WEBVTT - Off-Season Dodger Talk (12-9-25)

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<v Speaker 1>This is off season Dodger Talk, Winner Meetings Edit yar

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<v Speaker 1>now Everyone's favorite Dodger Insight David Bassett.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome the Dodger Talk David Massey live from the Sports

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<v Speaker 2>at LA studios with you until eight o'clock tonight here

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<v Speaker 2>on AM five to seventy LA Sports. We do have

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<v Speaker 2>a full board of calls that are winning for you

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<v Speaker 2>to fill up here eight sixty six nine eighty seven

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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy eight sixty six nine eight seven two

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<v Speaker 2>five seventy. Last night our first show since the parade,

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<v Speaker 2>our first show of the Winter Meetings, and Brian Cranston

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<v Speaker 2>uh was our guest for forty minutes. He took up

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<v Speaker 2>the entire show and certainly had a few interesting trade ideas.

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<v Speaker 2>If you want to respond to some of his free

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<v Speaker 2>agent ideas or trade ideas from last night, now's the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy. Just

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<v Speaker 2>got done recapping Day two of the Winter Meetings on

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<v Speaker 2>Sports and at LA with John Hartungue and Jerry Harriston

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<v Speaker 2>Junior and last night John asked both of us, what's

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<v Speaker 2>your dream as far as the Dodgers signing or trading

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<v Speaker 2>for a player? During the winter meetings, and Jerry Harriston Junior,

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<v Speaker 2>to his credit, said Edwin Diaz. Now when he said

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<v Speaker 2>that last night, I thought it was a dream. I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't believe that could happen. I had not heard that

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers were in on Edwin Diaz. But the Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 2>credit to Andrew Friedman and Diaz's representatives at Wasserman, kept

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<v Speaker 2>this very close to the vest because this did not

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<v Speaker 2>just happen overnight. I was told by a very good

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<v Speaker 2>source with the Dodgers that they had been talking to

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<v Speaker 2>Edwin Diaz for quite some time and we're able to

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<v Speaker 2>nail down a three year, sixty nine million dollar contract

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<v Speaker 2>in the last forty eight hours. Here it seemed like

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<v Speaker 2>Diaz going into free agency, from what I was told,

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<v Speaker 2>was set on four years, having a four year contract,

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<v Speaker 2>but the Dodgers were able to show him the benefits

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<v Speaker 2>of a shorter term contract but also becoming the highest

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<v Speaker 2>paid reliever by year in baseball history, So that was

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure attractive to him. Also, the Dodgers took advantage

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<v Speaker 2>of the fact that the Mets kind of disrespected Edwin Das.

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<v Speaker 2>He felt disrespected. Talking to people close to Edwin Das

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<v Speaker 2>he was not happy about the fact that they signed

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<v Speaker 2>Devin Williams and never really communicated with him. From what

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<v Speaker 2>I have learned, the Mets never formally gave Edwin Diaz

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<v Speaker 2>an offer until the last twenty four hours, So it

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<v Speaker 2>was the Dodgers that were courting das tree him like

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<v Speaker 2>he should be treated one of the best relievers available

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<v Speaker 2>on the free agent market, and that was part of

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<v Speaker 2>the attractiveness to the Dodgers. And not to mention back

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<v Speaker 2>to back World Series championships, and also the fact that

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<v Speaker 2>his brother Alexis Diaz was part of the organization last

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<v Speaker 2>year and relayed good things to him. And let's not

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<v Speaker 2>forget the strong ties of Puerto Ricans, especially Puerto Rican

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<v Speaker 2>baseball players, small knit but very strong group. Do you

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<v Speaker 2>know who was who is you know, basically one of

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<v Speaker 2>the most proud Puerto Ricans out there. Yeah, it's three

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<v Speaker 2>times World Series champion KEYK a Hernandez. You're telling me

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<v Speaker 2>that Edwin Diaz decided to leave the Mets and sign

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<v Speaker 2>with the Dodgers without speaking to KEYK a Hernandez, who

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<v Speaker 2>I expect to be back with the Dodgers next year.

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<v Speaker 2>He cares about the Dodgers three time World Series champion,

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<v Speaker 2>a big part of this back to back run. Here,

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<v Speaker 2>you're telling me to believe that Key K a Hernandez

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<v Speaker 2>and Edwin Diaz have not spoken during this process about

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<v Speaker 2>signing with the Dodgers, with it being as close as

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<v Speaker 2>it was, and it came down to the Dodgers and Mets.

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<v Speaker 2>I had heard about a week ago. It was Mets

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<v Speaker 2>Braves and then Mets Blue Jays Braves. Nobody ever mentioned

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers. They did a great job of being stealth

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<v Speaker 2>in their pursuit of Edwin Diaz. And I'm sure many

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<v Speaker 2>of you are as excited as many of the players

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<v Speaker 2>that I exchanged texts with today having Edwin Diaz as

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<v Speaker 2>their closer. Eight sixty six nine eight seven two five

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<v Speaker 2>seventy is the phone number. Now, not only did the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers sign Edwin Diaz to a three year, sixty nine

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<v Speaker 2>million dollar contract, but they also said, you know what

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<v Speaker 2>qualifying offer be damned. Andrew Freeman was on the MLB

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<v Speaker 2>Network today and acknowledged that there is a cost to

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<v Speaker 2>signing a player with the qualifying offer attached to him,

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<v Speaker 2>and with the Dodgers being well over the luxury tax threshold,

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<v Speaker 2>they not only will pay a luxury tax for being

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<v Speaker 2>over where they're at right now, but along with Diaz

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<v Speaker 2>having a qualifying offer attached to him, the Dodgers are

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<v Speaker 2>going to lose their second and fifth highest draft selections

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<v Speaker 2>in the twenty twenty six draft and will lose a

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<v Speaker 2>million dollars from their international bonus pool. That just shows

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<v Speaker 2>you the commitment of Mark Walter to want to win

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<v Speaker 2>again a three peat and basically the urgency that the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers have from Andrew Freeman to Mark Walter. After signing

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<v Speaker 2>show Heo Time, who deferred the majority of his seven

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<v Speaker 2>hundred million dollar contract. He was not deferring that for

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers to hold on to draft picks and international

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<v Speaker 2>money poll. He was deferring that for the Dodgers to

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<v Speaker 2>spend every single off season, and that's what they have

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<v Speaker 2>done to build a winner. After the Dodgers won in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty four in New York, Shojo Tani told people

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<v Speaker 2>only nine more I was told after the Dodgers won

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<v Speaker 2>in Toronto. On the field in the middle of the celebration,

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<v Speaker 2>sho Heo Tani was telling his teammates and coaching staff

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<v Speaker 2>and trending staff only eight more to go. This guy

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<v Speaker 2>expects to win or be in the World Series every

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<v Speaker 2>single season, and he demands that from the Dodgers. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's the reason why he signed with the Dodgers, because

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<v Speaker 2>that's the Dodgers' ultimate goal as well. So all of

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<v Speaker 2>this goes into play. When you say, you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>we are over the highest luxury tax threshold, and yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>the Mets attached a qualifying offer to Edwin Diaz. We're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna say, you know what, that doesn't mean anything to us.

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<v Speaker 2>And Andrew Friedman was classy about it. He wasn't flipping

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<v Speaker 2>about it. He acknowledged that there is some pain and

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<v Speaker 2>signing a player that has turned down a qualifying offer

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<v Speaker 2>and has those things attached to him. But it just

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<v Speaker 2>shows that the Dodgers believe in their player development, that

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<v Speaker 2>they can draft players in the later rounds and find

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<v Speaker 2>some good ones. And in baseball, you've seen it time

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<v Speaker 2>and time again. First round draft picks, I would say,

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<v Speaker 2>at least half of them don't pan out. And then

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<v Speaker 2>you hear guys that were drafted in the fifth or

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<v Speaker 2>sixth round that turn out to be All stars and

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes Hall of famers. So to me, draft picks and

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<v Speaker 2>where you pick in baseball, it does mean something, but

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't mean as much as it would in the

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<v Speaker 2>NFL or NBA drafts. So Edwin Diaz is going to

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<v Speaker 2>be a Dodger. It's not official, but it is going

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<v Speaker 2>to be official, and that just means good things for

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<v Speaker 2>the rest of the Dodger bullpen. And we'll get into

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<v Speaker 2>what it means for Tanner, Scott and Blake Trining and

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<v Speaker 2>all those guys. But do we are we really talking

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<v Speaker 2>about that? The Dodgers have Edwin Diaz and Dodger Stadium

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<v Speaker 2>is going to be electric in the ninth inning of games,

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<v Speaker 2>with Timmy trumpet blaring, with Edwin Diaz coming out of

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<v Speaker 2>the bullpen gates. It's going to be the biggest scene

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<v Speaker 2>for relievers since Kennley Jansen came out for three hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and fifty saves to California love or majority of them.

