1 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: Now it's an official segment title. It's the Robert Report. 2 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:17,920 Speaker 1: Here is Robert Murray, Fansided and FT Insider joining us 3 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 1: right now during a super hot time. It's almost like 4 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 1: the Winter meetings continue. Robert, good to see you, and 5 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:26,800 Speaker 1: we'll get to some moves and signings that were just made. 6 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: But I do want to start with some of the 7 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: heavy hitters. We are heading into the holidays. Sometimes teams 8 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: take a break in agencies and players and all of that, 9 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 1: and sometimes they don't. So we've got Alex Bregman's name 10 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 1: floating around, We've got Bobachett's name floating around, Kyle Tucker. 11 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 1: Many of the free agent starters, most of the top 12 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:47,239 Speaker 1: ten are still unsigned. Do you think any of them 13 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 1: are close? Do you feel like we have any contenders 14 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 1: that are on a short list at this point for 15 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: any of the players I just mentioned. 16 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, First of all, good to be here with you boys. 17 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 2: I like that intro and Todd. I also totally agree 18 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 2: with what you were saying how we don't value what's 19 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 2: inside for the players as much as we used to. 20 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 2: So I think that was a really good point by you. 21 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 2: But as far as the big names go here, I 22 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 2: would not rule out one of these guys coming off 23 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 2: the board here between now and the holiday, it seems 24 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 2: like things are pretty active around the league, and there's 25 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 2: teams that are that are still trying to bolster their 26 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:22,320 Speaker 2: rosters as they should considering the level of talent that's 27 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 2: out there, And a guy like Alex Bregman is getting 28 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,320 Speaker 2: a whole lot of public attention now. Obviously he's been 29 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 2: connected to the Cubs, where I reported that he had 30 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 2: a zoom meeting with them. The Arizona Diamondbacks are assioner 31 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 2: in this, the Boston Red Sox, now the Toronto Blue Jays. 32 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 2: The interest there has definitely picked up. I don't know 33 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 2: if he's gonna end up being the guy to sign 34 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 2: between now in the holiday, but the fact that we're 35 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 2: getting this much buzz definitely seems to indicate that teams 36 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 2: are becoming more serious about about signing these kind of players. 37 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 2: And I think Mir Comedy coming off of the market 38 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 2: to kind of add some clarity there as well. Cody Bellinger, 39 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:56,919 Speaker 2: to me, makes a whole lot of sense for teams. 40 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 2: And should we saw Will Salmon drop the New York 41 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 2: Mets as a possibility, or at least I think he speculated 42 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 2: them as an option, but to me, a fit with 43 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 2: the New York Yankees makes the most sense for Bellinger there, 44 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 2: and then Bobashett. He feels kind of like a guy 45 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:15,519 Speaker 2: who's somehow flying under the radar somehow, which he's such 46 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 2: a talented player where that doesn't feel like it should 47 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:19,959 Speaker 2: be possible. But if you look at him, he makes 48 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,360 Speaker 2: sense for so many of these different teams. Obviously, a 49 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 2: reunion with Toronto makes sense. I still think the Boston 50 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 2: Red Sox make a whole lot of sense there, and 51 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 2: I still feel like they're sniffing around that market. 52 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 3: But there's gonna be other. 53 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 2: Teams involved in Bishett as well, and I've seen the 54 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 2: buzz about him, teams being interested in him outside of 55 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 2: second base. I don't know why we're in such a 56 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 2: hurry to move him away from shortstop. He's still a 57 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:45,679 Speaker 2: really good shortstop. He's only twenty eight years old. He's 58 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:48,359 Speaker 2: just such a talented guy that I feel like we're 59 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:50,679 Speaker 2: getting too cute with him, and he should be a 60 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 2: shortstop now. Maybe moves to a different position in the future, 61 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 2: for sure, but right now he should be a shortstop, 62 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 2: and I don't think there should be a debate there. 63 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 3: Robert, you want to know why that's what you're hearing 64 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 3: from around the industry, because who gets paid more second 65 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 3: basements are shortstops. It's the industry trying to squash his value. 66 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 3: So you're exactly right, he is a short stop till 67 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:16,079 Speaker 3: you move him off. You pay him like he's a shortstop. 68 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,639 Speaker 3: The one person you didn't mention in that whole diatrage 69 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 3: you just said, Kyle Tucker. Why is Kyle Tucker's name 70 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 3: not out there? Are people afraid of him waiting and 71 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 3: waiting and driving up the price for the other players 72 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 3: that you just mentioned that could sign sooner and then 73 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 3: then they're out on the Kyle Tucker. What's what's the 74 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 3: latest for Tucker? 