1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: Let's get to the news here, shall we. Here we go, 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: so John Morosi, John Morosi, he put out the juicy 3 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: tweet today. The Red Sox and the Cardinals have had 4 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: recent communication about Nolan Ernato, source says. He goes on 5 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:18,439 Speaker 1: to say if the trade talks move forward, they could 6 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: have implications for Alex Bregman's market. Of note, Cardinals executive 7 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: hein Bloom has close knowledge of Boston's prospects. Hein Bloom 8 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: is a very big reason for why the Red Sox 9 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,919 Speaker 1: farm system is what it is today. If the Red 10 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 1: Sox end up winning a championship at some point in 11 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: the next five years, hein Bloom definitely deserves some of 12 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: that credit. Now, taking a look here at the Bregman news. 13 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 1: We'll get back to Eronado here in just a second. 14 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: But this ties to Alex Bregman because obviously the Red 15 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: Sox have been in the market for Bregman. However, it 16 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 1: feels like, at least, you know, kind of you know, 17 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 1: the feeling in the air the tea leaves over the 18 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 1: last week or so, it feels like those chances of 19 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:11,959 Speaker 1: landing Alex Bregman they don't feel as good as they 20 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 1: once did. You know, back towards the winter meetings. Now 21 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:17,320 Speaker 1: we've been hearing a lot of talk about the Astros 22 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 1: as of late. Right, you know, all of a sudden, 23 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: Jose al Tuve said he would go out to left 24 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:24,959 Speaker 1: field to make some room for Bregman. If that meant 25 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: bringing him back, you can move Paradus over to second, 26 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: or you know, could Bregnant play second, whatever it may be. 27 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: Al Tuove moving to the outfield could bring Bregman back 28 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: into the fold. However, there hasn't really been a whole 29 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: lot of movement, and we got a tweet here today 30 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: from Chandler Rome. He says here. During his address at 31 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 1: the team's annual media lunction, Dana Brown twice spoke about 32 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: Bregman in the past tense, saying once that the team 33 00:01:55,440 --> 00:02:00,040 Speaker 1: lost Bregman. He did go on to say here, I 34 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: asked to clarify, Dana Brown said, we're continuing to have 35 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 1: internal conversations because he's still available. I wonder if that 36 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: was a bit of a slip up from Dana Brown, right, 37 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: because you know, at the end of the day, even 38 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:18,639 Speaker 1: if you are out on a player, you can't per 39 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 1: the rules with you know, the Players Association and whatnot. 40 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:24,079 Speaker 1: You cannot say that you're out on a player. So 41 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: I wonder if maybe he kind of, you know, goofed 42 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 1: up a little bit there. I did go on to 43 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 1: say here. Brown said he hasn't spoken to Scott Boris 44 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:35,239 Speaker 1: recently asked if Jim Crane had, Brown replied, I don't know. 45 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: Jim has not told me. I'm sure Jim would have 46 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: told me. Doesn't sound very good for the Astros right there. 47 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: That sounds not very promising if you ask me. You know, 48 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 1: you go back to Dana Brown when he made some 49 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,799 Speaker 1: comments during the time where Al Tube was saying he 50 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 1: would be open to go in the left field. Dana 51 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: Brown said the door was cracked open, but he still 52 00:02:57,639 --> 00:02:59,679 Speaker 1: called it a long shot, and to me, I was 53 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 1: starting to buy into it. I'm like, you know what, 54 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: if Altuve is willing to make that move for the 55 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: betterment of the team, to bring back a guy like 56 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 1: Bregman to be an Astro for life, then hey, get 57 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: it done right. So I'm sorry, I was thinking there, Okay, 58 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 1: you know what, doors open, Let's make it happen. You 59 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 1: know what, maybe I got a little ahead of myself 60 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 1: because you know, really, when you think about it, is 61 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: al Tuove going to be good out there in left field? 62 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: Second base? I mean, he hasn't been very good defensively 63 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 1: at second base as of late in the last couple 64 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: of years, So really what would it hurt to put 65 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 1: him out there in left field? But you know, with 66 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 1: his height, is he really the best option out there? 67 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: You know, especially when you have some better guys on 68 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: the market, you know, at least defensively, you know, Alex Verdugo, 69 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: you know, say what you will about the bat, but 70 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 1: defensively he would do a much better job, you know 71 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 1: than Jose Altuve. You know, would you rather have Altuve 72 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: and left Bregman at third? Probably? But you know, who knows, 73 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: Maybe it could end up becoming a huge problem for 74 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: the Astros in left field. And then you're then what 75 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: do you do at that point if he ends up 76 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: being a disaster out there? So, you know, there is 77 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: there was always that thought in the back of your head, 78 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: you know, could they really make it work? Now? You 79 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 1: know so? But of course it is the Astros, right 80 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: he has that comfort, the familiarity. But you know, when 81 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 1: you're seeing these comments here from Dana Brown, you know, 82 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 1: these comments, the ones that we saw not too long 83 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:27,919 Speaker 1: ago about it being a long shot. You do wonder 84 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 1: if maybe the Astros are fully in it. Right. However, 85 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: we started getting some other news here. We got a 86 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 1: little something from North Side Baseball. Uh. The guy that 87 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: runs this blog it is Matthew Trueblood. He runs this 88 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 1: the Twins Daily Blog, Brewer Fanatic and north Side Baseball. 89 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 1: He's the writer and the managing editor there. And he 90 00:04:55,960 --> 00:05:01,239 Speaker 1: also says here, Alex Bregman negotiations are intent. The Cubs 91 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:05,359 Speaker 1: have made a creative multi year offer. When we go 92 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:10,720 Speaker 1: a little further into this article, he goes on to 93 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: say that the Cubs have made a pretty competitive offer 94 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 1: and you know there could be some opt outs in there. 