WEBVTT - BREAKING: Astros Sign 1B Christian Walker

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<v Speaker 1>Hello, and welcome to Waken Jake Breaking News. Christian Walker

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<v Speaker 1>signs with the Houston Astros. We were in the office

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<v Speaker 1>obviously December twentieth. It doesn't stop. You might have quit

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<v Speaker 1>on your job three weeks ago. We just mentally have,

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<v Speaker 1>but physically we're here and Christian Walker has signed with

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<v Speaker 1>the Houston Astros. And hey, you know, as far as

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<v Speaker 1>signings go this offseason, not the A tier but the

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<v Speaker 1>B tier. And you know, I think me and BBD

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<v Speaker 1>had a moment one of a Waken Jake kind of

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<v Speaker 1>breaking news episode that popped was Jose Abreu signing an

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<v Speaker 1>eerily similar contract about two years ago to those same

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<v Speaker 1>Houston Astros. So the early report is it's Christian Walker

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<v Speaker 1>for three years, twenty million a year, quick mass as

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<v Speaker 1>sixty million beebs is a little hot to trot. Thinks

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<v Speaker 1>there should be some player vesting stuff. Where there were

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<v Speaker 1>rumors of a fourth year.

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<v Speaker 2>Heard about a fourth year, heard about not a fourth year.

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<v Speaker 2>His numbers were higher and some prior rumors those are

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<v Speaker 2>just rumors. But I think the three for sixty number

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<v Speaker 2>being on the lower end of what people thought he

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<v Speaker 2>might be getting, there's some avenue for something Christian Walker

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<v Speaker 2>is very good.

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<v Speaker 1>Christian Walker. His best season was twenty twenty two five war,

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<v Speaker 1>which from the first base position, that's that's pretty diesel.

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<v Speaker 1>He had a one twenty five ops plus thirty six homers.

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<v Speaker 1>Followed up the next year with thirty three homers. The

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<v Speaker 1>overall war went down, which is kind of funny because

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of the hitting stats actually ticked up a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit. And then last year in one hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>thirty games, he was on a very similar pace. If

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<v Speaker 1>you look at any of the first base defensive analytics,

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<v Speaker 1>which are a little sketch, we still don't have that

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<v Speaker 1>figured out perfectly, but if you look at the top

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<v Speaker 1>of the leaderboards, you do see the best defensive first

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<v Speaker 1>basement to the eye test, and Christian Walker blows like

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<v Speaker 1>everyone out of the water. So with that, Houston has

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<v Speaker 1>now started a pretty interesting off season. The Kyle Tucker trade,

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<v Speaker 1>which again that's one of the best players in the

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<v Speaker 1>American League. He is now a Chicago cub. Esach Prette

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<v Speaker 1>has come over and we talked about that. He's twenty

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<v Speaker 1>five ESAC big time pull hitter. Like if there's a

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<v Speaker 1>place where he should click, it would be Houston. There

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<v Speaker 1>are some rumors he was going to play first base.

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<v Speaker 1>He's now their third baseman. We'll see what they do

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<v Speaker 1>with the DH position. I do have some thoughts on that.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, they would have Jordan penciled at DH. Jordan

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<v Speaker 1>can play a little more left field than I think

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<v Speaker 1>our brains think, especially with the Crawford boxes out there.

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<v Speaker 1>His straight line speed is good. He's like a tight end.

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<v Speaker 1>But the rest of the Astros outfield is still Chas McCormick,

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<v Speaker 1>Jake Myers, and Taylor Tremmel. We've seen them like Chas

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<v Speaker 1>McCormick and Jake Myers at different times. Marisa dubont is

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<v Speaker 1>still on the team. Love saying that they are missing

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<v Speaker 1>a lefty right now, and I'm wondering what their next

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<v Speaker 1>move is going to be because I have been on

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<v Speaker 1>a hunt for lefties for my Yankees throughout this entire offseason.

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<v Speaker 1>So I can tell you a little bit of what's

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<v Speaker 1>out there. Brandon Lowe again, they kind of they have

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<v Speaker 1>second base and they have DH. Brandon Lowe's played a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of outfield. I don't know, it doesn't feel

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<v Speaker 1>like a perfect fit. But if he went to Houston,

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<v Speaker 1>you'd be like, Okay, that guy could trend back up

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<v Speaker 1>to forty ish homers if he's healthy for a full year.

