1 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: Alrighty, swimming upstream. 2 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 2: We're back at it here with my friend co host 3 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 2: Alan Carver, the founder of Fish on the Farm and 4 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 2: swimming upstream. Carver, how we're doing, man, We have a 5 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 2: very very special guest here of that Juma decided to 6 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 2: talk to them international prospects. 7 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:36,160 Speaker 1: With Yeah, doing good. 8 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 3: I've been getting to know this these new signings that 9 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 3: David and his team have brought into the system, and 10 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 3: we learned a little bit the other day when they 11 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:47,319 Speaker 3: were signed, and we're here with David today to learn 12 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 3: even more. 13 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: So. I'm excited to have David on and appreciate his time. 14 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 2: All right, Yeah, well you just introduced him, Carver. David 15 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 2: her name has been director of international scouting for the 16 00:00:58,800 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 2: Miami Marlins. 17 00:00:59,680 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 4: David. 18 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 2: Very excited to have you on. I just want to 19 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 2: get it going right away. Twenty nineteen, you were an 20 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 2: interned with the Marrows and you've kind of sent them 21 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 2: a little minor league system. You've kind of gone up 22 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 2: the ranks yourself. Just you know, looking back, what's the 23 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 2: biggest change you've seen within the organization from back in 24 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 2: twenty nineteen up until now, which you're you're the head 25 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:19,399 Speaker 2: guy making all the moves. 26 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 5: Yeah, So I'd say obviously been here for some time now, 27 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 5: six full years going into my seventh. So I've been 28 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 5: very fortunate to have been a part of some different groups, 29 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 5: a lot of different leaders. I've been able to learn 30 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 5: from all of them, you know, kind of you know, 31 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 5: what their style is, been able to pick and choose, 32 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,040 Speaker 5: you know, the good things that you know they've left 33 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 5: in the organization. 34 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,119 Speaker 4: And that I've been able to learn from them, right And. 35 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,039 Speaker 5: So you know, me being in this position right now 36 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 5: has obviously been an accumulation of of all those things, 37 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 5: just you know, meeting a lot of good people. Positioning well, 38 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 5: I would say, like the biggest difference, you know, to 39 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 5: answer your question in comparison to what has been done 40 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 5: in years past, I would say is more of a 41 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 5: focus emphasis on you know, sustainability, you know, understanding what 42 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 5: our identity is and working off of that. So, you know, 43 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 5: I have really good obviously a relationship with Peter, with Kapler. 44 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 5: They're very instrumental and setting the foundation as to what 45 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 5: we want to do, both in the short term and 46 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 5: in the long term. And it's kind of a you know, 47 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 5: taking our experiences on the international side and blending in 48 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 5: with what you know they want to do across the board, 49 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 5: and so I'd say in general, we have a really 50 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 5: good understanding of what that looks like and positioning us 51 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 5: appropriately to you know, kind of blend the best of 52 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 5: those of those worlds together. 53 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:39,080 Speaker 1: Just as as a quick follow up to that, when 54 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:40,080 Speaker 1: you guys sign. 55 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 3: A player, obviously you bring into the organization, they get 56 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 3: to know the player. Obviously, after that, the player development 57 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 3: kind of takes over after that. 58 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: Is there any. 59 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 3: Area or any any time where you kind of intersect 60 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 3: after a player is signed? 61 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: Do they come to you for anything? 62 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 3: Does player dev ask you for anything after a player 63 00:02:59,000 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 3: has joined the organization? 64 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 5: I would say we always, And I kind of touched 65 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 5: on it on my speech where it's like, hey, now 66 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 5: that you know for every single player, now that the 67 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:10,959 Speaker 5: transition goes from international scouting to player development, it doesn't 68 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 5: mean that you know we're going to forget about you, 69 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:14,959 Speaker 5: or that you know you're only going to be dealing 70 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:18,799 Speaker 5: with player development. We feel, you know, as responsible for 71 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 5: their well being, ensuring that you know they have everything 72 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 5: that that they need and that they're also doing their 73 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 5: part two right, Like they understand that they have an 74 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 5: obligation to be a professional in all aspects, to do 75 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 5: what they're told and you know, be curious and ask 76 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 5: the right questions, and so we're always there to support them, 77 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 5: not only in the Dominican but also at the complex 78 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 5: level as well. And so yeah, it's you know, there 79 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 5: there are certain things sometimes that you know, player development 80 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 5: will ask, but for the most part, it's it's in 81 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 5: their hands right in terms of that development process and 82 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 5: what that looks like. And again, there's a brand new 83 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 5: group in player development. They're very they're very motivated. There's 84 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 5: a lot of talented people over there that are chomping 85 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 5: at the bit to get started working with our players 86 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 5: and the players that are currently here and you know, 87 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 5: are obviously very excited for that process and you know 88 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 5: for those players to enter the system. 89 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 3: You kind of touched on your past a little bit 90 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 3: with the first question that keV asked. I just wanted 91 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 3: to ask specifically about Adrian. Adrian, of course, the outgoing, uh, 92 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 3: the guy that you took over for. You know, of 93 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 3: course before him, it was Fernando, but anyways, Uh, Adrian 94 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 3: takes took over him, and then now you're taking over 95 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 3: for Adrian. You guys I think crosspaths before the Marlins. 96 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 3: I think if I'm mistaken, h So you guys have 97 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 3: known each other for a while, just as he was going. 98 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,119 Speaker 1: Out or you know, as you know, you were getting 99 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 1: ready to take over. 100 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 3: What are some things that he told you maybe the 101 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:42,839 Speaker 3: best piece of advice that he gave you about you know, 102 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 3: how he went about. 103 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 1: Business and how you're going about business now. 104 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 4: Yeah. 105 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,479 Speaker 5: So I've had a lot of great mentors in this game. 106 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 5: You know, you kind of touched on and knowing him 107 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 5: Prior to my time with the Marlins. He was with Boston. 