1 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: Hello everyone, and welcome back to the Hammer Territory podcast. 2 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: I'm Scott Coleman and I am joined on the show 3 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: tonight by Steven Tolbert and Stephen It is an emergency 4 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: edition of the show. The Atlanta Braves have signed outfielder 5 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: Mike Kistremsky to a two year deal with a club 6 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: option for a third. Let's just jump right into it. 7 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 1: Your immediate reaction as we were all sitting on our 8 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: couches on this Wednesday evening and got the alert that 9 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 1: the Braves had signed Mike Kistremsky, Your immediate thoughts on 10 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: this signing. 11 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, what's up, buddy? So finally got an emergency pod 12 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 2: for a signing. We've done plenty of for injuries over 13 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 2: the years, but we finally got an emergency pod for 14 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 2: a signing. This is fascinating. This is a fascinating signing 15 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 2: because the Braves needed off I we talked about it 16 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 2: on the show last night that Sean and I did 17 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 2: the Braves need all? I think I thought the Braves 18 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 2: needed to add more to the offense. K is a 19 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:19,680 Speaker 2: left handed hitter. He's going to basically be what we think. 20 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 2: We don't know for sure. The stuff just came out. 21 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 2: But we're guessing that Stripsky is going to essentially be 22 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 2: the left handed strong side of a platoon for the 23 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,680 Speaker 2: DH is what we're thinking. I do think he will 24 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:35,400 Speaker 2: play for Akunya. I think he'll play for Profar some 25 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 2: and let those guys DH, But essentially that's what they're 26 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 2: going to do. 27 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: It is a It is way. 28 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 2: More money than I thought Mike ka Strimsky would get 29 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 2: this offseason he got I know you're gonna go through 30 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 2: the details, but he basically got nine million this year, 31 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 2: ten minute next year, and then all buy out for 32 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 2: twenty twenty eight. Fascinating deal. Oh my god, this got 33 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 2: so many layers to it. And then Bowman just tweeted 34 00:01:58,080 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 2: out that the Braves could still be in on shortstop. 35 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 2: Part of how I think about this move, Honestly, Scott 36 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 2: is gonna be what they do after it. But if 37 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 2: you're just looking at player contract, there's some fascinating things here, 38 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 2: and I actually think Mike Kaszimpsky could be better in 39 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:17,239 Speaker 2: Atlanta than he's been anywhere else. I think this move 40 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 2: actually has a decent amount of upside. I know what 41 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 2: fans are gonna say. Fans are gonna say it's boring, 42 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 2: it's cheap. I've your mentions probably look like my mentions 43 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 2: do right now, But I actually think there is some 44 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 2: upside here that is that is actually very interesting to me, 45 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:34,679 Speaker 2: and we'll get through it as we go through the 46 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 2: details of this. But yeah, that's my my init reaction. 47 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 2: I think this has more upside than maybe it looks 48 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:41,360 Speaker 2: on the surface. 49 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: So let's kind of go over the contract details and 50 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:49,239 Speaker 1: then we'll get into who Mike Yastremsky is as a player. Yastremsky, 51 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: thirty five years old outfielder, has spent the entirety of 52 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: his career with the San Francisco Giants until he was 53 00:02:56,800 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 1: traded at the deadline to the Kansas City Royals. She 54 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: going to talk about that because Yastremsky set the world 55 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 1: on fire in the final two months with Kansas City. 56 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:10,639 Speaker 1: The contract guaranteed money is twenty three million dollars. However, 57 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:15,079 Speaker 1: he's only going to make nine million next season, ten 58 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: million in twenty twenty seven, and then there is a 59 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 1: seven million dollar club option for twenty twenty eight with 60 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: a four million dollar buyout, which is a pretty hefty buyout. 61 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: I mean, that's that's a significant amount of money three 62 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: years down the road. But in terms of what does 63 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 1: this cost the Braves next season, only nine million dollars. 64 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: And then who is Mike Kyistroemsky the hitter? In his 65 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: twenty twenty five season, he played one hundred and forty 66 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: four games with the Giants and Royals. He hit two 67 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 1: thirty three with a three thirty three on base percentage 68 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: and four oh three slugging percentage, which was good for 69 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: a one oh six WRC plus. As a reminder, one 70 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: hundred is league average, so he was above league average, 71 00:03:56,680 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 1: a few points above average. I will say, and I 72 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: bolded this in my notes for the show. If folks 73 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 1: see that Mike Yastremsky is like a career two forty hitter, please, 74 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: for the love of God, one batting average is not 75 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: the NLB all But remind yourself that he has played 76 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: the entirety of his career in San Francisco in AT 77 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 1: and T Park slash Oracle Park, which is probably the 78 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:26,039 Speaker 1: least hitter friendly environment in Major League Baseball. So do 79 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:29,479 Speaker 1: not blow a gasket seeing a low batting average and 80 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: surface numbers that are not sexy. This is not a 81 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 1: player who's hit forty home runs. This is not a 82 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: three to twenty hitter, although those are virtually extinct in 83 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:41,480 Speaker 1: baseball these days. But that's who Yastremsky is. A solid hitter, 84 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 1: not a star. No one is saying that this guy 85 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:45,280 Speaker 1: is an All Star and he's going to come in 86 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: and single handedly win a World Series for the Braves. 87 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 1: But not only this season, but really the last five years, 88 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:54,040 Speaker 1: Yastremsky has been about as consistent of a hitter as 89 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:56,359 Speaker 1: there is in Major league baseball. He is an above 90 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:59,360 Speaker 1: average hitter who can play two outfield spots for sure, 91 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: and maybe center field if they needed him. Yeah. 92 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 2: So, platoon splits are so are so impactful that, honestly, 93 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 2: it's it's better to think about hitters as two different 94 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 2: versions of themselves, one against the same handed pitching and 95 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:20,720 Speaker 2: one against opposite handed pitching. That's how prevalent platoon splits are, 96 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:22,839 Speaker 2: not just for u Simsky, but for every player in baseball. 