1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: They got the thirty seventh pick in this year's draft 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: from Tampa Bay to get pick thirty seven for Brian Baker. 3 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 1: Michael Lias did a good job today. I thought. 4 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 2: Time for money moves presented by Truest Bank. Let's bring 5 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:20,239 Speaker 2: on Jim Bowden. We're going to talk a little cash, 6 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 2: little trades, the whole deal right now with JB. Are 7 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 2: a front office insider, JB. 8 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: Good to see you. I do want to throw you tweet. 9 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 2: I want to throw this tweet up there for you, JB, 10 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 2: because I get the notifications. Of course, when you throw 11 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 2: something out there and I'm like, WHOA, WHOA, where's this 12 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 2: coming from? So you wrote yesterday. Just to be clear, 13 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 2: the Braves have no interest or plans to trade Ronald 14 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:47,919 Speaker 2: Kunya Junior, nor will they even consider offers for him, 15 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 2: according to multiple gms who have inquired after some various 16 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 2: media reports. So just to take the second portion of 17 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 2: that tweet, JB, there have been phone calls where GM 18 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 2: actually he's going to figure out a way to talk 19 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 2: alex Anthopolis into a trade this season. 20 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 3: Yeah. 21 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: I think when you have some respected media members come 22 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:11,200 Speaker 1: out and they go on MLB Network TV and they 23 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: say there's a possibility a Cooni gets moved. I think 24 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 1: some people watch that listen to it and go, we 25 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: better make sure we check our homework to make sure. 26 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 1: But just as clear as could be, and I've confirmed 27 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: this with the Atlanta Braves too, there's zero chance that 28 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:28,479 Speaker 1: they trade Rondacunya junior or even converse about the trades. 29 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:29,960 Speaker 1: And so I just want to put it to bed 30 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 1: because there seemed to be some momentum on that because 31 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: of some media reports, and I just wanted to make 32 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: sure that we snuffed it out as quick as possible. 33 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 4: If they traded Ronald d'acunya junior this season, there might 34 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 4: they might burn the battery down, Like what was the 35 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 4: when was it the Civil War when they burned Atlanta? 36 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 4: Whoever that was, it burned down Atlanta, right, Like that 37 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 4: would be what would happen to the battery? The fans 38 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 4: would go crazy. There's no, he's not such a team 39 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 4: friendly deal. What He's the one guy in the lineup, 40 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 4: him and Nelson that are hitting. Why would you get 41 00:01:58,640 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 4: rid of him? 42 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 1: I mean, how would why would you ever? Yeah, I 43 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: mean like me trading Barry Larkin back in the day. 44 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: You don't trade Roma Coon Junior stend him. That's what. 45 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 3: You did. 46 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 4: Trade Griffy. 47 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 1: I traded Griffy. No, I traded for Griffy agents. I 48 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: wasn't I wasn't there. Yeah, I didn't trade k Griffy Junior. 49 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 4: Okay, Yeah, I just don't see any reason why you 50 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 4: would ever trade Acune at all. I mean, he's such 51 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 4: a team friendly deal and he doesn't when he's healthy. 52 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 4: It's unbelievable. Like the fact that whoever brought this up, 53 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 4: I'm gonna mention no names, they're crazy because this ain't hapen. 54 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, agreed, That's why I wanted to put it to bed. 55 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 2: Well JB, let's continue while we're on Atlanta. They are 56 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 2: looking very likely to be not involved in the playoff 57 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 2: race this year. The tricky part with them is that 58 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 2: most of these guys are on long term deals, and 59 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 2: maybe that's why people are making things up, trying to 60 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:53,359 Speaker 2: come up with franchise players that are signed up for 61 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 2: still a while and seeing if there will be offers 62 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 2: for them. Are they going to be one of the 63 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 2: most boring sellers at the trade deadline? It's like maybe 64 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 2: they try and get someone to take on Azuna if 65 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:06,639 Speaker 2: he's feeling okay, what is it the shoulder that's been 66 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 2: bothering him or the hit the hip? 67 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: It's the hip. Yeah. So right now we have eight 68 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: teams that are selling as of this minute at the deadline. 69 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: Atlanta is one of them. With Washington, Miami, Pittsburgh, Colorado, Baltimore, 70 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: the White Sox, and the Athletics, they're the only eight 71 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: teams right now that aren't within reach that will listen 72 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:28,359 Speaker 1: to certain players. Now with Atlanta, they're not going to 73 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 1: do a rebuild. They're not even going to do a reboot. 