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Speaker 1 (00:05):
What's going on? Everybody, Welcome into Fantasy pros. This is
leading off live the Fantasy Baseball Podcast. I'm your host,
Joe Rico, joined again by Casey Bubba here on this
wonderful Friday as we head right into head to head
championship season here. So we are going to be taking
your questions, going through some pitching streamers, some hot hitter
picked ups as well, But fill up the chat with
(00:25):
your questions, really looking forward to answering them today. Ghost
Spork is already in there saying thank you for a
fantastic season, for great advice and much needed reality checks. Goh, Spork,
you are welcome. We are more than happy to be
here talking baseball with you. Bubba. Great to do this again,
and I think this is only two more shows with
us for the season. But it's been great to talk
with you, my friend.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Always great. Looking forward to maybe doing more sometime next season,
who knows, but yeah, it's been great this time. Next
week there'll be a different bald Man hosting the show
and another guy. It'll be like there, you know, the duo.
We'll be back.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
The duo will be back. I think I might pop
in and join them for a while we'll see we'll
see what happens behind the scenes. But yes, p's of
PN Welsh should be back for next Friday show. But
until then, you're stuck with these two guys talking fantasy baseball.
And yes, as Renee saying in the chat, Mickey Moniac
to the Chip, I picked him up in my home
league after we had our discussion the other day, just like, okay, yeah,
(01:19):
I have a free spot. I dropped I forget I
dropped Wilson Contrero's for him actually, and my god, he's
been helping out myself and a lot of people on
the way to the Fantasy Championships, just like we all
expected at the beginning of the year. Trevor Rodgers Mickey
Moniac leading you to Fantasy Baseball Championships. We're going to
be talking about some streamers and pickups, but I wanted
to just mention first, possibly to the chagrin of Bubba
Clayton Kershaw, I know that he has been hurting you
(01:42):
guys for a long time out there in the Bay
as a Giants fan. With Clayton Kershaw announced that he
will be retiring at the end of the season, and
just going through some of the stats yesterday. It really
is ridiculous what he's been able to do. Nearly three
thousand innings. He's at twenty eight to forty four with
a two fifty four ERA and a one zero two
whip four his career, he has just been unbelievable. One
(02:03):
of the best pitchers of all time. I think you
can comfortably say he is the second best left handed
pitcher of all time behind Randy Johnson. That's probably where
I'd be at. But baba, any words on Clayton Kershaw
is somebody that you watched up close for the last
twenty or so years now.
Speaker 2 (02:18):
Yeah, I absolutely love Clayton Kershaw. Yes, he has torm
into the Giants. It's been one of those love hate relationships.
But as a baseball fan, it's hard to ignore how
great he has been on the mound, how honestly, how
really great he's been for the game of baseball. So
he will be missed. It's probably good he's heading out
when he is, because he's having a crazy season this year,
(02:39):
there's no denying that. But we can kind of see
the light at the end of the tunnel, the velocities down,
all that stuff, So it gets to go out on
his terms, which is always good. Sarah Langs, who does
a lot of amazing stats on Twitter, put this out
there yesterday. Just just wrap your head around this for
a second. Clayton Kershaw has made four hundred and forty
nine starts in his career, Joe, he has just ninety
(03:01):
six losses in those four hundred and forty nine starts.
That's one hundred and nine more starts than any other
pitcher in baseball history with fewer than one hundred losses,
one hundred and nine more chances to lose, and still
did not like the fact is he's that that there's
one hundred and nine game gap basically between him and
the next person is insane.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
It's you just like you don't even have words, right.
He just want to sit there and giggle when you
hear things.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
Like Don Metz.
Speaker 1 (03:28):
It's just ridiculous, foolish. Baseball did a video a couple
of years ago just breaking down every season of Kershaw's
like true true prime, which would have started in twenty
eleven and went through about twenty seventeen, and it's really
worth checking out. He was essentially the closest thing you're
gonna see to Pedro Martinez at the turn of the
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century that we've seen I think in my lifetime all
ninety six losses came in the playoffs from Uncle.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
Ted Well to see. Yeah, if we counted playoff stats,
he probably about one forty over all in his career.
Because I will admit this is where being the Giants
fan always I enjoyed. It was when the playoffs began,
and I have so many pictures on my camera on
my phone of him just with his head in his
hands in the dugout by like the fourth inning of
most starts.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
Yeah, in the postseason, just looking at it, one hundred
and ninety four innings, he had a four to forty
nine ERA and a one to eleven whip. Not Clayton
Kirkshaw ESQ. One of the more stark differences I think
between regular season track record and postseason track record in
sports history, not just in baseball, but if I'm trying
to think of guys who just constantly were amazing in
the regular season and every year in the playoffs they
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just fell flat. I can't think of another like, true,
true example to this degree. Like you're the Dolphins fan,
I don't know if Dan Marino with he always I
don't remember what he did in the playoffs every year,
never won a title, but like that kind of like
regular season dominance that just didn't translate to postseason success.
I mean, at the end of the day, Kirshaw has
two World Series. I don't know actually, if they gave
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him a ring for last year, he might have, might
have not. But either way, Clayton Kershaw, one of the
best careers, one of the best pitchers we will ever see.
Just wanted to mention it off the top here. Let's
get into a couple of these streamers, and I just
wanted to go through like we did the other day.
Seemed to get some good reaction to it. Just the
top most added players today and guys that have been
(05:17):
kind of hot as of late. And we'll start with
Austin Martin, somebody who has been picked up a lot.
He was a topic of conversation on Fantasy Baseball Twitter
about a week ago. But Austin Martin, you know, coming
up in Toronto. We traded him as part of the
Jose Brios trade. I didn't think he was anything all
that special. To be honest, to this point in his career,
he hasn't really looked that great, but this year, especially
as of late, he's turned things around. It. For the
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season as a whole, he's hitting two ninety six nine
steals in forty two games. If you're looking for a
little bit of bating average, a little bit of speed,
here is Austin Martin somebody you'd be worth picking up.
Speaker 2 (05:47):
Yeah, definitely. My co host Ryan Bloomfili, who has been
on this show a couple of times, was pumping him
up on The Fab Show a couple of weeks ago
just for what you mentioned. He's playing every day. He's
hitting for average, like over the last two weeks, basically
since almost three weeks August twenty seven, with dudes hitting
three point fifty four with five stolen bases and he
scored twelve runs. Doesn't have any power, but he gets
on base a ton of sixteen percent walk rate to
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go with a sixteen percent k rate. You hit second
for the Twins. Again, not a great team, we know that,
but if you need runs, you need steals, you need
BALLI and average. For the last week in a points league,
he's gold because isobeps through the roof like he should
be rostered in all points formats if you're gonna head
to head or something. But yeah, there's a lot to
like here if that power could ever develop, even if
it's like it's almost a mini Luise Rii's profile. Like,
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if he could just get like ten to fifteen homers,
this guy could be a fun conversation at twenty twenty six, Joe.
But for your initial question final week, yes, I would
be all in. He's got six ridies on test, pretty
okay schedule coming up too.
Speaker 1 (06:41):
Let's say it's a shallow format and you just need
that speed with some batting average, and Chandler Simpson would
also be out there. Hypothetically, would you take Martin or
would you take Simpson in that situation?
Speaker 2 (06:51):
I take Simpson still, he's just a freak of nature
on the base pads, he's leading up, he's doing a
lot of the same things with probably twice as many steals.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
Yeah, the first hand, as my Jays were in Tampa
for a four game series and Chandler Simpson I think
had like nine hits, eight hits in that series. And yeah, Michael,
with the Marino comp, it's probably a poor comp. Like
I didn't I'm not old enough to see Marino myself.
I'm just talking about like regular season dominance, lack of
playoff success. That's really where it starts. It ends with
Dan Marino and the Clayton Kershaw comparison. Let's talk hass
(07:21):
On Kim, who has been really solid as a member
of the Braves. Bubba, I think you were one of
the first people I saw shouted out when he signed
to say that this is somebody you should be picking up.
Thirty nine games this year, he's hitting two fifty seven
pre homer six dole in bases, playing every day for
a lineup that is not amazing, but it's not terrible either.
So what do you think about Hassan Kim? You need
a middle endfielder, he needs some help over the weekend.
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Is see somebody you'd be worth picking up for you?
Speaker 2 (07:45):
Definitely hitting three twenty seven since he joined the Braves
on September second. I don't know what their rays. We're
thinking here and again that we don't have to go
on that rabbit hole. But one homer, nine runs, eight
eight RBIs He's usually provides more speed, but maybe that's
just a work in progress for this team and the Braves. Yes,
bad team playing better of late offensively, at least so Yeah,
I'd have Kim roster up for sure. He should have
(08:06):
been rostered when he joined the Braves when we knew
he was playing every day, hitting fifth or sixth. That
had some definite fantasy appeal.
Speaker 1 (08:12):
Yeah. I'm all there with him. Picked him up in
a couple of leagues myself as a middle infielder one league,
who was actually in my second base spot right now.
But he's producing, and while he's producing, you got to
you gotta take advantage while you can. This is like,
this is the time of year. We've mentioned this a
few times, but if you have somebody who has been
a mainstay on your roster all year and now they're
just laying an egg for you, cut them. We're well
(08:33):
into that part of the season. Moyes's ballisteros but I
wanted to talk about him. We've seen him at a
couple of home runs recently. The problem for me with
adding him, like I'm seeing the potential of the profile.
I like him. I want to add him, but there
are so many viable catchers. You probably have a Drake Bald,
when you have a Herrera, you have a Kirk, you
have a you know, Kyle Teal or somebody like that.
