1 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:08,799 Speaker 1: What's up friends, Happy Mondays everybody. It is leading off 2 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 1: right here on Fantasy Pros. I'm Chris Welsh. That is 3 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:16,600 Speaker 1: the Joe Alrico, and it is presumably playoff time, Fantasy 4 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:20,439 Speaker 1: Baseball playoff time for many people. Again, and sometimes I 5 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: think a semi negative to the Fantasy baseball structure is 6 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:27,319 Speaker 1: it's like last week, this week, next week. There's a 7 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: little too many different weeks of playoffs. But either way, 8 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: it's a home stretch time. So we're going to talk 9 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: to you about all the latest and greatest. We will 10 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 1: and can answer some of your questions. So for all 11 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:38,880 Speaker 1: of our peanuts and Crackerjacks that are out there, you 12 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 1: can drop some questions in the chat, whether it's like 13 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: a streamer or a pickup or anything like that. We 14 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 1: will try to answer that. We got some best bets 15 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 1: and we got a whole lot more. Mister Joe Rico, 16 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: how are you, my friend? Welcome back into an almost September. 17 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 2: Good Lord, We're getting there, man, We're getting there. I'm good. 18 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 3: Like I said before we started going, had a relaxing weekend. 19 00:00:57,760 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 3: I was playing some golf, almost saw a blue jay, 20 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 3: no hitter, So pretty good weekend for me pretty relaxing stuff. 21 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 2: You as well, I. 22 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:06,759 Speaker 1: Think, yeah, one hundred percent. So, like I said, put 23 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 1: some questions in the chat if you got him, and 24 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 1: we'll rock with it. So funny story, let's talk about that, 25 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 1: that potential no hitter. I'm kind of going about my 26 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: business and I get a text from CBS, and CBS 27 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: is like, hey, cause, and I was doing stuff during 28 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 1: the day and I wasn't even tuned into any of 29 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: the games at that moment, and I get a text, Hey, 30 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:32,039 Speaker 1: if Boden Francis gets this no hitter, are you available? 31 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: And I'm like what, So I get up, I get 32 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 1: up on my app and I'm like, holy crap, we 33 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 1: got a no hitter going on. We got all these strikeouts, Joe, 34 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:45,959 Speaker 1: no kidding, they're they're you know, in the bottom of 35 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 1: the inning. Blah blah blah. Get to the next inning, 36 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: first at batter Taylor Ward and he hits the homer 37 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: my first batter seeing Boden Francis in the no hitter 38 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 1: because they were going to have me come on TV 39 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 1: and foly, that's part of it. So it's my fault. 40 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:03,559 Speaker 1: I'm just trying to tell you all. It is my fault. 41 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: But Boden France has struck out a career high twelve 42 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: as he dominated these dudes. He had that going into 43 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 1: the ninth inning, and then it was Taylor Ward just 44 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:14,359 Speaker 1: crushing that homer. He ended up walking three. He hit 45 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: a batter, which was Taylor Ward career high pitches. I 46 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: was monitoring those pitches as it was going one hundred 47 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:25,799 Speaker 1: and seventeen eighty four for strikes. Ridiculous unless you're Taylor Ward, 48 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: who threw a bunch of shade and was just like, yeah, 49 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: I don't know. Maybe other people were getting tough stuff, 50 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: but he looked pretty hittable to me, and to be fair, 51 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 1: he did crush him. What are your thoughts, I was, 52 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 1: I've been kind of like indifferent on Boden Francis, but 53 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: he's one of those guys that he is ending immensely 54 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: strong talk to me about this performance. 55 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 3: I had been mostly indifferent myself being a Blue Jay 56 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 3: fan in Toronto. In case anybody in the chat doesn't realize, 57 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:54,079 Speaker 3: I am Toronto born and raised. 58 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 2: I've been a Blue Jay fan a long time. 59 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 3: Didn't think there was much with about in France's really 60 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 3: over the first three year four months of the season, 61 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 3: but these last four starts have just been incredible, and 62 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 3: the season long stats are actually looking pretty solid. 63 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 2: Now. 64 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 3: It's not just even if you look at the last 65 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 3: four starts, like he has a three seventy eight expected ERA, 66 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:15,920 Speaker 3: nearly an eighteen percent strikeout minus walker like three seventy 67 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:18,640 Speaker 3: four Sierra. These are good numbers for the whole season. 68 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 3: The barrel rate's a little bit too high still, it's 69 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:23,360 Speaker 3: still in the double digits, and that's somewhat of a concern. 70 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 2: But he has been really impressive. 71 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 3: I think that he's somebody that's worth adding pretty much 72 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 3: everywhere now. I think it's Philadelphia and Boston this week 73 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 3: for him. So that's a little bit iffy for sure. 74 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 3: I think I'd probably lean towards sitting him in the 75 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 3: more shallow leagues, but he's definitely worth picking up all 76 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 3: over the place right now. 77 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: There's something that I'm a little bit worried about, especially 78 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: young pitchers like this coming off of a no hitter 79 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 1: or theoretical no hitter like that one hundred and seventeen career. 80 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, I'm not sure if there's like 81 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 1: any actual analysis of like guys regress forty percent to 82 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: their means after you know, having career highd pitches or 83 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: anything like that, there might be some data would be 84 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: worthwhile for somebody, But not only do I not like that. 85 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: I hate that matchup. By the way, for Francis one 86 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: hundred and seventeen pitches, he had ten whiffs off the fastball. 87 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:19,599 Speaker 1: Always very interesting too, because like I think that is 88 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: speaking to the splitter. It was something I said in 89 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:26,040 Speaker 1: the off season which has been completely counter to Logan Gilbert. 90 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:27,479 Speaker 1: I think I said. I think I said it with 91 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: Eno where we were talking about, you know, guys that 92 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: you know have these really good splitters are implementing high 93 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:35,599 Speaker 1: usage of splitters, and it's like we got to have 94 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 1: like a really good fastball like that. That's something that 95 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:41,239 Speaker 1: plays up and if they work, they coincide together so well. 96 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 1: And I at that time kind of thought Logan maybe didn't. 97 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: And that is something that at least Francis is putting up. 98 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: Though it's not a dominant fastball, it's sitting around ninety two. 99 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: But he had ten whiffs and forty one swings on 100 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:58,039 Speaker 1: the fastball. That fastball set sixty eight percent in the zone. 101 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: That's like a wild in zone percentage, and he only 102 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 1: had five other whiffs off of the splitter and the 103 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 1: slider combined. It's okay. So I mean he had a 104 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: twelve strike I just want to point this out, a 105 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:13,599 Speaker 1: twelve strikeout performance with one hundred and seventeen pitches and 106 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:15,680 Speaker 1: he only had a twenty three percent whiff rate, Like 107 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: that's not necessarily ideal. That was like he dominated this situation. 