1 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,479 Speaker 1: Welcome one and all to the Humber Territory Podcast. My 2 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 1: name is Sean Coleman. Hope, wherever you are and wherever 3 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 1: you are listening, you are having a great week. It's 4 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 1: hard to believe that we're already almost in March of 5 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 1: twenty twenty six, but spring training is here in folks. 6 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:39,239 Speaker 1: What that means is it's nothing but consistent baseball for 7 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:41,839 Speaker 1: what the next seven plus months. And we've got plenty 8 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: to talk about when it comes to the first week 9 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: of spring training. 10 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 2: But before we. 11 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: Get into what's going on on the field, big news 12 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: this week from the Braves is that they extended ace 13 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: Chris Sale and now have him in the fold for 14 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 1: at least the next three seasons. But with Chris Sale 15 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: now extended, are there any other potential players, potential major 16 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: players for the president in the future for the Braves 17 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 1: that it could make sense to explore extensions with The 18 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 1: number one name that comes to mind is Ronald 'cunu Junior. 19 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: Let's talk about a potential extension as we mix it 20 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:26,759 Speaker 1: up engineered by Fasten All Ah. Yes, but extension times 21 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: are here. I think there's two times during the year, 22 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 1: Steven when extensions occur typically you see it like after 23 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 1: the trade deadline in August. I know that July August 24 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: area alex and Thopolis has done some moves there and 25 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 1: then also of course spring training. But now with Chris 26 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: Hill extended, which was indeed which was an obvious one 27 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 1: one that you had to do. It's something so obvious now, 28 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: right because you've got so many owners, you've got so 29 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: many extensions already on your roster from previous seasons. But 30 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: it really does make sense to at least start thinking 31 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 1: about the future of Ronald acudi Juor now he's under 32 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: contract for three more seasons. So this is nothing that 33 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: you have to do immediately, nothing that is a must 34 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: right now, but I think that it is at least 35 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: worth talking about because he is the biggest factor into 36 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: the Braves being successful again, as I've stated many times, 37 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 1: have you stated many times, there is no singular bigger 38 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:25,959 Speaker 1: factor to the Braves getting back to be in the 39 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: contender that Ronald Acudiu Jr's performance, and you certainly would 40 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 1: to keep that around as long as possible. 41 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 2: Yep. 42 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 3: So, uh, Scott and I did the show on Tuesday 43 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:40,639 Speaker 3: and we got the news of course at Chris Selle 44 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 3: is signing the extension and. 45 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 2: Not shocking news by any means. 46 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 3: We kind of saw it coming, talked about it multiple 47 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 3: times this offseason, where you know, he's the Ason staff 48 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 3: and he only had one year of team control left, 49 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 3: which was twenty twenty six, and if you're gonna get 50 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 3: some done, you need to get some done now because 51 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 3: once he once the season starts, probably gonna walk. So 52 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 3: it wasn't a move necessarily that we knew was coming immediately, 53 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 3: but it was a move that we expected. 54 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 2: And now that that one. 55 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 3: Is out of the way, it is very there's a 56 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:16,079 Speaker 3: very obvious question to ask, and that's who's next and 57 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 3: when your star when you're franchise player. 58 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:21,079 Speaker 2: In Ronald Cooney Jr. 59 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 3: Is now on the team option portion of his contract 60 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 3: right like the from here to the end of his deal, 61 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 3: he's on the seventeen million dollar team options. He's signed 62 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 3: this ridiculous team friendly contract back when he was a 63 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 3: prosper or not a prospect, but a really young major leaguer, 64 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 3: one of the most team friendly deals in the history 65 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 3: of the game, quite honestly, and even when you factor 66 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 3: in the two acls that he's that he's torn, it's 67 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 3: just been a steal of a contract for the braz 68 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 3: I mean, they've gotten an MVP season, they've got, you know, 69 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 3: the amount of production they've gotten, They've the most they've 70 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 3: ever paid him is seventeen million dollars in any one season, 71 00:03:58,280 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 3: and that's the most they'll pay him to the end 72 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 3: of this contract, which is just an absurd bargain. And 73 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 3: so now we're to the point where, and CJ said 74 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 3: it on the on the broadcast the other day, we're 75 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 3: entering Ronald Curere Junior's ninth season in the majors, which 76 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 3: is crazy. I don't know if I've heard something that 77 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 3: made me feel as old as that. Because I'm in 78 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 3: I can remember his debut vividly, like I remember like 79 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 3: it was yesterday when he was in Cincinnati and that 80 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 3: homer he hit in that first series. 81 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 2: So it just time flies, and. 82 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 3: I can't believe already coming up on the end of 83 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 3: this deal, this is the next big one. Like Chris 84 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 3: Sale had to get done because he was a a 85 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 3: pending free agent, Acunus is not that urgent. He's still 86 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 3: got twenty six, twenty seven, twenty eight all under team control. 87 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 3: But it's close enough now where it's it's gonna be 88 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 3: a topic of conversation. And so I think, yeah, as 89 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 3: we sit here today, next con next extension that needs 90 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 3: to be talked about. 