WEBVTT - MLB: Leading Off Aug 16th, 2023 (Ep. 727) 0:00:05.840 --> 0:00:09.960 What is up? Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome into Leading Off. 0:00:10.480 --> 0:00:13.440 I am Welsh. That is Bubba, and this episode is 0:00:13.440 --> 0:00:15.920 brought to you by Price Picks. Price Picks you can 0:00:16.000 --> 0:00:18.239 check it out today. Download the app used to promo 0:00:18.280 --> 0:00:21.000 code Leading Off. Get a one match up to one 0:00:21.079 --> 0:00:24.279 hundred dollars. Strap in, folks, this is gonna be an 0:00:24.320 --> 0:00:28.640 interesting one today. Technical issues across the board. Bubba, blink twice. 0:00:28.640 --> 0:00:31.639 If you can hear me, okay you can't? 0:00:32.040 --> 0:00:34.839 About what's up? My friend? This is gonna be a 0:00:34.840 --> 0:00:36.680 fun one. Yeah, between the two of us, it was 0:00:36.720 --> 0:00:39.000 an interesting and get ready for the show moment and 0:00:39.040 --> 0:00:41.600 we're thinking, okay, just hang on for thirty minutes, let's 0:00:41.640 --> 0:00:41.960 do this. 0:00:43.159 --> 0:00:46.200 I mean, hold on to your butts. It's gonna be 0:00:46.240 --> 0:00:48.640 hopefully you guys will be able to hear me and 0:00:48.680 --> 0:00:51.760 everything will be okay. But we'll get into all of it. 0:00:52.000 --> 0:00:55.480 We've got good news, we've got bad news, we've got bets, 0:00:55.520 --> 0:00:58.880 we've got dfs, we've got home run calls. And where 0:00:58.880 --> 0:01:02.080 in the world are Welsh and Corbin Carrol? Of course 0:01:02.120 --> 0:01:03.960 I'll be giving a hint here in just a little bit, 0:01:04.280 --> 0:01:05.960 we can play that guessing game again. 0:01:06.040 --> 0:01:06.400 Bubba. 0:01:06.640 --> 0:01:08.920 So thank you guys for hanging out with us. Let's 0:01:08.920 --> 0:01:11.160 start with the bad. I'm kind of a bad news 0:01:11.160 --> 0:01:13.080 first type of guy, Bubba. I don't know about you, 0:01:13.120 --> 0:01:13.560 are you a. 0:01:13.840 --> 0:01:15.480 I prefer the bad first so we can leave on 0:01:15.520 --> 0:01:17.039 a good note. I'm with you, Okay. 0:01:17.160 --> 0:01:20.200 Yeah. Sometimes it's to the person, though, I will point out, 0:01:20.200 --> 0:01:22.560 like sometimes the person I might be like, hmmm, let's 0:01:22.560 --> 0:01:24.080 get the good news from this person because the bad 0:01:24.160 --> 0:01:27.000 is going to be really bad. Unfortunately, I'm that person 0:01:27.040 --> 0:01:29.800 today because Sea McClanahan, as you guys all know, it 0:01:29.880 --> 0:01:32.880 was announcing he's going to undergo Tommy John surgery. 0:01:32.520 --> 0:01:34.160 And is out. 0:01:34.440 --> 0:01:36.920 Exactly what I said, the bad news is going to be. 0:01:37.959 --> 0:01:40.440 I hate it. There's I don't care what anyone says. 0:01:40.440 --> 0:01:42.200 There's something going on with the rays and he is 0:01:42.200 --> 0:01:46.000 out for the entire twenty twenty four season. Ba Rutle. 0:01:46.880 --> 0:01:48.320 It's very bad. And it's one of those things we 0:01:48.400 --> 0:01:50.960 kind of a tongue in cheek joked about on this show. 0:01:51.000 --> 0:01:52.560 I know you did elsewhere and I did elsewhere. It's 0:01:52.840 --> 0:01:54.480 when you need a second opinion and then you need 0:01:54.520 --> 0:01:56.560 a third opinion. It's like we have our idea, but 0:01:56.560 --> 0:01:59.200 we need another opinion. That's never good. Like we knew 0:01:59.200 --> 0:02:01.559 this was coming. And I guess on the bright side, 0:02:01.680 --> 0:02:03.480 they're doing it now instead of waiting till the middle 0:02:03.520 --> 0:02:05.720 of the off season or something, so we'll get him 0:02:05.760 --> 0:02:07.880 back for twenty twenty five. But yeah, it sucks, It 0:02:07.880 --> 0:02:08.600 really really sucks. 