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Do Do Yeah, 0:01:00.040 --> 0:01:04.840 as as the Fantasy best Friends Forever Here on the 0:01:04.840 --> 0:01:08.240 Fantasy Sports or Radio an hour alongside for Franky Stample, 0:01:08.360 --> 0:01:13.520 I am Greg Susman. Happy hump Day, which feels weird 0:01:13.560 --> 0:01:15.360 because it's only the second day of the week. Some 0:01:15.520 --> 0:01:19.560 would say it's the final day of the week. Ah well, 0:01:19.600 --> 0:01:21.720 we'll save that for later on the show. I guess 0:01:22.160 --> 0:01:25.320 what doing? Alright? Greg? How are you doing? I had 0:01:25.319 --> 0:01:27.880 to sleep last night, so it was weird nights man 0:01:28.280 --> 0:01:32.360 um because I knew I could give a little bit later. 0:01:32.360 --> 0:01:34.600 Actually know NBA record this morning and I was ahead 0:01:34.600 --> 0:01:36.360 of my game. I record them Yestery will courts them 0:01:36.400 --> 0:01:38.880 after this, I was ahead of the game, but for 0:01:38.880 --> 0:01:41.959 whatever reason, I was up a lot last great and 0:01:41.959 --> 0:01:44.480 then I woke up like a half hour before, and 0:01:44.600 --> 0:01:46.839 I really plan the waking up. I had a couple 0:01:46.840 --> 0:01:48.920 of urgent text messages, and then I was up when 0:01:48.960 --> 0:01:51.480 they showered, and I was like, this is gonna be 0:01:51.480 --> 0:01:55.360 a great morning. And then it wasn't terrible morning for Greggy. 0:01:55.520 --> 0:01:57.640 Lots of work. The moment you woke up today, huh, 0:01:57.760 --> 0:02:01.320 I did I did you know. Let's just say it's 0:02:01.320 --> 0:02:05.560 off the air, off the Yeah, things are going right. 0:02:05.640 --> 0:02:07.800 Obviously we're not on YouTube. We're on YouTube at the moment. 0:02:07.800 --> 0:02:10.359 Even though the description does not say BFF shore titles 0:02:10.360 --> 0:02:12.720 and say BFFs. We are working through those problems and 0:02:12.760 --> 0:02:15.320 we hope to have a solution too. That is correct. 0:02:15.440 --> 0:02:17.880 That is correct. We're We're trying great, We're trying out here. 0:02:17.919 --> 0:02:20.600 But regardless, the show goes on and there's a lot 0:02:20.680 --> 0:02:22.520 to talk about from last night, a lot of fantasy 0:02:22.520 --> 0:02:26.000 baseball action and implications from last night. It was an 0:02:26.040 --> 0:02:29.880 interesting night in baseball over all. The Yankees come back 0:02:30.000 --> 0:02:33.240 fell just short, but overall, um, it was an interesting night. 0:02:33.280 --> 0:02:35.160 It was It was a good night of baseball. Great, Yes, 0:02:35.240 --> 0:02:37.240 a lot happened. A lot did happen. We're gonna break 0:02:37.240 --> 0:02:40.119 it all down over the next two hours for you, 0:02:40.560 --> 0:02:42.480 uh tomorrow on the program All Head dr A. We'll 0:02:42.520 --> 0:02:45.360 hit up Brad Ziegler as well for Thursday and actually 0:02:45.440 --> 0:02:48.959 have breaking news. Let's start off right now. Alright, we'll 0:02:48.960 --> 0:02:51.680 start off with breaking news. Let's go. This is per 0:02:52.240 --> 0:02:54.840 Mark Berman, not Mark Berman, who covers The New York 0:02:54.919 --> 0:03:00.960 Next Burman sports director at Fox twenty six. He's in Houston, 0:03:01.880 --> 0:03:07.640 says this Carlos Korea is out three to four weeks 0:03:07.639 --> 0:03:10.079 with a correct rib. That seems like a good place 0:03:10.080 --> 0:03:12.640 to start. Frank, indeed, yes, it is Carlos cream missing 0:03:12.639 --> 0:03:15.440 the next month or so with a craft rib. With 0:03:15.560 --> 0:03:18.280 a cracked rib. You'll get him back a little before 0:03:18.320 --> 0:03:22.200 the All Star break. I would think that sucks at 0:03:22.200 --> 0:03:25.040 that point. They probably no, But you're talking three or 0:03:25.080 --> 0:03:26.880 four weeks. You're talking three to four weeks, and there's 0:03:26.880 --> 0:03:28.520 like two more weeks of action before the All start. 