1 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:10,719 Speaker 1: Welcome in everybody to Fantasy Pros MLB. This is leading 2 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: off live. It is me Joey p joe Pisipia. That 3 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: of course is the Welsh, and I've been waiting a 4 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:18,959 Speaker 1: long time to say that, Oh we let's go. We've 5 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:22,639 Speaker 1: actually got real baseball to talk about today. Because the 6 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: Dodgers and the Cubs were playing early this morning, I 7 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 1: was up at six am, as I always am, so 8 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: it was pretty easy for me to watch it. A 9 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:33,160 Speaker 1: little harder for the Welsh, I know he's been catching 10 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:36,200 Speaker 1: up on the highlight a little tougher there in Arizona. 11 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 1: But as you can see, a little new look. We 12 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,480 Speaker 1: got some cool new logos, incredible work from our team 13 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: here wrong side there there it is. Oh yeah, and 14 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: all of you hanging out joining us on Twitch now 15 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: for those of you who are watching on YouTube live 16 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 1: on demand there as we are always gonna be a 17 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: live show to tape no matter what. We're not pre 18 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 1: recorded in that kind of weird way. We go live 19 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 1: because that's the beauty of this show. But it is 20 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: a little different this year. So if you're gonna watch 21 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:05,480 Speaker 1: us live and interact, get your questions answered, all that 22 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:07,479 Speaker 1: fun stuff, all you gotta do is go to Twitch, 23 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: Twitch dot tv Slash Fantasy Pros. It's easy, it's fun, 24 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: and it's a great way for us to take this 25 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 1: show to the next level. I know it's different, but 26 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 1: this is the pitch I'm gonna make to everybody. Welsh, 27 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 1: You're ready for this when. 28 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 2: You join twitch, Let's hear it. 29 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 1: I love Brooklyn nine nine. Great show, right, great show 30 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:27,839 Speaker 1: started off on Fox. Right, everybody loved it. They wanted 31 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: to get rid of it, they wanted to move it around, 32 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 1: but instead NBC picked it up and then you can 33 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 1: watch it on NBC. So if you love Brooklyn nine nine, 34 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:38,319 Speaker 1: you don't stop watching it live. You don't start making 35 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: stop making it a part of your daily routine because 36 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 1: you love the show, right, you make sure that you say, well, 37 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,119 Speaker 1: if it's on NBC, now I'm gonna watch on NBC. 38 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 1: Same thing. We're on Twitch live, so watch us on 39 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: Twitch live, and if not, you can still watch us 40 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: on the YouTube channel every single day. Welsh. I think, 41 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: in full Jake Parolta mode, we have to support our 42 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: Jake Parolta's. We are the Jake Parolta's around this joint. 43 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: I think that's the best way I could put it 44 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: to people of how we're moving things along in twenty 45 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: twenty five. 46 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 2: I think that's a good sell That was a very 47 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 2: good selling point. The only thing that changes on YouTube 48 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 2: is the live portion of it. The video is still there, 49 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 2: maybe it'll be out earlier than ever. The live portion 50 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 2: is just moving here. So I know it's very very stressful. 51 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:24,679 Speaker 2: But all you do is get the other app come 52 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 2: and watch us live twelve pm Eastern every single day 53 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:31,359 Speaker 2: and your golden if live is your goal, because we'll 54 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:35,079 Speaker 2: be answering questions. We've got the whole set of Monday 55 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 2: through Friday baseball action for you if you want live. 56 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 2: If you are not a live guy, yeah, nothing to 57 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 2: worry about. Nothing changes for you. Easy change is not 58 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 2: too scary. We're still here for you to hold your 59 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 2: hand the whole way. 60 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: This is the question, who's the Charles Boyle. We both 61 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: want to be Jake Peralta, that's the problem, but I 62 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 1: probably me. I'm more of the Charles Boyle. I do 63 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: love to cook. I have a food snob, so that's 64 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: probably the way it goes. You're definitely I would like 65 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: to be the Andre Brower. I think that would probably 66 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 1: be you know, the ultimate level, but you know, we've 67 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: got a long way to go before. 68 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 2: I never watched the final season. It's good, yeah yeah, 69 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 2: And the character names are kind of escaping me a 70 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 2: little bit. But like phenomenal show. I don't watch a 71 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 2: lot of like sitcommy, like you know, cable TV type 72 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 2: of shows. Brooklyn ninety nine is like near the top. 73 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 2: It had an amazing run of. 74 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,080 Speaker 1: It was so funny. So if I missed when Gina 75 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: Lynetti left because she had brought a certain madness to 76 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:31,799 Speaker 1: that show, really enjoyed, that would be the character who 77 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: is the she's like the secretary. 78 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 2: For Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, I know you're done. 79 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, exactly, wonderful, wonderful. Why I'm blocking on the the 80 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 1: name of Gina Lennette All her name? What's the name 81 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: of the actress who played her? Oh my god, Chelsea Parretti. 82 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: Chelsea Parretti. By the way, a few people don't know 83 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 1: that there we go. That wust be a funny house. 84 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 1: But we're a funny house. Dude. Let's get to baseball. 85 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 1: Let's talk, because we had a game go on today, 86 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 1: actually count it was a game. It was more of 87 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: an exhibition game, but there were real stats that are 88 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: going to really count in your fantasy leagues, most of 89 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: them anyway, and we want to recap all of that, 90 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: and I think it's a fun thing to take a 91 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: look at what was there, what wasn't there. First, the 92 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 1: pomp and circumstance, the fact that you had two Japanese pitchers, 93 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:24,280 Speaker 1: first time ever going against each other on opening day, 94 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 1: having that happen in Japan, with showed to Imanaga and 95 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:30,600 Speaker 1: with the Yamamodo, that was terrific. The Pokemon opening. I 96 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: don't know if you saw this, but the monsters of 97 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball coming to Japan. I'm not a Pokemon guy. 98 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:38,919 Speaker 1: I'm too old for that, but I thought it was 99 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 1: cool anyway, So I enjoyed this. The crowd was live. 100 