WEBVTT - Mailbag: Analyzing your Pirates Trade Targets

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<v Speaker 1>What's up, everybody?

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back to another episode of Bucco Territory, presented to

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<v Speaker 2>you by the Foul Territory Network. I'm Noah Hiles joining

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<v Speaker 2>me as always on this show. Arma two co hosts,

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<v Speaker 2>Josh Harrison and Platinum Key aka Mark. It's Wednesday, so

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<v Speaker 2>we have the mail bag and we're gonna switch it

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<v Speaker 2>up like we did last week.

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<v Speaker 1>It was all trade ideas.

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<v Speaker 2>We gave our own trade target ideas last Wednesday. This Wednesday,

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<v Speaker 2>we are taking years. I sent out a tweet on

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<v Speaker 2>Tuesday morning asking for some just desired trade targets. We're

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<v Speaker 2>not gonna get into the nuances that go into an

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<v Speaker 2>exact trade recommendation or idea or suggestion, but more who

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<v Speaker 2>do pirates fans have on their wish list? And we

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<v Speaker 2>skimmed through it. We each picked one guy we like

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<v Speaker 2>and we're gonna break it down segment by segment. We're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna start with Josh's guy, then the second segment will

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<v Speaker 2>be Mark's guy.

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<v Speaker 1>Third guy or third guy will.

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<v Speaker 2>Be presented by me in the third and final segment,

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<v Speaker 2>and yeah, we'll just go back and forth and we'll

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<v Speaker 2>get into it right now. Josh, you have the floor

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<v Speaker 2>who is the first pirates trade target that stood out

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<v Speaker 2>to you?

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<v Speaker 3>So I'm looking at all three guys, John Ryan and

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sorry bird Be may not be a guy. Sorry

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<v Speaker 3>if you aren't, I apologize. But Garrett Whitlocke was the

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<v Speaker 3>name that popped out to me just from a standpoint Boston.

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<v Speaker 3>Boston's going through some things. Relief pitching is what ice

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<v Speaker 3>one of the things that I highlighted last week when

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<v Speaker 3>we covered, you know, some potential areas of need trade

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<v Speaker 3>targets and the last two years, I think twenty four

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<v Speaker 3>he was hurt, but twenty five and so far this

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<v Speaker 3>year he's been a pretty dependable arm and having really

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<v Speaker 3>good numbers and in a bullpen as we've you know,

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<v Speaker 3>continued to talk about. As you know, I was on

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<v Speaker 3>family vacation this past week, but I did happen to

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<v Speaker 3>see you know a little bit, you know, still kind

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<v Speaker 3>of having some issues just rightfully. So that was a

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<v Speaker 3>name that popped out. When I saw three of them,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, mentioned Whitlocke, it was kind of like, okay, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I agree, you know, never faced to myself, but you know,

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<v Speaker 3>when when it's hard to look at those numbers, what

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<v Speaker 3>he's done, the past year and a half, and then

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<v Speaker 3>you know, look at the bullpen of what the pirates

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<v Speaker 3>have been running out there. This is a guy that

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<v Speaker 3>is sinker slider. I think Change Up is gonna get outs.

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<v Speaker 3>He's going to pitch to his own and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you don't see too many sinker Slider guys. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>when everybody's worried about pumping Vlo, pumping vlow, you need

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<v Speaker 3>guys that are gonna come out the paying and get outs.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, just looking through his body of work

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<v Speaker 3>the past year and a half, as I mentioned, I

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<v Speaker 3>think it was injured in twenty four, he's doing pretty well.

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<v Speaker 3>And I think he's gonna be a named that is

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<v Speaker 3>probably going to be talked about, not just you know,

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<v Speaker 3>amongst us three, but you know throughout the course of

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<v Speaker 3>you know, this next month or whatever. But that that

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<v Speaker 3>was my guy that I saw. And I mean not

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<v Speaker 3>two long horn, but the fact that all three of

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<v Speaker 3>them and then bird be that was their only person.

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<v Speaker 3>So you know, it kind of confirmed. Okay, I'm not

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<v Speaker 3>the only one that is, you know, thinking that what

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<v Speaker 3>Lock could be a you know, nice target. What about you, guys,

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<v Speaker 3>what do you think?

