WEBVTT - Leading Off July 16th, 2024 (Ep. 864) 0:00:05.720 --> 0:00:09.040 Welcome in everybody to Fantasy Pros MLB. This is leading 0:00:09.080 --> 0:00:11.880 off the All Star Special brought to you by Bet 0:00:11.880 --> 0:00:13.760 three sixty five Bet five bucks, get one hundred and 0:00:13.760 --> 0:00:16.800 fifty and bonus bets when you use that promo code 0:00:16.920 --> 0:00:19.920 leading off, it's me Joey p. That of course is 0:00:19.960 --> 0:00:23.400 the Welsh and the Midsummer Classic is upon us. So 0:00:23.440 --> 0:00:26.279 Welsh and I decided to take it upon ourselves to 0:00:26.320 --> 0:00:29.320 declare our own All Stars for the American League and 0:00:29.440 --> 0:00:32.800 National League from the Fantasy Nerd point of view, because 0:00:32.880 --> 0:00:35.000 that's how we like to look at things. So we're 0:00:35.040 --> 0:00:38.480 gonna put our nerd glasses on, maybe some old man 0:00:38.520 --> 0:00:41.520 glasses too. We'll see how it goes. Welsh is fresh 0:00:41.520 --> 0:00:44.400 off vacation, so he is ready to go. Don't forget, everybody, 0:00:44.680 --> 0:00:46.919 We have got more specials for you. So if you're 0:00:46.960 --> 0:00:49.600 watching this video on the YouTube channel, don't forget to 0:00:49.640 --> 0:00:53.080 click on our review of what happened at the Futures 0:00:53.120 --> 0:00:56.200 Game and also the MLB Draft, because Welsh is the 0:00:56.240 --> 0:00:58.560 prospect guru. So all you folks who are playing in 0:00:58.600 --> 0:01:00.720 dynasty leagues, but look, let's be hones. These guys are 0:01:00.720 --> 0:01:03.200 making a bigger impact faster than ever. Make sure you 0:01:03.240 --> 0:01:05.840 go find that video as well. Welsh, I'm gonna let 0:01:05.840 --> 0:01:08.520 you start things off here with the National League. We're 0:01:08.520 --> 0:01:10.800 gonna go through. We're gonna find our position players. We're 0:01:10.800 --> 0:01:13.720 gonna find a couple pitchers, a closer as well in 0:01:13.760 --> 0:01:16.200 a DH, and I know some of these names are 0:01:16.240 --> 0:01:18.080 gonna overlap, but we're gonna talk about these guys from 0:01:18.120 --> 0:01:21.000 a fantasy standpoint. So let's take a look at Welsh's 0:01:21.040 --> 0:01:24.280 All Star team for the National League. William Contreras at catcher, 0:01:24.800 --> 0:01:28.120 no doubt about that. One, certainly makes sense. Christian Walker 0:01:28.160 --> 0:01:31.240 at first base, perhaps surprising to some people, Bryce Terang 0:01:31.280 --> 0:01:34.880 at second, Elie Dela Cruz my dude at shortstop, Alec 0:01:34.920 --> 0:01:38.000 Bohm at third, Jackson Merrill, look at you. I love it. 0:01:38.080 --> 0:01:41.240 You snuck him in there. Brian Reynolds, who's been absolutely 0:01:41.280 --> 0:01:44.920 fantastic for the Pirates, Helio Ramos, look at this show. 0:01:44.959 --> 0:01:48.120 A Otani at DH no brainer there, and Chris sale 0:01:48.200 --> 0:01:51.840 Zach Wheeler the two pitchers, with Ryan Helsley over at 0:01:51.880 --> 0:01:55.320 the closer spot. Let's start with the catcher here, William Contreras, 0:01:55.360 --> 0:02:00.880 because Welsh, Contreras was absolutely red hot April May. Then 0:02:00.920 --> 0:02:03.360 he's hit a little bit of a downturn of late, 0:02:03.440 --> 0:02:07.280 which was natural regression. You figure that's coming. Regardless, Contreras 0:02:07.320 --> 0:02:09.200 has been a great addition to this team in the 0:02:09.240 --> 0:02:12.160 last two years. Milwaukee Burwis still find themselves at the 0:02:12.160 --> 0:02:15.280 top of the Central and Welsh the guy was in 0:02:15.360 --> 0:02:18.560 that MVP conversation for a few weeks. He's fallen off. 0:02:18.600 --> 0:02:21.720 So here's a question for you. Can he regain that 0:02:21.800 --> 0:02:24.760 momentum despite the fact that he plays catcher in the 0:02:24.800 --> 0:02:26.640 second half of this season, because we all