1 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: Welcome one and all to the Here Territory Podcast. My 2 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:26,440 Speaker 1: name is Sean Coleman. Hope, wherever you are and wherever 3 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: you are listening, you're having a great week so far 4 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: listen to Braves may have the day off. We have 5 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: some days off here in the week as well, but 6 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: not tonight, as we're back with you once again the 7 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: Coleman and Coleman Wall Firm. Glad to join you for 8 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 1: a second straight time. And Scott, I'm getting familiar with you. 9 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 2: Man. 10 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: I don't know what's gonna happen when Stephen comes back, 11 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: but it good as always to talk with you, sir. 12 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:48,160 Speaker 1: I hope you're doing well. 13 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 3: Hey, Sean, nice to do another episode with you, my friend, 14 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 3: and you know, I just wanted to ask. I don't 15 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 3: know if anybody else is feeling this, but as we're 16 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 3: recording this here Thursday night, not long ago, a pretty 17 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:05,400 Speaker 3: good sized trade went down with the Diamondbacks and the Mariners, 18 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 3: and when I got the push alert from Jeff Passing, 19 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:11,119 Speaker 3: it kind of made me sad. And it was maybe 20 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 3: my first not realization that the Braves weren't gonna be 21 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 3: buying this deadline because obviously we've known for weeks now 22 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 3: that they're basically out of it. But it's the first 23 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 3: time since twenty seventeen that the Braves are not actively 24 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 3: trying to buy and to win and to give themselves 25 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:28,680 Speaker 3: a chance to make a run in the playoffs. I 26 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 3: don't know, man, It just I don't know why. A 27 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 3: trade between the Mariners and the Diamondbacks kind of hit me, 28 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 3: but it did that. You know, for the next week, 29 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 3: when we're usually so excited about the trade deadline, what 30 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:42,960 Speaker 3: are the Braves going to do? It's more of okay, 31 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 3: maybe they're going to sell Iglesias or Ozuna or you know, 32 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 3: at a mediocre piece for next season. I don't know, man, 33 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 3: It's just kind of where I'm at. 34 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: No, I absolutely agree. And the problem is is because 35 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 1: of the fact that at this dead l at the deadline, 36 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 1: you get those immediate benefits, right like, not only you 37 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: get not only are you getting someone that you immediately 38 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 1: will get to see how they contribute to your team. 39 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 1: It's you're wanting to do it in a way to 40 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 1: where they're going to help you win. And that's what's 41 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: so exciting about it. And the other thing about it 42 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: is is that we've been so used to it. You know, 43 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:17,359 Speaker 1: when we talk about things that this Braves team is 44 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: doing this year, it's literally been nearly a decade since 45 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:24,119 Speaker 1: twenty seventeen twenty sixteen since they were this bad, since 46 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 1: they had stretches of losing as long as they have 47 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: had this season. So yes, it's one thing to prepare 48 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: yourself for it, to know that it's going to come 49 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: at some point. It's another thing when the realization actually 50 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 1: settles in. And I'm sure the Braves will make a 51 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 1: move or two, but at the the most immediate timeframe 52 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: that that move may help us out is next year, 53 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: which is. 54 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 2: A good thing. 55 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 1: You want for that to be the case. If they're 56 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: making moves, you want for their assets to that are 57 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: coming back to be here to benefit us in twenty 58 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: twenty six and beyond. But that doesn't take away from 59 00:02:58,000 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: the fact that it really is a disappointment. 60 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, and even going back to like twenty fifteen, 61 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 3: sixteen seventeen, sure the Braves weren't necessarily buying, but in 62 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 3: a way they were like they. 63 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 2: Were selling pieces to then have a future. 64 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,639 Speaker 3: And right now the Braves are obviously still in the 65 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 3: middle of a contention window. Even if it doesn't feel 66 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 3: like it. This team has a lot of talent signed 67 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 3: for next season, so we'll see what they ultimately decide 68 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 3: to do. And I guess this, at least for the 69 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:29,079 Speaker 3: next couple of months, Sean will be watching from the sidelines, 70 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 3: and of course we'll always do a podcast, especially if 71 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 3: they sell I mean, obviously, then it's like, Okay, who 72 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 3: are we getting back? Who? 73 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 2: Who could this? 74 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 3: What does this player mean for this year next year 75 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 3: beyond whether it's a you know, advanced minor leaguer who's 76 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 3: probably more major league ready, or if they take a 77 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 3: chance on an eighteen year old lottery ticket who's in 78 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 3: a ball who we may never see or could end 79 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 3: up being something special. One day, we'll see what the 80 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 3: braves in the front office are doing. I guess we 81 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 3: should timestamp this episode. It's a little bit after ten 82 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:02,119 Speaker 3: pm Eastern Time on Thursday, Lie twenty fourth, so inevitably, 83 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 3: when a trade goes down, I don't know, at one 84 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 3: or one am Eastern time tonight, Sean, we'll we'll have 85 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 3: to round the horses and get another show up. 86 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: I was about to be like, we're gonna be recording 87 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: here in two hours anyway, when when something big goes down, 88 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: but you know, it's gonna be very interesting to see. 89 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: But of course I also think that, you know, trade 90 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: deadlines of the past, I think that it may be 91 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 1: hard to approach that level of excitement again, you know, 92 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: not only because you know we're buying, but with the 93 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: introduction of the third wild card, you just have less sellers, 94 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:40,280 Speaker 1: you have less teams that are selling, so you're likely 95 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 1: going to have a smaller pool of quality players that 96 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: are going to be out there. That makes sense, which 97 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:50,039 Speaker 1: gives me actually a little bit of excitement when it 98 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 1: comes to this trade deadline. Scott, I'm gonna get your 99 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: thoughts on this. I know that the Braves have positioned 100 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:56,799 Speaker 1: themselves as sellers. I know that the Braves have positioned 101 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:59,799 Speaker 1: themselves to where they're likely going to sell only free agents, 102 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: but they could potentially buy as well. And I really 103 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 1: do think that Alex and Thopless is probably looking at 104 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 1: the opportunity to see if there is some underperforming reliever 105 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 1: orm especially that he could go get. Could you see 106 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:18,919 Speaker 1: that potentially be in the headline of this deadline for 107 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: the Braves, No pun intended. 