0:03:28.639 --> 0:03:30.959 I guess. I guess it also probably depends like where 0:03:31.000 --> 0:03:33.840 the Houston Astros that are at. If they're dominating like 0:03:33.880 --> 0:03:36.400 they are right now, do they really need him? We'll 0:03:36.440 --> 0:03:37.880 see what happens. Yeah, I mean at least the next 0:03:37.920 --> 0:03:40.680 three or four weeks. We're looking at the late June 0:03:41.480 --> 0:03:45.120 early July maybe for Carlos Korea and I had issues 0:03:45.160 --> 0:03:48.600 with Korea Greg coming into the season. Um, you know, 0:03:49.120 --> 0:03:51.480 because he's been injury prow in the past couple of years. Obviously, 0:03:51.720 --> 0:03:54.720 you know, you can't really predict a cracked rib. Not 0:03:54.760 --> 0:03:57.120 I'll be interested to ask if we have dr or 0:03:57.200 --> 0:04:01.640 Virginia okay, soever we have from inside injuries, I'll be 0:04:01.680 --> 0:04:04.720 interested to ask if there's any possible way that this 0:04:04.800 --> 0:04:08.400 correcked rib is something that had to do with like 0:04:09.080 --> 0:04:12.320 all of his oblique injuries and years past or back injuries. 0:04:12.360 --> 0:04:15.920 Because we always talk about like these compensatory injuries. I 0:04:16.000 --> 0:04:18.920 wonder if this cracked rib will have anything to do 0:04:19.080 --> 0:04:21.440 with injuries that Carl's corea has suffered in the past. 0:04:21.640 --> 0:04:24.200 But ultimately I wasn't on Carl's corea heading into the 0:04:24.240 --> 0:04:25.800 year just because he's missed so much time to pass 0:04:25.880 --> 0:04:29.800 leep the years really really affected his performance, specifically last 0:04:29.880 --> 0:04:32.480 year the year before that it affected him as well. Um. 0:04:33.120 --> 0:04:35.440 To be to be fair, though he was performing quite 0:04:35.440 --> 0:04:37.760 well this year while he was healthy, but it seems 0:04:37.800 --> 0:04:40.320 like he's going to be out out at least the 0:04:40.320 --> 0:04:43.200 next three to four weeks. So big blow for the 0:04:43.240 --> 0:04:47.000 Houston Astros. The Astros getting a taste of what the 0:04:47.080 --> 0:04:49.920 Yankees have gone through all season now losing George Springer 0:04:50.360 --> 0:04:52.960 was out too of a dealing with a setback now 0:04:53.000 --> 0:04:55.000 as well, and Carl's corea out for the next month. 0:04:55.080 --> 0:04:58.400 So it's a it's all hands on deck. It's uh, 0:04:58.440 --> 0:05:01.080 we're gonna get a lot of Alex Bregman still, obviously, 0:05:01.160 --> 0:05:03.599 Michael Brantley, those guys have carried the load all season. 