1 00:00:01,800 --> 00:00:04,520 Speaker 1: Welcome everyone to the Thursday edition of Fair Territory. I'm 2 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: Ken Rosenthal, flying solo today. Noahlna Rizzo, no Scott Braun. 3 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:11,639 Speaker 1: You're stuck with me. But the good news is we've 4 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: got plenty to discuss, starting with news that just broke 5 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 1: this morning out of San Diego. The Padres are exploring 6 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:22,280 Speaker 1: a strategic sale of the club, which means the owners 7 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,119 Speaker 1: are going to try to sell the team. To explain 8 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: this briefly, this was kind of inevitable once Peter Sidler 9 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: passed away late in twenty twenty three, and you might 10 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:34,880 Speaker 1: recall about a year ago, a little less than a 11 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: year ago, Sidler's widow sued two of his brothers for 12 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: control of the team. And now we hear today that 13 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: they are indeed going to be sold, and presumably that 14 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: would help resolve the legal dispute which is ongoing. What 15 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:53,560 Speaker 1: does this mean, Well, when Peter Sidler passed, we all 16 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 1: knew that there was never going to be another owner 17 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 1: like him. He transformed baseball in San Diego with the 18 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 1: way he invested in the team. The city and the 19 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: people in San Diego that area responded in great numbers. 20 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: The tendance has been amazing. They've had an issue with 21 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:11,040 Speaker 1: their TV deal. Lit'll shake into The LA Times also 22 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:14,320 Speaker 1: noted this morning cash flow might be an issue. So 23 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: there are some issues there, problems, some long term contracts 24 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: that eventually could haunt them. But it's going to be 25 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: really interesting to see how this plays out. Now, it's 26 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: not FATA complete. This will happen. If you recall, in 27 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 1: recent years, the LA Angels were for sale, the Minnesota 28 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: Twins were for sale, the Washington Nationals were for sale, 29 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 1: and eventually we're pulled off the market. But this is 30 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 1: a first step toward selling the San Diego Padres, and 31 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: it is something obviously we'll all be paying close attention 32 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: to in the days, weeks, and perhaps even years ahead. 33 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: All Right, it's award season and I want to get 34 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: into the AL MVP and NL MVP, both of which 35 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: will be announced tonight. But first I want to reveal 36 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 1: my Cy Young ballot for the National League Say Young Award. 37 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: That was the only category in which I voted this season, 38 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: and I'll explain how I voted because it's kind of interesting, 39 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 1: not for who I voted for. First, that was obvious, 40 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 1: Paul Skein's unanimous winner as well, he should have been 41 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:17,679 Speaker 1: with his sub two era brilliant season for the Pittsburgh Pirates. 42 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: The real issue for me, and i'll show you my 43 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:24,679 Speaker 1: ballot now, was Logan Web. Now, when I vote for 44 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: cy Young, I generally am someone who prefers innings, who 45 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 1: prefers volume. I weigh that very heavily. But you see 46 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: my ballot there, Logan Web, the National League leader and 47 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: innings pitch this season is nowhere on there. And he 48 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:41,360 Speaker 1: had a good season. It wasn't like he was someone 49 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: who just threw a lot of innings with a five VRA. No, 50 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: not like that at all. So why did I go 51 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:50,959 Speaker 1: against what I normally do? Why was I inconsistent here? 52 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 1: As voters sometimes are with these things. I just felt 53 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: that even though Web led the league ins dragouts, he 54 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 1: also led the league in hits aloud. Now this is 55 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: partly a reflection of him pitching two hundred and seven innings, 56 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: but I felt that at the bottom of the ballot 57 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: Freddie Peralta and Nick Pavetta. Both those guys their performances, 58 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: albeit in fewer innings twenty five fewer innings approximately in 59 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 1: Pavetta's case, about thirty fewer in Paralta's case, I just 60 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 1: felt that they outperformed Web when they were on the mound. Now, 61 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: when you pitch more innings, it's harder to sustain excellence 62 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:28,679 Speaker 1: the way you might if you're pitching one hundred and 63 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 1: seventy one hundred and eighty innings like Paveta and Paralta were. 64 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: But I look at opponents ops and this is just 65 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: one measure, and Pavetta was third in opponents ops in 66 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: the league, behind Yamamoto and Skeins, and then Sanchez, Christopher 67 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: Sanchez was fourth, Paralta fifth, Again one measure. Now, Logan 68 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: Webb the problem with excluding him. This is the thing 69 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: I struggled with. He led the league, or he was 70 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 1: one of the leaders. I believe in strikeout to walk 71 00:03:56,720 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: ratio he was third, and he also was the victim somewhat. 