1 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 1: Good afternoon everybody, and welcome to the live edition on 2 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 1: this Monday of foul Territory. That is Aj Prisinski. Below 3 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: me is Eric Kratz. I am Alana Rizzo sitting in 4 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 1: for Scott bron Good to be with you guys today. 5 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:19,080 Speaker 1: Don't forget to subscribe. Tweet us at FT live by 6 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:22,319 Speaker 1: Merchant foul Territoryshop dot com. Happy to be with you 7 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 1: boys today, on this January nineteenth, Martin Luther King Junior Day. 8 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: Of course, we're all here to celebrate life the legacy 9 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: of the great Martin Luther King Junior. The time is 10 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,879 Speaker 1: always right to do what is right. The Washington Nationals 11 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 1: of course, tweeting earlier Kansas City Royals. Today we remember 12 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:41,840 Speaker 1: and honor the life and legacy of doctor Martin Luther 13 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:45,560 Speaker 1: King Junior. How are you boys doing today? AJ? What's up? 14 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:46,920 Speaker 2: I'm freezing? 15 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 3: First of all, it's like fifty six degrees in Florida 16 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 3: and it's freezing. So that's why I have a long 17 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 3: safe shirt on. Happy Martin Luther King Junior Day to everybody. 18 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 3: What he said is right. It's always a great day 19 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 3: to do what's right. So's he's right. But yeah, I 20 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 3: wish it was a little bit warmer. But hey, good weekend, 21 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 3: had some things happen in baseball, and now we get 22 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 3: to talk about it for a. 23 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: Couple of Yeah, something's happening in baseball. Something's happening in 24 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: football too, Eric Kratz, you and I know a little 25 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,960 Speaker 1: bit about being cold. We're in the Northeast and it 26 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: is what five six seven inches of snow here, So 27 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: I don't think AJ has anything to complain about. 28 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:25,680 Speaker 2: Eric. I love snow. Sorry. Sorry, if somebody complains about snow, 29 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 2: it's totally fine. Give it all to me. I hope 30 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 2: we have the biggest storm, the most snow all this winter. 31 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 2: I love running my snowblower. I feel it makes me 32 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 2: feel like a man when I get to be out 33 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 2: there just launching snow, shoveling snow, pushing people down the sled, 34 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 2: you know, throwing a snowball, hitting somebody. I love that stuff. 35 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: There you go, Well, you might get your wish because 36 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: it's supposed to be super bitter cold all week and 37 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 1: we might get a Nor'easter coming up. All right, guys, 38 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: let's get to some baseball news. Is good to be 39 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: with you for the next couple of hours here on 40 00:01:55,520 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: foul territory. Time to charge the mound. Let's talk a 41 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: little bit of Cody Bellinger, shall we, boys, because this 42 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: is something that's been going on for quite some time. Obviously, 43 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 1: in this offseason, the big domino of Kyle Tucker has fallen, 44 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:15,639 Speaker 1: but the Yankees apparently have been willing to include opt 45 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: outs AJ after year two and year three of a 46 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: five year, one hundred and sixty million dollars reported offer 47 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: to Cody bellingder a league source telling the Athletic, what 48 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 1: do you think is the hold up between the Yankees 49 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: and Belly or just Belly signing anywhere? 50 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 3: Well, I think he's looking still looking for the longer 51 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 3: term deal, kind of like what we thought Kyle Tucker 52 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 3: would get, kind of like what we thought Obashell would get. Instead, 53 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 3: they got shorter terms, higher AAV. He's looking for the 54 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 3: longer term deal with the high AAV and right now 55 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:49,399 Speaker 3: it doesn't seem like any team is willing to go there. 56 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 3: The Yankees. I feel like the Yankees need him more 57 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 3: than any other team for his versatility, for his athleticism, 58 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 3: for being left handed to hit in the middle of 59 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 3: that order wherever they hit him at, and I don't 60 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 3: know what's taking so long, but maybe there's another offer 61 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 3: out there that we don't know about. But if this 62 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 3: is his best offer, I give the Yankees credit for this. 63 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 3: They're not getting in a bidding war with themselves. They're like, hey, Cody, listen, 64 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 3: if you have a real other offer that's better, we 65 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 3: gave you our best offer. If it's not good enough, 66 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 3: then we're going to have to say sign rs. So 67 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 3: I do give the Yankees credit for that that they're 68 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 3: not bidding against themselves in allowing the price to get 69 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:23,959 Speaker 3: driven up if they're the only ones bidding. 70 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, I was supposedly reported that Cody Belinger was looking 71 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 1: for upwards of two hundred million, two hundred and fifty million, 72 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:32,919 Speaker 1: something like that. Yankees have made an internal decision, guys, 73 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: as AJ was just talking about not to engage in 74 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 1: a bidding war for Bellinger. If the Mets or anyone 75 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: else swoops in with the blowaway off er, Yankees believe 76 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: they've made a fair proposal five years, one hundred and 77 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: sixty million, two opt outs. They are prepared to let 78 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 1: Bellinger walk Eric if he walks and decides not to 79 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: return to the Bronx, what's the next step for him. 80 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: What's the likely suitor for him? 81 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 2: I mean, I think I think you mentioned I think 82 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 2: the Mets. I think if teams are looking to say, hey, 83 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 2: we'll go another short term type of deal, you know, 84 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 2: do the Really it really comes down to a few teams. 85 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 2: Are the Reds willing to hop in there? Are they? 86 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 2: You know, we know that they were willing to spend 87 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 2: some money. Are they going to go higher than one sixty? 