0:05:03.600 --> 0:05:07.800 Greg Hen this effect Kyle Tucker at all? So that's 0:05:07.839 --> 0:05:11.800 the obvious question, right, like, how could this possibly affect 0:05:11.880 --> 0:05:14.560 Kyle Tucker? Or you're on Alvarez and I think I 0:05:14.600 --> 0:05:16.719 may have found out how how was that? I want 0:05:16.720 --> 0:05:19.600 to talk you through this. The last time Carlos Correa 0:05:19.839 --> 0:05:24.599 missed a significant period of time, who played shortstop? Alex 0:05:24.600 --> 0:05:29.560 Bregman correct, So Alex Bregman could total speculation on my part. Obviously, 0:05:30.680 --> 0:05:33.600 Alex Bregman moved from the third to short given that 0:05:33.760 --> 0:05:36.120 Alevis Diaz is banged off and he's played we've been 0:05:36.120 --> 0:05:39.320 playing second himself. He could also play short when Alva 0:05:39.400 --> 0:05:41.120 comes back, although we'll see what else he does make 0:05:41.120 --> 0:05:45.680 it back, but Alex Bregman moves to short, got it good? Yeah, 0:05:46.880 --> 0:05:51.040 Julie gary L goes from first to third third base 0:05:51.040 --> 0:05:53.400 every day, so I'll play a third base on Sunday. 0:05:53.440 --> 0:05:57.560 He was correct, correct, but he can't play third. He 0:05:57.920 --> 0:06:00.800 can play third. Everyone could at tempt to play third 0:06:00.800 --> 0:06:06.039 every day opening up first base, you're on Albarews play 0:06:06.080 --> 0:06:10.960 first base. Well that's the hope, right, that's the hope. 0:06:10.960 --> 0:06:13.040 But yeah, I mean, we're gonna get these questions, and 0:06:13.440 --> 0:06:15.920 rightfully so. And I see your logic, Greig. I think 0:06:16.480 --> 0:06:19.880 that can actually make some sense here. But for whatever reason, 0:06:20.040 --> 0:06:23.560 the Astros have been headed in too. You know, call 0:06:23.640 --> 0:06:25.839 either of those guys up, whether it's Kyle Tucker, whether 0:06:25.839 --> 0:06:28.240 it's you're on alvarezs. Kyle Tucker more of an outfielder, 0:06:28.360 --> 0:06:30.400 maybe they could use him as designated hit or something 0:06:30.440 --> 0:06:33.040 like that, but they have been using you're on Alvarez 0:06:33.080 --> 0:06:36.280 Moore at first base. Last night, Tyler White played first 0:06:36.279 --> 0:06:40.040 base for the Houston Astros. Julie Guriel did play third base, 0:06:40.120 --> 0:06:41.760 so you got that part right. And then they had 0:06:41.960 --> 0:06:47.160 Jack Mayfield when they short stop, and I don't know 0:06:47.160 --> 0:06:49.440 what Jack Mayfield. I was looking into the minor league 0:06:49.520 --> 0:06:51.599 numbers just now I want to see all right, so 0:06:51.640 --> 0:06:54.160 you're on. Alvarets has played nine games at first based 0:06:54.360 --> 0:06:57.560 so far this year in the minors, and obviously you 0:06:57.560 --> 0:07:00.480 know what he's done, and then they able to do 0:07:00.680 --> 0:07:04.359 overall speaks for itself. I mean not just uh, I 0:07:04.360 --> 0:07:08.240 mean twenty home runs, three sixty three batting average p s. 0:07:08.279 --> 0:07:11.560 You're don Alvarest is the hottest hitting player in the 0:07:11.560 --> 0:07:13.760 minor leagues right now, and we're all clamoring for him 0:07:13.800 --> 0:07:16.520 to come, but they've been hesitant for whatever reason. I 0:07:16.520 --> 0:07:18.920 think if they if they wanted to make this happen, 0:07:19.000 --> 0:07:21.680 this might be the final straw that they needed Greg 0:07:21.840 --> 0:07:25.120 because now they're without al Twove, now they're without Springer, 0:07:25.320 --> 0:07:29.360 now that without Korea. That's three players that are mainstays 0:07:29.360 --> 0:07:32.200 in their line up there, the core of the Houston Astros. 