WEBVTT - MLB: Leading Off September 16th, 2022 (Ep. 597) 0:00:15.400 --> 0:00:20.760 Hello, friends, and welcome in to leading off on Fantasy Pros. 0:00:21.040 --> 0:00:23.439 Would you look at my guest today? Look at the 0:00:23.680 --> 0:00:28.080 guest today. That's not Chris Clegg. That's Julio Rodriguez joining 0:00:28.080 --> 0:00:31.960 the show, or at least a picture of Julio Rodriguez. 0:00:32.040 --> 0:00:34.440 Chris Cleig running a little bit late. I don't even 0:00:34.440 --> 0:00:36.600 know if he's gonna join us, and I wouldn't have 0:00:36.680 --> 0:00:40.239 had a nice overlay so joining me, I am. I 0:00:40.280 --> 0:00:42.040 know how to work under the punch here, guys, I 0:00:42.080 --> 0:00:44.600 know how to make it work on leading off on 0:00:44.680 --> 0:00:47.760 Fantasy Pros. Today, it's me and the oh so wonderful 0:00:47.800 --> 0:00:51.640 Julio Rodriguez. Hi, Julio, how are you doing? He says 0:00:51.640 --> 0:00:54.440 he's doing good for everybody watching on the video, let's 0:00:54.440 --> 0:00:56.960 make sure his hat's in there. It's a good picture 0:00:57.000 --> 0:00:59.280 of me and Julio. It's really not Chris Clig. I 0:00:59.280 --> 0:01:03.600 should have gotten the overlay to show Julio Rodriguez. But Hi, 0:01:03.640 --> 0:01:06.280 everybody high peanuts of cracker Jacks. You can find me 0:01:06.319 --> 0:01:09.000 on Twitter at is it the Welsh? And let's interact 0:01:09.040 --> 0:01:11.640 and let's have some fun on a Friday, because we're 0:01:11.640 --> 0:01:13.760 not gonna have an episode we're not gonna not have 0:01:13.840 --> 0:01:18.360 an episode if we're missing somebody. Yes, friends, that guy's 0:01:18.400 --> 0:01:20.400 gonna hang with me for the show. We got a 0:01:20.400 --> 0:01:23.560 lot of stuff to get to. Your questions are welcome. 0:01:24.040 --> 0:01:25.880 A little bit later in the show, we'll answer some 0:01:25.920 --> 0:01:28.319 of your questions. I will star them in the chat. So, 0:01:28.360 --> 0:01:31.679 if you guys have got any for this weekend, streamers, 0:01:31.840 --> 0:01:35.960 next week, pickups, next season, whatever it is, drop it 0:01:36.000 --> 0:01:38.240 in the chat and I will make sure to start 0:01:38.319 --> 0:01:40.959 and we will get it at the end of the episode. 0:01:41.280 --> 0:01:43.880 But me and Julio we're gonna move on. We're gonna 0:01:43.880 --> 0:01:47.559 get into the show, and the Braves have activated second basement. 0:01:47.640 --> 0:01:50.840 Ozzie Albi's from the sixty day il finally getting back 0:01:50.840 --> 0:01:53.160 into action. You're gonna get him, which is going to 0:01:53.200 --> 0:01:57.800 mean Von Grissom is going to be moving to the outfield. 0:01:57.880 --> 0:02:00.400 I believe, I mean, I'm believing this is going to 0:02:00.480 --> 0:02:04.000 be starting as of today. If you guys follow me 0:02:04.640 --> 0:02:08.000 and looking at Ozzy Alby's before the injury, eight homers, 0:02:08.040 --> 0:02:12.320 three stolen bases, two forty four batting average in about 0:02:12.360 --> 0:02:16.800 sixty two games before he was knocked down. So Ozzi 0:02:16.880 --> 0:02:19.079 Alby is going to jump right back into it. Von 0:02:19.160 --> 0:02:24.639 Grisham Grissom. I always struggle with the Grissom versus Grisham. 0:02:24.800 --> 0:02:29.799 Von Grissom, who will not most likely get you eligibility 0:02:29.800 --> 0:02:31.560 in the outfield due to this due to just the 0:02:31.600 --> 0:02:33.480 amount of times that are left, but he will have 0:02:33.520 --> 0:02:37.680 second base. Has hit three h four, five homers, five 0:02:37.760 --> 0:02:40.720 stolen bases in that time under twenty percent K percentage. 