108 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: But from an overall perspective, I still don't know if 109 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: he has like absolutely ridiculously dominant you know, stuff like 110 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:30,599 Speaker 1: swing and miss stuff. So maybe I'm just gonna like 111 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 1: keep kind of fading until the end of the season. 112 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 1: But I absolutely hate those matchups. 113 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 2: So the matchups are brutal. 114 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 3: I think it depends on your league size, It depends 115 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 3: on your situation if your pitchers are stacked or whatever, 116 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 3: versus if you're in a fifteen team league and you 117 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 3: just lost Hunter Green and you need to pick up 118 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 3: a replacement you're just kind of desperate. There are gonna 119 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:52,920 Speaker 3: be different situational aspects to it, but I think by 120 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 3: and large, you gotta you kind of have to pick 121 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:58,600 Speaker 3: him up unless you are just in such a perfect 122 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:01,600 Speaker 3: position pitching, because you might not start him this week 123 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 3: but next week. I haven't really looked forward to the 124 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 3: matchup so much, but I feel like he's somebody where 125 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 3: you may get a few more quality starts out of 126 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 3: him going forward. It's a bit dicey, it's a bit dicey, 127 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 3: but I think you got to give it a chance. 128 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:15,039 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean again, like the thing that works really 129 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:18,480 Speaker 1: well for him is you if you consistently show these 130 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:20,600 Speaker 1: guys that you're throwing a fastball in the zone, which 131 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:23,040 Speaker 1: he did almost seventy percent of the time, and then 132 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:26,600 Speaker 1: you can just kill that splitter off, which was forty 133 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:29,040 Speaker 1: five percent zone percentage, and it just you know, boom 134 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 1: goes up that you would actually think the splitter would 135 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 1: have a lot more of a whiff rate on it. 136 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:35,840 Speaker 1: But I think it's guys trying to like keep up 137 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: and chase and stuff like that, so you know, it's 138 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:40,679 Speaker 1: solid and they keep working, and yeah, it's probably something 139 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:42,840 Speaker 1: to look at. By the way, this is so interesting. 140 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: So Angelo says we start playoffs next week. All seven 141 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: of his teams made it pretty easy. That's in there. 142 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:53,040 Speaker 1: Somebody in the chat said they don't start for oh yeah, 143 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:55,239 Speaker 1: yeah right here. Michael says, I have two more weeks 144 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:58,159 Speaker 1: of regular season before playoffs, and then we have other 145 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:00,279 Speaker 1: people that are like I'm in the playoffs right now. 146 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 1: I just still think that's like we got to fix that. 147 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:05,359 Speaker 1: We got to fix that. In fantasy baseball where we 148 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 1: have I mean, it's just so large and big, like 149 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 1: maybe you really can't. But it's like in fantasy football, 150 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:13,560 Speaker 1: it's like, oh, maybe you go to week eighteen, you're 151 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 1: probably in week seventeen, and that's pretty standard. There's just 152 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 1: not a standard here. There's like a month deviation between it. 153 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 1: But well, you know, we'll never actually get there. Let's 154 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: talk about Aaron Judge two for four, walk, two homers. 155 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 1: He is now up to fifty one homers, one hundred 156 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 1: and twenty two RBI, he's hitting three thirty three. But 157 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 1: here was the thing I wanted to mention. He is 158 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 1: on pace to break his single season al home run 159 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 1: record sixty three paced homers. And I had asked that, 160 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: Did I ask you this earlier? What was going to happen? 161 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: Sixty homers by Judge or eighty stolen bases by Ellie? 162 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 1: Did I ask you that question? Or was that Bubba 163 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: or Bogman or in my head. 164 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 3: Might be might have been me A couple of weeks ago, 165 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 3: it might have been me. I can't remember what I said, 166 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 3: but at this point it might be Judge. I think 167 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 3: Judge is more likely, like the guy's every day hitting 168 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 3: a home run or two. I don't think I've ever 169 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 3: seen anything like this. Like I was a little bit 170 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 3: young to really appreciate Barry Bonds in his prime. This 171 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 3: is the best power hitter I've ever seen. 172 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm I'm not I'm not too young for that. 173 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 1: And Barry Bonds is the best hitter I have watched. 174 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, Griffy obviously had his moments, but 175 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 1: like you know, I don't span and see, like now, 176 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 1: if Joe were on here, old man Joe, piece of Pia, 177 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 1: you know, he would have the perspective of like, you know, 178 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 1: seventy eighties guys, I really don't Barry Bonds was the 179 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 1: single greatest hitter that you ever watch. I mean every singe. Now, 180 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 1: Judge does have that thing where when you know he's 181 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 1: up to it bat you're like, oh, something's gonna happen. 182 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 1: You know, Like there's not a lot of hitters that 183 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 1: have that. Otani has that, and Judge has that where 184 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 1: every time up you're like, oh, some wreckage is gonna happen, 185 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 1: Like you don't expect a negative outcome, and that that's 186 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 1: what Bonds was. Every time he was up, it was like, oh, 187 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 1: you know, they're either going to just try to walk 188 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: him because they're terrified of him, or he's gonna to 189 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: have absolute damage. So and Walkee said, Bonds is the 190 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 1: best hitter. And I don't understand why anyone argues it 191 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: aside from killing time. Well we you know why they 192 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:18,680 Speaker 1: argue it, Yeah, because of steroids. But like at the 193 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 1: end of the day, the problem that you kind of 194 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:23,959 Speaker 1: have is like the steroids didn't like change the eye 195 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 1: and the type of hittory he was. It just maybe 196 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 1: changed the impact of it. But Barry Bonds was the 197 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: greatest hitter I've ever seen, and Judge exemplifies some of 198 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,200 Speaker 1: that stuff. It's not the same, it's not the same, 199 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 1: but he's the most dangerous hitter in baseball right now. 200 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: Oh I think yeah. 201 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:40,839 Speaker 3: Like, I mean we were talking a couple weeks ago. 202 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:42,679 Speaker 3: I think it was on this show about like could 203 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 3: it still be Bobby Wood Junior or whatever? But like 204 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 3: he has just separated himself so much, even from Otani, 205 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:50,680 Speaker 3: Like I still think Otani when he's pitching, is probably 206 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:53,080 Speaker 3: the best player in baseball. But just on a pure 207 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 3: hitting standpoint, like Judges WRC plus is two twenty six. 208 00:09:56,640 --> 00:10:00,120 Speaker 3: There's been like five seasons of that level in history. 