1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: With the Dodgers. They've made tough decisions before, Austin Barnes 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: being cut, Chris Taylor being cut, they let Justin Turner walk, 3 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:21,760 Speaker 1: They non tendered Cody Bellinger. The list goes on. What 4 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:24,759 Speaker 1: is going on? Party people? I don't know why when 5 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: I'm alone here I call everybody party people. But that's 6 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: what I do here on this edition of Dodgers Territory. 7 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 1: What's going on? Appreciate everybody hanging out with me on 8 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: this Thursday edition of the show. Dodgers making some moves 9 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:40,200 Speaker 1: just before we're live, so changing some things up ever 10 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: so slightly. We are going to get into the I'm 11 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: calling it my nine Dodgers who will not be back 12 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: for a twenty twenty six list that is coming up 13 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: shortly before we dive into all of that. Thank you 14 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: guys for being here. If you wouldn't mind subscribing to 15 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: the channel, it helps us out. Like the show, share 16 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: the show. There's some good news in here. There's a 17 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:04,839 Speaker 1: whole bunch of news and things stuff going on, YadA YadA. 18 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 1: Clearly we got breaking news, so let's just dive right 19 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: into it with some breaking news. Locking it back in 20 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: the Dodgers, Uh, making some moves here before I decided 21 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: to push the live button here on this Thursday. Unsurprising moves, well, 22 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: two not shocking moves. One kind of a bit of 23 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: a surprise gun you consider the way they treated the 24 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:34,039 Speaker 1: dude this season. But first up, no shocker. Max Munsey's 25 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 1: option picked up for the twenty twenty six season. It 26 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 1: was only a ten million dollar option. And when you 27 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 1: understand how good Max Munsey is for this team, for 28 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: this roster, for the lineup, obviously, you guys, everybody recalls 29 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 1: how bad they were when he was injured last year 30 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: with the side issue and then missed some time with 31 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: that knee injury that potentially could have cost him the season. 32 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: It was always this was a no brainer. You bring 33 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: back Mac. He's a heart and soul that sold that team, 34 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: coming back for his ninth season next year in Dodger blue. 35 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: It is that is crazy to really think about that 36 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: we're entering nine years of Max Munsey being a Dodger. 37 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 1: The other not shocking news, Dodgers had two options they 38 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: needed to pick up by I think it's by two 39 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 1: pm Pacific time today. One was Munsey, the other was 40 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:26,920 Speaker 1: Alex Vesia. And no shocker, the Dodgers are picking up 41 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 1: Alex Vesia's option. Great move there. Vesia was if we're 42 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: talking about Munsey being a heart and soul, If not 43 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: the heart and soul, maybe the is a bit much 44 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 1: in the lineup. Alex Vessia was one hundred percent the 45 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 1: heart soul of that Dodgers bullpen A year removed from 46 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 1: somebody like Dan Hudson being the man in that in 47 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:50,919 Speaker 1: that cage out there in the outfield. I mean, I 48 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 1: guess they've improved it a little bit, but he stepped 49 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: up into a serious veteran leadership role. Did Vesia, of course, 50 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: could not be a part of the World Series roster. 51 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:05,799 Speaker 1: Our thoughts are still with him and his family as 52 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 1: they go through a deep personal matter. They have not 53 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 1: revealed what's going on, and they don't have to. Just 54 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: our love going to Vessia. But thankfully he will be 55 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: back with the team in twenty twenty six. He will 56 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:21,239 Speaker 1: be another anchor in that bullpen, or continue to be 57 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: an anchor in that bullpen. Couple of names later on 58 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 1: on the nine Dodgers who will not be back list 59 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: bullpen arms at least one in there. Kind of not shocking. 60 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 1: Maybe I should have gone deeper in the bullpen. But anyways, 61 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 1: the final news here just before twelve o'clock Pacific time 62 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 1: on Thursday. Ryan Ward, a guy we talked about a 63 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: whole bunch this season who had a fantastic breakout season 64 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 1: at Triple A twenty eight year old outfielder I think 65 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: twenty eight twenty nine year old outfielder hit over thirty homers. 