108 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, I think one thing we've learned with 109 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 3: Alex and Thoplss over the years, is that he is 110 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 3: an outside the box thinker. Nobody had Chris Sale on 111 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 3: the Bingo card a year and a half ago, trades 112 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:37,040 Speaker 3: for Sale. So I think Alex does a really good 113 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 3: job of maybe thinking, like every offseason there's obvious targets, 114 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 3: but I feel like he doesn't generally go get the obvious. 115 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:46,719 Speaker 2: Target for better or for worse. 116 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 3: And because of that, while I think we can all 117 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 3: say with a straight face that this is not a 118 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 3: year where the Braves can win and they have pieces 119 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:56,280 Speaker 3: to sell off, I don't think he would be a 120 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:59,600 Speaker 3: huge shock to anybody if Alex went out and traded 121 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 3: for you know, player X who could be part of 122 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 3: the team next year. A controllable starter, a controllable reliever 123 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 3: would be of interest, especially with Ryce e Iglesias said 124 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 3: to become a free agent or well, frankly, Rice El's 125 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 3: probably in his last week of being with the Braves anyway. 126 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 3: You know, the one thing I will say about a 127 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:21,159 Speaker 3: long term asset on the offensive side of the ball, 128 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 3: there's really nowhere to put them outside of maybe shortstop. 129 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 3: I mean, I know ozsy Alby's is not having a 130 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 3: good year, but I mean, you're not going to trade 131 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 3: for a second basement and bench Ozzy Alby's for the 132 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 3: second half like that. That's just you're not going to 133 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:37,679 Speaker 3: do that to a veteran like him. I guess if 134 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:40,040 Speaker 3: by some chance there's a shortstop out there that we 135 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 3: are thinking of and Alex goes out and acquires, then 136 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:45,840 Speaker 3: I'm sure Nick Allen then becomes a really good backup 137 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:49,279 Speaker 3: infielder defensively, But I think if we're going to see 138 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 3: a more of a controllable asset added, I do think 139 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:53,599 Speaker 3: it would be on the pitching side, maybe a reliever, 140 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 3: maybe a starter, just because frankly, this team is going 141 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:58,679 Speaker 3: to need it both immediately just to kind of bridge 142 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:00,280 Speaker 3: the gap to the end of the year, but then 143 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 3: also obviously in twenty twenty six, you can never have 144 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:05,839 Speaker 3: enough good quality, dependable pitching. 145 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:07,040 Speaker 2: Yeah. 146 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 1: And the idea of player profiles that I think that 147 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 1: we would potentially see Alex and thoughtless look to target 148 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:17,080 Speaker 1: are maybe there is an intriguing middle infield bat profile 149 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 1: that's blocked in an organization that that specific player is 150 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: in the minor leagues they're doing well. He kind of 151 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: did that with Nick Allen, you know, and because he 152 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 1: loved his fielding, and I know that they would need 153 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: to be a strong fielder, but maybe the Braves could 154 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: go out and get that type of player in a deal. 155 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:36,120 Speaker 1: Another thing that stands out to me are pitchers who 156 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 1: may be underperforming this year, but their metrics seem to 157 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 1: encourage plenty of opportunity for growth. We know that He's 158 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 1: gone out and looked at those type of players before, 159 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 1: you know, acquiring such players like Pierce Johnson from Colorado 160 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: and Aaron Bummer from the Chicago White Sox. A name 161 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 1: that I like that I've consistently liked, though I think 162 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 1: that he's, you know, kind of struggled to live up 163 00:07:57,440 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 1: to his potential that he showed a few years ago. 164 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 1: I believe maybe his first name is near a inner 165 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 1: canoe from the Baltimore Orioles. He's got a really, really 166 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 1: intriguing relief profile. He's controllable. I know that the Orioles 167 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 1: have every reason to keep him just as much as 168 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: we want to have him. But I think that that's 169 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 1: the type of player that Alex and Popless can go 170 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 1: get because that's the type of player he's had success 171 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: going to get in the past. 172 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, Yeah, I think you're absolutely right. And you mentioned 173 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:26,280 Speaker 3: like Bummer and Pierce Johnson. When the Braves traded for 174 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 3: those guys, neither of them had good standard stats, like 175 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 3: era was awful. I think I think Pierce Johnson's era 176 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 3: was in the sixes when they traded for him and 177 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:38,840 Speaker 3: everyone looked around like, oh my god, what on earth 178 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:41,560 Speaker 3: are they doing? This guy's terrible, And then you dug 179 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 3: in a little bit more and you saw Pierce Johnson's 180 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:47,320 Speaker 3: splits or Aaron Bummer was really unlucky this season before 181 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 3: they traded for him. So yes, I mean, I think 182 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 3: in general, you don't want to overpay for those kind 183 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 3: of stats that maybe aren't as sticky, like they're not 184 00:08:55,800 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 3: necessarily predictive of future performance. So yeah, I mean, if 185 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 3: there's a player who is either blocked in the organization somewhere, 186 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 3: if there's a pitcher who's maybe having an unlucky or 187 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:10,319 Speaker 3: down season but you feel like you can fix something 188 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 3: with his mechanics or build them back up to once 189 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:15,439 Speaker 3: promising level, why not try to buy low. I mean, 190 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:17,719 Speaker 3: this team could use all of the lottery tickets that 191 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 3: can take and if you strike gold, great, And if 192 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 3: you're buying a player who's not having a good season, 193 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:25,560 Speaker 3: You're probably not having to give up a whole lot. 194 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 1: Absolutely, and you could take some of the returns that 195 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 1: you get from selling off players to go buy these players, 196 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: because you're likely only going to get lottery tickets for 197 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:35,319 Speaker 1: the players that you're selling off. So it makes sense. 