1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 1: To Cook Catchel Welcome back everybody. It is official. Cody 2 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:12,800 Speaker 1: Bellinger has been traded to the New York Yankees. The 3 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 1: return going back for Cody Bellinger is kind of light 4 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:21,639 Speaker 1: in my opinion. Cody potit we just swapped Cody's it 5 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:26,760 Speaker 1: seems like. But yeah, pretty big move for the Yankees, 6 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 1: all things considered. They need an outfielder, they need a 7 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: first baseman. Cody Bellinger can do both of those things 8 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 1: exceptionally well. We're gonna take a look at his stat 9 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: cast and his regular numbers this year. Obviously, the batting 10 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 1: run value and the base running value both well above average, 11 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:48,279 Speaker 1: slightly above average in fielding run value. He's a guy 12 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:51,639 Speaker 1: who squares up the ball a lot. He's taken more 13 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:54,279 Speaker 1: of a two strike approach in recent years and that's 14 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 1: led to a lot more contact with two strikes. He's 15 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 1: been known to fight pitches off to left field and 16 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: you know, to kind of take what the pitcher gives him. 17 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 1: Over the last three seasons, the numbers tell kind of 18 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:11,959 Speaker 1: a strange story. In twenty twenty two with the Dodgers, 19 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 1: had a bad year two ten, nineteen home runs and 20 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: just fourteen stolen bases. Had a bounce back year in 21 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three with the CUB three h seven twenty 22 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 1: six home runs, and then last year two sixty six 23 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:30,479 Speaker 1: eighteen home runs. Now, he has had a few injuries 24 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 1: in his career. Let's take a look at his health 25 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: by years. Back in twenty twenty, he had shoulder surgery. 26 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 1: He dislocated his shoulder during the celebration on the field. 27 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:45,040 Speaker 1: In twenty twenty one, he had a left fibilla fracture 28 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 1: that was from a collision. In twenty twenty one, left 29 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: rib fracture, also from an outfield collision. In twenty twenty three, 30 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: he had a knee contusion from running into a wall, 31 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: and then twenty twenty four left middle finger fracture he 32 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: was hit by a pitch. So, I mean, if he 33 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: can stop getting hit by stuff and running into things, 34 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: he could be a pretty good ballplayer. I think he's 35 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: gonna fit nicely with this Yankees team. I'm excited. This 36 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:14,519 Speaker 1: is a deal that felt like a fade accomplete for 37 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: the past several weeks. You know, Cody Bellinger is a 38 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 1: guy that is an obvious need because he's left handed, 39 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 1: he makes contact, he's still relatively young, He's a good athlete. 40 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 1: This is something the Yankees have needed in recent years. 41 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 1: We saw it in the World Series, a lot of 42 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: defensive miscues. The base running this year has been a problem. 43 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:38,119 Speaker 1: I tweeted a couple of weeks ago that Cody Bellinger 44 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:42,119 Speaker 1: to the Yankees was absolutely gonna happen, and it finally has. 45 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:44,959 Speaker 1: The only question is going to be whether he plays 46 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 1: first base or whether he plays the outfield. Now. There 47 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 1: was a report earlier this morning that the Yankees had 48 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 1: begun given the stalemate in recent days with the Cubs 49 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:59,119 Speaker 1: talking to first base when they had pivoted away from 50 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: Cody Bellinger. Maybe this scared the Cubs into action and 51 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: to pulling the trigger, but the Yankees had apparently had 52 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 1: conversations with Christian Walker again and with Pete Alonso coming 53 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: from the Mets. All of these are our interesting names, 54 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 1: but again right handed bats. Cody Bellinger somebody who provides 55 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 1: a much needed left handed bat. The Yankees obviously lost 56 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 1: a big left handed bat in Soto. You can't replace Sodo, 57 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: but you can add more quality left handed bats to 58 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: the lineup. We've talked a lot about how we expect 59 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: Jason Dimingez, who's a switch hitter, and who's better from 60 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: the left side of the plate to take leaps and 61 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 1: bounds this year, perhaps be one of those Rookie of 62 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: the Year