91 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 2: It's Ronald Currier Jr. 92 00:04:57,240 --> 00:05:00,840 Speaker 3: And Man, there's some fascinating aspects to what a potential 93 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:01,919 Speaker 3: deal for him could look like. 94 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, and there's so many factors that go into this. 95 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 1: And the thing about it is is that, like there 96 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: are several factors that could be explored, you can do 97 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:13,359 Speaker 1: a full show on just one or two of the 98 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:15,720 Speaker 1: factors that'll be, you know, in the future, something that 99 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:18,919 Speaker 1: we'll certainly, you know, look into. But a couple that 100 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:21,160 Speaker 1: stand out to me. Number one, when you consider all 101 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 1: the factors that add to the complexity of looking at 102 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: an extension for Ronald Acuna Junior, the first thing that 103 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:29,839 Speaker 1: stands out is it's going to require the Braves to 104 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,919 Speaker 1: go out of their norm right. It's going to be 105 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:35,839 Speaker 1: just just in terms of the contract value itself. If 106 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:38,799 Speaker 1: an extension occurs, it's going to be far beyond anything 107 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: the Braves have ever done, this regime has ever done, 108 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 1: or how they've operated. You look also at the fact 109 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 1: that they've also been willing to let stars walk in 110 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 1: recent past, Freddie Priman, Dansby Swonts, and Max Read because 111 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 1: they just were not going to pay them what you 112 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:56,719 Speaker 1: know their market would allow. Now all of those have 113 00:05:56,839 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 1: left in free agency, which is an important I'll let 114 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:04,600 Speaker 1: you get more into that, versus looking to offer an extension. 115 00:06:05,760 --> 00:06:08,239 Speaker 1: But the other factor that I think is worth noting 116 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:11,840 Speaker 1: is that it is so rare, not just for the Braves, 117 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 1: but in terms of baseball history itself for a player 118 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: to be multiple years beyond that initial six years of 119 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 1: control that every player starts out their career having, and 120 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:26,919 Speaker 1: still having multiple years left on their current contracts for 121 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:29,839 Speaker 1: them to look at an extension. Ronald kccuna Junior still 122 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 1: has three years left on his current contracts, and I 123 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:34,359 Speaker 1: know many in Brave's country want him to be a 124 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 1: Brave for life, which makes perfect sense. I want that 125 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:40,599 Speaker 1: as well, But it's just so rare when it comes 126 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: to a player being at the point in his career 127 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: that Ronald is on, with the amount of control he 128 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 1: has left on his current contracts for them to sign 129 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 1: an extension, because there's so much that could happen for 130 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: the remainder of his contract. One fun note, though, is 131 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 1: that the last close example of a player doing that 132 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 1: would be Miguil Cabrera back in believe in the twenty 133 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 1: fourteen offseason. At that time, Cabrera still had two years 134 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 1: left on the contract that he was on, and he 135 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 1: did sign, to believe a ten year or eight year, 136 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 1: eight or ten year extension with two years left on 137 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 1: his current contract. I believe that he had two years 138 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 1: left on his contract then signed an eight year extension. 139 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: Of course, that's a notable name because we know the 140 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: connection he has with Ronald. So if there's one player 141 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: that's done it, it's been Miguel Cabrera. That could be 142 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: a reference point for Ronald. But again, it's just so 143 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 1: rare for a player to sign an extension where they 144 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 1: are currently where Ronald is currently in terms of his 145 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 1: career contract status. 146 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 3: Well, yeah, and he came up so early, right, and 147 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 3: he immediately signed that long extension, and so he's kind 148 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 3: of at a place where a lot of players never 149 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 3: get to because most players don't come up at the 150 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 3: age he did. Most players don't sign a ten year, 151 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 3: nine year extension at the age he did. So yeah, 152 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 3: he's kind of a unique case. He's had the major 153 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 3: knee injuries that matters he plays in the outfield. Listen, 154 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 3: outfielders are harder to judge long term. It's just easier 155 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 3: to peg where guys who play on the dirt are 156 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 3: gonna be in ten years because you can always move 157 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 3: them the third base or first base. In the outfield, 158 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 3: it's a little different, right. And then you do have 159 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 3: the DH now, which helps a little. And then the 160 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 3: interesting thing with Ronald is so he's got three years 161 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 3: of team control left twenty six, twenty seven to twenty eight, 162 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 3: so there's not urgency to. 163 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 2: Do it immediately. 164 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 3: But here's the deal. Ronald's coming off his second ACL 165 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 3: and last year was a good season, but obviously he 166 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 3: only played like one hundred games or so, and so 167 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 3: you might if you do it now, you might get 168 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 3: a little bit of a discount just because you know 169 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 3: he's not coming off. 170 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:40,680 Speaker 2: An MVP season. 171 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 3: If you wait a year and try to do it 172 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 3: with two years left on the deal and do it 173 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:48,440 Speaker 3: next offseason, you might run into a situation or Ronald 174 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 3: just put up an eight win season, a nine win season, 175 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:55,199 Speaker 3: which case I don't even know if the Braves could 176 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 3: afford him at that point. I mean, we've never seen 177 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 3: the Braves go into the three hundred million, four hundred 178 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:02,439 Speaker 3: million dollar range before. And I don't know if that's 179 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 3: what Acuna would cost, but I'm I'm guessing that's what 180 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 3: Acuona would cost. He's coming off a nine win, he's 181 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 3: you know, he's just won his second MVP. 182 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 2: I mean, you talk about crazy expensive. 