1 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:05,480 Speaker 1: When Nick Crawl about it a little bit later on 2 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: in the show. We're also going to talk with Gino 3 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: here in a little bit. We had a chance to 4 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:13,160 Speaker 1: tape an interview with him earlier, so that's coming up shortly. 5 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 2: But Jim just really. 6 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: Excited, and I think this is a huge acquisition for 7 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: the Reds. 8 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 3: It's a complete home run pun intended because he had 9 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 3: forty nine last year. 10 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:26,320 Speaker 4: They needed a power bat. 11 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 3: He certainly provides that again hitting forty nine home runs 12 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 3: last year. 13 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:34,840 Speaker 4: And you add to it just across the board one. 14 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 3: Sometimes when you make a free agent signing, it takes 15 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:39,920 Speaker 3: a while for fans to get to know that player 16 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:44,160 Speaker 3: or to get to like that player. They love Auhanio 17 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 3: Suarez already in Red's country. What he's going to bring 18 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:52,840 Speaker 3: now veteran leadership to the clubhouse. And then you add 19 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 3: to it that he's one of the best human beings 20 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 3: on the planet. I mean, it is good vibes only you. 21 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: Got that right, The good vibe're back. Great American ballpark. Yeah, 22 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: big year last year between Arizona and Seattle. I mean, 23 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: this is a guy that hit thirteen home runs for 24 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: the Mariners in just fifty three games and that's maybe 25 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:14,040 Speaker 1: the hardest place to hit homers in all of baseball. 26 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: Since he left the Reds, he's gonna bounce back and 27 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 1: forth between both Seattle and Arizona, and so a couple 28 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 1: stints with the Mariners in there. Started last year with 29 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: the Diamondbacks. But I mean, this is this is a 30 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: huge acquisition for several reasons. And I said to you 31 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 1: right after we first heard it, and I stand by it, 32 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: and this is this is no disrespect to Kyle Schwarber, 33 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: but I think as far as the Reds are concerned, 34 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: this to me is a better acquisition than Schwerber would 35 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: have been. 36 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 3: If you look at it as paying someone thirty plus 37 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 3: million dollars at the age just thirty eight and thirty nine. 38 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 2: Yes, and that's part of me. 39 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 3: He's a great player and a great human being as well. So, 40 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 3: but no, I the one the fact that it's a 41 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 3: one year deal. To my knowledge, there's no buyout. There's 42 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 3: a mutual option. So the Reds could wipe their hands 43 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 3: this doesn't work out, they can wipe their hands of it, 44 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 3: and they're not on the hook for I mean, and 45 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 3: in you know, fifteen million dollars, I can't believe why 46 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 3: I'm saying this, but pretty reasonable in baseball terms nowadays 47 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 3: for some of that hit forty nine home runs. So 48 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 3: the one year deal is really indicative that he wanted 49 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 3: to be here because he could have got a multi 50 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 3: year deal elsewhere. 51 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 1: I read a report that he had more money on 52 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: the table somewhere else and an extra year, but he 53 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 1: chose to come back to Cincinnati. Uh. And with that, 54 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 1: let's welcome in au Hanio Suarez as he brings his 55 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:42,359 Speaker 1: good vibes back to Cincinnati and Great American Ballpark and Gino. 56 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: How good does it feel to be back here in 57 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:48,639 Speaker 1: Cincinnati with the Reds. 58 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 5: Oh there word that we put in together to make 59 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 5: the happen, you know, and be back with you guys, 60 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 5: be back with where everything started, you know, in my career. 61 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 6: I want to build my whole career. 62 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 5: I want to say that I feel so happy to 63 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 5: be bad that see the people around the stadium already 64 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:11,119 Speaker 5: already and see all the beautiful gray American ball Park. 65 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 6: You know, it's it's awesome. 66 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 5: The last two days being great for me being happy, 67 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 5: you know, more important to have my own, my whole 68 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 5: family here, my agents, you know, it's awesome. 69 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 6: They're awesome to be back. Yeah, I feel so happy. 70 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 4: When the Regis traded you away. That was one of 71 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 4: the toughest day. 72 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 3: And I'm not speaking for me, obviously tough for me, 73 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 3: but it was one of the toughest days I've ever 74 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 3: seen in a clubhouse. And it was tough on you. 75 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 3: But you said, hey, maybe I'll be back someday. 76 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 6: Yeah, I remember that. 77 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, what what were the you mentioned the last couple 78 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 3: of days with this process of free agency, did you 79 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 3: have in the back of your mind, you know what? 80 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 5: Really, I want to be honest, you know, the free 81 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 5: agent was you know, a little bit tough for me. 82 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 5: You know, it's it's a lot of things around, but 83 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 5: I got only one team who made made this happen 84 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 5: and and this and this thing was Cincinnati Rex. 85 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 6: That was the team that asked for me almost every day. 86 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 5: And we walked together like I always like I remember 87 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:17,600 Speaker 5: that interview when I got traded that I say, you 88 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 5: never know, you know, you might be in my career 89 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 5: in Cincinnati and and and here here I am right now, 90 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:26,839 Speaker 5: you know, talk to you guys again five years later. 