WEBVTT - MLB: Leading Off July 25th, 2023 (Ep. 716) 0:00:05.720 --> 0:00:08.879 Welcome in everybody to Fantasy pros MLB. This is Leading 0:00:08.880 --> 0:00:11.000 Off Live, brought to you by Prize Fixed. Sign up 0:00:11.039 --> 0:00:13.200 for Prize Fixed today and use that probo code leading 0:00:13.240 --> 0:00:15.560 off when you do it's me Joey p. That of 0:00:15.560 --> 0:00:17.120 course is the well shit it' to you, the Peanuts, 0:00:17.160 --> 0:00:20.480 the Cracker Jacks. I see Lee is listening at the gym. 0:00:20.480 --> 0:00:23.079 Good for you, Lee, wait to make the most of 0:00:23.120 --> 0:00:26.440 the time on the treadmill hanging out with us. Also, 0:00:26.480 --> 0:00:28.000 I want to give a shout out Welsh at the 0:00:28.040 --> 0:00:31.760 top to Brett Anderson. Brett said, good morning, guys and gals. 0:00:31.800 --> 0:00:34.400 I finally did it. I finally dropped Chris Bryant from 0:00:34.440 --> 0:00:38.920 my points leading congratulations to finally Welsh be able to 0:00:45.040 --> 0:00:47.080 off Chris Bryant. 0:00:47.520 --> 0:00:50.000 That's the best movie you could do. If that was 0:00:50.000 --> 0:00:51.280 better planned out, though it could have been up. 0:00:51.320 --> 0:00:53.480 Do you feel like a bouncing sometimes when you drop 0:00:53.520 --> 0:00:55.560 a player like you? But I mean you're in July. 0:00:55.640 --> 0:00:57.760 At the end of July, you're four months a four 0:00:57.800 --> 0:00:59.760 to sixth of the way or I guess I should 0:00:59.760 --> 0:01:03.120 reduce that fraction two thirds of the way through the season. 0:01:03.200 --> 0:01:05.319 See what I did there? They said, I you know, 0:01:05.640 --> 0:01:08.480 I always said I would never need fractions and reducing 0:01:08.520 --> 0:01:10.760 fractions or multiplying fractions in life. But there we go. 0:01:10.880 --> 0:01:12.440 Yeah, there you go on the show. You know it's 0:01:12.640 --> 0:01:15.520 it is ironically funny here because last night I was 0:01:15.560 --> 0:01:19.679 working on my Dynasty Baseball ranks and Bryant. When I 0:01:19.720 --> 0:01:22.520 go through sometimes I get like hyper focused on specific players. 0:01:22.560 --> 0:01:25.440 I do multiple passes, and Bryant was one where I 0:01:25.560 --> 0:01:28.480 was like, all right, drag down, then dragged down, and 0:01:28.480 --> 0:01:31.360 then I was like, nope, drag down. I'm like Spencer 0:01:31.400 --> 0:01:34.480 Steer or Chris Bryant. Oh, Spencer steel Down. 0:01:34.600 --> 0:01:34.839 Yep. 0:01:35.000 --> 0:01:36.640 I just kept go ahead and down, and we just 0:01:36.680 --> 0:01:39.399 kept moving on to it. And it did feel free, 0:01:39.480 --> 0:01:41.520 a little weight off my shoulders. 0:01:41.040 --> 0:01:43.800 If you will, it did. I gotta say this too, Welsh. 0:01:43.840 --> 0:01:46.200 I mean, I think when it comes to players like 0:01:46.280 --> 0:01:49.200 Chris Bryant, you know, it's it's always it's a weird 0:01:49.280 --> 0:01:51.000 feeling when you have a player that was once a 0:01:51.120 --> 0:01:54.880 first round ish pick or second round pick, and then 0:01:54.920 --> 0:01:57.160 it's a very short period of time in that window, 0:01:57.400 --> 0:02:00.040 and then that window closes on them and then the 0:02:00.160 --> 0:02:02.280 remainder of their career. Look, I'm glad the guy got 0:02:02.280 --> 0:02:04.800 paid good for you, but it is kind of depressing 0:02:04.800 --> 0:02:06.960 to think about, like what kind of first second round 0:02:06.960 --> 0:02:08.880 talent this guy was and it was a short window 0:02:08.880 --> 0:02:12.560 of time, maybe three four year window, and then the 0:02:12.600 --> 0:02:14.880 rest of his career just hasn't been like that. And 0:02:14.919 --> 0:02:17.280 it's kind of frustrating because he kind of lingers with 0:02:17.360 --> 0:02:20.680 that feeling attached to him of greatness, but he has 0:02:20.720 --> 0:02:21.320 not been great. 