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<v Speaker 2>At Dodgers Stadium. We have three lines open eight six, six, nine, eight, seven, two,

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<v Speaker 2>five seventy. We are going to get to your phone

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<v Speaker 2>calls next and Jack Harris is going to check in

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<v Speaker 2>from the LA Times from Orlando at the winter meetings

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<v Speaker 2>to we had more information on Daz and what else,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers may be cooking up out there. Big night,

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<v Speaker 2>Big night for Dodger Talk. Thanks to Brian Cranston last night.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks to you for tuning in again tonight, and we'll

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<v Speaker 2>get to your phone calls next right here on AM

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<v Speaker 2>five to seventy LA Sports. Ah, this is giving me chills.

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<v Speaker 2>Edwin Diaz is a Dodger. Can you imagine a sellout

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<v Speaker 2>crowd at Dodger Stadium, the led lights flashing blue and white,

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<v Speaker 2>and everybody on their feet. When Timmy Trumpet plays and

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<v Speaker 2>Edwin Diaz comes running out of those Dodger State out

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<v Speaker 2>of that Dodger Stadium bullpen, it will be electric. This

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<v Speaker 2>is Dodger Talk. David vass with you until eight o'clock

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<v Speaker 2>tonight here on AM five to seventy LA Sports. We

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<v Speaker 2>will have another Dodger Talk for you tomorrow night at

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<v Speaker 2>seven o'clock. Andre Ethier is so excited about the Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>signing Edwin Diaz he wants to join the show tomorrow night.

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<v Speaker 2>So we'll hear from Andre Ehier, who actually told me

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<v Speaker 2>he sat next to Edwin Diaz during the most recent

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<v Speaker 2>Major League Baseball Awards show. We'll let you know tomorrow

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<v Speaker 2>night with Andre Ehier and what his pitch may have

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<v Speaker 2>been to Edwin Diaz for the Dodgers. So Ethier will

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<v Speaker 2>join us tomorrow night, and then to close out Winter

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<v Speaker 2>Meetings week, we will have another show for you at

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<v Speaker 2>seven o'clock and tomorrow night we are going to triple

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<v Speaker 2>up on TV and radio Sports Net LA Access Sportsnet.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Winter Meetings coverage continues tomorrow night at six o'clock.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll join John Hartungue and Jerry Harriston Junior and then

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<v Speaker 2>we'll do Dodger Talk live from the SNLA studios at

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<v Speaker 2>seven o'clock. And look, there are so many rumors with

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<v Speaker 2>so many different names. If you just want to throw

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<v Speaker 2>a name out at me, I will tell you what

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<v Speaker 2>I know. But as far as this reliever market goes,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers had interest in Raaling Glacias, but he wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to stay on the East coast. Good luck with the Braves.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers had interest in Devin Williams and they were

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<v Speaker 2>willing to go three years. He wanted to pitch on

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<v Speaker 2>the East coast. Good luck with the Mets, but the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers had the last laugh, Mets, you won, Devin Williams

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<v Speaker 2>go ahead, We'll take Edwin Diaz, and Edwin Diaz said

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<v Speaker 2>goodbye to Queen's and said hello to the best coast

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<v Speaker 2>Los Angeles. Let's start with David in paramount. You're on

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Talk. How you doing, David, Hey, how's it going? David?

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<v Speaker 3>First of all, thank you for taking my call. First,

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<v Speaker 3>I just want to say, uh, Berando Venezuela is a

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<v Speaker 3>Hall of Famer before we get anything. He is a

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<v Speaker 3>Hall of Famer and he deserves to be in the

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<v Speaker 3>Hall of Fame.

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<v Speaker 4>So I just want to get that out there.

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<v Speaker 3>So second though is, yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what I'll say about that, David, David before

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<v Speaker 2>where you go on? You know what I'll say about that.

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<v Speaker 2>To me, yes, he's a Hall of Famer. But you

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<v Speaker 2>know what means more to me caring about Fernando is

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<v Speaker 2>that he was alive to see his number thirty four

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<v Speaker 2>retired at Dodger Stadium. To me, that means more than

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<v Speaker 2>him being elected to the Hall of Fame, because he's

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<v Speaker 2>not here to celebrate it, but he was here to

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<v Speaker 2>celebrate his number being retired at Dodgers Stadium. So to me,

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<v Speaker 2>I cherish that more than some group of owners, players,

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<v Speaker 2>saying whether or not he's a Hall of Famer. To me,

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<v Speaker 2>that means more because he was alive to witness it.

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<v Speaker 3>I could incur. And I'm glad the Dodgers broke that

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<v Speaker 3>tradition of only Hall of famers that's in the Baseball

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<v Speaker 3>Hall of Fame to have the number retired at Dodge Stadium.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm glad they broke that for him because he is

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<v Speaker 3>a Hall of Famer. But to get to the need

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<v Speaker 3>of be up tonight, yes, I'm glad Edwin he is

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<v Speaker 3>a the Dodger Timmy Trump Its coming out of the bullpen.

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<v Speaker 3>It kind of takes Tennis not out of that position

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<v Speaker 3>from the closer, which he was never really accustomed to.

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<v Speaker 3>He never did it in Miami, he never did it

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<v Speaker 3>in San Diego. He did a little bit of it,

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<v Speaker 3>but the Dodgers kind of made him doing that and

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<v Speaker 3>go into that position of being the full time closer.

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<v Speaker 3>So I'm hoping the setup role sets them up for

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<v Speaker 3>a better twenty twenty six. And I agree what you said,

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<v Speaker 3>you know a glass he is going back to the Braves,

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<v Speaker 3>a team that's on the decline. Devin William going to

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<v Speaker 3>the Mets, the team that's sporadically out of control with

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<v Speaker 3>the rumors that they got going over there. So thank

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<v Speaker 3>you DV for taking my call. Go Dodgers and we

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<v Speaker 3>can't wait for three Pete.

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<v Speaker 2>Love it. David, thank you for the phone call at

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<v Speaker 2>this point in time with the Dodgers being back to

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<v Speaker 2>back World Series champions. If everything is equal, if you're

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<v Speaker 2>trying to pursue a player and that player doesn't choose

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers, to me, that says everything about the player

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<v Speaker 2>and you don't want them on the team. If everything's

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<v Speaker 2>being equal, and it says a lot about Edwin Diaz

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<v Speaker 2>leaving a team that he has spent his entire career

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<v Speaker 2>with and jumping from the East Coast to the West

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<v Speaker 2>Coast and joining the back to back World Series champions.

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<v Speaker 2>That says everything to me about Edwin Diaz. Let's go

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<v Speaker 2>out to Long Beach, Courtney. You're on Dodger Talk. How

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<v Speaker 2>you doing Courtney's.

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<v Speaker 1>Time, David, how are you doing? First time caller, longtime listener,

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<v Speaker 1>oh thank you, and longtime champagne in your face watcher.

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<v Speaker 1>So what I gotta say is two things, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>Number one, of course, I'm focused on our Dodgers here,

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<v Speaker 1>right Canner Scott's era last time I checked, and granted

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<v Speaker 1>it's been a while because he was not on a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of the postseason roster. I think he was left

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<v Speaker 1>off of the al most of it, and his era

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<v Speaker 1>last time I checked was probably close to five. It

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<v Speaker 1>was horrible that being said, what are we gonna do

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<v Speaker 1>money wise to eat this guy's contract? Where is he

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<v Speaker 1>gonna go? Do we plan on putting him as a starter.

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<v Speaker 1>Is he gonna be middle of the rotation? What's that

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<v Speaker 1>look like?

