1 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: What's up everybody. It's Channeler Roam with Crush City Territory 2 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: here with Tyler Stafford on a very cold Monday in Houston, Texas. Tyler, 3 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: are you staying warm? 4 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 2: I am? This is uh this is one of the 5 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 2: like eight days a year that you get to bust out. 6 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:25,120 Speaker 2: You know, your one nice coat? Uh so, I love it. 7 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 2: My my daughter, I've I've started calling any cold weather 8 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 2: daddy weather because this is my my favorite. And so 9 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 2: my daughter walked outside this morning, she came back in 10 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 2: she goes, it's daddy weather. Uh so pretty pumped about that. 11 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:40,520 Speaker 2: What about you? 12 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:43,520 Speaker 1: That's really cute like to hear to hear it said 13 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: from that perspective is really cute hearing daddy Weather and 14 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 1: anyation would be a little. 15 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 2: I knew that you were a freak, and I didn't 16 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 2: think i'd be even to be able to say it 17 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 2: to you, But yes, this is adorable. Uh so there 18 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 2: you go. 19 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's going well. I went to the Rock. So 20 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 1: I went to the Rock. The Rockets played the Lakers 21 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:04,320 Speaker 1: last night. If you have a chance to see Lebron 22 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:07,399 Speaker 1: James play basketball, I highly recommend it. That man is 23 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 1: forty years old and he was unreal. Anthony Davis is unbelievable. 24 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: They were both tremendous. Uh, you know who else was tremendous. 25 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: The guy that we couldn't figure out his name last podcast, Clutch, 26 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 1: So Clutch. At one of the like media timeouts, they 27 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: got this huge ladder at Center Court, and he climbed 28 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: up to the top and tried to do like one 29 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: of those pikes, like the gymnast du like was holding 30 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,039 Speaker 1: on to the top of the ladder and like had 31 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: his body horizontally and then he just climbed to the 32 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 1: top and took all took it all in. It was 33 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,399 Speaker 1: a large crowd that showered him with applause. So I'm 34 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: gonna move Clutch up the mascot power rankings orbits. You're 35 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: still number one. Don't worry, Clutch will be two and 36 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: cal mcnaarro will be three. 37 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 2: That works, Yeah, And then I had a lot of 38 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 2: people correct me. First on the scene was my buddy Aaron, 39 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 2: who texted me it was like, you're thinking of Turbo, 40 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 2: which was the man in the spandex tights that would 41 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 2: do like backflips on trampolines at rockets games, not Clutch, 42 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 2: So apologies to Turbo. He was super cool. Another Rockets 43 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:24,639 Speaker 2: adjacent thing I was. I was inchoir in high school 44 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 2: and we sang the national anthem at the Rockets game 45 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 2: when I was there, and I was like on the 46 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 2: end of the line, and then the players stood next 47 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 2: to you, you know, and the last player in line 48 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 2: was Yao Ming. And my freshman year of high school, 49 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 2: I was four to eleven, Like, I was tiny, tiny, 50 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 2: and then I grew. That's why I quit baseball. I 51 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 2: played baseball my whole life. I'm left handed. I was 52 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 2: four to eleven, and I was like, well, I can't 53 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 2: play first base, you know. 54 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,959 Speaker 1: That's all the eleven second basement. 55 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, well he's much better at hitting than me. Also, 56 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:05,639 Speaker 2: I guess my other issue is that I was bad 57 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 2: at hitting and running and throwing, and so maybe it 58 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 2: wasn't the left handed bit. Anyway. Then I grew eight 59 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 2: inches in between my freshman and sophomore year. But I 60 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:19,519 Speaker 2: will never forget standing next Ceo Ming, Like, you can't 61 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 2: comprehend how tall every basketball player is, you know, regardless, 62 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 2: like Steph Carry looks tiny out there. 63 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: He's like six'. 64 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 2: Five he's. Huge if you saw him in the, street 65 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 2: you'd be, like who's that, giant but he looks like 66 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:36,839 Speaker 2: a little baby on the. Court but, ANYWAY i will 67 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 2: always remember standing next To Yao. Ming it was. 68 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: Amazing so did, you, like did you reach his waist 69 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: like like when you were standing next to, him like 70 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: where were? 71 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 2: YOU i was probably, like, YEAH i was probably like 72 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 2: just above his waist like, TRULY i THINK i was 73 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 2: like at his belly, button like he was. ENORMOUS i 74 00:03:56,160 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 2: remember his, feet like his shoes looked. Fake they looked 75 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 2: like clown, shoes And i'm sure they were like custom, 76 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 2: made LIKE i remember shaq, had you, know custom shoes 77 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 2: made lsu Legend shaquille. O'Neil you're. 78 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: WELCOME i didn't even have to bring it up on 79 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 1: my own this. 80 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 2: Time but, yeah lots of. FUN i Love rockets. Games 81 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 2: i'm putting this out here in the. Universe my like 82 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 2: apex sports. Entertainment thing THAT i want to experience at 83 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 2: one point in my life is to sit court side 84 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 2: at a. Game it can be the worst game, Ever 85 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 2: LIKE i DON'T i don't. CARE i just want to 86 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 2: see that like athleticism in front of you BECAUSE i 87 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 2: feel like you really don't get to experience that in most. 88 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 2: Sports BUT i want to sit like court side and 89 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 2: just see these people run back and. Forth it looks. 