WEBVTT 1 00:00:12.759 --> 00:00:16.440 You like fantasy ball, sense talk chasm that I shall 2 00:00:16.519 --> 00:00:19.480 not me hear myself stops fans and they can't even 3 00:00:19.600 --> 00:00:26.079 count some of uniforcasom s rodo you ain't better the health? 4 00:00:26.320 --> 00:00:29.039 Well yeah, several charges on everyone coming. 5 00:00:28.879 --> 00:00:32.280 Else and I'm alreadium to hear my baby sounds just 6 00:00:32.399 --> 00:00:35.600 like your name was, Mark. And it's a ride by podcast. 7 00:00:36.759 --> 00:00:41.560 It's a rapop podcast. It's a rapp podcast. 8 00:00:42.439 --> 00:00:45.039 It's a ride bo podcast. 9 00:00:47.920 --> 00:00:52.280 It's a rap up podcast. Don't have a rap up podcast? 10 00:00:52.399 --> 00:00:53.000 Got a turn? 11 00:00:53.399 --> 00:00:55.119 It should rap bo podcast. 12 00:01:07.680 --> 00:01:10.560 Hey, everybody, welcome back. It is the rass Ball Fantasy 13 00:01:10.599 --> 00:01:14.879 Baseball podcast. I am beat on, joined by the fantasy Master, 14 00:01:15.040 --> 00:01:19.239 Lithio himself, the one the only Gray. 15 00:01:19.319 --> 00:01:21.000 All right, how's it going great? 16 00:01:21.319 --> 00:01:26.280 Hey, good man? I actually this weekend, Cooogs and I 17 00:01:26.359 --> 00:01:31.799 went to the Dodger game. Right, well, we'll just we'll 18 00:01:31.799 --> 00:01:34.719 discuss the top one hundred for the second half and 19 00:01:34.879 --> 00:01:36.719 in one second, I have a I have a quick 20 00:01:36.799 --> 00:01:39.719 anecdote for you. So we had, uh, we had great 21 00:01:39.760 --> 00:01:42.799 seats right behind home plate. We were in the the 22 00:01:42.799 --> 00:01:47.799 Mary Hart section as uh it's referred to in the 23 00:01:47.840 --> 00:01:52.200 Albright household. Anyway, So we're we're about five rows behind 24 00:01:52.239 --> 00:01:54.920 Mary Heart. We were on Uh, we were on TV 25 00:01:55.959 --> 00:02:03.519 the entire game, like right by behind, like over home plate, 26 00:02:03.680 --> 00:02:07.680 right shoulder. Anyway, so we got these tickets from it 27 00:02:07.719 --> 00:02:11.719 was Saturday's game, Saturday's Dodger game. It was actually it 28 00:02:11.759 --> 00:02:16.159 was a terrible Dodgers game. Probably more interesting to count 29 00:02:16.199 --> 00:02:19.240 the number of times I picked my nose versus what 30 00:02:19.319 --> 00:02:23.439 the Dodgers were doing. But anyway, so we were So 31 00:02:23.479 --> 00:02:28.400 we got these tickets from a neighbor. And afterwards Sunday yesterday, 32 00:02:28.439 --> 00:02:32.080 we're recording this on Monday yesterday, Cooog's runs into the 33 00:02:32.120 --> 00:02:34.759 neighbor and you know, it says thank you, so nice. 34 00:02:34.840 --> 00:02:39.960 Tickets were great, and Gray was saying that, you know, 35 00:02:40.120 --> 00:02:44.960 James McCann hit two home runs in Saturday's game. And 36 00:02:45.000 --> 00:02:47.919 Gray was saying that we were at the game where 37 00:02:48.080 --> 00:02:51.960 the worst player in baseball hit two home runs and 38 00:02:53.400 --> 00:02:57.319 the and our neighbor said, no, James McCann is not 39 00:02:57.439 --> 00:03:00.639 the worst player. He's not the worst hitter in baseball. 40 00:03:01.400 --> 00:03:05.319 And uhcuss, like, what, well, who who is the worst hitter? 41 00:03:05.560 --> 00:03:09.120 In your estimate? Your estimate, your estimate? Uh and uh, 42 00:03:09.319 --> 00:03:15.159 he says unprompted, he says the worst hitter in baseball 43 00:03:15.560 --> 00:03:23.840 is Matt McLean. I was like, oh, I gotta, oh, 44 00:03:23.879 --> 00:03:26.120 I gotta tell be done that one. 45 00:03:29.439 --> 00:03:33.560 Yeah, I mean there's some argument to say he might 46 00:03:33.719 --> 00:03:36.639 be correct, you know. 47 00:03:36.759 --> 00:03:42.599 I would point like Brian Hayes and uh Prince South 48 00:03:42.719 --> 00:03:47.319 Perez like uh Uhli Luis Franifo. 49 00:03:47.479 --> 00:03:49.599 But he's not in the majors anymore, so I guess 50 00:03:49.599 --> 00:03:52.759 I can't really say him. I would say there's some 51 00:03:52.840 --> 00:03:55.400 others above Matt McLain, but yeah, he's probably. 