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<v Speaker 2>And then well, he's not going He's not going anywhere

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<v Speaker 2>at Courtney. The Dodgers and I kind of from Dave

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<v Speaker 2>Roberts to Andrew Freeman to a lot of guys in

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<v Speaker 2>the front office believe that Tanner Scott cannot have a

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<v Speaker 2>worse year than he had last year, and they expect

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<v Speaker 2>him to bounce back and be closer to the Tanner

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<v Speaker 2>Scott that they thought they signed from the Padres a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of years ago. And I believe him, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>not having the burden of being the closer, being a

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<v Speaker 2>guy that can pitch in the seventh inning, the eighth

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<v Speaker 2>inning against lefties and Edwin Diaz having the lights on

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<v Speaker 2>him will take a lot of pressure off of Tanner

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<v Speaker 2>Scott because I kind of talking to Tanner it kind

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<v Speaker 2>of felt like he let the contract weigh him down,

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<v Speaker 2>and you can't do that as a player. The way

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<v Speaker 2>professional sports is set up, you get paid for what

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<v Speaker 2>you did, not what you're going to do or what

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<v Speaker 2>you're doing right now. That's just the way it's at

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<v Speaker 2>least in baseball it's set up.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And then I guess my second question is or

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<v Speaker 1>not question, more of a statement, we should all be

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<v Speaker 1>glad that Steve Cohen is not our owner because this

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<v Speaker 1>man is just making horrendous baseball decisions from the top

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<v Speaker 1>on down. He had, you know, Wan Soda, that's another conversation.

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<v Speaker 1>But why would you let this person go if you

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<v Speaker 1>had any any fight in the in the least.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, they were expecting that they could sign

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<v Speaker 2>Devin Williams and sign Edwin Diaz, but you got to

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<v Speaker 2>keep the lines of communication open with your star closer.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't treat him like some guy that is is

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<v Speaker 2>not part of your organization. And from what I understand

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<v Speaker 2>Edwin Diaz did feel slighted by the Mets and just

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<v Speaker 2>how they did not really put the full court press

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<v Speaker 2>to keep him up until the last twenty four to

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<v Speaker 2>forty eight hours thanks to the phone call. Courtney called

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<v Speaker 2>back anytime. Eight six, six, nine eighty seven two five

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<v Speaker 2>seventy is the phone number. David Vasse with you until

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<v Speaker 2>eight o'clock tonight here on AM five to seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 2>The big news of the day, the Dodgers reportedly have

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<v Speaker 2>agreed to a contract with Edwin Diaz for three years

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<v Speaker 2>and sixty nine million dollars. Not only are they going

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<v Speaker 2>to pay Edwin Diaz, they're going to pay a luxury tax,

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<v Speaker 2>and they also are going to lose their first and

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<v Speaker 2>fifth highest draft picks along with being penalized losing a

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<v Speaker 2>million dollars in international pool money for being a team

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<v Speaker 2>that is over the furthest luxury tax and signing a

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<v Speaker 2>player that had a qualifying offer attached to him. But

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<v Speaker 2>obviously that means something. But it doesn't mean as much

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<v Speaker 2>to the Dodgers as it would let's say the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers are in it to win it now. They

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<v Speaker 2>are not satisfied with winning back to back championships. They

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<v Speaker 2>want to join the Yankees from twenty five years ago.

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<v Speaker 2>Not only being repeat champions, but he champions. You heard

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Walter at the parade. That wasn't just lip service.

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<v Speaker 2>His actions speak louder than words. He wants to keep

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<v Speaker 2>this thing going. O'tani has set the tone by deferring

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<v Speaker 2>as much money as he did when he signed here

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<v Speaker 2>for the Dodgers. The expectation from him is for the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers to continue to go out there and sign players

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<v Speaker 2>and not rebuild, but reload every off season. And the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers had a couple of things in mind going into

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<v Speaker 2>this sason, finding a high leverage reliever. Yes, they had

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<v Speaker 2>interest in Ray sale Iglesias for a short term contract.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe they had some interest in Robert Suarez from

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<v Speaker 2>the Padres in a one or two year deal, But

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<v Speaker 2>with Edwin Diaz still being out there and him wanting

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<v Speaker 2>to be a Dodger, he was probably the only reliever

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<v Speaker 2>currently on the market that the Dodgers would have given

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<v Speaker 2>a three year contract too. Eight six six nine eight

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<v Speaker 2>seven two five seventy is the phone number. We have

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<v Speaker 2>two lines open if you have heard any rumors connecting

0:19:38.000 --> 0:19:41.360
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers to a certain player or players. There are

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<v Speaker 2>so many things out there, and the Dodgers have so

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<v Speaker 2>many ways to pivot to improve this team. Whether it's

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<v Speaker 2>signing a guy like Bo Bisheed or trading for a

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<v Speaker 2>player like Brendan Donovan, or signing Harrison Bader. There are

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<v Speaker 2>so many different ways the Dodgers can move the pieces,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know they're not done. But I believe that

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<v Speaker 2>the next move for the Dodgers is probably a trade.

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<v Speaker 2>And the Dodgers and Cardinals to me, seem like a

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<v Speaker 2>perfect trade partner with each other. For Brendan Donovan, who

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<v Speaker 2>was an All Star last year, Dave Roberts managed him

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<v Speaker 2>for the National League All Star Team, so he has

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<v Speaker 2>some idea about what this guy is about. He could

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<v Speaker 2>play second, he could play third, he could play left field,

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<v Speaker 2>and we know the Dodgers love versatility. The Cardinals are

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<v Speaker 2>looking for young, controllable players and specifically pitchers because they

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<v Speaker 2>are rebuilding. And heinm Bloom, who was the Red Sox

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<v Speaker 2>GM that trade and Mookie Betts to the Dodgers obviously

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<v Speaker 2>has a relationship with Andrew Friedman, and it just seems

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<v Speaker 2>like they're a really good trade partner match. Let's go

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<v Speaker 2>out to Las Vegas since City, Sergio, you're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>How you doing.

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<v Speaker 5>Hey, David, thank you for taking in my call.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh.

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<v Speaker 5>It's another exciting day being a Dodger fan. But it

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<v Speaker 5>just goes to show you we got as Dodger fans,

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<v Speaker 5>we got to be grateful for Mark Walter and the

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<v Speaker 5>Googenheim Group. And it all started with the show. Hey,

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<v Speaker 5>that was a I mean, the greatest ballplayer on the planet,

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<v Speaker 5>but that was an.

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<v Speaker 6>Amazing businesses business decision to sign him, David, And this

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<v Speaker 6>is all, you know, it's all rolling out with Andrew

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<v Speaker 6>Freeman in the front office, and like you just said,

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<v Speaker 6>you know they can they can sign players.

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<v Speaker 5>They can you know, they can use their prospects uh

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<v Speaker 5>to go out and get people and then or also

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<v Speaker 5>work from their major league roster. Edwin Diaz fantastic signing.

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<v Speaker 5>I guess we get that. We give you assist to

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<v Speaker 5>mister Clutch underneath here and maybe even Alexis Das maybe

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<v Speaker 5>his brother said, Hey, I enjoyed the short time that

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<v Speaker 5>I was there. You know, talk to the Dodgers would

0:21:52.960 --> 0:21:55.480
<v Speaker 5>be a great experience, and maybe that helped out. Like

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<v Speaker 5>my question though, DV is now you brought up Henner Scott.

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<v Speaker 5>I was talking to some friends earlier thinking like would

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<v Speaker 5>the Dodgers eat some of that contract and trade him

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<v Speaker 5>in a package. But you bought up a good point

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<v Speaker 5>there with the previous caller. But what do we do

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<v Speaker 5>Veski d Bryer or blessed the banda? What do we

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<v Speaker 5>do with the surplus? And then you just mentioned the

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<v Speaker 5>Donovan possibility? Is that what you're what your thought is

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<v Speaker 5>the next move possibly as a trade?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's a That's what I feel like. The Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 2>who are they gonna sign? I mean you could. It

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<v Speaker 2>feels like Harrison Bater is going to be on the

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<v Speaker 2>market for a while. If that's a guy that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>if you can't make a trade to improve your outfield,

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<v Speaker 2>then you can go out and sign him. And the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers had some interest in him when the trade deadline

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<v Speaker 2>came around last year with the Twins. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I just feel like Brendan Donovan makes a lot of sense.

