1 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:08,800 Speaker 1: Welcome in everybody to fantasy pros. This is the Fantasy 2 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: Baseball Show. It is me, Joey p Joe Pizzipia with 3 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: me is the Welsh. And if you look closely, you'll 4 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 1: see the happiest boy alive, me Joe Pizza Pia. Why 5 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:19,599 Speaker 1: because the New York Mets signed Juan Soto to a 6 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: seven hundred and sixty five million dollar deal, seventy five 7 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 1: million dollars signing bonus. Oh and it's a good day. 8 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: I'm gonna light the cigar. I've waited for this cigar. 9 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 1: I'm gonna like this fake cigar right here, right, We're 10 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 1: gonna blow it out there. It's delicious because finally, Juan 11 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: Soda is a New York Met, as I always said 12 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 1: he would be someday. Steve Cohen is an art collector 13 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: and he has collected this piece of art and it 14 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: is Juan Soto, and there's a lot of fallout from 15 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: him from a fantasy perspective. We're gonna talk about that. 16 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: There's good, there's bad, there's all these different aspects of it. Welsh, 17 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 1: this happened. I was still kind of in shock, and 18 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: I think this is something that you know, for all 19 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 1: the met fans out there over the years. You know, 20 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: they haven't won a World Series since I was eight 21 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: years old, all right, so it's been a very long time. 22 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,399 Speaker 1: And the constant you're the little brother to the Yankees, 23 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 1: and the Yankees are always gonna get the player because 24 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 1: you're always gonna be cheaper than everybody else, and you're 25 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: never gonna put the money for We look, Steve Cone 26 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 1: put the money forward. Anybody who's pissed off here Yankee 27 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:19,480 Speaker 1: fan has pissed off the Yankees put the money forward. 28 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,680 Speaker 1: They put a little less, but they certainly put en off. 29 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 1: And at the end of the day, Juan Soto was 30 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,400 Speaker 1: a hired gun. You hired him from the Padres because 31 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:29,759 Speaker 1: you didn't get Otani, and you know what, you had 32 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:31,480 Speaker 1: to know. He was gonna go out there and test 33 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: the market and do whatever he was going to do. 34 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: And Steve Cone will not be outbid and Welsh he 35 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:37,839 Speaker 1: was not. So Jan Soto for the next fifteen years, 36 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: or at least the next five truly with the opt out, 37 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 1: I mean, and that's the whole thing too. They're the 38 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: hyperventilating around. This is so funny because they're all these 39 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: wrinkles the five year opt out what that increases the 40 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: contract to. But at the end of the day, he 41 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: is a player who is twenty five years old, who 42 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: is arguably right now one of, if not the best 43 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: hitter in baseball, and who knows in five six years 44 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: from now how good he could be when he's at 45 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 1: his true peak. So let's get your first take initial 46 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:08,639 Speaker 1: instincts from the signing, and then we'll start breaking things 47 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: down further. 48 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:11,679 Speaker 2: So see the shirt. This is a shout out to 49 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 2: Roda Wear. This shirt is inspired by I Think you 50 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:18,119 Speaker 2: Should Stay or Think you should leave? Or what Tim 51 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:21,239 Speaker 2: Robinson's show. And if you're watching on the YouTube, there's 52 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 2: the little baseball guy who represents the eggs who's gonna 53 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 2: eat You know, he's a baseball. He's gonna eat the eggs. 54 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 2: This is a baseball instead of the eggs. This is 55 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 2: the money. This is one Sodo feed money, feed money. 