88 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 2: They wouldn't go higher than they wouldn't go higher in 89 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,719 Speaker 2: one fifty with Schwarber. But this is a much more versatile, 90 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 2: younger player. So are they willing to go higher that? 91 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 2: That's why it's hard for me to say that a 92 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 2: guy like Cody Belander doesn't have a lot of suitors, 93 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:38,239 Speaker 2: but we just haven't heard it. Are the Blue Jays 94 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 2: willing to pivot because they're going to lose their center 95 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 2: fielder next year with Dalton varshow going you know, going 96 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 2: to free agency? Then they'd be able to shift And 97 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 2: they're losing George Springer after this year too, like you'd 98 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:52,600 Speaker 2: be able to have Cody as your backup. They went 99 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 2: after Tucker. How do they see him? They saw him 100 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:57,479 Speaker 2: a lot in the East already. I don't know. I 101 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:01,799 Speaker 2: just I commend the yank for maybe adding some pieces 102 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 2: to a contract that they didn't want to do. I 103 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 2: think the opt outs to me, and maybe I'm wrong, 104 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:10,159 Speaker 2: but it just seems like Cody's been on that opt 105 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 2: out train for like the last three seasons, and it 106 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 2: sounds like he's just like, no, I want to spend 107 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 2: seven years somewhere, six years somewhere, and maybe the five 108 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:24,720 Speaker 2: years isn't quite enough. And good for the Yankees for 109 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 2: standing still. But I'm more concerned if they don't get him, 110 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 2: where do they go? That's that's where I'm concerned for 111 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 2: the Yankees. Less like I think Cody's going to have 112 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 2: a job. Cody's going to have a really nice job 113 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 2: with a lot of a lot of Moneys behind his name. 114 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 2: But where do the Yankees go if they don't get him? 115 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 1: That's a good question. AJ Where do you think they 116 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 1: do go? Where do they pivot? If the Yankees don't 117 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:52,039 Speaker 1: Cody Bellinger? Obviously, you know Kyle Tucker is off the market. 118 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 1: There's not a lot of really great outfielders left obviously 119 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: be a free agency, and I don't know what type 120 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 1: of trade that would look like either, well. 121 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 3: They count on Jason Domingos, they count maybe on Spencer 122 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:07,039 Speaker 3: Jones to step up. But I don't know what they do. 123 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 3: That's what I'm saying is the Yankees need Bellinger maybe 124 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 3: more than any other team. That's why it's so interesting 125 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:15,160 Speaker 3: they haven't got this done. I don't know where they Honestly, 126 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 3: I don't know where they go because most of the 127 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,679 Speaker 3: definitely the biggest name free agents are gone. I'm gonna 128 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 3: look at some other free agents right now, but I 129 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:25,480 Speaker 3: don't know where they what their move is that they 130 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 3: could go to have the impact that Cody Bellinger would 131 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 3: have on this team at the moment, and geez it's 132 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:37,360 Speaker 3: it's it's a it's a pretty short list of especially 133 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:39,599 Speaker 3: left handed hitters. Michael CONFORDO. They're not going to go 134 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 3: after you know, I mean Jesse Winker. Where do they go? 135 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 3: There isn't unless they make a trade that we don't 136 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:49,599 Speaker 3: know about. There's not really that guy out there that 137 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 3: makes an impact the way that Cody Bellinger will do. 138 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 4: Nobody likes a bloated cell phone bill. 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Capable device required, availability, 158 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 4: speed and coverage varies see mintmobile dot com. 159 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: When you guys look at the contracts and you talk 160 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: about the opt outs, and you were talking about how 161 00:07:57,480 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 1: the Yankees were willing to kind of change their own 162 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 1: contract give an opt out after year two, year three? 163 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 1: Does that mean that the players just not committed to 164 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 1: the team. What do you make of opt outs? I mean, 165 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: is this just something that is like, he wants to 166 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 1: play someplace for seven years. Who's to say that he's 167 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 1: going to get two years from now another contract that 168 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 1: keeps him someplace for five years? 169 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 2: I mean yeah, I mean we're speculating he wants to 170 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 2: play somewhere for seven years. I think he wants a 171 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 2: seven year contract. But the opt outs are cool, the 172 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 2: opt outs are not. I don't know, I never I've 173 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:33,560 Speaker 2: never looked at opt outs like, man, this guy's not 174 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 2: committed at all. There's no you know, he just wants 175 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:38,840 Speaker 2: to get the most money. Yeah. I mean, yes, players 176 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:40,760 Speaker 2: want to get the most money when they're in free agency. 177 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 2: But to me, I think it helps them if he 178 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 2: wants seven the Yankees say five, he says, okay, Well, 179 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 2: what happens if Yo I go off and have another 180 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 2: MVP season. Is that possible? Hey, it was a five 181 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:00,040 Speaker 2: war player last year, like he could he could do 182 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 2: something like that. Is it likely? No? Because he plays 183 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 2: on Aaron Judge's team, and Aaron Judge will always be 184 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 2: the MVP. But if you have if you have a 185 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 2: season where he can opt out, yeah, it gives him 186 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 2: that possibility of flexibility. Like he didn't do it with 187 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:18,959 Speaker 2: the Cubs. He opted in to his last two years 188 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:21,080 Speaker 2: at twenty million a year or whatever was. I think 189 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:25,240 Speaker 2: he signed three years sixty million and he opted in 190 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 2: because he didn't have a good season. So I think 191 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 2: it's just something added. I just don't know if that 192 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 2: moves the needle for Cody because in two years he'll 193 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 2: be thirty two, you'll actually be starting the season. He'll 194 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 2: be starting the season at thirty two, No, at thirty 195 00:09:40,520 --> 00:09:43,840 Speaker 2: three at that point at the next season, So it's like, 196 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:46,560 Speaker 2: is that what you Is that what he wants? 