0:02:41.080 --> 0:02:43.560 That's why they're not going to knock him off of 0:02:43.560 --> 0:02:46.320 this spot. That's why he's not going to be put 0:02:46.320 --> 0:02:49.640 in a situation where, uh, that's why you're not going 0:02:49.720 --> 0:02:52.359 to see him. I don't know if you got double 0:02:52.360 --> 0:02:54.160 at the other that's why you're not going to see 0:02:54.200 --> 0:02:57.560 him in a situation where he's not getting time. So, uh, 0:02:57.600 --> 0:02:59.360 he's gonna be out there. He's going to be rolling 0:03:00.240 --> 0:03:02.040 and he's going to be playing some outfield as they 0:03:02.040 --> 0:03:05.800 were working him recently. So five homers, five stolen bases, 0:03:06.160 --> 0:03:09.720 Von Grissom. There you go. Interesting stat from Wonky or 0:03:09.760 --> 0:03:11.760 just note Wan Sota went over four with a pair 0:03:11.760 --> 0:03:14.239 of strikeouts on Thursday. The pitcher we'll talk about in 0:03:14.280 --> 0:03:17.400 a shutout loss to the Diamondbacks, the twenty three year 0:03:17.400 --> 0:03:21.320 older has not homered in sixteen straight games since August 0:03:21.480 --> 0:03:25.040 twenty eighth, now hitting two two three, seventy five OBP 0:03:25.480 --> 0:03:28.520 with three homers and seven RBI in thirty five games 0:03:28.560 --> 0:03:33.680 since being acquired last month from the Nationals. Okay, Wan 0:03:33.760 --> 0:03:37.760 Soto have been struggling. Actually, Julio, Julio, what do you 0:03:37.800 --> 0:03:45.400 think about Juan Soto's value coming in next year? Julio, Okay, Julio. 0:03:45.640 --> 0:03:48.360 As you can see, Julio's very positive about the value 0:03:48.440 --> 0:03:53.000 next season, which I completely understand. I'm gonna be relatively positive, 0:03:53.040 --> 0:03:55.160 but I do think there's a potential that you're gonna 0:03:55.160 --> 0:03:58.080 see Sodo drop out of the first round. He's one 0:03:58.120 --> 0:04:00.560 of those few guys that can hit so poorly and 0:04:00.600 --> 0:04:03.880 can you know, will have the ability to stay in 0:04:03.920 --> 0:04:06.120 his relative spot. But I just don't think he's going 0:04:06.200 --> 0:04:07.400 to be a first rounder. You know what I would 0:04:07.480 --> 0:04:09.760 like in this too. I actually think this would be 0:04:09.800 --> 0:04:13.200 similar to when Mookie Bets struggled, when you would see 0:04:13.200 --> 0:04:17.040 like you know, the poor poor year of Mookie Bets 0:04:17.040 --> 0:04:19.560 where it was like twenty twenty and his batting averages 0:04:19.600 --> 0:04:24.000 down in two sixties and he went around fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, 0:04:24.040 --> 0:04:25.840 somewhere in there. That's where I think SODA's going to 0:04:25.960 --> 0:04:27.279 end up being. So I think you can liken it 0:04:27.360 --> 0:04:31.040 similar to Mookie Betts's struggles and how he fared there. 0:04:31.040 --> 0:04:33.560 By the way, has the chat does chat not love? 0:04:33.800 --> 0:04:36.080 My co host today should have went with a pick 0:04:36.080 --> 0:04:37.640 of Joe. I should have went with a pick of Joe. 0:04:37.920 --> 0:04:40.840 I mean, I am literally have a second camera going here, 0:04:41.160 --> 0:04:44.080 and I pulled up a Julio Rodriguez living set card 0:04:44.120 --> 0:04:46.320 that I have because I figured he'd be a good guess. 0:04:46.320 --> 0:04:49.479 But how have I not gotten love for this adjustment 0:04:49.520 --> 0:04:52.080 that I've made for my co host today? It's crazy. 0:04:52.240 --> 0:04:56.479 It's crazy Dray Jamison, So let's talk about this. A 0:04:56.480 --> 0:04:59.719 couple of strikeouts came because Dray Jamison, with the Arizona 0:04:59.720 --> 0:05:02.520 diamond Backs, made his major league debut. He went seven 0:05:02.560 --> 0:05:05.520 innings on Thursday, he got the win. He ended up 0:05:05.520 --> 0:05:08.760 striking out five in a really, really impressive performance. By 0:05:08.800 --> 0:05:12.120 the way, that it wasn't quite what I said like, 0:05:12.440 --> 0:05:14.159 I was like, I could see him getting blown out, 0:05:14.400 --> 0:05:16.320 but I could also see him being put in a 0:05:16.360 --> 0:05:20.880 situation where he would end up striking out a whole bunch. 