108 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 5: That's where I got to know him a little bit better, 109 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 5: even though we didn't overlap as much because in Boston, 110 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 5: I was a player development intern. He was assistant director 111 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 5: of International Scouting, and so he spent the majority of 112 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:09,279 Speaker 5: his time kind of traveling and obviously, you know, running 113 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 5: alongside Eddi Romero the department in Boston. But ultimately he's 114 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 5: somebody that that you know, I got to know a 115 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 5: little bit more of that year. Obviously coming to the Marlins, 116 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,599 Speaker 5: we overlapped a lot more considering that we were on 117 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 5: the same team, and he's one of my greatest mentors 118 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:29,039 Speaker 5: in this game. Had a lot of good ones, none 119 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 5: bigger than him. He's somebody that really gave me an 120 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 5: opportunity to grow and really developed within the international space 121 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:39,479 Speaker 5: when we started working together back in twenty twenty two 122 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 5: when I became the manager of the department itself, and 123 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 5: he's a guy that you know, had a lot of 124 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 5: experience prior to coming to the Marlins on the international side, 125 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:51,359 Speaker 5: along with other you know, departments as well, but he 126 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 5: really leveraged that to position us very well. You know, 127 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 5: as you mentioned Fernando Segnal also being involved in doing 128 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 5: a lot of great things, he kind of just like 129 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 5: piggybacked off of that and kind of built his own 130 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 5: system and you know, a lot of it still holds 131 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 5: through today, you know, the staff that was there with Fernando, 132 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 5: with Adrian through and so yeah, he's somebody that's been 133 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 5: really instrumental in my growth and somebody that you know, 134 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 5: I still talk to. 135 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 4: A lot to this day and that I value it deeply. 136 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 2: Well, you know what the amount of turnover in the 137 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 2: organization day, just talk about maybe some of the names 138 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 2: that have kind of helped you throughout this whole process 139 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 2: behind the scenes, and just how much maybe you've had 140 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 2: to change with so many new names coming in, at 141 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:33,359 Speaker 2: least from what the reports are saying with you know, 142 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:35,839 Speaker 2: on the international side, even on the state side of things. 143 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:39,280 Speaker 5: Yeah, there's been a lot of turnover and a lot 144 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 5: of leadership positions as a whole. But you know, to 145 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 5: Peter's point, one of his pillars is be a good teammate. 146 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 5: So because of that, you know, everybody has really embraced 147 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:51,919 Speaker 5: a positive effect and want to help one another. And 148 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:54,839 Speaker 5: so at least for me, it's been really easy being 149 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 5: here for some time, kind of working with minute teammates 150 00:06:58,320 --> 00:06:59,159 Speaker 5: and the people. 151 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 4: That are here, they've been and very affable. 152 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 5: Very warming, They're very curious, they're very open minded, and 153 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 5: they kind of want to know how things are being 154 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 5: done previously and you know, how things can improve from that, 155 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 5: you know, going on now. And so everybody's been very resourceful, 156 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 5: they've been very open. Obviously, everybody's very talented and smart, 157 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:20,119 Speaker 5: and they've been very receptive to how we do things. 158 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 5: On my end, it's just been you know, very flexible 159 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 5: and very open minded. Right, I've been through numerous like 160 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 5: President of Baseball Operations at this point, kind of understanding 161 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 5: what Peter, you know, wants from us, and again I 162 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 5: feel like we do a really good job of communicating, 163 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 5: making sure that we're all alignment on the same page. 164 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 5: And again I feel very supported, you know, very very 165 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 5: supportive as to what I do and what we do 166 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 5: here in this department. And it all starts with the 167 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 5: foundation that was built for for some time now. But again, 168 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 5: like everybody who's here now has been fantastic. They all 169 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 5: bring their own unique skill set and mindset from the 170 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 5: different orgs that they've been and I feel like because 171 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 5: of Peter's openness, we've been put in a really good 172 00:07:57,600 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 5: position to kind of express ourselves understanding. 173 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 4: Again, the bigger picture actually. 174 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 3: Is just so I think this was asked in your 175 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 3: in the press conference that you did just a couple 176 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 3: days ago with with us, but I kind of wanted 177 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 3: to piggyback on it. The Dominican Academy. You're obviously mentioned 178 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 3: it already as well. This place opened a couple of 179 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 3: years ago. Looks amazing, just absolutely night and day from 180 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 3: what you guys had to what you now have in 181 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 3: that area, which of course give you guys so much 182 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 3: more power not only to negotiate with players, but you know, 183 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 3: to make sure they're at their best as they're growing 184 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 3: initially with player dev So I just wanted to ask, Like, 185 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 3: you guys had the draft class out there, the Stateside 186 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 3: draft class went out there, I think to do workouts. 187 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 1: What are players like initial reactions. 188 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 3: When they pull up to this building, this massive facility 189 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:45,320 Speaker 3: that you guys have with all these different things. What 190 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:48,280 Speaker 3: do they say and like as they you know, get 191 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 3: accustomed to what is there, what is kind of their 192 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:53,960 Speaker 3: their their opinion of the facility. 193 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 5: I really wish players could see what are old academy 194 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 5: look like, just so that they could see the differences 195 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 5: between what it is now to what it was before, 196 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 5: because they're incredibly impressed right now, not only at the 197 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 5: sheer size, but of the resources available to it. Everything 198 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:13,120 Speaker 5: is state of the art, Everything is brand new. It 199 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 5: was designed extremely well, and so just from an engineering standpoint, 200 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 5: it's absolutely stunning and it's very practical in all senses. 