1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,680 Speaker 1: And for these guys to give up ten minutes of 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: their day to come out. I think it's awesome, but 3 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:08,600 Speaker 1: I think it also hopefully, hopefully fans can connect with it, 4 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: because there's something unique about each person that fans can 5 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 1: connect with, and being there in person is one way 6 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: we can do it. 7 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 2: Rangers fans are gonna love the backdrop today where it's Surprise. Yes, 8 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 2: that is the location where we are today for Rangers Camp. 9 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 2: It's called Surprise and it's where the twenty twenty three 10 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:35,559 Speaker 2: World Series champions are joining us throughout the day. We're excited. 11 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 2: We got some big names. Okay, so we'll get to 12 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:39,319 Speaker 2: all that, but aj I also want to double down 13 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 2: and let everyone know for the first time about a 14 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 2: special FT tonight and tomorrow night. We'll be at Clutchhouse. 15 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 2: So guests confirmed include Louis Severino, New Sacramento. A Gabriel Moreno, 16 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 2: one of the most underrated catchers in the sport. We 17 00:00:58,000 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 2: didn't have yesterday because we knew we were going to 18 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 2: get him either tonight or tomorrow night. Tobias Meyers, who 19 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 2: had a breakout season last year with Milwaukee, Seth Brown, 20 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:08,960 Speaker 2: veteran slugger in the bigs for a while now Owen Casey, 21 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:11,200 Speaker 2: who should be a big deal at some point, maybe 22 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:13,919 Speaker 2: this year, if not next year in the CUB system 23 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 2: right now. So anyway, we're looking forward to that seven 24 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:19,039 Speaker 2: o'clock Eastern. You can check it out on the ft 25 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 2: YouTube channel. So we're excited. Alana will be joined with AJ. 26 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:27,119 Speaker 2: So AJ have fun. Grab a cocktail for us please 27 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 2: if you can as well. 28 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 3: Is well. 29 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 4: By the way, don't say we're going to be there, Scott, 30 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 4: because you didn't come to Arizona. Krats didn't come to Arizona. Okay, 31 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 4: so when you say we say me and Alana, please 32 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 4: refer to us with some respect, Scott, please it. 33 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 1: Do we travel acrossation? I didn't see that I lost email. 34 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 3: Did you check your spam folder? 35 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: Maybe I'll check my spam folder. Yeah, that's what it is. 36 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's sorry. 37 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know I'm going to hop on. 38 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, we are here in surprise. By the way, this 39 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 3: play has grown up so much. I haven't been years. 40 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 4: As I played for the Rangers in twenty thirteen, and 41 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 4: it used to be literally it was called surprise because 42 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 4: you were like, surprise, there's a baseball field in the 43 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 4: middle of just farms. But now this place is gigantic. 44 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 4: There's a million things to do out here. It's way bigger, 45 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 4: way better. But if you hear, like some planes flying 46 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:22,359 Speaker 4: over my head repeatedly, the what is it? F twenty 47 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 4: two raptors are doing an air show over us, just 48 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 4: flying back and forth. So America, God bless you. I 49 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 4: love you America. But man, is it cool to watch 50 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 4: these planes just go. It's like a flyover every ten minutes. 51 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: That's the worst part of being a royal or I 52 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,799 Speaker 1: guess a ranger. When you're in camp there the Air 53 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: Force base is right there, and it's real air Force. 54 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,679 Speaker 1: I mean it is jets all day long, and you're 55 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: just like, yeah, you're in the middle of a drill 56 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: and you're just like, you're seeing two jets flying tandem. 57 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I'm supposed to focus on what I'm doing, 58 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: so it's real. And that's what That's what Chris Young 59 00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: said when we were playing in the Fall League. We 60 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 1: drove from Peoria all out to Surprise and he goes, surprise, 61 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: ain't nothing here. It was amazing how there was nothing 62 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: there and now it's blown up. That was in two 63 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 1: thousand and five when I first saw Surprise. 64 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 2: Baseball is booming. It is leading to a lot of 65 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 2: business in Surprise and other spots. 66 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 4: One of the all time things, by the way, just 67 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 4: saying Surprise is the location where when we were into 68 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 4: some of the White Sox, we had a helicopter pick 69 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:29,080 Speaker 4: us up and fly us back home, saying I have 70 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 4: memories here. 71 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 2: Mmmmm flex. So let's flex at our spring training schedule 72 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 2: for the rest of the week. Sorry about it. The 73 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 2: ones shaded and gray that you're looking at on the screen, 74 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 2: if you're looking, those are done, and so are the 75 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 2: Dodgers and Ninebacks. They were at Texas Rangers camp in Surprise, 76 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 2: as we mentioned. Then White Sox camp A's camp to 77 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 2: round out the week, and then we'll be back in 78 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 2: Florida for camps next week. We'll give you that schedule 79 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 2: later on. All right, we have a lot of combos 80 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 2: to get to, so let's charge the damn mound and 81 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 2: talk about a team that gets the attention and every 82 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 2: day this week, let's charge about aj is probably gonna 83 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 2: be like I'm super talking about the Yankees, but deal 84 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 2: with it because they lost basically half their team already 85 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 2: in the last few weeks, and we finally got some 86 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 2: word from the decision makers. So let's start with Aaron 87 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 2: Boone because this is only relevant for the first week, 88 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 2: but it still matters. Booney said it might not line 89 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 2: up for Max Free to be the opening day starter 90 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 2: just because of when Garrett Cole went down and how 91 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:31,919 Speaker 2: everyone is slotted. They're going to continue to work through 92 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 2: that and that they'll make an announcement in the next 93 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 2: few days. As far as who was starting opening day, 94 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 2: Brian Cashman also spoke, and he said very little is 95 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 2: available in the pitching marketplace at this time of year. 96 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 2: He said the Yankees are going to rely on what 97 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 2: they have and that they will explore outside opportunities, but 98 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 2: luxury tax penalties make it less likely they will add 99 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 2: from the outside. We also have some cash, sound, so 100 00:04:59,080 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 2: let's run that. 101 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:02,360 Speaker 5: So we've had to We've taken a number of hits, 102 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 5: and the starting invitation certainly can't take a can't afford 103 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 5: to take too many more. So if we obviously, uh 104 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,480 Speaker 5: rely on what we have and explore what's outside. 