1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: Let's charging about. 2 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 2: All right, let's talk about Zach Gallon going to Arizona. 3 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:11,039 Speaker 2: We heard from Ken Rosenthal. He talked a lot about how, 4 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 2: you know, every off season it feels as if at 5 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:18,080 Speaker 2: least one free agent who rejects a qualifying offer gets burned. 6 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 2: And you know he said this off season, that was 7 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 2: free agent Zach Gallon. On Friday, he agreed to a 8 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 2: one year, twenty two million dollar contract with the Diamondbacks. 9 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 2: His deal equal the amount of the qualifying offer that 10 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 2: he rejected from the Diamondbacks, but deferrals reduced the net 11 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 2: present to present value to eighteen point seven million. Eric, 12 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:42,280 Speaker 2: your take on that and the whole situation with Gallen. 13 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:46,519 Speaker 3: I mean, obviously it sucks for Gallen, But does this 14 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 3: mean that the whole qualifying offer is broken, that they're 15 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 3: going to get rid of it now in the next 16 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 3: CBA because one guy per off season gets screwed out 17 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 3: of it. Because I don't think Trent Grisham was getting 18 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 3: twenty two point zero five million. I don't know that 19 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 3: Brent big Wu was gonna get that. Could they have 20 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 3: gotten more over a longer term, Yeah, absolutely, but that 21 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 3: one year deal. This is the highest AAV and as 22 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:18,320 Speaker 3: a player you're trying to gain that highest AAV and 23 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,199 Speaker 3: push that limit for everybody else. 24 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 1: Just sucks for Gowan. I didn't want I didn't see. 25 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 3: This happening because I thought this usually happened to the 26 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 3: guys who were in that like fifty to sixty maybe 27 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 3: even seventy million dollar range, and I thought Gollen was 28 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:36,039 Speaker 3: I thought Gowen was easily a nine figure pitcher after 29 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:38,759 Speaker 3: what he had done throughout his first six years. 30 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: I get it, I get what he did. 31 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:43,119 Speaker 3: You know, he is down down year in his platform year, 32 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 3: a little bit the year before, but I really thought 33 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 3: he had put together enough to say, yes, this guy 34 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 3: deserves one hundred plus million. 35 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: No a J what do you think? I mean? This 36 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: has kind of been the playbook for Scott Morris his 37 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: clients the last few year's Bregman, Snell, right, Chapman. They 38 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: take these one year deals and then they go back 39 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: onto the free agent market. And the best thing about 40 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 1: Zach Gallon is he can't get a qualifying offer. Now 41 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: we don't know where that'll stand with the new CBA, right, 42 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: but he's burned through the qualifying offer. And you know 43 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 1: what the best part is for Zach Gallon. He's going 44 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 1: back to a place he knows. He's going back to 45 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: a place he's comfortable. He had a bad start to 46 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 1: the year last year. Was it too much pressure, was 47 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: he trying to ard whatever it was. But he can 48 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 1: go into this year and say, you know what, I've 49 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: been there. I learned from it. And Zach is highly intelligent. 50 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: We've had him on here, We've talked to him a bunch. 51 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: He's super intelligent. He understands himself, he understands the business. 52 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 1: So he'll go back on the hell. I would bet 53 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: on him to have a great year. He'll go back 54 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: on the free agent market next year and he'll get 55 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: a deal that he wants and probably be a multi 56 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: year deal and he can maybe finish his career wherever 57 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,639 Speaker 1: that team is. But I listen, if he would have 58 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: just accepted the qualifying offer, this wouldn't be a big deal. 59 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 1: But he thought he'd have a bigger market. He did it, 60 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: so guess what. He took the same money. I know 61 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 1: some of it's deferred. Whatever. He's going back to a 62 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: place he's comfortable, and I bet on him having a 63 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:03,079 Speaker 1: good year. 64 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 2: Okay, So that being said, you touched on it a 65 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 2: little bit aj But the good news for him is 66 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 2: that he can return to the market next offseason. He'll 67 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 2: be thirty one years old without a qualifying offer, potentially 68 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:16,839 Speaker 2: giving him a path that's you know, similar to other 69 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 2: Scott Boris clients who turned short term deals into lucrative 70 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 2: long term deals. Eric, do you see that playing out 71 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 2: well for him? 72 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:27,519 Speaker 1: Yeah, Hunerson, I definitely think. 73 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 3: You know, I'm trying to think of the guys who 74 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 3: stayed healthy, had decent or above average years when they 75 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 3: came back and you know, on that short term deal 76 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 3: and didn't get a nice contract. 77 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 1: I get it. Injuries happened. 78 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 3: That happens for anybody, and that's why players want that 79 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 3: guaranteed money up front. But if Boris and Gallon or 80 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 3: Boris Gallon and Gallon's you know, people talk and they say, Okay, 81 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 3: this is where the value is. 82 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: We in you, we believe in you. 83 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 3: Ultimately, it's up to Zach Gallen to say, no, you know, 84 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 3: I don't think this is how I want to do it. 85 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 3: This isn't you know, it's too much of a gamble. 86 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 3: But they're on the same page. It's worked out so well, 87 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,280 Speaker 3: it's worked out so well for his clients, Blake Snell, 88 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:22,479 Speaker 3: Matt Chapman, Pete Alonzo, there's one other that a Bregman. 89 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 3: Obviously this year like it's worked out and so you 90 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 3: know what, go for it. And what AJ said about 91 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 3: being comfortable at the place where you were. Comfort doesn't 92 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 3: necessarily mean oh, you know, he's complacent. That's not at 93 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 3: all what AJ's saying. It means he's going into spring training. 