WEBVTT - Waiver Wire Deep Dive | Must-Have Players For Your Roster (Ep. 1070)

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<v Speaker 1>Welshman. Everybody to Fantasy Bros MLB, it's time to look

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<v Speaker 1>at to the waiver wire for the week with me,

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<v Speaker 1>Joey p Joe Phizipia. Of course with me is the

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<v Speaker 1>Welsh And let's start here with the guy getting the

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<v Speaker 1>call again from Triple A. Chandler Simpson did nothing wrong

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<v Speaker 1>the first time. I don't know what the problem the

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<v Speaker 1>Rays have, maybe they're just being cheap, but you know what,

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<v Speaker 1>the Rays are in it now and Chandler Simpson is

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<v Speaker 1>back and he has been stealing bases, doing everything he

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<v Speaker 1>possibly can for the Rays at Triple A, and now

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<v Speaker 1>he's getting another opportunity. He was optioned to Durham in

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<v Speaker 1>late May after he was posting a two to eighty

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<v Speaker 1>five batting average, no homers, of course, but nineteen steals,

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<v Speaker 1>seventeen runs and thirty five games. And now it's an

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity for him to rebound again, come back here and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, hopefully continue to give us more stolen bases

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<v Speaker 1>because Welsh when you look at where he's at currently,

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<v Speaker 1>he is still available in fifty percent of CBS leagues.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of teams had no choice but to drop him.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you're looking for help and steal. It's time

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<v Speaker 1>to be aggressive for Chandler Simpson.

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<v Speaker 2>If he's out there, I think, like points leagues, you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to see the devaluation because sure, you know, stolen

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<v Speaker 2>bases don't mean as much. He has no power potential.

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<v Speaker 2>He doesn't register on RBIs. The positive is he doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>strike out, he even in that time. And that was

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<v Speaker 2>the weirdest thing about the sendown is there was real

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<v Speaker 2>world baseball, you know, like defensive metrics war versus what

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<v Speaker 2>we got in fantasy. And his fantasy owners were like,

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<v Speaker 2>why are we sending down this guy that's hitting like

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<v Speaker 2>almost two eighty and stealing all the bases and getting hits.

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<v Speaker 2>Like why It's like, well, because he's not doing a

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<v Speaker 2>whole lot else, but for fantasy, he is covering some

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<v Speaker 2>of those markers and if he hits at the top

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<v Speaker 2>of the lineup, I love it. The low k percentage

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<v Speaker 2>is phenomenal tons of hits. He's a ground ball hitter

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<v Speaker 2>that's just going to get on base and steal a ton.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, maybe there's like caveats to it, but

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<v Speaker 2>in my eyes, like he's just a must pick up,

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<v Speaker 2>Like he is a deficit in the home run department.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think he's a no doubt player that you

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<v Speaker 2>want to get on your roster. I would not let

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<v Speaker 2>him be fifty one percent in any format. And I'm

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<v Speaker 2>picking him up across the board because guess what, we

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<v Speaker 2>are still valuing stolen bases in a world where you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Corbyn Carroll when he was on, he wasn't stealing bases. Really,

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<v Speaker 2>Ronald Acuna is not stealing him. We're just not getting

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<v Speaker 2>that same level of some of the guys we expect.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think a lot of us would probably still

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<v Speaker 2>have that need so go pick up Chandler Simpson.

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<v Speaker 1>Head to head road the leagues, especially in a short week.

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<v Speaker 1>This guy can have four by himself.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he can win. It's kind of like Ellie. He's

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<v Speaker 2>like Ellie from last year, Like he can win the

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<v Speaker 2>week for you alone. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Casey Schmidt the next guy on their list we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>talk about today, just thirteen percent roster. We're really digging

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<v Speaker 1>deeper on these next couple of ones here. He's a

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<v Speaker 1>guy that, depending on your league rules, good Wuialfai almost

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<v Speaker 1>everywhere in the infield. So he's filling in for Matt

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<v Speaker 1>Chapman now and with Tyler Fitzgerald getting sent down. It's

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<v Speaker 1>like Schmidt is actually clearing a path for himself. He's

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it was up last year, had some mixed reviews,

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<v Speaker 1>but so far this year in thirty three games for

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<v Speaker 1>the Giants, four home runs, fifteen RBI, hitting two eighty four.

