WEBVTT - Episode 387 - Dahn on the Farm

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<v Speaker 1>Episode three eighty seven of Bucco Banter presented by Brave

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<v Speaker 1>Bean Coffee Company. We are down on the Farm and

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<v Speaker 1>we were going to talk minor league baseball and trades.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to the Buco Banter podcast, brought to you

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<v Speaker 2>One on one. You see a couple of them in

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<v Speaker 2>my Tastes with he and my limitage. Does the lec

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<v Speaker 2>the way taste Ben seats at the Pirates? Can it

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<v Speaker 2>let me run the base?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>My time is like my money because I can't afford

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<v Speaker 2>to waste. Oh why thee is alloyans my date to

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<v Speaker 2>my dates or to stick by the plate sending case

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<v Speaker 2>keep the case from my race at my pace Cleared brands.

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<v Speaker 3>Ed Is Snake, Welcome back to another episode of Down

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<v Speaker 3>on the Farm or Minor League segment here at Bucco Banter, Adam,

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<v Speaker 3>we only had unless you're including the rookie leagues, the

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<v Speaker 3>DSL and the FCL, we only had a weekend.

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<v Speaker 4>Of games here.

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<v Speaker 3>So just like our recent episode, we're not gonna do

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<v Speaker 3>Players of the Week anything like that, but we're gonna

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<v Speaker 3>just generally recap level to level and the trade deadline's

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<v Speaker 3>coming up, which is you know, in the current positions

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<v Speaker 3>the Pirates are in.

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<v Speaker 4>I feel like that's very relevant conversation.

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<v Speaker 1>We've spent all year talking about how they've built their

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<v Speaker 1>system with arms catchers, guys that have a ton of potential.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the reason you do it for, right, not

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<v Speaker 1>only to bolster your system and to eventually have guys

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<v Speaker 1>make it to the show, but to be expendable, to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to make trades that help you in Pittsburgh

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<v Speaker 1>right now. And they've set themselves up well enough to

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<v Speaker 1>do that. But now it's going to be which one

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<v Speaker 1>of these prospects, which one of these players all the

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<v Speaker 1>way throughout the system, all the way from the Dominican

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<v Speaker 1>Summer League, all the way to Triple A, Which one

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<v Speaker 1>of them brings back a return that's going to help

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<v Speaker 1>this bullpen And I'll say bullpens. We're focusing on the

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<v Speaker 1>bullpen right There might be some other moves that happened,

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<v Speaker 1>there's rumors going around. I'm sure those are going to

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<v Speaker 1>ramp up in the next couple of days. But Scott,

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to be bullpen Helpe and a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>teams are going to look at some guys in our

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<v Speaker 1>system that are very, very compelling that could make a

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<v Speaker 1>difference down the road.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, there's very few guys that would label as untouchable

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<v Speaker 3>in the system. I think this organization has done a

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<v Speaker 3>good job. Will give flowers where they are due. They've

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<v Speaker 3>done a good job over the last couple of years

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<v Speaker 3>drafting and in the international scouting market, and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>acquiring talent in trades that to booster this minor league system.

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<v Speaker 3>Right the prospects that they currently had, which two years ago,

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<v Speaker 3>if you asked me, seemed pretty bleak. I'm like, how

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<v Speaker 3>are we in year five of rebuild and our system

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<v Speaker 3>still looks this thin, especially on the offensive side. But

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<v Speaker 3>they've done a really good job the last couple of seasons,

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<v Speaker 3>and outside of Seth Hernandez, there's not many guys I'd

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<v Speaker 3>consider untouchable. And there's some guys that I consider untouchable

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<v Speaker 3>unless it's for a specific person. Let's say a Mason

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<v Speaker 3>Miller or a closer type that can come in and

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<v Speaker 3>really be a top of the league, high leverage arm.

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<v Speaker 3>I'd thrown to Edward Florentino. But you know, I think

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<v Speaker 3>when you look at the system at large, there's not

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<v Speaker 3>many untouchables here.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you're holding on the Seth Hernandez at all costs.