94 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:43,799 Speaker 3: This this staff knows him, they know where he needs 95 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 3: to be to have success because they've seen it. 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I 133 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:38,599 Speaker 1: said the beer thing to me was not an issue. 134 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:41,719 Speaker 1: I mean, and people were why crazy? I mean, I 135 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 1: don't think times have changed. But listen, man, Tricia, I'm 136 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 1: sure you've seen a guy probably have a drink in 137 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 1: the dugout once or twice when you were sideline recorder 138 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 1: for the ring. 139 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 2: Happened really never, No, I've never seen that. I Mean, 140 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 2: here's the thing, like I Nick is I I like Nick. 141 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 2: I've always had a great interaction with him. But and 142 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:04,839 Speaker 2: I don't think the whole beer thing is like the 143 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 2: end of the world. But it obviously felt very disrespectful 144 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 2: in the moment. Like if I'm a manager and I'm 145 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 2: the front office and I'm his teammates watching that happen, 146 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 2: I'm kind of like, that's a sign of kind of 147 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 2: public disrespect. 148 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 1: So nobody knew he had it. No, it wasn't it 149 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 1: in a cup, it wasn't in a bottle, right, So 150 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 1: like it, I'm guarantee. I mean, I don't know the answer. 151 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: Maybe Kratz knows better. Did he actually have a bottle 152 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 1: of beer? Did he have it in a cup? And 153 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 1: then listen, this wasn't the reason why this all went down. 154 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 1: This all happened because there was a lot of other 155 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 1: things that led up to this. There was some things said, 156 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: we know that, there was some other things. It wasn't 157 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 1: just because of this beer. It was because of other 158 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 1: things that led up to this. So the beer was 159 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 1: just kind of the Okay, that's it. That was the 160 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: tipping point exactly. And Tricia, it was an easy out 161 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 1: for the Phillies because they can say, oh man, this guy, 162 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 1: can you matde? This guy drank a beer in the 163 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 1: dugout af he was out of the game. Again. 164 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 2: I'm not saying it's the end of the world, right, 165 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 2: I'm just saying I understand why some people were like, dude, 166 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 2: what are you doing? 167 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 1: Like stop? You know what I mean? 168 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:10,280 Speaker 2: But you're right, it isn't easy out for them to 169 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 2: say that, And there were so many things that led 170 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 2: up to it. And everybody knows Nick Costianos and just 171 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 2: his personality and how he acts in a clubhouse, how 172 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 2: he acts towards the front office. So you're right, it 173 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 2: was a multitude of things, for sure, Eric, What do 174 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 2: you think. 175 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 3: I think everybody knows a bunch of people's different personalities. 176 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 3: AJ's personality, AJ's personality. Oh you know, if you want, 177 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:36,720 Speaker 3: if you want a certain person out, you could say, oh, 178 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:39,560 Speaker 3: AJ's personality, he just doesn't he just doesn't mess with 179 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:42,319 Speaker 3: this clubhouse. Okay, but you brought him in and you 180 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 3: knew what he was. You knew he was somebody that 181 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 3: was going to tell you straight and do everything possible 182 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:51,239 Speaker 3: for his teammates to win. You knew that with Nick Costianos. 183 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 3: So when you say, like a personality clash or whatever, 184 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 3: we're not in that room. And the beer thing was 185 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 3: not what ultimately killed it here. The beer thing was 186 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 3: just like the whole Liam hitting batting practice thing, like, like. 187 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 1: Was it inappropriate? 188 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 3: Well, it was only inappropriate if the people who were 189 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:16,839 Speaker 3: put out by him taking batting practice were put out 190 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:19,680 Speaker 3: or we're pissed about it. That's it. Like it like, 191 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 3: unless you're in that moment, unless you're there and you 192 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 3: know everything that has led up to it. Because Nick 193 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:30,079 Speaker 3: said some things to Rob Thompson that shouldn't have been said, 194 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 3: but you also understand those things are said in the 195 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 3: heat of the moment. Now, if you wait a whole 196 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 3: day and then you come back in and you yell 197 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:40,559 Speaker 3: at somebody again, maybe no, now we got to talk 198 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:44,840 Speaker 3: about it. But again, there hasn't been very much written 199 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 3: or said about Nick Costiano says that bad until this moment, 200 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 3: or Rob Thompson, and so you have to piece the 201 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:56,720 Speaker 3: whole story together and the beer thing. Sorry, people like, 202 00:09:56,800 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 3: it's just it is what it is. By the way, 203 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 3: Tristia and I don't know, I'm crats. I'm sure your 204 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 3: kids were around. My kids were fairly old. When I 205 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 3: got out of playing baseball. My kid would go out 206 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:11,199 Speaker 3: there and take BP. My kids shagged with the team. 207 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 3: My kid was out there all the time. 208 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: And listen if we would go out there early and hit, 209 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 1: and if anybody came out and was like I want 210 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 1: to hit, we were like, okay, pick up the balls. We're done. 211 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 1: Like right away, you made sure. And I can't imagine. 212 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 1: Nick Cassianos was like, oh, we have BP at four fifteen. 213 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 1: And again I don't know this, but like, hey, Liam, 214 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:30,679 Speaker 1: let's go out there and hit at four or fourteen. 