66 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: He has now been added to the forty man roster, 67 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: which creates more roster woes. So the Dodgers are not 68 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: done for the day, and I should be clicking and 69 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: making sure to check for more breaking news along the 70 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 1: way because they are gonna need to create some roster 71 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: space for Ryan Ward. But yeah, thirty six homers, twenty 72 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 1: seven year old, thirty six homers ops just under our 73 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 1: little over nine hundred defense is not his strong suit. 74 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 1: That's why he didn't get an opportunity. But when you 75 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: look at those numbers and you realize how long this team, 76 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: you know, had Michael Confordo patrolling that outfielder or that 77 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:33,480 Speaker 1: outfield for the course of the season, it's a bit 78 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 1: frustrating when you understand how good Ryan Ward was. Now caveat, 79 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: of course, it is Triple A. Those numbers are very 80 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:46,039 Speaker 1: much inflated. But for an organization that says, if you perform, 81 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: you're gonna get an opportunity, I guess we could say 82 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: it's a little more on the frustrating side, but side. 83 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,480 Speaker 1: But there's your breaking news for your Thursday. Again. More 84 00:04:56,520 --> 00:05:01,040 Speaker 1: stuff will be coming up a little bit later today. Again, 85 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: they're gonna need to make at least I think two 86 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 1: roster decisions as guys need to be activated. Players need 87 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: to be activated off of the sixty day injured list, 88 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 1: so then we'll get those free play spots anymore. But anyways, 89 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 1: there's your breaking news. Now, what I really want to 90 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:22,160 Speaker 1: do is dive into my nine, my list of nine 91 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 1: of nine Dodgers who will not be back. It's probably 92 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: should be bigger, but it's nine Dodgers who will not 93 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 1: be back. And this is the first first edition of 94 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:32,599 Speaker 1: Noster Dumbass of the offseason. And you guys know, I 95 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 1: love this one. What a front end look at that 96 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: we feel good, we feel locked in, Dodgers making moves, 97 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: Dodgers World Series champion, Dodgers are gonna have a few 98 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 1: people that were pretty bad on the team last year 99 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: not be a part of the team in twenty twenty six. 100 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: Fun one kicks us off and you guys saw it 101 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: as a thumbnail. Wasn't gonna not lead us off With 102 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 1: the joy of Michael Confordo not being on this roster 103 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:05,159 Speaker 1: terrible season, the Dodgers will be looking to get younger 104 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:08,159 Speaker 1: and more athletic in the outfield. However, they can one option, 105 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 1: apparently Ryan Ward, but they'll be looking also to somebody 106 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: who could hit the baseball, hopefully and that it was 107 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:21,720 Speaker 1: not Michael Confordo. Not to say he can't figure out 108 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 1: and remember how to hit a baseball in twenty twenty six, 109 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: but it will not be with the Dodgers. That's seventeen 110 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 1: million dollars. Seventeen and a half million dollars off the 111 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 1: books there. Thank you for being the placeholder for Key 112 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 1: k Hernandez in the postseason. Mikey, don't let the door. Well, 113 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:39,600 Speaker 1: you guys know the rest. I'm not gonna be mean 114 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:41,719 Speaker 1: to the guy. But there's your first one of a 115 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: list of nine. Michael Conforda will not be around next year, 116 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:46,840 Speaker 1: no shocker there. The next one is also going to 117 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:50,719 Speaker 1: be a cheapy, an obvious one. Clayton Kershaw will not 118 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:53,039 Speaker 1: be around next year. Don't worry, the list gets better. 119 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 1: These are easy ones to get us going, easy ones 120 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 1: to fill the assignment that I decided to set a 121 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:01,359 Speaker 1: number of nine when everybody else will do five or six. 122 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: I wanted nine because I'm weird. But Claire Kershaw, Clayton 123 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 1: Kershaw will nib not be back in twenty twenty six 124 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: because he's retiring. He told us that he is hanging 125 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 1: up the spikes. Hell of a career for twenty two. 126 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 1: There eighteen seasons, eleven All Star Games, three Cy Young Awards, 127 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 1: three World Series title, National League MVP, so many other 128 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 1: things on that list. Of course, you see it there 129 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 1: on the screen if you're watching over three thousand career strikeouts. 130 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 1: Roberto Clemente Award winner, five time ERA title winner, hell 131 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: of a career for twenty two, and we thank you 132 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 1: for your service and enjoy retirement. My friend. Even though 133 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: he's not my friend, I wish he was my friend. 134 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 1: He's a nice guy. Moving on, all right. The first 135 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 1: fun one, I'm gonna call it more of a fun one. 136 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: It's Kirby Yates. There's a few ways to go with this. 137 00:07:56,200 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 1: One paramount is performance. The Dodgers will be looking to 138 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: improve upon the five E ra that he posted in 139 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 1: the bullpen last year. He's currently a free agent. Chances 140 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 1: are he's the other like the other side of it. 141 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: He might be retiring. He's kind of alluded to that. 142 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 1: He mentioned that, you know, it was noncommittal. In the 143 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 1: postgame post World Series celebration and interviews, thirty nine goes 144 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 1: out with the ring on his finger. You know, it 145 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 1: makes sense for him to kind of just hang up 146 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:34,320 Speaker 1: the spikes here either way. You know, he's not coming back. 147 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: The Dodgers need somebody better in that bullpen. They they 148 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 1: may be opting to look at, you know, the big 149 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 1: name free agents we have seen. According to Alding Gonzalez, 150 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: who covers the team and other teams major League Baseball 151 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 