1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,320 Speaker 1: He wants everyone to feel sorry for him. Well you 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: if you did what they're accusing you of, no one's 3 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: gonna feel sorry for you. It's just a bad look 4 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 1: for me. 5 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 2: It's vout territory at Nationals camp and Daniel Lowe is 6 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 2: leading off top of the show here. Good to see you, man, 7 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 2: And did you expect to be here? I mean, you 8 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 2: end up on the Washington Nationals as their first baseman. 9 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 2: Could you have imagined that a year ago? 10 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 3: Uh? I mean, you know, he never rule out any 11 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 3: possibility of playing for anybody barring the teams that have 12 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:36,199 Speaker 3: first baseman signed a big long deals. But yeah, no, 13 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 3: it's a it's a little bit of a shock, but 14 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 3: it's exciting. I'm happy to be here. We're looking forward 15 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 3: to a great summer. 16 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 4: Back in Florida. That's what he's excited about, Scott. He's back. 17 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 4: Give her that Arizona crab. 18 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 5: He's back in Florida for Florida desert. 19 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: No more sinus infections from all the dust. He can 20 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 1: go fishing if he wants, we can go golfing. 21 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 3: All those calluses rip open, like right away when you 22 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 3: get to the desert. 23 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, I just don't. I just don't understood. So how 24 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: is camp ben so far I've been here? 25 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 5: That's good. 26 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 3: Three week Yeah, it's like that two week to three 27 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 3: week period where it kind of feels like two days 28 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 3: and kind of feels like two months, you know, so 29 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 3: like we're counting down the days to where it really counts. 30 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 3: It's nice to get the guys like on a routine 31 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 3: and kind of figure out when you're gonna play and 32 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 3: gig used to playing next to Louis and then whoever's 33 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 3: going to be around the rest of the infield. We've 34 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:23,119 Speaker 3: got a good group here, man, So it's it's nice 35 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:24,639 Speaker 3: to get settled in and get into a rhythm. 36 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 4: Who have you met that you have just clicked with 37 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 4: so far? 38 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 5: I mean there's nobody that I haven't. I mean you're 39 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:30,400 Speaker 5: a nice joy. 40 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:32,479 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean I feel like you kind of would 41 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: click with everybody, But there's got to be one per 42 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: Is there one person maybe you've kind of gravitated towards. 43 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 3: I like talking with Josh Bell, I really do his 44 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 3: lockers right next to mine. Both of us are like 45 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:45,680 Speaker 3: above average height guys who fit in nine to eleven somehow, 46 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 3: so we got that going on. It's fun to rag 47 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 3: on him for like getting used to driving a stick 48 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 3: and a GT three for the first time, so like, 49 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 3: you know, a lot of us get a stick and 50 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 3: like aren't driving a two hundred thousand dollars sports car. 51 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 3: You had to drive a stick, I mean loosely, so 52 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 3: you're yeah, I mean I can still out for sure 53 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 3: with the best. 54 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 6: Eleven. 55 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 5: For everybody doesn't know what a nine to eleven is eleven. 56 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:14,919 Speaker 1: And the thing is not used to talking to common fuse, 57 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: he just says nine to eleven? 58 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 5: Is it used or is it new? I think his 59 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:26,119 Speaker 5: is used. I know mine's used. For sure. We can't 60 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 5: afford the new yet, you know. 61 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 6: Ten million dollars. 62 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, but like you know, I don't know. 63 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 3: I feel like when you're buying new Porsche's, like you 64 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 3: gotta be on a big deal because they lose money 65 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:37,679 Speaker 3: like anything else. 66 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: By the way, as I'm gonna I'm gonna inform you 67 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: of this as a as a Porsche dealer, it's a Porsche. 68 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:45,079 Speaker 5: If you say Porsche, oh god, how dare you? How 69 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 5: dare you v the American? 70 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 4: Yes, it's a Porsche. It's a Porsche. Okay, I learned 71 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 4: that the hard way. 72 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 2: We don't have a bonus promo code for getting a car. 73 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 5: Sorry, I wish we did I wish. 74 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 2: Scott code foul for a freet note note epic. All right, 75 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 2: so all right, go ahead, crats, you got one. 76 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:12,080 Speaker 6: No, No, I was just gonna say. 77 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 7: I was just gonna say you went from Texas over 78 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 7: here to Washington where you went from kind of like 79 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 7: the young guy to now you're the old guy. Is 80 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 7: that a like quick switch that you have to flip 81 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 7: and be like, Guys, I'm sitting in the front of 82 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 7: the bus, you know, look at my silver slugger and 83 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 7: my ring like. 84 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 3: Or you just being who you are. No, No, I 85 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 3: fit in. I fit in really nicely with this group. 86 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 3: So regardless of how much time these guys have or 87 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 3: how old they are, it's it's pretty good, pretty good 88 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 3: to be around these guys who are looking for some 89 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 3: direction and you know, being able to help out the 90 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 3: rest of the infielders, guys in the lineup, whether it's 91 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 3: just you know, getting used to the life or getting 92 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 3: your family moved somewhere, just being comfortable in the clubhouse. 93 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 3: I'm gonna assume the role and do the best that 94 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 3: I can do because there's still plenty of guys here 95 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 3: with more time than I have. So it's not like 96 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 3: I'm the season vet. I mean I haven't even hit 97 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 3: free agency, but to be able to kind of help 98 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 3: these guys along their journey and help them get the most. 99 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 5: Out of their career, Like we're poised for a great summer. 100 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:19,599 Speaker 4: Who's impressed you're talking about these young guys. 101 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, Cruise the player would hits it so fun? 102 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,039 Speaker 3: Oh my gosh, all of them. Yeahis Louis Garcia, Like 103 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 3: the way he gets to the high pitch is amazing, 104 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 3: you know, like there's never been a high fastball. 