0:02:08.880 --> 0:02:11.360 I guess it's stinks. I had my OTTO League. I 0:02:11.440 --> 0:02:15.320 drafted Jeffrey Springs and I drafted Sean McClanahan, so that 0:02:15.400 --> 0:02:16.799 was what I got, and I think I had drasp 0:02:16.840 --> 0:02:18.440 you into. I think I had all three of the 0:02:18.560 --> 0:02:23.880 Rays completely out. Luckily I did trade though for Sandy Ocandra, 0:02:23.960 --> 0:02:27.400 who's been very good. So this stinks. This absolutely stinks. 0:02:28.160 --> 0:02:30.480 In a lot of formats, you know, the Otano format, 0:02:31.200 --> 0:02:33.120 you probably just dump them, you know. You know, I'm 0:02:33.120 --> 0:02:35.280 not going to keep a guy for thirty plus dollars 0:02:35.760 --> 0:02:38.960 for a complete eat of a year and hopefully he's 0:02:39.040 --> 0:02:41.680 good on the back end. But this is his second 0:02:41.720 --> 0:02:44.360 Tommy John surgery as well, so that makes it even 0:02:44.480 --> 0:02:47.120 worse here. And I don't remember, I have to go 0:02:47.160 --> 0:02:49.679 back and look, but the recovery rate, the amount of 0:02:49.680 --> 0:02:52.520 guys that have had multiple Tommy John's, it's usually not 0:02:52.639 --> 0:02:53.040 so great. 0:02:53.400 --> 0:02:56.400 No, it's it's not good. You know. I know Copek 0:02:56.480 --> 0:02:59.959 for one is a double survivor. I guess we could say, 0:03:00.600 --> 0:03:03.280 and there's a few more out there, but it's it's not. 0:03:03.800 --> 0:03:05.760 We already saw of a lossity going down. This Kata 0:03:05.800 --> 0:03:07.919 walk was down this year. Then he has to TJ. 0:03:08.160 --> 0:03:10.959 I'm just I'm really concerned about though, his outlook going forward. 0:03:12.080 --> 0:03:14.359 So I am in a good space here, Bubba, where 0:03:14.360 --> 0:03:16.520 I cannot hear anything. I didn't hear anything of what 0:03:16.600 --> 0:03:18.919 you said, but I know your lips for talking. I'm 0:03:18.960 --> 0:03:20.800 gonna set us up here for the next thing. Hopefully 0:03:20.840 --> 0:03:23.720 you guys can hear me and you can do this. 0:03:24.000 --> 0:03:27.120 I wanted to throw this out here. Corey Seger three 0:03:27.200 --> 0:03:30.720 for five yesterday, two homers, five RBI now hitting three 0:03:30.960 --> 0:03:34.640 fifty but then over one thousand ops. He has a 0:03:34.840 --> 0:03:39.880 one ninety w RC plus, which is besties check this 0:03:39.960 --> 0:03:44.080 out pulled this. Segars MLB ranks currently second in batting 0:03:44.120 --> 0:03:47.520 average third and OBP first, and slugging first and ops 0:03:47.560 --> 0:03:49.800 and as I mentioned, first in WRC plus. I believe 0:03:49.840 --> 0:03:53.400 the only thing lacking are his qualifications, because he hasn't 0:03:53.480 --> 0:03:56.240 quite qualified here. He is having the year of year. 0:03:56.240 --> 0:03:58.280 But I saw somebody say this would be the greatest 0:03:58.320 --> 0:04:02.200 shortstop season ever. Do you buy that this is the 0:04:02.200 --> 0:04:04.840 greatest shortstop season ever? And I'm going down into the 0:04:04.920 --> 0:04:06.400 dungeon to try to fix things here. 0:04:07.040 --> 0:04:10.640 I do not believe it's the best shortstop season ever. 0:04:10.680 --> 0:04:13.080 I think people forget we used to have Cal Ripken, 0:04:13.160 --> 0:04:16.800 we had a Rod tarrying things like MVP A Rod seasons. 0:04:17.080 --> 0:04:18.960 We've had so much success in the short stop position. 0:04:18.960 --> 0:04:21.080 It's tough to say. It's an amazing season. There's no 0:04:21.080 --> 0:04:22.920 doubt about it. What I'd like to see with Corey 0:04:22.920 --> 0:04:25.880 Seeger's play a full season. That'd be fun and then 0:04:25.880 --> 0:04:27.840 we can really see how good he is. But while 0:04:27.880 --> 0:04:30.839 on the field this year, he's putting together and it's 0:04:30.880 --> 0:04:33.360 a remarkable season. It is not the best season. 