198 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:37,679 Speaker 1: And the other part of it is that, especially when 199 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 1: it comes to those type of relief arms, you know, 200 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 1: we've been so used to Alex and Thoughtless really being 201 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:46,080 Speaker 1: okay having an expensive bullpen will if those purse strings 202 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 1: are going to be a little bit tighter moving forward, 203 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 1: which the past twelve to fifteen months have indicated that 204 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:53,720 Speaker 1: could be the case. Getting those controllable relievers you can 205 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 1: get good value of but they're cheap. That could be 206 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:58,959 Speaker 1: a really good get for Atlanta. So if that type 207 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:01,960 Speaker 1: of profile, that type of player is out there, I 208 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 1: could see Alex and Thopless easy going to make that move. 209 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, absolutely, And I think you know we've said 210 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 3: this on the show a couple of times now, but 211 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 3: all cards are on the table, like there's no dumb ideas, 212 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:17,320 Speaker 3: Like it's when you have a failing business, Like no 213 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 3: idea is a bad idea necessarily whenever you're kind of 214 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,440 Speaker 3: up against it. Clearly, this is a kind of a 215 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 3: year of transition for Atlanta, a new manager very likely 216 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 3: coming in next season. They could have significant money and 217 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 3: roster flexibility depending on what they do in the next 218 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 3: week at the deadline. We'll see what the payroll is 219 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 3: next season. That is anybody's guests. But yes, it feels 220 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 3: like we're at a moment of hey, what if we 221 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 3: think about this, or maybe this is an unconventional player, 222 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 3: but is there something we can do to tap into 223 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:50,480 Speaker 3: him If a team is looking to sell low, sometimes 224 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 3: teams are looking to unload a contract, like behind the scenes, 225 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:55,959 Speaker 3: the team might be in a bad shape financially and 226 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:58,319 Speaker 3: they it's like Derice e Iglesias trade a couple of 227 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 3: years ago. Now, obviously were contending when they traded for 228 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:04,960 Speaker 3: Isel four years ago, but he's he was under control. 229 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:07,679 Speaker 3: He had three and a half years and fifty million 230 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:10,920 Speaker 3: dollars left on his deal. So if that player is available, 231 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 3: and if they really like a player, then sure go 232 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:15,840 Speaker 3: out get them add for the future if you feel 233 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 3: like they can be a core piece moving on. You 234 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 3: could always trade from now, and you could always kind 235 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 3: of lay some foundation for a trade this offseason. If 236 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:26,920 Speaker 3: the two sides aren't like desperate to get a deal done, 237 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 3: you could always wait until early November and swing a 238 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:31,239 Speaker 3: deal that first or second. 239 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:31,959 Speaker 2: Week of the offseason. 240 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:34,839 Speaker 1: That's an excellent point. You see that happen a lot 241 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:37,079 Speaker 1: of times in the NBA, where the players will be 242 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 1: discussed at the NBA trade deadline and then four months 243 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 1: later said player goes to said team. That's a great point, Scott, 244 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:45,080 Speaker 1: and I think that's one thing that definitely could occur 245 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 1: if we're hearing rumors about certain players right now, but 246 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 1: it doesn't happen. Maybe that changes as we go into 247 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 1: the offseason. But we talk about relievers, We talk about 248 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 1: pitchers who maybe elsewhere did not you know, live up 249 00:11:57,920 --> 00:12:00,040 Speaker 1: to the potendial or add a lot of value, and 250 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 1: then they came to Atlanta and wound up being awesome here. 251 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 1: That is kind of being a staple of the Alex 252 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: and Thopless era. And it's hard to find any relievers 253 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 1: who have been more beloved in Braves Country than when 254 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:15,440 Speaker 1: Jesse chob is more on him in just a moment 255 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 1: after a word from our partners. 256 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 4: Krats, what do I do? I'm in a bind and 257 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:21,600 Speaker 4: I need to make some food at home. I would 258 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:24,719 Speaker 4: like it to be home cooked, but I don't want 259 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:26,280 Speaker 4: to deal with any of the grocery crap. 260 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 5: Hello Fresh get it done and they'll start to know 261 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:32,959 Speaker 5: when you're in a bind and they'll figure it out 262 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:37,319 Speaker 5: for you. Sending something new whenever you order it. It's 263 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:38,600 Speaker 5: freaking awesome. 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Free meals are applied 278 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 4: as a discount on the first box new subscribers only. 279 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:17,360 Speaker 4: Varies by plan. 280 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:21,680 Speaker 1: So Scott I don't know if I've ever mentioned to you, 281 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 1: but you know, not to reveal our age or anything, 282 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:27,559 Speaker 1: but I think we're probably around the same age, and 283 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:29,439 Speaker 1: you know, I'm probably a little bit older, you know, 284 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: to make you feel better. But the point that I'm 285 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 1: lisening is is that one of the shows that I 286 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 1: grew up with, one of my favorite shows of all time, 287 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 1: is Full House. And of course there was Uncle Jesse, 288 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:40,599 Speaker 1: who is one of the more Jessic Cassopolis, one of 289 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 1: the more beloved sitcom characters over the past half century, 290 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 1: if you will, And I never thought that there would 291 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 1: ever be another Uncle Jesse that I would care for. 292 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:54,839 Speaker 1: But then along comes Jesse Chavez. He came again, and 293 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:56,840 Speaker 1: he was a part of the team again, and he 294 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:59,680 Speaker 1: once again became a part of the team. All joking aside, 295 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:04,080 Speaker 1: just see Chabz today on the flagship show of Foul Territory. 