Would you be prioritizing Ballisteros over anybody that I just
(08:56):
mentioned there, Teal Kirk Baldwin probably not a gustin the
way you feel about Augustin, but any chance that you'd
pick up boys as Ballasteros here over any you know,
regular catcher for the stretch run.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
Yeah, if you need power, he takes a giant leap
over say a Kirk like Kirk is definitely Kirk's a
great pure hitter. I'm not going to deny that one iota.
But if you need power, Biostereos is great. He's got
six games in rig Lea. Now the weather can dictate differently,
could be an even better week or a rough week
when we look back on that. We don't know though,
But bios Daros, I'd probably have him over almost two
(09:31):
thirds of the catchers in baseball for the final week
of the season, just because my biggest thing with him
was he going to play with Suzuki coming back, and
he still dated the first two games since Suzuki came back.
So if they're gonna let this kid run for the
last week and play and hit clean up essentially, then yeah,
you want this in your lineup, you want him raking
for you right now because that boy's power is legit.
Speaker 1 (09:50):
What do you think about him next year is he'd
be somebody'd be comfortable with as a first catcher in
a two catcher league or more of a second catcher for.
Speaker 2 (09:56):
You for now, just out of like cautious, he's a
catcher too. But if we find out like he's is
the starting catcher, like, hey, sorry, Miguelemaya, who's awesome, but
he's been banged up. If if somehow Biasteros is the
the catcher one for the Cubs or we know he's
gonna DH or something, then he moves to be a
catcher one in fantasy, Like if we know he's getting
that bats, he is a catcher one.
Speaker 1 (10:17):
I think that's totally fair in that lineup. I hope
Kyle Tucker goes back for their sake, but it's a
good lineup.
Speaker 2 (10:22):
Oh yeah.
Speaker 1 (10:23):
It's been an up and down season for the lineup
as a whole, but they are talented top to bottom.
You know, there's been times where they have been the
best offense in baseball this year. For stretches, hoping the
Tucker goes back and hoping Ballasteros is the regular catcher,
but who knows. With Carson Kelly, I don't know what
was gonna happen with him. He was off to such
a great start this year, but that's something that I
don't think we'll ever really see again. Let's talk about
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Blaine Krim, probably a name that you'd be forgiven if
you hadn't heard before first basement four of the Rockies.
You know, I didn't think there'd be really a ton
yere but in eleven games he's hit three home runs,
seven ribbyes. He's hitting one seventy six. But if you
just need some power, they are at cores over the weekend, Bubba,
Any chance you'd be willing to use him in a
corner spot.
Speaker 2 (11:03):
Cores over the weekend? Yes, go in next week. I
know he finishes the weekend in San Francisco, which does
not appeal to me much, and the opens the week
at Seattles. He had two tough ballparks there, so if
this weekend only, yes. Since he joined the Rockies, hit
safely in five of six games with those three homers
you mentioned, still strikes out nearly thirty eight percent. I
(11:24):
cover this guy a lot in my al WESPT tomorrow
for HQ. So yeah, no one should know about him
because he was down in the depths. He was with
the Rangers. They dfaight him when they signed Rowdy and
brought him up. He's he's not even that young anymore.
He's just a ton of power. He reminds you a
lot like for let's go to the wayback machine, kind
of a CJ. Cron type deal. Okay, so there's gonna
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be streaks where things are awesome, there's gonna be the
other side of that, so just be prepared. But for
the weekend, yes, I'm cool with that.
Speaker 1 (11:51):
I will say that like watching him swing, not that
I'm a swing analyst, but it's a very smooth looking
power stroke that he does have. Wouldn't be so prize
if he does hit a home run this weekend, he
might go one for twelve with that home run. Yes,
but if you are just looking for some power, he
could be somebody that is a decent pickup for you
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claim your prize. Let's take a couple of questions here
in the chat. What's your outlook of Matt Shaw from
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a dynasty perspective. I like Matt Shaw. You know, we
have seen periods this year where he's been really really
productive as a whole. It's not anything to really write
home about. Eleven homers, sixteen steals, two twenty, but he's
not striking out a lot. He has a decent walk rate,
he's not been overpowered at the plate. I like Matt Shaw.
I think that, you know, he's somebody from a dynasty
point of view, is probably a decent Bylow. Right now,
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what do you think.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
Bubba I could see as a decent by Low. There's
still a lot of potential. They're still super young, so
there's there's room for growth. Yeah, I'd be cool buying Low.
It was a down season, it was a learning season,
so we'll have to see where it goes from there.
Speaker 1 (13:11):
Yeah, but I think that like going into next year,
he'll be pretty cheap. And if I'm looking for like
a like a bench depth or maybe a corner infielder,
He's probably somebody that I'm looking at in the in
the mid two hundreds. I imagine he's going somewhere next
year stream for Sunday Cantillo at Minnesota or Tyne at
Sincy wins needed probably go with Cantillo right now. Honestly,
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Cleveland has been Cleveland might win the Central at this point.
I think Tywan is also a viable streamer, but you're
taking on some more risk with what he's dealt with
this year going into Cincinnati versus Cantillo and the hot Guardians, Bubba,
do you agree?
Speaker 2 (13:45):
Yeah, both both are in play. I would go with
Cantillo just if the tiebreaker being great American small park basically, Yeah.
Speaker 1 (13:52):
What happened to Trace? I would just start today show
you're supposed to start, and I don't believe it was
ever going to be today unless I missed a thing.
He started on Monday. He started and Monday, so this
would be very short rest. It wouldn't have made sense,
I believe it is going to be Sunday in Kansas City,
although John Schneider has been a little bit coy about
what's going to happen. But if he's not starting, then
he's throwing bulk relief and he'd still be worth getting
into your lineups. Should do a triple threat for the
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final show. I TL Bubba and the Blue and two
Joe's one show. Now that that would be hilarious. The
producers would hate us with the new graphic they'd have
to make for like six of us on the screen.
Speaker 2 (14:25):
But and going live might be tricky with that group. Yes,
if you want to know that group for sure, come
to First Pitch Arizona and meet us at the bar
at about ten thirty. You'll get the full show.
Speaker 1 (14:35):
Yeah, lots of cooks in the kitchen and lots of
mouths in the kitchen too. I don't know how much
analysis would get done. Would be a lot of fun, though.
Maybe we'll do something in.
Speaker 2 (14:43):
The off lots of laughs, lots of laughs.
Speaker 1 (14:45):
Maybe we can do something in the off season just
for S's and G's streamer for next week Colluk at
la or Waldrup versus Washington with a win needed man.
That's a toss up for me, I might go with
wald but I think it's very close. What do you think, Bubba,
It's extremely close.
Speaker 2 (15:03):
I think Waldrip's got the much higher ceiling. But I've
been pumping collect Coleic looked great. I leave. It was
Thursday when he threw. And the Angels are garbage. They
have like four or five triple ayers hitting right now.
That lineup is horrific. So I have zero problem. If
you want to go collect, go for it. Just know
the ceilings With Waldrip.
Speaker 1 (15:20):
I mean what Colak has been doing over the last
five starts.
Speaker 2 (15:24):
Good.
Speaker 1 (15:25):
He's not striking out a ton of guys. Outside of
the last start, which you mentioned, he had eight strikeouts
against Seattle, who had been cooking, but a one ninety
one ERA with a two eighty one FIP over his
last five starts, thirty three innings over those five starts,
so he has been going deep into ball games as well.
Moys's Ballisteros are Gabby moreno Man probably Ballosteros at this point.
(15:45):
If you're looking for the.
Speaker 2 (15:46):
Upside, yeah, if Bias Staios is getting regular at bats,
I go, I go Bia Stereos.
Speaker 1 (15:51):
I still like Gabby, but it Gabby's fine, yea, But
I mean I tweeted something a couple of years ago
saying like, it's gonna be Gabby Moreno and Adley Redchman
number one and two in your rankings in a couple
of years. Oh, man, I gotta scrub, gotta scrub the
timeline with things like that on there. You know, Moreno
was the number one prospect in baseball at a time
and it just hasn't really panned out at all the time.
Speaker 2 (16:11):
You weren't wrong, Let's put it that way.
Speaker 1 (16:13):
What do you think looking back on that trade Lordus
Guriel and Gabby Moreno for Dalton Varshow I feel like
Toronto did all right there. But it feels pretty even
for both sides at the end of the day.
Speaker 2 (16:22):
Yeah, both sides have done well. Like Guriel and company
helped the d Backs get to the World Series. They
and limb but they got there. And Varshow's when he's
on the field, there's been a monster for you guys,
So I think it's totally fair. I loved Varshow when
he was His hit tool has always been great. Just
now he's moved to the outfield and just needs to
stay healthy because he's a beast.
Speaker 1 (16:41):
Oh man, imagine he had still had Catcher eligibility, that
would be that would be gorgeous. Will just continue on
YouTube next year or be back on Twitch? Those decisions
are made well above my pay grade. I would imagine
that it'll be some kind of combination of both, where
we're doing leading off on Twitch and then we're still
doing live streams and pods and different mock trap some
things on YouTube. But that'll be a question to check
(17:03):
in in the offseason four because I'm not one hundred
percent sure and I don't have any say in the matter,
to be perfectly honest with you guys. Last keeper spot
between Kurtz, Camon Naro, and Nolan McClain. Oh man, I
don't think it's McClain. I think it's between Kurtz and
Cam and Aro.
Speaker 2 (17:18):
That's a discussion. Yeah, that's impressive. Honestly, without knowing the
rest of the keepers makes it a little more challenging.
