1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,240 Speaker 1: There were two needs Clint going into this into the 2 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: spring training that we needed. We needed a closer check. 3 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: We needed an outfielder check. 4 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 2: The laundry list was that short. They nailed it back again. 5 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: Welcome to a brand new edition of Dodgers Territory on 6 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: this Monday, January nineteenth. Thank you very much Martin Luther 7 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:32,839 Speaker 1: King Junior for all that you did for your civic service, 8 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:35,560 Speaker 1: your civic duty. As we celebrate and honor the life 9 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 1: and legacy of MLK Junior, Clint Pesias, Alana Rizzo, we 10 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: are here, Clint. Of course, we want people to subscribe. 11 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,839 Speaker 1: We're trying to get to that fifteen thousand mark. Subscribe 12 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 1: like us all of the things. Do it super close. 13 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: You can do it on Apple, Spotify, wherever you get 14 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: your pods. Certainly you can do it on YouTube as well. 15 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: Good to be with you. I missed the show. 16 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 2: Was Brida Friday Reaction Show. Yeah we had a show. Yeah, 17 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 2: Katie and I obviously we had some news since you've 18 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 2: been gone, Alana. You went on your little mini West 19 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 2: Coast vacation, went back to the snow there in Boston. 20 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 2: You're back home and we need your thoughts on Kyle Tucker. 21 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 2: That's coming up in the big ticket, So let's do that. 22 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 2: In case anybody watching the show today has been living 23 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 2: under a rock. Kyle Tucker is Los Angeles Dodger, four year, 24 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:36,039 Speaker 2: two hundred and forty million dollar deal Alana thirty million 25 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:39,119 Speaker 2: of that is deferred opt outs after years two and three. 26 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 2: Were waiting on it to be official official that press 27 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 2: conference likely coming tomorrow or Wednesday. Kyle Tucker already made 28 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 2: it official on his Instagram. I would play that, but 29 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 2: you know how MLB really doesn't like to advance their game. 30 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 2: They don't want us showing MLB clips here online. But yeah, 31 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 2: we don't have your Tucker thoughts because I wouldn't say 32 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 2: you had strong feelings one where the other about Tucker 33 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 2: before he signed. But he's a Dodger. I want to 34 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 2: know how you feel about it. 35 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 1: I said very clearly the last time I was on 36 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:09,920 Speaker 1: the show that the Dodgers didn't need Kyle Tucker. But 37 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: I certainly believe that Kyle Tucker makes the Dodgers better. 38 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:16,359 Speaker 1: And what I mean by that is, while I think 39 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: the Dodgers made the right move in signing Kyle Tucker, 40 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: I would not have been surprised if they didn't get him, 41 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: and I think we still would have been fine without him. 42 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: Kyle Tucker makes the Dodgers better, right, I mean, Kyle 43 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: Tucker would make any team better, but it wasn't something 44 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 1: that was such a glaring need. We needed an outfielder. 45 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 1: It did not have to be as accomplished as Kyle Tucker. 46 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: So that is my point with that. I think it's awesome. 47 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: I think this is a signing for the Dodgers that 48 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: makes sense. I think it's a signing for Kyle Tucker 49 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 1: that makes sense because, having spoken to some folks that 50 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 1: are very close with Kyle Tucker, I think the high 51 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:56,359 Speaker 1: aav works, the short term contract works. He is kind 52 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 1: of in the shadows in LA in terms of the 53 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:03,080 Speaker 1: other superstar power surrounding him, and speaking to some folks 54 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 1: that know him well, he will thrive in that situation, right. 55 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 1: Kyle Tucker is not a guy that is a raw 56 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 1: rock guy. I'm going to read something to us and 57 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: our viewers right now that is from a source that 58 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: knows Kyle Tucker incredibly well. Good dude, not a bad 59 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 1: makeup dude, good family, just a very low motor will 60 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: thrive because he's not he's in the shadows, just not 61 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 1: obsessed with the big leagues. And that's okay, right, you 62 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: don't have to have a massively like outgoing personality and 63 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: all of the things. But Kyle Tucker twenty two home 64 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: runs last year. Yes, he hit just two sixty six, 65 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: but this is a guy. This guy is a championship player. 66 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: He gets the job done as long as he's a 67 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: good teammate, which I have no reason to believe that 68 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 1: he is not a good teammate. I think it makes 69 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: our outfield better. You have Tioscar Hernandez, who will seemingly 70 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 1: now move to left field, Andy Potter has in center, 71 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 1: Kyle Tucker and right maybe Tommy Edmund center. We don't 72 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: know everything that's going to happen there. With centerfield, could 73 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: be able to tune situation. But the point is I 74 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: think it's a good deal for both. Kyle Tucker's already 75 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: made it official, good for the Dodgers, good for Andrew Freeman. 