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<v Speaker 1>To me at this point, well, it's just a matter

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<v Speaker 1>of is he an interesting depth piece, especially if you're

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<v Speaker 1>in any format with daily train actions where Schmid qualifies

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<v Speaker 1>so many different spots potentially, To me, that's a very

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<v Speaker 1>useful piece if you're willing to manage it out. So

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<v Speaker 1>I think Schmid is worth of speculation. What do you think?

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<v Speaker 2>I love this one. My only hesitation has been like,

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<v Speaker 2>how do they make it work when you know in

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<v Speaker 2>Chapman backets Chapman adamis you've got potentially Devors at first,

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<v Speaker 2>you got Wilmer Flores in there. But you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>like because Casey Schmidt I believe, has registered the entire

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<v Speaker 2>infield this year, they can just pop them into a spot.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if to be full.

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<v Speaker 1>Time off that Devor's just DH even you.

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<v Speaker 2>Know, yeah, I mean if Devors wants to DH and

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<v Speaker 2>you want to put Wilmer at first, then you can

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<v Speaker 2>have Casey Schmidt play second, like you can do with

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<v Speaker 2>this stuff. And the reason I love this so much

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<v Speaker 2>in that it looks like the hope is a lot

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<v Speaker 2>greater that he can stay on the field. And his

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<v Speaker 2>profile is just phenomenal right now. His ten percent barrel,

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<v Speaker 2>almost fifty percent hard hit rate, he's walking almost ten

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<v Speaker 2>percent of the time, he's getting the ball in the air.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you look on he's not qualified, but you

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<v Speaker 2>go into baseball savant from a slider person, he's tops

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<v Speaker 2>of the league and like expected whoa expected batting average,

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<v Speaker 2>expected slug he's got that nice launch angle, sweet spot.

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<v Speaker 2>So he's hitting it perfectly. Like there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>things that are in favor. It kind of reminds me

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<v Speaker 2>of an NL Addison Barger how people are treating Addison Barger.

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<v Speaker 2>Schmidt kind of has that, but he has less of

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<v Speaker 2>a path for people. So maybe get the next Addison

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<v Speaker 2>Barger in Casey Schmidt.

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<v Speaker 1>I like that a lot. That's actually a really good

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<v Speaker 1>camp there. Next gut on our list is another one

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<v Speaker 1>under twenty percent roster, Tyler Freeman, who came over to

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<v Speaker 1>the Rockies in a trade with the Guardians. Earlier in

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<v Speaker 1>the season and over his last couple of games here

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<v Speaker 1>starting to get really hot, hitting two ninety two over

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<v Speaker 1>that span, with two stolen bases in the last week.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what you're looking for. He's got nine steals on

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<v Speaker 1>the year, hitting three twenty seven. He qualifies a shortstop

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<v Speaker 1>and outfield depending on your league eligibility rules. And look,

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<v Speaker 1>you know at this point you're looking for bats, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think the Rockies are also ready to make some

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<v Speaker 1>hard decisions. You imagine they're going to be trading off

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<v Speaker 1>some pieces too, so more opportunities going to open up

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<v Speaker 1>where things are going to get a little less crowded

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<v Speaker 1>in Colorado come the end of July. Ian McMahon's gone,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe even somebody else. So I could see looking at

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<v Speaker 1>this next player, Tyler Freeman is another guy that might

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<v Speaker 1>be worth a deeper league speculative ad. But what do

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<v Speaker 1>you think?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think he's like CVS Jacob Wilson, you know

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<v Speaker 2>what I mean, Like that's where he looks right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Really low strikeouts is really long yeah sea, yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>Well in Colorado boosts him a little bit, so like

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<v Speaker 2>imagine Jacob Wilson there. So it just kind of has

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<v Speaker 2>some feels of that. The hitting profile isn't super sexy,

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<v Speaker 2>but he is walking more than he's striking out right now.

