1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:04,040 Speaker 1: We are viewing moves through that lens and continuing to 2 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: have conversations about bringing back guys that can help us 3 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: win a championship in twenty twenty six. 4 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 2: Hello everybody, and welcome to a brand new live edition 5 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 2: of Dodgers Territory on this fine Thursday afternoon. We have 6 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 2: a great guest coming up for you today, President of 7 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 2: Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman, should be joining us momentarily. I 8 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 2: am Alana Rizzo. That is Katie Wu and Clint Pisius. 9 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 2: We are your hosts. Can't wait to talk to Andrew. Guys, 10 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 2: don't forget to like and subscribe. We're so close to 11 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:46,879 Speaker 2: fifteen thousand subs. We appreciate that very much. Support us, 12 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 2: support the show, all of the things. Before we welcome 13 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 2: in Andrew, guys, wanted to talk a little bit about First, 14 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 2: Austin Barnes got a minor league deal with the Mets, 15 00:00:58,480 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 2: and I know he's not a Dodger anymore, but I 16 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 2: love Sam. So Katie will start with you your thoughts 17 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 2: on Austin being given an opportunity to continue his pro 18 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 2: baseball career. 19 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 3: So I'm just now finding this out a lot of 20 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:14,679 Speaker 3: breaking news to me, but I like it on firsthand. 21 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 3: Why not give a guy a shot to go in 22 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 3: there have another chance to make an impression on a 23 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:19,199 Speaker 3: big league team. 24 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 2: A lot of these guys. 25 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 3: That's what makes bring training so fun to watch, I think, 26 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:24,040 Speaker 3: is that some of these guys come in with a 27 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 3: chance to just kind of break camp again. And Austin 28 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 3: Barnes obviously very very loved and Dodger Land, so all 29 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 3: the best to him. That's that's good stuff. 30 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:36,039 Speaker 4: Yeah, happy, I'm happy he's getting an opportunity. Austin's one 31 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:38,039 Speaker 4: of the best people, one of the hardest working people 32 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:42,199 Speaker 4: in baseball, in show business. And hey, we know the Mets, 33 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 4: a lot of change going on over there. It would 34 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 4: be good. It would be good for them to get 35 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 4: a veteran, another veteran in that clubhouse. Somebody would just 36 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 4: helps settle some things for a club that kind of 37 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 4: went there a little bit of turmoil, we could say 38 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 4: to a degree last season. So good on Austin. We'll see. 39 00:01:57,480 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 4: I'm waiting for him to eventually end up back in 40 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 4: a Dodge uniform and some sort of coaching capacity. You know, 41 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 4: there's a guy who might be willing to hire him. 42 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 4: He's here with us now, Alana, if you want to 43 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 4: welcome our esteemed guest. 44 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:15,079 Speaker 2: Yeah, Andrew Friedman, President of Baseball Operations, joining us now. 45 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 2: And Andrew is a man of his word because he 46 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 2: told me that he would come on in January, and 47 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 2: here he is on January twenty ninth, just at the 48 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 2: nick of time. Andrew, good to be with you. My goodness. 49 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 2: I tell you what, going into the off season, I thought, 50 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 2: you know, and all of my expert knowledge, that we 51 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 2: needed an outfielder and we needed a closer. Not only 52 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 2: did you check the box, Andrew, you checked it with 53 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 2: a big, big check mark. Congratulations on the off season. 54 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 2: Were those your two biggest targets as well? Getting an 55 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 2: unbelievable closer, the best available and getting the best available outfielder. 56 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, first of all, thanks for having me on, and 57 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,920 Speaker 1: like I said, it would be in January. So like 58 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: to kick the can as much as I can, but 59 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 1: obviously a man of my words, so thank you guys 60 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: for having me on. As far as as Sugar and Tucker, Tucker, 61 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 1: you know, for us, as we're sitting around, our goal 62 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,239 Speaker 1: is to have a shorter off season than everyone else. 63 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: So as much as we are complaining about it, in 64 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 1: the moment and you know, doing the best we can 65 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 1: to get caught up on the off season. You know, 66 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:25,920 Speaker 1: we sit down and talk to our existing roster and 67 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: look at you know, potential needs and line up the 68 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 1: free agent market and the trade market, and for us, 69 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: Kyle Tucker and Edwin Diaz were at the top of 70 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: that list. You don't know how things are going to 71 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: play out. In fact, in my head, Edwin was going 72 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: to go back to to the Mets, and so we 73 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: were more focused on other you know, kind of more 74 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 1: realistic targets. But you know, near the end, before we 75 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: close the deal, we started to sense that opening, uh, 76 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 1: that we had a real chance and we struck and 77 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: you know, we talked about Tucker more recently, but obviously 78 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: for us, it was about maintaining a shorter term deal, 79 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: and anytime you're doing that, you're introducing risk of being 80 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: able to get that done. So I wouldn't say we 81 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: were confident about it, but you know, five seven days 82 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 1: before we were, before we signed him, we started to 83 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:21,159 Speaker 1: get some sense that we had a real chance. 