type candidates. I think he's gonna hit twenty 63 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: five to thirty home runs and I think he's gonna 64 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: steal thirty bases. The question is, you know, will you 65 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: hit better than two fifty or so? You know, we'll see, 66 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: you know, how will the defense play out? We'll see 67 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: there too. If Cody Bellinger plays center field, you can 68 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: expect Dimingus to slide over to left field, where it's 69 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 1: basically replacing Alex Vduga. Now, if Cody Bellinger plays first base, 70 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 1: he's essentially replacing Anthony Rizzo, and Dominguez remains in center field, 71 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: and that opens up left field for possibly somebody like 72 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 1: an Anthony Santander, who has been linked with the Yankees 73 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:16,479 Speaker 1: in recent days. Hits for both sides of the plate, 74 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: had forty four home runs last year, not as good 75 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: from the right side of the plate. But someone brought 76 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: it to my attention on Twitter the other day that 77 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: you know, Mount Baltimore is very, very tough on right 78 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 1: handed hitters, And I hadn't considered that, but I like 79 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 1: this move for Cody Bellinger. We got some comments flowing 80 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 1: in Mike to ac Merch says left handed contact hitor 81 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: what we have said four years absolutely Belaji Rows says 82 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:49,160 Speaker 1: need one more power bat. I'm gonna go ahead and 83 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 1: agree with you. I think we need to replace some 84 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 1: of those home runs, and I think his power numbers 85 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: will go up. He only had eighteen home runs this year. 86 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna be closer to the twenty six 87 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 1: number that he had the previous year, just because he's 88 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: going to pick up a few in Yankee Stadium. Now, 89 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: if you go through and look at some of his highlights, 90 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: you'll see that he's still got the ability to drive 91 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 1: the baseball way out of the ballpark. I saw him 92 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 1: turn on some hundred mile an hour fastballs and hit 93 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:16,839 Speaker 1: him twenty rows deep. All he's got to do is 94 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:20,040 Speaker 1: catch some more pitches out front like Juan Soto did. Obviously, 95 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 1: we're not comparing him to Soda. SODA's a much better hitter. 96 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 1: But catch some more pitches out front and maybe you'll 97 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:29,160 Speaker 1: pull a few more balls into the seats at Yankee Stadium. 98 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 1: Once again, if you're just joining and I see we 99 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 1: have over a thousand in the chat. Now Cody Bellinger 100 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 1: acquired from the Chicago Cubs twenty nine years old, six 101 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:41,040 Speaker 1: foot four, two hundred three pounds, came up with the Dodgers. 102 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 1: Former MVP, has won a World Series. Really good defender 103 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 1: at two spots, can still run very athletic. His dad, 104 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 1: Clay Bellinger, used to play for the Yankees. As you 105 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: can see from the splits, he doesn't drive the ball 106 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: down the left field line with power. He's mostly a 107 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:00,720 Speaker 1: pole hitter from the left side and take it out 108 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 1: towards left center on certain pitches. And he has power, 109 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:06,839 Speaker 1: but honestly, some of these might not quite make it 110 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 1: at Yankee Stadium, but you see the power in the 111 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 1: air to right field. He will do some damage in 112 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:14,280 Speaker 1: the bronx And then this is what you like to see, 113 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 1: just a spray arc around the field. He can take 114 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 1: the ball line to line. So as commentors are mentioning 115 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 1: this is a quality pickup for a team that needs 116 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:33,279 Speaker 1: left handed contact, Jackson Levine says, let's go, let's go. 117 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: I agree for all Toxic says we got him for 118 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 1: a bag of chips, a bag of chips that cost 119 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: fifty seven million dollars because that's how much Cody Bellinger 120 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:49,840 Speaker 1: could be owed. Now. He does have an opt out 121 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 1: after this season. If he has a good year, I 122 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:54,600 Speaker 1: would expect him to use it and to hit free 123 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: agency at age thirty. But look, the Yankees are in 124 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:02,279 Speaker 1: a position since one so left that you had to 125 