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Yeah, right, Hey, guys, 115 00:04:57,920 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 3: Well I got the key. 116 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: I've been in the American League. My I'm gonna need 117 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: you guys in the nationally guys, I mean. 118 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 3: Where you are the key and the lockers the best, 119 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 3: you know, Like you get to a new clubhouse and 120 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 3: you get the staff and their name and their faces 121 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 3: underneath it. 122 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:11,600 Speaker 5: Like that's so big because even like. 123 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 4: When did they start doing that? 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Get after at FTFAM. 156 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 6: What about pictures. I know you face some live some lives. 157 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:41,159 Speaker 7: Is there anybody that you're like, whoa, I didn't realize 158 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 7: that he was that nasty, Or you're like, eh, I 159 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 7: took all of them deep. 160 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:45,679 Speaker 6: They all stink. 161 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:50,720 Speaker 3: I mean Farrera, like Ferrera, I stood behind. I didn't 162 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:53,040 Speaker 3: want to get into the batter soox you know, anybody 163 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 3: sinking ninety eight left handed with you know that can 164 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 3: spray a fastball is. 165 00:06:58,080 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 5: Not like pretend guy. 166 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, sorry sorry I'll just get on base with lefties, 167 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 3: that's all. 168 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, well that's skill. 169 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 5: Yeah no, no, no, no, well yeah, but which a skill. 170 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 5: We'll leave that one where it is now. 171 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 3: I mean, Gore Williams, all these guys like frustrating at 172 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:19,559 Speaker 3: bats left and right, Soroka's back, I'm gonna go ahead 173 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 3: and say that whatever he's doing with his four seam 174 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 3: and the curveball like, it's it's cool to see because 175 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 3: I saw the the Soroka that was sinking it at 176 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:31,360 Speaker 3: the bottom, you know, and like was an automatic round ball. 177 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 3: But now it feels like he's really bringing in some 178 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 3: swinging miss stuff. 179 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 5: So it's nice to see him take that step. 180 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:40,119 Speaker 3: And then between the young guys, Honestly, I really don't 181 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 3: know who's in the mix and who's not, but there 182 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 3: are guys left and right that can get ball across 183 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 3: the plate and get early contact and get it out. 184 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 2: Hey, fans are asking about the rest of the division, 185 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 2: your thoughts on. Obviously, teams like the Braves, the Phillies 186 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 2: and the Mets added a little bit of help, including 187 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 2: some offense in form or nat Won Soda. 188 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 3: Sure it's gonna be exciting. I'm happy to play in 189 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 3: the East again. I like going to New York. I 190 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 3: like playing. 191 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 5: You know, Miami is a good place to play. I 192 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 5: think sneaky. I'll tell you what I mean. There's really really. 193 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 1: Good you're talking about, not the ballpark in restaurant. I 194 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 1: love at the really nice hotel in Miami on the beach. Fabulous, 195 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: That's what I'm saying. What I'm talking about when you 196 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 1: actually get to the park, I. 197 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:33,560 Speaker 5: Mean, like, you know you're going to compete, like maybe 198 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 5: maybe it's a little break. 199 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 3: You know, say, say you're in a stretch where like 200 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:40,679 Speaker 3: coming down to the wire, you're playing in playoff teams. 201 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:42,439 Speaker 3: I'm not saying Miami is not a playoff team. They're 202 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 3: a major league team. Everybody should be poised to win. 203 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 3: But you know, with the way the records reflected going 204 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 3: into it, maybe it's a break. And obviously it's not 205 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:53,320 Speaker 3: a game that you can look over because anybody can 206 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 3: beat anybody every night. But maybe it's nice to get 207 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:58,199 Speaker 3: a little quieter atmosphere in the ballpark. 208 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 5: What I mean. 209 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 6: Said nobody ever. 210 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 5: Sorry, sorry, but it's like the nicest guy in the world. 211 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:08,480 Speaker 5: It'd be fun to go. 212 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 3: Back to Atlanta. It'll be fun to go to Philly. 213 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:12,319 Speaker 3: I'm excited to play in New York. 214 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 5: You know. Obviously Nats Park is nice too, and then yeah, 215 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:17,959 Speaker 5: I like the East, I really do. Who doesn't. 216 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 7: Yeah, all right, so this might be a better question 217 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 7: the next time you come on. But you were in 218 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 7: the American League West and you face the Mariners rotation? 219 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:32,440 Speaker 7: Have you faced the Phillies rotation consistently? And I want 220 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:34,320 Speaker 7: to know who you think is better? And then when 221 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 7: you come on the next time, I really want to 222 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:37,959 Speaker 7: know who you think is better, because you're gonna see 223 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 7: them just as much as you saw the Mariners. 224 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:45,319 Speaker 3: Sure, yeah, okay, yeah, I'll I'll make note of it 225 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 3: and pay attention to what happens, because yeah, you know, 226 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 3: but we saw the Seattle guys so much you never 227 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 3: really like get used to it just because the stuff's 228 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 3: so good. But you definitely know what you're signing up 229 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 3: for when you go into a weekend in Seattle or 230 00:09:57,760 --> 00:09:59,199 Speaker 3: a four game set whenever it is. 231 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:01,079 Speaker 5: So it'd be nice to see the Phillies mix. 232 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:04,439 Speaker 3: Obviously they're making big ads too, and they want to contend, 233 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:06,319 Speaker 3: so it'll be a lot of fun to go there 234 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 3: and obviously play in a super loud. 235 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 5: Environment, and you know, yeah, it's exciting. 236 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's a little different Miami and Philly. So you 237 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 4: go in New York, Atlanta, Philly, and in Miami. 238 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 5: That's what I'm saying. It was a little different. It'll 239 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 5: be nice to have the like difference in atmosphere. Wow. 240 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 5: Change of pace, Yeah, you'll see it. 241 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:28,199 Speaker 1: The change of pace is nice with me here, I'm 242 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 1: looking right now. Sorry, I'm looking for When do you 243 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: guys play Texas? 244 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 5: I think it's in June. 245 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:34,559 Speaker 4: Is it on the road or is it at home? 246 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:37,199 Speaker 5: It's at home. It's at home. We don't go back 247 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 5: to Texas till next year. 248 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:40,079 Speaker 1: Okay, So is it gonna be awkward because I I 249 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 1: know you've been in other organizations, but you were kind 250 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 1: of a ranger in the World Series there. 