Welcome to the Baseball Insiders. Nolan Arinato has a preferred trade destination. Does
he have the preferred trade destination? The Baltimore Orioles add a $15 million arm to
their rotation, but is that actually good? And the latest on Roki Sasaki, I am Adam Weiner,
joined as always by fansside MLB insider Robert Burke. Who is here to break down the
latest in the rumor mill. It is Monday, January 6th. Another week. Kind of a silent
start to 2025, to be honest. Robert, I feel like we're waiting. I have been the number one
advocate of like this offseason's moving at a good pace, but, uh, the 1st 5.5 days in 2025,
I'm actually like, all right, maybe I was wrong. This offseason sucks. Yeah, it's been
pretty boring. I'm not going to lie. It's not like it's just a Twitter thing where
everything's quiet there. It's just been quiet in general, and I don't know if it's the all
after the holidays or what's going on, but it is indeed very quiet right now. There's maybe
some people hibernating or sleeping, um, which actually would confirm the Twitter rumors, but
I'm ready to break down what we do know and what I am hearing around the league from
different people. Uh, good to be back here as always. Jalen Hurts is still in the concussion
protocol. Uh, my day is ruined. Uh, Adam, how are you doing? How are you? I'm good. It's,
that's kind of a backwards way to answer that question. I'm sorry about that. Uh, I am good.
Uh, yeah, I don't know. This is the longest concussion protocol of all time, especially
since we watched Joe Burrow on Saturday night, like slam his head into the turf and get up and
look at invisible birds above his eyes and then not go into the concussion protocol. It's
kind of crazy that Jalen Hurts is taking this long. No glasses, Adam. Yeah, we're gonna
alternate. You know. Know what you're gonna get. Sometimes I'm gonna have them on,
sometimes it's gonna be a Phillies trucker hat from the 80s. There's just, it's really hard,
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I guess I, I kind of wanted to start, uh, with the Baltimore Orioles, uh, and maybe getting
angry at someone else's window shutting prematurely after we flamed the Mariners pretty
successfully about a week ago, even though there hasn't been any needle movement there. Uh,
the Orioles had Charlie Morton for $15 million sturdy, 41 years old, like the move in a
vacuum, don't like the move based on the rest of the Orioles' offseason and the lack of
urgency they've shown. Only multi-year deal is Tyler O'Neal with an opt-out. Uh, Grayson
Rodriguez and Zach Elin atop the rotation look much better as a 3 and a 4. Trade assets for
Rodgers at last year's deadline. Like Segano and Morton are the pitching additions and the
rumor is that that's it for them. I guess Dylan C can materialize. I guess Luis Castillo
could happen, but if this is it, I'm very angry at the Baltimore Orioles' offseason. So
I'm curious as to your perspective here. Yeah, I am. I, I went on that
rant about the Seattle Mariners a couple weeks ago and that got a lot of traction. I won't do.
Like a similar rant for the Orioles because they've actually like spent like they've gone
out and got Tyler O'Neal, they got Charlie Morton, they've gotten others for sure. But
this cannot be it for them. They, I know you've you've mentioned the rumor about them
being done adding to the rotation. I am still skeptical on that because if you had, they
added Segano and they added Charlie Morton, but they lost Corbin Burns, and that is a huge
piece to lose both short term and long term. And if you have the opportunity, if you're the
Orioles to go out and get a Dylan C or one of these like upper echelon starting pitchers, I
think you have to go do it. I would not rule out the Orioles from adding another starting
pitcher. I can understand the logic behind the one-year deals or the short-term deals, at
least offensively. Um, just because they have so many talented young players on the Major
League roster that they're not going to want to block from getting consistent playing time.
So I can understand the logic there. But as far as the rotation goes, they had a huge need
last year for it. That's why they overspent at the trade deadline and the trade with the Miami
Marlins, and that looked like one of the worst deals in recent memory where they parted with
Connor Norby and another player. So I mean they've, they have the pieces, especially in
the minors, to go out and get. Any player that they want, and the fact that they have not been
willing to do that, I mean, at least as of right now, is really frustrating. They've been
involved in these conversations, but obviously have not gotten any deals done and it's
frustrating because if you think that Segano and Charlie Morton are going to end up going
out and replacing Corbin Burns both short and long term, I think you have, you're going to be
in for a rude awakening. So that's why I think they're not, they're not done quite yet. Yeah,
you would hope not. And I, uh, we hated the Rodgers deal last summer when it happened. I
hate it just as much now, if not more. We, we asked them to trade their prospects and then
when they actually do, they cash a few top names in for sort of a confusing 6 starter from
the Marlins, uh, a bounce back candidate who still hasn't bounced back. So, uh, who knows
what we'll obviously address. the Orioles, if they do make more maneuvers, I guess the, the,
the mood is keep your eyes open for more pitching conditions, not necessarily done, but
at this moment, I'm pretty underwhelmed. Uh, yeah. And also, sorry, I just cut you off there,
but I want to say this is they have such a rare opportunity with the amount of young
players that they have at the major league level. They have so many star young players.
