1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,520 Speaker 1: I want to get you and tear a Scoob ball. 2 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 2: And because scooball seak a strake out and Barry Bonds goes, 3 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 2: who I go to, dude like three chairs. 4 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: Down from you know in the American League? So young? 5 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 1: He goes, Oh that guy, Yeah, he's got no chance. 6 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 3: Hey, you know what I was thinking about before we 7 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 3: get into some fresh signings. What about a Paul Sken's 8 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 3: extension offer from the Pirates because they do extend some 9 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 3: of their own and he makes them money. He is 10 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 3: a cash cow on his start days. Why not aj. 11 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:38,199 Speaker 1: Do we know who their owner is? 12 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 3: He did hand out an extension of Brian Reynolds. Hey, 13 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:43,560 Speaker 3: Brian Hayes and Mitch Keller. 14 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:46,920 Speaker 1: Do you know who Skeins agent is? 15 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 3: Is he a Boyds guy? 16 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 1: No? No, it doesn't matter, doesn't matter. I can't. 17 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 2: I mean unless they blow Skins out of the water, 18 00:00:56,160 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 2: I can't see I can't see him uh doing it. 19 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 2: I can't see Paul Skins doing it. I mean, I listen, 20 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 2: unless they come to him and say here's eight years, 21 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:07,400 Speaker 2: two hundred million, I don't. I just don't think it's 22 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 2: going to happen. That'd be a lot, that'd be a lot, 23 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 2: but no, too late. Had to sign him, had to 24 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:19,679 Speaker 2: sign him a big league deal. When you drafted him, 25 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 2: that was your last chance to extend Skeans on a 26 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:26,680 Speaker 2: pirate's salary, because look like what Strider got. He's he's 27 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 2: done better than what Strider. Moore won more awards than 28 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 2: what Strider had at this point in his career. Strider 29 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 2: got like seventy five million. 30 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:36,119 Speaker 3: I think, yeah, so that's why you're playing. To my point, 31 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 3: seventy five million is actually doable for them. Trying to 32 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 3: look back to the contracts. I actually was there for 33 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 3: that press conversation. 34 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: What are you going to sign him too? 35 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 2: Five five year, five year seventy five because he's not 36 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 2: going to want to opt into a free agent year 37 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 2: because he's still young, right, so we'll hit the open 38 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 2: market of what twenty eight, twenty nine, so he's not 39 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 2: going to want to sign a where it takes in. Now, 40 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 2: the Pirates are going to want to grab those free 41 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 2: agent years and that's going to get you into bigger numbers, 42 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 2: and he's going to say, uh, nope, trade him. 43 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 3: Well, this is the reason why I brought it up 44 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 3: because some fans are like, he's a Yankee. He's a dodger, 45 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 3: you know the classics on social I'm like, what about 46 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 3: ten years, three hundred million dollars for a twenty whatever? 47 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 3: He is two year old or three year old buying 48 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 3: buying barely. 49 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: Got to one hundred, pirates barely got to one hundred. 50 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 3: They can backload, but. 51 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 1: Then they then they're just setting him up to be traded. 52 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 3: Zero zero percent chance that there's an extension there. 53 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: Six years. 54 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 2: I mean, what is it, Tommy what is what is 55 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 2: the likelihood of Tommy John Like six years? Like, no way, 56 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 2: they give no way. We'll in my in my opinion, 57 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 2: we're not going to see a ten year extension for 58 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 2: any pitcher ever anymore. 59 00:02:56,720 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 3: How much did they give Mitch Keller five years seventy seven, 60 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 3: which was the second biggest deal in franchise history, I 61 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 3: think to Reynolds, okay, just throwing it out there. 62 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 2: But m Keller was in as what second or third 63 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:13,079 Speaker 2: year when he got that, so even more, Yeah, they 64 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 2: bought out free agent years. Paul Skeans is not gonna 65 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 2: want him to buy out free agent years unless it 66 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:20,239 Speaker 2: is ridiculous amount of money. And I don't think the 67 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:21,920 Speaker 2: vers are going to go to that amount. 68 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:24,360 Speaker 3: The reason I brought it up is that he is 69 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 3: making them money, and there are very few players in 70 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 3: the league that will actually create significant attendance spikes and 71 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 3: TV rating spikes and help you on sponsorship money. Otani 72 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 3: is the gem. He's the crown jewel of this conversation. 73 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 3: There are not many others that fit that. Bill and 74 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 3: Skeens is that guy. I was listening to Cardinal Territory 75 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 3: talk about how Katie Wu was at a Pittsburgh game 76 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 3: with the Cardinals in town, I think it was later 77 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 3: in the season, and how it was like sell out, 78 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 3: crazy playoff vibes in Pittsburgh's. They have a great crowd 79 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 3: or a great fan base out in Pittsburgh, they just 80 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 3: don't really bless them with a team that you know 81 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 3: is invested on the ownership side. But I'm like, this 82 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 3: is a double whammy because he helps the team. He's young, 83 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 3: it's not going to get your free agent kind of money. 84 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 3: There are comps that you can blast past, and he's 85 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 3: making you money this coming season. If he's like he 86 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 3: was last year, he might be making them ten fifteen 87 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:21,359 Speaker 3: million dollars just by being there. So if that's the case, 88 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 3: you feel a lot better about paying him twenty five 89 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 3: to thirty because you're really only paying him ten or fifteen. 90 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 3: Just throwing it out there, I might be totally off, 91 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 3: and I'm coming from no background on this. I've not 92 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 3: spoken anyone about this, just was thinking about it before 93 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 3: the show and wanted to throw it out there better. 94 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:38,279 Speaker 1: By the way, I got a question, wor go ahead? Good? No? 95 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: Go ahead? 96 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 2: Mine isn't about this better chance? What better chance to 97 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 2: him getting traded? Blow the doors off of the trade 98 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 2: market that you're set the bar so high, you know, 99 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:53,720 Speaker 2: a future, a franchise, future type of trade for Paul 100 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 2: Skains than him signing the extension with the parts. 101 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 3: I'm a hard to stry. 102 00:04:57,680 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 1: That takes up free agent trade. 103 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:00,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't think they'll trade him. I think there's 104 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:03,239 Speaker 3: a better chance of extension, but we'll see what happens. 