251 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, So when you step into the box the first time. 252 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:51,320 Speaker 5: And I want to be excited, is it gonna meet 253 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 5: because I. 254 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 1: Always wonder, just because people would always ask me, especially 255 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 1: when you change teams the first time, does it mean 256 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:00,199 Speaker 1: more like, say you get a hit to win that 257 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 1: game or because they traded you away? 258 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 5: Right? 259 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 1: So, like Minnesota traded me to San Francisco and then 260 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:06,319 Speaker 1: I went to the White sox So that first time 261 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 1: I played, especially on the road in the old Metronome, 262 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 1: it was like this just means more. 263 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 3: Because you got rid of me. Yeah, it's something similar 264 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:15,719 Speaker 3: for sure. I mean I remember the first game I 265 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:17,720 Speaker 3: went back to Tampa. I know, I hit a homer 266 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 3: to left, and I was like, man, that should count 267 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 3: for four homers, you know, just because like you come 268 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:24,599 Speaker 3: up in the organization, you play with the guys for 269 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:27,599 Speaker 3: so long, like you appreciate what all they've done to 270 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:29,320 Speaker 3: get you in that to that point of your career, 271 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 3: and then obviously they felt the need to have somebody 272 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 3: else play your position, so you like, you know, there's 273 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 3: no like malice at all, definitely not. 274 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:41,440 Speaker 5: But like I'm not going back there to lose. 275 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:43,839 Speaker 4: Nice, right, I like it, right, I love it. 276 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:46,199 Speaker 3: They don't want to run into Tampa and lose because 277 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 3: that's a difficult place to play as a road guy. 278 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 5: Tampa. 279 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:51,719 Speaker 4: Yeah, like Miami, oh yeah, super loud. 280 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 5: To get me in trouble. 281 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:59,719 Speaker 3: Especially, I mean, imagine how quiet oly. I mean, it's 282 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 3: gonna be crazy. I'm actually yeah, I'm not upset that 283 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 3: we're not going to Steinbrenner this year. They're coming to us. Yeah, yeah, 284 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:08,959 Speaker 3: it's going to be some. I mean they're going to 285 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 3: lead the league in doubleheaders, that's for sure. 286 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:14,679 Speaker 2: Yes, absolutely. Wait, I want to take you back to 287 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:17,839 Speaker 2: when you got traded to the Nats. Where were you 288 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,719 Speaker 2: in that first base carousel that occurred. I think it 289 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:22,600 Speaker 2: was like a twenty four to forty eight hour stretch 290 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:25,559 Speaker 2: right before a holiday. Maybe it was right before Christmas 291 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 2: or things. Yeah, right before Christmas, Christmas. Yeah, and then 292 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 2: like six first baseman found new seats. 293 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:32,840 Speaker 5: Yeah. 294 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 3: I think Walker signed first in Houston, not that I 295 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 3: didn't think Houston was ever an option. And then like 296 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:42,839 Speaker 3: my friends are sending me tweets because I don't look 297 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 3: at Twitter. Thought I was looking at it more this winter. 298 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:49,200 Speaker 3: And then obviously like Yankees, Twitter was like, all right, 299 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 3: get him over here. And then I think gold Schmid 300 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 3: signed there, and Naylor went to Arizona, Santana went to Cleveland, 301 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,199 Speaker 3: and I told my wife, I was like, all right, cool, 302 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:04,719 Speaker 3: if Goldschmid's in New York, we're not getting traded. I 303 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 3: think we're going to be able to stay here for 304 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 3: another year because we bought a house in February and 305 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 3: it was like a real treat to live at home. 306 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:13,199 Speaker 3: And live in your own house and go to the ballpark. 307 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:15,800 Speaker 3: And obviously my wife's family's from there, so it works 308 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 3: out really nice. But I said it out loud, and 309 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:19,839 Speaker 3: then two days later, I'm on a hunting trip and 310 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 3: Chris Young's name. 311 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:22,559 Speaker 5: Pops up on my phone. I'm like, oh, no, here 312 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:24,679 Speaker 5: we go? Oh no, where am I going? 313 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 3: You know, because the way it worked before too is 314 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 3: like Eric Neander had texted me and said, hey, you're 315 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:32,320 Speaker 3: in a move. 316 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:33,199 Speaker 5: I'll call you in a sec. 317 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:35,679 Speaker 3: So when you see the GM's name pop up in December, 318 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 3: you're like, all right, something's going on with the roster. 319 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 5: I'm gonna move somewhere. 320 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:42,480 Speaker 6: Do you ever have to pay for another beer again? 321 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 6: In Texas? 322 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 3: I'm pretty spoiled, man, I've gotten treated so well and like, 323 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 3: aside from winning and having like the history of the 324 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:57,079 Speaker 3: organization be changed by finally getting a championship, Like, I 325 00:13:57,160 --> 00:14:00,440 Speaker 3: think the reception from the people makes the World Chainampionship 326 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:03,360 Speaker 3: that much better because people were just so happy, like 327 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:07,320 Speaker 3: they were truly excited to have a championship team, truly 328 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 3: excited to like see a new ballpark and feel like 329 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:14,320 Speaker 3: the organization's like making the turn to be a perennial 330 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 3: contender for sure. 331 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 5: You know, there was a lot of meals that were 332 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:20,080 Speaker 5: paid for that winter. 333 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:25,680 Speaker 3: Right away, I'm seeing pictures in barbershops of like a 334 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 3: family that was at the old stadium before Globe Life, 335 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 3: you know, like with the block Texas tea on the 336 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 3: hat and the throwback logo or whatever. 337 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 5: But people that have been fans for fifty sixty years, 338 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 5: and like it felt. 339 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 3: Like a really cool moment to be able to help 340 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 3: them fulfill like what every team sets out to do 341 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 3: every year. 342 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 6: What you missed the most about Texas? 343 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 5: Is it a play? 344 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 6: Is it one of your teammates? Is it something outside 345 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:52,560 Speaker 6: of the ballpark. 