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<v Speaker 4>God Mark uh one point zero five whip is where

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<v Speaker 4>he's at right now this year. That really stands out

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<v Speaker 4>to me. For a Pirates bullpen that has struggled to

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<v Speaker 4>keep base runners off the base pass, having a guy

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<v Speaker 4>that can come in and limit that would be really,

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<v Speaker 4>really nice. My only concern about Whitlock is as far

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<v Speaker 4>as what would the Pirates do after this year. He

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<v Speaker 4>has two club options following this year, one at like

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<v Speaker 4>eight and a half or just around eight million, another

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<v Speaker 4>for ten million and twenty twenty eight, And I don't

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<v Speaker 4>know if the Pirates are willing to spend that much.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm a reliever they might be, but that would be

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<v Speaker 4>a concern that kind of gets up there as far

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<v Speaker 4>as the Pirates price range. I think that's perfectly fair

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<v Speaker 4>value for the production he's had. I think he'd probably

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<v Speaker 4>get more than that as a free agent, honestly, So

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<v Speaker 4>maybe the value based aspect of it would encourage the

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<v Speaker 4>Pirates to keep him. But I think that is at

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<v Speaker 4>least something to throw out there as you know, a caution,

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<v Speaker 4>because it might be a little too pricey for the

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<v Speaker 4>Pirates taste.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, definitely could see how that could be a little

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<v Speaker 3>not a rope, but definitely something that work concerned for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, of the three guys that we're going to talk

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<v Speaker 2>about on today's show, I think with Locke would and

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know this, I don't even know who represents

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<v Speaker 2>him as far as agency is concerned.

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<v Speaker 1>But.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he would probably have the highest chance of

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<v Speaker 2>a no trade clause out of all the guys we're

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<v Speaker 2>going to talk about today. So that's definitely something worth considering,

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<v Speaker 2>especially with those two club options. Like if he has

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<v Speaker 2>a no trade clause in the Pirates are on it,

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna have to probably do a little bit like, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>they they could keep me for the next two years.

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<v Speaker 1>This isn't just a rental thing. But man, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>there's a ton to like.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he's one of the best right handed relievers

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<v Speaker 2>in baseball, probably the most underrated. I mean, you look,

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<v Speaker 2>he's in the ninety nine percent tile and Chase he

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<v Speaker 2>gets that good extension in ninety six percent tile. The

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<v Speaker 2>Pirates love that fly fly ball hitter or pitcher. But

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<v Speaker 2>you look, I mean, guys aren't hitting him hard average

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<v Speaker 2>exon VELAs he's eighty six point eight, the barrel rate

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<v Speaker 2>is only at five point six percent, so he's inducing

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<v Speaker 2>soft contact.

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<v Speaker 1>No one's squaring him up. He doesn't walk a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of guys.

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<v Speaker 2>As K percentage is twenty nine point one percent, his

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<v Speaker 2>walk rate is five point five percent. Only thirty percent

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<v Speaker 2>of the balls hit against him are hard hit. Like,

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<v Speaker 2>this is a really really good pitcher. He's probably going

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<v Speaker 2>to get traded. He's just gonna have a high price tag.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I would probably pay more for this guy

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<v Speaker 2>than I would have rolled as Chapman. Honestly, if I'm

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<v Speaker 2>the Pirates now, if I'm a different team than probably not.

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<v Speaker 1>But for what the Pirates need.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, this dude's only twenty six years old, and

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<v Speaker 2>Mark you mentioned the two option years. The one club

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<v Speaker 2>option I think is like eight and a half million.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think that's unreasonable.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, the Pirates are going to have a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of money tied up into their pitching with Skeins going

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<v Speaker 2>into arbitration next year and Mitch Keller's salary is obviously

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<v Speaker 2>going to go up.

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<v Speaker 1>But I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean eight million for an all star level closer,

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<v Speaker 2>which this guy. I mean, he's not a closer, but

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<v Speaker 2>he would probably be the closer on this team. I'd

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<v Speaker 2>be fine with it. So yeah, it's just what are

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<v Speaker 2>you willing to give up for him? And are you

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<v Speaker 2>able to outbid these other teams, like if say the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers for him, which why the hell wouldn't they because

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<v Speaker 2>when you look like that eight and ten million option

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<v Speaker 2>or whatever those opens years are, I don't have them

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<v Speaker 2>in front of me.

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<v Speaker 1>That's nothing. To them, that's a drop in the bucket.

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<v Speaker 2>So uh, they would be more than Okay, I think

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<v Speaker 2>giving up a little bit more than the Pirates would

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<v Speaker 2>because to them, it's not a rental, it's it's a

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<v Speaker 2>guy that you're gonna depend on in the back of

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<v Speaker 2>your bullpen, which I guess would be the weakness of

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<v Speaker 2>that team. And that's just one example. I mean, the

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<v Speaker 2>Braves could go get this guy. There's literally every team

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<v Speaker 2>in baseball it's looking for a recompetitive pitcher, competitor.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, so yeah, and I.