97 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 2: So when you see a platoon split like Yashimsky has 98 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 2: where he just mashes righties, and when you remember that 99 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 2: he's almost exclusively gonna play against righties, that is effectively 100 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:38,839 Speaker 2: what you're trading for right You're not really trading for 101 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:41,840 Speaker 2: all the negative stuff that happened when he played against lefties, 102 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:44,720 Speaker 2: because the Braves almost certainly are not gonna let him 103 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 2: play against lefties more than maybe a handful of times. 104 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 2: So while his overall numbers do matter, what he does 105 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:56,039 Speaker 2: against right handed pitching specifically matters for the Braves. And 106 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 2: maybe the most interesting thing I've found, and I just 107 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 2: tweeted this out over the last two years, there is 108 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 2: no qualified left handed hitter in baseball that pulls the 109 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:11,279 Speaker 2: ball more or I'm sorry, it's more fly balls than 110 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:16,160 Speaker 2: Mikey Shimpsky and only three left handed qualified hitters pull 111 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 2: the ball more than mike Y Stimpsky. So he is 112 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 2: a heavy fly ball, heavy pull side hitter. Well, like 113 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 2: you just said, he spent the entirety of his career 114 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 2: and maybe the worst possible ballpark for that combination, which 115 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 2: is at and T Park in San Francisco. Or not 116 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 2: only does offense go to die, but specifically left handed 117 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 2: offense goes to die. It was literally is probably the 118 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 2: worst skill set versus a home ballpark that we had 119 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 2: in baseball. Now he's moving to truest park where that 120 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 2: skill set is not only amplified, it is it is 121 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:54,280 Speaker 2: amplified to a level really maybe other than Yankee Stadium, 122 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 2: no other park can do. And that is a short 123 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 2: portion and right field. This is where I think the upside. 124 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 2: I know it's to talk about upside of a guy 125 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 2: that's thirty five years old, but we've never seen him 126 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 2: play in a park like he's about to play in 127 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:09,359 Speaker 2: that not only helps his skill set, but is actually 128 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 2: built for his skill set. And I think the Braves 129 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 2: are matching up player in ballpark a little bit here. 130 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 2: They're definitely they definitely see more upside then you know, 131 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 2: if you look again, like MLB trade rumors didn't have 132 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 2: him in their top fifty, no one had him getting 133 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 2: a contract like this, The Braves seem more in him 134 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 2: than the general consensus is. And I understand fans who 135 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 2: aren't gonna love this, like you say, it's not a 136 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 2: star player, but I think I think this is a 137 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 2: signing specifically where you have to look deeper. I hope 138 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 2: people aren't using batting average anyways, but you have to 139 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 2: look deeper than batting average, even deeper than like WRC plus. 140 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 2: You've got to get into the platoons, plits because that's 141 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 2: how the Braids are going to use him. And I 142 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 2: think you got to get into his batted ball profile 143 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 2: relative to the park he's about to go to to 144 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 2: really see the upside of this, and it does change. 145 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 2: I think it actually changes my outlook on it, where 146 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 2: when I first saw it, I was kind of meh, 147 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 2: I actually am a little bit more excited about this 148 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 2: because I want to see what this dude can do 149 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 2: in a ballpark that actually accentuates his pluses from a 150 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:15,800 Speaker 2: bat a ball perspective. Yeah. 151 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 1: I mean, look, man, when I got the alert the 152 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 1: Braves were signing Mikahstremsky, I didn't jump off my couch 153 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 1: and do backflips across the house like that. That's not 154 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:26,679 Speaker 1: the level of player this is. But at the same time, 155 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 1: if you mi Kistremsky is a really solid ballplayer and 156 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:33,679 Speaker 1: has been his whole career. When he came up late 157 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 1: in his career, he didn't debut with the Giants until 158 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 1: he was like twenty eight years old. He set the 159 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:40,760 Speaker 1: world on fire with San Francisco. I mean he was like, 160 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 1: I think he got MVP votes one year, and of 161 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:46,439 Speaker 1: course he's cooled down considerably. There was an injury or 162 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:48,559 Speaker 1: two as well that kept him out. But he's been 163 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 1: remarkably consistent. He's been pretty durable. And we've talked about 164 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,599 Speaker 1: on the show for I mean months at this point 165 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:59,440 Speaker 1: the importance of adding a rotating outfielder to give you 166 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: insurance if and when Akunya or Profar or Harris get 167 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 1: injured or just need a couple days, even if it's 168 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 1: not a serious injury, but they just need a couple 169 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:10,680 Speaker 1: of days, it gives you a rotational bad at DH 170 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:13,440 Speaker 1: And again, as you said, as long as Yastremsky is 171 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 1: used in the right way against right handed pitching almost exclusively, 172 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 1: this guy hits rities like There is no denying that. 173 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 1: Even if you are the biggest Mike Yastremsky hater in 174 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 1: the world, you cannot deny this guy hits right handed 175 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 1: pitching really well. Has his entire career a one to 176 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 1: twenty six WRC plus and about an eight hundred career 177 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: ops against righties. Again in that ballpark in San Francisco 178 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 1: that is a nightmare to hit in. He also takes walks. 