1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: Baseball America is sponsoring tonight's show. I listen, Baseball America. 2 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: I'm gonna tell you right now, it is my favorite 3 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 1: outlet when it comes to anything prospects, when it comes 4 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: to anything scattering reports. Those guys over there are do 5 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:16,440 Speaker 1: an amazing job. They've done an amazing job for years. 6 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:20,639 Speaker 1: Baseball America is absolutely the number one stop in my 7 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: opinion for all of that information. And they have a 8 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: great deal going on right now. Use the code Monster 9 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: thirty and you get thirty percent off for your first year. 10 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: That's a very good deal. Thank you to Baseball America. 11 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: We're actually gonna be talking to Baseball America this coming week. 12 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 1: We're gonna be talking Red Sox prospects, So be on 13 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 1: the lookout for that. 14 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:42,879 Speaker 2: Let's dive into tonight's show, shall we. 15 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:46,519 Speaker 1: So this past weekend, I would say the biggest news 16 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: that we've gotten is there seems to be a divide 17 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: when it comes to a right handed bat. This is 18 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: from Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe. We can actually 19 00:00:56,920 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: go here right to the quote and he says here, 20 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: agents representing prominent free agent hitters have been hearing the 21 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:08,639 Speaker 1: same thing from Craig Breslow the sofseason, he believes their 22 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: prospects are going to be stars. That actually ties in 23 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 1: very well for tonight's show. The Socks are banking on 24 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: Roman Anthony, Christian Campbell and Marcella Meyer to have a 25 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: major impact this season and aren't willing to go beyond 26 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: short term, team friendly deals for free agent hitters. Agents 27 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: have come away believing Alex Cora and Sam Kennedy want 28 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: to add a middle of the order hitter, but Breslo, 29 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:38,400 Speaker 1: John Henry, and Tom Warner have been cautious. It explains 30 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: why the Red Sox have so far done nothing to 31 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: improve their lineup the sofseason, even after losing outfielder Tyler 32 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: O'Neill to the Orioles as a free agent. He goes 33 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: on to say here, it also explains in part why 34 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: Breslow has yet to sign a free agent hitter to 35 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: a major league contract during his fifteen months as chief 36 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 1: baseball officer. So this is interesting, you know, it's very 37 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: interesting because so we're going to dive into the Red 38 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 1: Sox farm system and whatnot tonight, all the updated rankings 39 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: from Keith Law from ESPN. 40 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 2: Plus as well. 41 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: But there it's no secret the Red Sox farm system, 42 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: especially on the position player side of things, has really 43 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: beefed up over the last few years. I've personally talked 44 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: to people out there, one who is in the scouting industry, 45 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: and there are a lot of scouts out there that 46 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 1: think the Red Sox farm system right now is head 47 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: and shoulders above the rest. I've been told that personally 48 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: by someone in the scouting industry, saying that they have 49 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: the best farm system right. I've talked with David Sandland. 50 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: You can go check out that interview that I posted 51 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: the other day, a great interview. Thank you for David 52 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:58,679 Speaker 1: coming on for the show. And you know, we even 53 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: talked with Mikey Romero a little while back. Both those 54 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: guys have right. Obviously they are prospects within the Red 55 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 1: Sox system, but both those guys have come out and 56 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: said the farm is absolutely stacked, right. You know, these 57 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: guys have been, you know, moving their way through the 58 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: minor league system, so they've been seeing a whole bunch 59 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: of players. 60 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 2: Man. 61 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 1: And uh, when you hear both these guys rave about 62 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 1: the farm the way they have, I mean that's that 63 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 1: speaks volumes if you ask me. And obviously the top 64 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 1: guys in the system right now, Like they just mentioned 65 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: in from the Peter Abraham article, Roman Anthony, Christian Campbell 66 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: and Marcella Meyer, these are three guys that can actually 67 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 1: help the Red Sox this year in a major way. Now, 68 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: there is definitely two sides of this where there's a debate, 69 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 1: right where do you want to trust the prospects this 70 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: young talent or would you rather go out there and 71 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: get the veteran bat all right now? With me, I 72 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: always like to look at things down the middle. I 73 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: always like to look at things from a couple of 74 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 1: different angles. For me personally, I definitely see the upside 75 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:22,559 Speaker 1: in getting a veteran guy like Alex Bregman, maybe even 76 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 1: a trade with for Nolan Aaronato, whatever it may be. 77 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: I have always been a believer. I like to ease 78 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: the prospects in. I like to ease the young guys 79 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 1: in and and if they end up just coming up 80 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: and putting on a show, then that's great, right, But 81 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:43,280 Speaker 1: at least give them a bit of a soft, soft 82 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 1: landing spot to come in and show what they can 83 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: do right without too much pressure on them. You know, 84 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 1: you think about Dustin Madroy, right, Dustin Madroy one of 85 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:55,359 Speaker 1: the all time greats for the Red Sox. He didn't 86 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 1: come up in two thousand and seven, you know, out 87 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: of nowhere and just start lighting the world on fire. Actually, 88 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: remember that two thousand and seven season. He got off 89 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: to a terrible start that year. They brought him up 90 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 1: in two thousand and six, They had him get a 91 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: little bit of experience towards the end of the year. 92 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 1: You know, they didn't throw him right into the fire, 93 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 1: you know, Jacoby Elsbury, right, They kind of eased him 94 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:19,479 Speaker 1: in as well. You know, And that's a perfect example 95 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 1: of you asked me, because remember the Red Sox. They 96 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 1: had Coco crisp In that in for their starting center 97 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 1: fielder that year in two thousand and seven, and he 98 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: was starting to have some struggles and they brought up 99 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 1: Jacoby and you know, kind of eased him in, right, 100 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 1: And then look what