1 00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 1: Good morning, everybody. Welcome back. Yankees just finished off a 2 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: road trip, and probably the biggest takeaway was that Glaber 3 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 1: Torres finally started hitting. Welcome back, everybody, Welcome back, and 4 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: welcome to the month of July. Be sure to like 5 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:33,199 Speaker 1: and subscribe. We are on a mission to get to 6 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: fifty thousand, so be a part of the community. Let's 7 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:39,559 Speaker 1: talk a little bit about Glabor Torres before we get 8 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:42,840 Speaker 1: to your voicemails. Because he's had three straight multi hit games, 9 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: he's looked a little bit better. He has always had 10 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: some warts in his game, the base running, the defense, 11 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: but one thing that has always been true is that 12 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: he's been a better than the league average hitter. His 13 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: career ops plus is one twelve, so he's twelve percent 14 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 1: better than the average hitter over eight hundred and seventeen 15 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 1: Major League games and just under three thousand at bats 16 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 1: just over thirty three hundred played appearances. In his career, 17 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 1: He's got four seasons with twenty four or more home runs, 18 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:21,199 Speaker 1: including his rookie year. I'm gonna throw out his twenty 19 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: nineteen season where he hit thirty eight home runs because 20 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: that feels like an anomaly. Everybody was hitting home runs 21 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:30,679 Speaker 1: that year, balls were rejuiced, no question about it. But 22 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty two and twenty twenty three, he was 23 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 1: entering what should have been his prime as a hitter, 24 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:41,680 Speaker 1: two very solid years one thirteen ops in twenty two, 25 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 1: one eighteen ops in twenty three, twenty four and twenty 26 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: five home runs respectively. I would have expected him to 27 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: continue on that pace this year because he's going to 28 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: be twenty seven years old. Least twenty seven years old, 29 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 1: which is his prime year. That's typically when players have 30 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: their best season around twenty seven twenty eight years old. 31 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: He's even had a couple of good playoff series. In 32 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:08,639 Speaker 1: twenty twenty. He went five for seven in the wild 33 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: Card round against Cleveland. That's a seven to fourteen average, 34 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: obviously a small sample size, hit three thirteen in the 35 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: division series against the Rays. His last couple of playoff 36 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: series admittedly have not been as good. But this year 37 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 1: his ops plus is eighty four. So instead of being 38 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: give or take fifteen points above league average as an 39 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 1: offensive player, he's been sixteen points below average as an 40 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: offensive player, and that's unusual for a player at twenty 41 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 1: seven to regress unless he's got an injury or feeling 42 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:42,920 Speaker 1: the pressure, and I think it might be pressure related. 43 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: I also think there could be some injuries with Labor. 44 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: He got hit on the hand early on in the 45 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 1: season against the Astros, and he's had some groin issues. 46 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 1: But there's been clearly some mental problems right, not only 47 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: offensively but defense. The base running has been awful. He's 48 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 1: currently hitting two twenty six, which is about a forty 49 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: point drop off for his career. He's got eighty strikeouts, 50 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 1: so way more strikeouts than he usually has. He's on 51 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: pace for about one hundred and fifty strikeouts, which would 52 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 1: be the most of his career. And the point of 53 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 1: all this that I'm trying to make is that if 54 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 1: you believe that players tend to play to the back 55 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: of their baseball card, which I do, then Glaber Torres 56 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 1: could be getting ready for a red hot second half, 57 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: which would be a huge difference maker for the Yankees. 58 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 2: Hey just wondering, do you think gliber Torres is fully 59 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 2: back or is this just a few good games. 60 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: Brian Perez says, trade Glabor, especially while he's turning around. 