know the 0:02:26.639 --> 0:02:27.960 wear and tear of that positions a lot. 0:02:28.720 --> 0:02:31.720 Yeah, we can't and he can absolutely. When you look 0:02:31.720 --> 0:02:34.800 at the games played, there are a handful of catchers 0:02:35.000 --> 0:02:38.080 in the league right now that are like eighty plus 0:02:38.120 --> 0:02:42.360 games played, and William Contreras I think is at the 0:02:42.360 --> 0:02:45.040 tip top. I think only Salvador Perez has ended up 0:02:45.080 --> 0:02:45.720 playing more. 0:02:45.800 --> 0:02:47.680 So can he? Yes? 0:02:48.480 --> 0:02:53.640 From a Fantasy perspective on his production, it's actually tougher 0:02:53.680 --> 0:02:55.280 for the NL. I just want to point out because 0:02:55.280 --> 0:02:56.760 one of the things when we're doing these all star 0:02:57.400 --> 0:03:01.080 teams for Fantasy, I think some people be like, you know, okay, 0:03:01.120 --> 0:03:03.440 where's some of the values and whatnot, and it's like, well, 0:03:03.480 --> 0:03:06.040 at catcher there was I think a lot more production 0:03:06.320 --> 0:03:08.880 out of the AL. This was between will Smith and 0:03:08.880 --> 0:03:13.280 William Contrerass for production. Contrara's eleven homers, five stolen bases, 0:03:13.320 --> 0:03:16.200 will Smith had fifteen homers. They had the same amount 0:03:16.240 --> 0:03:19.040 of RBIs at forty five. But William Contrerass leads all 0:03:19.080 --> 0:03:21.960 catchers with runs at sixty five and a better batting average. 0:03:22.040 --> 0:03:24.280 There was just nobody else in the NL that was 0:03:24.320 --> 0:03:28.120 really worthwhile from any type of fantasy perspective to push 0:03:28.360 --> 0:03:32.720 these guys. So value be damned here, William Contreras at 0:03:32.760 --> 0:03:33.919 whatever cost. 0:03:33.760 --> 0:03:34.840 He's the guy is. 0:03:35.000 --> 0:03:37.160 He's been the most valuable catcher. Even though I was 0:03:37.280 --> 0:03:40.040 very like, let's not take catchers super high this year. 0:03:40.320 --> 0:03:43.000 He is the catching All Star, even with will Smith 0:03:43.040 --> 0:03:44.200 having a few more homers. 0:03:45.160 --> 0:03:46.880 Now, I think what people are gonna find interesting they 0:03:46.880 --> 0:03:50.520 put Christian Walker at first base here. Now, technically Christian 0:03:50.560 --> 0:03:53.720 Walker does have more home runs than Bryce Harpert' twenty 0:03:53.720 --> 0:03:56.280 two to twenty one, more RBI sixty six to sixty one. 0:03:56.320 --> 0:03:59.880 Now Harper did miss a little time, but the batting 0:04:00.240 --> 0:04:03.000 as much higher for Bryce Harper and Freddie Freeman has 0:04:03.000 --> 0:04:05.560 a higher batting average as well. Despite having less home runs, 0:04:05.640 --> 0:04:08.880 he does just about the same run scored, more doubles, 0:04:09.000 --> 0:04:12.520 more triples, more hits overall, So how did you end 0:04:12.600 --> 0:04:14.960 up going Christian Walker at first base? Yea Homer? 0:04:16.200 --> 0:04:18.320 Well, okay, yeah, it's a little bit Homer. But again, 0:04:18.400 --> 0:04:22.000 this is think about this. This is a Fantasy All 0:04:22.000 --> 0:04:26.280 Star Game. So I do believe relative where guys were 0:04:26.360 --> 0:04:29.200 drafted comes into some part of the part of the conversation. 0:04:29.279 --> 0:04:31.839 It's not everything. So if you take that and you 0:04:31.920 --> 0:04:35.080 go all right, Bryce Harper has essentially as many runs, 0:04:35.360 --> 0:04:39.600 homer's and RBI as Christian Walker in like sixteen less games. 0:04:39.800 --> 0:04:40.880 That does mean something. 0:04:41.360 --> 0:04:47.000 Except Christian Walker was drafted exponentially later than Bryce Harper. 0:04:47.000 --> 0:04:48.240 Bryce Harper cost you. 0:04:48.520 --> 0:04:52.000 A second round pick, he missed games. His production was amazing. 