1 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 1: Hey, we're ready for our next guest. He is the 2 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: new manager of the San Diego Padres, Craig Stammon, joining 3 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: us right now on foul Territory for the first time. 4 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 2: Craig, great to have you on here. 5 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: Congratulations on getting the role, and how has the off 6 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 1: season really your life changed over the past month and change? 7 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, thanks a lot. Yeah, it's been definitely been a 8 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 3: life change. I'm a lot busier here in November, December 9 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:32,279 Speaker 3: and January leading up the spring training and planning, you know, 10 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 3: everything in the off season and planning what we're going 11 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:36,840 Speaker 3: to do in spring training. So it's been a fun 12 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 3: change though exciting put in a leadership role and testing 13 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 3: my leadership abilities. 14 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 4: So far, so good. 15 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 5: I'm just glad you didn't big league me, okay, because 16 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 5: I saw you at winter meetings and we talked, and 17 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 5: your family came up to mind and we have mutual 18 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 5: friends and family friends, and I text you. I had 19 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 5: to dig through my doldrums of my rolodecks to try 20 00:00:57,880 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 5: to figure out a way to get your phone number. 21 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 5: Got your phone number and you said that you would 22 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,319 Speaker 5: come on after the holidays. So I am just here 23 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 5: saying thank you, thank you, for coming on. We appreciate it, 24 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:08,960 Speaker 5: and we were not going to ask you how to 25 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:09,679 Speaker 5: split the atom. 26 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 2: Okay, we might talk a little. 27 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 5: Bullpen or platoon advantages, but other than that, it's going 28 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 5: to be all ball and hopefully you get to have 29 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:16,479 Speaker 5: a good time. 30 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 2: So thank you. 31 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:18,919 Speaker 4: Yeah, you're welcome. 32 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 3: Hopefully that's you know, a foreshadow of the future that 33 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 3: I'm a man of my word. You know, good managers 34 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:28,320 Speaker 3: are usually a man other word. And I'm glad we 35 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 3: could make it work that we get on the show. Sorry, 36 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 3: I couldn't make it happen in winter meetings, but all good. 37 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 1: Now, all right, so let's first get into the transition 38 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 1: period and the conversation that you've probably already had a 39 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: million times with others, but that one moment where all 40 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: of a sudden it switched from I'm interviewing people to 41 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: I'm one of them being interviewed. 42 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think you know, aj I should have probably 43 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 3: gotten the tune the message a little earlier in the 44 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 3: off season, but he kept prying, and without really saying 45 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 3: it that he wanted me to be a candidate, just 46 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 3: kept asking, you know, do you want to do more? 47 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:14,360 Speaker 3: You know, are you tired of being a special assistant, 48 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 3: and my wife and I had just talked about it, 49 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 3: you know, over the last few off seasons, because there's 50 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 3: definitely been a you know, a desire to stay in 51 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 3: the game and be a part of it in some capacity, 52 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 3: and the special assistant role felt comfortable with my family 53 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 3: and the situation that we were in with young kids 54 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 3: and just being able to get them into school and 55 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 3: get them situated back home, get them into sports, all 56 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:36,639 Speaker 3: that kind of stuff, and so we just had a 57 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 3: lot going on and it was kind of just a no, 58 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 3: a casual note between me and my wife and like, 59 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 3: this just isn't going to work. And then when AJ said, no, 60 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 3: I really need you to think about this, and if 61 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 3: it takes me flying out to come see your wife 62 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 3: and answer all the questions and stuff like that, he goes, 63 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 3: I'm willing to do that. 64 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 4: And that's what I knew. He was really serious. 65 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 3: And when he was really serious, then I had to 66 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 3: start thinking about it and get really serious about it too. 67 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 3: And I guess, just like sitting down and actually like 68 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 3: mapping it out and thinking about it. 69 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:05,640 Speaker 4: Do I really want to do this? 70 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 3: This is this an opportunity I want to pursue hadn't 71 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 3: really you know, I'd lightly thought about it, but not 72 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 3: seriously considered it until after those interviews. So odd timing, 73 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 3: I guess on that end. But I'd spent so much 74 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 3: time with AJ and Josh and most of the Padrey's 75 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 3: front office the last two years. 76 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 4: It was like they've been interviewing me for the last 77 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 4: few years. 78 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 3: So the interview process probably started back when I signed 79 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 3: as a minor league free agent back in twenty seventeen. 80 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 5: Did you feel like you had the answest to the 81 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 5: test already when they started interviewing you, because you you've 82 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 5: been through this, so you've sat in those interviews and 83 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 5: you've know what they like when Preller by the way, 84 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 5: we call him Preller because there's only one AJ on 85 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 5: the show, so don't anything with him, all right, And 86 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 5: by the way, I addressed way better also, but that's 87 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 5: a whole different topic. Did you feel like you had 88 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 5: the innswest to the test when they started asking you questions? 89 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 5: When they're coming up to you and they're saying, Craig, 90 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 5: well this, what would you do in this situation? You're like, remember, 91 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 5: three interviews ago, we had disc candidates. We didn't like 92 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 5: that answer, so I'm gonna go with the opposite answer. 