183 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 3: So it is a it's a fascinating subject, and I'm 184 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 3: I would love to know where the Braves stand on 185 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 3: this because the injury history matters, right, you gotta consider 186 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 3: it again. And he's he's playing in the outfield. You know, 187 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:26,839 Speaker 3: where are you gonna put him if he if he 188 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:29,720 Speaker 3: tears up another knee? Is he just a DH for 189 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:31,440 Speaker 3: the rest of his career? Like, that's a question that 190 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 3: you have to answer before you give the guy a 191 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 3: ten year deal worth you know, three hundred, four hundred 192 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 3: million dollars, three or four one hundred million dollars. So 193 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 3: it is a fascinating question. I do think it's more 194 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:44,680 Speaker 3: likely to happen next offseason, But I do think the 195 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 3: Braids are taking a little bit of risk because if 196 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 3: the guy goes out and has a monster year, there's 197 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 3: a very good chance he's gonna price himself out of Atlanta. 198 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:52,679 Speaker 3: And I just can't think of a I can't think 199 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 3: of an image I want to see less than Ronald 200 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 3: Acuna Junior running around in like. 201 00:09:56,920 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 2: A Dodger's uniform. 202 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:01,320 Speaker 3: It just makes me sick to my stomach all and 203 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 3: I'm going to be fascinating to see where this negotiation goes. 204 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:08,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that the five largest contracts in terms 205 00:10:08,559 --> 00:10:14,479 Speaker 1: of total value in history are Shohey Soto, the extension 206 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 1: that Vlad Guerrero signed, Mike Trout and Will as well 207 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 1: as Aaron Judge. And that's natural because it just the 208 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 1: contracts just get more as you go along, and so 209 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 1: that's going to be your comparables from from a price standpoint, right, 210 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:29,719 Speaker 1: those players that I mentioned, I don't know. 211 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 3: The Judges contract specifically is one that I think they 212 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:33,960 Speaker 3: would probably try to link it to. 213 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:37,040 Speaker 1: He signed nine years, four hundred and sixty million. Now, 214 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 1: of course Judge was a few more years over because 215 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 1: he started out so in his midjorities basically, But that 216 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:46,840 Speaker 1: Judge Trout area, I think is where it makes sense. 217 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:50,319 Speaker 1: And Trout is an interesting case study for potential Ronald 218 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 1: you know extension, because don't get me wrong, Ronald through 219 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 1: this point in his career, even when healthy, has not 220 00:10:57,040 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 1: been to the level of Mike Trout. But when you 221 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 1: look at how Ronald's career has gone, and if you 222 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:05,320 Speaker 1: go every hundred games, the offensive print of his career, 223 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 1: of the offensive production, that he's reached those thresholds. The 224 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 1: only one that's done it or come close to it 225 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 1: is Mike Trout. Mike Trout signed that what thirteen twelve 226 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:18,680 Speaker 1: thirteen year, four hundred million dollars four and twenty million 227 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 1: dollars dear deal I think two years before he was 228 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 1: a free agent, so Ronald would be ex signing a 229 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 1: bit more into his career, but I think that that range, 230 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 1: that ten to twelve, probably around four hundred million, would 231 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 1: be a starting point of getting the conversation started for Ronald. 232 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 1: But the thing you also have to consider is look 233 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:39,480 Speaker 1: at how Trout has aged, look at how his contract 234 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:43,600 Speaker 1: has developed over time. It's not aged gracefully. It's not 235 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 1: then you know the best value in terms of contract. 236 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: So that's another thing to keep in mind. Again, I 237 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:51,040 Speaker 1: don't know how close I am when it comes to numbers, 238 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:54,840 Speaker 1: but it just goes to show just how complex, how 239 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 1: how many factors have to go into making this be 240 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:00,680 Speaker 1: the right move for both the Kunya Junior and the Braves, 241 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:04,679 Speaker 1: And that's the reason why I think you probably wait another. 242 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 2: Year or so. 243 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:06,680 Speaker 1: But to your point, it could be risky, but of 244 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:08,440 Speaker 1: course there's gonna be risk no matter which way you go. 245 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:11,839 Speaker 3: Yeah, and yeah, a lot of these deals don't age well, right, 246 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 3: you got to get the value in the front end. 247 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 3: The Braves obviously have gotten a ton of value already 248 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 3: out of Ucunia on a really third cheap contract, so 249 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 3: maybe they could justify it a little bit more that way. 250 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 3: But yeah, I mean, you're you kind of got to 251 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 3: know that the last two or three years of these 252 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 3: dealers are not gonna be great. So and like you said, Trout, 253 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 3: you've just been hurt, and outfielders get hurt, like their 254 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 3: legs matter a lot more than third basement or first basement. 255 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:34,400 Speaker 3: Like there's the reason they move Bryce Harper to the infield. 256 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 3: So just it's something to keep in mind that the 257 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 3: outfield portion of this makes it even more complicated than 258 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 3: then it otherwise would be. So it's just gonna be 259 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 3: an interesting thing to watch. 260 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 1: But at the end of the day, it's just it's 261 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 1: hard to really see moving on, you know. Three years 262 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 1: from now without Ronald acuni junior. The good thing is 263 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 1: you have time. But as we get towards it being 264 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: more of a reality in the next six to twelve 265 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:01,239 Speaker 1: months and beyond, it's really going to be fascinating conversation 266 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 1: as we move forward. But while there's many different things 267 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:09,320 Speaker 1: to consider when it comes to potentially extending Ronald 'cunya Junior, 268 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: one thing that you should be certain about is trusting 269 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 1: fasten All fasten All Industrial supplies, innovative solutions. Want to 270 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:20,080 Speaker 1: learn more, visit fastenoll dot com. 271 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 2: So Stephen. 272 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 1: When it comes to these potential extensions that we want 273 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: to talk about, it's not just about ronaldccunyea junior, right, 274 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:33,200 Speaker 1: It's another one that's really fun to think about is 275 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 1: Drake Baldwin because to me, he naturally would be after 276 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:41,839 Speaker 1: ronald'cony junior, the next guy that you would want to explore. 