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Jon Morosi

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284 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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Blair & Barker
Brewers Scouting Report + Vancouver Wants an MLB Team

Yeah, the one point, Kevin, on that note, talking about more jobs and more high-end baseball players having a chance to play, we just saw Justin Turner sign with the Mexican League.

Blair & Barker
Brewers Scouting Report + Vancouver Wants an MLB Team

The Mexican Summer League, this is related to the point that you're making, the Mexican Summer League, if you talk to people around it who see that league often, they will tell you there are more high-end players who are of Major League caliber in that league now than ever before.

Blair & Barker
Brewers Scouting Report + Vancouver Wants an MLB Team

And what that says, and that is...

Blair & Barker
Brewers Scouting Report + Vancouver Wants an MLB Team

affiliated with Major League Baseball, but not directly.

Blair & Barker
Brewers Scouting Report + Vancouver Wants an MLB Team

And what that tells you in general is that the playing population of Major League Baseball, we see it as well in the World Baseball Classic, guys on different teams, whether it's Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela, come

Blair & Barker
Brewers Scouting Report + Vancouver Wants an MLB Team

Coming in throwing 95 and 96.

Blair & Barker
Brewers Scouting Report + Vancouver Wants an MLB Team

You look at your roster.

Blair & Barker
Brewers Scouting Report + Vancouver Wants an MLB Team

Where does the guy play?

Blair & Barker
Brewers Scouting Report + Vancouver Wants an MLB Team

The answer is either AAA, Mexican League, in Asia.

Blair & Barker
Brewers Scouting Report + Vancouver Wants an MLB Team

You're saying to yourself, there are so many great players right now.

Blair & Barker
Brewers Scouting Report + Vancouver Wants an MLB Team

More than enough to fill out rosters.

Blair & Barker
Brewers Scouting Report + Vancouver Wants an MLB Team

The pitching is, I think, has always been the question of the past.

Blair & Barker
Brewers Scouting Report + Vancouver Wants an MLB Team

Kevin, you remember expansion happened around the time you were playing pro ball.

Blair & Barker
Brewers Scouting Report + Vancouver Wants an MLB Team

The question was always, is there enough pitching to sustain it?

Blair & Barker
Brewers Scouting Report + Vancouver Wants an MLB Team

The answer right now is a resounding yes.

Blair & Barker
Brewers Scouting Report + Vancouver Wants an MLB Team

It's a good question.

Blair & Barker
Brewers Scouting Report + Vancouver Wants an MLB Team

I mean, I'm worried about both for different reasons.

Blair & Barker
Brewers Scouting Report + Vancouver Wants an MLB Team

I'm maybe a little more worried about the Red Sox just because, and I listened carefully to your show yesterday, sort of looking at the positives and negatives.

Blair & Barker
Brewers Scouting Report + Vancouver Wants an MLB Team

And I remember, I think the number that Jeff had mentioned was the Jays, if they had had an acceptably normal start, they'd probably be 10-5 right now.

Blair & Barker
Brewers Scouting Report + Vancouver Wants an MLB Team

Yeah.