72 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 1: It seems of poor luck, very high batting average on 73 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: balls and play opponent's batting average on balls and play. 74 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: But in the end, we can look at expected numbers, 75 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: we can look at what should have happened. I just 76 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: felt the Web was a guy who was gonna do 77 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: better with war because that honors volume. I just felt 78 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:22,160 Speaker 1: that Paveda and Peralta were more deserving. I didn't think 79 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: the top three were any question at all, Skien, Sanchez 80 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 1: and Yamamoto. So that's how I voted. I'm not sure 81 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:31,720 Speaker 1: it's right, that's the way I went about it, all right, now, 82 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: al MVP tonight. I've said this before and I'll say 83 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: it again here. I'm kind of grateful that I didn't 84 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:44,159 Speaker 1: have a vote for this award this year. And yeah, 85 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 1: it's a little bit of a cop out when I 86 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 1: say that, because to me, it's always an honor to 87 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 1: vote for any award, and we all take it pretty 88 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: seriously as you can hear. And I'm sure see when 89 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: you see writers analyze what they did. But with the 90 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:01,799 Speaker 1: al MVP, it's like and oranges with Judge and Raleigh, 91 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: And to me, there is no wrong answer. I'll say 92 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:08,839 Speaker 1: it again, no wrong answer. I expect Judge is going 93 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:11,279 Speaker 1: to win. I don't know by how much. It's just 94 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: my hunch. I don't have any inside information on that. 95 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 1: But the reason I expect Judge to win is that 96 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 1: for all Raleigh accomplished, and he had a historic season 97 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:24,719 Speaker 1: record for a switch hitter home runs record for a 98 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:27,840 Speaker 1: catcher home runs for all that and all that he 99 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: did as a catcher defensively, all that can't be measured 100 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:35,039 Speaker 1: intangibly two hundred points in ops, which is what the 101 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:37,839 Speaker 1: gap was almost in the end, almost two hundred points 102 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 1: judge over Raleigh. That's going to be difficult for Raleigh 103 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:45,599 Speaker 1: to overcome with voters. Now you see the ops gap there, 104 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 1: you also see the difference in war. I don't take 105 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 1: war seriously when it comes to catchers. I don't believe 106 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:53,040 Speaker 1: that war, which is an estimate to begin with, fully 107 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: accounts for everything a catcher can do. What a catcher 108 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: does intangibly is lead a pitching staff, work with all 109 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:04,479 Speaker 1: pitchers that come into play. For the Seattle Mariners, in 110 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:08,839 Speaker 1: Raleigh's case this year and as justin Hollander their GM, 111 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: the Mariners GM pointed out, there is an emotional toll 112 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 1: with catching that is different than just hitting, or even 113 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: playing the field and hitting. And the emotional toll is, well, 114 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: if you go for four in a given night, okay, 115 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 1: you kind of think about your bats. If you go 116 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: for four and you've caught one hundred and forty five 117 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 1: pitches that night, and maybe three of them went awry, 118 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 1: and you're wondering about that and how that could have 119 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:37,279 Speaker 1: been different. That's a mental taxation that the average position 120 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 1: player does not experience. That said Aaron Judges. Aaron Judge. 