1 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 1: Welcome everyone to the Monday edition of Fair Territory, the 2 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:11,799 Speaker 1: All Star edition of Fair Territory, coming to you live 3 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: from Philadelphia. One of my favorite weeks of the year, 4 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: All Star Week, and we've already had the Draft and 5 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 1: the Futures Game, and we're looking forward to on Monday 6 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 1: night the Home Run Derby and then on Tuesday the 7 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: All Star Game on Fox. I'll be part of that 8 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: production and it will be quite the production it always is. 9 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:32,639 Speaker 1: We always do some really cool things on the All 10 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:35,879 Speaker 1: Star broadcast, so I want to get into that. I 11 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:37,839 Speaker 1: also want to get into the pennant races. We'll do 12 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: that in the second segment. And how crazy this first 13 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: half has been just with all of the teams in 14 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: play here. We'll get into that, But first I want 15 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 1: to talk about the All Star Game, because again, it 16 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 1: is one of my favorite events of the year. But 17 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: there always are players who drop out, bail out, get injured, 18 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 1: whatever the phrase you might want to use. And this year, 19 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: I don't know that it's an inordinate number of players 20 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: who are not going to participate, but certainly some of 21 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 1: the biggest names in the game are not going to participate. 22 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:12,040 Speaker 1: Now we're gonna go through it. You can see the 23 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: names right there, Vlad Junior, Aaron Judge, Byron Buxton, Nick Kurtz, 24 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:19,679 Speaker 1: Cam Schlitzler, and Rangers Suarez. That's just the AO. And 25 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: then in the anl show, Hey, the Miz, Chase Burns, Braxton, Airscraft, 26 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: Zach Wheeler, he of course was invited late and then declined, 27 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: and Paul Skens. Again, some of the biggest names in 28 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 1: the sport are not going to be involved in the game. 29 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 1: And really, what the game is is a showcase for baseball. 30 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: It is a celebration of baseball, and you always want 31 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: to see the best players perform. While the game is 32 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: an exhibition, what we love about this is the possibility of, 33 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: for instance, the Miz facing Aaron Judge. Well, we're not 34 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: gonna get that this year. We're gonna get some great players. 35 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 1: There are many, many great players still in this game. 36 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: But let's go through just what happened for the rosters 37 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 1: to get to this point. In the American League, Vlad 38 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: Junior elected starter in the American League at first base. 39 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: He backs out because he has what he's described as 40 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 1: a back problem that's kind of bothered him the whole 41 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: first half. And then Nick Kurtz, the players elected replacement 42 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 1: for him next on the ballot. He is injured as 43 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: well and cannot participate. So you're not getting Nick Kurtz 44 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: in his homecoming to southeastern Pennsylvania. South central Pennsylvania is 45 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:37,399 Speaker 1: where he's from, Lancaster. And while we got McGonagall coming back, 46 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 1: we've got Trout coming back. Nick Kurtz, I'm sure would 47 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 1: have loved to have been in this game. So that's 48 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 1: the American League and what you have at first base 49 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 1: coming into the game, or Wilson Contreras very deserving, Munataka 50 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 1: Morikami injured for a good chunk of the first half, 51 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: but also deserving. And you also have two of the 52 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: elected outfield, Aaron Judge and Byron Buxton. As we mentioned, 53 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: they're not going to participate either, replaced by Tristan Peters 54 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: of the White Sox and Saddan Raphaela of the Red Sox. 55 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: So again some of the bigger names, and we're not 56 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: gonna see them. And then you heard yesterday Dylan sez 57 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: Get's name the starting pitcher for the All Star Game, 58 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: and Cam Schlitler, through Aaron Boone says he's not going 59 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: to participate. He's of course, the great Yankees young starter. 60 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: He is apprehensive about throwing hard in an All Star 61 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:33,239 Speaker 1: Game after a big first half. Again, you can understand 62 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: every excuse, every injury, everything you're going to hear me described. 