90 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 1: Awesome so LUCK i was very very fortunate THAT i 91 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 1: did get to sit court side last dang, it come 92 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: on For Lakers. Rockets my cousin very generously had an 93 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: extra ticket that they that they had acquired. FOR i 94 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 1: wasn't the first row of seats where Like Tillman fertita 95 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: and his kids, SAID i was the second row and 96 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: one of the Adjacent. Yeah it was again to see 97 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: the speed with which the game moves and the athleticism 98 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:22,840 Speaker 1: that these large DUDES i just put put on. Displate 99 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:25,479 Speaker 1: it's it's. Incredible and, LOOK i don't get awestruck a, 100 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: Ton but something happened in the third. Quarter it was 101 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:32,479 Speaker 1: The lakers were shooting on the basket that was near 102 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 1: that was near. Us Anthony davis hit like a step 103 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: back off balance three that forced The rockets into a. 104 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:43,559 Speaker 1: Timeout he hit it from about me to this Chair 105 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:46,479 Speaker 1: i'm sitting that's directly across from my. Table then he 106 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 1: turned around and did the ice in the veins symbol 107 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:55,159 Speaker 1: to us and like it was one of the coolest 108 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: Things i've just the fact that this man with this 109 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 1: sort of, wingspan has this sort of dexterity and coordination 110 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: to hit that, shot and then it was one of 111 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 1: the coolest Things i've seen in a very long. Time 112 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: and that's somebody, Like, LOOK i don't usually get awestruck 113 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: by athletes or athletic, endeavors but that was one of 114 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: the coolest Things i've ever. Seen, yeah, oh that would be. 115 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 2: Amazing SO i Think i'm gonna be friends with your, 116 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:22,440 Speaker 2: cousins is What i'm. Hearing they seem like the. 117 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: Hookup they're cooler than, me son't that's not a high bar, 118 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 1: across it's a low. BAR i don't think people are 119 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 1: tuning in to listen about The, rockets but maybe they 120 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 1: are because The rockets are kind of. Good congratulations to 121 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: them for not blowing the twenty four point lead to 122 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: head against The lakers last. Night they Survived lebron Being 123 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 1: lebron in the third, quarter AND i Men thompson really, 124 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 1: really really good. Player you're more worried about the astros 125 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:52,280 Speaker 1: who things have FINALLY i think calmed down a little. 126 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 1: Bit it seemed like when this podcast, launched we were 127 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: doing emergency shows like every other day because they were 128 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:00,800 Speaker 1: trading someone or signing someone or trying to trade for, 129 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 1: someone and then he told them he didn't want to come. 130 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 1: Here very very. Disjointed last three or four, weeks seems 131 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 1: like things have settled down a little. BIT i think 132 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: a lot of people are wondering what's, next if there 133 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 1: is going to be anything, Next and SO i got 134 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 1: me a thinking, tyler, LIKE i, wonder from your, perspective 135 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: if this team as it's currently, constructed if this roster 136 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: is the roster that reports To West Palm beach for In, february, 137 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: like how would you how would you feel if they 138 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 1: did nothing else this? Offseason how would you feel about this? 139 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 2: ROSTER i think that it has the construction of a good. 140 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 1: ROSTER i think they. 141 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:49,679 Speaker 2: Currently have eight starting. PLAYERS i think they're they're playing 142 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 2: right now is to just install some sort of black 143 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 2: hole in front of The crawford boxes and hope that 144 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 2: all balls get hit there and that the umpires don't 145 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 2: notice who is like who's the third? Outfielder, yeah you 146 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 2: know right. 147 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 1: Now i'd probably, say, again this is if they make 148 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 1: no other, Additions i'd say it'd be some sort of 149 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:17,680 Speaker 1: a time. Share a platoon situation Between Zach dezenzo And 150 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 1: Taylor tremmel for those of you that don't remember That 151 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 1: Taylor tremill is on the. Team they acquired him the 152 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 1: first day of THE gm, meetings so In november he's. 153 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: Good he's former first round. Pick these are the kind 154 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 1: of Guys Dana brown has really kind of shown that he. 155 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 1: Likes he likes these guys that went in the top 156 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 1: half of, drafts like early round draft picks that just 157 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 1: maybe haven't found their potential because you, know the talents, There, 158 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 1: like you don't get drafted in the first or second 159 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 1: round like if you don't have like some really high end. 160 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:51,440 Speaker 1: Potential and SO i think that's what they're hoping for With, 161 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 1: tremmel that he can kind of unlock his. Potential he's 162 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:56,599 Speaker 1: a left handed hitting, bat which they. Need this is 163 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:59,840 Speaker 1: a very right handed lineup right. Now but you, know 164 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 1: you can look at that and it's maybe a ken 165 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: To Tray cabbage last, year who you kind of heard 166 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 1: the same stuff, about had some of the highest exit 167 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: velos in pro. Ball they thought maybe they could help 168 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: his pitch, identification pitch, selection swing, decisions and he was 169 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: just kind of an up and down fourth outfielder guy 170 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: that you, know didn't really amount to. Much so right, 171 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:25,200 Speaker 1: Now i'd probably say their fourth outfielder is their third, 172 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 1: outfielder and left field is some combination Of Taylor tremmel 173 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: And Zach. Dezenzo Who Zach. DEZENZO i don't know what 174 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:35,440 Speaker 1: you thought of him last year when he came up 175 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 1: To we didn't see him a, ton BUT. 176 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:37,960 Speaker 2: I did not think of. 177 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:40,839 Speaker 1: HIM i think is my, uh my. 178 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:46,840 Speaker 2: Main my main complaint. There you know he look he's a. Prospect, 179 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 2: Yeah I'm i'm. EXCITED i just made LIKE i literally 180 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 2: could not off the top of my. HEAD i have 181 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:57,200 Speaker 2: told you who was going to be playing the, outfield 182 00:09:57,320 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 2: And i'm nervous that you used in the same sense 183 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:04,679 Speaker 2: It's West Palm beach and then a time share in 184 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:07,440 Speaker 2: the outfield that that feels like a recipe for a. 185 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 2: Disaster I've i've spent my whole life trying to avoid 186 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:13,520 Speaker 2: time shares In. Florida Uh and SO i feel like 187 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 2: we've got to come up with a better plan than. 188 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: That. Platoon, okay we'll go with. Platoon this is one 189 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:22,319 Speaker 1: of my biggest baseball pet peeves is that people misuse 190 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:27,680 Speaker 1: the word. PLATOON a platoon cannot be two guys that 191 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 1: hit from the same side of the, plate like If 192 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:33,079 Speaker 1: Taylor tremmel And Zach, dezenzo or this team's two left, 193 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 1: fielders that is a natural, platoon like one is left, 194 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 1: handed one is right. Handed two right handed hitters cannot 195 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:43,200 Speaker 1: form a. Platoon they form a. Timeshare that's my that's 196 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:47,319 Speaker 1: my quick it's my quick rage thirty second where. 