121 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: He is an amazing performer, as is Raleigh, and I 122 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 1: just don't know how exactly this is going to turn out. 123 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 1: I know voters are split on this. I know that 124 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: I know Raley's going to get a certain number of 125 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 1: first place votes, and he should. But as I've said before, 126 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:58,599 Speaker 1: I'd almost like to see it end in a tie, 127 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 1: which would be hard to do. The way the voting 128 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:05,839 Speaker 1: is tabulated now, we can still appreciate Raleigh's year, of course, 129 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: even if Judge is the ultimate winner. Tonight and Dan 130 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 1: Shaughnessy the Boston Globe, a writer who has been honored 131 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 1: by the Hall of Fame with the BBWA Excellence Award 132 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 1: Career Excellence Award. He had a column in which he 133 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 1: explained ted Williams triple crown in nineteen forty two and 134 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 1: nineteen forty seven, finished second both times, I believe, to 135 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 1: Joe DiMaggio in both. One year he had four h 136 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: six That was in nineteen forty one. He also came 137 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 1: in second to Joe DiMaggio. Stan Musial for second place finishes, 138 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 1: and you see what Ted did right there. Those were 139 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: pretty good years in which he didn't win at MVP, 140 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: and catching is a tough position to win from. Only 141 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 1: two catchers have won since nineteen ninety nine, Joe Mauer 142 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: in two thousand and nine, Buster Posey in twenty twelve. 143 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 1: So it's going to be an uphill battle for Raley. 144 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: It was always going to be an uphill battle. But 145 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 1: we can all remember what was an amazing season by 146 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: an amazing player. It will never be forgotten. And if 147 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: he doesn't win an MVP award, well that's only one 148 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 1: measure of a player and a player's greatness, and I 149 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 1: don't know that it will take anything away from cal Raley. 150 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 1: Obviously you want to win it, you want that on 151 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: your name forever. But if he doesn't win it, he 152 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 1: still got I don't know, the record for most home 153 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 1: runs by a sweat t raeder, the record for most 154 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 1: home runs bad a catcher, and the memories he created 155 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: for fans all season long, National League MVP. We know 156 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 1: it's going to happen. It's going to be Otani unanimously again. 157 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:39,320 Speaker 1: This will be his fourth MVP award in five seasons. 158 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: He has had an incredible career this year. Of course, 159 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 1: he did it differently than last year. Last year, hey, 160 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 1: you remember he was not able to pitch, and he 161 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 1: stole all those bases and did it that way fifty 162 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 1: to fifty. This year he's pitching again and while the 163 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 1: offensive numbers maybe weren't quite as great, he just had 164 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 1: that all around season, all right. Finally, before we go 165 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:06,680 Speaker 1: into the Grill and Ken's segment of the show, there's 166 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:08,920 Speaker 1: a lot we've written at the Athletic over the last 167 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:11,960 Speaker 1: couple of days about the closure market. The closer market 168 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: is quite robust because there are quite a number of 169 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 1: good closures available. Edwin Diaz, Devin Williams go right down 170 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:25,240 Speaker 1: the list. There's a bunch of others too. I'm thinking 171 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 1: of Ryan Helsley, Luke Weaver. You can go right down 172 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 1: the line, racil igalaci As, Pete Fairbanks. Obviously some of 173 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: these guys are more highly regarded than others, but it's 174 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:38,200 Speaker 1: a big list. And you see today in our notes Calm, 175 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 1: the one I wrote with Will Salmon and Katie Wu 176 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: there's a note about the Red Sox maybe finding or 177 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 1: signing a closer, even though they have Chapman. Someone who 178 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 1: would pitch the eighth inning with Chapman there and then 179 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 1: perhaps supplant him ultimately is the closer once Chapman is 180 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: not Chapman anymore, and perhaps that won't happen anytime soon. 181 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:00,200 Speaker 1: The Orioles looking for a closer, the Blue Jays looking 182 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 1: for a closure. The Mets have to figure out whether 183 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:06,320 Speaker 1: it's Diaz or someone else. The Dodgers too, looking for 184 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: a late inning reliever. They've been one of the teams 185 00:10:08,280 --> 00:10:11,040 Speaker 1: linked to Devin Williams. Will Salmon of The Athletic had 186 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: a terrific story on Williams yesterday and just how his 187 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:19,559 Speaker 1: season statistically was a bit misleading. You have to dig 188 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: deeper and look into some of