Chapter 1: What was the significance of the Freddy Peralta trade?
Yeah, there should be some passion. This doesn't have to be boring.
Well, there's a couple of things I want to touch on with the Mets is that number one,
You know, the good thing is, like you said, you know, you have Peralta pushing down McClain, right? You have Pichette in the order, at least in veteran press. You don't have to rely on a guy like Ben. You don't have to rely on young players to say, hey, go get him. You have to be the best version of yourself right away, even with Beatty and Vientos.
And the other thing is, I'm anxious to get your perspective on keeping Benj, giving up Jet Williams, what your take is on what they gave up in the Peralta trade, and hanging on to Benj.
Yeah, I think Bench was somebody they absolutely did not want to trade because they view him again as like a potential above average center fielder, whereas Jet Williams was somebody and he's honestly and plenty of people said this, but it was my initial thought as well. Jet Williams is a perfect brewer, right? He's somebody who can move between shortstop, second base and center field.
He's short. He's five foot seven, but he's also incredibly fast. He lives up to his first name. The Brewers just love those guys, right? Like Caleb Durbin fit that mold really, really well. Bryce Terang fits that mold really, really well. Joey Ortiz is a defense first guy. And it almost makes me wonder, like, Jet Williams has a better all-around hit tool and power.
Does he end up knocking Joey Ortiz off shortstop, even if I think he's a better fit at second or center?
Yeah.
But they just love these guys who they can plug in in multiple spots and be like, hey, we'll figure it out. We just want the options. That's how we build a really good team. Carson Bench, not that I think if they got Carson Bench, that would have been a huge boon for them. But. I think what the Mets are banking on here with Benj, and it's the same story with McClain.
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Chapter 2: What are the implications of keeping Benj over Jet Williams?
Bigger question is, he has a north-south curveball, 12-6, just drop it in there. That helps him play with that up and down game. He doesn't really have a pitch to his glove side. He has a slider, but it's not very good. Can he develop that to give batters something else to think about? Sproat, last year, he still has a pretty good changeup. He has a pretty good slider.
He's got multiple different options. I think it's six different pitch types. He's got a fastball or four-seamer. He's got a sinker. But the four-seamer is just very average, despite having good velocity. He's somebody who can touch triple digits. But the metrics on it are just plain and major league hitters are going to really crush that.
I would like to see him go to the sinker more.
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Because that's at least getting some weak contact. So even if he's not getting whiffs with it, it's on the ground. That's going to be a fit for Milwaukee, honestly, because they have Bryce Terang at second, Joey Ortiz at short. They have a really, really good defensive infield. So Sprote could be a good fit for them.
But with the Mets, I think they still see some opportunities to grow for Tong, whereas Sprote... is what he is right now.
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Chapter 3: How do the Mets view Jet Williams as a prospect?
Could he get to be a number three? Maybe. But he's going to be in competition for that number four, number five spot in the Milwaukee rotation. And the difference between his floor and his ceiling is pretty close. I think the Mets were willing to give up that and keep on to Tong, knowing that he could be a future mid-rotation guy for them. What was your guttural reaction to that trade?
Exactly what I said. This fits the Brewers so well. So basically that's it, right? The Brewers get the Brewers players and people can pick apart, well, did you give up the right players? Did you get the right players? Did you demand the right players? Whatever it is. I mean, Peralta's a big deal. I get it. He's going to be a free agent, but that's a big trade. That's a big commitment.
This is the Juan Soto thing. It's the Juan Soto deal. Like one year, that's it, right? Right. But you're like, okay, who are the brewers? I'm not going to put words in your mouth, but for who the brewers want and are, this was a good trade for them. This felt like this is what the brewers do. And... To a certain degree, I want to say, like, how could we argue?
Because they're good year in and year out. They keep getting their opportunity at the dance. And the other part of me is like, yeah, but they haven't broken through yet. And I know the postseason can be a crapshoot, but at some point, if you want to get to the World Series, you have to change up a little bit.
They're not quite willing to do that just yet, and they trust their development, which is excellent. They are as good at developing players as anybody else in baseball right now. They're really good at eyeing talent and going and picking it up. I mean, Freddy Peralta was not spoken about as an ace three years ago. They developed him into an ace, and he developed himself.
He deserves a lot of that credit too, but they helped get him to that spot. So I think they think they can squeeze as much as possible out of Jet Williams and Brandon Sproat, and those guys are major league ready. at least Schroed is more ready than Williams, I should say, but they're knocking on the door at the very least.
So this isn't something we're like, oh, we're going out and get pieces that you won't see for five years. This is how you keep the wheel turning. And that's just what Milwaukee does. Wow. Listen. I've been wanting to ask you that for a while, but this is my way of doing it.
Getting you in the door, say, give me the guys who are going to be on opening day rosters, and boom, here comes, give me your take on the Peralta trade. It's a big deal. It's a big deal. Follow Baseballs and Boring in the Odyssey app or wherever you get your podcasts.
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