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Jake Storieli
Hello and welcome to Wake and Jake. Myself Jake Storieli, David Mendelsohn as we talk about the wide world of sports, mostly some baseball. Cody Bellinger to the Yankees that impacts us in a few ways. Cubs and where are we going next? Also it's a massive football weekend because the College Football Playoff starts. And if you haven't been tuning in, now's the time because they've got a full slate starting Friday night. The battle for Indiana, Indiana, Notre Dame. That's a lot of fun. And then Saturday's a full slate so we'll dive into that with my limp biscuit a little bit and NFL per us. But first, let's start off with the news that happened at 4:44 yesterday. Tell you why I know that time Cody Bellinger gets traded to the New York Yankees. Now, this wasn't the biggest surprise. I always do find it funny when something that's so rumored actually happens.
David Mendelsohn
Literally yesterday was the day I was like, you know what? It's been talked about so much. He's destined to be the guy that's the biggest. Like, how is he never a Yankee guy ever?
Jake Storieli
And it's kind of funny. I almost went the other way because we, we started being the big bad wolves on talking Yanks. I was like, oh, trade for Cody Bellinger. They took Tucker like you better give them nothing. We gave them Cody Potee.
David Mendelsohn
Cody for Cody.
Jake Storieli
Cody for Cody. And Cody Poteet's gonna give you some nice innings next year. Great quadruple a guy. Maybe there's more in there. But the A's get Cody Bellinger. The former MVP was a couple moons ago at this point 28 beans. But Cody Bellinger fits all their needs. Outfield, first base and lefty Batman. His papa played for the Yankees. I somewhat famously in the John Boy media world, I wrote a paper on his dad. Weirdly enough I think like third grade I wrote that Clay Bellinger was my favorite athlete. So when I come across Cody, that'll be a weird one. And another Jake ism. If people remember, I was at one famous wedding last year. Cody Bellinger was at that wedding. Didn't really talk to him. Was scared and nervous because there were so many rumors he was going to be a Yankee then.
David Mendelsohn
Yeah.
Jake Storieli
And I was like for me this is kind of crossing enemy lines.
David Mendelsohn
And it was like literally this time last like peak rumor time.
Jake Storieli
This is.
David Mendelsohn
I remember you not wanting to bother him.
Jake Storieli
This is no joke. You know, we're, we're decently known in the baseball world. No. Now I roll up to that wedding, I'm nervous. Trev Bails. He was my insurance policy. Never going to be over it, you know. Trev yucks with the guys. Here I am. Oh okay, what's up? None of that. Although I, you know, New Jay flare glass now. I'll stop with all that stuff. Chris Archer talked my ear off the whole weekend and I loved it. And so did I. It was a nice time. I should DM him. We roll up, we're in Tulum. Never been famous person's wedding. Never been Cody Bellinger. This is no joke. And this is kind of a weird thing to reveal, but he's gonna like the end result. Cody Bellinger was on the beach for over an hour. Not exaggerating because I don't know where the time landed over the hour. Working on his swing. Not like a bored guy at the beach. Like, whoa. Like he was standing. He was lining up his elbows. This is a good time to be on the YouTube people. Make sure you're subscribed to the Wake and Jake channel. But he was, you know, working on his path. He was doing the fake little swings. And I'm laughing because Cody Bellinger's reputation up into this point was like, stoner Cody. Like, stoner Cody. Is he. Is he gonna be back? Back? Like he hurt his shoulder that he had some. He had a really good year with the White White Sox, the Cubs, and I don't know, I think sometimes we just. Anyone that makes it to the major league level has a certain level of work ethic. Anyone that wins an mvp, like, I'll ask you that. Like, Cody Bellinger in his own right is a freak. He won an MVP at the major league level. He's very fast for a man his size. He has pretty good pop for a guy his size. He's like a five tool guy. Like, in a way that's a freak. But like, compared to the other freaks in mlb, like, Cody Bellinger doesn't give you like Ellie De La Cruz speed. He doesn't. He doesn't give you judges power. He does like. And again, all of those guys work extremely hard that I just think it's funny. We have this image in our head, at least if you live online in the baseball community, of like stoner Cody Bellinger. You know, the Dodgers thing winds down, he goes to the Cubs and he. He does well there. The. This guy from everything I know, is a dog. I had reached out to my guy, Cole Tucker. He said Cody's super stoked and it should be a good situation for him, man, depending how much they need to lean on him. And we'll get into that with the Yankees aspect. And I'm super interested to see they did. Boonie did a Press conference today where they said he said. If you heard a rumor that Cody Bellinger is a center fielder, that might be fake news. I think that's partially to leave their options open. They're still in the first base market. If an outfielder opens up, they could still use that and Cody can go to first. Or if they don't believe in Dominguez.
David Mendelsohn
Like, if they said he's firmly not center field, and then that puts him in position to either declare or explicitly not declare Dominguez, the center fielder should. That's a conversation they just.
Jake Storieli
It's December early, early opinion for me. I do think left field is a tougher position than center field. You need a different skill set to need to play center. You need to be able to cover. Cover ground in a hurry when you need to. Left field's tough, man. The ball comes off the bat. Weird. Again, my baseball experience limited. Love playing center field. It was my favorite position to play, left field. It wasn't as bad as the example I'll give in a minute, but whenever I played left field, I made a bunch of weird catches. Like, it always felt like my glove was just at a weird position because the ball is moving multiple directions. It's going up, it's going down, it's going to the side.
David Mendelsohn
That.
Jake Storieli
That changes the trajectory. A little physics here early that I always landed in a weird position. The thing that I'm bringing up right now that I hope it brings a smile to your face and it's not like, what's this fool talking about? Whenever I covered second on a stolen base, I would catch it, put the tag on him, and I would fall on the runner. It was. It was so ugly. Every time. I just knew it was coming. Like, I tried to be so quick with the tag and then they would slide in. It was just. It was really bad. It was the opposite of Javi Baez's pretty sweep tag. It was me tackling the base runner. And then it was always like, whoa. That mean, was that intentional? And everyone's just like, no, no, the little chubby kid.
David Mendelsohn
It is an accident. Although it's a guarantee it will happen.
