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Speaker 1: Monday edition of Fair Territory. I'm Ken Rosenthal. Big week

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Speaker 1: here in Atlanta for the All Star Game, a big

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Speaker 1: week for the Foul Territory Network will be with you

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Speaker 1: for the next two days, and obviously a big week

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Speaker 1: for baseball. A lot going on, starting with the draft.

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Speaker 1: Last night, We're gonna get into the draft a little bit,

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Speaker 1: with the draft. And last night it just reminded me

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Speaker 1: scouts and of course writers too. Now I'm not a

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Speaker 1: people who do do such a great job. And yet

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Speaker 1: all the mock draft did anybody have Eli Willitts at

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Speaker 1: attraction for the Nationals. The models that the teams use,

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Speaker 1: The number two pick was also a surprise, Tyler Bremner

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Speaker 1: taking their usual heat for what some people perceive as

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Speaker 1: On the major league side of the things, a lot

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Speaker 2: Ah summer, we almost forgot what it feels like to

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Speaker 5: Gambler