0:05:20.960 --> 0:05:23.720 He didn't actually do that. He ended up striking out. 0:05:24.880 --> 0:05:27.520 He ended up striking out five instead of the eight, 0:05:28.160 --> 0:05:31.080 and it was a pretty pretty good performance. So real quick, 0:05:32.080 --> 0:05:34.840 we are going to bring in the actual co host 0:05:34.920 --> 0:05:38.360 today that we lost, Julio. Thank you very much, Julio 0:05:38.440 --> 0:05:41.279 for hanging out with us. They don't know Rookie of 0:05:41.279 --> 0:05:45.559 the Year, but the real guy is right there, Chris Clegg. 0:05:46.080 --> 0:05:48.359 Thank you so sorry, guys. I I had a little 0:05:48.440 --> 0:05:50.800 something come up, but we're here. I know it's not 0:05:50.880 --> 0:05:52.440 the best to be late, but we're here and I'm 0:05:52.440 --> 0:05:53.400 excited to join you. 0:05:53.400 --> 0:05:53.719 Willis. 0:05:54.040 --> 0:05:56.760 I was struggling a bit there, but Julio. I didn't 0:05:56.760 --> 0:05:59.600 get any love on Julio by the way, for co 0:05:59.680 --> 0:06:01.800 host with me on that beautiful picture. But I was 0:06:01.839 --> 0:06:05.640 just talking about Dre Jamison in I was I was 0:06:05.720 --> 0:06:08.120 kind of expecting there to be one of two outcomes. 0:06:08.120 --> 0:06:12.400 I was expecting big dominant strikeout performance or for him 0:06:12.400 --> 0:06:13.960 to get blown up, and it was just kind of 0:06:14.000 --> 0:06:18.320 in the middle. Diamondbacks pitchers absolutely dominate the padres for 0:06:18.400 --> 0:06:21.479 whatever reason that that is. These young pitchers, you know 0:06:21.520 --> 0:06:24.440 the PCL. Dre Jamison had like a five VRA just 0:06:24.440 --> 0:06:27.800 didn't matter because it's a PCL where these guys get 0:06:27.839 --> 0:06:30.040 lit up. He came in and it's a pretty good performance. 0:06:30.080 --> 0:06:34.400 Seventy two percent fastball usage, though one is designated as 0:06:34.440 --> 0:06:37.479 a sinker, and he really can make it die. He 0:06:37.520 --> 0:06:39.960 didn't get really any whiffs on it. His slider was 0:06:40.000 --> 0:06:42.440 his big whiff pitch. He had a fifty percent swinging 0:06:42.520 --> 0:06:45.400 with percentage on it. He threw it around seventeen percent 0:06:45.400 --> 0:06:47.839 of the time. And his change up, which might be 0:06:47.960 --> 0:06:50.919 his best secondary, he only threw nine of them the 0:06:50.960 --> 0:06:53.240 whole time. It didn't get it, had a couple of 0:06:53.240 --> 0:06:55.960 swinging throughs, one miss, but it was a pretty good 0:06:56.000 --> 0:07:00.640 performance where he had command, which was the shocker of shockers. 0:07:01.680 --> 0:07:03.240 I don't know if you got to catch any of 0:07:03.279 --> 0:07:05.120 the performance. What do you think about dra Jamison and 0:07:05.160 --> 0:07:07.960 what was like pretty poor minor league season but looked 0:07:08.000 --> 0:07:10.240 really good on Thursday. 0:07:10.680 --> 0:07:14.000 Yeah, you know, he was impressive, not to the standpoint 0:07:14.160 --> 0:07:16.320 what you thought, Like you said, maybe big strikeout stuff, 0:07:16.320 --> 0:07:19.400 we didn't see that, but overall a really solid performance. 0:07:19.880 --> 0:07:22.560 You know, you have to wonder when we think about 0:07:22.760 --> 0:07:25.880 a season like this where anything about the PCL. I mean, 0:07:26.160 --> 0:07:28.960 Jamison was so good in twenty twenty one and then 0:07:29.400 --> 0:07:31.360 this year the PCL kind of threw him off, and 0:07:31.720 --> 0:07:34.080 you know, for what it's worth, that's a very hitter 0:07:34.280 --> 0:07:38.240 friendly environment. So Jamison's an interesting one. I think that 0:07:38.320 --> 0:07:41.720 there's still something to like there. You know, does he 0:07:41.760 --> 0:07:43.600 continue to get starts down the stretch. 