WEBVTT - MLB: Leading Off May 19th, 2023 (Ep. 673) 0:00:06.960 --> 0:00:09.959 Welcome everybody in the Fantasy pros MLB. This is Leading 0:00:10.000 --> 0:00:12.000 Off Live, brought to you by Prize Pix. Sign up 0:00:12.039 --> 0:00:14.040 for Prize Pick today with the Proo code leading off. 0:00:14.040 --> 0:00:16.800 Make sure you do that. It's me Joey p Joe Pisapia, 0:00:16.880 --> 0:00:19.000 that of course is the Welsh, and it's you, the Peanuts, 0:00:19.040 --> 0:00:21.880 the Cracker Jacks, all of our good friends here talking. 0:00:21.920 --> 0:00:24.760 It's a baseball We've got lots of stuff to talk 0:00:24.760 --> 0:00:26.600 about from yesterday with I was gonna be a boring 0:00:26.600 --> 0:00:29.280 old slate. Well it turned out to be a slugfest 0:00:29.280 --> 0:00:31.920 in Saint Louis, so a lot to talk about there. Well, 0:00:31.960 --> 0:00:34.360 of course, have some rookie lookies to talk about. We 0:00:34.520 --> 0:00:37.159 of course we'll have a little DFS, a little wagering, 0:00:37.600 --> 0:00:39.800 a little of everything Welsh as we head into the 0:00:39.800 --> 0:00:42.280 weekend and Welsh. I think the big thing to start 0:00:42.280 --> 0:00:47.960 with is obviously something amazing happened, something magical yesterday. Not 0:00:48.080 --> 0:00:50.159 only did you get a home run call correct, I 0:00:50.200 --> 0:00:52.479 got a home run call correct? Yours of course was 0:00:52.560 --> 0:00:56.600 Max Munsey, which was perfect and Max Munsey homerd wait 0:00:56.680 --> 0:01:00.840 for it off Genesis Cabrera yesterday. I mean, I don't 0:01:00.840 --> 0:01:03.480 think we could write a better script coming into Friday, 0:01:03.480 --> 0:01:03.840 could we? 0:01:04.360 --> 0:01:06.399 No, that was I didn't even know that it was 0:01:06.400 --> 0:01:09.800 Genesis Cabrera until we have a little chat between you 0:01:09.880 --> 0:01:13.600 and myself, Mayor and Kelly Kirby. And when I saw 0:01:13.600 --> 0:01:15.760 it blowing up in there, I was like, oh, wow, 0:01:16.000 --> 0:01:18.640 this is magic and this is the first time, and 0:01:19.000 --> 0:01:21.080 I mean, we'd have to go get the statisticians to 0:01:21.120 --> 0:01:22.720 go and look, when's the last time you and I 0:01:22.800 --> 0:01:25.240 both had a home run call together? Hasn't happened this year? 0:01:26.920 --> 0:01:29.200 If it did, it happened in April. I mean, I 0:01:29.240 --> 0:01:31.639 don't think it has. I think the first I may. 0:01:31.959 --> 0:01:34.600 I hit none in April pretty much. So I don't know, man, 0:01:34.640 --> 0:01:36.320 I don't think we've done it this year, and god 0:01:36.360 --> 0:01:38.360 knows when it was last year. So that was a miracle. 0:01:38.680 --> 0:01:43.160 Genesis Cabrera showing up was magical. So thank you, Genesis, 0:01:43.640 --> 0:01:47.360 Thank you. 0:01:47.560 --> 0:01:50.560 I mean, I didn't I saw the monthly home run, 0:01:50.560 --> 0:01:52.000 but I know who was off of them. This morning, 0:01:52.000 --> 0:01:53.680 I was watching a little quick pitch kind of getting 0:01:53.680 --> 0:01:56.880 caught up on the things that went on, and uh, 0:01:57.000 --> 0:01:59.280 and there it was. There was Justice Cabrera and Max Monty, 0:01:59.280 --> 0:02:00.600 and I was like this is just perfect. This is 0:02:00.600 --> 0:02:03.520 a beautiful way to end the week after a fun week, 0:02:04.000 --> 0:02:05.760 and we can you know, we'll talk about that. Let's 0:02:05.760 --> 0:02:09.560 talk about also Noan Aeronado going yard in that game too. 0:02:09.680 --> 0:02:13.919 He has been red hot Wilson Contreras twice with the 0:02:13.960 --> 0:02:17.919 home runs. The Burger phone was getting used a lot. 0:02:18.040 --> 0:02:21.080 Yesterday Adam Wainwright had to dial up the Burger phone. 