1 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:08,560 Speaker 1: Welcome in everybody to Fantasy pros MLB. This is cleaning 2 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: up with Joey p and the Welsh. We're gonna take 3 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: your questions, talk about some rest of the season, a 4 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: little bit of prospects, and a whole lot more Welsh. 5 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: Let's start with the Minnesota Twins because David Festa is 6 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: gonna make his debut on Thursday. We're looking forward to that. 7 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: This is a guy that has been lights out in 8 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: the minor leagues, a huge strikeout rate. The question is 9 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 1: is it going to carry over ninety one strikeouts, just 10 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: ten walks and sixty three innings at Triple A this 11 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 1: year of Chris Pattick hits the IL, that means Festa 12 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: is gonna get his opportunity. I know you're not a 13 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: big Simeon Woods Richardson fan either, so I look at 14 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:45,200 Speaker 1: this as a really great opportunity for Festa to maybe 15 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 1: get off to a good start literally here and maybe somehow, 16 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 1: no matter who else gets healthy, whatever it is sticking 17 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: this Twins rotation. What are your expectations for David Festa 18 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: this week? 19 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 2: It is a festa for the rest of us. Yes, 20 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 2: trying to do is festive. It's for the rest of 21 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 2: us trying to do. 22 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:04,119 Speaker 1: I don't have a watch Steinfeld, Right, you're like the anti. 23 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 2: I just know it. Yeah, No, I just know it. Yeah, 24 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:08,960 Speaker 2: I'm I'm pretty I'm relatively optimistic. Here's what I will 25 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 2: tell you, though you lay out a lot of the 26 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:15,040 Speaker 2: exciting stuff. He has almost a seventeen swinging strike rate 27 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 2: in triple A this year. Those are great numbers. A 28 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 2: thirteen k per nine, that's really great numbers three seven 29 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 2: seven ERA with an x FIP that is lower. These 30 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,959 Speaker 2: are all solid things. Here's what's not solid. It's gonna 31 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:32,119 Speaker 2: be up against Arizona Diamondbacks. The Arizona Diamondbacks they can 32 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 2: strike out, and this is one of those unique situations 33 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 2: where you do have like a guy that they're not 34 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:38,959 Speaker 2: going to know a whole bunch. So you know, there's 35 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 2: the optimism that you could have more strikeouts. But this 36 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:43,680 Speaker 2: is like a heavy fastball slider guy that has had 37 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:47,040 Speaker 2: some command issues. You know, the walks around three and 38 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 2: a half per nine right now. Diamondbacks pull some walks. 39 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 2: They're a tough offensive team. They don't strike out and 40 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 2: twenty four percent home run the fly ball ratio David 41 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 2: Festa has so Homer are kind of an issue. Am 42 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 2: I flat out starting David Festa on Thursday? No, sir, 43 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:08,079 Speaker 2: I actually think this is a situation where you could 44 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 2: pick up and potentially bench in a points league. I 45 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:12,799 Speaker 2: think I'm a little bit more comfortable. I'm just saying 46 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 2: I think there are some concerns on the matchup. But again, 47 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:20,080 Speaker 2: you know team hasn't seen him. Maybe you get a 48 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 2: kateel Marte Resting or something like that. Just be on 49 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:26,399 Speaker 2: the lookout for it. It's a little little, tiny dangerous 50 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 2: of a matchup based on some of his repertoire, but 51 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 2: this is one of the top triple A pitchers you 52 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 2: want if he can stay in the rotation, which I 53 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:35,640 Speaker 2: believe he'll get more than one opportunity. I'd also point 54 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 2: to guys like I know Povich and Maser and Schwellenbach 55 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 2: had like a dicey start here or there, but they've 56 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:44,679 Speaker 2: also received multiple and they like one would go down 57 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:46,679 Speaker 2: and come back up like they became the guy that's 58 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 2: now David Festa. He will be the guy. I think 59 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 2: he'll get multiple starts. I just don't love this first one. 60 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: Also, brooks Lee we talked about on the show and 61 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: leading off another guy to twenty percent rostered already mostly 62 00:02:56,919 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 1: dynasty leagues as probably what you're looking for there three 63 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 1: forty six in the last twelve games, as the guy's 64 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: you know, made his you know, his case basically to 65 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 1: get brought up here at some point in time soon 66 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:12,959 Speaker 1: starting to play some second base. You always like to 67 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: point this out, well, so when the guys start to 68 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: play the positions they don't normally play, usually means they're 69 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: getting groobing for an opportunity. Do you think it's a 70 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 1: matter of time here for brooks Lee or you think 71 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: he's gonna stay in the minor leagues through July? I, well, 72 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 1: I mean July is five more days, so I guess 73 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:30,639 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be like, yeah, I said through July, I 74 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 1: did through Oh. 75 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 2: No, no, I think there's a possibility he comes up 76 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 2: after the All Star break, so like I wouldn't be 77 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 2: betting like he's gonna come up in the next day. 78 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 2: But guess what, when the All Star break comes, everybody's 79 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 2: gonna like, maybe they're gonna take a little bit of 80 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 2: a break and whatever, but people are gonna start making, like, 81 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 2: I think, more advanced roster moves because you've got that ability. 