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Visit RLC dot com and make 13 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 1: RNL Carriers your global transportation provider. 14 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 2: Deep to center field, going on at the wall leaved 15 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 2: it is long gone. 16 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 3: Hellye Dyla Cruz, the red Z. 17 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:09,959 Speaker 2: On the radio. 18 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: Now the Reds Hot Stove League. 19 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 2: Welcome into the Budweiser Red's Hot Stove League, presented by UDF. 20 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 2: Once again, we are live down to the bed MGM Sportsbook, 21 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,960 Speaker 2: inside Tom's Watch Bar at the banks and with jim Day, 22 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 2: I am Tommy throw warming you up with thoughts of 23 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 2: baseball for the next hour, talking Reds baseball. 24 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 3: Even though it's chilly outside. 25 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 2: Jimmy, we're only a couple of weeks away from pictures 26 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 2: and catchers reporting what it's this called. 27 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 4: You know, normally you want as much offseas as you 28 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 4: can get, right, especially at my age. 29 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:44,839 Speaker 5: But I'm ready to go, man. 30 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, let's go. Let's get let's get it going. 31 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 2: Let's let's start the videos of pitchers and catchers just 32 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 2: playing catch in bright sunshine and warm climate, and it 33 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 2: just warms the soul. 34 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 3: You know what. 35 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 4: The first day is the best because you hear that 36 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 4: snap of the ball hitting the mitch and then you 37 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 4: hear the crack of the bat and you're like, yeah, 38 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 4: this is where I need to be. 39 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 2: First full squad workout'll be February sixteenth. Pitchers and catchers 40 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,119 Speaker 2: will be down a good year February ninth, and then 41 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 2: February twenty first Cactus League action opens, Reds and Guardians, 42 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 2: so all that to look proudly off that day, right, Yeah, I. 43 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 3: Think I'm off that day. 44 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 2: He'll do a great job, though, I have no doubt 45 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:25,359 Speaker 2: We've got a lot to talk about on this show. 46 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 3: We'll be talking a lot of pitching. 47 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 2: We've got Tony Santian who will join us at the 48 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 2: top of the show, and one of the latest Reds relievers, 49 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 2: brock Burke, will join us as well. Plenty to get 50 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:38,359 Speaker 2: to with those guys. Not a ton of news this week. 51 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 2: If you've been keeping an eye on prospect ranking. Sal 52 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:45,360 Speaker 2: Stuart was up to number twenty two on MLB's list 53 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 2: of the top one hundred across baseball. Alfredo Duno and 54 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 2: a Red catching prospect moved up to number thirty eight, 55 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 2: So those two guys both in the top fifty. A 56 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 2: pretty big jump for Sal Stuart. We talked about him 57 00:02:58,000 --> 00:02:59,640 Speaker 2: last week, how there's going to be a lot of 58 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 2: xpects on him, a lot of hope for south Stewart. 59 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 2: Hope might be a better word than expectations. 60 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: Well, it was. 61 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 4: Great seeing both of those young men at Red's Fest 62 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 4: and we had talked to south Stewart on here and 63 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 4: he dropped that bombshell on this show that he had 64 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 4: lost twenty six pounds and to you, you know, he 65 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 4: passes the eye test on that. You're like, okay, I 66 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 4: hope he is. Yeah, it's legit. He's lost a ton 67 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 4: of weight. Were I was doing this Q and A 68 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 4: with him and Terry Francona, we were showing a video 69 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 4: of his rookie season and it was like a different 70 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 4: person sitting there as opposed to the person on the screen. 71 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 5: And Alfredo do know the same thing. 72 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 4: He's a big kid and he's got to keep his 73 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 4: weight down to remain a catcher, remain behind the plate, 74 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 4: and he looked great. He is down in weight as well, 75 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 4: so both are getting after it. 76 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 2: Big announcement of players that'll be invited into spring training camp. 77 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 2: As always, a bunch of catchers will be there. One 78 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 2: guy that stands out on this list that was announced 79 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 2: this week of non roster invitees the Big League camp 80 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 2: Camp Collier. He was in camp last year. This is 81 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 2: a guy that came back from injury last year. Another 82 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 2: one of those guys that's one of the top reds prospects, 83 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 2: and I would circle his name as one of the 84 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 2: guys I'm really excited to watch the spring. 85 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 5: He's got great hands. 86 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 4: When you watch him in the batter's box, you just 87 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 4: his hands stand out. And guys that have good hands 88 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 4: are good hitters that can spray the ball around everywhere. 89 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 5: He himself. 90 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,600 Speaker 4: They challenged him when he was injured, Hey, take care 91 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 4: of your body and get your body in better shape. 92 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 5: He is another guy that is on that train, and. 93 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 2: He was injured, got hurt right at the end of 94 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 2: spring training, hurt his thumb, required surgery. Didn't make it 95 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 2: back to double A till mid June last year. The 96 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:35,600 Speaker 2: power numbers were down last year. You wonder how much 97 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 2: that is effective, the surgery and battling through injuries. He 98 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 2: did hit twenty home runs two years ago, just four 99 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 2: as he made his way back from the injury last 100 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 2: year over ninety five games. So we'll see what he 101 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:54,040 Speaker 2: looks like this spring. With that, let's get right into 102 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 2: it and welcome in our first guest of the evening, 103 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 2: and that would be Red's reliever, Tony Santian, guy we 104 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:02,280 Speaker 2: got a chance to see at Reds Fest. Tony, great, 105 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 2: seeing you a couple of weeks ago. How are you doing? 