74 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: But that being said, you mentioned Marcelo Zuna with the hip, 75 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: still has some power. We still have some teams that 76 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: need a little bit of offense to their lineup, and 77 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 1: I think there's no doubt that if Alex has the 78 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: right deal for Ozuna, he will move on from him. 79 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: I've also heard that there's a couple of teams, in 80 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: particular San Diego and Tampa Bay that would like to 81 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: pry Sean Murphy from them, knowing they have Drake Baldwin 82 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 1: as their long term catcher there. So I think there's 83 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: a possibility that they could go. But if Atlanta does anything, 84 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 1: it will probably Ozona Murphy or something small. But all 85 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: the rumors about Akunya and Albe's and Riley and some 86 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: of these other bizarre Chris Sale name I've heard as well. 87 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: I'm not getting that impression from the Atlanta Braves at all. 88 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: So I think it's small tweaking at the very most 89 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 1: of the deadline for Atlanta. 90 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:19,040 Speaker 4: Okay, I have to ask, this is a former GM 91 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:21,119 Speaker 4: and a former person that was in charge of a team, 92 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:23,599 Speaker 4: what would you do with Michael Harris? What do you 93 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 4: do with Michael Harris? Because he's still played a goal 94 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 4: goo center field, but right now, if you look at 95 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 4: his numbers, he's the worst hitter in the Major leagues 96 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 4: over the last two months. What do you do with 97 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 4: a Michael Harris if you're the Braves. 98 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean the first thing I would do is 99 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 1: try to see how we can reach him and try 100 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 1: to get the potential out of him. If I felt 101 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 1: like my hitting room didn't feel that there was a 102 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:49,160 Speaker 1: pathway for that, if my hitting room felt like there's 103 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:51,360 Speaker 1: not adjustments that could be made to make this work, 104 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:54,040 Speaker 1: then I would call Dana Brown, who is the one 105 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 1: that drafted him with Atlanta, who's the GM down there 106 00:04:57,279 --> 00:04:59,159 Speaker 1: in Houston, and I would see if there was a 107 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,160 Speaker 1: deal where he would have interest in getting him. He's 108 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: always been his biggest supporter, and I would see what 109 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: kind of value I could get, and I would check 110 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: the marketplace. But I think my first priority would be 111 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 1: talk to as many hitting people as I possibly could 112 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: and see if anyone had ideas or solutions to try 113 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: to get him back on track. Because I I was 114 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 1: in Dana Brown's camp on Michael Harris. I thought he 115 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:23,480 Speaker 1: was going to hit. I thought he used the whole field. 116 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: I thought he would make adjustments, and for three years 117 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: we haven't seen that. So I guess my answer to 118 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: you is one, I would try to fix him. Number Two, 119 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: I would see what the marketplace says for him, and 120 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:37,479 Speaker 1: if not, I'm still okay with the elite centerfielder hitting 121 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: the bottom of my lineup. 122 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:42,479 Speaker 3: You had mentioned Sean Murphy. How hard is it for 123 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 3: a GM at this time of year to trade for 124 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 3: a starting catcher? And I know teams are going with 125 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 3: that like two catcher split kind of thing, but there's 126 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 3: Sean Murphy's not getting traded unless he's a starting catcher. 127 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 3: Unless I'm completely wrong, How hard is it? Because you 128 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 3: rarely see it, and you're adding a guy to a 129 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 3: playoff team that needs their pitching staff to do well. 130 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:07,039 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, I think it really depends on the team. 131 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 1: You know, the two teams I just mentioned that are 132 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: looking for catching, the Padres and the Rays. I mean, 133 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:15,359 Speaker 1: he would be a significant pickup I think for either 134 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 1: team in handling their pitching and be a plus on 135 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:23,839 Speaker 1: both of those teams. Obviously, if you're going to trade 136 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 1: for a thirty year old, experienced catcher with a track record, 137 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:29,040 Speaker 1: he as the prospect price to get him, You're gonna 138 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: have to overpay to do it. And Atlanta is not 139 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: in a position where they have to move him because 140 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: if they end up trading Marcelo Zuna, they can use 141 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 1: Murphy and Baldwin, one at catcher and one at D eight, 142 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:40,600 Speaker 1: So it's not like they don't have a perfect spot there. 143 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 1: And if they have an injury, you know, they're kind 144 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:44,839 Speaker 1: of protected there. So they have to really win a 145 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:47,840 Speaker 1: trade to do that. But in terms of a contending 146 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 1: team getting a catcher mid season, it has happened before, 147 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 1: and I think it really depends on the catcher, and 148 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 1: it depends on what you have right now, and It's 149 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 1: nothing against Danny Jansen or Martin Maldonado, but Murphy would 150 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 1: be an upgrade. All right. 