201 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 5: Everybody is very impressed. I haven't met anybody that has 202 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 5: complained about, you know, the new Academy, the new complex, 203 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 5: everything that it brings to the table, and so everybody's 204 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 5: very excited to be there. You kind of forget that 205 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 5: you're in because of how beautiful it actually is and 206 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:39,840 Speaker 5: how different it is than other academies. And that's not 207 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 5: a knack to anybody else out there that has brand music, 208 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 5: brand new academies. They're all beautiful in their own way, 209 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 5: But I am a little bit biased. I think ours 210 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 5: is one of the better ones, and for the right 211 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 5: reasons that I can, you know, kind of echo everybody's 212 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 5: sentiment that goes to it and that plays there and 213 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 5: that practices and you know, goes through both buildings in 214 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 5: the fields, that it is truly a special place. And 215 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 5: I've talked to a lot of guys too that have 216 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 5: been to our old academy and the new one, and Yeah, 217 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:09,560 Speaker 5: they always open their eyes and say, Wow, we wish 218 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:13,439 Speaker 5: we always had this, because it definitely makes the game practices, 219 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:17,440 Speaker 5: everything else, educations right and conditioning that much more enjoyable 220 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:18,319 Speaker 5: for them. 221 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:21,000 Speaker 2: And I guess just talk a little bit about I 222 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 2: believe most of the draft picks went down there too. 223 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 2: Just how much does it help to have that academy 224 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 2: for those guys. And I think this is like the 225 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 2: inaugural year of what you guys are doing with these 226 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 2: new draftees. 227 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think it was an awesome experience for them 228 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 5: for a lot of reasons. And it also shows you know, 229 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:39,559 Speaker 5: player development that you know, they understand that it's a 230 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 5: you know, it's a very beautiful building, that there's a 231 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 5: lot of value associated with it, and that it's much more, 232 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 5: you know, than just to be used for. 233 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:49,840 Speaker 4: The international player. So I love the idea of. 234 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 5: Bringing in the American guys, the draft guys, to get 235 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 5: that experience about you know, what their teammates go through, 236 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:59,080 Speaker 5: you know, when they get signed prior to signing, and 237 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:01,319 Speaker 5: the process that these international. 238 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 4: Players, these Dominican players. 239 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 5: Go through to make it to the academy itself. So 240 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:08,960 Speaker 5: I know, being there and talking to those guys and 241 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 5: getting their perspectives, it was very eye opening, just to 242 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 5: get more acclimated to the culture in the Dominican and 243 00:11:14,559 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 5: what international baseball means. 244 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 4: As a whole. 245 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:19,600 Speaker 5: And so from that end, they were, Yeah, they really 246 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:20,559 Speaker 5: enjoyed their time there. 247 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:21,320 Speaker 4: I think player. 248 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:23,960 Speaker 5: Development did a tremendous job of putting them in a 249 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:26,840 Speaker 5: very competitive environment, putting them in a position to learn 250 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 5: more about their teammates, and just exposing them to a 251 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:32,120 Speaker 5: brand new country that a lot of guys hadn't really visited. 252 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 5: And so again, like we care deeply about like community 253 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:38,680 Speaker 5: and connection, and I feel like that really accomplished that. 254 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 5: And on top of that, they put in a lot 255 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 5: of work through a strength and conditioning camp and baseball 256 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 5: camp as well. So those guys got significantly stronger, they 257 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 5: put themselves in better shape, and they also did some 258 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:50,680 Speaker 5: really good baseball fundamentals as well. 259 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:54,200 Speaker 2: All right, so looking at this international class David started 260 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:57,679 Speaker 2: at seventeen, grew to eighteen today, talk a little bit 261 00:11:57,679 --> 00:12:00,080 Speaker 2: about the two main guys that you guys got, you know, 262 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 2: saw us into Frank saw for three point seven I 263 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 2: believe that Frank was five hundred and sixty thousand. Just 264 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 2: talk about police first, what stands out about him? Two 265 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 2: guys were pretty advanced for their age, is what it 266 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 2: seems like so far. 267 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:15,400 Speaker 5: Yeah, we're obviously very excited about Andrew Salas. He's been 268 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:18,120 Speaker 5: the one that you know, I've been talking to a 269 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:20,960 Speaker 5: lot just in the media in general, and rightfully so, 270 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 5: somebody that we gave three point seven million dollars to 271 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 5: that comes from a very extensive baseball background, somebody that 272 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 5: has been making a name for himself for some time now, 273 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:35,240 Speaker 5: and who at a very young age stood out amongst 274 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:37,520 Speaker 5: you know, a lot of different prospects who you know, 275 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:39,440 Speaker 5: who were at that age at the same time. And 276 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 5: so he's somebody that has always been very advanced, very public, 277 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 5: very polished, and it's all been it's all been very direct, right, 278 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:49,960 Speaker 5: it's all been done in those reasons, not just because 279 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 5: of his father, but also because of you know, the 280 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 5: development plans in which he went through, and somebody that 281 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 5: we're obviously very excited about a lot of defense versatility 282 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:03,520 Speaker 5: with him. He's somebody that you know, we believe is 283 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 5: going to start at shortstop. We think he has all 284 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:09,560 Speaker 5: the characteristics to be able to stick there. He's smooth, 285 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:14,600 Speaker 5: he's controlled, he's coordinated, His hands work extremely well. You know, 286 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:17,480 Speaker 5: his his he has an ability to manipulate his slots, 287 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 5: his transfers are smooth. Everything he does is just very 288 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 5: graceful in general. And so he's just a very like, 289 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 5: smooth and controlled type athlete. We've also seen him extensively 290 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:29,200 Speaker 5: in the outfield, and you know, he's got a quick 291 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:32,680 Speaker 5: first step, he's very instinctual. Guys normally that are like that. 292 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 5: I have been playing a lot of baseball and he 293 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 5: has a lot of baseball under his reps. He's a 294 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 5: true ballhawk out in the outfield. He's got plus speed, 295 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 5: and so you put all those elements together and we 296 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 5: think that he's going. 297 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:45,960 Speaker 4: To create a high defensive floor. 298 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 5: He's going to have a high defensive floor in center 299 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:51,199 Speaker 5: field or at shortstop. And again, I feel like talking 300 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 5: with different you know, personnel in player development. 301 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 4: They're going to want to keep his bat in the 302 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 4: lineup as much. 303 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:58,320 Speaker 5: As possible, and so they're going to move him all 304 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 5: over to the infield just to get more versatility and see, 305 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:05,000 Speaker 5: you know, just continue to develop his athleticism as a whole. 