75 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 2: I wouldn't interpret the lack of buzz with Tucker for 76 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 2: a lack of interest. I think there's a really good 77 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 2: amount of interest, probably from the majority of the big 78 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 2: market teams for Tucker. I mean, if you look at him, 79 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 2: he's a five tool player. I know Scott Boris said 80 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 2: at the GM meetings that there's only one five tool 81 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 2: outfielder offseason, and is Cody Bellinger. Maybe he forgot about 82 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 2: Kyle Tucker. I don't know. But Tucker to me is 83 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 2: by far and away the most talented guy in the market. 84 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 2: He can hit, he can play defense, hes a good 85 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 2: locker room guy, and last year he fought through a 86 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:16,279 Speaker 2: finger injury for the most of the second half of 87 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 2: the season, still put up some really good numbers there. 88 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 2: I don't know what his eventual contract looks like, whether 89 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 2: it's three million, four hundred million or whatever, but he's 90 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 2: drawing a good amount of interest. As a reported, he 91 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 2: ended up visiting the Toronto Blue Jays facility there in Dunedin. 92 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 2: I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up doing similar 93 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 2: visits with teams as well, or if he's already done them. 94 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:40,799 Speaker 2: I don't know, just because if he did the research 95 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,599 Speaker 2: or did his homework with Toronto, it's likely he's going 96 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 2: to end up doing the same thing with other suitors 97 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 2: here as well. But I don't think he's holding up 98 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 2: the market by any means. I think he's just taking 99 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,039 Speaker 2: his time. It's doing his due diligence and is not 100 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 2: trying to rush a decision where he's getting to play 101 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 2: in the majority of his career. It takes time, but 102 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 2: I can confidently say there is plenty of interest in 103 00:04:59,640 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 2: Kyle talk. 104 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 3: All right, you mentioned the Jay, so I'll go to 105 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 3: the Jays. They're looking for a bat. They're the most 106 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 3: exciting team in the playoffs for sure. I know they 107 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 3: didn't win, but they've been the most exciting team in 108 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:15,600 Speaker 3: the offseason. Where do you feel like that big bat 109 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 3: is going to matriculate for them? Is it making an 110 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 3: offer at somebody besides Bow and then falling back to Bo? 111 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:25,919 Speaker 3: Is it now we're out on bo. How do you 112 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 3: feel like this offseason is trending for them to get 113 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 3: that big bat. 114 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 2: I think there's a better chance in them adding a 115 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 2: big bat now than there has been in previous off 116 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:38,919 Speaker 2: seasons for them, And that's a really exciting thing. Like 117 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 2: people are excited about Toronto. You talk to two agents, 118 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 2: you talk to players, you talk to I mean whoever 119 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 2: else around the league. Being in Toronto is viewed as 120 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 2: a as a really good thing. You have a winning 121 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 2: ball club. It's a great city for baseball, and they're 122 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:56,039 Speaker 2: considering all sorts of different options here, whether as you mentioned, 123 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 2: Bobashett and a Bashette reunion is very much on the 124 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 2: table with them. It's something that they would like. He 125 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 2: is obviously a homegrown player there, someone that they know 126 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:08,359 Speaker 2: inside and out. I mean, to me, I think that 127 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 2: fit makes a whole lot of sense for them. Tucker 128 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 2: is also a player who is of interest. There heard 129 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 2: some different rumblings. Can't exactly figure out what's real and 130 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:19,280 Speaker 2: what's not, but I can confidently say that they are 131 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 2: interested in him, as they should, because if you end 132 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 2: up adding either one of those two and shoot, I'm 133 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:26,719 Speaker 2: even seeing some buzz from some of the other insiders 134 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 2: saying that they could possibly add both, that to me 135 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 2: feels pretty That seems like a lot. I don't know 136 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 2: if they can end up pulling something off quite like that, 137 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 2: but if you can add either one of those guys 138 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 2: and Bregman, like we're starting to see their name connected 139 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:43,719 Speaker 2: to Bregman, now, I mean, it makes sense. But part 140 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 2: of me wonders, Okay, maybe that is real, or maybe 141 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 2: that's trying to pressure a guy like Bashett into seeing 142 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:52,919 Speaker 2: that and being like, oh, oh crap, maybe I have 143 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:56,159 Speaker 2: to take their offer. Now, I don't know, but that's 144 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 2: something that I've kind of considered with that one. 145 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 1: Hey, Robert, I'll take some moves that have been made 146 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 1: over the past few days and try and spin them 147 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: forward with you. At the same time, let's go to Pittsburgh. 