197 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 2: You add on batting? 198 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 1: AROUND i think all nine, HITTERS i, think does. 199 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 2: The tenth guy have to come? Up or if the 200 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 2: next person makes an? Out is that adding? 201 00:10:57,600 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 1: AROUND i THINK i think the tenth person has to come. 202 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 1: UP i think go else who they asked to bat 203 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:02,920 Speaker 1: twice for the astros TO. 204 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:05,400 Speaker 2: I think he's your bad twice at every. Inning i've 205 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:06,080 Speaker 2: been saying that for. 206 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:08,640 Speaker 1: Years they may try to figure out a. Way oh, 207 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 1: GOSH i. 208 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 2: HOPE i mean what We'll we'll talk about that. Later but, no, 209 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 2: no thank, you H this is this is gonna let 210 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 2: my nerd come out even. More this is essentially a, 211 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 2: reference maybe exclusively for my, sister who Reads Harry potter 212 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 2: as as much AS i have in my. Life every 213 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:34,080 Speaker 2: TIME i Hear Taylor tremmell's, NAME i think of in 214 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 2: the first book the philosopher of The Philosopher's stone is 215 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:43,440 Speaker 2: Named Nicholas, flamel and the Way hermione says it in the, 216 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 2: movies just Like Nicholas. Flamel AND i think of that 217 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 2: literally every TIME i Go Taylor tremmell in my, head 218 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 2: and SO i just need that out there in the 219 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 2: world so other people can have that floating around in 220 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:55,720 Speaker 2: their brain LIKE i. 221 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 1: Do you're giving The astros marketing, team if any of 222 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 1: them are listening to, this you're giving them my. Ideas 223 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:04,719 Speaker 1: this is free content you already. Created woostonm we need 224 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 1: to we need to Tell josh. That but that was 225 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:12,360 Speaker 1: A Tyler stafford. ORIGINAL i came up, With. WOOSTON i 226 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:15,000 Speaker 1: also came up with DID i tell? 227 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:18,960 Speaker 2: You MAYBE i? Did BUT i interviewed for the like social, 228 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:22,960 Speaker 2: media it was like a part time job a couple 229 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 2: of years, ago and, UH i was still teaching at the, 230 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 2: time so it didn't work out with with. Timing uh 231 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:31,600 Speaker 2: it was a part time job with no. Benefits and 232 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 2: THEN i got to the end of the interview and they're, 233 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:36,200 Speaker 2: like and of course you will be working full time 234 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 2: hours with no health, insurance AND i was, LIKE i 235 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 2: have a, family so that's that's not gonna work. Out 236 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 2: BUT i did one of my like packets THAT i 237 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:49,839 Speaker 2: submitted WAS i wanted like A t shirt with With 238 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:52,960 Speaker 2: Kyle tucker holding the bat with no gloves that said 239 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 2: wood grain grippin'. Uh AND i thought that was really 240 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 2: good and then they they used. It so that's two. 241 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 2: Things You're you're Welcome astro's. 242 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:04,200 Speaker 1: Community and then the and then the pitch clock came 243 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 1: And Kyle tucker couldn't the wood because he couldn't do his, 244 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 1: routine so he had to he had to stop spitting 245 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:12,959 Speaker 1: on his, hands so he had to start wearing batting. 246 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:17,320 Speaker 1: Gloves Kyle, tucker his absence will be. Felt and then 247 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:20,560 Speaker 1: that we were just talking, about they don't you. KNOW 248 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 1: i think if there is one area that the fans 249 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:26,080 Speaker 1: are really honing in on that they need to make an, 250 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:30,080 Speaker 1: addition it is in the. Outfield i'm Gonna i'm gonna 251 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 1: say this once and hopefully we never have to revisit. 252 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 1: This they are not in On Anthony. SANTANDER i know 253 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:40,560 Speaker 1: that there was a lot of scuttle butt this past 254 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 1: week ON x Or twitter or whatever we're calling the 255 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:47,960 Speaker 1: site now that they were, serious engage seriously Engaged Anthony. 256 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:51,720 Speaker 1: Santander they are. Not this is a time of year 257 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:56,960 Speaker 1: WHERE i would implore you as you're consuming your baseball, 258 00:13:57,040 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 1: content be careful who you, believe, uh be careful who 259 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 1: you trust you know there there there's a lot of 260 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 1: stuff that gets thrown against the wall every. WINTER i 261 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 1: could Text Scott boris right, now and Technically i've been 262 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:16,680 Speaker 1: in touch With Alex bregman's. Camp It Dana brown could 263 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 1: Text Joel wolfe, tomorrow and The astros could be in 264 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:24,680 Speaker 1: touch With Roki sasaki's. Camp there's a lot of thin, 265 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 1: uh you, know just. Eyewash, honestly it's a baseball term 266 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 1: eye wash reporting that goes on in the. Winter i'm 267 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 1: here to tell you that they are not in On Anthony. 268 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 1: SANTANDER i think they'd like to have. HIM i think 269 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:39,400 Speaker 1: THAT i think he'd he'd fit in In houston very. 270 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 1: Well he's tight With Jose. Altuve he played For Omar 271 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:46,840 Speaker 1: lopez On Team venezuela in The World Baseball classic this past, 272 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 1: year so he has got connections in The astros. Clubhouse 273 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: but the sort of deal he, wants they're not gonna pay. 274 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 1: THAT i think they'll hang around if his market just Absolutely. 275 00:14:57,360 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: CRATERS i don't think that's going to. Happen but you, 276 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 1: know in the absence Of Anthony santandre they should be 277 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 1: looking for an, outfielder AND i Think tyler the way 278 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 1: that we have And i've done some reporting on this 279 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: AND i wrote about it a little bit In The 280 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 1: athletic this. Week the only way that they are going 281 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 1: to add another significant piece to the major league roster 282 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 1: is by moving some. Salary they the team is being, 283 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:32,200 Speaker 1: very very mindful of where it is in THE. Cbt 284 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:35,640 Speaker 1: i've been told straight out That Jim crane does not 285 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:39,160 Speaker 1: want to exceed the competitive balance tax for a second 286 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 1: consecutive year with the caveat. THAT i was told this 287 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 1: last year, too and he shifted his stance When Josh 288 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 1: hater became. Available they Gave Josh hater ninety five million 289 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 1: dollars for five years and they paid the luxury tax 290 00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 1: for the first time in his ownership. 