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 1: The crowd was very exciting. They were so excited when 101 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: al Tani would come up. And then we'll get really 102 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 1: quiet too because they were watching so intent and it 103 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: was a game that had a few moments. It was 104 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 1: interesting because show to Amanaga, guy that really is good 105 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: with control walk four guys. I think that's a career 106 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: high for him for show to Imanaga in this one, 107 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: so he was control was a little off in the 108 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 1: second inning, he worked around those walks. He had walked 109 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: a few and was able to get around it. Second 110 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: inning a bit of a tough one for Yamamoto as well. 111 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 1: Miguel Amaya had the big hit there. That was great 112 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: to see. So I want to talk about the pitching 113 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 1: performances first, because they were limited. They felt like exhibition 114 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:24,159 Speaker 1: e sort of feel to everything. But neither guy, to me, 115 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:27,479 Speaker 1: looked super comfortable. Neither guy looked like they were in 116 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 1: a groove. It felt like spring training to me, and 117 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:33,280 Speaker 1: I wouldn't take too much out of this. What's your 118 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: take on what you saw from Yamamoto and Ima Naga 119 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: this morning? 120 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:41,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I would say, first off, both the performances, 121 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 2: even though they're like a little squirrely if you're looking 122 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 2: at like command, they're both great, you know. I mean, 123 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 2: Ima and Aga ended up, you know, getting that splitter going. 124 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 2: I think it was let's see, I think it was 125 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 2: four shutout innings. Yeah, four shutout innings. He didn't give 126 00:05:56,760 --> 00:06:00,839 Speaker 2: up a earned run. The sweeper was a little bit wonky, 127 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:03,919 Speaker 2: not penguin ish, but just wonky. He ended up throwing 128 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 2: thirty one percent fastball, thirty nine percent splitter. We were 129 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 2: seeing some sweeper in there, so he's not just two 130 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 2: pitch pitchy, which is very good, but it was only 131 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 2: a thirty three percent zone rate. He just didn't do 132 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 2: a whole lot. I got a couple called strikes. Everything 133 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 2: was coming off of the splitter, fastball was all right. 134 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 2: Imaaga was solid, and the same thing could be said 135 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:25,480 Speaker 2: about Yamamoto. 136 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: You know. 137 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 2: Interesting on the betting side, it was almost plus money 138 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 2: for Emanaga at a walk a guy. Can you imagine 139 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 2: if you had put in, if you could have got 140 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 2: two three walks on the plus side, it was like 141 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 2: minus one. 142 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 1: Well, because he's not a guy who walked. You could 143 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: see the frustration on his face too. He just didn't 144 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 1: have that feel that command that he usually does, and 145 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 1: you would see him and the I want to say, 146 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 1: at least the first one was a three to two 147 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:52,919 Speaker 1: count too, where he just like so defeated, you know, 148 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: the catcher was throwing the ball back to him. They 149 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: had a close up and he was like, oh, like, 150 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 1: I can't believe I did that, and put the first 151 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:00,479 Speaker 1: guy on and luckily he was able to manage it. 152 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:05,720 Speaker 1: But you're right, like it was just not your vintagey Minaga. 153 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 2: No, and both of these guys the line, I mean, 154 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 2: the lines were telling us so much. By the way, 155 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 2: you want to get some peak out of what you know, 156 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 2: the books knew. It was fourteen and a half outs 157 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 2: for both of these guys, So for you at home, 158 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 2: that's under five innings. They had like a dual parlay 159 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 2: of like ten strikeouts for both of these guys. Not 160 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 2: only did they not hit that, both went under their 161 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 2: individual strikeout props. Both went over their walks. Because it's 162 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 2: the exhibition. Just real quick on Yamamoto fastball splitter combination 163 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 2: was pretty phenomenal. The splitter had a forty seven percent 164 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 2: whiff rate. It had a higher zone percentage than Iman 165 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 2: August sweeper. But the fastball looked great. It was getting 166 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 2: it was getting called strikes while the splitter was getting whiffs. 167 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 2: That's what you want, and this is a battle of 168 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 2: fastballs versus splitters. So I actually take away when you say, like, hey, 169 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 2: don't take away. I think there were both great performances. 170 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 2: They just exhibitioned this to hell. Sixty nine pitches for 171 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 2: Eeman August, seventy two for Yamamoto. That's well under what 172 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 2: you would even expect on an opening day, you'd be 173 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 2: looking closer to like a eighty Yeah, eighty five is 174 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:16,680 Speaker 2: kind of the number that had stuck in my head. 175 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 2: So they went under it. And that's like a twofold 176 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 2: thing for me. At the end of the day, Joe, 177 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 2: it's like a incredible atmosphere, incredible everything, except they bury 178 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 2: the game at three am on Pacific standard time, six 179 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 2: am on the East. Nothing you could do, Yes, you can. 180 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 2: You can make it later, and you can make everybody 181 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 2: there go to the game later. One hundred percent you 182 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 2: can do something about it. That's I think a first 183 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:44,680 Speaker 2: mistake with all this stuff. You just can't bury these games. 184 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 2: And I don't care where it. 185 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 1: Because like what's the player's body clock like to you 186 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 1: want to start games at nine pm when they're there? 187 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:53,560 Speaker 1: I mean that it's tricky. 188 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:57,119 Speaker 2: I mean, I mean they're already on some weird clock situations. 