91 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 5: And the last two day, the last two day, like 92 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 5: I say, it's been it's been also for me. You know, 93 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 5: I have my my family here, I have part of 94 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 5: my heart in Cincinnati, like I always say, and I 95 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 5: feel so happy i'd be back. And uh and and 96 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:47,279 Speaker 5: I feel good because uh, God time is perfect and 97 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 5: he moved everything and he put everything together and now 98 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:51,600 Speaker 5: he brings me back home. 99 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: A couple of different organizations since you left Cincinnati. But 100 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: when you when you look at it, and you obviously 101 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:02,920 Speaker 1: hear different voices from different coaches in different organizations, did 102 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 1: you learn a little something by by being away that 103 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: that you bring back with you now? 104 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 5: I mean obviously more experience, you know, it's something that 105 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 5: now I learned and how to play that this this 106 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 5: game with more passion and and and more seriously, you 107 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 5: know it means you put everything on the field right, 108 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 5: you got your talent and uh, but uh, off the field, 109 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 5: you might be don't feel good with and you got 110 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 5: to deal with that. And it's something that I learned 111 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 5: because I got a time enough now and uh, and 112 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 5: enjoy the game is more important to me. And be 113 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 5: happy every day like I always say, and and and 114 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 5: enjoy the moment, enjoy the process. You never know what's 115 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 5: gonna happen that day. But uh, one bad day is 116 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 5: not at the end on the of the season, you 117 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 5: know what I mean. And you just gotta keep going 118 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 5: and and and never stop, and play hard every day 119 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 5: and show over every day and and do your best 120 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 5: every time. 121 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 3: There have been so many players that have played multiple 122 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 3: years in Cincinnati and the city kind of grab them. 123 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 3: And I know you, I'm assuming you you feel that 124 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 3: as well. You're one of your daughters was born here, right, 125 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 3: and she is still a Cincinnati Reds fan, correct, She she. 126 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 6: Was very happy. 127 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 5: I think she crying when we when we tell them 128 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 5: the notes that we can we come back to Cincinnati. 129 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 5: She was so happy. And just because that you know, 130 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 5: you know she born in Cincinnati. You know they play 131 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 5: baseball here. She's as Cincinnati rag fans every time that 132 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 5: even when I play for the other teams, she's she 133 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:37,279 Speaker 5: root for the Cincinnati to be honest, to be honest, 134 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 5: and that's something that you know, it makes make all 135 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:44,160 Speaker 5: the decisions easier for me, you know, to come here. 136 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 5: And I know I know everybody another way that they've 137 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:51,360 Speaker 5: been played the last three years, how they've been they've 138 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 5: been doing it in the field. I think we have 139 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 5: for me, we have, right now that one of the 140 00:06:56,440 --> 00:07:00,279 Speaker 5: best managers and Terry Frank corner for me is and 141 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 5: play for him gonna be something very special for my career. 142 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 4: You just said that's great. 143 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 2: It's good to hear that. Well, that is au Haneo Suarez. 144 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 1: We've got more with Gino coming up a little bit 145 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 1: later on. 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We're visiting with au Haneo Suarez. 155 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: The News of the day, News of the week. I 156 00:07:58,320 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: guess you could say. 157 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 3: News of the Day's is great to hear his voice 158 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 3: and let's continue our conversation with Gina. 159 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: Obviously, the personal stuff is a big factor here, but 160 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: like you talked about the baseball side of things, Terry Francona. 161 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 1: The fact that this team has has been right there, 162 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 1: they made the playoffs last year. From the from the 163 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: baseball side, did did a lot of that play into 164 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 1: you wanting to come back. 165 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 5: For obviously you or you want to win? You want 166 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 5: to win? You want to win? That word serious? You 167 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 5: want to give you the ring to to to the CD. 168 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:34,079 Speaker 5: Do you want to give you that trophy to to 169 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 5: D City. I think they deserve it. They've been waiting 170 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:39,720 Speaker 5: for a long time. And when you see this the team, 171 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:42,440 Speaker 5: how they played last year, how they make it, how 172 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:43,839 Speaker 5: they they've been, you know. 173 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 6: Play every every every year. They grow so fast. 174 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 5: You see when you see a Lee, when you see Martelle, 175 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 5: when you see Steer, when you see steeference on, how 176 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 5: they grow over the field. And they wanted more than that, 177 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 5: you know, And and I see all that, and I 178 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:00,320 Speaker 5: want to be part of the that team. I said 179 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 5: to myself, like, Okay, this is something good for me, 180 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:05,600 Speaker 5: you know, because even if I got a more spirit 181 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 5: than them, they got more in their geo. They have 182 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 5: something that I can't pick it up and learn from them. 183 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 5: And that's how they play the game. You know, they 184 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:16,360 Speaker 5: play with a heart, you know, with heart every time, 185 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 5: and there's something that are going to help all each other. 186 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 5: So that's why I can can't wait to put everything together. 187 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 3: On the field, we are recording this interview in a 188 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 3: booth overlooking Great American Ballpark. I know you're freezing right now. 189 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 4: It's beautiful, snow is covering the field. 190 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 3: But played a lot of games in Seattle, Arizona. 191 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:41,079 Speaker 4: A little you know different when you look out there 192 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 4: and you see that short porch and left field. 193 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 6: Love it. I love it. 194 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 5: I love it, and it's something like I told you, 195 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:49,320 Speaker 5: these ballpark gives me a lot of good things, a 196 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 5: lot of good moments, and and then I'm very happy 197 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 5: it'll be back, very happy. Can wait to put it together. 198 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 5: Can't wait too. You call those home run that. 199 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:01,559 Speaker 3: Way, I'm talking about the every twenty eight down the line. 200 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:03,560 Speaker 3: That's a big ballpark in Seattle. 