52 00:03:56.039 --> 00:03:58.000 He's probably in that discussion. 53 00:03:58.680 --> 00:04:01.159 I've been I've been laying him for a good twenty 54 00:04:01.199 --> 00:04:03.800 four hours straight. Oh my cook told me that. I 55 00:04:03.879 --> 00:04:06.280 was like, oh my, he did not say Matt McLean 56 00:04:07.240 --> 00:04:09.759 like you Why do you know? I was like, that's 57 00:04:09.800 --> 00:04:10.919 beat on his favorite player. 58 00:04:16.600 --> 00:04:19.000 You know what, gret I will say, I have zero 59 00:04:19.319 --> 00:04:23.040 shares of Matt McLean. So as much as I like him, 60 00:04:23.199 --> 00:04:27.920 I did not let the preseason I move my my 61 00:04:28.000 --> 00:04:30.839 affection for him even further down the line. 62 00:04:30.920 --> 00:04:33.680 So, at least to that side, it wasn't me. 63 00:04:35.160 --> 00:04:43.040 Yeah anyway, man, I mean James M. 64 00:04:43.120 --> 00:04:44.639 Cannon is on that list too, though. 65 00:04:45.120 --> 00:04:48.560 For being clear here James mckinn. 66 00:04:49.319 --> 00:04:52.759 No, the way James mccannon hit two homers on Saturday. 67 00:04:53.000 --> 00:04:57.120 Those were his first two homers all season. It's terrible. 68 00:04:57.480 --> 00:05:01.920 He's hitting like two fifteen. He's terrible. And the guy 69 00:05:02.040 --> 00:05:07.879 says Mad MacLean is worse. I was like, by the way, 70 00:05:08.120 --> 00:05:14.040 the guy our neighbor is like an eighty year old doctor, Like, uh, 71 00:05:14.240 --> 00:05:18.959 I doesn't even know Mad MacLean is. It's like I was, like, goods, 72 00:05:19.959 --> 00:05:27.759 does the doctor listen to the podcast? Man? 73 00:05:29.519 --> 00:05:32.279 Is he Korean? Is he part of the Korean listening compulation? 74 00:05:33.639 --> 00:05:40.519 Doctor La definitely could be Korean? M hm, well, you know, 75 00:05:40.639 --> 00:05:43.360 for what it's worth. Mad McLain has been quite as 76 00:05:43.399 --> 00:05:47.279 bad recently, but yeah, still still bad. Gray. I don't 77 00:05:47.319 --> 00:05:49.399 think he's making it on this top one hundred list 78 00:05:49.439 --> 00:05:52.959 that we're gonna talk about. Why don't you give the 79 00:05:52.959 --> 00:05:57.600 people the the the second half ranking introduction talk about 80 00:05:57.959 --> 00:06:00.680 how you come up with these rankings. Is it's different 81 00:06:00.720 --> 00:06:03.839 than what you do in the preseason, how you weigh 82 00:06:04.199 --> 00:06:08.600 you know, what they've already done versus previous seasons or expectations. 83 00:06:09.240 --> 00:06:11.560 Just just walk us through your your ranking process. 84 00:06:11.600 --> 00:06:15.959 Great, Oh yeah, so I have this giant hat where 85 00:06:16.000 --> 00:06:19.759 I write the names of the players on a piece 86 00:06:19.800 --> 00:06:26.399 of paper. Okay, So I actually so I do. I 87 00:06:27.240 --> 00:06:30.839 rely pretty heavily in the second half rankings. I rely 88 00:06:31.079 --> 00:06:35.319 pretty heavily on the rest of the season player raider 89 00:06:35.639 --> 00:06:39.240 as well as the actual play raider. So I uh, 90 00:06:40.079 --> 00:06:44.519 and in the preseason I'm probably I'm I lean more, 91 00:06:44.680 --> 00:06:48.519 I lean a little heavier on ADP, and there is 92 00:06:48.600 --> 00:06:51.800 no ADP for the second half. So yeah, it's a 93 00:06:51.920 --> 00:06:56.399 it's a combination of what a player has done versus 94 00:06:56.480 --> 00:06:59.920 what they're hopefully what they're going to do according to 95 00:07:00.079 --> 00:07:03.639 the rest of the season play Raider. I I do 96 00:07:03.759 --> 00:07:07.560 think like there is like I feel like with the 97 00:07:09.040 --> 00:07:12.360 with what the players have done right as far as 98 00:07:12.439 --> 00:07:17.240 like the player raider and they're ranking currently on that, 99 00:07:17.519 --> 00:07:20.959 there is a little bit of like what have you 100 00:07:21.079 --> 00:07:24.879 done for me lately? But also what have you done 101 00:07:24.920 --> 00:07:30.000 for me super lately? For like like this weekend alone, 102 00:07:30.120 --> 00:07:32.720 there it felt like there was all these pictures who 103 00:07:32.800 --> 00:07:35.800 got hit hard, and it was like, Okay, at a 104 00:07:35.839 --> 00:07:39.439 certain point, like I think it was like Thursday or Friday, 105 00:07:39.519 --> 00:07:41.439 I was like, Okay, I have to I have to 106 00:07:41.480 --> 00:07:46.000 stop adjusting the rankings here, because like I can't get 107 00:07:46.040 --> 00:07:49.040 down to like like it is, there is an element 108 00:07:49.079 --> 00:07:50.720 of like what have you done for me lately? But 109 00:07:50.800 --> 00:07:55.839 I can't get down to the absolute, like myopicness of 110 00:07:56.240 --> 00:07:59.720 looking at what a pitcher or a hitter has done 111 00:08:00.079 --> 00:08:02.879 for like one game. So it's like at a certain 112 00:08:02.920 --> 00:08:05.319 point you have to step back and say, okay, like 113 00:08:05.600 --> 00:08:09.839 you know, there's definitely an element of like what a 114 00:08:09.920 --> 00:08:12.519 player did the first half, but it can't be like 115 00:08:12.759 --> 00:08:16.160 what did the player do in the last half inning 116 00:08:16.439 --> 00:08:19.720 of his last start or something, so you know, so 117 00:08:19.800 --> 00:08:22.839 there is so it's like you get a delicate balance 118 00:08:22.920 --> 00:08:26.199 of what a player's done lately versus what a player 119 00:08:26.240 --> 00:08:29.639 should be doing. And then also you know I've mentioned 120 00:08:29.680 --> 00:08:34.440 this before, but I I also look at like, you know, pitchers, 121 00:08:34.480 --> 00:08:39.480 and I move pitchers and catchers and closers. I move 122 00:08:39.600 --> 00:08:43.200 those guys up because at this point, if you're looking 123 00:08:43.320 --> 00:08:46.120 to actually make a move in your standings, like and 124 00:08:46.159 --> 00:08:49.559 that's really like second and half second half rankings are 125 00:08:49.600 --> 00:08:52.600 really like who cares other than to look at them 126 00:08:52.639 --> 00:08:55.159 to see like maybe if you're looking to make a 127 00:08:55.200 --> 00:08:58.519 trade or something, because you're not drafting, like no, like 128 00:08:58.840 --> 00:09:02.320 very few people are actually using these rankings as like 129 00:09:02.360 --> 00:09:06.240 a drafting tool, because you know, drafts are over except 130 00:09:06.240 --> 00:09:11.000 for maybe a few, like you know, all Star break drafts, 131 00:09:11.039 --> 00:09:16.840 where you know, they're like a couple super crazy addictive 132 00:09:17.080 --> 00:09:20.559 fantasy baseball people are actually doing drafts during the All 133 00:09:20.600 --> 00:09:23.519 Star break. Most people are not using these rankings as 134 00:09:23.600 --> 00:09:29.159 drafting tools. They're looking at more as like a trading tool. Like, Okay, 135 00:09:29.279 --> 00:09:33.360 I have you know, I have, say James Wood, and 136 00:09:33.759 --> 00:09:37.759 you know he has him above you know so and 137 00:09:37.799 --> 00:09:41.080 so so I could trade possibly so and so for 138 00:09:41.159 --> 00:09:43.440 James Wood or so you know, or whatever the case is. 139 00:09:44.679 --> 00:09:47.840 So I you know, I do look at, like, you know, 140 00:09:48.120 --> 00:09:52.039 pitchers and catchers and closers differently in the second half 141 00:09:52.720 --> 00:09:55.919 rankings because like I feel like at this point, like 142 00:09:56.000 --> 00:09:58.120 if you're looking to actually make a move in the 143 00:09:58.200 --> 00:10:01.879 standings and make a t that can actually make a difference, 144 00:10:02.879 --> 00:10:04.919 you want a guy who can make a difference, right, 145 00:10:05.080 --> 00:10:07.919 Like You're like, if you're looking at like picking up 146 00:10:07.960 --> 00:10:11.840 a pitcher in a trade, it's like you know, picking 147 00:10:11.960 --> 00:10:16.679 up uh, you know, Zach Thornton the news, the new 148 00:10:17.200 --> 00:10:21.679 sixth pitcher in the Mets rotation, Like making a difference 149 00:10:21.720 --> 00:10:24.960 between him and like someone else it's not gonna make 150 00:10:25.000 --> 00:10:28.279 a big difference. So it's like, you know, it's like 151 00:10:28.440 --> 00:10:33.000 Zach Norton is Zach Thorton or Sean