WEBVTT - Chris Archer (4-4-26) 

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<v Speaker 1>And now an exclusive interview with David Basse for Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a beautiful weekend here in our nation's capital and

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<v Speaker 2>certainly all smiles around the Dodgers after scoring thirteen runs yesterday.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm joined right now by ten year major league

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<v Speaker 2>veteran pitcher, two time All Star and now three times no, no,

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<v Speaker 2>two times two time All Star and now a big

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<v Speaker 2>part of the Dodgers front office. And that's the one

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<v Speaker 2>and only Chris Archer. Weenels dis Chris, thanks for joining us.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, Vesse, appreciate you having me on. Man.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, this is a new role for you that you

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<v Speaker 2>certainly have embraced. How rewarding hasn't been for you now

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<v Speaker 2>that you've been in the organization for a couple of years.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, super rewarding in many ways. I get to help

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<v Speaker 1>young players in player development, and whenever I'm up here

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<v Speaker 1>with the big league team, I get to learn from

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<v Speaker 1>the best staff in baseball. So it's really the best

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<v Speaker 1>of both worlds. I get to learn it's on, but

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<v Speaker 1>also get to help it's on as well.

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<v Speaker 2>You're a perfect guy to talk to today because Tyler

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<v Speaker 2>Glass now is on the mound. You guys were together

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<v Speaker 2>in Tampa for a short period of time. Where have

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<v Speaker 2>you seen the growth in Tyler since you become part

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<v Speaker 2>of the Dodgers' front office.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's a good question. I mean, Tyler's always been

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<v Speaker 1>super talented, even back when he was with Pittsburgh and

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<v Speaker 1>had some struggles, He's always been super talented. I think

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<v Speaker 1>the confidence that he has he really trusts himself. I

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<v Speaker 1>think the success that he's had here parlayed with what

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<v Speaker 1>he did in the World Series. He can really trust

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<v Speaker 1>his body, he can really get out of his head

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to all the delivery stuff, because he's

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<v Speaker 1>a very cerebral guy. But it seems like spring training,

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<v Speaker 1>in his first start this year, he's really out there

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<v Speaker 1>just executing pitches and he's not thinking too much. And

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<v Speaker 1>this is a really, really good version of glass now

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<v Speaker 1>right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you believe there was one moment in time or

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<v Speaker 2>do you believe, like you said, coming out of the

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<v Speaker 2>bullpen and succeeding gave him a new mindset coming into

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<v Speaker 2>spring training.

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<v Speaker 1>I think all players go through a long transition to

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<v Speaker 1>really trust who they are. And it seemed like the

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<v Speaker 1>World Series last year, specifically, not just the playoffs, but

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<v Speaker 1>the World Series, Like you said, the different roles he

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<v Speaker 1>had to serve and thrown on short rest and back

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<v Speaker 1>to back like he never has before. I think it

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<v Speaker 1>was that last like five percent that he needed to

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<v Speaker 1>show himself that he is one of the best in

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<v Speaker 1>the league. Now he can just go out there and

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<v Speaker 1>trust that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it feels like he's a different guy this year.

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<v Speaker 2>Like you said, there just seems to be a lot

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<v Speaker 2>more clarity when you talk to him and when you

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<v Speaker 2>look look at him in the eyes.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, definitely. I think another thing is he changes body

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<v Speaker 1>composition a little bit. He added some weight, and he's

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<v Speaker 1>like he has a very unique body obviously, like long limbs,

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<v Speaker 1>very very lean. He added a little extra fat, a

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<v Speaker 1>little extra muscle, and I think that gives him extra

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<v Speaker 1>confidence to go up there and be healthy and kind

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<v Speaker 1>of let his body just do his thing rather than

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<v Speaker 1>having all that past history be a part of his game.

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<v Speaker 2>Chris Archer is our guest, and in spring training you

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<v Speaker 2>would always do, you know, pass bys and check in

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<v Speaker 2>on guys like glass Now and Snelling others. When you

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<v Speaker 2>do that, what's the purpose? What are you trying to

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<v Speaker 2>find out?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's that's another really good question. Since I have

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of crossover with player development, I'm trying to

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<v Speaker 1>pick their brain on not their processes now, but their

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<v Speaker 1>process is when they were developing in the minors and

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<v Speaker 1>early in the major leagues, so that maybe we can

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<v Speaker 1>start to implement things that they learned early in their

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<v Speaker 1>career and help shorten our player development guys career as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Interesting, And when you talk about player development, that's

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<v Speaker 2>not just at the minor league level. There's some young

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<v Speaker 2>pitchers on this staff that are still developing.