95 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 1: Says right here, the Cubs have a creative, potentially unprecedented 96 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: contract offer out to Alex Bregman. One source set the 97 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: deal is believed to be worth around thirty million annually 98 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: over four years with multiple opt outs. Bregman could end 99 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: up with the right to opt out after any of 100 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: the first three seasons of the deal, and the structure 101 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 1: of the contract would be similar to the one the 102 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: Cubs signed with Cody Bellinger last February. So listen, the 103 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: Cubs right now, Man I mean, you look at the 104 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 1: situation there in Chicago and right now you've got Matt 105 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 1: Shaw projected to be at third base. Nico Horner is 106 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:08,599 Speaker 1: projected to be at second base. If you bring an 107 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 1: Alex Bregman, he goes to third and then Matt Shaw, 108 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: in my opinion, would probably slide over to second base. Well, 109 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:19,600 Speaker 1: what happens with Nico Horner. Well, Nico Horner still has 110 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 1: some control. He's a good bat, right, a guy that 111 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 1: gets on base, a guy that doesn't really strike out. 112 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: He makes a ton of contact, he's got speed, he's 113 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 1: good defensively. He'll definitely have some value on the market. 114 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 1: You could move Nico Horner to, say a team like 115 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: the Seattle Mariners who could use a second baseman. Even 116 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 1: the Yankees. I hate to bring that up, but they've 117 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: been looking for another infielder here. Nico Horner would be 118 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:44,839 Speaker 1: on the cheap, so maybe you could do something there. 119 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 1: Maybe you could put him at third base, and maybe 120 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: that's your answer. All right, So there are teams out 121 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:53,279 Speaker 1: there that could use someone like Nico Horner. Matt Shaw 122 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:55,280 Speaker 1: is major League ready for the Cubs. I know this 123 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: is a Red Sox podcast, but whatever, we're talking about 124 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,720 Speaker 1: Bregman here now Matt Shaw. I was actually hoping the 125 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 1: Red Sox would draft Matt Shaw not too long ago, 126 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 1: and the Cubs ended up getting him. But Shaw is 127 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 1: absolutely major league ready over there. This guy, I think 128 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 1: has nothing else to prove in the minor leagues. He 129 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 1: played for Team USA this offseason and he'd hit very 130 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: well there. To me, I think, really what you need 131 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 1: to do with Shaw is put him at the major 132 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 1: league level, have him go through his bumps, go through 133 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 1: his adjustments, let him get his experience at the major 134 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: league level. Put Bregman at third base, move Nico Horner 135 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: in a trade. The Cubs would be very good with 136 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 1: Alex Bregman, I'll tell you that right now. I think 137 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 1: they would be an automatic favorite to land that division 138 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 1: crown in the in the NL Central. I think that 139 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: would be a slam dunk right there. The Cubs would 140 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 1: be a very good team at that point. And another 141 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: thing too, you know, if they were to make a 142 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: trade with the Yankees, you know the Cubs, you know, 143 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 1: if they're looking fiching, maybe you could do a deal, 144 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 1: you know, say with Clark Schmidt or something like that. 145 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: So I think Bregman would be a great fit with 146 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: the Cubs if they could find a deal for Nico Horner. 147 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: Now for the Red Sox, right, you know, we've all 148 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: been helping here. Can Bregman be the guy to be 149 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 1: that right handed bat the Red Sox have been looking for. 150 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: We've gone over the reasons. There's no more reasons to 151 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 1: go over it. We're beating a dead horse at this point. 152 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 1: He's always hit well at Fenway. He provides that veteran leadership. 153 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: You know, he's always hit well at Fenway Park. The 154 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:35,959 Speaker 1: Green Monster would be perfect for him, right, has that versatility. 155 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,080 Speaker 1: So you know, if you moved Evers off a third base, 156 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: Bragman go to third. You know, whatever it may be. However, 157 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 1: people bring up, you know, Christian Campbell where he looks 158 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 1: like he's ready to break down that door. Bregman, you know, 159 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:52,320 Speaker 1: could potentially block Christian Campbell at the major league level 160 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 1: or Marcelo Meyer. You know, however that shakes out, Yeah, 161 00:08:56,480 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 1: there could be some logistical problems there. I like to 162 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:03,680 Speaker 1: think that those things tend to work themselves out, but 163 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 1: it is still there in the back of your mind. Right, 164 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 1: So for the you know, for the Red Sox, right 165 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:15,000 Speaker 1: the way I've been thinking about it is they haven't 166 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: been putting their foot on the pedal because I feel 167 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:22,440 Speaker 1: like they would rather just have Bregman fall into their 168 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 1: lap because they already have Campbell and Meyer who are 169 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 1: ready to get to the major league level. You know 170 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 1: they would I think personally they would like to have Bregman, 171 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:34,959 Speaker 1: but they're not going to go out of their way 172 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:38,880 Speaker 1: to get him. If his market ends up not materializing 173 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: and he says, you know what, let's go to Femway Park. 174 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 1: I can go there for a year. I could juice 175 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:48,319 Speaker 1: up those numbers with the Monster, and then it would be, 176 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:50,719 Speaker 1: you know, a win win for both sides. However, I 177 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 1: don't see the Red Sox going the extra mile to 178 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 1: land him. If he falls in their lap, fine, But 179 00:09:57,080 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: right now, of the Cubs, if they are making a 180 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:02,960 Speaker 1: competit of offer here and you know they're giving giving 181 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 1: him a nice AAV and they're giving him the luxury 182 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 1: of the opt outs, I'm starting to think the Cubs 183 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:12,480 Speaker 1: might be the destination everybody. You know, the Blue Jays 184 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: supposedly have an offer on the table, according to some 185 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 1: tea leaves out there, But does he want to go there? 186 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:20,440 Speaker 1: I don't know, you know, there's another team reportedly that 187 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 1: has a six year offer on the table besides the Astros. 