WEBVTT - MLB: Leading Off Aug 2nd, 2023 (Ep. 721) 0:00:05.559 --> 0:00:09.119 Welcome in, ladies and gentlemen to Leading Off, brought to 0:00:09.119 --> 0:00:12.520 you by Price Picks promo code Leading Off get you 0:00:12.680 --> 0:00:15.640 one matchup to one hundred bucks. Why would you not 0:00:15.760 --> 0:00:17.759 want to get locked in? You can lock in with 0:00:17.880 --> 0:00:22.080 Bubba and myself because that is the bald co host today, 0:00:22.480 --> 0:00:26.000 beat Entric Casey Bubba in the house. I'm Welsh and 0:00:26.040 --> 0:00:29.280 we have got some trades trade deadline pass Bubba. We 0:00:29.360 --> 0:00:32.879 had some pretty exciting stuff, kind of whimper towards the end, 0:00:32.920 --> 0:00:35.680 even though there's a little bit going on. This is 0:00:35.760 --> 0:00:39.920 going to be like a very very heavy, heavy MLB 0:00:40.000 --> 0:00:42.560 trade deadline breakdown show, my friend. 0:00:42.720 --> 0:00:44.240 Yes, it's going to be. It was fun. 0:00:44.600 --> 0:00:46.560 It could have been crazier, as we said off the air, 0:00:46.600 --> 0:00:48.040 but there was a lot of action. A lot of 0:00:48.520 --> 0:00:51.120 kind of teams decided they wanted to try to go 0:00:51.200 --> 0:00:52.159 for it out of nowhere. 0:00:52.200 --> 0:00:55.160 Some teams just blowing up the ship. It was. It 0:00:55.200 --> 0:00:56.400 was a weird trade deadline. 0:00:56.440 --> 0:00:58.280 I guess it's what we get now with a million 0:00:58.320 --> 0:00:59.360 teams making the playoffs. 0:00:59.560 --> 0:01:01.760 Yeah, I was actually talking about it. 0:01:01.800 --> 0:01:02.120 I did. 0:01:02.840 --> 0:01:05.080 I did see me a Sports HQ for a little bit. Yeah, 0:01:05.120 --> 0:01:07.200 I think you. Oh yeah, right here, I think Angelo 0:01:07.280 --> 0:01:10.600 was saying, I was on that yesterday. That one of 0:01:10.600 --> 0:01:12.080 the things, and I think I also said this on 0:01:12.120 --> 0:01:16.039 a Sports Ethos broadcast that like, I think we all 0:01:16.040 --> 0:01:17.960 got like, oh, all these teams, you know, leading up 0:01:17.959 --> 0:01:19.840 to the trade deadline are going to be you know, 0:01:20.120 --> 0:01:22.039 thinking are they in it? And it might be weird 0:01:22.040 --> 0:01:24.600 for the trade deadline, then everything will explode. Well, I 0:01:24.680 --> 0:01:27.040 kind of actually think all those teams that were in 0:01:27.080 --> 0:01:30.160 it made people not sure because it's like there's a 0:01:30.200 --> 0:01:32.720 team that's four games or five games back. You're not 0:01:32.880 --> 0:01:35.040 quite the buyer, you're not quite the seller, and it 0:01:35.160 --> 0:01:37.800 just made teams hold back. I think Mike Hasen obviously 0:01:37.840 --> 0:01:40.600 I pay attention to the Diamondbacks. Mike Hasen was asked 0:01:40.640 --> 0:01:43.560 like why didn't you do more? You know, why didn't 0:01:43.600 --> 0:01:45.680 you get a picture? And he's like, the pitching market 0:01:45.840 --> 0:01:48.880 was rough, and we saw it in the trades, and 0:01:48.920 --> 0:01:50.880 we were going to talk about that, especially the big one. 0:01:51.200 --> 0:01:55.840 But of course, of course, not only were they arguably 0:01:55.840 --> 0:01:59.120 one of the big trade winners at the deadline, they 0:01:59.160 --> 0:02:02.000 also to all the attention away from the trade deadline 0:02:02.120 --> 0:02:04.920 on what the hell are we Tuesday? Because Wednesday, I'm 0:02:04.920 --> 0:02:07.560 all thrown off by the new show schedule, Bubba, because 0:02:07.680 --> 0:02:11.880 Framberveldez and the Houston Astros threw a no hitter. Yes, 0:02:11.919 --> 0:02:15.120 so no hitter. Framber only walked one, struck out seven. 0:02:15.440 --> 0:02:18.160 Did it in ninety seven pitches? 