0:02:21.639 --> 0:02:25.119 I loved him, he was a personal fanhuge fan. Yeah, 0:02:25.160 --> 0:02:29.320 mister blue Eyes, absolutely loved him to death. But it 0:02:29.400 --> 0:02:31.760 is similar. I wonder if it could get this way, 0:02:31.840 --> 0:02:33.919 but this guy's younger, but it is similar in nature 0:02:33.960 --> 0:02:36.799 to like the Cody Bellinger stuff. You know, Cody Bellinger 0:02:37.240 --> 0:02:41.640 had this phenomenal year still young, had two just bad 0:02:41.760 --> 0:02:43.760 years follow him, and then he just kind of had 0:02:43.760 --> 0:02:45.880 this up and down kind of I mean, we've had 0:02:45.880 --> 0:02:47.520 a little bit more of that from Bryant, and then 0:02:47.520 --> 0:02:50.720 he goes to a destination where he should succeed, and 0:02:50.960 --> 0:02:52.720 you want to kind of believe that this can turn 0:02:52.760 --> 0:02:55.560 around simply because you are in Colorado, because again go 0:02:55.639 --> 0:02:57.679 back and look at you know, Bellinger. Bellinger over the 0:02:57.760 --> 0:03:01.040 last thirty days the number one fantasy player on Yahoo 0:03:01.240 --> 0:03:04.600 he's been insane, hitting well over three hundred strikeout percentage, 0:03:04.680 --> 0:03:07.840 just like what cut. He'll probably get traded, But is 0:03:07.880 --> 0:03:10.440 he trustworthy because he was I was just looking at 0:03:10.480 --> 0:03:14.280 him yesterday. He's a sandwich of inconsistency. It's like three 0:03:14.360 --> 0:03:17.360 hundred plus average on one bun. Their bottom bun is 0:03:17.360 --> 0:03:20.519 a four hundred plus average sandwich between a low two 0:03:20.600 --> 0:03:23.280 hundreds and a two fifty. I mean, it's just like inconsistency. 0:03:23.360 --> 0:03:26.200 So you kind of you have these other case stories 0:03:26.240 --> 0:03:28.000 and you look at a guy like Chris Bryant, You're like, well, 0:03:28.040 --> 0:03:30.880 this guy was an MVP. He's not washed, and he's 0:03:30.880 --> 0:03:33.960 in Colorado. It's got to work, right. No, it's not. 0:03:34.240 --> 0:03:38.119 He's completely lost his ability for consistent contact, for barreling. 0:03:38.400 --> 0:03:39.440 There is really no. 0:03:39.560 --> 0:03:41.400 Power to speak of this year. 0:03:41.760 --> 0:03:43.240 It's it's pretty mind boggling. 0:03:43.680 --> 0:03:47.360 Yeah, it is. Everyone keeps talking about my handlebar mustache 0:03:47.400 --> 0:03:49.080 in the chat too. I don't. This is just the 0:03:49.120 --> 0:03:52.000 way my beard. We have a beard. It's slay kind of. 0:03:53.120 --> 0:03:55.160 I mean, like if I got rid of it. I 0:03:55.240 --> 0:03:57.040 used to have a lot for a very long time, 0:03:57.080 --> 0:04:00.920 but then I I got rid of that shave that down, 0:04:01.080 --> 0:04:02.800 got rid of the whole beal, So I don't know 0:04:02.880 --> 0:04:06.920 the handlebar, so the yes, yes, okay. 0:04:06.960 --> 0:04:09.920 So sources are telling me that there's these rumors that 0:04:09.960 --> 0:04:12.200 are still floating out there. They are these rumors that 0:04:12.280 --> 0:04:16.680 jopis Apia might be traded soon, and I don't know 0:04:16.680 --> 0:04:19.440 if they're substantiated, but let me throw this out to you. 0:04:19.920 --> 0:04:20.360 Okay. 0:04:20.560 --> 0:04:23.520 Wouldn't you want if this were to be one of 0:04:23.560 --> 0:04:27.159 your last few days for the year on leading off, 0:04:27.360 --> 0:04:29.240 wouldn't you want to go out in style with like 0:04:29.279 --> 0:04:31.000 a handlebar. I mean, again, we don't know if these 0:04:31.040 --> 0:04:31.440 are true. 0:04:33.839 --> 0:04:36.880 I'd have to shave everything, and I mean everything, like 0:04:36.880 --> 0:04:38.239 I'm just saying, you know. 0:04:38.839 --> 0:04:40.880 But I'm saying, like you go to like the Diamondbacks, 0:04:40.880 --> 0:04:43.480 who they you know, horrible face. You would be a 0:04:43.480 --> 0:04:45.839 better bullpen piece th Diamonbacks right now, like right now, 0:04:46.279 --> 0:04:48.360 but you know, facial hair, you do the Andrew Chaffin. 