1 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: What is Up? Mets fans? 2 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 2: Welcome back to another episode of The Mets the Podcast. 3 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:26,799 Speaker 2: Today we're gonna be going over our bold predictions for 4 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 2: the New York Mets going into the twenty twenty five season. 5 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 2: We are just a few days away from opening day. Actually, 6 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:33,879 Speaker 2: we are one day away from opening day. You guys 7 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:35,959 Speaker 2: are gonna be listening to this and watching this on Wednesday. 8 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:38,880 Speaker 2: We do appreciate you can't wait for the big game. 9 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 2: A couple things before we get going, of course, we 10 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:44,279 Speaker 2: are doing a live show on Saturday at Murphy's Bar 11 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:46,840 Speaker 2: in Astoria. If you're able to make it out there, 12 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 2: that'd be amazing. We're gonna have some T shirts to 13 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:50,840 Speaker 2: give away. We got a ton of stickers. We're gonna 14 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 2: be doing a live pregame and postgame, so you guys 15 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 2: can get involved in that as well. We want to 16 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 2: see you guys out there Murphy's Bar in Astoria Saturday 17 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 2: night for Mets versus Astros. Also make sure you are 18 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 2: subscribed to the Mess of the Podcast YouTube channel. We 19 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:05,680 Speaker 2: also have a membership program now that you can join. 20 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,759 Speaker 2: You will get access to videos early. We usually upload 21 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 2: them late at night. You'll be able to see them 22 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 2: as soon as they're ready, so join if you are 23 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 2: interested in that, as well as a monthly live stream 24 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 2: Q and A. And if you're listening to us Apple podcasts, Spotify, 25 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 2: Google drops a rating, drops review, download, and subscribe. 26 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: I think that's everything, right, James. 27 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 3: And if you guys want to join the discord, be 28 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 3: part of the community. If we have a discord popping 29 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:27,400 Speaker 3: right now, the link is in the description. It's been 30 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 3: a great, great place so far. 31 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:30,679 Speaker 2: Forgot about the Discord. All right, let's get going with 32 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 2: our bold predictions. You guys know that James loves to 33 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 2: not really give predictions, so I'm sure that these are 34 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 2: gonna be the boldest things ever. 35 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: Believe. 36 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,400 Speaker 2: Last year, James told us that Luis Averino was gonna 37 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 2: have a four era as just three seven. 38 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 3: I nailed it. 39 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:44,319 Speaker 2: As a bold prediction. It was a bold prediction. This 40 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 2: guy's going to be an average picture. So I can't 41 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 2: wait to hear what you got today. And I got 42 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 2: to open the floor to you get us started. I mean, 43 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 2: we're going. 44 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 3: First in twenty twenty three, though it's tysically the worst 45 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 3: picture in baseball, and I told you you'd be slightly 46 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 3: better than the gaverage to me, that's bold, But all right, 47 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 3: I guess I can fuck myself then. So my first 48 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 3: ball prediction, I'm gonna start that with a pretty bold one. 49 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: Here. 50 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 3: David Pearson leads National League and wins. 51 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: Coach, you stole mine? What the fuck that's mine? 52 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 3: You let me go first, he said, want to be bold. 53 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:10,359 Speaker 3: I want to be bold, but that's fucked up. 54 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:10,920 Speaker 1: That's all right. 55 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 3: In the morning of opening day, we're gonna have like 56 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 3: a full Mets just pure starting pitching preview with Nick Pollock, 57 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 3: just to call everyone's nerves ahead of the actual opener. 58 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 3: But a big thing we talked about there is the 59 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 3: fact that the Mets need a horse, like the Mets 60 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 3: need a guy who's going to soak up some innings, 61 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 3: go deep into games because there's no Shuman and I 62 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 3: right now kind of be what sham and I was 63 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:29,519 Speaker 3: down the stretch last year because the mess don't do 64 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 3: what they David Shaman. I isn't going six seven innings 65 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 3: every single time out because again he's seven. He's a 66 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 3: six to seven inning pitcher. Everyone knows that. He always 67 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 3: has been, he always will be. I think David Peterson 68 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 3: can be that guy this year. David Peterson has a 69 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 3: pretty deep mix. David Pearson's growing in his comfortability. David 70 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:46,519 Speaker 3: Peterson was David Pearson Feld grew up a lot mentally 71 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 3: last season. I feel like that there was a big 72 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 3: step that was taken for him. Again physically, yes, pitching better, 73 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 3: having his labroom fixed, pitching deeper into games, but just 74 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 3: mentally being able to get himself through jams, get himself 75 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 3: deep into games, work himself in and out of trouble 76 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 3: like that was something that we'd never seen very much 77 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:04,639 Speaker 3: from David Peterson his career before last season. I think 78 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 3: this year, with that confidence, with his amazing extension, just 79 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 3: being a guy that now we kind of know we 80 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:12,360 Speaker 3: have to rely on. Heading into the season, we're going 81 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 3: to see six innings, seven innings from David Peterson. Another 82 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 3: part of leading the National League wins because the half 83 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 3: has David Peterson pitchingwall for six seven innings. The other 84 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 3: half that's the Mets being good team, the Mets scoring 85 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:22,800 Speaker 3: tons of runs, the Met's having a good bullpen. I 86 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 3: think that's all gonna coalesced again. David Peterson, I'll tell 87 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 3: you right now, eighteen wins lead to the National. 88 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 2: League Damn, I can't believe it took mine. I mean, 89 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 2: at least the digital foot prints out there. I've had 90 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 2: my bold Predictions video out on my channel for a 91 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 2: while now, so the digital footprint says that's my prediction. 