215 00:10:31,080 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 1: So we interrupted. Oh, I mean, I would assume he 216 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:36,440 Speaker 1: was hitting it like two o'clock in the afternoon. If 217 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 1: it was a playoff game. I'm sure he was there 218 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 1: early to hit just I mean, I'm sure again, I remember, 219 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:45,599 Speaker 1: I'll say this. In twenty fourteen, my last year in 220 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:47,960 Speaker 1: the playoffs, I was with the Cardinals. We're in LA, right, 221 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:50,760 Speaker 1: and we had Matt Holiday, we had me. We had 222 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 1: a bunch of people, and all our kids were on 223 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:54,840 Speaker 1: the field, right, my kid Holidays, kids who were both 224 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 1: first round picks. Right, one of them plays in the 225 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:59,080 Speaker 1: big leagues. Now, Joe Torrey came out and said, we 226 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 1: can't have kids on the field during batting practice because 227 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 1: what happens if one of them gets hurt and people 228 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 1: are in the stands. We're like, Joe, we had these 229 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 1: people on the field the entire year. Now you want 230 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,560 Speaker 1: to crack down because people are wh No, but my 231 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 1: kids new because I told my kids stay out of 232 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 1: the player's way. Right, you stand in the morning track, 233 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:18,040 Speaker 1: you make sure there's nobody around you if the balls 234 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 1: hit to you to catch you. They're not out there 235 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 1: power shagging, you know, They're they're literally out there like 236 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:26,320 Speaker 1: hiding and just having fun. And getting to talk to people. 237 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:28,719 Speaker 1: So I don't know the whole situation, and again that's 238 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 1: one of the problems here. We don't know everything that 239 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: went down to exactly. But I'm just going off my 240 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 1: past experience. Guys, I know that I played with kids 241 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:40,439 Speaker 1: actually make the mood better usually around the clubhouse, because 242 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 1: it makes you think about something other than just the 243 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 1: game you're about to play. 244 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:59,560 Speaker 2: Let's talk a little bit about what's going on with 245 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:02,200 Speaker 2: the brain saves, Right, they were dealt a little bit 246 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:04,200 Speaker 2: of a well, we don't know yet, but they were 247 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:06,680 Speaker 2: dealt a little bit of a blow with Hurston waldrip. 248 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:09,680 Speaker 2: He had some elbow discomfort this week and MRI showed 249 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 2: loose bodies, but the ligament, they said, seemed okay. He's 250 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:18,240 Speaker 2: gonna go see doctor Meister this week, but the Braves 251 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:21,960 Speaker 2: have not yet said how long he. 252 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 1: Might be out. 253 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 2: And guys, we know that the Braves have already had 254 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 2: six starting pitchers miss at least six weeks from last year, 255 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:35,160 Speaker 2: and they've now announced two potentially huge pitching injuries. What 256 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:38,320 Speaker 2: are your thoughts on this AJ and the news on Hurston? 257 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:41,960 Speaker 1: No, I mean it sucks. I mean they've already lost 258 00:12:42,120 --> 00:12:45,320 Speaker 1: Schwellenbach right with the for sixty day do o. Iile 259 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 1: they were counting on him, and he pitched really well 260 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 1: for him down the stretch last year, so they were 261 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 1: counting on him. They are thin, thin thin. That's why 262 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 1: I think Bob said it. The Braves would have been 263 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 1: a real nice landing spot for someone like Zach Allen 264 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 1: that takes the ball every fifth day and pitches I mean, 265 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:05,080 Speaker 1: Lucas Gilito maybe might be on their wish list soon. 266 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:08,960 Speaker 1: Excuse me, but this sucks for the Braves. And I 267 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 1: know producer Ladies a huge bravesand so she's not happy 268 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:15,040 Speaker 1: today either. I don't. I don't. 269 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:18,720 Speaker 3: I don't understand how one team can continue to have 270 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 3: these I'm not gonna say the freak injuries and do 271 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:24,960 Speaker 3: we have to start thinking about the Braves in the 272 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 3: mindset of you know, oh, are they hurting their pitchers? 273 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 1: I don't think so. 274 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:33,160 Speaker 3: Something feels different about how unlucky they've gotten with their 275 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 3: pitchers getting injured because I don't feel like they over 276 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:39,439 Speaker 3: they overplay these guys, don't or overpitch these guys. I 277 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 3: don't feel like they're like developing this new pitch. This 278 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:46,720 Speaker 3: is an organization that has historically developed pitching, and Herston 279 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:50,680 Speaker 3: Waldrip is one of those guys. Like would he have 280 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 3: been thrust into action had they not had all those injuries? 281 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 1: I don't think so. 282 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:58,800 Speaker 3: But I mean anytime anytime a pitcher gets shut down, 283 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 3: obviously we do not know the time span, but anytime 284 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 3: the picture gets shut down, they take a picture of 285 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:07,320 Speaker 3: the elbow and take a picture of the shoulder. It's 286 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:11,840 Speaker 3: just every day they're out, it's double that time until 287 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:14,640 Speaker 3: they just work themselves back up to be able to 288 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:17,439 Speaker 3: throw off the mound to then be able to get 289 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 3: into rehabs. So that's why when you hear these guys 290 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 3: go down minor or major, it just becomes like, ah, 291 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 3: dangn Like do you see him before June? Because the 292 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 3: Braves really need to address this issue of depth because 293 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 3: of what happened last year, and it's it's a tough 294 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 3: way to build your roster if you just don't know 295 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 3: what's gonna happen. 296 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, I mean I think on the positive side, though, 297 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 2: you look at that and you know, the MRI revealed 298 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:49,000 Speaker 2: that the ligament in his elbow is fine, and you 299 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 2: like to hear that and it might be boned. 300 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 1: Why are you sighing? What were you saying? Because anytime 301 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 1: you anytime you hear Meister or Job or Andrews, that's 302 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: never good. I know they're just sitting in there as 303 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:05,360 Speaker 1: a precaution, but I mean it's it's it's never good 304 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 1: when they have to send you to a doctor. We 305 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 1: need to we need to defer to injury territory. And 306 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:14,320 Speaker 1: Will Carroll he hits the injuries really well. In no 307 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 1: way am I a doctor. But you're not getting bone 308 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 1: spurs in any type of joint because everything's fine. Bone 309 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:27,240 Speaker 1: spurs are your body's way of saying, Okay, there's something 310 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 1: going on here, we have to heal it. And your 311 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 1: body ultimately is is healing up whatever's going on, but 312 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 1: it's healing it up in a way that causes an issue. Again. 