209 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 3: Like I grew up idolizing Albert Pooholes, Miguel Cabrera, but 210 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 3: I don't think they were ever at this level. Like 211 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 3: I think that over a prolonged period of time, pooh 212 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 3: Holes his career, Cabrera's career at this point are still 213 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:14,840 Speaker 3: more impressed, so was specifically pooh Holes, But on like 214 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:16,520 Speaker 3: a per at bad basis. I don't think they were 215 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:18,319 Speaker 3: ever as scary as Judges right now. 216 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 1: No, you know, and a funny thing. I just want 217 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:22,439 Speaker 1: to point out, not to keep harping this. Where did 218 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:24,559 Speaker 1: it go? This was one of my favorite videos. I 219 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 1: don't know if you've seen it online. There's this video. 220 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 1: What is it from? Someone tell me what it's from. 221 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:34,199 Speaker 1: It's Bonds and Maddox breaking down and at bat and 222 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:37,960 Speaker 1: it's like it goes to what Bonds thinks is gonna happen, 223 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 1: and then Maddix says, here's what I'm gonna do, and Bonds, 224 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 1: by the way, perfectly calls He's like, you know, he 225 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 1: thinks I'm going I'm looking for this, but I'm now 226 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 1: going to look for this. And it keeps going back 227 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:50,200 Speaker 1: and back and back on the at bats of what 228 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:52,679 Speaker 1: they're going to do Maddix versus him, and then it 229 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:56,559 Speaker 1: ends with Barry Bonds absolutely just murdering the ball into 230 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:59,959 Speaker 1: right field. It's a really cool video. You could probably 231 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 1: just look it up. It's from the MLB Network Mattic Special. Okay, cool, 232 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:07,000 Speaker 1: thank you, Fred. That definitely go check out that video. 233 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:10,520 Speaker 1: At least it's an awesome one. But judges on another 234 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 1: historic pace on the home run side. And this is 235 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: another year of me being on this show realizing had 236 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 1: you just pick Aaron Judge every single day, you would 237 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 1: be winning the home run contest. That's just how it is. 238 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 1: Right now, we'll do the home run board here in 239 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:26,600 Speaker 1: a little bit. We got this is like a version 240 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:28,480 Speaker 1: of rookie. Lookie, we got a bunch of rookie stuff 241 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 1: going out here. This happened after the show on Friday, 242 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 1: but it was announced that Dylan Cruz, top prospect with 243 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 1: the Nationals. Dylan Cruz was being called up for today, 244 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:39,200 Speaker 1: so he is going to be in the lineup today. 245 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 1: He was one of my favorites, brother of my favorite 246 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 1: from that draft class we had a year and a 247 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: half ago, two seventy two average. So far this year, 248 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:52,360 Speaker 1: twenty one doubles, thirteen homers, twenty five stolen bases between 249 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:54,680 Speaker 1: Double A and Triple A. It's been a pretty good season. 250 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 1: It has not been historic, unfortunately. It's been very similar 251 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: to a lot of these prospects that are out there 252 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 1: right now. It's actually been this ongoing discussion I've been 253 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 1: having in the prospect world of when you lose Kim 254 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:09,000 Speaker 1: and Arrow, you lose Domingez, you lose all these dudes, 255 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 1: you know, Jackson Holiday, that like, what does the top 256 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:15,880 Speaker 1: look like anymore? And it kind of defaults to all 257 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 1: these guys that are good but not great. These two 258 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 1: seventy hitters, the Roman Anthony's of the world, the Walker Jenkins, 259 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:27,080 Speaker 1: who's really far away, the Dylan cruise is. There's nobody 260 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:30,800 Speaker 1: it feels that special. I have always personally loved Dylan Cruz. 261 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 1: His chase rate has been a little bit of a 262 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 1: worry as far as what the strikeouts are, but he's 263 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:37,960 Speaker 1: got all fields power, put up really great all fields 264 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 1: exit velocities, I think he's a super smart hitter. He's 265 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:44,320 Speaker 1: stealing more bases than we've seen, and we're gonna get 266 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: a cup of coffee for him to start next year. 267 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 1: So I think this is great for next year. I 268 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:51,319 Speaker 1: would in a five outfielder league, he's a must pick 269 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:52,840 Speaker 1: up if he is out there right now. I think 270 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 1: he's gonna get significant playing time, and I don't know 271 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 1: what the production's going to be like, but I think 272 00:12:57,240 --> 00:12:59,719 Speaker 1: this is a great sign for next year. Is there 273 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: any hesitation with the lack of success from the rookies 274 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 1: on picking up Cruise at all? 275 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:06,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, A little bit like if you're in those really 276 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 3: shallow like an ESPN league where there's just like no 277 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 3: breathing room on your roster, I don't think you can 278 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 3: really take a chance here. Like as solid of a 279 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:16,440 Speaker 3: prospect as he's been, he has a one oh five 280 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:20,199 Speaker 3: WRC plus and triple A, you know, batting two sixty five, 281 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 3: he's not light in the world on fire like i'd 282 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 3: kind of want to see before calling a newly recalled 283 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:28,200 Speaker 3: prospect like a must roster type of player everywhere. I 284 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 3: think he's fine in like those deeper twelves like you 285 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 3: mentioned fifteen team leagues, but yeah, prospects as a whole 286 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 3: just have kind of sucked, and it's kind of taken 287 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:38,560 Speaker 3: the fun out of their recalls this season to some extent. 288 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:42,480 Speaker 3: So yeah, deeper leagues, I would take a chance shallow formats. 289 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:44,840 Speaker 3: Not really. We're at the point though now I think, well, 290 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:47,880 Speaker 3: she'd much more prospects inclined than I am. Guys can 291 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 3: just play every day at this point and not exceed 292 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 3: the threshold, right are we. 293 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 1: Well that's that's yeah, one hundred percent. That's why they 294 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:56,679 Speaker 1: did this with Cruise, So you know, they announced it 295 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 1: like three days before. Not that even if they had 296 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:01,320 Speaker 1: called him up before, I think it would have had 297 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 1: an effect. But they're just like, hey, listen, we're not 298 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 1: gonna go up against any They probably did the math 299 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 1: on whatever bats could happen, but yeah, at this point, 300 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:11,560 Speaker 1: you're not going to cross the forty five day marker, 301 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:13,559 Speaker 1: which hand up, I was wrong. We said this. I 302 00:14:13,559 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 1: don't even know if I like corrected it from a 303 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: couple of weeks back that the Collective Bargaining Agreement added 304 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 1: that September now does count for service time. So whatever 305 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 1: I said some weeks back was incorrect about the camon 306 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 1: Aro thing, which are still I still don't understand. You know, 307 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 1: it's like we're not gonna bring him up all season. 