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<v Speaker 1>You potentially have had the best three years of first

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<v Speaker 1>round draft picks that anyone's ever seen in Paul Skeins,

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<v Speaker 1>Connor Griffin, and then Seth Hernandez.

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<v Speaker 5>This is just.

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<v Speaker 1>Unworldly talent that you've collected here. But I agree, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think anything should be untouchable. They're gonna listen to everything, right,

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<v Speaker 1>everything that comes in, just like in the offseason when

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<v Speaker 1>you're having trades come through. They're gonna listen to every

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<v Speaker 1>single proposal that comes in. But it has to make

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<v Speaker 1>sense for this twenty twenty six team, specifically the twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty six Pirates. We're not looking at twenty twenty seven.

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<v Speaker 1>We're not looking at twenty twenty eight. Obviously, years of

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<v Speaker 1>control do matter to some degree, but this year specifically,

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<v Speaker 1>you're trying to make a push. You're playing really good

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<v Speaker 1>baseball right now and I'm not trying to beat the

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<v Speaker 1>dead horse, but you got to show that you're in it.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's going to take, as our friend Jim Stam said,

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<v Speaker 1>a stomach like you're gonna have to stomach getting rid

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<v Speaker 1>of some guys that you've fallen in love with it,

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<v Speaker 1>Guys that you could dream on. And we're gonna touch

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<v Speaker 1>on some of them here.

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<v Speaker 3>I want to I want to do an exercise with everyone. First,

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<v Speaker 3>Let's let's think back to previous years. Let's even go

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<v Speaker 3>back a decade, if you can go back that far

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<v Speaker 3>and think about some prospects along the way that you

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<v Speaker 3>were really excited about that ended up not being big

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<v Speaker 3>leaders or not being productive big leaders. I'll bring up one,

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<v Speaker 3>Nick Kingham. Remember Nick Kingham.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh, yeah, it's you're in the pirate system.

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<v Speaker 3>Obviously there were some other factors there, but you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you can you could probably list off a pretty big

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<v Speaker 3>group of names if you really do the thought experiment

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<v Speaker 3>and think about it for a little bit. Because not

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<v Speaker 3>many prospects pan out guys, that's just the facts, right.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, you can dream on these soles, and it's

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<v Speaker 3>fun to look at a guy like Edward Florentino and

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<v Speaker 3>his swaying and and you know, the names go on

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<v Speaker 3>and on right now in the system. But when you

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<v Speaker 3>have the number one offense in baseball, I think you

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<v Speaker 3>go for it. Even if you're only four games above

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<v Speaker 3>five hundred, I think you go for it in a

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<v Speaker 3>We just were up in Cleveland right watching them play

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<v Speaker 3>the Guardians, who are leading the AL Central.

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<v Speaker 4>This is a team that's better than most teams in

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<v Speaker 4>the American League. I'll say that confidently.

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<v Speaker 1>Thinking back, there's a lot of first round draft picks

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<v Speaker 1>from the Pirates that just simply didn't play out a lot.

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<v Speaker 3>A lot, and obviously they're they've gotten better on that front.

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<v Speaker 3>I bet I can list a handful names in the

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<v Speaker 3>twenty ten or two thousands, early two thousands, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>what's some names you got online here?

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<v Speaker 1>Adam Travis Swaggerty I was really high on for a while.

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<v Speaker 1>He just didn't play out. My god, dude, Will Craig.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, Newman, Cole Talker, Yeah, there's a lot Austin Meadows

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<v Speaker 5>and Austin Meadows they sometimes had their moment, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>flash in the pan.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah absolutely.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, look at Tamar Johnson. Tomar is still very young,

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<v Speaker 1>but like it hasn't come to fruition for him yet.