148 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:09,359 Speaker 1: We're going to talk to Brandon law on this show soon. 149 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 1: That's a team that could have trouble recruiting based on 150 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 1: the success of the franchise or the lack of success 151 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 1: of the franchise and the lack of commitment by ownership 152 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 1: for a long time. That's no secret. We've talked about 153 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 1: that plenty. Do you think this continues to be a 154 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: viable route for Pittsburgh versus attacking the free agent market 155 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 1: or just showing some seriousness here in acquiring an impact 156 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 1: bat like Brandon Lao help them in the recruiting process. 157 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: It sounds like the Pirates still have one or two 158 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 1: moves up their sleeves, and they did improve the offense 159 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 1: pretty significantly. 160 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 4: In my mind. 161 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 1: We didn't have a ton of time to talk about 162 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 1: it the other day, but Brandon Lao could bring you 163 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 1: thirty homers from second base. Connor Griffin is the top 164 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: prospect in baseball according to Baseball America. That could be 165 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 1: your double play combo this coming season and immediately give 166 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 1: them a massive boost from what was there at those 167 00:07:57,560 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: two spots. So what do you think is next for Pittsburgh. 168 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 2: To me, I'm looking at the free agent market for them, 169 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 2: and I think you're spot on. You see them address 170 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 2: this offense through trade and getting Brandon Law, which I 171 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 2: thought was a really strong move, and people I talked 172 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 2: to around the league really praise at as a very 173 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 2: strong move for Pittsburgh. Kind of a no brainer for 174 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 2: them adding three players while only giving up Mike Burrows. 175 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 2: I thought that was really smart by that front office there. 176 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 2: And now you can look at it from a couple 177 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 2: of different ways here through free agency. Do you spend 178 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:33,200 Speaker 2: on Akamoto, do you go after Ryan O'Hearn, or do 179 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 2: you spend and try to get a guy like Marcelo Zuna. 180 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 2: To me, all three of those guys are on the 181 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:39,719 Speaker 2: table in Pittsburgh, but I'll look at a guy like 182 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 2: Ryan and harten he is. I think he'd be a 183 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 2: really strong fit in that locker room. You talk to 184 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:47,680 Speaker 2: people around Baltimore, and you talk to people around the 185 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 2: Padres and they all say the same thing. It's a 186 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 2: great clubhouse guy. He's obviously an emerging player offensively. Ever 187 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 2: since you got traded from Kansas City, you really broke 188 00:08:57,400 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 2: out in Baltimore and was more of the more highly 189 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 2: coveted as of the deadline. So if you can get him, 190 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:03,720 Speaker 2: or if you can get a guy that go Zuna, 191 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 2: who's a tremendous power hitter. He's put up better numbers 192 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 2: in the majors, and all three of those guys or 193 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 2: all the other two guys, I should say to me 194 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:14,679 Speaker 2: that that makes either one of those guys makes a 195 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 2: whole lot of sense. I don't know the likelihood that 196 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:19,839 Speaker 2: they had either one of those three, but I definitely 197 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 2: think it's very possible they do so. And if you 198 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:25,560 Speaker 2: can end up adding to that offense and combine that 199 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:27,839 Speaker 2: with that pitching staff, which which is among the best 200 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 2: in baseball. I said it on a previous show. I 201 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 2: got absolutely clown for it, but I'm gonna say it again. 202 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 2: If you get the Pirates back to the postseason, come on, baby, 203 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 2: like that, that's good for ball. 204 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 4: Stop it. 205 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 3: I'm saying. 206 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:48,240 Speaker 4: They haven't made it in a long time. They haven't 207 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 4: played playoff baseball in a decade. 208 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 2: Get me the Pirates of the postseason. 209 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:55,440 Speaker 5: Listen, I'm not mad at what you said. I've just 210 00:09:55,559 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 5: been there. I've been with the Pirates, and understandably for 211 00:09:59,880 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 5: the the players. Yeah, Yeah, for the players. Great, that's 212 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 5: so funny. I lost my train of thought, but now 213 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:11,679 Speaker 5: I got it back. New York Mets, Yankees. They got 214 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:13,680 Speaker 5: all these big names out there. Have there been any 215 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:15,840 Speaker 5: talks with these teams, you know, fighting to get a 216 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:18,199 Speaker 5: big name going back over that? I feel like they've 217 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 5: just been kind of cruising here a little bit. The 218 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:21,079 Speaker 5: holidays are coming quick. 