93 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 2: How does that work? Because it seems like you already 94 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 2: know what to say. 95 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, I could see how you could think that way. 96 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 3: I think I had the you could say I had 97 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 3: the answers to the test because I've been watching a 98 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 3: bunch of games with AJ and Josh and a lot 99 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,359 Speaker 3: of the front office guys, and we think baseball. I 100 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:22,040 Speaker 3: think that's why they hired me, as we think about 101 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:23,600 Speaker 3: baseball in a very similar manner. 102 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 4: They hadn't you not much to do with the rest 103 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:27,600 Speaker 4: of the candidates. 104 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 3: I think we're all good baseball men that were on 105 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 3: all those interviews, and everybody had a lot of good ideas, 106 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:35,359 Speaker 3: and I thought like I had some good ideas that 107 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 3: I brought to the table, two that were unique and 108 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 3: different and thoughts that I had even that I'd probably 109 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:43,679 Speaker 3: told AJ and Josh already from you know, just trying 110 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:46,040 Speaker 3: to you know, navigate the last two seasons and help 111 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:48,720 Speaker 3: our team be the best that they can be, So 112 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 3: you know, it wasn't an advantage. 113 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 4: I don't know. 114 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 3: I've sat on a bunch of interviews, you know, for 115 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:56,720 Speaker 3: different roles, and in fact, like the very first year 116 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 3: out of being an off season. 117 00:04:57,839 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 4: Interviewed for being the bench coach. 118 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 3: So I just try to be myself, be as genuine 119 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 3: as possible, be a man of integrity, and you know, 120 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:08,279 Speaker 3: hopefully that shines through on those interview processes. 121 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 4: And and you know, I am who I am. 122 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 3: You know, it's it's my character hopefully speaks for itself. 123 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 3: And that's, you know, kind of what I tried to 124 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 3: put out in those interviews. 125 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 6: All Right, you've been in it for two years and 126 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 6: you know, special assistant role. One of the things we 127 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 6: hear about Preller is he could be tough. He can 128 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 6: be tough to work with. Do you have a little 129 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 6: bit of like an insight into say, I get it, Aja, 130 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 6: Like he's calls you and I get it. You're gonna 131 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 6: be pissed about this, But let's relax. You know, we 132 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 6: set this ahead. You know, is there are you the 133 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 6: Are you the Preller Whisperer? 134 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 4: I'm not a Preller whisperer. 135 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 2: Uh. 136 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 4: That's funny. 137 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 3: I think that we we build a relationship when I 138 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 3: was playing, we build a relationship with me as a 139 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 3: special assistant. Obviously it's going to be a you know, 140 00:05:57,000 --> 00:06:00,479 Speaker 3: slightly different relationship with me as the manager. But so far, 141 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 3: it's been great to work with AJ. I've loved playing 142 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:05,280 Speaker 3: for him. 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Get America's number one meal kit, 184 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: Hello Fresh. 185 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 6: Five minutes of your interview here, I've gleaned the words, integrity, 186 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 6: the relationships, all that stuff anytime before you became the man. 187 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 6: Because we hear about you're respected by the current players 188 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 6: as a player, and then as your role in the 189 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 6: front office, you're respected by preler. You mentioned Josh too. 190 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 6: Any time was there a moment in the last two 191 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 6: years where you were like, as a manager, I would 192 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 6: have done this differently? Or did anybody come to you 193 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 6: and say, hey, as a manager, would you have done 194 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 6: this differently? 195 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 2: Or as a bench coach would you have done this differently? 196 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 3: I think we all have our own ideas of how 197 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 3: we would do things differently. I think the last two 198 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 3: years in this role, Mike Shields have been our manager, 199 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 3: and he's a great manager. His track record speaks for himself, 200 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 3: you know, back to back ninety win seasons and before 201 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:45,719 Speaker 3: that with Cardinals, same thing, always taking his teams to 202 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:48,319 Speaker 3: the playoffs. So I think more so I learned a 203 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 3: lot from him on how to navigate through the season, 204 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 3: how to navigate a spring training, how to get your 205 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 3: team ready to play and get off to the fast start. 206 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 4: So I you know, I've. 207 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:03,719 Speaker 3: Talked with him pretty regularly year since he retired, and uh, 208 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 3: he's giving me some great advice and he's kind of 209 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:07,560 Speaker 3: helped me through this offseason and looking forward to my 210 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 3: next phone call with him to you know, pick his 211 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 3: brain some more, and you know, asking, hey, what should 212 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:14,440 Speaker 3: I be thinking about right now? You know, three four 213 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 3: weeks before spring training? And you know what do I 214 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:18,320 Speaker 3: got to get their guys ready for? What I got 215 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 3: to get the coaches ready for? So you know, there's 216 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 3: a there's you know, you could do little things here 217 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 3: and there differently, but overall, like our team has been 218 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:28,560 Speaker 3: in a good spot for the last couple of years 219 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:30,600 Speaker 3: and now it's just trying to get over that hump, 220 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 3: get hot at the right time and and hopefully get 221 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:35,680 Speaker 3: to the playoffs and be the hottest team at that point. 222 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 5: All right, I have to ask you because this is 223 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 5: the one thing that when people people have asked me, 224 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 5: do you want to manage? 225 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 2: This? The one thing I always think about. 226 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 5: And you sat in the bullpend board a lot of 227 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 5: a lot of your time as a big league player. 