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<v Speaker 3>Just looked it up. It's eight point twenty five and

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<v Speaker 3>then ten and a half.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, yeah, like ten and a half. I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>if the Pirates are going to do that. Maybe you

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<v Speaker 2>sign him, you take the option next year and then

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<v Speaker 2>try to flip them.

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<v Speaker 1>Or something, but like, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I this is absolutely the perfect type of player that

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<v Speaker 2>they should be pursuing.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just what are you willing to give up to

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<v Speaker 1>get him? And does it make the sense?

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<v Speaker 2>Does it make sense to give up anything significant for

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<v Speaker 2>a a player that is just a reliever and be

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<v Speaker 2>for a team that's five hundred. So that's the question.

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<v Speaker 2>But I mean, I love that, so yeah, I love

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<v Speaker 2>that suggestion. I think texts a lot of boxes. So

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<v Speaker 2>we're gonna take a quick break when we come back.

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<v Speaker 2>Mark will give his trade target that you guys recommended,

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<v Speaker 2>one that caught his eye when we come back on

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<v Speaker 4>All right, now on to our next one, which is

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<v Speaker 4>going to be Hunter Goodman, another player who we had

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<v Speaker 4>three different people suggest that the pirates should go after

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<v Speaker 4>and trade for Hunter Goodman. And the more I looked

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<v Speaker 4>into it, the more I really really like this guy.

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<v Speaker 4>So if you're not too familiar, Hunter Goodman doesn't necessarily

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<v Speaker 4>have the name recognition, mostly because he's just on the

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<v Speaker 4>Colorado Rockies and he has twenty six home runs this year.

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<v Speaker 4>And you're thinking, oh, twenty six home runs for a

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<v Speaker 4>guy who hits at corps half the time, it's got

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<v Speaker 4>just be cors Field. No, he only has eight home

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<v Speaker 4>runs at cors Field this year, he would have eighteen

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<v Speaker 4>home runs if he played every game at P and

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<v Speaker 4>C Park, So a little regression if he were to

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<v Speaker 4>play in a bigger ballpark at P and C. But

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<v Speaker 4>I just feel like he doesn't really fit the Rockies

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<v Speaker 4>timeline as far as their rebuild goes, and he really

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<v Speaker 4>fits with the Pirates need, which is a starting catcher.

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<v Speaker 4>This guy just absolutely mashes. Isn't a defensive liability, not

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<v Speaker 4>like above average defense by any means, but good enough

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<v Speaker 4>to stick at catcher. He has an eighty one OPS

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<v Speaker 4>against left handed pitching this year. If you look at

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<v Speaker 4>Andy Rodriguez, who has played really well, Andy's zero for

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<v Speaker 4>fourteen this year against left handed pitching only has a

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<v Speaker 4>a one to seventy six OPS right now, And so

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<v Speaker 4>you can at least improve that aspect where you're not

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<v Speaker 4>just like getting nothing that catcher against left handed pitching.

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<v Speaker 4>While also adding he basically this guy is basically Brandon

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<v Speaker 4>Laue if he could play catcher. If you look at

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<v Speaker 4>their study. Yeah, yeah, go ahead, chumping.

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<v Speaker 1>I was just just say you, this is a catcher

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<v Speaker 1>that you d.

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<v Speaker 4>Not catching right exactly, Yes, for sure. One and he's

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<v Speaker 4>only twenty six. He's in He's about to enter his

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<v Speaker 4>first year of arbitration, so he's under team control. He's

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<v Speaker 4>not going to reach free agency until twenty thirty, which

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<v Speaker 4>is exactly what you want if you're the Pirates. Uh.

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<v Speaker 4>The only encounter of that is it's going to be

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<v Speaker 4>a big, big priced tag. This guy's about to probably

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<v Speaker 4>be a make his second All Star team. Consistently improving

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<v Speaker 4>at the play each year just mashes and so you're

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<v Speaker 4>gonna have to really pay up. I think the Rockies

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<v Speaker 4>would be interested in pitching, really their biggest weakness right now.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know if he wanted to throw like a

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<v Speaker 4>Jared Jones or a Carmen Macjinski out. I think that'd

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<v Speaker 4>be probably a starting spot. I don't know if Jared

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<v Speaker 4>Jones would be like enough to get it done for

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<v Speaker 4>Hunter Goodman. Yeah, I don't know what are you laughing at, Noah,

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<v Speaker 4>just I.

