WEBVTT - Off-day Dodger Talk (7-9-26) 0:00:00.120 --> 0:00:03.920 Only four teams in Major League Baseball history have won 0:00:04.000 --> 0:00:08.440 three consecutive titles. The Dodgers are the favorites to become 0:00:08.720 --> 0:00:09.560 the fifth. 0:00:09.600 --> 0:00:12.080 This is World Champion Dodger Talk. 0:00:12.160 --> 0:00:14.080 Here we go again, bar Running. 0:00:13.760 --> 0:00:16.799 Back, hosted by Dodger Saint signer David Vassi. 0:00:17.480 --> 0:00:18.520 Three pat in the mix. 0:00:18.840 --> 0:00:21.799 Dodger Talk is brought to you by La County Public 0:00:21.880 --> 0:00:27.000 Works Champions recycled beverage Containers make the play Recycle Today, 0:00:27.240 --> 0:00:31.200 and by Children's Hospital LA from Colds to Cancer. We 0:00:31.320 --> 0:00:34.680 got this to get in on the show called eight six, six, nine, 0:00:34.680 --> 0:00:37.080 eighty seven, two five, seven days and be sure to 0:00:37.120 --> 0:00:41.640 follow Dodger Talk wherever you get your podcasts. Here's your host, 0:00:42.159 --> 0:00:43.040 David Vasse. 0:00:47.680 --> 0:00:48.920 Welcome the Dodger Talk. 0:00:49.040 --> 0:00:52.239 David Vasse with you until eight o'clock tonight here on 0:00:52.280 --> 0:00:54.840 AM five to seventy LA Sports and we have a 0:00:54.880 --> 0:00:58.240 great show for you tonight. We have two really cool 0:00:58.320 --> 0:01:02.480 guests on the show. Mike Sarota from Double A, Tulsa, 0:01:02.680 --> 0:01:05.759 who's going to participate in the Futures Game, is going 0:01:05.800 --> 0:01:08.920 to join us tonight coming up in fifteen minutes and 0:01:09.000 --> 0:01:11.039 at the bottom of the hour, we're going to be 0:01:11.160 --> 0:01:15.200 joined by Dodgers third base coach Dino Eble because he 0:01:15.280 --> 0:01:17.400 has a lot going on here this weekend. 0:01:17.760 --> 0:01:19.360 Before the Dodgers. 0:01:18.959 --> 0:01:22.240 Even get to Philadelphia for the All Star Game, Dino 0:01:22.360 --> 0:01:24.760 is going to be part of Dave Roberts' coaching staff. 0:01:24.760 --> 0:01:27.000 He's going to be in the coaches box at third 0:01:27.080 --> 0:01:31.679 base for the Midsummer Classic. But before all that, Dino 0:01:32.240 --> 0:01:36.440 has another sun that is eligible for this year's draft 0:01:36.840 --> 0:01:40.640 that's happening Saturday. The Major League Baseball Amateur Draft is 0:01:40.680 --> 0:01:45.200 happening Saturday morning, and Dino Eble's youngest son, Trey Ebel, 0:01:45.680 --> 0:01:49.200 has skyrocketed as far as the rankings go and has 0:01:49.240 --> 0:01:52.560 a very good chance of being drafted in the first 0:01:52.680 --> 0:01:56.280 round of Saturday's amateur drafts. So he's going to be 0:01:56.360 --> 0:01:58.840 with his son Trey on Saturday morning and then head 0:01:58.880 --> 0:02:02.880 to Dodgers Stadium for the game on Saturday night, as 0:02:02.960 --> 0:02:06.600 the Dodgers will be taken on the Arizona Diamondbacks and 0:02:06.640 --> 0:02:10.000 Tomorrow night, our coverage begins at six o'clock with first 0:02:10.040 --> 0:02:13.880 pitch at seven to ten between the Dodgers and Snakes, 0:02:14.000 --> 0:02:16.920 and Sho Hao Tani is going to be on the mound. 0:02:17.040 --> 0:02:19.440 So we got Mike Sarota coming up. We got Dino 0:02:19.520 --> 0:02:22.440 Evil on the show as well, and I am going 0:02:22.440 --> 0:02:26.600 to ask Dino, since no Dodger players are going to 0:02:26.639 --> 0:02:30.440 participate in the home Run Derby, would he be open 0:02:30.639 --> 0:02:33.720 to doing what he did last year and throwing to 0:02:34.080 --> 0:02:37.680 a non Dodger if they asked him. Because Kyle Schwarburn 0:02:37.760 --> 0:02:41.000 the swing off, they needed somebody to throw and it 0:02:41.160 --> 0:02:45.440 was Dino that got selected. So I know that Dave 0:02:45.520 --> 0:02:48.440 Roberts wouldn't have a problem if none of the Dodger 0:02:48.480 --> 0:02:50.000 players are going to participate. 