277 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:44,080 Speaker 1: And I think that one of the biggest reasons why 278 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 1: it makes sense to explore Drake Baldwin again, very little 279 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:50,040 Speaker 1: chance it happens now but maybe in the next year 280 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 1: or so, is because of the potential with the bat 281 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 1: I think that the Braves probably could look at Drake 282 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:58,839 Speaker 1: Baldwin comfortably being behind the plate or at least another 283 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 1: six seven, you know, maybe eight years or beyond. Maybe 284 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 1: for the next decade. He could be a reliable catcher defensively, 285 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:07,200 Speaker 1: but it's the bat that we saw being so good 286 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:11,920 Speaker 1: in so many situations. Locking that into place into the 287 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 1: twenty thirties, into his thirties would be a really awesome 288 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 1: development for this team because once again you're adding a 289 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 1: good source of offense to the core you already have 290 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 1: in place, which we know in this era of the 291 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 1: Braves is going will it's when they have a high 292 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: powered offense as they're calling card. 293 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, So obviously an extension with Drake is on the 294 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:35,080 Speaker 3: other end of the spectrum where Acunya is approaching the 295 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 3: extremely expensive part of his career, Drake is just starting 296 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 3: his career, so he's in the dirt cheap part of 297 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 3: his career right. He's still a pre arbitration player, basically 298 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 3: a league minimum player, and the Braves can just keep 299 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 3: reopening him, I think probably for this year and next year. 300 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:53,520 Speaker 2: So the Braves have all the leverage. 301 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 3: In these conversations like teams do over players you know 302 00:14:56,720 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 3: that are just starting out, so there's no rush here. 303 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 3: You know, obviously, the earlier to do it probably the 304 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 3: better bargain you get. You know, if Drake goes on 305 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 3: to have another like one thirty WRC plus kind of 306 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 3: season as a catcher, it's gonna get more and more 307 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 3: expensive obviously, So the earlier you do it, the better 308 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 3: you're gonna get in terms of a deal. I will 309 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 3: say this about the extensions, and this is probably something 310 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 3: we should have brought up more back when the bradsers 311 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 3: signing all of these extensions, is, even if individually all 312 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 3: of them are team friendly, when you add them all 313 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 3: up collectively, the risk goes up because you have so 314 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 3: much less. 315 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 2: Flexibility on your roster. You're just locked into more players. 316 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 3: Like even if on an individual basis, none of them 317 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 3: are bad contracts, as a collective they give you less 318 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 3: flexibility overall. So with that being the case, and what's 319 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:50,720 Speaker 3: happened to the offense the last couple of years, I 320 00:15:50,760 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 3: am curious to know where Alex stands on, like, you know, 321 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 3: maybe because anytime the Braves want to upgrade an offensive position, 322 00:15:57,320 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 3: they're kind of stuck on these extensions because like, well, 323 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 3: I can't up because we gave the guy a five 324 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:05,720 Speaker 3: year extension or whatever. And you know, I don't think 325 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 3: that's gonna happen with Baldwin. I think Baldwin's gonna be 326 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 3: a pretty good hitter for most of his career. But 327 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 3: if you don't have to sign the extension, if you've 328 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:14,800 Speaker 3: got this much team control in front of him, I 329 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:16,720 Speaker 3: do wonder if you wait, even though it might cost 330 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 3: you a little extra money. I think maybe the added 331 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 3: flexibility of not having that money on the. 332 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:25,000 Speaker 2: Books is gonna matter. I don't know, I could be wrong. 333 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 3: I would love to know what they think about that, 334 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 3: because you know, they could probably get him pretty chap 335 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 3: right now, because you just design any leverage and negotiations, 336 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 3: which is just the nature of how contrasts work in baseball. 337 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 2: But it's a fan that's another. 338 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 3: You know, if Acuna is not, If Acunya is one, 339 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 3: then Baldwin's probably two. Now that sale is done. You 340 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 3: know that's probably one and two. Have got the most 341 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 3: interesting names to think about. Are the brains gonna try 342 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 3: to get something done long term? 343 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 1: And I think that's the biggest pro and comm when 344 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 1: it comes to Drake bald When you know, the pro 345 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,280 Speaker 1: is that even if you do sounding to an extension, 346 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 1: you would get the first few years at a relatively 347 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:01,360 Speaker 1: cheap cost because if we're in terms of team control, 348 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:04,040 Speaker 1: so he really wouldn't be coinciding with more of the 349 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 1: richer contracts that the Braves have. You also, of course 350 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:09,720 Speaker 1: have in there the factor that you have Sean Murphy 351 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 1: signed for fifteen meters per for the next three years, 352 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:15,680 Speaker 1: and then that's something certainly to consider. And if Baldwin 353 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:19,399 Speaker 1: did sign an extension, his salary does not you know 354 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:23,119 Speaker 1: what counts towards the payroll that matters. I guess you 355 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:25,160 Speaker 1: could say is not what he earns each year. It's 356 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:28,080 Speaker 1: the average of the extension. So quite a bit goes 357 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 1: into this thought process. Again to your point, that's why 358 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:35,120 Speaker 1: probably a year from now it makes sense. But again 359 00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:39,200 Speaker 1: I go back to I do think in time it 360 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:42,399 Speaker 1: really does make sense to Baldwin up again, I know 361 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:44,440 Speaker 1: that too many extensions, too much of a good thing, 362 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:47,480 Speaker 1: you eventually run into the law of diminishing returns. And 363 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:49,679 Speaker 1: we've seen that with Riley, we've seen that with Harris, 364 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 1: seen it with Alby's over the past couple of years. 