 Hey everybody what's going on? I am Greg Sosman joined today by Jim Sanis of FanDuel. Spring training has begun. Let's talk a little baseball. What's going on Jim? Yeah, it's been a while since we talked baseball here on the show. So we're bringing it back, having some thoughts of warmer weather and not absurd like once in a century type storms. So let's have some good warm thoughts here and talk some baseball for sure. Absolutely. I can proudly do that from the state of Florida. So let's get into it. We begin with the NLEs. We're going over some of the division winners and the best that you like here this week. And right now that amazingly, soon as I did there, is the New York Mets. Do you like the Mets to win the NLEs? They're plus 145 right now at the FanDuel Sportsbook. Mets have a new owner. They have some new players, specifically Francisco Lindoor. And while they're odds, they're just good enough for you to make a bet. How come Jim? I think usually when we see high profile offseason moves, we will overreact to them in the betting markets. You see teams like the Reds pop up last year and you'll see them, I think, get a bit overinflated. I think we're potentially underreacting if that's a word to what the Mets have done so far this year because Lindoor is one guy. But that's a really big move. It's a really big bet to get there. Given what they were getting at that position last year, you put them into a lineup now. If you look one through seven or one through six or one through seven, that's a really good lineup. And it's going to be one of the best lineups in the league. So I think that that's enticing for sure. And we know the rotation is good, even though with Cindergarde not going to be there right away, they have enough depth there with the additions of guys like Joe Caisi and stuff like that, where they can get by until Cindergarde comes back. And once he does, if he can be anywhere near where he was previously, this team has a lot of upside. I made some crude, rudimentary power rankings for this year based on past production of players currently on each team. And that actually had the Mets ranked fifth in the power rankings and the tops in the NLEs. The Braes have shorter odds to win the NLEs. So I think that the Mets, we might just be underrating them with the additions of Francisco Lindoor and Carlos Carrasco. And I think we can buy them still at plus 145. The Mets definitely a talk to vision. There are a lot of competitive teams in the NLEs. And that does complicate things for sure. But I'm still okay with it. Plus 145 is a good number. This should be a good team, both with their starting pitching and with their offense. So why not buy in and see if those big offseason moves can really pay dividends. A lot of people are talking about the free agents the Mets didn't sign. Yes, they mentioned Francisco Lindoor, but Carlos Carrasco is a huge addition to that rotation. Gene McHann will help behind the plate as well. The Mets at plus 145 does seem like a good number. And you're right, they do seem a bit underrated for the moves that they've made. And yes, the Braves are going to be awesome. They have shorter odds. But the Mets, number five in Juveniles' power rankings, we're taking a shot on at plus 145. Let's move over to the NLCentral, where you're all over the brew crew here at plus 380 over the Spandalsports book. Now, the Cardinals certainly the favorites in that division, but the Brewers with that power bullpen and certainly power in the lineup as well, they're intriguing too. Yeah, I think they are. And we were talking about how the Annalise does a lot of competitive teams. It's not an issue here. There are really no competitive teams outside of maybe the Cardinals, but I think, you know, we're talking about overreacting to moves. I think we're seeing that with the Cardinals here with the Nolan Aranado news, which makes sense. Like, he's tremendous. So like, you know, if you're going to overreact, if someone might as well be him, he's going to make their defense and their pitching a lot better. But I still have concerns around the offense, still have concerns around their starting pitching. There are a lot of low floor pitchers projected to be starters for that Cardinals team. So buying the Brewers is as much about liking the Brewers as it is disliking the Cardinals. Now the Brewers offense, I don't think it'll be very good. They're going to be in a lot of low scoring games this year, but what that does is it puts you in position to benefit from variance and a plus 380. I'm okay doing that. That rotation is still good. The top end, Brandon Woodruff, Corbin Burns, those guys are rock stars. The other three guys are dependent on balls and play. And that can be scary, but they added Colton Wong. And this is, I think, a move that we underreacted to because he