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:05,279 Speaker 1: take some risk, and this is obviously a risk. You 126 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: hope that he has a good season, even if it 127 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: means he'll opt out. Maybe, you know, the Yankees will 128 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: extend him if he has a good year. He's certainly 129 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 1: not going to be as expensive as Juan Soto or 130 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 1: you know, possibly Kyle Tucker, although I do think the 131 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 1: Yankee is gonna be extremely aggressive towards Kyle Tucker next 132 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: winter if he's not extended by the Cubs, and he 133 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:26,560 Speaker 1: won't be. You're not not seeing what some of these 134 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: guys are getting paid next year. You're gonna have an 135 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:32,679 Speaker 1: interesting free agent class with Tucker and with Vladdie Junior 136 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 1: both out there on the market. So looking forward to 137 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: that not so family fund vision, says Nightingale said Belly 138 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 1: was told he'll play center field. Okay, if that's true, 139 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 1: that means that Dominguez is your left fielder. That means 140 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: the Yankees still have an opening at first base. Now 141 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: would be interesting to see if they continue to spend 142 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 1: and sorry, get my watch is beeping. I gotta go 143 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 1: ahead and put this on mute real quick. But you know, 144 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 1: if if he's playing center field, Dominga is going to 145 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 1: be in left that means the Yankees have an option 146 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: to either go with an internal bat at first base, 147 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 1: somebody like a Ben Rice, or you could still go 148 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 1: out and shop for a first baseman. Now of the 149 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: available first baseman on the market, you know, you got 150 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 1: Christian Walker, you got Pete Alonso. I would much rather 151 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: they went out and traded for somebody like a Nathan 152 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 1: Law from Texas. Now that's not gonna be an easy get. 153 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 1: He's a good player, he helped them win a World Series, 154 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: but he's another contact, left handed bat. I think we 155 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:38,840 Speaker 1: need to get away from thinking home run, home run, 156 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: home run all the time. I think we need to, 157 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:43,839 Speaker 1: you know, revert to one of these teams that can 158 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: put the ball in play, that can do some things 159 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 1: on the basis, that can avoid strikeouts. You know, lefties 160 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 1: in Yankee Stadium will naturally hit for more power. They 161 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 1: don't have to be power hitters because it's built to 162 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 1: cater to lefties. That's why you saw guys like Tino 163 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 1: Martinez and and you know Paul O'Neill. Their numbers went 164 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 1: up when they came to the Yankees, right because you know, 165 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 1: the porch, you know, allowed them to do that without 166 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 1: having to sacrifice the ability to you know, hit the 167 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: ball the other way and you know, find the gap. 168 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: Right now, if you just catch one out front, hit 169 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 1: a routine fly, a lot of times it goes into 170 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:23,320 Speaker 1: that short porch. So I don't think you necessarily need 171 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 1: to go after a power position or after a power 172 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: bat if you're acquiring a lefty, I would much rather 173 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 1: have a quality hitter. Right. This is a guy that 174 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:37,080 Speaker 1: I've been advocating for. I'll just take a look at 175 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:40,839 Speaker 1: Nathaniel Lowe real quick, and we'll take a look at 176 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: his his stat cast. See, he's a guy who also 177 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:45,840 Speaker 1: hits the ball line to line. He's also got power 178 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 1: line to line, including to dead center field. He had 179 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:51,439 Speaker 1: twenty seven home runs and hit three zero two a 180 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 1: few years ago. This year two sixty five, sixteen home runs. 181 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 1: I think you bat him in front of Aaron Judge. 