0:07:32.960 --> 0:07:34.840 Maybe it'll take them losing a couple of games for 0:07:34.880 --> 0:07:36.800 them to really realize, Okay, we we need we need 0:07:36.840 --> 0:07:38.920 a shot in the arm here. We need something maybe 0:07:38.920 --> 0:07:41.200 that leads to it. But I would imagine with all 0:07:41.200 --> 0:07:45.200 these injuries in the near future, we should get one of, 0:07:45.280 --> 0:07:47.560 if not both, Kyle Tucker and you're Don Alvarez. At 0:07:47.600 --> 0:07:49.320 least that's what I'm hoping for, Greg, and I'm sure 0:07:49.320 --> 0:07:51.360 a lot of other people are as well. Yeah, I 0:07:51.640 --> 0:07:55.000 think so too, And I'm hoping, uh hoping that we 0:07:55.040 --> 0:07:57.680 get both Alvas both Tucker in the lineup soon for 0:07:57.760 --> 0:08:01.160 Houston as we get towards the omer and fantasy owners 0:08:01.200 --> 0:08:04.840 get towards that playoff push. Good start there, Frank with 0:08:04.920 --> 0:08:08.000 the news on Carlo's corral. Yeah, I'm I'm looking to 0:08:08.040 --> 0:08:12.520 see if Jack Mayfield actually ranked as a prospect for 0:08:12.560 --> 0:08:14.600 the Astros. He doesn't rank in their top thirty on 0:08:14.760 --> 0:08:18.720 MLB dot Com, and he's actually he's been around a while. 0:08:18.760 --> 0:08:21.680 He's a twenty eight year old, so he's bounced around 0:08:21.680 --> 0:08:24.800 a little bit in the minor leagues, and it seems 0:08:24.800 --> 0:08:27.840 like he's a quad a ish player, probably someone that 0:08:27.880 --> 0:08:30.680 Nando di Fino loves deep down. But at two seventy 0:08:30.680 --> 0:08:33.120 career hitter in the minors for Jack Mayfield, he does 0:08:33.200 --> 0:08:35.320 have a season of twenty home runs under his belt 0:08:35.360 --> 0:08:37.199 with ten stile and basses as well that came back 0:08:37.200 --> 0:08:40.800 in seventeen, so seems like a solid player. He's probably 0:08:40.840 --> 0:08:43.560 just like a you know, plug the hole for now, 0:08:43.640 --> 0:08:47.080 but doesn't really offer much upside playing deeper leagues for 0:08:47.080 --> 0:08:49.760 the short term. It seems like he's gonna play shortstop 0:08:49.840 --> 0:08:52.240 until they make a corresponding move, whether it's Kyle Tucker, 0:08:52.720 --> 0:08:54.720 your Don Alvarez, or or whatever it might be, whoever 0:08:54.720 --> 0:08:57.520 it might corresponding move. And so Ryan mc taggard actually 0:08:57.520 --> 0:08:59.520 reported that he's gonna be out four to six weeks. 0:09:00.120 --> 0:09:01.680 So that'll take us to the All Star. That was 0:09:02.600 --> 0:09:07.559 Miles Straw and called up from Triple A. Straw, Yes 0:09:08.679 --> 0:09:11.520 is her prospect, Yes he is. He is their fourteenth 0:09:11.600 --> 0:09:14.840 ranked prospect in the orgmentation. So let's call up everyone 0:09:14.960 --> 0:09:18.400 except Kyle Tucker or you're Don Alvaage. Well, i'll tell 0:09:18.440 --> 0:09:20.600 you what he been up to al right. So in 0:09:20.640 --> 0:09:22.800 Triple A so far this year, in forty six games, 0:09:22.800 --> 0:09:25.559 he's benning two eighty nine with the three sixty nine 0:09:25.600 --> 0:09:28.559 o b P seven p s. Does not hit for 0:09:28.640 --> 0:09:33.720 any power whatsoever. One home run, five doubles, sixteen stolen bases, 0:09:33.880 --> 0:09:36.959 So if he plays every day, he might have some 0:09:37.040 --> 0:09:40.240 sneaky stolen base upside. Greg and looks like he has 0:09:40.280 --> 0:09:42.720 some batting average, he has a hit tool. He has 0:09:42.760 --> 0:09:46.400 a seventy grade on his speed according to MLB dot Com. 0:09:46.559 --> 0:09:49.760 So this is ranked out of eighty guys. Pretty damn fast. 0:09:49.840 --> 0:09:51.920 That's basically what they're saying here. So he's got sixteen 0:09:51.960 --> 0:09:55.320 stolen bases in forty six games. So I just