63 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: At the same time, it's just disappointing. Now in Schlitler's case, 64 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 1: he will not necessarily be replaced on the roster because 65 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: he is available. Ranger Suarez is out. He had a 66 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: great first half of the Red Sox, and I know 67 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: Red Sox fans are wondering where the heck is Sonny Gray. Well, 68 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: Nick Martinez was added from the Tampa Bay Rays, the 69 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: fifth member of the on the team, and Sonny Gray, 70 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 1: at least for now, there's one day left here is 71 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 1: not on the roster, and he's quite deserving. Top five 72 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: in the American League in era. He's had a wonderful 73 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: first half, as has Ranger and as has Nick Martinez, 74 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:17,720 Speaker 1: who will be appearing in his first All Star Game. 75 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: Great veteran, beloved teammate. This is quite deserved for Nick Martinez. 76 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 1: Now in the National League, of course, no Tani, and 77 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:29,720 Speaker 1: he's got this knee issue that's been bothering him. He's 78 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:31,840 Speaker 1: gonna have a drain during the break. He's gonna have 79 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: a painkilling injection. He's been playing with this thing. He 80 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 1: hit two whole runs since announcing this, and maybe you 81 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:41,479 Speaker 1: could argue he can get his knee dramed in Philly 82 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 1: and just show up and wave to the crowd. I 83 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 1: don't know that we need to ask that if Sho 84 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: hail Tani. He gives plenty to the game, and it's 85 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 1: incredibly disappointing he will not be here. But can't rip 86 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 1: the guy for it. My goodness, he's kind of feeling 87 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: it right now. And he's feeling it because he does 88 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: more than any other play in the sport, pitching, hitting, 89 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:06,039 Speaker 1: the whole deal. All right, No, miss, he's tired, understandably. No. 90 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: Chase Burns one of the bright young pitchers in the game. 91 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 1: He won't be there either. And here's the curious one. 92 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 1: Braxton Ashcraft of the Pirates named to the team to 93 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 1: replace Paul Skeens. And when I named my team I 94 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: had Skeins on it and Braxton Ashcraft not on it, 95 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 1: and Pirates fans said, hey, what are you doing? Ashcraft 96 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 1: is pitching better than Skeens is. Well, turns out Ashcraft 97 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: needs a replacement as the replacement because he too threw 98 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: ninety five pitches Saturday and is not ready to go 99 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:38,720 Speaker 1: in the game. So we've had Luzardo added from the Phillies, 100 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: Justin Robeleski very deserving from the Dodgers, and Griffin Foster, 101 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: a free agent who's signed with the Nationals for five 102 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:49,240 Speaker 1: and a half million dollars in the offseason, came back 103 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 1: from Japan. He is added as well to the team. 104 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 1: So he's thirty years old. 105 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 2: He's a guy that. 106 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 1: Kind of as an underdog story obviously, and the Nationals 107 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:02,279 Speaker 1: are well represent here with Wood, James Wood of course, 108 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: c j Abram's end now Foster Griffin. So one of 109 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: the questions that we have every year with the All 110 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:13,360 Speaker 1: Star Game is, all right, how do you get more 111 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 1: pictures involved? How do you get the pictures finally to 112 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:18,359 Speaker 1: be ready to pitch in this game instead of the 113 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:21,919 Speaker 1: Sunday starter rule when you become ineligible. How do you 114 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 1: solve this? Now? My colleague Fox Sports, John Smaltz has 115 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:28,039 Speaker 1: talked about this and others have as well. Move the 116 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:31,840 Speaker 1: game back to Wednesday. That way the Sunday starters will 117 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:34,479 Speaker 1: be eligible, take a little bit more time, make the 118 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:37,040 Speaker 1: breaker a little bit longer, and that way maybe you 119 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: get a better involvement, better participation from some of the pictures. 120 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 1: Of course, teams have concerns about whether these guys can 121 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: go or should go, and you can understand that, again, 122 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 1: none of these reasons for players not being here are invalid. 