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<v Speaker 1>Asterisk Jack Peterson Young Jock is looking for a home.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you can have Jordan and Jock survive in

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<v Speaker 1>left field, and you could have the other one DH,

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<v Speaker 1>you then have a lineup that is pretty mean one

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<v Speaker 1>through seven. If that example happened, they could go Altuve

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<v Speaker 1>or done on Perette's Jock, Christian Walker, Yiner Diaz, Jeremy Pana.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm expecting them to add an impact lefty bat.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess I'm trying to think who else, who else

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<v Speaker 1>is out there? Because we've done this game a lot,

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<v Speaker 1>there's not a ton like.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of obvious guys.

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<v Speaker 1>Not growing on trees. I think the bigger thing because

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<v Speaker 1>I would be very surprised it felt like there was

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<v Speaker 1>still an Alex Bregman window open to come home. With

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<v Speaker 1>Esac going to first and Alex Bragman staying at third,

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<v Speaker 1>it feels like that's closed. I mean, the only option

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<v Speaker 1>there would be Jordan is an everyday left fielder, Perette's

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<v Speaker 1>DHS and you put Bragman at third. But I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think they're gonna do that because they also need Lefties.

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<v Speaker 1>So it now it kind of officially feels like the

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<v Speaker 1>Alex Bregman era is over in Houston, which, uh surprise

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<v Speaker 1>and not surprising hits both sides of it, Like they

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<v Speaker 1>were still talking, but he wanted the six years, but

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<v Speaker 1>it seemed like they were ready to move on. But

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<v Speaker 1>then where was the interest? Everywhere? Everywhere else? They had

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<v Speaker 1>a pretty good offer in on him. You have to

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<v Speaker 1>think the twenty mil to Christian Walker ends that. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>be honest, I'm you're not going to get a good

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<v Speaker 1>hot take out of me on Christian Walker. I was

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<v Speaker 1>nervous for the Yankees to sign him just because of

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<v Speaker 1>the age. He's going to turn thirty four for opening

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<v Speaker 1>Day and the Yankees have just seen father time struggle

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<v Speaker 1>recently between Rizzo, which you know ended up being a

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<v Speaker 1>really weird one when you do the concussion and everything

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<v Speaker 1>all in Josh Donaldson, didn't it look great. DJ Lemayhew

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<v Speaker 1>has had a couple injuries and he's fallen off a

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<v Speaker 1>cliff that that could not be Christian Walker. Christian Walker

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<v Speaker 1>could put together three great years and again that Houston

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<v Speaker 1>Ballpark ten to help hitters. I do want to look

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<v Speaker 1>at the Christian Walker spray chart, because for all how

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<v Speaker 1>much I've talked about him, I haven't truly seen he

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<v Speaker 1>pulls it. His homers are pull side, he pulls it,

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<v Speaker 1>so that'll work out for him. The baseball Savant's pretty

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<v Speaker 1>that if you're Houston, if you get two years of

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<v Speaker 1>good Christian Walker, that would be a win. And I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's the interesting thing, Like next year you should

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<v Speaker 1>have very high expectations for Christian Walker offensively and defensively,

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<v Speaker 1>and then we'll see what goes on from there. So

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<v Speaker 1>for Houston, they are going to be in the lefty

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<v Speaker 1>great game. And I wonder what else they have lined

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<v Speaker 1>up or that they'd be willing to move or you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like there's that, I don't want to say

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<v Speaker 1>second tier of players, but like Saint Louis, who they

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<v Speaker 1>had a trade for Nolan Aaronato, so it seems like

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<v Speaker 1>that's out. Also, you know, well a Brendan Donovan Alec

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<v Speaker 1>Burlson type. Could they try to tap into someone like

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<v Speaker 1>that and get new life in Houston. But I'd have

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<v Speaker 1>to think they are in the lefty market. The Yankees

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<v Speaker 1>are slightly in the lefty market. Every team lefties are good.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a lot of right handed pitching lefties are good.

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<v Speaker 1>Our Yankees forgot that for a year. Yeah, hate it,

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<v Speaker 1>hate it done. Now the first base market. Goldschmidt, Carlos Santana,

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<v Speaker 1>how do you like you're old in the morning. We've

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<v Speaker 1>got the former MVP righty big second half mashed lefties

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<v Speaker 1>last year, and Paul Goldschmidt played every day for the Cardinals.

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<v Speaker 1>I think if he plays a little less he should

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<v Speaker 1>be good. Carlos Santana, I mean, is entering ageless wonder territory.