Jake Storieli
It happens, but it just happened every time. Anyways, Cody Bellinger comes in and what I would do if I was in New York Yankees, because I think from here on out, they're going to be looking for infield help. And they can get it at every position but shortstop. And they honestly, if they were another organization and Volpe the second was on the table, like, that would be on the table. They need two infielders. They have Anthony Volpe and Jazz Chisholm, although Jazz Chisholm could play the outfield, but we're all ignoring that. I would put Cody Bellinger in left field. That guy has played a lot of major league baseball. He played left field when he was young. It's a huge left field at Yankee Stadium. I would try to lock that in as much as possible because again, if he needs to shift back to center, Cody Billinger could do that in a breeze. Jason Dominguez, we've seen him struggle with left field. And assuming that he's going to be a starting outfielder for them next year, which should be exciting, like he's, he as of right now, he's 21 years old.
David Mendelsohn
Yes.
Jake Storieli
He's gonna be 22 for opening day. That's fine. But like as of today, he's 21 years old. He played at the major league level. Sure, he looked bad on some pop flies. There's gonna be growing pains. But he's shown power. He's shown speed switch hitting.
David Mendelsohn
And at Max Freed's press conference today, they asked Brian Cash about Dominguez and he, he did say, I would like Dominguez to get his shot here.
Jake Storieli
Right.
David Mendelsohn
So, Right. As much as the Yankees will say it, it sounds like the lean, if nothing falls into their laps, is Dominguez gets some run to start this year and gets a real chance.
Jake Storieli
And it would just be the question of left field or center field. And the other side of the argument would be, hey, if we believe in Dominguez and we're maybe iffy on him being a great center fielder, that he could be a great left fielder if he figures it out that if Jason Dominguez is a five or six year plan, then yeah, put him in left field and let's figure it out. Cody Bellinger, who's going to be here for one or two years, I would, I would put him in left. Cause you know you're going to get a high level left field. You have judge and right, you have a high level right field that basically you're telling Jason Dominguez like, hey, you've got good insurance on the wings, 100%. Let's play some center here. Left field, you're, you're a little bit on your own. So we'll see. It sounds like the Yankees aren't going to do that. And again, there's an argument for Dominguez. Figure it out and you're going to be there for the next five. And I would get that, but there would Be growing pains as you go. But still, the Yankees might be able to play a little defense next year and we'll see their next moves. And hey, maybe this all gets turned on their head if they find the outfielder to trade for and Cody can go to first. So he was the missing piece for them defensively. And being a lefty in a lineup, it was funny. I was listening Biebs doing the breaking episode at 4:44 because I was at the Rockettes, which a. It's the radio show. Holiday Spectacular, I believe is the name of the show. But everyone's familiar with the Rockettes. If you work on the Rockettes or if you're part of it, you might want to skip the next minute. What was that makes? It was the weirdest mix. Each scene felt disconnected from the last. And then we ended on a religious note and there's some animals in there. And a lot of the routines are very, like, old. Like they did a toy soldier routine that I think they're like, oh, yeah, they've done this for a billion years.
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David Mendelsohn
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Jake Storieli
It's one of the longest running, I guess here's where I got hurt. It's one of the longest running shows in the world, right in, like, historic. Like one of the top famous shows in the world. Like the Rockettes and Radio City Music hall to a degree.
David Mendelsohn
You say Rockettes, everyone knows at least a little what you're talking about.
Jake Storieli
You get introduced to that at some time in our society. And yeah, man, like, there was a couple good dances and there was a little bit of singing, but none of that was too spectacular. And they do some like, lights on the wall and stuff. It's a show for kids. So I think I should get out in front of that and say that Courtney, who works here, she brought her kids and she said her kids loved it. So again, maybe I just came in expecting the wrong thing. I do think their perfect Venn diagram of what they're hitting is kids, people in holiday spirit. People that want to see young women dance a little bit. If I'm just being honest, there was one kooky segment where they basically had a bunch of like, teddy bear people dancing that I was like, yes, this is something. This is something. So I don't know if you're gonna go see it. Knock yourself out. I was, I was running numbers on it financially. After I was like, are they losing money, dude? There was like a hundred people involved in the show. I was like, how are we paying all these people? Did some numbers. Radio City Music all holds, like, 600 people. If you're getting at least like a 6,000 people. If you're getting a hundred dollars out of each person, that's. That's 600,000 or 60,000.
David Mendelsohn
1600.
Jake Storieli
Six.
David Mendelsohn
60,000.
Jake Storieli
Okay. In my head, we got up to 600. I think it's 600.
David Mendelsohn
6,000 times a hundred.
Jake Storieli
Six, six. 600,000. Right. So I was like, oh, if they do three shows a day, you can. You can pay everyone good. And I don't think they pay everyone good. Nobody cares. Cody Bellinger is a Yankee. And, yeah, the fun topic in the office is how are they going to wrap this thing up? Nice little Christmas reference, people, because they have two infield needs. They're going to get a first baseman. Ben Rice was a nice splash, but, you know, there's Paul Goldschmidt. Rumors. I think Hubs from Barstool was hot on the streets this off season. So far. I think he tweeted out a Goldschmidt gif, which was making people think that.
David Mendelsohn
And after he did a similar move with Belly shortly before that.
Jake Storieli
So I was like, ooh, some smoking hot, some smoke and some fire. And Goldschmidt would be a fit. Cause you could give him the starting gig and let Ben Rice lean into it. Or as Waldo. Paul Goldschmidt had a really strong second half last year. He mashed lefties. He's. This guy's got an MVP in the bag, you know, to ring Chase with the Yankees for a year. It's a good stopgap option, and I think it would allow Ben Rice an opportunity to get two starts a week or, you know, or if they want to keep him in the minors and get Paul Goldschmidt off his feet a little bit. He played every day last year for the Birds, getting up there in Father Time. And then you need a second baseman or a third baseman. I would still want to ensure the lineup just a little more because you lost Juan Soto, your second. You know, Stanton hit 27 regular season homers last year, and you know you're gonna have to pencil him in for an injury at some point.
David Mendelsohn
There's gonna be three weeks a month. You just have to account for that.