56 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 2: One Sodo wanted all the money, he got all the 57 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 2: money and a power move. I just want to point 58 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 2: out if we could go into the contracts of it's 59 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 2: a five year, he can opt out and he can 60 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 2: go and try to get more. If he wants to stay, 61 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 2: they have to push it to like five million more. 62 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 2: But here's the power move. No deferred money. In this 63 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 2: entire contract, we have been inundated with six hundred and 64 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:02,519 Speaker 2: eighty million deferred from Otani Blake's snells. Everyone's deferring zero. 65 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: The Dodgers is deferring the Dodgers. I mean, yeah, but 66 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 1: the Dodgers especially have made a recent trend of this 67 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 1: deferment stuff, which I wonder, what do they win all 68 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: these titles and then sell the team off for a 69 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 1: gazillion gabillion Well. 70 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 2: They're making jillion gazillion dollar. 71 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 1: Dollars anyway, and then and then they have to worry 72 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: about it at the end of the day. Look, the 73 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 1: Mets went out there and got their guy. And to 74 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: be honest, if we're really talking about like, yeah, it's 75 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: about the money first and foremost, it. 76 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 2: Always is always. 77 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 1: But I think to a certain extent too, I think 78 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: Wan Soda wants to be the guy, and I think 79 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: with the Mets, he's the guy. 80 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 2: Do you think Judge takes that away from him? 81 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 1: I think Judge does take that away from him a 82 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 1: little bit. And incidentally, but it's just true, and I 83 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: think with the Mets he is immediately the guy. No 84 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 1: knock on Francisco Lindor, incredible season, MVP caliber, we all 85 00:03:57,680 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: get that. But Sodo's the guy, and so it's going 86 00:03:59,960 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: to be the guy for a very long time there. 87 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 1: And I think that mattered. Damn it mattered. When he 88 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: was with the Padres, he was not the guy. 89 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 2: I saw the backfield, you could just see. 90 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: It was the Manny Machado Fernando Tatis show, and I 91 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 1: was like, there's Jan Soto too. I think he's the 92 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: kind of dude that thrives being the guy, and I 93 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:21,919 Speaker 1: think he desires that. And the Mets are also I 94 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:23,919 Speaker 1: don't think the Mets are going to change what they're doing. 95 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:26,720 Speaker 1: I think they're the approach is still the same. They've 96 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 1: added one Soto, but this whole like we're gonna grow 97 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 1: the youth and you're gonna see Ronni Maurrisio next year too, 98 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: and you're gonna see this guy next year too, and 99 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 1: we're gonna continue to I don't think there's this hyper 100 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 1: drive where all of a sudden, now they sign every 101 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 1: single free agent. I don't think that's the way Stearns 102 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 1: does things. And I think this was the anomaly because 103 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: of his age and because of how good he was, 104 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 1: and a lot of talk about how good he is too, 105 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 1: because I've also seen a lot of this. The whole 106 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:50,719 Speaker 1: knocking about Juan Soto is like, well, there's a lot 107 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 1: of money to pay for a guy who doesn't run 108 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,040 Speaker 1: very well or field very well. I want to bring 109 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: up a guy named Ted Williams who also was not 110 00:04:57,680 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: a very good runner and could not give a crap 111 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 1: about defense. Okay, Ted Williams arguably the greatest hitter they 112 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 1: ever lived. The most walks in MLB history under the 113 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:09,600 Speaker 1: age of twenty four, Jan Soto broke his record of 114 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: Ted Williams. Ted Williams and Juan Soto don't just stop there. 115 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:15,680 Speaker 1: The fewest career games to two hundred plus home runs 116 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: in seven hundred walks Ted Williams nine hundred, Wansto nine 117 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: to twenty six, just twenty six games behind him. The 118 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:23,920 Speaker 1: rest of that list, by the way, Frank Thomas, Ted Williams, 119 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 1: Babe Ruth, Juan Soto. The most consecutive seasons with a 120 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: four hundred on base percent for his career Ted Williams seventeen, 121 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:33,480 Speaker 1: Frank Thomas eight, Wade Bogs eight, Wan Soto seven, and 122 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:37,919 Speaker 1: he's only twenty five, So yes, it is true he 123 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 1: is not the all around player. But then again, at 124 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,039 Speaker 1: the same time, he is so great at what he does. 125 