Maniyah. For some reason, 152 00:10:33.000 --> 00:10:35.960 this person can only deal with the Mets pitchers. But 153 00:10:36.120 --> 00:10:38.320 if it's like if it's a difference between those guys, 154 00:10:38.360 --> 00:10:41.000 it's like, who cares. But if you're looking to actually 155 00:10:41.039 --> 00:10:44.679 make a real move and standings and make a real trade, 156 00:10:45.080 --> 00:10:48.559 then I'm you know, in the preseason, I I say, 157 00:10:48.840 --> 00:10:52.679 don't draft, you know, top starters. But at this point, 158 00:10:52.799 --> 00:10:54.879 you know, and I say that in the preseason because 159 00:10:54.919 --> 00:10:59.200 starters are so fluky, like no one was expecting Misroski 160 00:10:59.320 --> 00:11:01.559 to be the number one starter in the first half, 161 00:11:01.840 --> 00:11:04.679 so you know, like, but now we're at a point 162 00:11:04.720 --> 00:11:07.919 where you have a large enough sample size where you 163 00:11:07.919 --> 00:11:11.240 you know who's a good starter and who's a bad starter. 164 00:11:11.399 --> 00:11:13.600 So at this point, if you're looking to actually make 165 00:11:13.639 --> 00:11:17.720 a move in the pitching standings and trading for a 166 00:11:17.759 --> 00:11:21.240 top pitcher is the move, Like you if you want 167 00:11:21.279 --> 00:11:24.519 to move like Ellie de la Cruz for like a 168 00:11:24.600 --> 00:11:27.799 top you know, starter move Ellie de la Cruz for 169 00:11:27.840 --> 00:11:30.320 a top starter like this is like, if you can 170 00:11:30.360 --> 00:11:33.919 make a difference in your standings, go for it. And 171 00:11:34.000 --> 00:11:37.080 as far as like, you know, hitting goes, it's the 172 00:11:37.120 --> 00:11:40.879 same sort of situation and closers as well. Like it's 173 00:11:40.919 --> 00:11:44.279 like there's so much, uh, you know, between the preseason 174 00:11:44.320 --> 00:11:47.200 and now, there's so much a of a like, there's 175 00:11:47.240 --> 00:11:53.720 so much difference of value between what we thought a 176 00:11:53.759 --> 00:11:56.720 guy would be doing versus what a guy is actually doing. 177 00:11:56.799 --> 00:11:59.279 So the fact that we actually know what a guy 178 00:11:59.360 --> 00:12:01.639 is doing right now now and of course, you know, 179 00:12:01.799 --> 00:12:04.879 hitters and pictures change in the second half, like it's 180 00:12:04.919 --> 00:12:08.799 an ever evolving thing, but right now we have a 181 00:12:08.919 --> 00:12:12.639 solid foundation as to what a guy is actually doing 182 00:12:12.720 --> 00:12:15.720 this year. So you know, if you need to go 183 00:12:15.840 --> 00:12:20.159 out and get like, you know, steals or you know, 184 00:12:20.559 --> 00:12:23.879 or saves, or you need to get a good catcher 185 00:12:24.080 --> 00:12:26.399 or you need to get a good picture, now's the 186 00:12:26.440 --> 00:12:29.000 time to do it. And you know, the rankings are 187 00:12:29.039 --> 00:12:34.480 hopefully a tool to help you sort of get ideas 188 00:12:34.519 --> 00:12:39.320 to where I think guys have you know, will be 189 00:12:39.480 --> 00:12:42.600 going for the second half and where they should be, like, 190 00:12:42.960 --> 00:12:45.879 you know, and even even this, like we could get 191 00:12:45.919 --> 00:12:48.440 a week into the season, excuse me, a week into 192 00:12:48.480 --> 00:12:51.679 the second half and you know, an injury could happen, 193 00:12:51.840 --> 00:12:55.240 and it could you know, change the whole dynamic here. 194 00:12:55.279 --> 00:12:57.720 But as of right the second this is where I 195 00:12:57.720 --> 00:13:00.080 think players are. 196 00:13:00.279 --> 00:13:02.360 Let's go ahead and start getting into those then Gray 197 00:13:03.200 --> 00:13:06.639 number one for you, no surprise, it is Shoheo TODDI. 