296 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 1: Foul Territory itself actually announced his retirement from baseball, and 297 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:11,679 Speaker 1: of course many a Brave's country A fell in love 298 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 1: with Jesse Chabez. I know, it's been kind of a 299 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:17,840 Speaker 1: running source of you know, humor, how many times he's left, 300 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 1: the team joined, the team left, the team joined, the team, 301 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 1: but he's added value in so many ways. First, let's 302 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 1: look at the clip that he had with vou Territory 303 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 1: where he announced his retirement, and Scott myself will discuss 304 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 1: just how much much Jesse has and does mean to 305 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:33,560 Speaker 1: this Brace franchise. 306 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 7: All honesty, I haven't picked up a baseball since my 307 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 7: last pitch in Saint Louis. As of now, I don't 308 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 7: think we're gonna keep going. I think this is it 309 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:46,320 Speaker 7: time to turn the page, focus on the next chapter 310 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 7: in life and go help all the young kids all 311 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:50,280 Speaker 7: the stuff that I did, so they don't have to 312 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:51,119 Speaker 7: take two steps. 313 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 6: Backwards, they can take those three steps forward. 314 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 8: Well, you've that's incredible for you to come on here 315 00:14:56,560 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 8: and basically, you know, say you're retirement. I'm not going 316 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 8: to say you're fully retired because all of a sudden 317 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 8: somebody might give you a call for an injury. But again, 318 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 8: you know, your career has been absolutely spectacular. Every time 319 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 8: I look, I'm like, how's my boy still playing here? 320 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 8: How the heck is he doing it? Because guess what, 321 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 8: one determination too pure athleticism as a pitcher, and you're 322 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 8: a healthy man. You're healthy as can be, and you 323 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 8: threw strikes and you got after vibe. I appreciate everything 324 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 8: you've done for me. Even though we played for a 325 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 8: little bit in Texas. We had such a good time 326 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 8: being with the boys. And I'm going to say, not congratulations. 327 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 8: If this is the end, well deserved, right off in 328 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 8: the sunset and your new cars, those old school cars 329 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 8: you got, and just skate yourself away baby in California. 330 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 8: Let's go. 331 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 6: Thank you. I appreciate it, man, that means a lot. 332 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:48,160 Speaker 7: I mean, yeah, this has been a great ride, you know, 333 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:50,360 Speaker 7: way more than I expected to from a forty second 334 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 7: round draft pick. 335 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 2: You know. 336 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 7: The thing was is I was giving a gift early on. 337 00:15:57,920 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 7: I understood it, but it was how am I going 338 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 7: to make it last? How can I keep it going 339 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 7: for this long? And I always said I want to 340 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 7: go out the way I came in, being able to 341 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 7: roll out of bed and throw baseball. 342 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 6: And fortunately I'm still able to do that. 343 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 7: And like I said, I had a conversation with my 344 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:15,560 Speaker 7: college coach. He's one of the biggest mentors in my life. 345 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 7: Then you go to the background of my family, you know, 346 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 7: my wife and kids being there the entire time from 347 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 7: day one, you know, and then allowing me to go 348 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:24,640 Speaker 7: through this being a knucklehead and just being stubborn with this, 349 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:27,280 Speaker 7: you know, trying to get what we wanted to get accomplished, 350 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 7: you know, to where we're at today. And then the 351 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 7: people that I came across, you guys you tune the booth, 352 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 7: you know, those conversations we had, the talks, you know, 353 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 7: watching you guys go about your business as professionals, the 354 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:41,360 Speaker 7: guys I had my first year in pro ball, all 355 00:16:41,360 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 7: the way up through till my last day, you know, 356 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 7: all the conversations we had. 357 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 6: I still took that and tried to learn. 358 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 7: And you know, this game's still about adapting, right, So 359 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 7: I felt like I went from you know, throwing ninety 360 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 7: one ninety two, and I came in to throwing a 361 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 7: hundred and then now throwing you know, eighty nine ninety. 362 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 7: So I knew how to. I always has understood how to. 363 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:05,120 Speaker 7: You know, if I wanted to stick around, you had 364 00:17:05,160 --> 00:17:08,600 Speaker 7: to make make moves, make adjustments, whether it was you know, 365 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:11,640 Speaker 7: moving on the rubber, throwing a different pitch, coming into one, 366 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:14,119 Speaker 7: you know, banging one so it doesn't work because it 367 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:14,960 Speaker 7: doesn't work anymore. 368 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 6: You know. 369 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 7: It was all about that and the conversations I had 370 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:20,119 Speaker 7: early on. You know, I think that's all boys it. 371 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 2: Down to, man. 372 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:27,359 Speaker 3: I mean, first of all, doesn't Jesse Chov has just 373 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 3: seemed like such a good human being, just absolutely just 374 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:36,880 Speaker 3: so insightful. I think, so genuinely appreciative that a guy 375 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 3: who was taken so late in the draft, and I 376 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 3: looked it up. I mean, Jesse Chaves' debut was the 377 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 3: summer of two thousand and eight. Sean two thousand and eight. 378 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:56,320 Speaker 3: It's a lifetime ago, man, I mean, that's that's crazy. 379 00:17:56,480 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 3: Jesse also has the famous claim that he is the 380 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:05,119 Speaker 3: most traded player in baseball history. It's been traded a 381 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:08,480 Speaker 3: million times and has pitched all over the country. And 382 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:11,239 Speaker 3: I mean, what a just what a career, what a 383 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:15,440 Speaker 3: beloved figure in Atlanta. You know that anytime Jesse comes 384 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:17,560 Speaker 3: back for a game as a you know, as a fan, 385 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 3: and they show him on the big board, he's gonna 386 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 3: get a huge ovation. A guy who did anything. It 387 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:26,880 Speaker 3: feels like the Braves asked him to. He'd go out 388 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:29,920 Speaker 3: there and pitch four innings in a blowout, and he'd 389 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 3: go out there and pitch in a tie game, Especially 390 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:35,399 Speaker 3: earlier in his tenure when he was better and really 391 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:37,359 Speaker 3: performing with the Braves. And I think just maybe my 392 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:40,360 Speaker 3: favorite Jesse Chavas thing is he'd be with the Braves 393 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:43,200 Speaker 3: and he'd be awesome, and then he would go somewhere 394 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:45,600 Speaker 3: else and he'd be terrible, and then he'd come back 395 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 3: to the Braves and he'd be great, and then he'd 396 00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:49,800 Speaker 3: leave and he'd be terrible and he'd come back. And 397 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 3: it wasn't just a thing like you and I are 398 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:54,440 Speaker 3: Braves fans knew like it was a thing around Major 399 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 3: League Baseball where if Chavas was with Atlanta, he was awesome, 400 00:18:58,359 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 3: and if he was anywhere else quiet really anywhere else 401 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:03,479 Speaker 3: for like the last seven or eight years, he was terrible. 