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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey, fundamentals and techniques, that's the key, right sixteen minutes,
right sixty minute.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Actually, the NL Central gate a brewis a C minus.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
They had a late signing pitcher, Jose Quintana, which made
me move him up to a C minus. He a
solid left handed pitcher that I've seen in person plenty times,
so I was shocked he's had on the market so long.
They started off trading their closer, Devin Williams with Pitch
Your Nest, to Quartez from the Yankees. The Yankee signed
Max Free. I said they got a little too left
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handed heavy, but ended up replacing Cortez were Free, so
he'd be a solid number two, number three pictures for
the Brewers. Then after that they only really signed some
pitching death and then they signed veteran Mark Canna to
a minor league deal, but he should moveing up. He
played pretty well with the Tigers last season before hitting
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the cold streak and getting traded to the Giants, but
he couldn't really do too much there to really help
their postseason push, so the losses. Of course, it was
Devin Williams that they traded to, one of the top
players in the game, but being a small market team,
they didn't really have the money to pay top market
value coming up. They lost shortstop William Domins. We had
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a great season the contract, yeah, but they just couldn't
afford the contract that he got from the Giants, so
they missed him. They lost pitcher Frankie Mantis, who was
more than number three pitcher.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
I said, that's the goal to take their role.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
They lost veteran pitcher Wade Miley, who was injured a
lot for them, but he is a solid pitcher when healthy,
but they let him get a change of scenery it's
quite basketball parties. Then they lost got your Gary Sanchez.
We had a lot of home runs for him last
year despite them struggling to get on base often, but
they missed those home runs. For my X factor for them,
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I'm going with outfielder Christian Yellick. He was having a
I wouldn't really call the MVP kal of a season,
but he was having a very good season for them,
looking like the player used to be before the back
injury kicked off and he had to shut it down.
So losing the production that they lost, they don't really
need yelling to be where he was last season. Hopefully,
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can stay healthy. He played I really liked, definitely a
fan favorite. Did steal so he can help them a
lot going forward. They're hoping to win the division again,
but it'll be tougher this season next for the Cardinals.
I gave my f the Cardinals didn't add anybody in
free agency. It's top four team that they made a
good postseason push, but just wasn't enough. We still need pitching.
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But the only losses that they really had was first
basement Paul Goldsmith. I said, like two season goals killing it,
but last season he had the down year.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
They still miss him. I mean, I know they got
a lot of young players that they.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
Wanted to step up, but luckily they do have Wilson
contrarians to take Goldsmith's spot.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
Then he lost the leaf pitcher Andrew Ketterick, who might
be missed.
Speaker 1 (03:24):
Shortstop Matt Carpenter showed he's still got some power in
the back and still struggled to get on base consistently.
Lance Lynne, who they picked up was more of an
enning guy last season. He probably won't be missed. Nick
Kyle Gibson, who played pretty well for them last season
when they picked up last year, but he just got
signed by the Orioles haveter sitting on the market.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
I'm very shocked they didn't bring him back.
Speaker 1 (03:48):
I said f grade there didn't improve their team to me,
Waiting on the young players to develop, probably send some
players out. They're probably still trading on him, Arionardo. But
who my x F I chose picture Eric Fetti. You
know Patty Quiet last year he had trade, but he
didn't play as well as he did with the White Sox,
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and he was a top level free agent coming back
from Korea after research in his career.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
But yeah, they good start with the White.
Speaker 1 (04:16):
Socks, but went to the car and it's gonna finish
it off so far, looking a little rougherence spring training.
They really need with the pitcher wolves that they have already.
Sonny Gray is the only picture they can really rely on.
Expert the Cubs. I gave him a C plus. I
like the trade for Kyle Tucker, outfielder from the Astros,
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but I would have liked they to capt Cody Bellinger
as well. But Tucker gives him the solid left handed back.
I feel like outfeel was his strength, but it came
too much of a good thing. He need a player
that he looking to keep around long term, and they
tried to sign Bregnant with him but couldn't seal the
deal with there. He signed veteran picture Matt Boyd to
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a two year deal. He had a solid season with
the Guardians last year, even into the postseason. He'd be
a solid number three two for them, depending where Justin
Steeles stands. They traded for closing pitcher slash release pitcher
Brian Presley from the Astros. Solid pick up there. Even
at this age, he can still I said, maybe even
close Heed. He signed catching Carson Kelly to a two
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year deal. He said, not really a big name or
big batman. He still has some power in his bat,
but he had no production from the catcher position last season,
so anybody was help here, so a veteran like him
at least get them a start. He signed veteran first
basement third baseman Justin Turner to a one year deal,
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so he should be able to help give definite those positions.
He signed pitcher Colin Raa to a one year deal.
He number four, maybe even number three type pitcher that
was underrated for Brus but always played pretty well, pretty consistent,
so he'll probably be a number four here based on
what they had already solid pick up there. They had losses,
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but they traded outfielder Cody Bellinger, but that's which I
didn't really like, just because they got Tucker. Even though
Bellinger he was on the solid contract, so they didn't
play top level baseball, but he played pretty well. They
lost pitcher Kyle Hendrix, who was having a down season
the last two years.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
Is their number two, number three, more number three.
Speaker 1 (06:26):
They lost relief pitcher who at Lopez outfield a Mike Toshman,
and they traded third baseman Isaiah Barrettis Hayden was niskey
for the Kyle Tucker trade.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
Let's say Tucker kind of offsets the Bellinger lost. Boy
was a.
Speaker 1 (06:44):
Solid pick up, rean solid pick up, Presley a solid
pick up. So se plus there for my X factor.
I don't want a pitcher justin Steel. Two seasons ago
he was looking like an ace just unhitable left handed pitcher,
but last year a bit of a down year for him,
despite them as to show that Monaga who was more
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than Ace. So he moved to like a number two role.