197 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 1: I have no idea, Aja, do you get the sense 198 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 1: that it doesn't seem like they had a plan, be 199 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 1: a backed up plan, like it was going to be 200 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:56,599 Speaker 1: belly or nothing, because I like we just talked about it. 201 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: I'm not sure where you go from here. It doesn't 202 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: seem like there's any body else that could be an 203 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 1: outfielder for them that's going to pack the same type 204 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 1: of punch that Cody Bellinger did. I mean, did they 205 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 1: assume he was going to come back. 206 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 3: I think it was like Alex Bregman and the Red Sox. 207 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:12,960 Speaker 3: I mean, the Red Sox pivoted and got some other 208 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:15,559 Speaker 3: stuff done. But I think Yankee fans have just always 209 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 3: assumed Cody Bellinger is going to be back, and the 210 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:21,000 Speaker 3: fact that it hasn't happened yet is kind of amazing 211 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 3: to me. It might happen today, it might happen tomorrow, 212 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 3: it might not happen at all. But yes, did they 213 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 3: have a backup plan? I'm sure Brian Cashman and the 214 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:30,320 Speaker 3: Yankees have some sort of backup plan, but I don't 215 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:32,120 Speaker 3: know what it is, unless they have a trade cook 216 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 3: in somewhere to make find an impact bat that can 217 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 3: hit left hand. And I don't know who that candidate 218 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:38,319 Speaker 3: would be, but maybe they have something in the works 219 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 3: or something like that. But I like the opt outs 220 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:43,480 Speaker 3: for me, if I was a player, I'd want the 221 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 3: opt outs because I control I have some power. Like listen, 222 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 3: I know I have one hundred and fifty million in 223 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:50,280 Speaker 3: the bank. If I have bad two years, that money's 224 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:52,440 Speaker 3: still there. But if I have two great years, I 225 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:54,559 Speaker 3: can take another free agent opt out, and I can 226 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:56,440 Speaker 3: go into the free agent market and say, guys, I'm 227 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 3: still only a thirty one thirty two, give me three 228 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:01,839 Speaker 3: years again in a high I aavy, you know, because 229 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:03,719 Speaker 3: the opt outs give or the one way that they 230 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 3: give power power actually to the player, because like with 231 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:11,200 Speaker 3: the mutual options, the team hardly ever picks us up 232 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:13,840 Speaker 3: or the player never picks us up, or a club 233 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 3: option or a player option or whatever it is. Clubs 234 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:19,200 Speaker 3: don't like give them player options. They like club options 235 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:20,840 Speaker 3: where they have all the power. So an opt out 236 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:23,200 Speaker 3: is one of the few ways where players actually have 237 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 3: power and can control where they are. 238 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, certainly motivates the player when they have that opt out. 239 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:30,600 Speaker 1: Let me ask you this. Eric will start with you. 240 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:33,720 Speaker 1: If the Blue Jays wanted Kyle Tucker, and obviously they 241 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:37,559 Speaker 1: didn't get him, why wouldn't they want Belly? 242 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:43,120 Speaker 2: I think Belly's you know, is he going to play 243 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 2: outfield for the entirety of a seven year contract. Kyle 244 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 2: Tucker is two and a half years younger than Cody. 245 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 2: He's gonna play outfield for the majority of that contract 246 00:11:57,400 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 2: in a younger age. I guess you know. They have 247 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 2: first base locked up, so is Cody. Is Cody gonna 248 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 2: be able to play if they give him seven Would 249 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 2: he be able to play center field for seven years 250 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:12,880 Speaker 2: after Varshall leaves after this year. I don't know. Maybe 251 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 2: they don't see his bat being as impactful as as Tucker's. 252 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 2: You know, I think Tucker's bat is more impactful. But 253 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 2: I think Cody Bellinger fits into what the Blue Jays do. 254 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:28,760 Speaker 2: I think he's he has the ability to cut down 255 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:31,600 Speaker 2: his strikeouts. You've seen it in different seasons where he's 256 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:34,280 Speaker 2: made a concerted effort to say, Okay, I'm not striking out. 257 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:38,600 Speaker 2: His defense is still elite when you're moving them around centerfield, 258 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:41,240 Speaker 2: left field. Sure, he can play right field if that's 259 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:43,200 Speaker 2: what they're looking for. He can play first base like 260 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 2: he has that, but Lady's playing first base. So maybe 261 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 2: they don't see the entirety of the package as valuable 262 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:55,000 Speaker 2: as what they offered Tucker. But right now, if it's 263 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 2: at one sixty with the Yankees, it's half. I mean, 264 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 2: one seventy five would be half of what they offered 265 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:04,320 Speaker 2: for Tucker, and it wouldn't be as many years. So 266 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:06,960 Speaker 2: I don't see why. But I mean, those were some 267 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:09,599 Speaker 2: of the examples of why maybe they're they wouldn't be 268 00:13:09,640 --> 00:13:10,199 Speaker 2: in on them. 269 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:13,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, A, do you think that Tucker or excuse me, 270 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 1: that Belly would be a good fit in Toronto? 