61 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: Sell it on the high. I don't know if they'll 62 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 1: do that. I think they're they're gonna bet on him 63 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: having that I guess resurgence to me and instead of a 64 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: regression to the mean. But I think a lot of 65 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: whether or not I believe Labor Torres is for real 66 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: will depend on how he does this week in front 67 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: of the home crowd. If he stays hot like he 68 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: has been for the last three games, maybe gets a 69 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: few big hits, gets the crowd on his side, and look, 70 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 1: the crowd wants to cheer at Yankee Stadium the last 71 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: homestand was tough. People are gonna be itching for the 72 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 1: Yankees to erupt. If he gets a couple of big hits, 73 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: maybe hits a big three run home run, give some 74 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: protection to Aaron Judge, then yeah, maybe he can turn 75 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: it into a great launching pad to a big second half. 76 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:39,919 Speaker 1: But if he makes a big error, strikes out in 77 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: a big situation, I could easily see him going back 78 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: into that downward spiral. We'll see a lot is riding 79 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: on these next few games. But if you think that 80 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: he's gonna hit to the back of his baseball card, 81 00:04:57,800 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: then the Ops should at the end of the season 82 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 1: be so somewhere around one point fifteen. It might be 83 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: a little bit lower because he had such a bad 84 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: first half. But the good news about that is if 85 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 1: he were to get back to approaching his normal numbers, 86 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: that would mean he would have to be exceedingly hot 87 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:15,039 Speaker 1: for the next couple of months, which the Yankees could 88 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 1: desperately use right now. Two other things that the Yankees 89 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:23,160 Speaker 1: could desperately use are positive outings from Louis Heel and 90 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 1: from Carlos Rodin. Both of them hit the skids in June. 91 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: I thought Rodin looked better his final outing against uh Oh. 92 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:34,280 Speaker 1: I forget what it was, but he had three innings 93 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:40,600 Speaker 1: where he settled down and looked like more of himself. 94 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:44,719 Speaker 1: He refused to come out of the game. He showed 95 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: some cajones that I didn't think he had. Louis Heel 96 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 1: was unhittable for the first few months of the season, 97 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: but he appears to be hitting the wall physically. I 98 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: doubt he's gonna last the entire season as a starting pitcher. 99 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, coming back from Tommy John never 100 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 1: thrown this many innings as a major leaguer. I just 101 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 1: think that he's a little bit gassed, and if he 102 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:10,920 Speaker 1: struggles this week, I think it's probably time to give 103 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 1: him a brief vacation, maybe a ten day il with 104 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:16,479 Speaker 1: a dead arm. Maybe you'll leave him off for a 105 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:19,479 Speaker 1: couple of weeks, maybe even do it right at the 106 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: All Star break so he gets basically three weeks off, 107 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 1: and then when he comes back, you can put him 108 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:27,039 Speaker 1: in the bullpen for a couple of months or for 109 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 1: at least a month to give him some rest and 110 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: see how the arm plays up in the bullpen and 111 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 1: maybe can help this team at the back end of games. 112 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:39,160 Speaker 1: A lot of you will remember in two thousand and 113 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 1: nine when Phil Hughes was a young pitcher, he went 114 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 1: out to the bullpen Midsummer and was absolutely lights out. 115 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 1: I think Luis Heal could be the same way. We'll see, 116 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:50,919 Speaker 1: but I do think that eventually they will try and 117 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:53,839 Speaker 1: transition him back into a starting pitcher for the playoffs 118 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: because he was so effective when he was throwing the ball. Well, 119 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: we are now thirty days from the trade deadline, and 120 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:03,279 Speaker 1: we're gonna have Max Goodman on the show tonight to 121 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 1: discuss the trade deadline, to discuss the Yankees' approach who 122 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 1: he thinks the Yankees will go out and get. He's 123 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 1: obviously been on the road with the team spends a 124 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: lot of time with the other reporters in the press box. 125 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 1: He's privy to a lot of information that we are not. 126 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: He's in the clubhouse, he's talking to the manager, he's 127 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: talking to the coaches. So he's got the finger on 128 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 1: the pulse of the New York Yankees, and I want 129 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 1: to know from him what he thinks the Yankees' top 130 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: priority will be, whether it's gonna be relief pitching, whether 131 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 1: it's gonna be another bat for third base depth. Does 132 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: he think the Yankees are going to be aggressive? Does 133 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: he think that they're just gonna kind of, you know, 134 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 1: coast like they've done in the past a few times. 135 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 1: Sometimes Brian Cashman has been too hesitant to pull that trigger. 136 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: So leave your questions for Max in the chat and 137 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 1: I'll try and relay them during the during the show tonight. 