1 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:11,480 Speaker 1: What is up? Mets fans, Welcome back to another special 2 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: episode of The Mets, the Podcast Trade Deadline Special. It's came, 3 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 1: it's over, it's done, and the Mets got Cedric Mullins, 4 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:20,640 Speaker 1: so of course we also got Ryan Helsley, We got 5 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 1: Tyler Rogers, we got Gregor Risotto a little bit earlier 6 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:25,639 Speaker 1: in the week. But since our last episode, since you 7 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: last heard from us and saw us Cedric Mullins a 8 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: New York Met we heard what the White Sox wanted 9 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: for Luis Robert. It was crazy. We'll talk about everything 10 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: going on with the Meta trade deadline, as well as 11 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:39,560 Speaker 1: David Sturt's comments to the media after the deadline had ended. 12 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: And that's pretty much it for this episode. A bit 13 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: of a quick one right before we have the Giants 14 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: playing Us tonight on Friday. Make sure you guys are 15 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 1: subscribed to the YouTube channel. Really appreciate the support you 16 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 1: guys have been showing. Thank you for that. Keep on 17 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: subbin We do appreciate it. If you're listening to us 18 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google drops the rating, drops the review, 19 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: download and subscribe. James, it's been a wild day. I 20 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: feel like we were talking to each other for about 21 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: five straight hours going with the trade deadline because we 22 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: were doing the stream over on my playback in YouTube. 23 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: Then I went to a soccer game. Then I got 24 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: a flat tire, had to fix a flat tire for 25 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 1: the first time my entire life. And now it's one 26 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: thirty in the morning and we'll recording talking about Cedric Mullins. 27 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: I feel I feel absolutely delirious. How you feel. 28 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 2: I feel like I've lived like two separate lives and 29 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:22,400 Speaker 2: days like since we stopped that stream. It's funny, you've 30 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 2: been doing the same thing since then. I wrote an article, 31 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 2: I went for a run, I cleaned, I cooked, I 32 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 2: cleaned that, I took a shower, I prepped a YouTube video. 33 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 2: Feel good right now, I'm feeling good about this Mets 34 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 2: team where they are. It kind of feels like a 35 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:35,319 Speaker 2: new season's beginning on Friday in a way, you know, 36 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:37,400 Speaker 2: like it kind of feels like the first day of 37 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 2: the rest of the season. Like we said last episodes, 38 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 2: is first day we're allowed to schedule while the standings watch. 39 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 2: We're up a half game on the Phillies. It's go 40 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 2: time on that. We got good news on versus squal 41 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 2: for us past concussion test. We still have the inkling 42 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 2: of good news on one, so though not going to 43 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 2: go on the intery list, they said expecting to play Friday, 44 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 2: and Cedric Maullins is a piece that this team needed. 45 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 2: We've been talking all year about the hole and center field. 46 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 2: The White Sox were unwilling to maybe to move off 47 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 2: their asking prices and Lewis Robert for anybody, because no one, 48 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 2: He's still on the White Sox after trade deadline. Kind 49 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 2: of one of the more surprising outcomes that came out 50 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 2: of the trade deadline. But I'm I'm happy with what 51 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 2: David Stearns did. I think if you look across the 52 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 2: whole league, we were one of the four or five 53 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 2: teams that did the best coming out of this trade 54 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 2: deadline in terms of not giving up premier assets and 55 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 2: improving our team for this year a lot. It's I 56 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 2: think all of it. We should feel very good heading 57 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:29,919 Speaker 2: into this now playoff Augustptember push Mets fans. 58 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 1: And I really do. And I won't say that the 59 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 1: Mets had the perfect deadline because I don't think that's 60 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:35,959 Speaker 1: really possible with what happened, and there was obviously better 61 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: players that we would have preferred or different guys in 62 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 1: different spots. But I think the conversation around Cedric Mullins 63 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 1: right now, I don't know if it's changed in a 64 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: few hours since I've last checked Twitter and seen what's 65 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: going on, but there was a weird amount of negativity 66 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: in the Mets world about acquiring Cedric Mullins to be 67 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: the centerfielder of this team. When I feel like we 68 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 1: forget what the options have been recently, especially with the 69 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: fact that everyone was against Louise Robert than they were 70 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: for him. Then we heard the price that the White Soxwana, 71 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: which was apparently starting with Jonah Tong, which that's a click, 72 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 1: hang up the phone, not interested. There's absolutely no shot 73 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:14,639 Speaker 1: for that. I feel like people are not giving the 74 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: respect to Cedric Mullins that he deserves. I'm not gonna 75 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 1: pretend like he has the ceiling of Luis Robert. I'm 76 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: not gonna pretend like his a perennial All saw are 77 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 1: by any means, but this is a guy who is 78 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: a league average to above league average hitter with good defense. 79 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 1: He is a much better option than we've had in 80 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:32,920 Speaker 1: Tyrone Taylor playing every single day. And the fact that 81 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: they can platoon because it's the righty lefty matchup. It 82 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: still gets Tyrone in the line. You're still going to 83 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: get that plus defense one maybe two times a week. Yeah, 84 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: and again at the end of the day, like they 85 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: just needed an upgrade here. And I think a big 86 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: part of this also working against Cedric Mallins in the 87 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: public light, is that there's a big cavern in the 88 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: way he's viewed on Baseball Reference versus Fangrass and Baseball Savant, 89 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: where his DRS for some. 90 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 2: Reason is negative, where his OAA is very positive. He's 91 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 2: an eighty third percent of all centerfielder's so I think 92 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 2: that's something that's working against him. But also it's skyp 93 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 2: a nicest thing with Cedric Mallins. Cedric Mallins is clearly 94 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 2: a good defender. I have the privilege, I don't know 95 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 2: if that's actually the red word watching so many Pulse 96 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 2: memorials games covering them for NBC Sports on a very 97 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 2: a regular basis. Ed Cedric Mallins is just one of 98 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 2: those guys that he's a great addition to a team 99 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:20,160 Speaker 2: like this because Cedric Mullins kind of plays with his 100 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 