1 00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: Welcome everyone to the post deadline edition of Fair Territory. 2 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: I hope everyone has figured out all the deals and 3 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: is fully cognizant of everything that went on, because I 4 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: sure aren't. I'm sure not a lot of Rizzo was 5 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:16,319 Speaker 1: with me. I hope she is. But we're gonna go 6 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: through some teams. We're gonna go through as much as 7 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: we can here in the next twenty five twenty six 8 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:23,119 Speaker 1: minutes or so, because a lot happened today. And I 9 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:26,760 Speaker 1: say this every year, there will be things that happen 10 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: at the deadline that will make your head spin. There 11 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:33,199 Speaker 1: were a number of things that happened today that made 12 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:35,559 Speaker 1: our head spin that way it was. It's why it 13 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: was such a great day. And again, we're gonna go 14 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: through it all. We're gonna focus on some teams. For 15 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 1: teams to start with. We can't get to everybody on 16 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:46,480 Speaker 1: this one day. We're gonna do our best to hit 17 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: some of the major points. And Alana, let's get into it, 18 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: and let's start with the biggest buyer of the day, 19 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 1: the king of the deadline, San Diego Padres general manager 20 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: aj preller Ken. 21 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 2: First of all, I want to thank you and plaud 22 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 2: you for all of the work that you do. For 23 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:04,959 Speaker 2: most of us, this is like Christmas morning, Hanukkah, all 24 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 2: of the things, But for you, it's one of the 25 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:08,679 Speaker 2: busiest days of the year. So let's talk about that 26 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 2: Aj Preller whining and dining, wheeling and dealing. Let's talk 27 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 2: about the Padres and what they gave up and what 28 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 2: they gained. 29 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:20,039 Speaker 1: What's really interesting to me, Alana, is that about a 30 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 1: week ago, I asked the A's about Mason Miller, and 31 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:26,839 Speaker 1: I asked about the Padres being on Mason Miller, because 32 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 1: Aj Preller is generally on every good player he can 33 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:31,959 Speaker 1: get his hands on or thinks he can get his 34 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: hands on. And I was told Preller didn't have the 35 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:37,959 Speaker 1: farm system. And then he asked the A's, Okay, what 36 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: prospects can I go get you from other teams to 37 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: satisfy you? And the A's said, we don't want to 38 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 1: play that game. But what happened was Aj Preller did 39 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: what he always does. He was persistent, he was relentless, 40 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 1: he never stopped trying. And yesterday it has been right 41 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: about this time, it was a story that Dennis Linn 42 00:01:56,840 --> 00:02:00,559 Speaker 1: and I wrote saying that they were still after the Padres, Durrant, 43 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:03,919 Speaker 1: Stephen Kwan, and they were also pushing for Mason Miller. 44 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: Turns out what happens today. They get Mason Miller, and 45 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 1: not only do they get Mason Miller, they get a 46 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: starting pitcher, Jp Sears, and in addition to that, they 47 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 1: get Ryan O'Hearn, Ramon Loriano from the Ools will wagon 48 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 1: him from the Blue Jays. Here's the entire list. I've 49 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: got to read it myself. Oh yes, and freddie for 50 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 1: me and the catcher from the Royals, talented guy and 51 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 1: Nesta Cortez Junior. Now, the shock of this was beyond 52 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: the absolute shock of the Padres trading a top one 53 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 1: hundred prospect, top ten prospect Derees for Mason Miller. The 54 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: shock of it was they did all this and they 55 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: didn't trade off their major league roster except for Brandon Lockridge. 