1 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 1: Time for a little season preview. Let's do it. 2 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:11,240 Speaker 2: We're talking about the A's right now and their twenty 3 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 2: twenty six campaign. So first, let us show additions and subtractions. 4 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 2: Todd Father, we can slice up what happened for this team. 5 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 1: They did a little adding. 6 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 2: Jeff McNeil, former teammate of yours, now joins the mix 7 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 2: with the A's. There's one thing he's been able to do. 8 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: For his career. It's what it. 9 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 2: That'll help yes, Mark Lighter Junior, Aaron Savali, Scott Barlow 10 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:36,160 Speaker 2: also added to give you a little more pitching depth, 11 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 2: Sean Neukom signing with the White Sox and JJ Bledet 12 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 2: out of the mix there. But there's your additions and 13 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 2: your subtractions. Now, this is a team that is very 14 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 2: simple to analyze from last year good young, core pitching, 15 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 2: not good enough. One abysmal month, the worst month in 16 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 2: baseball last year belong to the A's in May. If 17 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 2: you don't go through that, and a lot of averages 18 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 2: means you probably won't, and you take a slice of 19 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 2: what they did in the second half of the season. 20 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,400 Speaker 1: Can this team compete for a wild card spot? 21 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 2: When I say compete, not necessarily get one, But can 22 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 2: they be in the mix when we're in September, are 23 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:19,759 Speaker 2: we like, Hey, the A's are a few games out, 24 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 2: They've got a chance. 25 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, on the simple fact that they're scrappy. They're not 26 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 3: going to back down from anybody. How far and how 27 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:30,960 Speaker 3: long that takes you over one hundred and sixty two, 28 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 3: you know, it'll test you a little bit. I do 29 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 3: like Jeff McNeil's signing. I like all these little signings here. 30 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 3: You know, guys that are not going to be oh man, 31 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 3: that was the guy to get, but guys that are 32 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 3: dudes that go in about their business and do the 33 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 3: right thing. They got a tough they got a tough 34 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 3: road man. We talked about the managers or Mariners, Rangers, 35 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 3: I mean, Astros, even the Angels might give them a 36 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 3: little run for their money, depend on how they're doing. 37 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 3: But it's a nice team. But how far they'll go, 38 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 3: we still don't know. But they you know, playing in 39 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 3: that park last year, they look comfortable in the minor 40 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 3: league park, and you know, I think it plays their 41 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,639 Speaker 3: advantage overall at the end of the day. 42 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, because it could be a nightmare for a pitcher. 43 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 2: So let's show the Al West projections from fangrafts. They 44 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 2: have the A's pretty close to a couple of teams. 45 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: Ahead of them. They have the Mariners way ahead. 46 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 2: Aj They have the Mariners at eighty eight wins, then 47 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 2: the Rangers at eighty and a half. And this is 48 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 2: a projection system, so obviously, yes, no one's winning eighty 49 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 2: and a half, but this is that we're going to 50 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 2: play it out. So eighty point five on the Rangers, 51 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 2: eighty point fourt the Asters, they basically have them projected 52 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 2: out the same way as at seventy eight point eight. 53 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 2: That's pretty close, and the Angels at seventy two and 54 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 2: a half. So I know you were big on this 55 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 2: team last year, and again, you can't wipe out a 56 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:49,079 Speaker 2: bad month, but if we did, they would have been 57 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 2: in this range and. 58 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 4: They would have been in if they win ten of 59 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 4: those twenty out of you know, they go ten and 60 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 4: eleven instead of one and twenty, they're close to the playoffs, 61 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 4: if not in the playoffs, So correct I. You know, 62 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 4: I get to go around to all these camps and 63 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 4: you talk to people. They're really excited about this team. 64 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 4: And I've been