1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,760 Speaker 1: Another season of Rockies Baseball. Dave Logan, Shelby Harris, Ryan Edwards, 2 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 1: and we're thrilled to be joined by executive vice president 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: of the Colrad of Rockies. 4 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:08,799 Speaker 2: Welcome off for Thank you so much for joining us. Walker, 5 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:11,240 Speaker 2: How are you doing great? Thanks for being here. 6 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 3: Always a fun day. Excited to see people enter the gates. 7 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 4: We were talking obviously before we got on. I asked you, 8 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 4: has it been now that you're in this position? Has 9 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:24,639 Speaker 4: it been what you thought it would be? Is it more? 10 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 5: Is it less? 11 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 4: I mean, how has it been for you in this transition? 12 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 2: You know? 13 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 3: I mean the first part of the off season was 14 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:32,519 Speaker 3: really about just making sure we were fully staffed up 15 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 3: on the baseball operation side of things, obviously, starting with 16 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 3: Paul de Podesta as our President of Baseball Operations, Josh 17 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 3: Burns GM, Warren Schaeffer, you know, now our full time manager. 18 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 3: We hired two assistant general managers. I brought on a 19 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:48,160 Speaker 3: chief Revenue and Strategy officer. So it was all about 20 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:50,919 Speaker 3: hiring initially, and now it's really about just putting all 21 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:51,840 Speaker 3: the plans into action. 22 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 5: Hey, going back to Paul, you know I was in 23 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 5: Cleveland with Paul, so bringing him out of football to 24 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 5: bringing them back to baseball. He had to have seen 25 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 5: something in this team to want to come back here. 26 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 5: What all went into bringing Paul back and really trying 27 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:14,040 Speaker 5: to restart and re energize the franchise. 28 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, so we got introduced by a mutual 29 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 3: friend and took a call with Paul on day one 30 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 3: of our hiring process, got to know him. It was 31 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 3: a short call, probably an hour long, and decided that, 32 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 3: you know what, we're going to have some other conversations. 33 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 2: We had some other conversations. 34 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:30,959 Speaker 3: We decided, hey, let's let's get on a zoom with 35 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 3: Paul learn more about him. And that was a two 36 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 3: two and a half hour conversation. Obviously, we just were 37 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:39,839 Speaker 3: fascinated with what goes on up there in his brain. 38 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 3: You know, he had a lot of great things to 39 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 3: say about what he felt we could do here at 40 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 3: the Rockies. He really broke it down. I mean, he said, hey, 41 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 3: the problems you guys have is you're not getting on 42 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 3: base enough right and you're letting people get on too much. 43 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 3: And you know, he minimized it to that point. But 44 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 3: he was a guy that we believe based on his background, 45 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 3: his you know, history, twenty years in baseball with the A's, 46 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 3: the Dodgers, the Mets, the Padres, and then obviously the 47 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 3: ten years with the Cleveland Browns. I mean, he's the 48 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 3: type of guy, analytically speaking, that we felt we could 49 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 3: really move forward with, and we're really really happy to 50 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:18,119 Speaker 3: have him. Denver was always a city that he had 51 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 3: kind of on his radar. I don't think he was 52 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 3: looking to get out of football by any means, but 53 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 3: when this opportunity became available, he wanted to talk with us, 54 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 3: and we wanted to talk with him once we knew 55 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:29,959 Speaker 3: there there could be a fit there. 56 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 5: Well, the city wise, it is no comparison Denver. 57 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 2: Warren Schaeffer. 58 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: You guys had him as your interim last year, obviously 59 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:42,919 Speaker 1: decided to hire him as the full time manager. 60 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:44,519 Speaker 2: What went into that thought process? What did you like 61 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 2: about his plan for this team? Yeah? 62 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:49,959 Speaker 3: I mean so, actually, you know, we obviously, my dad 63 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:53,519 Speaker 3: and I we wanted to give Warren a fresh chance. 