it ended up doing in the 101 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 1: postseason that year. Ended up being a very productive player 102 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:43,279 Speaker 1: that postseason to help get the Red Sox to that 103 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:46,160 Speaker 1: World Series championship. That's the way I've always seen it, 104 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: you know, let the guys kind of ease their way 105 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 1: in and then let them produce. Now, I also see 106 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 1: the other side where you look at some you know, 107 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,480 Speaker 1: if you look at prospects these days, you go take 108 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: a look at Jackson Merril with the pad Dres. You 109 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:08,160 Speaker 1: go take a look at Jackson Surio. These young players 110 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:16,119 Speaker 1: are so advanced, right, They're so good. It's amazing how 111 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 1: good these young players are. Right, that's just showing how 112 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: far the game is coming along, especially at the very 113 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:27,159 Speaker 1: young levels, you know, even high school. Right, You're getting 114 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 1: guys that are just so advanced these days. And you 115 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 1: take a look at Jackson Merrill. This past year of 116 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: the pad Dres had a great year. He was one 117 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: of the pad Dres' best players this year. He won 118 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: the job out of spring training. I think, honestly, you 119 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 1: could have Christian Campbell do a similar thing. He just 120 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 1: lit the world on fire this past year in the minors, 121 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:52,280 Speaker 1: just had a meteoric rise through the system. I think 122 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 1: Roman Anthony obviously same thing. I mean, what he's done 123 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:57,919 Speaker 1: in the last couple of years has been, you know, 124 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: flat and amazing, not just the numbers he's been putting up, 125 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 1: but just the way he carries himself. 126 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 2: Right. 127 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 1: The one word I keep hearing with Roman Anthony is 128 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 1: the maturity, you know, one word I keep hearing about 129 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: Christian Campbell as well. It's how he's just a calm guy, 130 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 1: right kinda. He's a little bit more low key, you know. 131 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 1: It's just the way these guys handle themselves. Right, there's 132 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 1: you know, yes, there's talent, but there's also the other 133 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 1: side of it, where you know, the mental part of it. 134 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: And I feel like the Red Sox they've been seeing 135 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 1: the way these two guys have played, even Marcelo Meyer 136 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 1: as well. The problem with Meyer, you know, he just 137 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 1: needs to stay healthy, right, But you take a look 138 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 1: at the way, you know, these guys have been conducting themselves, 139 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 1: and I honestly think the Red Sox they see that. 140 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 1: I think they see the maturity level on these guys, 141 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: and they probably think they could throw these guys into 142 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 1: the fire, even in a pressure cooker of a city 143 00:07:56,680 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: like Boston, and they could probably handle it. And you 144 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 1: take a look, you know. Funny enough, I was actually, 145 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: you know, looking at some old articles this past year 146 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: back in April Baseball America. 147 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 2: Who is sponsoring tonight's show? 148 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 1: Christian Campbell excites Red Sox with new swing. Right, he 149 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 1: has a Christian Campbell has a bit of a hitch 150 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 1: in his swing, right, not like Hunter Pence level back 151 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:26,120 Speaker 1: in the day, but like a snigs. 152 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:26,600 Speaker 2: Of it, right. 153 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 1: And there have been you know, guys out there that say, oh, 154 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:32,079 Speaker 1: that could end up being a problem at the major 155 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 1: league level with the elite pitching. But if you just 156 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 1: look at the way Campbell just destroyed pitching this past year, 157 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:41,199 Speaker 1: it didn't really seem to be a problem if he 158 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 1: ends up having to make some adjustments at the major 159 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 1: league level, because if you also factor in, you know, 160 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 1: the pitch recognition he has, the pitch selection that he has, 161 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 1: he is off the charts with his plate discipline, right. 162 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 1: But yeah, sure, maybe there's a bit of a mechanical 163 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 1: thing with Campbell, but it doesn't seem to be bothering 164 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 1: him one bit. Now, could you see some times or 165 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:06,560 Speaker 1: maybe he's got to make a couple of adjustments in 166 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,680 Speaker 1: the cage, you know, Yeah, you could possibly see something 167 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: like that. So that's where I'm starting to wonder if 168 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 1: you go back also to Craig Breslo's comments about a 169 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 1: month ago, when he was talking about where this right 170 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: handed bat could come from. He mentioned, you know, maybe 171 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:28,680 Speaker 1: it could come from somewhere within the organization. The more 172 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 1: I look back on that article, the more I feel 173 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 1: like he was telling us what the plan is. I 174 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:38,679 Speaker 1: really do think I'm starting to believe more that they 175 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:43,080 Speaker 1: think Christian Campbell, maybe even Vaun Grissom. You know, maybe 176 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:45,280 Speaker 1: he gets a shot. But I really do think I'm 177 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:48,680 Speaker 1: starting to think they're very high on they of course 178 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: they're high on Christian Campbell, but I think it's even 179 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:53,720 Speaker 1: more than we think. I think they actually feel like 180 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 1: this guy. And we even had a report not too 181 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:58,079 Speaker 1: long ago as well. They think, you know, he's a 182 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:02,679 Speaker 1: guy that could win a job training, right. I really 183 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 1: think that that is probably the right handed bat do. 184 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 1: I think that's the best way to go. Over all 185 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:12,440 Speaker 1: of my time being a Red Sox fan for you know, 186 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 1: twenty five plus years now and seeing the way the 187 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:18,960 Speaker 1: Red Sox have gone about, you know, bringing up prospects 188 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 1: and winning championships along the way, I am more for 189 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 1: the guys that are coming up to again get eased in. 190 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 1: That's the way I like to go personally. But you 191 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 1: know what, if there's a guy that's just too good 192 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,320 Speaker 1: and he just forces his way and he just breaks 193 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 1: down that barrier, then I'm all for it. You know, 194 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 1: if the Reds. Listen, and I'm gonna say this too. 195 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:48,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say this, and again this is coming from 196 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 1: me where I'd rather these guys have a bit more 197 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: of a soft landing. 