the things that were 189 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:25,960 Speaker 1: going on to really understand what happened with Williams, and 190 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 1: I forgot to mention with the closers. Robert Suarez another 191 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:32,200 Speaker 1: fine closer available in free agency. There also might be 192 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 1: some traded, So that's going to be a market that's 193 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 1: going to be really interesting to watch. It's going to be, 194 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 1: I would think, quite lucrative for the pitchers at the top. 195 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:42,959 Speaker 1: When Diaz is seeking a deal much like the one 196 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:44,680 Speaker 1: he's signed with the METS before opting out of this 197 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:47,559 Speaker 1: one five years, one hundred and two million. Will he 198 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 1: get that? I don't know, but these guys, for the 199 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 1: most part, they're going to get paid. All right. With that, 200 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: we close out the first segment. We will be right 201 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:59,960 Speaker 1: back after this with grilling ten. 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Tyler, you are a smart 227 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 1: person because Alexanthopolis, the way he operates, going back to 228 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:35,600 Speaker 1: his days in Toronto, he is someone who kind of 229 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 1: is stealth and often when you see names attached to 230 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:41,079 Speaker 1: the Braves, those aren't the names that he is looking at. 231 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 1: The managerial search was just the latest example of that. 232 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:48,319 Speaker 1: So Buxton really interesting situation in Minnesota. If you've been 233 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:50,560 Speaker 1: reading Dan Hayes and The Athletic and even I wrote 234 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 1: about this a little bit this week as well. The 235 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:56,680 Speaker 1: Twins are in a funny position. Their president of baseball 236 00:12:56,720 --> 00:13:01,440 Speaker 1: operations Derek Falvey clearly wants to build the team up 237 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 1: again and not continue tearing down, not continue what they 238 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 1: started at the deadline. That would mean keeping Joe Ryan, 239 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:12,720 Speaker 1: keeping Pablo Lopez, and yes keeping Byron Buxton. Dan wrote 240 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 1: a story yesterday saying that if they do tear down, 241 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 1: then Buxton, who has been adamant about wanting to stay 242 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:22,040 Speaker 1: in Minnesota, might have a change of heart because obviously 243 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 1: you're not gonna want to play for a team completely 244 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 1: rebuilding a team that's going to be far away from contention. Now. 245 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 1: Buxton is from Georgia. We all know that, and he 246 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:36,360 Speaker 1: would be someone I would think almost every team would 247 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 1: be interested in. The Braves have a center fielder, Michael 248 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 1: Harris the second and a darn good one. They do 249 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:44,720 Speaker 1: have other priorities, so I do not see them necessarily 250 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 1: getting involved in the Buxton sweepstakes, if indeed they become 251 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:52,720 Speaker 1: Buxton Sweepstakes, We're actually a long way from that. What 252 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 1: happens now is we have to see what the Twins' 253 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 1: budget is going to be. They don't even know yet. 254 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 1: Owners have not given the word yet. Aj Presentski asked me, 255 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:03,839 Speaker 1: how can owners not know the budgets yet, And I 256 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:06,079 Speaker 1: asked that question last night here at the GM meetings 257 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:09,319 Speaker 1: and was told that with the TV money, the local 258 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 1: TV money, a lot of times it comes in late 259 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 1: and they're kind of assessing as they go along. So 260 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:18,520 Speaker 1: we have to see what the Twins direction is going 261 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 1: to be, and we have to see if indeed it 262 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 1: leads to a point where they're even interested or entertaining 263 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 1: the idea of trading. Byron Buxton. All right, let's go. 264 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 1: Next question. This one is from Justin Long, who asks 265 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 1: do you factor in picture friendly ballparks versus hitter friendly 266 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:38,840 Speaker 1: ballparks into your voting? Yes? Good question. And in the 267 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 1: case of Paveta, he's pitching in a picture friendly ballpark. 