76 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 1: There were two needs Clint going into this into the 77 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: spring training that we needed. We needed a closer check, 78 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 1: We needed an outfielder check. 79 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, the laundry list was that short. They nailed it. 80 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 2: They absolutely nailed this laundry list. I think Andy pa 81 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 2: has I want to talk more Piez later in the show. 82 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 2: I think he's going to get that first shake at 83 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 2: playing center field. I think this could be a pretty 84 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 2: dang good outfield. We know offensively it can be an 85 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 2: exceptional outfield, but I want to call to attention something 86 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 2: plenty of people done have done. Mike Petriello also pointed 87 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 2: out a lot of these numbers on the MLB dot 88 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:53,840 Speaker 2: Com about Kyle Tucker, and obviously the numbers a little 89 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:57,279 Speaker 2: bit down last year for Kyle Tucker in his one 90 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:00,920 Speaker 2: season in Chicago, hit two sixty six twenty two homers 91 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 2: over the one one hundred and thirty six games there, 92 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:07,479 Speaker 2: most of those coming at Wrigley. The big issue with him, 93 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 2: he just plainly struggled at Wrigley. Feel you see here 94 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:14,280 Speaker 2: numbers on the screen hit two thirty six at home 95 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 2: with a seven forty seven ops at home, fine, not great, 96 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 2: definitely not sixty million dollars number. But on road, well, yeah, exactly. 97 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 2: Nobody's worth that kind of money. By the way, I'll 98 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 2: get this back up, but I showed this on the 99 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 2: Friday's edition of the show. Just this is dumb amounts 100 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:36,799 Speaker 2: of money, Alana. And as you always point out, money 101 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:40,159 Speaker 2: doesn't guarantee you anything, doesn't guarantee you championships, but it 102 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:43,840 Speaker 2: buys you good players. And hey, if you got it, 103 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 2: flaun it, I guess. But back to the Tucker numbers, Yeah, 104 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 2: on the road there though two ninety two average, nine 105 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 2: twenty three ops on the road. He's also just generally 106 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:55,719 Speaker 2: been a very good hitter over the course of his 107 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 2: career one so thirty eight percent better when you're looking 108 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 2: at the way to it runs created. Plus he strikes 109 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 2: out a little less than sixteen percent of the time, 110 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:07,360 Speaker 2: which is great, and he's a very good hitter at 111 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:11,479 Speaker 2: Dodger Stadium career three h three hitter with an ops 112 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:15,919 Speaker 2: over one thousand. The big one is the strikeouts for me, 113 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:19,039 Speaker 2: and we talked about we were two people pushing a 114 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 2: lot for somebody like Stephen Kwant who has very very 115 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 2: elite back to ball. He strikes out less than ten 116 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,279 Speaker 2: percent of the time. But you're looking at somebody like 117 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 2: Tucker who who's striking out whatever, it's fifteen point eight percent, 118 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:34,720 Speaker 2: that's still ten percent less of the time than show. Hey, 119 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 2: o'tany what else we had I had in here? I 120 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 2: got to find it. Freddy Freeman struck out twenty z 121 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 2: point four percent of the time last year. And this 122 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 2: is a guy that we think of as one of 123 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:46,160 Speaker 2: the most elite hitters in baseball because he is He's 124 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 2: Freddy Guy, Dan Friedman. But still, this guy is good. 125 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:52,160 Speaker 2: Kyle Tucker is good. And that's what this team needed. 126 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 2: It didn't need another guy with a hole in his bat. 127 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:57,839 Speaker 2: They needed somebody who can go back to ball, find 128 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 2: some grass, find some some fan in the seats on occasion, 129 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:06,279 Speaker 2: and play an above average defense in right field. Just 130 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 2: an we'll bring it to the line up here. I've 131 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 2: changed this around a few times, by the way, an 132 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 2: exceptional one through nine riz. 133 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, this is it's incredibly impressive. I mean, we know 134 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 1: again and this is a team that, like all of us, 135 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 1: it's one year older. But you look at the top 136 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 1: of the lineup with shohe and Mooki, Kyle in the 137 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: three hole. I mean, if you still any if you 138 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: have your catcher batting forth, I mean your catcher's your 139 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 1: clean up hitter, that's impressive. Freddy Freeman. Of course, to 140 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 1: Oscar Fernandez, love what he can do. If Max Muntsey 141 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: hits another thirty plus home runs and hits two hundred. 