291 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:56,040 Speaker 2: Tenure so it sounds like you have no idea what 292 00:15:56,080 --> 00:15:59,160 Speaker 2: you're talking. About And santandera is going to be here any, 293 00:15:59,200 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 2: minute of. 294 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 1: Course, no that's that's how this. Goes he'll he'll sign. 295 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 1: Tonight we'll have to just another podcast do another emergency 296 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:11,160 Speaker 1: Pot but as we sit here right, NOW i do 297 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 1: not Think Anthony santander is a realistic possibility for The 298 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 1: astros unless they can move a lot of. Money and 299 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 1: when you start to look at who they could, move 300 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 1: it's been reported throughout the winter that they are trying 301 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 1: to Move Ryan. Presley he's got a fourteen million dollar 302 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 1: salary in twenty twenty. Five The astros don't want to pay. 303 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 1: That any team that Wants Ryan presley is going to 304 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:41,360 Speaker 1: ask The astros to pay down a little, bit or 305 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 1: not even a little, bit a lot of that fourteen 306 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 1: million Dollars Ryan, Presley, TYLER i know he can be 307 00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 1: a polarizing kind of figure for The. ASTROS i thought 308 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:56,600 Speaker 1: he was fine last. Year he wasn't elite like elite 309 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 1: Level Ryan presley like we've, seen but some of the 310 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:02,760 Speaker 1: underlying metrics said he was pretty. Unlucky he didn't miss 311 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:06,160 Speaker 1: as many bats as he usually, does BUT i think 312 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:08,480 Speaker 1: he had like a three to TEN. Fip he had 313 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 1: AN era below. Four LIKE i think we should point out, 314 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 1: too The ashers want to contend in twenty twenty, five 315 00:17:15,760 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 1: And Ryan presley makes their bullpen. Better like where do 316 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:22,439 Speaker 1: you stand? Right now on the on the thought of you, 317 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:24,840 Speaker 1: Know Ryan presley maybe being on the on the on the. 318 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:29,440 Speaker 2: Block, YEAH i, mean he's one of to, me he's 319 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:37,119 Speaker 2: one of the like characters of The astros dominance of 320 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:41,200 Speaker 2: the last decade because they, essentially you, know acquired him 321 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 2: for nothing from The, twins and it was one of 322 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 2: those things where you, know he was like he was, 323 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:50,479 Speaker 2: good but he wasn't great on The. Twins AND i 324 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 2: just Remember twitter that, day like the assss traded For 325 00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:59,359 Speaker 2: Ryan presley and it literally every baseball nerd On twitter 326 00:17:59,560 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 2: was just, like oh, no just like like The astros 327 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 2: know what they're, Doing like he has this spin rate that's, 328 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:10,359 Speaker 2: Crazy he's going to be really. Good AND i just remember, 329 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:13,560 Speaker 2: thinking like how funny it was that clearly like The 330 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:15,920 Speaker 2: twins could have done that, Too like it's not Like 331 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:18,960 Speaker 2: astros didn't teach him a new. Thing they were just, 332 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,120 Speaker 2: like you should throw this thing that you're good at, 333 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:25,120 Speaker 2: more go for. It and so he's always been kind 334 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 2: of one of the the symbols, of you know that 335 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:33,719 Speaker 2: The astros kind of dominance off the, field right like 336 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:37,320 Speaker 2: the front office, Dominance and, honestly the thing THAT i 337 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:41,480 Speaker 2: think of the most you'll you'll remember the actual circumstances. 338 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:46,399 Speaker 2: Better BUT i remember a couple of playoffs, ago it 339 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:51,239 Speaker 2: might have even been twenty twenty, two where you, know 340 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:54,680 Speaker 2: his knee was hurting or, something and he like it 341 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:56,920 Speaker 2: must have been like The, Alcs like it was late 342 00:18:57,040 --> 00:18:58,400 Speaker 2: in the, playoffs and it came. 343 00:18:58,440 --> 00:19:01,439 Speaker 1: Off it was game six of the l what you're. 344 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:05,679 Speaker 2: Talking he came off the mound and his leg looked 345 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 2: like it snapped in. Half like it looked like he 346 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:12,639 Speaker 2: had like you, Know twizzlers for a. Leg like his 347 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:14,960 Speaker 2: leg was just. Dangling AND i was, like, oh this 348 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 2: poort Get they're gonna amputate his leg in the, dugout 349 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:21,160 Speaker 2: like he's never gonna walk. Again and then two days 350 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:23,800 Speaker 2: later they were, like, oh, yeah he had this built up. 351 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:27,679 Speaker 2: Cartilage we were expecting this to. Happen he'll be. Fine 352 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:31,200 Speaker 2: AND i was, like you people are. Freaks if if 353 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:33,880 Speaker 2: that happened to me getting out of my car, TODAY 354 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 2: i would quit my, Job LIKE i WOULD i work 355 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:39,280 Speaker 2: from home in my. Computer IF i did that to my, 356 00:19:39,359 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 2: LEG i would quit my. JOB i cannot believe that 357 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:44,480 Speaker 2: he was pitching on it and then continue to pitch 358 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:45,399 Speaker 2: on it after. 359 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:48,959 Speaker 1: He is really. Tough he's a tough. GUY i, mean 360 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:51,520 Speaker 1: he's battled through a lot more INJURIES i think than 361 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:54,840 Speaker 1: maybe the public. Knows and again not nothing like nothing, 362 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:57,879 Speaker 1: debilitating but just you, know aches and pains and things 363 00:19:57,880 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 1: that that guys getting all in age and that have 364 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:02,920 Speaker 1: had a lot of wear and tear on their bodies 365 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 1: have had to. Battle and he's taken the ball every 366 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:07,880 Speaker 1: time they've asked him to. It And i've never really 367 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 1: understood the the fans that you know that that vilify. 368 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 1: Him it's one of the one of like this is not. 369 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 1: Hyperbole one of the best postseason relievers in baseball, history 370 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:26,240 Speaker 1: like Forget astro's, history forget recent, history like one of 371 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 1: the best playoff relievers in modern. History MM hm was 372 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:34,119 Speaker 1: on the mound when they won the twenty twenty Two World, 373 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:38,479 Speaker 1: series got huge outs EVERY i MEAN i had before 374 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:41,439 Speaker 1: last year in the alc in the Wild Card, series 375 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:44,160 Speaker 1: had a twenty two inning scorelely streak in the. Postseason 376 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 1: like maybe it's because he doesn't do it like with 377 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 1: one hundred miles an, hour or he doesn't have that 378 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 1: that one like aesthetically pleasing pitch that like the normal 379 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 1: casual fan can look at him, like, oh, man like 380 00:20:57,119 --> 00:21:00,359 Speaker 1: that's that's. Sick like he just he's got two really 381 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:03,400 Speaker 1: good breaking, balls and he's got a fastball that it's 382 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:05,240 Speaker 1: not one, hundred but it's you, know it can get 383 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:06,679 Speaker 1: to mid up or nineties and can get it by. 384 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:10,359 Speaker 1: You he's he's the epitome of a professional, too just accountable. 