105 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 1: By the way, can we show the Cardinals territory logo again? Please? 106 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: Pretty please? Yeah? 107 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:12,839 Speaker 3: What about it is on the screen? 108 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, sorry? So small on ice screen? I can 109 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 1: barely see it. How do we not put birds on 110 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:19,919 Speaker 1: the little line across that? Like? 111 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 2: I just don't understand how there's like, no, you know, 112 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 2: they're famous for birds on the bat, we could add 113 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 2: birds on the line. 114 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 1: Arch is there. 115 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, the arch is there. And also we're not toppying 116 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 3: the exact logo. We're putting our own spin on it. 117 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:32,039 Speaker 2: I know if you should have put like a little 118 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 2: bit of like a bird on the bat. Just my 119 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 2: opinion doesn't matter, I know. 120 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 1: I'm just saying we. 121 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 3: Can have an option made. Our graphic artist loves us. 122 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 3: We can ask him about it and then show it 123 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 3: to you. So someone buying the scenes market down, let's 124 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 3: charge them out. Oh there, it is nice. There you go. 125 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:50,799 Speaker 3: Nice full screen for AJ to look at. Katie and Trevor. 126 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 3: All right, lovely hosts. I just listened to their episode 127 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 3: breaking down the NL Central this morning. It was awesome, 128 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 3: really good. So you can find it wherever you get 129 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 3: your shows. 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The Orioles 157 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 3: have had an interesting offseason. They are spending money. Their 158 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 3: payroll is going to be significantly higher than it was 159 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 3: last year. I think it's consensus that US three and 160 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 3: many others have questioned the way they're spending it. We'll 161 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 3: see how that plays out. Do they need to keep 162 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 3: adding Orioles outfielders? Ag I want to show you what 163 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 3: we put together in terms of the depth chart, because 164 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 3: actually a lot of it has to do with the 165 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 3: Baseball America ranking side of things. And we're going to 166 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 3: talk to JJ Cooper later, so maybe we can ask 167 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 3: him about this. But they're starting outfield, and I'm going 168 00:07:57,440 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 3: to list this out so that people listening later can 169 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 3: feel included. Tyler O'Neil, who they signed for big bucks 170 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 3: this offseason. Cedric Mullins, very solid player, still sub ten 171 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 3: million dollar player. I think he's making close to nine. 172 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:12,320 Speaker 3: Colton Kowser, great player, great season, just now he's going 173 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 3: to play every day now. Loriano's on their bench. Heston Kersted, 174 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 3: who is still I think a their third ranked prospect 175 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 3: because they think he still has prospect status. He's on 176 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 3: their bench for now, and you can platoon Jorge Matteo 177 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 3: will be back at some point. I think he had 178 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 3: elbow brace surgery. They signed Dylan Carlson for depth. Daz 179 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 3: Cameron's there. Those guys have options. Technically, her cursedad has 180 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:36,720 Speaker 3: options too. The reason I'm showing a little mix of 181 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 3: versatility here on the right is because eventually it's not 182 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:42,560 Speaker 3: just the outfield, it's first and third base. Where's everyone 183 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:46,080 Speaker 3: playing if their highly ranked prospects are coming up this 184 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 3: year and many of these guys are going to be 185 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:53,679 Speaker 3: ready soon. Kobe Mayo, Sammy Bassio, Enrique Bradfield, Junior Vance, Honeycutt, 186 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:57,679 Speaker 3: Judd Fabian, Dylan Bievers. They might not all be stars, 187 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 3: but most of them should be big leaguers. So I'm 188 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 3: just confused on the way that money is being spent. 189 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:08,480 Speaker 3: To me, it either means aja that these minor leaguers 190 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 3: are not ready and maybe not as good as they thought, 191 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 3: or there's some type of trade conversation brewing. Otherwise, why 192 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:16,440 Speaker 3: spend your money this way? 193 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 1: That is a great question, Scott. 194 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:20,599 Speaker 2: I don't know the answer to it, because when I 195 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:22,440 Speaker 2: saw this come across, I was like, am I missing 196 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 2: something here? Because it doesn't make sense that Loreano with 197 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:29,559 Speaker 2: the outfield options Listen, Kirsten Hurstad has to play every day, 198 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 2: O'Neil has to play every day, and said Mullins, and 199 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 2: centerfield is a great thing for the Orioles and what 200 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 2: he does out there in centerfield, along as being a 201 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:37,840 Speaker 2: veteran leadership. 202 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 1: Now you got all these other guys that are supposed. 203 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:42,440 Speaker 2: To be coming, coming, coming, coming, coming. Michael Last won't 204 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 2: trade anybody, we know that until they're absolutely blocked. So 205 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:47,840 Speaker 2: does that mean a trade's coming? I don't know, But 206 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:51,559 Speaker 2: is Kobe Mayo or one of those guys not better 207 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:54,960 Speaker 2: than Ramon Loreano for seven to fifty versus four million? 208 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 2: To me, it just doesn't make sense they should be 209 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 2: spending this money on bullpen help finding another starter. Possibly, 210 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 2: I don't know. It just seems like there was a 211 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 2: better allocation of resources. But Michael Oast knows better than 212 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,320 Speaker 2: we do, so we're gonna have to watch them, can 213 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:13,960 Speaker 2: we can we look ahead two weeks? Does this mean 214 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 2: like Luis Castillo could be a guy that could be 215 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 2: going for some of this, like outfield depth, I mean 216 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 2: teams that I mean maybe I'm maybe I'm being hopeful, 217 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 2: I'm being hopeful that they go and get because those 218 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 2: are the starting pitcher's names, Dylan cees A, Michael King, 219 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 2: although you just signed that contract, so I doubt it. 220 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 2: But you sit here and you go, how are they 221 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 2: getting their team better? Everybody needs depth, even the vaunted 222 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 2: Dodgers need depth, and they have depth galore. They're adding depth, 223 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 2: but they're adding it in places where I feel like 224 00:10:49,679 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 2: they're still a little thin. So is this a precursor, like, Hey, 225 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 2: we got to make sure we lock in Ramon before 226 00:10:56,880 --> 00:11:03,839 Speaker 2: we trade this out. I'm confused by it. And if 227 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 2: the season starts and this is exactly what the roster 228 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 2: looks like, you're not only hurting some of these prospects, 229 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:13,199 Speaker 2: but you're hurting your big league team by not adding 230 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:16,439 Speaker 2: big chunks of help on this team. 231 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 3: Bingo. Yeah, if there's a ce strade and evolve some 232 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 3: of these guys, awesome, that's that is exactly what they 233 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 3: should be doing. Castillo is exactly what they should be doing. 