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<v Speaker 1>You like fantasy ball, sense talk chasm that I shall

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<v Speaker 1>not me hear myself stops fans and they can't even

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<v Speaker 1>count some of uniforcasom s rodo.

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<v Speaker 2>You ain't better the health?

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<v Speaker 3>Well yeah, several charges on everyone coming.

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<v Speaker 1>Else and I'm alreadium to hear my baby sounds just

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<v Speaker 1>like your name was Mark.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's a ride by podcast. It's a rapop podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a rapp podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a ride bo podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a rap up podcast. Don't have a rap up podcast?

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<v Speaker 2>Got a turn? It should rap bo podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, everybody, welcome back. This is beat On. I am

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<v Speaker 1>back from Europe. Across with me on the screen is

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<v Speaker 1>the one the only fantasy master leth are you himself?

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<v Speaker 3>Great? All bright? How's it going over there?

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<v Speaker 2>Great? Since the last time you were in the States,

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<v Speaker 2>I become the world's biggest soccer person. I'm a soccer

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a soccer fan.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, man, I only found a second sport I have.

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<v Speaker 3>I you know, and you're calling it by the US name.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well yeah, yeah, totally. Yeah. If I start saying football,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean it's gonna be a little confusing. Okay, So

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<v Speaker 2>I mean I understand the need for the different name.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, come on, let's be real here. I start

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<v Speaker 2>going to football and we're gonna be like who you like.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't even name a team. I don't Chargers, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know who's in Los Angeles. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know that's one of your teams that's gonna start,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, one out of two.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so I'm uh so, first of all, my heart,

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<v Speaker 2>my my heart and soul is uh is it was

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<v Speaker 2>ripped out when uh Cabo Verde lost. I mean, god, man,

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<v Speaker 2>I became the biggest cape Verde fan and then they

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<v Speaker 2>go and lose. God, this is like this is it

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<v Speaker 2>was heartbreaking, what a heartbreaking loss by Cabo Verde. And

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<v Speaker 2>now I'm like rooting on Brazil and they lose to Norway.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh it's like God, that's what they shouldn't have let

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<v Speaker 2>giants into East Rutherford. And that's a that's as far

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<v Speaker 2>as like that actually works for soccer and football and

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<v Speaker 2>you know what I mean, I.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't gray, but that's a that's okay, we can well,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll just take you after word that it works for both.

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<v Speaker 1>It is a little bit shocking Brazil loss, but hey,

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<v Speaker 1>this is this is the World Cup some crazy stuff happens,

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<v Speaker 1>and this one in particular, I was, I was with you.

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<v Speaker 3>I wish Cape verdie one.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh and in our baseball audience probably doesn't care about

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<v Speaker 1>this at all. I was in Europe, Gray, I actually

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<v Speaker 1>watched the Czech Republic game in person and then went

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<v Speaker 1>to the Czech Republic. So that feels like a good

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<v Speaker 1>transition from you know, watching them here to actually being there.

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<v Speaker 1>But the Cubs apparently like it when I'm in Europe, Gray,

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<v Speaker 1>because they went on a big winning streak for the

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<v Speaker 1>last two weeks while I was gone, and as soon

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<v Speaker 1>as I got back, we got smacked by the Cardinals.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm I'm officially gonna start to go fundme for

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<v Speaker 1>Cubs Nation to move me to Europe officially, and then

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<v Speaker 1>we will be you know, I would say the Yankees,

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<v Speaker 1>but the Yankees don't win, so like a team that wins, I.

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<v Speaker 3>Don't know who that would be, the Dodgers. I mean

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<v Speaker 3>it would be the Dodgers. That's that's your winds now.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Yeah. Also, if if you're scoring at home, the

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<v Speaker 2>Cubs start with the same letter as Cape Verde. Yeah, no,

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<v Speaker 2>I actually I was watching, so yeah, I was, I

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<v Speaker 2>was watching the Yankees for for like, you know, for

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<v Speaker 2>like two minutes in between hydration breaks. Right, So I'm

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<v Speaker 2>watching the Yankees and it's like, what happened that? Oh

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<v Speaker 2>my god? So they got hitting third Jason Dominguez, Cody

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<v Speaker 2>Bellinger's clean up. Cody Bellinger hasn't had a hit since

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<v Speaker 2>like May twelfth. Anthony Volpe is there, is there their

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<v Speaker 2>five hitter, and then they have uh Jazz Chizm who's

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<v Speaker 2>hitting like two fifteen for the year. And then they

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<v Speaker 2>have guys at the end of the lineup that I

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<v Speaker 2>don't even know if I I don't even know if

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<v Speaker 2>I knew their names. There's the Yankees lineup is so bad.

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<v Speaker 2>Someone in the comments today was like, should I start

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<v Speaker 2>Joe Ryan in Yankee Stadium? I was like, I was thinking, like,

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<v Speaker 2>I actually want to start streaming pictures against the Yankees.

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<v Speaker 3>They look so.

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<v Speaker 2>So I don't like, I know Aaron Judge speaking of

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<v Speaker 2>giants as I was, Aaron Judge is I believe one person,

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<v Speaker 2>but somehow he must be like three or four people,

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<v Speaker 2>because I don't remember when Aaron Judge was in the lineup.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't remember the Yankees being like Aaron Judge. And

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<v Speaker 2>then a bunch of other guys. I thought they were

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<v Speaker 2>better than like they are. They are so bad. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's like they're like actually, like Paul Goldschmith's having a

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<v Speaker 2>zombino type year and a bounce back from his it

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<v Speaker 2>seemed like his career was over. He's had a bit

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<v Speaker 2>of a bounce back this year. And and gold Schmidt

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<v Speaker 2>is out of the lineup on Sunday as we record this,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's like he gold Schmid leaves the lineup and

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<v Speaker 2>it's like, Wow, the Yankees really have no one. They

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<v Speaker 2>have no one. Their team is so bad. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>can't remember the last time a Yankees team has looked

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<v Speaker 2>this awful. After like the second hitter, it's like Ben Rice,

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<v Speaker 2>it's essentially Goldsmith, Ben Rice and then the other guys.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not good, it's not great.

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<v Speaker 1>They have just kind of crumbled without the centerpiece of

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron Judge, just to terrify everybody. And it is weird

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<v Speaker 1>how much it's changed. I mean, in June they were

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<v Speaker 1>twenty first in runs scored. That's a that's a pretty

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<v Speaker 1>big drop for them from you know where they where

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<v Speaker 1>they had come from in May.

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<v Speaker 3>In June, so yeah, I mean they led the league.

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<v Speaker 1>In run scored in May Gray and then in June

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<v Speaker 1>twenty first, So it was that's quite a fall.

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<v Speaker 3>From grace for that line up.

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<v Speaker 1>And yes, apparently carried by one single bat that does

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<v Speaker 1>all of the work and nobody can hit it once

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<v Speaker 1>he's gone, except for the thirty eight soon to be

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<v Speaker 1>thirty nine year old in the middle of their lineup.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. And also I think I'm not sure if you

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<v Speaker 2>heard while you were gone for the two weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I heard you endorse Paul Goldschman as a legitimate

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<v Speaker 1>first baseman, among other other endorsements you were giving for

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast sake.

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<v Speaker 2>I heard, Hey, hey, come on, come on man. It's

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<v Speaker 2>like I feel like it's like when.

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<v Speaker 1>Brian Reynolds Brian Reynolds Gray, you gave a seal of

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<v Speaker 1>approval for the podcast for Brian Reynolds.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel I feel like when you come back, it's

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<v Speaker 2>like it's like you were It's like I was cheating

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<v Speaker 2>on you when I was talking to Mike, like you can't.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not supposed to listen to those podcasts. That's like

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<v Speaker 2>that was between me and Mike. That's not you're not

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<v Speaker 2>those are not for your ears. No, but I was

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<v Speaker 2>gonna say was What I was gonna say was while

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<v Speaker 2>you were away. I don't know if you heard that

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<v Speaker 2>there was a report ino uh from the Athletic UH.

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<v Speaker 2>He said that there is a uh there's a good

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<v Speaker 2>possibility that we have the twenty nineteen bounty balls. Did

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<v Speaker 2>you hear this?

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<v Speaker 3>I did. I heard this.

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<v Speaker 2>The first person I thought of was you. I was like, Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>beat On's gonna love this. Oh, he's got beat On's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna absolutely be thrilled we have the twenty nineteen bouncy balls. Oh.

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<v Speaker 1>Man, if anything, it messes up my whole you know,

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<v Speaker 1>even on your theory.

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<v Speaker 3>If they're gonna start randomly throwing bouncy ball during.

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<v Speaker 2>The universe, I was I was wondering what your angle

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<v Speaker 2>is gonna be. I was thinking. I was like, he's

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<v Speaker 2>just gonna pretend like this is twenty twenty seventh. I

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<v Speaker 2>thought that was gonna be your angle. You're gonna be like,

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<v Speaker 2>it's actually the calendar that's wrong. It's not the ball.

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<v Speaker 4>It's like, no, I heard the U.

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<v Speaker 2>I heard the report about the bouncy ball the first time.

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, oh, man, be Duncie, the even odd thing.

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<v Speaker 2>This is gonna mess up to even odd things so much.

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<v Speaker 1>So surprisingly Gray, I've done the preliminary research, and not

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<v Speaker 1>to disagree with you know, he's probably looked at it

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<v Speaker 1>from different angles than I.

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<v Speaker 3>Have because he has different data than I have.

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<v Speaker 1>But the average ex velocity, the home run rate, everything

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<v Speaker 1>pretty much is similar to like April, which feels really weird.

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<v Speaker 1>That would be similar to April, so we I have

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<v Speaker 1>a slightly different ball, but really.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's just one boup blank. It always happens,

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<v Speaker 3>if I'm just honest.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's a that was that kind of reminds me

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<v Speaker 2>of my other thing was like also from the also

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<v Speaker 2>I think from the Athletic, not from you know, but

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<v Speaker 2>someone else at the Athletic I think was saying how

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<v Speaker 2>Ranger swore As was a cell because it's gonna heat

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<v Speaker 2>up and his homer perfly, his homer perfly ball was

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<v Speaker 2>gonna you know, uh, it was gonna pick up and

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<v Speaker 2>he was gonna start giving up more homers. And so

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<v Speaker 2>I looked at Ranger swores and I was like, he's

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<v Speaker 2>basically he's a ground ball pitcher, Like why would like

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<v Speaker 2>it's just like just because it heats up and the

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<v Speaker 2>ball starts flying out of the park. It doesn't mean

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<v Speaker 2>every picture is suddenly going to start giving up home

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<v Speaker 2>runs if they're a ground ball pitcher. Actually, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know if it was the athletic, it might have been

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<v Speaker 2>someone else. I just happened to see. Ah. I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>even like the article to read it. I just read.

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<v Speaker 2>I read the little snippet that that comes with the

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<v Speaker 2>article on social media. I don't know, I might even

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<v Speaker 2>read it wrong. But yeah, so, I mean, I'm you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a little bit concerned about all my starters. But

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<v Speaker 2>Randers Suarez, don't beat jinxing him. Guys, Come on, man,

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<v Speaker 2>he's like my one guy who's doing well.

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<v Speaker 1>Please well, to be fair, he has given up only

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<v Speaker 1>one home run in the month of June, or I guess,

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<v Speaker 1>gave up only one home run in the month of June.

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<v Speaker 3>So at least for.

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<v Speaker 1>Him, you know, I guess the heat hasn't happened the

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<v Speaker 1>boss witch has happened in his games, because he's doing

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<v Speaker 1>just fine on that front. You know, he's definitely had

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<v Speaker 1>some second half falloffs, but maybe it's just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the second half falloff and not necessarily the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>he gives up home runs because that just feels little lazy.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe the other thing that feels lazy is sometimes the

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<v Speaker 1>All Star game starters. Great, they were announced based on

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<v Speaker 1>recent years, it could have been worse. We've seen a

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<v Speaker 1>lot worse in recent years. So you know, get off

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<v Speaker 1>on the fans for not voting a bunch of people

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<v Speaker 1>that didn't belong here. I would say James Wood feels

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<v Speaker 1>like a big kind of leave from here that he

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<v Speaker 1>should be he should be on the starting roster.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, I would agree. You know, I think there

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<v Speaker 2>was there's a little bit of like the entire the

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<v Speaker 2>entire the entire MLB outside of like the Blue Jays.