219 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:25,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's definitely been been cruising here. And I'll start 220 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 2: with the Yankees here. I mean, they're making these small signings, 221 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 2: they're losing all these guys the to the Mets, and 222 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 2: it's got Twitter kind of in a in a frenzy. 223 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 2: I don't know if that's the right word or not, 224 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 2: but to me, the most obvious move for the Yankees 225 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 2: to make is resigning Cody Bellinger. Like yeah, maybe, like 226 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 2: maybe Trent Grisham taking the qualifying offer kind of throw 227 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 2: a wrench in their plans a little bit. But Bellinger 228 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:48,200 Speaker 2: is sitting out there. He's not seeking that four hundred 229 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:50,719 Speaker 2: million that was reported the other day. I don't know 230 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:53,320 Speaker 2: how that ended up getting out there, but his ask, 231 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 2: I don't whatever it is is much more reasonable than that. 232 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 2: But if you can end up getting Cody Bellinger back 233 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 2: add him to that outfield. To me, that just changes 234 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 2: the entire narrative about your offseason. Maybe you go out 235 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:07,679 Speaker 2: and get another reliever, although I don't necessarily think at 236 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 2: this point it's gonna end up being anybody too big. 237 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 2: I mean, to be fair, there's not really that many 238 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 2: high priced guys out there besides Pete Fairbanks. But for me, 239 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:20,080 Speaker 2: that's the obvious move with the Yankees. With the Mets, 240 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 2: they have to do something, whether it's a Kyle Tucker, 241 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:26,160 Speaker 2: whether it's even a Bellinger type or one of these 242 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 2: other high price for agents. To me, that's something that 243 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 2: they got to go out and go out and do 244 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:34,480 Speaker 2: because if you're Steve Cohen and you're seeing exactly how 245 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 2: the media the fan base is talking about your team, 246 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 2: and he cares about that team more than anybody. If 247 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 2: you're seeing that, you got to be frustrated and you're 248 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 2: going to be inclined to make a big move. David 249 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 2: Stearns is one of the more He thinks his stuff 250 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 2: out like, he's very well spoken, he's very process oriented, 251 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 2: so he's not going to panic by any means, but 252 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:58,440 Speaker 2: he's got to do something. I expect him to do 253 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:01,679 Speaker 2: something and usually with Stearns is not necessarily the move 254 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 2: that you would expect. But I'm confident that he's gonna 255 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 2: en up getting it right. It's just taken a lot 256 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 2: longer than these people would like. 257 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 1: Hey, Robert, I just want to go back to one 258 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:16,079 Speaker 1: point you made within this, the report about the four 259 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 1: hundred million dollars for Bellinger, and that stuffs all out 260 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 1: there in public. Barry Bloom is the writer for Sportico. 261 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 1: It's not someone that's usually breaking news like that. And 262 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:26,679 Speaker 1: then he actually came out and made a story out 263 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 1: of a story when he retracted it, which is good. 264 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:30,360 Speaker 1: That's what you're supposed to do if you feel like 265 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 1: it was wrong. He gets someone like Scott Boris coming 266 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 1: out and being like, that's not a thing. I don't 267 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 1: know where you're getting that from. But the story even 268 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 1: continued when you know he's got I want to get 269 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:42,199 Speaker 1: your insight because you deal with this stuff all the time. 270 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:44,720 Speaker 1: Fans are obviously going after this guy, and they're like, 271 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 1: credit to you for holding yourself accountable, but you really, 272 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 1: as a reporter, need to do your due diligence before reporting, 273 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: you know, false reports. Blah blah blah, credibility should matter, 274 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:58,080 Speaker 1: He replied and said it's a highly credible source versus 275 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: Scott Boris giving his side of this, He said, I'm 276 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:04,760 Speaker 1: giving both sides of the story. The source obviously wanted 277 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 1: to figure out there, Scott didn't. This is due diligence. 278 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 1: I think there's a lot you can unpack just with 279 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:13,960 Speaker 1: that answer alone. But how do you navigate that because 280 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 1: in my mind, yes, the other person he's going through 281 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 1: could be a credible source, but he could be throwing 282 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 1: out BS numbers. When I saw that initially pop up, 283 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 1: I'm like, four hundred million dollars for Cody Bellinger is 284 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 1: way above what he's going to land, right. I think 285 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,760 Speaker 1: we feel like maybe two hundred million whatever. Four hundred 286 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 1: million is not even close. So I am siding with 287 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:36,440 Speaker 1: the player and the player rep on that case. And 288 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:39,559 Speaker 1: it almost made