138 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 1: All right, let's get to your voicemails. 139 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 3: Yo, this is Lloyd. Would have a call in from 140 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 3: Western Massachusetts. Hey man, I'm curious, what's what's our bullpen 141 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 3: situation going on? We had a rotating with the names, 142 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 3: but do you thank the right and left were kind 143 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 3: of in the dolgems of the summer. Here you know 144 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 3: I thought Victor Gunzalez was a little bit better than 145 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 3: Jerk Ferguson from TiO that they chose to dfa him. 146 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 3: But I'm curious if f ros Intraveno in the next 147 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 3: king leg et cetera, et cetera. I'd be curious if 148 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 3: you thought, or you could tell us what you think 149 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 3: the bullpen will be come October. 150 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: All right, peach out, all right, appreciate the call. I 151 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 1: do think that's going to be an area, just knowing 152 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: Brian Cashman in his history, where he's going to try 153 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 1: and be aggressive is in getting relief pitchers because of 154 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 1: how important the bullpen is in the playoffs. You can't 155 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 1: have guys who can't get anybody out pitching important outs 156 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. So many games turn late. A lot 157 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:54,319 Speaker 1: of those starting pitcher matchups in the playoffs are such 158 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:58,320 Speaker 1: good matchups that it's a one to one game or 159 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 1: a two to one game the seventh inning, and you've 160 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: got to have guys who can secure the back end 161 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:06,320 Speaker 1: to games. I still contend that Clay Holmes is not 162 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 1: a closer. I contend he is a great setup man. 163 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 1: Would not shock me to see the Yankees go out 164 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: and get an actual closer if they can find one. 165 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 1: I know a lot of teams are gonna be in 166 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:20,559 Speaker 1: on Mason Miller. He's the sexiest name out there because 167 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: of the fastball, triple digits, young, lots of control, but 168 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:28,560 Speaker 1: the price is gonna be so astronomical that I don't 169 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: see them doing it. I just don't see them paying 170 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: what it would cost to get Mason Miller. But I 171 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:36,960 Speaker 1: do think that they're gonna go out and get some 172 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 1: veteran pitchers. I think Michael Kopek has a real chance 173 00:09:40,520 --> 00:09:43,720 Speaker 1: to be a Yankee. I think Garrett Crochet might end 174 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:46,040 Speaker 1: up going to the Orioles because they've got a better 175 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 1: depth in their minor leagues to trade. They've got pieces 176 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 1: in abundance to trade. You know, I could see them 177 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 1: going out and getting, you know, some more funky type 178 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:58,560 Speaker 1: of guys like side arm slingers, like they did with 179 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 1: Tim Hill or Scott f Ross, Guys who we probably 180 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 1: haven't even heard of that are wasting away, you know, 181 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 1: with some other team that's in last place, but where 182 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:12,079 Speaker 1: you know, they like their peripherals. I think the bullpen 183 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:14,680 Speaker 1: is definitely going to be a priority. I don't know 184 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 1: what it's going to look like I do know that 185 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 1: we are getting f Ross back. He could be very 186 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 1: valuable a fresh arm, a side arm slinger who was 187 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: leading the league in innings, pitched for relievers when he 188 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 1: went down with an injury a couple years ago, so 189 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:31,199 Speaker 1: he was very durable. And a lot of times those 190 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 1: guys who come sidearm are very durable because it's more 191 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:36,800 Speaker 1: of a natural motion than going over top. You can 192 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 1: throw them more often, and they can be a nice 193 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 1: change of pace when you're working your way through the 194 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 1: lineup to go to a side arm slinger and now 195 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 1: you have one from both sides, because Tim Hill is 196 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: that way, you know, I could see, I could see them, 197 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 1: you know, using those guys in some crucial roles in 198 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 1: the playoffs. But I still want them to go get 199 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 1: some more strikeouts. I want them to get a back 200 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 1: end of the bullpen guy who throws one hundred That's 201 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 1: what I want, isy you says, bring David Robertson back, 202 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:08,320 Speaker 1: one hundred percent. Agree. He's somebody who's been on my list. 203 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 1: I've mentioned him multiple times. He's with the Texas Rangers. 