268 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 1: Web two is a picture friendly ballpark, Yamamoto Dodger Stadium's 269 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 1: kind of neutral schemes PNC is more or less neutral, 270 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:53,440 Speaker 1: I believe. But I do consider kind of all these 271 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 1: things that less than others because it doesn't often play 272 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 1: a major role. Most of these pit they're at the 273 00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 1: top of their game. They're good on the road as 274 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:06,800 Speaker 1: well at home, no matter where they're pitching, so it's 275 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 1: not necessarily a front and center thing. But sure, in 276 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 1: certain cases you're gonna look at that and factor that 277 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 1: in as well. All right, next question, let's see what 278 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:18,920 Speaker 1: we got here. So you've we got anything here? All right? 279 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 1: Here we go Dialvarez who asked, oh, what a package 280 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 1: of She and Stone, Rushing and other prospects get a 281 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 1: trade done for Skins to the Dodgers. Nice try For 282 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:32,280 Speaker 1: one thing, Paul Skeins is not getting traded. For another thing, 283 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 1: If he was getting traded at this point, it would 284 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:37,320 Speaker 1: take a heck of a lot more than She and 285 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 1: Stone and Rushing. But one point here that I want 286 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 1: to make with regard to the Dodgers, and I did 287 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 1: not realize this until our Beat writer Fabian Ardaya reminded 288 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 1: me of it. Next year, their starting pitching depth is 289 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 1: going to be incredible. Why, Gavin Stone is coming back 290 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 1: from surgery, River Ryan is coming back from surgery, and 291 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 1: they've got all the guys that, of course played such 292 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:00,360 Speaker 1: prominent roles for them this year as well. So they're 293 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:02,440 Speaker 1: going to be in a really good position. And Michean 294 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 1: will be a year into his career at that point 295 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:08,800 Speaker 1: and should be ready to contribute even more. They'll probably 296 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 1: have more starters than they know what to do with. 297 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 1: But as for Skens. No, he's not getting traded yet. 298 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 1: Do I expect ultimately he will perhaps, but he was 299 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 1: pretty adamant on his conference call last night about wanting 300 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:23,320 Speaker 1: to win in Pittsburgh and kind of showing the twenty 301 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 1: nine other fan base is that this is what the 302 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 1: pirates and he want to do. All right. Next question, 303 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:36,720 Speaker 1: This one comes from Armando Armandez amazing. He says, Ken, 304 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 1: have you heard about any relievers on the trade market. 305 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 1: We've seen one reliever traded, Andrew Kittridge from the Cubs 306 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 1: back to the Orioles. Pete Fairbanks was available until the 307 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:51,800 Speaker 1: Rays declined his eleven million dollar option obviously did not 308 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 1: get traded. I am certain that there are relievers available. 309 00:16:55,560 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 1: I haven't heard any specific names about what teams might consider. 310 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:04,280 Speaker 1: There are guys, though, but free agency is probably the 311 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 1: first choice for many teams with regard to relievers, because 312 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:09,880 Speaker 1: there are a number of them out there, and it's 313 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 1: easier to sign a free agent than to trade prospects 314 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:17,680 Speaker 1: for a reliever, especially when relievers are so vital. All right, 315 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:20,959 Speaker 1: next question, let's see what we have. This one comes 316 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:27,040 Speaker 1: from I can't even pronounce this zoo zld Ken with 317 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 1: the CBA and looming salary cap being pushed by MLB, 318 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:34,120 Speaker 1: the MLB. No, it's not the MLB, it's MLB. I'm curious. 319 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:37,639 Speaker 1: Are the big spending teams pushing back against the salary 320 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:40,399 Speaker 1: cap because they draw a lot more because of the 321 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:44,200 Speaker 1: big stars. You're asking a good question here, And here's 322 00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:47,679 Speaker 1: why it's a good question because often with CBA talks, 323 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:51,479 Speaker 1: it's not just players versus owners, it's owners versus owners. 324 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 1: Large market owners have different interests than small market owners. 325 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:58,240 Speaker 1: Now there is a world where I am sure big 326 00:17:58,280 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 1: market owners would maybe we'll welcome a salary cap because 327 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 1: it would limit what they could spend. They wouldn't have 328 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 1: to go out and outspend everyone else. They'd be limited 329 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:09,440 Speaker 1: and what they could do, and that would give them 330 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 1: as well as the small market teams cause certainty. But 331 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:16,160 Speaker 1: a lot will depend on the TV deals as well, 332 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 1: and how Baseball ultimately figures that out and whether they 333 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:23,320 Speaker 1: distribute the revenue from that kind of in an even manner. 