106 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 2: How's your how's your winner? 107 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 3: Hey? 108 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 6: Tell me, hey, jam how you guys doing good? 109 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:10,480 Speaker 3: Outstanding? 110 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:15,480 Speaker 6: I know Winters winters good. We actually had the storm 111 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 6: here a couple of days, so I haven't really left 112 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 6: the house, but well. 113 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 3: Uh, you know, I mean, I know you a little bit. 114 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 2: That doesn't probably sound so much different than a normal, 115 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 2: uh normal Monday. 116 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:32,039 Speaker 4: To never leaves the hotel on broad trips, like never 117 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 4: leaves the hotel. 118 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 6: It's uh, you know, nothing to the owner. For me, 119 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 6: it's like another day here. 120 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:39,599 Speaker 3: Yeah, everyone was like we. 121 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 6: Might not be able to leave, but that's all right, 122 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 6: I don't anyway. 123 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 2: That's just fine by me. Doesn't interrupt any plans. We'll 124 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 2: talk about your winner. You know, we talked about not 125 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 2: getting out of the house because of the weather these 126 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 2: last few days. 127 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:53,720 Speaker 3: But uh, for you, you. 128 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 2: Threw so many innings last year, but you're healthy, and 129 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 2: how much different is this off season then a normal 130 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 2: off season. 131 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:04,160 Speaker 3: What's what's it been like for you. 132 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 6: I've been it's been it's been a pretty normal off 133 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 6: season for me. I mean I ended through eighty appearances. 134 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 6: You know, it took my my needed time off, was 135 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 6: healthy end of the year, so I mean the recovery 136 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 6: was just ressed and and then just started up when 137 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 6: I would normally kind of get myself like five weeks, 138 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 6: five six weeks and just really recover and rest and 139 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:36,480 Speaker 6: get the body back to uh essentilia reset and then 140 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 6: when I got back after it, I've been doing my 141 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:41,840 Speaker 6: my throwing off some of my workouts. Uh, got a head home, 142 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 6: so it's very very easy. I mean, obviously bullping's going 143 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 6: out and I feel I feel really good. 144 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 4: Seeing you at Redsfest, I wanted to just make sure 145 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:56,159 Speaker 4: your right arm was still attached, because it seemed like 146 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:57,920 Speaker 4: every night you were out there pitching. 147 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 5: You're a guy that will. 148 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 4: Not tell them that, hey, maybe Eve not tonight, You'll 149 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:05,719 Speaker 4: take the ball at any time. With that being said, 150 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 4: take us back to October. Did it feel different than 151 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 4: any other season for you? Was there more fatigue and 152 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 4: when you cranked it back up did you notice any difference? 153 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 6: I mean, obviously, come October, I mean obviously come September, 154 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 6: you get to a point where you're like, you know, 155 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 6: you start to feel for some stuff that you know 156 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 6: used to just long season, and but at the same time, 157 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:31,360 Speaker 6: you know, it was nothing alarming. It was just more 158 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 6: like I could feel just obviously the previous adding kind 159 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 6: of slowly started to creep in, but the adrenaline kind 160 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 6: of took over once it was uh game time, right. Uh, 161 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 6: it was more just the recovery day and day out 162 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 6: kind of just being more on top of things. And 163 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 6: then obviously the one game I pitched and in LA 164 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 6: it was just pure adrenaline rush. So like fatigue or 165 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:06,280 Speaker 6: any of that that that was for sure there was 166 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 6: was not there that night, just with all the adrenaline. 167 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 6: So I think towards September obviously we had that the 168 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:15,800 Speaker 6: push that we were trying to make and well, I'll 169 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 6: be available as much as I can, and then just 170 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 6: trusting the body and the adrenaline just kind of taking 171 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 6: you the rest of the way, and that's kind of 172 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 6: what happened. And obviously taking the time off and getting 173 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 6: back after it, I feel great, Honestly, I feel really good, boss, 174 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 6: coming out good. Just trying to add and compound to 175 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 6: the adjustments I made in the second half and kind 176 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 6: of get the feelings I've been I was looking for 177 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 6: in the second half that I found and continue that success. 178 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:52,079 Speaker 2: You go back a couple of years and and maybe 179 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 2: you won't say it, but I got to feel like 180 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 2: you had to feel it to some extent that that 181 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:59,320 Speaker 2: you were you were snubbed in a way. It took 182 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 2: you a while to get get back to the big leagues. 183 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 2: You did everything you could possibly do, you had a 184 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 2: good camp, and and you've battled injuries throughout your career 185 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 2: at times even in the minor league. So for you, 186 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:15,840 Speaker 2: and I remember in the big leagues a few years 187 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 2: ago you had the back issue. How much of all 188 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:22,520 Speaker 2: of that did that help push you last year to 189 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:25,559 Speaker 2: kind of to shoulder the workload and and and push 190 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 2: you through. 