56 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: They kept Dylan Ceese, they kept Robert Suarez, and now 57 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:51,639 Speaker 1: they have a team Alana that is absolutely loaded. They're 58 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: gonna be fun to watch, and they have I would say, 59 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: a puncher's chance even better than that of chasing down 60 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:01,640 Speaker 1: the Dodgers, the Mets, the Phillies, whoever you want to 61 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: name in the division. And then of course for the 62 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:08,239 Speaker 1: National League title and maybe even the World Series title. Yeah. 63 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 2: I couldn't agree with you more. The National League overnight 64 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 2: got so much better, with the Mets adding to their bullpen, 65 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,919 Speaker 2: the Phillies adding to their pullman. Obviously the padre is 66 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 2: what they've just done in terms of additions. Ken one 67 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 2: thing that made me think, oh my goodness, and my 68 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,799 Speaker 2: head just blew off my neck is Carlos Correa. Going 69 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 2: back to the Houston Astros. The Twins have basically gotten 70 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 2: rid of everybody. 71 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 3: What do you make of it? 72 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: This was the other head spinner of the day and 73 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: Alana a couple of days ago. I can't remember the 74 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: time right now, because you know, it's all running together, 75 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: but I was talking to the Twins people and they 76 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: were saying, because the team was for sale, they might 77 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 1: not want to trade controllable pieces because you know what, 78 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: the new owner might come in, allow them to spend 79 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: money and they can do some better things with what 80 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: they have. Turns out they traded everybody, and with Carlos Correa, 81 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: it was astonishing because he's been injured quite a bit. 82 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 1: He's been a guy who of course has a huge 83 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 1: contract and in this deal. The Twins are kicking in 84 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 1: about thirty million of the ninety million or so owed 85 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 1: him over the course of his contract. He's going to 86 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: play third base for the Astros. But this was just 87 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:24,719 Speaker 1: the start for the Twins. They ended up trading the 88 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: guys on expiring contracts that we anticipated, Willie Castro and 89 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:32,159 Speaker 1: some others. The two relievers that are under control for 90 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: two additional years each, Joan Duran he went to the Phillies, 91 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: and Griffin Jackson, who went to the Rays. That was 92 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 1: something that I didn't necessarily expect. But the Twins will 93 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: tell you. We held on to Pablo Lopez, we held 94 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: on to Joe Ryan. We've still got Royce Lewis and 95 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: Byron Buxton and a bunch of people to build around. 96 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: But you see what they lost. That's ten players off 97 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 1: their major league roster. It's astonishing what they did. Bader 98 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 1: expiring contract, Castro the same day, Coolohm, Ty France, Chris Paddock, 99 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 1: all of those guys. Brock Stewart was under club control 100 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: for a few years. He went to the Dodgers. Louis 101 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 1: Varland another guy that was under control. So they did 102 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,600 Speaker 1: this and they brought back a couple of really interesting pieces. 103 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 1: The catcher that they acquired from the Phillies, a top 104 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 1: one hundred prospect, Nick Abel from the Phillies who is 105 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 1: a top one hundred type guy as well, right handed pitcher. 106 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: And I'm forgetting who they got and the other trade 107 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 1: it was, well, I'll get back to it, but they 108 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: did pretty well. Oh, Todge Bradley in the Griffin Jacks trade, 109 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:38,159 Speaker 1: they did okay, But the shot of it was that 110 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:40,719 Speaker 1: they burned the house down. Now they will tell you 111 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: they didn't do that. Here are the players they acquired, 112 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: mc gabel, Edward O Tait, Todge Bradley, and Alan Road 113 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:47,719 Speaker 1: and he's another major leaguer came from the Blue Jays 114 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 1: in the Varland and ty Franz trade. They will say, 115 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:53,839 Speaker 1: we didn't burn it all down. We kept a number 116 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 1: of guys. But my goodness, no one expected the Minnesota 117 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:00,920 Speaker 1: Twins to pull the plug like they did, and they 118 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:02,360 Speaker 1: pulled it in a big way. 119 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 3: They massively pulled it in a big way. 120 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 2: I'm not certain ken if I'm more surprised at what 121 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:10,839 Speaker 2: they did or the fact that Johann Duran got traded. 