0:04:48.520 --> 0:04:50.640 I'd like to see the handlebar. I'd like to see 0:04:50.640 --> 0:04:52.800 your handlebar. So you got to get rid of this 0:04:53.520 --> 0:04:55.840 and then the beard part and just rock the handlebar. 0:04:56.279 --> 0:04:59.039 Lee wants me to go full Hollywood Hogan. I'm okay 0:04:59.040 --> 0:05:01.000 with that. I'll wear the band Dana do the whole thing. 0:05:01.080 --> 0:05:02.279 I mean, that could be a good look for me, 0:05:02.480 --> 0:05:04.400 that'd be a great look for you. That'd be a 0:05:04.440 --> 0:05:05.160 really good look. 0:05:05.480 --> 0:05:08.240 All right, let's get to the headlines here and major 0:05:08.320 --> 0:05:09.960 league baso, because at the end of the day, that 0:05:10.080 --> 0:05:12.719 is what we're supposed to be doing. But we like 0:05:12.760 --> 0:05:14.599 to have fun here on the program. Yeah, that's why 0:05:14.600 --> 0:05:16.520 you hang out with us, You darbish. It was no fun, 0:05:17.000 --> 0:05:18.280 you know, just when you thought it was safe to 0:05:18.279 --> 0:05:21.680 go back and you darbage again. He got absolutely pounded, 0:05:22.320 --> 0:05:25.479 you know again. So seven runs over eight hits, not 0:05:25.600 --> 0:05:27.720 so good. A Logan Allen, who thought was a good streamer, 0:05:27.839 --> 0:05:31.239 also not good. Five runs, So so much for trolling 0:05:31.240 --> 0:05:34.040 the Kansasity Royals. They had a good day, but Welsh 0:05:34.040 --> 0:05:36.760 had a better day because Paul Goldschmidt went yard. Also, 0:05:36.920 --> 0:05:40.720 No one Aernauda went yard yesterday. So we'll see if 0:05:40.720 --> 0:05:43.800 it's going to be Sayonara for the corners for Saint Louis. 0:05:43.839 --> 0:05:45.920 We'll see how much longer they are on this team. 0:05:46.000 --> 0:05:48.919 If they did say they did go out and say 0:05:48.960 --> 0:05:52.040 that they weren't going I mean a report whatever, boh, 0:05:52.120 --> 0:05:54.120 the report said that like they were not going to 0:05:54.160 --> 0:05:57.760 trade Goldie, Aeronado, noot Bar and Walker. That was their 0:05:57.800 --> 0:06:01.000 core for next year. So and it's it's so difficult 0:06:01.240 --> 0:06:02.800 to trade. He's never going anywhere. 0:06:03.080 --> 0:06:05.800 Should like honestly, Goldschmid and Aernado should. I mean, there's 0:06:05.839 --> 0:06:09.480 no reason why Saint Louis can't retool the pitching and 0:06:09.600 --> 0:06:11.880 with that core of players you just mentioned, go out 0:06:11.880 --> 0:06:13.719 there and compete for this division next year. There's nothing 0:06:13.760 --> 0:06:16.520 stopping them. So it will be highly short sighted to 0:06:16.520 --> 0:06:18.760 make that move, and I Saint Louis is too good 0:06:18.760 --> 0:06:20.600 of an organization for that. But I do think the 0:06:20.680 --> 0:06:23.200 Yankees will kick the doors on Aeronado because I think 0:06:23.240 --> 0:06:25.520 they see that as a long term solution to a 0:06:25.560 --> 0:06:28.560 short term and long term problem that they have. Josh 0:06:28.640 --> 0:06:30.400 Young went two for five. By the way, he'shitting two 0:06:30.400 --> 0:06:33.400 seventy five with twenty homers, sixty one RBI. Still in 0:06:33.440 --> 0:06:35.880 that front runner discussion there for Rookie of the Year. 0:06:36.200 --> 0:06:39.159 Joey Vado, let's talk about this. I know he's the 0:06:39.200 --> 0:06:42.159 old red and everybody loves Joey Vado and he's a 0:06:42.200 --> 0:06:44.520 good time guy on social media and all that stuff. Oh, 0:06:44.520 --> 0:06:46.839 for four to two k's, he's gone hitless in his 0:06:46.880 --> 0:06:49.440 five straight games. He is two for thirty six over 0:06:49.480 --> 0:06:53.920 his last eleven games. Welsh, you