WEBVTT - MLB: Leading Off April 5th, 2023 (Ep. 641) 0:00:06.640 --> 0:00:10.320 Welcome in everybody to Fantasy pros m LB. This is 0:00:10.440 --> 0:00:12.680 leading off, brought to you by Prize Picks. It's me 0:00:12.800 --> 0:00:15.760 Joey Joe. Pi's a beer with me, as always is 0:00:15.800 --> 0:00:17.800 the Welsh, and it feels good to be back. We've 0:00:17.840 --> 0:00:22.160 got a bunch of day games today, which is great. 0:00:22.200 --> 0:00:24.360 We're gonna do the show and then baseball is just 0:00:24.400 --> 0:00:27.120 gonna happen right after. I love those days. It's super fun. 0:00:27.560 --> 0:00:32.680 Well maybe in some places anyway, Storms ruined Welsh. We 0:00:32.800 --> 0:00:35.600 got all sorts of things going on there. I was 0:00:35.640 --> 0:00:38.479 off for a few days visiting my cousin donnie Cee, 0:00:38.479 --> 0:00:40.120 who's in the chat here today is one of the 0:00:40.120 --> 0:00:42.040 Peanuts and Cracker Jacks. It was a great time and 0:00:42.080 --> 0:00:44.519 I got to see my buddy the Welsh in person. 0:00:44.960 --> 0:00:48.440 There was a competition at Dave and Busters, and Welsh 0:00:48.560 --> 0:00:51.519 is my daddy. He did beat me in the ruined It. 0:00:51.560 --> 0:00:53.080 We gotta do the video, we gotta I had. 0:00:53.280 --> 0:00:56.040 I'm teasing for the video. I'm teasing for the video there. 0:00:56.080 --> 0:00:58.680 But how does it feel to be my athletic superior? 0:00:59.120 --> 0:01:00.960 So it feels pretty good. It feels pretty good. We 0:01:00.960 --> 0:01:04.679 did announce what the competitions are. I didn't have time yesterday, 0:01:05.000 --> 0:01:06.800 but I'm going to try to put together a little thing. 0:01:06.840 --> 0:01:08.320 And then I was like, maybe Friday. I didn't know 0:01:08.319 --> 0:01:09.960 if there was a goal we needed to hit to 0:01:10.000 --> 0:01:12.200 play the video or something. Joe, but maybe we could 0:01:12.280 --> 0:01:15.200 just present everybody to hang out with us Friday and 0:01:15.280 --> 0:01:17.360 we can play. It'll just be like a minute or two. 0:01:17.600 --> 0:01:22.320 Everyone can see the competition, the massive athleticism that was 0:01:22.360 --> 0:01:24.800 displayed at Dave and Busters between Joe and I. 0:01:25.080 --> 0:01:29.560 Yes, massive athleticism. Welsh did try to cheat on the 0:01:29.680 --> 0:01:32.160 very first game of basketball we played on the shooty 0:01:32.200 --> 0:01:34.560 hoops because he had six balls and I had three, 0:01:34.600 --> 0:01:36.520 and I'm like, why does he have twice as many 0:01:36.520 --> 0:01:38.240 points as I do? Well, we fixed that after the 0:01:38.280 --> 0:01:41.039 first round, so it was the first round to get 0:01:41.319 --> 0:01:41.840 the first round. 0:01:41.840 --> 0:01:44.120 I mean, I had no I had no way to 0:01:44.240 --> 0:01:46.360 know how many balls were in the thing that comes 0:01:46.360 --> 0:01:48.320 shooting out. But we had a lot of fun. We 0:01:48.360 --> 0:01:50.760 played a lot of games. We ate some good food, 0:01:51.400 --> 0:01:55.240 a wild story we had at the yard house we 0:01:55.280 --> 0:01:57.320 went to. We had a good time spending with Let's. 0:01:57.440 --> 0:02:00.840 Discord the story from the yard Houses for Fantasy Bros 0:02:00.880 --> 0:02:01.840 dot Com slash chat, you. 0:02:01.880 --> 0:02:04.640 And I should actually do. We should do a discord 0:02:04.680 --> 0:02:07.240 together this week or next week, and we should relive 0:02:07.280 --> 0:02:08.680 that story. 