0:02:18.840 --> 0:02:19.000 Yeah? 0:02:19.080 --> 0:02:21.680 Ninety seven, ninety three whichever one it was under one 0:02:21.760 --> 0:02:27.200 hundred pitches is crazy. I'm blown away by that, especially 0:02:27.200 --> 0:02:29.400 because of just where he was at. This was his 0:02:29.520 --> 0:02:33.679 third shutout, first no hitter, and nine and seven on 0:02:33.720 --> 0:02:37.120 the season with a three point zero seven era. You know, 0:02:37.200 --> 0:02:39.600 Framber's been kind of dicey all year in you know 0:02:39.760 --> 0:02:43.440 how we've been wanting to value him no hitter if 0:02:43.480 --> 0:02:46.600 you could still sell at your fantasy trade deadline. Is 0:02:46.639 --> 0:02:48.760 this an opportunity you're going to jump off of the 0:02:48.880 --> 0:02:50.320 bandwagon or you think this is going to be a 0:02:50.320 --> 0:02:52.959 big turnaround with Verlander? And maybe I don't know, I 0:02:53.000 --> 0:02:54.600 don't know if there's a real pressure thing that's going 0:02:54.600 --> 0:02:56.280 on here, Bubba, but you know he does get to 0:02:56.320 --> 0:02:59.600 move down I suppose in one spot of the order 0:02:59.600 --> 0:03:00.640 that they would be facing. 0:03:01.360 --> 0:03:03.280 Yeah, I'm still a team. Framber is one of my 0:03:03.280 --> 0:03:05.320 top pitchers going into the season. I love what fram 0:03:05.400 --> 0:03:07.360 Er Valdez has to offer to the table. He had 0:03:07.360 --> 0:03:09.120 an ankle injury that kind of threw him back for 0:03:09.160 --> 0:03:11.120 a few starts. I think this is He's not a 0:03:11.120 --> 0:03:13.799 no hit guy every time out, obviously, but Framber is 0:03:13.840 --> 0:03:16.320 a dude who're gonna get seven ays or more on 0:03:16.360 --> 0:03:18.400 a lot of starts. He's gonna give you quality starts. 0:03:18.400 --> 0:03:21.880 I love what we saw there. It was the first 0:03:22.280 --> 0:03:24.400 no hitter with less than one hundred pitches in the 0:03:24.400 --> 0:03:25.359 twenty first century. 0:03:25.639 --> 0:03:28.640 So that's stat really. Yeah. David Kohane and. 0:03:30.520 --> 0:03:32.560 One other kid is totally by his name Cone did 0:03:32.560 --> 0:03:34.760 it with eighty eight pitches back in the day, and 0:03:34.800 --> 0:03:38.720 it's the first no hitter by Astro's pitcher by themselves, 0:03:38.720 --> 0:03:42.440 not a combined no hitter since Justin Verlander in twenty nineteen, 0:03:42.440 --> 0:03:45.600 on the same day they got Justin Verlander. So got karma. 0:03:45.680 --> 0:03:46.880 Karma is a fun, fun thing. 0:03:47.160 --> 0:03:47.440 It is. 0:03:47.480 --> 0:03:50.080 It's pretty it's pretty appropriate. I'd love to see Framberg 0:03:50.120 --> 0:03:52.640 get back to like who he was originally. I'm looking 0:03:52.640 --> 0:03:55.880 at his his zone charts, you know, on the zone charts. 0:03:55.880 --> 0:03:57.760 I think if I'm gonna I wish I could actually 0:03:57.800 --> 0:03:59.640 pull it up here. I'm gonna look compared to two 0:03:59.680 --> 0:04:04.520 thousand in twenty two. He's using curveball cutter change up. 0:04:04.760 --> 0:04:08.200 The twenty twenty two version had the change up a 0:04:08.200 --> 0:04:11.280 little bit higher in the zone. The cutter was eating 0:04:11.360 --> 0:04:14.600 that bottom left corner a whole lot, as was the curveball. 0:04:14.640 --> 0:04:17.440 The curveball actually had a big old red spot right 0:04:17.480 --> 0:04:19.640 outside of the strike zone, which was inducing a lot 0:04:19.680 --> 0:04:22.560 more strikes. The curveball is just not as effective there, 0:04:22.600 --> 0:04:24.279 and the changeup is sitting a little bit lower. So 0:04:24.320 --> 0:04:28.880 then the problem, I suppose is Framber hasn't really been 0:04:28.920 --> 0:04:31.800 able to induce the top half of the zone for hitters. 