1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,240 Speaker 1: This to me seems like the way it's going to 2 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: be going forward to Lana because of the expanded playoffs 3 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: and more teams having a chance. More teams like the 4 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: Pirates and the Royals. They want to be good now 5 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: they're tired of losing. Welcome everyone through the Thursday edition 6 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: of Fair Territory. I'm Ken Rosenthal with Alana Rizzo and Man, 7 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: there is a lot going on in the baseball world. 8 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 1: We've got trade deadline talk, We've got Alex Korra talk. 9 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: Christian Yelich is getting examined today, at which point the 10 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: fate of his season will be determined. I am told 11 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: that his preference here is to rest and rehab and 12 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: engage in paid management, and that way he could come 13 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: back this season. That's what he wants to do. Of course, 14 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 1: you can understand that we will see what the doctor says. 15 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 1: Yelich again is leaning toward just rest and rehab, but 16 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: we will see. ALTA. Let's get right to it. 17 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, breaking us now from Ken Rosenthal. 18 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 3: This is the busiest time of year, at least one 19 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 3: of the busiest times of the year. We're talking trade 20 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 3: deadline on Tuesday. You're going to be all over what 21 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 3: is the latest ken with Garrett Crochet. 22 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: Very interesting tweet this morning from John Hayman, and John 23 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:09,399 Speaker 1: essentially is reporting that Crochet, if he is going to 24 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: pitch in October, if he gets traded, is going to 25 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 1: want an extension. I want to show you this tweet 26 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: from John, and I understand it to be true. Garrett 27 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: Crochet planed with White Sox. It's his plan is to 28 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 1: pitch normal workload as starter until end of regular season. 29 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: If traded would need extension to pitch in October, he 30 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,400 Speaker 1: won't move the bullpen and will not take any break 31 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 1: views start a routine as best for health. Okay, let's 32 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: unpack this. Garrett Crochet has every right to feel this way, 33 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:39,679 Speaker 1: and you can understand why he would want to protect 34 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:43,320 Speaker 1: his health. At the same time, this trade was always 35 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 1: going to be difficult because he is at a career 36 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: high with innings pitched. He is entering uncharted territory. This 37 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: particular bit of news makes it even more difficult because, frankly, 38 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: I don't expect any team to give him an extension 39 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: to buy him into October when they don't know when 40 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: he's going to pitch again in October. If they can 41 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: pitch him in October, I should say, so, if you 42 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: don't know if you'll even have them available in October 43 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 1: based on his workload, why would you give him an 44 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: extension based on that. So again, this trade was always 45 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 1: going to be difficult. This particular bit of news, again 46 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:23,399 Speaker 1: reported first by John Hayman, makes it that much more difficult. 47 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 3: And he's saying that he wants to be a starter, 48 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 3: that that heating thinks that's the best way for him. 49 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:30,359 Speaker 3: So even ken if their teams were thinking, hey, perhaps 50 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 3: because of the innings issue, we put him in the bullpen, 51 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 3: is that completely out of the question. 52 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: Sure sounds like it now. Obviously the White Sox could 53 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 1: trade him, his new team could try to talk him 54 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 1: into it, but this is his stance, and the fact 55 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: that it's his stance again complicates things for the White 56 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: Sox considerably. The idea we've always discussed in leading up 57 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: to the deadline here was Okay, maybe you can put 58 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: him in relief, the build him back up, or just 59 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 1: use him as a reliever. The rest of the way. 60 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 1: We know he was not going to pitch in his 61 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 1: first season as a professional starter thirty starts. He was 62 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:06,959 Speaker 1: not going to make thirty starts. Not going to pitch 63 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: one hundred and eighty innings twenty to twenty five was 64 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:13,119 Speaker 1: a reasonable expectation. Now it becomes more complicated. 65 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 3: All right, don't forget, guys, whatever questions you have for 66 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 3: Ken Rosenthal. Let's get them loaded up into the chat 67 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 3: right now. We're going to be Grill and Ken here 68 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 3: in just a minute. I tell you what, Ken Mariners, 69 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 3: they have collapsed. We knew that they had the starting pitching, 70 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 3: but they have really struggled. The club had a ten 71 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 3: game lead about a month ago in the Al West. 72 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 3: Here come the mighty Astros. Obviously, how were they a 73 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 3: lynchpin in the Al West? As far as what it 74 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 3: means for the Trede deadline. 