1 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:24,479 Speaker 1: Hello everyone to walk to episode seventeen of the Hammer 2 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 1: Territory podcast. I am your host, Brad Roland, coming to 3 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: you deep in the night here on a Wednesday evening 4 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: into Thursday. We are almost at the end of the 5 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: month of May, and of course this podcast is part 6 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:37,559 Speaker 1: of the Foul Territory Network. Subscribe to the show anywhere 7 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 1: you might find your podcasts. You can find us on Apple, Spotify, Overcast, 8 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: and again anywhere you might find the podcasts. Also recommend 9 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:46,919 Speaker 1: checking out the latest show on our podcast feed from 10 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 1: Sean Coleman and Stephen Tolbert on Tuesday evening into Wednesday, 11 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 1: talking all things roll on Acunya, et cetera. A good 12 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: conversation there, as always from Sean and Steven. I'll have 13 00:00:57,680 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: more later on this week as well. On this podcast, 14 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 1: I think of a mini pod today as I am 15 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 1: still waiting for my usual co host Scott Coleman to 16 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:08,479 Speaker 1: return from his never ending European journey. But I promise 17 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: you I'll be back in the near future. It will 18 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: not be subjected to me too often in solo fashion, 19 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: but it is late. There was some news that happened 20 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: late tonight, so I went solo as a result of 21 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: all of that stuff, but for one thing at the 22 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 1: top of the show, borring emergency podcast between now and 23 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: the end of this week that we probably don't want 24 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: because emergency podcasts in May are generally not good news. 25 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 1: This is goin be the last time that I personally 26 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: podcast about the Braves in the month of May, and 27 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:37,759 Speaker 1: I would say good riddance to that. After a seven 28 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: to two loss tonight to Washington at home on this Wednesday, 29 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 1: the Brains are now twelve and thirteen in the month 30 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:47,039 Speaker 1: of May, and despite all of the team's overall success 31 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 1: in the last several years, obviously repeated division titles, world series, etc. 32 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: The month of May has been a relative house of 33 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: horrors for the Braves. That's been referencing this podcast in 34 00:01:56,920 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 1: different ways in the last couple of weeks, I'm sure, 35 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 1: but just for some numbers, here again, twelve and thirteen 36 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: this month in twenty twenty four, last month, sorry, last 37 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: year in twenty twenty three, it was their worst month 38 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: of the year. They're fifteen and fourteen in the month 39 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 1: of May, so similar to this year. The previous year 40 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: they were thirteen and fifteen in the month of May 41 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: of twenty twenty two. It's what twenty one. Famously, they 42 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 1: were not very good for a long time before getting 43 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: super hot and winning the World Series. They were thirteen 44 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:28,240 Speaker 1: and twelve in the month of May, and then it 45 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: was even their second worst month in twenty nineteen, so 46 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 1: pre pandemic, all of those things. So long story short, 47 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 1: for whatever reason, and it might be variants, it might 48 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: have something to do with something and whatever, And I'm 49 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: not saying it's definitely gonna fix itself. It's not where 50 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:42,799 Speaker 1: you should never assume the Braids are gonna suddenly be 51 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 1: awesome again when they won the calendar flops to June. 52 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:48,079 Speaker 1: But for whatever reason, in the last several years, May 53 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 1: has been the nader of the Braves, and that's been 54 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 1: the case so far this season. With that said, they 55 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: lost the game this evening, but there was a lot 56 00:02:57,080 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: to talk about because of the debut of Besert schwallow Bach. 57 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: So we found it out on Tuesday afternoon basically that 58 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: the Braves were going to eventually call up Schwellenbach and 59 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 1: it had to do with all kinds of things, but 60 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:15,839 Speaker 1: the news broke before they could actually make that move. 61 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:18,920 Speaker 1: They move ended up happening on Wednesday, and they optioned 62 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 1: Jimmy Hergett to the minors. I record listening to the 63 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 1: show that I did with Garrett Spain a Battery Power 64 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 1: and Phja Prospects about ten days ago now on the 65 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 1: same podcast feed. That's a good conversation about the minor 66 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:31,360 Speaker 1: leagues in general. I will always say this if you're 67 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: a new listener. I am not a minor league expert. 