High Hopes: A Phillies Podcast - The Adolis Garcia/Phillies Reaction Pod: It's Okay?

Episode Date: December 16, 2025

The Philadelphia Phillies signed outfielder Adolis Garcia to a one-year contract on Monday. James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the move and discuss if this is it for the team's 2025 outfield. Presented by Miller Lite. To purchase Ring The Bell by Jack Fritz and Kevin Reavy go to RingTheBellBook.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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okay, sure. I don't know. Jim. I'm just excited to have a number 53 playing right field. There you go. There you go. You think they take Bobby Bray's number? It's not retired. I mean, it's not retired. I mean, Carlos Estevez wore it. It's true.

Joaquin Benoit. Some good polls with you at the 53. Joaquin Benoit was 53. Who could forget. Wow. Who could forget. I did. I really forgot.

Also forgot what you mean what was a Philly. Many people did. Many. He was dreadful. What an era. You want to talk about how I, you want to talk about I don't, did we have the podcast?

Oh yeah. Yeah. I was like pretty gig. I thought about 2014. And I was like, hold on. He was in the ALCS. Yeah.

And he did a lot of, speaking of which. He did allow the home run to Big Bobby. Just talk about ALCS heroes. Yeah. And World Series heroes. only wear 53 for the bills. No, we'll see.

And pod's over. Fod's over. Who knows? Maybe that's the title. Adelaideast Garcia. We'll see. It's Adolus. I keep saying Adelis.

Adolus. Adolus Garcia. Look at me saying a name right. I know. This is weird of trouble there. Yeah. So, all right. Yeah.

So. The floor is yours. Carlos Garcia, if he is batting sixth as a bounce back candidate playing right field at its floor, obviously the defense in right field takes a massive, massive step up. Now, I don't know what happened in 2024 when he was horrible defensively for some reason. He bounced back last year and was defensively. Defensively. Yes, let's not.

We'll get to the bat. We'll get to the bat. But defensively, you're getting obviously a pretty big upgrade at not a huge price. Now, the problem is, is that you combine the two salaries and you're paying $30 million for a right field. Oh, you don't think they're going to get a lot of that back when they trade him? You don't think someone's going to, oh, we'll take that salary, yeah. Are you telling me that when he went on MLMEB network and said, I'm willing to play first base, that didn't open up. It's a really good point.

Yeah, let me take my weak getting right field or making my weak getting first base. Never played it before. It didn't make teams start lying up. You played third base, guys. Come on. He was moving back to the corner. He was so bad at it. They said, you better get the right field, kid. Yeah.

No shot. So. Let's just take it to the left field. We're the ones who put him in right field. Oh, yeah. Right? Yeah. I think so.

Well, I think the reds put him in right. I know the Tigers, he was definitely a left fielder. Oh, who cares? I do like the Phillies seemingly going all in on on run prevention as the, as the modern... You called it. As the modern GMs.

You did call it. Yeah. So I think it's important. I think it matters in modern baseball. I'm like the Nick Cassianos is of... What happened? How did everything change so quick? Well, with their philosophy to go towards defense.

Well, I think defense, we always talk about marketing efficiencies. Yeah. It's the cheapest thing to find. You can find cheap defenders. And it does matter. Yeah. It's part of the game. Believe it or not.

It's part of baseball. Yeah. And it's one of the three things. One of the three things that matter in this. And it's hard to find elite hitters. It's harder to find elite pitchers. It's cheaper to find elite elite defensive players.

So it's definitely, obviously, a bounce back candidate. You can talk yourself into it as much as you want. I've talked myself into it. Oh, you've definitely talked to yourself. Pretty good. Yeah, I had it been my perfect deadline. Was it last offseason or this year?

I've been a doleist guy. One can make the case. He's been in the Phillies perfect off seasons or deadlines for two or three years. Seems like they've been linked to him for a couple of years now. So here's what I like about it. Here's what I like about it. I love the defense

in right field. I am so excited. To have a hose? Give me a hose. It's the most exciting thing when I was like, oh, I can't wait to see the throws from road. Oh, man. You can't, we even had a hose in right field. It's like Worth, really. Worth was at a hose. Don Brown, I believe, had a hose

from what I remember. Sure. Don't remember that. O'Tare had a bit of a hose. Oh, Tare could throw. I mean, and Harper was, like, not like a, he had an arm, but it wasn't like a dolores arm. Remember he threw out Victoroblis? That was a, that was a moment. That was a moment.

