1 00:00:01,840 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: Good morning everyone. Ken Rosenthal here, I've been telling you 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:09,800 Speaker 1: guys for weeks unfair territory and foul territory. It's too early. 3 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 1: We really can't talk about deadline yet. Forget all that 4 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 1: it's not too early anymore. Ten days remain. The clock 5 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:20,760 Speaker 1: is ticking, the deadline is nearing, and we have plenty 6 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:24,280 Speaker 1: to dive into on this Monday morning. We can start 7 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: with yesterday's news, which was quite interesting, the Phillies signing 8 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: David Robertson. This is the third time that they are 9 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 1: uniting with Robertson. They sign him as a free agent 10 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:37,239 Speaker 1: one year that was twenty nineteen, I believe, and then 11 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: had to well, they didn't have to do anything. He 12 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:43,239 Speaker 1: had Tommy John surgery. He barely pitch for them. Then 13 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:45,839 Speaker 1: they reacquired him from the Cubs in twenty two for 14 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 1: Ben Brown, who is now a pretty good pitcher for 15 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: the Cubs, kind of a developing pitcher. And now the 16 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: signing yesterday one year, sixteen million dollar contract, but it's 17 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: pro rated, so he'll get about five and a half million. 18 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: And what was really interesting about the terms were that 19 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,839 Speaker 1: here's a guy, Yes he's making five and a half million, 20 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:08,199 Speaker 1: but it's costing the Phillies because they're over the highest 21 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: luxury tax threshold, a total of about twelve million that 22 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: includes a one hundred ten percent tax. That's a big 23 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:19,199 Speaker 1: chunk of money for a guy who well hasn't pitched 24 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: this year, a guy who is forty years old, but 25 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 1: a guy who last year for the Texas Rangers had 26 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 1: a really good season three ERA ninety nine strikeouts in 27 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: seventy two innings. That was David Robertson just last year. 28 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 1: He presumably should be fresh. He hasn't pitched yet. He's 29 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:39,039 Speaker 1: going to need a ramp up, and that's fine. The 30 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 1: Phillies can wait a little bit for him to get ready. 31 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 1: He has been throwing, so it shouldn't be too long. 32 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: And what this deal shows clearly already is the need 33 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 1: for bullpen help among contenders, and the desperate need for 34 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: bullpen help among contenders. It's a lot of money to 35 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:00,120 Speaker 1: pay David Robertson ad middally. He has a great track record, 36 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: but with the trademarket being what it is, so muddled. 37 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:08,639 Speaker 1: Even right now with ten days to go, I'm sure 38 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:10,800 Speaker 1: the Phillies thought, you know what, we might not be 39 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:12,920 Speaker 1: able to get a Manuel Clause. We might not be 40 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: able to get John durand Griffin Jacks. We might not 41 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:18,359 Speaker 1: be able to get Mason Miller, the reliever that we want. Now, 42 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: they're going to still be active, They're gonna look for more, 43 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:24,119 Speaker 1: but this at least gives them a buffer to go 44 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: to the next level with their bullpen as they await 45 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 1: the return for Jose Alvarado, who, of course is not 46 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: eligible for the postseason. He's completing that eighty game ped suspension. 47 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: So Robertson is in the fold for the Phillies. That's 48 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: one move for them. It will not be the last one. 49 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: Now as we approach the deadline, and again I said 50 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: it's ten days away. Now, I've been hearing from executives 51 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: really for months now, this could be a disappointing deadline 52 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: that ultimately Raphael Devers might be the biggest name traded. 53 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: And when I hear such talk, I always think, na, 54 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 1: it'll good. It always turns out Okay, I'm not so 55 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 1: sure this time. Now, don't shoot the messenger. What I'm 56 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:09,359 Speaker 1: saying might not even turn out to be true. But 57 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: it just seems to me with so many teams still 58 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: in the mix, so many teams undecided about their direction, 59 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:18,639 Speaker 1: and still might be undecided in ten days about their direction. 