2: head on fire. He's aggressive both defensively and offensively, takes 101 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 2: extra bases, he steals like he's he's one of those 102 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 2: guys that pushes the envelope. And this is a lot 103 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 2: of the bullshit that we don't talk about in this 104 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 2: podcast a lot, But I think he adds an element 105 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:36,039 Speaker 2: to this Mets lineup and roster that they didn't exactly 106 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 2: really have. He's he's just a little spark, pluck and 107 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 2: like he's there. Also, there's a funny Chris Davis thing 108 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,160 Speaker 2: going on with Cedric Mallins. With the last three seasons, 109 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:46,280 Speaker 2: he has a three or five on base percentage. WHOA, yeah, again, 110 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 2: this year's not over, but that's where he is. And 111 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 2: just again he's gonna kind of oscily between a little 112 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:52,360 Speaker 2: bit worse LEA gaverage, a little bit better than league 113 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 2: gaverage at the bat. He was really good in April, 114 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 2: horrible through May and June, and now he's been really 115 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 2: good again in July. So that kind of also comes 116 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 2: to the territory of guy except Rick Maullins streakiness. That 117 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 2: could be good, that could be bad. It's not great 118 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 2: hitting peripherals. I'm not gonna lie to tell you guys this, 119 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 2: but there's there's homers, there's stolen bases, and again there's 120 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 2: there's aggressiveness, there's sparkiness, and there is a good defensive player. 121 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, the Mets are a better team with Cedric Mullins 122 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:16,839 Speaker 1: on the roster than they were if we just kept 123 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 1: going with Tyrone Taylor and Jeff McNeill in centerfield. And 124 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:22,279 Speaker 1: I think another interesting wrinkle to what's going on with 125 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: this team too, because with Cedric Mullins and centerfield being 126 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 1: a lefty like that, you wonder about what Jeff McNeil's 127 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 1: playing time is gonna be as you play majority second base. 128 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: We obviously didn't move on from anybody of Akunya, Mauricio, 129 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: Baby Viento's. None of those guys have been moved on from, 130 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:37,159 Speaker 1: which I think is okay too. I know I was 131 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: very vocal and wanting to trade Vento's for Luis Robert, 132 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:43,159 Speaker 1: but Viento's being here is not something I'm disappointed in, 133 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 1: especially knowing what the return that the White Sox wanted 134 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: for a guy like Robert That that sucks from the 135 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 1: outside standpoint, but nobody got them. So it's not like 136 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: the Mets missed out on an opportunity, especially with the 137 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: crazy high asking price, but Cedric Mullens playing Mullens playing 138 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:00,920 Speaker 1: center field. We know Wanso's got that kind of tender 139 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:03,480 Speaker 1: foot right now based on that foul ball you can 140 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: DH so no, especially because we know Jesse Winkers not 141 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:09,159 Speaker 1: particularly coming back anytime soon. It seems like maybe this 142 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 1: season McNeil can play a little bit of right field. 143 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:14,119 Speaker 1: There's still a way that this team can get creative 144 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 1: with the lineup, and it really is so much deeper 145 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 1: having Cedric Mullins hit ninth or seventh. That kind of 146 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 1: feels like the spots where you can slot them into 147 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:23,359 Speaker 1: this order, and either one of those I feel a 148 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 1: lot better than Tyrone Taylor are getting all these at bats. Again, 149 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 1: not really trying to shit on Tyrone too much here, 150 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: but for the last two months he's had like a 151 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: five WRC plus pretty much anything else at the plate's 152 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:35,280 Speaker 1: gonna better than that. 153 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 2: I mean, it was the same nexus as what we 154 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:39,839 Speaker 2: were talking about with the why we wanted to acquire 155 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 2: Louise Robert because it was improving the center field option. 156 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:45,280 Speaker 2: Then you Tyrone Taylor can now pushing by itself back 157 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:47,479 Speaker 2: on the roster and level of importance to become like 158 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 2: the Travis Jankowski, Lewis de Helakunyah. I'm assuming Acuni is 159 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 2: the one who goes down to make us on the 160 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,279 Speaker 2: twenty six man for Cedric Mullins. We still need to 161 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:56,480 Speaker 2: have some forty man moves that will be made, so 162 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:58,839 Speaker 2: I'm sure we'll get that flurry of notifications around six 163 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 2: o'clock on Friday, right before where the game actually starts. 164 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 2: But it's just everyone getting pushed down or rung. Is good, 165 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 2: And because we've also got news on Thursday that Jesse 166 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 2: Winker is not recovering as expected. His back is not 167 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 2: responded to treatment. He was transferred to the sixty day 168 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 2: IL actually to make a room on the forty men roster. 169 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:15,679 Speaker 2: I believe that was for Timer Rodgers. So we're probably 170 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 2: playing the rest of the regular season without Jesse Winker 171 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 2: the best I think he's actually eligible. Look him off 172 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 2: the IL September ninth, And the way that David Stern 173 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 2: spoke about it seems like it was that was an 174 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 2: optimistic view of what Jesse Winker could do. So again, 175 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 2: now with Cedric Maullin's playing center, you put Jeff McNeil 176 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 2: back at second, then there's a combination of Brett bathing 177 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 2: Ryn and Rizio at third. Or the other option is 178 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 2: that Jeff McNeil suddenly goes to right field, Wan Solo 179 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 2: can DH and then you can still keep Baby m 180 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 2: Risio both on the infield against right handed pitching, and 181 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 2: I would think that you have multiple good options there. 182 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 2: I think that in the wake of losing Jesse Winker, 183 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 2: because I mean not really losing. We've played basically the 184 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 2: entire season without him. Yeah, like it it makes sense 185 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 2: to use that. I don't know if carls Mendez is 186 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:57,560 Speaker 2: going to do this, but against right handed pitching, I 187 00:07:57,560 --> 00:08:00,040 Speaker 2: think it makes sense to use that utility spot to 188 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 2: keep the detail the chiefs fancy baseball brain to use 189 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 2: that DH spot good to keep Jeff McNeil running, Rizio, 190 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 2: Brett Bay, the en Cedric Mallins in the lineup, get 191 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 2: max defense, and then be able to DH Wan Sodo 192 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 2: and then against lefties that's when you use Mark Fientos. 193 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 2: I wonder how they're actually going to approach that, though. 