0:02:21.120 --> 0:02:23.120 But what in the hell is going on? It's funny 0:02:23.240 --> 0:02:25.800 was because we kept talking about No. One Aeronaudo. What 0:02:25.840 --> 0:02:29.520 a good bilo he was in my home league. I 0:02:29.560 --> 0:02:32.400 saw him trying to get traded like every deal it 0:02:32.440 --> 0:02:34.280 was like No One Aeronado, No Onen Ernaudo try to 0:02:34.280 --> 0:02:36.840 like get shopped around. I couldn't believe it. And I'm like, 0:02:36.840 --> 0:02:38.240 why are people trying to get rid of this guy? 0:02:38.280 --> 0:02:40.680 He's just in a slump, Like just be patient with 0:02:40.680 --> 0:02:42.959 this dude. But man, has this guy exploded? So is 0:02:42.960 --> 0:02:44.679 Saint Louis now? Saint Louis still needs to get better 0:02:44.720 --> 0:02:48.680 pitching That still has to happen. But do you think 0:02:48.680 --> 0:02:50.440 Saint Louis has turned a corner here in these last 0:02:50.480 --> 0:02:51.080 few days? 0:02:51.360 --> 0:02:54.160 Yeah? I think offensively they're finding their footing. Goldie's been 0:02:54.440 --> 0:02:56.840 locked in. They're still kind of moving around some of 0:02:56.880 --> 0:02:59.000 the pieces. You know, I had talked about maybe trading 0:02:59.040 --> 0:03:02.960 Tommy Edmund. Edmond has been pretty solid. Their outfield is 0:03:02.960 --> 0:03:05.960 still pieced together. Lars Nootbar again, I kind of been 0:03:06.000 --> 0:03:08.359 targeting a lot of Cardinals. Lars Zoopar was another one 0:03:08.400 --> 0:03:11.000 to buy. He's been kind of heating up. And with 0:03:11.400 --> 0:03:13.600 the whole pitching situation, We're gonna see how it all 0:03:13.639 --> 0:03:16.440 lays out. But they they kind of gave off and 0:03:16.480 --> 0:03:19.080 on like where Matthew Libertor is going to go. 0:03:19.120 --> 0:03:20.240 They're like, well, we. 0:03:20.200 --> 0:03:22.160 Think he's gonna get another start, he's gonna stay with 0:03:22.200 --> 0:03:24.760 the team. He might be bullpen, which would be garbage. 0:03:24.840 --> 0:03:26.800 But I can't imagine they're gonna be able to keep 0:03:26.840 --> 0:03:29.200 him bullpen after that performance. So we'll have to kind 0:03:29.200 --> 0:03:31.360 of see what happens with Libertory. But I think this 0:03:31.400 --> 0:03:35.000 whole team has turned the corner around. Goodbyes overall. And also, 0:03:35.040 --> 0:03:38.360 I don't know if you've looked Jordan Walker struggling in 0:03:38.400 --> 0:03:39.120 the miners too. 0:03:39.480 --> 0:03:42.200 I do not been good you brought that up because 0:03:42.200 --> 0:03:44.640 I haven't seen that, and and sometimes that happens you know, 0:03:44.720 --> 0:03:47.040 the guys get frustrated. They you know, I don't want 0:03:47.040 --> 0:03:49.680 to say they pout, but they it does knock their confidence. 0:03:49.720 --> 0:03:53.119 Sometimes some guys respond, you know, they they get sat down, 0:03:53.160 --> 0:03:55.240 they come right back. Well, we're talking about one of 0:03:55.240 --> 0:03:56.920 those guys who was kind of teetering on that edge. 0:03:56.920 --> 0:03:59.040 One more big note from that game, Freddie free Minute 0:03:59.040 --> 0:04:01.520 of Grand Slam was a three hundredth career home run 0:04:01.560 --> 0:04:03.520 for Freddy Freeman. Couldn't hapen to a better guy like 0:04:03.600 --> 0:04:05.600 it's Freddy Freeman, the most likable guy in baseball. I 0:04:05.640 --> 0:04:06.840 feel like he is because I love. 0:04:07.080 --> 0:04:10.119 He's in that general vicinity. Yeah, he's up there. 