84 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, exceptional additions. Obviously, I think the real question we 85 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:28,600 Speaker 4: should have opened with the thing that's on everybody's mind. 86 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 4: How were the Golden Globes? 87 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 5: Andrew? They were good, They were good. I'm sure it's 88 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 5: on everyone's mind, you know, Todd Bowley. 89 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:40,839 Speaker 1: Our ownership group is very involved with Dick Clark productions, 90 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: and so it was a cool experience. You know, you're 91 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: so marred and the day to day and the stress 92 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 1: of the off season of the season, so to step 93 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:51,920 Speaker 1: back from it and watch other people be stressed was fun. 94 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 4: And also being a part of another You got a 95 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 4: viral clip, you're in the background of Leo's shot, whatever 96 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 4: he's got going on there. That's a lot of fun. 97 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 4: Who covers his team, watches his team? The off season 98 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 4: was a lot more fun for me. You know, it's 99 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 4: funny to me that it feels like the Edwin Diaz 100 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 4: signing happened and we've just kind of glossed over that 101 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:13,559 Speaker 4: kind of everybody's already moving on. Is like, what else 102 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 4: do you and Brandon have cooking? Uh? You guys were cooking. 103 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 4: Obviously a little bit of a slow off season for 104 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 4: what we're used to, but still very good. Bringing back 105 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:25,720 Speaker 4: MIGGI row, Uh, you got, you got, you mentioned what 106 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 4: we got? 107 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:26,719 Speaker 5: What is it? 108 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 4: Sugar? And and uh, the Sugar and Tucker LLC. Is 109 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:33,480 Speaker 4: what Alana said in our chat. Andy Ebanie is added 110 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 4: to the mix. What can you say more about adding 111 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 4: Edwin Diaz? Here's the point, adding Edwin Diaz that bullpen 112 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,479 Speaker 4: that we thought would be a massive strength for this 113 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 4: club last year, and then obviously you had to scramble 114 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,480 Speaker 4: a little bit. What does adding a closer to the 115 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 4: back end of that bullpen really do to help solidify 116 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 4: things and makes mcdoc's life a little bit easier. 117 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean we talked about this a lot. 118 00:05:56,040 --> 00:06:00,120 Speaker 1: I think bullpen is the hardest thing to pin down. 119 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 1: And it's funny because it almost feels like there's an 120 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:06,359 Speaker 1: inverse relationship between the better I feel about it in 121 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:09,599 Speaker 1: spring training and the worse it does versus some more. 122 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 5: Worried consumed I am by it the better. 123 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:17,480 Speaker 1: Obviously that's not actually correct, but it's how it feels. 124 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 1: It is definitely the toughest part of roster building and 125 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: just comes with the most volatility. So obviously last year 126 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: was not the strength we expected it to be, but 127 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 1: even going into this offseason, we expect it to be 128 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:38,160 Speaker 1: a strength in twenty twenty six. Just looking at the names, 129 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 1: you know, different looks right hand, left handed, different arsenal mixes. 130 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 5: Just felt like it was going to be a strength. 131 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 1: Now that being said, and what that put us in 132 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:50,559 Speaker 1: position to do, it's just shoot at the very top. 133 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 1: We weren't looking to lengthen it and add depth. We 134 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 1: have a lot of depth. We have a lot of 135 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:59,679 Speaker 1: really talented arms, and so for us, if we could 136 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:04,599 Speaker 1: put someone at the top of that and beyond what 137 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: Edwin does on the mound, just the type of teammate 138 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: he is, like we see we saw it in the 139 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 1: NLCS in twenty four his willingness to come into a 140 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 1: game in the third inning, fourth inning, whatever all he 141 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 1: wants to do is win, and just the way that 142 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: can permeate clubhouse and an organization beyond the obvious kind 143 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: of talent points definitely were a factor as well. 144 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:36,120 Speaker 3: Andrew High, Hello, nice to see you. Coming to you 145 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 3: live from an airport, so that's super fun. So with 146 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 3: any of her sounds right in the background, my question 147 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 3: for you. We had some some topics about the WBC 148 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 3: come up Team Japan released their roster. Yamamotos on there 149 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 3: we knew show he was going to play no Roki. 150 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:54,679 Speaker 3: What were the obviously you guys do play a decision 151 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 3: here the kind of talking points you went through, and 152 00:07:57,360 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 3: then what are the pitching plans for Yamamoto and Otani. 153 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, from our standpoint, it's easy to be 154 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 1: supportive of the WBC as a fan of baseball, someone 155 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 1: who loves the game and is looking for it to 156 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 1: continue to grow and get better. 157 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 5: It's easy to love the WBC. 158 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: Now in my specific role, it's a little bit harder, 159 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: but have to kind of set that aside. And so 160 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: our conversations we understand the immense pride that these guys 161 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 1: feel for representing their country and that competition. And you 162 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 1: know that Otani trout that just Japan US game was 163 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:42,079 Speaker 1: one of the more fun you know, because obviously when 164 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:44,560 Speaker 1: the Dodgers are playing, I would not describe my experience 165 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 1: as fun. Ever, so watching that game was like I 166 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 1: felt like a fan, Like there was a real level 167 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 1: of enjoyment. 