And just a core that I don't think anybody in baseball from at least a young talent
perspective can really match. This is such a unique opportunity and if they don't go out and
get Um, another high-end starting pitcher, if they don't, don't add some like high-end talent
to that roster, this could end up being just a massive opportunity that's blown, and they
would absolutely get scrutinized for it. Michael Elias would be under the microscope for
it. We've already seen that one story, kind of felt like a hit piece or Michael Elias, don't
necessarily think that story was fair, um. But it is, it is fair to be critical of, of Elias
right now. But I will, I will tell you it took deep into the offseason last year for them to
go out and get Corbin Burns, and there's still over a month left until pitchers and catchers
report. You still have a 6 to 7 week window to go out and add players. The, uh, the ability
and time to go out and get new players or upgrades is not over yet. There's still a lot
of time, but I understand the frustration, but let's be patient for now. But the, the, the
criticism is warranted at this point. Yeah, but you are right. The Burns trade took an
awfully long time to materialize. That was last February, where we've still got plenty of
time on the clock, uh, which is my response whenever anyone like the Red Sox fans in the
comments right now, talk about their offseason being over. Uh, you know, what, what are the
odds that the Red Sox offseason is done? That sets nicely up the Nolan Arinato rumors that we
wanted to talk about. Uh, a lot of smoke from last night. Uh, not necessarily that a deal is.
Getting closer to the finish line or even really being discussed, but the, the smoke was
Chris Cotillo on the Boston side of things, saying that Anato and the Red Sox, they, they
were a preferred destination and potentially the preferred destination after a trade to the
Astros was scuttled earlier in the offseason. I saw John Denton earlier today speculate that
Anato has Approved a trade to the Red Sox, not a package, but has told the Cardinals that, yes,
that is a destination I would go to. And he also speculated that the Red Sox may be closer
to out of the Anato, or sorry, of the Bregman mix rather than, you know, close to being in it.
And, and these Aeronauto discussions would serve as sort of a signifier of that. I'm
curious what you're thinking here, because for me, Uh, the Bregman fit, you, you might block
some prospects. You might have to, you know, Christian Campbell maybe he has to go play some
outfield, but I get it. Bregman at second base , I understand, and that's the kind of
right-handed bat, I think the Red Sox, that's a perfect fit. Aaronauto, I have to stretch a
little bit further to see the perfect fit. It makes sense at Fenway in a vacuum, but there's
a lot of moving pieces here. No, there is a lot of moving pieces here and if I'm the Red
Sox, I would be really careful about this one, and I would, he's Arnato, he's a very talented
player. He's going to be in the Hall of Fame discussion for sure. Like he's just an
immensely talented guy, but he is not the same player that he was in Colorado. That is,
there's no mistaking it offensively, defensively he's he's declined. Um, so you're
not going to get the same elite level player here, and you are going to be adding, if you
end up acquiring Aronado, you're going to be adding a big salary to the mix. You got to be
careful on, on what you end up giving up because you can't give up too much for a guy
who probably does not have that much wear and tear left on the tires here. And then there's
the entire um discussion here. Of like what do you do with Rafael Des? What do you do with
Tristan Casas, because Davs has been pretty adamant that he wants to be at third base. Like
that's his position of choice. So then if he wants to be at third base where you put Anato
then, do you put him at first base where Casas is? Does that lead to a Casas trade? Do you end
up all of a sudden, let's say Devers ends up indicating that he's willing to move off of
third base, then you put Arinato at first, and then does that lead to a Casas trade? If I'm
the Boston Red Sox, I do not trade Tristan Casas. I would not do that. I think that would
come back to bite him in the ass, and that would just be, I think they look foolish if
they ended up doing that. Maybe I could be wrong, I've been wrong before. Um, but if that,
if I'm the Red Sox, that is a move that I do not do. I would look to add a right-handed bat
in a different way. And besides Ar Otto or Bregman, where I don't have to move on from
Casas or give him limited playing time, because I just don't think that'd be fair to
him and what his talent is. So that's, that's where I'm at with it right now. I've seen the
reports and when Chris Cotillo and Sean McAdam , like, I, I believe them. They're, they're very
good at what they do. Um, but I've always a Red Sox. I would not, I would not do that deal.