201 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 4: They had a home run there. It's got to be 202 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:08,079 Speaker 4: a big boy shot. What was it like, just you're 203 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 4: going to be hitting here and a home run? Friendly part. 204 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 6: I can't wait too, it can't wait, can't wait. 205 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: I would imagine that played a factor. Also, I gotta 206 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 1: believe that that wasn't a non issue. 207 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 6: But it's not an issue. Yeah, it's not an issue. 208 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:27,079 Speaker 6: I'm very excited to be something. 209 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 4: Hit forty nine last year, so you know, it hit 210 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 4: him anywhere. 211 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: Didn't seem anywhere. Seattle and Arizona didn't seem to slow 212 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 1: them down all. 213 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 4: But they do kind of go out a little easier here. 214 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:39,840 Speaker 1: It's okay when you look at how you're going to 215 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 1: be used. You've played a lot of third base obviously, 216 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:45,679 Speaker 1: but now you keep Brian Hayes kind of has that 217 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:48,320 Speaker 1: spot locked down. It sounds like you'll be dhing a 218 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 1: little bit. 219 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:51,600 Speaker 2: More this year. How do you approach that? How do 220 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 2: you prepare for that? 221 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 5: I mean I was already had a little bit of 222 00:10:56,120 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 5: conversation with Freddie gonna be this interary that and uh 223 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 5: I told them, whatever you need me, I will here. 224 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:05,400 Speaker 6: I will give you one hundred percent. 225 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:08,920 Speaker 5: I know how good is keep praying on third base. 226 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:10,840 Speaker 5: It is a gold glove and we we have to 227 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 5: repair that too. But like I said, I'm open to 228 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:17,960 Speaker 5: learn how to play every everywhere now. And so like 229 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:21,440 Speaker 5: I approached my they bring me here for something and 230 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:23,960 Speaker 5: I will give my best on that something. 231 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:26,840 Speaker 4: They needed for me. You've played primarily. 232 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 3: You came up as a short stop third base. Left 233 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:32,120 Speaker 3: side of the infield is much different than the right 234 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:33,840 Speaker 3: side of the infield. What would it take for you 235 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:36,320 Speaker 3: to consistently play first base? 236 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 4: Should they? 237 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 5: I think that the every day work it's gonna help 238 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 5: me a lot. Like I said, I have, I have 239 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 5: a couple of games at first Babe already, so I 240 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:48,200 Speaker 5: know a little bit how to play that that position. 241 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 5: But obviously it's not my natural position. And but like 242 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:54,439 Speaker 5: I say, I will put my my one hundred percent 243 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 5: on that position. If they need me every day at 244 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 5: First Bay, I will do my best there. I promise 245 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 5: you that when I give you one hundred percent every day, 246 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:04,720 Speaker 5: I'm not promising if I would be the gold Globe, 247 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:07,679 Speaker 5: but I will give you one hundred percent to help 248 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:10,600 Speaker 5: all the strog from from the left side of the field. 249 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:13,320 Speaker 1: You look at this team, and you talked about the 250 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 1: guys that are on this group earlier. You're obviously familiar 251 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 1: with them. You didn't play with many of these guys 252 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 1: when you were here before. But to be a piece 253 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 1: of this team and and kind of the last piece 254 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 1: of this lineup, how exciting is that? For you to 255 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 1: know that that you were brought here to make a 256 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 1: huge impact on this team. 257 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 5: I mean that that's that's that's an exciting thing for me. 258 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:36,600 Speaker 5: You know, it's a new challenge. I know how how 259 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 5: good they are, how deep the lineer was, and and 260 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:43,680 Speaker 5: now we meet there. I think we're going to have 261 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 5: a really good chance than doing something special for for 262 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:50,840 Speaker 5: our team, for our fans, and for the city. So 263 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:54,040 Speaker 5: I'm very excited and looking forward for that. I can't 264 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:56,679 Speaker 5: wait to put it in the field and see see 265 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,439 Speaker 5: how this year is gonna be for us and I 266 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:01,560 Speaker 5: And I'm very comfort that it's going to be a 267 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:03,600 Speaker 5: really good year for everybody in Cincinnati. 268 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 3: You were once a young player obviously in Detroit and 269 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:11,080 Speaker 3: a young player here, and I'm sure you had influences 270 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 3: veteran players. You're now that veteran player coming back, and 271 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 3: everyone associates good vibes only man with you. 272 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:23,440 Speaker 4: That is just it's a hashtag. 273 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 3: It's I can't tell you the amount of people that 274 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 3: have either text me or social media, Hey good vibes only? 275 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 4: Are you going to bring good vibes always? 276 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:34,840 Speaker 6: Always? 277 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 5: I will be the same guy, Like I told you, 278 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 5: you don't have to change anything. You have to be 279 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 5: you put your best on the field, off the field 280 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:46,679 Speaker 5: and the clawhouse. You gotta be yourself, your your better 281 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 5: version than you. 282 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 6: And that's me. I always happy, I always. 283 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:53,080 Speaker 5: You know, try that that that that give you a 284 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 5: smile to everybody and and and bring the good vibes. 