00:00And then you've got the American League Central.
00:02You know, I think they're going to be sellers.
00:04I think Joe Ryan's on the market.
00:06I think Jeffers is on the market.
00:08I think the Twins could be a big seller.
00:10But they're still at 49-52, Craig.
00:13They're still in it in the Central, which is true.
00:18The only team that's really out of it is the Royals there, I guess.
00:21But the Guardians looking to get it done with Parker Mezik,
00:25who you watched firsthand there against the Marlins
00:28before the All-Star break.
00:30And, again, doesn't miss a ton of bats,
00:32but he makes you swing at his pitches.
00:35And he is good, man.
00:36I mean, I've been nothing but impressed with him this year.
00:39Yeah, more than a crafty lefty.
00:41I don't think that you would designate him as that.
00:43He's more than that.
00:44And he does strike a few guys out in the process, too.
00:47And we saw that he made the All-Star team very impressive there.
00:50But I am kind of with you on the Twins.
00:52I do think that they went into the season kind of thinking to themselves,
00:57you know, can we finish with 75 wins?
01:00Is that the high mark?
01:01And right now, you look at their pace without doing anything.
01:04That's kind of where they are.
01:05So I think they joined the ranks of those teams that fall out of it.
01:10But you're right, Joe.
01:11They've stayed in it.
01:12And by the way, they didn't have Byron Buxton for about a week and a half.
01:15And they were winning games without him, too,
01:17which was kind of strange as well.
01:18But it just shows you how weak that division is,
01:21with Cleveland leading the way,
01:22and Cleveland winning all these games without Jose Ramirez, too.
01:26So a very bizarre season, just all-around in baseball,
01:30one that I can't remember in a long time,
01:31having so many teams all bunched up outside of really L.A.,
01:36Milwaukee, Atlanta, you know,
01:38and maybe Tampa Bay and New York a little bit.
01:40But really, everybody is kind of bunched up outside of the Dodgers.
01:44I think it'd be fair to say, Joe,
01:46that going into the wild card and going into the NLDS and ALDS,
01:49you won't be surprised if any team beats another going into the postseason
01:53outside of the Dodgers.
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