313 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:42,560 Speaker 3: So that's why I sighed, and exactly what AJ said, 314 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:45,520 Speaker 3: like you don't just go to see meister, like like 315 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 3: Bob and AJ are going to go and eat at 316 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:51,800 Speaker 3: Jing like you go and see meister because it's just 317 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:54,480 Speaker 3: gonna be significant time. That's it, And that's that is 318 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 3: the that's the sigh for me, especially you know, for 319 00:15:57,760 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 3: a Florida kid. You know, from the University of Florida. 320 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 3: We just always cheer for those guys here on foul 321 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 3: Territory always. 322 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 2: Okay, well, you said something earlier. You were like, they 323 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:13,040 Speaker 2: need to figure out what's happening here for the Braves 324 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 2: with their depth and stuff like that. I feel like 325 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 2: we always ask that question though, when teams experience a 326 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 2: lot of injuries during spring training and some of them 327 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 2: there's just totally out of their control. I mean, I 328 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 2: don't know if that's a fair question. 329 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 1: You know, listen as missus Ray as miss Ray, thank 330 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 1: you twenty twenty. Okay, congratulations. I mean, they had more 331 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:35,880 Speaker 1: injuries than anything. And what have they been trying to do? 332 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 1: They've been trying to figure it out. Yeah, see, there 333 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 1: you go. What is that champions of what American League compions? 334 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:47,000 Speaker 1: American League doesn't count. People say the Dodgers don't count. 335 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 1: That doesn't count for the Rays either. 336 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:50,800 Speaker 2: Then you are so full of nonsense. 337 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 1: It absolutely counts. I am full of nonsense. But teams 338 00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 1: have this. It's like weird. It's it's like certain teams 339 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:01,600 Speaker 1: always seem to have more injuries then another team, and 340 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 1: you think all teams are doing the same kind of stuff. 341 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:06,359 Speaker 1: Maybe they're not. I don't know. I don't know why 342 00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: the Braves seem to have more, But there's not the 343 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 1: same injury. It's not like it's Tommy John. It's like 344 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 1: a back, it's a shoulder, it's an elbow, it's a whatever, neck, 345 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:18,439 Speaker 1: it's a thing, it's this, it's that. It's always something different, 346 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:20,080 Speaker 1: So maybe it's just bad luck. 347 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 3: I also think I also think we're gonna get the 348 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 3: buck here in a quick sec But you know, you 349 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 3: looked at Rinaldo Lopez. 350 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 1: It was kind of a reclamation project. Sale. Holy crap. 351 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,400 Speaker 3: I mean, nobody's ever gonna deny what they got out 352 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 3: of Chris Sale. They traded him, they traded for him 353 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 3: from Boston, signed them to an extension, and they went 354 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:44,680 Speaker 3: out and want a cy Young. But then the next 355 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:47,119 Speaker 3: year he was you know, he was dealing with stuff. 356 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 3: So do they have the there's. 357 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:52,440 Speaker 1: I don't even know if there's a sure thing anymore. 358 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 3: I mean, the guys that were making all their starts 359 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:57,760 Speaker 3: before Garrett Cole he went down last year. Corbyn Burns 360 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 3: he went down last year, So like what that's the 361 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:03,719 Speaker 3: sure thing for the Braves and they were just up 362 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 3: against it last year. I mean, for all those guys, 363 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:09,879 Speaker 3: and then the fact that the Braves were still losing 364 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 3: all those guys and they were still technically kind of 365 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 3: in it and pushing towards the end. 366 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 1: To me, it shows how good this team. 367 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 3: Really is, and I think people are gonna be sleeping 368 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:21,439 Speaker 3: on them in this next season. 369 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 6: That's what he said. 370 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:25,160 Speaker 1: That's what he said. 371 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 7: That's what he said. 372 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:34,800 Speaker 2: Oh never a dull moment with Buck Show Walter. All Right, guys, 373 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:37,240 Speaker 2: it's time to talk a little bit about we touched 374 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:41,080 Speaker 2: on it briefly, but what Bryce Harper said about Philly's 375 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:45,200 Speaker 2: president Dave Dombrowski. Let's take a listen to his comments 376 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:51,880 Speaker 2: about what Dombrowski said with the elite comment about Harper not. 377 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 7: Really, I mean, I don't be motivated by that kind 378 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 7: of stuff, you know. 379 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:57,480 Speaker 6: I for me, it's it was kind of wild, the 380 00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:59,120 Speaker 6: whole situation of that happening. 381 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:02,320 Speaker 7: I think the big thing for me was, you know, 382 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 7: when we first met with this organization, it was, hey, 383 00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:08,080 Speaker 7: you know, we're always going to keep things in house 384 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:10,480 Speaker 7: and we expect you to do the same thing. And so, 385 00:19:10,680 --> 00:19:13,879 Speaker 7: you know, when that didn't happen kind of took me 386 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:14,240 Speaker 7: for a run. 387 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:17,200 Speaker 6: A little bit. So I don't know, you know, it's 388 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:18,440 Speaker 6: a it's part of it, I guess. 389 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:20,920 Speaker 7: You know, it's kind of kind of a wild situation, 390 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:23,200 Speaker 7: you know that even happening. Obviously I didn't have to 391 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:25,160 Speaker 7: hear that I wanted. Obviously I didn't have the postseason 392 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:28,200 Speaker 7: I wanted. My numbers weren't where they where they needed 393 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:31,600 Speaker 7: to be. I know that, And uh, you know, I 394 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:33,879 Speaker 7: don't need to be motivated to be great, you know, 395 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 7: in my career anything else. So that's just not a 396 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 7: motivating factor for me. You know, for Dave to come 397 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 7: out and say those things, it's kind of wild to me. Still, what. 398 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:48,199 Speaker 2: Okay, So obviously Bryce Harper was not happy with that. 399 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 2: Now when you actually do look at the comments that 400 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 2: Dave made, I think for Bryce, it's it's the fact 401 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:56,960 Speaker 2: that it that it, you know, left the clubhouse, is 402 00:19:57,240 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 2: what he thinks, because he too admitted, right he said, 403 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 2: I haven't had the best I didn't have the best season. 