334 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:25,679 Speaker 1: I don't know how it's going to play out. So 335 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:30,680 Speaker 1: the question is will there be a dispute between big 336 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 1: market and small market teams about a cap? I can 337 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 1: see a world where Rob Manfred convinces everyone that a 338 00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 1: cap is in their best interests. But as for a 339 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:42,440 Speaker 1: competitive advantage right now, Yes, the Dodgers, the Yankees, the 340 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:45,239 Speaker 1: Mats Phillies, they have a huge competitive advantage because they 341 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 1: can spend without restriction or without much restriction. There is 342 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:55,679 Speaker 1: a luxury tax threshold in there as much as they want. Okay, 343 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 1: what else do we have? But we don't know anything. 344 00:18:57,640 --> 00:19:00,800 Speaker 1: What we have coming up are the UDEs and dorks 345 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:03,040 Speaker 1: of the week. It'll just be solo this week. Dude 346 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:05,200 Speaker 1: and Dork of the week coming up right after. 347 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 2: This bet, I'MGM account holders today. 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John Schneider certainly a candidate for 367 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:15,919 Speaker 1: due to the week great season. I personally felt Stephen 368 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:19,160 Speaker 1: vote getting to the playoffs and winning the Ale Central 369 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:22,439 Speaker 1: with that team going nineteen and four down the stretch 370 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:25,160 Speaker 1: without class A and Ortiz and all that happened to them, 371 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:27,359 Speaker 1: I personally thought he should have been Manager of the 372 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:30,200 Speaker 1: Year simply because of that. He didn't have the team 373 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:33,639 Speaker 1: John Schneider did. But I digress. My Dude of the 374 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:37,359 Speaker 1: Week is another manager who was snubbed in the Manager 375 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:40,359 Speaker 1: of the Year voting, and that is Dave Roberts. Now, 376 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:43,680 Speaker 1: keep in mind, the Managers of the Year are selected 377 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:46,679 Speaker 1: based strictly on regular season performance. The ballots have to 378 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:50,639 Speaker 1: be in before the playoffs start. But Dave Roberts this 379 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:54,360 Speaker 1: year beat all three National League Manager of the Year 380 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:59,880 Speaker 1: finalists Terry Francona, Pat Murphy, and Rob Thompson in the playoffs, 381 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:03,679 Speaker 1: all three of them. So that's kind of dude worthy, 382 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 1: I would think. And certainly what Roberts has done with 383 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:10,120 Speaker 1: the Dodgers, winning three World Series, all those division titles, 384 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:13,120 Speaker 1: everything that he's accomplished in the regular season. Yes, he's 385 00:21:13,119 --> 00:21:15,360 Speaker 1: had great teams, we all know that. But you can 386 00:21:15,359 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 1: screw up a bad team. You can just look to 387 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 1: New York to see how that happened in the Mets situation. 388 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:23,679 Speaker 1: In Yankees, not the manager's fault necessarily, but the point 389 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:26,879 Speaker 1: is you don't have a guarantee of winning even with 390 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:30,600 Speaker 1: a big money, star laden team. Dave Roberts has won. 391 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:33,000 Speaker 1: He's headed to the Hall of Fame, and for that 392 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:36,200 Speaker 1: he is my dude of the week. All right, let's 393 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 1: break and go to the next segment we have here. 394 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:49,240 Speaker 1: That would be dork of the Week. All right, dork 395 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:51,960 Speaker 1: of the Week. The obvious choices would be the two 396 00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:55,000 Speaker 1: Cats who were indicted by the federal government in an 397 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 1: indictment that was unsealed Sunday like prosecutors in Brooklyn, Emmanuel 398 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 1: Classe and Louis Ortiz. Easy to name them dorks the Week, 399 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:06,240 Speaker 1: but innocent until proven guilty. Their lawyers insist their innocent, 400 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:09,920 Speaker 1: even though the indictment reads pretty specifically about what they did. 401 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:12,960 Speaker 1: I'm not going there with those two guys. I'm gonna 402 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:16,119 Speaker 1: go to the world of music for my dork of 403 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 1: the Week, the world of rap music, and I'm gonna 404 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:21,440 Speaker 1: give it to Drake. Drake, of course, who has taken 405 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:24,240 Speaker 1: one hit after another in his beef with Kendrick Lamar. 406 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:26,639 Speaker 1: He's kind of lost that thing time and time again. 