151 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:04,479 Speaker 2: Harry's is going to get an award here MVP in 152 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 2: the shaving world and AJ if you want to equate 153 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 2: it to things that we talk about. 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That's our exclusive link Harry's do 172 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 2: com slash foal for a six dollars trial set. 173 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 3: Can we classify the Orioles trade deadline as a fire 174 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 3: sale or is it gonna be kinda meh? And what 175 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 3: are they? What is what is the most intriguing pieces 176 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 3: that they're pushing out there? 177 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, I think it's If I had to guess, 178 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say it's Matt, which is really disappointing. But 179 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:24,720 Speaker 1: I think the president and GM Michael aas his job 180 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 1: is on the line, I think he's going to be 181 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 1: really careful now. He's going to concentrate on adding pitching. 182 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 1: That's what he wants to do. He's not going to 183 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 1: break this team down. When you see the rumors about 184 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 1: Adley Rutchman's names, it's like Ronda Coune Jr. He's not 185 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 1: talking about Adley Rutchman. Even though Sambasaiyo is coming. His 186 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 1: plan is for both of them want one to catch 187 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 1: and the other dh or play first base. So that's 188 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:48,560 Speaker 1: not happening. What I'm hearing with the Orioles is they're 189 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 1: going to be concerned more about the players that are 190 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 1: free agents at the end of the year. So Ryan 191 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 1: O'Hearn a good bat that some teams need, Contending teams need, 192 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 1: Cedric Mullins a center fielder. Cup Relievers like Greg Risoto 193 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,840 Speaker 1: and Anthony Deminguez are all free agents. Some of them 194 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 1: needs a right hand a bat. If they have interested 195 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 1: in Ramon Loreano Charlie Morton, who is a free agent, 196 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: I might retire after this season. I think it's gonna 197 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: be that group of six players that are moved. I 198 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:19,400 Speaker 1: don't think it's gonna be the sexy Felix Bautista. If 199 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 1: Zach Efflin gets healthy, it could be him because he's 200 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:25,080 Speaker 1: a free agent. But I don't get the impression that 201 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:27,520 Speaker 1: the Oils are ready to wheel and deal and make 202 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 1: that kind of impact. Although I will say this, they 203 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: made one small deal today and I really like the 204 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 1: deal for that. Even though Brian Baker is a really 205 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:39,720 Speaker 1: good middle reliever. If it was ninety six ninety seven 206 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:42,199 Speaker 1: with that ridiculously good change up that he's got, and 207 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:45,560 Speaker 1: it's gonna help Tampa. They got the thirty seventh pick 208 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 1: in this year's draft from Tampa Bay. Just think about 209 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: two years ago Beggars did with a thirty seventh pick. 210 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: They got shortstopped Kevin McGonagall, who will be in the 211 00:09:56,240 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 1: futures game, is hitting like three point fifty and has 212 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 1: a chance to win a batting title someday. And that 213 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 1: was pick thirty seven. So to get pick thirty seven 214 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:09,319 Speaker 1: for Brian Baker, Michael Las did a good job today, I. 215 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 2: Thought, yeah, I want to dive into that. So bring 216 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:15,720 Speaker 2: us all on for a sec because this is something 217 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 2: that we have heavily criticized the Orioles for, and I'm 218 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:18,720 Speaker 2: with you, JB. 219 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:20,959 Speaker 1: Good trade, But does. 220 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 2: Anyone love a good pick and a prospect quite like 221 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 2: Michael Las. We've been hyping that up for years and 222 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:29,440 Speaker 2: it's like, dude, I mean, this guy's got three years 223 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:32,440 Speaker 2: left of control. Clearly in my mind, JB. They're looking 224 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:35,200 Speaker 2: at the indicators and whatever they have behind the scenes 225 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:37,400 Speaker 2: and saying, this is probably a peak Brian Baker, So 226 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 2: let's trade him right now. Because you know, if we 227 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:42,319 Speaker 2: thought he was going to be the next high leverage 228 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 2: superstar in our bullpen, we would hold on to him 229 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 2: because you would think that they're competing next year, So 230 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:49,080 Speaker 2: I'm with you. I mean, they got themselves in basically 231 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 2: an end of first round pick. But I'm like, what's 232 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:55,720 Speaker 2: the direction here. That's just getting a nice return for 233 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 2: now for teams that need bullpen pieces. Aren't they competing 234 00:10:58,640 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 2: in twenty twenty six. 235 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 1: We'll see if they compete in twenty six. Let's see 236 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 1: what they do in the offseason. Let's see if they 237 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 1: go get some starting pitching in the offseason and can 238 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 1: get a more competitive pitching staf. But I mean, if 239 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:12,079 Speaker 1: you're Michael liias you just mention it, what's his strength? 