179 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 1: He has a career ten and a half percent walk 180 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: rate eleven percent the last three years, which is something 181 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 1: this lineup could use, because we know there's plenty of 182 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:50,680 Speaker 1: slug in this lineup. When the Braves are going right, 183 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 1: they don't have a ton of on base and guys 184 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 1: who take walks and won't strike out a ton is 185 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 1: down to eighteen percent strikeout rate last year. So again, 186 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 1: please don't don't fire up our mentions in our YouTube 187 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:05,959 Speaker 1: comments saying that were pretending like this guy is Kyle Schwarber, 188 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:08,880 Speaker 1: because he is not. But he also did not take 189 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:11,440 Speaker 1: five years and one hundred and fifty million dollars to sign. 190 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:14,599 Speaker 1: And as long as there are more moves on the horizon, 191 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:17,640 Speaker 1: I totally get what Alexan Thoppolis is doing here. 192 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:22,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean this is definitely a move where like 193 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 2: the moves that come after matter. If you really can't 194 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 2: look at this move in a vacuum, you have to 195 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:33,680 Speaker 2: add the context of what else they do. They're gone 196 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 2: get a real shortstop tomorrow. This move looks better, right, 197 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 2: If they don't, it looks worse. So the context matters 198 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 2: a lot. Here and again you see so much more 199 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 2: right handed pitching than left handed pitching typically in a 200 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 2: baseball season. It's actually like sixty five thirty five years 201 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 2: some years it's like seventy thirty. So having the strong 202 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:57,320 Speaker 2: side of the platoon, which is you're a left handed 203 00:10:57,360 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 2: hitter that can hit right handed pitching, is just more 204 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:02,680 Speaker 2: value then being the opposite, being a right handed hitter 205 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:05,360 Speaker 2: that hits left handed pitching. And again, because of where 206 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:08,640 Speaker 2: the Braves play and the dimensions of their ballpark, I 207 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:10,760 Speaker 2: think you can add even more value. So I do 208 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:12,640 Speaker 2: like the move. I do need to see what else 209 00:11:12,679 --> 00:11:15,959 Speaker 2: they're gonna do. I love the fact that he takes walks. 210 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:18,680 Speaker 2: I do think his power is gonna go up in 211 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 2: truest he had. I think he had seventeen homers last year, 212 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:24,319 Speaker 2: which is not like nothing. I mean, that's pretty good 213 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:27,800 Speaker 2: pop for what is essentially gonna be their fourth outfitter. 214 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:30,960 Speaker 2: Maybe my favorite thing about this, other than the ballpark 215 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 2: to player matchup, is the fact that it pretty much 216 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:36,560 Speaker 2: ensures that the Brads are not gonna have a full 217 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 2: time DH They're not gonna have like a Marcelo Zuna 218 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:43,120 Speaker 2: on the roster. I was really really hoping that they 219 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:45,439 Speaker 2: would do something that indicated to me that they weren't 220 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 2: gonna go back down that road, because I mean, you 221 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:51,040 Speaker 2: know as well as I do, Scott if it got 222 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:53,560 Speaker 2: to like February and the Braves still hadn't addressed anything, 223 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:57,080 Speaker 2: and Marcelo Zuna was still sitting out there like you 224 00:11:57,120 --> 00:11:59,200 Speaker 2: could just see that coming down the track from a 225 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 2: mile away. And I feel like this indicates they're saying 226 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:06,319 Speaker 2: like they're waving by to that era of having a 227 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 2: full time, permanent DH which we have talked about at 228 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:12,319 Speaker 2: nauseum that we do not like having an actual guy 229 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 2: who can stand in the outfield. It's actually a pretty 230 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 2: solid corner outfielder is a much better use of that 231 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:20,960 Speaker 2: position and being able to rotate a Kunya in profar 232 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 2: and all the stuff, So that may be other than 233 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:28,080 Speaker 2: ballpark and player matchup, that might be my favorite part 234 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:28,320 Speaker 2: of this. 235 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:31,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, so we are going to keep digging in on 236 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:34,439 Speaker 1: Yastremsky and then also talk about what could be next 237 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 1: for the Braves after they have now added a closer, 238 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 1: they've added a utility man and maybe their shortstop and 239 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:44,080 Speaker 1: a rotational outfielder in Mike Yastremsky. But first, a quick 240 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 1: word from our partners. All right, Steven, let's talk a 241 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 1: little bit about Mike Yastremsky's defense. Now again, he's thirty 242 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:55,720 Speaker 1: five years old. They're not a ton of thirty five 243 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: year old outfielders still roaming fields in Major League Baseball. 244 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:03,440 Speaker 1: But defensively he has graded out. Okay, he's probably not 245 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:05,840 Speaker 1: going to win you a Gold Glove out there, but 246 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:08,320 Speaker 1: this past season he played a lot of right field, 247 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:11,200 Speaker 1: could play left field, could also play center field. I 248 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 1: think he only logged about sixty innings in center field 249 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: this past year. But Yustromsky has done it in the past. 250 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 1: Probably wouldn't kill you, although if something happens to Michael Harris, 251 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 1: you probably don't want Yustromski out there every day, but 252 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:26,199 Speaker 1: he's at least done it before and probably wouldn't kill 253 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 1: you too much if he had to do it for 254 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 1: a few days. But you know, also, Yustromski is not 255 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:35,240 Speaker 1: overly fast. He's been like fortieth percentile in sprint speed 256 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 1: the last two years. But he's actually graded out as 257 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:41,559 Speaker 1: a really good base runner the past two years on Statcast, 258 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: getting good reads, good jumps, taking the extra base. So again, 259 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:48,079 Speaker 1: solid fielder. I think that's probably fair to say he's 260 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:49,720 Speaker 1: probably not going to get any better at this point 261 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 1: in his career. In a solid base runner, not a burner, 262 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 1: probably not going to steal twenty five bases for you. 263 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 1: But again, man, this is just overall a sound baseball player. 264 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, and listen, most of the angst from the fan 265 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 2: base over this move is entirely tied to the fact 266 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 2: that they feel like this is the only thing that's 267 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:14,760 Speaker 2: gonna happen. Like if I could guarantee every single fan 268 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 2: out there right now that more moves were coming, Like 269 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:19,800 Speaker 2: if I could just say that as a matter of fact, 270 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 2: then the the angst I think would be lower, just 271 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 2: after watching the Braves basically make one move last offseason, 272 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:32,000 Speaker 2: do nothing at the trade deadline, be very quiet over 273 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 2: all over the last twelve months, I think the fans 274 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 2: have been on edge, and every time they see a 275 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 2: smaller move like Mauricio Dubon or like Mike Kushimsky, they think, 276 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:45,120 Speaker 2: all right, this is it, this is all they're doing. 