365 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 1: But as some of those contracts, you know, potentially you 366 00:17:56,119 --> 00:17:57,919 Speaker 1: know you're going to free up a lot of money 367 00:17:58,119 --> 00:18:00,680 Speaker 1: next year, so you still have some flex ability you 368 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 1: potentially could, you know, in time trade Sean Murphy. I 369 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:07,679 Speaker 1: think that there are things that you can do to 370 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:11,840 Speaker 1: make a Baldwin extension make sense in time. But again 371 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:15,440 Speaker 1: I go back to more than anything, if the Braves 372 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:21,400 Speaker 1: were really looking to want to lock in the offense, 373 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 1: give the offense the best boost that it can, being 374 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:27,040 Speaker 1: able to get some of those free agency years for 375 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:30,359 Speaker 1: Baldwin could make sense, and if it, if not now, 376 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 1: I definitely think that the priority of making Baldwin an 377 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 1: extension candidate. It doesn't approach a couna junior, but he 378 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:41,639 Speaker 1: becomes a bigger priority as time goes on. 379 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:45,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, and you'd have to remember, like Profile is gonna 380 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 3: come off the books while Baldwin is still pretty cheap. 381 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:51,400 Speaker 3: Murphy has got three years left. So by the time 382 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:55,440 Speaker 3: Baldwin gets to arbitration, Murphy's about off the books. Heremsey's 383 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 3: gonna be off the books by then, so you're gonna 384 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:01,000 Speaker 3: have some money to play with, you know. Olsen and 385 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:03,199 Speaker 3: Riley obviously are locked up for a long time, but 386 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 3: I think Streider's got three years left, so he might 387 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:10,120 Speaker 3: be off the books by then, so you have money 388 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:11,919 Speaker 3: to play with the only other thing you have to 389 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:14,320 Speaker 3: consider is that you know, catchers age different. 390 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:18,240 Speaker 2: It's just a much more physically demanding position. You can really. 391 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:22,480 Speaker 3: You can either have catchers that really have great long 392 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:25,040 Speaker 3: jevy like you see Salvago Perez or Yadie E Molina, 393 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 3: or you see guys who drop off really hard after thirty. 394 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,880 Speaker 3: And I've seen both, so I don't know if it's 395 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 3: more risky. Maybe that's anecdotal, but you just gotta be 396 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:37,400 Speaker 3: careful with catchers because they're just the wear and tear 397 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:39,359 Speaker 3: on them is so much more than anybody else. It 398 00:19:39,359 --> 00:19:42,159 Speaker 3: obviously helps in the brave situation that they really do 399 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 3: it by tandem. Quite a bet it would help a 400 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:46,879 Speaker 3: lot of Sean Murphy kind of woke back up and 401 00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:49,960 Speaker 3: was healthy and could split time with Drake. But yeah, 402 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:53,040 Speaker 3: it's gonna be interesting. I definitely know think it'll be 403 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:55,440 Speaker 3: this offseason. I wouldn't even expect it next off sea. 404 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:57,440 Speaker 3: It might it might be like two off seasons from now, 405 00:19:57,800 --> 00:19:59,960 Speaker 3: once arbitration is kind of staring them in the face 406 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:02,200 Speaker 3: because even then they still got a ton of leverage, 407 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 3: and by then you got a new CBA. You got 408 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 3: more contracts coming off the books, maybe they can justify 409 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:08,280 Speaker 3: it a little bit more. 410 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 2: But I agree with you. 411 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:11,680 Speaker 3: Listen, the offense has been a problem the last years, 412 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:13,679 Speaker 3: and Baldwin has been a monster. So and if he 413 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 3: does it again this year, it's a guy you just 414 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:17,200 Speaker 3: got to you gotta keep. 415 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:20,000 Speaker 2: So it's gonna be to see what they do. Man. 416 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:22,200 Speaker 1: The other thing is when you consider it if if 417 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 1: Baldwin were to get into his thirties towards the end 418 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 1: of a potential extension and he were to struggle defensively, well, 419 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 1: now you're looking at Akuna Junior, Baldwin, Riley as well 420 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 1: as Olsen, who probably three to five years from now, 421 00:20:36,359 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 1: all continue to make more sense. Being in that DH 422 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 1: row you there for a few years, you're really locked 423 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:44,119 Speaker 1: in to a bunch of guys who aren't really contributing. 424 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:47,800 Speaker 1: They're probably negating from their offensive value through their defensive value. 425 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:51,480 Speaker 1: I can understand wanted to avoid long term kind of 426 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:55,360 Speaker 1: that bottleneck as well. Numbers wise, though, I think it's 427 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 1: a fun case study to look at. When it comes 428 00:20:57,520 --> 00:21:00,880 Speaker 1: to Baldwin, you know, he's definitely not gonna sign a contract. 429 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:03,159 Speaker 1: I don't think that just takes care of his arbitration years, 430 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 1: like a really cheap contract like Savador Pez or Yaddie 431 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:10,399 Speaker 1: evernlen And did several years back. He's not to the point, 432 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:15,679 Speaker 1: nor has he established the overall long term production that 433 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:18,160 Speaker 1: a Will Smith or a Buster Posey did when they 434 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 1: signed eight to nine hundred and fifty million dollar extensions 435 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:23,520 Speaker 1: with the Dodgers and in the Giants in the past. 436 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:27,639 Speaker 1: Probably the best comparable is the one that happened last year, 437 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:31,960 Speaker 1: Samuel Massaio of the Orioles. Now he is much more 438 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 1: of a power prospect, younger, three plus years younger. I 439 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:38,760 Speaker 1: don't think that he's as thought of defensively as a catcher. 