240 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 1: His biggest strength, whether he was in Houston or in 241 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 1: Baltimore is the amateur draft. That's what he does extremely well. 242 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 1: You know, he hasn't proven what he can do in 243 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:23,720 Speaker 1: building a major league roster, but he has proven that 244 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 1: he can pick the right guys. And a pick thirty 245 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 1: seven for a setup reliever that's not going to be 246 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:32,840 Speaker 1: a closer and really isn't an eighth or ninth inning guy. 247 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 1: That makes a lot of sense when you're about to 248 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:36,720 Speaker 1: go in the draft, and when you look at this 249 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:40,600 Speaker 1: draft right now, there's fifty good names you can hit 250 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:43,240 Speaker 1: big with second, we've seen cy young Award winners come 251 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:47,040 Speaker 1: out of the second round right at this range of picks, 252 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 1: So you know, I kind of think it's a no 253 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 1: brainer whether he was buying or selling. I think it's 254 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:54,200 Speaker 1: a no brainer for Tampa. It tells you that they're 255 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:56,440 Speaker 1: all in right now. They know they can make the 256 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:58,720 Speaker 1: playoffs at the very least as a wild card team, 257 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:01,680 Speaker 1: and they're trying to get that those extra pieces as 258 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 1: this team is being sold. So it's very interesting that 259 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:08,320 Speaker 1: Eric Neander would push those chips in for a reliever. 260 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:11,559 Speaker 1: I was kind of surprised, Jim, where do you draw 261 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:11,839 Speaker 1: the line? 262 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 4: Though? You mentioned Elias as great at the draft, but 263 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 4: has he developed guys great? I mean, you know Adley, 264 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:20,880 Speaker 4: I mean Jackson, Holliday, Gunner. Yes, they're all in the 265 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 4: big league some of them, but they're all kind of, 266 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 4: you know, not as great. I don't think as we 267 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 4: thought they would be, right, and they're pitching definitely hasn't 268 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:28,960 Speaker 4: developed the way we thought. 269 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 1: So what's the. 270 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:32,679 Speaker 4: Fine line as a GM or president of baseball up? 271 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 4: So being great at the draft or being a great 272 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:38,080 Speaker 4: talent development or being a great at putting a team together? 273 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 4: Is there different strengths that every GM has, and then 274 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 4: do you hire people to help you with the other 275 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:44,880 Speaker 4: things that you might not be as great at. 276 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:48,319 Speaker 1: AJ You're one hundred percent right, That's what it is. 277 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 1: We know Mike Elias's straints. He doesn't have to know 278 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:53,200 Speaker 1: and do everything, but he has to make sure he 279 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:55,680 Speaker 1: hires the right people under him to do the things 280 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 1: that he's not capable of doing. You look at any 281 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame general manager, John Schulz and Pat Gillick, 282 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:04,200 Speaker 1: theo Epstein who will eventually be a Hall of Famer, 283 00:13:04,640 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 1: Brian Sabian. You know, let's just pick those four guys, 284 00:13:07,440 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 1: because they all won world championships and they're all superstars. 285 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: And what they did they surrounded themselves with the best 286 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 1: people to get that done. I mean, the fact that 287 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:20,040 Speaker 1: the Orioles have failed in developing players at both the 288 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 1: minor league and major league level, that has to do 289 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:25,960 Speaker 1: with the people that Michael Olias and the Oriols have hired. 290 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:28,760 Speaker 1: That's on them. You know, when they made that managerial 291 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 1: change earlier in the season with Brandon Hyde, I thought 292 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 1: they were going to go outside the organization and bring 293 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:38,680 Speaker 1: in some experience successful managers and coaches that would help 294 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:41,080 Speaker 1: get this group better, and that's not what they did. 295 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 1: They just promoted from within, so there really wasn't much 296 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 1: of a change. And to your point, you know, you 297 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 1: guys asked about Michael Harris earlier. You know, Adleie Rutchman 298 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:53,760 Speaker 1: should be a star. He should be developing at a 299 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:56,840 Speaker 1: better rate. We are seeing progress with Jackson holiday this year. 300 00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:59,559 Speaker 1: We got to give them credit for him as well. 301 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 1: But you know is cursed at being developed properly? Is Kowser? 