Chapter 1: What trade involving Freddy Peralta is discussed in this episode?
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Chapter 2: What insights does Sam Dykstra provide about the Brewers' return?
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Chapter 3: How does the Mets' prospect system look after the trade?
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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?
Chapter 4: What are the implications of keeping certain players like Benj and Jet Williams?
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.
Chapter 5: How does Freddy Peralta fit into the Mets' pitching strategy?
Does he end up knocking Joey Ortiz off shortstop, even if I think he's a better fit at second or center?
Mm-hmm.
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 McLean.
They both came out of Oklahoma State. They were both two-way guys. Now they're focused on one thing. We saw Benj take off. We saw McLean really take off when he focused on pitching. Benj is now fully a hitter. I think they still see some roadway ahead for him, for him to take off even further and not just be like ā
Chapter 6: What are the strengths and weaknesses of Brandon Sproat?
a good hit tool, above average power, 55s across the board. Maybe a few of these other tools get to 60s as he's even more focused on hitting in his second full season.
So we mentioned, okay, you've declared that it was more important to hang on, or in their eyes, more important to hang on to Benj and Jet Williams, fair. And then the other part of it was Brendan Sprote and obviously hanging on. And you tell me, maybe it's such a difference, it's not even a conversation. And I'm not going to talk about McLean, but Jonah Tongg,
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Chapter 7: How do the Brewers develop their players effectively?
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Yeah, and I may or may not be saying that because he's such a good guy, such a good Canadian, and such a good talker, and also such a unique pitcher. But when they trade Sprote over Joe, just compare for me those two, Sprote and Tom.
Yeah, very different pitchers. Jonah Tong has elite metrics on his fastball. Obviously, everybody was making the Tim Lincecum comps.
Chapter 8: What conclusions can be drawn about the trade's impact on both teams?
But despite it being over the top like Trey Savage, he also gets really, really good extension. So it's kind of a low release point. And the fact that it's also rising or appears to be rising at the same time, batters don't know what to do with that. He added some velocity last year. The big development for Tong was changing the grip of his ā Now, he had a Vulcan grip.
He stuck with that, but he moved the ball around slightly, got a lot more dip, a little bit more separation, made that into a plus pitch. The bigger question is, you know, 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... 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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But with the Mets, I think they still see some opportunities to grow for Tong, whereas Sprote... is what he is right now. 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 a Juan Soto deal.
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