Seattle starting pitcher employe. 289 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:33,839 Speaker 1: They've been good the last few years between Kirby and 290 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 1: Logan Gilbert Bryce Miller. The next guy on this list 291 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:39,960 Speaker 1: now Miller. Last year another one went from A to 292 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 1: high A to double A. And you know, certainly an 293 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:45,480 Speaker 1: opportunity here when you look at the overall numbers in 294 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 1: those twenty six starts that he made a three sixteen 295 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:51,199 Speaker 1: era one hundred and thirty three innings, so he showed 296 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 1: you quite a bit, including a strikeout rate that was 297 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:56,080 Speaker 1: pretty strong one hundred and sixty three k's and a 298 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 1: one point zero four whip over those one hundred and 299 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:02,559 Speaker 1: thirty three innings. The question is, Welsh, what's the time 300 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 1: frame and is there room at the inn for him? 301 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 1: Because the Seattle rotation is already really good. 302 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 2: So that's a big question is what is the room 303 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 2: for him? That I can't answer. I can't answer with Seattle, 304 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:16,319 Speaker 2: but what I can tell you is when there is room, 305 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:21,680 Speaker 2: he's the top guy. I'm pretty confident over Emerson. Emerson 306 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:25,200 Speaker 2: Hancock would be the next. There's also Prelander Baroa who 307 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 2: Preland Burrow is really really interesting, got incredible stuff. I 308 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:29,760 Speaker 2: kind of wonder if he would go to the back 309 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:32,520 Speaker 2: end of a rotation. But Bryce Miller, when they're ready 310 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 2: to make a commitment, is the guy. I spoke to 311 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:37,080 Speaker 2: him in spring, and I've already mentioned this before, but 312 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 2: one of the most fascinating things there was this big 313 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 2: change in how pitchers are throwing sliders and it's more 314 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:45,320 Speaker 2: of a sweeper it's now called So a lot of 315 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 2: movement over and Bryce Miller, who hit double a last 316 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 2: year but he's twenty four years old. He had struck 317 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:54,400 Speaker 2: out their starting catcher, Tom Murphy, and I grabbed him 318 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 2: after and I was like, I was like, man, what 319 00:13:57,800 --> 00:13:59,719 Speaker 2: was that that you threw? Tom Murphy said it was 320 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:02,320 Speaker 2: a slight almost couldn't tell. And he's like, well, and 321 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 2: then he tells me. He's like, well, you know, the 322 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 2: sweepers are really popular right now. So I actually threw 323 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 2: a sweeper, but I'm now throwing two sliders. I'm throwing 324 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 2: a sweeper which he adjusted, and then a gyro slider. 325 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 2: And he's like, but what I haven't done is I 326 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 2: haven't found quite the confidence. But I have my command 327 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:20,720 Speaker 2: on the sweeper, which is hilarious because a lot of 328 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 2: people might cite that sweepers are a little bit less commandy. 329 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 2: Yet this guy huge movement across the board, he's got 330 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 2: a big fastball, he's just got pro command. He reminds 331 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 2: me of George Kirby. I think it's the same pass. 332 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:37,680 Speaker 2: He's cool, he's calm, he's collected. Last year, you know, 333 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:41,120 Speaker 2: ten k per nine across the two main levels. We're 334 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 2: not going to focus. He had one start in Loway, 335 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 2: that doesn't matter. Ere was solid, got a whole bunch 336 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:49,240 Speaker 2: of innings under his plate, around one hundred and twenty, 337 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 2: and I think he's ready, and I think he's got 338 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 2: like phenomenal phenomenal command. And in the spring he's gotten 339 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 2: to two games so far he struck out six over 340 00:14:57,880 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 2: five innings. Bryce Miller is an absolute dude. He's also 341 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 2: one of those guys that after a couple graduations, I 342 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 2: think it's pretty safe to say that Bryce Miller is 343 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 2: going to be an easy top ten starting pitching prospect 344 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 2: in minor league baseball. And if he gets an opportunity, 345 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 2: if there's an injury or there's just some rotation open, 346 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 2: Bryce Miller is going to be one of those guys. 347 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 2: I'm very confident he's going to get run this year. 348 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 2: But as far as prospects that are rising, and we're 349 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 2: looking at pitchers when pitchers are not Andrew Painter getting hurt, 350 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 2: that's not good. Bryce Miller is one of the few 351 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:29,680 Speaker 2: that's moving up. 352 00:15:30,040 --> 00:15:31,560 Speaker 1: Let's take a quick break in the action to tell 353 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 1: you about Fanimal. I love live events, but I hate 354 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 1: buying tickets. The hidden fees they suck. 