168 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 5: So I get it. 169 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 1: And the reason it is so enjoyable is because of 170 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 1: how much much pride these guys have and how badly 171 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:05,080 Speaker 1: they want to win for their country, and you could 172 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:08,679 Speaker 1: feel it. It's palpable. So talking to these guys, it's 173 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:11,320 Speaker 1: just about partnering up with them and understanding where they're at, 174 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 1: what their thoughts are. You know, how we do it 175 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 1: in the best way. We have designs of playing through October, 176 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:21,080 Speaker 1: so what does that look like in February March. 177 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 5: And just how to balance all of it. 178 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 1: But really good conversations with all those guys, and you know, 179 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:29,960 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, we are supportive and. 180 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 2: Rokio Saslaki Andre of course a big part of the 181 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:35,200 Speaker 2: Dodgers future moving forward. And this is a kid that 182 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:37,079 Speaker 2: obviously has a tremendous amount of talent, but he is 183 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 2: still young. A third pitch, I think would be helpful. 184 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 2: Brandon Gomes said that you guys see him as a 185 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:44,880 Speaker 2: starter at least in the onset. Would you be willing 186 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:47,559 Speaker 2: to have him perhaps start the season in triple A 187 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:49,679 Speaker 2: to continue to work on that third pitch or what 188 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:52,000 Speaker 2: do you see his role in the immediate future? 189 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:54,079 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean, I. 190 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 1: Think last year all in all, was a really good 191 00:09:56,960 --> 00:10:02,200 Speaker 1: experience for him. You know, he was able to dominate 192 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:05,960 Speaker 1: in the MPB with those two pitches, and frankly, I 193 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 1: think he could hear as well with being able to 194 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 1: execute his pitches. 195 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 5: In a higher level. 196 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:14,720 Speaker 1: Last year just delivery was out of whack, velocity was 197 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:17,640 Speaker 1: down a little bit, ability to execute was off a 198 00:10:17,679 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 1: little bit. So it's either you know, adding that third 199 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 1: pitch or elevating the pitch making ability. And we've seen 200 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:29,560 Speaker 1: that from him in the past. Uh, you know, we 201 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 1: talked about this last year. We see this a lot 202 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 1: with guys who have some kind of soft tissue injury, 203 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:38,559 Speaker 1: whether it's a hamstring and the way that affects how 204 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 1: they get off the mound, which it has downstream effects 205 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 1: to their delivery, or an oblique where you're looking to 206 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 1: rotate and create it in a different way because subconsciously 207 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 1: you're protecting that oblique. We see it all the time, 208 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 1: and obviously that happened with Roki when he was in 209 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:59,320 Speaker 1: Japan and then his last year in Japan. You know, 210 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: we don't know necessarily have the same insights that we 211 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 1: have when a guy's our player or playing in the 212 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 1: major leagues, and so that coupled with it takes time 213 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: to build trust, and we weren't looking to try to 214 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 1: force that. We're playing the long game with Roki, but 215 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 1: I feel like we got to a place of a 216 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 1: lot more trust, and that comes from you know, building 217 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:24,760 Speaker 1: a relationship, and so we couldn't be more bullish on 218 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 1: what he's capable of. He is an extremely talented pitching prospect, 219 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:34,160 Speaker 1: and you know, sometimes takes those guys a little bit 220 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 1: of time to put things together. But I will bet 221 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 1: on him having a really long and really good major 222 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 1: league career. 223 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's been my argument for sure, telling people who 224 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 4: were like, well, they just put Roki in the bullpen. 225 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:49,600 Speaker 4: Obviously you won a World Series with him in the bullpen, 226 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:52,360 Speaker 4: but you don't bail on somebody with the upside of 227 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 4: a starting pitcher. And as a reason, everybody wanted Roki 228 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:57,560 Speaker 4: Sasaki last winter. Of course, you guys were lucky enough 229 00:11:57,600 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 4: to be the one to land him. Got a pretty 230 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:02,559 Speaker 4: good landing spot there. Seeing some of the questions in 231 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 4: the chat, I'll find a way to make it a 232 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:07,840 Speaker 4: little less direct about a player name, but any other 233 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:10,720 Speaker 4: moves in the hopper for you guys before you report 234 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 4: to camp in a couple weeks. Maybe a fan favorite, 235 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 4: maybe somebody with some postseason and World Series experience, Maybe 236 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 4: somebody with a Tober named after them. Something in the works. 