285 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:59,280 Speaker 5: And that's that's me, you know. And that's something that 286 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 5: I will keep it. And that's something that I would 287 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 5: try to show my teammates how how important it is 288 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:08,679 Speaker 5: to be not only good on the field, but off 289 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 5: the field and the club. How it be a good teammate, 290 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 5: enjoy everybody, treat everybody as the same. It doesn't matter 291 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:16,679 Speaker 5: who you are, It doesn't matter who they are. You 292 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 5: got to be you enjoy your your thing, do your 293 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 5: thing and and be happy and have a good day. 294 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 6: Didn't they? 295 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 2: I can tell you that they just got a lot 296 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 2: better with you here. 297 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:29,440 Speaker 6: I know I. 298 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 4: Got a lot of those. By the way, that's. 299 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 3: Good on social media, boy, I miss. 300 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 1: That when you're when you're somewhere that's comfortable. How much 301 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 1: easier is it to just be yourself and go out 302 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 1: and perform? And and you did you feel that the 303 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 1: minute you came back in this building. 304 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 6: It's easy. It's easy to be that like that. 305 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:55,360 Speaker 5: I think, like, you know you have the talent, that's 306 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 5: a gift from God, right, so you you you work 307 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 5: to put those thing together and be the best version 308 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 5: of you on the field. But it's more, it's more 309 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 5: than physical, it's more like mental. You you got to 310 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 5: be the guy who knows when when good things, when 311 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 5: good things going your way, you're always happy. Right So 312 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:21,360 Speaker 5: but this this this game is so hard and you 313 00:15:21,400 --> 00:15:24,680 Speaker 5: don't know, you don't know the results. You can feel 314 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 5: your bad one hundred percent, but you don't know the 315 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 5: results on that day, you know. So that's kind of 316 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:31,800 Speaker 5: like the balance of the the team. Be you on 317 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:35,640 Speaker 5: the field, working hard to be better, your better version 318 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 5: better off the field or on the clow house. You 319 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:42,840 Speaker 5: have to be yourself is about Henny Suarez who I 320 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 5: am and the guy who are like, be happy, enjoy 321 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 5: the moment. The result is gonna be right there because 322 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 5: your talent is there, the results gonna be there. I 323 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:55,240 Speaker 5: always say, don't chase the results because the results is 324 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 5: going to be there at some point. So to enjoy 325 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 5: what you do, play hard every day and see what 326 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 5: happened with the end. 327 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 6: Of the day. 328 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:03,360 Speaker 4: Correct me if I'm wrong. 329 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 3: You were number twenty eight in Arizona and Seattle, right, Yes, sir, 330 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 3: you're seven here here. 331 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 4: I don't know that occupied. 332 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:11,840 Speaker 6: Yes, I don't need that seven here. 333 00:16:12,120 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 4: No, No, I will keep twenty eight open. 334 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 6: I think I think so too, so I will keep 335 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 6: you that twenty eight. Steer. 336 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 5: I think Steer had that number seven. Yeah, he'd been 337 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:24,680 Speaker 5: great with that number. Nothing got a chance. 338 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 4: But you already you gotta change. 339 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 3: I was expecting you say, yeah, I'm gonna pay him 340 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:33,480 Speaker 3: a little No, No, that's his number. 341 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:36,760 Speaker 6: He deserved it. He'd been doing really good with that number. 342 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:38,600 Speaker 4: I don't have I expect nothing else. 343 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:41,280 Speaker 1: Thank you before we let you go. How excited are 344 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 1: you to get down the good year and suit up? 345 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 5: Very I'm very excited to see four. I can't wait 346 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:48,080 Speaker 5: to pray in the field. I can't wait to bear 347 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 5: everything together and do our best as a team, as 348 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:54,920 Speaker 5: a personality, do my best every day, and God bless everybody. 349 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 6: I think that's really good thing. You got to put 350 00:16:57,360 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 6: a guy in front of everything. 351 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:01,200 Speaker 5: Gin know, thanks so much, Thank you guys, so much. Welcome, 352 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 5: Thank you. Beautiful day, Jeene day. Beautiful day is. 353 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:11,200 Speaker 2: Ayu Haineo Suarez. Always great to hear his voice. 354 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:13,720 Speaker 1: Great to have him back in a Reds uniform. We're 355 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:17,400 Speaker 1: back with Red's President of Baseball Operations, Nick Crawl, and 356 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 1: we will also be switching over to w SAI Fox 357 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 1: Sports thirteen sixty. 358 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:25,760 Speaker 2: For those of you listening locally in Cincinnati. 359 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:28,159 Speaker 1: This is the Budweiser Reds Hot Stove League presented by 360 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 1: UDF on the Reds Radio Network. Welcome back in It's 361 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 1: the Budweiser Reds Hot Stove League presented by u DF 362 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:41,480 Speaker 1: and we are live the bet MGM Sportsbook inside Tom's 363 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 1: Watch Bar at the Banks. Nice contingent of folks coming 364 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 1: out to check on the show today. It is the 365 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 1: last show before the pre opening day show where Jim 366 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:53,400 Speaker 1: and I are both together on location. 367 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:55,960 Speaker 2: Next week. It's a split squad show. 368 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:58,439 Speaker 3: It is what squatch because someone has to go out 369 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:01,680 Speaker 3: to sunny Arizona and reper z while the players are there. 370 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 2: So right, that's tough. Yeah, I know, yeah, I know. 371 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 3: Drag me out the Arizona. But yes, I'll be in 372 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 3: Arizona this time next week. 373 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:11,119 Speaker 2: It's a tough gig. Everybody feels real Sorry for that, I. 374 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 4: Know, Thank you for the sympathy in here. 375 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:13,679 Speaker 2: I appreciate it. 376 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 4: Thank you. 377 00:18:14,119 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 1: As far as it's back, join Gino and the rest 378 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 1: of your Red's a great American ballpark this season with 379 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:23,119 Speaker 1: a season ticket membership. Be sure to purchase by February 380 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:25,720 Speaker 1: sixth to guarantee access to opening Day. Visit reds dot 381 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: com slash membership for details. 