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GM Territory: Jim Bowden's latest Trade Deadline reports · Foul Territory

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  Speaker 1: Welcome back in everybody the GM territory. The trade deadline
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  Speaker 1: is only ten days away, and we had our first
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  Speaker 1: major move. Connie Early has been acquired by the Washington
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  Speaker 1: Nationals and in return, the Boston Red Sox got Curtis
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  Speaker 1: Mead Jim please break down this deal for us.
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  Speaker 2: Well, first of all, I'll start with my trade grades
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  Speaker 2: for each team. I give the Washington Nationals A and
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  Speaker 2: I give the Boston Red Sox a B on this trade.
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  Speaker 2: This is a phenomenal trade by the Washington Nationals. To
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  Speaker 2: be able to get a left handed starting pitcher with
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  Speaker 2: less than a year service time that they're going to
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  Speaker 2: be able to control for the next six years is
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  Speaker 2: just amazing to be able to pick him up. This
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  Speaker 2: is a guy that's a middle of rotation type of starter.
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  Speaker 2: He knows how to pitch, and of course Paul Devoni,
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  Speaker 2: the general manager president of the Nationals, knows him from
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  Speaker 2: his Red Sox days. So I thought, I thought Washington
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  Speaker 2: did a really good job adding a starter of this magnitude.
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  Speaker 2: On the other side, for the Red Sox, they filled
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  Speaker 2: a huge need. They were looking for a right hand
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  Speaker 2: hitting infielder that could play second and third base. Mead
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  Speaker 2: can play both positions. They're going to start with him
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  Speaker 2: at second base and leave Caleb Durbin at third, although
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  Speaker 2: they might flip flop him. He's had his breakout year
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  Speaker 2: with the Washington Nationals, has seventeen home runs at the
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  Speaker 2: time of the trade, and all of them, by the way,
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  Speaker 2: are on the pull side, which should bode really well
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  Speaker 2: for playing half his games with the Green Monster at
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  Speaker 2: Fenway Park. That should be huge for Hamrick. And look,
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  Speaker 2: I've said this for a long time. It's not whether
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  Speaker 2: you win or lose trades, it's whether you win or
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  Speaker 2: lose championships. Right, this is a trade that I think
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  Speaker 2: Washington is going to win in the long term. I do,
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  Speaker 2: but I think this is a trade that's going to
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  Speaker 2: give Boston a better chance to win. Ranger Suarez is
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  Speaker 2: coming off the injured list at the same time they
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  Speaker 2: make this trade, so Sorez takes an early spot in
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  Speaker 2: the rotation and then me gives them the power beat
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  Speaker 2: they were missing when they didn't re sign Alex Bregman,
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  Speaker 2: and so you know, it fills a big need for them.
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  Speaker 2: So although I think they lose the trade, I think
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  Speaker 2: they improved their team at least for this year. Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: The other question I have for me is is he
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  Speaker 2: having a breakout year or is this a four month anomenally.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, we don't know for sure. He doesn't have
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  Speaker 2: a great track record going into this quick stint of
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  Speaker 2: success that he's had with Washington, but he is twenty
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  Speaker 2: five years old and that usually is the beginning of
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  Speaker 2: your prime years. So this was a fascinating trade you
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  Speaker 2: and I talked about on this show. We said, look,
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  Speaker 2: there's probably going to be more contender to contender trades
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  Speaker 2: than buyers to sellers. And that's exactly what we saw
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  Speaker 2: with this trade, two contending teams making a deal with
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  Speaker 2: each other to fill a big need.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, and it's interesting too see Meed go back to
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  Speaker 1: the Al East. You know, that's where he kind of
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  Speaker 1: started his career in Tampa. So it'll be exciting to
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  Speaker 1: see how this trade pans out. But I'm with you,
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  Speaker 1: I think Washington long term deal. All right, let's now
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  Speaker 1: talk about some of the sellers here. Let's go to
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  Speaker 1: the New York teams.
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  Speaker 3: Here. I want to star with the Nets. We got
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  Speaker 3: about eight guys on our list here.
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  Speaker 1: I want to stew at Freddy Peralta Jim, what have
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  Speaker 1: you heard regarding Peralta.