0:02:50.400 --> 0:02:51.320 And that's the case. 0:02:51.880 --> 0:02:56.239 The Dodgers, Freddie Freeman, Max Munsey Show, HEO, Tani Andy 0:02:56.320 --> 0:02:59.000 pa has have all decided that they are not going 0:02:59.040 --> 0:03:02.760 to participate in this year's Home Run Derby. And you 0:03:02.800 --> 0:03:06.760 can understand why. I mean, the Dodgers have bigger goals 0:03:06.760 --> 0:03:09.480 in mind than just winning the home Run Derby. It 0:03:09.480 --> 0:03:12.640 would be great to see Bryce Harper participate in the 0:03:12.639 --> 0:03:14.040 Home Run Derby in Philly. 0:03:14.440 --> 0:03:15.600 I love Bryce Harper. 0:03:15.960 --> 0:03:18.799 I love his edge, I love how much he has 0:03:18.800 --> 0:03:22.520 invested in the city that he decided to sign a 0:03:22.520 --> 0:03:27.079 long term contract with. And he's everything the Phillies have 0:03:27.200 --> 0:03:30.320 been about. He's the face of the franchise, and I 0:03:30.360 --> 0:03:33.720 wouldn't be opposed to a Schoreber versus Harper. 0:03:33.880 --> 0:03:36.320 You know, face off in the home run derby. 0:03:36.440 --> 0:03:41.640 So that's I'm not anti everybody else that's not a Dodger. 0:03:41.760 --> 0:03:45.000 I like the way Bryce Harper plays the game. I 0:03:45.160 --> 0:03:47.760 like that he's invested in the city and embrace the 0:03:47.760 --> 0:03:51.120 fact that he is the highest paid player on that team, 0:03:51.360 --> 0:03:54.360 and that he signed a long term contract and he's 0:03:54.400 --> 0:03:55.440 been true to his word. 0:03:55.640 --> 0:03:57.400 So we'll see how it plays out. 0:03:57.440 --> 0:04:00.680 So Mike Sioda coming up in fifteen minutes, Dino Ebol 0:04:00.760 --> 0:04:01.480 coming up at the. 0:04:01.440 --> 0:04:02.560 Bottom of the hour. 0:04:02.960 --> 0:04:06.480 The Dodgers are coming off a successful first leg of 0:04:06.520 --> 0:04:10.000 this homestand a ten game homestand going into the All 0:04:10.000 --> 0:04:13.120 Star Break taking three out of four from the Padres, 0:04:13.200 --> 0:04:17.080 taking two out of three from the Rockies, including last night, 0:04:17.120 --> 0:04:19.960 where it looked a little dicey early on. It might 0:04:19.960 --> 0:04:23.919 have been the Dodgers needing to make a late run 0:04:24.080 --> 0:04:27.159 to score more than just four runs to win that game, 0:04:27.640 --> 0:04:31.599 but Roki Sasaki really settled down after he got into 0:04:31.640 --> 0:04:34.599 that second and third nobody out jam in the fourth inning, 0:04:34.600 --> 0:04:37.640 and Mookie Betts came up with a great at bat, 0:04:37.720 --> 0:04:40.159 nine pitch at bat with two strikes to drive in 0:04:40.240 --> 0:04:45.680 Tommy Edmond. Which brings me to what I really wanted 0:04:45.720 --> 0:04:48.640 to talk about tonight, and we talked about it on 0:04:48.720 --> 0:04:53.440 the show yesterday. But the reality is the Dodgers, as 0:04:53.480 --> 0:04:55.839 great as their offense has been and they are the 0:04:55.880 --> 0:05:00.320 best in baseball, they still haven't found a guy that 0:05:00.440 --> 0:05:03.839 is found a home hitting behind Shoho Tani in that 0:05:03.920 --> 0:05:09.440 two spot. As we stand tonight, the Dodgers' number two hitters, 0:05:09.480 --> 0:05:14.680 whether it's Tucker Freeman, Mookie Betts, Andy Paz, and last 0:05:14.760 --> 0:05:18.520 night Tommy Edman, are hitting a combined two twenty one 0:05:18.960 --> 0:05:22.400 with a two ninety five on base percentage and only 0:05:22.560 --> 0:05:27.800 slugging three thirty three. We're talking about Freddy Freeman, Mooki, Bets, 0:05:27.880 --> 0:05:32.120 Andy Pahz, Kyle Tucker, and look, there's all individual reasons 0:05:32.240 --> 0:05:35.880 why they have not succeeded. Early on in that spot, 0:05:36.720 --> 0:05:39.479 Mooki and Freddy got off to a slow start. Tucker 0:05:39.560 --> 0:05:44.440 was never comfortable there. But Andy Paz, he's not your 0:05:44.480 --> 0:05:46.160 prototypical number two hitter. 