60 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 1: We're going to see, obviously it be a seller's market, 61 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: but also a market in which some teams are reluctant 62 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: to move. And I'm thinking about the teams in the 63 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 1: al Central, the Guardians, the Twins, the Royals. They're not 64 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 1: really in it, but they're close enough to think they're 65 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 1: in it. And I'm thinking about some other teams as well. 66 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 1: What are the Cardinals going to do? These are questions 67 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: that will frame the deadline. Of course, the Diamondbacks are 68 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: another team, and I'll get into them in the inside dish. 69 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: But I'm just not sure we're going to see the 70 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 1: quality of player trading that we've seen in the past. 71 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: For instance, best starting pitcher available, who do you think 72 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: it is? I would say right now it's Zach Gallen, 73 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: But Zach Gallon has a five point four to ora. 74 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:05,119 Speaker 1: He is not Max Scherzer in twenty twenty one, Zach 75 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 1: Grenki in twenty nineteen, you Darvish in twenty seventeen. Those 76 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 1: were monster pitchers traded future Hall of famers in two 77 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: of the three cases, at least huge moves at the 78 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: deadline landscape changing moves. I don't know if that Zach 79 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 1: Gallon at this point moves the needle that much, not 80 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 1: when he has been so inconsistent this year. You have 81 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 1: some other starting pitchers who are available, Mitch Keller and 82 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 1: Andrew Heney and Pittsburgh, the Oakland pitchers, Sevarinos, Springs and Sears, 83 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: Adrian Hawser and Chicago with the White Sox, and there 84 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: should be some other names that pop up as well, 85 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,280 Speaker 1: but it is not a terribly sexy group. Let's face it. 86 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: Best hit are available. Well, there's one guy who jumps out. 87 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 1: The guy who is on a fifty seven homer pace, 88 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: Aohano Suarez, potential free agent. My goodness, two more home 89 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: runs yesterday. He is on fire as a potential free agent. 90 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: Maybe he's comparable to what a. JD. Martinez was in 91 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:05,840 Speaker 1: twenty seventeen when he went from the Tigers to the Diamondbacks. 92 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:09,359 Speaker 1: Maybe he can have that kind of impact. But behind them, 93 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:12,479 Speaker 1: the bats aren't that great either. And we're not looking 94 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: at a Wan Sodo situation by any stretch of the imagination, 95 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:20,480 Speaker 1: where a guy of Soto's caliber is available for two 96 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,239 Speaker 1: and a half pennant races. I'm sorry, three Pennant races 97 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 1: two and a half years the way Sodo was in 98 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two. So I'm sort of questioning where this 99 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 1: deadline is going to go now. I wrote about Mason 100 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:36,599 Speaker 1: Miller today in my notes column, and he would be 101 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 1: an interesting name for sure, four years of control remaining 102 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 1: beyond this season. The A's aren't talking about him yet, 103 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:47,840 Speaker 1: but they may end up talking about him if they 104 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:50,720 Speaker 1: get pushed. And there are teams the Phillies being one, 105 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 1: the Dodgers being another, that may push the A's and 106 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 1: if they get this monster deal, well, if you get 107 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:58,720 Speaker 1: the right offer for any player, you make the deal. 108 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 1: Mackenzie Gorenationals would fit into that description as well. The 109 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:06,480 Speaker 1: Nationals interim GM Mike de Bartos said this weekend. I 110 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: don't want to trade any of my young guys. No, 111 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 1: he doesn't want to, but if some team comes at 112 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 1: him with some huge offer, then he might. So we'll 113 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: see how this all plays out. And I'm not trying 114 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:21,159 Speaker 1: to be Debbie Downer here, don't get me wrong. They'll 115 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 1: be action. I just don't know that the quality of 116 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:26,039 Speaker 1: player traded is going to be what we've seen in 117 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 1: the past. And while saying that I leave open the possibility, 118 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:32,359 Speaker 1: as you always have to do, that something will happen 119 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 1: that we just cannot foresee. The Ralfield Devers trade was 120 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: that kind of trade, So who knows where this all goes? Okay, 121 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:41,919 Speaker 1: as we continue on here, I want to talk about 122 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:45,480 Speaker 1: two hot teams, two of the most surprising teams in baseball, 123 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:48,359 Speaker 1: and two teams