228 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 5: But when you're in let's say, let's see you guys 229 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 5: training Peoria and you have to drive to I don't know, Mesa, okay, 230 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 5: and watch a Padres Athletics game and you're in the 231 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,959 Speaker 5: seventh inning and it's the first week of spring third 232 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 5: week of spring training, and you have all number eighty 233 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 5: nine's out there all over the field. Are you going 234 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 5: to be bored? Because that's what I think about, Like 235 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 5: I'm thinner thinking like you know, as a former player, 236 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 5: like you were a former big leaguer pitcher, you pitching 237 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 5: the fifth inning, they'd be like, okay, great, go ahead 238 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:17,840 Speaker 5: and go home. Right, So I'd play six or seven innings. 239 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:19,440 Speaker 5: They're like, all right, go ahead and go home. But 240 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 5: now you're the manager. 241 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 2: You have to stay. 242 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:22,440 Speaker 5: You have to take all the buses, you have to 243 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:24,760 Speaker 5: do all these things. Get back to the field. It's 244 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:25,439 Speaker 5: late at nine. 245 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:27,679 Speaker 2: Then you have to have the lineups ready, Like are 246 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 2: you going to get bored? Or are you worried about? 247 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:30,640 Speaker 2: Because that's the one thing that I always thought like 248 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:33,080 Speaker 2: that would be boring sometimes. 249 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 3: You know, you know, everybody doesn't know those eighty ninees 250 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 3: and eighty eights and eighty seven's. 251 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:40,560 Speaker 4: But unfortunate, you know, not Unfortunately. 252 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 3: Fortunately, the role that I had the last few years 253 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 3: was was a lot with the player development, and I 254 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:47,240 Speaker 3: was able to go down to all those minor league 255 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 3: affiliates and see those guys and try to be a 256 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 3: mentor to them and somebody that they could count on. 257 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 3: And so I know those eighty sevens, eighty nine's and nineties, 258 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 3: and when they're in the game, I'm gonna be root 259 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:58,160 Speaker 3: for them because this is their chance to prove that 260 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 3: they can be big leaguers. And to me, that's exciting 261 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:03,679 Speaker 3: because we've been pushing, you know, those guys to get 262 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 3: better at their game, do this, do that, you know, 263 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 3: to make it to the next level. And you know, 264 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 3: finally they get their chance to prove it as a 265 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 3: as an eighty nine and a ninety. 266 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 4: And it's still a big league game. 267 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 3: It's still a big league stadium, a big league atmosphere, 268 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:19,559 Speaker 3: and you know, be able to pat those guys on 269 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 3: the back, tell them they're doing a good job. And 270 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 3: you know, that's something I look forward to. It's gonna 271 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 3: be a fun. End of the game. 272 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 4: Will be different. 273 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:29,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, usually you're not staying for a full 274 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:31,560 Speaker 3: game and spring training as a player and able to 275 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 3: sneak out of there and get eighteen holes around golf 276 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 3: in in the afternoon. I think as a manager, my 277 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:38,439 Speaker 3: golf game is going to suffer in that respect for 278 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 3: spring training. 279 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 6: All right, Well, what Craig just said, and what he 280 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 6: really meant to say was AJ, you were a superstar 281 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:49,720 Speaker 6: and you weren't a superstar, so you appreciate the little people. 282 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,480 Speaker 6: AJ can't respond right now. So that's good. That's why 283 00:11:52,520 --> 00:11:55,440 Speaker 6: I said it. But that's why AJ would have hated it. 284 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:57,240 Speaker 6: So that's why you're going to be a great manager. 285 00:11:57,440 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 4: Except yeah, I feel like I was pitching. 286 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:01,960 Speaker 3: I was pitching in those seventh, eighth, nine games in 287 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:03,440 Speaker 3: Mesa against the A's. 288 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 4: You know, I was like, that was like my jam. 289 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 3: I was trying to get out the eighty nines in 290 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:08,440 Speaker 3: the nineties. 291 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 2: You were you were trying to prove it. You were 292 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 2: hanging on, you were grinding. AJ doesn't know about being 293 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:14,559 Speaker 2: a grinder. It's okay, correct. 294 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 6: He already had six years in the big leagues by 295 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 6: the time you first got called up to the big 296 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:22,960 Speaker 6: leagues at twenty five years old. So that's where he 297 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:26,559 Speaker 6: doesn't connect. But you and I we connect, except on 298 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 6: this part. Can a pitcher, let alone a relief pitcher, 299 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:32,200 Speaker 6: be a good manager. 300 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:38,439 Speaker 3: We're gonna find out, you know, That's that's gonna be 301 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 3: the cool part about it. You know, us relievers were 302 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 3: usually you know, thrown over there, thrown out in the outfield, 303 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:47,720 Speaker 3: in the bullpen, we're separate from the dugout, but we've 304 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 3: got our own team chemistry out there too, and we've 305 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:52,719 Speaker 3: got to be a tight unit out there. 306 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:54,040 Speaker 4: We've got to be a unit. 307 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:56,720 Speaker 3: That picks each other up, you know, holds those inherited 308 00:12:56,800 --> 00:13:00,040 Speaker 3: runners on the board and you know they't usually the 309 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:01,960 Speaker 3: The only thing a reliever gets on Sports Center for 310 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:05,200 Speaker 3: is when you give up a home run. So that's 311 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:09,400 Speaker 3: how managers get on get on ESPN or or on TV. 312 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:11,360 Speaker 4: Also is if they make a bad decision. So I'll 313 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 4: be used to that. 314 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 3: I'll have to have a quick memory, you know, forget 315 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:17,959 Speaker 3: about the tough times and move on to the next 316 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 3: day and be the best. So I think being a 317 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:23,680 Speaker 3: reliver reliever has shaped me for this position. It's not 318 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 3: common in our game, but there's been pitchers that have 319 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:28,079 Speaker 3: that have been in this position. The Brian Price is 320 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:31,079 Speaker 3: Bud Blacks, Roger Craig's of the world off the top 321 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:32,840 Speaker 3: of my head. So hopefully I can carry on their 322 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:36,079 Speaker 3: legacy and make all those pitchers and especially the relief 323 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:36,840 Speaker 3: pitchers proud. 