189 00:08:57,160 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 2: So that that's A. And then B is just you know, 190 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 2: the pitching side, you having like long relievers like Ben 191 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:06,080 Speaker 2: Brown came in, got a ton of whiffs, but he 192 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 2: gave up multiple runs. He was walking a bunch like 193 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 2: the hitters didn't quite look like they were locked in. 194 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:14,560 Speaker 2: I mean, Pete Krimstrong was. I mean, we'll talk about 195 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:16,080 Speaker 2: the hitters. I don't want to jump into it, but 196 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:20,199 Speaker 2: the pitchers on these counts is like the secondary thing 197 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:22,080 Speaker 2: that I think is kind of a problem with these 198 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 2: I don't like to see the beginning of the season 199 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 2: guys under seventy pitches to start. But Yamamoto and ima 200 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 2: Aga both stepped up, Both look solid, and I think 201 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 2: people can feel pretty confident as far as a fantasy goes. 202 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:38,680 Speaker 1: And what I'm confident is that our intelligent, good looking audience, 203 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:40,599 Speaker 1: our peanuts, and our Crackerjacks are going to continue to 204 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 1: find us on Twitch. Here's mister Buster. Well we're on 205 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 1: Twitch now. Clearly mister Buster found us and appreciates thanks 206 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 1: to the Welsh discord announcement right before the show boom. 207 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:52,080 Speaker 1: Now we're here. So this is it. We were over 208 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 1: there and now we're over here. Now that's what we're doing. 209 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: It's going to be very easy. Now, there were some 210 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 1: people that weren't over there. They went over there, but 211 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 1: they didn't play Freddie Freeman did not play rib Discomfort. 212 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 2: I don't like that came. That came like I was 213 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:07,320 Speaker 2: up late. I had tell you I was up like 214 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 2: late late. Unfortunately, for some reason, and it was a 215 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:12,680 Speaker 2: couple hours before the game started. On the West coast. 216 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:15,160 Speaker 2: There was no announcement at least that I saw about 217 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 2: Freddy Freeman being scratched, so that one was late. The 218 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:20,439 Speaker 2: Mookie Bets one we we've known, and it's kind of 219 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 2: a little scary. 220 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 1: The Moviie Bets one lost fifteen pounds too in this illness. 221 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:26,680 Speaker 1: I don't think Mookie Bets had fifteen pounds to lose. 222 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 1: He's not exactly, He's not a big fatty walking around 223 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:32,479 Speaker 1: necessarily the clubhouse. 224 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 2: You know, this is not is not me, Like I 225 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 2: lost like twenty pounds in like two weeks or whatever 226 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 2: from being super sick, Like I can lose that. 227 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:44,439 Speaker 1: Bartolle loses fifteen pounds. That's good. His heart will thank him. 228 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 1: I think that's now. And I love Bartolo, I absolutely 229 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:49,920 Speaker 1: adore him. But obviously, you know, guys are gonna push it, 230 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: nor should they at this stage. Like that's where we're 231 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: at with this stuff. So again, very exhibition feel. It 232 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 1: also felt to me a very I guess set up 233 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: for the rest of the year. Right, So Dodger starters 234 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:04,079 Speaker 1: are going to keep you in games, right, They're going 235 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 1: to get to your bullpen. They're going to hit the 236 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 1: snot out of your bullpen. Then they're going to drop 237 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 1: that incredible bullpen on you and its lights out games 238 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:15,080 Speaker 1: over to me, it was a very Dodger victory today 239 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:17,439 Speaker 1: and I think a harbinger of things to come in 240 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 1: the future, which great. 241 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:22,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, that Dodger bullpen's nasty. I mean also, like, you know, 242 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:26,439 Speaker 2: they just threw band out there, but Casparius came in 243 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 2: and he threw three of the top velo pitches overall, 244 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 2: and he ended up being like the set I guess 245 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 2: you call it the seventh inning guy. And he ends up, 246 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 2: you know, just rocking fastballs left and right. They then 247 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 2: go to try and and and Tanner Scott is a beast, 248 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 2: and I've been pretty adamant about this, Like Tanner Scott 249 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 2: is one of the best values. We just did a 250 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 2: show on our breakouts and my breakout relief pitcher is 251 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:55,719 Speaker 2: Andres Munios. I think Andres Munos is going to like 252 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 2: take a big step up. But like Tanner Scott was 253 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:00,800 Speaker 2: going after and the only reason he is going after 254 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:03,600 Speaker 2: a lot of these guys is because there's like a 255 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:08,160 Speaker 2: little bit of questionable like will they commit to going 256 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:10,560 Speaker 2: to Tanner Scott. Could it go to you know, Kirby Yates. 257 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 2: Are they gonna move it around first opportunity? Tanner Scott 258 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:19,080 Speaker 2: absolutely lock that down. He just pumped fastballs into them 259 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:21,880 Speaker 2: and he end up might be in just an absolute 260 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 2: smash steal top you know, eight, top seven closer when 261 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:26,600 Speaker 2: it's all done. 262 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 1: Mctunda out here too, answering the question, what's the over 263 00:12:29,679 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 1: under for the Dodgers' win total one oh nine and 264 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 1: a half? Is that true? Is that the number? Welsh? 265 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:35,160 Speaker 1: I gotta look at that. I gotta double check on 266 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 1: that one. But it's good to see r P nuts 267 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 1: and cracker Jacks filtering into the chat. Also good to 268 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 1: see the youth. That's right, the children of our future. 269 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 1: Let them lead the way. And Matt Shaw purchased contract. 270 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 1: He played in this game. It was good to see 271 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 1: him out there again. I'm not gonna take too much 272 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 1: out of the one outing here for Shaw, the one 273 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:58,079 Speaker 1: appearance here for him so far. He started off spring 274 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: training slow because of an injury. He's picking things up, 275 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:03,439 Speaker 1: but this is good. It's good to see Miguel Almaya, 276 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 1: who made some adjustments last year in the second half. 277 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 1: I mean that's an offensive potential catcher there in fantasy 278 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 1: leagues like don't sleep on a Mayle like that could 279 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 1: be a guy that could you know, pop at unexpectedly 280 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 1: so and be a guy we're talking about a waiver 281 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 1: wire in single catcher leagues in two weeks from now 282 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 1: that you got to go running at him. So you 283 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 1: might want to be ahead of that game too. But 284 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:25,320 Speaker 1: Matt Shaw. Great to see him playing with the Cubs. 285 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 1: This is what the cub should be doing. There's nothing 286 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 1: left for him to prove. We just did our all 287 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: sleeper team, our all breakout team. I'm not going to 288 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 1: tell you who had Matt Shaw, but I will say 289 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 1: Matt Shaw was on one of those lists. Those shows 290 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:38,960 Speaker 1: will be out on YouTube this week. But well, I mean, 291 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:40,680 Speaker 1: I don't think there's anything left for him to do 292 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 1: with the minor leagues. You got to get to the 293 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:43,760 Speaker 1: major leagues. That's what it's all about. 