188 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 1: I do think personally it is the Blue Jays. But 189 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 1: in the end, I think, you know, the happy medium 190 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: here between you know, the teams that are involved, maybe 191 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:38,480 Speaker 1: the Chicago Cups. Right he's making a good AAV has 192 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 1: the opt outs, you know, they're offering a four year deal, 193 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: then that might be the best spot for him. You know, 194 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:47,200 Speaker 1: I don't think the Red Sox are gonna, you know, 195 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:48,960 Speaker 1: all of a sudden wake up tomorrow and be like, 196 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 1: you know what, five year deal with opt outs, thirty 197 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:55,839 Speaker 1: million period. Now, I don't think the Red Sox is 198 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: going to do that right now. I was thinking Astros 199 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:01,559 Speaker 1: for a little bit there, but now I'm starting to 200 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 1: think the Cubs. Man, I'm starting to get that feeling. 201 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 1: We'll see what ends up happening. Now. Another reason why 202 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:11,839 Speaker 1: I think the Red Sox are not going to put 203 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:15,080 Speaker 1: their foot on the pedal here is because I think 204 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 1: that they know Nolan Aeronado is just sitting there. The 205 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:22,960 Speaker 1: Cardinals obviously have made it known they want to move him. 206 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:27,199 Speaker 1: They've let that be known all off season. There's no 207 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:29,839 Speaker 1: reason for them to keep him. Right, they are going 208 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 1: through you know, they're going through an organizational shift here. 209 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 1: Hein Bloom's gonna be taking over as the president baseball 210 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:41,080 Speaker 1: operations next off season. They got young talent that they're 211 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 1: looking to get into the lineup to get playing time. 212 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:47,560 Speaker 1: There's no reason to keep Eronado right. I mean, obviously 213 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 1: he's already come out, you know, said hey, these are 214 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: the teams I want to go to. It was reported 215 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 1: a little while ago that he would like to go 216 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 1: to the Red Sox. And that's what I think is 217 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: going on here. I think the Red Sox think, hey, 218 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:01,800 Speaker 1: you know what he would like Bregman. You know, but 219 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 1: if he ends up not coming to us, well, okay, 220 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 1: then we got Eronado's sitting right there. That's a right 221 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 1: handed bat who's also hit very well at Femway Park 222 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:16,439 Speaker 1: in his career. And and for the people that like 223 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 1: to call the Red Sox cheap, which hey, you know, 224 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 1: I'm kind of I'm not really gonna argue with you, 225 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:23,440 Speaker 1: then obviously they haven't been spending all that much money, 226 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 1: but Eronauto would be cheaper than Alex Bregman. Right Over 227 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 1: the next few years, he's owed a little over fifty 228 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 1: million dollars. That's a right around a seventeen seventeen and 229 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:39,319 Speaker 1: a half million dollar aav. He would be much cheaper 230 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:42,600 Speaker 1: than Bregman. He would fit into that luxury tax or 231 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 1: under that competitive balance threshold even better. Right, So that 232 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 1: could give them a little bit more wiggle room to 233 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:51,560 Speaker 1: go after you know, say a David Robertson on like 234 00:12:51,559 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: a one year you know, seven eight million dollar deal, 235 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 1: ten million dollars, whatever it may be. So that's what 236 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:00,840 Speaker 1: I think. I think the Red Sox are waiting out 237 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:03,680 Speaker 1: the Alex Bregman thing, and if they don't get him, 238 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 1: that's when they turn to Saint Louis and say, hey, 239 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:10,560 Speaker 1: what do we got to do to get a deal done? 240 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 1: And then you know there have been some you know 241 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 1: reports obviously, you know, the Red Sox and the Cardinals 242 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 1: you know, possibly have talked this offseason about him, and 243 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 1: you know kind of thinking of this is kind of 244 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 1: what I'm thinking in my head. Maybe they called the 245 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 1: Cardinals at one point and said, hey, you know, what 246 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 1: are you thinking here? You know, kind of what are 247 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 1: the parameters you're looking for? You know, are you looking 248 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:38,560 Speaker 1: how much money? Are you looking to eat? How much money. 249 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:40,959 Speaker 1: Are you not looking to eat? You know, what prospects 250 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 1: are you willing to talk about? Could you add on 251 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 1: some players? You know, I'm wondering if maybe they talked 252 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:50,319 Speaker 1: about some parameters at one point, and the Red Sox said, 253 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 1: all right, cool, we had a good conversation. We are 254 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:56,200 Speaker 1: going to pay attention to Bregman right now. You know, 255 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 1: we're going to wait out that market, and if aaron 256 00:13:59,880 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 1: I is still there by the time Bregman's off, then 257 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:05,320 Speaker 1: you know, we'll come back to you. We'll give you 258 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: a phone call. How do you call some other teams 259 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:10,080 Speaker 1: see what you know, maybe what some other teams say, 260 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:12,840 Speaker 1: but there's not really a huge market for Aeronato's Maybe 261 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 1: the Red Sox read that and said, you know what, 262 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 1: we feel okay with the Cardinals maybe making some other 263 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 1: phone calls, you know, and we feel like he'll still 264 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 1: be there even if Bregman goes to another team. And 265 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:29,800 Speaker 1: it looks like that might be happening here again, John Morosi, 266 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 1: the Red Sox and Cardinals have had recent communication about Aeronato. 267 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 1: That could also tell me that maybe the Red Sox 268 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 1: feel like, you know, maybe another team like the Cubs 269 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:44,040 Speaker 1: are starting to make some good traction. You know, maybe 270 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 1: they're working, maybe they feel like they're working towards a deal, 271 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 1: and maybe that's why this recent communication has come up. 272 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 1: I've seen some people say, oh, this is a leverage play. 273 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 1: They're trying to get Boris to come down. Well, listen, 274 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:58,160 Speaker 1: if the Cubs are out there slamming money on the table, 275 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 1: a contract that suits Bread, you know, and you know 276 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:03,840 Speaker 1: his uh, he gives him flexibility for the opt outs. 277 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: I mean, is there really that much leverage to play 278 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 1: with at this point? Depending you know, who knows what 279 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 1: the contract looks like. But I mean, listen, that's what 280 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: I think. This is what's going on here. I think 281 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 1: the Red Sox know, you know, Bregman's pretty much he's 282 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 1: gonna be coming off the board here soon. And they're 283 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 1: opening up that phone line again with Saint Louis now 284 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 1: the talking point with Eronato. Among Red Sox fans, I 285 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 1: see it every single day, every time I go on Twitter. 