324 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 5: Okay, do you think you have an advantage running a 325 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:43,080 Speaker 5: bullpen because you're a bullpen guy? You think that there 326 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:45,840 Speaker 5: will be an advantage to you of matchups and when 327 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 5: to bring guys in and who's fresh, because as a 328 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 5: former bullpen guy, unvailable Skip I could pitch I've done 329 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:53,160 Speaker 5: four days. 330 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 2: In a row, but I'm ready for that fit Dake. 331 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:57,439 Speaker 5: Come on, do you think you'll have a better understanding 332 00:13:57,800 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 5: of the Bullpen's not only psyche, but when do you 333 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:01,240 Speaker 5: use guys at certain times? 334 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 3: I should if I paid attention, you know, and and 335 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 3: note how knew how I feel? 336 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:11,079 Speaker 2: And you know we dry hunt from Buck Craig. Although 337 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:12,440 Speaker 2: Crats wants to bang on me. 338 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 5: I also know what you guys did because I used 339 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 5: to have to go out to the bullpen one days 340 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 5: I didn't start and catch, and I know those stupid 341 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 5: reindeer games you guys play out there. 342 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 2: Okay, we're flicking seeds and we're trying to see you 343 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 2: can get it in the cup. 344 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 5: Oh look look at that funny looking fella in the 345 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 5: hat up there behind me. Like you guys aren't always 346 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 5: paying attention, So that's just you know you should, But 347 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:36,040 Speaker 5: I mean I would think you know roles and how 348 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 5: to define. 349 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:40,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, you know you know you were catching behind 350 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:41,960 Speaker 3: no play? Were you paying attention all the time too. 351 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 3: I'm sure when you were walking looking to the dugout, 352 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 3: you know, checking out who's sitting in the front or 353 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 3: front row, third row. You know that kind of stuff 354 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 3: that's baseball. You know, baseball is supposed to be fun. 355 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 3: Those reindeer games are kind of part of it. 356 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 4: You know. 357 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 3: Hopefully in the dugout, we're playing the game like ten 358 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:58,360 Speaker 3: year olds and we're playing it the same way with 359 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 3: the same energy and enthusiasm that we had as little leaguers. 360 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 3: And you know, that stuff's all fun, and we've got 361 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 3: to be able to do that to bring some light 362 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:09,360 Speaker 3: to the situation over one hundred and sixty two game seasons. 363 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 3: So maybe I can bring some of those reindeer games 364 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 3: of the dugout, but also be ready to lock it 365 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:15,080 Speaker 3: in and focus when we need. 366 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 6: To position players. They love reindeer games too. Don't don't 367 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 6: let them. Don't let them get it twisted. You guys 368 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 6: just pitch in an area. But are you gonna have 369 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 6: Mason Miller in the bullpen? Or was it your or 370 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 6: is it would it be your objective to say, Mason, 371 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 6: can you start some games for us this year? Can 372 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 6: you be a starter? Because we see value in what 373 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:39,320 Speaker 6: you could bring every five days. 374 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm not gonna put a limit on what he 375 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 4: can and can't do. 376 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:46,920 Speaker 3: I just know that he's the best in the entire 377 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 3: world coming out of the bullpen. And when you're the best, 378 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 3: you know, it's hard to take somebody away from being 379 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 3: the best at what they're what they're already good at, 380 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 3: and we're looking forward to putting them in the game. 381 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:01,200 Speaker 3: You know, got the back in for us in San 382 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 3: Diego because he's going to be dominant, just like he 383 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 3: was when we traded for him last year. And you know, 384 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 3: you got the picture of him, you know, getting ready 385 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:09,400 Speaker 3: to pitch for the. 386 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:10,280 Speaker 4: USA and WBC. 387 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:12,560 Speaker 3: I think DeRos is pretty excited to have him too 388 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:13,880 Speaker 3: on that squad. 389 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:16,040 Speaker 4: But you know we couldn't. 390 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:17,840 Speaker 3: You know, if you're making a phone call down the 391 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:22,000 Speaker 3: bullpen saying get Mason Miller ready, that's a good phone call. 392 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 6: You are an ex player. You understand value, You understand 393 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 6: the length of a career. If Mason came to you 394 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 6: and said, yes, I want to do what's best for 395 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:34,680 Speaker 6: the team. But Craig, I'm seeing what guys are making 396 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 6: as starting pitchers and seeing what guys are making as closers, 397 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 6: please give me a shot to start. How tough of 398 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 6: a decision is that because you were an ex player? 399 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think, you know what. 400 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:49,520 Speaker 3: I think it makes it an easier decision, honestly, because 401 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:51,440 Speaker 3: when a player says I want to do this, that 402 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:53,120 Speaker 3: means they're all in, and that means they're willing to 403 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 3: put the work in to do it. 404 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 4: You know. 405 00:16:55,560 --> 00:16:58,040 Speaker 3: The troubles when you get some guys that are like, yeah, 406 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 3: i'll do it if you want me to, you know, 407 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:02,760 Speaker 3: and you kind of just get that fifty to fifty 408 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:04,640 Speaker 3: you know, feeling from him. 409 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:06,119 Speaker 4: But when they say, hey, I'm all in, this is 410 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:07,440 Speaker 4: what I want to do. I know I can help 411 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 4: the team win this way. 412 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 3: I also know I can you know, help myself, my 413 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:13,720 Speaker 3: career and my family in this way too. You kind 414 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:15,239 Speaker 3: of got a side with the player in that and 415 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 3: give them the opportunity, and you know, obviously you give 416 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:20,359 Speaker 3: them the opportunity, but you put guardrails around it to 417 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:23,199 Speaker 3: protect them and hopefully that you know, they have a 418 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:26,400 Speaker 3: long lasting career that goes beyond ten years and play 419 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 3: as long as they want to and they get to 420 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 3: retire when they say hey, I'm done. But you know, 421 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 3: it's I think it makes a decision much easier when 422 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:34,919 Speaker 3: the player says, Hey, this is what I want to do, 423 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 3: and I know I'll be good at it, you know, 424 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:40,440 Speaker 3: And in our conversations with our players, we ask those 425 00:17:40,520 --> 00:17:43,119 Speaker 3: questions and they give us those types of answers, and 426 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 3: that's how we make decisions, right. 