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<v Speaker 1>Love to see Jared's face if.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, to Colorado?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, literally might kill someone?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah yeah probably yeah, but yeah, so, I mean I

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<v Speaker 4>think Hunter Goodman would just be such a great fit.

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<v Speaker 4>He would be a guy like Brandon Lau, except you

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<v Speaker 4>know that he's going to be on this team for

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<v Speaker 4>the next few years, and that would be worth paying

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<v Speaker 4>a large price for. He seems like he's not going

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<v Speaker 4>to regress or anything, So I think he'd be a

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<v Speaker 4>great fit. What do you think, Josh, I don't disagree.

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<v Speaker 3>Even last week. I think catching, and as we continue

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<v Speaker 3>to go forward, catching his thing that we talked about.

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<v Speaker 3>That is an area that needs improvement. But we also

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<v Speaker 3>talk about the dynamic of the catcher and being traded

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<v Speaker 3>you know, midseason. But it can happen obviously if the

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<v Speaker 3>you know right deal is made. But he checks a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of boxes because offensively, you know, we know what

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<v Speaker 3>has happened, you know, from the catching standpoint. Obviously, Indy

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<v Speaker 3>facing righty's has been good, better, better than what they

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<v Speaker 3>were getting. But left handed is still you know, facing

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<v Speaker 3>left handed pitchers. You know, you have to be able

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<v Speaker 3>to take advantage of those guys when you're trying to

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<v Speaker 3>create matchups. And he's a guy, as you said, when

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<v Speaker 3>he's not catching, he's gonna d h And I was

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<v Speaker 3>on family vacation. I saw his game in Minnesota. I

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<v Speaker 3>think those balls are home runs at PNC as well. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>so you know, he checks a lot of boxes and

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<v Speaker 3>he seems like a guy just watching them seems like

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<v Speaker 3>a guy that's starting to get not starting to but

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<v Speaker 3>you know, really believing, you know, he's as good as

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<v Speaker 3>he is. You know, it's guys, you know, getting that confidence,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, for him to continue to continue that

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<v Speaker 3>offensive production is obviously gonna help him as he furthers

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<v Speaker 3>his career. But you know, I think it's a move

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<v Speaker 3>that obviously, if the Pirates could make, they would be

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<v Speaker 3>willing to because obviously catching is an area that we've

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<v Speaker 3>hit on and that's what they're gonna need. And I

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<v Speaker 3>don't want to keep saying it, but I said it

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<v Speaker 3>last week when somebody said that's what they would be

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<v Speaker 3>going for. And if you don't want to test free

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<v Speaker 3>agency and feel like you want to spend money, you're

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<v Speaker 3>gonna have to find a way to As you said,

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<v Speaker 3>if they want some major league ready pitching, you're gonna

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<v Speaker 3>have to, you know, maybe inquire about that and see

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<v Speaker 3>what can happen. But if you're truly serious about locking

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<v Speaker 3>up something behind the plate, I think he's probably your

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<v Speaker 3>best candidate. I don't think you. I mean, there's some

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<v Speaker 3>other guys out there, but I think as far as

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<v Speaker 3>if you're trying to not really feel like you want

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<v Speaker 3>to go into the pocket and you want to get

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<v Speaker 3>creative and not have to worry about I mentioned Adli

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<v Speaker 3>Rutchman last week. Obviously he's a little bit more price

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<v Speaker 3>here on the money books. You on the books, So

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I think it's a a I don't want

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<v Speaker 3>to say win win, but I agree it's not really

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<v Speaker 3>fitting their timeline for the rebuild. So you they might

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<v Speaker 3>as well see what they can get for him, and

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<v Speaker 3>you know, help the team that's trying to push, and

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<v Speaker 3>Pirates seem like a team that could line up with it.

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<v Speaker 3>But I'm sure there's some other teams as well.

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<v Speaker 1>So you said he's got two more years of arbor three.

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<v Speaker 4>He enters free agency.

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<v Speaker 2>Right before eight nine, so he hasn't even hit arb yet. Ye,

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<v Speaker 2>and you're looking at a guy who's probably gonna have

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<v Speaker 2>a four war season this year, So let's just assume

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<v Speaker 2>conservatively the next three years he's worth ten to twelve

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<v Speaker 2>war and you have that all under arbitration. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>you're looking at a very expensive freight target. So and

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<v Speaker 2>I think the Pirates, ironically they're prospect capital fits Colorado's timeline.