0:05:46.800 --> 0:05:48.920 It just doesn't seem like he's the guy. 0:05:49.160 --> 0:05:53.360 Paz in thirty seven games, one hundred and fifty four 0:05:53.400 --> 0:05:56.599 at bats as the Dodgers' number two hitter is sitting 0:05:56.640 --> 0:05:59.320 two forty with only five home runs, and you're like, 0:05:59.360 --> 0:06:01.480 all right, bet average now doesn't matter. 0:06:01.760 --> 0:06:03.320 You always reference Ops. 0:06:03.360 --> 0:06:07.159 Well, yeah, Ops, it's above league average at seven forty six. 0:06:07.279 --> 0:06:10.320 But he's a much better hitter for the Dodgers hitting 0:06:10.360 --> 0:06:13.520 down in the order, which brings me to Tommy Edmund. 0:06:13.680 --> 0:06:17.080 Tommy Edman is so valuable for the Dodgers and you 0:06:17.120 --> 0:06:20.039 can put him anywhere in that lineup and he's not 0:06:20.120 --> 0:06:24.160 going to change, and that's why he's the perfect number 0:06:24.160 --> 0:06:27.200 two hitter for the Dodgers. And he could be a 0:06:27.240 --> 0:06:31.000 switch hitter. He is a switch hitter right left. You 0:06:31.080 --> 0:06:34.200 need a guy behind Otani that can hit lefties because 0:06:34.240 --> 0:06:37.440 you know, forget about the starting pitcher. But later in 0:06:37.480 --> 0:06:40.520 the game when they start to bring in the matchups 0:06:40.520 --> 0:06:44.680 with lefty relievers, you need a guy in between Otani 0:06:44.880 --> 0:06:47.599 and Freeman that could hit lefties because you're going to 0:06:47.640 --> 0:06:50.880 see a high leverage lefty reliever come into the game 0:06:51.320 --> 0:06:54.320 andenter Tommy Edman, who's a switch hitter who has a 0:06:54.320 --> 0:06:57.520 lot more power from the right side and is a 0:06:57.560 --> 0:07:00.160 really good hitter from the right side. And from the 0:07:00.200 --> 0:07:03.000 left side, and he's off to a tremendous start, and 0:07:03.000 --> 0:07:05.520 he saw it last night. He was two for four, 0:07:05.680 --> 0:07:08.599 he scored the Dodgers' first run, he was the one 0:07:08.640 --> 0:07:11.640 that scored the go ahead run on Mooki's go ahead 0:07:11.640 --> 0:07:14.280 base it. He had three straight singles, all three of 0:07:14.320 --> 0:07:17.760 those guys, by the way, with two strikes. So that's 0:07:18.000 --> 0:07:20.880 that's my solution right now for Tommy Yedman to be 0:07:21.320 --> 0:07:24.800 the Dodgers' number two hitter. Now, as we get closer 0:07:24.800 --> 0:07:27.560 to August third and on off day shows, we have 0:07:27.640 --> 0:07:30.480 a lot of time to not just dissect that night's game, 0:07:30.560 --> 0:07:33.640 but also, you know, the bigger picture for the Dodgers, 0:07:33.680 --> 0:07:36.760 and the bigger picture as we get closer to August 0:07:36.840 --> 0:07:40.840 third is the trade deadline. I've said this before. The 0:07:40.880 --> 0:07:43.360 Dodgers do not need trek skouble. 