buying this team for a couple of years, 65 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 4: Nick Kurtz, a full season in Nick Kurts another season 66 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:19,959 Speaker 4: or Rooker Langeleiers continues to improve if they get any 67 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 4: kind of pitching and they brought in some pitching for 68 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:25,920 Speaker 4: some bullpen help, and Severarino pitches better at home. The 69 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 4: rest of their young starters come up. They have some 70 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 4: good guys they're super excited about to pitching wise to 71 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 4: come up. So I'm bullish on the A's. I think 72 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 4: they've got a chance to be really good. Now does 73 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 4: that put them in the Seattle category, I don't know, 74 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 4: but I just think if they can get off to 75 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 4: a decent start, they can be five hundred, if not 76 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 4: a better, and be around to make the postseason. 77 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 5: I love what they've done. 78 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 4: I love Katsee obviously as a former teammate of mine Brookers. 79 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 4: I just I'm bullish on the A's and I think 80 00:03:57,600 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 4: seventy eight might be a little. 81 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 2: Bit lowy six wins last year A Jane, like you mentioned, 82 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 2: if they won ten more games, that's eighty six wins. 83 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 2: That's on the cusp of a postseason spot. That's impressive. 84 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 4: The criticism, I'll say this about the A's as much 85 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 4: shit as we have given them over the last couple 86 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 4: of years, they've signed some guys to some nice contracts 87 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 4: and the A's in the past. 88 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 5: Let's not forget even. 89 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 4: When they were in Oakland, if they were in it, 90 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 4: they were not afraid to make some moves to help 91 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 4: their reinforcements come in. Now, they never won anything because 92 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 4: of it, but they were not afraid to go out 93 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 4: and make some moves to help this team win. And 94 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:35,359 Speaker 4: the way they've spent money and they have more money 95 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 4: now because of revenue sharing, whatever you want to call it, 96 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 4: they're not afraid to make the move if they think 97 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:41,479 Speaker 4: they can get to the postseason. They've done in the 98 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 4: past and they're willing I bet to do it again 99 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 4: if they're close. 100 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:47,280 Speaker 2: And they did that last year with Sebarino, who I've 101 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:51,040 Speaker 2: talked about a lot this episode has. If he can 102 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 2: figure out what he did on the road and do 103 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 2: it at home, and he did that the year before 104 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 2: with the Mets, then you have a guy that's going 105 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:58,040 Speaker 2: to win you a lot of games. My criticism is 106 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 2: I would have liked another arm or two. You know, 107 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:02,919 Speaker 2: could they have landed some type of mid tier starter. 108 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 2: I mean, hey, as right now, uh, he should be 109 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 2: in the rotation. Okay, yeah, he's he should be in 110 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:16,480 Speaker 2: the like three four spot here Vangrass right now has 111 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 2: Severino Springs, Savali, then Jacob Lopez and Luis Morrales. However, 112 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 2: you want to slice up the five, that's the five 113 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:27,159 Speaker 2: they have for now. So yeah, no Savally, nice nice piece, 114 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:29,719 Speaker 2: but I would I would have loved one more. I 115 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 2: still think when we're overall looking at the starting staff 116 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 2: and the relief corps, that's where you're going to have 117 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 2: some trouble. And Todd fil playing to your point about 118 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 2: the ballpark, the offense is going to click. I feel 119 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 2: like if you get in trouble and you're in a 120 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 2: rut in that ballpark with your staff, it can get 121 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:50,559 Speaker 2: bad quickly. There were some games where teams were putting 122 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 2: up video game numbers there, and I think it's a 123 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 2: pretty inexperienced staff still overall, like when I'm looking at 124 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 2: the full staff, Mike, is this a postseason pitching staff, 125 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:05,480 Speaker 2: because I think it's a postseason lineup. Is it a 126 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 2: postseason pitching staff. I don't think they're