194 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: I know we joked on the stream, you were like, 195 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 1: and Jeff McNeill play right, and like, well, Wan Soto 196 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 1: can't really play right. So I mean, I think anybody 197 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: can play that position. The difference is that Wan Soa 198 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 1: was an elite, elite hitter. You don't see many like 199 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: him in the sport. But defensively he's been absolutely future 200 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:33,439 Speaker 1: in right field. He is one of the lowest aas 201 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: in baseball. But that's we don't care. That's not a 202 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 1: worry for us with Wan Soda because he hits. Jeff 203 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:39,720 Speaker 1: and Gil being in right field and Soda being engaged 204 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:42,200 Speaker 1: might obviously even be an even bigger net positive than 205 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:43,679 Speaker 1: it already was for this team. 206 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:46,440 Speaker 2: Totally end even quickly as we're still talking about this, 207 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 2: just to talk about who the Mets gave up to 208 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:50,559 Speaker 2: get Cedric Mullins, because again, just like the rest of 209 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:53,560 Speaker 2: the Mets deadline, it was kind of a pile of nothing. 210 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 2: There were some good prospects to wear, some guys with 211 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:57,439 Speaker 2: some fun tools and some fun potential, but it was 212 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 2: Anthony Nuniez who I'm also taking this quoting from Anthony 213 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 2: Dicomo because he said how much credit this was to 214 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:05,199 Speaker 2: what Mets players development has become. Anthony Nuiez was a 215 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 2: twenty two year old busted prospect when the Mets signed him. 216 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 2: Then when also Raymond Gomes, who was a favorite of 217 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 2: the early prospect reports this season the Channel because he 218 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 2: threw one hundred five mile an hour fastball. That's awesome. 219 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:16,080 Speaker 2: The Mets signed him as an international free agent at 220 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:18,439 Speaker 2: nineteen years old, which is that's like the ad the 221 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 2: Russian of international free agents, Like, that's as old as 222 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 2: you can sign international free agent. And then the last one, 223 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 2: Chandler Marsh who was done drafted free agent twenty twenty four. 224 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 2: So the Mets were able to turn those three guys 225 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:30,439 Speaker 2: into a functional major leaguer of the premium position in 226 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 2: the middle of a playoff race. That says a lot 227 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:35,439 Speaker 2: about what they did. Again, the Oriols getting well to 228 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 2: Narsania and Raymond Gomes from US too are the features 229 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 2: of our prospect reports earlier the season. 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The Mets took them, developed them and 259 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:05,400 Speaker 1: were able to turn them into Cedric Mullins, who's going 260 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:07,680 Speaker 1: to be a player that should be helping this team 261 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:10,680 Speaker 1: hopefully reach their ultimate goal of not just making the playoffs, 262 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 1: but being competitive winning a World Series. And I do 263 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 1: think Cedric Mullins again makes this team significantly better than 264 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 1: they were yesterday, just because of that batt alone. That 265 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 1: bat alone being league average to above league average is 266 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 1: such a massive, massive improvement of what we've had in 267 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:25,800 Speaker 1: center field this year. 268 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 2: And just for the people that are alan Cedric Mallins, 269 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 2: people that are frustrated about the acquisition of Cedric Mullins, 270 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:33,679 Speaker 2: I just I want to employ you to watch him 271 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:35,720 Speaker 2: play a couple of games in baseball, because Cedric Mallins 272 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 2: is one of those guys that and I think they 273 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 2: called him Cedric the Entertainer sometimes in Baltimore, Like he's 274 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 2: just he's a fun dude, Like he plays the game 275 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 2: the right way, plays hard, like he's all over the field. 276 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:47,439 Speaker 2: He's you'll see make head for a slides into home play, 277 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 2: Like he's. 278 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:52,480 Speaker 1: Guy that will be a met fan favorite. Actually, because. 279 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 2: Easily I was talking to some of some people in 280 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:57,599 Speaker 2: a group Chad today, some very Yankee fans and my 281 00:11:57,640 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 2: buddy Dan Goes. I'm mag you guys, he got Satric Mullins, like, 282 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 2: I love watching that guy player, Like as an objective 283 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:05,319 Speaker 2: baseball fan, he's like that guy just does a lot 284 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 2: of the things that you want to do, and like 285 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 2: the Mets kind of didn't have that pestiness on this roster. 286 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 1: Really, I think a lot of people feel that way 287 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 1: about Tyrone because you watch him play, and he does 288 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: play so hard. He plays great defense, and he'll lay 289 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 1: out and he gets dirty his slides, but he doesn't 290 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:21,959 Speaker 1: have the production numbers where Molons is going to do 291 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 1: a lot of those similar, similar things and also be 292 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 1: productive for this team offensively too, which I think is 293 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:30,200 Speaker 1: it's it's so valuable, as crazy as it sounds, like, 294 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:32,800 Speaker 1: the biggest problem with this team still to this day, 295 00:12:32,800 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 1: has been the fact that they're not able to generate runs. 296 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 1: The offense has been stale. It's it's crazy with the 297 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:40,679 Speaker 1: pitching that we've had and before all these trades of 298 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:42,680 Speaker 1: the bullpen that we had to say that, but it 299 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:44,959 Speaker 1: is the truth. So for them going out and addressing 300 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 1: the offense, I really do like that, And just overall 301 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 1: overarching theme of what the trade deadline was for the Mets. 302 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:53,439 Speaker 1: I think David Sterns an excellent job. Excellent job. 303 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 2: David Sterns did what then execute is supposed to do, 304 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 2: like he put this roster in position to do everything 305 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 2: they have to like basically what the restless mess season 306 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 2: comes down to it It's two things. The one thing 307 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:05,559 Speaker 2: is that the best hitlers have to hit the best. 308 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 1: Lindor and p Alonzo cannot go through this absolute slump 309 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: that they've been going in through for a month plus now. 310 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:13,440 Speaker 2: No, those guys have to become the players that they 311 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 2: are if they were early in the season that they 312 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 2: have been their whole careers asap. And then same with 313 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 2: Nima has to stick with it, so although has to 314 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 2: stick with it, then keep getting production from McNeil and 315 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:23,439 Speaker 2: mullins now and then again a few of the young 316 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 2: guys just have to be great. And when I say great, 317 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:27,840 Speaker 2: I mean like twelve percent better than the gaverage at 318 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 2: the play and play decent defense besides Mark Vianto's who 319 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 2: just has to match left E the RCISC Guavras who 320 