92 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 2: And I've told you that one at the bar the 93 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 2: other day. But it's all right, it's okay, you're still 94 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 2: in mind. 95 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: That's no problem. Just to piggyback on that too. 96 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 2: Mets were fifteen and six last year, and David Peterson's starts, 97 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 2: he was ten to three on the season, one hundred 98 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 2: and twenty one innings, and down the stretch there was 99 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 2: only I think two or three starts from the month 100 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 2: of July onwards where David Peterson did not go six 101 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 2: innings or more. If he's going six innings, he's probably 102 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 2: winning the game. The Mets offense is really good. They're 103 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 2: going to be able to score. The bullpens a lot 104 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 2: better too than it was early in the season last year. 105 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 2: Really really feel confident about him. I just I wish 106 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 2: I could find somewhere to put a bet on David 107 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 2: Peterson to win the net, lead the league and wins. 108 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 2: She's not even available, He's not even on their radar, 109 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 2: which is such a shame because we could make a killing. 110 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, he'll have these anyway. They clearly NRF the major 111 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 3: league full season baseball bets really disappointing heading into the season. 112 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 3: But now give me some bold. 113 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 2: All right, something bold? All right, I'm gonna give you 114 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 2: something bold here. I think Wan Soda has a five 115 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 2: hundred on base percentage this year. 116 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:33,159 Speaker 3: It's pretty bold. 117 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: You like that? See you like that? Crazy? Is okay? 118 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 3: So? 119 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 2: Wan Soto the only time he's really come close to 120 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:41,279 Speaker 2: a five hundred on base percentage, which is like baseball Neirvanada. 121 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 2: That's like you were on base more likely than you were, 122 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:48,160 Speaker 2: more often than you were. Go back to twenty twenty, 123 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:50,160 Speaker 2: when he played forty seven games, he had a four 124 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:52,599 Speaker 2: to ninety on base The other highest of his career 125 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 2: was in twenty twenty one, where he had a four 126 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 2: to sixty five on base in one hundred and fifty 127 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 2: one games, which is so insane to say when you 128 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:02,040 Speaker 2: finished second in the MVP voting as a twenty two 129 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 2: year old. I don't know what if Won Soto is 130 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 2: just like even more of a freak this year, and 131 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:10,159 Speaker 2: he's like I have so my lock in of the 132 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 2: strike zone is just so good that I'm literally not 133 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 2: gonna swing out an h balls this year. I'm gonna 134 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 2: walk a ton getting get on base for Pete Alonzo, 135 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 2: who I'll piggyback this onto my other Bowl prediction here, 136 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:22,599 Speaker 2: Pete Alonzo, one hundred fifty RBIs this year. 137 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 3: Give me that one too, all right, you told me 138 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 3: other ones. I was gonna go Pede Alonzo one hundred 139 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:28,040 Speaker 3: for the RBIs, which hasn't been done. One hundred for 140 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 3: the RBIs in twenty years is two thousand and six, 141 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:32,719 Speaker 3: Ryan Howard a hundred for the RBIs in the season, 142 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 3: So one hundred fifty is even more right, I haven't 143 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 3: been done since two thousand and four. Wow, guess his 144 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:38,600 Speaker 3: last player to go on a hundred fifty RBIs in 145 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 3: the season. 146 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: And you say it was two thousand and four. 147 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 3: Oh no, two thousand and seven. This is that was 148 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:42,719 Speaker 3: much more obvious. 149 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 1: Two thousand and seven. Is it going to be someone on 150 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: the Rockies? 151 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 2: No? 152 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 1: Oh, Albert Pools, no ay? Ron oh Ay, Roddy. Yeah, 153 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 1: that's a good one too. 154 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 3: So I was also had the one sixty in the 155 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 3: steroid season two. 156 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:54,480 Speaker 2: Thousand yeah one, And I was looking at the most 157 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 2: like RBIs in the modern era, and it was Manny 158 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 2: I think had one hundred and sixty and nineteen ninety 159 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 2: nine and I was just looking at that and I 160 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:02,480 Speaker 2: was like, how did he do that? Like that's crazy. 161 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 2: They got five guys with an on base percentage at 162 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:08,480 Speaker 2: four hundred or higher, which is absolutely insane. It was 163 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:12,039 Speaker 2: like Roberto Albar, Kenny Lofton, David Justice, Jim Tomay and 164 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:14,599 Speaker 2: Many Ramirez all had on base percentage is over four 165 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 2: hundred on the ninety nine Cleveland Indians, which. 166 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:18,360 Speaker 1: Is and insane. 167 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 2: Soundbog Oh, yeah, one hundred and sixty RBIs makes a 168 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 2: lot of sets. Honestly feels like he might have undersold 169 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 2: the RBIs there. 170 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, that was an incredible team. That team at Tomey 171 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 3: Orberta Wailamar, Omar Viscal, David Justice, Ken you last and 172 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 3: Manuel Mirras and Hall of Famer Harold Binzl. You imagine 173 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:33,039 Speaker 3: from that team, I just said right there, the only 174 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:37,560 Speaker 3: Hall of Famers are Bertha Ailmar and Harold Bins. That's ridiculous, awesome. 175 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 3: Some bad guy some bad guys too, some very bad 176 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 3: guys in that team, but some also some tremendous bas 177 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:44,160 Speaker 3: Harold Bins of course that you had negative war and 178 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:47,040 Speaker 3: he had a hundred play appearance has been negative war. 179 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:49,919 Speaker 3: All right, next Bowl prediction. Uh again, you might not 180 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:51,919 Speaker 3: think this one's bold. I think this one was pretty bold. 181 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 3: Nolan McLean makes his major league debut this season. 