123 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:56,599 Speaker 1: They're frustrating, and you wish they could be. Obviously not 124 00:06:57,120 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: factors in this particular conversation, but they are now when 125 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 1: you have players bowing out for dubious reasons, and I'm 126 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:07,839 Speaker 1: not saying any of the guys this year are dubious, 127 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 1: but there are ways to address that too to encourage participation. 128 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: The bonuses that the players receive for getting selected, those 129 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 1: are bonuses that they earn. They're in their contracts. You 130 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 1: get one, two hundred thousand, whatever these guys have in 131 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: their contracts. Good luck. Try to take away those bonuses 132 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 1: when they've been selected and are injured. You can't do that. 133 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 1: The union would fight that, players would fight that. It 134 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: just wouldn't be a good look. You can also say, okay, 135 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 1: if you're not showing up at least for the festivities 136 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: and you've got no real reason, and again, most of 137 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: these guys will have some reason then you can say, well, 138 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 1: strip it off their Baseball reference page, don't say they 139 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 1: were designated an All Star. And again, it's really problematic. 140 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 1: So I don't really see a solution here. It's just 141 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 1: the nature of the game. You have the All Star 142 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 1: Game in the middle of the season, so every year 143 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: you're gonna have a certain number of players who are hurt. 144 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:06,960 Speaker 1: We didn't even discuss Jose Ramirez are the Guardians, one 145 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: of the big names in the game. He won't be here. 146 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: He's been out for quite a while now. So all right, 147 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 1: we're getting ready for the game. We're getting ready for 148 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: the derby tonight. I'm so excited to see Harper and 149 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 1: Schwarber in Philly in the Derby, and then Harper and 150 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 1: Schwarber in the All Star Game as well, along with 151 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 1: Christopher Sanchez starting for the Phillies and a number of 152 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 1: other Affillies as well, Brandon marsh Luzardo. That crowd is 153 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 1: going to be into it. We're gonna have a lot 154 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 1: of fun the next two days. These two days are 155 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 1: always a lot of fun. And I'm not trying to 156 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 1: dwell on the negative and talk about all the guys 157 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 1: that are missing, even though I just did for about 158 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 1: ten minutes. 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It's an amazing number, and if 193 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 1: you think about it, it means that the league is 194 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:35,960 Speaker 1: quite competitive. That's great, But the implications for the trade 195 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:41,679 Speaker 1: deadline are quite impressive too, because they're gonna have serious 196 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:46,600 Speaker 1: implications on what exactly transpires. Now. We don't know what's 197 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:49,200 Speaker 1: going to transpire in so many cases yet, because so 198 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 1: many teams really lack definition to their season. And I'm 199 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: going to talk at the start about two teams that 200 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:58,720 Speaker 1: I've written about quite a bit, two teams that have 201 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 1: been talked about a bit the Tigers and the Red Sox, 202 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 1: and then we'll go through both leagues as well. Now, 203 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 1: the Tigers. On June first, they were twenty two and 204 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:11,720 Speaker 1: thirty eight. There were sixteen games under five hundred, and 205 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: I wrote in The Athletic the only remaining question is 206 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 1: where the trek Schoobel can establish he is healthy. He 207 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 1: was still out at that time. I said, Schooble's team, 208 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 1: the Tigers, is on the verge of achieving the near impossible, 209 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 1: falling out of contention in a week American League and 210 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:31,720 Speaker 1: one of the weakest divisions in baseball, and that's with 211 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 1: six playoff spots available. Again, they were twenty two and 212 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 1: thirty eight. Well, since then, they're twenty two and fourteen. 