1: for the ESPN s as, the Dodgers expected to be 152 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 1: really aggressive in pursuit pursuit of a high leverage bullpen 153 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 1: arm not shocking in the slightest. We have seen that 154 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: Edwin Diaz of the Mets has opted out of his deal. 155 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 1: Robert Swarez of the Padres has opted out of his deal. 156 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 1: Dodgers love to make some trades. They do have some 157 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 1: pieces they could trade away to facilitate a trade for 158 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 1: a reliever, and relievers are much cheaper in the off 159 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:22,440 Speaker 1: season than they are at the trade deadline. As we saw, 160 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 1: Padres paid a butt ton in prospect capital or at 161 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:31,440 Speaker 1: least in prospect talent to land Mason Miller last trade deadline, 162 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 1: and the Dodgers weren't willing to do that. They were 163 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 1: willing to go with Brock Stewart and that was about it. 164 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:38,439 Speaker 1: Dodgers can also kind of fill internal at least this 165 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:41,080 Speaker 1: Kirby Yate spot. That's not gonna say, not to say 166 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:46,679 Speaker 1: they won't still be active looking for a high leverage, 167 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 1: a proven high leverage arm, but if you're looking at 168 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 1: internal option options, Ben Casparius should be better after another 169 00:09:56,360 --> 00:10:00,560 Speaker 1: season of growth, and hopefully the Dodgers stick him in 170 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:03,679 Speaker 1: one role and kind of leaving him there. We'll have 171 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 1: more conversations about the bullpen and some of the arms 172 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:10,959 Speaker 1: and who goes where as the offseason continues. Kyle Hurt 173 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:13,520 Speaker 1: WI would be returning from injury. I'm a big time 174 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 1: Kyle Hurt guy. I'm a big time believer that Kyle 175 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 1: Hurt belongs in the bullpen rather in the starting rotation, 176 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:20,880 Speaker 1: although they may give him a shake in the rotation 177 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 1: to start the year, start in spring training. And you know, 178 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:27,320 Speaker 1: the Dodgers also, if we're talking about some just random 179 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:30,200 Speaker 1: internal guys that are on the forty man roster, they 180 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 1: could try like Bobby Miller honestly in the bullpen. You know, 181 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: it was sort of okay, we are at our wits 182 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:40,440 Speaker 1: end with you last year where they moved Bobby Miller 183 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 1: to the bullpen. Anyways, again this is taking us off track. 184 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 1: The point is Yates will not be back. We'll talk 185 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:51,600 Speaker 1: more bullpen in a future edition of the show. But 186 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:54,840 Speaker 1: Kirby Yates is number three on that list of Dodgers 187 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:57,679 Speaker 1: nine Dodgers who will not be back in twenty twenty six. 188 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:02,959 Speaker 1: Moving on, just talked about him. Bobby Miller mentioned him 189 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:04,960 Speaker 1: as a Kirby Ates replacement, but he also may be 190 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 1: a trade candidate or more likely a non tender candidate, 191 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 1: because the Dodgers, as I said at the top of 192 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:15,080 Speaker 1: the show, there, when you're adding somebody like Ryan Ward, 193 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 1: they already had a roster crunch. They's added another body 194 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 1: they need to put on that forty man roster, but 195 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 1: they have an insane roster crunch on their hands, even 196 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: after seven players became free agents following the World Series. 197 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:30,439 Speaker 1: They need I think it's two roster spaces, two roster 198 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:35,000 Speaker 1: spots by three this afternoon, two or three this afternoon. 199 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:38,680 Speaker 1: I don't know the full logistics of it, but you know, 200 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 1: guys are coming off of the sixty day il and 201 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 1: they are going to need legitimate roster spots. The thing 202 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:47,439 Speaker 1: about Bobby Miller, he is still young, he is still cheap, 203 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 1: he still has options, but he has also proven that 204 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 1: he struggles to get hitters out consistently. And note that 205 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 1: I did not just say major league hitters. It is hitters, 206 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:01,800 Speaker 1: batters with a bat in their hand, period, minor league. 207 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: So he also struggled here and there. You know, if 208 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 1: we get down to the roster crunch, I wouldn't be 209 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 1: shocked at all if they opt to pivot off of 210 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:13,440 Speaker 1: Bobby Miller rather than cut somebody like a Will Klein 211 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:18,200 Speaker 1: or Michael Grove who's returning from injury. Those guys are 212 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 1: both on the forty man roster. It just makes more 213 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 1: sense to me, at least for that move to be 214 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 1: Bobby Miller, because I think they're just there are greener 215 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: pastures elsewhere for Bobby, and the time is now to 216 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:35,440 Speaker 1: move on or at least the time is this offseason. 217 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:40,839 Speaker 1: The non tender deadline is in mid or early mid December, 218 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 1: so look at Bobby Miller as somebody who could be 219 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 1: gone from this team soon, definitely ahead of the twenty 220 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 1: twenty six season. So this four guys halfway a little 221 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 1: under halfway through that list. Let's get into the next guy, 222 00:12:55,360 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 1: Tony Gonsolin cat Man Tony Smokes. Gonsolin of course, return 223 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:03,840 Speaker 1: from Tommy John surgery this season. He pitched to a 224 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 1: five ERA over seven starts, never looked right at any point, 225 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 1: ended up undergoing a second surgery late in the season 226 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 1: that should keep him out for at least half of 227 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 1: twenty twenty six. Like, that's at best two reasons in 228 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:23,199 Speaker 1: my opinion, the Dodgers could non tender him. I don't 229 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:26,440 Speaker 1: think they release him now to create these roster spots. 