308 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: We're gonna bring them up just in time so he 309 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 1: can lose his eligibility and us really not get anything 310 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:39,240 Speaker 1: outside of you know, him getting some games in. But 311 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 1: you know, he'll None of these guys will lose any 312 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 1: service time. They'll be eligible. And Dylan Cruz is like 313 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 1: the first of the guys that you should put on 314 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:49,800 Speaker 1: the list for, like, oh, he's going to break camp 315 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 1: next year and he will be a Rookie of the 316 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 1: Year candidate, and that should be the piece that you 317 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 1: go in, Like I think Jason Dominguez will have that 318 00:14:57,160 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 1: next year, and presumably depending what that roster looks like, 319 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 1: but you would think he would and Dylan Cruz would 320 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:07,080 Speaker 1: be the guy as well. Speaking of just want to 321 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:09,840 Speaker 1: throw this out because Anthony's in here. Anthony was famous 322 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 1: for the Camonaro questions. Where is he? Where is he? 323 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,040 Speaker 1: Where is he? I don't know, I don't know. Now 324 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 1: he's finally here. Camonaro is having a really good run 325 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:21,360 Speaker 1: so far. Two homers, two stolen bases, hitting over three hundred, 326 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 1: the hard hit rates over fifty percent. He's barreling great. 327 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 1: He does have a negative launch angle, and I don't 328 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 1: know if you know this, he had a negative laun 329 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 1: angle last year as well, classic like rookie thing from readjusting. 330 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 1: But Camonaro has been doing really well and I think 331 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 1: in a short sample size that's why I would be 332 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:41,720 Speaker 1: comfortable picking up Cruise. And you know, at the end 333 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 1: of the day for next season, I actually think the 334 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 1: lack of success from a lot of rookies is not 335 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:48,560 Speaker 1: the worst thing in the world. It's going to depreciate 336 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 1: a lot of the value as far as like or 337 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 1: the equity of what you have to pay for them 338 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 1: next year, and that's good. A guy like Dylan Cruz, 339 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 1: I think, I'll just say it right now. I think 340 00:15:57,200 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 1: it's a sneaky guy to invest in next year, especially 341 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 1: if we see some of that strikeout rate come down 342 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: a little bit or is manageable in this early part 343 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 1: of the season. But now they won't cost you know, 344 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 1: top fifty, top forty or anything like that. Except Cavin Arrow. 345 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 1: He's really hot. He'll be an interesting one to talk 346 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 1: about through the back half of the year. I don't 347 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 1: know where that'll go. 348 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:19,440 Speaker 3: He could for sure like look at Wood and Jackson Cheerio. 349 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:21,280 Speaker 3: I know, like you and Bubba talked about it last week. 350 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:23,760 Speaker 3: I think there was that early draft for twenty twenty five. 351 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 3: And though Cheerio and Wood were both third round picks. 352 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 3: If if Cavi and Narrow hits another five or seven 353 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 3: home run, steals another five or six bases, like he's 354 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 3: going in the top seventy picks probably at least. 355 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, and it's not. And like the guys from this 356 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 1: year to last year, they're the ones that are going 357 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 1: to be the expense. So that's like, that's going to 358 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 1: be the irony as it was like before it was 359 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: the you know, the the Corbyn Carrols and even in 360 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 1: the Bobby Witch to those degrees, those players were really 361 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 1: pushed up his rookies. Now it's going to be the 362 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:57,160 Speaker 1: you know, the rookie performers are going to probably come 363 00:16:57,160 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 1: in a historically high cost. As you mentioned, Cherry is 364 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 1: going to be massively expensive, Jackson Merrill massively expensive. Kevin 365 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:07,840 Speaker 1: Arrow in a short sample size with success, will be expensive. 366 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 1: The rookies. Everyone will be very timid about, understandably so 367 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:17,120 Speaker 1: because we're really understanding, like how dramatic the changes in 368 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 1: the adjustment from Triple A TOUBA unless you're a pitcher. 369 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:22,159 Speaker 1: Unless you're Paul Skens, who went in the first round 370 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 1: above his draft, which we talked about last year our 371 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:27,399 Speaker 1: last episode. So while a couple other rookies that are 372 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 1: coming up here, Craig Mish reported that the Marlins are 373 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:34,920 Speaker 1: bringing up Griffin Conine from Triple A, Jeff Conine's kid, 374 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 1: twenty seven years old. Not really a rookie, but he'll 375 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:41,080 Speaker 1: be coming up. I don't have high expectations. A little 376 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:45,200 Speaker 1: bit of power and the Royals Tyler Gentry is starting 377 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:48,160 Speaker 1: in right field and batting ninth for Game one today, 378 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: which I think is coming up here in just a 379 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 1: couple of minutes. Gentry's kind of I've seen him a 380 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:56,040 Speaker 1: ton between AFL and the backfields. He's been with the 381 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 1: Royals for some time. Pretty you know, solid power guy. 382 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:02,119 Speaker 1: I don't know if the contact then the hitability is 383 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:04,199 Speaker 1: going to be there, but like he seems like he 384 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:09,439 Speaker 1: could be above average, like fourth outfielder in baseball. Maybe 385 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:12,120 Speaker 1: someone to look out for. And ty Madden with the 386 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:15,920 Speaker 1: Tigers is going to be starting really rough, go over 387 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:18,679 Speaker 1: six plus ERA in the minors. I'm not it's a 388 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:21,200 Speaker 1: really bad matchup, so he might stack up some strikeouts 389 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:23,159 Speaker 1: because he had some big minor league strike up performances. 390 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 1: But no, thanks, no thank you, That's what I say. 391 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:31,760 Speaker 1: Let's keep going here. Jackson Merrill. Speaking of Jackson Merrill, 392 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 1: had a walk off homer against Edwin Diaz. He keeps 393 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 1: holding down this Rookie of the Year. He is the 394 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 1: unanimous Rookie of the Year favorite right now, even after 395 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:46,879 Speaker 1: Paul Skein's dominant performance. We're only tracking that because I 396 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:49,120 Speaker 1: have my debt and I'm very selfish about that. Joe, 397 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:51,400 Speaker 1: and you said it like before we even started off air. 398 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:54,160 Speaker 1: You're like, hey, do you see Jackson Merrill. I still 399 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: think it's one of the wildest things. But I don't 400 00:18:56,840 --> 00:18:59,199 Speaker 1: recall and this is why I think Jackson Merrill is 401 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 1: going to be so special going into next year. I 402 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:05,439 Speaker 1: don't recall a rookie that has been this consistent throughout 403 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:07,199 Speaker 1: the year. Like He's had points where he's been not 404 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:10,680 Speaker 1: like special, but he hasn't had the Jackson cheerio. I 405 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:13,159 Speaker 1: hit a buck ninety one month. He is just he 406 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:14,359 Speaker 1: has gotten better. 