1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,200 Speaker 1: I would think that if indeed he is out for 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: the season, they might look to do something. They've got 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: all kinds of options that they can turn to. That's 4 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:12,799 Speaker 1: the beauty of the Dodgers. They're versatile. Welcome everyone to 5 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: the Thursday edition of Fair Territory, the live edition, and 6 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 1: we are joined, as you can see, by a very 7 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: special co host. Today, we're going to talk about Clayton Kershaw. 8 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:23,800 Speaker 1: We're going to talk about the Atlanta Braves. But Scott, 9 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:26,759 Speaker 1: we have some breaking news this morning. Let's get into 10 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: that first. 11 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, let's do it. Ken, good to see you. Not 12 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 2: fun news, but we'll see what happens investigation wise. So 13 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 2: I'm just going to read the statement from the Cleveland Guardians. 14 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 2: They've been notified by Major League Baseball that their pitcher 15 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 2: they acquired this offseason and has put in almost ninety 16 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,880 Speaker 2: innings of work, Luis Ortiz, has been placed on leave 17 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 2: per an agreement with the players Association due to an 18 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 2: ongoing league investigation. The Guardians are not permitted to comment 19 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:52,559 Speaker 2: further at this time. But Ken, what else can you 20 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 2: tell us? 21 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: This is non disciplinary paid leave, that's what technically this is. 22 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 1: So he hasn't been disciplined. He is getting paid while 23 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:04,679 Speaker 1: this investigation takes place, and I reported shortly a time 24 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 1: ago that this is related to gambling. I reported this 25 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: with Zach Misel of the Athletic It is a gambling 26 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:14,680 Speaker 1: related investigation. Beyond that, I don't know details. I don't 27 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 1: know what specifically occurred here, but we do know that 28 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 1: in recent years the league has taken a harsh stance 29 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 1: on gambling, while of course embracing gambling companies as media 30 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: companies have done, as really the entire sports world has done. 31 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: Twenty twenty four, San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was 32 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:36,479 Speaker 1: banned for life for betting on his own team. League 33 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: also suspended four other players for a year for betting 34 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: on baseball. And remember the issue with MLB umpire Pat Hoberg. 35 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 1: He was also fired earlier this year after it was 36 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:50,279 Speaker 1: learned that he shared sports betting accounts with a friend 37 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 1: who bet on baseball games. Again, we do not know 38 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: the nature of what Ortiz is alleged to have done, 39 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 1: if anything, This is merely an investigation at this point, 40 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: but we do know that in recent history sports, recent history, 41 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: these things have taken place. 42 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 2: And we can talk about the impact on the Cleveland 43 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,399 Speaker 2: Guardians right now, Ken, because this is a team that's 44 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 2: in a little bit of trouble right now. They're forty 45 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 2: and forty four, they're tied for second place in the division. 46 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 2: I would say forget about the division. The Tigers look 47 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 2: like a juggernaut this year. They're twelve and a half 48 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 2: games out of first. The Guardians won the division last year, 49 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 2: made it to the ALCS, and they're in danger of 50 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 2: not making the playoffs and perhaps being a seller if 51 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:29,919 Speaker 2: they keep this up. 52 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 1: They are, they've lost six straight or teas. By the way, 53 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: we're supposed to start tonight, and if you remember Scott, 54 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: he was the centerpiece of the return they got in 55 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:41,519 Speaker 1: the Spencer Horowicz trade, the three team trade with Toronto 56 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: and Pittsburgh. He was a guy that they relied on, 57 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 1: or we're going to rely on quite a bit now. 58 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 1: He was scheduled to start tonight. He is on this 59 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:53,799 Speaker 1: non disciplinary paid leave through at least the end of 60 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: the All Star break, so it's conceivable he could be 61 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:59,359 Speaker 1: back quickly, or it's conceivable, of course, this could be 62 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: a bension type situation. Certainly not a good thing for 63 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:06,799 Speaker 1: the Guardians. Their strength is their starting pitching. It's kind 64 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:08,799 Speaker 1: of taking a step forward in the last two months 65 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 1: or so. It's young, but it's been good. Offense has 66 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: been their problem, and if he is lost or teased 67 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 1: for any length of time, it's certainly going to be 68 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 1: difficult for them even to compete for a wildcard spot. 69 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 2: And remember last year this team made it to the 70 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 2: ALCS with an historically amazing bullpen. It is hard to 71 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:29,959 Speaker 2: get that kind of production in back to back years, 72 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 2: even if it's the same guys. Right the bullpen volatility 73 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 2: is definitely a thing for Cleveland. 