346 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 3: I think after spending after spending four years there, aside 347 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:02,960 Speaker 3: from the three leasing seasons and obviously the world title season, 348 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 3: I felt like I was able to branch out and 349 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 3: actually have friends, you know, Like I had friends that 350 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:10,360 Speaker 3: were in different golf clubs and I get spoiled and 351 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 3: have access to go out and play with them, you know, 352 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 3: like but people that like through my wife and her friends, 353 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 3: I have a friend group and it feels like an 354 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 3: extended family, you know, Like you don't go to church 355 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:23,560 Speaker 3: all season, and then you get to go on Sundays 356 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 3: in the off season and feel like you're actually plugging 357 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 3: into a community. 358 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 5: I got to see the local high school team and 359 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 5: hang out with some of. 360 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 3: Those kids, like get to go to a batting cage 361 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 3: not at the field for the first time this winter, 362 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 3: and hang out with other pro players that are like 363 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:38,840 Speaker 3: in the DFW. 364 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 5: So having access like that and having a. 365 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 3: Network like that, I'm definitely gonna miss working around them, 366 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 3: but it's gonna make an off season great too. 367 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:51,360 Speaker 4: Good. Last thing, Sure, you're now at Washington Nationales. 368 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 1: Are you a history guy? Because you are now in 369 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 1: the basically the hub of American history? So will you 370 00:15:57,400 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 1: be at the monuments trying to sneak into the White House? 371 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 5: No? Nothing, No, I got to do the White House 372 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 5: last summer. 373 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 4: True, true, true, But I don't know if you you know, you. 374 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 5: Know, I'm gonna walk my dog in the morning. That's it. Yeah, 375 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:10,400 Speaker 5: that's about it. 376 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 4: Okay, So you're not you're not going to be you 377 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 4: know what the mon the. 378 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 3: Family comes in town and wants to go, then they 379 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 3: can go. But like, I don't know, I love them, 380 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 3: but I'm not going to go walk the National Mall. 381 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 4: Do you want to go watch the Smithsonian for Miles Ago. 382 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 5: No. 383 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 3: I mean I do it at some point just to 384 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 3: check the box, but I don't really see myself getting 385 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 3: out there and sweating walking around before I have to 386 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 3: go sweat at seven o'clock and obviously get after it 387 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 3: that night when it really counts. 388 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:41,480 Speaker 4: Got it all right, understood, I understood. 389 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 2: That's called tourism load management. It's very smart. 390 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:46,840 Speaker 5: I like that small this. 391 00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 2: Yes, Nathaniel, awesome to see you man. Welcome to NAT's camp. 392 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:52,920 Speaker 2: I'm so you've been there for a minute, But good 393 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 2: luck the rest of the spring here and we'll talk 394 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:55,280 Speaker 2: to you during the season. 395 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 5: Yeah, thanks guys, thanks for having me on. 396 00:16:57,600 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 2: I'll bring this one up while we have a moment, 397 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 2: and it sounds like Mike Rozova will be ready to 398 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:04,240 Speaker 2: join us next segment. Just to cap off the news 399 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:06,920 Speaker 2: from yesterday about Louise Heel, we did learn Kratz that 400 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:09,639 Speaker 2: he's going to be shut down for at least six weeks. 401 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 2: We had talked about the lad strain a lot of 402 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 2: Yankees reporters. We're talking about how Clark Schmidt had a 403 00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:17,280 Speaker 2: similar injury last year and missed over three months. So 404 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:19,960 Speaker 2: this is a massive, massive blow to the Yankees rotation. 405 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:20,680 Speaker 5: Do they have depth? 406 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:24,639 Speaker 2: Yes, Stroman slots right in, but then the depth depth 407 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:26,600 Speaker 2: starts to thin after that. 408 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:28,760 Speaker 6: It does. 409 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:31,359 Speaker 7: One thing the Yankees do do good job of is 410 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 7: Bemile have people on you know, on call on Triple A. 411 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 7: But I expect them to go out and make some 412 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:40,920 Speaker 7: type of move in the sense of how do we 413 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 7: get more depth. I'm not saying that they're going to 414 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:45,000 Speaker 7: go out and get Kyle Gibson and slot them into 415 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 7: the rotation. But if there's a Lance Lin that's available, 416 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 7: I don't know, you'll see he's been there. Like, you 417 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:54,720 Speaker 7: need to make sure you have somebody that can pick 418 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 7: up innings in case or when one of these five guys. 419 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 2: Go down, right, so you might miss him for about 420 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:05,920 Speaker 2: a half a season. Remember Stroman at the beginning of 421 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:08,280 Speaker 2: spring training set I'm a starter. He is most definitely 422 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 2: a starter now. And actually some fans brought up how 423 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:12,639 Speaker 2: he's got some clause. I think he's got to hit 424 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 2: one hundred and forty innings for that player option to 425 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:17,679 Speaker 2: actbate for the next season. I mean, if he stays 426 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 2: on the mound, he's probably getting that action. So it 427 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:23,399 Speaker 2: actually works out depth wise, I do not see him 428 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:25,879 Speaker 2: being traded now. I didn't see him being traded anyway, 429 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 2: at least not for the first few months here this season. 430 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 2: I definitely don't see him being traded now. So it 431 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:32,880 Speaker 2: is a nice guy to have on the outside looking 432 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 2: in to slot in now, to be part of that five. 433 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 5: Man charging about. 434 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:41,000 Speaker 2: We're back, We're charging the mound. We have a signing. 435 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:44,639 Speaker 2: It is March fourth. Jose Kintana is a Milwaukee Brewer. 