182 00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:00,319 Speaker 1: I think he's back up around to eighty with maybe 183 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:03,199 Speaker 1: you know, twenty twenty five home runs, and that's a 184 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 1: really good first basement. Again, he's gonna be twenty nine, 185 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 1: or he is twenty nine, he'll be playing next year 186 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 1: at age thirty. I believe his range at first base 187 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: is really good. You don't care about the arm strength 188 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:16,680 Speaker 1: really at first base. You know, sprint speed, he's not, 189 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: you know, speed demon, but he gets on base. His 190 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:22,199 Speaker 1: walk percentage is very high. I think this is somebody 191 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:24,680 Speaker 1: the Yankees should take a good, solid look at. Now, 192 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:27,520 Speaker 1: you know, there's also Pete Alonso out there. Let's take 193 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: a look at Pete Alonzo because he's causing a lot 194 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 1: of waves on social media today. Obviously with Pee Alonzo, 195 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: you get the power bat, but look at the base 196 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 1: running in the fielding. Another guy who's not athletic. He's 197 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 1: he's mostly just a power bat. He does have great 198 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 1: bats speed. He's a great guy, like a great clubhouse guy, 199 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:48,679 Speaker 1: very friendly with the media, things like that. And he's consistent. 200 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:50,760 Speaker 1: You know, you give him six hundred at bats or 201 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:54,200 Speaker 1: plate appearances, he's gonna hit thirty five to forty home runs. 202 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:55,960 Speaker 1: He had back to back forty home runs. He had 203 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 1: thirty four this year. You know, in twenty twenty three 204 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:02,040 Speaker 1: though he at just two seventeen, and then this year 205 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 1: to forty so been a little inconsistent with the batting average. 206 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 1: I would much rather have a contact hitter who you know, 207 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: has a little bit of power potential than a guy 208 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 1: who sells out for power. So I like this first 209 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 1: move of Cody Bellinger. I think the Yankees need to 210 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 1: continue to plug in offense. I think the pitching looks 211 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:24,960 Speaker 1: really good right now. You know, Max Freed was a 212 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:27,480 Speaker 1: good pickup. He's gonna have his press conference tomorrow. There 213 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 1: was all these people worrying about the physical and oh 214 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 1: my god, the physical physical is gonna be fine. He 215 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 1: is gonna be introduced tomorrow. And then Devin Williams was 216 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 1: a solid pickup. He's had obviously his back issues, but 217 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:43,559 Speaker 1: good luck finding an elite player who hasn't had something right. 218 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, when you push the limits of 219 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 1: the human body right, performance wise, things break. And obviously 220 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 1: he had a back issue, but he bounced back nicely 221 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 1: from it. This year. He did serve up the big 222 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 1: home run to Alonso in the playoffs. I understand that, 223 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 1: but even Mariano Vero was felled in the playoffs a 224 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: couple of times. So hey, all things considered, the Yankees 225 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:08,679 Speaker 1: have been very aggressive in their Plan B. Following up 226 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:13,199 Speaker 1: from Juan Soto. So the breaking news Cody Bellinger once 227 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 1: again to the Yankees. Let's take some some comments here. 228 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 1: Orobaras says, eighteen home runs was more than Rizzo had. Now, 229 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:23,480 Speaker 1: if you look at all the home runs that the 230 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 1: Yankees got out of first base, they also had I 231 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 1: believe seven or eight home runs from Ben Rice. So 232 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 1: you combine those two, it's basically, you know, you know, 233 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:35,959 Speaker 1: fifteen sixteen probably I think they probably had a couple 234 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:38,560 Speaker 1: from other guys, you know, I know, Oswaldo Cabrera played 235 00:12:38,559 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 1: over there once or twice. DJ Lemayhew played first base 236 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 1: a few times. But anyway, John Wick takes a break 237 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: from taking out assassins to say, get Christian Walker. We 238 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:55,439 Speaker 1: could take a look at Christian Walker's stats here. He's 239 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 1: another guy who looks really good on the stat cast front. 