407 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:31,440 Speaker 1: Well here it is already again, I should say Drake 408 00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:34,040 Speaker 1: ticking off the Los Angeles Dodgers. He's a Blue Jay 409 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:37,160 Speaker 1: fan and you see what he tweeted there or put 410 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:40,680 Speaker 1: on his Instagram, and the Dodgers took exception. The Dodgers, 411 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:43,120 Speaker 1: I mean, this is kind of silly, but they drew 412 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 1: motivation from it. Drake, maybe you need to stay in 413 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:49,720 Speaker 1: your lane here. It is exclusive from TMZ. Drake going 414 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 1: after Shoho Tani during the World Series actually backfired hard. 415 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 1: Miguil Rojas tells TMC Sports the locker room definitely took notice. 416 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:00,720 Speaker 1: Of the rapper taking shots at their superstar teammate, and 417 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 1: they didn't like it one bit. Drake Man, you're on 418 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:06,720 Speaker 1: the wrong side again. Dude, you're the dork of the week. 419 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:10,720 Speaker 1: All right, So let's get to one more question before 420 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:13,639 Speaker 1: we end the show today, at least the television side, 421 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 1: We've got a Dodger's question. Here goes, for the Dodgers 422 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:20,120 Speaker 1: to trade for Kwan, who would you most likely see 423 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:22,480 Speaker 1: getting sent I'm sorry, I don't see the rest of 424 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:25,600 Speaker 1: the question. First of all, I don't know that the 425 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 1: Dodgers are going to trade for Kwan, and they were 426 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:31,719 Speaker 1: interested at the deadline, and remember it didn't happen. The 427 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:35,720 Speaker 1: Guardians generally are considered a difficult team to deal with, 428 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:38,880 Speaker 1: and it's not that Chris Antonetti and Mike Turner off, 429 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 1: their heads of baseball operations, are difficult human beings. It's 430 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:46,800 Speaker 1: just that they set the bar a certain level, and 431 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:48,720 Speaker 1: if you meet that level, you can make a trade, 432 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:51,480 Speaker 1: and if you don't, there's no trade. And that's the 433 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:54,760 Speaker 1: way they operate. Now. I would imagine the Dodgers, in 434 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:59,120 Speaker 1: need of outfield help, will again explore the Quan situation, 435 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:01,720 Speaker 1: But I just don't know that it's going to lead 436 00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 1: to anything. The Guardians are desperate for offense. They've got 437 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 1: Jose Ramirez, they've got Kwan, and they've got a bunch 438 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 1: of guys that there's hope. There's some younger players coming 439 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:16,400 Speaker 1: too that could impact players for them. But if they 440 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:19,640 Speaker 1: trade Kwan, unless they're getting something really good back, it's 441 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:22,800 Speaker 1: difficult to imagine them competing at the level that they 442 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 1: have in the last couple of years, which is at 443 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 1: an extremely high level. So I don't expect the Quan 444 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 1: trade to happen. Clearly, if the Dodgers did it, they've 445 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:35,560 Speaker 1: got a bunch of outfield prospects, not really all that 446 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:38,520 Speaker 1: close to the majors some of them, but they could 447 00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:41,159 Speaker 1: start the deal with some of those names, include some pitching, 448 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:43,879 Speaker 1: and maybe then the Guardians would be tempted. I'm not 449 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:47,760 Speaker 1: sure Kwan is a great fit for anyone, low chase 450 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:50,600 Speaker 1: rate ball and play all the time, really good player, 451 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 1: So again, I don't see it happening. But it's the 452 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:58,880 Speaker 1: off season, and I always say this offseason deadline whenever 453 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:02,840 Speaker 1: things will happen that make our head spin, and I 454 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:06,440 Speaker 1: expect things that happened this offseason to make our head 455 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:08,159 Speaker 1: spin again. I have one more thing I want to 456 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:11,000 Speaker 1: discuss before we closed out the show for the week, 457 00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 1: before I leave Las Vegas, where the GM meetings have 458 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 1: been held this week. Not too sorry to be leaving 459 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:18,680 Speaker 1: Las Vegas, by the way. It's an interesting place. It's 460 00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:20,600 Speaker 1: not the greatest place for a GM meeting. There are 461 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:24,480 Speaker 1: a lot of distractions for the writers, for the executives now. Seriously, 462 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 1: everybody's kind of locked in. They're not messing around. Maybe 463 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:30,320 Speaker 1: a little bit at the gaming tables and the slot machines, 464 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:32,760 Speaker 1: but that's about it. But the topic I want to 465 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:35,000 Speaker 1: discuss is really an interesting one because it's one of 466 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 1: the most fascinating things that's happened to baseball this season 