74 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 3: So we'll see what happens with this team. 75 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 2: But right now they're within a few games of a 76 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 2: wildcard spot. 77 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 3: Things could change in the next few weeks. 78 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 2: I don't know what the buyer seller situation looks like 79 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 2: for this team in terms of what they'd have to offer, 80 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 2: but I don't think they're going to give up too easily. 81 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 2: If anything, don't you think they'd be a seller right 82 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 2: around the trade deadline if they feel like at that 83 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 2: point they're more than say, three games away from a 84 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 2: wildcard spot. 85 00:03:57,880 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: I do. And the question then would be what do 86 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: they sell? Do they simply sell players on expiring contracts, 87 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 1: Carlos Santana the most prominent among them, or do they 88 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: maybe move Immanuel class A as well, their closer, who 89 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: has not been as good this year as he was 90 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 1: last year, but certainly would have value in a trade 91 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: type scenario. So we're not there yet with them. This 92 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 1: news this morning certainly throws a wrench into their plans, 93 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 1: but well, no more, I would assume in the weeks ahead. 94 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 2: Ken, Let's get to some celebratory news now. Clayton Kershaw 95 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 2: getting to three thousand career strikeouts last night, and it 96 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 2: looks like the Dodgers really did it well. It was 97 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:40,720 Speaker 2: on his one hundredth pitch of the evening and then 98 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 2: he's removed from the game, so the timing worked out 99 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 2: perfectly with him they pull off a victory. But what 100 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 2: do you think about Clayton Kershaw's career and the fact that, 101 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 2: despite quite a few injuries in the last several seasons, 102 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:54,360 Speaker 2: at thirty seven years old, he's an effective big league 103 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 2: startner and able to pull off an accomplishment that has 104 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 2: not just a lot to do with swing and miss, 105 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 2: but with longevity. 106 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: Absolutely, he is the twentieth pittuer to reach three thousand 107 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:07,039 Speaker 1: strikeouts and only the fourth left hander. That's the key 108 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 1: thing here for me. Of course, in our sport, like 109 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 1: in life, right handers are dominant, so left handed pitchers 110 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: race more right handed hitters than left handed and it 111 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 1: makes it that much more difficult. We've got Sabathia, we've 112 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:22,599 Speaker 1: got Randy Johnson, Steve Carlton, and now Clayton Kershaw. It 113 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 1: was a beautiful moment last night, the kind only baseball 114 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 1: can give us. The College strike three was kind of amazing. 115 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 1: But of course they had these situation too with Max 116 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 1: Munsey who had just gotten hurt his knee a couple 117 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 1: of plays before, and that kind of, at least in 118 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 1: my mind, sort of cast a pall on it. We're 119 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:43,479 Speaker 1: going to learn more about Munsey today. He is going 120 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: for an MRI. It did not look good. Obviously, he's 121 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 1: a huge player for the Dodgers. He's had a huge resurgence. 122 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 1: But the story was Kershaw and just to see him 123 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:57,719 Speaker 1: persevere through as you said, major surgeries, all kinds of difficulties, 124 00:05:57,960 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: and to reach this point and to see him a 125 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 1: push this at home, it was indeed special. And of 126 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: course Scott, it raises the question is this guy, the 127 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: last pitcher to reach three thousand? Will he be the 128 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 1: last one? And Andy McCollum, my colleague at The Athletic, 129 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: wrote a book titled The Last of His Kind about Kershaw, 130 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 1: and it might prove to be absolutely the case that 131 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 1: he is the last of his kind. I want to 132 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: show you the list of active strikeout leaders beyond Kershaw. 133 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 1: I'm not counting Verlander and Schurzer here. These are the 134 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:32,039 Speaker 1: guys who might have a chance to get to three thousand. 135 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: Chris Sale, if healthy's certainly a shot two hundred and 136 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: twenty five strikeouts just last year. Then Garrett Cole and 137 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 1: Charlie Morton, you, Darvish and Kevin Gossman. I don't expect 138 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 1: any of them to necessarily get there. Cole would have 139 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:46,600 Speaker 1: the best chance, Charlie's near the end of his career. 