Let's run through some topics
here.
And Carlos let me start with
you.
What do you think the most
interesting dinner league series
is going to be to watch this
year.
Well Fran I wanted to watch this
a long time ago unfortunately we
have to wait this long.
But I can't wait to see the
Dodgers and the Astros go at it.
Obviously you know the scandal
with the same stealing
situation.
There was a lot of back and
forth going on the Dodgers and
the Astros simply a couple of
players.
So it's going to be an intense
battle.
So I can't watch us must watch
TV right there.
I can't wait to see it friend.
I'm going to have to go along
with Carlos.
I think that's going to be the
one interleague match up that I
think people are going to talk
about.
They want to see what this
Houston Astros team can do if
they're not using technology to
get ahead.
I think the players are going to
be under the gun and I think the
only thing that's going to be
good for the Astros that the fan
base of the Dodgers that they're
playing in empty stadiums it's
going to be a lot easier to play
in that sort of a hostile
environment at Dodger Stadium.
Hi Carlos what do you think or
who do you think is going to be
the most interesting storyline
to pay attention to.
You know I can't wait to see
Rendon give about Mike Trout
some protection.
I think it's going to be great
to see those big hitters.
Just to be in that same lineup
in the type of impact that they
could have.
I will say this though when I
was a long year you would have
some guys go call the other one
is hot you know right here.
I would love to see these guys
get hot at the same time and do
it for the short season and see
what it would do for the angels.
I make it really put them all at
the top low so I'm going to go
with Alex Bregman with the
Astros are going to be a lot of
eyes on the Astros.
This guy had a monster season
last year.
He is a terrific player.
Forty one home runs last year
and a lot of questions about the
cheating scandal of 20 17 are
going to need to be answered.
Big time year.
Hundred and twelve runs batted
in.
One of the bright young
superstar players in the game if
he gets off to a slow start I
think they're going to be a lot
of people that are going to be
critical that he's playing now
without the use of technology.
But this guy is a terrific
player.
Don't count him out.
He's one of those guys when his
backs up against the wall.
He's going to come out swinging.
Well let me let me piggyback off
Dan though Carlos give me Give
me you you think your player is
with the most pressure on him.
I wouldn't say Gary Cole without
a huge record breaking contract
going to the Bronx.
He's going to have to perform
possibly looking at twelve star
this season.
What's an acceptable record.
Well no know I think anything
short of that.
You know it's going to be a
disappointment.
Dan what do you think about some
of the big boppers here.
I mean a short season 60 games
they get off on a hot string
here.
The big names trout Soto
Ballenger Give me your thoughts
on some of those guys.
I think those guys are going to
be very key and tough.
Carlos touched on this early on
in the season.
Normally those guys with the
exception of Mike Trout they go
through some ebbs and flows and
ups and downs.
You get off to a slow start and
you get up to like 20 games you
find yourself hitting under two
hundred.
I think the guys that can be hot
coming out of this abbreviated
spring training the second one
it's going to be the key.
But I think what's going to be
tough for the hitters Carlos
we're going to see a lot of
fresh arms.
We're going to see a lot of
teams that are using guys or
high powered guys.
Ninety five below plus not
worried about pitchers giving
them long innings hitter is
going to face three and four
pitchers in the ninth inning
game.
It's not going to be easy to get
off to a hot start as a hitter
All right.
And let's expand a little bit
here a shortened season 60
games.
Let's move away from players.
Let's talk teams.
Which team do you think will
benefit the most Carlos from a
60 game season.
This is the part I love the most
about the fact that this short
season is that low market teams
small market teams like the Rays
and the Brewers if they get off
to a great start.
Watch out for them in the many
times.
Congrats.
50 game increments.
Well there were just absolutely
lights out.
So watch out for teams like the
rays like the Brewers.
Most definitely stack.
But we've seen them play at such
an optimal level on a short term
basis.
They could go on and do it
again.
They get off to that great
start.
Up.
We've seen them get off to watch
out for these guys.
They could run all the way
through a championship.
You know Fran for me for
intriguing teams the Chicago
White Sox made a lot of changes.
I think the White Sox the
Cincinnati Reds they bring in
Nick Castellanos they bring in
Mike move stock.
It's going to be big.
The Yankees because of the depth
and the star power and the
Dodgers.
The Dodgers might be the best
constructed team.
They have depth they have depth
in the lineup.
They have depth in the bullpen
in the starting rotation.
Those four stand out to me.
I put it on the spot here a
little bit.
Dad has your World Series
prediction changed now that
we're both 162 games down to 60.
It has frame and I'm going to go
off the rails and I'm going to
go a small mark in 10 NL
Central.
The Cincinnati Reds I really
think they have some depth in
the starting rotation.
They're the one nationally team
that I think is equipped with
the new rule with the D.H. rule.
They can shuffle some guys in
and out of that D.H. spot.
I think Joey bottle bounces back
and hits a good 20 20.
I love the depth and I love the
different variety that they have
in that starting rotation.
If they're young pitchers coming
to the second spring training
and they're ready to go.
Beware of the big red machine
that could be dangerous.
What about you.
Loves them.
You know your answer was very
elaborate.
You know I had the 2020 season.
I'm thinking Yankees and Dodgers
for sure.
Right now I'm like whoever gets
hot.
Whoever gets hot is the team
that's going to get over to the
over the top and win the
championship.
That's what I love about these
short seasons.
You know I experienced that when
I was a winnable round robin
really quick quick season if you
got for a short period of time
you could at the end of the day
be holding the championship
trophy.
So I love that about the fact
that we play in the short short
season this year.