213 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 1: They're eight games over five hundred. They're now eight games 214 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 1: under total. And you can look at the standings right 215 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 1: there and see how this is playing out. The Tigers, 216 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:51,320 Speaker 1: this team that yes, I left for dead. They're three 217 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 1: and a half games out in the wildcard race. They're 218 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 1: six and a half games out in the division. And 219 00:11:56,960 --> 00:11:59,440 Speaker 1: they've got the best record in the American League since 220 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 1: June first, and it would be even better. I know. 221 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: This is kind of a hypothetical kind of conversation. But 222 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 1: the last two days they faced Zach Wheeler and they 223 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 1: faced Christopher Sanchez, two great pitchers. So it's understandable when 224 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 1: you lose to those guys. They were twenty two to 225 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 1: twelve after June first starting or going into those two games. 226 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 1: So nothing gonna be ashamed of there. So what happens 227 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:25,319 Speaker 1: with the Tigers the next couple of weeks will determine, 228 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 1: leading to the August third deadline, what will happen, because 229 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 1: if they're in it, I have a hard time believing 230 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:35,600 Speaker 1: they're gonna trade Schooble, and I know he'd be leaving 231 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 1: for only a draft pick, but you've got the possibility 232 00:12:39,080 --> 00:12:41,840 Speaker 1: of playing it out here with a two time Sy 233 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:44,600 Speaker 1: Young Winner of potential Hall of Fan candidate, and who 234 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:47,439 Speaker 1: knows in the American League what you might accomplish. Now, 235 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 1: the flip side is he's gonna walk. He's gonna walk 236 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 1: for only a draft pick. And if somehow you don't 237 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 1: make the playoffs or you're disappoint in the playoffs as 238 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:58,719 Speaker 1: the Tigers, you're gonna regret it. Right, You're gonna think, oh, 239 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 1: we should have traded in four X, Y and Z 240 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:04,560 Speaker 1: This is the calculus that the Tigers will be engaging in, 241 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:07,680 Speaker 1: and it's quite an interesting one. They've also got the 242 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 1: fifth best run differential in the American League right now, 243 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:13,559 Speaker 1: their manager AJ Hinch. You can see it right there. 244 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: They're plus twenty four for the season. Their manager A. J. 245 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 1: Hinch has said all along, we were a good team 246 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 1: playing badly, and they were early in the season. They 247 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 1: also had a ton of injuries that they were dealing 248 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 1: with and that was a problem for them. They're healthier 249 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 1: now than they've been. They're still gonna get Labor Torres 250 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:35,439 Speaker 1: back some others. So if I'm the Tigers, yes, I 251 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:38,320 Speaker 1: want to play this out again. There's still eight games 252 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:41,600 Speaker 1: under five hundred. It's a lot, but five hundred in 253 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 1: this division right now is good enough for a wild 254 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 1: card spot. So we'll see how it plays out with 255 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:49,079 Speaker 1: the Tigers. Now the Red Sox they're a pretty interesting 256 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 1: team as well, because on June thirtieth, I wrote this 257 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 1: the Surgeon Red Sox are somehow in the playoff hunt. 258 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:59,840 Speaker 1: They had just won five straight and I said, you 259 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 1: can blaring the water down American League. And the comments 260 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 1: to this call, and my comments are the ones I 261 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 1: receive on my commns are always quite lively, but these 262 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:13,880 Speaker 1: were exceptionally lively. People thought that was nuts. People said, 263 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 1: and I quote, this is Ken on weed. Then there 264 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 1: was a response, nah, I think he's huffing paint dinner. 265 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:24,880 Speaker 1: He's way too excited for Bud. And then Ken loves 266 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 1: his big market baseball boot licking, and that's not true. 267 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 1: I write about all thirty teams. Now. The Red Sox 268 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:34,640 Speaker 1: proceeded at that point to lose two and then they 269 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 1: won nine straight on the road, and part of the 270 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 1: premise of the column was that their schedule was easy, 271 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 1: and it did ease. That road trip was against Anaheim, 272 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 1: the Los Angeles Angels, against the Chicago White Sox, and 273 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:48,760 Speaker 1: the New York Mets, who, of course just cave one 274 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 1: away yesterday to give the Red Sox their nine game 275 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 1: road winning streak. This team, now, let's look at those 276 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:58,560 Speaker 1: wild card standings again. This team, the Boston Red Sox, 277 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 1: the team that fired its manager, has had all kinds 278 00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:06,960 Speaker 1: of injuries, still without Crochet, still without Roman, Anthony and others. 