277 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 2: I don't think that. I do think the Braves are 278 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 2: still actively going to upgrade shortstop. I do think the 279 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:54,640 Speaker 2: Braves are going to actively upgrade the rotation. I do 280 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 2: think mikeyu Shimpsky fits better in the Braves ballpark than 281 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 2: maybe his underlying numbers would suggest that he. I think 282 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 2: his production will be higher than you know, maybe his 283 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:07,920 Speaker 2: what he's done in the past. So I am not 284 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 2: nearly as negative about this as you're going to see. 285 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 2: I actually think there's upside here, But I do. It's 286 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 2: if you're somebody at home that's like, all right, I 287 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 2: need to see more. I get that. I'm fine with. 288 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 2: I think that's a perfectly fair assessment. You know, I'm 289 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 2: not going to listen to the people that are just 290 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 2: dooming gloom about everything. But if you're like, Okay, this 291 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 2: is solid, but I need to see more before i'm happy, 292 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 2: I'm that's perfectly reasonable to me. 293 00:15:31,160 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think, and this is an assumption we do 294 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 1: not know for certainty. The Braves are going to go 295 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: out and add an impact starting pitcher, a couple of 296 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 1: relievers of the bullpen. Maybe they reunite with Hasan Kim 297 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 1: on a shorter deal or trade for a shortstop. But 298 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:48,000 Speaker 1: I feel like if we had a crystal ball and 299 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 1: we could transport ourselves to the first day of spring 300 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 1: training and just see everything the Braves did over the 301 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 1: off season. Yeah, my thought, my truth thought here as 302 00:15:57,040 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 1: we sit here on December tenth, is we're going to 303 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 1: be happy when we get to the end of the road. 304 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:06,640 Speaker 1: We're gonna be happy in sure bringing back Rice e Iglesias, 305 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 1: a thirty six year old closer on a one year deal, 306 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 1: a guy we've known for four years. Is it sexy? 307 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 1: Is it exciting? No? But objectively, he was a really 308 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 1: solid closer for this team the last four years, not 309 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 1: even solid, really good closer for this team the last 310 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 1: four years. I know he was terrible the first two months, 311 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 1: but was great after that. Maurizio Dubon. We will see 312 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 1: what his role ultimately is. But at worst, you have 313 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 1: added a Gold Glove caliber utility man to bounce around 314 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 1: all over the field and maybe here's your shortstop. Maybe 315 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 1: he's not, but I'm not going to lose sleep over 316 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 1: adding a Gold Glove level defender who you can deploy 317 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 1: all over the place. And then, as we've talked about 318 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 1: for Yustrumski for the first fifteen minutes of the show, 319 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 1: a really reliable, consistent, durable left handed hitter, which is 320 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 1: something that it sounds like, based on your comments, you 321 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:55,560 Speaker 1: feel like is going to play up at Truest Park 322 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 1: and just bring some stability to this outfield that is 323 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 1: anything but stability for the better part of five years. 324 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:07,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, and you have to, I mean, you absolutely have 325 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:11,680 Speaker 2: to factor in the fact that this allows Ronald Lacuna 326 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:15,959 Speaker 2: Junior to DH more into the calculus of how you 327 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:20,200 Speaker 2: feel about the deal overall. Like that, I know I'm 328 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:24,160 Speaker 2: gonna steal it. In Atlanta Hawk's word, that optionality matters. 329 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 2: Same with Profar, Like, yeah, the likes can't play right field, 330 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 2: he can play left field. He can play right field 331 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:34,199 Speaker 2: and left field, probably better than the brave starting right 332 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:36,960 Speaker 2: field and the brave starting left fielder. For being objectively 333 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 2: honest here. 334 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:41,640 Speaker 1: Profar As numbers last year were awful and the eye 335 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 1: test was pretty bad too, Yeah awful. 336 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 2: If Stripsky could hit left handed pitching, I would be asking, 337 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:48,920 Speaker 2: is you script see the left hit the left fielder. 338 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:51,200 Speaker 2: That's how bad Profar was out there last year. And 339 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:52,919 Speaker 2: Ronald is not great in right field. I mean, we 340 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 2: just have to be honest about it. So the fact 341 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:59,680 Speaker 2: that this dude can actually when right handers on the mound, 342 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 2: they he can hit at a level that I am 343 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:03,880 Speaker 2: comfortable where you could he can be an impact hitter 344 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 2: for you. I think the park is gonna matter, and 345 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 2: he allows akunya In Profar to DH. All have to 346 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:14,199 Speaker 2: be accounted for and they all matter now again, I 347 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:16,520 Speaker 2: need to see the Braves do more one hundred percent. 348 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:18,159 Speaker 2: I need to see the Braves. I want to starting 349 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:22,000 Speaker 2: short stop. I would if Mauriso Dubon is the like 350 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 2: super utility guy versus the starting shortstop, the level of 351 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:28,520 Speaker 2: that move goes up, right, like it all like the 352 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:30,800 Speaker 2: more you add, the more each of these smaller moves 353 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 2: look better and better. If the Braves add Robert Suarez, 354 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:36,439 Speaker 2: which has been rumored over the last few days, if 355 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 2: the Braves add a starting pitcher, if they add a 356 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:41,919 Speaker 2: short stop, all of these moves look better. So the 357 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:45,600 Speaker 2: context matters. So the people that are losing their minds 358 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:48,640 Speaker 2: right now, like we at least have to let them 359 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:50,919 Speaker 2: get through the off season before we judge the off season. 360 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 2: And if they do the stuff I think they're going 361 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:57,200 Speaker 2: to do around the rest of the roster, this will 362 00:18:57,200 --> 00:18:58,920 Speaker 2: look better. But I do want people to give you 363 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:01,359 Speaker 2: Stremsky a chance. Do you think adding him to that 364 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:05,119 Speaker 2: ballpark there is more upside in that bat than maybe 365 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:07,880 Speaker 2: people are thinking right off the surface. 