230 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 1: I think we have other guys like Justin Dean I 231 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 1: initially had on this list. I don't know that they 232 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 1: release or cut Justin Dean yet, but he is an option, 233 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:38,319 Speaker 1: but he is not breaking new as a spoiler. Justin 234 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:41,760 Speaker 1: Dean is not on this nine list of nine Dodgers 235 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 1: who will not be back in twenty twenty six. But 236 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 1: but Gonsolin. The reason I believe the Dodgers will eventually 237 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 1: non tender him is he's been passed up on the 238 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:54,400 Speaker 1: rotation depth chart by a handful of guys. I saw 239 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:59,040 Speaker 1: somebody in the chat mentioning Gavin Stone returning. But yeah, 240 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:03,840 Speaker 1: assume everybody is healthy. Let's say in August by next 241 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 1: year or by August of next year, the Dodgers would 242 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:13,839 Speaker 1: have an insanely stacked rotation and even other guys who 243 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:17,200 Speaker 1: could potentially be starters. You have some names that will 244 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:20,760 Speaker 1: be tried out as starters at least in spring training. 245 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 1: Even if I don't agree with him, I believe this 246 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 1: is what the team will do. But looking at that 247 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 1: twenty six rotation, you already have it pretty locked in 248 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 1: with Yoshi at the top. There, Blake Snell, show Heyo, 249 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 1: Tani Tyler Glass, now, Emmit she and Gavin Stone. There 250 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 1: are your six. If you're just laying it out right now, 251 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 1: that's those are the six dudes I believe break camp 252 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 1: with the team in the rotation. Roki Sasaki, of course, 253 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:49,359 Speaker 1: save kind of save the Dodgers Bacon in the postseason 254 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 1: as a reliever. I do think they will not. I 255 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 1: think they will put him back in the rotation because 256 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:57,960 Speaker 1: that's what you pay him for, that's what you try 257 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 1: to get out of him. So we'll be back in 258 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 1: the rotation trying that out. River Ryan is also coming 259 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 1: back from surgery. Kyle Hurt already mentioned him. I think 260 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 1: he is a better reliever, but they will probably be 261 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:13,240 Speaker 1: trying him, you know, building him up as a starter, 262 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: just to have a little bit more depth there. Same 263 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 1: with Ben Casparras and Justin Rableski, two guys who have 264 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 1: started a fair amount in their career. I'll throw in 265 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:24,560 Speaker 1: landon Nac there. We don't need to talk a whole 266 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:26,840 Speaker 1: lot about landon Nac, but he is somebody who is 267 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 1: on the roster. I don't think they cut him. He 268 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 1: still has options. He's still young, cheap and controllable and 269 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 1: can give the team length. So he'll be around Kyle Hurt. 270 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 1: Going back to that list, Kyle Hurt should be a reliever. 271 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 1: Ben Casparius, Justin Rableski, we saw it. Those guys are relievers, 272 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 1: you know, for this exercise that forced them to be starters. 273 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: So again, the reason I believe they they non tender 274 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:54,480 Speaker 1: Tony Gonsolin is so many other guys are better than him, 275 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 1: healthier than him, more available than him, and there's just 276 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 1: plainly not a role. There's not a role. There's no 277 00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 1: room on the roster for the catman, so he will 278 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 1: be non tendered. Because the other part, the second caveat 279 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 1: or the second of the two parter here, that tells 280 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:14,720 Speaker 1: me the Dodgers will non tender Tony Gonsolin is you're 281 00:16:14,760 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 1: saving roughly five to six million dollars in payroll next 282 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 1: year and they could use that for I don't know 283 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:24,640 Speaker 1: one of those relievers they they might sign, you know, 284 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:27,880 Speaker 1: Robert Suarez and Edwin Diaz is not gonna be Diaz. 285 00:16:27,960 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: Sorry to spoil your offseason. It will not be Edwin Diaz. 286 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 1: Somebody else like a I don't know, Kyle Tucker. Hey, 287 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 1: come on down if they're going to go that route 288 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 1: with it. Anyways, there's that. 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Support the show 326 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 1: in style with some merch. I would appreciate it if 327 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:38,159 Speaker 1: you did. Moving on getting back into my list, we 328 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:41,680 Speaker 1: got three more I think three more, four more good 329 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:43,880 Speaker 1: at math hashtag math Baby. As you guys know from 330 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 1: all Dodgers, eventually probably be a shirt. I got another 331 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 1: kind of softy to get us restarted here, an easy one, 332 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:56,119 Speaker 1: just because he was on the roster for some reason. 