198 00:13:06.720 --> 00:13:09.360 Number two is Bobby Witt Junior. I think the questions 199 00:13:09.399 --> 00:13:11.639 would come in and starting at number three, and who 200 00:13:11.720 --> 00:13:16.519 you have is one Soto at three fine season, he's 201 00:13:16.519 --> 00:13:18.600 twenty one and run seven so on bases he's hitting 202 00:13:18.639 --> 00:13:21.519 two ninety four or five five sixty two with the 203 00:13:21.559 --> 00:13:27.039 best strikeout rate of his career. You know, I think 204 00:13:27.080 --> 00:13:31.159 the question is that kind of a safety three just 205 00:13:31.720 --> 00:13:34.480 track record? We know he's a great player, you're not 206 00:13:34.559 --> 00:13:37.799 going to really shouldn't be really disappointed, or is he 207 00:13:37.919 --> 00:13:40.639 actually a third best? You know, there's guys like James 208 00:13:40.720 --> 00:13:44.320 Wood PCA who have had better seasons for the player raider, 209 00:13:44.399 --> 00:13:45.320 But what are your thoughts here? 210 00:13:46.360 --> 00:13:51.080 Yeah, no, I would say that's exactly It's about the 211 00:13:51.200 --> 00:13:54.360 value of a guy like Juan Soto and what he's 212 00:13:54.480 --> 00:13:58.799 you know, and his stability in his stats over the 213 00:13:58.840 --> 00:14:01.720 course of like his you know, basically his whole career. 214 00:14:02.159 --> 00:14:06.639 If you know, if you're looking for more upside, I'm fine, 215 00:14:07.080 --> 00:14:11.679 you know, Movingjan Soto down and someone else up. But yeah, no, 216 00:14:11.759 --> 00:14:14.440 I felt like Jan Soda was just the safest. 217 00:14:15.879 --> 00:14:19.759 Yeah, that is fair, and we've seen even last year 218 00:14:19.879 --> 00:14:23.120 James Wood Pca both fill up really hard in the 219 00:14:23.120 --> 00:14:23.720 second half. 220 00:14:23.759 --> 00:14:25.360 I would like to think that that's not going to 221 00:14:25.399 --> 00:14:25.840 happen for. 222 00:14:25.840 --> 00:14:29.039 Either of them, being they're very young, very talented, but 223 00:14:29.320 --> 00:14:32.720 you never know, so I don't have a problem with it. 224 00:14:32.759 --> 00:14:34.159 I just kind of wanted to clear it up for 225 00:14:34.240 --> 00:14:37.240 our listeners. And if you are chasing stuff, maybe you 226 00:14:37.240 --> 00:14:39.559 do need to go after that that high upside play, 227 00:14:39.960 --> 00:14:42.759 especially if you need steels you're you know, you're generally 228 00:14:42.799 --> 00:14:45.600 not going to get a lot of those from Soto. 229 00:14:46.159 --> 00:14:49.080 Despite what happened last year. I don't think he's necessarily 230 00:14:49.080 --> 00:14:52.759 on on that kind of run this year, given that 231 00:14:52.759 --> 00:14:55.799 he has seven stolen bases. Here at the All Star break, 232 00:14:57.759 --> 00:15:00.440 your number two starting pitcher is Treek Scoba, who comes 233 00:15:00.480 --> 00:15:04.279 in at nine. You have ms Roski number one at five. Overall, 234 00:15:04.960 --> 00:15:07.159 he has not had a bad season, of course, just 235 00:15:07.279 --> 00:15:10.639 not quite that top level that we've come to expect, 236 00:15:12.200 --> 00:15:15.720 you know, Is it just that he's he's so consistent 237 00:15:15.720 --> 00:15:17.759 and that's why he comes in a number two. You know, 238 00:15:17.799 --> 00:15:20.200 in your right up you mentioned the possibility of trades 239 00:15:20.720 --> 00:15:23.960 as well. Would you be concerned if you know, he 240 00:15:24.000 --> 00:15:28.360 does get traded and moves to a different park, different league. 241 00:15:29.200 --> 00:15:30.679 What are your thoughts here on scoob? But why is 242 00:15:30.720 --> 00:15:33.639 he coming as a top ten player for you? Mmmm? 243 00:15:34.360 --> 00:15:38.320 Well, you know I was. I think between it was 244 00:15:38.360 --> 00:15:45.639 between him and Wheeler and who else? 245 00:15:45.799 --> 00:15:50.360 Chris Sanchez? Right, so maybe Yamamoto if you want to 246 00:15:50.360 --> 00:15:50.879 throw him. 247 00:15:50.720 --> 00:15:55.759 In, Right, So Chris Sanchez and uh actually Yamamoto, who 248 00:15:55.840 --> 00:15:58.120 is who pitched on Saturday and he got he got 249 00:15:58.159 --> 00:16:04.279 rocked by James McCann. Yeah, so Sanchez and Yama. Well, 250 00:16:04.320 --> 00:16:09.840 Sanchez specifically, I bumped him down due to his July 251 00:16:10.399 --> 00:16:12.919 a little bit. I mean I still have him pretty high, 252 00:16:13.120 --> 00:16:15.399 but I did bump