234 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 3: I heard about Kyle Stowers and Connor Norby for a while, 235 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 3: not that they were going to be stars, but solid 236 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 3: big leaguers. The end up trading them in that what's 237 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 3: turned out to be at least so far disastrous Trevor 238 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 3: Rodgers deal last year. Rodgers might bounce back and be 239 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 3: okay for them, but at the time it was the 240 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 3: wrong move. They were like, oh, we want controllable guys, 241 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:44,080 Speaker 3: Like don't you want to win in the playoffs? So 242 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 3: that's why we crushed it back then we were right. 243 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:48,560 Speaker 3: So this time around the off season, I'm just like, 244 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 3: I don't We're all for spending money and investing in 245 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 3: your team. I'm good with that, but I'm just curious 246 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 3: about some of the decision making here, and I wonder 247 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 3: if there's something that we don't know. So from an 248 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,560 Speaker 3: outfield perspective, AJ, if you're one of the guys that 249 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 3: we just listed and there is a significant logjam and 250 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 3: you are a good prospect, are you not pissed to 251 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:12,560 Speaker 3: see this news? This guy's not like, oh, split contract, 252 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:15,800 Speaker 3: minor league deal, whatever, that's all cool, competition veterans in 253 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:18,320 Speaker 3: spring training. This is one year, four million dollars guaranteed 254 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 3: for a guy who was terrible in the first half 255 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:22,480 Speaker 3: the year. Got much better again with the Braves, but 256 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:24,560 Speaker 3: just didn't seem like the guy that was necessary. If 257 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:26,680 Speaker 3: you're going to spend an extra several million dollars on 258 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:29,080 Speaker 3: a player for Baltimore, or. 259 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:29,960 Speaker 1: Let me ask you. 260 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:33,000 Speaker 2: This is this Michael Olia saying we don't think Heston 261 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 2: Kurstad is going to be as good as we think 262 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 2: he is. Is Dylan Carlson not going to be there? 263 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 2: Is Kobe Mayo? I know he's a first and third baseman, 264 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 2: but das Cameron has been around, maybe he's not the guy. 265 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:48,160 Speaker 2: Dylan Beaver's outfield prospect, Enrique Bradfield, Junior Van Sunnycutt, Jedd Fabian, 266 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:49,960 Speaker 2: these guys, maybe they don't think they're as good as 267 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 2: they other people do. I don't know, because if you're 268 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:57,040 Speaker 2: if I'm Michaelias, and again I'm not. But Heston Kurstad 269 00:12:57,080 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 2: has to play every day? Why am I calling him up? 270 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:01,439 Speaker 2: If he's been a prospect for how many years? How 271 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:05,679 Speaker 2: long have you been hearing about Heston Kurstad, Jackson, Holiday Gunner, Henderson, 272 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:11,320 Speaker 2: Kobe Mayo, stours, this whole crew of Orioles prospects. Heston 273 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 2: Kurstad has to be given an opportunity to come up 274 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 2: and play every day. And what Tyler O'Neil said, Mullins 275 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:19,200 Speaker 2: and Colton Kowser, he's already the fourth option if not 276 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 2: the DH, then you go and sign another guy. Like 277 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:25,080 Speaker 2: to me, this just doesn't make sense unless a trade 278 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 2: comes through or they don't think that these prospects are 279 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 2: as good as everyone else does, because otherwise it doesn't 280 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:31,840 Speaker 2: make sense to me. 281 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 3: Thank you that we're on the same page, because we 282 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:40,840 Speaker 3: do promote doing things in activity, but we're not just saying, oh, 283 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 3: I want every team to just sign every player. I 284 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 3: want them to do it smartly, and I don't want 285 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 3: them to block talent if that talent looks fire, and 286 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:50,760 Speaker 3: I don't think they're the kind of team that's just 287 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:54,560 Speaker 3: going to cut him in spring training if they feel 288 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:57,200 Speaker 3: like they've got other players ready to roll. Like you 289 00:13:57,240 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 3: look at their top ten prospects, crats, there's a ton 290 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 3: of outfield talent, and most of that outfield talent is 291 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 3: in the upper levels of the miners. They drafted college 292 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:08,400 Speaker 3: talent that doesn't need a ton of seasoning. 293 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 2: And right, so it's less and less at bats for 294 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:14,440 Speaker 2: all these guys, which actually pushes some of the other 295 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 2: guys down to. 296 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 1: The lower level double A high A that type of thing. 297 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 2: But we kind of saw this last year, not a 298 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 2: direct correlation, but it kind of correlated the fact that 299 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 2: Noel Vie Marte got a fifty game suspension. But you 300 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:32,000 Speaker 2: sit there and you go, well, why would why would 301 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:37,000 Speaker 2: the Reds have signed GMR Candelario And you're like, it 302 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 2: didn't really totally work out. They could have maybe allocated 303 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 2: that those funds other places. Doesn't mean he's not a 304 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:44,880 Speaker 2: good player. It just means when you have a team 305 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 2: that has a dearth of you have a ton of 306 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:54,080 Speaker 2: people in one spot in one like middle indfield or 307 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:56,840 Speaker 2: outfield for the Orioles, and you keep adding to it 308 00:14:56,880 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 2: with not a like elite level out prospect or outfield 309 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 2: free agent, You're wondering, like, what is actually going on? 310 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 2: Are there other things that could be happening in somebody 311 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 2: from this list isn't going to be able to make 312 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 2: the team to start the year. 313 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 3: Okay, good run the same page. I just don't want 314 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 3: to piss off prospects if they feel like they're close 315 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 3: to ready, right, you want to give them a lane 316 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 3: and say this could be you. You sign a big, 317 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 3: big bat or someone that. 318 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 2: But how long have they been How long have they 319 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 2: been saying those prospects are clothes? 320 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 1: How long? How long can you say these prospects are closed. 321 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 1: They're closed. 322 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 2: At some point you got to let them go. You 323 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:39,200 Speaker 2: either got to trade them or you got to let 324 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:41,880 Speaker 2: them play. You can't just keep saying, oh, well, they're 325 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 2: not quite ready. 