191 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 3: Some of that. 192 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:33,719 Speaker 7: I mean definitely that that a year, year and a 193 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 7: half stretch of injury. Obviously kind of going through that, 194 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 7: going through all that adversity, and then obviously getting be 195 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 7: a fraide that when I came back wing point healthy, 196 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:48,440 Speaker 7: but just being myself, pushing myself to come back early 197 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:51,280 Speaker 7: when I was ready, and. 198 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 6: Obviously I do afrade that year, and then came back 199 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 6: into camp with a nonroster invite. And I always told myself, 200 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,440 Speaker 6: and I've told you guys many times, and everybody but 201 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 6: I boys believe in my house, I'm the best out there, 202 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:10,720 Speaker 6: you know, So that that mindset never changed. So obviously 203 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 6: going into that spring, I had I knew obviously mistakes, 204 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:16,360 Speaker 6: I knew, I knew my back against the wall. I 205 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 6: knew most people kind of I was like an afterthought 206 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:23,920 Speaker 6: in a sense, and you know, motivation, and you know 207 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 6: every since the deal, say, I've kind of had a 208 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:29,440 Speaker 6: big chip on my silver kind of trying to prove 209 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 6: everyone wrong, but knowing within myself that I belong and 210 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 6: I I'm as good as I believe I am. Then 211 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 6: obviously last year, you know, it was just proving that 212 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:45,319 Speaker 6: I'm durable and showing that I've done everything I can 213 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:47,960 Speaker 6: to take care of my body and be at you know, 214 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 6: top shape and as far as pitching, and just go 215 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:54,839 Speaker 6: out and dominate and be a reliable arm. 216 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 3: We'll never lose that chip. 217 00:10:56,640 --> 00:11:00,440 Speaker 2: I mean that exactly, don't If that's part of what field, 218 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:03,080 Speaker 2: you always remember that feeling and use that. 219 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 4: Don't lose that mean mug, no doubt, one of the 220 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 4: best mean mugs going. 221 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 2: Well, Tony, we got to get to a break, but 222 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:11,200 Speaker 2: still plenty more to ask. You got time to stick 223 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:12,400 Speaker 2: around with us through a break. 224 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:14,720 Speaker 6: Absolutely all right. 225 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 2: We'll have more with Red's reliever Tony Santian when we continue. 226 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 2: It's the Budweiser Reds Hot Stove League presented by u 227 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 2: DF live at bet MGM Sports Book inside Tom's Watch 228 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 2: Part the Banks on the REDS Radio Network. 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We continue our conversation. 238 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 2: With Tony Santiana and Tony we were talking about the 239 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 2: last year in how big of as you took last season. 240 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:05,720 Speaker 2: You talked about some adjustments you made in the second half. 241 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 2: I really felt like you did a good job all year. 242 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 2: But what was it that you worked on it and 243 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 2: tried to get better as the season went along last year? 244 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 6: Yeah, for sure. I mean the first half obviously is 245 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:26,720 Speaker 6: a pretty decent first half, but obviously throughout throughout throughout 246 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:30,600 Speaker 6: the half, I was I wasn't getting as much swinging 247 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 6: miss that I've been used to, and you know, the 248 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:35,440 Speaker 6: fast I wasn't doing what I wanted it to do. 249 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 6: But I was still getting good results. You know, I 250 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 6: was just getting my outs in a new way I 251 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 6: wasn't used to, but I was doing a very good 252 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 6: job at it. And I couldn't really figure out the 253 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:50,200 Speaker 6: destined as coming on. Just you know, i'd catch play, 254 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:53,439 Speaker 6: try to figure things out, and then come gain time, 255 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:55,680 Speaker 6: I just go and try to get my ounce. And 256 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 6: then right before the All Star break, I was given 257 00:12:57,679 --> 00:13:01,559 Speaker 6: some information of like, just be trying. I'm not really 258 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:04,760 Speaker 6: gaining far out with my h blending leg as I 259 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:09,839 Speaker 6: was last the year before, and that kind of correlated 260 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 6: correlated for me was correlated too v low and kind 261 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 6: of the fast was a little more true. So you know, 262 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 6: I played with it for like honestly that day in 263 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 6: the bullpen, and then because obviously happened until that night, 264 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:27,720 Speaker 6: and made the adjustment, and I obviously I felt it 265 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 6: kind of just right off the gate so fast it 266 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:35,320 Speaker 6: was true, a little harder, more swinging misses, and I 267 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 6: was like to see days before the off Star break. 268 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:39,680 Speaker 6: And then I carried that to the second half and 269 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 6: I'm sure we can pull up the numbers, but they 270 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:47,080 Speaker 6: back up. Kind of that adjustment got more swinging misses, 271 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:50,199 Speaker 6: might have walked a little bit more, but the adjustment 272 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:53,160 Speaker 6: was there and it and it showed. I felt that, 273 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 6: I you know, I saw it. So it was really 274 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 6: good to see the adjustment kind of work. And it 275 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 6: was very minimal, so it didn't really affect it. I mean, 276 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 6: my basketball better and it made my fider better. My 277 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 6: fider got bigger and kind of a little more sweepier, 278 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:10,840 Speaker 6: just by making more of a mental note of trying 279 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:13,600 Speaker 6: to be more aggressed down the slope. 280 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:15,319 Speaker 5: I want to go back to. 281 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:20,520 Speaker 4: Talking in the last segment about how far you have 282 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 4: come and what a difference a couple of years makes. 283 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:26,680 Speaker 4: You went from a guy you talked about being DFAED 284 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 4: and then not making out of spring training and taking 285 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 4: a while to get up to the club, and then 286 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 4: all of a sudden you went to a vital part 287 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 4: of the team. And now going into this season, you're 288 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 4: not only solidified on the roster, whereas in the past 289 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 4: you had to during spring training, you had to pitch 290 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 4: your butt off, and I bet sometimes you were maybe 291 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:48,360 Speaker 4: a little bit of fatigue coming out of spring training 292 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 4: just because of that competition. With that in mind and 293 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 4: that you do have a solidified spot. Have they talked 294 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 4: to you about having a different spring in that they'll 295 00:14:57,280 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 4: ease you in a little bit more that you don't 296 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 4: have to prove yourself will be a different spring in 297 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 4: that regard. 