271 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 3: He would, he would because he's left handed, he can 272 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 3: play multiple positions for you. Why they're not after him, 273 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 3: I don't know. Maybe the front officer Atkins and Shapiro 274 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 3: just said, you know what, we liked Tucker and we 275 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,440 Speaker 3: don't like Bellinger. I mean, who knows. We don't know 276 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 3: what these teams models, they have, what they are. I mean, 277 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 3: maybe Cody Bellinger made someone mad along the way or 278 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 3: I don't know, you know, I mean, I'm not saying 279 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:44,960 Speaker 3: that happened. I don't know why they Why wouldn't they 280 00:13:44,960 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 3: be I think they should be, but maybe they're not. 281 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 3: Maybe there's a reason. Maybe they see something in his 282 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:52,400 Speaker 3: game playing against them all these times in the Alas 283 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 3: the last couple of years. I don't know, but it 284 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 3: would make sense. But it's also like when the Reds 285 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 3: didn't sign Colle Arber. They didn't take that three hundred 286 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:00,960 Speaker 3: million to try to sign someone else. They just said, 287 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 3: oh well, that money went away miraculously, but it was 288 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 3: there for one player. Baby was only there for Tucker 289 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 3: and not for Bellinger. I don't know what owners the 290 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 3: front officers think. I don't know why they wouldn't be, 291 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 3: but it seems like they're not. 292 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:14,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's insane too. You think same thing with the 293 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:16,559 Speaker 1: Red Socks. You don't sign Alex Fragman. It's not like 294 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:18,520 Speaker 1: they turned right around. And I mean, first of all, 295 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:21,840 Speaker 1: they get rid of Devers to supposedly extend Fragman. Then 296 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 1: they don't extend Bragman, and they don't turn around and 297 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 1: sign like a massive player too. Springer and var show 298 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 1: guys free agents after this season. Cody Bellinger not going 299 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 1: to be involved in a bidding war apparently with the 300 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 1: New York Yankee. Sol'll see what happens with that. Show 301 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 1: me the money never gets old seeing that, all right? 302 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 1: We talked about it, guys, with Jim Bowden about Elie 303 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 1: de la Cruz's offer. It would have been the biggest 304 00:14:56,920 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 1: extension in Red's history. It would have surpassed Eclipse Joey 305 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:03,840 Speaker 1: Ato's contract. Obviously, Joey Votto. When you think of the 306 00:15:03,880 --> 00:15:06,080 Speaker 1: reds you think of him, what do you make of it? 307 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously with the player, you want him to 308 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 1: be able to get the most money possible. Your thoughts, 309 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 1: I mean, are you surprised d aj that he didn't take it? 310 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 3: No, that was Scott Borris. I just told you the 311 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 3: stat Scott Borris has never had a position player offered 312 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 3: over one hundred million dollars extension before he got to 313 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 3: free agency and take it. And he's also never gotten 314 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 3: the less money. So I don't know how he could 315 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 3: go to Elie Dela Cruz and say take this, even 316 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 3: if it was for ten years, two hundred and fifty million. Listen, 317 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 3: I know Elie, that's life changing money for everybody, right, 318 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:41,280 Speaker 3: But if Scott bors is telling him, look, Elie, we 319 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 3: can get you four or five hundred million, like Jim 320 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 3: Boden just said, I'm not surprised he didn't take it. 321 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 3: Players are getting smarter, agents are getting smarter with the 322 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 3: way the system works, and I just think that there's 323 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 3: an opportunity for him five years from now, four years 324 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:57,000 Speaker 3: from now, whatever it is that he becomes to get 325 00:15:57,040 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 3: close to that free agent line, he can get so 326 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 3: much more money. And like I said, I love this 327 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 3: move by the Reds though they're like, hey, we offered 328 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 3: it to him. If he didn't take it. That's on him. 329 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 3: So now all the fans are like, oh, you should 330 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 3: have taken the money, right, So I love the move 331 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:12,880 Speaker 3: by the Reds. I understand the move from Ellie de 332 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 3: la Cruz and Scott Boris. We'll see how it works out. Eric. 333 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 1: I remember one time he has money. Grandall told in 334 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 1: a conversation in the clubhouse one time that take as 335 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 1: much money as you can, for as long as you can. 336 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:27,160 Speaker 1: So I certainly don't fall to the player for wanting 337 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 1: to get the bag as big as he can get it. 338 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:31,760 Speaker 1: But what happens if Ellie de la Cruz gets hurt? Right, Like, 339 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 1: what happens if something happens to him? I mean, I 340 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:36,480 Speaker 1: understand he's not a free agent until after the twenty 341 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 1: twenty nine season. It is a lot of what ifs. 342 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 1: But two hundred and fifty million is a lot of money. 343 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:43,120 Speaker 1: What do you make of it? 344 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 2: It is a lot of money. It's a lot of 345 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 2: money for you and I. But ELL's Ellie's a one 346 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 2: percenter like he's He obviously has a team backing him. 347 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 2: And this is why you need an agent. This is 348 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 2: why you need an agent to say things that give 349 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 2: you, you know, less of a mac row view and more 350 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:04,239 Speaker 2: of a Hey, this is how it's worked out for 351 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:06,480 Speaker 2: different guys, this is the skill set, this is where 352 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:09,479 Speaker 2: they were their first two and a half seasons in 353 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:14,280 Speaker 2: the big leagues. I think it's a gamble. Obviously it's 354 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:17,640 Speaker 2: a gamble. But what I usually tell people now is 355 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:22,800 Speaker 2: position players, tell me what that injury is. Show me 356 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:29,680 Speaker 2: an example of somebody having an injury that says that 357 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 2: was a career ending injury. Nowadays, I feel like in 358 00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:37,920 Speaker 2: the last ten or fifteen years, pitchers, pitchers, you hear 359 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 2: the shoulder and you're like, I just didn't quite come back. 360 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:44,679 Speaker 2: Command didn't come back, velocity didn't come back, whatever it was. 361 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:47,640 Speaker 2: Tommy John. Obviously, you know some guys are getting Tommy 362 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 2: John and people are like, great, he's gonna be better 363 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 2: when he gets back. We've got six years till the 364 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 2: next one. They've really kind of narrowed that down. But 365 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:59,159 Speaker 2: for position players, to me, the only way there's an 366 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 2: injury would affect Ellie is kind of the same reason 367 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 2: that I'm like, maybe he could have taken this contract 368 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 2: because of the fact that right now a lot of 369 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 2: his value is propped up by his sixty seven stolen bases, 370 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 2: and I think