Yeah, and, and Anato at 3rd base, that's the majority of his value right now. So if you're
moving him to first base, what's the point of that? Moving Casas out of there for, for what?
For high upside pitching? I mean, I like the Red Sox rotation right now. I, I don't see any
reason unless it's like Jared Jones. I don't see a reason why the pitching you're adding is
more valuable than Tristan Cossas in your lineup. Uh, I mean, should Nolan Arinato buy a
racehorse with Walker Bueller? Would that make this whole thing easier to swallow? I mean, hey,
I mean, who know, whatever it takes, whatever it takes, but my, my goodness, I, I've seen the
amount of talk I've seen about that on Twitter . I didn't even, uh, didn't Walker Breer even
get asked about that too? Yeah, he, Walker Brewer said he made a pitch to Bregman. I, I
don't think it's a tough pitch to make, you know, come, come pet your horse. It's, you know,
4 words. But, uh, look, we'll see, uh, we'll see if we have more on Aaron. On, on Wednesday
for sure. We'll continue to check in on this. Either way, I think a right-handed bat will
arrive for the Red Sox at some point, uh, who also this week sort of said, you know, Rob
Bradford reported they're not, they don't think they're out on Sasaki, but they did not
get a meeting with Rokki Sasaki, which just sort of led me to wonder and ask like, What's
the situation on Sasaki? We're still 9 days away from January 15th. From what I understand,
we will not get a decision on that date. He's just considering, he's using that consideration
period after the, you know, the posting juncture expires. So there, there's gonna be a
delay on Roki Sasaki, but our teams being informed they're out, are, are, are teams that
didn't get a meeting considered out, you know, are there teams that did get a meeting that are
now doing homework. Work for a second. I mean, where do we stand here? I think all of America
sort of assumes Dodgers v. Padres, but we've got some Padres stuff to talk about in the chat
as well. No, we do, and I have not heard of anything about teams being eliminated by any
means. The Red Sox being still involved despite not getting a meeting is interesting,
but We're still probably a week or two, probably longer than that from a from a
decision here, and it's not like it's a financial decision because he's going to end up
signing a minor league contract and it's not going to be like breaking the bank by any means,
but it's going to come down to him deciding who is the best fit for him as a person, but
also who is going to end up maximizing him as a player. And that's why a lot of these teams.
Um, or at least a lot of people, at least publicly here, are thinking it's going to come
down to either the Padres or the Dodgers, and we'll see who ultimately wins or if another
team comes in from behind, ends up swooping in . Um, but this is a sweepstakes unlike any other.
There is so many teams involved, uh, because, I mean, how can they not be when you have a
young player who's this talented on a minor league contract available and it's a rare
opportunity. There's many teams trying, but Um , we're still a little bit, we're a little ways
away, away from a decision here. And we will keep everyone posted. I mean, although maybe we
don't have to because the comments say the NL is basically LA versus the Mets, no one else
stands a chance from MC Lee. MC Lee, what team do you root for? let me try to guess. Yeah,
right, you're right. No one stands a chance. I mean, this rotation, who's touching these guys?
Sean Mona, Frankie Montas, Kota Sanga, David Peterson, Clay Holmes, pack it in, no. He's
eating those guys in a 162 game season. Uh, but we do have a lot of, uh, I mean, other NL
luminaries include the Padres. We got a lot of Padres fans asking because we know they're a
favorite for Sasaki, but there was sort of a bombshell Padres report that dropped, uh, today
between when we set up this rundown and, and went live about an ownership struggle. Shiel
Siler. Came out with a long statement, a lot of accusations being levied. That fight might
get kind of dirty. So, um, obviously we can't determine with any clarity, you know, who's in
or out on Sasaki and what necessarily the ripple effects mean there, but just, you know,
door open to discuss sort of a situation that's developing today and and might have long
term effects. Yeah, this is a story that is only just getting started and it was not
something I was really aware that was going to be coming until today. And I should also
mention like a key part of this um lawsuit here that Shell Shell Seidler's lawsuit
mentioned. The words relocate in it. Uh, like one of the lines in the lawsuit, and I'm
reading off of it now, and I quote, Matt's efforts to promote his brother John as control
person and to block Shield may well be part of his efforts to sell and perhaps relocate the
team over Shield's objections. So this is a very, a very messy one. It is only just
getting started, um, but like the one thing that we can, or that we do know as of this
point is the Padres really have not been willing to. like sell like or give up big
contracts this offseason. They've been very inactive in terms of actually making moves.