402 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:07,720 Speaker 3: And it's just special player was Jesse. Wish Jesse all 403 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:09,880 Speaker 3: the best, and I mean, I'm sure man he has. 404 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:11,760 Speaker 3: I mean talk about someone who could write a book. 405 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 3: I mean that that would be such an insightful read 406 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:17,200 Speaker 3: to just hear about all of his memories in the league. 407 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:18,720 Speaker 6: Well, and to. 408 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:21,720 Speaker 1: Your point, you know, he is. There's there's just so 409 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:23,760 Speaker 1: much to like about Jesse Chobs. Number One, he's a 410 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:28,120 Speaker 1: genuinely good person. Number Two, he far exceeded I'm sure 411 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:31,400 Speaker 1: the expectations that anybody had for him. I think there 412 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:33,800 Speaker 1: was one year where he kind of came out of 413 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:36,200 Speaker 1: nowhere as a pretty good starter. I think for the Athletics. 414 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:37,720 Speaker 1: It was here for the Athletics or the Blue Jays, 415 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:39,760 Speaker 1: I believe, I can't remember what year it was. But 416 00:19:39,800 --> 00:19:41,719 Speaker 1: then after that, you know, a career kind of you know, 417 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 1: fell off to the wayside of it, but then came back. 418 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:46,520 Speaker 1: He reinvented himself, you know, kind of like with that cutter, 419 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:49,800 Speaker 1: you know, not not doing Marian Marian or rivera cutter, 420 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 1: but I think with the Braves he threw that cutter 421 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:54,119 Speaker 1: like seventy five percent of the time. The point that 422 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 1: I'm getting at is is that Jesse chab Is just 423 00:19:57,400 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 1: has is a wealth of information, not only in terms 424 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 1: a being successful with other teams, but how to reinvent himself, 425 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 1: how to be able to show versatility as a starter 426 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:08,320 Speaker 1: or as a reliever. So many of those things stand out, 427 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:10,200 Speaker 1: and that's why I think, and he's also a baseball 428 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:13,160 Speaker 1: lifer like that stands out as well. He's a baseball 429 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:15,800 Speaker 1: lifer who wants to coach. And I would not be 430 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 1: surprised Scott if we find him again in the Braves organization. 431 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 1: We know Alex dopplss has loyalty to his former players, 432 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:24,480 Speaker 1: we know how much he loves Jesse chobb is. I 433 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:26,920 Speaker 1: would not be surprised at all if in a year 434 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:29,119 Speaker 1: from hours so we find him having a role with 435 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 1: the Braves. 436 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:33,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, they call him coach and coach for a reason. 437 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:37,080 Speaker 3: And not only does he have a wealth of baseball knowledge, 438 00:20:37,119 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 3: but clearly people like the guy. I was just looking 439 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 3: at his career stats and he had a good year 440 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 3: you mentioned with Oakland about a decade ago, made thirty 441 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:47,600 Speaker 3: starts and was good. 442 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:50,360 Speaker 2: But other than that one season, this is a. 443 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:53,480 Speaker 3: Guy who has a career era of four point twenty seven. 444 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 3: So the fact that Jesse was able to stick around 445 00:20:56,119 --> 00:21:00,320 Speaker 3: for almost two full decades, there's a reason and that 446 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 3: this guy stuck around. And yeah, if you're telling me, 447 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:05,240 Speaker 3: then in a year or two it gets announced that 448 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:08,080 Speaker 3: Jesse as a you know, special advisor to the pitching 449 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 3: coach or an assistant pitching coach or something like that. 450 00:21:11,080 --> 00:21:13,200 Speaker 3: I could totally see it, and something tells me he'd 451 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:14,360 Speaker 3: be pretty darn good at it. 452 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:19,120 Speaker 1: Absolutely, and we wish him the best in retirement. Career 453 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 1: well worth so many stories. Again, if he wants to 454 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:24,880 Speaker 1: write a book, if he wants to have a snicker 455 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:27,400 Speaker 1: like presence in baseball for so many years, I don't 456 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:28,800 Speaker 1: think anybody's going to get in the way of that. 457 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 1: Baseball is just better when you have people like Jesse 458 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:35,360 Speaker 1: chab is involved with it for decades. So wish him 459 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:37,520 Speaker 1: all the best, and hey, you know, if it includes 460 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:40,960 Speaker 1: being with the Braves once again, certainly look forward to it. Scott. 461 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:43,240 Speaker 1: I also wanted to you know, transition to you know, 462 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 1: we're talking about, you know, players that you just love 463 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 1: and personalities that you just love, and one that clearly 464 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 1: stands out for this Brave's team is Spencer Strider. Wanted 465 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 1: to take a few minutes to speak with him. Spencer, 466 00:21:55,240 --> 00:21:58,400 Speaker 1: you know, yesterday, you know, was on the mound against 467 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 1: the Giants once again. You know, okay, kind of struggled 468 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 1: on the mound. You know, I think that you know, 469 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:07,120 Speaker 1: we see glimpses of his old stuff being there. The 470 00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 1: fastball velosity isn't where it once was, but it's pretty 471 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 1: above average to elite at times. But there is also 472 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:19,120 Speaker 1: a bit of concern. I don't necessarily think that it's 473 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:22,600 Speaker 1: just long term concern. But clearly something that's going to 474 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:24,920 Speaker 1: have to work through. And that's the fact. It's a 475 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:29,080 Speaker 1: couple of things. When you look at Baseball savonn Spencer 476 00:22:29,119 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 1: Strider is in the one percentile when it comes to exitvelocity, 477 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:35,920 Speaker 1: meaning that he is one of the hardest hit pitchers 478 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:39,840 Speaker 1: in the league. And it's his foreseen fastball. Two thousand 479 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:42,040 Speaker 1: and two, two thousand and three, two thousand and four, 480 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 1: hitters were hitting that ball off of their bat at 481 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 1: about ninety miles proud. This year, they're doing it at 482 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:51,480 Speaker 1: ninety three point three miles per hour. That is a 483 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: huge jump, and I feel like that we're to the 484 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:56,640 Speaker 1: point to where fifty percent of the runs he's given 485 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:59,240 Speaker 1: up this year have come off home runs. It just 486 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:02,160 Speaker 1: seems like that more home runs are being hit off 487 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 1: of him as will pay. Hitters are certainly having more 488 00:23:06,840 --> 00:23:09,720 Speaker 1: success against his fastball than in the past. The lower 489 00:23:09,760 --> 00:23:12,679 Speaker 1: velocity could have something to do with that. But what 490 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:14,960 Speaker 1: are your thoughts on Strider now about ten to fifteen 491 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:16,240 Speaker 1: starts into his return. 