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<v Speaker 3>Still young, but he's Roll five eligible. Guys, right, he's

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<v Speaker 3>Roll five eligible, and that means something, Right, you got

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<v Speaker 3>to Adam to forty man, you gotta protect them and

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<v Speaker 3>for the next season, but yeah, this is this is

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<v Speaker 3>the nature of prospects, and it's it's a harsh reality

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<v Speaker 3>that you have to deal with. And yeah, you're gonna

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<v Speaker 3>trade away a guy that's gonna become a star. And

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<v Speaker 3>it's not just because it's with the Pirates, It's it

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<v Speaker 3>happens to every team. It happens, and and you've got

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<v Speaker 3>to take that chance, especially when you have an offense

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<v Speaker 3>like this. I mean, these these opportunities don't come up,

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<v Speaker 3>come along too often.

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<v Speaker 1>Scott. Let's look at Indianapolis. They played the Columbus Clippers

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<v Speaker 1>this week Friday through Sunday. Friday, you have a W

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<v Speaker 1>Saturday of a W Sunday, a W. Pretty good weekend

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<v Speaker 1>for the Indians. Duce Gorson hit his first triple a homer.

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<v Speaker 1>How do you feel about duce Gorson because last year,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously you love the glove, you love the progression. This

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<v Speaker 1>year a lot slower of a start. Where does he

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<v Speaker 1>fit in with this club? And do you think he

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<v Speaker 1>could gain any interest in trade talk?

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<v Speaker 4>Absolutely. We saw him in spring training.

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<v Speaker 3>He was hot the whole way through, and I think

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<v Speaker 3>he got off to a slow start and it just

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<v Speaker 3>kind of carried through Altuna there because Altuna as a

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<v Speaker 3>team gone off to a very slow start. It was

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<v Speaker 3>kind of contagious. I think he peaked at like two

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<v Speaker 3>thirty there, but.

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<v Speaker 4>Let's just hope that.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, this is a guy that played at UCLA,

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<v Speaker 3>a top tier college program, and has you know, plus

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<v Speaker 3>back the ball skills. I think it could play multiple positions.

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<v Speaker 3>I do think he's got a big league future ahead

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<v Speaker 3>of him. Whether that's as a low end utility player

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<v Speaker 3>or a utility player for a contending team, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>But this team has a lot of those, right. We

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<v Speaker 3>just brought up in Jacob Benzalz. You've got Tyler Callahan,

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<v Speaker 3>who's a little bit more season than dues Cours, and

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<v Speaker 3>obviously you've got Jared Triolo too. And people may laugh,

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<v Speaker 3>but you've got Jared Triola who's won a Gold Glove.

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<v Speaker 3>So where does du sports and fit on this team.

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<v Speaker 3>That's a good question to ask. But I do foresee

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<v Speaker 3>him having some big league value moving forward.

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<v Speaker 1>The only other one, the big one at the Triple

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<v Speaker 1>A level, I think Tramar I don't know how much

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<v Speaker 1>interest he's going to gain from other clubs. Potentially, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>somebody might see something there and there could be a

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<v Speaker 1>change of scenery. But I don't know if the Pirates

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<v Speaker 1>are quite done on Tremorrow yet. Hunter Barco, I think

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<v Speaker 1>could be in a lot of trade talks Scott. I

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<v Speaker 1>know there's the injury history. Things haven't really panned out

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<v Speaker 1>for him in Pittsburgh to date coming out of the

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<v Speaker 1>bullpen at least, but there's still a lot of pedigree there.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a lot of people that probably believe in the

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<v Speaker 1>starter of Hunter Barco and he might be a frontline

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<v Speaker 1>guy in some talks.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, he absolutely will be. And he's finally healthy again too.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I know durability has been a concern, and

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<v Speaker 3>this is we talked about this before the season. This

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<v Speaker 3>is a guy that I'm like, why, baby, let's just

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<v Speaker 3>go all out. And I don't know if the bullpen's

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<v Speaker 3>necessarily for him. He didn't get off to the best

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<v Speaker 3>start in the big leagues in the bullpen, but when healthy,

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<v Speaker 3>he's shown it. Man, he's shown it for sure, especially

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<v Speaker 3>in double A last year to start the season. I

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<v Speaker 3>think this is a guy that would entice the Mets, specifically.