140 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 1: You who knows when he'll even pitch again. He's supposedly 141 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 1: on the comeback trail, and Gosmin's just a little bit away, 142 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 1: or a lot of way, I should say. So, it's 143 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 1: a unique accomplishment. It's something that will help define Kershaw 144 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 1: going forward. As Fabian Ardaia wrote in The Athletic today, 145 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 1: it's another sentence on his Hall of Fame plaque, and 146 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 1: again to see the celebration last night and just the 147 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: electricity in the crowd it was coming through your television. 148 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 1: That was very cool. 149 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, when it comes to the names that you were 150 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 2: just alluding to, it's hard to see anything past Chrisselle 151 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:23,840 Speaker 2: I mean, and that really depends on how long chrissell 152 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 2: wants to go. He is still pitching in the prime 153 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 2: of his career, you have to call it. He's just 154 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 2: not able to stay on the field consistently for the 155 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 2: last five six seasons, Ken, but he's got the stuff 156 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 2: to be able to create enough swing and myths for 157 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 2: what I think is at least another few years. It's 158 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 2: just a matter of how much longer he wants to 159 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 2: go and will his body hold up. Sale is out 160 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 2: right now, which kind of glides us perfectly into our 161 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:50,200 Speaker 2: next topic. So the Atlanta Braves deal with yet another 162 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 2: starting pitching injury, and this one really stinks. Spencer Schwellenbach 163 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 2: is a fractured elbow and obviously he's going to miss 164 00:07:56,720 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 2: significant time here. Sale is out until at least August. 165 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 2: At this point, Rinaldo Lopez hasn't pitched for most of 166 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 2: the season dealing with a shoulder injury. Can the list 167 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:08,679 Speaker 2: goes on and on for a team that has significantly 168 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 2: underachieved as it. 169 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 3: Is, Where are we at with the Braves? 170 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 1: We're in a tough spot, no question. And you didn't 171 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 1: even mention Scott the offensive regressions that have taken place 172 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 1: with Michael Harris second and Alsie Albi's and others, and 173 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: the whole team has just had kind of a general 174 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: regression and a general malaise caused by the injuries, of course, 175 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:33,720 Speaker 1: and that's part of it. But where are we with them? 176 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 1: We certainly can't look at them as heavy buyers, and 177 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 1: I can say that fairly comfortably, even though we're four 178 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: weeks out from the deadline. They're a team that may 179 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 1: look to improve a little bit, but my goodness, there's 180 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:48,679 Speaker 1: so much working against them. I can't imagine they're going 181 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 1: to be heavy buyers. Now the question then becomes would 182 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 1: they be sellers? And yes, I would expect that if 183 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:58,440 Speaker 1: they are out of contention, players aren't expiring contracts like 184 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 1: Marcel Azuna Rice a local see is, they would be 185 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 1: guys that the Braves would certainly trade. At the same time, 186 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 1: neither of those guys has really had a great season, 187 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,319 Speaker 1: as Zoon as dealing with a hip problem, so you're 188 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:11,440 Speaker 1: not gonna get a lot back for them. There has 189 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:15,679 Speaker 1: been speculation about a number of other Braves under club control. 190 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 1: I don't expect them to do anything along those lines, 191 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 1: at least not before the deadline. And I'll tell you why. 192 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:25,680 Speaker 1: With players under club control, you can take them into 193 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 1: the offseason, and at that point you can expand the market. 194 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 1: I'll use Sean Murphy as an example. If the Braves 195 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 1: wanted to trade Sean Murphy right now, certainly they'd have takers. Now, 196 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:38,680 Speaker 1: they're a team that prefers to carry two quality catchers, 197 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 1: so they're not even interested in trading Sean Murphy. But 198 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 1: let's again play out the hypothetical. Take this into the 199 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:47,840 Speaker 1: off season, and then Sean Murphy you have him available, 200 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 1: and you can include a great number more teams, a 201 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:55,559 Speaker 1: significantly greater number of teams. And that is the whole 202 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,440 Speaker 1: point when you're trading players under club control. If you 203 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 1: go back to last year's deadline, Scot Gary Crochet, the 204 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 1: Boston Red Sox weren't in. It was the Dodgers, the Phillies, 205 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 1: the Braves, a little bit, but it wasn't the Red Sox. 206 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 1: But in the offseason, the Red Sox certainly became a player. 