294 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 2: What's the by the way, I don't know those my 295 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 2: computer are yours. But it was the puppet. We almost 296 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:50,040 Speaker 2: had a puppet Joe. 297 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 1: I haven't missed one. Yeah, okay, I think I'm good. 298 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 1: They're saying puppet Joe, So I don't know if I 299 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 1: missed something there, but Dodgers actually has a one. 300 00:13:57,720 --> 00:14:01,079 Speaker 2: No, you just you stalled out and then that went back. 301 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 2: We almost had the first Puppet Joe moment on Twitch. 302 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:06,040 Speaker 1: I mean that would be appropriate, the first one. But 303 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 1: the point I'm making is, look, you're in this situation. Now, 304 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 1: you are all in. You push your chips into the middle. Here, 305 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:13,959 Speaker 1: you're the Cubs. You've got two guys at the top 306 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 1: of this rotation you can believe in. You've got enough 307 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:17,360 Speaker 1: prospects too that if you have to make a move 308 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:19,200 Speaker 1: for another pitcher at the All Star break, you could 309 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 1: probably pull it off. You've moved you know, Cam Smith 310 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 1: for Kyle Tucker, and now it's all in play mat Shaw. 311 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 1: See what you get out of him, and I think 312 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 1: you're going to be rewarded. So again, how did this 313 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 1: make you feel to see Shaw as the opening day 314 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 1: guy here for the Cubs. 315 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:35,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean the performance didn't do much. Obviously he 316 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 2: ended up having strikeout, you know, didn't zero for four. 317 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 2: But Callie, I don't know if you're able to go 318 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 2: back to the lineup thing for just one second, the 319 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 2: lineup screen, if we could look at it, and the 320 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:47,600 Speaker 2: thing that gets me. 321 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:49,400 Speaker 1: In case for the people were asking. He didn't have 322 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:52,280 Speaker 1: two strikeouts in the game, but he did play third base. 323 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 1: There was some questions where would he play potentially, but 324 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 1: third base is the. 325 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 2: Spot right there. That's what I wanted everyone to look at. 326 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:02,160 Speaker 2: He hit fifth. He hit fifth in that lineup already 327 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 2: prime spot. You're hitting in front, you got Tucker. I mean, 328 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 2: I don't mind this lineup. If it's Hap, Suzuki and Tucker. 329 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 2: There's an opportunity just to throw it out there that 330 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 2: Matt Show could move up to four if he's already 331 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 2: hitting five, So you can go back to Matshaw if 332 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 2: you want. I just want everyone to see he's hitting 333 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 2: in front of danceby Swanson. He's hitting in front of 334 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 2: I mean, Peter Armstrong was just all world spring training. 335 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 2: Didn't do much in this game either. But and I 336 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:27,040 Speaker 2: don't know how many lefties they want to put up 337 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 2: at the top. Having that speed at the bottom is great, 338 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 2: but having Matt Shaw in, you know, optioned up. He's 339 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:36,440 Speaker 2: starting at third base on opening day in Japan and 340 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 2: he's hitting five tells you a lot. I feel very 341 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 2: comfortable with an investment in him. There's kind of a 342 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 2: betting side to me too, because n L is still 343 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:49,120 Speaker 2: a little bit open. You know, Rokie's the favorite. You've 344 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 2: got Dylan Cruz match show is still around four to 345 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 2: four and a half to one, and like, I just 346 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 2: I love the I love the confidence and where they're 347 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 2: putting him in the lineup. So this performance, it's whatever 348 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:03,160 Speaker 2: they traveled and there's a lot going on with it. 349 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 2: But for him to be hitting that high early on, 350 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 2: I think it's very telling of like what situations he's 351 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:10,640 Speaker 2: going to be put into. And he had a great spring. 352 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 2: I mean, he was kind of you know, tanking the ball, 353 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 2: and I'm I'm definitely even I'm like a next level 354 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 2: confident that they didn't go and bury him down at 355 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 2: eight or something like that. 356 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 1: A little lot of protection with a veteran like Dansby Swanson. 357 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 1: And of course the jerk wagon has pulled into the 358 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:28,400 Speaker 1: station officially, So Baseball's back. Here's Mike Mayor Joe celebrating 359 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:31,640 Speaker 1: over four to two. K's baseball is back. I'm celebrating 360 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:35,800 Speaker 1: the youth of this nation in baseball of America playing 361 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 1: in the games in the big leagues. Not a double 362 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:41,480 Speaker 1: A and triple A. That's what I'm celebrating Mike Mayor. 363 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 1: That's right, that's what I'm no home run calls today. 364 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 1: Oh he's me mctunda's home run call those. That's good. 365 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 1: We're not doing home runs. 366 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 2: I don't even think about the home run call. The 367 00:16:49,760 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 2: series now that's going to start opening day. By the way, 368 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:55,080 Speaker 2: you want to do it, go over. It's Premium Discord, 369 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 2: I believe if you just have a Fantasy Pros it's 370 00:16:57,200 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 2: something I learned. If you have a Fantasy Pros Premium account, 371 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:04,040 Speaker 2: there's also the Premium Discord, Fantasypros dot Com, slash Discord, 372 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 2: you can join in. I did an announcement before to 373 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 2: show everybody that we're live. We have amas, we have rooms, 374 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:12,679 Speaker 2: we're gonna have cleaning up is out there. But what 375 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:15,480 Speaker 2: we also are going to have is the home run calls. 376 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:17,440 Speaker 2: You guys can take a part in it. We usually 377 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:19,439 Speaker 2: have prizes for the winner at the end. You make 378 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:21,399 Speaker 2: a call every single day, get on the leader board. 379 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:25,879 Speaker 2: We celebrate you. Fantasypros dot Com, slash Discord or or 380 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:28,240 Speaker 2: slash Chat as well. Either one of those. Get you 381 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 2: there and you can join up and get in the 382 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:30,879 Speaker 2: home run calls. 383 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 1: Next week we're gonna get you caught up to you 384 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:37,400 Speaker 1: on everything that went on yesterday in spring training before 385 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 1: we do. Your drafts are coming up also, so now's 386 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 1: a great time to use the Draft Assistant. So what 387 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:47,000 Speaker 1: do you do? Well? 