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<v Speaker 3>The Mets have talked about wanting close to big league

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<v Speaker 3>ready talent, especially arms, and I think this is a

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<v Speaker 3>guy that they would put in the big leagues right away,

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<v Speaker 3>potentially in the starting rotation. He just threw three innings

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<v Speaker 3>on Friday, two hits nowhar and two walks, two k

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<v Speaker 3>He's got a four to fifty four ERA. But again

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<v Speaker 3>that's subject of just some inconsistent inconsistency this year a

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<v Speaker 3>little bit of a roller coaster of a season there

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<v Speaker 3>for Hunter Barco.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think they could also listen on the password

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<v Speaker 1>as well. I mean, I truly do think they're going

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<v Speaker 1>to keep him. They didn't want him to be part

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<v Speaker 1>of the few in Pittsburgh, and there's some tools that

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<v Speaker 1>need to be tweaked with a little bit. But I

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<v Speaker 1>think teams are going to inquire.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, absolutely, I think the I think the password is

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<v Speaker 3>definitely going to be in talk. So we've heard his

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<v Speaker 3>name a lot, you know, mentioned here in recent weeks.

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<v Speaker 4>So wouldn't be surprised to see him.

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<v Speaker 3>But I also like em betting on him staying here

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<v Speaker 3>in Pittsburgh because I do think they foresee him as

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<v Speaker 3>a big part of the team's future.

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<v Speaker 4>Let's move on to Alton to Adam.

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<v Speaker 3>They're in Redding playing the fight in fields Philly's double

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<v Speaker 3>A affiliate. Murph Gray first game as a curve double,

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<v Speaker 3>a debut hit, a home run, his twenty fourth of

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<v Speaker 3>a season. I can't stress enough how just incredible of

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<v Speaker 3>a first season of pro.

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<v Speaker 4>Ball this guy is having.

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<v Speaker 3>This is a top one hundred prospect through and through,

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<v Speaker 3>and this is a guy that's going to be having

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of conversations around when he's going to be

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<v Speaker 3>in Pittsburgh next season, because that that is the timeline

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<v Speaker 3>that we're looking at. As a college bat, a sector

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<v Speaker 3>that they don't hit on a lot in this organization.

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<v Speaker 3>They were able to out of the Mountain West Conference,

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<v Speaker 3>really good program at Fresno State.

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<v Speaker 4>But yeah, I mean, Murf Gray is just not even

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<v Speaker 4>just in the Pirates.

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<v Speaker 3>Organization, but in all of minor league baseball has had

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<v Speaker 3>one of the most impressive seasons for a first year bat.

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<v Speaker 1>He's jumped three levels. This is what Connor Griffin did

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<v Speaker 1>on Now, I know that's a nineteen year old high

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<v Speaker 1>school kid. There's a big difference there, but a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of guys still don't make that jump. A lot of

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<v Speaker 1>guys finished the year in Greensboro. They don't make it

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<v Speaker 1>to Altuna or it's for the last week of the season.

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<v Speaker 1>This is some really really good stuff. And there's other

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<v Speaker 1>names here. Two Callen Moss has been a lot better

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<v Speaker 1>in the second half of the year going towards the break.

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<v Speaker 1>Lonnie White's starting to pick it up a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>Rule five eligible guy, so his name could be thrown

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<v Speaker 1>around if they don't protect him. I think they might

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<v Speaker 1>be okay, like a lot of these other guys, but

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<v Speaker 1>there's still potential there. He's having a good year when

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<v Speaker 1>you need him to have a good year. So there

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<v Speaker 1>are options here. And we talk about how deep they

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<v Speaker 1>are at catcher. Derek Berg went five for ten this weekend,

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<v Speaker 1>four runs, two doubles with a home run. He's hitting

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<v Speaker 1>two ninety three. They they have talent.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, they absolutely do.

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<v Speaker 3>And would you call me crazy, Adam if I said, yeah, well,

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<v Speaker 3>you would call me crazy regards. Would you call me

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<v Speaker 3>crazy if I said that Murph Gray might be more

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<v Speaker 3>of an untouchable than Edward Florentino.

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<v Speaker 1>For me, No, and I people might think that, but

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<v Speaker 1>I think you're going to get more out of Murph

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<v Speaker 1>Gray sooner than betting on Edward Florentino to figure out

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<v Speaker 1>at a higher level.