237 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, we're still having conversations on a few 238 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 1: different fronts, and you know, for us, it's about putting 239 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 1: the best team we can together, not just as we 240 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 1: break in April, but what it could potentially look like 241 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:41,360 Speaker 1: in October. And from our standpoint, we talked about it 242 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 1: a lot last year, we want to do everything we 243 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:49,079 Speaker 1: can to stay out of the buyside market in July. 244 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:54,360 Speaker 1: You know, prices are one hundred and fifty and fifty 245 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 1: percent more at that time, So just trying to get 246 00:12:57,240 --> 00:12:58,960 Speaker 1: in front of it as much as we can. 247 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 5: And so we are. 248 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:05,839 Speaker 1: Viewing moves through that lens and continuing to have conversations 249 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 1: about bringing back guys that can help us win a 250 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 1: championship in twenty twenty six. 251 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:11,320 Speaker 4: We'll accept that. 252 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:12,360 Speaker 5: I'll accept that answer. 253 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, spoken like a true front office executive, so very 254 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:20,960 Speaker 3: well rehearsed, Andrew, you want to focus a little bit 255 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 3: on another fan favorite. We talked in the winter meetings 256 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:27,320 Speaker 3: that Tommy Edmon is likely going to be delayed to 257 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:30,320 Speaker 3: start spring. Let's start with a little prognosis update on him, 258 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 3: if you have an idea on what his spring will 259 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:34,720 Speaker 3: look like. And then while yes, you could make another 260 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 3: couple of editions to this roster, what a second base 261 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 3: look like for you right now? Andy, Vanya is coming in, 262 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:41,920 Speaker 3: you can give him a longer run. But if Tommy 263 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 3: misses extended time, how are you looking to fill that? 264 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:50,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, Tommy, the arrows pointing up just went and got 265 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 1: evaluated again for that checkup, and everything is pointed in 266 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:59,719 Speaker 1: a good direction. Exactly what that means, we don't know 267 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:04,080 Speaker 1: yet until we really start ramping up baseball activity, getting 268 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:07,079 Speaker 1: him in spikes and doing it day after day after day. 269 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:10,400 Speaker 1: How the body responds will dictate a lot of it. 270 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:12,719 Speaker 1: And so we're not going to be foolish and try 271 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:15,679 Speaker 1: to cut corners. But that being said, we're also not 272 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 1: going to artificially hold him back. And so we'll have 273 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 1: a much better feel as we get into February, and 274 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 1: you know, kind of by late February, we'll have an 275 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 1: idea whether we have the runway to safely build him 276 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 1: up and be ready or if we don't. 277 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 5: And if we don't, we feel. 278 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 1: Really good about, you know, Alex Friedland, Hessan kim A Banyez, 279 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 1: Miggie Rowe. We just have a combination of guys that 280 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 1: we feel like, you know, can help hold down that 281 00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 1: spot for us and do it at a pretty high level. 282 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 2: Miggie Rowe is obviously solidified in terms of what he 283 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 2: can do for this club. How much more of a 284 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:58,440 Speaker 2: runway Andrew? If more would you like to give Hassan 285 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:00,120 Speaker 2: Kim in terms of being able to see what you 286 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:01,400 Speaker 2: can do with or I know a lot of it 287 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 2: is dependent upon Tommy Edmund and the health, but would 288 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:05,880 Speaker 2: you like to see him out there more? What's the plan? 289 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:07,280 Speaker 5: Yeah? 290 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:09,440 Speaker 1: I mean I feel the same way about Freeland as well. 291 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:12,480 Speaker 1: So you know, we've got, you know, kind of one 292 00:15:12,520 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: spot short of injury, and you know, let those guys 293 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 1: kind of duke it out some. Both are really talented 294 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 1: young players. They kind of get to their value in 295 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 1: slightly different ways, but both great workers, great makeup and 296 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 1: real ability, and so, you know, we have to figure 297 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 1: out and you never want someone to get hurt, but 298 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 1: obviously things will happen and guys will get some runway, 299 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: and we need to be able to provide that runway 300 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 1: for our young players to get a better sense and 301 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 1: a better read and for us, it's about integrating those 302 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 1: guys onto our roster over the next two, three, four 303 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 1: or five years. So when we can get those runways 304 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:55,240 Speaker 1: and opportunities, we're going to be aggressive to do. 305 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 4: So one thing that really excites me. And if Mark 306 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:02,000 Speaker 4: Popp Mark Pryor recalls being on our show a couple 307 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 4: of times, he knows I love talking pitching, particularly starting pitching. 308 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 4: I love this era that we are in, of this 309 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:13,240 Speaker 4: rotation that you guys have assembled. I'm gonna throw it 310 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 4: on the screen because it is an electric collection of arms. 311 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:19,480 Speaker 4: We hope everybody can stay happy and healthy and provide 312 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 4: some innings for the team. Of the course, with the 313 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:25,080 Speaker 4: regand season into the postseason, YadA, YadA. Is this Andrew 314 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:28,360 Speaker 4: the best starting rotation in the history of baseball? 315 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 5: That's a tough question. 