0:04:33.760 --> 0:04:36.159 Do you think that what Corey Seeker is doing? Because 0:04:36.160 --> 0:04:37.760 at those ranks, by the way, we're minimum of three 0:04:37.800 --> 0:04:41.800 hundred played appearances. Do you think Corey Seeger is a 0:04:41.920 --> 0:04:45.240 top fifteen Fantasy option next year? No? 0:04:45.360 --> 0:04:47.240 Because let's have it. Actually, I brought this up on 0:04:47.279 --> 0:04:50.599 Twitter on Wednesday. Would you take Corey Seger or Bobby 0:04:50.640 --> 0:04:51.680 Wood Jr? 0:04:52.080 --> 0:04:52.400 Wow? 0:04:53.400 --> 0:04:56.720 Buddy, But no, I'm saying, like, that's your first rounders conversation. 0:04:57.000 --> 0:04:59.760 Okay, you say that, but then who are the other 0:05:00.080 --> 0:05:02.160 would you rather have? Boba, Schett or Corey. 0:05:01.880 --> 0:05:04.800 Seeger's Now that's where it's a real question. But I'm saying, like, 0:05:04.839 --> 0:05:06.799 first fifteen picks, you got a que and you got Tatis, 0:05:06.880 --> 0:05:09.960 you got you know, Freeman will be there, Sodo might 0:05:10.040 --> 0:05:12.360 still be in the mix. I don't know, Jay Ram 0:05:12.520 --> 0:05:14.479 like there, you could go down this list of players 0:05:14.600 --> 0:05:16.240 and it's gonna be tough to sneak into the fifteen 0:05:16.279 --> 0:05:16.680 for Seger. 0:05:16.880 --> 0:05:18.120 Well, see, I don't know if it's going to be 0:05:18.120 --> 0:05:20.080 that tough to sneak into the fifteen. Okay, so let's 0:05:20.120 --> 0:05:22.520 let's get rid of the best shortstop argument now. I 0:05:22.520 --> 0:05:25.440 mean Redbaron here is saying that he is the best shortstop. Yeah, 0:05:25.760 --> 0:05:27.320 one short stop. Okay, but let's get rid of that 0:05:27.360 --> 0:05:29.480 for a minute because it can get a little bit messy. 0:05:29.680 --> 0:05:33.600 Bobby wit Junior, Statistically, I mean, from a fantasy standpoint, 0:05:33.640 --> 0:05:33.920 is the. 0:05:33.839 --> 0:05:35.200 Best about to go thirty forty? 0:05:35.240 --> 0:05:37.560 It's crazy, but I think this is similar to the 0:05:37.600 --> 0:05:40.039 first base conversation we had where it was like Matt 0:05:40.080 --> 0:05:43.520 Olsen now jumped next to Freddy Freeman. I think Matt 0:05:43.520 --> 0:05:46.520 Olsen is probably a top fifteen pick. He goes after Freeman. 0:05:46.960 --> 0:05:50.360 I think Seger is the matt Olsen who Bobby Witt Junior. 0:05:51.040 --> 0:05:54.120 I think Corey Seeger is a guy at the top. 0:05:54.200 --> 0:05:57.000 It's somewhere in the fifteen you're gonna get what pitcher 0:05:57.080 --> 0:05:58.880 are you going to take over Corey Seeger? Right now? 0:05:58.880 --> 0:06:00.839 Well, that's the great question, and it depends if you 0:06:00.880 --> 0:06:03.120 like pitching her. I wouldn't. I'm just waiting on pitching. 0:06:03.720 --> 0:06:05.680 So for me, it's nobody. I guess you can make 0:06:05.680 --> 0:06:08.720 the argument that Otani maybe if you want to talk 0:06:08.800 --> 0:06:12.520 O Tony Pitcher VERSU Hitter, there's your young coal still 0:06:12.560 --> 0:06:15.040 been great. But for me, I wouldn't. But like WALKI says, 0:06:15.080 --> 0:06:17.839 Segre over Vlad Guerrero. These are all valid points. But 0:06:17.920 --> 0:06:20.960 we have fifteen players, and that's my only thing is like, 0:06:21.120 --> 0:06:23.360 I think Sigar's gonna be where Freddy Freeman was this 0:06:23.440 --> 0:06:26.520 last year, an amazing like early second round pick to 0:06:26.560 --> 0:06:28.560 pair with the stud in the first round, and that's 0:06:28.560 --> 0:06:29.719 where Seer comes into play. 0:06:29.839 --> 0:06:31.640 Well, I see, and I say it's funny because as 0:06:31.680 --> 0:06:33.000 soon as you said that I'm like, yeah, I totally 0:06:33.000 --> 0:06:34.600 agree with you, except Freddy Freeman and a lot of 0:06:34.600 --> 0:06:36.520 my leagues went like ten and you know eleven. So 0:06:36.680 --> 0:06:39.080 that's