I lean Cam and Aro, but I would not argue
with Kurtz at all. The dudes freaking beast.
Speaker 1 (17:32):
Yeah, I don't even have a strong feel here. I
think I think I might go Cam and Aro, but
I think you can't really go wrong at this point. Kurtz,
Like we mentioned the other day, Kurtz has been the
second best offensive player in baseball behind Judge and then
Cam and Narow. As a twenty twenty one year old,
he has forty five home runs. Like, you can't really
go wrong either way.
Speaker 2 (17:52):
Legit, who are the other keepers? I want to know
right now, if you can keep those two guys, you
better have like show hey, o Towny, Ronald McCune, your junior.
I think it was a Judge Crochet and Skeens Wealth. Okay,
just a six team.
Speaker 1 (18:04):
League Judge Crochet and skiing. Wow, Wow, impressive stuff.
Speaker 2 (18:11):
And do you have Judge then you go Camin Eric
because you already have the freaking monster and he out
like that. That's my st But hey, can't go wrong, honestly.
Speaker 1 (18:19):
You can't go wrong. Just don't go Nolan McLain, all
due respect to Nolan McLain.
Speaker 2 (18:23):
Yeah, and you already have two pitchers, like, don't go
with the third.
Speaker 1 (18:25):
Yeah, keeping between Sandy Joe Ryan and Paveta. Joe Ryan
with a bullet for me.
Speaker 2 (18:31):
Yes, Ryan, I love Paveta, but Ryan, Yes, Joe.
Speaker 1 (18:34):
Ryan, Paveta, I am close to my heart, but I
can't take him over to Joe Ryan. Joe Ryan has
been really poor the last month or so, but I
think he's still a top ten pitcher next year pretty
handily for me. Is Bubba Chandler starting tomorrow? It looks
like he is, but he's basically what I'm looking at.
You is getting the athletics, and they are in Pittsburgh.
Speaker 2 (18:52):
Last question for it's official? Nothing's official, but he's scheduled
to start. Yes, the Pirates won't commit, so just just
so they if they get mad later on and something changes,
that's what happened.
Speaker 1 (19:01):
The Pirates will commit to Bubba Chandler. What huh? What's
going on now?
Speaker 2 (19:04):
I know? The only thing of you that commit in
Pittsburgh is a ball skains to live be done.
Speaker 1 (19:08):
So has he hit a knee yet? Has he dropped
down to a knee yet?
Speaker 2 (19:12):
I saw him doing stuff on as he was doing
her hair on Instagram, So you might as well drop
to an ear pretty soon.
Speaker 1 (19:18):
Well, at that point, you gotta get out from under
Lyle and Jeremiah Jackson for Durban and Monica a moniac
in the championship right now, get out from under Lyle
Lyle has been great. If you want to drop Jackson
for Moniac for the weekends, I think that's probably the
way to go. Here and Bubba and I are on
the same page, which I always like to be on
(19:40):
the same page as mister Bubba. Let's talk about some pitching.
Streamers just highlighted some guys here that are being added
in a lot of leagues, and also a couple that
I just thought were kind of interesting to talk about
for the next couple of days, four or five options
on each day. Let's start with Louis Averino. I know
Louis Averno. You hear that, you're thinking, holy crap, this
guy wants to tank my season recommending Louis Severino. But
he's on the road. And Luis Severino on the road
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this year, has a three eleven ERA at home, it's
been six fifty one. But he's on the road against
the Pirates. Bubba, this feels like a pretty good spot
for him.
Speaker 2 (20:07):
Yep, you nailed the biggest part. The home roads puts
are legit with Severino this season. He's been very good
on the road. I'm all in. I love this matchup.
I recommended him last week in FAB like, Hey, if
you want a streamer for the week, that's your dude,
So get some Severino.
Speaker 1 (20:20):
I think he's maybe the best streaming option for today.
So if you're in a daily league, I would pick
him up as quick as you can. Janson Junk at
Texas Bubba Texas has been struggling recently, not a team
that has been flourishing in the month of September. So
any chance for you with Jansen Junk today.
Speaker 2 (20:36):
No, it's in his name, so I'm out there's he
pitched like Junk his last time out. He pitched really
well for people, and I didn't know how he did it,
and I'm just going to continue to stay away from him.
Speaker 1 (20:45):
I think that's probably fair. I think that's probably fair.
The command, you know, we talked about this. I think
with Ryan the command being what it is in the
walk right, being low will help out those fips and
x FIP numbers. And maybe you're a little bit deceiving,
like they all tell you that he has command and
just walk a lot of batters, but at the end
of the day, the results have not been there for
Jansen Junk. Let's talk about Brandon Sproute versus Washington. I
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feel like in competitive leagues. He's probably been picked up
if you're in a shallow ten or twelve team league. Here,
Bubba Brandon Sprout, is he somebody you'd be willing to use?
Speaker 2 (21:15):
Heck yeah, sick back to back, really good starts, six
innings and both starts. I'm all aboard that.
Speaker 1 (21:21):
Yeah, I think I am as well. I think that
is the second best option today behind Luis s Everina.
And then here's an interesting one making a return after
a long layoff, Tyler Mally against the Marlins. Would you
be willing to trust him with your season on the
line today?
Speaker 2 (21:34):
No, No, I'm out. I like if I knew he
was all good to go, But the long layoffs terrifies me.
Marlin's are pesky man like. They're not great. They're gonna
have a lot of duds with their pesky. Went through
their roster on last night's show and there's just a
lot of dudes doing the little things to annoy you.
Speaker 1 (21:49):
Basically, I am probably gonna buy a Jacob Marcy jersey
in the off season. I am I fallen in love.
I really have maybe a jersey or something. I don't
know if I need to spend three hundred bucks on
a Marlin Jersey.
Speaker 2 (21:59):
Stick with the right now because if it's a Marlin,
he probably won't be there in the next three years,
So stick to the jersey.
Speaker 1 (22:04):
I hope there's no Marlins fans in the chat. But
if you look back at what we had on that team,
like not even ten years ago, yell, it's Stanton real
mudo ozuna, Like they had such a juggernaut offensively and
no more, no more. Indeed, let's go to Saturday. Talk
about Saturday's options, starting with Luis Morales kind of the
same deal going into Pittsburgh. Baba, what are your thoughts
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on Morales? Is he somebody you'd be willing to stream?
Speaker 2 (22:29):
Yep? I kept Morales. I tell people like they're worried
about the two staff last week at home, I said,
if you can't stomach that stomach holding him for the
Pittsburgh start, I like him better than Savarina. But that's
a different day. So yes, you're Morales.
Speaker 1 (22:41):
What about Kyle Harrison at Tampa Bay makes me a
little bit worried, but you know Kyle Harrison well, being
a Giants prospect.
Speaker 2 (22:47):
I love Kyle Harrison. I don't trust him against Tampa
Bay A for the ballpark situation, and b I don't
think he's going deep. I think we might see some
Peyton Toley backing him up or something. So I'm just
worried about the workload for him. Arson. If they ever
commit to him, I'd be very excited.
Speaker 1 (23:03):
Hayton totally. There's a bunch of fab that went right
into the fireplace. Let's talk about Chad Patrick at Saint Louis.
Now in the deeper league. Is he's probably rostered if
you're in a shallower format, decent chance he's out there
against Saint Louis. I personally love this one.
Speaker 2 (23:16):
Bubba. Yeah, it's a good match at Fort Saint Louis,
but Bubba in the bloom. We have a rule if
you have two first names, you shouldn't be pitching. So
just joking kind of. But yeah. The other thing with
Chad Patrick, similar to Kyle Harrison, how stretched out is he?
He came in his last time way through a couple
of innings. That's my only concern. But phenomenal matchup to
your point against Saint Louis, who's been dreadful.
Speaker 1 (23:38):
As long as he doesn't have three first names and
we're still we're still good. That's when you start to
get into into trouble. I want to mention Bubba Chandler.
He was brought up earlier, but he's facing the Athletics tomorrow.
This will not be in Sacramento. This will be in Pittsburgh.
Any trepidation at all about putting him in your lineups.
Speaker 2 (23:55):
If you got him, you pitch him. It's the A's.
They've been good. They've one of the best teams in
baseball since the All Star Breaks. Awesome tweet on that
on Thursday. But yeah, Chandler bounced back nicely. You roll
with that one.
Speaker 1 (24:07):
Yeah. In the month of September, Philadelphia and Seattle are
the only teams that have a higher WRC plus as
a team than the Athletics. Too. The Athletics are hitting
two seventy seven for the month as a team.
Speaker 2 (24:17):
The A's have three hitters with thirty plus home runs.
Speaker 1 (24:20):
I saw that the only team in baseball right. I
thought the Mets were there, but Lindor is just short
on homers. But the A's of all teams, you know,
big turnaround for them. They're going to be in Sacramento
for the next couple of seasons. I think solast.
Speaker 2 (24:33):
One more, but I would imagine at least two more.
Speaker 1 (24:36):
Yes, I don't think they're going to be rushing to
spend money on a new stadium anytime soon. So maybe
we get two more years, but at the very least
one more year. So next year in draft season, the
A's are going to be all over the place. On
my teams. I'm in love with a lot of what
they got going on, and even the guys aren't heading
for a ton of power. Like Jacob Wilson's had himself
a quietly great year. I know he's cooled off in
the second half. Lawrence Butler started to pick things up
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a little bit recently. This is a this is a
good team. This is a good team heading into next year.
