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Top 0:01:39.959 --> 0:01:42.920 five that are alive as usual News and notes around 0:01:42.920 --> 0:01:45.680 the Major League Baseball A JHN says, Alex Bregman will 0:01:45.760 --> 0:01:47.800 hit in the two hole. I think this is important. 0:01:47.960 --> 0:01:50.920 I've been telling you all season long, leading up to 0:01:51.000 --> 0:01:54.160 opening Day that I like that two hole for fantasy value. 0:01:54.320 --> 0:01:56.080 You're gonna get people that you're gonna see a lot 0:01:56.120 --> 0:01:59.000 of pitches have runners on. I like that, Uh for 0:01:59.040 --> 0:02:01.160 Alex Bregman, I think that's a nice little boost to 0:02:01.200 --> 0:02:04.559 his value. Your he is familiar. The suspension came down today. 0:02:04.640 --> 0:02:09.679 Mets closer. He gets fifteen games now or all this 0:02:09.800 --> 0:02:14.520 Chapman got thirty last year. Jose j J Jose Reyes 0:02:14.639 --> 0:02:17.520 last year got an obscene amount. I don't know about this, 0:02:17.600 --> 0:02:19.040 like I don't know the details of the case, and 0:02:19.040 --> 0:02:20.600 I don't really want to get into all of that. 0:02:20.800 --> 0:02:23.359 What I will say though, is remember last year or 0:02:23.400 --> 0:02:26.240 two years ago when the NFL was getting nailed because 0:02:26.240 --> 0:02:30.560 of the inconsistency of their suspensions, and I see, uh, 0:02:30.639 --> 0:02:33.680 you know, Manfred doing some of the same your is familiar. 0:02:33.680 --> 0:02:36.720 Out first fifteen games, Addison read will be the person 0:02:36.760 --> 0:02:40.200 getting save opportunities for the Mets in April. Corey Seeger 0:02:40.440 --> 0:02:43.160 expected to play Saturday, coming back from an oblique strain. 0:02:43.400 --> 0:02:46.880 Looks like he's gonna be okay for Opening Day next week. However, 0:02:47.040 --> 0:02:49.720 Carter Caps will not. He's gonna start the season on 0:02:50.080 --> 0:02:53.079 not the fifteen day d L, but the ten day 0:02:53.200 --> 0:02:54.799 d L. That's a new thing. He's coming back from 0:02:54.800 --> 0:02:58.440 Tommy John surgery. He is a legitimate option, however, to 0:02:58.520 --> 0:03:01.359 close upon his return. If you're in draft, still drafting, 0:03:01.680 --> 0:03:04.120 Brandon Mauer is probably who you're looking at, but don't 0:03:04.200 --> 0:03:07.680 sleep on Carter Caps throughout the season, maybe taking that job. 0:03:07.840 --> 0:03:11.680 Addison Russell shortstop for the world champion Chicago Cubs. You 0:03:11.720 --> 0:03:14.400 haven't said that in about a hundred years, but the 0:03:14.400 --> 0:03:16.920 world champion Chicago Cubs looks like they will have their 0:03:16.960 --> 0:03:21.600 shortstop Addison Russell. He's he declares himself one hundred percent 0:03:21.720 --> 0:03:25.400 ready for opening day. Lonnie Chisenhall, however, he's gonna start 0:03:25.400 --> 0:03:27.400 the season on the d L with the shoulder injury. 