1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,639 Speaker 1: Welcome back to sports Phone in KMBR with Bill Laski. 2 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 1: My guest played eight years in Major League Baseball with 3 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:10,040 Speaker 1: the San Francisco Giants, the Milwaukee Brewers, the Baltimore Orioles, 4 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: the New York Yankees, and the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was 5 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:16,319 Speaker 1: also on the World Series champion team in twenty ten 6 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:20,119 Speaker 1: in twenty fourteen with the San Francisco Giants. You know 7 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: him as well as I do. Let's welcome in Travis y, 8 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: Chicawa today. How are you today, Travis. 9 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 2: I'm doing well. Bill. 10 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 1: Thanks for having me. Oh, it's a pleasure always to 11 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: talk to. And I think the last time we spoke, 12 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:33,840 Speaker 1: you were on a bus coming from Southern California after 13 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: the San Jose Giants beat the Inland Umpires sixty six 14 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 1: ers in the championship. Tell me a little bit about that. 15 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:43,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was a really cool moment. 16 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 2: I don't think it matters what level you're at. 17 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 3: I think anytime you're playing for a championship, it's a 18 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 3: cool deal, whether you're coaching or playing. Obviously, I think 19 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 3: I enjoy it a lot more playing than coaching, just 20 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 3: because you got a little more control and you get 21 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 3: to be a part of it and you don't just 22 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 3: sit there like a fan and have to watch. But no, 23 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 3: it was it was great. It was a lot of fun. 24 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 3: And you know, that was my fourth year in San Jose. 25 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:05,039 Speaker 3: In the first three years we made the playoffs and 26 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 3: we were two games lose, both games and out. So 27 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 3: you know, Dan runs are the pitching coach and I 28 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 3: we've been there all four years and we were just 29 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 3: kind of joking that we just wanted to win a 30 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 3: playoff game, and. 31 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 2: So obviously it was. It was really cool. We got to. 32 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 2: We swept Fresno in the best two out of. 33 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 3: Three and then we went down beat Inland the two 34 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 3: games without losing a game in the postseason. So it's 35 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:29,119 Speaker 3: kind of poetic too in the way that we won 36 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 3: it as well. 37 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:33,960 Speaker 1: Well, you were the twenty twenty five California League champions 38 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: and you ended up getting your ring in spring training 39 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 1: that he haded a nice presentation to the team and 40 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: the coaches tell me a little bit about that ring. 41 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:43,679 Speaker 2: It's great, it's it's awesome. It's great. 42 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 3: I mean I got one as a player in two 43 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 3: thousand and five and two thousand and seven with San 44 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 3: Jose and they've made a lot of improvements and changes 45 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 3: and blinked it out and made a lot more sparkly, 46 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 3: and you know, just just a cool just a cool deal, right, 47 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 3: especially too when especially for the players, right they can 48 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 3: be you know, kind of applauded and recognized in front 49 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 3: of the entire minor league organization. And I think, you know, 50 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:10,359 Speaker 3: at least for me, when I saw our San Jose team, 51 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 3: our Eugene team, and I think our Arizona team went 52 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:16,920 Speaker 3: in twenty one and twenty two, you know they did. 53 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 3: They're bring ceremonies and presentations. As a coach, you're like, man, 54 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:20,519 Speaker 3: I want one. 55 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 2: Too, you know, so, uh it was. 56 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:25,080 Speaker 3: It was a cool deal to to see or to 57 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 3: be a part of that. And then you know, for 58 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 3: the players side, right just kind of getting a taste 59 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 3: of what playoff baseball feels like, what championship baseball feels like, 60 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 3: and hopefully you know, that's part of their development process 61 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 3: so you know, when they get up to San Francisco 62 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 3: they can help help the big leg Cub do the 63 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:39,239 Speaker 3: same thing. 