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00:03 - Next guy on the list here is Matt Olson at plus 750.
00:07 Now Matt Olson hit 54 homers in 2023, led the league.
00:11 His current ADP is at 15 and I can make an argument
00:14 and I probably will,
00:15 he's the number one first baseman off the board.
00:17 A lot of people still put Freddie Freeman
00:19 because of the batting average,
00:20 but I'm looking at Matt Olson and what he did last year.
00:22 And Freeman also, you know,
00:24 Freeman will give you those steals last year,
00:25 but I don't know if that's something we can buy into
00:27 every single year.
00:28 Freddie Freeman has been around a long time.
00:30 As you get older, I think you're more,
00:32 I would say, or should I say less apt perhaps
00:35 to be running around the bases that much.
00:37 A lot of investments in this Dodger team,
00:39 but all jokes aside,
00:41 I don't know if those 20 steals are something
00:42 you could really bank on
00:43 when it comes to Freddie Freeman in 2024.
00:46 Instead, I'd rather have the 30 more home runs
00:48 that Matt Olson hit over Freddie Freeman.
00:51 But again, that's my preference.
00:53 That's how I wanna build.
00:54 I can find stolen bases in 2024 easier
00:57 than I can find those extra 30 home runs.
00:59 So Matt Olson last year led the league in home runs.
01:01 He was also top three in slugging.
01:04 He slugged last year, Matt, 6-0-4.
01:07 To me, you're looking at some of the best wagers
01:10 you can make on the board right now in Major League Baseball.
01:13 I don't know how this isn't one of them.
01:15 Matt Olson is an absolute stud.
01:17 He's a slugger.
01:18 He is in a situation with a great lineup.
01:21 Guys get on in front of him.
01:23 You've got Albies, you've got Acuna,
01:24 you got Austin Riley.
01:25 The troubles you were talking about
01:27 about the length of the Yankee lineup,
01:29 the Braves don't have those problems, folks.
01:31 So Matt Olson, to me,
01:32 I can't believe we're getting this number.
01:34 Almost 7 1/2 to one is the consensus.
01:36 Give me Matt Olson for this award.
01:39 That's where I wanna put my money.
01:41 I've already bet it.
01:42 I'm already investing in him in fantasy.
01:44 Your thoughts on Matt Olson potentially leading the league
01:47 in home runs two years in a row.
01:49 - I'll race you to the window.
01:52 I mean, I'm with you all day long.
01:55 When you wanna talk lineup protection,
01:56 you could see guys like Ozuna or Michael Harris
01:58 hitting behind Olson, giving him that protection.
02:01 And that's the big difference.
02:02 I will say here on this show that Matt Olson
02:06 is one of the two or three best home run hitters in baseball.
02:09 And I don't think it's a hot take.
02:10 I think it's Olson.
02:11 I think it's Jordan Alvarez.
02:13 Day over day, betting on baseball,
02:15 wagering on baseball is a war of attrition.
02:17 But day over day, if you wanna go to just one play a day,
02:21 home run prop for Matt Olson,
02:22 home run prop for Jordan Alvarez
02:24 would probably be on most days,
02:27 the air quote earmuffs, bad word, safest play of the day.
02:32 I really like Olson.
02:33 I really like these numbers
02:34 and I like all the insulation that's there as well, Joe.
02:37 - I love what you put out there too,
02:39 because if he does hit 50 home runs again,
02:41 that's basically what a third of the time
02:43 you're gonna be right.
02:45 So if you keep investing in it in good situations,
02:47 that's gonna be a nice return for you
02:49 'cause those numbers are usually three, four to one
02:51 to hit a home run in any given evening.
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