64 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 3: Right last year, he did us a favor, right, I mean, 65 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 3: he came on board mid season when our team was 66 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:01,919 Speaker 3: not in a good place at all, and he took 67 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 3: us to the finish line. It was important to us 68 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 3: that Hey, let's let's try to give this guy a 69 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:10,079 Speaker 3: chance to, you know, have his own spring training. We'll 70 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 3: do what we can in the off season with the 71 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 3: roster and then get us to where hopefully we need 72 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 3: to be by opening Day. And the key at that point, though, 73 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 3: is that we weren't going to make a decision on 74 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 3: Warren before bringing on Paul. We wanted the President of 75 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 3: Baseball Operations, whoever that would be ended up being Paul Deepdesta, 76 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 3: we wanted them to be able to make that call. 77 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:33,399 Speaker 3: And once Paul got to know Warren, as he got 78 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 3: acclimated here in Denver, he just he was thrilled with 79 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 3: the person. He obviously had a lot of conversations with 80 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 3: current players, former players, front office personnel above and beyond. 81 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 3: My dad and I and everyone raved in the same 82 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 3: way about Warren. 83 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 2: He's a very motivated individual. 84 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 3: He works hard, he commands respect in that clubhouse, and 85 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 3: I think really just a great communicator. And all those 86 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 3: attributes were important to Paul, they're important to us, and 87 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 3: we're really excited for. 88 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 2: Warren this year. 89 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 4: Welcome Outfords, I guess from coors Field, getting ready for 90 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 4: the Rockies home opener here at two ten. Let me 91 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 4: ask you this. You've been this is a new position 92 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 4: for you this season, but you've been pretty much raised in. 93 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:18,280 Speaker 5: Baseball, right. 94 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:21,479 Speaker 4: So I would guess anytime you go into a season, 95 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 4: even before you took the helm here, there are goals 96 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 4: for the team in terms of what you want to 97 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:31,599 Speaker 4: get accomplished. Would you share some of those goals this 98 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 4: year in terms of what actually would signify to you 99 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:38,039 Speaker 4: that this thing is headed in the right direction, that 100 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 4: you're starting to show progress, the kind of progress that 101 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 4: you would like to see. 102 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 2: Well, I think we've already seen some of it. 103 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 5: Right. 104 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:47,720 Speaker 3: When we brought Paul on board, we talked a lot 105 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 3: about how our roster was composed. 106 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:51,600 Speaker 2: Right, we had a lot of young players. 107 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 3: I think we were either the first or second youngest 108 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 3: team in the league last year, a lot of players 109 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 3: that didn't have much major league experience, and so a 110 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 3: big initiative for us was going out seeing how we 111 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:05,159 Speaker 3: could maximize our payroll to bring on veterans that we 112 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 3: knew were good major league veterans that could not only 113 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 3: help us win more baseball games, but also help the 114 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 3: development of our younger players. 115 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 2: So I think that's been a success. 116 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:17,919 Speaker 3: We got guys like Jim Jake McCarthy, Willie Castro, Michael Lorenzen, 117 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 3: who's going to pitch today, Tomo, Yuki Sigano, Josekintana, And 118 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 3: I mean, those are the type of guys that, you know, 119 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 3: we could have gone out and signed one huge free 120 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 3: agent right or maybe one and a half huge free agents, 121 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 3: but for us, we knew we needed more players that 122 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:37,839 Speaker 3: could provide us with the versatility, that had good major 123 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 3: league experience, and that could help us not only from 124 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 3: a you know, player development standpoint and setting a good 125 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:49,719 Speaker 3: example and a standard, but also from just a cultural 126 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 3: perspective in the clubhouse. So I think that's the first part. 127 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 3: And then you know, as we get into the season 128 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:56,840 Speaker 3: here twenty twenty six, I mean, we have to make 129 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 3: progress every single day. That's not only here at the 130 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 3: major league level, it's also throughout the minor leagues all 131 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 3: the way down to the Dominican Republic. We've brought on, shoot, 132 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 3: five six major league coaches that are new to the 133 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 3: Rockies this year. They all come from good organizations, they 134 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 3: were all recommended people that we should talk to, and 135 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 3: they're all analytical thinkers as well. So it's not like 136 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 