64 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: Travis such the one thing I want to talk about 65 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 1: his development. Of course, you and Runzler had been in 66 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:47,079 Speaker 1: there for a few years now, as they're coming through 67 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: San Jose. Of course you want them to move up, 68 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 1: but what are some of the things that you want 69 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 1: to see your hitters do before they make that next jump, 70 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 1: Because of course you and I played in the big leagues, 71 00:02:57,720 --> 00:02:59,640 Speaker 1: but they don't know what the next step is and 72 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: you how do you prepare for that? 73 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:04,799 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's a great question. I think the biggest thing, 74 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:08,639 Speaker 3: especially for lower level players, a lot of it's just consistency. 75 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 3: I think a lot of it. You're really just kind 76 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,919 Speaker 3: of dealing with the mental side. You know, these guys coming. 77 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 2: Fresh out of college or or fresh out of high school. 78 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 3: They got drafted for a reason, and that was because 79 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 3: they could play baseball. And now they're kind of around 80 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 3: a group of people that are are as talented, if 81 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 3: not more talented them, and they got to figure out 82 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 3: kind of those intangibles of I can't just show. 83 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 2: Up and be better than the other team. I've got 84 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 2: to put the work in. 85 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:33,799 Speaker 3: I've got to I got to prepare from a hitter, 86 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 3: you know, how we're going to game plan the pitcher pictures, 87 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 3: how are they going to attack hitters? 88 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 2: You know? 89 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 3: And so I think a lot of it is that 90 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 3: mental side and that approach side. But like from a 91 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 3: physical side, I think my biggest thing is I feel 92 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 3: like guys got to be able to hit fastballs. I mean, 93 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 3: if you can't hit a fastball, you can't have any 94 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 3: success at the higher levels. So a lot of my 95 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 3: focus was on getting guys ready for fastballs. Obviously, you know, 96 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 3: if you can kind of educate them on the hanging 97 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 3: brain making ball, you know, you kind of put that 98 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 3: in their head as they move forward. But typically in 99 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 3: low way, most most pitchers struggle to land breaking balls 100 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 3: consistently in the zone. So you know, fastball is kind 101 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 3: of where the strikes are going to be, and so 102 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 3: I want to make sure they're ready to hit those 103 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 3: when they get them. 104 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: That voice you hear in sports phone KMBRS Travis Ishikawa, 105 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 1: Now what they're doing now in spring training? The Spring Breakout? Yeah, 106 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: it's a game they play against another organization. Of course, 107 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: the Giants played the Reds. A lot of young talent 108 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 1: out there this year. 109 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 2: What did you. 110 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: Think of that game? Of course, it was one hundred 111 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 1: and five degrees, it seemed like during the game, scorching 112 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: heat in March. But it was something to bring that 113 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: blend of players together and to work together the game 114 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:46,160 Speaker 1: didn't go the Giants away, but you had to have 115 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:47,280 Speaker 1: seen some positives. 116 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 3: Absolutely, I think it's fantastic what they do. I think 117 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:55,720 Speaker 3: it gives kind of fans the sense and idea of 118 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 3: who their their favorite team, who their prospects got are, 119 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 3: or who the guys at the value coming up and 120 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:03,039 Speaker 3: kind of get a chance to watch. And I believe 121 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:06,159 Speaker 3: a lot of more televised you know, so you know, 122 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 3: maybe the fans that kind of really just luck in 123 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:10,600 Speaker 3: on the big league club, you know, it gives them 124 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 3: a chance to see, hey, who do we have in 125 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 3: our system and and is there anybody worth you know, 126 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 3: getting excited about, and maybe it starts kind of keeping 127 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 3: an eye and tracking them and their development. And I 128 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 3: think it's a really cool idea. I love it. I 129 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:24,600 Speaker 3: think it's fun just again for these minor leaguers, right 130 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 3: they get to play in the big league stadium. We've 131 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 3: been fortunate in the last two years to play a 132 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 3: night game, so you get to kind of play under 133 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 3: the lights. It had more of that kind of like 134 