 So historically, I mean are we talking about one of the all-time great staffs here do you think well I think you're talking about it's a nice start right and you know Frank and I we were discussing this earlier It's They're uncomfortable. That's what they are as a as a hitter Look, it's way too early to say they're an all-time great staff And you want to compare them to maybe some of those staffs of the Braves in the mid 90s But the difference is when you're looking at this Houston staff, especially as a right-handed hitter You know you're trying to find out like where am I gonna get my hits? What game am I gonna be able to you know do? Okay, there's nothing comfortable there I mean the most comfortable at bat for one of those right-handed pitchers is probably against McCullers And that's a nasty curveball in a 93 94 mile an hour fastball like there's nothing fun about playing those guys at all It's amazing for me. I'm just thinking about yesterday when Verland is a little off And as he already went to 1.08 and then Morton was you know He still has other weapons you a lot of ground ball to get through he's a little off when he's seven and no right? Yeah, but a bottom line like he said this is an uncomfortable staff to face these guys are power pitchers They strike you out. It's not like they give you a comfortable 0 for 3 I mean you're up there fight for your life on every pitch with these guys because that's how vicious They're repertoire pitchers are so I can see a lot of guys in a weekend. Oh, we got Verlander Cole Cole and Morton my hamstrings little One I mean I have straight little story series Well, you know when you go back to that Atlanta staff and now that that was that's a Hall of Fame staff, right? You've got Smoltz and Maddox and Glavin, but with Glavin and with Maddox. I mean they're They're not intimidating right they're gonna get you out But you didn't feel like oh man and Smoltz was gonna throw you know fastballs and sliders away every single time So it wasn't anything where you just went you may not have had success, but it wasn't oh Man, I just don't know what I'm gonna do up here. I'm gonna be battling I got to be loose on my feet these guys Verlander and the Cole Morton and Like well not these guys You're just like godly trying to make contact here Well, you can and it's like Frank said, you know, you might go with like my hamstrings little sore I was you know, whatever but you're gonna have to do that for four days, right? That's just not happening just go and then Dallas Kaiko in the fifth day, right? Like then your face in Sayang award winner the fifth day But just to put it in perspective right now and we showed you the era so they've got the best era They've got the best strike I write and they also have the top three ground ball producers as starters in the league. That's pretty good That's what the Astros are doing right now historic stuff with their starting rotation We're talking what's coming this weekend for the Red Sox and that's the return of Dustin Badroia. So how the Red Sox gonna handle getting peaty back in the lineup Couple things Kevin first and foremost of course Padreia plays every day at second base Which means that the Red Sox bench gets better Eduardo Nunez goes more into that super utility role In which he has excelled for so long in the major leagues and the roster moved to get Padreia on the roster likely to be a trade or designation for assignment of former top prospect Blake Swyhearth Swyhearth had only a bit of a part-time role this year for the Red Sox hitting below 200 probably time for him to Move on maybe the White Sox a spot for him with the Castillo suspension So again, Swyhearth lightly moving out in Padreia who was mentored by Alex Cora as a young major league Or that was gonna play for Alex Cora in Boston JP appreciate it. We'll see you a little bit later in the show. So hang in so dry coming back this weekend Ekay, he's obviously gonna play right? I'm just curious how a core is gonna work him in and how this all fits in the Red Sox Rotation here. So just his production basically his health is gonna dictate how often he's in there, right? So if he's if he's okay, they're gonna just run him out there And the and the luxury he has is he's just going to slide in and the only thing he has to worry about is Dustin Padreia, he doesn't have to come back and rescue a team I mean Boston is I mean look at the way they're playing extremely well You look at what the Dodgers had to do with Justin Turner what they hoped it you know Justin Turner is gonna come back and save everything right and Dustin Padreia has the luxury of look at just go at your own go at your own speed get healthy We're in it for the long haul and Padreia, you know, he's the ultimate pro He fits in any lineup. He plays hard to play the game right every day I love to watch him plays one of my favorites over the last decade also So it's not gonna be a mismatch get him back in that lineup because they need him He's a veteran they gonna need his presence in the lineup. He's been there and he's done that knee surgery seven months ago And I think I think they're actually better with Nunez. I think Nunez is better when he's chance around filming, don't you? You know kind of here one day here another day. I mean it makes Cora's job now. I'm not gonna say it becomes easier, but it allows him to do a lot of different things Yeah, he can mix and match so let's it'll be great to see but draw you back out on the field that will be very cool Let's welcome in our insider JP Marosi who's back JP Manny Machado. That's what we're talking about here We know he's a free agent at the end of the year, but forget that. Where is he going at the trade deadline? Of course Kevin only two players in the major leagues with a better OPS than Manny right now bets and trout are their names He's been pretty good this year as he usually is the two teams to watch from Machado I believe the Cubs and the Indians now the Cubs interestingly Theo Epstein today on 670 the score radio in Chicago was asked about this possibility He said it was something that is quote-unquote in fantasy land at this point So again trying to tamp down that speculation but with the Indians Kevin Interestingly because Manny can play multiple positions on the infield you could put Machado at third Move Jose or mirrors to second base because the Jason Kippens of course has been struggling so much over there So again, stay true to that Cleveland possibility Of course Machado's brother-in-law yonder Alonso plays first base on that team and speaking of Ohio one last note on the Aohanio Suarez Fact that he's tied for the NL lead and RBI. He missed 17 games this year with a broken thumb He's still tied for the NL lead and RBI remarkable the year there for Suarez and again here as we near midnight I'm gonna have some of the same coffee that Frank had earlier today because I actually haven't flown out from the studio to my house here in Michigan So it's never too late in the night to have some of that great studio coffee there on the Fox You know what I love about JP even when he's not here. He's watching this. Yes He's paying attention JP. We love you great stuff tonight. We'll send the coffee via Phoenix. My pleasure guys. Thank you I can't wait He's the best. Yes. So Manny Machado So we were banning about before you know kind of saying all the nationals because it wouldn't make sense But it'll never happen because those two teams just hate each other So give me a realistic of where you think he could go other than what JP said he said Cubs Indians What do you think I'd go Atlanta Braves? Oh if Atlanta is still around and they're still playing well Make all the sense in the world because again, there's no national league team that stands out This may be the Braves window if they are there this year you get Machado you add him to this lineup I mean why can't they win the National League and then you get into the World Series and you take your chances against one of those Big three Red Sox Yankees or Astros now. It's as good a time as any right But if you're gonna waste prospects you better be able to sign this guy and the best destination for me is Chicago White Sox a lot of prospects to for a major trade a lot of money's been saved. They're ready to go to the next level He's a perfect fit in Chicago because they got some great pieces around him that will make him better And and he could help lead his ball club. So you say and trade him and sign it a long-term deal right then and there No doubt about it. He has only one a sign though, doesn't he? Well, show me the money