0:03:27.639 --> 0:03:30.600 Drew Smiley scratched from his start on Friday. I think 0:03:30.600 --> 0:03:33.000 that's real bad news going into right into an opening 0:03:33.040 --> 0:03:35.560 day to have a uh your start scratch. I would 0:03:35.840 --> 0:03:37.360 pump the brakes on him. We'll talk about him a 0:03:37.400 --> 0:03:39.840 little bit later on as well. And as Tony Sencata 0:03:39.960 --> 0:03:43.080 told you at the top of this show, each it though, 0:03:43.440 --> 0:03:46.600 Itch it All. The Master of the Wah says he 0:03:46.680 --> 0:03:49.120 might play until he's fifty. I don't know, Frankie, you 0:03:49.120 --> 0:03:51.520 think he might play longer than Tom Brady, Who's gonna 0:03:51.560 --> 0:03:54.280 play there until they're older. We will find out as 0:03:54.320 --> 0:03:56.400 we go to the NFL. Topic two here on Top 0:03:56.440 --> 0:03:58.800 five that are alive on the Fantasy Freestyle on the 0:03:58.840 --> 0:04:02.200 award winning Fantasy Its Radio Network. Some news and notes 0:04:02.240 --> 0:04:05.600 out of the NFL, then National Football League. Bruce Arians 0:04:05.840 --> 0:04:08.040 head coach of the Arizona Cardinals, is saying that he 0:04:08.120 --> 0:04:13.120 wants to get David Johnson thirty touches a game next year. 0:04:14.360 --> 0:04:18.440 And uh, in this world without workhorses in the NFL 0:04:18.480 --> 0:04:20.839 where a lot of teams are going running back by committee, 0:04:20.960 --> 0:04:24.520 I'm telling you David Johnson should be, in my opinion, 0:04:24.520 --> 0:04:27.640 the number one overall pick in fantasy, whether he gets 0:04:27.720 --> 0:04:29.800 to thirty touches or not. But I'm gonna tell you something. 0:04:29.800 --> 0:04:31.919 The Cards maybe putting their money where their mouth is. 0:04:32.320 --> 0:04:35.560 They also declared that they're moving Andre Ellington to wide 0:04:35.560 --> 0:04:38.880 receiver for the upcoming season. I think that's interesting and 0:04:38.920 --> 0:04:41.800 may pave the way for more touches for DJ two. K. 0:04:42.279 --> 0:04:45.640 Brown's executive vice president, Sacia Brown, says he will not 0:04:45.839 --> 0:04:50.760 rule out a return of Josh Gordon this year. Remember now, 0:04:51.160 --> 0:04:55.159 that could be an interesting wide out trio with Josh Gordon. 0:04:55.480 --> 0:04:58.200 Remember they signed Kenny Britt. And they're also saying that 0:04:58.640 --> 0:05:02.479 Corey Coleman is now quote quote the guy in Cleveland 0:05:02.480 --> 0:05:04.960 in that white out Corps could be worse too bad. 0:05:05.000 --> 0:05:07.040 I don't think it's gonna be for brock Oswidler. I 0:05:07.040 --> 0:05:09.280 think it's gonna be for someone else. Remember yesterday's pull, 0:05:09.320 --> 0:05:11.680 we talked about backup quarterbacks and that sort of thing. 0:05:11.680 --> 0:05:13.720 Maybe one of those guys can still get an opportunity 0:05:13.960 --> 0:05:17.760 in Cleveland. Um, Martavis Bryant is returning from his suspension. 0:05:17.760 --> 0:05:20.719 It looks like that return is imminent. Uh. He filed 0:05:20.720 --> 0:05:26.080 for reinstation January. The league must decide within sixty days. 0:05:26.080 --> 0:05:28.279 That means it's gonna happen this week. Remember what Martevios 0:05:28.279 --> 0:05:31.160 Bryant was able to do opposite Antonio Brown for decent 0:05:31.160 --> 0:05:33.680 stretches last year with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Speaking of the 0:05:33.720 --> 0:05:37.040 Pittsburgh Steelers and uh kind of news and notes on 0:05:37.080 --> 0:05:39.400 all of the quarterbacks from that big class in two 0:05:39.480 --> 0:05:43.040 thousand and four, who will be throwing Martavis Bryant the ball? 0:05:43.480 --> 0:05:46.120 You're right, that'll be Big Ben Roethlisberger. He was toying. 