A Prospect Promotion In July, Building Midseason Momentum & A Fast Decline

Eno, Britt, and DVR congratulate Jayson Stark for his induction in the NSMA Hall of Fame, and discuss the arrival of James Wood and the intriguing timing of his promotion by the Nationals relative to the league's tendencies to promote top prospects. Plus, they discuss a few teams attempting to carrying the momentum of strong June into the second half, before discussing a handful of players they are interested in seeing during the Futures Game, and the swift decline of Tim Anderson.
Rundown
0:00 Intro Begins
0:44 Jayson Stark Inducted to the NSMA Hall of Fame
4:00 The Nats' Decision to Promote James Wood on July 1
14:02 Whose June Momentum Will Carry Into Second Half?
25:23 The Cardinals Are Quietly Hanging Around & Pitching Well Recently
33:28 Futures Game Rosters Released
39:42 KBO Regular Season Games in Theaters?!
44:01 Tim Anderson DFA'd by Marlins; Why Did He Decline So Quickly
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[@uncle-ted]

Angel Martinez is SUPER sneaky

[@SaMacky2023]

Love when she is on, very good energy.

[@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar]

The two teams are obviously very different, other than having terrible bullpens, but it is fun to note that after 50 games, the 2019 Nationals were 19-31, while the 2024 Mets were 21-29, and the Mets are currently 41-41, exactly the same as those Nats were after 82 games. And they have a fairly soft schedule through July 22. While their own pitching is obviously a problem, the Mets have beaten up on tough pitching, as their adjusted (third-order) Pythag numbers indicate. In the FWIW department, they have the league’s 8th-best BaseRuns record, at 45-37, virtually tied with the Twins, and ahead of-in order-the Mariners, Astros, Royals, Guardians, and Padres, and pretty darned close to the Brewers, Yankees, and Atlanta. It’s not necessarily predictive, but they’ve been underperforming their BaseRuns and adjusted Pythag all along, so perhaps they are a legit contender, and should improve their pitching before it has a chance to torpedo their season.

[@charlesvalentine9638]

JD is angling for a career as a hitting coach. #GoldenParachute

[@uncle-ted]

Will Sterling Marte be this years Ozuna? a late year monster.