182 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:56,160 Speaker 1: No, I like that. That's a good bold one. Yeah, 183 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 1: a lot that. 184 00:06:57,320 --> 00:06:59,360 Speaker 3: We've seen a lot of the a lot of the 185 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 3: more aggressive prospect pargnoasci especially baseball perspectives who really value 186 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,840 Speaker 3: pitch shapes, push Nolan McLean up their rankings over the 187 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 3: last year. We know the sweeper is a plus plus 188 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 3: sweepers and an eighty great pitch. It's been major league 189 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 3: quality basically since he was drafted. We see him how 190 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 3: much better his fastball's gone, how much lifely has the 191 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 3: top of the zone. We see him working on his 192 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:18,560 Speaker 3: little color tight slider thing as well. He's only been 193 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 3: full time pitcher for what a year? A full year 194 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:23,239 Speaker 3: now folds as a full time pitcher. If things coals 195 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 3: for Nolan McLean, who did reach double a last year. 196 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 3: Hit a bit of a speed bump there, but that's 197 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 3: almost like it's almost not even expected, but it's almost like, Okay, 198 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 3: now we don't have like a pitcher the yeah, yeah, 199 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 3: which I mean Jacob de Grim didn't even flow through 200 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 3: that like that. But there's a chance that Nolan McLean 201 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 3: walks into bing up in this year kind of just 202 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 3: lights the world on fire, is in triple A within 203 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 3: a month or two, and then it's depending how things 204 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 3: break with the major league team or just if he 205 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 3: forces the hand or not. Like this is someone who 206 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 3: right to the top because he's that good. 207 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 2: I like that one a lot, because he at least 208 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 2: at worst is going to be a really good reliever. 209 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 2: Like if he were to be called up right now 210 00:07:57,040 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 2: with that fastball and that sweeper slider or whatever they're 211 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 2: calling it, like that, those pitches are legitimately good. I'm 212 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 2: glad that you also did a prospect one because I 213 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 2: threw one in there. I put it out on Twitter before, 214 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 2: and you know, there was really really smart people in 215 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 2: the world that were like, wow, when you preface this 216 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 2: by saying extremely hot take, it's unlikely that's gonna happen, 217 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:16,119 Speaker 2: But I'm saying that Ryan Clifford makes his MLB debut 218 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 2: this year. I loved what I saw out of him 219 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 2: in spring. The power we know is is major lye 220 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 2: ready like the power's legit. He hits the ball so 221 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 2: damn hard. And while he does strike out a ton, 222 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 2: he struck out one hundred and sixty times last year 223 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 2: and five hundred and forty played appearances. We know that 224 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 2: a lot of it is because he's almost too patient 225 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 2: at times. 226 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:33,200 Speaker 1: He's a little passive. 227 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:35,439 Speaker 2: He likes to take a lot of pitches, he sees 228 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 2: the ball, he's got a great feel for the strikes, 229 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 2: and we know that he had a three seventy on 230 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 2: base last year with a two twenty eight average, So 231 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 2: that's absolutely ridiculous stuff. 232 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 1: And the power is really really good. 233 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:46,560 Speaker 2: The path to the majors is weird for Ryan Clifford 234 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:48,680 Speaker 2: because he's gonna start your thinking double A. If he 235 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 2: tears it up, he gets a triple A, and then 236 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 2: you're just an injury away basically from being called up. 237 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 2: That's my whole thought process behind it is that Ryan 238 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 2: Clifford is kind of that next man up in terms 239 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 2: of that first base corner position, and if he has 240 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 2: a good season in the minors, which I think he will, 241 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 2: you could see him make his debut at twenty one, 242 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:05,960 Speaker 2: twenty two years old. 243 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:06,440 Speaker 1: This season. 244 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 3: I think something else with Clifford where trying to incorporate 245 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 3: them more into my own analysis. It's gonna sound very 246 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 3: funny to say out loud, which is he's got Like 247 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 3: you watch Clifford play to play baseball, like there's some 248 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 3: eye tests that like pops with him, Like that comes 249 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:20,840 Speaker 3: around with certain players who, like the data might not 250 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 3: tell you, especially for minor leaguers, that they're going to 251 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 3: be tremendous players. I remember like having the same feeling 252 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:27,079 Speaker 3: with Jazz Chism coming up, where like a lot of 253 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 3: the prognostic kids were like, oh, too many strikeouts, too 254 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:31,199 Speaker 3: many walks, that kind of approach won't make it to 255 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:32,719 Speaker 3: the major leagues. Then you like watch him play a 256 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 3: little bit and you can kind of like feel this 257 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 3: swag that's emanating like off of the way a player plays. 258 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:39,559 Speaker 3: You saw that with Clifford a lot in the breakout Game. 259 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 3: You saw him a few appearances he made in spring 260 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 3: trending this year, Like this's just someone who's been born 261 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:47,079 Speaker 3: and bred to be a professional baseball player, someone that's 262 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:49,559 Speaker 3: been like he's so ready for it, Like you see 263 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 3: an amazing swing, you see someone who's kind of adjusting 264 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:54,440 Speaker 3: himself in between pitches, who's understanding what the pitchers trying 265 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 3: to do to him, and that, to me, could be 266 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:57,320 Speaker 3: one of the reasons why he has so many walks 267 00:09:57,320 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 3: his strikeouts in these lower minor levels. Because he's so powerful, 268 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 3: these double A pitchers are almost scared to throw him strikes, 269 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 3: so it might as well nibble keep the ball out 270 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 3: of his own. And then again, he still has a 271 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 3: lot of swing and missing his game. That's kind of 272 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:09,440 Speaker 3: the big the big hole he has. But that's how 273 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 3: you wind up with very high walk rate, very high strikeer. 274 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: Right, so double like that it was abs as well. 275 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 2: Right, they have the automatic palls now I don't believe 276 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 2: they don't, but A triple, triple A and nothing else. 277 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 3: It was low A years ago, but I think now 278 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 3: just triple A, maybe low A, but I know low 279 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:26,720 Speaker 3: A did didn't I'm not sure if it does. But 280 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 3: triple A did. 281 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 1: Then does and double A did not? 282 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 3: You said last year did not? 283 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:33,320 Speaker 2: I am wondering too, is there sat out there to 284 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 2: find out how many strikeouts he had looking versus swinging 285 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 2: last year in double A. I wonder if that was 286 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 2: part of it too. 287 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:40,600 Speaker 3: I don't think we would have access to that. But 288 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 3: with true media, if ak, it was true media out 289 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:43,600 Speaker 3: there and they want to send us that kind of stuff, 290 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 3: I'd be we'd really appreciate a true media assistant for 291 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 3: the Messed Up podcast. But I have one more Prospect 292 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 3: Bowl prediction. Okay, I don't know how bold this one is, 293 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:53,200 Speaker 3: but you might yell me for this one. 