1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: I see the Rangers wanting to get back into this thing. 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: Whether they can or not, I have no idea, but 3 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: they are not going to concede easily. Welcome everyone to 4 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: the Monday edition of Fair Territory. We are live this morning, 5 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: and we have a little more than five weeks until 6 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 1: the trade deadline. It is time for teams to start 7 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: deciding who they are, and we're going to start off 8 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 1: today talking about a number of teams that really probably 9 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: don't know who they are just yet. I'm calling this 10 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 1: division the med Division because these are teams that are 11 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 1: just kind of slogging along. They're not that good, they're 12 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: not that bad, They're okay. We're not going to include 13 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: every possible team in this record range range of where 14 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:48,480 Speaker 1: these teams are right around five hundred for the most part, 15 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: because we can't get to all of them, first of all, 16 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 1: and some of them don't really apply here. The Red 17 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: Sox are a team that's already made their big move. 18 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: They're kind of going forward. The Guardians are a team 19 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: that generally doesn't do much. Not too worried about them 20 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: right now. If they sell, it's Carlos Santana, okay, whatever. 21 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:09,039 Speaker 1: And then the Angels. The Angels don't qualify for any 22 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: playoff discussion until we see a lot more. But let's 23 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: look at the teams in the Med Division and we'll 24 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: go through these teams and then at the end of 25 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:18,960 Speaker 1: this conversation we'll get into a little Mets, Phillies and 26 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:23,960 Speaker 1: Red Sox Giants. All right, here is the Med Division again, 27 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:26,320 Speaker 1: right around five hundred, all of them, the Reds forty 28 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:28,759 Speaker 1: and thirty eight, the Diamondbacks thirty nine and thirty eight, 29 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: Mariners thirty nine and thirty seven, Kansas City thirty eight 30 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 1: and forty. Are you sensing a theme, Texas thirty eight 31 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:38,039 Speaker 1: and forty, Minnesota thirty seven and forty, and a team 32 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: that probably doesn't even belong in this grouping not good enough, 33 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:44,319 Speaker 1: but we'll talk about them, the Atlanta Braves at thirty 34 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: five and forty one. We'll start with the Reds because 35 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 1: to me, they are quite an interesting team. They've brought 36 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: in Terry Francona, They've invested in this club. They want 37 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 1: to win. And tomorrow night we're gonna see after only 38 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: thirteen minor league starts, hot pitching prospect Chase Burns, a 39 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 1: guy who was the second overall pick in the draft 40 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: last year. He's going to make his debut against the Yankees. 41 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: You see him right there. Now. This is a team that, 42 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 1: in my view and in the view of a number 43 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 1: of executives that I've spoken to, could be aggressive at 44 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:19,640 Speaker 1: the deadline simply because they've tried to do some things. 45 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: So the Reds are a team to watch. Perhaps on 46 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 1: the by side, the Diamondbacks kind of the opposite. Now 47 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: they're three and a half back in the wild card. 48 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: They're a team that has lost so much to injuries. 49 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: Corbyn Burns and Justin Martinez, an AJ Puck, these guys 50 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 1: are all down for the season. Gabriel Moreno currently on 51 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: the injured list. They just signed James McCann. He's going 52 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: to join them. They had lost another backup catcher as well. 53 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: So they're a team that you've heard Mike Hayes and 54 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 1: their general manager speak they want to go for it, 55 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: they want to buy. I just wonder if by the 56 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 1: deadline they'll still be in position where they say, Okay, 57 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: we're still good enough to go grab a wildcard and 58 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: maybe get hot. I'm not seeing it, but cheers to 59 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: them for not just conceding and saying, hey, let's get 60 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:09,800 Speaker 1: rid of Merrill. Kelly and Zach Gowan and Josh Dale 61 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 1: are No, they're trying and they're playing okay. Still the Mariners, 62 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 1: now here's a team that over the weekend got Logan 63 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: Gilbert back. Finally, the rotation is mostly intact now it's 64 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: except for Bryce Miller, who is on the IL. They 65 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: are a team that has not pitched as well as 66 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:30,839 Speaker 1: we normally would expect, yet they've hit better than they 67 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 1: normally do. This is a team that offensively isn't usually 68 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 1: very good. They're thirteenth though in runs per game, pretty 69 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 1: good above average right now, in large part because of 70 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: Cal Raleigh. So if you're the Mariners, you're having this 71 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: magical season from Raleigh, maybe one of the great seasons 72 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 1: by a catcher in Major League history, you don't want 73 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 1: it to go to waste. We know what they need, 74 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: first baseman. Most logically, they dfad rowdy t les recently. 75 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 1: We'll see how aggressive they are and how they play 76 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: over the next five or so weeks. The Royals and 77 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: the Rangers, these are two teams that are quite similar. 78 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 1: Great pitching, awful hitting. The Royals have been looking for 79 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 1: an outfield bat going back to the offseason. That's when, 80 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: of course they pursued Anthony santan Dare. They still need that. 81 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: Kaglian Owen's an interesting guy and we'll see if he 82 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:21,919 Speaker 1: can contribute the way Nick Kurtz has started to contribute 83 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: with Sacramento. And they have, of course Bobby Wick Junior 84 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 1: and Salvador Perez and Pasquentino the core of a good offense. 85 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 1: I with throw Mike hel Garcia in there as well, 86 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:35,479 Speaker 1: but they need more. And all this wishful thinking about 87 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: them trading Seth Lugo, I don't see that happening. This 88 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: is a team that is going for it. Barring a collapse, 89 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 1: they're going to continue to go for it. The Rangers 90 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: I cannot figure out. Entering yesterday there were twenty six 91 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 1: in runs per game and second in eer. They're dealing 92 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: with some injuries right now. The two offseason acquisitions, Jake 93 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: Berger and Jack Peterson both on the injured list, and 94 00:04:57,160 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 1: then you have on the pitching side, Valdis still out, 95 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 1: Bradford's still out. Molly tell Tyler Molly, they need those 96 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 1: guys back, and they need to somehow get it going offensively, 97 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 1: especially at home, where they have not been a very 98 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:15,680 Speaker 1: productive offensive club. I don't expect the Rangers to concede easily, 99 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:17,719 Speaker 1: and even if they do, I don't know how much 100 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:21,599 Speaker 1: they would have necessarily to sell. But this is a 101 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:25,279 Speaker 1: team that has been so far a huge disappointment. All Right, 102 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: Finally two other clubs to discuss, and this one might 103 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:32,719 Speaker 1: be the most intriguing of all. The Minnesota Twins. What 104 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:36,359 Speaker 1: has happened to the Twins? If you've noticed over the 105 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:38,720 Speaker 1: last I don't know, two and a half weeks or so, 106 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 1: they've kind of fallen apart. And this all coincides with 107 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 1: Pablo Lopez going on the injured list. They've lost thirteen 108 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:49,719 Speaker 1: of seventeen and in nine of those games, I'm sorry, 109 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: in seven of those games. Seven of the seventeen games, 110 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:56,600 Speaker 1: they've given up nine or more runs. It's astonishing. They're 111 00:05:56,640 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: pitching has fallen apart. They're giving up an average of 112 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 1: seven and a half runs per game in that time. 113 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: They've got some interesting pitching to deal if they're willing 114 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: to do it. Guys like Joe Ryan, Jon, Duran, Griffin, Jacks, 115 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: they all have two years beyond