1 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: Hello everyone to welcome back to the hem A Territory Podcast. 2 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: I am your host, Brad Rowland, and I'm joined once 3 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:30,319 Speaker 1: today's podcast by my friend Scott Coleman. Scott, we have 4 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 1: an assignment today is to discuss one of Atlanta Rabe's stars. 5 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,520 Speaker 1: How are you, hey, Brad? 6 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 2: I'm doing well as we talk about kind of recapping 7 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,200 Speaker 2: players from last year's season and then also looking ahead 8 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 2: to next year. You know, it's more fun. I think 9 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 2: when we talk about one of the bona fide stars 10 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 2: on the roster, and I mean a player who has 11 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 2: been he has exceeded all of my wildest dreams and hopes, 12 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 2: and I think you would say the same. So we're 13 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 2: going to talk about Austin Riley and there's a lot 14 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 2: of goods boiler alert. Even after an injury riddled twenty 15 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:05,399 Speaker 2: twenty four, we're still talking about one of the best 16 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 2: players in baseball. 17 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: Yes, absolutely so. If you're new to the podcast, we 18 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: are part of Fala Territory as a network. We are 19 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 1: HEMI Territory become the Braves all year round, and we've 20 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:17,759 Speaker 1: done a couple of these already this winter, like player 21 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 1: capsules basically just check ins on Braves players. The first 22 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 1: one was actually on a Windo Arcia, which was a 23 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: little bit interesting because that was kind of a shortstop 24 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: look ahead in some respects. The second one was about 25 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:30,759 Speaker 1: Matt Olsen, who was another star and this time it's 26 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: gonna be Austin Riley, a bona fide star player with 27 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: the Braves. And if you listen to us back in 28 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: the day at talking Talking Chop slash battery power, Scott 29 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: and I were not high enough on Austin Riley, which 30 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: he kind of alluded to already. We were wrong about that, 31 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:46,759 Speaker 1: and I think gleefully so he's been awesome. He's a 32 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 1: firm bit of a star player at this point in time. 33 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: And after a couple of seasons when he came up 34 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: in twenty nineteen twenty twenty one, he was just okay, 35 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 1: like he was not a great player. Early on he 36 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 1: played left field. People have forgotten that he was a 37 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: full time left fielder for a while, which is crazy 38 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: to think about now. But in the last four seasons, 39 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: Scott Austin Ridley has been a flat out superstar. So 40 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:11,919 Speaker 1: this includes the season last year, which you already allude to, 41 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 1: which was not his best. In twenty twenty four, but 42 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 1: over the last four years he has a one to 43 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: thirty two WRC plus in more than twenty of five 44 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: hundred play appearances. That's a lot of plate appearances. That's 45 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 1: a real sample, and his average season in that sample 46 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 1: size four point six fangrass war excellent a ops of 47 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:35,239 Speaker 1: eight sixty one and thirty two home runs. He's a star. 48 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 1: That's the simplest way to put it. I don't have 49 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,519 Speaker 1: much to add on like the history, but maybe I 50 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: would surprise some people. But I think in general Austin's 51 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: approval rating in Braves Country is very, very high. He's 52 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 1: one of the most most approved players, probably on the 53 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:51,519 Speaker 1: whole roster, and with good reason, because I think he 54 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: almost gets undervalued sometimes because he is very consistent. He's 55 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:57,360 Speaker 1: a quiet guy. He's not this like, but he's just 56 00:02:57,520 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 1: he's an excellent player, and he's not rolling with a 57 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: coot yet he's not. But he's also like a very 58 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 1: firm top twenty five player in the league. Like, he's 59 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: an awesome player. Yeah. 60 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 2: Well, and it wasn't just us who were not like 61 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 2: jumping up and down saying this is a megastar in 62 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 2: the making for sure, without having him in front of 63 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 2: me Baseball America MLB pipeline fangrass. I mean they were all, 64 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 2: you know, they had Riley in their top hundreds, but 65 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 2: this was not like a typical mega prospect, and clearly 66 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 2: he should have been ranked as a mega prospect. But 67 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 2: now I know famously Keith Law, who was with ESPN 68 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 2: now with the Athletic worried about Riley's profile. And I 69 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 2: think Austin deserves a ton of credit, a full stop, 70 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 2: a ton of credit for the improvements he has made defensively. 71 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 2: There were a ton of questions about him at their 72 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 2: base long term. Would he be a first baseman, would 73 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 2: he be a DH would he be a bad third baseman? 74 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 2: Even physically? Like I think one of the knocks on 75 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 2: him in the miners was that Austin was a little pudgy, 76 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 2: maybe not a supreme athlete. And credit to him, man, 77 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 2: he has worked his ass off. He's in great shape. 78 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 2: He is a no drama superstar on this team. I mean, seriously, like, 79 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 2: can you think of one instance in five seasons with 80 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:22,719 Speaker 2: anything with Austin Riley before this past year? Incredibly durable, 81 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:25,359 Speaker 2: seems to be well liked and kind of like a 82 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 2: quiet leader for this team in the clubhouse, and you're right. 83 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:31,799 Speaker 2: I almost think Austin Riley in our minds, we don't 84 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:35,840 Speaker 2: give him enough credit for being an incredibly good baseball player, 85 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 2: a top twenty, top twenty five talent across the league. 