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We saw some opposite feel power for 332 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 3: him the breakout game, which is really impressive again the 333 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 3: stackcast day on that, but he hit the ball very 334 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:32,120 Speaker 3: hard a couple different times. Again, smooth left handed swing 335 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 3: and the Mets have been comfortable playing him at shortstop 336 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 3: this spring, showing that he still has that possibly top 337 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 3: end defensive ability, and he spent a lot of his 338 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 3: time as a plus defender both third and second base 339 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:43,440 Speaker 3: so far in the lower minors. So Barrow, I believe 340 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 3: they said, is going to start the season with Brooklyn. 341 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 3: Brooklyn for a left handed hitter is not very good. Yeah, 342 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 3: but if you get to Brooklyn's left handed hitter and 343 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 3: you actually hit, I think everyone realizes how difficult that is. 344 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:55,280 Speaker 3: That was kind of what sent Michael Cainford though on 345 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 3: the the Prospect rocket Ship, and I think that that's 346 00:12:58,280 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 3: something that Barrow could put himself on as well. I 347 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,720 Speaker 3: think we see the midseason Bride ups have him as 348 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 3: a back end, top hunch of prospects. 349 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:05,840 Speaker 2: I think we saw Joe Demeyo two during the spring 350 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 2: breakout game on the S and Y broadcast, talked about 351 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:10,560 Speaker 2: how the Mets are being very aggressive with their minor leaguers, 352 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:13,319 Speaker 2: sending them up what would be seem like early at 353 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 2: times to different levels because they feel like they don't 354 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 2: want their first challenge, They don't want their first difficulty 355 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 2: to be at the major league level. That's a really 356 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 2: really hard place to deal with failure, where if you 357 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:25,280 Speaker 2: deal with failure at HIA, you feel a deal with it. 358 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 1: At Double A, they. 359 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 2: Feel like you'll be able to learn through it, push 360 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 2: through it, and once they finally do, now you understand 361 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 2: how to deal with that. While you're not trying to 362 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:35,440 Speaker 2: become a major league baseball player at the hardest level 363 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 2: in any sport. 364 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:37,440 Speaker 1: You know that exists. 365 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 2: So I'm glad. I like Boston Barrow a lot. We've 366 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 2: been washing them ever since the best drafted. I like 367 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:43,960 Speaker 2: that one. I'm gonna move it back to the major 368 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 2: league roster here. I think it's something I said on 369 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:48,719 Speaker 2: the podcast maybe a couple weeks ago now, but I 370 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 2: think Brett Baty might just win the second base position 371 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 2: outright from Jeff McNeil. And it's nothing against Jeff McNeill 372 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:56,080 Speaker 2: as a player. I think it's more so that Jeff 373 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:58,559 Speaker 2: I think is true value to this team, especially now 374 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 2: with him another year older, more injuries and. 375 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:01,439 Speaker 1: Stuff like that. 376 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 2: Like I think his true value as being a super 377 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:07,600 Speaker 2: utility player on this roster, playing second base, playing the outfield, 378 00:14:07,679 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 2: just kind of going all over the place, being a 379 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:11,200 Speaker 2: little bit of an agent of chaos. I think that's 380 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:14,440 Speaker 2: where Jeff McNeil's perfect role is. And I really do 381 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 2: think mister March, Brett Baty, the dude, everything is clicking 382 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 2: right now. Everything is so good for him. So I 383 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 2: just hope he can get off to a decent start. 384 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 2: I don't need a scalding hot start. I don't need 385 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:25,920 Speaker 2: him to be the best hitter on the Mets by 386 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:27,840 Speaker 2: any means, But I just want him to show, maybe 387 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 2: the first couple weeks that he's very much a capable 388 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 2: major league player, especially at the second base position, and 389 00:14:33,760 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 2: I think that will put him in a good spot 390 00:14:35,200 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 2: to have a great season this year. 391 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 3: The two things been poke holes in this one. One 392 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 3: if that is the case, just what is the outcome 393 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:45,120 Speaker 3: for Luisa Helicunya. And two, if Brett Batty said he 394 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:47,000 Speaker 3: wins the job and he's the guy and McNeil takes 395 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 3: the Rosers spot back from mcunya, how do the Mets 396 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 3: wind up going through a blatoon with Bait Because I 397 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 3: still don't feel like they're ever going to be comfortable, 398 00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:54,640 Speaker 3: especially that this year with him facing left handed pitcher. 399 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:57,640 Speaker 2: I think there's a possibility there. I think just there's 400 00:14:57,840 --> 00:15:00,120 Speaker 2: I don't know how much you really face left hand 401 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 2: where you need to worry too too much, Like think 402 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 2: about it, think about how many like yeah, once a week, 403 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 2: and then if that's the problem once a week, maybe 404 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:10,360 Speaker 2: that's when Jeff McNeil plays second base, because you trust 405 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:12,200 Speaker 2: Jeff McNeil against the lefty more than you do a 406 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 2: guy like Brett Bady. 407 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 1: That's where I think that McNeil in that super utility. 408 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 2: Role with Akunya, I think Akunya is honestly think they're 409 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 2: gonna give him some shine. It's in centerfield at some 410 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:24,360 Speaker 2: point they have to. I think that's where he has 411 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 2: more value to this team, just like he's a good 412 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 2: fielder in the infield. But right now, when you're looking 413 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 2: at you look at this roster, like okay, centerfield might 414 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 2: be a spot still where he could find some playing time, 415 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 2: especially because as much as we like Jose Serri and 416 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:41,360 Speaker 2: Tyrone Taylor, those guys, by no means are guaranteed spots 417 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 2: on this roster for the entire season. So I think 418 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 2: there's a world where if one of those guys struggles, 419 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 2: maybe that's a place where he could get some looks 420 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:51,400 Speaker 2: as well. I don't know he's Akunya is also just 421 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 2: kind of a little bit screwed in this situation, which 422 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 2: that sometimes happens the best players rise to the top. 423 00:15:56,880 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 2: Not that he's not really good, he just might not 424 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:00,160 Speaker 2: be getting that opportunity. 