105 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:16,040 Speaker 2: At the same time, we'll. 106 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:17,840 Speaker 5: Just evaluate what's available, and in this time of year, 107 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 5: it's very little is available. You know, normally uh more 108 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 5: significant opportunities don't exist until trade deadline. So ultimately, when 109 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 5: you know, we've had these conversations many times over, and 110 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 5: you know, you try, you hope that you can withstand 111 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:40,480 Speaker 5: injuries and avoid injuries, you know, early from spring training 112 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 5: up through the draft, because going outside the. 113 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:47,160 Speaker 3: Organization is just that much more difficult to do. 114 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 5: So so we'll rely on what we have and we'll explore, 115 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 5: you know, what's limited available in the marketplace, and you'll 116 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 5: see what we see what we're doing. But obviously it's 117 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 5: gonna have to We're gonna have to stay up in 118 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:03,839 Speaker 5: all areas, you know, because we've lost some key guys. 119 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 5: But that's also part of the business. 120 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:10,679 Speaker 2: So I'll do a little That's what he said, quote 121 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 2: deciphering AJ for everyone, luxury tax penalties means my boss 122 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 2: said he's turning the faucet off, and he gave me 123 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:22,359 Speaker 2: plenty of resources and goes deal with it. For the 124 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,719 Speaker 2: rest in fairness, AJA, it's not like there's all these 125 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 2: huge starters on the market for them to grab. But 126 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:30,919 Speaker 2: he might even be pointing to the fact that if 127 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:32,720 Speaker 2: they wanted to try and pull off a trade for 128 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 2: a starter who's making double digit millions, they don't want 129 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:38,719 Speaker 2: to do it because they'd get taxed big on the dollars, 130 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:40,280 Speaker 2: even though they also are getting a lot of money 131 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 2: back on Garrett Cole's insurance policy. 132 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:46,360 Speaker 4: Hold up, First of all, let me ask this question, Kratson. 133 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:48,279 Speaker 4: I want you to your opinion on this. Max Free 134 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 4: doesn't lined up. All you gotta do is bump him 135 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 4: a day or a day, or you can change his 136 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 4: throwing rotation. So who are they going to start? If 137 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 4: no one's lined up, who's the opening day starter? Then, like, 138 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 4: come on, they're not going to start some minor league 139 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 4: on opening did this is the New York Yankees? Lance 140 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:06,600 Speaker 4: lends available? A lot of people are available. I mean, 141 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 4: come on, Kyle Gibson's available. They can find somebody if 142 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 4: they want to. 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They're 174 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: already over it. I think they're at three hundred and something. 175 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 1: So essentially, he spent the money. He put the he 176 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 1: brought the wallet out this offseason. He said, here's the money. 177 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 1: You can either get Wan Soto or you can go 178 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:58,080 Speaker 1: and get Devin Williams. You can get Max Freed, you 179 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 1: can go and you can make these moves. So here 180 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 1: you go. What's your choice. And to me, I thought 181 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 1: Cashman had a great offseason, tough, tough spring training so far, injuries. 182 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 2: I just think it's tough for the Yankees to even 183 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:13,959 Speaker 2: publicly say, oh, that luxury tax. 184 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 5: You know. 185 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 2: There was also some stuff flying around socials in the 186 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 2: last couple of days about how much money they made 187 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 2: last year compared to other years. It's just a tough 188 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:25,319 Speaker 2: look when you're the Yanks and the Dodgers just spend 189 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 2: to make sure that they're in a much better depth 190 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 2: position than last year. That's my opinion. I know you 191 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 2: can't just buy your way out of every single problem, 192 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:34,320 Speaker 2: but the Yankees used to be able to do that 193 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 2: and That's why it hurts. Yankee fans are going to 194 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 2: be angry because the season hasn't started yet and they're 195 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 2: losing players left and right, and then the team's like 196 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:43,200 Speaker 2: luxury tax. 197 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:47,079 Speaker 1: Right now. There's nothing you can do. They're going to 198 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 1: add somebody if they need to add somebody, and they 199 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:51,280 Speaker 1: don't feel like they need to add somebody in the 200 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 1: off season. They had enough depth. They had six starters. 201 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 1: You can't you can't go in and say, oh, we 202 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:02,320 Speaker 1: need seven or eight stars ten like the Dodgers. It's 203 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:05,560 Speaker 1: not a it's not a feasible way to run an organization. 204 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:08,800 Speaker 1: And you had no idea those guys were gonna go down. 205 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 1: They had enough depth. I don't want to hear that 206 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:12,840 Speaker 1: they didn't have enough. They should have spent more, they 207 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 1: should have gotten Corbyn, Burns, this and that. No, because 208 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 1: then you have a situation like you had with Stroman, 209 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: where you know you have a really good pitcher that's 210 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:24,079 Speaker 1: not gonna be all pitch, but now he can. They 211 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:26,440 Speaker 1: had enough depth. It's just gonna be tough to fight 212 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: through it. 213 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:30,200 Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah, I don't think there's a ton of places 214 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:32,439 Speaker 2: they can turn right now. And even asad from taking 215 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 2: on if you want, say a cease or an al contra. 216 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:37,199 Speaker 2: I don't know if they have the prospect capital. I mean, 217 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 2: they're not trading Jason Dimingez from their big league team. Sure, 218 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:42,840 Speaker 2: you want to make a case for Spencer Jones, but 219 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:45,320 Speaker 2: it's a tough spot. It's not a loaded farm system 220 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 2: at the moment. Let's hit the inside scoop with FT 221 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:56,679 Speaker 2: senior insider Ken Rosenthal sitting next to AJ Prazinski right 222 00:10:56,679 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 2: now in surprise Arizona. Ken, good to see you. I 223 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 2: do want to get straight to biz while AJ bothers 224 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 2: you the entire time. But let's see how we do here, 225 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 2: because there is a lot surfacing about Vladdie Junior. You 226 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:11,200 Speaker 2: wrote about him and reported about what the money looks like. 227 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 2: So what else can you tell us? Because this is 228 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:16,320 Speaker 2: cool for us to get kind of inside the negotiations. 