75 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: They've let these two teams back into it, and the 76 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: Astros were seven to nineteen. We were talking about whether 77 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: this is finally the end of their reign. The Rangers 78 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: have not played well really the entire season. They are 79 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: still under five hundred and yet because the Mariners have 80 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: collapsed like this, the Rangers are only three games out, 81 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 1: and my understanding as of now is right now and 82 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: understandably so, they are leaning toward going for it and 83 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: not making a lot of the trades that we've discussed 84 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: in recent weeks. If all day John Gray, No, they 85 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: would add if anything, or right handed bat most likely. 86 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: So the Rangers here are back in the mix. The 87 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: Astros clearly are back in the mix. They've taken over 88 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: first place from the Mariners, and now the Mariners have 89 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:23,840 Speaker 1: lost JP Crawford, Julio Rodriguez, and last Gligory Santo's to injuries. 90 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 1: This is a real problem for them and I'm not 91 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:28,479 Speaker 1: sure it could be fixed at the trade deadline. 92 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 3: And they just got rid of Ty France the Mariners did, 93 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:33,280 Speaker 3: which actually surprised me a little bit, increasing their need 94 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:34,679 Speaker 3: obviously for a first baseman. 95 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 2: Julio Rodriguez is not performed. 96 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 3: Well, what does this team need to do If Jerry 97 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:41,480 Speaker 3: Depoto's gonna actually have this team in it because Kenny, 98 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 3: the way things are striking working out with the AL 99 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 3: I think only one team in the AL West gets 100 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 3: in and that's the division winner right along. 101 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: It's a great point, and first base has been their 102 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: biggest need. But as I wrote yesterday, Pete A. Lonso 103 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 1: is not getting traded, Christian Walker is not getting traded, 104 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:03,279 Speaker 1: Vlagerrero Junior not getting traded. The market for bats is thin, 105 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: the market for everything is thin. There aren't many sellers right, 106 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 1: so offense is clearly their biggest need. There's something like 107 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 1: twenty ninth in the majors in run score during this 108 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:15,279 Speaker 1: stretch for the last month in which they've been so bad. 109 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 1: So I don't know exactly how they're going to do 110 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: this and how they're going to address it. They're expecting 111 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: Rodriguez back fairly soon, but JP Crawford's going to be 112 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:26,160 Speaker 1: a bit longer run. He's a huge part of what 113 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:29,280 Speaker 1: they do. They're not giving up. They can't give up 114 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 1: their game at of first place. At the same time, 115 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: their challenge is immense. 116 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 3: It's crazy to think that only eight teams probably are 117 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 3: selling not a lot out there. Like you mentioned the 118 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 3: Boston Red Sox, they have started the second half can 119 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 3: very slowly, losing five of six on a road chip 120 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:46,280 Speaker 3: to Chavez Ravine and then Colorado. But they did make 121 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 3: a commitment to their skipper, Alex Cora, signing a three 122 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 3: year deal worth just under twenty two million. 123 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 2: What does that say to you? 124 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: It says to me that the Red Sox finally are 125 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:59,600 Speaker 1: committing toward winning because Alex Cora is not signing this 126 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:03,279 Speaker 1: deal unless he feels the commitment is there. It's a 127 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 1: great deal obviously for him financially. And it's interesting Alana. 128 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: I wrote a couple of weeks ago, and I was 129 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:11,359 Speaker 1: critical of the Red Sox about how what they should 130 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: do with the deadline and what they should do with Cora. 131 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: And one of the things I said is, all right, 132 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 1: let's pretend for a moment that someone other than John 133 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: Henry owned the Boston Red Sox and that owner was 134 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: hell bent on accelerating the team's stunning progress instead of 135 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: fretting over how it might stall. That's kind of been 136 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: their mo so I said, what's the first thing that 137 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 1: owner would do? Throw Craig Council money at Alex Cora. 138 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: That's right, Nor the talk from Cora about not wanting 139 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:41,039 Speaker 1: to negotiate during the season, Drop a forty million dollar 140 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:44,280 Speaker 1: offer on him and see how quickly he snaps to attention. Okay, 141 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 1: the offer wasn't forty million. Frankly, coord probably didn't want 142 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 1: five years. He's talked about not wanting to manage forever. 