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<v Speaker 2>He is stealing some bases, and you know, I think

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<v Speaker 2>another guy you could look at. He wasn't on our list,

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<v Speaker 2>but like Mickey Moniac, they've got a couple guys that

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<v Speaker 2>you know whether they're going to move off pieces. Assuming

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<v Speaker 2>Ryan McMahon gets traded, like Tyler Freeman, should have the

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<v Speaker 2>season just completely in front of him to run with it.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's just a good contact profile, so you gotta

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<v Speaker 2>be careful about it. He'll probably rank even higher. But again,

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<v Speaker 2>you're hitting over three hundred, you got a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>of homer equity. By the way, his homer came on

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<v Speaker 2>the road, not even at home, so you might have

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit more potential home run. And he steals

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit more than a Jacob Wilson, So if

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<v Speaker 2>he keeps up this profile, he might kind of be sneaky.

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<v Speaker 2>And he's got even twelve team format potential on the

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<v Speaker 2>middle endfield and he just needs to continue playing time.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, I'm kind of into this one if you're

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<v Speaker 2>chasing batting average and maybe runs.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't put Moniac on the list because I still

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<v Speaker 1>just don't believe in the player. That's that's my you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just shake on it. But I agree, if you're in

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<v Speaker 1>a deeper league and needed outfield help, he might be

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<v Speaker 1>one of those guys you could look at. We went

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<v Speaker 1>through a list of those names. By the way, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>leading off the other day. If you want to check

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<v Speaker 1>that out, go watch leading off with Cortman Carroll's injury

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<v Speaker 1>when that happened there and him going on the ALE

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<v Speaker 1>Official League. We listed a bunch of you know, mid

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<v Speaker 1>level names that you know might be out there in

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<v Speaker 1>shallow leagues and even deeper names. But any port in

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<v Speaker 1>a storm right now. And one more reminder. Last week

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<v Speaker 1>a dragover Christian Moore, second base from Los Angeles Angels

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<v Speaker 1>of Anaheim just twenty eight percent roster. His roster percentage

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<v Speaker 1>actually went down for some reason over the weekend. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know why. Maybe people picked him up and they said, ah,

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<v Speaker 1>he's not doing anything, and then yesterday he goes and

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<v Speaker 1>he hits two home runs. Again, the Patien's level just

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<v Speaker 1>not there. So this is more of a public service announcement.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if there's anything else you want to

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<v Speaker 1>add to Christian Moore. But again second pase is not

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<v Speaker 1>exactly you know, the best out there in terms of

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<v Speaker 1>offensive productivity. If you can stash a guy who might

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<v Speaker 1>figure it out as the season goes on, then Christian

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<v Speaker 1>Moore is one of those guys you want to have

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<v Speaker 1>on your roster.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's the big thing, is like if you

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<v Speaker 2>believe he can figure it out. The negative is he's

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<v Speaker 2>got multi strikeout games and three of his last five

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<v Speaker 2>and a strikeout rates really high. But the positive is

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<v Speaker 2>he does have hits in five of his last seven games,

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<v Speaker 2>and you can see the home run potential. He's barreling

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<v Speaker 2>the ball. He's just not hitting it quite hard enough,

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<v Speaker 2>but he's getting it in the air. I think this

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<v Speaker 2>is a guy that is going to figure it out

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<v Speaker 2>during the season, and like, I'd rather have him over

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<v Speaker 2>Tyler Freeman. And that's me chasing a little bit more.

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<v Speaker 2>I think there's three categories that he can really push

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<v Speaker 2>me for where I think Tyler Freeman is kind of

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<v Speaker 2>a two category guy. But yeah, I'm betting on talent

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<v Speaker 2>and I think we've seen a pretty good track record

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of these prospects getting a little bit of

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<v Speaker 2>time figuring it out post All Star Break. Christian Moore

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<v Speaker 2>is going to be a guy to pick up, but

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<v Speaker 2>he's under under two hundred and I think that's why

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<v Speaker 2>the average or the numbers, the percentages and stuff still

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<v Speaker 2>look low on some of the sites.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, before we turn our attention to the arms

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<v Speaker 1>the waiver wire and on all of your league mates

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<v Speaker 1>all season long. Let's start with Eric Lauer of the

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<v Speaker 1>Toronto Blue Jays. Qualifies at RP and s P, which

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<v Speaker 1>is also one of those tricky things. In those deeper leagues,

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<v Speaker 1>we have mandatory RP spots nineteen percent rostered. He's been

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<v Speaker 1>really good recently. Sure SER's back, but I think we

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<v Speaker 1>have every reason to believe that if Lauer continues to

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<v Speaker 1>pitch well, that he is going to stick in this rotation. Welsh.