there yet. 127 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 3: No, I perfectly said, And there was a lot of 128 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 3: when balls are struck there, the ball was flying out 129 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:16,719 Speaker 3: of there a lot of back to back home runs, 130 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 3: even back to back to back, there's guys hitting three 131 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 3: home runs there, So your stats can boost up going 132 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 3: to that place. And as a pitcher, it's not friendly 133 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 3: at all, so and I think the A's are understanding 134 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:32,039 Speaker 3: that and trying to capitalize on that, knowing that when 135 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 3: you get five runs in the first you still got 136 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 3: a long ways to go in this game. And I 137 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:40,039 Speaker 3: think they understanding that, and they're coming together and knowing that, hey, 138 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 3: we have a good day here, knowing that these teams 139 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:44,600 Speaker 3: got to come in not have the same stuff they 140 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 3: usually have on the road, Let's take advantage of it. 141 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:49,040 Speaker 3: And I think that's what they've been doing. 142 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 5: Here. 143 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 4: With my ex teammate and now the manager of the Athletics, 144 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 4: I can't call you Sacramento. I always would still say 145 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 4: Oakland because they were always Oakland. Mark Costsee, one of 146 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 4: my all time favorite ex teammates that I ever played with. 147 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 4: Just an awesome, awesome fellow. Talk to me about camp 148 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 4: a little bit here in Mesa. Yeah, it's been great 149 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 4: so far. We've obviously we've got a lot of players 150 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 4: in camp this year. I think the most that I've 151 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 4: ever had in camp as the manager of this club, 152 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 4: you know, we brought a lot of six year guys 153 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 4: in to help with the depth. You can never have 154 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 4: enough depth in pitching. But it's exciting. We've got a 155 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 4: lot of young, talented players. 156 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 6: If you're familiar with our club, you've seen some of 157 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 6: them come to fruition with some nice long term contracts 158 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 6: that we've handed out this offseason. Others that we would 159 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 6: love to secure, and you know, we're building something here. 160 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 6: We've been building it. You know, we went through one 161 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 6: of our hardest years as an organization in twenty three. 162 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 6: Since twenty three, we feel like we've moved the needle 163 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 6: in the right direction over the last two seasons and 164 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 6: the expectation is even higher this year. 165 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 4: So extensions. Are you going to get an extension? Are 166 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 4: you next venue? Do you go to John Fisher? Do 167 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 4: you say, hey, you know you're sending all these players 168 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 4: and you know who molded those players with me? 169 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 5: Well, I was thankful to be rewarded with that. 170 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 6: Yeah, I had an option year that was picked up 171 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 6: last season and we'll be managing the team, well, contractually 172 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 6: managing the team through twenty eight. 173 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 5: That's awesome. 174 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 6: Yeah, So it's been great, and you know, I'm looking 175 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 6: forward to continuing to lead this young group and win 176 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 6: a championship. 177 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:35,680 Speaker 5: With this team. How do you get these guys to 178 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 5: take the next step? Right, because I was so high 179 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 5: on y'all last year. 180 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 4: We kind of had that May that was like twenty 181 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 4: out of twenty one or some crazy number. 182 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 5: You guys lost, right, and then you got hot again. 183 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:46,959 Speaker 4: So we had a geloff on the other day and 184 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 4: I said, just have Cotsay tell you guys it's June 185 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:52,960 Speaker 4: and July on opening day. Because every year, you guys 186 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 4: get to around the All Star break and then you 187 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:56,839 Speaker 4: just explode and take off and finish as one of 188 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 4: the best teams in baseball. 189 00:08:57,840 --> 00:08:58,960 Speaker 5: So how do you start faster? 