that frankly I love talking about because 124 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 1: they're playing at such a high level. The first would 125 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: be the Blue Jays, and I've already apologized the Blue 126 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 1: Jays fans for calling them the paper Tigers last year, 127 00:06:57,080 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 1: for criticizing their front offense, for all thees that I 128 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 1: committed with regard to Toronto Blue Jays. The reason I 129 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:06,919 Speaker 1: wrote those things is because they were true. At the time. 130 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 1: The James weren't underachieving team. They were a team with 131 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:13,560 Speaker 1: a front office that seemed to be flyling. Well. All 132 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 1: things are going pretty well right now. They swept the 133 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: Giants this weekend. They beat Justin Verlander, Logan Webb, and 134 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: Robbie Ray tenth straight home. When you see that right there, 135 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 1: it ties the franchise record set in nineteen eighty five. 136 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 1: They have a three game lead in the ale least. 137 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 1: They're one and a half games behind the Tigers for 138 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: the best record in the American League, and they're fifteen 139 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 1: to five in their last twenty games, that includes three sweeps. 140 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: They've had just an amazing run here. And what is 141 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: kind of driving them, it seems, is that their offense 142 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 1: has the lowest strikeout rate in the majors. Now. I've 143 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: talked about how they're getting unexpected contributions from some of 144 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:55,679 Speaker 1: the players at the bottom of their roster. Tyler Heineman, 145 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 1: Addison Barge are all these guys, and then yesterday Guerrero 146 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: with the big home run. But they've been really an 147 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 1: outstanding example of a team coming together. We all thought 148 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 1: they were talented, We've thought they were talented for a 149 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: few years now, but this is an actual team. This 150 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 1: is a team playing at a high level, a team 151 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:17,200 Speaker 1: picking up one another on a nightly basis, and a 152 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 1: team that, yes, will be active at the deadline. They've 153 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 1: got some bullpen needs now due to some injuries, my 154 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 1: Garcia being one of them. They also could use a 155 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 1: controllable starter with Bassett insures are eligible for eligible for 156 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 1: free agency, and heck, they might look for an impact 157 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 1: bat someone that can put anywhere on the diamond. What 158 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: they want to do clearly is enhance what they've got. 159 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:43,080 Speaker 1: And when you're doing that, when you're trying to do that, 160 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 1: as we've seen with the Dodgers for so many years, 161 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 1: you're looking for impact. So the J's on a roll. 162 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 1: Good for them. They are taking control of the AL 163 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:58,199 Speaker 1: East and in the NL Central. The pesky Brewers, the Brewers, 164 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 1: the team that you can never count out, the team 165 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 1: that you seem to see every year lose major pieces. 166 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: And it happened to the Brewers again this offseason. And 167 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 1: here they are again, right there in the thick of 168 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 1: this thing. They swept the Dodgers over the weekend. They 169 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:16,320 Speaker 1: go six and zero against the Dodgers this season. They 170 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: are now tied with the Cubs for the best record 171 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 1: in the National League. It's right, the Brewers and Cubs 172 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 1: tied for the NL Central lead and the best record 173 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 1: in the NL. And those two teams are only a 174 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:33,280 Speaker 1: half game behind the Tigers for the best record in baseball. Now. 175 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 1: Pat Murphy, their manager, has had some great quotes all along, 176 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:38,319 Speaker 1: and we're going to refer to a couple of them 177 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:43,080 Speaker 1: here that he said after yesterday's game. Murphy seems to 178 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 1: revel in the Brewers underdog spirit, and here he is 179 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 1: yesterday on this team, it's a bunch of guys that 180 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 1: nobody has ever heard of. Like I said, no disrespect 181 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 1: to the great fans of Japanese baseball, but they can't 182 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:58,640 Speaker 1: name five players in our lineup. Murph might be right 183 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:00,959 Speaker 1: about that. Let's go to another quote. This one's pretty 184 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 1: good too. Here's Murphy again saying this is