1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,800 Speaker 1: You heard this last winter that they didn't want to 2 00:00:01,800 --> 00:00:04,040 Speaker 1: cross the CBT, that that was something they were trying 3 00:00:04,040 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 1: to stay away from, and then all of a sudden 4 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: they gave Josh Hater ninety five million dollars. 5 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 2: All right, FT is back with the athletics Chandler Rome 6 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 2: and the FT Network's Chandler Row. Make sure you check 7 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:23,280 Speaker 2: out Crush Shitty Territory with Chandler, Tyler Stafford and Josh Reddick. 8 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 2: Great episodes out there, especially a few this week, including 9 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 2: with Bryce Matthews, one of the top prospects in the 10 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 2: astro system. Anyway, Chandler, great to talk to you. You've 11 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 2: been very busy over the past twenty four hours. So 12 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 2: let's start with your fresh report on where they are 13 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 2: with Ryan Presley and maybe even Alex Bregman returning to 14 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 2: the team. 15 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, so it's gonna go live here in a little bit. 16 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: It's going through the editing process right now, but there's 17 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: fresh reporting coming from Sahata Sharma, Patrick Mooney and myself 18 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 1: Sahatav and Patrick, both of North Side Territory on the 19 00:00:56,520 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: FT Network. Not a ton of revolutionary stuff, but you know, 20 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: Ryan Presley is still weighing his options another team has 21 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,559 Speaker 1: emerged as probably a suitor there. The Detroit Tigers are 22 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: or a team that has talked about, you know, trying 23 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: to acquire Ryan Presley, who has ten and five rights, 24 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: which means he can veto a trade. He's got a 25 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:23,319 Speaker 1: full no trade clause. So it does seem to me though, 26 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 1: that if this is going to happen, that the Cubs 27 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 1: are going to be the destination if he if he 28 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: agrees to the trade. Also, at the same time, the 29 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:37,479 Speaker 1: Cubs are pursuing Alex Bregman, as are the Astros, as 30 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: was reported you know, last night by multiple outlets, including 31 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 1: The Athletic, that the Astros are back in on Alex Bregman, 32 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: and it sounds like, obviously, if they get Alex Bregman back, 33 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: they're gonna have to reshape a lot of their infield. 34 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:55,559 Speaker 1: Alex Bregman's gonna go back to playing third base, Esak 35 00:01:55,600 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: Paratus would would probably move to second, and it sounds 36 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 1: as if it's under consideration that Jose al Tuve would 37 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: move to left field if Alex Bregman does in fact 38 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:10,359 Speaker 1: return to Houston, But it doesn't sound like anything is 39 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 1: imminent in that department. The Bregman department. The Cubs are 40 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: after and there's five teams that I that I understand 41 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: that are that are in on Alex Bregman. And it's 42 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: the Red Sox, the Blue Jays, the Tigers, the Astros, 43 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: and the Cubs. So of those five, we could see 44 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 1: some stuff start to maybe simmer and come to a 45 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: head maybe this weekend. But certainly his market is starting 46 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: to crystallize in a way that it hadn't for the 47 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 1: last couple of weeks. 48 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 3: Chandler, You you just you brought up so much there 49 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 3: I can't even like, I just wanted to ask you 50 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:47,839 Speaker 3: about about Ryan Presley and the Astros, Like, let's hitle 51 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 3: that for just a second for me. Is like, are 52 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 3: they like, ah, you know what, We're fine downgrading part 53 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 3: of our bullpen just to save a little cash. Or 54 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 3: is it now that maybe you know, he accepts one 55 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 3: of these trades. Now we can go and get Bragman, 56 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 3: Or is it a doesn't even apply to Bregman. We're 57 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 3: cool if we save money and downgrade our bullpen. That's 58 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 3: what I'm confused about. Why would they be that interested 59 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:13,639 Speaker 3: in doing that. 60 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: It's really confusing, Eric, because all winter, all winter, people 61 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: with the team but people I talked to that are 62 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: familiar with Jim Crane's thinking the owner have been insistent 63 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: that he does not want to cross the competitive balance tax. 64 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: They paid the luxury tax last season. He was not 65 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: interested in paying it again as a repeat offender. And 66 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: that is part of why Kyle Tucker got traded. That 67 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: is why they have been aggressively shopping Ryan Presley in 68 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: his fourteen million dollars. It was in an effort to 69 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: curtail that payroll that has really gotten high. Now, this 70 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: was the same sort of stuff you heard last year too. 71 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: You heard this last winter that they didn't want to 72 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 1: cross the CBT, that that was something they were trying 73 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: to stay away from. And then all of a sudden 74 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: they gave Josh Hater ninety five million dollars and we're 75 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: okay with paying the CBT. In Jim Crane's ownership tenure, 76 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 1: it really has been that he has been okay to 77 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: pay the luxury tax. It just has to be for 78 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:17,919 Speaker 1: a move that he determines as kind of the thing 79 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,599 Speaker 1: that puts the cherry on top. A real meaningful addition, 80 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 1: and I think what Alex Bregman, what Alex Bregman means 81 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 1: to this franchise, what Alex Bregman has meant to this 82 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:30,479 Speaker 1: golden era, and what Alex Bregman means in that clubhouse. 83 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: You guys saw how vocal Jose al Tuve was all 84 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,840 Speaker 1: season at the end of the season about retaining him. 85 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: Would not be surprised if they kind of throw caution 86 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 1: to the wind and say, you know what, we'll cross 87 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:45,840 Speaker 1: it for Alex Bregman. But I don't think they want 88 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: to cross that second CBT threshold because as we stand 89 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 1: right now, without with Presley on the roster and without 90 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 1: Alex Bregman on the roster, they're already about three million 91 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 1: dollars over the first threshold. So I think if this 92 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:05,480 Speaker 1: plays out as we're talking, it's going to I think 93 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: they want to avoid crossing that second CBT threshold. But 94 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: make no mistake, as of last week, as of all winter, 95 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 1: all all indications from people I had talked to was 96 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 1: that they were going to get under the tax uh completely. 97 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 1: And it sounds like for Bregman, it sounds like they 98 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:26,159 Speaker 1: that Jim Crane may make an exception. 99 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:31,280 Speaker 3: Is Jim Crane too involved here? Does it feel like 100 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 3: he's too involved? Is he getting in the way I mean, 101 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 3: I get it, you're the owner, but we've seen some 102 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 3: bad situations where ownership gets too involved and you know, 103 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 3: feelings either way good or bad. It's like, is that 104 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 3: do we feel like that's what's happening right now in Houston? 105 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 1: Well, Jim's always been an involved owner. I mean, you 106 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 1: guys saw it in the twenty twenty off the twenty 107 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: twenty two offseason. They're still paying for him being an 108 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 1: involved on or with thirty one million dollars in dead 109 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:05,480 Speaker 1: money to Rafael Montero and Josea Bray. I think his 110 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 1: influence in baseball operations has decreased a little bit. You've 111 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: seen in some of the moves Dana Brown has made. 112 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: Trading Kyle Tucker is not a Jim Crane. That doesn't 113 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 1: scream to me that that's a Jim Crane decision or 114 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 1: a Jim Crane move some of the stuff Dane has 115 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 1: been able to do that at the trade deadline. I 116 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: think his presence has diminished. His influence, I should say 117 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 1: in baseball opps has diminished, a little bit. But when 118 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 1: you start talking about Bregman, when you start talking about 119 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: the luxury tax, when you start talking about that kind 120 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 1: of stuff. Those are decisions that ownership is involved, and 121 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:44,280 Speaker 1: no matter what franchise we're talking about, we could be 122 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 1: talking about the Cubs, the Blue Jays, any franchise that 123 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:50,479 Speaker 1: that's an ownership level call is to are you going 124 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: to pay the CBT are you going to extend? You know, 125 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 1: if my thinking is, if Alex Bregman comes back to Houston, 126 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:01,360 Speaker 1: it would take the law or just free agent deal 127 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:04,840 Speaker 1: of Jim Crane's ownership tenure to get that done. And 128 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: that's not in no franchise can you give out the 129 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: franchise's longest and most lucrative free agent deal without consulting 130 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 1: the owner. So to answer your question, I think his 131 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 1: influence has honestly diminished a little bit in baseball offs. 132 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 1: But I think this situation, and especially with Bregman, I 133 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 1: think he's gonna have he's gonna have a say. 134 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:32,560 Speaker 2: For the record, I'm okay with his involvement because I've 135 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 2: spoken him before. He actually knows ball. Sometimes you talk 136 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 2: to a helicopter owner and they have no idea what 137 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 2: they're talking about. This person