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<v Speaker 2>I know people keep talking about Lars Nowpar like he's

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<v Speaker 2>Ken Griffy junior, but he's not. I've talked to pictures

0:22:58.160 --> 0:23:01.159
<v Speaker 2>that have faced him. He's not a guy that they fear.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a good outfielder, But to me, Brendan Donovan is

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<v Speaker 2>a guy and look, I'm I'm a big Bo Baschett fan.

0:23:09.200 --> 0:23:12.520
<v Speaker 2>I believe Bob Boschett can really fit with this Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>team and be great with the Dodgers. But is that

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<v Speaker 2>too much? I don't believe it is too much. But

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<v Speaker 2>the question and the balance for Andrew Friedman is not

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<v Speaker 2>how Bo Bischett fits in twenty twenty seven and beyond.

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<v Speaker 2>But is it the right timing to sign him now?

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<v Speaker 2>Would that disrupt or make you know, other players uncomfortable

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<v Speaker 2>that you know, this guy's gonna take my job? And

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<v Speaker 2>that's how does he fit? How does he fit with

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<v Speaker 2>Tom Yedman, with Kim, with all these guys, Where do

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<v Speaker 2>you play him this year? All of those themes come

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<v Speaker 2>into play, even though he would be a great heir

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<v Speaker 2>to Maximunsey at third base, down the line.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, So do you think that the possibility of Tucker

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<v Speaker 5>and a reunion with Belly is completely out of the question.

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't say out of the question, but I would

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<v Speaker 2>say doubtful. Sergio, I would say doubtful.

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, Well, as long as we get some sort of

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<v Speaker 5>combination with Donovan, get an outfielder, just solidify one more

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<v Speaker 5>spot with flexibility and the versatility, as you said, it's tremendous.

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<v Speaker 5>Let's get another outfielder and let's roll three pet baby.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks David, all right, Sergio, thank you for the phone call.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six six nine eighty seven two five seventy is

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<v Speaker 2>the phone number. We're going to take a time out

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<v Speaker 2>here on Dodger Talk. When we continue, we'll check in

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<v Speaker 2>with Jack Harris, who is in Orlando at the Winter Meetings.

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<v Speaker 2>Jack does a great job for the LA Times. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>check in with him next. Get the latest from Orlando,

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<v Speaker 2>as it's ten thirty on the East Coast right now,

0:24:41.760 --> 0:24:45.679
<v Speaker 2>and the Dodgers making, as John Hartungue likes to say,

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<v Speaker 2>a big splash. They signed Edwin Diaz to a three year,

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<v Speaker 2>sixty nine million dollar contract. All the latest on Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>Talk next on a five to seventy LA Sports five

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<v Speaker 2>seventy LA Sports. We we'll get back to your phone

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<v Speaker 2>calls in just a moment, but we are join right

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<v Speaker 2>now by the best beat writer on the Dodgers beat

0:25:08.080 --> 0:25:11.520
<v Speaker 2>these days. He doesn't for the La Times. You could

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<v Speaker 2>follow him by Jack Harris on X. He is in

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<v Speaker 2>Orlando at the Winter Meetings in the lobby, working the

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<v Speaker 2>lobby and that is the one and only Jack Harris. Jack,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks a lot for the time, and I guess the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers gave you something to write about today.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, so much for thinking this was going to be

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<v Speaker 4>a boring winner, or that they weren't going to make

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<v Speaker 4>a big contract for a reliever. Those were all the

0:25:34.280 --> 0:25:38.040
<v Speaker 4>things that they were signaling, you know, earlier this offseason

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<v Speaker 4>about what they were going to try to do. Even

0:25:39.520 --> 0:25:42.320
<v Speaker 4>yesterday when Dave Roberts spoke to the reporters here, he said,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, I don't think we necessarily need a big splash.

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<v Speaker 4>That said, obviously the bullpen was the place they needed

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<v Speaker 4>to upgrade the most. They really needed somebody they could

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<v Speaker 4>trust in the ninth inning, and there had been some

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<v Speaker 4>signs over the last couple of weeks that they were

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<v Speaker 4>maybe willing to be more aggressive for a reliever than

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<v Speaker 4>they had on you know, they had a lot of

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<v Speaker 4>interest in Devin Williams, even as his bidding got up

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<v Speaker 4>and to multi level or multi year kind of deals.

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<v Speaker 4>They were interested in Robert Suarez and then Edwin Diaz.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, kind of his market developed in the way

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<v Speaker 4>that the Dodgers like to be around, which is on

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<v Speaker 4>a somewhat shorter deal. You know, three years is so

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<v Speaker 4>lot for a reliever, especially in his thirties, but only

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<v Speaker 4>three years. You know, they were happy to give him

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<v Speaker 4>a record aav of twenty three million a year, and

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<v Speaker 4>they get a guy who, over the last decade now

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<v Speaker 4>has more strikeouts than any other relief pitcher, has the

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<v Speaker 4>second most saves, behind only Kenley Janssen. And really, since

0:26:35.480 --> 0:26:38.680
<v Speaker 4>Kenley gives them a solidified option in the ninth innings,

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<v Speaker 4>they try to go for a third World Series next year.

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<v Speaker 2>Jack, the way it kind of feels when you're at

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<v Speaker 2>the Winter meetings before these type of signings really break,

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<v Speaker 2>did you get any sense that this was going to

0:26:51.200 --> 0:26:54.080
<v Speaker 2>happen today? Did you start to hear a buzz in

0:26:54.119 --> 0:26:55.640
<v Speaker 2>the lobby out there in Orlando?

0:26:57.480 --> 0:26:59.720
<v Speaker 4>I mean, I think the only thing that had changed

0:26:59.800 --> 0:27:03.679
<v Speaker 4>to a day was this sense that, you know, the

0:27:03.760 --> 0:27:06.040
<v Speaker 4>Mets life with a lot of the players they've been involved,

0:27:06.080 --> 0:27:08.680
<v Speaker 4>and you've seen this with Pete Alonzo too, you saw

0:27:08.720 --> 0:27:11.679
<v Speaker 4>it with Kyle Schwarber, like they're they're being somewhat conservative

0:27:11.680 --> 0:27:13.600
<v Speaker 4>with their offers, and if they weren't going to go

0:27:13.720 --> 0:27:15.960
<v Speaker 4>to a four or five year deal for edwind as

0:27:16.560 --> 0:27:18.639
<v Speaker 4>then it was gonna make it much more realistic than

0:27:18.640 --> 0:27:20.720
<v Speaker 4>another team like the Dodgers could probably get him on

0:27:20.760 --> 0:27:22.439
<v Speaker 4>a three year deal, even if it was for a

0:27:22.440 --> 0:27:25.440
<v Speaker 4>lot of aav But you know, still, I think even

0:27:25.560 --> 0:27:28.959
<v Speaker 4>even as of yesterday, you know, the thinking was that

0:27:28.960 --> 0:27:30.919
<v Speaker 4>that someone like him was just going to be a

0:27:30.920 --> 0:27:34.159
<v Speaker 4>little more costly and a volatile relief role than what

0:27:34.200 --> 0:27:36.680
<v Speaker 4>the Dodgers were gonna want to pay. You know, they

0:27:36.720 --> 0:27:41.000
<v Speaker 4>did have maybe not regrets, but you know, after the

0:27:41.040 --> 0:27:43.760
<v Speaker 4>way last offseason played out, giving Tanner Scott as much

0:27:43.760 --> 0:27:45.639
<v Speaker 4>money as they did, even bringing back Blake trying to

0:27:45.720 --> 0:27:48.720
<v Speaker 4>on a multi year deal, and seeing how those guys struggled,

0:27:48.720 --> 0:27:51.160
<v Speaker 4>it was a reminder that, you know, giving a lot

0:27:51.200 --> 0:27:53.880
<v Speaker 4>of money and a lot of years to relief pitchers

0:27:53.960 --> 0:27:57.399
<v Speaker 4>can be a dicey thing. But if there's somebody that

0:27:57.560 --> 0:27:59.639
<v Speaker 4>has the kind of track record that you could trust,

0:27:59.680 --> 0:28:02.439
<v Speaker 4>it is Edwin Diaz. Again, he's been really consistent for

0:28:02.480 --> 0:28:06.160
<v Speaker 4>a really long time now and showed this past year that,

0:28:06.480 --> 0:28:08.520
<v Speaker 4>you know, even after that knee injury that knocked him

0:28:08.520 --> 0:28:11.159
<v Speaker 4>out a couple of years ago, he's still right up

0:28:11.160 --> 0:28:13.000
<v Speaker 4>there as one of the most dominant pitchers in the game.