from Kurt 185 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 1: Hog and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Pat Murphy's club walked 186 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: into Dodger Stadium and swept the season series against the 187 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 1: reigning champs, with their top contributors being Isaac Collins, Caleb Durbin, 188 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:21,079 Speaker 1: Quinn Priester, and Joey Ortiz. It felt fitting the manager 189 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 1: thought he called them a bunch of average joes. Now, 190 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: I don't know what it is about the Brewers, what 191 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:30,600 Speaker 1: it is about their culture why they are able to 192 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 1: do this year after year. Remember Devin Williams traded Willia Damas, 193 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 1: lost a free agency. They do nothing, virtually nothing in 194 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 1: the offseason. They ultimately signed Tintona late. They did trade 195 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 1: for Quinn Priester, but man, they come up with these players. 196 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:53,000 Speaker 1: These players fit into their roster so well, they make 197 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 1: contributions so mightily, it seems. And here they are again 198 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 1: now the deadline. There written about this for months. They're 199 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:07,559 Speaker 1: a fascinating team because during the latter stages of spring training, 200 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 1: when all their pictures were getting hurt, they're starting pitchers. 201 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:14,839 Speaker 1: That's when they added Priester and Quintana. And ultimately, now 202 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 1: that those pictures have come back or are coming back, 203 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: they have they are the one team with seemingly a 204 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:25,560 Speaker 1: surplus of starting pitching. They can do some things with 205 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 1: that pitching. And because they swept the Dodgers, go six 206 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:32,320 Speaker 1: and zero against the Dodgers, and because their owner, Mark 207 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:36,439 Speaker 1: Antenasio lives in La and I'm sure was loving every 208 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:39,959 Speaker 1: minute of this. I am intrigued to see how he 209 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 1: reacts here, whether he as an owner, says, you know what, 210 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 1: let's spend some money, let's go for it, let's do 211 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:48,520 Speaker 1: some things. That's not the Brewers' way. We all know 212 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 1: that that's kind of why they're the Brewers, but I 213 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 1: would imagine Antennasio is rather excited by what he's seeing. 214 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:58,839 Speaker 1: So there it is. David robertson the deadline, the Blue Jays, 215 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 1: the Brewers. Stay with this. We've got the inside dish 216 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:02,040 Speaker 1: coming up. 217 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:05,679 Speaker 2: You know about the best place to buy, sell, trade, 218 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 2: or look for that special card in your world. It's 219 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 2: called Arena Club and aer Kratz just went through a 220 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 2: little slab pack experience and you went big. You went 221 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:14,960 Speaker 2: for the Ruby Pack. 222 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:17,880 Speaker 3: I love it. 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Not that the NL West is that competitive 246 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:30,439 Speaker 1: a division. The Dodgers still lead it, but the way 247 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 1: the Dodgers are playing it could become competitive and really 248 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 1: each team, each of the contenders, the four contenders in 249 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: this division are rather interesting. Let's start with the Dodgers. 250 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:44,800 Speaker 1: They've lost ten of twelve. They look horrible. Mookie Betts 251 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:47,439 Speaker 1: got benched over the weekend. He's not hitting, hasn't hit 252 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:50,880 Speaker 1: all season. They did survive a scare with Freddie Freeman yesterday, 253 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:54,000 Speaker 1: But overall, the Dodgers are not at all where they 254 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:56,680 Speaker 1: want to be at the deadline. I've written about this. 255 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 1: They're going to be active looking for bullpen help this 256 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:04,480 Speaker 1: signing Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates and re signing Blake 257 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:07,240 Speaker 1: Trin in the offseason, spending more than one hundred million 258 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 1: on the bullpen. It's amazing they end up in this 259 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:13,560 Speaker 1: situation every single year. Now, I mentioned in the lead 260 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:16,280 Speaker 1: they could be a team for Mason Miller, and they 261 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:19,640 Speaker 1: could be a team also that looks for a bat, 262 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 1: looks for a bat maybe in left field. They are 263 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 1: offensively perhaps one bat short. And it's just interesting to 264 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:30,000 Speaker 1: see how this is all plan out for them, you know, 265 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 1: as division champions for so many years and as