385 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:15,920 Speaker 1: Guy i've never gotten the fan just villainization Of Ryan. 386 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:20,480 Speaker 2: Presley, yeah it's it's interesting BECAUSE i think most, fans you, 387 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:25,640 Speaker 2: know when you picture like your your prototypical, starter it's 388 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 2: never a guy that strikes out, everyone like obviously you 389 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:31,960 Speaker 2: would like, that BUT i think people love That fromberg 390 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:35,600 Speaker 2: gets ground balls like. That for a starting, pitcher that's 391 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:38,720 Speaker 2: like a, plus, right it's, like, oh he's gonna get 392 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 2: these ground balls or. Whatever and then for, relievers everyone 393 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:45,919 Speaker 2: has in their head that you, know you should be 394 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:48,000 Speaker 2: able to just come in and strike three guys. Out 395 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:51,159 Speaker 2: it's like you only have to pitch for three hitters or. 396 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:54,120 Speaker 2: Whatever it's, like, no, man you have to get out 397 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 2: in a lot of different. Ways AND i agree he 398 00:21:56,359 --> 00:21:58,920 Speaker 2: was still good last. YEAR i really Like Ryan. Presley 399 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:03,920 Speaker 2: the salary is higher then he would, like But i'll 400 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 2: come back to that every. Time i'm not paying him any, 401 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 2: money SO i don't particularly care about the salary other 402 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:19,280 Speaker 2: than the constraints of roster, building which again is self, imposed, 403 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 2: right because you just said Like Jim crane doesn't want 404 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:24,159 Speaker 2: to go above THE, cbt like if he wanted to 405 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:28,960 Speaker 2: Keep Ryan presley and also sign someone, else he, Could 406 00:22:29,119 --> 00:22:31,240 Speaker 2: he's just choosing not, to which is, fine it's just. 407 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 2: Right but it's not like there's a salary cap And 408 00:22:34,080 --> 00:22:37,760 Speaker 2: Ryan presley's eating too much of it and you can't 409 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:40,920 Speaker 2: build a competitive roster with him on. There he still gets, 410 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 2: out he's still. GOOD i, mean people were mad At 411 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:47,480 Speaker 2: hater last. Year hater is. Awesome like people just really 412 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:52,640 Speaker 2: get fussy about bullpens. 413 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:53,919 Speaker 1: And you, know look the fourteen million so, much it's 414 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 1: inflated for a reliever that's getting. Older THAT i mean, 415 00:22:57,320 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 1: again while he wasn't bad last, year was certainly not 416 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 1: his elite. Self BUT i, mean can we also talk 417 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:05,159 Speaker 1: about That Eraldist chapman got eleven million dollars from The 418 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:08,680 Speaker 1: Red sox like a month, Ago AND i mean it's 419 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: not as if like it's not as if it's this 420 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:14,680 Speaker 1: gross Over like if you look at Eraaldis chapman season last, 421 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:17,560 Speaker 1: year And Ryan presley is, like they're pretty, Close like 422 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 1: it's kind of the price of doing. Business. NOW i 423 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:23,080 Speaker 1: don't think The astros love that it's on their current 424 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:26,119 Speaker 1: books fourteen, million just given where they are, financially but 425 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 1: it's not some ridiculous gross amount to be paying a 426 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 1: really good major league reliever with that sort of track, 427 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:36,399 Speaker 1: record especially when you look at you know What Eraaldis 428 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:40,040 Speaker 1: chapman just got from The Red. Sox you know if 429 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:42,960 Speaker 1: they're going to struggle to Move Ryan presley for a 430 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 1: lot of, reasons the, money how much they'd have to pay. 431 00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:50,439 Speaker 1: Down Ryan presley has no trade, clause he can veto 432 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: and he agreed upon, trade just Like Nolan arnatto did 433 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: with The astros a couple of weeks. Ago presley has 434 00:23:57,320 --> 00:24:01,680 Speaker 1: some family ties. Here his wife is From. Houston both 435 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:03,920 Speaker 1: of his kids were born In. Houston you can speak 436 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:06,160 Speaker 1: to this more THAN i can as a family, man 437 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:09,960 Speaker 1: but that carries some, weight AND i Think RYAN i 438 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:13,120 Speaker 1: don't Think Ryan presley wants to. LEAVE i think if 439 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:16,439 Speaker 1: there was a situation where he could walk into a 440 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:21,840 Speaker 1: team and be the unquestioned, closer my informed speculation tells 441 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:24,080 Speaker 1: me that he would consider, it BUT i don't think 442 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 1: he's looking to get. 443 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:28,920 Speaker 2: Out, yeah why would? YOU i, Mean, also the team 444 00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:30,840 Speaker 2: that you're going to go, to that you're the unquestioned 445 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 2: closer presumably is, not you, know A World series, contender. 446 00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:42,360 Speaker 2: RIGHT i mean that's just that's just the. Truth and, 447 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 2: YEAH i, mean, dude the idea of moving next, door 448 00:24:46,520 --> 00:24:50,239 Speaker 2: not even like across. States the idea of picking up 449 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:53,840 Speaker 2: all of my stuff and moving it to another house sounds. 450 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:58,720 Speaker 2: Awful SO i am fully in support of any baseball 451 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:01,600 Speaker 2: player being, like, NO i DON' i don't want to. Move, 452 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 2: uh it's it's not. Fun So i'm with him. 453 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:10,720 Speaker 1: There so if they can't Move Ryan, presley and they 454 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:13,879 Speaker 1: still have to create some space with some money to 455 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 1: add to make another meaningful addition to, me there's four. 456 00:25:19,119 --> 00:25:21,600 Speaker 1: Candidates there's four other candidates that they could look at 457 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 1: that are making substantial. Money and by then substantial is 458 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 1: not gonna be fourteen, million but it's gonna be. Enough 459 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:33,760 Speaker 1: Jose Brad, oh, yeah they Could Rafael. Montero, yeah package. 460 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:36,959 Speaker 2: Deal maybe see if somebody wants, to maybe they should 461 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 2: dump them to like The pirates or, something so The 462 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:43,720 Speaker 2: pirates can, say, like, actually our payroll is this high 463 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:45,440 Speaker 2: and then not have to worry about. It but then 464 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:47,720 Speaker 2: they don't get yelled at as. Much they're doing them a. 465 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:51,320 Speaker 2: FAVOR i think if The pirates take on that, salary. 