me think, is somebody trying to push 289 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 1: the market forward on the team or executive side by 290 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 1: throwing some crazy number out there and clearing the deck. 291 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:49,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's crazy and something. It's hard to navigate something 292 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:51,319 Speaker 2: quite like that because if you hear something from a 293 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 2: highly credible source, like the first thing that you would 294 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 2: think is okay, yeah, you got to run that by 295 00:13:56,920 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 2: the player, the rep or someone close to that situation, 296 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,080 Speaker 2: wish and who they can end up giving a different 297 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:04,960 Speaker 2: perspective on it. And I mean, I'm not I don't 298 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:06,839 Speaker 2: want to speak anything bad about Barry. I mean he 299 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:10,319 Speaker 2: did it. I give him credit for backtracking it and 300 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:13,200 Speaker 2: saying what Boris said, because that's that's not an easy 301 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 2: position to be in by any means. But it's it's 302 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 2: one of the more difficult parts of the off season 303 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:20,800 Speaker 2: that I'm starting to learn how to navigate because like, 304 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:23,200 Speaker 2: different things come your way and you always wonder like 305 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 2: if there's is there a motive behind this? Is there? 306 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 2: Not like what exactly is, but it's I'll tell you, 307 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 2: it's one of the many layers of this job that 308 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 2: is really really difficult. But that being said, Bellinger is 309 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 2: going to do very well in fre agency. Maybe it's 310 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 2: a long term contract. I would imagine it could be 311 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 2: a long term contract for a galle like Bellinger. Maybe 312 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 2: like a five or six year deal to me would 313 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 2: make the most sense for him, maybe longer, who knows, 314 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 2: but yeah, his market I don't know Yankees like, but 315 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 2: who else is going to who else is involved in this? 316 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 2: Could the Giants be involved. To me, they could use 317 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:55,640 Speaker 2: another big bat, and I think Bellinger would make a 318 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 2: lot of sense. He's from the Arizona area, could have 319 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 2: a spring training in Scottsdale. I mean, who knows, but yeah, 320 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 2: I'm curious to see what is exactly his market looks 321 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:04,920 Speaker 2: like besides the Yankees. 322 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 4: I'm with you. I just looked. I was like, four 323 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 4: hundred million, Where are you going? 324 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, I saw it. 325 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 2: I'm like, yeah, I. 326 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 4: Mean that's why. 327 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:15,640 Speaker 1: I was just like, if you get that from someone 328 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: I don't know, maybe you're double even triple checking that 329 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 1: with others to make sure that that's real. That's just 330 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 1: a big ass number to throw out there and feel confident, you. 331 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 4: Know what I'm saying, just knowing how the industry numbers look. 332 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:29,480 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, no, totally. And like the thing for me 333 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 2: is whenever I want to whenever I put something out, 334 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 2: I always got to make sure it's a one hundred 335 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:37,280 Speaker 2: percent because the one thing and I give credit to 336 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 2: Ken Rosenthal for teaching me this when I was at 337 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 2: the Athletic. He told me that you can be right 338 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 2: ninety nine times, but people will always remember the one 339 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 2: time that you're wrong. And there's been a time where 340 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:51,400 Speaker 2: I've been wrong before and it's a really bad, sinking feeling. 341 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 2: So always making sure you're one hundred percent is a 342 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:57,480 Speaker 2: really important thing because credibility, at the end of the day, 343 00:15:57,560 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 2: is what matters the most. And I want people to 344 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 2: see my off and be like, Okay, yeah, that's right, 345 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:04,000 Speaker 2: because I just don't want to be known as a 346 00:16:04,040 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 2: guy that gets something wrong, because that's a bad feeling. 347 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:08,680 Speaker 4: I'm with you, That's why people love you. 348 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 1: Okay, let's get to the rest of the American League East. 349 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 1: How do you dissect the plans for Boston and for 350 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 1: Baltimore the rest of the way. I know we started 351 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 1: touching on the mark the Bragman market already. But they 352 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 1: picked up Wilson Contreras. It's not huge money for them. 353 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: They even got the Cardinals to eat a little bit 354 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 1: of the money. Most of their work has been via trade, right, 355 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 1: So they pick up Sonny Gray, they pick up Ovi Eedo. 356 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: These are all great moves, and Sonny Gray's not cheap. 