0:04:09.960 --> 0:04:14.200 He's terrific. Good for him, three hundred, Good for you. Now, 0:04:14.320 --> 0:04:17.000 more to the point going into the season, Welsh, you know, 0:04:17.000 --> 0:04:18.719 we did a lot of betting pro shows together. We 0:04:18.720 --> 0:04:20.960 had a lot of conversations about the Dodgers and my 0:04:21.560 --> 0:04:24.000 concern for the back end of his rotation, and also, 0:04:25.279 --> 0:04:28.200 you know, I'm not a big Julio Urius guy. And 0:04:28.720 --> 0:04:33.680 obviously his last start not good. Obviously May's injury is 0:04:33.680 --> 0:04:37.240 a problem. Obviously cinderguard is cinderguard. I know we talked 0:04:37.240 --> 0:04:40.120 about it yesterday. I'm gonna keep driving this home. The 0:04:40.160 --> 0:04:42.440 Dodgers got to figure something out. And I know that 0:04:42.720 --> 0:04:45.400 part of that figuring out is gonna be Dave Roberts 0:04:45.400 --> 0:04:48.800 talking about Gavin Stone that he quote makes sense end 0:04:48.880 --> 0:04:50.960 quote to be the guy who replaced us in May. 0:04:51.040 --> 0:04:53.920 So that's gonna happen. So Stone is out there in 0:04:53.960 --> 0:04:56.240 your leagues, and I imagine he probably is in most 0:04:56.279 --> 0:04:58.719 I imagine he's not rostered. I have to look up 0:04:58.720 --> 0:05:00.120 the number. I'll take a look at it. But in 0:05:00.160 --> 0:05:03.520 your opinion this weekend, he didn't make my waiver wire 0:05:03.640 --> 0:05:06.479 video at the time. Again, Gavin Stone's a guy that 0:05:06.680 --> 0:05:09.240 you know we're not as high on necessarily. But how 0:05:09.360 --> 0:05:12.440 much equity would you put into Gavin Stone, considering right 0:05:12.480 --> 0:05:14.520 now if you're looking to get him off the waiver wire? 0:05:15.000 --> 0:05:16.960 Looking at his roster verstagel for let up a second. 0:05:17.040 --> 0:05:19.840 He is thirty five percent roster, so still available in 0:05:19.920 --> 0:05:21.520 almost sixty five percent of leagues. 0:05:21.640 --> 0:05:23.960 Well, a great question might be Gavin Stone or Matthew 0:05:24.000 --> 0:05:27.720 Libertre And I tell you, well, you know what, I 0:05:27.760 --> 0:05:30.640 almost might lean in the other direction, because I still 0:05:30.640 --> 0:05:34.520 think the Cardinals are making horrifically bad decisions, and by 0:05:34.600 --> 0:05:37.039 not making a commitment. I don't know what they're gonna 0:05:37.040 --> 0:05:38.720 do with Libertory. They're gonna put him in the bullpen 0:05:39.040 --> 0:05:41.000 long relief for like three or four weeks and put 0:05:41.040 --> 0:05:45.320 him up. If Gavin Stone does struggle that I have mentioned, 0:05:45.360 --> 0:05:48.039 they can easily go in another direction. Here's what I'll say. 0:05:48.080 --> 0:05:50.560 I think they both are in the exact same, similar 0:05:50.880 --> 0:05:53.800 fab range. I think they should go about the same price, 0:05:54.120 --> 0:05:57.320 whatever that ends up being, whatever investment you guys put in. 0:05:57.360 --> 0:05:58.760 I think they should go about the same because they 0:05:58.800 --> 0:06:01.159 both have they both have an parent risk, and Gavin 0:06:01.200 --> 0:06:03.800 Stone found himself a little bit. He lives off of 0:06:03.839 --> 0:06:06.719 this big change up, the splittery changeup that he's got, 0:06:06.839 --> 0:06:09.880 which could induce some big whiffs if he can command 0:06:09.920 --> 0:06:14.559 the fastball. So I kind of almost tiny bit side 0:06:14.640 --> 0:06:16.640 on maybe Gavin Stone with all the issues they have, 0:06:16.680 --> 0:06:18.479 because they might experiment with some other guys and he 0:06:18.560 --> 0:06:20.680 might be locked up. But like I said, I think 0:06:20.680 --> 0:06:23.719 both of these guys probably should be valued about the same, 0:06:23.720 --> 0:06:25.520 which we totally wouldn't have said before the season. 0:06:26.120 --> 0:06:33.160 That is also fair. Angelo is saying Angelo mona samanta Jenaton, 0:06:34.160 --> 0:06:37.159 Angelo says Otani to the Cardinals. That's what he says, 0:06:37.200 --> 0:06:39.480 that's my best Tony Danza voice. Here's the thing, though, 0:06:39.520 --> 0:06:41.480 the Cardinals, this would have to be a rental if 0:06:41.480 --> 0:06:44.440 they went after Otani because it would probably cost them. 0:06:44.440 --> 0:06:49.719 I would imagine libertore And and Jordan Walker. I go, oh, 0:06:49.960 --> 0:06:51.600 I mean, if I'm then that's what I'm asking for. 0:06:51.720 --> 0:06:53.880 That's a lot to give up for a rental. And 0:06:54.000 --> 0:06:57.160 I don't think the Cardinals have the funds after paying 0:06:57.200 --> 0:06:58.720 Aeronauto and gold Schmidt. 