306 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 5: So that part is very exciting. Offensively, he's also very 307 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:11,560 Speaker 5: very polished, right, it's an advanced field to hit. I've 308 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 5: seen a lot of reports putting him in the sixty 309 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 5: five hit tool tier. 310 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:16,559 Speaker 4: If you were to look at, you. 311 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 5: Know, internally our system, there's a lot that are pretty 312 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:23,200 Speaker 5: close to that and some that might surpass that depending 313 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 5: on the scout. It's a very fundamentally sound package. It's 314 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 5: a really quiet type stance, but everything that he does 315 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:34,120 Speaker 5: is very rhythmic, and he's always positions himself like very well. 316 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:38,600 Speaker 5: He's very adjustable. He creates torque he's very efficient with 317 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 5: his movements, and he's got a really good feel for 318 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 5: the barrel and plus hand eye coordination, controls the strike zone, 319 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 5: is very patient, recognizes his pitches very well, and he's 320 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 5: just very efficient with his movements. So you know, he's 321 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 5: a guy that for us is going to have like 322 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 5: really high swing decisions, he's going to have high contact frequency, 323 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:57,640 Speaker 5: he's going to play a premium position, and yeah, we 324 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 5: think he's going to be very valuable for those reasons. 325 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 2: And if you just talk a little bit about the 326 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 2: Frank as well. 327 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 5: Yeah, so defrank is I think I said it in 328 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 5: in in my pressor, which you know, he's one of 329 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:12,200 Speaker 5: the more advanced pictures I've ever seen. 330 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 4: In my short career of doing this. 331 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 5: I remember the first time that I saw him physically, 332 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:22,680 Speaker 5: he was very impressive, big, strong, durable, large body, very 333 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 5: wide type frame with a you know, a thicker, stronger 334 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 5: lower half. I was very impressed that with that size 335 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 5: that he has, how rhythmic he was, you know, how 336 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:37,240 Speaker 5: quickly his body works and how everything moves very fluidly. 337 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 5: You know, he creates cyclical rhythm, he creates momentum. He's 338 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 5: got a fluid handbrake. He's got an electric arm speed 339 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 5: that allows him to get up to ninety five plus 340 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 5: that we've seen him in the past, and he also 341 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 5: creates deception. 342 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 4: He's a guy that you know extends both arms equally. 343 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:55,160 Speaker 4: He puts his glove. 344 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 5: Hand in the release point window, which you know disrupts 345 00:15:58,360 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 5: hitters timings. And again, like he's got premium velocity, he's 346 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 5: got a plus change up right now, good breaking ball, 347 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 5: And if you just take all that into account, it's 348 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 5: very rare for somebody his age to. 349 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 4: Be able to do that. 350 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 5: And we think, again, he's somebody that's going to you know, 351 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 5: project very well and somebody who should move quickly if 352 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 5: he does what he's supposed to in the minors. 353 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 3: So obviously you know from what you're saying and from 354 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 3: what you see in the tools, it's control, it's good velocity, 355 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 3: and then to have a change up already that's that 356 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 3: good at that age is crazy to see just. 357 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 1: From what we've seen so far. 358 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 3: So what do you think, as you know comes in 359 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 3: and player development gets their hands on him, what do 360 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 3: you think is like the next step in his development? 361 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 1: Is it something mental that he needs to work on? 362 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 3: Is there just you know, more continuity, just just get 363 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:43,840 Speaker 3: him Inning's like, what what is going to be the 364 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 3: next step in next Volks, I. 365 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 5: Still think he has room to fill, so he'll have 366 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 5: to get stronger. I think, you know, he's he's super young, 367 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 5: so he is going to need to understand like what 368 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 5: it takes to build a professional routine. Player development is 369 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:00,200 Speaker 5: definitely going to put him in a position and to 370 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:03,960 Speaker 5: understand what the proper routines are plyocare, arm care, et cetera. 371 00:17:04,520 --> 00:17:07,399 Speaker 5: So it's going to be really important just to maintain 372 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:11,360 Speaker 5: his health and keep him healthy. I think ultimately there's 373 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 5: going to be a stronger emphasis as well on pitch design, 374 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:17,080 Speaker 5: so I'm sure that they'll get with him to figure 375 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 5: out optimally what pitches make the most sense based on 376 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:21,960 Speaker 5: what his mechanics are. He's going to have to also 377 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:26,359 Speaker 5: improve some mechanical deficiencies that he does have, especially like 378 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:28,919 Speaker 5: in his lower half, that every player has at this point, right, 379 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 5: no player is perfect, and so he's going to have 380 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:34,440 Speaker 5: to work on some things, and I'm sure player Development 381 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 5: will will identify that to work on him and try 382 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:39,000 Speaker 5: and unlock more of his potential to make him better. 383 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 4: So yeah, by no means is he a finished project, 384 00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 4: project or product. No player is. But for the most part, 385 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 4: he's very advanced in areas, but. 386 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 5: There will definitely be some things for him to improve 387 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:51,879 Speaker 5: on that player development will undoubtedly help them help him with. 388 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, and then I guess the last one that we 389 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:57,480 Speaker 3: got on on Salas. Obviously you were remember his brother 390 00:17:57,560 --> 00:18:01,480 Speaker 3: in twenty nineteen. You saw that you saw him the 391 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 3: other day. You said he was there at the ceremony 392 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 3: and everything, which is awesome. You also touched on the 393 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 3: fact that there's no bad blood between you guys. You 394 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:11,199 Speaker 3: love family, you still love Jose. It's just business thing 395 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:13,959 Speaker 3: with the trade all that. I just wanted to ask about. Obviously, 396 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:16,719 Speaker 3: their brothers, so similarities that you see in both players. 397 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:22,360 Speaker 3: What is Andrew do similar to Jose? Is Andrew advanced 398 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:25,439 Speaker 3: in an area that maybe more advanced than when Salad 399 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:29,440 Speaker 3: when Jose was signed. What are your kind of comparisons 400 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 3: between the two players. 401 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:32,840 Speaker 4: It's a really good question, and you're making me go 402 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:33,840 Speaker 4: back to my vault. 403 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 5: When I first saw Jose in twenty nineteen, I got 404 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 5: to know him really well when he spent time at 405 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:41,159 Speaker 5: the academy as well. You know, after he signed and 406 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:44,880 Speaker 5: when he went through the tricky eleague phase. I think 407 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:49,119 Speaker 5: if if you look at Jose and Andrew separately, Jose 408 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 5: was probably a little bit more explosive. He probably had 409 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:54,439 Speaker 5: a little bit more natural juice, a little bit more 410 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 5: bats beat, a little bit more power. He was a 411 00:18:56,880 --> 00:18:59,359 Speaker 5: six two six' three type runner at the, time so 412 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:02,040 Speaker 5: he was a little bit more dynamic in those. Areas 413 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:07,480 Speaker 5: but he like his actions were a little stiffer right 414 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:09,399 Speaker 5: Than andrew at this. Point andrew has a little bit more, 415 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:13,399 Speaker 5: fluidity a little bit more. Gracefulness they remind me a 416 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:15,640 Speaker 5: lot of one. ANOTHER i think that as a, Whole, 417 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:18,719 Speaker 5: andrew you, know it is again a little bit more, 418 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 5: projectable a little bit more graceful and fluid Than jose 419 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 5: at the. 420 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:24,480 Speaker 4: TIME i think they both do things a little bit, differently. 