this one. They would 116 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 1: have extreme value in the market. The Twins are for sale. 117 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:20,359 Speaker 1: How will that affect them? Who knows. But this is 118 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 1: a team to watch over the next coming weeks. Rocco Baldelli, 119 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 1: if you remember, was on the hot seed earlier this year. 120 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 1: I don't know that you can put him on the 121 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 1: hot seat for all this, but I would be surprised 122 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 1: right now if they're not taking another look and saying, okay, 123 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 1: where are we going here? Not just with Roco but 124 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:40,160 Speaker 1: with the team in general. And finally, the Braves. The 125 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:43,279 Speaker 1: Braves last week played the Mets really tough. They had 126 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:47,719 Speaker 1: lined up schwellenback, Sale and Strider. They had a good 127 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 1: series against the Mets, and what happens, Sale gets the 128 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:53,599 Speaker 1: fractured ribcage. And now you look at them, they're thirty 129 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: five and forty one. They are well out of it 130 00:06:57,360 --> 00:06:59,599 Speaker 1: in the wildcard race. I believe this margin is seven 131 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 1: and a half games right now. It's difficult to imagine 132 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:06,719 Speaker 1: them being a playoff team without Sale for a while, 133 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 1: however long it's going to be, so I don't know 134 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 1: exactly how this is going to go for them. Alexanthopolis 135 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: has not generally sold. I don't expect him to sell. 136 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 1: He already had announced before the sail injury and now 137 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 1: the point is moot that he wasn't trading Chris Sale. 138 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: There'll be a question about whether he would trade Sean 139 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 1: Murphy the catcher. Murphy's on a good contract. It's not 140 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 1: kind of how the Braves roll. They like having two 141 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 1: everyday type catchers, Drake Baldwin the rookie of course, being 142 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 1: the other. Right now, so the Braves are in a 143 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: funny spot. Can they compete and get back into a 144 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:46,559 Speaker 1: competitive position. I don't know. Albi's been terrible, Michael Harris 145 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: the second terrible offensively. With both guys, they can sell 146 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 1: Azuna at the deadline if they want and get something 147 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: for him. But this is going to be a fascinating 148 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:58,239 Speaker 1: team to watch too, because they simply have not looked 149 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 1: like the Braves of old, to say it mildly. And 150 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 1: this week they played the Mets. It's a huge series 151 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: for them, obviously, if they want to get back to 152 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 1: five hundred, get back to a place where they're doing better. 153 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 1: But right now it is not happening for them. All right, 154 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 1: So that is it the med Division, And again it's 155 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: not complete. I might not have every team. Don't hit 156 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: me with your whatabouts. These are the teams I was 157 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: talking about today the teams. I picked teams that are 158 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 1: kind of in this funny place when it comes to 159 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 1: the deadline, which again is more than five weeks away. 160 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 1: All Right, Two really interesting series over the weekend as well, 161 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: Mets Phillies. That was one. I was there Saturday in 162 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 1: Philadelphia for the middle game of that series. Each of 163 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: the games in this series was kind of a blowout. 164 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: Phillies won the first one ten to two, Mets won 165 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:49,439 Speaker 1: the second eleven four. Phillies won last night seven to one. 166 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:53,080 Speaker 1: Great performance by Lozardo. They did some good things offensively 167 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: in this series. But with this series and the next 168 00:08:56,240 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 1: one I'm going to talk about this decides nothing, absolutely nothing. 