316 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 1: It's definitely the best sort of rotation I've ever been around, 317 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 1: and the deepest. Is the deepest and best collection of 318 00:16:38,640 --> 00:16:41,280 Speaker 1: arms I've ever been around. As we got into the 319 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: off season and kind of assessing where we're at, what 320 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 1: we're looking for, it really kind of solidified and set 321 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:54,320 Speaker 1: in of just how special this group of arms are 322 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 1: and shouldn't take it for granted. It's not a common 323 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:04,040 Speaker 1: easy thing to reap. So while mered it, really enjoying 324 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:07,239 Speaker 1: it and savoring it, doing everything we can to, you know, 325 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:12,440 Speaker 1: help further it and continue it well. 326 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:15,119 Speaker 3: Going off of that we just saw the arms. Pitching 327 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:17,280 Speaker 3: depth is, as you know, one of the most pivotal 328 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:19,880 Speaker 3: important things an organization can have, regardless of what you're 329 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:21,879 Speaker 3: spending on the major league roster. If you don't have 330 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:24,640 Speaker 3: triple A depth and ready to go arms, you don't 331 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 3: really have much of anything. As we get to pitchers 332 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:30,440 Speaker 3: and catchers in just two weeks, what excites you about 333 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 3: the back end of the rotation. I know we've talked 334 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 3: about potentially doing a hybrid six man to start the year. 335 00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 3: A lot of these things will answer themselves as spring 336 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:40,320 Speaker 3: goes on, but as you're coming to camp, what names 337 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:41,720 Speaker 3: are you looking at to kind of fill out the 338 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:42,639 Speaker 3: back end of your rotation? 339 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:46,200 Speaker 5: I mean, for us, I think. 340 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:50,280 Speaker 1: There's so many talents at arms that it's hard to say, 341 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 1: you know this guy that guy. But I think two 342 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:55,879 Speaker 1: guys I'm really excited to see her Gavin Stone and 343 00:17:55,960 --> 00:18:00,879 Speaker 1: River Ryan, both obviously really talented young pitchers. You know, 344 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:05,160 Speaker 1: Stoney was in the middle of an incredibly impressive season. 345 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: River came up and had that you know, five start 346 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 1: run where he showed off his potential. Both are coming 347 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:16,960 Speaker 1: off surgery, both are doing well, but seeing them in 348 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 1: camp and watching how they rebound and how they're holding 349 00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 1: their stuff are all things that I'm really interested and 350 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 1: excited to see this spring. 351 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 2: Andrew, how strange will it be to go to Camelback Ranch, 352 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:32,920 Speaker 2: be it spring training, start games, all the things without 353 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 2: number twenty two in that clubhouse? 354 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 1: It is definitely going to be you know, hopefully we're 355 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 1: fortunate enough to get him to work with us, but 356 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:46,480 Speaker 1: it won't be the same not having him around on 357 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:50,120 Speaker 1: a daily basis. And you know, signed him last year 358 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 1: to help provide depth, and obviously anytime Clayton Kershaw wants 359 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:57,920 Speaker 1: to go at it, you want that competitor on your side. 360 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 1: But for him to finish second and innings on our team, uh, 361 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:04,800 Speaker 1: you know, based on the conversations in March and how 362 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 1: much time he was going to miss to start the year, 363 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 1: uh just isn't surprising with that guy. So beyond what 364 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 1: he means, uh, you know, over the over his career 365 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:17,320 Speaker 1: and the impact he's had on this city, the impact 366 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 1: he has in our clubhouse, he was also still really 367 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:23,399 Speaker 1: good and so you know, missing out on all of 368 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:27,399 Speaker 1: those things are a very real uh point. But hopefully 369 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:29,640 Speaker 1: we've got the depth and the talent around and then 370 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:32,679 Speaker 1: some of his influence around that to help bring it 371 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:33,359 Speaker 1: up even more. 372 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 4: What I what I love is, you're so good. 373 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:41,359 Speaker 5: My shameless plug curse. In case you're listening. 374 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 4: For us, well, we hear he's getting this this with us. 375 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 4: We hear he's getting this NBC deal. Maybe he's gonna 376 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:49,800 Speaker 4: be a broadcaster, which, by the way, I love, love 377 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 4: to plug him in into the end of the booth 378 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 4: with Joe and orl because my god, the report between 379 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:56,960 Speaker 4: those three is great. But curse, it's just as he's 380 00:19:56,960 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 4: gotten on in years he has. He's just phenomenal at 381 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 4: everything he does. Going to miss that dude in the 382 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:07,840 Speaker 4: clubhouse going from Glazing twenty two to to Claze and 383 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 4: Andrew Friedman here, You're so good at your job. 384 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:12,360 Speaker 5: You're so good at everything you're glazing. 385 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:15,560 Speaker 4: I know, I know. That's why I make sure we've 386 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:17,959 Speaker 4: got a nice intimate two shot here so everybody can 387 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:20,960 Speaker 4: see you. You're so good the things you do. You 388 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 4: got yourself another gig this off season, of course, helping 389 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 4: out Mark Walter with with the Lakers. A lot of 390 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:29,399 Speaker 4: people are like, oh, this is why they were slow 391 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 4: in the off season early because he's so busy with 392 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:35,440 Speaker 4: that Lakers job help help kind of clear the air 393 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:37,639 Speaker 4: for people who aren't really in the know with what 394 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:40,160 Speaker 4: you're doing there, like in that advisory role with Rob 395 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:42,480 Speaker 4: Plinkoln and just what you're doing with you know, the 396 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:44,200 Speaker 4: purple and Gold on the other side of not the 397 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 4: other side of town, I guess, just down the road 398 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:47,880 Speaker 4: on the one ten there. 399 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:51,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean on far on A spending a lot 400 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 1: of time helping you know, Mark and all of his 401 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:55,640 Speaker 1: different interests. 