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<v Speaker 1>It's another strong outing for him, just to get some context.

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<v Speaker 1>Year in June. He has a one to seven zero ERA,

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<v Speaker 1>a one whip, twenty one strikeouts, just seven walks, and

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<v Speaker 1>twenty one innings. And it's not like he didn't have

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<v Speaker 1>mild success at times with the Milwaukee Brewers too. So

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<v Speaker 1>Laower looks like a guy that I think in deeper leagues,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're looking for pitching and everybody is, you might

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<v Speaker 1>want to throw onto your waiver wire or start to

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<v Speaker 1>throw some fabat.

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<v Speaker 2>I remember he did this a couple of years ago

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<v Speaker 2>when I think it was with the Brewers and he

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<v Speaker 2>had this like hot He was one of the highest

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<v Speaker 2>forcing fastball k percentages in baseball and he was just

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<v Speaker 2>like getting it done. And he's kind of doing that again.

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<v Speaker 2>The fastball looks phenomenal. Batting average against is under two hundred,

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<v Speaker 2>and by the way he throws it like ninety two

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<v Speaker 2>miles an hour, it has a thirty what is it

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<v Speaker 2>a thirty three percent K percentage, which is also not sustainable,

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<v Speaker 2>But it looks just really good, and it's setting up

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<v Speaker 2>some of these other pitches where curveball is an expected

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<v Speaker 2>one for two batting average against, the slider is an

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<v Speaker 2>expected essentially two hundred. The only thing they're getting to

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<v Speaker 2>is a cutter right now. So you've got three of

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<v Speaker 2>four pitches that are get out. His K percentage is

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<v Speaker 2>the highest of his career, his walk percentage is one

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<v Speaker 2>of the lowest. Even the expected ray is in the

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<v Speaker 2>three and a half. Like, there's a lot of great

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<v Speaker 2>stuff here he should stick in. He's been a really

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<v Speaker 2>great streamer, and I think he's moving out of that

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<v Speaker 2>streaming range to like, yeah, maybe you do want to

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<v Speaker 2>hold there might be some regression coming, but that fastball

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<v Speaker 2>has been so good and I think he's floating in

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<v Speaker 2>that like lower just hold on in deeper leagues to

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<v Speaker 2>get some of those starts.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I'm with you on that one. Another guy too

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about, Frankie Montass. I don't know what's in

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<v Speaker 1>the water in Queens Man. This guy was dreadful in

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<v Speaker 1>his rehab starts. I had zero hope and somehow he

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<v Speaker 1>had the Braves held down for five score listenings. I

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<v Speaker 1>can't tell you why the velocities up. Everything looks better.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe he's just working out the kinks and just working

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<v Speaker 1>on stuff, I don't know, just throwing fast balls. I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't watch the rehab starts. I just saw the twelve

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<v Speaker 1>ray and that was enough to scare the crap out

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<v Speaker 1>of me. But the Mets need pitching. They spent on

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<v Speaker 1>Frankie Montas. He's not going anywhere in that rotation. To me,

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<v Speaker 1>with all those reasons, are enough to invest in him

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<v Speaker 1>and just wait and see. I don't know if I

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<v Speaker 1>want to start him necessarily right away again, maybe I

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<v Speaker 1>want to see one more good start, But I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's worth speculating now because if he has one more

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<v Speaker 1>good start, the price is going to go up.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's a probably a good way to put it.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, the Mets have just really done a good

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<v Speaker 2>job and as far as their major league and lower

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<v Speaker 2>level minor league pitching development, that that probably has something

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<v Speaker 2>to do with this Vilo increase that we're seeing. That's

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<v Speaker 2>the weirdest thing that you mentioned, and I completely agree.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like he was throwing ninety five last year. He's