Jake Storieli
You know, he's gonna have one slump. That's tough. And one injury. One. Yeah, he's gonna miss four weeks minimum. That's like, best case for Stanton. Jazz Chisholm 24 and 40 last year. Keep seeing that stat line, and I'm like, geez. So, hey, maybe Jazz steps up and he can become the 30 Homer guy and Jazz Judge and Stanton. Maybe Cody ticks up being a Yankee Stadium and maybe I've got a little bit of Yankees blinders on. If we're going to stretch this lineup and make it make it longer, you're not going to have the Soto and Judge production. You had just the bottom of their lineup right now. Austin Wells, who's coming off a nice campaign year end numbers 13 homers and 414 at bats. He's a catcher even if he ticks up solid again. Austin Wells was strong and he really helped out their season. But where, where does that land Jason Dominguez? We just mentioned rookie that we're not sure can catch fly balls. Either way, he should be a rookie all right. And right now is Oswaldo and Ben Rice at first. The Yankees are starting to run out of money unless they dump Marcus Stroman, which they should be able to. And it shouldn't be too dumpy with the prices starting pitchers are getting that I have them probably getting two hitters in the 10 million range. Yanni Diaz makes that. Brandon Lau makes that. Paul Goldschmidt as a free agent should be in that lane that the Yankees range. The Yankees should have an extended lineup. You'd really like another lefty bat with pop cause you just forget how much Judge covers for a team. And even Stan like the fact that he's become a regular season afterthought. Like Stan's numbers with runners and scoring positions this year was fantastic. And then he did it in the postseason again. So the Yankees, let's see their final moves. Or will they even dip into like the Louise heel like he was rumored for the Kyle Tucker trade, which would have been one year. Where else are they going to go? The Chicago Cubbies?
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Jake Storieli
I love you Chicago. I've been really tough on your team. I do think it is funny that like the Cubs traded Cody Bellinger. Cody Bellinger was in the middle of their lineup. Like I might as well get these numbers for. For everyone. 20, 24 game logs, batting order, position, second twice he hit third or fourth, fourth every other game. Cody Bellinger hit second, third or fourth every game for the Chicago Cubs.
David Mendelsohn
That's good playing good defense at three different spots for them regularly.
Jake Storieli
So like the Cubs are going to miss that. And I do think it's funny that everyone's just like, okay, the big what's next is for the Cubs. Like the Yankees are going to get their business done. They're going to bank on one or two young guys. They'll have a veteran or someone come in. Maybe they have the nuclear trade that no one's looking at. If they can. You know, we've all been talking about dumping Marcus Stroman if they could somehow gracefully trade dj Although he's got a no trade clause. Let the Yankees are going to do something. They're the Yankees. The east is wide open. Judge and Cole are peak of their powers and getting older. The Chicago Cubs. You traded for Kyle Tucker. You traded for Kyle Tucker some assets. You traded out Cody Bellinger which net net there like Kyle Tucker is better and you upgraded. But is that enough to bring the cubs from the 83 and 79 Cubs wins like last year. You added Matthew Boyd, 25mil 22 and a half came off the Cubs books. What are they going to do? Currently the bottom of their lineup is listed Horner who is in trade rumors. But if he stays, that's fine. Pete Crow Armstrong, who I think they want to let him go. He actually had some really nice moments next year and he plays an electric outfield hap. Kyle Tucker and pca.
David Mendelsohn
They're gonna go get it.
Jake Storieli
That's gonna be fun. So the Cubs have a formula here where they can really play defense and pitch a little bit between show to steal. My guy Tyone, Matthew boy, Javier Assad, their bullpen Porter Hodges kind of breaking out. We'll see if he's the dude for them. And then they've been good at finding some guys. Trevor on talking baseball was daydreaming that they go get high leverage relievers with that Cody Bellinger money. Go get you a Tanner Scott to close the close the game. Go get an Estevez, something like that.
David Mendelsohn
That is presently like the rumors that are out there is there they're looking for a bullpen ad. Is that that high a level or price point?
Jake Storieli
I Don't know. I'm. I'm interested to see the bottom of their lineup. Horner, Pete Crow, Armstrong, Matt Shaw and Miguel Amaya. I'm pretty into lineup depth and hey, let's see what Horner and PCA are. But you know you're not going to get a ton of pop and they play great defense. So I'm not knocking them as ball players. They're great ball players to have on a team, but that lineup can get thin quick. Like Dansby's offensive profile last year wasn't great. And he's the guy above them. It's Michael Bush above him, which, hey, maybe he takes a sophomore step up. If he takes a step back, you're going to be looking for Cody Bellinger. So I'm interested to see they just sent out 22 and a half million with Cody Bellinger. They have holes on this team whether they want to go pitching offensively. Third base. Matt Shaw is listed there and he was supposed to be the Horner replacement. If they were going to replace him, could they be a Bregman team? I was daydreaming. If the Aeronauto dump like they just dumped Belly, could you get the Cardinals to eat Aaronado's money? But that's the Cardinals and the Cubs. That doesn't really.
David Mendelsohn
The whole thing.
Jake Storieli
It would be sick. Like I, I want the Cubs to find an identity because I mentioned the outfield, which is pretty awesome right now. Horner, Swanson up the middle. If you get a third baseman, whether it's a Bregman, whether it's Aaron Otto, someone else that plays defense, like you have a firm team identity. We play defense. We have enough offense.
David Mendelsohn
Yeah.
Jake Storieli
And we can pitch. So like I'm, I'm excited for the Cubbies, but they also need to make that next move. I know the Yankees are going to make moves. They're the Yankees. Where are the Cubbies going to go? And the other thing that we're starting to get to my. Not my favorite part of the off season, but one of my favorite new things to do is towards the end of the off season is do a little. Who would you rather? Which I think we've played here and we've played on talking baseball before, you know, for the Cubbies, you sign Matthew Boyd. Okay. You know, I think it's 14 and a half mil. Matthew Boyd has some upside there. We've talked about it. Hasn't pitched innings, but when he's pitched, he's been pretty solid. Depending where their next signing is. And the example I'll use is your Baltimore Orioles, who brought on my new favorite pitcher, shugano. Exact same birthday, 10, 11, 89. Similar lives for me in Sugano. I keep saying sugano. What's that about? Is it sugano? It should be, right?
David Mendelsohn
Should be. I think Japanese names are typically phonetically spelled sugano. They're usually as served to you.