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<v Speaker 2>You look at their top two prospects. These are guys

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<v Speaker 2>who aren't gonna be up in no. Two to three years.

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<v Speaker 2>Those are probably That's probably the type of return Colorado

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<v Speaker 2>is looking to get if they trade Hunter Goodman this

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<v Speaker 2>year is an in position, be damned.

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<v Speaker 1>It's more just we want guys in like low way,

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<v Speaker 1>but like our high high sing guys. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>And so it's like, are you willing to give up

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<v Speaker 2>Edward Florentino for this? Are you willing to give up

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<v Speaker 2>Seth Hernandez for this? I'd probably say yes, closer to Florentino.

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<v Speaker 4>Than I'm not giving for.

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<v Speaker 3>I can't.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, just because Seth Fernandoz has got to replace

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<v Speaker 2>Paul Schames exactly.

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<v Speaker 1>That's just how it's gonna go.

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<v Speaker 4>You can't get pictures on the open market as the

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<v Speaker 4>Pittsburgh Pirates. You need these young, controllable pictures.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Like for Florentino.

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<v Speaker 2>Florentino is gonna be good, But I mean, will he

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<v Speaker 2>be better than Hunter Goodman?

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<v Speaker 6>Right? I don't know?

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<v Speaker 4>Will he line up with the window where yeah the

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<v Speaker 4>Pirates are actually yeah in a playoff?

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<v Speaker 2>Well Goodman can make your starting pitching better. It's like,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's gonna probably I would have to assume, like

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<v Speaker 2>considering just some of the Like I look at a

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<v Speaker 2>guy like Mason Miller last year, he was a totally

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<v Speaker 2>different position, Like he was traded from the number three

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<v Speaker 2>prospect in baseball last ye and it's because of how

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<v Speaker 2>much control he had remaining and the value that he'd had.

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<v Speaker 2>Goodman is a more valuable player than Mason. Yeah, h Miller.

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<v Speaker 4>So I don't se that's just hitting third.

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<v Speaker 2>Year giving up You're giving up probably Florentino and something else.

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<v Speaker 2>And it could be maybe like by Sterling and Antoine Kelly,

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<v Speaker 2>or you can.

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<v Speaker 4>Maybe like a Christian Curtis or something or.

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<v Speaker 2>Who knows, who knows, Like it's and it's not worth

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<v Speaker 2>speculating too much over. But like I don't think he's

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<v Speaker 2>probably to say, that would probably be the most the

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<v Speaker 2>Pirates have given in a trade since.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah eighteen, the one.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we don't have to talk about that anymore. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and I yeah, yeah. So it's it's a it's a

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<v Speaker 1>very enticing thing. I mean, it would be a bold move.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a huge gamble, and it's probably one I would

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<v Speaker 2>consider depending on the price. But like you just got

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<v Speaker 2>to know, it's like that's a guy where if you're

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<v Speaker 2>training for him, like you better keep.

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<v Speaker 1>Building after this year. And yeah, you would have to

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<v Speaker 1>look at that as like a.

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<v Speaker 2>Three year free agency acquisition. That like that's your window,

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<v Speaker 2>that's your three year window, and you know you probably

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<v Speaker 2>have to try to extend him to really ensure you

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<v Speaker 2>get the most value.

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<v Speaker 1>But I don't I don't hate it. Was this guy's

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<v Speaker 1>a better player, yeah, just.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah is oh yeah, and it was a game I

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<v Speaker 4>brought up in the off season on this show. Was

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<v Speaker 4>a guy that I wanted the Pirates to go after.

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<v Speaker 4>I still want the Pirates to go after him. So, uh,

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<v Speaker 4>it would be a big one. I think this would

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<v Speaker 4>be probably like the biggest level swing that the Pirates

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<v Speaker 4>could take on a player. I don't know, like like

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<v Speaker 4>I don't anticipate anything bigger.

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<v Speaker 1>The best catcher traded mid season since.

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<v Speaker 4>Like Mike I saw like JT Real Muto like in

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<v Speaker 4>twenty nineteen. Maybe it was like the last like big

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<v Speaker 4>catcher like that with team control left ye so yeah right, yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>so Miami, Miami doesn't happen often, but you know, hey,

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<v Speaker 4>if this was the year for the Pirates to do it,

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<v Speaker 4>I think it would be.

