Joon Lee
Appearances
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: Top 5 MLB Names That Would Be Better in the NHL (feat. Mike Schur & Joon Lee)
I think that we're currently reaching a place where there's a bit of like a reality check with the Phillies. And I think part of that comes with Jesus Lizardo and kind of the uncertainty around his last start where he gave up 12 runs and Bryce Harper's been injured and it doesn't seem like he's going on the aisle.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: Top 5 MLB Names That Would Be Better in the NHL (feat. Mike Schur & Joon Lee)
But, you know, I think that there's just a lot of these compounding things happening with the Phillies right now. You know, I think that. The Phillies, when the offense goes cold, it goes very cold. And the bullpen just isn't as good as it has been the last few years. And they lost Jose Alvarado. Huge. And he's been a crucial part of their bullpen over the course of the last few seasons.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: Top 5 MLB Names That Would Be Better in the NHL (feat. Mike Schur & Joon Lee)
And so this team is really talented. Do I expect Kyle Schwarber to be as hot as he's been to start the season?
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: Top 5 MLB Names That Would Be Better in the NHL (feat. Mike Schur & Joon Lee)
for the rest of the year probably not but i think one of the interesting wild cards with this team is you know the rehab of their top prospect andrew painter and how he potentially factors in for the second half of the season if you're able to get like 80 percent of what you think andrew painter can be out of the game and also just aaron nola like not being terrible right i
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: Top 5 MLB Names That Would Be Better in the NHL (feat. Mike Schur & Joon Lee)
Uh, like that can really, I think kind of change the prognosis for this team. But, um, you know, I think it's, it's, this is definitely a playoff team is a team that picking over the Dodgers. Probably not actually, definitely not.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: Top 5 MLB Names That Would Be Better in the NHL (feat. Mike Schur & Joon Lee)
I mean, I think it speaks just as much to kind of the plays that the Royals are in as a franchise, where they're trying to figure out their identity for the next generation. Obviously, they have the face of their franchise with Bobby Wood Jr. That's right.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: Top 5 MLB Names That Would Be Better in the NHL (feat. Mike Schur & Joon Lee)
I think I'm a little bit of a Caglione skeptic in terms of the hype behind him, because part of why he was so interesting coming out of Florida was the fact that he was a two-way prospect. And obviously, that was coming at the height of Shohei Ohtani, I think, blowing everyone's minds, doing what he did, doing what he's done, excuse me, for as long as he's done. That's right.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: Top 5 MLB Names That Would Be Better in the NHL (feat. Mike Schur & Joon Lee)
You look at a guy like Pete Alonzo, who is like a prodigious power hitter for this generation, a guy who hits moonshots and has a higher exit velocity than most guys. What I really look to see when a guy comes up is A guy can get hot for the first month of a season, and that especially happens a lot with prospects.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: Top 5 MLB Names That Would Be Better in the NHL (feat. Mike Schur & Joon Lee)
But when the league adjusts back to them and they start picking out the holes in their swing and the holes in their approach, are they able to adjust back? And at that point, I think it's easier for me to be like, oh, that guy's going to be very good.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: Top 5 MLB Names That Would Be Better in the NHL (feat. Mike Schur & Joon Lee)
I just always am a little bit skeptical of a lot of hype going behind a guy who obviously has a lot of power, but could be a little bit more limited in terms of his value ceiling.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: Top 5 MLB Names That Would Be Better in the NHL (feat. Mike Schur & Joon Lee)
White Sox. White Sox.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: Top 5 MLB Names That Would Be Better in the NHL (feat. Mike Schur & Joon Lee)
Yeah, I mean, I think I've always been curious about what it's like to step into the batter's box against a major league pitcher.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: Top 5 MLB Names That Would Be Better in the NHL (feat. Mike Schur & Joon Lee)
And I thought that Adam in particular was an interesting person because of his kind of role in the sabermetric evolution of the sport and his sweeper kind of being one of those pitches that I think a lot of young players today coming up have said that kind of helped them rethink their approach on the mound and kind of their arsenal. So that part was really interesting.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: Top 5 MLB Names That Would Be Better in the NHL (feat. Mike Schur & Joon Lee)
But the second reason I thought it was really interesting is like, we live in a time where the average major league reliever, almost starting pitcher too, is pumping at least 95 to 100. And Adam is 40 years old, and at the time was still kind of had these major league opportunities. Adam was kind of on the lower end of the velocity spectrum.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: Top 5 MLB Names That Would Be Better in the NHL (feat. Mike Schur & Joon Lee)
And so I wanted to kind of contextualize that experience as a whole as well, because I think we live in a time where, you know, and I'm not saying that I'm immune to this, but like there's so many hot takes. Yes. And people love to criticize athletes and their performance on the field or on the court. And I think that it is important to take a step back sometimes to remember that
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: Top 5 MLB Names That Would Be Better in the NHL (feat. Mike Schur & Joon Lee)
you know, someone like Adam Modavino, who is the type of person in baseball specifically who gets demolished on social media by giving up a home run in a crucial spot in the eighth inning. Like the type of guy that both Yankees Twitter and Mets Twitter have like a vengeance against, uh,
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: Top 5 MLB Names That Would Be Better in the NHL (feat. Mike Schur & Joon Lee)
is still significantly better than the average human being at the thing that they do um and so you know i think i think that there's uh you know i wanted to like kind of do a fun youtube stunt but i also uh i think also wanted to kind of contextualize it in the sports media time that we live in right now
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: Top 5 MLB Names That Would Be Better in the NHL (feat. Mike Schur & Joon Lee)
Um... I have a soft spot in my heart for Jose Ramirez just because he has been so good for so long. And the fact that he hits for as much power that he does, the fact that his game is as well-rounded as it is, the fact that like, you know, I think in part because of the language barrier, most baseball fans don't really know a lot about him.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: Top 5 MLB Names That Would Be Better in the NHL (feat. Mike Schur & Joon Lee)
He's lived a great life to be able to do what you love, get paid in the way that he has, and go completely unrecognized probably in most of the world, I would imagine, except for his hometown and his home country. It's a pretty good life to be living.