Man, if you squinted with Aaron Altair, you saw Jason work. You didn't squint. You just said it. Yeah. That was actually, again, that's where this podcast really started. Aaron Altair is one of the, like, like, he is like the patron, one of the patron saints. If you're doing the Mount Rushmore of the high host podcast. Altair would be on there.

Altair, Pavetta. Pivotta is the first stone on the pod, yes. He was a splitter away from being dropped. Funny enough, Adam Duval might make any. He never played for the team. Who'd have thunk? Yeah. And that's slowly turning into Robbie Rapsniter.

Could it? By the way, Povetta. That would I mean, refs, I know. Six and Sionvoting. For those who are not watching the video, which is probably most of you,

Jagg just goes Povetta and then just stops and looks at me. Also, could be a Mett. Really good. You could be a mat. Good. Go there and submarine the Mets for us. And then, it seems like David Starnes is taking,

care of that one. I actually want to talk about the message. We will. Oh, we have to. I mean, what else are you? We're not spending an hour talking about Dolis-Curcia. I don't know, man. I'm letting you know. I got a lot of my rundown and wait to the Roll 5 talk. I just, you want to talk about. I can't wait. I will say the refs or like all of a sudden, makes a ton of sense.

I don't think so. With the two lefties, the outfield, you get a right-hand of bat, you can kind of put tune it. So here's here's, here's, okay. I'll get to the negative in a second. Let me just finish out with the positives. Yes. The positives is obviously the right field defense should be great. You know, especially with the shorter, smaller outfield should go up even higher.

Should be, you know, should grate out even better or just as well. So that's good. Power potential, obviously. The power potential. I think the thing that we, it's going to be hard to do. I'm just, when I say this, it's clearly December jack talking. And when July high hopes community rolls around. we could be frustrated.

Yeah. The thing you hope for, because he's going to hit about $2.25, you pray for $2.40. You're like hoping for like a $310 OVP. It's like, wow. Yeah. Even, dude, above.

Even 300, I know. Above three. I felt, Jack, I was going to say above three. And I was like, I have to go to 310. Like, I can't just say above three. Like, that's too low. But you're right. You're right.

We take three. For those who don't know, he had a 271 OBP last year. Yes. Yes. Now, I did. It's remarkable. Now, during the. show yesterday, just to calm everyone

down. During the show yesterday, the afternoon show, don't show Spike, don't tell Spike. Because obviously locked in on the 31-0. Oh, yeah. You're kidding me. So thrilled. So I did, I did watch two full game worths of a bat

from Adolus. Didn't see much, Chase. Worked some three-two counts. Go on, man. You work like two straight, three-three-two counts. And I said, hold on, I was told. I love that you just took a random sample of Adela's about it. Like, oh, my, the guy can walk. What are you talking about? But I was told. He almost walked. He almost got that. I almost saw him walk two times. Hey, we take three, two counts. It's true. And you know what I didn't see? I didn't think he didn't work a pitcher.

Why didn't see him swinging any 59 footers? Like, oh, buddy. Oh, Cassie. We really have a low bar. Yeah, for sure. No, right field. Not great. But should we tell people that his OPS was about 25 points below Max Kepler. That's only because he doesn't walk. Max Kepler, just Only because he doesn't walk. Only because he doesn't walk. Just enough with the nonsense. Okay, I don't care of it was 650.

It wasn't impactful 650. So, no. So he didn't have one big home run in July. You had 19 homers, which, you know, with 650 OPS. That's pretty hard to do, I guess. Here is what I want everyone to lock in on. Doesn't really matter what he does offensively during the regular season.

If he hits 25 and hits 2.25, it feels like a win. Oh, yeah. I mean, dude, two players who are over 25 home runs last week. Thank you. So there is some pop from that standpoint. There we go. Look at this. But here is what we're hoping for Maddoz Garcia.

