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Adnan Virk

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
4834 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Pitch Clock: Baseball Is a Winter Sport

and try to win a World Series.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Pitch Clock: Baseball Is a Winter Sport

Apparently, he wasn't crazy about the fact that they signed Devin Williams without consulting him, which I guess this is today's modern era baseball player.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Pitch Clock: Baseball Is a Winter Sport

You got to let a guy know.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Pitch Clock: Baseball Is a Winter Sport

I don't think that's the Mets' problem personally.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Pitch Clock: Baseball Is a Winter Sport

I'm like, well, you want to sign Devin Williams?

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Pitch Clock: Baseball Is a Winter Sport

Go for it.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Pitch Clock: Baseball Is a Winter Sport

Three years, $51 million.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Pitch Clock: Baseball Is a Winter Sport

So I guess from that perspective, between 51 for Devin Williams, 69 for Edwin Diaz, would you really give $120 million to two relievers as good as those guys can be?

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Pitch Clock: Baseball Is a Winter Sport

So Stearns has a relationship with Devin Williams, clearly feels like he can get back to being that guy he was with the Brewers.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Pitch Clock: Baseball Is a Winter Sport

But that was genuinely surprising because Diaz has been so effective.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Pitch Clock: Baseball Is a Winter Sport

I think we always hear, Jeremy, about closers that, oh, they're very volatile.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Pitch Clock: Baseball Is a Winter Sport

But Diaz, aside from one freak injury in the WBC, is about as automatic as it gets.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Pitch Clock: Baseball Is a Winter Sport

I think that's a huge upgrade for the Dodgers.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Pitch Clock: Baseball Is a Winter Sport

Critical move by L.A.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Pitch Clock: Baseball Is a Winter Sport

Their biggest weakness was their bullpen.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Pitch Clock: Baseball Is a Winter Sport

Now they got the best closer who was out there in the market.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Pitch Clock: Baseball Is a Winter Sport

For the Mets, you now got rid of three of their most popular guys, Diaz, Pete Alonso, and Brandon Nimmo, who was traded to Marcus Seaman, who will help their defense, but offensively has some issues.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Pitch Clock: Baseball Is a Winter Sport

There's a lot of frustration right now in New York.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Pitch Clock: Baseball Is a Winter Sport

I think the back page of the Post said, the day the music died, of course, in reference to Timmy Trump and Edwin Diaz.