cannot be involved with any 138 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 2: decision making, so they've been really good. But anyway, all right, 139 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 2: let me ask you specifics about Bragman. Number one is 140 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 2: that six one fifty six that they made public through 141 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 2: many people. Still on the table for Bragman is that 142 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 2: the offer and the stopping point offer that if he 143 00:07:57,320 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 2: calls them right now and says, fine, I'm in, I'll 144 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 2: take that, then we would have a deal. And two, 145 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 2: can you give us more on the aftermath of what 146 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:07,360 Speaker 2: that would mean for say and all too v to 147 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 2: move to left field and how Paratus would look at 148 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 2: second base, you know, how that would affect the team defensively. 149 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: My understanding is I talked to one source yesterday that said, yes, 150 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: that that offer remains it and it also makes common 151 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: sense too, Like I know Bregman turned it down already, 152 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: but if the Ashers are going to re engage here, 153 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 1: like it wouldn't make sense for them to go back 154 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:34,719 Speaker 1: in with a lower offer. What I'm unsure of, and 155 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 1: this kind of ties back to Eric's question just now, 156 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: I'm unsure about how much flexibility there is to maybe 157 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 1: change that offer too, if they ask for another year, 158 00:08:44,559 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 1: if they ask for more money. I'm not sure if 159 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:49,319 Speaker 1: this is this is the offer and we're done, or 160 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: if there is flexibility to move and room to move. 161 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 1: Now that could also be determined by the other four 162 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 1: teams involved here, like what are they offering and would that, 163 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:01,560 Speaker 1: you know, influence the Astros to maybe up their offer 164 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 1: or anything like that. As far as the aftermath of 165 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:08,160 Speaker 1: a potential you know, I've been told that, yes, it 166 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:11,719 Speaker 1: is under consideration that Jose al Tuve could could move 167 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 1: the left field. That's wild to me. I mean it 168 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: just just in terms of moving the face of your 169 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:21,960 Speaker 1: franchise off of the only position he's ever really played. 170 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: He's played six major league innings at shortstop. The rest 171 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 1: of his major league defensive innings have all been at 172 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 1: second base. Never played in the outfield in the minor leagues. 173 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 1: But it should be noted that that Jose al Tuve's 174 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:40,959 Speaker 1: defensive metrics at second base have pretty precipitously declined the 175 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: last couple of years. And when you start to look 176 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 1: at this rotation from ber Valdez and Hunter Brown are 177 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 1: your top two starters, and they induce almost as many 178 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 1: ground balls as any starting pitcher in the league. And 179 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 1: it's it's tough when you've got an infield. You know, 180 00:09:57,679 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 1: their infield last year was not good. I mean, they 181 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:01,439 Speaker 1: had had a raining goal. They had the gold Glover 182 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 1: at third base, but the right side of their infield 183 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:07,440 Speaker 1: was not good last year between their revolving door at 184 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,559 Speaker 1: first base and then Jose al Tuove at second just 185 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 1: just not the defensive player he once was. So to me, 186 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:17,280 Speaker 1: it makes sense that they were going, I think they 187 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 1: were going to have to move Altuve off of second 188 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: base eventually. Does this hasten that maybe Estcoc Paradis, It's 189 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 1: not as if he's played a ton of second base 190 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:31,360 Speaker 1: in the big leagues. I think he's got about fifty 191 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 1: three starts at the major league level at second base, 192 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 1: but so he can move over there, I'm not sure 193 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:41,440 Speaker 1: he has not. Estock Paradis hasn't played in the outfield 194 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 1: at all in the big leagues either, So it's stuff 195 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 1: that they'd really have to move some stuff around. It 196 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: would be a lot of spring training work for Jose 197 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 1: al Tuve to learn an entire new position. But it 198 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:55,560 Speaker 1: is worth noting too. They play eighty one games at 199 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 1: Dykin Park, where the Crawford boxes and left field really 200 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 1: help maybe hide bad defensive left fielders. They play Ordon 201 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:06,679 Speaker 1: Alvarez and at dyk In Park, and left field a 202 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 1: good bit They've been able to hide maybe some some 203 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 1: lower tier defenders in left field at home, so that 204 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:16,320 Speaker 1: would help, but it would still be a massive change 205 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:18,079 Speaker 1: for Joseel Tuvan the Astros. 