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And now back to the action. Another 383 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 1: guy's moving up as Ronnie Mauricio, the New York Mets 384 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:10,119 Speaker 1: who all of a sudden over the winter became a 385 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 1: grown ass man. I mean, this guy looks completely different, 386 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:16,119 Speaker 1: and he was a younger prospect. We all know the 387 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:20,159 Speaker 1: international guys get signed really young and they're literally still growing. 388 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 1: And Ronny Mauricio came into camp and Ronnie and Maurisio 389 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 1: has been hitting balls just onto another planet. It felt 390 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:30,399 Speaker 1: like this spring. I caught more than one of his 391 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 1: at bats, quite a few actually, and it just looked 392 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 1: like such a confident player. Right now, we know the 393 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 1: power is real. This Mets system, between Viento's and Mauricio 394 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 1: and Alvarez and Baby, it's a lot of good pieces 395 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 1: that they can move, and if they do, these guys 396 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: might get a quicker path to the big leagues. But still, 397 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 1: some of these guys might be so good you can't 398 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:53,160 Speaker 1: keep them out of at bats at some point. Now, 399 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 1: Mauricio is not going to make the big club. We 400 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 1: all know that. But in terms of his stock, I 401 00:17:57,040 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 1: think the spring has gone a long way. But you've 402 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:00,359 Speaker 1: got him on your list as well. 403 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, this is one that I hadn't. I 404 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 2: haven't made the big move on my personal prospect list, 405 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:09,159 Speaker 2: which again I do think we can talk about it 406 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:11,639 Speaker 2: in two different ways. There's like prospect long term and 407 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:14,120 Speaker 2: then there's prospects that can help you for redraft right now. 408 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:15,919 Speaker 2: But I have to give a deeper. 409 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:18,480 Speaker 1: Look at redraft guy just to be you know, clear, 410 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 1: for everybody like Strand, maybe Miller probably a little bit 411 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 1: a year away. Mauricio probably not right away either, but 412 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 1: I mean, certainly I think he opens his eyes. I'd 413 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: say the. 414 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 2: Top three are definitely more redrafty guys. Mauricio is in 415 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 2: this weird middle. It's so funny because I remember him 416 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:35,080 Speaker 2: getting time a couple of years ago when he's like 417 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:36,720 Speaker 2: nineteen years old. At the Mets, and he was so 418 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 2: much skinnier, And you are right, he is a grown 419 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:42,000 Speaker 2: ass man. He got big and last year he put 420 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:45,439 Speaker 2: up big numbers, twenty six homers, twenty stolen bases. One 421 00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:48,240 Speaker 2: of the most important keys is a strikeout percentage. Didn't 422 00:18:48,280 --> 00:18:50,800 Speaker 2: go nuts. It was twenty three percent, and that's huge 423 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:53,439 Speaker 2: for him. He doesn't walk a ton, and his batting 424 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 2: average has kind of consistently sunk. But he's kind of 425 00:18:56,600 --> 00:18:59,360 Speaker 2: sitting in as like this two point fifty hitter who 426 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 2: can run and can hit big homers this spring, like 427 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 2: you mentioned four homers with a stolen base, hitting three 428 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:08,240 Speaker 2: to oh four in twenty three at bats, four homers 429 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:12,119 Speaker 2: in twenty three at bats, phenomenal, twelve hundred ops. They 430 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 2: list them at sixty three, one sixty six. There's no way. 431 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:17,480 Speaker 2: I mean, the guy is probably pushing two hundred and 432 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 2: he's sixty three sixty four. He's going to move off 433 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 2: that position. I do not believe he'll be a shortstop. 