68 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: Neither is Scott, to be honest with you, but we 69 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: always want to be up to date to some extent 70 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: on min league stuck because it definitely matters. This is 71 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: certainly a team that is in win now mode, so 72 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: it's not quite the emphasis that it was around the 73 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 1: team like it was during the rebuild when we started 74 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: the podcast seven eight years ago, but still very relevant 75 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 1: and Garret's an expert on that. So we talked about 76 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: a lot of different guys, but that included Schwellenbacher. He 77 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: was very high on his potential on that podcast. For 78 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 1: some more background, Schowellenbach is the second round pick from 79 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: three years ago towards twenty one. He'll be actually be 80 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: twenty four later on this week as start. As of age, 81 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: he's a top three or four guy in the system. 82 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 1: By all accounts people that are smur than I am, 83 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: and he's regarded as a guy who's quite polished and 84 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 1: major League ready, despite the fact that he was coming 85 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 1: from Double A before this. He had Tommy John before 86 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: actually Raptter he got drafted, so he's only thrown sixty 87 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 1: five total pro innings before this year, so definitely keeping 88 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 1: an eye on his workload is probably a good idea, 89 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: and the Bridge are probably doing that so far. So 90 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 1: as a Spoilerlard, he looked pretty good tonight. I don't 91 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 1: know if he'll be able to stick with a rotation 92 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: and pitch the rest of the year if it goes well, 93 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:41,279 Speaker 1: because again that innings. I won't say cap but certainly 94 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: they're gonna be careful with him after not throwing a 95 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: ton of innings in a long time. But he started 96 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 1: High A this year, made Cisco starts there. They made 97 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:50,679 Speaker 1: two starts Misissippi at Double A and it was completely 98 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: dominant at the Double A level. Thirteen innings scoreless look fantastic. 99 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,679 Speaker 1: He became only a twenty fourth player in the Frenklise 100 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 1: history to go form Mississippi to Atlanta, and by the way, 101 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: the last four guys do that were Lawn Grisome, Michael Harris, 102 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:08,119 Speaker 1: Max Freed, and data by Swanson. Not a bad list. 103 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 1: So tonight he threw five innings. The first four of 104 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 1: them were scroreless. In the first he went one, two, 105 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:16,839 Speaker 1: three on eleven pitches. Looked fantastic through this disgusting slider 106 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: for a strikeout. He got out of a jam in 107 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 1: a second ding that in pretty impressive fashion. He pitched 108 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:24,479 Speaker 1: very well, and then he got got basically in the 109 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:27,359 Speaker 1: fifth inning by Lane Thomas. He probably stayed in the 110 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:29,919 Speaker 1: game a little bit too long. Of course, this is 111 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 1: sort of that never ending philosophical argument that people want 112 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:34,599 Speaker 1: to have that I'm not going to do right now, 113 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: necessarily about times through the order and whether you want 114 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 1: to be more proactive than reactive. Everyone's always on different 115 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 1: sides of this. I get that about whether a guy 116 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:45,160 Speaker 1: needs to like kind of show it or have some 117 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: trouble before he comes out of the game. But it 118 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,720 Speaker 1: was fairly perceivable in my opinion. I don't know. My guy, 119 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:53,280 Speaker 1: Steven Toilbert was sweeting about this in real time on 120 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: social media, of course, about the third time through the 121 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: order being kind of maybe a danger zone for Swollenbach. 122 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:02,720 Speaker 1: He looked good until that home run, and that I 123 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 1: would say, not even just a home run that ending, 124 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 1: he was a little bit shakier, but regardless, he looked good, 125 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: did his job and more. In this game he shortly 126 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 1: showed a lot more than some of these other spot 127 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:16,839 Speaker 1: Star options have shown in the last couple of years, 128 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 1: whether it's Wine Enns or Vines or DoD or whatever. 