206 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:22,679 Speaker 4: On Ryan Presley, it seems like the Jays to me 207 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:24,319 Speaker 4: wouldn't be that good of a fit. I feel like 208 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 4: he wants to be that closer again, the Tigers and Cubs, 209 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 4: for me, I think would be a better fit for him. 210 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 5: What do you think is going on in his head 211 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 5: for that whole situation right now? 212 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:37,439 Speaker 1: You know, Todd, it's very similar to me to what 213 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:40,960 Speaker 1: happened with Ronado and the Astros about a month ago. 214 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 1: You know, I see this situation as pretty similar in 215 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:48,520 Speaker 1: the fact that I think both teams, when I talk 216 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:50,640 Speaker 1: about the Cubs and the Astros, kind of thought that 217 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:53,719 Speaker 1: this was done, same the way that the Cardinals and 218 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 1: the Astros thought that the Aronado deal was done and 219 00:11:57,040 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: they went to the player with the no trade clause 220 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 1: and he was like, hold on a second, like I 221 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: have the final say here. And I think Ryan Presley's 222 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: still weighing his options nowt In fact, I know that, 223 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:09,080 Speaker 1: and I've talked to a couple of sources that are 224 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:12,880 Speaker 1: familiar with his thinking that say, he's still weighing his options, 225 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 1: make no mistake, Like he really values Houston, like he 226 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:20,599 Speaker 1: likes being here. His wife is from Houston, both of 227 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 1: his kids were born in Houston. And it's not lost 228 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 1: on him kind of the legacy that he has built 229 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:31,120 Speaker 1: in Houston. I mean, he's it's not a stretch to 230 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:34,199 Speaker 1: say that he's the one of their most clutch postseason 231 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:37,959 Speaker 1: relievers ever, if not the most clutch postseason reliever the 232 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:41,320 Speaker 1: Ashers have ever had in their greatest era of baseball. 233 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 1: So does he want to leave that? Because you know, 234 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:49,079 Speaker 1: I do wonder too, whether having a year under his 235 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 1: belt as the setup guy. Because let's face it, like 236 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 1: they said all the right stuff last year. Everyone said 237 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:57,559 Speaker 1: all the right things when Josh Hater got the when 238 00:12:57,640 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 1: they signed Josh Hater, but it was a tough adjustment 239 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:03,679 Speaker 1: for Ryan Presley. I mean, he got demoted, honestly, for 240 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 1: no fault of his own. He was great in twenty 241 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:09,079 Speaker 1: twenty three. It's just that they wanted to build a 242 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:11,720 Speaker 1: three headed monster at the back end of their bullpen, 243 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 1: and Josh Hater came in. He's younger, and he's obviously 244 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 1: got the pedigree, and they made him the closer, and 245 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 1: that can be tough. That can be tough for anyone 246 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:23,800 Speaker 1: to swallow when you get demoted for really no reason. 247 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 1: So I wonder if now, having a year of that 248 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 1: under his belt, whether he would honestly be more amenable 249 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 1: to a setup role, whether he's used to that, and 250 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 1: whether that would honestly make him want to stay in Houston, 251 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 1: whether he's okay with that and he's like, you know what, 252 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:42,440 Speaker 1: my family's happy here. I like the franchise, he loves 253 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 1: his teammates, he's beloved in that clubhouse. I wonder, honestly 254 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:48,679 Speaker 1: if he'd be like, you know what, I'm fine being 255 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 1: a setup guy. I'll just stay in Houston and my 256 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:55,640 Speaker 1: family will be happy. I'll be happy. And but you know, 257 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: there is always kind of the thought about the Cubs 258 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 1: are on the come up, they just acquired Kyle Tucker, 259 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:05,679 Speaker 1: they're trying, they're engaged with Alex Bregman. That's a division 260 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 1: that is very winnable. You know, maybe he can go 261 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:10,360 Speaker 1: there and be the closer. So I think he's weighing 262 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:12,679 Speaker 1: a lot of different things right now. I don't know 263 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:15,600 Speaker 1: how it's going to turn out, but there's definitely pros 264 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 1: on both sides of You could talk yourself into either way, 265 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 1: him staying in Houston or him going to Chicago. You 266 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:24,680 Speaker 1: can really make a compelling argument for either case. 267 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 2: I'd love to see him move just because I think 268 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 2: he's a closer still and I think he would thrive 269 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 2: and the Cubs desperately need a closer. 