279 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 1: This team is a half game out in the wildcard race. 280 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 1: It's incredible. And here we go going into the deadline. 281 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:15,760 Speaker 1: What will the Red Sox do. I don't think they're 282 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 1: selling as of right now. No chance they've got a chance. 283 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 1: And they've got a president of base Operations, I'm sorry, 284 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 1: chief baseball officer, who has been under scrutiny. He's not 285 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 1: going to want to concede. So in the American League, 286 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 1: I want to go through some of the other teams. Now, 287 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 1: we've got quite an interesting scenario. We've got Seattle in Minnesota, 288 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 1: you see it right there, tied for the third wildcard spot, 289 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 1: one game under five hundred, one game under. You've got 290 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 1: Minnesota doing this after ripping their team apart at last 291 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 1: year's deadline. You've got the Astros. They're four under five hundred, 292 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:49,720 Speaker 1: one and a half out in the wildcard. And this 293 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:51,800 Speaker 1: in a season in which at one point they had 294 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:55,280 Speaker 1: sixteen players on the injured list, including Hunter Brown and 295 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 1: Josh Hater. This is a team that is twenty eighth 296 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 1: in baseball in rotation eer, a team with one of 297 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: the least productive outfields in baseball. But here they are 298 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:06,760 Speaker 1: right in the thick of the race. Behind them, the 299 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 1: Baltimore Orioles, a team that has disappointed, frustrated, and exasperated 300 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 1: its fans, the entire season, and yesterday they suffered a 301 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 1: tough loss, not in the game. They finished the sweep 302 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 1: of the Royals, completed their first four game winning streak 303 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:24,520 Speaker 1: of the season, but lost Blaize Alexander, who's been a 304 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 1: revelation for them with a broken hand. But here are 305 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 1: the Orioles. They had that dismal first half. They're right there. 306 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 1: The Toronto Blue Jays, they've had a dismal first half. 307 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 1: Injuries galore as well, six under five hundred, only two 308 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 1: and a half back in the wild card race. Vlad 309 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 1: their big star, the guy who dominated October. This dude's 310 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 1: got six home runs on the season, none at home. 311 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:50,080 Speaker 1: And yet the Blue Jays are right in the middle 312 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 1: of this. So you look at all this Detroit three 313 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 1: and a half back right behind them. The A's have 314 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 1: fallen off because they've had a nine game losing streak. 315 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 1: You look at all this and you know the American 316 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 1: League is going to be jumbled. I don't know that 317 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 1: we're going to get more definition in the next couple 318 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:08,680 Speaker 1: of weeks, so we'll see what happens. You might see 319 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 1: a lot of Major League from Major league trades, but 320 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 1: the big question is going to be Schooble, and right 321 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 1: now we don't have an answer. Now the National League 322 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 1: it's better, but in terms of definition of the race 323 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:23,399 Speaker 1: or definitions of how this is all playing out, not 324 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 1: much better. Let's look at their wild card standings, because 325 00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:29,439 Speaker 1: it's really close there too. Now the teams are performing better, 326 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 1: playing better in each case. But in the National League 327 00:17:32,840 --> 00:17:35,639 Speaker 1: you see right there, the Miami Marlins currently hold a 328 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:38,360 Speaker 1: third spot, even after getting swept over the weekend by 329 00:17:38,359 --> 00:17:40,840 Speaker 1: the Guardians. They had played so well before that. The 330 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:45,159 Speaker 1: Marlins had then the Cardinals one game back. In a 331 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 1: rebuilding year, they're five over five hundred. In the American League, 332 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:53,440 Speaker 1: they'd be dominating right Pittsburgh three over great offense, hard bullpen. 333 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:56,159 Speaker 1: They took a step to improve both over the weekend 334 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 1: with their trade of the thirty fourth pick the Arizona Diamondbacks. 