I think let's hit the Sunday again. I'm targeting the pirates.
Jeffrey Springs, Bubba, what do you think about Jeffrey Springs
if you're seeing him on shallow waiver wires, is he
worth a Sunday stream for you.
Speaker 2 (25:11):
If you're desperate to get those last counting stats on
the final day. Yes, Springs has been good, that very inconsistent,
and we just saw Pittsburgh light up Matthew Boyd. So
if they can They're still a bad team, but they've
proven they can get to a lefty.
Speaker 1 (25:25):
Yeah, Matthew Boyd, I got suckered in by that matchup.
I you know, he hasn't looked like himself really for
a couple of weeks hit, but seeing that matchup, I
threw him into lineups all over the place and I
paid the dear price for it. So be careful, be
careful a little bit. Jeffrey Springs I think would be
more of a volume desperation type of streamer. What about
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Connolly Early, who we talked about after his debut last
week when he had I think it was eleven strikeouts
over his five innings. He's also in Tampa at that
little tiny ballpark bubbas So what do you think?
Speaker 2 (25:55):
Yeah, I think you roll with them. He's had two
great outings, both against the A's, of course, but he's
got five in each outing. Strikeouts are through the roof.
Like you continue to cross your fingers and hope on
this one.
Speaker 1 (26:06):
Yeah, I think so as well. Now, Jamison Tyone and
Joey Cantillo were already brought up in a question earlier,
but I do think that they are both viable streamers
for Sunday and Bubba, I believe you agree on that one.
Cantillo just slightly over kyone from what we said earlier.
And then the last one, Costanza Jason Alexander against Seattle. Now,
Seattle's been hot, cooled off a little bit the last
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few days. What do you think of Castanza on Sunday.
Speaker 2 (26:30):
I'm rolling with him. I have a soft spot for him,
Ryan Trees, but walk me off that lege. Now it's
a tough matchup versus Seattle. If you want to sit
him this this time, I get it. It's the Angels
next week. You want that one. But I roll with
Costanza here. Strikeouts might be limited, but he's just been
a good ratio man.
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Speaker 1 (28:05):
Guys, let's do a couple of bets. Let's talk about
our best bets of the day. I am really leaning
on the betting pros prop bet cheat sheet for my
bets today. We went two for three on Wednesday, had
a pretty good day, but wasn't feeling terribly confident, so
wanted to take a look at the suggestions today. Bryce
Elder under seventeen and a half outs. You're getting this
one fairly close to even money here at minus one fourteen.
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I know that Bryce Elder has been a little bit
better as of late, but he's still not somebody that
I really have any faith in, to be honest with you.
Against the team in Detroit, who albeit is struggling a
little bit right now, I'm willing to take the under
seventeen and a half outs on Bryce Elder. The second
bet labor Torres over one and a half hits runs
in RBIs minus one h eight that is on the
other side of that matchup, So hopefully we can kill
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two birds with one stone there, and then Ronald mccunya
over point five runs this one also courtesy of the
Betting Pros prop bet cheat sheet over point five runs
at minus one fourteen. So we're sticking in that one
game here for our favorite bets, Bobba, what do you
have for the people today?
Speaker 2 (29:06):
I like it a lot. I'll stick with that game too,
Matt Olson. We've got Charlie Morton on the flip side
who's been dreadful over three hits runs and RBI's at
plus one forty. I'm gonna keep running the Jackson Merril
train because the Olsen hit for us on Wednesday also
a to home run. Jackson Merril's been hitting for us
as well, and Jackson Merril gets to face Davis Martin
Today's over three hits runs at rbys at plus one
forty five, and then we'll stick with We talked about
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the Mets in their thirty plus home run guys one
being mister Juan Soto, and he's been nuclear hot as well,
so we'll keep riding that train against the Washington Nationals
over three hits runs RBIs at plus one thirty. Really
liking the Studs tonight and some very favorable matchups.
Speaker 1 (29:44):
I like it. I like it a lot. We're only
down to a couple days left in the betting season
for Major League Baseball, so make sure you guys are
checking out the propat Chie sheet if you're looking to
play some bets. This is the time of year where
the books are really focused on football. There's college football.
You might get some lines that aren't quite as shit
as they were in April. And may Let's take a
look at the home run board and see if we
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have any movement today. Looks like Positive Grouch got one back.
Whips is still in first at sixty two, Positive Grouch
at sixty one, Bees at sixty George at fifty nine,
tied with the Fisher King in fourth place there. So
we are really coming down to the stretch here, and
I honestly it's still anybody's game at this point. Right
you have a week where you hit three home runs
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that could be the deciding factor for any of those
top teams there. And shout out to Wokee Penguin, who's
been on the leaderboard all year. Kelly has dominated this
contest internally. I think this is the second year in
a row now, if I'm not mistaken, forty four home
runs in the top twenty on the leader board. But
that Sammy Sosa Jersey is still up for grabs. So
make sure you guys are making your home run calls
in the Fantasy pros. Discord, Bubba, where are you going
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for your home run call today? My friend?
Speaker 2 (30:51):
Yeah? For me, We're sticking in that Mets Nationals game.
I'm going Big Meat Pete, the Polar Bear, Pete Alonzo.
He's been on a home run tear of his own,
and I think the Mets have a monster night against
the Nationals and Big Meat Pete that's part of that.
Speaker 1 (31:07):
He's had a really good season. I know that like
in the middle of the year he kind of cooled
off a little bit, but at the end, line for
Pilonzo has been fantastic.
Speaker 2 (31:14):
Is he a free agent? Is he going to be
headed to free agency? He gets an opt out so
he will be a free agent. Yes, he'll be testing
that market again.
Speaker 1 (31:21):
I'm pretty sure after the year he's had, I wouldn't
blame him for wanting to test that market. For my
home run call, I am going to stick with one
of the earlier bets, Ronald Acuna Junior up against Charlie Morton.
It's been an interesting year for Akunya. I was listening
to a podcast the other day where somebody was talking
about him as a top five pick for next year.
I've also seen people say that he's not even a
top two round pick. He'll be a very interesting name
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to follow into the offseason. Let's just do a couple
more questions before we said you on your way today.
Ryan Nelson versus Philly, this is the question, right, do
you dance with the gal that brought you? Because he
brought you here, he's been carrying you to the finals.
But at the same time, Philadelphia, like I mentioned earlier,
has the number one off in the month of September.
I have him in my home league in a championship context,
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and I'm pretty sure he's going on the bench to
daily league. Haven't fully decided yet, But Bubba, where are
you leading on Ryan Nelson versus Philly today?
Speaker 2 (32:11):
Eileen sit as well. A. Philly's offense is a juggernaut.
It's nice that it's in Arizona. It is the piggyback
of Taiwan Walker Walker Buehler, So I could benefit Ryan Nelson,
but Eileen sit unless you are desperate for counting stats.
Speaker 1 (32:24):
Yeah, I think that's fair. You know, Friday through Sunday
you can kind of evaluate your head to head match
up and see, like, Okay, my era is seven eighty
six for the week, I might as well start him.
If you're sitting on a one to seventy five era
and you're trying to hug that, you probably shouldn't. Is
Jack Lighter going to pitch on Sunday. I believe he is.
Let me just double check that. Yes, he's still lined
up to face the Marlins on Sunday, as far as
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I'm seeing it, Bubba, you interested in that one? For
Jack Lighter?
Speaker 2 (32:48):
Definitely. Lighter has been much much better as the season
has gone along. So very excited to see him face Miami.
Speaker 1 (32:54):
We're gonna have to grill joeyp on Jack Lighter when
he comes back, and he'll face the NEPO baby allegations,
but I don't I think that he's probably beating them
at this point. One more question for the show. Would
you prefer to keep Nolan McLain or Kate Horton. I
prefer McClain, as much as Horton has been great this year.
I don't know how much I expected to carry over
in the next year. This is like reminiscent of Jeremy
Lynn stype. Stuff like this is you know, four and
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runs and ten starts or something like that. Will it
carry over? Probably not mclin's. I think a lot more
sustainable down the road. But you agree there, Bubba, Yeah, McLain.
Speaker 2 (33:27):
For me as well, I think there's a much higher
ceiling in the strikeout appeal is what gets it for me.
Horton's been good, but I don't know how good this
can be for much longer.
Speaker 1 (33:35):
Yeah. I mean, people are gonna win a lot of
money because of him this year, but that's when you
probably should be tapping out because he's going to be expensive.
Those overall numbers, the Rookie of the Year trophy, he'll
have on a shelf. He's going to be expensive heading
in the next year. But I think, guys, that will
wrap it up for us today and just about for
the season. Now we're down to our final three shows.
I only have one more left with Bubba. It's been
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great getting to do the show with you, my friend.
Let the people know on the way of the or
where they can keep up with you this weekend and
into the off season as well.
Speaker 2 (34:03):
Yeah, you can find me on the Old X Street
at bad Intrick and see if they're on the screen.
You'll get all my goodies there and the Bubba and
the Bloom podcast and Patreon is where we do most
of our works, so come check that out. We have
a lot of cool things cooking for twenty twenty six already,
so come join the party.
Speaker 1 (34:19):
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you gotta do is click on his name. It'll take
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But that will do it for us, guys. If you
have any questions, leave comments on the videos. I'll be
happy to answer any dms you guys got over the weekend.