229 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 2: We don't always get this well. 230 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 6: First of all, the New York Post reported yesterday that 231 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:24,080 Speaker 6: the Jays offer was in the five hundred million dollar range, 232 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:27,880 Speaker 6: but with deferrals around four hundred to four to fifty. 233 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 6: Now it's closer to four fifty according to sports That. 234 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 6: They reported that this morning. So that's where the Jays 235 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:36,560 Speaker 6: were four to fifty present value. And then I reported 236 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 6: yesterday as well that Va Guerrero Junior's ask is five 237 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:44,199 Speaker 6: hundred present day value. So the difference we're talking about 238 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 6: AJ is fifty million dollars over fourteen years. That's not 239 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:51,320 Speaker 6: a lot of money. They can do that. They at 240 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:54,440 Speaker 6: least they can compromise on it. So I don't know 241 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 6: how to quite interpret all this. Scott. I would say 242 00:11:57,559 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 6: it's not necessarily over. If the Jays come back to him. 243 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:03,600 Speaker 6: Vlad Junior has said if they come with a realistic 244 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 6: offer before opening the day, I'll listen, but it's got 245 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:10,319 Speaker 6: to be realistic in his mind. And again the gap, 246 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:14,200 Speaker 6: based on what was reported yesterday by myself, John Haymond Sportsnet, 247 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:17,080 Speaker 6: it just doesn't seem to be that significant. So I 248 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:19,440 Speaker 6: don't know if it gets done, it should get done. 249 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 6: He is a homegown player, he is a Native Canadian. 250 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 6: He was, of course the son of Va Guerrero Senior 251 00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:28,760 Speaker 6: and Vladguerrero Senior at that time was playing for Montreal 252 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 6: and he wants to stay. So I just don't see 253 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 6: the problem unless somehow the Jays don't value him properly. 254 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 6: And if that's the case, then why draw from four 255 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:42,680 Speaker 6: hundred and fifty million. So it's a kind of a 256 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:45,520 Speaker 6: It's been a curious situation from the very beginning, honestly, 257 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:47,719 Speaker 6: and it remains curious. 258 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 4: I've said for days since since the deadline came and 259 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 4: passed right that Flad is winning this fight because the 260 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:56,319 Speaker 4: way his team is handled, he basically has now thrown 261 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:57,960 Speaker 4: it back. This is the second time he's thrown it 262 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 4: back on the team. So all the pressures on Blue 263 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,079 Speaker 4: Jays right now because they have a whole country that. 264 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 3: Is looking at them. 265 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:04,760 Speaker 4: And when he came out and said, you know, I 266 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 4: want to stay here, I want all this, and they 267 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 4: didn't make a fair offer. And then he comes out 268 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:10,679 Speaker 4: and he gives the offer what we think, and he says, hey, 269 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:12,959 Speaker 4: if they get to five hundred, I'll take it. It's 270 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 4: almost like now the Blue Jays are backed into a corner. 271 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 4: They almost have to go there, don't they. 272 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:20,600 Speaker 6: I would agree teams don't necessarily think how I think, 273 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 6: or you think, or the average fan thinks. But it 274 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 6: just seems to me that this is a battle, if 275 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 6: you want to call it that, or I should say 276 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 6: a negotiation. The Jays need to get done because their 277 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 6: team going forward is in trouble with al Vladd Junior 278 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 6: and Boba Schet, both of whom are eligible for free agency, 279 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 6: and they've got other free agents coming up in the 280 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:45,200 Speaker 6: next couple of years, and their farm system is weak. 281 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 6: It's a bottom five farm system, I believe by most analyzes. 282 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:53,720 Speaker 6: So to me, Blad Junior is the guy you build around. 283 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:56,079 Speaker 6: He's going to be twenty seven next year, his first 284 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:59,959 Speaker 6: free agent year. That seems to me a driving force 285 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 6: for them, or should be. And I don't quite know 286 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:03,920 Speaker 6: what the problem is. 287 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 1: We always hear about like, oh, well, the organization doesn't 288 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:11,480 Speaker 1: value this player as high as he's asking. Does this 289 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 1: feel like a front office choice to not go to 290 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 1: the extra fifty or an ownership choice to not go 291 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 1: to the extra fifty. 292 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 6: I would say it's a front office choice because clearly 293 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 6: they have the money. They bid almost seven hundred for Soto, 294 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 6: they bid for Otani last year. They are not a 295 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 6: team that is necessarily fretting over fifty million. In their ownership. 296 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 6: The Rogers Communications Corporation is one of the wealthiest in 297 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:40,000 Speaker 6: the game. They have a massive, of course company that 298 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:46,320 Speaker 6: spans throughout Canada, so I would expect that, yes, it's 299 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 6: a front office decision. And listen, flat Junior as a player, 300 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 6: He's a really great hitter. We all know that he 301 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:55,360 Speaker 6: also is a first baseman. We know that not a 302 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:57,880 Speaker 6: great defender. I would say he's not much different than 303 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 6: Soto in some respects. Not the same kind of hitter, obviously, 304 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:04,960 Speaker 6: not as consistent, not as accomplished. But you can see 305 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 6: where there might be some hesitation on the club's part. 306 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 6: I understand that at the same time, he's your guy. 307 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 6: And if he's your guy and the going rate just 308 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 6: went up when Wan Soto signed and you had a 309 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:20,640 Speaker 6: chance to sign Blad Junior for cheaper, that's on you. 310 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 6: And again, to me, this just should get done. And 311 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 6: I'm not quite sure why it wouldn't get done, other 312 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:31,000 Speaker 6: than the fact that their valuations seem to be different 313 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 6: than Flag Junior's. 314 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 4: Is this Shapiro's and ross atkins last chance because they're 315 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 4: obviously they're on the hot seat and their contracts are 316 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 4: up at the end of the year, correct, and so 317 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:43,400 Speaker 4: everyone's been talking about this and they need to win 318 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 4: and they need to give lad and both signed. If 319 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 4: they don't get this done, is this the straw? 320 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:52,520 Speaker 6: It's a good question. And with their situation, it's Shapiro 321 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 6: and his last year. Atkins has two more. Okay, sorry, 322 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 6: but that's pretty much where they are. And while two 323 00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 6: fans and to US media they might appear to be 324 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 6: on the hot seat, the only people that matter are 325 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 6: their bosses and do they consider Mark Shapiro and Ross 326 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:09,640 Speaker 6: Atkins to be on the hot seat? And they've done 327 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:12,720 Speaker 6: Mark Shapiro's team president, has done some really interesting things. 