407 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:14,920 Speaker 2: He's eight. 408 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 1: He's like a fine wine. Jackson Merril is he's just 409 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 1: aging perfectly, and he's getting better and better and better. 410 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 1: And that's why I think the debate between Meryl and 411 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:27,480 Speaker 1: Cheerio is going to be really fascinating to next year. Though. 412 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:30,359 Speaker 1: I think Cheerio for Upside is going to win that, 413 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 1: and I think Merrill is the safer bet, the safer 414 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 1: roto bet. 415 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:37,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think Churio there is definitely more potential there. 416 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 3: I've heard it said before, and you can kind of 417 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:41,720 Speaker 3: if you look at Merrill's profile, it feels like he 418 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:44,600 Speaker 3: might be maxing out to some extent. Like I don't 419 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:46,959 Speaker 3: know if there's another step with Merrill where he's going 420 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:50,400 Speaker 3: to go twenty five twenty next year. Maybe he will, 421 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:54,760 Speaker 3: Maybe he will, but it doesn't seem like the power 422 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:58,440 Speaker 3: is super super legit. I don't really trust the speed 423 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:01,639 Speaker 3: so much. Like, I don't know, there's something that doesn't 424 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 3: feel as legit about Meryll as I feel about Wood 425 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:07,600 Speaker 3: and Churio. I don't think that he is gonna. I 426 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:09,359 Speaker 3: might just be a hater. I could very well just 427 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 3: be a hater. I just don't view him in as 428 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 3: positive a light as I do would and Churio I 429 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 3: would take those guys. Maybe it is just the upside 430 00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 3: chase in the upside, but I think they're going to 431 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 3: be more attractive assets next season. 432 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 2: Am I just pooping on Maryl for no reason? 433 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 1: I think you're yeah, you're kind of pooping on Maryl 434 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:29,040 Speaker 1: for no reason. But like Woods is a more dynamic, 435 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:31,399 Speaker 1: like you can see the upside of like, you know, 436 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:36,080 Speaker 1: thirty thirty. I don't know if Trio is that much different. 437 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 1: You know the thing that I think to think about 438 00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:40,040 Speaker 1: with Marylyn and I'm gonna do some off season looking. 439 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:43,320 Speaker 1: So I feel like there was a similar conversation around 440 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 1: a Wit after his rookie year. We were like, whoa 441 00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:49,040 Speaker 1: cool dude, you hit for good average twenty thirty. This 442 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:51,399 Speaker 1: seems about it. And then he got better and then 443 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:53,960 Speaker 1: he gets better, And I feel like I'm not saying 444 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:57,280 Speaker 1: that Jackson Merril will become Bobby Witt junior, but I 445 00:20:57,280 --> 00:21:00,240 Speaker 1: think there's a similar path in that, Like every looked 446 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:01,960 Speaker 1: at him and you were like, oh, he's capped, And 447 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:04,240 Speaker 1: I'm not sure that he is, because comparing those three 448 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:08,199 Speaker 1: players you just did, Meryl's the more consistent and the 449 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:11,720 Speaker 1: better contact hitter. I don't know, and he is stealing 450 00:21:12,119 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 1: and he's showing off power while playing in San Diego. 451 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 1: I don't know. I think he's going to be underrated. 452 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:20,159 Speaker 1: And this might be one of those things where it's like, 453 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 1: if you stack those three up to me and you say, oh, well, 454 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:25,640 Speaker 1: Cheerio is going to cost a third, would cost a third, 455 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 1: a Meryl cost a fourth Meryl all day, Give me 456 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:30,879 Speaker 1: the discount. Give me the discount on those three guys. 457 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:34,960 Speaker 1: It's like an RB type of situation in fantasy football. 458 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:37,159 Speaker 1: It's like it's a tier or an sp like we 459 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:38,920 Speaker 1: talked about starting pitchers. Just give me the lowest of 460 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:41,879 Speaker 1: the tier of those players. Last on the big news notes, 461 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:44,440 Speaker 1: this is just that wild one. I wanted to mention 462 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 1: that Danny Jansen is starting behind the plate today against 463 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 1: the Blue Jays, And as noted everywhere, the craziness behind 464 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 1: this is because this was a suspended game between the 465 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:58,000 Speaker 1: Red Sox and Blue Jays, and Danny Jansen was a 466 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:00,159 Speaker 1: Blue Jay is now a Red Sox. So now he 467 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:03,119 Speaker 1: will become the first player in MLB history to appear 468 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:07,359 Speaker 1: for two teams in the same game. And this note 469 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 1: on here it says, in fact, Jansen is actually set 470 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:12,360 Speaker 1: to hit for the Blue Jays when the game resumes, 471 00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 1: which means for a moment, Jansen will be both hitting 472 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:20,720 Speaker 1: and catching at the same time on the scoreboard. We 473 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:23,399 Speaker 1: I mean, I guess they'll alter that, like that's going 474 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 1: to be changing the play by play. But he will 475 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:28,480 Speaker 1: be the first player ever to play for two teams 476 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:31,679 Speaker 1: in the same game. And I, for some reason, I 477 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 1: kind of thought that might have happened, like in the 478 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:37,199 Speaker 1: twenties or something. Someone got sold for a pack of 479 00:22:37,240 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 1: cigarettes and a and a half, you know, a half 480 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 1: eaten a chicken leg, and then the player would have 481 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:45,760 Speaker 1: been traded over, like I don't know, like in the twenties, 482 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:48,000 Speaker 1: I felt like players could be sold for seven dollars 483 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:49,720 Speaker 1: and they could have moved over. But I guess I'm wrong. 484 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 3: So he's going to throw the Jays jersey back on 485 00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:54,159 Speaker 3: and taken it bad as a blue Jay? Is Is 486 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:55,280 Speaker 3: that what I'm understanding here? 487 00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:58,399 Speaker 1: No, No, he is going to be a Red Sox. 488 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:00,320 Speaker 3: But you said he's like he's at the dish, so 489 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 3: they'll just have to pinch hit for him. I guess, 490 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:03,359 Speaker 3: is that what's gonna happen. 