143 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:54,480 Speaker 1: But the offer was in the Council range and this 144 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 1: was an important first step for them. The next step 145 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:01,479 Speaker 1: and their President of base Operations Chief baseball Officer Craig 146 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: Breslow has said this. They want to upgrade the team, 147 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: and this is a team that has had, despite the 148 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 1: past few days, a remarkable season so far. They need 149 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:11,119 Speaker 1: to keep going. 150 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 3: They had said, you know, money talks. There's that saying 151 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 3: money talks. It doesn't matter if he didn't want to 152 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 3: talk in the middle of the season. You throw a 153 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 3: three year, twenty two million dollars deal at him. He's 154 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 3: going to talk in the middle of the season. 155 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 2: Kenny. 156 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 3: Let me ask you this, though, how much of this 157 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 3: do you think the decision was making sure that Alex 158 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 3: Cora and Craig Breslow could work together simultaneously. Was any 159 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 3: part of it, Let's just see how this fits before 160 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 3: we move forward a lot. 161 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 1: I'm sure that was part of it. And it's a 162 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:40,679 Speaker 1: great point you make there, because that relationship was starting 163 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: anew They didn't really know each other all that well 164 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: until Preslow took over. And we all know that the 165 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:50,200 Speaker 1: relationship between Cora and hein Bloom toward the end of 166 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 1: last season, in particular after the deadline, was not good. 167 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 1: They can say all they want, we know it was 168 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: not good. So yes, that relationship is critical. And once 169 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: Breslow's saw he could work with Cora, once he saw 170 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 1: how Klora adapted to the new pitching program and ran 171 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 1: the team, it spoke volumes to him. 172 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 3: I'll tell you what, I never thought that we would 173 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 3: be talking about the Saint Louis Cardinals ken in the 174 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 3: postseason picture the way that they started the season. But 175 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 3: they're right in the thicke of things as far as 176 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 3: this is concerned. So time now for Grill and can 177 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 3: we do have a question about the Redbirds and we 178 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 3: can talk about it. You know, to me they need 179 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 3: more starting pitching. I know they did sign some veteran arms, 180 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:30,920 Speaker 3: but everybody needs starting pitching right And the question here 181 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:33,960 Speaker 3: from Tyler is will the Cardinals add or spend up 182 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 3: to the CBT at the deadline. 183 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 1: I don't know that they'll go that far, and I 184 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:42,440 Speaker 1: don't know that it will be required to go that far. 185 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 1: Generally speaking, about a third of a player's salary is 186 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: left at the deadline, so it's not like you have 187 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: to go crazy financially to improve your team. The real 188 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 1: question is can the Cardinals get the starter they need? 189 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: And a lot of you're right, they do need a starter. 190 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:00,439 Speaker 1: They had a bullpen game yesterday did not go great. 191 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: And will they get additional right handed hitting because they 192 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 1: are terrible against left handers. It's weird that a team 193 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:11,439 Speaker 1: with Paul Goldschmidt and Noan Arnatto are not hitting left handers. 194 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:14,839 Speaker 1: But Goldschmidt and Ornato have not been very good this season. 195 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 1: That's part of the problem. They're also very left handed heavy, 196 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 1: so I expect that they will try to upgrade and 197 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: make a significant push for that. How it works out financially, 198 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:28,560 Speaker 1: I'm not so much worried about. They should have enough 199 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: money to do what they want. 200 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 3: Do you think Tampa Bay's Zach Eflin perhaps Ken would 201 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 3: be a good fit. Does that make sense for you? 202 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 1: Zach Eflind makes some sense. He's eleven million dollars this year, 203 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: so probably about three and a half million remaining at 204 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 1: the deadline, and then eighteen million dollars next year. And 205 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 1: that's a concern for some teams. But at the same time, 206 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:52,199 Speaker 1: he's the kind of veteran, stable pitcher you want. Now, 207 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:54,599 Speaker 1: some teams are worried he has chronic knee problems. I 208 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 1: get it, but he's pitched pretty much consistently last year 209 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: and this year so well, I don't know that I 210 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 1: would be so worried about that, and I would expect 211 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 1: the Rays are going to move him. They've got Jeffrey 212 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 1: Springs coming back, They've got Shane boz already back in 213 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:13,400 Speaker 1: the rotation, Shane McClanahan coming back next year. Some teams 214 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:16,360 Speaker 1: are more interested, or not more interested, but intrigued by 215 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:19,679 Speaker 1: Zach Lettel, who is a lot cheaper than Zach Eflin. 