198 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:56,080 Speaker 2: The Red Sox. 199 00:10:56,280 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 1: If you go back over the years, the one thing 200 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:02,840 Speaker 1: that they have done very well when it comes to 201 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:06,959 Speaker 1: player development are the position players. They have done phenomenal 202 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 1: over the years. Look at all the position players they've 203 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 1: developed that have end up being impact Major leaguers. I 204 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: mean more than you can count. I already mentioned a 205 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 1: couple of dustin Madroy. You know, Jacoby Ellsbury, you know, 206 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:22,199 Speaker 1: look at the guys they got. Now you know Jaron 207 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: Durant Cassis when he's healthy, the guy's ridiculous. So many examples. 208 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 1: If there is one organization that I trust, say what 209 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 1: you know, I know that you're gonna have the negative 210 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 1: nancies out there. You know that are gonna just harp 211 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:39,679 Speaker 1: on the Red Sox front office and whatever. They never stop. 212 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 1: But the one thing that you cannot deny is they 213 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:48,960 Speaker 1: have done a great job when it comes to developing 214 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 1: position players. And if there is one organization that I trust, 215 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 1: it's gonna be the Red Sox When it comes to 216 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:59,080 Speaker 1: that if they feel like Campbell is that right handed 217 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:04,319 Speaker 1: bet and cool now leading to Alex Bregman. We got 218 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:08,000 Speaker 1: a couple of reports. We had this the other day. 219 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 1: While it seems almost inevitable that first baseman Pete Alonso 220 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 1: returns to the Mets, the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red 221 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:18,240 Speaker 1: Sox loom as co favorites for third baseman Alex Bregman, 222 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:24,439 Speaker 1: with no movement in Astros talks. I mean, that was 223 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 1: a little surprising, you know, to see that. I didn't 224 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 1: really expect to see that. But because the way things 225 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 1: have been going with the Astros as of late and 226 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:41,559 Speaker 1: Alex Bregman, right, we've been seeing all the reports Jose 227 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 1: al Tuve playing left field. You know who saw that 228 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,200 Speaker 1: one coming? I mean why not? I mean the defense 229 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 1: at second base has not been very good with Jose 230 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 1: al Tuve. Why not just put him out in the 231 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:55,280 Speaker 1: left I mean it can't get any worse, right, I mean, sure, 232 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 1: could they go after, you know, a better defensive left fielder, 233 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:01,840 Speaker 1: and sure, but if you want Bregman back in the fold, 234 00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 1: if you want to keep him as an Astro for life, 235 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 1: and I think Altuve, the veteran player that he is 236 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 1: if he's willing to make that sacrifice, then go for it. However, 237 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 1: one problem that seems to be looming when it comes 238 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:22,520 Speaker 1: to getting a deal done is Bregman supposedly does not 239 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:24,400 Speaker 1: want to take that much of a pay cut when 240 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 1: it comes to his AAV. I feel like, personally, sitting 241 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 1: here right now, they'll eventually figure something out. 242 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 2: Right. 243 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:34,360 Speaker 1: They moved Presley, that cleared a little bit of salary. 244 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:38,560 Speaker 1: I think eventually they just figure it out. When I 245 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:40,840 Speaker 1: saw this the other day that the Tigers in the 246 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 1: Red Sox Looma's co favorites, I don't know, man, it 247 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:44,800 Speaker 1: kind of made. 248 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 2: Me think, is this leverage? You know? 249 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 1: Is this someone from the Boris Corporation, you know, putting 250 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:53,160 Speaker 1: this out there, trying to get the Astros to bite. 251 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:55,840 Speaker 2: A little bit. I'm not sure, you know. 252 00:13:56,440 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 1: Now, we also got another report here from John Haymon 253 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:02,720 Speaker 1: that there is also another club out there along with 254 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:04,960 Speaker 1: the Astros that have a six year offer on the table. 255 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: I personally think that team is the Blue Jays the way, 256 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 1: you know, with how aggressive they've been this offseason, I 257 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 1: feel like that offer is coming from the Blue Jays. 258 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 1: I could be completely wrong. That's just my gut telling 259 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 1: me that I feel like the two six year offers 260 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 1: are from the Astros and the Blue Jays. I mean, 261 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 1: if they're offering more money than the Astros. Now you 262 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: also have to remember too, you know, there's gonna be 263 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 1: a bit of a different there's a difference in the taxes. Right, 264 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:38,800 Speaker 1: Texas is a tax free state. You're gonna have more 265 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: taxes when it comes to and I'm not sure the 266 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 1: exact numbers, but you're gonna get taxed more up there 267 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 1: in Toronto, right, So I wonder if that's coming into play, 268 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 1: does he want to go to Toronto. That's what I 269 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 1: think is going on. I think Toronto is a good 270 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 1: offer on the table, but he probably gets doesn't want 271 00:14:56,960 --> 00:15:00,040 Speaker 1: to go there. That's just my thinking. I think I 272 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:03,200 Speaker 1: think Bregman to the Red Sox could still happen. And 273 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 1: you know, I've talked with a couple of people out there. 274 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 1: They have told me that, yeah, the Red Sox, I mean, yeah, 275 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 1: they're in the mix. But it's not a question of 276 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 1: if they're in the mix, it's how much, right, you know, 277 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 1: there was a while there where you know, Jared carrobas 278 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 1: over on Section ten was kind of hinting at the 279 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:22,720 Speaker 1: fact there doesn't even seem to be an offer on 280 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:28,240 Speaker 1: the table. Then yeah, like I still think. But then 281 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 1: we also had Carlos Bierga. He put out there not 282 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 1: too long ago that the Red Sox do have an 283 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:35,600 Speaker 1: offer on the table. I know he's a bit hit 284 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 1: or miss, but he is putting it out there. I 285 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 1: personally think that whether there's an offer on the table 286 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 1: or not, I still think the Red Sox have at 287 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:49,880 Speaker 1: least an open line of communication based off of you know, 288 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 1: people that I've spoken to offer no offer, I don't 289 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 1: know right because you're hearing kind of conflicting things on that. 290 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 1: I feel like there's still some kind of an open 291 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: line of communication. I feel like the Red Sox are 292 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:06,960 Speaker 1: open to it. But they again, you kind of go 293 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: back to this article here from Peter Abraham where they 294 