0:28:13.160 --> 0:28:15.600
<v Speaker 4>So It was definitely a surprise, but I think, you know,

0:28:15.600 --> 0:28:17.840
<v Speaker 4>when you look back at it in hindsight, with some

0:28:17.920 --> 0:28:20.480
<v Speaker 4>of the stuff that Dodgers had done, with their interest

0:28:20.520 --> 0:28:22.680
<v Speaker 4>in other pictures and the way that his market developed,

0:28:22.680 --> 0:28:24.359
<v Speaker 4>it does kind of make sense that if they were

0:28:24.400 --> 0:28:25.760
<v Speaker 4>going to make a big move, it would kind of

0:28:25.800 --> 0:28:26.520
<v Speaker 4>happen in this way.

0:28:27.040 --> 0:28:28.880
<v Speaker 2>Do you believe he was at the top of their

0:28:28.920 --> 0:28:31.879
<v Speaker 2>list or do you believe that he was one of

0:28:31.960 --> 0:28:35.879
<v Speaker 2>a handful of guys they were interested in. Do you

0:28:36.000 --> 0:28:39.400
<v Speaker 2>do you feel like this materialized in the last week

0:28:39.520 --> 0:28:42.440
<v Speaker 2>or so. How do you see the priority Edwin Diaz

0:28:42.640 --> 0:28:44.920
<v Speaker 2>was when they set out this offseason?

0:28:45.120 --> 0:28:47.760
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, you know, I mean they were interested in other guys, right,

0:28:47.840 --> 0:28:51.120
<v Speaker 4>like they were interested in Ryce ell Iglesias on probably

0:28:51.160 --> 0:28:53.400
<v Speaker 4>a one year deal before he went back to the Braids.

0:28:54.280 --> 0:28:55.960
<v Speaker 4>You know, they were in the running for a long

0:28:56.040 --> 0:28:59.000
<v Speaker 4>time with Devin Williams, like I said, even as it

0:28:59.040 --> 0:29:01.000
<v Speaker 4>was becoming clear he was the need a multi year

0:29:01.080 --> 0:29:05.520
<v Speaker 4>kind of all offer. So I'm obviously you know the Dodgers,

0:29:05.640 --> 0:29:08.240
<v Speaker 4>Andrew Friedman's saying, if there's a top player that's out there,

0:29:08.280 --> 0:29:10.000
<v Speaker 4>they want to be in position to try and go

0:29:10.040 --> 0:29:11.960
<v Speaker 4>and get them. So I'm sure that Edwin d As

0:29:12.000 --> 0:29:15.560
<v Speaker 4>is somebody who they knew coming into this winter. I mean,

0:29:16.160 --> 0:29:17.920
<v Speaker 4>you know, you look back in hindsight now like it

0:29:18.000 --> 0:29:20.320
<v Speaker 4>probably helped a little bit that they had his brother

0:29:20.360 --> 0:29:22.640
<v Speaker 4>on the team last year, who you know, was pretty

0:29:22.640 --> 0:29:26.479
<v Speaker 4>complimentary of his time there. So obviously this is someone

0:29:26.600 --> 0:29:30.240
<v Speaker 4>that fit a need really well, and I'm sure was

0:29:30.280 --> 0:29:33.400
<v Speaker 4>on their target list. But I don't think probably until

0:29:33.440 --> 0:29:36.440
<v Speaker 4>you know, this week or the last couple of weeks,

0:29:36.440 --> 0:29:39.480
<v Speaker 4>that just it was going to They were going to

0:29:39.520 --> 0:29:42.160
<v Speaker 4>have to wait and see how his market developed and

0:29:42.240 --> 0:29:43.920
<v Speaker 4>if he was going to get a four or a

0:29:43.960 --> 0:29:46.000
<v Speaker 4>five year deal, It's probably less likely they would have

0:29:46.000 --> 0:29:49.320
<v Speaker 4>done something like this, but three years, you know, with

0:29:49.320 --> 0:29:51.320
<v Speaker 4>with how much of a need that was. And again,

0:29:51.400 --> 0:29:54.280
<v Speaker 4>the I think the track record in the consistency with

0:29:54.400 --> 0:29:58.160
<v Speaker 4>him is a big part of this. Yeah, it's it's

0:29:58.360 --> 0:30:01.280
<v Speaker 4>kind of why it all aligned here on the way

0:30:01.280 --> 0:30:01.600
<v Speaker 4>it did.

0:30:02.480 --> 0:30:05.720
<v Speaker 2>Jack Harris is in Orlando at the winter meetings. The

0:30:05.840 --> 0:30:10.120
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers have agreed on a contract with closer Edwin Diaz,

0:30:10.240 --> 0:30:13.800
<v Speaker 2>and this isn't where the Dodgers are done. Jack. There's

0:30:13.880 --> 0:30:18.080
<v Speaker 2>been a lot of talk that Teoscar Hernandez is available

0:30:18.120 --> 0:30:21.360
<v Speaker 2>in trades. Have you heard any more about that out

0:30:21.400 --> 0:30:22.280
<v Speaker 2>there in Orlando?

0:30:22.920 --> 0:30:27.280
<v Speaker 4>On the record yesterday, Dave Roberts and Brandon Gomes were

0:30:27.320 --> 0:30:30.280
<v Speaker 4>both tried to downplay that. You know, Brandon Gome said

0:30:30.320 --> 0:30:32.959
<v Speaker 4>he thought it was unlikely that the team would trade him.

0:30:32.960 --> 0:30:36.160
<v Speaker 4>He doesn't really anticipate that. But again, you know, they

0:30:36.160 --> 0:30:40.280
<v Speaker 4>said similar things about Gavin Luck's last offseason. So yeah,

0:30:40.280 --> 0:30:43.959
<v Speaker 4>I think with somebody like him, there would probably need

0:30:44.040 --> 0:30:47.160
<v Speaker 4>to be the right string of moves for something like

0:30:47.200 --> 0:30:49.480
<v Speaker 4>that to happen, because look, they do like they need

0:30:49.520 --> 0:30:51.440
<v Speaker 4>an outfielder right now. If you're gonna get rid of him,

0:30:51.440 --> 0:30:53.840
<v Speaker 4>then that need only becomes more. And for as shaky

0:30:53.840 --> 0:30:56.800
<v Speaker 4>as his defense was in right field last year, he

0:30:56.920 --> 0:31:00.280
<v Speaker 4>still had some really important moments in the postseason. He's

0:31:00.280 --> 0:31:02.360
<v Speaker 4>sell an important voice in that clubhouse. So I don't

0:31:02.360 --> 0:31:05.000
<v Speaker 4>think the Dodgers are are I don't think it's something

0:31:05.040 --> 0:31:07.200
<v Speaker 4>where they're actively trying to offload him. But if they

0:31:07.280 --> 0:31:09.440
<v Speaker 4>wind up in a situation where and maybe the said

0:31:09.440 --> 0:31:12.760
<v Speaker 4>WANDAZ thing plays into it, you know, where maybe they

0:31:12.760 --> 0:31:14.800
<v Speaker 4>could go out and make another big signing or taking

0:31:14.840 --> 0:31:17.680
<v Speaker 4>on more money and need to maybe kind of restructure

0:31:17.680 --> 0:31:19.520
<v Speaker 4>what their payroll looks like a little bit. You know,

0:31:19.600 --> 0:31:22.720
<v Speaker 4>that's one guy you could consider, because there aren't a

0:31:22.760 --> 0:31:25.440
<v Speaker 4>lot of great right handed outfield bats on the trade market.