491 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 1: No, he'll be able to It's the note about the 492 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:12,439 Speaker 1: last thing was just a all it is was like a 493 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:15,280 Speaker 1: clerical thing, like he was behind the dish, and then 494 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:17,159 Speaker 1: he will now come up to bat. They're gonna have 495 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:19,679 Speaker 1: a different catcher up there, right, They're gonna have like 496 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:22,880 Speaker 1: a different catcher that's gonna, you know, defensively change over 497 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:26,360 Speaker 1: so that one's not really the actual thing. The actual 498 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:28,679 Speaker 1: thing is in the book. It will show that he 499 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:30,679 Speaker 1: was a catcher for the Blue Jays and then he 500 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:33,359 Speaker 1: was a catcher for the Red Sox, and I guess 501 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:37,720 Speaker 1: perceivably he's gonna hit. So I don't know, that's wild. 502 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 2: It's it's bizarre. I I don't know. 503 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:42,640 Speaker 3: I consider myself to be a fairly smart person most days. 504 00:23:42,800 --> 00:23:45,200 Speaker 3: I still don't really understand the whole ins and outs 505 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:48,480 Speaker 3: of this whole thing. I don't understand delaying a game 506 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:50,240 Speaker 3: for two months, Like, can they not just figure out 507 00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:51,680 Speaker 3: a way to get a couple of innings in before 508 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:52,760 Speaker 3: the team hits the road again? 509 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:54,080 Speaker 2: Does this make sense to anybody? 510 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:56,720 Speaker 1: I don't know, Just play the games? Just how about 511 00:23:56,800 --> 00:23:59,200 Speaker 1: just put them all indoors? But that would probably be unpopular, 512 00:23:59,359 --> 00:24:01,920 Speaker 1: by the way, Angel pin Winsky, I'm shocked that there 513 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 1: isn't like some you know, Willy McGee Willy McGee was 514 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:09,160 Speaker 1: traded for you know, seven seven baseballs, one seem out 515 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:11,800 Speaker 1: and a pint of whiskey. Like that seems one hundred 516 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 1: percent like something that would have happened. Has there ever 517 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:18,200 Speaker 1: been a player that's been traded for something that wasn't 518 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:21,640 Speaker 1: a player or money? I feel like that happened ted for. 519 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:23,879 Speaker 2: A play, right, it was traded for a play. I 520 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:25,119 Speaker 2: guess it was money for a play. 521 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:28,120 Speaker 1: It was money that paid for a play. You're right 522 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 1: about that. But has there ever been another object like food, 523 00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:34,679 Speaker 1: because wasn't there like a player that was traded for 524 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:38,080 Speaker 1: like a a pitching machine or something like that. Chat 525 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:40,000 Speaker 1: helped me out. I feel like there's a player that 526 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:43,320 Speaker 1: was traded for not money or a player, or you know, 527 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 1: a player to be named later that ended up being 528 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:49,199 Speaker 1: nothing or something like that. Speaking of Babe Ruth, by 529 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:51,960 Speaker 1: the way, in the kind of just for fun category, 530 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:55,159 Speaker 1: I don't know what and I'm forgetting what auction was. 531 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:58,760 Speaker 1: Might have been Golden auctions. But over the weekend, Babe 532 00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:04,200 Speaker 1: Ruth's shot jersey, you know, pointing out calling my shot jersey, 533 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 1: sold for a record twenty four million dollars. That singular 534 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:19,400 Speaker 1: jersey sold for twenty four million dollars. So the question is, Joe, 535 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:22,439 Speaker 1: would you if you had that type of money, you 536 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:24,359 Speaker 1: had that elon type of money where you could just 537 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 1: be like, I'm getting it for whatever, would you put 538 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:29,000 Speaker 1: it on after paying that? 539 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:30,920 Speaker 2: Oh? Would I put it on? Nah? 540 00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:34,159 Speaker 3: If I was like that kind of rich, like richest 541 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:36,760 Speaker 3: person in the world, maybe, but I feel like i'd 542 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:39,280 Speaker 3: I feel like I'd want to have more respect for 543 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:41,399 Speaker 3: something like that than to just throw it on and 544 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:43,600 Speaker 3: wear it out to softball or for beer league or 545 00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:44,879 Speaker 3: something like. I feel like you got to put that 546 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:47,720 Speaker 3: on the wall. You're spending twenty four million dollars. You 547 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 3: want to preserve it. Imagine you just wear it and 548 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:51,800 Speaker 3: then you're just drinking a coke or something and you 549 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:53,600 Speaker 3: just spill coke down the front of it, or just. 550 00:25:53,600 --> 00:25:55,320 Speaker 1: Why don't they get if you were to like wear it, 551 00:25:55,359 --> 00:25:57,960 Speaker 1: you wouldn't be like, Hey, let's have a pepsi and 552 00:25:58,040 --> 00:26:00,520 Speaker 1: some wings. I think you would, like you would just 553 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:02,359 Speaker 1: have this moment where you're like sitting there and you're 554 00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:05,359 Speaker 1: like slowly putting it on, and you're just like but 555 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:06,920 Speaker 1: you know, like, I don't know you'd have that type 556 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:08,560 Speaker 1: of moment. I mean, I wouldn't, but I'm just I 557 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:11,520 Speaker 1: don't know, like people are weird about memorabilia. But that 558 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:14,399 Speaker 1: is I believe the most twenty four MILLI I mean, 559 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:17,119 Speaker 1: this is record, twenty four million dollars called shot Jersey 560 00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:21,600 Speaker 1: is absolutely wild. The chat. By the way, Wonky says 561 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:24,800 Speaker 1: back in twenty thirteen, Mike Cisco was traded for nothing, 562 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:27,600 Speaker 1: not rent, not catfish, not a twenty five pound turkey, 563 00:26:28,119 --> 00:26:32,200 Speaker 1: absolutely nothing. Conk said that there's a manager that was 564 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:35,080 Speaker 1: traded for like a bucket of balls. Yeah, maybe I do, 565 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:39,520 Speaker 1: like the Dallas Kaico was traded for a dollar. That's 566 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:43,159 Speaker 1: but I'm telling you there is somebody out there that 567 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:46,320 Speaker 1: was traded for like a thing. I feel it in 568 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 1: my bones that there was a player that was traded 569 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 1: for a thing. So if you know what that thing is, 570 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:53,720 Speaker 1: or you're really good at Google, which most likely the 571 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:56,360 Speaker 1: answer will come from, even if it's not live, put 572 00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:58,679 Speaker 1: it in the chat later or put it into the 573 00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 1: comments section, because I want to. I feel like there 574 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:03,399 Speaker 1: was someone that was traded for like, you know, six 575 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:06,600 Speaker 1: horses or something like that, like in the nineteen tens, so. 576 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:09,640 Speaker 3: There was wat there was a double a player named 577 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:13,119 Speaker 3: Tim Fortugno, who became known as the guy traded for 578 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:15,280 Speaker 3: a bag of balls, went from a ball to double 579 00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:17,080 Speaker 3: A and all the way to triple A with the Brewers. 580 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:20,720 Speaker 3: I'm not going to read it off thing on air, Bud. 581 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:24,920 Speaker 3: Tim Fortugno apparently was traded for a bucket of balls. 582 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:30,000 Speaker 1: Tim Fortugo's jersey just sold the Golden Auctions for three dollars. 583 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:32,880 Speaker 1: Three dollars for the guy that was a bucket of balls. Yeah, 584 00:27:32,920 --> 00:27:35,359 Speaker 1: but see there's lots of these, like Angela, said Lefty Grove. 585 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:39,439 Speaker 1: He was sold to the Orioles for thirty five hundred dollars, 586 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:43,640 Speaker 1: which was the price to replace the fence, an outfield fence. 587 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 1: But that's like the same thing that was with baby. 588 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:49,840 Speaker 1: You know. It was like to cover that play. He 589 00:27:49,920 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 1: was traded for the price of like I want, I 590 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:55,119 Speaker 1: want like you say this Dave Winfield was for dinner. 591 00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:58,400 Speaker 1: I want to see the two parties. I want a 592 00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:01,800 Speaker 1: plate of mashed potato given to the other party and 593 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:04,919 Speaker 1: Dave Winfield walking over. I want proof, not money that 594 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:08,399 Speaker 1: was like perceivably pushed over. But that's me all right. 