86 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 2: Because even before this past year, which was down, you're 87 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 2: talking about a very consistently fantastic third baseman. And I 88 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:51,719 Speaker 2: really think that we am hoping that we see a 89 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 2: much better, more Austin Riley like season next year. 90 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 1: You talk about the durability. He missed less than ten 91 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 1: games combined in three seasons before last year. He was 92 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 1: always out there. I actually forgot this. He led all 93 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:08,720 Speaker 1: of baseball in total bases in twenty twenty two, Like 94 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 1: he was that good that season. He is a guy 95 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: that has three different seasons where he was a top 96 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:17,600 Speaker 1: eight MVP finisher in the National League. Granted he was 97 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:19,840 Speaker 1: I think it was seven, sixth, and seventh. But if 98 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:22,159 Speaker 1: you're getting real MVP votes three seasons in a row, 99 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: you are a star. That is what you are. At 100 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 1: that point in time. He is underrated nationally. We were 101 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: too low on him all those things, and you know, 102 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 1: just to give it more, one more set of stats 103 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: here he is seventeenth among all MLB position players, so 104 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 1: that's NL and ale. That's the whole player pool. Seventeenth 105 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 1: and fanagrafts were combined over the last four seasons, and 106 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 1: again that includes the down season. He's third at third base. 107 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 1: So if you're a top three player at your position 108 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:51,040 Speaker 1: and a top twenty player in the league overall, I mean, 109 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 1: that's rarefied air. So we don't have to keep going 110 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 1: on that. We do want to dive into twenty twenty 111 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: four in general and then look ahead in twenty twenty five. 112 00:05:57,480 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 1: But I thought it was important to begin with that 113 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: conversation just to say, look, brays fans, No, I do 114 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:04,359 Speaker 1: think Braves fans understand how good Austin Riley is, but 115 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 1: nationally and even in the day to get conversation a partment, 116 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: maybe it's part of it about what you said, like 117 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 1: he just zero drama. And look, with Matt Olsen, there 118 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:14,159 Speaker 1: was the whole storyline about him versus Freddy and that 119 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 1: will never go away. But that's a talking boy. That's 120 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,040 Speaker 1: easy to talk about. It's not Max's fault by any means, 121 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 1: But with Austin there's none of that, Like, who do 122 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 1: you come up to Chipper. I mean, there's there's no 123 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:25,920 Speaker 1: like he's not replacing Chipper. He was. Chipper was gone 124 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,360 Speaker 1: for several seats before before Austin got there, So it's 125 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 1: not like there's no even natural like internet discussion to 126 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 1: have on Austin. It's just like if you're pluging playing 127 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 1: at third base. The only thing that maybe even comes 128 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:38,600 Speaker 1: up even its his defense of looking into that later on. 129 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 1: But I think it's been fine and he's, uh, he's 130 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 1: very very good Scott. So yeah, with that said, we 131 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 1: can dive into twenty twenty four as a little bit 132 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 1: of a rehash because it was not a great season 133 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 1: for him. He was still good when he was playing, 134 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:54,160 Speaker 1: but he did have his worst year since his breakout, 135 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: basically both because of injury and performance to some level. 136 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:03,480 Speaker 1: So he finished with a one sixtysc plus. Really good, 137 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: not elite, but really good still. He had nineteen home 138 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 1: runs in one hundred and ten games, so he was 139 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: fifty two games last season. He was below his normal 140 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 1: baseline in power numbers, et cetera. And I want to 141 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 1: start here, he had this two month stretch from mid 142 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: April to mid June, basically like eight weeks nine weeks 143 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: where he was just fought out bad. He had a 144 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: four ninety nine ops in eight weeks. That's about as 145 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: bad as a star is going to be for that 146 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: length of time. Now, in the middle of that he 147 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: had an injury. His oblique was messed up. He sat 148 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 1: out for two weeks. He could have been hurt before that, 149 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: he could have been hurt after that. Still coming out 150 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 1: of it, that's I'm sure part of what happened there, 151 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 1: But what did you make of that? And also, just 152 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 1: to say this ahead of time, he was back to 153 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 1: being himself after that, So, like I am personally just 154 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 1: willing to talk that up to like some noise in 155 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: the injury, but what did you make of that little 156 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 1: swoon and what you saw from him last year? 157 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:03,239 Speaker 2: I just remember it being really weird that the Braves 158 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 2: would not put Austin on the il too. 159 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 1: We did a lot of podcasts on this almost because 160 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: it was like, Okay, it's been a week, it's been 161 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 1: nine days, like why is this not on the Aelia 162 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: And they finally did it, and the kind of like 163 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: you know it was it was it was so the 164 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 1: whole thing was very bizarre. 165 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, true, and so Austin missed two weeks, like full 166 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 2: stop did not play for two weeks, and then after 167 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 2: the injury, or we're gonna say after the injury and 168 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 2: air quotes here, Austin just was not himself. You mentioned 169 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 2: the four ninety nine ops, and I think any hitter 170 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 2: will tell you that oblique injuries are just nasty to 171 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 2: try to come back from. I mean, heck asked Sean Murphy, 172 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 2: his teammate, what was it like coming back? I mean, 173 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 2: just for comparison here, And I'm not gonna say that 174 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 2: I'm a doctor, and I studied the scans on Sean 175 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 2: Murphy's oblique in Austin Riley's oblique injury. But Murphy missed 176 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:58,839 Speaker 2: two months and Austin Riley missed two weeks. Big gap, 177 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:02,679 Speaker 2: So I think you're spot on. I just kind of 178 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 2: chalk up really the first half of the season to 179 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 2: an injury that clearly he was not right from. But 180 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:13,200 Speaker 2: the good news is is that Austin was fantastic in 181 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:16,440 Speaker 2: the second half before getting hurt, and he continued to 182 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 2: hit the baseball really, really hard, which is obviously a 183 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 2: good sign. And I think we all knew it was 184 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 2: only a matter of time before Austin got back to 185 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 2: being Austin Riley in capital letters and moving forward. 