82 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 2: So I would be picking him up, as you had 83 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 2: said on leading off, I'd be picking him up before 84 00:03:56,600 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 2: we jump into the All Star break. I'm down. You know, 85 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 2: maybe you wait it like until next week or something 86 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 2: like that. If you've got the roster spot pick him 87 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 2: up and then I think it's like after the All 88 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 2: Star break, that's what we're gonna see him. 89 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: You've got questions, raise your hand, will bring you up here? 90 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: Who tf is? Welsh is up here with us? This 91 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 1: is really Savage, our good friend from Discord Savage. How's 92 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: it going, buddy? Oh? 93 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 3: I just put in the chat that Welsh has grown 94 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 3: on me like a fungus. I'm filling a certain kind 95 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 3: of way about him. Man. 96 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 2: I like it. 97 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:33,599 Speaker 1: Get some mass see that Welsh. See everybody loves the Welsh. 98 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:35,600 Speaker 1: The more they get to know the Welsh, they love 99 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: the well. 100 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:39,160 Speaker 2: There's an ointment for that, but I appreciate that. 101 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: It's over the count Trust me. 102 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 3: I got tons of it. 103 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 1: Almost an uncomfortable amount of one might say, Savage house 104 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: things in the customer service world. 105 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 3: Man, I tell you what, I find a dollar fairy 106 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:55,360 Speaker 3: time I hated my job, I wouldn't need my job. 107 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 1: There you go there you go what you can always 108 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 1: change at any point in time. There's always those opportunities 109 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 1: out there. Do you have any baseball insights or questions 110 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:07,839 Speaker 1: for us? Or are you just saying hello, Savage? 111 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 3: I would just popping in to say hi. Obviously, I 112 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:13,559 Speaker 3: love Joey p You're my favorite person at Fantasy Pros, 113 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 3: but no, everybody else is starting to become a really 114 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 3: close second. I don't get enough of you anymore. Man. 115 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 1: Well, I gotta say it's because we have such an 116 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: incredible group here, Debro, Welsh, Bogs, Eric, It's an incredible 117 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: group of people, the Wonkee Penguin, even Mike Mayer and 118 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 1: list goes on and on fits He's amazing. Like, it's 119 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:35,600 Speaker 1: a great group of people here, and we're all actually 120 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: friends before we worked here, most of us. So I 121 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 1: think that kind of comes to in the shows. And 122 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:43,480 Speaker 1: that's you know, I was very lucky. I got hired here, 123 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 1: and then a lot of opening opportunities happened, and I 124 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 1: got a lot of my friends to apply and a 125 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,279 Speaker 1: lot of them are here now working and I get 126 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:52,719 Speaker 1: to go to work with my friends every day. So 127 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: I know you hate your job, but man, I love mine. 128 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 1: I'm very lucky to be here. 129 00:05:57,400 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 3: So I don't hate the job as much as I 130 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:01,360 Speaker 3: hate the people that I have to deal with on 131 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 3: the job. Like there was this guy one time called 132 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 3: about a dishwasher. 133 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, uh huh, you know this story, Welsh by, I. 134 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 2: Know, I know this story turns. 135 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, and I called and who did I get? I 136 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:18,720 Speaker 1: got Savage of all people. After like the third customer 137 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 1: service call that I had to make on the dishwasher 138 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 1: that sat in my house for four weeks before being 139 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:26,720 Speaker 1: installed eventually, where I had to go pay for it 140 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 1: on my own separately to another just a plumber to 141 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:34,160 Speaker 1: come in and install the dish crazy stuff. Absolutely savage. 142 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 1: I know. Football seasons around the corner and then photo 143 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: with you about that, man, I can't wait either. New 144 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: podcast by the way, with myself and Welsh and Bogman 145 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: and Debro just dropped today to regular PPR mock draft 146 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:49,120 Speaker 1: hilarious time yesterday. 147 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 2: That is a really really good I mean, I guess 148 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:54,039 Speaker 2: what me and Joe go at it in the episode too. 149 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:55,920 Speaker 2: That's the best part. So that's what I do. 150 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: Are friends. That's okay, all right, let's let's let's do 151 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:01,920 Speaker 1: serious Garrett Cole stuff here for people who maybe didn't 152 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:04,280 Speaker 1: see Leading Off or tend to listen a little bit 153 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:06,720 Speaker 1: more than they watch on the YouTube channel. So it's 154 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 1: another this was a bad start for Garret Cole. Last 155 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: one was some good things you take out of it. 156 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: The strikeout to walk rate was good, velosity wasn't great 157 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: in this start. He says he dialed back his velocity. 