He's going to strike out a lot. But he's going to hit a big home run. That's it. Like, he's going to strike out, but he can pop a home run. And I don't think you can discount. no the just can pop a home run yes because there's a lot of fillies in this lineup who mostly can't can't can't and won't and look like it was just one playoffs but he was amazing he had eight home runs in 15 games like he was he elevated and you know I'm a heartbeat

slower guy all it's up like I the fact that he has had success in the playoffs I think it matters and something else we haven't mentioned yet that was something we talked a lot about with baiter but like the dude's got juice like Adolus Garcia for a team we talked a lot last year about kind of being like a little you know there wasn't much energy right? This guy watched some of his playoff just go like

look up some of his playoff home runs and watch him like flexing for the dugout and bad flips like the dude brings some energy that I think is something this team was like totally I mean look look at how it gravitated to Bader oh you would have thought Bader was like we brought Mickey

mail out of it you know you know with with the energy that he brought a team that so for the standpoint of brings energy massive they needed that that's exciting and him if he hits one of those buddy and he does the cbp will melt it will melt cbp will will melt down it'll be like the hoskins bat slam but like every time he hits one like in terms of energy do you know how much times that's going to be shared how many times that's going to be shared on on social media umbys buddy oh the numbies out of control So from the energy standpoint, from the Ken Papahom Run standpoint, and from the defense and a hose in right field, that's exciting about Adola's Garcia. 270 OBP, we don't love.

If this is it, we don't love it. We don't love it. No. Oh, no, it can't be it. So here is my, here's my, here's my doomsday scenario that the Phillies I feel like are starting to put out there to people and laying the groundwork for. and I'm trying to put it off to it. It feels like they're trying to put out. We're going to put Crawford and center.

We're going to put Adolus and right. Yeah, and we're going to put Martian left. And we're going to have great defense because of the corner guys and they'll help him in the center. I think that's absolutely their plan. Don't love it. Just.

So now, now I said this. If you do that and you want to put Kemp and left to be the platoon there. So we don't need to go get Robbie Ref, a little sad. Too bad. But you're right. Kemp does kind of.

I guess if you're going to keep him over it. Way cheaper, yeah. That's where you go get pregnant. And let me just pull this out there. Monitor the Alex pregnant thing. Oh, really? Monitor the pregnant thing. So that's the way that they can get people back.

Correct. Because nobody is geeked. If Adolus is the moving right field. Oh, no, no, no, no. Yeah, it's exhausting. And it's back at third base. And there's maybe like another like one-year flyer guy or they, you know, Addable benefits or whatever.

Oh, you're right. Where? You're right. Where? Where? So my fear, my fear right now is that this is the lineup. That's the move. He's batting.

Crawford and Adolus are the only real changes to the lineup last season. Yeah. Bones back. He's hitting fourth. Marsh hitting fifth. Adelis batting six. That sounds so horrible. Doomsday scenario.

Now, not doomsday scenario. Trade Bome, whatever. They got to grow up with Bome. I think they think that they're going to get something. take what you can get. He's in this last year of his deal. He's 30. He's going to be 30 this year.

Like are we, what are we talking about here? The guy had 11 home runs last year. Take a reliever. Yes. A semi decent reliever. Sure. Take it.

Semi. I'll take a semi reliever. It's all you're going to get. So they got to get over that. They got to get over that. But that's where the Bregman thing comes in. And if you, and if you can go from, if you can go Turner, you want to go Turner, you want to go Turner, Bregman, Harper, Schwerbert, or, or.

or Turner, Schwerber, Harper, Bregman, and then whoever, Adolus, great. And I know everyone sitting here listening is like, how they doing Bregman, how they doing Bregman? I was going to be, thank you. You saved me the work of having to like, you know, interview you or whatever. Had a lot of cooped up thoughts in the last.

I loved it. I will say, like the offseason pods on me like, it's like 10 days or this, that like the just shot out of a canonness from you each time. I really enjoy it. Well, I was ready to go at 1145 yesterday, but someone was napping. But I was napping. Sorry.

We go four in the morning next time, everyone. Well, I would do it. Anyway, if you do it, because I would have, I could do that for future reference. It is, I'm just throwing out on the table. Normally, I won't have to go to out to last night. I had to go out. It's like the rarest of rare.