him down a little bit. And 253 00:16:17.039 --> 00:16:19.639 what we call it Yamamoto. As you know, I'm not 254 00:16:19.679 --> 00:16:24.200 a huge fan of Yamamoto because and especially at this point, 255 00:16:24.320 --> 00:16:28.919 because I do think the Dodgers have a chance to 256 00:16:29.000 --> 00:16:33.480 make the playoffs, right, there's a there's a possibility that 257 00:16:33.519 --> 00:16:36.279 they might actually beat out the Padres and Diamondbacks. For 258 00:16:36.360 --> 00:16:41.200 the Al West, and I would imagine at some point 259 00:16:41.240 --> 00:16:45.159 they're gonna want to throttle Yamamoto's innings, but I mean 260 00:16:45.200 --> 00:16:48.159 there has been really no sign of that. So you know, 261 00:16:48.240 --> 00:16:51.159 that's sort of just me, uh, you know, making up 262 00:16:51.240 --> 00:16:54.240 a story in my head. But I do think anyway. 263 00:16:55.519 --> 00:17:01.200 So I really felt like like Scoople, I mean Scooble 264 00:17:01.360 --> 00:17:05.119 to me, like his numbers, his overall numbers, Like I 265 00:17:05.119 --> 00:17:08.079 I hear what you're saying with the road and home splits, 266 00:17:09.359 --> 00:17:12.480 but uh, you know, actually he's pitching better on the 267 00:17:12.720 --> 00:17:14.720 or he's actually he's pitching better at home, I guess. 268 00:17:15.160 --> 00:17:18.480 But you know, I think there's a I think it's 269 00:17:18.519 --> 00:17:20.839 too much as made of home and road splits, because 270 00:17:20.920 --> 00:17:22.880 like a guy is If a guy is pitching well 271 00:17:22.920 --> 00:17:26.920 at home, he's pitching well at home wherever his home 272 00:17:27.079 --> 00:17:30.079 is like a school. And if schoobl gets traded to say, 273 00:17:30.480 --> 00:17:33.000 you know, I don't know the Brewers, I don't I 274 00:17:33.000 --> 00:17:36.880 don't know where he's going, but he should get traded. 275 00:17:37.359 --> 00:17:39.559 But if he if he could get traded to the 276 00:17:39.559 --> 00:17:44.200 Dodgers potentially, and you know, Camerica is a good park, 277 00:17:44.640 --> 00:17:49.519 but he'll like pitchers pitch at home better just in general, 278 00:17:49.720 --> 00:17:52.200 So once he's at because you know, they're I mean 279 00:17:52.240 --> 00:17:55.680 they're at home, they're you know, they're at their home base. 280 00:17:55.799 --> 00:17:59.599 They don't have to travel to their the start. It's 281 00:17:59.640 --> 00:18:02.400 it's just, I mean, it's just like human nature. So 282 00:18:02.599 --> 00:18:05.319 I think, uh, Scooba will pitch better at home no 283 00:18:05.400 --> 00:18:09.279 matter where it is, assuming the Rockies don't make a 284 00:18:09.319 --> 00:18:13.000 move for school, which I doubt, and I don't see 285 00:18:13.079 --> 00:18:16.720 him going to the A's either, So yeah, I think 286 00:18:16.799 --> 00:18:21.920 Scooble's Uh, I think Schooble's probably the safest start at 287 00:18:21.960 --> 00:18:26.920 the safest number two. I also, I mean, I think 288 00:18:26.960 --> 00:18:29.079 there's probably a case to be made that he could 289 00:18:29.160 --> 00:18:32.799 have been number one because of you know, Mesirowski, like 290 00:18:32.920 --> 00:18:35.799 as far as we know, as far as les I know, Uh, 291 00:18:35.880 --> 00:18:41.160 Mezziawski missed Sundays start because of you know, quote unquote fatigue, 292 00:18:42.480 --> 00:18:44.960 And I do think that's just a matter of them 293 00:18:45.000 --> 00:18:48.599 wanting to keep his innings down. But you know, with that, 294 00:18:49.359 --> 00:18:52.440 with that sort of you know in mind, we could 295 00:18:52.480 --> 00:18:56.960 get to September and Mezierawski and the Brewers could be like, well, Mesiawski, 296 00:18:57.319 --> 00:19:00.000 we want him to pitch the playoffs so we're gonna 297 00:19:00.240 --> 00:19:03.000 actually skip him in the final two weeks of the 298 00:19:03.039 --> 00:19:06.400 season and two weeks out of like a second half 299 00:19:06.920 --> 00:19:09.480 projections that could make a that could make a pretty 300 00:19:09.480 --> 00:19:14.519 big difference. Whereas Scooble if he gets traded, we actually 301 