436 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:47,160 Speaker 2: One year contract, four million bucks, two hundred and fifty 437 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:50,399 Speaker 2: thousand dollars, roster bonus. What do you think, Kratz, this 438 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 2: is right. I'm gonna go here. We didn't love the 439 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:59,280 Speaker 2: Frankie Montas signing, and he was on the Brewers last year. 440 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:02,880 Speaker 2: Obviously he was not in their price range. He's hurt 441 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:04,920 Speaker 2: right now. He might come back and be great for 442 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:08,359 Speaker 2: the Mets. He signed a two year deal for thirty 443 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 2: four million bucks with an opt out for himself after 444 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 2: year one. So he's making seventeen million dollars a year. 445 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:19,080 Speaker 2: That is four times the salary of Jose Kintana. Kintana 446 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 2: is making four million dollars. Well, I'll even pro rate 447 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 2: it this way. Let's say Montas comes back in May. 448 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:31,120 Speaker 2: Who has a better season from May through October? Jose 449 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 2: Kintana or Frankie Montas in terms of preventing runs. 450 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:40,400 Speaker 7: For everybody who's watching or listening to this, I want 451 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:42,840 Speaker 7: to have like a dramatic pause after Scott asked that 452 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:46,480 Speaker 7: that is like the easiest. You just teed up and 453 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:48,479 Speaker 7: put the ball right next to the fence to hit 454 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:51,920 Speaker 7: a dinger. Mean, I don't think it's close. There's a 455 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:54,680 Speaker 7: track record, and I get it. He had to rebuild 456 00:19:54,760 --> 00:20:00,040 Speaker 7: his like health status, Q did Jose Kintana had. I 457 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 7: think in twenty three he had like thirteen or fourteen starts. 458 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:06,360 Speaker 7: But this dude goes out and pitches. He goes out 459 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 7: and pitches. He throws out of the bullpen if you 460 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:14,879 Speaker 7: need him. He has been very, very much the level 461 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 7: of consistency that you're looking for. He's not even gonna 462 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:21,359 Speaker 7: slot in as a number five. To me, if he 463 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 7: would be on the Mets right now, he wouldn't be 464 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:24,400 Speaker 7: their number five. 465 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:25,919 Speaker 6: And you're paying him. 466 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 7: The Brewers are very advantageous about these kinds of deals, 467 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:32,679 Speaker 7: finding the guy at the end of free agency, at 468 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:35,159 Speaker 7: the end of the end of the offseason, beginning of 469 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:39,919 Speaker 7: spring training to slot in to be a huge integral 470 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:43,680 Speaker 7: part of the team. So long answer to your question, 471 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:49,560 Speaker 7: Josey Kintana is absolutely a steal right now, especially for 472 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 7: that price, especially when you can when you compare it 473 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 7: to a guy like you compared it to. 474 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:56,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, he had a three one eight ERA in the 475 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:59,080 Speaker 2: second half of the season for the Mets. He was 476 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:01,800 Speaker 2: great in that playoff game. He hides the ball. Well, 477 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:06,120 Speaker 2: it's just not sexy stuff, and it's not sexy stat 478 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 2: cast numbers. It's gotta be it. Otherwise, how does this 479 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:13,080 Speaker 2: guy not have a job? Almost everybody across the league 480 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 2: used him as the one example at the end here 481 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 2: where they were like, this is run prevention, this is 482 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:22,160 Speaker 2: this is ten mili plus for your number four starter. 483 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 2: Let's call it. 484 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 7: Okay, if you like, if you don't like soft contact, 485 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:29,640 Speaker 7: if you don't like a guy that last year came 486 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:33,440 Speaker 7: out and made thirty one starts, if you don't like 487 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 7: like if you're looking for big punch outs, okay, got 488 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:40,880 Speaker 7: you gotta start. You gotta start going to the top 489 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 7: of the free agent market at the beginning of the 490 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:45,880 Speaker 7: off season, and you gotta go pay for those guys. 491 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:48,920 Speaker 7: This is a guy to me, he's an eight to 492 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:52,080 Speaker 7: ten million dollar pitcher based on whether the market's at 493 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 7: maybe even a ten to thirteen million dollar pitcher. And 494 00:21:55,359 --> 00:21:58,880 Speaker 7: the Brewers just got him for four point twenty five 495 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 7: I think, or four point. 496 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 5: Five it's four plus the roster. 497 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:07,160 Speaker 6: That is crazy. That is crazy work. 498 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:11,240 Speaker 7: And it's just another great move by the Brewers, And yes, 499 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:13,440 Speaker 7: I can be a Homer for it, but there's also 500 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 7: the added part of Hussey. Kintana has pitched incredible against 501 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:23,399 Speaker 7: the Brewers, and you sit there and you go, this 502 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:26,840 Speaker 7: dude is okay pitching in a small ballpark like Milwaukee, 503 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 7: and he's not a big punch out guy. He gives 504 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:32,440 Speaker 7: you everything that you need. And more like this is 505 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 7: this is a big pickup, and some teams are going 506 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:39,440 Speaker 7: to be kicking themselves for not spending four four million, 507 00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:41,399 Speaker 7: two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. 508 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:44,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, I just think there there are others too. I'm 509 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 2: picking on one name, but I look at Kintana and 510 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 2: I'm like, cool, I'd rather have him. 511 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 6: Yeah, And you can't And you can't do that. 512 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:55,200 Speaker 7: Every one of those guys, even Frankie Montos is coming 513 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 7: in the off season going I'm going to be an 514 00:22:57,080 --> 00:22:59,200 Speaker 7: All Star this year. Every to get you in the 515 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 7: mindset of a pitcher, of a player that's getting ready 516 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:04,960 Speaker 7: for the season. Every one of these dudes is preparing 517 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:08,359 Speaker 7: to be way above average, like they're gonna be an 518 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 7: All Star this year. So when you compare guys to 519 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:14,800 Speaker 7: other guys, I'm kind of like, eh, I bristle to 520 00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:19,159 Speaker 7: that because in their mind, they're as good as the 521 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:22,879 Speaker 7: money that they're getting. To me, you have to just 522 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:25,959 Speaker 7: be realistic about what you're getting when you sign somebody, 523 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 7: and this is what you're getting. He's not on the 524 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:32,280 Speaker 7: wrong side of forty like Posey's in great shape. He 525 00:23:32,440 --> 00:23:35,600 Speaker 7: is an ultra competitor too, like he's going to bring 526 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:37,920 Speaker 7: more than justice pitching to that rotation. 527 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 2: All right, So where are we at with Milwaukee? Does 528 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:43,520 Speaker 2: this change anything for you? Does this make you feel 529 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:46,639 Speaker 2: more comfortable because suddenly you look at their rotation. Okay, 530 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:50,760 Speaker 2: Freddy praulta at the top. Great, He's been solid, been 531 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:54,160 Speaker 2: pretty durable, great for me for Milwaukee as a number 532 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 2: one starter. Tobias Myers was awesome for them, you know, 533 00:23:57,200 --> 00:24:00,240 Speaker 2: breakout player for them. We'll see how he does his 534 00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:02,440 Speaker 2: sophomore season. After a breakout like that to be a 535 00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:03,719 Speaker 2: regular in the rotation here. 536 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:04,040 Speaker 5: It is. 537 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:07,360 Speaker 2: They acquired Nestra Cortez in the offseason from the Yankees. 