142 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 1: I'm fine with that. He's your seven hole hitter, right, 143 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 1: He's your third baseman, your seven hole hitter. If you 144 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: want to hit thirty bombs and hit hit you know, 145 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 1: right up at the Mendoza line. I don't care. Andy 146 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: pa has is only going to get better. I think 147 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 1: the biggest question mark is number nine, just because of 148 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 1: Tommy Edmond in terms of health and coming off that 149 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 1: ankle injury and all of the things. And I think 150 00:07:53,400 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: Tyle Cooker, Tyle Cookersle Kyle Tuckers is season and nailed 151 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 1: it issues last season too with down other than Wrigley Field, 152 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: you know, playing a part into it as he was 153 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 1: injured too for the second half of the season for 154 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:10,280 Speaker 1: a lot of it too. So let's let's you know, 155 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 1: let's figure that situation out too. But no, this is good. 156 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 1: I mean, he's a great addition to what is already 157 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: an unbelievably good team. And because he doesn't have to 158 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 1: be the man, a lot of guys like don't want 159 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: the attention, right, there's a lot of people that don't 160 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 1: want the spotlight. I remember when Cody Bellinger came up, 161 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 1: Corey Seger could not have been happier because Corey hated 162 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:33,319 Speaker 1: his interview so much. He would do them. He was 163 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 1: always professional, but he did not like talking about himself. 164 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 1: But Corey Seer is a superstar, so he would have 165 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 1: to talk all the time. And then here comes Belly, 166 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:43,319 Speaker 1: and then Belly had that MVP season type of thing. 167 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 1: So it was like Corey was like, oh, thank god, 168 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 1: I don't have to talk about you know, I don't 169 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 1: have to talk about myself anymore. So this is good 170 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 1: for the team. It's good for Kyle Tucker. I like 171 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:54,599 Speaker 1: the shorter the shorter years. I did not want to 172 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 1: sign Kyle Tucker to a ten year deal. I thought 173 00:08:56,600 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 1: that was silly, But this makes sense. And yes the 174 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 1: money is stupid, but I never fault a player for 175 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 1: getting that kind of cash. Good for them. 176 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:08,079 Speaker 2: Don't hate the player, hate the game, but I really 177 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 2: do love like obviously all the money, all the insanity, 178 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 2: all of you know, the Dodgers ruining baseball aside again 179 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:19,440 Speaker 2: just lineup wise, the profile that he brings at this lineup, 180 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 2: and I think him, you know, pointing out again, not 181 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:26,080 Speaker 2: needing to be the man, having all the superstar talent 182 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 2: around him, it's just going to help him out so 183 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 2: much in so many ways. But I really think this 184 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:34,319 Speaker 2: could be like the best of the best Kyle Tucker 185 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 2: that we've seen as a big leaduer, and he's had 186 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:38,959 Speaker 2: some exceptional years, you know, you look at the ops. 187 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 2: Plus he's about a one forty hitter in his career, 188 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 2: already had the one p thirty eight weight he runs created. 189 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:46,200 Speaker 2: Plus it's going to get better. He is going to 190 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 2: be a better player. In twenty twenty four, before he 191 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:52,839 Speaker 2: got injured in his final season with Houston, he was 192 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:55,440 Speaker 2: on pace for like a forty homer season. It's not 193 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 2: out of the realm of possibility. And some people are questioning, 194 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 2: you know, in the lineup about having him hitting in 195 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 2: that three hole. The thing we've talked about, Katie and 196 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:07,199 Speaker 2: I talked about a whole bunch as well on Friday. 197 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:09,560 Speaker 2: There's no wrong answer, there's no right answer. And what 198 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 2: this lineup is going to look like. I had the 199 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:13,680 Speaker 2: initial version I had, I kept will Smith hitting second 200 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:16,080 Speaker 2: and Mookie was down in the lineup. 201 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 1: See, it is a great problem, and you're right, there's 202 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 1: no wrong answer. And time will tell how this lineup 203 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 1: shifts over the course of the one hundred and sixty 204 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:27,679 Speaker 1: two game season. But I would probably have Kyle hit 205 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 1: second and have Mookie hit third. But I mean, I 206 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:31,439 Speaker 1: don't think you I don't think you go you can 207 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:34,320 Speaker 1: go wrong either way. I mean, and I'm also not 208 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 1: upset with Mookie leading off and show Hey hitting in 209 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 1: the two holes. So you know, we'll see. It doesn't 210 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 1: matter what's a it's an embarrassment of riches. It's a 211 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 1: phenomenal problem to have. And the fact that Kyle Tucker 212 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 1: can I think be himself. LA has obviously established itself 213 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 1: as a destination. I mean, Kyle Tucker had a lot 214 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:55,440 Speaker 1: of suitors. The Toronto Blue Jays gave him a bazillion dollars. 