1 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:10,880 Speaker 1: Day, big guest list excited for it. Ron Kratz aj 2 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: Og crew here. Aj. We didn't have you yesterday. So 3 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 1: how was your first Fox game? You called Little Braves 4 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: Royals and Ernaldo Lopez looked like he was. 5 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 2: Okay, right, Yeah, his villo was there, which they were 6 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 2: worried about. 7 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:24,439 Speaker 3: Uh, it was a great game if you didn't see it, 8 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 3: walk off Grand Slam for Tom Smith. Braves were down 9 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 3: to nothing. I'll tell you what, man, I don't know 10 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 3: what's going on with Carlos A. Steves, but oh boy, 11 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 3: his villa was down, and I think that's got to 12 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 3: be a concern for the Royals. He was like eighty 13 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 3: nine to ninety. It was weird, and he didn't really 14 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 3: have a lot of stuff that day, and he gave 15 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:50,480 Speaker 3: up a six spot obviously took a ball off his foot. 16 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 3: I think it wasn't good for him. But the Braves 17 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 3: pitched really well. Uh, Sale pitch well, Lopez pitch well. 18 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 3: The bullpen was nasty for the for the Braves. So 19 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 3: they're off a nice start. But it was a great game. 20 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 3: Dom Smith walk off Grand same. You don't get to 21 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:06,039 Speaker 3: see those very often, so that was cool. 22 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's true, and we talked about it yesterday in 23 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 1: case anyone missed it. During slap Pants, we talked about 24 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 1: the connection for Dom Smith, who had lost his mother 25 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,120 Speaker 1: just a couple weeks prior. So, yeah, cool game to 26 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:21,119 Speaker 1: start the year, full of emotions and storylines and all 27 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 1: of that. Right, we have a stacked show for you, 28 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: Like I said, so, we're going to charge fast right 29 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: now so that we can get into some of these 30 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 1: extensions that have been handed out. They usually get handed 31 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 1: out before this, but let's run it. 32 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:34,960 Speaker 4: Let's charge it. 33 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:39,760 Speaker 1: AJ extension. Season's supposed to be in spring training. What 34 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: is going on here? We'll take it though. CLT Emerson 35 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: and the Mariners agreeing to an eight year, ninety five 36 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: million dollar contract. The deal includes a ninth year club option, 37 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: a full no trade clause, and escalators that can bring 38 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: it north of one hundred and thirty million dollars. Emerson 39 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 1: is represented by Aces Agency. That's Robert Murray on the 40 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: scene breaking the news first. About AJ Emerson for some 41 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: is a question mark because if you don't follow prospects, 42 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 1: you don't know who he is yet. He's been on 43 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: this show, but he has not cracked the big leagues yet. 44 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: What do you think about deals like this for a 45 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: player who has a super high ceiling, well. 46 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 3: It's smart for both sides. I listen, I'm never going 47 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 3: to fall the guy forgetting what ninety five million dollars 48 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 3: and he hasn't even sniffed the big leagues yet, Like, 49 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 3: are you kidding me? Someone would have came to me 50 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 3: when I was in Triple A or Double A and said, hey, 51 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 3: here's ten million. I would have been like, where do 52 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:30,399 Speaker 3: I sign? I'm never going to make that much money 53 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 3: in my life. So I just, yeah, I don't. 54 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 2: I don't. I don't have a fall with this and 55 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 2: I don't understand it. But uh, I don't know. I 56 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 2: don't know how you can be mad at this. 57 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 3: I know agents will say, oh, he could have got more, 58 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 3: he could have got this, he could have got that. 59 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 3: But then you have the guys who never make it. 60 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 3: And what was the guy for uh Philadelphia Kingery? 61 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 2: Is that his name? Kingry? Carry signed? 62 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 4: Like a yeah? 63 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 2: Never really? I mean, listen, here's what. Here's what teams do. 64 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 3: Teams go to the players sometimes, now listen, they go 65 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 3: around the agent and go directly to the players and say, hey, 66 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 3: here's we offer you sixty million dollars or whatever, blah 67 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 3: blah blah, will you take it? And then they go 68 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 3: to their agent. And so for some of these guys, 69 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,360 Speaker 3: if they're super excited to get it, and I can't 70 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:18,919 Speaker 3: blame them, it's smart. And then the team's like, well, 71 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 3: we got this guy locked up for six, seven, eight 72 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 3: years whatever it is, and we know where he's going 73 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 3: to stand. And I don't care what teams say. It 74 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 3: helps them have a guy move up faster if they're 75 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 3: making big league money in the minor leagues. 76 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:31,079 Speaker 4: Oh, totally. 77 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 5: Scott Kingery I think signed for twenty four million. I 78 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 5: think was his number. John Singleton Jonathan Singleton was like 79 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 5: ten or twelve. There were some other things with Singhy 80 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 5: in there that he had to kind of resurface his 81 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 5: career later. But with Scott Kingery, I remember when he 82 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 5: signed it was there twenty four or twenty six million. Yes, 83 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 5: he didn't pan out, you know, I don't think that's 84 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 5: entirely his fault. I think you know, they they moved 85 00:03:56,600 --> 00:04:00,080 Speaker 5: him around, thought he was super utility guy, blah blah blah. 86 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:03,119 Speaker 5: At the time, I said, you want to know what 87 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 5: big league teams think of twenty four million dollars. They're 88 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 5: giving it to somebody who had zero time in the 89 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 5: big leagues. Did they think he was gonna be a 90 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 5: big leader. Yeah, absolutely, But they showed twenty four million 91 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 5: dollars was fine. If this doesn't workout, we're find taking 92 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 5: a twenty four million dollar gamble essentially. So now with 93 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 5: Colt Emerson, I'm not saying Colt Emerson's Scott Kingery. I'm 94 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 5: saying that it shows the value of money to teams 95 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 5: understanding that this is a ninety million dollar gamble. I 96 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 5: think we're past the times when like injuries for position 97 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 5: players are like massive, like career ending type of injuries. 