Speaker 1: And now an exclusive interview with David Basse for Dodger Talk.
Speaker 2: It's a beautiful weekend here in our nation's capital and
Speaker 2: certainly all smiles around the Dodgers after scoring thirteen runs yesterday.
Speaker 2: And I'm joined right now by ten year major league
Speaker 2: veteran pitcher, two time All Star and now three times no, no,
Speaker 2: two times two time All Star and now a big
Speaker 2: part of the Dodgers front office. And that's the one
Speaker 2: and only Chris Archer. Weenels dis Chris, thanks for joining us.
Speaker 1: Thank you, Vesse, appreciate you having me on. Man.
Speaker 2: Hey, this is a new role for you that you
Speaker 2: certainly have embraced. How rewarding hasn't been for you now
Speaker 2: that you've been in the organization for a couple of years.
Speaker 1: Yeah, super rewarding in many ways. I get to help
Speaker 1: young players in player development, and whenever I'm up here
Speaker 1: with the big league team, I get to learn from
Speaker 1: the best staff in baseball. So it's really the best
Speaker 1: of both worlds. I get to learn it's on, but
Speaker 1: also get to help it's on as well.
Speaker 2: You're a perfect guy to talk to today because Tyler
Speaker 2: Glass now is on the mound. You guys were together
Speaker 2: in Tampa for a short period of time. Where have
Speaker 2: you seen the growth in Tyler since you become part
Speaker 2: of the Dodgers' front office.
Speaker 1: Yeah, that's a good question. I mean, Tyler's always been
Speaker 1: super talented, even back when he was with Pittsburgh and
Speaker 1: had some struggles, He's always been super talented. I think
Speaker 1: the confidence that he has he really trusts himself. I
Speaker 1: think the success that he's had here parlayed with what
Speaker 1: he did in the World Series. He can really trust
Speaker 1: his body, he can really get out of his head
Speaker 1: when it comes to all the delivery stuff, because he's
Speaker 1: a very cerebral guy. But it seems like spring training,
Speaker 1: in his first start this year, he's really out there
Speaker 1: just executing pitches and he's not thinking too much. And
Speaker 1: this is a really, really good version of glass now
Speaker 1: right now.
Speaker 2: Do you believe there was one moment in time or
Speaker 2: do you believe, like you said, coming out of the
Speaker 2: bullpen and succeeding gave him a new mindset coming into
Speaker 2: spring training.
Speaker 1: I think all players go through a long transition to
Speaker 1: really trust who they are. And it seemed like the
Speaker 1: World Series last year, specifically, not just the playoffs, but
Speaker 1: the World Series, Like you said, the different roles he
Speaker 1: had to serve and thrown on short rest and back
Speaker 1: to back like he never has before. I think it
Speaker 1: was that last like five percent that he needed to
Speaker 1: show himself that he is one of the best in
Speaker 1: the league. Now he can just go out there and
Speaker 1: trust that.
Speaker 2: Yeah, it feels like he's a different guy this year.
Speaker 2: Like you said, there just seems to be a lot
Speaker 2: more clarity when you talk to him and when you
Speaker 2: look look at him in the eyes.
Speaker 1: Yeah, definitely. I think another thing is he changes body
Speaker 1: composition a little bit. He added some weight, and he's
Speaker 1: like he has a very unique body obviously, like long limbs,
Speaker 1: very very lean. He added a little extra fat, a
Speaker 1: little extra muscle, and I think that gives him extra
Speaker 1: confidence to go up there and be healthy and kind
Speaker 1: of let his body just do his thing rather than
Speaker 1: having all that past history be a part of his game.
Speaker 2: Chris Archer is our guest, and in spring training you
Speaker 2: would always do, you know, pass bys and check in
Speaker 2: on guys like glass Now and Snelling others. When you
Speaker 2: do that, what's the purpose? What are you trying to
Speaker 2: find out?
Speaker 1: Yeah, that's that's another really good question. Since I have
Speaker 1: a lot of crossover with player development, I'm trying to
Speaker 1: pick their brain on not their processes now, but their
Speaker 1: process is when they were developing in the minors and
Speaker 1: early in the major leagues, so that maybe we can
Speaker 1: start to implement things that they learned early in their
Speaker 1: career and help shorten our player development guys career as well.