207 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:13,719 Speaker 1: So you can expand your possibilities in the offseason. And 208 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:16,200 Speaker 1: I want to show you also how many players the 209 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 1: Braves have under club control and the reason that they're 210 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:20,440 Speaker 1: not going to break up this team because they have 211 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 1: so many guys who are going to be with them 212 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 1: in the near future. I'm not gonna go through the 213 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 1: entire list, but you can see from twenty twenty six 214 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 1: to thirty three their core is under control in one 215 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 1: form or another. I'm including club options here, assuming they 216 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:39,840 Speaker 1: would pick them up. So you've got your best players 217 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 1: a Kunya through twenty eight, Olsen through thirty, Riley through 218 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:46,560 Speaker 1: thirty three. You're not gonna blow this up. You're gonna 219 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: keep trying to win and build around these guys. And 220 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 1: obviously this year it looks like it's going to be 221 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 1: lost year. 222 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 3: For the Atlanta Braves. 223 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 2: And the thing is, you get to a point where 224 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:00,160 Speaker 2: I know alex Anthropolis is going to look and and 225 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 2: try and say, hey, if we're within x amount of games, 226 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 2: maybe five games, then let's give this a shot. I've 227 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 2: done magic at the trade deadline before he has That's 228 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 2: how they want a twenty twenty one World Series title. 229 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 3: But they're six and a half games out. 230 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 2: I mean, you're missing such a huge chunk of your 231 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:19,439 Speaker 2: rotation for probably a long period of time. They're in 232 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:21,719 Speaker 2: a pretty similar distance in terms of how far out 233 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:24,080 Speaker 2: they are to the Orioles in the American League, and 234 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 2: we've been talking about them as a seller for a 235 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:28,679 Speaker 2: while now, so I guess the difference here is that 236 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:32,240 Speaker 2: the Orioles have a lot to sell, Like you mis mentioned, 237 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 2: might be a pretty quiet trade deadline for the Braves 238 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 2: on the buying and the selling front, which is obviously 239 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:38,840 Speaker 2: not fun for fans. 240 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 3: All right, we're gonna step aside. 241 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 2: If you have any more questions for us about anything 242 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:45,720 Speaker 2: we covered or anything else. 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It's fair Territory, Ken Rosenthal and Scottie 272 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:12,040 Speaker 2: Brawn and let's start with questions from chat PCC. 273 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 3: It's a free chat app. 274 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:16,920 Speaker 2: You go to foul Territory dot Chat, foul Territory dot Chat, 275 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:19,960 Speaker 2: totally free, join the conversation. This is where we're picking 276 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 2: up a lot of our questions, so we're not just 277 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 2: getting questions live during the show. Could be before or after, etc. 278 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:26,960 Speaker 2: We've got some good ones, So let's start with Darius. 279 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 2: We know Kershaw is the best picture of this generation, 280 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:34,080 Speaker 2: but where does he rank him on left handed all 281 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:36,599 Speaker 2: time pitchers after three thousand striker ads. I think he 282 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 2: gave us two questions in there, Ken, if you want 283 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:40,079 Speaker 2: to answer them both. 284 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 1: Well, I would say is arguably the best picture of 285 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 1: this generation. He's right there with Verlander, insurs or you 286 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 1: can slice it anyway you'd like. The best left hander 287 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:52,840 Speaker 1: of all time. Question is a really interesting one because, 288 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 1: of course the sports spans generations, so guys like Lefty 289 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 1: Grove and Sandy Kofax, Steve Carlton, they all pitched in 290 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:03,920 Speaker 1: different eras. This era has been one in which it's 291 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 1: been difficult for pitchers to stay healthy and yet they've 292 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 1: enhanced their abilities through outside sources and all kinds of ways, 293 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: pitch design, all different things that have kind of given 294 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:17,680 Speaker 1: pictures an edge, and you have to look at it 295 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 1: in that context as well. But I certainly would say 296 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 1: that Kershaw ranks among the greatest left handers of all time. 297 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 1: That is fair to say without any question. And I 298 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 1: mentioned earlier the other three thousand strikeout left handers, Carlton 299 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 1: and CC Sabathia, and of course Randy Johnson. It's a conversation, 300 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:38,840 Speaker 1: a debate that we can have, and you can look 301 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:41,040 Speaker 1: at ERA plus and break it down that way. But 302 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 1: let's just say he's right in the. 303 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 3: Conversation, no doubt. 304 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 2: Hall of Fame Pitcher easy first ballot, and he's still 305 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 2: going thirty seven years old. Let's get to some trade talk. 306 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:53,840 Speaker 2: So first one's a Yankee question for us, and it 307 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 2: comes from Chris Well. 308 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:57,280 Speaker 3: The Yanks trade for eight real third. 