326 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 1: We've been again. We've been hearing about Herestaed for how 327 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 1: many years? Now? 328 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 2: When's he going to get four hundred and fifty at 329 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 2: pass to have a chance to prove himself at the 330 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:53,120 Speaker 2: major league level? Jackson Holiday came up, struggled, went back down. 331 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 2: You know what it happens. He came back up, did better, right, 332 00:15:56,280 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 2: but they at least gave him a shot gun. Or 333 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 2: Henderson they just threw out there. Why don't they just 334 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:03,160 Speaker 2: do this? If here's Staded again, is the guy who 335 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:06,200 Speaker 2: they're say he's supposed to be. Or Enrique Bradfield, Trade 336 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 2: Cedric Mullins, maybe let him break you in. Enrique Bradfield 337 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:10,040 Speaker 2: junior play center field. 338 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 1: I don't know. 339 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:12,720 Speaker 2: It's like, why are we just It's the thing we 340 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 2: always talk about with the Orioles. They hoard prospects for 341 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 2: prospects for prospects until they train them to the Marlins. 342 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 2: For a guy they had to be sent to Triple 343 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 2: A last year. Nothing against Rogers, but it didn't work 344 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:24,520 Speaker 2: out last year, might work out this year. But they 345 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 2: hoarded prospects, horder prospects until they're like, oh, we can 346 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 2: get something for him, so let's just throw them away. Hey, 347 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:34,360 Speaker 2: the Orioles think they are a World Series team. Any 348 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 2: team that you are have been a part of. Have 349 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 2: you ever gone to spring training going you know what, 350 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 2: we probably got two spots in our lineup for guys 351 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 2: that are prospects, and we're gonna We're gonna let them 352 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 2: figure it out in the big leagues while we're trying 353 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 2: to win the World Series. No, but you know what 354 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 2: you do with those prospects. You normally have a spot 355 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 2: if you're a World Series winning team or a contending team, 356 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 2: have nine guys that you're pretty locked in on. Now 357 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:04,479 Speaker 2: you can have one or two guys that are younger 358 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 2: that can play or do whatever. Because I remember when 359 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 2: I was the Twins, we have Michael Kdeier come up 360 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:11,080 Speaker 2: and some other guys come up, and. 361 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:11,640 Speaker 1: You know what they did. 362 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 2: They helped us, right, But we were also had older guys, 363 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 2: you know, not that old, but like Tory Hunter, uh, 364 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:20,679 Speaker 2: Corey Koskime and Kaevich like that had been through a 365 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 2: couple of years, right until we're like, all right, we're here, 366 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:26,200 Speaker 2: but you can sprinkle them in. But if you're the Orioles, okay, 367 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 2: Tyler O'Neal, nice edition, right, sed Mulin has been a 368 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:31,359 Speaker 2: good playerform, then field's pretty much set. Catchers set with 369 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:35,840 Speaker 2: Adley Gary Sanchez as his backup right second base, Jackson 370 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:38,439 Speaker 2: Holliday or someone else possibly, right, But then you go 371 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:40,520 Speaker 2: to Ryfield and you have Colton Kowser, who people said 372 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 2: could have won the Rookie of the Year last year. Okay, Son, 373 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:45,920 Speaker 2: why do you hoard all these other all these other 374 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:49,480 Speaker 2: outfield guys and then go sign outfield guys? Your nine 375 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 2: are pretty much set for the Orioles depth piece. Nice, 376 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:56,000 Speaker 2: So you're gonna tell Houston curse Heston Kurstad, who's been 377 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:58,400 Speaker 2: at Triple A and he's raked the last couple of years. 378 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 2: You know what you're not read? Go back to Norfolk, 379 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 2: enjoy it, hit thirty again. Maybe next year you'll be ready. 380 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 1: What else can he do? 381 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:10,680 Speaker 3: Give the guy a shot first base? Mountcastle Westburg's the 382 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 3: stud at third. Kobe Mayo might be good enough to 383 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 3: break camp with the team, but he's not gonna have 384 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 3: a spot unless somebody's hurt. So it's just lodg jam 385 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:20,800 Speaker 3: City and I believe in the prospects, but I want 386 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 3: to see him, So it was worth the combine to. 387 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 1: Go get a Dylan Ceas like they did last year 388 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:26,200 Speaker 1: with Corbyn Burns. 389 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:27,000 Speaker 3: Oh look at that. 390 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:28,560 Speaker 2: I mean Corbin Burns had a great ear for him 391 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 2: when Corbyn bird's ball. They got swept in the first round. 392 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:32,679 Speaker 2: They didn't hit and they didn't score runs at the 393 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:34,919 Speaker 2: end in that playoff last two playoff series. 394 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 1: Really, but what did they I mean, yeah, they gave 395 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:37,240 Speaker 1: up some. 396 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:39,359 Speaker 2: Nice players, Joey Ortiz, they have a short stop in 397 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:41,760 Speaker 2: the third baseman. Didn't need them. Deal Hall didn't throw 398 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 2: strikes for him, didn't really need him. Right, it was 399 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:46,719 Speaker 2: a great trade. You got Corbyn Burns for a year. 400 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:49,359 Speaker 2: Go get Dylan Seas, go get somebody, use some of 401 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:51,360 Speaker 2: these guys, because guess what we just showed. 402 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 1: Their list of prospects. They got like ten doll filders. 403 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 1: You only have three at a time. 404 00:18:55,800 --> 00:18:58,440 Speaker 3: Thank you, thank you. The Dodgers are so damn good 405 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:00,880 Speaker 3: that they had to trade Ryan Bradge who's thirty seven 406 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 3: years old, and they dfa'd him. But you knew he 407 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:05,440 Speaker 3: was going to land with the team he goes for 408 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:08,359 Speaker 3: a player to be named later or cash. He was 409 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 3: pretty good last year. I mean, he's a helpful player. 410 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:13,359 Speaker 3: He might be a high leverage reliever for a Cubs 411 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:16,360 Speaker 3: team that actually is starting to build a decent bullpen here, 412 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:19,200 Speaker 3: because if Nate Pearson tells he's got really good stuff, 413 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:22,240 Speaker 3: Porter Hodge looked really good towards late last year. Presley's 414 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 3: on board, Here's Brazier, and there's there's a few others 415 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 3: too that stand out, and that's been a problem for them. Kratz, 416 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:29,440 Speaker 3: if you want to win and win close games, this 417 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 3: is what you do. You take the scraps from the Dodgers. 418 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 3: Because Ryan Brasier is a good, pretty good reliever. 419 00:19:36,040 --> 00:19:37,879 Speaker 1: I would put him higher than the scraps. 420 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:40,400 Speaker 2: I think it's just you know, he got pushed out 421 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:43,159 Speaker 2: in LA and I don't think anything that he did wrong. 422 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 2: But again, we're gonna hit this with Patrick like, you 423 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:50,320 Speaker 2: still need a ninth inning guy to the point where 424 00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 2: if you want to be a playoff contending National League 425 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 2: winning type of team, you almost need two closer. 