302 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:06,560 Speaker 1: I mean, I just I question whether or not they've 303 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 1: hired the right people to maximize the picks that they made, 304 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 1: and the results have answered that as no. 305 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:16,440 Speaker 3: Last time he came on, you just landed from the 306 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 3: plane and you hadn't read what Rob Manford had come 307 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 3: out and said, what do you think of the comments 308 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 3: that he had from I think it was about last 309 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 3: week or a week and a half ago. 310 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, look, I don't look in his particular 311 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 1: position as the Commissioner of Baseball. He's listening to all 312 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 1: the small and middle market owners that are complaining that 313 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 1: the Marlins spend eighty million a year and the Dodgers 314 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 1: spend four hundred million a year, and how are we 315 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 1: supposed to compete when they're putting down three hundred and 316 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 1: twenty million more year than us, And they're right. And 317 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 1: I think that the commissioner looks at the NBA and 318 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 1: the NHL and the NFL, they all have a salary cap. 319 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 1: And I think he looks at Major League Baseball and 320 00:14:57,360 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 1: it would be great for Major League Baseball and for 321 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 1: him and for the thirty teams, or not thirty, but 322 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 1: most of them, if there was a way that you 323 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 1: could have teams, you know, in the same range. 324 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 4: You know. 325 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: That being said, if you're in the Union, why would 326 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 1: you want a salary cap? Why do I want to 327 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 1: stop how much the Dodgers and Mets are going to spend, 328 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 1: you know? And I think that to me, again, this 329 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 1: is my own personal opinion, is I've always believed that 330 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 1: the television revenue should be equally shared with all thirty teams, 331 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 1: because even if you're in a big market and you 332 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 1: have your own network, you still are televising against the 333 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 1: Marlins and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Athletics. It's the 334 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: same game. One team gets paid a lot more money 335 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 1: for that television game than the other does, but it's 336 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 1: still both sides are playing in the game. I'd like 337 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 1: to see those revenue shared, and I'd like to see 338 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 1: a salary floor. If you're going to have revenue sharing, 339 00:15:48,160 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 1: then your major league payroll has to be Let's just 340 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 1: say it's one fifty and then you know. In terms 341 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 1: of a cap, I don't like the hard cap because 342 00:15:57,080 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 1: I want the owners. If Steve Cohen wants to overpay 343 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 1: Soto seven hundred and sixty five million, I don't want 344 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 1: to stop one Soto from getting paid on the open market. 345 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 1: But I want a penalty. Let's just say you had 346 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:11,360 Speaker 1: a soft cap at three point fifty, and you can 347 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: spend whatever you want, but anything over three point fifty 348 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 1: you're gonna pay one hundred percent tax, and it's gonna 349 00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:18,640 Speaker 1: be split between the twenty nine teams, not just the 350 00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 1: low market teams, but the other twenty nine teams. You're 351 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:23,760 Speaker 1: gonna pay one hundred percent tax. There's a way of 352 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 1: doing it that works. Bottom line is how much revenue 353 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: are the players gonna get. Are they getting fifty percent, 354 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:31,840 Speaker 1: are they getting forty eight percent? Are they getting sixty percent? 355 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 1: That needs to be negotiated, But I do think we 356 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:37,480 Speaker 1: need to get a better system and I think both 357 00:16:37,520 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 1: sides need to work together to do that. I don't 358 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 1: like the fact that there's a lot of people taking 359 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 1: sides behind people's backs. I'd rather have everyone do it 360 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:49,320 Speaker 1: right up front, have the players just as involved as 361 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:52,920 Speaker 1: the owners to try to find a solution that everybody likes. 362 00:16:53,160 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 1: I also think the minimum salary should be one million 363 00:16:55,720 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 1: dollars for every single player. If you get to the 364 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 1: big leagues and you're that good, you're in them, salary 365 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 1: today should be a million dollars. 366 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 4: Well, it's pretty close, Jim, it's pretty close. But there's 367 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 4: a couple of things in what you said. One salary 368 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:10,600 Speaker 4: cap in the other leagues doesn't necessarily work because you 369 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 4: look at certain teams, and if you're taking the union side, 370 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:15,200 Speaker 4: you know, the basketball players have to give money back 371 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:18,880 Speaker 4: in hockey because they're guaranteed contracts are in escro right, 372 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:22,400 Speaker 4: they're not. They're not fully guaranteed. It depends on revenues 373 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:24,159 Speaker 4: and this and that. And then the other thing you 374 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:26,600 Speaker 4: said about you know what's it supposed to be, you know, 375 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:30,000 Speaker 4: the revenue sharing fifty to fifty. Well leagues you're trying that, 376 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:33,720 Speaker 4: like the NFL, and then they have lockouts because they say, oh, well, 377 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 4: we're not really getting fifty percent, We're only getting forty 378 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:38,879 Speaker 4: eight percent. And it's it fluctuates and this and that. 379 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:41,719 Speaker 4: So I get both sides of it. I do, But 380 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 4: to me, there is no perfect system. And for baseball, 381 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:47,680 Speaker 4: if owners who just spend because they have money, it 382 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 4: would work. But they don't want to spend because they're 383 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:51,760 Speaker 4: like the Pittsburgh Pirates use it. We use them as 384 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:54,160 Speaker 4: example all the time. But here's the thing. Bob Nutting 385 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:56,880 Speaker 4: gets a check every year for like seventy five million dollars. 