I know this is the crunch time, so feel free
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What's going on? Everybody, Welcome into Fantasy pros. This is
leading off live the Fantasy Baseball Podcast. I'm your host,
Joe Rico, joined again by Casey Bubba here on this
wonderful Friday as we head right into head to head
championship season here. So we are going to be taking
your questions, going through some pitching streamers, some hot hitter
picked ups as well, But fill up the chat with
(00:25):
your questions, really looking forward to answering them today. Ghost
Spork is already in there saying thank you for a
fantastic season, for great advice and much needed reality checks. Goh, Spork,
you are welcome. We are more than happy to be
here talking baseball with you. Bubba. Great to do this again,
and I think this is only two more shows with
us for the season. But it's been great to talk
with you, my friend.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Always great. Looking forward to maybe doing more sometime next season,
who knows, but yeah, it's been great this time. Next
week there'll be a different bald Man hosting the show
and another guy. It'll be like there, you know, the duo.
We'll be back.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
The duo will be back. I think I might pop
in and join them for a while we'll see we'll
see what happens behind the scenes. But yes, p's of
PN Welsh should be back for next Friday show. But
until then, you're stuck with these two guys talking fantasy baseball.
And yes, as Renee saying in the chat, Mickey Moniac
to the Chip, I picked him up in my home
league after we had our discussion the other day, just like, okay, yeah,
(01:19):
I have a free spot. I dropped I forget I
dropped Wilson Contrero's for him actually, and my god, he's
been helping out myself and a lot of people on
the way to the Fantasy Championships, just like we all
expected at the beginning of the year. Trevor Rodgers Mickey
Moniac leading you to Fantasy Baseball Championships. We're going to
be talking about some streamers and pickups, but I wanted
to just mention first, possibly to the chagrin of Bubba
Clayton Kershaw, I know that he has been hurting you
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guys for a long time out there in the Bay
as a Giants fan. With Clayton Kershaw announced that he
will be retiring at the end of the season, and
just going through some of the stats yesterday. It really
is ridiculous what he's been able to do. Nearly three
thousand innings. He's at twenty eight to forty four with
a two fifty four ERA and a one zero two
whip four his career, he has just been unbelievable. One
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of the best pitchers of all time. I think you
can comfortably say he is the second best left handed
pitcher of all time behind Randy Johnson. That's probably where
I'd be at. But baba, any words on Clayton Kershaw
is somebody that you watched up close for the last
twenty or so years now.
Speaker 2 (02:18):
Yeah, I absolutely love Clayton Kershaw. Yes, he has torm
into the Giants. It's been one of those love hate relationships.
But as a baseball fan, it's hard to ignore how
great he has been on the mound, how honestly, how
really great he's been for the game of baseball. So
he will be missed. It's probably good he's heading out
when he is, because he's having a crazy season this year,
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there's no denying that. But we can kind of see
the light at the end of the tunnel, the velocities down,
all that stuff, So it gets to go out on
his terms, which is always good. Sarah Langs, who does
a lot of amazing stats on Twitter, put this out
there yesterday. Just just wrap your head around this for
a second. Clayton Kershaw has made four hundred and forty
nine starts in his career, Joe, he has just ninety
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six losses in those four hundred and forty nine starts.
That's one hundred and nine more starts than any other
pitcher in baseball history with fewer than one hundred losses,
one hundred and nine more chances to lose, and still
did not like the fact is he's that that there's
one hundred and nine game gap basically between him and
the next person is insane.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
It's you just like you don't even have words, right.
He just want to sit there and giggle when you
hear things.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
Like Don Metz.
Speaker 1 (03:28):
It's just ridiculous, foolish. Baseball did a video a couple
of years ago just breaking down every season of Kershaw's
like true true prime, which would have started in twenty
eleven and went through about twenty seventeen, and it's really
worth checking out. He was essentially the closest thing you're
gonna see to Pedro Martinez at the turn of the
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century that we've seen I think in my lifetime all
ninety six losses came in the playoffs from Uncle.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
Ted Well to see. Yeah, if we counted playoff stats,
he probably about one forty over all in his career.
Because I will admit this is where being the Giants
fan always I enjoyed. It was when the playoffs began,
and I have so many pictures on my camera on
my phone of him just with his head in his
hands in the dugout by like the fourth inning of
most starts.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
Yeah, in the postseason, just looking at it, one hundred
and ninety four innings, he had a four to forty
nine ERA and a one to eleven whip. Not Clayton
Kirkshaw ESQ. One of the more stark differences I think
between regular season track record and postseason track record in
sports history, not just in baseball, but if I'm trying
to think of guys who just constantly were amazing in
the regular season and every year in the playoffs they
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just fell flat. I can't think of another like, true,
true example to this degree. Like you're the Dolphins fan,
I don't know if Dan Marino with he always I
don't remember what he did in the playoffs every year,
never won a title, but like that kind of like
regular season dominance that just didn't translate to postseason success.
I mean, at the end of the day, Kirshaw has
two World Series. I don't know actually, if they gave
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him a ring for last year, he might have, might
have not. But either way, Clayton Kershaw, one of the
best careers, one of the best pitchers we will ever see.
Just wanted to mention it off the top here. Let's
get into a couple of these streamers, and I just
wanted to go through like we did the other day.
Seemed to get some good reaction to it. Just the
top most added players today and guys that have been
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kind of hot as of late. And we'll start with
Austin Martin, somebody who has been picked up a lot.
He was a topic of conversation on Fantasy Baseball Twitter
about a week ago. But Austin Martin, you know, coming
up in Toronto. We traded him as part of the
Jose Brios trade. I didn't think he was anything all
that special. To be honest, to this point in his career,
he hasn't really looked that great, but this year, especially
as of late, he's turned things around. It. For the
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season as a whole, he's hitting two ninety six nine
steals in forty two games. If you're looking for a
little bit of bating average, a little bit of speed,
here is Austin Martin somebody you'd be worth picking up.
Speaker 2 (05:47):
Yeah, definitely. My co host Ryan Bloomfili, who has been
on this show a couple of times, was pumping him
up on The Fab Show a couple of weeks ago
just for what you mentioned. He's playing every day. He's
hitting for average, like over the last two weeks, basically
since almost three weeks August twenty seven, with dudes hitting
three point fifty four with five stolen bases and he
scored twelve runs. Doesn't have any power, but he gets
on base a ton of sixteen percent walk rate to
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go with a sixteen percent k rate. You hit second
for the Twins. Again, not a great team, we know that,
but if you need runs, you need steals, you need
BALLI and average. For the last week in a points league,
he's gold because isobeps through the roof like he should
be rostered in all points formats if you're gonna head
to head or something. But yeah, there's a lot to
like here if that power could ever develop, even if
it's like it's almost a mini Luise Rii's profile. Like,
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if he could just get like ten to fifteen homers,
this guy could be a fun conversation at twenty twenty six, Joe.
But for your initial question final week, yes, I would
be all in. He's got six ridies on test, pretty
okay schedule coming up too.
Speaker 1 (06:41):
Let's say it's a shallow format and you just need
that speed with some batting average, and Chandler Simpson would
also be out there. Hypothetically, would you take Martin or
would you take Simpson in that situation?
Speaker 2 (06:51):
I take Simpson still, he's just a freak of nature
on the base pads, he's leading up, he's doing a
lot of the same things with probably twice as many steals.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
Yeah, the first hand, as my Jays were in Tampa
for a four game series and Chandler Simpson I think
had like nine hits, eight hits in that series. And yeah, Michael,
with the Marino comp, it's probably a poor comp. Like
I didn't I'm not old enough to see Marino myself.
I'm just talking about like regular season dominance, lack of
playoff success. That's really where it starts. It ends with
Dan Marino and the Clayton Kershaw comparison. Let's talk hass
(07:21):
On Kim, who has been really solid as a member
of the Braves. Bubba, I think you were one of
the first people I saw shouted out when he signed
to say that this is somebody you should be picking up.
Thirty nine games this year, he's hitting two fifty seven
pre homer six dole in bases, playing every day for
a lineup that is not amazing, but it's not terrible either.
So what do you think about Hassan Kim? You need
a middle endfielder, he needs some help over the weekend.
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Is see somebody you'd be worth picking up for you?
Speaker 2 (07:45):
Definitely hitting three twenty seven since he joined the Braves
on September second. I don't know what their rays. We're
thinking here and again that we don't have to go
on that rabbit hole. But one homer, nine runs, eight
eight RBIs He's usually provides more speed, but maybe that's
just a work in progress for this team and the Braves. Yes,
bad team playing better of late offensively, at least so Yeah,
I'd have Kim roster up for sure. He should have
(08:06):
been rostered when he joined the Braves when we knew
he was playing every day, hitting fifth or sixth. That
had some definite fantasy appeal.
Speaker 1 (08:12):
Yeah. I'm all there with him. Picked him up in
a couple of leagues myself as a middle infielder one league,
who was actually in my second base spot right now.
But he's producing, and while he's producing, you got to
you gotta take advantage while you can. This is like,
this is the time of year. We've mentioned this a
few times, but if you have somebody who has been
a mainstay on your roster all year and now they're
just laying an egg for you, cut them. We're well
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into that part of the season. Moyes's ballisteros but I
wanted to talk about him. We've seen him at a
couple of home runs recently. The problem for me with
adding him, like I'm seeing the potential of the profile.
I like him. I want to add him, but there
are so many viable catchers. You probably have a Drake Bald,
when you have a Herrera, you have a Kirk, you
have a you know, Kyle Teal or somebody like that.
Would you be prioritizing Ballisteros over anybody that I just
(08:56):
mentioned there, Teal Kirk Baldwin probably not a gustin the
way you feel about Augustin, but any chance that you'd
pick up boys as Ballasteros here over any you know,
regular catcher for the stretch run.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
Yeah, if you need power, he takes a giant leap
over say a Kirk like Kirk is definitely Kirk's a
great pure hitter. I'm not going to deny that one iota.