That's why we've seeing rumors about them possibly shedding payroll with like Luisaraz
mentioned, uh, Dylan Cee mentioned, even Robert Suarez mentioned that we saw John Hayman
report that they're listening on a bunch of their other star players as well. Um, it's,
it's unfortunate because when Peter Siler was the owner and The definitive owner, um, he was,
he was willing to spend more than most owners. I mean, not maybe Steve Cohen, like is the
exception there, but um it shouldn't be like this. The potters should be going out and
spending and and trying to compete with the Dodgers here and perhaps this entire ownership
mess here is contributing to their lack of movement this winter. Uh, well, surely not the
answer that most of Padres fans in the comments were hoping for, uh, but, yeah, it, it
just, it just isn't fun or good at all, but I appreciate the questions about it and obviously
this is something that's going to linger, so we will talk about this, uh, more as, as time,
as time moves on, uh, but that, that does. of tie into, I did want to talk about a couple of
players and the que you want to talk about this in your notebook segment and, and some of
the comments are already asking. uh, Justin also asking us to talk about Hi So Kim, Lux and
Kike Hernandez, recommend tuning into our show from Friday when we address that, uh, that news
went live, we talk about all those pieces pretty heavily and, uh, hasn't. much movement
there though the Yankees and Mariners have both been connected to Gavin Luxs over the
weekend, and today there was some Luisa Yankees buzz as well, which was in a Jeff pass
and ESPN Plus column. So I know you want to touch on that as well. Talking Padres might as
well bring it up now in terms of an additional cost that they might be able to clear. Yeah,
like one of the players of the Padres on and some people have even suggested has been this
offseason and It makes plenty of sense. Like last year he ended up making $13.7 million in
arbitration, and he'll be due for a raise this year. And for a Padres team that is hurting
for financial flexibility, moving on from that contract would make a lot of sense, and they
could even improve their defense if they end up moving on from him and investing that those
dollars into other places. And one of the teams that is indeed interested in a rise has
been. the New York Yankees, and they have a clear fit there. They've been looking for an
infielder that could use a leadoff hitter, and they have financial flexibility to add a
contract like that. I wouldn't imagine they would take on the entirety of that contract. I
would imagine they would have the Padres eat some of that deal just to make the financials
work there, but he's one of the few options or one of the few options that the Yankees are
considering at this point. It's not just Um, it's not, not just loose or rise. I mean, Gavin
Luxs got mentioned in the report. I can't remember who that was from earlier, and there's
others that they've considered as well. So it's not a rise or bust, but he is indeed one
of the players that they're interested in. It is interesting too to see them looking at
second basemen in trade after, you know, the tea leaves were saying, hey, Jazz Chisholm, 3rd
base not his natural position, might as well move him back to 2nd and get to work on a third
baseman. But since that moment in time, we've pretty much only seen them connected to
incumbent 2nd base. So, uh, something to keep an eye on as the Yankees continue to build
their roster. And yeah, I'm pretty sure if the Yankees did get Luis Sara, we'd get plenty of
comments about his poor defense. But remember, this is a flawed all-star, uh, not just a, you
know, negligent hitter, 26th man on the. He's a three-time reigning batting champion with
warts, but very good baseball. Oh, very good baseball player. Like as far as a pure hair
goes, he is one of the most like talented hitters in baseball. I mean, it doesn't. Hit
homers or many homers by any means, but he puts the ball in play, unlike most others. And
the one thing I'm I'm really curious on with the rise, not like looking ahead, but next
offseason is what exactly does his contract look like cause he, like, his offense is
obviously really good, but his defense is well below average. What does his contract look like?
Who signs him? It to me it's fascinating. Um, I have no idea what his contract will look like.