169 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 1: The Phillies going into this they were two and ten 170 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:05,560 Speaker 1: for a while there. Remember they had at two and 171 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 1: ten run now they're nine to two. Since then, they've 172 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 1: played much better, even without Bryce Harper, who could be 173 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 1: returning this week. So good for the Phillies. They seem 174 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 1: to have straightened it out. They are a team with 175 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:21,679 Speaker 1: a powerhouse rotation, incredible depth that they have. They may 176 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 1: be in position to trade a starter, not talking about 177 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 1: one of the big ones the veterans, but maybe Mickabel 178 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 1: the kid. They may be in position to use one 179 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 1: of those starters in the bullpen going forward. Who knows 180 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:36,560 Speaker 1: Andrew Painter is coming. They're really interesting from that perspective. 181 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 1: Obviously they need bullpen help, maybe a right handed hitting 182 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 1: center fielder as well. Met's kind of in an opposite 183 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 1: spot right now. They're starting pitching, which was so good 184 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 1: for two and a half months, kind of in a 185 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 1: funny place. Senga is on the IL, McGill on the IL, 186 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:57,439 Speaker 1: and they just have not been the same type of rotation. 187 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: Manaiah is one start away from coming back on his 188 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: rehabilitation assignment. Mantas is coming back tomorrow. Who knows what 189 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 1: that's going to look like. He had a thirteen EUA 190 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 1: and triple A. So the Mets have got to figure 191 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:12,959 Speaker 1: out their rotation, and as Will Simon writes today in 192 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:16,319 Speaker 1: The Athletic, maybe get another infielder as well. All right, 193 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: So that's Mets Phillies. The other interesting series again, another 194 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 1: series that decided nothing but was quite fascinating for many 195 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 1: perspectives was Red Sox Giants, and it was Ralphaeld Devers 196 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:30,400 Speaker 1: against the Red Sox. The Giants win two of three 197 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 1: good performance by them. It looks like Devers might have 198 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 1: the same kind of effect on their offense that Kyle 199 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 1: Tucker did on the Cubs, kind of makes everyone around 200 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 1: them better. And I've seen some chatter online from Red 201 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:45,600 Speaker 1: Sox fans how we're sick of talking about the Devers trade. Well, 202 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 1: guess what We're gonna be talking about the Devers trade 203 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 1: for a long time for a lot of reasons. One 204 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 1: to see how Raphaeld Devers performs, how he ages in 205 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 1: this contract that was obviously a concern. And two to 206 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 1: see how the Red Sox reinvest the money that they 207 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 1: saved when they shipped I don't know, two hundred and 208 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:09,199 Speaker 1: fifty million remaining or so over to the San Francisco Giants. 209 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: I expect that we're going to see the President of 210 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: Baseball Operations, Craig Breslow, active at the deadline with some 211 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:18,840 Speaker 1: of those savings. It's kind of the point, right, they're 212 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:21,840 Speaker 1: going for it, and Breslow has said, listen, wait to 213 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:26,600 Speaker 1: see what we've got. So the Red Sox are a 214 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:29,560 Speaker 1: work in progress. The Giants, too are a work in progress. 215 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:33,080 Speaker 1: Could use another bat. 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And this 245 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:04,320 Speaker 1: week I've got really something incredibly sad to discuss. And 246 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: you might have seen over the weekend we lost Scott Miller, 247 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 1: one of the great baseball writers of our time. He 248 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:14,320 Speaker 1: passed away Saturday, pancreatic cancer. It's something we was dealing 249 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 1: with for some time. He was sixty two, and this 250 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 1: was a big shock to a lot of people because 251 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 1: Scott had kept this quiet. Very few of us knew, 252 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 1: and even the ones who did, we always saw him 253 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 1: as so relentlessly optimistic, even with this horrible disease, and 254 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 1: he was that way pretty much to the end. Now. 255 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 1: You might have seen Scott recently. He came out with 256 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: a book, Skipper, Why Managers Matter and Always Will on 257 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:44,680 Speaker 1: May thirteenth. The next day he was on foul Territory. 