240 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 1: I'll pull up his his page. But again, aging thirty 241 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 1: three years old this year, going to be thirty four 242 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 1: next year. Average again is not amazing, two fifty one. 243 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:12,080 Speaker 1: He's a two to fifty career hitter. It's about what 244 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:15,800 Speaker 1: he's gonna hit most years when he's healthy. And again, 245 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 1: as you age, you lose bat speed and you you know, 246 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 1: your stats go down a little bit. We saw that 247 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:24,320 Speaker 1: with Lemayhew, We've seen that with Rizzo. We've seen guys 248 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 1: like Paul Goldschmid who were elite hitters fall off in 249 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 1: recent years. As velocity continues to climb, you know, the 250 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 1: reaction time as you get older continues to you know, 251 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 1: have exponentially more difficult times with that. So that's why 252 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: guys fall off quickly. I think Christian Walker is a 253 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 1: fantastic player, but I'm a little worried that he could 254 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 1: fall off quickly, especially since he's asking for a four 255 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 1: year deal. To me, a four year deal is a 256 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:53,160 Speaker 1: hard pass, you know. I would rather go out and 257 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:55,319 Speaker 1: trade for somebody, maybe give up a prospect to get 258 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 1: Nathan Lau or even go with a Ben Rice. But 259 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 1: the Yankees do have some options. They need to fill 260 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,960 Speaker 1: the second base position as well, because they traded Caleb 261 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 1: Durban as part of the deal for Devin Williams. There 262 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 1: had been some talk about Caleb basically being the favorite 263 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:16,360 Speaker 1: to enter spring training as the opening day second basement 264 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: obviously not with the Yankees. So, you know, does that 265 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 1: open the door for labor Torres. I don't think so. 266 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: I don't think the Yankees want to go back down 267 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 1: that path. Will they go out and get you know, 268 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: somebody who's a little more experienced, you know. I saw 269 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 1: Ozzie Albi's name brought up yesterday. I don't think that 270 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:37,680 Speaker 1: the Braves are like dead set on trading him. I 271 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 1: don't think that they're like looking to trade him, but 272 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:43,040 Speaker 1: they have a really good second base prospect apparently. Could 273 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:46,320 Speaker 1: that be someplace where you know, Alexandthopolis gets a little creative. 274 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 1: Maybe he wants you know, some of the Yankees young 275 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 1: pitching or something like that. So you know, we'll see 276 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 1: how it shakes out. But the offseason continues to get interesting. 277 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: I don't expect a lot more moves before Christmas. Usually 278 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:03,200 Speaker 1: TA will take you know, Christmas week and not really 279 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:06,080 Speaker 1: do a lot. Maybe something else this week or this weekend, 280 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:08,880 Speaker 1: and then hopefully after the new year, the Yankees continue 281 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 1: to work. Here for the memes says, does this mean 282 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 1: we're out on Walker? I don't think it does. I 283 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:17,520 Speaker 1: don't think it does. However, I do think it could 284 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 1: mean that the Yankees try to get a little bit 285 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 1: more salary relief if they try and pick up Walker. 286 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:26,400 Speaker 1: I could see him even moving somebody like a Marcus 287 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 1: Stroman who's offered some significant money. I could see him 288 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 1: trying to move, you know, even part of like DJ 289 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:36,440 Speaker 1: Lemayhew's contract, like give us a few million bucks, will 290 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 1: dump him on you something like that. Again, I don't 291 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 1: know anybody would even be interested in that. I doubt it. 292 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 1: I highly doubt it. But the Yankees are going to 293 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 1: have to get creative if they want to. You maybe 294 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 1: if you attach a prospect or something. They're gonna try 295 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 1: and unload some salary if they want to make some 296 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 1: more moves. Because you know, the addition of twenty seven 297 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: million for Bellinger, I'm not sure exactly how much Devin 298 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 1: Williams is making. I think it's like eight or nine million, 299 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:04,000 Speaker 1: and then Max Fred's about twenty seven million. So right there, 300 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:07,160 Speaker 1: I mean, you're already over sixty million dollars added to 301 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:09,800 Speaker 1: the payroll. You know, coming into the offseason, I thought 302 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 1: the Yankees might add, you know, might have seventy or 303 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: seventy five million to spend, so they don't have a 304 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:18,120 Speaker 1: ton left from my original budget that I was looking at, 305 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: But I don't have access to their internal budgets. The 306 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:24,480 Speaker 1: budgets may have changed since they lost Juan Soto, right, 307 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: they might have taken that as such a brand hit 308 