mentioned 0:09:55.400 --> 0:09:57.959 Jack Mayfield. If that's not the answer that they're looking for, 0:09:58.360 --> 0:10:00.959 if we get more consistent playing time out of Miles 0:10:01.000 --> 0:10:03.240 Straw and that is someone who can offer us some 0:10:03.520 --> 0:10:07.240 stolen base upside, Greg Okay, So Miles Straw potentially giving 0:10:07.360 --> 0:10:10.320 us that stolen base upside with whose it with Carlos 0:10:10.360 --> 0:10:12.760 Cray excuse me out for the next four to six 0:10:13.000 --> 0:10:17.720 weeks with a fractured rib. No bueno for Carlos correct 0:10:18.040 --> 0:10:24.200 stole seventy basses last year in the month league, seventy basses, 0:10:24.840 --> 0:10:27.880 the year before that thirty eight. So he's got thirty eight, 0:10:28.000 --> 0:10:31.600 seventy and so far sixteen under his belt. He has 0:10:31.679 --> 0:10:33.959 one sixty seven stolen bases in the minor leagues and 0:10:34.080 --> 0:10:37.920 has been caught stealing forty one. This guy is he's 0:10:37.960 --> 0:10:39.440 known for his hit school, he's known for a speed. 0:10:39.480 --> 0:10:41.400 He's a three oh one career hitter in the minors. 0:10:41.480 --> 0:10:44.000 So no, I just spoke up Jack Mayfield. But this 0:10:44.080 --> 0:10:47.000 guy obviously has a much higher upside for batting everything 0:10:47.160 --> 0:10:50.200 and and some speed here Greg, some stolen basis absolutely okay. 0:10:50.760 --> 0:10:53.200 So last night Houston was able to get a victory 0:10:53.320 --> 0:10:55.760 over the Cubs. Uh not thanks for their pitching which 0:10:55.840 --> 0:10:59.880 was quite bad, but they're hitting which was quite good Hereston. 0:11:00.000 --> 0:11:02.680 In this game nine to six, Corbyn Martin started for Houston. 0:11:02.760 --> 0:11:05.440 He got rocked over his three two thirds innings of work. 0:11:05.520 --> 0:11:08.600 Josh James also got rocked into two and the third innings, 0:11:09.040 --> 0:11:11.880 each allowing three runs each, striking out for each, allowing 0:11:12.120 --> 0:11:14.640 uh several home runs. On the other side for the Cubs, 0:11:14.679 --> 0:11:17.280 John Lester, despite getting a big lead, he could not 0:11:17.640 --> 0:11:21.760 keep that lead. He was up three one, then three two, 0:11:21.800 --> 0:11:23.680 and then blew it open in the fourth, allowing four 0:11:23.720 --> 0:11:25.520 more runs. His line was five and two thirds, seven 0:11:25.600 --> 0:11:28.800 runs alloud eight his three walks, strike, striking out three. 0:11:29.080 --> 0:11:33.079 It was all about the hitters on display here for 0:11:33.320 --> 0:11:35.520 both sides for Houston and Chicago. Will go over to 0:11:35.600 --> 0:11:38.520 Houston as Alex Bregman hit two home runs, his sixteenth 0:11:38.600 --> 0:11:42.200 and seventeenth of the year for the Astros. For the Coves, 0:11:42.720 --> 0:11:44.240 a lot of players went deep and cleanly. One I 0:11:44.360 --> 0:11:47.160 wanted to talk about Frank Jason. Heymy, where did his 0:11:47.200 --> 0:11:49.840 eighth home run? Cow? Sure it is night and I'm 0:11:49.840 --> 0:11:53.640 actually right there with you. David Bodie hit to his 0:11:53.800 --> 0:11:55.719 fifth and sixth of the year. But the player that 0:11:55.760 --> 0:11:58.320 I think does bear mentioned he played short stop yesterday 0:11:58.360 --> 0:12:02.320 with Javier Baiez dh ing and that is Addison Russell. 