298 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 6: I've talked some talks with DJ what now just to 299 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 6: kind of see how spring will and he's not some 300 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 6: ideas off me, but it sounds like we'll kind of 301 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 6: just ease into it and kind of Obviously I haven't 302 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 6: talked talked to DJ fully and all the details, but 303 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:26,400 Speaker 6: we're gonna definitely. We've definitely talked about playing it safe 304 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 6: and making sure y'all all the all the boxes are 305 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 6: checked and we're being safe with it to be ready 306 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 6: for obviously the important day, which is opening day. Kind 307 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 6: of used training as a kind of build up to 308 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 6: open the opening day, which would be the first for me. 309 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 6: Right Like like you said, I've always come into Spring 310 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 6: just having a beat and be full go and then 311 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 6: see what happened, so be nice or change to know 312 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 6: I can go in obviously have the same mindset, but 313 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 6: I could be a little more cautious and not as 314 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:06,960 Speaker 6: aggressive at the gate, if that makes sense. 315 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 5: Makes all the differences in the world. 316 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 4: Who cares to get anyone out in March or worry 317 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 4: about April. 318 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 2: That's a beautiful place to be, you know, talking about that, 319 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 2: and you know the mindset that you have as a 320 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 2: high leverage reliever. I gotta imagine practice games, which is 321 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 2: what they are. They've got to be tough. I mean, 322 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 2: how how how valuable is it? And how do you 323 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:38,239 Speaker 2: prepare yourself mentally to go into a game not necessarily 324 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 2: knowing where it's going to be, what inning you're going 325 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 2: to pitch, but but going in knowing that you might 326 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 2: have to get the hardest outs to get in the 327 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 2: most important outs in a game. 328 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 6: That's the fun part of it, all right, Like that's 329 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:54,480 Speaker 6: kind of that's what I what I want essentially, right, 330 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 6: I want the biggest challenge. I want to face the 331 00:16:56,800 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 6: biggest challenge. That's kind of just how I'm wired. Uh, 332 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:04,879 Speaker 6: I want to I feel like every time I went 333 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 6: up there was the toughest, the toughest out I can 334 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:09,600 Speaker 6: get in. I was always came for it, like I 335 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:11,879 Speaker 6: was like, all right, bring it, you know, like my 336 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:14,440 Speaker 6: best is at your best. I'm I put my money 337 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:17,480 Speaker 6: on me all the time. Right, So, uh, that minds 338 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:20,720 Speaker 6: I've always carried that mindset even from the beginning days 339 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 6: and as a starter and obviously just uh to the bullpen. 340 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 6: I take like just giving up a hit. I take 341 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 6: it personally, you know, especially getting up around. I take 342 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:36,920 Speaker 6: it very very very personal. So uh, just that mindset 343 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:40,439 Speaker 6: of I won't give it in is this is just 344 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 6: kind of who I live by when I'm on the mountain. 345 00:17:43,840 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 2: Well, Tony, certainly appreciate the time and enjoy what's left 346 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 2: of your off season, and we will see you down 347 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:50,760 Speaker 2: in Arizona in a couple of weeks. 348 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 6: I guess absolutely I'll be there. 349 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:54,640 Speaker 3: All right. Sounds good. 350 00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 2: That is Red's reliever, Tony Santian. Thanks so much to 351 00:17:57,680 --> 00:18:00,359 Speaker 2: Tony for joining us. And tell you what that guy 352 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 2: you talk about bulldog out of the bullpen, he defines it. 353 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:06,280 Speaker 3: I mean he is. He is not a guy you 354 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:07,840 Speaker 3: want to see charging out of the gate. 355 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, if you ask Terry Francona, if you just mentioned 356 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:12,840 Speaker 4: a guy's name and just try to get a reaction 357 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:16,760 Speaker 4: out of him, you say Tony Santiani, he'll say expletive 358 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:17,359 Speaker 4: at the beginning. 359 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 5: They're like, love that guy, Yeah, just how could you not? 360 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:24,760 Speaker 4: He will take the ball anytime you want it, and 361 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:26,439 Speaker 4: he will put out a fire. He will come in 362 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:29,359 Speaker 4: with bases loaded or in any situation. I mean that 363 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:30,640 Speaker 4: he's a manager's dream. 364 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 2: There's a lot to be said for closers, and for 365 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:36,919 Speaker 2: good reason. Uh not every team has a guy that 366 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 2: they can go to that is a closer type that 367 00:18:41,359 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 2: they can use in any situation. Tony Santian has certainly 368 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:47,359 Speaker 2: become that guy for this Reds team and for manager 369 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:48,640 Speaker 2: Terry FRANCONA. 370 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:48,960 Speaker 3: Plenty more to get to. 371 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 2: We've got more to talk about, but when we come back, 372 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:54,159 Speaker 2: we are going to stay in the Reds bullpen and 373 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:56,639 Speaker 2: talk to one of the newest arms out there, reliever 374 00:18:56,800 --> 00:18:58,119 Speaker 2: left hander Brockburg. 375 00:18:58,240 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 3: That's the Bud. 376 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:02,720 Speaker 2: It's the Budweiser Red Hot Stove League presented by UDF 377 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 2: on the Reds Radio Network. Welcome back to the Butterwise 378 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:13,680 Speaker 2: the Reds Hot Stove League presented by UDF. 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Visit Reds 389 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:45,159 Speaker 2: dot com slash Pick six. We're talking Red's bullpen and 390 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 2: the Reds have a a few new relievers. One of 391 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:51,200 Speaker 2: the newest joins us now. That would be left hander 392 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 2: brock Burke came over as part of a three team 393 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 2: trade when the Reds delt Gavin Lux Raise and brock 394 00:19:57,080 --> 00:19:59,639 Speaker 2: Burke came over from the Angels. Brock, thanks so much 395 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:02,120 Speaker 2: for being on with us, and welcome to Cincinnati. 