382 00:18:28,359 --> 00:18:29,480 Speaker 2: Well, we continue on. 383 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:32,679 Speaker 1: Obviously, the au Haano Suarez news is the talk of 384 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:35,639 Speaker 1: this show today and we are pleased to continue that 385 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 1: conversation now with Red's President of baseball Operations, Nick Crawl. Nick, 386 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:42,120 Speaker 1: first of all, congratulations for getting this deal done. Thanks 387 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:47,919 Speaker 1: for joining us also, But talk about this deal and 388 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 1: what it took from point A to point B to 389 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:53,480 Speaker 1: get this thing done. 390 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:56,720 Speaker 7: Well, I mean, we worked through the off season. We 391 00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 7: were trying to you know, three things we were trying 392 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 7: want to do. Was we want to rebuild our bullpen. 393 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:03,119 Speaker 7: We wanted to improve our defense, and we wanted to 394 00:19:03,160 --> 00:19:07,119 Speaker 7: improve our offense. And you know, we we got to 395 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 7: Brian Hayes in the trade deadline last year, who was 396 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:13,040 Speaker 7: you know, a longer term move. We rebuilt our bullpen. 397 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 7: Throughout the course of the offseason. We made some smaller 398 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:20,760 Speaker 7: moves with acquiring Dane Meyers, who can really play center field, 399 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:24,360 Speaker 7: hit left handed pitching. And we got jad Able Day 400 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 7: who has got some pop in his bad as well 401 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:29,120 Speaker 7: if he gets back to what he was two years ago. 402 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 7: We we've got a really interesting guy. But you know, 403 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 7: we were also looking, hey, how can we continue to 404 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:38,120 Speaker 7: improve this offense? And you know, we had so much 405 00:19:38,119 --> 00:19:43,080 Speaker 7: in our budget. We moved lux for for brock Burke. 406 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:46,399 Speaker 7: We had a had an opening, uh you know on 407 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:49,160 Speaker 7: the club that where you know, to get playing time 408 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 7: that that could fit in multiple different positions. And then 409 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 7: this came up last week. You know, we we talked 410 00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:58,920 Speaker 7: to his agent, to Gino's agents. Uh, you know, we've 411 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:02,160 Speaker 7: got a good relationship I'll have for a long time. 412 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 7: And it's something where he we could get a sense 413 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:08,400 Speaker 7: that he wanted to be here, and you know, we 414 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:11,159 Speaker 7: obviously wanted him here. And you know when whenever we 415 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:13,760 Speaker 7: were able to do that, you know, the money was 416 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 7: a little bit above where we were, and we had 417 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 7: to you know, I went to Bob and Phil and 418 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:20,239 Speaker 7: we talked about it and the merits and what we 419 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:22,679 Speaker 7: were trying to do and and you know what this 420 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:25,919 Speaker 7: would mean and you know, we we, like I said earlier, 421 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:28,919 Speaker 7: we went above and beyond where our budget was. But 422 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:31,479 Speaker 7: you know, it was it was a collaborative effort, effort, 423 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 7: and it was great to be able to get him. 424 00:20:33,359 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 3: You know, the perception always is, okay, we talk budget, Okay, 425 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 3: they've signed Suarez. Who are they going to have to 426 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 3: trade to get rid of some money? My understanding, And 427 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:46,199 Speaker 3: you just kind of touched on it that that is 428 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 3: not the case here. So what was it like to 429 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:53,919 Speaker 3: make that call to your owner and unless someone wows 430 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:55,159 Speaker 3: you with the deal and you think you're going to 431 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:57,560 Speaker 3: make the club better, that's not the case. 432 00:20:57,600 --> 00:20:58,680 Speaker 4: Correct, Correct? 433 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:00,440 Speaker 7: You know this is something that you know, we talked 434 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:02,320 Speaker 7: a lot about it, and you know, I know that 435 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:05,000 Speaker 7: there's the whole TV deal and I don't really know 436 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 7: a lot about that, But at the same time, this 437 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:09,320 Speaker 7: is something that you know, they you know, they really 438 00:21:09,359 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 7: wanted to do and really wanted to to make the 439 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:14,840 Speaker 7: move and the offer the opportunity to present itself, and 440 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 7: you know, it was a it was great to be 441 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 7: able to do that. 442 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:19,439 Speaker 1: So where where does that kind of put you with 443 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:21,479 Speaker 1: regards to this team right now? Do you feel like 444 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:25,800 Speaker 1: it's done? It's where you wanted it, given where you 445 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 1: where you saw things going into the off season to now, 446 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:30,960 Speaker 1: or are there still some things that you feel like 447 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:33,280 Speaker 1: you need to do to get done to round out 448 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:33,720 Speaker 1: this team. 449 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 7: Well, I think you're always looking to get better no 450 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:38,840 Speaker 7: matter what, whether it's hey, you get a trade leading 451 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:40,639 Speaker 7: up to spring training, and I don't think you know, 452 00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:43,840 Speaker 7: I think we're pretty much where we are going into camp. 453 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:45,960 Speaker 7: You know, it'd be great to add a couple more NRIs, 454 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:48,920 Speaker 7: a little bit more competition in a little in a 455 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 7: couple of different areas, But at the same time, like, 456 00:21:50,880 --> 00:21:52,720 Speaker 7: I think this is probably where we are, you know, 457 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:58,040 Speaker 7: without an unforeseen circumstance that you know, you do something 458 00:21:58,040 --> 00:21:59,520 Speaker 7: that that's that you're not sure of. 459 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 3: If let's, uh, let's say that Spencer Steers playing left field, 460 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 3: Let's say that South Stewart's playing first base and Geno's 461 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:10,520 Speaker 3: d H and most of the time, if you're gonna nitpick, 462 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:12,919 Speaker 3: it's a pretty right handed heavy lineup. 463 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:16,080 Speaker 4: How much is that a concern at all? 464 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:18,399 Speaker 3: And I know you know this team needed needs to 465 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:21,919 Speaker 3: improve on hitting, that tended pitching, So there's that, But 466 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:23,160 Speaker 3: is it a concern? 467 00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 4: How do you. 468 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:27,919 Speaker 3: See this this rotation working out because Sara is going 469 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:30,440 Speaker 3: to play the field some how do you see it 470 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 3: all working out? 471 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:31,600 Speaker 6: Well? 472 00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:33,280 Speaker 7: I mean I think first off, you know, you look 473 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 7: at salth sALS. Sales played a month in the big leagues. 