1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:03,519 Speaker 1: If they're going to be a quote unquote seller, they're 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:05,840 Speaker 1: not going to sell Jacob deGrom. They're not going to 3 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:09,159 Speaker 1: sell Nathan Valde. Chris Young said in flat words to 4 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 1: me the other day, we have no interest in trading 5 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 1: either of those guys. 6 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 2: Evan Grant is here from the Dallas Morning News back 7 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 2: on FT. Evan, good to see you. I'm gonna give 8 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:24,920 Speaker 2: you dealer's choice here to start. Would you like to 9 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 2: start with Jacob de Grom glass half full or Josh 10 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 2: Young disappointment to go down to the miners. 11 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: I think Ranger fans need some good news, so let's 12 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: talk about de Grom. Let's start off with Jacob. 13 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 2: Okay, what do you got for us? How good does 14 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 2: he look? And how surprised are you that he's on 15 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 2: pace for probably what about one hundred and sixty seventy innings? 16 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: Yeah? I think he is. I think the Rangers feel 17 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 1: like one sixty to one point eighty is is a 18 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: load that they feel like he can carry. I've got 19 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: my own thoughts that you know, they might want to 20 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: keep it in the one the area at a max, 21 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: but they certainly have more more background in this than 22 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:08,960 Speaker 1: I do. He looks as good as he's ever looked. Yeah, 23 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 1: the fastball is not one hundred miles an hour, but 24 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 1: the command is right where you want it to be. 25 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 1: He's incorporated the change up again, which he had kind 26 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: of gone away from during the injury filled years. The 27 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 1: body language for me is something that's that's really eye 28 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: opening because it just feels like Jacob is happy, content 29 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: and really confident with who he is again. And it 30 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:38,959 Speaker 1: showed up what is is. Since June one, I think 31 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: he's five and oh with a one six oh or 32 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: one six five e r A, he has been outstanding. 33 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 3: Uh. 34 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: It's it's Ace type material, you know it is. It's 35 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: a true number one, and it's something Ranger fans haven't 36 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: really ever had. 37 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 4: Evan. 38 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 3: You mentioned his innings limit, he's already hat of our hundred, 39 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 3: one hundred and one right now. If the Rangers are 40 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 3: going to get back into this and say they get hot, 41 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 3: like they're swinging the back and they continue to this 42 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 3: and they get back into the race, let's say they 43 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:10,679 Speaker 3: get into the wild card, but then they're like, oh, 44 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 3: by the way, da Gram has six more starts, seven 45 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 3: more starts. They're going to really shut him down and say, oh, well, guys, 46 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 3: we're not going to push it because that's kind of 47 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 3: the Steven Strassburg thing, right. The Rangers, I feel like 48 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 3: Boachie and them would try to, I don't know, they 49 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 3: try to manipulate the innings because they need the innings too. 50 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: I think. Look, since really since the middle of May 51 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 1: he had that I think one hundred and three pitch outing, 52 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: which was the first time he's been over one hundred 53 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 1: and like four years. Ever since then, the Rangers have 54 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: tried to tamp it down a little bit, keeping him 55 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 1: in the eighty to eighty five pitch range. Obviously, with 56 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: the no hitter flirtation last week, they wouldn't they let 57 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: him go a little bit longer. I think he threw 58 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 1: ninety two pitches that in that game at Baltimore. But 59 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 1: the one thing that Bruce Bochi and Chris Young have 60 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: both talked about is, you know, they are monitoring the 61 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: pitch count, and so that is part of it. I 62 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:05,080 Speaker 1: think that they are going to stay true to the 63 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: rotation with every off day that they have the rest 64 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 1: of the way, so that he never, if he ever 65 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: gets an opportunity to pitch on five days rest, he'll 66 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:16,839 Speaker 1: pitch on five days rest, and I think there's there 67 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: may be a time when the Rangers look at, especially 68 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 1: with some of the relief work they've gotten from guys 69 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:25,399 Speaker 1: like Jacob Wlatz, who one day has a six inning 70 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: quality start and a week later has a three inning save, 71 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: they could drop some guys in here for a spot 72 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: start here or there to get them a little bit 73 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 1: extra ress. So I think that they are aware of 74 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: all this. I think they understand the situation, but they're 75 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: certainly not going to let a situation about a rise 76 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: where he's not able to pitch, like in the heat 77 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: of the playoff stretch or the postseason. 