158 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 1: We can believe him. We can also speculate a lot 159 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: of things. You can also speculate that it feels like 160 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: he's going through his spring training where we see great 161 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 1: starters get lit up sometimes where they just don't have 162 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: a feel. There's dead arm period. It's all kinds of things, 163 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: or or it's the harbinger, which is a big vocabulary 164 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: word of things to come potentially with Garrett Cole. Where 165 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: are you after last night's start? Welsh? Because I'm sure 166 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 1: as you were watching, this wasn't one that made you 167 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: feel warm and fuzzy. 168 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 2: No, I'm I'm indifferent. I mean, I'm bottom line as 169 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 2: I'm holding to my guns, and that's the big thing 170 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 2: we'll take away. I remember people are going to listen 171 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 2: to the Leading Off podcast episode and get this like 172 00:07:56,920 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 2: the best way to sum up all of our from 173 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 2: the episode is I'm sticking to my guns and I'm 174 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 2: I still think Garrett Cole has potential to be a 175 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 2: top ten sp rest of season. I think there's a 176 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 2: big adjustment period, and I think a lot of it 177 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 2: came down to his inability to throw strikes. So that'll 178 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:16,760 Speaker 2: be the thing. Is the stuff and the injury a 179 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 2: problem that this will continue, that he has to dial 180 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:21,640 Speaker 2: back things because he can't throw strikes, or is this 181 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 2: just finding the rhythm and the groove and being able 182 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 2: to go deeper in. It''s not great that I guess 183 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 2: you're coming back into the summer months, you don't get 184 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 2: that benefit of some of the colder weather and hitters 185 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 2: kind of tapering back. But it's one start and I'm 186 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:38,239 Speaker 2: going to hold to it, and anybody that is absolutely 187 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 2: terrified if I'm getting discounts, I'm gonna buy those discounts. 188 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 1: One thing we didn't talk about. We kind of glossed 189 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:45,439 Speaker 1: over it, but people did ask us in the chat 190 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 1: in leading off, and we didn't get to talk about 191 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: it was Mark Vientos, who continues to be very strong 192 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:51,959 Speaker 1: for the New York Mets. A guy qualifies at the 193 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:55,560 Speaker 1: corners Vento's had a really good triple A performance, really 194 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 1: good spring training, didn't get the job. Jady Martinez was signed. 195 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: He kind of powdered about it and then turned it 196 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 1: into some solid performance. Where do you have the into's 197 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 1: rest of season in your ranks for third basement, because 198 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 1: I imagine he's gotta be or scratching fifteen, Right. 199 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 2: That's a good question, I'd have to I don't have 200 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 2: the numbers of in front of me, but what I 201 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:18,319 Speaker 2: can tell you is he's one of those guys that's 202 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 2: on he's moved above hit hitting streamer. I think he 203 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 2: sits in the world of like you have to have 204 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:29,559 Speaker 2: him bench to corner infield like I don't. I don't. 205 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:32,439 Speaker 2: I'm not going to have him as a starting third baseman, 206 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 2: but I think he's that corner infield. 207 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:37,079 Speaker 1: You've e'sn a league corner guy if yeah, no, That's 208 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:39,440 Speaker 1: why I said fifteen. I think right for me. 209 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 2: From an RPV standpoint, like it's probably a plus value 210 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 2: corner infield player. And you know, the hard hit numbers 211 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 2: are starting to like his hard hit rate forty four percent. 212 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:52,439 Speaker 2: That's fine, that's it's not anything like to write home about. 213 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 2: I think it's what like top sixty five sixty percent 214 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 2: percent tile of the league, so it's like above average. 215 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:02,800 Speaker 2: But his his exit velocity average ex velocity is ninety, 216 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 2: which is great. He's already hit a one thirteen, which 217 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 2: is a good tall tail sign of like power. He's 218 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 2: expected batting averages two seventy. And then here's the deal. 219 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:13,200 Speaker 2: Fifteen percent barrel rate. So he is making a lot 220 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 2: of solid contact with his just pure ability. The ball 221 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:20,079 Speaker 2: is flying, and he has lowered his strikeout rate down 222 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 2: to twenty one percent. He was twenty nine and thirty 223 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 2: percent the previous two years. So barrel rate to strike 224 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:28,720 Speaker 2: up percentage, what does that tell you? He is seeing 225 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 2: the ball so much better and he has got pure 226 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 2: raw power. He's not going anywhere. So yeah, I think 227 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:37,960 Speaker 2: elite corner infield got to own him. I'm a buyer 228 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:40,240 Speaker 2: for the rest of the season, especially big guys that 229 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 2: are barreling like this with big power in the summer 230 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 2: months when the ball is gonna fly a little bit, 231 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:45,320 Speaker 2: we love it. 232 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, here's one for Mctunda Labor Tours or Zach Geloff 233 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:51,839 Speaker 1: rest of season. Had to add points. Now Torres last 234 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: night he was not running out of the ball to first, 235 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: but he I can't apparently deal with a little bit 236 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:58,200 Speaker 1: of a groin issues. That seems to be the problem 237 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:02,199 Speaker 1: there not necessarily something else. Geloff's been getting hot lately, 238 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 1: at least with the power department. So who would you 239 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 1: rather have? Rest of season tour has been kind of underwhelming. 