98 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 5: It's more of does this guy pan out to be 99 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 5: an All Star? Is cold Emerson pan out to. 100 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 4: Be that guy? 101 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:55,039 Speaker 5: And teams are like, yeah, it's worth it. So this 102 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 5: is how I gauge what teams think of actual the 103 00:04:58,480 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 5: actual cash that's being given. 104 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:03,239 Speaker 4: So I love this. I love this contract for both sides. 105 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, he gets a full note trade clause and AJ 106 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:12,480 Speaker 1: he's twenty twenty, so in eight years he's twenty eight, 107 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:15,559 Speaker 1: in nine years he's twenty nine. He still gets another 108 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 1: crack at pre agency. If he's a superstar. Just like 109 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:19,159 Speaker 1: Pete Crow Armstrong will. 110 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 2: Have what's the what was the guy in Milwaukee's name? 111 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 2: Not Emerson, the Pratt. 112 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 1: Let's get to him, Cooper Pratt. You want to get 113 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:27,119 Speaker 1: to him. I can cueue that up to get because 114 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: all that yeah, yeah, okay, let's do it. Let me 115 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:32,280 Speaker 1: let me set it up and then I'll swing it 116 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: right back to you, just so I can let ever 117 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 1: know about the money. So Cooper Pratt even lesser known, 118 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:40,600 Speaker 1: I would say prospect compared to Emerson, who's been in 119 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 1: the scene for a couple of years. Pratt was a 120 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 1: sixth round pick in twenty twenty three, sixth rounder, so 121 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: not a first round guy. Eight years over fifty million 122 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:53,159 Speaker 1: dollars guarantee. There's two option years that can push this 123 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: to around eighty plus. He's twenty one years old and 124 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:59,279 Speaker 1: last year was a full season in Double A. He's 125 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: played three games so far this year in TRIPAA for 126 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 1: the first time. Cut down his kra last year. He's 127 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:05,840 Speaker 1: got a good on base percentage in his career, but 128 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 1: last year his slash line in a full season was 129 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:13,040 Speaker 1: two thirty eight three forty three on base three forty 130 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: eight slug. He does not have much pop in his 131 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: profile right now. He's a defense first shortstop and he 132 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:22,039 Speaker 1: is the fiftieth overall prospect ranked by our friends over 133 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 1: at Baseball America. 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It's 154 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 1: blue choo. 155 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 2: From what I was told. 156 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 3: Okay, he was defense first base running, super fast, can 157 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 3: cover a lot of ground. 158 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 4: Right. 159 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 3: The team came to him and said, hey, here's what 160 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:50,200 Speaker 3: fifty million a fifth whatever, fifty I forget, I'm sorry, 161 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 3: fifty million. 162 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 4: Right. 163 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 3: If you're him and you had just do you have 164 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 3: these numbers in what Double A last year? Would you 165 00:07:57,240 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 3: not accept a fifty million dollar contract? I'm sorry, sorry, 166 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 3: I'm sorry. Like, I can't say no. If I'm under 167 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 3: twenty one years old and they offer me fifty million 168 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:11,240 Speaker 3: dollars and I hit two thirty eight in Double A 169 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 3: with eight homers. 170 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, now could he make more? 171 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 4: Possibly? Yes? 172 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 3: Because people that I talk to, you know, in baseball, 173 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 3: because I didn't. I'd never heard of this guy when 174 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 3: he signed him, Like, who the heck? So I reached 175 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 3: out to some people. 176 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 4: I now. 177 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 3: Most people say he'll be a solid big league player. 178 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 3: He'll be a two probably two minimum of two win 179 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 3: war guy every year because of his speed and his defense. Okay, 180 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 3: but then if he figures out how to hit more, 181 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 3: he could be higher. 182 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:40,600 Speaker 2: But he's still got fifty million in the bank and 183 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 2: he's twenty years old. 184 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 4: Twenty I think he's twenty years old, twenty one, twenty. 185 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 3: One, twenty one years old, and he just by the way, 186 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 3: he got fifty million, and you're in double A. I 187 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 3: guess who's buying that McDonald's on the road every day 188 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:51,079 Speaker 3: double A? 189 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 4: Oh this guy? 190 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:55,200 Speaker 1: Oh that better be Capital Grill on the road now 191 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 1: kidding make me fifty still? 192 00:08:56,559 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 3: But like, how do you tell a kid who's twenty 193 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 3: one in double A hit two thirty eight ers fifty million? 194 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 3: And I know, I mean, I think his agent might 195 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:06,760 Speaker 3: be Boris, which I remember Boris never signs extensions except 196 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:08,559 Speaker 3: for when he does. But think about it, he's fifty, 197 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 3: twenty one years old, he's got this money in the bank, 198 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:13,679 Speaker 3: he invested this, he can grow and he's set no 199 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:14,320 Speaker 3: matter what happened. 200 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 2: Same with Carrie when. 201 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:15,560 Speaker 4: He did it. 202 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:17,959 Speaker 3: I don't know I get why you would hold off. 203 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:19,719 Speaker 3: If you're a you got the chance to be a 204 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 3: super superstar. But if you're not, dude, take the money, man. 205 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 5: I'm sorry, this is guaranteed fifty million. If you got 206 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 5: fifty dollars when you're in Double A, you're like, what 207 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 5: are we doing with this? But fifty million for a 208 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 5: guy who signed in the sixth round. He also he's 209 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:42,320 Speaker 5: done a really good job of maximizing value sixth round. 210 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 5: He signed for one point three to five million in 211 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:46,319 Speaker 5: the sixth round. 212 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 4: That doesn't happen. 213 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 5: So there's a there's a there's a solid ceiling that 214 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:55,480 Speaker 5: people are saying, Okay, he's gonna hit this type of ceiling. 