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<v Speaker 2>They all, like twenty nine teams from all across the

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<v Speaker 2>country vote for their favorite players, and then you have

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<v Speaker 2>one country that is Canada, and they all vote for

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<v Speaker 4>That's like Ernie Ernie Clement probably could run for prime minister.

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<v Speaker 4>I had a few gripes with the Blue Jays the

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<v Speaker 4>I mean it's you know, surprising that I guess the uh,

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<v Speaker 4>the fact that Brandon Marsh is having a good year

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<v Speaker 4>it's pretty impressive by the fans that get to vote

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<v Speaker 4>in Brandon Marsh because he's not having like one of

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<v Speaker 4>but the fact that he got voted in is a

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<v Speaker 4>who was voted in over Brandon Marsh, or even over

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<v Speaker 4>really over like Jan Soda or Andy Pahez. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, I you know, I'm kind of surprised because

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<v Speaker 4>it's sometimes I don't know the exact why the PCA

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<v Speaker 4>I will say that, like sometimes like if the Cubs

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<v Speaker 2>Lot of fans just vote at the stadium. So if

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<v Speaker 2>road trip and then you know, back in Wrigly if

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<v Speaker 2>they're not, if he's if he doesn't have a great

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<v Speaker 2>game back in Wrigly, you know, then maybe the Cubs

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<v Speaker 2>are the Cubs. Fans don't vote for him necessarily. It's

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<v Speaker 2>it's there's so much alchemy involved in like the All

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<v Speaker 2>Star voting from like you know, because of the fans

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<v Speaker 2>most part, I I think they did probably about as

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<v Speaker 2>good a job as you can expect. Like I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know if I would have, you know, like Freddie Freeman

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<v Speaker 2>and Vlad Junior, like I mentioned, uh Max Mounsey, it's

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the Dodgers. The Dodgers have a large pull

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<v Speaker 2>they pick up fans in other cities because they're winning.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, I mean, you know, it's the All Star Game.

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<v Speaker 3>Mean to be fair to the Cubs fans.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, through the first two months of the season,

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<v Speaker 1>PCA was gitting like two thirty at seven home runs

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<v Speaker 1>and then in June he had eleven home runs. I

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<v Speaker 1>had three eighty one, So he might have just started

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<v Speaker 1>in for him. You know, I was gonna gripe about

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<v Speaker 1>Freddie Freeman and Max Bunsey and erning comment and to

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<v Speaker 1>be honest, like there's nobody at those positions that really

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<v Speaker 1>deserves to have those spots, like you know, vlad Nick

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<v Speaker 1>Kurtzon does or is it for sure? But like looking

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<v Speaker 1>around at the National League first baseman, it's kind of like, well,

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<v Speaker 1>if it's not Freddy, it's like Matt Olsen, who you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he would have been fine. You could have you could

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<v Speaker 1>have voted Maddelson in and twenty two home runs leads.

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<v Speaker 2>The you know, having Matdelson is having a good year.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean it probably should have been him, but I

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<v Speaker 3>get it.

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<v Speaker 1>Freddie Freeman is uh his Dodger and people recognize his name,

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<v Speaker 1>so he gets there again. Max Munsey, I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>it is kind of a default because third base is

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<v Speaker 2>You know South Stuart. I mean, I don't know where

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<v Speaker 2>South Stewart's uh. I'm assuming he had third base eligibility

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<v Speaker 2>on the All Star ballot. I don't Maybe he didn't.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe maybe he was only eligible at first base for

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<v Speaker 2>the All Star ballot. I don't know. But Max Mounsey

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<v Speaker 2>is not having a terrible year. It's just it does

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<v Speaker 2>feel kind of like whatever Max Mounsey. You know, that's

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<v Speaker 2>the one in Los Angeles that is there's a there's

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<v Speaker 2>there's some there's a Max Monsey on every team. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know if you also heard that while you're in Europe,

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<v Speaker 2>but that's what's happened since you left.

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<v Speaker 3>We're just to sign a Max Monsey.

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<v Speaker 2>You have to have one. Yeah, there's thirty Max monthies.

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<v Speaker 2>They're all over the place.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm gonna ask some.

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<v Speaker 1>Fantasy questions off of the rankings or the All Star Game.

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<v Speaker 1>Here Brandon Marsh, we sent congratulations to him for making it.

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<v Speaker 1>Where does he fit in the outfield rankings rest of season?

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<v Speaker 1>He is currently number seven on the play Raider for

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<v Speaker 1>the season. Is he top twenty five outfielder rest of season?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he's. It's tough because he's actually actually I'm currently

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<v Speaker 2>I am writing up the top one hundred for the

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<v Speaker 2>second half that will go over next week. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Brandon Marsh is one of the harder ones to rank because,

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<v Speaker 2>like I mentioned already with uh, you know, he's he

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't have really loud numbers, so it's like, what do

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<v Speaker 2>you you know, it's hard to rely on runs, RBIs

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<v Speaker 2>and batting average, which is where he's really excelling, especially

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<v Speaker 2>batting average. I you know, I I will say I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think he's the seventh best outfielder in general. Where

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<v Speaker 2>he's gonna fall for me is still up in the air.

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<v Speaker 2>But I want to say he's in the top one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred for sure overall that is for outfielder, maybe fifteen ish. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I feel like that sounds about right off

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<v Speaker 1>All right, how about him? Or we're just gonna go

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<v Speaker 1>straight to the line. Ian Hat currently number twenty two

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<v Speaker 2>No, Brandon Brandon Marsh over ian Hap Ian hap Is

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<v Speaker 2>is not bad, as everyone who's ever listened to this

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<v Speaker 2>Brandon Marsh at this point is over Ian Hap.

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<v Speaker 1>We say we like ian Happ and then we do

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<v Speaker 1>these uh would you rather? And it really seems like

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<v Speaker 1>we don't.

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<v Speaker 2>You said you took a guy who's as the seventh

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<v Speaker 2>best outfielder and you and you try and comp them.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it kind of feels like a fair comparison,

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<v Speaker 1>like you're just gonna get pieces, not both of them,

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<v Speaker 1>Like you're not gonna get loud numbers from either of them.

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<v Speaker 2>Well right now, okay, so right now, I'll say Brandon

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<v Speaker 2>Marsh beats uh ian Hap in average for sure, probably

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<v Speaker 2>steals right power is ian Hap. Ian Hap beats him

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<v Speaker 2>in power, which probably keeps them close. Ian Hap I

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<v Speaker 2>think hits a little bit higher in the order, but

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<v Speaker 2>it keeps him close on RBIs because Brandon Marsh has

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<v Speaker 2>a solid lineup that he's you know, and hitting for

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<v Speaker 2>a good average. So I think they're pretty close. Probably

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<v Speaker 2>in in RBI's and runs, I'd probably say, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's close to a push as well, but

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<v Speaker 2>I'd probably say Ian Hap so Ian Happened runs in Homer's,

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<v Speaker 2>marsh In steels average, and RBIs but Iria is super close.

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<v Speaker 2>So I mean, not not dramatically different, but I think

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<v Speaker 2>marsh Overhap. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, how about marsh or has it hit them? Cody Bellinger.

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<v Speaker 2>Cody Cody, Cody's been bad, man, I'd probably I'd still

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<v Speaker 2>go Cody Bellinger though because of just you know, his uh,

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<v Speaker 2>his pedigree. I'm still going to Cody.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, those two flup seasons really really holding him over

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<v Speaker 1>in in the fantasy world for forever.

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<v Speaker 2>How about he wasn't bad last year. I mean, you're

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<v Speaker 2>you're making like he was like a one forty plus

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<v Speaker 2>homer season in the.

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<v Speaker 3>Bouncy He was. He was in the boundary of what.

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<v Speaker 2>He was, I know, the bouncy ball year with Cody Bouinger,

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<v Speaker 2>but with the MVP year, but I mean, he was.

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<v Speaker 2>He hasn't been bad in other years.

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<v Speaker 3>He's fine, He's fine, I'm just giving you hard time.

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<v Speaker 2>Gray.

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<v Speaker 3>Another guy that you absolutely.

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<v Speaker 1>Love, Michael Harris a second, or Randa marsh Uh you know,

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<v Speaker 1>actually feels kind of similar, honestly.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, no, definitely similar. I I think I think

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going Harris.

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<v Speaker 3>I think I would go Hard's too.

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<v Speaker 1>He's finally climbing the climb, climbed the lineup, which was

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<v Speaker 1>always the issue with him. If he's gonna stay getting

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle of the lineup or towards the top

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<v Speaker 1>of the lineup, I'll.

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<v Speaker 3>Go with I'll go with Michael Harris. All right.

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<v Speaker 1>Moving on to another All Star competitor here, c J.

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<v Speaker 3>Abrams.

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<v Speaker 1>He gets the starting shortstop for the National League. Is

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<v Speaker 1>he currently the number two short stop in Fantasy rest

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<v Speaker 1>of season?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, I have. I think i've already. I think

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<v Speaker 2>I don't. I want to. I don't want to say

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<v Speaker 2>locked in my top twenty for the second half, but CJ.

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<v Speaker 2>Abrams is definitely in there. And yeah, he's it's Bobby

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<v Speaker 2>Wood Junior and then player player player, player player, CJ

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<v Speaker 2>Abrams something like it's something like that. I mean, it's

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<v Speaker 2>definitely Bobby Wood Junior and then CJ. Abrams and CJ.

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<v Speaker 2>Abrams isn't that far outside of I want to say

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<v Speaker 2>he might be in the top ten, so top twelve

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<v Speaker 2>probably at least. Yeah, I don't know. I'm still looking

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<v Speaker 2>at it. You know, Ellie de la Cruz, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>Ellie de la Cruz is definitely in the U. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean he's he's in the conversation for sure. I do

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<v Speaker 2>think Ellie de la Cruz probably still has higher upside

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<v Speaker 2>and he could probably you know, explode and have a

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<v Speaker 2>huge second half. But I mean C J. Ammerws looks great,

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<v Speaker 2>so yeah, I mean it's it's tough man, but I

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<v Speaker 2>I think I think it's Bobby Wood Junior, then CJ. Abrams,

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<v Speaker 2>then Ellie for shortstops, and then there's a long pause

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<v Speaker 2>before we get to Gunner Henderson. Along it was a dramatic,

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<v Speaker 2>dramatic pause before Gunner Henderson. I believe.

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<v Speaker 3>That feels that feels fair, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>it almost feels faired. I asked if he's even the

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<v Speaker 1>next guy to be honest for this season long term.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely still love him, but I don't even know if

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<v Speaker 1>he's gonna be the third shortstop or the fourth short stop,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess and when I when I sit down and

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<v Speaker 1>relooked for the second half, two guys that I think

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<v Speaker 1>probably fit in that area between Bobby Wit and c. J.

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<v Speaker 1>Abrams Junior, Cameron Arrow, and Nick Kurtz. Nick Kurtz should

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<v Speaker 1>be starting, he is not. But would you take Nick

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<v Speaker 1>Kurtz Junior Cameran Arrow if you're redrafting for the second half?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, and uh, for uh for specific sake, that doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>that didn't make any sense, but uh, Vlad Junior is

417
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<v Speaker 2>already backed out of the All Star Game. He's he's rest,

418
00:26:00.200 --> 00:26:02.960
<v Speaker 2>he's not going to participate. So Nick Kurtz is going

419
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<v Speaker 2>to be starting, even though vladd Junior was voted as

420
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<v Speaker 2>the first base starter. So anyway, just you know, for

421
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<v Speaker 2>whatever that.

422
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<v Speaker 3>Somebody will y'all, it's like you don't clarify for sure.