Jake Storieli
BBD the Orioles have signed two guys this off season. Sagano and outfielder Boston.
David Mendelsohn
Oh, Tyler O'Neill and Gary Sanchez.
Jake Storieli
And Gary. But here's the interesting game. When we get to the end of the off season, Sugano, who I like 1 year 13. Sure. Like, look what Shota just did. Take a chance his fastball wasn't May. Might not play at the major league level. He was electric. If these guys get out across the big pond, they're probably going to get outs here. Almost every guy has hit where we thought, like Fuji, the guy with the A's that got traded to Baltimore. Everyone was kind of like, he's not good. Like, he maybe figures it out in the bullpen because he throws hard.
David Mendelsohn
If you can get him and like, teach him.
Jake Storieli
He's one of the most erratic pitchers I've ever seen on an MLB field. But like these other pitchers who have been like, oh, showed it might be a four or five, like, he's looked pretty good. Kodai Senga was supposed to be in the same boat. He's looked really good. Yoshinobu Yamamoto was thought to be the guy and he kind of was Roki. Can't wait for that part of the off season. It's gonna sting wherever it lands.
David Mendelsohn
Yanks have a meeting.
Jake Storieli
Let's go. Tyler O'Neal and Sugano for. I think they're making 28 mil, something like that. Or would you rather have Max Freed if you're Baltimore, like, if you're the Cubs, that's going to be the next step for you. Because if they go. I don't want to say bargain binning, but let's say if they go for, you know, whatever version they add. Matthew Boyd was 14 and a half mil. So let's even say it was Paul Goldsman. Who I don't. He doesn't fit their team. But let's say first base probably isn't what they're. Michael Bush can go play third. He learned this off season. Sick. Paul Goldschmidt for 11 million. Goldie. And Matthew Boyd gets you a $26 million player. Should you have just gotten Bregman? So I don't know. Again, you have to build out a team. You have to build out a roster. It's all fluid. Cubs can fully win me over if they get Corbin Burns, which the Cubs front office might laugh at that, but that would be such a sick landing spot. And then you can have a thin bottom of the lineup cause you got a hell of a rotation. You might be able to shut them down on the back end. I need to stop daydreaming of it because it's not gonna happen. But how are the Cubbies gonna do this? Because man, Cubs fans are feeling a little spicy. Kyle Tucker's great. I'm about it. But you just emptied a lot of money. What are you gonna do with it in one year of Kyle Tucker? Kyle Tucker's not promised to the Cubs for longer than that. They haven't shown they're willing to give out a Kyle Tucker esque contract. So if you got Kyle Tucker for one year, you better put a couple more chips on the table. Scubbies. And hey, I've, I've liked their moves this offseason. So I don't want to be tough on them yet because it's still early and they can continue to go. I mentioned on the way through and I again, maybe Orioles fans are taking this differently because I did my Tyler O'Neill and Sugano vs Max freed game and I think people would pick Freed, but they might not come July if Sugano's twirling the pill. Well. And Tyler O'Neill's got an ops in the nines. Yeah. I mean for me I'm. I was shocked to see the price tag. I know Sugano is 35. He's never pitched at the MLB level. I was fun MLB Network. I think they compared him to Kuroda, which feels just a little lazy. I get it. I very much get it. But a player coming over older pitched overseas, you know, but he's won all the awards like he's won every accolade he's on mvp. He's one so young that I don't know. It feels like every guy. I guess that's what we need to get research and development on for the guys that have won like Cy Young and MVP over there. Has anyone come over and just been buns that like we're fully the guy? I don't know. I don't know.
David Mendelsohn
Well, maybe some of the early ones.
Jake Storieli
Right. But I mean recently it feels like the hit rate.
David Mendelsohn
We have videos now.
Jake Storieli
It might be a good. Don't we have video and we have. We have stat cast. That might be a good Dalton research project. See what The Orioles do. But for me, Sugano, the upside is so high.
David Mendelsohn
All things considered, it's a pretty low risk swing like that I do like for them.
Jake Storieli
Worst case, if it doesn't work out or he's old, he's got a five era. Okay. It. You could say that for any other starting pitcher, even if it's deception for a year, that would be awesome. He could get by. Like, this guy. Can this guy hit? This guy has gotten professional hitters out for years.
David Mendelsohn
This is also like a guy who like, had opportunities, right. Much earlier in his life to come. He's coming over now not for the money. He took a one year, $13 million deal. Like, he. He wants the competition. He wants to try to like compete, do it and go for winning.
Jake Storieli
And the rumor was like the. The Orioles call won him over. He said they like talked ball and he was about it. So who knows? Again, this could be laughable content. If Sagano comes out and just gets rocked, it's going to be me. Like, I never liked that guy, but I, I do like it. I mean, after seeing Sanga, who was supposed to be like, he's probably good. Seeing Imanaga who people were like, I don't know if he's going to be good.
David Mendelsohn
If anything, every guy's like over performing.
Jake Storieli
This guy's got more of a reputation and maybe it's just not seeing them, I don't know. But again, for one year, 13, that's about, you know, okay, BBD we watch ball. Marcus Stroman's making 18 mil next year.
David Mendelsohn
I think 18, 5.
Jake Storieli
Would you rather have Marcus Stroman, a very proven MLB pitcher at this point. We think there's a little bit of a limited cap on it, but like.
David Mendelsohn
A lock for bad buck 30 league average innings is like, you will get that, I think.
Jake Storieli
And maybe this is dumb Yankee mind a little bit where you'd rather have the upside, but I think I'd rather have Sagano. Like, what if he's sick? Yeah, like I. Again, that's not supposed to be a shot fired at Strowman. It's just more. So I guess the unknown actually plays a little bit for me here where I think in other times in baseball and sports, it does not for speaking.
David Mendelsohn
On the Yankees specifically. Like, there's years I remember definitely needing some like, sure thing, like a lock to give you X.
Jake Storieli
Give me a major league player. Like sometimes that is the answer. And maybe it is, you know, and.
David Mendelsohn
The Orioles might be a team that does need that.