defending 266 00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 1: World Series champions. I'm sure the regular season for them 267 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 1: is a bit of a yawn. They know that they're 268 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 1: going to be in the playoffs. The question is can 269 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 1: they come together at the right time. Now, I'm sure 270 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 1: they think so. But this is the one thing I've 271 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 1: been wondering about all year. They're kind of sluggish. They've 272 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 1: got things going wrong here and there. Real Blake Snell 273 00:14:56,600 --> 00:14:59,800 Speaker 1: and Tyler Glass now and Otani. Will that rotation be 274 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 1: their rotation with Yamamoto of course too at the end 275 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 1: of the season. Will the bullpen swored out, Will the 276 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 1: offense be clicking? Will Mookie find it again? They're counting 277 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 1: on all of these things that happen to be the 278 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:15,440 Speaker 1: team they want to be. I'm not sure it's all 279 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 1: going to happen for them. It's theoretically possible, but right now, 280 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 1: the way they're playing, you look at it, it looks 281 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 1: a little bit troublesome, to say the least. All Right, 282 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:28,040 Speaker 1: as we moved down in this division, the Padres another 283 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:32,360 Speaker 1: fascinating team. The Padres currently hold a third wildcard spot. 284 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 1: They haven't been quite as hot as they were earlier 285 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:37,720 Speaker 1: in the season when they started off so well. They've 286 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 1: been kind of a five hundred team since. But they're 287 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 1: winning enough, they're playing well enough. They've survived some injuries, 288 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 1: and certainly without Michael King and you Darvish for a 289 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:50,160 Speaker 1: long time, their rotation held it together rather well. Their 290 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 1: bullpen is amazing. It's perhaps the best bullpen in baseball. 291 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 1: Three of their relievers went to the All Star Game. 292 00:15:57,120 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 1: What Aj Preller, their general manager, has said is we're 293 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 1: looking for a bat or two, not just one, but two. 294 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 1: Left Field is the obvious area of need. Catcher is 295 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 1: also an area of need. It's difficult to incorporate a 296 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 1: catcher in the middle of the season. But while the 297 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:17,560 Speaker 1: Padres are getting good defensive work out of their two catchers, 298 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 1: or at least good handling of the pitching staff, I'm 299 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 1: not sure a good defensive work would cover it. But 300 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 1: there are catchers Maldonado and Diaz. They handle the pitching 301 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 1: staff well, but they need more offense out of that position. 302 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 1: So left field is going to be a focus. There's 303 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:34,080 Speaker 1: been talk about Jaron Durant, There's been talk about Luis Robert. 304 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 1: It's just going to be interesting to see how Aj 305 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 1: Preller maneuvers in this market. He also has the potential 306 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 1: at the end of the season for Dylan Cees and 307 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 1: Michael King to be free agents. So with those two 308 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:50,600 Speaker 1: potentially gone, with Robert Suarez the closes are potentially gone, 309 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:53,840 Speaker 1: He too is a potential free agent. There is some 310 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:57,720 Speaker 1: urgency with the Padres, and I always seem to think, ah, 311 00:16:57,760 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 1: this is it. They've got to figure it out, or 312 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: the team's coming apart. Well, it doesn't seem to be 313 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:06,080 Speaker 1: that way. AJ Peller always seems to put it together 314 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:09,399 Speaker 1: in some fashion. This, though, is a unique challenge because 315 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:12,120 Speaker 1: when you lose those kinds of pitchers. If they do 316 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 1: lose them, then obviously it's a different kind of team 317 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 1: going forward. So the Padres as always at the deadline 318 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 1: a team to watch because with Preller, you never know 319 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:25,200 Speaker 1: what might happen. Then there are the Giants. The Giants 320 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 1: eleven and six seventeen since the Ralphae Old Devers trade. 