309 00:14:57,040 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 2: Basement so they could move Jazz back to second base, 310 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 2: and of course by move with the Yankees DFA dj Lemayhew, 311 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 2: I'm on board with this, Ken, I mean, I'm curious 312 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 2: to get your thoughts on the details, but I do 313 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 2: think the Yankees are much more effective on the defensive 314 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 2: side in the infield. If Jazz is playing second base, 315 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 2: can they find the third basement fit? 316 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: I would agree with you, Scott, and that's a great 317 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 1: question there. Clearly Jazz Chisholm Junior is capable of playing 318 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:25,960 Speaker 1: third base, but would he be better at second? We 319 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 1: can all probably agree that the answer. 320 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 3: There is yes. 321 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 1: DJ lemayheu has come back, He's been okay, not much 322 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 1: impact in the offensive side, and he's not the defender 323 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 1: he once was at second base. 324 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:39,360 Speaker 3: So if they could get a third baseman. 325 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 1: And let me throw out a name Aohano Suarez from 326 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 1: the Diamondbacks, if they sell, that would enable them to 327 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:46,960 Speaker 1: move Jazz to second. Now, at that point, do you 328 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: dfa DJ or do you make him a utility guy? 329 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 1: I'm not sure. I believe he has one more year left. 330 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 1: At fifteen million, it's a lot of money to eat. 331 00:15:56,760 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 1: But at the same time, if you're trying to win 332 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 1: the World Series, I don't know how DJ necessarily fits 333 00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 1: as a bench player, especially when you're making that kind 334 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 1: of money. So it's a question that's going to persist 335 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 1: through the deadline. What the Yankees do. They clearly need 336 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:15,240 Speaker 1: another infielder. Who that might be, we don't know yet. 337 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think DJ has one season left after this, 338 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 2: and in my opinion when you looked back, I don't 339 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 2: know if they said this publicly, they probably didn't. 340 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 3: It was a six year contract for DJ. 341 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 2: It was stretched out to help a team that often 342 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:31,760 Speaker 2: battles the collector or the luxury. 343 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 3: Tax the line there. 344 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 2: So, Ken, I mean, if they do cut him loose, 345 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 2: you could look at the money that he got in 346 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 2: those five years is what he really was worth. 347 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 3: At the time. 348 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 2: But they added a sixth year so they don't have 349 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 2: to mess with the luxury tax line like they do 350 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 2: or pay the tax overages as much. One quick follow 351 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 2: up for you on this one, Ken, It's a name 352 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 2: that's been linked to the Yankees for at least the 353 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 2: last couple years, and I want to bring it up again. 354 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:58,640 Speaker 2: Do you think this is the time that the Rockies 355 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 2: will finally give up Ryan McMahon in a trade. He 356 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 2: was off to a super slow start. He's been a 357 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 2: little bit better lately. I got to see where he's 358 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 2: at as a bat, but I do think he could 359 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:09,879 Speaker 2: help this Team's kind of a solid all around player. 360 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:12,800 Speaker 2: Change of scenery would probably help him as well. It's 361 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 2: more a matter of do we think the Rockies will 362 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:17,120 Speaker 2: part with a guy who they signed long term. They 363 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 2: operate a little bit more or a lot more mom 364 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:21,880 Speaker 2: and pop shop and say, I like this guy, Let's 365 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 2: keep him, even though he could make us better long 366 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:26,960 Speaker 2: term if we trade him. 367 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:29,640 Speaker 1: The question is the Rockies, as you said, Scott, will 368 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 1: they move? I don't know. They are a team that 369 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 1: is the only team in the Mountain time zone. They 370 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:40,520 Speaker 1: are a team that seems to operate in an insular way, 371 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:43,720 Speaker 1: kind of removed from the rest of the industry. It's weird, honestly, 372 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:47,520 Speaker 1: and they're a team that needs some change, no question 373 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 1: about that. Will the current general manager, Bill Schmidt, under 374 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:54,480 Speaker 1: the current ownership be in position or prepared to make 375 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:57,639 Speaker 1: that change with a guy like McMahon institute a series 376 00:17:57,680 --> 00:18:00,880 Speaker 1: of changes, trade some other people as well. I tend 377 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 1: to doubt it based on their track record, but I 378 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 1: am sure that Brian Cashman will at least be calling 379 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 1: Bill Schmidt and saying, hey, what about McMahon. 