240 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:08,960 Speaker 1: And again, if you've got questions dropping the chat, Welsh, 241 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 1: what do you think Torres or Gelof? 242 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 2: That's good? I had to I had to look at 243 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:14,720 Speaker 2: gel Off here for a second. Dude, I I forget 244 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:18,320 Speaker 2: how insane Yankee fans are, by the way, because Yank 245 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 2: the just Yankee Twitter was just annihilating Labor Torus last night, 246 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 2: just hating on him, want him gone. I actually think 247 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 2: there is a potential this team could look to have 248 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 2: Labor Torris be a part of a trade, especially as 249 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 2: like trade partners might be looking for major league talent. 250 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 2: I just I can't get behind I just still can't 251 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:39,320 Speaker 2: get behind Gelof. It's thirty five percent strikeout rate, some 252 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 2: hard hit rate, his barrel has dropped, he does get 253 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:45,560 Speaker 2: in the ball in the air. He's hitting someone two 254 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 2: hundred and is expected batting average is barely over two hundred. 255 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 2: I'm open to like he's got eight stolen bases, eight homers. 256 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 2: He's one of those guys like let's say he's like 257 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:56,320 Speaker 2: an old school Rugio door where he hit like two twenty, 258 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 2: but with you know, twenty homers and whatever stolen bases. 259 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 1: That's his speed too. I think if roto formats, I 260 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:02,880 Speaker 1: think I'd rather have Geloff, to be honest, because he 261 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:04,440 Speaker 1: does have a little speed. I don't like the fact 262 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 1: that he's hitting nine in the lineup, so until he 263 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:08,079 Speaker 1: moves up in the lineup, I think that's a bit 264 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:09,840 Speaker 1: of an issue too with Gelloff, Like that's kind of 265 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 1: a when you're hitting nine in a bad lineup, that's 266 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 1: not exactly what you want to do. Here's one from 267 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 1: Eric twelve team head to head category obp is in there. 268 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:21,080 Speaker 1: Five player keeper. I kept Nolan Jones from the last 269 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:23,080 Speaker 1: year and have been holding through injury. I also have 270 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 1: Duran Rose. Arena had finally dropped singer for Burlson. Thank 271 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 1: goodness Burlson was still around. Geez, he's been great. How 272 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 1: long do I hold on a Jones before I start 273 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:37,679 Speaker 1: steaming that streaming that spot ex he's me? Or just 274 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 1: ride the hot hand so Nolan Jones obviously bad performance injury, 275 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 1: probably from the bad performance at the back, came back, 276 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 1: got hurt. You know, Nolan Jones is kind of a 277 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 1: miserable first half. I know you were in a Nolan 278 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 1: Jones guy to start with, but where is your patient's 279 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 1: level with him at this point? 280 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 2: Well, in June, since he's been back, he is hitting 281 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,319 Speaker 2: two fifty, which I think is a positive sign. He 282 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 2: has more than strikeouts, another positive sign, one homer, one 283 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 2: stolen base. It's like a nine games or so. But 284 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 2: I would say that's actually relatively optimistic. Like the season told, 285 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 2: when you look at everything, it just looks like crap 286 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:17,480 Speaker 2: because everything was crap. As you mentioned before, he got hurt. 287 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:20,600 Speaker 2: His strikeout rates up. You know, he's still walking. He 288 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:22,920 Speaker 2: is not barreling. He's a three point nine percent barrel rate, 289 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:25,200 Speaker 2: which is it's almost comical. That's not who he is. 290 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 2: So I actually think he's a decent hold right now. 291 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:31,320 Speaker 2: I'm gonna hold on to him because June has been okay. 292 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 2: He's finding his footing under himself. Like I said, he's 293 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:37,720 Speaker 2: hitting two fifty, he's walking more than striking out. He's 294 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:40,319 Speaker 2: gonna start barreling more. The ball's gonna fly summer months 295 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:42,720 Speaker 2: in Colorado. Like, yeah, I would hold on to Nolan 296 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 2: Jones unless I don't know, unless there was like an 297 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:47,440 Speaker 2: awesome Birlson type of player that was floating around. 298 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:51,560 Speaker 1: All right, let's get social up here too. To have 299 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:53,839 Speaker 1: a quick chat with social. You're gonna be in the 300 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:57,960 Speaker 1: chat with a second. Also, here's another one from SoCal kid. 301 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 1: If you are at a spell, Oh, so Cal's coming up, 302 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 1: so Cal, just ask your question then, so Cal, you're 303 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 1: there to unmute yourself. So Cal, I don't even know 304 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 1: South going body? Oh so cow was there? Now he's 305 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:11,200 Speaker 1: not there? Okay, well Sokal's question. Maybe they had to 306 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:13,000 Speaker 1: maybe going to go back to work. If you're selling 307 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:15,439 Speaker 1: on high on Renaldo Lopez, oh there it is, so 308 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 1: come on, so Cal, ask your Ronaldo Lopez question so 309 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 1: I don't have to perfect. 