423
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<v Speaker 2>Right exactly so for clarifications sake, I Nick Kurtz is

424
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<v Speaker 2>like he's become basically my my newest Gian Carlow on

425
00:26:25.880 --> 00:26:29.400
<v Speaker 2>the Marlins. I love Nick Kurtz. I think you know

426
00:26:29.480 --> 00:26:34.200
<v Speaker 2>I mentioned and I think Nick Kurtz I mentioned this.

427
00:26:34.839 --> 00:26:36.319
<v Speaker 2>I don't know where I mentioned it. I think I

428
00:26:36.400 --> 00:26:38.839
<v Speaker 2>mentioned it with Craig Mish I was on his show

429
00:26:39.480 --> 00:26:42.319
<v Speaker 2>recently and I mentioned I think if I could make

430
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<v Speaker 2>a long term bet that Nick Kurtz will be a

431
00:26:46.440 --> 00:26:49.079
<v Speaker 2>Hall of Famer in twenty years, I would make that

432
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<v Speaker 2>bet today. I think Nick Kurtz is going to be

433
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<v Speaker 2>like if he stays with the A's between Sacramento and

434
00:26:55.640 --> 00:26:57.920
<v Speaker 2>Las Vegas. I mean, Nick Kurtz is going to be

435
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<v Speaker 2>a lock for five hundred homers, a four hundred on

436
00:27:01.440 --> 00:27:04.680
<v Speaker 2>base percentage. He's gonna be winning. He'll win a few

437
00:27:04.799 --> 00:27:08.759
<v Speaker 2>MVPs in his career. So I'm a huge Nick Kurtz fan.

438
00:27:09.720 --> 00:27:13.480
<v Speaker 2>Junior Caminio is I think he's at like, I want

439
00:27:13.480 --> 00:27:16.480
<v Speaker 2>to say, eleven homers in like ten days or something

440
00:27:16.640 --> 00:27:22.279
<v Speaker 2>something something insane. So yeah, and they're I mean they're close.

441
00:27:23.000 --> 00:27:28.119
<v Speaker 2>I think Nick Kurtz actually has a handful more steals.

442
00:27:28.400 --> 00:27:32.359
<v Speaker 2>So I like Nick Kurtz better than Junior caminiro. But

443
00:27:32.839 --> 00:27:37.200
<v Speaker 2>they're super close to each other. I think probably, you know,

444
00:27:37.319 --> 00:27:42.759
<v Speaker 2>like one's gonna be one's probably top five, top five

445
00:27:42.880 --> 00:27:46.000
<v Speaker 2>or seven overall, and the other one is like top

446
00:27:46.839 --> 00:27:50.000
<v Speaker 2>nine to twelve maybe something like that. I mean, they're

447
00:27:50.039 --> 00:27:51.240
<v Speaker 2>they're both really good.

448
00:27:53.160 --> 00:27:55.680
<v Speaker 1>They I just wanted to hold you and against it

449
00:27:56.000 --> 00:27:58.319
<v Speaker 1>and make you decide who they who the best corner

450
00:27:58.359 --> 00:28:02.400
<v Speaker 1>infield in the rankings was gonna be sounds like it

451
00:28:02.519 --> 00:28:05.079
<v Speaker 1>sounds like you're going Kurtz. But we'll see what happens

452
00:28:05.079 --> 00:28:07.680
<v Speaker 1>when you come out with your rankings and we dissect those.

453
00:28:08.119 --> 00:28:11.680
<v Speaker 1>That's always a fun show for me. Let's talk about

454
00:28:11.680 --> 00:28:14.880
<v Speaker 1>some stuff that's happening in the game, Gray, Julio Rodriguez

455
00:28:14.960 --> 00:28:19.279
<v Speaker 1>is heading to the IL with concussion seven dail. He could,

456
00:28:19.519 --> 00:28:22.000
<v Speaker 1>I think, in theory, be back before the All Star break,

457
00:28:22.039 --> 00:28:24.799
<v Speaker 1>but also feels like one of those opportunities just to

458
00:28:24.880 --> 00:28:29.279
<v Speaker 1>let him have a few extra days and and get

459
00:28:29.319 --> 00:28:32.519
<v Speaker 1>through the All Star break healthy. Obviously, you want to

460
00:28:32.559 --> 00:28:34.880
<v Speaker 1>trade for him if you can because of his second

461
00:28:34.920 --> 00:28:39.799
<v Speaker 1>half history. Gray, would you trade Andy Paye starter in

462
00:28:39.839 --> 00:28:42.759
<v Speaker 1>the All Star Game for Julio Regaz?

463
00:28:43.920 --> 00:28:48.599
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, absolutely, Julio Rodrigez. I mean, now is the time

464
00:28:48.640 --> 00:28:52.079
<v Speaker 2>to get Julio Rodriguez on your fantasy team. This is

465
00:28:52.359 --> 00:28:54.799
<v Speaker 2>this is the point in the season when you want

466
00:28:54.799 --> 00:28:58.440
<v Speaker 2>to trade for him. So yeah, Jay Rod over Pages

467
00:28:58.599 --> 00:28:59.319
<v Speaker 2>for sure.

468
00:29:00.240 --> 00:29:02.960
<v Speaker 1>Over the hottest player in baseball or one of them

469
00:29:03.079 --> 00:29:04.640
<v Speaker 1>in PCA.

470
00:29:05.279 --> 00:29:08.720
<v Speaker 2>Ooh, that's tough, man, you know. I actually I think

471
00:29:08.759 --> 00:29:12.839
<v Speaker 2>I've I've come around on PCA in the last couple

472
00:29:12.839 --> 00:29:16.200
<v Speaker 2>of weeks because like it's at this point it's undeniable.

473
00:29:16.440 --> 00:29:18.319
<v Speaker 2>I don't want to be uh. I don't want to

474
00:29:18.359 --> 00:29:22.400
<v Speaker 2>be the idiot who's still saying PCA is not good

475
00:29:22.680 --> 00:29:25.640
<v Speaker 2>when he's sitting on a twenty twenty season at the

476
00:29:25.680 --> 00:29:29.720
<v Speaker 2>All Star break and his batting average hasn't been bad either,

477
00:29:30.319 --> 00:29:35.680
<v Speaker 2>So I'm going PCA over j Rod. I think PCA,

478
00:29:36.319 --> 00:29:38.079
<v Speaker 2>like you know, a lot of things can happen in

479
00:29:38.119 --> 00:29:42.319
<v Speaker 2>the second half that could change my opinion once again

480
00:29:42.400 --> 00:29:45.079
<v Speaker 2>on him, But as of right now, I think PCA

481
00:29:45.279 --> 00:29:51.279
<v Speaker 2>is like a top seven to ten overall player going

482
00:29:51.279 --> 00:29:56.720
<v Speaker 2>into next year. Like he looks legit, like nothing, like yeah,

483
00:29:56.759 --> 00:29:58.960
<v Speaker 2>I mean he's he's bullied a little bit by the

484
00:29:59.559 --> 00:30:03.880
<v Speaker 2>hot month of June, like the insane month of June,

485
00:30:03.960 --> 00:30:07.960
<v Speaker 2>but still like a guy who like I believe we're

486
00:30:08.079 --> 00:30:11.440
<v Speaker 2>recording this on Sunday, I believe he stole two bags today,

487
00:30:11.880 --> 00:30:15.680
<v Speaker 2>Like if a guy's gonna steal two bags, like and

488
00:30:15.720 --> 00:30:19.279
<v Speaker 2>go one for four and then on other and then

489
00:30:19.480 --> 00:30:23.000
<v Speaker 2>like hit like you know, eleven to twelve homers in

490
00:30:23.079 --> 00:30:26.920
<v Speaker 2>another month, Like it's like Pa.

491
00:30:26.680 --> 00:30:30.400
<v Speaker 5>Looks like a he looks like a superstar, like he

492
00:30:30.440 --> 00:30:34.359
<v Speaker 5>looks for at least for fantasy, you know, I mean,

493
00:30:34.960 --> 00:30:39.519
<v Speaker 5>I think he's probably he's made the case, and I'm

494
00:30:39.519 --> 00:30:42.359
<v Speaker 5>believing it at this point for like as a top

495
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<v Speaker 5>ten player.

496
00:30:43.400 --> 00:30:46.440
<v Speaker 2>I mean, we'll see. If you know, he has another

497
00:30:47.000 --> 00:30:50.960
<v Speaker 2>terrible second half like he did last year, then you know,

498
00:30:51.200 --> 00:30:54.160
<v Speaker 2>maybe I'll change my opinion a bit on him. But

499
00:30:54.440 --> 00:30:56.759
<v Speaker 2>as of right now, he looks legit.

500
00:30:57.920 --> 00:30:59.720
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, if that happens, very well, we'll do it. We'll

501
00:30:59.799 --> 00:31:02.559
<v Speaker 3>dry and we will trade him for Juli Oldriguez.

502
00:31:03.000 --> 00:31:07.119
<v Speaker 1>Every single season and just win every single league feels

503
00:31:07.160 --> 00:31:11.440
<v Speaker 1>like just an ultimate winner. Let's try and find a

504
00:31:11.559 --> 00:31:16.000
<v Speaker 1>Jay Rod in between here, o'deo Cruz or or j Rod.

505
00:31:17.079 --> 00:31:22.079
<v Speaker 2>I'm going Jay Rod over O'Neil Cruz. I think I'm

506
00:31:22.119 --> 00:31:25.359
<v Speaker 2>still I'm still worried about the strikeouts with O'Neil Cruz,

507
00:31:25.480 --> 00:31:30.839
<v Speaker 2>and and now there's the injury and potential injury concerns.

508
00:31:30.880 --> 00:31:34.200
<v Speaker 2>Maybe I don't know either way, I'm going Jay Rod.

509
00:31:34.359 --> 00:31:36.799
<v Speaker 3>All right? How about how about breakout Jordan Walker?

510
00:31:38.559 --> 00:31:41.960
<v Speaker 2>Oh, I'm gonna have to go Jay Rod, just because

511
00:31:42.000 --> 00:31:45.000
<v Speaker 2>we have the track record of him being so great.

512
00:31:45.039 --> 00:31:47.680
<v Speaker 2>In the second half. But I you know, I do

513
00:31:47.759 --> 00:31:50.319
<v Speaker 2>love Jordan Walker obviously, but I'm going Jay.

514
00:31:50.200 --> 00:31:53.440
<v Speaker 3>Rod, all right, Jay Roder soda.

515
00:31:55.200 --> 00:31:56.279
<v Speaker 2>I'm going one sodo.

516
00:31:57.200 --> 00:31:58.079
<v Speaker 3>Okay.

517
00:31:58.720 --> 00:32:00.480
<v Speaker 1>So there's a I feel like we have a good

518
00:32:00.519 --> 00:32:03.599
<v Speaker 1>evaluation for where you're taking or training for jay Rod

519
00:32:03.640 --> 00:32:07.960
<v Speaker 1>amongst the outfielders. And let's talk about some replacement options

520
00:32:07.960 --> 00:32:11.000
<v Speaker 1>for jay Rod. There's some that are worth talking about.

521
00:32:11.519 --> 00:32:13.319
<v Speaker 1>You tell us if they are hots potatoes or if

522
00:32:13.319 --> 00:32:16.400
<v Speaker 1>they are hot and ready to go gray as Morellen

523
00:32:16.759 --> 00:32:19.640
<v Speaker 1>Valdez for the Pirates in twenty one games, he has

524
00:32:19.680 --> 00:32:20.359
<v Speaker 1>six on runs.

525
00:32:20.400 --> 00:32:23.440
<v Speaker 3>He's sending three thirty three three two three eighty four.

526
00:32:23.519 --> 00:32:25.920
<v Speaker 1>He does have a little bit of a strikeout problem

527
00:32:26.279 --> 00:32:29.000
<v Speaker 1>at thirty two point nine percent, but he has just

528
00:32:29.039 --> 00:32:32.599
<v Speaker 1>been performing since he got called up. Uh, definitely a

529
00:32:33.279 --> 00:32:36.000
<v Speaker 1>good week for him. What are your thoughts here on Valdez?