Jake Storieli
Maybe, maybe the. The Cincinnati Reds would rather, hey, let's have stroman give us 140 major league innings when sugano could be nothing. So, okay, so maybe that example wasn't perfect there. Are the Pirates gonna get hitters? They're starting to become an angry team for me to do something. They're starting to become an angry team for me. They added Spencer Horowitz and IKF at the deadline. So I do kind of like Horowitz. Hey, he had a couple good games.
David Mendelsohn
Signed Max Kepler already.
Jake Storieli
Yeah, I did. See, man, I forgot about Max Kepler. And someone tagged me in that. And I forgot how much the Yankees have fantasized over him for years. But yeah, go enjoy Pittsburgh. You're gonna have a nice time there.
David Mendelsohn
Huh? There is one bit of baseball news that happened since we've started this episode. And do what you want with with this, you can throw it away immediately. Aeronauto blocked a trade to the Astros.
Jake Storieli
Blocked it?
David Mendelsohn
Yes.
Jake Storieli
Wow. Wow. He likes St. Louis, huh?
David Mendelsohn
Yeah, like you'd think. Competitive team. No income tax.
Jake Storieli
Income tax. Is he not? Where's Aeronauto? He's a California boy.
David Mendelsohn
California. He has like that. Like we know the six teams he said yes to. I'll go reconfirm those in a moment. And that's like Red Sox, Mets were on there. The surprise one was Angels, which is go home Dodgers. And I'm for obviously forgetting two teams. Ashers weren't on it. They were trying to get on it.
Jake Storieli
If I was a sick puppy, which I used to be, boy, would I be online. Drafting up Anthony Rendone to Houston Trades. Just LA eating pretty much all the money. But he's from the area. Houston. Houston just no shot. Remember he won the MVP down there for the Nats. And they were just like they got Isak Paredes, who maybe he plays first. All right, I guess this is Aeronauto news. Like they tried to do this now.
David Mendelsohn
Yeah, fine. Sand just tweeted that he. He blocked a trade right now. And. And it was a known at when they tried to trade trade for parades at the deadline. It was a known. Their plan for him would have been first base then. So the thought is their plan for him is you would now. And you know he can play third.
Jake Storieli
Still think that. Interesting. Yeah, it. It very much seems like we're in trade season. The GMs came out of winter meetings and we're like, okay, the guys that.
David Mendelsohn
Were hungry for these free agents did it. And now if you missed, we got.
Jake Storieli
Who we wanted at our prices. Now we're going to Be more willing to trade prospect capital to get what we need to not pay the other prices we heard of in the market. Yeah. Still shocking. Alex Bregman's a free agent. Burns discern it. This is dumb. Burns is starting to enter a little bit of a weird territory for me because I could see. I could see teams looking at Max Fried and wanting him more. The Yankees said that maybe I've got Yankee blinders on, but it's. There's something about a lefty that just feels like that stands the test of time. And Corbin Burns has some slightly declining numbers over the past few years. I believe between his K rate, you know some of the metrics that teams really care about, that if he came in with the mindset gung ho, I'm going to get the best contract offer, which he has a right to the throne there, that could enter him into the weird part of free agency. It's December 18th. If Corbin Burns signs by January 30th, there's nothing weird about it.
David Mendelsohn
That's in line with a lot.
Jake Storieli
We would have a lot of fodder, but that would be a normal free agency. Let's see, man of the free agents that have yet to drop. I don't know what's next. It seems weird that Bregman and Walker had so much smoke. Alonzo never really had the smoke. That you wonder will that pick up Tay? Oscar seems like a no brainer fit for teams, but maybe that had him up the year. Maybe he went from three to four years to sign him and everyone's nervous about that. I'm not sure where the next free agent is going to be. I would assume maybe like, maybe the Sean mania. Yeah, like teams really like him. That someone just gives the. He gives his demand and one team is finally like, yes, Sean. Fine.
David Mendelsohn
Four for 100. You got it.
Jake Storieli
Let's do it. Let's cook. Let's get in the lab. Let's go. Because we want you. Otherwise you might see free agency slow up a little bit. And teams keep exploring the trade market. Is Dylan Cease on the table? Who can you get from the Rays? Who can you get from the A's? I flip Jeffrey Springs for Stroman. Now we're talking. Then let's see where the off season brings us. Next, Nolan Arenado turned down a trade to Houston. God, the Crawford boxes are like meant for his swing. Yeah, he's dead. Pull guy chasing like the hall of Fame.
David Mendelsohn
If he, if he could get two more years where he can pepper 25.
Jake Storieli
Homers, that's that's pretty wild. I do a lot for Case, I guess to win. Sorry. Houston, right? They win the division every year.
David Mendelsohn
They're locked to be involved.
Jake Storieli
Pitch a lot. Might hit 30 there. Let's see where the beautiful baseball off season brings us. Next. I'll do this has been a fun thing that I do on too many episodes, but I'll do it. The Jakey one minute. Which teams are still going to do work? The Blue Jays probably going to do something weird. Orioles need to do a little bit of work. Rays weird. Red Sox probably a little bit of work. Right? Yeah, definitely a lot of bit of work.
David Mendelsohn
They need at least like a bat up here.
Jake Storieli
Okay. Yankees little bit of work. Guardians. Stop. Royals. Whatever. Tigers maybe Twins no work the other way. Trev was pretty broken about the Sagano signing. He's like, how could the Twins not do that?
David Mendelsohn
Not involved.
Jake Storieli
They're in a tight spot. Angels? I don't know. Astros trying. Need to. Yes. Athletics kind of. Mariners. Weirdly quiet. Let's see. Rangers. Probably doing more work. At least not on the trade market. Nathaniel Lowe. He'd look good on some teams. We'll go west to east. Rockies? Not at all. Padres. What are we doing? Giants probably something. Dodgers probably something. D Backs Curious. Don't know. Brewers. Could be done. Could roll the team out there tomorrow in the central. Cardinals trying to dump stuff. Arenado apparently. Cubs just talked about a need to do work. Pirates probably need to. Don't believe they will. Reds he Braves have been a little quiet, huh? The Atlanta Braves. They got some cooking.
David Mendelsohn
Lost Max Freed.
Jake Storieli
Lost Max Freed. Mets need to do work. Fish don't exist. Gnats were supposed to be but maybe this market's too crazy. Although they're still rumored. I know the first basemen. Those Phillies. Snakes in the grass, man. Snakes in the grass.