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: I don't think it matters, welsh Am I off base here. 126 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:50,159 Speaker 2: No, I think this is the market. I think that's 127 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 2: the most important thing too. It's like this is a 128 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 2: I don't to call it generational yet or anything like that. 129 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:57,799 Speaker 2: This is one of the best hitters in the game 130 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:01,280 Speaker 2: right now, in the peak prime of their career. And 131 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 2: these guys don't become available that often in free agency, 132 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:07,279 Speaker 2: and you've got the money, you know, I mean, I 133 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 2: remember that Alex Rodriguez contract, you know, way back when 134 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 2: we were younger, like that, you know, broke our brains. 135 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:16,279 Speaker 2: This is a brain breaker. But guess what in probably 136 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 2: so do m I break this in five years. I 137 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:19,040 Speaker 2: don't care. 138 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:21,159 Speaker 1: We're all look at each other going, oh wow, remember 139 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:22,600 Speaker 1: when that Sotal contract was big. 140 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 2: I don't really get too stuck on like the intricacies 141 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 2: of like this is one of the best players in baseball. 142 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:31,600 Speaker 2: It's an outlier of free agency. People are comparing all 143 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,839 Speaker 2: these other contracts people have got Listen, Sodos and Otanis 144 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 2: do not become available every other day. Christian Walker is 145 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 2: not that type of player. 146 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: Five years older. Yeah, and coming off an arm surgery too, 147 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:46,479 Speaker 1: And look, God bless the Wiltzin is gonna be picked 148 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:49,119 Speaker 1: next year. And that's amazing. But it's a volatile stock. 149 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:52,719 Speaker 1: Let's not be on it. I mean, he is a comet. 150 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,839 Speaker 1: He is a bright shining star Otani. He is special, 151 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: but it is a little scary because you just don't know, 152 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:01,919 Speaker 1: like the stars sometimes flame out. And he's the greatest 153 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 1: baseball player that I've ever seen, period, end of story. 154 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 1: And I didn't have a problem with him getting a 155 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 1: contract worthy of a hitter and pitcher. And people are 156 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 1: looking at that and saying, how can you compare that 157 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: to Wan Soto? And I get that because he only 158 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 1: does one thing. He's a hitter, to which I say, yeah, 159 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 1: but he's also twenty five. And for the Mets, I 160 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: think it goes deeper than that. I think it's an 161 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 1: organizational turning point, a touchstone, a benchmark, all of those 162 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: things where you start to look at the Mets differently. Finally, 163 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 1: and they have this really fun run. They became the 164 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 1: darlings of baseball. Other baseball players, professional baseball players were 165 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 1: tweeting about the Mets games and watching the Mets at 166 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 1: rooting for the Mets. There was something magical and special 167 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: going on there. There was a vibe, a vibe where 168 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: these guys were being themselves And he can't tell me 169 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 1: it's the same vibe in the Yankee stadium. I've been 170 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 1: in a New Yorker my entire life. I know the difference. 171 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 1: I know the Yankees have won a lot more than 172 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 1: the Mets. I get it, and maybe that works, but 173 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: it doesn't work for everybody. And I kind of wonder too, 174 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:57,920 Speaker 1: And you know that, do you want to play for 175 00:07:57,960 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: the next five years or three years however long hour 176 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: and boon last, or do you want to play for 177 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 1: Carlos Mendoza, who seems beloved by every single guy in 178 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 1: that locker room. That's a big deal to these guys 179 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: on a day and day. 180 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 2: And yeah, I mean, basis, your metdom is very much 181 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 2: coming out and all of that is fine. 182 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: Well do you not think this is a huge touch 183 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 1: point turning for an organization that's always been the red 184 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 1: headed stepchild in the city to the big brother Yankees. 