186 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 1: I mean, I have no. 187 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 2: Concerns in my mind that this is not going to 188 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 2: be a supremely talented hitter moving forward. 189 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't either. And you know, he had a 190 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 1: nine to forty two ops the sixteen home runs in 191 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 1: his last fifty seven games before the injury, so like 192 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:46,679 Speaker 1: he was back to his normal self. He was awesome there. 193 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 1: Of course, he broke his hand in August. His last 194 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:52,000 Speaker 1: game was August eighteenth, and he couldn't come back after that. 195 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: It was again bad timing for this team. That just 196 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 1: he was the only guy hitting for a while too, 197 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 1: Like there was a stretch last season where Olsen was 198 00:09:57,640 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: the only guy hitting and it was a Zuno was 199 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 1: got hitting, and then at the end it was Riley. 200 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: He was really carrying them. He goes down and uh, 201 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:06,680 Speaker 1: you know part of the story of the team. 202 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 2: We might have said it on an episode in August 203 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 2: after Austin broke his hand, but to me, I think 204 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:17,199 Speaker 2: internally maybe we didn't say it on the pod or 205 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:19,320 Speaker 2: I didn't send out a tweet storm about it. But 206 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 2: to me, when they lost Austin Riley to a fluke 207 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 2: injury to a broken hand. I think that was the moment. Internally, 208 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 2: I'm like, you know what, I don't. I don't this happened. 209 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:32,640 Speaker 2: Is shocked, Yeah, it's not happening. If they could have 210 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:35,599 Speaker 2: gotten Riley to the playoffs and had Sale and you 211 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 2: know and all that, maybe you never know things. Weird 212 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 2: stuff happens. 213 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:40,280 Speaker 1: You know. 214 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 2: The Diamondbacks were in the World Series a year ago 215 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 2: with a pretty average roster, but when they lost Riley 216 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 2: man on top of a Kunya and all Bees and 217 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 2: and everybody else who got hurt. I think losing Austin 218 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 2: was like the moment for me of like, you know what, 219 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:57,679 Speaker 2: I want the Braves to win every single night because 220 00:10:57,720 --> 00:10:59,599 Speaker 2: that's who I am. I want them to make the 221 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 2: playoff because anything can happen. But losing Austin Riley on 222 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 2: top of everything else was kind of the moment for 223 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:08,559 Speaker 2: me at least, where I'm like, you know what, this 224 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 2: season is the season from hell. Come back strong in 225 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 2: twenty five, Austin, and get back to your normal self. 226 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:17,200 Speaker 1: It is a reminder that the Braves lost two of 227 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:20,680 Speaker 1: the top twenty my players in baseball at the same 228 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:24,080 Speaker 1: time last season. Like Ronnie was already out, and you 229 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:26,600 Speaker 1: know Strider was already out. All those things like it 230 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:29,559 Speaker 1: is we we covered in real time, but as you 231 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 1: get and front away, it's like all the rest of 232 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:33,560 Speaker 1: this really weird season last year. No, no, they got 233 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:36,959 Speaker 1: decimated by by injuries and then they got anyway, we'll 234 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 1: stop there. Back to Riley you mentioned before already still 235 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 1: even with a quote unquote down season last year, he 236 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:47,680 Speaker 1: has an excellent bastball profile. Hits the ball all the 237 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 1: time ninety percent or higher, and like all the stats 238 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 1: you want, barrel rate, hard hit rate, the expect the 239 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 1: stats are great for him. The one thing you might 240 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 1: say about Riley is that he's always kind of had 241 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 1: some swinging miss problems. That was always in his profile. 242 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 1: Lots of strikeouts. I don't really hate that, but it 243 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 1: does lead to some slumps similar to Olsen. Actually those 244 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: guys are different hitters, but they both strike out a lot, 245 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:13,679 Speaker 1: and that can maybe kind of lead to some more 246 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 1: prolonged hiccups. Like right, I was out of fe you like, 247 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 1: remember when he had he signed the contract, the extension, 248 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:21,560 Speaker 1: and then had like a pretty rough stretch after that, 249 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 1: and it was like kind of conveniently annoying for everybody. 250 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:25,960 Speaker 1: I mentioned it to you on the podcast, but it 251 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 1: was because he was striking down a lot, like he 252 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 1: just if there's one thing he's prone to doing, it 253 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 1: is a little bit of that in his profile, but 254 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:34,080 Speaker 1: not a disasters. He's not Dave Kingman if you're old 255 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 1: like I am, like he's he's not a Joey Gallo like. 256 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:40,800 Speaker 1: He's not doing that, but he's not I'm done yet. 257 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:42,600 Speaker 1: That's a good reference from more people that are our age. 258 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: But anyway, like he hits the ball really hard, even 259 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 1: last year, and again we already agreed on this, but 260 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:54,440 Speaker 1: that underlying valletball profile approach, like there's no reason to 261 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:56,559 Speaker 1: believe that last year is a normal year for Riley. 