216 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 1: But I can see them definitely wanting to move Eflyn. 217 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 1: That's their ena, all right. 218 00:10:24,040 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 3: Speaking of moving in the Tampa Bay Rays, the next 219 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 3: question is from Trey B. How available is Randy Arosa 220 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 3: Rena right now? 221 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:34,959 Speaker 1: Highly available? And cutting back to e Flyn a little bit, 222 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 1: The Rays, as I wrote the other day, are generally reluctant, 223 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 1: not opposed, but reluctant to trade guys who have signed 224 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 1: with them multi year deals as free agents or guys 225 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:50,040 Speaker 1: who have signed below market deals in extensions. Rose Raina 226 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:52,520 Speaker 1: does not fit either category. He's going year to year 227 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:55,720 Speaker 1: and they're going to be less wedded to him than 228 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 1: they will be to some of those other guys. E Flyn, 229 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 1: Brandon lao Yondi, d as All of these guys who 230 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 1: have signed below market or multi year free agent deals. 231 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 1: Now it's not to say they won't trade those other guys. 232 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 1: They will, but their preference, or at least without the 233 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:15,440 Speaker 1: commitment being made both ways, they don't have the same 234 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:18,040 Speaker 1: kind of commitment to the player going forward. So a 235 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:20,679 Speaker 1: rose arena who has not made that commitment to them, 236 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 1: and they have not made that commitment to him, they 237 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 1: would be more apt to trade him. And there is 238 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 1: significant interest in him. 239 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 3: You speak of the significant interest. Where do you think 240 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:30,319 Speaker 3: he's most likely to end up. 241 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:36,000 Speaker 1: The Dodgers are one possibility for sure, but really all 242 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:38,679 Speaker 1: teams that need offense are looking at him right now, 243 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:41,320 Speaker 1: and there are a lot of teams that need offense. 244 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:44,560 Speaker 1: It's an offensively down year for so many clubs, so 245 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 1: many clubs are frustrated by their offenses. I'm thinking about 246 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 1: Seattle and Texas, so those are clubs I can see 247 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:54,560 Speaker 1: where he would fit, and there are many others as well, 248 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:56,320 Speaker 1: and just not thinking of them off the top of 249 00:11:56,320 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 1: my head right now. 250 00:11:57,520 --> 00:11:59,440 Speaker 3: I'm fine with the I'm fine with the Dodgers, can 251 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:01,320 Speaker 3: no problem that I think he'd be. I think he'd 252 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 3: fit perfectly there in Los Angeles. He seems like a 253 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:07,319 Speaker 3: Hollywood kind of guy. Let's talk a bit about the 254 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:11,320 Speaker 3: Chicago Cubs. They've made it clear that twenty twenty five 255 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 3: is really more of their focus. In the twenty twenty 256 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 3: four postseason. Stephen Bryant wants to know what about Cody 257 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:18,559 Speaker 3: Bellinger trade possible. 258 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 1: I would say not possible, not going to happen. It's 259 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 1: obviously possible. He has those complicated player options that if 260 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: you get him and he's not good and he exercises 261 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 1: the player options, you're kind of stuck with him at 262 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:37,320 Speaker 1: a high salary and it's not great. So that will 263 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 1: make him a difficult guy to trade. And also if 264 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 1: you're the Cubs, granted he has the player option that 265 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:45,280 Speaker 1: he might not return, but you want the possibility of 266 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:47,960 Speaker 1: him coming back next year. So it just seems to 267 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:50,960 Speaker 1: me that makes it more difficult. I don't expect the 268 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:54,040 Speaker 1: Cubs to be major sellers. They will probably move some 269 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:57,440 Speaker 1: of their bullpen pieces, but beyond that, I would say 270 00:12:57,440 --> 00:12:58,440 Speaker 1: they'll be pretty quiet. 271 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 3: Ken have disappointing. If it is disappointing to you, have 272 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 3: the Cubs been this year? I mean, this is a 273 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:05,559 Speaker 3: team that you paid a lot of money to get 274 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 3: Craig counseled. They treated him as the second coming in 275 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 3: the Messiah in terms of managerial candidates. 276 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 2: Were concerned. 