00:19:14.519 --> 00:19:17.799 I think we could get we get better Schooble versus 302 00:19:17.880 --> 00:19:20.559 worst Schooble if he gets traded, because like, you know, 303 00:19:20.680 --> 00:19:23.599 the team that he gets traded to, in theory, they 304 00:19:23.799 --> 00:19:27.119 are gonna be in the playoff chase, and you would 305 00:19:27.160 --> 00:19:30.839 assume that he's gonna be a rental. So if like 306 00:19:30.880 --> 00:19:34.400 the Yankees trade for Schooble, They're not gonna let up 307 00:19:34.400 --> 00:19:36.559 on them. They're gonna be like, go on, throw throw 308 00:19:36.599 --> 00:19:39.640 as many innings as you can. So he actually could 309 00:19:39.720 --> 00:19:42.039 end up being the best starter in the second half 310 00:19:42.599 --> 00:19:45.319 versus the number two one. So I'm actually I feel like, 311 00:19:45.359 --> 00:19:48.279 if anything, I might be too low on Schooble. But 312 00:19:49.000 --> 00:19:51.559 I felt like with the you know, because he was 313 00:19:51.640 --> 00:19:55.599 on the injury list, you know, earlier this year, and 314 00:19:55.720 --> 00:19:58.359 with the loose bodies removed from his elbow, I mean, 315 00:19:58.559 --> 00:20:01.519 you know, it seems like he's fine, but there's a 316 00:20:01.519 --> 00:20:03.920 little bit of risk I guess involved. There so, yeah, 317 00:20:04.160 --> 00:20:08.160 I left him at two, but I think he's as 318 00:20:08.200 --> 00:20:09.119 solid as anyone. 319 00:20:10.319 --> 00:20:12.279 Yeah, I mean, we haven't really seen him be bad, 320 00:20:12.759 --> 00:20:15.160 you know, him struggling is just slightly over a three 321 00:20:15.200 --> 00:20:18.799 ERA and sub one whip still with a thirty plus 322 00:20:18.839 --> 00:20:22.359 percent strikeout rate. So the struggle is not really a 323 00:20:22.359 --> 00:20:24.519 struggle so much as just not as elite as he 324 00:20:24.680 --> 00:20:27.920 was for the people listening. The home road splits are 325 00:20:28.000 --> 00:20:31.319 as such this year three nine three ERA at home, 326 00:20:31.400 --> 00:20:33.759 two four to zero on the road. For his career, 327 00:20:33.839 --> 00:20:36.079 he is a two seven e RA at home in 328 00:20:36.200 --> 00:20:39.200 a three four eight on the road. You know, I 329 00:20:39.200 --> 00:20:43.519 think my biggest thing on pitchers is not necessarily home away, 330 00:20:43.680 --> 00:20:46.880 but if they switch the leagues, I don't necessarily love that, 331 00:20:47.000 --> 00:20:50.400 either pitching or hitting. I feel like that's where some 332 00:20:50.519 --> 00:20:53.680 of the struggles can come in. Because you've been pitching 333 00:20:53.680 --> 00:20:55.839 to different people. You've never really had to deal with 334 00:20:55.880 --> 00:20:58.680 the scouting report of certain guys. You don't have that 335 00:20:58.759 --> 00:21:02.160 familiarity you do within your division, within your league. 336 00:21:02.160 --> 00:21:03.960 So sometimes that concerns me a little bit. 337 00:21:04.599 --> 00:21:08.680 And it does seem like unless he's going I don't know, 338 00:21:08.720 --> 00:21:11.680 maybe the Yankees. Unless he's going there, I feel like 339 00:21:11.720 --> 00:21:14.160 a lot of the teams mentioned Earth and Hell, so 340 00:21:14.319 --> 00:21:16.480 that would be my one concern on Scooball. But as 341 00:21:16.480 --> 00:21:19.960 you've mentioned, he's been pretty phenomenal regardless of of where 342 00:21:19.960 --> 00:21:20.400 he's been. 343 00:21:21.640 --> 00:21:26.920 How how how many prospects does uh, what's your book called? 344 00:21:27.000 --> 00:21:29.720 Have been in San Diego? Does he have any? Does 345 00:21:29.720 --> 00:21:35.599 he have any prospects? The trade? It's like he's doing 346 00:21:35.640 --> 00:21:40.559 a he's making Frenado touttist junior. He's he's like, hey, 347 00:21:40.759 --> 00:21:43.119 maybe he shaved to look a little bit younger, and 348 00:21:43.160 --> 00:21:46.599 we could sell you as like Frenado touttis junior junior, 349 00:21:48.079 --> 00:21:51.839 like here are here are least you're our best prospect 350 00:21:51.680 --> 00:21:51.920 that this. 351 00:21:53.799 --> 00:21:55.319 Yeah, I think the Potters would have to do a 352 00:21:55.319 --> 00:21:58.839 little bit of you know, quantity over quality if they 353 00:21:58.880 --> 00:22:01.240 were going to get into that. That makes uh less 354 00:22:01.240 --> 00:22:05.000 they're gonna start sending some major leaguers over Yeah, I don't. 355 00:22:04.839 --> 00:22:07.680 Think that they're They're really gonna be in uh in 356 00:22:07.799 --> 00:22:08.599 that discussion. 