122 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 3: We can get into that in a moment. But what 123 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 3: about the Yankees. 124 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:16,160 Speaker 2: Obviously, this is a team always with expectations to go 125 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 2: into the postseason, get deep into the postseason. 126 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:20,039 Speaker 3: Did the Yankees do enough? 127 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 1: They did quite a bit, and Alana hats off to 128 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:25,919 Speaker 1: them because they were one of the big winners of 129 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 1: the day in my opinion. Now, granted, with all of 130 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 1: these things, we can say one team is a winner, 131 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: another team is a loser, and we can make our 132 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 1: list as we all will after the deadline. We actually 133 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 1: don't know who is going to end up winners and losers. 134 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 1: But let's look at who the Yankees acquired over the 135 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 1: course of this deadline period, and a climax today with 136 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: the acquisitions of three relievers. Astonishing acquisitions actually, because all 137 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 1: of them are under club control beyond this season. And remember, 138 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: the Yankees face the losses of Devin Williams and Luke 139 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: Weaver at the end of the season into free agency. 140 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 1: But they get David Bednar from the Pirates one year 141 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 1: extra control, Jake Bird from the Rockies, he's got additional control, 142 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 1: Camillo Daval that's a bullpen. When you put those two 143 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: with Weaver and Williams and some of the injured relievers 144 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: they have coming back, it's going to be quite a group. 145 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 1: And of course the Yankees had previously addressed their position 146 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 1: needs with McMahon and Slater and Rosario, and today they 147 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 1: add Jose Cabalero as well. They are a better team today, 148 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 1: a significantly better team than they were yesterday. And they 149 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 1: did this at a time when the Red Sox will 150 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 1: get to them at some point. Did not have an 151 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: impressive deadline, and the Blue Jays did some things, but 152 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 1: I don't know that they improved themselves as much as 153 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 1: the Yankees did. Maybe they didn't need to. But the Yankees, 154 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 1: what they did with Brian Cashman orchestrated at this deadline, 155 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: it was a tour de force along the lines of 156 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 1: what Aj Prelller did. Maybe not quite as dramatic, but 157 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 1: pretty darn close. 158 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 2: The fact that the Yankees got David Bednar and I 159 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 2: was like, oh wowow, that is quite the get. The 160 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 2: Yankees bullpen just became that much better. But that also 161 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 2: means that the Pirates were willing to let David Bednar go. 162 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 2: What do you make of what the Buckoes did in 163 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 2: terms of this deadline? 164 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 1: Huge disappointment And I'll tell you why, Alana. They had 165 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: a chance here to bring back some impact offensive talent. 166 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: With Mitch Keller, they did not trade him. They did 167 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: not even trade the guys that they have on expiring contracts, 168 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 1: Tommy fam and Andrew Heaney and Isaiah Kiner Fileffa. Now 169 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: maybe they wouldn't have brought much back, and they did 170 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:35,320 Speaker 1: make some deals, but when you compare what they did 171 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 1: to what the Baltimore Orioles did, the Baltimore Orioles had 172 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 1: a ton of players to trade, and they traded nearly 173 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 1: all of them. They restock their system. They believe they 174 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:48,079 Speaker 1: will compete in twenty twenty six as well, even though 175 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 1: they traded some controllable assets. In addition to the ones 176 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 1: unexpiring contracts, they could have retained Kittridge, They could have 177 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:58,680 Speaker 1: retained Loreano ramoni Odius. They had a number of players 178 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:00,599 Speaker 1: that they just said, you know what, we're going to 179 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: start over. We're going to take advantage of this opportunity. 