00:00Maz, let me ask you, does Zack Nato fill that void?
00:06Does he check that box?
00:08Would that qualify for you, Zack Nato, shortstop, California Angels?
00:11So my answer would be no.
00:13I mean, again, but I'm leaning on the much higher side of this thing.
00:17At the end of the day, any bat that they get will help, okay,
00:21because they still don't have enough power in the middle of the lineup.
00:24But Nato's not necessarily my cup of tea to begin with.
00:28He's got some home run power.
00:29He strikes out a crap ton.
00:31So I was just going to ask you.
00:33Okay, so he's 25.
00:35He has 141 strikeouts.
00:37Does that lead the league?
00:39It might.
00:40I mean, you know.
00:41If it's bold on baseball reference, that means it leads the league.
00:44So his 141 strikeouts lead the league.
00:48So do his 69 runs.
00:51And he's got 19 homers from the shortstop position.
00:54Okay, so discuss.
00:58So look, again, there are some things to like with Nato.
01:01I'm not telling you he's a complete zero.
01:03This year, he's walking a little bit more.
01:06So, but the on-base percentage is still just, you know, 320.
01:09I mean, it's not like it's 360.
01:12You know, so again, he feels to me like a free-swinging guy.
01:16And the OPS is 771, okay?
01:19So, Mike, I guess what I'm saying is let me look this up quickly.
01:22I'd be willing to bet Trevor Story's number was in that area last year.
01:26He was 741.
01:27So it's a little higher.
01:29Story ended up hitting 25 home runs and struck out 176 times.
01:33So, you know, now again, I guess what I'm saying is if you were to tell me they were to
01:38add Trevor Story 2025 into this lineup,
01:42is that enough?
01:44My answer would be no.
01:45What's his deep, what's Nato's defense?
01:48Is it a drop from what Chang has been giving you?
01:50So McAdam talked about this last night, and I haven't seen a lot of Nato play,
01:54although I did talk to a guy who works out or used to work out at the LA Times,
01:57and he was saying they might move Nato by the end of the year.
02:00McAdam says that he's regarded as a good defender, but he's not having a good year defensively.
02:06So I would worry about that.
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