185 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 2: See that, But that's not my narrative, Like I'm not 186 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 2: I don't live on the East Coast. I don't think 187 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 2: about them. Maybe not true. No I'm not saying it's 188 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 2: not true, but I don't wake up in the morning 189 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 2: and go, man, those Mets aren't those silly Mets, like, yeah, 190 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 2: it's a thing for the East Coast guys or. 191 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 1: A sax fan don't just sick of always watching the 192 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:37,320 Speaker 1: Dodgers buy up everybody and kick your ass most one 193 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:37,840 Speaker 1: hundred percent. 194 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 2: But again that's those aren't the things that are my narrative. 195 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 2: What I do believe this is a changing point is 196 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 2: because you now have the core piece the Mets do 197 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 2: where they can attract any free agent to want to 198 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 2: come and play in New York. Right now, they have 199 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 2: the biggest pocket books in baseball to be able to 200 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:55,319 Speaker 2: pay those players, and you have the core players to 201 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:57,439 Speaker 2: be able to recruit. And you said with the young guys, 202 00:08:57,880 --> 00:08:59,959 Speaker 2: I would start back because now we'll let's start turn 203 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 2: this into the fantasy side, and like where the impacts are. 204 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:05,959 Speaker 2: I don't know if they are going to build up 205 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:08,200 Speaker 2: all the young guys. They did build up the young guys. 206 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:10,079 Speaker 2: They actually had that sellout a couple of years ago. 207 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 2: Remember where they moved off to de gram and Verlander, 208 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 2: and they got more pieces. They have a viable minor 209 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:18,440 Speaker 2: league system right now, where a smart move when you 210 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 2: have all your money tied into a couple of players 211 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 2: is to develop young, controllable players to come up to 212 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 2: the majors. And they will probably do a version of that. 213 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 2: But here's the other thing they have. They have tradeable assets. 214 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 2: They have it through the wazoo. They've got Brandon Sprott, 215 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 2: They've got Tidwell as far as pictures go, both very 216 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:39,319 Speaker 2: highly sought after pitchers. They've got Luisan Helakunya, Jet Williams, 217 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:42,840 Speaker 2: Drew Gilbert. They've got pieces to either develop and control 218 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 2: or to trade. And if I'm the New York Mets 219 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:47,959 Speaker 2: during the winter meetings, I'm going and I'm doing everything 220 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:50,440 Speaker 2: it takes to acquire a guy like Garrett Crochet. Because 221 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:52,840 Speaker 2: they made a couple other interesting moves. They signed Clay Holmes, 222 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 2: who they're going to move to be a starting pitcher, 223 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 2: hopefully in the Michael King camp of relievers to starter. 224 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 1: I mean, look, that's a trend where these organizations have 225 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 1: started identifying those guys. And you know I wrote about 226 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:06,599 Speaker 1: that in The Black Book this year, which by the 227 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 1: way is I failed on Amazon right now go get it. Welsh, myself, Walkee, Penguin, 228 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:12,360 Speaker 1: the whole crew wrote it, and I wrote about that 229 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:15,720 Speaker 1: this trend going towards identifying these pictures whose metrics show 230 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:18,560 Speaker 1: you that, you know, they figured out the kinks in 231 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:20,559 Speaker 1: the bullpen and now they're ready to get back on. 232 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 2: It was Michael King. I mean, like not to be 233 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 2: very like about starting pitcher once one a time and 234 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 2: not to be like towdy about myself, but like who 235 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:29,200 Speaker 2: did it? Was my number one pitcher last year I 236 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 2: talked about in his small relief sense and it. 237 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 1: Was Lugo, both of us we were talking about those. 238 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:36,560 Speaker 2: King had a and Michael King had a sub three 239 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 2: eer just ridiculously a phenomenal year. So it's an organizational 240 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 2: just just complete reboot that they have and now they 241 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 2: can probably go and they can you know, get I 242 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 2: would say, go get a Christian Walker because Alonso is gone, 243 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:51,440 Speaker 2: and then you can make a big trade and you 244 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:52,960 Speaker 2: can build a couple of those young peas. 245 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 1: Questions is Alonzo gone? I know Alonzo desperately wants to 246 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 1: be there. Would he take more of a team friendly 247 00:10:58,080 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 1: deal now? More than ever? 248 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 2: I think he's a mag that he would I wouldn't 249 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 2: discount it, but you know, like for the same money though, 250 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 2: if a team could go get a Christian Walker who's 251 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 2: a Gold Glove defender already, that might be something they 252 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:10,520 Speaker 2: would want to consent. 