425 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 3: I think Brett Bay is also three entire full years 426 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 3: older in Luis and Helicunya, which definitely plays into as well. 427 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 3: We heard David Stearns during the Mets during the Met's 428 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 3: game against the Yankees on Monday afternoon Talk, Gary asked 429 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 3: him very specifically about the timelines for both Jet Williams 430 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 3: and Ryan Mauricio, and they and their impact, say, two 431 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 3: years older, two years older, Yeah, yeah, oh but base 432 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 3: only twenty four still. 433 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 1: Batty is twenty five of Cuno's twenty three. 434 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 3: Oh, Telcuno is twenty two. Okay, But Gary asked David 435 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:30,200 Speaker 3: Searns specifically what the timelines were like for both Jet 436 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:33,880 Speaker 3: Williams and Ryan Risio, and Stern said, like Jets, good 437 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:36,280 Speaker 3: starting season as double A, probably a lot of hurdles 438 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 3: to climbs for him to make his major league debut 439 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:39,520 Speaker 3: this year. They said, Mariso is going to be held 440 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 3: backs and stays spring training for a little while, and 441 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 3: he's going to continue to play in rehab games in 442 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 3: with Saint Luci in low way as the season begins. 443 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 3: But then the second he said he's ready in baseball 444 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 3: shape timings there, he's going to triple A and he's 445 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 3: someone that he could definitely see impacting this team and 446 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 3: this roster this season. So like that again complicates things 447 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:58,880 Speaker 3: more because I think Mauricio and Baby. That's to me 448 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 3: also very on platoon combination at second base, especially with 449 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:05,159 Speaker 3: Mauricio being able to play third base. And again I 450 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:07,199 Speaker 3: agree with you for Akunya with the outfield, we just 451 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 3: haven't seen it that much, yes, And you can't play 452 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:11,720 Speaker 3: major league center field if you haven't seen it that much. 453 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 3: And he's he's so tiny. There's not many very tiny 454 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:16,639 Speaker 3: center fielders like that. I had the same issue when 455 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:18,359 Speaker 3: they talk about Jet Willis playing center field, Like I 456 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 3: don't know how many center fielders are five to seven. 457 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 3: I can't think of one off the top of my head, 458 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:23,800 Speaker 3: Like Cedric Malls is like five to nine. He's a 459 00:17:23,800 --> 00:17:26,439 Speaker 3: pretty small guy, but he's also he's so nice with it. 460 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 3: He's incredibly smooth, Like I really can't think I mean beltro. 461 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:31,639 Speaker 1: Five eight, he's this is the same height as Louis and. 462 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:34,400 Speaker 3: Hyricun Well, Louis Lacuni's not five eight, so we're gonna 463 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:35,159 Speaker 3: take that one back right now. 464 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:36,680 Speaker 1: Trump was six to one. He was not small. 465 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:40,920 Speaker 3: Who diuld you say, Beltron, I thought bel Trump, Remember 466 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 3: we talked to him. He I don't think he was 467 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:42,359 Speaker 3: six to one. 468 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:43,680 Speaker 1: I think he was six to one. 469 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 3: I don't know. I think he was a little smaller 470 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:47,879 Speaker 3: than then let out there. But if Louis Lacunia is 471 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 3: five eight, then I'm five eight. I'm not five eight. 472 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:51,399 Speaker 3: So that's a big issue right there. I mean, we 473 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 3: saw the picture last year with Fransiscoolndor stood next Louis 474 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:56,200 Speaker 3: and Helicunya. Fr ciscool Indoor's height was reduced from five 475 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 3: ten to five nine heading into the season, showing his 476 00:17:57,960 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 3: old age. I guess he's shrinking. He looked too and 477 00:17:59,880 --> 00:18:01,879 Speaker 3: just and Luisa Halakouonie if not more than that. So 478 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 3: it's just a very I don't know. There's there's some 479 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 3: you know, you never want to put players in the box, 480 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:09,359 Speaker 3: but there's something that players bodies, archaea types and what 481 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:11,480 Speaker 3: positions they can actually play in a baseball field. And 482 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 3: I even think Beaty's pushing for second base. He's one 483 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:15,920 Speaker 3: of the biggest second basemen in the league right now 484 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:18,159 Speaker 3: going to the season. But it's very funny that this 485 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 3: is these are all good problems to have. The Mets 486 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 3: have so many good players in the forty man roster. 487 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 3: We asked, like, fit puzzle pieces together, if young players 488 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:26,120 Speaker 3: with potential and make it work. 489 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:28,360 Speaker 2: I'm just gonna say something crazy like there there's there's 490 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:30,400 Speaker 2: another team that's been pretty good over the last ten 491 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 2: years that you had these issues. We're like, where are 492 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 2: you gonna play Miguel Vargus, Like, where are you gonna 493 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:38,159 Speaker 2: play these guys? Like the Dodgers were like, we have 494 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:42,440 Speaker 2: Dalton Rushing would be starting on twenty of thirty Major 495 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:43,520 Speaker 2: League Baseball teams right now. 496 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 1: The guy is an absolute stud. 497 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 2: And the Dodgers are like, yeah, have fun and triple 498 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 2: A for the third year, Like figure it out more. 499 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 1: I guess it's just it's a good problem to have. 500 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:54,359 Speaker 3: Yeah, And also, I think this all I like that 501 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:57,280 Speaker 3: we were talking about some Mets hitting prospect projections because 502 00:18:57,320 --> 00:18:59,320 Speaker 3: this I think is an important important year for Mets 503 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:02,320 Speaker 3: play development in terms of Hithers. Yes, because we've seen 504 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:03,960 Speaker 3: the pitchers kind of We've seen a lot of pitchrick 505 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:05,440 Speaker 3: elevate this year, and we think there's going to be 506 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 3: a lot more that kind of pop up this season 507 