402 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:57,720 Speaker 5: I've got a pretty full time gig here. 403 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 1: That being said, you know, all kind of under this 404 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 1: TWG umbrella and it's about providing resources to one another 405 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:12,399 Speaker 1: and whatever benefits we can get, you know, kind of 406 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 1: collaborating and you know that's kind of how we see 407 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:19,360 Speaker 1: it and anything that's kind of under marks umbrella. It's 408 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:21,040 Speaker 1: kind of on all of us to be able to 409 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 1: work together and achieve the best outcomes for for TWG. So, 410 00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:29,560 Speaker 1: you know, still a full time job here. Definitely not 411 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:32,560 Speaker 1: taking my eye off the ball, but just having really 412 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:38,440 Speaker 1: good conversations with Rob Palinka. You know, Farhan has jumped 413 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 1: in there some and you know Rob came out to 414 00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:45,879 Speaker 1: our town hall Dodger Organization town hall and did a 415 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:49,240 Speaker 1: Q and a with with Gohmer and myself and just 416 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:51,439 Speaker 1: all kind of leaning in together to work together and 417 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 1: try to figure out the best ways to bring as 418 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 1: many championships to Los Angeles as we can. 419 00:21:58,280 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 5: Love that. 420 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:00,200 Speaker 4: Gotta love it. 421 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:03,560 Speaker 3: A right, Andrew, Let's stick to the championship talk, because 422 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:06,360 Speaker 3: unfortunately my prior stop I didn't really get a lot 423 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 3: of postseason games. You, on the other hand, have had 424 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:12,520 Speaker 3: your very fair share. And I was wondering, as you're 425 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 3: watching the World Series go on, whether it was Game three, 426 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 3: whether it was Game six or Game seven, is there 427 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:20,720 Speaker 3: any moment that stood out during that World Series? But 428 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:22,400 Speaker 3: I think we can all say one of the best 429 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 3: ball classics of all time that stood out too, like 430 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 3: this isn't normal, or this is really cool, just as 431 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:30,600 Speaker 3: a baseball mind that you were witnessing. 432 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:37,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean that was a very intense series. Everyone 433 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:39,640 Speaker 1: keeps talking about how great it was, and I'm sure 434 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:42,160 Speaker 1: it was for for. 435 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 5: A lot of people. 436 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:46,840 Speaker 1: There were times where I had to like step back 437 00:22:46,880 --> 00:22:52,440 Speaker 1: and remember to breathe, like to take breasts, something. 438 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:53,159 Speaker 5: I'm not very proud of. 439 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:57,159 Speaker 1: I may or may not have spiked a barstool in 440 00:22:57,240 --> 00:23:01,320 Speaker 1: that Game three, And it's because of the range of emotions. 441 00:23:01,359 --> 00:23:03,359 Speaker 1: Will Smith hits a ball to center that in my 442 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 1: mind is definitely a homer, and barshow goes back and 443 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:10,800 Speaker 1: catches it, and so I'm like the excitement of the 444 00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:14,879 Speaker 1: homer to the catch next inning, and I might have 445 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:21,000 Speaker 1: accidentally let the barstool slip. But you know, Game seven, 446 00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:25,080 Speaker 1: I've always said that the way I am wired, I 447 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:28,240 Speaker 1: cannot handle extra innings of Game seven of the World Series. 448 00:23:28,280 --> 00:23:30,480 Speaker 1: I don't know how people do it. I could not 449 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 1: handle it. And it turns out you just do it. 450 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 1: Definitely wasn't mentally prepared for it. You're just in it. 451 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 1: And it's a surreal feeling. And just the amount of 452 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:45,200 Speaker 1: times I have said that and then to be in it, 453 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 1: it was pretty surreal. 454 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:50,840 Speaker 2: At least you didn't throw the barstool over the wall 455 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 2: at the bar and land on some police officers in Nashville. 456 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 2: I mean, you got that going for you waiting. 457 00:23:57,119 --> 00:23:58,679 Speaker 4: I was waiting for the Morgan walland by the way, 458 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 4: I was waiting for that real people listen. 459 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:02,880 Speaker 2: By the way, Andrew, if you ever meet him, your 460 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:06,640 Speaker 2: girl Alana loves him. Let's get that together. Let's talk 461 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 2: about the stuff behind you. I love love love the 462 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 2: picture of Bran Tricky obviously with Jackie Robinson, so special, 463 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 2: so important, A sport changing move, a franchise changing move. 464 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:22,680 Speaker 2: So everybody knows about that. But what about over your 465 00:24:22,840 --> 00:24:25,600 Speaker 2: right shoulder the lineup? 466 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:30,320 Speaker 1: What his lineup card from the twenty twenty World Series 467 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 1: Game six? 468 00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:39,520 Speaker 5: And a picture of my family? I can't tell little yeah. 469 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 2: Are a little That's so sweet before I let you go? 470 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:46,919 Speaker 2: And I know Katie has to get on a plane 471 00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:50,160 Speaker 2: per usual. Rocco Baldully a new addition to the Dodgers 472 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:52,560 Speaker 2: coaching staff, or at least the staff there. I mean, 473 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:56,280 Speaker 2: this is most of your coaching staff hasn't has gone 474 00:24:56,359 --> 00:24:59,520 Speaker 2: unchanged for obvious reasons. Incredibly successful. I know you know 475 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:02,360 Speaker 2: Rocko from the Tampa Bay days. What does he bring 476 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:03,960 Speaker 2: to the club? What do you expect his role to be? 477 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:05,760 Speaker 5: Yeah? 478 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:09,480 Speaker 1: I had Rocco as a player and then hired him. 479 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:12,159 Speaker 1: He did a lot of scouting, he was involved in 480 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 1: a lot of our trade discussions