Yeah, I know. I saw you last thing. I know. I know. So the quick answer is. So my fault is what I'm saying, listeners. It's my fault. I tweeted about it three times.

Did you? I have twice from the I hope's account I won from I tweeted where is James South from the high Oaks account? Yeah yeah so the quick answer is how are they going to afford Bregman is

I don't know but we're going to announce this dude but here's where here's what I can't figure out here's what I can't figure out how are they affording to be in the

in the EMI discussions which apparently it's them them, the Mets, Cubs, Yankees. What kind of numbers are like being thrown around? Because I've been seen... 150 to 200. Wow. 150 to 200. And by the way, there's a fee on top of that that they have to pay.

So like a $130 million contract becomes $154 million. Wow. So how, like, I love him. I think he is, I love his mentality. Well, he's the way. So for those who don't know, he's like the first Japanese guy who's been like, I don't want to go to the Dodgers. I want to take down the Dodgers.

Which is like, come on, man. Put it on a bill for. Yes. You are speaking so. to us right now. And I love that. Look, we know the Phillies. I think to this point there is an added thing where we've heard and we know the Phillies

want to get into that market. Like they want to find a way to start the Japanese thing, the Asian thing, and get players here. 100%. And I do too. Yeah, we have those two. Yeah, good. But I would rather spend the money on break. It just makes so much more sense from a team.

Or Bichette. Yeah, yeah, yeah, for sure. Or Bichette. Bichet can play third, right? Yeah. Yeah, I think so too. Or you could start a third and whatever. Whatever.

You figure it out. whatever. But I understand you want to get into the Japanese market. But if you have the ability to spend money on in that, when you're starting pitching, wow, there's more questions about it. Yeah,

it's so hard of your team. It's the strength of your team. You have needed a bat for three off seasons. Go get another bat. And if you're banking on Adolus, it's an okay gamble. I, I love it.

In a vacuum, in a vacuum, it is fine. It's just in relation to the team and the money they have to spend it all that and the holes you have to fill it's like you need one more. Yeah. You just need one more. And if you have the ability to go get go get Emi, who I think is amazed, I would rather

spend that money on a Bregman or Rousha. I know Bregman's older, but it seems like his market's collapsing. Like it doesn't seem like he's going to, he thought he's going to head into this free agency and there's more free agencies for him. Well, it's great. I don't know what Boris is doing. He had the same year he hadn't used to this last year. last year. And he still lasted for the six years, whatever. Yeah. So I think maybe his mark is

not where he thought I was going to be. He maybe wants to play for a winner. He accepts a shorter term deal. The Phillies view it as one year where the financial hit stinks. And then they have 38 million coming off the books next year, probably now more with Adolus. That's 48. I mean, there's whatever. They have money come off the books next year. And it's a one year. This really sucks financial hit. But we're going for it. But we're going for it. So we're going for it. So we push our chips in and maybe that's the Breggman thing. Just take a hit for one year. What's like it, look, I know. The problem is that they've been

taking hits for three years now. Right. Right. And you're talking about probably going to the next draft picks. I know. I know. They dropped. Their first round pick dropped 10 spots. And you want me to do this podcast and be happy. You want me to sit here and and just giggle when the draft pick dropped 10 spots.

There's no time for laughing. Anyway. But but the Breggman thing, I'm just, I'm just. Is that new real like the dropping 10 spots thing and not losing a pick? Like as a penalty, is it like a new? Because I don't

remember the dropping 10 spots thing. Maybe it's added into the last CBA, but it's, I mean, it's definitely happened. Yeah. So, so all I'm saying is that I think the Breggman thing is real. I think that he is, I think they're interested in him. Now, I think Boris could also

use the Phillies. Of course. And say, hey, Boston, do you want to go to Philly? Like, hey, Chicago. You know, Chicago seemingly interested in him and put Shaw at second and then trade Nico Horner, you know, the Phillies could be used as leverage here. But I think that, I think the Bregman thing is, is relatively real. If the Bregman thing is real, I think the Bichette's thing is real, although he probably goes, I think he goes back to the Blue Jays at this point. And the Bregman thing, it's like, he's been

connected here for two off seasons. Like, they've, we've heard the rumblings. Like, Bichette would be more like, well, if you're not going to do Bregman, do Bichette, like there's been no connection there other than, then Donnie baseball if he comes, I suppose. When he ever. That ever happens. What's going on here? What are we doing, guys? It seemed like it was over.