0:12:02.400 --> 0:12:05.640 I know Addison Russell not a good guy. Get it. 0:12:06.080 --> 0:12:09.080 Started off the year suspended due to the domestic violence incident, 0:12:09.760 --> 0:12:12.880 but he is back now and I think it bears 0:12:13.000 --> 0:12:18.960 looking into Addison Russell as a potential fantasy commodity. Again, 0:12:19.840 --> 0:12:22.559 I completely recognize you don't like it, you don't want 0:12:22.559 --> 0:12:25.160 to do it given his background, But from a fantasy 0:12:25.200 --> 0:12:28.079 perspective only, that's all I'm doing here. On the season. 0:12:28.160 --> 0:12:34.640 Thus far, Russell's batting with four home runs, seven runs scored, 0:12:34.880 --> 0:12:40.160 six ubies over eighteen games and fifty three plate appearances. 0:12:40.480 --> 0:12:43.160 His HERD hit rate is close to forty, which I 0:12:43.200 --> 0:12:47.000 think is very good. Um his k K rate is 0:12:47.040 --> 0:12:50.640 down to nineteen ish percent. Bavitt doesn't look to be 0:12:50.720 --> 0:12:54.319 crazy nothing really. My estimation, Frank really seems out of 0:12:54.400 --> 0:12:56.680 the line. What do you think of Addison Russell? Should 0:12:56.720 --> 0:13:00.120 fantasy owners in all leagues consider him? Well? For us? 0:13:00.160 --> 0:13:01.800 And foremost, I just want to piggyback off of what 0:13:01.880 --> 0:13:03.720 you said, and that's why I wanted to bring this up, 0:13:04.040 --> 0:13:06.680 because he has been playing well and and it's worth mentioning. 0:13:06.800 --> 0:13:09.760 But I understand that you know this has happened in 0:13:09.880 --> 0:13:12.760 the past in all different sports. If you have an 0:13:12.800 --> 0:13:15.400 ethical issue with Addison Russell and anything that he's done, 0:13:15.800 --> 0:13:18.160 completely understand not wanting to get involved with it. Greg, Like, 0:13:18.200 --> 0:13:20.559 we're not gonna judge you, obviously, and we're not asking 0:13:20.559 --> 0:13:22.679 you to judge us either for talking about him. But 0:13:23.640 --> 0:13:25.599 we are here to talk about fantasy baseball and he 0:13:25.800 --> 0:13:28.360 is relevant right now what he's doing offensively, so it's 0:13:28.360 --> 0:13:30.319 worth mentioning. Look, if you don't like the guy, I 0:13:30.440 --> 0:13:32.760 get it. But a lot of the points that Greg 0:13:32.920 --> 0:13:36.679 hit on are valid. A hard hit rate so far 0:13:36.840 --> 0:13:39.280 for Addison Russell this year, He's got four home runs 0:13:39.320 --> 0:13:41.760 and only eighteen games. This is a player that has 0:13:41.800 --> 0:13:44.240 a season of twenty one homers and nine five ribbies 0:13:44.280 --> 0:13:46.839 under his belt as a middle infield player. Never a 0:13:46.840 --> 0:13:48.599 guy that's going to hit for good batting average. So 0:13:48.600 --> 0:13:51.079 I think the is a little bit flukey right now, Greg, 0:13:51.480 --> 0:13:55.559 but the strikeout rate has improved, he's lowered it so far, um, 0:13:56.840 --> 0:14:01.160 And I think he's worth mentioning, especially right after the 0:14:01.200 --> 0:14:04.160 fact that we we just went over Carlos Korea's injury. 0:14:04.280 --> 0:14:06.600 Right If you're looking for a middle infielder that can 0:14:06.600 --> 0:14:08.120 give you a little bit of pop and and kind 0:14:08.160 --> 0:14:11.240 of replace something of what Carlos Correa was doing. I 0:14:11.280 --> 0:14:15.679 mean you're talking about like sixty Carlos Correa here, and 0:14:15.720 --> 0:14:18.079 that's what Addison Russell is providing right now. Then I 0:14:18.160 --> 0:14:20.400 do think that it is worth mentioning and and what 0:14:20.560 --> 0:14:25.720 he's doing right now, I think he's better