530
00:32:37.480 --> 00:32:41.039
<v Speaker 2>Uh, you know, I mean, I like Valdez a lot

531
00:32:41.160 --> 00:32:45.000
<v Speaker 2>for power. I don't think we've seen enough as far

532
00:32:45.079 --> 00:32:49.920
<v Speaker 2>as like long term, but I mean he does, I

533
00:32:49.920 --> 00:32:53.079
<v Speaker 2>mean does have power. I think that a certain point,

534
00:32:53.319 --> 00:32:57.240
<v Speaker 2>you know, because he's striking out currently at like thirty

535
00:32:57.279 --> 00:33:01.759
<v Speaker 2>over thirty five percent as of Sunday, and he's hitting

536
00:33:01.880 --> 00:33:07.079
<v Speaker 2>three ten, so that obviously is you know, fluky. He's

537
00:33:07.079 --> 00:33:10.119
<v Speaker 2>got a four to twenty one babbit, so you know

538
00:33:10.279 --> 00:33:14.920
<v Speaker 2>he's probably, i mean neutrally a two point thirty hitter.

539
00:33:15.880 --> 00:33:19.160
<v Speaker 2>So at some point he's gonna go ice cold. He

540
00:33:19.200 --> 00:33:22.799
<v Speaker 2>does have good power, and if he's hot, I'm fine

541
00:33:22.839 --> 00:33:26.160
<v Speaker 2>picking him up in literally any league, Like I would

542
00:33:26.240 --> 00:33:30.119
<v Speaker 2>grab Valdez in the shallowest of leagues. But I think

543
00:33:30.200 --> 00:33:32.559
<v Speaker 2>right now it's it's hard to be like, you know,

544
00:33:32.720 --> 00:33:36.000
<v Speaker 2>too enthusiastic about a long term pitcher when he's still

545
00:33:36.440 --> 00:33:38.000
<v Speaker 2>striking out as much as he is.

546
00:33:39.440 --> 00:33:40.400
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I would agree.

547
00:33:40.440 --> 00:33:42.680
<v Speaker 1>I think eventually he just kind of settles into a

548
00:33:43.640 --> 00:33:46.880
<v Speaker 1>power only type of bat. But enjoy the hot streak

549
00:33:46.880 --> 00:33:50.640
<v Speaker 1>while he's going, and certainly a decent replacement until after

550
00:33:50.680 --> 00:33:51.480
<v Speaker 1>the All Star break.

551
00:33:51.519 --> 00:33:54.039
<v Speaker 3>If you're looking around, how about over.

552
00:33:53.920 --> 00:33:57.880
<v Speaker 1>In Colorado, Cold Carry in the last twenty three games,

553
00:33:57.880 --> 00:34:01.079
<v Speaker 1>he has four months two stone bases, he's seeing ninety three.

554
00:34:01.720 --> 00:34:04.039
<v Speaker 1>He does have to strikeout rate under control, he's under

555
00:34:04.079 --> 00:34:07.359
<v Speaker 1>twenty percent. He's got a walk rate over twelve percent.

556
00:34:08.159 --> 00:34:10.760
<v Speaker 1>What are your thoughts here on Cole Carrick in Colorado?

557
00:34:12.280 --> 00:34:18.119
<v Speaker 2>Uh? You know, I think he's probably just a Rockies

558
00:34:18.280 --> 00:34:22.719
<v Speaker 2>like at home, a streamer for at home in most

559
00:34:22.920 --> 00:34:26.400
<v Speaker 2>shallower leagues. In a deeper league, I mean, I do

560
00:34:26.519 --> 00:34:31.679
<v Speaker 2>like he is making good contact, and I buy him

561
00:34:31.800 --> 00:34:35.480
<v Speaker 2>in general, I just think it might be a bit

562
00:34:35.559 --> 00:34:39.039
<v Speaker 2>early to be like completely invested. I remember when he

563
00:34:39.079 --> 00:34:41.519
<v Speaker 2>got called up. He got called up the same day

564
00:34:41.519 --> 00:34:44.840
<v Speaker 2>as Braid and Montgomery, and I remember being a little

565
00:34:44.880 --> 00:34:47.719
<v Speaker 2>bit higher on Braid and Montgomery than I was on

566
00:34:48.199 --> 00:34:52.400
<v Speaker 2>Cole Carrick. But I've switched on that. I do think

567
00:34:52.719 --> 00:34:56.840
<v Speaker 2>I like carg better than Montgomery, But I still think

568
00:34:57.599 --> 00:35:01.239
<v Speaker 2>in most leagues, like I have Cole carrag in a

569
00:35:01.280 --> 00:35:04.199
<v Speaker 2>bunch of leagues, and I know there's there's quite a

570
00:35:04.199 --> 00:35:07.920
<v Speaker 2>few days where, like you know, he'll even though he's

571
00:35:07.960 --> 00:35:11.320
<v Speaker 2>a switch hitter for whatever reason, you know, product it's

572
00:35:11.320 --> 00:35:15.360
<v Speaker 2>the Rockies and they just do dumb stuff. But like he'll,

573
00:35:15.639 --> 00:35:20.400
<v Speaker 2>he'll be benched randomly, so you have to find a replacement.

574
00:35:20.639 --> 00:35:23.079
<v Speaker 2>Like I think even on Sunday, I think he even

575
00:35:23.480 --> 00:35:26.039
<v Speaker 2>didn't play today, and it's like, why why is he

576
00:35:26.119 --> 00:35:28.800
<v Speaker 2>not playing? Who knows? I don't know. I have no

577
00:35:28.920 --> 00:35:33.320
<v Speaker 2>idea other than you know, colon Rockies. That's it. That's

578
00:35:33.320 --> 00:35:35.880
<v Speaker 2>the only reason I can imagine is why he's not

579
00:35:35.960 --> 00:35:39.840
<v Speaker 2>playing unless he's, you know, nursing an injury or something

580
00:35:39.880 --> 00:35:42.360
<v Speaker 2>that I didn't hear about. But yeah, he's you know,

581
00:35:42.480 --> 00:35:44.760
<v Speaker 2>so it's like it's stuff like that that makes it

582
00:35:44.800 --> 00:35:48.519
<v Speaker 2>difficult to like give him a full endorsement. But I

583
00:35:48.639 --> 00:35:51.320
<v Speaker 2>do buy like what he's doing. I like him more

584
00:35:51.480 --> 00:35:56.079
<v Speaker 2>than Valdez for what it's worth. Like he I don't

585
00:35:56.079 --> 00:35:59.519
<v Speaker 2>think carrig is really gonna be uh, Like, he doesn't

586
00:35:59.519 --> 00:36:03.519
<v Speaker 2>seem like a flukey, like just a hot streak guy,

587
00:36:03.719 --> 00:36:07.960
<v Speaker 2>Like he looks fine, like a legitimate hitter who you

588
00:36:08.000 --> 00:36:11.239
<v Speaker 2>can roster in most leagues, except you know, it's a

589
00:36:11.280 --> 00:36:13.480
<v Speaker 2>lot easier to roster a guy in a daily league

590
00:36:13.719 --> 00:36:17.119
<v Speaker 2>when you can replace him, like when he's not playing

591
00:36:17.199 --> 00:36:18.119
<v Speaker 2>for whatever reason.

592
00:36:19.320 --> 00:36:24.199
<v Speaker 3>Yeah. Absolutely, would you take him over both of his teammates,

593
00:36:24.360 --> 00:36:26.320
<v Speaker 3>Jake McCarthy and Mickey Moniac.

594
00:36:26.800 --> 00:36:29.639
<v Speaker 2>No, no, no, no, no, absolutely not no.

595
00:36:29.920 --> 00:36:29.960
<v Speaker 3>No.

596
00:36:30.159 --> 00:36:34.719
<v Speaker 2>Moniac has been fantastic and Jake McCarthy's been pretty solid too,

597
00:36:34.800 --> 00:36:38.119
<v Speaker 2>So yeah, no moniac and McCarthy over Carrick.

598
00:36:39.039 --> 00:36:41.280
<v Speaker 1>Okay, just trying to make sure we know where he

599
00:36:41.320 --> 00:36:46.000
<v Speaker 1>fits in there. Let's talk about the Kyle. Clearly we

600
00:36:46.039 --> 00:36:49.760
<v Speaker 1>went wrong all along and didn't bail on him at all.

601
00:36:49.800 --> 00:36:54.320
<v Speaker 1>Gray Kyle Stowers three home runs four twenty three this week.

602
00:36:54.360 --> 00:36:56.239
<v Speaker 1>All of a sudden, he's a top ten outfielder over

603
00:36:56.239 --> 00:37:00.480
<v Speaker 1>the last thirty days. It's Kyle Stowers was gonna do

604
00:37:00.519 --> 00:37:02.360
<v Speaker 1>what he did last year and just kind of find

605
00:37:02.400 --> 00:37:05.239
<v Speaker 1>that that power swing of his again. Or is this

606
00:37:05.480 --> 00:37:09.000
<v Speaker 1>just a short, little power burst to be enjoyed.

607
00:37:09.880 --> 00:37:15.760
<v Speaker 2>I believe if I had all the homers from Kyle,

608
00:37:16.119 --> 00:37:18.599
<v Speaker 2>all the homers and RBIs and all the stats that

609
00:37:18.719 --> 00:37:22.880
<v Speaker 2>came from Kyle Stowers from the day after I said

610
00:37:23.039 --> 00:37:25.719
<v Speaker 2>you can give up on them, and I also had

611
00:37:26.159 --> 00:37:28.400
<v Speaker 2>all the stats from the day after I said you

612
00:37:28.440 --> 00:37:31.320
<v Speaker 2>can give up on Dansby Swanson, I believe I'd be

613
00:37:31.360 --> 00:37:37.360
<v Speaker 2>in first place in every league. Uncanny how I was.

614
00:37:37.760 --> 00:37:42.039
<v Speaker 2>I managed to time exactly correct when to say, Okay,

615
00:37:42.119 --> 00:37:45.239
<v Speaker 2>Kyle Stowers, I'm done with you, and then he suddenly

616
00:37:45.280 --> 00:37:51.440
<v Speaker 2>got hot almost immediately. It's pretty it's pretty amazing. Yeah,

617
00:37:51.559 --> 00:37:55.119
<v Speaker 2>I mean, I think, you know, that cold streak really

618
00:37:55.360 --> 00:38:00.000
<v Speaker 2>sort of like it warned me off of him a bit,

619
00:38:00.639 --> 00:38:03.880
<v Speaker 2>where I you know, for a long time I thought

620
00:38:03.960 --> 00:38:07.280
<v Speaker 2>Kyle Steuers was someone who I could roster in every league,

621
00:38:08.400 --> 00:38:11.039
<v Speaker 2>you know, even during his cold streaks, but that was

622
00:38:11.079 --> 00:38:14.679
<v Speaker 2>a really brutal one. And you know, his strikeouts are up.

623
00:38:15.280 --> 00:38:18.920
<v Speaker 2>He doesn't do anything other than hit for power, which

624
00:38:19.000 --> 00:38:23.320
<v Speaker 2>is fine, but I yeah, I mean, I'm I'm kind

625
00:38:23.320 --> 00:38:27.159
<v Speaker 2>of I've cooled on Calvin Kyle Stewers, even though, like

626
00:38:27.320 --> 00:38:30.559
<v Speaker 2>right now, because he's hot, I would roster him again,

627
00:38:31.360 --> 00:38:34.719
<v Speaker 2>but I definitely have cooled on him in general just

628
00:38:34.800 --> 00:38:37.719
<v Speaker 2>because of like you know, he just didn't look very

629
00:38:37.719 --> 00:38:41.360
<v Speaker 2>good for like two months. So yeah, I would, I

630
00:38:41.400 --> 00:38:43.960
<v Speaker 2>would get back in, but it would be I would

631
00:38:44.000 --> 00:38:46.119
<v Speaker 2>have a little bit of wariness.