328 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 6: They've fixed the ballpark, they built this beautiful spring training site. 329 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 6: Maybe they value that more than even on field performance 330 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 6: of the major league club the infrastructure going forward, I 331 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 6: don't know, but certainly in terms of the team's performance, 332 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:31,760 Speaker 6: they'ven't won a playoff game since twenty sixteen, that at 333 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 6: some point has to factor in. 334 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 3: And that's where they are right now. 335 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:38,480 Speaker 6: Yeah, they did. 336 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 1: Did you see Brian Cashman's comments about the luxury tax? 337 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 1: Is that is that fair that the Yankees can say, 338 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:50,720 Speaker 1: you know, with the luxury tax, it's pretty tough for 339 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 1: us to go farther. 340 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 6: It's fair. That's their opinion. That's how they're treating it. 341 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:59,600 Speaker 6: But if you're a Yankee fan and you're looking at this, 342 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 6: or if you're a Yankee player, and you're hearing this, 343 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 6: you might say, what are we doing? And with Cole 344 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:08,399 Speaker 6: they have insurance. So from a financial perspective, they're going 345 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:11,040 Speaker 6: to get some of the money back seventy five percent 346 00:17:11,119 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 6: at some point, and that you would think would create 347 00:17:15,320 --> 00:17:18,960 Speaker 6: some flexibility. Now, granted, cash payroll is different than the 348 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 6: luxury tax payroll. But if you're worried about the luxury tax, 349 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:26,199 Speaker 6: you're worried essentially about paying more in penalty, Well, if 350 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 6: you have more cash available, you should be able. 351 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:28,800 Speaker 1: To handle that. 352 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:29,160 Speaker 3: Now. 353 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 6: I don't know if Brian Cashman is saying this because 354 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 6: he doesn't really like the guys that are available, the 355 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 6: Gibsons and the Lens. I don't know if he's saying 356 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 6: it because he truly is in a position where ownership 357 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:43,919 Speaker 6: is not letting him add. I'm not quite sure, but 358 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 6: he is right that the market out there is thin. 359 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 6: I can't argue that it is thin. But at the 360 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 6: same time, the Yankees need help, and I don't know 361 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 6: why they wouldn't spend on one of the remaining starting pitchers, 362 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:01,679 Speaker 6: maybe even another reliever. If that's where they are, and 363 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:03,360 Speaker 6: that is where they are right now. 364 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 4: Why why can't actually be ready for opening day. He 365 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 4: came out and said it's not lining up. All they 366 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:10,000 Speaker 4: gotta do is move them a day or two, right, 367 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:13,680 Speaker 4: Justice bullpens to me, that's like, well, if Free can't 368 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 4: be ready, then that means Jordan can't be ready, Stroman 369 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:17,400 Speaker 4: can't be ready. 370 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:19,200 Speaker 3: Schmid can't be ready. Will Warren, if he's the other guy, 371 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:19,879 Speaker 3: can't be ready. 372 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:22,480 Speaker 6: Remember last year with Stroman, they had this with opening day. 373 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 3: See why they can't move a guy one or two 374 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 3: days and make it. I mean, we still like it's tomorrow. 375 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 3: It's speaks away. 376 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 6: AJ. I am not sure the answer to that one. 377 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 6: It's curious to me as well. 378 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 3: I don't know. I don't know, Ken, it's a weird 379 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 3: question for me. 380 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:42,120 Speaker 2: Ft fam Arena Club is the modern way to collect 381 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:44,960 Speaker 2: cards or buy or sell or trade or even grade. 382 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:47,480 Speaker 2: And we're highlighting slab packs because this is the new 383 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 2: way to rip open a pack and get a really 384 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:52,680 Speaker 2: good card. AJ. But also if you're not into the card, 385 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:55,120 Speaker 2: like I know you pulled a Bob Gibson card recently, 386 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:57,040 Speaker 2: you can get an offer of ninety percent of the 387 00:18:57,160 --> 00:19:00,680 Speaker 2: estimated value and just accept it on this and give 388 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:02,960 Speaker 2: it right back and maybe try again with another slab pack. 389 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:05,920 Speaker 4: I ain't getting rid of my Bob Gibson autographed card. 390 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:08,240 Speaker 4: Bob Gibson ain't card signing cards anytime soon, so I'm 391 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:11,440 Speaker 4: keeping this one. It gets graded for you. There's no mess. 392 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:13,160 Speaker 4: The only thing I wish they had bubblegum. Can they 393 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 4: virtually send me some bubble gumps? Cut Other than that, 394 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:19,240 Speaker 4: it's awesome. You can buy sell cards. They great them 395 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:21,680 Speaker 4: instantly for you, and physically you can also get the 396 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 4: cards if you want them. So I'm all for this. 397 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:25,440 Speaker 4: This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. 398 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, those cards are in your showroom in the app, 399 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:29,840 Speaker 2: and then of course you can get the card physically 400 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 2: sent to you. So right now you can get twenty 401 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 2: percent off your first slab pack or card purchase by 402 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:37,840 Speaker 2: going to Arena club dot com slash foul. That's Arena 403 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 2: club dot com slash foul code foul for twenty percent 404 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:43,320 Speaker 2: off your first purchase. Let's finish with this topic, Ken, 405 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:45,119 Speaker 2: and then you know these guys might have a follow 406 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:48,440 Speaker 2: up on it. You wrote your story about movaon that 407 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:51,160 Speaker 2: got a lot of attention. The other day you spoke 408 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:53,639 Speaker 2: about it on Inside Dish on fair territory, So I 409 00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:56,879 Speaker 2: encourage people to check that out. The cool part of 410 00:19:56,920 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 2: the story is his son's involvement. The part that gets 411 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:02,320 Speaker 2: a lot of headlines, of course, is him admitting some 412 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 2: hghus back in the day. So what did you take 413 00:20:05,359 --> 00:20:06,879 Speaker 2: from that part of the conversation. 414 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:12,119 Speaker 6: Well, it's interesting, Scott. I'll go through it actually in 415 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:13,760 Speaker 6: a way that I didn't even go through it on 416 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 6: fair territory. So I went to Moe's training center in 417 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:22,200 Speaker 6: Boca Ratone, visited with him there, saw what was going on. 418 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:26,399 Speaker 6: And after that, I went back and started reading more 419 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 6: about mo in preparation to write the article, and I 420 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:32,879 Speaker 6: forgot he was in the Mitchell Report. It's two thousand 421 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:35,800 Speaker 6: and seven, the Mitchell Report, and he wasn't one of 422 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 6: the biggest names in it, and it was a kind 423 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 6: of a small section whatever. And then I realized, you 424 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 6: know what, if I don't ask him about this, that 425 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:46,200 Speaker 6: would be kind of a dereliction of duty. I need 426 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:48,680 Speaker 6: to ask him about this. So I asked him about 427 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:52,239 Speaker 6: it within the context of the story, which was for 428 00:20:52,280 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 6: many years he was not wanting to get involved in baseball. 