0:07:43.840 --> 0:07:45.440 But if the. 0:07:45.480 --> 0:07:49.040 Price is not going to be that high in prospect capital, 0:07:49.520 --> 0:07:51.360 of course the Dodgers are going to be in the 0:07:51.400 --> 0:07:55.000 conversation they have. They match up better with the Tigers 0:07:55.000 --> 0:07:58.200 than any other team this side of the Yankees. No 0:07:58.320 --> 0:08:03.720 other team matches up better with the Tigers to give 0:08:03.800 --> 0:08:06.040 them what they would be looking for in a Trek 0:08:06.120 --> 0:08:09.160 Scooble trade, So let's just put that right there. But 0:08:10.000 --> 0:08:13.400 with Blake Snell coming back, Tyler Glass now a little 0:08:13.400 --> 0:08:16.480 bit behind him, do the Dodgers really need a Trek 0:08:16.560 --> 0:08:20.440 Scooble by emptying out the farm system. I would prefer 0:08:20.560 --> 0:08:23.640 them to go out and get another high leverage reliever, 0:08:23.760 --> 0:08:26.600 which I don't know if they will. Their bullpen looks 0:08:26.640 --> 0:08:31.480 really good now with Scott Phillips vesia Enriquez, and you're 0:08:31.520 --> 0:08:34.880 talking about Brock Stewart against Righty's. You're going to get 0:08:34.880 --> 0:08:38.880 Blake Trinan back, and you're going to get Edwin Diaz back. 0:08:38.960 --> 0:08:41.160 So you're gonna have Diaz and Scott at the back 0:08:41.200 --> 0:08:42.080 of your bullpen. 0:08:42.640 --> 0:08:45.880 But if you got one more reliever, that would be 0:08:46.840 --> 0:08:48.560 shortening the game by a lot. 0:08:49.040 --> 0:08:51.880 And I also think the Dodgers need another catcher. They 0:08:51.920 --> 0:08:55.000 need a third catcher. We're seeing you know, Dalton rushing 0:08:55.040 --> 0:08:56.880 playing the line share of things. You don't want to 0:08:56.920 --> 0:09:00.240 run him into the ground. And look, you're hopeful Will 0:09:00.280 --> 0:09:03.720 Smith is coming back. I believe that he will come back, 0:09:04.200 --> 0:09:08.200 but you always need that insurance policy. So a catcher, 0:09:08.320 --> 0:09:11.640 another reliever would be right there with me. As far 0:09:11.679 --> 0:09:15.120 as the Trek Scooble trade talks, and I don't. 0:09:14.880 --> 0:09:16.640 Even know if the Tigers are going to trade them. 0:09:16.679 --> 0:09:19.640 Who knows what that GM is going to do. All Right, we're. 0:09:19.480 --> 0:09:21.640 Gonna take a time out here on Dodger Talk. When 0:09:21.640 --> 0:09:24.560 we continue, we'll be joined by one of those talented 0:09:24.720 --> 0:09:29.760 young outfielders the Dodgers have that so many want. Mike Serota, 0:09:29.800 --> 0:09:32.120 who'll be playing in the Futures Game with jose Way 0:09:32.200 --> 0:09:36.000 Depaula on Sunday in Philadelphia, will join us next right 0:09:36.040 --> 0:09:43.360 here on Dodger Talk on AM five to seventy LA Sports. 0:09:44.120 --> 0:09:47.280 When you want Dodgers, the only home is AM five 0:09:47.320 --> 0:09:48.720 to seventy LA Sports. 0:09:50.160 --> 0:09:51.520 Welcome back to Dodger Talk. 0:09:51.640 --> 0:09:54.560 David Vasse with you until eight o'clock tonight here on 0:09:54.640 --> 0:09:58.120 AM five to seventy LA Sports. And it's not very 0:09:58.160 --> 0:10:01.280 often that I bring on part of the Dodger farm 0:10:01.400 --> 0:10:03.720 system on the show because I want to give them 0:10:03.760 --> 0:10:06.960 their space to develop, to grow, and I'm a big 0:10:07.000 --> 0:10:10.079 believer that they're under the microscope a little too much 0:10:10.120 --> 0:10:13.760 as they're trying to develop into big league players. But 0:10:13.800 --> 0:10:17.400 there's times when you need to celebrate these players, and 0:10:17.520 --> 0:10:21.200 that time is now because as we get closer to 0:10:21.280 --> 0:10:24.640 the All Star Game next week. The festivities begin this 0:10:24.880 --> 0:10:29.360 Sunday with the Futures Game, and two Dodger outfield prospects 0:10:29.400 --> 0:10:32.720 have been selected to participate in the game on Sunday, 0:10:33.000 --> 0:10:37.719 Hoswaye Depaula, and our guest right now from DOUBLEA Tulsa, 0:10:37.760 --> 0:10:41.320 the Tulsa Drillers, Mike Soota. Mike, thanks a lot for 0:10:41.360 --> 0:10:42.560 the time. Appreciate it. 0:10:42.800 --> 0:10:44.439 Yeah, thank you for having me so. 0:10:44.520 --> 0:10:48.000 Mike, this is a great honor of recognition of your season. 