440 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 1: But he's signed an eight year, sixty eight million dollar 441 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:45,160 Speaker 1: extension similar to the extension Michael Harris has. He's signed 442 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:47,480 Speaker 1: an eight year, sixty eight million dollar extension before he 443 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:50,879 Speaker 1: even started his career last year. I think that if 444 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 1: you approach Baldwin with that type of contract extension again, 445 00:21:55,240 --> 00:21:58,520 Speaker 1: it's a conversation starter. Say he puts up another three 446 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:00,879 Speaker 1: to four win year this year one hundred and twenty 447 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 1: WRC plus, then maybe you're possibly talking about a six 448 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:08,680 Speaker 1: seven year, ninety two one hundred million dollar extension. That 449 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 1: probably is what you're looking is the scale up of 450 00:22:11,359 --> 00:22:14,320 Speaker 1: a potential extension looking like for Baldwin. But I agree 451 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:16,679 Speaker 1: with you at the end of the day, Stephen, I 452 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:19,480 Speaker 1: think for Baldwin's case, especially with how big of a 453 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:22,400 Speaker 1: priority a Cootie is and what his cost is going 454 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 1: to be, you focus on getting to COOTI done. Then 455 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:27,800 Speaker 1: you worry about Baldwood. So this may be a conversation 456 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:31,200 Speaker 1: that won't come to actual reality for multiple years if 457 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 1: it even does. 458 00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:38,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, and listen, and Baldwin's fantastic. 459 00:22:38,359 --> 00:22:40,159 Speaker 3: This is This is nothing against Baldwin, but you just 460 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:42,200 Speaker 3: have to be so careful, especially when you don't know 461 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:43,760 Speaker 3: what this new CBA is going to be. 462 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:44,560 Speaker 2: You just got to be. 463 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 3: Careful dishing out so much guaranteed money to so many 464 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:49,920 Speaker 3: different position players. 465 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:52,719 Speaker 2: You know, I haven't looked. 466 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 3: I would think just the Braves have more money locked 467 00:22:57,280 --> 00:22:59,639 Speaker 3: up into extensions than just about any other team. I 468 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 3: can't think of a team that's that's done this as aggressively. 469 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:04,919 Speaker 3: And I will say this, the Braves do have a 470 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 3: bit of a formula on these extensions. It's always like 471 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:12,160 Speaker 3: we'll give you, you know, more money than you would 472 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:14,560 Speaker 3: have made otherwise in your first three years, but in exchange, 473 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:16,560 Speaker 3: we want two of your free agent years covered in 474 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:17,240 Speaker 3: the extension. 475 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:19,400 Speaker 2: We probably want a club option at the end. 476 00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:22,120 Speaker 3: Like there's a formula that they've used for all these deals, 477 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 3: so you know you can you can pretty easily build 478 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:27,280 Speaker 3: one out that that. You know, it just comes down 479 00:23:27,320 --> 00:23:30,840 Speaker 3: to Drake's is Drake's representation or is Drake interested in 480 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:33,439 Speaker 3: doing anything like that. He did come up as a 481 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 3: little a little bit older of a prospect. I think 482 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:37,399 Speaker 3: he debuted at twenty four, So he's going to be 483 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:39,000 Speaker 3: a guy that if he goes to free agency, it's 484 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:41,480 Speaker 3: going to be like thirty one, which is obviously on 485 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:43,720 Speaker 3: the wrong side of where you get big money. So 486 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 3: he might be a guy that's more interested in an 487 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:48,440 Speaker 3: extension than somebody who came up at like twenty one. 488 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 2: So we'll see. It's you know, I don't I don't 489 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 2: expect it at all this offseason. I really don't expect 490 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:55,040 Speaker 2: it next offseason. 491 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 3: I imagine they're gonna want to see what they get out 492 00:23:56,840 --> 00:23:59,000 Speaker 3: of Sean Murphy the next couple of years. Get through 493 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:02,040 Speaker 3: some of these other extensions, get a coonia paid or 494 00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 3: not paid, I guess is the other option there. Like 495 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:07,760 Speaker 3: you said, they have let stars walk, and then you 496 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:09,720 Speaker 3: can kind of decide which You've got so much time 497 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:11,240 Speaker 3: with Dre. You still got like five years of team 498 00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:13,400 Speaker 3: control with Drake, so you got plenty of time. 499 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:14,879 Speaker 2: There's no need to rush this one. 500 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:19,199 Speaker 1: Yeah, agreed. But the whole thing is coming to the 501 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 1: realization that these conversations are going to start carrying more 502 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:27,280 Speaker 1: legitimacy as we go into the future, and they should. 503 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:30,479 Speaker 1: Right again, you talk about several of those players, Steven 504 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:34,840 Speaker 1: that you know, Sell Strier, you know Murphy, Several of 505 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 1: these players are going to see their contracts come up 506 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:40,400 Speaker 1: in three years. I continue this, The Braves don't want 507 00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:43,320 Speaker 1: this current window to stop in three years by all 508 00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:45,440 Speaker 1: these players potentially going elsewhere. 509 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 2: Now. 510 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:47,399 Speaker 1: I know that some of them may make sense because 511 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:49,040 Speaker 1: you know, they didn't pan out to be what you 512 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 1: thought they were. But locking up Ronald Acunu Junior again, 513 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:55,760 Speaker 1: it's going to be a massive commitment, But I think 514 00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 1: that it probably is going to make sense just how 515 00:24:58,080 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 1: important he is to the present and during the Braze, 516 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:03,200 Speaker 1: and I think in time, especially if he stays productive, 517 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:06,840 Speaker 1: Drake Baldwin will become a priority to extend as well. 518 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:09,280 Speaker 1: But we could talk about what ifs all day long 519 00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:12,200 Speaker 1: off the field. What about all the field, We've got 520 00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:14,639 Speaker 1: some things that we can actually talk about when it 521 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:18,120 Speaker 1: comes to actual baseball being played. Steven and I will 522 00:25:18,119 --> 00:25:21,399 Speaker 1: give a few of our early spring observations in just 523 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:22,240 Speaker 1: a moment after. 524 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:25,680 Speaker 3: A word from our partners. 525 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:28,600 Speaker 4: It's always funny ge out of the house, especially when 526 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:30,160 Speaker 4: you have the chance to check out a sporting event 527 00:25:30,280 --> 00:25:32,119 Speaker 4: or a show or a concert. That's why I want 528 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:34,119 Speaker 4: to shout out our sponsor on today's podcast, and that 529 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:36,640 Speaker 4: is the folks at sea Geek. 