404 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:05,160 Speaker 2: I know my numbers aren't where they needed to be. Guys, 405 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 2: is this a case of Bryce Harper being a little 406 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 2: bit too sensitive because you know, it didn't really feel 407 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 2: like Dave crossed the line too terribly bad aj, what 408 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 2: are your thoughts. 409 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:18,200 Speaker 1: I'm gonna let ek go on this first because he's 410 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:21,879 Speaker 1: our resident Philly homer, so I'm gonna let him answer 411 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:24,439 Speaker 1: this before I respond. So go ahead, k let me 412 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:28,800 Speaker 1: know your feelings. As the Philly fanatic fan, I freaking 413 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:29,200 Speaker 1: love it. 414 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:32,359 Speaker 3: As much as Bryce Harper says he doesn't need to 415 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 3: be motivated. They kind of yelled at him about you know, 416 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:41,040 Speaker 3: the had a boy Harper and went out and hit 417 00:20:41,080 --> 00:20:43,400 Speaker 3: two homers and every time and both times he hit 418 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:47,840 Speaker 3: the two homers, he looked at Orlando Arcia like he 419 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 3: remembers this stuff. Does it make him a better player 420 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:52,399 Speaker 3: or worse player? 421 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:52,959 Speaker 1: I don't know. 422 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:57,200 Speaker 3: Only he knows, but I do know that he got 423 00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:00,520 Speaker 3: called out like it wasn't even that big a deal. 424 00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:05,440 Speaker 3: And to me, I don't think Harper actually even disagrees 425 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:09,879 Speaker 3: with what Dombrowski said. I think he just didn't like 426 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:13,160 Speaker 3: the fact that it was said in public, kind of 427 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:16,639 Speaker 3: like we talked about Byron Buxton, why didn't they stand 428 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:19,840 Speaker 3: up for me in public? Like so, I guess it's 429 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:21,960 Speaker 3: more of that, like, Hey, I'd like for you guys 430 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:29,360 Speaker 3: to say these things behind closed doors or not in 431 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 3: the public. People don't want to. I guess people don't 432 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:34,159 Speaker 3: want to get called out. But I mean, Harper wasn't 433 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 3: Harper wasn't as elite as he was other years. Last 434 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:42,840 Speaker 3: year stilled a really good year. But I don't think 435 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:47,199 Speaker 3: Harper's content with the season that he had. But you 436 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:51,480 Speaker 3: know what Dombrowski said it, he kind of he kind 437 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 3: of reiterated it when he was on our show soon 438 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:58,240 Speaker 3: after the season ended. But you know, we'll see, We'll 439 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 3: see how Bryce responds. Clearly he's not too pleased. 440 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:07,359 Speaker 1: Oh you know what, he wore the shirt that said 441 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:10,760 Speaker 1: not a lead like it's motivation. Everyone needs motivation somehow, someway. 442 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 1: And at this point, if it's not a world series 443 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:15,080 Speaker 1: trying to win a World Series, which I know Bryce 444 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 1: Harper wants to do more than anything, then maybe it's 445 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:19,439 Speaker 1: Dave Derombrowski saying, hey, you're not as good as you 446 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:21,720 Speaker 1: used to be. And maybe Dave Dombrowski have we thought 447 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:25,480 Speaker 1: that maybe Dave Dombrowski did this on purpose because he 448 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:28,640 Speaker 1: knew what Bryce Harper would do and how he would respond, 449 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:30,879 Speaker 1: and that he would go into the offseason and say, 450 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 1: you know what, Dave screwed you. I'm gonna show you 451 00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:34,720 Speaker 1: that I'm still lead. I'm gonna go out and having 452 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 1: a banger of a year and win an MVP, take 453 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:39,840 Speaker 1: it away from show hey, and lead my Phillies team 454 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:42,960 Speaker 1: to the World Series. Maybe that was mab Has anyone 455 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:45,840 Speaker 1: even thought about that, because I listen what Dave Dombrowski 456 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:48,639 Speaker 1: said was, Hey, he didn't have a great year basically, 457 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:54,240 Speaker 1: and we need him to be great again. And yeah, 458 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:57,360 Speaker 1: we all know that they need to be great. They 459 00:22:57,359 --> 00:22:59,159 Speaker 1: need j T to bounce back, they need Turner and 460 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:01,919 Speaker 1: continue to be good, they need Boem to continue to improve, 461 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 1: they need Bryce to be Bryce, right, they need no 462 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:06,159 Speaker 1: lot to get better. Like there's a lot of things 463 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:09,639 Speaker 1: that but just because it's Bryce, Like, good for you, Bryce, 464 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:11,840 Speaker 1: that you're gonna use this for motivation because we all 465 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:13,200 Speaker 1: have to be motivated by something. 466 00:23:14,359 --> 00:23:15,879 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, he says he's not going to use 467 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:18,920 Speaker 2: it as motivation, but you can't help but think he will. 468 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:22,480 Speaker 2: And again I kind of agree with you, guys. We're like, 469 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 2: I don't think Dave was basically saying like, hey, this 470 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:29,080 Speaker 2: guy is elite. We need him to be himself and 471 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:31,960 Speaker 2: be elite, right, And so I don't know that I 472 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:33,680 Speaker 2: feel that he crossed any line either. 473 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 1: I don't know. 474 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:37,920 Speaker 2: We'll see if it actually does motivate him. 475 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 1: All right. 476 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:41,920 Speaker 2: Bryce Harper had a few more things to say this 477 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 2: time concerning the Dodgers, how they spend their money and 478 00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:48,880 Speaker 2: how they run their club. Take a listen, thanks, Yeah. 479 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:51,080 Speaker 6: No, I mean I love what the Dodgers do obviously. 480 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:53,040 Speaker 7: I mean they pay the money, they spend the money. 