215 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:59,560 Speaker 5: But to me, this is also what I just said 216 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 5: about what teams think of what fifty million dollars is. 217 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 5: He doesn't have. He didn't have a successful season statistically 218 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 5: at Double A last year and now he's at Triple A. 219 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 5: And for a player, you really need to just get 220 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 5: the opportunity in this contract. When they bring these contracts 221 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 5: to young players, they're probably not allowed to say the 222 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:24,439 Speaker 5: exact words, this will accelerate your time to the big leagues, 223 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 5: but you know it will. And if he's defensively ready, 224 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 5: you can learn to hit in the big leagues. And 225 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 5: if you never learned to hit in the big leagues, 226 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 5: because a lot of guys don't, you still have fifty 227 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 5: million in the bank. 228 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 3: Also, also, by the way, let me add this, this 229 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 3: isn't the Dodgers. This isn't the Mats, This isn't the eighties, 230 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:47,080 Speaker 3: this isn't this is a small market team that did this. 231 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 3: By the way, this isn't again, this isn't the Dodgers saying, hey, 232 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 3: we don fifty million, so there must be something to 233 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 3: this hole we have money thing again? 234 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 2: Could he have gotten more? 235 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 3: Absolutely? No, he did it and he's still suffered. He's 236 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 3: suffer life. 237 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 4: Good job, Brewers. Brewers are ruining baseball. Now. 238 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:10,000 Speaker 5: They've locked up Christian Yellis. Years ago, they locked him up, 239 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:14,559 Speaker 5: they locked up Jackson Churio. Now they locked up Cooper Pratt. 240 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 4: What next? What next? This is hideous, is unbelievable. 241 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, let's let's show that board with the pre debut deals. 242 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:24,760 Speaker 1: As Kratz is talking, Guy Kratz. 243 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 4: Guess who else is super excited about this? Connor Griffin. 244 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 5: Connor Griffin's going, Okay, I get my I get what 245 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:36,959 Speaker 5: my value is, and I made the right call because 246 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 5: these dudes are getting it, and I'm the number one, 247 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 5: the consensus, number one overall prospect. 248 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 4: I can wait. 249 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, the contracts have now boosted the value for Connor 250 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:52,200 Speaker 1: Griffin before he even snips the big leagues, right, he 251 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 1: turned down a deal in the low ones. Now he's 252 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 1: going to be asking for the mid ones based on 253 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 1: what's out there. Yeah, hey, I'm I'm the top prospect 254 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:03,720 Speaker 1: in the sport. This guy's the number fifty and whatever 255 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 1: Emerson is, it's not one. So Griffin's number goes up. 256 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 1: With that last part of the puzzle here, is it 257 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:13,559 Speaker 1: curious to you that the Brewers do this? 258 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:13,959 Speaker 4: Aj? 259 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: They have a lot of really good young talent. I'm 260 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 1: sure they might have floated deals like this to others, 261 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 1: like Heyzus made who's supposed to be a big deal. 262 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 1: They have a number of other middle infield prospects that 263 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 1: should be making their way up to the big leagues. 264 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 1: They have big leaguers already that are middle infielders that 265 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:30,560 Speaker 1: should be in the bigs for a long period of time, 266 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:32,760 Speaker 1: like a Bryce Terrang. They acquired Jet Williams. There's a 267 00:12:32,800 --> 00:12:34,559 Speaker 1: lot there, There's a lot jam. That's why again, I 268 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 1: think if I'm Cooper Pratt, I don't get lost in 269 00:12:36,280 --> 00:12:38,640 Speaker 1: the shuffle anymore. I get paid. But do you think 270 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:41,480 Speaker 1: the Brewers are looking ahead at the CBA and wondering 271 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 1: if things are going to tilt where younger players get 272 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 1: paid more, and this is a way to get some 273 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:48,600 Speaker 1: cost certainty with a guy who could end up costing 274 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 1: them more down the line, because I look at someone 275 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 1: like Cooper Pratt and I'm like, what's the ceiling? Is 276 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 1: it Brendan Donovan and a better defended You know, Donovan's 277 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 1: a good defender. Is this a better defender Brendan Donovan 278 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 1: who's shortstop, it could bounce around and has a get 279 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 1: on base percentage, not a twenty five plus homer guy. 280 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think exactly what you said, Scott. 281 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 3: They're trying to get ahead of this because they don't 282 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 3: know what's coming, right, So they're thinking because everything I've 283 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:13,840 Speaker 3: heard is if they push hard for salary cap or whatever, 284 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 3: but they want to up the minimum. Everyone I've talked 285 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:18,319 Speaker 3: to and heard talk says, well, if you just up 286 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 3: the minimum and then you can bring down the top, 287 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 3: then there's your salary cap and your salary structure and 288 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:22,960 Speaker 3: all that. 289 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 4: You know. 290 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 3: Take it from what is a seven to fifty or 291 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 3: seven fifty and eight right now, make it a million 292 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:30,319 Speaker 3: or two million dollars in that makes other people happy 293 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 3: and all this and that. So yeah, I think this 294 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:33,839 Speaker 3: is a way of teams to get in front of it. 295 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 3: And I think the Brewers have always kind of been 296 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 3: in front of the curve of certain things, whether it's 297 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:41,959 Speaker 3: signing guys, making trades before they need it to people say, 298 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 3: but then it works and they still competitive. I think 299 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 3: this is smart. I mean, Matt Arnold is not a 300 00:13:46,480 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 3: dumb person. Mark Antinasio, the owner of the Brewers, is 301 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 3: not a dumb person. And if you're the Marriers, is 302 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 3: JP Crawford a free agent at the end of this year. 303 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 3: I don't know his contract status, but I believe I'll check. Okay, 304 00:13:57,160 --> 00:13:58,680 Speaker 3: So then guess what they did. They just signed up 305 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 3: their hopeful short stoff for the next seven or eight years, 306 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:05,000 Speaker 3: right depending on when he comes up. So boom, Why 307 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:06,560 Speaker 3: would you not if you're the mayors, Hey, we know, 308 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:09,560 Speaker 3: we know we're gonna pay our hopeful starting short stoff 309 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:12,120 Speaker 3: for the next seven or eight years. That's a win 310 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 3: for the organization, and it's a win for a twenty 311 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:16,680 Speaker 3: year old kid who just got tinety could be one 312 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:18,679 Speaker 3: hundred and something million dollars exactly. 313 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 1: MJP is a free agent after this year. 314 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 5: That's what I thought, Okay, And there's and there's there's 315 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 5: different companies that pop up buying value in players early 316 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 5: on to give them the money. To me, when teams 317 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 5: do this, they're just doing that themselves. They're just doing 318 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 5: there's a reason those companies start. There's a reason that 319 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 5: people go to minor league baseball players and say I'll 320 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 5: give you X amount of dollars for future earnings. They're 321 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:47,600 Speaker 5: not doing it because they're like, well, you know, I 322 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 5: had some extra money. 