466 00:25:51,119 --> 00:25:54,119 Speaker 1: You're telling me that they wouldn't put butts IN Pnc 467 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:56,680 Speaker 1: park seats with billboards Of JOSE a Brad you out 468 00:25:56,680 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 1: on a dude on The Pittsburgh. 469 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:01,880 Speaker 2: Freeway, okay, Hey i've thought this for a. While there 470 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:06,520 Speaker 2: are certain players that look really good in different, uniforms, 471 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:11,239 Speaker 2: Right like they're just guys that fit the all black Like. 472 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:16,160 Speaker 2: Pirates Rafael montero And Jose. Bray you would look freaking 473 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:19,840 Speaker 2: sick In pirates, uniforms. DON'T i don't know how to 474 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 2: explain that to, You Like altuve would look, silly that 475 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:27,199 Speaker 2: that would look weird and. Wrong A bray you with 476 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:31,399 Speaker 2: the nasty, goateee And montero with the sweet hair like 477 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:34,960 Speaker 2: they would look awesome In pirate's. Uniforms so let's get 478 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:37,680 Speaker 2: this rumor out. There if we can aggregate, that that's 479 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:40,080 Speaker 2: where that's that's how we're solving this. 480 00:26:40,200 --> 00:26:44,920 Speaker 1: Problem please please don't aggregate. THAT i can just, okay 481 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 1: give me the real. 482 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:46,880 Speaker 2: Ones, Sorry so. 483 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:50,879 Speaker 1: The real Ones Victor, kertini who's gonna make six million 484 00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:55,680 Speaker 1: dollars in twenty twenty. FIVE i think exceeded anyone's expectations 485 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:58,520 Speaker 1: with overall what he gave The astros last year as 486 00:26:58,520 --> 00:27:02,080 Speaker 1: an offensive, player playing first, base a little, bit pinch 487 00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:06,439 Speaker 1: hit off the, bench backing Up Yiner. Diaz he's he's a. 488 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:11,240 Speaker 1: Candidate Mauricio, dubon utility guy who's projected to make around 489 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:15,600 Speaker 1: four and a half million dollars in. Arbitration you don't 490 00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:18,800 Speaker 1: you dare take Away Mauricio. DUBON i would be so. 491 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:21,879 Speaker 1: Mad that'd be a big hit to the clubhouse. Too he's, really, 492 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:22,560 Speaker 1: really really. 493 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:27,200 Speaker 2: GOOD i love a utility guy like that's my favorite 494 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 2: type of person in. BASEBALL i could tell you whatever 495 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:35,360 Speaker 2: The astros utility guy is for the last twenty. Years 496 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:40,919 Speaker 2: they've always been my favorite. Players who wasn't? Well so 497 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:44,000 Speaker 2: YOU i mean you had Like Eric bruntlett would play 498 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:45,480 Speaker 2: a million DIFFERENT. 499 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:47,720 Speaker 1: I have never heard that person's name until just. 500 00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:50,600 Speaker 2: Dude are you kidding? Me he had the unassisted triple 501 00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:52,600 Speaker 2: play for The. Phillies you've never seen that highlight. 502 00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:54,600 Speaker 1: BEFORE i have Not Eric. 503 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:57,560 Speaker 2: BRUNTLETT i, mean he wasn't good but he played a 504 00:27:57,600 --> 00:28:03,960 Speaker 2: bunch of, thirteen SO i mean. Him and then like 505 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:07,040 Speaker 2: as you, know growing, up it was Like Jose viscaino 506 00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:10,760 Speaker 2: would play a bunch of different. Positions BUT i just 507 00:28:10,840 --> 00:28:16,240 Speaker 2: FREAKING i love a utility, guy and So dubon is 508 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:20,520 Speaker 2: off the table for me personally as the Assistant ASTROS 509 00:28:20,560 --> 00:28:21,439 Speaker 2: gm of this. 510 00:28:21,560 --> 00:28:24,760 Speaker 1: Podcast, Well Reggie jackson did leave the, organization so they 511 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:27,040 Speaker 1: have openings if any one of us want to go 512 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:30,040 Speaker 1: help them. Out and then the other TWO i think 513 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:34,160 Speaker 1: are pretty more, obvious and it's Either chas McCormick Or Jake. 514 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:37,320 Speaker 1: Myers both of them are going to make around three 515 00:28:37,359 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 1: million dollars in. Arbitration, again it's not the fourteen million 516 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:43,800 Speaker 1: dollars you'd get off the books With, presley but it's 517 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 1: gonna be hard to Move Ryan. Presley so we've got 518 00:28:46,680 --> 00:28:49,880 Speaker 1: your thoughts On dubon, Obviously but of those four, guys 519 00:28:51,360 --> 00:28:56,080 Speaker 1: which would you be okay or which which one do 520 00:28:56,120 --> 00:29:01,480 Speaker 1: you think The astros could survive parting with and come out, 521 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:03,040 Speaker 1: still you, know ready to go and. 522 00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:10,600 Speaker 2: Compete you would have to get another like actual backup 523 00:29:10,840 --> 00:29:16,719 Speaker 2: catcher who could conceivably, start you, know one hundred games 524 00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:21,400 Speaker 2: for you if you needed, to because you, Know jiner 525 00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:26,959 Speaker 2: is right on the fence as far as being playable 526 00:29:27,080 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 2: defensively at, catcher and the idea of going through a 527 00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:35,720 Speaker 2: full season without like a serviceable backup is really. Scary 528 00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:38,920 Speaker 2: but you, know there are guys out there that can 529 00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:43,760 Speaker 2: play catcher and hit one eighty and it's not going 530 00:29:43,840 --> 00:29:47,880 Speaker 2: to like kill your team to have them play forty 531 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:50,880 Speaker 2: games a year or. Whatever SO i mean that one 532 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:53,840 Speaker 2: makes the most sense for, Me but, again you would 533 00:29:53,880 --> 00:29:59,120 Speaker 2: have to move that and also find someone of that 534 00:29:59,280 --> 00:30:02,479 Speaker 2: caliber that can that can be a backup and and 535 00:30:02,520 --> 00:30:05,760 Speaker 2: be a veteran, too, right because so much of the 536 00:30:05,880 --> 00:30:11,800 Speaker 2: value that, like, uh you, Know maldonado brought was the 537 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:17,600 Speaker 2: the calming veteran presence on on the, field. Right AND i, 538 00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:20,800 Speaker 2: LOOK i DON'T i don't Know. Yiner i've NEVER i 539 00:30:21,240 --> 00:30:23,880 Speaker 2: don't have any sort of idea of what that vibe. 540 00:30:23,920 --> 00:30:26,640 Speaker 2: Is but to, me you you have to have a 541 00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:29,840 Speaker 2: guy that has been around for a while that that 542 00:30:30,200 --> 00:30:34,080 Speaker 2: is almost a pitching, coach you, know in, uniform AND 543 00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:37,960 Speaker 2: i Think karantini feels that fills that. Role there are 544 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:39,640 Speaker 2: other guys out there that can do. IT i just 545 00:30:39,680 --> 00:30:43,080 Speaker 2: don't know who they, are and if they're substantially cheaper 546 00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 2: than Than. Karantini, yeah you know they Have Ceysar, salazar 547 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:49,840 Speaker 2: who a lot of the, guys a lot of the 548 00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:54,040 Speaker 2: pitchers like throwing to. HIM i, Think i'm he's certainly 549 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:57,800 Speaker 2: not the offensive threat That Victor krarattini. Is AND i 550 00:30:57,840 --> 00:30:59,920 Speaker 2: think when we start talking about, this you really do 551 00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:02,520 Speaker 2: have to take into, account like What Victor carrottini gave 552 00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:06,240 Speaker 2: this team offensively last year off the, Bench LIKE i 553 00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:08,640 Speaker 2: mean that he hit that walk off homer he hit. 554 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:11,760 Speaker 1: Against cleveland early in the. Season that felt like a 555 00:31:11,800 --> 00:31:14,640 Speaker 1: season kind of shifting. Moment they had bigger hits as 556 00:31:14,680 --> 00:31:17,440 Speaker 1: the season went, on but the funk they were, in 557 00:31:17,600 --> 00:31:20,320 Speaker 1: like him hitting that homer Against cleveland like that was a, 558 00:31:20,360 --> 00:31:23,239 Speaker 1: big big kind of boost for. Them and you, know 559 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:26,280 Speaker 1: he's a switch. Hitter this is a very right handed 560 00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 1: team right. Now John, Singleton Jordan alvarez And Victor carrottini 561 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:34,400 Speaker 1: are the only guys that are not just solely right handed. 