0:07:43.640 --> 0:07:44.040 I don't know. 0:07:44.080 --> 0:07:47.200 We'll see, but I've always liked Jamison a bit, and 0:07:47.280 --> 0:07:50.080 you know, good fastball. I mentioned the change up being 0:07:50.080 --> 0:07:53.000 a good pitch as well. Walks had been a concern, 0:07:53.120 --> 0:07:55.480 but we have kind of seen that trend downward a 0:07:55.480 --> 0:07:57.080 bit this year, which I think was encouraging. 0:07:57.200 --> 0:07:59.040 So we'll see moving forward. 0:07:59.040 --> 0:08:00.840 But you know, I think the the Diamondacks want to 0:08:00.840 --> 0:08:02.400 see what they haven't Jamison at this point. 0:08:02.480 --> 0:08:04.840 So yeah, I like it. By the way, I just 0:08:05.240 --> 0:08:07.640 one of the biggest missed opportunities, and it's being pointed 0:08:07.640 --> 0:08:09.480 out to me. Donnie said, I should have had Joe. 0:08:09.840 --> 0:08:12.600 This is my biggest missed opportunity of the year. So 0:08:13.640 --> 0:08:15.800 you know, Chris had an issue he's dealing with. I 0:08:16.040 --> 0:08:20.080 have multiple different copies of the Fantasy Black Book, and 0:08:20.320 --> 0:08:22.880 I should have taken because in the Fantasy Black Book 0:08:23.440 --> 0:08:28.000 is a picture is Joe Pps blue steel picture, And 0:08:28.240 --> 0:08:30.560 I should have put that over here as a It's 0:08:30.600 --> 0:08:33.319 the biggest missed opportunity of twenty twenty two that I 0:08:33.360 --> 0:08:35.880 could have put blue Steel over here and I could 0:08:35.880 --> 0:08:38.680 have just done impressions of Joe. I'm so sorry I 0:08:38.720 --> 0:08:40.640 let you guys down in chat. I really could have 0:08:40.679 --> 0:08:43.959 done that. But getting to the actual stuff, Yeah, Dre 0:08:44.120 --> 0:08:48.040 Jamison I'm impressed with, and I'm impressed overall with what 0:08:48.080 --> 0:08:51.320 the Diamondbacks have in a lot of these guys, Ryan Nelson, 0:08:51.520 --> 0:08:53.440 how I think it's gonna shape out those I think 0:08:53.480 --> 0:08:55.839 Ryan Nelson is going to be a starter. I think 0:08:56.240 --> 0:08:58.640 Brandon fat who we have not seen, is going to 0:08:58.679 --> 0:09:01.320 be a starter. Led the minor leagues strikeouts this past 0:09:01.360 --> 0:09:04.160 season with over two hundred, and I think Dray Jamison 0:09:04.160 --> 0:09:05.960 and maybe even Tommy Henry or guys that are gonna 0:09:06.040 --> 0:09:07.839 end up going to the bullpen. Dray Jamison could be 0:09:07.880 --> 0:09:10.200 the closer type, but this type of performance of him 0:09:10.200 --> 0:09:13.719 being able to go seven, to not be erratic and 0:09:13.800 --> 0:09:16.720 show an arsenal of pitches is how he can be 0:09:16.800 --> 0:09:19.640 a starter. So I would throw it out. I think 0:09:19.679 --> 0:09:21.600 I might be willing to get down on his next start. 0:09:21.679 --> 0:09:24.599 Him and Ryan Neilson, they just both have been really impressive. 0:09:24.760 --> 0:09:28.439 And you know, Drey Jamison is an incredible athlete. I 0:09:28.480 --> 0:09:30.760 think I've told the story before in a camp about 0:09:30.760 --> 0:09:33.200 a year ago. You know, you know Corbyn Carroll, Gorbyn 0:09:33.200 --> 0:09:35.280 Carroll pretty fast, one of the fastest guys was what 0:09:35.360 --> 0:09:38.400 thirty one sprint speed, one of the fastest guys in 0:09:38.440 --> 0:09:41.680 elite speed. And they've got the back of the Dinebacks field. 0:09:41.679 --> 0:09:44.720 They've got this great like artificial track where these guys 0:09:44.720 --> 0:09:46.840 stretch and stuff, and it's really long, it's probably about 0:09:47.000 --> 0:09:50.000 seventy five yards or so. And Drey Jamison and Corbyn 0:09:50.080 --> 0:09:54.280 Carroll raced each other and Dre one like he's an athlete. 