David Mendelsohn
They technically don't got to do something, but like they're gonna.
Jake Storieli
They keep saying they're going to. Dombrowski says they're going to Luis Robert Bregman. They I believe. I believe. Let's go to the football. And it's brought to you by our friends at the DraftKings sportsbook. Today's episode sponsored by DraftKings. Grab your favorite teams jersey and some snacks and head to the couch for another Sunday of action packed football and Saturday and get closer to the action each Sunday with our partners at DraftKings. Right now, all new customers who bet just $5 will get $150 in bonus bets if your bet wins. That's using code. Bakers stay in on the action. Use your $150 in bonus bets. DraftKings same game parlays for a shot at a bigger payout. And if it's not available in your state yet, don't worry, it's coming. But they also have their daily fantasy that you can partake in for cash Prizes. Download the DraftKings sports we gap now New customers use promo code bakers bet just $5 on any wager. Get $150 in bonus bets if your bet wins. Bakers promo code bakers DraftKingsportsbook all right, it's the weekend before the holidays for some people. The holidays kicking off Saturday and Friday night. Like I mentioned, some good college football, I guess. Here's what you need to know if you're watching the game with Unk Joe's or whoever you may watch the games with this weekend, whether you're with the squad or family or whoever. Notre Dame versus Indiana Like I told you, the Battle of Indiana. Indiana became one of our favorite stories of the season because Coach Sig Kurt Signetti, he was the one that came out and said, Google me, I win. And that's what he's done. At Indiana, they played a super soft schedule outside of Ohio State and Ohio State beat them up pretty good. So no one's fully sure what to do with Indiana. I think they are well coached. I don't know if they have the big boys to compete. Notre Dame is a school that has the big boys to compete and they have played really well. There's some questions about their schedule, although they beat a pretty good Texas A and M team, a Louisville team. They routed Nam, Navy and Army, usc, so it's better than Indiana's. The only thing that happened is they lost in Northern Illinois. Northern Illinois, who finished 75, 7 and 5 in the Mac this year, 4 and 4 in conference. They finished sixth in the Mac. It was a really cool moment. It was at Notre Dame. The Northern Illinois coach was kind of a Husky guy that was really enjoying the moment. Little double entendre there. Since then, Notre Dame's looked really good. Some people think their head coach is hot. Mostly sports. Ish. I follow her and she posts a lot of content about that. Riley Leonard, their quarterback transfer from Duke. He gets after it fiscal. I would lean Notre Dame in that one, but that's going to be a proud game, man. Indiana's never had a shot at football pride in the state of Indiana and this is kind of their moment. Notre Dame touchdown favorite Curtis Rourke, the Indiana quarterback, pretty good. He's one of those old guys in college football. He's like 24. But I think the Domers, they've got the big bodies. Although Indiana had time to coach it up. Like, if they. If they're in this late, I won't be surprised at all because I think Signetti is a great coach. I think they have talent at the skills positions. I'm just worried about their big boys. And we'll see how Notre Dame can do with that. That brings us to Saturday. So that's 8pm Friday. So if you got plans, there you go. Saturday, noon. SMU and Penn State. That's right, the Pony Express Dallas represent an smu. Man, they have a fun quarterback, Kevin Jennings, he plays his own brand of football. It's a little bit of street ball, but he is fun to watch. And he hits the go switch and he goes, penn State. This is one of their first tests if we are Penn State in a while. You know, kind of the joke with Penn State has been if there's a big game to win, they haven't gotten it in recent years, but they've handled their work the rest of the way. It's one of my favorite things to listen to my guy, Ryan Rosillo talk about. Not actually my guy. I just consume him as a fan. So misleading. Although he has passing on to talk about baseball. So every now and then I do daydream about telling passing. Like passing. You got to hook this up for me. But I think I need to do that the next time passing does something for us or we do something for passing. So we'll see next time.
David Mendelsohn
He's like, for sure grateful for something.
Jake Storieli
But, yeah, I'd say once a month I think about telling. So during the playoffs, I think passing was supposed to be on, but he couldn't. And so they had Adnan come on Adnan Verk. And he was great, but Adnan opened it up and he goes, hey, you know, Rosillo, you're a pretty well thought out guy. You called me a day before this episode and asked me to come on. Who canceled? And Resolo was just like, it was passing. So I don't know, I might try to angle my way in that way. Anyways, SMU, Penn State, both 11 and 2. Penn State's tight end Tyler Warren, he won the award for best tight end in the country. He is a treat to watch. He will be playing on Sundays if you're into that kind of thing. And yeah, I mean, this is SMU's opportunity. Like, SMU had been missing, obviously, after their Program got canceled but they're burnt back. They have wins, Louisville, Pittsburgh, their losses 34 to 31 to Clemson last week, Clemson, they're in the dance. Their losses to BYU. BYU had a chance to go dancing. Both 3 point losses. So I don't know. Again they should be out meaded in the front line by Penn State and these games are happening at Notre Dame and Penn State's home stadiums which that should matter especially in games of these magnitudes. Penn State is a bigger favorite than Notre Dame. I don't know. I'll be honest with you. Penn State's got a little choke to them. Sorry Penn State fans but this should be the test for them. Winner of this game and maybe this is where my bias is coming in. Goes on and plays Boise State. I'm pretty sure which if you'll remember I placed a Boise State future on and I'm just looking for a cash out option because it's 25 to win $2,500. So I think if Boise wins their next game I'll get a good cash out option. We will see Clemson plays Texas. How's your orange if you're a quarterback person Kate Club Nick versus Quinn Ewers and do we see Arch Manning? We will see how it goes for Texas. Really interesting in an age of quarterbacks and it feels like each draft has four quarterbacks and we're excited about this guy. The College Football Playoff quarterbacks not a ton of pro potential. There was a graphic I tweeted or I didn't tweet. I sent it to my friends of a tweet and they it was just someone who ranked the top 12 quarterbacks and they were like oh my God and I think that list might have had Kate Klubnick 2 so we'll see dual threat guy Dabo back in the big scene. Everyone said Clemson was screwing this up and that they they're staying out of the transfer portal. They're doing it all wrong. Well they draw Texas which could end up being tough for them because Texas's two losses are to Georgia, the last one being 22 to 19. I think Texas is really good and I don't think Clemson is And hey Quinn Ewers was supposed to have QB stock but he has had a couple ugly ones recently and he could get benched. That Texas a 12 point favorite and I think for a reason I think Texas rolls pretty good there and then the fun one at night 8pm Tennessee Ohio State feels like these teams are built for each other this year Tennessee's really strong on the lines. Like oh my God, they have a freshman quarterback. Nico Maliava. I think I said it wrong. I think I might have left