333 00:18:56,119 --> 00:19:00,600 Speaker 1: It made no sense. But Andrew Heeney, I barely understand 334 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 1: why they signed him heading into September. He was technically 335 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:08,880 Speaker 1: eligible to be on the postseason roster. I understand even 336 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:11,399 Speaker 1: less why they called him up to pitch in a 337 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 1: game late in the season. You had other options to 338 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:18,200 Speaker 1: eat innings. Anyways, he's a free agent and this is 339 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 1: a cheapy name to fill the assignment, which was that 340 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:24,320 Speaker 1: I created the number, I decided to make it at 341 00:19:24,359 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 1: list of nine to be different, and I threw in 342 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:32,920 Speaker 1: Andrew Heeney to make that quota. So anyways, ah, moving on. 343 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:36,440 Speaker 1: This is a tough one to me, Ben roy Vett, 344 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:41,120 Speaker 1: hear me out. Ultimately, it comes down to three things. 345 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:45,120 Speaker 1: He does not have options next year. Dalton Rushing will 346 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 1: be the backup to Will Smith in twenty twenty six. 347 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:50,320 Speaker 1: And the Dodgers are again stop me if you heard 348 00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 1: me already say this a few times. They're battling a 349 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:56,359 Speaker 1: forty man roster crunch. The Dodgers are battling a roster 350 00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:59,360 Speaker 1: crunch this offseason. They have no room to even sign 351 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 1: free agents at this point, so dudes are going to 352 00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 1: need to be moved off of that roster. Now there's 353 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:09,160 Speaker 1: an outside chance he could resign on a minor league deal, 354 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:13,719 Speaker 1: but I think I feel a solid that really solid 355 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:16,560 Speaker 1: September might have opened the eyes of other big league 356 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:18,960 Speaker 1: ball clubs given him a shot to either be a 357 00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:22,200 Speaker 1: starter more likely be a backup for their main guy. 358 00:20:23,600 --> 00:20:28,359 Speaker 1: So I feel bad. I feel bad for Benny Biceps, 359 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:32,680 Speaker 1: Ron Roorvetelt. If you're nasty, but you know rest easy, 360 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:35,600 Speaker 1: sweet prince, you are a champion. You got a ring 361 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 1: on that finger, my friend. And the second to final 362 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:44,199 Speaker 1: name on this list is Estuary Ruiz, and I believe 363 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:47,440 Speaker 1: even more so when I wrote some of these names 364 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:49,600 Speaker 1: out last night. It's not off the top of my head. 365 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 1: Spoiler alert. I think Ruiz makes even more sense to 366 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:57,359 Speaker 1: be off of the roster with the Ryan Ward news 367 00:20:57,480 --> 00:21:01,720 Speaker 1: of the day. Ruiz do have an option year left 368 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:04,119 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty six that plays in his favor, but 369 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:07,680 Speaker 1: when it comes to you know, the ability he brings 370 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 1: to the table as a baseball player, it is a 371 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:14,920 Speaker 1: speed and end of list, the Dodgers will end up 372 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:18,400 Speaker 1: with some other minor league outfield options. You know they're 373 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:21,120 Speaker 1: gonna sign some dudes this winter, non roster invites. They're 374 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:23,920 Speaker 1: going to act as depth for the major league team, 375 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 1: Guys that come up for ten or fifteen games while 376 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:32,640 Speaker 1: somebody's hurt, and it's reasonable to think and to expect 377 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:36,680 Speaker 1: that they would be better than Estuary Ruiz. I also, 378 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:38,720 Speaker 1: I just hate saying the name. It's a tough name. Yes, 379 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:41,480 Speaker 1: the re all right, I made it even worse. It 380 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:43,960 Speaker 1: is worth mentioning. Let's just take a step back if 381 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:47,879 Speaker 1: we're talking about the roster, some people might not know, 382 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:50,560 Speaker 1: some people might not might be confused, or just didn't 383 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:52,920 Speaker 1: look it up. It's worth noting Alex call is still 384 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:56,399 Speaker 1: under team control for twenty twenty six, so if the 385 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:58,720 Speaker 1: season started today, it's pretty funny he would technically be 386 00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:03,479 Speaker 1: the starting fielder. That's neither here or there. But it 387 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:05,919 Speaker 1: doesn't mean they don't need to make a big splash 388 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 1: in the outfield this offseason. That's more conversation we'll have 389 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:14,640 Speaker 1: at a different point in time, talking about free agency more, 390 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 1: a lot more starting next week. So those are eight names, 391 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:20,320 Speaker 1: and then we get to the final one, the noster, 392 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: dumbass conclusion, and it's a cheater, another cheater. Here we 393 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:30,120 Speaker 1: end on the toughest one really of the list. One 394 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:32,919 Speaker 1: of Miguel Rojas or Keike Hernandez will not be on 395 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:37,480 Speaker 1: the roster next year. This is my prediction. This is 396 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:39,960 Speaker 1: just what I assume, looking again at how this roster 397 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:43,480 Speaker 1: is constructed heading into this offseasons, just might not be 398 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:46,399 Speaker 1: room for both. In twenty twenty six, Tommy Edmund and 399 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:48,240 Speaker 1: hesse On Kim will both be on the roster. They're 400 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:51,320 Speaker 1: both gonna be battling for playing time and at second 401 00:22:51,359 --> 00:22:54,200 Speaker 1: base and utility. You know, maybe some outfield in there 402 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:57,399 Speaker 1: at least that's what the Dodgers are gonna be hoping for. 403 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 1: For sure. The front office, we know, is going to 