0:09:54.320 --> 0:09:56.560 He's an athlete. He beat Corbyn Carroll in a foot race. 0:09:56.800 --> 0:09:59.160 So this is a monster athlete with an arsenal of 0:09:59.160 --> 0:10:02.800 pitches and if it goes right, this is the you know, 0:10:02.840 --> 0:10:04.240 this is the type of guy who's going to get 0:10:04.240 --> 0:10:05.920 a whole bunch of strikeouts and is going to be 0:10:05.920 --> 0:10:10.559 able to be an absolute dude. On the prospect front, 0:10:10.800 --> 0:10:12.839 Cleig Cincher here and I figured we were going to 0:10:12.880 --> 0:10:15.640 talk about a few prospects, probably the last of the 0:10:15.679 --> 0:10:18.520 major prospects that come. I know, I say that's still 0:10:18.520 --> 0:10:21.960 a couple of weeks. They're trying to get some players, 0:10:22.040 --> 0:10:24.480 you know, some extra time. We're actually in a space 0:10:25.520 --> 0:10:28.360 here's when fall leagues releasing their rosters today and they've 0:10:28.400 --> 0:10:31.120 already released salt Rivers. And another reason I'm mentioning this 0:10:31.280 --> 0:10:33.720 is like, because of the call up, we're not going 0:10:33.760 --> 0:10:35.760 to get Corbyn Carroll on the AFL, We're not gonna 0:10:35.760 --> 0:10:38.880 get Gunner Henderson. And teams have also made some decisions 0:10:38.880 --> 0:10:42.040 on players, one of being Matt Murvis. If anyone pays attention, 0:10:42.240 --> 0:10:45.160 Matt Murvis with the Cubs was really dominant in the 0:10:45.200 --> 0:10:48.120 minor leagues this year, a guy that you could argue 0:10:48.160 --> 0:10:50.960 maybe would have really benefited from like two weeks in 0:10:51.000 --> 0:10:53.760 the majors and done whatever. But as I'm told, he 0:10:53.840 --> 0:10:55.880 will be in the AFL. So is not going to 0:10:55.920 --> 0:10:58.880 be a guy they're going to call up. And so 0:10:59.040 --> 0:11:01.160 teams can still if they want. But I think for 0:11:01.200 --> 0:11:03.400 the most part we've kind of got our Look. Maybe 0:11:03.440 --> 0:11:05.839 we'll get one random one. This is all the circle around, 0:11:05.840 --> 0:11:08.800 and say Jordan Groshans maybe being the last guy that 0:11:08.920 --> 0:11:11.360 was going to get his major call up. He was 0:11:11.400 --> 0:11:13.720 traded earlier this year to the Marlins, he had his 0:11:13.760 --> 0:11:17.840 first career home run. He struggled as far as power goes. 0:11:17.880 --> 0:11:20.000 I think his slugging and Triple A this year was 0:11:20.080 --> 0:11:23.280 four sixteen, not a big power guy. Was seen as 0:11:23.280 --> 0:11:25.800 a big prospect at the time. I think he's really 0:11:25.840 --> 0:11:28.360 falling off. But get your take on Jordan Groschan's the 0:11:28.400 --> 0:11:29.000 rest of the year. 0:11:30.000 --> 0:11:33.040 He's honestly looked a bit different since being traded, which 0:11:33.120 --> 0:11:37.360 is certainly encouraging. You mentioned his slug in Triple A 0:11:37.400 --> 0:11:40.000 and Miami, but it was two ninety six in Toronto, 0:11:40.040 --> 0:11:42.839 which is horrific. You know, you're running a three point 0:11:42.840 --> 0:11:45.600 fifty OVP and a two ninety six slugging and that's 0:11:45.640 --> 0:11:47.160 nearly over three into plate appearances. 0:11:47.640 --> 0:11:48.280 It's not good. 0:11:48.600 --> 0:11:51.959 And I think a lot of Grossian's was some projectability 0:11:52.800 --> 0:11:56.679 and we just didn't really see him develop the hit tools. 0:11:56.720 --> 0:12:00.520 There. Certainly good to see the power at least. 0:12:00.360 --> 0:12:03.240 Early on, and even in Miami in Triple A two 0:12:03.280 --> 0:12:05.160 home runs and one hundred and thirty three played appearances 0:12:05.200 --> 0:12:05.959 being traded. 0:12:05.720 --> 0:12:07.800 Over so Grossian's is interesting. 0:12:08.040 --> 0:12:10.000 Not as high on him as I once was, but 0:12:10.360 --> 0:12:13.320 I do think there's a little bit of fantasy intrigue 0:12:13.400 --> 0:12:16.960 if he can sustain some of the power gains that 0:12:16.960 --> 0:12:19.000 we've seen, at least over the last month or so, 0:12:19.360 --> 0:12:21.480 because there is a good feel to hit there with Grossians, 0:12:21.520 --> 0:12:25.720 good contact skills overall, and we'll see. I'm not expecting 0:12:25.880 --> 0:12:28.400 much this year, like I'm not sure for Redraft. He's 0:12:28.440 --> 0:12:31.360 super valuable, but from a long term perspective, I still 0:12:31.400 --> 0:12:34.000 think there's a little bit of interesting in Grossian's profile. 