3: we're going to just switch to Hey, that data tells 137 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 3: us everything. We're making investments to garner more information. But 138 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:27,160 Speaker 3: we're also we have the right experience in our coaching 139 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 3: staff to you know, to work subjectively and also analytically 140 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:35,800 Speaker 3: to make our players better. And the way that we've 141 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 3: actually reorganized ourselves is everything starts from the top down. 142 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 3: The major league coaching staff organizes how people throughout the 143 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 3: organization need to be teaching and interacting with our players, 144 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 3: and we'll start seeing some success to that. The level 145 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 3: of play, we're going to be more aggressive. I think 146 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 3: we've seen that already. We're gonna throw strikes. You know, 147 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,040 Speaker 3: sometimes you're gonna throw strikes and they're gonna get hit 148 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 3: out of the park as happens. But we're going to 149 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 3: tax this strike down, be aggressive. 150 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 2: We're going to play great defense. 151 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 5: How do you feel obviously there's no secret that you've 152 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 5: started working at Brown's crew all of the aspects of baseball. 153 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 5: How do you feel like that is going to really 154 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 5: how's it prepared for your role today and kind of 155 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 5: what how does it get you an edge compared to 156 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 5: other people in your position around Major Leave. 157 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 3: Well, I think you know, I've seen like like you said, 158 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 3: I mean, I've seen hands on several areas of our 159 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 3: operation that other people have just seen from Afar. I 160 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 3: build great relationships with a lot of people here at Coursefield, 161 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 3: and I maintain those relationships here today. But I think 162 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 3: it's really understanding kind of the challenges that each department faces, 163 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:48,600 Speaker 3: the why behind we do things right. So I think 164 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:50,559 Speaker 3: there's just been a lot of experience that I've gained 165 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 3: my former role in corporate partnerships. I got to interact 166 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 3: with virtually every sector within the organization just based. 167 00:07:58,240 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 2: On how that department works. 168 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 3: And really, I mean the experience that I've gained is 169 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 3: it's not over right. I mean, I think that's the 170 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 3: thing that I'm motivated about, is that I try to 171 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 3: learn something new every day, and even from guys like. 172 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:13,239 Speaker 2: Paul and Josh and Warren. 173 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 3: I mean, I want to learn as much from them 174 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 3: as I can help them. 175 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: With Walker Walford joining us here, I wanted to go 176 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 1: back to the pictures you added to your starting staff 177 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 1: with Chigano, Lorenzen and Tantana. 178 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 2: A lot has been made about pitching a course Field. 179 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: Did you have to talk to these guys a little 180 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 1: bit and I'd say talk them into but a lot 181 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: of it is made because some of these pictures they 182 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:35,319 Speaker 1: come out from other markets and they say it's impossible 183 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 1: to pitch here. 184 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 2: What was the mindset there when you brought these guys in. 185 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 3: Well, I'm fairly suretain that Lorenzen called us like he 186 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 3: wanted to be here. That was obviously an easier conversation, 187 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 3: so Paul was thrilled about him. One of the big 188 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 3: things that Paul looked at really and team with all 189 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 3: of the players that we acquired was versatility on our 190 00:08:55,760 --> 00:09:00,199 Speaker 3: offensive players. But then also, you know, a huge repertoire are. 191 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 2: For the players that are going to be pitching for us. 192 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 3: So it's like, you know, I think the pitch mix 193 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:10,319 Speaker 3: was important. Guys that we know can throw strikes. That's important. 