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 3: big league feel to it. And yeah, it didn't turn 135 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 3: out our way this year. Like I said, it's it's 136 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 3: it's MLB's like top thirty prospects and then kind of 137 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 3: we interchange a couple and it just worked out that, 138 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:50,600 Speaker 3: you know, looking at Cincinnati's top prospects, all of the 139 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:54,480 Speaker 3: starting lineup, all but three of their position players had 140 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 3: triple A time last year. The starter that we face 141 00:05:58,160 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 3: actually had some big league time. 142 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:00,120 Speaker 2: And we had. 143 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 3: Seven of our ten starters, including the starting pitcher, pitched 144 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:07,919 Speaker 3: in or played in San Jose with me and runs 145 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 3: last year in Low A, including and one of those 146 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 3: that wasn't in San Jose was our shortstop Luis Hernandez, 147 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 3: who just recently signed last January as a sixteen year old. 148 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 2: I think he just turned seventeen. 149 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 3: He hasn't even played a professional baseball game, and he 150 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 3: was in the starting lineup facing a big league arm. 151 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 2: So I think there's a lot of positives. 152 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:28,359 Speaker 3: Even though the numbers didn't go our way and the 153 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:29,919 Speaker 3: game didn't go the way we would have liked, but 154 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 3: I think, you know, at least from a hitter standpoint, 155 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 3: I thought we were competitive. I thought we took really 156 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:38,160 Speaker 3: good at bats against some really good arms. Like I said, 157 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 3: I think it just kind of shows the difference on 158 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 3: why development is important and why you have levels between 159 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 3: you know, the A balls and the Triple a's because 160 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 3: you can kind of see the execution that they were 161 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 3: executing at a higher level than we were. 162 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 1: Well, Travis, over the past years, you've been doing a 163 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:55,040 Speaker 1: great job with a lot of young talent. Once again, 164 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:58,359 Speaker 1: you've changed in another job title and you're back in Arizona. 165 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 1: Tell me a little bit about what you're doing now. 166 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 1: And it's extended spring because a lot of teams have broke, 167 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: but tell the audience what your new job is. 168 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, so I'm still the hitting coach with our rookie 169 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 3: ball team here in Arizona. We have two hitting coaches, 170 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 3: so I'm gonna kind of co co hitting coach with him. 171 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 3: But I've also been given the title as just kind 172 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 3: of the rehab slash complex hitting coordinator here down to 173 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 3: Papago in Scottsdale. So basically just kind of as guys 174 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 3: kind of get beat up and they get put in 175 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 3: the in the you know, get put on the I 176 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 3: L and they have to come here for the rehabilitation programs. 177 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 3: You know, my job is when they start hitting again 178 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 3: and they're cleared to hit, to basically kind of work 179 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 3: with them to make sure that they're getting the work 180 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 3: that they need to help for the best prepare themselves. 181 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 3: So even they go back to San Jose or the 182 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:50,200 Speaker 3: Eugene or Richmond or Sacramento, they're not as far behind 183 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 3: the eight ball just because they're not getting the kind 184 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 3: of work that they would have been getting when they 185 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 3: were healthy. So my job is just basically to make 186 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 3: sure they're is best game ready when they get activated 187 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:01,240 Speaker 3: from the il Well Travis. 188 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 1: The last couple of months spring training was down in Arizona. 189 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 1: Of course, like I said, a lot of teams have 190 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 1: broken into the cities that they're going from triple A, 191 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 1: double A single A. I want to point out a 192 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 1: couple of players, and I'd love to hear your remarks 193 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 1: at bottom, and I think the number one is number 194 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 1: seven overall, and that's Bo Davidson. He was in Big 195 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 1: league camp. Athletic as you can be, great arm, good 196 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 1: features of speed and agility, and of course his bat 197 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: is extraordinary. Tell me a little bit about your thoughts 198 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: on Bo Davidson. 