and just really part 481 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:18,720 Speaker 1: of our inner circle. Went on to coach the Rays 482 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:22,199 Speaker 1: after I left, and then obviously was managed to twins 483 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:25,159 Speaker 1: for a while. And he is as good of a 484 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:28,240 Speaker 1: person as there is in this game, the way he's 485 00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:32,720 Speaker 1: able to connect with guys, just the thoughtfulness, and we 486 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:37,080 Speaker 1: have a lot of really talented minor league outfielders, we 487 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:41,439 Speaker 1: have really talented minor league outfield coaches as well, but 488 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:45,320 Speaker 1: Roco to be able to help add value there will 489 00:25:45,359 --> 00:25:49,919 Speaker 1: be significant. Roco's scouting eye is great, Rocco's ability to 490 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:52,480 Speaker 1: ask questions and just you know, for him to come 491 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:55,680 Speaker 1: in and connect with the people we have in place 492 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:58,400 Speaker 1: and get to know them, be around in spring training. 493 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:02,280 Speaker 1: You we intentionally left it a little bit vague and 494 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:05,520 Speaker 1: we'll kind of see where things take us. But he's 495 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:08,680 Speaker 1: capable of doing anything in this game, and just an 496 00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:11,919 Speaker 1: incredible teammate. And I'm excited for the guys here to 497 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:13,239 Speaker 1: all have a chance to work with him. 498 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:17,840 Speaker 4: Andrews, we let you go here. There's a line in Ghostbusters, 499 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:20,560 Speaker 4: the original Ghostbusters. He got the tools, he got the talent. 500 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:25,720 Speaker 5: What ghost was afraid of? No ghosts. 501 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 4: There's another great Bill Murray line too, which is true, 502 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:30,320 Speaker 4: what they say this man has no dick, But we 503 00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:32,280 Speaker 4: don't need to get into that line as well. Great movie, great, 504 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:37,360 Speaker 4: very quotable movie. What went wrong? If the Los Angeles 505 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:41,480 Speaker 4: Dodgers aren't repeating this year, putting you on the spot Man. 506 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:52,199 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, obviously, injuries always play a prominent role, but 507 00:26:52,920 --> 00:26:55,400 Speaker 1: you know, twenty four and twenty five was the first 508 00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:58,480 Speaker 1: time a team had won back to back in over 509 00:26:58,520 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: twenty years. The nature of the playoff system in baseball 510 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:07,159 Speaker 1: sets up for there to be more randomness than in 511 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:12,000 Speaker 1: other sports. It's a fact, and so you have to 512 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 1: have some good fortune and obviously have a lot of talent. 513 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 1: So hopefully we're bringing a lot of talent to the table. 514 00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:22,520 Speaker 1: You know, first, we obviously have to qualify for October, 515 00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:24,800 Speaker 1: and then if we're fortunate enough to do so, you 516 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:26,879 Speaker 1: need some good fortune. But we feel like we'll be 517 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:32,280 Speaker 1: bringing a really talented roster to the party. And for me, 518 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:34,720 Speaker 1: I'd rather focus on the things that can go right 519 00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 1: and you know, all the different outs we could have 520 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:39,399 Speaker 1: of how to be as good as we can be. 521 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:42,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, you've earned that, right. Congratulations, back to back World 522 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:45,720 Speaker 2: Series champions, going for the three. Peete, Andrew Friedman, Tel 523 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:48,320 Speaker 2: Robin and the kids. Hello, thank you so much for 524 00:27:48,359 --> 00:27:50,480 Speaker 2: taking the time. We will see you at spring training 525 00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:53,160 Speaker 2: in a couple of weeks, and just thanks for putting 526 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:54,879 Speaker 2: such a good product on the field and giving us 527 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:56,119 Speaker 2: some to talk about. It's a pleasure. 528 00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:58,800 Speaker 1: Thanks so much, Thank you, guys, thanks for having me 529 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:00,440 Speaker 1: on Safe Travel Skatie. 530 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:05,680 Speaker 4: We appreciate Tannger that is President Baseball Operations, Andrew Friedman. 531 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:08,400 Speaker 4: We thank him for joining us. And before we go, 532 00:28:09,080 --> 00:28:10,760 Speaker 4: I think we should talk about Morgan. 533 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:14,640 Speaker 2: What do you think, Riz, I mean, I, oh yeah, sure, 534 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:17,880 Speaker 2: not walling, Yeah yeah, yeah, yes, let's do it Leslix. 535 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:28,280 Speaker 2: So this is good news. Actually, Morgan was found roaming 536 00:28:28,359 --> 00:28:32,320 Speaker 2: around a bar in San Diego, Texas, covered in mange 537 00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:36,720 Speaker 2: and scabs and scars, overgrown toenails, all of the things 538 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:39,800 Speaker 2: in really really bad shape. The good news is we 539 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:42,560 Speaker 2: started taking care of her in June or July of 540 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:45,480 Speaker 2: this year. And even better news you guys, she is 541 00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:48,880 Speaker 2: on her way to California because she has been adopted 542 00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:52,680 Speaker 2: by a wonderful family, big Dodger family, Big Dodger family, 543 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:55,560 Speaker 2: and she is being adopted. But we need some help 544 00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 2: getting her from Texas to California, if you will so, 545 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:01,000 Speaker 2: if anybody can donate a buck, five bucks, ten bucks, 546 00:29:01,040 --> 00:29:03,520 Speaker 2: one hundred bucks, whatever you can, if you're led to 547 00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:06,280 Speaker 2: do it, please donate at Guidry's Guardian dot Org. Just 548 00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:09,880 Speaker 2: put Morgan on the donation form. Let's help her get 549 00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:14,840 Speaker 2: to her forever home. Appreciate the consideration. Guys, thanks very much. 550 00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:16,960 Speaker 4: And you know, one of these days, I know you're 551 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:19,680 Speaker 4: gonna eventually, you know, convince a lady in the middle 552 00:29:19,840 --> 00:29:22,160 Speaker 4: to get one of those dogs, because you got to 553 00:29:22,240 --> 00:29:25,160 Speaker 4: establish a moroots here in Soco when she gets settled in. 554 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:27,360 Speaker 2: But