0:04:52.240 --> 0:04:55.880 Christian Walker was almost free, not like free free, but 0:04:56.000 --> 0:04:58.680 like close to free, like outside right around that top 0:04:58.720 --> 0:04:59.440 one hundred range. 0:04:59.440 --> 0:05:00.479 Of people take him. 0:05:00.800 --> 0:05:03.640 The batting average a little bit stinky, but twenty two 0:05:03.720 --> 0:05:06.920 homers sixty six RBIs fifty eight runs, and guess what, 0:05:07.320 --> 0:05:08.640 They're not going to get him in the real All 0:05:08.640 --> 0:05:09.120 Star Game. 0:05:09.120 --> 0:05:11.000 And that's going to be a shame. We'll get him 0:05:11.040 --> 0:05:12.279 here in the fantasy. 0:05:11.880 --> 0:05:14.920 One, all right, to round out the infield. Elie de 0:05:15.000 --> 0:05:17.520 la Cruz. We know how good he's been. Alec Boehm 0:05:17.680 --> 0:05:19.440 is out there too, But Bryce Terrang is the other 0:05:19.480 --> 0:05:21.400 guy I want to talk about. And I get it 0:05:21.480 --> 0:05:24.240 because this is a guy that's got thirty stolen bases, 0:05:24.279 --> 0:05:27.159 already hitting two seventy seven here as of recording this, 0:05:27.600 --> 0:05:30.880 as we're at the break now, I mocked you and 0:05:31.000 --> 0:05:33.719 tease you about calling you a homer. Yeah, you didn't 0:05:33.720 --> 0:05:36.719 pick to tell Marte for this, and I'm gonna argue 0:05:36.800 --> 0:05:40.719 ka tell Marte's numbers nineteen homers, fifty seven RBI at 0:05:40.720 --> 0:05:44.520 two ninety two, batting average at eight seven seven ops. Also, 0:05:44.560 --> 0:05:47.240 it came out a pretty decent value, I think year 0:05:47.279 --> 0:05:49.640 over year in ADP. I get it. I get Terrang 0:05:49.760 --> 0:05:52.800 with the thirty steals. I understand that, and I think 0:05:52.839 --> 0:05:55.800 it's a fun conversation. One. Look, he's number two overall, right, 0:05:55.960 --> 0:05:58.200 so I get it, Like, I think that's that's fine. 0:05:58.560 --> 0:06:01.920 But at the same time, I snubbed your own Arizona Diamondbacks. 0:06:01.920 --> 0:06:03.560 So Christian Walker and him are gonna have a weird 0:06:03.640 --> 0:06:05.799 time when they get back to the locker room, I feel. 0:06:05.640 --> 0:06:08.479 Like, yeah, I don't disagree, Like this was a really, 0:06:08.520 --> 0:06:10.400 really tough one. And then Kutel kind of went off 0:06:10.440 --> 0:06:13.320 after we submitted these a little bit more. But again, 0:06:13.440 --> 0:06:16.800 I let the tiebreaker of this be the value Kudel 0:06:16.880 --> 0:06:19.640 Marte and him and Turing, we're the only two I 0:06:19.720 --> 0:06:21.840 was deciding between on this. I know Jonathan India said 0:06:21.839 --> 0:06:25.000 a solid season didn't matter. Kuld Tell's homer's runs, RBI's 0:06:25.000 --> 0:06:27.520 batting average, it's all been elite. He's even been stealing some. 0:06:28.400 --> 0:06:30.440 It might be the guy. But again, if we put 0:06:30.440 --> 0:06:35.000 our fantasy hat back on, Bryce Terrang was literally free, 0:06:35.400 --> 0:06:38.280 literally free, not like you know, figuratively. I'm like, hey, 0:06:38.360 --> 0:06:40.640 Christia Walker, anyone could have had him. No, Terrang was 0:06:40.720 --> 0:06:43.840 like free, free, like not even drafted. 0:06:43.400 --> 0:06:44.279 In a lot of spots. 0:06:44.520 --> 0:06:47.839 And what he's doing right now, he's low key putting 0:06:47.920 --> 0:06:50.720 up kind of a rookie season. Corbyn Carroll right now, 0:06:50.760 --> 0:06:54.760 two seventy seven, thirty stolen bases, he's got six homers, 0:06:54.800 --> 0:06:57.720 forty five runs, thirty eight RBI. He's going to finish 0:06:58.000 --> 0:06:59.880 RBI totals won't really matter, but it's going to be 0:06:59.880 --> 0:07:02.400 a lead, elite stolen bases, great batting average, maybe one 0:07:02.480 --> 0:07:05.839 hundred runs and double digit homers. That's kind of borderline 0:07:05.920 --> 0:07:09.520 a top three round player in fantasy at the end 0:07:09.560 --> 0:07:12.120 of the year. And he was literally not drafted in 0:07:12.200 --> 0:07:14.960 some spots on opening Day, So you're right, could telling 0:07:15.040 --> 0:07:17.960 him we're super super hard. Maybe because I put Walker in. 0:07:18.360 --> 0:07:20.400 I was like, let's get let's get a different guy 0:07:20.440 --> 0:07:21.560 in and let's get Terraing. 