404 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:03,200 Speaker 1: be very active and trying to add an impact bat 405 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:06,680 Speaker 1: in the outfield. And I'll say it again, Alex call 406 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:08,920 Speaker 1: is under team control. So there's another right handed bat 407 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:13,560 Speaker 1: on the roster, taking away space for potential keyk a 408 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:18,200 Speaker 1: Hernandez and mcguil Rojas playing time, just just purely being 409 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:20,520 Speaker 1: a right handed bat. If you want to run it 410 00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:24,439 Speaker 1: back again next year, you need to get better. We 411 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 1: saw some holes in this lineup, saw some holes offensively 412 00:23:29,119 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 1: in the postseason. You know you could win, You could 413 00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 1: win adding some role players for sure, but impact players 414 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 1: help you run it back. Not not just a bunch 415 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 1: of role players. Just just a thought, just thought. I 416 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 1: wanted to get out there talking about the two guys 417 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:53,320 Speaker 1: diving into both You know what, what Miggy Row, what 418 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:57,880 Speaker 1: Key Hernandez bring to the table. Miggi Row is the 419 00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:01,920 Speaker 1: best player coach this team has. He's an electric defender, 420 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 1: even getting on into his mid thirties now, can still 421 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:09,280 Speaker 1: just put it down with the glove and the arm. 422 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 1: We saw that in this World Series, and as we 423 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:15,440 Speaker 1: all now know, watching this World series, watching this postseason, 424 00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:18,160 Speaker 1: he's got a little bit of that clutch gene in 425 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:21,400 Speaker 1: the bat as well, huge Homer to help the Dodgers 426 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:24,280 Speaker 1: get on into a World Series, get on win their 427 00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:27,199 Speaker 1: ninth World Series. Really, I should say, he's let it 428 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 1: be known he wants to play one more season. He 429 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:31,119 Speaker 1: wants it to be with the Dodgers. He told my 430 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:35,639 Speaker 1: buddy Doug McCain that a number of weeks ago on 431 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 1: his podcast. He also just told Chris rose Over on 432 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 1: John Boy that he wants to play one more season. 433 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:45,680 Speaker 1: He is backtracking the idea that he wants to retire. 434 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:48,720 Speaker 1: I said on Monday, I think the Dodgers find a 435 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:52,440 Speaker 1: way to get a deal done pretty quickly with Miguel Rojas. 436 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:55,359 Speaker 1: Keep him around. Miguel Rowe or sorry, Mookie Betts loves him. 437 00:24:55,400 --> 00:25:01,359 Speaker 1: That roster, that clubhouse loves Miggy Rowe. After the Dodgers 438 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:03,680 Speaker 1: won the World Series, talking to Ross Strippling, he had 439 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:05,880 Speaker 1: nothing but great things to say about miggi Row, both 440 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:08,760 Speaker 1: from his little bit of experience playing with him in 441 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:11,600 Speaker 1: the Dodgers organization, but more so from hearing from guys 442 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:16,240 Speaker 1: in that clubhouse, the way he's able to bring everybody together. Honestly, 443 00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:19,720 Speaker 1: Miggi roe he something to man, He's got a little 444 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:20,960 Speaker 1: bit of a vibe. He's a dude you want to 445 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:23,560 Speaker 1: bring to a party because he's gonna bring everybody together, 446 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:27,840 Speaker 1: whether they want to be together or not. You know, 447 00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:34,440 Speaker 1: with the Dodgers, they've made tough decisions before. We saw 448 00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:38,640 Speaker 1: them this year, in particular Austin Barnes being cut, Chris 449 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 1: Taylor being cut mid season. They let Justin Turner walk, 450 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:47,480 Speaker 1: They non tendered Cody Bellinger, the list goes on. You 451 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:52,800 Speaker 1: can see them maybe being okay letting somebody like Mickey grow, 452 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 1: Miguel Rojas. Miggiro decided to go both ways with it, 453 00:25:57,359 --> 00:25:59,359 Speaker 1: letting him walk. I don't think they go that route. 454 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:01,320 Speaker 1: I think they find a way to resign him. And 455 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:03,800 Speaker 1: let's talk about Keik getting ahead of myself a little 456 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:06,040 Speaker 1: bit there. Kik. We know he brings the vibes, he 457 00:26:06,119 --> 00:26:10,480 Speaker 1: brings versatility, and then kind of not much else until 458 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 1: you know the postseason, you know when it counts the most, 459 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:15,960 Speaker 1: which is huge. It's massive for the team, it's massive 460 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 1: for a ball club. That already knows they're gonna make 461 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:25,000 Speaker 1: the postseason. But for Kei k this coming winter and 462 00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:29,160 Speaker 1: the Dodgers, it just might not be enough to say, 463 00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:32,440 Speaker 1: you know, I'm gonna don't worry. I'll show up in 464 00:26:32,600 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 1: September and October, like, don't worry about what I do 465 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:39,000 Speaker 1: in between. I if I were at gambling man, I'd 466 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 1: wager that that the curtain is coming to a close 467 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:45,560 Speaker 1: for Keik a second time. I'm not saying I like it, 468 00:26:46,520 --> 00:26:50,280 Speaker 1: but it might be a reality. So there's your list 469 00:26:50,359 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 1: of nine. If I want to cheat and make it ten, 470 00:26:53,080 --> 00:26:56,080 Speaker 1: maybe Justin Dean is thrown in there as well. Let 471 00:26:56,160 --> 00:26:58,159 Speaker 1: me know, do you guys agree with it? Disagree with it. 472 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:01,119 Speaker 1: I'm interested in knowing what people have to say. Obviously, 473 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:02,919 Speaker 1: there's a lot of people in the chat right now 474 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:06,359 Speaker 1: who have shared their thoughts, and