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Don't take a closer because the two teams 397 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:16,400 Speaker 1: drafting after you already have four closers. So wait, take 398 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 1: something else and then we'll come back to you. Take 399 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:20,199 Speaker 1: a closer. That sort of insight when you're on the 400 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:23,200 Speaker 1: clock is how you are successful. So use Draft Assistant 401 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:25,720 Speaker 1: along with our suite of tools over on MLB Draft 402 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:28,439 Speaker 1: Wizard today. Sink your leagues for free and use the 403 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 1: Draft Assistant to start dominating all of your leagues and 404 00:18:32,119 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 1: especially those drafts. All right, let's get after some of 405 00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:37,440 Speaker 1: the news. We talked about Mookie Betts, we talked about 406 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 1: Freddie Freeman. Those things are concerning for us. Nonetheless, I 407 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 1: want to talk about something good. Justin Verlander six strikeouts, 408 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 1: five shoutout innings now was against the White Sox, so 409 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 1: I think that is the one caveat there. But good 410 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:51,120 Speaker 1: to see that the old man still got something left 411 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:52,679 Speaker 1: to the tank. Anything you want to take out of this. 412 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:55,679 Speaker 1: I know in one of our previous conversations we've been 413 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:58,680 Speaker 1: talking about Scherzer, Verlander, some of these older pitchers that 414 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,360 Speaker 1: are just buried in eightp and I want to say, 415 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:03,000 Speaker 1: you said that Verlander was the guy that you were 416 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:05,240 Speaker 1: bore willing to take a shot on. So that must 417 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:07,639 Speaker 1: be making you feel warm and fuzzy in your tummy 418 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:10,680 Speaker 1: that you saw Justin Verlander do this yesterday. Yeah. 419 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:12,640 Speaker 2: I'm not the way I might phrase it, but yes, 420 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:15,679 Speaker 2: I feel pretty good. Exactly the way to phrase it, 421 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:19,200 Speaker 2: where I mean a VIZI in my tummy Justin Verlander. Nope, 422 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:23,320 Speaker 2: But what I will say he said six having the 423 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 2: strong spring training, sixteen innings pitch so far, fifteen strikeouts 424 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 2: to four walks, low whip, the stuff looks like it's 425 00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 2: kind of back and the ballpark factor. It is such 426 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:38,680 Speaker 2: a battle of like what these guys do in spring 427 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 2: versus like putting any extra oomph into a guy. But 428 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:46,200 Speaker 2: Verlander has been free and the back end when you're 429 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 2: a god when you're in post two fifty, like, we 430 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:51,520 Speaker 2: can talk ourselves into some good starting pitchers, but it's 431 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:53,959 Speaker 2: it becomes few and far between. Then you look at 432 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:55,959 Speaker 2: this guy and you're just like, all right, well, you know, 433 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:58,720 Speaker 2: it's been a really good spring for a forty plus 434 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:02,200 Speaker 2: year old. He's an a great ballpark. You know, there's 435 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 2: an improved offense when leadamis, isn't it. I think there's 436 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:07,720 Speaker 2: just like some check marks you can say, like, well, 437 00:20:08,320 --> 00:20:12,400 Speaker 2: we're checking off multiple elements that say he's worth the risk. 438 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 2: Because also at the end of the draft, like you 439 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 2: can cut, you can go and take you know, I 440 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 2: don't know, I loosely just say, like a Ben Brown, 441 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:20,480 Speaker 2: you could take those type of guys with hey, maybe 442 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:22,360 Speaker 2: they'll start blah blah blah. But Verlander's a guy that's 443 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:24,199 Speaker 2: gonna be in the rotation all year and if it works. 444 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 2: I think I'm relatively comfortable with it. So I feel 445 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:30,159 Speaker 2: pretty good about that, and I also say it is 446 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 2: the White Sox. The White Sox lineup is a tiny 447 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:36,560 Speaker 2: bit more interesting than it was like from last year. 448 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:39,920 Speaker 2: Miguel Vargas has third base lockdown. There's another sleeper to 449 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:42,200 Speaker 2: look at in the back end of like deeper drafts. 450 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:46,439 Speaker 2: Brandon Drury has had an insane spring and he might 451 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 2: have nothing in the roster at second base. Yeah, Chase 452 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:51,880 Speaker 2: me droth Is. It looks like he's gonna play short, 453 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:55,320 Speaker 2: he doesn't strike out. It's actually kind of a uniquely 454 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:58,120 Speaker 2: interesting roster. I don't know if it's enough where I'm 455 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:01,159 Speaker 2: gonna listen to Cardi If you check out our MLB 456 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 2: Bets podcast we talked about with Derek Cardy from Fantasy Fest. 457 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:08,160 Speaker 2: One of his favorite bets was the Chicago White Sox 458 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:11,320 Speaker 2: season total over. I don't know if I can go there, 459 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:14,080 Speaker 2: but this team is a little bit more well constructed 460 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:17,399 Speaker 2: and interesting, I think than what last year's abomination was. 461 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:23,200 Speaker 1: Now some prospect news Christian Campbell might be the starting 462 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:26,679 Speaker 1: second baseman here. Alex Korra was talking to reporters and 463 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:28,880 Speaker 1: he's competing for that job. According to Korra, So there's 464 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:30,840 Speaker 1: still about a week left. I know it hasn't been 465 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:34,280 Speaker 1: the perfect spring here for Campbell, but a good strong 466 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:36,320 Speaker 1: finish will go a long way, and a good defensive 467 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 1: moment would be good too. Also, some rumors about Cam Smith, 468 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:42,480 Speaker 1: who we've been talking about here. I've done videos here 469 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:46,199 Speaker 1: about Cam Smith on our YouTube channel. I tell you 470 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 1: that dude's a beast. I think is worth a shot. 471 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:51,359 Speaker 1: Let's see what he's got here. And here's a question 472 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:54,400 Speaker 1: from who dat friend of the show, mister prospect Welsh. 473 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:56,120 Speaker 1: Do we think Cam Smith makes it to the open 474 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:58,879 Speaker 1: day roster Welsh? Because he's playing the outfield too a 475 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 1: little bit? I say, yeah, that flexibility is what you 476 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:03,639 Speaker 1: want with a young player. So you could play him 477 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 1: at third, you could play him in the outfield, and 478 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:07,960 Speaker 1: that way you can mix a match because early on 479 00:22:08,040 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 1: you tend to give a lot of guys days off. Still, 480 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 1: you know, he's still kind of plodding through April. I 481 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:14,320 Speaker 1: think he's going to make the roster Welsh. What do 482 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:15,840 Speaker 1: you think I do too? 483 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 2: I think at this point, I mean they've you're starting 484 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:22,399 Speaker 2: to see guys. Jack Cagleon is a prime example. He 485 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:24,520 Speaker 2: was just sent down out of camp. I think it 486 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:27,880 Speaker 2: was yesterday, so you're starting to and he had their 487 00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:30,919 Speaker 2: joke at like three hundred WRC plus in spring, like 488 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:34,879 Speaker 2: he's in five hundred. He's a monster, awesome spring. See ya, 489 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:39,360 Speaker 2: you're going down. It's not any guarantee for any prospect. 