323 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:50,000 Speaker 4: I feel like being a charity case. 324 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 5: No, there's value in signing people up that don't that 325 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 5: aren't making a lot of money. And when teams can 326 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 5: find that value and do it and be like, okay, 327 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 5: this is the amount of risk. Plus we've seen them, 328 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 5: we see how they work, we see how they play 329 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 5: day in and day out. To me, it's a no 330 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:11,560 Speaker 5: brainer to me. I think teams should do it more. 331 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 5: And it can benefit the players, especially if they're not 332 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 5: taking these contracts out till they're like thirty two years old. 333 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 5: They still have their prime years to be able to 334 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 5: get those contracts. 335 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 1: Yep. It's called surplus value. It is a great way 336 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:27,760 Speaker 1: to show your ownership group, how much the player is 337 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: worth versus how much he costs. We're gonna show this 338 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:33,960 Speaker 1: video of Luis Castillo dealing a pitch that was called 339 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 1: a strike in then ABS said no, it just missed, 340 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 1: and pitching in just said umpire incompetent or a rulebook 341 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:44,320 Speaker 1: ABS mismatch issue. This pitch may have been both a 342 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 1: strike according to the rule book strike zone three D 343 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 1: at the front of the plate and a ball according 344 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 1: to ABS two D mester at the middle of the plate. AJ, 345 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 1: I'll give you this minute here to rant and it'll 346 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 1: be like a good prequel to our Joe West conversation later. 347 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:00,160 Speaker 2: The strike zone is three D. Why is it not 348 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 2: three D? 349 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 4: That's the only thing. 350 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 3: And I reached out to people on MLB to try 351 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 3: to get an answer, and they haven't heard back from 352 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 3: him yet. But it's three The strike zone is supposed 353 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:10,560 Speaker 3: to be three D. And for everyone bashing Mike Esterbrook 354 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 3: and with the Yankees game yesterday, those balls were an 355 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:15,960 Speaker 3: eighth of an inch or whatever it is underneath the 356 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 3: strike zone. So okay, if that's the middle of the plate, well, 357 00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 3: the middle of the plate is about this far from 358 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 3: the front of the plate. So if that ball is 359 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:25,600 Speaker 3: going down, it had to hit in the strike zone. 360 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 3: So actually he got it right, but he got penalized 361 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:29,640 Speaker 3: and got it wrong, and all the fans like, Ah, 362 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 3: this guy sucks. In reality, he actually got the call right. 363 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 3: So this is where I'm confused with it. I thought 364 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:37,480 Speaker 3: it was I thought the ABS was a three D 365 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:39,960 Speaker 3: like some some of the broadcasts have the three D 366 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 3: plate with the thing, because that's how the strike zone 367 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:44,360 Speaker 3: is supposed to be. It's not supposed to be just 368 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 3: a pane of glass. It's supposed to be like a 369 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 3: three D plate of the person. So I don't I 370 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 3: don't understand this. I don't get it. Why if we 371 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:54,480 Speaker 3: don't have the technology, and then why are we running 372 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 3: with something that's not in the rule book. 373 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:58,120 Speaker 2: That's that's my that's my question. 374 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 5: What I heard was that the three D zone was 375 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:08,280 Speaker 5: less accurate, and it was also way bigger than intended, 376 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:10,680 Speaker 5: and they felt like it would hurt offensive production. 377 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:14,720 Speaker 1: Hey we're here, and I want to point out the 378 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 1: Baseball America tweet from JJ Cooper's article that is fresh 379 00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:21,720 Speaker 1: on the rule changes in baseball. This is going back 380 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 1: for a while now. AJ. I'm critical because I want 381 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 1: these rules in the league earlier ABS is the one 382 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 1: where you can make a case that they were getting 383 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:33,120 Speaker 1: the tech down. Pitchclock for me, was ready a long 384 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:36,359 Speaker 1: time ago. But here's where credit is due. The ones 385 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:38,479 Speaker 1: they are selecting to be implemented in the majors are 386 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:42,360 Speaker 1: working pitchclock, ban on infield shifts, n l DH, reduction 387 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:45,680 Speaker 1: in pickoffs, three better rule, ABS challenge system. Do you 388 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:48,399 Speaker 1: agree that they're nailing what they're changing, because there are 389 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 1: probably some rules being toyed around with that would not 390 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 1: work out so well. 391 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:57,359 Speaker 3: I think everything on most of these have all worked. 392 00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:59,880 Speaker 3: I don't know what hasn't worked. I mean, bigger base, 393 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 3: more stolen bases, less shifts, more hits, more offense, everything 394 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:07,360 Speaker 3: at quicker games, which we all know that I love 395 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 3: because I don't have talked for three and a half hours. 396 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:10,960 Speaker 3: You only have to listen to my tired act for 397 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:13,440 Speaker 3: two and a half hours, so uh, that's fine. 398 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:14,640 Speaker 4: Yeah. 399 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 3: I think everything they've implemented has work. Now the ABS, 400 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:19,400 Speaker 3: I think it needs some tweaks. I think it's been good. 401 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:21,840 Speaker 3: The fans have been receptive, the players have been receptive, 402 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:23,160 Speaker 3: but most of the stuff has been good. 403 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think it's changing the way that fans, of 404 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:31,560 Speaker 1: course young and old, are viewing the game, enjoying the game. 405 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 1: ABS challenge is so entertaining. Yeah, they might have to 406 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:38,680 Speaker 1: get some kinks worked out, but you're seeing fans roaring 407 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 1: like it's a home run on pitch getting overturned. Will 408 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 1: that change? I actually don't think so. I think it's 409 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:47,800 Speaker 1: going to carrycrats. I think the fans are going to 410 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:50,879 Speaker 1: be excited like that from here on out because we 411 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 1: live in a world where people love trolling and they 412 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:54,920 Speaker 1: get to say, ha, I told you so, do umpires. 413 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 5: The only way it changes is it for some reason 414 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:02,119 Speaker 5: fans aren't engaged in it. Gauge no stoppage and play. 415 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 5: Do fans ever not pick their phone up? Now this 416 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:09,640 Speaker 5: stoppage and play? They leave their phone down and they're 417 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:11,200 Speaker 5: all riveted to the screen. 