Speaker 2: Yeah. Interesting, And when you talk about player development, that's
Speaker 2: not just at the minor league level. There's some young
Speaker 2: pitchers on this staff that are still developing.
Speaker 1: Definitely. I think one of the separators for the Dodgers
Speaker 1: is that we continue player development even at the major
Speaker 1: league level, whether you're a rookie or whether you're someone
Speaker 1: who is as much time as Miguel Rojas or Blake trying.
Speaker 1: And since we're talking about pictures, yeah, we're always looking
Speaker 1: to get better. We're always trying to find that edge.
Speaker 1: You're trying to be ahead of the curve, and sometimes
Speaker 1: going back in history and finding out how good athletes
Speaker 1: trained and developed is one of the best tools you
Speaker 1: can use to continue to stay ahead.
Speaker 2: How involved are you and trying to help Roki Sasaki
Speaker 2: get back on track.
Speaker 1: I wouldn't say I'm very much involved at all. I mean,
Speaker 1: Mark and Connor are unbelievable. Roki has a couple guys
Speaker 1: that are on his team as well personally, so I
Speaker 1: kind of stay out of that because he has a
Speaker 1: lot of really good people around him already.
Speaker 2: Do you feel like there needs to be a little
Speaker 2: bit more patience by the fans with Roki?
Speaker 1: Yeah? I mean, And one thing that I like to
Speaker 1: highlight is just because we're speaking about Glass and Snell,
Speaker 1: when they were twenty three, twenty four to twenty five
Speaker 1: years old in the big leagues, their numbers weren't what
Speaker 1: their numbers are now. They weren't the pictures they are
Speaker 1: now almost ten or so years ago. So yeah, I
Speaker 1: mean patients with someone, especially in Rokie's unique case. I mean,
Speaker 1: it's a different ball, it's a different lifestyle, it's a
Speaker 1: different amount of travel, it's a different level competition, it's
Speaker 1: a big jump. So of course, like the organization's patient,
Speaker 1: and I think, yeah, fans can if they can find
Speaker 1: the little wins, I think they would enjoy watching the
Speaker 1: game a little bit better.
Speaker 2: In this regard the way you evaluate and the way
Speaker 2: you think next level, were you able to diagnose yourself
Speaker 2: as well as you're able to diagnose other pictures now
Speaker 2: in this role.
Speaker 1: That it's a long pause because I'm thinking about it.
Speaker 1: I tried to keep the game as simple as possible.
Speaker 1: I think much higher level now, so I guess the
Speaker 1: answer is no. Look, I was a two pitch pitcher.
Speaker 1: I trusted my athleticism. I didn't get too heady about
Speaker 1: delivery and stuff. So a big part of this what
Speaker 1: I'm doing now is learning that, Okay, how do you
Speaker 1: work with someone who does think differently than I thought
Speaker 1: as an athlete? If that makes sense. So I'm kind
Speaker 1: of adding tools to my tool bag. And that's what
Speaker 1: I'm saying. It's really nice to be around Mark and
Speaker 1: Connor because they're really good and they have so much
Speaker 1: experience with different movers, different thinkers, different ability levels. So
Speaker 1: I'm a lot of what I'm doing here is listening
Speaker 1: and learning from these guys. Sure I help some of
Speaker 1: the guys that I've seen come through, like Casparius and
Speaker 1: Robo and Dryer. I am someone that they can lean on,
Speaker 1: someone that they've seen over the years and the miners.
Speaker 1: But I'm learning a ton from our staff here.
Speaker 2: That's amazing because the teachers have to teach the teachers
Speaker 2: down in the minor leagues as well.
Speaker 1: Absolutely, it's like who's the mentor's mentor kind of mentality,
Speaker 1: and I think we have a tribe of people here
Speaker 1: who really up the floor when it comes to coaching
Speaker 1: and help fill in some deficiencies across the board. And
Speaker 1: again that's why I think we're one of the best
Speaker 1: sports organizations in.
Speaker 2: The world, no doubt. Back to back champs looking for
Speaker 2: that three pete. Hey, it was a great surprise to
Speaker 2: see you out here at Nationals Park. You look good
Speaker 2: in that Dodger blue and certainly a huge advantage for
Speaker 2: the Dodgers to have people like you and the organization.
Speaker 2: So thank you for the time. From Brad Paisley's house
Speaker 2: in Nashville to National's Park.
Speaker 1: You, sir, thank you for having me.
Speaker 2: Man