190 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 6: Yeah, that's a great question and one that were you know, 191 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 6: hopeful to figure out this season. I think last year, 192 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 6: you know, we had a circumstance, different challenges that we'd 193 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 6: never gone through before, you know, in terms of changing ballparks, 194 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 6: going to Sacramento, playing in an environment that we never 195 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 6: played in before. There was a lot of learning. There 196 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:23,080 Speaker 6: was a big learning curve for us. You know, April 197 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 6: was kind of the honeymoon phase and then we got 198 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:28,679 Speaker 6: smacked in the face in May, like you said, you know, 199 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 6: and for me, this ball club learned a lot through 200 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 6: that time. They learned a lot about themselves, they learned 201 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 6: a lot about adversity, they learned a lot about you know, 202 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:41,319 Speaker 6: worrying about the things that you not worrying about things 203 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 6: you can't control. 204 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:44,079 Speaker 5: Really, and I think we've taken a step in the 205 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:44,680 Speaker 5: right direction. 206 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:47,840 Speaker 6: We got through it, you know, I told the team, 207 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:50,679 Speaker 6: you know, for a team that went through twenty losses 208 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:53,679 Speaker 6: in twenty one games to finish the season, seventy six 209 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 6: wins was was actually a great accomplishment in itself, because 210 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:00,679 Speaker 6: no team in Major league history had lost twenty out 211 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 6: of twenty one and one seventy six games, So there's 212 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:05,079 Speaker 6: something to say about that. But you're right, we need 213 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 6: to get off to a good start. We need and 214 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 6: we have. We need to play good through through May 215 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 6: and in the June. 216 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 2: Hey, do you think it's going to help to have 217 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 2: most of the team intact for the entirety of spring training? 218 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 2: I asked that because I looked at your WBC list 219 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:20,679 Speaker 2: and there are some names, but I don't know if 220 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:22,319 Speaker 2: you've checked out some of the other teams in. 221 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:25,080 Speaker 1: The league where it's like a third of their roster. 222 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 2: Coming up from the season is going to be playing 223 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 2: in a tournament and could be playing deep into the tournament. 224 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 2: For example, you have some very talented players that are 225 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 2: from the US, but there are some players above them 226 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:37,199 Speaker 2: or more experienced than them right now, so they might 227 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 2: be in the next go round. So how helpful is 228 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:40,880 Speaker 2: it when I look over and I see like Benzel 229 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:43,720 Speaker 2: Clark and lu Severino, But those could be the only 230 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:45,840 Speaker 2: two guys from your opening day roster that are not 231 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:46,959 Speaker 2: here for a week or two. 232 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:50,560 Speaker 6: Yeah, no, there's no question that, you know, we kind 233 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 6: of got lucky in that sense of team of USA 234 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 6: and guys like Tyler Soderstroum and Jacob Wilson and Nick 235 00:10:56,679 --> 00:11:00,359 Speaker 6: Kurtz obviously, you know, keeping them here in camp cantinuing 236 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 6: to build something, uh you know, through spring training together. 237 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 6: But you're right, we do lose, you know, Uh, Severino, 238 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 6: we do lose Denzel Clark, both players obviously projected to 239 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 6: be a big part of this club's success and impact 240 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 6: type players. Carlos Kortez is another one, Darryl Hernice. So 241 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:20,679 Speaker 6: those four guys we leave, you know, we lose out 242 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 6: of Big League camp and uh, you know, it can 243 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 6: be impactful, but I think you know, and on the 244 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:27,440 Speaker 6: on the flip side of that, these guys going to 245 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 6: represent their country is something that's once in a lifetime. 246 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 6: You did it, right, Yeah, I did. I got to play. 247 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 6: We're Team USA. We were amateurs though, and so we 248 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 6: were collegiate athletes. 