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:33,839 Speaker 2: just has to be like a good like a decent 321 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:37,200 Speaker 2: version of himself Catcher any combination of those things happening 322 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:40,840 Speaker 2: and suddenly like this is now one of the deeper 323 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 2: groups of physician players in the entire National League, which 324 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 2: is what we knew the potential for it to could 325 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 2: be it when we entered the regular season. Now at 326 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 2: with the acquisition in Cedric Mullins, seeing development of Baty 327 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:53,320 Speaker 2: and Mauricio, it feels like that flip side. Leaving this 328 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:56,199 Speaker 2: trade deadline without a starting pitcher, though I do think 329 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:58,839 Speaker 2: leaves us a bit susceptible, and I think that the 330 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 2: best case scenario for what the starting rotation looks like 331 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 2: in a month is that Mania turns the corner, Sanga 332 00:14:04,559 --> 00:14:06,640 Speaker 2: turns to corner, Peterston stays where he is. We have 333 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 2: those three guys, and that's that's the best case scenario 334 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 2: of all three of those guys. Even like the step below, 335 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 2: the best case snare of all three of those guys 336 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 2: is I think actually a legitimate playoff three. Truthfully, now 337 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 2: I've said that before, I'll say it again, but it's precarious. 338 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 2: Right now, Manaia throws eighty eight miles an hour after 339 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 2: you gets seventy pitches and you can't spots fastball. Peterson 340 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 2: just keeps chugging along, and then behind them you have 341 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 2: Clay Holmes, who just showed up on Wednesday out of gas. 342 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 2: Not not exactly the fault of his own, but he 343 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 2: had he was flat from the first pitch. And then 344 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 2: Frankie Fastballs. 345 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 1: Who Lynn Sometimes he's okay, sometimes he gets shipped on. 346 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 2: Get some good, gets some bad. But I wanted to 347 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 2: talk about these guys specifically because after the trade deadline 348 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 2: there was some idea that was going around Mets Twitter 349 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:51,040 Speaker 2: spurned mostly by Andy Martine and Steve Gelips, that you 350 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 2: know now that the Mets didn't trade for a starting 351 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 2: pitcher just really opens the door for the young guys 352 00:14:57,160 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 2: Nolan McLain and Brandon Sprote to get a shot at 353 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 2: some point at the end of the season. And well, 354 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 2: that I feel like does logically make sense. We're gonna 355 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 2: do what everyone loves doing. We love doing so much 356 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 2: in this podcast some roster construction talk. Oh yeah, as 357 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 2: of right now, unless it's a major injury, there's almost 358 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 2: no way that we can see those guys pitch. And 359 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 2: kind of the same way we saw David Stearns be 360 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 2: KOI about Drew Gilbert getting a shot towards the end 361 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 2: of the season when he's probably gonna make his major 362 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 2: league debut against the Mets this weekend. Is a good 363 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 2: chance of that. I while this was mentioned, like, I 364 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 2: just it's hard to see how that's even possible given 365 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 2: the five man rotation we have and the newly revamp 366 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 2: bullpen of no pictures with any options at all. 367 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 1: I I'm sorry for the face. I just saw. The 368 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 1: Phillies got Matt Manning from the Tigers. 369 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 2: Oh he was he was defade. 370 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, they've acquired him in exchange for some random outfield 371 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 1: not really important to what we were talking about, but yeah, 372 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 1: I think we are going to see them at the 373 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 1: major league level at some point. But similarly to how 374 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 1: we didn't like what the Mets did a couple of 375 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 1: years ago, where it was like Alvarez baby Vanos Maurici 376 00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:00,920 Speaker 1: that were deemed as like these the saving bodies and 377 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 1: figures that we're gonna come up and magically make this 378 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:05,840 Speaker 1: team better than they already were. I don't like how 379 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:09,040 Speaker 1: we're doing that with sprote McClain now. I think specifically 380 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: McLain should be up sooner than later. I do think 381 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 1: that whenever the next shot that's given to the rotation, 382 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 1: I think it should be him. I know we still 383 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 1: have Paul Blackburn on this roster. He was not moved. 384 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:22,040 Speaker 1: He's still on this team and he has been rehabbing. 385 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 1: I'm afraid he's gonna be given one more shot because 386 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: I don't think he's got anything left in the tank, 387 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 1: and I do think the Mets were trying every possible 388 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:32,120 Speaker 1: which way to not have Paul Blackburn on this team 389 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 1: moving forward. I hope it's McLain because I do think 390 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 1: from what we've seen in Triple A, he looks like 391 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 1: he's at least closer to ready than he's ever been. 392 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 1: I think Sprot's a little bit behind him. But at 393 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 1: the same time, I don't know if because the Mets 394 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 1: didn't trade for pitching that this means that these guys 395 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 1: are here now and they're ready to be a part 396 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 1: of this World Series push in twenty twenty five. 397 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 2: No, I actually have bad news for you, because Paul 398 00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:58,880 Speaker 2: Blackburn is going to get the roster spot. I think 399 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 2: the second he's HEALTHYEPLE should be in a week or so, 400 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:03,640 Speaker 2: and that's probably going to come at the expense of 401 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:06,919 Speaker 2: Rico Garcia. Rico Garcia is the only. 402 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:11,360 Speaker 1: Guy Christophinsky maybe Dvinsky was cut already there, but he's 403 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 1: blackbird thought we brought in two relievers. M they already had. 404 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:18,280 Speaker 1: We've already sent down brows up on for Zvinsky. So yeah, 405 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 1: Stevinsky was just re you know, recar maybe he was 406 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:22,199 Speaker 1: actually just sent down now, but I know ras of 407 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:24,119 Speaker 1: right now, the finsicke he's not on this roster. Vinsky 408 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:26,200 Speaker 1: is with triple A, but or maybe he's cut. I'm 409 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 1: just gonna look at Ross Resourch. He's in triple A. 410 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:28,359 Speaker 1: He's in triple A. 411 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:30,960 Speaker 2: Okay, it's well for you in the morning. But Edwin 412 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:35,680 Speaker 2: Hellsley Rogers Standik Rayley Garrett, so though right there, yeah, 413 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:37,600 Speaker 2: that's a full bullpen. Ricor Garcia it would be the 414 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:39,640 Speaker 2: odd man out. He's also out of options. We've already 415 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 2: caught him once. I'm sure we're going to cut them again. 