474 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 7: He's got to come in and win a job, right, 475 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:38,080 Speaker 7: He's going to have to come in and win a spot. 476 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 7: He looked great, he's working hard, and I know he's 477 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:43,159 Speaker 7: coming into to uh to prove that he can do that. 478 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:45,080 Speaker 7: But he's got to come in and earn a spot. 479 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:48,520 Speaker 7: Cabrian Hayes won a Gold Glove last year at third base, 480 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:51,200 Speaker 7: but he also is a guy that you're going to 481 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 7: need to give some days off to. So you're gonna 482 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:56,520 Speaker 7: have to have some you know, some level of of 483 00:22:57,840 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 7: like somebody to back him up, right. I think when 484 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:03,720 Speaker 7: you look at when you look at if you say, okay, well, 485 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:07,199 Speaker 7: you know Matt McClain's going to have uh, you know, 486 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:10,320 Speaker 7: Matt McClain's going to have two days off a month, 487 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:14,399 Speaker 7: right or DH or DH two days a month. You 488 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 7: have Ellie's going to do the same, and Cabrian Hayes 489 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 7: is going to do the same. 490 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 2: Right. 491 00:23:20,119 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 7: Well, you just got the thirty six starts that you've 492 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:24,199 Speaker 7: got to cover in the middle infield right and you 493 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:26,879 Speaker 7: might you're shift McClean over. You'll you'll have one of 494 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:30,840 Speaker 7: these guys play third base. You know sal and And 495 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:34,720 Speaker 7: and Steer both played second base at times. Tyler Callahan's 496 00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 7: played second base. You know he's gonna come in to 497 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:39,960 Speaker 7: try to win a spot. Spencer's played some left field. 498 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 7: Like there's all there's there's that bats to go around. 499 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:44,280 Speaker 7: I'm not worried about that. You still have the d 500 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:46,520 Speaker 7: H spot, you still have first base. That one of 501 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:48,360 Speaker 7: these guys is going to have to play first base 502 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:52,600 Speaker 7: as well. You've got You've got TJ can play left 503 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:55,359 Speaker 7: and say he's gonna play some left in spring he 504 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:58,000 Speaker 7: can play obviously play center field. You got Will Benson 505 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:00,320 Speaker 7: who can play all three spots out there. Dame can 506 00:24:00,359 --> 00:24:02,720 Speaker 7: play all three spots out there. Nowell he's been working 507 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 7: in centerfield. He's gonna work some center field in when 508 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:06,440 Speaker 7: he gets to spring training. 509 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 4: I think is the most interesting part of this, by the. 510 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:11,280 Speaker 7: Fun Now, I think we're gonna try, We're gonna there's 511 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:13,160 Speaker 7: gonna be a little bit of hey, let's see where 512 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:15,760 Speaker 7: everybody is when we get to camp. And then as 513 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:17,679 Speaker 7: we go through camp and then we get to the season. 514 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:20,119 Speaker 7: We're going to see how everything plays out. But you know, 515 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:23,680 Speaker 7: it's it's it's I'd rather have too many good players 516 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:24,600 Speaker 7: than none enough. 517 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:28,760 Speaker 1: We continue our conversation with Red's President of Baseball Operations, 518 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 1: Nick Crawl. This is the Budweiser Reds Hot Stove League, 519 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:48,160 Speaker 1: presented by UDF on the Reds Radio Network, talking Reds Baseball. 520 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:50,600 Speaker 1: It is a fun time to talk Reds Baseball. How 521 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 1: funny isn't it How one signing can can kind of 522 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:56,199 Speaker 1: change the whole feeling about an offseason, and in this 523 00:24:56,320 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 1: case it is au Haneo Suarez. The mood around Reds 524 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:02,400 Speaker 1: Land is a little more positive. 525 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 4: Are we talk about that Nick Krawl parade? That's gonna 526 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:05,080 Speaker 4: go down? 527 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 2: Second? Think right? 528 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:09,760 Speaker 1: I think it's tonight right after he leaves her. Yeah, 529 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 1: just you're hoisting him on your shop the way. 530 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:13,960 Speaker 3: Check out our boy over here. He's already got a 531 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:17,240 Speaker 3: twenty eight squire. This is not old Suarez Jersey. This 532 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:20,800 Speaker 3: is hot off the presses, custom made across the street, 533 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:22,280 Speaker 3: twenty eight Suarez. 534 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:24,280 Speaker 4: That's hardcore, it is. 535 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:26,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, Yeah, he deserves around. 536 00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:30,360 Speaker 1: We continue our conversation now with Red's President of Baseball 537 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 1: Operations Nick Crawl. Spring training obviously an exciting time. We 538 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:37,200 Speaker 1: always kind of talk about this time of year, once 539 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 1: you get to camp, what are the things that we're 540 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:42,200 Speaker 1: looking for that we're keeping an eye on in camp? 541 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 1: For you, your seat's obviously a little different, Your perspective 542 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:50,280 Speaker 1: is certainly different. So when you get to Arizona, assume 543 00:25:50,359 --> 00:25:53,320 Speaker 1: next week, what are the things that you are really 544 00:25:53,359 --> 00:25:55,399 Speaker 1: going to be keying in on. What are the things 545 00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:58,240 Speaker 1: that you're excited to watch for in camp this year? 546 00:25:58,280 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 7: Well, I mean, I think the first battle would be 547 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:01,520 Speaker 7: who's going to be the play by play down? 548 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:07,200 Speaker 2: So thanks appreciate that came over with that line. That's 549 00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:08,920 Speaker 2: thank you, Jim, I appreciate. 550 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:11,959 Speaker 6: Uh. 551 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 7: No, I think, you know, there's a lot of guys 552 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:16,280 Speaker 7: coming in for the chance to win a spot. And 553 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:18,720 Speaker 7: I think that, you know, we we look at it 554 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:20,960 Speaker 7: and say, oh, the team, team, set teams that there's 555 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 7: a lot of spots that are open. You know, I 556 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:25,080 Speaker 7: think there's gonna be a battle for the fifth starter spot. 557 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:29,360 Speaker 7: And you know we've got Chase Burns who played who 558 00:26:29,359 --> 00:26:32,000 Speaker 7: pitched well, uh for different parts of the year. You 559 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:34,359 Speaker 7: got Red Louder coming back from injury along with the 560 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:39,359 Speaker 7: Brandon Williamson and Julian n Aggie are I'm probably missing 561 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:41,560 Speaker 7: somebody there, but you know, there's a there's a handful 562 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:43,760 Speaker 7: of guys that that have really worked hard to get 563 00:26:43,760 --> 00:26:46,200 Speaker 7: to that spot, to compete for a spot. You got 564 