So I think that's my overall thoughts. Now, one thing that I think is interesting is 23 when he had the unbelievable year. Unbelievable. 39 homers. So I wouldn't even take 23. Just half a 20-year. So Globe life was great for hitters in 23. And then I don't know what happened.

But last two years for right-hand of hitters, it's gone like 25th in baseball. Wow. for right-handed hitters. So maybe getting him out of that stadium and coming here helps from that standpoint. Also, he's been working with his hitting coach that he had before the 23 season, this off season. So get excited.

What about Kevin Long? He's not part of the equation here. Well, yeah. I mean, what do you make in the lefties thing last year? Because that was just weird. I feel like it always... Yes, what happened? Like, that's always been something he's been...

Well, I mean, he's even looking back in those last couple years. Yeah, it wasn't like a superstar, but still it was like a massive drop. Because it was funny when they signed them, when they signed them, my first thing was, well, let me look at what he did against lefties. I'm sure he smoked lefties. Because maybe you could do a marsh him in right field and they can re-sign Bader and center. And then I looked it up and I was like, well, he hit $199 against lefties. So that doesn't work. You know, I mean, I don't know.

So we'll say. I really, I would like Bader back. I would. But I don't know. It doesn't feel that way. Yeah, it feels like ever since he put out the post, I know it's possible. just felt like he's... Well, I think he wants to come back.

I don't think the Phillies have the juice. No. Yeah. No. So... What's good, y'all? It's Vaughn Miller, Super Bowl MVP, Sagmaster, and now your host of Free Range. This is where NFL meets Real Talk.

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I don't think you make moves to make the fan base happy, but I do think that they have to do more to get this fan base excited. Oh, I mean, if Adolus is it. Can you imagine? And not even giving us a little bader, you know. Can you imagine? Even if they brought back bader, I think people would be like, all right, this is fun again. Yeah, this is good.

But if they just go into the season, it's Adolus and right, Crawford and center, Martian left, boom at third. Oh, my God. It's not a second. Turner's the same thing. That would be bad. And JT back, that would be real bad.

Of course. I mean, JT's going back. But I, like, I don't know. I just can't imagine they do it. I can't imagine it. Like,

I can't imagine it. I wish I could. Like, I just, I wish I could. Well, they're in a hard spot. Like,

we've talked about many times to the point of like, but they're also not, but also like, get over the bone thing. I agree. Dude, I agree with you.

He's over. Like, he's gone to be in the area. anyway, yeah. I feel like they have an overvaluing problem. Look, I will say, and why I like in the vacuum, like, I will say with the Adola signing, like, I am a little nervous with Dave's history here with the one-year deal thing.

Oh, yeah, yeah. Is one hit? Yeah, I mean, Kimberl's probably the best one. That's ugly, but strong wasn't too much. Strom was two years, though. Two years, 20. I'm talking these one-year deals where it's been this. It was obviously Kepler last year.

It was Merrifle, Romano. It was Familia, Romano. know, like, Kimbril, like, he's just, he misses on these one-year deals pretty consistently. Again, it doesn't mean he's going to miss on this one. I'm just saying, that was one thing when the deal was sign. I was like, when you're 10 million, you know, I know, I know. And especially because, and people always say, you know, there's no such thing as a bad one-year deal. Yeah, I say that.

It's like, I get it. Yeah. But also, but yeah, non-productive. They could talk. Jordan Romano, bad one-year deal. Joe Ross, bad one-year deal. I think it means like worth a shot, but yes, you're right. This is the cripple you for a long term.

Okay. Yeah. I agree. He still has to go out there. He still stunk for my team and I lost because of it. He still has to go out there and play 150 games. And so I understand the no bad one your deal. So really, I'm okay with it as long as there's more.

Yeah. I totally agree. So, and I know that it's a, it's a nice flyer to take. Like there is, there is upside in there. There is, like you said, a high floor defensively and all. Like, it makes sense, but to your point, it's not the answer. And if he bounces back, I just, I don't, it could be a great sign. It could be a great signing.