490 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:41,720 Speaker 2: There's still a lot of these rosters are like forty, 491 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 2: you know, and you got to get down to like 492 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:45,199 Speaker 2: twenty five, so there are cuts to be made. So 493 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:49,160 Speaker 2: there's no guarantees. But when you get to past mid 494 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:51,680 Speaker 2: March and you're still on the roster, the opportunity goes up. 495 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:54,200 Speaker 2: There's a lot of comments that are out there about 496 00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 2: it as well. I think he would come in and 497 00:22:57,080 --> 00:22:59,200 Speaker 2: be an outfielder immediately. I think he'd be a starting 498 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:01,680 Speaker 2: outfielder and then and they would probably compliment him by 499 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:04,680 Speaker 2: playing some corner and another reason behind it. I wanted 500 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:06,760 Speaker 2: to bring this up. We didn't talk about this before, 501 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 2: but like one of the most shocking Spring things to 502 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:13,200 Speaker 2: me has still been that Alex Vradugo has no job. 503 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:16,439 Speaker 2: Like we've seen so many guys even late like okay, 504 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 2: this guy's signed, Jose Kintana signed with the Brewers, But. 505 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 1: If you look, Verdugo's not the most liked guy from 506 00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball. 507 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 2: Okay, but he is su I think it's twenty nine. 508 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:28,359 Speaker 2: He sub thirty years old, great defender. Multiple teams have 509 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:30,359 Speaker 2: talked to him, and one of those teams was the 510 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:33,400 Speaker 2: Houston Astros that they were looking for a corner outfielder. 511 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:37,639 Speaker 2: Nothing necessarily materialized, and I don't know, I think that 512 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:40,679 Speaker 2: they didn't pull that trigger. It kind of tells me 513 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:44,440 Speaker 2: that this team is willing, you know, a to take 514 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:46,439 Speaker 2: a stab at that PPI and try to get the 515 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:49,679 Speaker 2: extra pick, and b that they think he is at 516 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:52,240 Speaker 2: a level that is going to be able to work. 517 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:54,960 Speaker 2: He can defensively play. At some point he could you know, 518 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:57,159 Speaker 2: they can move pradis to second praties too. I mean, 519 00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:59,760 Speaker 2: they could just move this around that. I really do 520 00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:01,920 Speaker 2: think cam Smith is going to do it and hat 521 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 2: tip it into that PPI program that I'm hoping that 522 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 2: the Astros are looking at this and saying, like, we 523 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:09,680 Speaker 2: do want to take a stab at getting this first 524 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:13,359 Speaker 2: round pick get rewarded. And I really do think like 525 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:15,639 Speaker 2: he is one of those prospect prospects that's going to 526 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 2: be out there. And I moved him up in my 527 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:19,479 Speaker 2: draft ranks because I feel a lot more confident about him. 528 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:21,800 Speaker 2: And Christian Moore are the two guys that no one 529 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:24,879 Speaker 2: talks about that I really do think have good opportunities 530 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 2: to h. 531 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:28,439 Speaker 1: Here you go, Debbie Downers back again. There was a 532 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 1: poor yesterday that David Hamilton could get that job over 533 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 1: Christian Campbell. But Mike Mayer wah whah, yeah, I know 534 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:37,359 Speaker 1: we could. But that's not fun, that's not exciting. Make 535 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:39,359 Speaker 1: sure you check out the cycle here on the Fantasy 536 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 1: Rose MLB for more Debbie Downer moments with Mike Maher. 537 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:44,000 Speaker 2: The show is just going to be you know those 538 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:46,879 Speaker 2: reaction videos on YouTube where people like listen to a 539 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:47,879 Speaker 2: song and they're like, oh no. 540 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:51,199 Speaker 1: It's just going to be so all I know is 541 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 1: we almost got a puppet Welsh. We almost got a 542 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:54,240 Speaker 1: puppet Welsh A Joe. 543 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:56,479 Speaker 2: I think it might have been you, but I don't know. 544 00:24:56,560 --> 00:24:58,200 Speaker 2: The chack can tell us that I freeze or was 545 00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:00,919 Speaker 2: that Joe? Let us know here, let us But you 546 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:03,159 Speaker 2: know those reaction videos where it's like they'll listen to 547 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:05,159 Speaker 2: a song and they're like man and they pose it. 548 00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:07,840 Speaker 2: The cycle is just going to become Mike Mayor listening 549 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 2: to videos of you pausing it and just refuting everything 550 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 2: you say that it'd be great videos. 551 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:16,160 Speaker 1: Oh good times. You know what else is great my playbook. 552 00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 1: If you want to manage all the leagues you're in, 553 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:19,560 Speaker 1: the best way to do is with my playbook. You 554 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:22,679 Speaker 1: can even set your lineups from different places. 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And 570 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:05,520 Speaker 1: did I mentioned it's free, so just go and get it. 571 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:07,800 Speaker 1: And of course when you're a premium and Fantasy pros 572 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:10,119 Speaker 1: you get more bells and whistles on all these apps, 573 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:13,160 Speaker 1: and they're pretty damn amazing. I'm just gonna say, more 574 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:15,840 Speaker 1: news and notes to get through. We have Zach Wheeler 575 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:19,480 Speaker 1: starting opening day. That's important, kind of before gone conclusion. 576 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:21,680 Speaker 1: But yesterday Spencer Strider, this is what I want to 577 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:23,800 Speaker 1: get to. He retired all eight red Sox that he 578 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:27,880 Speaker 1: faced six strikeouts for Spencer Strider. He looked very sharp. 579 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 1: Now it's the only the first outing. But if you 580 00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:34,080 Speaker 1: listen closely, well you can hear the ADP already rising. 581 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:35,920 Speaker 1: Do you hear it? I hear it right now. 582 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 2: I heard it. It was screaming at me. After that, 583 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:42,520 Speaker 2: the seven strikeouts off of two and two, I mean, 584 00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 2: be still my heart. Like I had mentioned this in 585 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:51,520 Speaker 2: conversation with Eno on The Ultimate Pitching Guide, Part one, 586 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:55,360 Speaker 2: of saying like when you have the sorry Joey, when 587 00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:59,280 Speaker 2: you have this like push for Jacob to Grom that hey, 588 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:02,280 Speaker 2: Jacob de Grim can be you know, a top five 589 00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 2: sp and a ten man league, or he's a top 590 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 2: ten in a twelve man league. In fifteen. He's risky, 591 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:09,639 Speaker 2: and everyone's having these conversations and it's a lot of 592 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:13,200 Speaker 2: de Gram. We gotta have the conversation about Spencer Strider 593 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:16,800 Speaker 2: because Spencer Strider. I mean, don't be shocked when Spencer 594 00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:19,480 Speaker 2: Strider has more innings pitched than Jacob de Grom and 595 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 2: he misses his little time at the beginning of the season. 