204 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: The Rangers are the reigning world champions. But I'm just 205 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 1: gonna pull up their standings right now because they're not 206 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:20,839 Speaker 1: doing well. They are in third place, they're eight games out. 207 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:23,680 Speaker 1: The Astros have surpassed them. The Astros now back over 208 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 1: five hundred forty two to forty one. How crazy would 209 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:29,559 Speaker 1: it be if it ends up Alcs Yankees versus Astros again, 210 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 1: after all that, after all of this, if end of 211 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 1: the day it just ends up Yankees Astros, just like 212 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 1: we thought it could be, and like it has been 213 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 1: so many times in recent years. Eddie Snap says thoughts 214 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 1: on the Yankee scouting Bellinger. I believe it they They 215 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:50,079 Speaker 1: were definitely interested in him this winter, but the price 216 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 1: was too high. But I really like what we're seeing 217 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:55,680 Speaker 1: from ben Rice, which takes me to another voicemail. 218 00:11:55,920 --> 00:12:01,840 Speaker 2: Hey, hey, does gets christmans on? You know? I know 219 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 2: Ben Nice is kidting what not? And then if he 220 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:08,080 Speaker 2: keeps it up, and when Rizzo comes back eventually, what 221 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:11,960 Speaker 2: do you do? You can't both play face and I 222 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 2: doubt you. 223 00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:16,760 Speaker 1: Accidentally a double clicked on this. So the question was 224 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:22,240 Speaker 1: when Rizzo comes back, would Ben Rice continue to remain 225 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 1: in the first basement. I believe that Anthony Rizzo's career 226 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 1: is quickly approaching its end. Point as an offensive player, 227 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:35,280 Speaker 1: he doesn't look that good anymore. He's had the concussion problems, 228 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:38,440 Speaker 1: He's had injury issues the last few years. I like 229 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 1: what we're seeing from ben Rice. He's got power, he 230 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 1: hits the ball to all fields. He's got an amazing eye. Defensively, 231 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 1: He's not a stud, not yet, but I like what 232 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:53,080 Speaker 1: we're seeing from Ben Rice. I think that Bunger right now, 233 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:56,320 Speaker 1: if you brought him in, would probably play center field 234 00:12:57,160 --> 00:13:00,199 Speaker 1: or right field and allow Judge or Soda or both 235 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 1: Judge and Soto to rotate in the DH spot. You know, 236 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 1: I could see that. I think he would be a 237 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:13,000 Speaker 1: huge bat for the Yankees to add. He's hitting over 238 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 1: two ninety the last I checked in June. He was 239 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 1: hitting two ninety four like a couple days before the 240 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:21,760 Speaker 1: end of June. So I could definitely see them going 241 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 1: out and getting Bellinger. But when Stanton comes back, Bellinger 242 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:30,320 Speaker 1: won't have a natural position without somebody sitting, whether it's Verdugo, 243 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 1: whether it's Judge, whether it's Sodo. Now here's one thing 244 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:37,560 Speaker 1: to keep in mind. When Stanton comes off the IL, 245 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: as he's done so many times with the Yankees, he 246 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 1: really struggles it takes him a long time to get 247 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 1: it going again, and so I'm not super confident that 248 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:52,400 Speaker 1: even when Stanton does come back that he's gonna hit. 249 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:55,560 Speaker 1: And so I could see Bellinger being kind of a 250 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 1: platoon player with Stanton in the DH spot, or you know, 251 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,320 Speaker 1: they could have some kind of a thing where Stanton 252 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 1: is the DH against lefties and then when righty's are 253 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:08,680 Speaker 1: on the mound, maybe Judge moves over to right field, 254 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:12,440 Speaker 1: Soto becomes the DH to rest his arm, and Bellinger 255 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:14,319 Speaker 1: plays centerfield. That way, you keep Bellinger in the line 256 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 1: up more often than not. Look, as we've seen, depth 257 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: gets tested, Guys get hurt, especially as the summer moves along, 258 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 1: Guys are gonna be banged up, and it can't hurt 259 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 1: to have another good quality veteran. Dylan Clark says, I 260 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 1: hope we trade Rizzo at the deadline. Nobody's gonna take Rizzo. 261 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 1: Nobody needs Rizzo. No chance, absolutely no chance. But all 262 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: right's take another voicemail. 263 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 4: Here, Hey, great show, Derek. 264 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 2: I'm not popping the Champagne. 265 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:47,040 Speaker 4: Courts yet for labor Taurus. The Yankees are three and 266 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 4: seven or last ten, we've won one. 267 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 1: In a row. 268 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 4: We're acting like all us well at the Evil Empire. 269 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 4: We need pitching, and we could. 270 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 5: Sit around and wait till these other people hopefully get 271 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 5: well and play better and come off to and we 272 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 5: can fight out Boston for the final playoffs. 273 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 1: Spot open to play the Twins or whomever. 