he's going to get better at stealing bases, 371 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:20,000 Speaker 2: so I think that value' is there that doesn't age well. 372 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:23,560 Speaker 2: If your value is propped up based on stolen bases, 373 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:27,680 Speaker 2: then what are you going to what is going to 374 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:31,240 Speaker 2: be your value later in free agency because we see 375 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:36,359 Speaker 2: guys like Carl Crawford lost his stolen bases, Jacobe Elsberry 376 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:39,400 Speaker 2: wasn't stealing as many bass. Trey Turner has aged very 377 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:42,360 Speaker 2: well with stolen bases, But you have to have some 378 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:44,960 Speaker 2: type of value there, and I think another year of 379 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:48,359 Speaker 2: maturing with his hitting, another year his powers there, But 380 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:50,680 Speaker 2: is he going to be a thirty home run guy 381 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 2: or a twenty five home run guy? And that's when 382 00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 2: you say, okay, you know, see what this guy's getting, 383 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 2: See what Vladdie's getting. Well, he's not as good as Laddy. 384 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:00,399 Speaker 2: He doesn't have the hit tools what as much as 385 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:04,359 Speaker 2: Vladdie does. So I think comparing him is really tough, 386 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 2: especially if you think those stolen bases are going to 387 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 2: go away or be diminished like it was this year 388 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:12,840 Speaker 2: when he had a quadpool. 389 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 1: You look at some of the other offers given to 390 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:18,879 Speaker 1: guys kind of in the similar markets that Elie de 391 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:21,399 Speaker 1: la Cruz is aja you thinking about Bobby Wood Junior 392 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 1: signed an eleven year, twenty two hundred and eighty eight 393 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:26,720 Speaker 1: point eight million dollars attension, Corbyn Carroll eight year, one 394 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:30,199 Speaker 1: hundred million dollar attension, Volu Rondrigaz twelve years, basically two 395 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 1: hundred and ten million that can potentially escalate to four 396 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:37,960 Speaker 1: hundred and seventy million over a seventeen year span. I 397 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:39,960 Speaker 1: mean he's got to be paying obviously, with Scott Boris 398 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:42,199 Speaker 1: as his agent or any agent that's doing, you know, 399 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 1: is the worth their salt, He's got to be paying 400 00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:47,359 Speaker 1: attention to this type of stuff and being a genuine 401 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:51,359 Speaker 1: five tool player, he's I would imagine thinking this guy's 402 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:52,919 Speaker 1: the limit for me. I don't have to sign this 403 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 1: right now. 404 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:56,480 Speaker 3: No, but I also I'll throw this out there, when 405 00:19:56,640 --> 00:20:02,439 Speaker 3: was acunya all these right, these guys, you know, Corbyn Carroll, 406 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 3: I'll even use Bobby Witt, I'll use you know, Julio's 407 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 3: can be gigantic obviously, but there was no Wan Soto signing. 408 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:12,320 Speaker 3: Aaron Judge hadn't really hadn't signed when some of those 409 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:15,439 Speaker 3: guys signed, right, Flatt hadn't signed it. These contracts are 410 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 3: now on the book. Okay, so now there you know, 411 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 3: Mike Trout had the huge one, but everyone's like, well, 412 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:22,160 Speaker 3: Mike Chrout's on a different level. He's the best player 413 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 3: in baseball. So now all these other signings have happened, 414 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 3: and so these guys are all offered extensions and they 415 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 3: all said no. So now they look at it and say, well, 416 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 3: heck if I just have you know, my normal years. 417 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:35,639 Speaker 3: Even we can use Boba Schet, we can use Kyle 418 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 3: Tucker for the money they just got. And they're like, well, 419 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:40,200 Speaker 3: I can sign it. I can get the free agency, 420 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:42,480 Speaker 3: sign a deal with opt out and make a bunch 421 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 3: of money in one year Alex Bragmant, and then go 422 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:46,120 Speaker 3: the next year and make more money with no draft 423 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:50,000 Speaker 3: pick compensation. I think the market has changed because of 424 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:52,239 Speaker 3: the way that the system has been played. Now who 425 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:54,200 Speaker 3: knows what the system is going to be after the CBA. 426 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:56,520 Speaker 3: And if Jim Boden gets his wish, we're gonna have 427 00:20:56,560 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 3: a salary cap on a floor, because you know, he 428 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:00,200 Speaker 3: says it every time he comes on our show, which 429 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 3: makes me laugh that that's what he wants so badly. 430 00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:07,760 Speaker 3: But the way they play the system now is wait, 431 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:10,800 Speaker 3: don't take these extensions. That's why the Roman Anthony won. 432 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 3: When he signed it last year, people were like, whoa, 433 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,640 Speaker 3: maybe he should have waited, but he didn't. He got 434 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 3: his money and when it's done, he'll be richer than 435 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:20,160 Speaker 3: all of us. So good job. 436 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:22,960 Speaker 1: All right, let's talk about Jacob junas free agent right 437 00:21:22,960 --> 00:21:26,000 Speaker 1: hander in agreement with the Rangers guys on a one year, 438 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:28,840 Speaker 1: four million dollar contract. Just a little bit about in 439 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 1: the Cleveland Guardians last season, put up a two nine 440 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:34,960 Speaker 1: to seven ERA, fifty seven appearances, striking out fifty five batters. 441 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:37,680 Speaker 1: He only gave up eighteen walks in sixty six and 442 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:41,400 Speaker 1: two thirds innings in his first season working exclusively out 443 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:44,200 Speaker 1: of the bullpen. So good move for the Rangers. Eric, 444 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:47,159 Speaker 1: And do you think the Rangers have done enough this 445 00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:48,000 Speaker 1: off season? 446 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:52,439 Speaker 2: If they've done enough, I don't know. I mean, I 447 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:57,280 Speaker 2: think they think their team is internal. I think they 448 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:03,440 Speaker 2: expect a lot of the internal upgrades, people staying healthy. Yes, 449 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 2: they got Nimo. I think that's an offensive improvement over 450 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:10,400 Speaker 2: what the issue was or over the fact that they 451 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 2: had Simeon. But to me, I think this is the move. 452 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 2: This is like knowing Chris Young. Knowing how Chris Young's 453 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 2: career was, I think he understands and realizes it's freaking 454 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:27,119 Speaker 2: tough to hit dingers in globe life. So if you 455 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:30,199 Speaker 2: can spend four million dollars on a guy who is 456 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 2: going to give you more value than he's going to 457 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:37,600 Speaker 2: give another team somewhere else, to me, this is where 458 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:42,000 Speaker 2: the Rangers start climbing back up to that World Series potential. 