But with Matt Boyd coming in, I'm not sure it
still will be the number two or the number three,
but it doesn't really matter. He can play at that
level that they expect from him. They may be able
to take the division back. Even though I don't like
the loss of Body Bellinger. Thanks for the Pirates, I
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gave him a c He re signed long time playing
fan favorite Andrew McCutcheon to a one year deal. He
can still play. That's good for the fan base. He
traded for Spencer Holwitz say he filled it nicely for
the Blue Jays first basement, third baseman, the third basement
for them since they had Black.
Speaker 2 (07:46):
He can play both, so he was.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
Kind of his contract was getting moved around for the
Pirates ended up keeping him. He signed veteran outfield and
Tommy famb to a one year deal. He showed he
still have some power in his bat with the White
Sox going to the Cardinals and Royals kind of declined,
showing why he was still a free agent for a while.
It'll be interested to see what he can do for them.
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He signed pitcher Andrew Hayden, should be like a number four, number.
Speaker 2 (08:13):
Five type starter.
Speaker 1 (08:15):
Veteran second baseman outfielder Adam Fraser to a one year
deal he's shown you can still play. Definitely play defense
more on base guy, but he does have some power
to him, and I said he got the mind whether
he started or pinch hitting, definitely production out of Fraser
would needed. He traded for second basement mag Eldas from
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Red Sox. He was a player that I thought like
they take over the position. He's mobile on base guy,
but we're a little loaded at that position, so the
powers wild able to benefit grabbing somebody that they can
develop here.
Speaker 2 (08:49):
The losses they had closed up all as.
Speaker 1 (08:52):
Chapman outfield of Brian Dela Cruz who they acquireded to
trade deadline, but he didn't really have that same production
that he had with Themlin first basement outfielder Connor Joe
started off playing the season pretty well but declined injuries
started dead and then Michael A Taylor outfielder. He's always
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been more of a deaf guy, but they gave him
a chance. He showed a little something early in the
season for the injuries hit with him as well just
being unproductive. So only man ro loss was Chapman still
one of the top closes.
Speaker 2 (09:27):
In the game.
Speaker 1 (09:28):
Fucking still throw over one hundred miles by as far
as free agents, they still have y'alls money. Grandah Catcher
sitting on free agency. He proved that he still got
some power in his bat last year. The catcher position
just got hot the powers last year, so they might
want to bring him back to the third catcher the
age and then veteran pitcher Marco Gonzalez. He's more of
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an inning guy, but he can help him At this point.
It's more than number four he needed. But they did
sign Andrew Haney for my X factor, the same one
as last year.
Speaker 2 (09:58):
Third baseman Keey briant Age. It's going into a sixth year.
Speaker 1 (10:02):
They expected a lot out of them the last year
injuries that he did get off to a pretty good start,
but never really regained that for him once he came back,
so expecting big things from him again. He was supposed
to be part of the four, so we'll see what
he can do for the Reds game. A C plus
every signed pitcher Nick Martine's we had a good season.
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More of a number three starter. Number two. He traded
for pitcher Brady Singer, trading off Johnny to India. Second baseman,
another solid player. A lot of teams won in them
last year, they probably could have got more value out
of them. They needed reduction from him, even though it
didn't really take them anywhere. But this year they decided
to trade him for a pitcher and Brady Singer is
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a solid number three the lower yarn. With the Dodges
being so low the at second base, Rids were able
to grab up Gavin Lux for prospects.
Speaker 2 (10:58):
That's a solid pick up there.
Speaker 1 (10:59):
Nice left handed second basement, plays good defense, does all
the right things. He signed outfield of Austin Hayes to
a one year deal. He got traded to the Phillies
after playing with the Orioles, but he was just having
a down year last year all together. He didn't really
have the Phillies as they thought, so hopefully can rebound
with the Rigs. He was a solid fan favorite with
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the Orioles. He signed veteran pitcher Wade Miley. They're coming
off a lot of injuries with the Brewers, solid left
handed pitcher when healthy.
Speaker 2 (11:29):
Hopefully can be healthier his hands.
Speaker 1 (11:32):
Number two potential, but the injuries been tearing them up
the last two seasons, so maybe it'd be more of
a number four for them, which would probably be best.
But they won't be as reliant as far as losses,
so they traded john And to India. Silent second baseman
who can't do it all, not really a power guy.
The defense and consistency for us getting on basis did
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They lost first basement Tyed France, whore they picked up when.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
The Mariners finally let him go. He's mover on.
Speaker 1 (12:00):
Base guy, doesn't really had the power, That's why the
Marners let him go. But we played pretty well for
the Reds. They lost second basement shortstop onmar Rossario, who
was another player they got late. Helped them when they
had so many injuries. I don't think they really missed
his production. He's more of a filling and he's getting
passed around from team to team last season starting with
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Tampa Bay and I'm going to Dodgers in then with
the Ridds.
Speaker 2 (12:27):
So more of an injury feeling. Last year.
Speaker 1 (12:28):
You know, he played pretty well to start the season.
They lost veteran picture Jacob Jennis played pretty well as
a reliever last season. As far as my X factor,
I'm gonna go with Matt McClain. You guys, he's second basement. Oh,
based on injury they might have to put him in
the outfield. We needs a player that can play multiple positions.
They were waiting on him for a long time last
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year because all they really had was Spencer Steare and
Eliet got La Cruz. So Matt McClain is the third piece.
So hopefully you'll be helping me this see and ready
to contribute again. He was a solid player of the
season before so before the injuries hit last year. That
to summing up for the in our central Thanks for
tuning in, Looking forward to give you NL west Real soon.
Speaker 2 (13:13):
Thanks for the support.