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<v Speaker 2>I also think Colorado wouldn't be wrong to just wait

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<v Speaker 2>for the off season.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, they've been hesitating to trade him because you know, yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>they have so much control left. But they do have

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<v Speaker 4>a new like front office. Uh yeah, maybe yes, maybe

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<v Speaker 4>they'll be a little a little bit more willing to

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<v Speaker 4>move on from like the past administrations players like that.

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<v Speaker 4>Who knows, but yeah, would definitely help.

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<v Speaker 2>So all right, we're gonna take another break when we

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<v Speaker 1>All right, final trade target of the show. You guys

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<v Speaker 1>know me. I love the sicko pools. All right.

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<v Speaker 2>Everyone can go hunting for a white whale, and that

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<v Speaker 2>is a fun of trade deadline season is dreaming up

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<v Speaker 2>that big team.

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<v Speaker 1>Or that big player for your team to acquire.

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<v Speaker 2>But I like finding the guys that a are probably

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<v Speaker 2>more realistic and B A lot of teams that win

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<v Speaker 2>the World Series are going a deep playoff run. They

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<v Speaker 2>don't always make a huge blockbruster trade, right. They bolster

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<v Speaker 2>what is already a solid lineup, but with guys who

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<v Speaker 2>can fill a specific role and make the team more

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<v Speaker 2>well rounded altogether. And that's how the bullpen should be addressed,

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<v Speaker 2>in my opinion. So when I saw the name Joendris

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<v Speaker 2>Gomez got a little excited because I do think there

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<v Speaker 2>is something that.

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<v Speaker 1>Could be added here. With this guy, I'll give you

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<v Speaker 1>the breakdown.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, his his numbers above the hood are fine.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I got Hunter Goodman pulled up and Garrett what

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<v Speaker 1>look uh?

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<v Speaker 2>I think he has like a like a three six

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<v Speaker 2>era or something like that. I'd leave you as nine saves.

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<v Speaker 2>He's twenty six years old, right hander, but under the

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<v Speaker 2>hood it's not as desirable. I mean his expected ERA

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<v Speaker 2>is five point twenty nine, which is a thirteenth percentile,

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<v Speaker 2>which just kind of tells me maybe he's getting a

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<v Speaker 2>little lucky at the beginning of the year. The main

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<v Speaker 2>thing that you know, I've mentioned on the show pirates

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<v Speaker 2>love guys who get that extension. He's in the eighty third, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>percentile on extension. He doesn't really have a bad pitch.

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<v Speaker 2>He throws four of them. His sinker seems to be

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<v Speaker 2>probably his most productive pitch. I think he throws it

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<v Speaker 2>strictly against right handers, like twenty one percent of the time.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe it tunnels well with his four team, So

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<v Speaker 1>I like that. And then there's the two years of control.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, this guy isn't Garrett Whitlock like we talked about.

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<v Speaker 2>This guy isn't This guy isn't the dude from Colorado

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<v Speaker 2>we talked about in our last Yella, Like, this is

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<v Speaker 2>probably not an eighth inning or ninth inning guy. This

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<v Speaker 2>is this is a medium to maybe sometimes high leverage arm,

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<v Speaker 2>but they still need that. And that's like, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>even with the two years of control, you're not giving

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<v Speaker 2>up anything crazy for this guy. You're just not You're

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<v Speaker 2>you're giving up you know, a double a prospect or

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<v Speaker 2>maybe an up down guy in the major leagues, right whoever,

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<v Speaker 2>you know Minnesota Twins want probably might make it easier

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<v Speaker 2>that the manager of that organization is very familiar with

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<v Speaker 2>your farm system.

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<v Speaker 1>So if there were guys that he noticed on a.

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<v Speaker 2>Backfield in Brandenton or maybe had some input in on

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<v Speaker 2>on you know, if they get added to the forty

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<v Speaker 2>man or not.

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<v Speaker 1>That could make this deal easier.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, So I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I look at it where it's not the sexiest of selections.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not somebody who is necessarily even that amazing, But

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<v Speaker 2>he's better than a lot of what you have, and

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<v Speaker 2>he could probably help you win games more than no

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<v Speaker 2>offense to these guys.

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<v Speaker 1>But like Brandon Bedoir can right now, So yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>would kick the tires on him for sure.