310 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 2: Just for a little bit of background. It's a twelve 311 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 2: team dynasty league where pictures are hoarded quite a bit. 312 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 2: But I'm in dead last. I'm definitely not. 313 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 1: Competing this year. 314 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 2: Lots of injuries, lots of young players. Would you move 315 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 2: Ronaldo Lopez to potentially continue rebuilding or should I hold 316 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:41,040 Speaker 2: on to them? I love that. Yeah, I one hundred percent. 317 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 2: I'm one hundred percent selling. I mean, I like Lopez, 318 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 2: and I'm saying that like, oh, here's garbage. He's not garbage, 319 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 2: but he has got an over So you know how 320 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 2: I've talked about Pablo Lopez. Pabo Lopez the easiest buy 321 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 2: to run differential between his actual era and expected era 322 00:14:56,760 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 2: in the on the inverse, so Zra was high, He's 323 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:02,239 Speaker 2: expected was two runs better. Ronaldo Lopez is the opposite. 324 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 2: He is a one point five to seven a RA 325 00:15:03,880 --> 00:15:06,800 Speaker 2: with a three point eighty three expected So that doesn't 326 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 2: and I'm not saying he will not be trash, but 327 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:13,160 Speaker 2: he's gonna have agression. And you've had such a good run. 328 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 2: He's actually pitching today. There's a rain delay which is 329 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 2: probably gonna kill one of my bets if this is 330 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 2: gonna be a whole thing, which stinks. But when the 331 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 2: regression starts to commit, his value is going to go away. 332 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 2: But right now he's sporting a solid K percentage, he's 333 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:29,400 Speaker 2: walked less. His era looks good, but he is getting 334 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 2: hit hard, like hard hit numbers are up. It's a 335 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 2: second two career high. But as a starter, he's getting 336 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 2: barreled up. He'll be solid, but your trade value is immense. 337 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 2: Right now, you're out of it, Go and trade him 338 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 2: and go, you know what. You ca're not gonna make 339 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:48,000 Speaker 2: this happen. But like getting like a Jason Dominguez from 340 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 2: a team that's winning that you know they're out of it, Jason, No, 341 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:55,520 Speaker 2: I know you won't get it, but like in that 342 00:15:55,640 --> 00:15:57,000 Speaker 2: vein is what I'd love to do. 343 00:15:57,440 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: Or Bilo on one of these Oriole prospects that gick 344 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:00,920 Speaker 1: you to like, you. 345 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 2: Know, Kobe Mao. Kobe Mayo hasn't gone up yet, He's 346 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:04,920 Speaker 2: going to be a monster. 347 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:09,400 Speaker 1: You're probably, you know, all year hurt. Maybe somebody soured there. 348 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:12,520 Speaker 1: There's definitely prospects out there. They either come up and under. 349 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:14,320 Speaker 1: I mean, would you take Joey loberfdo for him? 350 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 2: Now? I would try. I would try a little bit harder. Again, 351 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 2: we're saying big names, by the way, you might not 352 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 2: get those, but you know, maybe you can buy Hell. 353 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 2: I might in a dynasty you'd rather a hitter. I 354 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 2: might go buy Nolan Jones. Maybe you can get a 355 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:30,200 Speaker 2: Nolan Jones. I think he's kind of bouncing Lopez or 356 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:31,400 Speaker 2: maybe random term. 357 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 1: Nolan Jones over this year, Rynaldo Lopez. I agree with that, 358 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 1: Rico Palazzo as a question, what do you do with 359 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 1: Josh Smith with Josh Young and the Verger coming back? Well, 360 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 1: and Rico, he's not uh, Josh Young is actually going 361 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 1: to be going back for reevaluations because he is not 362 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:49,440 Speaker 1: feeling right. So that's a big development. And Josh Smith 363 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 1: is probably the biggest winner from this one. 364 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 2: You agree, Yeah, I would say so. I mean, he's 365 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 2: also been able to hit third in that lineup. He's 366 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 2: been pretty consistent, He's had decent profile, He's kind of 367 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 2: played all cross the board. You just don't have anything 368 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:04,400 Speaker 2: to do with it right now. Yeah, because the Josh 369 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:06,560 Speaker 2: Young stuff is not gonna push. I do wonder if 370 00:17:06,560 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 2: the Rangers are going to make some bigger move, but 371 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 2: I think Josh Smith is allowing them to maybe think 372 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 2: of doing something else. But I think you can you 373 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:14,879 Speaker 2: can roll with Smith here for a little bit longer. 374 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 1: I would agree. I see Eric in the Chad, thanks 375 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 1: for being a part of the show today. Here's another one. 376 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:25,960 Speaker 1: Is that dynasty question from Joabu. Dynasty question just moved 377 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:29,240 Speaker 1: Reagan's for Corbyn. Carrol was wondering how you guys feel 378 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:31,640 Speaker 1: about this move. Reagan's with multiple Tommy Johns and his 379 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:34,159 Speaker 1: pro career only in mixed Oli Max excuse me at 380 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:37,640 Speaker 1: ninety six innings is concerning to be long term. Typically, 381 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 1: I always prefer the you know, everyday player to the 382 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 1: pitcher Welsh, but I know you like Reagans, you like Carol. 