416 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:43,879 Speaker 2: And also I think that there will be an emphasis 417 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:46,520 Speaker 2: on saving some innings from Clay Holmes. A lot of 418 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:48,240 Speaker 2: people are still like Clay Holmes the bullpen. Colay homes 419 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 2: the bullpen, Clay Holmes goes to the bullpen. You still 420 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:51,440 Speaker 2: have to cut one of those guys together a spot 421 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:53,200 Speaker 2: in the bullpen. And then now Paul Blackburn is the started. 422 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 2: Now Paul Blackburn is Clay Holmes. I'd rather the opposite. 423 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 2: I rather Paul Blackmann only have to get two with 424 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 2: three innings, because then after we do some Paul Blackburn, 425 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:01,359 Speaker 2: you know who else is going to come up and 426 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 2: pitch of this team. Probably before McLain's brote Cylore. Tyler 427 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 2: McGill has thrown a couple of reh has thrown a 428 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:09,240 Speaker 2: couple bullpen sessions, and he's on the doorstep of rehabit 429 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 2: sign and himself. So just like last year, the White Knight, 430 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 2: Tyler McGill will show up towards the end of August 431 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:16,080 Speaker 2: and just do what he can for a month and 432 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 2: maybe once again he will pitch huge innings for us 433 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 2: and get us the spot we need to go. But 434 00:18:19,480 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 2: I do think that there should be some pumping of 435 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:23,639 Speaker 2: the breaks, because again there was a great start by 436 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 2: Brandon Sprote on Wednesday night in Triple A. Thursday night 437 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 2: in Triple A, another nine strikeouts, five innings, no runs. 438 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:32,400 Speaker 2: He's actually almost got the Triple Ara back down under 439 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:35,639 Speaker 2: four which is incredible considering where the season began. But 440 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 2: similarly to what was going on in last month, there 441 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 2: were no curve balls, and that start it was all 442 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 2: sweepers slide. There's a couple of well placed change ups, 443 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:44,200 Speaker 2: so I do still think that there are some significant 444 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:46,360 Speaker 2: hurdles to climb. And while McLean has been great at 445 00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:49,360 Speaker 2: Triple A, overall, the strikeouts have dried up a bit 446 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:52,000 Speaker 2: of late. There's been a couple starts with the walks 447 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:53,480 Speaker 2: have been an issue. He still has had some of 448 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:56,440 Speaker 2: the pop games. But I think that these are still 449 00:18:56,440 --> 00:19:00,199 Speaker 2: two guys who have a little bit more development to 450 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:02,639 Speaker 2: go before we go. We're sure that they can be 451 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 2: like actually really good stars at the next level. They 452 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 2: both kind of have midfast balls. They both rely in 453 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:11,080 Speaker 2: a sweeper as the secondary pitch. McClain's sinker is great, 454 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 2: but it's like it's so spross. But I think that 455 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:15,680 Speaker 2: they're both at risk of just their fastball is getting popped. 456 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 2: They're both at risk of struggling against lefties at this 457 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:20,480 Speaker 2: level still, and I think that David Stairs knows that's 458 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:23,200 Speaker 2: why we haven't seen them yet. Krats. 459 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:26,199 Speaker 3: If I'm new to card collecting and I'm looking for 460 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:29,920 Speaker 3: the safest, most trusted way in the game to acquire 461 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:33,040 Speaker 3: cards or to buy a card, but not go through 462 00:19:33,080 --> 00:19:35,640 Speaker 3: a ton of work where I'm going to the shows, 463 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:37,959 Speaker 3: I'm going online doing auctions. I want it all in 464 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:38,520 Speaker 3: one place. 465 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:41,200 Speaker 2: I'm going to Arena club. 466 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:43,399 Speaker 4: It's all in one place. You know you're getting a 467 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:46,399 Speaker 4: good price, whether you're buying it or you're selling cards. 468 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:48,680 Speaker 4: If you're new to it, you don't want all the 469 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 4: other crappy cards. You can get the ones that you want, 470 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:54,160 Speaker 4: you can start your collection, and if you get them 471 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,760 Speaker 4: on a Rina club, your collection will look a bouse. 472 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:01,080 Speaker 3: That's right, And may I mention they also have Pokemon 473 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 3: cards in those slab packs that we talk about every week. 474 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:05,680 Speaker 3: You can rip a pack for as low as twenty 475 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 3: five dollars and hit on a card that's worth tens 476 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:11,679 Speaker 3: of thousands of dollars because every pack has grails that 477 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:14,600 Speaker 3: are at least twenty x the price of the pack. 478 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:18,239 Speaker 3: So get involved at arenaclub dot com slash foul use 479 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:20,400 Speaker 3: the code foul to get twenty percent off your first 480 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:22,200 Speaker 3: slab pack or card purchase. 481 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 1: I mean, I think you're saying it perfectly like this. 482 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:30,320 Speaker 1: There there's a reason again that we still haven't seen 483 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:33,359 Speaker 1: them even like this is the same rotation that it 484 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:35,440 Speaker 1: was before the trade deadline. So I don't know why 485 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 1: the Mets not trading for pictures means that these guys 486 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:40,680 Speaker 1: all of a sudden are so very important or more 487 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:43,399 Speaker 1: important than they were before the trade deadline. No, the 488 00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 1: only thing that is weird is that Martina would say 489 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:48,800 Speaker 1: that so contritely. So that's also he's such a fucking 490 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:50,720 Speaker 1: little moody bitch sometimes, like I don't know what his 491 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:53,199 Speaker 1: deal is totally, but he still is in the know, 492 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:54,959 Speaker 1: like he still is involved in a lot of these 493 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 1: conversations her law. Remember remember Brandon Lao Did he delete it? 494 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 2: I don't see the tweet anymore. 495 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:03,000 Speaker 1: He definitely tweets. 496 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 2: Oh wait, he's been retweeting some things here. This with 497 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 2: the with the Mets not trading for a starting pitcher, 498 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:09,520 Speaker 2: expect the lights of Nolan McLain to be in line 499 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:12,399 Speaker 2: for opportunities this year. So again, inline for opportunities does 500 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 2: make sense because I guess he's like right now SP 501 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 2: seven kind of eight SB six ish, but like until 502 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:21,199 Speaker 2: I guess, until when the other guys are healthy, if 503 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 2: something happens. I just the way that this bullpen is aligned, 504 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:26,399 Speaker 2: there is one cutting, and it's it's Reco Garcia even 505 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 2: get rid of Rico Garcia calls somebody up. I don't 506 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 2: think they're cutting Ryan Stanning, especially after he's had finally 507 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:32,720 Speaker 2: a few good appearances in a row. They're not gonna cut. 508 00:21:32,760 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 2: So though they're not gonna send down Regarrett, we're not 509 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:36,760 Speaker 2: sending down code I Sanka Garrett and Coda Sank are 510 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:39,359 Speaker 2: the only pictures right now in the Zachon roster with 511 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:42,680 Speaker 2: minor league options, So I do think that pictures get 512 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:44,480 Speaker 2: hurt all the time. So again, there probably will be 513 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:46,640 Speaker 2: an injury at some point, but that's the only way 514 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:49,679 Speaker 2: we actually see one of these guys debut in the 515 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:50,200 Speaker 2: near future. 