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But I do feel with confidence 558 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:52,719 Speaker 1: there are many in Braves Country who one of the 559 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:55,280 Speaker 1: things that they look forward most to when baseball is 560 00:26:55,320 --> 00:26:59,840 Speaker 1: back is you one of the best when it comes 561 00:26:59,880 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 1: to to breaking down the Braves Steven Tolbert, and I'm 562 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:08,960 Speaker 1: such a fan of alliteration that your observations, what you 563 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:14,280 Speaker 1: have noticed in spring the perfect name for Tobert's takeaways 564 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:17,440 Speaker 1: two to three takeaways, and I'll throw in a couple 565 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:21,200 Speaker 1: of my own Tobart's takeaways as to what has really 566 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:24,480 Speaker 1: stood out when it comes to spring training. By the way, 567 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:27,680 Speaker 1: you're welcome for being the ultimate heype man for you, sir, 568 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:30,240 Speaker 1: my friend, the ultimate hepe man for you. 569 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:32,760 Speaker 2: That was even for you, that was over the top. 570 00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:38,280 Speaker 1: When it comes to your observations from spring trading, Steven Tobert, 571 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:40,960 Speaker 1: what is the top Tolbert takeaway? 572 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:43,919 Speaker 3: So, yeah, I think you have to start with Michael Harris. 573 00:27:44,119 --> 00:27:47,160 Speaker 3: He's got two walks and five plate appearances. Those are 574 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:50,400 Speaker 3: tiny numbers. It's tiny sample and spring training that basically 575 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:54,640 Speaker 3: means nothing. But I mean, the guy went months last 576 00:27:54,720 --> 00:27:56,359 Speaker 3: year without having two walks. So the fact that he 577 00:27:56,480 --> 00:28:00,440 Speaker 3: has two walks in two games, you know, was against 578 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:02,560 Speaker 3: Paul Skeens where he's doing some pretty nasty stuff that 579 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:05,080 Speaker 3: Mike was able to layoff. Even the bat after that 580 00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:07,960 Speaker 3: where he didn't walk. He took really two really good 581 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:11,000 Speaker 3: pitches first two, got ahead to and oh, got a 582 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:13,840 Speaker 3: fastball right down the middle and it hit it like 583 00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:15,960 Speaker 3: one hundred and twelve miles an hour for a single, So. 584 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:19,879 Speaker 2: Really good early from Mike. Good play, discipline. 585 00:28:20,359 --> 00:28:22,400 Speaker 3: If he'd just come out swinging at everything, I would 586 00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:24,800 Speaker 3: have I would have been a lot sadder than I am. 587 00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:27,360 Speaker 3: So credit to Mike. That was one of the first 588 00:28:27,359 --> 00:28:30,280 Speaker 3: things I noticed. On the other side, I am a 589 00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 3: little bit worried about Ronaldo Lopez's velocity. It's not like 590 00:28:35,040 --> 00:28:37,280 Speaker 3: we're not like a red alarm fire stage yet, it's 591 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:40,320 Speaker 3: still early. He's a veteran, so he's gonna you know, 592 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:42,760 Speaker 3: he's gonna pay some self, especially after missing all of 593 00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:46,800 Speaker 3: last year. But first first time on the reading, he 594 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:49,240 Speaker 3: was like ninety ninety one for most of the game, 595 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:52,400 Speaker 3: and you know, when he was a reliever, you know, 596 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:55,240 Speaker 3: Ronaldo was throwing one hundred miles an hour as a starter, 597 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:58,600 Speaker 3: he was more ninety four ninety five, like you know, 598 00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:01,240 Speaker 3: so he's not that far away from where he was 599 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 3: as a starter. But still three or four miles an 600 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:04,280 Speaker 3: hour is no joke. 601 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:07,959 Speaker 2: So that's something. Again, it's too early to panic. 602 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:10,760 Speaker 3: It's not like this is a serious issue that we 603 00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:13,400 Speaker 3: need to talk about right now, but just something don't 604 00:29:13,840 --> 00:29:18,120 Speaker 3: watch is Ronaldo's velocity that I noticed was a little 605 00:29:18,120 --> 00:29:21,800 Speaker 3: bit down and then the last thing seeing Austin Riley 606 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:23,880 Speaker 3: hit that ball to dead center field like four hundred 607 00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 3: and fifty feet. I've said it, I don't know how 608 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:28,400 Speaker 3: many times I've said it on the show the last 609 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:30,520 Speaker 3: the last couple of years. But if you wanted to 610 00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 3: boil the Braves offense down to one number for one player, 611 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:35,920 Speaker 3: it would be Austin Riley's slugging percentage. Because when that 612 00:29:36,040 --> 00:29:38,600 Speaker 3: dude slugs, when that dude hits homers and doubles and 613 00:29:38,680 --> 00:29:44,000 Speaker 3: drives and runs, everything about the Raves offense goes smooth, 614 00:29:44,560 --> 00:29:47,120 Speaker 3: is easier because you know what you're gonna get from Ronald, 615 00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:49,000 Speaker 3: you know what you get from Olson. I think Drake 616 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:51,280 Speaker 3: Baldwin's gonna be good. I think Profar is gonna be good. 617 00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:55,720 Speaker 3: Austin Riley being like back to slugging five hundred Austin 618 00:29:55,800 --> 00:29:59,920 Speaker 3: Riley is a massive boost for this offense. And I mean, 619 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:04,080 Speaker 3: and he destroyed that ball the dead straightaway centerfield. He 620 00:30:04,120 --> 00:30:06,239 Speaker 3: didn't hook it, he stayed with it. He hit it 621 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:08,000 Speaker 3: to the he might even hit a little bit to 622 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:11,400 Speaker 3: right center. So it was a beautiful thing to see. Again, 623 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:13,800 Speaker 3: we're very early in camp, We're not gonna, you know, 624 00:30:13,880 --> 00:30:15,960 Speaker 3: take too much out of anything. But those are just 625 00:30:16,040 --> 00:30:18,440 Speaker 3: some early things I noticed that I'm paying attention to. 626 00:30:19,800 --> 00:30:23,120 Speaker 1: Yeah no again, something that that you know, I feel 627 00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:27,680 Speaker 1: correlates well with when you know Austin Riley is locked in, 628 00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:31,680 Speaker 1: and like I'm talking about in top ten, MVP fish 629 00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:34,240 Speaker 1: for Austin Riley, like he's done multiple times in his career. 630 00:30:34,760 --> 00:30:36,640 Speaker 1: That's when he's driving the ball to right field. And 631 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:38,960 Speaker 1: I don't have the numbers in front of me and memorized, 632 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:41,840 Speaker 1: but I would imagine that he did that with authority 633 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 1: in twenty two and twenty three, for instance, and he 634 00:30:44,240 --> 00:30:46,000 Speaker 1: spell off a bit in twenty four and twenty five. 635 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:48,200 Speaker 1: So the placement of that home run matters. If he 636 00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:50,360 Speaker 1: could start driving the ball out to right center again, 637 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:53,000 Speaker 1: that's a really good indication that not only is he 638 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:55,160 Speaker 1: locked in, but he's back to you know, top ten 639 00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:58,600 Speaker 1: to BP level Austin Riley. Two quick takeaways from me 640 00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:02,840 Speaker 1: that I think are really exciting to see. Of the 641 00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:06,240 Speaker 1: Braves hitters three right now have multiple extra base hits, 642 00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:09,840 Speaker 1: Matt Olsen, Mikey Strimsky as well as Great Baldwin. You 643 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:12,760 Speaker 1: talk about Michael Harris taking multiple walks. Profar has had 644 00:31:12,920 --> 00:31:16,800 Speaker 1: some good at bats. The left handed presence in this 645 00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:19,880 Speaker 1: Braves lineup could be for real. And if it is, 646 00:31:20,280 --> 00:31:22,800 Speaker 1: that is a great development, because you wanted to talk 647 00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:26,200 Speaker 1: about Austin Riley slugging percentage boiling the Braves offense down 648 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:31,600 Speaker 1: to one singular players statistic, well, the one split maybe 649 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:34,880 Speaker 1: of all the splits, the one split in baseball in 650 00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:38,160 