481 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:54,639 Speaker 7: I mean, they're a great team. They understand how to 482 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:56,199 Speaker 7: run it. They run their team like a business, and 483 00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 7: they run it the right way. They understand where they 484 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:00,480 Speaker 7: need to put their money into. But also people don't 485 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 7: look at this either. 486 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:03,159 Speaker 6: Their draft and their development is unbelievable. 487 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:04,880 Speaker 7: Like they draft and they developed, and then they trade 488 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 7: those guys for big name guys and they can spend 489 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:10,320 Speaker 7: their money. So it's I don't know, it bothers me 490 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 7: when everybody talks about the Dodgers just spending money. 491 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 6: No, they draft, they develop, they do it the right way. 492 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:15,840 Speaker 7: They understand what it takes to be the best team 493 00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:18,040 Speaker 7: in baseball, and you've seen that in the last two years. 494 00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:18,960 Speaker 6: They have so much depth. 495 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:20,960 Speaker 7: I mean, I think it's Will Klein, the kid's name 496 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 7: was came in it threw six shutout in EAMs, Like 497 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:25,639 Speaker 7: I mean, he was sitting in Arizona two weeks before. 498 00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:28,080 Speaker 6: Like, they have that type of dynamic on their club, 499 00:24:28,119 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 6: and that's what you when you think about drafting, developing 500 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:31,960 Speaker 6: and things like that. 501 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:33,960 Speaker 7: That's that's why they win, and that's why when they 502 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:34,520 Speaker 7: win a lot. 503 00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 1: Of games each year. 504 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:38,240 Speaker 7: So, you know, I love what they do. I understand 505 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:41,680 Speaker 7: what they do. I understand the madness behind it. But again, 506 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:44,159 Speaker 7: like each team at baseball has an opportunity to do 507 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 7: the same, say the same thing. Maybe not at the 508 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:49,160 Speaker 7: m RF and echelon of money, but they can draft. 509 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:51,919 Speaker 6: They can develop, they can trade, and you know, I 510 00:24:52,040 --> 00:24:53,920 Speaker 6: just I don't know. I think a lot of teams 511 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:55,960 Speaker 6: can do that in baseball, and they should. 512 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:00,640 Speaker 2: So that's an interesting comment from from right Harper, guys, 513 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 2: and I want to get your thoughts on it. Basically, 514 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 2: he's saying he doesn't like it when people say that 515 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:07,640 Speaker 2: the Dodgers are just out there spending money, that they 516 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:11,560 Speaker 2: do a lot of other things development wise. Really well too, 517 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:13,160 Speaker 2: thoughts on that aging. 518 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:15,119 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's weird that a Boris client would come out 519 00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:16,520 Speaker 1: and say I don't want a salary cab and I 520 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:20,040 Speaker 1: like teams spending money. It was weird that he Manny Machado, Boris' 521 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:22,520 Speaker 1: client did the same thing, right. I mean, these guys 522 00:25:22,560 --> 00:25:23,880 Speaker 1: come out and say we don't want a salary cap. 523 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:26,080 Speaker 1: We've had Scott Boris on here. I guess what he says, 524 00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:28,360 Speaker 1: we want teams to spend money. The teams to spend 525 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:31,960 Speaker 1: money helped the game, and I agree with that. So listen, 526 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:33,800 Speaker 1: this is this is you know what, Bryce has a 527 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:36,399 Speaker 1: nice contract because you know why what team Bryce is on? 528 00:25:36,440 --> 00:25:39,400 Speaker 1: The Phillies And what do the Phillies do? John Middleton 529 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:43,160 Speaker 1: spends money. He tries to win. It's awesome as a player, like, oh, hey, 530 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:45,359 Speaker 1: we need Kylee warberback. Okay, we'll go give him this 531 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 1: a contract. Oh we want JT back, we'll go get him. 532 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:50,480 Speaker 1: Oh we didn't get Boba Schetz and we'll just flip 533 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:53,000 Speaker 1: the JT. Okay, fine, we want on Aaron Nola back 534 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:55,920 Speaker 1: boom here. It is like, this is awesome. Yes, is 535 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:57,920 Speaker 1: a player, you want teams to spend money because you 536 00:25:57,920 --> 00:25:59,879 Speaker 1: know what, it helps other players make money. And that's 537 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:01,679 Speaker 1: we're at the end of the day. As much as 538 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:04,880 Speaker 1: we all love baseball, ek, we did this to help 539 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:07,560 Speaker 1: support our family, not only for our life, but for 540 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:09,600 Speaker 1: our kids' lives and hopefully their kids kids. 541 00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:13,719 Speaker 3: Players do want to get paid. Yes, I'm not going 542 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:17,920 Speaker 3: to deny that players want to play the best team 543 00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:21,199 Speaker 3: to beat them to win the World Series. That's what 544 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 3: I'm hearing from Manny Machado. That's what I'm hearing from 545 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:27,240 Speaker 3: Bryce Harper here. Bryce Harper didn't say, oh, he didn't 546 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:30,080 Speaker 3: list off all the contracts that they gave that the 547 00:26:30,119 --> 00:26:33,360 Speaker 3: Dodgers gave. He listed off what they're doing with player development, 548 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:36,920 Speaker 3: what they're doing with the draft, how they're handling players 549 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 3: inside the clubhouse, families, all those things. He liked what 550 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:47,400 Speaker 3: the Dodgers are doing because they're fully into wanting to win. 551 00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:51,919 Speaker 3: He's not saying, oh, you know, there's a riff between 552 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:53,639 Speaker 3: me and the Phillies. I don't think the Phillies are 553 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:56,440 Speaker 3: doing it as well. No, that's not what he's saying. 554 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:58,680 Speaker 3: There was a big, you know, there's a big scuttle 555 00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:02,000 Speaker 3: butt about the fact that he was sitting there trashing 556 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 3: the Phillies. No, he's just saying that the Dodgers are 557 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:07,720 Speaker 3: doing it really well. And he was mentioning things that 558 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:11,000 Speaker 3: a lot of teams can do, they're just choosing not to. 559 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:14,640 Speaker 3: The Angels are choosing not to spend on their infrastructure. 560 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:17,359 Speaker 3: They will never get to the same spot that the 561 00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:20,960 Speaker 3: Dodgers are if they don't choose to spend on their infrastructure, 562 00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:25,480 Speaker 3: choose to put time and money into the development of players. 563 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:28,640 Speaker 3: That's what he was saying. 564 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:41,200 Speaker 2: All right, guys, it is time for hot corner. We're 565 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:44,400 Speaker 2: gonna start with the Red Sox and they're spending obviously, 566 00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 2: we know that they increase their twenty twenty six payroll 567 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:51,080 Speaker 2: with productions, placing them around two hundred and sixty seven million. 