I think that is going to be one that's going to be heavily discussed because it'll be one of
the most polarizing free agents in recent memory just from Like how, how great his
offense is, and then just his defense is just obviously a huge question mark. Yeah, and the
comments saying why are the Yankees so eager to keep Jazz away from second? I don't think
it's that they're eager. I think it's that they know he can handle third. We saw it, but
if, you know, what are the 3rd base options on the trade market pretty bleak in comparison to
some of these. It depends what you prefer, uh, you know, a rise or a Renado. It's pretty
imperfect regardless across the. Board, but, uh, you know, you have the flexibility in jazz.
I think they'd prefer to have him at 2nd, but if the options they prefer happen to play
second base primarily, then they know they can slide jazz over to 3rd. Uh, we'll, we'll
definitely keep everyone posted on this. As it develops a couple more names, then we'll hit a
few more of your questions. Just some people that I feel like have been under discussed, and
I've seen some questions about, uh, Tanner Scott, Carlos Estevez, and, and the people at
the top of the reliever market. We had some Tanner Scott. Chatter earlier in the comments.
Definitely wanted to talk about him. Uh, and I think Chris Cotillo had a tweet earlier today
that showed just listed the sheer number of relievers who are still available, from top to
middle to, you know, specialist, tier. I mean, so many familiar names. Jose Leclerc, David
Robertson, Colin Post, just endless talent. You, you could cram a tweet full of these names.
Uh, any word on the top of the market and maybe when this relief market starts to sort
itself out a little bit. Yeah, there is a lot of interest here in the relief market in
general, and the guy that's obviously atop all of these lists has been Tanner Scott, and he is
drawing interest from a wide variety of of big market teams, and there is no shortage of
interest there whatsoever. And as far as what his potential contract will go, I've always
been under the impression that he'll get a very strong multi-year deal. Obviously, I was
thinking probably 4 years. And then Sean McAdam, in one of his reports recently over
there in Boston mentioned he's heard a possible $20 million per year contract for
Tatter Scott, which that is a huge number. I don't necessarily know what team would end up
giving that kind of contract out, but it'd be one of the biggest, if not the biggest annual
average values in baseball history for relievers. So I think that is certainly one to
watch. Maybe that's what he's asking for. It doesn't mean he's necessarily going to get it.
Um, but his, his market is extensive, and he will do very well in free agency. Another
player that I'm, um, I'm kind of surprised is still on the board has been Jack Flaherty.
We've seen a lot of these starting pitchers go off the board here, and to me, he is the best
starting pitcher available. I don't think it's close necessarily. I know Nick Paveta is still
out there, but I would take Flaherty over him for sure. Uh, and he's 29 years old. He does
not have a qualifying offer. And he is um also just. I mean, he's proven
that he, he was really good in Detroit last year, um, obviously struggled after the trade,
and then he really ended up pitching well with the Dodgers and had a good postseason pitched
some huge innings for him down the stretch. I, to me, I would, I would not hesitate giving him
a 3 or 4 year deal. I don't know what he's seeking necessarily. I don't know if he's
looking for 5 years, and maybe that's a hold up, um, but I'm really surprised that he's
still on the board. Yeah, no qualifying attached. It's wild that we're still hearing
about Flaherty flapping in the breeze, but, uh , just wanted to, yeah, Shati Baland and a
couple of these names we haven't heard too much about. Now I want to touch on a couple of
teams that, uh, are being asked about in the comments. Again, really appreciate everybody
rallying to the ball here. Nice to see you on today's Monday stream. We're here. Again on
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And again, if you join the Discord, you get a chat with Robert tomorrow, so make sure to save
some questions for that as well. Um. Getting a few about the Pirates, as we always do, and
we've talked to Alex Verdugo on a few recent shows. So good to check in there. Hunter Lewis,
why does the Pirates' ownership enjoy me suffering? I don't know, but that kind of seems
like a you problem. Did you do something to them? Is it you specifically or is it just all
Pirates fans in general? But that guy also commenting, Pirates, all caps, spaces between
every letter of the name Pirates, so you know he means business. Any thoughts on Pittsburgh?