0:10:48.200 --> 0:10:50.360 I know it's not the All Star Game, but it's 0:10:50.440 --> 0:10:53.840 essentially the All Star Game for minor league players. So 0:10:53.920 --> 0:10:56.440 what was your reaction when you found out they wanted 0:10:56.480 --> 0:10:57.040 you to play. 0:10:57.400 --> 0:11:00.600 I was just extremely grateful for the opportunity. Not very 0:11:00.679 --> 0:11:03.600 many minor leaguers get to do this, So when I 0:11:03.640 --> 0:11:06.400 first heard the news, I was ecstatic. You know, obviously 0:11:06.480 --> 0:11:08.679 it's a huge opportunity and I'm just grateful for it. 0:11:09.160 --> 0:11:10.960 Who broke the news to you? How do you find 0:11:10.960 --> 0:11:12.680 out you're playing in the Futures Game? 0:11:12.920 --> 0:11:17.439 I actually went in my manager, Coach Wedge. I went 0:11:17.480 --> 0:11:19.480 in there and he broke the news to me and 0:11:19.720 --> 0:11:20.880 Hosway Eric. 0:11:20.720 --> 0:11:23.440 Wedge is still your manager at Tulsa. Yeah, he is. 0:11:23.640 --> 0:11:25.840 And what kind of manager is he? I mean, he's 0:11:25.840 --> 0:11:28.000 been through it. He's managed some really good teams in 0:11:28.040 --> 0:11:30.360 the major league. So what's he like as a minor 0:11:30.440 --> 0:11:31.160 league manager? 0:11:31.400 --> 0:11:34.120 You know, he's just the best. I mean, his baseball 0:11:34.120 --> 0:11:36.880 knowledge is just off the charts. I learned new things 0:11:36.880 --> 0:11:39.520 from him every day, just whether it's about on the 0:11:39.520 --> 0:11:42.120 base paths with in the batter's box. You know, it's 0:11:42.200 --> 0:11:45.760 just great to have a guy like that teaching you 0:11:45.800 --> 0:11:47.040 about the game and whatnot. 0:11:47.120 --> 0:11:49.400 Does it make a difference to your ears kind of 0:11:49.440 --> 0:11:51.800 focus a little bit more when you have a manager 0:11:51.880 --> 0:11:54.520 that managed some of the best players in the big 0:11:54.640 --> 0:11:56.920 leagues and has the experience of what it takes to 0:11:57.120 --> 0:11:59.000 not only get there, but to stay there. 0:11:59.280 --> 0:12:00.200 Yeah, definitely. 0:12:00.280 --> 0:12:03.720 I mean having someone like that sort of mentor me 0:12:05.120 --> 0:12:06.800 this year, it's just awesome to have. 0:12:07.679 --> 0:12:11.120 Mike Saroda is our guest. He is having a phenomenal 0:12:11.240 --> 0:12:12.280 season at Tulsa. 0:12:12.320 --> 0:12:14.040 Mike, you got to know this about me. I know 0:12:14.080 --> 0:12:14.520 the rules. 0:12:14.559 --> 0:12:17.160 I'm not bringing up any stats or anything like that, 0:12:17.240 --> 0:12:18.360 so you're safe right here. 0:12:18.400 --> 0:12:20.120 Okay, all right, sounds good, but. 0:12:20.120 --> 0:12:22.400 I know you're having a great year and it's your 0:12:22.440 --> 0:12:27.000 first full season and the Dodger organization after being acquired 0:12:27.000 --> 0:12:30.199 from the Reds and that Gavin Lux trade. What's it 0:12:30.280 --> 0:12:33.240 been like to be part of this organization and how 0:12:33.640 --> 0:12:35.199 have they brought the best. 0:12:34.920 --> 0:12:35.360 Out of you? 0:12:35.760 --> 0:12:37.760 This organization is just next level. 0:12:37.920 --> 0:12:41.600 I mean the resources that you have to talk to, 0:12:41.840 --> 0:12:45.240 whether it's the staff at the affiliates or spring training, 0:12:45.280 --> 0:12:48.120 it's just next level. And the amount of information that 0:12:48.160 --> 0:12:52.240 you get and the knowledge that that these these people have, 0:12:52.360 --> 0:12:55.319 it's just next level and it's great to have. 0:12:55.600 --> 0:12:58.560 What are some of the tools that you're talking about. 