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 1: don't want to go, you know, beyond a short term deal. 295 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: I think they're willing to bring in Bregman if it's 296 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:21,480 Speaker 1: a short for their terms, a short term deal with 297 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 1: an opt out. That's what I think is going on here. 298 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 1: And listen, you know, I'll say this. You know I'm 299 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 1: not trying to keep up. You know, the hope for 300 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:31,960 Speaker 1: people out there that you know, think that he could 301 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 1: end up being with the Red Sox, who knows, maybe 302 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 1: you know, and if the Tigers, you know, whatever offer 303 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 1: they have on the table, well, I'm not sure what's 304 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 1: going on with that. But if Bregman wants to bet 305 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 1: on himself, like we saw, like with mac Chapman with 306 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 1: the Giants, he took the three year deal, the opt out, 307 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:55,480 Speaker 1: you know, ended up figuring out a new extension. Right, 308 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 1: he bet on himself and it worked out. Maybe Bregman 309 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 1: could do the same thing if you feel like the 310 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:04,639 Speaker 1: offers that he's getting, you know, for six years aren't 311 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 1: to his liking. He feels like he wants to go 312 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: out there and better himself. Famiway Park would be the 313 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:13,040 Speaker 1: best spot for him. If he really wants to juice 314 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 1: up his numbers, this would be the best spot to 315 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 1: better himself. So I don't think it's gonna happen. I 316 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 1: feel like eventually he'll go back to the Astros. I 317 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:29,159 Speaker 1: could be wrong, but I'll leave it open, you know, 318 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 1: depending on We don't know what Bregman wants to do. 319 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 1: It's up to him at the end of the day. Right, 320 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 1: Like these front officers like to say, it depends. It 321 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:41,560 Speaker 1: all comes down to what the player's preferences are, right, 322 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 1: and yeah, if he wants to do the opt out deal, 323 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 1: if there even is one on the table, I don't know, 324 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:51,240 Speaker 1: then yeah, I'll leave that open. I'll leave the possibility 325 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:53,399 Speaker 1: open again. Though I feel like he's gonna go back 326 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:55,960 Speaker 1: to the Astros. I feel like they'll work something out eventually, 327 00:17:56,640 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 1: so you know, when it comes down to Chris Campbell, 328 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 1: I think the Red Sox they feel like they don't 329 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:08,960 Speaker 1: need to go and bet against themselves. I feel like 330 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:12,160 Speaker 1: they think, okay, you know what, we got a guy 331 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 1: that we're very high on that. You know, if Bregman 332 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:17,439 Speaker 1: comes here, awesome, all right. If he wants to do 333 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:20,000 Speaker 1: a short term deal with an opt out, okay cool. 334 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:23,160 Speaker 1: If not, that's okay, right, because we got a guy 335 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:27,320 Speaker 1: in Christian Campbell where yeah, he's a prospect. Yeah, you know, 336 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:30,159 Speaker 1: there's a bit of risk there throwing him into the fire. 337 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 1: But if they feel like he can mentally handle it, 338 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:35,919 Speaker 1: and if they feel like he can, you know, his 339 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:42,119 Speaker 1: performance can play, then they don't. If that's how they feel. 340 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:44,440 Speaker 1: I'm not saying whether that's right or wrong, but if 341 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 1: they feel like that if they think that, and I 342 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:49,640 Speaker 1: trust those guys when it comes to the player development 343 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:53,400 Speaker 1: side of things, they don't need to go out there 344 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:57,879 Speaker 1: and throw down something big for Bregman because they feel 345 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 1: like they have a guy already in the fold. So, 346 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:04,520 Speaker 1: now do I think that's the best thing? Well, I 347 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 1: think that's a different conversation, right, I mean, I don't know. 348 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:09,199 Speaker 1: I trust the guys in the front office more than 349 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 1: my potato brain. I'd rather ease a guy in. But 350 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 1: if they feel like he can do it, then they 351 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:17,240 Speaker 1: don't need to bit against themselves. And if Bregman ends 352 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: up taking a deal based off of preference to come 353 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:22,399 Speaker 1: to Fenway Park, maybe juice up his numbers a little bit, 354 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 1: then you know, I think the Red Sox they're they're 355 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:30,280 Speaker 1: just kind of hanging back at this point. Now, could 356 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:32,600 Speaker 1: they revisit some other options, you know that have been 357 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 1: brought up this offseason. The Aeronado thing. I feel like 358 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:39,280 Speaker 1: the Aeronauto thing is probably not gonna happen, honestly. You know, 359 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 1: that was getting hot there for a little while, and 360 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 1: we even suck tristing costas get brought up in that. 361 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:47,680 Speaker 1: You know, Aeronato's saying that he would like to come 362 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 1: to Boston. But the longer this Bregman thing drags out, 363 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 1: it's only gonna you know, close the window on an 364 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 1: Aernado move, you know, because there's so many factors that 365 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:05,119 Speaker 1: would come into that. I mean, I think the contract 366 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:09,000 Speaker 1: the Red Sox would be okay with if the Cardinals 367 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 1: ate some of the money, because it's only a three 368 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:13,320 Speaker 1: year deal at that point. You know, say what you 369 00:20:13,320 --> 00:20:15,480 Speaker 1: will about his regression and whatnot, but he would be 370 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:20,080 Speaker 1: an upgrade defensively at third base. I think with Aaronato, 371 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 1: I probably think that's pretty slim at this point because 372 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:28,280 Speaker 1: you got money involved, you got prospects involved, Like there'd 373 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:29,960 Speaker 1: have to be a lot of things, you know, to 374 00:20:30,160 --> 00:20:33,399 Speaker 1: work out in a very short amount of time, and 375 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:37,360 Speaker 1: I feel like that's just eh, you know, I see, 376 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:39,360 Speaker 1: I see you in the chat, Dario Santana. 377 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:40,600 Speaker 2: I disagree. 378 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:43,359 Speaker 1: I think there is some sense to it because you 379 00:20:43,359 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 1: wouldn't prove the defense at third base. You know, you 380 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:50,320 Speaker 1: could move Raffi to d h first whatever. You know, 381 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:53,200 Speaker 1: I would like to keep the bat of Tristan Casses, 382 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 1: but if they sent him back to you know, Saint 383 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:58,399 Speaker 1: Louis in that deal, and there were other in the 384 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 1: Red Sox also got some young talent to go along 385 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:04,240 Speaker 1: with Aeronado. I think you could make the argument for it. 386 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 1: I don't think it's completely dead, but who knows. We'll see, 387 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:13,920 Speaker 1: you know, Randall Grickschick, I still think this could happen. 