286 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 1: The one thing I see the bats regressing. He's aging, 287 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 1: he's declining. People talking about him like he's fifty five 288 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:43,400 Speaker 1: years old. You know, There's been many examples over the 289 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 1: years of guys in their thirties where they've turned things around. 290 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 1: You know, guys that have had, you know, great careers, 291 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 1: you know, towards the end of their career in their thirties. 292 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 1: Adrian Belchra being one example, right, he came to the 293 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 1: Red Sox to turn his career around and they ended 294 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 1: up having all these great years of the Rangers. Right, 295 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: that's just one example. Aeronauto. Now, there's no denying the numbers. 296 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 1: You know, obviously, the slugging percentage three ninety four not 297 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:10,640 Speaker 1: very good right around a league average WRC plus at 298 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 1: one h two. The exit velocity has come down with 299 00:16:14,120 --> 00:16:17,560 Speaker 1: Aeronauto over the last couple of years. Now. The one 300 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 1: thing I will say with Aeronato in the second half 301 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 1: last year, he did make some mechanical adjustments and in 302 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 1: the final month of the season, according to sports Info 303 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 1: Solutions on Fangrafts, Aeronauto ranked sixty seventh out of one 304 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 1: hundred and sixty seven qualified players. I think I have 305 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 1: that right, one sixty seven. Let me double check that number, 306 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 1: one hundred and sixty seven qualified players. He ranked sixty 307 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 1: seventh overall in hard hit percentage, So he did some 308 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 1: things to kind of get that bat going a little 309 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:58,520 Speaker 1: bit more. The exit velocity increased in the second half, 310 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 1: so that maybe that could be a good sign for 311 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:07,200 Speaker 1: the future. Right, goes into the offseason, gets back into 312 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:09,560 Speaker 1: the lab and says, all right, cool, I figured something 313 00:17:09,600 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 1: out in the second half that helped me. Let's keep 314 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 1: this going, right, and maybe he brings that into the 315 00:17:15,320 --> 00:17:17,720 Speaker 1: twenty twenty five season and maybe you see a bit 316 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:20,560 Speaker 1: better numbers. And then if you put him at a 317 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 1: friendly ballpark like Femway Park, uses that monster to his advantage. 318 00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 1: I saw Red Sox Stats was putting out there that 319 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 1: you know, his home runs would have come down. Well, yeah, 320 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:34,720 Speaker 1: because Nolan Ernatto is more of a line drive hitter, 321 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:39,920 Speaker 1: so more likely he would use that monster to his advantage. Right, 322 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 1: try to you know, juice up those doubles a little 323 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 1: bit more. You know, maybe he could make an adjustment 324 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 1: with the swing to where he can get a bit 325 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 1: more loft there. But either way, I think that monster, 326 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 1: he would use it to his advantage. You know, Bush Stadium, 327 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:53,960 Speaker 1: I don't know, it just hasn't been very kind to 328 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:56,440 Speaker 1: him going back over the last year and a half 329 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:58,960 Speaker 1: or so a couple of years, so I think putting 330 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 1: him at Fenway Park, I think you would see some 331 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 1: similar results to what Mike Lowell saw back in two 332 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:06,719 Speaker 1: thousand and six, two thousand and seven when he won 333 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: the World Series MVP for the Red Sox that year. 334 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 1: I'm not saying it would be the same exact thing, 335 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 1: but I think you can see a bit better production. 336 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:17,160 Speaker 1: And the Red Sox, you know they've done well when 337 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:20,159 Speaker 1: it comes to the position players side of things. You 338 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:22,520 Speaker 1: know they got a good department there. Maybe they could 339 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:24,919 Speaker 1: figure something out with him, Maybe they already see something 340 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:28,400 Speaker 1: to where, you know where he can get himself right. 341 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 1: But with Aeronado, the one thing you know that you 342 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:34,880 Speaker 1: will get is defense. One of the best defensive third 343 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 1: basement of all time still looks great out there. That 344 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:40,200 Speaker 1: was a huge problem for the Red Sox this past year. 345 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:42,159 Speaker 1: Rafael Devers, we know what he can do with the 346 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 1: bab Aeronado's defense is by far, by far miles better 347 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:51,679 Speaker 1: than Raffael Devers. Now we'll talk about that in just 348 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:54,200 Speaker 1: a second. What do you do with Devers? But Aeronada 349 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 1: would give you better defense a third base, which the 350 00:18:56,320 --> 00:19:00,159 Speaker 1: Red Sox sorely neat. If Trevor Story is healthy. I 351 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:02,879 Speaker 1: know that's a big ask right now, But if those 352 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 1: two were healthy for this year. That's a very good defensive, 353 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:10,640 Speaker 1: very good left side of the infield for the defense. 354 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:14,320 Speaker 1: So I think that would be pretty solid. But another 355 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 1: thing I want to you know, put into the minds 356 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 1: here of people. Eronado is a veteran guy, right. I 357 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 1: just want to point this out. I feel like when 358 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:25,119 Speaker 1: you look at you know, take a look at the 359 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:28,720 Speaker 1: young guys that are on the roster, like Tristan Consas, right, 360 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:34,160 Speaker 1: Jaron Duran. You know, some of these younger players, they 361 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:38,720 Speaker 1: grew up watching Nolan Aernado. Nolan Ernado, I think is 362 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:40,640 Speaker 1: a is a decent bet to get to the Hall 363 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:42,960 Speaker 1: of Fame one day. Aeronado is one of the best 364 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 1: players in the game. Go back to the late twenty 365 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 1: tens and these, you know, young guys that are coming 366 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 1: up for the Red Sox, they grew up watching Nolan Ernado, right, 367 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:55,159 Speaker 1: They grew up, you know, seeing what kind of a 368 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:58,440 