516 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 1: Now, I don't want to get it twisted. 517 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 2: We would love to see these guys debut this year totally. 518 00:21:54,359 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 2: I think I think it'd be fun to see them 519 00:21:57,160 --> 00:21:59,159 Speaker 2: not in the full starter's role work down a little bit. 520 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:00,679 Speaker 2: I think that would be great. The bullpen is good, 521 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:02,159 Speaker 2: but I think that's just there. There's a lot of 522 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 2: opportunities for piggybacking with both right now Sean Manyah and 523 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:08,280 Speaker 2: Clay Holmes, considering where those guys are at right now, 524 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:09,920 Speaker 2: where their workload is, and where the stuff's at. So 525 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:11,800 Speaker 2: I think that it's also funny, there's that kind of 526 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:13,960 Speaker 2: a reverse our mangl thing going on where Manaia and 527 00:22:14,040 --> 00:22:16,600 Speaker 2: McLain are very side army guys, while Sprote is kind 528 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:18,160 Speaker 2: of in the middle, and then Clay Holmes very over 529 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:20,720 Speaker 2: the top. So you match up Sprote with Manayah and 530 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:23,879 Speaker 2: you match up McLean and uh, McLean and Holmes. Now, 531 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 2: I guess when were our Mangol stuff going on. It's 532 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:26,720 Speaker 2: kind of like the sixth grade dance you got. You 533 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:28,680 Speaker 2: get matched up with someone who's just because they're also 534 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:29,679 Speaker 2: out there and you need a partner. 535 00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:31,680 Speaker 1: You probably get seven innings out of those two guys, 536 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:35,000 Speaker 1: and then we get to the seventh inning. We got 537 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:37,440 Speaker 1: Tyler Rodgers, Ryan Helsley and Edwin Diaz now to close 538 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 1: out these games. Even throwing Reed Garrett into that conversation 539 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 1: Gregorysoto all of a sudden, like things don't feel as 540 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:44,960 Speaker 1: bad that your starters can't go deep into the game 541 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 1: when you have a bullpen that can get nine outs 542 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:48,639 Speaker 1: in the game pretty easily. 543 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:50,679 Speaker 2: For sure, which is why I actually was surprised by 544 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 2: the Helsy trade just from this roster construction standpoints. I 545 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 2: thought that David Saris would want one kind of malleable 546 00:22:56,840 --> 00:22:59,240 Speaker 2: spot in this bullpen because now there's no malleability. We 547 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:02,960 Speaker 2: love valuability. There's this we hope. We've had valuability, you know, 548 00:23:03,080 --> 00:23:04,000 Speaker 2: entire David Stearns era. 549 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:07,000 Speaker 1: So we've also loved malleability because the Mets didn't have 550 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:09,240 Speaker 1: these arms. Now that we've got large hundred percent. 551 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:11,439 Speaker 2: That's why, that's why I was so shocked and so 552 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:14,119 Speaker 2: elated by that Ryan Helsey trades I did. It was 553 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 2: very un David Stearns like, which is cool. Again, which 554 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 2: is cool that he was able to make that decisions. Again, 555 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:20,360 Speaker 2: I don't want to hear any bell yanking about David 556 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:23,200 Speaker 2: Stearns anymore after this. This was aggressive, This was great. 557 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 2: He didn't pay much to get them. There were some 558 00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:27,320 Speaker 2: takes going on. I want to get your opinion on this, 559 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:29,680 Speaker 2: because some of the relievers wind up going for a 560 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:31,879 Speaker 2: little bit less, especially the ones that went specifically to 561 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:34,680 Speaker 2: the New York Yankees who gave up one pile of dirt, 562 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 2: one pile of shit, and one pile of crap to 563 00:23:36,359 --> 00:23:40,679 Speaker 2: completely redefine their bullpen on Thursday afternoon. So there was 564 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:43,719 Speaker 2: some conversation about that maybe getting being a little too 565 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:45,880 Speaker 2: early on the market, but I don't know, also got 566 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:47,840 Speaker 2: guys that are less consistent, so it's a weird situation. 567 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, I was shocked at how little the Yankees gave 568 00:23:52,359 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 1: up for everybody in every single trade. I mean, Ryan McMahon, 569 00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:58,639 Speaker 1: you can't blame the Yankees for taking advantage of like 570 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:01,439 Speaker 1: the stupid getting the glass like, I mean, they just 571 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:03,680 Speaker 1: went three times. Yeah, they did three times. They did 572 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 1: to the Rockies twice into the Pirates. They were like, oh, 573 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:09,280 Speaker 1: Ryan McMahon, here's two pictures the Rockers like who pitching 574 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:11,119 Speaker 1: prospects They're going to suck. It doesn't matter how good 575 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:13,119 Speaker 1: they are, They're going to have horrible major league careers 576 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:15,439 Speaker 1: as long as they're with the Colorado Rockies. And then 577 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:18,160 Speaker 1: they got Jake Byrd and you look at who they traded, 578 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:20,400 Speaker 1: like rock Reggio, I know, is like probably the best 579 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:23,640 Speaker 1: prospect that they traded this this time, But also who 580 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 1: cares because Jake Bird has like five years of control 581 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:27,560 Speaker 1: and is a really good reliever and he's getting the 582 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:30,920 Speaker 1: fuck out of cores amazing. Then they trade for Dave 583 00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:34,439 Speaker 1: Bednar from your boy friend of the channel, and they 584 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:38,119 Speaker 1: gave up literally literally a pile of shit. The the 585 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:41,880 Speaker 1: app The boot looking that Jeff Passon did on ESPN 586 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:45,480 Speaker 1: about that trade is disturbing. Rotha Hill Flores is a 587 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:48,199 Speaker 1: twenty four year old catcher in double A who is 588 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:51,439 Speaker 1: regarded for his framing, which is going to be obsolete 589 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 1: in the next CBA, and he can't it for shit. 590 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:56,240 Speaker 2: I want to read the actual tweet out. So among 591 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:58,399 Speaker 2: the return to the Pirates and the Bednard deal, per 592 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:01,679 Speaker 2: ESPN sources, catch a Rai Flores, who tore up double 593 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 2: A is now a triple A. Is a top shelf 594 00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:06,439 Speaker 2: framer in regardles as a big league ready catcher, a 595 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 2: very good centerpiece. Also in it, Educleen Perez who is 596 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:13,119 Speaker 2: nineteen with excellent sling swing decisions. Edgleen Perez, who's nineteen 597 00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:15,720 Speaker 2: with excellent swing decisions has I think it's a ninety 598 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:19,159 Speaker 2: one WRC plus and a two thirty six lugging in 599 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 2: low way. Again, he looks like he has some good 600 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 2: defensive qualities. And Rafael Flores was someone who's turning twenty 601 00:25:24,359 --> 00:25:27,400 Speaker 2: five in two months who was tearing up double A. 602 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:29,679 Speaker 2: Baseball America is not as kind to Flora, saying that 603 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 2: he would need to make some swing adjustments and just 604 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:33,879 Speaker 2: some adjustments to play in general to hopefully become a 605 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 2: second division catcher. So again, very different opinions of the 606 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:40,240 Speaker 2: people who get paid to, you know, for for jet 607 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:43,200 Speaker 2: decades here to write prospects versus Jeff Passon, who seems 608 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:46,000 Speaker 2: to be just making the Yankees look not so bad 609 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:49,200 Speaker 2: for this. Yeah, it's great, this should look great. Brian 610 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:50,440 Speaker 2: Cashman did incredible. 