0:05:46.120 --> 0:05:48.760 I guess with the idea of retirement. No, no, no, 0:05:49.040 --> 0:05:51.520 he's gonna be playing in two thousand seventeen. Lock it 0:05:51.520 --> 0:05:56.400 in overah in, I guess. The Los Angeles Superchargers UM 0:05:56.560 --> 0:06:00.560 new head coach Anthony Lynn has is quoted as one 0:06:00.560 --> 0:06:03.400 of their priorities is, to quote unquote, they need to 0:06:03.440 --> 0:06:06.479 get a young quarterback on campus. There's been some other 0:06:06.520 --> 0:06:09.880 reports out there recently that the Chargers may invest an 0:06:09.880 --> 0:06:12.520 early pick this year in one of the quarterbacks if 0:06:12.560 --> 0:06:16.599 they like someone big. Ben thinking about retirement, remember Philip Rivers, 0:06:16.720 --> 0:06:19.039 maybe only a few years left from him. And Ben 0:06:19.120 --> 0:06:22.560 McAdoo here in New York is saying that Geno Smith 0:06:22.920 --> 0:06:26.840 could be the heir to Eli Manning. That sounds a 0:06:26.880 --> 0:06:29.839 little crazy to me. Worry about who's gonna be calling plays, 0:06:29.880 --> 0:06:32.840 worry about that offense a little bit, Ben McAdoo, Let's 0:06:32.920 --> 0:06:35.279 let's worry about when you have Eli. I don't know 0:06:35.320 --> 0:06:38.960 about if needing to worry about it. Just jest yet, 0:06:39.120 --> 0:06:41.680 keeping it moving though Top five, dead or alive here 0:06:41.720 --> 0:06:44.560 on the Fantasy Freestyle and Yo, Frank, I want to 0:06:44.560 --> 0:06:46.360 hear your thoughts on this as it relates to our 0:06:46.400 --> 0:06:51.400 poll as well. UM. James Harden James Harden, who like 0:06:51.960 --> 0:06:55.240 is almost also averaging a triple double. UM. Last night 0:06:55.240 --> 0:06:57.719 he went for twenty four with eleven rebounds thirteen assists, 0:06:57.880 --> 0:07:00.320 but if you look deeper, he only went five of 0:07:00.400 --> 0:07:03.120 twenty from the field, only one of nine from three 0:07:03.160 --> 0:07:05.400 point range. You know, Ever since about a week two 0:07:05.400 --> 0:07:08.080 weeks ago, in a game against Denver. You know, he 0:07:08.160 --> 0:07:11.440 banged his wrist and he actually admitted, um that it's 0:07:11.480 --> 0:07:13.520 tough for him shooting, but that he's gonna like in 0:07:13.560 --> 0:07:15.720 the in the true mold of Steve Smith, He's just 0:07:15.760 --> 0:07:17.920 gonna ice up son and he'll be ready to go. 0:07:18.000 --> 0:07:19.720 Remember a couple of weeks ago, he also came out 0:07:19.760 --> 0:07:22.160 that quote when when everybody was talking about the rest 0:07:22.240 --> 0:07:25.200 conversation and the schedule and if you haven't, um, if 0:07:25.200 --> 0:07:28.080 you didn't listen to yesterday's Fantasy freestyle, we had Tomic 0:07:28.120 --> 0:07:30.240 gross on talking about the back to backs and the 0:07:30.240 --> 0:07:34.000 schedule and how it gets worn down. But remember James Harden, 0:07:34.040 --> 0:07:36.080 the beard, he's just a ball or what do you say, 0:07:36.120 --> 0:07:38.400 something like baller is gonna ball, something like that Hooper 0:07:38.480 --> 0:07:41.920 is gonna whop And um, I think it's an interesting 0:07:41.920 --> 0:07:45.040 contrast where he's playing through things at the same point 0:07:45.120 --> 0:07:46.720 in the season when a lot of other teams are 0:07:46.800 --> 0:07:50.840 organizing their assets and resting for the playoffs. And he 0:07:50.920 --> 0:07:55.160 actually had an interesting quote that relates to this. James 0:07:55.240 --> 0:07:58.120 Harden said that he thinks playing all eighty two games 0:07:58.400 --> 0:08:01.040 should be part of the criteria for the MVP Award. 