258 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:47,679 Speaker 1: That was May fourteenth, And this was I don't know, 259 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:51,319 Speaker 1: just over a month ago. Scott had covered Aj Prasinski 260 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:54,440 Speaker 1: as a player for the Saint Paul Pioneer Press, and 261 00:13:54,520 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 1: I remember texting Scott before he went on FT and 262 00:13:57,640 --> 00:14:01,080 Speaker 1: I said, Scott, you know Aj doesn't read, and Scott 263 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 1: kind of laughed. We were just texting back and forth, 264 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 1: and he said, oh, I never thought Aj could read either. 265 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 1: What I had was a rookie with the Twins. We 266 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 1: had a good laugh over that. Now you saw the 267 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:15,320 Speaker 1: outpouring from baseball writers on x Saturday after hearing this news. 268 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 1: There's one baseball writer after another mentioning how much this hurt, 269 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 1: how much we all love Scott, how he was always 270 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 1: just so generous and upbeat and kind. Now, baseball writing 271 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:31,920 Speaker 1: the community is very close, and yeah we're competitive, but 272 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 1: it's the kind of business, like a lot of businesses 273 00:14:35,200 --> 00:14:39,080 Speaker 1: that really the only people who understand what's involved are 274 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: the people who are in it. And in baseball writing, 275 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 1: what is different about what we do well, the hours, 276 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 1: the deadlines, the travel, the noise because it's public, the 277 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:52,080 Speaker 1: noise from readers, the noise from editors, the noise from 278 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 1: players and managers and executives we cover. It's kind of 279 00:14:56,720 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 1: an unusual job, especially with the amount that people work, 280 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 1: and those who do the job over the years, as 281 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 1: competitive as they might be, there's a bond that forms 282 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 1: and that's pretty much all of us. There were a 283 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 1: couple of outliers that maybe you don't want to talk to, 284 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 1: but pretty much we're all, if not friends, certainly having 285 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 1: mutual respect for one another. And there's a photo of 286 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 1: Scott second from the left there with me and Jim 287 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 1: Leland and Tim Brown. Tim now retired as a daily writer, 288 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 1: it still writes books. Wrote the book with Eric Kratz 289 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:32,280 Speaker 1: that's from the twenty fifteen World series. So I wasn't 290 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 1: as close with Scott as some other writers. Bob Nightingale 291 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 1: and him were like brothers. Jason Stark and Jerry Krasnik. 292 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:40,400 Speaker 1: Jerry used to work for ESPN New Works for the 293 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:44,840 Speaker 1: Players Association, also very close with Scott, but certainly Scott 294 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 1: and I were friends. We kept in touch over the years, 295 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 1: and Scott recalled this and I didn't. But two thousand 296 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 1: and one World Series, the Jeter home Run off, Young 297 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 1: Young Kim, the one that made him Mister November, the 298 00:15:57,640 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 1: Extra Ding walk off, we were to in the press 299 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 1: box at the old Yankee Stadium, and you saw that 300 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 1: photo from the twenty fifteen World Series. There were various 301 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 1: moments like these over the years, all these moments, all 302 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 1: these crazy games, and all these good times. And I 303 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 1: mentioned on X going back to nineteen ninety six, I 304 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:21,000 Speaker 1: mentioned that Buster only that year was the Oriels beat writer. 305 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 1: I was the calumnist for the Baltimore Son. We worked 306 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 1: together and Buster left for the New York Times, and 307 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 1: at that point, obviously the Baltimore Sun had to hire 308 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 1: a replacement. Scott Miller and Joe Strauss were the finalists 309 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 1: for the job, and Scott Miller was a guy that 310 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 1: Buster favored. Buster really liked him. I've liked him too, 311 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 1: of course, but I thought at the time Joe was 312 00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 1: the better choice. And I'll explain why in a minute. Now. 313 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: We weren't the ones making the decision, obviously, but we 314 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:56,000 Speaker 1: would talk to the editor as we'd express our opinion. Now, 315 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 1: the reason I favored Joe is actually testament to Scott, 316 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:05,880 Speaker 1: because at the time the Oriols were chaotic, Peter Angelos 317 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:08,600 Speaker 1: was meddling, the team had a lot of big personalities. 