WEBVTT - Which MLB Team Has the Best Big 3? 0:00:00.040 --> 0:00:04.440 Hello, and welcome to Waken. Jake, myself, David Mendelssohn. Well, 0:00:04.480 --> 0:00:10.040 I'm Jake Stoielli. That's David Mendelssohn talking some baseball today 0:00:10.480 --> 0:00:13.360 and football. That's where we're at, people. I wanted to 0:00:13.400 --> 0:00:18.880 go through the baseball playoff teams in kind of how 0:00:18.880 --> 0:00:22.720 good is your good version slash kind of an NFL street, 0:00:22.880 --> 0:00:25.560 kind of a three by three. I looked at each 0:00:25.640 --> 0:00:28.639 playoff team with their top three starters, their top three 0:00:28.760 --> 0:00:34.120 relievers slash other pitchers, and their top three position players. 0:00:34.440 --> 0:00:36.720 I want to see if that exercise got us anywhere. 0:00:36.760 --> 0:00:40.879 It's an interesting thought process because shirt baseball is a 0:00:40.920 --> 0:00:44.120 massive team sport and the postseason is also filled with 0:00:44.760 --> 0:00:48.960 moments from players you don't expect, and that's something baseball 0:00:49.000 --> 0:00:52.160 has that maybe like NBA doesn't have, Like you're gonna 0:00:52.200 --> 0:00:55.240 have a guy or two hit a big shot, but 0:00:55.440 --> 0:00:58.040 you know you're not gonna see a lot of thirty 0:00:58.080 --> 0:01:02.800 point games from like no. So I want to see 0:01:02.800 --> 0:01:06.640 if that exercise gets us anywhere. Definitely, it shows the 0:01:06.720 --> 0:01:10.319 differences between a couple teams for me that maybe we 0:01:10.360 --> 0:01:13.320 already knew, maybe we didn't. And then we'll go through 0:01:13.560 --> 0:01:20.039 the weekend that is upcoming in football. So for my 0:01:20.120 --> 0:01:23.039 baseball exercise, I'm starting in the NL, which, if you 0:01:23.080 --> 0:01:26.000 know me, I normally start in the ALE and I 0:01:26.040 --> 0:01:29.399 want to start with the team that I feel like 0:01:29.560 --> 0:01:33.039 has been the number one. And it's a part of 0:01:33.080 --> 0:01:37.039 this exercise too, the number one. Imagine this team in 0:01:37.080 --> 0:01:41.120 the postseason. There's a couple, but the San Diego Padres, 0:01:41.920 --> 0:01:43.840 it feels like a couple of years now. We've talked 0:01:43.840 --> 0:01:47.840 about their high end stars, whether starting pitching, whether in 0:01:47.840 --> 0:01:52.680 the lineup, and they're a good example to start with. 0:01:52.800 --> 0:01:55.360 And they jumped to my forefront because of their new 0:01:55.400 --> 0:02:01.320 relief unit. Because this is pretty clean for me. Suarez, 0:02:01.600 --> 0:02:04.440 Tanner Scott and Jason Adam. They traded for those two 0:02:04.480 --> 0:02:07.200 guys at the deadline. Scott and Adam. They've been great. 0:02:07.320 --> 0:02:10.440 Robert Suarez has been really good all year. You know, 0:02:10.560 --> 0:02:13.639 Jeremiah Strada had an argument, but this isn't about depth 0:02:13.720 --> 0:02:17.120 right now, although I'll link it into some teams. For 0:02:17.200 --> 0:02:21.720 the rotation cease is non negotiable. I think Joe Muskrove 0:02:21.800 --> 0:02:26.839 is also non negotiable. That third spot is Michael King 0:02:27.639 --> 0:02:29.760 or you Darvish who just came back, and it's been 0:02:29.800 --> 0:02:33.080 Michael King and he deserves it. So they are three starters. 0:02:33.120 --> 0:02:37.000 I have ce S Musgrove King, so the pitching there 0:02:37.040 --> 0:02:39.000 like they have kind of locked up. And it's why 0:02:39.040 --> 0:02:42.280 everyone liked their deadline a lot, because those are three 0:02:42.560 --> 0:02:46.400 high end relievers that they do that. Those are three 0:02:46.440 --> 0:02:49.240 pretty high end starters. If you're not as familiar with 0:02:49.280 --> 0:02:52.360 Mike King as Yankee fans or Padre fans lock in, 0:02:52.520 --> 0:02:56.840 he's nasty. And then for San Diego, the part that 0:02:56.919 --> 0:03:03.359 became funny to me, Manny Machado, I think is their 0:03:03.800 --> 0:03:07.400 first player that I felt confident with two ways. The 0:03:07.440 --> 0:03:12.280 new mister Padre home run hitter Tatis I still think 0:03:12.320 --> 0:03:15.440 has to make the list because he's Fernando Tatis junior. 