427 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:47,600 Speaker 5: You know, how I know Mason Miller's not starting for 428 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:50,239 Speaker 5: you guys because he's pitching for Team USA, and if 429 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:52,639 Speaker 5: he was starting, there's no way you guys would let 430 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:54,879 Speaker 5: him go do that. Okay, Well, that's how I know 431 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:57,400 Speaker 5: he's not starting for you guys. As soon as I saw, 432 00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:59,640 Speaker 5: they're like, huh, he's going to the bullpen because there's 433 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 5: no way you guys will be like, hey, Mark de Rosa, 434 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:04,479 Speaker 5: you go use Mason Miller for three or four innings. 435 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 5: You decide, don't worry, We'll be good over here in 436 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 5: Peoria playing the Mariners every other day. 437 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 2: Okay. So as soon as I saw that, I knew. 438 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:13,199 Speaker 5: What I want to know is how many of these 439 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 5: players you'd mentioned your communication with Mason and other players. 440 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 5: Have you reached out to all the players Manny Machado's 441 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 5: and er boguards. Have you reached out to these guys 442 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 5: Cronin were and had conversations about what their roles are 443 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 5: and what you need to see out of them this year. 444 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 4: Yeah. 445 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:32,200 Speaker 3: I mean, I think I've been on my phone more 446 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:34,159 Speaker 3: in the last two three months, and I think I 447 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:36,119 Speaker 3: have in the past two to three years, you know, 448 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:38,680 Speaker 3: just talking to all the players, talking to all the staff, 449 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:42,359 Speaker 3: and trying to create that culture and that attitude that 450 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:43,719 Speaker 3: we want to bring to spring training. 451 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:46,960 Speaker 4: So far, those guys have been working their tails off this. 452 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:49,680 Speaker 3: Offseason, which has been pretty cool and I'm proud of, 453 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:52,359 Speaker 3: you know what, the effort that those guys want to 454 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 3: put in and the sting that they felt from losing 455 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:56,639 Speaker 3: to the Cubs in the playoffs last year, and so 456 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 3: I think that's motivation for them going into the offseason 457 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 3: and going into this next season. I think the other 458 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 3: part of it is, you know, we've I've been in 459 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:07,399 Speaker 3: the locker room with those guys, have you know, tried 460 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 3: to take this team to the World Series. With those guys, 461 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:12,160 Speaker 3: they know what it's about, we know what it's about, 462 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:14,439 Speaker 3: we know what it's like with each other, and so 463 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:16,919 Speaker 3: me being in the seat as a manager is definitely different. 464 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 3: But we can also partner together and we can have 465 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:22,000 Speaker 3: real conversations about, you know, how to make this team 466 00:19:22,040 --> 00:19:23,920 Speaker 3: better and how to get over the hump, and and 467 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:27,639 Speaker 3: they've been great conversations and the guys seem very motivated 468 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:29,920 Speaker 3: and what we've seen from them the off season has 469 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:30,359 Speaker 3: proven that. 470 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:32,640 Speaker 4: And excited just to see them in spring training. 471 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:34,399 Speaker 3: And get to prove to the rest of the world 472 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:36,200 Speaker 3: that you know, and show every by the rest of 473 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:37,760 Speaker 3: the world, you know, the work that they did put 474 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:39,160 Speaker 3: in and how they're ready to play this year. 475 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:41,919 Speaker 2: Mine's kind of a two part question. 476 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:46,800 Speaker 6: First, what type of what type of role did you 477 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 6: have in roster acquisitions, trades, you know, in your previous role. 478 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 3: With AJJS to to get the opinion of the entire room. 479 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 3: So he made all of us within the organization, within 480 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:07,120 Speaker 3: his front office group feel like we always had a voice. 481 00:20:07,119 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 3: I always felt like I had a voice. I could 482 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:11,199 Speaker 3: state my opinion whether it was what he agreed with 483 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:14,119 Speaker 3: or not. He would kind of take all that into 484 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:17,879 Speaker 3: consideration and then and then make his decisions. So I 485 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:20,080 Speaker 3: felt like the curtain was pulled back from when I 486 00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 3: was a player. I got to see, you know, how 487 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:24,359 Speaker 3: things ran. I got to see, you know, how AJ 488 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 3: likes to think about, you know, constructing the roster and 489 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:30,639 Speaker 3: then what he's thinking about at the trade deadline. And 490 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:33,399 Speaker 3: I think, you know, one of the coolest things, you know, 491 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:35,480 Speaker 3: and what why AJ is so great at his job 492 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:38,159 Speaker 3: was last year he was talking about the players he 493 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 3: wanted to trade for in April and May, and then 494 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:44,119 Speaker 3: traded for those exact same players at the end of 495 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:46,879 Speaker 3: July at the August trade trade deadline. And you know, 496 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 3: I asked him, I said, is it always Are you 497 00:20:48,359 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 3: always that smart? Has it always worked that way? And 498 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 3: he was kind of like, you know, some trade deadlines 499 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 3: go the way you wanted to go. Sometimes there's a 500 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 3: few curve balls, and he goes, you know, this one 501 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:58,720 Speaker 3: was exactly the way I wanted it to go, and 502 00:20:58,760 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 3: it felt like we did a good job. 503 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:02,480 Speaker 4: And so just knowing being a part of that, I 504 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 4: was quite you know, I wasn't. 505 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:06,359 Speaker 3: A part of every conversation or every little detail, but 506 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 3: you know, I had a pretty good synopsis of what 507 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 3: was going on with the team. 508 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 6: Do you have a bigger seat now? Do you have 509 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 6: a larger say now as the manager than you did 510 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:17,400 Speaker 6: last year as a special assistant. 