180 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 1: And they did in a way that the Pirates did not. 181 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 1: And I want to show you what the Pirates did 182 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 1: before we go any further here, because it is telling 183 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: and it is revealing, and we'll see what this means 184 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:17,560 Speaker 1: for their general manager, Ben Sherrington, who has been under scrutiny. Okay, 185 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 1: they trade Bednor, they trade Falter, Adam Frasier, Caleb Erkuson, 186 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:24,959 Speaker 1: and they did move Cabrian Hayes. It's good money that 187 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 1: they're getting off their books there. But look at the 188 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 1: guys that they kept, Mitch Keller, Dennis Santana, Andrew Heiney, 189 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:35,560 Speaker 1: Isaiah kine Filefa and Tommy fam the expiring contract guys. Yeah, 190 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 1: they'll help them the rest of the season. That's all 191 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 1: well and good, and maybe they feel with Keller he's 192 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:43,239 Speaker 1: under control for several more years. It's a good contract 193 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 1: they won him leading that young rotation. But where their 194 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 1: depth is is starting pitching. That is where they could 195 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 1: have afforded to trade a Keller, have schemes lead their 196 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: staff for the next few years and go from there. 197 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:59,320 Speaker 1: They didn't do that. They didn't trade Dennis Santana, who 198 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 1: I'm sure I had value in a hot relief market. 199 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 1: So the pirates, for me, I empathized with them because 200 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 1: of their market size, and I understand the challenges that 201 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 1: they face, but they had an opportunity to hear and 202 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 1: with Keller, opposing teams never got the sense that they 203 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:16,960 Speaker 1: were really that interested in trading him. 204 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 2: Can let me ask you this, because I thought, I 205 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:22,080 Speaker 2: don't know what the heck, guy, I know nothing, that 206 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 2: this was going to be a very quiet deadline. You 207 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:26,959 Speaker 2: had thought perhaps that maybe it wasn't going to be 208 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:29,200 Speaker 2: as active as it was. I am blown away with 209 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 2: the amount of trades and some of the pieces that 210 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:35,000 Speaker 2: have gone and moved around. Would you say that this 211 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:40,240 Speaker 2: trade deadline met your expectations in terms of quietness, if 212 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 2: that's even a word. What do you think about how 213 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 2: this whole thing went down, if you had to like 214 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 2: kind of paint it with the broad brush allow. 215 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:49,679 Speaker 1: I'm glad you asked this. And first of all, when 216 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 1: you say you don't know anything, I don't know anything either. 217 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 1: Because I felt a number of executives felt a number 218 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:58,960 Speaker 1: of other people felt that because of the lack of 219 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: quality players available compared to other years, this wasn't going 220 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 1: to be as exciting a deadline. I would estimate, or 221 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:11,440 Speaker 1: can kind of say that this was one of the 222 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: more exciting deadlines we've ever had. Now, there was no 223 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:17,440 Speaker 1: Wan Soto traded, no Max Suers are traded, nothing like that. 224 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:20,720 Speaker 1: But the Mason Miller deal was a big deal. The 225 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:22,839 Speaker 1: Carlos corea deal was a big deal. We go back 226 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 1: to ralphae Old Devers. That was a big deal. So 227 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 1: it definitely exceeded my expectations. And I remember again a 228 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:32,960 Speaker 1: couple of weeks ago or so, an executive telling me, 229 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:37,120 Speaker 1: you guys, reporters are going to be disappointed because this 230 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 1: is not going to be good. But what happens is 231 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 1: this is one of the few times of the year, 232 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:46,040 Speaker 1: Alana where transactions are made, right the winter meetings. The 233 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:48,959 Speaker 1: winter in general is another time. But if you don't 234 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 1: make trades here, you don't have an opportunity to do 235 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 1: that in the final two months. So you have to go. 236 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 1: And most of these teams realize that the Padres certainly did, 237 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:01,960 Speaker 1: the Yankees certainly did any number of other teams as well. No, 238 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:04,719 Speaker 1: I'm not getting to everyone here, but I would say 239 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:08,440 Speaker 1: the deadline was far busier, far more active, far more 240 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:11,840 Speaker 1: exciting than I thought it would be. And again it 241 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:16,480 Speaker 1: goes to show you that for all our supposed expertise, me, you, 242 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 1: everyone else in the media, everyone else in front offices, 243 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 1: we never know what's going to happen. And that's the 244 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 1: beauty of the deadline. 