for probably 0:14:25.840 --> 0:14:29.160 better for roto leagues, although the plate discipline isn't terrible. Look, 0:14:29.160 --> 0:14:30.600 if you need a middle infielder, this is what it 0:14:30.640 --> 0:14:32.640 comes down to. He's in a really good lineup with 0:14:32.680 --> 0:14:35.840 the Chicago Cubs. He's playing more recently, and I do 0:14:36.000 --> 0:14:37.520 think that he should be on your radar as someone 0:14:37.560 --> 0:14:41.040 to add. Over the last ten days, Addison Russell, Uh, 0:14:41.160 --> 0:14:43.080 they played every day the Cubs every day over the 0:14:43.160 --> 0:14:46.320 last ten days, They've played Addison Russell has started six 0:14:46.480 --> 0:14:48.880 of those ten games. In the four games that he 0:14:48.960 --> 0:14:51.560 did not start, he received at least two at bats 0:14:51.720 --> 0:14:55.280 in every single one of them. Now, he got zero 0:14:55.440 --> 0:14:58.360 hits in those eight bats, but he did receive two 0:14:58.400 --> 0:14:59.920 at bats. So he came in early enough in the 0:15:00.120 --> 0:15:04.920 and receive two at bats for Chicago. Now he does 0:15:05.040 --> 0:15:07.640 that seventh or eight in this lineup, depending I guess 0:15:07.720 --> 0:15:09.600 right to your left and how the lineup does shake out. 0:15:09.880 --> 0:15:14.120 He's homeward in three of his last four games. I 0:15:14.200 --> 0:15:17.520 think Frank's right. I think if you need a middle infielder, 0:15:17.560 --> 0:15:21.440 I think Addison Russell is fine. There is no speed here. 0:15:21.800 --> 0:15:24.200 You're looking at a guy that has the ability to 0:15:24.280 --> 0:15:26.120 get on base, does have a little bit of power 0:15:26.160 --> 0:15:31.080 from the middle infield spot. If you aren't looking, if 0:15:31.120 --> 0:15:34.200 you did lose a Carlos Correa, Frank and for whatever reason, 0:15:34.240 --> 0:15:36.200 you don't like the numbers, you don't like Addison Russell, 0:15:36.920 --> 0:15:39.160 you want to go in a different direction. Who are 0:15:39.280 --> 0:15:43.000 some other names that fantasy owners can try to grab? Yes, 0:15:43.040 --> 0:15:46.880 how's just talk about the middle infielders in general. And no, 0:15:47.000 --> 0:15:49.120 I mean we're gonna talk about Derek Dietrich obviously, and 0:15:49.160 --> 0:15:50.760 what he's doing right now. And I got a question 0:15:50.800 --> 0:15:53.480 before the show, Derrek Dietrich or Tommy Lostella. No, I 0:15:53.560 --> 0:15:56.360 think those both are fine options. They're more you know, 0:15:56.440 --> 0:15:59.840 second baseman, middle infielders. But if we're just talking about 0:16:00.400 --> 0:16:04.600 shortstops and players who are out there, David Fletcher, I mean, 0:16:04.640 --> 0:16:06.440 we've spoke about this guy for how long now he's 0:16:06.440 --> 0:16:09.920 still only owned four homers, four stow and bases. Good 0:16:09.920 --> 0:16:12.560 batting average doesn't give you a ton of counting stats, 0:16:12.640 --> 0:16:15.200 but he does give you good batting average. Lord as 0:16:15.240 --> 0:16:18.600 Gurriel someone that we mentioned yesterday with Modica. If he's 0:16:18.640 --> 0:16:22.520 out there still only thirty four percent owned on Yahoo. 0:16:23.000 --> 0:16:25.880 Another player that can provide some pop and I think 0:16:26.600 --> 0:16:29.080 better batting average, and Addison Russell as well. You know, 0:16:29.120 --> 0:16:30.800 I had some people asking me over the weekend, Greg, 0:16:31.000 --> 0:16:32.840 why do you like Lord As Guriel. I don't really, 0:16:32.920 --> 0:16:34.360 I don't really get it. You look at what he 0:16:34.440 --> 0:16:36.600 did last year. The guy hit two eighty with eleven 0:16:36.600 --> 0:16:39.480 home runs in only sixty five games. It's pretty impressive. 