0:02:08.720 --> 0:02:11.240 As Donnie Ze was saying, he was just very excited 0:02:11.240 --> 0:02:12.760 to be there and a part of all of it. 0:02:12.880 --> 0:02:14.800 So let's get part to the baseball and start with 0:02:14.800 --> 0:02:18.600 the headlines. And let's start with back to back to 0:02:18.639 --> 0:02:21.560 back routing to Les, Brian Anderson, Garrett Mitchell, all the 0:02:21.560 --> 0:02:24.320 home runs, the Mets pitching having some issues. We'll get 0:02:24.320 --> 0:02:26.080 to Scherzer a little later in the show. A Tommy 0:02:26.160 --> 0:02:29.639 Hunter going the il with some pack issues. Brian Anderson, 0:02:30.280 --> 0:02:32.640 hell of a hot start here, hitting over five hundred, 0:02:32.880 --> 0:02:35.560 he's got an ops over twelve hundred, got three dingers, 0:02:35.560 --> 0:02:38.040 ten RBI. I have him in my Waiver Wire video 0:02:38.400 --> 0:02:41.120 that's set to drop tomorrow. Actually just finished recording it. 0:02:41.400 --> 0:02:43.120 I know Wels you've got the video out for the 0:02:43.160 --> 0:02:46.080 trade targets. But Anderson is an interesting case because this 0:02:46.160 --> 0:02:48.920 is a guy who is in his prime. The last 0:02:48.960 --> 0:02:53.040 time that he was playing every day for the Marlins 0:02:53.160 --> 0:02:55.320 hit twenty bombs a one hundred and twenty games, and 0:02:55.360 --> 0:02:58.360 now he's moving to an incredibly upgraded ballpark. Factor in 0:02:58.360 --> 0:03:00.959 Milwaukee that we saw Willie Domas, we saw Rowdy Teles, 0:03:01.000 --> 0:03:03.160 we saw all these guys who got to Milwaukee all 0:03:03.160 --> 0:03:06.480 of a sudden spike. Can Anderson be that next guy? 0:03:06.560 --> 0:03:07.760 Or is this just a mirage? 0:03:08.320 --> 0:03:10.520 I don't have and this is gonna be a boring answer. 0:03:10.520 --> 0:03:12.000 I think it's kind of like in between. Like I 0:03:12.000 --> 0:03:14.080 don't think if you go and look and you see 0:03:14.120 --> 0:03:16.200 he's got a five, I think it's a five to 0:03:16.280 --> 0:03:17.760 fifty six. I just went away from it a five 0:03:17.800 --> 0:03:20.440 fifty six babbit, like that's not gonna continue, that's not 0:03:20.480 --> 0:03:22.440 gonna keep going. Guys, I hate to break that news 0:03:22.440 --> 0:03:25.080 to you, but I do think he can be like 0:03:25.200 --> 0:03:27.880 a twenty homer guy, because, like you said, the ballpark 0:03:27.960 --> 0:03:30.919 is pretty good. He's moving around, can play third, can 0:03:30.919 --> 0:03:33.000 play in the outfield. They want a d H him. 0:03:33.720 --> 0:03:35.560 The strikeouts seem to be lower, the walks are a 0:03:35.560 --> 0:03:38.400 little bit up. I don't see that there's any reason 0:03:38.400 --> 0:03:40.640 that he can't be a twenty homer guy. It's just 0:03:40.680 --> 0:03:43.200 I don't think he's going to be this big, massive 0:03:43.320 --> 0:03:45.360 breakout player and he's going to be the guy that 0:03:45.400 --> 0:03:47.640 wins people leagues or anything like that. But the baton 0:03:47.640 --> 0:03:48.920 ball skills look pretty good. 0:03:49.000 --> 0:03:52.040 Right now, I'll say this, even if he ends up 0:03:52.080 --> 0:03:54.520 being somewhere in the middle at third base this year, 0:03:54.960 --> 0:03:58.240 that's a starter. Just saying like third base is kind 0:03:58.240 --> 0:03:59.920 of rough. I mean, we were talking about third b 0:04:00.240 --> 0:04:02.480 being somewhere around eight or nine deep in the draft, right, 0:04:02.960 --> 0:04:05.800 So if he ends up hitting twenty home runs, driving 0:04:05.800 --> 0:04:08.240 in seventy five, and scoring seventy five or something in 0:04:08.280 --> 0:04:10.800 that range, it's kind of gonna put him around twelve. 