WEBVTT - Brock Stewart (5-8-26) 

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<v Speaker 1>And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talker.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a great day at Dodgers Stadium. The Dodgers have

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<v Speaker 1>returned home for a big homestand seven game homestand starting

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<v Speaker 1>tonight against the Atlanta Braves, and it's great to have

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<v Speaker 1>my guy, Rock Stewart. Going back to the trade deadline,

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<v Speaker 1>I know you wanted to be a bigger part of

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<v Speaker 1>last year, But how does it feel now to be

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<v Speaker 1>healthy and be able to contribute. Here's good.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what I'm getting paid to do, so it feels good. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>best team in baseball. Fun to team, to be a

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<v Speaker 2>part of a lot of great guys. So to just

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<v Speaker 2>know that I'm contributing now is huge, and yeah, looking

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<v Speaker 2>forward to a good year.

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<v Speaker 1>When you were with the Dodgers, you were a starting pitcher.

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<v Speaker 1>You obviously we know about the changes you made to

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<v Speaker 1>invest in yourself to become one of the best right

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<v Speaker 1>handed relievers against right handed hitters. When you look at

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<v Speaker 1>the way the Dodgers game plan, how different is it

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<v Speaker 1>from where you were in Minnesota to prepare are you

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<v Speaker 1>for whatever you may encounter when the game starts.

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<v Speaker 2>Not too different. Honestly, I think every team is pretty

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<v Speaker 2>locked in when it comes to analytics and matchups and

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<v Speaker 2>scouting reports and all sorts of things like that. Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>may be a tick above a lot of teams in

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<v Speaker 2>that regard, but it's not too far. It's not too

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<v Speaker 2>drastic of a difference as people may think. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>everybody's pretty hip to everything nowadays. So but the communication

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<v Speaker 2>here is great. You know, they tell you to lean

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<v Speaker 2>on your strengths and that's what a lot of the

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<v Speaker 2>guys do down there.

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<v Speaker 1>And no, it's great. The communication is great.

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<v Speaker 2>The feedback is great after every outing, so everybody's on

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<v Speaker 2>the same page, all pull on the same string to

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<v Speaker 2>you know, help Dodgers get the wins.

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<v Speaker 1>You know this, brock Stewart, when you first came up,

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<v Speaker 1>they talked about relievers wanting to know their role, knowing

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<v Speaker 1>what inning they were going to come into. It seems

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<v Speaker 1>like the Dodgers were the first to say, we are

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<v Speaker 1>going to define your roles, but not by innings, but

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<v Speaker 1>by groupings of hitters. Is that still the same mentality,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, when you're going to be needed.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, to a certain extent. I mean, even the other

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<v Speaker 2>day in Houston, Bardo down on the bullpen Josh Bardon.

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<v Speaker 2>He pretty much said like I'd be ready when this

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<v Speaker 2>next group of righties comes up, and uh, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think it was the next one, but it was.

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<v Speaker 1>It was the following one.

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<v Speaker 2>So uh yeah, I know, you know I have last

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<v Speaker 2>year especially had more success against righty's for sure than lefties.

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<v Speaker 1>But uh, so far, I mean in.

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<v Speaker 2>The rehab outings anyway I can help the team, So

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<v Speaker 2>looking forward to it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, no doubt we are too. Brock Stewart is back.

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<v Speaker 1>He's healthy and part of a great Dodger bullpen. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>I know from talking to other players that are hurt,

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<v Speaker 1>you kind of feel like an outsider on the team

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<v Speaker 1>even though you are part of this team. Now that

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<v Speaker 1>you're back and you're pitching, does it feel like, since

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<v Speaker 1>when you got traded you got hurt quickly after that,

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<v Speaker 1>that you're still kind of finding your way with new

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<v Speaker 1>teammates or do you feel like you've you've found your spot?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean I'm not really necessarily looking for a spot.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you still the new guy? Is what I'm asking

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think so.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, everybody, even right when I got over, I felt,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, welcomed, and I felt that everybody was you know,

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<v Speaker 2>pretty welcoming and had open arms and everything and open mind.

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<v Speaker 2>So uh no, like I said, this is a great

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<v Speaker 2>group of guys, and it wasn't too hard to fit

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<v Speaker 2>in right when I got traded over last year and

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<v Speaker 2>definitely this year. I mean, it's it's been easy. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean I was with them all spring. Uh yeah, so

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<v Speaker 2>I know the guys pretty well and it's a great

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<v Speaker 2>group of guys. So yeah, I mean it's just a

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<v Speaker 2>it's been an easy transition. And I think that's that's

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<v Speaker 2>has to do with like I said, great group guys,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's it's it makes it easy when when everybody's

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<v Speaker 2>a nice human and cares about each other and gets

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<v Speaker 2>to know each other, and it's not just all focused

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<v Speaker 2>on baseball. You know, we're not We're not down there

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<v Speaker 2>in the bullpen's strictly focused on baseball. We're definitely locked in, ready,

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<v Speaker 2>ready when our name's called. But you know we're friends too,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we're not just we're not just teammates.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So who's your catch partner?

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<v Speaker 2>Ah, the bullpen catchers?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh geez, doesn't sound like you have many friends if

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<v Speaker 1>that's your catch partner.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I have a specific like I have a specific routine.

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<v Speaker 2>So a lot of the a lot of the other

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<v Speaker 2>don't like to play catch with me because I take

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<v Speaker 2>forever doing Plyo throws before my catch routine, or I'm

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<v Speaker 2>doing bands too long, or I don't throw enough when

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<v Speaker 2>I have a baseball in my hand. So I just

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<v Speaker 2>like to throw the bullpen catchers to make it easy.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay. The one thing that hasn't changed from the time

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<v Speaker 1>brock Stewart was with the Dodgers the first time to

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<v Speaker 1>this time around is when you come off the field,

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<v Speaker 1>you still put your glove on your hat. That's when

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<v Speaker 1>I know it's brock Stewart.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean it's it's easy. You don't have to

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<v Speaker 2>carry it, just put it on your hat and your

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<v Speaker 2>hands are free and you're just chilling.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a it's comfortable, all right. I know your teammates

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<v Speaker 1>didn't like me declaring you got the best hair on

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<v Speaker 1>the team, but I'm sticking by it.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey man, I appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if that's the case with Glass now

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<v Speaker 2>and a couple other guys on our team, but you

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<v Speaker 2>know what, I'll take your word for it, and sure

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<v Speaker 2>do appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, no doubt. That's as far as I'm going with it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yesterday I was talking about Vessie's hands, and now i'm

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<v Speaker 1>talking about your hair. So I'll leave it right there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, just hands and hair, no other body parts. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>just keep it right there.

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<v Speaker 1>Day. Sounds good, hands above the table, Brock, thanks a

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<v Speaker 1>lot for the time. Great to see you, and we're

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<v Speaker 1>looking forward to seeing this version of Brock Stewart.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, sounds good.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's do it.