129 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: He has a big fastball. He averaged about nine six 130 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 1: miles an hour tonight with the fastball very solid there 131 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: and a pretty much a wipeout slider. He had a 132 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 1: couple of really nasty ones in this game. That's always 133 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 1: been the rep that he has. By all accounts from 134 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 1: what I have seen and read about and talk to 135 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:36,480 Speaker 1: people about behind the scenes, he got eleven swings and 136 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 1: misses in this game. The slider was popping, I think, 137 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:41,480 Speaker 1: and in general he looked the part of a guy 138 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:44,159 Speaker 1: that you are not afraid to call up. And again 139 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:47,360 Speaker 1: I think that it's worth keeping in mind that yes, 140 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 1: he jumped from double A, but essentially from what I 141 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 1: had heard, he was maybe the most ready guy when 142 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: it came to the pitching prospects that were not like 143 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 1: the four A guys, not your vines, Winans types, but 144 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: the lower end guys. People were asking why it wasn't Waldrop, 145 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 1: for instance, and Waldrop's a lot more famous first round pick. 146 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:07,720 Speaker 1: I think the consistencity he has more upside from what 147 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 1: I have seen and heard. But obviously the Braves. I 148 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 1: think Geared got into this a lot with me ten 149 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: days ago on the show. But basically the Bridge are 150 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 1: trying to work hiptuff out with Waldrop. It's not that 151 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 1: he can't pitch the majors right now, it's that they're 152 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 1: not trying to rush him along too much. This does 153 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 1: not mean that they believe schwallen Block is a better 154 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 1: prospect than Waldrop. It means that they wanted him to 155 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:30,119 Speaker 1: start in this game, that's all it means. There's always 156 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 1: this rush to be ordering guys or whatever. And you know, 157 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 1: he was in the top three I think for pipeline 158 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: and battery power, et cetera. Like he's a highly regarded player, 159 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: but there was some surprise because he's not like a 160 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: big name right now if you're not a prospect sigo. 161 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: But I thought he looked really good in this game. 162 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: We'll get into kind of the more of the fallout 163 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 1: from this game in a second, But that was kind 164 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 1: of the top line thought of this one is that 165 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: you know, for it was a maddening loss that didn't 166 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: play very well at The offense, is we'll get into 167 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 1: in a second, has not been good at all this 168 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 1: year for the Braves, at least it's the first couple 169 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 1: of weeks of the season that continued tonight, as we'll 170 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: talk about in a second. But the top line story 171 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 1: I believe, even with a loss, is that the Braves 172 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: might have found something at Schwallenbach. I'm not gonna get 173 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: over my skis here. I'm not going to tell you 174 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:13,960 Speaker 1: that he's going to suddenly be in that spot all 175 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 1: year long, or that he's going to be this you know, 176 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 1: messiah figure coming back to save the rotation. Number one, 177 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 1: THETII has been awesome for most of the season. But 178 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 1: number two, it's one start. But when you talk about 179 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: a guy with that pedigree, he looked the part. And yeah, 180 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: Washington's offense not fantastic, but not an awful offense necessarily 181 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: this year. So I would say, if you're looking very 182 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 1: positive from tonight, and there aren't that many from a 183 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:38,679 Speaker 1: loss at home, that was a positive start from Schwallenbach, 184 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 1: and we'll see if he makes another start the next 185 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 1: time around any second, we'll get into more of the 186 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 1: offensive stuff, but first little break dere from Mark Partner's 187 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:47,559 Speaker 1: on the podcast. All right, some most stuff from the 188 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 1: game on this Wednesday. They were down three one and 189 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 1: then NAT's got a two out, two run single on 190 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 1: a literal checked swing, and I think again everyone's ready 191 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: for May to be over. That was one of those 192 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: signs in that moment. It didn't change the game necessarily, 193 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 1: but it was a kind of funny and maddening in 194 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:05,680 Speaker 1: one of those cap predict ball things. Also have a 195 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:07,680 Speaker 1: stat for you, and I know Steven and Sew mentioned 196 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:10,319 Speaker 1: it yesterday, but now it's even more extreme. Stevens tweeted 197 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 1: this out tonight. The Braids, of course, as I mentioned before, 198 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 1: are twelve and thirteen in the month of May. In 199 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 1: the twelve wins, they have allowed two runs or fewer 200 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: in all of them. All of them, they're twelve to 201 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: zero when allowed two runs are fewer. In the month 202 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:28,839 Speaker 1: of May. In the thirteen losses, they've allowed three runs 203 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: or more in all thirteen and they are owned thirteen 204 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 1: while allowing three runs or more. That is crazy in 205 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:38,959 Speaker 1: its synergy. It makes sense given that while it was 206 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 1: the way this team is built, they have been essentially 207 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 1: cruising along or not cruising along, But staying afloat is better. 