199 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, just kind of it was a cool story, just 200 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 3: undrafted free agent, you know, kind of Obviously they don't 201 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:41,559 Speaker 3: get to really play their first year in the draft 202 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 3: because the seasons are pretty much over by the time 203 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 3: they get signed and you know, kind of brought back 204 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 3: in and so he played a few games down in Arizona, 205 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 3: just kind of got his feet wet, and so I 206 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 3: had him his first full year in San Jose kind 207 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 3: of got off to a rough start, right there's a 208 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 3: you know, kind of a little bit late on the fastball, 209 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 3: a lot of chased down in the zone. Ended up 210 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 3: kind of I think he ended up getting hurt and 211 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 3: missed a month or two, and then by the time 212 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 3: he got back to US, I think he really got 213 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 3: to settle into who he was as a hitter. And 214 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,120 Speaker 3: for those last two months he was one of the 215 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 3: most electrifying hitters I've ever seen, especially in that span. 216 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 3: You know, when I and when I played and I 217 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 3: was in my hot streaks, they would last a game 218 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:24,200 Speaker 3: a week. If I was lucky, I had a ten 219 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 3: day heater where anything you threw in the zone, I 220 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 3: could hit him, put the barrel on and hit a 221 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 3: heart somewhere. And I was just when when Bo came 222 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:32,840 Speaker 3: back and was starting out, I was like, Okay, this 223 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:34,839 Speaker 3: is awesome, but how much longer it's gonna last. 224 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 2: It lasted the entire year. 225 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 3: It was the last two months of the season, and 226 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 3: I think he went his average went from I think 227 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 3: when he got hurt, he was hitting kind of like 228 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 3: in that one seventy nine one eighty five range. I 229 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 3: think he ended the year hitting three twenty something, and 230 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 3: you know, started hitting Homer started hitting doubles going the 231 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 3: other way really well. He just has that raw power 232 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:57,959 Speaker 3: that doesn't look like he's trying. It's just an effortless 233 00:09:58,000 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 3: power and he just has to get the. 234 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 2: Bear to it. 235 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:04,679 Speaker 3: And and you know, obviously what he did last year 236 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:06,680 Speaker 3: and getting up to double a and and you know, 237 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 3: I think it slowed him down a little bit. But 238 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 3: like I said, that, the game is full of adjustments 239 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:13,400 Speaker 3: and that's what the different levels will teach you. And 240 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 3: I have got no doubt in my mind that he'll 241 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 3: be able to make those adjustments to this year continue 242 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 3: that success. 243 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:22,199 Speaker 1: Travis c. Chicawa joined me on sports Phone KMBR. Buster 244 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:25,679 Speaker 1: Posey was asked in an interview who opened his eyes 245 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 1: in spring training? What were some of the minor leaguers, 246 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 1: and he pointed out Parks Harbor. Of course, Parks ended 247 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 1: up having a hamstring issued toward the end of spring. 248 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 1: This guy can rate. He was hitting balls all over 249 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 1: the field. Tell me your thoughts on Parks Harbor. 250 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:42,439 Speaker 3: Yeah, I haven't really gotten a chance to see him much. 251 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 3: You know, when we traded formally went straight to Eugene. 252 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:46,959 Speaker 3: I know, he had a really good year for him there, 253 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 3: and then he went to the Fall League and just 254 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 3: smashed it. 255 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 2: I think he was one of the top top hitters 256 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 2: in the league. 257 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 3: And you know, it definitely opened a lot of our 258 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 3: eyes as well that hadn't even had a chance to 259 00:10:56,880 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 3: see him or put eyes on him yet. 260 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 2: And my first my first time seeing him was in January. 261 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 3: He came out for a January camp and so I 262 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 3: finally got to see him on the ball field hitting off. 263 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:10,760 Speaker 3: You know, Machin's arm everything, and it's just it's a 264 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 3: pretty swing. It's it's very simple and efficient, and he 265 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 3: can drive the ball to all fields and he just 266 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 3: he seems to have a really good head on his shoulders. 