632
00:38:46.639 --> 00:38:48.800
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, timporary back in and he kind of did this

633
00:38:48.880 --> 00:38:52.079
<v Speaker 1>last year. We had one month he three sixty four

634
00:38:52.159 --> 00:38:54.719
<v Speaker 1>with ten home runs. That was that was kind of

635
00:38:54.760 --> 00:38:57.000
<v Speaker 1>my I don't know if he's gonna do it.

636
00:38:57.079 --> 00:38:58.840
<v Speaker 3>He hits the ball hard enough to do it, but

637
00:38:59.480 --> 00:39:01.639
<v Speaker 3>you know, right the hot streak, I.

638
00:39:02.159 --> 00:39:04.239
<v Speaker 1>Think after the hot streak, you may just return to

639
00:39:04.320 --> 00:39:09.960
<v Speaker 1>being normal boring Kyle Stowers unfortunately, so just a joy

640
00:39:10.039 --> 00:39:10.559
<v Speaker 1>while you can.

641
00:39:11.480 --> 00:39:14.360
<v Speaker 3>His teammate Javier Sonosa Son.

642
00:39:14.280 --> 00:39:18.119
<v Speaker 1>Noah, he probably gets an autorable mention here too, as

643
00:39:18.199 --> 00:39:21.920
<v Speaker 1>he's been uh he's been hitting really well recently. Would

644
00:39:21.920 --> 00:39:25.119
<v Speaker 1>you grab him or would do you like Cole Carrig

645
00:39:25.280 --> 00:39:27.760
<v Speaker 1>or As Marilyn Valdas wark.

646
00:39:28.360 --> 00:39:35.480
<v Speaker 2>Uh, I would say Cole Carrig, Cole Carig valved As.

647
00:39:36.000 --> 00:39:42.480
<v Speaker 2>Then Javier So how sona sona, sona sona. I think

648
00:39:42.719 --> 00:39:44.599
<v Speaker 2>maybe I don't know, maybe.

649
00:39:44.400 --> 00:39:47.079
<v Speaker 3>We're we're we're somewhere around it. Gray, I think we're

650
00:39:47.360 --> 00:39:48.000
<v Speaker 3>close enough.

651
00:39:48.360 --> 00:39:51.679
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, for deeper leagues, I was looking around for just

652
00:39:51.679 --> 00:39:54.480
<v Speaker 1>some more replacement options. Give me your favorite out of

653
00:39:54.599 --> 00:39:58.440
<v Speaker 1>Victor Roblist, Michael Conforto, Taylor Tremlin, Derek Hill.

654
00:40:03.840 --> 00:40:09.639
<v Speaker 2>Place. Yeah, that's that's more of a needs thing. So

655
00:40:09.719 --> 00:40:13.559
<v Speaker 2>if I need steals, I would go Roblaz If I

656
00:40:13.599 --> 00:40:18.840
<v Speaker 2>needed power, I'd go Confordo, and I wouldn't go tram

657
00:40:19.079 --> 00:40:19.440
<v Speaker 2>Or Hill.

658
00:40:20.280 --> 00:40:21.679
<v Speaker 3>Okay, fair enough.

659
00:40:22.480 --> 00:40:25.159
<v Speaker 1>Connor Griffin has hit the ground running since his return

660
00:40:25.239 --> 00:40:28.079
<v Speaker 1>from injury, quite literally. He is hitting two eighty six

661
00:40:28.119 --> 00:40:31.239
<v Speaker 1>with six dolen bases and a home run over that time.

662
00:40:32.079 --> 00:40:34.960
<v Speaker 1>Where is he slotting in for you for the post

663
00:40:35.079 --> 00:40:40.559
<v Speaker 1>All Star Break shortstop middle infield rankings? I mean, does

664
00:40:40.599 --> 00:40:46.000
<v Speaker 1>he go over Jeremy Payne should also be back right

665
00:40:46.079 --> 00:40:48.920
<v Speaker 1>right after the All Star Breaker, maybe right before.

666
00:40:51.039 --> 00:40:55.800
<v Speaker 2>No, I think I think I'm going uh, I think

667
00:40:55.840 --> 00:40:59.079
<v Speaker 2>I'm going Jeremy Payne. It's it's a tough one, you know.

668
00:40:59.199 --> 00:41:10.880
<v Speaker 2>I think Connor Griffin, Connor Griffin, JJ Weatherholt, Paynya. Yeah.

669
00:41:10.960 --> 00:41:13.320
<v Speaker 2>I mean those guys I think are all sort of

670
00:41:13.760 --> 00:41:17.079
<v Speaker 2>they're all tough, and they're tough in like in in

671
00:41:17.159 --> 00:41:23.280
<v Speaker 2>the sense of like ranking and where exactly you want them,

672
00:41:24.159 --> 00:41:34.079
<v Speaker 2>I'd say probably Paynya for most stats outside of steals,

673
00:41:35.440 --> 00:41:39.239
<v Speaker 2>Condor Griffin. I like Connor Griffin a lot. I worry

674
00:41:40.360 --> 00:41:43.199
<v Speaker 2>still a little bit about like you know, strikeout rate's

675
00:41:43.239 --> 00:41:45.559
<v Speaker 2>a little bit high. I mean, it's not bad, it's

676
00:41:45.559 --> 00:41:49.519
<v Speaker 2>twenty six percent. I think Connor Griffin right now for

677
00:41:49.639 --> 00:41:54.880
<v Speaker 2>steals for sure, Like I he might steal forty bags

678
00:41:54.880 --> 00:41:57.800
<v Speaker 2>this this year. He might steal twenty bags in the

679
00:41:57.840 --> 00:42:01.920
<v Speaker 2>second half and and have on the year. I want

680
00:42:01.920 --> 00:42:05.199
<v Speaker 2>to be shocked by it. He might hit two sixty

681
00:42:05.679 --> 00:42:10.000
<v Speaker 2>and with like five homers, five five, twenty two sixty

682
00:42:10.119 --> 00:42:13.280
<v Speaker 2>in the second half. That's a solid second half. But

683
00:42:14.599 --> 00:42:17.639
<v Speaker 2>I don't know. I was actually I saw Connor Griffin

684
00:42:17.800 --> 00:42:20.239
<v Speaker 2>stole a bunch of bags this weekend. I was actually

685
00:42:20.320 --> 00:42:24.039
<v Speaker 2>I was thinking, like, where is he going next year

686
00:42:24.280 --> 00:42:27.920
<v Speaker 2>in like drafts, because like I mean, is it weather

687
00:42:27.960 --> 00:42:31.639
<v Speaker 2>Holt then him is a is a Griffin then weather

688
00:42:31.719 --> 00:42:35.840
<v Speaker 2>Holt Uh then Payna. I think as far as like

689
00:42:35.840 --> 00:42:39.079
<v Speaker 2>like for the second half, I think I'm going Paya first,

690
00:42:39.719 --> 00:42:42.800
<v Speaker 2>but for next year, I feel like it's gonna be

691
00:42:42.880 --> 00:42:45.800
<v Speaker 2>Connor Griffin all the way. Like I think it's like

692
00:42:45.920 --> 00:42:49.119
<v Speaker 2>his upside is gonna be so insane. I feel like

693
00:42:49.159 --> 00:42:54.000
<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna overdraft Connor Griffin next year, like by a

694
00:42:54.000 --> 00:42:58.159
<v Speaker 2>decent amount, like embarrassingly, so.

695
00:42:58.360 --> 00:42:59.559
<v Speaker 3>I can't blame you.

696
00:42:59.639 --> 00:43:02.239
<v Speaker 1>I think he's gonna fit into that there's gonna be

697
00:43:02.719 --> 00:43:05.280
<v Speaker 1>a gap in shortstop, there's gonna be the top guys,

698
00:43:05.719 --> 00:43:08.599
<v Speaker 1>and then there's that gap to kind of the guys

699
00:43:08.639 --> 00:43:12.159
<v Speaker 1>you were talking about or when like zach Netto, if

700
00:43:12.199 --> 00:43:16.480
<v Speaker 1>he finishes strong, you know, that's that's pretty much it

701
00:43:16.559 --> 00:43:17.079
<v Speaker 1>amongst them.

702
00:43:17.119 --> 00:43:21.199
<v Speaker 2>I think the I don't know honestly, the guy who's

703
00:43:21.239 --> 00:43:25.280
<v Speaker 2>gonna be. Unfortunately for me, I feel like I'm gonna

704
00:43:25.320 --> 00:43:27.920
<v Speaker 2>be in on Gunner Henderson again next year because like

705
00:43:28.880 --> 00:43:31.639
<v Speaker 2>I mean, if if he falls to where I think

706
00:43:31.639 --> 00:43:34.440
<v Speaker 2>he's gonna fall to, which is like you know, the

707
00:43:34.559 --> 00:43:39.679
<v Speaker 2>thirty thirty to forty range. Overall, I feel like I'm

708
00:43:39.679 --> 00:43:42.079
<v Speaker 2>gonna have to be I'm gonna have to be in again.

709
00:43:42.199 --> 00:43:45.199
<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's gonna be hard to refuse Gunner Henderson

710
00:43:45.599 --> 00:43:51.079
<v Speaker 2>if he's going at like thirty five overall it is.

711
00:43:51.239 --> 00:43:52.480
<v Speaker 3>We know the talent is there.

712
00:43:52.519 --> 00:43:56.119
<v Speaker 1>We've seen it from him. I just I haven't seen

713
00:43:56.159 --> 00:43:59.840
<v Speaker 1>it really since the injury. Like the numbers are still

714
00:44:00.280 --> 00:44:03.320
<v Speaker 1>he's still he's still doing stuff for the team and

715
00:44:03.880 --> 00:44:08.199
<v Speaker 1>it's still productive. But I'm gonna have to see how

716
00:44:08.199 --> 00:44:10.559
<v Speaker 1>the second half goes for Gunner. There's may have to

717
00:44:10.599 --> 00:44:11.519
<v Speaker 1>be an adjustment here.

718
00:44:11.559 --> 00:44:12.039
<v Speaker 3>I don't want to.

719
00:44:12.760 --> 00:44:15.519
<v Speaker 1>I want to go down the like Wyatt Langford path

720
00:44:15.559 --> 00:44:19.039
<v Speaker 1>and just keep beating my head against the glass waiting for,

721
00:44:19.519 --> 00:44:22.679
<v Speaker 1>you know, the magic to happen despite the talent we see.

722
00:44:23.079 --> 00:44:28.280
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, No, I'm I'm out on Langford. I'm so out

723
00:44:28.320 --> 00:44:30.639
<v Speaker 2>on I can't be more out of that guy. Man.

724
00:44:30.880 --> 00:44:35.079
<v Speaker 2>I I unfoun I didn't draft him this year because

725
00:44:35.119 --> 00:44:38.039
<v Speaker 2>I was out on him in the preseason. But I

726
00:44:38.039 --> 00:44:42.760
<v Speaker 2>mean he has shown nothing is as far and remotely

727
00:44:42.960 --> 00:44:47.320
<v Speaker 2>as far as like the prospect pedigree that supposedly was

728
00:44:47.400 --> 00:44:51.079
<v Speaker 2>coming with why Langford, I don't know where I don't

729
00:44:51.079 --> 00:44:54.920
<v Speaker 2>know where it is, if where the seventy grade hit

730
00:44:55.039 --> 00:45:00.360
<v Speaker 2>tool is or or the seventy grade everything is, I

731
00:45:00.360 --> 00:45:03.280
<v Speaker 2>don't know where it is. But I'm so out in

732
00:45:03.280 --> 00:45:05.880
<v Speaker 2>wyat Langford. No way, man, I'm not. I'm not in

733
00:45:05.960 --> 00:45:06.320
<v Speaker 2>on that.