Yeah, I've, I've made it clear all offseason that I don't that I don't envision them
spending like significant dollars in free agency. Um, I, I've mentioned that they're
going to try to improve the offense and that one or two bats is possible. Uh, Alex Verdugo
is a player that is of interest there, but as of last check, nothing was close. Um, they've
looked at the bullpen market, I mean, who hasn't looked at the bullpen market by any
means. Um, so there's just, I, I wouldn't expect any big additions in Pittsburgh. I don't
know of anything close there. Um, maybe that that could change. I haven't checked there in a
couple of days. Um, but, but yeah, I have, yeah, I don't know if anything imminent there
in Pittsburgh, and I'm sorry that they're making you sad and I'm sorry that they're
making you feel miserable. I don't want anyone to feel miserable besides maybe Jacob Zenola,
um, but yeah, nothing close in Pittsburgh to my knowledge. Yeah, hopefully we make you feel
a little bit better on this show. Ideally, although I made a Mets fan angry when I read
off their pitching depth chart earlier, and for that, I apologize. That wasn't to say the
Mets are bad. I think they're good. I know what they have in Semanay and David Peterson. I
know what they turned him into. It's just to say it's not a, it's not a rap on 162 Mets
Dodgers, Robert. And how dare you forget Griffin, by the way. I got to stand up for that
one that you forgot Griffin. Yeah, how dare you, Adam. I think the Mets are good. I know
what magic they can do with rotation members that don't blow you away immediately. I'm just
saying it's not Mets Dodgers is not a lock yet . We, we got a 162 game season for a reason, uh,
not pointless. If, if it were pointless, the Yankees would be in the World Series every year
based on their payroll in the American League, and they weren't between 2009. In 2024. So it's
more likely than not, other teams will be heavily involved, but we will see and we
appreciate everyone's questions. Obviously, uh , Cade Gilbertson wants to know about the
Angels' plan for adding an infielder. We talked, talked to Angels on this show a good
deal lately because of the Alonzo and Santander rumors, but beyond the big names to
any updates on their plans. Yeah, I mean, we've seen them connected to all sorts of
different names here, whether it's been Pete Alonzo or Anthony Santander. Um, I know they're
considering a multitude of different things with Santander being one of them. I don't think
Alonzo was the most likely option there by any means, um, but that, that's what I can tell you
is Perry is always examining the markets both in free agency and trade to see what's out
there. Um, he's, he is active, he is not trying to like He's not hibernating, um, but I
don't necessarily know if I don't necessarily think Alonso is the most likely option there. I
think he, I think the Mets remain the most likely option there, but they are considering
Santander. Uh, and yeah, Santander maybe needs to consider a team sooner rather
than later because uh we're getting, getting out of the finish line. Uh, JK Giants news,
please. He also asked about some Giants in field rumors earlier. Any thoughts on San
Francisco's roster, uh, post Willie Adomas edition? Yeah, I, to me, the Giants need, need
to do more. Um, there, there's been reports that they've been examining the trade market
and trying to add some, some big names there, um, but they've been unsuccessful on that.
Their off their offseason cannot be just Willie Adomas or and bust. Like they have to do
more. Uh, they have, to me, they could use another arm in the rotation. They could use
some added depth offensively or even just some upgrades offensively for sure. Um, the name
Hasan Kim still is available. I don't know if they would go out and go get him, but I
remember somebody on the last show mentioned his name there, did not get any responses on
that for, for whatever it's worth. Um, but if you can end up getting Hasan Kim and pair him
with Will Adonis in the infield, I think that'd be a really good thing. But um, I don't.
I don't think the Giants really have the big financial flexibility to go on and add another
big name. That was a big obstacle when it came to Corbin Burns and their pursuit there. Um, I
just don't think they're going to be spending big dollars on the market unless ownership
approves a payroll expansion for Buster Posey. And one final question, this is from the
All-Star channel in the Discord, uh, punk rock , Poppy says Buffalo Wild Wings or Wing Stop now.
Uh, I have never had Wingstop, and I don't really know what Wingstop's specialty is or
where I would get it. I, I mean this is a, I don't know, is this a New York thing? Like I'm
just not totally aware. Wingstop not really on my personal. You know, it's not on my
whiteboard. It just hasn't been, it's not on my draft board, hasn't been an option for me.