511 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 3: I don't know if I have a larger say. I 512 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 3: definitely am in a lot more of those conversations, and 513 00:21:25,440 --> 00:21:28,240 Speaker 3: he's in AJ and I are talking more often, so 514 00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:32,359 Speaker 3: naturally he's asking my opinion more often on all those things, 515 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 3: and probably know a lot more about the you know, 516 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 3: some of the things that you know don't get got 517 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 3: down to the special assistance. You know that weren't you know, 518 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:45,320 Speaker 3: on the edge of decision making. So I would say 519 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 3: my voice is similar, but I just know a lot 520 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:49,600 Speaker 3: more that's going on. 521 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:52,920 Speaker 5: Okay, can we get Preller to come on the show please? 522 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 5: I've asked him. He says he doesn't watch. Okay, I 523 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:57,679 Speaker 5: see him in San Diego. I'm like, hey, we'd love 524 00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 5: to have you on Talk Padre's Ball. He goes, well, well, 525 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 5: I don't really know your show. I don't really watch, 526 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 5: but I've seen you say like these ten things, so 527 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:06,040 Speaker 5: somewhere there's a disconnect here. 528 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:08,119 Speaker 2: So I'd love just to talk to him. I know 529 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:08,919 Speaker 2: he doesn't sleep. 530 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:11,520 Speaker 5: He doesn't sleep, so I know if we need to 531 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:13,119 Speaker 5: get him on at three in the morning out in 532 00:22:13,160 --> 00:22:15,840 Speaker 5: San Diego when I'm just waking up and he's just 533 00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 5: now winding down from the game, I'm happy to interview him. 534 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:22,239 Speaker 5: So just pass that message along to him from me, 535 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 5: from one AJ to another. He's been ducking me for years, 536 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:26,600 Speaker 5: so I just love to talk to him. He did 537 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:28,639 Speaker 5: sign me one time in Texas, so and we do 538 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:29,560 Speaker 5: have a little connection. 539 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:32,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, you need to go. You need to go play 540 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 4: some hoops with him. Go play some hoops. Bill Little. 541 00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:37,920 Speaker 5: I feel like I could post three, because he's he's 542 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:39,160 Speaker 5: like little, you could post. 543 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:40,760 Speaker 2: I feel like I could just post. 544 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:42,400 Speaker 5: Him up and just back him down like Shack did 545 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:44,399 Speaker 5: to like some of those people like I would be 546 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 5: shocked and he would be like Muggsy Bogues. I just 547 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 5: back him up, back him up, and oh layup he will. 548 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 4: He will shock you. 549 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 3: And how good he is at basketball, it's it's surprising. 550 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:57,440 Speaker 3: It's surprising he can he can play. So but that's 551 00:22:57,480 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 3: that's the way it was hard, That's the way it 552 00:22:59,600 --> 00:22:59,880 Speaker 3: was Hart. 553 00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:04,119 Speaker 1: Hey, Craig, I want to ask you about a specific 554 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 1: player who you've been able to watch for years and 555 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:10,680 Speaker 1: might not be a part of the mix for next year. 556 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:15,119 Speaker 1: Tell us about how unique Luisa rises as a player. 557 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:17,199 Speaker 1: It's a name we haven't heard a ton about in 558 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 1: rumors yet this offseason, but just wanted to get your 559 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:23,359 Speaker 1: scouting report on his value. And if you think that 560 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:26,280 Speaker 1: advanced metrics are being too harsh on. 561 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:30,560 Speaker 4: Him, Louise is a great player. 562 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 3: He was a great addition to our team the last 563 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:37,240 Speaker 3: few years, just in a culture standpoint, and even like 564 00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:39,119 Speaker 3: an attitude that he had brought to the hitting group. 565 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:43,239 Speaker 3: He was always working, one of the hardest workers on 566 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:46,440 Speaker 3: the team, and always caring about his craft and he 567 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:48,639 Speaker 3: takes took his takes his craft series. As we know, 568 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:52,639 Speaker 3: we've seen him play and you know, multiple multiple season 569 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 3: batting champ Uh. He brings a unique skill set to 570 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:59,000 Speaker 3: the to the team, skill set that not many players bring. 571 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:03,440 Speaker 3: Doesn't strikeout, makes a lot of contact, not a ton 572 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:06,640 Speaker 3: of power. But you know, honestly, the last few years, 573 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:09,400 Speaker 3: there wasn't too many people I'd rather have up at 574 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:13,080 Speaker 3: the plate, you know, two out situation runner and scoring position, 575 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:14,960 Speaker 3: because you know he was gonna put a good a 576 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 3: bat on. You knew he was gonna put the ball 577 00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:19,240 Speaker 3: in play, and he just had a unique ability of 578 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 3: just shooting the line drive over the shortstop and scoring 579 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 3: that runner from second. So you know, RBI is kind 580 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:29,080 Speaker 3: of a stat that the analytics departments don't value as highly, 581 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:32,199 Speaker 3: especially to out RBIs. But I think that was his 582 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:34,359 Speaker 3: specialty and and he kind of he struggled a little 583 00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 3: bit with it at the at last year. But you know, 584 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 3: some of that was a little bit of bad luck, 585 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:41,760 Speaker 3: and some of that was just you know, the you 586 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:43,920 Speaker 3: know state of the seasons. We all have good seasons 587 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:46,639 Speaker 3: and bad seasons, good luck and bad luck. And you know, 588 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:48,639 Speaker 3: I think Luis is gonna have a great season next year. 589 00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:51,200 Speaker 3: He'll probably be right up there in the batting race 590 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:54,679 Speaker 3: and probably win another one here coming up shortly. So 591 00:24:55,359 --> 00:24:56,879 Speaker 3: he'd be a good addition our team. He'd be a 592 00:24:56,880 --> 00:24:59,120 Speaker 3: good addition to you know, the rest of the teams too. 593 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:02,159 Speaker 3: He was great for us the last few years in 594 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:02,800 Speaker 3: San Diego. 595 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:06,400 Speaker 5: Be careful now because you're you're you're a manager now, 596 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:08,200 Speaker 5: so you can only talk. You can't really talk about 597 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 5: you know. So I like what you did there. He'd 598 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:11,880 Speaker 5: be great on our team, but also all twenty nine 599 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:14,280 Speaker 5: other teams too, So that was that was very nice. 600 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:17,080 Speaker 2: That was very nice. You're learning managers speak as we 601 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 2: go here. 602 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 4: On the fly, learning the learning. 