0:08:01.200 --> 0:08:03.520 I think he's lobbying for the m v P Award, 0:08:03.760 --> 0:08:05.640 and he gave quotes about you know, that's leaving your 0:08:05.640 --> 0:08:08.480 teammates high and dry. It's all about the teammates, blah 0:08:08.520 --> 0:08:10.800 blah blah. But this is a team, the Houston Rockets, 0:08:10.800 --> 0:08:13.880 that are about to be I think, in an incredible 0:08:14.080 --> 0:08:17.560 Western Conference semifinal in a two three matchup against in 0:08:17.600 --> 0:08:20.760 my opinion, the San Antonio Spurs. I think I think 0:08:20.800 --> 0:08:23.720 Harden needs to rest. I think hard it needs to rest, 0:08:23.760 --> 0:08:26.240 rest up that risk the same way Cleveland is doing, 0:08:26.240 --> 0:08:28.960 the same way, Golden Stage doing the same way Kauai 0:08:29.120 --> 0:08:31.640 is doing. But Harden is not doing this. I think 0:08:31.640 --> 0:08:34.240 he's lobbying for the m v P Award. Frank Stanfeld, 0:08:34.200 --> 0:08:37.280 you're my resident basketball expert. What do you think about this? 0:08:37.400 --> 0:08:39.160 I think Harden needs to take a rest. What do 0:08:39.200 --> 0:08:42.480 you think? Well, the reason why I hate resting so 0:08:42.600 --> 0:08:46.000 much is for fantasy basketball purposes, and most seasonal fantasy 0:08:46.000 --> 0:08:48.280 basketball leagues are over or should be over at this 0:08:48.320 --> 0:08:50.880 point in my opinion. In my opinion, so I have 0:08:50.960 --> 0:08:53.000 no problem with it. I agree with you, Uh, he 0:08:53.000 --> 0:08:55.679 should be resting, and do I think it should be 0:08:55.800 --> 0:08:59.360 the criteria for for an m VP, not necessarily because look, 0:08:59.400 --> 0:09:01.400 guys get ing up, things happen. There are gonna be 0:09:01.520 --> 0:09:04.360 games that people miss. Uh, And if I excuse he 0:09:04.400 --> 0:09:06.400 would not be my m VP, it would be Russell Westbrook. 0:09:06.440 --> 0:09:09.040 Fair enough, I agree. I agree with that Russell Westbrook, 0:09:09.080 --> 0:09:11.240 who will in fact average a triple double. But I 0:09:11.280 --> 0:09:13.840 think he makes a decent point in terms of you know, 0:09:13.880 --> 0:09:17.040 Herman Edwards, former coach of the New York Football Jets, 0:09:17.040 --> 0:09:18.560 who I know you and I both love you know. 0:09:18.640 --> 0:09:21.280 His his biggest quote is obviously the hello, you play 0:09:21.360 --> 0:09:23.640 to win the game. But his second biggest quote that 0:09:23.679 --> 0:09:27.240 I remember him saying, is, uh, the best the best 0:09:27.320 --> 0:09:32.040 ability is availability. And that's what James Harden is doing. 0:09:32.040 --> 0:09:36.559 And I don't think that it should surplant Westbrook and 0:09:36.600 --> 0:09:39.000 the m v P, but I do think it's a consideration. 