Aug 21, 2026 · 1 hr 30 min · 17 segments
On episode 28 of Let's Play 162, Chris and Jack rewatch the 2016 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in which Anthony Rizzo hit a huge HR, Jon Lester somehow didn't give up a run and more. We also looked…
Chris DeeleyHost
Jack GallagherHost
[laughs] Well, Dilley, while you're, um, dealing with that, um, I'll deal with, um, Juan Nicasio, who he was on the mound-
He is probably a name that people hear and think, "Oh yeah, I kind of half remember his name." And it's easy to think that way, because he played for basically everybody.
He spent another bit of time with the Phillies, and then finished up back in 2020 with the Texas Rangers.
Didn't go too well, but the year after, 2017, um, played for three different teams and posted a 2R as a pitcher, an ERA of 2.61.
So we're not seeing the best Juan Nicasio, but, um, yeah, there's not much of it to go around, because every other season is a bit meh.
So I wanted to kind of talk about the 2017 season just a little bit, uh, 'cause you get to the end of August He's pitched 60 innings for the Pirates in relief, 2.85 ERA.
Um, it's, it's, it's, you know, it's a, it's actively very good season, and then he gets waived, uh, which doesn't usually happen to, well, a good player.
We, we, we waived him 'cause we wanted him to catch on with a playoff team, uh, preferably an AL playoff team.
Uh, and, you know, 'cause his contract's expiring and we, you know, we'd like to, I guess, kind of do something nice for him." Uh, [laughs] he was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies, who at the time had a 49 and 83 record.
[laughs] Well, Dilley, while you're, um, dealing with that, um, I'll deal with, um, Juan Nicasio, who he was on the mound-
He is probably a name that people hear and think, "Oh yeah, I kind of half remember his name." And it's easy to think that way, because he played for basically everybody.
He spent another bit of time with the Phillies, and then finished up back in 2020 with the Texas Rangers.
Didn't go too well, but the year after, 2017, um, played for three different teams and posted a 2R as a pitcher, an ERA of 2.61.
So we're not seeing the best Juan Nicasio, but, um, yeah, there's not much of it to go around, because every other season is a bit meh.
So I wanted to kind of talk about the 2017 season just a little bit, uh, 'cause you get to the end of August He's pitched 60 innings for the Pirates in relief, 2.85 ERA.
Um, it's, it's, it's, you know, it's a, it's actively very good season, and then he gets waived, uh, which doesn't usually happen to, well, a good player.
We, we, we waived him 'cause we wanted him to catch on with a playoff team, uh, preferably an AL playoff team.
Uh, and, you know, 'cause his contract's expiring and we, you know, we'd like to, I guess, kind of do something nice for him." Uh, [laughs] he was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies, who at the time had a 49 and 83 record.
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