0:12:58.720 --> 0:13:01.120 Is it the stuff UF that we hear about in 0:13:01.200 --> 0:13:04.959 spring training and in at Dodger Stadium as far as 0:13:05.080 --> 0:13:08.560 VR and just the information? What is it about the 0:13:08.559 --> 0:13:11.520 minor league system that helps guys develop? 0:13:11.800 --> 0:13:15.400 I think it's more so the kind of like approach 0:13:15.440 --> 0:13:20.559 based things that our hitting coaches have and the information 0:13:20.679 --> 0:13:24.360 that's relayed to us about just breaking down our approach 0:13:24.520 --> 0:13:27.280 and what we're thinking in the box and kind of 0:13:27.320 --> 0:13:31.200 like critical thinking about what we're doing up there. And 0:13:31.760 --> 0:13:35.520 that's kind of the key to I think what's helped 0:13:35.520 --> 0:13:36.840 me the most with the Dodgers. 0:13:36.960 --> 0:13:37.640 You're a great guy. 0:13:37.679 --> 0:13:40.160 To ask this question too, because you hear some of 0:13:40.200 --> 0:13:44.040 the old school players say that guys are striking out 0:13:44.040 --> 0:13:47.640 way too much. There's an over emphasis on slugging, not 0:13:47.760 --> 0:13:48.559 just putting. 0:13:48.280 --> 0:13:49.200 The ball in play. 0:13:49.600 --> 0:13:52.400 What is being taught in the organization and what's your 0:13:52.400 --> 0:13:53.640 philosophy on all that. 0:13:53.960 --> 0:13:55.840 When I'm in the batter's box, I'm really just trying 0:13:55.840 --> 0:13:58.920 to find a good pitch to hit and I'm okay 0:13:58.960 --> 0:14:02.120 with taking a strike. That's kind of my philosophy. But 0:14:02.360 --> 0:14:05.480 I mean, it varies throughout the organization with each player. 0:14:05.559 --> 0:14:08.439 I mean, the Dodgers are special because each player is 0:14:08.559 --> 0:14:12.120 very different, and not very many organizations are like that. 0:14:12.160 --> 0:14:14.480 A lot of organizations is kind of like the same 0:14:14.559 --> 0:14:18.200 archetype of player I feel like, so it's pretty unique 0:14:18.360 --> 0:14:21.520 to have an organization. It just varies between the players. 0:14:21.560 --> 0:14:24.000 But for me, I'm just looking for my pitch to 0:14:24.080 --> 0:14:27.040 hit and I'm going to do my best to not 0:14:27.120 --> 0:14:27.600 strike out. 0:14:27.760 --> 0:14:30.480 Mike Siota is our guest right now. He's in Double 0:14:30.520 --> 0:14:33.640 A Tulsa. On Sunday, he'll be playing in the Futures 0:14:33.680 --> 0:14:37.600 Game in Philadelphia. Mike, I heard that from James Tibbs 0:14:37.640 --> 0:14:40.520 in spring training. Obviously, he's been with a couple of 0:14:40.560 --> 0:14:44.480 different organizations, and he has a great perspective on what 0:14:44.720 --> 0:14:48.160 separates the Dodgers. But the one thing that really stood 0:14:48.160 --> 0:14:50.920 out to me is something that you just mentioned. How 0:14:50.960 --> 0:14:53.920 they allow you guys to be yourselves and they don't 0:14:53.920 --> 0:14:57.440 try to put you into this cookie cutter formula that 0:14:57.560 --> 0:14:58.920 doesn't fit everybody. 0:14:59.160 --> 0:15:00.520 They do a really good with that. 0:15:00.840 --> 0:15:04.440 I mean, obviously, like there are things that some of 0:15:04.440 --> 0:15:07.640 our developmental like coaches will tell us, but for the 0:15:07.680 --> 0:15:10.600 most part, they kind of they kind of let you 0:15:10.680 --> 0:15:11.480 be your own coach. 0:15:11.480 --> 0:15:12.320 If that makes sense. 