78 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 4: You have mentioned earlier that de Gram's not throwing that 79 00:03:56,800 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 4: one hundred miles an hour. He's hit one hundred, he's 80 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 4: gone over one hundred. Is there a concerted effort or 81 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 4: have you heard anybody say that he has had a 82 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 4: concerted effort to pitch, more like to not just say 83 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 4: first pitch of the game one hundred and one mile 84 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 4: hour cutter. 85 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: I think he said it, Eric, he said he's pitching smarter. 86 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: He doesn't need to dial up one hundred miles an 87 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 1: hour every time, doesn't need to look at the radar 88 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: readings and listen, Yeah, it's it's ninety eight and a half, 89 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:33,919 Speaker 1: I think is his average fastball, and it's got such 90 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:36,599 Speaker 1: great late life when he's when he's going up in 91 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:40,840 Speaker 1: the zone and that I don't think you can tell 92 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 1: much of a difference, and it's certainly working. And so 93 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 1: I do think that there's this idea that you know, 94 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 1: you don't have to prove to everybody that you throw 95 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:54,720 Speaker 1: harder than anybody on the planet. You can you can 96 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 1: still be the best pitcher on the planet, as Joonaheim 97 00:04:57,480 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: called him the other night, without throwing one hundred and 98 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: two miles an hour. 99 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:03,600 Speaker 3: Well, he's going to the All Star Game and he's back. 100 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 3: I mean, he's back as long as he's healthy. This 101 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:07,159 Speaker 3: is always the Jacob Degram that we knew. So whether 102 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 3: he's stowing a hundred or ninety eight, it's not that 103 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 3: big of a difference. 104 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 4: I mean, he's back. 105 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:12,720 Speaker 3: But let's let's we gotta we gotta talk about a 106 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 3: little bit sadder news. Josh Young got sent down. I mean, 107 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:21,279 Speaker 3: what do you say about this? Because this guy was 108 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 3: the future. He was so good in the World Series. 109 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:27,039 Speaker 3: He's kind of had injury problems and now they're talking 110 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:29,600 Speaker 3: about giving him a break for a swing in his approach. 111 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,279 Speaker 3: I mean, he's never really changed his approach. He's always 112 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 3: kind of swung in a lot of pitches, he's made contact. 113 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 3: So what do you tell him go down there and 114 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 3: take walks? I don't really understand. 115 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 1: I think the biggest thing right now aj for him is, 116 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 1: you know, Josh and a number of the Rangers hitters. 117 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 1: And I think Boch's perspective on this is that guys 118 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 1: that were not getting down on time and because of it, 119 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:53,559 Speaker 1: they were trying to catch up, and they were They've 120 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:56,840 Speaker 1: been really susceptible to fastballs up and the end and 121 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: out of the zone. I think the Rangers lead the 122 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 1: major leagues in swings at that pitch, and Josh is 123 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 1: as bad as any of them. And I don't think 124 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: the idea is to go down to have him go 125 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 1: down to tripa A and learn how to walk. But 126 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:11,359 Speaker 1: I do think it is like, hey, let's dial things 127 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 1: back a little bit and let us eliminate a couple 128 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: of pitches that you don't need to be chasing. Let's 129 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 1: get you back on time, and let's try and eliminate 130 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: a couple of pitches that put you in bad situations. Listen, 131 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 1: last year when he broke the wrist. 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But the organization needs to be 176 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 4: able to teach him this and get this across to 177 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 4: him in a big league level. 178 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 1: Eric, how do I put this? For so many players 179 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:51,439 Speaker 1: that I have covered over my career, stubbornness is their 180 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:55,079 Speaker 1: greatest asset and it remains their greatest asset because they 181 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 1: know who they are, and they know themselves better than 182 00:08:57,360 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 1: anybody else until it becomes a detriment. And I think 183 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 1: that's the case with Josh, as it is with so 184 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:06,319 Speaker 1: many players. He really does feel like he knows himself 185 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 1: pretty well, and I think he's he's gotten himself into 186 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 1: a rough spot and now he's going to have to 187 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:16,440 Speaker 1: learn how to be able to accept some other voices, 188 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 1: accept some other input, and maybe accept some other thoughts 189 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: a little bit better. And that's a big adjustment to 190 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 1: your point, right, This is the guy who came out 191 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:29,079 Speaker 1: in twenty three, was really hot the first half of 192 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 1: the year. But he he was hot, He was hot 193 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: at the plate. He didn't walk a ton, but he's 194 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 1: never walked a ton. And I think it's now being 195 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: exposed more that he's been in the lineup every day 196 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: as opposed to the second half of twenty four or 197 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:44,440 Speaker 1: all of twenty four, when he was really out of 198 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: the lineup. For most of the year and the second 199 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:48,960 Speaker 1: half of twenty three when he dealt with that fracture finger. 