388 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 1: I mean, I'd be kind of on having a couple 389 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 1: of righty platoon bats on the bench. But you know, 390 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:23,959 Speaker 1: Randall Grickschick sure had a good year against left handed pitching. 391 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:28,240 Speaker 1: Someone like Mark Conna has some versatility. You know, he 392 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:30,959 Speaker 1: could play some outfield. You know he can play, you know, 393 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 1: right field, he didn't he played sixteen games there last year, 394 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 1: but has the ability to go out there and you 395 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:39,159 Speaker 1: know whatever, you know, do a little bit of a 396 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:42,520 Speaker 1: platoon with Willi or Brau. He could be a platoon 397 00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 1: at first base. You know, I could see Mark Conna 398 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:49,040 Speaker 1: being a possible addition here a very low cost. You know, 399 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 1: good clubhouse guy. You know Taylor Ward, he's more of 400 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:55,439 Speaker 1: an everyday player. I feel like that's not going to happen. 401 00:21:56,200 --> 00:22:00,639 Speaker 1: I don't know, man, I think a lot of things. Again, 402 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:04,399 Speaker 1: you have to look at it where you already have 403 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:07,639 Speaker 1: your outfield set. You got Duran, you got Rafaela, and 404 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 1: they've already said Raphaela, they see him playing centerfield, right, 405 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:14,359 Speaker 1: you already got Willier obviously him, right. I mean, the 406 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:17,600 Speaker 1: only way I could see this working is if you 407 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 1: send back Willier. But I don't know you'd have to 408 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:26,360 Speaker 1: move Willier at that point, and I think the Red 409 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:28,160 Speaker 1: Sox are very high on him. 410 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 2: I just don't think that. 411 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 1: I don't think Taylor Ward's gonna happen, right, because he's 412 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:35,960 Speaker 1: an everyday guy. The only way that happens if Willi 413 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 1: or Bray who gets moved. That's what I think. So 414 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:41,680 Speaker 1: you know, we'll see. But in the end, you know, 415 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 1: if you're to ask me right now kind of where 416 00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:47,159 Speaker 1: I'm at with who that right handed bat is gonna be, 417 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:51,440 Speaker 1: I'm starting to think it's Christian Campbell. You know, we 418 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:55,160 Speaker 1: can you know, we sit here and we say, yeah, 419 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:56,880 Speaker 1: we gotta go get this right handed bat. We gotta 420 00:22:56,880 --> 00:22:58,399 Speaker 1: go get you know, Bregman, you know, we've gotta go 421 00:22:58,440 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 1: trade for Aaron Outa, whatever. 422 00:22:59,560 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 2: It may be. 423 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:04,679 Speaker 1: I really am thinking here it's probably just gonna be Campbell, 424 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 1: you know, because we are not hearing. Here's the one 425 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:12,760 Speaker 1: thing as well, it's what we're not hearing with Christian Campbell. 426 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:16,680 Speaker 1: You're not hearing anything negative about this kid. 427 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:17,040 Speaker 2: You know. 428 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:19,360 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, I don't want to say kid. Right, he's 429 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 1: not that much younger than me. I take that back, 430 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:25,600 Speaker 1: But whatever the point is is like you're not hearing 431 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 1: anything negative about him. Nothing, nothing, not even like I 432 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:32,840 Speaker 1: don't mean negative in a sense where people is always 433 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:34,680 Speaker 1: a bat. No, I'm not saying that. You know, you've 434 00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:37,880 Speaker 1: heard like a couple of mechanical things, but other than that, 435 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:42,200 Speaker 1: you haven't really heard anyone kind of you know, especially 436 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:47,000 Speaker 1: with reports out there, you're not hearing anyone saying that 437 00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:52,320 Speaker 1: he can't handle the major league level. There's no opposition, right, 438 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:57,000 Speaker 1: there's no pushback against it. It just seems like it's 439 00:23:57,960 --> 00:24:02,560 Speaker 1: it's kind of just stirring out there that he could 440 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 1: be an option for Opening Day again. Like I brought 441 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 1: up earlier, Jackson Merrow with the Pog's race, Jackson Curio 442 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:13,639 Speaker 1: with the Brewers last year, they got thrown into the 443 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:16,920 Speaker 1: fire and they handled it like like they've been veterans 444 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:19,240 Speaker 1: in the game for a long time, right, Cheerio got 445 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 1: off to a bit of a slow start, but I'm 446 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:27,040 Speaker 1: starting to think Campbell could be the right handed bat 447 00:24:27,080 --> 00:24:30,720 Speaker 1: that we've been wondering about. We'll see, We'll see how 448 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 1: things play out. Moving on here, moving on. We got 449 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: some farm system rankings here, so Keith Law or no, 450 00:24:39,680 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 1: this was not Keith Law. This was or it was 451 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:44,919 Speaker 1: Keith Law. I am sorry, it is Keith Law. He 452 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:50,480 Speaker 1: is ranking the Red Sox farm system second overall, the 453 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 1: Mariners coming in at number one. He has the Dodgers 454 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:56,719 Speaker 1: at number three. Those are the three teams in his 455 00:24:56,840 --> 00:25:00,919 Speaker 1: tier one. At tier two he puts the Diamondback, the Guardians, 456 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:04,879 Speaker 1: the Cubs, Tigers, and the Reds. And in tier three 457 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:08,719 Speaker 1: he's got the Rays, the Brewers, the Phillies, the White Sox, 458 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:13,840 Speaker 1: the Rangers, Cardinals, and the Mets rounding out the top fifteen. 459 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:17,040 Speaker 1: But the Red Sox coming in at number two. This 460 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 1: is what Keith Law had to say. Boston's system had 461 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 1: a chance to be first before the Garrett Crochet trade, 462 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:26,359 Speaker 1: which sent two players on my top one hunger to 463 00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:27,080 Speaker 1: the White Sox. 464 00:25:27,280 --> 00:25:27,920 Speaker 2: For good reason. 465 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:30,439 Speaker 1: Though they've got two guys in the top ten. But 466 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:32,800 Speaker 1: that's just the tip of the iceberg. The system is 467 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:37,200 Speaker 1: still loaded with position players who at least have everyday ceilings, 468 00:25:37,359 --> 00:25:40,840 Speaker 1: including a steady stream of potential stars coming out of 469 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 1: their international program. It just makes it all the more 470 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 1: puzzling that the new Baseball Operations heads decided to pull 471 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:52,640 Speaker 1: a midnight massacre on their scouting group, notably the pro side, 472 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:56,200 Speaker 1: just as the system has recovered from a low point 473 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:58,960 Speaker 1: in the wake of the twenty eighteen World Series win. 474 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:03,160 Speaker 1: Pharmas don't get and stay good by accident or magic. 475 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:05,879 Speaker 1: It takes people. So I thought that last part was 476 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:10,800 Speaker 1: interesting saying that it makes it all more puzzling that 477 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:15,359 Speaker 1: the new Baseball Operation staff ended up kind of you know, 478 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:17,880 Speaker 1: getting rid of a lot of the scouting group, right, 479 00:26:18,160 --> 00:26:20,120 Speaker 1: and you know they've done a good job over the years, 480 00:26:20,119 --> 00:26:22,199 Speaker 1: but I guess they felt like they need to make 481 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 1: a change. 