459 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:44,960 Speaker 2: I'm not saying at all is Jacob Juna's going to 460 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 2: be the guy who's going to go out and anchor 461 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:50,800 Speaker 2: this bullpen, make a few spots starts, all the things 462 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:54,719 Speaker 2: he's done in his career, all with below average velocity 463 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:59,440 Speaker 2: pitching wise, and just great better command. No, I'm not 464 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:03,439 Speaker 2: saying that. I'm saying that Chris Young understands what his 465 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:08,719 Speaker 2: ballpark House Ballpark plays offensively, and he knows that his 466 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 2: offense is pretty much what he's got in that lineup. 467 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:14,919 Speaker 2: The young guys that came up the I forget what 468 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:17,919 Speaker 2: they call the little rascals, you know, this show that 469 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:20,679 Speaker 2: they could help. So they have depth in that department. 470 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:23,600 Speaker 2: They have Josh Smith, the hill. Young is gonna be 471 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:26,960 Speaker 2: a guy who's gonna really take the next step that 472 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 2: everybody thinks he's going to a third base, but they 473 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:34,199 Speaker 2: have to say where can we find value? And I 474 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 2: think the ballpark. That's why I kind of had an 475 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:39,719 Speaker 2: issue with the Royals moving their fences in. If your 476 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:43,239 Speaker 2: ballpark plays a certain way, get value out of that. 477 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:46,080 Speaker 2: So a guy like Jacob Junis going to the Rangers, 478 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:50,560 Speaker 2: Good for him for securing four million dollar guarantee, and 479 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:53,119 Speaker 2: good for the Rangers for finding a guy who's not 480 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:56,359 Speaker 2: gonna blow people away, but is going to be able 481 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:59,320 Speaker 2: to have success in a ballpark where guys who throw 482 00:23:59,359 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 2: strikes have a lot of success. 483 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:04,040 Speaker 1: He Jay, it seems like there's been a lot of 484 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:07,359 Speaker 1: turnover in the Rangers bullpen over the course of the 485 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:10,159 Speaker 1: last two years. I mean, Alex dia Is, Tyler alex 486 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:14,159 Speaker 1: You know Tyler Alexander's at Kent, Chris Martin, what do 487 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:16,679 Speaker 1: you make of that? Is this a good move to 488 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 1: just kind of go along with what Eric was saying 489 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 1: with Jacob Junis and the Rangers. And I'll ask you 490 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:23,400 Speaker 1: the same question. Have the Rangers done enough. 491 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:27,639 Speaker 3: Ton enough for what can they compete with the Mariners 492 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:31,680 Speaker 3: and the Astros right now? I don't know about that. 493 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:33,480 Speaker 3: I mean you need a lot out of the ground 494 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:35,600 Speaker 3: wars of all the act Who's going to be the 495 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:38,280 Speaker 3: other starters in this who's going to be in their bullpen? 496 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:40,639 Speaker 3: Like you said, there's been so much turnover. Where do 497 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:43,240 Speaker 3: they find the offense because their offense has been non existent? 498 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 3: Who's their catcher? Because right now it's a gash Joka 499 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:48,560 Speaker 3: right and Jonah Him's still out there. What do you 500 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 3: get Josh Young? Who plays first? I mean Dolus Garcia, 501 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:53,680 Speaker 3: you know he's. 502 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:54,280 Speaker 2: Not there anymore. 503 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:56,760 Speaker 3: So there's a lot, a lot of questions in the 504 00:24:56,840 --> 00:25:00,400 Speaker 3: Rangers world. I mean, Nemo's a nice piece, but is enough. 505 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 3: I don't think it was because this team wasn't very 506 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:04,960 Speaker 3: good last year. So yes, they're gonna try some different things. 507 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:06,679 Speaker 3: And I love this signing for Junas and I love 508 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:08,800 Speaker 3: this signing for the Rangers because he can pitch late 509 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:10,439 Speaker 3: in games for you, he can start games for you, 510 00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 3: he can be a long guy for you. So for 511 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:14,399 Speaker 3: Jacob Junas, yes, this is an awesome place to go, 512 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:16,760 Speaker 3: have a one year deal, make some money, pitch in 513 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:18,600 Speaker 3: a pitcher's park, and get ready to do it again 514 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:19,000 Speaker 3: next year. 515 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:19,760 Speaker 2: Thanks. 516 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:26,320 Speaker 1: All right, let's talk about it. Speaking of the Cubs. 517 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:28,680 Speaker 1: I don't think this is from the staffer, but the 518 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:33,200 Speaker 1: Chicago Cubs reunion of their curse breaking twoy sixteen World 519 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:37,040 Speaker 1: Series title team had a notable absence that was Chris Bryant. 520 00:25:37,080 --> 00:25:40,520 Speaker 1: So the Rockies guys denied that they blocked Chris Bryant 521 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:45,160 Speaker 1: from attending the twenty and sixteen Cubs reunion. The twenty 522 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:48,240 Speaker 1: sixteen National League MVP was not on the stage when 523 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:52,600 Speaker 1: Anthony Rizzo, Kyle Schwaba, Javier Bias, John Lester, Kyle Hendricks, 524 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:55,960 Speaker 1: and several other former Cubs players appeared at Cubs convention 525 00:25:56,119 --> 00:25:58,920 Speaker 1: on Friday. Now fans in search for you reason soon 526 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:02,800 Speaker 1: found one former sport on radio station six seventy the Score, 527 00:26:02,840 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 1: which claimed that Bryant was not allowed to be there 528 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 1: by his team. I mean, that seems a little silly. 