357 00:22:08.720 --> 00:22:14.680 Unfortunately, Gray, there is a j prellers like, uh, who 358 00:22:14.680 --> 00:22:19.039 can we make look young here? Looking around the clubhouse? 359 00:22:21.400 --> 00:22:21.680 You want? 360 00:22:21.920 --> 00:22:25.599 You want Manny Machano, He's he's he's a phenomenal young player. 361 00:22:25.960 --> 00:22:28.319 Absolutely take him. 362 00:22:29.400 --> 00:22:34.759 Gavin Sheets. What if we put some eyeshadow on you 363 00:22:34.839 --> 00:22:39.720 to look a little younger? How about botox, gabage Sheets computer. 364 00:22:42.640 --> 00:22:44.559 Great, let's move on to the next picture, which is 365 00:22:44.599 --> 00:22:48.160 Mason Miller. You have at sixteen. Again, this is really 366 00:22:48.279 --> 00:22:53.799 just a discuss why we've diverted so far from preseason. 367 00:22:54.119 --> 00:22:56.559 Now you have Mason Miller, who is undoubtleated in one 368 00:22:56.599 --> 00:22:59.119 relief picture as a top twenty player. 369 00:22:59.119 --> 00:23:03.440 Here. Yeah, well, I discussed a little bit in the opening, 370 00:23:03.440 --> 00:23:05.559 but I'll say again that like, you know, if you 371 00:23:05.680 --> 00:23:09.759 need saves, you can You're only gonna get so far, 372 00:23:10.200 --> 00:23:14.440 you know with the you know, say saving excuse me, 373 00:23:14.640 --> 00:23:18.160 You're only gonna get so far, like trading for you know, 374 00:23:18.440 --> 00:23:21.000 I don't know, Devin Williams or something like. It's like 375 00:23:21.279 --> 00:23:24.519 it's like you're you if you're gonna make a actual 376 00:23:24.640 --> 00:23:28.680 move in the standings and you need a closer, I 377 00:23:29.240 --> 00:23:31.440 say at this point, go for the you know, go 378 00:23:31.559 --> 00:23:34.440 for the best. Like I would never in a million 379 00:23:34.559 --> 00:23:39.799 years draft Mason Miller in the top you know, fifteen 380 00:23:39.920 --> 00:23:44.680 or sixteen overall or whatever. But if you know, right now, 381 00:23:45.039 --> 00:23:49.559 if I'm looking at actual like value for on the player, 382 00:23:49.640 --> 00:23:52.880 Raider and versus and the rest of the season. And 383 00:23:52.960 --> 00:23:55.720 I'm actually looking to make a move in the standings. 384 00:23:56.440 --> 00:23:58.640 Like I said, that's what the h you know, that's 385 00:23:58.640 --> 00:24:01.000 what the second half rankings are really for. Is about, 386 00:24:01.000 --> 00:24:05.440 like gauging a player's value for the second half and 387 00:24:05.519 --> 00:24:08.519 for potential trades. So if you're looking to make a 388 00:24:08.559 --> 00:24:13.200 move in saves, I say, you know, what the heck, 389 00:24:13.799 --> 00:24:17.319 go for it, man, get like you know, if you're 390 00:24:17.759 --> 00:24:20.920 you're like, uh, I want to be surprised if you 391 00:24:20.960 --> 00:24:25.319 can get Mason Miller and plus someone else for like 392 00:24:25.440 --> 00:24:28.799 one of the guys like around him in the second 393 00:24:28.839 --> 00:24:31.880 half ranking. So you know, for instance, like if it's 394 00:24:32.000 --> 00:24:35.119 like Corbyn Carrol, I mean, I don't know, you know, 395 00:24:35.160 --> 00:24:38.880 it's hard to know what people how people value players 396 00:24:38.880 --> 00:24:41.319 in you know, their league. But if you said, like 397 00:24:41.640 --> 00:24:43.559 if you said to me, like, oh, you can have 398 00:24:43.640 --> 00:24:48.119 Corbin Carroll plus you know, I don't know Jake Bauers 399 00:24:48.240 --> 00:24:50.079 or something like, I don't you know, I don't know 400 00:24:50.119 --> 00:24:52.720 how people value people or who people have. But if 401 00:24:52.759 --> 00:24:55.480