386 00:17:57,080 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 4: He puts that right in his pocket and says, Oh, 387 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 4: I'm using it to develop a city and this, and 388 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 4: I'm doing this in the minor leagues, nobody ever sees 389 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 4: those real gains for the I guess some players do, 390 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 4: but you don't see gains in the big league. It 391 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 4: has to go there should be somewhere. It has to 392 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 4: go to the big league team in payroll. But again 393 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:16,199 Speaker 4: then they're gonna want to cap. So there's just too 394 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 4: much to break down here. 395 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, Aja, but I do think that. I mean, again, 396 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 1: this is just my own personal opinion. I do believe 397 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:27,000 Speaker 1: we need to get a floor, and I do believe 398 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:29,960 Speaker 1: if you're getting revenue sharing, it shouldn't go into your operation. 399 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:32,879 Speaker 1: It should go into the major league payroll on the 400 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 1: major league team. That that is my belief. And then 401 00:18:36,119 --> 00:18:37,919 Speaker 1: if you knew you had to spend one hundred and 402 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 1: fifty million on payroll, then there's gonna be some you know, 403 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 1: players that are gonna get paid more just because the 404 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:47,239 Speaker 1: teams at the bottom have to spend their money, and 405 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 1: that's gonna help a bigger group instead of just the stars. 406 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 1: So I never believe that we should do the revenue 407 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:56,720 Speaker 1: sharing that we do without that money going to the 408 00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:59,480 Speaker 1: big league pairl I understand the argument of hey, I'd 409 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:01,879 Speaker 1: rather spend money and development and scouting if on the Marlins. 410 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 1: I get that argument. Right now, they're trying to rebuild 411 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:08,080 Speaker 1: the technology, the analytics, the science, they're trying to copy 412 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 1: the raise and by the way, Peter Pendex is doing 413 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:12,160 Speaker 1: a good job of doing that right and I get 414 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 1: why he wants to invest it there. But if you're 415 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:16,480 Speaker 1: going to ask the teams to share, the fans want 416 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:19,160 Speaker 1: to see the major league product. That's what they want. 417 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 1: And it's great to say, well, yeah, but four years 418 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:25,000 Speaker 1: from now, these guys will get there. But still, I 419 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 1: just think it's unfair to have that much money being 420 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:30,919 Speaker 1: shared and then a team not spending it, like Pittsburgh, 421 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:32,960 Speaker 1: like Miami. I don't think that's good for the game. 422 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:35,160 Speaker 1: Totally on the same page with you, JB. 423 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:39,200 Speaker 2: And what I feel like happens sometimes is that teams 424 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:42,720 Speaker 2: are becoming more and more like a real estate deal. 425 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:43,359 Speaker 1: Which is fine. 426 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:44,879 Speaker 2: That's a way for them to make money around the 427 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:48,120 Speaker 2: ballpark and even with the facilities they have. So it's like, cool, 428 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:49,879 Speaker 2: I got revenue, sharre I won to spend ten million 429 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:52,640 Speaker 2: of that this year on boosting certain facilities. What does 430 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:56,160 Speaker 2: that do that improves the franchise valuation of your team? 431 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 2: You can also win a World Series and improve the 432 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:00,679 Speaker 2: franchise valuation of your team. I just think there are 433 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:03,159 Speaker 2: some owners that are so short sighted that they're like, 434 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 2: I know this is a lock. I might not win, 435 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:06,240 Speaker 2: but I know this is a lock. This is going 436 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 2: to help my cause. Here's my question for you, because 437 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 2: we seem to be on the same page. 438 00:20:10,840 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 1: With most of this. 439 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:15,359 Speaker 2: The big push from rod Manford is trying to crack 440 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:19,159 Speaker 2: the union and say, hey, guys, you've cost yourselves billions 441 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:21,439 Speaker 2: of dollars. I keep pushing the percentage up of how 442 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:23,480 Speaker 2: much money I'm taking from the pot. So you should 443 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 2: listen to me now, and let's do a salary cap 444 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:28,960 Speaker 2: and this will solve all of the problems. We have 445 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 2: a soft salary cap, the union can say whatever they 446 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:34,719 Speaker 2: want about it. There is significant penalties for teams that 447 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 2: spend over a certain amount of money on the fairness scale. 