482 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:23,119 Speaker 2: I don't know. 483 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 1: Now he has the Mariners at number one. I'm gonna 484 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:30,480 Speaker 1: be honest here, like you know, again, from people that 485 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:35,199 Speaker 1: I've spoken to that are in the scouting industry. Obviously 486 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:38,960 Speaker 1: Keith Laws out there too, but from what I was 487 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:45,399 Speaker 1: told personally that the person that I spoke to, he said, 488 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:49,199 Speaker 1: along with other scouts out there that he's spoken to, 489 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:53,040 Speaker 1: that the Red Sox system is heading shoulders above that 490 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:56,560 Speaker 1: they are by far number one. So I'm not disagreeing 491 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:59,199 Speaker 1: with Keith Law, but like, really, you know, when you 492 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:03,679 Speaker 1: think of the Red Sox top prospects, I mean, like 493 00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:06,240 Speaker 1: I said, you know, you got Roman Anthony, who's getting 494 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 1: comparisons to when JD. 495 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:09,800 Speaker 2: Drew was coming up. Obviously, you know JD. 496 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:14,080 Speaker 1: Drew had a good career, but you know, underwhelmed compared 497 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 1: to what people were expecting out of him, to the 498 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:20,800 Speaker 1: type of player that he the type of career he 499 00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 1: thought he would end up having. 500 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:23,359 Speaker 2: Still very good career. 501 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:29,760 Speaker 1: But again that's his scouting report coming up. He was 502 00:27:29,880 --> 00:27:32,359 Speaker 1: like the next best thing since sliced bread. If you 503 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:34,680 Speaker 1: go back to that time, Roman Anthony, I'm not saying 504 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:36,919 Speaker 1: it's gonna the same thing's gonna happen, but he gets 505 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:43,919 Speaker 1: very similar reports right the way, just the way he 506 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:47,320 Speaker 1: is with his pitch selection, his plate discipline, the bat speed. 507 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:51,359 Speaker 1: That's also very similar with the JD. Drew scouting report 508 00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:55,800 Speaker 1: where he doesn't look like a guy like he doesn't 509 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:58,480 Speaker 1: look like a Barry Bond's up there. He doesn't look like, 510 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:01,439 Speaker 1: you know, he's not the biggest guy. He's got some 511 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:03,679 Speaker 1: good size on him, but he's not like you know, 512 00:28:03,960 --> 00:28:05,320 Speaker 1: this juiced up guy. 513 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:05,920 Speaker 2: Right. 514 00:28:06,920 --> 00:28:09,840 Speaker 1: But the one thing I thought was very interesting with 515 00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:11,640 Speaker 1: Roman Anthony compared to JD. 516 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:14,560 Speaker 2: Drew was the. 517 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:19,480 Speaker 1: Way how it described how the ball jumps off the bat. Right, 518 00:28:19,560 --> 00:28:23,800 Speaker 1: It's the bat speed with Roman Anthony, it's the way, 519 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:26,560 Speaker 1: it's the explosiveness of it. It's just the way the 520 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:28,800 Speaker 1: ball sounds different coming off his back. 521 00:28:29,359 --> 00:28:29,560 Speaker 2: Right. 522 00:28:29,800 --> 00:28:33,800 Speaker 1: He's got the very he's very strong hands. That that's 523 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:37,040 Speaker 1: what I find very interesting about a scouting report. I'm 524 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:39,480 Speaker 1: obviously very excited about him. All Right, Christian Campbell, We've 525 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:43,719 Speaker 1: already talked very in depth about him. He I've mentioned 526 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:47,160 Speaker 1: this before. He reminds me a lot of MOOKI Bets. Right, 527 00:28:47,400 --> 00:28:50,280 Speaker 1: just has that explosiveness to him. He's like a bigger 528 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:54,720 Speaker 1: Mookie Bets, if that makes sense. Right, has an explosive swing, 529 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:59,120 Speaker 1: has good plate discipline. Another thing about Christian Campbell as 530 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:04,280 Speaker 1: well is he's got good pole side power. And that's 531 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:06,960 Speaker 1: another reason why I wonder if the Red Sox feel 532 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 1: like he is the bat. It's the pull side power 533 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:14,400 Speaker 1: that he has. They feel like his bat probably plays 534 00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:18,960 Speaker 1: at Femway Park, right, obviously, Marcelo Meyer, you know, I 535 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:22,640 Speaker 1: think with Meyer at this point, you know, there's a 536 00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:23,640 Speaker 1: lot to like with him. 537 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 2: I think he's just going to be an overall solid player. 538 00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:32,760 Speaker 1: With Meyer, he's kind of like a nice luxury to 539 00:29:32,840 --> 00:29:36,760 Speaker 1: have because you already have Trevor Story under contract, you know, 540 00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:40,800 Speaker 1: but you never know with Story, right, you don't know 541 00:29:40,840 --> 00:29:43,600 Speaker 1: what's going to happen with him. On the injury side 542 00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:46,880 Speaker 1: of things, Meyer, he showed a lot of good things 543 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:49,440 Speaker 1: this past year. Still needs to be a bit more 544 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:52,480 Speaker 1: productive against the left handed pitching, but I feel like 545 00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:55,080 Speaker 1: that's only going to be a matter of time before 546 00:29:55,080 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 1: he starts to figure that out. The bat speed with him, 547 00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:04,600 Speaker 1: the he's also got that that underrated kind of power 548 00:30:05,040 --> 00:30:07,760 Speaker 1: where he can just hit the crap out of the ball. 549 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:10,400 Speaker 1: You know, he's got the quick hands, he's got the 550 00:30:10,440 --> 00:30:15,000 Speaker 1: smooth swing. Very not I would I would say probably 551 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:19,360 Speaker 1: not Corey Seeger, But you see a little bit of 552 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:21,360 Speaker 1: him in there, right, You see a little bit of 553 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:24,280 Speaker 1: him with that swing. I think Meyer, you know, when 554 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:28,040 Speaker 1: you got three guys like this, like Keith loss said, 555 00:30:28,480 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 1: every day kind of players, I mean, that doesn't happen 556 00:30:33,280 --> 00:30:35,440 Speaker 1: very often, right, And I'm not even trying to be 557 00:30:35,480 --> 00:30:38,600 Speaker 1: biased towards the Red Sox farm, but that doesn't happen 558 00:30:38,720 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 1: very often, does not, does not man oh Man. But 559 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:46,280 Speaker 1: then you know, you also got some other position players here, 560 00:30:46,320 --> 00:30:52,000 Speaker 1: like Franklin Arius really really came through this past year, 561 00:30:52,040 --> 00:30:54,040 Speaker 1: had a breakout year in the minor leagues. And you've 562 00:30:54,080 --> 00:30:56,920 Speaker 1: got a couple of guys here, Miguel Blaze, Aileen Cespatas 563 00:30:56,920 --> 00:30:59,920 Speaker 1: who are further away, kind of rounding out the position 564 00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:03,160 Speaker 1: player side of things there where they're further away, but 565 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:06,960 Speaker 1: they have very high ceilings now where I think Keith 566 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:11,400 Speaker 1: Law where he gets held back a little bit. It's 567 00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:14,440 Speaker 1: the pitching side of things, I think with Keith Law 568 00:31:15,480 --> 00:31:21,080 Speaker 1: and also with Kylie McDaniel, I think that was another 569 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:26,680 Speaker 1: thing he mentioned. Kylie McDaniel also mentioned that he has 570 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:31,280 Speaker 1: the Red Sox pharmacistem number four overall, and he also 571 00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:33,720 Speaker 1: mentioned the pitching side of things. But if you look 572 00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:36,600 Speaker 1: at the pitching rights, that is something the Red Sox 573 00:31:36,760 --> 00:31:42,120 Speaker 1: lack at this point is like a top pitching prospect, right, 574 00:31:42,280 --> 00:31:45,400 Speaker 1: haven't had a whole lot of those in Red Sox Land. 575 00:31:45,520 --> 00:31:47,960 Speaker 1: You know, you had Clay Buckles, you had John Lester, 576 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:51,640 Speaker 1: you had guys like that. But you know it's been 577 00:31:51,680 --> 00:31:54,560 Speaker 1: a while, you know, Tanner Hawk the most recent one. 578 00:31:54,920 --> 00:31:57,720 Speaker 1: But it's not very often you see that much when 579 00:31:57,760 --> 00:32:00,440 Speaker 1: it comes to the Red Sox pitching prospects of things. 