0:12:34.200 --> 0:12:35.760 Yeah, and it's at the end of the day, it's 0:12:35.800 --> 0:12:37.880 about sorry, I was doing something. I was knocking stuff 0:12:37.880 --> 0:12:40.360 around in the background. It's also about like opportunity and 0:12:40.440 --> 0:12:43.559 being able to get the opportunity here. He's God. I'm 0:12:43.559 --> 0:12:45.839 trying to put my finger on how I want to 0:12:45.880 --> 0:12:48.120 say the type of guy he You know, it might 0:12:48.160 --> 0:12:50.000 be like an Alec Bohm if you really want to 0:12:50.000 --> 0:12:53.240 think about it. Alec Boma just a non high power 0:12:53.440 --> 0:12:56.400 player that can hit for some contact. Once he gets going, 0:12:56.760 --> 0:12:58.840 you put him in that spot. But if you got 0:12:58.880 --> 0:13:01.360 twenty homers you would proba probably be really happy. But 0:13:01.640 --> 0:13:03.199 I could see him hitting in the middle of a 0:13:03.320 --> 0:13:05.880 Marlin's lineup. That is what would be the most intriguing, 0:13:05.920 --> 0:13:08.200 not this year, but going into next year. If people 0:13:08.240 --> 0:13:10.640 care about it. On the injury front, jitdy Brewbaker left 0:13:10.679 --> 0:13:13.800 thursday start against the Mets with right Latin discomfort and 0:13:13.840 --> 0:13:17.640 Alihandro Kirk was held out of Thursday's lineup with hip discomfort. 0:13:17.679 --> 0:13:22.040 Is Ali Hendro Kirk going to be a top free 0:13:22.120 --> 0:13:24.040 catcher for you next year? I think top five is 0:13:24.120 --> 0:13:25.640 kind of like a no brainer. But do you think 0:13:25.679 --> 0:13:27.679 he'll be in the top three because you're battling for 0:13:27.840 --> 0:13:32.440 muto A obviously Adley, I think VARs Show obviously has 0:13:32.480 --> 0:13:34.240 to be in that spot. Do you think he can 0:13:34.320 --> 0:13:35.480 top the top three? 0:13:36.160 --> 0:13:36.600 I don't know. 0:13:36.679 --> 0:13:39.160 The top's pretty crowded, and you know with Real Muto 0:13:39.480 --> 0:13:42.559 he struggled first half, but he's been just pretty dominant, 0:13:43.000 --> 0:13:45.280 you know, the second half of the year. Varshow obviously 0:13:45.559 --> 0:13:48.880 quietly putting up the good power speed. You have Will 0:13:48.920 --> 0:13:50.080 Smith too to think about. 0:13:50.200 --> 0:13:52.120 So it's tough. 0:13:52.320 --> 0:13:55.440 I think Kirk probably is four or five, and you also, 0:13:55.480 --> 0:13:58.439 I think about ADLEI like Adley's second half has been incredible, 0:13:58.520 --> 0:14:01.400 So a lot of talent at catch, so it's tough. 0:14:01.480 --> 0:14:04.520 Kirks just as talented and can produce, but you certainly 0:14:04.559 --> 0:14:06.480 have Real Mutwo and far Show at the top. Thanks 0:14:06.520 --> 0:14:09.200 to their still in the base potential on speed exactly. 0:14:09.559 --> 0:14:11.760 And I just want to point out, boy, dang in here, 0:14:11.840 --> 0:14:14.520 drop the comment. Any comment you guys have. Will try 0:14:14.520 --> 0:14:16.600 to answer a couple questions at the end here could 0:14:16.640 --> 0:14:18.520 be prospect related, might make a lot of sense with 0:14:18.559 --> 0:14:20.040 me and Claig on here on a little Chris and 0:14:20.120 --> 0:14:20.600 Chris action. 0:14:20.720 --> 0:14:23.160 But just throwing it out to you guys. In nineteen 0:14:23.440 --> 0:14:27.040 ninety seven, this day in baseball, Phillies Kurt Shilling struck 0:14:27.040 --> 0:14:28.960 out nine and the Phillies went over the New York 0:14:29.000 --> 0:14:32.760 Mets to become the thirteenth pitcher since nineteen hundred with 0:14:32.880 --> 0:14:35.640 three hundred strikeouts in a season. When was the last 0:14:35.680 --> 0:14:38.520 three hundred strikeout season? Do we know? Was it recent? 