Speaker 1: player he was, how hard of a worker he was. Right, 369 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:00,680 Speaker 1: you know, say what you will about the numbers, but 370 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:05,520 Speaker 1: Aeronato has you know, all the respect in the world 371 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 1: from everyone in Major League Baseball. He works extremely hard 372 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:11,440 Speaker 1: at his craft, you know, shirt, Yeah, say what you 373 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:13,720 Speaker 1: will about the numbers, but the guy goes out there, 374 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: he gives it one hundred and ten percent every day. 375 00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:19,120 Speaker 1: I think the Red Sox could use a guy like him. 376 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:21,920 Speaker 1: And again, I think the young players on the team, 377 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 1: they'd look at him coming through the door and they'd 378 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:28,160 Speaker 1: be like, Wow, that's Nolan Aernato walking through the door. 379 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:30,920 Speaker 1: Man man. I used to every morning when I woke 380 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:33,680 Speaker 1: up and I put on MLB Network ESPN to watch 381 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:38,360 Speaker 1: some highlights. You know, Nolan Aernato was making some kind 382 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:40,680 Speaker 1: of a web gem or hitting a couple of homers 383 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:42,920 Speaker 1: in a game, you know. So I think that goes 384 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:45,679 Speaker 1: a long way. I think he'd be really good for 385 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:48,280 Speaker 1: the organization personally. And I see you in the chat, 386 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:51,399 Speaker 1: Thomas Harmon. If no Bregman, then Aeronato will still greatly 387 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:54,480 Speaker 1: help the Red Sox low strikeout percentage. That's another big 388 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 1: thing with Aeronauto. Sure, maybe those advanced metrics have come down, 389 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 1: you know, with the exit veloss, with the bat speed 390 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:06,439 Speaker 1: a little bit, you know, Sure, but this is a 391 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:08,440 Speaker 1: guy that still is a tough at bat and he's 392 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 1: going to help extend that lineup a little bit. He's 393 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 1: gonna wear down that picture out there a guy that 394 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:17,520 Speaker 1: is still a pretty disciplined hitter at the end of 395 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:20,720 Speaker 1: the day, I think there's a lot of positives with Aeronato, 396 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:22,960 Speaker 1: And to be honest with you, I think a lot 397 00:21:22,960 --> 00:21:25,760 Speaker 1: of people out there, for the most part, what I 398 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 1: see you know, yeah, you see people that you know 399 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:30,440 Speaker 1: don't want anything to do with him. But I think 400 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 1: for the most part people would be okay with Aeronauto. 401 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 1: I think what people get a little about is how 402 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 1: do you fit him? That's what I think the big 403 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:44,679 Speaker 1: disconnect is right there, and that is a good question. 404 00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 1: What do you do with Aeronautu? Well, you got to 405 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:49,880 Speaker 1: figure out what to do with Devers. Do you move 406 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:52,160 Speaker 1: into first base? Do you move into DH? I think 407 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:54,439 Speaker 1: most people would want him to be DH. But then 408 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 1: you kind of look at also, would that be a 409 00:21:57,080 --> 00:21:59,680 Speaker 1: good spot for him mentally? Right? Would that be a 410 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 1: good spot for him? You know, physically getting him out 411 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 1: into the field, it gets him, moving him around. You know, 412 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:09,240 Speaker 1: it takes a certain peron, you know, a certain guy 413 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 1: to be a DH full time, right. David Ortiz obviously 414 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:16,360 Speaker 1: perfect example. You didn't have a certain mindset and Raffael Devers, 415 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:20,040 Speaker 1: at least at this point in his career might benefit 416 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:23,359 Speaker 1: more from getting into the field, right, at least at 417 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:25,919 Speaker 1: this point, right, because he's a guy, you know, he 418 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,640 Speaker 1: takes pride in going out there and playing defense. Right, 419 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 1: he wants to be out there. Has he been great 420 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:35,479 Speaker 1: at third? No, But again, he's a guy that wants 421 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:39,040 Speaker 1: to be out there. Would he you know, mentally be 422 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:41,840 Speaker 1: okay at DH? You know, is that something that he 423 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:46,840 Speaker 1: would like to do? I don't know. I mean when 424 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 1: you look at it from the surface, you think, why not. 425 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 1: The guy just hits you know, Raffi scoops DH perfect. 426 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:58,199 Speaker 1: But does he want to do that? Now? If that 427 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:01,920 Speaker 1: is a big deal, you know, then you got to 428 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:04,119 Speaker 1: figure out what to do with Tristan Consas at that point, 429 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:07,960 Speaker 1: I think the easy answer would be move Rafi to 430 00:23:08,040 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 1: d H, And then you got to figure out what 431 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:12,240 Speaker 1: to do with Masataki Yoshida. It looks like he's doing 432 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:14,040 Speaker 1: pretty good. You know, he's starting to see some videos 433 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:17,159 Speaker 1: of him taking some swings out there, you know, shoulder 434 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:19,960 Speaker 1: looking okay at this point. That was a big issue 435 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 1: for him last year, and that actually ended up being 436 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:23,840 Speaker 1: a reason why he wasn't playing in the outfield a lot. 437 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 1: He wasn't already a great defensive outfielder. But you know, 438 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:29,399 Speaker 1: that seemed to be a bit of an answer this 439 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:32,119 Speaker 1: offseason to why he wasn't really getting out there, so, 440 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:35,439 Speaker 1: you know, but either way, with Yoshida, this is a 441 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 1: guy who's a pretty solid hitter, right, You're not going 442 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:40,199 Speaker 1: to get a whole ton of power. I look at 443 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 1: Angrew benin Tende with Yoshida, a guy that is going 444 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:46,240 Speaker 1: to give you around twenty homers right twenty eighteen Aingrew 445 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:48,959 Speaker 1: benin Tendi without the speed and the defense. I think 446 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:54,359 Speaker 1: that's a good comp But Yoshida, if Rafi were to 447 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:56,639 Speaker 1: be the DH, you know, or if you did some 448 00:23:56,760 --> 00:23:58,480 Speaker 1: kind of a part time I don't know. To me, 449 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:01,119 Speaker 1: I don't think you'd do a part time Aeronatto at 450 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:03,040 Speaker 1: d H. I think you play him at third every day. 451 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:06,880 Speaker 1: But you got to figure out what to do with Yoshida. Right, 452 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:08,640 Speaker 1: he's owed a lot of money. He's owed over fifty 453 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:11,360 Speaker 1: million dollars as well over the next three years. That's 454 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:13,919 Speaker 1: gonna be hard to move that contract. There's not a 455 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:16,400 Speaker 1: lot of teams out there that you know, really might 456 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:19,160 Speaker 1: want to take on that