1 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: Welcome back and everybody to GM territory. And this is 2 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: a late episode, but for a great reason. Ark Scoobel 3 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: is an LA Dodger. Jim, what is your reaction to this? 4 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:18,959 Speaker 2: Yeah, huge trade. I wish I could tell you I'm surprised, 5 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 2: but I'm not. I thought he would end up with 6 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 2: either the Dodgers or the Brewers, and the deal finally 7 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 2: got done to the Los Angeles Dodgers. So obviously for 8 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 2: the Dodgers, we're going to give them an eight plus. 9 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 2: They got the best pitcher that was available. The best 10 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 2: player that gets traded at this deadline goes to the 11 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 2: Dodgers as the rich get richer. As we all know, 12 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 2: the Dodgers have won two consecutive World Series. They were 13 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 2: the favorites to win a third consecutive World Series before 14 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 2: this trade. Of course, Schooble has won the Cy Young 15 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:47,239 Speaker 2: each of the last two years. So to be able 16 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:49,239 Speaker 2: to add School Bowl to the top of their rotation. 17 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 2: He and Yashinobu Yamamoto to be able to pitch games 18 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 2: one and two of a postseason series makes it dominant. 19 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 2: You know, the Dodgers have dealt with some injuries to 20 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 2: their rotation, this hyear year they've had injury showy Otani 21 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 2: with the knee injury, Blake Snell's had injuries, so is 22 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,400 Speaker 2: Tyler Glass now. But all of them should be healthy 23 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 2: well by the time they get to October. We get 24 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 2: which gives them real five really good starters. And I 25 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:16,839 Speaker 2: didn't even count on Justin Robleski and Evan Shean. So look, 26 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 2: this Dodger pitching staff is going to be seven deep 27 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 2: by the time they get October. Some of these guys 28 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 2: will go to the bullpen, but the Dodgers heavy, heavy 29 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 2: favorites to win again. On the other side of this deal, 30 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 2: Trey I really did like it from the Tiger's side, 31 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:33,679 Speaker 2: you know, given the fact they gave up a two 32 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 2: month renoal in Schoogle to be able to get three 33 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,759 Speaker 2: top prospects back, it's a good return. I'll give them 34 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 2: a great a River Ryan and Brady Smith, two of 35 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 2: these guys are going to be long term rotation guys 36 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 2: for the Tigers. Obviously, none of them arbitration eligible, will 37 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 2: control them for six years. And to me, the headliner 38 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 2: in this deal Zayer Hope. I absolutely love Zayer Hope, 39 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 2: the outfielder who ironically he was the fourth best prospect 40 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 2: outfielder in the Dodgers organization. That's how deep they are. 41 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 2: But Zayer Hope is one of the best outfield prospects 42 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 2: in baseball. For most teams, he would be their number 43 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 2: one outfield prospect, and that's what he is immediately for 44 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 2: the Detroit Tigers. So I don't think the deal surprises us, 45 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 2: but obviously it makes the Dodgers that much better. And 46 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 2: for the Tigers, it's a really good return, an expected return. 47 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 2: I think we predicted something pretty close to this, So 48 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 2: it's an expected return, but a good deal on both sides. 49 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 2: What was your take on the return for the Tigers specifically? 50 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: You know, I thought the return was an a just 51 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 1: like you did. You know, let's start with the river 52 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: Ryan here. He's a converted infielder who really didn't start 53 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: pitching professionally until twenty twenty two. He's genuinely new to 54 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: the craft relative to his age. You know, he had 55 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 1: Tommy John surgery back in August twenty twenty four. It 56 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 1: wiped out completely his twenty twenty five season, and twenty 57 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:01,640 Speaker 1: twenty six has been a stop art built up. But look, 58 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: he has been pitching extremely well. He has a two 59 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 1: seven six currently in ERA and Triple A. And look, 60 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:12,360 Speaker 1: his whip is also one point one point eight. And 61 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 1: a guy like that, getting a guy like that from 62 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: the Dodgers bringing him into the organization, I think he's 63 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: going to have an impact for the Tigers in twenty 64 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:23,679 Speaker 1: twenty seven and in twenty twenty eight. 65 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 2: And how about Zayer Hope? What was your take on him? 66 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 2: Do you like him as much as I do? 67 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: Oh? I love Zayer Hope. He has ten home runs 68 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,519 Speaker 1: right now in the month of July, he's hitting three 69 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: seventy two in the month of July. He has off 70 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: the Sharks batspeed, thunderus rob power just for a five 71 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: foot ten frame. Jim, I want to ask you, how 72 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: do you think he fits into this Tiger's team. 73 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 2: Well, obviously if it's in great because they've got such 74 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 2: a young core players. And this is what I love 75 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 2: about the acquisition of Hope is the fact that the 76 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 2: Tigers young position players at the major league level and 77 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 2: the farm system is really strong right about this. Their 78 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 2: young catcher Dylan Dingler arguably is the best all around 79 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 2: catcher in baseball right now. Their rookie Kevin McGonagall is 80 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 2: a hitter that's gonna win batting titles like he's that good. 81 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 2: Riley Green, the left fielder, is an emerging superstar. They've 82 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 2: got a young first baseman in the minor leagues Josu Brisania, 83 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 2: who can flat out hit. He had a couple of 84 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:23,479 Speaker 2: home runs on Saturday as well. I mean, this guy 85 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 2: is a stud. They've got a young first round shortstop 86 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 2: in the lower minor leagues. It's going to be a star. 87 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 2: So you add hope to this group and it just 88 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 2: bodes well for the future. And I didn't even mention 89 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 2: Max Clark, who made his major league debut on Friday. 