249 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 1: Uh. 250 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 6: It's one of the greatest you know, sporting events and 251 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:44,839 Speaker 6: and prideful moments that I could talk about in my life. 252 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:45,199 Speaker 5: For sure. 253 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 4: Rose the Elementry Olympics ninety six medal. We medled, We 254 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:51,959 Speaker 4: we took home a bronze. We got better than any 255 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:54,560 Speaker 4: metal I got. Yeah, we got beat by Japan in 256 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 4: the qualifying game and uh, and then we ended up 257 00:11:57,480 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 4: playing for the bronze. But it was it's the house, yeah, 258 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 4: like hanging it's in the case. Yeah, because I'm KVI. 259 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:06,320 Speaker 5: You know Minkaevitch, she has the goal from Sydney and 260 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 5: he trusts me. He's just bowed his Olympic goal. 261 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 4: Any chance he gets he gets to I'm like, well, 262 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 4: I never got the chance. So I'm just anybody that 263 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:15,880 Speaker 4: gets to play for their country, and especially if they metal, 264 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 4: even in the Olympics, is I'm jealous. 265 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:20,079 Speaker 5: Yeah, no question. 266 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:23,959 Speaker 4: And now that they've talked about in twenty eighth having 267 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 4: baseball back in the Olympics and being in LA where 268 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 4: I grew up. 269 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:30,600 Speaker 6: You know, I know Doc's already thrown his name in 270 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 6: the hat to manage that club. I mean, hey, Doc, 271 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 6: if you're watching this or hearing this, like I bring 272 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:37,480 Speaker 6: me on your staff and you know, but I'd love 273 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 6: that opportunity as well. 274 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 2: So hey, while we're on Sebarina, we mentioned him. I mean, 275 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 2: this is important. What is the plan and what is 276 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 2: the communication process like with him to make sure that 277 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:50,560 Speaker 2: he's comfortable. And I give him credit. I know it, 278 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:52,560 Speaker 2: you know, can be a bad look, but he was 279 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:55,079 Speaker 2: transparent that even though it might seem like not a 280 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 2: big deal for some, for him, it was a big deal. 281 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:59,840 Speaker 2: The home road numbers were crazy and pitching at times 282 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 2: the problem for the team. Imagine if Severino puts the 283 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 2: road numbers together at home, and how many more games 284 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:06,760 Speaker 2: the team can win. So did you guys go over 285 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:08,679 Speaker 2: that a lot internally in the off season? 286 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 1: Then what did you say to him? 287 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean we definitely have tried to make adjustments. 288 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:17,040 Speaker 6: You know, one thing for sev and we've talked about 289 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:21,440 Speaker 6: this is you know, obviously moving forward and you know, 290 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:24,560 Speaker 6: having the right mindset. You know, we didn't know how 291 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 6: the ballpark was going to impact us as a team 292 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 6: and let alone as individuals, right and so anytime there's 293 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:35,920 Speaker 6: adversity in life, you know, you just don't know how 294 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 6: you're going to be able to get through that adversity. 295 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:42,560 Speaker 6: I do feel like sev In, you know, the later 296 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 6: half of the season, was able to pitch at home. 297 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 5: You know, I think he's got the right mindset right now. 298 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 6: He looks great, he looks ready prepared his you know, 299 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:57,200 Speaker 6: live VP the other day. I mean, this kid throwing 300 00:13:57,280 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 6: ninety seven miles an hour right now, and it's you know, 301 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 6: first of spring training, which is different. So I think 302 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 6: this he's shown up with a different attitude and the 303 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 6: right mindset to have success this season. 304 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 2: You mentioned how there's some guys that got contract extensions 305 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 2: and hopefully some more too along the way. What's different 306 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 2: when they show up to camp they are much richer. 307 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 2: There are some names that are much richer. Now, even 308 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 2: if it's just saying hey, you know, what's different, we 309 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 2: can crack some jokes and say dinners on you. 310 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 1: Whatever it is, what's different. 311 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 2: And also how do you make sure that not that 312 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 2: they stay motivated, but that they know, hey, like we 313 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 2: need you guys to obviously feel comfortable because you have 314 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 2: long term security, but also maximize your value and you 315 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:40,040 Speaker 2: can get paid even more in the future. 