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<v Speaker 1>He had like his one of his best seasons since

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<v Speaker 1>he was like a young kid studed for Cleveland and

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<v Speaker 1>also grades out fantastic defensively, has a good eye, switch hitter,

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<v Speaker 1>mash lefties. It feels like those guys. He's made this joke,

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<v Speaker 1>and we've been kind of making this joke. But it

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<v Speaker 1>feels like the Yankees are gonna throw ten mil at

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<v Speaker 1>one of them and see which one signs first the

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<v Speaker 1>other one. You know, there's been a lot of Washington

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<v Speaker 1>National rumors that they want to secure up their first

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<v Speaker 1>base position. Is that Pete the Meat? Is that one

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<v Speaker 1>of the veterans I did, like I think Trevor said

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<v Speaker 1>it on a talk in baseball that he was like, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>you've got all these kids in Washington bringing Carlos Santana

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<v Speaker 1>for a year, like he is one of the true

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<v Speaker 1>leaders in baseball, especially for the Latin ball players, but

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<v Speaker 1>for any ballplayer. I mean, he's coming up on forty

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<v Speaker 1>and he's still doing the damn thing switch hitting puts

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<v Speaker 1>in the work. Clearly that I like that fit, I guess.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know what, Biebs, I'm I need to take

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<v Speaker 1>a step back because I forgot with my Yankee goggles

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<v Speaker 1>on that the Yankees put together one of the worst

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<v Speaker 1>defensive innings in baseball history. So we had to rule

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<v Speaker 1>out guys. I forgot about Anthony Santander. I would love

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<v Speaker 1>him in Houston. Him or Profar. That was the other

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<v Speaker 1>one that nobody knows where teams are at. With Profar,

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<v Speaker 1>he had one of the best seasons of all the

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<v Speaker 1>free agents. It's just such an outlier that a team

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<v Speaker 1>is gonna go for him. And yes, I mean who

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<v Speaker 1>if Houston if they go for Santan Dare, that lineup

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<v Speaker 1>is disgusting. And the other weird thing with Houston that

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<v Speaker 1>I'm interested to see if it transfers into next year.

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<v Speaker 1>They didn't take pitches at all. I think they were

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<v Speaker 1>the least pitches seen. Alex Bregman's obp was down. Al

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<v Speaker 1>Twuoveys notorious for attacking the ball. I don't know. I

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<v Speaker 1>wonder you know Santander is not an on base that

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<v Speaker 1>if Houston doesn't really care about that, and they can

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<v Speaker 1>put him in left field and have him and rode

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<v Speaker 1>On or him and Jordan that's funny. Uh. If they

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<v Speaker 1>can have them switch out in left field. That's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of what they used to do with Michael Brantley. It

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<v Speaker 1>was kind of like, Hey, Brandley or Erodon, you're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>get a couple games and left you're gonna have a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of games. Dhing that my god. If they could

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<v Speaker 1>add Santander, who that is a big boy lineup. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think Houston is coming back and wants to come back.

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<v Speaker 1>They kind of had a weird year last year. They

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<v Speaker 1>got eliminated by the Tigers. They kind of hobbled into

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<v Speaker 1>the division. Framber Hunter Brown put together more of a

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<v Speaker 1>season than I remembered. Ronel Blanco put together a massive season.

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<v Speaker 1>Spencer Arraghetti down the stretch was great. Luis Garcia should

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<v Speaker 1>be back next year. They have some of the pitching

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<v Speaker 1>options that I guess in the Al West. If you

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<v Speaker 1>had to make me pick today, well, if I had

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<v Speaker 1>to pick today, I'd still pick Texas. I think they're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have a bounce back year if they signed Santan

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<v Speaker 1>Dare And it's so dumb because one player doesn't change

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<v Speaker 1>a team's outlook as much as we like to think.

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<v Speaker 1>But they had a Christian Walker today and if they

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<v Speaker 1>you know, in that fake world, I'm adding Santander or

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<v Speaker 1>Jock Peterson or one of those guys that they've proven

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<v Speaker 1>what level they can hit at that Houston would be

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<v Speaker 1>a wagon and I'm a hitting guy and Seattle can't hit.

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<v Speaker 1>Texas should bounce back. They have hitters and young guys

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<v Speaker 1>that if one or two of them click, they should

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<v Speaker 1>be back. That. Yeah, I I like the signing for Houston.

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<v Speaker 1>It's definitely that second year is kind of the pivot

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<v Speaker 1>year for me. You're expecting Christian Walker to be great

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<v Speaker 1>this year. You're expecting Christian Walker to be good last year.

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<v Speaker 1>You know there's a risk that final year playing the

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<v Speaker 1>odds games with Baseball, father time and injuries, that something

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<v Speaker 1>can happen there. I mean, we just saw you know,

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<v Speaker 1>look at Paul Goldschmith's last three years like there was

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<v Speaker 1>a bit of a decline. DJ I can't even talk

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<v Speaker 1>about it. Good for Houston. They are active and they

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<v Speaker 1>should continue to be active, and they've got a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of different ways they can go, as long as it's

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<v Speaker 1>lefty or switch hitting. And just said that those options

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<v Speaker 1>are out there. And then yeah, I guess closing this

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<v Speaker 1>one off for free agency in first base, still interested

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<v Speaker 1>to see what happens with Pete Man. You are the

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<v Speaker 1>Nats gonna push that button put the money in? Are

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<v Speaker 1>the Mets just like, No, We're we like Pete, We

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<v Speaker 1>got Soto, like, let's go hit or the secret third option?