580 00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:03,440 Speaker 1: But they got some guys here that have really emerged, right. 581 00:32:03,680 --> 00:32:07,520 Speaker 1: Luis Parles showed a lot of good things this past year. Obviously, 582 00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:11,040 Speaker 1: you know, had the injury, but Hunter Dobbins really stepped 583 00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:14,560 Speaker 1: up this year. He's improved that arsenal Right, Richard Fitz 584 00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:17,360 Speaker 1: looks like a you know, a pretty solid at the 585 00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:22,000 Speaker 1: very least, you know, back end rotation kind of a guy. 586 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:25,840 Speaker 1: You know, maybe even just a solid bullpen arm at 587 00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:28,880 Speaker 1: some point. I like Richard fits a lot. I think 588 00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:31,480 Speaker 1: he has like the high floor. He kind of just 589 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:35,560 Speaker 1: gives you good production, right. Peyton totally, there's a good 590 00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:38,840 Speaker 1: base with him. Just drafted him this past year. You know, 591 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:41,360 Speaker 1: there's still things with him or the Red Sox they 592 00:32:41,440 --> 00:32:45,280 Speaker 1: see a high ceiling with him, right, a guy that 593 00:32:45,480 --> 00:32:47,800 Speaker 1: has already a high floor, but they feel like they 594 00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:50,360 Speaker 1: can tap into a bit more there because he has 595 00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:53,240 Speaker 1: good extension. He gets a lot of swing and miss. 596 00:32:53,680 --> 00:32:56,800 Speaker 1: He's he's a little tougher to pick up. Peyton totally. 597 00:32:56,920 --> 00:32:59,280 Speaker 1: I think keep your eye on him this past year 598 00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:03,280 Speaker 1: and obviously David Sandlin, who we spoke to the other day. Obviously, 599 00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:06,400 Speaker 1: this guy's a flamethrower. This guy's got gas. He just 600 00:33:06,520 --> 00:33:09,080 Speaker 1: kind of needs to work on the control, right, needs 601 00:33:09,160 --> 00:33:12,720 Speaker 1: to work on the placement, you know, kind of tinker 602 00:33:12,840 --> 00:33:14,880 Speaker 1: with the off speed stuff a little bit more, you know, 603 00:33:14,920 --> 00:33:17,680 Speaker 1: the pitch selection. But there's a lot to like with 604 00:33:17,800 --> 00:33:21,240 Speaker 1: David Sandlin, right. You know, Connor the Early this guy 605 00:33:21,280 --> 00:33:23,400 Speaker 1: had a pretty solid year this past year. So you 606 00:33:23,520 --> 00:33:27,960 Speaker 1: do have good pitching in this organization, right, you know, 607 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:30,200 Speaker 1: even Luis Guerrero look out for him this coming year. 608 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:32,480 Speaker 1: He could definitely have an impact. Zach Pemrod, you know, 609 00:33:32,520 --> 00:33:35,600 Speaker 1: look out for him. So they got guys that can 610 00:33:35,640 --> 00:33:37,840 Speaker 1: be productive on the pitching side of things, you know. 611 00:33:37,880 --> 00:33:40,000 Speaker 1: And getting back to the position players, right, someone like 612 00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:42,680 Speaker 1: Mikey Romero who's kind of in the middle, right where 613 00:33:42,680 --> 00:33:46,239 Speaker 1: you have Yuel in Cesspits and Miguel Blaze who are 614 00:33:46,240 --> 00:33:50,600 Speaker 1: further away, Marcelo Meyers knocking on the door, but you know, 615 00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:53,480 Speaker 1: Mikey Romero, he's kind of right there in the middle, 616 00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:57,160 Speaker 1: you know, gives you an extra option there, right, and 617 00:33:57,200 --> 00:34:00,080 Speaker 1: he getded up being pretty solid. I'm very excited to 618 00:34:00,120 --> 00:34:02,360 Speaker 1: see what he can do. You know, there's a lot 619 00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:05,560 Speaker 1: of a good amount of talent in this Red Sox 620 00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:06,240 Speaker 1: farm system. 621 00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:06,720 Speaker 2: Man. 622 00:34:07,520 --> 00:34:10,279 Speaker 1: That's why I kind of wonder, like, you know, no 623 00:34:10,360 --> 00:34:12,359 Speaker 1: disrespect to the Mariners, they got a lot of good 624 00:34:12,400 --> 00:34:14,160 Speaker 1: talent over there too, But I just feel like the 625 00:34:14,160 --> 00:34:17,160 Speaker 1: Red Sox, I think the pitching side of things gets 626 00:34:17,160 --> 00:34:21,799 Speaker 1: a little bit underrated personally, and I think they do 627 00:34:21,840 --> 00:34:23,480 Speaker 1: need to add a bit more there to make it 628 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:27,239 Speaker 1: a bit more convincing. But I absolutely think the Red 629 00:34:27,280 --> 00:34:30,440 Speaker 1: Sox have an argument to be the number one farm system. 630 00:34:30,840 --> 00:34:31,439 Speaker 2: I really do. 631 00:34:31,640 --> 00:34:33,600 Speaker 1: I just think that if you can get some of 632 00:34:33,640 --> 00:34:37,000 Speaker 1: these pictures to really step up this year and have 633 00:34:37,120 --> 00:34:40,840 Speaker 1: themselves a good year, I wouldn't be surprised if you 634 00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:44,239 Speaker 1: have some mid season rankings, updated rankings and the Red 635 00:34:44,239 --> 00:34:46,879 Speaker 1: Sox are at number one. Wouldn't be surprised at all, 636 00:34:47,120 --> 00:34:49,920 Speaker 1: all right, just kind of based off looking at it 637 00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:55,200 Speaker 1: people that I've spoken to, there's a lot of excitement there, 638 00:34:55,280 --> 00:34:57,080 Speaker 1: ladies and gentlemen, a lot of excitement. 639 00:34:57,320 --> 00:34:57,600 Speaker 2: Now. 640 00:34:58,080 --> 00:35:04,480 Speaker 1: There was also a bit more citement this past weekend 641 00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:10,279 Speaker 1: Jim Bowden going on foul Territory and uh talking about 642 00:35:10,360 --> 00:35:15,279 Speaker 1: Xander Bogarts, the Padres have said they'd trade a top 643 00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:18,200 Speaker 1: prospect with Xander Bogarts if another team is willing to 644 00:35:18,239 --> 00:35:22,600 Speaker 1: take on his contract. Ladies and gentlemen, I need to 645 00:35:22,680 --> 00:35:24,920 Speaker 1: nip this in the button now because I'm already starting 646 00:35:24,920 --> 00:35:29,160 Speaker 1: to see it. I'm already starting to see it. No, 647 00:35:30,160 --> 00:35:35,600 Speaker 1: the Red Sox should not bring back Xander Bogarts. Listen, 648 00:35:35,880 --> 00:35:38,080 Speaker 1: I love Xander. There was another example of a guy 649 00:35:38,560 --> 00:35:41,600 Speaker 1: where you kind of eased him in, right, Xander was 650 00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:44,080 Speaker 1: another one. Right, getting back to that point, right brought 651 00:35:44,120 --> 00:35:47,080 Speaker 1: him up in twenty thirteen, there was another one. Right, 652 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:51,880 Speaker 1: ease them in, you let him cook, right. That's the 653 00:35:51,920 --> 00:35:53,600 Speaker 1: way the Red Sox have done it. That's why I 654 00:35:53,719 --> 00:35:56,680 Speaker 1: feel like the Red Songs should go get now much 655 00:35:56,680 --> 00:35:58,160 Speaker 1: bugman for cron outline. 656 00:35:57,920 --> 00:36:00,000 Speaker 2: Right, only on a good deal. Now. 657 00:36:02,080 --> 00:36:06,879 Speaker 1: Xander Bogarts listen, I love him, always will always. 658 00:36:06,400 --> 00:36:09,200 Speaker 2: Loves Xander Bogarts. Right. I still remember when he got 659 00:36:09,200 --> 00:36:09,680 Speaker 2: called up. 660 00:36:09,800 --> 00:36:12,440 Speaker 1: I was so excited about it, right because I was like, 661 00:36:12,560 --> 00:36:14,520 Speaker 1: finally I get to see what this guy can do 662 00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:17,680 Speaker 1: at the major league level. Maybe it's so much hype, right, 663 00:36:18,480 --> 00:36:20,400 Speaker 1: and then obviously seeing what he did in the postseason 664 00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:25,719 Speaker 1: in twenty thirteen. From that point on Lovesander Bogarts, but 665 00:36:25,880 --> 00:36:29,760 Speaker 1: taking him back at this point is not a good idea. 666 00:36:30,239 --> 00:36:33,400 Speaker 1: It's not and I need to nip this in the butt. 667 00:36:33,520 --> 00:36:38,280 Speaker 1: We gotta stop it. We gotta stop it. Here's why. Right, 668 00:36:38,400 --> 00:36:40,680 Speaker 1: he's on the wrong side of thirty and he's got 669 00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:47,399 Speaker 1: nine more years left on that deal. Nine more years. 670 00:36:47,719 --> 00:36:52,480 Speaker 1: I've been seeing Alex Bregman. You know, people saying, no Bregman, 671 00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:56,200 Speaker 1: don't bring in Bregman on a six year deal, don't 672 00:36:56,200 --> 00:36:57,839 Speaker 1: bring him in on a seven year deal. But then 673 00:36:57,880 --> 00:36:59,799 Speaker 1: I see some of these people out there, They're like, oh, 674 00:37:00,280 --> 00:37:01,040 Speaker 1: I would love to. 675 00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:06,760 Speaker 2: Have Xander Bogartz back. What what are we talking about? 676 00:37:07,880 --> 00:37:10,239 Speaker 1: Nine years of Xander Bogarts. 677 00:37:11,080 --> 00:37:13,360 Speaker 2: O mean, what in the heck are we talking about? Listen? 678 00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:15,560 Speaker 2: Would he be productive? 