0:31:25.480 --> 0:31:28.680
<v Speaker 4>You could probably get something back for him. But you know,

0:31:28.720 --> 0:31:31.040
<v Speaker 4>I think in general, for the rest of the team,

0:31:31.080 --> 0:31:33.560
<v Speaker 4>now you know it's going to center around still trying

0:31:33.560 --> 0:31:36.160
<v Speaker 4>to find an outfielder. I still think the trademarket there

0:31:36.840 --> 0:31:39.480
<v Speaker 4>probably makes a little bit more sense, even if you

0:31:39.520 --> 0:31:42.760
<v Speaker 4>know they remain interested in Cody Bellinger and Harrison Bader

0:31:42.840 --> 0:31:46.040
<v Speaker 4>and some other guys like that, so they're not done.

0:31:46.200 --> 0:31:48.360
<v Speaker 4>But again, I think the fact you saw them be

0:31:48.400 --> 0:31:51.280
<v Speaker 4>willing to spend this much money today on the closer

0:31:51.320 --> 0:31:54.600
<v Speaker 4>spot takes care of a really big need and probably

0:31:54.640 --> 0:31:56.320
<v Speaker 4>puts them in that position now where they can be

0:31:56.400 --> 0:31:58.280
<v Speaker 4>even more selective as they go through the rest of

0:31:58.280 --> 0:32:00.720
<v Speaker 4>the winner, knowing that the biggest they needed to get

0:32:00.720 --> 0:32:01.600
<v Speaker 4>done this winter they have.

0:32:02.480 --> 0:32:05.560
<v Speaker 2>All Right, So you talk about the trademarket to improve

0:32:05.600 --> 0:32:09.120
<v Speaker 2>their outfield, the Cardinals and Dodgers seem to be a

0:32:09.160 --> 0:32:14.320
<v Speaker 2>pretty good trade partner. What are the chances anything change

0:32:14.720 --> 0:32:18.280
<v Speaker 2>the way people are talking about the Cardinals shopping Brendan

0:32:18.320 --> 0:32:20.280
<v Speaker 2>Donovan and Lars nootbar.

0:32:21.200 --> 0:32:23.880
<v Speaker 4>I mean, nothing's changed, they are shopping them. You know,

0:32:23.920 --> 0:32:25.720
<v Speaker 4>the Cardinals are one of the few teams that have

0:32:25.800 --> 0:32:29.280
<v Speaker 4>made it pretty clear they're trying to offload players. They're

0:32:29.280 --> 0:32:34.400
<v Speaker 4>not really trying to contend next season. You know, they're

0:32:34.400 --> 0:32:36.720
<v Speaker 4>going into a reset mode. I think the question for

0:32:36.800 --> 0:32:39.480
<v Speaker 4>the Dodgers is going to be whether it's with the

0:32:39.520 --> 0:32:42.040
<v Speaker 4>Cardinals or the Red Sox or maybe even the Astros

0:32:42.080 --> 0:32:44.560
<v Speaker 4>who have, you know, some outfield surplus and are looking

0:32:44.560 --> 0:32:48.480
<v Speaker 4>for pitching. How comfortable are the Dodgers dealing away maybe

0:32:48.520 --> 0:32:51.000
<v Speaker 4>some of those young arms that are going to be

0:32:51.080 --> 0:32:54.600
<v Speaker 4>needed to provide important depth this year. You know, coming

0:32:54.600 --> 0:32:57.280
<v Speaker 4>off the kind of postseason the Dodgers just had, you

0:32:57.720 --> 0:33:00.000
<v Speaker 4>know that you're probably not going to be getting thirty

0:33:00.080 --> 0:33:04.040
<v Speaker 4>plus starts out of Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto again

0:33:04.200 --> 0:33:07.360
<v Speaker 4>or Roki Sasaki. You're certainly not shohe Otani, who Dave

0:33:07.440 --> 0:33:10.200
<v Speaker 4>Roberts said already is probably gonna get something more like

0:33:10.240 --> 0:33:13.520
<v Speaker 4>seven or eight days off between his starts next season. So,

0:33:13.800 --> 0:33:15.880
<v Speaker 4>you know, the Dodgers have the pieces to get a

0:33:15.920 --> 0:33:18.760
<v Speaker 4>trade done. They still have you know, what is a

0:33:18.920 --> 0:33:22.280
<v Speaker 4>top three maybe the best farm system in baseball by

0:33:22.280 --> 0:33:25.120
<v Speaker 4>a lot of metrics, and they have that valuable asset

0:33:25.120 --> 0:33:27.479
<v Speaker 4>of young pitching. The question is going to be, can

0:33:27.520 --> 0:33:29.680
<v Speaker 4>they find a move that they feel like improves their

0:33:29.720 --> 0:33:32.880
<v Speaker 4>lineup enough that makes it worth subtracting from some of

0:33:32.880 --> 0:33:34.840
<v Speaker 4>that young pitching depth. That could be really important as

0:33:34.840 --> 0:33:36.040
<v Speaker 4>they try to get through this next year.

0:33:36.640 --> 0:33:40.240
<v Speaker 2>In Jack Harris's opinion, who fits the best with the

0:33:40.320 --> 0:33:46.400
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers out of these three players Brendan Donovan, Lars Noubar

0:33:46.760 --> 0:33:47.600
<v Speaker 2>or Jaron Duran.

0:33:49.240 --> 0:33:51.200
<v Speaker 4>I mean, I think out of those three, Brendan Donovan

0:33:51.320 --> 0:33:55.320
<v Speaker 4>just because of the positional versatility. Obviously, the Dodgers love

0:33:55.360 --> 0:33:58.080
<v Speaker 4>those kinds of players. I think, especially as you look

0:33:58.080 --> 0:34:00.680
<v Speaker 4>at next year's team, you know Tom Edmond's going to

0:34:00.720 --> 0:34:02.440
<v Speaker 4>be a little bit of a question mark coming back

0:34:02.440 --> 0:34:04.600
<v Speaker 4>from this ankle, at least early in the year. At

0:34:04.600 --> 0:34:06.960
<v Speaker 4>second base, Max Munsey has not been able to stay

0:34:06.960 --> 0:34:09.120
<v Speaker 4>healthy for the last couple of years. At third base,

0:34:09.960 --> 0:34:11.640
<v Speaker 4>you still don't know exactly what you're going to do

0:34:11.640 --> 0:34:13.360
<v Speaker 4>in the outfield. So if you can get somebody that

0:34:13.440 --> 0:34:15.719
<v Speaker 4>can give you a little extra coverage at a lot

0:34:15.719 --> 0:34:18.560
<v Speaker 4>of different spots like that, it helps. And it's the

0:34:18.640 --> 0:34:21.000
<v Speaker 4>kind of it's the way the Dodgers have liked to

0:34:21.040 --> 0:34:23.319
<v Speaker 4>build the rosters in the past. He's a guy that

0:34:23.400 --> 0:34:26.360
<v Speaker 4>profiles that way while still getting you some production with

0:34:26.400 --> 0:34:28.480
<v Speaker 4>the bats. So of those three and I think of really,

0:34:28.960 --> 0:34:31.160
<v Speaker 4>out of a lot of the names on the trade market,

0:34:31.320 --> 0:34:34.000
<v Speaker 4>it's somebody like that who you know, if they can

0:34:34.080 --> 0:34:36.240
<v Speaker 4>find someone who can also fill in in different spots

0:34:36.239 --> 0:34:39.280
<v Speaker 4>on the infield, that's probably going to be their preference.

0:34:39.920 --> 0:34:42.520
<v Speaker 2>Okay, last question for you, Jack Harris, who is in

0:34:42.680 --> 0:34:46.520
<v Speaker 2>Orlando at the Winter meetings, bo Bishett to me, out

0:34:46.520 --> 0:34:49.320
<v Speaker 2>of all the free agency fits the Dodgers the best.

0:34:49.719 --> 0:34:53.040
<v Speaker 2>Have you heard any buzz out there that the Dodgers

0:34:53.400 --> 0:34:56.440
<v Speaker 2>and Bishett have had any sort of contact. There was

0:34:56.480 --> 0:34:59.560
<v Speaker 2>a report that Bishett had a zoom meeting with the

0:34:59.600 --> 0:35:04.400
<v Speaker 2>Red Side. Anything like that transpired between Bishett's camp and

0:35:04.440 --> 0:35:05.520
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers, not.