595 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:12,639 Speaker 1: Three up and three down, Gino sworez Eohineo four for 596 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:15,720 Speaker 1: four with a homer and three RBIs has absolutely been 597 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:19,080 Speaker 1: the most ridiculous player over the last like forty days 598 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:22,680 Speaker 1: least month. He has been on an absolute fricking tear. 599 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:26,120 Speaker 1: Three RBI is a homer, four for four. I didn't 600 00:28:26,119 --> 00:28:27,560 Speaker 1: write the player's name, but I do know this was 601 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:31,480 Speaker 1: Kevin Gossman. Seven innings, ten strikeouts and earn run. I 602 00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:35,720 Speaker 1: think he was very motivated after the Bowden Francis start. 603 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:37,840 Speaker 1: All those guys were, all those pitchers I think were 604 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:41,560 Speaker 1: really locked in. And DJ Hurs continues to be a 605 00:28:41,640 --> 00:28:46,200 Speaker 1: streamable option guys, especially for strikeouts. Five innings, eight k's 606 00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:49,080 Speaker 1: this weekend. So if he's got a half decent matchup 607 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:50,520 Speaker 1: out there, you got to put him out because the 608 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:52,960 Speaker 1: strikeouts are going to be going on the down. Tanner 609 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 1: Hawk has completely fallen apart. This is someone I was 610 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:57,480 Speaker 1: ready to just raise the roof for as far as 611 00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:00,560 Speaker 1: ranks go, but that ain't gonna happen now. Six innings, 612 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:03,360 Speaker 1: six earned runs, four walks. Hopefully he can find it 613 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:08,600 Speaker 1: into next year. Dylan Dingler oh for five with four strikeouts, 614 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:12,160 Speaker 1: not the Mark Wahlberg version. And Merril Kelly Merle has 615 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:16,040 Speaker 1: not been good. Six innings, four earned runs, three walks. 616 00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:20,360 Speaker 1: He has not been good. No bueno, Let's see Michael 617 00:29:20,360 --> 00:29:22,920 Speaker 1: info Joe. Joe has traded for a hand puppet and 618 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:24,520 Speaker 1: you put a Z on his name. I like that? 619 00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:27,160 Speaker 1: Was there any others? I thought there was another? Oh, 620 00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:31,520 Speaker 1: Walkee said Dodgers catcher Cliff Dapper was traded for Ernie Hallwell, 621 00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:34,680 Speaker 1: the broadcaster. Okay, so well it's still a human. Those 622 00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:37,240 Speaker 1: are still humans. But I do think that's that's a 623 00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:39,640 Speaker 1: little bit more fun. They traded for a broadcaster. 624 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:40,880 Speaker 2: There was the one. 625 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:43,800 Speaker 3: John Ferrell was the Blue Jays manager in twenty twelve 626 00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:46,240 Speaker 3: or twenty thirteen. I think we traded him to the 627 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:49,080 Speaker 3: Red Sox. I think we traded John Ferrell to be 628 00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:51,800 Speaker 3: their manager in exchange for something, just as we're thinking 629 00:29:51,800 --> 00:29:55,160 Speaker 3: about this in brainstorming. It's not like for a ham 630 00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:56,920 Speaker 3: sandwich or something. But it was just a weird one 631 00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:58,680 Speaker 3: where a manager gets traded. And I think you see 632 00:29:58,720 --> 00:29:59,760 Speaker 3: in football sometimes too. 633 00:29:59,640 --> 00:30:03,080 Speaker 1: Where like yeah, yeah, John Gruden was traded for like 634 00:30:03,160 --> 00:30:05,640 Speaker 1: a pick, and that does how those are always kind 635 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:08,800 Speaker 1: of interesting in there. So I don't know, maybe I'm 636 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:11,440 Speaker 1: more fascinated than I need to be on the injury front, 637 00:30:11,840 --> 00:30:15,080 Speaker 1: it was reported the Astros are optimistic that Kyle Tucker 638 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:18,680 Speaker 1: will still return during the first week at September, except 639 00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:22,880 Speaker 1: Chandler Rome from The Athletic reported he's still not sprinting 640 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:25,800 Speaker 1: at full speed, nor has he even tested himselves on 641 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:28,400 Speaker 1: the base path himself on the bass path, not plural. 642 00:30:28,800 --> 00:30:30,760 Speaker 1: So I don't know how he returns in the first 643 00:30:30,760 --> 00:30:33,640 Speaker 1: week in September, but they're still saying he is though 644 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 1: he's still not even running. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced 645 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:40,200 Speaker 1: that precautionary X rays on the forum of Sho Heo 646 00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:42,840 Speaker 1: Tani came back negative of any fractures. So that's why 647 00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 1: we didn't lead it at the tippy top because there's 648 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:48,160 Speaker 1: nothing really too crazy there. Robbie Ray was removed from 649 00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:50,160 Speaker 1: Sunday starting against the Mariners in the fourth inning due 650 00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:53,640 Speaker 1: to left hamstring tightness. Michael Harris is considered day to 651 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:56,520 Speaker 1: day after X rays on his left hand came back negative, 652 00:30:56,520 --> 00:30:59,320 Speaker 1: and Yoshinobu Yamamoto is going to make a rehab start 653 00:30:59,560 --> 00:31:02,320 Speaker 1: from trip on Thursday. By the way, Also on the 654 00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:07,320 Speaker 1: injury report, Welsh yesterday mid run leg just went out 655 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:09,239 Speaker 1: and I think it's either it's a calf or an 656 00:31:09,240 --> 00:31:13,440 Speaker 1: achilles thing. So we woke up feeling better. We're currently 657 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:15,640 Speaker 1: day to day. We have not gone for X rays, 658 00:31:15,920 --> 00:31:17,840 Speaker 1: but we're hoping to get back out there on the 659 00:31:17,920 --> 00:31:22,479 Speaker 1: run soon. But Welsh day to day with the achilles injury. 660 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:25,600 Speaker 1: So got a stretch good thoughts. I you know what, 661 00:31:25,720 --> 00:31:28,240 Speaker 1: it was my most stretched day. I have not been 662 00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:30,720 Speaker 1: doing a very good job of stretching. I stretched more 663 00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:33,240 Speaker 1: than I had ever done and then my last mile 664 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:35,800 Speaker 1: boom leg and I had to walk it out. So 665 00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:38,200 Speaker 1: I don't know. I think stretching did me bad. All right, friends, 666 00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:40,800 Speaker 1: let's get some bets in here. Joe's been pretty good 667 00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:42,440 Speaker 1: on those prop bets, so you know we got more. 668 00:31:42,840 --> 00:31:47,600 Speaker 1: It's time for Monday's best bets of the day. We 669 00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:51,320 Speaker 1: go with not Joey P, Joe Arico, Joey O and 670 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:53,760 Speaker 1: the Welsh Joe. What do we got here for your 671 00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:54,960 Speaker 1: best bets of the day. I know we're going to 672 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:56,080 Speaker 1: get some player props in. 673 00:31:56,440 --> 00:31:59,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's usually my specialties, the player props. We're starting 674 00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:01,640 Speaker 3: off Bailey over over five and a half strikeouts against 675 00:32:01,680 --> 00:32:04,200 Speaker 3: the Braves today. The Braves just aren't scary anymore. If 676 00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:05,680 Speaker 3: you look at their strikeout rate as a team, it's 677 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:09,200 Speaker 3: nearly twenty five percent in the top bottom ten. I 678 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:11,920 Speaker 3: should say in all of baseball, Bailey over hits this 679 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:14,320 Speaker 3: number fairly consistently. Over five and a half. He's been 680 00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:16,760 Speaker 3: nails really most of the season. I think that's a 681 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:18,960 Speaker 3: pretty easy one to hit. And then I'm going Mitchell 682 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:21,000 Speaker 3: Parker over two and a half earned runs. I've been 683 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:23,720 Speaker 3: liking the over earned run bets. Those have been very kind. 684 00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:27,280 Speaker 3: And with Mitchell Parker he does very well generally against 685 00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:29,640 Speaker 3: the poor opponents. When he's facing a good team like 686 00:32:29,640 --> 00:32:32,240 Speaker 3: the Yankees, like he is today, things generally don't go 687 00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:35,760 Speaker 3: too well. Philadelphia destroyed him a few weeks ago San 688 00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:39,040 Speaker 3: Diego Milwaukee the match. Whenever he faces even a competent offense, 689 00:32:39,080 --> 00:32:40,960 Speaker 3: he doesn't do terribly well. So over two and a 690 00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:43,760 Speaker 3: half earned runs, Judge and Sodo can get that