448 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 2: We don't have that right now. On the other side, so, hey, 449 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:43,080 Speaker 2: I agree with you. Revenue sharing money has to be 450 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:47,160 Speaker 2: spent on player payroll, period player payroll. That's a huge 451 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:48,880 Speaker 2: part of the problem that's been going on. I think 452 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:51,640 Speaker 2: everybody can agree on that. But number two, another way 453 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:54,479 Speaker 2: to force that is why do we have this soft 454 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:56,879 Speaker 2: but not this on the bottom like that? Why do 455 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:59,920 Speaker 2: we not have a certain line that says, hey, fifty 456 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 2: mill and if you don't, it's not like the all 457 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 2: all end all, but you get punished for that, you 458 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 2: lose picks or you know, we can come up with 459 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:09,480 Speaker 2: a variety of ways that teams get in trouble for that, 460 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 2: or they have to give money back, stuff like that. 461 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:12,879 Speaker 2: I know it's never going to happen, and this is 462 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:15,119 Speaker 2: part of the whole problem of the sport. But I 463 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 2: think the main issue that people are having in baseball 464 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 2: is that the bottom feeders or the low revenue teams 465 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:21,720 Speaker 2: are pocketing the money and they're not spending it, and 466 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 2: we're not forcing them to do it, and the owners 467 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:25,639 Speaker 2: are never going to agree to anything like that unless 468 00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:27,120 Speaker 2: we go the other way and. 469 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:30,199 Speaker 1: Start to punish the big market teams. Yeah, I'm just 470 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 1: going to verbally repost everything you just said. I agree 471 00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:35,159 Speaker 1: with absolutely everything you just said, and I also just 472 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:38,080 Speaker 1: want to add the fact that, you know, labor negotiations 473 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:41,200 Speaker 1: are serious things, and you have to give Commissioner Rob 474 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:44,480 Speaker 1: Manford and the team's a lot of credit because the 475 00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 1: players dominated when Donald Fear was there, and years after him, 476 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:52,879 Speaker 1: players dominated that and did a really good job. The 477 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:55,840 Speaker 1: last three labor agreements it went the other way and 478 00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:58,280 Speaker 1: the clubs have been kind of dominating there, and I 479 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 1: think we all need to take a deep breath and 480 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:02,439 Speaker 1: kind of look at it and say, shouldn't we be 481 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:05,640 Speaker 1: doing a deal that's best for everybody, for the clubs, 482 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 1: for the players, for the cities, for the teams, and 483 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:11,600 Speaker 1: try to balance it out if we really care about 484 00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:14,679 Speaker 1: the game. That's where our concentration has to be. We 485 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 1: have a huge problem when you're sitting there for the 486 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 1: last ten years and the fifteen teams with the smallest 487 00:22:22,119 --> 00:22:26,560 Speaker 1: markets in baseball have never won a World Series ten years. 488 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:29,200 Speaker 1: That's where we That's what we're going on right now. 489 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 1: That doesn't mean, you know, they aren't wildcard teams. That 490 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:34,399 Speaker 1: doesn't mean market twelve to fourteen can't win, But we 491 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:37,399 Speaker 1: haven't had a World Championship in that bottom fifteen. And 492 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 1: to me, we can argue expanded playoffs has help and 493 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:42,040 Speaker 1: if you get in, you can run the table. I 494 00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:44,240 Speaker 1: agree with it. We saw it two years ago when 495 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 1: the Rangers beat Arizona. I love it. That being said, 496 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:50,200 Speaker 1: we still have to do something to address the teams 497 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:52,359 Speaker 1: at the bottom. We have to find a way to 498 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:53,720 Speaker 1: bring their payrolls up. 499 00:22:55,119 --> 00:22:55,399 Speaker 3: Fair. 500 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:57,119 Speaker 4: I agree. I agree with everything he said. Now, Jim, 501 00:22:57,119 --> 00:22:58,959 Speaker 4: before let you go, it's got to be quick. Everyone 502 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:01,480 Speaker 4: online and a check is commenting about your sweatshirt. I 503 00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:04,160 Speaker 4: dig it, Leuis Vuitton. It's cool. But what I really 504 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:07,120 Speaker 4: want to know is what's under that bedspread over your shoulder, 505 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 4: because is there like a board of like all these 506 00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 4: chess moves that you have for every team that you 507 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:13,960 Speaker 4: have covered up or is there a body underneath there? 508 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:15,720 Speaker 4: What's underneath that bedspread next to you? 509 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:19,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's probably my wife. I haven't really checked recently. 510 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:22,400 Speaker 1: I've been kind of busy, you know, with the trade deadline. 511 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 1: But probably under there, I guess. I don't know. 512 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 2: She's gonna surprise you and say, hey, JP, I got 513 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:33,080 Speaker 2: you some coffee for yeth segment of the week exactly. 514 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:35,119 Speaker 1: I love it. Well, JB. This is really good stuff. 