434 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:23,480 Speaker 2: The problem is is that the Mets team has been 435 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:25,679 Speaker 2: just so good. They've got all these corner guys, they 436 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 2: got all these guys that are great, Mark Vientto's. You 437 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:29,960 Speaker 2: got to find a spot for Brett Batty is good 438 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:33,280 Speaker 2: in there, You've got DH spot with Francisco Alvarez. So 439 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:35,879 Speaker 2: I don't exactly know if maybe Maurcio would transition to 440 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:38,639 Speaker 2: more of like a third and Batty and Vanto's for 441 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:42,200 Speaker 2: more first. So that's kind of think what holds him back. Also, he's, 442 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:43,920 Speaker 2: you know, twenty one years old. He's going to spend 443 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 2: the year at tripa A and this Spring I think 444 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:51,399 Speaker 2: has built renewed confidence, which is so huge. And actually, 445 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 2: what I like about him over the other three guys 446 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:56,760 Speaker 2: is I think Mauricio is a dirt cheap prospect to 447 00:19:56,800 --> 00:19:59,240 Speaker 2: go and buy right now. I don't think his cost 448 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 2: is now. Obviously Spring is gonna like push it up 449 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:03,879 Speaker 2: a tiny bit. But this isn't a big name like 450 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:05,520 Speaker 2: the rest of the guys. This is a guy that 451 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:08,400 Speaker 2: hasn't really cracked top one hundreds as of recent yet 452 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:11,120 Speaker 2: he's still only twenty one years old and he's absolutely 453 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 2: succeeding and he's doing what we needed him to do. 454 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:15,920 Speaker 2: Is he's putting the bat on the ball. This isn't 455 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:19,640 Speaker 2: like a high end is Anderston Simmons like defensive shortstop. Now, 456 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:22,080 Speaker 2: this is a big power bat and he showed us 457 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:23,440 Speaker 2: off in the miners last year that he could be 458 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:26,160 Speaker 2: a twenty twenty guy. He's carrying into the spring, which 459 00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 2: is huge. Ronnie Mauricios Arrow is ticking up. 460 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:31,879 Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, and I would say I agree with you, 461 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 1: is the time to buy him, And whether it be 462 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 1: for the Mets or another organization, you're gonna see him 463 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 1: is an important year too. I think you want to 464 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:40,439 Speaker 1: see those players when they're those young international guys, by 465 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:42,160 Speaker 1: the time they get to twenty twenty one years old, 466 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 1: start to physically fill out, because we've seen some of 467 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 1: those guys not do that, and their stock starts to 468 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:49,240 Speaker 1: drop and they start to become the well it didn't 469 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:51,199 Speaker 1: work out kind of group. One more guy on your 470 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:52,480 Speaker 1: list here before he get to some of the ones 471 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 1: that are falling. Where I spend obviously more time on 472 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:56,520 Speaker 1: the guys that are rising because it's more important. But 473 00:20:56,640 --> 00:21:00,320 Speaker 1: Ethan Salas san Diego Padres a young guy here, sixteen 474 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 1: year old prospect. What are your thoughts here on Sallas 475 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:05,359 Speaker 1: because I was surprised to see him on this list. 476 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:08,639 Speaker 2: Well, this is a this is a I want you 477 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:11,119 Speaker 2: guys to know and understand here. This is not a 478 00:21:11,119 --> 00:21:13,159 Speaker 2: guy that's going to play this year. We can just 479 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:15,800 Speaker 2: put that out because he is sixteen years old. What 480 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:18,440 Speaker 2: I do for a couple of years. Well, but see, 481 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:20,720 Speaker 2: that's what's different about this show, and this is why. 482 00:21:20,800 --> 00:21:23,480 Speaker 2: So when the j fifteen class, I just talked about 483 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 2: the Sun prospect one, we did bold predictions, and one 484 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:28,560 Speaker 2: of my bold predictions I'll just tell you guys, is 485 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 2: I think Ethan Salace by years in could be a 486 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:34,159 Speaker 2: top twenty five prospect. Overall. I think he could do 487 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 2: the version of Cheerio. I don't think he's going to 488 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:39,879 Speaker 2: get to double A. But Ethan Salas was one of 489 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 2: the new international signees, and right when the class came out, 490 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:46,880 Speaker 2: everyone's on Felminceelston with the Mariners, and I actually went 491 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 2: on team Ethan Salace because I'm enamored with his defense. 492 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:53,880 Speaker 2: I'm enamored with his bat. He's a five tool player. 