194 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 3: We don't want to walk a ton of players. That's 195 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 3: how you get yourself in trouble. And really, I mean, 196 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 3: I think with with each of those three guys that 197 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 3: you mentioned, they fit that bill. 198 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 4: My final question, as I mentioned in the previous question, 199 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 4: this this is your first year kind of at the 200 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:30,720 Speaker 4: helm of the organization. You've grown up in baseball. I 201 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 4: didn't have a son, but I had a daughter. So 202 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:37,840 Speaker 4: you know the dynamic between parent and in this case son, 203 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 4: did you did you and your dad, Dick, did you 204 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:44,319 Speaker 4: sit down and have you Have you talked about I'm 205 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 4: sure you've talked about it, but is there a plan 206 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 4: in place in terms of, hey, listen to things get 207 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 4: a little bit sticky here. I'm fully capable of making 208 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 4: this decision. I think that would be a challenge for 209 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 4: anybody that has been that guy for as long as 210 00:09:58,760 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 4: Dick has been that guy. 211 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:02,439 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, you know, he and I. 212 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 3: I mean, obviously is my father first and foremost a 213 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 3: great one in that but you know, I would say, 214 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 3: like this is a partnership, right, That's really what happened 215 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:13,960 Speaker 3: here over the course of the off season. My you know, 216 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 3: my predecessor, Greg Feesel entered retirement. 217 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:18,720 Speaker 2: He's of that age. 218 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:21,720 Speaker 3: This has been something that probably was coming for some time. 219 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 3: But you know, it's a it's a together thing. I mean, 220 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 3: we have everyday experience with each other, my dad and I. 221 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 3: We also interact regularly with our business operations folks, our 222 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 3: baseball operation folks. 223 00:10:35,640 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 2: And we're in it together. 224 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 3: I mean, I think that's the that's the big key 225 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 3: we're going to make decisions, big decisions together when we 226 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 3: need to, and you know, everyone has a voice, so 227 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 3: we're very collaborative. And I don't know, I'm excited to 228 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:50,200 Speaker 3: move forward here because I think we have all the 229 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 3: right people in place to really take the Rockies to 230 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:53,079 Speaker 3: the next level. 231 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 5: My final question is, obviously we all know the struggles 232 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:00,160 Speaker 5: of the Rockies the last couple of years, as that's 233 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:03,559 Speaker 5: part of like obviously your dad being the owner and everything. 234 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:08,640 Speaker 5: What would be considered a success? What for ownership? What 235 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:11,840 Speaker 5: would be a success for this team for this season? 236 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:15,080 Speaker 5: Obviously we have a lot of good positive stuff coming 237 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:17,600 Speaker 5: after just winning the series with the Blue Jays. Obviously, 238 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:19,839 Speaker 5: what would be the success going forward this season for 239 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 5: this team? 240 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I think it's that we're legitimately better, right, 241 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 3: I mean, we've got to We've got we had to 242 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 3: pivot last year. The past few years have been very difficult, right, 243 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 3: And I think you know what's different about this year 244 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:35,439 Speaker 3: is that we we've spent the entire offseason finding the 245 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 3: right people to help lead this organization, and we've we've 246 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:41,439 Speaker 3: built a plan with those people, right. That plan will 247 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:43,640 Speaker 3: be activated over the course of time, and we're already 248 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 3: seeing part of it come to life. Like I mentioned 249 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:49,079 Speaker 3: with our roster, I will say there's a commitment not 250 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 3: only in the front office but in the clubhouse to 251 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 3: playing a different brand of paceball. Right. We are going 252 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 3: to throw strikes, we are going to run the bases, 253 00:11:58,000 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 3: we're gonna be aggressive, we're going to play good defe 254 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 3: We're committing to that. And I think what's different this 255 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:07,200 Speaker 3: year versus the past few is that we have more depth, right, 256 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 3: and so Paul's mentioned this a couple of different times 257 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 3: on a number of outlets, is that. 258 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:13,839 Speaker 2: We have more major league depth. 259 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:18,200 Speaker 3: And so last year, right, there were probably players at 260 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:20,960 Speaker 3: our major league level that we're not quite ready. 261 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 2: What we've done is we've raised the floor. 