538 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:10,080 Speaker 2: I think he'll do well here in his free agent year. 539 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:14,359 Speaker 2: Aaron Savali it was a trade last year and still 540 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:17,879 Speaker 2: rates really well on Stuff Plus and some of the 541 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:22,240 Speaker 2: other metrics that measure how well your pitches play. And 542 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:25,240 Speaker 2: then Jose Cantana obviously to round out a rotation with 543 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:28,560 Speaker 2: two right's or make that three right's and two lefties. 544 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:31,000 Speaker 2: Ashby I think was kind of the number six Woodrifft. 545 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:33,480 Speaker 2: We'll see how the recovery goes. d'El hall is out 546 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:36,960 Speaker 2: for a little bit of time. Jacob Mazarowski throws a billion, 547 00:24:37,119 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 2: but still is working on the command in control a 548 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:42,080 Speaker 2: little bit. He's in the miners, amongst some others. Point being, 549 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 2: it's not a train wreck rotation. That's even actually rude 550 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:48,919 Speaker 2: to call it that, Like I think it's it's now 551 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 2: looking to me Kratz more like an average major league rotation, 552 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:55,920 Speaker 2: and that might be good enough for the Brewers to 553 00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:56,880 Speaker 2: win another division. 554 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:01,160 Speaker 7: I love that you said average rotation, because I'll take 555 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:04,119 Speaker 7: an average rotation because there's gonna be ebbs and flows 556 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:07,920 Speaker 7: during the season. But I would say their depth is 557 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:10,800 Speaker 7: above average because you're always looking at well, you don't 558 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:13,080 Speaker 7: know what you're gonna get from a bounced back Big Wu. 559 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:16,879 Speaker 7: You don't know what you're gonna get from Aaron Ashby. 560 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 7: You don't know what you're gonna get from Dal Hall. 561 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 7: Where's he gonna how's he gonna slot in? 562 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 5: To me? 563 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:25,480 Speaker 7: If you have those three guys and you're uncertain about 564 00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 7: what you're gonna get, if you can find two hundred 565 00:25:29,520 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 7: and ten to two hundred and thirty innings of starting 566 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 7: pitching from those three guys, Aaron Ashby has done a 567 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:40,160 Speaker 7: great job bringing that big, huge banger to the bullpen, 568 00:25:40,280 --> 00:25:43,159 Speaker 7: maybe you can fill in there, Big Wu. He's not 569 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:46,360 Speaker 7: gonna you know, you're gonna have to really walk him 570 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 7: along that baby steps, but just walk him along as 571 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:52,560 Speaker 7: he's going through. But instead of one guy being your 572 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:56,160 Speaker 7: depth piece, we talked about the Yankees possibly need more depth. 573 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:58,680 Speaker 7: Instead one guy being your depth piece to try to 574 00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:01,359 Speaker 7: figure out one hundred and six the innings, you have 575 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:04,160 Speaker 7: three that I think if they can get two hundred 576 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:06,119 Speaker 7: and ten to two hundred and thirty innings out of 577 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:10,240 Speaker 7: those guys, combined. Then all of a sudden, you're able 578 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 7: to mitigate any kind of ebbs and flows and ups 579 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:16,280 Speaker 7: and downs that this starting rotation. Those five that you 580 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:18,639 Speaker 7: just had are going to give you. And there's a 581 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:21,440 Speaker 7: lot of upside there too. I love Tobias Myrs. I 582 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:22,760 Speaker 7: love his fastball. 583 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:26,840 Speaker 2: All right, there you go. Great timing by Milwaukee. I mean, 584 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:29,520 Speaker 2: it's low risk. When it's at that rate it is, 585 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:31,760 Speaker 2: it is surprising. People in the chat are like, that's 586 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:35,000 Speaker 2: it for him. Yeah, that's what happens this time of year. 587 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:40,680 Speaker 2: It is surprising because starters will sometimes linger and injuries 588 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:43,800 Speaker 2: will occur in a rotation. That wasn't a situation here. 589 00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:47,800 Speaker 2: It was just Milwaukee saying, we really have no budget 590 00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:50,159 Speaker 2: this offseason, so we're going to see if we can 591 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:53,199 Speaker 2: wait it out and capture a guy that gives us 592 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:56,560 Speaker 2: the magic two words in front offices that make them 593 00:26:56,640 --> 00:27:01,119 Speaker 2: drink surplus value exactlyse Cantana. We just talked about for 594 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:01,680 Speaker 2: five minutes. 595 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:02,720 Speaker 6: I thought, I love it. 596 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:05,520 Speaker 1: I love this deal for Milwaukee. He's pitched great for 597 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 1: Milwaukee or against Milwaukee, excuse me, for years. 598 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:10,480 Speaker 4: I love this deal. 599 00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:12,080 Speaker 1: I think it's great. It's a veteran guy that can 600 00:27:12,119 --> 00:27:14,320 Speaker 1: add to their rotation. You know, there's some questions when 601 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 1: what he's going to be ready and you showed the rotation. 602 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:21,320 Speaker 1: You slide him right in there in the back end. 603 00:27:21,359 --> 00:27:23,320 Speaker 1: And he's a guy that takes the ball every fifth day, 604 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 1: gives you innings, good lefty starter, veteran guy, good fell 605 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:27,560 Speaker 1: in the clubhouse. 606 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:28,880 Speaker 5: I love the signing for Milwaukee. 607 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:32,480 Speaker 2: Does it change your thoughts on the team at all? 608 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:35,720 Speaker 1: You know, But I mean, I think they're going to 609 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:37,119 Speaker 1: do what they do. They always win more games that 610 00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:39,200 Speaker 1: we expect them to. I think they're going to be 611 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:41,800 Speaker 1: in it again. Murph will have them. You know, they're undaunted. 612 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 1: So I feel like Murph will have them ready to go. 613 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:47,000 Speaker 1: And I mean, as far as changing it, this isn't 614 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:50,920 Speaker 1: a this isn't a you know, franchise changing move. But 615 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:52,760 Speaker 1: it is a nice move and is a nice piece 616 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:54,600 Speaker 1: for the Brewers to add to help them be better. 617 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 1: They're going to be This will help them be better. 618 00:27:56,119 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 1: This won't make them worse. 619 00:27:57,720 --> 00:27:59,720 Speaker 2: I mean, obviously there are a few teams that aren't trying. 620 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:01,680 Speaker 2: That's pretty obvious. We talk about that for a good 621 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:04,639 Speaker 2: chunk of the offseason. But aj when you look around 622 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:09,719 Speaker 2: at rotations across baseball. Do you see all of them 623 00:28:09,920 --> 00:28:13,560 Speaker 2: perfectly aligned so much so that Jose Kantana doesn't fit there? 624 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:15,200 Speaker 2: You know, at five mil plus. 625 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:19,120 Speaker 4: There's a lot of teams that could have signed Jose Kintana. 626 00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:20,240 Speaker 4: So I don't know why. 627 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:23,119 Speaker 1: They didn't, but there's a lot of we can say that, 628 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:24,560 Speaker 1: I about a lot of free agents that are out 629 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:26,399 Speaker 1: there that haven't been signed. So I mean, I just 630 00:28:26,480 --> 00:28:28,000 Speaker 1: don't know what's going on, but there's a lot of 631 00:28:28,119 --> 00:28:30,720 Speaker 1: teams out there that could definitely use Jose Kintana. 