383 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 1: What side of this do you prefer in Dynasty? 384 00:17:46,119 --> 00:17:49,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I just would like approach this me personally, like 385 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 2: I guess that's your logic, but like, I'm not gonna 386 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:53,960 Speaker 2: approach this like I'm gonna tear down Reagan's Like Alwa's 387 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 2: good with these Tommy Johns, and I'm worried about that. 388 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:58,679 Speaker 2: Reagan's rocks Like he's a really good picture. The Royals 389 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 2: are really good this year. Reagans has had a few 390 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:03,880 Speaker 2: of those moments. But like, you traded a top ten 391 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:07,920 Speaker 2: especially if you're talking Dynasty, you traded a top ten 392 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 2: Dynasty pitcher. But I get why you bought Corbyn Carrol. 393 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:15,600 Speaker 2: I've been pretty adamant about like my thoughts with Carrol. 394 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:19,320 Speaker 2: I'm frustrated with Carol. I do think Carol has been 395 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:22,879 Speaker 2: trending in a really great direction, hitting two six, I 396 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:25,640 Speaker 2: mean great to sixty seven this month. You know, he's 397 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:28,520 Speaker 2: starting to make some of those adjustments. He's walking more, 398 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:30,639 Speaker 2: which he absolutely needs to do because he needs to 399 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:35,240 Speaker 2: get on base. But I believe his power is zapped 400 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:38,879 Speaker 2: for this year. And what I don't know is easy 401 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:41,760 Speaker 2: going to have surgery in the offseason. Is it actually 402 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 2: the stupid shoulder If it's not that everybody has assumed 403 00:18:45,560 --> 00:18:47,960 Speaker 2: it's a shoulder. If it's not, and he has no surgery, 404 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:50,879 Speaker 2: and this is just the new hymn. Is power now gone? 405 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:54,119 Speaker 2: So like, are you comfortable with a ten homer forty 406 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:56,840 Speaker 2: stolen base guy to trade for Cole Reagans. Yeah, I 407 00:18:56,840 --> 00:18:59,480 Speaker 2: mean I think it's even. So here's what I like 408 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 2: about it. I think it's even because Corbin Carroll is 409 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 2: not this bad. His expected batting averages around two fifties, 410 00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:07,600 Speaker 2: hitting two fifteen right now. We obviously saw him hit 411 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,440 Speaker 2: two eighty five, and he needs to be more aggressive 412 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:13,440 Speaker 2: on the base pass. I think at worst, you did solid. 413 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:16,240 Speaker 2: You did even maybe you lose a tiny bit. At best, 414 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:20,239 Speaker 2: it's a massive win because we're talking pictures. Assuming this 415 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:21,840 Speaker 2: isn't points Lea, by the way, I just want to 416 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:23,760 Speaker 2: throw that out. Points League could alter this a little bit, 417 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 2: but I'm gonna but still, Carol is a huge benefit. 418 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:28,480 Speaker 2: By the way, sub twenty percent k percentage, walks a 419 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 2: whole bunch. It's solid. It's solid. 420 00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:32,639 Speaker 1: I like lamb Lopez. 421 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 2: You broke up there, Joey, what were you saying? Oh no, 422 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:38,000 Speaker 2: if this were the live show, I think this would 423 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:41,200 Speaker 2: be a puppet Joe moment internet connection. I'm gonna wait 424 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:45,680 Speaker 2: for Joey to come back here this one be I'm here. 425 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:48,560 Speaker 2: Oh no, you your internet completely. This would have been 426 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:50,119 Speaker 2: puppet Joe like a hey yo moment. 427 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 1: But I've been here the whole time, all right. So, 428 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:56,119 Speaker 1: so Cow had a follow up Lawler and Lozardo for Lopez. 429 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 1: He says, thanks, love the show, love the chemistry between 430 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:03,199 Speaker 1: you guys, and we appreciate you so cal So. Lawler 431 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:05,440 Speaker 1: is hurt right now, but I know that's a prospect 432 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 1: long term aspirations. Lozardo also hurt right now. Is this 433 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 1: the kind of deal you want for Lopez where you 434 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:10,800 Speaker 1: can get more? 435 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:13,439 Speaker 2: This is a pretty great deal. I'm kinda And by 436 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:15,400 Speaker 2: the way, maybe that was my Internet because BD said 437 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:17,440 Speaker 2: he hurt Joe, so maybe that was me ha ha. 438 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 1: Houp At Welsh. 439 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:24,080 Speaker 2: Now we see, well, I love this deal, even though 440 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:26,960 Speaker 2: I'm I'm trending in the wrong direction on Lawler right 441 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:31,119 Speaker 2: now Lozardo is consistently hurt. But dude, this is exactly 442 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:34,960 Speaker 2: what you've got two pieces Lozardo in Dynasty. I guess 443 00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:37,280 Speaker 2: you would have arguably said it wasn't even close of 444 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:39,960 Speaker 2: how much more valuable Lozardo was than Lopez to start 445 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 2: the year. Maybe they're closer, but then you also got 446 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 2: Lawler for next season. Love that trade for Renaw to 447 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 2: Lopez on a rebuilding team, Joe real quick? 