253 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 1: So also can't discount what the guys mean to the 254 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: locker room and some of these and especially like he's 255 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 1: been the dude in that fan base for a long time. 256 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: He's a beloved member of that fan base. I could 257 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 1: I don't a lot of people today knee jerk reaction 258 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 1: to a lot of people pundits out there say well 259 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 1: that means Peter Alonzo's not coming back. Probably not, but 260 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 1: let's not pretend like it's not. You mentioned acquiring some guys. 261 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 1: What about a Louis Castillo is a fit too, That's 262 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:34,480 Speaker 1: another guy. I feel like the Mariners are looking to 263 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 1: move off of him, free up some cash so they 264 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 1: can improve their offense. That's another guy that I could 265 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:41,320 Speaker 1: see being a Domino to follow this whole Juan Soto 266 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:42,840 Speaker 1: stack of cards. 267 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 2: Right now, I think it's possibility. The only problem is 268 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:47,080 Speaker 2: is I don't think the Mariners are a team that 269 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 2: are looking to trade out for minor league prospects. They're 270 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 2: a try to win now team. So you know, like 271 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 2: there are these conversations around like Alec Bohm that are 272 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:57,719 Speaker 2: going out there, and it would take major leaguer for 273 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 2: major leaguer. I'm not sure what the met would offer. 274 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:03,400 Speaker 2: Maybe it's a Jeff McNeil, but I just don't think 275 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:06,520 Speaker 2: they would. But I do think the I do believe 276 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:08,720 Speaker 2: that the Mariners are looking for Luis Becauseteel. But that's 277 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 2: why I brought out of Garrett Crochet, because you know, 278 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 2: Jet Williams had a pretty good AFL and really bounced back. 279 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 2: He was playing center field, not just the nfield. He 280 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 2: got hurt again, though Drew Gilbert showed some signs he 281 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 2: still kind of back a little bit. Brandon Sprott, there's 282 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 2: a rumor out there not to turn this into Garrett Crochet, 283 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 2: but Garrett Crochet. Bob Nightingale reported this that the and 284 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:31,959 Speaker 2: I don't believe this, but the White Sox turned down 285 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 2: Ethan Salas and Leo DeVries for Garrett Crochet. And if 286 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 2: you look, and maybe they don't want that far off pieces, 287 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 2: but the Mets who could offer Jet Williams, who they 288 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 2: saw Jet Williams got hurt. The final game was in 289 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:47,319 Speaker 2: the White Sox Minor League stadium out here in Arizona. 290 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 2: They could offer a Brandon Sprott who throws ninety nine, 291 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 2: a Jet Williams, and maybe a Drew Gilbert. Those are 292 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:55,000 Speaker 2: three pieces that are close to the majors, and then 293 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 2: the Mets would have a big rotation piece of that, 294 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:00,200 Speaker 2: and that is what opens up the floodgates with having 295 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:04,200 Speaker 2: one Sodo there, talk a little bit about fantasy real quick, 296 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:07,839 Speaker 2: Joey about Soto, and then a couple maybe ancillary. I 297 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 2: think there's two guys that stand out, one not on 298 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 2: the Mets and one on the Mets that are going 299 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:12,440 Speaker 2: to really benefit this. 300 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 1: But well on THETS is going to benefit the Yeah, 301 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 1: and I agree that. I wonder if it's the same guy. 302 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 2: You know it is the same guy, and I'll let 303 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 2: you hit him, and then I will hit the guy 304 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 2: that's outside of it. One Soda though last year the 305 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:27,440 Speaker 2: most ridiculous Baseball Savant page. If you look