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  Speaker 2: Well, first of all, let me start with saying this
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  Speaker 2: trade deadline is going to be headlined by New York
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  Speaker 2: New York? Baby, what do I mean by that? The
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  Speaker 2: Mets I think are going to be the biggest sellers
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  Speaker 2: at the deadline. I think the Yankees are going to
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  Speaker 2: be the biggest buyers at the deadline. Oh, the two
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  Speaker 2: big market New York teams owning the trained deadline? Are
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  Speaker 2: you kidding me? This has a chance to have Mama
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  Speaker 2: Drama and on the opposite ends of New York. Oh
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  Speaker 2: my goodness, gracious, Okay, Paralta. Look, he's not pitch well
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  Speaker 2: over the last six or seven starts, without a doubt.
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  Speaker 2: The question is going to be, is there a continuing
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  Speaker 2: team out there that thinks that if they trade for
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  Speaker 2: him they can make some adjustments. Will their pitching room
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  Speaker 2: find ways to get Paralta to be the was a
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  Speaker 2: year ago when he was at one point the number
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  Speaker 2: one starter on the Brewers. Right now he looks more
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  Speaker 2: like a fourth or fifth starter. So I think anyone
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  Speaker 2: that trades for him is going to be looking for
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  Speaker 2: ways at they're pitching room or their analytic people or
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  Speaker 2: their technicians or video people know of a way to
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  Speaker 2: get him back pitching like he did for Milwaukee. I
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  Speaker 2: do think he gets traded, though, and then I think
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  Speaker 2: when you look at the rest of the Mets, look,
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  Speaker 2: they do have a lot to trade, most of it
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  Speaker 2: in the bullpen, but they also have clay homes, and
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  Speaker 2: I'm being told that most contending teams, like the Chicago
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  Speaker 2: White Sox, like the Chicago Cubs, like the Saint Louis Cardinals,
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  Speaker 2: have more interest in clay homes than they do in
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  Speaker 2: Freddie Peralta. He is coming off the injured list here.
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  Speaker 2: He does have a preference that he would like to
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  Speaker 2: stay with the Mets and get an extension, but there
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  Speaker 2: have not been any serious talks to extend him that. Therefore,
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  Speaker 2: I think it is likely even more likely than Home
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  Speaker 2: gets dealt before Peralta gets dealt. So it's gonna be
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  Speaker 2: fun to watch. Let's go to the bullpen for a minute.
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  Speaker 2: Everybody's talking about all the bullpen arms that the Mets
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  Speaker 2: have to offer. Luke Weaver is the guy that most
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  Speaker 2: teams aren't chasing because he is not a rental. He
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  Speaker 2: is controllable through next year. People like him because his
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  Speaker 2: arm bounces back extremely well, can pitch back to back knights,
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  Speaker 2: also can go multiple innings, can also close if you
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  Speaker 2: need a closer. So Luke Weaver is a guy, but
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  Speaker 2: they have a bunch of other guys in that bullpen
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  Speaker 2: as well. Aj Minter another left handed pitcher here that
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  Speaker 2: is having a great season. You know how every contending
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  Speaker 2: teams need left hand relievers for the playoffs and October.
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  Speaker 2: So we talked about Peralta and Holmes, We've talked about Mint,
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  Speaker 2: We've talked about we didn't talk about Raley Brooks. Raley
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  Speaker 2: is another guy. Lewis Robert, right hand hitting outfielder, just
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  Speaker 2: came off the il has played well since he came
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  Speaker 2: out the all including a home run a couple of
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  Speaker 2: days ago. There's a lot of teams that are looking
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  Speaker 2: for right handed hitters. You saw what the Red Sox
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  Speaker 2: had to pay to get Curtis me they overpaid with
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  Speaker 2: Conley early. There is enough teams like the Philadelphia Affilies,
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  Speaker 2: Detroit Tigers that would like to get a right handed hitter.
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  Speaker 2: Seattle Mariners would like to get a right handed hitter.