274 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:10,240 Speaker 4: We gotta keep going here. We can't left turn them. 275 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:13,560 Speaker 1: Thanks Buddy, I appreciate the car. I also am not 276 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:16,800 Speaker 1: ready to pop the champagne on Glabor Torres. Like I said, 277 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 1: I need to see a good home stand. I need 278 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 1: to see some big hits. I need to see him 279 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:24,040 Speaker 1: tighten it up on defense. I need to see him 280 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 1: tighten it up on the basis. But three straight multi 281 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 1: hit games, even his foul balls and his misses look 282 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 1: a lot better. I want to see him going back 283 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:37,320 Speaker 1: to eyeballing the baseball just outside the strike zone, using 284 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:40,440 Speaker 1: that good eye, hitting the ball at all fields. We 285 00:15:40,480 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 1: saw the base hit to right field yesterday, so I'm 286 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 1: hit the ball well on his home run into the 287 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: second deck in left field in Toronto, so using the 288 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 1: whole field very important for Glaber Torres. I want him 289 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 1: going up there and taking the approach of think right 290 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 1: side first, and if it's inside, inside pitch react, pull 291 00:15:58,920 --> 00:15:59,400 Speaker 1: your hands in. 292 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:04,360 Speaker 5: Yeah, Derek, all Dad, he's down here in Florida. 293 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 2: Yeah. 294 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 5: I took a game or two off because I was 295 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 5: kind of disgusted the way they were playing. 296 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:10,000 Speaker 4: But they look good. 297 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 5: Call look good, and they got good hitting five through nine, 298 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 5: driving some runs. But the real reason I'm calling is 299 00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 5: that umpire. And again, you know, like I said, I'm 300 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:24,480 Speaker 5: not for a lot of technology, but I'd rather have 301 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:27,800 Speaker 5: the box, you know, calling the balls and strikes. If 302 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 5: it's touching, the lying around the boxes a strike if 303 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 5: it's off this guting this about thirty pitches. I was 304 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 5: counting them right, he was calling strikes. He was calling yeah, 305 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 5: balls that were strikes and strikes that were balls. I mean, 306 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 5: it's just terrible. How does a hit or know what 307 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 5: to do? You know, he went to swing at with 308 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 5: an umpire like that. They need that take. 309 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 1: I appreciate it. So last I've heard is that the 310 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 1: Challenge system is coming to Triple A. And usually when 311 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:03,960 Speaker 1: that happens, the next stop is the Major League. So 312 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 1: it's coming. There's just too many problems with the balls 313 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:10,560 Speaker 1: and strikes over recent years, and if you have the 314 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: technology to get it right, get it right. It's like 315 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:17,240 Speaker 1: in tennis they use the replay system, the cameras and 316 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 1: all that to tell if the ball hits the line. 317 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 1: You know, why not take that to baseball. If you 318 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:26,440 Speaker 1: have the technology, make sure that the game is right. 319 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 1: There's a lot of stuff made about the human error, 320 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 1: and oh, the human error, and we love the human error. 321 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 1: I don't like any errors. I want the calls to 322 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:35,840 Speaker 1: be right. Forget the human error. 323 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:41,960 Speaker 4: My name is Bill Bondi b Ondy, and my message 324 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:45,240 Speaker 4: is I'm not worried about the offense, except I think 325 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 4: tore has gone enough times. He should have got rid 326 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:51,399 Speaker 4: of him when he got rid of Sanchez. I always 327 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:51,800 Speaker 4: said that. 328 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:52,480 Speaker 5: I said it. 329 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 4: From the beginning. I'm not going to be a hypocrite 330 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 4: and say now he's got to go. But he's looking 331 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:02,359 Speaker 4: worse and worse every year. He never gets better. His 332 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:06,440 Speaker 4: hell leg cake, he's not helping him. But the bright 333 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:11,159 Speaker 4: star is look good, judge. He's got seventy eighty rbs 334 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:15,639 Speaker 4: letty and he's batting over three hundred. So solo, with 335 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:18,199 Speaker 4: the other guys around them, they need to step up. 336 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 4: They neither good. Six hitter, seven hitter eight yep, where 337 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:24,760 Speaker 4: are things They're just not there, you know. I mean 338 00:18:24,760 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 4: they try everything. 339 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:26,400 Speaker 3: They bring in this. 340 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:30,800 Speaker 4: Guy, that guy, like rentals, like lousy rentals, and now 341 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:31,400 Speaker 4: the bullpen. 342 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:35,040 Speaker 1: All right, so I want to talk about the offense. 