0:06:59.160 --> 0:07:01.679 To imagine the cardinal's trying to make the decision between 0:07:01.680 --> 0:07:03.799 a guy that can hit and pitch. They their brains 0:07:03.839 --> 0:07:06.200 would explode at the thought of a guy that wants 0:07:06.279 --> 0:07:08.040 to hit on the same day that he's pitching. There's 0:07:08.120 --> 0:07:10.680 no way they can make those decisions. I will put 0:07:10.760 --> 0:07:13.720 a zero point zero percent chance that Otani is ever 0:07:13.840 --> 0:07:14.400 a Cardinal. 0:07:15.000 --> 0:07:17.480 Yeah, I think it's probably a unlikely thing. I'm gonna 0:07:17.480 --> 0:07:21.080 say this too. You know, it feels like, you know, 0:07:21.320 --> 0:07:23.280 I don't think this is intentional, but you know, obviously 0:07:23.360 --> 0:07:26.600 what's going on with Otani. Had he not you know, 0:07:26.680 --> 0:07:29.480 had the National League not adopted the DH to be 0:07:29.480 --> 0:07:31.640 a very different set of circumstances. I feel like too, 0:07:31.760 --> 0:07:34.720 for him, you know, they's really doubled his market potential, 0:07:35.360 --> 0:07:37.520 and that's good for baseball. It's it's good for Otani 0:07:38.240 --> 0:07:40.120 anybody else who comes along in the next ten years 0:07:40.160 --> 0:07:41.960 who can do anything close to what he's doing. And 0:07:42.000 --> 0:07:43.640 I wonder if teams are gonna start to value that 0:07:43.720 --> 0:07:46.560 more because it's something you do see in college baseball 0:07:46.600 --> 0:07:48.600 still to a certain degree, not as much, but you'll 0:07:48.640 --> 0:07:51.560 see some of these guys you know who can do both. 0:07:51.640 --> 0:07:53.440 You've seen them get drafted in the last couple of years. 0:07:53.560 --> 0:07:55.600 There's actually a guy right now named Bryce Eldridge who 0:07:56.080 --> 0:07:58.760 Joe Noyle was just talking about, who has a can 0:07:58.840 --> 0:08:02.120 hit ninety seven and putting up one ten Max Eves. 0:08:02.360 --> 0:08:04.080 To me, if I'm an organization, I look at that 0:08:04.160 --> 0:08:07.280 and saying, hey, this is a good investment long term 0:08:07.320 --> 0:08:09.760 because I can get two players in one so fisically 0:08:09.800 --> 0:08:12.560 it's more responsible. And I think you're gonna see other 0:08:12.640 --> 0:08:14.520 teams start to look for those kind of guys. But 0:08:14.600 --> 0:08:15.120 teams have to. 0:08:15.120 --> 0:08:16.960 Learn to develop and they can't and they I mean 0:08:17.080 --> 0:08:21.000 Jake Cronilworth was like a two way player. Brendan McKay 0:08:21.120 --> 0:08:23.840 with the Rays was one of those guys teams don't 0:08:23.880 --> 0:08:25.920 know how to manage these guys. There was a guy, 0:08:26.920 --> 0:08:30.000 Bubba Chandler in the pirate system right now, who I 0:08:30.000 --> 0:08:32.400 think he's just finally made the full commitment. Last year 0:08:32.400 --> 0:08:34.640 he was hitting. The Giants have one right now in 0:08:34.640 --> 0:08:37.160 Reggie Crawford. Teams don't know how to manage these guys. 0:08:37.160 --> 0:08:39.240 So I agree this would be a more cost efficient 0:08:39.280 --> 0:08:41.640 way for teams to approach if players could do it. 0:08:41.840 --> 0:08:44.360 But no one knows how to properly develop these players. 