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  Speaker 2: Somebody might take a chance on Robert and if the
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  Speaker 2: Mets can dump the contract they are going to do that. Remember,
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  Speaker 2: Robert in his career has hit more than thirty homers
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  Speaker 2: in a year. In fact, you get thirty eight one year,
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  Speaker 2: and he's stolen twenty bases a year ago, So a
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  Speaker 2: lot of upside there as well. I also have been
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  Speaker 2: told they have shot both their catchers, Lewis Torrens and
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  Speaker 2: Francisco Alvarez. I think it's more likely that Torrens gets
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  Speaker 2: moved than Alvarez. Watched the Chicago White Sox on Torrens,
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  Speaker 2: I'm told they are engaged. Also, Roscar Razabon has been
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  Speaker 2: one of their best relievers. He also could be had.
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  Speaker 2: And Brooks Raley boy teams are lining up to get rarely.
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  Speaker 2: So what's the bottom line here, Trey Michael Bowden. The
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  Speaker 2: New York Mets are gonna sell, sell, sell Mortimer, and
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  Speaker 2: they are gonna headline as sellers. They are gonna headline
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  Speaker 2: this trade deadline.
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  Speaker 1: And we're gonna be here for it, covering every move
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  Speaker 1: that the New York Mets make. It's gonna be exciting,
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  Speaker 1: all right. Let's switch over now to the other team
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  Speaker 1: in New York, potentially the biggest buyers at the deadline.
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  Speaker 1: Jim what do the Yankees need.
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  Speaker 2: I'm being told by opposing GMS that Brian Cashman is
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  Speaker 2: absolutely everywhere looking for everybody in anything to get better.
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  Speaker 2: He's looking for a right handed catcher. He's just not
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  Speaker 2: getting the offense from his catchers. So he has been
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  Speaker 2: tied in with a lot of high end catchers, platoon catchers,
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  Speaker 2: backup catchers. Here's some of the top catchers he'd loved
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  Speaker 2: to get. Hunter Goodman, of course, from the Colorado Rockies,
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  Speaker 2: has over thirty homers this year. Adley Rutchman of the
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  Speaker 2: Baltimore Orioles that they did have a conversation about Shane Langeliers,
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  Speaker 2: but unfortunately he has a meniscus injury to his knee.
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  Speaker 2: Probably he's going to miss the season. He is off
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  Speaker 2: the trade block. The most realistic guy they can get
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  Speaker 2: if the Twins sell, would be Ryan Jeffers, who would
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  Speaker 2: be a really good platoon there for Austin Wells. But
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  Speaker 2: go back to that previous graphic if you would to
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  Speaker 2: minute trade, because let's go through all the needs they have,
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  Speaker 2: so right hitting catcher, if they'd like to get another
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  Speaker 2: bullpen arm, even though their bullpen has been brilliant since June,
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  Speaker 2: they won another starting pitcher. I'm told they're chasing a
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  Speaker 2: right handed hitting outfielder. And oh, by the way, they're
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  Speaker 2: involved in everyone that could be trade that has impact. Yes,
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  Speaker 2: that includes if the Tigers were to trade Derek Scougle.
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  Speaker 2: They will play there. But one thing is for sure.
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  Speaker 2: With Cody Bellinger going down with a hamstring injury with
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  Speaker 2: no timetable on the return of Aaron Judge, the Yankees
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  Speaker 2: need offense. Brian Cashman is looking for offense and starting
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  Speaker 2: pitching and bullpen and right hitting catcher, and this trade
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  Speaker 2: deadline might all be about New York New York Franks
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  Speaker 2: and not to Jay Z get ready to say, I want.
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  Speaker 1: To go over some of these names that we have here,
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  Speaker 1: of some of these impact bats, they can go ahead
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  Speaker 1: and get so. Looking at our list here, you mentioned Scooball.
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  Speaker 1: I mean that would be unbelievable, but that return I'm
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  Speaker 1: imagining would be pretty insane.
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  Speaker 2: Well, I mean, first of all, when you look at
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  Speaker 2: these big names here, we don't know if the Tigers
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  Speaker 2: are going to trade school, but we'll get to that
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  Speaker 2: later in the show. CJ. Abrams, it would take a
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  Speaker 2: boat load to get them. It would have to start
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  Speaker 2: with George Lombard Junior. If George Lombard Junior is in
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  Speaker 2: the conversation, there is a pathway for the Yankees to
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  Speaker 2: Rechoir Abrams. In fact, a package of Anthony Volpe and
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  Speaker 2: Lombard might get Abrams, which I think would be a
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  Speaker 2: great deal for both sides, to be honest, Foster Griffin
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  Speaker 2: is a picture that the Nationals are trying to extend.