596 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:23,240 Speaker 2: But that beginning of the season might be the thing, 597 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:25,920 Speaker 2: the only thing that kind of tails us off from that. 598 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:28,679 Speaker 2: Now he's obviously, you know, coming off of the brace, 599 00:27:28,760 --> 00:27:30,680 Speaker 2: and we have to see how that's going to hold 600 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:33,120 Speaker 2: up on the season. But like to see that performance, 601 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:35,919 Speaker 2: to see him pitch and be able to get this 602 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:39,600 Speaker 2: game in makes me feel confident that the time missed whatever, 603 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:41,919 Speaker 2: that's going to be a short and that he's a 604 00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:45,840 Speaker 2: smashing steal. I had him pitcher thirty seven in a 605 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:50,320 Speaker 2: row going into with no update going into that start. 606 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:53,399 Speaker 2: I gotta be honest with you, Joey, like this thirty 607 00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:55,959 Speaker 2: range is killing me because I look at Shae McClanahan, 608 00:27:56,080 --> 00:27:59,280 Speaker 2: Sandi al Contra, and Spencer Strider, all of these guys 609 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:02,160 Speaker 2: that were like third to forty or whatever in ranks, 610 00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 2: they're all out there they're all pitching, they all look good, 611 00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:08,720 Speaker 2: and they all have top fifteen upside. It's just about 612 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 2: a matter of, like, what are those innings going to 613 00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:13,360 Speaker 2: look like. I'm not going to be shocked if Strider 614 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:16,480 Speaker 2: goes inside the top twenty five of some drafts this week. 615 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:17,960 Speaker 2: I don't know if I'm gonna move him that high. 616 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:20,919 Speaker 2: But like take Joe Ryan, Joe Ryan, we had some 617 00:28:21,040 --> 00:28:23,960 Speaker 2: v low downs or some concerns there. Could I justify 618 00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:28,159 Speaker 2: taking Spencer Strider over Ryan? I might be able to 619 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:31,719 Speaker 2: Spencer Strider is an SP three. I think it's in 620 00:28:31,760 --> 00:28:33,719 Speaker 2: play man. I don't want to get too over zealous. 621 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:36,879 Speaker 2: It is risky taking a picture that is like really 622 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:39,800 Speaker 2: coming off of an injury. Like Alcontra and McClanahan are 623 00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:43,640 Speaker 2: further away, but Strider is at the level that he 624 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:45,440 Speaker 2: is one of the best pitchers in baseball, and I 625 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:48,560 Speaker 2: truly think he is. In conversation of de Grom light 626 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 2: when you justify taking him, you might be better avoiding 627 00:28:52,080 --> 00:28:55,040 Speaker 2: de Grom in a draft around SP eleven or twelve 628 00:28:55,280 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 2: and take Strider around like SP twenty eight or twenty nine, 629 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:00,000 Speaker 2: and you might get a very similar time. 630 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:04,719 Speaker 1: Look, it's going to rise it's going to be very 631 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:07,160 Speaker 1: evident this weekend because this is the only sample size 632 00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:08,680 Speaker 1: you're going to have before drafts. This weekend. He's not 633 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:11,120 Speaker 1: going to pitch again this well, he might pitch on 634 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:13,920 Speaker 1: what on Saturday potentially, right if we're on like a 635 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:15,520 Speaker 1: five day schedule we're trying to I think he. 636 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:18,640 Speaker 2: Could go Saturday Sunday or Saturday or Sunday. 637 00:29:18,760 --> 00:29:21,520 Speaker 1: So yeah, and it's one you watch with bated breath, 638 00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:23,160 Speaker 1: right because you don't want to have any setbacks, you 639 00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:24,760 Speaker 1: want to have any issues. But that's a huge one 640 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:29,280 Speaker 1: because right now the ADP is, you know, above the 641 00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:31,560 Speaker 1: Shane mcclanahan's and above the Sandy al contras, who are 642 00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:34,480 Speaker 1: going to be there day one. Strider, no matter what's 643 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:36,800 Speaker 1: not going to be there opening day. We know this already. 644 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:38,600 Speaker 1: How long is it going to take him to ramp 645 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:40,240 Speaker 1: up it? Does he have any setbacks? Those are the 646 00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:43,440 Speaker 1: big questions. We teased it where we joked I should 647 00:29:43,520 --> 00:29:46,560 Speaker 1: say on the show yesterday we were doing about well 648 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:49,160 Speaker 1: baseball's back ause Royce Lewis is hurt and he has 649 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:53,120 Speaker 1: a moderate left hamstring strain. So if Spencer Strider is 650 00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 1: moving up now after that, clearly Royce Lewis ADP is 651 00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:59,080 Speaker 1: going to take a massive hit. So anybody this offse 652 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:01,400 Speaker 1: he was going, okay to go back in there, give 653 00:30:01,480 --> 00:30:03,840 Speaker 1: him one more shot. Welsh, how do you do this? 654 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:06,920 Speaker 1: How do you continue to take flyers on this guy 655 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 1: when he just continues to show you he can't say 656 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:11,800 Speaker 1: on the field. This was a crazy stat I mentioned 657 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:13,200 Speaker 1: on the other show. I'm gonna mention on this show 658 00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:15,720 Speaker 1: today too. I think it was twenty three or twenty 659 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:19,360 Speaker 1: four games combined where Correa, Buxton and Lewis were all 660 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:21,680 Speaker 1: in the field at the same time. So, I mean, 661 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:24,360 Speaker 1: Wonkee Penguin, cover your ears. I know in Minnesota they're 662 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:27,760 Speaker 1: not happy about that, But geez, man, like Royce Lewis, 663 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:31,479 Speaker 1: where do you feel comfortable drafting Royce was? Because when 664 00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:34,640 Speaker 1: he's on the field, he is a tremendous talent, but. 665 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:39,000 Speaker 2: I can get or even ecr. Yeah, I'm curious because 666 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:42,840 Speaker 2: like I'm think I'm a bit lower, but man I'm not. 667 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:45,240 Speaker 2: I mean, like, yeah, now I'm looking, I don't think 668 00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:47,120 Speaker 2: I was. I'm making some readjustments here. 669 00:30:47,640 --> 00:30:50,360 Speaker 1: He is one thirteen overall, that's where he is. He's 670 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:52,880 Speaker 1: going behind Jake Berger now, which was not the case 671 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:56,560 Speaker 1: last week that was Royce Lewis was going over Jake 672 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:59,479 Speaker 1: Berger in most drafts that I saw. For sure, he 673 00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:02,840 Speaker 1: is going ahead of Matt Chapman. He is third baseman 674 00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:05,560 Speaker 1: thirteen on the board. You Anyo swar is at fourteen. 