00:00Team Canada's got some juice, man.
00:02Notably, Freddie Freeman is not on the roster,
00:05but they've got plenty of other intrigue on this roster.
00:09Their projected lineup, Bo Naylor catching Liam Hicks as his backup,
00:13Josh Naylor at first base, Jared Young can DH,
00:16Edouard Julien, who was just picked up by the Rockies, he's at second,
00:19Otto Lopez, the Marlins at short, Abraham Toro likely at third base,
00:23maybe some Tyler Black at third base as well,
00:25and then an outfield of Tyler O'Neal, Denzel Clark, and Owen Casey.
00:30Start with the lineup, and then we'll get to the pitching.
00:32This lineup is not better than any of the ones that we just talked about,
00:36but it's going to be kind of fun to watch Denzel Clark play again
00:39and see Owen Casey swing it and see Otto handle shortstop.
00:43I also love it because it's just absurdly Marlins heavy.
00:46You've got three fish that could be in the lineup.
00:49Yeah, this team is going to lead the World Baseball Classic in lead changes
00:54because I think they have a really, really good lineup, right?
00:56It's a lineup full of big leaguers, right?
00:58You talked about Denzel Clark.
00:59They got Tyler O'Neal who can get you a big-time homer when needed.
01:03Josh Naylor is a man who was built for the lights and with his brother as well.
01:07I'm really excited for that duo.
01:09And their rotation, you know, it could be up and down with Logan Allen
01:12and Michael Soroka and Jamison Tyone and Cal Quantrill.
01:16You know, they could pitch really well or get bombed.
01:19And then you look at the bullpen, and it's a lot of guys who you don't really know
01:23the names of outside of the guys who will be managing the ninth and eighth innings.
01:27So this is a team that I think is going to be able to hit with other teams.
01:31Yeah.
01:32I don't think they're going to be able to pitch with other teams,
01:34and I think that'll be their undoing.
01:37So probably, although every Cal Quantrill start will probably be seven scoreless,
01:43you would think.
01:44Well, you're underrating him probably eight or nine.
01:47Soroka and Tyone in that rotation as well.
01:50But when you look at what they have elsewhere, I mean, that bullpen's interesting.
01:55Like, it's not interesting.
01:57I don't want to say interesting.
01:59I'm just fascinated to watch Tugboat Wilkinson pitch in the World Baseball Classic.
02:03If you are not familiar with the legend of Matt Tugboat Wilkinson, the Guardians prospect,
02:08this guy was one of the minor league leaders in strikeouts in 2024.
02:12He is, like, six foot, probably 285, 290, and he uses all of that to get down the mound.
02:20And he throws, like, 89 miles an hour, but it is an invisible.
02:24It just rides to the top.
02:25And the aura of Tugboat is going to be unmatched in the World Baseball Classic.
02:31Logan Allen is on this team.
02:33Yes.
02:33And Tugboat kind of reminds me of if you added 200 pounds to Logan Allen, in a way.
02:39Sort of.
02:39I really want to see Logan Allen start and then Tugboat follow him because people are going to be like,
02:45what did you –
02:46They're kind of the same guy when it comes to pitching.
02:48What did you eat in the dugout before you came back out?
02:50Are we sure this is the right guy?
02:51No.
02:52Again, if I'm betting totals in the World Baseball Classic, this is a straight dead nuts over team to bet
02:59where I think they're going to be putting up five and they're going to struggle to not give up five.
03:03So, these type of games with Team Canada, like, they might end up being really entertaining
03:10because they don't really have the pitching, but they got the bats.
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