yeah, she's got a lot going on first, she's 555 00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:27,680 Speaker 2: got a. 556 00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:31,720 Speaker 4: Got a lot to s Yeah, thoughts, I mean, that 557 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:32,640 Speaker 4: was a lot of fun. 558 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:35,760 Speaker 3: I'm a firm believer in adopt, don't shop, so yes. 559 00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:38,680 Speaker 4: I love talking to Andrew. He is good, He's good 560 00:29:38,680 --> 00:29:41,360 Speaker 4: at everything, and I think giving for us as well. 561 00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:43,600 Speaker 4: But fans this opportunity to kind of get a different 562 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:47,840 Speaker 4: look the not as Katie will you know knows already, 563 00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:50,440 Speaker 4: and we'll learn a lot more covering the team on 564 00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:54,000 Speaker 4: this beat this year. There's a lot more of the 565 00:29:54,120 --> 00:29:57,400 Speaker 4: company line and maybe not so much scripted answers. But 566 00:29:57,680 --> 00:30:00,920 Speaker 4: there were some definitely some freedmanisms in there and things 567 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:03,680 Speaker 4: you'd say, But Katie, what what what was good out 568 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:06,240 Speaker 4: of what we learned from Andrew? There would you like? 569 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 3: I thought it was interesting? Sorry about the video quality, guys, 570 00:30:11,080 --> 00:30:13,600 Speaker 3: I'm fading fast. But I thought it was really interesting 571 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:16,320 Speaker 3: to hear which starting pictures he was looking at with 572 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:18,200 Speaker 3: River Ryan and Gavin Stone, because you figure im it, 573 00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:20,640 Speaker 3: Shean's out going to be in that mix, but under him, 574 00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:23,400 Speaker 3: like who are we looking at? And the Dodgers. 575 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:25,080 Speaker 2: I'd never experienced this in Saint Louis. 576 00:30:25,360 --> 00:30:27,800 Speaker 3: There are like ten guys coming into camp that I'll 577 00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:29,960 Speaker 3: have a viable shot of making that you know, we'll 578 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:32,440 Speaker 3: call it a number six spot in that rotation, knowing 579 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:34,280 Speaker 3: that you know it could be a potential six man, 580 00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:36,960 Speaker 3: it could be a hybrid. But these are all players 581 00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:39,280 Speaker 3: worth watching that all have the ability to maybe on 582 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:42,000 Speaker 3: any other organization to be a for sure four or five, 583 00:30:42,520 --> 00:30:44,200 Speaker 3: And now they're in here just trying to be a 584 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:46,640 Speaker 3: six and the depth in the system is going to 585 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:47,000 Speaker 3: come up. 586 00:30:47,040 --> 00:30:49,440 Speaker 2: It's unfortunate pictures get hurt. Injuries are a part of 587 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:49,760 Speaker 2: the game. 588 00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:54,640 Speaker 3: Obviously, I'm not advocating for that play, but to be 589 00:30:54,680 --> 00:30:57,600 Speaker 3: able to really hold yourself, to be like a true 590 00:30:58,120 --> 00:31:00,600 Speaker 3: true contender, you have to have depth, and the Dodgers 591 00:31:00,600 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 3: have so much. 592 00:31:01,080 --> 00:31:04,760 Speaker 2: Of that depth on depth on depth is that's amazing. 593 00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:06,920 Speaker 2: I liked the fact that he's a human being and 594 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:10,000 Speaker 2: he was a fan and he's throwing barstools and he's 595 00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:13,160 Speaker 2: freaking out and trying to remind himself that he needs 596 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:14,880 Speaker 2: to breathe, right. I mean, that's a real thing. And 597 00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:16,800 Speaker 2: you shouldn't be in those types of positions, and you 598 00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:19,360 Speaker 2: shouldn't be involved with an ownership group that doesn't care 599 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:21,840 Speaker 2: about winning. If you don't care if your team wins 600 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:24,160 Speaker 2: and it's just a line item on your P and L, 601 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:27,240 Speaker 2: that's a problem. And the Guggenheim Gerk cares about winning. 602 00:31:27,320 --> 00:31:30,480 Speaker 2: They've shown it time and time again, and he cares. 603 00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:32,040 Speaker 2: But he's also one of the and I'm not just 604 00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:33,520 Speaker 2: saying this because he's on our show. I have a 605 00:31:33,560 --> 00:31:36,240 Speaker 2: tremendous amount of respect for Andrew Freeman. He is one 606 00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:39,400 Speaker 2: of the smartest people you will ever meet in the game, 607 00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:42,600 Speaker 2: and he's one of the most approachable front office people 608 00:31:42,680 --> 00:31:45,480 Speaker 2: I've ever been around. To be a president of baseball 609 00:31:45,520 --> 00:31:48,520 Speaker 2: Operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he does not have 610 00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:51,240 Speaker 2: to be as accessible as he is, and he's truly 611 00:31:51,320 --> 00:31:53,520 Speaker 2: just a kind human. I mean, he'll joke around with you, 612 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:56,720 Speaker 2: but he is He's incredibly smart, but he's not condescending, 613 00:31:56,840 --> 00:31:59,160 Speaker 2: and I appreciate that very much about him. And by 614 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:00,440 Speaker 2: the way I mean he's saying, and this is the 615 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:02,800 Speaker 2: best starting rotation in terms of depth and talent and 616 00:32:02,920 --> 00:32:05,000 Speaker 2: arms he's ever been around. That's impressive. I mean for 617 00:32:05,080 --> 00:32:07,120 Speaker 2: him to say that, that's pretty impressive. 618 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:07,600 Speaker 3: Yeah. 619 00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:10,040 Speaker 4: I mean, he just like all of us, survived that 620 00:32:10,080 --> 00:32:13,200 Speaker 4: twenty twenty two to twenty twenty three season where they 621 00:32:13,600 --> 00:32:15,600 Speaker 4: ran out of pitching. They one hundred percent ran us 622 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:19,920 Speaker 4: starting pitching entering the postseason. And that's not a way. 623 00:32:19,960 --> 00:32:22,360 Speaker 4: That's not a healthy lifestyle. You know, if the World 624 00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:23,920 Speaker 4: Series was bad, I think it was a little bit 625 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:27,200 Speaker 4: worse for him and his heart and his ability to enjoy, 626 00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:31,720 Speaker 4: you know, baseball when you don't have starting pitching as 627 00:32:31,720 --> 00:32:33,720 Speaker 4: opposed to a Game seven and all that kind of stuff. 628 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:36,120 Speaker 4: But yeah, huge stuff from Andrew. Just a good dude. 629 00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:38,120 Speaker 4: We appreciate you guys hanging out with us here on 630 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:41,040 Speaker 4: this edition of the show. If you haven't done it already, 631 00:32:41,120 --> 00:32:43,240 Speaker 4: hit that like button, subscribe to the channel, help us 632 00:32:43,280 --> 00:32:45,560 Speaker 4: get to fifteen K. If this episode doesn't do it, 633 00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:49,280 Speaker 4: I don't know what will. 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