0:04:32.000 --> 0:04:34.039 It's just a fastball. Last year, you know, he could 0:04:34.040 --> 0:04:35.600 get a curveball there, he could get a change up. 0:04:35.839 --> 0:04:37.800 The bottom of the zone is off speed, the top 0:04:37.800 --> 0:04:40.039 of the zone is a fastball, which maybe has led 0:04:40.040 --> 0:04:42.559 to some of the struggles. He's been hit harder. Barrel 0:04:42.600 --> 0:04:45.920 percentage is the second highest of his career, the average 0:04:45.960 --> 0:04:48.400 EV is the highest of his career, but he's also 0:04:48.440 --> 0:04:50.960 striking out one of the highest of his career. Now 0:04:50.960 --> 0:04:54.560 he's got a sub expected for ERA after this no hitter. 0:04:54.640 --> 0:04:56.880 Pretty awesome performance, but also, I don't know, I kind 0:04:56.920 --> 0:04:59.159 of see it as maybe an opportunity to sell. So 0:04:59.279 --> 0:05:03.240 who did they get, Yes, they got Justin Verlander and 0:05:03.320 --> 0:05:07.160 they traded the house. What a weird This was the 0:05:07.279 --> 0:05:11.400 trade dude that I was like, oh okay, because I 0:05:12.160 --> 0:05:14.159 but not shocked that Verlander would go to the Astros. 0:05:14.200 --> 0:05:16.560 I was shocked that the Astros gave up Drew Gilbert 0:05:17.240 --> 0:05:21.520 and Ryan Clifford. If you're not prospect savvy, Drew Gilbert 0:05:21.839 --> 0:05:24.800 is absolutely a top prospect. Struggled a little bit in 0:05:24.920 --> 0:05:28.160 his move up, but from High A to Double A, 0:05:28.880 --> 0:05:33.120 he's lowered his strikeout percentage, he's raised his walks, and 0:05:33.160 --> 0:05:35.160 his batting average has gone down a little bit. Iso 0:05:35.279 --> 0:05:38.400 has struggled, but the guys already hit Double A and 0:05:38.440 --> 0:05:41.120 this is a twenty twenty potential bat. I never thought 0:05:41.120 --> 0:05:43.080 that they would trade. Then they also get this kid, 0:05:43.120 --> 0:05:46.080 Ryan Clifford, who's a big power potential eighteen homer so 0:05:46.240 --> 0:05:49.640 far in two different levels. Part of the reason is 0:05:49.680 --> 0:05:55.680 because the Mets are paying fifty four million dollars on 0:05:55.760 --> 0:05:59.480 an assumed pickup of an option to get those prospects. 0:05:59.560 --> 0:06:03.960 They traded Verlander in fifty four million for Drew Gilbert, 0:06:04.000 --> 0:06:06.400 which is absurd. So you know, we don't need to 0:06:06.400 --> 0:06:08.200 go crazy into the Drew Gilbert stuff. I think this 0:06:08.240 --> 0:06:11.760 is a good destination. Long term thoughts on Justin Verlander? 0:06:11.920 --> 0:06:15.280 Are we an up for him being with Houston now? 0:06:15.279 --> 0:06:17.560 He's had a good July one six ninety ra in July, 0:06:17.880 --> 0:06:19.960 but he's at like an all time low and strikeouts 0:06:19.960 --> 0:06:21.800 and walks her up. So what's your take on this 0:06:21.920 --> 0:06:23.240 version of Verlander we're gonna get. 0:06:24.040 --> 0:06:26.320 I think it's it's a good Verlander, that's what we've 0:06:26.320 --> 0:06:27.920 seen in recent month or so. 0:06:28.720 --> 0:06:31.000 But is it going to be the sit young Verlander. No, 0:06:31.240 --> 0:06:32.440 we're not gonna see that anytime soon. 0:06:32.520 --> 0:06:34.440 Maybe we get a better glenspit next year, a year 0:06:34.520 --> 0:06:38.400 removed from the injury. It's a great It's a needed 0:06:38.520 --> 0:06:40.400 addition to the Hoaster Nationals. Do they want to go 0:06:40.480 --> 0:06:43.560 for another World Series because you know, Christian Lavierre struggling, 0:06:43.720 --> 0:06:46.800 They're getting their Kidi back, But to what level? There's 0:06:46.839 --> 0:06:50.040 there's holes in the rotation that Verlander definitely is going 0:06:50.080 --> 0:06:52.240 to help with. So you're getting a very very good Verlander, 0:06:52.640 --> 0:06:54.960 is if the cy young Verlander? Know, but it's a 0:06:55.040 --> 0:06:57.760 high