418 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 1: Our corner time. Let's start off with the Red Sox. 419 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:20,480 Speaker 1: But I'm also just going to open this up to 420 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 1: you guys to see if you have any overreactions from 421 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:26,439 Speaker 1: the first week of the season. There are certainly some 422 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:29,880 Speaker 1: in Boston that are already a little bit perturbed, even 423 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:32,399 Speaker 1: though it's been five minutes. So we can show the 424 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 1: tweet here to kind of sum up how some are 425 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 1: feeling up in Boston based on their off season. Did 426 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 1: they do things? Yeah, they did a lot. They did 427 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:41,480 Speaker 1: a lot on the pitching front. Did they do enough 428 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:45,600 Speaker 1: on the offensive side. Gabrielle Starr said, it's only the 429 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 1: fourth game of the season, but it is quite a 430 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:51,679 Speaker 1: picture of the Red Sox offseason moves, two key pitching editions, struggling, 431 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:58,679 Speaker 1: virtually no offensive contributions. They picked up Durban for the 432 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:00,840 Speaker 1: most part, the lineup is gonna rely a lot on 433 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:03,159 Speaker 1: some of the youngsters, like a Meyer and like a 434 00:20:03,680 --> 00:20:07,680 Speaker 1: Roman Anthony aj. For me, I didn't get to throw 435 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:10,879 Speaker 1: my predictions in. We were busy running things around the 436 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 1: one team that I had. I said it the other 437 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:16,640 Speaker 1: day on Opening Day on an Orioles radio station. Conveniently, 438 00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:20,640 Speaker 1: I think the Red Sox, out of the four contenders 439 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 1: in the AL East, have the highest chance in my mind, 440 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 1: of missing the playoffs. That's just how I feel based 441 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 1: on offenses. It is really hard for me to see 442 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 1: the Yankees or the Blue Jays missing the playoffs. So 443 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 1: then for me, it comes down to the next tier. 444 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 1: I think there's Tier one. Tier two is Boston and 445 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:37,520 Speaker 1: Baltimore and I think the Orioles have a slight edge 446 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 1: based on their offense. The Red Sox might pitch a 447 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:42,159 Speaker 1: little bit better, but I think there's enough of a 448 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:45,080 Speaker 1: gap between those two lineups, especially when Holiday and Westburg 449 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:47,359 Speaker 1: come back. I'm not sure I see it for Boston. 450 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:49,120 Speaker 1: I think I see a good team could be an 451 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:51,280 Speaker 1: eighty four win team that misses the playoffs. 452 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:54,440 Speaker 3: Well, if the Blue Jays, if they keep losing starting 453 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:56,720 Speaker 3: pitchers left and right, it's going to be it's going 454 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 3: to be really tough for them. I mean, they're losing guys. 455 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:01,119 Speaker 3: It seemed like every time they take the field. So 456 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 3: for that it sucks. But as far as the Red 457 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 3: Sox go, you know, two of their offseason acquisitions struggled. 458 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:09,760 Speaker 3: Who I mean, Sonny Gray went four innings. Listen, Sunny 459 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:12,680 Speaker 3: Gray's a five to six inning guy at most. Anyways, 460 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 3: if you look at his track record, he's always been 461 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 3: kind of a five inning maybe get into the six 462 00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:19,840 Speaker 3: every once in a while kind of guy. And then Lozardo, 463 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 3: I think, is the other one she's probably talking about. 464 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:24,280 Speaker 3: It was his first start, it was their first starts 465 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 3: of the year. Let's can we just it's just amazing 466 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:30,679 Speaker 3: how or sorry, as Rangers sware as it started. 467 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:32,320 Speaker 4: Sorry about my apologies. 468 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:35,960 Speaker 2: It's their first start of the year. 469 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:39,119 Speaker 3: They've been four games, sorry, four games they've played, and 470 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:42,200 Speaker 3: we're all panicked about this. Four and a third, seven hits, 471 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 3: four in runs. Okay, so maybe the sinker wasn't sinking 472 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:45,960 Speaker 3: as well as he. 473 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 2: Wanted it to. 474 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 3: Again, it's been one start. It's been one start for 475 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:52,159 Speaker 3: Sunny Gray. Garrett Crochet looked amazing. We talked about how 476 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 3: good Cincinnati's pitching is. The Red Sox played Cincinnati the 477 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:58,159 Speaker 3: first three games, right, They won one when Crochet threw 478 00:21:58,160 --> 00:21:59,640 Speaker 3: a shutout, and then they didn't score and neither team 479 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:01,719 Speaker 3: really did a lot of scoring, so it lost one 480 00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:05,400 Speaker 3: game in extra innings. I think this is just trying 481 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:07,560 Speaker 3: to get people to overreact, which we're really great at today, 482 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 3: especially with social media. Let's put a headline out there, 483 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 3: and we love Gabrielle Star, but let's put a headline 484 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 3: and she's not just the only one guilty. 485 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:16,199 Speaker 2: This is everyone. Hey, let's put a. 486 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:17,960 Speaker 3: Huge headline out there that gets people to click on 487 00:22:18,040 --> 00:22:20,159 Speaker 3: our article, and then if you start digging in a 488 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 3: little bit, you realize again, much like Tony Vaitello, it's 489 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 3: been four games. 490 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 2: They haven't even been through the rotation one time. Everyone 491 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:26,679 Speaker 2: chill out in Boston. 492 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 5: I think the Boston offense issues are going to be 493 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:35,800 Speaker 5: talked about the entire season because of the fact that 494 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:40,720 Speaker 5: they didn't resign. It's the easy it's the easy route, 495 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:45,119 Speaker 5: it's the easy commentary that all they didn't resign Bragman Like, 496 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 5: Bragman's not like an MVP candidate at the plate. He 497 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:52,760 Speaker 5: helped everybody else. He helped all the young guys in 498 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:55,840 Speaker 5: their plate discipline. So to me, that's where his value 499 00:22:56,480 --> 00:23:00,720 Speaker 5: is going to be missed in this lineup. My opinion 500 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:05,639 Speaker 5: is they didn't do enough offensively. What wins championships pitching 501 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:10,920 Speaker 5: in defense. Absolutely so. Is their defense the defense that 502 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:14,480 Speaker 5: started the year first half of the season, or is 503 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:17,520 Speaker 5: it how they finished in the second half of the 504 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 5: season where they had guys that were a little bit 505 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:20,399 Speaker 5: out of position. 506 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:22,439 Speaker 4: Similar things are happening. 507 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 5: They have one of the better center fielders in the game, 508 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:26,960 Speaker 5: but last year they were like, Okay, he's going to 509 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:29,480 Speaker 5: be in center. He could play really good at second. 