492 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:20,240 Speaker 3: So it's a great question, and I think the first 493 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:22,960 Speaker 3: thing that comes to my mind is just I'm really 494 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:26,440 Speaker 3: happy and relieved that Spencer was able to come back 495 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:30,119 Speaker 3: from this elbow surgery and be effective because his numbers 496 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:30,680 Speaker 3: are good. 497 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 2: Now are they prime Spencer Strider good? No, and we'll see. 498 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:38,640 Speaker 3: But I'm really relieved that Spencer was able to come 499 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:42,400 Speaker 3: back from this brace surgery, which has some mixed results 500 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:45,159 Speaker 3: I think you could say among major leaguers compared to 501 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:47,919 Speaker 3: the Tommy John but the fact Spencer was able to 502 00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 3: come back. 503 00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:51,359 Speaker 2: He did have the hiccup with the. 504 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 3: Hamstring strain, which was really unfortunate with the timing. But 505 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:58,360 Speaker 3: you know, for me, I think the fastball is clearly 506 00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 3: something that Spencer needs to continue to work on. I 507 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 3: think the slider looks good, and he still also throws 508 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:07,600 Speaker 3: that curveball on occasion. But for me, I think if 509 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:10,440 Speaker 3: we're going to get to see Spencer fully establish himself 510 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:14,080 Speaker 3: and be back to the legitimate ace, top ten pitcher 511 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:16,159 Speaker 3: in baseball that we know and love so much, I 512 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:18,399 Speaker 3: do think the fastball is something he's gonna have to 513 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:22,879 Speaker 3: work on, and hopefully fingers crossed Spencer pitches well maybe 514 00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 3: for the next month, month and a half, and then 515 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:27,399 Speaker 3: I do think they're gonna limit his innings and not 516 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:30,120 Speaker 3: have him go up until the very final day, and 517 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:33,560 Speaker 3: then you have a full off season of six months 518 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:36,000 Speaker 3: for Spencer to have like a normal off season of 519 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:39,840 Speaker 3: routine building strength, building a throwing program. I think that's 520 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:42,119 Speaker 3: only going to help him moving forward next year. And 521 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:44,439 Speaker 3: I mean, let me ask you, Sean, I mean, this 522 00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:46,880 Speaker 3: time in a year, do you think Spencer will be 523 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:48,719 Speaker 3: better than what he's shown? Do you think he'll be 524 00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:50,720 Speaker 3: about the same, do you think he'll be worse? 525 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:52,120 Speaker 2: Kind of what do you see for that? 526 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:54,919 Speaker 1: I think he'll be better. And the reason why that 527 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:58,159 Speaker 1: he is has actually less to do with the talent 528 00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 1: that he is and more to do with the person, 529 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 1: the mental aspect, and the approach that he has. The 530 00:25:04,119 --> 00:25:06,679 Speaker 1: reason why I say that I'm a bit concerned is 531 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:10,600 Speaker 1: because it seems as if hitters, with Spencer now being 532 00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:13,280 Speaker 1: in his third or fourth round around the majors, hitters 533 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:15,119 Speaker 1: are starting to figure him out a bit, and that 534 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 1: coinciding with a bit lower tick fastball. That's not necessarily 535 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:22,840 Speaker 1: a good thing. But his fastball still is good enough 536 00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 1: to be a weapon. Obviously, it's still good enough to 537 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:27,399 Speaker 1: support him being at an all star level, even at 538 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 1: a cy young level. And the reason that I say 539 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 1: that is because even if Spencer may not have fastball 540 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 1: velocity where it once was. There's no doubt in my 541 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:40,840 Speaker 1: mind he is fully capable of reinventing his approach, reinventing 542 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:45,520 Speaker 1: his overall you know, the way that he works through hitters. 543 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:49,000 Speaker 1: I think Spencer Strider's got the mentality that anybody would 544 00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:51,919 Speaker 1: want in their ace in a pitcher. That's there. And 545 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:53,680 Speaker 1: I also think he's someone that wants to be on 546 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:55,320 Speaker 1: the big stage of winning World Series and be a 547 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 1: big reason why the Braves winning World Series. So I 548 00:25:57,600 --> 00:26:00,240 Speaker 1: think there's no doubt he's going to be better. Will 549 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:02,439 Speaker 1: it be to the point that we once saw It 550 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:04,639 Speaker 1: could be in time, or it may not be, but 551 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:06,399 Speaker 1: I definitely think that he's going to continue to be 552 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 1: an asset for his Braves team. Just wanted to point 553 00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 1: out that there's some things that still need to be 554 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 1: worked through and hopefully they'll we figured out sooner rather 555 00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:13,800 Speaker 1: than later. 556 00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:15,280 Speaker 2: Yeah. 557 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:18,920 Speaker 3: I loved the comments that Spencer made after the game. Obviously, 558 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:22,480 Speaker 3: the Braves got their butts beat on Wednesday afternoon, and 559 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 3: Spencer was very candid in a way that he just 560 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:27,800 Speaker 3: about always is. I think so many athletes are media 561 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 3: trained and don't say anything ever, and Spencer is very 562 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:34,399 Speaker 3: forthcoming and he will say what is on his mind, 563 00:26:34,440 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 3: and not just about himself, but the team is the 564 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:39,480 Speaker 3: whole and the fact that this season has just been 565 00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:42,800 Speaker 3: anything but what they were expecting. So yeah, I'm curious 566 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:45,760 Speaker 3: to see what the next month entails for Spencer. He 567 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:49,240 Speaker 3: was not very good coming off the hamstring strain, and 568 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:51,160 Speaker 3: then he had a stretch of maybe six or seven 569 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:55,600 Speaker 3: starts where he was legitimately good and then that giant start. Man, 570 00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:57,680 Speaker 3: it just was never pretty. The first inning, I think 571 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 3: he threw thirty pitches, did give up an unlucky home 572 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:04,280 Speaker 3: run to Raphael Devers, who is just ridiculously talented and 573 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:06,840 Speaker 3: just kills the braves in the wheels kind of fell 574 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:10,199 Speaker 3: off the third time through for Spencer, and obviously the 575 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:11,600 Speaker 3: offense did basically nothing. 