208 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 1: It is probably the better word choice because the pitching 209 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: has been so good for the most part of this month. Offensively, 210 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 1: they have performed worse they had twelve and thirteen team, 211 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 1: but they've pitched so well, and that's a great way 212 00:09:56,800 --> 00:09:58,679 Speaker 1: to put it. Obviously, it's a little bit convenient that 213 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 1: it's literally to thirteen versus twelve and zero, but that's 214 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 1: just one way again to kind of point out how 215 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 1: good they've been pitching wise and how bad they've been offensively. 216 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 1: There you go, in this game, they're pretty much more 217 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:12,440 Speaker 1: offensively again, they had no walks in this game. The 218 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 1: top four lineup was actually just fine. They had six 219 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 1: hits out of the four of them, including all three 220 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: of their extra base hits in this game. But the 221 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:23,440 Speaker 1: bottom of five lineup went two of nineteen at the plate. 222 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:25,679 Speaker 1: I've talked a lot about the top of the order 223 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 1: guys being an issue all year long, and by the way, 224 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:30,319 Speaker 1: that is still true. I am not saying otherwise. The 225 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:33,160 Speaker 1: loss of Browny does matter of course, and the Braves 226 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:37,200 Speaker 1: unequivocally need guys like Riley and Olsen in particular. There 227 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 1: are other stars who are remaining to be stars, and 228 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 1: so far this year they've not been stars. Olsen showing 229 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 1: some signs, Riley's been hurt, all that stuff. They've not 230 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 1: been what they need to be moving forward. With that said, 231 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: the bottom of the order has been wretched for a 232 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 1: long time now. For instance, Michael Harris and Orlando Arcia, 233 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 1: who are usually in the Botto half lineup. I know 234 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:01,600 Speaker 1: that our Harris is going to probably lead off some 235 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 1: right now because of the way that that's all breaking down. 236 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:07,319 Speaker 1: But Harris Arcia both have ops's under five point fifty 237 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: in the last thirty days, pretty rough. Obviously, there's been 238 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 1: games where it's been Chadwick Trump he won't play a 239 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 1: lot right now because Murphy's back. That's good. But the 240 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 1: bottom of the order has not been In fact, it's 241 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: been worse than top the order. So that's just something 242 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 1: to keep in mind. I have to get the caveat 243 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 1: here that offense is going to rise. It always does 244 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 1: during the course of the season across the league. I mean, 245 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:31,240 Speaker 1: temperatures get warmer, the ball carries further. That's how it works. 246 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 1: But offense is way down across the league this year, 247 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: which is a good part of context around the Braves. Now, 248 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 1: does that explain everything? Definitely, definitely not. But for instance, 249 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 1: last year in the league, the league averaged four point 250 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 1: six to two runs per game. This year is four 251 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:50,320 Speaker 1: point three to one. That's a pretty big drop off. 252 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 1: Home runs are way down as well. Last year is 253 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 1: one point two to one this year per game. This 254 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 1: year it's one point zero three per game. And by 255 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:00,320 Speaker 1: the way, that's the lowest per game figure and home 256 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 1: runs since twenty thirteen. That's a long time. League wide 257 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:08,560 Speaker 1: ops is now six ninety seven. That's down from seven 258 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 1: to thirty four last year. It hasn't been below seven 259 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:12,679 Speaker 1: hundred for a full season since nineteen eighty nine. And 260 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 1: again it's probably gonna go up, but really really rough. 261 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 1: But the kind of point is, and look, I'm not 262 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: gonna do this discussion all the way here either, but 263 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:23,199 Speaker 1: every time the brace have a rough game on offense, 264 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 1: everyone wants to point out not everyone, A lot of 265 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 1: people want to point out the strikeouts. Right, Let's say 266 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:30,559 Speaker 1: it's this never ending debate as well about putting the 267 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:33,559 Speaker 1: ball on play and small ball. All these six strikeouts 268 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 1: are actually down across baseball this year. While offense is down. 269 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: You would think that less strikeouts mean more offense. Not 270 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:48,320 Speaker 1: the case. So every time, and without fail, someone whether 271 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:50,560 Speaker 1: it's me or Steven or Sean or Scott or somebody 272 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:53,559 Speaker 1: else around the Braves tweets out something about hard hit 273 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 1: balls or ex evelocity or bat ball profiles or whatever. 