contract, especially with the shoulder 457 00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:20,960 Speaker 1: issues that he's been having you know, if there's a 458 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:24,160 Speaker 1: couple of teams, maybe the Giants feel like they could 459 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:28,639 Speaker 1: use another bat there. Possibly maybe the Posreys. But then again, 460 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 1: you know, how much money are they willing to take 461 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:34,280 Speaker 1: on at this point. Payroll has been a little restricted 462 00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:36,280 Speaker 1: over the last couple of years. You know, will they 463 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:39,479 Speaker 1: want to take on his contract? You know, maybe if 464 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: the Red Sox eat some of it, maybe that could 465 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:44,639 Speaker 1: be something there. But you know, there's not a whole 466 00:24:44,680 --> 00:24:47,480 Speaker 1: lot of spots, right the Diamondbacks they just brought back 467 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:49,879 Speaker 1: Randall Gritchik. I know that's a right handed bat, but 468 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:52,199 Speaker 1: you know, still, you know, maybe that could have been 469 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:55,160 Speaker 1: a spot. There's not a whole lot of destinations from 470 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:58,920 Speaker 1: Masataki Yoshida, you know, not a lot of teams at least. 471 00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:02,440 Speaker 1: I think I could be wrong that would like to 472 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:05,880 Speaker 1: bring him in. It might be too hard to move him, right, 473 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:09,320 Speaker 1: So that's where you look at Tristan Cassus, and you know, 474 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 1: here's the thing with Cassas, And this is not me 475 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:13,760 Speaker 1: saying that I want to trade him. This is not 476 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:16,400 Speaker 1: me saying that I want to get rid of him. 477 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:18,119 Speaker 1: You know, I want to keep that power bat in 478 00:25:18,119 --> 00:25:19,640 Speaker 1: the lineup. But I want to see what this guy 479 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:22,000 Speaker 1: can do over a full season. Can he get you know, 480 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:24,600 Speaker 1: thirty forty homers? I want that. I want to see it. 481 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:28,120 Speaker 1: At the end of the day, though he has value, right, 482 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:32,320 Speaker 1: lots of years of control, cheap power, upside someone that intrigues, 483 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:35,199 Speaker 1: someone that I think could intrigue a lot of teams 484 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:37,359 Speaker 1: out there. So you know, I know a lot of 485 00:25:37,359 --> 00:25:38,639 Speaker 1: people don't want to get rid of him, and I 486 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:43,240 Speaker 1: completely understand that. However, the Red Sox they seem to 487 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:47,639 Speaker 1: be motivated for Aeronaudo here or you know, and you 488 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:51,159 Speaker 1: know or you know, either Aeronado or Bregman, you know, 489 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:53,120 Speaker 1: whatever it ends up happening. But the fact that they've 490 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:57,520 Speaker 1: opened up that communication, it looks like they're they could 491 00:25:57,560 --> 00:26:01,080 Speaker 1: be trying to take a step forward, making a move there. 492 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:04,160 Speaker 1: But you know, like what do you do with Cassas 493 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:06,680 Speaker 1: at that point? Right? And we got reports not too 494 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 1: long ago in the past few days that the Red Sox, 495 00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:13,679 Speaker 1: I think this was coming from the Seattle Times, that 496 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:17,200 Speaker 1: the Red Sox they tried on a couple of occasions 497 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:20,960 Speaker 1: to trade Tristan Cassas to the Seattle Mariners, one time 498 00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:24,199 Speaker 1: for one of their young starters Brian Wu Bryce Miller, 499 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:28,000 Speaker 1: and then the other time with Yoshida for a possible 500 00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:31,320 Speaker 1: Luis Castillo trade. So a couple of occasions they tried 501 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:33,520 Speaker 1: to move him. Who knows what, you know, if there 502 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 1: were some other teams that maybe got into the mix, 503 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 1: I don't know. But whatever it is, they have tried 504 00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:42,080 Speaker 1: to move him. And you might be thinking, well, why 505 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:44,199 Speaker 1: why are they trying to move him? Well, I mean, 506 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:47,240 Speaker 1: obviously they're trying to do something here. You know, whether 507 00:26:47,280 --> 00:26:49,520 Speaker 1: if it's you know, bringing in Alex Bregman for second 508 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:51,720 Speaker 1: base or Aeronauto for third right, they're trying to make 509 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:55,159 Speaker 1: some kind of a move. But if it's and if 510 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:57,600 Speaker 1: Aeronado's the fallback, you have to figure out what to 511 00:26:57,640 --> 00:27:00,480 Speaker 1: do here with Cassas. You know, I think most people 512 00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 1: would want to see Yoshida get moved. You know, maybe 513 00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:06,360 Speaker 1: I'm wrong, Maybe there is a team or two out 514 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:09,640 Speaker 1: there that would be interested in bringing him in. I'm 515 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:17,440 Speaker 1: not sure. We'll see, however, if an Aeronado deal is 516 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:21,080 Speaker 1: something that can happen, I got a few ideas right now. 517 00:27:21,119 --> 00:27:23,440 Speaker 1: I got kind of like a tear system going here. 518 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:29,320 Speaker 1: Here's the first deal. Let's do Aeronauto some cash going 519 00:27:29,359 --> 00:27:31,879 Speaker 1: to the Red Sox enough cash to make up the 520 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:35,920 Speaker 1: difference for his underwater value, and then maybe you can 521 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:37,880 Speaker 1: just send back a couple of prospects. Right, I got 522 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:41,280 Speaker 1: Wan Valera and I got Nellie Taylor. As of right now, 523 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:47,240 Speaker 1: Juan Valera is a guy that rose through the system 524 00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:49,640 Speaker 1: pretty well last year. Right, he is the number fourteen 525 00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 1: prospect in the Red Sox system on Baseball America as 526 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:56,720 Speaker 1: of right now. And then you got Nelson Taylor or 527 00:27:56,800 --> 00:27:59,639 Speaker 1: Nelly Taylor the number twenty six in their system. So 528 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:02,159 Speaker 1: maybe you could do some kind of a deal like 529 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:07,760 Speaker 1: that where just Aernato, some cash, a couple of prospects done, 530 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:10,120 Speaker 1: But then you'd have to make some corresponding moves, whether 531 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:13,480 Speaker 1: or not that's Cassas or Massa Taki Yoshida. And I'm 532 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:17,040 Speaker 1: gonna say this right now, I still see people bringing 533 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:21,240 Speaker 1: this up. I don't see the Cardinals taking back Massa 534 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 1: Taki Yoshida. They are trying to get rid of Aernato 535 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:27,200 Speaker 1: off of that roster so they can try and get 536 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:30,200 Speaker 1: some of these younger guys playing time. I don't see 537 00:28:30,320 --> 00:28:33,560 Speaker 1: why they would bring in Yoshida, and he doesn't really 538 00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:37,960 Speaker 1: fit very well. There is not really a lot of 539 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:41,080 Speaker 1: spots for him, you know, so I don't see that happening, right. 540 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:44,560 Speaker 1: It would make sense from the Red Sox point of view, 541 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:48,280 Speaker 1: but you always have to look at it from both sides, right. 