quality of Verlander that it's necessary for a team 0:06:57.760 --> 0:06:59.560 that wants to go for ust or see if they 0:06:59.600 --> 0:07:01.000 even think they're going to the World Series. And you 0:07:01.000 --> 0:07:03.080 face a team like the Braves, you need another big, 0:07:03.120 --> 0:07:05.719 big time pitcher to go with Framber and Kelly because 0:07:06.000 --> 0:07:07.960 in reality, how many more enies Hunter Brown even have? 0:07:08.720 --> 0:07:10.120 How deep can he go into the season. There's a 0:07:10.120 --> 0:07:11.200 lot of questions in that rotation. 0:07:11.360 --> 0:07:14.240 Would you be willing? Is Verlander a cell? I mean 0:07:14.280 --> 0:07:16.680 I kind of presented you with Framber coming off of 0:07:16.720 --> 0:07:19.240 the no hitter. There's an ultimate peak value off of 0:07:19.320 --> 0:07:21.840 some struggles, and like I said, he's expected era is 0:07:21.840 --> 0:07:24.360 closer to four still, and there are some things as 0:07:24.360 --> 0:07:26.880 far as how he's getting hit or not great. Verlander's 0:07:26.920 --> 0:07:29.840 same thing. It's been a phenomenal run. He's going back 0:07:29.880 --> 0:07:33.160 to his team. But he has the lowest strikeout percentage 0:07:33.200 --> 0:07:36.680 of his career right now, highest walk percentage, second highest 0:07:36.680 --> 0:07:40.360 walk percentage of his career, the second highest expected era 0:07:40.520 --> 0:07:44.240 of his career. So those are not exactly awesome. But 0:07:44.480 --> 0:07:46.680 the Great July and the trade to the Astros has 0:07:46.760 --> 0:07:49.840 him like at peak value. So would you be willing 0:07:50.000 --> 0:07:51.280 or are you going to just write it out? If 0:07:51.280 --> 0:07:52.000 you had to pick. 0:07:51.800 --> 0:07:55.360 One, I would be willing to listen to offers for 0:07:55.560 --> 0:07:57.840 Justin Verlander because I think you can probably sell high 0:07:57.840 --> 0:07:59.640 in this scenario, Like you're saying, I see where you're 0:07:59.640 --> 0:08:02.080 going with that one, because he is the new flavor 0:08:02.080 --> 0:08:03.920 of the week right now and he has been pitching well. 0:08:04.360 --> 0:08:06.160 So I'd be cool with doing that. 0:08:06.200 --> 0:08:08.480 Maybe you get a couple starting pitchers to fill avoid 0:08:08.560 --> 0:08:11.400 of one or something along those lines. So like, if 0:08:11.400 --> 0:08:13.720 you can flip Verlander for Zach Wheeler, sign me up 0:08:13.840 --> 0:08:15.400 stuff like that. 0:08:14.800 --> 0:08:17.000 I feel like you could maybe flip him for like 0:08:17.000 --> 0:08:17.760 wheel or plus. 0:08:18.080 --> 0:08:19.680 Yeah, no, one hundred percent, I'm with you. I just 0:08:19.800 --> 0:08:22.520 I just think Wheeler's better than Verlander, period. So if 0:08:22.560 --> 0:08:23.960 you can sell him for more, go for it. 0:08:24.120 --> 0:08:26.000 Yeah, before he gets moved. So check this out too, 0:08:26.400 --> 0:08:29.800 because I was talking bubb about this, completely enamored with 0:08:29.840 --> 0:08:33.920 this the Mets. The thing I never expected that the 0:08:33.960 --> 0:08:36.920 trade deadline was that the Mets were going to pay 0:08:37.000 --> 0:08:40.160 the money that they did to acquire prospects and get 0:08:40.240 --> 0:08:44.520 rid of players. Fifty four million dollars and thirty five 0:08:44.600 --> 0:08:47.280 million dollars and the max suers are in Justin Verlander trade. 0:08:48.040 --> 0:08:53.440 That is eighty nine million dollars that they sent. So 0:08:53.520 --> 0:08:57.600 the question is do you guys know how many I'm 0:08:57.600 --> 0:09:01.360 gonna ask the chat this real quick. How many teams 0:09:02.200 --> 0:09:05.560 have a lesser of a payroll than what the Mets 0:09:05.600 --> 0:09:10.640 paid to get rid of Suresuer and U and Verlander. 