396 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:04,399 Speaker 8: Yeah, thanks for having me. 397 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 6: It's good to be in Cininnati. 398 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 2: What was your reaction when you found out about the 399 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:11,520 Speaker 2: rather unusual and somewhat complex trade. 400 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 8: I was definitely a little shocked. I definitely no one 401 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 8: ever knows they're going to get traded, and especially a 402 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:21,199 Speaker 8: three team trade, which was the second one I've been in. 403 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:23,760 Speaker 8: The two times have been traded, they've both been been 404 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:26,639 Speaker 8: three team trades. But no, I'm excited for the new 405 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:29,720 Speaker 8: opportunity with the Reds and excited to get you on 406 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:30,160 Speaker 8: here soon. 407 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:33,360 Speaker 4: Everyone as a reliever. You want to be in high 408 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:36,320 Speaker 4: leverage situations. You want to pitch in games that matter. 409 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:39,480 Speaker 4: The Reds were playoff team last year. How much of 410 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:41,160 Speaker 4: a difference does that make for you. 411 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 6: It's a lot, you know. 412 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:46,000 Speaker 8: I had a little bit of an opportunity in twenty 413 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:49,199 Speaker 8: three with the Texas on our World Series run to 414 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:52,200 Speaker 8: pitching some games that weren't as important at the score, 415 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 8: but it was still really cool to pitching those playoff 416 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:55,119 Speaker 8: games and some of those games at the end of 417 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:57,400 Speaker 8: the year that really mattered to help us win those 418 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:00,960 Speaker 8: games to get us into playoffs. But it's definitely a 419 00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:04,600 Speaker 8: completely different atmosphere, different game, and a lot more exciting 420 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:07,080 Speaker 8: associate at the end of the year, and it's a 421 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 8: good time and I'm excited to get back to that. 422 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 2: Guys always talk about what they gained from that experience, 423 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:15,199 Speaker 2: and a lot of guys on this team learned that 424 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:18,480 Speaker 2: experience and in pitching and highly not just pitching, but 425 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:20,960 Speaker 2: playing in high leverage games late in the year on 426 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 2: the way to the postseason, getting a taste of the playoffs. 427 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 3: What did you learn from that experience? What? What? What 428 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:26,920 Speaker 3: did you gain? 429 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 8: I definitely gained a lot you know, it definitely was 430 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 8: motivating for sure to want to pitch in those those 431 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:37,640 Speaker 8: highest leverage situations and get the ball when the when 432 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:40,600 Speaker 8: the team needs you most. But I think it definitely 433 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:43,720 Speaker 8: taught me that you can't overthink the game because it's 434 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:45,400 Speaker 8: the perfect time to do so, because you know it's 435 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 8: a very important game, but to just get after it 436 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 8: and show your best stuff and still be confident. 437 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:52,720 Speaker 4: In who you are where its fans are still when 438 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:56,400 Speaker 4: they get to know Brock stage repertoire at least last 439 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:59,680 Speaker 4: year for seamers slider change up mixed in a sinker 440 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 4: a little little bit. I noticed though that you a 441 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:04,720 Speaker 4: couple of years ago you threw a four seamer about 442 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:06,680 Speaker 4: fifty percent of the time. I was down to about 443 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 4: forty two percent of the time and threw more change ups. 444 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:11,200 Speaker 5: Was that by design? 445 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 8: Yeah, it's definitely. I mean, whenever you first get called up, 446 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 8: you have a little bit of advantage, so I show 447 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:19,960 Speaker 8: to the bullpen, guys haven't seen you very much, and 448 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:21,720 Speaker 8: in my heater was definitely very good at the time. 449 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:24,560 Speaker 8: But then you know, you start throwing enough, guys starting 450 00:22:24,560 --> 00:22:26,800 Speaker 8: owing you throw fifty percent heaters, they start sitting on it. 451 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:29,200 Speaker 8: And definitely took me a little bit to figure that out. 452 00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 8: But once that d and I haven't. Probably my second 453 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 8: favorite pitch is my change up and started using that 454 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:36,640 Speaker 8: get them back off off the heat a little bit. 455 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:39,639 Speaker 8: But it's always always learning, no no matter who you 456 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:41,080 Speaker 8: are and what you do in the big league. 457 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 2: So along those lines, you're also a big ground ball pitcher. 458 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 2: Is that by design? And in fact your ground ball 459 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 2: rate has even improved over the last couple of years. 460 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:55,439 Speaker 2: Does that correlate to the added use of the change up? 461 00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 8: Oh yeah, I think definitely for sure. When hitters are 462 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:00,960 Speaker 8: definitely trying to match the playing in my fastball a 463 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:03,240 Speaker 8: little bit and you start throwing change ups, it's a 464 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 8: little different playing and I think they start hitting the 465 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:07,640 Speaker 8: ball in the ground a little bit and definitely more. 466 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:10,480 Speaker 8: I mean, I personally think some people disagree, but you're 467 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 8: a little more safe on the ground that at some point, 468 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:15,960 Speaker 8: sometimes you lose a little bit in the strikeout category, 469 00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 8: but you're a little more safe on the ground and 470 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 8: takes a little more luck out of play. 471 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:24,520 Speaker 4: So I always hate to ask about the stadium question, but. 472 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:26,480 Speaker 5: You've got to ask about it. 473 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:29,160 Speaker 4: When you play it or play half of your games 474 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 4: at Great American Ballpark. You gave up single digit home 475 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:34,399 Speaker 4: runs last year in sixty nine appearances. 