380 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 2: Yep, man, I mean, they got a lot of work 381 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 2: to do, I hope. So all right, let's do one more. 382 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:16,120 Speaker 2: Let's take this one from the YouTube chat and it's 383 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:19,360 Speaker 2: an All Star question, Mike G what was your decision 384 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 2: in putting Freddie Freeman ahead of Michael Bush. Oh, I 385 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:24,760 Speaker 2: saw this question yesterday from Mike on your NL All 386 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 2: Star team, despite Bush having better overall numbers, and now 387 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 2: I'm guessing he's going by ops plus and I know 388 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:34,439 Speaker 2: in Baseball Reference where he's got the edge now over Freddy. 389 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 2: He said, I didn't see it specified in your article, 390 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 2: so just curious. 391 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 1: I didn't specify it my article, and I don't have 392 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:45,600 Speaker 1: the numbers in front of me, so I'm not going 393 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 1: to get too deep into that. It's difficult to do 394 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:51,520 Speaker 1: live here, but it's Freddy Freeman. And I know Cubs 395 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:53,440 Speaker 1: fans were outraged. I didn't have Bush on there. I 396 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:55,439 Speaker 1: didn't have sa Zukie on there. I didn't have Boyd 397 00:18:55,520 --> 00:18:59,320 Speaker 1: on there. Please, everybody's gonna get there eventually. We all 398 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 1: know this. The guys who need to get there are 399 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:04,359 Speaker 1: going to get there. So Michael Bush certainly is having 400 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 1: a really good year, and he's a really good player. 401 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:09,720 Speaker 1: Is he Freddie Freeman in terms of status yet in 402 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 1: the game. No, And Freddie Freeman has had a really 403 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:14,960 Speaker 1: good year as well. Maybe not to his normal standards, 404 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 1: but I believe his OPS is getting up around nine 405 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:19,360 Speaker 1: hundred again, or is around nine hundred, not like he's 406 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:22,960 Speaker 1: embarrassing himself. So I would just say I can't give 407 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:26,160 Speaker 1: a detailed answer here, but I had my reasons. 408 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:28,399 Speaker 3: One quick follow on this too. Ken. 409 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:31,040 Speaker 2: If the numbers are close enough right and it's not 410 00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 2: like you know, there's massive separation, do you factor in pedigree? 411 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:38,919 Speaker 3: Do you factor in last season? 412 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:39,199 Speaker 1: Right? 413 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:41,920 Speaker 2: Because you could be a second half superstar and really 414 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:44,600 Speaker 2: get dinged in All Star voting. It has a lot 415 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:47,160 Speaker 2: to do with how players perform in the first half, 416 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:50,200 Speaker 2: but also there's a popularity contest and a pedigree component 417 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:50,520 Speaker 2: to it. 418 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:53,040 Speaker 3: Did you fature that in Yeah, I just did a 419 00:19:53,119 --> 00:19:53,639 Speaker 3: quick look. 420 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 1: Bush is at fifty two percent above league average OPS 421 00:19:56,560 --> 00:20:00,719 Speaker 1: plus Freddy's at forty seven percent. I mean that's really close, 422 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:03,119 Speaker 1: and it's so close where I would go with the 423 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:06,359 Speaker 1: bigger name. It's the All Star Game. It's an entertainment vehicle. 424 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:09,160 Speaker 1: No disrespect to Michael Bush. He'll half his day. He's 425 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:12,080 Speaker 1: a really good player, and maybe Freddie bows out for 426 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:14,439 Speaker 1: one reason or another and Michael Bush gets there anyway. 427 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:17,639 Speaker 1: So to me, when it's that close, and it is 428 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 1: that close, I will go with the bigger name. 429 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 3: Yeah. 430 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:23,200 Speaker 2: Bush has made strides on defense, but Freddy is definitely 431 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:23,879 Speaker 2: a better defender. 432 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:24,879 Speaker 3: Bush probably a better. 433 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:30,879 Speaker 1: Freddie had World Series MVP situation last year, one of 434 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:33,840 Speaker 1: the most dramatic home runs in World Series history, and 435 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 1: the game is in Atlanta. Now, I didn't go into 436 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 1: all this detail, but for all those reasons, I don't 437 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 1: feel like I did Michael Bush a bad one here. 438 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:46,560 Speaker 2: Okay, I'm with you. I'm team Freddy on this one. 439 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 2: You've got me convinced. Ken, good to see you. Happy 440 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:52,720 Speaker 2: Fourth of July to you and the long weekend, and 441 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:56,480 Speaker 2: I will see you next week on foul Territory. 442 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:59,400 Speaker 1: Sounds great, Scott, thank you, thanks for joining. 443 00:20:59,200 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 3: Me right back? 444 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:02,360 Speaker 2: Yes, yes, thank you. We'll be right back. Ken still here, 445 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 2: so don't leave. Dude and Dork of the week on 446 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:09,520 Speaker 2: the web. 