421 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:27,119 Speaker 5: Though With jose being slightly more, explosive you, know at 422 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:29,280 Speaker 5: least WHEN i saw them too at a similar point in. 423 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:32,719 Speaker 5: Time but, again at the, time they were both very, 424 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:37,719 Speaker 5: talented very talented. Players but, yeah And i've Obviously i've 425 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:41,120 Speaker 5: obviously Seen andrew more in games THAN i Saw, Jose 426 00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 5: SO i can speak To andrew just being very, advanced you, 427 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:47,399 Speaker 5: know from a hit tool, recognition. 428 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:48,119 Speaker 4: You, know played discipline. 429 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:50,960 Speaker 5: STANDPOINT i don't remember from my, time you, know in 430 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:53,680 Speaker 5: twenty nineteen Seeing jose all that much in, game but 431 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:57,720 Speaker 5: just from like a raw too athleticism, standboy those would 432 00:19:57,720 --> 00:19:58,720 Speaker 5: be the differences That i've. 433 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:01,840 Speaker 4: Had BUT i do Remember jose in some games he 434 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:02,600 Speaker 4: was also very. 435 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:05,440 Speaker 5: Productive and again it just comes from from from That 436 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 5: sallas family cloth of those guys being very talented and you, 437 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 5: know developing very well as. 438 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:14,280 Speaker 2: Well SO i guess just with this, class and Specifically 439 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 2: andrew And, kevin dude see a world where they report 440 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:20,920 Speaker 2: just spring training for minor league camp or do you 441 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:22,720 Speaker 2: think they'll just go straight to The dominican Summer. 442 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:26,600 Speaker 5: League so For Kevin De frank again and, player it's 443 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:29,399 Speaker 5: going to be Player development's. Decision it won't be international 444 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 5: or won't be my. Decision BUT i believe For kevin 445 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:34,800 Speaker 5: the plan is for him to report in Early february 446 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:38,680 Speaker 5: for early camp in The Dominican. Republic and For, ANDREW 447 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:41,920 Speaker 5: i believe the plan is for him to report straight To, 448 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:47,879 Speaker 5: jupiter so he'll get started, stateside you, know practicing and 449 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:51,200 Speaker 5: being implemented within that. PROGRAM i don't know what his 450 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:53,679 Speaker 5: assignment is going to be or where he's going to end. 451 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:56,920 Speaker 5: Up we actually have those discussions this week as to 452 00:20:57,040 --> 00:20:58,680 Speaker 5: what that's going to look like and what his development 453 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:02,200 Speaker 5: plan will. Be so that'll be A, tvd BUT i 454 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 5: believe that the full intention is for him to come 455 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:04,399 Speaker 5: straight to The. 456 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:04,760 Speaker 4: States. 457 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:11,800 Speaker 1: Nice, wow. AWESOME i guess we can ask about the newest. 458 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:13,479 Speaker 3: Guy we didn't know about this guy the other day 459 00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:15,680 Speaker 3: because it wasn't done, yet but now it, is so 460 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:17,320 Speaker 3: we can ask about. 461 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:20,280 Speaker 1: The newest player that you guys, Signed. 462 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 3: Adriano SO i wanted to ask you about this, Player cuban. 463 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:26,520 Speaker 3: Guy he signed him for three hundred and FIFTY. K 464 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:30,440 Speaker 3: what's the backstory on? Him what do you guys like 465 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 3: about this? 466 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 5: Player, yeah so he was somebody that popped up a 467 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 5: little bit later in the period we were going through 468 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 5: our process with him and Around november And. December he's 469 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:45,439 Speaker 5: somebody that immediately you look at and he he definitely 470 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:50,240 Speaker 5: looks the part physically. Right it's imposing size with the 471 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:53,680 Speaker 5: desired measurables that we look for that has coveted like 472 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:59,199 Speaker 5: height and projection. Qualities he's six,' three, very sturdy projectable 473 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:01,920 Speaker 5: type frame and so just from the physical component. 474 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:04,159 Speaker 4: Of it it's it's what we look for in. 475 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 5: Our arms and then on top, of that we were 476 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 5: very impressed by how athletic he is within. 477 00:22:09,400 --> 00:22:10,199 Speaker 4: His frame he's a very. 478 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:13,240 Speaker 5: Athletic mover he does a good job of really piecing his, 479 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:17,520 Speaker 5: delivery together the, linear phase the, rotational phase the, mobility 480 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:21,760 Speaker 5: qualities the flexibility qualities in, you know in combination with 481 00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 5: the size of lessons and projection allow us to, you know, 482 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:26,680 Speaker 5: you know allow us to believe that he's going to 483 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:29,160 Speaker 5: be somebody that has. Significant upside and then on top, 484 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:32,880 Speaker 5: of that his pitch package was. Very unique his fastball 485 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 5: is one that at times created some cut, and ride 486 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 5: other times some cut. And sync he's a, you know, 487 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:41,240 Speaker 5: natural supinater so he creates, you know some cut with. 488 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:45,520 Speaker 5: His fastball that obviously, gives, him uh, you know above average, 489 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:48,959 Speaker 5: fastball movement at least according to. Our metrics and there 490 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 5: were some breaking balls that he threw that flashed easy 491 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:55,080 Speaker 5: plus with spin rates getting up to three thousand and 492 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:58,639 Speaker 5: true sweeping action and so again you'll have to refine 493 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:01,840 Speaker 5: the consistency like within his. Release points but all, in 494 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:05,640 Speaker 5: all EVERYTHING that i mentioned with, the, size, athleticism, projectability, 495 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:09,920 Speaker 5: mobility flexibility and just the overall pitchback is she's somebody that, 496 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:13,560 Speaker 5: for us especially considering the, time period was someone that, 497 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:17,480 Speaker 5: you know has a really high potential and somebody with. 498 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:19,639 Speaker 4: SIGNIFICANT upside i. 499 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 2: Guess the next question is something that happens that always 500 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:24,119 Speaker 2: in the, international MARKET and i think it even Happened 501 00:23:24,119 --> 00:23:26,480 Speaker 2: with marera. For example but just, you know from what 502 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:29,119 Speaker 2: you can, tell us what what did happen with With 503 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 2: want tomas originally agreed With the marlins and then ended 504 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:34,760 Speaker 2: up Going to chicago towards the very end from what 505 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 2: you can tell is just more or less explain what. 506 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:40,360 Speaker 5: Happened, there yeah that's SOMETHING that i can't really get 507 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:43,440 Speaker 5: too in. DETAILED with, i mean in, the end he's 508 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 5: somebody that we were following, very closely that was going, 509 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 5: you know through, our process, you know in terms of of, 510 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:55,359 Speaker 5: early development and ultimately, you know obviously he no longer signed, 511 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 5: with us and, you know we we wish him the, 512 00:23:57,080 --> 00:23:59,639 Speaker 5: best obviously, but yeah that's something that, you know it 513 00:23:59,720 --> 00:24:02,040 Speaker 5: was a see in the past and ultimately ended up 514 00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:02,399 Speaker 5: signing With. 515 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 4: The cubs, But yeah i'm just not going to go 516 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 4: into detail. 