0:09:10.840 --> 0:09:13.720 Let's say de grom so eighty nine million dollars. Can 0:09:13.760 --> 0:09:15.880 you guys guess real quick, because then I'm gonna quiz 0:09:15.920 --> 0:09:17.440 Bubba here for a second to see if he can 0:09:17.480 --> 0:09:20.880 get how many teams have a payroll under eighty nine 0:09:21.000 --> 0:09:24.160 million dollars? Which Steve Cohen took a lighter and went 0:09:24.800 --> 0:09:27.840 sh burned it, threw it out there. Save Thos goggles, 0:09:28.160 --> 0:09:30.959 says a Donnie said nineteen. No, there's a lot more 0:09:31.000 --> 0:09:35.880 than that, Savos Goggles says eight. Eric also said eight, ooh, 0:09:36.040 --> 0:09:38.040 other Eric. We got all the Erics in the chat. 0:09:38.240 --> 0:09:38.560 Six. 0:09:38.720 --> 0:09:42.320 I'm gonna say, Eric is getting warmer. All of them 0:09:42.440 --> 0:09:45.120 know the answer, and you guys can go in the 0:09:45.200 --> 0:09:47.920 chat for the next question is five. There are five teams, 0:09:47.960 --> 0:09:52.000 according to spotrack, that have less than ninety or eighty 0:09:52.040 --> 0:09:54.520 and that less than ninety million dollars on their payroll. 0:09:54.640 --> 0:09:59.000 Five teams, So, Bubba and Chat, can you name those 0:09:59.080 --> 0:10:02.360 teams that have a lower payroll than what Steve Cohen 0:10:02.600 --> 0:10:04.760 burned to the ground at the trade deadline. 0:10:05.080 --> 0:10:05.320 Yeah. 0:10:05.400 --> 0:10:07.160 I made a list here, so we're gonna see if 0:10:07.160 --> 0:10:09.120 this works. Tampa Bay is one, so we already talked 0:10:09.120 --> 0:10:09.360 about that. 0:10:09.400 --> 0:10:10.080 I knew that one out there. 0:10:10.080 --> 0:10:12.760 They're the fourth lowest, seventy seven million dollars. That's the 0:10:12.760 --> 0:10:15.200 fourth chat. You're welcome to jump in with some names here. 0:10:15.880 --> 0:10:17.000 Pittsburgh Pirates. 0:10:17.400 --> 0:10:21.319 Pittsburgh Pirates are the second lowest, sixty eight million dollars. 0:10:22.120 --> 0:10:23.040 Cleveland Guardians. 0:10:23.480 --> 0:10:25.720 Oh, that's a great one. That's number five. That was 0:10:25.800 --> 0:10:27.480 eighty seven million dollars. 0:10:27.520 --> 0:10:29.440 So you're down to, say jrim off of that, they're 0:10:29.480 --> 0:10:30.360 like thirty three million. 0:10:30.480 --> 0:10:33.120 You're down to the lowest and the second and the 0:10:33.160 --> 0:10:33.800 third lowest. 0:10:34.080 --> 0:10:34.920 Detroit Tigers. 0:10:36.000 --> 0:10:38.880 Incorrect. The Detroit Tigers actually have a payroll of one 0:10:38.920 --> 0:10:41.120 hundred and twenty one million. I think that's thanks to 0:10:41.280 --> 0:10:42.080 Mickey in there. 0:10:42.800 --> 0:10:48.000 What about the Miami Marlins incorrect? Okay, there's some of 0:10:48.040 --> 0:10:50.240 the chat that makes sense. Royals in the chat is one. 0:10:50.480 --> 0:10:52.280 That's a great guess. I saw Eric in there in 0:10:52.320 --> 0:10:56.400 Trevor incorrect. Really, they are actually six. 0:10:57.640 --> 0:10:59.319 I did not say Oakland Athletics I'm a more. And 0:10:59.360 --> 0:11:00.960 that's the lowest pay roll in all of baseball. 0:11:01.600 --> 0:11:05.120 That is the lowest, at fifty six million dollars. Here's 0:11:05.120 --> 0:11:08.400 the stat the Justin the money they sent just for 0:11:08.520 --> 0:11:12.000 Justin Verlander was two million short of the entire A's payroll. 0:11:12.200 --> 0:11:15.440 There's one more team on here that I don't think 0:11:15.480 --> 0:11:17.920 anyone has guessed. You want one last. 0:11:17.760 --> 0:11:21.360 Shot, one last team. This team is. 0:11:21.360 --> 0:11:23.120 In playoff contention right now. 0:11:23.320 --> 0:11:27.800 Playoff contention. There's a lot too. I don't waste time. 0:11:28.000 --> 0:11:32.640 Who you got chat the Baltimore Orioles seven, They. 0:11:32.600 --> 0:11:34.000 Have all the prospects. They're cheap. 