out a syllable even. There's been times where their offense is futile. Their losses this year at Arkansas, which is one of those head scratchers, but it's still like an SEC head scratcher. They lost to Georgia, so there's not a ton of shame in that game. Although Arkansas, whatever. But man, they've got good running back. They've got good running back, they got good wide receivers and they have it on the lines. And such a strong defense. Ohio State, we all know Ohio State. Their loss to Oregon was one of the more fun games this year and if they win, might have BBD someone dig up the clip. I said after they played if we could somehow get this again in the College Football Playoff, it would be electric. So coming off their loss to Michigan, where their senior class never beat Michigan and this Michigan team was unranked. I mean this is. If they lose this game, Ryan Day is fired. It's over. What is going on? They should win this game. It's in the big house. They are more than a touchdown favorite. Seven and a half. I don't know about that because Tennessee can really bully a la Michigan a little bit, probably with more skill. So that is the premier matchup. I would get ready to watch that one at 8pm I hope SMU Penn State's not a dud and that's not for my sports gambling ticket and I don't think it will be. I think SMU will have a couple tricks up their sleeve. Texas, it might not be, but that's a college football Saturday to get excited for. As we start daydreaming about what this College Football Playoff format looks like and we get ready for like the New Year's Day bowls as those will be rate waiting for them. And New Year's Eve. Boise State, I see you. So let's see what happens then. And that'll lead us into the NFL weekend, which we are at a funky part of the NFL season where teams are starting to die. Talked about some of the backup quarterbacks that are getting into games. It's that time of year but not in the AFC West. Thursday night Amazon Prime Broncos Chargers. This game has to have a fantastic make the playoffs if they win percentage and make the make the playoffs if they lose percentage. Broncos are 9 and 5 in LA. The Bo Knicks experience got a little fuzzy last week. It felt like the Colts really handled them or handed them one with Jonathan Taylor fumbling and then the horrific trick play following that. Let's see what the Chargers have up their sleeves. Division game I hey, if you're looking for one to take away, I think I might go the under in this game. Two divisional teams, the old Thursday night thing. Those are two like kind of real fake gambling things. I could see both teams struggling to score a little bit and that's why they have the over under at 41 and a half. Go Broncos again. I'm a little scared of Bo Nick still but I'm letting them into my heart. You can miss that game but watch it. It's tomorrow night. Sunday. Oh contraire mon frere. Welcome to the holidays. We've got Saturday NFL people. Chiefs, Texans 1pm Saturday. Sorry Penn State SMU. We can flip the Chiefs and we'll see if playing Pat Patrick Mahomes is starting. He had a full PR practice. It seems like he is going the 13 and 1 Chiefs against the 9 and 5 Texans. Chiefs, I mean they're playing to try to keep home field at Arrowhead. Cause if you see what the other you know the Bills, God they can play anywhere at any time. They're looking scary but Arrowhead's always a scary place. Especially with the bad man at quarterback with the bad man at head coach and just a tough place to play. Let's again we're kind of back on Texans watch. They're 9 and 5. They won back to back games against the Florida teams that they finish now Chiefs and Ravens. I don't know for some reason the Texans went from sexy to not sexy quick. And I don't know if that's was the injuries to the in their wide receiver core during the year. Although some of those guys are back. I'll be watching that one. I feel like I need to. I keep saying I love the Eagles for the Super Bowl. I used to like the Ravens for the Super. I keep ignoring the chiefs that are 13 and one but it's just been so not pretty. Coming off a pretty win against the Bears and then Steelers. Ravens people. Clear Saturday. Clear Saturday. Get some light beers and some wings. Place bets, make some weird parlays. Steelers Ravens in Baltimore. Baltimore a six and a half point favorite. God, speaking of division games and hard hitting and all that stuff. I don't need to do that for you again. The Ravens won. Excuse me? The Steelers won the first game 18 to 16. That was the Boswell game. Yeah, I mean you've somehow you've seen this game a thousand times. Even though some of the new Players are different in it, but kind of must watch. 4:30 game on a Saturday. NFL. God, they find a way, don't they? So you might be. Might be four playoff teams on an NFL Saturday along with three college football playoff games. Boogity, boogity, boogity. Clear the schedule Sunday. Giants. Falcons don't need to watch but Michael Penix is in at quarterback. Let's see what the kids got, huh? He was so fun to watch at Washington. They were a must watch product last year. Kirkey has been bad. Pennix, making his first NFL head start has the Falcons as an 8 1/2 point favorite. And that's more so because they're playing the 2 and 12 giants. Yikes. Lions. Bears. Kind of a no thank you. Let's see how the Lions bounce back. Everyone talking about their injuries. The Bears are on a bit of a losing spree of their own. Browns? Bangles? Not really, huh? Titans? Colts? Not really, huh? Rams? Jets? If you want to see the old dog quarterbacks do it one more time. Not really. Eagles commander? Sure. Let's see if Jaden Daniels in Washington has an answer for the Eagles. They feel like they are full tilt rolling right now after beating down the Steelers. It's in Washington, man. Philly's only a 3 1/2 point favorite. That feels like a trap. If you've seen enough traps. I have these teams on two different levels. Even for how much I like Jaden Daniels and Terry McLaurin. Whoo. That'll be a fun watch. Cardinals? Panthers? Not really. Cardinals trying to get to 8 and 7. Panthers dying. So you're 1pm slate. You might want some Eagles Commanders. Otherwise again, maybe use your free time on Saturday. Recover at 4pm Viking Seahawks. That'll be fun. Why not? Let's see. The Vikings are 12 and 2. 12 and 2. That's insane. That's insane. The Seahawks coming off that loss to the packers where they really got beat up and down the field. What kind of bounce back do they have against the Vikings that have just been winning? Commanding wins? Bills? Patriots? Nope. Bill's 14 point favorite. New England. A lot of rumblings what's going on there. New coach we kind of like Drake may still missing a lot of talent elsewhere. Fun to see in the off season. Jaguars? Raiders? Absolutely not. Maybe important for Giants fans if the Raiders can sneak one out. Giants could kind of ensure that one pick. That'd be nice. That'd be nice. Niners, Dolphins kind of in the disappointing bowl. 6 and 8 and 6 and 8. The two Wunderkin coaches might be a good product, but kind of surprising. You don't need to watch this one during Week 16 of the NFL season and at night. Bucks Cowboys. How about them Bucks four point favorites in Jerry's world? I don't know. Bucks are kind of good and fun. They're. They're a fun team to watch if they can win that game. This is another good playoff odds game. Probably Packer Saints Monday night big for fantasy football implications. I don't know how good of a watch it'll be. So loaded football weekend. I will be watching a ton of it. We'll see what news we get on the baseball front and who's doing it and then if there's anything juicy, we'll get it to you. Otherwise, enjoy the weekend. Biebs tell them about Uncle Dan I.