562 00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:41,200 Speaker 2: Hitters So NICHOLAI. 563 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:42,320 Speaker 1: I did forget About Nicholas, Flamel Taylor. Trammel you, KNOW 564 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:46,680 Speaker 1: i think. IT I i see where you're coming, from 565 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:49,480 Speaker 1: AND i think that for six million, dollars they could 566 00:31:49,680 --> 00:31:53,480 Speaker 1: certainly find someone maybe worth half, that that could do 567 00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:56,800 Speaker 1: What Victor carrottini, did just in terms, of you, know 568 00:31:57,000 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 1: what they asked him to. Do but you, KNOW i 569 00:31:59,680 --> 00:32:03,360 Speaker 1: Think gartini he's a more valuable piece to this team 570 00:32:03,440 --> 00:32:05,720 Speaker 1: than most backup catchers on other. 571 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:08,720 Speaker 2: Teams so, yeah and BUT i, mean like how far 572 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:11,800 Speaker 2: we talked about this. Before they're like three million dollars 573 00:32:11,800 --> 00:32:16,000 Speaker 2: away from THE, cbt, Right, like even even if you 574 00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:19,120 Speaker 2: wave the magic wand and got rid of six million, Dollars, 575 00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:23,520 Speaker 2: LIKE i, mean who are you adding that can take 576 00:32:23,600 --> 00:32:27,200 Speaker 2: the place of a backup catcher and provide you a 577 00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 2: meaningful upgrade in the? Outfield you, Know. 578 00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:34,440 Speaker 1: LIKE i JUST i, mean is it you turn To 579 00:32:34,440 --> 00:32:37,280 Speaker 1: Saysar salazar and he's your backup catcher for the, season 580 00:32:37,560 --> 00:32:40,400 Speaker 1: and you sign a you sign a veteran to a 581 00:32:40,440 --> 00:32:44,880 Speaker 1: minor league deal with AN nri stow him in triple Amy, Grossman, 582 00:32:45,480 --> 00:32:48,080 Speaker 1: Sure i'm talking about a. Catcher i'm talking about a. 583 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:51,479 Speaker 1: CATCHER i don't think this is going to. Happen i'm 584 00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:53,680 Speaker 1: gonna regret saying this the minute it comes out of my, 585 00:32:53,720 --> 00:32:55,960 Speaker 1: mouth because people are going to aggregate. It but a 586 00:32:56,000 --> 00:33:01,920 Speaker 1: guy Like Martin, maldonado Give Martin maldonado or someone of his, 587 00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:05,920 Speaker 1: ilk give him a non roster, invited a non roster 588 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:10,120 Speaker 1: deal to camp start him in TRIPLE a like let 589 00:33:10,160 --> 00:33:11,880 Speaker 1: him kind of work with the guys there and then 590 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:14,400 Speaker 1: like if you need if Saysar salazar's and giving me 591 00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:16,400 Speaker 1: what you, want you can bring him. Up like That's 592 00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:20,040 Speaker 1: harry strats up To he's part of the Foul territory. 593 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:23,760 Speaker 1: Network you know how to plug things. Good you're learning 594 00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:25,040 Speaker 1: how to plug the ft. 595 00:33:25,240 --> 00:33:27,800 Speaker 2: FAN i definitely knew, that and that's WHY i said. 596 00:33:27,800 --> 00:33:31,640 Speaker 1: That BUT i mean there are ways they can do it. 597 00:33:31,760 --> 00:33:34,880 Speaker 1: NOW i think with the outfield the way it, is, 598 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:36,840 Speaker 1: LIKE i think it'd be tough to trade one Of 599 00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:40,320 Speaker 1: myers or McCormick, because, like literally right, now they're two 600 00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:43,960 Speaker 1: of your three opening day. OUTFIELDERS i think you only 601 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:47,760 Speaker 1: trade them if you are very confident That Jacob melton 602 00:33:48,320 --> 00:33:51,160 Speaker 1: is going to be ready early in the season to, 603 00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:54,280 Speaker 1: contribute or if you've got another move up your, sleeve 604 00:33:54,440 --> 00:33:57,600 Speaker 1: or if you partioned out the money right and you 605 00:33:57,680 --> 00:34:00,760 Speaker 1: know you can get an established outfield in here that 606 00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:03,040 Speaker 1: can give you more than one of those two guys. 607 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:05,480 Speaker 1: Can but you, know as it stands right, now it'd 608 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:07,000 Speaker 1: be tough for me to part with one of those 609 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:10,160 Speaker 1: guys because you don't have much else in the outfield 610 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:11,680 Speaker 1: and there's not really. 611 00:34:12,840 --> 00:34:16,960 Speaker 2: Free agents that are available in any of those price 612 00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:19,520 Speaker 2: ranges that can. You you would have to work some 613 00:34:19,560 --> 00:34:24,360 Speaker 2: sort of, trade you, know to be able to get 614 00:34:24,719 --> 00:34:27,560 Speaker 2: somebody to, upgrade. RIGHT i, MEAN i can't think of 615 00:34:27,560 --> 00:34:30,080 Speaker 2: any off the top of my head that are you, know. 616 00:34:30,920 --> 00:34:35,560 Speaker 2: AVAILABLE i, mean like even Like Jerkson profar or somebody 617 00:34:35,560 --> 00:34:38,759 Speaker 2: that people wants like a three year. Deal that's my 618 00:34:38,840 --> 00:34:41,279 Speaker 2: point is like even somebody is you're, like, OH i 619 00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:43,120 Speaker 2: DON'T i don't want. Him it's like do that guy 620 00:34:43,640 --> 00:34:47,360 Speaker 2: probably gonna get ten to fifty million dollars over you, 621 00:34:47,400 --> 00:34:50,120 Speaker 2: know a couple of, years he's gonna get thirty forty million. Dollars, 622 00:34:50,160 --> 00:34:56,479 Speaker 2: like there's just not people available in that five six 623 00:34:56,520 --> 00:35:00,040 Speaker 2: million dollar price range unless you're trading. 624 00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:02,400 Speaker 1: Right and you and you can start to talk about 625 00:35:02,440 --> 00:35:05,280 Speaker 1: the lower tier guys like The Jesse, winkers The Randall 626 00:35:05,320 --> 00:35:09,399 Speaker 1: Gritchick's like, hell MAYBE i Mean Ben gamble came, up 627 00:35:09,600 --> 00:35:11,480 Speaker 1: like was a guy that they got off the scrap 628 00:35:11,520 --> 00:35:14,160 Speaker 1: heap and played well for them last. YEAR a lot 629 00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:16,520 Speaker 1: of people have been asking me About Jason, hayward you, 630 00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:20,160 Speaker 1: know a left handed hitting bat that you, know did 631 00:35:20,200 --> 00:35:22,920 Speaker 1: SAY i was going to retire and then The astros, 632 00:35:22,960 --> 00:35:25,840 Speaker 1: Called so maybe he's actually going to retire this. Time 633 00:35:26,280 --> 00:35:29,279 Speaker 1: BUT i, mean there there are guys out. There it's just, 634 00:35:29,680 --> 00:35:33,279 Speaker 1: AGAIN i think fans have conditioned themselves, like, oh like 635 00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:36,520 Speaker 1: they've got to go for the big big shot, here 636 00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:39,600 Speaker 1: like gotta go Get, santander gotta go get you, know 637 00:35:40,080 --> 00:35:42,359 Speaker 1: that big, name like that's not going to, happen and 638 00:35:42,680 --> 00:35:45,520 Speaker 1: the other free, agents like you, said don't inspire a 639 00:35:45,520 --> 00:35:48,839 Speaker 1: ton of. Confidence so maybe it is you trade one 640 00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:52,080 Speaker 1: of these guys away and within the trade you get 641 00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:54,560 Speaker 1: a FOUR a outfielder that you're going to give runway, 642 00:35:54,600 --> 00:35:57,600 Speaker 1: to or you get you, KNOW i know they're looking 643 00:35:57,640 --> 00:36:00,160 Speaker 1: for a leverage reliever right now as, well which to 644 00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:04,480 Speaker 1: me doesn't really compute when you're trying to Trade Ryan, 645 00:36:04,520 --> 00:36:07,640 Speaker 1: presley but you're also looking for a leverage, reliever and 646 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:11,280 Speaker 1: they're looking for a leverage reliever With Ryan presley already 647 00:36:11,280 --> 00:36:14,920 Speaker 1: on the. Roster so and all it says to me 648 00:36:15,080 --> 00:36:17,359 Speaker 1: is that they think their bullpens thin as it. Is 649 00:36:17,600 --> 00:36:20,440 Speaker 1: and that's before they even Trade. Presley so at this, 650 00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:22,799 Speaker 1: point like he, wonder is it even in their best 651 00:36:22,840 --> 00:36:26,160 Speaker 1: interest to Trade presley other than? Money and as we've talked, 652 00:36:26,200 --> 00:36:30,600 Speaker 1: about you, Know Jim crane's done well for. Himself the 653 00:36:31,120 --> 00:36:34,279 Speaker 1: revenues have done pretty well at Dyke In. PARK i 654 00:36:34,280 --> 00:36:38,279 Speaker 1: got it right this. Time Dike In. Park if they want, 655 00:36:38,320 --> 