0:11:34.600 --> 0:11:37.080 It's very cheap right now. The Baltimore Orioles were the fine. 0:11:37.120 --> 0:11:39.600 The Reds was also a good guess they were. They 0:11:39.600 --> 0:11:44.680 were seventh lowest. So that's how many teams had less 0:11:44.679 --> 0:11:47.400 of a payroll than what the Mets did, which I 0:11:47.480 --> 0:11:50.120 thought was insane. I thought that was crazy, all right. 0:11:50.160 --> 0:11:56.320 So other trades, my stupid Arizona Diamondbacks traded Stavvy himself. Tommy, 0:11:56.440 --> 0:11:59.720 fam don't mess with that man's money, especially in Fantasy 0:11:59.720 --> 0:12:03.240 foot or he is going to slap you. They also 0:12:03.280 --> 0:12:06.520 got some cash considerations. They traded absolutely nothing to the Mets. 0:12:06.520 --> 0:12:08.280 This was one of those where the Mets again they 0:12:08.320 --> 0:12:10.760 sent money. They sent Tommy Fam. The Diamondbacks will pick 0:12:10.800 --> 0:12:14.120 up the money. To be fair, Tommy, this was nothing. 0:12:14.120 --> 0:12:16.839 This is a nothing burger. Good the stupid Diamondbacks and 0:12:16.920 --> 0:12:19.000 spent some money. And they needed a right handed bat, 0:12:19.040 --> 0:12:21.360 especially in the outfield because it's like literally if they 0:12:21.360 --> 0:12:24.640 go Alec Thomas Corbyn, Carroll and Jake McCarthy all lefties, 0:12:24.840 --> 0:12:26.800 so they needed that right handed bat in the outfield. 0:12:26.960 --> 0:12:30.360 Tommy Fam has had a pretty good year, regardless of 0:12:30.440 --> 0:12:32.040 the sour puss that he is or not. What do 0:12:32.080 --> 0:12:34.040 you think about Fam with that Arizona offense. 0:12:34.679 --> 0:12:36.600 I like him for the offense in a big, big way. 0:12:36.640 --> 0:12:38.439 He's been having a really good year, especially the last 0:12:38.520 --> 0:12:39.320 month and a half or so. 0:12:39.360 --> 0:12:40.079 He's looking healthy. 0:12:41.160 --> 0:12:42.760 My biggest question, and I'm glad I'm talking to you 0:12:42.800 --> 0:12:44.800 because I talked with it on Bloomfield. On our show 0:12:44.880 --> 0:12:47.880 last night we recapped the trades, that where does this 0:12:47.920 --> 0:12:50.000 work because you had the best defensive outfield in all 0:12:49.960 --> 0:12:52.480 of Baseball's epltuning with McCarthy, Is that how we're seeing 0:12:52.520 --> 0:12:56.400 this or what's is he just dhing primarily I'll incorporate. 0:12:56.559 --> 0:12:58.480 I think it's going to be a primary DH because 0:12:58.480 --> 0:13:00.880 they've liked to run Lord of Korea out and left 0:13:01.080 --> 0:13:02.880 a decent amount. So I think what this is going 0:13:02.960 --> 0:13:06.160 to do is this is going to put Lord's Garriellan 0:13:06.280 --> 0:13:09.400 left and then this is going to have Corbin Carolyn 0:13:09.679 --> 0:13:12.199 most likely center, but Carol will move over to right 0:13:12.320 --> 0:13:14.400 when Alec Thomas is there, and this will be a 0:13:14.400 --> 0:13:18.600 platoon situation between McCarthy, Lordis, and Alec. Those three will 0:13:18.600 --> 0:13:22.680 all switch Tommy fam DH's But I still think Lordis 0:13:22.760 --> 0:13:24.800 can move to DH and Tommy could play a little 0:13:24.800 --> 0:13:27.680 bit of left field. So Corbin is unfazed by this. 0:13:27.679 --> 0:13:30.080 This just kind of alters the rotation a little bit, 0:13:30.080 --> 0:13:32.280 But I think this is a good offensive spot for him. 0:13:32.280 --> 0:13:34.760 He's been stealing bases, he can hit homers. There's a 0:13:34.760 --> 0:13:39.559 lot of lineup protection if he hits five, I would 0:13:39.559 --> 0:13:43.600 guess because Lordis, let's say Carol's hitting three, Lordis hits 0:13:44.360 --> 0:13:48.240 I think two. Katel's leading off. You got Christian Walker 0:13:48.280 --> 0:13:50.560 at force, He's probably gonna hit five or six. There's 0:13:50.600 --> 0:13:52.280 a lot of RBI opportunities with those. 