517 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:05,119 Speaker 5: With. 518 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 1: That yep so just where you see this farm system 519 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:11,800 Speaker 1: at the moment as. 520 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:14,719 Speaker 3: An, organization obviously it's the focus for this organization right 521 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 3: now is to build this farm. System up of course 522 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:20,920 Speaker 3: that comes probably just being honest at the expense of major, 523 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:22,920 Speaker 3: league level But the marlins do need to be that 524 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:23,680 Speaker 3: feeder system to. 525 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:25,880 Speaker 1: Be successful it's just the way that this. Market works 526 00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:26,160 Speaker 1: we all. 527 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:29,160 Speaker 3: Know that so where do you see this farm system 528 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:32,080 Speaker 3: as a whole, right now and just your thoughts on 529 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 3: the Direction that vendix is going in and that the 530 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:36,639 Speaker 3: whole team is going in. 531 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:40,160 Speaker 5: WITH prospects i think it's a really strong farm system 532 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 5: right now as. A whole i think we have a lot, of, 533 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:46,480 Speaker 5: intriguing unique high upside. Type profiles and in, THE end 534 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 5: i think It's been peter's vision to try and accumulate 535 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:53,840 Speaker 5: as much talent as possible from, all areas right, amateur scouting, 536 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:58,280 Speaker 5: international scouting, pro scouting, within trades just to try and 537 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:00,760 Speaker 5: put them in a new player to the system that's 538 00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:02,600 Speaker 5: going to try and unlock their full potential to. 539 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 4: The greatest, you know. 540 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:08,280 Speaker 5: Abilities POSSIBLE and i think ultimately everybody has done a really, 541 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:11,399 Speaker 5: good job, You know franky on the, amateur side obviously 542 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:13,400 Speaker 5: on the pro side as well to acquire as much talent, 543 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:16,159 Speaker 5: as possible and in, the end the plan is to 544 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:18,960 Speaker 5: develop those guys and have as, much talent, you know 545 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:21,720 Speaker 5: as possible to figure, out who, you know who The 546 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 5: core marlins are going to be for. The future and 547 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:26,879 Speaker 5: so we're obviously very excited about all the players that 548 00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:29,639 Speaker 5: are currently in. The system, you know reflecting back to 549 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:31,840 Speaker 5: the Time that i've, BEEN here i feel like there's a, 550 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:34,160 Speaker 5: lot of, you know different types of talent, in general 551 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:37,359 Speaker 5: like different types of profiles that all have their, own unique, you, 552 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:40,000 Speaker 5: know UPSIDE and i, think again it's a good time 553 00:25:40,040 --> 00:25:42,480 Speaker 5: to be in the system because of the new player 554 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:46,240 Speaker 5: development system that's, in place, and also, you know there's 555 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:48,200 Speaker 5: just a lot of talent in general from a lot of, 556 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 5: different organizations including, our OWN and i feel like it's 557 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:53,560 Speaker 5: it's a really good time to be here With. THE marlins, i, 558 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:56,640 Speaker 5: know internally we're all very excited of all those prospects 559 00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:57,240 Speaker 5: that are currently in. 560 00:25:57,280 --> 00:25:58,000 Speaker 4: The system. 561 00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 2: Talk a little bit about one of the last guys 562 00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:04,680 Speaker 2: you guys signed in twenty, twenty four The Infielder Luis. 563 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:07,440 Speaker 2: Mano leone he received one of the higher bonuses for, 564 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:09,520 Speaker 2: you GUYS just i don't think we've really had the 565 00:26:09,600 --> 00:26:13,120 Speaker 2: chance to hear much. About him just what Stands out 566 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:15,159 Speaker 2: and obviously this is a pretty, big guy you know 567 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 2: that you guys BROUGHT in. 568 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:17,360 Speaker 1: I think it was over a, MILLION dollars i want, 569 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:18,720 Speaker 1: to say or close, to that at least. 570 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 4: One and a half. 571 00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 5: Million dollars he's another player that we're really. Excited about 572 00:26:24,119 --> 00:26:26,760 Speaker 5: he's obviously gonna he's gonna start IN the fcl, this 573 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:29,840 Speaker 5: year so he'll play the full season In. The States 574 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:33,000 Speaker 5: player development is really excited to have him. On board, 575 00:26:33,119 --> 00:26:35,680 Speaker 5: you know obviously they've been hearing a little bit about 576 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:39,240 Speaker 5: him and what he brings to. The table incredibly dynamic 577 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:42,720 Speaker 5: type athlete with, you know pliability and. 578 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:46,880 Speaker 4: Explosive qualities somebody that you know flies feed. 579 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:49,480 Speaker 5: Or fire he's a six to two type, of runner, 580 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:54,920 Speaker 5: really explosive big time power adjustability within, the swing centerfield and, 581 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:58,200 Speaker 5: shortstop capabilities even though he's going to start in centerfield. 582 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 5: As well but somebody that again just from a pure, 583 00:27:01,040 --> 00:27:06,399 Speaker 5: athleticism standpoint competitive competitive standpoint, as well projects. Very favorably and, 584 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:08,399 Speaker 5: you know he's been putting in, the work he's, been 585 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:10,920 Speaker 5: preparing he's been adding a lot of muscle mass while 586 00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:12,879 Speaker 5: still maintaining, you know the flexibility in. 587 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:15,040 Speaker 4: His body and so he's he's positioned himself. 588 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:19,120 Speaker 5: Very well we're all In The, international Department Player development 589 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:21,960 Speaker 5: department and organization as, a whole very excited for. 590 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:23,840 Speaker 4: For his development and just to, get him, you know 591 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 4: in the System. 592 00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:27,960 Speaker 5: Come JANUARY so i believe the plan is for when 593 00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:32,200 Speaker 5: early camp does Start in jupiter for him to be 594 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:33,280 Speaker 5: there to take part. 595 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:36,080 Speaker 2: In THAT then i want to, ask you just looking at, 596 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:39,640 Speaker 2: last season, YOU know dslfc a lot of guys that really. 597 00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:41,359 Speaker 2: STOOD out, i mean just if you can name a 598 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:43,320 Speaker 2: couple that stood out, to YOU and i think we, 599 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:45,679 Speaker 2: you know we need to Ask About, andres valoura one 600 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:48,480 Speaker 2: of the more successful guys in the, system Recently who 601 00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:51,600 Speaker 2: alex and are extremely, high on and if you could 602 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:52,640 Speaker 2: talk a little bit about him, as. 603 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:55,920 Speaker 4: Well that was going to be. My pick so the 604 00:27:56,040 --> 00:27:58,600 Speaker 4: law is definitely somebody that we. 605 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 5: Really like he's, gone through, you know he's been in 606 00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:03,600 Speaker 5: our system now for a couple, of years has had 607 00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 5: a lot of success in those both years within. Our 608 00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:10,480 Speaker 5: system and again somebody that physically resembles what we, look 609 00:28:10,560 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 5: for chiseled type frame that's very athletic, and explosive somebody 610 00:28:15,359 --> 00:28:17,760 Speaker 5: that has performed himself. Extremely well and again like when 611 00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:21,000 Speaker 5: you mix when you mix the performance with the physical 612 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:24,000 Speaker 5: traits and also the athletic traits that you look for 613 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 5: that project. Very well, you know he's SOMEBODY that i 614 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:29,960 Speaker 5: think is correctly ranked like very high within our farm 615 00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:32,560 Speaker 5: AND that i can. Tell you, you, know, again internally 616 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:35,720 Speaker 5: we're very. Excited about and so he's a. Great dude 617 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 5: he's a, hard worker he really cares. 