0:04:10.920 --> 0:04:12.520 I think at the end of the the year. Looking 0:04:12.560 --> 0:04:15.400 at their basement, I mean, will we have more points 0:04:15.520 --> 0:04:17.400 fantasy wise and Anthony Rendon by the end of. 0:04:17.360 --> 0:04:20.719 The year, Well, I mean, Fanthony Rendon keeps grabbing fans 0:04:20.720 --> 0:04:22.760 out of the stadium, then yeah, absolutely, if he tries 0:04:22.800 --> 0:04:25.440 to keep punching people. Two things, This is an interesting 0:04:25.440 --> 0:04:27.440 note THHP. If you can put that up on the board, 0:04:27.680 --> 0:04:31.240 Anderson's faced the worst stuff plus in baseball to this point, 0:04:31.240 --> 0:04:33.680 which is something to factor in. He would be a 0:04:33.760 --> 0:04:36.640 guy that would be good for Again, my trade video 0:04:36.680 --> 0:04:37.800 is up if you guys want to check it out 0:04:37.839 --> 0:04:40.760 on the Fantasy pros MLB YouTube channel, where, like what 0:04:40.800 --> 0:04:42.840 Wonky said, if you can get someone to overpay for him, 0:04:42.880 --> 0:04:44.919 do it, but I think it's too early in the 0:04:44.920 --> 0:04:46.720 point of the season where I actually think a lot 0:04:46.720 --> 0:04:48.360 of the guys you probably put in the waiver wire 0:04:49.080 --> 0:04:51.400 I would have been interested talking about. But they're not 0:04:51.600 --> 0:04:54.640 in like trade four or trade away territory right now. 0:04:54.720 --> 0:04:56.960 So he's speculative, and that's my big thing right now. 0:04:57.240 --> 0:05:00.600 Speculate on these guys. You absolutely have loser on your bench. 0:05:00.800 --> 0:05:02.640 Go and pick up the rookies. You should have picked 0:05:02.680 --> 0:05:05.520 up Bryce Terrang, You should pick up Brian Anderson. 0:05:05.200 --> 0:05:07.040 Another guy who may or may not be on that 0:05:07.160 --> 0:05:09.680 video I'm creating. But you'll just have to wait till tomorrow. 0:05:09.760 --> 0:05:13.120 Grayson Rodriguez, We don't have to wait till tomorrow. Necessarily, 0:05:13.160 --> 0:05:16.400 we shall see Grayson Rodriguez called up by the Orioles 0:05:16.440 --> 0:05:19.920 to face Texas today. Jacob de Grom. So that's very 0:05:19.960 --> 0:05:22.440 exciting for Ools fans that he is. He is apu's 0:05:22.440 --> 0:05:24.520 matter of time. Kyle Schwarber blast in is two hundred 0:05:24.560 --> 0:05:26.920 ode run of his career on Tuesday night that put 0:05:26.920 --> 0:05:29.680 the Phillies for one over the Yanks. Jason Vossler, how 0:05:29.680 --> 0:05:34.960 about those reds uh third consecutive game there for home 0:05:35.040 --> 0:05:38.200 runs for Vossler and of course, to nobody surprise, Maddy 0:05:38.240 --> 0:05:41.359 Mitchall the first guy to be ejected for this clock 0:05:41.560 --> 0:05:43.760 arguing evaluation. If there was something I could have bet 0:05:43.800 --> 0:05:45.960 on for that Welsh, I would have put one thousand 0:05:46.000 --> 0:05:47.760 dollars on Manny Mitchaell being the first guy to get 0:05:47.760 --> 0:05:48.600 tossed in the game for him. 0:05:48.640 --> 0:05:50.600 Did you see what the actual reason was? 0:05:51.880 --> 0:05:55.000 Well, I mean the actual reason was he's whatever he said. 0:05:56.000 --> 0:05:58.040 Well, I know what I mean. 0:05:58.120 --> 0:06:00.320 I watched it back this morning. He did hold the 0:06:00.320 --> 0:06:01.839 hand up at the eight second mark. 0:06:01.920 --> 0:06:03.680 No, no, he called for the time out, but the 0:06:04.200 --> 0:06:06.440 discretion to not give it to him. But he called 0:06:06.520 --> 0:06:10.240 him a certain type of bag and then the ump 0:06:10.279 --> 0:06:11.960 immediately cost him. 0:06:12.320 --> 0:06:13.520 Look sure a fun bag. 0:06:14.040 --> 0:06:17.120 The funniest moment was when Bob Melvin and running up 0:06:17.120 --> 0:06:19.440 to the ump and was like, why did you throw him? 0:06:19.480 --> 0:06:22.360 And he says, because he called me a bag, And 0:06:22.400 --> 0:06:26.320 then Bob Melvin's face falls in almost a laughter type 0:06:26.360 --> 0:06:29.000 of way that Manny did that. Uh, it's a