know, is it time 0:06:54.000 --> 0:06:56.320 to kind of put the sentiment aside if you're the Reds, 0:06:56.520 --> 0:07:00.800 because you're competing here. How do you continuously just getting 0:07:00.880 --> 0:07:04.040 Joey Vado in the lineup when you have Steer and 0:07:04.040 --> 0:07:06.600 in Karnassi and Strand and India and all these other 0:07:06.640 --> 0:07:08.839 guys that you got to get in the lineup. To me, 0:07:09.040 --> 0:07:10.600 I don't think you can do it anymore with the 0:07:10.640 --> 0:07:12.640 way Joey Votto's hit. Look, let Joey vatdo be a 0:07:12.680 --> 0:07:15.000 player coach at this point, because I really don't think 0:07:15.040 --> 0:07:17.000 in terms of offense he's bringing anything to the table. 0:07:17.040 --> 0:07:20.440 Your thoughts, Yeah, I think that's one of the reasons 0:07:20.440 --> 0:07:22.600 why Strand came up. And if you remember that report 0:07:22.640 --> 0:07:25.960 from a couple of weeks back where C. Trent rosen 0:07:26.000 --> 0:07:29.360 Kranz had said the only way that we were gonna 0:07:29.400 --> 0:07:32.200 end up seeing Strand was an injury. You know, they 0:07:32.200 --> 0:07:34.120 were essentially saying this team is set, they're not going 0:07:34.160 --> 0:07:37.360 to do anything. Well, I think they're seeing the writing 0:07:37.400 --> 0:07:39.720 on the wall here. You get Strand going. Steer has 0:07:39.760 --> 0:07:42.560 also not become some crazy platoon player. So both of 0:07:42.560 --> 0:07:44.560 these guys are going and I think this is pushing 0:07:44.640 --> 0:07:48.840 Vado to being team leader, a bench guy, maybe gonna 0:07:48.880 --> 0:07:51.800 you know, ever so often starting, maybe a pinch hitter. 0:07:51.840 --> 0:07:54.880 But there's a reason Christian and Carnassian Strand is playing more. 0:07:54.920 --> 0:07:57.400 There's a reason that we're still seeing Steer play in 0:07:57.440 --> 0:07:59.240 the infield, even though it's like he's an outfielder now. 0:07:59.280 --> 0:08:02.360 He played third the other day. So I there's nothing 0:08:02.440 --> 0:08:04.440 much to bet on Joey Votto. But I don't think 0:08:04.440 --> 0:08:08.800 there's any way this team, while competing, would cut bait 0:08:08.880 --> 0:08:11.160 on Joey Vodo this he's the life force of this team. 0:08:11.320 --> 0:08:14.520 They just need. It's similar to like Miggy, you know, 0:08:14.600 --> 0:08:18.040 as MIGGI has been playing, or even Albert Poolholes, like 0:08:18.040 --> 0:08:19.720 you keep him around, he goes nowhere. 0:08:20.040 --> 0:08:21.920 But I think the difference is like Miguel Caburr, you 0:08:22.000 --> 0:08:24.680 keep him around. Whatever, it's Detroit, who cares you're not competing. 0:08:24.920 --> 0:08:27.000 The rights are in this thing. Elie the other cruise 0:08:27.040 --> 0:08:29.280 at a ball that hasn't landed yet. It's gonna be 0:08:29.280 --> 0:08:31.600 a fun matchup today. You got Abbott and Burns going 0:08:31.640 --> 0:08:35.000 against each other. That's gonna be musty television. Luis Castilla 0:08:35.040 --> 0:08:37.440 was mussy TV. Four hits to earn in seven innings, 0:08:37.440 --> 0:08:41.599 struck out nine guys. Tourik's Scouble also at nine strikeouts 0:08:41.800 --> 0:08:43.640 in the season high for him in five innings. 0:08:43.720 --> 0:08:47.320 Yes, I watched that, Thanks did I watched that Torik 0:08:47.400 --> 0:08:51.800 Scuble start. He is so good and he is a 0:08:51.840 --> 0:08:55.520 guy for next year. I'm trying to buy right now 0:08:55.600 --> 0:08:56.560 as we're coming into trade. 0:08:57.520 --> 0:09:01.160 Chris Collinsworth. Here's a guy that I in this league. 0:09:01.200 --> 0:09:03.079 That's how the name is Chris collins Worth. 0:09:03.160 --> 0:09:03.559 Was Chris. 