274 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 1: Or tonight for example, there's a excuse me to run 275 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:05,679 Speaker 1: hit by the opponent. There's always people in the mentioned 276 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:08,680 Speaker 1: talking about you know, obviously exit loss does it doesn't 277 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 1: mean anything whatever, put it to the side. But there 278 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:15,040 Speaker 1: is this year an inverse relationship. So I got through down. 279 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:17,480 Speaker 1: Offense is also down. Keep that in mind. But anyway, 280 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:20,960 Speaker 1: I'll say that to say offense across the leagues down, 281 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:23,079 Speaker 1: that might impact the Braves, Like there's been lots of 282 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 1: talking about the balls, bat of balls in particular, like 283 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 1: they're not juiced up right now. And given that the 284 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 1: Braves are I won't say reliant, but they are certainly 285 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:36,319 Speaker 1: a power focused group. Saw that last year they might 286 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 1: be impacted a little bit more. Again, not an excuse. 287 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 1: You still have to produce and they have Gots's line 288 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:44,839 Speaker 1: up that certainly had not produced this year. But I 289 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:47,560 Speaker 1: feel like it's probably been a little bit underdiscussed how 290 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: the lack of power across the league might have bitten 291 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 1: the Braves a little bit more as far as the 292 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 1: conditions are concerned than the rest of the league. Anyway, 293 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:59,080 Speaker 1: That's all I have for the game itself. From there, 294 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:01,120 Speaker 1: there is some new notes to get to before we 295 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 1: get out of here. So the one newsy itum I 296 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: would say is that the brave sign Ramon Lariano. He 297 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 1: said a minor league deal. He's not gonna be in Gwinnette. 298 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:13,200 Speaker 1: About to be thirty years old. He was once quite 299 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:16,320 Speaker 1: good as a outfielder in Oakland along with Sean Murphy 300 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 1: Old Powell. He had a four win season in twenty nineteen. 301 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:21,920 Speaker 1: He was a reasonable player last year, about a one 302 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 1: win player according to Fangrafts. This year he was bad 303 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:27,680 Speaker 1: in about thirty one games for Cleveland and he was waved. 304 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:30,400 Speaker 1: But there was some positive comments made by Brian Sticker 305 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 1: about Loreano. I'm not saying that change your life, but 306 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 1: a guy like that for free on a minor league 307 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 1: deal makes some sense, especially in the wake of the 308 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 1: Ronnie News. I talked about a lot on the last 309 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 1: show that I did with Grant as well as the 310 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 1: Emergency podcast. But it seems like, and so did Shawn 311 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 1: and Steven talk. It seems like the Braves are going 312 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 1: to roll with this Kellnick, Harris Duval outfield for a while. 313 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 1: And that's not a shock, nor should it be. I 314 00:14:57,160 --> 00:15:00,479 Speaker 1: think Kelnick and Duval are both like reasonable starting out 315 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 1: at this point in time, a reasonable guys to throw 316 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 1: out there. I'm always behind Duval Kelnic. I always get 317 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 1: the appeal of him, et cetera. But if it doesn't work, 318 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 1: you want options and Lorianum maybe nothing. He may just 319 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 1: wash out and be gone, but they can find something 320 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 1: in him that again, he's not old at this point, 321 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 1: he's still twenty nine. He was really good, like as 322 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: of true for years ago. So just a guy that 323 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 1: you take a low cost flyer on, basically no cost 324 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 1: flyer on, no risk flyer on, and if it works, 325 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 1: it works, and that would be pretty impressive and very 326 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 1: very helpful, I would say, if it were to come together. 