classic 0:06:29.040 --> 0:06:30.600 many thing. One thing I want to go back since 0:06:30.640 --> 0:06:32.919 she zip throw all the news. One thing apparently on 0:06:33.000 --> 0:06:35.920 Grayson Rodriguez at this point in the season, him being 0:06:35.920 --> 0:06:39.960 called up. He is actually still eligible for the Orioles 0:06:39.960 --> 0:06:41.920 to get the pit compensation at this point, so I 0:06:41.920 --> 0:06:43.560 guess it was an opening day roster. It's like the 0:06:43.560 --> 0:06:47.160 first ten days or something. He is still eligible in that. 0:06:47.160 --> 0:06:49.560 That now the Orioles, if they kept Grayson up, Grayson 0:06:49.600 --> 0:06:52.760 and Gunner could both qualify that team for the pit 0:06:52.839 --> 0:06:55.800 compensation stuff that Major League Baseball has. So just throwing that. 0:06:55.760 --> 0:06:57.960 Out there, I'm so glad that I came back here 0:06:58.480 --> 0:07:02.080 today for injuries and miss Eloyamenez going back on the 0:07:02.120 --> 0:07:05.919 iel again. So here's your injuries, folks. Hamstring strain, probably 0:07:05.920 --> 0:07:07.640 two to three weeks here for Jimenez. I mean, I 0:07:07.839 --> 0:07:11.040 just I am just furious about this, Like I just 0:07:11.320 --> 0:07:15.160 absolutely furious. Enough is enough. I'm I'm willing to just 0:07:15.200 --> 0:07:17.880 sell him low now. I just don't care. And for 0:07:17.920 --> 0:07:20.080 those people like doctor Glenn's in my home league, I'm 0:07:20.080 --> 0:07:22.880 sure it's gonna be a trade waiting for me in 0:07:22.920 --> 0:07:25.320 the inbox right after this show. I've had it. Mookie 0:07:25.360 --> 0:07:27.800 Betts dealing with the right ankle soreness. He's gonna be 0:07:27.840 --> 0:07:30.040 day to day. Max Freed they're hoping is only going 0:07:30.040 --> 0:07:32.920 to miss one to two stars. We shall see if 0:07:32.920 --> 0:07:34.760 that is true. I mean it's so early in the year. 0:07:34.760 --> 0:07:36.200 I hope they don't rush him back. That would be 0:07:36.240 --> 0:07:39.480 horrendously stupid if you're the Braves. H So he officially 0:07:39.480 --> 0:07:41.400 went to the I L Johnny Quato to the il Ken. 0:07:41.440 --> 0:07:43.720 Tamaeta was pulled from his start due to fatigue, but 0:07:43.800 --> 0:07:46.560 he said, I'm fine. It's just, you know, still working 0:07:46.600 --> 0:07:48.200 his way back for Tommy John. So keep an eye 0:07:48.240 --> 0:07:49.520 on that. And then for those of you in the 0:07:49.520 --> 0:07:52.320 prospect world, Brett Batty was removed Tuesday. Now he had 0:07:52.360 --> 0:07:54.400 some right thumb soreness. Hey have surgery on that thumb 0:07:54.400 --> 0:07:56.840 in the off season, so the hope is that, you know, 0:07:56.840 --> 0:07:59.240 they're gonna go for imaging and see what's going to do. 0:08:00.080 --> 0:08:00.240 They did. 0:08:00.320 --> 0:08:02.680 It's actually they said no structural damage, which is a 0:08:02.720 --> 0:08:05.440 really good sign. So probably sits for a couple of days. 0:08:05.680 --> 0:08:08.760 That's really funny too, because literally was just talking about 0:08:08.760 --> 0:08:12.720 Brett Baty yesterday with Derek Van Riper In that like, 0:08:13.320 --> 0:08:16.360 I believe Brett Bady's a guy that's up. I may first, 0:08:16.520 --> 0:08:18.680 even after the injury. I still think he's a guy 0:08:18.720 --> 0:08:20.680 that's back up. I think he's the first call. And 0:08:21.040 --> 0:08:23.520 this is a really great sign that that didn't get dereeled. 0:08:24.200 --> 0:08:27.560 Yeah, and it seemed like it was just more in 0:08:27.680 --> 0:08:29.960 terms of just fatigue, and you know, he's the first 0:08:30.000 --> 0:08:32.280 time he's been playing so much since the surgery, so 0:08:32.440 --> 0:08:33.920 it's just something It's always better to be safe than 0:08:33.960 --> 0:08:35.640 sorry with those guys. But I'm with you one hundred percent. 