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  Speaker 2: They haven't been able to that way, they might deal him.
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  Speaker 2: That's a big name for them. Zach Netto has been
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  Speaker 2: a name that has been connected with the Yankees, but
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  Speaker 2: I'm not sure they're willing to pay the asking price
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  Speaker 2: of John Mozaylock the president. They've talked to them about
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  Speaker 2: Read Detmers. That's another interesting left handed starting pitcher. Spencer
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  Speaker 2: Steer of the Reds could fit because he can play
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  Speaker 2: both third base and left field, and adding a right
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  Speaker 2: hand hitter to play third or left or both makes
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  Speaker 2: a lot of sense. So Steer with the Yankees is
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  Speaker 2: definitely one I want to steer you towards, but I
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  Speaker 2: want to steer you away from Byron Buxton because I'm
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  Speaker 2: being told Twins are not trading Byron Buxton, so stop
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  Speaker 2: talking about it. And I like the fit with Casey
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  Speaker 2: Schmidt and the Giants. But I'm being told they are
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  Speaker 2: not trading him, but they will trade Helliott Ramos. That's
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  Speaker 2: the latest news with the New York.
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  Speaker 3: Yankees deer away. I like that. That was very punny. Dad,
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  Speaker 3: That was a good one. That was a good one.
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  Speaker 1: All right, everyone, we're gonna take a quick break, but
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  Speaker 1: when we come back, we're gonna address some of the
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  Speaker 1: other rumors that we're hearing before the deadline.
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  Speaker 3: We'll be right back. Godfather, you're hitting some games this summer.
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  Speaker 3: What's the deal?
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  Speaker 3: Alrighty, Jim, I gotta ask.
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  Speaker 1: I've been seeing a lot on X about these Washington
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  Speaker 1: Nationals and potentially two of their better players being on
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  Speaker 1: the move.
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  Speaker 3: Can you start out with CJ. Abrams for us?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I can tell you this. First of all, the
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  Speaker 2: Washington Nationals have not finalized their strategy on that they're
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  Speaker 2: going to buy, sell, do both, or just hold the
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  Speaker 2: rest of the way. They made a really good trade
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  Speaker 2: getting early for meat, as we talked about earlier in
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  Speaker 2: the show. That was a deal that helps them now
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  Speaker 2: in long term. So that was a contender to contender
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  Speaker 2: type of trade. But they have not decided yet. Remember
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  Speaker 2: there are only a few games behind in the wildcard race,
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  Speaker 2: so they are in the race now. They will listen
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  Speaker 2: on everybody, of course they will. They have not been
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  Speaker 2: able to extend James order CJ. Abrams, but I'm being
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  Speaker 2: told there's zero chance they trade James word at this
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  Speaker 2: trade deadline. They are listening on CJ. Abrams, but they
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  Speaker 2: have to be overwhelmed in order to trade Abrams. It
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  Speaker 2: is more than likely that if they do decide to
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  Speaker 2: quote unquote sell, Foster Griffin is the name to one. Okay,
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  Speaker 2: they have not been able to extend them to a contract.
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  Speaker 2: Apparently they're far apart in negotiations, and so you know
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  Speaker 2: they're gonna keep one eye on this year, but they're
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  Speaker 2: gonna keep an eye on next year as well. And
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  Speaker 2: if they can get the right return for Foster Griffin,
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  Speaker 2: he absolutely could be traded by the deadline. Keep in mind,
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  Speaker 2: there's not a lot of starting pitchers, unlike what most
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  Speaker 2: people think, that are quality that can make playoffs. Starts
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  Speaker 2: that are available. Foster Griffin is one of them. But again,
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  Speaker 2: the Nats have not decided which direction they're gonna go.