476 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:34,840 Speaker 5: Eight home runs. 477 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:37,800 Speaker 4: Will you have to change your game at all pitching 478 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:38,919 Speaker 4: in a small ballpark? 479 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 8: Uh No, I mean it's definitely something I've thought about 480 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:45,640 Speaker 8: being in a smaller ballpark Cincinnati read it's the one 481 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 8: place I haven't pitched or a team that I haven't 482 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:50,439 Speaker 8: thrown a yet. So obviously we went there and played 483 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 8: and I didn't get to pitch there, but I definitely 484 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 8: heard it's a small park, and I mean, Angels Park 485 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:58,840 Speaker 8: is a sneaky kind of a hitter's friendly part too, 486 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:01,440 Speaker 8: So I don't think you can really change the way 487 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:03,440 Speaker 8: you pitch. I'm sure they they probably had a little 488 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:05,359 Speaker 8: interest in getting me in the trade seeing that I've 489 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:08,240 Speaker 8: been higher ground ball rates because obviously ground balls aren't 490 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:11,240 Speaker 8: going over the fence. So just keep pitching how I 491 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:13,879 Speaker 8: normally pitch, and you know, just get used to the 492 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:15,320 Speaker 8: to the field. 493 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 2: You're obviously a confident pitcher because you don't walk many batters, 494 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:23,439 Speaker 2: and that when you see that, it tells you that 495 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:25,359 Speaker 2: a guy is not afraid to go right after hitters. 496 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:29,080 Speaker 2: I always feel like that's even more valuable out of 497 00:24:29,080 --> 00:24:32,240 Speaker 2: the bullpen. Is is that kind of how you see it, 498 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:39,680 Speaker 2: just that need to throw strikes amplified as a reliever, Yeah, 499 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:40,000 Speaker 2: for sure. 500 00:24:40,040 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 8: I mean it's definitely something I've I've learned over the 501 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 8: years and from transitioning to a starter to a reliever, 502 00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 8: and you had to talk to a lot of hitters 503 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:50,760 Speaker 8: and you get to understand how hard hitting truly is. 504 00:24:50,840 --> 00:24:54,040 Speaker 8: And I mean sometimes you throw something right down the 505 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:56,160 Speaker 8: middle and you get a guy out, And I mean 506 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 8: sometimes you execute a pitch and they hit a home run. 507 00:24:58,119 --> 00:24:59,840 Speaker 8: You just never really know. But as long as you're some, 508 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:02,520 Speaker 8: then the strikeso and you're going to take advantage of 509 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:04,919 Speaker 8: not giving up free passes. And I don't know, I 510 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:06,800 Speaker 8: felt like whenever I was in the big leagues early 511 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 8: in my career, when I was a starter, every time 512 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:10,720 Speaker 8: I walked, the IAU key stored. So I just tried 513 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:12,920 Speaker 8: to make it a point. I'm not going to walk guys. 514 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:15,240 Speaker 8: I'm gonna go right after him. They hit a home run, 515 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:17,720 Speaker 8: then good for them, tip the cap they got. 516 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:18,640 Speaker 1: They did their job. 517 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:20,760 Speaker 8: And as long as I'm attacking hitters and saying in 518 00:25:20,840 --> 00:25:23,120 Speaker 8: the strikes them for the most part, then I'm gonna 519 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:24,400 Speaker 8: give myself the benefit of doubt. 520 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:26,159 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's a that's a good way to learn that 521 00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:29,720 Speaker 2: less no doubt. Well, Brock, we've got more to talk 522 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:31,200 Speaker 2: to you about, but we've got to get to a break. 523 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:32,240 Speaker 2: You've got time to stick around. 524 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:34,200 Speaker 3: I do, of course. 525 00:25:34,520 --> 00:25:36,439 Speaker 2: All right, We've got more with brock Burke when we 526 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:39,040 Speaker 2: continue next. This is the Budweiser Red Hot Stove League 527 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:49,880 Speaker 2: presented by UDF on the Reds Radio Network. Welcome back 528 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:53,560 Speaker 2: inside the Budweiser Reds Hot Stove League presented by UDF. 529 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:56,760 Speaker 2: Down here at the MGM Sports Book, inside Tom's watch 530 00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:58,880 Speaker 2: Bar at the Banks. He's Gym DA, I'm Tommy Throwing. 531 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:02,880 Speaker 2: Our guest is Red's reliever left the Brock Burke and 532 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:06,679 Speaker 2: still getting to know Brock a little bit. But in 533 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:11,320 Speaker 2: the research i've I've noticed that you're highly competitive, which 534 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 2: is the case with most well not just most pitchers, 535 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:20,920 Speaker 2: but most baseball players, most highly or most. 536 00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 3: Athletes playing at a high level. 537 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:25,600 Speaker 2: But you're also a big video game guy, and you 538 00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:26,959 Speaker 2: take that pretty serious. 539 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:28,520 Speaker 3: What's your game of choice? 540 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:31,239 Speaker 2: And have you gotten a chance to get to know 541 00:26:31,280 --> 00:26:34,240 Speaker 2: any of your Reds teammates yet and compete against them 542 00:26:34,240 --> 00:26:35,000 Speaker 2: this offseason. 543 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 8: I have not No, I'm still playing with some of 544 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:41,520 Speaker 8: my old buddies on the Angels, but we definitely still 545 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:43,280 Speaker 8: doesn't matter who you are, you're You're always going to 546 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:46,840 Speaker 8: be competitive with with whatever. But still in playing Apex, 547 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:49,199 Speaker 8: a little bit, a little bit of Fortnite and just 548 00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:53,040 Speaker 8: here and there, and so a little competitive with other 549 00:26:53,080 --> 00:26:55,640 Speaker 8: games like golfing, little good amount and stuff like that. 550 00:26:55,720 --> 00:26:59,600 Speaker 2: So is that your primary escape from baseball's video games 551 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:02,119 Speaker 2: or or is there something else you like to do 552 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:03,440 Speaker 2: to get away. 553 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:07,680 Speaker 8: During the season. For sure, I'd say probably video games 554 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:10,560 Speaker 8: is the easiest takes the less energy bulpen guy I 555 00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:12,240 Speaker 8: learned you kind of got to be ready to go 556 00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:15,120 Speaker 8: every day, and golfing and pitching in the same day 557 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 8: isn't really a possibility, especially with a few off days. 558 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:19,960 Speaker 8: You don't want to be too tired. But video games 559 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:23,400 Speaker 8: definitely definitely seem to be the greatest escape and kind 560 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:25,680 Speaker 8: of nice little downtime to hang out. 561 00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:29,280 Speaker 4: Do you have any connections with any Reds players whatsoever? 562 00:27:29,359 --> 00:27:33,119 Speaker 4: Without delving into your history or Reds coaches management anything. 