426 00:19:57,400 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 1: You need two dudes, and. 427 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:01,679 Speaker 2: I don't know that they have that yet there's just 428 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:05,879 Speaker 2: so many questions in that bullpen. Could Braves give you 429 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:11,159 Speaker 2: a few saves, absolutely, But councils used to having a 430 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:14,359 Speaker 2: Devin Williams having a having a job Pater in the 431 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:17,639 Speaker 2: back and they don't have even remotely close to that. 432 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 1: Yet. 433 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:20,640 Speaker 3: I think it's going to be a much better bullpen. 434 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:21,399 Speaker 3: Ay j. 435 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 1: Coubs have had a nice offseason. I'll give them that. 436 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 2: The Tucker and then Brazier and some of the other 437 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:28,359 Speaker 2: pieces they brought it and it's been it's been a 438 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:30,679 Speaker 2: nice I love this justin y Almas and the and 439 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 2: the thing goes trading Trading Brazier just to sign Yates 440 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:35,720 Speaker 2: is hilarious gluttony by the Dodgers. 441 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:35,960 Speaker 1: True. 442 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 2: I mean, how many teams would sign Kirby Yates and 443 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:40,480 Speaker 2: then at the DFA a guy like Brazier, especially a 444 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 2: guy who had a great year for him. None except 445 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:45,679 Speaker 2: the Dodgers. So that's a that's a great point. Uh, Listen, 446 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:47,640 Speaker 2: it's a nice piece for them. It's a back end piece. 447 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:50,399 Speaker 2: Councils usually go with these guys. I'd still love to 448 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 2: see them have like a you know, one more, but 449 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:59,480 Speaker 2: we'll see you with the coutremium Guy a Premium Guy, 450 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:02,320 Speaker 2: William Guy one more one. 451 00:21:02,119 --> 00:21:05,120 Speaker 3: More DFA Because David O'Brien pointed this out on Twitter. 452 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:09,240 Speaker 3: He's like, sub one whip about a five to one 453 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:13,080 Speaker 3: or whatever. Strike out to walk right was great? Remember 454 00:21:13,119 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 3: he was he was bad with Boston. They cut him 455 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:18,200 Speaker 3: and then the Dodgers were like, hey, how about a cutter? 456 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:20,400 Speaker 3: And then he was awesome for that twenty three. 457 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:22,720 Speaker 2: So did you guys see by the way, did you 458 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 2: see there was a rumor out there that the Cubs 459 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 2: offered Bregman four years, one hundred. 460 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:26,520 Speaker 1: With opt out. 461 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's not as good as five to one whatever 462 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:33,280 Speaker 3: he got from Houston, though, So I'm like, why would 463 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 3: he take that? M All right, let's sizzle. We've got 464 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:45,600 Speaker 3: two outfielder signings to cover one super fresh Harrison Bader 465 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:49,159 Speaker 3: to the Minnesota Twins one year deal plus a mutual 466 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:54,200 Speaker 3: option for twenty twenty six. It's called Byron Buxton insurance. 467 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:59,400 Speaker 1: Hey yo, wingo dang ding ding ding ding ding Ding 468 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:01,640 Speaker 1: Dan dang exactly is what that is. 469 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:04,879 Speaker 2: And they have some lefties, although they did lose Kepler, 470 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:06,639 Speaker 2: but they still have a lot of lefties in that lineup, 471 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 2: so it's right handed protection. Also for that lineup. Great 472 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 2: center fielder, m hm, can he hit? If he could 473 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:17,200 Speaker 2: just hit, he could be one of the best players 474 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:19,000 Speaker 2: in the league because he's fun as hell to be around, 475 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:20,359 Speaker 2: springs and energy. 476 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 1: That's awesome. 477 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:25,120 Speaker 2: Great center fielder, but he still hasn't quite figured out 478 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:26,160 Speaker 2: the old slider ball. 479 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:30,680 Speaker 3: Last year he made ten and a half million bucks. 480 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:33,720 Speaker 3: We didn't get the money in yet, it's gonna be less, right. 481 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:37,040 Speaker 1: Why do we why do we have them? Just stop? 482 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:38,680 Speaker 3: I can tell you why. No, I can tell you 483 00:22:38,760 --> 00:22:43,200 Speaker 3: why mutual options become a fancy way for just deferred money. 484 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:45,280 Speaker 3: Because what it does is it gives you the money 485 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 3: at the end of the contract instead of during the 486 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:50,879 Speaker 3: entire season. So it's just for teams to push it 487 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:54,240 Speaker 3: towards the end. Yeah, as a buyout, right, because it's 488 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:56,119 Speaker 3: going to take us to the next signing recover in 489 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:59,359 Speaker 3: one minute. But for Bader, the other thing I've noticed, right, 490 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:01,320 Speaker 3: and this is me taking a step out and just 491 00:23:01,359 --> 00:23:03,800 Speaker 3: as more of like the fan watching him, is that 492 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:07,439 Speaker 3: I feel like he's balanced over the years between the 493 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 3: aggressive contact guy and the passive, like going for a 494 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 3: little more pop guy, and just like hasn't quite landed 495 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:16,119 Speaker 3: on the right mix, and last year went back to 496 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 3: more of the contact aggressive approach, but that did not 497 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 3: put out good numbers when you're looking at like the 498 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:23,680 Speaker 3: OPS plus and just how he performs based on the 499 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:26,800 Speaker 3: league average. So I don't know, that's my like dumber 500 00:23:26,840 --> 00:23:27,400 Speaker 3: take on it. 501 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 2: Oh, you're better off trying to hit twenty five homers 502 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:33,400 Speaker 2: this year now in at today's game, striking out two 503 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:36,120 Speaker 2: hundred times and walking fifty than you are of trying 504 00:23:36,119 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 2: to hit three hundred and drive in, you know, and 505 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 2: hit thirty doubles. Because the way the system is set 506 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 2: up OPS plus and all that, it's set. 507 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 1: Up for walks, homers. That's it. The rest of it 508 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:47,680 Speaker 1: doesn't matter. 509 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:50,359 Speaker 3: Right set up for the three true outcomes. That's the 510 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:53,160 Speaker 3: problem that we have. And look the guy who does 511 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:55,800 Speaker 3: it better than anyone else, Luisa Rise, still gets traded 512 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:58,840 Speaker 3: and bounced around and not valued by front offices the 513 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:01,879 Speaker 3: way that other people think he should. So on the 514 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:05,399 Speaker 3: topic of mutual option, Randall Gritchik definitely applies to what 515 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 3: Kratz is talking about. He signs back with Arizona, great 516 00:24:08,560 --> 00:24:10,679 Speaker 3: move based on the fit last year. He was a 517 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:13,520 Speaker 3: great fit for them in a platoon role. He can 518 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:16,439 Speaker 3: come off the bench and obviously do some outfield dh 519 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:18,880 Speaker 3: action for them two million bucks. You're like, that's it. 520 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:21,480 Speaker 3: Five million dollar mutual option, which of course is not 521 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:23,600 Speaker 3: going to happen for twenty twenty six. It just means 522 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:26,199 Speaker 3: there's a buyout on it for three million dollars. So 523 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:28,760 Speaker 3: he gets two million dollars this season, three million at 524 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:31,440 Speaker 3: the end of the season to make it five total, 525 00:24:31,880 --> 00:24:33,399 Speaker 3: and it can get up to five and a half 526 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 3: million dollars if he hits some pretty reasonable played appearance incentives. There, 527 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:41,320 Speaker 3: you go, Kratz, that's why they have a mutual option. 