But if you need power, Biostereos is great. He's got
six games in rig Lea. Now the weather can dictate differently,
could be an even better week or a rough week
when we look back on that. We don't know though,
But bios Daros, I'd probably have him over almost two
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thirds of the catchers in baseball for the final week
of the season, just because my biggest thing with him
was he going to play with Suzuki coming back, and
he still dated the first two games since Suzuki came back.
So if they're gonna let this kid run for the
last week and play and hit clean up essentially, then yeah,
you want this in your lineup, you want him raking
for you right now because that boy's power is legit.
Speaker 1 (09:50):
What do you think about him next year is he'd
be somebody'd be comfortable with as a first catcher in
a two catcher league or more of a second catcher for.
Speaker 2 (09:56):
You for now, just out of like cautious, he's a
catcher too. But if we find out like he's is
the starting catcher, like, hey, sorry, Miguelemaya, who's awesome, but
he's been banged up. If if somehow Biasteros is the
the catcher one for the Cubs or we know he's
gonna DH or something, then he moves to be a
catcher one in fantasy, Like if we know he's getting
that bats, he is a catcher one.
Speaker 1 (10:17):
I think that's totally fair in that lineup. I hope
Kyle Tucker goes back for their sake, but it's a
good lineup.
Speaker 2 (10:22):
Oh yeah.
Speaker 1 (10:23):
It's been an up and down season for the lineup
as a whole, but they are talented top to bottom.
You know, there's been times where they have been the
best offense in baseball this year. For stretches, hoping the
Tucker goes back and hoping Ballasteros is the regular catcher,
but who knows. With Carson Kelly, I don't know what
was gonna happen with him. He was off to such
a great start this year, but that's something that I
don't think we'll ever really see again. Let's talk about
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Blaine Krim, probably a name that you'd be forgiven if
you hadn't heard before first basement four of the Rockies.
You know, I didn't think there'd be really a ton
yere but in eleven games he's hit three home runs,
seven ribbyes. He's hitting one seventy six. But if you
just need some power, they are at cores over the weekend, Bubba,
Any chance you'd be willing to use him in a
corner spot.
Speaker 2 (11:03):
Cores over the weekend? Yes, go in next week. I
know he finishes the weekend in San Francisco, which does
not appeal to me much, and the opens the week
at Seattles. He had two tough ballparks there, so if
this weekend only, yes. Since he joined the Rockies, hit
safely in five of six games with those three homers
you mentioned, still strikes out nearly thirty eight percent. I
(11:24):
cover this guy a lot in my al WESPT tomorrow
for HQ. So yeah, no one should know about him
because he was down in the depths. He was with
the Rangers. They dfaight him when they signed Rowdy and
brought him up. He's he's not even that young anymore.
He's just a ton of power. He reminds you a
lot like for let's go to the wayback machine, kind
of a CJ. Cron type deal. Okay, so there's gonna
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be streaks where things are awesome, there's gonna be the
other side of that, so just be prepared. But for
the weekend, yes, I'm cool with that.
Speaker 1 (11:51):
I will say that like watching him swing, not that
I'm a swing analyst, but it's a very smooth looking
power stroke that he does have. Wouldn't be so prize
if he does hit a home run this weekend, he
might go one for twelve with that home run. Yes,
but if you are just looking for some power, he
could be somebody that is a decent pickup for you
for the weekend. Guys, I want to remind you that
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claim your prize. Let's take a couple of questions here
in the chat. What's your outlook of Matt Shaw from
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a dynasty perspective. I like Matt Shaw. You know, we
have seen periods this year where he's been really really
productive as a whole. It's not anything to really write
home about. Eleven homers, sixteen steals, two twenty, but he's
not striking out a lot. He has a decent walk rate,
he's not been overpowered at the plate. I like Matt Shaw.
I think that, you know, he's somebody from a dynasty
point of view, is probably a decent Bylow. Right now,
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what do you think.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
Bubba I could see as a decent by Low. There's
still a lot of potential. They're still super young, so
there's there's room for growth. Yeah, I'd be cool buying Low.
It was a down season, it was a learning season,
so we'll have to see where it goes from there.
Speaker 1 (13:11):
Yeah, but I think that like going into next year,
he'll be pretty cheap. And if I'm looking for like
a like a bench depth or maybe a corner infielder,
He's probably somebody that I'm looking at in the in
the mid two hundreds. I imagine he's going somewhere next
year stream for Sunday Cantillo at Minnesota or Tyne at
Sincy wins needed probably go with Cantillo right now. Honestly,
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Cleveland has been Cleveland might win the Central at this point.
I think Tywan is also a viable streamer, but you're
taking on some more risk with what he's dealt with
this year going into Cincinnati versus Cantillo and the hot Guardians, Bubba,
do you agree?
Speaker 2 (13:45):
Yeah, both both are in play. I would go with
Cantillo just if the tiebreaker being great American small park basically, Yeah.
Speaker 1 (13:52):
What happened to Trace? I would just start today show
you're supposed to start, and I don't believe it was
ever going to be today unless I missed a thing.
He started on Monday. He started and Monday, so this
would be very short rest. It wouldn't have made sense,
I believe it is going to be Sunday in Kansas City,
although John Schneider has been a little bit coy about
what's going to happen. But if he's not starting, then
he's throwing bulk relief and he'd still be worth getting
into your lineups. Should do a triple threat for the
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final show. I TL Bubba and the Blue and two
Joe's one show. Now that that would be hilarious. The
producers would hate us with the new graphic they'd have
to make for like six of us on the screen.
Speaker 2 (14:25):
But and going live might be tricky with that group. Yes,
if you want to know that group for sure, come
to First Pitch Arizona and meet us at the bar
at about ten thirty. You'll get the full show.
Speaker 1 (14:35):
Yeah, lots of cooks in the kitchen and lots of
mouths in the kitchen too. I don't know how much
analysis would get done. Would be a lot of fun, though.
Maybe we'll do something in.
Speaker 2 (14:43):
The off lots of laughs, lots of laughs.
Speaker 1 (14:45):
Maybe we can do something in the off season just
for S's and G's streamer for next week Colluk at
la or Waldrup versus Washington with a win needed man.
That's a toss up for me, I might go with
wald but I think it's very close. What do you think, Bubba,
It's extremely close.
Speaker 2 (15:03):
I think Waldrip's got the much higher ceiling. But I've
been pumping collect Coleic looked great. I leave. It was
Thursday when he threw. And the Angels are garbage. They
have like four or five triple ayers hitting right now.
That lineup is horrific. So I have zero problem. If
you want to go collect, go for it. Just know
the ceilings With Waldrip.
Speaker 1 (15:20):
I mean what Colak has been doing over the last
five starts.
Speaker 2 (15:24):
Good.
Speaker 1 (15:25):
He's not striking out a ton of guys. Outside of
the last start, which you mentioned, he had eight strikeouts
against Seattle, who had been cooking, but a one ninety
one ERA with a two eighty one FIP over his
last five starts, thirty three innings over those five starts,
so he has been going deep into ball games as well.
Moys's Ballisteros are Gabby moreno Man probably Ballosteros at this point.
(15:45):
If you're looking for the.
Speaker 2 (15:46):
Upside, yeah, if Bias Staios is getting regular at bats,
I go, I go Bia Stereos.
Speaker 1 (15:51):
I still like Gabby, but it Gabby's fine, yea, But
I mean I tweeted something a couple of years ago
saying like, it's gonna be Gabby Moreno and Adley Redchman
number one and two in your rankings in a couple
of years. Oh, man, I gotta scrub, gotta scrub the
timeline with things like that on there. You know, Moreno
was the number one prospect in baseball at a time
and it just hasn't really panned out at all the time.
Speaker 2 (16:11):
You weren't wrong, Let's put it that way.
Speaker 1 (16:13):
What do you think looking back on that trade Lordus
Guriel and Gabby Moreno for Dalton Varshow I feel like
Toronto did all right there. But it feels pretty even
for both sides at the end of the day.
Speaker 2 (16:22):
Yeah, both sides have done well. Like Guriel and company
helped the d Backs get to the World Series. They
and limb but they got there. And Varshow's when he's
on the field, there's been a monster for you guys,
So I think it's totally fair. I loved Varshow when
he was His hit tool has always been great. Just
now he's moved to the outfield and just needs to
stay healthy because he's a beast.
Speaker 1 (16:41):
Oh man, imagine he had still had Catcher eligibility, that
would be that would be gorgeous. Will just continue on
YouTube next year or be back on Twitch? Those decisions
are made well above my pay grade. I would imagine
that it'll be some kind of combination of both, where
we're doing leading off on Twitch and then we're still
doing live streams and pods and different mock trap some
things on YouTube. But that'll be a question to check
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in in the offseason four because I'm not one hundred
percent sure and I don't have any say in the matter,
to be perfectly honest with you guys. Last keeper spot
between Kurtz, Camon Naro, and Nolan McClain. Oh man, I
don't think it's McClain. I think it's between Kurtz and
Cam and Aro.
Speaker 2 (17:18):
That's a discussion. Yeah, that's impressive. Honestly, without knowing the
rest of the keepers makes it a little more challenging.
I lean Cam and Aro, but I would not argue
with Kurtz at all. The dudes freaking beast.