366 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:12,479 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think Steven that when June July we hit 367 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:14,440 Speaker 1: the midway point in this season, I really feel like 368 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:17,639 Speaker 1: Yastremski is going to endear himself to the fans and 369 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:19,480 Speaker 1: people are going to, hey, this guy's a pretty good 370 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:22,359 Speaker 1: ballplayer and he does a little bit of He was. 371 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:24,119 Speaker 2: Beloved in San Francisco. 372 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:28,119 Speaker 1: Yeah, Lynn love that guy. Yeah. When the Giants traded 373 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:31,120 Speaker 1: him at the deadline, there was like a legitimate reaction 374 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:33,200 Speaker 1: from the fan base of I mean kind of think 375 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:36,000 Speaker 1: like Ozzie Alby's, like the level of endearment that Ozzie 376 00:19:36,040 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 1: has with this fan base. Yeah, so good guy. I'm 377 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 1: sure I can guarantee you when Alex and Thoplis talks 378 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:44,640 Speaker 1: about Yustremsky and his press conference or whenever he meets 379 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:46,600 Speaker 1: with the media, he'll say he did his background on 380 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:49,600 Speaker 1: Yustremski and he was well liked, which is I read 381 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:52,720 Speaker 1: something about Yastremsky was twenty twenty three. But when he's 382 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 1: with the Giants, Giants players credit him for being just 383 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 1: a good voice in the clubhouse where if they're struggling, 384 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 1: they can go talk to him and he'll, you know, 385 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 1: he'll sit there and watch video with him like that. 386 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 1: That's something that Alex values and I know some fans 387 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:07,840 Speaker 1: might roll their eyes at that, but man, alive. You 388 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:10,040 Speaker 1: want to see things go sideways. Get a bunch of 389 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:12,399 Speaker 1: guys who hate each other in the clubhouse and see 390 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:14,680 Speaker 1: see how hard they're playing every night, and see how 391 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:16,920 Speaker 1: eager they are to go to the yard every single game. 392 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 1: And I mean these guys are around each other twenty 393 00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 1: four to seven pretty much during the season, and clubhouse 394 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:23,360 Speaker 1: stuff absolutely matters. 395 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 2: Now, I'll say this Walt Weiss's new manager. When you 396 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:33,439 Speaker 2: have a guy that has platoon splits like this, you 397 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:36,359 Speaker 2: have to be Johnny on the spot with when you 398 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 2: use him and when you don't use him. And you know, 399 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 2: if you're Alex and you acquire a guy like this 400 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 2: who meshes right handed pitching, but really it probably doesn't 401 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:47,639 Speaker 2: need to be in there against left handed pitching. I 402 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:49,679 Speaker 2: need Walt Weis to be Johnny on the spot with 403 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:52,240 Speaker 2: you know where he starts him. If he's going to 404 00:20:52,280 --> 00:20:53,639 Speaker 2: have him in the game a left he comes in 405 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 2: the game, you know, have a plan for who's going 406 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 2: to bat for him. You know he get bat against 407 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:03,240 Speaker 2: lefties in like a it's it's a relatively low leverage spot. 408 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:05,679 Speaker 2: Maybe it's the second inning or something, but games on 409 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:09,200 Speaker 2: the line. You know, this is where what Weiss is 410 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:11,960 Speaker 2: gonna have to be You know, I didn't always trust 411 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 2: Brian Sni If I'm being honest, I didn't always trust 412 00:21:13,840 --> 00:21:16,040 Speaker 2: Brian Sticking to do this. I want to see what 413 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:19,880 Speaker 2: Weiss be tactical and aggressive when you have a guy 414 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:22,960 Speaker 2: who's really essentially a mighty a righty master at this 415 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:23,879 Speaker 2: point in his career. 416 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:26,119 Speaker 1: So let's talk a little bit more about how the 417 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 1: Braves will probably deploy Yastremski. We've talked about it a bit. 418 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:33,199 Speaker 1: His ability to play pretty much three defensive positions in 419 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 1: the outfield, although more than likely I think he'll probably 420 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:38,120 Speaker 1: see some time in left field, he'll see some time 421 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:41,280 Speaker 1: in right field, and he will be the DH as well, 422 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:44,879 Speaker 1: and largely against righty's. We never know what injuries are 423 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:47,359 Speaker 1: gonna come down the pipeline, and that forces changes with 424 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:50,360 Speaker 1: the order. But I think more times than not, almost 425 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:53,280 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say ninety percent of the time, when everyone 426 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:55,879 Speaker 1: is healthy, I think Kastremski will be in the lineup 427 00:21:55,960 --> 00:22:00,200 Speaker 1: against right handed pitching. Against lefties. It's a little more 428 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:04,160 Speaker 1: interesting because you still have Sean Murphy on this team, 429 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:05,920 Speaker 1: and let's talk about that just here for a minute. 430 00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:08,439 Speaker 1: Steven I mean, at the moment, my lean, and I 431 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:11,639 Speaker 1: think your lean is that against righty's you'll see Yastremsky 432 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:15,199 Speaker 1: in there, and against lefties, Yastremsky will probably sit the 433 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:19,440 Speaker 1: bench for Sean Murphy to dh or catch and then 434 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:23,399 Speaker 1: have Drake Baldwin dh. That. That's kind of my lean 435 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:25,399 Speaker 1: at this point, not knowing what the rest of the 436 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:27,800 Speaker 1: roster is gonna be. But where are you at with that? 437 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:31,439 Speaker 2: Yeah? So the Braves all of a sudden have a 438 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:35,120 Speaker 2: really polled lineup against right handed pitching, because not only 439 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:37,359 Speaker 2: do you have a Kunya who hits everybody, but you 440 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:39,639 Speaker 2: have Olsen, you have Profar, you have Baldwin, and now 441 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 2: you have Yashzimsky. All that have a platoon advantage. And 442 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:45,320 Speaker 2: then of course Michael Harris and Azzi Alby still technically 443 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:47,240 Speaker 2: have the platoon advantage. But who knows what they're gonna 444 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:51,760 Speaker 2: give you offensively next year? Yeah? Against left handed pitching, 445 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:55,160 Speaker 2: there's more questions, right, because what are you gonna get 446 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:58,040 Speaker 2: from Austin Riley? What are you gonna get from Sean Murphy? 447 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:01,920 Speaker 2: Two guys who you expect to be part of your 448 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 2: lefty mashing unit if you will, So I am I 449 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:08,800 Speaker 2: am curious to see what they roll out as left 450 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:11,159 Speaker 2: handed starters come through. A lot of it's gonna be 451 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 2: tied to Sean Murphy's hip. When does he come back? 452 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 2: What does he look like when he comes back? 453 00:23:16,119 --> 00:23:16,439 Speaker 1: Listen? 454 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:19,399 Speaker 2: Then, this has been a pro Sean Murphy podcast for 455 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 2: as long as he's been on the in the organization. 