David Mendelsohn
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The Dan Patrick Show - Episode Summary: "Bellinger to the Yankees & Arenado Says NO to the Astros"
Release Date: December 18, 2024
In this episode of The Dan Patrick Show, hosted by Jake Storieli and David Mendelsohn from the Wake and Jake segment, the hosts delve deep into the latest developments in Major League Baseball, including the significant trade of Cody Bellinger to the New York Yankees and Nolan Arenado's decision to decline a trade to the Houston Astros. Additionally, the show touches upon the upcoming College Football Playoffs and previews key NFL games for the weekend. Below is a detailed summary of the episode's key discussions, insights, and conclusions.
Jake Storieli opens the episode by discussing the monumental trade of Cody Bellinger from the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees, highlighting the timing and the impact this move holds for both teams.
Trade Details & Reactions:
Jake Storieli [04:51]:
"Cody Bellinger fits all their [Yankees'] needs. Outfield, first base, and lefty bat. His papa played for the Yankees. It's a weird one."
David Mendelsohn [04:55]:
"Yankees get Cody. And it's a massive move."
Personal Anecdotes:
Jake shares a personal story about attending a wedding where Bellinger was present, reflecting on the anticipation surrounding the trade.
Jake Storieli [05:02]:
"Cody Bellinger was on the beach for over an hour, working on his swing. It was like a 'stoner Cody' improving his game."
The hosts analyze how Cody Bellinger's acquisition affects the Yankees' roster, particularly focusing on positional plays and future prospects.
Positional Fit:
Jake Storieli [08:10]:
"I would put Cody Bellinger in left field. He can easily shift back to center if needed, providing flexibility."
Player Development:
David Mendelsohn [11:09]:
"Jason Dominguez gets a real chance. Yankees are keeping their options open."
Post-trade, the discussion shifts to the Chicago Cubs and their strategic direction following the departure of Bellinger.
Cubs' Lineup Adjustments:
Jake Storieli [23:07]:
"The Cubs are going to miss Cody Bellinger in their lineup. They traded away a key player, impacting their offensive and defensive setups."
Potential Acquisitions:
Jake Storieli [16:12]:
"Paul Goldschmidt would be a fit for the Cubs. He could provide the starting gig and allow Ben Rice to develop further."
Jake and David explore other potential moves in the MLB offseason, discussing players like Paul Goldschmidt and Corbin Burns.
Paul Goldschmidt's Fit:
Jake Storieli [25:08]:
"Paul Goldschmidt had a strong second half last year. He could be a solid addition for teams looking to strengthen their lineup."
Corbin Burns' Free Agency:
David Mendelsohn [39:56]:
"Corbin Burns signing by January 30th would be a normal free agency move. He's a proven MLB pitcher."
A significant highlight of the episode is the revelation that Nolan Arenado has refused a trade to the Houston Astros, impacting both teams' future strategies.
Shifting gears to college football, the hosts preview upcoming College Football Playoff games, focusing on key matchups and player performances.
Notre Dame vs. Indiana:
Jake Storieli [34:59]:
"Notre Dame has the big players to compete, but Indiana's well-coached and has talent at key positions. It's going to be a proud game."
SMU vs. Penn State:
Jake Storieli [36:35]:
"Penn State's tight end Tyler Warren is a standout. SMU has been on a resurgence, making this a compelling matchup."
The episode concludes with a comprehensive preview of the upcoming NFL weekend, highlighting important games and team performances.
Key NFL Games:
Jake Storieli [41:19]:
"Thursday night Broncos vs. Chargers has playoff implications. Consider the under in this divisional rivalry."
Jake Storieli [42:25]:
"Ohio State faces Tennessee in a premier matchup. If they win, it could impact their playoff chances significantly."
Jake Storieli [04:51]:
"Cody Bellinger fits all their needs. Outfield, first base, and lefty bat."
David Mendelsohn [11:09]:
"Jason Dominguez gets a real chance. Yankees are keeping their options open."
Jake Storieli [16:12]:
"Paul Goldschmidt would be a fit for the Cubs. He could provide the starting gig and allow Ben Rice to develop further."
David Mendelsohn [36:47]:
"Nolan Arenado turned down a trade to the Astros. He's committed to his current team."
Throughout the episode, Jake and David provide in-depth analysis of the implications of major trades and team strategies in MLB. Cody Bellinger's move to the Yankees is emblematic of the aggressive strategies teams are adopting to bolster their rosters ahead of the new season. The Chicago Cubs, having traded away a key player, are now in a position where strategic acquisitions like Paul Goldschmidt could determine their competitive edge.
Nolan Arenado's decision to stay with his current team instead of joining the Astros underscores the importance of player loyalty and team chemistry in building a successful lineup. As the MLB offseason progresses, the hosts anticipate more moves that will shape the landscape of the upcoming season.
In addition to baseball, the episode provides valuable previews of the College Football Playoffs and the NFL weekend, offering listeners a comprehensive overview of the sports landscape as teams prepare for critical matchups.
Overall, this episode of The Dan Patrick Show delivers a thorough and engaging analysis of current sports events, making it a must-listen for fans seeking detailed insights and expert commentary.