335 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 1: And here's a team one injury after another. They're stars Perdomo, 336 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 1: Carol and Marte. For a good part of the season, 337 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:11,880 Speaker 1: we're playing below expectations. Carols all Star is certainly back now, 338 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 1: Marte two has played really well of late. Perdomo is 339 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:17,240 Speaker 1: still not really there. They're in the middle of this 340 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: thing and they basically have declared themselves. Their general manager, 341 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:24,760 Speaker 1: Mike Haysen, has declared them as buyers. So we'll see 342 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:26,480 Speaker 1: a week ago you might not have thought that, but 343 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:28,159 Speaker 1: they've played a little bit better of late, and then 344 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 1: San Diego three and a half back, only three and 345 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:36,200 Speaker 1: a half back, with the worst offensive, baseball and rotation 346 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:41,199 Speaker 1: issues that probably will be too difficult to overcome. So 347 00:18:41,359 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 1: is aj Preller going to do his usual thing? And 348 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 1: by like crazy, it would seem this would not be 349 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:50,200 Speaker 1: the year to do that, but we're going to find out. 350 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:55,000 Speaker 1: So the deadline looms, and again it's about, oh, it's 351 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 1: three weeks away at this point, and once play resumes, 352 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:01,880 Speaker 1: it's going to be tune a half weeks away. We're 353 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:05,200 Speaker 1: going to see, essentially in these final two and a 354 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:09,159 Speaker 1: half weeks leading to the deadline, the equivalent of a 355 00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 1: Pennant race, because teams will be deciding who they are, 356 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:15,639 Speaker 1: trying to figure out who they are. They've spent a 357 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 1: good part of the season doing that, but we still 358 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 1: don't have for certain a knowledge of who the Detroit 359 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:25,239 Speaker 1: Tigers are, of who the Boston Red Sox are, some 360 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:27,920 Speaker 1: of these other teams as well, So it's going to 361 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:30,560 Speaker 1: be quite interesting to see how this all plays out. 362 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 1: And right at the end August first, August, second, August third, 363 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:38,680 Speaker 1: to me is when all the action will get going. 364 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:44,639 Speaker 1: Remember last year on deadline day, thirty five trades on 365 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:47,359 Speaker 1: deadline day. It was a record for deadline day. And 366 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:50,280 Speaker 1: part of it is because of what we've been talking 367 00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:55,240 Speaker 1: about here, this group of teams that just can't decide 368 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:57,639 Speaker 1: who they are and then ultimately has to make a 369 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:00,399 Speaker 1: call by sell both, whatever you want to call it. 370 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 1: So we're gonna have an interesting deadline. I don't know 371 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:05,640 Speaker 1: if it's gonna be as active as last year when 372 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:08,080 Speaker 1: a bunch of relievers went late. There were some really 373 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:12,119 Speaker 1: good relievers available, and in this particular case, if the 374 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 1: Tigers don't sell, they have to wonder who the biggest 375 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 1: star traded will be. 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All right, Armand, I'm 432 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:45,560 Speaker 1: gonna give you one from each league just to cover 433 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 1: my bases. American League Junior Camonero. Now, we had dinner 434 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:53,360 Speaker 1: last night the Fox Group, and David Ortiz said some 435 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 1: cool things about Camonero, actually surprising things. And I want 436 00:22:58,119 --> 00:23:01,280 Speaker 1: you to turn into the pregame show today, the All 437 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:03,440 Speaker 1: Star Show on Monday. We have a show on FS 438 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:05,920 Speaker 1: one today and then the game tomorrow, the pregame show, 439 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 1: and you'll hear what Ortiz has to say about camon Aro. 440 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:11,120 Speaker 1: Let's put it this way, he's pretty high on the guy. 441 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:14,639 Speaker 1: The other choice in the National League, Well, it's gonna 442 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 1: be one of the Phillies in my opinion, and we 443 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:20,120 Speaker 1: know we've seen it his whole career. Bryce Harper has 444 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 1: a way of rising to the occasion and it would 445 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:26,560 Speaker 1: be completely fitting if he won the MVP. And if 446 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:29,200 Speaker 1: he doesn't do it, it might be schwarb We're knocking 447 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:31,600 Speaker 1: down a building somewhere with the whole run. So I'll 448 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:33,159 Speaker 1: go with one of the Phillies, and I'll go with 449 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 1: camon Aro in the al All right, next question. This 450 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 1: one comes from William Joyner, who asked, this year's market 451 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:45,240 Speaker 1: is a seller's market. Yes, that's a declaration, declaritive statement 452 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:48,960 Speaker 1: by William, and it actually is an accurate statement. The 453 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:53,240 Speaker 1: sellers will be able to name their price in many cases. 