0:07:21.400 --> 0:07:22.120 And that's what I did. 0:07:22.840 --> 0:07:25.240 Oh, it makes sense. I think it's good that just 0:07:25.240 --> 0:07:27.080 to bring him up and remind everybody just well, good 0:07:27.120 --> 0:07:29.280 of a value he was. Obviously, you know, we don't 0:07:29.280 --> 0:07:31.160 reduce too much analysis at ELI of the carews, and 0:07:31.240 --> 0:07:34.600 we'd like to find maybe just a little bit more consistency. 0:07:34.680 --> 0:07:37.640 That would be nice. And Bowm is very deservant too. 0:07:37.760 --> 0:07:40.480 He's been terrific. He's been kind of an enigma. I 0:07:40.520 --> 0:07:42.280 feel like for the last few years he's had some 0:07:42.360 --> 0:07:45.920 spurts of good play, some moments where he wasn't so good, 0:07:46.000 --> 0:07:48.280 some moments where you wonder, does he have the kind 0:07:48.320 --> 0:07:51.880 of mental toughness to play at the major league level, 0:07:51.920 --> 0:07:55.160 let alone at the you know, Philadelphia major league level, 0:07:55.320 --> 0:07:58.480 because that crowd can be very tough at times. Outfielders 0:07:58.800 --> 0:08:02.120 Brian Reynolds again another guy that's just been fantastic. But 0:08:02.280 --> 0:08:04.320 Ramos and Merril, those are the two guys I want 0:08:04.360 --> 0:08:07.760 to talk about. You were the biggest Jackson Merrill supporter 0:08:08.280 --> 0:08:11.320 that I heard going into the season. You are sounding 0:08:11.320 --> 0:08:14.480 the alarms. You're sitting here now in mid July. The 0:08:14.520 --> 0:08:17.360 stats have been fantastic. You have to be thrilled with 0:08:17.400 --> 0:08:20.040 what you've gotten out of him. Now, the question is, 0:08:20.320 --> 0:08:23.240 as the league adjusts to him, and they will, how 0:08:23.280 --> 0:08:25.480 do you see that second half going for Jackson Merril? 0:08:25.560 --> 0:08:28.400 Can he maintain anywhere close to this pace that he's 0:08:28.440 --> 0:08:29.360 on for the Padres. 0:08:31.400 --> 0:08:32.880 I think the pace is going to be a little 0:08:32.880 --> 0:08:35.600 bit difficult simply because he did stack. We know, like 0:08:35.640 --> 0:08:38.120 he stacked all of that big power output kind of 0:08:38.160 --> 0:08:40.720 in a short period of time. So that'll be interesting. 0:08:40.760 --> 0:08:43.960 I will say what works well in his favor seventeen 0:08:44.000 --> 0:08:45.959 percent K percentage in the first half. I mean, he 0:08:46.040 --> 0:08:48.680 ended up with an almost two eighty average in the 0:08:48.679 --> 0:08:52.280 first half. Babbit numbers kind of low relative we don't 0:08:52.320 --> 0:08:54.800 have like a long term major league look at what 0:08:54.840 --> 0:08:57.400 those numbers are going to look like. So not saying 0:08:57.440 --> 0:09:00.280 he under overperformed, but some of these guys some times 0:09:00.320 --> 0:09:02.880 might run like three thirty Babbage, so that's thirty points lower. 0:09:03.240 --> 0:09:06.360 The negative to it is all that power was kind 0:09:06.400 --> 0:09:08.839 of put in a small little box. He also is 0:09:08.880 --> 0:09:11.720 still not walking. He's around four percent, not just under 0:09:11.720 --> 0:09:14.360 five percent, and that's something that's going to help when 0:09:14.360 --> 0:09:16.040 those bad streaks go on. So you'd love to see 0:09:16.080 --> 0:09:18.360 him walk more. But the lack of strikeouts, the ton 0:09:18.400 --> 0:09:20.199 of content is why he was put there. And I 0:09:20.240 --> 0:09:23.920 will tell you this