618 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:38,840 Speaker 4: About doing things the. 619 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:42,920 Speaker 5: Right way he's a, good teammate, and yeah we're very 620 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:45,120 Speaker 5: excited about. HIS development i don't know where it is 621 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:47,360 Speaker 5: that you know he's going to start this, upcoming YEAR 622 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:49,440 Speaker 5: but i know he's up for the challenge and he's 623 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:53,280 Speaker 5: been preparing himself rigorously during the off season to be 624 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:53,640 Speaker 5: ready for. 625 00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:54,440 Speaker 4: That challenge. 626 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 3: Just to follow up on that question, really QUICK that 627 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:01,280 Speaker 3: fcl team, last year what did they still like two 628 00:29:01,360 --> 00:29:02,080 Speaker 3: hundred bases or? 629 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:05,080 Speaker 1: Something like did you first see? 630 00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:09,320 Speaker 5: That? HAPPENING no, i, you yeah that's that that was. 631 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:11,360 Speaker 5: Mine boling IT was i didn't even know what. WAS 632 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 5: happening i think it was somebody on our team had 633 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:15,320 Speaker 5: mentioned to, me, like hey did you see how many, 634 00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 5: stolen bases were stealing in, the minors and you know 635 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:19,800 Speaker 5: IN the fcl, IN particular i, was, LIKE no i 636 00:29:19,840 --> 00:29:21,800 Speaker 5: haven't even, seen that and it was like a tweet 637 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:24,840 Speaker 5: that showed like what the, amount was, and uh. It's incredible. It's, 638 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:28,480 Speaker 5: definitely uh, you know the mindset has shifted to obviously 639 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:30,960 Speaker 5: be more aggressive whenever they got. On base, but yeah 640 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:32,800 Speaker 5: that was something otherworldly. 641 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:34,320 Speaker 4: For, sure yeah that. 642 00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:37,360 Speaker 3: Was crazy we were out there for the. Championship game unfortunately. They, 643 00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:40,320 Speaker 3: lost yeah when They got tigers, an think, but yeah 644 00:29:40,920 --> 00:29:43,800 Speaker 3: that was a. Fun team They had cruise follower. 645 00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:44,880 Speaker 1: There was that was a. 646 00:29:44,920 --> 00:29:49,880 Speaker 3: Fun, team, YEAH crazy i guess just as a last 647 00:29:49,920 --> 00:29:51,520 Speaker 3: on that team before we get to our last question, 648 00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:55,880 Speaker 3: one Day. That cruise this is the guy that impressed 649 00:29:55,920 --> 00:29:58,160 Speaker 3: both Me. And kevin it's a guy that you know. 650 00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:00,360 Speaker 3: PRETTY well i thought he could it made it To 651 00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:01,840 Speaker 3: The low way last year because he was. Already there, 652 00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:03,600 Speaker 3: But whatever i'm sure he'll get moved up when the time. 653 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:06,040 Speaker 3: Is right but what are your what are your thoughts 654 00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:09,000 Speaker 3: on how he's continued his development here in terms of 655 00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:10,560 Speaker 3: where when he, was signed in terms of where is? 656 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:14,000 Speaker 5: That, now yeah another guy that we're very excited about 657 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:17,040 Speaker 5: one of, you know my favorite pitching prospects as. A 658 00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 5: whole another guy that, has uh, you know the physical 659 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:24,520 Speaker 5: frame and the projection qualities and the strength to be 660 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:28,320 Speaker 5: able to remain as a. Starting pitcher he's got, the 661 00:30:28,480 --> 00:30:31,920 Speaker 5: arsenal he's got, the athleticism he's got the mentality to 662 00:30:32,040 --> 00:30:33,680 Speaker 5: be able to, you know to to remain. 663 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:36,440 Speaker 4: A starter, and again the pitch packages is pretty advanced. 664 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:38,520 Speaker 5: AS well i think that, you know he spent them 665 00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:41,720 Speaker 5: with the majority of time in THE f cl just 666 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:44,560 Speaker 5: refining on some things and, just, working uh, you know 667 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:47,080 Speaker 5: working through the growing pains that these young guys. Go through, 668 00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:50,920 Speaker 5: but uh he's another guy that's, very determined, very focused, 669 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:54,240 Speaker 5: you know, hard worker and somebody who you know aspires 670 00:30:54,360 --> 00:30:56,880 Speaker 5: to do. Great things, AND again i think he's gonna 671 00:30:56,920 --> 00:30:59,640 Speaker 5: come ready to show, you know what his talent is 672 00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:01,680 Speaker 5: truly capable of and put himself in a really. 673 00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:02,920 Speaker 4: Good position is. 674 00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 2: There anyone that that you, would say, you know we 675 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:07,560 Speaker 2: should we should kind of keep an eye out out 676 00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:09,880 Speaker 2: out on for her for twenty. 677 00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:14,080 Speaker 5: TWENTY five i would say a dark horse is somebody 678 00:31:14,160 --> 00:31:15,959 Speaker 5: that got hurt. LAST year i don't know if if 679 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:17,920 Speaker 5: you guys have heard The Name keith reidi and. Got 680 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:22,480 Speaker 5: anon he was somebody that left, handed pitcher six, foot 681 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:25,760 Speaker 5: six still high, projectibility qualities a little bit older now 682 00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:27,400 Speaker 5: because he signed a little. BIT later i think he's, 683 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:31,000 Speaker 5: nineteen now but he's somebody that was up to ninety 684 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:35,680 Speaker 5: five ninety six and, his slider according to, our reports is. 685 00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:38,560 Speaker 5: Seventy right so you have a lefty with elite size 686 00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:41,880 Speaker 5: and lanes with plus velocity and, an absolute, you know 687 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:42,360 Speaker 5: really good. 688 00:31:42,400 --> 00:31:44,880 Speaker 4: Breaking ball he's gonna he's gonna have some pretty. 689 00:31:44,920 --> 00:31:47,440 Speaker 5: Good upside and so he, got hurt he blew out, 690 00:31:47,560 --> 00:31:50,880 Speaker 5: last year but he's he's working himself back and he 691 00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:53,800 Speaker 5: looks to be in tip. Top shape so he's somebody 692 00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:58,080 Speaker 5: that if he does come back, at one he's somebody 693 00:31:58,120 --> 00:31:59,360 Speaker 5: that will make a name for himself. 694 00:31:59,480 --> 00:32:02,480 Speaker 1: FOR sure i guess we have two more left before 695 00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:05,240 Speaker 1: we go. For today this has. Been great Thank you aguttin. 696 00:32:05,280 --> 00:32:05,760 Speaker 4: So much. 697 00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:11,520 Speaker 1: You mentioned guys that were, were OUT kit fredi. 698 00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:13,880 Speaker 3: WAS out i wanted to mention another guy who you 699 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:15,920 Speaker 3: can tell me tell Me if, I'm WRONG but i 700 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:18,040 Speaker 3: don't think he. WAS injured i think it was more 701 00:32:18,120 --> 00:32:20,400 Speaker 3: so something visa. ARE something, i mean you can, Tell 702 00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:22,560 Speaker 3: US but i just wanted to get to. This guy 703 00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:24,400 Speaker 3: it's a guy that you know well from. YOURS past 704 00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:27,240 Speaker 3: i wanted to ask About e lewis he missed the. 705 00:32:27,320 --> 00:32:30,000 Speaker 3: WHOLE year I obviously i don't know exactly what's. Going 706 00:32:30,040 --> 00:32:31,480 Speaker 3: on maybe you can, share it maybe. You can't, It's 707 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:35,240 Speaker 3: okay but really a good, question, is like you miss 708 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:38,840 Speaker 3: a whole year at that level, of development how hard 709 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:40,240 Speaker 3: is that for a player to come? 710 00:32:40,280 --> 00:32:41,840 Speaker 1: Back from And can ian? 711 00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:42,200 Speaker 4: Do it in? 712 00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:46,760 Speaker 5: YOUR opinion i think for younger players it becomes challenging 713 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:49,120 Speaker 5: due to the, time missed because of how important it 714 00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:52,560 Speaker 5: is to develop within. THAT year i won't touch on 715 00:32:52,840 --> 00:32:55,120 Speaker 5: why it was that he, had to, you know sit 716 00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:57,440 Speaker 5: out a year and not play within, the SEASON but 717 00:32:57,960 --> 00:33:00,400 Speaker 5: i can tell you that throughout, that year he was 718 00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:03,600 Speaker 5: putting in the work to try and, get back, you 719 00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:06,800 Speaker 5: know to to, you know to understanding like what it 720 00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:09,320 Speaker 5: is that he would be doing once the season would 721 00:33:09,320 --> 00:33:11,640 Speaker 5: would start again. Next year AND so i think he's 722 00:33:11,680 --> 00:33:16,040 Speaker 5: positioned himself well understanding the work that it's required with 723 00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:17,600 Speaker 5: all the games that, were missed. 