0:09:04.000 --> 0:09:05.960 He's the the yeah, the birth of it. 0:09:06.240 --> 0:09:08.760 But I forgot to put that together. I did not. 0:09:09.400 --> 0:09:11.079 Most people don't know that that was where it came from. 0:09:11.480 --> 0:09:13.920 He's like, listen in this league and he just continues 0:09:13.920 --> 0:09:15.920 to say that. But school is a guy I'm trying 0:09:15.960 --> 0:09:18.559 to buy for Dynasty next year. Also probably going to 0:09:18.640 --> 0:09:19.960 show up in a list that I'm going to be 0:09:19.960 --> 0:09:22.960 putting together video this week for guys to look for 0:09:22.960 --> 0:09:26.360 for just the rest of the season. He looks phenomenal. 0:09:26.440 --> 0:09:31.000 In eighty something pitches, struck out nine. They were working 0:09:31.080 --> 0:09:33.400 on overall command, and you know he was coming back 0:09:33.440 --> 0:09:36.800 from injury. I just thought he looked great and he 0:09:36.840 --> 0:09:38.880 would be a bye for me, for anyone that hasn't 0:09:38.960 --> 0:09:41.520 kind of like set their sights to Schooble being a 0:09:41.520 --> 0:09:44.920 big Like Richard's saying here, is Schooble a keeper might be. 0:09:45.080 --> 0:09:45.760 It just depends how. 0:09:45.720 --> 0:09:49.160 Many keepers, depending on and how deep the league is. Yeah. No, 0:09:49.280 --> 0:09:51.959 I think that's definitely a conversation to be worth having. Oh, 0:09:51.960 --> 0:09:54.240 he's a player we liked in previous years too in 0:09:54.320 --> 0:09:57.400 terms of talent. So it's funny too because if you 0:09:57.400 --> 0:09:59.400 think about Casey Maiz and Matt Manning and all the 0:09:59.440 --> 0:10:00.959 guys that was sposed to be the ones that lead 0:10:01.000 --> 0:10:05.040 the Tigers out, it's Scoobale doing it, and Lorenzin's pitched 0:10:05.080 --> 0:10:07.160 well for them. He's gonna be gone pretty soon. I 0:10:07.160 --> 0:10:09.200 think some team's gonna take him because he's a versatile arm. 0:10:09.480 --> 0:10:12.160 Last headline here, Ezekiel Tavar four for five with an RBI, 0:10:12.280 --> 0:10:15.760 stole a base, another one, rookie, lookie. Some good things here. 0:10:15.840 --> 0:10:20.080 Some first Jordan Westberg his first career home run. Congratulations Jordan, 0:10:20.160 --> 0:10:26.000 good job, Buddy Whin Priester got his first MLB win. Uh, 0:10:26.040 --> 0:10:29.199 he digged up four runs. It was Era is still nine, 0:10:29.600 --> 0:10:31.679 but regardless, a win is a win is a win. 0:10:31.800 --> 0:10:35.480 Quinn Priester, congratulations. Some injuries to get to also, Welsh 0:10:35.520 --> 0:10:39.520 Dussy Baker said yesterday that it's possible Altuve could return 0:10:39.559 --> 0:10:42.120 without the rehab assignment. I don't like the sound of that, 0:10:42.200 --> 0:10:44.480 but I get it. It's this time of year. Brandon 0:10:44.520 --> 0:10:47.200 Woodruff will make his next minor league start on Thursday, 0:10:47.320 --> 0:10:50.000 so set your dials to that and watch accordingly. If 0:10:50.080 --> 0:10:52.559 all goes well with that and he's healthy, my assumption 0:10:52.800 --> 0:10:55.280 is he will be back then next week Monday or 0:10:55.280 --> 0:10:58.080 Tuesday making a start. The Guardians made a couple moves 0:10:58.120 --> 0:11:00.360 putting Shane Bieber on the sixty day ILGA and that's 0:11:00.400 --> 0:11:02.600 not a surprise but does kind of tell you where 0:11:02.600 --> 0:11:04.840 things are at. And also Gavin Williams dealing with that 0:11:04.880 --> 0:11:08.120 blister on his hand. So Cleveland in a very sketchy 0:11:08.160 --> 0:11:10.719 time right now, so we got to pick close to 0:11:10.800 --> 0:11:11.560 Bieber they do. 0:11:11.960 --> 0:11:15.000 Bieber is not eligible to come back till September tenth, 0:11:15.360 --> 0:11:18.199 and you get in that weird space we talked about 0:11:18.200 --> 0:11:20.400 of like buyer sellers, Well, maybe one of the biggest 0:11:20.400 --> 0:11:22.440 pieces they would have sold would have been Bieber, that's 0:11:22.480 --> 0:11:24.960 out the window. So I kind of think they're going 0:11:25.000 --> 0:11:27.760 to be a team that just doesn't do anything. I 0:11:27.840 --> 0:11:30.120 might be right, and that's good enough for buyers or sellers, 0:11:30.120 --> 0:11:31.240 and they're just one. 0:11:31.679 --> 0:11:35.160 Why not buy, even if it's something cheap or something patchwork. 