734
00:45:07.239 --> 00:45:09.559
<v Speaker 1>I will say for his for his case, because I

735
00:45:09.599 --> 00:45:11.920
<v Speaker 1>have him on the team or two. He did have

736
00:45:11.960 --> 00:45:14.079
<v Speaker 1>a very nice June before he got injured. He was

737
00:45:14.079 --> 00:45:17.760
<v Speaker 1>seeing three seventeen at seven home runs three stone bases

738
00:45:17.960 --> 00:45:21.000
<v Speaker 1>is pretty pretty solid June. He was putting together, but

739
00:45:21.039 --> 00:45:22.719
<v Speaker 1>then he got injured, and that's part of the White

740
00:45:22.800 --> 00:45:28.880
<v Speaker 1>Langford experience unfortunately. Connor Griffin for this season, Gray, would

741
00:45:28.880 --> 00:45:32.599
<v Speaker 1>you trade the hottest beat in all of baseball, Dansby Swanson?

742
00:45:33.880 --> 00:45:35.960
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I would trade Swanson for.

743
00:45:37.000 --> 00:45:40.400
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I've mentioned Zach Ntto. Would you have Zachnetto or

744
00:45:40.480 --> 00:45:41.239
<v Speaker 3>or Connor Griffin.

745
00:45:41.880 --> 00:45:43.199
<v Speaker 2>I would go to Zach Neto.

746
00:45:44.519 --> 00:45:48.199
<v Speaker 1>Connor Griffin or Trey Turner. Who is I mean kind

747
00:45:48.199 --> 00:45:50.280
<v Speaker 1>of essentially Connor Griffin at this point.

748
00:45:50.840 --> 00:45:55.679
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I've cooled on Trey Turner. I think I think

749
00:45:55.719 --> 00:45:58.000
<v Speaker 2>he's I think he's over the hill at this point,

750
00:45:58.440 --> 00:46:01.800
<v Speaker 2>So I'm going Connor Griffin. I mean, trade Turner is fine.

751
00:46:04.000 --> 00:46:07.039
<v Speaker 2>It's I mean, I just feel like his name value

752
00:46:07.199 --> 00:46:09.519
<v Speaker 2>is more than he actually is at this point, So

753
00:46:09.519 --> 00:46:10.599
<v Speaker 2>I'm going Connor Griffin.

754
00:46:12.000 --> 00:46:14.159
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think if you're going to offer them to me,

755
00:46:14.280 --> 00:46:16.960
<v Speaker 1>straight up, I would still take Trade Turner just because

756
00:46:17.480 --> 00:46:20.400
<v Speaker 1>it feels like the consistency will be there just to

757
00:46:20.440 --> 00:46:23.159
<v Speaker 1>give you the numbers in the end of the day.

758
00:46:24.039 --> 00:46:26.960
<v Speaker 1>But if you're if you need stolen bases or if

759
00:46:26.960 --> 00:46:29.679
<v Speaker 1>your need to kind of shoot for something, I could

760
00:46:29.679 --> 00:46:32.039
<v Speaker 1>definitely see taking Dona Griffin.

761
00:46:32.599 --> 00:46:34.159
<v Speaker 3>And I just feel like whoever our.

762
00:46:34.039 --> 00:46:37.519
<v Speaker 1>Owns Trade Turner is gonna want more for him because

763
00:46:37.559 --> 00:46:40.239
<v Speaker 1>they drafted him and they're the person who still believes

764
00:46:40.239 --> 00:46:43.119
<v Speaker 1>in them. Maybe that's not true because you were you

765
00:46:43.119 --> 00:46:46.400
<v Speaker 1>were one of those people. But I actually kind of

766
00:46:46.440 --> 00:46:48.400
<v Speaker 1>think there is a turnaround comany because he's had a

767
00:46:48.400 --> 00:46:51.679
<v Speaker 1>little bit of bad luck trade Turner in regards to

768
00:46:52.199 --> 00:46:56.000
<v Speaker 1>his babbitt. So I don't hate going for Trade Turner

769
00:46:56.079 --> 00:47:02.039
<v Speaker 1>right now and buying a little low somebody I'm not

770
00:47:02.079 --> 00:47:05.119
<v Speaker 1>gonna buy low on because I don't like dealing with

771
00:47:05.199 --> 00:47:08.000
<v Speaker 1>him once he gets this point in the season. Is

772
00:47:08.079 --> 00:47:11.400
<v Speaker 1>Cory Seger. He is to the point he's having an

773
00:47:11.480 --> 00:47:15.800
<v Speaker 1>ile stant with back issues. Maybe this is you know,

774
00:47:15.920 --> 00:47:21.840
<v Speaker 1>a Bill Jackson, Greg Popovich using the TV timeouts to

775
00:47:21.880 --> 00:47:25.800
<v Speaker 1>get guys rest, but uh, Cory Segeran back issues has

776
00:47:25.800 --> 00:47:26.800
<v Speaker 1>happened too many times.

777
00:47:26.800 --> 00:47:29.360
<v Speaker 3>Gray, I don't know.

778
00:47:29.599 --> 00:47:32.119
<v Speaker 2>I don't really understand the reference, but I think I do,

779
00:47:32.360 --> 00:47:35.760
<v Speaker 2>and I'll say I think that that actually sounds like

780
00:47:35.800 --> 00:47:38.960
<v Speaker 2>what the Dodgers do, where it's like, oh, yeah, he's

781
00:47:39.159 --> 00:47:44.000
<v Speaker 2>uh Will Smith? Yeah, oh it is yeah, okay, yeah,

782
00:47:44.000 --> 00:47:46.320
<v Speaker 2>because it's like, oh yeah, Will Smith is out for

783
00:47:46.400 --> 00:47:49.239
<v Speaker 2>three weeks with uh.

784
00:47:49.159 --> 00:47:56.639
<v Speaker 6>Uh like yeah, anyway, Dalton Russians are catcher like, wait, wait,

785
00:47:56.719 --> 00:47:59.400
<v Speaker 6>does Will Smith actually have an injury or they're just

786
00:47:59.440 --> 00:48:00.800
<v Speaker 6>saving him with the playoffs?

787
00:48:00.800 --> 00:48:01.880
<v Speaker 2>Look what's going on?

788
00:48:03.760 --> 00:48:06.079
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I will go through the full explanation for you

789
00:48:06.119 --> 00:48:08.840
<v Speaker 1>because you don't care and I won't drag our audience

790
00:48:08.880 --> 00:48:09.119
<v Speaker 1>through that.

791
00:48:09.159 --> 00:48:10.559
<v Speaker 3>But yes, that's exactly what happened.

792
00:48:11.920 --> 00:48:14.880
<v Speaker 1>But let's talk about some middle infield replacements because it

793
00:48:14.920 --> 00:48:16.760
<v Speaker 1>could be that with Courseiger, it could be that he's

794
00:48:16.800 --> 00:48:19.079
<v Speaker 1>out the rest of the season, and if you need

795
00:48:19.119 --> 00:48:20.880
<v Speaker 1>some middle infield guys to replace him.

796
00:48:21.519 --> 00:48:21.840
<v Speaker 3>Uh.

797
00:48:21.960 --> 00:48:24.639
<v Speaker 1>Cody Clements says five home runs seven games, and he

798
00:48:24.679 --> 00:48:28.360
<v Speaker 1>has multi position eligibility. Cole Young has been very solid

799
00:48:28.360 --> 00:48:30.880
<v Speaker 1>all year with a two sixty average, nineal runs, three

800
00:48:30.880 --> 00:48:34.599
<v Speaker 1>Stone bases, Bason Win two forty nine, four home four

801
00:48:34.639 --> 00:48:38.480
<v Speaker 1>home runs seven Stone bases, and Jacob Gonzalez over his

802
00:48:38.719 --> 00:48:41.119
<v Speaker 1>twenty seven games up as two of runs and he's

803
00:48:41.199 --> 00:48:44.159
<v Speaker 1>hitting two sixty. Who out of that group do you

804
00:48:44.280 --> 00:48:46.320
<v Speaker 1>like as a middle infield replacement option?

805
00:48:46.639 --> 00:48:48.199
<v Speaker 3>Give me, give me a one and a two out

806
00:48:48.199 --> 00:48:48.639
<v Speaker 3>of that group.

807
00:48:49.039 --> 00:48:53.639
<v Speaker 2>Okay, Uh, Cody Clemens looks like, at least in the

808
00:48:53.719 --> 00:48:56.440
<v Speaker 2>last you know, week or so, he's been so hot

809
00:48:56.760 --> 00:49:00.519
<v Speaker 2>that Cody Clemens looks like the clear winner of the group.

810
00:49:02.079 --> 00:49:06.119
<v Speaker 2>After that, I'd probably say Cole Young just because I

811
00:49:06.400 --> 00:49:08.519
<v Speaker 2>have I have a soft spot for Cool Young. I

812
00:49:08.519 --> 00:49:11.719
<v Speaker 2>think he's I think he's a good hitter. Uh, and

813
00:49:12.360 --> 00:49:17.039
<v Speaker 2>he's also been hot enough considering you're putting him up

814
00:49:17.039 --> 00:49:19.880
<v Speaker 2>against like Mason Winn and stuff. So yeah, I'll go

815
00:49:19.920 --> 00:49:21.599
<v Speaker 2>to Cody Clemens and then Cool Young.

816
00:49:22.559 --> 00:49:24.920
<v Speaker 1>Okay, Well, only wanted to go up against you know,

817
00:49:25.199 --> 00:49:27.840
<v Speaker 1>people that are starting. That doesn't really help anybody replace

818
00:49:28.639 --> 00:49:32.760
<v Speaker 1>Corey Seeger. So that's two we got. Let's talk about

819
00:49:32.800 --> 00:49:36.480
<v Speaker 1>Ryan Weathers Gray. You know, it's it's time to decide

820
00:49:36.480 --> 00:49:38.679
<v Speaker 1>whether we're going to weather the storm or flat him

821
00:49:38.719 --> 00:49:39.760
<v Speaker 1>out of our drosters.

822
00:49:40.400 --> 00:49:42.440
<v Speaker 3>His first eight starts a three year, A.

823
00:49:42.719 --> 00:49:46.159
<v Speaker 1>One one one whip, a ten point eight Capro nine

824
00:49:46.360 --> 00:49:50.320
<v Speaker 1>two point six walk for nine. The next eight starts

825
00:49:50.360 --> 00:49:52.320
<v Speaker 1>he has a five to one nine year, A one

826
00:49:52.400 --> 00:49:53.239
<v Speaker 1>three two whip.

827
00:49:53.679 --> 00:49:55.599
<v Speaker 3>The Capri nine has dropped over one.

828
00:49:55.719 --> 00:49:59.039
<v Speaker 1>He's down down to nine point one four, still solid,

829
00:49:59.039 --> 00:50:02.000
<v Speaker 1>but down from where he for sure the walk break

830
00:50:02.039 --> 00:50:04.880
<v Speaker 1>got a little bit better at two point five. What

831
00:50:04.920 --> 00:50:08.119
<v Speaker 1>are your thoughts here on Ryan Weathers? Is it somebody

832
00:50:08.119 --> 00:50:10.639
<v Speaker 1>that you're you're holding out hope that he's gonna turn

833
00:50:10.679 --> 00:50:13.960
<v Speaker 1>it around, or has he hit the you know, the

834
00:50:14.039 --> 00:50:15.840
<v Speaker 1>rookie young picture wall.

835
00:50:18.199 --> 00:50:21.000
<v Speaker 2>Well, you know, I don't think he's got really a rookie.

836
00:50:20.840 --> 00:50:26.960
<v Speaker 3>Or that young, but right, well.