603 00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:22,280 Speaker 2: The I love it. 604 00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:24,720 Speaker 5: No one ever accused you of not being an intelligent 605 00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:26,360 Speaker 5: fellow that's why you're a manager. 606 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 6: Now. 607 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:30,120 Speaker 5: Can you guys compete with the Dodgers, the two time 608 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:34,040 Speaker 5: defending World champions? Everyone knows their payroll. There's a rivalry 609 00:25:34,119 --> 00:25:36,760 Speaker 5: between San Diego and LA. I don't care what anyone says. 610 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:39,680 Speaker 5: If you haven't been to an La Padre game, there 611 00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 5: is a different atmosphere, especially at pet Goo. You guys 612 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:45,440 Speaker 5: knocked him out a few years ago. You guys keep trying, 613 00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:48,360 Speaker 5: You guys keep pushing. I love that going there. Can 614 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:51,159 Speaker 5: you guys compete with LA the way your team is 615 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 5: assembled right now, and can you knock them off again 616 00:25:53,800 --> 00:25:56,760 Speaker 5: like you did a few years ago. 617 00:25:57,320 --> 00:26:00,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, we're gonna compete, There's no doubt about that. You know, 618 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:02,720 Speaker 3: we're gonna give them our best shot. That's what we'll 619 00:26:02,760 --> 00:26:05,480 Speaker 3: do every year. That's what we've done every year. They're 620 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:09,480 Speaker 3: a great team, two time defending World Series champions. They 621 00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:12,080 Speaker 3: got a lot of great star players, future Hall of famers. 622 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:14,640 Speaker 3: We feel good about our roster too. We feel good 623 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:17,400 Speaker 3: about our team, We feel good about the attitude. We've 624 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:19,080 Speaker 3: definitely had a lot of battles with them. We know 625 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 3: what it's like to play in Dodger Stadium. We know 626 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 3: what it's like to play that Petco and how exciting 627 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:28,320 Speaker 3: that atmosphere is. So we're looking forward to those battles 628 00:26:28,359 --> 00:26:31,119 Speaker 3: this season. They're a tough team, they're a great team. 629 00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:33,679 Speaker 3: But there's nothing better than in the big leagues than 630 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:36,720 Speaker 3: playing against the best. You know, it's us against them. 631 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:39,240 Speaker 3: You know, we'll stand on the mound and we'll throw 632 00:26:39,280 --> 00:26:41,160 Speaker 3: pitches and see if they can hit them, and we'll 633 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:42,680 Speaker 3: do the same thing. They'll stand on the mount and 634 00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:44,680 Speaker 3: throw pitches and see if we can do some damage. 635 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:47,680 Speaker 3: And then and then the best team will win. It's 636 00:26:47,720 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 3: been some good battles over the last few years. They 637 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:52,280 Speaker 3: got us last year, but you know, hopefully we can 638 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:54,160 Speaker 3: turn the tide this year and put our best foot 639 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:55,960 Speaker 3: forward against them. 640 00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:58,960 Speaker 1: Hey, Craig, I brought one that you can fully talk about, 641 00:26:59,080 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: nice and easy. Ready, sun Moon Song signs with the Padres. 642 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:06,359 Speaker 1: That's already been official, the whole deal. I think we 643 00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:08,639 Speaker 1: don't know a lot about him. So this is actually 644 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 1: an off season where there were a number of players 645 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:12,840 Speaker 1: coming from overseas, some US pictures of course that went 646 00:27:12,880 --> 00:27:14,960 Speaker 1: over and then came back ABO, np B et cetera, 647 00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:17,880 Speaker 1: many NPB stars. But this is one that I think 648 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:19,919 Speaker 1: flew under the radar and for some reason the timing 649 00:27:19,920 --> 00:27:21,800 Speaker 1: of his signing too. There was just a lot going on. 650 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:24,560 Speaker 1: So what can you tell us about him and the 651 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:26,679 Speaker 1: role that he'll be going for in spring training? 652 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, Sun Munsong great addition to the Padres. We had 653 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:35,840 Speaker 3: a lot of success with his you know friend hasan Kim. 654 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:39,600 Speaker 3: We kind of know how that process went bringing Kim 655 00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:42,920 Speaker 3: over from Korea, and we feel like we can implement 656 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:48,200 Speaker 3: that same process with Song and so he's going to 657 00:27:48,280 --> 00:27:50,160 Speaker 3: be kind of in a little bit of a super 658 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:52,159 Speaker 3: utility roles kind of where we see him. He's a 659 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:55,399 Speaker 3: natural third baseman, can play second base. We're going to 660 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:58,440 Speaker 3: try him out at first base and left field also, 661 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:01,240 Speaker 3: so you know, he's a left handed bat. It's gonna 662 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:03,639 Speaker 3: fit in well. We need to get Manny a dhday 663 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:05,720 Speaker 3: or Manny a day off. You know, he can slip 664 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:07,760 Speaker 3: right into there to the third you know, put him 665 00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:10,760 Speaker 3: in against a tough ridy you know, get some good 666 00:28:10,840 --> 00:28:14,040 Speaker 3: left handed bats in. He's he's a player that's got 667 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:18,000 Speaker 3: some speed, also has got a little bit of power 668 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:19,600 Speaker 3: that he's shown over the last few years. We feel 669 00:28:19,640 --> 00:28:21,959 Speaker 3: like his body's transformed a little bit here in the 670 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:24,760 Speaker 3: last couple of years he's got into the weight room, 671 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:27,520 Speaker 3: so we feel he's very well equipped to make the 672 00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:32,159 Speaker 3: jump from the KBO to major league Baseball. And you know, 673 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:34,080 Speaker 3: we're gonna try to bank on that success we had 674 00:28:34,119 --> 00:28:36,879 Speaker 3: with with has On Kim and and and you know, 675 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 3: Sung Monsong is gonna do the same thing, and we're 676 00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:42,600 Speaker 3: excited to have him and just another player, a great 677 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:44,800 Speaker 3: player that we got for a very favorable contract that 678 00:28:44,840 --> 00:28:47,640 Speaker 3: we feel can can make a good impact on our team. 679 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:52,320 Speaker 6: Last one for me, Joe musk Grove update and also 680 00:28:52,920 --> 00:28:56,840 Speaker 6: update on how you guys, if he's healthy, if he's 681 00:28:56,880 --> 00:28:58,320 Speaker 6: ready to go on the date that you guys have 682 00:28:58,400 --> 00:29:02,280 Speaker 6: him ready to go, how far you'll push him coming 683 00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:04,720 Speaker 6: off of his entire missed twenty five season. 684 00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:09,360 Speaker 3: Joe's in a great spot right now. He's been throwing 685 00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 3: bullpens regularly. He's he's ramping up for spring training. Uh 686 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:19,000 Speaker 3: so far, so good, on schedule with everything. As you know, 687 00:29:19,320 --> 00:29:22,240 Speaker 3: Joe is, you know, as good of a teammate as 688 00:29:22,280 --> 00:29:24,520 Speaker 3: you could ever have. He's as hard a worker as 689 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:26,840 Speaker 3: you could ever have. Some would say works too hard, 690 00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:29,160 Speaker 3: which I don't know if there is such a thing, 691 00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:32,080 Speaker 3: but he's a leader in our clubhouse, a leader within 692 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:34,880 Speaker 3: the whole organization, leader in the city of San Diego, 693 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 3: and so we're. 694 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:38,120 Speaker 4: Just looking forward to getting Joe back on the field. 