0:08:35.679 --> 0:08:37.320 Baties going to be up for the Mets. Here's some 0:08:37.360 --> 0:08:40.720 fun things. The Franomo signing yesterday for the Kansady Royals 0:08:40.720 --> 0:08:44.320 were in his number ninety nine, looking svelt. He hit 0:08:44.360 --> 0:08:46.720 a four hundred and fifty five foot home run and Ginkle, 0:08:47.520 --> 0:08:51.320 our boy Ginkle. Remember if you gingkle when you tinkle, 0:08:51.760 --> 0:08:53.960 please be sweet and wipe the seat. He got a 0:08:54.080 --> 0:08:55.560 w Welsh. How do you feel about your Ginkle? 0:08:56.000 --> 0:08:58.520 I like my Ginkle. I like my Ginkle. In the 0:08:58.520 --> 0:09:03.920 Games of Interest note, our dear friend Enosaurus, Sarahs noted 0:09:03.960 --> 0:09:06.839 that apparently the Diamondbacks were tipping pitches in those first 0:09:06.880 --> 0:09:09.080 couple of starts. Ginkle was one of them that was tipping. 0:09:09.080 --> 0:09:10.800 He had a really good breakdown where like I think 0:09:10.840 --> 0:09:12.880 it was a speed stuff. His wrist was bent up 0:09:13.040 --> 0:09:14.840 and he fixed that in that next start and he 0:09:14.920 --> 0:09:17.840 was pretty good. But the more interesting note in that 0:09:18.280 --> 0:09:21.240 was dra Jamison got the save in that game. He 0:09:21.280 --> 0:09:23.439 got a two inning or one and two third, I 0:09:23.440 --> 0:09:25.080 don't remember what it was. I think it was two innings, 0:09:25.400 --> 0:09:27.320 but he ended up getting the save going two in 0:09:27.400 --> 0:09:31.679 that which was a complete contrast because Scott McGuff sucks 0:09:31.880 --> 0:09:34.560 and he's just getting you know, just blowing that right out. 0:09:34.640 --> 0:09:39.199 That's another guy pick up too. I mean, no, no, 0:09:39.520 --> 0:09:40.960 the the closer. 0:09:41.320 --> 0:09:44.880 The mcgu Yeah, Scott mcguf, well behave just blew a 0:09:44.920 --> 0:09:46.880 save in the last one. I don't think he's particularly 0:09:46.960 --> 0:09:50.160 looked fantastic. The splitter was black, so I don't know. 0:09:50.200 --> 0:09:52.720 He might still get the opportunities. What's more interesting to 0:09:52.760 --> 0:09:57.040 me is where Dre Jamison goes because Mson, oh yeah, well, 0:09:57.040 --> 0:09:59.680 because Dre I thought was a guy. If bum Garner, 0:10:00.000 --> 0:10:01.839 which I can't believe they're gonna let him go out there, 0:10:01.880 --> 0:10:04.240 if Bumgarner wasn't going to be there, he would get 0:10:04.240 --> 0:10:06.120 the next start. But then they put him in a 0:10:06.160 --> 0:10:09.520 save situation. And his pitch usage was way different in 0:10:09.600 --> 0:10:11.320 this game than the first one. Is something I tweeted 0:10:11.320 --> 0:10:14.280 about over fifty percent slider usage in the first game 0:10:14.360 --> 0:10:18.640 is like a starter replacement in relief twenty four percent slider. 0:10:18.840 --> 0:10:20.840 He was getting hit up a little bit and then 0:10:21.040 --> 0:10:23.960 he struck out Nelson Cruz last night on three straight sliders. 0:10:23.960 --> 0:10:26.360 So they need to fix that, and I think that's 0:10:26.360 --> 0:10:28.280 something they'll do. But I have no idea where he's 0:10:28.280 --> 0:10:29.720 going to go. If he's a closer. I actually think 0:10:29.760 --> 0:10:31.360 he could be a lights out closer if he keeps that. 0:10:31.520 --> 0:10:33.560 I would pick him up and speculate right now either 0:10:33.600 --> 0:10:35.480 way make my top five, but he was right on 0:10:35.520 --> 0:10:38.240 the outside of it for that video. Now here's a 0:10:38.400 --> 0:10:40.040 one from our friend and the Pedus and the Cracker 0:10:40.120 --> 0:10:43.800 Jacks Krew. Great question here from Bizirizigizza, the last member 0:10:43.800 --> 0:10:46.000 of the Wu Tang Clan. How worried should I be 0:10:46.080 --> 0:10:48.280 with Zach Gallen Welsh. 