493 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:58,000 Speaker 2: He's really this incredible catching prospect. And then I was 494 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:01,639 Speaker 2: told by a source that this guy not only was 495 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:04,280 Speaker 2: going to be as a sixteen year old invited to camp, 496 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 2: but has a shot to go and start at low A, 497 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:10,960 Speaker 2: which is unheard of. Well, sure enough, I go to 498 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:13,920 Speaker 2: Pattery's camp, and I meet Ethan Saalace. I talked to 499 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:17,199 Speaker 2: him physically impressive. He's more impressive than guys two or 500 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:21,240 Speaker 2: three years above him. And then we get this article 501 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:24,760 Speaker 2: that comes out Joe that starts talking about the Hall 502 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:27,159 Speaker 2: of Fame potential of Ethan Saalace, and it blew my 503 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 2: mind of what I was hearing. And they had also 504 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:32,360 Speaker 2: confirm that the Padres are giving consideration to sending him 505 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 2: to low A. The story gets better. He played in again, 506 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 2: a sixteen year old prospect played in a spring training 507 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:42,199 Speaker 2: game the other day. He caught Ryan Weathers in like 508 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:45,200 Speaker 2: the sixth inning, which was phenomenal. You get to see 509 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:47,960 Speaker 2: his framing, you get to see his catching work. Didn't 510 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:49,960 Speaker 2: do anything with the bat, but he gotten at bat. 511 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:53,720 Speaker 2: All of these things were the storytelling side that the 512 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:57,360 Speaker 2: sixteen year old really might start LOWE and that might 513 00:22:57,359 --> 00:23:00,320 Speaker 2: give him the potential to finish at high A and 514 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:03,200 Speaker 2: barely over seventeen years old. That's the type of rise 515 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 2: that no one expected. You know, this is usually Felon Selston, 516 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:09,240 Speaker 2: for example, is going to stay and play in the 517 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:11,680 Speaker 2: Dominican Summer League this year. He didn't come stateside. He's 518 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 2: going to stay there. Ethan Salas might start next year 519 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:17,520 Speaker 2: at High A or Double A as a seventeen year old. 520 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 2: So you say he's not going to come soon, he 521 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 2: is going to come sooner rather than later. This might 522 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:24,439 Speaker 2: be our next nineteen year old major league debuter, and 523 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:26,960 Speaker 2: his rise is going to be huge. He's going to 524 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:29,679 Speaker 2: break the curse of the internet bad international guys. I 525 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:31,879 Speaker 2: have been very, very big on him, and it was 526 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:34,520 Speaker 2: a bold prediction I put for Ethan Salas. But if 527 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 2: the bat plays like I think it is, he's a 528 00:23:36,359 --> 00:23:39,400 Speaker 2: linked defense and the padres are just going to move him. 529 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:41,400 Speaker 2: He was in a spring training game. Go and watch 530 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:43,920 Speaker 2: that video. It's wild. So Ethan Salas is a huge, 531 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:46,480 Speaker 2: huge prospect riser, but it is definitely more for deeper 532 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:48,480 Speaker 2: dynasty and you're gonna have to wait a little bit. 533 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:50,400 Speaker 1: All right, before we get to the guys who are 534 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:53,199 Speaker 1: falling on the prospect list. I want to remind everybody 535 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 1: cheating is okay. 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Cheating is encouraged. 545 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:24,840 Speaker 1: You ain't cheating, or at least cheat cheating, you ain't trying. 546 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:26,400 Speaker 1: I'm gonna keep that like that. What do you think 547 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:28,000 Speaker 1: of that? All right, let's get some of the guys 548 00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:30,240 Speaker 1: on the downside. We'll spend a little less time on 549 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 1: these guys. Andrew Painter has got to be the first one. 550 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:34,879 Speaker 1: He's got the UCL sprained. There was a lot of 551 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 1: rumors this guy was going to make the rotation. How 552 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:39,119 Speaker 1: is it gonna work? You know, we don't see a 553 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 1: lot of nineteen year old pictures that shades of Dwight 554 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:46,720 Speaker 1: Gooden nineteen eighty four. But I mean, it's disappointing. I'd 555 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:48,879 Speaker 1: be very surprised if he doesn't have Tommy John. You know, 556 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:51,520 Speaker 1: four weeks the UCL spray and then we're gonna say, 557 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:53,879 Speaker 1: I mean, come on, I've heard this story so many times, 558 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:56,400 Speaker 1: so This is a huge bummer obviously twenty twenty threes 559 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:58,920 Speaker 1: in jeopardy, But long term, what's your projection here for him? 560 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 1: I know, short terms, definitely a guy that's falling because 561 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 1: he's not going to be available for probably my guess 562 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:04,840 Speaker 1: is at least this season. 