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All right, time for the Dude and 466 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: dork of the week, and both my selections this week 467 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:25,439 Speaker 1: are sort of fan related, one good and one bad. 468 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 1: The good the Dude of the Week that goes to 469 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:31,679 Speaker 1: all of the fans who voted Jacob Wilson from the 470 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:34,720 Speaker 1: Athletics the starting shortstop for the American League in the 471 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:38,399 Speaker 1: All Star Game. Great choice. Jacob Wilson has had an 472 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:42,000 Speaker 1: amazing first half as a rookie an unusual player, a 473 00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:45,400 Speaker 1: high contact guy, not a power guy. But he's been 474 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:49,119 Speaker 1: brilliant and he beat out Bobby Wood Jr. And Gunnar 475 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:52,480 Speaker 1: Henderson and even Jeremy Pania, who has had before getting 476 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:56,359 Speaker 1: hurt in MVP type season for the Houston Astros. So 477 00:22:56,760 --> 00:23:00,639 Speaker 1: props to the fans for electing Jacob Wilson's on that 478 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 1: plays for the Sacramento Athletics, the West Sacramento Athletics, the 479 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 1: Vegas Oakland Sacramento Athletics. He doesn't play for one of 480 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 1: the name teams in our sport. So Jacob Wilson, good 481 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:13,640 Speaker 1: for you for making the All Star team and all 482 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:16,480 Speaker 1: the fans who voted for them. I'm glad to see 483 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:19,440 Speaker 1: people are paying attention, and people have every reason to 484 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:21,439 Speaker 1: pay attention because in this day and age, we have 485 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:24,080 Speaker 1: so much information in front of us. We can watch 486 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:28,000 Speaker 1: pretty much every game through the MLB app So, hey, 487 00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:31,159 Speaker 1: that was really cool to see West Coast team, not 488 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 1: even a prominent team, and this guy gets elected over 489 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:36,879 Speaker 1: some really big names due to the week the fans 490 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:41,640 Speaker 1: for electing Jacob Wilson as well as Jacob himself. All right, 491 00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:45,200 Speaker 1: now let's go to the next phase of this conversation. 492 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:56,160 Speaker 1: All right, dork of the week. Now, we always have 493 00:23:56,200 --> 00:23:59,760 Speaker 1: a number of possibilities, and this guy I'm gonna name 494 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:03,160 Speaker 1: not the worst human being on earth, but he did 495 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 1: something that got him banned from Chase Field for the 496 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:09,560 Speaker 1: rest of the season, and something that I think is 497 00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:12,080 Speaker 1: an example to other fans out there who might have 498 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:16,679 Speaker 1: silly ideas about interfering with games and just conducting themselves 499 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:20,840 Speaker 1: in an untoward fashion. Overall. I'm talking about Dave mccaskell, 500 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 1: Diamondback season ticket holder, who was banned for the rest 501 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:26,919 Speaker 1: of the season by the team because he interfered with 502 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:29,640 Speaker 1: a potential home run this week. It wasn't the first 503 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:31,880 Speaker 1: time he did it. He says he did it only 504 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 1: two times. The Diamondbacks said it's been multiple times regardless, Dave, 505 00:24:36,359 --> 00:24:39,399 Speaker 1: can we just be happy to watch the game. I 506 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 1: know people like catching foul balls and home runs and 507 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:45,080 Speaker 1: that's cool. And Dave basically said he meant no harm 508 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:47,119 Speaker 1: to the Diamondbacks. He was quoted in The Athletic as 509 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 1: saying this, he doesn't sound like a bad guy at all, 510 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:54,520 Speaker 1: but cool it just cool it. We don't need fans 511 00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:59,000 Speaker 1: reaching over repeatedly if it happens once. Okay, it's an accident, 512 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:01,400 Speaker 1: you got excited. But when a guy does it repeatedly, 513 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 1: his band to me is actually well deserved. So Dave McCaskill, 514 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:09,120 Speaker 1: dork of the Week. I don't mean to pick on you. 515 00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 1: You've been picked on enough. You've been banned for the 516 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:13,120 Speaker 1: rest of the season. But come on, man, keep your 517 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:16,400 Speaker 1: hands to yourself. Do you remember your parents saying that 518 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:19,879 Speaker 1: it's a good thing to follow, good advice to follow 519 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:22,919 Speaker 1: when you're in a major league park. So with that, 520 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:26,760 Speaker 1: for our friends watching on nesson Sports at Pittsburgh and 521 00:25:26,840 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 1: Nesson Nation, we're gonna say goodbye for now, but stay 522 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:31,680 Speaker 1: with us. I'll be back with more right after this. 523 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:33,800 Speaker 1: I'm going to talk about one thing here that we 524 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:36,160 Speaker 1: didn't get to discuss in the other portion of the show, 525 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 1: and it comes from my notes column today. Adulus Garcia 526 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:41,640 Speaker 1: of the Texas Rangers. I mentioned him. You can see 527 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:44,760 Speaker 1: the little teaser there, Adulas on the move question mark. 528 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:47,520 Speaker 1: And you wouldn't think that the Rangers would be trading 529 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:50,200 Speaker 1: the guy who is the MVP of the twenty twenty 530 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:53,240 Speaker 1: three ALCS, who's been an All Star a couple of times. 