0:10:48.320 --> 0:10:51.240 I wouldn't be too worried about it. I mean, it's 0:10:51.240 --> 0:10:53.800 not what you want good. Yeah, I would be one 0:10:53.880 --> 0:10:56.320 hundred percent. Would this is like the weird time, what 0:10:56.360 --> 0:10:58.320 do we not even a week We're not even a 0:10:58.320 --> 0:11:00.640 week into the season. This is in a thing where 0:11:00.679 --> 0:11:03.640 like I'm unrailing and just dumping off all my guys. 0:11:03.640 --> 0:11:05.880 The same reason, I wouldn't lose my mind about you 0:11:06.000 --> 0:11:06.559 just did it like. 0:11:06.480 --> 0:11:11.040 You didn't derail. 0:11:11.880 --> 0:11:15.480 We didn't either of it. Don't do anything with Zach 0:11:15.520 --> 0:11:18.079 Gallen except maybe go buy opportunities. I think he did 0:11:18.120 --> 0:11:20.680 something similarish to last year, and it's at a mid 0:11:20.760 --> 0:11:23.480 season roll where the guy just goes off and pitches 0:11:23.520 --> 0:11:26.040 seven innings and stuff like that, doesn't give up any runs, 0:11:26.080 --> 0:11:28.760 and he's incredible on the quality starts. I wouldn't worry 0:11:28.760 --> 0:11:31.560 too much about it. Catchers also stink in Arizona right 0:11:31.600 --> 0:11:31.920 now too. 0:11:32.080 --> 0:11:33.600 Let's take a quick break in the action to tell 0:11:33.600 --> 0:11:36.800 you about so Rare. Get ready for so Rare MLB. 0:11:37.240 --> 0:11:40.240 So Rare MLB is a revolutionary, free to play fantasy 0:11:40.240 --> 0:11:44.240 baseball game with officially licensed digital cards from all thirty 0:11:44.480 --> 0:11:48.000 MLB teams. 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So Rare MLB. 0:12:27.960 --> 0:12:31.160 The next era is yours And now back to the action. 0:12:31.559 --> 0:12:33.080 It hasn't even been a week, but we do have 0:12:33.160 --> 0:12:36.000 our first official Joe's Tough Guys of the Year. So 0:12:36.120 --> 0:12:39.440 very excited, Josh Smith said, yesterday's doing fine. Hopefully we'll 0:12:39.440 --> 0:12:41.520 be back on the field soon. For those who don't know, 0:12:42.400 --> 0:12:45.679 go hitten face by a pitch. Certainly scary stuff. Always 0:12:45.679 --> 0:12:48.720 so good on you, Josh, first Tough Guy of the Year. 0:12:48.760 --> 0:12:50.480 We love Joe's Tough Guys. I don't know we should 0:12:50.480 --> 0:12:52.760 give them something. I don't know what we should Oh. 0:12:52.640 --> 0:12:54.040 We should like what would you give them? 0:12:54.080 --> 0:12:56.280 Like? No, I don't know what we give them something 0:12:57.200 --> 0:12:59.199 like maybe it was like an old baseball card or 0:12:59.240 --> 0:13:02.880 something like a like just a random nineteen eighty three 0:13:03.000 --> 0:13:06.240 tops of like Jose Cruz from the. 0:13:06.280 --> 0:13:08.439 I think you should have like an honorary like piece 0:13:08.480 --> 0:13:10.719 of pia, like band aid or something like that. 0:13:11.280 --> 0:13:13.320 Oh, that'd be autographed band aids for me. 0:13:13.760 --> 0:13:16.640 We can almost attend the like skin color one is 0:13:16.679 --> 0:13:18.920 just your head, so it's like game use band aid 0:13:18.920 --> 0:13:20.920 from Joe. Hey, I meant to invention this. I don't 0:13:20.920 --> 0:13:22.760 know if you saw it. Our boy, our buddy, Mike 0:13:22.840 --> 0:13:25.720 Mayer put in our chat a trivia question. I know 0:13:25.760 --> 0:13:28.040 we're not doing those like crazy this year, but this 0:13:28.120 --> 0:13:30.160 is an interesting trivia question. I will ask it since 0:13:30.200 --> 0:13:31.800 I remember what he said, Joe, did you know that 0:13:32.240 --> 0:13:35.080 there's only one team in baseball that does not have 0:13:35.160 --> 0:13:38.200 a current stolen base? Do you know which team has 0:13:38.240 --> 0:13:40.800 stolen bases? Are running wild? My friend? 