563 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:06,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, he was going to do I think Julio Arius 564 00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:09,119 Speaker 2: was the last nineteen year old pitcher to make the 565 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 2: major I think they just stop as a WBC playing 566 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:15,680 Speaker 2: for Mexico. But yeah, no, it's a huge disappointment. They 567 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 2: were giving legitimate consideration of him breaking camp and using 568 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:22,440 Speaker 2: those innings at the major league level. I don't feel 569 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:25,760 Speaker 2: optimistic that that UCL is going to feel good. I 570 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:28,679 Speaker 2: don't think the team really cared about the timeline. So 571 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:30,399 Speaker 2: that's why I think they're just going to sit on 572 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:31,840 Speaker 2: it for a month and that they come back. They 573 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:33,680 Speaker 2: just give Tommy John and it's just going to push. 574 00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:35,800 Speaker 2: The next year is already lost if that's the case, 575 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:38,440 Speaker 2: So I don't feel optimistic about it. What's really interesting 576 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:40,360 Speaker 2: is there's a lot of conversation right now in the 577 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:44,080 Speaker 2: prospect world about like where and how does he fall? 578 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:46,880 Speaker 2: And there was a trade offer I had saw someone 579 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 2: was like whould you rather have Tyler Soderstrom or Andrew Painter, 580 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:53,720 Speaker 2: And multiple prospect people were saying that they would actually 581 00:25:53,800 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 2: take Tyler Schoderstrom right now. And that's not the case 582 00:25:56,320 --> 00:26:00,560 Speaker 2: for me, just because, like year old, it's a nineteen pitcher. 583 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:02,920 Speaker 2: I don't want to give up prospect timelines don't usually 584 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:05,720 Speaker 2: change necessarily off of injury. I don't love that he's 585 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:08,920 Speaker 2: having that he could theoretically have Tommy John, but there's 586 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:10,560 Speaker 2: also kind of a sense of like, well, got it 587 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:10,919 Speaker 2: out of the. 588 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:13,439 Speaker 1: Way and maybe he closed this time young two, and 589 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:16,560 Speaker 1: he was a very highly regarded, you know, top five 590 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:19,680 Speaker 1: pitching prospect and it worked out pretty well for him 591 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:21,320 Speaker 1: for a few years on a last years of down year. 592 00:26:21,359 --> 00:26:23,440 Speaker 1: But we already talk we're buying back in. So I'm 593 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:25,320 Speaker 1: not too worried about Painter long term, but for this 594 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:28,000 Speaker 1: year there's absolutely the stock down. What about Daniel Aspino, 595 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:31,920 Speaker 1: uh Cleveland starting pitcher two. This is another guy that's, 596 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 1: you know, part of an organization that's done a pretty 597 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:36,520 Speaker 1: good job over the last twenty years of you know, 598 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:40,360 Speaker 1: creating some pitching prospects here and cashing in on them. 599 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:41,600 Speaker 1: So what do you think of his Spino why is 600 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:42,800 Speaker 1: he going in the wrong direction for you? 601 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:47,840 Speaker 2: Well, also injury related stuff he's got, I believe he had. 602 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:53,400 Speaker 2: He had left shoulder soreness and swelling that happened after 603 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:56,240 Speaker 2: a throwing session in January. Now people don't know. Also, 604 00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:59,640 Speaker 2: Daniel Espino completely retransformed his body. It's wild. He looks 605 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 2: like a body builder in pictures he'd shared this offseason, 606 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:06,480 Speaker 2: much more lower maintained type of guy who's it just says, 607 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:08,440 Speaker 2: it was like off the charts to me with how 608 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 2: he looked. But in all of that, and I think 609 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:12,720 Speaker 2: this has been a very common thing we've seen I've 610 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:16,280 Speaker 2: seen in young players, is when that body overtakes a big, 611 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:19,639 Speaker 2: massive change, there's there's a time period that they've got 612 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:21,560 Speaker 2: to readjust to it, whether it is, you know, losing 613 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:24,560 Speaker 2: weight or gaining muscle or whatever it is. And maybe 614 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:26,359 Speaker 2: that played a role in it. But Daniel Spina is 615 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:28,320 Speaker 2: one of the hardest throwers in baseball and to also 616 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 2: have like shoulder soreness and swelling, that's really really bad. 617 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:35,640 Speaker 2: And then he had a it was a tear of 618 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:38,520 Speaker 2: like a capsule in his shoulder. Bottom line, He's missing 619 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:41,280 