200 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, what are they going to do Is Josh Smith's 201 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 3: going to take over at third base every day? Is 202 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:57,200 Speaker 3: that there is that kind of their answer? What's their 203 00:09:57,440 --> 00:09:57,840 Speaker 3: I think. 204 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: Josh Smith is going to get a of time at 205 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 1: third base, you know, against lefties. I think they will 206 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 1: play Ezekiel Durant at third base. They'd like to get 207 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 1: a Zeke. They'd like to get Zeke a little bit 208 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 1: more runway. He's still a guy that they feel like 209 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:15,600 Speaker 1: there is real talent there. He's just not had much 210 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 1: every day play for the last two years, and I 211 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: think the Rangers would like to get him in a 212 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 1: little bit of a groove. And they've played him a 213 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:25,320 Speaker 1: little bit more regularly over the last week. So I 214 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 1: think those would be two options. But I don't think 215 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:31,360 Speaker 1: that this Josh Young situation is going to be a 216 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 1: long term deal. I could see this last thing until 217 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 1: the All Star break and he's back when they when 218 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:41,160 Speaker 1: they face Detroit and his brother Jase in the middle 219 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 1: of the month. But that's I think that is the 220 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 1: intent right now. Is it's it's a very much along 221 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: the lines of what they did with Jake Berger early 222 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 1: in the year, where Jake had gotten himself into a 223 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 1: position where he was not who he should be and 224 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:57,240 Speaker 1: he was chasing far too much. They sent him to 225 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:00,440 Speaker 1: round Rock. He was there ten days the absolute minimum, 226 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:02,520 Speaker 1: came back and he's been a much better hitter since 227 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 1: he came back. Sometimes you just need to step away 228 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 1: a little bit, right. 229 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:09,440 Speaker 4: That's always good. Stepping away is always good. Are they 230 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 4: just step away from any of their players at the 231 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 4: trade deadline? 232 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: God, you become such a master of the segue. 233 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:19,440 Speaker 4: It was your words. I used your words, it's not mine. 234 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:21,239 Speaker 2: He's an everyday host. 235 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 1: Words and turned him into a segue. Do I think though? 236 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 1: I look, I think there's still a lot to be determined. 237 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:29,680 Speaker 1: They are a game under five hundred right now, but 238 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 1: only two and a half games out of that last 239 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 1: wildcard spot. I don't know that they have proven to 240 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 1: anybody exactly who they are unless it's a team that's 241 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: not nearly as offensively talented as they thought they were. 242 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:48,560 Speaker 1: The last three or four games have been nice, but 243 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 1: it's also been against a team that fired its manager 244 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:54,680 Speaker 1: and is really not going anywhere. They've got this tough 245 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 1: road trip that starts with San Diego on Friday. They 246 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 1: finish up with their first three games against the in Houston, 247 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 1: and at that point in time, I think they'll have 248 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 1: a better idea at the break which way they're going 249 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 1: to go. If they're gonna make trades, If they're going 250 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 1: to be a quote unquote seller, They're not going to 251 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:16,040 Speaker 1: sell Jacob deGrom. They're not going to sell Nathan Avaladi. 