Speaker 1 (17:32):
Yeah, I don't even have a strong feel here. I
think I think I might go Cam and Aro, but
I think you can't really go wrong at this point. Kurtz,
Like we mentioned the other day, Kurtz has been the
second best offensive player in baseball behind Judge and then
Cam and Narow. As a twenty twenty one year old,
he has forty five home runs. Like, you can't really
go wrong either way.
Speaker 2 (17:52):
Legit, who are the other keepers? I want to know
right now, if you can keep those two guys, you
better have like show hey, o Towny, Ronald McCune, your junior.
I think it was a Judge Crochet and Skeens Wealth. Okay,
just a six team.
Speaker 1 (18:04):
League Judge Crochet and skiing. Wow, Wow, impressive stuff.
Speaker 2 (18:11):
And do you have Judge then you go Camin Eric
because you already have the freaking monster and he out
like that. That's my st But hey, can't go wrong, honestly.
Speaker 1 (18:19):
You can't go wrong. Just don't go Nolan McLain, all
due respect to Nolan McLain.
Speaker 2 (18:23):
Yeah, and you already have two pitchers, like, don't go
with the third.
Speaker 1 (18:25):
Yeah, keeping between Sandy Joe Ryan and Paveta. Joe Ryan
with a bullet for me.
Speaker 2 (18:31):
Yes, Ryan, I love Paveta, but Ryan, Yes, Joe.
Speaker 1 (18:34):
Ryan, Paveta, I am close to my heart, but I
can't take him over to Joe Ryan. Joe Ryan has
been really poor the last month or so, but I
think he's still a top ten pitcher next year pretty
handily for me. Is Bubba Chandler starting tomorrow? It looks
like he is, but he's basically what I'm looking at.
You is getting the athletics, and they are in Pittsburgh.
Speaker 2 (18:52):
Last question for it's official? Nothing's official, but he's scheduled
to start. Yes, the Pirates won't commit, so just just
so they if they get mad later on and something changes,
that's what happened.
Speaker 1 (19:01):
The Pirates will commit to Bubba Chandler. What huh? What's
going on now?
Speaker 2 (19:04):
I know? The only thing of you that commit in
Pittsburgh is a ball skains to live be done.
Speaker 1 (19:08):
So has he hit a knee yet? Has he dropped
down to a knee yet?
Speaker 2 (19:12):
I saw him doing stuff on as he was doing
her hair on Instagram, So you might as well drop
to an ear pretty soon.
Speaker 1 (19:18):
Well, at that point, you gotta get out from under
Lyle and Jeremiah Jackson for Durban and Monica a moniac
in the championship right now, get out from under Lyle
Lyle has been great. If you want to drop Jackson
for Moniac for the weekends, I think that's probably the
way to go. Here and Bubba and I are on
the same page, which I always like to be on
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the same page as mister Bubba. Let's talk about some pitching.
Streamers just highlighted some guys here that are being added
in a lot of leagues, and also a couple that
I just thought were kind of interesting to talk about
for the next couple of days, four or five options
on each day. Let's start with Louis Averino. I know
Louis Averno. You hear that, you're thinking, holy crap, this
guy wants to tank my season recommending Louis Severino. But
he's on the road. And Luis Severino on the road
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this year, has a three eleven ERA at home, it's
been six fifty one. But he's on the road against
the Pirates. Bubba, this feels like a pretty good spot
for him.
Speaker 2 (20:07):
Yep, you nailed the biggest part. The home roads puts
are legit with Severino this season. He's been very good
on the road. I'm all in. I love this matchup.
I recommended him last week in FAB like, Hey, if
you want a streamer for the week, that's your dude,
So get some Severino.
Speaker 1 (20:20):
I think he's maybe the best streaming option for today.
So if you're in a daily league, I would pick
him up as quick as you can. Janson Junk at
Texas Bubba Texas has been struggling recently, not a team
that has been flourishing in the month of September. So
any chance for you with Jansen Junk today.
Speaker 2 (20:36):
No, it's in his name, so I'm out there's he
pitched like Junk his last time out. He pitched really
well for people, and I didn't know how he did it,
and I'm just going to continue to stay away from him.
Speaker 1 (20:45):
I think that's probably fair. I think that's probably fair.
The command, you know, we talked about this. I think
with Ryan the command being what it is in the
walk right, being low will help out those fips and
x FIP numbers. And maybe you're a little bit deceiving,
like they all tell you that he has command and
just walk a lot of batters, but at the end
of the day, the results have not been there for
Jansen Junk. Let's talk about Brandon Sproute versus Washington. I
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feel like in competitive leagues. He's probably been picked up
if you're in a shallow ten or twelve team league. Here,
Bubba Brandon Sprout, is he somebody you'd be willing to use?
Speaker 2 (21:15):
Heck yeah, sick back to back, really good starts, six
innings and both starts. I'm all aboard that.
Speaker 1 (21:21):
Yeah, I think I am as well. I think that
is the second best option today behind Luis s Everina.
And then here's an interesting one making a return after
a long layoff, Tyler Mally against the Marlins. Would you
be willing to trust him with your season on the
line today?
Speaker 2 (21:34):
No, No, I'm out. I like if I knew he
was all good to go, But the long layoffs terrifies me.
Marlin's are pesky man like. They're not great. They're gonna
have a lot of duds with their pesky. Went through
their roster on last night's show and there's just a
lot of dudes doing the little things to annoy you.
Speaker 1 (21:49):
Basically, I am probably gonna buy a Jacob Marcy jersey
in the off season. I am I fallen in love.
I really have maybe a jersey or something. I don't
know if I need to spend three hundred bucks on
a Marlin Jersey.
Speaker 2 (21:59):
Stick with the right now because if it's a Marlin,
he probably won't be there in the next three years,
So stick to the jersey.
Speaker 1 (22:04):
I hope there's no Marlins fans in the chat. But
if you look back at what we had on that team,
like not even ten years ago, yell, it's Stanton real
mudo ozuna, Like they had such a juggernaut offensively and
no more, no more. Indeed, let's go to Saturday. Talk
about Saturday's options, starting with Luis Morales kind of the
same deal going into Pittsburgh. Baba, what are your thoughts
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on Morales? Is he somebody you'd be willing to stream?
Speaker 2 (22:29):
Yep? I kept Morales. I tell people like they're worried
about the two staff last week at home, I said,
if you can't stomach that stomach holding him for the
Pittsburgh start, I like him better than Savarina. But that's
a different day. So yes, you're Morales.
Speaker 1 (22:41):
What about Kyle Harrison at Tampa Bay makes me a
little bit worried, but you know Kyle Harrison well, being
a Giants prospect.
Speaker 2 (22:47):
I love Kyle Harrison. I don't trust him against Tampa
Bay A for the ballpark situation, and b I don't
think he's going deep. I think we might see some
Peyton Toley backing him up or something. So I'm just
worried about the workload for him. Arson. If they ever
commit to him, I'd be very excited.
Speaker 1 (23:03):
Hayton totally. There's a bunch of fab that went right
into the fireplace. Let's talk about Chad Patrick at Saint Louis.
Now in the deeper league. Is he's probably rostered if
you're in a shallower format, decent chance he's out there
against Saint Louis. I personally love this one.
Speaker 2 (23:16):
Bubba. Yeah, it's a good match at Fort Saint Louis,
but Bubba in the bloom. We have a rule if
you have two first names, you shouldn't be pitching. So
just joking kind of. But yeah. The other thing with
Chad Patrick, similar to Kyle Harrison, how stretched out is he?
He came in his last time way through a couple
of innings. That's my only concern. But phenomenal matchup to
your point against Saint Louis, who's been dreadful.
Speaker 1 (23:38):
As long as he doesn't have three first names and
we're still we're still good. That's when you start to
get into into trouble. I want to mention Bubba Chandler.
He was brought up earlier, but he's facing the Athletics tomorrow.
This will not be in Sacramento. This will be in Pittsburgh.
Any trepidation at all about putting him in your lineups.
Speaker 2 (23:55):
If you got him, you pitch him. It's the A's.
They've been good. They've one of the best teams in
baseball since the All Star Breaks. Awesome tweet on that
on Thursday. But yeah, Chandler bounced back nicely. You roll
with that one.
Speaker 1 (24:07):
Yeah. In the month of September, Philadelphia and Seattle are
the only teams that have a higher WRC plus as
a team than the Athletics. Too. The Athletics are hitting
two seventy seven for the month as a team.
Speaker 2 (24:17):
The A's have three hitters with thirty plus home runs.
Speaker 1 (24:20):
I saw that the only team in baseball right. I
thought the Mets were there, but Lindor is just short
on homers. But the A's of all teams, you know,
big turnaround for them. They're going to be in Sacramento
for the next couple of seasons. I think solast.
Speaker 2 (24:33):
One more, but I would imagine at least two more.
Speaker 1 (24:36):
Yes, I don't think they're going to be rushing to
spend money on a new stadium anytime soon. So maybe
we get two more years, but at the very least
one more year. So next year in draft season, the
A's are going to be all over the place. On
my teams. I'm in love with a lot of what
they got going on, and even the guys aren't heading
for a ton of power. Like Jacob Wilson's had himself
a quietly great year. I know he's cooled off in
the second half. Lawrence Butler started to pick things up
(24:57):
a little bit recently. This is a this is a
good team. This is a good team heading into next year.
I think let's hit the Sunday again. I'm targeting the pirates.
Jeffrey Springs, Bubba, what do you think about Jeffrey Springs
if you're seeing him on shallow waiver wires, is he
worth a Sunday stream for you.