that's where I think. I think he's gonna lie 0:06:39.080 --> 0:06:42.400 between twelve and fifteen, Like I think Freddy Freeman will 0:06:42.440 --> 0:06:44.520 be gone and then you're gonna be looking at a 0:06:44.520 --> 0:06:46.200 guy like so you're the only thing that holds him back. 0:06:46.240 --> 0:06:48.400 Right here is what fred said is the injury of it. 0:06:48.520 --> 0:06:51.320 There's massive injury risk. We have to put qualifications on 0:06:51.360 --> 0:06:53.920 Corey Seeger right now with minimum three hundred bats because 0:06:53.960 --> 0:06:57.680 he doesn't qualify because he misses freaking time, which is crazy. 0:06:57.720 --> 0:07:01.159 But he is having an unworldly season hitting three fifty 0:07:01.400 --> 0:07:03.760 right now, twenty two homers. It's got a legit chance 0:07:03.800 --> 0:07:06.560 to get over that thirty homer mark. And this is 0:07:06.640 --> 0:07:08.120 you know, it was one of the better offenses at 0:07:08.120 --> 0:07:11.760 the front half of the season. Cory Seger is a monster. 0:07:12.000 --> 0:07:13.760 Is really I was getting at here. But what you 0:07:13.800 --> 0:07:17.080 also mentioned was Bobby Witt, So Bobby wit Junior Christer 0:07:17.200 --> 0:07:20.160 Grand Slam on Tuesday, and this is something I pulled. 0:07:20.480 --> 0:07:24.960 Check us out. He now has fifty seven combined homer 0:07:25.080 --> 0:07:29.320 and stolen bases. Now, I'm not gonna count like what's 0:07:29.360 --> 0:07:31.880 his face astu ruy ruiz, I'm not gonna do that. 0:07:31.880 --> 0:07:36.040 We're gonna do Homer Homers Homer stolen based combo. There 0:07:36.040 --> 0:07:38.960 are only two players with a bigger combo that have 0:07:39.040 --> 0:07:43.440 at least like twenty homers. Akunya and show, hey Tommy, 0:07:43.560 --> 0:07:45.880 that's it and check this out. He has the same 0:07:46.040 --> 0:07:50.240 number as Corbyn Carroll, but he has more RBI and 0:07:50.320 --> 0:07:54.160 a better batting average than Corbyn Carroll. Because apparently as 0:07:54.160 --> 0:07:56.240 soon as me, as it's been pointing out in the chat, 0:07:56.440 --> 0:07:59.920 I have ruined Corbyn Carroll. And don't think that I 0:08:00.080 --> 0:08:02.800 hadn't thought about this a week ago that where in 0:08:02.840 --> 0:08:05.880 the world or Welsh and Corban Carroll next up probably 0:08:05.960 --> 0:08:08.240 needs to be a batting cage. I'm well aware of that. 0:08:08.600 --> 0:08:10.600 Where he's actually he's down to two sixty nine the 0:08:10.680 --> 0:08:15.600 Bobby Witt third most more rb Eisen Carroll more stolen bases. 0:08:16.120 --> 0:08:18.840 Might be one of the most underrated fantasy guys right now, 0:08:18.880 --> 0:08:21.360 but this is probably relative to like the back half 0:08:21.440 --> 0:08:24.200 of the first round. I think Bobby Witt Junior Bubba 0:08:24.720 --> 0:08:27.520 might be a top three pick next season. He might 0:08:27.560 --> 0:08:30.760 be the third pick. You could justify Bobby Witt over 0:08:30.800 --> 0:08:33.360 Corbin Carroll right now. Oh yeah, guy z A, Kunya 0:08:33.440 --> 0:08:36.640 and Otani. If you're playing in like transactionally, who goes 0:08:36.640 --> 0:08:37.880 above Bobby wit junr. 0:08:37.840 --> 0:08:41.520 The fun discussion, I would take the Bobby Wit over 0:08:41.600 --> 0:08:43.840 Jay Ram I would go there, But that still will 0:08:43.880 --> 0:08:45.959 be a discussion because he got the third base position. 