Matt Gelb

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348 appearances 4 recordings 2 series first heard Jul 2025 last heard 9 Jun

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Blue Jays Talk · JTP: Twins Talk, Deadline Strategies & Philling the 'Pen · 31 Jul 2025 podcast

I mean like he's not necessarily um, you know

Top of the rotation type talent maybe that they they thought he could be when they drafted him, but uh if he does end up being a mid rotation star in the majors that's pretty valuable.

And tight I think part of it is just that he's

He's so far away, he's so young and and and I think he's he's a he's a really, really big bodied player.

Um he

You know, ever since coming stateside last year I've heard

you know, people have gone in and seen him and be like, Wow, I mean like he makes hard contact, like he hits the ball hard.

But it's just like it's it's kinda rough behind the plate.

And, you know, with young catchers, you're it it's a risky demographic.

And so I think that that naturally creates, you know, real difference of opinion from evaluators.

There are people who who think that he's a stud, that he is a future all star, that he's you know, can stick behind the plate.

There are other people think he might have to

move to first base, but the bat's gonna play.

I I think that difference of opinion was was one of the reasons why the Phillies were willing to part with, you know, somebody like him, even though he could be he could be really good.

I think it's gonna be a more marginal addition.

Um, you know, I think that they've they've still engaged

you know, Cleveland about Kwan and they've engaged Chicago about Robert, but I I I think it's gonna be a more marginal addition and I think that's twofold because if they do pick up a you know sort of a a righty maybe fourth outfielder type

uh to add to their outfield, they would also then likely call up Justin Crawford uh to to be their left fielder.

And Crawford is one of their better prospects and you want to talk about polarizing prospects of the Crawford is

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