277 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:14,600 Speaker 3: You know, are you surprised that they are where they 278 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:16,960 Speaker 3: are at this point in the season and that twenty 279 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 3: twenty four is not the focus? 280 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:23,320 Speaker 1: Surprised and disappointed. Now, I'm not surprised that twenty twenty 281 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 1: four is no longer their focus, because the way the 282 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:29,200 Speaker 1: season is progressed, it should not be. But I did 283 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 1: think they would be better. And let's face it, they're 284 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:34,599 Speaker 1: not playing in the strongest of divisions. They're playing in 285 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 1: a division where, yes, the Pirates are getting better, the 286 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:40,319 Speaker 1: Reds are getting better, the Cardinals are always competitive, we 287 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:42,880 Speaker 1: know that, and the Brewers we did not expect to 288 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 1: see this out of them. But the Cubs should have 289 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:48,720 Speaker 1: been better. They've got good rotation, and yet they're one 290 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 1: of these teams that offensively has been a disappointment. They've 291 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: had bullpen injuries, but they didn't have the depth to 292 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:58,600 Speaker 1: withstand those injuries. So clearly this is a disappointing season 293 00:13:58,720 --> 00:13:59,720 Speaker 1: for the North. 294 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:01,320 Speaker 2: Siders and the South Sliders. 295 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 3: To take a look at the Chicago White Sox and 296 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 3: I tell you what everyone's going to be trying to 297 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 3: pick that team apart as far as pieces that they 298 00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 3: could use moving forward. This is the question. With Marte 299 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 3: being a question mark this year and beyond, could you 300 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 3: see the Mets trading for Luis Robert Junior and take 301 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:18,680 Speaker 3: over or take on the Ben and Tende contract to 302 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:20,359 Speaker 3: lower acquisition costs. 303 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 1: Good question, good idea, and I'm not sure the Mets 304 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:28,040 Speaker 1: are totally there yet. Maybe they should be because they're 305 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 1: more competitive than perhaps we thought at the start of 306 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:32,960 Speaker 1: the season when they were not going so well. But 307 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 1: keep in mind their payroll is up way high, and 308 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:41,360 Speaker 1: every dollar they spend it's I don't know what it 309 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: is at this point double essentially because of the luxury 310 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 1: tax penalties that they're incurring. So Robert is not a 311 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 1: ridiculously expensive player. It's something like twelve and a half 312 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 1: million this year, and then a couple of options at 313 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 1: twenty million or actually twelve and a half next year. 314 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:59,000 Speaker 1: Then the two club options kick in. But I would 315 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 1: expect the White Sox do not want to diminish what 316 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:05,160 Speaker 1: they get back by attaching contracts. They need players, and 317 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 1: they can afford Andrew Ben and Tendee and carry him 318 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:11,440 Speaker 1: as a sunk cost. They need the best possible deals 319 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 1: they can make for Robert and Crochet, and it could 320 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 1: turn out they wait until the offseason on Robert two 321 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:21,040 Speaker 1: because teams want to see him healthy. They want to 322 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:25,119 Speaker 1: see how he fares the rest of the year, and obviously, 323 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 1: if he finishes the season healthy, at that point, you 324 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:30,720 Speaker 1: can still get him three more years. It's a pretty 325 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 1: good player. 326 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 3: I remember when the Ben and Tendy signing was such 327 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 3: a big deal and we were looking forward to a 328 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 3: positive outlook for the Chicago Whitesox. 329 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 2: What a challenge that team is. 330 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 3: But I believe they're twenty seven and seventy seven, So 331 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 3: what is that fifty games under five hundred. Nathan Hicks 332 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 3: wants to know from you, Ken, what are the chances 333 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 3: that Baltimore trades Jackson Holiday. I certainly hope not. I 334 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 3: know they need starting pitching. I know that they want 335 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 3: to win now. But Jackson Holiday, to me, is is 336 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 3: a franchise future player. 337 00:15:57,440 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 2: What's your take. 338 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 1: I would say the chances are exceedingly slim, and for 339 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:04,720 Speaker 1: the players that are available in this market, I just 340 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 1: don't see how it makes sense. And let's look at 341 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:09,680 Speaker 1: Tarek Scooble, because that's the one, right, that's the guy 342 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 1: that you would think, Okay, that's who you have to 343 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:15,600 Speaker 1: give up your best prospects for Tarek Scooble. You still 344 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 1: get them for only two more years. You get Jackson 345 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 1: Holiday for six more years. Tarrek Scooble is a pitcher. 