0:08:46.360 --> 0:08:48.160 I think I think the big discussion will be Bobby 0:08:48.160 --> 0:08:51.640 Witt versus Tatis. That's that is a discussion right now. 0:08:51.640 --> 0:08:54.880 But a full healthy Tatis like this is a forty 0:08:54.920 --> 0:08:55.440 forty dude. 0:08:55.440 --> 0:08:59.400 Also, Okay, to your point, maybe it's a discussion if 0:08:59.440 --> 0:09:02.760 you are if you believe that like this is him 0:09:02.840 --> 0:09:07.280 recouping from miss time, from you know, the worm medication, 0:09:07.480 --> 0:09:09.600 all that type of stuff, like becoming a new player, 0:09:09.640 --> 0:09:12.960 finding that consistency. If you believe it's one of those 0:09:13.040 --> 0:09:16.679 lost this seasons and he bounces back, yeah, I mean 0:09:16.720 --> 0:09:18.760 the only problem is is, like then maybe he's as 0:09:18.800 --> 0:09:20.680 good as Bobby wit Junior is right now, like Bobby 0:09:20.760 --> 0:09:23.959 has been failing upwards, batting average has gone up, but 0:09:24.040 --> 0:09:26.880 he has a sub twenty percentage. He's one of the 0:09:27.000 --> 0:09:30.880 sneakiest buys all season long. I've been screaming about it 0:09:30.920 --> 0:09:32.680 and I can't even go on. 0:09:33.040 --> 0:09:34.720 I'm loving all the Bobby Wit talk. Don't get me 0:09:34.720 --> 0:09:36.120 wrong there. I'm absolutely a big fan of it. 0:09:36.240 --> 0:09:39.040 Okay, I literally we're gonna go back to it in 0:09:39.040 --> 0:09:40.760 the second here. I just want to point it this out. 0:09:40.800 --> 0:09:43.680 Maybe you can answer this question for everybody. Christian Javier. 0:09:44.120 --> 0:09:46.640 Christian Javier allowed four runs and four and two thirds 0:09:46.679 --> 0:09:49.480 innings against the Marlins. He didn't get a decision. He 0:09:49.559 --> 0:09:52.520 was pulled in the bottom of the fifth after have 0:09:52.840 --> 0:09:56.040 their throwing error. He now had in this game, he 0:09:56.080 --> 0:09:59.360 generated only nine swinging strikes on nine five pitches with 0:09:59.480 --> 0:10:04.520 a twenty percent csw percentage. The bigger concern and question 0:10:04.640 --> 0:10:07.400 though with Christian Javier, and I saw people posing this 0:10:07.440 --> 0:10:10.120 and I think it's fair, is do we even hold 0:10:10.160 --> 0:10:12.240 on to him? Four four to nine ERA? He is 0:10:12.280 --> 0:10:15.360 a worse expected ERA so far this year. Double digit 0:10:15.400 --> 0:10:18.400 barrel percentage given up his case are the lowest of 0:10:18.440 --> 0:10:21.160 his career. Walks are kind of up there. We've talked 0:10:21.160 --> 0:10:24.440 about how inefficient he is. Should you even hold on 0:10:24.480 --> 0:10:26.040 to Christian Javier rest of the season. 0:10:26.200 --> 0:10:28.320 It's a great question, It's actually a question discussed on 0:10:28.559 --> 0:10:31.679 my bench to Bubba last night. It was a he's 0:10:31.720 --> 0:10:34.160 been so bad, so bad, as you mentioned, I think 0:10:34.160 --> 0:10:36.880 in fifteen teams you hold that's just the reality of 0:10:36.920 --> 0:10:39.800 the world because replacement vile on the waiver wire is 0:10:40.080 --> 0:10:42.520 not good. But in tens and twelves, there's a great 0:10:42.600 --> 0:10:45.559 argument to drop him. Obviously, you want to drop him 0:10:45.559 --> 0:10:48.280 for something that's going to benefit you, but he's been 0:10:48.320 --> 0:10:50.560 so bad it's just it is not worth hanging on 0:10:50.600 --> 0:10:53.280 to you. So I could definitely see dropping a Javier 0:10:53.480 --> 0:10:55.240 and moving on at this point of the season as 0:10:55.280 --> 0:10:56.239 he looks lost. 0:10:56.520 --> 0:10:58.520 Yeah, and I think we've kind of preached it a 0:10:58.559 --> 0:11:01.160 little bit. You're at the point of the year keeper 0:11:01.240 --> 0:11:03.719 leagues devoid here, You at the point of the year 0:11:03.760 --> 0:11:06.520 where it's like you can just have a short term 0:11:06.559 --> 0:11:08.840 memory and just start cutting guys, Like would it be 0:11:08.880 --> 0:11:11.600 a bomber if Christian Xavier like figured it out, you 0:11:11.720 --> 0:11:13.920 cut him and a guy in your league picks him 0:11:14.000 --> 0:11:16.679 up and does well, yeah, sure, but what sign has 0:11:16.679 --> 0:11:19.360 he shown that that's gonna happen? Every