262 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:25,440 Speaker 3: And he talks a lot about that, we've raised the 263 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:28,199 Speaker 3: floor of our depth. We have more people that are 264 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:32,440 Speaker 3: major league caliber ready, people fielding, you know, the baseball 265 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 3: every day. 266 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:35,240 Speaker 2: So we're going to see it come to life. 267 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:38,440 Speaker 3: I can't tell you, you know, as a sixty seventy eighty 268 00:12:38,559 --> 00:12:40,839 Speaker 3: ninety one wins like, I'm not going to put a 269 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 3: wins number on it, but I think if we can 270 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:47,840 Speaker 3: show that we've made significant progress by year's end, and 271 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 3: you know, regain that excitement in our fan base, regain 272 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 3: that momentum, continue it. 273 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:55,760 Speaker 2: That's going to be a success. To me, my last 274 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 2: one really appreciate the time. 275 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 1: So you mentioned the death just the way you guys 276 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:01,840 Speaker 1: maybe approach your arm system and the guys you're hoping 277 00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 1: to be bringing up even at some point this season, 278 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:07,440 Speaker 1: how have you guys maybe revamped that a little bit 279 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:09,679 Speaker 1: or you talked about bringing in new coaches and new 280 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 1: eyes on all. 281 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:11,959 Speaker 2: Of this, and that included the farm system and what 282 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 2: have you done there? 283 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean as simple as we've made investments from 284 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 3: a technology standpoint. So now we have best in class 285 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:23,599 Speaker 3: technology and what's called Kennetrax and Hawkeye systems. 286 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 2: At all of our minor league affiliates. 287 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 3: That's the first time that we've had that, right, So 288 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:30,360 Speaker 3: that opens up information that you can garner on your 289 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 3: own players at those levels, but also players that are 290 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:35,559 Speaker 3: playing against them, so other teams prospects. 291 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 4: So for people that don't know Kinnadres, what exactly is 292 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:42,960 Speaker 4: that it's basically a bunch of video cameras that just 293 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:46,960 Speaker 4: capture all sorts of data and player movement, pitch movement, 294 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 4: launch angles, all that stuff. 295 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 2: It helps you. 296 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 3: Really, you know, and I'm not the expert on this, 297 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 3: but it helps you use information to scout players and 298 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:59,680 Speaker 3: to see how they are developing. But yeah, long story short, 299 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 3: we've made investment. We have a bunch of new coaches, 300 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 3: obviously at the major league level, at the minor league level, 301 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 3: we have new front office personnel. We have a Director 302 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 3: of Pitching that is really heavily involved in looking at 303 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 3: data and how we can use it to help. 304 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 2: In our development process. 305 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 3: We actually just brought on another guy that's going to 306 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:20,720 Speaker 3: be our director of hitting, doing it offensive la versus pitching. 307 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:24,040 Speaker 3: So we're just consistently trying to get better. I think 308 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 3: the difference this year is that we came to a 309 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 3: realization last year that hey, we just need to figure 310 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 3: out what's missing and we need to invest where we 311 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 3: need to invest, whether that's people or technology to get back. 312 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 2: To where we need to be as soon as possible. 313 00:14:38,680 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 3: And some of the people that we brought on board. 314 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 3: Ian Levin is now our assistant GM. He oversees baseball 315 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:48,080 Speaker 3: operations and analytics. And then we brought on a guy, 316 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 3: Tommy Tainis, who oversees player development and scouting. We weren't 317 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 3: just bringing these people on to bring them on right. 318 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:55,520 Speaker 3: The Mets have done good in these areas and they 319 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 3: both have experience there. 320 00:14:56,880 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 2: So we tried to target. 321 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 3: We're going tozations that have had success in the last 322 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 3: five to ten years in certain areas, and we found 323 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 3: the people that were doing it for them. So we 324 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 3: want to do it as efficiently as possible. But yeah, 325 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:13,160 Speaker 3: this isn't just a major league thing. Almost the most 326 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 3: important thing for us. 327 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 2: Is player development and scouting. 328 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:19,400 Speaker 3: We have to continue to fill our pipeline with new, good, 329 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:22,640 Speaker 3: outstanding players, and you know, we got to get them 330 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 3: to the major league level and help them reach their potential. 331 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 1: Perfectly said Walker, really appreciate the time, best of luck 332 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 1: this season and. 333 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 2: Let's go Rockies. 334 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 3: Thanks for having me, guys, go rock appreciate you Walker, Sure, 335 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 3: thank you.