448 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 1: Love it? 449 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, after that. 450 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 1: I gotta be honest with you, like I don't love it. 451 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:54,480 Speaker 1: Like really, Lizardo very up and down this year. Now 452 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 1: he's hurt again. We don't think he's gonna get moved 453 00:20:57,840 --> 00:20:59,399 Speaker 1: now in time, so he's not gonna get it on 454 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:01,280 Speaker 1: a better spot right now. So next year. 455 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 2: This is all a play for next year. 456 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 1: Though I know it's all a play for next year, 457 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:07,080 Speaker 1: but I don't know. I just if this was the 458 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:09,600 Speaker 1: only deal I had, Okay, fine, Like I'm just looking 459 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:11,960 Speaker 1: for upside, but I don't love it, Like I'd rather 460 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:13,840 Speaker 1: get one piece that I feel really good about than 461 00:21:13,840 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 1: two pieces that I feel made about, and I feel 462 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:16,920 Speaker 1: made about those two. Does that makes sense? 463 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:19,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, No, I get what you're saying. Bead had a 464 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 2: question real quick where he said, unfortunately at work, can't 465 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:23,920 Speaker 2: do this, but love to hear for Welsh has any 466 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:26,800 Speaker 2: opinions on potential not Nacho Alvarez call up. He's been 467 00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:30,160 Speaker 2: red hot Rcia, his bat has not been and he's 468 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:32,480 Speaker 2: a little bit banged up. So I was just talking 469 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:36,320 Speaker 2: with someone about Nacho Alvarez in the way he has 470 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:39,200 Speaker 2: moved up and getting out of Double A has unlocked 471 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:41,960 Speaker 2: the bat he is. He's actually kind of like a 472 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:44,760 Speaker 2: Nolan Jonesy type of player. Doesn't strike out a lot, 473 00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:47,400 Speaker 2: He'll walk, makes really good contact. Bat's starting to fly 474 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:49,919 Speaker 2: a little bit. The Triple A move I think is 475 00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:55,240 Speaker 2: one hundred percent, you know, in preparation for a post 476 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:58,960 Speaker 2: All Star Game potential Nacho Alvarez move up. So yeah, 477 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 2: I think he's in that stash there. I might even 478 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:03,720 Speaker 2: bring him up tomorrow on the prospecting with the Welsh, 479 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:06,120 Speaker 2: But yes, I think he will be up this year, 480 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 2: and I don't think he'll be a massive fantasy boon 481 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:10,720 Speaker 2: or anything like that. I think he's a guy that's 482 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:12,760 Speaker 2: gonna hit low in the order, won't strike out, We'll 483 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:15,000 Speaker 2: get on base. I don't think they're gonna see tons 484 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:18,200 Speaker 2: and tons of homers flying, so, you know, points league's 485 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:20,359 Speaker 2: probably a little bit better, but yeah, I think he 486 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:22,280 Speaker 2: will get some run here. And the Braves offense is 487 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:23,360 Speaker 2: just awesome. Anyways. 488 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:25,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, looking at the standings right now too, just kind 489 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:28,159 Speaker 1: of going through, you know, where we are things. You know, 490 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 1: the Yankee still at the top. They are with Baltimore 491 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 1: just two games behind Red Sox, Rais and Jays, you know, 492 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:36,120 Speaker 1: pulling up the rear, and they're pretty spread out right now. 493 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:38,199 Speaker 1: From the top two. You got the Cleveland Guardians at 494 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:40,800 Speaker 1: the top, with the Twins nine games behind them. They're 495 00:22:40,840 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 1: only half game out of the Wildcard currently. Cleveland's been 496 00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 1: very good, Biby's been very good, but I feel like 497 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 1: the Twins have a run in them if we just 498 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:50,879 Speaker 1: haven't seen. And I think maybe Festa and Lee and 499 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:53,119 Speaker 1: some of these kids might be able to help. In 500 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:55,840 Speaker 1: the West, the Mariners are at the top somehow, despit 501 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:58,480 Speaker 1: Castillo not being great, and Wu going on the il again, 502 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:03,200 Speaker 1: and the offense or lack of I mean, Julio, please 503 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 1: please just somebody get this guy some line of protection. Please. 504 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:08,880 Speaker 1: The Astros four and a half games behind them, they're 505 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 1: three and a half out of the wildcard. It's funny 506 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:12,639 Speaker 1: because the Royal's still kicking around the wildcard too. In 507 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:15,359 Speaker 1: the East in the National League here on cleaning up, 508 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 1: as we kind of look through the standings here, the 509 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:19,360 Speaker 1: Phillies seven and a half game lead over the Braves. 510 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 1: Do you think that lead is safe in the East? 511 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:22,479 Speaker 1: You think the Braves have are running them despite all 512 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 1: the injuries they've had. 513 00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:27,159 Speaker 2: I just can't, like, I can't be done with the Braves. 514 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:30,880 Speaker 2: Even though it's been so disastrous, they've still got I mean, 515 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:35,240 Speaker 2: like any team would kill to still have just Austin Riley, 516 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 2: just Matt Olson and just Ozzie Albi's Chris sale has 517 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:43,000 Speaker 2: been phenomenal and you got a back into the bullpen. 518 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:45,240 Speaker 2: I just the only problem is they don't have the 519 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:49,760 Speaker 2: ammunition to go and make big trades. So I wonder 520 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:51,359 Speaker 2: if maybe they would be willing to take on some 521 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:53,680 Speaker 2: money in a trade to get some good guy. I 522 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:55,680 Speaker 2: don't know, like I won't count them. I don't think 523 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:59,200 Speaker 2: anything is locked in with the Phillies. I mean, I'm 524 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:01,800 Speaker 2: I Thinkhilies and I think that's going to keep going. 