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<v Speaker 1>Definitely. I think one of the separators for the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 1>is that we continue player development even at the major

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<v Speaker 1>league level, whether you're a rookie or whether you're someone

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<v Speaker 1>who is as much time as Miguel Rojas or Blake trying.

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<v Speaker 1>And since we're talking about pictures, yeah, we're always looking

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<v Speaker 1>to get better. We're always trying to find that edge.

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<v Speaker 1>You're trying to be ahead of the curve, and sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>going back in history and finding out how good athletes

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<v Speaker 1>trained and developed is one of the best tools you

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<v Speaker 1>can use to continue to stay ahead.

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<v Speaker 2>How involved are you and trying to help Roki Sasaki

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<v Speaker 2>get back on track.

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<v Speaker 1>I wouldn't say I'm very much involved at all. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>Mark and Connor are unbelievable. Roki has a couple guys

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<v Speaker 1>that are on his team as well personally, so I

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<v Speaker 1>kind of stay out of that because he has a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of really good people around him already.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you feel like there needs to be a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit more patience by the fans with Roki?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah? I mean, And one thing that I like to

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<v Speaker 1>highlight is just because we're speaking about Glass and Snell,

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<v Speaker 1>when they were twenty three, twenty four to twenty five

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<v Speaker 1>years old in the big leagues, their numbers weren't what

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<v Speaker 1>their numbers are now. They weren't the pictures they are

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<v Speaker 1>now almost ten or so years ago. So yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean patients with someone, especially in Rokie's unique case. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a different ball, it's a different lifestyle, it's a

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<v Speaker 1>different amount of travel, it's a different level competition, it's

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<v Speaker 1>a big jump. So of course, like the organization's patient,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think, yeah, fans can if they can find

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<v Speaker 1>the little wins, I think they would enjoy watching the

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<v Speaker 1>game a little bit better.

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<v Speaker 2>In this regard the way you evaluate and the way

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<v Speaker 2>you think next level, were you able to diagnose yourself

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<v Speaker 2>as well as you're able to diagnose other pictures now

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<v Speaker 2>in this role.

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<v Speaker 1>That it's a long pause because I'm thinking about it.

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<v Speaker 1>I tried to keep the game as simple as possible.

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<v Speaker 1>I think much higher level now, so I guess the

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<v Speaker 1>answer is no. Look, I was a two pitch pitcher.

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<v Speaker 1>I trusted my athleticism. I didn't get too heady about

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<v Speaker 1>delivery and stuff. So a big part of this what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm doing now is learning that, Okay, how do you

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<v Speaker 1>work with someone who does think differently than I thought

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<v Speaker 1>as an athlete? If that makes sense. So I'm kind

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<v Speaker 1>of adding tools to my tool bag. And that's what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm saying. It's really nice to be around Mark and

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<v Speaker 1>Connor because they're really good and they have so much

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<v Speaker 1>experience with different movers, different thinkers, different ability levels. So

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a lot of what I'm doing here is listening

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<v Speaker 1>and learning from these guys. Sure I help some of

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<v Speaker 1>the guys that I've seen come through, like Casparius and

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<v Speaker 1>Robo and Dryer. I am someone that they can lean on,

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<v Speaker 1>someone that they've seen over the years and the miners.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm learning a ton from our staff here.

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<v Speaker 2>That's amazing because the teachers have to teach the teachers

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<v Speaker 2>down in the minor leagues as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely, it's like who's the mentor's mentor kind of mentality,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think we have a tribe of people here

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<v Speaker 1>who really up the floor when it comes to coaching

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<v Speaker 1>and help fill in some deficiencies across the board. And

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<v Speaker 1>again that's why I think we're one of the best

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<v Speaker 1>sports organizations in.

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<v Speaker 2>The world, no doubt. Back to back champs looking for

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<v Speaker 2>that three pete. Hey, it was a great surprise to

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<v Speaker 2>see you out here at Nationals Park. You look good

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<v Speaker 2>in that Dodger blue and certainly a huge advantage for

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers to have people like you and the organization.

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<v Speaker 2>So thank you for the time. From Brad Paisley's house

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<v Speaker 2>in Nashville to National's Park.

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<v Speaker 1>You, sir, thank you for having me.

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<v Speaker 2>Man