327 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:37,280 Speaker 1: One more note here on the non news front, but 328 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:41,360 Speaker 1: also kind of topical. Dan Senborski of Fangrafts, who also 329 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 1: created zips, which is a famous and I think very 330 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 1: good projection system. He wrote a few interesting things in 331 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 1: the last couple of days about how the Braves project 332 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:51,400 Speaker 1: with out wrung mcunya and how they compare it to 333 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:54,480 Speaker 1: the Phillies. In particular, his numbers basically saw the Braves 334 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 1: have about like a ten percent dip and their division 335 00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:00,200 Speaker 1: odds just by taking Ronnie out of the lineup, which 336 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: is in a huge surprise, Ronnie is excellent. It might 337 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:05,480 Speaker 1: be a three, four or five win dip depending on 338 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 1: what you were projecting, just by taking Hi out of 339 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:11,360 Speaker 1: the lineup. Dan also published a projected stayings update as 340 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 1: of Wednesday, and that had the Braves finishing four games 341 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:18,520 Speaker 1: back of the Phillies at the end of the year. Granted, 342 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: that would have meant at that point in time that 343 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: the Braves would have still been better than the Phillies 344 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 1: the rest of the season even without Ronnie, because the 345 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 1: Braves were at the time of the simulation five games back, 346 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 1: so they would have only been largely better than the Phillies, 347 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 1: but better the rest of the way. But obviously the 348 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 1: deficit matters, which talking about two months in baseball at 349 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 1: the end of May, yes it's still early in the season, 350 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 1: but it matters that you're now cis games back as 351 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 1: the recording this podcast, so it would make it the 352 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 1: better team. But it's notable, and with out a couna 353 00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:49,760 Speaker 1: that the projections and the betting and market in particular 354 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 1: have also now swung pretty solidly to Philadelphia when it 355 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 1: comes to the division. Now does that matter? You could 356 00:16:56,960 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 1: argue either way that was not a so the case 357 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:02,560 Speaker 1: a few days ago though, even with the Braves behind 358 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:05,680 Speaker 1: the division. Yes, the ads have changed this preseason because 359 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:07,879 Speaker 1: in the spring the Braves were huge favorites to win 360 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:11,720 Speaker 1: the division with good reason. It it narrowed. But now 361 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:15,120 Speaker 1: I would say the combination of the week play this 362 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:18,720 Speaker 1: week so far and also the Accoton injury more importantly, 363 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:20,760 Speaker 1: things have leveled off a little bit and now the 364 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:22,200 Speaker 1: Braves have the underdog for the first time in a 365 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:25,639 Speaker 1: while on the division. Now it remains early and I 366 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:27,600 Speaker 1: should not remind anyway listening to this podcast if you're 367 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 1: a Braves fan of Brave Sticko found the show. First 368 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 1: of all, thank you for being here, subscribe to the podcast. 369 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:34,720 Speaker 1: But also the Braves have had some comebacks, especially the 370 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 1: one notable one against the Mets where they were down 371 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:39,360 Speaker 1: a big, big, big, big margin, came back and won 372 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 1: the division. So it's early. Philly has been playing great baseball, 373 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:44,879 Speaker 1: but just want to keep that in mind. Every once 374 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 1: in a while check in with some projections, and to 375 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:50,359 Speaker 1: the surprise of no one, the systems like the Braves 376 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 1: less now than they did a few days ago because 377 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 1: Ronnie's no longer there. But also, the division deficit is 378 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 1: six games as we're heading towards the month of June, 379 00:17:57,720 --> 00:18:01,120 Speaker 1: and that is notable to me. And nothing else. Last thing, 380 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 1: a brief look ahead to the game on Thursday. For 381 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 1: one thing, the Brands are playing a game on Thursday 382 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 1: that's a night game, despite it being a getaway game 383 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:12,480 Speaker 1: for Washington that's often a day game. I'm not sure 384 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 1: what the quirk is there. I'm not saying it's never 385 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 1: a night game, but that's the one that I thought 386 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 1: was interesting. It's a seven to twenty game in Atlanta. 387 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 1: But there was a little bit of a surprise as 388 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 1: I'm recording this podcast having a little bit about an 389 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:25,440 Speaker 1: hour ago. Now it's midnight or so, but the Brads 390 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 1: are going to start ray Kerr on Thursday instead of 391 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 1: Renald of Olympes. So immediately the question was is something 392 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 1: wrong with Renaldi Lopez. The answer is no, According to 393 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: Justin Toscano, the AJAC, he confirmed quickly that Lopez is healthy. 394 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:43,439 Speaker 1: There's no issue with Ronaldi Lopez whatsoever. So it's going 395 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 1: to be very interesting to see why that is. But 396 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 1: I think logically, from what the Beat guys have said, 397 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:54,399 Speaker 1: and you know, beyond that, it's going to be pretty logical. 398 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: I think. So Lobez only pitched on four days rest, 399 00:18:56,800 --> 00:19:00,240 Speaker 1: so exactly four days rest once this year and would 400 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:02,960 Speaker 1: have been a second time this time. People hate this 401 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:06,240 Speaker 1: and I understand that, but Lopez has not thrown more 402 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 1: than six or six innings in a season since twenty nineteen. 