00:36:40,920 Speaker 1: to they, can they can shell out some, money but 656 00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:43,239 Speaker 1: it just doesn't seem like that's going to be the. 657 00:36:43,239 --> 00:36:47,920 Speaker 2: Case, Yeah, SO i, mean looking at the, roster there's definitely. Holes, 658 00:36:48,120 --> 00:36:51,520 Speaker 2: obviously they've gotta they've got to come up with something 659 00:36:51,600 --> 00:36:55,160 Speaker 2: for the, outfield even if it's. Temporary so you don't 660 00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:58,680 Speaker 2: have to put a ton of pressure On melton coming 661 00:36:58,760 --> 00:37:01,799 Speaker 2: up at the, beginning BECAUSE i mean we talked about 662 00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:05,840 Speaker 2: it With, reddick but you remember how Bad Kyle tucker 663 00:37:06,040 --> 00:37:08,879 Speaker 2: was when he came. Up Kyle tucker is, awesome and 664 00:37:09,360 --> 00:37:13,880 Speaker 2: he was crushing the ball in the minor leagues and was, 665 00:37:14,040 --> 00:37:17,680 Speaker 2: bad like really really bad when he came. Up and 666 00:37:17,719 --> 00:37:20,000 Speaker 2: SO i, mean hitting is very difficult to do in 667 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:22,680 Speaker 2: the major. Leagues you're just not gonna get a rookie 668 00:37:22,719 --> 00:37:26,520 Speaker 2: typically that's gonna come up and produce at the level 669 00:37:26,520 --> 00:37:29,120 Speaker 2: that you want when you're trying to win a. 670 00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:32,880 Speaker 1: CHAMPIONSHIP i, Mean Alex, Bregman Alex bregman went one for 671 00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:34,719 Speaker 1: thirty one to start as a big league, Career, LIKE 672 00:37:34,840 --> 00:37:37,880 Speaker 1: i can't say this enough that and it's a credit to. 673 00:37:37,960 --> 00:37:40,880 Speaker 1: Him What Jeremy paynon did in twenty twenty two is 674 00:37:40,960 --> 00:37:44,839 Speaker 1: just such an, outlier like And Jordon alvarez in twenty, 675 00:37:44,920 --> 00:37:48,640 Speaker 1: nineteen because But Jordon alvarez is a. Freak what those 676 00:37:48,680 --> 00:37:51,960 Speaker 1: two guys did is just such an outlier to how 677 00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:55,719 Speaker 1: usually these these things. Work it is not as linear as. 678 00:37:55,719 --> 00:37:58,480 Speaker 1: That like usually you guys have to take their lumps 679 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:01,360 Speaker 1: and it's a tough that's a tough way to. Adjust 680 00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:03,320 Speaker 1: and with that being, said you know you do wonder. 681 00:38:03,360 --> 00:38:06,280 Speaker 1: Too they Gave Pedro leone a look last. Year again 682 00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:08,920 Speaker 1: was crushing the ball In TRIPLE. A he had been 683 00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:10,480 Speaker 1: In TRIPLE a for three, years so you would hope 684 00:38:10,520 --> 00:38:12,880 Speaker 1: he would have been crushing it by. Then but you, 685 00:38:12,920 --> 00:38:17,879 Speaker 1: know comes up and just looks completely. Overmatched you, know. 686 00:38:18,840 --> 00:38:23,200 Speaker 2: That's another name for me THAT i have just a tick. 687 00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:26,400 Speaker 2: With there's a band Called pedro The lion THAT i 688 00:38:26,440 --> 00:38:30,840 Speaker 2: love and uh literally every TIME i hear Pedro, LEONE 689 00:38:30,880 --> 00:38:33,920 Speaker 2: i just start singing different patro of The lion songs 690 00:38:34,040 --> 00:38:34,279 Speaker 2: in my. 691 00:38:34,360 --> 00:38:37,359 Speaker 1: Head and you, know, LOOK i mean they they put 692 00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:41,120 Speaker 1: four million dollars into. HIM i, mean, yeah you gotta 693 00:38:41,200 --> 00:38:42,520 Speaker 1: you gotta see what you got. There and look they 694 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:45,160 Speaker 1: brought him. Up last year did not go well at 695 00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:49,600 Speaker 1: all in any fundamental. Way it went terribly. Wrong but 696 00:38:49,840 --> 00:38:51,680 Speaker 1: that's a small sample. Size do they give him a 697 00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:54,040 Speaker 1: run this? Year you're gonna See Zach dezenzo and left. 698 00:38:54,040 --> 00:38:57,400 Speaker 1: Field dezenzo had a better introduction major league life Than. 699 00:38:57,520 --> 00:39:01,920 Speaker 1: Leone but, AGAIN I i just don't see short of, 700 00:39:02,200 --> 00:39:06,320 Speaker 1: again short of going over THE cbt and just saying screw, 701 00:39:06,360 --> 00:39:10,640 Speaker 1: it we're gonna spend, MONEY i don't see a cure 702 00:39:10,640 --> 00:39:13,359 Speaker 1: all for the outfield out. There they had a good right. 703 00:39:13,400 --> 00:39:14,439 Speaker 1: Fielder his name Is Kyle. 704 00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:20,399 Speaker 2: TUCKER i mean all that to, say, though like every 705 00:39:20,440 --> 00:39:24,080 Speaker 2: every team this side of The dodgers has, holes and 706 00:39:24,120 --> 00:39:27,680 Speaker 2: they're like no one's going into a season looking at 707 00:39:27,719 --> 00:39:31,959 Speaker 2: their roster and going like we're good, Everywhere like there's 708 00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:35,760 Speaker 2: no improvements to be. Made someone's gonna play left field 709 00:39:35,760 --> 00:39:40,520 Speaker 2: for The astros and they're not gonna like embarrass, anyone you, 710 00:39:40,560 --> 00:39:42,600 Speaker 2: know like or if they, do you just put someone 711 00:39:42,600 --> 00:39:45,680 Speaker 2: else out. There it's not like you're stuck with just 712 00:39:45,760 --> 00:39:50,560 Speaker 2: like a gaping hole, somewhere because you can always just 713 00:39:51,640 --> 00:39:55,840 Speaker 2: you can find someone who is like. Serviceable but, again 714 00:39:56,200 --> 00:40:00,759 Speaker 2: that requires everyone else on the team to step, up you, 715 00:40:00,800 --> 00:40:04,840 Speaker 2: know above what you're expecting if you're going in saying 716 00:40:04,960 --> 00:40:08,879 Speaker 2: like the floor at this position is so low that 717 00:40:08,960 --> 00:40:13,480 Speaker 2: we're needing everyone else to, outperform even if it's five 718 00:40:13,520 --> 00:40:17,000 Speaker 2: ten percent their, projections to make up in the aggregate 719 00:40:17,160 --> 00:40:22,759 Speaker 2: for you, know just not having an outfielder, essentially and 720 00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:27,640 Speaker 2: so you, know you hope that somebody steps. Up somebody claims, 721 00:40:27,680 --> 00:40:35,279 Speaker 2: that BUT i mean, again even like wildest dream, scenario you, 722 00:40:35,320 --> 00:40:40,040 Speaker 2: know best case, scenario you're not super inspired by an 723 00:40:40,040 --> 00:40:45,719 Speaker 2: outfield that is held down By myers and. McCormick but 724 00:40:46,440 --> 00:40:50,400 Speaker 2: you know you've got a good lineup outside of, that 725 00:40:50,680 --> 00:40:53,359 Speaker 2: and those guys can play defense at. Least it's not 726 00:40:53,440 --> 00:40:56,920 Speaker 2: like you're running out people who are killing you on 727 00:40:57,360 --> 00:40:59,560 Speaker 2: two sides of the. Ball so it'll be interesting to. 728 00:40:59,560 --> 00:41:02,480 Speaker 1: See it feels like the same conversation that we, had 729 00:41:02,480 --> 00:41:05,719 Speaker 1: and fans are going to recoil hearing, This but from 730 00:41:05,719 --> 00:41:09,719 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen to twenty twenty, three The astros ran Out 731 00:41:09,760 --> 00:41:14,160 Speaker 1: Martin maldonado every. Day he hit ninth every. Day was 732 00:41:15,239 --> 00:41:18,120 Speaker 1: the worst one, of if not the worst qualified hitters 733 00:41:18,160 --> 00:41:20,560 Speaker 1: In Major League. Baseball and they ran them out there 734 00:41:20,560 --> 00:41:23,960 Speaker 1: every day they hit him, ninth and they did all right. 735 00:41:25,520 --> 00:41:28,800 Speaker 2: Bad throughout those that five year stretched, Right. 736 00:41:28,600 --> 00:41:31,239 Speaker 1: Like you can survive the, whole you can survive a 737 00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:34,440 Speaker 1: hole in your, lineup you can't let that hole become 738 00:41:34,600 --> 00:41:36,920 Speaker 1: two or. Three AND i think that's what The astros 739 00:41:36,960 --> 00:41:38,799 Speaker 1: are going to have to confront AND i think that 740 00:41:38,800 --> 00:41:41,080 Speaker 1: that's kind of what they're going to be thinking about 741 00:41:41,160 --> 00:41:44,040 Speaker 1: as they consider who to, trade who not to, trade 742 00:41:44,080 --> 00:41:47,040 Speaker 1: who to go, for or whether you know they're, done 743 00:41:47,160 --> 00:41:49,560 Speaker 1: or whether this is the roster that they will report 744 00:41:49,600 --> 00:41:52,920 Speaker 1: To West Palm beach with In. FEBRUARY i guess we'll 745 00:41:52,960 --> 00:41:54,920 Speaker 1: stick around and find, out and we will keep you 746 00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:59,360 Speaker 1: updated on everything that this club does between now and 747 00:41:59,400 --> 00:42:02,240 Speaker 1: when pitchers catchers report in Mid. February On Crush City, 748 00:42:02,320 --> 00:42:05,680 Speaker 1: territory thank you guys again so much for your. Support 749 00:42:05,719 --> 00:42:08,120 Speaker 1: it means the world to. Us please rate and review 750 00:42:08,200 --> 00:42:10,920 Speaker 1: us On Apple please subscribe to us on. YouTube it 751 00:42:10,960 --> 00:42:13,080 Speaker 1: helps us more than you can, know and we will 752 00:42:13,080 --> 00:42:17,680 Speaker 1: be back, soon hopefully With Josh. Reddick georgia lost The 753 00:42:17,719 --> 00:42:20,919 Speaker 1: Sugar bowl And Notre dame AND i DON'T i don't 754 00:42:20,920 --> 00:42:22,840 Speaker 1: know what happened To josh after, that so we'll have 755 00:42:22,880 --> 00:42:27,080 Speaker 1: to go find him and make sure he's okay After george's, 756 00:42:27,080 --> 00:42:28,839 Speaker 1: Loss and once we, do we'll get him back here 757 00:42:28,920 --> 00:42:30,480 Speaker 1: because we know you guys want to hear from. Him 758 00:42:30,520 --> 00:42:32,799 Speaker 1: so thank you again and we'll talk to you. 759 00:42:32,880 --> 00:42:59,360 Speaker 2: Later, bye