Buffalo Wild Wings. I'm a boneless guy. I think I'm going to get flambade in the comments
and you know what, it's all good. Uh, give me Buffalo Wild Wings boneless wings, but I don't
have enough data to answer this question. So Robert, I'm curious on your end. I need to find
a new co-host for this podcast because that is . You've never had Wingstop. I don't even know
where to start. I don't even know where I would find a Wingstop. Yeah, that, oh my God,
villa, you're, you're, you don't know ball if you think Wingstop is overrated. Wingstop is,
is tremendous. It is everywhere. It clears buffalo wild wings. Um, yeah, it's not even
close. Get their Parmesan garlic or just their their medium wings or their bonus wings and you
will love life forever. It is absolutely delicious. Yeah, this is, uh, obviously it's a
New York biased take of just like, if, if Wingstop were easily accessible, uh, maybe I'd
love it. I just, I don't even know where to start. I feel like I'm in a dark room with
Wingstop. Um, but hey, I would love to try it. Maybe sponsor Baseball Insider's trip to your
town. We grab Wingstop, we can talk ball. Um, I can chat with Mets fans about why I think the
rotation is very good but not good enough to render the season. I got all sorts of takes, uh,
may like some, may dislike others. Um, also, Robert, one final question, uh, Dco asks, is
your outfit color coordinated with your room? This one confused me. I'm seeing a lot of white
on your walls and as well as a green shirt, but I will, the floor is yours. Yeah, it is not
color coordinated with with my room. Maybe my hat is with my TVs because they're off, um, but
yeah, I think you might need to get your eyes checked. But no, we, we appreciate you for the
comment though. It was very nice of you. And by the way, if Kurt mention, who we love, who
is a dedicated fan-sighted employee and just one of the nicest guys that I've ever met in
life, if he says Wingstop is great, then then Wingstop is great. So that case is closed. um,
Justin, uh, you're a Cowboys fan, you have no room to talk. I think we outscored you guys 75
to 13 this year. Go birds, um. Yeah, I, yeah, I was about to say something else, but screw
the cowboys. That's a more PG version of what I wanted to say. Yeah, wow, I have no idea what
the PG 13 or R-rated version might have been. That was
a huge blunder. Yeah, can't make heads or tails of that, but we appreciate the questions.
Uh, hit us with, you know, baseball, non-baseball, happy to talk, uh, boneless
versus bone in wings. I mean, we're we're here for, we're here for it all. We will be back on
Wednesday afternoon, 1 o'clock Eastern. Friday , 3:30 Eastern. Still doing 3 shows all
January long. Hopefully the offseason pace picks up a little bit. Come on, the new year,
it's over, right? Uh, we, you know, we had our celebrations, we popped champagne, you know, we,
we did the New Year's Day bowl games, and, and now it's January 6th. Like, first full week of
January. We're, we're ready, you know, news, rumors, movement, get the wheels turned. And
we'll be here when they do. Uh, if you're interested in joining the Discord, hit that
join button below the video, get that link to the Discord. Love to see you either at the
Rumor mill tier or the All-Star tier. A lot of channels in there that you get access to, to
talk, uh, non-baseball too. This is a fun community. We love to see you there. Um, Robert
Murray, thank you for joining me. Again, Q&A tomorrow, uh, that's 3:30 Eastern. All Stars,
uh, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think we're doing normal showtime but Q&A in the channel.
Yeah, no, exactly. We, we got a lot of content planned. We got the Q&A tomorrow. We got two
more shows later this week. So you could be hearing a lot from me, a lot from Adam. I
cannot wait. Um, hopefully the stove heats up here because it is frigid, it is cold. It is,
yeah, just, it's not good, but the market will heat up eventually. Just patience. I got to
remind myself of that too, because I want some moves to happen. I want to break some news. I
need my first scoop of 2025, but we've had to wait for that. Um, but we do appreciate
everyone who's tuned in today for this show and just for all these shows. Adam, I
appreciate you. Everyone in the comments, appreciate you, Joanne, our lovely producer. We
appreciate you. I will see everyone in the discord tomorrow for our Q&A. Can wait. Yeah,
I'll be lurking, yeah, and shout out, of course, to the comments for the Tanner McKee.
I'm bigger Tanner McKee fan than I ever thought I could be. Thank you for beating the
Giants yesterday. You didn't have to, uh, but you and Kenneth Gaine well and that Smith guy,
I mean, unstoppable and Giants defense, obviously going full blast. Grant Calcaterra,
you know. All these ballers in Philadelphia help secure us the 3rd overall pick so that we
can take Jackson Dart, 48 picks too high. So pretty pumped about that. Uh, Shane and Daable
run it back for some reason. Uh, cool. Anyway, see you in the Discord tomorrow. Come armed
with your questions. We'll see you here on this feed on Wednesday afternoon, 1 o'clock
Eastern. Take care, everybody. Thank you everybody.