I appreciate you. I 475 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:08,280 Speaker 1: might not be able to get into all of these 476 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:11,159 Speaker 1: right now because there's so much sho to catch up on. 477 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:15,040 Speaker 1: I appreciate you everybody's input on it. If you're watching 478 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:18,479 Speaker 1: this after the fact, let me know or even listening 479 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:21,399 Speaker 1: you know at me at Real FRG or at the 480 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:25,359 Speaker 1: Dodgers territory. La ed Territory on Twitter. Let me know 481 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:28,280 Speaker 1: what you think of the list. If you agree, you disagree, 482 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:31,119 Speaker 1: that's what I would like to know. In the interest 483 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:34,920 Speaker 1: of moving the show along and making sure we still 484 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:37,840 Speaker 1: do our part to help out Alana and the doggos, 485 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:46,480 Speaker 1: It's time for last licks. Guys. We have talked about 486 00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:50,399 Speaker 1: this doggo before. Alana didn't give me any instructions on this. 487 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:53,680 Speaker 1: I just looked at Gidrisguardian dot org and I saw 488 00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:59,280 Speaker 1: this adorable, adorable pupper right here. This is Chip. Chip 489 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:01,320 Speaker 1: is looking for a home. Is a year and a 490 00:28:01,359 --> 00:28:04,480 Speaker 1: half old mixed breed and just a handsome. He is 491 00:28:04,520 --> 00:28:08,040 Speaker 1: the handsomest looking good boy I think I've ever seen 492 00:28:08,119 --> 00:28:11,760 Speaker 1: outside of my good boy looking dapper with the bow 493 00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:15,720 Speaker 1: tie there. He is neutered, vaccinated, great with kids and 494 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:20,399 Speaker 1: other dogs, and he could be in your home. I 495 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:23,080 Speaker 1: think you guys should do what you can to help 496 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:28,760 Speaker 1: out Chip, help out Gidrey's Guardian, help out Alana, get 497 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:32,480 Speaker 1: dogs homes. That's what you guys can do. Visit Gidrisguardian 498 00:28:32,560 --> 00:28:35,600 Speaker 1: dot org for more information. Hit up Alana on the 499 00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:38,360 Speaker 1: social media's give her follow I think all of her 500 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 1: handles are usually at Alana Rizzo, But go go adopt 501 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:44,800 Speaker 1: a dog. There's more dogs. There's more than just chip 502 00:28:44,920 --> 00:28:47,240 Speaker 1: on there, and the dogs need a lot of help. 503 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:49,400 Speaker 1: Alana needs a lot of help. She would very much 504 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:52,480 Speaker 1: appreciate it if you guys adopted somebody adopted a pupper 505 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:57,360 Speaker 1: while she's out on vacation. The final thing I wanted 506 00:28:57,400 --> 00:29:00,160 Speaker 1: to talk about a baseball thought for the road, and 507 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:06,440 Speaker 1: it's a little it's mixed. It's both. It's both Dodgers 508 00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:11,880 Speaker 1: related and general baseball related, and people might not necessarily 509 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:15,200 Speaker 1: be happy with some of the takes I'm going to 510 00:29:15,280 --> 00:29:20,440 Speaker 1: have on this. But earlier this week, the Hall of Fame, 511 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:25,400 Speaker 1: what are they called again, the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee, 512 00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 1: it's a mouthful, has a list of players that are 513 00:29:30,680 --> 00:29:33,480 Speaker 1: eligible for the Hall of Fame ballot. The point of 514 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:35,680 Speaker 1: all of this, Bill Shakin put out the tweet We're 515 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:38,360 Speaker 1: getting there. Fernando Valezuela is on the Hall of Fame 516 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:41,880 Speaker 1: ballot officially. Once again, you see the other names on 517 00:29:41,960 --> 00:29:45,600 Speaker 1: that list, Barry Bonds, Roger Clements, Carlos Delgado, Jeff Don, Mattingly, 518 00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:48,600 Speaker 1: Dale Murphy, Gary Sheffield. You get seventy five percent of 519 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:53,040 Speaker 1: the vote from the what just twelve of sixteen votes, 520 00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:57,360 Speaker 1: so it's a much smaller vote, but they can be 521 00:29:57,480 --> 00:30:00,760 Speaker 1: in the Hall of Fame. Let's focus on Fernando. Let's 522 00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:04,400 Speaker 1: focus on thirty four. It's time. It just feels like 523 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:07,600 Speaker 1: it's finally time for Fernando Mania to be enshrined in 524 00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 1: Cooper's town. I ask you, guys, is it finally time 525 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:13,280 Speaker 1: for Fernando to be enshrined in cooper'stown? What he did 526 00:30:13,760 --> 00:30:17,040 Speaker 1: for baseball, what he did for the Dodgers, and healing 527 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:23,520 Speaker 1: the organization's relationship with the Chicano community here in Los Angeles, 528 00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:26,120 Speaker 1: something they could really have been used right now as well, 529 00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:28,360 Speaker 1: not helping themselves. But I'm not going to dive into 530 00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:34,560 Speaker 1: any of that even slightly. I think Baseball Hall of 531 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:41,320 Speaker 1: Fame invented these these these committees to right some wrongs, 532 00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:44,360 Speaker 1: and Fernando being I think he was a two and 533 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:47,680 Speaker 1: done on the initial Hall of Fame ballot. The fact 534 00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:50,920 Speaker 1: that he only had two opportunities, I think it was 535 00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:53,560 Speaker 1: six a little over six percent, and then if you 536 00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:56,520 Speaker 1: don't get five percent, your fall off the ballot. And 537 00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:58,880 Speaker 1: the second time he was three percent and fell off 538 00:30:58,880 --> 00:31:02,480 Speaker 1: the ballot. Just awful, absolutely awful. Fernando needs to be 539 00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:04,280 Speaker 1: in the Hall of Fame, and they could right this wrong. 540 00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:07,760 Speaker 1: The Contemporary Baseball ERAIC Committee will vote during the winter 541 00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:10,920 Speaker 1: meetings in that winner will be announced. The other part, 542 00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:13,680 Speaker 1: I was gonna say the unpopular. Obviously that should be 543 00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:18,920 Speaker 1: a popular opinion. There the unpopular opinion I have about 544 00:31:19,040 --> 00:31:22,400 Speaker 1: this particular list. I think Jeff Kent should be in 545 00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:25,240 Speaker 1: the Hall of Fame. That's probably pretty reasonable. He is 546 00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:28,040 Speaker 1: the all time leader in home runs hit as a 547 00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:32,200 Speaker 1: second baseman, had a very very good career with the Dodgers. 