expected stat is 0:11:19.400 --> 0:11:22.199 against him right now. The pitches haven't been working. He's 0:11:22.240 --> 0:11:24.440 a primary two pitch pitcher, you know, what better strategy 0:11:24.520 --> 0:11:28.040 might be, Trojan Horse, cut him and let your guys, 0:11:28.200 --> 0:11:30.280 let the other league mates pick him up and screw 0:11:30.400 --> 0:11:33.760 their team if you've got viable options. So I think 0:11:33.800 --> 0:11:37.200 the point is is he's now become viable to cut 0:11:37.640 --> 0:11:40.679 pending the guys you have available in your league, and 0:11:40.720 --> 0:11:42.679 he you know, you might be better off just straight. 0:11:42.679 --> 0:11:44.920 I mean, chase silset would be better to work right 0:11:44.920 --> 0:11:46.760 now with Hobby as he is over Javier. 0:11:47.240 --> 0:11:48.880 Yep, it's funny you mentioned that because we did the 0:11:48.960 --> 0:11:52.360 like top ads last week. Cole Reagan's was Javier. We said, okay, Javier, 0:11:52.520 --> 0:11:54.040 but then we game the Chase silset and that was 0:11:54.080 --> 0:11:56.400 an easy Chase sil set the whole way. So yes, 0:11:56.679 --> 0:11:58.760 see what's out there, especially in ten and twelve team 0:11:58.800 --> 0:12:01.080 leagues on a you know, the who's in fan traxes 0:12:01.120 --> 0:12:03.640 of the world, A lot more pictures that you think 0:12:03.679 --> 0:12:04.800 are widely available. 0:12:05.160 --> 0:12:07.079 This is very, very true. So again, thank you guys 0:12:07.120 --> 0:12:09.559 all for hanging. If you don't even realize if you're listening, 0:12:09.600 --> 0:12:11.520 like my audio is going in and out, I've heard 0:12:11.559 --> 0:12:13.720 everything Bubba has said, So if I'm being weird about it, 0:12:13.760 --> 0:12:15.559 I was also going to make by the way, Wednesdays. 0:12:15.640 --> 0:12:19.440 I was gonna make it like a chat day, a 0:12:19.520 --> 0:12:21.199 very chat day, but all the chaos is going to 0:12:21.280 --> 0:12:23.160 so think about this. For next week, We're going to 0:12:23.240 --> 0:12:26.679 have a very like I don't remember what name I 0:12:26.720 --> 0:12:29.120 had for it, but we're a centric Yeah, like a 0:12:29.200 --> 0:12:32.280 very chat centric Wednesday, like answering questions and stuff like that. 0:12:32.320 --> 0:12:35.320 But literally, the technical stuff before had me reeling. So 0:12:35.360 --> 0:12:38.079 if I'm being weird, extra weird than I am, that's 0:12:38.080 --> 0:12:39.839 why I'm being weird. The other news piece, by the way, 0:12:40.080 --> 0:12:43.079 Hunter Green allowed one hit, struck out nine over five 0:12:43.120 --> 0:12:45.600 and two thirds in a rehab starting triple A he 0:12:45.679 --> 0:12:47.640 got He got up to one hundred, which is nice 0:12:47.640 --> 0:12:49.920 sitting ninety seven to one hundred and eighty three pitches. 0:12:50.559 --> 0:12:52.559 Looks very likely that his next start is going to 0:12:52.600 --> 0:12:54.240 be in the major leagues and he will be back. Also, 0:12:54.679 --> 0:12:57.800 Nick Liddolo is rehabbing, So for any of you guys 0:12:57.600 --> 0:13:01.640 that god, if lidl can just pull together a couple 0:13:01.600 --> 0:13:03.360 of good starts to end the year, I think it'll 0:13:03.400 --> 0:13:05.559 be so good going into next year. I don't think 0:13:05.559 --> 0:13:08.200 it'll raise his value too much. And if both get 0:13:08.240 --> 0:13:10.920 back those signs of life, it would be pretty big 0:13:11.520 --> 0:13:14.160 for your playoff run, you know. Interesting left Positive just said, 0:13:14.200 --> 0:13:17.679 can I drop Severino? I would drop Seprino for everybody 0:13:17.679 --> 0:13:20.520 we've talked about Silseth. I would drop Hunter Green, Lodola 0:13:20.520 --> 0:13:21.959 if they're sitting out there, easy. 0:13:21.679 --> 0:13:23.680 Easy, easy. I'd rather have Christianavier than. 0:13:24.520 --> 0:13:27.280 Yeah, exactly, So be on the lookout for Hunter Green. 