0:11:35.200 --> 0:11:38.920 They can maybe just help you get through August and 0:11:38.920 --> 0:11:41.680 stay competitive. And if Bieber comes back and added to 0:11:41.679 --> 0:11:44.320 that rotation in September tenth or whatever it might be. 0:11:44.880 --> 0:11:47.520 I don't know, if bever Cleveland, it might hang in there. 0:11:47.559 --> 0:11:49.320 They might. I just have kind of assumed that they're 0:11:49.320 --> 0:11:51.439 not going to I just don't know if they I think. 0:11:51.280 --> 0:11:55.560 You are right. I disagree with the concept, but I 0:11:55.600 --> 0:11:57.520 agree with you that it's probably gonna be what they do, 0:11:57.559 --> 0:12:01.080 which is stupid. DoLS. Garcia was out yesterday that lineup, 0:12:01.120 --> 0:12:03.200 and also CJ. Crone was out yesterday too, So keep 0:12:03.200 --> 0:12:05.520 an eye on those guys day to day. With a 0:12:05.559 --> 0:12:08.520 hand for Garcia and a back for CJ. Cron Here's 0:12:08.520 --> 0:12:11.679 some fun. Now. It was sort of a mixed bag 0:12:11.679 --> 0:12:15.360 of fun. But Andre's Munios got his first opportunity since 0:12:15.360 --> 0:12:17.560 opening Day to close a game. Now he blow the save, 0:12:18.200 --> 0:12:20.960 but Seawald also got the loss. Of the tenth anyway, 0:12:21.000 --> 0:12:23.480 so who cares. But I thought this was very interesting. 0:12:23.520 --> 0:12:27.000 My conspiracy theory of the whole Seawald trade. I'm telling 0:12:27.000 --> 0:12:29.200 you it makes sense. If you're the Mariners, you're looking 0:12:29.200 --> 0:12:32.040 at this. Do we need Seawald? No? Can we be 0:12:32.080 --> 0:12:35.800 competitive without him anyway? Probably, So let's continue to build 0:12:35.800 --> 0:12:38.080 for the future. Keep an eye on Seawald. I think 0:12:38.080 --> 0:12:39.800 he's gonna move. I think Munyos is going to take 0:12:39.840 --> 0:12:42.240 over that role to close out the year. That's an 0:12:42.280 --> 0:12:46.560 interesting spot. Also. John P. Morosi also said the Oriols 0:12:46.559 --> 0:12:48.679 and Dbacks have checked in with Otani, which means they 0:12:48.679 --> 0:12:50.320 did not and it's never going to happen. 0:12:50.440 --> 0:12:52.880 I mean, it's the I have people like tweeting you. 0:12:53.000 --> 0:12:55.360 I've been talking about it for like twenty four hours 0:12:55.400 --> 0:12:57.400 and then that report came out and people were tweeting 0:12:57.400 --> 0:13:01.600 me about it. Listen. This is similar to when if 0:13:01.600 --> 0:13:04.320 anyone paid ustention to this when the Phoenix Suns years ago, 0:13:04.400 --> 0:13:07.600 we're checking in with Lebron James. You can check in 0:13:07.720 --> 0:13:11.520 and you can have discussions. There's no way, there's no way. 0:13:11.679 --> 0:13:15.840 Sure the Angels will most likely take whatever the best 0:13:15.880 --> 0:13:17.880 package is, but they are also going to do. This 0:13:17.920 --> 0:13:20.160 is the other little side thing to consider. They're gonna 0:13:20.200 --> 0:13:23.240 consult with Otani on this because they want that relationship 0:13:23.280 --> 0:13:26.080 to be good. They still they don't want to burn 0:13:26.120 --> 0:13:28.800 all those bridges. They will consult. You think Godnni wants 0:13:28.800 --> 0:13:30.800 to come and play for the Diamondbacks or the Orioles. 0:13:31.240 --> 0:13:32.680 Maybe I don't think. 0:13:32.720 --> 0:13:35.400 You don't think Otani wants to complay for you idiots? 