611 00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:53,479 Speaker 1: Oh he did a phenomenal job that they arguably had 612 00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:55,119 Speaker 1: one of the best trade deadlines of the entire thing. 613 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 1: That bullpen is that bullpen's the best bullpen in baseball. 614 00:25:57,680 --> 00:25:58,840 Speaker 1: Sign in a question anymore. 615 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:01,840 Speaker 2: Second best ballpen in basebe well behind us, behind the 616 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 2: San Diego Padres. 617 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:04,040 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I forgot about them. 618 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:06,040 Speaker 2: Mason Miller best ball in the American League for sure, 619 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 2: in the American League, no doubt nailed that one. Best 620 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:11,160 Speaker 2: ball play in the American League. Yeah, I can. 621 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:15,199 Speaker 1: I can get behind people being like damn like they 622 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:18,359 Speaker 1: they gave up nothing and they got maybe better arms 623 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 1: than what we got. 624 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:21,399 Speaker 2: I don't know if the arms are better. I think 625 00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:23,160 Speaker 2: that's kind of part of it, because those arms are 626 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:26,719 Speaker 2: more controllable. They have been, they've been there much flash year, 627 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 2: but they've also been more volatile over the last few years, 628 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:31,280 Speaker 2: like David Bednar. While it was complete poppy cock, he 629 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:34,000 Speaker 2: did spend time in the minor leagues this season, Yeah, 630 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:36,119 Speaker 2: after a year. Last week had a five VRRA, But 631 00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:37,760 Speaker 2: then they figured out that he was actually just tipping 632 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 2: his pitches. Now he's all good, and he's been the 633 00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:41,560 Speaker 2: one of the best relievers in baseball as he was 634 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:43,960 Speaker 2: two years before this this whole season since he came back. 635 00:26:44,119 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 2: Camille Deval has been taking out of closer role in 636 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:48,280 Speaker 2: San Francisco like twice in the last two years, because 637 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:51,720 Speaker 2: sometimes his command just totally evades him. But for to Rogers, 638 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:54,199 Speaker 2: that's that's what I'm saying. Yeah at Ryan Walker, like 639 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:56,600 Speaker 2: a couple other very different guys. Where Walker and Hellsley 640 00:26:56,920 --> 00:26:58,880 Speaker 2: had been more like miles of consistency over the last 641 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:00,359 Speaker 2: few years, I think the Mets did pay more for 642 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 2: that consistency, where the Yankees were like, give us the demons, yes, 643 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:06,400 Speaker 2: which I like the reliever demons. 644 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:07,680 Speaker 1: I like what we did. 645 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:08,720 Speaker 2: We don't need I did too. 646 00:27:09,119 --> 00:27:11,560 Speaker 1: Comparison is the thief of joy? Is that the saying 647 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 1: yeah again. 648 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:14,679 Speaker 2: We're so fine. I just think that I think that 649 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:16,960 Speaker 2: the Mets and the Yankees are two of the five 650 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 2: or so teams that did the bestest trade deadline. 651 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:20,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, because then you know, you could have been a 652 00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:22,639 Speaker 1: Cubs fan or a Red Sox fan and be like, 653 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:25,440 Speaker 1: Cubs Fance, we did fucking nothing. Huh. 654 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:27,719 Speaker 2: You could have been a Pirates fan today you're trying 655 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:29,600 Speaker 2: to figure out where Ben Sherrington lives. You got make 656 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:31,720 Speaker 2: his house. The Pirates left the trade deadline with Tommy 657 00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:34,199 Speaker 2: fam and their roster. They're like the first team in 658 00:27:34,240 --> 00:27:37,200 Speaker 2: five years to do that. That's impossible. 659 00:27:37,880 --> 00:27:41,680 Speaker 1: How you doing into the gras, Like, don't count the 660 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:42,320 Speaker 1: Pirates out. 661 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 2: I think after people saw that bed in our trade, 662 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:47,720 Speaker 2: I'm sure that like seventeen eighteen general managers tried to 663 00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:49,280 Speaker 2: call Cherios and be like, what's going on with that one? 664 00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 2: Your cruiz? Huh, we have a great washing machine in 665 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:53,480 Speaker 2: the f silly. I know you'd love to have it. 666 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:55,879 Speaker 2: But like the Tigers also just got a bunch of 667 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:57,640 Speaker 2: like middle relievers even though they have a whole bullpen 668 00:27:57,640 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 2: and middle relievers got no impact. Leverge arms and Charlie Moore. Again, 669 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:03,639 Speaker 2: the Cubs just fell apart. I think Matt Arlem might 670 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 2: have goosed the Cubs a little bit, because all of 671 00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:08,320 Speaker 2: a sudden at five point fifty, between five fifteen and 672 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:10,639 Speaker 2: six thirty, every single bruise trade came across the lectric. 673 00:28:10,840 --> 00:28:12,560 Speaker 2: So I think that they might have been waiting to 674 00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:14,000 Speaker 2: be like they gonna do anything. They could do anything. 675 00:28:14,080 --> 00:28:16,880 Speaker 2: We're gonna catch yet sleeping is it's embarrassing that team 676 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:18,359 Speaker 2: like the Cubs cries poor when they're won of the 677 00:28:18,359 --> 00:28:19,680 Speaker 2: wealthiest organizations in the sport. 678 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:22,000 Speaker 1: What year do you think Craig Bresla thinks it is 679 00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:24,160 Speaker 1: because he his big pieces that he got were Steven 680 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:27,720 Speaker 1: Matts and Dustin May, who haven't been good and ever. 681 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:29,760 Speaker 2: And they traded the centerpiece of the rock failed never 682 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:31,600 Speaker 2: trade to get dust trade, get to two months of 683 00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:32,880 Speaker 2: a bad starting picture in Dustin May. 684 00:28:33,040 --> 00:28:34,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's kind of crazy. 685 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:34,960 Speaker 5: It's it. 686 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:37,880 Speaker 2: It doesn't like no innings left either. No, he's on 687 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:39,320 Speaker 2: his strict innings on them. I think that was maybe 688 00:28:39,320 --> 00:28:40,880 Speaker 2: they're just bad of like they see something where you know, 689 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:43,480 Speaker 2: he can be a really good bullpen, but it's just 690 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:46,120 Speaker 2: kind of like that was rough. And then also me, 691 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:48,160 Speaker 2: I don't know if to send you guys listening to this, 692 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:50,800 Speaker 2: maybe a few of you if you're a Minnesota Twins fan. 693 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:54,240 Speaker 2: I'm sorry, yeah, I'm sorry. You just you just watched 694 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:57,640 Speaker 2: a competitive window slam shut so fast you probably don't 695 00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:00,920 Speaker 2: even know your name anymore. They traded like forty percent 696 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:01,760 Speaker 2: of their active roster. 