0:13:52.640 --> 0:13:54.400 Perdomo moved to the bottom of the order. 0:13:54.160 --> 0:13:56.760 Now I think he could. It's something that they like 0:13:56.760 --> 0:13:58.559 to hit Perdomo at the top of the order. Yeah, 0:13:58.600 --> 0:13:59.400 so I mean that's. 0:13:59.280 --> 0:14:01.080 Wicked off by a catcher last night. 0:14:01.160 --> 0:14:02.800 For that, that's why he could move to six. Yeah, 0:14:02.800 --> 0:14:05.800 they said they cannot have that, and you absolutely cannot 0:14:05.840 --> 0:14:08.079 have that happen. So you know what, Tommy fam even 0:14:08.120 --> 0:14:10.800 a better offensive option. I still hated the trade, and 0:14:10.800 --> 0:14:13.400 it was hilarious that it happened, but it did. The 0:14:13.480 --> 0:14:16.840 Marlins acquired a Burger as I am probably going to 0:14:16.960 --> 0:14:20.680 later maybe Eater, Yeah, for Jake Eater. So thoughts on 0:14:21.080 --> 0:14:23.360 thoughts on Burger. The only sad thing is Burger is 0:14:23.360 --> 0:14:25.280 probably not going to get that second base eligibility. 0:14:25.320 --> 0:14:26.560 Now that's huge. 0:14:26.800 --> 0:14:28.040 Yeah, so talk to me about Burger. 0:14:28.360 --> 0:14:30.480 That's the biggest takeaway is like I was so excited 0:14:30.520 --> 0:14:32.360 to have a second base, third base, Jake Burger, you know, 0:14:32.600 --> 0:14:35.120 big boy like myself playing second bases. It's like sloping 0:14:35.200 --> 0:14:37.760 softball stuff. But it's you know, it is what it is, 0:14:38.280 --> 0:14:40.640 a more hitter, more picture friendly ballpark. He's moving to. 0:14:40.880 --> 0:14:42.480 He's still gonna play ey dy STI gonna play the 0:14:42.480 --> 0:14:45.520 third base. I just think it's it's great for people 0:14:45.600 --> 0:14:47.800 as or caster. Like, guys, you get a burger for 0:14:47.840 --> 0:14:50.400 an eater, it's it's pretty pretty pretty good stuff. He 0:14:50.440 --> 0:14:51.320 can't make that stuff up. 0:14:51.520 --> 0:14:53.520 No, you can't. I need to figure out. I was 0:14:53.520 --> 0:14:55.080 trying to figure out if the Marlins had any other 0:14:55.120 --> 0:14:57.440 food based players and trying I want to find because 0:14:57.480 --> 0:14:59.720 I did the food based team. We were talking over 0:14:59.800 --> 0:15:02.720 here a day, but like, who is the most food 0:15:02.720 --> 0:15:05.360 based team? Like, has the most food based players? So, 0:15:05.400 --> 0:15:07.040 by the way, where's your favorite burger? 0:15:07.960 --> 0:15:10.960 Oh, we're gonna do this and we get canceled. It's 0:15:13.400 --> 0:15:15.479 no in and out. It's not the best burger exactly. 0:15:15.520 --> 0:15:17.160 I like five guys, because you can design it the 0:15:17.200 --> 0:15:19.280 way you want it. I've never had water burger, so. 0:15:19.200 --> 0:15:21.120 I like to put out a loan for your burger. 0:15:21.240 --> 0:15:23.600 That's the only problem it So in reality, it's like 0:15:24.640 --> 0:15:26.600 as silly as it sounds, if you go to the 0:15:26.680 --> 0:15:29.120 right one. Carls Junior is not that bad when it 0:15:29.120 --> 0:15:30.280 comes to burgers. 0:15:29.880 --> 0:15:32.560 Per se yea, But I mean the answer is what 0:15:32.640 --> 0:15:33.000 a burger? 0:15:33.040 --> 0:15:35.240 But that's I've never been so can't help you still 0:15:35.240 --> 0:15:39.160 didn't go out here? No? No, I was, yeah, no, So. 0:15:39.160 --> 0:15:41.640 What you gotta do is Jason Kalett. Everybody we all 0:15:41.640 --> 0:15:44.600 love to We know that Jason Klette is a concoisseur 0:15:44.720 --> 0:15:47.800 of of what a burger? And we had bagman went 0:15:47.840 --> 0:15:49.760 out with him. You got to go with those two 0:15:49.960 --> 0:15:51.520 and then we got to do a special when you're 0:15:51.520 --> 0:15:53.120 out here in Arizona because what about. 