0:13:35.760 --> 0:13:37.080 You really what you want? 0:13:37.360 --> 0:13:39.680 There's no I mean, I don't know what to bet, 0:13:39.720 --> 0:13:42.280 but I would bet it's a fun little rumor because 0:13:42.280 --> 0:13:45.880 both teams are competing and they could use a big leader. 0:13:45.920 --> 0:13:48.640 Please saith nonsense, and that's what he does all the time. 0:13:48.440 --> 0:13:50.959 Because we know, we all know who the team who's 0:13:50.960 --> 0:13:51.600 gonna buy them? 0:13:51.640 --> 0:13:54.480 Do we know that Jason Montas from the chat, not 0:13:54.559 --> 0:13:57.679 to be confused with Frankie Montas Cowser scuffling, is Curestad 0:13:58.200 --> 0:14:01.760 possibly the next big call up. He has been raking 0:14:01.800 --> 0:14:04.840 down there. As Jason put it, you think Hestin kirs 0:14:04.920 --> 0:14:07.920 Dad is going to uh make his appearance and bring 0:14:07.920 --> 0:14:09.280 his vikings with him. 0:14:09.360 --> 0:14:12.599 I think it's a possibility. I also would say, if. 0:14:12.440 --> 0:14:14.800 I don't think so, I think they've holden back another year. 0:14:15.120 --> 0:14:17.120 Yeah, I mean I think that's more likely, but he 0:14:17.160 --> 0:14:19.040 did play in the ANFL last year and that usually 0:14:19.160 --> 0:14:22.880 like a signaling truth. I think they've got just all 0:14:22.880 --> 0:14:25.080 these other pieces that they could end up going to 0:14:25.440 --> 0:14:27.840 Connor Norby if they don't end up moving him. Could 0:14:27.840 --> 0:14:30.800 be another possibility, just because Chris said they might want 0:14:30.800 --> 0:14:33.240 to really lock into first, but Mountcastle's had some weird 0:14:33.280 --> 0:14:35.720 playing time stuff, so yeah, I think it is a possibility. 0:14:35.880 --> 0:14:37.960 He's a pretty cool like stash right now for the 0:14:37.960 --> 0:14:39.400 next couple of weeks and see what they do. 0:14:40.200 --> 0:14:43.040 Uh. Derek Brown, by the way, had an amazing welshism 0:14:43.120 --> 0:14:46.240 yesterday during our Draft show with Jamie Eisenberg. If you 0:14:46.320 --> 0:14:49.320 watch it on YouTube, go watch it. If you missed it, 0:14:49.320 --> 0:14:51.480 it's Britzsprus should be out Toda if it's not up already. 0:14:52.360 --> 0:14:54.200 Very good show, very fun. But at some point he 0:14:54.240 --> 0:14:56.320 had a massive welshism. I can't remember what it was. 0:14:56.440 --> 0:15:00.200 I gotta go back and peel through and listen back 0:15:00.240 --> 0:15:01.920 to it, but it was amazing. If you find it 0:15:02.000 --> 0:15:04.480 while you're listening to it today, Lee, if you're at 0:15:04.480 --> 0:15:07.400 the gym still, let us know. Tweet at me, let 0:15:07.400 --> 0:15:09.440 me know, or let us know tomorrow, what's going on 0:15:09.520 --> 0:15:11.960 with that three up and three down from yesterday? Did 0:15:12.000 --> 0:15:14.040 a little better here our value pick of the day, 0:15:14.080 --> 0:15:15.800 Hussy Young Kim hit two home runs, so I hope 0:15:15.840 --> 0:15:18.960 you started him in DFS. Nailed that one. Wit Meryfield 0:15:19.040 --> 0:15:21.640 four for five all singles. But that's whit Maryfield's game. 0:15:21.800 --> 0:15:23.600 He's hitting two ninety nine. He was an all star 0:15:23.680 --> 0:15:25.920 Welsh three point fifty one. No, he doesn't have a 0:15:25.960 --> 0:15:28.440 lot of power, but he has twenty steals, forty two RBI, 0:15:29.040 --> 0:15:32.240 six homers and he has continued to I think had 0:15:32.280 --> 0:15:34.280 a pretty good bounce back season. I know you were 0:15:34.360 --> 0:15:37.840 sour on witt Maryfield. I was sweet and I think 0:15:38.240 --> 0:15:41.480 the sweetness paid off because you got a discount. Yeah, 0:15:41.520 --> 0:15:44.120 he's still stealing bases, he's hitting for average, and that's 0:15:44.120 --> 0:15:45.720 at the end what I wanted him to do. So 0:15:46.120 --> 0:15:48.240 do you think wit Maryfield was a success in twenty 0:15:48.280 --> 0:15:48.840 twenty three. 