0:09:39.080 --> 0:09:42.800 You know, Harden is going out there showing that availability, 0:09:43.080 --> 0:09:44.920 and I think that's really important. And so we put 0:09:45.000 --> 0:09:46.800 up a poll on that f N T s Y 0:09:46.920 --> 0:09:49.480 radio Twitter handle. You can get at us right now 0:09:49.520 --> 0:09:52.560 here on the Fantasy Freestyle. Do you agree with James 0:09:52.559 --> 0:09:55.880 Harden that playing eighty two games should be part of 0:09:55.920 --> 0:09:59.080 the m v P criteria. Yes, or no sounds like 0:09:59.080 --> 0:10:03.559 Frankie Stamped says no. I say, like, yes, but maybe 0:10:03.559 --> 0:10:06.720 not a dominant part of the criteria, but I think 0:10:06.760 --> 0:10:10.240 it should be under consideration. Let's keep it moving. Top five, 0:10:10.360 --> 0:10:12.400 Dead or alive here on the Fantasy Freestyle on the 0:10:12.400 --> 0:10:14.560 Fantasy Sports Radio Network. If you want to let me 0:10:14.640 --> 0:10:16.880 know what you think about this Harden issue, holler at 0:10:16.920 --> 0:10:19.440 me at eight four four eight four three six eight 0:10:19.520 --> 0:10:22.959 seven nine. Frankie, we have like our daily it's like 0:10:23.040 --> 0:10:25.120 daily at this point. We have our you know, we 0:10:25.160 --> 0:10:28.960 have like our LaVar ball section of the show. But 0:10:29.080 --> 0:10:33.319 interestingly enough, this time it's a Lonzo ball talking. Okay, Um, 0:10:33.360 --> 0:10:36.200 you know a lot of draft previews, a lot of 0:10:36.320 --> 0:10:39.079 experts are right now saying that it's that false kid 0:10:39.080 --> 0:10:40.880 out of Washington that will be the number one overall 0:10:40.880 --> 0:10:43.160 picking that a Lonzo ball will actually be the number 0:10:43.480 --> 0:10:46.640 to pick or is the number two draft prospect? Shall 0:10:46.720 --> 0:10:50.720 I say? Alonzo says that, uh, he thinks he should 0:10:50.720 --> 0:10:52.400 be the number one pick. He says he loves Folds, 0:10:52.440 --> 0:10:55.079 but he thinks he's the best player out there. Um, 0:10:55.080 --> 0:10:56.480 A lot of people say that it will be false 0:10:56.880 --> 0:11:00.079 number one ball, number two. Um. Alonzo also saying he 0:11:00.120 --> 0:11:01.880 would love to play for the Lakers. That would be 0:11:01.920 --> 0:11:04.839 his dream, you know. But now it's uh, it's a 0:11:04.840 --> 0:11:09.360 lonzo talking a little bit as well. I find that interesting. 0:11:09.600 --> 0:11:13.040 But you know, we got to mention something about LaVar Ball. Frank, 0:11:13.120 --> 0:11:15.600 you haven't heard this, but I I mentioned LaVar Ball 0:11:15.679 --> 0:11:17.680 now almost as much as I used to mention Jim, 0:11:17.679 --> 0:11:21.400 Bob Cooterer and um. Today. One thing that I think 0:11:21.480 --> 0:11:26.000 is really funny is um, not even LaVar Ball, LaVar Burton. 0:11:26.360 --> 0:11:27.839 This is the guy who used to be the reading 0:11:27.920 --> 0:11:31.320 Rainbow guy. He was in Roots, he was in Star Trek. 0:11:31.600 --> 0:11:34.280 This guy his name is LaVar Burton. But you know, 0:11:34.360 --> 0:11:37.240 it's kind of like a case of mistaking identity. He's 0:11:37.240 --> 0:11:40.960 getting hate tweets from people thinking he's LaVar Ball, telling 0:11:41.040 --> 0:11:43.640 him to shut up and things like that. So Um, 0:11:43.880 --> 0:11:46.800 LaVar Burton gave an interview to Bleacher Report, and he 0:11:46.880 --> 0:11:49.240 said he had some things to say back. He said 0:11:49.280 --> 0:11:52.280 that um, Mr Ball is a one person pr machine 0:11:52.520 --> 0:11:55.000 that he's operating under the press premise that any press 0:11:55.080 --> 0:11:57.440 is good press. You know, not sure if he's a 0:11:57.440 --> 0:12:01.439 master of self promotion or remarkably delud Maybe he's both, 0:12:02.040 --> 0:12:04.840 and you know what that he said. He then says, 0:12:04.960 --> 0:12:09.000 LaVar Burton