510 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:33,320 Speaker 5: What's the to me if they're going to have success offensively, 511 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:35,520 Speaker 5: Because I think that's the question I could care less 512 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:37,080 Speaker 5: about their pitching. I think their pitching is going to 513 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:40,719 Speaker 5: be legit. When you have three guys in Gray Ranger 514 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 5: and Garrett Crochet, I think they're going to be totally fine. 515 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:47,120 Speaker 5: My question is, are they going to run the same 516 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:49,440 Speaker 5: lineup out there every day or are they going to 517 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:51,200 Speaker 5: do like they did on Opening Day? I think it 518 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 5: was Opening Day where they're platooning for Marcella Meyer. Maybe 519 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:59,000 Speaker 5: he's not ready yet to be an everyday guy. To me, 520 00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:02,960 Speaker 5: I think that's where do they have the consistent lineup 521 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 5: for these young guys to know they come to the 522 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:07,160 Speaker 5: ballpark every day they're playing. They come to the ballpark 523 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 5: on the third game of a three game series and 524 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:12,119 Speaker 5: they go, I know what this team has done to me. 525 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:14,680 Speaker 5: I'm smart enough based on what I've learned in the 526 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:16,640 Speaker 5: big leagues. I'm going to make the adjustment and I'm 527 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 5: going to have a much better third game of this series. 528 00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:21,960 Speaker 5: That's how I think this team's going to have success, 529 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 5: not trying to be cute Nicolin diming here and there. 530 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:27,760 Speaker 5: So that's where I think the offense will do well 531 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:30,800 Speaker 5: for Boston. But I still think they're really built to 532 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 5: be a five hundred team. Unfortunately. 533 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:36,200 Speaker 1: M Yeah, that's what I'm feeling. Yeah, you're a few 534 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:39,479 Speaker 1: shades above or below the five hundred mark, and if 535 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:41,440 Speaker 1: you get a few shades above, you could sneak into 536 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:44,919 Speaker 1: the playoffs. It's just it's a really, really good division. 537 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:48,000 Speaker 1: It's a gauntlet division. While we're on this topic, by 538 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:50,000 Speaker 1: the way, AJ actually, for me, since we're not going 539 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:51,960 Speaker 1: to talk a ton about last night, we'll spin it forward. 540 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:55,359 Speaker 1: I think the theme was all of the pitching that shine. 541 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 1: You had some guys making debuts like an Edward Cabrera 542 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:01,680 Speaker 1: with his new team at Luis Steele looking fantastic after 543 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:04,440 Speaker 1: Mariner's staff said he looks as good as he has 544 00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:08,160 Speaker 1: since a few years ago, with some pitch mixed tweaks 545 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 1: and with a little bit of a VLO bumped there. 546 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:14,960 Speaker 1: Lance mccullors going seven innings giving up one run for Houston. 547 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:17,320 Speaker 1: That one stands out. I mean, I'm probably missing a few. 548 00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:21,560 Speaker 1: Mike Soroka making his debut this season, ten strikeouts and 549 00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:23,959 Speaker 1: five innings. There were a lot of good pitching performances. 550 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:26,680 Speaker 1: Bryce Elder carrying what he did late last year. Braves 551 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:28,399 Speaker 1: fans have been all over him, but he had the 552 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:30,840 Speaker 1: velow boost, and he again looked good in a four 553 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:34,680 Speaker 1: to nothing win for the Braves. Chase Burns looking good 554 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 1: picking up his first win. He's got big time stuff 555 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:39,959 Speaker 1: for the Reds and I think could be the difference 556 00:25:40,040 --> 00:25:42,720 Speaker 1: maker for them, hanging around in a wild card spot 557 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:46,399 Speaker 1: while Hunter Green is out and what else? I mean, 558 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 1: that's a lot. Oh, last one you'll like this was 559 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:52,720 Speaker 1: he great? I don't think he was great, but he 560 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:55,760 Speaker 1: gave four innings, gave up one run. Roki Sazaki didn't 561 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:58,119 Speaker 1: look like the guy who was lost in spring training, 562 00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:00,359 Speaker 1: so there was a lot to like yesterday from a 563 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:05,400 Speaker 1: pitching standpoint. 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And by the way, 575 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:34,920 Speaker 1: the World Cup is June eleventh to July nineteenth, you 576 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:37,880 Speaker 1: can get a free seven day trial of Fox one, 577 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:41,000 Speaker 1: So go check that out and you can start your 578 00:26:41,040 --> 00:26:43,880 Speaker 1: seven day free trial today. Offers are subject to change. 579 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:47,120 Speaker 1: Go to Fox one for complete terms and conditions. Fox 580 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:48,320 Speaker 1: one Streaming Now. 581 00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, there's a lot of it's also cold, it's early 582 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:53,560 Speaker 3: in the year. Pitchers are always a head of hitters, 583 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 3: I feel like early in the year, so let's let's 584 00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:57,800 Speaker 3: give them. But there was comment we didn't eve mention early. 585 00:26:57,840 --> 00:26:59,400 Speaker 3: By the way, he pitched really great for the Red 586 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:03,680 Speaker 3: Sox and his one start, so let's not forget about him. Yeah, listen, 587 00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 3: pitching has been great. The scores have been way down 588 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:08,720 Speaker 3: for me. There's a lot of low scores three to twos, 589 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:11,600 Speaker 3: three to ones, four to threes, not a lot of 590 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:13,720 Speaker 3: ten to nine ball games like we saw in spring training. 591 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:15,520 Speaker 3: So the pitching has been really good and it's fun 592 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:18,360 Speaker 3: to watch if you like pitching and defense. I mean, Atlanta, 593 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:20,440 Speaker 3: everyone was worried about their starting pitching. Look at what 594 00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:22,359 Speaker 3: they've done in their first four games. They've been pretty 595 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:26,000 Speaker 3: darn good. So I think I think it's the way 596 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:27,280 Speaker 3: it is right now. It's throwing in the air, and 597 00:27:27,280 --> 00:27:28,919 Speaker 3: as far as Aszaki goes, yeah, he threw it over 598 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:30,679 Speaker 3: the plate. It's weird crowds, so you throw it over 599 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 3: the plate, How much better you do? 600 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:34,000 Speaker 4: Gee bird days? 601 00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:38,399 Speaker 5: Wow, what a what a novelty, especially because you're not 602 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:40,240 Speaker 5: in the big leagues if you don't have good stuff. 