0:08:44.400 --> 0:08:46.240 And I just wanted to say when the Atani stuff, 0:08:46.280 --> 0:08:48.040 you say he doubled his options, but I think his 0:08:48.160 --> 0:08:51.360 options went from you know, two to three or two 0:08:51.440 --> 0:08:54.040 to four maximum. Like it's fun to be like, oh, 0:08:54.080 --> 0:08:55.880 my team could get him and all the oriole Oh 0:08:56.520 --> 0:08:58.400 he's not. He's gonna be like a met he's gonna 0:08:58.440 --> 0:09:00.560 be a Yankee, he's gonna be a Dodger, he's going 0:09:00.640 --> 0:09:02.480 to be an Angel. Like those are the teams. Like 0:09:02.559 --> 0:09:04.880 maybe you can throw in the Mariners, but like we're 0:09:04.920 --> 0:09:06.760 just being silly. It's going to go to one of 0:09:06.800 --> 0:09:08.920 the huge, huge dollar teams and we all know it. 0:09:10.679 --> 0:09:12.520 Yeah, it's like a fun game of survivor. And I 0:09:12.559 --> 0:09:15.199 see Razor talking about survivor in the chat here about 0:09:15.440 --> 0:09:19.320 yeah who went home and some fun stuff there. So yes, 0:09:19.720 --> 0:09:23.400 I was not surprised who went home, but I was 0:09:23.520 --> 0:09:25.120 rooting for somebody else to go home because there's a 0:09:25.120 --> 0:09:27.720 crazy woman on that island and they're crazy if they don't. 0:09:27.679 --> 0:09:29.920 Are you're talking about, Oh you turn that into surviving. 0:09:30.440 --> 0:09:32.360 Yeah, I'm about survivor there. I'm trying to, you know, 0:09:32.679 --> 0:09:35.400 the best I can. It's Friday. It's Friday. Mister Cortez 0:09:35.440 --> 0:09:38.160 gave up two runs and six things and then Carlos 0:09:38.240 --> 0:09:40.840 Esteveznach's tenth save. He was on the waiver wire pickup 0:09:40.920 --> 0:09:44.040 video a couple weeks ago, so hopefully you nabbed him 0:09:44.080 --> 0:09:45.640 because he was flowing out there a lot longer than 0:09:45.679 --> 0:09:47.840 he should have been. That was shocked. It was only 0:09:47.840 --> 0:09:50.000 fifty percent of leagues even a couple of year weeks ago. 0:09:50.120 --> 0:09:52.480 Adie Ruschman had to run home run and he walked twice. 0:09:52.520 --> 0:09:54.400 A good day for Rutchman. He continues to be great. 0:09:54.440 --> 0:09:57.160 We're also seeing I feel like a resurgence is the 0:09:57.200 --> 0:10:01.960 offensive catcher this year. You know, between Murphee, between Rutchman, 0:10:02.280 --> 0:10:04.560 we've got a little bit more of that, you know, Alvarez. 0:10:04.880 --> 0:10:06.719 The Mets starting to hit a little bit. Now. I 0:10:06.760 --> 0:10:09.079 don't know what's gonna happen with Alvarez necessarily because we 0:10:09.120 --> 0:10:11.719 see Gary Sanchez is gonna be brought up from the 0:10:11.760 --> 0:10:14.360 minor league. So do you think that Alvarez is the 0:10:14.400 --> 0:10:16.240 guy that gets sent down? Would that be kind of 0:10:16.280 --> 0:10:17.400 counterproductive at this point? 0:10:18.559 --> 0:10:20.720 I mean, I think Navarrees is coming back. He's not 0:10:20.760 --> 0:10:21.640 back yet, I don't. 0:10:21.440 --> 0:10:23.440 Believe so he's out for weeks still. 0:10:23.720 --> 0:10:26.880 Yeah, but when he comes back, that'll be probably Gary 0:10:26.920 --> 0:10:29.480 Sanchez going I don't I don't know's it's a great question. 0:10:29.559 --> 0:10:32.040 I mean, the Mets, what are they gonna do if Nevaaz. 0:10:31.760 --> 0:10:36.800 I mean, is a great defensive catcher, but he can't 0:10:36.840 --> 0:10:39.040 hit water if he fill out of voat. So to 0:10:39.040 --> 0:10:40.800 get rid of Alvarez right now when you need offense, 0:10:40.840 --> 0:10:42.520 I think would be very short sighted. But if you 0:10:42.559 --> 0:10:46.760 have Alvarez as your standalone catcher right now today, you 0:10:46.880 --> 0:10:50.439 gotta start looking around for possibly another option the Mets. 0:10:50.480 --> 0:10:52.320 The Mets might be a team that really need to 0:10:52.320 --> 0:10:55.920 look at themselves and figure out where the trademarket is 0:10:56.000 --> 0:10:58.959 and maybe open up that Pandora's box because they got 0:10:58.960 --> 0:11:01.640 all these pieces that are just like, Okay, you're right 0:11:01.760 --> 0:11:04.680 when Navarus comes back, you got Nedo. What do you 0:11:04.720 --> 0:11:07.480 do with Alvarez? You can't dh him really on opposite 0:11:07.559 --> 0:11:09.920 days because you've got Vento's and Baby