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<v Speaker 4>What do you guys think, Yeah, he kind of reminds

0:24:52.000 --> 0:24:54.640
<v Speaker 4>me of like a Johann Ramirez with his career. He's

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<v Speaker 4>a reliever that's bounced around all over the place. He

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<v Speaker 4>was on three teams in twenty twenty five, he's on

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<v Speaker 4>two teams already this year. But he's one of those

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<v Speaker 4>relievers where if you catch him at the right moment

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<v Speaker 4>when they're dealing, like, he looks really really good. And

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<v Speaker 4>the Twins since they claimed him from the Rays, they've

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<v Speaker 4>done that. He has a one point six four ERA

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<v Speaker 4>this year with the Twins. Uh, he's pitching or twenty

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<v Speaker 4>five games for them compared to nine games with the Rays.

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<v Speaker 4>And yeah, they've Whatever the Twins have done with him

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<v Speaker 4>has been working. And so if you can bring that

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<v Speaker 4>with him to Pittsburgh maybe even continue to improve. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>maybe this is a guy that Bill Murphy could really,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, say hey, I did this, I helped fix

0:25:42.000 --> 0:25:46.160
<v Speaker 4>this guy. Look I'm actually doing something positive here. Maybe

0:25:46.160 --> 0:25:48.960
<v Speaker 4>that would be the case, but I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>this is like the level of reliever that we should

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<v Speaker 4>expect at the deadline. I don't know if.

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<v Speaker 1>You're capable of getting more.

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<v Speaker 2>But this is a minimum, like, this is the type

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<v Speaker 2>of player at min them they should add regardless of

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<v Speaker 2>where they are in the standings.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're not going to sell, this is the type

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<v Speaker 1>of player.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, if a guy like this comes across like the

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<v Speaker 4>waiver wire, like you gotta snag and give these guys

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<v Speaker 4>a shot and fly take a flyer on them and

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<v Speaker 4>see if they work out. So I don't think.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, you mentioned he's been with a few teams

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<v Speaker 3>the past couple of years, So that right there is

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<v Speaker 3>showing you that one, pitching is something that all teams need,

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<v Speaker 3>but two, if teams are as you say, taking flyers

0:26:28.560 --> 0:26:32.600
<v Speaker 3>on them, teams have seen something, you know. But also

0:26:32.760 --> 0:26:35.000
<v Speaker 3>I've been in a situation where I played with guys

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<v Speaker 3>where you know, we've a guy has joined the team

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<v Speaker 3>for a week and then you know he's the odd

0:26:40.280 --> 0:26:42.280
<v Speaker 3>man out because somebody came back and not that he

0:26:42.320 --> 0:26:46.119
<v Speaker 3>didn't pitch well, you know, but I've seen guys that

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<v Speaker 3>have also done the same thing and come and pitch well,

0:26:48.280 --> 0:26:50.320
<v Speaker 3>and it's like, man, he's still the odd man out.

0:26:50.320 --> 0:26:52.720
<v Speaker 3>We don't really and you know a trade is made

0:26:52.800 --> 0:26:55.920
<v Speaker 3>for this guy or whatever. And especially when you mentioned

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<v Speaker 3>how he's pitched over his last you know, twenty five

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<v Speaker 3>albums with Minnesota since he's been there definitely is intriguing.

0:27:03.200 --> 0:27:06.760
<v Speaker 3>And as you said, it's nothing that you would consider

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<v Speaker 3>what they call sexy. But these are type of moves

0:27:10.760 --> 0:27:13.560
<v Speaker 3>that you would consider necessary if you're you know, whether

0:27:14.119 --> 0:27:17.000
<v Speaker 3>no matter what you said, no, whether you're can you know,

0:27:17.160 --> 0:27:19.399
<v Speaker 3>trying to make the playoffs, or if he's got two

0:27:19.480 --> 0:27:22.640
<v Speaker 3>years of control. He's a guy that is better than

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of options of what you said you've had

0:27:24.480 --> 0:27:26.480
<v Speaker 3>right now or that you could run out there. So

0:27:28.200 --> 0:27:29.399
<v Speaker 3>it's not a guy that you got to give up

0:27:29.480 --> 0:27:33.120
<v Speaker 3>much for and not to put more on a young man,

0:27:33.160 --> 0:27:37.239
<v Speaker 3>but he's already accustomed to moving around, you know, like

0:27:37.680 --> 0:27:41.280
<v Speaker 3>not trying to be funny, you know, So sometimes guys

0:27:41.440 --> 0:27:44.679
<v Speaker 3>like that has almost been like, you know what, this

0:27:44.760 --> 0:27:46.639
<v Speaker 3>dude's kind of been through the ringer enough. This is