429 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 6: The game had hurt him because of the way his 430 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:01,080 Speaker 6: career ended. He had injuries, and he just felt he 431 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:02,840 Speaker 6: was out of the game before he should have been, 432 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:06,280 Speaker 6: due to physical reasons, not anything that any team did 433 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:09,119 Speaker 6: to him. He was just angry about what happened. So 434 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:12,640 Speaker 6: I asked him, hey, was the fact that you got 435 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 6: named in the Mitchell Report part of where your anger 436 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 6: came from? And he said not at all. So then 437 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:21,719 Speaker 6: when I wrote the story, I included in the story 438 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:23,720 Speaker 6: and read it the whole thing and the one about 439 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:26,760 Speaker 6: him and his son, and we decided that if we 440 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:29,720 Speaker 6: just leave it in the story, the entire world's going 441 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:31,640 Speaker 6: to aggregate it, and we're going to be left without 442 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:34,159 Speaker 6: our own story. Essentially, we're gonna be kind of in 443 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:37,359 Speaker 6: a rough position. So I decided to write a separate story, 444 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:40,679 Speaker 6: knowing full well, actually we decided, I should say, all 445 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:43,200 Speaker 6: editors and me. We decided to do that, knowing full 446 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:46,560 Speaker 6: well that that would get a lot of attention and 447 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:50,000 Speaker 6: kind of bastardize the other story, which to some degree 448 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:53,400 Speaker 6: I guess happened. But I hope that people read the 449 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 6: main story, the longer story about Mo and what he 450 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:58,960 Speaker 6: went through and how he came back to the game 451 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 6: through his twelve All of your old son, and this 452 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:04,439 Speaker 6: started a few years ago. It's kind of cool, and 453 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:06,440 Speaker 6: it's kind of cool to see a guy who loved 454 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 6: the game his whole life, who got frustrated and angry 455 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:12,359 Speaker 6: with the game, be brought back to it because of 456 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:14,800 Speaker 6: his son playing and him coaching. And now he has 457 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 6: this amazing academy with two thousand active members. They got 458 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:21,760 Speaker 6: Mike Eesler coaching, and Oba Moreno and all these other guys, 459 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:24,160 Speaker 6: and he's doing good things with kids. I just thought 460 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:27,240 Speaker 6: it was really cool and that, I hope is the 461 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:30,200 Speaker 6: biggest takeaway. Not that mo Vaughn admitted to what was 462 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:32,720 Speaker 6: in the Metro report, which is not insignificant, don't get 463 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 6: me wrong, it's news. But the other story is what 464 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:37,680 Speaker 6: this was really all about. 465 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 4: This game keeps dragging you back in ken you can't 466 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:41,439 Speaker 4: get once it's in your blood. 467 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 3: It just you can't get away from it. It's crazy. 468 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:45,960 Speaker 4: Everyone's like, oh, I don't watch baseball, I don't do this, 469 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 4: and when they retire and then you talk to him 470 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:49,800 Speaker 4: a couple of years later, like, I've started watching again 471 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:52,640 Speaker 4: and now I'm back into it. So it's a weird thing. 472 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:54,000 Speaker 4: As you guys know, it gets in your blood. And 473 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 4: once it's in there can't get it out. So today, 474 00:22:55,840 --> 00:22:57,640 Speaker 4: when I first when I got here a little bit ago, 475 00:22:57,960 --> 00:22:59,920 Speaker 4: I'm walking down the hallway and Chris Young is having 476 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:03,199 Speaker 4: a press conference and him and Ken are going to 477 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:04,720 Speaker 4: do would you guys do a private interview? 478 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 6: It's private private. 479 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:06,840 Speaker 3: I wasn't allowed to listen. 480 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 4: So if anybody ever wondered what the tallest guy in 481 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 4: baseball looks like and then one of the shortest guys 482 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:16,560 Speaker 4: in baseball looks like standing next to each other, there's 483 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:17,160 Speaker 4: what you see. 484 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 3: Why and Ken look like next to each. 485 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:20,639 Speaker 6: Now I know AJ gets a real kick out of this, 486 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:23,960 Speaker 6: and I guess I can understand that. But here's the thing. 487 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:25,879 Speaker 3: I wasn't good at for Scott. You wanted that to 488 00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:28,879 Speaker 3: be here, I told you because I knew you wanted to. 489 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:32,800 Speaker 6: Okay, I knew he was going to be using this 490 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:35,919 Speaker 6: against me in some way at some point. So Scott, 491 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 6: what I would say is, being short is not a 492 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 6: new condition for me. It's not something that I just 493 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:44,679 Speaker 6: snuck up on me. So if you want to take 494 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:46,879 Speaker 6: a picture of me and Chris Young, me and Aaron Judge, 495 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:47,840 Speaker 6: me and whoever be. 496 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:54,000 Speaker 2: My guest, also Chris Young makes almost anyone in baseball. Look, okay, 497 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:59,840 Speaker 2: I'm I'm next to you. You're a shrimp, right, and 498 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:04,840 Speaker 2: he had a quarter of course joined the fraternity right, 499 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:08,080 Speaker 2: full GM uniform. Well, Ken, thank you for the time, 500 00:24:08,119 --> 00:24:11,160 Speaker 2: good to see you, and good luck with aj next 501 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:12,600 Speaker 2: to you. We'll talk to you soon. 502 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 6: Thanks, guys. 503 00:24:15,119 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 2: The Dodgers are going to start their season in Japan 504 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:20,880 Speaker 2: against the Chicago Cubs. Matt Shaw is on that trip, 505 00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:23,960 Speaker 2: by the way. For the Cubs, he is supposed to 506 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:26,600 Speaker 2: be the guy for them this year at third base. 507 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:31,160 Speaker 2: They tried for Alex Bregman. That didn't happen, so Shaw 508 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 2: is a good prospect, but a lot of heat on 509 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:35,600 Speaker 2: him to perform for a team that really needs to 510 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:38,680 Speaker 2: get themselves going again into playoff contention and what's a 511 00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 2: pretty down division anyway. For the Dodgers, we got news 512 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:45,920 Speaker 2: that Hessan Kim, who is their new super utility dude 513 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:48,440 Speaker 2: that kind of replaced Gavin Luck at least theyd in 514 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:50,399 Speaker 2: that room for both of them on the roster, is 515 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 2: actually not going to be on the big league club 516 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 2: to start the season, so he's not going out to Japan. 