outfield team, it is tough because 0:09:23.960 --> 0:09:26.720 again you know my whole theme here, when you're looking 0:09:26.760 --> 0:09:30.480 at value to where these guys ended up performing. Christian 0:09:30.559 --> 0:09:34.680 Yelich statistically deserves to be in there. Jerks and profile 0:09:34.720 --> 0:09:36.880 made the real one. He probably deserves to be in 0:09:36.880 --> 0:09:39.200 that conversation. But we were also just littered with injuries 0:09:39.240 --> 0:09:42.040 that took ronald' kunya off. This Ukunya and his production 0:09:42.080 --> 0:09:45.600 would have probably supplanted anything. Corbyn Carroll with the massive, 0:09:45.640 --> 0:09:48.120 massive downfall, you know, if he had had those stolen bases, 0:09:48.160 --> 0:09:52.000 could have supplanted anything. But again you look at this outfield. 0:09:52.480 --> 0:09:56.640 Brian Reynolds was the constant of constant and his production, 0:09:56.880 --> 0:09:59.560 his power output was huge. He's a big second half 0:09:59.559 --> 0:10:04.000 by from guy. He was the constant. But Ramos and Merrill, 0:10:04.160 --> 0:10:07.000 I know, it's weird to put you know, Yellish just 0:10:07.040 --> 0:10:08.720 went ten to twenty in the first half. 0:10:08.720 --> 0:10:09.840 He probably deserves it. 0:10:10.000 --> 0:10:12.680 But again, Ramos, you could have picked up like a 0:10:12.760 --> 0:10:15.680 month ago, and Jackson Merrill was free. So these guys 0:10:15.720 --> 0:10:20.000 all completely free, big massive production. Fourteen homers from Helio 0:10:20.120 --> 0:10:22.720 Ramos in the first half with a great average Jackson. 0:10:22.400 --> 0:10:23.280 Merril, same thing. 0:10:23.880 --> 0:10:28.240 These are all stars in the fantasy realm for your team. 0:10:28.360 --> 0:10:30.760 It's a big win to have these three outfielders. 0:10:31.120 --> 0:10:33.080 I think it also rings true that, you know, with 0:10:33.160 --> 0:10:36.640 Sodo leaving to the American League. Yeah, if you were 0:10:36.679 --> 0:10:38.880 playing an N only leagues this year outfield was kind 0:10:38.880 --> 0:10:41.480 of rough, Like you lost to Kunya, Sodo went to 0:10:41.520 --> 0:10:44.280 the al. You're looking around here, You're trying to find 0:10:44.400 --> 0:10:46.920 Scott h t Tease got hurt, and he was red 0:10:46.960 --> 0:10:48.600 hot when he got hurt too. It's kind of a 0:10:48.760 --> 0:10:52.199 slow meandering start to the season. Then he got red hot, 0:10:52.240 --> 0:10:54.400 then he got hurt. So it's been tough out there 0:10:54.400 --> 0:10:56.559 in those hottlefield streets in the National League. On the 0:10:56.600 --> 0:10:59.200 pitching side, Chris Sale and Zach Wheeler. Both guys sit 0:10:59.320 --> 0:11:01.240 here at the break with two seven zero era a 0:11:01.320 --> 0:11:04.120 sub one whip. Sale has more strikeouts one forty to 0:11:04.200 --> 0:11:07.320 one twenty six. Ironically, Raynald de Lopez is a better 0:11:07.320 --> 0:11:10.320 Era than both of them. So the Braves just continue 0:11:10.360 --> 0:11:13.560 to be unbelievable at finding pitching. I keep going back 0:11:13.559 --> 0:11:15.439 to the same thing, which is, you know, I think 0:11:15.520 --> 0:11:18.240 outside of Schoeyotani, there hasn't been a more important acquisition 0:11:18.320 --> 0:11:21.880 this offseason, even more than Sodo. Because as important as 0:11:21.840 --> 0:11:25.199 Sodo has been to the Yankees, the devastation of losing 0:11:25.200 --> 0:11:27.920 Spencer Strider in that rotation but having Chris Sale basically 0:11:28.000 --> 0:11:30.720 pick up without missing a beat. I'm terrified to think 0:11:30.760 --> 0:11:33.640 about what might have been for the Braves had Akunya 0:11:33.640 --> 0:11:36.599 stayed healthy and had Spencer's striders stayed healthy with the 0:11:36.640 --> 0:11:39.520 way Sales pitched, but alas it wasn't meant to be. 0:11:39.760 --> 0:11:42.280 So Now the question is Chris Sale at one hundred 0:11:42.280 --> 0:11:44.520 and ten innings Zach we are a one hundred and sixteen. 