00:00When we talk about big dog prices, you're usually not going to find that from a Los Angeles Dodgers side.
00:05Roki Sasaki hasn't been that good early season.
00:07He's going up against Jacob DeGrom today, but as we know, it doesn't matter.
00:11The Dodgers are always going to be the favorite.
00:13They're home in Chavez Ravine.
00:14Overnight, Craig, minus 120 price point at most outlets.
00:17A little bit higher today.
00:18Let's call it around minus 130 and a total of eight and a half.
00:21Texas versus L.A. in L.A.
00:24Yeah, man.
00:25You know, I am surprised that the Dodgers have gotten off to this start, 11 and three.
00:30Like, you know, looking at their win total at the beginning of the year, 105, whatever it was, I'm like,
00:36yeah, you know, it's like it's not something that I would mess with.
00:38But generally speaking, you don't want to get into that sort of number because you never know what September could
00:43look like.
00:44But if you would have told me they'd be 11 and three with Sasaki not pitching well and Mookie Betts
00:48not even playing, it just shows you just how stacked they are.
00:51So this is one of those where I look on the board and it's an absolute, complete, total stay away
00:56from me because the Dodgers usually are.
00:59And even laying a run and a half, I mean, like, what is Sasaki right now?
01:03I'm not sure, Donnie.
01:04I really don't know because I'm not optimistic from what I've seen.
01:08The most incredible thing for me and what everybody is now going to be watching, if they're not already, is
01:12Shohei Otani's been on base, if I'm not mistaken, 45 times, 45 games in a row.
01:17Is there anything that this guy does not do?
01:19The guy is absolutely incredible, doesn't even need a day off.
01:22From Texas's point of view, I think they're probably better.
01:25They're going to have a hard time getting Otani out, though, today and every day.
01:29Seven and seven start for them.
01:31Like so many teams in baseball, Donnie, everybody's like 500.
01:35It's hard to get a read.
01:37Yeah, take a look at the Dodgers.
01:3811 and three on the season now.
01:40Won two games in a row.
01:40Eight and two in their last ten.
01:42Just get used to it.
01:42As Craig pointed out also, the one thing we always know about the Dodgers is the depth is so strong.
01:46Like you can lose three or four all-star players off your roster.
01:49If anybody else has three or four, like that's the end of the season.
01:51Not for the Dodgers at this point.
01:53But the one thing I do think Texas can get after here is Roki Sasaki.
01:56Last year, Craig, only 190 batters that he faced in Major League Baseball.
02:00Lefties really got the best of them here.
02:02198 ISO, 341 weighted on base percentage.
02:05Much better against right-handed batters.
02:06Fast forward to this year.
02:0841 batters that he's faced, Craig.
02:09Only seven from the right-hand side, which he's done really well.
02:12But the left-handed batters, Craig, a 14% walk rate, a 250 ISO against, and a weighted on base
02:17percentage of 393.
02:19So you want to talk about how does that correlate to the lineup for the Texas Rangers?
02:22Well, Seager's right in the middle of that lineup, Craig.
02:2340 at-bats against righties.
02:25353 ISO.
02:26369 weighted on base percentage.
02:28Jock Peterson, 160 ISO.
02:30It's a little bit below.
02:31Carter's got good numbers.
02:32I do think that we might be able to get some offense because also, conversely, you look at Jacob DeGrom
02:36on the mound.
02:37How long is he going to go?
02:38Throwing around in that mid-70s range.
02:40Maybe a pitch cap around 80.
02:41We'll see, but look at that Dodgers lineup, Craig.
02:44Like, Freddie Freeman is a low man on the total pole with a 301 weighted on base percentage.
02:48Everybody else gets right into pitching to start the season.
02:51Fantastic numbers.
02:52Yeah, really, and for Texas' concern, you know, eventually they'll get their offense going.
02:56But we do want to highlight the one guy who's off to a fantastic start.
03:00Ironically, the Mets are probably looking back like, wait a second, can we get this guy back?
03:05Brandon Nimmo.
03:06Wow.
03:06Donnie, what a great start for him.
03:08I believe he homered on the first pitch of the game.
03:11Yesterday for the Texas Rangers.
03:13So that's been one of their bright spots.
03:15But you would imagine Berger and Langford and some of the other offensive players at some point will get it
03:19going.
03:20But there's nothing wrong with your favorite baseball team being 500 in two weeks into the season in April.
03:26Because every team is going to lose 30, 40 games over the course of the year anyway.
03:30So get it out of the way now.
03:31Texas will be okay.
03:33I'm not getting in front of the Dodgers.
03:35I just look at them and say to myself, you know, how many can they do this year after year?
03:41You know, the new CBA and everything.
03:42Like, it's got to be a bigger question as we go, especially if they live up to these expectations and
03:48do win 115, 120 games.
03:50I still don't think that will happen, but, man, they're on pace to do it.
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