568 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:53,040 Speaker 2: But what are you guys seeing from the Red Sox 569 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:53,840 Speaker 2: spending so far? 570 00:27:55,560 --> 00:27:58,280 Speaker 1: I need one more bat. They went on and got 571 00:27:58,280 --> 00:28:01,560 Speaker 1: some nice players the free agent pitching wise, but I 572 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 1: still think they need a bat. And wherever that bat 573 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:05,399 Speaker 1: will come from, I don't know. They You know, if 574 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:08,399 Speaker 1: people forget they traded for Sonny Gray, they traded for 575 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:12,960 Speaker 1: Wilson trus Yes, they signed Ranger Suarez, they already had Crochet. 576 00:28:13,560 --> 00:28:15,440 Speaker 1: Their spending is fine. They just I think they need 577 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:17,639 Speaker 1: to go get another bat and they can really maybe 578 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 1: try to compete with the Blue Jays and the Yankees. 579 00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:22,359 Speaker 1: I think the Blue Jays. 580 00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:25,200 Speaker 3: I think the Blue Jays went in to build a dynasty, 581 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:27,080 Speaker 3: and I think the Red Sox have kind of gone 582 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:30,960 Speaker 3: into hope to win this year. You talk about spending, 583 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:33,560 Speaker 3: you know, it feels like they brought in a bunch 584 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:36,240 Speaker 3: of guys on some nil deals. It's like, well, you 585 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:38,000 Speaker 3: know what, if it doesn't work out, we'll just go 586 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:41,360 Speaker 3: get the next guys. I just didn't think that the 587 00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:44,320 Speaker 3: Red Sox. I thought the Red Sox were in a 588 00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:46,520 Speaker 3: prime position to be able to, hey, you know what, 589 00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:49,960 Speaker 3: we don't have Dever's money on the books, so we 590 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:54,040 Speaker 3: can do X y Z. Like they could go out 591 00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:56,920 Speaker 3: and get Ranger, they could go out and get Sonny Gray, 592 00:28:57,160 --> 00:29:00,440 Speaker 3: who's on an expiring contract. Not saying any of those 593 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:03,000 Speaker 3: guys aren't gonna do well, not saying Contreras isn't gonna 594 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:06,959 Speaker 3: do well at first, It's saying it seemed like the 595 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:09,360 Speaker 3: Red Sox were in that mode where it was like, Okay, 596 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:12,960 Speaker 3: now the Red Sox have an opportunity to strike. Now 597 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:14,320 Speaker 3: we're at the end of the off season, we're beginning 598 00:29:14,360 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 3: of spring training, and they didn't quite replace that Bregman player. 599 00:29:19,680 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 3: Who that player was in the offseason I don't know, 600 00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:25,800 Speaker 3: because Bregman to that locker room, and we'll get to 601 00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 3: the comments from Sam Kennedy, but Bregman to that locker 602 00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:33,920 Speaker 3: room could have ramifications that we just don't know how it's. 603 00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:34,400 Speaker 1: Gonna go yet. 604 00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:37,800 Speaker 3: And I think they I think they spent fine, it's fine. 605 00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:41,400 Speaker 3: They're not spending like the Red Sox of Old who like, yeah, 606 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:44,360 Speaker 3: you know what, we're starved for another World Series Championship. 607 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:45,480 Speaker 3: We're going to go in and do it. 608 00:29:45,800 --> 00:29:46,000 Speaker 1: You know. 609 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:47,920 Speaker 3: They're just like, hey, you know what, if we do good, 610 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:49,760 Speaker 3: we do good, We're gonna make a ton of money. 611 00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:52,920 Speaker 2: Okay, you mentioned the Bregman quotes, so we got to 612 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:55,120 Speaker 2: talk about that because there's a couple quotes to get to. 613 00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:59,120 Speaker 2: Sam Kennedy said, if Alex Bregman wanted to be here 614 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:01,960 Speaker 2: all Lee, he would be here. 615 00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:02,600 Speaker 1: AJ. 616 00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:05,240 Speaker 2: What's your reaction to that? 617 00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:09,240 Speaker 1: Uh, well maybe then I guess he just didn't want 618 00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:12,320 Speaker 1: to be there. I mean, I don't know. And that's 619 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:14,080 Speaker 1: the case. And they offered him the no trade, and 620 00:30:14,120 --> 00:30:16,960 Speaker 1: they offered him everything he wanted, and maybe he got 621 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:22,120 Speaker 1: more money from the Cubby Bears, so he did work. 622 00:30:22,720 --> 00:30:24,320 Speaker 1: There's a reason he didn't want to be there. They 623 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:26,680 Speaker 1: didn't give him something he didn't just be like, you 624 00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:30,120 Speaker 1: know what, I had a terrible time in Boston. We 625 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:32,120 Speaker 1: made it to the playoffs. I had a great year. 626 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:35,120 Speaker 1: I just don't want to go back there because everything 627 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:37,680 Speaker 1: is equal. No, there was something that wasn't equal, that's it. 628 00:30:38,160 --> 00:30:40,160 Speaker 1: But there was money, no trade whatever it was. There 629 00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:42,400 Speaker 1: was something that they didn't give him that he wanted 630 00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:43,160 Speaker 1: that the Cubs did. 631 00:30:44,120 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 3: Can I say this, I'm rubber your galoo. Whatever you 632 00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:50,360 Speaker 3: say bounces off of me and sticks to you. Maybe 633 00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:55,520 Speaker 3: the Red Sox didn't want him to be there badly enough. Maybe, 634 00:30:55,720 --> 00:30:58,120 Speaker 3: I mean, why why is this? Why does Sam Kennedy 635 00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:00,440 Speaker 3: need to say that? Well, maybe he just didn't want 636 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:03,480 Speaker 3: to be there. I have a hard hard time believing 637 00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:05,840 Speaker 3: he didn't want to be there. But maybe if you 638 00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:09,480 Speaker 3: were not seen as a priority. And the way the 639 00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:12,040 Speaker 3: players have seen his priorities are the things that Aj 640 00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:15,800 Speaker 3: just said, no trade clause in your contract, because seen 641 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:19,160 Speaker 3: what the organization's done to dudes with no trade clauses, okay, 642 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:21,320 Speaker 3: or without no trade clauses. 643 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:22,920 Speaker 1: So he had to get that in there. 644 00:31:23,560 --> 00:31:26,040 Speaker 3: To the fact that your value is based on how 645 00:31:26,120 --> 00:31:29,240 Speaker 3: much money a team offers you you didn't quite offer enough. 646 00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:31,640 Speaker 1: We've heard little. 647 00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:33,680 Speaker 3: Things come out that it was like, you know, they 648 00:31:33,880 --> 00:31:37,560 Speaker 3: just didn't believe that he had another offer, and then whoops, 649 00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:40,680 Speaker 3: he did have another offer. Now he's not back to me. 650 00:31:40,760 --> 00:31:43,680 Speaker 3: I don't think this is a Alex Bregman's mad thing. 