at his sliders, 306 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 2: it is top one to just number one percent talent 307 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:33,199 Speaker 2: in the league across the board, hit forty one homers, 308 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 2: two eighty eight seven stolen bases. He ended up upping 309 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 2: his barrel percentage to nineteen point seven. That was a 310 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 2: career high, double digit launch angle, fifty seven percent hard 311 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 2: hit rate. All these things are phenomenal. There's really nothing 312 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 2: to pick apart, just want to throw out just a 313 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:51,720 Speaker 2: couple little ancillary things to sit on with one soda 314 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 2: going there because I love this. I think him going 315 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:57,120 Speaker 2: and hitting two in this lineup you have wherever Lindor 316 00:13:57,240 --> 00:13:59,679 Speaker 2: is gonna go. I mean, like it's a phenomenal spot. 317 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 1: For the Lindor and then the other guy we want 318 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 1: to talk about, it's three most likely unless somebody else 319 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:04,959 Speaker 1: gets acquired. 320 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, and that's the guy that exactly I'm talking about. 321 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 2: From a ballpark factor standpoint, people might be interested in 322 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 2: for left handed hitters, the ballpark factor in general. If 323 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:17,080 Speaker 2: you're just looking at, like, so baseball savant will do 324 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 2: you know, like what kind of hitter friendly environment is this? 325 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 2: The Mets are the fourth worst in baseball for left 326 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 2: handed hitters, fourth worst. Where the Yankees were? Where did 327 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 2: the Yankees go here? For left Handers's got to be 328 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 2: top five? Yankees were thirteenth overall. So really so from 329 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 2: an overall left park factor, yeah, there's a big difference, 330 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 2: and then if you factor it into Homer's this is 331 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:46,359 Speaker 2: the really big discrepancy. Yankees were third best in baseball 332 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 2: for left handed hitters for home run factor, Mets there 333 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:53,240 Speaker 2: you go for home run factor twenty first in baseball. 334 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 2: So again I did this with and I broke down 335 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:56,720 Speaker 2: Willia Domini. 336 00:14:57,040 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 1: People make the argument too that you know, the Mets 337 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 1: from a left handed hitting standpoint, I haven't really had 338 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 1: a lot of left handed power in that lineup in 339 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:07,080 Speaker 1: a very long time. Yeah, that has been the switch hitter. 340 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 1: But other than that, like, where's the left handed power 341 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 1: bat from the New York Mets. 342 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 2: I take away it's been a way batters and stuff 343 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 2: that come in there, So that's got to be factored 344 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 2: into it. So it's only like but when you. 345 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 1: Have half they sample size being a bunch of it's 346 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 1: a it's a very right handed heavy lineup. It's something 347 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 1: that I've been negative about about that lineup for a 348 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 1: long time. I think that is a good number. I 349 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: think that might be a number that you know, will 350 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 1: marginalize a little bit when you have a guy like 351 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:35,920 Speaker 1: mon Soto now there in that ballpark, bringing that from 352 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 1: the twenties into the middle of the pack, and if 353 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 1: it plays middle of the pack, then Loan Sodo's power 354 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:41,480 Speaker 1: is gonna be fine. 355 00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 2: Also agree, but it's not really middle of the pack. 356 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 2: It's but it might bring it to middle of the pack. 357 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 2: But I just to finish the thought is I had 358 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 2: said this with a domins and people push back like oh, 359 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 2: and it's like, hey, listen, it's not that because the 360 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 2: ballpark factor for San Francisco's bad. It's not that like 361 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 2: Juan Soto will depreciate blah blah blah. It's like, well, no, 362 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:02,040 Speaker 2: there's just there's like less cushion where now, if you're 363 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:05,040 Speaker 2: projecting these forty plus homers every single year, maybe it's 364 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:07,360 Speaker 2: like thirty five. It's still great, it's all good. It's 365 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 2: just the ballpark factors a little worse. I'll throw this 366 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 