If he bounces back. Motivated one year deal, that whole thing. It's such a, it's such a, it's such a gamble. It's going to be 33 to start the year. Like, you know, he's probably past his prime. All that. Yeah, add it to the list. We got 30.

He's the perfect age for this team. It fits right in. Yeah. It's perfect. You know, his, uh, you know who his, uh, you know who his best friend is? Adolesus? Yeah. Yeah. Randy.

Randy. Is it really? Lisa. Talk about juice. Go on. I'll get some juice in here. Yeah, well,

first Cuban, Joe said this on the area and this is pretty crazy. First Cuban-born player to play for the Phillies since Tony frickin' Perez in 1983. Isn't that wild? Or hitter,

maybe the hitter because they had Contreras and stuff. Yeah, but first Cuban-born to hit her since Tony Bras. Yeah. Nuts. Yeah. It's a long time.

It's a long time. And I really hope you get one. I was two. I really want to do, I really hope we get. old I am. That's pretty old. I really hope we get one of the Adolus home runs. Just one of those. I'll take it. That's worth the $10 million.

If he has one of those? In the playoffs, you might be. You kidding me? Yeah. You kidding me? That's special. That's special. Remember it forever. Yeah. So that's exciting. I don't know about the regular season. I don't know. It could get pretty ugly. It could be frustrating. It could be frustrating. All right. Let's get to the rundown. All right. Basically a long take back. Yeah, basically a long take back. So the Mets.

Yeah. I liked you went right to it. Let's do it. Man. Jorge Polanco was maybe the most surprising player combined with the money that I've seen in a long time. I was floored when that contract came, especially after not saying the other guys. And I like Jorge Polanco. They're like, they wanted to play first. They still play or 240?

Yeah. Now that's obviously, now I think that's because he wanted a four-year deal. And he just took as much as you could for two. Sure. So, but you really like to over overpay for Jorge Palanco. When you're not overpaying for Pete Alonzo or Edwin Diaz or anything, they were three million short on Amundias. And look, I, I, I mean Diaz pitch a lot of innings. Like, I don't know that I would want to give Evan Dia $69 million over the next three years. But it's like they just

don't like, yeah, go. And look, I think David turns to smart. And I think that I think it is smart of the Mets to not just spend money to spend it. Like, I, I am, I think they're going about things the right way philosophically, but this has been a weird off. Yeah, but they're going about it as a small market team. Yeah. With the $20 billion. Yeah, no, yeah, exactly. So if they were the Milwaukee Brewers, they need to merge the things. It's what the Dodgers did.

The Dodgers went and got Andrew Friedman, but they also spent a ton of money. And they still went big game hunting. So I'm not ready to dance on the grave of the Mets yet because I do think Stearns is smart. And I keep waiting for the day that I'm going to wake up and Scoobles a Mac because he should be. I mean, just trade Jet Williams, Carson, Benj.

It's such a no-brainer for them. I mean, that's a no-brainer move. if if if rob manfred gets wind the dodgers are by the trade for him oh yes to shut it down yeah to david stern it buddy david stern would never let that happen just step in just do the right thing but yeah it's been it is annoying all they're like oh kyle tucker considering the dodgers like shut up he's going to be a blue jay i think fine just enough enough enough like honestly like To your point, I honestly think that we are, like, if you don't want your league to have a strike or a lockout, like, all these things like, get, get up in front of this, Rob. Now, I will say, do your freaking job.

I will say, if Hoffman could locate a slider. Yeah, we wouldn't have to worry about. We know. We knew. We knew. We freaking knew. Could have told the rest of the world. Look out for Miguel Roas.

Yeah. So I'm not ready to dance in the grave of the Mets yet. Which you shouldn't. I wouldn't let you. But I will say. What an off season. Now, here's the other big question. Now, it seemed like Edwin, he actually got pissed off

because they didn't tell him they were signing Devin Williams. Oh, is that what happened? And he said, well, screw you. I'll go to Los Angeles. But, man, I know. Who are we supposed to hate now? I mean, Dodgers still. No, no, no.