679 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:18,319 Speaker 1: I feel like if you brought him back, yeah, he 680 00:37:18,360 --> 00:37:20,920 Speaker 1: gives you, he gives you an option, right, he definitely 681 00:37:20,960 --> 00:37:26,319 Speaker 1: gives you a pretty solid bat there. But listen, I 682 00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:31,040 Speaker 1: still remember, I still remember, go back to when Xander 683 00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:35,040 Speaker 1: Bogarts signed with the Padres. People were furious about it. 684 00:37:35,120 --> 00:37:38,160 Speaker 1: Red Sox fans they couldn't believe it. They were calling 685 00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:41,640 Speaker 1: the Red Sox front office cheap. They were saying like. 686 00:37:41,600 --> 00:37:43,600 Speaker 2: How could you do this? 687 00:37:43,600 --> 00:37:48,640 Speaker 1: This Red Sox front office is not serious? How did 688 00:37:48,680 --> 00:37:51,400 Speaker 1: you let this happen? And I'm thinking, am I the 689 00:37:51,440 --> 00:37:54,000 Speaker 1: only one? I remember this exactly at the time, because 690 00:37:54,040 --> 00:37:57,920 Speaker 1: I went live for it on my main channel. I 691 00:37:57,960 --> 00:38:00,200 Speaker 1: was thinking, am I the only one out here saying 692 00:38:00,239 --> 00:38:05,760 Speaker 1: that this is probably a dodged bullet because he signed 693 00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:08,520 Speaker 1: an eleven year deal. I remember you had all the 694 00:38:08,600 --> 00:38:11,919 Speaker 1: reports that there could be momentum building towards a six 695 00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:14,040 Speaker 1: year deal, and all of a sudden, I know, you 696 00:38:14,040 --> 00:38:17,480 Speaker 1: see the Padres sign into eleven years. I'm thinking, what, 697 00:38:19,320 --> 00:38:24,239 Speaker 1: absolutely not, absolutely not. I couldn't believe it. I was 698 00:38:24,320 --> 00:38:28,680 Speaker 1: stunned at that. No, the Red Sox should not have 699 00:38:28,719 --> 00:38:32,000 Speaker 1: done that. That's the Padres. They were in a position 700 00:38:32,360 --> 00:38:37,200 Speaker 1: where they were ready to be aggressive, right. They were 701 00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:39,760 Speaker 1: coming off what was it that National League Championship Series 702 00:38:39,960 --> 00:38:43,200 Speaker 1: where they got alisted by the Phillies. They were trying 703 00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:46,880 Speaker 1: to make some stuff happen, and you know, they went 704 00:38:46,920 --> 00:38:50,239 Speaker 1: after Airing Judge, they went after Trey Turner and they said, 705 00:38:50,280 --> 00:38:53,240 Speaker 1: all right, we got to get someone. All right, offer 706 00:38:53,239 --> 00:38:57,400 Speaker 1: Bogarts eleven years and it's like, what, like, that's just 707 00:38:57,520 --> 00:39:02,400 Speaker 1: being aggressive without even thinking in my head because Bogart's 708 00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:05,160 Speaker 1: when you go back to the numbers, the advanced metrics 709 00:39:05,160 --> 00:39:08,400 Speaker 1: with him, when you go back, they were starting to 710 00:39:08,480 --> 00:39:12,399 Speaker 1: decline a little bit. Honestly, I could be wrong on this. 711 00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:15,759 Speaker 1: Someone maybe go find this for me. I feel like 712 00:39:15,800 --> 00:39:20,920 Speaker 1: the way Bregman's numbers right now, his advanced metrics on 713 00:39:20,960 --> 00:39:25,040 Speaker 1: stat cast, I feel like Bogarts, who were around the same, right, 714 00:39:25,120 --> 00:39:28,160 Speaker 1: But then I'm thinking Bogarts with those metrics at a 715 00:39:28,160 --> 00:39:32,200 Speaker 1: picture friendly park at Petco, I'm like, what are they doing? 716 00:39:32,920 --> 00:39:37,040 Speaker 1: Like so, yeah, Bogarts would his bat play at family Park? 717 00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:39,839 Speaker 1: Of course it would, obviously it did for years, and 718 00:39:39,920 --> 00:39:43,120 Speaker 1: it would be a fun story. But when you're looking 719 00:39:43,120 --> 00:39:46,040 Speaker 1: at it from a financial point of view and you're 720 00:39:46,080 --> 00:39:49,960 Speaker 1: looking at it from an organizational point of view, No, 721 00:39:50,600 --> 00:39:53,399 Speaker 1: at that point, I'd rather just bring in Like I'd 722 00:39:53,480 --> 00:39:59,719 Speaker 1: rather bring in Bregman for six years than Bogart's for nine. 723 00:40:00,880 --> 00:40:01,400 Speaker 2: Like you know what I mean. 724 00:40:01,400 --> 00:40:02,800 Speaker 1: I don't even I wouldn't want to do both a 725 00:40:02,840 --> 00:40:05,040 Speaker 1: Bregman on a six year deal. I'm not saying I would. 726 00:40:05,080 --> 00:40:07,600 Speaker 1: I'd rather do that if I had the choice, because 727 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:11,120 Speaker 1: I don't want a nine Oh we got some breaking news. 728 00:40:11,280 --> 00:40:15,279 Speaker 1: Jack Flaherty heading to the Tigers. Oh man, we got 729 00:40:15,280 --> 00:40:16,840 Speaker 1: to wrap things up here. I might have to go 730 00:40:16,880 --> 00:40:17,520 Speaker 1: live for that in just. 731 00:40:17,520 --> 00:40:17,960 Speaker 2: A little bit. 732 00:40:19,680 --> 00:40:22,399 Speaker 1: But uh oh wow, we got a big super chat here, 733 00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:27,720 Speaker 1: big super chat cow fifty dollars super chat. 734 00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:30,879 Speaker 2: Thank you very much, my friend, thank you very much. 735 00:40:31,560 --> 00:40:34,920 Speaker 1: You say here, extend Crochet, extend one of Anthony or 736 00:40:34,920 --> 00:40:40,520 Speaker 1: Campbell and either scam scam Colorado out of Seth Halverson 737 00:40:40,800 --> 00:40:42,399 Speaker 1: or signed David Robertson for a year. 738 00:40:42,440 --> 00:40:45,080 Speaker 2: That's an A plus offseason. I do. I agree with you. 739 00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:48,080 Speaker 1: I think they need to extend Crochet. I think that 740 00:40:48,239 --> 00:40:49,719 Speaker 1: does happen at some point. 741 00:40:50,360 --> 00:40:50,840 Speaker 2: I would not. 742 00:40:50,920 --> 00:40:54,120 Speaker 1: Be at all opposed to an extension for Anthony or 743 00:40:54,160 --> 00:40:59,359 Speaker 1: Campbell and then go get Seth Halverson from Colorado. Well 744 00:40:59,560 --> 00:41:02,040 Speaker 1: you know knows about that one, and then David. I 745 00:41:02,080 --> 00:41:05,840 Speaker 1: would like the David Robertson deal for a year. I 746 00:41:05,840 --> 00:41:07,440 Speaker 1: think that makes a lot of sense. To the bullpen, 747 00:41:07,560 --> 00:41:11,960 Speaker 1: a right handed bat absolutely makes a lot of sense. 748 00:41:12,440 --> 00:41:14,360 Speaker 1: They need to write or sorry, a right handed picture 749 00:41:14,360 --> 00:41:16,799 Speaker 1: of the back end of the bullpen. Absolutely think that 750 00:41:16,840 --> 00:41:23,480 Speaker 1: makes sense. I think they need to go do that. Yeah, 751 00:41:23,640 --> 00:41:25,719 Speaker 1: I think that for me, if I'm thinking of the 752 00:41:25,760 --> 00:41:30,080 Speaker 1: moves they've made so far, and if you put all 753 00:41:30,200 --> 00:41:34,040 Speaker 1: those on top of it, I think that's at least 754 00:41:34,719 --> 00:41:37,640 Speaker 1: at least an A. I would I could see people saying, 755 00:41:37,760 --> 00:41:40,600 Speaker 1: like A, like a B plus right, because I think 756 00:41:40,640 --> 00:41:43,799 Speaker 1: it's that right handed bat that people are still looking for. 757 00:41:44,640 --> 00:41:47,200 Speaker 1: That's the one thing, you know, I could see if 758 00:41:47,239 --> 00:41:52,280 Speaker 1: you brought in Gritschick, the majority of people would say, 759 00:41:54,200 --> 00:41:58,319 Speaker 1: you know, there's okay, fine right handed bat, fine Grick Schick. 760 00:41:58,360 --> 00:41:58,680 Speaker 2: Okay. 761 00:41:58,880 --> 00:42:02,080 Speaker 1: That's where I feel like the majority people would probably say, hey, right, 762 00:42:03,120 --> 00:42:05,719 Speaker 1: But yeah, I'm with you there. I definitely think you 763 00:42:05,760 --> 00:42:07,719 Speaker 1: got to do these kind of things. I love the 764 00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:11,640 Speaker 1: idea of extending Anthony or Campbell. I think at least 765 00:42:11,680 --> 00:42:13,680 Speaker 1: one of them will get some kind of an extension 766 00:42:13,760 --> 00:42:17,840 Speaker 1: like that long term. If they think Christian Campbell and 767 00:42:17,920 --> 00:42:20,680 Speaker 1: Anthony are ready for opening day, I don't see why 768 00:42:20,760 --> 00:42:24,160 Speaker 1: you would not, right, go do a Corby and Carroll 769 00:42:24,239 --> 00:42:29,840 Speaker 1: kind of a deal. Go do you know, the Jacksonurio 770 00:42:30,040 --> 00:42:34,680 Speaker 1: kind of deal. I think that's cool. You know, I 771 00:42:34,680 --> 00:42:36,279 Speaker 1: think they need to do that, right. It makes a 772 00:42:36,280 --> 00:42:37,360 Speaker 1: lot of sense to get ahead. 773 00:42:37,520 --> 00:42:37,640 Speaker 2: Right. 774 00:42:37,680 --> 00:42:39,840 Speaker 1: People say, oh, it's a small market kind of a move. No, 775 00:42:39,960 --> 00:42:42,399 Speaker 1: I think that's just a just a good financial move. 776 00:42:42,800 --> 00:42:44,640 Speaker 1: Try to buy out a couple of years of those 777 00:42:44,640 --> 00:42:48,600 Speaker 1: free agent years after the arbitration. Yeah, I think an 778 00:42:48,600 --> 00:42:51,200 Speaker 1: eight year deal for Christian Campbell a Roman Anthony makes 779 00:42:51,239 --> 00:42:55,239 Speaker 1: a lot of sense. Garrett Crochet, Yeah, I think you 780 00:42:55,320 --> 00:42:57,759 Speaker 1: got to get him signed up. I think a five 781 00:42:57,840 --> 00:43:01,520 Speaker 1: year deal for Garrett Crochet is a good middle ground there. 782 00:43:01,600 --> 00:43:04,040 Speaker 1: So that way he can go into free agency and 783 00:43:04,080 --> 00:43:06,040 Speaker 1: he can go test the market, but the Red Sox 784 00:43:06,040 --> 00:43:08,319 Speaker 1: get a couple of years, get a couple of his 785 00:43:08,440 --> 00:43:09,400 Speaker 1: free agent years. 786 00:43:09,719 --> 00:43:10,960 Speaker 2: I think that makes a lot of sense. 787 00:43:12,280 --> 00:43:16,320 Speaker 1: And yeah, David Robertson, Yeah, I think that's a perfect 788 00:43:16,320 --> 00:43:18,080 Speaker 1: one year deal for the back end of the bullpen. 789 00:43:18,120 --> 00:43:20,319 Speaker 2: It gives you a guy that's flexible. He could either 790 00:43:20,360 --> 00:43:21,280 Speaker 2: set up or close. 791 00:43:22,080 --> 00:43:25,320 Speaker 1: But everyone, thank you for coming out here for tonight's episode. 792 00:43:25,840 --> 00:43:29,440 Speaker 1: You can find Monster Territory here on YouTube. You can 793 00:43:29,520 --> 00:43:35,000 Speaker 1: also go find it on Spotify, Google, Sticher, Apple, whatever. 794 00:43:34,680 --> 00:43:35,080 Speaker 2: It may be. 795 00:43:35,200 --> 00:43:38,200 Speaker 1: Wherever you find your favorite podcast you can find them 796 00:43:38,239 --> 00:43:39,680 Speaker 1: there as well. 797 00:43:40,000 --> 00:43:41,520 Speaker 2: But everyone, I'm gonna wrap it up here tonight