321 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:34,160 Speaker 1: Eleven and seventeen since this transformative trade that was supposed 322 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 1: to elevate their offense and make them into a different 323 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:40,280 Speaker 1: kind of team hasn't happened. Get swept by the Blue 324 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:43,120 Speaker 1: Jays over the weekend. As I mentioned, they're now two 325 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:45,359 Speaker 1: and a half back in the wild card race. They 326 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:50,760 Speaker 1: fallen behind the Reds and they just don't look like 327 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:53,359 Speaker 1: a kind of team that you expect to make the postseason, 328 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 1: do they? They need a lefty reliever, that's something pretty 329 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:59,959 Speaker 1: clear right now. They lost Derek Miller and they are 330 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:03,439 Speaker 1: team also that needs another bat. Put that bat in 331 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:06,680 Speaker 1: the outfield perhaps I don't know where you put it exactly, 332 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:09,720 Speaker 1: but at some point they're gonna have to get more 333 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 1: offense too. Maybe it's second base. That's where Casey Schmid 334 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 1: is right now. Casey Schmidt naturally a third baseman. He 335 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: has not shown yet he can really hit in the 336 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 1: major leagues. Has shown flashes, but this team offensively is disappointing. 337 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:26,720 Speaker 1: Willia Domas has come on now, but it's been a 338 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:28,919 Speaker 1: while since he did come on, it took him a 339 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:31,920 Speaker 1: while to get going. So the Giants are a team 340 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:35,520 Speaker 1: to watch too, because after making the Devors trade, you 341 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 1: can't imagine that they're done. They're obviously going for it. 342 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 1: They obviously want to be in the playoffs again in 343 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:44,160 Speaker 1: their first year under President of Baseball Operations Buster Posey. 344 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 1: But right now they look like they're short. And then 345 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 1: there are the Diamondbacks. And I wrote the Diamondbacks, or 346 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:52,920 Speaker 1: wrote about them today in the lead of my Notes column. 347 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 1: The Diamondbacks are perhaps the most interesting team in baseball 348 00:18:56,200 --> 00:18:59,120 Speaker 1: relative to the deadline right now. And what I wrote 349 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:02,200 Speaker 1: about is how this is not just about twenty twenty 350 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 1: five for them, it's also about twenty twenty six. And 351 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 1: what I mean by that is this Corbyn Burns, aj Puck, 352 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:14,360 Speaker 1: Justin Martinez, those three pitchers pivotal to the Diamondbacks. Chances 353 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 1: are all out for at least the first half of 354 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 1: twenty six after undergoing major elbow surgeries. Now the Diamondbacks 355 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: have all these potential free agents who are attractive. They 356 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:27,160 Speaker 1: could make qualifying offers to each of them. I'm talking 357 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:31,359 Speaker 1: about Zach Gallen Merrill, Kelly, Jack Naylor and talking of 358 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:35,639 Speaker 1: course about ue Aohano Suarez as well. You can make 359 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 1: qualifying offers to all of them, but as I wrote, 360 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:41,720 Speaker 1: they probably would all reject them. And if they all 361 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:44,399 Speaker 1: reject the qualifying offers, if you're keeping the team together, 362 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 1: then you're looking at seven players that you're without at 363 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:50,520 Speaker 1: the start of next season, the three who are injured, 364 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:53,359 Speaker 1: the three pitchers, and then those four free agents. So 365 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:56,400 Speaker 1: that is why, as I wrote, they need to trade 366 00:19:56,600 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 1: several veterans. They don't need to trade them all because 367 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 1: they just swept the Cardinals and they suddenly look like 368 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:04,920 Speaker 1: they could be making a push, even though their bullpen 369 00:20:05,040 --> 00:20:08,320 Speaker 1: is absolutely depleted. They're waiting for guys to come off 370 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:12,119 Speaker 1: the injured list, Jalen Beaks and Ryan Thompson and Shelby Miller. 371 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 1: They don't look like a playoff team, but they have 372 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:18,200 Speaker 1: one of the most dynamic offenses in baseball top five offense, 373 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:23,720 Speaker 1: and maybe they carry that offense carries the Diamondbacks to 374 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 1: a playoff spot, the way Detroit's pitching staff carried the 375 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:30,479 Speaker 1: Tigers to a surprising playoff spot even after they sold 376 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 1: last year. Not saying it's going to happen, not saying 377 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 1: it's particularly likely to happen. But the Diamondbacks have this talent, 378 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:41,639 Speaker 1: this amazing offensive talent, and if you trade Suarez and 379 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:43,879 Speaker 1: the Brewers could be a team for Suarez. The Yankees 380 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 1: could be a team, of course, the Cubs. We've talked 381 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:50,399 Speaker 1: about all these teams relative to Suarez. Then you could 382 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 1: have something with Jordan Lawler replacing him at third base. 383 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:56,200 Speaker 1: You could put Pevin Smith in at first base, if 