267 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:21,560 Speaker 3: He talks through the game, he talks through you know, 268 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 3: what he's trying to do with each round and things 269 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:26,319 Speaker 3: like that. So I think that there's just a very 270 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 3: high ceiling for him. And obviously I think he was 271 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 3: he was having some success up there before the hamstring injury. 272 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:35,200 Speaker 3: So I got to believe that as soon as that 273 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 3: hamstring heels, he'll be one of the guys that I'll 274 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 3: start working with. And then wherever they end up deciding 275 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 3: to send him, he'll he'll start that season. So I'm 276 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 3: excited to work with him, get him back healthy, and 277 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:46,840 Speaker 3: get him back on the field because I think he's 278 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 3: definitely an impact player for us wherever he's going to be. 279 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:52,599 Speaker 1: At Travis. She talked about her Nanda is a young shortstop. 280 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 1: You got another one down at Gonzalez. Both of them, 281 00:11:55,160 --> 00:12:01,080 Speaker 1: Hernanda's and Gonzales seventeen and nineteen. They're young bearing in shortstops. 282 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 1: What they play with so much confidence. Both of these 283 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:07,079 Speaker 1: guys you got eyes on for sure. And this is 284 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 1: a process for them coming out as a young individual 285 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:13,440 Speaker 1: player and a young talented player, and they got to 286 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: learn a lot about baseball. What do you guys teach 287 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 1: them individually each day? 288 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, kind of the same thing. 289 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:23,080 Speaker 3: Like my philosophy on the younger hitters, right is just 290 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:27,280 Speaker 3: routine teaching them how to be a professional, right, Like 291 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:29,320 Speaker 3: a lot of these kids they're they're like you said, 292 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 3: they're seventeen and nineteen. You know how many how many 293 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 3: seventeen and nineteen years are there in the world that 294 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 3: feel like they've got adulthood figured out, right, So it's 295 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:40,960 Speaker 3: it's definitely our jobs to to kind of help them 296 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:43,080 Speaker 3: walk through what that looks like, you know, Like I said, 297 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:45,839 Speaker 3: just showing up, making sure that they're consistently putting in 298 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:50,199 Speaker 3: their work and showing up and having the routines, and 299 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:52,440 Speaker 3: then at the same time too, just teaching them the 300 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:55,840 Speaker 3: game of baseball, can keeping that athleticism and that and that, 301 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 3: like you said, they're very tooled out, you know, and 302 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 3: making sure that we never lose that, but at the 303 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 3: same time too, teaching him how to harness it, how 304 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 3: to use it, how to how to kind of make 305 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 3: the wavelengths, the ups and downs be a lot more 306 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 3: steadier than the big you know, tidal waves and valley So, 307 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 3: you know, like you said, they're very extremely tooled out, 308 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 3: you know, and I'm really excited to see where they 309 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:23,480 Speaker 3: end up in the next couple of years, because again, 310 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:25,439 Speaker 3: I think these are two guys that really can help 311 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 3: the big leage club in the future. 312 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:29,760 Speaker 1: A couple more minutes with travisity Chicago on sports phone, 313 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:33,839 Speaker 1: kmb Arman talk about age here Travis. Daniel Susac, who 314 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:36,079 Speaker 1: made the big league team, came out the other day 315 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 1: and said he remembered coming into the locker room with 316 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:44,080 Speaker 1: his brother Andrew Susac after Travis c. Chicawa hit his 317 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:47,920 Speaker 1: home run in twenty fourteen. But Daniel Susach said, he 318 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 1: was in high school and now he's on a big 319 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 1: league team. 320 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 2: How does that make you feel? 321 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 3: You know, we were we were joking about that I 322 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 3: had the opportunity to be with the big league club 323 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:58,080 Speaker 3: the week that they broke their last week here in Arizona, 324 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 3: and so we were in the cage and going through 325 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:03,160 Speaker 3: his routines and stuff, and of course, you know, he 326 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 3: asked the question, and I knew who he was. I 327 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 3: knew I remember Andrew and and so I'd ask how 328 00:14:08,040 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 3: his brothers doing things, and He's just like, man, I 329 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:13,080 