316 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 5: Yeah. 317 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 6: I mean, anytime you invest in a player, you know 318 00:14:43,640 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 6: that this player has the right mindset that they want 319 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 6: to accomplish greatness. And I think for Jacob and for Tyler, 320 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:53,240 Speaker 6: you know, they're cut from the same cloth. I mean, 321 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 6: they get after it every day. They work their tails 322 00:14:56,440 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 6: off to have success to you know, under stand that 323 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 6: that they have a chance to even you know, on 324 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:05,880 Speaker 6: the back side of this, as young as they are, 325 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 6: get another contract and uh, you know, so that investment 326 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 6: shows that that we're making a commitment to this team, 327 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 6: to their teammates as well, to build something here that 328 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 6: we feel when we you know, over the next two 329 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 6: seasons before we get to Vegas, win a division, go 330 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 6: into Vegas with the championship type team and and just 331 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 6: have a you know, have a blast opening up a 332 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:32,200 Speaker 6: new stadium. This new stadium is going to be electric. 333 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 6: It's it's I've been there toward it. Uh, it's being 334 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 6: built at a pace that you can imagine, you know, 335 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:42,840 Speaker 6: the whole lower bowls I think almost come together. 336 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:47,120 Speaker 5: And uh, the location is going to be unbelievable. That's awesome. 337 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 4: Two things before we let you go, I'd be remiss. 338 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 4: We haven't even mentioned a guy in your lineup so far, 339 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 4: your first basement. 340 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:59,160 Speaker 5: Extend him, please, there's a there's an opportunity, yes, for sure. 341 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 5: Now it was Nick Kirk. 342 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:04,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, for kids so youngs in college and boom for 343 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 4: Homer game. 344 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 5: All the everything he did, Rookie of the Year. How 345 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 5: good is he? Yeah? 346 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 3: He? 347 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 6: I mean, I think this guy's the limit for this kid. 348 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 6: And you know there's a reference. A good close friend 349 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 6: of ours, philm Nevan sent me a side by side 350 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 6: of you know, two guys swinging and I had to 351 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:23,320 Speaker 6: shoot the text back, Hey, I can't tell the guy 352 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 6: in the left is and it was actually Nick, but 353 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 6: the guy in the right was a former teammate of ours, 354 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 6: Jim Tobe. And I mean it was so comparable. The 355 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:33,880 Speaker 6: swinging was finish, everything was so much alike. And I 356 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 6: know Tony was a big fan of Nick when he 357 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 6: was at Wake and sat on him. And if we 358 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 6: hadn't draftedn't believe me, the White Sox the pick behind 359 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 6: us were taken next week. 360 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 5: I just can't. 361 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 6: But you know, not just not just the player, this 362 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 6: kid special man. He's just so humble. He's such a 363 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 6: he reminds me of like the thirteen year old All 364 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:57,160 Speaker 6: Star that's just you know, doesn't even realize how good 365 00:16:57,160 --> 00:16:57,480 Speaker 6: he is. 366 00:16:57,760 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 5: I mean, Nick knows how good he is. 367 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 6: But you know, I feel blessed to have this chance 368 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:04,639 Speaker 6: to be a part of this guy's career. And I 369 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:08,360 Speaker 6: mean last season, that game in Houston when he went 370 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:10,880 Speaker 6: six for six and set records, it was it was 371 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 6: it was remarkable how easy it looked. 372 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:15,560 Speaker 5: You know, yeah, all right, last. 373 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:16,919 Speaker 4: Thing, real quick, just give you just give me a 374 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,480 Speaker 4: quick answer. One guy in camp that we haven't talked 375 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 4: about that you have your eyes on Max Months. Max Months. 