528 00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:45,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, but let's let's let's just call spade a spadet. 529 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:47,520 Speaker 2: Let's stop putting. We don't need to put that in 530 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:49,399 Speaker 2: there because nobody's picking it up. 531 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 1: I think aramis Ramrez is the last one. I remember. 532 00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 2: Aramis well that the Brewers maybe pick. They both love 533 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:01,639 Speaker 2: the mutual option, but to me, great pickup. I'd love 534 00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:03,640 Speaker 2: to see where those incentives are. I didn't see where 535 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 2: the at that incentives are because I think I can 536 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:09,879 Speaker 2: tell you I thought Velo used him awesome. 537 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:12,080 Speaker 1: What are it said? 538 00:25:12,280 --> 00:25:15,400 Speaker 3: Two hundred fifty thousand dollars for two hundred plate appearances, 539 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:18,960 Speaker 3: and for two hundred seventy five plate appearances. My guess 540 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 3: is that it's probably hit two hundred, then you hit 541 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:25,160 Speaker 3: two seventy five, not like total, not five seventy five, right, 542 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:28,399 Speaker 3: So it's pretty reasonable. It's like, just just stay on 543 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:30,840 Speaker 3: the field and hit. Okay, what you don't think he's 544 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:33,000 Speaker 3: gonna get two hundred and seventy five plate appearances? 545 00:25:33,320 --> 00:25:35,359 Speaker 1: No, I was just worried about your math there, but 546 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:36,480 Speaker 1: we'll talk about that later. 547 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:40,040 Speaker 3: No. No, he gets to two hundred plate appearances, he gets 548 00:25:40,040 --> 00:25:42,320 Speaker 3: to check for two hundred and fifty grand seventy five 549 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:45,280 Speaker 3: plate appearances later he gets two hundred fifty grand. 550 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:47,040 Speaker 1: Said seventy five. 551 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 3: You said five to seventy. Oh, sorry, it's not for 552 00:25:51,359 --> 00:25:51,879 Speaker 3: four seven. 553 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:57,200 Speaker 1: Still still worried. I'm still trying to figure out. 554 00:25:57,160 --> 00:25:59,160 Speaker 3: We didn't go to the same college. Aj I went 555 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:00,400 Speaker 3: to UM, which she gets. 556 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:01,120 Speaker 1: It's not back. 557 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:03,720 Speaker 3: I went to the minor leagues. 558 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:07,000 Speaker 1: Doctor Pepper. I can do I can do math. Though 559 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:08,560 Speaker 1: I can do some math. Trust me. 560 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 2: I spent many an hour sitting there looking over the 561 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:12,600 Speaker 2: scoreburg going, man, I need three hits to day to 562 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 2: hit two with forty, man, trust me, I did a 563 00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:16,480 Speaker 2: lot of math in my head. 564 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:19,760 Speaker 3: And I was promoting at the club. I was about 565 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:25,679 Speaker 3: bottle at this rate plus this bottle. Anyway, he had 566 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:31,119 Speaker 3: a rich mom, dad, I need money. No, they said, 567 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:33,080 Speaker 3: bug off, go get a job, and I did. I 568 00:26:33,119 --> 00:26:36,720 Speaker 3: worked the clerbs one forty oh ps plus in two 569 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:40,240 Speaker 3: hundred and seventy nine plate appearances for Gritchick this past 570 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:43,600 Speaker 3: season absolutely annihilated lefties. Remember they had that platoon going 571 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:46,520 Speaker 3: with him and Jock Peterson at times that was money. 572 00:26:46,560 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 3: They scored more runs than anyone in baseball. So it's 573 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:51,600 Speaker 3: a smart move in my mind. Right, we're all good 574 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:51,960 Speaker 3: with this. 575 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:56,879 Speaker 2: One, yes, and I'm not. I mean, Randall Gritchick's a 576 00:26:56,920 --> 00:26:59,119 Speaker 2: good player, but he's been the same player, same plane 577 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:03,600 Speaker 2: swing his entire career, and Tory Lavello gets a lot 578 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:06,560 Speaker 2: of to me, gets a lot of credit for any 579 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:09,840 Speaker 2: bench guy that has a year like that that always 580 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:12,840 Speaker 2: been the same guy, always taking the same swing. Put 581 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:17,040 Speaker 2: him in games where hey, we know that same swing plane. 582 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:19,640 Speaker 2: You know, this guy throws a lot of cutters, is 583 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:22,440 Speaker 2: he's got a short arms, gets to a lot of them. 584 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:26,000 Speaker 2: They put him in situations to succeed, and look what happens. 585 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:29,119 Speaker 2: So I think it's a great, great pickup five million 586 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:32,159 Speaker 2: for these guys. I think he gets to the first threshold, 587 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 2: probably doesn't have as great as a year if he 588 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:36,439 Speaker 2: has to get to the same threshold, But I know 589 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:37,120 Speaker 2: he's close. 590 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:37,920 Speaker 1: He did it last year. 591 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:41,600 Speaker 2: There's some lefties in that division too, Don't forget there's 592 00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:43,680 Speaker 2: some lefties in that division, and he's probably him and 593 00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:47,720 Speaker 2: Peven Smith. They're going to be the the DHD outfield, 594 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:51,760 Speaker 2: the combo platoony kind of thing. Hey, so, and you 595 00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:53,400 Speaker 2: know what else I played with the Randall Gritchick when 596 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:55,680 Speaker 2: he first came up. Good looking fella and a nice fella. 597 00:27:56,840 --> 00:28:01,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, he presents himself well, psych nice, presentable. 598 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:08,399 Speaker 1: He's never been an FT guy, has he? No agent? 599 00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:12,800 Speaker 2: Must not have been a nice fellow to him? Have 600 00:28:12,840 --> 00:28:14,280 Speaker 2: it ever asked when I can reach out? 601 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:17,920 Speaker 3: We should? We should? He's a nice guy. Good conversation 602 00:28:18,119 --> 00:28:22,280 Speaker 3: questions questions going back to earlier in the show, Carl 603 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:25,879 Speaker 3: without Corbyn Burns. How do the Birds compete in the 604 00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:30,320 Speaker 3: Ale East with that current rotation. I mean it's fine. 605 00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:33,080 Speaker 3: I'm more concerned about it, guys for the postseason. 606 00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:36,920 Speaker 1: This is how they compete. 