252 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:19,200 Speaker 1: Chris Young said in flat words to me the other day, 253 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:21,960 Speaker 1: we have no interest in trading either of those guys. 254 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 1: So and with Tyler Mallley out and probably out at 255 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 1: least until the first September, that's a pitching arm that 256 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: they don't have much ability to move. So I would 257 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 1: look if John Gray gets back at the All Star 258 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:36,960 Speaker 1: break or shortly thereafter, and they get a couple of 259 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 1: outings from him, maybe he's a guy they could move. 260 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:41,559 Speaker 1: I think there would be some thought if this team 261 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:45,199 Speaker 1: continues to fall that maybe they'd consider moving a Doley Scarcia, 262 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,200 Speaker 1: though I don't know what kind of value he would 263 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:49,440 Speaker 1: get at this point in time, and they've certainly got 264 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 1: a number of veteran bullpen pieces who have been really 265 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:56,079 Speaker 1: effective this year from Hoby Milner, who would be a 266 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:58,840 Speaker 1: nice left handed fit for a lot of teams, to 267 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 1: Sean Armstrong and Jacob Webb. I don't know if they 268 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:04,679 Speaker 1: would trade Robert Barcia at this point in time, but 269 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 1: I think they'd certainly Listen. 270 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:09,439 Speaker 3: Okay, we don't have time right now, but I was 271 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:12,319 Speaker 3: going to ask you what's going on Jonaheim and Higashioka, 272 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 3: because neither one of them and we thought was going 273 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 3: to be a star, and he hurt his wrist and 274 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:17,880 Speaker 3: he has him in the same sense. It's been all 275 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:20,320 Speaker 3: year now. So we'll have to get into that. Because 276 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 3: since you're leader in all time appearances as a reporter, 277 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 3: next time we'll we'll get you on like a week 278 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 3: or two. I'll have to ask you about those guys. 279 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 3: But what I want to talk about is you mentioned 280 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 3: Chris Young. Chris Young's been in the newspaper a lot 281 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 3: more than he wanted to, especially the last twenty four 282 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:36,000 Speaker 3: hours with what Kevin Palar said. Now, I was sitting 283 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 3: there when Kevin Plar said it. He didn't mean anything 284 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 3: bad about by what he said at all. He was 285 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 3: just giving his thoughts on basically what he thought was 286 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 3: going on there. And I've heard this from not only him, 287 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 3: but other teams too. Guys don't take VP, Guys don't 288 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 3: stretch together. Guys don't really do anything together except for 289 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:54,080 Speaker 3: that nine innings when they're on the field, and then 290 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:55,839 Speaker 3: as soon as the game's over, everyone breaks up. It's 291 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 3: not just a Rangers thing, It's kind of an MLB 292 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:00,560 Speaker 3: thing and the way guys are brought up. Chris Young 293 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:03,559 Speaker 3: had to answer. Then the Rangers won, they did. Rangers 294 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 3: social media kind of trolled Polar like, he didn't mean 295 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 3: this mean, he was just given his observations. What are 296 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:11,320 Speaker 3: your thoughts? And I saw you wrote an article about it. 297 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:14,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, look what Kevin said was all when 298 00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 1: you have a guy talking about the makeup of the club, 299 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:19,520 Speaker 1: that's obviously a news story. And I didn't think Kevin 300 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 1: meant anything in terms of ripping anybody in particular. But yes, 301 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: the Rangers do have some guys who do have their 302 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 1: own hitting coaches and who do their own routine before games, 303 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 1: and that when it's successful, great, When it's not, you know, 304 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 1: people start to look for is that a problem with makeup? 305 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 1: We look at did this team having a fun when 306 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 1: it went? When it wins? In twenty three, the narrative was, Hey, 307 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: this team is all business, doesn't get too high, doesn't 308 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:51,400 Speaker 1: get too low. When you don't win, or when you're 309 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 1: not winning as much and you don't show a whole 310 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 1: lot of emotion, then it's are they flat? Do they 311 00:14:57,000 --> 00:15:01,359 Speaker 1: not have good energy? Do they have bad body language? 312 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 1: So I think it all the narrative changes. I don't 313 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:09,800 Speaker 1: think anything with the circumstances has changed significantly much. I 314 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: do think that Chris Young, and he's been on record, 315 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 1: he told me this last week that he wants to 316 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 1: see more connectivity in the offensive approach. You know, I 317 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 1: think this is as you said, Aga, it's something that 318 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 1: goes on throughout baseball now. Right, Guys take there at bats, 319 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 1: they go back to the dugout, they get right into 320 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 1: the iPads and they're analyzing their swing. And there is 321 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 1: not that ability for guys to talk basictions, or to 322 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 1: read pictures, or to have some feedback for everybody else 323 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 1: because they're so involved with themselves. And I think, you know, 324 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 1: Chris Young is kind of an old soul. I think 325 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 1: he wants to see that team element function a little 326 00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 1: bit better. And so I think that's something that Kevin 327 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 1: talked about that that is real, and it's real for 328 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:58,000 Speaker 1: every team. That is the thing that I think that 329 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:02,680 Speaker 1: needs to be reiterated here is I think this is something. 