0:15:49.280 --> 0:15:51.600 Yeah, I kind of turned a little bit at the 0:15:51.600 --> 0:15:54.200 back end to drafts, but nothing like you. It became 0:15:54.240 --> 0:15:56.440 more like, oh, you know what, maybe I will draft him, 0:15:56.720 --> 0:15:58.640 but it had to be more at discount. But yeah, 0:15:58.840 --> 0:16:01.560 twenty swipes, there's no real power to speak up, you 0:16:01.560 --> 0:16:04.000 can score runs. This has been a success to where 0:16:04.040 --> 0:16:06.960 he was heading because the problem were those stolen bases. 0:16:07.000 --> 0:16:08.840 We just didn't think those stolen. Not only was it 0:16:08.960 --> 0:16:11.240 did the power go away, but the stolen bases were 0:16:11.240 --> 0:16:13.320 going away, so that those came back and that he's 0:16:13.320 --> 0:16:15.680 got a real shot at thirty. Absolute success. 0:16:16.200 --> 0:16:18.360 Cody has a question, what about the Rangers for Otani. 0:16:18.400 --> 0:16:20.560 We talked about it yesterday, Cody. They're not gonna trade 0:16:20.640 --> 0:16:22.160 him in the division like that ain't gonna happen. 0:16:22.480 --> 0:16:24.440 It makes all the sense in the world, but in 0:16:24.560 --> 0:16:25.640 division division. 0:16:25.680 --> 0:16:29.360 This is why divisions are a complicated piece. As MLB 0:16:29.560 --> 0:16:33.480 expands the playoffs, this whole three divisions thing becomes very 0:16:33.480 --> 0:16:37.400 complicated because you are sort of happy, you're telling everybody 0:16:37.520 --> 0:16:39.920 you're in it, you're in it. But at the same time, 0:16:40.040 --> 0:16:41.960 if you want to make the moves to be in it, 0:16:42.040 --> 0:16:44.840 you're hamstrung because then you have the pr nightmare and 0:16:44.880 --> 0:16:48.120 also the hey, we traded a great player within our division. Now. 0:16:48.160 --> 0:16:49.640 You just don't see it happen very often. 0:16:50.360 --> 0:16:52.480 And I mentioned this yesterday when we were talking about 0:16:52.480 --> 0:16:54.400 it too. There is this little mental thing too. You know, 0:16:54.440 --> 0:16:56.600 if you hold on to him. You do have that 0:16:56.840 --> 0:16:59.000 mystery sitting into him. At the end of the day, 0:16:59.000 --> 0:17:01.120 it's going to be about six hundredion or a million, 0:17:01.240 --> 0:17:02.160 billion million dollars. 0:17:02.280 --> 0:17:04.200 But they hold on to him. You're right, they will 0:17:05.280 --> 0:17:08.480 create this illusion that he might stay there, and. 0:17:08.440 --> 0:17:10.960 Also this illusion of, like their odds go up. 0:17:11.040 --> 0:17:13.000 Maybe if it was a twenty five percent chance of 0:17:13.080 --> 0:17:15.280 him staying there, maybe it's a thirty five or even 0:17:15.280 --> 0:17:18.320 for eight percent chance, but I still think it's sixty 0:17:18.359 --> 0:17:19.400 plus he's gone. 0:17:19.680 --> 0:17:22.359 But what I'm getting at too, is like, there's until 0:17:22.359 --> 0:17:24.680 he goes to another team. There's this illusion of what 0:17:24.720 --> 0:17:26.639 that's going to be, like, well, I like the city, 0:17:26.800 --> 0:17:29.119 Well I like my teammate, he you know what you know? 0:17:29.240 --> 0:17:31.520 Now if you go and ship him off, you are 0:17:31.520 --> 0:17:33.159 going to put him in a situation to go to 0:17:33.200 --> 0:17:35.159 a big, major team that could pay for him. And 0:17:35.200 --> 0:17:36.800 what if he really liked it. I mean, it's a 0:17:36.840 --> 0:17:38.960 small thing, but it's another thing in the game of 0:17:39.240 --> 0:17:41.520 how likely are we to be able to sign this guy? 0:17:41.560 --> 0:17:43.520 And that's about those real conversations are going to have. 0:17:43.600 --> 0:17:45.200 Though I don't think of Tony's given them anything. I 0:17:45.240 --> 0:17:47.240 don't think he's like, hey, you got as good of 0:17:47.280 --> 0:17:49.359 a chance as any or I will. I don't think 0:17:49.400 --> 0:17:51.560