reading Rainbow, guy, you know reading Rainbow, the 0:12:09.000 --> 0:12:11.679 more you know. But Frankie, the MILLENNI millennial probably does 0:12:11.760 --> 0:12:14.679 not actually know about that. But then he no clue. 0:12:14.800 --> 0:12:17.959 He compares him to Donald Trump, says that he'll say 0:12:17.960 --> 0:12:20.200 anything and then double down on it and defy you 0:12:20.320 --> 0:12:22.959 to believe him. LaVar Ball and Donald Trump. What do 0:12:23.000 --> 0:12:25.680 you think about that analogy? Frankie, I could see it. Yeah, 0:12:25.720 --> 0:12:28.600 I think it's interesting to keep going with the brackets though. Listen, 0:12:28.679 --> 0:12:32.040 remember there was eighteen point eight million brackets out there. 0:12:32.120 --> 0:12:35.120 Only six hundred and fifty seven of them had the 0:12:35.320 --> 0:12:37.520 entire final four? Correct. How many of the final four 0:12:37.559 --> 0:12:40.120 do you have? Frank I had um In one bracket, 0:12:40.240 --> 0:12:44.559 I had one, and in another bracket I had one. 0:12:45.200 --> 0:12:47.839 I only didn't one bracket, and I think I had 0:12:47.920 --> 0:12:49.599 North Carolina. I think that's the only one. That's the 0:12:49.640 --> 0:12:51.800 only one you had yet. Fair enough, I've you know, 0:12:51.840 --> 0:12:53.280 I got some family out there in Oregon and go 0:12:53.400 --> 0:12:57.200 ducks um to Speaking of Trump yesterday on the show, 0:12:57.240 --> 0:12:58.800 I said that he might throw out the first pitch. 0:12:59.520 --> 0:13:02.240 I got him a correction. He actually is saying no No, No, 0:13:02.480 --> 0:13:05.319 he can't make it. He's got a scheduling conflict. He 0:13:05.360 --> 0:13:07.520 will not be out there for all to see on 0:13:07.600 --> 0:13:10.480 Monday throwing out the first pitch. Um. Some people are 0:13:10.480 --> 0:13:12.760 getting after him, saying that he's like breaking like a 0:13:12.840 --> 0:13:15.480 hundred year tradition. I don't usually do this, but I'm 0:13:15.480 --> 0:13:18.240 gonna clarify the fake news that's out there. Um, it 0:13:18.360 --> 0:13:20.400 is not a hundred year tradition. Yes, a lot of 0:13:20.440 --> 0:13:23.320 presidents have thrown out the first pitch, but this is 0:13:23.360 --> 0:13:27.760 not something exceptionally crazy. Um. Barack Obama only did it 0:13:27.840 --> 0:13:30.560 once in his eight years as president. George W. Bush 0:13:30.880 --> 0:13:33.400 only did it twice in his eight years as president 0:13:33.400 --> 0:13:36.319 in OH five and oh eight. But it begs the question, 0:13:37.280 --> 0:13:40.400 you think the scheduling conflict is reel. I remember yesterday 0:13:40.559 --> 0:13:41.959 on the show I talked about you know, I mean, 0:13:41.960 --> 0:13:43.640 he only got four percent of the vote in d C. 0:13:44.559 --> 0:13:46.640 But you know, maybe it's potential for a bad photo op. 0:13:46.640 --> 0:13:48.800 I've seen some pretty bad pictures when people are like 0:13:48.920 --> 0:13:51.680 mid throw, you know, in that excruciating face. They might 0:13:51.720 --> 0:13:54.160 make um. And maybe he doesn't want that out there 0:13:54.200 --> 0:13:57.040 for the fake news, or maybe he'll have a bad throw. 