542 00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:51,280 Speaker 1: I don't think the Cardinals would want Massa take Yoshida. Now, 543 00:28:51,360 --> 00:28:54,120 Speaker 1: if you were to take it up a notch, this 544 00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:57,640 Speaker 1: is what I think Red Sox fans would love most. 545 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:01,040 Speaker 1: I think you would see more Red Sox fans hop 546 00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:05,280 Speaker 1: on board with this idea Aeronauto and attach a player 547 00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:09,760 Speaker 1: with him. How about Ryan Helsley coming along with Aeronado 548 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:15,320 Speaker 1: to kind of make up that difference in the underwater contract. 549 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:19,160 Speaker 1: The Red Sox supposedly are still looking for a reliever 550 00:29:19,280 --> 00:29:22,640 Speaker 1: out there. Ryan Helsley would be an amazing addition at 551 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:25,719 Speaker 1: the back end of the bullpen. Aeronado and Helsley going 552 00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:28,080 Speaker 1: to the Red Sox, and then you can still just 553 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:30,560 Speaker 1: send back a couple of prospects in this deal. I 554 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:34,560 Speaker 1: got your Donnie Manegro and Zach Erhard's. Zach Erhard was 555 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 1: a guy they just drafted this past year, a pretty 556 00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:40,880 Speaker 1: decent looking outfielder. And then you got your Donnie Mineagro, 557 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:43,000 Speaker 1: your Donnie Marnegro, as of right now is the number 558 00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:46,240 Speaker 1: nineteen prospect in their system. Maybe you could throw in 559 00:29:46,280 --> 00:29:49,240 Speaker 1: a little bit more here, if they you know, the 560 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:53,120 Speaker 1: Cardinals attached some cash with this, they would be able 561 00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:56,480 Speaker 1: to get some more value. But the difference is, you know, 562 00:29:56,840 --> 00:29:59,960 Speaker 1: the big benefit here for the Cardinals is there get 563 00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:03,280 Speaker 1: Aeronauto and his contract off of his payroll, off of 564 00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:07,880 Speaker 1: their payroll, and they're clearing up playing time for some 565 00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:11,600 Speaker 1: of the younger guys. That's the big benefit. However, you 566 00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:16,800 Speaker 1: have to remember the economics of it, right, his field performance, 567 00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:21,640 Speaker 1: his field value does not match what he's getting paid, right, 568 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:26,840 Speaker 1: So in this case, attaching someone one year of Ryan Helsley, 569 00:30:28,520 --> 00:30:30,520 Speaker 1: you know, kind of helps make up that difference. So 570 00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:33,520 Speaker 1: in this deal the Cardinals, I mean, that sounds like 571 00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:38,240 Speaker 1: a complete you know, a complete what's the complete heist? 572 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:42,600 Speaker 1: It sounds ridiculous that the Cardinals giving up Aeronado and 573 00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:46,920 Speaker 1: Hellsley for just a couple of prospects. It doesn't sound right, 574 00:30:47,640 --> 00:30:49,200 Speaker 1: you know when you're looking at it from just the 575 00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:53,640 Speaker 1: values of the players. But you know, again you're looking 576 00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:56,680 Speaker 1: at it from the economical point of view, the roster 577 00:30:56,840 --> 00:31:01,160 Speaker 1: flexibility for the Cardinals, that would be the big benefit. Again, 578 00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 1: maybe some cash could be attached and then they can 579 00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 1: get more out of it. Right, So let's do that. 580 00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:07,680 Speaker 1: Let's have the Cardinals throwing a little bit of cash here. 581 00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:11,640 Speaker 1: You know, I don't know, ten million. Well, then you're 582 00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:14,240 Speaker 1: you're looking a little You're looking pretty good here. So 583 00:31:14,680 --> 00:31:16,239 Speaker 1: if you were to throw in a little bit of 584 00:31:16,280 --> 00:31:21,000 Speaker 1: cash over the next three years, well then you got 585 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:24,000 Speaker 1: you got an avenue here to where you could add 586 00:31:24,040 --> 00:31:26,960 Speaker 1: a couple of guys. Right, and the Red Sox their 587 00:31:26,960 --> 00:31:30,240 Speaker 1: farm system has gotten very beefed up over the last 588 00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:33,240 Speaker 1: several years. Right there. It opens up a lot of 589 00:31:33,280 --> 00:31:36,520 Speaker 1: possibilities here. Maybe could throw in another pitching prospect, right, 590 00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:38,440 Speaker 1: maybe you know Juan Valera, who I brought up a 591 00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:41,200 Speaker 1: little earlier. You know, Hunter Dobbins. I don't want to 592 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:43,960 Speaker 1: see him get moved, but you know whatever, you know, 593 00:31:44,080 --> 00:31:47,640 Speaker 1: whatever it may be, Alan Castro, maybe could send him back. 594 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:50,840 Speaker 1: You know, I hate to say it. I just interviewed 595 00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:53,360 Speaker 1: David sand not too long ago. But maybe that could 596 00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:56,280 Speaker 1: be a guy the head's back there, you know, whatever 597 00:31:56,320 --> 00:32:02,360 Speaker 1: it may be, maybe Garcia, right, Mikey Romero even, you know, 598 00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:05,960 Speaker 1: whatever it may be. If they add in a little 599 00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:08,320 Speaker 1: bit of cash here. That's going to open up a 600 00:32:08,360 --> 00:32:13,040 Speaker 1: lot more possibilities, right, the final deal that I have, 601 00:32:14,680 --> 00:32:19,600 Speaker 1: if you were to attach a guy with a lot 602 00:32:20,120 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 1: of upside with Aeronado, like Evon Herrera, maybe this could 603 00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:27,680 Speaker 1: be the avenue. If the Red Sox are dead set 604 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:32,600 Speaker 1: on moving cases to make room, maybe this could be 605 00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:38,200 Speaker 1: the avenue. Aeronauto and Evon Herrera young catcher for the Cardinals. 606 00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:40,920 Speaker 1: They got a lot of catching in that organization. The 607 00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:43,560 Speaker 1: Red Sox they could use an upgrade at the catcher 608 00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:45,920 Speaker 1: position within their organization. They could use a little bit 609 00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:49,360 Speaker 1: more upside there. Maybe Evon Herrera could be attached with 610 00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:52,680 Speaker 1: Aeronado and then you could send back Cassas right, and 611 00:32:52,720 --> 00:32:55,680 Speaker 1: maybe you know, maybe some cash could be involved, maybe 612 00:32:55,680 --> 00:32:58,320 Speaker 1: some other prospects, you know, it could be attached as well. 613 00:32:58,960 --> 00:33:03,400 Speaker 1: But this could be another you know. I think the 614 00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:06,640 Speaker 1: avenue that I would like the most would be this 615 00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:10,840 Speaker 1: first deal, Aeronauto and some cash for a couple of prospects, 616 00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:14,920 Speaker 1: and then you move Yoshida in a separate deal. I 617 00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:18,040 Speaker 1: think that would be the best avenue. But again, you 618 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:19,680 Speaker 1: got to look at a couple of things, you know, 619 00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:22,640 Speaker 1: rafi at dh is that the best thing moving forward 620 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:26,760 Speaker 1: for him, you know, mentally and physically. Right. I've seen 621 00:33:26,800 --> 00:33:29,280 Speaker 1: people out there say, oh, if you put Rafi at DH, 622 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:33,280 Speaker 1: this guy's gonna gain like thirty pounds. Well, I don't know. 623 00:33:33,440 --> 00:33:35,400 Speaker 1: I don't know what goes into that, right, I don't 624 00:33:35,440 --> 00:33:39,600 Speaker 1: know about that. But you know, at least the bat 625 00:33:39,840 --> 00:33:42,920 Speaker 1: would be what he focuses on. Right. I would like 626 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:45,720 Speaker 1: to think if he went to DH, even though he's 627 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:48,240 Speaker 1: not getting up, you know, up from the bench every 628 00:33:48,280 --> 00:33:50,520 Speaker 1: half inning, to go out there and play in the field, 629 00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:52,240 Speaker 1: I would like to think he would keep himself in 630 00:33:52,280 --> 00:33:55,400 Speaker 1: some pretty good shape. Right. But whatever, Again, again, do 631 00:33:55,520 --> 00:33:58,240 Speaker 1: the Red Sox want to go that approach? I think 632 00:33:58,280 --> 00:34:01,360 Speaker 1: that would be probably the best thing for everyone involved. 