0:13:41.600 --> 0:13:42.040 That was it? 0:13:42.120 --> 0:13:44.280 Yeah, it says there's only one mlam. He was yet 0:13:44.320 --> 0:13:46.480 to even attempt a stolen base. I'm sorry they haven't 0:13:46.520 --> 0:13:47.880 even attempted a stolen base? 0:13:48.679 --> 0:13:51.160 Gosh, I mean, is it the Nats? 0:13:51.840 --> 0:13:53.280 Now we're gonna have to find out. Let's see who 0:13:53.280 --> 0:13:55.120 puts a Mayor's actually have to put the answer, because 0:13:55.120 --> 0:13:56.440 I'm actually here. 0:13:56.440 --> 0:13:58.440 I haven't even seen him. It's even going to work today. 0:13:59.280 --> 0:14:00.720 Let's see in the chat. Let's see in the chat 0:14:00.720 --> 0:14:02.920 without anyone looking, who is the team that has not 0:14:02.960 --> 0:14:04.240 even attempted a stolen bation. 0:14:04.640 --> 0:14:07.480 I guess the Yankees. That was my initial instinct too. 0:14:07.480 --> 0:14:09.240 I'm thinking of like teams are just having trouble. Jo 0:14:09.280 --> 0:14:12.440 Bolpi's got three Volpi's got three, say, but it's not Vulpy. 0:14:12.440 --> 0:14:15.079 That's how I knew it wasn't the Yankees. So yeah, 0:14:15.120 --> 0:14:16.240 while you guys figure that. 0:14:16.160 --> 0:14:17.280 Out, guess the Rockies. 0:14:17.920 --> 0:14:20.760 That's a good one too, Rockies. Here's three up and 0:14:20.760 --> 0:14:24.840 three down from last night. Sandy al Contra complete game, shutout, 0:14:24.920 --> 0:14:28.040 not too shabby. I mean, this guy's just unbelievable, you know. 0:14:28.200 --> 0:14:31.280 I mean, people are saying, oh the strikeout, Relax, relax. 0:14:31.600 --> 0:14:34.120 This guy is as good as it gets right now. 0:14:34.160 --> 0:14:35.720 And I can't wait to see what his price tag 0:14:35.800 --> 0:14:38.320 is gonna be at some point, because he is building 0:14:38.400 --> 0:14:40.960 quite the resume at some point, and we all know 0:14:41.040 --> 0:14:42.920 Miami's gonna have to trade him. Like there's no way 0:14:42.920 --> 0:14:45.120 they're gonna fork up the money to sign. Might be 0:14:45.160 --> 0:14:47.640 shocked if that happens, they'd have to break the bank, 0:14:47.680 --> 0:14:50.080 and they're not one to even open it. Framber Valdez 0:14:50.160 --> 0:14:52.800 seven innings to earn. But he did get the loss 0:14:53.360 --> 0:14:55.520 here yesterday, which is a little frustrating, but this is 0:14:55.520 --> 0:14:57.520 a fun fact which we got to keep in mind 0:14:57.560 --> 0:15:00.800 every time he faces the Detroit Tigers. Versus the Tigers, 0:15:00.800 --> 0:15:03.400 his last twenty two innings Welsh twenty four strikeouts, is 0:15:03.440 --> 0:15:07.200 four earned runs, is least twenty two innings. That's pretty good. 0:15:07.200 --> 0:15:09.120 So it's like automatic and your boy Ti Oscar and 0:15:09.120 --> 0:15:13.000 Andez last night two Dangers fifteenth threer multi home run game. 0:15:13.200 --> 0:15:15.320 You had mentioned quite a bit this offseason about how 0:15:15.320 --> 0:15:18.400 important ti Oscar was and that addition, I agreed to 0:15:18.400 --> 0:15:21.120 one hundred percent with you. It's already paying dividends that 0:15:21.240 --> 0:15:24.480 move for the Mariners this offseason, and he kind of 0:15:24.480 --> 0:15:26.800 feels like one of those missing pieces for them. I 0:15:26.800 --> 0:15:29.280 think they might be one more bad a way. But Welsh, 0:15:29.360 --> 0:15:31.320 ti Oscar getting off to a good start. That's good 0:15:31.320 --> 0:15:31.840 for the MS. 0:15:32.160 --> 0:15:33.400 Yeah, huge, it's a big impact. 