529 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:12,280 Speaker 1: It's not as if the Rockies are doing anything right now, 530 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:14,399 Speaker 1: as I mean, it's the off season. What the hell 531 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:17,320 Speaker 1: do the Rockies care if Chris Bryant goes back and 532 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:20,719 Speaker 1: it tends of reunion. What do you make of it? 533 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:20,719 Speaker 3: It? 534 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 2: Ericugh, no way. I have hard time believing there is 535 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:28,520 Speaker 2: a reason that the Rockies would have said that. I'm 536 00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:32,879 Speaker 2: gonna go false. I don't see what would happen unless 537 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:36,679 Speaker 2: the Rockies. Unless the Rockies are having their rock Fest 538 00:26:36,840 --> 00:26:40,240 Speaker 2: their fan fest the exact same time. Then be like, man, 539 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 2: we really like for you to be here. But I 540 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 2: know it's cool to go to a ten year reunion 541 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:47,560 Speaker 2: of the team that broke the curse. And like, you 542 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 2: guys are legends, Like I have a hard time believing 543 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:50,960 Speaker 2: that the Rockies blocked this. 544 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:53,119 Speaker 1: There's no way I. 545 00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:57,360 Speaker 3: Do too. I don't know. I mean, listen, I'll say this, 546 00:26:57,600 --> 00:26:58,840 Speaker 3: and you know you know how hard just from you 547 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:00,760 Speaker 3: say nice things about the Cubs. I saw pictures and 548 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:03,399 Speaker 3: videos of how they did their ten year reunion. I 549 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:05,320 Speaker 3: mean they did it right. Like the way they did 550 00:27:05,359 --> 00:27:08,679 Speaker 3: this and the fact that they invited every single person 551 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:10,200 Speaker 3: that was a part of it, whether they played one 552 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:12,600 Speaker 3: game or a hundred games for this team. That's the 553 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:14,960 Speaker 3: way you do these things. Everyone should be allowed to 554 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 3: come there. Everyone should be allowed to play there. Now. Listen, 555 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 3: when we had our tenure in twenty fifteen, I couldn't 556 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 3: go because I was still playing. It was in the 557 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:24,560 Speaker 3: middle of the season. We didn't get invited to the 558 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:26,480 Speaker 3: White Sox fast and now. But in the middle of 559 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:30,000 Speaker 3: the season. I couldn't go, right cool, no big deal, 560 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:31,720 Speaker 3: but I was at least they at least called me 561 00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:33,960 Speaker 3: and asked me and said, hey, you know you can't. 562 00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 3: You can't come, but you know, do you want to come? 563 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:38,919 Speaker 3: And I'm like, well, I can't. Obviously I'm playing. But 564 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:42,160 Speaker 3: I just don't see how this would be a thing. 565 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:45,480 Speaker 3: I don't I just I don't know. I can't believe 566 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:46,560 Speaker 3: the Rockies would do this. 567 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:50,200 Speaker 1: I agree. Thomas Harding agrees with you. He does a 568 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:53,040 Speaker 1: great job covering the Colorado Rockies for MLB dot Com. 569 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:55,919 Speaker 1: I spoke to a Rockies official this morning who emphatically 570 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:58,440 Speaker 1: says that they report that the CUB that the club 571 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:01,040 Speaker 1: blocked Chris Bryant from attending a c Hubs twenty sixteen 572 00:28:01,080 --> 00:28:04,760 Speaker 1: World Series reunion isn't true. Patrick Saunders, who covers the 573 00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:07,880 Speaker 1: Rockies for decades for the Denver Post, regarding those online 574 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:10,879 Speaker 1: reports for the Rockies not allowing Chris Bryant to attend 575 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:14,040 Speaker 1: Cubs twenty sixteen reunion, I asked Ackies, I asked Rockies 576 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:17,879 Speaker 1: about it. It is not true. So there you have it. 577 00:28:18,119 --> 00:28:21,919 Speaker 1: Stop spreading rumors that is not true. He was allowed 578 00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:24,879 Speaker 1: to go. Now, why he wasn't there, that's another story, 579 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:28,520 Speaker 1: but it's not because the Colorado Rockies said that he 580 00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:32,240 Speaker 1: could not go. All right, let's switch our focus from 581 00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:35,399 Speaker 1: Chris Bryant to Zach Gallen. Guys, the Cubs and Scott 582 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:40,280 Speaker 1: Boris have continued talks apparently on Zach Gallon from MLB 583 00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:43,720 Speaker 1: Bruce Levine on six seventy the Score, These talks are ongoing. 584 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:46,480 Speaker 1: My reporting is the possibility is that it'll be a 585 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:48,360 Speaker 1: shorter term type of deal. 586 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:48,880 Speaker 3: Eric. 587 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:51,240 Speaker 1: Does Zach Gallon make sense for Chicago? 588 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:57,240 Speaker 2: Yes, push that we just talked about the rotation. You 589 00:28:57,360 --> 00:29:00,880 Speaker 2: don't know what you're gonna get from some of these guys. 590 00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:04,600 Speaker 2: And to add Zach Gallen, I am in the camp 591 00:29:04,760 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 2: that his career is more of what you're getting and 592 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:13,400 Speaker 2: not what happened last year. Not everybody, not everybody's free 593 00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:16,320 Speaker 2: agent platform year goes the way that you wanted to go. 594 00:29:16,600 --> 00:29:19,280 Speaker 2: And Zach Gallins did not start out very well and 595 00:29:19,320 --> 00:29:21,440 Speaker 2: it was a tough hole to dig out for him. 596 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:24,120 Speaker 2: But I'm going to say that what he did in 597 00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:27,160 Speaker 2: his career is what he would bring to the Cubs. 598 00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:30,280 Speaker 2: It just sucks that Zach Gallen has to do you know, 599 00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:34,360 Speaker 2: a single, a one year deal. You know, hopefully it's 600 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:37,800 Speaker 2: over the qualifying offer amount because they'll be giving up 601 00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:41,160 Speaker 2: a draft pick. But to me, it's something that is 602 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:44,920 Speaker 2: you know, it sucks, but I guess it's the reality 603 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:47,600 Speaker 2: of what his market is because we haven't heard much. 604 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:51,360 Speaker 2: But again, another Boris client, how have those worked out 605 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:53,600 Speaker 2: for the guys? Pretty freaking well? 606 00:29:54,040 --> 00:29:56,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, a couple of years ago, not so great. These 607 00:29:56,560 --> 00:29:59,240 Speaker 1: past couple of seasons pretty dang good. I would love 608 00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:02,120 Speaker 1: it if Scott Boris just wanted to represent me. Aj 609 00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:04,560 Speaker 1: does it? Do you agree with that that Dak Gallon 610 00:30:04,760 --> 00:30:07,080 Speaker 1: a nice fit in that rotation? Why not? 611 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 2: Right? Yeah? 612 00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:11,360 Speaker 3: I mean he figurating a lot of rotations. I mean Arizona. 613 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:14,120 Speaker 3: I mean, name a team he'd fit in pretty much everyone. 