0:03:16.520 --> 0:03:19.919 And then the third spot comes down to profar who's 0:03:19.960 --> 0:03:23.399 been one of the best players this year, but we 0:03:23.520 --> 0:03:27.840 know a whole other career from him, Luis Arise, who 0:03:27.960 --> 0:03:34.119 hasn't struck out since yeah insert blank here and then 0:03:34.280 --> 0:03:37.720 but he doesn't play defense or it's my guy, Jackson 0:03:37.720 --> 0:03:40.920 Merrill and I went Jackson Merrill, you know, we talked 0:03:40.960 --> 0:03:43.320 some Rookie of the Year stuff on talking baseball. The 0:03:43.320 --> 0:03:46.280 Padre fans got loud, so did the Brewers fan, so 0:03:46.400 --> 0:03:50.120 does everyone that likes their guy. But Jackson Merrill playing 0:03:50.280 --> 0:03:55.400 both ways, I think offensively he's fairly close to Profar 0:03:55.520 --> 0:03:58.720 or close enough that what he's done defensively in center field, 0:03:58.880 --> 0:04:01.640 I had him as their third best play So Padres, 0:04:01.800 --> 0:04:05.000 the big three player wise didn't jump off as much 0:04:05.000 --> 0:04:07.840 as you thought. But think about who I haven't mentioned. 0:04:07.840 --> 0:04:11.080 I haven't mentioned Xander Bogarts. Like the Padres are stacked, 0:04:11.240 --> 0:04:14.000 but for this three by three exercise, they still end 0:04:14.080 --> 0:04:18.480 up pretty strong. Which brings us to the other team 0:04:18.520 --> 0:04:22.200 in their division. Who the three in this lineup we've 0:04:22.240 --> 0:04:25.120 known all year to be like the biggest three we've 0:04:25.120 --> 0:04:29.240 ever seen. The Dodgers have Otani, Betts, and Freeman. If 0:04:29.279 --> 0:04:34.160 this was MLB Street. For those they get that reference, 0:04:34.240 --> 0:04:37.320 you love it, you love me. You're subscribing right now. 0:04:37.960 --> 0:04:41.720 For those that don't, NFL Street and NBA Street had 0:04:41.760 --> 0:04:44.040 different versions of the game where you had less players 0:04:44.080 --> 0:04:47.039 on the team and you can add players to the 0:04:47.040 --> 0:04:49.560 team as you go. I'll stop describing the gameplay of 0:04:49.600 --> 0:04:52.360 a PS two game that I didn't even known. I 0:04:52.400 --> 0:04:57.720 would only play it at sleepovers Anyways, Otani, Bets, Freeman, 0:04:58.839 --> 0:05:03.680 Hall of Famers, electric speed, power, contact, all of it. 0:05:04.160 --> 0:05:06.800 I call three that they're not going to get beat 0:05:06.839 --> 0:05:12.080 out there. Pitching wise, Yama Moto's back and he's kind 0:05:12.080 --> 0:05:16.120 of moved into the pole position as he's rehabbing on 0:05:16.200 --> 0:05:19.360 the fly, but he's looked good. Jack flaherity who they 0:05:19.400 --> 0:05:21.800 traded for, and at the time it was almost like, yeah, 0:05:21.880 --> 0:05:24.440 do the Dodgers need Jack Flaherty. There were some Yankees 0:05:24.520 --> 0:05:29.719 rumors Jack Flaherty in there, and then right now it's 0:05:29.800 --> 0:05:34.840 Walker Buehler, who his last start was good, everything else 0:05:35.000 --> 0:05:38.799 was bad. Uh. But it also shows the Dodgers riches 0:05:38.839 --> 0:05:40.760 a little bit because what if it does click for 0:05:40.880 --> 0:05:43.719 Walker Buehler, Like remember how good he had been in 0:05:43.800 --> 0:05:48.000 previous postseasons. So as a third right now, if you're 0:05:48.040 --> 0:05:52.040 following ball, you know that's not great. When the graphic 0:05:52.080 --> 0:05:55.440 comes out, you're probably like, that's okay, and Dodgers' bullpen 0:05:55.520 --> 0:06:01.920 pretty good. Copek who they traded for, that man at 0:06:01.960 --> 0:06:05.920 Kopek trade that one. A lot of teams could use him. 0:06:06.600 --> 0:06:09.560 Kopek Trining and Phillips. They had a couple other options 0:06:10.320 --> 0:06:12.680 you could put in their bullpen. I think Daniel Hudson's 0:06:12.680 --> 0:06:15.359 been really good for them, but Phillips has been their closer. 0:06:15.480 --> 0:06:20.279 Trynan has the grossest stuff in baseball arguably, and Kopek 0:06:20.360 --> 0:06:22.599 is kind of now the new closer there. So they 0:06:22.880 --> 0:06:25.680 as you'd expect the Dodgers high end talent, they have 0:06:25.720 --> 0:06:29.279 a pretty good three by three. Let's keep it in 0:06:29.320 --> 0:06:34.719 the West. My Snakes defending NL champion Snakes. Remember that 0:06:36.440 --> 0:06:42.680 could tell Marte, Corby and Carroll and Christian Walker. Did 0:06:42.680 --> 0:06:45.599 I want to sneak Jock Peterson on this list? Absolutely 0:06:45.720 --> 0:06:48.520 because he has been hitting, but he's DH and against 0:06:48.560 --> 0:06:52.000 lefty they platune him with Kritchik, So again that turns 0:06:52.040 --> 0:06:55.840 into a Diamondbacks depth option could have fought for like 0:06:55.920 --> 0:06:59.160 a Gabby Moreno or even my guy ao Hennio Suarez. 0:07:00.440 --> 0:07:04.040 But Christian Walker has kind of been the best two 0:07:04.040 --> 0:07:08.040 way first baseman when he's been Healthykateel Marte has been 0:07:08.080 --> 0:07:11.600 the best second baseman in all of baseball, and Corbyn 0:07:11.680 --> 0:07:15.000 Carroll with how good he's been since the All Star break, 0:07:15.160 --> 0:07:16.600 sure I could have made more of a sting for 0:07:16.680 --> 0:07:18.640 him and Gino, but he's also supposed to be the 0:07:18.680 --> 0:07:22.120 guy for that team as much as I love Aohene Suarez, 0:07:22.160 --> 0:07:24.200 he hasn't really come up the lineup. That's kind of 0:07:24.240 --> 0:07:27.760 a Tory Lavello. If you're doing good in your spot 0:07:27.760 --> 0:07:29.400 in the lineup, we don't like to shake the tree 0:07:29.440 --> 0:07:32.160 that much. That Corbyn Carroll at the top of that 0:07:32.240 --> 0:07:35.240 lineup and how he's been playing, he gets the nod. 0:07:35.600 --> 0:07:39.960 It's it's not as impressive as Otani, Bets and Freeman, 0:07:40.880 --> 0:07:43.840 even like Machado Tatist to get punched in the face 0:07:43.880 --> 0:07:46.560 by those two guys at the same time. These guys 0:07:46.600 --> 0:07:49.600 are on that level, they just kind of don't have 0:07:51.080 --> 0:07:56.000 I guess the pedigree, the high end pedigree. The rotation 0:07:56.360 --> 0:08:01.480 was tough because it's Zach Gallon the milkman. Absolutely. Then 0:08:01.600 --> 0:08:04.040 from there you could go Brandon Fott, who is the 0:08:04.040 --> 0:08:08.600 breakout player of last postseason. He just got rocked. And 0:08:09.080 --> 0:08:12.440 it's funny when you look at Arizona's rotation on paper 0:08:12.840 --> 0:08:16.160 and dude, they're gonna be a fun October conversation coming up. 0:08:17.360 --> 0:08:25.280 Merrill Kelly, who's been okay, Jordan Montgomery, who last postseason 0:08:25.720 --> 0:08:31.040 was amazing. He was the Jordan answer. So I know 0:08:31.160 --> 0:08:34.640 Monty hasn't been great for them. He's starting today against Colorado. 0:08:34.640 --> 0:08:37.160 You want to talk about like three or four big 0:08:37.200 --> 0:08:41.280 starts being important for Monty. And we've always as Yankee fans, 0:08:41.800 --> 0:08:43.679 the thought of Monty coming out of the pen was 0:08:43.720 --> 0:08:48.480 always scary, not good, scary. Feels like he's a routine guy. 0:08:48.559 --> 0:08:50.480 The first inning can be tough a lot because he 0:08:50.520 --> 0:08:54.040 needs to find like his pitches that day. Although did 0:08:54.040 --> 0:08:56.920 he come out of the pen for Texas, I don't know. 0:08:58.440 --> 0:09:01.280 They also have e Rot who they paid money to. 0:09:01.880 --> 0:09:06.760 So I put their three as Gallon, Kelly, and then 0:09:07.160 --> 0:09:12.559 Monty just because Monty's coming off of an incredible postseason run. Uh, 0:09:12.600 --> 0:09:15.080 Snakes fans might not be happy with that Fat has 0:09:15.120 --> 0:09:17.640 had such a good season. Again, it shows in this 0:09:17.720 --> 0:09:24.400 exercise the Snakes they're they're three, they're two. Isn't as 0:09:24.400 --> 0:09:28.160 certain as any of the teams we just mentioned. And 0:09:28.240 --> 0:09:32.640 in their bullpen I put Martinez, Puck and Ginkel. Uh. 0:09:33.040 --> 0:09:35.360 They can be really good and that was a staple 0:09:35.440 --> 0:09:37.680 for the d Backs run last year. How good their 0:09:37.760 --> 0:09:42.800 their postseason was. I think in this three by three exercise, uh, 0:09:42.840 --> 0:09:45.760 and currently where the seed they're seeded in the West, 0:09:46.240 --> 0:09:48.560 I think they would be the low man. But that's 0:09:48.600 --> 0:09:56.560 not Snakes Baseball Milwaukee west to East. I put Contreras, 0:09:56.600 --> 0:10:02.160 Adamis and Chario. It's pretty strong. There's your catcher, there's 0:10:02.200 --> 0:10:05.280 your shortstop, there's your rookie outfielder that's been balling out. 0:10:07.040 --> 0:10:10.920 The rotation is funny. Brewers fans. Let me know. I 0:10:10.960 --> 0:10:16.200 have Peralta, Savali and Montas, which as of a few 0:10:16.240 --> 0:10:19.320 months ago you would have said, wait what Jose could 0:10:19.320 --> 0:10:29.800 fly the bullpen, Devin Williams, mcguill little Sweat and Joel 0:10:29.880 --> 0:10:34.960 pie Amps. I feel bad they've had Hudson, they had 0:10:34.720 --> 0:10:37.600 that other lefty who is going nuts for them. But 0:10:37.679 --> 0:10:41.359 I think come postseason like it's Devin Williams obviously no conversation. 0:10:41.800 --> 0:10:44.880 I think they really like mcgillan, pie Amps, v low 0:10:44.880 --> 0:10:48.240 Wise and bullpen is one of Milwaukee's strengths in general 0:10:48.240 --> 0:10:53.719 as a franchise. But yeah, it's a on paper, it's 0:10:53.840 --> 0:10:57.160 very Milwaukee. Like Willia Damas from the shortstop position has 0:10:57.200 --> 0:11:01.000 been great this year, Contraire had kind of his one 0:11:01.559 --> 0:11:04.160 bad month, Otherwise he's been great, and Tario has been 0:11:04.160 --> 0:11:06.360 one of the best players of the second half. So 0:11:08.040 --> 0:11:12.040 definitely on a scale, and this is before like we 0:11:12.120 --> 0:11:17.360 get to say the Phillies. Milwaukee's feels a little light. 0:11:18.760 --> 0:11:21.680 Milwaukee feels a little closer to Arizona than it does 0:11:22.360 --> 0:11:28.640 San Diego in LA. But Milwaukee's they've operated differently in general. 0:11:28.880 --> 0:11:32.000 I mean, they didn't go up. They can't go out 0:11:32.080 --> 0:11:35.000 and get Otani, Betts and Freeman. That's not how their 0:11:35.080 --> 0:11:39.640 franchise works. So what their franchise is working with pretty good. 0:11:40.000 --> 0:11:42.640 That was the only team in the endol Central Wa wa. 0:11:44.080 --> 0:11:46.800 Sorry guys, Reds, you let me down. Cubs, you kind 0:11:46.840 --> 0:11:50.120 of stink. Sorry. I like Ian Hap, I kind of 0:11:50.160 --> 0:11:54.400 like the Cubs. Philly this was another one. When I 0:11:54.400 --> 0:11:56.320 got there, I was like ooh, I was excited, and 0:11:56.360 --> 0:11:58.160 I was like, am I who am I gonna leave out? 0:11:59.160 --> 0:12:04.040 Philly had? Actually I came pretty clear pretty quick. It's Harper, Turner, Schwarber. 0:12:05.280 --> 0:12:12.240 Obviously everyone knows the whole Philly team. Castiano's Baum Real Mudo, 0:12:14.400 --> 0:12:18.520 but I think Harper, Turner, Schwarber. There's your three. It's Nola, Wheeler, 0:12:18.640 --> 0:12:21.800 Sanchez in the rotation right now. And this is why, 0:12:21.840 --> 0:12:25.400 if you heard me introducing the exercise, I was like, 0:12:26.840 --> 0:12:30.120 I met I threw Pitcher out there for the final 0:12:30.160 --> 0:12:33.679 three names because you need three starters kind of don't 0:12:33.720 --> 0:12:35.880 go look at the Atlanta Braves run from a couple 0:12:35.840 --> 0:12:39.120 of years ago in that Phillies bullpen. Right now, it's 0:12:39.280 --> 0:12:42.400 Estevez Hoffman. And then I put Ranger Suarez on the 0:12:42.440 --> 0:12:46.280 list because I know he's been struggling lately. He has 0:12:46.360 --> 0:12:49.360 pitched playoff games out of the bullpen. He is nasty. 0:12:50.000 --> 0:12:53.640 He probably he could have been on that starting pitching 0:12:53.679 --> 0:12:56.440 line with Sanchez. I'm not sure how they're gonna handle 0:12:56.480 --> 0:12:58.680 that yet, Ranger Suarez is going to be a part 0:12:58.679 --> 0:13:00.960 of what they do because he was the best pitcher 0:13:00.960 --> 0:13:03.600 in the NL the first half this season. He has 0:13:03.720 --> 0:13:07.080 like thirty one career postseason innings with a one ERA 0:13:07.640 --> 0:13:09.320 like he's going to be in the mix. So I 0:13:09.320 --> 0:13:12.800 couldn't leave him off the sheet which brought us to 0:13:12.840 --> 0:13:15.680 the final team in the National League, or excuse me, 0:13:15.760 --> 0:13:20.240 not the final team the New York Metropolitans currently in 0:13:20.600 --> 0:13:24.320 as we record this, and I want to see how 0:13:24.360 --> 0:13:27.120 they stacked up, and they were another important team for 0:13:27.160 --> 0:13:29.120 this exercise for me because I've been doing like a 0:13:29.160 --> 0:13:32.600 lot of ooh mets in a three gamer ooh like 0:13:32.640 --> 0:13:34.960 that's the other appeal to this, right the wildcard series. 0:13:35.040 --> 0:13:37.360 If you got three games with your season on the line, 0:13:37.360 --> 0:13:43.240 what are you rolling out? It's Lindora Alonzo Nimo. I 0:13:43.320 --> 0:13:45.480 thought there'd be someone on the Mets that would jump 0:13:45.559 --> 0:13:48.880 out just a little more, And I don't want that 0:13:48.920 --> 0:13:51.280 to be rude, Like Brandon Nimo is consistently one of 0:13:51.320 --> 0:13:54.360 the best outfielders in the NL. I've been a Pete 0:13:54.400 --> 0:13:58.679 defender this year, but I don't know. I guess, you know, 0:13:58.720 --> 0:14:02.800 there's a Vientos argument that could he be thrown on 0:14:02.840 --> 0:14:05.800 this list. Sure, maybe Mets fans would want to swap 0:14:05.840 --> 0:14:08.720 that out. But it was also kind of funny, like 0:14:08.760 --> 0:14:18.560 these have been the Mets three Severino Manaia Kintana. They've 0:14:18.600 --> 0:14:21.760 been solid. I think when you do start to look 0:14:21.800 --> 0:14:26.800 at the other rotations on paper, I think of the 0:14:26.880 --> 0:14:33.040 National League teams that might be maybe my bottom. I mean, 0:14:33.120 --> 0:14:37.640 I guess they're dealing with Milwaukee, but Milwaukee's been built 0:14:38.040 --> 0:14:40.600 different in kind of a weird way that we don't 0:14:40.640 --> 0:14:43.640 know what to do with it. I guess I thought 0:14:43.680 --> 0:14:46.680 the Mets on paper would look a little gnarlier in 0:14:47.280 --> 0:14:49.960 a tough way, like, oh shoot, the Mets. When I 0:14:49.960 --> 0:14:54.680 put on paper, I was like the nine guys you 0:14:54.800 --> 0:14:58.040 might be focusing on coming into a playoff series. Lindor 0:14:58.120 --> 0:15:00.280 has had an amazing year. He's got the backs stuff 0:15:00.320 --> 0:15:04.240 going on. Now, Pete for Pete hasn't been elite. Put 0:15:04.240 --> 0:15:07.640 that on a shirt. And then Neimo's like had some 0:15:07.880 --> 0:15:10.480 up ups and downs this year, Like he's branded he's 0:15:10.480 --> 0:15:13.520 brandon Nimo, where I think some of the other names 0:15:13.520 --> 0:15:16.760 are a little sex here. I can't believe. I guess 0:15:16.760 --> 0:15:19.560 I can believe. When I did this, I did not 0:15:19.680 --> 0:15:22.680 have the Atlanta Braves listed. But the Braves you could 0:15:22.720 --> 0:15:27.440 probably still do quick enough. It would be Ozona Olsen, 0:15:28.520 --> 0:15:32.840 Michael Harris, so Laire Again, not when the Braves you 0:15:32.880 --> 0:15:36.960 think of like Akunya, Austin Riley, and then like Ozzie 0:15:36.960 --> 0:15:39.080 Albi should have an argument. It's great those three are 0:15:39.120 --> 0:15:42.560 not playing for them. The Braves have been hurt with 0:15:42.600 --> 0:15:45.280 injury this year, which brings us to the rotation where 0:15:45.920 --> 0:15:48.120 you know, is it supposed to be Strider and Rinaldo 0:15:48.160 --> 0:15:51.120 Lopez one we believed coming into the season. One we 0:15:51.160 --> 0:15:54.240 believed as a couple of weeks ago. Right now it 0:15:54.240 --> 0:15:56.160 would be Sale Who's gonna be your cy young winner? 0:15:56.200 --> 0:15:59.160 So that's not bad. Max Freed like that a lot, 0:15:59.200 --> 0:16:01.760 and then you could put more in or Schwellenbach foolish. 0:16:01.800 --> 0:16:05.280 Bailey told this on on our program. I'm gonna put Morton. 0:16:05.360 --> 0:16:09.720 I believe in ground Chuck so that rotation still plays, 0:16:10.240 --> 0:16:13.560 which feels like it hasn't been talked about as the 0:16:13.600 --> 0:16:16.440 Brave strength this year. They are third and starting pitcher 0:16:16.520 --> 0:16:19.560 era did you know? Did the Braves are still a 0:16:19.560 --> 0:16:21.880 team you don't want to see in the playoffs. I 0:16:21.920 --> 0:16:24.480 don't know if. I don't know if people realize that yet. 0:16:24.680 --> 0:16:27.280 I guess they have to make the playoffs, and then 0:16:27.320 --> 0:16:31.920 in the bullpen it would be Risle Jill Jimenez put 0:16:32.000 --> 0:16:34.040 up a big year, and then I guess Pierce Johnson 0:16:34.960 --> 0:16:37.320 maybe maybe if I was being illegal, you could put 0:16:37.600 --> 0:16:41.920 Schwellenbach back there. I think Pierce Johnson's been fine for them, 0:16:41.960 --> 0:16:48.800 and they they would believe enough. Aaron Bummer Man, I 0:16:48.800 --> 0:16:50.240 don't know what to do with the Braves. I think 0:16:50.240 --> 0:16:52.240 I'm gonna stop talking about them because I'm gonna talk 0:16:52.280 --> 0:16:55.000 myself in circles. If they could get one or two 0:16:55.040 --> 0:16:59.280 guys back, I don't I don't know, And they still 0:16:59.320 --> 0:17:02.480 have a very good playoff formula. They would just need 0:17:02.520 --> 0:17:06.160 Matt Olson Ozuna soileare Michael Harris like those guys can 0:17:06.240 --> 0:17:09.399 be really good. Sean Murphy's become a little bit of 0:17:09.440 --> 0:17:13.080 an afterthought. It's a lot of good parts, still a 0:17:13.080 --> 0:17:15.240 lot of good parts. That second half of the lineup 0:17:15.920 --> 0:17:19.320 listed third baseman Geo the God or Schella. Sign me 0:17:19.400 --> 0:17:22.160 up for that in a playoff series. Obviously a little 0:17:22.160 --> 0:17:29.120 bias trying to get him before the Braves scoop them up. Uh. 0:17:29.160 --> 0:17:34.639 So that was yours your NLA out. I think the 0:17:34.760 --> 0:17:37.359 takeaways I was expecting to see a little more from 0:17:37.400 --> 0:17:43.640 the Mets. Sorry guys Philly. Oh, I did not say 0:17:43.640 --> 0:17:48.040 the Mets bullpen. It's Diaz and then it's big Sweat 0:17:48.400 --> 0:17:52.119 Tyler McGill and then it's Reed Garrett at this point. 0:17:52.160 --> 0:17:57.399 So that's where I had to really hunt out the 0:17:57.440 --> 0:18:01.080 Mets bullpen. And it didn't feel like the starters or 0:18:01.160 --> 0:18:04.040 the three position players were as strong as some of 0:18:04.040 --> 0:18:08.639 the other teams they would run into in the NL. 0:18:08.720 --> 0:18:14.000 I think the winner of this exercise would probably be Philly, 0:18:15.640 --> 0:18:18.720 Philly or San Diego, depends how much you believe in 0:18:18.760 --> 0:18:23.960 the in the Dodgers lineup, but they're their rotation question 0:18:24.000 --> 0:18:29.040 marks are kind of real. I guess their bullpen should 0:18:29.040 --> 0:18:32.040 be respected as being a little sexier, like we kind 0:18:32.040 --> 0:18:35.560 of have Dodgers fatigue a little bit, like what Kopek's 0:18:35.600 --> 0:18:39.399 been doing is crazy. Trine In is a sicko, and 0:18:39.480 --> 0:18:43.080 Phillip's like was their closer and now you're looking at 0:18:43.119 --> 0:18:45.240 him as maybe six seventh inning if you need to 0:18:45.280 --> 0:18:48.360 get out of a jam. Dodgers obviously have a formula. 0:18:51.520 --> 0:18:57.880 God uh in the al let's hop over. I'll start 0:18:57.880 --> 0:18:59.840 with my Yankees because I was like, hey, I would 0:19:00.520 --> 0:19:03.360 we'll work back east to west. I was like this, uh, 0:19:03.840 --> 0:19:08.520 this will be easy. I know the Yankees well, Judge 0:19:08.520 --> 0:19:12.439 and Soto bing Bong probably the best one two you 0:19:12.440 --> 0:19:15.880 could find right now, bbe d I'll let you think 0:19:15.920 --> 0:19:19.040 on the third for this exercise, because it didn't jump 0:19:19.080 --> 0:19:24.280 out and I had four candidates. There's there's candidates, which 0:19:24.320 --> 0:19:27.600 is kind of crazy. And I guess that's where our 0:19:27.720 --> 0:19:30.000 phrase from talking baseball, you guys know your team better 0:19:30.040 --> 0:19:33.560 than we do. Let us know what I might have 0:19:33.600 --> 0:19:36.360 missed along the way, because I think. 0:19:39.440 --> 0:19:42.040 There's like, yeah, those four guys who it's like kind 0:19:42.040 --> 0:19:43.199 of flavor of the week. 0:19:43.400 --> 0:19:46.920 I wrote, Jazz, Well's, Glabor, and Stan those are the four. 0:19:47.400 --> 0:19:50.320 Labor is very new, but I think I'm gonna eliminate 0:19:50.440 --> 0:19:53.639 him for now. But he's been leading off, playing second base. 0:19:54.520 --> 0:19:57.840 In the like NBA street vibe of this. Just Labor 0:19:58.960 --> 0:20:01.400 loses that, Yes, but. 0:20:01.320 --> 0:20:03.879 That's where Stanton wins. Where I don't know if Stanton 0:20:03.880 --> 0:20:06.640 should win, but maybe Stanton should win because he's also 0:20:06.640 --> 0:20:10.280 been great in the postseason. And then it's Wells or Jazz. 0:20:10.359 --> 0:20:14.119 I think I want to put Stanton. I think I 0:20:14.160 --> 0:20:17.600 think for this exercise in his playoff history and just 0:20:17.640 --> 0:20:20.760 the power factor, yeah, I think he wins. 0:20:21.080 --> 0:20:25.360 Yeah, I think my power ranking there would be Stanton 0:20:25.440 --> 0:20:28.000 than Jazz and the other two. 0:20:27.920 --> 0:20:34.320 Austin Well clean up catching uh Cole rod On heel 0:20:35.680 --> 0:20:37.560 that was cleaner than I kind of thought it would be. 0:20:38.000 --> 0:20:41.399 And then it's Weaver, Kinley Cousins, which I think Yankee 0:20:41.440 --> 0:20:45.240 fans feel pretty okay with that, but like outside looking 0:20:45.280 --> 0:20:47.920 in general baseball fans looking at the bullpen, I think 0:20:47.960 --> 0:20:50.399 you'd be like, what. 0:20:50.960 --> 0:20:53.200 Like Cainlee not a shock, but the other two if 0:20:53.200 --> 0:20:55.160 you just haven't checked into the Yankees this way. 0:20:55.359 --> 0:20:57.720 Kinley is a third name. I think anyone would be 0:20:57.720 --> 0:20:58.399 like sure. 0:20:58.359 --> 0:21:00.800 Coming into the year, you know baseball? 0:21:00.960 --> 0:21:06.120 Do you think him in the games? Yankees bullpen hasn't 0:21:06.160 --> 0:21:11.800 been an issue. Well, there's the clay Home situation. Yankee 0:21:11.840 --> 0:21:14.240 fans feel oddly okay with it, but it's a reminder 0:21:14.240 --> 0:21:17.879 that playoff baseball could make us feel very not okay 0:21:17.920 --> 0:21:22.919 with it very quickly. Baltimore, this became an interesting third 0:21:23.560 --> 0:21:28.879 in a couple categories Gunner and Santander. I think, no 0:21:29.040 --> 0:21:33.120 argument it should be Adley Rushman, right, but is it 0:21:33.280 --> 0:21:40.520 Cedric Mullins. I think I want to put Mullins for now, 0:21:40.560 --> 0:21:43.199 but I will ask Baltimore fans to reach out. I mean, 0:21:43.240 --> 0:21:47.840 you're still gonna lean on ADLEI but Cedric got moved 0:21:47.920 --> 0:21:50.719 up in the lineup. He's playing a great center field 0:21:50.720 --> 0:21:54.760 again that I think he's He would be my third 0:21:54.800 --> 0:21:59.280 as of now in the rotation. God, this was awesome. 0:21:59.520 --> 0:22:04.240 It's burn a couple snaps for them. Zach Efflin I 0:22:04.280 --> 0:22:09.800 wasn't impressed with as their deadline ad him and Jack 0:22:09.840 --> 0:22:13.480 Flaherty currently penciled in as their team's two man. Pretty wild. 0:22:14.359 --> 0:22:19.640 And then for the third, it's our guy Suarez who 0:22:19.720 --> 0:22:24.200 snuck up on us. This year, Albert Suarez or it's 0:22:24.320 --> 0:22:27.919 Dean Kramer. Kramer's been pitching better. I hate that I 0:22:27.920 --> 0:22:30.960 can't put Albert Suarez on there. I'll put Dean Kramer 0:22:30.960 --> 0:22:35.480 for now, and then in the bullpen it's Sir Anthony 0:22:35.480 --> 0:22:40.639 de Mingez Yennier Cano, and I'm putting Craig Kimbrel. I 0:22:40.680 --> 0:22:44.920 know he got demoted, but dirty Craig had a really 0:22:44.960 --> 0:22:48.320 strong year before he did. And he's Craig Kimberrel, Like 0:22:49.920 --> 0:22:53.080 you'd rather kind of lose by that guy than maybe 0:22:53.400 --> 0:22:59.479 Siano Perez. And their different roles, it's lefty righty. Birds 0:22:59.520 --> 0:23:05.000 have more depth then I remembered, and that has a 0:23:05.000 --> 0:23:08.800 little to do with adding Gregory Soto and Sir Anthony Domingez. 0:23:09.800 --> 0:23:14.320 The Phillies just said, nah, that's gonna be wild to watch. 0:23:15.880 --> 0:23:18.440 Those were two impact guys for Philly the past couple 0:23:18.480 --> 0:23:24.400 of postseasons, and they just gave him anyways, So Orioles 0:23:24.480 --> 0:23:29.040 grat out decently in this exercise. Let's see if they 0:23:29.040 --> 0:23:33.280 get Gray Rod back or anything like that. Cleveland was 0:23:33.320 --> 0:23:38.440 funny because they actually do pretty fantastic in this exercise 0:23:38.800 --> 0:23:41.480 because it's Jose Ramirez who can go toe to toe 0:23:41.520 --> 0:23:46.280 with anyone. It's even Kwan, who two way can go 0:23:46.440 --> 0:23:49.879 toe to toe with a lot of the league. And 0:23:49.880 --> 0:23:52.960 then I put Naylor. He's the heart and soul, He's 0:23:53.000 --> 0:23:55.560 the power bat. He's in the middle of the lineup. 0:23:55.720 --> 0:23:59.000 If you wanted to make Jimenez arguments, I don't know. 0:23:59.080 --> 0:24:00.760 You need a lot of You need a lot of 0:24:00.760 --> 0:24:03.280 big plays from second base that day, and maybe he will. 0:24:04.200 --> 0:24:06.720 The rotation was hilarious. It's the first time I'll put 0:24:06.720 --> 0:24:10.040 a question mark. I put baby Boyd in question Mark. 0:24:12.040 --> 0:24:15.120 Cobb got hurt. They've got Gavin Williams and some other 0:24:15.200 --> 0:24:19.240 young guys like Joey Cantillo thrown himself in the mix late. 0:24:20.080 --> 0:24:22.960 I'd rather just put question mark our guy Ben Lively. 0:24:23.920 --> 0:24:26.800 You might see a bullpen day out of them slash, 0:24:26.920 --> 0:24:29.560 you'll see one of those starters with as short of 0:24:29.560 --> 0:24:32.719 a leash. But where they win is bullpen. Uh And 0:24:32.760 --> 0:24:37.280 it's Class A. It's Gaddis and Smith. You know, for 0:24:37.280 --> 0:24:40.800 those not familiar with Kate Smith, he's kind of outpitched 0:24:43.359 --> 0:24:46.520 Mason Miller to be the best reliever in baseball this year. 0:24:47.040 --> 0:24:50.000 Our best rookie reliever. Class A has been the best 0:24:50.040 --> 0:24:54.600 reliever in baseball and Hunter Gaddis is electric. So Cleveland, 0:24:55.080 --> 0:24:58.520 although the biggest literal question mark in the rotation, they 0:24:58.560 --> 0:25:02.399 probably have the best bl and their big three can 0:25:02.520 --> 0:25:06.840 dance with you. Jay Ram's top five MVP every year, 0:25:07.359 --> 0:25:11.800 Kwan is great both ways and Naylor that guy gets 0:25:11.920 --> 0:25:14.080 the sauce in a playoff series and you do not 0:25:14.200 --> 0:25:16.879 want to see him at the plate. So the Guardians 0:25:16.880 --> 0:25:19.760 actually came out from this better than expected where I think. 0:25:19.800 --> 0:25:23.760 Milwaukee kind of landed where I thought, and we lump 0:25:23.880 --> 0:25:31.240 Midwest teams together because we're coastal elitis Minnesota. You want 0:25:31.240 --> 0:25:35.160 to rack your brain for a while, knock yourself out. 0:25:35.840 --> 0:25:39.320