262 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:58,559 Speaker 1: I think his actual base lines where he was the 263 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:01,480 Speaker 1: previous three years, which is a one thirty ish WRC 264 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:04,480 Speaker 1: plus thirty five home runs. That's kind of what he is, 265 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:04,960 Speaker 1: it seems like. 266 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:09,400 Speaker 2: And the one thing that I'm a little nervous about, 267 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 2: a little scared about, and I don't think it's going 268 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 2: to end up being a problem, but we should say that. 269 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:18,320 Speaker 2: Austin confirmed at the end of September, when the Braves 270 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 2: officially ruled him out for the rest of the season 271 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:24,840 Speaker 2: that he did fracture the hammate bone in his hand 272 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 2: and wrist. That is a bone that as a hitter 273 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:32,040 Speaker 2: you don't want to break. I'm not a doctor, but 274 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:34,319 Speaker 2: that is the one that hitters have said that has 275 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 2: taken them a while to come back from. It has 276 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,960 Speaker 2: to do with your grip strength and everything like that. 277 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 2: So I think the fact that Austin's gonna have a 278 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:46,080 Speaker 2: full six month off season to recover from it, and 279 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 2: it's going to be more like seven months since he 280 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:51,319 Speaker 2: actually broke the bone, I don't think it's gonna be 281 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 2: a lasting thing for Riley, especially as someone who's just 282 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 2: so big and strong, and I mean he's a physical specimen. 283 00:13:57,280 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 2: I mean, he looks like he could put some pads 284 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:01,240 Speaker 2: on him and play line backer for the Falcons if 285 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 2: he if he needed to. So that's one thing to 286 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:07,320 Speaker 2: just keep in mind in the spring. But ultimately, I 287 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 2: don't think it's going to be a big thing. And 288 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:12,080 Speaker 2: it sounds like if the Braves would have maybe progressed 289 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:14,680 Speaker 2: into the playoffs even more, there was a small chance 290 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:17,440 Speaker 2: that Austin could have could have come back, but I 291 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 2: at least wanted to mention that on the show. 292 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, and I think it's a good thing to bring up. 293 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 1: And also because it was the off season going into it, 294 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 1: I'm less worried. If you if that's one of like 295 00:14:27,160 --> 00:14:30,960 Speaker 1: you bring your hamtbone in in May when you come back, 296 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:33,560 Speaker 1: I would have been like flagging, like, hey, guys, he 297 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: may not be Austin Roby for a little while, because 298 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 1: that does take a while to it's a great point 299 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 1: by you. But because he has the whole winter, it's 300 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 1: less of a concern. But maybe early on we'll see. 301 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 1: And he also is just a really I use this 302 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:48,960 Speaker 1: term lovingly, he's a he's a big, strong, brute Southern 303 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 1: guy like he's just he's he's kind of a monster. 304 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 1: He's strong. I mean, the hand is something you can't 305 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 1: it's a bone, like you can't like do anything to 306 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 1: strike him at. But I think that he'll be fine. 307 00:14:57,520 --> 00:15:00,880 Speaker 1: I'm not particularly worried, but he is. Look, he does 308 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:03,800 Speaker 1: have to have power, so that does safford power potentially, 309 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 1: and he can't really afford that. But I the good 310 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 1: thing is, if you want to say that, is that 311 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 1: last year was kind of a wash and he broke 312 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 1: it early enough where he has the full long recovery 313 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 1: and yeah, take it easy. Also all winter long, I'm 314 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:22,200 Speaker 1: sure Austin's been properly healed at this stage, recovering, rehabbing, 315 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 1: all those things. So there you go. Scott was alway 316 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:28,040 Speaker 1: talking talking about defense a little bit. We did reference 317 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 1: it already. There has always been and there will always 318 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:36,200 Speaker 1: be I think a divide on Austin's defense. If you 319 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 1: were big into the numbers, you probably don't love Austin's defense. 320 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:42,920 Speaker 1: There were better years. For instance, twenty twenty three was 321 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 1: his best advanced metrics season at DRS defensive run saved 322 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: and out of my average. This last year was not 323 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 1: his best according to those metrics. It's funny because I'm 324 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: not a huge eye test guy compared to other people. 325 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 1: I like the staff. That's more than most do. I 326 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 1: have to say, I did not agree with the numbers 327 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 1: last year. I thought Austin was probably as good as 328 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 1: he's ever been defensively. Yeah, my go to is always 329 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:13,320 Speaker 1: that he's not Brooks Robinson, nor will he ever be. 330 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 1: He's not a great defender, and I think in some 331 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 1: Corners Braves fans, I think he's a great defender, and 332 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:21,200 Speaker 1: I do not believe that. I think Austin is fine defensively. 333 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 1: That's my stance generally speaking. That's just me. All let 334 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 1: Scot answer himself. But I don't think that as of 335 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 1: twenty twenty five, I am worried about his defense. In 336 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 1: five years when he's thirty three, I might be worried 337 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:35,960 Speaker 1: about his defense, but right now I'm not, And I 338 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 1: think base on what we've seen the last couple of years, 339 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:41,960 Speaker 1: that's where I me personally. I think he's fine defensively, 340 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 1: which is all he needs to be. By the way, 341 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 1: when you're that good of a hitter, just be fine. 342 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 1: I think he is. Yeah. 343 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 2: If I had no idea what his defensive metrics said 344 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 2: coming into this, and you said, Scott, where do you 345 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 2: think Austin Riley graded out on this stat and this 346 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:58,880 Speaker 2: stat and this stat, I would have said it was 347 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:02,760 Speaker 2: all good. Like May Again, he's not Nolan Eronado in 348 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:06,080 Speaker 2: his prime, but good, and I would agree. The eye 349 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:09,080 Speaker 2: test told me last season that he has really really 350 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:12,680 Speaker 2: come a long way since early on we mentioned as 351 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:15,480 Speaker 2: a prospect there were very real questions about would he 352 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 2: be a third basement long term. I have no concern. 353 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 2: I agree wholeheartedly. I think he continues to get better too, 354 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 2: which is encouraging for a player. I mean, obviously it's encouraging. 