614 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:16,120 Speaker 3: I mean maybe not the Dodgers because they have again 615 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:18,360 Speaker 3: they have so many, but even he looked nice in 616 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:21,200 Speaker 3: their rot I mean, he's a good pitcher. He's a 617 00:30:21,280 --> 00:30:23,440 Speaker 3: really good pitcher that's had some really good years. He 618 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:25,040 Speaker 3: didn't have a great year of this year, so teams 619 00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 3: are a little scared. But yeah, give him a one 620 00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:29,160 Speaker 3: year you know, one of them opt outs like Blake 621 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:31,320 Speaker 3: Snell did in San Francisco and then watch him getting 622 00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:34,240 Speaker 3: the free agency again next year. I think this makes 623 00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:36,120 Speaker 3: sense for the Cubs, for any team out there that 624 00:30:36,200 --> 00:30:39,320 Speaker 3: wants a above average major league starter that can teach 625 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:41,840 Speaker 3: young kids how to prepare, how to do, how to 626 00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:44,360 Speaker 3: pitch every fit day, and how and how to be 627 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:48,520 Speaker 3: a big leaguer. Yes, yes, it's the same thing. Okay, 628 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:52,840 Speaker 3: I saw Justin Berlander yesterday. Okay, I talked to him. 629 00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:54,880 Speaker 3: I suggested, what's happening, and He's like, I want to play, 630 00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:57,240 Speaker 3: you know, I'm just waiting for a doll be figured out. 631 00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:00,360 Speaker 3: And I said, why you know you have? He wants 632 00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:02,960 Speaker 3: to go to a winning team. But I suggested like 633 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:04,840 Speaker 3: he was sitting with some other people that I know, 634 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:07,560 Speaker 3: and they said, why wouldn't a young team like you know, 635 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:10,840 Speaker 3: I'll use Cincinnati because we talked to c Trent. Why 636 00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:12,320 Speaker 3: wouldn't they bring him in. I know they say they 637 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:14,680 Speaker 3: are starting pitching death. But for one year, fifteen million, 638 00:31:14,680 --> 00:31:16,640 Speaker 3: whatever it is, for Justin Berlin, it's great. The last 639 00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:18,920 Speaker 3: two months, by the way, can teach some of these 640 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:21,760 Speaker 3: guys that, yes I know Lodolo and Andrew Abbott and 641 00:31:21,800 --> 00:31:24,560 Speaker 3: even a Hunter Green have done have some years. But 642 00:31:24,600 --> 00:31:26,160 Speaker 3: he can teach you how to do this for fifteen 643 00:31:26,200 --> 00:31:29,160 Speaker 3: to twenty years, right, how to prepare, how to get ready. 644 00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:31,840 Speaker 3: Like that makes sense to me. So Zach Gallon, who's 645 00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:33,720 Speaker 3: even more in the prime of his career, makes even 646 00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:47,000 Speaker 3: more sense to every team. 647 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:50,760 Speaker 1: All right, Ryan Presley, guys, has announced his retirement. He's 648 00:31:50,840 --> 00:31:54,000 Speaker 1: going to work for the Twins. They also hired Michael A. Taylor, 649 00:31:54,040 --> 00:31:57,160 Speaker 1: another recent retiree who should easily relate to the current Twins. 650 00:31:57,160 --> 00:31:59,320 Speaker 1: Of course, just played there. Presley was one of the 651 00:31:59,360 --> 00:32:04,200 Speaker 1: most most clutch closers in recent times. It's never easy, 652 00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:07,320 Speaker 1: I would imagine to say, you're hanging up your cleets, guys, 653 00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:11,240 Speaker 1: But just what you'll remember, Eric about Ryan Pressley's career. 654 00:32:12,320 --> 00:32:15,080 Speaker 2: I had a dinger off of him. That's all I'll 655 00:32:15,120 --> 00:32:18,360 Speaker 2: remember about his career. No, like, this was a guy 656 00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:20,800 Speaker 2: that you would look at and you go if it's 657 00:32:20,840 --> 00:32:26,120 Speaker 2: the postseason, game's over, Like it wasn't even it was 658 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:29,440 Speaker 2: rarely like a panic mode when he was in the 659 00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:32,200 Speaker 2: game in the offseason. It was like, here comes that 660 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:35,600 Speaker 2: slider curveball thing that'll go straight down and he'll throw 661 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:38,080 Speaker 2: the one that goes the a little bit farther away 662 00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:42,800 Speaker 2: from a ridy and he was unapologetic about throwing it 663 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:47,040 Speaker 2: and very seemed very low key, seemed very under control. 664 00:32:47,920 --> 00:32:51,960 Speaker 2: He made closing look easy at times, and you can't 665 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:54,480 Speaker 2: win can't win the World Series without a really good closer, 666 00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:57,280 Speaker 2: and he did it really well for a long time. 667 00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:01,040 Speaker 1: What do you think about him? Aj obviously a steady 668 00:33:01,040 --> 00:33:03,600 Speaker 1: presence on the mound, a guy that knows what to 669 00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:06,920 Speaker 1: do in those big moments. Decided that he's done with 670 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:09,080 Speaker 1: the game, but only as a player. 671 00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:12,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's a perfect guy to hire as a coach 672 00:33:12,360 --> 00:33:16,160 Speaker 3: to help young guys, especially in bullpens, become relievers. He 673 00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:18,000 Speaker 3: went from a kind of a middle guy to a 674 00:33:18,080 --> 00:33:21,160 Speaker 3: late inning reliever that won World Series, and he was 675 00:33:21,160 --> 00:33:23,440 Speaker 3: incredible in the postseason. He kind of fell into the 676 00:33:23,480 --> 00:33:26,320 Speaker 3: line of cutters and curveballs. That's like one of the 677 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:29,040 Speaker 3: combos that teams really like now, cutters and curveballs, Mark 678 00:33:29,120 --> 00:33:31,640 Speaker 3: Milance and cutters and curveballs. Right, And if you're a 679 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:33,200 Speaker 3: closer and you can throw a cutter and then back 680 00:33:33,240 --> 00:33:35,440 Speaker 3: it up with a curveball, it's a great weapon. And 681 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:37,600 Speaker 3: Ryan Presley, congrats on a great career and we'll see 682 00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:38,440 Speaker 3: you in Minnesota. 683 00:33:38,880 --> 00:33:42,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, no doubt. Congratulations, phenomenal career for him. Good for you. 684 00:33:42,600 --> 00:33:46,360 Speaker 1: Appreciate being able to watch you right. Coming up next guys, 685 00:33:46,360 --> 00:33:48,960 Speaker 1: Dodger's Territory with myself and Clint Pasias, and then you 686 00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:52,040 Speaker 1: can join Baseball America's JJ Cooper and the team for 687 00:33:52,120 --> 00:33:56,480 Speaker 1: hot Sheet at three thirty pm. Don't forget fair territory. Tomorrow, 688 00:33:56,560 --> 00:33:59,320 Speaker 1: Ken Rosenthal will be on, Scott Braun will be back, 689 00:33:59,600 --> 00:34:02,960 Speaker 1: and it is time now for krats hats. 690 00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:08,319 Speaker 2: I mean, honestly to wear my Rockies hat. 691 00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:15,120 Speaker 1: But so that don't make any sense. That doesn't make 692 00:34:15,120 --> 00:34:16,879 Speaker 1: any sense. I'm not a Rockies fan. 693 00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:21,839 Speaker 2: You're totally a Colorado fan. Like I guess I'm a. 694 00:34:21,800 --> 00:34:25,520 Speaker 1: Denver Broncos fan. Yes, but I'm not a Colorado Rockies fan. 695 00:34:25,719 --> 00:34:28,759 Speaker 2: You're a Colorado Rockies fan. It's okay. Purple is a 696 00:34:28,840 --> 00:34:33,040 Speaker 2: nice color. And you you're a fan of the Rockies 697 00:34:33,080 --> 00:34:36,600 Speaker 2: because you're a Dodgers fan and they get to beat 698 00:34:36,640 --> 00:34:38,400 Speaker 2: the Dodgers all the time. I mean they get to 699 00:34:38,440 --> 00:34:40,400 Speaker 2: lose the Dodgers all the time, and so the Dodgers 700 00:34:40,400 --> 00:34:42,560 Speaker 2: will win one hundred and sixty two games. 701 00:34:42,719 --> 00:34:44,880 Speaker 1: I will say this about the Rockies. I do like 702 00:34:44,960 --> 00:34:47,520 Speaker 1: the regime change. I think Walkermontfort's going to do some 703 00:34:47,560 --> 00:34:49,839 Speaker 1: good things. I also like the fact that they're going 704 00:34:49,920 --> 00:34:53,560 Speaker 1: outside of the organization and bringing some outside perspective in 705 00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:55,960 Speaker 1: and honestly, with the way that things hat went last year, 706 00:34:56,120 --> 00:34:59,080 Speaker 1: they can There's nowhere to go but up for the 707 00:34:59,200 --> 00:34:59,640 Speaker 1: rock show. 708 00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:07,360 Speaker 2: Good on, Careful. The White Sox said the same thing, careful. 709 00:35:08,320 --> 00:35:10,640 Speaker 1: Nowhere to go, but you guys have great rest of 710 00:35:10,680 --> 00:35:13,560 Speaker 1: your day. Appreciate you happing to me. Tag along. Scott 711 00:35:13,560 --> 00:35:16,560 Speaker 1: Braun is back. Don't forget guys. At three pm this 712 00:35:16,719 --> 00:35:20,279 Speaker 1: Dodger's Territory with myself and Clint says. These two will 713 00:35:20,320 --> 00:35:22,279 Speaker 1: be back with you tomorrow. Catch you later.