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<v Speaker 1>Who knows the John Hayman mystery team, Well, Seattle pony

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<v Speaker 1>up the money? Is there another? I mean, the Yankees

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<v Speaker 1>are out. I'm not gonna I'm not gonna do that.

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<v Speaker 2>It feels like if the Yankees ever became a real

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<v Speaker 2>real option for that, the Mets would rightfully step in

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<v Speaker 2>and correct that. Yeah, maybe that's too much vibes based analysis.

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<v Speaker 1>But so we are getting to an interesting spot and

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<v Speaker 1>free agency where impact hitters remaining Alex Bragman, yep, Pete Alonzo, sure,

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<v Speaker 1>tay Oscar, yes, Santander yep. After that, man, you've got

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<v Speaker 1>a bucket of Profar, Glaber and Hassan Kim. Yeah, and

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<v Speaker 1>then I would put Jock in there. I've been a

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<v Speaker 1>staunch Jack Peterson guy only because he rakes every year.

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<v Speaker 1>So even if that's everyone all in, like, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to be shots fired at Paul Goldschmidt, but I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think he carries the weight of and hopefully I'm

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<v Speaker 1>wrong if he signs with the Yankees. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think Paul Goldschmidt's hitting third or fourth days

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<v Speaker 1>are still there. I think he can be a nice

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<v Speaker 1>piece from the five to six hole.

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<v Speaker 2>Like him in pro like. Whoever team gets him, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think is signing him to be some sort of

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<v Speaker 2>like savior.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, there's a chance that prof is.

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<v Speaker 2>They have those kinds of ceilings on them, the chance

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<v Speaker 2>that Profar is I just I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>Nobody knows. He's He is very classic the Jaki. If

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<v Speaker 1>he signs with a good team, you're gonna be like,

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<v Speaker 1>oh yeah, I love that Profar. If he signs with

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<v Speaker 1>a bad team, you're gonna be like it was. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a pleasure, pleasure to see you, Jerkson. Congrats on the

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<v Speaker 1>deal Seattle. Please don't we've seen that too many times.

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<v Speaker 1>Please do not so Hey, a little smoke out of

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<v Speaker 1>Houston in this hot stove. I think the biggest takeaways

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<v Speaker 1>first baseman market starts to thin a little bit, although

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<v Speaker 1>there's still options in the free agent pool, and there's

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<v Speaker 1>a bunch of trade options, so maybe not right. Alex

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<v Speaker 1>Bregman needs a home. What was that?

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<v Speaker 2>I've been saying this a lot, but listening to Joel

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<v Speaker 2>Sherman and yeah, talking it's all from one episode I

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<v Speaker 2>listened to the he mentioned it like, yeah, first base

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<v Speaker 2>is kind of they can afford to talking about the Yankees,

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<v Speaker 2>you can afford to bargain shop a little bit. And

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<v Speaker 2>then during the season, any team that falls out of contention,

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<v Speaker 2>their first baseman becomes available. That's the rules of baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>And that made me laugh.

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<v Speaker 1>It's becoming a Joel Shermand. We may have to reach

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<v Speaker 1>out soon. Hey, I think that was a quick hitter

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<v Speaker 1>before the football and the holidays, and we'll see if

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<v Speaker 1>there's any other baseball news there is there anything else

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<v Speaker 1>that needs to be said.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not seeing any new news Max Kepler to the Phillies.

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<v Speaker 1>Nice.

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<v Speaker 2>Nice, Maybe it doesn't not make sense.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe a change of scenery and a nice hitters ballpark

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<v Speaker 1>will do Max well. But yeah, I mean he's currently

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<v Speaker 1>no offense to Max Kepler. Where do they slot him him?

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<v Speaker 1>They have him slotted in six. Okay, I still want

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<v Speaker 1>to see. Are the Phillies gonna flip bomb? And then

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<v Speaker 1>they signed Bragman like they haven't yet.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a the move of the offseason that they've got

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<v Speaker 2>to pull off. The Phillies are good.

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<v Speaker 1>Ye braves, where are you? I'm not gonna do my

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<v Speaker 1>every team thing again because I'm gonna head to the

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<v Speaker 1>bathroom and get ready for the holidays. So thank you guys.

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