456 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:23,919 Speaker 2: The guy needs to be more consistent. I know a 457 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 2: bunch of that was about health, and apparently he's been 458 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:28,640 Speaker 2: dealing with his hip stuff for years. But the guy 459 00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 2: needs to be more consistent. He would be a world 460 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 2: beater for three weeks and then he disappear for a month. 461 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:36,880 Speaker 2: You know when you need when you're relying on him 462 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 2: to help you against left handed pitching so you're not 463 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:42,159 Speaker 2: vulnerable on that side of the ball, you know you 464 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:44,160 Speaker 2: need him to be more consistent. We need Austin Riley 465 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:47,360 Speaker 2: to get back to being Austin Riley. I guess right 466 00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:49,880 Speaker 2: handed pitching. I feel really good about the lineup left 467 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:53,200 Speaker 2: handed pitching. I still need to see a little more, 468 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:55,879 Speaker 2: but yeah, I think you're right. I would be surprised 469 00:23:55,920 --> 00:23:59,639 Speaker 2: Baldwin's gonna play a ton. The fact that Murphy is 470 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 2: making fifteen million bucks it might only play like thirty 471 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:04,960 Speaker 2: percent of the time. I'm very you know, I think 472 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:07,359 Speaker 2: you and I talked about it offline, like if you 473 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:10,719 Speaker 2: give Alex tuscurum, I'm guessing he would love to get 474 00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:12,640 Speaker 2: off that contract if he could. I think they're gonna 475 00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:14,760 Speaker 2: have to wait till Sean Murphy shows that he's healthy 476 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 2: to do it, because you know, paying fifteen million bucks 477 00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:24,600 Speaker 2: for basically what is now pretty much your backup catcher, well. 478 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:28,359 Speaker 1: His value is so low, like you're selling Murphy at 479 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:30,680 Speaker 1: the bottom of the ocean. You might as well hang 480 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:32,400 Speaker 1: on to him and see if he has a good 481 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:35,000 Speaker 1: twenty twenty six. Not only then do you get his production, 482 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 1: but then you could actually trade him for something that's useful. 483 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:39,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, and then your fifteen million dollars more clear of 484 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 2: the contract than he's only got two years left. It 485 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 2: just becomes everything becomes more palatable then. So yeah, that's 486 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:47,359 Speaker 2: that's still like a situation that they're going to have 487 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:50,600 Speaker 2: to figure out and then shortstop. You know, we'll see 488 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:54,280 Speaker 2: what they do. But if Marisio Debon, like Eli White, 489 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 2: ability to play center field, Mariso Debond's ability to play 490 00:24:57,600 --> 00:25:01,720 Speaker 2: everywhere gives you enough defensive ver ssatility where you know 491 00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:04,680 Speaker 2: you're fine, Like even if Michael Harris goes out or 492 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:07,000 Speaker 2: Michael Harris is you need a day off against a 493 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:09,960 Speaker 2: tough lefty. Both the Bond and Eli White could play 494 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:12,240 Speaker 2: center field, so you're not you know, I know yustrimsk 495 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:14,679 Speaker 2: Is a left handed hitter, doesn't match up great with 496 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 2: Harris because they're both left handed. But you've got enough 497 00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:20,399 Speaker 2: versatility elsewhere on the bitch where you're okay there. So yeah, 498 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:23,639 Speaker 2: they just need to they need to keep going, don't stop, 499 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:27,359 Speaker 2: keep adding, and then all of these moves, it's like, 500 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:29,840 Speaker 2: you know, the rising tide raises all boats, Like, we 501 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:33,439 Speaker 2: got to keep adding, even if it's little moves, they 502 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:35,879 Speaker 2: make all the other little moves look better. 503 00:25:37,359 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 1: So let's talk about that a little bit more, what 504 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:41,520 Speaker 1: could be next for the Braves, and kind of the 505 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 1: overall approach of the off season so far and also 506 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:47,120 Speaker 1: going forward. But first, you know the quick word from 507 00:25:47,119 --> 00:25:50,960 Speaker 1: our partners, All right, Stephen, I want to ask you 508 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:52,960 Speaker 1: this question, and I think I know the answer, and 509 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:56,440 Speaker 1: I think most people listening know the answer. But designing 510 00:25:56,520 --> 00:26:00,560 Speaker 1: Mike Yastremsky pretty much end any thought of trading for 511 00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:04,720 Speaker 1: Byron Buckston or even bringing back Marcelo Zuna, Like I 512 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:07,200 Speaker 1: know those are two very different players from each other, 513 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:10,120 Speaker 1: but I mean, unless Marcelo Zuna wants to come back 514 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:11,760 Speaker 1: for like two million dollars at the end of the 515 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:15,080 Speaker 1: off season, or the Twins are just giving Byron Buckston away, 516 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 1: which they're not gonna do, it kind of feels like 517 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:21,159 Speaker 1: to me, this is the outfield DH tradition of the offseason. 518 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:25,240 Speaker 2: It does feel that way. I'm trying to think of 519 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:29,720 Speaker 2: a scenario where like you could do all of them, 520 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:32,440 Speaker 2: like maybe buckst In, but even that doesn't make safe. 521 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:34,639 Speaker 2: You're I mean, once you're paying Stripsky like nine to 522 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 2: ten million bucks, like you're doing that for Run to play, 523 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:40,880 Speaker 2: and if you trade for Buckston, then then you Stripsky 524 00:26:40,920 --> 00:26:41,920 Speaker 2: wouldn't play. 525 00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 1: Unless you're trading Michael Harris, unless. 526 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:45,960 Speaker 2: You're training Michael Harrow. That's very true. 527 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:49,320 Speaker 1: Is the only path forward to cause you're obviously you're 528 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:51,720 Speaker 1: not trading Acunya, and I would be shocked if they 529 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:54,360 Speaker 1: would trade profar So Harry, you know what's got. 530 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:57,560 Speaker 2: You're right, You're right, Like if if they were like, 531 00:26:57,760 --> 00:27:00,440 Speaker 2: well Harris needs to be part of the deal, you'd 532 00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 2: still have four outfit or you know what I'm I'm 533 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:06,440 Speaker 2: you're one hundred percent right, that's not out of the question. 534 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:10,360 Speaker 2: I know some people would probably bocket that. I think 535 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:12,680 Speaker 2: that's reasonable for the twins to ask for Michael Harris 536 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:13,560 Speaker 2: for Byron Buxton. 537 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:17,879 Speaker 1: Yea, we'll cross that bridge if and when we get there, 538 00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:19,200 Speaker 1: we'll tell you what if. 539 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:20,720 Speaker 2: You kind of blew my mind without it, Because you're 540 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:23,959 Speaker 2: one hundred percent right, that's still very much out there. 