Speaker 2: about eight weeks. This was as of like February, and 620 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:42,760 Speaker 2: that's going to take him into some of the minor 621 00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:46,400 Speaker 2: league season lost. But this is another one of those 622 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:49,679 Speaker 2: pictures with like a severe arm injury that's going to 623 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:51,239 Speaker 2: go into the year, and this kind of takes back 624 00:27:51,280 --> 00:27:54,280 Speaker 2: the timeline. So like Andrew Painter, this isn't a guy 625 00:27:54,320 --> 00:27:57,240 Speaker 2: that I want to tank in value, but this guy 626 00:27:57,320 --> 00:28:00,280 Speaker 2: has had multiple injuries in miss time and is worth 627 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:03,400 Speaker 2: consideration of, like how high do we really want him? 628 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:05,879 Speaker 2: Could this be the next Alex Reyesk Could he be 629 00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:07,880 Speaker 2: better for the back of a bullpen if he can't 630 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:10,760 Speaker 2: stay healthy. So what I think has happened is Daniel 631 00:28:10,840 --> 00:28:14,200 Speaker 2: Espinho's moving into this territory where he was battling Ricky 632 00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:17,399 Speaker 2: Tiedeman and Yuri Perez. He was in that range, and 633 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:19,439 Speaker 2: I think he's moving back to being like do we 634 00:28:19,520 --> 00:28:22,680 Speaker 2: really want to risk him over tink Hence or even 635 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:25,160 Speaker 2: Bryce Miller at this point. So I think he's moved 636 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:28,240 Speaker 2: back a tier because of this injury, which is another 637 00:28:28,720 --> 00:28:30,920 Speaker 2: back to back season injury, and this one is coming 638 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:33,040 Speaker 2: before the start of the year, and there's just like 639 00:28:33,040 --> 00:28:35,479 Speaker 2: a lot of lost potential right now. So Daniel Espinho 640 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:37,520 Speaker 2: is one of those guys kind of been out of sight, 641 00:28:37,560 --> 00:28:40,120 Speaker 2: out of mind recently, but it's because he's just not 642 00:28:40,160 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 2: on the field because he's injured. 643 00:28:42,160 --> 00:28:45,680 Speaker 1: Marco Luciano just got optioned by the San Francisco Giants 644 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:48,000 Speaker 1: back down to Double A. He had a injury riddled 645 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:51,360 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two and twenty twenty three. Now it's I mean, 646 00:28:51,360 --> 00:28:52,880 Speaker 1: it's a huge show me year for him. He's twenty 647 00:28:52,920 --> 00:28:55,280 Speaker 1: one years old. He's been a big time prospect for 648 00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:57,760 Speaker 1: a while now, and I understand. You know, when he 649 00:28:57,760 --> 00:29:00,440 Speaker 1: gets end back down, your stock's gonna go down. Nobody's 650 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:03,360 Speaker 1: I think too shocked about this. But where do you 651 00:29:03,440 --> 00:29:05,680 Speaker 1: stand here with Lucian or are you a guy that 652 00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:09,480 Speaker 1: you are buying on him right now because it's at 653 00:29:09,480 --> 00:29:12,480 Speaker 1: a rock bottom price, or are you staying away because 654 00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:14,200 Speaker 1: maybe this is one of these guys that just doesn't 655 00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:15,880 Speaker 1: quite ever realize his potential. 656 00:29:16,560 --> 00:29:21,400 Speaker 2: So I definitely am all about buying in on really 657 00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:24,000 Speaker 2: talented players. And I'll tell you this, Marca Luciano is 658 00:29:24,040 --> 00:29:27,920 Speaker 2: a incredibly talented player. I've got to see him at 659 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:32,240 Speaker 2: multiple different levels. It's crazy, crazy batspeed with crazy power. 660 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:34,920 Speaker 2: He kind of moved away from running a little bit, 661 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:36,720 Speaker 2: and I think he could be moved off this position 662 00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:40,479 Speaker 2: that's kind of been thought of forever. But I'm starting 663 00:29:40,520 --> 00:29:44,040 Speaker 2: to get into a space where I'm over it. You know, 664 00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:46,840 Speaker 2: he came up in the same rookie level as C. J. 665 00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:49,240 Speaker 2: Abrams and Corbyn Carroll, And I've cited this before and 666 00:29:49,280 --> 00:29:50,840 Speaker 2: look at those guys. Those are both you know, major 667 00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:53,120 Speaker 2: league starters. Corban Carroll has got one hundred and eleven 668 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:56,520 Speaker 2: million dollars and Marco Luciano can't hit double A and 669 00:29:56,560 --> 00:29:59,560 Speaker 2: he consistently gets hurt, he underperforms, He was hurt all 670 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:01,800 Speaker 2: last year. He hurt himself in the Dominican Winner League. 671 00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:05,400 Speaker 2: His back that he's recovering from, his timeline has slowed, 672 00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:08,000 Speaker 2: and that is really turning me off. So like if, 673 00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:10,040 Speaker 2: and I've been a defender of Marko Luciano for a 674 00:30:10,080 --> 00:30:13,600 Speaker 2: long time because I think offensively he really has the 675 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:16,440 Speaker 2: potential to be an elite player, but the strikeout numbers 676 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:19,520 Speaker 2: have been worrisome. Overall contact rates I think are going 677 00:30:19,600 --> 00:30:21,840 Speaker 2: to drop as it gets to higher levels. So at 678 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:24,800 Speaker 2: this point, I'm off of Marco Luciano and I hate 679 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:26,560 Speaker 2: to do it because I think he's a really talented 680 00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:28,840 Speaker 2: player and he could be a buyback if someone's on 681 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:31,120 Speaker 2: him real cheap. But I think his stock is falling. 