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Mike g wants to know Alta please 273 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:53,679 Speaker 2: press Ken on the Cubs at some point and tell 274 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:56,079 Speaker 2: him Cubs fans do not want him to hold back. 275 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 2: Do not hold back, and Rosenthal stand up for the 276 00:13:59,200 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 2: Cubby fans. 277 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 3: What do you make about what the Cubs did or 278 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 3: did not do well? 279 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:06,040 Speaker 1: When I wrote my biggest storylines piece going into the 280 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:09,040 Speaker 1: deadline day, the Cubs were one of a topics and 281 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 1: the Red Sox were another. Now, let's start with the Cubs. 282 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 1: What did they add? Mike Soroka, Andrew Kittridge for the bullpen, 283 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: Taylor Rogers for the bullpen, and Willie Castro. What's missing there? 284 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: A big time starting pitcher. Now, the only defense I 285 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 1: will give the Cubs here on this particular issue is 286 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 1: that a lot of big time starting pitchers were not traded. 287 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 1: Dylan Cease was not traded, Zach Gallen was not traded, 288 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 1: Sandy al Contrado was not traded, Edward Cabrera was not traded. 289 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 1: Mitch Keller. We went through that the prices were excessive, 290 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 1: and evidently the Cubs did not feel it was worth 291 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 1: meaning the price. Now here's the problem. There are times 292 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 1: in a franchise's evolution when a team has to overpay. 293 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:54,640 Speaker 1: The Cubs did this in twenty sixteen when they went 294 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 1: out and got a roll as Chapman. What happened. They 295 00:14:57,200 --> 00:15:01,400 Speaker 1: won the World Series. This might be the Cub's only 296 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:06,280 Speaker 1: year with Kyle Tucker, only year he's eligible for free agency. 297 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:08,160 Speaker 1: I don't know that many of us expect the Cubs 298 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: to re sign him. In my view, this was a 299 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:14,640 Speaker 1: year in which they had to overpay. Their rotation is vulnerable, 300 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 1: was vulnerable, and will be vulnerable. I don't see them 301 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 1: quite in the harshest light as I do with the 302 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 1: Red Sox. I see them in the harshest light. But 303 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 1: this was a disappointment in terms of not getting the 304 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 1: starting picture that so many of us thought they needed 305 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 1: to get. And again there's the caveat where not many 306 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:35,920 Speaker 1: of the group's starting pitchers were even moved. 307 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, you brought up the Red Socks. 308 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:40,000 Speaker 2: Let's bring it up because the fans are clamoring they 309 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:42,800 Speaker 2: did nothing. They got Steven Mattz, they got Dustin May. 310 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 2: That is not enough, Ken Rosenthal, especially when the Yankees 311 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:48,480 Speaker 2: doing what they're doing. Ken, don't tell me Red Sox 312 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 2: only got his says justin May. But it is Dustin May. 313 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 2: We're right handed hitter tvd as. I mean, they did nothing. 314 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:57,640 Speaker 2: This is a massive disappointment for the Red Sox and 315 00:15:57,680 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 2: their fan base. 316 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 1: Epic fail comes off an epic fail last year's deadline 317 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 1: with Craig Breslow, and this was an epic fail as well. 318 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 1: Now again they met the same problem that the Cubs 319 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:13,200 Speaker 1: ran into. Joe Ryan is another starting pitcher who wasn't traded. 320 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 1: But my understanding is any talks that they had with 321 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 1: the Twins were feeble at best. They didn't come at 322 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 1: them hard. The Red Sox are one of many teams 323 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 1: that uses modeling and tries to figure out what the 324 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 1: best values are, and it's all about efficiency and getting 325 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 1: the best deal and this and that and the other thing. 