515 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:37,280 Speaker 2: Obviously, we'll have you a little more during this month 516 00:23:37,359 --> 00:23:39,360 Speaker 2: so we can get really granular on some of these 517 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:41,360 Speaker 2: trade ideas and the rumors that flow through. 518 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:43,880 Speaker 1: Good talking to you. We'll catch up soon. Sounds good. 519 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:44,680 Speaker 1: Take care of you guys. 520 00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 2: Thank you are RESIDENTGM Jim voted. Foul Territory is taken 521 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:53,879 Speaker 2: over Atlanta early next week. Join us live from the 522 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 2: Truest Community Corner on the fourteenth and the fifteenth, so 523 00:23:57,480 --> 00:23:59,439 Speaker 2: leading up to the derby and to the All Star Game. 524 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:01,199 Speaker 2: If you're going, even if you're not and you're just 525 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:03,480 Speaker 2: hanging around FanFest and everything, we are in the thick 526 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:06,000 Speaker 2: of it at the Battery. It's all presented by tru 527 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:09,120 Speaker 2: As Truis dominates that area. They have the ballpark naming 528 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 2: rights and they have the coolest fan zone area. And 529 00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:16,240 Speaker 2: I heard there are significant legendary names besides a Jane 530 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:19,119 Speaker 2: Kratz that are going to be around us at truest 531 00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:19,919 Speaker 2: Community Corner. 532 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:21,119 Speaker 1: So make sure you stop by. 533 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:23,160 Speaker 2: If you have any questions, you know how to hit 534 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 2: us up YouTube comments, Instagram, DMS chat, BCC, etc. And 535 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:29,800 Speaker 2: I'll answer whatever I can. But we'll be there one 536 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:32,080 Speaker 2: to three Eastern live shows. We even are going to 537 00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:34,840 Speaker 2: have fans grabbing microphones and asking us questions. 538 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 1: Good luck to us. 539 00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:39,200 Speaker 2: All right, I've got two things. Number One, I love 540 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:41,000 Speaker 2: Jim Bowden. He's a great person. I've known him for 541 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:43,280 Speaker 2: a long time. He's a good friend. But also from 542 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:45,720 Speaker 2: an information perspective, I was going back and forth in 543 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:50,480 Speaker 2: the chat with everyone. Some insiders just go over news rumors, 544 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 2: the whole deal, right. Others come up with all kinds 545 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:54,640 Speaker 2: of trade ideas. I used to do that with Dan 546 00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:56,600 Speaker 2: O Dowd when I worked at MLB all the time. Right, 547 00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:59,120 Speaker 2: here's five trade ideas that I like. It's just their 548 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:01,879 Speaker 2: fun think piece. A lot of people seem to have 549 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:04,680 Speaker 2: issues saying like, oh, like that's not the right reporting 550 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 2: or whatever. It's not reporting. It's an idea, and so 551 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 2: someone even in the chat was like, well, he needs 552 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 2: to differentiate that more. He literally says that at the 553 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:13,960 Speaker 2: top of every article, like, hey, this is not coming 554 00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:16,119 Speaker 2: from a GM. He does that too. He'll do like, 555 00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:18,119 Speaker 2: here's what I'm hearing from GMS. But just wanted to 556 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:20,160 Speaker 2: clarify that because I feel like that becomes a problem. 557 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:22,439 Speaker 2: They're like, he's off with this. I'm like, it's a 558 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:26,120 Speaker 2: fake trade. He's coming up with a fake trade. So anyway, 559 00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:28,320 Speaker 2: on the other side, AJ, what did you think of 560 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 2: his answer? I mean, for me, obviously, I'm pleased. I 561 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 2: did a one minute ran and he agreed with everything. 562 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:36,159 Speaker 2: He thinks low market team should be punished and no 563 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:37,320 Speaker 2: salary cap at the top. 564 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:39,399 Speaker 4: Well, they're kind of doing that. Remember what happened to 565 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:41,159 Speaker 4: Oakland when they moved. They had to spend money. The 566 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:43,639 Speaker 4: Marlins need to spend money. There are teams, and I 567 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:45,160 Speaker 4: agree with that part of it. But you're not getting 568 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:47,040 Speaker 4: a floor without a cap, right, And if he keeps 569 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:49,119 Speaker 4: saying we need a cap, we need a floor, well 570 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:51,240 Speaker 4: there's the problem. There's the biggest problem you're going to 571 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:53,240 Speaker 4: run into. I don't know what the solution is I 572 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:57,439 Speaker 4: brought up an idea Scott yesterday that was floated to me, 573 00:25:57,480 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 4: and you guys all shout it down, which is fine. 574 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:02,000 Speaker 4: It was just an idea, But I don't know what 575 00:26:02,040 --> 00:26:04,240 Speaker 4: the idea is. Yes, everyone wants it's easy for like 576 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 4: Jim Bowden and me and you and Gout and crats 577 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 4: and everyone and everybody sees like we need to do 578 00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 4: what's best for the game. Well here's the problem. Every 579 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:13,480 Speaker 4: side wants to feel like they wont and yes, what's 580 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:15,480 Speaker 4: best for the game. Every side thinks their ideas are 581 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:16,120 Speaker 4: best for the game. 582 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:19,320 Speaker 1: So I don't know where this Yep, we got a 583 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:20,520 Speaker 1: year and a half to talk about it.