Speaker 2 (25:11):
If you're desperate to get those last counting stats on
the final day. Yes, Springs has been good, that very inconsistent,
and we just saw Pittsburgh light up Matthew Boyd. So
if they can They're still a bad team, but they've
proven they can get to a lefty.
Speaker 1 (25:25):
Yeah, Matthew Boyd, I got suckered in by that matchup.
I you know, he hasn't looked like himself really for
a couple of weeks hit, but seeing that matchup, I
threw him into lineups all over the place and I
paid the dear price for it. So be careful, be
careful a little bit. Jeffrey Springs I think would be
more of a volume desperation type of streamer. What about
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Connolly Early, who we talked about after his debut last
week when he had I think it was eleven strikeouts
over his five innings. He's also in Tampa at that
little tiny ballpark bubbas So what do you think?
Speaker 2 (25:55):
Yeah, I think you roll with them. He's had two
great outings, both against the A's, of course, but he's
got five in each outing. Strikeouts are through the roof.
Like you continue to cross your fingers and hope on
this one.
Speaker 1 (26:06):
Yeah, I think so as well. Now, Jamison Tyone and
Joey Cantillo were already brought up in a question earlier,
but I do think that they are both viable streamers
for Sunday and Bubba, I believe you agree on that one.
Cantillo just slightly over kyone from what we said earlier.
And then the last one, Costanza Jason Alexander against Seattle. Now,
Seattle's been hot, cooled off a little bit the last
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few days. What do you think of Castanza on Sunday.
Speaker 2 (26:30):
I'm rolling with him. I have a soft spot for him,
Ryan Trees, but walk me off that lege. Now it's
a tough matchup versus Seattle. If you want to sit
him this this time, I get it. It's the Angels
next week. You want that one. But I roll with
Costanza here. Strikeouts might be limited, but he's just been
a good ratio man.
Speaker 1 (26:48):
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Speaker 1 (28:05):
Guys, let's do a couple of bets. Let's talk about
our best bets of the day. I am really leaning
on the betting pros prop bet cheat sheet for my
bets today. We went two for three on Wednesday, had
a pretty good day, but wasn't feeling terribly confident, so
wanted to take a look at the suggestions today. Bryce
Elder under seventeen and a half outs. You're getting this
one fairly close to even money here at minus one fourteen.
(28:29):
I know that Bryce Elder has been a little bit
better as of late, but he's still not somebody that
I really have any faith in, to be honest with you.
Against the team in Detroit, who albeit is struggling a
little bit right now, I'm willing to take the under
seventeen and a half outs on Bryce Elder. The second
bet labor Torres over one and a half hits runs
in RBIs minus one h eight that is on the
other side of that matchup, So hopefully we can kill
(28:51):
two birds with one stone there, and then Ronald mccunya
over point five runs this one also courtesy of the
Betting Pros prop bet cheat sheet over point five runs
at minus one fourteen. So we're sticking in that one
game here for our favorite bets, Bobba, what do you
have for the people today?
Speaker 2 (29:06):
I like it a lot. I'll stick with that game too,
Matt Olson. We've got Charlie Morton on the flip side
who's been dreadful over three hits runs and RBI's at
plus one forty. I'm gonna keep running the Jackson Merril
train because the Olsen hit for us on Wednesday also
a to home run. Jackson Merril's been hitting for us
as well, and Jackson Merril gets to face Davis Martin
Today's over three hits runs at rbys at plus one
forty five, and then we'll stick with We talked about
(29:28):
the Mets in their thirty plus home run guys one
being mister Juan Soto, and he's been nuclear hot as well,
so we'll keep riding that train against the Washington Nationals
over three hits runs RBIs at plus one thirty. Really
liking the Studs tonight and some very favorable matchups.
Speaker 1 (29:44):
I like it. I like it a lot. We're only
down to a couple days left in the betting season
for Major League Baseball, so make sure you guys are
checking out the propat Chie sheet if you're looking to
play some bets. This is the time of year where
the books are really focused on football. There's college football.
You might get some lines that aren't quite as shit
as they were in April. And may Let's take a
look at the home run board and see if we
(30:04):
have any movement today. Looks like Positive Grouch got one back.
Whips is still in first at sixty two, Positive Grouch
at sixty one, Bees at sixty George at fifty nine,
tied with the Fisher King in fourth place there. So
we are really coming down to the stretch here, and
I honestly it's still anybody's game at this point. Right
you have a week where you hit three home runs
(30:25):
that could be the deciding factor for any of those
top teams there. And shout out to Wokee Penguin, who's
been on the leaderboard all year. Kelly has dominated this
contest internally. I think this is the second year in
a row now, if I'm not mistaken, forty four home
runs in the top twenty on the leader board. But
that Sammy Sosa Jersey is still up for grabs. So
make sure you guys are making your home run calls
in the Fantasy pros. Discord, Bubba, where are you going
(30:49):
for your home run call today? My friend?
Speaker 2 (30:51):
Yeah? For me, We're sticking in that Mets Nationals game.
I'm going Big Meat Pete, the Polar Bear, Pete Alonzo.
He's been on a home run tear of his own,
and I think the Mets have a monster night against
the Nationals and Big Meat Pete that's part of that.
Speaker 1 (31:07):
He's had a really good season. I know that like
in the middle of the year he kind of cooled
off a little bit, but at the end, line for
Pilonzo has been fantastic.
Speaker 2 (31:14):
Is he a free agent? Is he going to be
headed to free agency? He gets an opt out so
he will be a free agent. Yes, he'll be testing
that market again.
Speaker 1 (31:21):
I'm pretty sure after the year he's had, I wouldn't
blame him for wanting to test that market. For my
home run call, I am going to stick with one
of the earlier bets, Ronald Acuna Junior up against Charlie Morton.
It's been an interesting year for Akunya. I was listening
to a podcast the other day where somebody was talking
about him as a top five pick for next year.
I've also seen people say that he's not even a
top two round pick. He'll be a very interesting name
(31:43):
to follow into the offseason. Let's just do a couple
more questions before we said you on your way today.
Ryan Nelson versus Philly, this is the question, right, do
you dance with the gal that brought you? Because he
brought you here, he's been carrying you to the finals.
But at the same time, Philadelphia, like I mentioned earlier,
has the number one off in the month of September.
I have him in my home league in a championship context,
(32:04):
and I'm pretty sure he's going on the bench to
daily league. Haven't fully decided yet, But Bubba, where are
you leading on Ryan Nelson versus Philly today?
Speaker 2 (32:11):
Eileen sit as well. A. Philly's offense is a juggernaut.
It's nice that it's in Arizona. It is the piggyback
of Taiwan Walker Walker Buehler, So I could benefit Ryan Nelson,
but Eileen sit unless you are desperate for counting stats.
Speaker 1 (32:24):
Yeah, I think that's fair. You know, Friday through Sunday
you can kind of evaluate your head to head match
up and see, like, Okay, my era is seven eighty
six for the week, I might as well start him.
If you're sitting on a one to seventy five era
and you're trying to hug that, you probably shouldn't. Is
Jack Lighter going to pitch on Sunday. I believe he is.
Let me just double check that. Yes, he's still lined
up to face the Marlins on Sunday, as far as
(32:46):
I'm seeing it, Bubba, you interested in that one? For
Jack Lighter?
Speaker 2 (32:48):
Definitely. Lighter has been much much better as the season
has gone along. So very excited to see him face Miami.
Speaker 1 (32:54):
We're gonna have to grill joeyp on Jack Lighter when
he comes back, and he'll face the NEPO baby allegations,
but I don't I think that he's probably beating them
at this point. One more question for the show. Would
you prefer to keep Nolan McLain or Kate Horton. I
prefer McClain, as much as Horton has been great this year.
I don't know how much I expected to carry over
in the next year. This is like reminiscent of Jeremy
Lynn stype. Stuff like this is you know, four and
(33:17):
runs and ten starts or something like that. Will it
carry over? Probably not mclin's. I think a lot more
sustainable down the road. But you agree there, Bubba, Yeah, McLain.
Speaker 2 (33:27):
For me as well, I think there's a much higher
ceiling in the strikeout appeal is what gets it for me.
Horton's been good, but I don't know how good this
can be for much longer.
Speaker 1 (33:35):
Yeah. I mean, people are gonna win a lot of
money because of him this year, but that's when you
probably should be tapping out because he's going to be expensive.
Those overall numbers, the Rookie of the Year trophy, he'll
have on a shelf. He's going to be expensive heading
in the next year. But I think, guys, that will
wrap it up for us today and just about for
the season. Now we're down to our final three shows.
I only have one more left with Bubba. It's been
(33:57):
great getting to do the show with you, my friend.
Let the people know on the way of the or
where they can keep up with you this weekend and
into the off season as well.
Speaker 2 (34:03):
Yeah, you can find me on the Old X Street
at bad Intrick and see if they're on the screen.
You'll get all my goodies there and the Bubba and
the Bloom podcast and Patreon is where we do most
of our works, so come check that out. We have
a lot of cool things cooking for twenty twenty six already,
so come join the party.
Speaker 1 (34:19):
If you guys haven't done so already, make sure you're
following Bubba. If you're listening on the podcast feed, all
you gotta do is click on his name. It'll take
you right to the Twitter. We got a hyperlinked in there,
all fancy style, so make sure you guys are doing that.
But that will do it for us, guys. If you
have any questions, leave comments on the videos. I'll be
happy to answer any dms you guys got over the weekend.
I know this is the crunch time, so feel free
to send anything our way. But that will do it, guys.
(34:42):
For Casey Bubba, I am Joe Rico. We'll talk to
you again next time right here on the Fantasy Pros
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