525 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 2: But I'm not going to lock out the Brave. Get 526 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 2: Michael Harris back at some point. They got a few 527 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:08,000 Speaker 2: pieces in the minor league, So like we talked about 528 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:10,440 Speaker 2: with Nacho Alvarez, So yeah, I don't I don't discount 529 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:12,720 Speaker 2: the Braves, and if they I think they're the team 530 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:14,439 Speaker 2: that needs to go make the move now, get in 531 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:17,840 Speaker 2: front of the market, get something, whether it was a 532 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:21,479 Speaker 2: Robert which I don't think they can do, or whatever 533 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 2: it ends up being, they should be at the beginning 534 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:26,120 Speaker 2: of the trade market if they're going to get anything valuable. 535 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:28,520 Speaker 1: In the rest of the National League. You have the 536 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:30,720 Speaker 1: Brewers five and a half games up on the Cardinals. 537 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:32,360 Speaker 1: Do you think the Brewers hang on to this division? 538 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:32,879 Speaker 1: What is that? 539 00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:35,359 Speaker 2: Give me the pitchings, give me the divisional stats. 540 00:24:35,359 --> 00:24:38,520 Speaker 1: Again, it's the Brewers five and a half above the Cardinals. 541 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:39,919 Speaker 1: The Pirates are eight and a half back, and the 542 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:41,960 Speaker 1: Reds we thought maybe had a run in them of 543 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:44,359 Speaker 1: Ladologo in the eyel for two weeks is not great. 544 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:49,280 Speaker 1: And the Brewers, look, I mean, it's weird. Trade. Corbin Burns. 545 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:51,920 Speaker 1: I keeps thinking, if I'm the Brewers like it held 546 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:53,560 Speaker 1: Corbin Burns one more year. I know there's a lot 547 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 1: of animosity there in that organization between the pit player 548 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:59,200 Speaker 1: and the organization over the last two years. But what 549 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:01,879 Speaker 1: imagine where the Brewers were. They could be, along with 550 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 1: the Phillies, maybe the top team in this National League 551 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:06,320 Speaker 1: that you really think, hey, this team can go win. 552 00:25:06,560 --> 00:25:11,280 Speaker 1: There's still more than you know, seven fourteen games over 553 00:25:11,320 --> 00:25:13,080 Speaker 1: five hundred right now, that's a lot of games over 554 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:14,160 Speaker 1: five hundred for the brew Crew. 555 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:17,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, my gut tells me that they don't. 556 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:19,760 Speaker 2: And I think the Cardinals are. I just think the 557 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 2: Cardinals are going to be pesky all year, even though 558 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 2: they they've such they played so down. But again it's 559 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 2: another team. 560 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:31,240 Speaker 1: I mean, all those guys have been so just down 561 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:33,760 Speaker 1: this year. And then of course the Dodgers, who you know, 562 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:36,359 Speaker 1: running away with the West and the West was you know, 563 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:38,320 Speaker 1: we thought maybe it might be more competitive, but it 564 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 1: just hasn't been. The Padres health has been terrible, tatiss out. 565 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:44,120 Speaker 1: So it looks like the Dodgers, Brewers, Phillies. I still 566 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:45,639 Speaker 1: like the Phillies the most. I think they're built for 567 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:49,639 Speaker 1: the short series. The Mariners Guardians, Yankees, and Orioles. I 568 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:52,119 Speaker 1: still like the Orioles and the Mariners. Those are the 569 00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:55,560 Speaker 1: two teams I like the most prediction right now halfway 570 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:57,200 Speaker 1: through the season. What's the World Series? 571 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:02,040 Speaker 2: Oh man? I mean I think in the preseason I 572 00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:04,040 Speaker 2: had the Yankee I kind of still I think the 573 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:06,159 Speaker 2: Yankees have all the ammunition and how they play. I'm 574 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:09,560 Speaker 2: gonna go this kind of stinks, but like Yankees Phillies, 575 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:10,639 Speaker 2: that's kind of boring. 576 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:13,679 Speaker 1: It is kind of boring. I'm gonna go with If 577 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:16,360 Speaker 1: Lewis Robert is a Mariner, I'm going with the Mariners 578 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:21,280 Speaker 1: and the Phillies Phillies to win. If not, I like 579 00:26:21,359 --> 00:26:25,040 Speaker 1: the Orioles Orioles Phillies. That'll be easy commute back and 580 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:27,240 Speaker 1: forth too for those two teams. That's a fun World Series. 581 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 1: That's like an old school early eighties, like nineteen eighty ReVibe. 582 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 1: I kind of like that. That's kind of fun. 583 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:36,440 Speaker 2: I don't know baseball can like Phillies. I don't know, Well, 584 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 2: Phillies would be good for them, but like, I don't 585 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:41,800 Speaker 2: know if baseball can handle another like Diamondbacks type of thing. 586 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:42,640 Speaker 2: Like I'm not saying. 587 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:47,359 Speaker 1: I think the Oriols are a classic old team. The 588 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:49,960 Speaker 1: rebirth of that young team I think very exciting. That's 589 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:52,280 Speaker 1: a World Series that I would be very interested to watch, 590 00:26:52,359 --> 00:26:54,440 Speaker 1: to be honest with you, and I'm somebody that did 591 00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:56,520 Speaker 1: not watch a lot of the Texas Rangers World Series. 592 00:26:56,560 --> 00:26:59,439 Speaker 1: It's football season for me to watch the World Series 593 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:03,280 Speaker 1: is tough, but yeah it's I know, I know, I know. 594 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:05,280 Speaker 2: I was there. He didn't want to watch me there. 595 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 1: If I could see you there more, I would have. 596 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:10,119 Speaker 1: But I didn't see enough of you two games. But 597 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:12,720 Speaker 1: hopefully you've seen enough of us. That'll do it for 598 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:15,160 Speaker 1: cleaning up this season. 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