357 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 1: But my point is they're not committing hundreds of millions 358 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 1: of dollars to future contracts. Does it seem like they 359 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 1: are setting up this lane to try and win the 360 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 1: bid for Alex Bregman or someone else. And then on 361 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:48,240 Speaker 1: the Baltimore side, they spent big money on pet A Lonzo, 362 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 1: who we just had on the show, but they traded 363 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 1: for Shane Boas, who could be a number two or 364 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 1: three starter for them and cost a few million bucks 365 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 1: next season. 366 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:57,240 Speaker 4: I'm saying both of these things in a good way. 367 00:16:57,320 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 1: Is it seems like they've created lanes where they can 368 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 1: still in a big way. 369 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, it's what that division is doing right now. 370 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 2: It's awesome. Like all these teams are trying to compete 371 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:09,879 Speaker 2: like the Rays. I mean they obviously they've traded off 372 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:11,919 Speaker 2: the major league roster, but still like there's always a 373 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:13,720 Speaker 2: plane at Tampa Bay and they some I'll always find 374 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:16,200 Speaker 2: a way to exceed expectations. And it's also part of 375 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 2: the reason why I want the Yankees to go out 376 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 2: and spend and go get a guy like Cody Bellinger. 377 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 2: But if you're looking at Boston, They're big priority of 378 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:26,480 Speaker 2: this offseason was addressing the pitching staff, and they wanted 379 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:29,520 Speaker 2: to add a middle of the order, impact bat and 380 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 2: they ended up adding an impact guy in Wilson Contreras. 381 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 2: And they still they got him, but there's still flexibility 382 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:38,639 Speaker 2: for them to go out and do more, and a 383 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:41,679 Speaker 2: guy like Bregman is absolutely on the table there. I 384 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 2: still think Baschett's in play there as well. So if 385 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:46,919 Speaker 2: you can add either one of those two guys and shoot, 386 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:49,160 Speaker 2: let's say you go out and get Bashett, that makes 387 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 2: your team a whole lot better. You had a guy 388 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 2: who's still twenty eight, but it also weakens a division 389 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,640 Speaker 2: rival that to me would be a really intriguing thing 390 00:17:56,680 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 2: if I'm Boston. But the indications that I got yesterday 391 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 2: was that even after getting Contraras, they're still gonna be 392 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 2: going after another bat. And that's awesome because we've talked 393 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 2: about the Red Sox and previous offseasons where they're just 394 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 2: not willing to go out and spend and this offseason too, 395 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:13,679 Speaker 2: they've even come up short with some offers or just 396 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:16,119 Speaker 2: in talks for some other guys too. Schwarber was a 397 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 2: player that I heard that Boston loved and they just 398 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:21,720 Speaker 2: were not anywhere close to doing so there. So I 399 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 2: hope they change your mind and go out and try 400 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 2: to spend big on either Bregman or Baschett. I hope, 401 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 2: Like again, I hope they do we'll see. But as 402 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:32,679 Speaker 2: far as the Baltimore Orioles go, pitching scenes like the 403 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 2: next priority for them are still the same priority. Because 404 00:18:35,160 --> 00:18:38,919 Speaker 2: they've already added to the rotation twice. I would think 405 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 2: now that they still go out and get Maybe I 406 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:46,359 Speaker 2: don't know, maybe it's not like a a high level guy. 407 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:49,200 Speaker 2: I mean, maybe it could be. This isn't somebody I've 408 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:51,600 Speaker 2: heard as far as the Orioles go, but just talking 409 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 2: to market in general, I feel like a guy like 410 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 2: Walker Buehler's kind of been forgotten about. If you can 411 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:59,160 Speaker 2: add him on a one year flyer, He's obviously has 412 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:02,280 Speaker 2: a tremendous hit true with the Los Angeles Dodgers, struggled 413 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 2: last year with Boston, but as soon as he went 414 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:06,440 Speaker 2: to Philly. I know it was only a few starts, 415 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:08,920 Speaker 2: but he showed something there. His numbers were a lot 416 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:11,040 Speaker 2: better in Philly. I wonder if you can end up 417 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:13,040 Speaker 2: getting something more out of Walker Bueller and that could 418 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 2: be like a low risk, high reward type signing for 419 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:18,960 Speaker 2: Baltimore or just any other team. But going like going 420 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:21,679 Speaker 2: circling it back to Baltimore, I would expect them to 421 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:23,640 Speaker 2: add another starting pitcher at some point. 422 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:26,919 Speaker 3: Here doesn't it have to be somebody on a longer 423 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 3: term deal for Baltimore. Didn't they play? Didn't they play 424 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:34,879 Speaker 3: in the Walker Bueller water last year, signing Chicano missing 425 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:38,640 Speaker 3: out on Sonny Gray saying yes, I'll accept a trade 426 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 3: like I get it. They got Shane bat they got 427 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 3: Shane bos and they have they have Bradish back who 428 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:47,960 Speaker 3: should be the should be the guy in that rotation? 