563 00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:38,280 Speaker 8: The new bullpen coach I had in Texas my first year, 564 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:43,440 Speaker 8: I had Jose Hvigno caught my debut in nineteen with Texas, 565 00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 8: so I bumped into him. But other than that, I 566 00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:50,680 Speaker 8: think maybe Tony, the guy that you guys just set 567 00:27:50,680 --> 00:27:53,440 Speaker 8: on the radio, me and him rehab together in Texas 568 00:27:53,440 --> 00:27:56,439 Speaker 8: at a during COVID at TMI. But other than that, 569 00:27:56,680 --> 00:27:59,520 Speaker 8: I haven't really I mean, it's definitely you traded from 570 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:01,720 Speaker 8: the ALE the NL, and obviously you're not going to 571 00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:06,159 Speaker 8: know very many teams guys or anything. But I'm excited 572 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:07,879 Speaker 8: during spring training to get to know a lot of 573 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:08,439 Speaker 8: the new guys. 574 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:13,600 Speaker 4: Trevino is a baseball savant, a junkie, is a future manager. 575 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:18,760 Speaker 4: What was it like your interaction and throwing to him? 576 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:21,480 Speaker 8: It was really good, especially, I mean I played with 577 00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:23,960 Speaker 8: the middle miners a little bit before we both got 578 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:26,480 Speaker 8: to the big league, so it's definitely helpful. You're not 579 00:28:26,520 --> 00:28:27,680 Speaker 8: just getting thrown in with a new guy in the 580 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:30,399 Speaker 8: big leagues. But I mean, the guy has has a 581 00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:32,560 Speaker 8: plan and he knows what he's talking about. And I'm 582 00:28:32,560 --> 00:28:34,919 Speaker 8: excited even I mean since then it was playing nineteen, 583 00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 8: that's almost seven years ago, and I mean i think 584 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:38,440 Speaker 8: that was his first year in the big leagues too, 585 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 8: and I'm sure he's learned a lot since then. He's 586 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:43,400 Speaker 8: been with some teams, and I'm definitely excited to pick 587 00:28:43,440 --> 00:28:47,040 Speaker 8: his brain. And we've had our battles against each other too, 588 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:49,239 Speaker 8: which is it's kind of fun to face him into 589 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:51,200 Speaker 8: batter box. So I'm sure he'll be able to help 590 00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:54,000 Speaker 8: me in that regard of trying to say, oh, you know, 591 00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:57,000 Speaker 8: this pitch looks better from this side, and stuff like that. 592 00:28:57,160 --> 00:29:00,440 Speaker 8: So it would be really good to retalk him again. 593 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:06,880 Speaker 2: Everybody's got unique things about themselves. One of the things 594 00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:10,360 Speaker 2: that stands out to you or about you is you 595 00:29:10,440 --> 00:29:15,000 Speaker 2: have a tendency to go on some sleepwalking journeys when 596 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:15,560 Speaker 2: you're asleep. 597 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:17,680 Speaker 3: Now when I come up, yeah right. 598 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:21,560 Speaker 2: I hated to do it, but I had to because 599 00:29:22,800 --> 00:29:26,120 Speaker 2: of the famous Sean Casey's story where he locked himself 600 00:29:26,160 --> 00:29:28,760 Speaker 2: out of his hotel room when he took a little 601 00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:32,280 Speaker 2: sleepwalking journey in his underwear and he had to go 602 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:34,040 Speaker 2: to the front desk and talk. 603 00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:36,240 Speaker 3: His way into getting a key. It's a great story. 604 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:38,560 Speaker 3: Have you ever had anything like that that has that 605 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:39,160 Speaker 3: has happened. 606 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:41,480 Speaker 8: I've been, I've been close to there. I always always 607 00:29:41,560 --> 00:29:44,760 Speaker 8: locked my door, double locked my door of fear of 608 00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 8: that ever happening. But now I have some decent stories 609 00:29:47,760 --> 00:29:50,360 Speaker 8: of having roommates, you know, coming up through the miners 610 00:29:50,360 --> 00:29:54,120 Speaker 8: that that always have some funny stories and post of 611 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:57,560 Speaker 8: them are pretty harmless. So there, but I definitely still 612 00:29:57,560 --> 00:30:00,280 Speaker 8: do it. It's not something I ever grew out, and 613 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:03,600 Speaker 8: I mean it's not as frequent as it used to be, 614 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:06,280 Speaker 8: but it's probably been more like a once a week 615 00:30:06,400 --> 00:30:08,840 Speaker 8: kind of thing. But it's this thing you kind of 616 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:11,640 Speaker 8: got to deal with, and especially on the roads, something 617 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:13,480 Speaker 8: got to be cautious of and lock the doors and 618 00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 8: no balconies for balcony rooms for brock and just kind 619 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:19,400 Speaker 8: of different things like that. 620 00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:22,560 Speaker 2: So is there you talk about no balconies, but I 621 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:26,400 Speaker 2: mean this, are there some serious risk associated with us 622 00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:28,280 Speaker 2: that you have to protect yourselves? 623 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:29,920 Speaker 6: Yeah, yeah, there's absolute. 624 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:32,000 Speaker 8: I thank god I've never never had to go on 625 00:30:32,040 --> 00:30:34,840 Speaker 8: the il or anything like that, but I've I've messed 626 00:30:34,880 --> 00:30:36,920 Speaker 8: up my feet before, I've woke up on the other 627 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:39,040 Speaker 8: side of the balcony hanging on the balcony. So that 628 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:42,400 Speaker 8: was the no balcony kind of story. And it definitely, 629 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:46,040 Speaker 8: I mean, I would say nine of the ten times 630 00:30:46,120 --> 00:30:50,720 Speaker 8: I'm perfectly docile go back to bed, simple, peaceful whatever. 631 00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:53,520 Speaker 8: But there seems like the one in ten where I 632 00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:55,520 Speaker 8: get a wild hair and do something kind of stupid 633 00:30:55,560 --> 00:30:58,080 Speaker 8: and never really remember it until I wake up in 634 00:30:58,120 --> 00:31:01,600 Speaker 8: the morning and eating my wife tells me or somebody 635 00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:04,560 Speaker 8: says something, or I know it's my foot's bleeding or 636 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:05,000 Speaker 8: something like that. 637 00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:08,800 Speaker 5: So is there any type of treatment for that? 638 00:31:11,240 --> 00:31:13,120 Speaker 8: There is, but it kind of had some pretty bad 639 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:15,800 Speaker 8: side effects. I went and looked at it right when 640 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:18,000 Speaker 8: I first, Yeah, kind of like you're you almost turned 641 00:31:18,080 --> 00:31:22,000 Speaker 8: like emotionless and stuff like that. But and then the 642 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:24,640 Speaker 8: hard thing is like I can never really find something 643 00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:27,480 Speaker 8: that that causes it. Frequently everyone's like, oh, if you 644 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:29,880 Speaker 8: eat sugar, had fed before bed, if you go to 645 00:31:29,920 --> 00:31:32,240 Speaker 8: bed tour or too quickly, stuff like that, And I 646 00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:35,600 Speaker 8: just never found something that consistently does it. So there's 647 00:31:36,400 --> 00:31:37,840 Speaker 8: really no way of preventing it too. 648 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:40,760 Speaker 4: Well, well, sleep on planes, because we were going to 649 00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:45,320 Speaker 4: be on the plane together, so if you're like roaming around. 