403 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 1: He's been a reliever for a long time now. It 404 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 1: makes all the logical sense in the world for the 405 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:16,120 Speaker 1: Braves to take it easy on run all of lowpets, 406 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:19,560 Speaker 1: even more so than Chris Sale who's always had injury issues. 407 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 1: But workloads matter. And I know there's this like theme 408 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:26,480 Speaker 1: always about like guys just throw out there so they're whatever, 409 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 1: But being proactive on a guy who's been awesome so 410 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 1: far this year makes sense. Ray Kerr was in the 411 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:36,960 Speaker 1: bullpen on Wednesday in case it seemed that Schwellenbach might 412 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 1: blow up and have a short outing, and if that 413 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 1: had been the case, they would have used Kerr and 414 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:42,800 Speaker 1: probably started a Lopez tomorrow or not something else. But 415 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:46,840 Speaker 1: they seemingly like Kerr as a potential starter. And I 416 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:48,359 Speaker 1: know he was not very good in his last outing, 417 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:51,640 Speaker 1: and I saw some of the reactions to that. There was, look, 418 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 1: it's one it's one start. I'm not gonna tell you 419 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 1: he's good because I don't know yet about about Ray 420 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:58,679 Speaker 1: Carr as the starter. But I have personally no issue 421 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 1: at all pushing Ronaldo backa day, having him be on 422 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:05,440 Speaker 1: extra rest as much as possible. He was never gonna 423 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:07,639 Speaker 1: throw two undreneting this year. That's not what's going to happen. 424 00:20:07,880 --> 00:20:11,119 Speaker 1: There's no reason why he would have. And if they 425 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 1: think that this is the best course of action to 426 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:15,400 Speaker 1: handle him, he's been really good so far, so no complaints. 427 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:17,160 Speaker 1: Does that mean they're gonna do this all the time. 428 00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:19,840 Speaker 1: I don't know. Maybe we'll get more information. But they 429 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:21,639 Speaker 1: did not announce until after they were already kind of 430 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:23,640 Speaker 1: done for the night, so there was like snit talking 431 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 1: about this. He'll talk about it on Thursday. And I'm 432 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 1: sure Sean and Steven will talk about that more on 433 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:30,399 Speaker 1: their next show. But that's why that happened, you would imagine, 434 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:33,440 Speaker 1: And there you go. The Braves are also facing the 435 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:37,040 Speaker 1: Nationals again. They're throwing triv Williams in the game. He's 436 00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:39,040 Speaker 1: been just kind of a guy in his career, but 437 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 1: he was pretty brutal last year. He has been very 438 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 1: good this year. However. He actually has a two point 439 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 1: two ninety e or a in ten starts, pretty strong peripherals, 440 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 1: So curR versus Williams tough spot for the Braves, you 441 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:53,439 Speaker 1: would imagine in some respects. But I will say the 442 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 1: Braves are still I believe favored. As I'm looking at 443 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:58,160 Speaker 1: this podcast as a start, as a record of the podcast, 444 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:00,880 Speaker 1: I'm looking at the odds page as talking right now. 445 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:03,360 Speaker 1: Make sure that I'm right, but I believe that I am. Yes, 446 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 1: the Braves are still favored pretty solidly in the game 447 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:08,679 Speaker 1: port of Betty Market. So does that mean they're gonna win. No, 448 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:13,160 Speaker 1: But it does mean that even with a suboptimal pitching matchup, 449 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:16,160 Speaker 1: the Braves are seen as favorites in the game on Thursday. 450 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 1: One more note before we get out of here, Owen 451 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 1: Murphy one of the Braves prospects. It's hay Timy John. 452 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:24,160 Speaker 1: That's a little bit of brutal news, so unfortunate stuff there. 453 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 1: I don't have much like analysis there. It just kind 454 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:29,479 Speaker 1: of stinks, obviously for anybody to have Tommy John. You 455 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:31,160 Speaker 1: never want to have that. But Murphy's a guy who's 456 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:34,960 Speaker 1: certainly one of the more prominent prospects the Braves have 457 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:37,800 Speaker 1: in terms of name anyway, for sure on pick in 458 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:40,199 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two for instance. So there's that. We'll have 459 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:42,480 Speaker 1: more on that in the future, I'm sure. And you know, 460 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:44,439 Speaker 1: that's all I have for the most part on today's podcast. 461 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:48,639 Speaker 1: So big picture, a nice debut for Schwrollenbach. The offense 462 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:50,159 Speaker 1: is still maddening. We've done so much on that, and 463 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:53,639 Speaker 1: we'll probably do more in the future, but it's been frustrating, 464 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:57,160 Speaker 1: to be sure. 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