429 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:52,000 Speaker 3: And Tyler Rodgers did what he did? Isn't this the time? 430 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 3: What did I say, Tyler Rodgers? I always do just. 431 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:57,280 Speaker 1: Making sure just driver and also more in last year 432 00:19:57,320 --> 00:19:59,160 Speaker 1: Kratz is a good point. They played in the more 433 00:19:59,200 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 1: in Chicano. 434 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:05,520 Speaker 3: Good call, Chicano, Morton, Walker Buehller, I get it. Cool story, 435 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 3: But in my opinion, isn't this or I'm asking your 436 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 3: opinion where this position player core is. You essentially have 437 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:18,400 Speaker 3: three years to get this thing done and they punted 438 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:20,480 Speaker 3: on it last year because they didn't feel like they 439 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:23,879 Speaker 3: had Bradish and Grayson and Arriguez didn't come back. You 440 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 3: can't miss again. And to me, the floor should be 441 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 3: for the Orioles. The floor should be a Ranger Suarez 442 00:20:31,359 --> 00:20:34,639 Speaker 3: and then from there you know you're in the Zach Gallen, 443 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 3: you're in the Fraanbervaldez if you're gonna go higher, or 444 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 3: you're you're in that big trade market, and that isn't 445 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:44,119 Speaker 3: isn't this the time to do that? And Walker Bueller 446 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:47,000 Speaker 3: is just to and also right now. 447 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:49,800 Speaker 2: No, I don't like that's a really good point by you, 448 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:52,880 Speaker 2: And that's something that they're probably talking about internally there 449 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:55,959 Speaker 2: as maybe this is the time now, or you go 450 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:59,200 Speaker 2: out and spend big, and they view that offensively as 451 00:20:59,320 --> 00:21:01,680 Speaker 2: something that they were needed to do. They made that 452 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 2: very competitive offer for Kyle Schwarber. There was a lot 453 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:07,480 Speaker 2: of people who are really bummed out with that team 454 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 2: when they ended up not getting him, but they immediately 455 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 2: pivoted Pete Alonzo and they added that impact guy and you, 456 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 2: as you said, they have that young core on offense 457 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:19,320 Speaker 2: that signed pretty cheap. I mean, obviously with the exception 458 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:22,120 Speaker 2: of Taylor Award and Pete Alonzo, but still like their 459 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:24,639 Speaker 2: payroll is not among the highest in the league. If 460 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 2: you can go out and get a Ranger Suarez type 461 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:29,160 Speaker 2: who you mentioned in a name that I heard connected 462 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:31,919 Speaker 2: with them very early on in the offseason, to me, 463 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 2: that that makes so much sense rather than just the 464 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:38,639 Speaker 2: band aid type, a guy like Walker Bueler. If you 465 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 2: can add Ranger Suarez to that rotation or anyone along 466 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:44,760 Speaker 2: those lines. To me, like you're talking about a World 467 00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 2: Series caliber team. At least winning that division would certainly 468 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 2: be possible, but the upside there would be treumented. So 469 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:53,879 Speaker 2: I will admit maybe I was wrong, maybe I was 470 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:55,879 Speaker 2: a little short sighted, So I'll give Eric some credit there. 471 00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:57,239 Speaker 2: That was a good shot by you. 472 00:21:57,359 --> 00:22:01,080 Speaker 5: I like that, no doubt about it. The White Sox 473 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:04,359 Speaker 5: sign a mirror coami there. A lot of people thought 474 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:06,920 Speaker 5: he should have got a lot more money, a little 475 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:09,119 Speaker 5: bit on the table there. Do you see the White Sox, 476 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:12,560 Speaker 5: you know, after this spending a little bit more on 477 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:15,160 Speaker 5: other players to come, you know, to Chicago. 478 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I would say it adds to their excitement for 479 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 2: this year and even going forward. And if you can 480 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:26,879 Speaker 2: end up getting that into maybe another starting pitcher. Another 481 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:28,720 Speaker 2: player that I heard connected with them was Ryan or 482 00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 2: Hearan throughout the offseason. I don't know if that's going 483 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:33,040 Speaker 2: to necessarily be a fit after they get a gaal 484 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 2: like Muir comedy, but for a first big spend by 485 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:38,200 Speaker 2: Chris Getz, I don't think he could have done much 486 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:40,199 Speaker 2: better here in getting Mura Comedy for two years for 487 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 2: thirty four million, which was well below the estimates for 488 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 2: what people had him getting this offseason. And I think 489 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:48,240 Speaker 2: it makes sense for both the team and the player. 490 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 2: From the player's perspective, you can you have two years 491 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:53,800 Speaker 2: here to really kind of eliminate any doubts that people 492 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 2: would have about your swing, a misrate, or is how 493 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:58,320 Speaker 2: he's going to translate to Major League Baseball. From the 494 00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:03,400 Speaker 2: White Sox perspective, two year deal pretty low risk for them. 495 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:06,439 Speaker 2: I think it's so smart of them, And if he 496 00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:09,840 Speaker 2: ends up panning out, you have two years of high 497 00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:12,200 Speaker 2: level performance for a guy who's gonna be in his prime. 498 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:14,520 Speaker 2: If it doesn't work out, then it's only two years. 