633 00:34:02,080 --> 00:34:05,440 Speaker 1: The Red Sox get a good defensive third baseman, Yoshida, 634 00:34:05,560 --> 00:34:08,560 Speaker 1: you move him in a separate deal. Raffi is your DH. 635 00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:12,560 Speaker 1: You keep Casas at first base. That's what I think 636 00:34:12,640 --> 00:34:16,520 Speaker 1: is the best deal. Now, if the Red Sox were 637 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:19,879 Speaker 1: to get von Herrera or someone of that caliber, if 638 00:34:19,920 --> 00:34:23,279 Speaker 1: not Herrera, you know, maybe you could do one of 639 00:34:23,320 --> 00:34:26,239 Speaker 1: their top pitching prospects. Right. You know, if you were 640 00:34:26,280 --> 00:34:28,279 Speaker 1: to get back Casus, you know, maybe you could get 641 00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:31,760 Speaker 1: back some of like a Quinn Matthews, you know, maybe, 642 00:34:32,080 --> 00:34:34,920 Speaker 1: or maybe you could do like Ryan Helsley and like 643 00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:39,279 Speaker 1: tink Hence or something, you know, something like that. You know, 644 00:34:39,560 --> 00:34:43,319 Speaker 1: then you could be talking at that point giving up Cassus. 645 00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:46,080 Speaker 1: You don't give him up easily. If you are going 646 00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:48,600 Speaker 1: to give him up, you have to get something good 647 00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:51,680 Speaker 1: back for him, and Aeronatto is nowhere near enough. I 648 00:34:51,680 --> 00:34:53,759 Speaker 1: want to make that clear because I don't want people 649 00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:55,719 Speaker 1: coming after me and saying, oh, Robbie wants to give 650 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:58,279 Speaker 1: up Cossas for Aeronauto. No, I don't I want to 651 00:34:58,280 --> 00:35:02,719 Speaker 1: give I would only give up Cossa for Aeronato and 652 00:35:03,320 --> 00:35:06,640 Speaker 1: a lot of upside along with him, whether that's Herrera 653 00:35:07,200 --> 00:35:11,040 Speaker 1: or you put Hell's Lee, throw on another to a 654 00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:14,800 Speaker 1: high level prospect with him. That's what I would want, 655 00:35:15,040 --> 00:35:20,759 Speaker 1: right I'd rather just keep Kassas rather just move Yoshida. 656 00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:24,040 Speaker 1: But if that's the way it has to be, then 657 00:35:24,080 --> 00:35:27,839 Speaker 1: okay either way. Though, I think it's gonna get very 658 00:35:27,840 --> 00:35:31,760 Speaker 1: interesting here over the next couple of weeks. We're getting 659 00:35:31,760 --> 00:35:36,200 Speaker 1: we're getting closer here, so pictures and catchers reporting. I 660 00:35:36,239 --> 00:35:39,000 Speaker 1: think it could get a little busy here over the 661 00:35:39,040 --> 00:35:43,080 Speaker 1: next week or so could be seeing the conclusion of 662 00:35:43,080 --> 00:35:46,160 Speaker 1: the Bregman sweepstakes, and once that's over, let's say he 663 00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:50,799 Speaker 1: goes to the Cubs, maybe back to Houston. That's gonna 664 00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:55,239 Speaker 1: be the Cardinals opportunity to move Aeronato, because I think 665 00:35:55,280 --> 00:35:57,120 Speaker 1: they want to They don't want this guy to show 666 00:35:57,160 --> 00:35:59,960 Speaker 1: up to spring training. That I think is something that 667 00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:03,319 Speaker 1: probably sits in their head. They want to get him 668 00:36:03,320 --> 00:36:06,520 Speaker 1: moved before spring training because you don't want this guy 669 00:36:06,600 --> 00:36:09,400 Speaker 1: coming into spring all right. Obviously, you know they probably 670 00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:11,760 Speaker 1: love the guy there, but after all this trade talk 671 00:36:11,840 --> 00:36:14,880 Speaker 1: all off season, do they want this guy showing up 672 00:36:14,920 --> 00:36:18,319 Speaker 1: at spring? You know, not because they not because they 673 00:36:18,360 --> 00:36:20,839 Speaker 1: don't like the guy. But you know, it's just awkward, right, 674 00:36:20,880 --> 00:36:24,239 Speaker 1: and it's a it's a distraction, right because Eronato comes 675 00:36:24,239 --> 00:36:28,040 Speaker 1: into camp. You know, you got microphones all around Aeronauto. Hey, 676 00:36:28,040 --> 00:36:30,239 Speaker 1: what do you think of all the trade talk this offseason? 677 00:36:30,280 --> 00:36:32,640 Speaker 1: What do you think is gonna happen with that? Do 678 00:36:32,680 --> 00:36:35,120 Speaker 1: you think the Cardinals really want all that? No, I 679 00:36:35,120 --> 00:36:37,919 Speaker 1: think they want to go into camp and probably start, 680 00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:40,960 Speaker 1: you know, trying to focus on their future here. So 681 00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:45,279 Speaker 1: we'll see. I think it could get very busy over 682 00:36:45,320 --> 00:36:47,359 Speaker 1: the next week. Hopefully you know all of this is, 683 00:36:47,400 --> 00:36:51,760 Speaker 1: you know, not just some nothing burger. But we'll see. 684 00:36:51,880 --> 00:36:56,640 Speaker 1: I do know, Jared Carabas, I do know Jared Carabas. Uh. 685 00:36:56,719 --> 00:37:01,319 Speaker 1: He pointed this out a little earlier. Let's actually go 686 00:37:01,400 --> 00:37:05,879 Speaker 1: pull that up here. He actually put out a little 687 00:37:05,880 --> 00:37:08,759 Speaker 1: bit of a tweet. I forgot to pull that up. 688 00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:16,120 Speaker 1: Let's actually pull this up here. Hold on one second, 689 00:37:16,160 --> 00:37:20,960 Speaker 1: let me find it. Let me find it. I know 690 00:37:21,600 --> 00:37:25,759 Speaker 1: it was in the replies. I know it was there. 691 00:37:26,440 --> 00:37:29,600 Speaker 1: Where is it? Oh? Here we go. We'll actually just 692 00:37:29,600 --> 00:37:33,920 Speaker 1: pull up the uh, we'll go, We'll go here, all right, 693 00:37:33,920 --> 00:37:40,080 Speaker 1: here we go? Uh at zzz one three four. He asked, 694 00:37:41,160 --> 00:37:43,719 Speaker 1: what are the odds the Red Sox get Bregman or 695 00:37:43,760 --> 00:37:48,239 Speaker 1: Nolan at this exact moment in time, he said, I 696 00:37:48,400 --> 00:37:56,320 Speaker 1: feel pretty good about them getting one. Hmmm. Remember Jared, 697 00:37:57,000 --> 00:38:00,760 Speaker 1: he is friends with both Alex Bregman and Nolan Aernato. 698 00:38:03,360 --> 00:38:12,040 Speaker 1: Just saying, we got a couple other things here, Tommy 699 00:38:12,120 --> 00:38:20,520 Speaker 1: King says, will the price be upsetting negative? I'm not sure. Oh, okay, 700 00:38:20,560 --> 00:38:22,040 Speaker 1: that was in the same one, so he said it 701 00:38:22,080 --> 00:38:27,080 Speaker 1: will the price be negative? And he said no. There 702 00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:34,000 Speaker 1: was also another thing here. I believe how loud are 703 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:43,440 Speaker 1: the streets they're murmuring. Would the word imminent be appropriate? 704 00:38:43,880 --> 00:38:46,600 Speaker 1: Too strong? In my opinion, the path is there, but 705 00:38:46,719 --> 00:38:53,200 Speaker 1: imminent too strong. At the moment, we also had this, 706 00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:56,080 Speaker 1: Have we ever considered the fact that the Red Sox 707 00:38:56,160 --> 00:38:58,200 Speaker 1: offer maybe in line with other teams, and he just 708 00:38:58,239 --> 00:39:01,600 Speaker 1: doesn't want to come here that bad? Someone says, why 709 00:39:01,640 --> 00:39:04,040 Speaker 1: don't these people just listen? The Socks have not made 710 00:39:04,080 --> 00:39:08,880 Speaker 1: an offer, and then Carabas said, no longer true. To 711 00:39:08,960 --> 00:39:12,640 Speaker 1: be honest, I've been saying this. I've been saying this. 712 00:39:12,680 --> 00:39:14,319 Speaker 1: I think the Red Sox have an offer on the 713 00:39:14,320 --> 00:39:17,680 Speaker 1: table for Bregman. Carlos by Erga he reported it a 714 00:39:17,719 --> 00:39:21,000 Speaker 1: couple of weeks ago. So you know, I see a 715 00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:23,040 Speaker 1: lot of people out there saying, oh, the Red Sox 716 00:39:23,080 --> 00:39:26,439 Speaker 1: they never wanted Alex Bregman. They're not serious about him 717 00:39:27,040 --> 00:39:32,080 Speaker 1: enough enough of that. Yes, they have right, how strongly 718 00:39:32,200 --> 00:39:38,319 Speaker 1: they want him, that's the question, right Anyway, that's all 719 00:39:38,360 --> 00:39:41,560 Speaker 1: for tonight's episode. That's all for tonight's episode. It's gonna 720 00:39:41,600 --> 00:39:45,759 Speaker 1: get interesting here over the next week or so. I 721 00:39:45,880 --> 00:39:49,760 Speaker 1: think Pictures and Catchers is coming up very quick. But everyone, 722 00:39:50,640 --> 00:39:53,080 Speaker 1: thank you for joining me. Tonight. Do appreciate that if 723 00:39:53,080 --> 00:39:55,239 Speaker 1: you kind of the way out here on YouTube, hit 724 00:39:55,280 --> 00:39:57,640 Speaker 1: that like button for me subscribe. If you're new, we're 725 00:39:57,640 --> 00:40:00,120 Speaker 1: trying to get to three k by opening dawn. Hey, 726 00:40:00,120 --> 00:40:02,759 Speaker 1: we're within a couple hundred people. I think we can 727 00:40:02,800 --> 00:40:05,640 Speaker 1: definitely get there. And if you are listening to this 728 00:40:06,160 --> 00:40:10,480 Speaker 1: in audio form Spotify, Apple, Google, Stitch, or wherever it 729 00:40:10,520 --> 00:40:13,160 Speaker 1: may be, give us a good review, give us a 730 00:40:13,200 --> 00:40:16,200 Speaker 1: five star review, help us out in the algorithm in 731 00:40:16,520 --> 00:40:20,040 Speaker 1: the podcast world. I would really like that if you can. 732 00:40:20,239 --> 00:40:23,160 Speaker 1: But everyone go have yourself a good rest of your night. 733 00:40:23,160 --> 00:40:25,680 Speaker 1: If there is any more news to report, I will 734 00:40:25,719 --> 00:40:29,480 Speaker 1: be here, But until then, I'll talk to you next time.