531 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:56,800 Speaker 1: But Garcia has struggled this season at times. Remember, they 532 00:25:56,840 --> 00:25:59,119 Speaker 1: sat him down for a few days because he was 533 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:02,880 Speaker 1: going to work on some mechanical things. They wanted him 534 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 1: to do that, and he did, and he was better 535 00:26:04,840 --> 00:26:07,440 Speaker 1: in the month of June after returning to the lineup. 536 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:09,840 Speaker 1: So you say, well, why would the Rangers trade him. 537 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:13,880 Speaker 1: They're sort of teetering here. They've been a huge disappointment. 538 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 1: Their offense has been a disappointment, and they've got some 539 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:19,679 Speaker 1: players on expiring contracts they can trade. If they sell 540 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:23,200 Speaker 1: Patrick Corbyn would be won a bunch of relievers as well, 541 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:26,760 Speaker 1: but Adolas Garcia, given the shortage of right handed hitters 542 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:30,199 Speaker 1: in the market, he probably would bring the most of 543 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:33,879 Speaker 1: any of those people. So there is a possibility that 544 00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:35,960 Speaker 1: the Rangers would do this. And there's another factor here 545 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:40,000 Speaker 1: as well. Adolas Garcia this season earning ten point five 546 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:44,040 Speaker 1: million not a horrible amount for a player who performed 547 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:46,480 Speaker 1: like he did in twenty three. It's not so great 548 00:26:46,560 --> 00:26:48,600 Speaker 1: for a guy who might be looking at two straight 549 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 1: years of sub seven hundred opss. If that's the case, 550 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:56,920 Speaker 1: If that's how it ends up, Adolos Garcia conceivably, I 551 00:26:56,920 --> 00:26:59,159 Speaker 1: don't know that this would happen, but conceivably could be 552 00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 1: a non tender. Care the Rangers might not want to 553 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:03,960 Speaker 1: pay him more than ten and a half million. He 554 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 1: would get a raise in arbitration players generally do, and 555 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:09,800 Speaker 1: they might not want to go to twelve million for 556 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:12,440 Speaker 1: a guy, as I said, coming off to sub seven 557 00:27:12,560 --> 00:27:16,160 Speaker 1: hundred ops's. Another team might see it differently. Another team 558 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 1: might look at a resurgence by him and say, let's 559 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 1: go give them a change of scenery. We're good, we 560 00:27:22,359 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 1: want Adulas Garcia and all that he brings. So to me, 561 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:28,280 Speaker 1: it's a possibility. 562 00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:29,359 Speaker 3: We're not there yet. 563 00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:32,280 Speaker 1: The Rangers obviously have to get into a position where 564 00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:35,120 Speaker 1: they feel like it's better to sell than to try 565 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:38,160 Speaker 1: to enhance their team. If you remember, last year, they 566 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:41,480 Speaker 1: did buy, but they were coming off a World Series title. 567 00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:44,040 Speaker 1: They didn't feel like it would be proper to concede, 568 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:46,520 Speaker 1: and it ultimately proved to be a decision that's sort 569 00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 1: of backfired. So the Rangers are a really interesting spot 570 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:53,200 Speaker 1: here and it will be very interesting to see what 571 00:27:53,280 --> 00:27:56,440 Speaker 1: they do with Adolis Garcia. All right, we're gonna take 572 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:58,800 Speaker 1: one more fan question before we sign off for today. 573 00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:01,040 Speaker 1: Let's see what we got here, and we'll take it 574 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:05,720 Speaker 1: right about now. This one comes from Renato Yepez, who asked, 575 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:08,520 Speaker 1: do you see the Dodgers making a move if Munsey 576 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:12,040 Speaker 1: has lost for the rest of the season. Excellent timely question, Ronaldo. 577 00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 1: And certainly, if you watch that play last night, you 578 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:18,720 Speaker 1: had to be concerned. If you watched his reaction, the 579 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:21,960 Speaker 1: way he was helped off the field. The Dodgers broadcast 580 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:24,440 Speaker 1: would not even show the replay because they, in their 581 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:27,840 Speaker 1: minds felt it was not something that fans should see. 582 00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 3: It was that bad. 583 00:28:29,119 --> 00:28:31,800 Speaker 1: So it's certainly fair to wonder how that MRI is 584 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:34,800 Speaker 1: going to turn out for Munsey today. And yes, I 585 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 1: would think that if indeed he is out for the season, 586 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 1: they might look to do something. Now, remember they've got 587 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:45,760 Speaker 1: Key Key Hernandez. They've got all kinds of options that 588 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:48,680 Speaker 1: they can turn to. That's the beauty of the Dodgers. 589 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:51,360 Speaker 1: They're versatile. Miguel Rojas is on the roster, and with 590 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:53,960 Speaker 1: Kim you can do some other things as well. But 591 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:57,960 Speaker 1: the Dodgers being the Dodgers, if Munsey is lost, that's 592 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:00,560 Speaker 1: a big power bat and I would think that they 593 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:04,280 Speaker 1: would try to maybe look at some other options for sure. 594 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:06,040 Speaker 1: All right, I want to thank you everyone for watching. 595 00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:09,240 Speaker 1: A J. Prazinski and Eric Kratz joined Scott Braun hosting 596 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:14,480 Speaker 1: Foul Territory. Next, Dodgers Territory follows Foul Territory, and then 597 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 1: Fair Territory returns on Monday. Thanks everyone for watching, for listening, 598 00:29:19,160 --> 00:29:20,760 Speaker 1: Have a great Fourth of July weekend.