607 00:28:37,359 --> 00:28:40,760 Speaker 2: They're gonna have six outfielders play all at the same time, 608 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:43,560 Speaker 2: and they're all gonna hit, and they're gonna hit back 609 00:28:43,600 --> 00:28:46,680 Speaker 2: twelve guys and they're just gonna make a new role 610 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:49,480 Speaker 2: that because they have prospects and not big free agents, 611 00:28:49,560 --> 00:28:51,800 Speaker 2: they're all gonna play. They're gonna have to hit. This 612 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:55,280 Speaker 2: team is built to hit. Yes, they need an upgrade 613 00:28:55,280 --> 00:28:58,640 Speaker 2: in rotation. They have to hit. To me, the American 614 00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:02,520 Speaker 2: League East, who said it? Who was the what guests 615 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:03,240 Speaker 2: did we have on that? 616 00:29:03,320 --> 00:29:03,600 Speaker 1: Said? 617 00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:06,920 Speaker 2: American League East? Oh, papal ban American League East is 618 00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:09,880 Speaker 2: gonna pitch. You got Max Freed coming in, You got 619 00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:13,600 Speaker 2: Garrett Crochet coming in, like you already had Garrett Cole 620 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:19,280 Speaker 2: like hands back the Rays, the Rays always yeah, Jeffrey 621 00:29:19,320 --> 00:29:21,080 Speaker 2: spring I mean, Jeffrey Springs has gone. 622 00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:24,920 Speaker 1: Mcclanahan's back. You better. You got to bang. 623 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:27,080 Speaker 2: You gotta bang. And that's what the Orioles are like. 624 00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 2: You know what, everyone else is good at pitching. We're 625 00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:30,200 Speaker 2: gonna hit. 626 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:31,560 Speaker 1: We'll see. 627 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:34,600 Speaker 3: And there were some questions about season if the Padres 628 00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:38,080 Speaker 3: are asking for too much, probably not necessarily. I bet 629 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 3: you the Orioles are trying to not give up as much. 630 00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:45,240 Speaker 3: The reason I say this is I'm gonna paraphrase, but 631 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:47,880 Speaker 3: it was either last trade deadline or last offseason where 632 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:50,920 Speaker 3: Michael Ayas was kind of saying, teams are asking for 633 00:29:51,040 --> 00:29:54,400 Speaker 3: our higher end prospects, but even our you know, six, seven, eight, 634 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:57,200 Speaker 3: nine rank prospects would be at the top of other systems. 635 00:29:57,240 --> 00:29:59,840 Speaker 3: I'm like, well, if that's true, then you should either 636 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:03,760 Speaker 3: playing those guys and opening them a plane for them, 637 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:06,120 Speaker 3: or you should do those deals. Right. He was kind 638 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:08,480 Speaker 3: of saying, like, they're not judging our system correctly because 639 00:30:08,520 --> 00:30:11,320 Speaker 3: our system's better than everyone else. I'm like, well, then 640 00:30:11,360 --> 00:30:14,000 Speaker 3: do something or let them play. 641 00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:17,840 Speaker 2: Use them if they're so good and so valuable, use 642 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:20,880 Speaker 2: them to go out and get established major leaguers. Give 643 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:23,880 Speaker 2: them a chance to play. That's my thing, is like, 644 00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 2: if your six through ten is better than teams one 645 00:30:27,080 --> 00:30:30,160 Speaker 2: through five, then teams should be knocking your door down 646 00:30:30,200 --> 00:30:32,920 Speaker 2: to get those six through ten guys, right. They don't 647 00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:35,720 Speaker 2: seem to be. If they were, they wouldn't make the 648 00:30:35,760 --> 00:30:38,760 Speaker 2: trade for Rogers for the other guys they would, Right, 649 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:41,360 Speaker 2: you go get Corbyn Burns and those guys weren't their 650 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:42,720 Speaker 2: highest rate of players, right. 651 00:30:42,960 --> 00:30:45,200 Speaker 1: That was a smart play. Use some of your lower 652 00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:47,840 Speaker 1: ranked prospects to go get established. Guys like Corbyn Burns 653 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:49,760 Speaker 1: that go on have a year like he had, do 654 00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:51,920 Speaker 1: it again. You still got enough do it again? 655 00:30:52,800 --> 00:30:55,000 Speaker 3: I want that for mal from Loreano. Spent on a 656 00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:57,280 Speaker 3: bullpen piece you know where you added it up to 657 00:30:57,880 --> 00:31:01,520 Speaker 3: someone else? Right, I would the Super bowlpen out of them. 658 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:04,120 Speaker 3: It's gonna be good, not great. Yeah, we're real critical, 659 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:16,520 Speaker 3: but look at last trade deadline? Bet MGM, futures? Should 660 00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:19,320 Speaker 3: I even go on this one? Or am I two? 661 00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:20,280 Speaker 1: Best? 662 00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:22,880 Speaker 3: Okay? Ellie de la Cruz one runs twenty five and 663 00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:29,040 Speaker 3: a half over under. Insert AJ Prizinski joke about Ellie 664 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:32,560 Speaker 3: de la Cruz being my favorite player to watch in 665 00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:35,959 Speaker 3: the sport over under twenty five and a half times? 666 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:39,760 Speaker 3: Will AJ throw those jokes out there? Last year Ellie 667 00:31:39,840 --> 00:31:41,600 Speaker 3: de la Cruz had how many home runs? 668 00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:43,920 Speaker 1: Guess twenty five. 669 00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:48,320 Speaker 3: Over over? 670 00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:53,880 Speaker 1: Wow? Thanks guys, over you've converted us. You've converted us. Scott? 671 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:57,000 Speaker 3: Why why is he going over Eric? 672 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:03,680 Speaker 2: Because he's twenty he's like sixteen years old. Like this 673 00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:07,440 Speaker 2: dude's gonna learn to he's a switch hitter. He's twenty three, 674 00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:09,840 Speaker 2: he'll be twenty three the whole season. He's a switch 675 00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:12,840 Speaker 2: hitter who's learning two different swings, and I think he 676 00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:17,280 Speaker 2: struck out two hundred and seventeen times. Even if he 677 00:32:17,280 --> 00:32:21,360 Speaker 2: strikes out two hundred times, which is still an astronomical amount, 678 00:32:21,480 --> 00:32:24,080 Speaker 2: that's seventeen more times that he's putting them on play. 679 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:24,880 Speaker 1: And with his. 680 00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:29,240 Speaker 2: Levers and folk rooms and how tall he is, he's 681 00:32:29,280 --> 00:32:31,680 Speaker 2: he's gonna be able to run into more than twenty 682 00:32:31,680 --> 00:32:32,520 Speaker 2: five home runs. 683 00:32:32,720 --> 00:32:33,040 Speaker 1: It is. 684 00:32:33,880 --> 00:32:36,600 Speaker 2: I think this is pretty easy over and a lot 685 00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:39,960 Speaker 2: of these home run total stuff are tough is. I 686 00:32:40,040 --> 00:32:41,920 Speaker 2: think I think he could. He could easily be a 687 00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:42,840 Speaker 2: thirty homer guy. 688 00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:49,440 Speaker 3: M aj Baseball Reference projections have him at twenty one homers. 689 00:32:49,760 --> 00:32:52,920 Speaker 3: And I think there is a contingent that is concerned 690 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:56,720 Speaker 3: that because he runs so damn much, stolen bases do 691 00:32:57,080 --> 00:33:01,760 Speaker 3: often increase your injury percentage. Just pointing the other side, 692 00:33:01,800 --> 00:33:05,080 Speaker 3: that might be like, hey, I like docs and points here. 693 00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:07,160 Speaker 1: How old did we say? He was? 694 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:12,000 Speaker 3: Twenty three? A fresh twenty three January birthday? 695 00:33:12,480 --> 00:33:14,760 Speaker 2: When I mean, I don't know the Crafts remembers this, 696 00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:16,880 Speaker 2: but when I was twenty three, I didn't ever get tired. 697 00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:18,640 Speaker 1: I could go all night long, all day long. 698 00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:22,160 Speaker 2: I was NonStop, so I mean unless something freaky happens 699 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:24,560 Speaker 2: where he has a bad slide or something, He's going 700 00:33:24,600 --> 00:33:26,920 Speaker 2: to be fine. This dude's high energy. He's going to 701 00:33:26,960 --> 00:33:28,960 Speaker 2: be there every day. And where does he play eighty 702 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:30,480 Speaker 2: one games? 703 00:33:30,480 --> 00:33:36,080 Speaker 1: The small park, This small small park, right, that's right. 704 00:33:36,280 --> 00:33:37,440 Speaker 1: Or protection is here too. 705 00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:41,360 Speaker 3: Let's talk hockey for a moment and offer for hockey 706 00:33:41,360 --> 00:33:43,600 Speaker 3: fans you're not going to find anywhere else. On bet MGM. 707 00:33:43,680 --> 00:33:46,040 Speaker 3: Each Wednesday throughout the season, pick a SKATERO think's going 708 00:33:46,080 --> 00:33:48,760 Speaker 3: to light the lamp first in a game. If that 709 00:33:48,840 --> 00:33:51,680 Speaker 3: player is not the first, but the second to score 710 00:33:51,720 --> 00:33:54,240 Speaker 3: a goal, you get your stake back in cash only 711 00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:58,480 Speaker 3: on bet MGM. Gambling problem more concerned called hundred gambling. 712 00:33:58,680 --> 00:33:59,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's what he said. 713 00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:00,680 Speaker 3: That's what he said. 714 00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:02,960 Speaker 1: That's what he said. 715 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:09,680 Speaker 3: That's what he said. We take pride in our large, 716 00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:13,279 Speaker 3: large guest relations department or talent booking, whatever you want 717 00:34:13,280 --> 00:34:15,359 Speaker 3: to call it, bringing on all these great guests on FT. 718 00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:19,399 Speaker 3: But also we have some competition. The FT Network of show, 719 00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:21,680 Speaker 3: especially the team shows, are able to land quite a 720 00:34:21,719 --> 00:34:25,760 Speaker 3: few big fish. Here's one Tiger Territory talking to Trek 721 00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:31,480 Speaker 3: Scooble about his awards dinner experience. Sitting next to Tracy Morgan. 