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<v Speaker 4>Sorry, I'm distracting as the Pirates are down four nothing

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<v Speaker 4>in the first inning.

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<v Speaker 3>Really they are, Yeah, NICKI g made a crucial error

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<v Speaker 3>that could have ended the inning, and then it's just

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<v Speaker 3>kind of unfolded from here. Just just a three run homer,

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<v Speaker 3>A little update here. I'm down the farm. You'll already

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<v Speaker 3>know that by the time you listen to this.

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<v Speaker 4>But yeah, I think Murph Gray, this third base is.

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<v Speaker 3>A position of need for this organization. And you know

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<v Speaker 3>they just acquired Jack and Gonzalez. I think he can

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<v Speaker 3>kind of be your Swiss Army knife plague wherever you

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<v Speaker 3>need him to. And yeah, I think he's gonna be

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<v Speaker 3>in the conversation for the future third baseman two. But

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<v Speaker 3>I just think this is a guy that has exceeded

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<v Speaker 3>expectations in his first season and continues, just like Connor

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<v Speaker 3>did last year, continues to produce at every level that

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<v Speaker 3>he goes to.

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<v Speaker 4>Is not overmatched at all.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I think his prospect pedigree is higher than

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<v Speaker 3>he's being ranked right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I one hundred percent agree. Let's go to Greensboro.

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<v Speaker 1>The fifty six and thirty three Grasshoppers continue with talent

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<v Speaker 1>and just an unconscious run of Sammy Sephora because this

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<v Speaker 1>weekend he was five for nine, five runs, a double,

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<v Speaker 1>two home runs, four rbi, is a walk, only two

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<v Speaker 1>strikeouts in a stolen base. He's hitting three h nine

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<v Speaker 1>where Donnie del Santos went five for ten, Easton Carmichael

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<v Speaker 1>five for nine, Florentino hit two home runs. There's just

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<v Speaker 1>a lot going on here. As always in Greensboro, the

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<v Speaker 1>offense is booming.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, someone needs to pour a bucket of ice water

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<v Speaker 3>on Sammis Sefira because this is just on a terror

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<v Speaker 3>right now.

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<v Speaker 4>Actually, don't do that, Let's let him keep going.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, the fact, the fact that and I said

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<v Speaker 3>this on the last episode last week, is a guy

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<v Speaker 3>that's already a plus defender up the middle, a plus runner,

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<v Speaker 3>like if the bat is improved, if this is real,

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<v Speaker 3>I know, I think there is a mixture of the

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<v Speaker 3>park factors being part of the equation here and him

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<v Speaker 3>actually making some changes. I think there it could be

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<v Speaker 3>a little bit of both. But yeah, this this increases

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<v Speaker 3>his prospect stoff a lot. And then he said Carmichael,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm just waiting for this guy to be in double

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<v Speaker 3>A because he's definitely earned it at this rate. Uh,

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<v Speaker 3>this is one of the best hitting catching prospects in

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<v Speaker 3>all base.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the big name to watch here when it

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<v Speaker 1>comes to the trade deadline is do or Donnie Delos Santos,

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<v Speaker 1>if a team wants to put them on their forty

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<v Speaker 1>man and protect him for next year, because he's having

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<v Speaker 1>a really good season. He's hitting two eighty three. Scott,

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<v Speaker 1>I just don't know if this is somebody that we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to see long term in Pittsburgh with all the

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<v Speaker 1>talent that they have right now, or if that success

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<v Speaker 1>is going to even continue throughout the next year or two.

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<v Speaker 1>So definitely look to see him maybe packaged or considered

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<v Speaker 1>in some trade talks moving forward. Let's go to Bradenton,

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<v Speaker 1>the forty one forty six Marauders at the Tampa Tarpins,

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<v Speaker 1>the low A affiliate for the Yankees. Ed Glen Perez,

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<v Speaker 1>who they brought back last year, one for seven this

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<v Speaker 1>week with aron, a walk and a strikeout. He's hitting

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<v Speaker 1>two eighty nine. And then Johann Delos Santos, who was

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<v Speaker 1>recently promoted to affiliated baseball about a week ago, went

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<v Speaker 1>two for seven with two runs, a walk, two k's,

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<v Speaker 1>and three stolen bases. What's your takeaway? For this short

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<v Speaker 1>weekend of baseball here, Scott.