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 1: that they're like, well, we got to spend to get 309 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 1: back to, you know, the World Series and make sure 310 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 1: that we take advantage of this window of Judge and 311 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:39,880 Speaker 1: Cole and try and win a championship. Here, Dan can 312 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 1: forty says, do you think we could get Mike Trout 313 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 1: on the dirt cheap? Don't smoke crack. I don't think so. 314 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:53,720 Speaker 1: I mean one, I don't. I wouldn't want Mike Trout 315 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 1: at this point. Mike Trout is a guaranteed two or 316 00:16:57,360 --> 00:17:00,080 Speaker 1: three months on the injured list every single year, and 317 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:01,760 Speaker 1: he's not the player that he once was. He's still 318 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 1: pretty good. He was off to a good star last year, 319 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 1: but then he breaks down. I think he tore both 320 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:11,040 Speaker 1: meniscuses last year. And he's an icon in you know, Anaheim. 321 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:15,040 Speaker 1: The Angels have had opportunities to trade him for years 322 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:17,119 Speaker 1: and they haven't done it. If he goes anywhere, I 323 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:19,520 Speaker 1: would expect to be someplace like Philadelphia at the end 324 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 1: of his career because he lives out that way. But 325 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 1: I don't think that I don't think that that's gonna happen. 326 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:30,960 Speaker 1: Jack Luminis's loon Soto eats bad sushi in Queens. I'm 327 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:33,440 Speaker 1: not familiar with the sushi and Queens because I don't 328 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:36,639 Speaker 1: eat sushi myself. I like my fish to be cooked. 329 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 1: I like it to be cooked. Dom d says, spend 330 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 1: the money the fans. Sure, are you a smart mother? 331 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 1: That's right? So all right, guys, I'm feeling pretty good 332 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 1: about this move. Let me know in the comments what 333 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 1: you guys think about this move and if you have 334 00:17:58,119 --> 00:18:02,400 Speaker 1: any thoughts on first base, Jeffrey says, what about Josh Naylor. 335 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:05,680 Speaker 1: He's somebody that's been brought up. He's another guy who 336 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:09,399 Speaker 1: has been to the playoffs a lot. He's played with 337 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 1: the Guardians. He's a good contact bat, He's got some power. 338 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 1: He's not a big time power bat, but let's take 339 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:19,360 Speaker 1: a look at his numbers. He obviously scares the heck 340 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:21,680 Speaker 1: out of me whenever the Yankees playing because he seems 341 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:23,520 Speaker 1: to get big hits, although I don't recall him doing 342 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:27,240 Speaker 1: much in the postseason this year. Batting run value slightly 343 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 1: above average. Another poor base runner, fielding run value above average. 344 00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:33,159 Speaker 1: Look at the left handed power that would play well 345 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 1: at Yankee Stadium. He's a guy who finds the right 346 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 1: field line, finds the left field line, finds the left 347 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:40,080 Speaker 1: field gap. He can drive the ball the other way. 348 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:43,000 Speaker 1: Thirty one home runs. That's more than I thought he had. 349 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:45,400 Speaker 1: I remember the seventeen from last year, and I remember 350 00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:47,200 Speaker 1: him being about a twenty home run guy from the 351 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:50,440 Speaker 1: previous year, so I'm surprised to see thirty one home 352 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:53,199 Speaker 1: runs there two forty three average. But he did hit 353 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:55,040 Speaker 1: three zero eight last year, so he is capable of 354 00:18:55,119 --> 00:18:58,239 Speaker 1: hitting for contact. He's gained a lot of weight in 355 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:01,399 Speaker 1: recent years. I've you know, just from what I've seen, 356 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 1: he's really packed on the lbs. 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Cody 376 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 1: Bellinger Ronnie Rivero with the final question, says Cabrera to 377 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:15,000 Speaker 1: second base, what do you think? I wouldn't be opposed 378 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:18,199 Speaker 1: to it. I'd much rather go with Paraza. I think 379 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 1: Cabrera works better as a guy who moves all over 380 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:24,359 Speaker 1: the field. I can play some first, can play some third, 381 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:26,440 Speaker 1: can play some left if you need it, can play 382 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:30,119 Speaker 1: some second. But I'm okay with giving Parazza a shot 383 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:33,520 Speaker 1: over there at second base. Let me know what you 384 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:36,840 Speaker 1: guys think. In the comments once again, Cody Bellinger a Yankee. 385 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 1: I'm stoked about it. We'll see you next time. 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