722 00:34:32,280 --> 00:34:33,759 Speaker 4: He was trying to tell me to get on, you know, 723 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:35,640 Speaker 4: Saturday Night Live. I'm like, dude, I don't think i'm 724 00:34:35,680 --> 00:34:36,040 Speaker 4: your guy. 725 00:34:36,200 --> 00:34:36,640 Speaker 2: Like I'm not. 726 00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:39,279 Speaker 4: I don't really know if I'm going to go act 727 00:34:39,320 --> 00:34:41,080 Speaker 4: and then do that. He goes, no, that's the like, 728 00:34:41,160 --> 00:34:43,880 Speaker 4: that's the best thing you can do. I'm like, I don't. 729 00:34:44,160 --> 00:34:47,520 Speaker 4: I don't think I'm your guy, but I appreciate the confidence, 730 00:34:47,560 --> 00:34:49,960 Speaker 4: like you may think i'm that, you know. And then 731 00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:53,160 Speaker 4: once I got my award, I sat down with it. 732 00:34:53,320 --> 00:34:56,600 Speaker 4: He goes, you won the cy Young. I'm like, yeah, 733 00:34:56,800 --> 00:34:58,200 Speaker 4: I didn't realize you were that good. 734 00:34:58,440 --> 00:35:02,640 Speaker 1: And I was like, well, thank you. I guess. I 735 00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:04,680 Speaker 1: was like, yeah, that's that's kind of why I'm here. 736 00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:05,799 Speaker 1: That's fine sitting up here. 737 00:35:09,080 --> 00:35:10,840 Speaker 3: That's really good. And I just came to, you know, 738 00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:15,680 Speaker 3: enjoy the company. There's the show, Kieren Steckley, Cody Stavenhagen 739 00:35:15,760 --> 00:35:19,399 Speaker 3: and Ajax, Austin Jackson on Tiger Territory. You can find 740 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:22,040 Speaker 3: it wherever you find your shows, your pods, the whole deal. 741 00:35:22,560 --> 00:35:26,480 Speaker 3: And I think he's got a great point. The question 742 00:35:26,719 --> 00:35:29,680 Speaker 3: is a JA would s NL call for Trek School, 743 00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:32,359 Speaker 3: tex Scooble's fun, he's good personality. I think you could 744 00:35:32,360 --> 00:35:36,520 Speaker 3: do a skid or two. But MLB doesn't get the respect, 745 00:35:36,800 --> 00:35:37,840 Speaker 3: the national respect. 746 00:35:39,000 --> 00:35:42,239 Speaker 2: It's hard to get. But I'll say this, we judge 747 00:35:42,239 --> 00:35:44,680 Speaker 2: would do it, though Trout could do it. Harper, Harper 748 00:35:44,680 --> 00:35:47,560 Speaker 2: I think would be great. Harper would be awesome. But listen, 749 00:35:47,680 --> 00:35:49,520 Speaker 2: I gotta tell this Trek School story. When we were 750 00:35:49,560 --> 00:35:52,359 Speaker 2: at the BBW a A Harry Bonds obviously was there. 751 00:35:52,360 --> 00:35:52,800 Speaker 1: We had him on. 752 00:35:52,880 --> 00:35:54,400 Speaker 2: I ran up to him and I said, hey, listen, man, 753 00:35:54,440 --> 00:35:56,360 Speaker 2: I got this idea. I want to get you and 754 00:35:56,440 --> 00:35:58,480 Speaker 2: Trek scoobl on because Schooble's seek a strake out And 755 00:35:58,520 --> 00:36:00,960 Speaker 2: Barry Bonds goes Who And I go to dude like 756 00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:02,960 Speaker 2: three chairs down for you know, on the American the 757 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:05,799 Speaker 2: American League. So you he goes, oh that guy. Yeah, 758 00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:08,200 Speaker 2: he's got no chance. But it was just funny when 759 00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:12,560 Speaker 2: he goes Who. And we're talking about right because we 760 00:36:12,600 --> 00:36:14,200 Speaker 2: asked him, remember do you watch a lot of games? 761 00:36:14,239 --> 00:36:15,600 Speaker 2: And he said he want Giants games. I don't know 762 00:36:15,600 --> 00:36:18,200 Speaker 2: if school pitch against the Giants, but you know, Barry 763 00:36:18,200 --> 00:36:20,000 Speaker 2: pays attention to one team as the Giants. I just 764 00:36:20,040 --> 00:36:22,040 Speaker 2: thought it was funny because kind of like when Tracy 765 00:36:22,040 --> 00:36:24,480 Speaker 2: Morgan said, wait, you want to say Barry Bonds. 766 00:36:24,239 --> 00:36:25,080 Speaker 1: Is like, wait, who. 767 00:36:27,480 --> 00:36:31,080 Speaker 3: Not surprised? Not surprised. A lot of former players just 768 00:36:31,120 --> 00:36:34,600 Speaker 3: lock in on one thing. But Trek school needs more love. 769 00:36:34,640 --> 00:36:36,719 Speaker 3: He's the best pitcher in Major League Baseball right now. 770 00:36:36,880 --> 00:36:39,920 Speaker 2: And by the way, Tiger territory fire logo. See they 771 00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:43,399 Speaker 2: put stripes in there. You know they got the claw claws. Yeah, 772 00:36:43,560 --> 00:36:45,600 Speaker 2: fire logo right there. 773 00:36:46,120 --> 00:36:48,879 Speaker 3: Oh well, on our way to break guess who came 774 00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:54,880 Speaker 3: up with the tiger Clyde Idea Lady nailed it the. 775 00:36:55,120 --> 00:37:10,800 Speaker 2: Job producer, Lady. 776 00:37:14,280 --> 00:37:18,600 Speaker 3: Let's slap. Big birthday for soon to be one of 777 00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:22,239 Speaker 3: my two favorite college baseball players. 778 00:37:22,719 --> 00:37:26,800 Speaker 2: Yep, my son's eighteenth birthday today, Happy birthday, Happy birthday, 779 00:37:26,800 --> 00:37:29,279 Speaker 2: Austin theok two goats togethers. Do you know that is 780 00:37:29,320 --> 00:37:30,160 Speaker 2: on the bottom scout? 781 00:37:31,719 --> 00:37:34,440 Speaker 3: I hope I know that is Muhammad Ali. 782 00:37:35,480 --> 00:37:36,560 Speaker 1: You nailed it, that's right. 783 00:37:36,600 --> 00:37:38,200 Speaker 2: My son was I don't know, four or five at 784 00:37:38,200 --> 00:37:41,080 Speaker 2: the time, and Muhammad Ali. I was fortunate enough I 785 00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:43,840 Speaker 2: got to go to a seventieth birthday party in Arizona 786 00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:46,000 Speaker 2: during that spring training time. But yeah, my son got 787 00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:49,040 Speaker 2: a picture of Muhammad Ali. So happy birthday, Austin. We 788 00:37:49,120 --> 00:37:51,960 Speaker 2: love you and you're a man in age only. Let's 789 00:37:51,960 --> 00:37:53,000 Speaker 2: always remember that. 790 00:37:57,160 --> 00:37:59,160 Speaker 1: Because that's the thing. Kids turn eighteen and they're like, 791 00:37:59,360 --> 00:37:59,960 Speaker 1: I'm an adult. 792 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:03,240 Speaker 2: Well I'm like, hold up, hold up, you're not paying 793 00:38:03,280 --> 00:38:09,480 Speaker 2: for your car, insurance, home, food, school when you get it. 794 00:38:09,760 --> 00:38:13,520 Speaker 2: When you get outside the home, then you become an adult. 795 00:38:14,120 --> 00:38:17,319 Speaker 3: I agree with that. Right, when you're independent, then you're 796 00:38:17,360 --> 00:38:17,840 Speaker 3: an adult. 797 00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:23,680 Speaker 2: Yes, adults pay rent. Yeah, that's you know what, that's 798 00:38:23,680 --> 00:38:25,400 Speaker 2: a great idea. I'll be like, Austin us rent. Now 799 00:38:25,440 --> 00:38:26,840 Speaker 2: you're an adult. See how that goes? 800 00:38:27,680 --> 00:38:31,160 Speaker 3: Right? And then we call you adult crats hats? What 801 00:38:31,160 --> 00:38:31,600 Speaker 3: do you got? 802 00:38:34,680 --> 00:38:38,600 Speaker 2: What's the what's the Triple used to be Paul Tucket 803 00:38:38,600 --> 00:38:42,760 Speaker 2: Red Sox, now it's the Worcester Red Sox. 804 00:38:43,560 --> 00:38:44,000 Speaker 1: There you go. 805 00:38:44,080 --> 00:38:46,440 Speaker 3: And also for some of you fans watching today wondering 806 00:38:46,480 --> 00:38:49,440 Speaker 3: where Ryan Walker is called out, But he will be 807 00:38:49,560 --> 00:38:52,719 Speaker 3: back soon, so I know we promised it yesterday and 808 00:38:53,400 --> 00:38:56,000 Speaker 3: legit excuse so we'll get him back soon. We'll put 809 00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:59,040 Speaker 3: it at that. Also, on the guest list coming up 810 00:38:59,080 --> 00:39:00,640 Speaker 3: for the rest of the week, we got Jim Boden 811 00:39:00,680 --> 00:39:03,680 Speaker 3: back with us tomorrow. Ken Rosenthal is back with us 812 00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:07,239 Speaker 3: on Friday. We'll gotta wit Meryfield appearance to find out 813 00:39:07,320 --> 00:39:10,320 Speaker 3: how many of the same exact offers he is getting, 814 00:39:10,360 --> 00:39:13,520 Speaker 3: because you know that's definitely happening. He is so in 815 00:39:13,560 --> 00:39:16,840 Speaker 3: that world like k Hernandez from a year ago. So 816 00:39:17,080 --> 00:39:18,680 Speaker 3: just a few of the names to look forward to, 817 00:39:20,360 --> 00:39:24,239 Speaker 3: and yeah, a couple other guests that will announce for 818 00:39:24,360 --> 00:39:27,120 Speaker 3: tomorrow's show. That's all I got. 819 00:39:27,200 --> 00:39:29,000 Speaker 2: Working on a big one, working on a big one 820 00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:30,520 Speaker 2: for next week. He's been on a couple of times, 821 00:39:30,520 --> 00:39:31,720 Speaker 2: but working on a big one. 822 00:39:31,600 --> 00:39:32,239 Speaker 1: For next week. 823 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:36,000 Speaker 3: But he's been on m. 824 00:39:38,600 --> 00:39:42,239 Speaker 1: One of our favorites, one of our favorites. I won't 825 00:39:42,239 --> 00:39:42,880 Speaker 1: guess it though. 826 00:39:44,040 --> 00:39:46,960 Speaker 3: Does he know about FT's new facial hair policy. You 827 00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:48,840 Speaker 3: need facial hair to come on? Is that okay? 828 00:39:48,920 --> 00:39:50,120 Speaker 1: Does he have social hair? 829 00:39:50,880 --> 00:39:55,560 Speaker 3: Okay? I don't know, but everyone throw guesses in the chat. Also, 830 00:39:55,600 --> 00:39:57,600 Speaker 3: please hit us up on socials. I've been enjoying all 831 00:39:57,680 --> 00:40:01,200 Speaker 3: the messages from everyone on on Instagram, dms with segment ideas, 832 00:40:01,480 --> 00:40:04,399 Speaker 3: guest ideas. We're here for all of it, not going 833 00:40:04,440 --> 00:40:06,239 Speaker 3: to always give you all of them, but we're going 834 00:40:06,320 --> 00:40:08,279 Speaker 3: to try our best on the guest front and some 835 00:40:08,320 --> 00:40:11,080 Speaker 3: of the segments are pretty cool, so keep them coming. 836 00:40:11,239 --> 00:40:15,520 Speaker 3: Appreciate YOUFTFAM, See you on Thursday.