up, and they're 0:11:09.920 --> 0:11:11.720 trying to figure out vogel Buck. They got too many 0:11:11.920 --> 0:11:14.760 Ronnie Mauricio sitting out there, They've got two. They have 0:11:14.920 --> 0:11:17.480 riches that are too close to the majors that if 0:11:17.520 --> 0:11:20.360 they've got deficiencies in other spots, they really should look 0:11:20.440 --> 0:11:23.160 to maybe move something, move one of these guys. Maybe 0:11:23.160 --> 0:11:26.520 it's Alvarez, by the way, and not love blatantly Vento's 0:11:26.600 --> 0:11:28.319 or Baby, but I do think that's something that that 0:11:28.400 --> 0:11:30.880 team should, especially with the money that they spend, they should. 0:11:30.960 --> 0:11:32.600 That's why I keep coming back to the Mets. The 0:11:32.640 --> 0:11:34.440 Mets have the need for Ottani. The Mets have the 0:11:34.440 --> 0:11:37.120 prospects though Otani, the Mets have the will to lock 0:11:37.200 --> 0:11:39.679 him up long term. Money is no object to Steve Cohen. 0:11:39.960 --> 0:11:41.439 That's why everyone keep saying all the gains stay on 0:11:41.480 --> 0:11:43.280 the West Coast. I just don't think it's gonna happen. 0:11:43.320 --> 0:11:45.240 I really don't. We'll see at the end. I love this. 0:11:45.320 --> 0:11:49.000 It's my favorite thing the first time, long times, Josh Dodd. 0:11:49.480 --> 0:11:52.800 I've listened to every single episode of Leading Off, but 0:11:52.880 --> 0:11:55.240 never been here live among the Peanuts and the Cracker Jacks. 0:11:55.480 --> 0:11:57.880 Keep up the good work, Joe and Chris. Your show 0:11:57.920 --> 0:12:01.400 makes my daily commute tolerable. Josh, We've been called tolerable 0:12:01.440 --> 0:12:03.920 many times in our life, both Welsh and myself. But 0:12:03.960 --> 0:12:08.400 thank you, yes, hey, tolerable. Take out the trash, will 0:12:08.440 --> 0:12:11.959 you please? But Josh, all joking aside, thanks for listening, 0:12:12.000 --> 0:12:13.760 and this is great. I love when people join us 0:12:13.800 --> 0:12:16.480 here live in the chat. It's fun to hang out here. 0:12:16.640 --> 0:12:19.599 The the Penis and Cracker tracks are amazing. Let's do 0:12:19.600 --> 0:12:23.720 a little rookie lookie. So according to Cardinals manager Very Cardinals, 0:12:23.760 --> 0:12:26.760 every show today for all you Saint Louis fans Thursday. 0:12:27.040 --> 0:12:30.640 Matthew Liberator will start next week, he said yesterday. So 0:12:30.760 --> 0:12:33.120 that is good. We were speculating will he make a 0:12:33.120 --> 0:12:34.840 second start. We was gonna work out of the bullpend. No, 0:12:35.559 --> 0:12:37.240 he will make a start in the road. Trip Uri 0:12:37.280 --> 0:12:40.600 Perez got's first major league win. Congratulations son, good job. 0:12:41.000 --> 0:12:43.360 And then Tosh Bradley did get back. Now he struggled 0:12:43.400 --> 0:12:45.439 in the beginning I gave up two runs over five 0:12:45.440 --> 0:12:48.840 innings that he did settle down a little bit. So overall, 0:12:49.280 --> 0:12:51.840 I think, you know, if you stayed away, you were 0:12:51.840 --> 0:12:53.880 probably happy. If you had to start him, you probably 0:12:53.880 --> 0:12:55.679 looked and said, Okay, it wasn't so bad. I think 0:12:55.720 --> 0:12:57.680 that's kind of the takeaway from Tosh. He wasn't what 0:12:57.760 --> 0:12:59.320 he looked like in the minor leagues, that's for sure. 0:12:59.320 --> 0:12:59.720 That's good. 0:13:00.120 --> 0:13:02.080 Yeah, well you kind of saw the stuff. You saw 0:13:02.120 --> 0:13:03.839 the things that we were a little bit worried about 0:13:03.840 --> 0:13:06.680 with him. The command was a little sit spotty, the 0:13:06.760 --> 0:13:09.240 cutter wasn't hitting where he needed it to go. But 0:13:09.360 --> 0:13:10.719 you know, he was able to get away with a 0:13:10.760 --> 0:13:13.199 lot of stuff. The changeup was going. You just you 0:13:13.200 --> 0:13:14.720 wish to see it a little bit more of the curveball. 