0:13:27.679 --> 0:13:30.880 Rookie lookie, a couple of things here rookie pitchers, we're 0:13:30.920 --> 0:13:33.880 at it again. Bobby Miller he went six, gave up 0:13:33.920 --> 0:13:36.959 one and run, struck out four, retired eighteen straight at 0:13:36.960 --> 0:13:39.680 one point, Logan Allen went six, struck out seven, no 0:13:40.040 --> 0:13:42.920 earned runs. I was going to kind of press like, 0:13:43.760 --> 0:13:46.360 is there something in there with the rookie pitch? Like 0:13:46.800 --> 0:13:48.439 we did this on Rates and Barrels this week, where 0:13:48.440 --> 0:13:52.480 we were talking about the workload management that was going 0:13:52.480 --> 0:13:54.880 on and dealing with workload management. Do you think with 0:13:54.960 --> 0:13:57.760 how good rookie pitchers have been this year, you are 0:13:57.800 --> 0:14:01.400 going to just not focus in there all right? This 0:14:01.440 --> 0:14:03.360 guy's got a limited amount of innings. Like that was 0:14:03.440 --> 0:14:05.120 kind of with Mason Miller. We are seeing it with 0:14:05.240 --> 0:14:09.520 Yuri Perez. Do you think how good these pictures are 0:14:10.160 --> 0:14:14.240 assuming that this continues and baseball is maturing these players 0:14:14.280 --> 0:14:16.000 at this rate that you're gonna say, you know what, 0:14:16.240 --> 0:14:18.920 I just don't even care about what these workloads are 0:14:19.040 --> 0:14:21.400 or how they're going to stop these players. I'm picking 0:14:21.480 --> 0:14:24.720 up these players like they are ranked A or B. 0:14:24.880 --> 0:14:26.320 Do you know you understand how I'm saying that? Like, 0:14:26.360 --> 0:14:27.520 are you just going to go all in on these 0:14:27.600 --> 0:14:28.880 rookie pictures as they come. 0:14:29.240 --> 0:14:32.120 On draft day? I'm not so sure. But on the 0:14:32.120 --> 0:14:34.320 waiver wires, I'll be much more aggressive. Let's put it 0:14:34.320 --> 0:14:35.960 that way. Like I was all in on Biby and 0:14:35.960 --> 0:14:39.720 some others because they were they were more stretched out. 0:14:39.720 --> 0:14:41.040 We need to get one hundred and thirty hundred and 0:14:41.040 --> 0:14:43.640 forty innings here and there, but I had question marks 0:14:43.640 --> 0:14:45.480 on others. I've been right, I've been wrong. We've all 0:14:45.480 --> 0:14:47.280 been right wrong on these young pictures. That's the fun 0:14:47.280 --> 0:14:50.600 of it. But to your real question, there is yes, 0:14:50.760 --> 0:14:53.960 I am down to not be as concerned with the 0:14:54.000 --> 0:14:55.080 innings as I was before. 0:14:55.200 --> 0:14:57.120 Everything you said was super super smart. 0:14:57.200 --> 0:14:57.840 I got none of it. 0:14:57.880 --> 0:15:00.840 By bay that look on your face. This is actually 0:15:00.880 --> 0:15:02.880 a fun game for me. I think everything you said 0:15:02.920 --> 0:15:04.840 was probably the smartest thing ever. I didn't hear a 0:15:04.840 --> 0:15:05.200 word of it. 0:15:05.320 --> 0:15:07.160 The best part is they can hear both of us, 0:15:07.200 --> 0:15:09.080 apparently because no one said a word. Yep. 0:15:09.120 --> 0:15:10.960 See, he can be saying awful things about me right now. 0:15:11.000 --> 0:15:12.920 I'd have no idea, so I can't hear a single word. 0:15:13.200 --> 0:15:15.280 Other rookie, Look as I'm gonna plow through these and 0:15:15.320 --> 0:15:17.320 then we'll go to injuries. Get your takes here, Emerson 0:15:17.360 --> 0:15:21.080 Hancock struggled no decision on Tuesday, gave up five nine hits. 0:15:21.360 --> 0:15:23.760 No bueno, this is a crazy one. If you got 0:15:23.800 --> 0:15:26.880 any takes on this, I'll be very excited to hear 0:15:26.960 --> 0:15:28.800 you at some point what you had to say about it. 0:15:29.040 --> 0:15:34.920 But the Rays, looh, the