376 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:25,400 Speaker 6: He's a talented young player. We drafted him, we were high. 377 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:27,480 Speaker 6: He's out of you know, the LA Area, is a 378 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:30,879 Speaker 6: high school draft pick. He's got an electric pop and uh, 379 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:32,920 Speaker 6: you know, for us as a team, we're still looking 380 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:35,040 Speaker 6: to solidify at their base spot. So this kid's got 381 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:37,639 Speaker 6: that chance to have an impact year and and you know, 382 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:41,240 Speaker 6: the projections in some sense, you know, we're hopeful that 383 00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 6: that that he has a Tyler Soderstrom type projection where 384 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:47,480 Speaker 6: you know, Sodi's scuffled a little bit and then had 385 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 6: a decent, you know year, and then it was. 386 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:51,880 Speaker 5: Last year that he finally put it all together. That's 387 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 5: on from Max Well, coach. 388 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:55,639 Speaker 4: Thank you, thank you very much, and i wish the 389 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 4: athletics all the best, and I'm super happy that you 390 00:17:57,960 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 4: got to I don't know that. 391 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:08,679 Speaker 2: I mean my day, buddy, Hey, jj, I think this 392 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 2: is fitting today, Todd Father. We're gonna do bet MGM 393 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 2: futures Al Rookie of the Year. So what we're doing 394 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:16,800 Speaker 2: is showing the trends that BETMGM shares with us highest ticket, 395 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 2: So where's the most money and the most bets going, 396 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:21,880 Speaker 2: both of them going to Kevin mcgonagal. We don't even 397 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 2: know if he'll crack the team in spring training and 398 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:27,560 Speaker 2: be on the opening day roster with the Tigers, but 399 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 2: assuming he's healthy and clicking, he'll be up with the team. 400 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:31,520 Speaker 1: If not opening day shortly. 401 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 2: And he also becomes the biggest liability for the book. 402 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:37,320 Speaker 1: He is at plus. 403 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:40,880 Speaker 2: Eight hundred one two three four five sixth sixth best 404 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 2: odds to win this award. Trey Savage is the odds 405 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:46,120 Speaker 2: leader at plus three fifties. So what do you think 406 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 2: about Kevin mcgonagal. For me, Todd Father, I can see 407 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:50,639 Speaker 2: it's plus eight hundred. 408 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 1: It's nice. 409 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:53,240 Speaker 2: But I look at the I often look at the 410 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:55,920 Speaker 2: Japanese town and there's three in the American League because 411 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 2: they're not rookies. And I know AJ's shaking his head. 412 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:01,119 Speaker 2: This is where the good money usually is. Japanese players 413 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 2: and sometimes Cuban players too, right like O Jose Bray 414 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:06,440 Speaker 2: back in the day. These are grown men and you've 415 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 2: got three candidates. So I am focused in on those three. 416 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 1: Who do you like? 417 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:11,080 Speaker 5: Yeah? 418 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 3: I know, And listen, there's always that talk about, you know, 419 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 3: do you have to be a certain age to be 420 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:18,360 Speaker 3: the rookie of the year. Well, now, that's why baseball 421 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 3: is a great sport. You could be fifty one and 422 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:22,879 Speaker 3: get your first start and be the rookie of the 423 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 3: year and everybody's like, what is going on here? And 424 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 3: that's what makes it a beautiful sport. I mean, I 425 00:19:29,040 --> 00:19:31,560 Speaker 3: think they're all in the right spot here. I think 426 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:34,160 Speaker 3: the one am I I like that that's the one 427 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:37,840 Speaker 3: for me At plus seven hundred. You know me, I 428 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:40,000 Speaker 3: always like to put a little more juice bang to 429 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:42,439 Speaker 3: my buck. And where they're McGonagall, we don't know if 430 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:44,600 Speaker 3: he's gonna be there. My We'll see what happens. But 431 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:48,280 Speaker 3: this is a hard one. This ar when you Savage 432 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:52,120 Speaker 3: had a great year to finish, of course, but we'll 433 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 3: see in a full year. So I'm sticking with him 434 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:57,920 Speaker 3: Iya plus seven hundred, and we'll see where it goes. 435 00:19:57,960 --> 00:19:59,919 Speaker 3: It could be somebody an outsider coming in. These are 436 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:02,680 Speaker 3: these are the hard ones to decide because you don't 437 00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 3: know exactly the track they have, these guys going on. 438 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:07,959 Speaker 2: Isaac Collins had a shot at Rookie of the Year 439 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,119 Speaker 2: AJ at twenty eight years old, and he's, you know, 440 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 2: in prospect coming from the States. 