346 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 1: He has had Tommy John surgery, he had flex or 347 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:29,840 Speaker 1: tendon surgery. He's not a pristine health guy. And Jackson 348 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 1: Holliday is a position player, and those players generally stay healthier. 349 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:36,280 Speaker 1: So if you believe in Holiday, and I'm sure the 350 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: Orioles still believe in Holiday, then why would you do that. 351 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: It doesn't really make much sense. Holliday is going to 352 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 1: be their second basement, probably pretty soon, and at that 353 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 1: point they'll have him and Henderson up the middle. That's 354 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 1: their dream scenario. Obviously, the Orioles need pitching and they 355 00:16:53,760 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 1: need a controllable starter, at least one of them. They've 356 00:16:56,080 --> 00:17:00,080 Speaker 1: got to replace guys next year, including most likely Corbyn Burns. 357 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:02,920 Speaker 1: But I don't think you give up Jackson Holiday to 358 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 1: do that. You try to do a Scooble trade, which 359 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:08,440 Speaker 1: by the way, is extremely unlikely with other players. 360 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 2: You mentioned Corbyn Burns. 361 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 3: Is that a long term extension type of situation that 362 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 3: the Oriols could get themselves into or do you think 363 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 3: that that's not something that they would want to do. 364 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:21,199 Speaker 1: Oh, they'd want to do it. But he's represented by 365 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:24,160 Speaker 1: Scott Boris, and I'm quite certain that Scott Boris wants 366 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:26,680 Speaker 1: to go into the open market with Corbyn Burns. And 367 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 1: some Oriols fans have mentioned to me, well, hey, we've 368 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:32,240 Speaker 1: got a new owner, why can't we be the team 369 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 1: to pay Corbyn Burns. They could be, but I don't 370 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:38,879 Speaker 1: expect Michael Elias to be throwing two hundred million dollars 371 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 1: to a pitcher. I just don't see that. 372 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:43,480 Speaker 2: Happening, especially not at Corbyn Burns's age. 373 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 3: At this point, let's talk about the San Diego Padres 374 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 3: for just a second, real baseball, real talk baseball. Rather, 375 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:50,959 Speaker 3: will the Padres make moves? They're in it, I mean 376 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:53,040 Speaker 3: they're right there ken in the wild card race. They're 377 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:55,240 Speaker 3: not going to win the division unlikely, so they're in it. Though, 378 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 3: do they make moves? You know that Aj Preller likes 379 00:17:58,200 --> 00:17:59,119 Speaker 3: to make moves. 380 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:03,200 Speaker 1: Answer that question with a question, when is Aj Preller 381 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:06,000 Speaker 1: ever taking a back seat in a trading period. He 382 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:08,880 Speaker 1: will make moves. He knows what he needs. Obviously, it's 383 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 1: starting pitching and bullpen help. Bullpen help at one point 384 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:16,760 Speaker 1: was the priority. Now with the lingering questions about Darvish 385 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 1: and Musgrove, I'm not so sure it's still the priority. 386 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:21,879 Speaker 1: Maybe it's one A and one B. So yes, I 387 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:24,720 Speaker 1: expect them fully to be active and we'll see where 388 00:18:24,760 --> 00:18:25,160 Speaker 1: it goes. 389 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 3: Are you surprised that there are twenty two teams buying 390 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:31,359 Speaker 3: only eight likely selling? I mean, is this one of 391 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 3: the weirder trade deadline periods for you that you can remember? 392 00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: It is in certain respects, but it's also a product 393 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:43,000 Speaker 1: of the expanded playoffs and teams have a chance. There 394 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:45,760 Speaker 1: are also greater incentives now for teams to compete. The 395 00:18:45,840 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 1: draft lottery has helped in that regard, So I can't 396 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 1: say I'm totally surprised. This to me seems like the 397 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 1: way it's going to be going forward, Alana, because of 398 00:18:55,359 --> 00:18:58,120 Speaker 1: the expanded playoffs and more teams having a chance. Now, 399 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:02,399 Speaker 1: it's interesting is that the Union feared going to expand 400 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:04,959 Speaker 1: the playoffs because it would lessen the incentives for teams 401 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:09,119 Speaker 1: to spend spending is almost a separate issue. I don't 402 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:11,760 Speaker 1: believe it. It has had that effect. It seems to 403 00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 1: me more teams like the Pirates and the Royals and 404 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:18,920 Speaker 1: the Brewers to a certain extent, that they've been good. 405 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:21,960 Speaker 1: These teams. The Tigers are another one. They want to 406 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:24,520 Speaker 1: be good now. They're tired of losing. Even the A's 407 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:28,720 Speaker 1: are not interested right now in trading Mason Miller or 408 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:32,080 Speaker 1: Brent Rooker because they want to go forward. That's a 409 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:33,240 Speaker 1: healthy thing for the sport. 