384 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:58,960 Speaker 1: you trade Josh Naylor. There are things you can do. 385 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 1: But can they get the controllable pitching that they need. 386 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:05,200 Speaker 1: I'm not sure they can do that. So they're in 387 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:08,720 Speaker 1: an interesting spot, a bit of a tight spot and 388 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:12,080 Speaker 1: a bit of a curious spot because they're sort of 389 00:21:12,119 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 1: in it in their minds. They have this offense that's 390 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:18,159 Speaker 1: so good, and yet they need to acquire talent for 391 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:21,360 Speaker 1: twenty six because they're already short with those three pitchers 392 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:24,720 Speaker 1: that I talked about undergoing surgeries. So the NL West 393 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 1: is going to be a fascinating division to watch in 394 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:29,880 Speaker 1: the next eleven days or so next ten days as 395 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:32,879 Speaker 1: we approach the deadline, and I'm really intrigued to see 396 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 1: what all of these teams do. 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Go to foul 427 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 1: Territory dot chat and come hang all right. Time now 428 00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 1: for Grill and Ken. Let's get to your questions. The 429 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 1: first comes from Chris ahearn, who asks, oh, good question. 430 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 1: Who will be busier at the deadline? Baltimore or Arizona. 431 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:26,240 Speaker 1: I would say Baltimore. Baltimore has all these players on 432 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:29,080 Speaker 1: expiring contracts to trade, and they will be busy. I'm 433 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 1: talking about Ryan O'Hearn, Cedric Mullens, Ramo Loreanos, Sar Anthony Dominguez, 434 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:37,160 Speaker 1: on and on. It goes Zach Eflin if he's healthy. 435 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 1: They're gonna be active. They're gonna be active, and it's 436 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:43,880 Speaker 1: going to be multiple trades. I would expect the Diamondbacks 437 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:47,400 Speaker 1: could be active and will make trades. As I just outline, 438 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:49,399 Speaker 1: they need to make trades, but I don't know that 439 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:52,760 Speaker 1: they'll have as many trades as the Baltimore Orioles. All right, 440 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:56,280 Speaker 1: next question, let's see this one comes from Sean Donovan, 441 00:23:56,280 --> 00:23:59,359 Speaker 1: who asks could the Red Sox be in contention for 442 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:03,360 Speaker 1: Zach Gower or Merrill Kelly. Well, the Red Sox certainly 443 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:06,199 Speaker 1: need another starting pitcher, and ideally it would be a 444 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:09,320 Speaker 1: number two to slop behind Crochet and put ahead of 445 00:24:09,359 --> 00:24:12,600 Speaker 1: Brian Beao. They've got Giolito as well and Walker Bueller. 446 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:15,760 Speaker 1: Can they get one of those two? Well, it's going 447 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:18,480 Speaker 1: to be awfully competitive for those two guys. Now, I 448 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:21,840 Speaker 1: don't expect the Diamondbacks to trade both. They have to 449 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:24,680 Speaker 1: get through the season. They don't want to concede totally. 450 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 1: They will trade perhaps one of them, not both, and 451 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:31,720 Speaker 1: I would expect that Gallan would be the more attractive guy. 452 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:35,359 Speaker 1: Kelly is one of the most consistent pitchers in baseball. 453 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:39,680 Speaker 1: He is remarkably underrated. He's also thirty six thirty seven 454 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:42,200 Speaker 1: years old. Team see that they see the low V low. 455 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:46,000 Speaker 1: They're not as intrigued they should be because he's really good. 456 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:48,639 Speaker 1: But I don't see him attracting the same kind of 457 00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 1: attention as Gowan, another potential free agent who of course 458 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:55,359 Speaker 1: has been a cy Young finalist in the past. So 459 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 1: that is where I see that going. But the Red Sox, yes, 460 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:00,720 Speaker 1: they need to be acted. They need to go another starter. 461 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:04,000 Speaker 1: They need another bat too. First base would be the 462 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:06,760 Speaker 1: spot to do it, and maybe it's Josh Naylor or 463 00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:10,120 Speaker 1: Ryan O'Hearn who they would prefer, of course, or right 464 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 1: handed bat. So the Red Sox another team to watch 465 00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 1: as we get toward the deadline. All right, I want 466 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:19,199 Speaker 1: to thank everyone for watching, everyone for listening, everyone for 467 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:22,240 Speaker 1: their questions. We've got another show coming up live when 468 00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:25,440 Speaker 1: It's Den with Alano Rizzo That will be on Thursday. 469 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:28,879 Speaker 1: Have a great week everyone. I'm expecting we're going to 470 00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:32,640 Speaker 1: see some action soon. 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