I'm talking about the Mets. Oh, oh, oh, on the team. Alonzo. I know Nimmo and Alonza. Those are my top two with a boy. They're going to get rid of McNeil. Yeah. Those are the three.

the three those are that yeah that was the three horse the holy trinity of hate i mean just the worst yeah and actually really just i don't like this i know i mean alonzo on the alonzo in the orals i don't hate it i don't care like it's like you just go sure i'm actually a little sneaky down there now uh-oh you had him in there with uh jackson well no they traded for taylor ward too jackson holiday if you ever figured the funer gunner gunner yeah i love that i know i can't wait for the World Baseball Classic. I mean, do you see the Dominican Republican team? Republican team? Amazing.

I mean, sure. Unbelievable. It is also funny. So, all right, hold on. I have to do this. Okay. I'm excited. Because I want you to hear this team that they have. And then I want you to, okay. So this is the Dominican Republic's confirmed players for the 26th World Baseball Classic.

Jose Ramirez at the H first base Vladdy second base Cattel shortstop Perdomo third baseman Machado left field Soto center field Julio Rodriguez right field Fernando Tatis

what so that's that's like what so that's the confirmed team now do you know who that team is insane it is

do you know who confirmed the other day that they are playing for the Dominican Republican Republican Republic team Johan Rojas my question is do they know that

does the Dominican team know do they know that Johan shows up like guys I'm here who are you yeah what do you mean you're here that's my big question you really shut that up really well that was really good work by you yeah that is that is astounding

yoan Rojas should not be allowed in the same room as all those other guys seems awesome I can't wait for the world a bit And the team USA, I mean, I think they're going to have Judge Witt, Gunner, Raleigh. I mean, Harper, I think's going to be the first baseman. Ray Turner, you're going to be Captain America. He might not make it. What a shame is the champ of the world.

The star. Shorber. Shorber's the DH. I just can't get it. It's fine. I like it. It's fine. But I can't get like that excited for it.

Look at the talent. I know. It's fun to watch the talent. But like the stakes just don't like do it for me. Like, it's not that I need the Phillies to win. I need the Phillies to win. I need the Phillies. Dude,

the Trey Turner home run was cool. It was amazing. It was cool. And Joey striking out trout was cool. That's a moment. It was a moment. I can't wait. So excited.

I really. What else you got? I really can't wait. I forget how, I forget where I was going with that one. So, I don't know. Oh,

well. So who, yeah. Alon-Ross thing. Oh, where you were led into it. We were talking about Mets. Yes.

I don't know who we're going to hate on the Mets anymore. Yeah. Good point. So I like Lindor. I respect Soto. He's impossible a. I respect Soto. So I could see in a few years I was hating Soto.

I think that could develop. Well, he kills us. Yeah. And also he does have like a flippant kind of attitude where it could be pretty annoying, I think, you know. Oh, I did forget Francisco Alvarez is still in that. Yeah, he's annoying.

And I loathe him. Yeah, I don't like him. He had that home run last year when the Phillies are getting 10 runned already. You would have thought it was game seven. Oh, yeah. That did irk me. All right. So, uh, all right.

can we talk about Zach McCambly who the dude their role five selection he's got a Kirkring sweeper what what team was he on he was in the marlins okay and why I like that is the marlins always have random guys coming up from triple a to put their bullpen that are just sick yeah and have good stuff no it's true we talk about that and for some reason he I don't know why he wasn't unprotected well because the moms are dumb organization I think that's a big advantage too is to look for dumb organizations that do dumb things like not protect guys in rule five drops. So I don't know about the fastball command from the video that I've seen

but sweeper's sick. And he doesn't walk people and he strikes out a lot of people. Oh, that's a good comment. There was a lot of... I like when people strike out a lot of guys and don't walk people. Yeah. Big fan. And triple A. And there's a lot of buzz heading into the rule five draft from smart people that were like... Buzz. What number pick was he in the rule five guy?