541 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 2: I could see that. I think Ozuna is I think 542 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:30,800 Speaker 2: the Ozuna doors closed. I don't see a world where 543 00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:33,959 Speaker 2: they're signing like like you said, Uless, He's like, literally, 544 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:35,679 Speaker 2: i'll play for a million bucks. Just put me on 545 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:39,720 Speaker 2: the bench. You know, the last bench spot on when 546 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:41,639 Speaker 2: you have the d H, the last bench spot is 547 00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:44,359 Speaker 2: pretty useless. Anyways, you could, I guess you could like, 548 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:46,960 Speaker 2: all right, we got our lefty matcher at least maybe 549 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:49,720 Speaker 2: lad in games. You know you don't want Michael Harris 550 00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:51,840 Speaker 2: taking that at bat, you give it to Marcelo Zuna. 551 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:53,960 Speaker 2: I can see that, but like, yeah, it's a full 552 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 2: time DH. Yeah, there's no way with with with what 553 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:57,280 Speaker 2: they did today. 554 00:27:57,800 --> 00:28:01,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, and then short style we talked about a little 555 00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:03,920 Speaker 1: bit earlier in the show, but as things stand, and 556 00:28:04,119 --> 00:28:07,359 Speaker 1: both Walt Weiss and alex Entthopolis kind of reiterated what 557 00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:11,160 Speaker 1: we've heard since the trade for Mauricio Dubon that they're 558 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:14,520 Speaker 1: both comfortable with Dubon being the shortstop. But I think 559 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:17,720 Speaker 1: we would all say that we're probably happier if Dubon 560 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:20,679 Speaker 1: is a utility player and can bounce all over the place, 561 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:24,200 Speaker 1: and then you have Hasan Kimish your shortstop, or they 562 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:26,680 Speaker 1: go out and trade for someone. There's not a ton 563 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:29,760 Speaker 1: of shortstop options who I think are feasible to trade for. 564 00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:31,880 Speaker 1: I mean health they want to shock us and trade 565 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:34,120 Speaker 1: for Corey Seger tomorrow. I mean, you want to talk 566 00:28:34,119 --> 00:28:37,040 Speaker 1: about you want to see Scott do some jumping Jackson cartwheels, 567 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 1: go off the couch. That's that's the kind of move 568 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 1: I'll do that for. Maybe not Mike Kyastremsky, but I 569 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:46,000 Speaker 1: think because and tell me if I'm forgetting anyone but 570 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:49,520 Speaker 1: guaranteed money that they have either brought back or added 571 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:54,920 Speaker 1: is Rice el Iglesias for sixteen million, Mauricio Dubon for 572 00:28:55,280 --> 00:28:58,280 Speaker 1: six million, call it four million in additions, because they 573 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:00,800 Speaker 1: would have had Nick Allen on the roster for two million, 574 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:05,440 Speaker 1: but von Iglesias Yoel Piomps got two and a quarter 575 00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:09,400 Speaker 1: million dollars right, and then Mike Kistremski tonight for nine. 576 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:14,680 Speaker 1: So that's nine plus two plus six plus sixteen is 577 00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:19,920 Speaker 1: about thirty four million dollars that they have added. Yep, 578 00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:21,960 Speaker 1: that's never good at math. Don't tell my mom, I 579 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:26,680 Speaker 1: can't I can't count. So that that's significant money, not 580 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:30,360 Speaker 1: crazy money. And again, for the tenth time the show, 581 00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:33,400 Speaker 1: I think Steven and I are both desperately hoping that 582 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:36,880 Speaker 1: bigger moves or even just more moves are on the horizon. 583 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:40,240 Speaker 1: But you would think after spending thirty million dollars, the 584 00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:42,680 Speaker 1: Braves still have plenty of room to go out and 585 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:44,760 Speaker 1: add where this team needs to add. 586 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:50,080 Speaker 2: Yeah. No, Like listen, if if we wake up tomorrow 587 00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:52,600 Speaker 2: and they signed Robert Suarez, then like you're like, damn, 588 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:55,200 Speaker 2: all right, it's really starting to take shape. If after 589 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:59,240 Speaker 2: that they sign you know, not even like Ranger Suarez level, 590 00:29:59,280 --> 00:30:01,560 Speaker 2: but they signed just it's like a solid, like a 591 00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:05,120 Speaker 2: Brad Keller type, You're like, all right, that's depth, that's 592 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:07,480 Speaker 2: something we desperately needed. And then they sign a shortstop 593 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:10,840 Speaker 2: or trade for a shortstop like it does. I think 594 00:30:10,880 --> 00:30:12,840 Speaker 2: you're right. I agree with what you said earlier, though, 595 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:15,800 Speaker 2: Like when we get to the end and we look 596 00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:18,480 Speaker 2: at the roster as a whole, I think most people, 597 00:30:18,520 --> 00:30:21,040 Speaker 2: most reasonable people at least, will be happy. I know 598 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:23,240 Speaker 2: there's there's a faction of the fan base that is 599 00:30:23,320 --> 00:30:27,640 Speaker 2: just mad anytime it's not a superstar. Yeah, because the 600 00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:30,880 Speaker 2: Brave listen, and I do get frustrated, like the Braves 601 00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:33,720 Speaker 2: do not when we get to these free agency and 602 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:37,320 Speaker 2: there's like that top tier of free agents, and it's 603 00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:39,720 Speaker 2: frustrating that like your team is just never in for 604 00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:42,000 Speaker 2: those guys, Like you're never in for the shore Birds, 605 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:44,320 Speaker 2: You're never in for the Tuckers, You're never in for 606 00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 2: the Bellingers or the Sotos or whatever. And I get it. 607 00:30:46,760 --> 00:30:49,440 Speaker 2: That is frustrating. It's frustrated to watch other teams sign them. 608 00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:51,520 Speaker 2: But we just got to get over that. Like Alex 609 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:54,040 Speaker 2: is just not going to He doesn't swim in those waters, 610 00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:56,680 Speaker 2: and the Braves, financially at least at this point, don't 611 00:30:56,680 --> 00:31:01,160 Speaker 2: swim in those waters, so they have to be more creative. 612 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:04,560 Speaker 2: I think this is a very creative solution to adding 613 00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:07,960 Speaker 2: right handed power and maybe even a little upside with 614 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:13,080 Speaker 2: the ballpark, so I don't Again, I'm probably higher on 615 00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:16,480 Speaker 2: this move than a lot of other people are, because 616 00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:20,320 Speaker 2: I do think there's upside. But yes, keep going, keep adding. 617 00:31:20,840 --> 00:31:23,480 Speaker 2: That is the most important. They don't stop. And this 618 00:31:23,560 --> 00:31:25,400 Speaker 2: is what pissed me off last year is they added profile. 619 00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:27,200 Speaker 2: I was like, all right, that's fantastic, and then they 620 00:31:27,280 --> 00:31:29,360 Speaker 2: just stopped. They didn't do anything else. They didn't do 621 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:33,160 Speaker 2: anything the trade deadline. Keep going, keep adding, and all 622 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:37,240 Speaker 2: of these little moves look better, you know, in retrospect. Yeah. 623 00:31:38,040 --> 00:31:41,160 Speaker 1: Absolutely, And I promise you people watching the show, listening 624 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:43,640 Speaker 1: to the show, if this is it, If Mike Ostremsky 625 00:31:43,760 --> 00:31:46,520 Speaker 1: is the last significant ad the off seasons, that sucks. 