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<v Speaker 2>up to ninety six or at least in this start. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and his sinker a full mile per hour higher as well,

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<v Speaker 2>so I think there's something there. I think he got

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<v Speaker 2>away with some stuff in this start. You know, forty

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<v Speaker 2>percent poll rate on him, so we're going to have to,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, continue to monitor. Walk rate was still really high.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, let's see. I think Frankie Montos on

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<v Speaker 2>this team context as a player that is worth picking up,

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<v Speaker 2>even out of the streamer range as well, to see

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<v Speaker 2>if it works. I think at the end of the

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<v Speaker 2>day this is probably and be like a high three,

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<v Speaker 2>low four era guy, but he just might walk into

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<v Speaker 2>some runs. And he looked good against a great team

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<v Speaker 2>to start, so don't let him sit too long and

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<v Speaker 2>potentially speculate now.

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<v Speaker 1>Diddy or Fuentez has another start today against the Mets. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>as of recording this, we don't know how he's doing.

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<v Speaker 1>The first start. He saw some glimpses out of him.

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<v Speaker 1>Twenty years old, still very young. Still more of a

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<v Speaker 1>spot start right now for the Braves, but another guy

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<v Speaker 1>that you might want to speculate on because Sale is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be out for a while and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if the Braves get stretched in that rotation. Fwentes could

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<v Speaker 1>be a guy who can make a few more starts

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<v Speaker 1>for Atlanta, but I want to focus our attentions to

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<v Speaker 1>Jansen Junk of the Miami Marlins. Now. You can laugh

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<v Speaker 1>about the name all you want, but Junk right now

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<v Speaker 1>is going to get an opportunity to stick in that

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<v Speaker 1>Marlins rotation. Because Max Meyer is done for the year,

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<v Speaker 1>probably al Contra and or Cabrera is going to get

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<v Speaker 1>moved from that rotation and Junk right now, I think

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<v Speaker 1>if you, you know, just kind of look around trying

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<v Speaker 1>to find some depth of arms, and you have so

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<v Speaker 1>many injuries, I think it's worth me be just throwing

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<v Speaker 1>a couple bucks on him. He struck out nine over

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<v Speaker 1>his last ten and two thirds innings. Again, doesn't have

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of success at the big league level, but

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity is striking right now for him. He also has

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<v Speaker 1>on the year in twenty seven innings, Welsh twenty five

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<v Speaker 1>strikeouts and just two walks. If you're only your strike out,

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<v Speaker 1>you guys got twenty five guys and walk just two guys.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't care who you are. It piques my interest

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<v Speaker 1>and I want to have him on my roster.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and the context too is six starts, he's only

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<v Speaker 2>walked two. So even outside of the innings that six

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<v Speaker 2>starts he's walked to another kind of interesting one. He

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<v Speaker 2>had one bad outing he gave up five earned runs,

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<v Speaker 2>but all his other starts, his other five starts, he's

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<v Speaker 2>given up less than that. So one outing had more

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<v Speaker 2>earned runs given up than he had given up the

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<v Speaker 2>entire season. The low walk rate is kind of what

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<v Speaker 2>really gets me excited. This is another testament to the

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<v Speaker 2>off season video we did with Lance Prasdowski talking about

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<v Speaker 2>just the system of how they're redeveloping, and you see

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<v Speaker 2>a Velo increase on the four scene fastball. You see

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<v Speaker 2>he's actually added the sweeper in as a really high

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<v Speaker 2>usage pitch which is getting some outs. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>the main thing you said is like they're gonna trade

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<v Speaker 2>out some guys. There's gonna be some potential rotation spots

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<v Speaker 2>out there, and Jason Jensen Junk has actually been pretty decent,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'm open to streaming him for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>All Right, outside of Chandler Simpson, these guys are not

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<v Speaker 1>rostered in a lot of leagues. Lower nineteen percent, Montoss

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<v Speaker 1>twelve percent to your Fuentes ten and Jansen junk four

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<v Speaker 1>percent of CBS leagues. So I don't want to hear

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<v Speaker 1>the YouTube comments talking about, Oh, these guys are all

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<v Speaker 1>gone in my league. No they're not. I can tell

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