837
00:50:24.920 --> 00:50:28.599
<v Speaker 2>Right, yeah, I think I think the biggest issue with

838
00:50:28.760 --> 00:50:31.800
<v Speaker 2>Ryan Weathers is I don't like, I don't think we're

839
00:50:31.840 --> 00:50:36.159
<v Speaker 2>privy to how he's feeling necessarily, and I I do

840
00:50:36.239 --> 00:50:39.440
<v Speaker 2>think I want to be shocked if like we get

841
00:50:39.639 --> 00:50:42.880
<v Speaker 2>like a week or two into this, uh and it's

842
00:50:43.000 --> 00:50:46.000
<v Speaker 2>like oh, by the way, like or if he has

843
00:50:46.079 --> 00:50:48.719
<v Speaker 2>like a bounce back like after the All Star break,

844
00:50:48.840 --> 00:50:51.320
<v Speaker 2>it's like, oh yeah, you know by the way he

845
00:50:51.480 --> 00:50:56.320
<v Speaker 2>had like a tired arm, uh, you know, prior to

846
00:50:56.360 --> 00:50:59.000
<v Speaker 2>the All Star break, and that's why he was struggling.

847
00:50:59.079 --> 00:51:01.960
<v Speaker 2>Like I wouldn't shot to hear that because like he is,

848
00:51:02.280 --> 00:51:04.920
<v Speaker 2>you know, like he's thrown more innings than he has

849
00:51:04.960 --> 00:51:08.719
<v Speaker 2>in a long time. I wouldn't be shocked if he's

850
00:51:08.800 --> 00:51:14.079
<v Speaker 2>just fatigued. So I say, I'd like to hold him,

851
00:51:14.480 --> 00:51:19.079
<v Speaker 2>like in most leagues, at least in probably in a

852
00:51:19.159 --> 00:51:23.400
<v Speaker 2>fifteen team mix league or deeper. I'm holding him because,

853
00:51:23.800 --> 00:51:25.639
<v Speaker 2>like I do think he can come out of this.

854
00:51:25.800 --> 00:51:28.880
<v Speaker 2>But right now, in like a shallower league, like in

855
00:51:28.920 --> 00:51:31.639
<v Speaker 2>a ten team mix league, you have so many options.

856
00:51:31.760 --> 00:51:33.760
<v Speaker 2>I think he's probably you can move on from Ryan

857
00:51:33.800 --> 00:51:36.480
<v Speaker 2>Weather's there. And then in the twelve team mix league,

858
00:51:36.599 --> 00:51:39.199
<v Speaker 2>it's a little bit trickier because I'm you know, it

859
00:51:39.239 --> 00:51:44.440
<v Speaker 2>depends on your options, but I would probably hold Weather's

860
00:51:44.480 --> 00:51:48.239
<v Speaker 2>in a twelve team mix league, I think he can

861
00:51:48.239 --> 00:51:50.440
<v Speaker 2>come out of it. But I do feel like he's

862
00:51:50.519 --> 00:51:52.159
<v Speaker 2>probably dealing with a tired arm.

863
00:51:53.719 --> 00:51:57.079
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I haven't been one of our RcLs. I'm holding

864
00:51:57.119 --> 00:51:59.679
<v Speaker 1>him for now to see if he he comes out

865
00:51:59.679 --> 00:52:01.760
<v Speaker 1>of this. As you mentioned, it might just be that

866
00:52:01.840 --> 00:52:04.800
<v Speaker 1>he's a little tired, or if he needs to, you know,

867
00:52:05.679 --> 00:52:08.159
<v Speaker 1>sit through a rotation tumb with the All Star break

868
00:52:08.199 --> 00:52:10.840
<v Speaker 1>maybe coming at the right time for him. But if

869
00:52:10.840 --> 00:52:12.480
<v Speaker 1>you come out the other side of the All Star

870
00:52:12.519 --> 00:52:16.159
<v Speaker 1>break and it doesn't look like anything has changed. So

871
00:52:16.519 --> 00:52:19.119
<v Speaker 1>since the first date, the Vlosity's dropped a little bit

872
00:52:19.760 --> 00:52:22.360
<v Speaker 1>still obviously, Plus he's sitting over ninety five, but he

873
00:52:22.440 --> 00:52:26.320
<v Speaker 1>was throwing and he's seven ninety eight averaging those early

874
00:52:26.400 --> 00:52:29.280
<v Speaker 1>in the season. He's down to like ninety five. That's

875
00:52:29.559 --> 00:52:32.360
<v Speaker 1>that's a significant drop. When we're talking about miles per hour,

876
00:52:32.840 --> 00:52:36.239
<v Speaker 1>even even at the top level, usually don't see two

877
00:52:36.320 --> 00:52:39.199
<v Speaker 1>three drop miles per hour drop by the All Star break.

878
00:52:39.599 --> 00:52:41.719
<v Speaker 1>Maybe over the course of the season on the younger

879
00:52:42.159 --> 00:52:45.760
<v Speaker 1>or a you know, less innings arm. So that's kind

880
00:52:45.760 --> 00:52:47.360
<v Speaker 1>of what I'm gonna be looking for after the All

881
00:52:47.400 --> 00:52:49.039
<v Speaker 1>Star break. Is the vlosity coming back?

882
00:52:49.119 --> 00:52:49.440
<v Speaker 3>Or not.

883
00:52:51.400 --> 00:52:53.920
<v Speaker 1>Speaking of talking about somebody we have to watch about

884
00:52:53.920 --> 00:52:56.079
<v Speaker 1>the vlosity coming back. Let's sagn off it up as

885
00:52:56.119 --> 00:52:58.760
<v Speaker 1>Bryan Helsley is heading back to the IL.

886
00:52:59.199 --> 00:53:01.599
<v Speaker 3>Who do you like him? Baltimore Gray as his replacement

887
00:53:01.679 --> 00:53:02.199
<v Speaker 3>for now.

888
00:53:03.320 --> 00:53:06.840
<v Speaker 2>I believe Friday and Saturday, Tyler Wells got to save

889
00:53:07.039 --> 00:53:10.199
<v Speaker 2>both both days, so I would just go Tyler Wells.

890
00:53:10.920 --> 00:53:15.920
<v Speaker 2>But I think Kittridge and Canoe are both decent, So

891
00:53:16.719 --> 00:53:19.920
<v Speaker 2>it's like, it's not a terrible situation to speculate on

892
00:53:21.760 --> 00:53:25.360
<v Speaker 2>if you're willing to take a chance on like guys

893
00:53:25.519 --> 00:53:29.599
<v Speaker 2>just and just to get good ratios potentially and some

894
00:53:29.719 --> 00:53:34.599
<v Speaker 2>cas But I would probably I would go Tyler Wells.

895
00:53:34.599 --> 00:53:37.000
<v Speaker 2>If I only had room to speculate on one guy,

896
00:53:37.519 --> 00:53:40.679
<v Speaker 2>I would go Wells and and hope he is the guy.

897
00:53:41.000 --> 00:53:44.719
<v Speaker 2>And as of right the second it appears to be.

898
00:53:44.920 --> 00:53:48.199
<v Speaker 2>Even though if you would have asked me on Thursday,

899
00:53:48.679 --> 00:53:51.280
<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't. I would not have said Tyler Wells. He

900
00:53:51.320 --> 00:53:53.559
<v Speaker 2>would not have been He would not have been my

901
00:53:54.159 --> 00:54:00.519
<v Speaker 2>original speculation pick, probably because I think there's better guys,

902
00:54:00.599 --> 00:54:04.119
<v Speaker 2>especially Cano. I think Canoe's probably the best guy as

903
00:54:04.159 --> 00:54:07.920
<v Speaker 2>far as like stuff and arm goes. But if they're

904
00:54:07.960 --> 00:54:10.920
<v Speaker 2>gonna go with Tyler Wells for saves, then Tyler Wells

905
00:54:11.039 --> 00:54:11.440
<v Speaker 2>is the guy.

906
00:54:12.440 --> 00:54:14.400
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it Canol has been a little while recently. They

907
00:54:14.400 --> 00:54:16.880
<v Speaker 3>probably probably need to get him settled down before they

908
00:54:16.880 --> 00:54:17.920
<v Speaker 3>hand him back that role.

909
00:54:17.960 --> 00:54:20.360
<v Speaker 1>But yeah, I'm with you, I think it's Wells for now.

910
00:54:20.920 --> 00:54:23.320
<v Speaker 1>And then you can speculate on either of the other

911
00:54:23.360 --> 00:54:25.840
<v Speaker 1>two honestly, to see who who kind of holds it

912
00:54:25.880 --> 00:54:29.760
<v Speaker 1>together and gets the role if anything happens. For the

913
00:54:29.800 --> 00:54:32.119
<v Speaker 1>White Sox, they have three saves in two weeks, all

914
00:54:32.119 --> 00:54:35.159
<v Speaker 1>to different people, one of which went to Tyler Schweitzer,

915
00:54:35.199 --> 00:54:37.960
<v Speaker 1>who got sent down right after he got his save.

916
00:54:38.599 --> 00:54:40.840
<v Speaker 1>Is there anybody in this bulpen he want?

917
00:54:42.000 --> 00:54:46.480
<v Speaker 2>Yeah? Grand Taylor absolutely, one hundred. I think he's I

918
00:54:46.519 --> 00:54:52.760
<v Speaker 2>think he's like on the verge of becoming top ten closer.

919
00:54:52.920 --> 00:54:56.360
<v Speaker 2>I like Grand Taylor a lot. My only issue with

920
00:54:56.480 --> 00:54:59.039
<v Speaker 2>him is the White Sox may not go to him

921
00:54:59.079 --> 00:55:02.639
<v Speaker 2>every single time. So if like you're in a league

922
00:55:02.679 --> 00:55:05.800
<v Speaker 2>where like you can only really hold guys who are

923
00:55:05.840 --> 00:55:09.800
<v Speaker 2>getting actual saves, then Taylor is a bit of an

924
00:55:09.800 --> 00:55:13.239
<v Speaker 2>issue as far as that goes. Because, like even you mentioned,

925
00:55:13.599 --> 00:55:16.639
<v Speaker 2>like they went to three guys for three different saves,

926
00:55:16.679 --> 00:55:20.679
<v Speaker 2>so obviously the you know, it's not like a done

927
00:55:20.719 --> 00:55:22.960
<v Speaker 2>deal that Grand Taylor is gonna get all those saves,

928
00:55:23.000 --> 00:55:26.239
<v Speaker 2>But he is. I think he's the best arm by

929
00:55:26.320 --> 00:55:29.599
<v Speaker 2>far there, so I would I would roster him in

930
00:55:29.679 --> 00:55:32.639
<v Speaker 2>most leagues. I think he's I think he's actually pretty solid.

931
00:55:33.559 --> 00:55:36.079
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I'm with you if you have to rofter one,

932
00:55:36.119 --> 00:55:39.360
<v Speaker 1>I'm going with him because lukem and Sir Anthony and

933
00:55:39.440 --> 00:55:44.119
<v Speaker 1>Bengaz have both been very shaky, so at least Grant

934
00:55:44.119 --> 00:55:47.719
<v Speaker 1>Taylor has been good. If you're gonna speculate on saves

935
00:55:47.760 --> 00:55:52.000
<v Speaker 1>over for the A's, Mason Barnette got it save. Do

936
00:55:52.039 --> 00:55:55.199
<v Speaker 1>you think he's getting gonna get more looks here or

937
00:55:55.239 --> 00:55:57.639
<v Speaker 1>is this just just going to be continued a.

938
00:55:57.800 --> 00:56:00.400
<v Speaker 3>Mess here with the the.

939
00:56:00.400 --> 00:56:04.920
<v Speaker 1>Triple or quadruple closer role that they've been running out

940
00:56:05.000 --> 00:56:06.519
<v Speaker 1>for for the A's.