Speaker 1: terms of team production that correlates the best with If 651 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:41,320 Speaker 1: your team's elite in this area, they're very likely to 652 00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:44,280 Speaker 1: not only make the playoffs, but its advance is offensive 653 00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:47,360 Speaker 1: ability against right handed pitching. If the Braves can have 654 00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:50,920 Speaker 1: one of the best trios or quartets of left handed 655 00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:53,400 Speaker 1: hitters against right handed pitching in the game, that is 656 00:31:53,440 --> 00:31:56,360 Speaker 1: a really big development. That's what's going to keep your 657 00:31:56,360 --> 00:32:00,640 Speaker 1: offense consistent. So seeing the you know, Olsen's, Thet's, the 658 00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:04,200 Speaker 1: Profars to Baldwin's, all those guys being productive, it's really 659 00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:08,560 Speaker 1: really good to see what additional observation is the Braves 660 00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:13,480 Speaker 1: relief depth. And I'm talking about like James Krinshack, Hayden Harris, 661 00:32:13,880 --> 00:32:17,320 Speaker 1: Dylan Dodd, those guys have looked very good. They not 662 00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:20,320 Speaker 1: only look good, but they've shown good swing and miss potential. 663 00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:24,440 Speaker 1: That's really awesome to see because even though none of 664 00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:27,120 Speaker 1: those players may make the team, one of them probably will, 665 00:32:27,400 --> 00:32:31,480 Speaker 1: but you're likely going to see at least two or 666 00:32:31,520 --> 00:32:34,800 Speaker 1: three of them during the season because of injuries that 667 00:32:34,840 --> 00:32:37,760 Speaker 1: occur or struggles or what have you. So the Brave 668 00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:40,360 Speaker 1: is being able to have depth. They know who they're 669 00:32:40,400 --> 00:32:42,720 Speaker 1: back end guys to the bullpen are, but if they 670 00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:45,680 Speaker 1: can have depth to rotate out of that fifth and 671 00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:48,800 Speaker 1: sixth inning options with the last two spots in the bullpen, 672 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:52,400 Speaker 1: that's a really underrated point of this roster, especially when 673 00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:55,240 Speaker 1: that goes through injuries, because if you can not only 674 00:32:55,280 --> 00:32:57,480 Speaker 1: have a strong bullpen, but you can have a deep 675 00:32:57,520 --> 00:33:00,040 Speaker 1: one in terms of options, that's the best way to 676 00:33:00,080 --> 00:33:02,920 Speaker 1: balance out a concerning rotation when it comes to injury. 677 00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:05,400 Speaker 1: And I do think that some of those guys could 678 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:08,760 Speaker 1: emerge as reliable options at the back you know, in 679 00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:12,000 Speaker 1: the top of the bullpen you gave Tag. It's never 680 00:33:12,040 --> 00:33:14,480 Speaker 1: a bad thing to have as many options as possible 681 00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:18,560 Speaker 1: to fill out those six and seventh th dy roles. 682 00:33:19,400 --> 00:33:20,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I think it's fair to say the 683 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:23,080 Speaker 3: bullpen is the deepest part of the team. When you 684 00:33:23,120 --> 00:33:25,440 Speaker 3: look at the top level talent they have at the 685 00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:27,880 Speaker 3: back end, the middle level talent they have in the middle, 686 00:33:27,880 --> 00:33:30,880 Speaker 3: and then they have a bunch of like probably eight, 687 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:33,840 Speaker 3: nine ten guys that can reasonably fill out the bottom 688 00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:37,480 Speaker 3: of a bullpen. You know, They've got some young prospects 689 00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:39,160 Speaker 3: who I'm not really ready to say are going to 690 00:33:39,240 --> 00:33:43,120 Speaker 3: contribute as starters, which is why I'm worried about the 691 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:45,560 Speaker 3: rotation depth. But I do think one or two of 692 00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:48,480 Speaker 3: them could be close enough to being able to contribute 693 00:33:48,480 --> 00:33:50,520 Speaker 3: on the bullpen, right, So that helps the bullpen depth 694 00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:52,640 Speaker 3: even more so. I think the bullpen is clearly the 695 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:54,320 Speaker 3: deepest part of the team, and I agree with you 696 00:33:54,400 --> 00:33:56,760 Speaker 3: of course, the left handed production. I mean, we spent 697 00:33:56,880 --> 00:33:58,480 Speaker 3: years trying to get the Brives to add more left 698 00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:01,120 Speaker 3: handed production, especially in the bar the ballpark they play 699 00:34:01,120 --> 00:34:02,800 Speaker 3: in that just plays up so much more to left 700 00:34:02,800 --> 00:34:08,799 Speaker 3: handed power. Having Olsen, Profar Baldwin, you know, Michael Harris, Ossi, 701 00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:12,640 Speaker 3: Alby's strip Ski like, of course that's a big part. 702 00:34:12,880 --> 00:34:14,960 Speaker 3: And so yeah, it's good to see. I do think 703 00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:17,239 Speaker 3: I especially Strips I've talked about a lot. I think 704 00:34:17,280 --> 00:34:19,040 Speaker 3: he's gonna have a good year, So yeah, I agree 705 00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:22,040 Speaker 3: with that, and we'll see. You know, it's still early. 706 00:34:23,200 --> 00:34:24,560 Speaker 3: We're gonna get through that. We had to get We 707 00:34:24,640 --> 00:34:28,640 Speaker 3: got to get through the WBC, and so it's gonna 708 00:34:28,640 --> 00:34:30,799 Speaker 3: be a bit of an unusual spring. I imagine we're 709 00:34:30,800 --> 00:34:33,680 Speaker 3: gonna see some of the more lesser known players stay 710 00:34:33,680 --> 00:34:35,879 Speaker 3: in camp longer because a lot of players are gonna 711 00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:38,560 Speaker 3: be leaving for the WBC. So I don't think we'll 712 00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:42,719 Speaker 3: see cuts as early as we normally do. But you know, 713 00:34:43,080 --> 00:34:45,320 Speaker 3: we'll get through the WBC, we'll start seeing the everyday 714 00:34:45,360 --> 00:34:48,120 Speaker 3: guys play more and more and then before you know it, 715 00:34:48,280 --> 00:34:49,239 Speaker 3: regular seasons here. 716 00:34:49,360 --> 00:34:53,800 Speaker 2: So it's it's knocking on the door. Yeah. 717 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:56,120 Speaker 1: And the great thing is is that you know, again 718 00:34:56,160 --> 00:34:59,240 Speaker 1: it's just gonna get more fun, more entertaining, and again 719 00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:03,440 Speaker 1: these extensions for Ronald Acunua, potential extensions for Ronald Acunu 720 00:35:03,560 --> 00:35:06,520 Speaker 1: Junior and Drake Baldwin, give it less than a five 721 00:35:06,520 --> 00:35:09,280 Speaker 1: percent chance either one of them occurs this off season. 722 00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:13,279 Speaker 1: It's important to kind of set the stage four important 723 00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:15,840 Speaker 1: discussions that will come in the future, and I know 724 00:35:15,880 --> 00:35:18,560 Speaker 1: that in previous discussions that we had, Stephen. One additional 725 00:35:18,560 --> 00:35:20,440 Speaker 1: thing from you is that the Braids also probably want 726 00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:23,000 Speaker 1: to see kind of how this CBA plays out, you know, 727 00:35:23,040 --> 00:35:25,840 Speaker 1: this new CBA, what that potentially can mean when it 728 00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:29,360 Speaker 1: comes to extensions. So that's another important factor when it 729 00:35:29,400 --> 00:35:32,000 Speaker 1: comes to these discussions as well. But the great thing 730 00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:35,520 Speaker 1: is is that we're back to having discussions about ball 731 00:35:35,640 --> 00:35:38,000 Speaker 1: being played on the field, and that's just going to 732 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:40,040 Speaker 1: be a consistent, day by day thing, and we're going 733 00:35:40,080 --> 00:35:42,399 Speaker 1: to have you covered here, if not daily, every other day. 734 00:35:42,520 --> 00:35:43,719 Speaker 2: When it comes to the. 735 00:35:43,719 --> 00:35:47,040 Speaker 1: Hammer Territory podcast, you can bind Steven Tolbert at b Underscore, 736 00:35:47,040 --> 00:35:50,360 Speaker 1: Outliers on Twitter, slash edits myself at stats Sac in 737 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:53,760 Speaker 1: the same place. Hammer Territory across all forms of social media, 738 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:58,160 Speaker 1: part of the Foul Territory family of podcasts. Until next time, 739 00:35:58,600 --> 00:36:00,920 Speaker 1: go Braids. We'll talk to you in soon here all 740 00:36:00,920 --> 00:36:02,320 Speaker 1: the Hammer Territory Podcast. 741 00:36:05,320 --> 00:36:05,520 Speaker 2: Yeah,