0:11:44.559 --> 0:11:47.120 We don't have any concerns about Wheeler, but we haven't 0:11:47.120 --> 0:11:49.440 seen a complete season from Chris Sale in some time. 0:11:50.040 --> 0:11:52.560 I think if he has a complete season, I think 0:11:52.559 --> 0:11:53.959 now the cy Young is his to lose. Do you 0:11:54.000 --> 0:11:54.839 think that's a hot taker? 0:11:54.920 --> 0:11:58.640 No, No, I don't at all. I think Sale is locked. 0:11:58.760 --> 0:11:59.480 He is locked in. 0:11:59.520 --> 0:12:00.520 I didn't. 0:12:00.559 --> 0:12:02.680 We're going to give him a rest because you're talking about, like, 0:12:02.720 --> 0:12:04.960 you know, one hundred and ten innings and Chris Sale 0:12:05.000 --> 0:12:05.960 and the injury history. 0:12:06.240 --> 0:12:07.280 They're very aware of that. 0:12:07.280 --> 0:12:10.280 That's why he's not starting the All Star Game because 0:12:10.320 --> 0:12:11.920 they wanted him to have a break and they were 0:12:11.960 --> 0:12:14.520 gonna even push this last start out there. But he 0:12:14.679 --> 0:12:18.400 is performing at the elite cy Young level two seventy 0:12:18.600 --> 0:12:20.640 ra and almost it's eleven and a half k per 0:12:20.720 --> 0:12:23.000 nine with a sub two walk per nine. 0:12:23.080 --> 0:12:23.800 It's unreal. 0:12:24.200 --> 0:12:27.199 I do want to make one thing here though. I 0:12:27.559 --> 0:12:30.840 think the mistake I made, especially with this last start, 0:12:30.840 --> 0:12:33.520 what I would have made, you know, had I had 0:12:33.720 --> 0:12:35.520 the thought of it like two days ago, I would 0:12:35.520 --> 0:12:38.360 take Wheeler out for schemes because I still think from 0:12:38.360 --> 0:12:42.320 a fantasy perspective, there's some small concerns with like you know, 0:12:42.400 --> 0:12:43.920 all right, well, how was schen finish out? 0:12:43.960 --> 0:12:46.160 And da da da, But guys starting the All Star. 0:12:46.000 --> 0:12:48.880 Game He's been elite of elite, and if you compare 0:12:49.040 --> 0:12:51.760 him like Wheeler, when you look at his stats, it's 0:12:51.800 --> 0:12:55.000 just it's more valuable than most of the other NL guys. 0:12:55.160 --> 0:12:58.719 You are stacked with great pitchers to choose from on 0:12:58.760 --> 0:13:01.400 your al team, But me, Dylan Seese is kind of 0:13:01.400 --> 0:13:02.480 tapered back a little bit. 0:13:02.480 --> 0:13:03.600 You could maybe argue. 0:13:03.679 --> 0:13:05.680 Great finish though, I mean to the end of the 0:13:05.720 --> 0:13:08.400 first or to end of this All Star break by Seas. 0:13:08.679 --> 0:13:12.040 I respectfully disagree about the Skiens. Skeens is great and 0:13:12.120 --> 0:13:14.439 incredibly entertaining, and it's good for baseball, and he's starting 0:13:14.440 --> 0:13:16.480 the All Star Game and all that stuff. But I 0:13:16.520 --> 0:13:20.000 think the reliability of Zach Wheeler, the fact that we 0:13:20.040 --> 0:13:22.160 looked at so many pitchers this year who haven't returned 0:13:22.160 --> 0:13:25.400 their ADP, but Wheeler actually did, I think I think 0:13:25.400 --> 0:13:27.120 that means something, and I think we should give him 0:13:27.120 --> 0:13:27.960 some respect on that. 0:13:28.000 --> 0:13:29.800 And I think those are those are the three though, 0:13:29.880 --> 0:13:31.320 those are the three. If you were to do it, 0:13:31.400 --> 0:13:32.960 I might I might replace. 