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 7: a couple of spots in the bullpen open, and you 565 00:26:48,600 --> 00:26:50,160 Speaker 7: got some guys that pitch really well in the big 566 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:52,480 Speaker 7: leagues last year in different spots that have a chance 567 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:54,760 Speaker 7: to win spots. I mean, we we've brought some good 568 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:57,760 Speaker 7: in our eyes in that it's a it's a white 569 00:26:57,800 --> 00:27:01,200 Speaker 7: it's gonna be some wide open competition. You know, it's 570 00:27:01,560 --> 00:27:04,400 Speaker 7: we uh you know when you when you look at 571 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:07,440 Speaker 7: who is the last bench player, well, the last bench 572 00:27:07,440 --> 00:27:09,119 Speaker 7: player doesn't mean that oh, hey they're just going to 573 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 7: go get a pinch hit or or a you know, 574 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:13,320 Speaker 7: they're going to go in the field for an inning 575 00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:15,600 Speaker 7: or every now and then they get a spot. You know, like, 576 00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:18,320 Speaker 7: is it we we've got You know, how's the how's 577 00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:20,200 Speaker 7: the whole outfield going to match up? You know, was 578 00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:22,000 Speaker 7: it going to be lefty righty? Is somebody going to 579 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:24,639 Speaker 7: play every day? Is you know, you know, somebody's going 580 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:27,240 Speaker 7: to get some shots in center field versus left field 581 00:27:27,280 --> 00:27:29,760 Speaker 7: versus right field. I think it's going to be a 582 00:27:30,119 --> 00:27:33,000 Speaker 7: you know, who matches up with whom. There's a lot 583 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:34,560 Speaker 7: of things that that to look at, and there's a 584 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:36,680 Speaker 7: lot of guys on the team. You know, I think 585 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:40,680 Speaker 7: there's one guy that comes to mind that is is 586 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:43,680 Speaker 7: a guy that's that really did a great job last 587 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:47,600 Speaker 7: year in Triple A was Resigns. You know, Blake Dunn 588 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:49,120 Speaker 7: had a great second half. I think you get three 589 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:51,800 Speaker 7: forty four in the second half in Triple A. I mean, 590 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:54,480 Speaker 7: some of these guys are, hey, they're there. That's an afterthought. 591 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:56,960 Speaker 7: But you know, Resign's got a strikeout rate by twelve 592 00:27:56,960 --> 00:27:59,040 Speaker 7: percent in Triple A. If he can do that in 593 00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:00,960 Speaker 7: the big leagues, he's a chance to be a monster. 594 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:03,080 Speaker 7: And I think, you know, you got to let you 595 00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:04,600 Speaker 7: got to have a little bit of a wide open 596 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:07,320 Speaker 7: competition for some of those guys, and let's see what happens. 597 00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:09,120 Speaker 7: Let's see what they do, Let's see how much better 598 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:12,040 Speaker 7: they got. You know, you you got guys like Sal Stewart. 599 00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:15,119 Speaker 7: You're coming in and he's dropped fifteen twenty pounds and 600 00:28:15,320 --> 00:28:17,199 Speaker 7: he's moving a lot better than than he was at 601 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:18,720 Speaker 7: the end of last year. And I think that's something 602 00:28:18,760 --> 00:28:20,840 Speaker 7: that you know, all of these guys have a shot 603 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:22,480 Speaker 7: to come in and win spots. I think people look 604 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:24,000 Speaker 7: at it and say, a Walm pencil and this guy 605 00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:25,879 Speaker 7: in here, and this guy's gonna start here, and this 606 00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:28,320 Speaker 7: guy's gonna do this. You know, that's why we have Spring. 607 00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:31,159 Speaker 7: It's there's some competitions, you know. Tito always says this. 608 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:33,400 Speaker 7: There's there's three groups of players. There's one that's coming 609 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:35,320 Speaker 7: in because they know they're on the team. There's one 610 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:37,320 Speaker 7: group of players that are coming in because they need 611 00:28:37,359 --> 00:28:39,560 Speaker 7: to make the team, and then this third group because 612 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 7: they're there for the experience. And I think, you know, 613 00:28:41,360 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 7: you've got a lot of guys in that middle group. 614 00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:48,280 Speaker 3: Terry Francona makes out the lineup, obviously, and he should. 615 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 3: I love how you guys don't really meddle in. 616 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:51,400 Speaker 2: That, and why not. 617 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:55,360 Speaker 4: He's the Hall of Fame manager. Let's assume that Freedo 618 00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:56,160 Speaker 4: is gonna lead. 619 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 3: Off most of the time. He likes Ellie in the 620 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:01,920 Speaker 3: three spot. I would assume he it slot Suarez behind Elie. 621 00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:04,000 Speaker 3: We've talked about protection for Ali forever. 622 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:06,760 Speaker 4: Is the million dollar question. Who's hitting second. 623 00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 7: I think you can look at it a lot of 624 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:10,800 Speaker 7: different ways, like, how do you know are we facing 625 00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:14,040 Speaker 7: the left, ear righty, right? Who's the best guy against? 626 00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:17,280 Speaker 7: You know, in certain matchups, some guys it's going to be, Hey, 627 00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:19,400 Speaker 7: they're going to be the you know, TJ's a guy 628 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:21,560 Speaker 7: that leads off every day, right he gets on base, 629 00:29:21,640 --> 00:29:23,800 Speaker 7: that's that's his that's his goal, that's his job. That 630 00:29:23,840 --> 00:29:26,080 Speaker 7: he knows what his job is and he's good at it. 631 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:28,880 Speaker 7: So he's pretty said. I think everything else is kind 632 00:29:28,880 --> 00:29:31,600 Speaker 7: of is fluid about Hey, what's what's the best position? 633 00:29:31,720 --> 00:29:34,200 Speaker 7: I think, you know, we talk about it, but it's 634 00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:37,120 Speaker 7: something that is is fluid and when we get to 635 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:39,720 Speaker 7: the season, we'll figure that out. You know, Tito says 636 00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:40,719 Speaker 7: this all the time, and I don't have to make 637 00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:41,920 Speaker 7: a lineup card right now, so. 638 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:44,440 Speaker 3: Wilo we love asking him the first day, what's your 639 00:29:44,440 --> 00:29:48,080 Speaker 3: opening day lineup? Right right off the bat's like steam 640 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:48,560 Speaker 3: coming out. 641 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:50,760 Speaker 7: When when we when we when we get there, just 642 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:52,840 Speaker 7: the first question should be who's the opening day starter? 643 00:29:53,280 --> 00:29:55,239 Speaker 4: Or we always do that. Ever, it doesn't matter who 644 00:29:55,320 --> 00:29:56,080 Speaker 4: the manager is. 645 00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:59,800 Speaker 7: We boke, I know it's a it's a but it's 646 00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:03,200 Speaker 7: a ridiculous question, because you know, you know, baseball is 647 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:06,120 Speaker 7: a democratic process, right you Like, there's five starters and 648 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:07,840 Speaker 7: they just take a turn, and there are nine guys 649 00:30:07,840 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 7: in the lineup and everybody gets a turn, you know, 650 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:12,520 Speaker 7: so there's no it's it's just trying to figure out 651 00:30:12,520 --> 00:30:14,160 Speaker 7: how to match it up as best you can. 652 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:17,840 Speaker 4: That was a very politically correct answer. That nicely done. 653 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:19,760 Speaker 2: He's pretty he's gotten pretty good at that. 654 00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:23,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, there's there's obviously some guys that are poised for 655 00:30:23,080 --> 00:30:26,680 Speaker 1: big bounce back years. You know, you and I were 656 00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:29,720 Speaker 1: talking earlier today about Spencer Seer. You look at the 657 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:32,240 Speaker 1: overall numbers, maybe not great, but by the time he 658 00:30:32,400 --> 00:30:35,280 Speaker 1: was back playing defensively and fully healthy, turned in a 659 00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:39,400 Speaker 1: pretty nice campaign. Matt McClain never could quite get his footing. 