441 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 1: But what do you like A. 442 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:17,880 Speaker 4: What's what's murkamiet So. 443 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 2: So I'll give you the three Japanese players that are 444 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:22,200 Speaker 2: gonna be rookies. Todd likes and may at plus seven hundred. 445 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:25,480 Speaker 2: I'm worried about Murakami because the grading of the defense 446 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:28,360 Speaker 2: and the swing and miss maybe goes through some league adjustments. 447 00:20:28,359 --> 00:20:30,920 Speaker 2: He's at plus five hundred. Okamoto's at plus thirty hundred. 448 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:34,800 Speaker 2: That's my guys thirty. Yeah, it's thirty. It helps, but 449 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:37,679 Speaker 2: Okamoto might hit twenty five and hit three hundred and 450 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:38,959 Speaker 2: played decent defense. 451 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:40,840 Speaker 4: I mean, if Okamoto does that, a lot of people 452 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:42,760 Speaker 4: be mad they didn't get in on him. So let's 453 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 4: not forget about that. But also, you know you mentioned 454 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:47,359 Speaker 4: your savage. Here's there's a couple of guys we didn't 455 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:49,800 Speaker 4: talk about. And one of them has a long term 456 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:53,520 Speaker 4: extension in Baltimore. His name Sam Pasaiyo, and that dude 457 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 4: can match. He's not gonna catch because of ADLEI Rutchman 458 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:58,680 Speaker 4: are gonna find it, bats form dh wherever they need 459 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:00,800 Speaker 4: to do it. That's a name to watch because he's 460 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 4: gonna get playing time because he signed a long term deal. 461 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:05,040 Speaker 5: Guys, and ADLEYE. 462 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:07,680 Speaker 4: Rutchman has been injured, he's been up and down. That's 463 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:09,479 Speaker 4: the name to watch for. And then the other one 464 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:12,359 Speaker 4: is a guy we were in Guardians camp yesterday, Chase 465 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:14,720 Speaker 4: the Lawd. I know he had to drop fly ball 466 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 4: in the postseason, but they love this kid and he's 467 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 4: gonna get a chance to play every day. And I 468 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 4: don't want to say it's a non pressure environment, but 469 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:26,639 Speaker 4: playing somewhere like Chicago Toronto is a little different than 470 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:29,159 Speaker 4: playing in Cleveland. You get to make some mistakes, you 471 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:31,880 Speaker 4: get to learn from him, you get to grow from him. 472 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:33,080 Speaker 5: And you're gonna get your repats. 473 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:34,879 Speaker 4: I mean, those are a couple names for me that 474 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:38,600 Speaker 4: we didn't even mention the National League for me when 475 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:39,120 Speaker 4: we get to that. 476 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:40,160 Speaker 5: That one's an easier. 477 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 2: One, okay, But here you took some that were pretty 478 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 2: far down the board. 479 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:45,440 Speaker 1: Interesting. I like it. 480 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:48,399 Speaker 2: But Sia was right after McGonagall, and I like that 481 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:51,120 Speaker 2: pick because he's also only going to catch so much. 482 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:53,120 Speaker 2: He'll he'll and he's not even gonna play much first 483 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 2: this year with Pete Lonzo there and unless they trade Mountcastle, 484 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 2: so he's gonna get a lot of DH time, which 485 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 2: is going to help because he can just foke on 486 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:02,040 Speaker 2: the bat and mix in a little catching. So he's 487 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:04,280 Speaker 2: plus nine hundred, and then you brought up the latter. 488 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 2: He's at plus sixteen hundred. So I think he's either 489 00:22:08,119 --> 00:22:09,639 Speaker 2: in the top ten or right outside of it. 490 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:10,360 Speaker 1: I believe ten. 491 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:13,040 Speaker 2: I can't count really quickly, So yeah, this is actually 492 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:14,399 Speaker 2: a really good race. I think there are going to 493 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:17,080 Speaker 2: be a lot of good rookies in the American League, 494 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:20,959 Speaker 2: but anyway, let us know your thoughts and let's talk 495 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:24,520 Speaker 2: about what betmgm is focused on before the World Baseball Classics, 496 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 2: which we'll be doing our lockscorre, so we'll be early 497 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:30,639 Speaker 2: in on season locks. 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