517 00:24:56,400 --> 00:25:00,080 Speaker 2: Kim was signed in the offseason from Korea and and 518 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:04,960 Speaker 2: is looked at as a super speedy player, good contact guy, 519 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 2: not a star by any means. Didn't sign for this 520 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 2: monster deal. Kratz and they have the agreement that he'll 521 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:14,960 Speaker 2: start the season in Oklahoma City. I feel like that's 522 00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:18,200 Speaker 2: interesting here and kind of shows how badly he wanted 523 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:20,720 Speaker 2: to join this team. I'm sure they had a conversation 524 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:23,639 Speaker 2: about this, because I imagine there were some other teams 525 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:26,640 Speaker 2: that would have you not put him in that situation. 526 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:31,119 Speaker 1: For sure, Like I feel like the Dodgers would have 527 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:33,720 Speaker 1: been upfront about this. Maybe we'll come out later that 528 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:35,879 Speaker 1: they weren't upfront about it. But the way the Dodgers 529 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:40,359 Speaker 1: are run communication is second to none. I bet they 530 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:42,840 Speaker 1: told him this. You have to remember as soon as 531 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:45,919 Speaker 1: you come over here, you have options. Options are a 532 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:49,480 Speaker 1: valuable piece toward an organization. And what have the Dodgers 533 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:53,280 Speaker 1: done this whole offseason, more so with pitching than anything else, 534 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:57,720 Speaker 1: but they've built depth. Building depth doesn't just mean you 535 00:25:57,800 --> 00:26:00,159 Speaker 1: have the best twenty six guys you can find. It 536 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:04,520 Speaker 1: means you have the best thirty two guys, thirty five guys. 537 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:07,680 Speaker 1: And this is another opportunity. Don't forget I said it earlier. 538 00:26:08,119 --> 00:26:12,520 Speaker 1: Roki Sasaki has options. Also, there's players with options just 539 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:17,119 Speaker 1: because their elite status, just because Hay Sun Kim comes 540 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:20,960 Speaker 1: over with some fanfare. Not a superstar, like Scott said, 541 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:24,199 Speaker 1: but a big league player, you have options. And a 542 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:26,600 Speaker 1: team like this that's built to win, they have to 543 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:29,480 Speaker 1: play out all one sixty two with more than twenty. 544 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:32,960 Speaker 2: Six guys, three year, twelve and a half million dollar deal. 545 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:36,840 Speaker 2: There's club option later on too. But he's making big 546 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:38,960 Speaker 2: league money. I mean, that's probably almost close to the 547 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:41,280 Speaker 2: average money in the big League because obviously I have 548 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:43,119 Speaker 2: some guys making the world and then a lot of 549 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:45,800 Speaker 2: dudes making high six figures. I don't know what the 550 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:48,119 Speaker 2: exact averages these days, but it's probably in the four 551 00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 2: and a half range. It's good to see Justin Berlander 552 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:54,760 Speaker 2: putting up good results in spring training. Obviously, he's been 553 00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:56,679 Speaker 2: around for a minute. He's a future Hall of Famer. 554 00:26:56,720 --> 00:27:01,960 Speaker 2: But five innings, four strikeouts, one run yesterday and five 555 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:05,160 Speaker 2: really solid innings against the A's now as a two 556 00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:08,359 Speaker 2: to four ora and four starts this spring. But here's 557 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:10,800 Speaker 2: the part that stands out for the forty two year old, 558 00:27:12,119 --> 00:27:15,359 Speaker 2: ninety four v lo Alden Gonzalez said he spoke to 559 00:27:15,359 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 2: a scatter said delivery repeatable for full repertoire was on display. So, aj, 560 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 2: I know it's not a big deal, but he didn't 561 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:28,959 Speaker 2: have a good twenty twenty four and you know eventually 562 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:32,119 Speaker 2: wasn't on the playoff froster and just wasn't himself. So 563 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:35,199 Speaker 2: you want to see this news versus him getting torched 564 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:35,960 Speaker 2: in spring training. 565 00:27:36,040 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 1: Right. 566 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:39,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, as much as we always say spring training doesn't 567 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:42,960 Speaker 4: mean that much, it doesn't mean certain it does mean 568 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:45,840 Speaker 4: more for certain things. Guy's coming off injury, especially pitchers. 569 00:27:46,119 --> 00:27:48,119 Speaker 4: So to see him out there five innings already this 570 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:50,480 Speaker 4: early in spring is a big deal. The Giants have 571 00:27:50,520 --> 00:27:52,159 Speaker 4: to be pumped about that. He's not gonna be a 572 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:53,960 Speaker 4: guy that could reach back and get a hundred, but 573 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:57,280 Speaker 4: he's got enough veteran savvy, as we like to say, 574 00:27:57,280 --> 00:27:59,959 Speaker 4: in craftiness to spin the ball up. 575 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:01,879 Speaker 3: There was slider that was change it. He still got 576 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 3: a curveball. So listen, if. 577 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:06,040 Speaker 4: He's healthy, he can help you win games if you're 578 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:08,280 Speaker 4: a Giants fan. So this is a step in the 579 00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:09,800 Speaker 4: right direction for Justin Berlin. 580 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:14,040 Speaker 1: His next starts the biggest for me. He went five. 581 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:17,120 Speaker 1: How does he recover. How does he recover in five days? 582 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:20,119 Speaker 1: Because that's what they're expecting him to do. He's not 583 00:28:20,280 --> 00:28:23,080 Speaker 1: just a clubhouse presence guy. He's a guy that Buster 584 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:26,240 Speaker 1: Posey came out and said publicly, we signed you to 585 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:27,320 Speaker 1: be a good pitcher. 586 00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:30,720 Speaker 2: And for the Giants, they need a lot to go 587 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 2: right for them to be a force, for them to 588 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:39,480 Speaker 2: be a playoff contender. It's a tough division. They're going 589 00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:41,800 Speaker 2: to need things to go their way. Is it possible 590 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:45,640 Speaker 2: this team makes the playoffs. Absolutely, but you're gonna need 591 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:49,360 Speaker 2: Justin Verlander to shine, Willia Domis to keep crushing it 592 00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:51,640 Speaker 2: even though he's making the ballpark change stuff like that. 593 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:54,800 Speaker 2: Kratz so San Francisco obviously can keep up in what's, 594 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:57,200 Speaker 2: you know, a pretty damn good division. Besides the Rockies. 595 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:03,080 Speaker 1: They're built to do one thing, prevent runs. They're gonna 596 00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:05,080 Speaker 1: have to score at some point, and I think they 597 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:07,400 Speaker 1: can with some of the young guys that are there, 598 00:29:07,560 --> 00:29:10,760 Speaker 1: some of the guys that took next step Iliu Ramos, 599 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:15,320 Speaker 1: Tyler Fitzgerald, Willie Domas ad to me the prevent runs. 600 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:17,800 Speaker 1: You have to stay healthy because you need the elite 601 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:20,840 Speaker 1: pitchers on the mound that throw all those innings, giving 602 00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:24,400 Speaker 1: it to the bullpen and defense always being out there 603 00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:26,880 Speaker 1: every day. That's what they have to do in San France. 