343 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 1: I think what you brought up is good. You know, 344 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:39,680 Speaker 1: Ben Rice has looked good the last few days. I 345 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 1: think he would be the perfect number seven hitter because 346 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: he's patient, he hit singles. You know, he can rope 347 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 1: a double like we saw yesterday, occasional pop. We haven't 348 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:49,119 Speaker 1: seen him go deep yet, but he had a lot 349 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:50,720 Speaker 1: of power in the minor leagues. I think he would 350 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:53,400 Speaker 1: be perfect for the bottom of the order. I think 351 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 1: they could use one more bat. I think they're going 352 00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:58,719 Speaker 1: to get enough offense out of their catchers to have 353 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 1: those guys hit ninth. Okay, with hit them hitting either 354 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:04,359 Speaker 1: eighth or ninth in the order. Wells has looked a 355 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:07,199 Speaker 1: little bit better the last couple of days. Travigno has 356 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 1: been remarkably consistent offensively, defensively, you know, obviously having trouble 357 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:15,120 Speaker 1: throwing the ball. But also in September, we're gonna get 358 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:18,440 Speaker 1: back Jason Dominguez, who will push everybody down a little 359 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 1: bit because I think he's going to slot into that 360 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:24,639 Speaker 1: cleanup spot as a switch hitter. That'll push Labor and 361 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:27,119 Speaker 1: then John Carlo, who's back, you know, fifth six, so 362 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:29,439 Speaker 1: that will lengthen the lineup. The problem right now is 363 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: our lineup has been tested because we don't have depth. 364 00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:35,719 Speaker 1: Our depth has been injured Pererra Domingez and then you 365 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:38,720 Speaker 1: know Stanton missing right from the order, and then you 366 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:41,959 Speaker 1: know Labor Torres has been so bad that it's shortened 367 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:44,360 Speaker 1: your lineup. You know, cleanup hitter a lot of times, 368 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:47,000 Speaker 1: and he's been hitting in the two fifteen area for 369 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 1: most of the season, so you know the depth has 370 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 1: been tested. But I agree with you on one or 371 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:55,680 Speaker 1: two more bats, one or two more bats, one or 372 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:58,879 Speaker 1: two more pitchers, probably four players, three or four players 373 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:02,119 Speaker 1: that the deadline, and this team can compete one hundred percent. 374 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:05,960 Speaker 1: They've got a strong core. Garrett Cole he's back, he 375 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:10,120 Speaker 1: looked good yesterday. He's throwing well. I think that Carlos 376 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:13,480 Speaker 1: Rodin will pitch better. It seemed like something click last 377 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:16,639 Speaker 1: time out. Stroman has been really consistent. I love the 378 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:19,840 Speaker 1: energy he brings. The starting pitching I think will be fine. 379 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:23,879 Speaker 1: The question is can they get enough offense and can 380 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:27,639 Speaker 1: they get enough outs out of the bullpen. All right, 381 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:34,240 Speaker 1: let's get to the UH final thoughts here. Thanks for 382 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:37,760 Speaker 1: tuning in important homestand coming up once again. I'll be 383 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 1: live with Max Goodman tonight eight thirty pm Eastern. And 384 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:45,080 Speaker 1: it's important for the Yankees to start this month off right. 385 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 1: You know, we got to get off to a better 386 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:51,720 Speaker 1: start than we had in June. Obviously, team hit the 387 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 1: skids a little bit. They are now technically tied with 388 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:58,920 Speaker 1: the Orioles, but the Orioles have the UH the advantage 389 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,720 Speaker 1: because they've won the Sea in series so far. Yankees 390 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:04,679 Speaker 1: have more wins. Orioles have less losses. Orioles have a 391 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:07,360 Speaker 1: six thirty one winning percentage. Yankees are at six twenty eight. 392 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:11,120 Speaker 1: But the Yankees have a shot to win this division 393 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:14,679 Speaker 1: with the right mix. They got Aaron Judge the MVP. 394 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 1: I have no doubt he's going to continue this pace. 395 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:20,240 Speaker 1: If he stays healthy, he's gonna hit sixty home runs 396 00:21:20,359 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 1: or close to it. And you know, we're seeing more, 397 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 1: We're seeing more life out of the laboratories. Like we mentioned, 398 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 1: Ben Rice looks good. I think this team has some 399 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:34,560 Speaker 1: good pieces and Jan Soto healthy. You know, if he 400 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:38,160 Speaker 1: stays healthy, He's going to be there, so the offense 401 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:41,399 Speaker 1: will hit, but you need one or two more additions, 402 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:43,880 Speaker 1: and you need some pieces in the bullpen. So let's 403 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:46,720 Speaker 1: hope the Yankees heed the call of the fans, especially 404 00:21:46,760 --> 00:21:50,439 Speaker 1: this one. And uh, we'll see it tonight with Max Goodman. 405 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:51,520 Speaker 1: I'll catch you next time. 406 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 3: Don't go. 407 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:12,440 Speaker 1: Bad, go 408 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 4: Ba.