330 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 1: This is why we've seen offensive approach dwindle and offensive 331 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 1: numbers dwindle. I think because there isn't a better approach 332 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:15,240 Speaker 1: throughout the game to game situations and peam oriented bats 333 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 1: and doing what you need to do to make sure 334 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 1: you maximize run scoring opportunities. 335 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 2: From a fan perspective, yeah, it is crazy to actually 336 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 2: hear someone say I don't see most of my teammates 337 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 2: until I step on the field for game time. And again, 338 00:16:33,080 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 2: that's something that I know spans all of Major League Baseball, 339 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 2: although there are some teams that have a lot more 340 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 2: of this than others. My follow up here is does 341 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:46,560 Speaker 2: Brett Boone help this at all? Have you seen any 342 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:48,800 Speaker 2: change like that since he took over, Because he was 343 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 2: on our show after a few days of getting the 344 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:53,840 Speaker 2: job and brought up what you're talking about. So again 345 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:57,240 Speaker 2: I'm like, okay, cool, a team that's playing five hundred 346 00:16:57,240 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 2: ball can use something like this as motivation. But really 347 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:02,280 Speaker 2: he showed up and was like, guys, you need to 348 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 2: watch the game a little bit more. 349 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:06,439 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that's I think that's part of the 350 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:08,960 Speaker 1: reason that Brett was brought in here was bring in 351 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:12,879 Speaker 1: that player's perspective, bring in that guy. Look, Boone Booney 352 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:15,040 Speaker 1: told me the story the first week he got here 353 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 1: that he related about in a situation with Edgar Martinez 354 00:17:19,600 --> 00:17:22,320 Speaker 1: when they were both together in Seattle, and Edgar talking 355 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:24,920 Speaker 1: about a team approach to a bat that he took 356 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:28,360 Speaker 1: when he didn't need to take one, and he's related 357 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 1: that to these players, and I think that is all 358 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:33,200 Speaker 1: part of the message and part of the reason the 359 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 1: Rangers wanted to bring in somebody who had significant major 360 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 1: league playing experience so that they could talk to the 361 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 1: players at the same level that they are dealing with, 362 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:44,959 Speaker 1: who has dealt with the same issues that they are 363 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:48,960 Speaker 1: dealing with. I don't I would take some exception of 364 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:50,680 Speaker 1: the to the note that you know, you don't see 365 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:53,480 Speaker 1: anybody until game time. There's still plenty of guys out 366 00:17:53,480 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 1: there taking VP. There's plenty of guys out there taking infield. 367 00:17:57,680 --> 00:18:02,399 Speaker 1: They have they have hitter meetings. I don't know if 368 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 1: they're doing hitter meetings every game at this point in time. 369 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:08,120 Speaker 1: I think you can also over meet a little bit, 370 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 1: and I think you can in some ways paralyze your 371 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: hitters with too much information. But I do think that yeah, 372 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:21,120 Speaker 1: to your point, Scott, that Brett was brought in here 373 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 1: to help create that level of hey, we're all in 374 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:26,480 Speaker 1: this together. And I think that was something that Chris 375 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:30,199 Speaker 1: Young saw early on that he wanted to address. 376 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 2: Having good stuff. Always great to have you on and confirmed. 377 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 2: I think you are tied right now or one up 378 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:37,240 Speaker 2: and now I got to look back. 379 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:40,639 Speaker 1: I think I'm taking a lead over Trent again today. 380 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, there you go. Yep, one up over see 381 00:18:43,840 --> 00:18:48,240 Speaker 2: Trent for most non insider you know, Ken Rosenthal type appearances, 382 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:51,200 Speaker 2: that's that's different. But I think lucky number thirteen having 383 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:51,960 Speaker 2: good to see you, man. 384 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:54,320 Speaker 1: It's great seeing you guys. And I'll just point out 385 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:57,359 Speaker 1: Trent and I both University of Georgia fans top of 386 00:18:57,400 --> 00:18:59,359 Speaker 1: the list. You know where to go for information. 387 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 4: Oh there, worry. 388 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:06,399 Speaker 3: I'm coming to Texas twice in the second half, so 389 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:09,359 Speaker 3: I'll expect the royal treatment from you. 390 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 1: You will get it. After I finished this wrestling story 391 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 1: that I'm working on for aw's big show in Texas 392 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:14,960 Speaker 1: next week. 393 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 3: Oh exact glovelife too. 394 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:20,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, I like that. We'll be on the lookout. 395 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:22,919 Speaker 2: Dallas Morning News Evan Grant give him a follow on 396 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 2: Twitter as well. Evan, thank you. 397 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:26,840 Speaker 1: See y'all. Take care of peace.