Rays. They sent shortstop Carson Williams, 0:15:34.920 --> 0:15:37.680 who is a high a guy, all the way up 0:15:37.680 --> 0:15:40.720 to triple A. They just skipped, just said screw it, 0:15:40.800 --> 0:15:43.360 we're skipping double A. Sent him all the way up 0:15:43.360 --> 0:15:45.520 to triple as a twenty year old. He's hitting around 0:15:45.520 --> 0:15:49.640 two sixty, big counting stats. I actually have been kind 0:15:49.680 --> 0:15:51.920 of pinged about him the last couple of days. My 0:15:52.000 --> 0:15:53.880 problem is people are like, well, you sure know, And 0:15:53.920 --> 0:15:56.120 the problem is is because he strikes out a lot. 0:15:56.160 --> 0:15:58.520 It's like a thirty percent strikeout guy. But the Rays 0:15:58.560 --> 0:16:01.320 in ooh, all their stuff just moved them all up. 0:16:01.360 --> 0:16:04.440 So any thoughts on Carson Williams for them to hear, not. 0:16:04.440 --> 0:16:08.560 Me, I would say it basically says more about the 0:16:08.560 --> 0:16:12.760 potential situation in Tampa Bay than anything. It's going to 0:16:12.800 --> 0:16:16.320 be a I think it's just adding depth to Triple A. 0:16:17.000 --> 0:16:19.560 It's allowing the Race to do what they need to 0:16:19.560 --> 0:16:22.080 do in the bigs to take care of things, and 0:16:22.160 --> 0:16:25.600 I think Carson Williams is more of a next season 0:16:25.680 --> 0:16:26.640 issue than this season. 0:16:26.800 --> 0:16:28.320 I'm looking at sorry, I was looking at the Oh, 0:16:28.360 --> 0:16:29.960 I think I got back, Bubba. 0:16:29.880 --> 0:16:31.720 Here we go. What's up, Son, You're back? 0:16:31.760 --> 0:16:34.240 Well, a bit of a delay, I'm back. I was 0:16:34.240 --> 0:16:36.440 looking at the chat and everyone was like, Uh, this 0:16:36.560 --> 0:16:37.720 is mean what you're saying. 0:16:37.800 --> 0:16:39.680 Oh, they're having they're having fun with this now. 0:16:40.200 --> 0:16:42.400 Yeah this I'm having a great time not being able 0:16:42.400 --> 0:16:44.080 to hear. I can hear now, but it's just going 0:16:44.120 --> 0:16:48.800 in and out, So we we'd keep going. We Injuries. 0:16:48.840 --> 0:16:53.120 Ozzie Albi's on the il hamstring injury. Von Grissom is 0:16:53.160 --> 0:16:55.320 coming up with the Bats. Boba Shitt started to rehab 0:16:55.360 --> 0:16:57.760 assignment on Tuesday, could return this week and Josel Tuova 0:16:57.920 --> 0:17:00.680 was diagnosed, so they left me contusion and considered day 0:17:00.720 --> 0:17:02.720 to day. I was talking about him on ITL. What 0:17:02.840 --> 0:17:07.120 a low key, good, projected out season he's having. That's 0:17:07.119 --> 0:17:10.640 one of those guys if you're in a smaller window. God, 0:17:10.640 --> 0:17:12.199 I would have loved to trade for him in Dynasty. 0:17:12.240 --> 0:17:13.679 I know he's trading for like a thirty three year 0:17:13.720 --> 0:17:16.320 old is ridiculous, but trading for him in a short 0:17:16.400 --> 0:17:18.760 term window. He I mean, he's projected out to be 0:17:18.760 --> 0:17:19.800 like almost a thirty thirty guy. 0:17:19.800 --> 0:17:22.560 Bubba, Yeah, No, he's having a beastly season. Everyone keeps 0:17:22.600 --> 0:17:25.920 going between injuries and age, like what's going on. But 0:17:26.320 --> 0:17:28.000 he's putting it together this year in a big way. 0:17:28.040 --> 0:17:30.640 And he was a heck of a value on draft Day. 0:17:31.280 --> 0:17:34.000 He said, yes, Bubba Welsh did get taller. You guys 0:17:34.040 --> 0:17:36.199 are dirt bags. This is what I That's all I 0:17:36.240 --> 0:17:38.520 love about this show. My type of dirt bags. I'm 0:17:38.560 --> 0:17:40.080 just so happy I can hear right now, So we'll 0:17:40.160 --> 0:17:44.320 keep going. Logan o'happy moving to Triple A for a rehab. 0:17:44.359 --> 0:17:47.120 Should be returning, So go and fire up those shares. 0:17:47.160 --> 0:17:49.600