355 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 2: You don't want him to go the other way. And 356 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:30,640 Speaker 2: at age twenty eight, he should continue to be totally 357 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:31,400 Speaker 2: fine over there. 358 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:32,720 Speaker 1: And I think. 359 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:35,399 Speaker 2: There's a chance that if he really keeps getting better, 360 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 2: that he could accelerate himself into that top tier of 361 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 2: defenders at third base and be a legitimate Gold Glove 362 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 2: type of player. And you get back in the more 363 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:47,760 Speaker 2: favorable side of the metrics, because I think even the 364 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:51,240 Speaker 2: people who run out above average and drs and enter 365 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:53,439 Speaker 2: behind those stats would tell you that they are not 366 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:56,640 Speaker 2: perfect by any means. But yeah, I would. I think 367 00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:59,879 Speaker 2: Austin is a really solid defender at third base, and 368 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:03,200 Speaker 2: I think it's commendable that he's been able to improve 369 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 2: himself both physically and just his technique and all the 370 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 2: little things that go into being a great defender. He's 371 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:12,040 Speaker 2: done a really nice job over the years getting better. 372 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, defensive metrics are famously less reliable than offensive metrics. 373 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:21,400 Speaker 1: Your offensive metrics are just kind of what they are. 374 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 1: You can see it. It's very trackable. Yes, there's nuanced 375 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:26,720 Speaker 1: there with stat cast and like what you actually deserve 376 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:28,920 Speaker 1: to do all those things, But offensive metrics I really 377 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:32,959 Speaker 1: think are pretty darn effective in baseball. Defensively, there's a 378 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:36,600 Speaker 1: lot more room there. They're helpful. I think it's silly 379 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: to ignore them in general, but they are not as 380 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:41,879 Speaker 1: accurate and as proven as offensive metrics are, and I 381 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:45,199 Speaker 1: think Rob's a good case for that. Briefly, because this 382 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:47,800 Speaker 1: is an Austin Boy podcast. He is under contract for 383 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:51,960 Speaker 1: eight more seasons twenty two million dollars per season flat 384 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 1: rate from this point forward. Eight years and one seventy 385 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:58,480 Speaker 1: six is the big old round number on Austin's contract, 386 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:01,160 Speaker 1: plus a club option at the end. So the first 387 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:02,439 Speaker 1: two years of the deal, so he signed a ten 388 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 1: year extension. Right the first two years were the cheap 389 00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 1: years because they were the r buyout years. Then it 390 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:09,440 Speaker 1: becomes twenty two million. It literally is twenty two million 391 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 1: flat from now until the end of time, essentially eight years. 392 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: When he signed the deal, it was the biggest deal 393 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:16,440 Speaker 1: of the Brazs's ever given out in total money. It's 394 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 1: the longest deal of the extensions. You know, for instance, 395 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:24,199 Speaker 1: Olsen gotten eight years rather got ten. I think that 396 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:29,280 Speaker 1: on an annual basis, he's vastly underpaid. I think if 397 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:30,920 Speaker 1: he hit the market right now, he would get a 398 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 1: lot more than this. That's the reason why you do 399 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 1: the extension. But it's also it worked out well for 400 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:37,160 Speaker 1: the Braves right now. We didn't say exercise with USA, 401 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 1: by the way, on that podcast where it's like, hey, 402 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:40,120 Speaker 1: if you have the market right now, what would he get? 403 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 1: The answer is more than he's owed Riley, I feel 404 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:45,040 Speaker 1: very confident would be the same. Would he get eight 405 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:48,720 Speaker 1: years maybe not, but he probably would get thirty five 406 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:50,440 Speaker 1: million a year, like so it would be a lot. 407 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:52,199 Speaker 1: There's that, that's the trade off. The Braves gave him 408 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:54,240 Speaker 1: a lot of years, kept the number, kept a couple 409 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 1: number down. I think it's a great contract. Still, it's 410 00:19:57,240 --> 00:19:59,679 Speaker 1: not a it's not an Ouzsi Aloby's rolling a Kunya 411 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:03,160 Speaker 1: st absolute money heist. But it is a very good 412 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:04,399 Speaker 1: excepsion as of this moment. 413 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:07,680 Speaker 2: If Austin Riley hit the pre agent market tomorrow, he 414 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 2: would have half the league lining up willing to pay 415 00:20:10,840 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 2: him well above two hundred million dollars for sure. The 416 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 2: Braves have him at sub onein eighty. That kind of 417 00:20:17,119 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 2: speaks to the value that you get and just I mean, 418 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:22,720 Speaker 2: it's the it's the trade off, man. Anytime a player 419 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 2: signs one of these guaranteed money deals. I know, Brent 420 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:29,200 Speaker 2: Rooker just did one with the now Sacramento A's. You know, 421 00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 2: there was all this discourse about it, man, and it's like, 422 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:35,960 Speaker 2: you know what, sometimes players are not Juan Soto and 423 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:40,399 Speaker 2: are so focused on getting every single dime imaginable, but 424 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:43,640 Speaker 2: instead they want to guarantee themselves and their families more 425 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 2: money than they could spend in a lifetime. And Austin, sure, 426 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:50,720 Speaker 2: I think his free agent year would be next year, 427 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:53,920 Speaker 2: So like going into twenty six, would he be able 428 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 2: to make more money, Yes, especially if he bounces back 429 00:20:57,119 --> 00:21:00,360 Speaker 2: and is healthy. In Austin Riley that we love so much. 430 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 2: But you talk about a great deal for Austin, a 431 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 2: very wealthy man, a great deal for the Braves. They 432 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 2: would do that contract ten times out of ten if 433 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:13,200 Speaker 2: they had to. And really a good situation all the 434 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:15,919 Speaker 2: way around, where it is a star player who has 435 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:17,760 Speaker 2: a good relationship with the team. 436 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:19,240 Speaker 1: He's a local boy. 437 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:22,159 Speaker 2: I mean, you know, he's just in some ways, Austin 438 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 2: Riley is kind of like the poster child of the 439 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 2: Atlanta Braves as an organization, as a whole and very 440 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:31,440 Speaker 2: fortunate to have him at third and sure maybe eight 441 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 2: years from now, we're not you know, he's not a 442 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:35,920 Speaker 2: star level player, but you know that's the game you 443 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,000 Speaker 2: got to play. You got to pay guys for their 444 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:40,719 Speaker 2: prime years and just hope that he doesn't fall off 445 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 2: too much at the very back end of that contract, right, 446 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 2: the very end is not what you're doing. I mean, 447 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 2: the whole idea of an accession like this is that 448 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 2: you're trying to get big value at the beginning, in 449 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:53,080 Speaker 2: the middle. At the end, it might end badley. 