626 00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:48,800 Speaker 1: Steven and I are going to do a show screaming 627 00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:52,200 Speaker 1: into the microphones for two hours. Keep going, keep going, 628 00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:55,320 Speaker 1: that's right. Keep pouring fuel on the fire. So far 629 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:58,480 Speaker 1: it's been measured pores of gasoline onto the fire. 630 00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:00,800 Speaker 2: And you can do multiple of the and add up 631 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:03,120 Speaker 2: to something big. But you can't stop. 632 00:32:03,440 --> 00:32:07,840 Speaker 1: You gotta kill. Yes, add something to this bullpen, add 633 00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:12,280 Speaker 1: a stroting pitcher. Yes, figure out shortstop again. If it's 634 00:32:12,320 --> 00:32:14,440 Speaker 1: Mauricio Dubon I'm not going to lose sleep, but I 635 00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:16,880 Speaker 1: think objectively we would all like to see them have 636 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:20,320 Speaker 1: someone better than Dubon and to free him up. Correct 637 00:32:20,920 --> 00:32:23,800 Speaker 1: But today the Atlanta Braves are a better baseball team 638 00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:28,040 Speaker 1: than they were yesterday because of Mike Kastremsky. The guy 639 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:32,000 Speaker 1: can hit. He is a solid hitter again, not Kyle Schwarber, 640 00:32:32,120 --> 00:32:35,440 Speaker 1: not Kyle Tucker. But I understand what the Braves are 641 00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:37,720 Speaker 1: doing here. And sometimes they make moves and we're like, 642 00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:40,200 Speaker 1: oh man, what are they doing? But this is a 643 00:32:40,240 --> 00:32:42,960 Speaker 1: move I fully understand, especially if you listen to some 644 00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:46,200 Speaker 1: of the things that Alexanthoppolis has said lately about wanting 645 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:49,160 Speaker 1: to They asked him point blank about DH yesterday and 646 00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:51,640 Speaker 1: he said he wanted to rotate DH and utilize it 647 00:32:51,880 --> 00:32:55,280 Speaker 1: to rest players and have more versatility, more flexibility with 648 00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:58,600 Speaker 1: this roster. This roster had become very static, where there 649 00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:03,400 Speaker 1: was very little flexibilit position over position. With Dubon and Yastremsky. 650 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:05,680 Speaker 1: They've added a lot more of that all of a 651 00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:08,120 Speaker 1: month into the offseason. Yeah. 652 00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:10,959 Speaker 2: At high fly ball rate, high poll rate, high fly 653 00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:13,320 Speaker 2: ball rate, high pull rate. He's a left handed here, 654 00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:17,320 Speaker 2: going to a short port stadium. You know, if you're 655 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:19,320 Speaker 2: in the if you're in the chop house, keep your 656 00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:22,080 Speaker 2: heads up, because I do think I do. I don't 657 00:33:22,120 --> 00:33:27,640 Speaker 2: think that's a coincidence. I think that was calculated. So yeah, 658 00:33:27,680 --> 00:33:31,160 Speaker 2: and one hundred percent it matters that they're not going 659 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:33,160 Speaker 2: to be stuck with a full time BA again, you 660 00:33:33,200 --> 00:33:36,320 Speaker 2: have to factor that in that that Acunya can DH now, 661 00:33:36,400 --> 00:33:40,000 Speaker 2: Profar can DH now, Like that helps a ton for 662 00:33:40,360 --> 00:33:42,560 Speaker 2: not only in game, I mean, you know, not having 663 00:33:42,600 --> 00:33:45,200 Speaker 2: to watch Profar laid in a game or something, you know, 664 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:47,160 Speaker 2: or even for the full game, not having to watch 665 00:33:47,160 --> 00:33:49,440 Speaker 2: Profar and left field he's just DH in that night 666 00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:52,800 Speaker 2: or Acuna to keep him healthy is DH and way 667 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:56,280 Speaker 2: more than he could when Azuna was there every single night. 668 00:33:56,760 --> 00:33:59,280 Speaker 2: Of course, one hundred percent, it matters that they're now 669 00:33:59,360 --> 00:34:01,000 Speaker 2: rotating it is a full time guy. 670 00:34:02,680 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 1: And finally, and shame on me for burying the lead 671 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:10,480 Speaker 1: on this because this is incredibly important, but Mikeustremsky has 672 00:34:10,520 --> 00:34:14,440 Speaker 1: agreed to donate one percent of his salary to the 673 00:34:14,440 --> 00:34:16,480 Speaker 1: Atlanta Braves Foundation. 674 00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:21,200 Speaker 2: I have I have also agreed to do that. The 675 00:34:21,280 --> 00:34:24,319 Speaker 2: check is in the mail, so you know it's a 676 00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:26,600 Speaker 2: team effort. For the Atlanta Brace Foundation. We all got 677 00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:29,359 Speaker 2: to chip in. I would love to know. I would 678 00:34:29,400 --> 00:34:31,600 Speaker 2: love to know at what point do they ask that question, 679 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:34,400 Speaker 2: like that is it after he signed? Is it like 680 00:34:34,520 --> 00:34:36,799 Speaker 2: while he's signing, it's like, oh, by the way, don't 681 00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:38,719 Speaker 2: forget the one present? Like I would love to know 682 00:34:38,760 --> 00:34:40,920 Speaker 2: exactly how they broached that conversation. 683 00:34:41,360 --> 00:34:44,560 Speaker 1: That's right, twenty three million guaranteed. What is two hundred 684 00:34:44,600 --> 00:34:48,040 Speaker 1: and thirty thousand dollars between friends? Steven right right? Chump 685 00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:51,840 Speaker 1: change in the podcast world. Maybe maybe for the Kelsey brothers. 686 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:53,600 Speaker 1: But one day, buddy, we'll get there. 687 00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:55,560 Speaker 2: One day, one one day, one day. 688 00:34:56,280 --> 00:34:57,799 Speaker 1: All right, folks, that is going to do it. For 689 00:34:57,840 --> 00:35:02,200 Speaker 1: this emergency edition of the Hammer Territory Podcast. As always, 690 00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:04,560 Speaker 1: thank you for tuning into the show. We really do 691 00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:07,799 Speaker 1: enjoy doing these emergency shows. We tried to wrangle the 692 00:35:07,840 --> 00:35:11,160 Speaker 1: horses right after the trade or I guess the signing 693 00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:13,520 Speaker 1: rather went down, and to break it all down for you, 694 00:35:13,600 --> 00:35:15,799 Speaker 1: give our takes and we'll have plenty more reaction. I 695 00:35:15,840 --> 00:35:17,959 Speaker 1: know next time we'll have a show, we'll have twenty 696 00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:19,600 Speaker 1: four to forty eight hours to kind of let this 697 00:35:19,719 --> 00:35:22,480 Speaker 1: breathe and marinate and see how we're feeling about it. 698 00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:24,640 Speaker 1: And of course, if the Braves make any other moves, 699 00:35:25,280 --> 00:35:28,520 Speaker 1: especially with the winter meetings wrapping up, we'll be here. 700 00:35:29,120 --> 00:35:31,200 Speaker 1: And even if there's not new Stephen, we still find 701 00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:34,520 Speaker 1: a way to do a podcast that's right. All off 702 00:35:34,520 --> 00:35:37,759 Speaker 1: season long, we find a way to do shows. Any 703 00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:40,120 Speaker 1: closing thoughts from you, my friend. 704 00:35:39,960 --> 00:35:43,920 Speaker 2: Keep going, keep going, don't stop. Don't do what you 705 00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:45,880 Speaker 2: did last year and making a good signing and then 706 00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:49,840 Speaker 2: just stopping. The team needs more help. I think the 707 00:35:49,920 --> 00:35:52,719 Speaker 2: NL East is very gettable. The Mets just gotten a 708 00:35:52,760 --> 00:35:56,160 Speaker 2: lot worse today, and you know the Phillies are getting 709 00:35:56,200 --> 00:35:59,440 Speaker 2: old quick. That Schwarber deal is no joke. I think 710 00:35:59,480 --> 00:36:01,560 Speaker 2: you tweeted you were Brad. One of you tweeted out 711 00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:03,440 Speaker 2: like they're gonna that that roster is gonna fall off 712 00:36:03,480 --> 00:36:07,120 Speaker 2: a cliff at some point. I think the East is gettable. 713 00:36:07,160 --> 00:36:08,719 Speaker 2: The AL East is a monster, But I think the 714 00:36:08,719 --> 00:36:13,080 Speaker 2: Antalyast is gettable. So keep going, keep adding, and all 715 00:36:13,120 --> 00:36:15,480 Speaker 2: these moves look better if you just keep adding more 716 00:36:15,520 --> 00:36:16,160 Speaker 2: and more talent. 717 00:36:17,600 --> 00:36:20,279 Speaker 1: You heard it here, Alex, Please, for the love of God, 718 00:36:20,520 --> 00:36:24,440 Speaker 1: go keep adding. My mentions will not not survive. 719 00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:27,200 Speaker 2: The I am I am actually afraid to log onto 720 00:36:27,239 --> 00:36:27,920 Speaker 2: Twitter right now. 721 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:31,799 Speaker 1: Yeah, yes, Mike Stremsky, the worst baseball player to ever 722 00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:35,840 Speaker 1: embrace the earth. All right, folks, As always, thank you 723 00:36:35,880 --> 00:36:38,120 Speaker 1: for tuning in. We'll be back with twenty more shows 724 00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:41,520 Speaker 1: and content this week and throughout the entire offseason. Until then, 725 00:36:41,600 --> 00:36:43,239 Speaker 1: we will see everybody next time.