467 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:40,760 Speaker 1: and maybe in the last couple of years, and that 468 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:44,040 Speaker 1: is the return of Paul D. Podesta to the sport 469 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:46,880 Speaker 1: after ten years in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns. 470 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:50,360 Speaker 1: He is taking over the Colorado Rockies. And Andy McCullough 471 00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:54,800 Speaker 1: today has an amazing story about how things have changed 472 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:58,320 Speaker 1: in the last ten years. Andy talked to executives from 473 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:02,000 Speaker 1: around the game here at the GM meetings and he said, 474 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:05,400 Speaker 1: or he wrote basically what he heard, which is that 475 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:08,679 Speaker 1: so much has changed. Some of the things he mentioned 476 00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:11,480 Speaker 1: were that players get to the big leagues much sooner, 477 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:15,280 Speaker 1: even those coming out of high school. Obviously, technology has 478 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:17,359 Speaker 1: changed track Man, you see it right there in the 479 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:19,920 Speaker 1: headline of the story. Launch angle was not a thing 480 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 1: ten years ago, and just in general, there is so 481 00:26:24,119 --> 00:26:27,919 Speaker 1: much that is different now. Paul de Podesta is one 482 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:30,280 Speaker 1: of the smartest people you will ever meet, and he's 483 00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:34,159 Speaker 1: worked obviously in baseball for quite some time. Did before 484 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:36,600 Speaker 1: he joined the Browns, he was with the Oakland a's 485 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 1: guy that was famous for what he was portrayed as 486 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:44,240 Speaker 1: in Moneyball. Then he went to the Los Angeles Dodgers 487 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:46,800 Speaker 1: became their general manager at thirty one under the mccurts. 488 00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:49,400 Speaker 1: It was a mess, partly due to the mccourts and 489 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 1: Paul Baby was not ready for the job. And then 490 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:55,040 Speaker 1: with the Mets and the Padres as well. This is 491 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:59,520 Speaker 1: someone who is again extremely intelligent. He is also inheriting 492 00:26:59,560 --> 00:27:02,240 Speaker 1: a team that really is nowhere to go but up 493 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:07,199 Speaker 1: after a historically bad twenty twenty five seasons. So the 494 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:10,240 Speaker 1: consensus is then he'll get up to speed, and he'll 495 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:13,400 Speaker 1: get up to speed pretty quickly. But so much has 496 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 1: changed in ten years in this sport, and I am 497 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:18,920 Speaker 1: sure for Deep Podesta there's going to be a little 498 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 1: bit of culture shock. Now. Whether he can turn this around, 499 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:24,919 Speaker 1: how quickly he can turn this around, it remains to 500 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:28,960 Speaker 1: be seen. The Rockies are the Rubik's Cube of baseball. 501 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:33,000 Speaker 1: It's difficult to find the solution. No one really has 502 00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:36,160 Speaker 1: long term. They've had some seasons in which they made 503 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:38,240 Speaker 1: the playoffs two thousand and seven, of course, they made 504 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:40,359 Speaker 1: it to the World Series. They've had some seasons in 505 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:44,240 Speaker 1: which they were pretty competitive. But pitching, in particular at 506 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:47,560 Speaker 1: altitude is something that no one has figured out yet, 507 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:50,080 Speaker 1: and it's going to be difficult for Deepedesta to do it. 508 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:54,680 Speaker 1: But he's essentially starting from scratch. He has a team 509 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:58,440 Speaker 1: where he can build in any direction that he wants 510 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:02,160 Speaker 1: to build in, and with that, I expect that it's 511 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:04,439 Speaker 1: going to be a really interesting ride. I don't know 512 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:07,320 Speaker 1: if he will succeed, but he will bring new ideas 513 00:28:07,320 --> 00:28:09,800 Speaker 1: to the table. He will certainly have his own perspectives. 514 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:14,080 Speaker 1: And the Rockies, for so long so irrelevant, the team 515 00:28:14,119 --> 00:28:17,399 Speaker 1: that barely is worth paying attention to. Now are a 516 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:19,400 Speaker 1: team that you're gonna look at and say, Okay, what's 517 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:21,920 Speaker 1: going on with those guys all right. I want to 518 00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:25,080 Speaker 1: thank everyone for watching, for listening both on YouTube and 519 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:29,160 Speaker 1: on our television outlets. Foul Territory is next. Heidi Watney 520 00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:32,560 Speaker 1: is hosting. She has the pleasure of being on with 521 00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:36,480 Speaker 1: Aj Prazinski and Eric Kratz, Jayceon Tingler, Jason Lachanfora and 522 00:28:36,560 --> 00:28:40,320 Speaker 1: Chris Catillo will be the guests. Fair Territory returns Monday 523 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:43,560 Speaker 1: at ten am. Have a great weekend everyone, Thanks for watching, 524 00:28:43,600 --> 00:28:44,360 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening.