1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: Lady youngman avoiding her old long van. Wait marre. 2 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 2: Welcome to Massa Territory, ladies and gentlemen. I hope you 3 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:33,160 Speaker 2: all had a good weekend. I imagined you all had 4 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 2: yourself a great weekend because the Patriots are going to 5 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 2: the AFC Championship Game, and you know, I put out 6 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 2: a tweet after that win. One of my favorite pictures 7 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 2: I think of all time that I've ever seen is 8 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 2: the one when I go back to the beginning of 9 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:49,880 Speaker 2: the season. I believe it was, was it week two, 10 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 2: I believe, where Mike Vrabel he's running down the sideline. 11 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 2: I forget who was running the touchdown or was it 12 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 2: a touchdown? Can't even remember, but Mike Vrabel in the 13 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 2: background running down the sideline along with the player. Once 14 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:08,320 Speaker 2: I saw that, I'm thinking something is different here in 15 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:11,119 Speaker 2: Patriots Land. I feel like we got the magic back. 16 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 2: And I put that picture out on Twitter last night 17 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 2: after the win, thinking, okay, you know, you know, probably 18 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 2: get a few likes on it. People will like it, 19 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 2: you know, nice little picture to remember. And I wake 20 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 2: up this morning and it's up to like like twelve 21 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 2: thousand freaking likes on it, Like over one hundred thousand views. 22 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 2: I was like, oh, okay, well all right, a lot 23 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 2: of people like that pick as well. But hey, great 24 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 2: week for the Patriots. Let's see what they can do 25 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 2: the AFC Championship game. You got the Broncos coming up here. 26 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 2: But listen, as much as I would like to talk 27 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 2: about the Pats, we got some red Sox to talk about. 28 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 2: We got some stuff to dive into a little bit. 29 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 2: Nothing substantial by any means, But there was some shatter 30 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 2: over the weekend from some sources out there, you know, 31 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 2: not really the Jeff Passon's, not really the Ken Rose 32 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 2: and Thals. I mean, heck, you even want to, you know, 33 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 2: throw John Haymen into that mix as well. Nothing from 34 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:08,920 Speaker 2: those guys, necessarily, more so chatter, yea, more so, you know, 35 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 2: for some independent sources. I guess I'm not gonna, you know, 36 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 2: dive very deep into them, but more so join in 37 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 2: on the conversation in today's episode. So that is going 38 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 2: to evolve involve esok Paratus. We did talk about him 39 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 2: in the last episode. Who is going to be the 40 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 2: replacement for Alex Bregman here now that he's gone to 41 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 2: the Cubs or could there be another possibility. Could there 42 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 2: be someone in the Chicago Cubs not named Nico Horner. 43 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 2: Could we maybe see the possibility of Matt Shaw. I'll 44 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 2: dive into that a little bit. And speaking of Esok 45 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 2: Paratus and speaking of the chatter from this past weekend, 46 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 2: could that maybe involve someone by the name of Jaron Duran. 47 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 2: We've been talking about the surplus now for what feels 48 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 2: like eighteen years, some eighty four years, like the lady 49 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 2: from Titanic said, right, it feels like forever. Will we 50 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 2: finally find a resolution on trading one of these outfielders? 51 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 2: And could Duran be a possibility for Esoch preatus. I'll 52 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 2: give you my opinion on that. There has been some 53 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 2: chatter when it comes to I'll say more than chatter. Right, 54 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 2: We've actually had something from Sean McCadam of Mass Live 55 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 2: saying that the Red Sox are still in the catching market. 56 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:21,239 Speaker 2: We did have a couple of things over the last 57 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 2: few days with that, we'll dive into that. And Kaison Witherspoon, 58 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 2: first round pick from this past year's draft, could you 59 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,119 Speaker 2: have a new pitch added to the mix? We got 60 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:33,359 Speaker 2: something fun to look at in just a little bit. 61 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 2: But everybody. If you can't hit that like button, subscribe 62 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 2: if you're new, if you are listening in podcast format, 63 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 2: leave us a review, tell us what you think, and hey, 64 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 2: leave us a five star review. That would be amazing. 65 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 2: Let's get to it here, ladies and gentlemen. A lot 66 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 2: of familiar faces here in the chat. We got Arlen 67 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 2: de la Cruz. What's going on? I Phoenix, Michael Gilbert, 68 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 2: Peter Brent, how are we doing? Carter Hawkins in the 69 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 2: chat saying, has anyone ever seen Robbie and Seamus from 70 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 2: WWE in same room together? Do you know how many 71 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 2: times I've heard that comparison. I remember going to WWE 72 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 2: SmackDown back in what was it it was when WrestleMania 73 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 2: was in Orlando. I think that was WrestleMania thirty three. 74 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 2: I remember I went to the SmackDown show right after that, 75 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 2: and there was like a huge group of people that 76 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 2: were together to go see the show. They're like, hey, look, everybody, 77 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 2: it's Shamous, and I hear it all the time. I 78 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,039 Speaker 2: still hear it. I'll go to a seven eleven and 79 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 2: people say, hey, do you know that guy Shamous from WWE? 80 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:32,480 Speaker 2: You kind of look like him. I can never get 81 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 2: away from the accusation. So let's get to it here, everybody, 82 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 2: enough of me rambling. Here we go and we got 83 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 2: a little something here from John Morosi. He went on 84 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 2: MLB Network today, more so talking about, you know again 85 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 2: what we've been talking about for the past week or so. 86 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 2: But he did go on MLB Network and talked about 87 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 2: this today. We showed Boston's lineup I think it was 88 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 2: Thursday on the show, and Harold's it just doesn't feel 89 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 2: complete without Bregman. Now will they look for bat? What 90 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 2: do you know? 91 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 3: I concur with the great Harold Reynolds because I agree 92 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 3: that there is not a complete lineup yet for the 93 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 3: Boston Red Sox. And as I referenced earlier, the Ranger 94 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 3: Swat is signing by the Red Sox. What that has 95 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 3: done is it's given Craig Breslow sufficient pitching depth to 96 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:24,480 Speaker 3: make at least one more trade. 97 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 2: And I want to pause it right there. That is 98 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 2: a good point that he brings up that I think 99 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 2: not a lot of brought up is the fact that 100 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:34,239 Speaker 2: you signed Rangers Suarez. And we'll get to Jared Duran 101 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 2: and that in a second here, but that is a 102 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 2: good point there where. You know, now that you have 103 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 2: Suarez in the fold, you know, could someone like Peyton 104 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:45,159 Speaker 2: totally or Connolly early who I don't think the Red 105 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 2: Sox want to move, but could they be possibilities or 106 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:49,840 Speaker 2: someone like Kyle Harrison that I brought up the other day. 107 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 3: And let's go to the pairing that we have seen 108 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 3: work often during the course of this offseason. 109 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 2: Here he is Saint Louis. 110 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:01,239 Speaker 3: Cardinals, Boston Red Sox. Why not one more trade? Brendan 111 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 3: Donovan has been on their list. We know these teams 112 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 3: that have talked a lot during the course of this offseason. 113 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:10,600 Speaker 3: Donovan is still one of those candidates to be moved 114 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 3: in the coming weeks. 115 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 2: Now, Okay, so just touching on this, and I'm gonna 116 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 2: add in a few comments here because I don't want 117 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 2: to get hit with a copyright claim from MOB Network, 118 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:22,040 Speaker 2: so I want to provide some commentary as we go. 119 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 2: But for Brendan Donovan, I've talked about Brendan Donovan quite 120 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:32,600 Speaker 2: a bit. Where with Donovan, he is a very high 121 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:35,040 Speaker 2: contact bat. Right you put him at the top there 122 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 2: with Roman Anthony, you could have something cooking there and 123 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:41,479 Speaker 2: on base machine like Roman high contact bat like Brendan Donovan, 124 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 2: who's a gritty player, dirt dog kind of a player. 125 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:47,360 Speaker 2: But you I do wonder if if you start to 126 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 2: get a little too lefty heavy at that point. Remember 127 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:52,720 Speaker 2: that was a topic you know last year. Man, oh man, 128 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 2: you got so many lefty bats, right, well, I feel 129 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:58,679 Speaker 2: like you'd be in a similar position there with Donovan 130 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 2: doesn't do well against mfty bats, so that's where you 131 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 2: could see Romey he or lefty pictures. Sorry, that's where 132 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 2: you could see Romey maybe coming against the lefties, So 133 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 2: I could see that working. Donovan also has a lot 134 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 2: of versatility. The Red Sox have made the couple of 135 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 2: trades Wilson contrast Sonny Gray, so there is that familiarity. 136 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 2: The difference there is those two guys. They were attached 137 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 2: with the big contracts, right for someone like Donovan, not 138 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 2: so much. She's on a cheaper arbitration salary. So you'd 139 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 2: have to give up a lot more prospect capital at 140 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 2: that point, you'd have to send back young players a 141 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 2: lot more, right. I could see someone like Franklin Arius, 142 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 2: for example, maybe working at package around him. Maybe Brendan Donovan, 143 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 2: I don't know, But let's get to the next option the. 144 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 3: Chicago Cubbs, the team that signed away Alex Bregman from 145 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 3: the Boston Red Sox. Nico Horner won a solid fit. 146 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 3: He would be in the middle of the diamond at 147 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 3: Fenway Park with him hitting those of the free agents. 148 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 3: See the Cubs have a bit more urgency to trade him. 149 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 3: Then Let's say Matt Shaw, who has been their third basement, 150 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 3: really improved a lot defensively, but as a more natural 151 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 3: second basement. 152 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 2: Also happens to be from the. 153 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 3: Great Commonwealth of Massachusetts, so perhaps a good story for him, 154 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 3: a bit of a homecoming tale. 155 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 2: Okay, so touching on that Nico Horner. I love Nico Horner, 156 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 2: very underrated player. The problem with Horner is he's one 157 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 2: year away from free agency, so I'm not sure what 158 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 2: the Red Sox will think about that. For the Cubs, 159 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 2: they have a lot of leverage there, they don't have 160 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 2: to trade him. He's obviously an excellent player, a guy 161 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 2: that gets on base a ton. He's gonna make a 162 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 2: lot of contact, ton of speed, great defense. The Cubs, yes, 163 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 2: he's a year away from free agency, but he makes 164 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 2: them a better team right and with him and Bregman there, 165 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 2: you know and Dansby Swanson. You know that infield. You 166 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 2: know Michael Bush over at first base. That is a 167 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 2: great alignment in the infield there. So I don't know. 168 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,319 Speaker 2: I think the Cubs personally should really try to work 169 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 2: out an extension if they can. I'm not so sure 170 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 2: about Horner. I would imagine the Cubs are gonna ask 171 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 2: a lot for him, even though he is only a 172 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 2: one year rental. You have to go into that, you know, 173 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:17,559 Speaker 2: knowing that. So I don't know about Horner. But Shaw, 174 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 2: that's an interesting one. We're gonna touch on him in 175 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 2: a little bit. I'll get back to Matt Shaw. There 176 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:27,679 Speaker 2: has been people raising the possibility, more so on social media, 177 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:31,320 Speaker 2: not really anyone in the weeds out there, But I'll 178 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:34,680 Speaker 2: give you my perspective on Matt Shaw. I think that 179 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:36,680 Speaker 2: could be interesting. I'll get back to him. 180 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 3: Finally, is Sak Predes, who is known well by our 181 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 3: friend Robert Floores with his time there with the Houston Ascros. 182 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:47,200 Speaker 3: In some ways, when you consider how the Red Sox 183 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 3: lineup looks right now, if they were to trade for Prees, 184 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 3: and we'll see if potentially Duran could be or Jerry 185 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 3: Deag could be part of that conversation too, that you 186 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:00,120 Speaker 3: might then see a combination a bit of a to 187 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 3: tune over at second base between Roaming Gonzalez and Marcelo Meyer. 188 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 3: So I do think for a lot of different reasons, 189 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 3: Predata is fitz Fitz Boston as well as anybody else 190 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 3: does right now. But those four names we just talked 191 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:16,440 Speaker 3: about Donovan Horner show Brenda, I think that group of players, 192 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 3: we could see one of those four make their way 193 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:19,560 Speaker 3: to Fenway. 194 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 2: All right, So now getting to the chatter that I 195 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 2: was mentioning, Morosi actually did just mention Jaron Duran here. 196 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 2: I kind of forgot that he mentioned Jaron Duran right there. 197 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 2: But you're hearing more talk on Duran this past weekend. 198 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 2: More so, there are a couple of sources not really 199 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 2: sure how credible they are. To be completely honest. For 200 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 2: me personally, I wait for the passing tweets, I wait 201 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 2: for Haim and you know, I look out for those guys. 202 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:54,079 Speaker 2: Right there were a couple of people out there putting 203 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 2: some things out that maybe Duran could be a possibility. 204 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 2: I'll get to that in a second. But no surprise 205 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 2: to see escoc paratus. And I'll be honest with you. 206 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:08,680 Speaker 2: I was really I was working the good old, the 207 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 2: good old phone this past weekend. I was messaging a 208 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 2: lot of different people. I was trying to get any 209 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 2: kind of information I could. I will say, I mean, 210 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 2: who am I, But I can confirm that there have 211 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 2: been talks with the astros on escoc Paratus absolutely has. 212 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:27,680 Speaker 2: I'll get into a couple of little tidbits. In a 213 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 2: little bit, I'll circle back around because there are a 214 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 2: couple of other little things to bring up that I 215 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 2: found interesting that I was told personally. Now with Paradis, 216 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 2: we talked about him the other night. He's a great fit, right. 217 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 2: You do worry a little bit of defensively at third base. 218 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:48,959 Speaker 2: I think he's more so a better fit over at 219 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:52,679 Speaker 2: first base. He has shown league average defense before. I 220 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 2: think he's capable of that. But when you had his 221 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 2: bat with the pull swing percentage that he has, the 222 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 2: pull air percentage rank extremely high over the last couple 223 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 2: of years, over the last few years, his bat would 224 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 2: fit perfectly at Femway Park. He has that style of swing. 225 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 2: We talked about that with Bregman a lot right Bregman, 226 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:13,640 Speaker 2: you know, very similar with him where he fit like 227 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 2: a glove at Femway, Paradis, I think to give you that, 228 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 2: but where you know, sure, I think Bregman is the 229 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:25,040 Speaker 2: better overall hitter. With Paradis, he gives you that pop 230 00:12:25,280 --> 00:12:28,719 Speaker 2: where he's had thirty one home runs. Not he had 231 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:31,199 Speaker 2: thirty one home runs not too long ago. He had 232 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 2: twenty home runs last year over one hundred and two games. 233 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 2: That's right around a thirty home run pace. Thirty to 234 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:39,679 Speaker 2: thirty two. I believe so. And you know what you're 235 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:41,440 Speaker 2: talking about, how the Red Sox he'd add a little 236 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 2: bit of power, right, That's been one thing this past 237 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 2: offseason with paradis not the best batted ball profile. You 238 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:51,079 Speaker 2: do see a lot of blues there on stat cast, 239 00:12:51,559 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 2: but he makes it work right, and he's made it 240 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:56,240 Speaker 2: work in Houston. You could do the same thing at Femway. Now, 241 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:59,319 Speaker 2: when it comes to the plate discipline, very good. That's 242 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:01,920 Speaker 2: where you can make some good comparisons to Alex Bregman. Right, 243 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:05,959 Speaker 2: Bregman has the better batted ball, but paradis very similar 244 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 2: when it comes to plate discipline. So I think right 245 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:10,200 Speaker 2: now he has to be at the top of the 246 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 2: list to get a deal done. Now, getting back to 247 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:16,960 Speaker 2: him in just a second, we also got this report 248 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 2: about the Royals over the last couple of days. The 249 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:26,440 Speaker 2: Royals are increasingly unlikely to trade for Jared Duran and 250 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 2: Brendan Donovan. Now we've talked about Jared Duran with the 251 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:33,200 Speaker 2: Royals countless times on this channel. Really the only way 252 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:35,320 Speaker 2: you can get that done is Cole Reagan's. I've talked 253 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 2: about this. People have tried spinning ideas of you know, 254 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:43,680 Speaker 2: Chris Bubick and Noah Cameron and YadA YadA. No Cole 255 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 2: Reagan's is the really, in my opinion, the only avenue, 256 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:50,560 Speaker 2: and it seems like that is coming to fruition here 257 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:53,839 Speaker 2: because the Royals, you know, sure they would love to 258 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 2: have Duran there that they do need a bat, but 259 00:13:57,520 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 2: besides Reagan's they didn't really have the pieces to get 260 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:02,720 Speaker 2: a deal done. You know, a couple of catching prospects 261 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 2: as well, Carter Jansen, Blake Mitchell there, but you know, 262 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 2: the Red Sox, I don't really see a burning desire 263 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 2: for them to add catching right high upside catching. I'll 264 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 2: get to the other catching in just a little bit. 265 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 2: With the Royals, though, that's interesting that they seem to 266 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 2: be off the board for Durant well could you see 267 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 2: something with estoc Paratus. There was a lot of shatter 268 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 2: over on social media this past weekend and Morosi, who 269 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:34,640 Speaker 2: just brought it up here, could you do Jaron Duran 270 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 2: in some kind of a trade. I have mentioned this before. 271 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 2: I've mentioned it here on this show, I've mentioned it 272 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 2: over on my main channel. A one for one trade. 273 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 2: Let me go to this screen. A one for one 274 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 2: swap between Duran and Paradus does not work. Absolutely not. Paradus. Sure, 275 00:14:56,920 --> 00:14:59,000 Speaker 2: we talked about We just brought up the good things, right, 276 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 2: the pull air percentage. He could definitely take advantage of 277 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 2: femway there, right, But when it comes to a swap, 278 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 2: he is he's gonna have less control than Duran one 279 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 2: less year, and he's actually gonna be making more money 280 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 2: over the next couple of years. Right. So with Duran, 281 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 2: he's got three years of control at a cheaper rate. 282 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 2: And when you look at the numbers with Duran over 283 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:29,440 Speaker 2: the last couple of years, he's been very good, actually 284 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 2: one of the top players in the game. He's actually 285 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 2: top fifteen in fangraft War over the last two years. 286 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:38,040 Speaker 2: I know the numbers went down a little bit this 287 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 2: past year, but he was still right around a four 288 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 2: wins above replacement player. So yeah, when you compare the two, 289 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:46,920 Speaker 2: Duran is gonna have a lot more trade value. So 290 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 2: that's why the other night I was bringing up this possibility, 291 00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 2: you know, could you do something with say Kyle Harrison 292 00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 2: or and adding in a pitching prospect, maybe one more 293 00:15:57,080 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 2: prospect to go along with it, where Kyle Harrison would 294 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 2: be the major lead ready piece and then you add 295 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 2: a couple of other you know, maybe higher upside kind 296 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 2: of guys with him. So that's why I was bringing 297 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:11,320 Speaker 2: that up. Now, I didn't really mention Duran too much 298 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 2: the other night because you know, I had to kind 299 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 2: of think about it a little bit more. I was like, 300 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 2: all right, I gotta, you know, see what else could 301 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:23,760 Speaker 2: the Astros put with Paradus to get a deal done, 302 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 2: because if you do a one for one swap, it's 303 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 2: gonna be very lopsided, and where the Astros, they're getting 304 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 2: way more value. So let's take a look with Duran. So, 305 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 2: as you can see here if you're with me live, 306 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 2: Duran has a median surplus trade value of right around 307 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 2: forty two million. Paradus is right around thirteen million as 308 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 2: of right now, huge difference. So that's where the Astros 309 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:58,480 Speaker 2: would have to put something. Now, could you do you 310 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 2: know they got some guys that I wonder. I don't 311 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:05,680 Speaker 2: know about Jake Myers. I don't think. I don't really 312 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:07,840 Speaker 2: see a need for Jake Myers at the Red Sox 313 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:10,960 Speaker 2: because you're trying to get rid of outfielders, so I 314 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:14,880 Speaker 2: don't really see the benefit of bringing him in unless 315 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 2: he's strictly a fourth outfielder. But with Jake Myers, he 316 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 2: did show some improvements with the bat this past year, 317 00:17:21,119 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 2: and he's great defensively, so that's where I think he 318 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 2: is the Astros starting center fielder, so and Duran he 319 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 2: can just go out to left. Now, could you pair 320 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 2: esac Paratus with someone like Kevin Alvarez where he's very 321 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 2: far away, He's got a he's just entered his rookie year, 322 00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:44,960 Speaker 2: international signing, big guy, six foot four, has a ton 323 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 2: of projection on him, you know, I maybe you could 324 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:53,040 Speaker 2: do something like that where you do paradus Kevin Alvarez. 325 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 2: I believe he's the number five prospect in the Astros 326 00:17:56,600 --> 00:18:00,199 Speaker 2: system as of right now, and then maybe I don't know, 327 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 2: someone like Bryce Matthews, for example, who is pretty blocked 328 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:10,400 Speaker 2: in Houston at this point. So if you did something 329 00:18:10,520 --> 00:18:15,399 Speaker 2: like that, paradis Kevin Alvarez, Bryce Matthews For Jaron Duran, 330 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 2: I think you're in the ballpark. I think you could 331 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 2: do something like that. However, you kind of wonder, like, 332 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:26,639 Speaker 2: you know what the Astros want to part with a 333 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:30,720 Speaker 2: you know, a top prospect like that. You know Bryce Matthews, 334 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 2: he was their top prospect not too long ago. Oh 335 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 2: and yes, Phoenix, thank you for reminding me. Also, Brian King. 336 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:42,800 Speaker 2: I talked about Brian King a little bit ago. Where 337 00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:44,120 Speaker 2: where did I bring him up? I think I brought 338 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 2: him up on social media? But yeah, you know Brian King, 339 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:50,359 Speaker 2: you know, a left handed reliever. You know that's something 340 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:53,239 Speaker 2: the Red Sox have been eyeing, you know ASO like 341 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:57,440 Speaker 2: paradis Brian King, and you know Kevin Alvarez. I think 342 00:18:57,440 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 2: that puts you in the ballpark as well. Or maybe 343 00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:03,160 Speaker 2: Brian a Bray You right, and Brian a Bray you 344 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 2: gotta love him, man, o'man's he would be a rental. 345 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:09,959 Speaker 2: But could you imagine the Red Sox with eroldest Chapman 346 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:12,439 Speaker 2: and Brian Abray, you and Garrett Whitlock at the back 347 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 2: end of the bullpen. Oh man, that'd be pretty nasty. 348 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 2: So there are ways to get this done for jaryon Duran. 349 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:27,359 Speaker 2: There are ways to do it. However, you know, I've 350 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 2: seen people mention this possibility as well. You know, could 351 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:36,119 Speaker 2: you attack Yoshida right an underwater contract to Duran to 352 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 2: lower that value? Right so, or to lower the surplus 353 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:41,960 Speaker 2: value that the Astros would have to give up. Right 354 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 2: the Red Sox, it feels like they've been trying to 355 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:46,919 Speaker 2: move him for the last couple of years. I don't know. 356 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 2: We had Jem McCaffrey not too long ago in an 357 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:52,400 Speaker 2: article say the Red Sox are trying to move him. 358 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:56,400 Speaker 2: I don't know, so or they would like to trade him. 359 00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 2: I'm paraphrasing on how she wrote it, but she did 360 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:01,080 Speaker 2: bring him up. I don't know. Could you do something 361 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:07,879 Speaker 2: like that? You know, maybe someone like Jordan Hicks possibly, 362 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 2: you know, like that's where I think the Red Sox, 363 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:16,360 Speaker 2: in my personal opinion, I think the Red even though 364 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:19,720 Speaker 2: he did have a bad showing this past year with 365 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:23,920 Speaker 2: the Red Sox, you do wonder if maybe the Red 366 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:26,600 Speaker 2: Sox they see the upside in him. He's got that 367 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 2: electric arm, he's got the v LO fresh start next year. 368 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 2: Maybe there could be something there, right, maybe they can 369 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 2: get him back on the right track. But who knows, 370 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:40,679 Speaker 2: maybe they saw enough of him this past year to 371 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:43,119 Speaker 2: where they're like, uh, okay, if we had to give 372 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:45,480 Speaker 2: him up, all right, we're not really worried about it. 373 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 2: So could you pair someone like Jordan Hicks, maybe pay 374 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 2: a little bit of his contract for the next couple 375 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:53,639 Speaker 2: of years, and then maybe you could do something like that. 376 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 2: So let's say Jordan Hicks, maybe put like, you know, 377 00:20:56,480 --> 00:21:00,439 Speaker 2: five million bucks, you know, two and a half for 378 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:03,639 Speaker 2: the next couple of years each year, you know, And 379 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:06,639 Speaker 2: maybe if you're the Astros, you don't have to do 380 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:11,639 Speaker 2: something like you know, including someone like a you know, 381 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:19,240 Speaker 2: Kevin Avarez, right, I don't know. There are ways to 382 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:23,680 Speaker 2: do this. I think maybe you could include a contract 383 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 2: with Duran, or maybe you can just do you know, 384 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:31,120 Speaker 2: a three for one for Duran, maybe a four for one. 385 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:35,159 Speaker 2: Pretty much. The point here is for the Astros to 386 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 2: get Duran, they would absolutely have to put more with Paradus. 387 00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:42,600 Speaker 2: You're not gonna do a straight up swap. I even 388 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 2: saw people throwing out proposals this past weekend saying, oh, 389 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:53,280 Speaker 2: Jaron Duran and Brian Bao for Paradus, and I'm like, 390 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:58,240 Speaker 2: what the heck are you talking about? Duran Bao good 391 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:02,160 Speaker 2: productive players, Duran Morse Bao I think needs to show 392 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 2: a little bit more. But bo in a good contract, 393 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 2: Duran three years of control, cheap arbitration salary, with the performance, 394 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 2: they're gonna give you. No way You're doing those two 395 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:18,240 Speaker 2: for est SoC Paradus. That's that's crazy. Not sure where 396 00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:22,359 Speaker 2: that was coming from, but you know, maybe that now. 397 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:25,719 Speaker 2: I'm also gonna bring this up kind of getting back 398 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:30,160 Speaker 2: to the catching conversation. The Red Sox remain active in 399 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:38,040 Speaker 2: efforts to upgrade the catching tandem. So that's been something 400 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:41,920 Speaker 2: that's really interesting this offseason. It's been this like we're 401 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:45,840 Speaker 2: seeing stuff about j t rel Muto. We were seeing, 402 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:49,439 Speaker 2: you know, a couple of different little things. Right we 403 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:53,440 Speaker 2: saw Victor Caratini, I believe Chris Catillo puts something out 404 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:56,399 Speaker 2: there for like five minutes, and then Keratini went to 405 00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 2: the twins. And that's also another thing to think about 406 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:07,879 Speaker 2: of the Astros right where you know, now that they 407 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:11,280 Speaker 2: don't have now that they don't have a Krotini, you know, 408 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 2: could someone like Connor Wong be a possibility, you know, 409 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 2: because I keep we keep seeing these reports that the 410 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 2: Red Sox are trying to upgrade at Ketture. Well, you know, 411 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:28,520 Speaker 2: Carlos Narvaez. He's their starring ketcher right now. So I mean, 412 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:30,359 Speaker 2: I don't know, I don't really see the Red Sox 413 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 2: looking to make an upgrade over him. I mean, I 414 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 2: don't know. That's why the j t rou Muto thing 415 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:37,480 Speaker 2: was weird, but the fact that they were even looking 416 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:41,360 Speaker 2: into it that was so intriguing to me. And now 417 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:44,880 Speaker 2: that the Astros don't have Victor Carrotini, I mean, could 418 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:48,760 Speaker 2: you even do something, you know, like that with Connor Wong? 419 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 2: You know, maybe you could, maybe you could attach him 420 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:56,440 Speaker 2: is a Texas native, you know, something to think about. 421 00:23:56,920 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 2: I believe he went to the University of Houston. Something 422 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:03,359 Speaker 2: to think about out there, you know, And I have 423 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:06,439 Speaker 2: gotten a couple of things out there, you know that, uh, 424 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:10,760 Speaker 2: you know, maybe there could be some interest possibly we'll see. 425 00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 2: Now again, Jared Durant, you're gonna have to give more 426 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 2: than Paradis for him. I know that might sound weird 427 00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:22,760 Speaker 2: because Paradis, in our minds, sounds like a very good 428 00:24:22,840 --> 00:24:24,639 Speaker 2: you know, he is a good player. But when you 429 00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 2: think about the money that's attached with him higher arbitration salary, 430 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:33,399 Speaker 2: usually you think lower. But with him, he's making a 431 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:36,480 Speaker 2: pretty decent chunk, right around nine million this coming year, 432 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:38,440 Speaker 2: and then he's gonna get a raise for next year, 433 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 2: so he's probably gonna be making around twenty million bucks 434 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:43,480 Speaker 2: combined over the next couple of years. Combine that with 435 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:47,160 Speaker 2: the fact that he's probably he's a respectable player. He's 436 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:50,600 Speaker 2: probably the defense brings him down, but he's probably right 437 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:53,880 Speaker 2: around a two and a half to a three win player. 438 00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:58,879 Speaker 2: So you know, when you combine the money, it's gonna 439 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 2: lower that trade value. So anyway, one more time, I'll 440 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:05,840 Speaker 2: say it, it's gonna take a lot more than Paradus 441 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 2: to get Jaron Duran. So let's turn our attention here 442 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:21,120 Speaker 2: to Matt Shaw. Matt Shaw I find him very interesting. Obviously, 443 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:23,919 Speaker 2: the Cubs bringing in Alex Bregman broke a lot of 444 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:26,439 Speaker 2: our hearts when that happened, and then you started to 445 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:30,240 Speaker 2: think that the wheels started turning in the brains. You 446 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:33,240 Speaker 2: got Bregman, you got Horner, you got Shaw. Shaw was 447 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:35,440 Speaker 2: the first round pick, one of the top prospects in 448 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 2: the game, made his debut this past year. He's starting 449 00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 2: to think, Okay, how they gonna make this work? Right? Well, 450 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:43,760 Speaker 2: Shaw could be utility guy, right, super utility bounce around 451 00:25:43,800 --> 00:25:47,360 Speaker 2: all over the place, you know, But how much playing 452 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 2: time is he really going to get? Because you look 453 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:54,640 Speaker 2: at the outfield, right, I mean, you know you could 454 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:57,199 Speaker 2: work him in a d H for sure. I mean, 455 00:25:57,240 --> 00:26:03,640 Speaker 2: who knows what ends up happening with with Moyses Bayasteros. 456 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:06,520 Speaker 2: So maybe you can see Shaw getting in on the 457 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:11,240 Speaker 2: action there. Let's do this one, so you know, maybe 458 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:15,280 Speaker 2: that could be a possibility. Maybe some outfield I mean, 459 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:18,320 Speaker 2: but right now you've got Ian habsize, a Zuki, p Krarmstrong, 460 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:21,600 Speaker 2: So you kind of wonder, you know, could someone like 461 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:26,280 Speaker 2: Matt Shaw be expendable? Now with Shaw, let's go back 462 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 2: to the scouting report from Baseball America. Let's take a look. 463 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:37,679 Speaker 2: Now with Shaw, he was a I don't know what 464 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:40,679 Speaker 2: just happened on my streen, He is a what is 465 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:44,639 Speaker 2: going on here? There we go? Now if we go 466 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:49,080 Speaker 2: to his Baseball America greats coming into the year fifty 467 00:26:49,119 --> 00:26:53,520 Speaker 2: five hit, fifty five power, fifty five run, forty five 468 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:56,600 Speaker 2: on the fielding more so, he's going to be a 469 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:58,959 Speaker 2: better defender at second base. Doesn't have an amazing arm, 470 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:01,359 Speaker 2: they have a forty five great there. But he is 471 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:05,200 Speaker 2: a right handed bat that I think has a ton 472 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:10,920 Speaker 2: of upside. Really, you know, really reminds me of Dustin macdroy. 473 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 2: He gives me those kind of vibes, right, Just another 474 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:16,640 Speaker 2: one of these dirt dog kind of players, A gritty player, 475 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:20,320 Speaker 2: plays hard. He had some inconsistencies with the bat this 476 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 2: past year. He did show some promise, did show some 477 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:25,800 Speaker 2: pretty good things, had thirteen home runs, But if you 478 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:29,160 Speaker 2: go back to his numbers in the minor leagues, you know, 479 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:32,040 Speaker 2: I mean even this past year at Triple A over 480 00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:34,560 Speaker 2: twenty four games, he had a five to sixty on 481 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:37,760 Speaker 2: the slugging four h nine on the ops. If you 482 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:40,760 Speaker 2: go back to his year in the minors back in 483 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:44,360 Speaker 2: twenty twenty four, he hit two eighty four a three 484 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:47,440 Speaker 2: seventy nine on base for eighty eight on the slugging 485 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:51,639 Speaker 2: a one forty four WRC, plus twenty one homers and 486 00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:55,960 Speaker 2: thirty one stolen bases. So he definitely has shown some upside, 487 00:27:56,119 --> 00:27:58,880 Speaker 2: you know, in this past year, sure inconsistent, really trying 488 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:01,640 Speaker 2: to figure things out well, but he had thirteen homers, 489 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:06,840 Speaker 2: seventeen stolen bases, and he played good defense. So Matt 490 00:28:06,920 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 2: Shaw I find to be interesting. Now if you take 491 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:15,359 Speaker 2: a look at the mextrics, not great over on stack cast. 492 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:19,280 Speaker 2: Now I will pull up here. Let's go to Prospects Savant. 493 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:22,480 Speaker 2: Prospects Savant, man, you guys got to get on board. 494 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 2: If you're listening to me here, you gotta get on board. 495 00:28:26,240 --> 00:28:28,880 Speaker 2: Prospects Savant. That is I think the next big thing 496 00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:33,240 Speaker 2: we all like looking at stack cast, right, But prospects Savant, 497 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:36,200 Speaker 2: you gotta get on that now. As you can see 498 00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:39,960 Speaker 2: a lot of rents in the miners of this past year. 499 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:43,680 Speaker 2: I don't know if they will they show twenty twenty four. Okay, 500 00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:46,200 Speaker 2: they showed twenty twenty four. He did show some improvements 501 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 2: a little bit when it came to the chase rate. 502 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 2: One problem with Shaw he does not have a good 503 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:56,960 Speaker 2: pull air percentage. That is something teams are definitely trying 504 00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:00,400 Speaker 2: to lean into more. You know, he's gonna be a 505 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:04,440 Speaker 2: guy where he's gonna hit more to all fields. If 506 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:07,600 Speaker 2: they could get something going with the pole air, I mean, 507 00:29:08,280 --> 00:29:10,600 Speaker 2: my goodness, I think you could definitely see more upside 508 00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 2: there but as you can see here, a lot of 509 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:14,680 Speaker 2: Reds when it comes to the exit, ve low the 510 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:21,680 Speaker 2: plate discipline doesn't really has good speed. So combine that, 511 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:24,240 Speaker 2: you know, with the success he's had in the minor leagues, 512 00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:26,520 Speaker 2: with the upside that he has, could he be a 513 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:31,360 Speaker 2: possibility for the Red Sox. I think it could be 514 00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:36,680 Speaker 2: an outside the box possibility. If talks with Paradus don't 515 00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:41,440 Speaker 2: really go anywhere, maybe you could see something there possibly. 516 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:46,600 Speaker 2: I mean, now, is he right now at the floor 517 00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:48,600 Speaker 2: that you would want him to be? 518 00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:49,240 Speaker 3: No? 519 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:51,520 Speaker 2: I mean you I think right now we would feel 520 00:29:51,560 --> 00:29:56,040 Speaker 2: more comfortable with a with a player that has proven himself, right, 521 00:29:56,080 --> 00:30:00,120 Speaker 2: that has shown success in the major leagues. Right, But 522 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:02,640 Speaker 2: if they weren't able to get something done with Paratus 523 00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:06,040 Speaker 2: or say or Donovan, you know, Horn or even then 524 00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:09,120 Speaker 2: you know why not Shaw? The Red Sox were connected 525 00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:12,720 Speaker 2: with Matt Shaw in the draft the when when he 526 00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:14,880 Speaker 2: got drafted the Cubs ended up taking him ahead the 527 00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:17,880 Speaker 2: Red Sox. They were getting these connections to Shaw, but 528 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:21,160 Speaker 2: then he ended up going there. So I believe that 529 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:25,960 Speaker 2: that was before the Craig Breslo era. Was that before 530 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:29,200 Speaker 2: the Yeah, that was before Craig right, because he got drafted. 531 00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:33,120 Speaker 2: When did he get drafted? That was that was twenty 532 00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:35,760 Speaker 2: twenty three, so that was before Craig, so not the 533 00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:40,840 Speaker 2: same group, but still I could see there being some 534 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:45,000 Speaker 2: intrigue now with Shaw because of the upside that he has, 535 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:48,920 Speaker 2: Because of you know, the things that he has shown, 536 00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:52,440 Speaker 2: along with the all the all the control that he has, 537 00:30:53,160 --> 00:30:55,920 Speaker 2: He's gonna have a pretty decent amount of surplus value. 538 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:59,160 Speaker 2: It's not gonna be cheap to acquire him. That's where 539 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:04,440 Speaker 2: I think a conversation would start with either Peyton totally 540 00:31:04,560 --> 00:31:07,520 Speaker 2: or Connolly early. I do think one of those guys 541 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:10,120 Speaker 2: would have to go if you were to do a 542 00:31:10,160 --> 00:31:14,400 Speaker 2: trade for Shaw. I mean, you don't necessarily have to, 543 00:31:15,080 --> 00:31:17,880 Speaker 2: Like you could do something like you know, Tyson Witherspoon, 544 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:22,200 Speaker 2: who will talk about in just a second. You know, 545 00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:28,200 Speaker 2: I would imagine though a leading piece would either be 546 00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:32,120 Speaker 2: Totally or Early. I would think especially with the Cubs, 547 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:34,760 Speaker 2: you know, they're you know, they've been trying to look 548 00:31:34,800 --> 00:31:37,240 Speaker 2: for higher upside pitching. That's why they brought an Ewer Cabrera. 549 00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:42,320 Speaker 2: So just know that if you were to do something 550 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:44,200 Speaker 2: with Shaw, I think you would have to start with 551 00:31:44,240 --> 00:31:48,560 Speaker 2: either one of those guys. We'll see. We'll see on that. 552 00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:51,640 Speaker 2: Do I expect Matt Shaw to end up getting moved, 553 00:31:52,520 --> 00:31:58,240 Speaker 2: I would say probably not, because I mean, you just 554 00:31:58,280 --> 00:32:02,760 Speaker 2: look at it logistically. Horner is a free agent next year. 555 00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:05,160 Speaker 2: I think the Cubs would rather hang on to Shaw, 556 00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:08,680 Speaker 2: use him as much as possible, and then if Horner 557 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:10,800 Speaker 2: ends up leaving, well, Shaw is your second basement at 558 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:14,280 Speaker 2: that point, So that's kind of the way I see it. 559 00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:16,920 Speaker 2: I don't think they necessarily need to move Shaw or Horner. 560 00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:20,600 Speaker 2: They could make it work for a year and Shaw 561 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:24,280 Speaker 2: he gets that exposure wherever he can play, you know. 562 00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:27,280 Speaker 2: So I don't know, but I do understand though there 563 00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:30,040 Speaker 2: is a it is a little awkward because Bragman and 564 00:32:30,080 --> 00:32:32,920 Speaker 2: Horner every day players, it's gonna be hard for him 565 00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:38,680 Speaker 2: to see time in the field. So we'll see. We'll 566 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:45,720 Speaker 2: see on that. I don't know Esak Paratus, though I 567 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:47,840 Speaker 2: do think is the guy. I feel like he is. 568 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:51,040 Speaker 2: He makes the most sense at this point. I think 569 00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:53,400 Speaker 2: the Red Sox and Astros are good trade partners here. 570 00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:58,160 Speaker 2: It's kind of where I'm at now. Again, would it 571 00:32:58,200 --> 00:33:03,080 Speaker 2: cost to Ran Maybe? I don't think you have to 572 00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:07,560 Speaker 2: do Duran, I will say this though, if the Red 573 00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:11,680 Speaker 2: Sox were to move Duran in this trade, I mean 574 00:33:11,800 --> 00:33:15,600 Speaker 2: that right there, that opens up I know some of 575 00:33:15,600 --> 00:33:18,280 Speaker 2: you might roll your eyes at this, that would open 576 00:33:18,360 --> 00:33:23,360 Speaker 2: up Masa in the DH spot. That would open it up. 577 00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:26,840 Speaker 2: So and if the Red Sox are unable to move him, 578 00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:29,920 Speaker 2: I don't think the Red Sox want a DFA Masa. 579 00:33:30,320 --> 00:33:32,280 Speaker 2: I just I don't see. I feel like we would 580 00:33:32,280 --> 00:33:35,680 Speaker 2: have maybe already even seen it at this point, or 581 00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:38,440 Speaker 2: there's just a little too much money left. I think 582 00:33:38,440 --> 00:33:43,800 Speaker 2: they're a little too uncomfortable dfaing at this point. So 583 00:33:43,840 --> 00:33:47,640 Speaker 2: if you moved Duran, you got Parada set third, Meyer 584 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:51,360 Speaker 2: goes a second, and then Masa he's back in the 585 00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:55,400 Speaker 2: DH roll full time. You know. Now, I would rather 586 00:33:55,480 --> 00:33:58,640 Speaker 2: have Duran. But if you're looking at it from a 587 00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:04,000 Speaker 2: wins above replacement point of view, let's say paradis, you know, 588 00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:06,320 Speaker 2: let's say he's a safe bet to be a two 589 00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:10,279 Speaker 2: and a half war player, and then if you you know, 590 00:34:10,600 --> 00:34:14,120 Speaker 2: hopefully Masa can give you like a win and a 591 00:34:14,160 --> 00:34:17,359 Speaker 2: half maybe two. I mean, let's go, let's look at 592 00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:22,880 Speaker 2: Masa here. Now, with Masa, you go back to what 593 00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:25,799 Speaker 2: was it twenty twenty three he put up a zero 594 00:34:25,880 --> 00:34:30,439 Speaker 2: point nine over one hundred and eight games, so that's 595 00:34:30,520 --> 00:34:34,120 Speaker 2: probably right around a one point five over a full season. 596 00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:38,640 Speaker 2: He put up a zero point seven in twenty twenty three, 597 00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:42,640 Speaker 2: so that was over a one point forty. I don't 598 00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:44,960 Speaker 2: know with Massa, he's just not gonna have that power. 599 00:34:45,719 --> 00:34:49,120 Speaker 2: But if you combine Masa and Paradus along, you know, 600 00:34:49,840 --> 00:34:51,759 Speaker 2: you know, getting maybe other guys in the mix at 601 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:56,160 Speaker 2: DH as well, then you know you could probably replace 602 00:34:56,239 --> 00:34:59,440 Speaker 2: d Ran or at least get kind of close to 603 00:34:59,480 --> 00:35:03,040 Speaker 2: it in the aggregate. Sorry to use that phrase. I 604 00:35:03,040 --> 00:35:05,040 Speaker 2: know that's from Moneyball, but you know what I mean. 605 00:35:05,640 --> 00:35:09,120 Speaker 2: So it's kind of where I'm at with that, And 606 00:35:09,200 --> 00:35:13,239 Speaker 2: then you have your outfield surplus fixed, so it would 607 00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:17,160 Speaker 2: kill a lot of birds with one stone. We'll see, 608 00:35:17,200 --> 00:35:19,520 Speaker 2: but I don't think you have to trade Duran in 609 00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:22,839 Speaker 2: this situation. I could see the Astros wanting to do this. 610 00:35:24,160 --> 00:35:27,000 Speaker 2: We will see what ends up happening, but I think 611 00:35:27,040 --> 00:35:32,160 Speaker 2: Paradis definitely is the most logical option at this point. 612 00:35:32,719 --> 00:35:37,560 Speaker 2: Before we move on to the next segment, we got 613 00:35:37,600 --> 00:35:41,160 Speaker 2: one more thing to talk about. We already talked about 614 00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:46,080 Speaker 2: the Caxture upgrade, so that's off the books. We got 615 00:35:46,080 --> 00:35:48,239 Speaker 2: one more thing with Kyson Witherspoon to talk about. But 616 00:35:48,239 --> 00:35:52,000 Speaker 2: I did want to mention this in case anyone has 617 00:35:52,280 --> 00:36:02,720 Speaker 2: been wondering. According to Marcos r Unfelled, he was actually 618 00:36:02,760 --> 00:36:06,000 Speaker 2: at Femway Fest in the media scrum. Seems like a 619 00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:09,680 Speaker 2: jolly fella, good guy who's asking a lot of questions there, 620 00:36:10,280 --> 00:36:13,240 Speaker 2: he said here, Ranger Suarez is finally heading the Boston 621 00:36:13,239 --> 00:36:15,680 Speaker 2: to finalize this five year deal with the Red Sox 622 00:36:15,719 --> 00:36:19,360 Speaker 2: after facing some challenges leaving Venezuela over the past few days. 623 00:36:20,320 --> 00:36:21,640 Speaker 2: He goes on to say he will have one of 624 00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:25,880 Speaker 2: the best contracts ever for a Venezuelan picture in MLB history. 625 00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:27,759 Speaker 2: So we've all been kind of wondering, all right, we 626 00:36:27,840 --> 00:36:30,640 Speaker 2: got we got Ranger, but where is He's he in 627 00:36:30,680 --> 00:36:33,960 Speaker 2: Boston yet? Where's the press conference, where's the jersey, where's 628 00:36:33,960 --> 00:36:36,520 Speaker 2: the hat? Where's the whole shebang? But it looks like 629 00:36:36,560 --> 00:36:39,279 Speaker 2: we're gonna see Ranger at some point, probably in the 630 00:36:39,320 --> 00:36:42,560 Speaker 2: next week, I would imagine. So, but we got this 631 00:36:43,320 --> 00:36:46,600 Speaker 2: on Kyson Witherspoon. Who is Kison Witherspoon. We just talked 632 00:36:46,600 --> 00:36:48,680 Speaker 2: about him, a second ago first round pick for the 633 00:36:48,719 --> 00:36:51,480 Speaker 2: Red Sox. This past year out of Oklahoma. One of 634 00:36:51,520 --> 00:36:54,880 Speaker 2: the top pictures in the draft this past year. And uh, 635 00:36:55,560 --> 00:36:58,240 Speaker 2: I would actually say, out of all the pictures taken, 636 00:36:58,560 --> 00:37:01,319 Speaker 2: I think he could be one of the guys that 637 00:37:01,560 --> 00:37:05,319 Speaker 2: makes it to the majors. Maybe quicker than you think, right, 638 00:37:05,400 --> 00:37:07,920 Speaker 2: especially in the Red Sox system where you saw how 639 00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:11,440 Speaker 2: quickly they moved along Peyton totally this past year. Maybe 640 00:37:11,600 --> 00:37:13,719 Speaker 2: the same could happen with Kyson Witherspoon. But we got 641 00:37:13,719 --> 00:37:17,720 Speaker 2: this from Drive Line Baseball earlier today. 642 00:37:18,160 --> 00:37:21,520 Speaker 4: This is Kyson Witherspoon, first round draft pick of the 643 00:37:21,520 --> 00:37:24,000 Speaker 4: Boston Red Sox in twenty twenty five, and he just 644 00:37:24,080 --> 00:37:27,120 Speaker 4: learned this mind bending sweeper in less than thirty seconds. 645 00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:29,719 Speaker 4: Kyson came into Drive Line for his first bullpen of 646 00:37:29,719 --> 00:37:33,239 Speaker 4: the offseason. His fastball has what we consider this cut 647 00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:36,200 Speaker 4: ride action that seems to proliferate in the game today. 648 00:37:36,360 --> 00:37:38,960 Speaker 4: After watching his arsenal, it was pretty apparent that there 649 00:37:39,080 --> 00:37:41,520 Speaker 4: might be something interesting when it came to the slider. 650 00:37:41,640 --> 00:37:45,120 Speaker 4: After throwing two sliders with what we consider one of 651 00:37:45,160 --> 00:37:48,560 Speaker 4: the sweeper grips, it was apparent that we had a 652 00:37:48,680 --> 00:37:52,000 Speaker 4: misaligned grip for the movement that it produced. And here 653 00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:54,480 Speaker 4: I asked him to add a spike because we aren't 654 00:37:54,520 --> 00:37:56,400 Speaker 4: getting the Cracca orientation. 655 00:37:56,160 --> 00:37:58,160 Speaker 2: If you add a spike to it. Have you ever 656 00:37:58,200 --> 00:37:58,840 Speaker 2: added a spike? 657 00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:02,960 Speaker 4: What we're specifically looking for is what would be considered 658 00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:06,839 Speaker 4: a one seam orientation, and his inability to quite get 659 00:38:06,880 --> 00:38:10,160 Speaker 4: the orientation or the axis of the ball in the 660 00:38:10,160 --> 00:38:17,719 Speaker 4: correct spot was what was leaving some sweep on the table. 661 00:38:18,640 --> 00:38:21,520 Speaker 2: You like that. I truly believe the sweeper. 662 00:38:21,520 --> 00:38:23,840 Speaker 4: It'd be a big addition to his arsenal. The addition 663 00:38:23,880 --> 00:38:26,520 Speaker 4: of this sweeper will allow him to get after Riti's 664 00:38:26,560 --> 00:38:28,600 Speaker 4: and have that swing and mispitch that could continue to 665 00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:31,480 Speaker 4: move him through the Red Sox system as fast as pods. 666 00:38:31,840 --> 00:38:36,560 Speaker 2: All right, So with Kyson Witherspoon going to his Baseball 667 00:38:36,560 --> 00:38:39,600 Speaker 2: America grades coming out of the draft, they have him 668 00:38:39,680 --> 00:38:43,600 Speaker 2: with a sixty grade fastball, forty five grave on, forty 669 00:38:43,600 --> 00:38:46,920 Speaker 2: five grade on the curve ball, fifty five grade on 670 00:38:47,080 --> 00:38:51,880 Speaker 2: his slider, which his slider has more vertical movement, along 671 00:38:51,880 --> 00:38:54,359 Speaker 2: with a sixty cutter. So, like he said, there's more. 672 00:38:54,840 --> 00:38:57,480 Speaker 2: He's got some good cut action on his fastball. He's 673 00:38:57,520 --> 00:39:01,640 Speaker 2: also very deceptive with his delivery. He is someone where 674 00:39:01,880 --> 00:39:04,880 Speaker 2: he's got like a bit of a bit of like 675 00:39:04,920 --> 00:39:08,279 Speaker 2: a kind of like a herky jerky sort of a 676 00:39:08,320 --> 00:39:10,400 Speaker 2: delivery to him, a bit of a short arm kind 677 00:39:10,440 --> 00:39:14,319 Speaker 2: of an action sort of not really not really cut 678 00:39:14,360 --> 00:39:17,680 Speaker 2: her Crawford exactly, but you know, maybe a couple of 679 00:39:17,680 --> 00:39:23,320 Speaker 2: little similarities there. But this is a guy that he 680 00:39:23,320 --> 00:39:25,960 Speaker 2: he likes to play with shapes, right, He kind of 681 00:39:26,040 --> 00:39:29,239 Speaker 2: likes to work on those things. That's something that he 682 00:39:29,440 --> 00:39:33,080 Speaker 2: was definitely working on while he was in Oklahoma. And 683 00:39:33,920 --> 00:39:37,800 Speaker 2: now hear this offseason with Drive Line adding a different 684 00:39:38,400 --> 00:39:41,360 Speaker 2: variation of a breaking ball now more of a sweeper 685 00:39:41,640 --> 00:39:44,440 Speaker 2: compared to the slider, which had more vertical movement on it. 686 00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:48,239 Speaker 2: So you kind of wonder and he, you know, they 687 00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:50,440 Speaker 2: seem to have gotten something there. In that video that 688 00:39:50,480 --> 00:39:54,279 Speaker 2: we just watched, who Knows with Kyson Witherspoon this coming year, 689 00:39:54,320 --> 00:39:56,759 Speaker 2: I'm very excited to see him. This is a guy 690 00:39:56,840 --> 00:39:59,759 Speaker 2: where I did a video on the main channel A 691 00:40:00,920 --> 00:40:02,839 Speaker 2: I don't know, like a few months ago, I said 692 00:40:02,840 --> 00:40:06,440 Speaker 2: who is like a breakout Who's a breakout prospect? In 693 00:40:06,560 --> 00:40:08,840 Speaker 2: twenty twenty six for each team I did go with 694 00:40:08,920 --> 00:40:12,880 Speaker 2: Kyson Witherspoon. Now, you know, just because Peyton totally went 695 00:40:12,920 --> 00:40:16,359 Speaker 2: through the system quickly doesn't necessarily mean you know it's 696 00:40:16,360 --> 00:40:18,839 Speaker 2: gonna happen to him too. You never know what's gonna happen. 697 00:40:18,840 --> 00:40:21,720 Speaker 2: Every guy's gonna have their own story. But the fact 698 00:40:21,719 --> 00:40:24,200 Speaker 2: that he has a bunch of different pictures to play with. 699 00:40:24,600 --> 00:40:27,200 Speaker 2: Already a good fastball with some cut action, but he 700 00:40:27,239 --> 00:40:32,640 Speaker 2: also has a cutter as well. And now he's got 701 00:40:33,360 --> 00:40:36,920 Speaker 2: two variations of a slider. He's got you know, more 702 00:40:36,920 --> 00:40:41,640 Speaker 2: of a you know, the norm the common slider that 703 00:40:41,680 --> 00:40:43,839 Speaker 2: we've seen, but also now he's got one with more 704 00:40:43,880 --> 00:40:48,600 Speaker 2: horizontal movement, so the sweeper. So that's gonna be really interesting. 705 00:40:49,920 --> 00:40:52,880 Speaker 2: I would like to see if he comes up with 706 00:40:54,080 --> 00:40:57,680 Speaker 2: some kind of a changeup at some point. You know, 707 00:40:57,760 --> 00:40:59,799 Speaker 2: that's kind of the one. You know, obviously he's got 708 00:40:59,840 --> 00:41:02,120 Speaker 2: good v LO, he's got some breaking stuff, he's got 709 00:41:02,160 --> 00:41:04,239 Speaker 2: a cutter. But you wonder if maybe there could be 710 00:41:04,280 --> 00:41:07,280 Speaker 2: a change up at some point. That's saying Peyton totally 711 00:41:07,560 --> 00:41:10,080 Speaker 2: has actually been working on this offseason right to get 712 00:41:10,120 --> 00:41:13,160 Speaker 2: a bit more differentiation when it comes to the v LO. 713 00:41:13,680 --> 00:41:17,759 Speaker 2: All right, so keep your eye out for Kayson Witherspoon 714 00:41:17,920 --> 00:41:20,640 Speaker 2: this coming year. I thought that was that was a 715 00:41:20,719 --> 00:41:23,920 Speaker 2: nice little add to the to the X timeline this year. 716 00:41:24,160 --> 00:41:27,720 Speaker 2: All right, for today, for this coming year, I'm excited 717 00:41:27,719 --> 00:41:31,480 Speaker 2: about that. We're getting closer, ladies and gentlemen getting closer, 718 00:41:31,480 --> 00:41:33,040 Speaker 2: and we still got some things to do for the 719 00:41:33,080 --> 00:41:36,360 Speaker 2: off season. You know, you still gotta figure out this 720 00:41:36,520 --> 00:41:38,960 Speaker 2: bat here. I think maybe another addition for the bullpen 721 00:41:39,080 --> 00:41:43,160 Speaker 2: makes sense. Could they figure out this surplus in the outfield? 722 00:41:43,239 --> 00:41:45,280 Speaker 2: Do they just stick with it? We'll just wait and see. 723 00:41:45,320 --> 00:41:51,279 Speaker 2: But Socks fan for life, Robbie no Suarez, I'm not 724 00:41:51,320 --> 00:41:52,920 Speaker 2: sure what you mean. I mean, I just gave you 725 00:41:52,960 --> 00:41:56,480 Speaker 2: the update a little bit ago. Ranger. Suarez looks like 726 00:41:56,520 --> 00:42:00,359 Speaker 2: he is on his way to Boston. We'll see. But yeah, 727 00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:02,480 Speaker 2: the Red Sox still got some things to do, but 728 00:42:02,480 --> 00:42:06,640 Speaker 2: we're getting closer, getting closer to spring training. I'm excited. Oh, 729 00:42:06,719 --> 00:42:12,200 Speaker 2: Socks fan for life. Uhenio Suarez. I'll be honest, I'm 730 00:42:12,239 --> 00:42:14,080 Speaker 2: not really thinking the Red Sox are going to go 731 00:42:14,120 --> 00:42:18,319 Speaker 2: after him because they just spent money on Ranger, so 732 00:42:20,040 --> 00:42:24,200 Speaker 2: I don't know. I mean, they could could happen, but 733 00:42:24,480 --> 00:42:26,760 Speaker 2: are they going to be willing to spend more money? 734 00:42:27,719 --> 00:42:30,840 Speaker 2: I don't know. We'll see if maybe they could clear 735 00:42:30,920 --> 00:42:33,960 Speaker 2: off a contract. Maybe if they ended up parting with 736 00:42:34,040 --> 00:42:36,920 Speaker 2: Jordan Hicks maybe, or if they found a way to 737 00:42:36,920 --> 00:42:40,880 Speaker 2: get rid of Yoshida's salary, you could make it work. 738 00:42:41,800 --> 00:42:46,399 Speaker 2: I don't know. After signing Ranger Suarez, though, I'm kind 739 00:42:46,400 --> 00:42:49,920 Speaker 2: of thinking they probably go to the trade route. I 740 00:42:49,960 --> 00:42:54,319 Speaker 2: don't know, especially because you have Ranger and you have 741 00:42:54,840 --> 00:42:58,280 Speaker 2: some more pitching depth to work with on the trade front. 742 00:42:58,400 --> 00:43:01,040 Speaker 2: I think you could make one more trade. That seems 743 00:43:01,040 --> 00:43:04,839 Speaker 2: to be the way it's gonna work. I see when 744 00:43:04,840 --> 00:43:08,239 Speaker 2: the chat Senyelshida and Hicks to Saint Louis, don't I 745 00:43:08,239 --> 00:43:10,839 Speaker 2: don't really see that, honestly, because Saint Louis, they're trying 746 00:43:10,880 --> 00:43:12,319 Speaker 2: to get rid of salary. They're trying to get rid 747 00:43:12,360 --> 00:43:15,319 Speaker 2: of money. So I don't know about that video game 748 00:43:15,440 --> 00:43:19,799 Speaker 2: nation Brendan Donovan, I don't know, And we'll see. I 749 00:43:19,800 --> 00:43:22,440 Speaker 2: mean they could if they wanted to. I feel like, 750 00:43:22,480 --> 00:43:24,200 Speaker 2: to me, what you need to do because you need 751 00:43:24,239 --> 00:43:27,640 Speaker 2: a little bit of power. I think Estak Paratus makes sense, 752 00:43:28,120 --> 00:43:32,080 Speaker 2: or you could go Euhenio if they wanted to go 753 00:43:32,120 --> 00:43:35,239 Speaker 2: to free agent route. We'll see. But everybody, that's all 754 00:43:35,280 --> 00:43:37,560 Speaker 2: I got here, That's all I got. My potato brain 755 00:43:37,800 --> 00:43:39,600 Speaker 2: is fried. I've had a bit of a long day 756 00:43:39,600 --> 00:43:43,680 Speaker 2: here today. We were working on a couple different things today. 757 00:43:45,080 --> 00:43:48,360 Speaker 2: Man oh man, we got some busy times coming. I'm excited. 758 00:43:48,520 --> 00:43:50,960 Speaker 2: We're getting closer and closer to spring training. You know, 759 00:43:51,040 --> 00:43:55,640 Speaker 2: it's funny because I love the off season, but get 760 00:43:56,160 --> 00:43:59,760 Speaker 2: it starts to you get some fatigue. At some point, 761 00:44:00,080 --> 00:44:01,960 Speaker 2: you get to a point where're kind of just ready 762 00:44:02,080 --> 00:44:04,720 Speaker 2: to move on from it and you want to start 763 00:44:04,719 --> 00:44:08,759 Speaker 2: getting to some actual baseball. We're getting there. We're getting there. 764 00:44:08,800 --> 00:44:10,799 Speaker 2: But everybody, if you kind of the way out, hit 765 00:44:10,800 --> 00:44:13,239 Speaker 2: the like button, subscribe if you're new, leave us a 766 00:44:13,280 --> 00:44:18,600 Speaker 2: five star review wherever you're listening on your favorite podcast network. 767 00:44:18,680 --> 00:44:20,799 Speaker 2: That will really help us out. But everybody, that's all 768 00:44:20,840 --> 00:44:22,399 Speaker 2: I got. I'll talk to you next time.