0:35:05.600 --> 0:35:08.880
<v Speaker 4>That I have heard, and not that's been reported. He

0:35:09.120 --> 0:35:12.680
<v Speaker 4>is an interesting guy because, you know, getting back to

0:35:12.800 --> 0:35:16.359
<v Speaker 4>the positional versatility that the Dodgers have, they could fit

0:35:16.400 --> 0:35:18.479
<v Speaker 4>somebody like that, especially if they wanted to go out

0:35:18.520 --> 0:35:22.080
<v Speaker 4>and make a big addition to their lineup on the

0:35:22.120 --> 0:35:24.640
<v Speaker 4>free agent market. Now, I think there's a couple guys

0:35:24.640 --> 0:35:26.480
<v Speaker 4>that fit in that boat, you know. I think Cody

0:35:26.480 --> 0:35:28.719
<v Speaker 4>Bellinger is somebody that, in a different way also kind

0:35:28.719 --> 0:35:30.960
<v Speaker 4>of fits in that the Dodgers have expressed some interest in.

0:35:31.640 --> 0:35:33.600
<v Speaker 4>And I think also with the chet's market, it's still

0:35:33.600 --> 0:35:36.520
<v Speaker 4>a little slow developing right now, as you know, the

0:35:36.560 --> 0:35:39.200
<v Speaker 4>Blue Jays figure out how aggressively they're going to go

0:35:39.239 --> 0:35:41.600
<v Speaker 4>after Kyle Tucker and then what happens if he can't

0:35:41.600 --> 0:35:44.359
<v Speaker 4>go back to Toronto. So I wouldn't roll that out

0:35:44.400 --> 0:35:48.000
<v Speaker 4>as a possibility, especially again, like with Edwin Diaz, if

0:35:48.040 --> 0:35:50.960
<v Speaker 4>Bobashett can be had for instead of eight years, like

0:35:51.040 --> 0:35:54.160
<v Speaker 4>five or six years, or just been a different kind

0:35:54.160 --> 0:35:56.399
<v Speaker 4>of structure that gives the Dodgers a little bit more

0:35:56.520 --> 0:36:00.360
<v Speaker 4>long term financial flexibility, I wouldn't. I would say never

0:36:00.440 --> 0:36:03.680
<v Speaker 4>say never there. But for now, you know, the team

0:36:03.800 --> 0:36:08.480
<v Speaker 4>still is pretty content, I think, especially with the lineup

0:36:08.520 --> 0:36:10.719
<v Speaker 4>and the position group it has. I don't think they're

0:36:10.760 --> 0:36:15.560
<v Speaker 4>going to go crazy overspending to really remake that group necessarily.

0:36:16.200 --> 0:36:20.520
<v Speaker 4>But again, he's a top player. He's somebody that you know,

0:36:20.640 --> 0:36:23.239
<v Speaker 4>obviously you saw it close last year how dynamic he

0:36:23.320 --> 0:36:25.560
<v Speaker 4>can be, even when he's playing at seventy percent in

0:36:25.560 --> 0:36:28.640
<v Speaker 4>the World Series. And like the Dodgers say, when there's

0:36:28.640 --> 0:36:30.239
<v Speaker 4>top players out there, they want to try to put

0:36:30.280 --> 0:36:32.759
<v Speaker 4>themselves in position for it. But anything concrete yet, No,

0:36:33.520 --> 0:36:35.520
<v Speaker 4>that has not been a storyline here this week.

0:36:36.200 --> 0:36:38.919
<v Speaker 2>All right, Jack, thanks a lot for checking in, appreciate

0:36:38.960 --> 0:36:40.879
<v Speaker 2>it and can't wait to see you when you get

0:36:40.920 --> 0:36:41.560
<v Speaker 2>back to LA.

0:36:43.360 --> 0:36:43.560
<v Speaker 7>Thanks.

0:36:43.560 --> 0:36:43.759
<v Speaker 5>See.

0:36:45.000 --> 0:36:48.120
<v Speaker 2>Okay, I guess Jack's not as excited to see me

0:36:48.280 --> 0:36:51.680
<v Speaker 2>as I was to see him. All right, Jack, we'll

0:36:51.760 --> 0:36:54.960
<v Speaker 2>just wave to each other from Afar at the next

0:36:54.960 --> 0:36:59.000
<v Speaker 2>press conference there he goes Jack Harris, the best beat

0:36:59.040 --> 0:37:02.960
<v Speaker 2>rider on the Dodger beat right now Latimes dot com,

0:37:03.560 --> 0:37:06.000
<v Speaker 2>La Times if you get it delivered, if you're that

0:37:06.160 --> 0:37:09.600
<v Speaker 2>small group of people that still get the newspaper delivered,

0:37:09.880 --> 0:37:13.359
<v Speaker 2>and you can follow Jack Harris on Twitter at by

0:37:13.600 --> 0:37:17.080
<v Speaker 2>Jack Harris. So he said some interesting things. There is

0:37:17.239 --> 0:37:20.160
<v Speaker 2>some things that make a lot of sense. And I

0:37:20.200 --> 0:37:22.360
<v Speaker 2>know there's a lot of rumors out there that the

0:37:22.400 --> 0:37:25.840
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers and Tigers are getting close to a Trek school

0:37:25.840 --> 0:37:28.040
<v Speaker 2>bl I don't want to rip the guy that's tweeting that,

0:37:28.600 --> 0:37:31.160
<v Speaker 2>but I find it hard to believe the Tigers are

0:37:31.200 --> 0:37:35.040
<v Speaker 2>going to trade Tarrek Schooble, and I don't see Scott

0:37:35.080 --> 0:37:39.399
<v Speaker 2>Boris negotiating an extension with the Tigers or any other

0:37:39.480 --> 0:37:44.080
<v Speaker 2>team out there as far as Kyle Tucker goes. Look,

0:37:44.239 --> 0:37:48.440
<v Speaker 2>if Kyle Tucker's market gets to a point where he

0:37:48.520 --> 0:37:51.799
<v Speaker 2>may take a four year contract instead of what he's

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<v Speaker 2>looking for, a six or seven year contract, that's gotta

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<v Speaker 2>be somewhat of a red flag to everybody involved, because

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<v Speaker 2>it feels it's like the Kyle Tucker love affair is

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<v Speaker 2>diminishing by the day, and it feels like Toronto is

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<v Speaker 2>the best place for him, the best fit for him.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not in on Kyle Tucker. I think he's a

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<v Speaker 2>very talented player, but you know, I'm not going to

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<v Speaker 2>get into everything I've heard around the game and the

0:38:23.719 --> 0:38:26.680
<v Speaker 2>industry from guys that have played against him, that have

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<v Speaker 2>played with him. He's not a bad teammate, but I

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I think at times there's been some question

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<v Speaker 2>about his love for the game, and we'll see what happens.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like part of that's playing into some of

0:38:40.640 --> 0:38:43.320
<v Speaker 2>the stuff that's going on with his market. But look,

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<v Speaker 2>he may very well still get five or six or

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<v Speaker 2>seven years and close to three fifty I could see

0:38:50.320 --> 0:38:54.000
<v Speaker 2>that happening in Toronto. Eight six six nine eight seven

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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy is the phone number. Let's go out

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<v Speaker 2>to Lewin Phoenix. You're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 8>How you doing, Hey, Dave, i'nlike Jack Harris, I'm excited

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<v Speaker 8>to talk to you. Man, good to talk to you again.

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<v Speaker 2>You're more excited than Jack was to see me. I

0:39:10.120 --> 0:39:13.719
<v Speaker 2>was like, Hey, Jack, can't wait to see you. Get it, Lou,

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<v Speaker 2>you got it?

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<v Speaker 3>I do.

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<v Speaker 8>Hey. You know last year, Dave, in twenty twenty four,

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<v Speaker 8>you you allowed us to share the Freddie Freeman walk

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<v Speaker 8>off story?

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<v Speaker 1>Where were you?

0:39:24.360 --> 0:39:27.280
<v Speaker 8>And I shared my story? And I don't know. Obviously

0:39:27.320 --> 0:39:29.760
<v Speaker 8>it's your show. I'd love to share my Game seven

0:39:30.239 --> 0:39:34.040
<v Speaker 8>World Series of twenty twenty five. I promise I'll air

0:39:34.080 --> 0:39:35.920
<v Speaker 8>on the side of briefness, if that's okay.