90 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 2: He's off to a really good start in his career. 91 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 2: So think of all those really good young players the 92 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:46,039 Speaker 2: Tigers are putting together, and then in this deal you 93 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 2: get two young starting pitchers. So with all these young players, 94 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 2: the Tigers are going to have resources going forward to 95 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 2: invest in other starting pitchers. So I know it's a 96 00:04:56,560 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 2: difficult trade for Tiger fans to deal with today, losing 97 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:02,479 Speaker 2: the guy that won the Cy Young Award each in 98 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 2: the last two years. But you know, it was a 99 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 2: very strong, very strong return. I wanted to get your 100 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 2: final take on that third player in the deal. Going 101 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 2: back to Detroit, what was your take on Smith? Yeah? 102 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: Look, Smith had Tommy John surgery essentially that cost him 103 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: his first two pro seasons. He threw only twenty one 104 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:23,840 Speaker 1: innings total before this year, and twenty twenty six has 105 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: been that let's let the arm finally let loose type 106 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 1: of season. He has been a strikeout machine and single 107 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: a you know, eighty one strikeouts and under fifteen innings. 108 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 1: Are you kidding me? Look, he is a young prospect 109 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 1: that it's worth taking a risk on. But look, he 110 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:44,480 Speaker 1: has dealt with injuries. However, I think this is a 111 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: great return. 112 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:48,839 Speaker 2: I do too. So now we have to talk about 113 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:52,279 Speaker 2: what is the impact of the Dodgers getting Schooball instead 114 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 2: of the Brewers or the raise the trade deadline? Right? 115 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:58,159 Speaker 2: And I think we know the answer to that because 116 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 2: I think it's going to affect the collective bargaining. I 117 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 2: think that the Dodgers getting Schooble is one more reason 118 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 2: while the major league owners are going to be willing 119 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:09,479 Speaker 2: to give up the twenty twenty seven season if that's 120 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:12,159 Speaker 2: what it takes in order to get a salary cap. 121 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 2: Because in a situation like this, the Brewers and Rays 122 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 2: as an example, they had as much in their farm 123 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:23,039 Speaker 2: system to trade for school as the Dodgers did, but 124 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 2: they were unwilling to do that because they have to 125 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 2: worry about putting together smaller payroll teams in the future. 126 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:34,160 Speaker 2: As an example, the Dodgers payrolls three hundred million more 127 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 2: than the Brewers this year, three hundred million more. That 128 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 2: doesn't include Trek's Schoobl's contract. And so I think the 129 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 2: owners who desperately want Major League Baseball to adopt a 130 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:48,160 Speaker 2: salary cap like the NBA, the NFL, and the NHL, 131 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 2: is for reasons like this. And I think that this 132 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 2: particular trade, if this propels the Dodgers to go win 133 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 2: their third World Championship, right and they end up playing 134 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 2: another big market team like the Yanks He's in the 135 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 2: World Series, I think I think we may have a 136 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:06,719 Speaker 2: workstoppage if the players really don't want to have a 137 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 2: salary cap like every other league has. I think that 138 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 2: I think that's I think that's where I headed, and 139 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 2: I think that part is unfortunate. But today I think 140 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:17,239 Speaker 2: we should be celebrating, you know, the Dodgers getting better. 141 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 2: Congrats to them, heavy favorites to win and for the 142 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 2: Tigers front office. They did a good job in their 143 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:24,760 Speaker 2: return given the circumstances. 144 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 1: What's going to happen with Casey Mees, Now, it's. 145 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 2: A great question. What's next is always what we look at. Right, 146 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 2: Casey Mies is the next one to be traded, There's 147 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 2: no question about it. And so let's look at the Brewers, 148 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 2: Let's look at the Braves, look at the Rays. All 149 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 2: of them are going to begin the knicks for eyes. 150 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 2: And by the way, that's not the only player that 151 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 2: the Tigers are going to trade now. I expect second 152 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 2: basement glabor tours to be traded, and I'm expecting relievers 153 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 2: like Kyle Finnegan and Kenley Jansen to go as well. 154 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 2: You know, one of the reasons why the Dodgers decided 155 00:07:56,400 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 2: to deal with Schooble late Saturday night was because let's 156 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 2: get that off the board, so we can now work 157 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 2: on the next deals. Right, and so in order to 158 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:08,559 Speaker 2: trade Myze, you had to do the Schooble deal first. 159 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 2: So now we'll see what kind of return they can 160 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 2: get for Mys. They're obviously they're not going to get 161 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 2: the same return they got for schoobl But I'm telling 162 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 2: you They're going to do extremely well, I think, because 163 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 2: I think Casey Mees arguably is the second best starting 164 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 2: pitcher that's going to be traded at this deadline. The 165 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 2: Tigers have both of them. 166 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 1: It's going to be exciting the next forty eight hours, 167 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: that's for sure. Well everyone, Hey, thanks for tuning in. 168 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 1: We finally have Terry Schooble off the board. That's it 169 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: for this edition at GM Territory challengelas a we're gone