326 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 1: At some point you've got a fire. It's the same 327 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 1: thing we're saying with the Cubs. And they did not 328 00:16:34,920 --> 00:16:38,600 Speaker 1: even address first base, which I know they've gotten decent 329 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 1: work out of Rome Gonzalez and Abraham Toro, but my goodness, 330 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 1: that was a position where they had to act. They 331 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:48,080 Speaker 1: tried for Suarez, Ajohano Suarez, and they tried with the 332 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:51,120 Speaker 1: idea of playing him at first base. Didn't get him. 333 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 1: Didn't get a starter other than Dustin May who has 334 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 1: not been a very successful starter for the Dodgers, and 335 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 1: in their bullpen with Steven Mattz, he's a swing guy. 336 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 1: Be effective. But my goodness, they needed more. This is 337 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:05,840 Speaker 1: a team that is on the rise. And again they 338 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 1: may say, oh, we're going to be better next year. 339 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 1: Our young guys will be that much better. Yeah, that's 340 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:12,639 Speaker 1: what the Orioles were saying a year ago. There is 341 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 1: no guarantee in this sport or any other. So the 342 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:19,399 Speaker 1: Red Sox, I don't get it. I don't understand it. 343 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 1: And there's going to be some people in Boston, a 344 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 1: lot of people in Boston questioning what the heck they did? 345 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:29,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, they did nothing, And I can tell you living 346 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:31,840 Speaker 2: in this area that it is. You should listen to 347 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:34,919 Speaker 2: the sports talk radio right now in the Boston area 348 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:37,960 Speaker 2: about what they did not do. As far as the 349 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 2: trade deadline is concerned. Let's talk about the Nlcentral Again, 350 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:43,359 Speaker 2: we mentioned that the Cubs didn't do much, but what 351 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:45,879 Speaker 2: about the Brewers. Did the Brewers even discuss a trade 352 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:47,880 Speaker 2: for a bat? Shelby Miller is a nice, low key 353 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:50,480 Speaker 2: bullpen edition, but feel they needed a bat. This is 354 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:53,199 Speaker 2: from d trained riot Maker. What is your take on 355 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 2: what the brew crew did or did not do? 356 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:58,119 Speaker 1: First of all, Shelby Miller is I believe still in 357 00:17:58,119 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 1: the injured list. He's coming back, but who knows what 358 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:03,640 Speaker 1: he'll be so as far as that being their big 359 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:06,640 Speaker 1: bullpen addition, when other teams were loading up on relievers 360 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 1: left and right, not impressed. Also not impressed that they 361 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:13,880 Speaker 1: didn't get another bat. Listen, it's hard to criticize them. 362 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 1: They make the most of what they have. They do 363 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 1: a wonderful job, and my goodness, the team that they've 364 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:21,959 Speaker 1: put out there this year. It's fun, it's exciting, and 365 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:27,399 Speaker 1: it's successful. But it seems to me that more effort 366 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:29,480 Speaker 1: was needed. And this is another team you look at 367 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:31,960 Speaker 1: and you wonder if there was an opportunity lost. And 368 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 1: the good news for the Cubs is that the Brewers 369 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:36,359 Speaker 1: didn't go crazy, not that they were ever going to 370 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 1: go crazy, but these two teams when compared now to 371 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:44,160 Speaker 1: the Padres, to the Mets who got Hellsley and Tyler 372 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:47,880 Speaker 1: Rodgers and Cedric Mullins, to the Phillies who got John 373 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:51,000 Speaker 1: Durant and Harrison Bader. To the Padres, of course we've 374 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:53,600 Speaker 1: discussed them, and of course the Dodgers, the Mighty Dodgers 375 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:56,960 Speaker 1: not looking so good, not looking good at all. 376 00:18:57,320 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 3: And the Dodgers didn't do much either. 377 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 2: Now, is that because they felt going into the season 378 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 2: they were going to do everything in the off season 379 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:06,480 Speaker 2: going into twenty twenty five, and they're just hoping that 380 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 2: their biggest addition at this trade deadline is Blake Snell 381 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 2: coming back and their guys getting healthy. What do you 382 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:16,879 Speaker 2: make of the lack of movement? I mean, Brock Stewart, okay, 383 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:19,600 Speaker 2: whatever they trade James Outman, but what do you make 384 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 2: of it? 385 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:23,800 Speaker 1: This was the plan and they were not going to 386 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:26,439 Speaker 1: go crazy at the deadline. They never wanted to go 387 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:29,280 Speaker 1: crazy at the deadline. That's why they spent all that money. 