2: out as a positive though. And if you look divisionally 367 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 2: here and you're going through the teams, Braves, Phillies, you know, 368 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 2: tougher teams, pretty good pitching, But then you got the 369 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:20,840 Speaker 2: Marlins and you got the Nationals. Who's the dominant left 370 00:16:20,880 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 2: handed pitcher that you're facing in the division, McKinsey gore, 371 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 2: That's about it. Who's Philly throwing out there. Who are 372 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:30,280 Speaker 2: the Braves throwing out there? Max Freed is gone, so 373 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 2: that's a little bit of an extra plus just to 374 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:35,880 Speaker 2: throw in the whole scope of Juan Soto. So now 375 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 2: the beneficiaries and let's throw it to you because we 376 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 2: both agree for the Mets, there's a big benefit, big 377 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 2: hitter that is going to benefit from having Lindor and 378 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:48,880 Speaker 2: Soto hitting in front of him. And we both unanimously say, 379 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:52,440 Speaker 2: Mark Vientos is someone that is a smash for this 380 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 2: year for an RBI perspective. 381 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 1: Already did a video on him a couple of weeks ago, 382 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 1: you know, rising up the ranks of the corners there 383 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 1: after that postseason and even before it, he was such 384 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:06,679 Speaker 1: a steady rising player and then the big moments were 385 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:08,640 Speaker 1: not too big for him. Now you're putting one Soto 386 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: in that obp ahead of him where he's gonna see 387 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 1: a ton of strikes. 388 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:12,000 Speaker 2: Uh. 389 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 1: It's the same thing that happened to Aaron Judge. Aaron 390 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:16,200 Speaker 1: Judge was a big beneficiary of Won Soto, a huge one. 391 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 1: So Oliver Oliver and Judges greatness aside, and he's great. 392 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:23,440 Speaker 1: Won Soto helped, and Viento's is going to be a 393 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:25,959 Speaker 1: huge beneficiary of those guys on base ahead of him 394 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 1: because the pitches he's going to see and the strikes 395 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:30,160 Speaker 1: he's going to see, and the fast balls he's going 396 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 1: to see, and that is going to make him I 397 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 1: think a lock for one hundred RBI this year, if 398 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 1: not a greater number, And I don't think that's a 399 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 1: hot take or crazy at all. 400 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 2: Fourteen percent barrel rate, forty six point six percent hard 401 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:45,119 Speaker 2: hit rate. Dude ended up hitting two sixty six with 402 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:49,760 Speaker 2: a two forty six expected batting average. If Lindor is on, 403 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:52,120 Speaker 2: it's gonna be rough for teams. If Lindor is out 404 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:54,119 Speaker 2: and it goes to Soto, they're not gonna want to 405 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:57,720 Speaker 2: pitch crazy to Sodo. It's gonna create opportunities where Van 406 00:17:57,840 --> 00:18:00,679 Speaker 2: Just is either gonna step up or fail. Lower expected 407 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 2: batting average and way too high of a K percentage. 408 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 2: That is a general problem. But as this young hitter 409 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:09,959 Speaker 2: who is a dominant power player with great hard hit 410 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:13,200 Speaker 2: and power numbers, if he advances at all with those guys, 411 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:16,680 Speaker 2: it's going to be a monstrous return for Mark Vianto's 412 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:19,359 Speaker 2: with that team. So I love the outlook. And then 413 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 2: just to think as well, it could get pushed back 414 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 2: if they were to sign a guy like a let's 415 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:24,959 Speaker 2: say Christian Walker. I think Christian Walker would hit three 416 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:27,160 Speaker 2: for that team in Vanto's would go back there. That's 417 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 2: one big beneficiary. Let me give you a beneficiary that 418 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:33,760 Speaker 2: is not on this team. Jason Dimingez with the New 419 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:37,120 Speaker 2: York Yankees. I wrote this up in the Fantasy Black 420 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:39,879 Speaker 2: Book talking about Domingos that he is still prospect and 421 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:42,720 Speaker 2: rookie eligible. He's my number one prospect right now. And 422 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:45,520 Speaker 2: I think people have prospect fatigued with Jason Dimingas because 423 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 2: they're like, but guess what, there's still dominant numbers and 424 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:53,200 Speaker 2: he's now going to get his opportunity in that lineup now. 425 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:55,119 