724 00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:20,040 Speaker 4: You know during that. Time off, but yeah it. 725 00:33:20,160 --> 00:33:23,960 Speaker 5: Is challenging, but again he's somebody, that, understands uh you 726 00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:26,240 Speaker 5: know how hard it is to begin with to establish 727 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:28,760 Speaker 5: yourself and make a name. For yourself and he's somebody 728 00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:30,800 Speaker 5: that's a, you know a really, hard worker someone that's 729 00:33:30,840 --> 00:33:34,360 Speaker 5: going to position himself well and again understands that time 730 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:36,880 Speaker 5: is of the essence and that, you know this could. 731 00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:37,160 Speaker 4: Be a make or. 732 00:33:37,240 --> 00:33:39,840 Speaker 5: Break year and so he's been working very hard this 733 00:33:39,920 --> 00:33:42,200 Speaker 5: offseason to get. Himself ready and AND again i don't 734 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:44,760 Speaker 5: know what the full situation with, him IS but i 735 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:45,480 Speaker 5: think he should be. 736 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:45,880 Speaker 4: Full go. 737 00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:49,959 Speaker 3: AND then i guess still last one before we get out, 738 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:54,040 Speaker 3: for today we just wanted to touch on what your 739 00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:55,880 Speaker 3: plans are for the future of. THIS department i mean 740 00:33:55,960 --> 00:33:57,880 Speaker 3: we we talked about it a, little bit with your 741 00:33:57,920 --> 00:34:01,640 Speaker 3: plans to go into. Smaller markets, you know you touched 742 00:34:01,680 --> 00:34:03,840 Speaker 3: on that a little bit in the last conversation we had. 743 00:34:03,880 --> 00:34:06,080 Speaker 1: WITH you i also wanted to get your thoughts. 744 00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:08,040 Speaker 3: In light, of this and in line, with this about 745 00:34:08,480 --> 00:34:11,560 Speaker 3: THE upcoming cba after the twenty twenty. SIX season i 746 00:34:11,600 --> 00:34:14,160 Speaker 3: believe it is and the possibility it was mentioned IN 747 00:34:14,239 --> 00:34:16,520 Speaker 3: this cba didn't really come, to fruition but it is 748 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:19,040 Speaker 3: something that will probably come back up in THE next 749 00:34:19,120 --> 00:34:24,040 Speaker 3: cba the possibility of going to a draft format instead 750 00:34:24,160 --> 00:34:28,399 Speaker 3: of a. Signing, period obviously teams MAY lose i think 751 00:34:28,520 --> 00:34:30,760 Speaker 3: may lose leverage in, those situations. 752 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:32,080 Speaker 1: Just based on how early some of these signings. 753 00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:34,640 Speaker 3: Get done but just your thoughts on that if it, 754 00:34:34,760 --> 00:34:37,000 Speaker 3: does happen and how kind of you would have to, 755 00:34:37,680 --> 00:34:40,480 Speaker 3: you know switched, maybe mindset way of thinking and how 756 00:34:40,560 --> 00:34:42,200 Speaker 3: you go about business if that comes. 757 00:34:42,239 --> 00:34:42,279 Speaker 4: To. 758 00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:45,239 Speaker 5: Fruition yep so to answer your, first question, you know 759 00:34:45,360 --> 00:34:48,279 Speaker 5: we want to be, very structured, very organized like we 760 00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:51,520 Speaker 5: want to have an identity in the, international space in 761 00:34:51,600 --> 00:34:56,400 Speaker 5: the international market that allows us, to evaluate identify and develop, 762 00:34:56,560 --> 00:34:58,840 Speaker 5: you know players at the best. Way possible and, you 763 00:34:58,880 --> 00:35:01,439 Speaker 5: know for us that that means keeping an, open mind 764 00:35:02,440 --> 00:35:05,040 Speaker 5: staying on top of all markets where players, are available and, 765 00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:08,880 Speaker 5: establishing relationships building connections, and seeing, you know trying to 766 00:35:08,920 --> 00:35:11,319 Speaker 5: identify the players that best fit For The miami martins 767 00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:12,759 Speaker 5: as a whole and they have the best, you know 768 00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:16,080 Speaker 5: projection and so, you know that's, our foundation that's what 769 00:35:16,200 --> 00:35:17,960 Speaker 5: we work. Off of we have a very great and 770 00:35:18,040 --> 00:35:21,840 Speaker 5: talented group that's, currently working, you know towards. Accomplishing that 771 00:35:22,040 --> 00:35:24,560 Speaker 5: and so, you know those those guys, are FANTASTIC and 772 00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:26,520 Speaker 5: i think we've done a really good work building, off of, 773 00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:29,000 Speaker 5: you know the previous leaders who have been, here before to, 774 00:35:29,080 --> 00:35:32,000 Speaker 5: position us to position us very well for for what 775 00:35:32,120 --> 00:35:35,560 Speaker 5: that future is in terms OF those. Cba negotiations as of, 776 00:35:35,680 --> 00:35:38,560 Speaker 5: right now it's something that is on, our mind but 777 00:35:38,760 --> 00:35:42,160 Speaker 5: we're operating as if, you know, you know as it is, 778 00:35:42,280 --> 00:35:44,840 Speaker 5: right now right for the for the, classes now for 779 00:35:44,920 --> 00:35:47,279 Speaker 5: the classes in. The future and so if it gets 780 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:50,600 Speaker 5: to that point where there is a draft and, INTERNATIONAL draft. 781 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:51,400 Speaker 4: I think we. 782 00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:53,399 Speaker 5: ARE ready i think we're building a system in place 783 00:35:53,480 --> 00:35:55,480 Speaker 5: right now that's going to account. For that it's going 784 00:35:55,560 --> 00:35:58,640 Speaker 5: to be able to identify players both from a, technological 785 00:35:58,680 --> 00:36:01,719 Speaker 5: standpoint both from an, evaluation standpoint and again ranks them 786 00:36:01,719 --> 00:36:04,040 Speaker 5: in a way that will position us appropriately across. All 787 00:36:04,120 --> 00:36:06,880 Speaker 5: markets and so it is one where we're getting very 788 00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:09,320 Speaker 5: ORGANIZED and i mentioned, that before organized, and structured but 789 00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:12,000 Speaker 5: that's the, you know one of the main things that we're. 790 00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:13,239 Speaker 5: Doing HERE and i feel like if you have, that 791 00:36:13,360 --> 00:36:16,600 Speaker 5: foundation whatever comes our way in, the future we'll be 792 00:36:16,719 --> 00:36:19,600 Speaker 5: ready to adapt if. Need be understanding that it is 793 00:36:19,640 --> 00:36:22,399 Speaker 5: always our identity to be, very flexible, you know, very 794 00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:26,279 Speaker 5: innovative very creative and also you know changing if need be. 795 00:36:27,480 --> 00:36:30,080 Speaker 2: Last one formative and before we, wrap up is, you 796 00:36:30,200 --> 00:36:33,360 Speaker 2: know was it any different this time around with the 797 00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:35,760 Speaker 2: international market knowing that some of like A rookie soasaki 798 00:36:35,800 --> 00:36:38,080 Speaker 2: was app and a lot of teams we're getting a 799 00:36:38,120 --> 00:36:39,840 Speaker 2: lot of money to put in on this guy and, 800 00:36:40,160 --> 00:36:43,360 Speaker 2: you know other guys that maybe we're going to sign 801 00:36:43,480 --> 00:36:45,720 Speaker 2: with that team had to do it to. Another spot 802 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:48,000 Speaker 2: just can you talk about maybe how different was it 803 00:36:48,560 --> 00:36:50,840 Speaker 2: overall and the international market knowing that this guy was. 804 00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:53,719 Speaker 4: Out there it's definitely a little. Bit different, it's not. 805 00:36:54,080 --> 00:36:57,279 Speaker 5: It's not it is, a rarity you know when when 806 00:36:57,320 --> 00:37:01,560 Speaker 5: a high, highly polarized, you know pri already player from a, 807 00:37:01,640 --> 00:37:05,360 Speaker 5: different market, you know especially in this Case being japan declares, 808 00:37:05,400 --> 00:37:08,399 Speaker 5: you know for the. International draft it's obviously it puts 809 00:37:08,440 --> 00:37:11,160 Speaker 5: a lot of team on notice and uh immediately like, 810 00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:15,200 Speaker 5: you know shuffles, you know different players and different profiles 811 00:37:15,239 --> 00:37:17,279 Speaker 5: in general to try and accommodate that player to come. 812 00:37:17,320 --> 00:37:20,440 Speaker 5: To you and so it's one that really didn't affect us. 813 00:37:20,560 --> 00:37:22,840 Speaker 5: At all we continue to do things as. It was, 814 00:37:24,160 --> 00:37:26,560 Speaker 5: but yeah there's definitely some, teams, that uh you know 815 00:37:26,640 --> 00:37:29,160 Speaker 5: that felt the Pressure from rokie. Coming here we understood that, 816 00:37:29,239 --> 00:37:32,279 Speaker 5: he was, you know going to obviously pick, one team 817 00:37:32,480 --> 00:37:35,040 Speaker 5: just like how it. Always is but in, the end, 818 00:37:35,160 --> 00:37:37,000 Speaker 5: you know we what we did was just focus on. 819 00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:39,719 Speaker 5: Our process i'm sure a lot of teams did did 820 00:37:39,800 --> 00:37:42,320 Speaker 5: that thing, as well but, uh. Yeah definitely, you know 821 00:37:42,400 --> 00:37:45,359 Speaker 5: those types of players, you know that are highly polar, 822 00:37:45,719 --> 00:37:49,360 Speaker 5: highly polarizing that come from different markets will sometimes, you 823 00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:52,719 Speaker 5: know throw, a curveball will cause the imbalances within the 824 00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:56,360 Speaker 5: international market as a, whole temporarily but everything for the, 825 00:37:56,440 --> 00:37:57,680 Speaker 5: most part will stabilize. 826 00:37:57,719 --> 00:37:59,200 Speaker 4: After that and uh and it did, you. 827 00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:01,800 Speaker 5: Know once that dominant did fallow that he was going To, 828 00:38:01,880 --> 00:38:05,279 Speaker 5: the dodgers everything kind of, you know remained remained. 829 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:07,840 Speaker 1: UP alrighty i think we'll wrap it, Up. 830 00:38:07,880 --> 00:38:10,600 Speaker 2: Here david we really appreciate, the time appreciate you coming 831 00:38:10,640 --> 00:38:14,200 Speaker 2: on talking internationally in minor. League Baseball, uh, so yeah 832 00:38:14,400 --> 00:38:16,960 Speaker 2: we'll wrap it. Up Here From david alex. And myself 833 00:38:17,040 --> 00:38:18,680 Speaker 2: we'll see you guys all in the. Next one peace 834 00:38:18,680 --> 00:38:19,960 Speaker 2: out and, as Always go fish