270 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 4: That old school closer too. Well, he's not overpowering, he's 271 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 4: gonna throw down. Why not even that he was never 272 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 4: the ninety seven, five. 273 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 2: Ninety six, but last year Chandler was more what ninety 274 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 2: three is from Presley. 275 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:49,800 Speaker 1: And he's never and Todd, I think he's gone on 276 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:52,160 Speaker 1: to something like he's never been reliant on the fat. 277 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 1: He's not the guy that he's not the guy who's 278 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 1: gonna blow ninety eight by you. But his breaking balls 279 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 1: are His breaking balls are nasty. 280 00:14:58,400 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 5: That's the hammer. 281 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, and he rarely when he throws that big, that hammer, 282 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 4: that big twelve to six er that gets your eyes 283 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 4: and the depiction off of that's nasty slider that he has. 284 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 4: So he's more slider curve fastball than fastball as his 285 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 4: best pitch. 286 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 2: I actually know thirty three percent fastball usage. 287 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 5: Yeah, and He's got me out a lot on those pictures. 288 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 5: Who we got a dinger the center. 289 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 2: Hey, I just want to point out we can keep 290 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 2: Chandler on for this. Let's show the boy real quick. 291 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:30,760 Speaker 2: Crush Shitty Territory obviously is going to be all over. 292 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 2: Chandler has been super busy. There's more coming out in 293 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 2: the athletic. But then you can also get a lot 294 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 2: more insight on what's happening. Even if you're not an 295 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 2: Astros fan and you're like, wait, my team might be 296 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 2: able to land Ryan Presley. You'll hear from Chandler, Tyler 297 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 2: and Company soon on another episode of Crush Shitty Territory. So, Chandler, 298 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 2: thank you so much for joining us. Man, thanks for 299 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 2: the insight, and get back to work. I know you're busy, 300 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:57,360 Speaker 2: all right, Thanks guys, appreciate you. I did not say Chris, 301 00:15:58,120 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 2: Yes you did. 302 00:15:58,760 --> 00:15:59,760 Speaker 5: I did said cruss. 303 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 2: Did I say crush Party. 304 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 3: It's like saying Sunshine City. It's hard because the Crush City. 305 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 5: You just think of orange crush, good good soda, drink. 306 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 5: You don't drink soda. 307 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 3: I forgot with that body, brown buff bite, brown bear. 308 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:19,200 Speaker 4: So listen, you gotta I gotta have it like two 309 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:22,000 Speaker 4: or three sodas a month. Not that's not much, but 310 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 4: it has to be with glass eyes PEPSI. Oh man, 311 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 4: I can go for one right now. You know what 312 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 4: I'm out of here, I do. 313 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 2: I do like me a little club soda, here we 314 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 2: go and some ginger ale. 315 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 5: You're definitely you're you're a Florida guy. Now I forgot, 316 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 5: Here we go. 317 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 3: Nobody's judging. 318 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 5: I'm just saying, you gotta have one at least a month. 319 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 2: I want to cap this conversation. Number one, do you 320 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 2: guys think Josel tu Bay should be thrown out to 321 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 2: left field? Or Some fans in the chat, including our 322 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 2: buddy Susie, said, what about Barady's in left field, who's 323 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:55,840 Speaker 2: nine years younger than all two Bay? Not a terrible idea. 324 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 3: I did like that Chandler Sati at fifty eight fifty 325 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:03,320 Speaker 3: three starts as second base paradis. Yeah, but I feel 326 00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:04,520 Speaker 3: like that was with the Rays. 327 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 5: So it's like, ah, we just. 328 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:07,719 Speaker 3: Got to get the best right handed lineup we can 329 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:10,920 Speaker 3: out there. It doesn't mean it's a good idea. That's 330 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:14,359 Speaker 3: a lot of movement hosey and left. No, dude, the 331 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:16,240 Speaker 3: older you get, the closer, you get to the bench 332 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:19,920 Speaker 3: and now we're totally on the bench, like that's that's 333 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 3: how it happens. I don't know, I get it. Josey's 334 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:25,159 Speaker 3: had the little thing with this throwing at second and 335 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:28,200 Speaker 3: it's gotten worse. Even when I played with him in 336 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:30,680 Speaker 3: Houston it was there, and that was back in sixteen. 337 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 3: You I just fear going out there. Let's put it 338 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:37,640 Speaker 3: this way, if anybody can do it, we talked about 339 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:43,399 Speaker 3: Jose Ramirez never aging. Jose Altuve doesn't age, so I 340 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:45,680 Speaker 3: think he could do it and figure it out. I'm 341 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 3: just afraid of what that's going to do to his body. 342 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:49,399 Speaker 2: So which one do you want? You want all two? 343 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:51,200 Speaker 2: A at second and Praadus and left. 344 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:51,960 Speaker 5: No Paradis. 