604 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:35,720 Speaker 2: Okay, Leo, help us out at MGM futures talking American 605 00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:40,400 Speaker 2: League Central winner. Minnesota, Detroit, Kansas City, and Cleveland are 606 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:43,240 Speaker 2: all very bunch together between plus two twenty and plus 607 00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:45,560 Speaker 2: three hundred and obviously we're not going to spend time 608 00:29:45,560 --> 00:29:48,240 Speaker 2: on the White Sox here. But Kratz, where do you 609 00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:51,400 Speaker 2: find value for me? When you're looking at the division, 610 00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:55,280 Speaker 2: you're really just looking to see which team you legit 611 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:58,360 Speaker 2: think as a chance to take this division. It's not 612 00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:01,240 Speaker 2: much of a value play. Everyone's in a pretty similar 613 00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:03,240 Speaker 2: range here. I mean you might look a little lower 614 00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:06,240 Speaker 2: and say, hey, does Case follow through, get on base 615 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:08,280 Speaker 2: a little bit more and have another strong season from 616 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:11,440 Speaker 2: Bobby Witt? And that turns into something, does Cleveland win 617 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:13,920 Speaker 2: the division again? And are they being overlooked for the 618 00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:16,280 Speaker 2: pitching they bring to the table. The only one I'm 619 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:19,800 Speaker 2: definitely steering clear from is Minnesota based on the finish 620 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:22,920 Speaker 2: they had, based on their stars being injury prone, based 621 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:25,800 Speaker 2: on not doing anything, and the vibes in my mind, 622 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:28,720 Speaker 2: probably aren't high from picking anyone up. I know they're 623 00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:30,720 Speaker 2: a good team, but it's just hard for me to 624 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:32,720 Speaker 2: look at the team that's favored at plus two twenty 625 00:30:32,800 --> 00:30:33,800 Speaker 2: and throw money down there. 626 00:30:34,880 --> 00:30:36,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, but the plus two twenty isn't that far off 627 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:39,360 Speaker 1: from Cleveland a plus three hundred, So they're all right 628 00:30:39,480 --> 00:30:44,240 Speaker 1: in the same realm. And for me, what are you buying? 629 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:48,480 Speaker 1: Are you buying the Twins second half, the Tigers second half, 630 00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:54,400 Speaker 1: or Cleveland's historic pitching season. So there's a lot of 631 00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:59,200 Speaker 1: inconsistencies there. To me, the team that wasn't inconsistent is 632 00:30:59,240 --> 00:31:01,680 Speaker 1: that plus two seven five in the Royals, So I 633 00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:04,840 Speaker 1: feel like they were the same team all year, and 634 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:08,320 Speaker 1: I think that's where I'm gonna push my money to AJ. 635 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:10,320 Speaker 2: It's almost like you played for KC. What do you 636 00:31:10,360 --> 00:31:13,840 Speaker 2: think we got like twenty seconds? But any value there? 637 00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:14,520 Speaker 1: Yeah? 638 00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:16,640 Speaker 3: Homer much, Homer much. Sorry. 639 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:18,880 Speaker 4: I actually I'm not gonna lie. I didn't see the board, 640 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:19,680 Speaker 4: so I apologie. 641 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:20,440 Speaker 1: You're in Friday. 642 00:31:21,800 --> 00:31:23,400 Speaker 2: Let's just put it this way, AJ, and I know 643 00:31:23,400 --> 00:31:25,160 Speaker 2: we'll do predictions when we get closer to the start 644 00:31:25,160 --> 00:31:26,840 Speaker 2: of the season, but who do you think is winning 645 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:29,120 Speaker 2: the Al Central Because that's where the value is just 646 00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:30,520 Speaker 2: who do you think is going to win the division? 647 00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:33,280 Speaker 3: A team not named the White Sox. 648 00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:36,400 Speaker 1: Okay, thank you. 649 00:31:37,680 --> 00:31:39,880 Speaker 4: I'm assuming the value. I'm assuming the value is the 650 00:31:39,920 --> 00:31:42,000 Speaker 4: Tigers of the Royals. I'm gonna go, Actually, you know 651 00:31:42,040 --> 00:31:43,800 Speaker 4: what I think the values in the in the Guardians 652 00:31:44,080 --> 00:31:45,040 Speaker 4: because I don't see them. 653 00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:45,480 Speaker 3: I can't. 654 00:31:45,520 --> 00:31:47,080 Speaker 4: The problem is I can't really see the monitors a 655 00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:49,200 Speaker 4: light in front of it. So but I'm gonna say 656 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:50,600 Speaker 4: the Guardians. I don't know what the numbers are, but 657 00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:51,520 Speaker 4: I think it would be done. 658 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:53,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, that was the best analysis we've had all year. 659 00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:56,240 Speaker 2: They're plus three hundred, so they are they are pegged 660 00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:56,800 Speaker 2: to be fourth. 661 00:31:56,840 --> 00:31:57,520 Speaker 1: I give you that. 662 00:31:58,040 --> 00:32:01,160 Speaker 2: Here's the hockey offer you're looking at it not just 663 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:04,640 Speaker 2: for second goal scorers. Learn more about it at BETMGM 664 00:32:04,680 --> 00:32:07,880 Speaker 2: dot com or on the app gambling problem or concern 665 00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:10,280 Speaker 2: called eight hunter Gambler. Here we are, we got slappands 666 00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:12,000 Speaker 2: still to go. I'm going to read a comment from 667 00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:16,000 Speaker 2: KT in the YouTube chat. The YouTube live chat is awesome. 668 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:17,880 Speaker 2: We love you. Got a little Harry for a little bit, 669 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:19,560 Speaker 2: so we had to put someone in time out. It 670 00:32:19,640 --> 00:32:24,760 Speaker 2: happens anyway, KT, who we met in Texas last year, 671 00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:27,480 Speaker 2: at the All Star Game and swung by to watch 672 00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:29,560 Speaker 2: the show. Lives a great stuff. Props of the whole 673 00:32:29,600 --> 00:32:32,880 Speaker 2: YouTube or ft FAM for getting these interviews with these players, 674 00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:37,720 Speaker 2: specifically because most Rangers from today aren't super social and open. 675 00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:41,440 Speaker 2: Fave Spring episode so far. I mean, Aj, you're there 676 00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:43,200 Speaker 2: and it's easy for someone like you to have a 677 00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:46,080 Speaker 2: combo with those guys. But yeah, it's not the most 678 00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:49,040 Speaker 2: loud team out there. They've got some louder guys coming in. 679 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:51,800 Speaker 2: Jake Berger's a good speaker, and Jack Peterson's pretty loud. 680 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:54,360 Speaker 2: Whoever you can get at some point, but a lot 681 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:58,640 Speaker 2: of the guys they have right now, Seeger Semion pretty quiet, 682 00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:02,240 Speaker 2: even the starters. We spoke to Rocker Lighter obviously, you 683 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:04,320 Speaker 2: know he's been around his dad, so you're naturally going 684 00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:07,400 Speaker 2: to talk a lot. Al was a big talker. But anyway, 685 00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:09,720 Speaker 2: pretty quiet team and it's cool to get them to 686 00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:10,240 Speaker 2: open up. 687 00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:12,040 Speaker 3: No, it's great. 688 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:16,800 Speaker 4: I just told Mark, our producer, that I just love 689 00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:19,520 Speaker 4: being here and doing these Spring trainings because it's so 690 00:33:19,640 --> 00:33:22,000 Speaker 4: much fun to talk to these guys live and get 691 00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:23,040 Speaker 4: FaceTime with these guys. 692 00:33:23,040 --> 00:33:23,720 Speaker 3: Because it's hard. 693 00:33:24,800 --> 00:33:26,600 Speaker 4: It's it's hard to get these guys to open up 694 00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:28,040 Speaker 4: and so for them to come out here and do it. 695 00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:32,360 Speaker 4: Burger later Kamar Bochie who we had not on until today. 696 00:33:32,480 --> 00:33:34,760 Speaker 4: I mean, it is just awesome. Corey Seeger, thank you 697 00:33:34,800 --> 00:33:37,480 Speaker 4: for doing that. And just to walk into these clubhouses 698 00:33:37,520 --> 00:33:40,000 Speaker 4: and see the vibe, feel the vibe, feel how excited. 699 00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:41,960 Speaker 3: These guys are. It's special, man, it's special. 700 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:42,160 Speaker 1: I know. 701 00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:43,520 Speaker 4: Ek you got to do it for a couple of 702 00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:45,760 Speaker 4: days and you got to see how cool it is 703 00:33:45,800 --> 00:33:48,320 Speaker 4: just to come down here and walk into the camps, 704 00:33:48,320 --> 00:33:49,400 Speaker 4: walking into the clubhouses. 705 00:33:49,480 --> 00:33:50,720 Speaker 3: So thank you to all the. 706 00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:54,080 Speaker 4: PR teams, all the people behind the scenes that people 707 00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:55,840 Speaker 4: don't even get to see. And we still have what 708 00:33:56,600 --> 00:33:57,440 Speaker 4: six more of these? 709 00:33:58,520 --> 00:33:58,920 Speaker 3: Is that right? 710 00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:02,920 Speaker 2: I think that sounds right there to come almost. 711 00:34:02,560 --> 00:34:07,680 Speaker 3: More to come. There's just more to come. It's awesome. 