548 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:35,280 Speaker 1: Of course with the Mets, did a lot of damage 549 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:38,400 Speaker 1: with the San Francisco Giants, spent some time with the 550 00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:43,320 Speaker 1: Houston Astros. Good ballplayer should be in the Hall of Fame. 551 00:31:43,520 --> 00:31:45,920 Speaker 1: But two names in particular, I want to talk about 552 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:50,720 Speaker 1: Barry Bonds and Roger Clements. Yes, I believe Barry Bonds 553 00:31:51,320 --> 00:31:53,280 Speaker 1: and Roger Clemens should be in the Hall of Fame. 554 00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:56,240 Speaker 1: And understand people are gonna have some beef with that. 555 00:31:56,680 --> 00:31:59,680 Speaker 1: I'll probably hear missus f RG in the living room 556 00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:02,760 Speaker 1: yell right now when this part of the show comes up. 557 00:32:04,680 --> 00:32:07,880 Speaker 1: I'm not saying you need to respect them, but they 558 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 1: should be acknowledging the Hall of Fame as being two 559 00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:13,840 Speaker 1: of the best steroid era. They are a symptom of 560 00:32:13,920 --> 00:32:18,920 Speaker 1: their era. It was not policed. It wasn't just them 561 00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:25,680 Speaker 1: doing steroids in eras before. You know, there are players 562 00:32:25,720 --> 00:32:27,840 Speaker 1: in the Hall of Fame that did greenies that is 563 00:32:27,920 --> 00:32:30,040 Speaker 1: a performance enhancer. They are in the Hall of Fame. 564 00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:33,320 Speaker 1: Respect the game, don't respect the player, but you can 565 00:32:33,400 --> 00:32:36,280 Speaker 1: respect the game and their mark that they made on 566 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:40,240 Speaker 1: the game during that era. So people disagree with me, 567 00:32:40,400 --> 00:32:44,120 Speaker 1: please agree with me if you want. But two of 568 00:32:44,160 --> 00:32:45,959 Speaker 1: the best to ever do it. Seven times Cy Young 569 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:51,320 Speaker 1: Award winner, I think is what a rocket is. And 570 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:55,600 Speaker 1: then of course what eight MVPs seven to eight MVPs 571 00:32:55,680 --> 00:33:01,760 Speaker 1: for Barry Bonds just a one of the most pure swings, 572 00:33:01,840 --> 00:33:05,440 Speaker 1: purest baseball hitters in the history of the game. Yeah, 573 00:33:05,480 --> 00:33:07,960 Speaker 1: he got a lot of help in the later years. 574 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:10,920 Speaker 1: But anyways, those are my thoughts. Again, they don't have 575 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:14,320 Speaker 1: to be respected. Those players should at least be acknowledged. 576 00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:17,200 Speaker 1: Saying a little bit here, Elisheva would love to see 577 00:33:17,520 --> 00:33:21,840 Speaker 1: Chase Utley get some love in there. At some point 578 00:33:21,880 --> 00:33:23,640 Speaker 1: he might be on one of those one of these 579 00:33:23,720 --> 00:33:28,160 Speaker 1: type of lists Craig bringing up an asterisk. I'm not 580 00:33:28,240 --> 00:33:30,200 Speaker 1: opposed to an asteris being on there. I think it's 581 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:33,200 Speaker 1: about telling a story, and that's what that's a Hall 582 00:33:33,240 --> 00:33:35,160 Speaker 1: of Fame should be about. That's about the Baseball Hall 583 00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:38,960 Speaker 1: of Fame is about telling a story, the story of 584 00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:41,360 Speaker 1: the game of baseball, and they are a part. They 585 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:43,400 Speaker 1: are a massive part of the story. Not to say 586 00:33:43,400 --> 00:33:48,680 Speaker 1: that there's stuff. There are players that don't have gear 587 00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:52,760 Speaker 1: and some sort of recognition in the Hall of Fame, 588 00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:56,880 Speaker 1: but they don't have plaques. And now if they do 589 00:33:57,080 --> 00:34:02,840 Speaker 1: get voted in and then they don't, like apologize for 590 00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:06,800 Speaker 1: their steroid use, then maybe you take the plaque away. 591 00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:11,840 Speaker 1: But anyways, we got eg who disagrees, and that's fine. 592 00:34:12,080 --> 00:34:16,719 Speaker 1: I think it's worth having a conversation about it. Ala 593 00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:19,000 Speaker 1: Chevis is Dave Robertson's Hall of Fame manager. One of 594 00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:22,640 Speaker 1: these days, one of these days. That's about it, guys. 595 00:34:22,880 --> 00:34:24,840 Speaker 1: I know, this was a lot of me talking today, 596 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:26,799 Speaker 1: not a lot of chat. Sorry, I had a lot 597 00:34:26,840 --> 00:34:28,680 Speaker 1: of things I wanted to get out there. But we 598 00:34:28,760 --> 00:34:32,160 Speaker 1: got two super chats from Nancy. I appreciate Nancy supporting 599 00:34:32,200 --> 00:34:35,359 Speaker 1: the show. Five Bucks, says go Gidrey's Guardian. Yeah, guys, again, 600 00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:38,600 Speaker 1: please consider going and checking that out. I'll put this 601 00:34:38,719 --> 00:34:41,480 Speaker 1: up one more time. Visit Gidrey'sguardian dot org Zdopt yourself 602 00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:44,200 Speaker 1: a dog provided you can take care of the dog. 603 00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:46,600 Speaker 1: The family can take care of the dog. Don't just 604 00:34:46,640 --> 00:34:49,040 Speaker 1: get a dog and then not be able to take 605 00:34:49,080 --> 00:34:51,560 Speaker 1: care of it and abandon it. That would not be nice. 606 00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:54,200 Speaker 1: And ten bucks from Nancy as well. Thank you. Nancy 607 00:34:54,239 --> 00:34:57,239 Speaker 1: says Oral herscheizer should be in the Hall of Fame. 608 00:34:57,520 --> 00:35:00,319 Speaker 1: There's another conversation we can have another day, and I'm 609 00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:04,040 Speaker 1: sure another one of those contemporary era ballots will have 610 00:35:04,239 --> 00:35:08,200 Speaker 1: him on the list. Bulldog, Bulldog. There's a conversation. There 611 00:35:08,360 --> 00:35:11,160 Speaker 1: is a conversation, but that is about it. Guys, thank 612 00:35:11,160 --> 00:35:13,640 Speaker 1: you for watching Dodgers Territory. There's a lot of me talking. 613 00:35:13,719 --> 00:35:16,799 Speaker 1: You heard my voice giving out, so I think it's 614 00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:19,399 Speaker 1: about time to wrap it up. Smash that like button 615 00:35:19,520 --> 00:35:21,879 Speaker 1: on the show. Please subscribe here on YouTube. We're trying 616 00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:26,000 Speaker 1: to get to seventeen. 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We'll actually get into 626 00:35:54,200 --> 00:35:57,400 Speaker 1: some free agency talk, I promise, and I'll have a 627 00:35:57,440 --> 00:35:59,560 Speaker 1: guest so it's not just me, and we can hang 628 00:35:59,560 --> 00:36:02,080 Speaker 1: out in the check at some more. One last call, 629 00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:04,000 Speaker 1: hit that like button on the way out, and I'll 630 00:36:04,040 --> 00:36:06,120 Speaker 1: see you on Monday. Bye.