454 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:56,720 Speaker 1: Now the question is what do the sellers have to offer, 455 00:23:57,280 --> 00:23:59,000 Speaker 1: even the New York Mets. Let's start with the New 456 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:02,879 Speaker 1: York Mets. Now, they may sell, and Joel Sherman of 457 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:05,600 Speaker 1: the New York Post and John Hayman, both of the 458 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 1: last two days, said they should sell their good relievers too, 459 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:11,399 Speaker 1: the guys who are under control, Brazabon and Luke Weaver. 460 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:13,880 Speaker 1: I would not be surprised if the Mets did that. 461 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:17,200 Speaker 1: They probably should do that. Those guys would get you something. 462 00:24:17,520 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 1: There are other left handed relievers Brooks Railli and Luke 463 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:23,359 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, and aj Minter. Those two guys, they'll bring 464 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:28,160 Speaker 1: you something to their rentals. Peralta, he struggled Clay Holmes. 465 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:30,119 Speaker 1: Should they sign him to an extension or should they 466 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:32,040 Speaker 1: trade him and then maybe try to sign him back. 467 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:35,800 Speaker 1: The Mets can do some things, but the players that 468 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:39,920 Speaker 1: they have, with the exception of Weaver are not performing 469 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:42,000 Speaker 1: at an extremely high level. I guess you could say 470 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:45,080 Speaker 1: brazabon Is and the two lefty relievers are good, but 471 00:24:45,240 --> 00:24:48,280 Speaker 1: they're rental believers. It's only so high a price, So 472 00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:51,320 Speaker 1: while it will be a seller's market, I don't know 473 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:54,480 Speaker 1: that the Mets are gonna crush it in the sense 474 00:24:54,520 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 1: that the Tigers might if they trade Schooble. They're gonna 475 00:24:57,240 --> 00:24:59,560 Speaker 1: do well for Schooble, even though he's a rental, even 476 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:02,600 Speaker 1: though he'll be owed only well almost ten million at 477 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:06,440 Speaker 1: the deadline. He's Trek scouble. If you have Freddy perraulta 478 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:09,280 Speaker 1: pitching better, you'd have a better argument. All right. One 479 00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:14,640 Speaker 1: more question. This one comes from Chris Murphy, who asked 480 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:18,679 Speaker 1: the Dodgers should trade Tao Roki and Shean for starting pitching. 481 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:22,199 Speaker 1: I don't know that they want to do that, and 482 00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:24,800 Speaker 1: they could end up in the market for a starter 483 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:28,000 Speaker 1: depending on how glass Now and Snell are coming along. 484 00:25:28,359 --> 00:25:30,359 Speaker 1: And you can certainly make the case that they have 485 00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 1: enough to go get Terrek Scruble. Think about it. Think 486 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:37,359 Speaker 1: about a package of san to start with one of 487 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 1: their young outfield prospects. These guys are there's like five 488 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:44,760 Speaker 1: top hundred guys and maybe one other piece for rental. 489 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 1: That would be tempting, I would say, but they're not 490 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:50,400 Speaker 1: trading Tao for that, and then it's certainly not giving 491 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:53,600 Speaker 1: up on Sasaki so quickly. So the Dodgers will do 492 00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:56,159 Speaker 1: things they don't want to do, things they hate paying 493 00:25:56,280 --> 00:25:59,160 Speaker 1: the high prices at the deadline, but they often do 494 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:01,720 Speaker 1: so we'll see. Yeah, this all plays out. The School 495 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 1: of Watch is officially on, and we'll see how that 496 00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 1: goes over the next couple of weeks. All right, I 497 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 1: want to thank everyone for watching, for listing Foul Territory 498 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:12,399 Speaker 1: coming up at one eastern. They're live from the Iron 499 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:15,880 Speaker 1: Hills Brewery in Philadelphia. That's gonna be cool. Aja Eric 500 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:18,879 Speaker 1: and Scott Braun with live reports from Trisha Whittaker and 501 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:22,760 Speaker 1: Alana Rizzo at All Star Media Day. Confirmed player guests 502 00:26:22,840 --> 00:26:26,600 Speaker 1: include Max Munsey and Chris Sale. We'll be back Thursday 503 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:30,160 Speaker 1: wrapping all the festivities, and we'll be back at twelve 504 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:33,439 Speaker 1: thirty Eastern. Enjoy the week, everyone, have fun, enjoy the 505 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:36,919 Speaker 1: game and the dirty