0:15:52.880 --> 0:15:54.040 Your man play? Sign me up? 0:15:54.360 --> 0:15:56.680 All right? The what chat burger Burger places? Where's the 0:15:56.680 --> 0:15:58.680 best burger? You guys post that under a couple of 0:15:58.760 --> 0:16:02.040 the big trades of Guardian acquired Gene Sigura, who they 0:16:02.080 --> 0:16:05.760 then said Peace caught him and they got Khalil Watson 0:16:06.160 --> 0:16:08.840 for Josh Bell, so you know, the Manzarto stuff. I 0:16:08.840 --> 0:16:11.680 still don't think this really affects anything, but there is. 0:16:11.720 --> 0:16:13.920 They've already kind of cleared that. I was shocked that 0:16:14.200 --> 0:16:18.320 Watson did this, but the like that he was traded 0:16:18.320 --> 0:16:20.560 for just Josh Bell. But part of the problem was 0:16:20.600 --> 0:16:24.880 also I think about them trading Josh Bell out, maybe 0:16:24.920 --> 0:16:27.360 even paying money. So Josh Bell didn't pick up his option, 0:16:27.480 --> 0:16:29.440 so he's a player option. So that was a really 0:16:29.480 --> 0:16:31.800 interesting trade that went down fantasy. I don't know if 0:16:31.800 --> 0:16:34.320 there's any really any fantasy implications there. There's not a 0:16:34.400 --> 0:16:37.520 lot of runners. There's just a bunch of huge power 0:16:37.720 --> 0:16:40.080 in Miami. So I don't really know if there's anything 0:16:40.080 --> 0:16:42.000 to take back. Maybe Jean Sigura might go somewhere with 0:16:42.040 --> 0:16:43.200 any thoughts. 0:16:43.040 --> 0:16:44.920 Yeah, no, it's just kind of a lateral move again. 0:16:45.000 --> 0:16:47.560 You know, Bell is starting to hit in Cleveland, goes 0:16:47.600 --> 0:16:49.840 to Miami. We'll see how it goes. I think long 0:16:49.920 --> 0:16:51.680 term for the Marlins is great. They're getting a core 0:16:51.760 --> 0:16:54.000 of young, more young players to because they had all 0:16:54.000 --> 0:16:54.560 those outflulers. 0:16:54.600 --> 0:16:56.280 Now they have an infield kind of base they're building. 0:16:56.600 --> 0:16:59.120 Yeah, and then the Orioles did make a move. They 0:16:59.160 --> 0:17:01.800 acquired Jake flah Clarity or Jack flarerty I say, Jake 0:17:02.160 --> 0:17:05.479 from the Cardinals for Caesar Prito and Drew Rahm. I 0:17:05.520 --> 0:17:07.639 was on when CBS. I was on and they were 0:17:07.640 --> 0:17:09.720 all like being like every trade like things are cool, 0:17:09.760 --> 0:17:11.800 and then they went to me about Jake Jack Flaherty 0:17:11.840 --> 0:17:13.840 and I was just like, yeah, Jack Flaherty is like 0:17:13.920 --> 0:17:16.840 the I lost and I have to do something type 0:17:16.840 --> 0:17:19.520 of move. I'm like, this stinks. This is a stinky move. 0:17:19.880 --> 0:17:22.240 Maybe they'll fix something with him, you know. I think 0:17:22.600 --> 0:17:24.879 maybe they can work on the curveball or something. But 0:17:25.560 --> 0:17:28.320 everything is down. Whiffs are down in general, v low 0:17:28.400 --> 0:17:30.440 is down. I don't really have a lot of thoughts 0:17:30.480 --> 0:17:32.360 on this. Do you think the Orioles can fix Flarity 0:17:32.359 --> 0:17:33.919 and he's someone we should be paying attention to. 0:17:34.680 --> 0:17:36.240 I don't know if he can. They can fix him 0:17:36.240 --> 0:17:38.280 in time, I pay attention to me. He's been I've 0:17:38.320 --> 0:17:40.320 been streaming him throughout the year. He's not a locked 0:17:40.359 --> 0:17:42.760 in every time out type guy. My best only been 0:17:42.800 --> 0:17:45.159 streaming him. And again, similar to some other teams we 0:17:45.200 --> 0:17:47.080 talked about, there's so many young pitchers have been called up. 0:17:47.359 --> 0:17:49.560