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:09,320 Speaker 3: through lower miners and going to be a big season 508 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 3: for again Sproute, Tong, Tidwell, Nolan MacLean, Like, we're talking 509 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 3: about these guys possibly itch inching towards the major league, 510 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:17,199 Speaker 3: some of them pitching in the major leagues. Probably half 511 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:19,119 Speaker 3: those guys pitching in the Major leagues. We need some 512 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 3: of these hitters to step up. We need some more 513 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:23,480 Speaker 3: hitters to wind up being guys who could be relied 514 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:25,159 Speaker 3: on for years to come, because this is an expensive 515 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 3: roster's going to continue to be an expensive roster see 516 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 3: Francisco and Door and Want. So that's like what eighty 517 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:33,000 Speaker 3: million dollars a year? No, yeah, yeah, more, Yeah, it's you. 518 00:19:33,080 --> 00:19:35,680 Speaker 3: These are guys that we need to We really need 519 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:37,640 Speaker 3: to have guys fill in the cracks on this roster 520 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:39,280 Speaker 3: for years to come. We need the next Pilons, We 521 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:41,320 Speaker 3: need the next Jeff McNeil. Mark Ventles was a good 522 00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:44,200 Speaker 3: step towards doing that, the next Brandon Nimo, Like these guys, 523 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:46,919 Speaker 3: a couple of these guys have to become players that 524 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:49,480 Speaker 3: we can trust year over year, time after time, Guys 525 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 3: that were even considering giving contract extensions over the next 526 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 3: few years because we just need we need cheap talent 527 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:55,080 Speaker 3: to rise. That's going to be very important to this 528 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:55,919 Speaker 3: team going forward. 529 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 1: What I got three more bold predictions online? How many 530 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:00,400 Speaker 1: you got? 531 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 3: I think I only have one more hard one than 532 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:03,920 Speaker 3: a couple other soft ones. 533 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:06,439 Speaker 2: All right, so give give me Nope, not gonna say it. 534 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:09,200 Speaker 2: You pick, Yeah, there's. 535 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:11,040 Speaker 3: My next one. This this might be my magnis opus. 536 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 3: This year Mets bullpen top three the league in terms 537 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:13,560 Speaker 3: of v R. 538 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:15,359 Speaker 1: A nice I like it. That is a bold prediction. 539 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:16,560 Speaker 1: I agree with that one. 540 00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:20,480 Speaker 3: I think at last year the Mets bullpen was incredibly underrated. 541 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:22,119 Speaker 3: We had the highest strikeout rate for your bullpen in 542 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 3: the league, one of the highest track on mis walk rates. 543 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:26,400 Speaker 3: But the only problem is that walk rate was incredibly high. 544 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 3: Eleven percent walk rate from a bullpen, something that's just 545 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:29,840 Speaker 3: not tenable. If you want to have one of the 546 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 3: lowest eras in the league, you want to give up 547 00:20:31,359 --> 00:20:33,399 Speaker 3: the feest amount of runs. I think this year, the 548 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:36,080 Speaker 3: improvements the Mets have made their bullpen in the offseason 549 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:37,440 Speaker 3: I think the fact we're gonna have a full season 550 00:20:37,520 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 3: Ryan Stanek, I think that we have a full season 551 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:42,400 Speaker 3: of Jose Budo, Dad Neiel Neuonis, Red Garrett, aj Minterer. 552 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:46,880 Speaker 3: That's an incredibly strong core, incredibly strong foundation to put 553 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:51,600 Speaker 3: underneath Edwin Diaz, who hopefully this year doesn't doesn't forget 554 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 3: how to pitch for a month or two, and I'm 555 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 3: pretty confident that will not happen again. So in the 556 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:56,359 Speaker 3: fact that at the top you have one of the 557 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:58,880 Speaker 3: three or four best closers in the league. Still underneath 558 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:01,120 Speaker 3: that you have a very deep makes of seven men 559 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 3: and who could do different things, the emergence of Max Kranick, 560 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 3: possibly the breakout of Danny Young. I think that you 561 00:21:06,320 --> 00:21:08,119 Speaker 3: put all that together and you get a bullpen that 562 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:11,119 Speaker 3: is will wind up being feared by midseason in the 563 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:14,159 Speaker 3: National League. Yeah, I think, especially with like those k 564 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:16,399 Speaker 3: mi as walk numbers for the Mets, like you forget 565 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 3: that like Jake Deekman was on the team for thirty 566 00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:20,560 Speaker 3: two innings this year and walk twenty four guys. You 567 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:23,480 Speaker 3: had Wasascar Brazobon who win twenty one innings, walked fourteen guys. 568 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:26,800 Speaker 3: Sean really read fully twenty one innings, fourteen guys, Like 569 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:29,160 Speaker 3: they just had some dudes that were on this team 570 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:31,120 Speaker 3: for a very short time, like Alex Young walks seven 571 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 3: guys in thirteen innings, Like it all kind of added 572 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:35,399 Speaker 3: up at one point, but then when you look at 573 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:38,440 Speaker 3: the guys who were staples of this bullpen, you feel 574 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:41,000 Speaker 3: a lot better about it. I mean, Adam Hadovino sneaky 575 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 3: sixty appearances last year. Like, yeah, he was released by 576 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 3: the Red Sox earlier this week. I really hope he 577 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:47,200 Speaker 3: doesn't get that call. 578 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:47,439 Speaker 4: Ye. 579 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 3: I don't think there's a strick guy, great guy, but 580 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:50,640 Speaker 3: I don't want to see a pitch of the Mets 581 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:51,120 Speaker 3: ever again. 582 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:54,359 Speaker 2: No that I don't think there's a shot, But I 583 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:56,200 Speaker 2: like that. I like top three era from the Mets bullpen. 