712 00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:12,040 Speaker 1: I think this is a players We want this to 713 00:34:12,040 --> 00:34:14,680 Speaker 1: be a players show. We're ex players, so we can 714 00:34:14,719 --> 00:34:16,880 Speaker 1: talk to them about things that we knew. 715 00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:18,680 Speaker 3: But it's been a. 716 00:34:18,640 --> 00:34:20,680 Speaker 1: Long time since AJ has put on a uniform in 717 00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:22,919 Speaker 1: the big leagues. It's been a long time since I've 718 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:24,920 Speaker 1: put on a uniform in the big leagues. And for 719 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:27,680 Speaker 1: these guys to give up ten minutes of their day 720 00:34:27,719 --> 00:34:29,919 Speaker 1: to come out. I think it's awesome, but I think 721 00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:33,399 Speaker 1: it also hopefully, hopefully fans can connect with it because 722 00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:36,880 Speaker 1: there's something unique about each person that fans can connect with, 723 00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:39,839 Speaker 1: and being there in person is one way we can 724 00:34:39,880 --> 00:34:40,120 Speaker 1: do it. 725 00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:43,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, and we try to get as many players on 726 00:34:43,080 --> 00:34:45,880 Speaker 2: the show all year as possible. Right, We tell teams 727 00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:48,920 Speaker 2: when we talk to either their their pr staff or 728 00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:51,399 Speaker 2: to an agency. Hey, Like, we want to of course 729 00:34:51,440 --> 00:34:53,439 Speaker 2: get the big names they get requested all the time, 730 00:34:53,520 --> 00:34:55,520 Speaker 2: but we also want to talk to the twenty six 731 00:34:55,600 --> 00:34:58,520 Speaker 2: man on the roster. Sometimes he's the most interesting conversation. 732 00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:18,000 Speaker 2: All right, let's slap and I actually want to shout 733 00:35:18,040 --> 00:35:21,080 Speaker 2: someone out who we didn't get the other day. But 734 00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:23,200 Speaker 2: I'm hoping we can get him once he actually either 735 00:35:23,239 --> 00:35:25,799 Speaker 2: pitches in a spring game or maybe in a major 736 00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:28,760 Speaker 2: league game. Lance mccullors Junior hasn't pitched in a long time. 737 00:35:29,239 --> 00:35:31,879 Speaker 2: Apparently he is scheduled to pitch in a grape Fruit 738 00:35:31,960 --> 00:35:35,200 Speaker 2: League game next week, which would be a huge step 739 00:35:35,239 --> 00:35:38,800 Speaker 2: for him. Of course, you got to make sure everything 740 00:35:38,840 --> 00:35:41,279 Speaker 2: goes okay. It's still a road to get back to 741 00:35:41,520 --> 00:35:44,520 Speaker 2: a major league regular season mound the reason I bring 742 00:35:44,560 --> 00:35:47,400 Speaker 2: it up AJ is he was a big part of 743 00:35:47,400 --> 00:35:50,120 Speaker 2: that team for several years, and then I feel like 744 00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:53,720 Speaker 2: he gets too much hate online. I mean, there's plenty 745 00:35:53,719 --> 00:35:55,680 Speaker 2: of dudes that have put in so much good work 746 00:35:55,760 --> 00:35:59,280 Speaker 2: and then fans quickly forget once they go through injuries. 747 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:02,800 Speaker 2: Mike Track has gone through that lately with national media. 748 00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:05,040 Speaker 2: Even Scherzier has gotten that a little bit. I'm like, dude, 749 00:36:05,080 --> 00:36:07,440 Speaker 2: he's in his upper thirties. Give the guy a break. 750 00:36:07,480 --> 00:36:09,600 Speaker 2: So anyway, I just wanted to point out some guys 751 00:36:09,600 --> 00:36:12,080 Speaker 2: that are working their way back, and mccolor's is one 752 00:36:12,080 --> 00:36:12,359 Speaker 2: of them. 753 00:36:12,520 --> 00:36:15,160 Speaker 1: Lance mccollors, though, doesn't hit the mute button, and I 754 00:36:15,160 --> 00:36:18,880 Speaker 1: think maybe some people hate on that. Like he's very upfront, 755 00:36:18,920 --> 00:36:22,440 Speaker 1: he's very in you know, he's just he's not afraid 756 00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:24,600 Speaker 1: to say what he thinks. And when guys like that 757 00:36:24,640 --> 00:36:27,520 Speaker 1: get hurt, the haters are all, oh, well, maybe if 758 00:36:27,560 --> 00:36:29,720 Speaker 1: you just kept your mouth shut, or if you wouldn't 759 00:36:29,719 --> 00:36:32,080 Speaker 1: have thrown so many sliders, it wouldn't have hurt your arm. 760 00:36:32,160 --> 00:36:34,759 Speaker 1: Like see, we told you. Like you put yourself out 761 00:36:34,800 --> 00:36:38,240 Speaker 1: there and you say things, there's times, you know, people 762 00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:41,040 Speaker 1: might try to throw that back against you. But to me, 763 00:36:41,480 --> 00:36:44,560 Speaker 1: I think he's one of the guys that was at 764 00:36:44,560 --> 00:36:46,960 Speaker 1: the point where he was helping change the face of 765 00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:49,360 Speaker 1: baseball in the sense of like not being afraid to 766 00:36:49,400 --> 00:36:52,080 Speaker 1: be out front and not just being this like you know, 767 00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:55,600 Speaker 1: mute mouth. He was okay saying what he thought on 768 00:36:56,160 --> 00:36:59,040 Speaker 1: the best team for the last seven years. 769 00:36:59,719 --> 00:37:02,279 Speaker 2: Yep, let's do krats hats and see if AJ's back 770 00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:06,440 Speaker 2: while you're doing it, AJ, you can criticize. 771 00:37:06,920 --> 00:37:07,440 Speaker 3: I like that. 772 00:37:08,280 --> 00:37:09,239 Speaker 1: I like that. That's nice. 773 00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:11,880 Speaker 3: It looks good. The baby blues for the Rangers. It 774 00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:12,879 Speaker 3: f its. I like that hat. 775 00:37:12,880 --> 00:37:16,000 Speaker 4: It looks good, looks good in person. It's it's It's 776 00:37:16,040 --> 00:37:18,640 Speaker 4: not as good as the Diamondbacks hat was yesterday. 777 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:21,080 Speaker 3: They're similarish colors. 778 00:37:20,680 --> 00:37:23,880 Speaker 4: Though, But I just like the logo of the Diamondbacks 779 00:37:23,880 --> 00:37:26,360 Speaker 4: with the snake a little bit better. But I'm a 780 00:37:26,480 --> 00:37:29,160 Speaker 4: I'm a baby blue fan. Listen, when you have these 781 00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:32,200 Speaker 4: baby blues, you're a baby blue fan. 782 00:37:33,800 --> 00:37:36,760 Speaker 2: We even got the graphic baby Blue for you, AJ, 783 00:37:37,400 --> 00:37:39,320 Speaker 2: to match the baby Blues. See the graphic. 784 00:37:40,440 --> 00:37:40,960 Speaker 3: I love it. 785 00:37:41,040 --> 00:37:41,759 Speaker 1: Nice love Yeah. 786 00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:45,920 Speaker 2: Great. All right, So that's it for us today. AJ. 787 00:37:46,360 --> 00:37:49,440 Speaker 2: We will see you tonight at the Clutchhouse event. Talking 788 00:37:49,440 --> 00:37:51,799 Speaker 2: to many other players with a Lona Rizzo, but also 789 00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:53,960 Speaker 2: in our last minute here, would you like to give 790 00:37:54,040 --> 00:37:55,880 Speaker 2: us your thoughts on what it's going to be like 791 00:37:55,920 --> 00:37:59,960 Speaker 2: to step foot at on White Sox camp at camel 792 00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:02,200 Speaker 2: Back Ranch. It's gonna be fun, man. 793 00:38:03,960 --> 00:38:05,839 Speaker 4: I did it Monday. I already did the grand tour 794 00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:07,719 Speaker 4: on Monday. No one was there, so I kind of 795 00:38:07,760 --> 00:38:11,560 Speaker 4: snuck in the back door and walked around and saw everybody. 796 00:38:11,880 --> 00:38:13,839 Speaker 4: Tomorrow's gonna be interesting and we're gonna have Ken there 797 00:38:13,840 --> 00:38:14,800 Speaker 4: too with us tomorrow. 798 00:38:14,880 --> 00:38:15,840 Speaker 3: So I don't know. 799 00:38:15,880 --> 00:38:17,799 Speaker 4: I keep asking why we're going there, and Mark said 800 00:38:17,840 --> 00:38:20,600 Speaker 4: because of me. But you know, it'll be fun. It'll 801 00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:22,560 Speaker 4: be fun to see a lot of people. It'll be 802 00:38:22,640 --> 00:38:24,759 Speaker 4: nice to see the guys again. There are still some 803 00:38:24,840 --> 00:38:27,399 Speaker 4: people there. But we'll see how it goes. We'll see 804 00:38:27,400 --> 00:38:29,040 Speaker 4: who we get it. It'll come on and talk to me, 805 00:38:29,239 --> 00:38:32,319 Speaker 4: hopefully gets Hopefully we'll ventable, you know, hopefully a bunch 806 00:38:32,360 --> 00:38:36,120 Speaker 4: of the players like we've been getting. So if there's 807 00:38:35,320 --> 00:38:37,879 Speaker 4: a tear, you know, you'll know why. 808 00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:43,800 Speaker 2: We're gonna talk to Laya Menez, Garrett Crochet, Yamata. 809 00:38:44,719 --> 00:38:47,439 Speaker 3: I didn't say that. I didn't say that. I didn't 810 00:38:47,440 --> 00:38:48,600 Speaker 3: say that. I didn't say that. 811 00:38:49,560 --> 00:38:52,320 Speaker 1: They're just gonna walk around like, look at this picture 812 00:38:52,360 --> 00:38:54,840 Speaker 1: of me Mark. I hope Michael Beer goes to this 813 00:38:54,920 --> 00:38:57,600 Speaker 1: is Michael take a picture of me with me in 814 00:38:57,680 --> 00:39:02,640 Speaker 1: this picture of me over here? That oh that picture? Yes, well, 815 00:39:03,200 --> 00:39:04,240 Speaker 1: I remember that game. 816 00:39:05,280 --> 00:39:07,879 Speaker 2: We'll see if the statue is in place for aj 817 00:39:08,120 --> 00:39:09,880 Speaker 2: by tomorrow. I know they're working hard on it. 818 00:39:09,880 --> 00:39:11,919 Speaker 3: See if I can get into the parking lot. Let's 819 00:39:11,960 --> 00:39:13,399 Speaker 3: just if I get into the parking lot. 820 00:39:13,440 --> 00:39:16,080 Speaker 1: Okay, I hope you have to park in Media parking. 821 00:39:16,360 --> 00:39:17,359 Speaker 1: I hope they don't. 822 00:39:18,120 --> 00:39:21,840 Speaker 4: Not tomorrow, I will not. I have everywhere else. Tomorrow, 823 00:39:21,840 --> 00:39:23,520 Speaker 4: I will not have to park in Media parking. 824 00:39:24,239 --> 00:39:27,520 Speaker 1: You're not everywhere else, Orioles Camp. You strolled right into 825 00:39:27,560 --> 00:39:29,839 Speaker 1: the players lot. I saw Adam Ruschman had a park 826 00:39:29,840 --> 00:39:30,800 Speaker 1: outside on the street. 827 00:39:32,239 --> 00:39:34,719 Speaker 2: He strolls in with his car, right into the clubhouse.