318 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 1: There was a lot going on. I thought we needed 319 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:15,439 Speaker 1: a beat writer who was kind of relentlessly cynical, who 320 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:17,639 Speaker 1: would not take anything at Fay's value, who would just 321 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:21,479 Speaker 1: always keep going after this team, be a real digger 322 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:25,920 Speaker 1: and Joe that was him exactly. And when we lost 323 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:28,800 Speaker 1: Joe in twenty fifteen, he also passed away from cancer. 324 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:31,439 Speaker 1: And he was a great beat writer in Atlanta, in 325 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 1: Baltimore and Saint Louis, I wrote about Joe and I 326 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:36,960 Speaker 1: wrote that he was the kind of reporter who would 327 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:40,520 Speaker 1: sense both a left wing and right wing conspiracy at 328 00:17:40,520 --> 00:17:44,160 Speaker 1: the mere mention of a strained hamstring. That was Joe Strauss, 329 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:47,639 Speaker 1: and ultimately we did hire him. Now, Scott was the 330 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:51,679 Speaker 1: guy that you saw described on X, the guy that 331 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:55,920 Speaker 1: was just an incredibly nice and decent person. Now, I 332 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:59,159 Speaker 1: don't want this taken wrong. Scott was not soft in 333 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 1: any way. In fact, he wrote a number of stories 334 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 1: over the years that were incredibly probing and nuanced, and 335 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: stories that had an edge. His book, the one that 336 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:13,240 Speaker 1: just came out that I highly recommend. It has an edge, 337 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 1: It has a point of view. It's about how managers 338 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:19,600 Speaker 1: are getting kind of diminished in today's game and that 339 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:24,679 Speaker 1: they shouldn't be. So the way Scott went about it 340 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 1: was different than the way Joe went about it, and 341 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:28,399 Speaker 1: Joe was maybe a better fit at the time, at 342 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:31,160 Speaker 1: least in my opinion. I might have been wrong about that. 343 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:34,680 Speaker 1: Scott went on to great things, of course, Bleacher Report 344 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:38,680 Speaker 1: and CBS Sports Line, actually CBS Sports Line, then Bleacher Report, 345 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 1: and then The New York Times, and then of course 346 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 1: writing a couple of books as well. And years later 347 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:46,359 Speaker 1: after all this went down, it must have been about 348 00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:48,919 Speaker 1: twenty years. I carried a little bit of guilt with it, 349 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:52,200 Speaker 1: because I know I had recommended Joe, and Scott was 350 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:54,919 Speaker 1: my friend too. I felt badly about it, and I 351 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: eventually told Scott, and by this time Scott was well 352 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 1: on his way to being one of the most distinguished 353 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 1: writers of our time. And he kind of laughed and 354 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:07,160 Speaker 1: we just kind of had a good discussion about it. 355 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:08,960 Speaker 1: It's not the kind of thing where he held a 356 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:13,000 Speaker 1: grudge or should have held a grudge. Everything turned out fine. 357 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 1: All of our paths, our careers, take these unexpected turns, 358 00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:19,879 Speaker 1: and you do your best to just keep going. And 359 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 1: Scott did that, and he did it in a remarkable way, 360 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:26,639 Speaker 1: and he forged a path that was his own and 361 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 1: uniquely his own. And again he wrote some things and 362 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:33,360 Speaker 1: Tyler Kepner, his former teammate at New York Times, basically 363 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:35,600 Speaker 1: tweeted his whole archive from the Times. If you want 364 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:38,080 Speaker 1: to go look at it. He wrote some really great things. 