682 00:30:31,280 --> 00:30:35,760 Speaker 2: The Dominican Winter League injury was just one more bad 683 00:30:35,880 --> 00:30:38,320 Speaker 2: notch in his belt, and I don't think there's any 684 00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:40,880 Speaker 2: time there's any feasible way we see him this year. 685 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:43,800 Speaker 2: So he's at least two years behind his peers for 686 00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:44,680 Speaker 2: merkey ball. 687 00:30:45,040 --> 00:30:46,480 Speaker 1: All right, next to get on the list with somebody 688 00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:48,800 Speaker 1: actually going into the year. In spring training, you were 689 00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:52,320 Speaker 1: pretty high on was Mattmrvis, Chicago Cubs first baseman. So 690 00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:54,680 Speaker 1: why are we souring Welsh? 691 00:30:54,840 --> 00:30:57,360 Speaker 2: That's Matt Nervis. Well, okay. One of the things I 692 00:30:57,360 --> 00:30:59,720 Speaker 2: can tell you about Matt Nervis was I thought this 693 00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:02,160 Speaker 2: was going to be handed to him. It seemed like 694 00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:03,800 Speaker 2: it was going to be handed to him, and the 695 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:08,440 Speaker 2: Chicago Cubs did everything possible to not give him the job. 696 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:10,880 Speaker 2: They signed Eric Costmer, they signed Trey Mancini, they brought 697 00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:13,880 Speaker 2: in Edwin Rios, and we said, okay, well, you know, 698 00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:16,680 Speaker 2: he was phenomenal year last year. One of the few prospects. 699 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:19,240 Speaker 2: One of the most impressive things I've ever seen is 700 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:22,280 Speaker 2: first off, the seventy six I think extra bases he 701 00:31:22,320 --> 00:31:25,440 Speaker 2: had between doubles and homers. He also improved a strikeout 702 00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:27,960 Speaker 2: rate at every single level last year while walking more. 703 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:30,320 Speaker 2: All great stuff. He was good in the AFL, but 704 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:32,440 Speaker 2: there's something off, and you could see in the AFL 705 00:31:32,800 --> 00:31:36,280 Speaker 2: like that it was going to be like high velocity 706 00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:38,680 Speaker 2: fastballs and good pitch mixes were going to mess with 707 00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:40,880 Speaker 2: him defensively. I didn't know if he was up there 708 00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:43,480 Speaker 2: and just something seem off. As they kept signing players, well, 709 00:31:43,560 --> 00:31:46,720 Speaker 2: he's had the conversation around this was, oh, well, Eric 710 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:49,720 Speaker 2: Cosmer can't hold him down, blah blah blah. Okay, you 711 00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:51,640 Speaker 2: gotta have a good spring. If you have a good spring, 712 00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:53,560 Speaker 2: I think you can get this team off at even 713 00:31:53,560 --> 00:31:55,720 Speaker 2: though I think they brought Hasmer in for leadership, you 714 00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:58,400 Speaker 2: could push him off. Matt Murvers has not had a 715 00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:02,000 Speaker 2: good spring. He's hitting one a eighteen in seventeen at bats. 716 00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:05,240 Speaker 2: He's got a three eighteen OVP. His ops is four 717 00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:08,400 Speaker 2: ninety four. He has two total hits. This is not 718 00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:10,680 Speaker 2: the spring that he needed to crack that roster when 719 00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:14,400 Speaker 2: they've got all these first basemen. So where he was 720 00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:16,840 Speaker 2: moving up in like NFBC drafts, we saw him like 721 00:32:16,880 --> 00:32:19,280 Speaker 2: crack the top two hundred. That's gone. That is completely 722 00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:21,440 Speaker 2: gone with Matt Murvis, and I think it's gonna take 723 00:32:21,480 --> 00:32:23,760 Speaker 2: some Triple A seasoning. It's going to take a bad 724 00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:26,880 Speaker 2: bat for Hosmer. And where if he had been good 725 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:29,280 Speaker 2: in spring and they still sent him down, I would 726 00:32:29,280 --> 00:32:31,120 Speaker 2: have been like, all right, may he could come up. 727 00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:33,280 Speaker 2: I think this is a halfway through the year where 728 00:32:33,280 --> 00:32:35,200 Speaker 2: the Cubs have to have a realization they're out of it. 729 00:32:35,360 --> 00:32:37,920 Speaker 2: They move on from Hosmer and then Mrvis comes up, 730 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:42,200 Speaker 2: so I think their worry has kind of moved over 731 00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:45,720 Speaker 2: to me in really the huge jump that he's been given. 732 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:47,320 Speaker 2: I still think he's a great prospect. I think he's 733 00:32:47,360 --> 00:32:49,360 Speaker 2: got huge power, he's going to find a good spot, 734 00:32:49,600 --> 00:32:51,840 Speaker 2: but I think there might be some bigger questions about 735 00:32:51,880 --> 00:32:55,120 Speaker 2: the type of quality contact he's actually gonna make, and 736 00:32:55,120 --> 00:32:57,640 Speaker 2: we're going to see it this year with whatever full 737 00:32:57,680 --> 00:32:59,959 Speaker 2: season of Triple A before he's brought up to the majors. 