499 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:17,560 Speaker 2: I think it's such a smart move by the player, 500 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:21,080 Speaker 2: the agent, and the team, and I hope it works out. 501 00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:24,960 Speaker 2: Because they have such a young, talented roster or nucleus, 502 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:28,200 Speaker 2: they still have a long ways to go, Like there's 503 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:29,880 Speaker 2: no doubt about it. But I remember I was talking 504 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:32,280 Speaker 2: to Chris Gatz of the GM meetings and I asked 505 00:23:32,320 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 2: him about that return for Garrett Crochet and how excited 506 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 2: he was about it, and he made it very clear 507 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:40,160 Speaker 2: that he was extremely excited about it when he made 508 00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:42,800 Speaker 2: that trade, and he's aware of what Crochet did in 509 00:23:42,800 --> 00:23:45,399 Speaker 2: Boston for sure, but he's even more excited about it 510 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:47,320 Speaker 2: now than he was back then and thinks it could 511 00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:50,719 Speaker 2: be like a franchise altering Hall. So to me, I 512 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:52,360 Speaker 2: like what they're doing, but they still have a long 513 00:23:52,359 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 2: ways to go, which is kind of why I think 514 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 2: we should manage expectations for him this offseason. But in 515 00:23:57,080 --> 00:23:59,720 Speaker 2: future off seasons then maybe we can talk about the 516 00:23:59,720 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 2: Wex White Sox spending a little bit more. 517 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:05,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, this guy is clearly risky. Murricami, based 518 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 1: on the industry is evaluating him perfect risk for Chicago 519 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 1: to take on, even the defense, right, perfect risk. Right 520 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:14,840 Speaker 1: if he doesn't end up working out as a defender 521 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 1: at first base, it's a risk that they can take, 522 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:21,119 Speaker 1: I think, easier than other teams. We're looking at Wilson Contraris. 523 00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:23,920 Speaker 1: If you're Boston Akamoto, it sounds like if you're Pittsburgh 524 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 1: or someone else, the Mets going for Polanco whatever. 525 00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:27,639 Speaker 4: Right, Like those are guys. 526 00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 1: I think all of them will be serviceable enough, not 527 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:33,920 Speaker 1: only offensively, but even defensively. I know Planco is a 528 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:36,119 Speaker 1: little more of a question mark based on not playing 529 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:37,080 Speaker 1: first base in the past. 530 00:24:37,119 --> 00:24:38,640 Speaker 4: But like this Murakami guy. 531 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:40,960 Speaker 1: Could end up being a DH only it's just hard 532 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:43,520 Speaker 1: to tell how his great his defense is going to 533 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:46,480 Speaker 1: grade out. White Sox have been terrible the last few years. 534 00:24:46,520 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 1: They can take that risk, So Robert good stuff man, great, Yeah, 535 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:50,800 Speaker 1: go ahead. 536 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 4: I just think like white they can. They can kind 537 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:54,480 Speaker 4: of go there. You know. 538 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:57,520 Speaker 2: It also gives people reason to go onto that end 539 00:24:57,520 --> 00:24:59,160 Speaker 2: of the stands there and to go watch him, because 540 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:01,120 Speaker 2: like if you add a player of that Calgary turns 541 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 2: out to be something like that gives something like people 542 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:06,320 Speaker 2: something to be excited about. I have a White Sox 543 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:08,760 Speaker 2: buddy of mine who lives here in Arizona, and he'd 544 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:10,880 Speaker 2: never text me about the White Sox unless it's something 545 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 2: like really bad. But he was so excited after that signing, 546 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:16,439 Speaker 2: was like, I can't believe you got them, and and 547 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:18,919 Speaker 2: I'm like, you gotta imagine that entire city's feeling like that. 548 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:20,840 Speaker 2: So I think that's really cool. So shout out to 549 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:23,560 Speaker 2: Chris Gatz for doing that. Because the White Sox spending 550 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:26,760 Speaker 2: are just these other teams spending. I say it a lot. 551 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:29,200 Speaker 2: I'll say it again, it's good for baseball. It's it's awesome. 552 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's good to spread the wealth too. 553 00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:34,360 Speaker 1: Just in terms of Japanese talent ending up in other places, 554 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:36,560 Speaker 1: the Dodgers have dominated that marketplace. They're not going to 555 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:38,480 Speaker 1: pick up all of these guys, especially on the position 556 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 1: player side. They don't have room for them even if 557 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:42,880 Speaker 1: they did want them. So Robert, good stuff, man, Good 558 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:45,440 Speaker 1: to see you. Enjoy the holiday. Keep hustling. I'm sure 559 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 1: there will be more news going on over the next 560 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:51,560 Speaker 1: several days, but we'll talk when FT is back live 561 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:55,200 Speaker 1: right in twenty twenty six to start the year, let's. 562 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:58,000 Speaker 2: Make it happen. I appreciate you boys. Happy holidays, Merry Christmas, 563 00:25:58,000 --> 00:25:59,919 Speaker 2: and hopefully we can get some scoops between now and 564 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 2: no Christmas. 565 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:04,440 Speaker 1: So fingers crossing, yes, same here, dude. Thank you, you're 566 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:07,000 Speaker 1: on it. We appreciate you. Heading into twenty twenty six, 567 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 1: Bud Talk, singer 568 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:09,439 Speaker 3: All, I appreciate you.