0:13:14.760 --> 0:13:16.240 But I think overall pretty good. And by the way, 0:13:16.240 --> 0:13:19.960 we can also say goodbye officially to Uri pres strikeout 0:13:19.960 --> 0:13:22.680 props being four and a half. I think the last 0:13:22.760 --> 0:13:25.000 two have been four and a half. They have smacked both, 0:13:25.040 --> 0:13:27.200 I think in the third inning, so we can say 0:13:27.400 --> 0:13:30.360 bye bye to those. Those were nice while we had them. 0:13:30.720 --> 0:13:33.640 And Cody, you're right, I did say this about Wan 0:13:33.720 --> 0:13:35.360 Soda that he would be a Met eventually, because I 0:13:35.360 --> 0:13:38.400 could tell Steve Cohen really liked Wan Soto, but at 0:13:38.400 --> 0:13:41.000 the time they didn't want to move the prospects. And 0:13:41.040 --> 0:13:43.240 I told you the problem was they were never going 0:13:43.280 --> 0:13:45.440 to trade him in the division, so I knew he 0:13:45.520 --> 0:13:47.679 wasn't going to be via trade. And if the Mets 0:13:47.720 --> 0:13:51.640 don't get Otani, they will go after Wan Soda in 0:13:51.679 --> 0:13:53.200 free agency. It's going to be one of those two 0:13:53.200 --> 0:13:55.560 guys for sure. So Cody, you're right, I did say 0:13:55.600 --> 0:13:57.080 Soda will be a Met. There's still time for that 0:13:57.120 --> 0:13:58.760 to happen. But there's no way the National is going 0:13:58.800 --> 0:14:00.280 to trade him to the Mets. Like that was going 0:14:00.280 --> 0:14:02.200 to happen. They would have had such a massive overpaid. 0:14:02.200 --> 0:14:05.800 It's never ever going to be the case. All right, 0:14:05.880 --> 0:14:08.280 Let's go to one more here. Anthony Volpi, who we 0:14:08.280 --> 0:14:10.560 were talking about, was on the precipice got bench two 0:14:10.640 --> 0:14:14.520 days ago. Yesterday hit a home run. Maybe this burns him. 0:14:14.559 --> 0:14:16.880 I still say it's he's a great bilo across the board. 0:14:16.920 --> 0:14:20.200 I still believe in Anthony Volpe despite the struggles, and 0:14:20.240 --> 0:14:22.800 I think it's great that they're sticking with him injury front. 0:14:22.840 --> 0:14:26.440 Tommy Edmund removed yesterday lower abdomen soreness. That sounds painful. 0:14:26.760 --> 0:14:30.440 Jared Walsh, who's been dealing with chronic migraines and headache issues. 0:14:30.840 --> 0:14:32.640 He went three for three with a pair of walks 0:14:32.720 --> 0:14:35.000 yesterday in a rehab assignment. So if you're desperate for 0:14:35.040 --> 0:14:37.640 some corner help in a deeper league, maybe Jared Walsh 0:14:37.680 --> 0:14:38.840 can give you a little bit of a help if 0:14:38.880 --> 0:14:41.840 he is healthy. Seth Lugo is not healthy. He goes 0:14:41.880 --> 0:14:44.640 onto the aio with a calf strain. Aaron Savali three 0:14:44.640 --> 0:14:47.680 scoreless innings on Thursday, so he is starting to get 0:14:47.680 --> 0:14:51.400 closer to returning. So Indians Rock Indians. 0:14:51.400 --> 0:14:57.000 Oh my god, let's get on. Joe remember my mistake 0:14:57.120 --> 0:15:00.120 last week? Oh oh, Chat, uh oh oh? Joe is 0:15:00.160 --> 0:15:00.720 the team Joe? 0:15:00.880 --> 0:15:04.000 What was it? Well, they were the Cleveland Indians, so 0:15:04.080 --> 0:15:07.520 at one point they were I don't think it's the 0:15:07.560 --> 0:15:10.040 same thing, Chat, I don't think it's the same thing. 0:15:10.080 --> 0:15:12.000 I think you're just worse. I think your's just worse 0:15:12.040 --> 0:15:14.640 than what they were called. 0:15:15.160 --> 0:15:17.960 It wasn't like I said something like I called them. 0:15:18.280 --> 0:15:20.840 I just said the wrong name. I didn't say a 0:15:20.920 --> 0:15:29.360 name that was canceled. Joe. This chat is garbage, by 0:15:29.400 --> 0:15:32.160 the way, not one person getting on your case about 0:15:32.160 --> 0:15:34.119 it in this chat I'm looking at because. 