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We got a lot of fun stuff going on today.

And speaking of fun,

look at these two beautiful human beings. Joe O'Riko is back with us here and Justin Mason from Sleeper and The Bus. He is neither. He is awake and he's never a bust. He's always a good time. Mace, what's going on, my brother? It's great to see you. Are you enjoying the World Baseball classic as much as I am because I am high on

espresso's and Armani Blazers right now. I'm not going to lie. I haven't watched a lot of it. I did watch the game last night just because it was such a crazy game. And I was doing projections and writing. And, yeah, the Italians are. Joeiko and I both in blue. We did not...

We did not coordinate this. How you doing? He shaved, and he's in blue. That's how happy Joe Rico is right now. Right, he's looking good. Hey, I'm trying to look handsome, and you know what I got? I got my mini Justin Mason here, too. So we got a two for going on. I got my sticker. Nice. Look at that.

All right.

So gentlemen, let's get into it.

Let's talk about... in here, too. So we got a to for going on. I got my sticker. Nice. Look at that. All right. So,

gentlemen, let's get into it. Let's talk about some of our must-have players here. Joe O'Riko, I know you've selected a couple guys, one of which actually played in last night's game. Who is it? Well, we're going to tease it and get back to it. But Justin, let's start with one of your guys, since you are the guest around these parts here today,

Zebby Matthews,

Minnesota Twins pitcher,

got a little bit of a taste of the big leagues last year and maybe left a bad taste in some people's mouths. I'll let you decide that. But at 2025, a 55-56 ERA, not exactly what you're hoping for, 1.49 whip. Obviously, a lot of things went wrong for the twins, and it doesn't look like a whole lot's going right for them right now. So how can Zebby Matthews maybe turn things around? Because we've seen this many times where guys who are young with a lot of upside, hit the big leagues, and stumble. But why can Zebby Matthews pick himself up, dust himself off, and get back to a better version of himself in 2026?

I think what you brought up is actually a really good point on a guy like Zeb Matthews, right?

When a prospect comes up and struggles initially, the fantasy industry buries those guys a lot of times, right?

They don't give them second chances.

And you're getting Seby Matthews, like outside the top 300 picks which in like tens

and 12 team leagues is like not even being drafted right but the underlying skills on Matthews

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