0:15:12.560 --> 0:15:14.520 Yes, that's the best way to go, right. Do you 0:15:14.560 --> 0:15:16.720 feel like you're I know you're young and you're still 0:15:16.760 --> 0:15:19.920 developing into a big league player, but do you feel 0:15:19.960 --> 0:15:22.960 at this stage of your career you're starting to become 0:15:23.240 --> 0:15:24.440 your best hitting coach? 0:15:25.000 --> 0:15:25.240 Yeah? 0:15:25.280 --> 0:15:26.760 I think that's definitely true. 0:15:26.800 --> 0:15:29.120 I mean, no one really knows your body, no one 0:15:29.160 --> 0:15:31.640 knows your mind like you do, so it's kind of 0:15:31.720 --> 0:15:32.520 up to you. 0:15:32.640 --> 0:15:34.200 At the end of the day to sort of figure 0:15:34.200 --> 0:15:34.880 that stuff out. 0:15:35.080 --> 0:15:37.920 Mike, We've heard about so many of the great outfielders 0:15:37.960 --> 0:15:41.480 the Dodgers, sabat double A, at triple A. What is 0:15:41.520 --> 0:15:45.280 the relationship between you and Depaula Zay your Hope. I mean, 0:15:45.320 --> 0:15:48.480 there's so many great young outfielders that you guys are 0:15:48.640 --> 0:15:51.800 playing together, but in some ways competing against each other. 0:15:51.880 --> 0:15:53.120 What's the dynamic there? 0:15:53.640 --> 0:15:55.880 I don't think, uh, we don't really view it much 0:15:56.280 --> 0:15:58.920 of a competition as much as we try and learn 0:15:58.960 --> 0:16:01.200 from each other. I think we all do different things 0:16:01.400 --> 0:16:05.360 really well, and we're always asking each other questions, whether 0:16:05.360 --> 0:16:07.200 it's in the outfield or in the batter's box. And 0:16:07.560 --> 0:16:10.440 it's just great to be surrounded by people like that 0:16:10.440 --> 0:16:13.000 that you can learn from, whether it's off the field stuff, 0:16:13.040 --> 0:16:13.920 on the field stuff. 0:16:14.000 --> 0:16:15.640 So it's just great. 0:16:16.320 --> 0:16:19.120 Is that your hope still bench pressing like five hundred 0:16:19.160 --> 0:16:20.040 pounds every day? 0:16:20.360 --> 0:16:22.960 Yeah, probably probably a little more than that. 0:16:24.480 --> 0:16:25.440 Who do you roommate with? 0:16:25.520 --> 0:16:29.800 Tulsa Roque Gutierrez. He's a pitcher from Mexico. 0:16:29.960 --> 0:16:31.880 And how's that going. Is he a good roommate? 0:16:31.960 --> 0:16:34.360 Yeah, he's great, He's awesome. A bit of a language barrier, 0:16:34.400 --> 0:16:36.040 but we're we're getting used to it. 0:16:36.600 --> 0:16:39.280 Are you starting to learn some Spanish at least pretty good? 0:16:39.480 --> 0:16:41.280 Your Spanish is pretty good, well, not. 0:16:41.280 --> 0:16:43.560 Not amazing, but it's it's pretty good. 0:16:45.240 --> 0:16:48.160 That's great to hear. I know people don't realize. 0:16:48.200 --> 0:16:50.520 I mean, even in this day and age, you guys 0:16:50.600 --> 0:16:53.560 really have to scratch and claw to try to figure 0:16:53.600 --> 0:16:56.360 out the living situation in these minor league cities. 0:16:57.560 --> 0:17:00.520 Yeah, especially when you're moving up levels, you're kind of 0:17:00.520 --> 0:17:03.040 getting different guys and you're getting acclimated to him. 0:17:03.080 --> 0:17:04.240 So it's it's pretty cool. 0:17:05.119 --> 0:17:07.320 Can I ask you about host Wade Depaula. You guys 0:17:07.320 --> 0:17:09.639 are going to be in Philly together. We've heard so 0:17:09.760 --> 0:17:13.320 much about him as well. What's he like as a teammate. 0:17:13.840 --> 0:17:19.119 He's very relaxed, very focused, very funny. He's a funny 0:17:19.160 --> 0:17:22.160 guy on the field. He's kind of the same guy 0:17:22.280 --> 0:17:23.879 on the field as he is off the field. Just 0:17:23.960 --> 0:17:29.200 very relaxed, focused guy, you know, knows what he needs 0:17:29.240 --> 0:17:32.520 to do, hard worker, just all the he checks all 0:17:32.520 --> 0:17:33.040 the boxes. 