941
00:56:07.920 --> 00:56:11.320
<v Speaker 2>I mean, I kind of wish Mason Barnett was the closer,

942
00:56:12.199 --> 00:56:15.840
<v Speaker 2>but me saying it is not gonna make it true,

943
00:56:16.159 --> 00:56:21.519
<v Speaker 2>so I can't. Honestly, I feel like you're you're You're

944
00:56:21.719 --> 00:56:25.960
<v Speaker 2>probably as good as a gamble just throwing a dart

945
00:56:26.079 --> 00:56:30.079
<v Speaker 2>at the seven names in the A's bullpen, and if

946
00:56:30.079 --> 00:56:32.920
<v Speaker 2>you the name you hit could be the next guy

947
00:56:32.960 --> 00:56:35.159
<v Speaker 2>to get a save, because I don't think there's any

948
00:56:35.199 --> 00:56:38.239
<v Speaker 2>sort of rhyme or reason with what's going on in

949
00:56:38.239 --> 00:56:42.039
<v Speaker 2>the A's bullpen. But I would, you know, Mason Barnett

950
00:56:42.079 --> 00:56:45.719
<v Speaker 2>doesn't look terrible, so I'd probably go him if I

951
00:56:45.800 --> 00:56:48.760
<v Speaker 2>was speculating, But you know they got They have other

952
00:56:48.840 --> 00:56:53.119
<v Speaker 2>guys that really potentially are are not great, but they

953
00:56:53.159 --> 00:56:54.400
<v Speaker 2>could potentially get a save.

954
00:56:55.920 --> 00:56:59.079
<v Speaker 1>They could And it could be Elvis el Dorado, It

955
00:56:59.119 --> 00:57:03.239
<v Speaker 1>could be Hova Hair, It could be Mark Letter Junior,

956
00:57:03.239 --> 00:57:06.400
<v Speaker 1>it could be it could be anybody gray speaking of,

957
00:57:06.440 --> 00:57:11.039
<v Speaker 1>it could be anybody over in Detroit. Kyder Montero got

958
00:57:11.079 --> 00:57:14.840
<v Speaker 1>a extended save and has been you know, he's been

959
00:57:14.840 --> 00:57:18.960
<v Speaker 1>a pretty solid armed for the Tigers without a role.

960
00:57:19.800 --> 00:57:22.719
<v Speaker 1>Do you think closer is the role? Or is there

961
00:57:22.760 --> 00:57:25.760
<v Speaker 1>somebody else that you wanted this pin? How did you

962
00:57:25.760 --> 00:57:27.920
<v Speaker 1>even use a guy like Kyder Montero, Like are you

963
00:57:28.000 --> 00:57:31.159
<v Speaker 1>picking him up and using him when you don't really

964
00:57:31.199 --> 00:57:32.679
<v Speaker 1>want to run somebody out there?

965
00:57:32.760 --> 00:57:36.719
<v Speaker 3>Or is he somebody you're you're comfortable like Rostering Actually.

966
00:57:37.119 --> 00:57:40.280
<v Speaker 2>Actually in the in the al only league where I'm

967
00:57:40.280 --> 00:57:43.159
<v Speaker 2>in first place, the league where we're we're in it together,

968
00:57:43.440 --> 00:57:48.800
<v Speaker 2>and I'm I'm beating you. I have Kyder Montero in

969
00:57:48.880 --> 00:57:53.039
<v Speaker 2>that league, and I started him this week. But I

970
00:57:53.079 --> 00:57:56.039
<v Speaker 2>honestly looked at my uh after he got to save

971
00:57:56.119 --> 00:57:59.239
<v Speaker 2>the other day, I looked at my team to make

972
00:57:59.280 --> 00:58:01.599
<v Speaker 2>sure that I actually had him in the lineup, because

973
00:58:02.159 --> 00:58:06.199
<v Speaker 2>it's there's no real reason to start him over like

974
00:58:06.239 --> 00:58:09.639
<v Speaker 2>I had. It's like between him and like you know,

975
00:58:10.119 --> 00:58:19.039
<v Speaker 2>Connor Prilep and Kevin Kelly and like Kirby Yates. As

976
00:58:19.039 --> 00:58:21.880
<v Speaker 2>far as my team goes, that's what I'm choosing between

977
00:58:22.280 --> 00:58:25.840
<v Speaker 2>as the last guy into the lineup. So Montero, I

978
00:58:25.880 --> 00:58:28.800
<v Speaker 2>started him this week. I may not start him next week.

979
00:58:29.039 --> 00:58:31.519
<v Speaker 2>I don't think he has it really a role, so

980
00:58:31.599 --> 00:58:33.800
<v Speaker 2>it's hard to like really know what to do with him.

981
00:58:33.920 --> 00:58:37.599
<v Speaker 2>I I think he's pitching really well. I mean, I

982
00:58:37.719 --> 00:58:41.239
<v Speaker 2>like him. I saw some people speculate that he's the

983
00:58:41.320 --> 00:58:45.039
<v Speaker 2>new closer, but I don't see why that would be.

984
00:58:46.559 --> 00:58:51.159
<v Speaker 2>I mean maybe, but Kenleen Jansen is just not going

985
00:58:51.239 --> 00:58:55.880
<v Speaker 2>to be the closer for what reason? Why would that be,

986
00:58:56.000 --> 00:58:59.599
<v Speaker 2>Like unless he's injured, Like if Jansen's injured, then sure, okay,

987
00:58:59.800 --> 00:59:04.960
<v Speaker 2>but if anything, like right now, it's uh, it's July fifth,

988
00:59:06.079 --> 00:59:09.800
<v Speaker 2>like you have, like the Tigers have like a little

989
00:59:09.840 --> 00:59:13.320
<v Speaker 2>under a month to build up Janssen's trade value, Like

990
00:59:13.360 --> 00:59:16.320
<v Speaker 2>why would they stop using him in the closer role

991
00:59:16.440 --> 00:59:19.079
<v Speaker 2>right now? Like, if anything, they use him now and

992
00:59:19.119 --> 00:59:21.679
<v Speaker 2>then trade them and then like you know, in the

993
00:59:21.679 --> 00:59:23.840
<v Speaker 2>beginning of August, we can try and figure out who's

994
00:59:23.840 --> 00:59:26.800
<v Speaker 2>gonna get the Tiger saves, and then I would probably

995
00:59:26.800 --> 00:59:29.480
<v Speaker 2>go fin again. If he's still with the team, I

996
00:59:29.519 --> 00:59:33.199
<v Speaker 2>think he's probably gonna get traded as well. But yeah,

997
00:59:33.239 --> 00:59:35.440
<v Speaker 2>I don't know why Jansen wouldn't be the closer. I

998
00:59:35.800 --> 00:59:39.039
<v Speaker 2>do think Montero has you know, I mean he's somewhat

999
00:59:39.079 --> 00:59:42.840
<v Speaker 2>he's hard to start in a fantasy league, but I

1000
00:59:42.880 --> 00:59:45.920
<v Speaker 2>mean he has been decent as far as like when

1001
00:59:45.920 --> 00:59:50.239
<v Speaker 2>he is pitching, you know, not really great for strikeouts,

1002
00:59:50.280 --> 00:59:53.559
<v Speaker 2>but he's a good command. He's kept his ratio is

1003
00:59:53.599 --> 00:59:54.280
<v Speaker 2>pretty solid.

1004
00:59:56.119 --> 00:59:58.599
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And I feel like for them, you know, he

1005
00:59:58.639 --> 01:00:01.119
<v Speaker 1>has too much use for them just stick him in

1006
01:00:01.119 --> 01:00:03.000
<v Speaker 1>the close the roll because they usually throw him from

1007
01:00:03.039 --> 01:00:06.519
<v Speaker 1>multiple Indians, although he use him as he's been an opener,

1008
01:00:06.519 --> 01:00:09.239
<v Speaker 1>He's done a bunch of different things, so it may

1009
01:00:09.280 --> 01:00:11.719
<v Speaker 1>be just too limit of a role for him.

1010
01:00:11.800 --> 01:00:14.119
<v Speaker 3>But I think you could take a shot.

1011
01:00:13.840 --> 01:00:16.519
<v Speaker 1>On him on a random day in a daily league

1012
01:00:16.519 --> 01:00:18.400
<v Speaker 1>for a save or just some useful Indians.

1013
01:00:19.199 --> 01:00:21.920
<v Speaker 3>I really don't mind that. Why don't you give the

1014
01:00:21.920 --> 01:00:23.400
<v Speaker 3>people some waiver wire names? Great?

1015
01:00:24.079 --> 01:00:30.760
<v Speaker 2>Okay, uh as Merland Valdez he heard about him. Uh

1016
01:00:30.760 --> 01:00:36.119
<v Speaker 2>So he's been hot Garrett Mitchell's been hot, Hobbier Son Joe.

1017
01:00:36.239 --> 01:00:42.320
<v Speaker 2>It's Sanja Si, Sanjaya, Sanjaya, Sanjaya. I believe Sanjaya won

1018
01:00:42.599 --> 01:00:46.519
<v Speaker 2>American Idol one year. Anyway, he's been hot. Josh Bell

1019
01:00:46.559 --> 01:00:52.239
<v Speaker 2>has been hot, Cedric Mullins has been hot going on

1020
01:00:52.320 --> 01:00:55.440
<v Speaker 2>a couple of weeks, I think now a Dalton Russian

1021
01:00:55.480 --> 01:00:58.960
<v Speaker 2>who we mentioned earlier. Nathan Church has been hot. Cole

1022
01:00:59.079 --> 01:01:02.760
<v Speaker 2>Young who we mentioned earlier. He's been hot. Kyle Caros

1023
01:01:03.320 --> 01:01:08.159
<v Speaker 2>has been hot, Nick Gonzalez been hot, Mason Wynn Ben hot,

1024
01:01:08.559 --> 01:01:14.840
<v Speaker 2>Owen Casey Ben hot, Caleb Durban hot, Tommy Edmund hot,

1025
01:01:15.199 --> 01:01:24.079
<v Speaker 2>Jake Mangum hot, Josh Lo hot, Michael Conforto also hot.

1026
01:01:26.440 --> 01:01:28.039
<v Speaker 2>There you go, Gray, There you go.

1027
01:01:28.119 --> 01:01:30.039
<v Speaker 1>It sounded like we were reading off a hot list

1028
01:01:30.119 --> 01:01:33.440
<v Speaker 1>there waiting for some some more sexy names come up,

1029
01:01:33.480 --> 01:01:35.800
<v Speaker 1>but they didn't. That's okay, and it's a it's a

1030
01:01:35.800 --> 01:01:39.239
<v Speaker 1>way for wire these things happen. And by the way,

1031
01:01:39.880 --> 01:01:42.480
<v Speaker 1>you know Gray is doing well in the AL. We

1032
01:01:42.519 --> 01:01:45.280
<v Speaker 1>should ask him about his n O only team and maybe.

1033
01:01:45.039 --> 01:01:49.559
<v Speaker 7>He's said first league team looking at the teams and

1034
01:01:49.639 --> 01:01:55.639
<v Speaker 7>Stanos if he's gonna out no, all right, well then

1035
01:01:55.679 --> 01:01:57.920
<v Speaker 7>I'll give the people some streaking options and we'll get

1036
01:01:57.960 --> 01:01:58.360
<v Speaker 7>out of here.

1037
01:01:58.480 --> 01:02:01.800
<v Speaker 1>Gray, Jake Bennet at the White Sox UIs can stee

1038
01:02:01.800 --> 01:02:05.039
<v Speaker 1>you at Miami, Rinoldo Lopez versus the Mets, and at

1039
01:02:05.119 --> 01:02:09.840
<v Speaker 1>Saint Louis, Brandon Young versus Kansas City, Jack Flaherty versus Philadelphia,

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<v Speaker 1>Wilbert Urina at Texas, JT. Gin at Detroit, Eric Glawer

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<v Speaker 1>versus Colorado, and Brady Singer versus Philadelphia.

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<v Speaker 3>I feel like half of those names I've never read

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<v Speaker 3>on this show before.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's a good random week for streaming options this week.

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<v Speaker 1>If you have any specific questions, you can find me

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<v Speaker 1>on x I Am at Rasbeat on Gray Is at Rasball.

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<v Speaker 1>You can find us in the comment section on YouTube

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<v Speaker 1>dot com, slash ras Ball Fantasy or wherever you get

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<v Speaker 1>your podcasts, and you can always find us in the

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<v Speaker 1>comment section on ras Ball as well.

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<v Speaker 3>Beay your lineups be perfect.

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<v Speaker 1>May you move up your standings and get some stuff

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<v Speaker 1>done here before the All Star break.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll talk to you later. Greg.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, lads, pish you