0:16:39.760 --> 0:16:41.760 So I think he's a guy that can hit, you know, 0:16:41.880 --> 0:16:44.280 close to close its twenty home runs the rest of 0:16:44.320 --> 0:16:46.880 the way, assuming that he sticks in the lineup. You're 0:16:46.920 --> 0:16:49.600 gonna have to wait a little bit. Did Gregorious or 0:16:49.960 --> 0:16:53.240 uh you spoke about him as well yesterday? Uh, and 0:16:53.280 --> 0:16:55.760 then Jose Glesias. I mean, this is just like deeper 0:16:55.840 --> 0:16:58.120 leagues if you just need someone to fill in until 0:16:58.120 --> 0:17:00.280 you get like a d D. Gregorious back well was 0:17:00.280 --> 0:17:03.600 a Glazie has actually played well. Greg three thirteen batting average, 0:17:03.640 --> 0:17:05.879 four home runs as well. So those are a few 0:17:05.880 --> 0:17:08.359 middle infields that you can look at. Put there are 0:17:08.520 --> 0:17:11.280 many only other middle infielder's a plenty. The only other 0:17:11.359 --> 0:17:13.000 name we wanted to mention you adventure been on him. 0:17:13.000 --> 0:17:16.760 That's or Lando or Cia. You mentioned him a lot 0:17:16.840 --> 0:17:18.080 this week, so I want to throw him out there 0:17:18.080 --> 0:17:20.640 as well. Okay, touch a little bit more on Corbyn, Martin, 0:17:20.840 --> 0:17:22.560 dont lesson. When we get back, we'll do that. Well, 0:17:22.600 --> 0:17:24.760 we'll talk more into the astros and the coast. 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That's a 0:20:14.080 --> 0:20:18.200 twelve point to one E r A. So I'm here 0:20:18.240 --> 0:20:23.880 to say this, Greg, john Lester owes me an apology. Yeah, yeah, 0:20:24.160 --> 0:20:27.399 if you're listening out there, John Lester, I apologize because 0:20:28.119 --> 0:20:30.680 I talked badly about you during draft season. I didn't 0:20:30.680 --> 0:20:33.880 think he had anything left in the tank. First five 0:20:33.960 --> 0:20:38.760 six starts you look pretty good. Next three sucked. You 0:20:38.880 --> 0:20:41.600 Owe me an apology. So John Lester, done with you. 0:20:42.320 --> 0:20:44.959 This kid, you probably wouldn't drop him, but he had 0:20:45.000 --> 0:20:47.680 some really tough matchups. But overall, I think this is 0:20:47.760 --> 0:20:50.239 part of what you're gonna get from John Lester. You're 0:20:50.240 --> 0:20:52.439 gonna get some inconsistency. I think you can use them 0:20:52.480 --> 0:20:54.600 in the right matchups. This was not one of the 0:20:54.720 --> 0:20:58.680 right matchups. Corbyn Martin. On the other hand, Greg, he 0:20:58.760 --> 0:21:01.679 hasn't been great. He hasn't great. We had high expectations 0:21:01.760 --> 0:21:03.440 for this guy. He was one of the top prospects 0:21:03.520 --> 0:21:07.040 for the Houston Astros, not the top pitching prospect because 0:21:07.080 --> 0:21:10.040 they have this guy named uh Forest Whitley in the organization. 0:21:10.280 --> 0:21:12.119 Forest Whitley, by the way, has been terrible in the 0:21:12.160 --> 0:21:14.000 minors this year, and I don't know when we're gonna 0:21:14.000 --> 0:21:16.720 get him. Yeah, that could be much longer time. You 0:21:16.800 --> 0:21:19.159 know we're not in the same discussion as Kyle Tucker 0:21:19.320 --> 0:21:21.479 and you're on Avarez when it comes to Forest Whitley. 0:21:21.840 --> 0:21:24.439