taken 691 00:32:43,800 --> 00:32:45,160 Speaker 3: care of in the first inning with the way things 692 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:47,240 Speaker 3: have been going recently. And then I'm going with a 693 00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:49,320 Speaker 3: little bit of a different one than what I usually do. 694 00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:52,280 Speaker 3: I'm going for a hitter strikeout prop Hal Rawley over 695 00:32:52,320 --> 00:32:55,440 Speaker 3: one and a half strikeouts A plus one fifty in Seattle, 696 00:32:55,560 --> 00:32:59,440 Speaker 3: where everybody strikes out at an historic rate. Hal Rawley 697 00:32:59,480 --> 00:33:01,360 Speaker 3: has a thirty per cent strikeout rate to begin with, 698 00:33:01,440 --> 00:33:03,400 Speaker 3: and then you get Ryan Papio coming in, who's looked 699 00:33:03,560 --> 00:33:06,240 Speaker 3: very good, very strong strikeout pitcher. I think we'll see 700 00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:08,200 Speaker 3: him strike out Kyl Rawley a couple times. Say that 701 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:10,560 Speaker 3: one's the fun one at plus one fifty, the others 702 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:12,720 Speaker 3: at minus one forty minus one forty five, and of 703 00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:14,280 Speaker 3: course all at BET three six five. 704 00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:18,200 Speaker 1: All right, well, my best bets of the day brought 705 00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:20,160 Speaker 1: to you by BED three six five. I'm going with 706 00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:24,520 Speaker 1: the nurfy Chicago Pittsburgh no run first inning, going back 707 00:33:24,520 --> 00:33:26,480 Speaker 1: to ty On. He screwed me last time, but Keller 708 00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:29,280 Speaker 1: and Tyan's actually got a lower number, especially on the 709 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:33,760 Speaker 1: underlying projected side, so minus one fifteen is telling you 710 00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:35,760 Speaker 1: that they want you to take that. But both of 711 00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:38,400 Speaker 1: these teams are in the bottom fifteen, the bottom half 712 00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:40,600 Speaker 1: of the league and run score through the first inning, 713 00:33:40,640 --> 00:33:43,440 Speaker 1: and Pittsburgh is one of the worst. They're actually, I 714 00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:46,240 Speaker 1: believe third worst on this so I really like that 715 00:33:46,280 --> 00:33:48,760 Speaker 1: one's the only nerfy that I like. Going with Seattle 716 00:33:48,800 --> 00:33:51,760 Speaker 1: Mariners on the money line through the first five innings, 717 00:33:51,800 --> 00:33:54,960 Speaker 1: so first five money line. It is minus one thirty five, 718 00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:58,320 Speaker 1: but Bryce Miller has been on DOOD alert throughout the 719 00:33:58,520 --> 00:34:00,400 Speaker 1: beginning of the this back half of the year, so 720 00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:03,080 Speaker 1: gim me Bryce Miller backing him essentially through the first five. 721 00:34:03,360 --> 00:34:04,960 Speaker 1: And then I kind of went with a wacky one 722 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:10,719 Speaker 1: as well. I took two hit run in RBI totals 723 00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:15,520 Speaker 1: and I'm playing under, So I'm parlaying two guys to 724 00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:19,040 Speaker 1: go under their hit run RBI total number one. I'm 725 00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:23,920 Speaker 1: taking Jesus Sanchez, who is propped up because Colorado. To 726 00:34:23,960 --> 00:34:26,520 Speaker 1: be fair, he has I think he has hit this 727 00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:29,439 Speaker 1: two and a half number like twice in his last 728 00:34:29,480 --> 00:34:32,359 Speaker 1: four games, and he is up against Colorado, but I'm 729 00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:35,279 Speaker 1: going to play against it. So I'm going under two 730 00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:37,600 Speaker 1: and a half hit run RBI for Hazu Sanchez, and 731 00:34:37,640 --> 00:34:40,800 Speaker 1: I'm pairing that with Dominic Fletcher with the White Sox 732 00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:44,279 Speaker 1: under one and a half hit run RBI. Both of 733 00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:47,560 Speaker 1: those combined plus one fifty five, So I'm going to 734 00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:49,520 Speaker 1: give that a shot. That should be fun playing the 735 00:34:49,680 --> 00:34:52,520 Speaker 1: under on the hit run RBI totals. So I got 736 00:34:52,520 --> 00:34:55,920 Speaker 1: the Nurfey in Chicago Seattle first five money line, and 737 00:34:55,960 --> 00:34:59,440 Speaker 1: then that under hit run RBI, Dominic Fletcher and Jesu Sanchez. 738 00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:04,320 Speaker 1: Rico's got Bailey over over strikeouts, Mitchell Parker over earned 739 00:35:04,360 --> 00:35:08,160 Speaker 1: runs and cal Raley over strikeouts. There you go, friends 740 00:35:08,600 --> 00:35:11,480 Speaker 1: on the best bets of the day, brought to you 741 00:35:11,520 --> 00:35:14,040 Speaker 1: by Bet three sixty five, where you can use promo 742 00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:16,799 Speaker 1: code leading off bet five dollars get one hundred and 743 00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:20,040 Speaker 1: fifty in bonus bets. Do it today promo code leading 744 00:35:20,080 --> 00:35:22,239 Speaker 1: off in the gambling problem called one eight hundred bets 745 00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:25,160 Speaker 1: off or one eight hundred gambler. We do have a 746 00:35:25,160 --> 00:35:28,680 Speaker 1: betting board here. Did I post it up here? 747 00:35:28,719 --> 00:35:28,879 Speaker 2: Oh? 748 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:32,000 Speaker 1: Yes, I do home run board. Friends bought it up. 749 00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:35,440 Speaker 1: We have not me on the board. I just want 750 00:35:35,480 --> 00:35:39,120 Speaker 1: to point out I think I'm at thirty three and 751 00:35:39,239 --> 00:35:42,000 Speaker 1: keV Man is at the bottom here tied with I 752 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:44,239 Speaker 1: think one other person at thirty four. Fred Dinger can 753 00:35:44,239 --> 00:35:46,320 Speaker 1: maybe confirm. I think I'm one away from the board. 754 00:35:46,320 --> 00:35:49,799 Speaker 1: Still Wonkee's in fifteenth place with thirty seven in a 755 00:35:49,880 --> 00:35:53,080 Speaker 1: row Homers. Joey p has moved up to thirteenth with 756 00:35:53,280 --> 00:35:56,560 Speaker 1: thirty nine. He's about to cross the forty marker. South 757 00:35:56,560 --> 00:36:00,680 Speaker 1: African g has a commanding lead for this game fifty one, 758 00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:03,960 Speaker 1: the only one with fifty homers. B Trott's at forty eight, 759 00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:06,640 Speaker 1: Larry's at forty five. There is a race at the 760 00:36:06,680 --> 00:36:10,320 Speaker 1: top in South African Ge has got that covered right now. Hole, Baby, 761 00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:13,800 Speaker 1: it's getting nutty, fred Dinger, did you Yep? I'm Larry 762 00:36:13,800 --> 00:36:15,839 Speaker 1: birding it. I'm at thirty three, so I'm one off. 763 00:36:15,880 --> 00:36:18,880 Speaker 1: If I can get a two homer day, let's go, 764 00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:21,840 Speaker 1: Let's go, let's go. By the way, Lee, Yes, I 765 00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:24,560 Speaker 1: should have mentioned that Nurphy's and unders. This is the 766 00:36:24,600 --> 00:36:26,799 Speaker 1: hate hate hate day. I'm being a hater today as 767 00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:28,600 Speaker 1: far as what I'm doing. But Joe, what do you 768 00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:29,720 Speaker 1: got for your home run call. 769 00:36:30,040 --> 00:36:30,840 Speaker 2: With Michael Toggley? 770 00:36:31,280 --> 00:36:33,400 Speaker 3: You know, I've been kind of going pretty chalky recently 771 00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:34,800 Speaker 3: with the Bobby Witz and the Aaron Judges. 772 00:36:34,800 --> 00:36:36,480 Speaker 2: But Michael Toggley is gonna face Edward. 773 00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:39,160 Speaker 3: Cabrera, who eh, you never really know on a given 774 00:36:39,239 --> 00:36:42,200 Speaker 3: day in course field, specifically, I will take Michael Toggley 775 00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:44,200 Speaker 3: here to hit one out, all. 776 00:36:44,200 --> 00:36:46,760 Speaker 1: Right, I'm gonna go with Alec Bohm. Give me Alec 777 00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:50,279 Speaker 1: Bohm going up against Ronel Blanco. Boom's actually hit run 778 00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:55,160 Speaker 1: RBI total is more is more juice than Bryce Harper's 779 00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:57,200 Speaker 1: at this point. So I'm gonna go with Alec Bohm 780 00:36:57,719 --> 00:36:59,520 Speaker 1: to get me on the board today. Maybe even give 781 00:36:59,560 --> 00:37:01,439 Speaker 1: me a two fan and get me on that home 782 00:37:01,520 --> 00:37:04,400 Speaker 1: run board. Friends. That is it. Thank you guys so 783 00:37:04,480 --> 00:37:06,640 Speaker 1: much for hanging with us. You guys got more, you 784 00:37:06,680 --> 00:37:08,759 Speaker 1: can put it into the comments section. We will be 785 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:11,600 Speaker 1: back again on Wednesday. Casey Bubba's here as we rock 786 00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:13,520 Speaker 1: you through all of your playoff stuff and all the 787 00:37:13,600 --> 00:37:17,440 Speaker 1: latest around the baseball world. For Joe Rico, I'm Chris Welsher. 788 00:37:17,480 --> 00:37:19,280 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you next time right here on leading off. 789 00:37:19,480 --> 00:37:23,040 Speaker 1: Peace out, friends, Bye bye. Thanks for listening to the 790 00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:25,279 Speaker 1: Fantasy Pros Fantasy Baseball Podcast. 791 00:37:25,560 --> 00:37:27,920 Speaker 3: If you love the show, the best freeway to support 792 00:37:27,960 --> 00:37:30,840 Speaker 3: us is by leaving a positive review on Apple Podcasts 793 00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:31,640 Speaker 3: or Spotify. 794 00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:35,680 Speaker 1: Follow us on x, Instagram, and TikTok at Fantasy pros at. 795 00:37:35,680 --> 00:37:38,560 Speaker 1: Subscribe to our YouTube channel at YouTube dot com slash 796 00:37:38,640 --> 00:37:39,800 Speaker 1: Fantasy Pros MLB