738 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:02,240 Speaker 1: Last guy on the list is a Yankee. A lot 739 00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:04,479 Speaker 1: of Yankee prospects are getting a lot of helium Volpi 740 00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:08,480 Speaker 1: do Mingez Parraza, not so much. Austin Wells. The only 741 00:33:08,480 --> 00:33:09,880 Speaker 1: thing he's really got going for him right now is 742 00:33:09,920 --> 00:33:13,400 Speaker 1: an amazing Rick sarone esque mustache because I love this 743 00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:16,760 Speaker 1: picture of him here. But let's talk about Austin Wells 744 00:33:16,840 --> 00:33:18,480 Speaker 1: right now, catching prospect for the Yankees. What are your 745 00:33:18,520 --> 00:33:21,160 Speaker 1: thoughts on him? Why is he also somebody that's falling 746 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:21,840 Speaker 1: in your ranks? 747 00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:24,320 Speaker 2: Well, it was just the injury. Again, these are very 748 00:33:24,600 --> 00:33:27,040 Speaker 2: injury focused. I think it's hard at this point in 749 00:33:27,120 --> 00:33:29,840 Speaker 2: spring training to really pick on a lot of prospects 750 00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:32,240 Speaker 2: and players to be major followers. I mean, one I 751 00:33:32,240 --> 00:33:35,520 Speaker 2: would have thrown at you, is Kumar Rocker? Really incredible 752 00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:38,640 Speaker 2: of how bad Kumar Rocker has been in spring and 753 00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:41,640 Speaker 2: how inconsistent he's been in bullpen sessions, and maybe it's good. 754 00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:44,040 Speaker 2: I want him to be good. I desperately want him 755 00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:46,000 Speaker 2: to be good. I love it. I think his slider 756 00:33:46,080 --> 00:33:47,920 Speaker 2: is his key to everything, kind of like how Hunter 757 00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:51,160 Speaker 2: Green was that it's just not happening. The confidence consistency's 758 00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:54,520 Speaker 2: not there. So a lot of these outside of those 759 00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:57,880 Speaker 2: tiny specific ones have to be more tangible things like 760 00:33:57,920 --> 00:34:00,840 Speaker 2: an injury. And Austin Wells, who I think was moving 761 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:03,600 Speaker 2: up a little bit, had a fifteen to fifteen season 762 00:34:04,040 --> 00:34:07,200 Speaker 2: bat's been pretty live, has not moved out that position. Either. 763 00:34:07,240 --> 00:34:09,400 Speaker 2: I interviewed him in the AFL like a year and 764 00:34:09,560 --> 00:34:11,799 Speaker 2: a little over, yeah, year and a half ago, and 765 00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:14,640 Speaker 2: I'd asked him, you know, would the team consider playing 766 00:34:14,719 --> 00:34:16,480 Speaker 2: him anywhere else? And He's like, the team has never 767 00:34:16,520 --> 00:34:18,680 Speaker 2: talked to me about it. He's never been talked about 768 00:34:18,760 --> 00:34:21,440 Speaker 2: moving off that position. So one of the reasons I 769 00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:23,239 Speaker 2: think that's kind of a negative is I don't think 770 00:34:23,320 --> 00:34:26,839 Speaker 2: he's particularly a crazy high end defensive catcher, and I 771 00:34:26,920 --> 00:34:28,719 Speaker 2: just don't. And when you have Travilla, you already have 772 00:34:28,760 --> 00:34:32,400 Speaker 2: Jose Travino and Kyle. I don't think they're going to 773 00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:34,520 Speaker 2: be like that's a position that he's going to be 774 00:34:34,560 --> 00:34:37,040 Speaker 2: able to crack anytime soon. So if he were to 775 00:34:37,080 --> 00:34:38,759 Speaker 2: be moving and playing some other spots, I feel a 776 00:34:38,760 --> 00:34:41,359 Speaker 2: little bit more optimistic. But just suffered an injury that's 777 00:34:41,360 --> 00:34:42,799 Speaker 2: going to set him back a little bit for the 778 00:34:42,800 --> 00:34:45,680 Speaker 2: start of the season. I think positionally that's out there, 779 00:34:45,800 --> 00:34:48,000 Speaker 2: and it's also kind of flooded with catchers. I've moved 780 00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:50,279 Speaker 2: him down just a little bit. But this is the 781 00:34:50,280 --> 00:34:54,319 Speaker 2: barrage of injury. It's Matt Mrvis and the injuries. That's 782 00:34:54,320 --> 00:34:56,560 Speaker 2: a new band name. It's Matt Nervis and all the 783 00:34:56,600 --> 00:34:58,239 Speaker 2: injuries for the five that are moving down. 784 00:34:58,480 --> 00:35:01,200 Speaker 1: I heard they're playing Coachella this year. It's gonna be awesome. 785 00:35:01,760 --> 00:35:04,280 Speaker 1: Just to recap everybody. The prospects that are falling. Andrew Painter, 786 00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:09,400 Speaker 1: pitcher for the Phillies, Danie Lspino Cleveland starter, Marco Luciano 787 00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:11,920 Speaker 1: shortsaut for the Giants, Matt Murvis first basement for the 788 00:35:11,960 --> 00:35:15,040 Speaker 1: Cubs in Austin Wells, New York Yankees catcher the ones 789 00:35:15,080 --> 00:35:18,239 Speaker 1: on the rise, Christian and Carnacion Strand corner guy for 790 00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:21,000 Speaker 1: the Cincinnati Reds, and Oscar Colas from the White Sox. 791 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:24,200 Speaker 1: Outfielder Bryce Miller on his way up for Seattle. And 792 00:35:24,280 --> 00:35:26,440 Speaker 1: the starting pitcher Ronnie Maurizio, the short stuff of the 793 00:35:26,480 --> 00:35:30,600 Speaker 1: New York Mets, grown boy now and Ethan Sallas the 794 00:35:30,680 --> 00:35:34,320 Speaker 1: young boy for the San Diego Padres. The catching prospects. 795 00:35:34,360 --> 00:35:35,960 Speaker 1: So there you have it. Make sure you drop a 796 00:35:35,960 --> 00:35:38,840 Speaker 1: comment below the prospects that you are watching. You're in 797 00:35:38,880 --> 00:35:41,880 Speaker 1: our YouTube channel, and again, congratulations, fam we did it 798 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:45,040 Speaker 1: ten k sobs. Now the next goal's got to be fifteen. 799 00:35:45,080 --> 00:35:47,560 Speaker 1: So if you haven't already, go subscribe YouTube dot com 800 00:35:47,560 --> 00:35:51,239 Speaker 1: Slash Fantasy Pros don't forget Wednesday, three pm Eastern Scott Pianowski, 801 00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:54,360 Speaker 1: the Welsh, Joey P and a bunch of our pals 802 00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:57,960 Speaker 1: here from our crew are going to be mock drafting 803 00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:00,640 Speaker 1: it up head to head category style, so join us 804 00:36:00,640 --> 00:36:02,479 Speaker 1: for that. 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