I'm like testing your knowledge here. I don't know. Because I want to say fifth, but that doesn't sound right. It was it was hurtful to see griff go that was sad griff went yeah griff's a national uh it's tough well that he's a national for now that's the five draft well he has to stay on yeah that's what i mean yeah if you're the nats i mean you should just just give him a shot yeah of of course why wouldn't you yeah but this dude so you think he's gonna say on the roster mcama well i think they're given a shot of course they've rived him yeah you're excited yeah he's something he's not he's right he's right he's right he's

not nothing. You squint, you see Jeff Hoffman. Thank you. I'm excited about him. I'm excited. So we'll say, I can't wait for spring training to see what he's going to do. It's possible like 95. And again, the command's not great on it, but slider, the sweepers is disgusting. It's disgusting. And I'd like that they post it from the Marlins organization. Okay.

Because they always have. No, they do. They got just random arms. And we might have stolen another player from the race, you know, to add to Chris Sanchez, to add to Alvarado. I mean, this, this Yoniel Curat. He is, he is

Chasse again. He's like Moisae. You watch the video. Fastball's stupid. Like, it just gets on you. Secondaries, we'll see. We'll see. We'll see. But he's a really enticing arm. Fangraphs had him heading into last year as the number two prospect

in the race organization. Wow. Really? No one else agreed with Fangraves. But still. Yeah. I mean, everyone else had him like 22. You rarely see that. That's a really big gap. It's a big one. And I mean, the raised people that I found on Twitter were like... I love him just like scouting.

Of course. Of course. They're all talking about them. Let me ask you a question. And it's a high hopes related question. Great. Do you think that this podcast has the highest amount of names set on it of players who never play for the actual team that we do the podcast of? of any podcast that covers a team in America. Well, we do talk about all 20 rounds of the MLD draft. Boy, like, you're going to have a lot of guys.

Like, so many guys we talked about just never haven't. But one could hit. You're right. Ryan Kirkring. First time I've heard of Ryan Kirkring was a tie-A. And everyone loves Ryan Kirkring. He's a fan favorite. Everyone's thrilled with him.

Everything's fine. I got another. Who was it? There was a caller called up and was just like, listen, I get it. I can't watch that pitch. I'm sorry. like I can't do it like I guess they don't like upside

but McCambley's going to be a problem okay he's so he's the new Ryan Kirkering winning no he's he's gonna start some lower leverage lower leverage situations and then work his way up but get us to spring training maybe don't put Kirkering in higher leverage

situations either well hopefully Kirkering is a part of the package for a player this off season McCamley could be could be Kirkring okay I think that's all I half. No. I think that's all I have. I know. Well,

I just, you know, a lot of Adolus. To be fair, there's not that much talk about it. I disagree. I've been one of to talk about McCampley since the Rule 5 draft happens. Did it live up to your hope? I just, I'm excited about it. I'm excited about him. He looks like a reliever. Yeah.

I like relievers more than star players. We know, buddy. Anyone who's ever listened to this podcast knows your love of middle relievers. A diamond in the rough reliever. Yeah. That's exciting. Robert Stevenson someday. So I have thought about bone for Robert Stevenson. I'm sure.

I'm surprised you haven't brought it up. Well, me too. Me too. Because I do keep looking at it. And I'm like, I don't know, man. I mean, now he got hurt twice last year.

Twice, yeah. I own him in fantasy and I held him the entire year. But when he came back and pitched three games and then got hurt again, he was. Those three games were magic. He was Robert Stevenson. He was.

He was. Also, they can take a bounce back flyer on Jason Foley. I appreciate that. Okay. A few saves last year for the Tigers. He's hurt all last year. At the beginning of the year, he got a couple saves. Did he?

Okay. Well, then he got hurt. Yeah, he might have got there. I don't know. But I know he was an early fantasy pickup because he got early saves for that team. I was like, ah. I need you in a holes league. I know.

So you can expand your, your middle relief depth. I know. I'm right about that. Thank you. That's on me. So, yeah. It's pretty much all I have. Some intriguing arms they traded for.

a dollar us is fine it's fine but go get someone else but seriously don't make this the move don't make this the move for real guys and don't make me have to talk and convince the city that it's fine how about how about some guys

who are not one year deals okay I just don't love Dave and the one year deals like if Alex Breggman once in one year that's fine like you know maybe Alex Breggling and do like a three year dealer so yeah that'd be nice would be cool we'll see

what a thought yeah all right this is great great I really enjoyed it super Until many's rhythm sounder.