388 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:33,440 Speaker 1: The question I have with the Dodgers is they're expecting 389 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 1: all of this to come together, for Snell to be healthy, 390 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:39,919 Speaker 1: for show Hate to stay healthy, for maybe Sasaki to 391 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 1: come back, for their bullpen to get healed and hole, 392 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:45,159 Speaker 1: and then for their hitters who are struggling or at 393 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:47,840 Speaker 1: least not performing to the where they have in the past, 394 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:51,399 Speaker 1: Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts and others. They expect it all 395 00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 1: to come together. There's no guarantee of that. That's my 396 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 1: concern with them and Alana. I want to go back 397 00:19:57,040 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 1: to not just the Dodgers here, because the Dodgers, clearly 398 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 1: you're trying to win the World Series. We know that, 399 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:06,520 Speaker 1: but the goal of every team should be to win 400 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:10,200 Speaker 1: the World Series. And the teams that didn't go all out, 401 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 1: that's the question I have for them, the contenders, are 402 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,680 Speaker 1: you trying to win the World Series? Even the Tigers, 403 00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:21,160 Speaker 1: now I didn't love their bullpen moves. Kyle Finigan was one, 404 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:23,640 Speaker 1: Paul Sewall was another. I felt they needed more swing 405 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:26,320 Speaker 1: and miss. But they also acquired Chris Paddock and then 406 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:30,920 Speaker 1: Charlie Morton for their rotation. Okay, it's modest relatively speaking, 407 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 1: but it's not bad and it reinforces what has been 408 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:37,919 Speaker 1: their strength to pitching. Are they going all out? No, 409 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 1: but at least they're making moves to try to win 410 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:44,159 Speaker 1: the World Series. Some of these other teams are not 411 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 1: looking at it like that, and that's the problem. I know, 412 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:49,600 Speaker 1: the playoffs are random. I know with an expanded postseason 413 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:52,920 Speaker 1: they're even more random. But the goal of this sport 414 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:57,160 Speaker 1: should be to be the last team standing. I don't 415 00:20:57,200 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 1: know that enough teams look at it that way. 416 00:20:59,160 --> 00:20:59,919 Speaker 3: Yeah, I agree with you. 417 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:01,639 Speaker 2: I mean that should be the goal of every single 418 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:03,879 Speaker 2: team going into spring training. It's like our goal is 419 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:05,679 Speaker 2: to win the World Series. It seems like some of 420 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:08,879 Speaker 2: these teams just kind of well, if we're competitive grade. 421 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:11,440 Speaker 2: If we're not, that's okay too, you know. But we 422 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:13,399 Speaker 2: didn't even talk about the Mariners, and they made some 423 00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 2: nice additions too. You knew it was going to be, 424 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:17,880 Speaker 2: you know, Jerry Depoto and Aj Preller like bing bing 425 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:20,920 Speaker 2: being trying to go after one another in in terms. 426 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:21,879 Speaker 3: Of the amount of moves. 427 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 2: All right, we're going to come back after this quick 428 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:26,480 Speaker 2: break with dude and dork of the deadline, We'll be 429 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 2: right back. 430 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:28,640 Speaker 1: Krats. 431 00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 4: If I'm new to card collecting and I'm looking for 432 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:35,359 Speaker 4: the safest, most trusted way in the game to acquire 433 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 4: cards or to buy a card, but not go through 434 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 4: a ton of work where I'm going to the shows, 435 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 4: I'm going online doing auctions. I want it all in 436 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:43,919 Speaker 4: one place. 437 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:46,639 Speaker 1: I'm going to Arina Club. 438 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:49,359 Speaker 5: It's all one place. You know you're getting a good price, 439 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:52,160 Speaker 5: whether you're buying it or you're selling cards. If you're 440 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 5: new to it, you don't want all the other crappy cards. 441 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 5: You can get the ones that you want. 