450 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:54,920 Speaker 1: And that's definitely possible for Riley, like it would be 451 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:56,800 Speaker 1: for any other player, same with Olson, and might and 452 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:58,800 Speaker 1: it might not. He may not be a guy that's 453 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:02,200 Speaker 1: worth quote unquote twenty two million, and you know in 454 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:04,960 Speaker 1: twenty thirty four or whatever it's gonna be twenty whatever 455 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:07,320 Speaker 1: year it is at the end. But that's not the point. 456 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:11,520 Speaker 1: As a reminder, this is not gospel either, but Fangrafts 457 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:14,479 Speaker 1: has this value stat. Rley was worth more than forty 458 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:17,720 Speaker 1: million per season and each of the last three years 459 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:20,320 Speaker 1: before this last year, So like he's a forty million 460 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:23,639 Speaker 1: dollar player when he's healthy. Now, you wouldn't want to 461 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:25,600 Speaker 1: give him forty million dollars for eight more years. Probably, 462 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:28,359 Speaker 1: But if you're getting that kind of surfplus value at 463 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:30,000 Speaker 1: the beginning of the contract, which is what they've gotten 464 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:33,639 Speaker 1: so far, you're fine. So it's a good contract. You 465 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 1: said it like, if you hit the market next year, 466 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:38,159 Speaker 1: if he has the year in twenty twenty five that 467 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:39,600 Speaker 1: I think you and I would project him to have, 468 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:43,639 Speaker 1: would it have been quote unquote smart financially for him 469 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:47,160 Speaker 1: to hit the market next year as a free agent, Yes, sure, 470 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:51,679 Speaker 1: But you said it beautifully there. Honestly, I've been doing 471 00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:54,560 Speaker 1: this for a long time. The only time in the 472 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:56,760 Speaker 1: history of this podcast that I have lost my mind 473 00:22:56,800 --> 00:22:59,560 Speaker 1: about a player taking a terrible deal was Ozzie. Even 474 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:02,879 Speaker 1: with Ron who that was not a good contract. I 475 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:05,159 Speaker 1: don't think on his side, he's still locked in one 476 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 1: hundred million American dollars, so it was defensible. I didn't 477 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:11,920 Speaker 1: like it, for him, it was defensible. The only time 478 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:14,879 Speaker 1: ever that I've been like, wow, terrible was Ozzie. And 479 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:16,680 Speaker 1: by the way, the entire league had that same point 480 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:22,720 Speaker 1: about Ozzie. So with Olsen, with Riley, with Harris, with Strider, Yeah, 481 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 1: those girls have real team upside but they also guarantee 482 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:28,480 Speaker 1: these guys a lot of American currency, so there is 483 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:29,320 Speaker 1: an argument for that. 484 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 2: Every single dollar. And you know what, Sure, Ozzy Alby's 485 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:37,120 Speaker 2: contract was a bit of a stinker, and I still 486 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:40,120 Speaker 2: can't believe he signed it. But the guy is also 487 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 2: living in a mansion. 488 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:48,040 Speaker 1: Just as fine. It wasn't. I blame Ozzie's agent more 489 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,200 Speaker 1: than Assi, just to be very clear as an agent 490 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:53,800 Speaker 1: fail or anything. Anyway, we're off the rails, but Auscin Raley, 491 00:23:54,280 --> 00:24:00,840 Speaker 1: good contract, really good player, good situation before we sign 492 00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:03,880 Speaker 1: off this one the sum season, so he'll be twenty 493 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:09,119 Speaker 1: eight in April, a twenty eight season. Currently, the Braves 494 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:11,879 Speaker 1: are projected to be third in all Baseball in the 495 00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:14,800 Speaker 1: Fan Grafts depth charts at third base, which essentially is 496 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 1: all Austin Riley. It's like Riley in a little bit 497 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:20,359 Speaker 1: of backups, but it's mostly Riley. The only guys or 498 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:23,360 Speaker 1: teams he's behind in that projection are the Guardians, which 499 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:27,119 Speaker 1: is Jose Ramirez star player, and the Red Sox Rafiel 500 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:31,399 Speaker 1: Devers star player. Riley's third with the Braves just behind 501 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:34,439 Speaker 1: them is the Padres Many Machado. Perhaps you've heard of him. 502 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 1: Three the player pretty good. Uh So he's in that 503 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 1: rarefied air of superstardom and uh I like Zips projections 504 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:44,200 Speaker 1: quite a bit. They have him at like a four 505 00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:48,520 Speaker 1: and a half win season one ops plus, like back 506 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:50,640 Speaker 1: to being Riley from two years ago? Does that sit? 507 00:24:50,760 --> 00:24:53,600 Speaker 1: And to me that seems totally reasonable? All right? Where 508 00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:55,440 Speaker 1: are you on this projection for Riley's It seemed like 509 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 1: back to thirty home runs in a great season. That's 510 00:24:57,760 --> 00:24:58,399 Speaker 1: kind of what I expect. 511 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:02,960 Speaker 2: Yep, yeah, just back to what he did before. Again, 512 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:05,480 Speaker 2: we'll hold our breath just a smidge to make sure 513 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:08,520 Speaker 2: that hand is fully healed. But I think we all do. 514 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 2: And if you're telling me that Austin is going to 515 00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:14,360 Speaker 2: be a top ten finisher again, an MVP, I could 516 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:16,880 Speaker 2: see it coming. I could see a monster year coming, 517 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:21,400 Speaker 2: Frosted and just a special player, a no drama guy. 518 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:24,399 Speaker 2: I think those Zips projections you're right in line. And 519 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:26,360 Speaker 2: if you're telling me that in a year from now, 520 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:29,480 Speaker 2: we're doing this same show. But talking about a huge 521 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:33,400 Speaker 2: year for Austin Riley and hopefully another what seven years 522 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:36,639 Speaker 2: then of great baseball ahead of him too, wouldn't surprise 523 00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:38,479 