0:17:33.800 --> 0:17:36.720 He's very much into yoga. Have you gotten into hot 0:17:36.800 --> 0:17:37.560 yoga with him? 0:17:37.840 --> 0:17:38.320 I have not. 0:17:38.720 --> 0:17:42.880 He invited me, but I declined. Maybe next off season though. 0:17:43.560 --> 0:17:46.720 Okay sounds good. Okay, Before I let you go, Mike 0:17:46.800 --> 0:17:49.000 Sarota is our guest. He's going to be in the 0:17:49.040 --> 0:17:53.159 Futures game in Philadelphia on Sunday. How much are you 0:17:53.280 --> 0:17:55.800 going to allow yourself to take it all in, Mike, 0:17:55.960 --> 0:17:59.560 because you're going to be there before the All Stars arrived. 0:17:59.600 --> 0:18:03.560 But you're a feel the atmosphere there in Philly. When 0:18:03.560 --> 0:18:05.879 do you get to Philly? And how long are you 0:18:05.920 --> 0:18:08.280 allowed to stay in Philly? Are they kicking you out 0:18:08.480 --> 0:18:10.480 when guys like Freddie Freeman show up? 0:18:10.680 --> 0:18:14.040 Yeah, I think they're kicking us out, honestly, but no, 0:18:14.119 --> 0:18:16.600 I'm kidding. But we leave. 0:18:16.560 --> 0:18:20.760 Saturday and then the game I believe is Sunday, right, 0:18:21.680 --> 0:18:25.600 and I think they have the hotel booked until Monday. 0:18:26.720 --> 0:18:30.440 So but in terms of the atmosphere, I really don't 0:18:30.480 --> 0:18:33.080 know what to expect from it. I've never done anything 0:18:33.119 --> 0:18:36.040 like this before, so I don't know what to prepare for. 0:18:36.119 --> 0:18:38.040 But it's definitely going to be an experience and I'm 0:18:38.080 --> 0:18:38.800 excited for it. 0:18:39.400 --> 0:18:41.520 I'm not a big leaguer, Mike, but I've been traveling 0:18:41.520 --> 0:18:45.240 with the Dodgers for the last fifteen years and the 0:18:45.280 --> 0:18:50.240 Philly cheese steaks in the visiting clubhouse is legendary. I 0:18:50.280 --> 0:18:52.280 don't know if the chef is going to be serving 0:18:52.280 --> 0:18:55.719 them up for the Futures game, but if he is, 0:18:56.200 --> 0:18:58.600 you have to try one of those Philly cheese steaks 0:18:58.600 --> 0:18:59.800 in the visiting clubhouse. 0:19:00.080 --> 0:19:01.720 Yeah, I'm going to try for sure. It's one of 0:19:01.720 --> 0:19:03.919 my favorite foods. So just broke the news to me. 0:19:04.040 --> 0:19:06.080 All right. There you go, you and DePaul Joy. 0:19:07.000 --> 0:19:09.600 One time I was I was challenged to eat one 0:19:09.640 --> 0:19:12.360 of them in less than a minute, and I wasn't 0:19:12.400 --> 0:19:15.200 able to accomplish that feat. But maybe you can try 0:19:15.240 --> 0:19:16.679 to challenge one of your teammates. 0:19:17.119 --> 0:19:20.480 Yeah, I mean I'll try that. Maybe Depot will get 0:19:20.520 --> 0:19:21.160 it to Paula. 0:19:22.480 --> 0:19:24.600 Yeah, let's do it. I could see him being able 0:19:24.640 --> 0:19:25.760 to take it down. Yeah. 0:19:25.800 --> 0:19:28.159 He's a big guy, so I've seen him meet a 0:19:28.200 --> 0:19:29.200 little bit in the clubhouse. 0:19:29.359 --> 0:19:33.639 All right, My congratulations on a great start to the year. Congratulations. 0:19:34.000 --> 0:19:36.800 I'm being selected to the Futures Game and can't wait 0:19:36.840 --> 0:19:40.679 to see you at Dodger Stadium very soon. And you 0:19:40.680 --> 0:19:43.280 know I did see you hit a home run on 0:19:43.320 --> 0:19:45.760 the backfields this spring training in one of the Double 0:19:45.840 --> 0:19:48.320 A Games. But we never met, we've never met. This 0:19:48.400 --> 0:19:51.760 is our first introduction. So great to have you on 0:19:51.800 --> 0:19:53.639 the show and look forward to meeting you in person 0:19:53.680 --> 0:19:54.120 one day. 0:19:54.280 --> 0:19:56.000