0:13:57.280 --> 0:13:59.120 I don't know, or maybe the crowd size will be 0:13:59.120 --> 0:14:01.640 too small. I don't know, but to correct myself, you know, 0:14:01.720 --> 0:14:04.200 he's actually not gonna throw out the first pitch. Maybe 0:14:04.200 --> 0:14:06.240 they'll get some army servicemen of the like. And I 0:14:06.240 --> 0:14:08.360 gotta tell you it's fake news to say that he's 0:14:08.360 --> 0:14:11.560 breaking a hundred year tradition. It hasn't been done all 0:14:11.679 --> 0:14:14.240 that often. All right, But when we come back, we're 0:14:14.280 --> 0:14:17.079 gonna check in on some polls. Speeds is gonna spotlight 0:14:17.160 --> 0:14:20.560 his team today. It's gonna be the Seattle Mariners. I 0:14:20.560 --> 0:14:22.200 got a couple of interesting things I want to talk 0:14:22.240 --> 0:14:25.000 about with my boy Frankie because about the Mariners. And 0:14:25.040 --> 0:14:27.400 I know that Frankie reads uh fan graph, so I 0:14:27.400 --> 0:14:29.280 want to talk to him a little bit. Something I 0:14:29.280 --> 0:14:30.920 I read there that I think it's kind of interesting. 0:14:31.000 --> 0:14:33.640 Then we moved to our television Greatest of All Time Tournament. 0:14:33.760 --> 0:14:36.800 I have a special interview with a member, a cast 0:14:36.880 --> 0:14:39.520 member of one of the shows in the reality bracket. 0:14:39.560 --> 0:14:41.720 A little bit later on, and uh, we're still gonna 0:14:41.720 --> 0:14:43.680 have some phone. We put the Fun and Functional Sports 0:14:43.760 --> 0:14:46.480 Radio it Speeds and spitting statistician Dane Martinez on the 0:14:46.480 --> 0:15:02.160 Fantasy Freestyle on the Fantasy Sports Radio Network. You know 0:15:02.240 --> 0:15:04.040 what it is. It sh your boy Dane Martinez, and 0:15:04.080 --> 0:15:07.080 we are back on the Fantasy Freestyle on the Fantasy 0:15:07.080 --> 0:15:09.840 Sports Radio Network. If you can catch it live Monday 0:15:09.880 --> 0:15:11.760 through Friday seven eight p m. 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About the 0:16:37.720 --> 0:16:42.120 Seattle Mariners, Okay, I think this is a very intriguing team. 0:16:42.160 --> 0:16:45.120 I have seen people predict very things on the low 0:16:45.200 --> 0:16:47.240 end of the spectrum for Seattle, and I have seen 0:16:47.360 --> 0:16:50.560 people predict, you know that they could you know, contend 0:16:50.600 --> 0:16:52.480 for the Pennant be in the a LC. Yes, if 0:16:52.480 --> 0:16:54.560 not more. Let me tell you what Speeds thinks right here. 0:16:54.600 --> 0:16:56.560 I love this offense. I think they got some pop. 0:16:56.760 --> 0:16:58.600 I think I like their rotation. I think that got 0:16:58.640 --> 0:17:00.880 some arms. The question is and they stay healthy and 0:17:00.920 --> 0:17:04.560 can it all come together? Look at their lineup. Very 0:17:04.680 --> 0:17:09.240 very few lineups in Major League Baseball can boast three 0:17:09.280 --> 0:17:12.160 guys that I that I will tell you right now, 0:17:12.560 --> 0:17:16.119 will get thirty home runs in the in this season. Okay, 0:17:16.280 --> 0:17:19.320 very few teams can do that. Maybe Colorado can do that, 0:17:19.560 --> 0:17:23.080 Maybe a great offense like Boston or Chicago can do that. 0:17:23.280 --> 0:17:26.200 But the Seattle Mariners team can do this as well. 0:17:26.520 --> 0:17:29.400 Nelson Cruz. Not many people are safe for thirty five 0:17:29.440 --> 0:17:32.199 potentially forty home runs. This guy with an ops of 0:17:32.280 --> 0:17:37.320 nine runs, hundred and five ribbies and forty three jacks 0:17:37.400 --> 0:17:40.520 last year. No reason to think he couldn't do it again. 