345 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 3: I want Paradis to figure it out and left. 346 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:54,880 Speaker 2: So Paradis and left. 347 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 5: Yes, agreed, Pradis and left. Don't change it. 348 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:01,600 Speaker 3: I think I think got two v's more threat. I 349 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 3: think Paradis has a chance to develop into that. 350 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:07,480 Speaker 5: Just because of what you said. 351 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:08,480 Speaker 3: He's nine years younger. 352 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:13,959 Speaker 5: How how how old there's Altu? The thirty's mid thirties, right, 353 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 5: I mean thirty four thirty five in May, Okay. 354 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:22,600 Speaker 4: Oh Man that's tough. And then people are like, are 355 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 4: you kidding me? He's only thirty four thirty five? You stand, 356 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:28,880 Speaker 4: you stand so much in baseball, you're moving getting set. 357 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 4: It's a beaten. It's a beaten. 358 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:34,200 Speaker 3: It's just a different preparation. I think you're prepared differently. 359 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 5: I don't know. Yeah, you do. 360 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:37,800 Speaker 3: It's a lot of work. 361 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:40,680 Speaker 5: It's not like getting fifteen twenty ground balls before a game. 362 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:52,120 Speaker 2: We bet MGM futures like what they mother than that's 363 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:53,920 Speaker 2: at seventy point five? 364 00:18:55,119 --> 00:18:59,679 Speaker 4: Why do I absolutely love the first I know by 365 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:02,200 Speaker 4: you know, but I could see them being a close 366 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:03,160 Speaker 4: to five hundred team. 367 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:06,680 Speaker 3: I mean seventy five. I don't think it's close to 368 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:09,639 Speaker 3: five hundred, seventy five wins, it's still five over this? 369 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:10,840 Speaker 3: What am I missing. 370 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:17,200 Speaker 5: The Braves, the Mets, the Phillies. 371 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:18,399 Speaker 3: Because they're in the division. 372 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 2: Others in the NL, even that are better that they'll 373 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 2: face the. 374 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:24,320 Speaker 5: NLS will dominate them. 375 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:26,480 Speaker 2: I mean, Giant should be a little better, Dodgers should 376 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:29,120 Speaker 2: be a little better. They lost their closer. Cubs should 377 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 2: be a little better. 378 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 3: They lost Patrick Corbyn. They don't have an innings eater. 379 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:36,400 Speaker 5: I think it's going to be really close. 380 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 3: Didn't have a good year, but he. 381 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:41,640 Speaker 2: Wasnat's bullpen might be pretty ugly. That's starting staff might 382 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:45,240 Speaker 2: have performed above expectations a little bit last year. 383 00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:47,400 Speaker 3: When's josiach Gray coming back? 384 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:49,400 Speaker 2: I don't know, but sometime this year. 385 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:50,440 Speaker 5: Yeah. 386 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:54,399 Speaker 2: I like the team. It's just that it was built 387 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:57,560 Speaker 2: to do a little bit of damage in the off season, 388 00:19:58,119 --> 00:20:00,119 Speaker 2: and they did a little bit of damage, but they 389 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:03,600 Speaker 2: should have done more. So I like the team. Are 390 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:04,560 Speaker 2: they a wildcard team? 391 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 4: No? 392 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 2: Could they finish five hundred? Maybe it wouldn't be crazy. 393 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 2: I think we all I'm an over on this one. 394 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:13,360 Speaker 5: I would say over right now too. Yeah. 395 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:15,800 Speaker 3: I like to not look at these ahead of time. 396 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:17,680 Speaker 3: I know I looked at the Marlins before, but yep, 397 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 3: that one surprised me. I feel like this is an 398 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:23,359 Speaker 3: over too, even throw on it. 399 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:26,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, this is when I draw on. I don't feel like, 400 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:28,480 Speaker 2: oh man, it's gonna be seventy one. I'm like, no, 401 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 2: it's gonna be seventy five. And if you're thinking that 402 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:34,359 Speaker 2: these are the ones to attack, yeah, a lot of 403 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:37,479 Speaker 2: good young talent, which also usually means they'll be healthier 404 00:20:37,520 --> 00:20:41,240 Speaker 2: and if they're anywhere close to wildcard contention they would 405 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:43,400 Speaker 2: add a player to it the deadline. 406 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 5: No I should. 407 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:48,720 Speaker 2: I wanted a big boy in the offseason. We didn't 408 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:52,480 Speaker 2: get it yet. Hey, little basketball betting this weekend because 409 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 2: we don't have baseball yet. Each Friday throughout the season, 410 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:56,600 Speaker 2: pick a player you thinks going to score first in 411 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 2: the game. 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