632 00:28:31,760 --> 00:28:33,639 Speaker 2: I'll tell you this. Some of the other veteran starters 633 00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:37,960 Speaker 2: are like, all right, they're they're going to just be 634 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:41,840 Speaker 2: talk to about a market that was set here with Kantana. 635 00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:44,600 Speaker 2: You know what I'm saying the phone call now. 636 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:47,400 Speaker 4: Good wanted to play and this is the best deal 637 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:49,440 Speaker 4: he had on the table, so we took it. Right. 638 00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:52,760 Speaker 1: I understand that one signing affects another signing, but at 639 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 1: the same time, if that's all you got, then you 640 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:57,040 Speaker 1: got to take it or leave it. I'm sorry, it sucks, 641 00:28:57,080 --> 00:28:59,280 Speaker 1: but that's the way life works, and that's the way 642 00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:01,640 Speaker 1: free agency. If you got one offer, guess what you 643 00:29:01,680 --> 00:29:03,400 Speaker 1: gotta take that one offer if you want to play. 644 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:05,000 Speaker 1: If you don't want to play, then you don't take 645 00:29:05,040 --> 00:29:06,640 Speaker 1: the offer. But if that's all you got, you take 646 00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 1: it and you go play. 647 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:08,120 Speaker 5: Yeah. 648 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:11,200 Speaker 2: I saw a report from Joel Sherman last night saying 649 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:14,360 Speaker 2: how duval Adam Duvall's gotten some calls, but he's like, 650 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:17,440 Speaker 2: I'll retire if I don't get the number. And that's okay. 651 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:20,760 Speaker 2: But this is that point a year where that is 652 00:29:20,840 --> 00:29:22,680 Speaker 2: going to happen with some players. It's going to be 653 00:29:22,760 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 2: so low that they're just gonna be like, you know what, 654 00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:26,080 Speaker 2: I played for a while, I made plenty of money. 655 00:29:26,080 --> 00:29:27,720 Speaker 2: I want to hang with the fam. Screw it, I'm done. 656 00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:37,800 Speaker 2: The Sacks always hits bet MGM futures n el Cy Young, 657 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:43,560 Speaker 2: Paul Skeens at plus two hundred plus two hundred, Zach 658 00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:47,360 Speaker 2: Wheeler plus eight hundred, Blake Snell plus nine hundred, Corbyn 659 00:29:47,400 --> 00:29:52,480 Speaker 2: Burns plus thirteen hundred, Chrissale plus fourteen hundred. Obviously a 660 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:55,080 Speaker 2: lot of similarities here to what we went over with 661 00:29:55,200 --> 00:30:00,120 Speaker 2: the wins total, but krats thoughts on sig, I. 662 00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:03,320 Speaker 7: Mean it was plus three hundred until Paul Skeens broke 663 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:05,280 Speaker 7: that cutter out in the last game. So as soon 664 00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:07,240 Speaker 7: as he broke that out, it went down. So you're 665 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 7: you better buy the value before his first start, Zach Wheeler. 666 00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:15,520 Speaker 7: Zach Wheeler, this is his year. He's come close. But 667 00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:19,040 Speaker 7: the thing is he's going on this trajectory. Zach Wheeler. 668 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:21,040 Speaker 7: What was that plus eight hundred plus nine hundred. I 669 00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 7: forget exactly what it was. But to me, there's the value. 670 00:30:26,360 --> 00:30:28,360 Speaker 2: Anyone else you like. I like Corbyn Burns. 671 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:31,480 Speaker 7: I love Corbyn Burns, and I know I'm kind of 672 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:34,160 Speaker 7: repeating what I said with the wins total. I just 673 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:36,880 Speaker 7: think what he does with that team. You saw how 674 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:39,080 Speaker 7: he was kind of able to change who he was 675 00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:42,280 Speaker 7: with Baltimore. So to me, this year, no better way 676 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:44,200 Speaker 7: to say, oh, you're paying me two hundred and ten 677 00:30:44,240 --> 00:30:47,640 Speaker 7: million dollars, I'll go see Ce Sabbathi style and go 678 00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:50,239 Speaker 7: and win a cy Young World Championship type of thing. 679 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:52,520 Speaker 7: In my first year of a new contract back in 680 00:30:52,560 --> 00:30:55,000 Speaker 7: two thousand and nine when he opened the new Yankee Stadium. 681 00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:57,959 Speaker 7: So to me, Corbyn Burns is my next one, especially 682 00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:01,440 Speaker 7: when I'm getting four digits in there US twelve hundred fourteen. 683 00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:02,960 Speaker 6: Love it. 684 00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:07,400 Speaker 2: Also, remember he hit a rough patch last year for 685 00:31:07,480 --> 00:31:10,520 Speaker 2: a minute and then found it. Found it at the 686 00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:11,160 Speaker 2: end of the year. 687 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:11,440 Speaker 5: Again. 688 00:31:11,920 --> 00:31:19,840 Speaker 2: He was going through a lot last year, right, newborn born, yep, contract. 689 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:22,600 Speaker 7: To your organization, contract year, a lot of things that 690 00:31:22,720 --> 00:31:26,000 Speaker 7: way into it. And he's still pitched through it. And 691 00:31:26,560 --> 00:31:29,320 Speaker 7: now he's got extra dad strength because the twins have 692 00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:31,920 Speaker 7: been born, and now he's he's got his feet under 693 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:33,200 Speaker 7: him and he's playing at home. 694 00:31:33,560 --> 00:31:37,120 Speaker 2: Just watch out exactly and look out for bonus code foul. 695 00:31:37,280 --> 00:31:40,040 Speaker 2: Foul up to fifteen hundred dollars paid back in bonus 696 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:41,680 Speaker 2: bets if you don't win your first bet when you 697 00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:43,960 Speaker 2: sign up and depause at least ten bucks on the 698 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:46,680 Speaker 2: bet MGM app gambling problem more concern called one eight 699 00:31:46,800 --> 00:31:47,680 Speaker 2: hundred gambler. 700 00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:48,800 Speaker 6: Yeah, that's what he said. 701 00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:49,840 Speaker 5: That's what he said. 702 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:52,120 Speaker 6: That's what he said. 703 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:58,080 Speaker 2: That's what he said. All right, So we haven't had 704 00:31:58,160 --> 00:32:00,240 Speaker 2: time to cover this one yet, but we'll do it here. 705 00:32:00,880 --> 00:32:04,920 Speaker 2: Derek Bender was the minor leaguer who was accused of 706 00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:08,520 Speaker 2: giving away signs to the opposition in a ball last 707 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:12,000 Speaker 2: year and then the opposing team told his skipper and 708 00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:14,320 Speaker 2: they essentially kicked him off the team. He was in 709 00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:16,880 Speaker 2: the Twins Org. He had just been a fifth round 710 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:20,560 Speaker 2: pick of the organization. He spoke for the first time, 711 00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:24,240 Speaker 2: and it was kind of weird. I mean, I'm looking 712 00:32:24,280 --> 00:32:26,200 Speaker 2: at the quotes here, and obviously a great job by 713 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:29,160 Speaker 2: Sam Blum, who's really good on the investigative side for 714 00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:32,000 Speaker 2: the Athletic and who also covers the Angels and joins 715 00:32:32,080 --> 00:32:34,600 Speaker 2: us pretty frequently. But you know, I'll pick out a 716 00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:38,000 Speaker 2: few quotes here from Bender, who, of course, in the 717 00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:40,480 Speaker 2: beginning of the story points out how he's been ghosted 718 00:32:40,520 --> 00:32:44,800 Speaker 2: by teammates, friends, etc. And you know, nothing's really been 719 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 2: resolved since the incident. They're trying to push things along. 720 00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:51,360 Speaker 2: It's still under investigation. You know, he's given away pitches 721 00:32:52,520 --> 00:32:55,120 Speaker 2: when he was playing Lakeland to prevent his team from 722 00:32:55,160 --> 00:32:57,800 Speaker 2: making the playoffs. That's the allegation. He was cut one 723 00:32:57,840 --> 00:33:01,240 Speaker 2: week later. It was kind of fairly a aj after 724 00:33:01,320 --> 00:33:03,280 Speaker 2: he had signed. It was a six round pick for 725 00:33:03,440 --> 00:33:06,560 Speaker 2: about three hundred thousand dollars, and he said, it's not 726 00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:10,280 Speaker 2: like I'm getting accused of a crime. He still denies 727 00:33:10,320 --> 00:33:13,560 Speaker 2: that any of it happened. There's no video evidence, despite 728 00:33:13,640 --> 00:33:16,520 Speaker 2: the other five games in that particular series did have 729 00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:18,960 Speaker 2: you know, video that game just happened to not be 730 00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:21,640 Speaker 2: on video. However, they stream that thing. 