697 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:03,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think when we were going through the stream, 698 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:07,000 Speaker 1: and that was before every single trade came through. Oh, 699 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:10,000 Speaker 1: it's updated right now. One, two, three, four, five, six, 700 00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 1: seven eight. They have eight pitchers on the active roster. 701 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:15,560 Speaker 1: Two catchers. That brings them to ten. Four infielders fourteen. 702 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:18,040 Speaker 1: They have seventeen players on their active roster. You can 703 00:29:18,120 --> 00:29:20,840 Speaker 1: have twenty six guys. And some of those active players 704 00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:24,920 Speaker 1: are Deshaun Curzy, Mickey Gasper. That's a guy that's on 705 00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:27,240 Speaker 1: the roster. Christian Vasquez is still on this team, the 706 00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:31,480 Speaker 1: sleeper sell, Michael Tonkin, Cody Thunderberk. 707 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:32,040 Speaker 2: He's still in the league. 708 00:29:32,040 --> 00:29:34,800 Speaker 1: Tonkin, Hey, I mean the Braves couldn't use him this year, 709 00:29:34,800 --> 00:29:36,800 Speaker 1: I guess. But he's out in Minnesota because they don't 710 00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:40,520 Speaker 1: really have any major leaguers. That's ah. They're quickly becoming 711 00:29:40,560 --> 00:29:43,080 Speaker 1: a pretty joke of a franchise right now. 712 00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:46,080 Speaker 2: And then also the Padres, who traded seven of their 713 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:49,400 Speaker 2: top thirteen rank prospects for MLB pipeline as a jpler 714 00:29:50,400 --> 00:29:51,760 Speaker 2: is not on their contract next year. 715 00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:56,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, and in a farm system that had one prospect 716 00:29:56,760 --> 00:29:57,960 Speaker 1: pretty much not. 717 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:01,720 Speaker 2: Three to two and a half at least. 718 00:30:01,760 --> 00:30:03,880 Speaker 1: Cash Mayfields decent. Actually do like Cash Mayfield. 719 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:05,720 Speaker 2: But the guy Brandon Net they also sent to the 720 00:30:05,720 --> 00:30:07,440 Speaker 2: A's is part of the Mason Miller trade is awesome. 721 00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:09,520 Speaker 2: He has tons, yeah's, tons of nasty stuff. 722 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:11,320 Speaker 1: So they've they've kept one of their guys and that's 723 00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:13,880 Speaker 1: basically Cash Mayfield because it seems like nobody values Ethan 724 00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:14,720 Speaker 1: Solace anymore. 725 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:17,720 Speaker 2: So well, no, of course that happens. One of the 726 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:20,280 Speaker 2: biggest I don't know how the cards and the prospect 727 00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:21,960 Speaker 2: of history. I remember the last couple of years, but 728 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 2: it's just it was a crazy deadline. And it's wild 729 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:26,880 Speaker 2: to say that because there weren't really any super high 730 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:29,360 Speaker 2: profile players that changed teams except for Carlos care who 731 00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:33,080 Speaker 2: has traded just like for money. Almost almost all the. 732 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:35,520 Speaker 1: Big names didn't get traded actually this deadline. 733 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:38,560 Speaker 2: Oh and also just a weird rumor. I'm sorry if 734 00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:40,600 Speaker 2: you're still playing attention to Mike to Porte's tweather in 735 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 2: The Lord's twenty twenty five where people thought Adelie Garcia 736 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:44,320 Speaker 2: was a met for like an hour. 737 00:30:44,720 --> 00:30:46,520 Speaker 1: It was crazy. We were getting tons of questions about 738 00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:48,840 Speaker 1: it was like, of course this is a lie. Make 739 00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:51,880 Speaker 1: any sense from both sides? Why would the Rangers, who 740 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:54,080 Speaker 1: are playing well trade outo Lease and why would the 741 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:57,560 Speaker 1: Mets bring in Adulas Garcia unless Wan Soto's dead, Like 742 00:30:57,680 --> 00:30:59,080 Speaker 1: that doesn't really make any sense. 743 00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:01,560 Speaker 2: The Rangers, they sneak you well too to get Meryl Kelly, 744 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:04,360 Speaker 2: Daniy Koulam and and they got another reliever who was 745 00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:06,479 Speaker 2: the other leaver they got and film Aton We I mean, 746 00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:09,480 Speaker 2: fuck up, sucking up Philly, but yeah, Philly Baseball. So 747 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:11,800 Speaker 2: that's uh that they did something good there. It's it was. 748 00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:14,880 Speaker 2: It was a fun trade deadline while not being like 749 00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:16,520 Speaker 2: like poppy and sexy like some of them have been 750 00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:18,200 Speaker 2: in the past. It was it was very fun deadline. 751 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:20,240 Speaker 1: It's all I got, James, it's all you got. 752 00:31:20,880 --> 00:31:21,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, we got one more thing though. 753 00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:26,480 Speaker 1: Frankie Peppers, dude, Frankie Peppers has got such aura. He 754 00:31:26,520 --> 00:31:29,480 Speaker 1: came onto the stream on playback. I tweeted out Frankie 755 00:31:29,480 --> 00:31:32,800 Speaker 1: Peppers on gained like thirty viewers in seconds. Frankie Peppers 756 00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:34,560 Speaker 1: has got serious motion t Win. 757 00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:37,239 Speaker 2: Majors his motion twin. But here we go to end 758 00:31:37,240 --> 00:31:40,080 Speaker 2: the trade deadline. A quick message from Frankie Peppers. 759 00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:43,920 Speaker 5: Gentlemen, this is Frankie Peppers. Say no one, thank you 760 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:46,920 Speaker 5: for having me on your on your video or likes 761 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:48,880 Speaker 5: and James, it was really nice to uh to talk 762 00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:51,520 Speaker 5: to your boys. I don't feel like I've really ever 763 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:53,960 Speaker 5: been able to do that, so I really do appreciate it. 764 00:31:54,920 --> 00:31:57,200 Speaker 5: I'm really happy with this trade. That mind, we have 765 00:31:57,880 --> 00:32:01,840 Speaker 5: maybe the best bullpen in baseball. We went from one 766 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:04,239 Speaker 5: of the one of the least impressive one of the 767 00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:07,120 Speaker 5: most impressive without really giving anything up. It's really nice 768 00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:10,080 Speaker 5: to see. And we got Cedric Mummins. Come on, it's 769 00:32:10,080 --> 00:32:13,720 Speaker 5: all going well. I'm quite happy with it. I hope 770 00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:16,040 Speaker 5: you boys are happy with it too, and I can't 771 00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:18,120 Speaker 5: wait for this team to go the worst series. I 772 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:20,680 Speaker 5: swhear we're going boys know, so hope you take care 773 00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:22,080 Speaker 5: and I'll talk to you soon once go Mets. 774 00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:26,200 Speaker 1: For all the people. At the end of this podcast, 775 00:32:26,720 --> 00:32:29,480 Speaker 1: Frankie Peppers gave us a line trust the sauce. He 776 00:32:29,560 --> 00:32:32,520 Speaker 1: drew us a picture and we're thinking about just putting 777 00:32:32,520 --> 00:32:36,400 Speaker 1: that picture as the merch thoughts, comments, questions, concerns. How 778 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:38,240 Speaker 1: interested are you? I want to know in the comments section. 779 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:40,160 Speaker 2: I'll throw the picture up in here and the end 780 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:42,680 Speaker 2: of two. But it's it's fantastic. Yeah, I mean it's 781 00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:44,560 Speaker 2: Frankie Peppers guy doesn't miss. But that's it. 782 00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:46,960 Speaker 1: Guys, Thank you for listening. Thanks for watching this episode 783 00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:48,920 Speaker 1: The Mets the Podcast. Make sure you are subscribed to 784 00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:51,120 Speaker 1: our YouTube channel so you can see the video version 785 00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:53,760 Speaker 1: of this and if you are listening to US Apple Podcasts, Spotify, 786 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:56,480 Speaker 1: Google drops the ring and drops a view, download and subscribe. 787 00:32:56,520 --> 00:32:58,280 Speaker 1: You can follow James on social media. 788 00:32:58,040 --> 00:32:59,640 Speaker 2: At James Shiao. 789 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:02,000 Speaker 1: I'm drafting Mark with a C. Thank you guys for listening. 790 00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:04,280 Speaker 1: Thank you for watching. We'll catch you all after the 791 00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:05,040 Speaker 1: giant series. 792 00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:07,840 Speaker 2: Let's go Mets that guys, go Mets 793 00:34:00,920 --> 00:34:01,160 Speaker 4: Fight