365 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 1: So as you saw, he was one of the most 366 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:46,280 Speaker 1: universally admired and respected writers in our business. He was 367 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:51,159 Speaker 1: universally well liked, hard to do in any walk of life. So, 368 00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:54,879 Speaker 1: as I said on Fox on Saturday, our hearts go 369 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:57,720 Speaker 1: out to his wife Kim and his daughter Gretchen and 370 00:19:57,800 --> 00:20:01,160 Speaker 1: Scott Man. We love you, brother. We'll be back after 371 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:02,240 Speaker 1: this with Grill and Kin. 372 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:06,720 Speaker 2: If you're a card collector, even if you're not, and 373 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 2: you just want to find a new way to collect, 374 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:11,200 Speaker 2: Arena Club is the spot. AJ just opened up a 375 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:13,119 Speaker 2: slab pack he screen recorded on his phone so you 376 00:20:13,160 --> 00:20:15,359 Speaker 2: can all see what he just experienced. Take us through it. 377 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:16,159 Speaker 1: And it was simple. 378 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:19,159 Speaker 3: I just clicked on which slab pack I wanted, clicked 379 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:23,199 Speaker 3: by now boom, bought it card. Little pack starts spinning, 380 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:26,159 Speaker 3: you hit open and then it goes all psychedelic on you. 381 00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 3: It's a little fun and then the card appears and 382 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:30,880 Speaker 3: I got a Robin Yelt Rookie card. 383 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, you did it. Awesome. 384 00:20:32,320 --> 00:20:35,160 Speaker 2: And then right after that experience, I saw the little 385 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 2: buy back and you said, hold on to this. 386 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 3: Now, hold on is robbin me outs in the Hall 387 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:42,440 Speaker 3: of Fame. He's not getting any more rookie cards. So 388 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:44,120 Speaker 3: I'm gonna stick with it for a little bit. See 389 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:46,920 Speaker 3: if the price might start just going. 390 00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 1: Up a little bit. 391 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:49,800 Speaker 2: Yep, you can track that, and of course if you 392 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:51,480 Speaker 2: do want to do the buy back, then you can 393 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:53,680 Speaker 2: instantly sell it right back to Arena Club. Get yourself 394 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:56,159 Speaker 2: another slab pack, by card whatever it is. This is 395 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:58,439 Speaker 2: the spot for collectors these days, and you can use 396 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 2: the code foul Foul to get yourself twenty percent off 397 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 2: your first lab pack or card purchase at Arena Club 398 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:04,200 Speaker 2: dot com. 399 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:14,920 Speaker 1: Slash foul all right, time now for Grill and Ken. 400 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:19,080 Speaker 1: And like last week, we're also taking questions from chat BBCC. 401 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 1: That would be Chat BCC. It's a free chat app. 402 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 1: Go to foul Territory dot chat. It's totally free and 403 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:28,800 Speaker 1: join the conversation. All right, let's get to your questions. 404 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:31,800 Speaker 1: We've got some good ones here we go. Brad Barber 405 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 1: asks which division leader has the easiest path to their 406 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:39,439 Speaker 1: division crown. Brad, I don't normally say this, but I 407 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:42,160 Speaker 1: think this is pretty easy. And it's pretty easy because 408 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 1: the Detroit Tigers have an eight and a half game 409 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:47,439 Speaker 1: lead in the American League Central, and I ask you 410 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:51,119 Speaker 1: out there which team is going to catch them? I 411 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:53,240 Speaker 1: know the Tigers had a tough weekend against the Rays, 412 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 1: but my goodness, the Twins are falling apart. The Guardians, 413 00:21:57,200 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 1: they're just kind of drifted along. Here are the White Sox, 414 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:04,680 Speaker 1: and the Royals just have not played to their capability. 415 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:07,919 Speaker 1: So I would say for sure it's the Tigers that 416 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 1: have the easiest path. The Cubs are in a good 417 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:13,399 Speaker 1: position in the ANL Central, and we all expect the 418 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:16,400 Speaker 1: Dodgers to win the National League West, but the Tigers 419 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:19,879 Speaker 1: have sprinted out and I don't expect anything different to 420 00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 1: happen in the AL Central to make them. I don't 421 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:27,560 Speaker 1: know a second place team, all right. Next question, This 422 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:32,000 Speaker 1: one comes from Oh my goodness, Eric Kratz, Eric who 423 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 1: asks does can know if the balls are different this year? Now? Eric, 424 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: I often tease aj Prazinski for not reading what I write. 