0:15:33.920 --> 0:15:36.080 Mine, Mine was an honest point that I made one 0:15:36.120 --> 0:15:40.480 time and called myself. You made it eight times one small. 0:15:40.560 --> 0:15:43.440 But again, it wasn't. 0:15:42.720 --> 0:15:45.920 Hard to lead you out of it. I think so hard. 0:15:45.960 --> 0:15:47.880 I was like, are you sure anyway? 0:15:49.160 --> 0:15:53.120 The Guardians you wanted to ask who's going on? 0:15:53.200 --> 0:15:55.680 We ask who gets bounced when Savali. 0:15:55.280 --> 0:15:58.480 Comes back, Peyton, Battonfield. That's it's an easy one that 0:15:58.720 --> 0:16:00.400 that's the one that we've known that was is gonna 0:16:00.440 --> 0:16:03.800 go away. The bigger tests are going to be coming 0:16:03.880 --> 0:16:07.080 up here quickly. When trist McKenzie is available and comes back, 0:16:07.320 --> 0:16:09.520 who's going to get who's gonna kick rocks? And I 0:16:09.520 --> 0:16:12.600 think that's gonna be my gut, says caw Kwan Trill. 0:16:12.720 --> 0:16:15.960 He should go far away, far far away, and that's 0:16:16.000 --> 0:16:17.680 going to be your rotation. That would be the two 0:16:17.800 --> 0:16:22.960 rookies Savallee, McKenzie and Bieber. But you know, listen, they 0:16:23.360 --> 0:16:26.080 Savally I don't think should be guaranteed anything either. And 0:16:26.160 --> 0:16:28.520 you have Gavin Williams in the in the wings, so 0:16:28.760 --> 0:16:31.359 a lot of options for them. But yeah, Peyton Battonfield 0:16:31.440 --> 0:16:33.000 is going to be saying bye bye. 0:16:34.320 --> 0:16:38.240 Yes now the chat. Yeah, I didn't call them the 0:16:38.280 --> 0:16:40.240 Cleveland Guidos or something like that. 0:16:40.480 --> 0:16:43.479 No, you just call them that they actually changed, because. 0:16:43.280 --> 0:16:45.600 They actually changed. And I made a mistake. I'm tired. 0:16:45.760 --> 0:16:46.920 It's Friday again. 0:16:47.040 --> 0:16:49.480 This is what you're to make mistakes here, Joe. There's 0:16:49.520 --> 0:16:50.400 no mistakes. 0:16:50.600 --> 0:16:53.120 But I called myself as I made it, and I 0:16:53.120 --> 0:16:55.080 could tell it was like one of those bubbles, those 0:16:55.120 --> 0:16:57.720 cartoon bubbles. I could see it in my mouth. I said. 0:16:58.160 --> 0:17:00.720 Sometimes I still say San Diego Chargers every now and again. 0:17:01.080 --> 0:17:02.720 These are just things that are ingrained in you after 0:17:03.840 --> 0:17:08.359 forty years. You know, franmil Reyes got signed to a 0:17:08.400 --> 0:17:09.199 minor the contract. 0:17:09.240 --> 0:17:11.280 Do you care who did he used to be with 0:17:11.400 --> 0:17:14.480 he used to be with it? What was that team? Joe? No, 0:17:14.640 --> 0:17:15.720 what was that other team that he. 0:17:15.720 --> 0:17:18.480 Was winning out? The Padres? Which, by the way, how 0:17:18.560 --> 0:17:20.200 much long are we going to call him the Padres? 0:17:21.240 --> 0:17:22.160 Oh? Is that offensive? 0:17:22.640 --> 0:17:24.520 I don't know. I'm just saying, like, how much long 0:17:24.560 --> 0:17:25.760 did we call him the Padres? 0:17:27.440 --> 0:17:32.080 Joey Joey digging? Joey's digging. No, I have no interest 0:17:32.119 --> 0:17:35.200 in him. Frama Rays with the Nationals or anybody. Unfortunately. 0:17:35.200 --> 0:17:36.640 I love friand of Race. He's like such a nice 0:17:36.640 --> 0:17:39.280 guy and stuff too, But uh, the game is not there, 0:17:39.400 --> 0:17:42.280 so no, we don't. We don't have any fantasy interests here. 0:17:44.320 --> 0:17:46.720 I love the Washington Commanders. Somebody give me a Washington 0:17:46.720 --> 0:17:48.359 Commander's hat and I'll put it on it right now, 0:17:48.520 --> 0:17:51.200 all right, h three up and three down from yesterday. 0:17:51.359 --> 0:17:55.040 Wilson Contreras obviously the two three run home run. It's amazing. 0:17:55.080 --> 0:17:57.680 So Wilson Catrera has had a you know, a little 0:17:57.680 --> 0:18:00.000