731 00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:23,760 Speaker 5: So he did say. You know. 732 00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:25,760 Speaker 2: In the story, it says Bender said, with an almost 733 00:33:26,080 --> 00:33:29,000 Speaker 2: indignant chuckle quote, and I'll live with this until the 734 00:33:29,080 --> 00:33:31,600 Speaker 2: day I die. I never gave pitches away, never tried 735 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:34,040 Speaker 2: to give the opposing team an advantage against my own team. 736 00:33:34,800 --> 00:33:37,680 Speaker 2: So there was some good background from Blum that he's 737 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:40,200 Speaker 2: definitely a guy that has rubbed people the wrong way 738 00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:42,760 Speaker 2: as a person, so he didn't he didn't have that 739 00:33:42,880 --> 00:33:45,440 Speaker 2: on his side. But let's just get to the conclusion here. 740 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:49,080 Speaker 2: Aj nothing has been announced. The league still investigating. My 741 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:51,040 Speaker 2: guesses they're having a hard time coming up with enough 742 00:33:51,080 --> 00:33:54,640 Speaker 2: evidence to be like your band. But also, even if 743 00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:56,640 Speaker 2: he's not, is anyone really going to sign this guy? 744 00:33:57,080 --> 00:33:59,920 Speaker 2: Do you really think a team would go to another 745 00:34:00,120 --> 00:34:02,920 Speaker 2: team and make up a story about someone giving away 746 00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:06,080 Speaker 2: signs about a player who had already been talking about 747 00:34:06,120 --> 00:34:09,480 Speaker 2: wanting the season to end to his fellow teammates. Is 748 00:34:09,520 --> 00:34:12,279 Speaker 2: there too much adding up here for anything to go 749 00:34:12,560 --> 00:34:15,160 Speaker 2: against what he's saying or to any Yeah. 750 00:34:16,040 --> 00:34:18,479 Speaker 1: It's all circumstantial except for the fact that the team 751 00:34:18,760 --> 00:34:21,600 Speaker 1: that they played against went to his own team and said, hey, 752 00:34:22,200 --> 00:34:24,200 Speaker 1: this guy was doing this. We found out about it. 753 00:34:24,280 --> 00:34:26,279 Speaker 1: We just wanted to let you guys know. Now, Kratz 754 00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:28,840 Speaker 1: and I told stories on here before. I remember playing 755 00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:32,919 Speaker 1: with guys and having to watch certain guys who would 756 00:34:32,920 --> 00:34:35,680 Speaker 1: do things in the field and give away pitches to 757 00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:38,120 Speaker 1: their buddies on the other team, and you know, it 758 00:34:38,239 --> 00:34:40,200 Speaker 1: was like, oh, we caught them. We told them, We're like, 759 00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:40,840 Speaker 1: don't do this. 760 00:34:41,360 --> 00:34:41,920 Speaker 6: They stopped. 761 00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:44,960 Speaker 1: But in the playoffs, like, you play the whole year, 762 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:46,359 Speaker 1: and I know he was a draft pick, but still 763 00:34:46,440 --> 00:34:48,200 Speaker 1: you play to be in the playoffs. That's the best time. 764 00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:50,440 Speaker 1: Even in the minor leagues. You're playing in a playoff 765 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:52,839 Speaker 1: game and it was only going to be one, maybe 766 00:34:52,920 --> 00:34:55,960 Speaker 1: two more games after this, so play as hard as 767 00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:57,520 Speaker 1: you can and try to win. Even if it's a 768 00:34:57,560 --> 00:34:59,640 Speaker 1: minor league ring, it's still cool you say, hey, I 769 00:34:59,680 --> 00:35:01,000 Speaker 1: got a minor league championship. 770 00:35:01,080 --> 00:35:03,239 Speaker 4: I don't know. It just all adds up that he 771 00:35:03,360 --> 00:35:03,719 Speaker 4: was doing it. 772 00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:05,520 Speaker 1: And then if you read this, it's almost like he 773 00:35:06,480 --> 00:35:08,520 Speaker 1: he wants everyone to feel sorry for him. Well, you, 774 00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:11,520 Speaker 1: if you did what they're accusing you of, no one's 775 00:35:11,560 --> 00:35:13,640 Speaker 1: going to feel sorry for you. It's just a bad 776 00:35:13,760 --> 00:35:18,800 Speaker 1: look for me, I just don't. I don't know that 777 00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:21,800 Speaker 1: you know his maturity level. If this is true, obviously 778 00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:24,440 Speaker 1: that comes out and there's no evidence and it never happened, 779 00:35:25,040 --> 00:35:29,000 Speaker 1: I would be surprised. But if this is true, like 780 00:35:29,880 --> 00:35:34,239 Speaker 1: your integrity as a person is really has to be 781 00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:38,560 Speaker 1: questioned for the rest of your life until you prove otherwise. 782 00:35:38,680 --> 00:35:43,680 Speaker 1: Because there's a chance that you know, they make the playoffs. 783 00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:45,759 Speaker 1: I think they're trying to get into the playoffs, and 784 00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:47,840 Speaker 1: there's plenty of guys who don't want to play in 785 00:35:47,840 --> 00:35:49,040 Speaker 1: the playoffs in the minor leagues. 786 00:35:49,080 --> 00:35:49,560 Speaker 6: I've heard that. 787 00:35:50,120 --> 00:35:53,680 Speaker 7: I never understood it, and I can honestly say no 788 00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:56,600 Speaker 7: big leaguers that I ever played with was like at 789 00:35:56,640 --> 00:35:58,400 Speaker 7: the end of the season, man, I hope the season 790 00:35:58,520 --> 00:36:00,879 Speaker 7: ends sooner than you know. If they're having a bad 791 00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:03,480 Speaker 7: year or something. It's one thing, but like to just 792 00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:08,080 Speaker 7: to sabotage your own team. Like the part that really 793 00:36:08,120 --> 00:36:10,800 Speaker 7: stuck out to me was he said, it's not like 794 00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:14,600 Speaker 7: I committed a crime. You're right, you didn't commit a crime, 795 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:18,840 Speaker 7: but you're you know, if somebody, if people can trust 796 00:36:18,920 --> 00:36:22,320 Speaker 7: you after this. To me, that's the biggest thing, and 797 00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:25,440 Speaker 7: that's gonna last with you longer than you're playing, Like 798 00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:29,480 Speaker 7: playing is a finite time, a finite period of time 799 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:33,520 Speaker 7: in your life, Like how you are as a person 800 00:36:34,160 --> 00:36:36,120 Speaker 7: is going to go a long way. And to me 801 00:36:36,440 --> 00:36:39,640 Speaker 7: to do this, I'm just sitting there, like, maybe he 802 00:36:39,680 --> 00:36:41,160 Speaker 7: didn't need to be in the game, Maybe he didn't 803 00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:44,520 Speaker 7: need to be somebody that took time away from somebody else. 804 00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:46,120 Speaker 6: Just give someone else a shot and that's it. Go 805 00:36:46,520 --> 00:36:47,160 Speaker 6: on with your life. 806 00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:49,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's not a federal crime, but it was a 807 00:36:49,560 --> 00:36:53,160 Speaker 2: baseball crime. And here's the facts. He's not good enough 808 00:36:53,200 --> 00:36:55,400 Speaker 2: for another team to sign him. If he was like 809 00:36:55,680 --> 00:36:59,080 Speaker 2: Juan Soto, Ronald Acuna Junior, Bryce Harper status, a team 810 00:36:59,120 --> 00:37:02,000 Speaker 2: would probably have been get over it. But in this case, 811 00:37:02,040 --> 00:37:04,040 Speaker 2: six round pick, no team's going to look and be 812 00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:06,759 Speaker 2: like this is worth the storyline. So I doubt he's 813 00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:09,040 Speaker 2: ever going to be involved. He's playing some indie ball 814 00:37:09,160 --> 00:37:11,240 Speaker 2: or something like that, but I doubt he'll be involved 815 00:37:11,280 --> 00:37:13,160 Speaker 2: with anything else. And the real conclusion that I talked 816 00:37:13,200 --> 00:37:16,440 Speaker 2: about the other when this came out originally was if 817 00:37:16,480 --> 00:37:18,360 Speaker 2: you don't want to play, just go home, tell the 818 00:37:18,400 --> 00:37:20,359 Speaker 2: team you're dealing with some stuff. And actually they would 819 00:37:20,400 --> 00:37:22,600 Speaker 2: have been fine, Hey, I'm going through some things. I 820 00:37:22,719 --> 00:37:24,520 Speaker 2: just need to take some time off. Teams are much 821 00:37:24,520 --> 00:37:26,399 Speaker 2: more understanding of things like that. They wouldn't have said, 822 00:37:26,680 --> 00:37:28,640 Speaker 2: were you. You have to play in this game. You're 823 00:37:28,680 --> 00:37:31,320 Speaker 2: not a prisoner. So anyway, yeah, it was. It was 824 00:37:31,520 --> 00:37:33,960 Speaker 2: a weird approach. His agency told him not to talk 825 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:37,160 Speaker 2: and he still did so. All right, anyway, let's show 826 00:37:37,160 --> 00:37:38,480 Speaker 2: you the spring training calendar. 827 00:37:38,640 --> 00:37:39,000 Speaker 5: Please. 828 00:37:39,080 --> 00:37:42,319 Speaker 2: There it is as we accomplished Blue Jay's camp. This week, 829 00:37:42,360 --> 00:37:47,600 Speaker 2: We're at NAT's camp right now, Astro's camp. Tomorrow will 830 00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:51,200 Speaker 2: steal Josel two days infield Glove, Thursday Phillies camp, and 831 00:37:51,400 --> 00:37:53,319 Speaker 2: Friday will talk to the Rays.