651 00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:48,040 Speaker 3: This is a maybe the Red Sox just weren't totally 652 00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:51,320 Speaker 3: into completely getting it done to sign him, because if 653 00:31:51,320 --> 00:31:54,200 Speaker 3: they were, they would have done a little bit extra 654 00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:55,760 Speaker 3: to get him. 655 00:31:56,280 --> 00:31:58,360 Speaker 2: Okay, speaking of the Red Sox, let's get to what 656 00:31:58,360 --> 00:32:01,880 Speaker 2: Tom Warner said about. Obviously we know about the Raphael 657 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:04,440 Speaker 2: Devers situation with the Red Sox. He said, I don't 658 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:06,720 Speaker 2: like to speak This is from a Boston Globe article. 659 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:09,400 Speaker 2: He said, I don't like to speak ill of any player. 660 00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:12,200 Speaker 2: I'd like to say that he's a wonderful person. But 661 00:32:12,520 --> 00:32:15,160 Speaker 2: of course, when we had an injury at first base, 662 00:32:15,280 --> 00:32:20,080 Speaker 2: his unwillingness to play that position was extremely discouraging. It 663 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:24,520 Speaker 2: was a discouraging episode. Just pick up a glove, so guys, 664 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:26,880 Speaker 2: I find it interesting. He's like, I don't want to 665 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:29,880 Speaker 2: speak ill, but uh yeah, that was not good. 666 00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:30,720 Speaker 1: Pick up a glove. 667 00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:31,760 Speaker 2: What do you think about that? 668 00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:34,920 Speaker 1: Aj? I don't want to speak ill, but just pick 669 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:37,720 Speaker 1: up the phone and call the guy before you sign 670 00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:41,240 Speaker 1: Alex Bregman, it all could have been avoided. Just pick 671 00:32:41,320 --> 00:32:44,320 Speaker 1: up the phone and call it. Dude, I don't know. 672 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:47,560 Speaker 1: Have Alex Corra call him, have anybody call him, his 673 00:32:47,600 --> 00:32:50,320 Speaker 1: agent call him. Heck, I don't know. Pick a guy, 674 00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:53,360 Speaker 1: Pick anybody you want to pick. Pick. I don't know 675 00:32:53,400 --> 00:32:55,920 Speaker 1: any ex Red Sox player. I have Kevin Mallar call 676 00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:58,160 Speaker 1: him and tell him that we're signing Alex Pragman. You're 677 00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:00,640 Speaker 1: not gonna be a third baseman. What he was mad? 678 00:33:00,680 --> 00:33:03,120 Speaker 1: He was just mad about you, just crass. Just mentioned. 679 00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:06,760 Speaker 1: Players want to feel wanted, right, Raffie Devers didn't feel 680 00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:08,640 Speaker 1: like after they sign him to the long term deal 681 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:11,200 Speaker 1: that he was wanted the way that they thought he was. 682 00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:14,160 Speaker 1: They hurt his feelings. He didn't want to play first base. 683 00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:19,080 Speaker 1: You traded him wait to go? What did they say 684 00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:19,640 Speaker 1: in the movie? 685 00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:23,760 Speaker 3: I said, with all due respect, you can't just say 686 00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:27,160 Speaker 3: whatever you want. Whenever you say, well, I'd like to 687 00:33:27,200 --> 00:33:31,960 Speaker 3: say he's a wonderful person. But maybe this is why 688 00:33:32,480 --> 00:33:35,760 Speaker 3: owners don't speak, because owners are always going to get 689 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:37,680 Speaker 3: you know, they're always going to get the raw end 690 00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:40,520 Speaker 3: of the deal because they're sitting there going, well, yeah, 691 00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:44,320 Speaker 3: fans think we should just spend more, spend more, spend more. Yes, 692 00:33:45,400 --> 00:33:47,600 Speaker 3: you're correct, and people are going to say, well, the Dodgers, 693 00:33:47,640 --> 00:33:49,720 Speaker 3: they just spend thing. They just spend all the money, 694 00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:55,480 Speaker 3: and money solves everything. Communication the best organizations. You heard 695 00:33:55,520 --> 00:33:58,920 Speaker 3: it so many times, it's all about communication. We had 696 00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:04,720 Speaker 3: the issue with Bryce Harper communication, Costianos communication, Raffi Devers communication. 697 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:06,880 Speaker 3: You don't need to talk to aircrats when he's on 698 00:34:06,960 --> 00:34:10,040 Speaker 3: your roster because you're gonna cut him at some point 699 00:34:10,239 --> 00:34:12,839 Speaker 3: or he's gonna do good and you're going to keep 700 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:15,840 Speaker 3: him there. You need to talk to Raffi Devers, Bryce Harper, 701 00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:19,440 Speaker 3: Nick Castianos, Mike trout Manny Machad like all those guys. 702 00:34:19,760 --> 00:34:25,080 Speaker 3: Communicate with them, and your organization will run way more fluidly. 703 00:34:26,360 --> 00:34:28,240 Speaker 2: I agree with you, But there must be a reason 704 00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:30,440 Speaker 2: that they're not all doing that, because most of them 705 00:34:30,719 --> 00:34:33,000 Speaker 2: do not do that. All right, let's get to Luis 706 00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:36,319 Speaker 2: Wan Hifo. He gets three point five million guaranteed from 707 00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:38,759 Speaker 2: the Brewers, per a source. He can earn another one 708 00:34:38,760 --> 00:34:42,600 Speaker 2: point five million in incentives, and the deal includes a 709 00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:47,239 Speaker 2: ten million dollar mutual option for twenty twenty seven that 710 00:34:47,400 --> 00:34:50,960 Speaker 2: is from our friend Mark Finzand guys, what do you 711 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:53,920 Speaker 2: think of this deal? In what transpired Aday? 712 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:57,319 Speaker 1: Well, mutual options almost never get picked up, so truly 713 00:34:57,440 --> 00:35:00,280 Speaker 1: one your deal. I mean mutual options like a almost 714 00:35:00,440 --> 00:35:03,239 Speaker 1: never get picked up. So because either the player does 715 00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:04,760 Speaker 1: really well and he wants to be a free agent, 716 00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:06,640 Speaker 1: or he doesn't do that well and the team's like, yeah, 717 00:35:06,640 --> 00:35:08,160 Speaker 1: we don't really want to give you ten million, so 718 00:35:08,520 --> 00:35:11,319 Speaker 1: hit the road. So yeah, I mean to one year deal. 719 00:35:11,560 --> 00:35:14,080 Speaker 1: He helps the Brewers. He's another you know after losing 720 00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:17,720 Speaker 1: and getting rid of Durban and some of the other guys. Yeah, great, 721 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:21,680 Speaker 1: great Brewers, Yeah, one hundred percent. 722 00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:24,279 Speaker 3: I mean he could be could he be a ten 723 00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:26,480 Speaker 3: million dollar player? Like if he plays himself into a 724 00:35:26,560 --> 00:35:30,160 Speaker 3: ten million dollar a year player like his mutual option is, 725 00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:34,000 Speaker 3: then he's not going to pick it up because you know, 726 00:35:34,040 --> 00:35:40,759 Speaker 3: there's there's definitely there's definitely upside to Luis Ronhifo. Are 727 00:35:40,840 --> 00:35:43,000 Speaker 3: the are the Brewers going. 728 00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:44,960 Speaker 1: To be able to unlock that? 729 00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:48,200 Speaker 3: Or is he going to be right a little bit 730 00:35:48,239 --> 00:35:50,799 Speaker 3: around like below the league average? Can he do the 731 00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:53,799 Speaker 3: I think it was twenty four. Yeah, twenty four. In 732 00:35:53,880 --> 00:35:56,960 Speaker 3: the first half he was he was the best version 733 00:35:57,000 --> 00:35:59,800 Speaker 3: of himself. Is he a positive war player? 734 00:36:00,120 --> 00:36:00,319 Speaker 1: Yes? 735 00:36:00,920 --> 00:36:02,839 Speaker 3: Could he be a two war player for them if 736 00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:06,080 Speaker 3: he continues to or if he continues to unlock what 737 00:36:06,120 --> 00:36:08,759 Speaker 3: he did in the first half of twenty four. It's 738 00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:11,080 Speaker 3: a lot of ifs. But they have their third baseman 739 00:36:11,600 --> 00:36:13,239 Speaker 3: now I don't have to question if it's gonna be 740 00:36:13,320 --> 00:36:16,160 Speaker 3: Jet Williams or if it's gonna be somebody moving to 741 00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:18,719 Speaker 3: or Bryce Terang moving to short and Joey Ortiz moving 742 00:36:18,760 --> 00:36:21,480 Speaker 3: to third. Like, I think they have their third basement 743 00:36:21,520 --> 00:36:22,239 Speaker 3: and they'll roll with it.