695 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:40,880 Speaker 3: As far as the inning limits go, you know, he's 696 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:42,800 Speaker 3: at a stage in his career. I don't think he's 697 00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:46,640 Speaker 3: willing to entertain any innings limits. But we're gonna be 698 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:50,160 Speaker 3: very cognizant of his recovery, how he's feeling after every outing. 699 00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:52,160 Speaker 4: I'm not gonna put a number on him. 700 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:54,480 Speaker 3: You know, I've seen We've seen players come back from 701 00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:57,040 Speaker 3: Tommy John and and go through a full season pitching 702 00:29:57,080 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 3: the playoffs. Adam Wainwright comes to mind, you know, coming 703 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:01,520 Speaker 3: back from Tommy John and then pitching. 704 00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:03,160 Speaker 4: Two hundred and thirty innings the very next year. So 705 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:06,719 Speaker 4: no limit on Joe. He can. He's he's a stud. 706 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:09,719 Speaker 3: You know, We're gonna, you know, take him as far 707 00:30:09,760 --> 00:30:11,200 Speaker 3: as he's willing to go, and we're going to be 708 00:30:11,200 --> 00:30:14,720 Speaker 3: smart about it too. So you know, is any range, 709 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:17,360 Speaker 3: could could be any number of things, but you know, 710 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:19,240 Speaker 3: it'll be more of like a week by week, month 711 00:30:19,280 --> 00:30:22,320 Speaker 3: by month, start by start process with him and making 712 00:30:22,360 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 3: sure he's feeling good and then peaking at the end 713 00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:26,680 Speaker 3: of the season, so that we've got him, you know, 714 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:28,880 Speaker 3: for that playoff atmosphere, because when we get Joe in 715 00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:30,760 Speaker 3: the playoffs, there's probably nobody better. 716 00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:33,560 Speaker 5: All right, before we let you go, have two more 717 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:36,680 Speaker 5: quick ones. One you Darvish update, where's he at? Because 718 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:38,840 Speaker 5: I've seen things where he at one point some people 719 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:40,920 Speaker 5: were saying he was contemplating retiring. 720 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:42,840 Speaker 2: Have we do we have a U Darvish update? 721 00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:47,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, Darvi Darvish had uh Tommy John surgery at the 722 00:30:47,920 --> 00:30:50,040 Speaker 3: end of the season, so he's gonna be rehabbing this 723 00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:52,520 Speaker 3: whole season. He won't be playing, he won't be pitching. 724 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:57,479 Speaker 3: You know, we'll see what that recovery timeline looks like. 725 00:30:57,560 --> 00:31:00,480 Speaker 3: But he's been around the organization a lot already this season. 726 00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:02,840 Speaker 3: He's got great relationships with some of the pitchers on 727 00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:05,560 Speaker 3: our staff, especially the young guys like Randy Vasquez. Those 728 00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:09,040 Speaker 3: two have turned into quite the pair and best buddies, 729 00:31:09,080 --> 00:31:12,560 Speaker 3: and they're constantly you know, Darbish is constantly pouring into him, 730 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:15,560 Speaker 3: trying to motivate Randy and and get him, you know, 731 00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:19,120 Speaker 3: learning how to do scattering reports the way you son 732 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:22,240 Speaker 3: has kind of done those throughout his career. So, uh, 733 00:31:22,240 --> 00:31:24,280 Speaker 3: he's a big advantage that we have in our organization. 734 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:26,240 Speaker 3: He's gonna play a similar role to what Joe did 735 00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:29,320 Speaker 3: last year, is being around the team as much as possible, 736 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:32,520 Speaker 3: be a leader in the clubhouse and and mentor those 737 00:31:32,560 --> 00:31:34,880 Speaker 3: young guys and you know, try to help us win 738 00:31:34,920 --> 00:31:35,440 Speaker 3: on the margin. 739 00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:37,800 Speaker 4: So Darvish is a big part of the padre still. 740 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:40,200 Speaker 5: By the way, he just needs to tell him to 741 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:42,120 Speaker 5: throw slider, because that was just kind of report when 742 00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:45,840 Speaker 5: I caught him. I'm just gonna throw a slider. If 743 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:48,160 Speaker 5: you have you Darvish as slider, you can throw that 744 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:49,000 Speaker 5: picture every time. 745 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:51,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, I agree, I asked him. I said, I said you, 746 00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:53,600 Speaker 4: why don't you ever throw fastballs? Three oh? 747 00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:55,760 Speaker 3: He goes, well, my slider's better, So I'm gonna throw 748 00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:57,160 Speaker 3: that three to oh two oh whenever. 749 00:31:57,200 --> 00:31:58,000 Speaker 4: You know, you're right. 750 00:31:58,040 --> 00:32:01,800 Speaker 2: I just threw it was all when I was catching. 751 00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:06,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, and he still couldn't hit it. 752 00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:10,680 Speaker 2: Before I let you go. You're from Ohio, correct, You're 753 00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:13,280 Speaker 2: from Ohio. Right, you're a football fan. 754 00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:20,040 Speaker 4: I'm a football fan the Cincinnati Bengals. 755 00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:23,120 Speaker 5: So are you happy that Mike Tomlin just resigned or 756 00:32:23,280 --> 00:32:26,240 Speaker 5: you do you want? Maybe he could go to Cincinnati 757 00:32:26,320 --> 00:32:29,040 Speaker 5: and take over the Bengals because they haven't you know, 758 00:32:29,120 --> 00:32:30,920 Speaker 5: Joe Burrow, but you know they haven't been great. 759 00:32:31,040 --> 00:32:32,480 Speaker 4: Yeah that you know what, that's news to me. 760 00:32:32,520 --> 00:32:34,560 Speaker 3: I did not hear that before I hopped on, But 761 00:32:34,840 --> 00:32:36,400 Speaker 3: that's big news. 762 00:32:36,560 --> 00:32:41,120 Speaker 4: That's big news. He's a great coach. If I remember right, 763 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:44,480 Speaker 4: he has never finished under five hundred. That's that's quite 764 00:32:44,520 --> 00:32:47,280 Speaker 4: a feather to have in your cap, you know. 765 00:32:47,320 --> 00:32:50,400 Speaker 3: I think being a Bengals fan, Washington play against the Steelers, 766 00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:53,240 Speaker 3: you always felt like they had an advantage with Mike Tomlin. 767 00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:55,880 Speaker 3: But I think the Bengals are in good shape too. 768 00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:58,959 Speaker 3: Zach Taylor's a great coach. You got Joe Burrow, Jamar 769 00:32:59,080 --> 00:33:02,240 Speaker 3: Chase t Higgins. I'll get that defense was playing a 770 00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:04,560 Speaker 3: little bit better at the end of the year. Get 771 00:33:04,600 --> 00:33:06,480 Speaker 3: a healthy Joe Burrow for a full season. I like 772 00:33:06,520 --> 00:33:09,320 Speaker 3: the Bengals chances. 773 00:33:09,360 --> 00:33:11,280 Speaker 5: That was a good breakdown, right, the true fan right there, 774 00:33:11,520 --> 00:33:17,560 Speaker 5: Notice he's like the defense is getting better, right, I 775 00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:18,120 Speaker 5: got to see. 776 00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:21,360 Speaker 1: The time when news all right, Well, great, hope you 777 00:33:21,520 --> 00:33:23,520 Speaker 1: enjoyed it, man, We really enjoyed the conversation. 778 00:33:23,600 --> 00:33:25,640 Speaker 2: We were looking forward to. It's a really cool story. 779 00:33:25,720 --> 00:33:28,800 Speaker 1: We're excited to see you during the season too, so 780 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:29,719 Speaker 1: thanks for stopping by. 781 00:33:29,800 --> 00:33:29,960 Speaker 4: Man. 782 00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:33,719 Speaker 3: Yeah, I love talking baseball with you guys. Thanks for 783 00:33:33,760 --> 00:33:34,920 Speaker 3: having me on and we'll talk to