603 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:43,440 Speaker 5: Goneer the days where I mean I watched I watched 604 00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:46,200 Speaker 5: Foster Griffin throw. You know, he was eighty nine to 605 00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:48,920 Speaker 5: ninety one. He was living on the corners. He was 606 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:51,720 Speaker 5: throwing from a from an awkward angle where you know, 607 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:56,119 Speaker 5: the ball was sweeping from a different distance that guys 608 00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:59,000 Speaker 5: are not used to like unless you do something funky 609 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:02,680 Speaker 5: like that rowing on the plate with good stuff, it's 610 00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:05,880 Speaker 5: hard to hit. As much as aj made it look 611 00:28:05,920 --> 00:28:08,760 Speaker 5: easy getting two thousand hits, I'm pretty sure he would 612 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 5: say hitting is hard. 613 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:14,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, one more shout out to Kyle Harrison. Five innings, 614 00:28:14,920 --> 00:28:18,320 Speaker 1: one run, eight k's for the Brewers. Many people high 615 00:28:18,359 --> 00:28:20,320 Speaker 1: on what he'll look like with Milwaukee. And then yeah, 616 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:22,760 Speaker 1: let's go back to Griffin. So that's my next topic 617 00:28:22,840 --> 00:28:25,240 Speaker 1: for you, Kratz. So he goes five innings, two runs, 618 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:29,480 Speaker 1: five strikeouts, coming from overseas back to the US pitching 619 00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:31,119 Speaker 1: for the Nationals, who were off to a three and 620 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:34,400 Speaker 1: one start. They pounded the Phillies thirteen to two. I'm 621 00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:36,000 Speaker 1: not going to spend a ton of time on how 622 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:37,840 Speaker 1: we think the Phillies are going to look for the 623 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:40,480 Speaker 1: year after four games, But what did you think about 624 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:44,720 Speaker 1: Rob Thompson being tossed because they allowed Drew Millis to 625 00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:48,160 Speaker 1: meel us to return to third after that replay review, 626 00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:51,080 Speaker 1: the overturn out at first base. 627 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 4: I mean, I don't see how you can't get tossed. 628 00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:59,240 Speaker 5: There's just there's certain situations where when it doesn't go 629 00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:00,720 Speaker 5: your way, you. 630 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:05,920 Speaker 4: Have to get thrown out. Like it's just a it's 631 00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:09,440 Speaker 4: a I don't understand. 632 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:13,280 Speaker 5: I don't understand how like the play is supposed to continue, 633 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:18,680 Speaker 5: the play is not stopped. When replay started, they said, 634 00:29:19,080 --> 00:29:22,480 Speaker 5: play the play out. There is nothing that is telling 635 00:29:22,560 --> 00:29:25,840 Speaker 5: you that this play is what it is called on 636 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:28,040 Speaker 5: the field. You have to play it out. That is 637 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:30,360 Speaker 5: like one of the basic I remember back in twenty fourteen, 638 00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:32,520 Speaker 5: they were like, if there's a play, play it, like 639 00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:34,720 Speaker 5: it was called safe, it was called out. 640 00:29:34,800 --> 00:29:35,400 Speaker 4: Whatever it is. 641 00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:39,280 Speaker 5: This is a live ball. There's no way he should 642 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:41,880 Speaker 5: have been given the base because because they said it 643 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:44,400 Speaker 5: was the third out. No no, no, no, no, you 644 00:29:44,560 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 5: play it out. I completely agree, And now I'm I 645 00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:52,040 Speaker 5: was glad to see Donnie baseball at the Helm for 646 00:29:52,080 --> 00:29:53,040 Speaker 5: the Phillies last night. 647 00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:57,960 Speaker 3: All right, listen, here here's the problem we have with replay. 648 00:29:58,040 --> 00:29:59,480 Speaker 3: This is one of those situations where where do you 649 00:29:59,480 --> 00:29:59,960 Speaker 3: put runners? 650 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:00,800 Speaker 2: What do you do with him? 651 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:03,320 Speaker 3: The runner looks up, he's rounding third, he sees the 652 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:06,800 Speaker 3: umpire call him out. Should he have kept running? Sure, 653 00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:09,560 Speaker 3: but most guys are gonna stop. They're like, okay, third out. 654 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:12,440 Speaker 3: They don't even think that far ahead of replay or whatever. 655 00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:15,560 Speaker 3: Now I give the pitcher for the Phillies credit. He 656 00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 3: fired at home. Marshaun tackled the guy at third, which 657 00:30:18,600 --> 00:30:21,360 Speaker 3: was also kind of funny, but then he helped him up. 658 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:25,920 Speaker 3: But Rob Thompson has to get thrown out of this game. 659 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:27,600 Speaker 3: But this is one of the weird things with replays 660 00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:29,560 Speaker 3: is sometimes they don't know where to put runners, and 661 00:30:29,680 --> 00:30:32,200 Speaker 3: they also can't The thing is you can't go back 662 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 3: to the replay and say, oh, well, he was gonna score. 663 00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:39,160 Speaker 3: He wasn't gonna score. Maybe the easy thing to do 664 00:30:39,320 --> 00:30:40,160 Speaker 3: was to put him back third. 665 00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:40,960 Speaker 2: Was it the right call. 666 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 3: I don't know it just as funny. But Rob Thompson 667 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:44,920 Speaker 3: did the right thing. He had to get kicked out. 668 00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 3: He was defending his player. They were getting crushed by 669 00:30:47,320 --> 00:30:50,040 Speaker 3: the Nationals at home. The fans are already starting to 670 00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:52,520 Speaker 3: boo in Philly. They already they're like, ah, this team 671 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:55,280 Speaker 3: stinks D D. And by the way, when we did 672 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:57,480 Speaker 3: our prediction, Joe Dad, I said, no manager. I didn't 673 00:30:57,480 --> 00:30:58,840 Speaker 3: think it was gonna get fired. I didn't want to 674 00:30:58,880 --> 00:31:01,800 Speaker 3: say any But when you talk about managers that are 675 00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:06,080 Speaker 3: probably a little bit under pressure because listen, Rob Thompson, 676 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:07,560 Speaker 3: we love him. I think he's a great dude. I 677 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:10,520 Speaker 3: think he's doing a great job. But the guy sitting 678 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:12,880 Speaker 3: next to Rob Thompson on that bench is Don Mattingly. 679 00:31:12,920 --> 00:31:16,840 Speaker 3: He's managed before, he's had success before, he's a You 680 00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:18,240 Speaker 3: can make the argument he should be in the Hall 681 00:31:18,280 --> 00:31:21,160 Speaker 3: of Fame as a player. He's sitting right there, and 682 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:23,280 Speaker 3: he's an easy thing for Dave Dombrowski if things don't 683 00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:24,640 Speaker 3: go right to say, hey. 684 00:31:24,600 --> 00:31:26,880 Speaker 2: So Rob Thompsons stand up for his guys. I like it. 685 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:29,360 Speaker 2: I understand why he did it. Was it the right 686 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:32,160 Speaker 2: call by the Empires. I don't freaking know. I don't 687 00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:32,320 Speaker 2: know what. 688 00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:34,280 Speaker 3: There's nothing in the rule book that says this guy 689 00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:36,560 Speaker 3: has to go here or do this, So I don't know. 690 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:38,840 Speaker 3: But Kudo's the topper for getting kicked out. 691 00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:42,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, he's going to feel more heat in the division 692 00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:44,680 Speaker 1: this year. I think the Mets are going to give 693 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:47,120 Speaker 1: them more of a run and the Braves are going 694 00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:51,200 Speaker 1: to give them more of a run. You don't think so, Kratz, Yeah. 695 00:31:51,120 --> 00:31:51,200 Speaker 4: I. 696 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:55,200 Speaker 5: Think they definitely are. I think it's you have to 697 00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:57,959 Speaker 5: be seen at the Mets pitching. Is Freddy Peralta going 698 00:31:58,000 --> 00:31:58,520 Speaker 5: to be the guy? 699 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:01,400 Speaker 4: Is? You know? He has to be the guy? There's 700 00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:02,760 Speaker 4: no choice to me. 701 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:04,760 Speaker 5: I think this might be crazy if I think the 702 00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:07,120 Speaker 5: Mets offense is actually better than it was last year. 703 00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:10,480 Speaker 5: I get it they don't have Pete Alonzo, but I 704 00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:14,800 Speaker 5: just think it's a different looking offense than the Bats 705 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:17,440 Speaker 5: are different looking than what I saw from the Mets 706 00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:17,920 Speaker 5: last year. 707 00:32:18,040 --> 00:32:19,160 Speaker 4: Obviously it's five games. 