Speaker 2: me in the least and just such a I mean 524 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:41,119 Speaker 2: just seems like a good human being too, which is 525 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:42,840 Speaker 2: you know, he's a dad. I know he has at 526 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:45,440 Speaker 2: least one kid, maybe two. Now, you know, it's nice 527 00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 2: watching some of these guys who you know, I've been 528 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:49,879 Speaker 2: with the organization for a while now just kind of 529 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:52,480 Speaker 2: grow up in front of our eyes and turn into stars, 530 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 2: which is far from the case for most organizations with 531 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:58,879 Speaker 2: their young players. So A big fan of Austin Riley, 532 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:01,159 Speaker 2: and I mean you talk about maybe he was never 533 00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:04,640 Speaker 2: compared directly to Chipper Jones, but the Braves have lived 534 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:07,159 Speaker 2: pretty good at third base the last thirty years, between 535 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:09,720 Speaker 2: Chipper and Austin and then a couple of those fill 536 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:10,439 Speaker 2: ins in between. 537 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:14,840 Speaker 1: Yeah. No, really good player. And you know, I think 538 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 1: it's good everyone's in a while to do his exercises, 539 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 1: especially with the guys who are locked up long term. 540 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 1: For the Braves. We did Olsen, We'll do We'll do 541 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:24,040 Speaker 1: Michael Harris at some point. Obviously Ronnie is in the 542 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:25,720 Speaker 1: class that's a little bit different, even because of his 543 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:30,640 Speaker 1: upside and his MVP caliber nature. But it's easy sometimes 544 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:34,240 Speaker 1: to forget how loaded the Braves actually are. We have 545 00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:36,600 Speaker 1: been yelled at this offseason for being a little bit 546 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:39,480 Speaker 1: higher on the team's current status than the rest of 547 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:41,800 Speaker 1: some people are. But like, I still believe it, and 548 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:43,439 Speaker 1: part of that is why. Part of that's because they 549 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:45,280 Speaker 1: have a lot of guys like right, like Rowley's in 550 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:46,639 Speaker 1: the upper tier of it, but they have a lot 551 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:50,840 Speaker 1: of really really good players on this team, and uh, 552 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:52,880 Speaker 1: I think he'll be back to where. Look I said 553 00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:55,920 Speaker 1: it before, his average season the last four years, four 554 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:58,240 Speaker 1: and a half wins, Like that's an ex I mean 555 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:01,840 Speaker 1: even if average, like even if you're not a big 556 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:04,480 Speaker 1: war person. Okay, how about this thirty two home runs 557 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:08,560 Speaker 1: ops of almost nine hundred, like slugging a five hundred plus, Like, 558 00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:11,359 Speaker 1: he's a very very good player, and I think that's 559 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:13,000 Speaker 1: what I spit him to be this year. And look, 560 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 1: this is an extra bonus thing at the end of 561 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:20,800 Speaker 1: the podcast, got will he ever win an MVP? I 562 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:22,000 Speaker 1: don't know if I would say yes to that, but 563 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:25,200 Speaker 1: it's definitely possible if Riley. If Roley has has his 564 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:28,600 Speaker 1: a season and hits you know, forty two home runs 565 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 1: with a nine to seventy five OPS on one hundred 566 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:33,200 Speaker 1: win team, Yeah, and he could by the way, he 567 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:36,360 Speaker 1: can do that he can't be a nine win Ronald 568 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:38,920 Speaker 1: of Kunya player. I don't see that happening for Austin probably, 569 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:41,320 Speaker 1: but I think that if he finished or at least 570 00:27:41,359 --> 00:27:43,679 Speaker 1: on the podium for MVP in the next couple of seasons, 571 00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:45,399 Speaker 1: I would not be surprised at all. I think he 572 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 1: might have one like career level year in there. And honestly, 573 00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 1: Matt Olson might already had his and he didn't win 574 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:52,159 Speaker 1: it because Nie, because Ronnie and Freddy and a those 575 00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:54,560 Speaker 1: guys were crazy. But he might have one of those 576 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:56,240 Speaker 1: kind of years where he puts the penwer to the 577 00:27:56,280 --> 00:27:58,320 Speaker 1: medal and has a great, you know, forty seven home 578 00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:01,720 Speaker 1: run kind of season. So yeah, there's upside here too. 579 00:28:01,760 --> 00:28:04,080 Speaker 1: I Mean, you don't think about us as an upside guy, 580 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 1: but I think he hasn't had that like coast to 581 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:09,280 Speaker 1: coast incredible a plus season yet he might have one 582 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:09,760 Speaker 1: at some point. 583 00:28:09,840 --> 00:28:14,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, if Paul Goldschmidt can win an MVP, yeah we 584 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:17,160 Speaker 2: don't have a crystal ball, but a decade from now, 585 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 2: if you're telling me, those two guys feel like pretty 586 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:23,000 Speaker 2: similar hitters and just you know, their peaks and their 587 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:26,640 Speaker 2: consistency and all that, it's it's probably working against Austin. 588 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:29,680 Speaker 2: Not probably, It is working against Austin that he has 589 00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:33,360 Speaker 2: Otani and Mookie and I mean even his own teammates 590 00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 2: and Olsen and Akunya and other players. It would be 591 00:28:37,119 --> 00:28:39,320 Speaker 2: nice if some of the superstars would go to the 592 00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 2: American League instead of the National League. But yes, I 593 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:45,360 Speaker 2: do think if everything aligned, and sometimes it's just a 594 00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:47,480 Speaker 2: couple of small things that have to go your way. 595 00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:50,040 Speaker 2: You know, the baseball happens to bounce over the fence 596 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:52,240 Speaker 2: instead of be caught at the wall, or you know, 597 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:54,760 Speaker 2: the double down the line goes fair instead of foul. 598 00:28:55,120 --> 00:28:58,080 Speaker 2: Those type of things over six months add up. But yeah, 599 00:28:58,200 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 2: I mean this is at worst it is top three 600 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:03,520 Speaker 2: for third baseman in the game, and at best he 601 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:05,720 Speaker 2: is the best in the game, and he's shown that he. 602 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:10,080 Speaker 1: Can be that player regularly. Yeah, we're excited with Austin Riley. 