650 00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:50,640 Speaker 8: Yeah, I was coming home from uh I think it 651 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:53,960 Speaker 8: was my one of my first seasons in low A 652 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:58,200 Speaker 8: or high A, and I woke up and there was 653 00:31:58,840 --> 00:32:00,320 Speaker 8: we carry like all of our hats, so we had 654 00:32:00,360 --> 00:32:02,000 Speaker 8: the whole year. So I was caring back for my family, 655 00:32:02,360 --> 00:32:04,640 Speaker 8: and the hats were spread out all over the plane, 656 00:32:05,040 --> 00:32:07,000 Speaker 8: and I'm like, oh, that's weird. And I had fallen asleep. 657 00:32:07,080 --> 00:32:08,520 Speaker 8: So I get up and I start picking up hats 658 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:10,520 Speaker 8: and people are like freaking out, like looking at me 659 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:13,000 Speaker 8: all weird. So it was one thing, and I was 660 00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:14,960 Speaker 8: by myself. I had no idea what happened, but I'm 661 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:16,840 Speaker 8: guessing I probably threw the halfs all over the plane 662 00:32:16,880 --> 00:32:19,280 Speaker 8: and and then wow, I was sleeping, so I had 663 00:32:19,360 --> 00:32:21,880 Speaker 8: to wake up, go pick them all up and then 664 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:23,960 Speaker 8: just kind of go sit back and not fall asleep 665 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:26,240 Speaker 8: on the plane. So I always try not fall asleep 666 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:28,239 Speaker 8: on the plane, and my body kind of freaks out 667 00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:28,960 Speaker 8: for those. 668 00:32:29,080 --> 00:32:32,000 Speaker 2: So that is that would be a commercial flight too, 669 00:32:32,160 --> 00:32:33,920 Speaker 2: not a chartered flight, I assoom. 670 00:32:34,040 --> 00:32:35,320 Speaker 1: So yeah, that was commercial flight. 671 00:32:35,400 --> 00:32:37,719 Speaker 5: We don't worry teammates don't a little easier on chartered. 672 00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:38,960 Speaker 3: But if it happens on the. 673 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:40,840 Speaker 5: Team chart or no one will ras you about or 674 00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:42,080 Speaker 5: anything like that, it'll be fun. 675 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:44,440 Speaker 8: Just give me some crap and I'll be good. 676 00:32:44,680 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 2: There you go, Well, I brock, I'd tell you what 677 00:32:48,040 --> 00:32:49,960 Speaker 2: really excited to get to know you this spring and 678 00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:52,640 Speaker 2: meet you down in Arizona. Appreciate you coming on. We 679 00:32:52,720 --> 00:32:54,560 Speaker 2: wish you had nothing but the best in the Red's 680 00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:57,080 Speaker 2: uniform and look forward to seeing you on the field soon. 681 00:32:58,440 --> 00:33:00,560 Speaker 8: Yeah, look forward to getting there and things TV guys. 682 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:03,720 Speaker 2: All right, that is Red's reliever brock Burke joining us, 683 00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:06,200 Speaker 2: and we wrap things up on the Budweiser reds Hot 684 00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:09,480 Speaker 2: Stove Leak presented by UDF. Next on the Reds Radio Network, 685 00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:18,640 Speaker 2: welcome back, wrapping things up now and the Butterweiser reds 686 00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:22,760 Speaker 2: Hot Stove Leak presented by UDF. We are live the 687 00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:25,680 Speaker 2: Ben MGM Sportsbook inside Tom's watch bar at the Bank. 688 00:33:25,760 --> 00:33:27,240 Speaker 3: Still another opportunity to catch us. 689 00:33:27,240 --> 00:33:30,120 Speaker 2: We'll be back here again next Tuesday, and then Jim 690 00:33:30,280 --> 00:33:33,200 Speaker 2: is off to Arizona the following week, and then someone's 691 00:33:33,200 --> 00:33:35,080 Speaker 2: got to do it. I know, I know it's it's 692 00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:37,960 Speaker 2: probably tough for you to leave this get down there. 693 00:33:40,040 --> 00:33:41,920 Speaker 2: I'll be honest, if it's going to be this cold, 694 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:43,800 Speaker 2: there may as well be snow on the ground. I 695 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:45,880 Speaker 2: don't mind the snow that. 696 00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:49,440 Speaker 4: Way, and then it just starts inhibiting your life. 697 00:33:50,760 --> 00:33:51,160 Speaker 3: I guess. 698 00:33:51,600 --> 00:33:54,080 Speaker 2: Just go to the grocery store and do what everybody 699 00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:57,520 Speaker 2: else does. And apparently you cannot survive a snowstorm without bread, 700 00:33:57,600 --> 00:34:00,880 Speaker 2: milk and eggs. That's apparently the recipe. I don't know what. 701 00:34:01,320 --> 00:34:03,440 Speaker 2: I don't know what that combination does for you. 702 00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:06,880 Speaker 4: But well, having survived this bout, I do have about 703 00:34:06,960 --> 00:34:10,919 Speaker 4: eight loaves of bread and no I did good out. 704 00:34:10,960 --> 00:34:15,120 Speaker 2: Now I know who to blame. 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Good 715 00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:46,200 Speaker 2: story that Mark Sheldon wrote about Tyler Callahan. We were 716 00:34:46,200 --> 00:34:49,000 Speaker 2: talking about being excited to see Cam call Year in 717 00:34:49,160 --> 00:34:52,480 Speaker 2: spring training coming up. Tyler Callahan's another guy I put 718 00:34:52,520 --> 00:34:55,640 Speaker 2: in that category. Really good to hear that he's healthy again. 719 00:34:56,920 --> 00:34:59,440 Speaker 2: Had that horrible injury last year in Atlanta where he 720 00:34:59,480 --> 00:35:01,719 Speaker 2: broke both both bones in his forearms, and. 721 00:35:01,880 --> 00:35:04,440 Speaker 3: Cars are unbelievable. It's not been an easy road back 722 00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:04,799 Speaker 3: for him. 723 00:35:04,840 --> 00:35:08,880 Speaker 4: He's not He's had to have a few one elective surgery, 724 00:35:08,920 --> 00:35:11,120 Speaker 4: but then he had problems and they had to go 725 00:35:11,239 --> 00:35:13,440 Speaker 4: back in again. But he says he feels great now. 726 00:35:13,600 --> 00:35:13,960 Speaker 3: That's good. 727 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:16,520 Speaker 4: And that's another wild card guy, you know, that's you 728 00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:19,520 Speaker 4: just don't know. He's highly thought of, but just hope 729 00:35:19,560 --> 00:35:22,520 Speaker 4: that he can recover from that. That was an awful injury. 730 00:35:22,600 --> 00:35:24,160 Speaker 2: Well, he got called up early in the year, was 731 00:35:24,239 --> 00:35:26,880 Speaker 2: really hitting well in Louisville through the first month of 732 00:35:26,880 --> 00:35:29,520 Speaker 2: the year, came up the end of April, uh and 733 00:35:29,640 --> 00:35:33,480 Speaker 2: then really it wasn't long before he had that that 734 00:35:34,040 --> 00:35:36,799 Speaker 2: terrible collision with the sidewall in Atlanta, trying to make 735 00:35:36,840 --> 00:35:37,680 Speaker 2: a hero catch. 736 00:35:37,880 --> 00:35:39,080 Speaker 5: I still haven't looked at the replay. 737 00:35:39,239 --> 00:35:41,640 Speaker 3: Oh it's and I won't no no need to, no 738 00:35:41,760 --> 00:35:42,680 Speaker 3: need to. We know won't. 739 00:35:42,680 --> 00:35:44,799 Speaker 2: I'll never see it. We know how it played out. 740 00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:47,960 Speaker 2: But battling back from that, and we wish him all 741 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:49,800 Speaker 2: the best. And like you said, he's kind of a 742 00:35:49,840 --> 00:35:51,880 Speaker 2: wild card in there. He's got a chance to be 743 00:35:51,920 --> 00:35:54,719 Speaker 2: one of the Reds extra outfielders. Uh, this is the 744 00:35:54,760 --> 00:35:57,319 Speaker 2: guy that was a huge prospect for the Reds. That's 745 00:35:57,360 --> 00:35:59,680 Speaker 2: why he got to the big leagues and this is 746 00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:02,759 Speaker 2: this is why he's got a chance to compete for 747 00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:05,680 Speaker 2: a spot SA spring for him. Yes, it will just 748 00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:07,799 Speaker 2: one of the mini storylines that we will look forward 749 00:36:07,840 --> 00:36:10,439 Speaker 2: to this spring. We're out of time on this edition 750 00:36:10,560 --> 00:36:14,120 Speaker 2: of the Budweiser Reds Hot Stove League presented by UDF. 751 00:36:15,040 --> 00:36:18,359 Speaker 2: Big thanks to our on site engineer Dave Abbott. Also 752 00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:22,120 Speaker 2: thanks to our studio producer Drew Wester Heidi Big thanks 753 00:36:22,160 --> 00:36:24,440 Speaker 2: to Tony Santian and Brockberg for joining us on the 754 00:36:24,480 --> 00:36:26,920 Speaker 2: show for Jim Day on Tommy Throw good Night. 755 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:28,359 Speaker 3: We'll talk to you again next week.