708 00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:22,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, Hey, the Mets front office field the same way. 709 00:32:22,520 --> 00:32:25,560 Speaker 1: That's why they made the changes they made despite getting 710 00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:29,200 Speaker 1: some blowback from people. Hey, there was a pretty tough 711 00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:32,360 Speaker 1: looking injury yesterday for Cody Ponce in his debut. You 712 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:34,800 Speaker 1: got thirty million bucks over three years to sign back 713 00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:38,760 Speaker 1: in Major League Baseball with the Blue Jays. Kp Kem Pelar, 714 00:32:38,840 --> 00:32:41,320 Speaker 1: who's a host on Bluebird Territory. You see him here 715 00:32:41,320 --> 00:32:44,360 Speaker 1: on FT sometimes, former Blue Jays star. So don't want 716 00:32:44,360 --> 00:32:46,480 Speaker 1: to speculate about ponce. But I've been in sports a 717 00:32:46,520 --> 00:32:46,840 Speaker 1: long time. 718 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:47,680 Speaker 4: I know what that looked like. 719 00:32:47,720 --> 00:32:49,320 Speaker 1: I'm really hoping the best for him and that it 720 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:51,480 Speaker 1: isn't as serious as it looked. Waited a long time 721 00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:55,160 Speaker 1: to be back in this position. We don't have word yet. 722 00:32:55,320 --> 00:32:58,360 Speaker 1: We'll probably get word today on how bad it was 723 00:32:58,600 --> 00:33:01,200 Speaker 1: for him. And like you mentioned a the Blue Jays 724 00:33:01,240 --> 00:33:03,200 Speaker 1: are down some starters. Early on, people were like, oh, 725 00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:06,440 Speaker 1: where the classic, where's everybody going to pitch? 726 00:33:06,560 --> 00:33:06,960 Speaker 4: What day? 727 00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:09,680 Speaker 1: There's too many starters? Until then you go, wait, there's 728 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:10,680 Speaker 1: not enough starters. 729 00:33:11,840 --> 00:33:14,479 Speaker 3: Yeah, they've lost Ponts, Birio says, and then you Savage 730 00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:18,960 Speaker 3: already down. That's three starters and Boden Francis is out 731 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:20,760 Speaker 3: for the year. Right, So there's four there down already 732 00:33:20,840 --> 00:33:23,280 Speaker 3: proven big league starters. So luckily they do have some 733 00:33:23,440 --> 00:33:25,360 Speaker 3: depth there. But man, I don't never want to speculate. 734 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:27,560 Speaker 3: I don't know what KP was saying. I saw the injury. 735 00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:29,320 Speaker 3: I don't know if he was what he was thinking. 736 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:31,120 Speaker 3: He never want to speculate it, but it didn't look good. 737 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:32,640 Speaker 3: Let's just hope him. Pray for the best. 738 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:36,840 Speaker 1: Bieber too, Oh, Bieber. Yeah, there's a lot of guys 739 00:33:36,920 --> 00:33:40,040 Speaker 1: missing already, and this is part of the World Series hangover. 740 00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:41,520 Speaker 1: You don't have to win the World Series to feel 741 00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:43,920 Speaker 1: the hangover. I'm not saying that the playoffs caused the injuries, 742 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:47,160 Speaker 1: but you do see teams feel it, especially on the 743 00:33:47,240 --> 00:33:50,080 Speaker 1: pitching front, after they go deep into it in October. 744 00:33:50,160 --> 00:33:54,200 Speaker 5: Run Let yourself get healthy. The Dodgers did it last year. 745 00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:57,520 Speaker 5: I'm not saying there's their rotten. Rotation is as good 746 00:33:57,520 --> 00:34:00,800 Speaker 5: as the Dodgers. Let yourself. Let your rotation get healthy. 747 00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:04,560 Speaker 5: You don't have to have five guys throw thirty one starts. 748 00:34:05,160 --> 00:34:08,680 Speaker 5: I texted ponce this morning. He responded, So that's good. 749 00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:11,479 Speaker 5: I mean, sometimes when guys are down and out about 750 00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:15,080 Speaker 5: an injury, there's no response. So it's just it's tough. 751 00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:17,040 Speaker 5: It's tough when you do it in the first game. 752 00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:20,600 Speaker 5: You come back to the States to play and hopefully 753 00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:22,480 Speaker 5: it's a speedy recovery yep. 754 00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:26,440 Speaker 1: Wishing him a speeding recovery for sure. And for the 755 00:34:26,480 --> 00:34:28,799 Speaker 1: Blue Jays, they actually got beat up pretty good. Find 756 00:34:28,840 --> 00:34:31,440 Speaker 1: the Rockies yesterday and their fans were doing the expectations 757 00:34:31,480 --> 00:34:32,800 Speaker 1: get set very high, very quickly. 758 00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:36,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, But the Blue Jays lost their starter in with 759 00:34:36,280 --> 00:34:39,520 Speaker 3: the first inning, so then they're scrambling to cover. 760 00:34:39,719 --> 00:34:41,040 Speaker 2: So, I mean it was one game. 761 00:34:41,719 --> 00:34:44,719 Speaker 5: Guys were getting extended. Guys were getting extended in that 762 00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:47,480 Speaker 5: game like they were pitching. Probably should have been out 763 00:34:47,719 --> 00:34:51,120 Speaker 5: and you know, after they got their first three or 764 00:34:51,200 --> 00:34:53,480 Speaker 5: four outs, but in a game like that, you got 765 00:34:53,600 --> 00:34:57,200 Speaker 5: to stretch that three or four outs to seven or 766 00:34:57,239 --> 00:34:59,160 Speaker 5: eight outs if you can. And that's that's where they 767 00:34:59,239 --> 00:35:01,400 Speaker 5: started to get a a little bit thin yesterday. 768 00:35:02,360 --> 00:35:02,520 Speaker 4: Yeah. 769 00:35:02,520 --> 00:35:05,239 Speaker 1: And if you stuck around, you saw another homer from 770 00:35:05,560 --> 00:35:07,319 Speaker 1: Okamoto in the ninth. He's got too. 771 00:35:07,400 --> 00:35:08,680 Speaker 4: Pall was so high. 772 00:35:09,480 --> 00:35:13,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, he's good. A couple other things news wise, guys, 773 00:35:13,719 --> 00:35:16,360 Speaker 1: the Mets are hiring JD. Martinez as a special advisor 774 00:35:16,440 --> 00:35:18,440 Speaker 1: to baseball operations. It's going to be a similar role 775 00:35:18,520 --> 00:35:21,920 Speaker 1: to what Carlos Beltron's doing time around the players in 776 00:35:21,960 --> 00:35:24,800 Speaker 1: the clubhouse, on the field, et cetera. He last played 777 00:35:25,480 --> 00:35:27,080 Speaker 1: when he was with the Mets in twenty twenty four. 778 00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:30,799 Speaker 1: So that basically calls it a career for JD Martinez. AJ. 779 00:35:31,920 --> 00:35:34,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, great career for him too, by the way, great 780 00:35:34,719 --> 00:35:36,080 Speaker 2: career for him. He turned himself. 781 00:35:36,280 --> 00:35:38,160 Speaker 3: He was remember he was a prospect and he came 782 00:35:38,239 --> 00:35:39,520 Speaker 3: up and he couldn't hit, and he went back to 783 00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:42,759 Speaker 3: work and he changed his whole swing and became a 784 00:35:42,920 --> 00:35:45,720 Speaker 3: really good player that was on some really good teams. 785 00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:49,200 Speaker 3: And congratulations JD on a great career and he's one 786 00:35:49,200 --> 00:35:50,600 Speaker 3: of the good guys too in baseball. 787 00:35:52,680 --> 00:35:53,279 Speaker 4: Really change. 788 00:35:53,320 --> 00:35:55,600 Speaker 5: I mean you hear people change your swing all the time. 789 00:35:55,680 --> 00:35:58,680 Speaker 5: I saw him in Houston. I think it was thirteen 790 00:35:58,880 --> 00:36:01,960 Speaker 5: or fourteen. I mean yeah, so it was thirteen and 791 00:36:02,080 --> 00:36:05,520 Speaker 5: you were like he was doing that like foot down 792 00:36:05,719 --> 00:36:10,440 Speaker 5: super early. And then in fourteen he went to Toledo 793 00:36:11,280 --> 00:36:15,040 Speaker 5: with the Tigers and just hit like ten homers in 794 00:36:15,160 --> 00:36:17,480 Speaker 5: cold Toledo in April and people were like, ah, whatever, 795 00:36:17,520 --> 00:36:20,600 Speaker 5: he's still hitting triple A dingers. And then he went 796 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:24,920 Speaker 5: and had an incredible run for homer game. I think 797 00:36:24,960 --> 00:36:30,120 Speaker 5: he made four All Stars, five All Stars, six All Stars, 798 00:36:30,920 --> 00:36:37,080 Speaker 5: MVP fourth in MVP voting in twenty eighteen World Series Championship. 799 00:36:38,600 --> 00:36:39,760 Speaker 4: It's a good swing change. 800 00:36:40,440 --> 00:36:43,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, made a big impact on some teammates too. You know, 801 00:36:43,160 --> 00:36:45,200 Speaker 1: he kind of became a pseudo coach at times for 802 00:36:45,320 --> 00:36:48,080 Speaker 1: some and you'll be able to see him do that 803 00:36:48,200 --> 00:36:49,680 Speaker 1: now as a special advisor with. 804 00:36:49,760 --> 00:36:54,000 Speaker 3: The menage when you film VP. He made it a 805 00:36:54,080 --> 00:36:56,000 Speaker 3: thing to film VP, and he was the first guy 806 00:36:56,000 --> 00:36:56,480 Speaker 3: to ever do that. 807 00:36:57,360 --> 00:36:59,880 Speaker 1: You'd always see like all the phones with the tripods 808 00:37:00,239 --> 00:37:02,480 Speaker 1: out before most of the other teams were doing it, 809 00:37:02,640 --> 00:37:04,840 Speaker 1: and then other teams are like, uh, maybe we should 810 00:37:04,880 --> 00:37:07,080 Speaker 1: do this, and then everyone's doing all kinds of stuff 811 00:37:07,120 --> 00:37:11,080 Speaker 1: like that. 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