0:17:40.600 --> 0:17:43.800 He is a top ten outfielder in my book. Robbie Cano, 0:17:44.200 --> 0:17:47.439 top three second basement. I think he's safe for some 0:17:47.560 --> 0:17:51.199 smooth power at thirty home runs. And Frankie, I like 0:17:51.560 --> 0:17:54.040 that you used the Robbie Cano gift when promoting the 0:17:54.040 --> 0:17:56.720 Fantasy Freestyle today. That was very nice. I like that 0:17:56.720 --> 0:17:59.600 because baseball has been Betty Betty to me. Kyle Seeger 0:18:00.040 --> 0:18:02.640 as well. You know Kyle Seager. I think his smooth 0:18:02.720 --> 0:18:05.560 power for thirty home runs. You know, Franky, I don't 0:18:05.560 --> 0:18:07.199 know where you have him, but he is my fourth 0:18:07.320 --> 0:18:10.760 rated third baseman. He is my fourth ranked third baseman 0:18:10.800 --> 0:18:14.719 in my rankings, behind only Nolan Arronado, Josh Donaldson and 0:18:14.840 --> 0:18:17.240 Chris Bryant. I guess you know Machado if you count 0:18:17.320 --> 0:18:18.920 him as well, but you know he's got that multi 0:18:18.920 --> 0:18:22.280 position eligibility. So I like those three guys for sure. 0:18:22.600 --> 0:18:24.520 I think those guys are all top and you know, 0:18:24.560 --> 0:18:27.480 get him in your second third round and that's real nice. 0:18:27.760 --> 0:18:31.080 Um Jean Sagura now at the top of that lineup two. 0:18:31.200 --> 0:18:33.800 I don't know if he can repeat what happened last year. 0:18:34.040 --> 0:18:36.880 Last year he had a career year. Okay, twenty homers 0:18:36.960 --> 0:18:39.199 and thirty three stolen bases, was still able to have 0:18:39.240 --> 0:18:43.200 an ops of eight sixties seven. But he's moving to 0:18:43.280 --> 0:18:46.040 a very different ballpark. Okay, he's moving to a very 0:18:46.040 --> 0:18:48.680 different ballpark out there in Seattle is very different from 0:18:48.680 --> 0:18:51.439 where he was last year. Okay, he does have. However, 0:18:51.560 --> 0:18:54.040 like I said, this power behind them, so I do 0:18:54.119 --> 0:18:56.239 think he can thump in some of those runs. I 0:18:56.240 --> 0:18:58.399 like those guys in the offense when I look to 0:18:58.480 --> 0:19:03.000 the arms and sin. I'm telling you right now, people, 0:19:03.320 --> 0:19:07.480 I'm telling you right now, and Frank, I want to 0:19:07.520 --> 0:19:10.399 hear if you agree with me. James Paxton needs to 0:19:10.400 --> 0:19:13.679 be drafted ahead of Felix Hernandez. Do you feel me 0:19:13.720 --> 0:19:17.399 on that, Frank, I don't know if you do, but 0:19:17.480 --> 0:19:19.520 when you get back up in there, I'm gonna ask 0:19:19.560 --> 0:19:23.600 you that question. For sure. I think James Paxton, okay, 0:19:23.680 --> 0:19:27.320 should be drafted ahead of King Felix. King Felix has 0:19:27.440 --> 0:19:31.640 dropped off for sure. Okay. His e r A last 0:19:31.720 --> 0:19:34.240 year was up to three eighty two, his whip was 0:19:34.440 --> 0:19:37.560 up to one thirty two, and and more disturbing, he 0:19:37.600 --> 0:19:40.159 only struck out a hundred and twenty two guys in 0:19:40.200 --> 0:19:43.560 a hundred and fifty three innings. On the flip side, 0:19:43.640 --> 0:19:46.280 James Paxton his three seven nine e r A, his 0:19:46.400 --> 0:19:48.879 one three one e R one three one whip, I 0:19:48.880 --> 0:19:52.640 think that improves. And he has the strikeouts. He has 0:19:52.680 --> 0:19:55.560