576 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:13,439 Speaker 2: But yeah, I think that's one. 577 00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:15,200 Speaker 3: Of the real storylines that I have my eye on 578 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:18,880 Speaker 3: is among many, what does Spencer Strider look like down 579 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:22,160 Speaker 3: the stretch and is there anything to give us concern 580 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 3: moving forward or do we think with the normal offseason 581 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:27,560 Speaker 3: he'll be even better come twenty twenty six. 582 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:30,160 Speaker 1: There's no doubt in my mind that he is going 583 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:33,080 Speaker 1: to certainly make sure that he is affected once again 584 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:36,080 Speaker 1: for a winner. But hey, part of the process through 585 00:27:36,119 --> 00:27:38,600 Speaker 1: covering the team is looking at content in so many 586 00:27:38,600 --> 00:27:41,639 Speaker 1: different ways. It's always fun to see Spencer Strider on 587 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:44,280 Speaker 1: the mound. You just hope that can elite consistency gets 588 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:46,240 Speaker 1: there once again. And I would be if I was 589 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:48,320 Speaker 1: a Betty Man, I would put more money on the 590 00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:50,000 Speaker 1: fact that I think that that will be the case 591 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:52,000 Speaker 1: rather than it not. More to come in just a 592 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:54,120 Speaker 1: moment after another word from our partners. 593 00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 4: You know about the best place to buy, sell, trade, 594 00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:00,640 Speaker 4: or look for that special card in your world. 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This past week, the Braves that will 625 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 1: be traveling to Global Life Park. They'll be planning another 626 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:22,000 Speaker 1: team in the Texas Rangers, who kind of like the Braves, 627 00:29:22,040 --> 00:29:24,360 Speaker 1: after they won a World Series, fell off a bit 628 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:26,640 Speaker 1: more than people may have thought. I think that Texas 629 00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:29,880 Speaker 1: is definitely still in the mix this year for the playoffs. 630 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:33,200 Speaker 1: Their pitching has been outstanding. But the thing that strikes 631 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:35,440 Speaker 1: me is that the first picture that that we're going 632 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:39,960 Speaker 1: to be facing is nearly old friend Nathan Eovaldi. And 633 00:29:40,080 --> 00:29:42,320 Speaker 1: the reason that I say that is because he may 634 00:29:42,360 --> 00:29:45,880 Speaker 1: have been the most prominent name that the Braves were 635 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:48,840 Speaker 1: connected to early in the offseason, and there's no doubt 636 00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:51,320 Speaker 1: that there was likely legitimate interest, but he wound up 637 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:53,920 Speaker 1: re upping with the Rangers. I'll give Alex in the 638 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:57,240 Speaker 1: thoughtless credit Scott, because Eobaldi is once agaven incredible this 639 00:29:57,320 --> 00:29:59,960 Speaker 1: year when it comes to old pitchers who were remained 640 00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:03,160 Speaker 1: effective in their mid thirties or later, and Bobus does 641 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:07,560 Speaker 1: well and identifying them more like, say he does well 642 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:07,840 Speaker 1: doing that? 643 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:09,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, he does. 644 00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:13,240 Speaker 3: Alex has a type with his pitchers, And I mean, okay, 645 00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:15,360 Speaker 3: would it be the difference in the Braves being good 646 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 3: or not this season if they would have come to 647 00:30:17,280 --> 00:30:21,080 Speaker 3: terms with Nathany Evaldi, Probably not, But the guy has 648 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:22,560 Speaker 3: been awesome, one of the best. 649 00:30:22,360 --> 00:30:23,520 Speaker 2: Pitchers in the American League. 650 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:26,600 Speaker 3: The Braves will see Euvalde on Friday night, it'll be 651 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:30,800 Speaker 3: Joey Wentz starting for Atlanta, so that's interesting. Joey pitched 652 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:32,960 Speaker 3: well in his two appearances so far with the team 653 00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:35,600 Speaker 3: and then we have Grant Holmes and then we have 654 00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:40,240 Speaker 3: Bryce Elder, So say a prayer. The Rangers are really 655 00:30:40,240 --> 00:30:42,320 Speaker 3: hot right now. Think they've won something like eight out 656 00:30:42,360 --> 00:30:45,240 Speaker 3: of ten and ten out of fourteen or something going back. 657 00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:49,040 Speaker 3: So Texas playing goodball. They're a fringe playoff team. And 658 00:30:49,080 --> 00:30:51,120 Speaker 3: then I mean you mentioned it, man, this is a 659 00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:55,040 Speaker 3: long road trip. Now you have the Rangers. They won't 660 00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:57,120 Speaker 3: see any great teams, but they see the Rangers. Then 661 00:30:57,160 --> 00:30:59,560 Speaker 3: they go to Kansas City to see a Royals team 662 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:02,760 Speaker 3: that's hanging around, and then they go play the Cincinnati Reds. 663 00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:06,000 Speaker 3: Who I mean, the Reds might be the quietest above 664 00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:09,200 Speaker 3: five hundred team in the majors right now. So yeah, 665 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:10,760 Speaker 3: I mean, it's not that we're. 666 00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:12,880 Speaker 6: Goad Classic Speedway Classic. 667 00:31:12,760 --> 00:31:13,320 Speaker 2: That's right. 668 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:17,719 Speaker 3: Did you see those hats for that was the flame hats? 669 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:20,640 Speaker 3: Did the jokes about those? They said, every small town 670 00:31:20,680 --> 00:31:23,840 Speaker 3: in America has that same Braves hat at a at 671 00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:27,520 Speaker 3: a mechanic shop, at a dairy queen. Like it's they 672 00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:29,400 Speaker 3: knew what audience they were targeting. 673 00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:33,320 Speaker 1: Grant Holmes look absolutely immaculate in that hat. 674 00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:35,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, it's great. If folks missed it, The. 675 00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:40,840 Speaker 3: Braves are playing a game at a speedway, and they 676 00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:43,240 Speaker 3: have special jerseys for them that actually looked pretty cool. 677 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:44,640 Speaker 2: So it'll be Braves and Reds. 678 00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:47,400 Speaker 3: That'll be I mean, aren't they trying to sell like 679 00:31:47,560 --> 00:31:50,000 Speaker 3: seventy thousand tickets or something crazy like that. 680 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:53,120 Speaker 1: Absolutely, And the thing is is that it needs to 681 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:55,240 Speaker 1: be said. It's in Bristol, Tennessee. I didn't mean to 682 00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:58,440 Speaker 1: kind of derail the conversation, Scott, but it's in Bristol, Tennessee. 683 00:31:58,520 --> 00:32:01,920 Speaker 1: The last big event sporting event that occurred there was 684 00:32:01,960 --> 00:32:05,760 Speaker 1: Tennessee versus Virginia Tech back in twenty sixteen. We're talking 685 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:07,680 Speaker 1: about a place that can hold up to one hundred 686 00:32:07,720 --> 00:32:11,560 Speaker 1: and fifty plus thousand fans. I'm surprised for a baseball game. 687 00:32:11,800 --> 00:32:13,320 Speaker 1: They're not able to sit there and get one hundred 688 00:32:13,320 --> 00:32:15,040 Speaker 1: thousand in there. But yes, I think that they may 689 00:32:15,040 --> 00:32:17,080 Speaker 1: be even going for seventy five thousand plus. 690 00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:18,720 Speaker 2: Wow, that'll be cool. 691 00:32:18,840 --> 00:32:21,520 Speaker 3: I mean, it's it's unique, it's I mean, it makes 692 00:32:21,560 --> 00:32:24,440 Speaker 3: sense for two teams from the general region to play there. 