660 00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:42,400 Speaker 1: And if if you've ever watched a guy trying to 661 00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:45,360 Speaker 1: come back from shoulder surgery like he was and missing 662 00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:48,400 Speaker 1: an entire year, especially when that's going to be his 663 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:51,120 Speaker 1: second big league season, I don't know that last season 664 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:52,760 Speaker 1: was a big surprise that he struggled. 665 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:56,200 Speaker 2: When you look at these guys, who's. 666 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:57,640 Speaker 1: The guy that you kind of key in on and 667 00:30:58,240 --> 00:31:00,880 Speaker 1: you really excited to see what they can do and 668 00:31:00,920 --> 00:31:01,480 Speaker 1: bounce back. 669 00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:04,520 Speaker 7: I think there's a handful of guys in that boat, right, 670 00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:07,160 Speaker 7: you know, I think Tyler Stevenson can have a bounce 671 00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:10,200 Speaker 7: back year. Spencer Steer had a seven to seventy OPS 672 00:31:10,240 --> 00:31:11,800 Speaker 7: once he got cleared to play the field. You know, 673 00:31:11,840 --> 00:31:14,280 Speaker 7: he had some shoulder stuff that didn't get worked out 674 00:31:14,320 --> 00:31:17,240 Speaker 7: in the in the winter at home, and you know 675 00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:19,720 Speaker 7: we had to He was rehabbing as he got to 676 00:31:19,960 --> 00:31:21,640 Speaker 7: the beginning until he got to the beginning of May, 677 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:24,200 Speaker 7: and then once he got there he took off. Matt 678 00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:27,480 Speaker 7: McClain we talked about, you know, shoulders and wrists usually 679 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:29,320 Speaker 7: take two years to come back from it and to 680 00:31:29,320 --> 00:31:31,600 Speaker 7: where you are. Ellie was playing through stuff. 681 00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:31,680 Speaker 2: At the end. 682 00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:34,800 Speaker 7: He's he's got a chance to continue to excel. Cabrian 683 00:31:34,840 --> 00:31:36,640 Speaker 7: Hayes came over here and I think added one hundred 684 00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:39,280 Speaker 7: points to his OPS and he's still getting better and 685 00:31:39,720 --> 00:31:42,680 Speaker 7: with with offensively and where he can be. And you know, 686 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:44,680 Speaker 7: a couple of years ago he was a three and 687 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:47,520 Speaker 7: a half win player and that was you know, gold 688 00:31:47,560 --> 00:31:50,040 Speaker 7: glove guy that can hit and hit anywhere in your lineup. 689 00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:54,760 Speaker 7: You know, you've got a lot of these guys Loelvi 690 00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:57,440 Speaker 7: Marte is learning to play the outfield, and I think that, 691 00:31:57,960 --> 00:32:01,280 Speaker 7: you know, he can really run. And we took him 692 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:04,640 Speaker 7: and put him in right field, and after a couple 693 00:32:04,680 --> 00:32:06,520 Speaker 7: of days of batting practice and okay, let's see how 694 00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:10,640 Speaker 7: this works. And he really struggled. He uh, you know, 695 00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:15,840 Speaker 7: he really struggled to play at the beginning. But they 696 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:18,640 Speaker 7: got into almost an average outfielder by the end and 697 00:32:18,840 --> 00:32:22,440 Speaker 7: made the great catch here against the Pirates. But you know, 698 00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:24,920 Speaker 7: it's something that there's a lot of guys that have 699 00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:27,880 Speaker 7: a lot of maturing to do. And I said this 700 00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:30,000 Speaker 7: to the other day. We had a presentation and started 701 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:32,640 Speaker 7: looking at it. We have one guy one guy in 702 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:36,480 Speaker 7: our well now too because of Suarez, but two guys 703 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:40,840 Speaker 7: in your starting rotation and your position player group that 704 00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:43,440 Speaker 7: are over the age of thirty. I think we kind 705 00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:45,720 Speaker 7: of dismiss of You know, a lot of these guys 706 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:48,120 Speaker 7: are growing and growing into who they are as players, 707 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:49,320 Speaker 7: and I think we have a lot of those guys 708 00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:50,800 Speaker 7: that have a chance to take a step forward. 709 00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:54,240 Speaker 3: I know that Marte's been working out some in center field, 710 00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:59,040 Speaker 3: and I know you're gonna move some guys around in 711 00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:02,120 Speaker 3: spring and see what they can do so legitimate that 712 00:33:02,200 --> 00:33:04,200 Speaker 3: he could be an everyday center fielder. 713 00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:04,840 Speaker 4: Could you see that? 714 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:07,960 Speaker 7: I think, yeah, he's obviously a top of the line runner. 715 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:10,800 Speaker 7: So as a game changer if it is, Yeah, And 716 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:13,440 Speaker 7: I don't want to discount TJ either, but yeah, not 717 00:33:13,480 --> 00:33:15,479 Speaker 7: at all. It's I think you're going to see some 718 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:17,840 Speaker 7: of these guys go and and say, Okay, well what's 719 00:33:17,880 --> 00:33:20,360 Speaker 7: the best you know who can who can do this? 720 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:22,040 Speaker 7: Who can't do this? And you know, when you look 721 00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:24,640 Speaker 7: at Marte' he played two months in the big leagues, 722 00:33:25,080 --> 00:33:27,440 Speaker 7: well two months in his career in right field, and 723 00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:29,680 Speaker 7: they were in the big leagues after basically taking some 724 00:33:29,720 --> 00:33:30,840 Speaker 7: shagging some balls for a while. 725 00:33:30,880 --> 00:33:31,640 Speaker 2: So yeah, I. 726 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:33,720 Speaker 7: Think that you know, you're gonna let's just see what 727 00:33:33,760 --> 00:33:35,480 Speaker 7: guys can do and see where how they belong and 728 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:37,760 Speaker 7: how they fit, and let's figure out how the pieces fit. 729 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:39,280 Speaker 7: When we get to the end of spring. 730 00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:41,040 Speaker 2: Nick, appreciate the time. I know you're eager. 731 00:33:41,080 --> 00:33:42,760 Speaker 1: We're all eager this time of year to get down 732 00:33:42,760 --> 00:33:46,320 Speaker 1: to Arizona, get spring training started and start watching some baseball. 733 00:33:46,400 --> 00:33:47,280 Speaker 2: So Nick, thanks for the time. 734 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:50,280 Speaker 4: Joy the parade tomorrow, yeah, joy that we're going sledding. 735 00:33:50,360 --> 00:33:53,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, good Yeah, parade in the snow. That is 736 00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:56,280 Speaker 1: Red President of Baseball Operations Nick Crawl joining us. This 737 00:33:56,440 --> 00:33:59,240 Speaker 1: is the Budweiser Red Hot Stove League presented by UDF 738 00:33:59,280 --> 00:34:06,840 Speaker 1: on the Red Radio. Welcome back to Butterwise Reds Hot 739 00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:09,600 Speaker 1: Stuff League presented by you DF. 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It's a win for the fans. 757 00:34:58,520 --> 00:35:00,560 Speaker 1: That's all the time we have. Thanks for listening. We'll 758 00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:02,880 Speaker 1: talk to you again next week on the REDS Radio network. 759 00:35:02,920 --> 00:35:04,320 Speaker 2: Goodnight,