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  Speaker 2: They have not finalized the strategy. They're gonna see how
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  Speaker 2: this team plays this week before they finalize that decision,
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  Speaker 2: because if they could keep winning this week and get
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  Speaker 2: in a position to get the wild card, that may
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  Speaker 2: change what they end up doing on August third.
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  Speaker 3: Well, I'm excited for it. I'm with you.
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  Speaker 1: I think Foster definitely will be on the move, but CJ,
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  Speaker 1: I'm assuming that asking price is going to be pretty high.
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  Speaker 1: Let's move now to Shaye Langeliers. Unfortunately, the news is
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  Speaker 1: broke this morning that he could miss the rest the
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  Speaker 1: season after tearing his meniscus. Jim, what do the Athletics
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  Speaker 1: do at this point before the deadline. Do they try
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  Speaker 1: to go out and get another catcher or do they
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  Speaker 1: just kind of stay put with what they have?
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  Speaker 2: Well, they're selling right, I mean, they're not in the
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  Speaker 2: pendent race, and the Langeliers injury means he won't be traded.
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  Speaker 2: But I'm being totally. They weren't close to anything anyway,
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  Speaker 2: and if they did trade him, it was going to
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  Speaker 2: take a huge haul. But I'm told there was no
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  Speaker 2: traction for a deal anyway. You know, they would like
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  Speaker 2: to trade from their surplus and outfielders to try to
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  Speaker 2: get more pitching. So they want to add pitching. Remember
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  Speaker 2: they're building for Las Vegas for twenty twenty eight, So
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  Speaker 2: any move they make is to help their chances of
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  Speaker 2: winning in twenty twenty eight and beyond. But this is
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  Speaker 2: a baseball team that has a good core of everyday players,
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  Speaker 2: but they need more pitching. So every trade that they're
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  Speaker 2: working on right now is for pitching. Will they sell
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  Speaker 2: some players only if it improves, As I said, their
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  Speaker 2: long term few future, which begins in twenty twenty eight
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  Speaker 2: in the new stadium.
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  Speaker 3: In Vegas, that's going to be so sick. I cannot
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  Speaker 3: wait to see baseball in Vegas.
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  Speaker 1: All right, I want to ask you, we're talking about
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  Speaker 1: pitching right now, Tarik Skuble, we were talking off the show,
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  Speaker 1: and you know we mentioned that there's a little bit
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  Speaker 1: of a Scuoball issue.
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  Speaker 3: Can you give some light to our listeners about this?
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  Speaker 2: Well, I don't think there's an issue. I mean, the
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  Speaker 2: fact of the matter is the Tigers are winning. They
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  Speaker 2: have the best record in their division since June the first,
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  Speaker 2: and they're within a few games of the wild card spot.
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  Speaker 2: Trek Schouble has made it very clear to the Tigers
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  Speaker 2: as well as the public, that he wants to stay
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  Speaker 2: at Tiger until he gets to free agency, and he
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  Speaker 2: wants to win a world championship while wearing a Detroit uniform.
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  Speaker 2: He's made it clear that's what he wants to do. Now,
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  Speaker 2: the Tigers have not decided if they're going to trade
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  Speaker 2: him or hold on to him. Like so many teams,
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  Speaker 2: They're going to see how they play this week. If
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  Speaker 2: they continue to win, and if they believe that they
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  Speaker 2: can get into the playoffs and or win this division,
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  Speaker 2: then they're going to hold onto school. However, at the
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  Speaker 2: same time, team president Scott Harris has listened to teams
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  Speaker 2: that have inquired on Schooble, and he will take offers
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  Speaker 2: on Tarek Scooble, and look, if he gets an overwhelming offer,
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  Speaker 2: you know, he could pull the trigger or he could
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  Speaker 2: hold on to him. So we're going to go into
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  Speaker 2: that trade deadline with Trek Scouber being a headliner. Will
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  Speaker 2: he stay or will he go? I don't know what
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  Speaker 2: it's gonna happen, but it's gonna be a lot of
• 16:25
  Speaker 2: fun watching the drama all week long.
• 16:28
  Speaker 3: I sure will be all right.
• 16:30
  Speaker 1: Jen, we were talking off air before the show, and
• 16:33
  Speaker 1: I want to I got to ask do you think
• 16:35
  Speaker 1: Byron bus Buxton or Joe Ryan dealt before the deadline.