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<v Speaker 2>So you're putting yourself in the same category as Brian

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<v Speaker 2>Cranston because that last night you're saying Lewin Phoenix is

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<v Speaker 2>on the level of Brian Cranston that we all want

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<v Speaker 2>to know where Lewin Phoenix was. I'm just kidding, Lou.

0:39:50.680 --> 0:39:52.640
<v Speaker 2>Of course, I want to hear where you were. I

0:39:52.680 --> 0:39:56.080
<v Speaker 2>want to hear where everybody was. I love hearing these stories.

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<v Speaker 8>I figured you would want to keep it going. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 8>So anyway, I had bought tickets to see the Eagles

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<v Speaker 8>at the Sphere in Vegas to celebrate my daughter's graduation.

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<v Speaker 8>So unfortunately, of course it was at the time of

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<v Speaker 8>Game seven, so, you know, being a passionate Dodger fan,

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<v Speaker 8>my daughter and I we were at the Eagles concert

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<v Speaker 8>in the Sphere and it was a concert where you

0:40:19.760 --> 0:40:22.960
<v Speaker 8>could literally have to sit down and not say a word.

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<v Speaker 8>Well that's kind of hard when Game seven's going on

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<v Speaker 8>with all of the you know, all of the drama

0:40:28.480 --> 0:40:32.080
<v Speaker 8>going on. So literally we left the concert because the

0:40:32.200 --> 0:40:34.800
<v Speaker 8>ushers escorted this out because we were being too loud.

0:40:35.320 --> 0:40:37.800
<v Speaker 8>We went into the anals of the of the Sphere

0:40:38.400 --> 0:40:41.160
<v Speaker 8>and we had gathered some folks who were just as

0:40:41.239 --> 0:40:44.839
<v Speaker 8>zealous as us. We all know what happened, but that's

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<v Speaker 8>where I was for Game seven, watching the Eagles band

0:40:48.040 --> 0:40:51.960
<v Speaker 8>perform Game seven with my daughter. You know, it's just

0:40:52.080 --> 0:40:55.239
<v Speaker 8>been a great ride and I'd love to hear other

0:40:55.320 --> 0:40:57.600
<v Speaker 8>stories throughout the season if you allow them to share.

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<v Speaker 8>Thanks for everything you do.

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<v Speaker 2>DV all right, Lou, thank you for the phone call. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, at this point, I would love to hear where.

0:41:04.760 --> 0:41:08.040
<v Speaker 2>I've asked people when they tell me all the Dodgers,

0:41:08.040 --> 0:41:10.160
<v Speaker 2>they go on and on about the Dodgers. I just

0:41:10.239 --> 0:41:13.200
<v Speaker 2>simply ask where were you for Game seven? And that

0:41:13.440 --> 0:41:16.960
<v Speaker 2>usually generates a great story. You heard where Brian Cranston

0:41:17.120 --> 0:41:19.320
<v Speaker 2>was all the way in London, England, in the middle

0:41:19.360 --> 0:41:23.279
<v Speaker 2>of the night watching that. And now Lewin Phoenix has

0:41:23.640 --> 0:41:27.880
<v Speaker 2>given us where he was the spear in Las Vegas

0:41:28.360 --> 0:41:32.320
<v Speaker 2>watching the Eagles without my guy Glenn Frye, who passed away.

0:41:32.719 --> 0:41:35.840
<v Speaker 2>But I heard, actually the Eagles still have their fastball.

0:41:36.360 --> 0:41:41.040
<v Speaker 2>My guy Bernie Selmanson, the Prince of Tabs, saw the Eagles,

0:41:41.080 --> 0:41:43.239
<v Speaker 2>and he was telling me the other night when we

0:41:43.280 --> 0:41:46.920
<v Speaker 2>were having dinner at Javier's in Pasadena, shout out to

0:41:46.960 --> 0:41:52.600
<v Speaker 2>my guy Javier Senior and Junior. They opened up Javier's

0:41:52.640 --> 0:41:55.800
<v Speaker 2>in Pasadena. I was there for the first night last

0:41:55.840 --> 0:41:59.840
<v Speaker 2>Friday night, and it is amazing. You have to try

0:42:00.280 --> 0:42:04.759
<v Speaker 2>Javier's in Pasadena. It's one of the most beautiful restaurants

0:42:04.800 --> 0:42:09.239
<v Speaker 2>that Pasadena has ever seen. Anyway, let's go out to

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<v Speaker 2>Laguna Neguel. Ralph, You're on Dodger Talk. How you doing.

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<v Speaker 7>Ralph, Yes, sir, thank you, Ver David. Can you tell

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<v Speaker 7>me what the status of three Dodger players? Will the

0:42:20.200 --> 0:42:23.960
<v Speaker 7>Dodgers invite Graderol to spring training? What about kicking Hernan

0:42:24.080 --> 0:42:27.160
<v Speaker 7>his operation on his left elbow with that effect is signing?

0:42:27.480 --> 0:42:27.560
<v Speaker 3>Now?

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<v Speaker 7>What's the status with Evan Phillips? Is he still on

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<v Speaker 7>the Dodgers? He's come to spring training?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, Ralph, Well, let's work backwards. Evan Phillips is still

0:42:36.640 --> 0:42:40.640
<v Speaker 2>coming back from Tommy John surgery and the Dodgers non

0:42:40.760 --> 0:42:44.839
<v Speaker 2>tendered him, but the door is not completely closed on

0:42:44.920 --> 0:42:47.440
<v Speaker 2>him coming back. He can't come back to pitch for

0:42:47.520 --> 0:42:51.719
<v Speaker 2>any team until you know, midway through the season. And

0:42:51.840 --> 0:42:55.080
<v Speaker 2>I feel like that was more roster maneuvering, not tendering

0:42:55.200 --> 0:42:57.480
<v Speaker 2>him because he wants to be a Dodger and the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers really like Evan Phillips as far as keyk Hernandez goes.

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<v Speaker 2>He's technically a free agent, but I expect him to

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<v Speaker 2>be back and Bruce Star Graderol. We'll see how he

0:43:09.239 --> 0:43:11.560
<v Speaker 2>looks in spring training. You know, he was hoping to

0:43:11.600 --> 0:43:14.040
<v Speaker 2>come back at the end of last year, but his

0:43:14.080 --> 0:43:17.759
<v Speaker 2>shoulder did not cooperate. From what I've seen on Instagram.

0:43:17.760 --> 0:43:21.800
<v Speaker 2>He's lost a lot of weight. We'll see if that translates.

0:43:21.880 --> 0:43:25.440
<v Speaker 2>But we'll see Bruce star Grattarol when pitchers and catchers

0:43:25.480 --> 0:43:28.200
<v Speaker 2>report around Valentine's Day Camelback Ranch.

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<v Speaker 7>What about Tika Hernandez's operation on his left el? But

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<v Speaker 7>what's the status day?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know what. I'm gonna see key K Hernandez

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<v Speaker 2>this weekend and I'm gonna try to interview him Ralph,

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<v Speaker 2>and hopefully on one of our shows next week we

0:43:44.200 --> 0:43:47.360
<v Speaker 2>could share that conversation. But I don't see Key K

0:43:47.520 --> 0:43:51.960
<v Speaker 2>playing until probably June this year. All right, Ralph, thank

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<v Speaker 2>you for the phone call. That'll do it for us

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<v Speaker 2>tonight on Dodger Talk. If I did not get to

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<v Speaker 2>your calls tonight, call back tomorrow. We're on at seven

0:43:59.280 --> 0:44:02.880
<v Speaker 2>o'clock and we'll see whether or not the Trek Schooble

0:44:03.000 --> 0:44:07.160
<v Speaker 2>rumors heat up even more. Everybody is waiting to see

0:44:07.280 --> 0:44:09.960
<v Speaker 2>whether or not Tarek Scooble is traded to the Dodgers

0:44:10.040 --> 0:44:13.239
<v Speaker 2>or any other team out there. We'll see what happens.

0:44:13.719 --> 0:44:17.319
<v Speaker 2>I'm very skeptical, but hey, if it happens, you'll hear

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<v Speaker 2>it first right here on AM five. To seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks to Jack Harris for his help out in Orlando.

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0:44:27.520 --> 0:44:32.319
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0:44:35.600 --> 0:44:38.200
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