0:14:39.320 --> 0:14:41.120 I feel like it wasn't. 0:14:40.800 --> 0:14:44.280 When no idea To be honest. 0:14:44.040 --> 0:14:47.640 I'm strike out because I feel like to me, that 0:14:47.880 --> 0:14:52.920 is one of the most impressive markers that we can 0:14:52.960 --> 0:14:56.160 get here. Let's see three hundred strikeout seasons in baseball. 0:14:56.280 --> 0:14:57.240 It sure's here to it. 0:14:58.640 --> 0:15:01.800 Let's see rand look in here, it's not see it's 0:15:01.840 --> 0:15:03.880 not breaking This is just breaking down the people that 0:15:03.920 --> 0:15:07.280 have done it. Yeah, I'm gonna say if this is Okay, 0:15:07.400 --> 0:15:09.680 Verlander did it in ninety. This is why Verlander did 0:15:09.720 --> 0:15:13.240 it in twenty nineteen where he hit the three hundred 0:15:13.320 --> 0:15:17.160 strikeout marker and Garrett Cole also did it in nineteen. 0:15:17.320 --> 0:15:19.720 Sureser did it in eighteen, Sail in seventeen. So it's 0:15:19.720 --> 0:15:23.000 like you might get one or two a year, but 0:15:23.080 --> 0:15:24.960 we haven't had it obviously with the COVID season and 0:15:24.960 --> 0:15:27.400 then in twenty fifteen Kershaw. But I think those are 0:15:27.440 --> 0:15:29.280 the only ones in the last Yeah, those are the 0:15:29.280 --> 0:15:33.240 only ones in the last like twenty ish years or 0:15:33.320 --> 0:15:36.360 so that have pulled up a three hundred strikeout season 0:15:36.680 --> 0:15:38.280 until Spencer Strider does it next. 0:15:38.200 --> 0:15:40.400 Year, you know what I mean, love bat. 0:15:41.320 --> 0:15:44.720 Let's go through some stat heroes, y'all. Mancata now four 0:15:44.720 --> 0:15:46.880 to five with the homer and RBI two runs, Brandon 0:15:46.960 --> 0:15:50.000 Marsh a perfect four for four with two rbi, Essak 0:15:50.040 --> 0:15:53.560 Parades had a bomb, Kutel Marte had a rare performance 0:15:53.640 --> 0:15:56.880 of offensive output two for three with a homer. Brianday 0:15:56.960 --> 0:15:59.200 Lacruz had a home run. Aristevie's a keen Eale the 0:15:59.280 --> 0:16:02.640 punisher has been doing so lately. We're talking about him 0:16:02.680 --> 0:16:05.680 on itl and how he's just getting playing time right now, 0:16:05.760 --> 0:16:10.400 and he's going Homer, Carlos, Koreahanamer Saladar prez uh led Me, 0:16:10.480 --> 0:16:15.119 His Diaz and Yasmani Grandal. Do you have hope for Aristides? 0:16:15.240 --> 0:16:16.720 I think it's no no doubt right now. Aristia is 0:16:16.760 --> 0:16:18.360 a ken is a guy you go pick up write 0:16:18.360 --> 0:16:20.080 a hot hand if you're looking for Homer's. Do you 0:16:20.080 --> 0:16:21.960 think there's gonna be anything for him next season? 0:16:22.640 --> 0:16:25.280 You know, I have no clue with what direction the 0:16:25.320 --> 0:16:26.360 Reds are going to go. There. 0:16:26.520 --> 0:16:27.760 Certainly there could be a spot. 0:16:27.840 --> 0:16:31.360 I mean, he's had his streaks where he certainly looks valuable, 0:16:32.120 --> 0:16:33.920 But I just fear that's what it's going to be 0:16:34.000 --> 0:16:35.880 with him. It's just going to be these hot streaks 0:16:35.880 --> 0:16:38.080 that we ride out for a couple of weeks to 0:16:38.120 --> 0:16:40.040 a month, and that's kind of it. I think the 0:16:40.120 --> 0:16:42.320 playing time's probably going to be inconsistent with him. 0:16:42.800 --> 0:16:45.680 Yeah, I'm kind of a bye. Also, you know, Brandon 0:16:45.720 --> 0:16:48.560 marsh is one of those players that this new destination 0:16:48.640 --> 0:16:50.400 has just been such a good spot for him. I 0:16:50.400 --> 0:16:53.520 don't know if Also, you know the learning aspect of 0:16:53.560 --> 0:16:56.400 working with Harper, you know, like Harper and Casianos have 0:16:56.480 --> 