425 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:43,119 Speaker 1: I just accepted at this point he's not going to 426 00:22:43,119 --> 00:22:45,679 Speaker 1: read anything I write. I often tease him for not 427 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:48,879 Speaker 1: reading at all. And in this case, we had a 428 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:51,280 Speaker 1: story in The Athletic a couple of weeks ago, not 429 00:22:51,359 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 1: by me, by Eno Saras and Evan Drelik, in which 430 00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:58,640 Speaker 1: they clearly demonstrated that the ball is different, that it's 431 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:01,680 Speaker 1: not traveling quite as far, not traveling the same way. 432 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:05,680 Speaker 1: There's more drag. Major League Baseball confirmed this. So Eric, 433 00:23:06,280 --> 00:23:08,480 Speaker 1: you know the answer to my question. If you just 434 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:10,640 Speaker 1: wanted to get on the show, that's cool, and we 435 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:12,879 Speaker 1: welcome you to the show. Eric, But you know the answer. 436 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:18,320 Speaker 1: Read the Athletic. All right. Next question, let's get to it. 437 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:22,399 Speaker 1: See what we have here. This one comes from Aton Hayne, 438 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 1: who asked, ooh, could you see the Rangers trading Corey 439 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:28,440 Speaker 1: Sieger like the Red Sox did with Devers. He has 440 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 1: six one, six six years, one hundred and eighty six 441 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 1: million remaining, so the number of teams that might want 442 00:23:34,359 --> 00:23:37,959 Speaker 1: him is small. Curious your thoughts, Aton, I had not 443 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:40,920 Speaker 1: looked at it like that, in the sense that, well, 444 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:43,280 Speaker 1: if the Red Sox could do this with Devers, maybe 445 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:46,119 Speaker 1: the Rangers could do this with Seeger. I don't know 446 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:48,160 Speaker 1: that they would. I don't know that they would even 447 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:51,080 Speaker 1: consider it. Remember, they won a World series just two 448 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:54,560 Speaker 1: years ago with Corey Seeger a huge part of what 449 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:58,640 Speaker 1: they were doing, and also in the Red Sox case 450 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 1: with Devers. The one positive part for the Red Sox 451 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:04,159 Speaker 1: here was they simply did not dump the money. That 452 00:24:04,280 --> 00:24:07,880 Speaker 1: wasn't all they accomplished here. They got back pieces and 453 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:10,960 Speaker 1: the two best pieces Kyle Harrison, who could be a 454 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 1: solid starter for years to come six years control and 455 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:18,199 Speaker 1: the prospect, the outfield prospect, James Tibbs. I don't know 456 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:20,600 Speaker 1: that the Rangers could do that, get rid of Sieger's 457 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:24,720 Speaker 1: money and get that kind of return. The Red Sox 458 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:27,399 Speaker 1: in their case, had a willing taker. It made sense 459 00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:30,320 Speaker 1: for the Giants they could not get a big slugger 460 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:33,119 Speaker 1: any other way. I don't know if things will line 461 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 1: up just the same way that it did for the 462 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:39,840 Speaker 1: Red Sox and Giants in this trade. So Seger is interesting. 463 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:41,880 Speaker 1: We can go through a list of teams that would 464 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:44,280 Speaker 1: need Seeger. He has a no trade. He would have 465 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:47,679 Speaker 1: to approve it. I just don't see it happening again. 466 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 1: I see the Rangers wanting to get back into this thing. 467 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:53,600 Speaker 1: Whether they can or not, I have no idea, but 468 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:56,159 Speaker 1: they are not going to concede easily. And in this 469 00:24:56,320 --> 00:24:59,680 Speaker 1: expanded world we live in with the postseason being expanded, 470 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 1: the world's the same size as it's always been. With 471 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:07,160 Speaker 1: an expanded postseason, it's very difficult for teams to concede 472 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:09,920 Speaker 1: and say, hey, our season's over. You do that if 473 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:12,239 Speaker 1: you trade Corey Seeger. All right. I want to thank 474 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:14,920 Speaker 1: everyone for their questions, thank you for watching, for listening. 475 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 1: We will be back Thursday, our normal live show on 476 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:21,840 Speaker 1: Thursday twelve thirty Eastern. Myself Alana Rizzo. Have a great 477 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:25,200 Speaker 1: week everyone. Some big series on tap, Cups, Cardinals, Mets, Braves. 478 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:25,920 Speaker 1: Let's go. 479 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 4: BETMGM is giving you the chance to win a prize 480 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 4: every day during the baseball season. Step into the batter's 481 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 4: box for betmgms, Swing for the fences. 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