Speaker 2: I mean, I suppose they could go make some big trade, 426 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:58,879 Speaker 2: but there's just one less roadblock in front of Jason Dimingez, 427 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 2: who has doesn't have the traits of Won Soto, but 428 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:04,200 Speaker 2: he's a speed guy on a team that hasn't run 429 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 2: a lot. Hopefully they make that change. He's a power guy. 430 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:08,840 Speaker 2: He puts a big, hard hit numbers, and he has 431 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:11,440 Speaker 2: a chance now to lock into consistency. And I don't 432 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:13,000 Speaker 2: think and it's kind of an afterthought for a lot 433 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:16,680 Speaker 2: of people. So I really like the prospects. By the way, 434 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:18,720 Speaker 2: what do we just talk about for left handed hitters 435 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 2: and the ballpark factors. I like the prospects for Jason 436 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 2: Dimingez from a fantasy perspective this year without the one 437 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:26,840 Speaker 2: Sodo block even an afterthought. 438 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:28,440 Speaker 1: The Yankees aren't done either. 439 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 2: The bottom of that order is no good. 440 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 1: They're going to figure things out. I would not be 441 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:34,119 Speaker 1: shocked if they were grossive with a Pigon market too. 442 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:36,680 Speaker 1: So a lot more winter meetings going on here, a 443 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:39,720 Speaker 1: lot of shoes to drop, and a lot more players 444 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:42,120 Speaker 1: to land in some other spots. 445 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:44,879 Speaker 2: But are there more cigars to smoke? Joey? 446 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 1: There was one cigar, my friend, there was one cigar 447 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 1: for this show, and it was for Juan Soto. And 448 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 1: I'll tell you the best thing about cigars, You could 449 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: gesture with it. That's the best thing fakes cigar. And 450 00:19:55,119 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 1: I'm gonna tell you another thing again, Aaron Judge. When 451 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 1: you take away Juan Soto and Gihn, Carl Stanton's another 452 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 1: year older, and Anthony Rizzon is done. It's difficult for 453 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:11,920 Speaker 1: great players to be great without some help. So the 454 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:13,879 Speaker 1: Yankees are gonna have to get him some help because 455 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 1: there's not enough of it right now. Volpi's a nice player, 456 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:20,439 Speaker 1: Jaschism's a nice player. They need something else in that lineup. 457 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:21,960 Speaker 1: I don't know what it's gonna be at, but we'll 458 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 1: figure it out pretty soon. But regardless, a huge move 459 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 1: by the New York match does it change. Look. The 460 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:30,439 Speaker 1: one thing you have to realize too, is we typically 461 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 1: get these players, whether it's Harper, this guy that got 462 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:34,919 Speaker 1: you know, they signed these being contracts, and sometimes they 463 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:36,679 Speaker 1: get off the slow starts because of all the pressure. 464 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:38,880 Speaker 1: I don't know if Won Soto is that kind of dude. 465 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:40,920 Speaker 1: I don't know. I think he might be one of 466 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:44,119 Speaker 1: the few that it does not matter. He is one 467 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:46,120 Speaker 1: of these players that plays better when the bright lights 468 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:49,399 Speaker 1: are on, too, and not everybody's like that. Just just 469 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 1: go back and look at that. Evan Gaddis that that 470 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 1: bad he took there in the playoff? I mean, just 471 00:20:55,880 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 1: incredible moments don't seem lost on him. I remember in 472 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:01,640 Speaker 1: the playoffs in the World Series back in the day 473 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:04,600 Speaker 1: with the Nationals, where was it Bregman who hit the 474 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:06,479 Speaker 1: home run and flipped the bat and then he got 475 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:08,000 Speaker 1: up there and hit a home run the next hitting 476 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 1: and flipped the bat and he got in trouble for 477 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:11,239 Speaker 1: it and stuff like that because he was bocking him 478 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:14,440 Speaker 1: and a go that's Won Soto like he plays baseball 479 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:18,000 Speaker 1: almost like it's this weird one on one matchup, and 480 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:20,240 Speaker 1: I think that that is really unique and it's fun. 481 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:22,679 Speaker 1: And look for the Mets, who had just good vibes 482 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:24,639 Speaker 1: last year, there's a lot more than good vibes. 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