0:16:59.000 both been players that you know, have had a lot 0:16:59.040 --> 0:17:02.360 of tutelage with guy. Bryce Harper has worked with Bryson 0:17:02.400 --> 0:17:04.359 Stott and Alec Bohm and is trying to be in 0:17:04.400 --> 0:17:06.160 the leader and they just seems to be a new 0:17:06.160 --> 0:17:08.879 home for Brandon marsh and it seems to be it 0:17:08.880 --> 0:17:11.800 seems to be like a relevant fantasy destination, which I 0:17:11.800 --> 0:17:15.119 think is apparent. And Es SoC Parates, it's just you know, 0:17:15.160 --> 0:17:16.960 I love you SoC Prates. He does it on the 0:17:17.040 --> 0:17:20.160 pitching side. Dre Jamison five strikeouts, as we mentioned, only 0:17:20.200 --> 0:17:23.560 one walk, two hits over seven. Carlos Carrasco six innings, 0:17:23.560 --> 0:17:26.400 struck out eleven. He had two walks and four hits. 0:17:26.480 --> 0:17:30.520 Lance McCullers, who I think was on our prop marker 0:17:30.640 --> 0:17:33.359 last week or last show. Lance McCullers went six, struck 0:17:33.359 --> 0:17:36.040 out eleven in two hits, but he did walk four. 0:17:36.480 --> 0:17:39.760 Shane McClanahan in that return five innings, five strikeouts, a 0:17:39.800 --> 0:17:42.000 walk in a couple hits, and Chase Anderson went five, 0:17:42.560 --> 0:17:47.280 struck out three on the stat zeros on you know 0:17:47.480 --> 0:17:50.560 Cruise he had three strikeouts with four can you believe 0:17:50.640 --> 0:17:53.560 it he can? I'll bet you those strikeouts though I'll 0:17:53.560 --> 0:17:57.920 bet you the velocity of the bat that swung through 0:17:57.960 --> 0:18:01.840 those balls were the fastest in all of baseball. I'll 0:18:01.840 --> 0:18:06.560 bet no one has swung harder and faster through probably 0:18:06.640 --> 0:18:09.800 horrible pitches than Onell Cruise, So let's give him. Give 0:18:09.880 --> 0:18:12.800 him some credit. Guys, nobody swings through them better than O'Nell. 0:18:13.040 --> 0:18:15.280 Ben Gammel and Jake Swinsky also o for three with 0:18:15.320 --> 0:18:18.600 three strikeouts. On the pitcher side, Hunter Gaddis four innings, 0:18:18.640 --> 0:18:22.879 seven earned runs, gave up five homers. I don't I 0:18:22.920 --> 0:18:25.040 don't know when the last time we've had a five 0:18:25.119 --> 0:18:29.040 homer game here and JT. Brewbaker three innings, five earned 0:18:29.080 --> 0:18:32.439 runs with a home run. I think I think we 0:18:32.560 --> 0:18:36.240 liked this. Wonky set this up by the way she 0:18:36.400 --> 0:18:38.080 does the show she which, by the way, we should 0:18:38.080 --> 0:18:39.919 always give a hand a hand to Wonky for the 0:18:39.920 --> 0:18:42.680 great show stuff puts together. And and I just dull 0:18:42.800 --> 0:18:45.239 up a few things later, But he did. Do you 0:18:45.359 --> 0:18:47.280 like how I led with cruz Wels? That is my 0:18:47.359 --> 0:18:50.480 gift to you. Wonkey did that, And yes I do, 0:18:50.640 --> 0:18:54.080 of course, And again if you know again, I hope 0:18:54.080 --> 0:18:57.000 I'm around even more after this season ends. But like 0:18:57.480 --> 0:19:01.040 you're gonna see a turn next season where I will 0:19:01.080 --> 0:19:03.600 be I will be more pro onell cruise. I just 0:19:03.680 --> 0:19:07.160 was never pro this season on a rookie year. Where 0:19:07.240 --> 0:19:09.240 where have you stood on the only all cruise front? 0:19:09.240 --> 0:19:11.320 I'm not sure we've talked about that clig. I've never 0:19:11.400 --> 0:19:13.200 gone as high as some prospect people. 0:19:13.240 --> 0:19:16.040 I feel like somebody just pushed him up like crazy 0:19:16.160 --> 0:19:18.480 towards the end of last season, and then you know, 0:19:18.520 --> 0:19:20.399 he had that stretch when he came up where he 0:19:20.480 --> 0:19:23.199 just dominated and everybody just went as ieric like this 0:19:23.320 --> 0:19:25.800 was going to be, you know, the next coming of 0:19:26.640 --> 0:19:28.960