Speaker 3: just got to tell you, you know, And he tells me, 330 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 3: you know, anytime people are like I was there, I 331 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:17,439 Speaker 3: was there, and I was like, you know, which I 332 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 3: always joke about. I feel like the capacity that night 333 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 3: was one hundred thousand people at that stadium, Cause I 334 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 3: feel like I've heard a hundred thousand people tell me 335 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 3: that they've they were there that night. But you know, 336 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 3: when you have a a kid, he kind of in 337 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 3: the same profession, are, you know, in the professional baseball realm, 338 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 3: you know, making the trying to make the big league club. 339 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 3: And then he tells you he was there and he 340 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 3: was in high school, he was a kid, and you're 341 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 3: just like, man, that just puts it in perspective, and 342 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 3: I just had to step back and laugh, and like, man, 343 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:44,000 Speaker 3: these days it doesn't feel like time is flown by. 344 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 2: But when you when you hear stuff like that, it 345 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 2: kind of ages you for a minute. And I think 346 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 2: my back started acting up a little bit right there. 347 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 2: My feet started hurting. 348 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 3: You know, but no, it was it was It's a 349 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:57,880 Speaker 3: cool moment too to see, you know. And I'm pretty 350 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 3: sure he said he grew up a Giants fan as well, so, 351 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 3: you know, just to be able to play for your 352 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 3: hometown team, what an experience. 353 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 2: Travis says. 354 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 1: We finish up here a new hitting coach at the 355 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 1: big league level, Hunter Mens and of course Oscar Bernard 356 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 1: coming back last year. Is there a different philosophy in hitting? 357 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 1: Is there something changing here throughout the system or is 358 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 1: it going to be the same kind of philosophy that 359 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:22,400 Speaker 1: you've been teaching for years now. 360 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:25,400 Speaker 3: The philosophy is going to be it's the same, especially 361 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 3: you know here down to the minor league side, right 362 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 3: it's it's you know, knowing the guys that a strike 363 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:34,160 Speaker 3: out at the minor league level struggle to get to 364 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:36,200 Speaker 3: the big leagues or if they do, like, they don't last. 365 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:39,520 Speaker 3: So we're harping on you know, being competitive and putting 366 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 3: the ball in play, I mean, still trying to find 367 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 3: our pitch to drive, but at the same time too, 368 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 3: like not being easy outs. And I just like I 369 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:48,000 Speaker 3: said the week that I got to be with Hunter 370 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 3: last week. Last week, you know, it seemed like it 371 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 3: felt like the message was a lot very similar, right 372 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:55,240 Speaker 3: that that they're going to look for their pitches and 373 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 3: and and you. 374 00:15:56,240 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 2: Know kind of methodically and strategically. 375 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 3: Look for for time to take their shots and things 376 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 3: like that, but at the same time too, not just 377 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 3: giving it bats away and and you know, figuring out 378 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 3: the best way to win, you know, help the club 379 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 3: win the ballgame. 380 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 2: And one way to do that is just scoring runs. 381 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:13,320 Speaker 3: And uh, you know it's just based on the box 382 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:15,600 Speaker 3: scores that I was seeing throughout the spring, I know 383 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 3: that was that was the emphasis, and they were. They 384 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 3: were figuring out ways to score a lot of runs. 385 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 3: And I know last night, Opening Day didn't go that way, 386 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 3: but you know, I'm a firm believer that the offense 387 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 3: is gonna going to figure out a way to just 388 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 3: continue to compete and put runner runs on the board. 389 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 1: Travis Wartz again, great catching up with you. Stay cool 390 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 1: in Arizona. I know it's going to get hot in 391 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:38,720 Speaker 1: the summertime, but thank you for your time today. 392 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 2: Awesome. I appreciate it. Thank you so much Bill for 393 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 2: having me on. 394 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 1: That was travis 's Chicawa on Sports Foam KMB are 395 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 1: more coming up next time, The Sports Leader