584 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:58,720 Speaker 2: That is a bold prediction. I'm gonna give you one here. 585 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 2: I'm gonna say, Brandon Nimmo, it's just top ten in 586 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 2: the MVP voting. I'm gonna keep riding that train until 587 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:06,639 Speaker 2: it stops. Last year we were close. We were so 588 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:10,359 Speaker 2: close that first half of the season. It's crazy he 589 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:12,399 Speaker 2: got something from the All Star team, but the numbers 590 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 2: he was putting up, we were like Brandon was gonna 591 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 2: have like thirty homers and like one hundred and ten. 592 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:19,000 Speaker 2: RBIs like, what is going on? Is this the year 593 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:20,960 Speaker 2: that all finally comes together? I think this is the 594 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:24,200 Speaker 2: year it all comes together. Hitting forth gets Francisco Lindor 595 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:26,440 Speaker 2: Wanso to Peede Alonzo in front of him. He's gonna 596 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:28,119 Speaker 2: be able to drive in way more runs than he 597 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:30,199 Speaker 2: ever has. He's gonna have guys on base, and we 598 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:33,200 Speaker 2: know that while Neimo has an incredible eye, is very 599 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 2: very selective. When he gets aggressive. When he gets his pitch, 600 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:38,520 Speaker 2: he jumps all over it. I talk about it all 601 00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:40,480 Speaker 2: the time. One of my favorite things that brand Nemo 602 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 2: does is when a reliever comes into a game with 603 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:45,399 Speaker 2: runners on base, he swings at the first pitch and 604 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:48,360 Speaker 2: he does damage. Like they sometimes are coming back from 605 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:50,800 Speaker 2: breaking They're like, oh, it's drive, and like brand Nemo 606 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 2: hits a home run. I remember off of TJ McFarlane 607 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:56,399 Speaker 2: and Saint louis like, I love the aggressiveness. And I 608 00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:58,720 Speaker 2: think now hitting in the four hole, especially with guys 609 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 2: on in front of him a lot more, we're gonna 610 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:01,520 Speaker 2: see Brandon will be an aggressive king. 611 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:03,680 Speaker 3: All right. This is good because I had another brand 612 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:05,359 Speaker 3: nemo bold prediction, but I didn't know if it was 613 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 3: bold enough. You're gonna yell at me. But Brandon will 614 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 3: get to one hundred RBIs in his top ten national 615 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:10,320 Speaker 3: league in RBS. 616 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 1: Okay, yeah, no, I like that. I like that. I'm cool. 617 00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:16,200 Speaker 3: We've seen him be very aggressive so far this spring, 618 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:18,400 Speaker 3: striking out significant lesson did last year. No spring training 619 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:21,200 Speaker 3: stats don't matter, but when you see huge outliers from 620 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:22,639 Speaker 3: what guys have done in their careers, I like to 621 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:24,359 Speaker 3: pay attention to them. The fact that Brandon was barely 622 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:27,280 Speaker 3: struck out in his thirty three played appearances, really swinging hard, 623 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:29,480 Speaker 3: swinging for power, extra base has left and right. I 624 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:31,439 Speaker 3: just think that he's gonna kind of it's kind of 625 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:33,880 Speaker 3: relish in this four spot, like he's kind of understanding 626 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 3: the player he's becoming. I know he has the Planter fasciaias, 627 00:23:36,119 --> 00:23:37,680 Speaker 3: which is not a fun injury. If anyone's ever dealt 628 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:39,800 Speaker 3: with that before, shout out my sister for dealing with that. 629 00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:42,639 Speaker 3: But it's just he knows he's not. I mean, it's 630 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:44,360 Speaker 3: funny also because last year he's had a major career 631 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 3: hind stolen basis. He stole fifteen's previous career. I was nine. 632 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:48,200 Speaker 3: That was Onladly back in twenty eighteen, when he was 633 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:50,200 Speaker 3: a spring chicken twenty five years old. I think it's 634 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:52,400 Speaker 3: more of just the rules. I think Brandon Will understands 635 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:54,120 Speaker 3: that the best thing he can do with this contract 636 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:56,359 Speaker 3: he has is get on base and hit for power. 637 00:23:56,440 --> 00:23:58,760 Speaker 3: Like he has all the tools, which is very funny 638 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:01,280 Speaker 3: after watching his guys entire career to be one of 639 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:02,920 Speaker 3: the one of the one of the best four hitters 640 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:04,840 Speaker 3: in baseball, like imagine that like ten years ago, like 641 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:06,480 Speaker 3: seven years ago, Brandon was one of the best cleanup 642 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 3: hits in the league. But he has all in him 643 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:10,840 Speaker 3: something like twenty eight home runs, one hundred and seven RBIs, 644 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 3: ninety five runs scored, sneak in the ten stolen bases 645 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 3: two for the average, and three thirty five on base. 646 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:18,520 Speaker 1: Not even higher average to sixty. 647 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 3: I mean, we'll see where batting average winds up. Last 648 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:22,199 Speaker 3: see the bating average got very bad. Batting average were 649 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:23,959 Speaker 3: higher before that. But that's again, that's like a four 650 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 3: or five win player that Brandon Will heading before last 651 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 3: year ended had four straight season with an eight hundred 652 00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:31,160 Speaker 3: ohps Like this is someone with legitimate power who can 653 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:34,720 Speaker 3: become transform himself as a player now hitting cleanup. I 654 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:36,320 Speaker 3: think that's a good there's a good chance that happens 655 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 3: this season. 656 00:24:37,119 --> 00:24:38,359 Speaker 1: Hey, he's a big, strong dude. All right. 657 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:39,960 Speaker 2: I'll throw in two quick ones here at the end 658 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 2: that are just kind of throw in. One of them 659 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:43,480 Speaker 2: is a classic James pick, not bowld at all. But 660 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:46,199 Speaker 2: Griffin Canning will lead the will lead the Mets an 661 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:47,240 Speaker 2: innings pitch this season. 662 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:49,200 Speaker 1: We're gonna we're going to bang that one home. 663 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:51,199 Speaker 2: Uh, and then my other one is going to be 664 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:53,920 Speaker 2: that Pete Alonzo does not participate in the home run 665 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:54,680 Speaker 2: Derby this year. 666 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:56,920 Speaker 3: Good one. I wanted to have Canning, but I'm almost 667 00:24:56,960 --> 00:24:58,879 Speaker 3: too confident in Canning at this point, Like I'm I'm 668 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:00,959 Speaker 3: ready for the new Luis just step in and just 669 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:01,520 Speaker 3: be a guy. 670 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 2: I will say, my actual real Petal Lonzo one is. 671 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:05,600 Speaker 2: I think the Mets get an extension done with him 672 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:09,480 Speaker 2: in season. There's no way, bold bold, they get it done. 673 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:10,119 Speaker 1: He plays well. 674 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 2: They're like, you know what, let's just say here's a 675 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:13,439 Speaker 2: deal in Pete's like I'm in, let's do it. 676 00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:15,919 Speaker 3: Did you see the report that Ducci came out with 677 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:17,920 Speaker 3: today because today the Mets have don the cover of 678 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 3: Sports Illustrated for the first time in years, and I 679 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:21,880 Speaker 3: think that was I want to say it was twenty 680 00:25:21,960 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 3: twenty one. I want to say that was right when 681 00:25:23,080 --> 00:25:25,679 Speaker 3: they signed Francisco Lindor. But it's all the guys on 682 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:27,800 Speaker 3: the cover, and there's a big article from Ferducci in there, 683 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:30,240 Speaker 3: talking with Cohen about to solo pursuit. And it's the 684 00:25:30,280 --> 00:25:32,960 Speaker 3: fact that in one of the final meetings, Wan so 685 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:34,439 Speaker 3: Tho said, with the rest of your plans for the 686 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:36,200 Speaker 3: off season, He's like, I really want line of protection. 