0:13:32.720 --> 0:13:34.840 Glass Now in that conversation without a doubt. I mean, 0:13:34.840 --> 0:13:36.640 glass Now has been terrific. I know, you know, the 0:13:36.720 --> 0:13:38.880 injury here has not been great, but you know, he's 0:13:38.880 --> 0:13:41.160 got a sub one whip, he's got a three four 0:13:41.240 --> 0:13:42.839 seventy area a little higher, but one hundred and forty 0:13:42.880 --> 0:13:46.280 three strikeouts, so certainly an embarrassment of riches between all 0:13:46.320 --> 0:13:48.079 of them. Let's take a look at the American League 0:13:48.120 --> 0:13:51.720 All Star Team. Joey PA's version Atlie Rutchman a catcher 0:13:51.760 --> 0:13:54.520 of lad Guerrero at first, Jose al Two at second, 0:13:54.640 --> 0:13:58.679 Jose Ramirez at third, Gunner Henderson at short, Aaron Judge Soto, 0:13:58.720 --> 0:14:00.839 and n Kyle Tucker. Despite the injury, I still think 0:14:00.880 --> 0:14:03.640 he deserves to be there. It sucks that he's missed 0:14:03.640 --> 0:14:05.120 this chunk of time here in the middle of the season. 0:14:05.160 --> 0:14:07.640 We hope that he comes back healthy. Same with Alvarez too, 0:14:07.640 --> 0:14:09.240 a little banged up going into the break, and then 0:14:09.280 --> 0:14:12.240 it's Scooble and Burns. It's been Scoobling Burns his entire 0:14:12.320 --> 0:14:16.120 time at Emmanuel class A as the reliever. So well, 0:14:16.320 --> 0:14:20.080 mine's a little bit chalkier than yours. But I think 0:14:20.200 --> 0:14:22.960 the American League is very clear cut. It's some of 0:14:23.000 --> 0:14:24.960 these spots here, I don't know if you want to 0:14:25.040 --> 0:14:27.760 argue for or against some of these guys. We can 0:14:27.800 --> 0:14:29.560 play that hand which I think is very fun. 0:14:30.000 --> 0:14:34.320 I have one glaring omission good that you have in 0:14:34.360 --> 0:14:35.440 there that I think is tough. 0:14:36.160 --> 0:14:38.760 Glare at me. Who is the glaring admission that you 0:14:38.800 --> 0:14:40.440 want to fight and pound the table for. 0:14:41.800 --> 0:14:41.960 Now? 0:14:42.640 --> 0:14:43.920 The fight is a little bit different. 0:14:43.960 --> 0:14:47.600 But you put Jordan Alvarez in a DH which you know, like, 0:14:47.680 --> 0:14:50.680 I think that makes some sense, except you talk about 0:14:50.680 --> 0:14:53.000 the the glud of riches you've got in the al 0:14:53.840 --> 0:14:56.320 Bobby WIT's not on this team, and Bobby Witt twenty 0:14:56.320 --> 0:15:00.440 two stolen bases, sixteen homers a three twenty three average 0:15:00.480 --> 0:15:03.160 right now, I think it's hard to argue. And I 0:15:03.160 --> 0:15:05.040 would even throw in like a Raphael Devers who has 0:15:05.080 --> 0:15:06.160 twenty three homers. 0:15:05.920 --> 0:15:06.600 In the first half. 0:15:06.600 --> 0:15:09.560 I went positioned by actual position, So I think that's 0:15:09.600 --> 0:15:12.280 that's you know, that was how I took it to mean. 0:15:12.960 --> 0:15:14.960 So as we were doing it, that was my interpretation. 0:15:15.000 --> 0:15:17.400 Welsh's interpretation when we, you know, thought of doing the 0:15:17.440 --> 0:15:19.680 show was to make a little bit more fantasy ADP 0:15:19.920 --> 0:15:22.920 return value. But my problem with Witt was I couldn't 0:15:22.920 --> 0:15:26.880 put him over Kunner Henderson no twenty eight homers, you know, 0:15:26.960 --> 0:15:30.440 and has you know, still stealing bases and you know, 0:15:30.520 --> 0:15:33.520 leading the major leagues and run score. I love Bobby Witt, 0:15:34.080 --> 0:15:37.600 but Alvarez. I mean, look, sixteen sixty three, I get 0:15:37.600 --> 0:15:40.080 the twenty two steals from a fancy respective super important, 0:15:40.080 --> 0:15:42.120 and it's a great argument to have to leave him 0:15:42.160 --> 0:15:45.800 off as kind of crappy. But then am I discounting 0:15:45.840 --> 0:15:49.000 the two ninety six batting average, the nineteen homers and 0:15:49.040 --> 0:15:51.520 fifty two RBI of Alvarez? I don't think that's fair either. 