improves their defense so much. And it's a team that does need good defense behind their bottom three starters inside that rotation. You add Colton Wong there, that improves the starting rotation, gives them a pretty good defense. And you, like you said, that bullpen is going to shut down some lights. So I think the Brewers have still some concerns in the offense. And again, I'm not expecting big things there, but the pitching both in the starting rotation and the bullpen should be good. The defense should be very good too. And that's a lot of boxes to check. So I think the Brewers have some concerns, but I think the Cardinals are being overrated right now. And as a result, the Brewers are being underrated. So I think plus 380 is long enough where I can overlook the concerns of the Brewers and bet them to win the NL Central. Let's use that Cardinals overrated syndrome and bet on the Brewers here who's just at a higher number than they probably should be. Yes, no one hour now is amazing, but it's a long season. We'll see what the Cardinals ultimately do. I like Jack Flour did a lot, but the Brewers have a lot of talent as well. Brandon Woodruff was awesome in that shortened season last year. The bullpen that we've both mentioned now is really good. They can still some games. We'll see what happens here. The Brewers certainly were the shot in the NL Central. Finally, we move over to the AL, specifically the AL West. Right now, you get the Ashes at plus 150 to win the West. And again, we talked about overrating or underrating offseason moves. And I think that's the case here with the Ashes where a lot is made about what they have lost, but they're still really good. Yeah, they've lost a lot. And I think that seeing them at this number, it makes sense logically. I cannot fault Fandall Sportsbook for putting them at plus 150 behind the A's to win the AL West. But you look at this division, not a lot of competitive teams, just like we talked about with the NL Central. So they're not competing with a bunch of teams to try to win this division. It's basically them against the A's, as far as the true top tier teams in this division, which puts you at a pretty good advantage if you're getting plus two, so plus 150 with this team. And yeah, they've lost a lot. But like you said, there's still some good players there. We could see Jose Altuve potentially bounce back at some point. Alex Bregman is still good. Carlos Correa seemingly back on the upswing again. You're on Alvarez. We got Kyle Tucker hitting the ball really well. So there are some upsides in that lineup for sure. And the rotation has question marks. But I think that those question marks do contain upside if a lot of these guys want to do what they could potentially do. And that's why I'm okay with taking a bit of a swing here, the bullpen, not too bad. So I think at plus 150, you're getting a soft enough number on the Astros to be okay with the legitimate losses they have had. And they are legitimate losses. Like you look at the guys they've lost the past couple of the last seasons, it's fair to be concerned about this Astros team, but not a lot of competitive teams in the AL West. They are plus 150 to win still a really good offense. I think that is enough to potentially throw them out there and they could always still make a move, try to bolster that rotation as well, add some depth to the to the lineup. So they might not be done. I think getting them plus 150 here is forgiving enough to be willing to dive into these waters and be okay with them. Despite like you said, being a team that has lost legitimately quite a bit of firepower the past couple of years. They've lost an absolute ton as we transition over from one era of Astros to the next, but some of the players like Kyle Tucker and Jordan Alvarez, like you said, I think they're just easy value here in AL West. It just doesn't project to be very good. I think this this division is really a toss-up with the with the A's losing so much. The Rangers still coming up and then the Mariners never making the playoffs. So I think that the Astros at plus 150, it's just a good number to get here as spring training just gets underway. That's going to do it for us here in the Fanville Hurryup. Jim, I've enjoyed talking baseball and I'm excited to do it for the next six months. Yeah, we've got a lot of markets we can dive into Greg. So I'm sure we'll be talking about something else next week. I have no idea what yet, but we'll talk to it and talk about it then. And it's fun just having some optimism about warmer days on the horizon. But again, move to Florida. For Jim Sanis, I am Greg Susman. Tomorrow we'll be joined by Tom Beckio here talking about the top DFS players on the NBA sleep. Have a great night and we'll see you back here tomorrow for another edition of the Fanville Hurryup.