0:15:33.400 --> 0:15:33.560 You know. 0:15:33.800 --> 0:15:36.720 I was just still baffled by like all the focus 0:15:36.760 --> 0:15:39.440 on like Toronto, and it's even worse in Seattle. And 0:15:39.480 --> 0:15:41.600 we even saw the expected home run numbers were actually 0:15:41.600 --> 0:15:44.520 better for him hitting in Seattle, and that's exactly what 0:15:44.560 --> 0:15:47.000 they need. They need lineup protection, you know, And I 0:15:47.080 --> 0:15:49.840 know that can be like a misnomer like that. Julio 0:15:49.840 --> 0:15:51.840 needs some more line of protection. If he's going to 0:15:51.840 --> 0:15:54.480 also be leading off in spots, you need him to 0:15:54.520 --> 0:15:56.560 be batted in. And I actually agree with you on 0:15:56.640 --> 0:15:59.240 that too. I think they need one more big piece. 0:15:59.520 --> 0:16:01.600 The problem is when the hell is that gonna come? 0:16:01.840 --> 0:16:04.960 Because Winter team's going to start being comfortable trading off. 0:16:05.120 --> 0:16:07.240 It's only the Reds at this point, maybe the Pirates 0:16:07.320 --> 0:16:08.920 or something. I mean, the Pirates aren't even moving from. 0:16:08.880 --> 0:16:12.520 The unbeatable Reds. You mean those Reds, well, I mean 0:16:12.560 --> 0:16:14.480 they were. They love that. I always love April on 0:16:14.760 --> 0:16:16.800 April is always fun. You always get like a team 0:16:16.800 --> 0:16:18.960 that you're not expecting to get off to a good start, 0:16:19.040 --> 0:16:20.680 and you know, just like, come on, it's the Reds. 0:16:20.720 --> 0:16:23.840 The Reds are going to be terrible. Just stop. Okay. Also, 0:16:23.920 --> 0:16:26.640 here's the answer, Mark got it. It's the twins and 0:16:26.680 --> 0:16:29.680 mister X also with the Frank Sinatra profile. Goy it, 0:16:29.840 --> 0:16:30.840 twin cat, don't. 0:16:30.880 --> 0:16:33.400 I guess you could imagine you start build that roster 0:16:33.520 --> 0:16:35.800 out for a minute in your head and then start 0:16:35.800 --> 0:16:37.680 thinking who's the guy that was attempted? 0:16:37.720 --> 0:16:40.920 Well, Buckson doesn't steal bases anymore? Do that? From last year. 0:16:41.320 --> 0:16:43.840 Gallum Miranda, I mean, none of those guys are doing 0:16:43.880 --> 0:16:44.880 any events. Is a good point. 0:16:45.520 --> 0:16:47.280 I wonder if I will have more stone bases than 0:16:47.320 --> 0:16:49.200 Joey Gallop by the end of the year. We shall see. 0:16:49.600 --> 0:16:52.000 Here's your three down from last night. Max Sure's are 0:16:52.480 --> 0:16:54.880 eight home runs in his last sixteen innings pitch since 0:16:54.880 --> 0:16:57.160 the twenty twenty two postseason. Just throwing that out there, 0:16:57.640 --> 0:16:59.240 so given up a lot of home runs. After in 0:16:59.240 --> 0:17:01.080 the post game last night he just said, like I 0:17:01.120 --> 0:17:02.720 just got to pitch better though. There you go. Deep 0:17:02.760 --> 0:17:05.720 words for Max Scherzer, Kyle Finnegan. It's gonna be a 0:17:05.760 --> 0:17:08.520 lot of wins for the Washington Nationals. And last night, 0:17:08.520 --> 0:17:10.159 when you have a lead, you blow us say that 0:17:10.280 --> 0:17:12.200 pretty much. We'll do it to you. A third of 0:17:12.200 --> 0:17:15.040 an inning, five hits, five earned The ERA sits at 0:17:15.040 --> 0:17:17.399 twenty seven right now. And Jose Suarez last night for 0:17:17.560 --> 0:17:20.840 the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim four and a third inning, 0:17:20.880 --> 0:17:23.760 six earned runs, gave up two homers. His ERA is 0:17:23.800 --> 0:17:27.520 twelve forty six, So any concerns with Schrezer here and 0:17:27.720 --> 0:17:30.120