• 16:40
  Speaker 2: No, absolutely not. I'm being told neither one is going.
• 16:43
  Speaker 2: In fact, the twins are buyers right now. They feel
• 16:45
  Speaker 2: like they're in the race as well. They feel they
• 16:48
  Speaker 2: have a chance of the wild card. Jeremy Zol, the
• 16:50
  Speaker 2: general manager, is out there looking for bullpen help. They're
• 16:53
  Speaker 2: trying to get this bullpen better. They feel like they
• 16:56
  Speaker 2: can compete to the very end, and so they want
• 16:59
  Speaker 2: to wanted Joe Ryan and Bailey Ober and the starting
• 17:03
  Speaker 2: rotation they have, they feel it's good enough to contend
• 17:06
  Speaker 2: and get to a playoff spot. So all of the
• 17:08
  Speaker 2: rumors that you're hearing, and I've seen the rumors everywhere,
• 17:11
  Speaker 2: and people are saying, you know, Buxton, they get traded
• 17:14
  Speaker 2: to the Phillies along with Bailey Ober. Right, you know,
• 17:16
  Speaker 2: I'm being told no, I'm being told no. So that's
• 17:19
  Speaker 2: kind of where that stands and un tells someone tells
• 17:21
  Speaker 2: me differently. I'm only gonna believe the executives that give
• 17:25
  Speaker 2: me the information.
• 17:27
  Speaker 3: All right, what about the Houston Astros any update for them?
• 17:31
  Speaker 2: Yeah, So we've been saying all along that they're looking
• 17:33
  Speaker 2: for a left hand hitting outfielder. Well that has changed
• 17:36
  Speaker 2: a little bit. According to opposing GMS, Dana Brown is
• 17:39
  Speaker 2: now asking for outfielders that can hit. He could care
• 17:42
  Speaker 2: less if they're left handed, right handed, or switch hitters.
• 17:45
  Speaker 2: He wants an outfield bat That is his priority, they
• 17:49
  Speaker 2: tell me. In addition to it, they say, you know
• 17:52
  Speaker 2: Dana Brown, he's always looking for pitching upgrades. So Dana
• 17:55
  Speaker 2: Brown also out there looking for pitching. So the Astros
• 17:58
  Speaker 2: are buyers. They think they can win this. They think
• 18:00
  Speaker 2: it's winnable, and they believe if they can add an
• 18:03
  Speaker 2: outfeel bad and upgrade the pitching, that they got a
• 18:05
  Speaker 2: shot to do it. So that's where Houston sits right now.
• 18:09
  Speaker 1: All right, and we got to finish up with the
• 18:11
  Speaker 1: Chicago White Sox. They're in first place right now in
• 18:14
  Speaker 1: the American League Central. Are they buying.
• 18:18
  Speaker 2: Oh, they're buying big time, baby. They know exactly where
• 18:20
  Speaker 2: they are in the standings. And these are the three
• 18:23
  Speaker 2: things that they are looking for. They're calling GMS. They
• 18:26
  Speaker 2: want another starting pitcher. They want a catcher. Because of
• 18:29
  Speaker 2: the injury to Kyle Teeal, they're looking for catching Watch
• 18:32
  Speaker 2: them in Lewis Terrenz of the Mets bullpen. They want
• 18:36
  Speaker 2: another bullpen arm.
• 18:37
  Speaker 3: As well.
• 18:37
  Speaker 2: But one thing's for sure, the Chicago White Sox are
• 18:41
  Speaker 2: gonna buy, buy, buy it this deadline.
• 18:43
  Speaker 3: Baby, I'm excited.
• 18:46
  Speaker 1: I hope we see a lot of teams buy, a
• 18:48
  Speaker 1: lot of teams sell, and you can catch all of
• 18:51
  Speaker 1: the drama here on GM Territory. We'll be posting every
• 18:55
  Speaker 1: day until the trade deadline. That's it from us, challenge
• 18:59
  Speaker 1: to act.
• 19:00
  Speaker 3: We don't.
• 19:01
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• 19:04
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• 19:11
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