687 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:38,359 Speaker 3: I didn't understand how important line of protection was to 688 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 3: me with the Nationals, I didn't have any. Then having 689 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:42,360 Speaker 3: Man and Machado kind of clicked for me. Then having 690 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:44,080 Speaker 3: Aaron Judge. Of course, I had the best season in 691 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:45,840 Speaker 3: my career, So what are you gonna do? And Steve 692 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 3: Coen was like, you know, we're we're still working on 693 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 3: this and that I don't really know, And apparently there 694 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 3: was like a bit of a tiff and Steve Cohen 695 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:53,560 Speaker 3: wound up like getting a little bit hyper in the 696 00:25:53,600 --> 00:25:56,640 Speaker 3: meeting and not aggressively. It seemed like the way that 697 00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 3: for Ducci, Road and the way that Cohen was quoted 698 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:00,359 Speaker 3: is that he did get upset and he kind of 699 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:01,719 Speaker 3: left the meeting like in a bit of a huff. 700 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:04,359 Speaker 3: And then he was like with so, yes, the second 701 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:05,840 Speaker 3: last meeting with one. So though like, oh, we're not 702 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:07,719 Speaker 3: getting this guy's guys, guys go back to the Yankees. 703 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 3: And then that night Boris called him, He's like, great 704 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:12,040 Speaker 3: meeting today. So they really liked you. You check the 705 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:14,200 Speaker 3: ownership box. And he was like, what are you talking about? 706 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:16,320 Speaker 3: This one of the worst meetings of my life. So 707 00:26:16,359 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 3: I think that I think that is kind of funny. 708 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:20,680 Speaker 3: I think that if nothing else, Wan Sodo is now 709 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 3: the focal points centerpiece of this entire team, probably does 710 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:26,280 Speaker 3: want p Alonzo specifically hitting behind him. Some people were like, oh, 711 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:28,120 Speaker 3: Piete's gonna hit their if not fourth, I think Wan 712 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:30,159 Speaker 3: so Tho wants plans to hitting behind him. I think 713 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 3: that's still something that but we kind of debunked that. Yeah, 714 00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:35,359 Speaker 3: some analytics people have debunked it. I think baseball players 715 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:37,080 Speaker 3: themselves are like, yeah, I want that guy hitting behind 716 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:38,760 Speaker 3: me because the guy in the mound is thinking about 717 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:41,440 Speaker 3: that guy hitting behind me. Again, sometimes the numbers dot 718 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:43,399 Speaker 3: exactly equate to like the mentality of it all. But 719 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 3: I think that that's a real part of the two 720 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:48,000 Speaker 3: I got my my last bold prediction again, not that bold, 721 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 3: but something that I hope happened, something I want to happen, 722 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:52,959 Speaker 3: something I'm ready to happen. Brand spurred one hundred major 723 00:26:53,040 --> 00:26:53,560 Speaker 3: league getings. 724 00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:56,480 Speaker 1: All right, yeah, but I'll take it. Yeah, yeah. 725 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:58,520 Speaker 3: I don't think that many Brookie thore A hundreds anymore 726 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:00,320 Speaker 3: last year. They're only handful of the entire life. I 727 00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:03,280 Speaker 3: think that Brandon Sprote is on the Christian Scott path. 728 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:05,760 Speaker 3: He's up May June because this pitching staff is going 729 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:07,600 Speaker 3: to the infusion at some point, especially if there's any 730 00:27:07,640 --> 00:27:09,720 Speaker 3: setbacks all from an I in Mantas, which I'm sure 731 00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:11,520 Speaker 3: there will be at least one setback between those two 732 00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:14,160 Speaker 3: guys combined. Brands broke us the first call after pitching 733 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:16,520 Speaker 3: really want a triple A. He comes up sink or sweeper, 734 00:27:16,520 --> 00:27:18,959 Speaker 3: mix more mixes in, more change ups, becomes a very 735 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:20,960 Speaker 3: solid Miller rotation guy for us the rest of the season. 736 00:27:21,359 --> 00:27:23,360 Speaker 1: I like it. I can buy that. I'm in all right. 737 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:25,480 Speaker 2: Those are our bold predictions for the twenty twenty five season. 738 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:27,760 Speaker 2: Let us know your bold predictions down in the comments 739 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:29,639 Speaker 2: section below. Don't forget to subscribe to the Mets of 740 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:32,160 Speaker 2: the Podcast YouTube channel if you watching this over on YouTube. 741 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:33,200 Speaker 1: If you're listening to US. 742 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:36,320 Speaker 2: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, drops a rating, drops a review, downloaded, 743 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:39,679 Speaker 2: and subscribe. Remember Murphy's Bar Saturday night in Astoria if 744 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:41,160 Speaker 2: you're local, if you're able. 745 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:42,320 Speaker 1: To make it, we'd love to see you out there. 746 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:44,920 Speaker 2: Come hang out with us live pregame and post game 747 00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:47,040 Speaker 2: show along with beer, drinks, all that. 748 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:47,960 Speaker 1: It's just fun. 749 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:50,159 Speaker 3: It's the best Mets bar in the city. Yeah, Murphy's 750 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:51,920 Speaker 3: Bar again. We're gonna be doing a lot of listener 751 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:53,760 Speaker 3: engagement with that stuff. We're gonna have a third microphone, 752 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:55,280 Speaker 3: so we're gonna just have people come up and say 753 00:27:55,359 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 3: come on the podcast and say some stuff there. Else 754 00:27:57,000 --> 00:27:59,000 Speaker 3: is gonna be some drink deals, the first ever Met 755 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 3: stuff merch, which is gonna be pretty fun. We just 756 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 3: went to a T shirt and shop got them printed, 757 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:04,120 Speaker 3: so you guys are gonna get exclusive rights the first 758 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:05,480 Speaker 3: ever mess up apparel. 759 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:07,359 Speaker 2: We're giving a really good time. Well, you're not buying them, 760 00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:08,600 Speaker 2: we're giving of course you did. 761 00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:09,840 Speaker 3: We're just giving them to you. We're probably gonna have 762 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:11,360 Speaker 3: like some kind of game to win one or two 763 00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:13,119 Speaker 3: of them, but also just gonna give him out to 764 00:28:13,119 --> 00:28:14,560 Speaker 3: people because we want you guys to have them. 765 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:17,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, and you could subscribe to James YouTube channel what. 766 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:20,120 Speaker 3: Is it James Cianno and have my own Bowl predictions 767 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:23,399 Speaker 3: coming out later today Wednesday for the entire season. I 768 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:25,080 Speaker 3: think I'm gonna have one Mets one on there, but 769 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:27,240 Speaker 3: it's gonna be a lot crazy stuff, much crazier than these. 770 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:29,440 Speaker 2: All Right, sounds good. Thank you guys for listening to 771 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:31,040 Speaker 2: watch it. We'll catch you on the next episode. Let's 772 00:28:31,040 --> 00:28:31,400 Speaker 2: go Mets. 773 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:33,640 Speaker 3: Peace Out, Peace out, guys. Let's go Mets.