0:15:51.560 --> 0:15:53.160 So it was a rock in a hard place. I 0:15:53.160 --> 0:15:56.400 decided to then go kind of with the the rules basically, 0:15:56.520 --> 0:15:59.520 if you will. But Bobby Witt, here's a question for you. 0:16:01.000 --> 0:16:04.960 Where's Bobby Witt in a keeper dynasty league situation at 0:16:04.960 --> 0:16:07.120 this point? For you? In terms of value? Is he 0:16:07.360 --> 0:16:10.360 top five? Is he top three? Like? How how high 0:16:10.440 --> 0:16:11.520 up the board is Bobby Wit? 0:16:11.640 --> 0:16:11.800 For you? 0:16:11.880 --> 0:16:12.240 Right now? 0:16:13.080 --> 0:16:14.960 He's top three? Right now? 0:16:15.040 --> 0:16:18.600 I think there is there's a difficult clump to deal with. 0:16:19.040 --> 0:16:23.000 You've got Otani. Otani's older, that's I think the most 0:16:23.040 --> 0:16:26.280 difficult clump. But is elite of elite and position list. 0:16:26.360 --> 0:16:28.960 So Tani's there, you still have a Kunya because Akunya 0:16:29.040 --> 0:16:31.760 is young but now and and suffered and struggled a 0:16:31.800 --> 0:16:33.480 little bit before he got hurt, and then now this 0:16:33.560 --> 0:16:36.640 injury again, so those things are battling. And then you're 0:16:36.680 --> 0:16:40.400 inserting into that conversation. You're inserting Bobby Witt, who is 0:16:40.440 --> 0:16:44.280 becoming more and more consistent. That is a ridiculous first 0:16:44.320 --> 0:16:46.800 half line still with those stolen bases and homers and 0:16:46.840 --> 0:16:51.280 the batting average is crazy. Then you're inserting Gunner Henderson 0:16:51.280 --> 0:16:53.760 because Gunner Henderson deserves this maybe to be the number 0:16:53.760 --> 0:16:56.600 one overall guy. And then I think due to age, 0:16:56.640 --> 0:16:59.520 you can't not have Julio still in that conversation. So 0:16:59.560 --> 0:17:02.000 I think all of those guys are the top tier 0:17:02.080 --> 0:17:05.439 clump that I think Dynasty rankers could probably intertwine some 0:17:05.640 --> 0:17:08.560 version of those players, but they all belong there. So 0:17:08.640 --> 0:17:10.359 I guess you could say it's like top five. I 0:17:10.400 --> 0:17:13.320 think Bobby Witt is top three because I think one 0:17:13.359 --> 0:17:16.000 of the biggest keys is what he is showing you 0:17:16.440 --> 0:17:19.440 is he's showing you he's getting better every season. How 0:17:19.440 --> 0:17:21.800 many of these guys are we seeing not get better? 0:17:21.960 --> 0:17:25.159 Corbyn Carroll regressing Julio is going through a thing in 0:17:25.200 --> 0:17:28.040 the first half. He keeps getting better, and I think 0:17:28.040 --> 0:17:31.280 that consistency we want to give extra kudos to so 0:17:32.040 --> 0:17:34.880 he's like top three in that range. Can I see 0:17:34.880 --> 0:17:36.800 your outfielders game? Could you put your team back up 0:17:36.840 --> 0:17:38.600 on the board. I can't, I can't. 0:17:38.600 --> 0:17:40.920 It's Wan Soto, Kyle Tucker, and Aaron Judge. The Judge 0:17:40.960 --> 0:17:43.280 has to be on there. I mean, if only he 0:17:43.280 --> 0:17:46.960 could play the Baltimore Orioles every single day, life would 0:17:46.960 --> 0:17:50.280 be just spectacular. I mean it is absurd his numbers 0:17:50.280 --> 0:17:52.160 against the Oarls, but Soto has to be on there. 0:17:52.720 --> 0:17:54.520 Kyle Tucker. I really went back and forth on the 0:17:54.520 --> 0:17:59.480 Tucker situation because he has missed some time. But who 0:17:59.560 --> 0:18:01.320 you want to Stephen Kuwan in there? 0:18:01.400 --> 0:18:01.520 Like? 0:18:01.680 --> 0:18:03.880 I love Stephen Kwan. The batting average is really high. 0:18:03.960 --> 0:18:06.880 Riley Green is certainly a guy that I did consider. 0:18:07.000 --> 0:18:08.680 Durand Santandero nats. 0:18:08.760 --> 0:18:12.159 But the guy Joe, that's the guy right there, Jared 0:18:12.240 --> 0:18:14.320 Durant is the one that I think I have a 0:18:14.359 --> 0:18:14.800 problem with. 0:18:14.920 --> 0:18:16.720 Ten homers, twenty. 0:18:16.400 --> 0:18:19.840 Two stolen bases, a two eighty three batting average, and 0:18:20.080 --> 0:18:24.040