675 00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:06,960 Speaker 1: So there you go that. 676 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:09,520 Speaker 2: That might be it. That might be the play because 677 00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:11,920 Speaker 2: like he's just I don't draft him. I don't think 678 00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:15,720 Speaker 2: I drafted him once and every fricking mock draft I 679 00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:18,960 Speaker 2: did here in this league, everywhere, I never drafted him. 680 00:31:19,040 --> 00:31:22,160 Speaker 2: He's not a target for me. I'm not sure that 681 00:31:22,240 --> 00:31:25,920 Speaker 2: even the proverbial juice is worth the squeeze. Like batting 682 00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:28,120 Speaker 2: average really stunk last year. We know he can go 683 00:31:28,160 --> 00:31:30,960 Speaker 2: in these big spurts, but you know, at this point 684 00:31:31,680 --> 00:31:34,280 Speaker 2: it's a really good I would rather have Jake Berger, 685 00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:36,760 Speaker 2: and frankly, I think I'd rather also have Matt Chapman. 686 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:39,920 Speaker 2: I mean, I love drafting Matt Chapman right now. Some 687 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:42,360 Speaker 2: of the underlying skills kind of dipped a little bit, 688 00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:44,040 Speaker 2: and you've got a hit her friendly environment, but at 689 00:31:44,080 --> 00:31:47,800 Speaker 2: least he's out there Like this was Royce Lewis just 690 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:49,560 Speaker 2: running out of the box and trying to get to 691 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:52,200 Speaker 2: first base. And pulling up like I have no reason 692 00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:53,800 Speaker 2: to believe this isn't going to keep going on. 693 00:31:55,080 --> 00:31:55,520 Speaker 1: He is. 694 00:31:55,640 --> 00:31:59,560 Speaker 2: This is the that adage of injury prone versus injury plagued. 695 00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:01,160 Speaker 1: I think he's all of it. 696 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:02,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's all of it. 697 00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:06,720 Speaker 1: He is boss, he is the alpha, he is the omega, 698 00:32:07,040 --> 00:32:10,120 Speaker 1: he is the sunshine, he is the darkness. He's all 699 00:32:10,120 --> 00:32:14,160 Speaker 1: of it. And it's just I mean, it's very frustrating. 700 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:15,680 Speaker 1: It's very frustrating at this point in. 701 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:17,560 Speaker 2: Scientistic Would you rather that parade for him. 702 00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:20,800 Speaker 1: Paradis because I think he's gonna play. 703 00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:22,959 Speaker 2: More, might have similar batting average. I mean, Paradis two 704 00:32:23,080 --> 00:32:26,040 Speaker 2: thirty two forty. Royce Lewis dipped down last year, a 705 00:32:26,520 --> 00:32:29,280 Speaker 2: great ballpark for preadus. I'm not sure that Paradis is 706 00:32:29,320 --> 00:32:30,920 Speaker 2: a worse pick than Royce Lewis. 707 00:32:31,320 --> 00:32:33,520 Speaker 1: Here's Wonkey Pegman does royce Lewis stretch? That was a 708 00:32:33,600 --> 00:32:34,200 Speaker 1: very funny one. 709 00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:34,600 Speaker 2: I like that. 710 00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:37,440 Speaker 1: I don't know, I don't know, but it's it's certainly 711 00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:40,520 Speaker 1: because nobody knows it's a it's a problem. It's certainly 712 00:32:40,560 --> 00:32:43,600 Speaker 1: a problem there, all right, Welsh Before we close things 713 00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:47,320 Speaker 1: out here today, uh, Grace Rodriguez elbow is gonna play 714 00:32:47,320 --> 00:32:50,080 Speaker 1: catch today. We'll see how that goes. We have a 715 00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:54,640 Speaker 1: Jung Holy Mri also happening yesterday, so we'll get you 716 00:32:54,720 --> 00:32:58,280 Speaker 1: updates on that. That's not great. Lu Rodriguez was out 717 00:32:58,360 --> 00:33:01,000 Speaker 1: due to illness. But the good news is Jerks and 718 00:33:01,040 --> 00:33:04,920 Speaker 1: Profar is making progress. The wrist injury always scary, but 719 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:07,200 Speaker 1: it seems like it's just a deep bruise. It's gonna 720 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:10,239 Speaker 1: be okay. His ADP is taking a hit, and I 721 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:11,880 Speaker 1: he was already a value for me, So I think 722 00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:13,520 Speaker 1: this is the time to buy back in on Profar. 723 00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:16,000 Speaker 1: Any other news and notes from yesterday and spring training, 724 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:17,560 Speaker 1: the calt your eye that you think are really important 725 00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:18,480 Speaker 1: that everyone should know about. 726 00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:22,240 Speaker 2: No, I mean Jack, As I mentioned, Jack Kaglione was 727 00:33:22,280 --> 00:33:24,760 Speaker 2: sent down. So we're getting a lot of the you know, 728 00:33:24,800 --> 00:33:26,880 Speaker 2: we're getting kind of a lot of the crazy sindowns 729 00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:28,880 Speaker 2: are the big major hopefuls. 730 00:33:29,520 --> 00:33:31,960 Speaker 1: But I sure in charge of all of those, I 731 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:34,360 Speaker 1: think because he would be great. Hey, is this your 732 00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:36,520 Speaker 1: dream to play Majorague baseball? Starry, You're gonna have to 733 00:33:36,560 --> 00:33:40,520 Speaker 1: go back to Chattanooga for the next three months. There 734 00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:41,320 Speaker 1: you go, Mike Man. 735 00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:44,120 Speaker 2: I will say that the White Sox rotation is fascinating. 736 00:33:44,240 --> 00:33:48,640 Speaker 2: Sean Burke named the opening day starter Joey Gallo released. 737 00:33:48,720 --> 00:33:52,840 Speaker 2: Joey Gallo going to continue his career as a starting pitcher. 738 00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:56,880 Speaker 2: He asked for his relief release. There's just a lot 739 00:33:56,880 --> 00:33:59,640 Speaker 2: of quirky guys. I'm I'm kind of enamored with that, 740 00:33:59,680 --> 00:34:02,120 Speaker 2: how bad that team is. But some of the potential 741 00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:04,920 Speaker 2: fantasy streaming options I'm not sure, to be honest with 742 00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:07,520 Speaker 2: the outside of Robert, I'm just not sure that there's 743 00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:11,120 Speaker 2: a singular player that's worth like holding on to the 744 00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:13,319 Speaker 2: entire season. But there's a lot of guys that might 745 00:34:13,360 --> 00:34:14,239 Speaker 2: be worth streaming on that. 746 00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:17,560 Speaker 1: All right, let's end on this telenovella here from Jay 747 00:34:17,840 --> 00:34:22,440 Speaker 1: almost so we almost we almost screens. 748 00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:25,280 Speaker 2: I don't even know, all right, what's the question? 749 00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:27,520 Speaker 1: Keep her question? Shall it? But I like information it 750 00:34:27,520 --> 00:34:29,839 Speaker 1: does help us get better. Answers shall ten team five 751 00:34:29,840 --> 00:34:32,680 Speaker 1: by five head head categories, three late round keepers, five 752 00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:35,160 Speaker 1: year max. My options are James wood Is the sixteenth, 753 00:34:35,239 --> 00:34:38,239 Speaker 1: yes for five more years, Kevinars eighteen for five more years, Yes, 754 00:34:38,239 --> 00:34:42,919 Speaker 1: Brice Harper for six and four years, Ali Rushman, Santandero 755 00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:45,720 Speaker 1: Jackson Holiday. My initial thoughts to keep wood Kevin Aaron Harper. 756 00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:49,360 Speaker 1: I agree with that assessment. I think those are the 757 00:34:49,360 --> 00:34:51,439 Speaker 1: three year keeping Harper still is a value at the six. 758 00:34:51,520 --> 00:34:54,239 Speaker 1: This is easy, Welsh. I don't think he's overthinking. I 759 00:34:54,239 --> 00:34:56,680 Speaker 1: think this is just doing your due diligence. I'm not 760 00:34:56,760 --> 00:34:57,440 Speaker 1: keeping a catcher. 761 00:34:58,200 --> 00:34:59,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, kiss, keep it simple. 762 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:03,040 Speaker 1: There you go, keep it simple, and that's stupid. The stupids, 763 00:35:03,120 --> 00:35:04,799 Speaker 1: and I mean the stupids. Me and Walshi'll be back 764 00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:07,280 Speaker 1: here tomorrow live on Twitch and of course on our YouTube. 765 00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:09,239 Speaker 1: Make sure you subscribe to the YouTube channel. We're trying 766 00:35:09,280 --> 00:35:11,799 Speaker 1: to get to twenty five thousand before opening day and 767 00:35:11,840 --> 00:35:14,200 Speaker 1: we are getting real close. And I think it's Mario 768 00:35:14,239 --> 00:35:16,440 Speaker 1: and Luigi time when we hit twenty five thousand. So 769 00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:17,480 Speaker 1: if the year, we. 770 00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:20,960 Speaker 2: Want to get there Mario and Luigia And tomorrow, by 771 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:25,399 Speaker 2: the way, Roki Sazaki versus Friend of the Show Justin Steele. Yeah, 772 00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:27,239 Speaker 2: that's going to be a great matchup to break down. 773 00:35:27,440 --> 00:35:30,759 Speaker 2: Very very excited to look at some of that and 774 00:35:30,840 --> 00:35:32,520 Speaker 2: hopefully the Cubs can get more than you know. 775 00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:35,279 Speaker 1: One hits. That would be nice. Sorry, that'll do it 776 00:35:35,280 --> 00:35:36,640 Speaker 1: for us. But the story of the game goes on 777 00:35:36,719 --> 00:35:39,680 Speaker 1: for the Welsh. I'm Joey P. We'll see you next time. 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