0:27:46.640 --> 0:27:50.119
<v Speaker 3>a guy that might understand the moment of man. You

0:27:50.119 --> 0:27:51.680
<v Speaker 3>can put him in a lot of different roles because

0:27:51.680 --> 0:27:54.560
<v Speaker 3>he's been on different teams over the past two years

0:27:54.560 --> 0:27:56.720
<v Speaker 3>that have probably been just a bunch of a go

0:27:56.800 --> 0:27:59.679
<v Speaker 3>get some innings and it's like, hey, this dude is

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<v Speaker 3>probably got something that is like man, he can stick

0:28:02.440 --> 0:28:05.720
<v Speaker 3>around a little bit. So teams are taking flyers and

0:28:06.359 --> 0:28:09.960
<v Speaker 3>as you said, maybe maybe Shelton knows somebody's Hey, yes,

0:28:10.000 --> 0:28:11.920
<v Speaker 3>we can take a flyer on or saw this kid

0:28:11.960 --> 0:28:14.160
<v Speaker 3>on the backfield, or saw this kid pitch a couple wings,

0:28:14.240 --> 0:28:18.000
<v Speaker 3>or saw his pen. But bottom line, I think we

0:28:18.119 --> 0:28:21.919
<v Speaker 3>all agree that bullpen needs to be helped. And if

0:28:21.960 --> 0:28:24.080
<v Speaker 3>you're not going to get a gear Whitlock type, you

0:28:24.200 --> 0:28:26.560
<v Speaker 3>have to go and get you know, a go Maz

0:28:26.640 --> 0:28:29.760
<v Speaker 3>type somewhere in between. But you have to address this bullpen.

0:28:30.320 --> 0:28:32.520
<v Speaker 3>And while you can shoot for geartt Whitlock, it's not

0:28:32.640 --> 0:28:36.879
<v Speaker 3>bad to also acquire somebody with you know, Gomez's you know,

0:28:36.920 --> 0:28:39.600
<v Speaker 3>attributes to what he's had going on in the past.

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<v Speaker 4>I prefer a Gomez over and overpay for a whitlocker. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, you're not in a position to say an

0:28:48.240 --> 0:28:51.000
<v Speaker 3>overpay is worth the risk, honestly, let's be honest.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, we're back at another episode recording.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you can get to Gomezes and.

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<v Speaker 2>Not really feel the loss as much as one wet locker. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>our two Gus is productive.

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<v Speaker 1>Up all right.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, that would be great.

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<v Speaker 4>Guys, wrap up, go ahead, Josh, you have any final thoughts.

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<v Speaker 3>Man, good to be back, and uh yeah, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>it was going for a little week li family vacation,

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<v Speaker 3>but I got to see a little bit and I

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<v Speaker 3>will say it was just a little shout out. I

0:29:54.960 --> 0:29:58.520
<v Speaker 3>saw Connor made it back. It's pretty cool to see

0:29:58.600 --> 0:30:00.760
<v Speaker 3>him make it back. And obviously know they're still sorting

0:30:00.800 --> 0:30:03.800
<v Speaker 3>through some things, but filmily vacation, I was still able

0:30:03.880 --> 0:30:06.600
<v Speaker 3>to peek in and see some things happen. So that

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<v Speaker 3>was one of my observations with saying that Connor came back,

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<v Speaker 3>and unfortunately I think I saw a horror which go down.

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<v Speaker 3>But yep, you know, nonetheless, at five hundred, keep rocking

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<v Speaker 3>and put yourself in a position to you know, go

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<v Speaker 3>for acquisition that may help the team.

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<v Speaker 4>And my final thought, just leave a comment below of

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<v Speaker 4>these three guys, you know which one would you like

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<v Speaker 4>to see the Pirates go after the most and maybe

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<v Speaker 4>give us another name that we can discuss and break

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<v Speaker 4>down next Wednesday. So leave a comment below that helps

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<v Speaker 4>taking half hour to join us here.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely, I'll echo of that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, just keep keep coming with different names. Obviously the

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<v Speaker 2>further we get into July it might be more difficult.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, think of different names. Let's get creative.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean it's fun to kind of explore these ideas.

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<v Speaker 2>Is every Wednesday, which is what we're probably gonna do

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<v Speaker 2>for the rest of the month now because we're in

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<v Speaker 2>July August. All right on behalf of Platinum Key ak

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<v Speaker 2>Mark and Josh Harrison. I'm the Ohio, signing off saying

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<v Speaker 2>thanks for tuning in to another episode of Bucco Territory,

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