00:00George, what about the Olympics in 2028?
00:02Because that's coming up, too.
00:03No definitive decision on that.
00:04The USA will send Major League Baseball players to the Summer Olympics in 2028.
00:10Is this buy or sell?
00:15This is not an easy one, all right?
00:18I think the players would like to play.
00:20I do.
00:21But I don't think the owners are going to be thrilled about sending their players to play there.
00:25Team USA winning hockey gold was fantastic, right?
00:28But let's not forget, there were some major injuries there.
00:31Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins is out a month.
00:33How do you think Steinbrenner is going to feel if Aaron Judge gets hurt and he misses a month?
00:38And we're talking, once again, the Olympics generally are in August, right?
00:41So he's going to be going for the stretch run there.
00:43So I think that's going to be a problem for owners to get past that here.
00:47I want them to.
00:48I do.
00:49I'd like to see the Major League players play there.
00:50I'll have interest if they do.
00:51If they don't, I won't.
00:52It's really that simple.
00:53I think most people are going to be like that.
00:54I don't care what the college player is playing there.
00:56So I'm going to send me this.
00:59It's going to be discussed in the new CBA, I'm sure, here.
01:02I'm going to say this is fantasy.
01:05No, I'm going to sell this.
01:06I'm going to say they won't here.
01:09So, no.
01:10I just can't believe it until I see it.
01:14Yeah, I don't know.
01:15Very, very tough.
01:16I'll play the other card here and I'll say bye.
01:18I think that's part of why baseball is back at the Olympics.
01:22I think that they have to have some Major League players, but there'll be some sort of agreement.
01:27I think it'll be based on service time.
01:29That, to me, will be the key.
01:31Anybody with more than one or two years of service time in baseball will not be eligible to play.
01:36Anybody with less, they'll still send Major League players, but maybe rookies, second-year players.
01:41That would be my guess.
01:42Speaking of rookies, Connor Griffin is turning a lot of heads with the home runs that he's hitting thus far
01:47in spring training.
01:48And right now is the biggest mover in all of fantasy baseball, buy or sell.
01:52Connor Griffin will finish the season as a top-10 fantasy shortstop.
01:57Right now, he's being drafted outside the top 20.
02:01I've already mentioned, I think his draft stock is going to keep going up through the month of March, right?
02:06Our only question is this.
02:08Is he going to start with Pittsburgh?
02:10If he starts, he's easy top-10.
02:12I don't think it's even all that close.
02:14If he comes mid-April, I think he gets top-10.
02:17If they wait until Super 2, then probably not.
02:19So that's what you're playing here, that sort of game here.
02:22I'm going to be the optimist.
02:23I mentioned I'm going to be drafting these guys, so I think he's going to have a big season.
02:27I think they are going to, if not start him, it'll be sooner rather than later.
02:29You also mentioned maybe a key reason why.
02:32If he wins rookie of the year, they get that extra draft pick.
02:35Sort of makes up maybe losing that year of service time here.
02:37So reality, buy, buy, buy.
02:39I'm taking Connor Griffin.
02:41I like him.
02:41I think he will finish as a top-10 fantasy shortstop.
02:44Yeah, I'll buy this too.
02:45I also think Colson Montgomery is going to finish as a top-10 fantasy shortstop.
02:49I think both of those young shortstops make big leaps.
02:52Montgomery, who made a great leap in the second half of last season.
02:55And you look at the shortstop position, he doesn't have to do a lot of heavy lifting here, George.
02:58Honestly, yes, to get past Bobby Witt, he's got to do a lot of heavy lifting.
03:03You know, like, I get that.
03:04But there's three or four or five or maybe even six.
03:07And then Griffin can jump easily into the top-10.
03:10So I will buy this as well.
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