693 00:32:25,040 --> 00:32:27,400 Speaker 3: So yeah, so we'll see obviously, wins and losses. 694 00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:29,960 Speaker 2: Right now, what are you gonna do a win? 695 00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:32,360 Speaker 3: Sure, you're happy the Braves won and a loss, it 696 00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:34,920 Speaker 3: makes you one game closer to better odds than the 697 00:32:34,960 --> 00:32:37,280 Speaker 3: lottery and maybe getting the number one, number two pick 698 00:32:37,320 --> 00:32:37,840 Speaker 3: next summer. 699 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:40,880 Speaker 1: Well, Scott will in with this because there's one other 700 00:32:41,080 --> 00:32:44,720 Speaker 1: interesting dynamic to all of this is that we've talked 701 00:32:44,760 --> 00:32:47,000 Speaker 1: about the fact that the Braves offense over the past 702 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:49,239 Speaker 1: ten games or so has been a bit better, has 703 00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:52,360 Speaker 1: seemed to click a bit more, and that coincides with 704 00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:57,840 Speaker 1: two things we've talked at length about the Murphy and 705 00:32:59,480 --> 00:33:02,640 Speaker 1: Baldwin Murphy being in the lineup together as the catcher DH, 706 00:33:02,680 --> 00:33:05,840 Speaker 1: but also no small fact Ronald being in the third 707 00:33:05,880 --> 00:33:08,760 Speaker 1: spot is something that has definitely been a change in 708 00:33:08,760 --> 00:33:11,960 Speaker 1: the lineup as well. Now, I'm not yet convinced that 709 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:14,440 Speaker 1: is the best spot for Ronald. I just think at 710 00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:16,840 Speaker 1: the end of the day, all that he offers you 711 00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:18,680 Speaker 1: want that in the lead off spot number one is 712 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:20,680 Speaker 1: being the bat that comes up most often for you 713 00:33:21,040 --> 00:33:24,000 Speaker 1: and sets the table for everybody. But there's no denying 714 00:33:24,120 --> 00:33:26,800 Speaker 1: that he also has been pretty successful and he does 715 00:33:26,840 --> 00:33:30,120 Speaker 1: get pitches consistently for Matt Olson. What are your thoughts 716 00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:32,880 Speaker 1: on that experiment so far, something we're likely to continue 717 00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:34,280 Speaker 1: to see going into the second half. 718 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:37,480 Speaker 3: You know, up until the last two games of the 719 00:33:37,520 --> 00:33:41,040 Speaker 3: Giant series, the lineup looked really good. It was putting 720 00:33:41,120 --> 00:33:44,000 Speaker 3: up crooked numbers and it was working. Of course, then 721 00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:46,880 Speaker 3: they scored three runs in garbage time and then got 722 00:33:46,880 --> 00:33:49,200 Speaker 3: shut out the other night, So what are you gonna do? 723 00:33:49,320 --> 00:33:50,320 Speaker 2: But you know, I'm. 724 00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:53,240 Speaker 3: Curious, and we didn't say this earlier, but Austin Riley 725 00:33:53,560 --> 00:33:56,960 Speaker 3: is believed to be returning this weekend. We don't know that, 726 00:33:57,040 --> 00:34:00,040 Speaker 3: but with Riley back, I am interested to see what 727 00:34:00,120 --> 00:34:03,920 Speaker 3: kind of lineup Brian Snitker runs out there. I agree 728 00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:06,440 Speaker 3: with obviously Acunya batting leadoff. 729 00:34:06,480 --> 00:34:07,440 Speaker 2: He's so dynamic. 730 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:10,399 Speaker 3: It means he gets the most at bats. But as 731 00:34:10,400 --> 00:34:12,880 Speaker 3: we saw for three months this season, the lineup just 732 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:16,120 Speaker 3: wasn't working, so I was fine with changing it up. 733 00:34:16,239 --> 00:34:18,920 Speaker 3: I love Acunyan Olsen batting back to back because those 734 00:34:18,920 --> 00:34:22,000 Speaker 3: are your two best hitters. I love Baldwin batting fourth 735 00:34:22,040 --> 00:34:24,560 Speaker 3: because then you have a really good two three four 736 00:34:24,640 --> 00:34:29,439 Speaker 3: with Olsen, Acunya and Baldwin Murphy fifth. He can run 737 00:34:29,440 --> 00:34:32,359 Speaker 3: into a homer And I don't know. I mean, so far, 738 00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:35,520 Speaker 3: jerks and Profar hasn't set the world on fire in 739 00:34:35,560 --> 00:34:36,320 Speaker 3: the leadoff spot. 740 00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:37,200 Speaker 2: But he's been fine. 741 00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:39,360 Speaker 3: I think he has like a one oh five ish 742 00:34:39,880 --> 00:34:42,680 Speaker 3: WRC plus, which is a far cry from what he 743 00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:45,760 Speaker 3: was last year. But you know, I think you'd probably 744 00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:47,759 Speaker 3: take it, especially for a guy who missed half of 745 00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:50,000 Speaker 3: the season. So I'm curious to see what kind of 746 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:50,800 Speaker 3: lineup they run. 747 00:34:50,680 --> 00:34:52,200 Speaker 2: Out there, and if this is more of the norm, 748 00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:53,360 Speaker 2: or if Snith. 749 00:34:53,200 --> 00:34:55,680 Speaker 3: Says, Okay, that's enough, let's get Ronald back to the 750 00:34:55,680 --> 00:34:56,200 Speaker 3: first spot. 751 00:34:58,880 --> 00:34:59,040 Speaker 2: Yeah. 752 00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:01,319 Speaker 1: Absolutely, And I don't necessarily think anything that we see 753 00:35:01,360 --> 00:35:06,120 Speaker 1: this year. I enjoy the creativity trying something new. I 754 00:35:06,120 --> 00:35:08,239 Speaker 1: don't necessarily think it means it's going to work into 755 00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:10,800 Speaker 1: next year. But we'll wait and see, so obviously, and 756 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:13,120 Speaker 1: you hope, obviously you know there's no lingering effects from 757 00:35:13,160 --> 00:35:14,600 Speaker 1: you know, Acunya. You know, I know that he got 758 00:35:14,600 --> 00:35:17,120 Speaker 1: a little banged up on Tuesday, was out of the 759 00:35:17,160 --> 00:35:19,640 Speaker 1: lineup on Wednesday. That's perfectly fine if they want to 760 00:35:19,640 --> 00:35:21,040 Speaker 1: hold him out of the lineup every now and then, 761 00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:22,920 Speaker 1: But just hope, you know, he's certainly in the light 762 00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:25,800 Speaker 1: of more fun when he obviously is. By the way, Scott, 763 00:35:26,120 --> 00:35:33,200 Speaker 1: I looked it up within point two five point two five, 764 00:35:34,280 --> 00:35:38,439 Speaker 1: What is Jesse Chabbs his career era at Truest Park 765 00:35:39,480 --> 00:35:41,080 Speaker 1: or or earlier first. 766 00:35:40,760 --> 00:35:43,719 Speaker 3: Part, great question at Truest Park. 767 00:35:43,800 --> 00:35:48,439 Speaker 2: I'm gonna go with three point four two point four eight. 768 00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:52,520 Speaker 1: Two point four eight is his ra the best ra 769 00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:55,560 Speaker 1: of any park that he's throwing thirty career innings at. 770 00:35:55,640 --> 00:35:59,239 Speaker 1: He's thrown ninety eight innings at Truest Park, so legitimately 771 00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:04,279 Speaker 1: just how good he is. So again, congratulations Jujitsy on 772 00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:06,920 Speaker 1: an excellent career. Best of luck to him in his 773 00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:09,720 Speaker 1: future endeavors. And you know what, for all of you listening, 774 00:36:09,880 --> 00:36:12,960 Speaker 1: I hope that you have a wonderful night yourself, have 775 00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:16,120 Speaker 1: a great start to your weekend. If it includes the Braves, 776 00:36:16,560 --> 00:36:19,600 Speaker 1: absolutely hope they win for you. If it doesn't, heck, 777 00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:21,440 Speaker 1: I don't blame you. But the thing is, we're going 778 00:36:21,520 --> 00:36:23,359 Speaker 1: to have you covered no matter what as we lead 779 00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:26,640 Speaker 1: up through the trade deadline, past the trade deadline, and 780 00:36:26,680 --> 00:36:29,520 Speaker 1: going forward. Almost every single day, you can find Hammer 781 00:36:29,600 --> 00:36:31,919 Speaker 1: Territory across all forms social media, part of the Foul 782 00:36:32,040 --> 00:36:35,000 Speaker 1: Territory family of podcasts. Make sure you check out the show. 783 00:36:35,040 --> 00:36:37,560 Speaker 1: You never know what content is going to be on 784 00:36:37,600 --> 00:36:40,160 Speaker 1: the show. Scott Coleman at Scott Coleman fifty five on 785 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:42,800 Speaker 1: next Slash Twitter. My name is Sean Coleman at stats SAC. 786 00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:45,640 Speaker 1: Make sure you check out all the great content that's 787 00:36:45,680 --> 00:36:49,840 Speaker 1: come recently, including some draft thoughts from a girl of 788 00:36:49,920 --> 00:36:52,240 Speaker 1: dd IT friend of the show who was with Brad 789 00:36:52,320 --> 00:36:55,080 Speaker 1: Rowan the last time where or just earlier this week 790 00:36:55,120 --> 00:36:57,839 Speaker 1: discussing the draft. So much more to come content wise 791 00:36:57,880 --> 00:37:01,000 Speaker 1: with the trade deadline and many other things to enjoy. 792 00:37:01,120 --> 00:37:03,640 Speaker 1: Until next time, Go Braze. We'll talk to you Cansume 793 00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:05,440 Speaker 1: here on the Hammer Territory podcast