603 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:15,320 Speaker 1: If you told twenty nineteen, twenty twenty, Brad that he 604 00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:17,480 Speaker 1: would be this good, I would not have believed you. 605 00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:19,640 Speaker 1: But I was wrong. So shots Austin, I have proven 606 00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:22,120 Speaker 1: me wrong to be sure on this podcast and an 607 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:24,680 Speaker 1: awesome player. Look forward to covering him this coming season 608 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:26,880 Speaker 1: as he gets healthy and back in the lineup. Scott's 609 00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:29,240 Speaker 1: thanks for this podcast with me as always my friend, 610 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:30,400 Speaker 1: always a pleasure to talk to you. 611 00:29:31,040 --> 00:29:32,880 Speaker 2: It was a pleasure, Brad. I was actually gonna say, 612 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:34,720 Speaker 2: fun little exercise. 613 00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:35,960 Speaker 1: Oh if I was. I was thinking about this. 614 00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:39,240 Speaker 2: If I walked into the Braves team store tomorrow and 615 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:42,880 Speaker 2: had to buy a jersey, I almost think I would 616 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:47,000 Speaker 2: go Austin Riley. Like I love Ronald Acunya, but I 617 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:50,480 Speaker 2: gotta be honest, man, double knees scares the hell out 618 00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:53,120 Speaker 2: of me. I mean, I sincerely pray that he does not, 619 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:55,680 Speaker 2: you know, like Derrick Rose two point zero with the 620 00:29:55,760 --> 00:30:00,520 Speaker 2: Knees love, Ronald love, Matt Olson, Michael harri as fun 621 00:30:00,560 --> 00:30:03,080 Speaker 2: as hell to watch, but I almost think just one 622 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:05,880 Speaker 2: he signed forever too. He seems like a good guy 623 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:08,320 Speaker 2: off the field all that, and not that those other 624 00:30:08,360 --> 00:30:11,520 Speaker 2: players aren't. I think i'd probably buy an Austin Riley jersey. 625 00:30:11,560 --> 00:30:15,240 Speaker 1: What would you buy? Uh? Well, I mean, my my 626 00:30:15,760 --> 00:30:18,080 Speaker 1: my meds thing is very well documented, right, I was 627 00:30:18,120 --> 00:30:19,880 Speaker 1: gonna say, And you could probably get a clear and 628 00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:23,680 Speaker 1: steel on Charlie Morton. But yeah, Charlie's Charlie's Uh, Charlie's 629 00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:27,000 Speaker 1: long gone unfortunately, Uh you know my mad Olsen proclivity. 630 00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:29,920 Speaker 1: I have a matt Olsen jersey in my closet right now, 631 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:32,200 Speaker 1: but granted I didn't pay for it, it was given 632 00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:34,800 Speaker 1: to me, but I do have one. No, there's a 633 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:37,280 Speaker 1: real case for Austin given how long he has signed for, 634 00:30:37,360 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 1: especially if you're trying to be like economical, if you're 635 00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:41,520 Speaker 1: trying to watch your pennies for instance, and trying to 636 00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:43,880 Speaker 1: invest in a jersey like for a long time, he 637 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:46,440 Speaker 1: might be the choice. He signed for the longest. I 638 00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:47,840 Speaker 1: think Harris would be the other one that I would 639 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:50,040 Speaker 1: definitely consider. I love Michael Harris, like, I'm a very, 640 00:30:50,240 --> 00:30:53,920 Speaker 1: very very big Michael Harris guy, local products, so can't 641 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:57,440 Speaker 1: go wrong. Runnie has been the answer the whole time. 642 00:30:57,560 --> 00:31:00,880 Speaker 1: But he is quote unquote only signed for four more seasons. 643 00:31:01,240 --> 00:31:04,480 Speaker 1: It's still four more seasons. That's plenty of time. But yeah, 644 00:31:04,520 --> 00:31:06,840 Speaker 1: if you want to have a jersey twenty thirty that 645 00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:09,240 Speaker 1: still has value, it probably would be awesto because I 646 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:12,600 Speaker 1: think if you pull the league right now, run Hi 647 00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:15,800 Speaker 1: might not be here in twenty thirty, so unfortunately everybody involved. 648 00:31:15,880 --> 00:31:17,520 Speaker 1: But yeah, no, Austin's a great choice. I mean, he's 649 00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:20,640 Speaker 1: gonna age. Well, I think al he's pretty well awesome player. 650 00:31:21,800 --> 00:31:23,240 Speaker 1: I don't know if I pick him, but he's stuffing 651 00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:25,280 Speaker 1: on the short list. I mean, yeah, I probably would 652 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:27,360 Speaker 1: Lean because I'm kind of a I'm kind of weird 653 00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:29,680 Speaker 1: it Scott, you know me, I might like be like kinterculture. 654 00:31:29,760 --> 00:31:31,840 Speaker 1: I might go with like Harris or Strider, just like 655 00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 1: a little bit of just a little bit different, you know. Yeah, 656 00:31:33,880 --> 00:31:34,480 Speaker 1: Strider is a. 657 00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:36,680 Speaker 2: Good call and you get the cool jersey number, and 658 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:41,120 Speaker 2: I mean, Yeahrider's just he's such a smart guy, you know, 659 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:43,800 Speaker 2: the way he's just so cerebral about pitching and his 660 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:46,240 Speaker 2: body and how and I mean he's not a big guy. 661 00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:49,240 Speaker 2: I mean, you know, the joke is that he looks 662 00:31:49,280 --> 00:31:51,600 Speaker 2: like he sells records at the store down the street 663 00:31:51,680 --> 00:31:53,560 Speaker 2: and he goes out there and he pumps one on 664 00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:56,520 Speaker 2: one with three hundred strikeouts like it's nothing. You know, 665 00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:59,680 Speaker 2: he's not like a physically imposing like damn, that's a 666 00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:00,800 Speaker 2: pfeft pfessional athlete. 667 00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:03,880 Speaker 1: And his legs, his legs are absurd. But yeah, you 668 00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:05,200 Speaker 1: wouldn't s that unless you want to rob me. 669 00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:08,239 Speaker 2: Probably not a lot of record sales with those kind 670 00:32:08,280 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 2: of tree that strategy that is fair. 671 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:12,920 Speaker 1: Uh No, I think that's a good actually good. You 672 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:16,160 Speaker 1: know that that could be our YouTube informal pole question 673 00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:19,160 Speaker 1: on on this show. If people are watching it, comment 674 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:20,880 Speaker 1: on which player you want to buy? If you were 675 00:32:20,880 --> 00:32:22,560 Speaker 1: going to buy jersey, and I'm sure bracebands have already 676 00:32:22,560 --> 00:32:24,640 Speaker 1: had this choice to make, or maybe you're buying one 677 00:32:24,680 --> 00:32:26,400 Speaker 1: for your kid if you're a if you're a dad 678 00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:27,920 Speaker 1: of a ten year old Brace fan and you want 679 00:32:27,920 --> 00:32:29,680 Speaker 1: to have one jersey that lasts them for a while 680 00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:31,360 Speaker 1: or whatever another growing still, but you know what I mean, 681 00:32:31,920 --> 00:32:34,360 Speaker 1: it might be good to like this choice in the 682 00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:36,640 Speaker 1: coming days, all right, Scott, I wrought some another player 683 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:39,360 Speaker 1: capsule episode of the podcast if folks are just finance 684 00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:41,880 Speaker 1: for the first time. First of all, please subscribe to 685 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:45,920 Speaker 1: this podcast anywhere you find your podcast to start Chamber Territory, Apple, Spotify, 686 00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:48,200 Speaker 1: et cetera. Scott, where can they find all of your 687 00:32:48,280 --> 00:32:49,440 Speaker 1: musings on the internet. 688 00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:53,360 Speaker 2: I am at Scott Coleman fifty five on Socials. A 689 00:32:53,400 --> 00:32:55,520 Speaker 2: big thank you to everybody for tuning in, and we'll 690 00:32:55,560 --> 00:32:57,000 Speaker 2: be back soon with another episode. 691 00:32:57,600 --> 00:32:59,920 Speaker 1: We will indeed find me at bt roll and follow 692 00:33:00,080 --> 00:33:03,480 Speaker 1: the show at Hammer Territory. Across social platforms. We really 693 00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:05,840 Speaker 1: appreciate you listening and watching the show today. We'll see 694 00:33:05,840 --> 00:33:06,720 Speaker 1: you all next time.