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<v Speaker 3>My takeaway is that Levi Sterling is the next pitcher

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<v Speaker 3>in the system to unlock another level. I think he's

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<v Speaker 3>continuing to evolve here as a pitcher. Was raw coming

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<v Speaker 3>out of high school in California. This week on Saturday,

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<v Speaker 3>six innings, three hits or earned off a home run really,

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<v Speaker 3>two walks, but nine k's. I think he's got bat

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<v Speaker 3>missing traits in all of his pitches, especially the fastball

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<v Speaker 3>curveball combo that he can work north to south with.

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<v Speaker 3>This is a guy that's gonna unlock another level here

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<v Speaker 3>very soon. It's gonna be really fun to watch.

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<v Speaker 1>Love that you had the FCL and you had the

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<v Speaker 1>Dominican Summer League. Barco did get a rehab start last

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<v Speaker 1>early in the week on Monday. He went one in

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<v Speaker 1>two thirds, one hit, one earned, one walk, one K.

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<v Speaker 1>Anything else that stands out to you in either of

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<v Speaker 1>these leagues, Scott, that you want to talk about right now?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Carlos Tahara, a guy that was just bumped up, seventeen

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<v Speaker 3>year old outfielder from DSL to the Complex. He came

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<v Speaker 3>state side this week six for fourteen to two homers, four.

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<v Speaker 4>RBIs the stolen base. He's sitting two seventy eight and FCL.

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<v Speaker 3>I think this is the next name to be.

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<v Speaker 4>A guy out of the Dominican.

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<v Speaker 3>Like we mentioned with as Merlin and Tony Blanco and

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<v Speaker 3>some of these other signings. As Merlin signed for one

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<v Speaker 3>hundred and thirty K out of the Dominican. These aren't

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<v Speaker 3>sexy signings. I think Florentino's was a little bit higher

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<v Speaker 3>than that, but it wasn't over a million dollars.

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<v Speaker 4>Carlos to Hera definitely was. I think ninety five thousand.

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<v Speaker 4>It was less than one hundred K.

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<v Speaker 3>So be on the watchout for him because I think

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<v Speaker 3>this is a name that's gonna be a household name

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<v Speaker 3>sooner rather than later. And then in the DSL, they

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<v Speaker 3>had the All Star Game this week, so it was

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<v Speaker 3>a shortened week. But other than Jansher Custodio finally getting together,

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<v Speaker 3>he started. This is their top international signing in this

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<v Speaker 3>recent class. Sixteen years old outfielder started one for twenty

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<v Speaker 3>five with nine k's. He also did start healthy either,

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<v Speaker 3>but this week was four for eight with two doubles,

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<v Speaker 3>So I look for him to get going down the DSL.

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<v Speaker 1>I have a feeling next down on the farm is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be a little bit different. Yeah, guys no

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<v Speaker 1>longer in the system, and I hope it's for the

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<v Speaker 1>best for both sides. I hope some of these guys

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<v Speaker 1>find success in other places, and I hope we find

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<v Speaker 1>success at the big league club. When it comes to

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<v Speaker 1>these trades. They've done so far, so good with a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of the trades recently, which is hard to say

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<v Speaker 1>as a Pirates fan. They've past couple of years pretty decent.

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<v Speaker 1>They've made out pretty well, whether it's just been minor

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<v Speaker 1>league guys or guys that have contributed at the pro level.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's try and keep that going, Scott. This episode's brought

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<v Speaker 2>It best seats at the pirates get it.

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<v Speaker 4>Let me run the base.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, my time is like my money because I can't

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<v Speaker 2>afford to waste. Oh why see is alloyans my date?

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<v Speaker 3>To my dates?

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<v Speaker 4>Or to stick by the plate Synick