410 00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 3: I agree with that completely. All right, we're going to 411 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:37,200 Speaker 3: come back. Thanks for all the questions here on grill 412 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:39,639 Speaker 3: and Ken will be right back. 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Ken will go ahead and 449 00:21:13,119 --> 00:21:14,439 Speaker 3: start with dude, who's yours. 450 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 1: I'm going to go with teams for both dude and dork, 451 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:20,920 Speaker 1: and I'm going to stick to the New York City environs. 452 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 1: Dude of the week, it's the dudes of the week. 453 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:26,639 Speaker 1: It's the Mets, and it's the Mets because they have 454 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:30,600 Speaker 1: done something fairly remarkable. They've kind of risen from a 455 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 1: bad place, put it that way, and we saw in 456 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 1: the last two nights what they did to the Yankees 457 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:39,359 Speaker 1: and winning the Subway Series. In sweeping the Subway Series, 458 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 1: they're back in it. They are buyers. They badly need 459 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:46,119 Speaker 1: bullpen help. But Francisco Lindor in particular, for due to 460 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:48,480 Speaker 1: the week, here's a guy that Met fans have been 461 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:51,360 Speaker 1: kind of hard on at times, and here's a guy 462 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 1: who also is someone who is playing at an extremely 463 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:57,280 Speaker 1: high level, back to the Cleveland level. So the Mets 464 00:21:57,520 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 1: are the dudes of the week for the torture that 465 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:02,400 Speaker 1: they inflicted on their crosstown rivals. 466 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 3: I am with you, Ken Rosenthal. I am on this 467 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:08,920 Speaker 3: train as well. My Dude of the Week is Francisco Lindor. 468 00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:11,920 Speaker 3: The reason being Anthony DoCoMo brought up a huge point. 469 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:14,119 Speaker 3: He said, here's the complete list of Major League Baseball 470 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:17,439 Speaker 3: players with at least fifty home runs and fifty stolen 471 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 3: basis since the start of last season. Francisco Lindor, that's 472 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:21,800 Speaker 3: the list. 473 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 2: That's it. 474 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 3: So congratulations to him, and then of course looking to 475 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:29,680 Speaker 3: find his daughter Callina after the home run that he hit. 476 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:32,440 Speaker 3: A big family man. I love their family. So congratulations 477 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:35,639 Speaker 3: to Francisco Lindor, and congratulations to the Mets as well. 478 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 3: Before we get to Dork of the Week, Ken, let's 479 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:40,240 Speaker 3: talk a little bit about our Baseballism shirts here. We 480 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:43,239 Speaker 3: are very happy to have Baseballism as a partner on 481 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 3: fair territory, foul territory, Dodgers territory, all the territory. 482 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:48,920 Speaker 2: So I love that when I have that one as well. 483 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:51,879 Speaker 3: Mine says she doesn't ask questions of baseball games, she 484 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 3: answers them. 485 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:53,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's yes. 486 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:57,680 Speaker 3: So check out baseballism dot com. They're a good partner 487 00:22:57,720 --> 00:23:00,680 Speaker 3: of ours. They're also great partners of mine for Gudry's Foundation. 488 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:04,480 Speaker 3: We appreciate them very much. Great gear, awesome clothes. We 489 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 3: love it, we love it, we love it all right, 490 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:07,600 Speaker 3: dork of the week, who's yours? 491 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:11,560 Speaker 1: The Yankees and the Yankees. I don't want to get 492 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 1: into a cliche here, because it is a cliche among 493 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:18,320 Speaker 1: Yankee fans. But the cliche goes, if George was alive, 494 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 1: if George Steinbrenner was alive, and they would have just 495 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:24,800 Speaker 1: gotten crushed by the Mets, somebody would have gotten fired 496 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:27,400 Speaker 1: this morning. Now I'm not saying that's necessarily the right 497 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 1: thing to do, but there was an accountability and there 498 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 1: was a demand for excellence that existed back then that 499 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:37,000 Speaker 1: exists in another form now. It's not like the Yankees 500 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 1: want to be bad, but my gosh, they've collapsed. They 501 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 1: are a team that has lost twenty two of its 502 00:23:42,359 --> 00:23:45,480 Speaker 1: last thirty two games. They are a team that, as 503 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 1: my friend Joel Sherman and the New York Posts wrote, 504 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:52,080 Speaker 1: cannot be fixed necessarily at the deadline. They need probably 505 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 1: two relievers and two bats. Lots of luck getting all that, 506 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:58,199 Speaker 1: and even if you do, you still need better performances 507 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 1: from the players you have. And Louis he should have 508 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:03,120 Speaker 1: been in the Dude of the Week category as well 509 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:06,679 Speaker 1: when he said joking with his Yankee you guys have 510 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 1: only two good hitters. He was absolutely right and it 511 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:13,399 Speaker 1: was true. Words were never spoken. So the Yankees or 512 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:15,240 Speaker 1: Dorks of the week, they cannot snap out of it. 513 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:18,359 Speaker 1: This is something that has my Yankee fan friends and 514 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:21,159 Speaker 1: I have friends who are fans of every team, but 515 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:24,919 Speaker 1: my Yankee fan friends are losing it right now, losing it. 516 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:27,760 Speaker 3: That would mean that you at least have thirty friends, Ken, 517 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:30,800 Speaker 3: and I find that very very true, very true. Yes, 518 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:34,000 Speaker 3: John Carlos, Stanton's always heard. DJ Lmayhew is performing way 519 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:36,679 Speaker 3: below where he's supposed to be. Anthony Rizzo's not there, 520 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:39,000 Speaker 3: He wasn't playing well to begin with. You have Stanton, 521 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:41,480 Speaker 3: or excuse me, you have Soda, you have Judge. And 522 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:43,959 Speaker 3: that's really it for the New York Yankee. So Luisa 523 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:46,360 Speaker 3: Verno was spot on. My dorks of the week are 524 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:48,520 Speaker 3: the Oakland Athletics, and I feel like we do this 525 00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 3: every single week. 526 00:24:49,840 --> 00:24:51,879 Speaker 2: We don't, we don't try to, but they make it 527 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:52,480 Speaker 2: really easy. 528 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:55,920 Speaker 3: They have decided that they are going to lay off 529 00:24:56,160 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 3: over half of their non baseball operation staff. This coming 530 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:02,600 Speaker 3: from Susan Slusser, who does a great job covering many 531 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:04,919 Speaker 3: things in the Bay Area as give notice too, as 532 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:08,120 Speaker 3: much as half of their non baseball operations employees. This 533 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:11,080 Speaker 3: is beyond awful. One tells me which departments have been decimated, 534 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 3: plus severance info. She has it there on the San 535 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:16,160 Speaker 3: Francisco Chronicle. I mean, they can't get out of their 536 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 3: own way. I mean, why are you laying off? Is 537 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 3: it because they're moving the Sacramento I mean they just 538 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:25,640 Speaker 3: this is a team that makes money, hand over fist. 539 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:27,720 Speaker 3: I don't think there's I know that there's not a 540 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:30,159 Speaker 3: team out there that doesn't make money, and they just 541 00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:32,320 Speaker 3: make all of the wrong decisions. 542 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:35,600 Speaker 1: I would imagine the move does have something to do 543 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:39,960 Speaker 1: with it, But my goodness, there are ways to handle things, 544 00:25:40,040 --> 00:25:42,399 Speaker 1: and I don't know exactly how this was handled. I 545 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:46,640 Speaker 1: can't say I'm inside on this at all, but you're 546 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 1: absolutely right, Alon, and we have to look at with 547 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:51,440 Speaker 1: them the big picture, and in the big picture, it's 548 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:55,480 Speaker 1: one tone deaf act after another. And that's why it's 549 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 1: the John Fisher Dork of the Week Award, which really. 550 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:00,840 Speaker 2: Is yea, yeah, it really is. 551 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:02,720 Speaker 3: I mean again, they make it easy for us to 552 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:05,360 Speaker 3: choose these things, all right, before we let you go, 553 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:08,879 Speaker 3: what do you anticipate your next five days to be 554 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:11,199 Speaker 3: like I mean, this is a nuts timeframe for you. 555 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:15,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's busy, and actually I'm flying cross country today 556 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:19,480 Speaker 1: to Boston. Our Fox game Saturday is Yankees at Red Sox, 557 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,840 Speaker 1: and then I'm flying cross country Sunday. So let's hope 558 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 1: the Wi Fi works. That's always an issue. And it's 559 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:29,399 Speaker 1: very busy a lot, and there's no question about it, 560 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:31,639 Speaker 1: and there's one hundred things going on at all times. 561 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 1: I think at the start of the show this morning, 562 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 1: I was not so coherent, and that's because my hand 563 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:39,600 Speaker 1: is exploding. So bear with me, folks. I guess that's 564 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:40,520 Speaker 1: what I'm saying. 565 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:41,000 Speaker 2: Not at all. 566 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:42,800 Speaker 3: You're the best in the business. We're thankful that you're 567 00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:46,240 Speaker 3: with us here on fair Tory Territory. Rather, we're also 568 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:49,400 Speaker 3: thankful for bet MGM as well. 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Gavin Lux 587 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:43,560 Speaker 3: was on talking about all things Dodgers. Check it out 588 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:46,439 Speaker 3: on the Dodgers' Territory YouTube channel wherever you get your 589 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:49,159 Speaker 3: podcasts as well. And by the way, if there is 590 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:51,680 Speaker 3: a big deal made, Ken's going to break it first. 591 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 3: We know that, but Foul Territory is going to be 592 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:56,119 Speaker 3: all over it, So stick with this. On Fould Territory, 593 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:58,159 Speaker 3: Ken Good luck, Take a deep breath. 594 00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:02,800 Speaker 2: You got this. Thanks a lot, all right, We'll see 595 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:04,479 Speaker 2: you on Monday. Everybody, thanks for being with us.