Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Play Tessie. We are bib noting it today, guys. We are bib noting it today.
I don't know. I like baseball isn't play Tessie, but it does sound very derogatory towards us.
I think that's the point.
Yeah. It's like if you know, you know. But if you don't know, then what do you know?
Wait, let me try starting this again. You ready?
Yeah.
All right, there's nobody I'd rather be talking to right now.
There you go.
Sammy and Pat of PlayTessy. It is your prerogative to lie. Oh, God. We need to get a running list going of Robisms to make sure we use all the time on this show. But today we're going to be talking about some of the remaining free agents, the stragglers, the last... What, we got about six names here that we all think should have teams. It is March 5th, March 6th, March 7th.
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Chapter 2: What are the current free agents in Major League Baseball?
I don't want to hear it anymore. He should be on a team for the life of me. I cannot understand why he's not signed yet.
Yeah, this is a guy who you go back to November. There were talks he might get a QO. He had a really solid year. It wasn't like he went out there, struck out the world, all-star. He started the year a little bit hurt, ended the year a little bit hurt. But in between the two injuries, he pitched really, really well.
And this is a guy who spotty track record, but for the most part has a really good track record. It's after the year that he played for three teams in one year. He's not old. He's not... There's really no reason. We keep saying it, but there's no reason that this guy does not have a contract at this point in the offseason.
And it's just so strange. You get to the trade deadline and teams are chomping at the bit to trade legitimate prospects for rentals. And rental's considerably worse than Giolito. And you've got this guy sitting on the market coming off the year he's coming off of. I assume at this point he's going to have to take a one-year deal.
Chapter 3: Why is Lucas Giolito still unsigned in March?
I assume that he's not sitting on the market because he's asking three years and it's March. It's the beginning of March. No, this guy's going to get a one-year deal. And it's going to be frustrating. If I were a fan of a team that trades really anything,
For a mid-rotation starter or worse at the trade deadline, and they passed on signing Lucas Giolito at the beginning of the season, it would be frustrating to me as a fan of that team. Because it just feels like poor management. He's always seen as a great clubhouse guy. His on-field production speaks for itself. It's not like he's older.
It's not like he's asking anything above the moon in stars. I don't get it. Gordo, you just said it.
He's 31. If he were 36 or 37, okay, I get it. I get it. You can expect some aggression. He's 31 and hasn't had a normal offseason in years. This is the closest he's been to a normal offseason. And by most of the reports, he's been healthy for the vast majority of it, so he should be good to go.
He's probably not going to be good to go at this point because he's going to get a late start, so it's going to become another weird offseason. But it goes back to what I was saying earlier, like why there's so many contenders, so many fringe contenders even, that could use a guy like Giolito to be their third or fourth or even fifth starting pitcher.
But yet we're here talking about a one-year, probably like $15 million below what his market value should be kind of deal.
Yeah.
Makes me sick.
Sick. Don't forget, he said on this very program, baseball isn't boring, that he's healthy. And he said that a long time ago, too. He did. So let's pick teams. Where are we predicting Lucas Giolito to sign? Sammy, I'll let you have the first bite at this one.
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Chapter 4: What teams are potential fits for Lucas Giolito?
I think it's an obvious fit at this point. If he doesn't go to the Braves, Braves fans should be up in arms over it. Pat?
Also have him going to the Braves.
Okay.
There we go.
So, yeah. I mean, that was honestly to be expected. But here's their depth chart of starters. They got Chris Sale, Spencer Strider, Reynaldo Lopez, Grant Holmes, Bryce Elder. They've also got Joey Wentz, Martin Perez.
Like... Yeah.
It's just... And not to mention they just freed up $15 million. I think it's $18 if you count luxury tax as well with saving all that money on Jerickson Profar. Maybe get into that one a little bit later when we talk about an outfielder available. Actually, we can go to him next. Tommy Pham is still available. And newsflash, I've got him going to the Braves as well. Oh, okay.
And I'll give you my reason why. This is a team that Jerks and Profar weirdly, I guess, was going to DH some. It was a conversation in Braves camp. Who's going to be the DH? They just signed Mike Yastrzemski. They've got Michael Harris. They've got Ronald Acuna Jr. One of those four guys with Profar in the mix was going to have to DH every given day.
Now you've got room for an outfielder slash DH, assuming that was their plan that they had before. There's one clear-cut outfielder on the market now that Andrew McCutcheon has signed with the Rangers. Jerks and Profar to the Braves. I think it makes sense. Again, saved all that money with – or sorry, Tommy Pham to the Braves.
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Chapter 5: How does Tommy Pham fit into the current free agent market?
So I got Michael Kopech going from a former Dodger going to the rival San Francisco Giants.
Dodgers fans everywhere, man, shaking in their boots over that one.
They're going to be upset.
Yeah, it'll be like the Giants getting revenge for the Dodgers taking Blake Snell.
I feel like that makes it even.
Oh, yeah. Well, I don't have him going there, though, and I've got him going to a different coast, but not as different as Tyler Anderson's coast. No, I've got him going to the Baltimore Orioles. On yesterday's play, Tessie, we just talked about how the Orioles lack bullpen depth, could be a team that –
i don't know if my michael kobeck to me just i he doesn't scream nri to me but it i mean we're into march and that's generally what happens at this stage to me he's been good enough to get a guarantee when he's been on the field but even if it's an nri like the orioles if you're if you're healthy if you're michael kobeck you will make that bullpen and have a chance to pitch meaningful innings late innings meaningful games
Don't have to be one of those guys that makes a bad team's bullpen and has to hope that you're traded to the right team at the deadline. Like, no, you can just be in Baltimore, be in that bullpen. They're going to be competitive, and you can play a meaningful role. So, yeah, I've got Michael Kopech going to the Orioles there.
I mean, really, it's just Helsley, Kittredge, Yenier Cano, and a bunch of what-ifs in Baltimore right now. Felix Batista not there for this year. So, yeah, I've got him going to the Orioles. I think it's a good fit.
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