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Slash foul used 451 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 4: a code foul to get twenty percent off your first 452 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 4: slab pack or card purchase. 453 00:22:29,119 --> 00:22:31,439 Speaker 2: All right, Time now for dude and dork of the 454 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 2: Deadline Ken Who is your dude? 455 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:37,119 Speaker 1: We've talked about Brian Cashman, We've talked about aj Preller, 456 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 1: but I'm actually going to go with an owner Jim 457 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 1: Crane and the Houston Astros. Now, the Astros don't necessarily 458 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 1: operate in ways that some of us think they should 459 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:51,840 Speaker 1: at times. But even while they've lost all their players 460 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:53,960 Speaker 1: in recent years, not all of them, but Bregman and 461 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 1: Tucker and Correa, Crane has always tried to put the 462 00:22:57,880 --> 00:23:01,400 Speaker 1: most competitive team on the field he can usually some 463 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:04,800 Speaker 1: salary restrictions. By getting Correa back, I don't know if 464 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:07,479 Speaker 1: it's a great move, but it's a cool move. It 465 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:10,760 Speaker 1: makes his team interesting, and certainly Correa is going to 466 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:13,399 Speaker 1: be welcomed back like a hero to Houston. Remember, they 467 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 1: didn't sign him, they didn't they make him that competitive 468 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:19,199 Speaker 1: an offer in free agency, and now they bring him back. So, 469 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 1: Jim Crane, I know I've been critical of you in 470 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:24,480 Speaker 1: the past, and at times for very good reasons, but 471 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:26,440 Speaker 1: today you're the dude of the week. 472 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 2: It's funny too, because Julia morells Clark does a tremendous 473 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:31,639 Speaker 2: job as a sideline reporter for the Astros, and we 474 00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:33,920 Speaker 2: have a text thread of like six or seven sideline 475 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:37,000 Speaker 2: reporters that just like talk back and forth, and she's like, 476 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:38,880 Speaker 2: we're going to Boston and New York this week. 477 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:40,240 Speaker 3: I have a feeling. 478 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:43,000 Speaker 2: We're going to get booed with Carlos Carea back on 479 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 2: the team. But I love that for them and good 480 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:48,879 Speaker 2: for him. All Right, you is your dork of the deadline, 481 00:23:48,920 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 2: Ken Rosenthal. 482 00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:53,400 Speaker 1: It has to be Craig Breslow. And I know it's 483 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 1: a hard job, and I have a great deal of 484 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 1: respect for all the people who do these jobs, all 485 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 1: the people who do every job in baseball. It's more 486 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 1: difficult than all of us on the outside think. But 487 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:07,200 Speaker 1: he had a clear mission here. He knew what was 488 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:09,560 Speaker 1: at stake. He has a team that a lot of 489 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:12,359 Speaker 1: us think is capable of doing big things, and he 490 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:14,919 Speaker 1: did not deliver. Craig Breslow has got to be my 491 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 1: dork of the week. 492 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:16,680 Speaker 3: I mean, I can't. 493 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 2: I can't disagree with you one thousand percent. They did nothing. 494 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 2: This is a team that rattled off ten straight wins 495 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:24,920 Speaker 2: going into the deadline. They're fighting, they're scratching, their clawing. 496 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:27,960 Speaker 2: They got rid of devers and dumped that salary. They 497 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:29,959 Speaker 2: could have done a lot of things and they chose 498 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:32,200 Speaker 2: not to do so. All right, So Ken is live 499 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 2: for Major League Baseball Speedway Classic on Fox. Don't forget 500 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:39,520 Speaker 2: Dodger's Territory follows this show. Ken is back with a 501 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 2: brand new episode, A Fair Territory with Ken Rosenthal on Monday. 502 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:45,080 Speaker 2: I want to give a shout out to Jonathan Miller 503 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:49,040 Speaker 2: who purchased not only fair Territory stuff, but foul Territory 504 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:52,480 Speaker 2: merchandise as well. Ken, get some rest, try to take 505 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:55,159 Speaker 2: a breather, have a glass of wine. Thank you for 506 00:24:55,320 --> 00:24:57,800 Speaker 2: all that you do. We appreciate you very much, my friend. 507 00:24:57,840 --> 00:24:58,719 Speaker 2: We'll see you on Monday. 508 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:00,600 Speaker 1: Thanks a lot a lout. 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