215 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:57,720 Speaker 1: But it was, of course good for the Blue Jays 216 00:10:57,720 --> 00:10:59,800 Speaker 1: for spending money, good for the Blue Jays for you know, 217 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:01,840 Speaker 1: they were down to this much of winning the World 218 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 1: Series last year. So you know they're taking the money, 219 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:08,200 Speaker 1: the investments from the World Series wins and they're putting 220 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 1: it right back in their team. And that's what good 221 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: teams do. That's what the Dodgers have done, That's what 222 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 1: the Blue Jays are doing. Obviously Steve Cohen has more 223 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 1: money than God, but it is what it is. At 224 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:19,079 Speaker 1: least at least they're spending money and I love to 225 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: see it. So welcome Kyle Tucker to Los Angeless, looking 226 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: forward man to seeing what you can do in La. 227 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, the best way. We'll take a pause here. You 228 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 2: guys can celebrate Kyle Tucker being a Dodger by checking 229 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 2: out some Dodgers territory merch. Go to Dodger Territory Shop 230 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 2: dot com. Please consider supporting us supporting the show myself 231 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:43,319 Speaker 2: a lota rizzo, Katie Wu and company. 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Special were all about? 238 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 1: I mean, if we are nothing, if we are not cool, 239 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 1: much more to talk about on the show as Dodgers 240 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:09,000 Speaker 1: Territory continues, So let's get to Bleed and Blue. 241 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 2: Let's do it. 242 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:18,560 Speaker 1: I'm gonna let you just take this. Because they signed 243 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:22,320 Speaker 1: Nick robertson last week, right handed reliever a minor leaguer 244 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: that I know nothing about, so Plantlesiusco. 245 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, this was amongst the few things that we I 246 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 2: wouldn't say missed so much, but definitely fell under the 247 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:33,559 Speaker 2: radar following the Kyle Tucker thing. One of the things 248 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:38,080 Speaker 2: Gavin lux traded from Sincy to Tampa Bay. I just 249 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 2: wanted to throw that in there. Hopefully LuxI gets a 250 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:42,840 Speaker 2: chance at a lot of playing time there in Tampa Bay. 251 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 2: But the one that directly relates to our Dodgers, Yeah, 252 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 2: they bring in on a minor league deal. A right 253 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:52,320 Speaker 2: handed reliever was with the Dodgers actually in twenty twenty three, 254 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:54,680 Speaker 2: and he was part of the trade that brought Keik 255 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 2: Hernetez back from Boston. Not an exceptional pitcher is Nick 256 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:04,200 Speaker 2: Robertson career five point three ERA over twenty seven big 257 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 2: league games. You see with the Red Sox, Dodgers, Blue Jays, Cardinals, 258 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 2: some depth. Now we're at that point in the offseason 259 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 2: where it's just f around and add some depth to 260 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 2: the minor league rank ranks, and I think that's that's 261 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 2: kind of where we're gonna be at. I think that's 262 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 2: a good segue too, you know, besides Robertson what is 263 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 2: next for the Dodgers? Are they done? That's the question 264 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 2: everybody has because I didn't. I didn't anticipate at Tucker Alana, 265 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 2: I barely. I did not anticipate specifically in Edwin dy As. 266 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 2: I figured someone of that ilk. But what do they 267 00:13:36,679 --> 00:13:39,320 Speaker 2: do now? You know you mentioned that the health and 268 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:43,680 Speaker 2: kind of concerns around Tommy Edmund who would probably be 269 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 2: better served as a utility guy. Hey, fit do we 270 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:50,720 Speaker 2: go get Nico Horner, go get everybody else? We just 271 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:54,200 Speaker 2: you know, we had the conversation about could Taoscar Hernandez 272 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:58,080 Speaker 2: be traded, pulling on that that thread of a storyline 273 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 2: from earlier in the offseason. Ken Rosevethal brought it up 274 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 2: and to call him last week as well. I don't 275 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 2: think that I really would like to see Tayo around, 276 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 2: Like he's just good for this clubhouse. He's good for 277 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:11,880 Speaker 2: the team. And you got a bet on a rebound 278 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:12,280 Speaker 2: for Tayo. 279 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 1: I agree. I think I think Tascar Hernandez is going 280 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:18,040 Speaker 1: to have a much better twenty twenty six than he 281 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 1: had a twenty twenty five. I love the energy he 282 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:24,360 Speaker 1: comes up in big moments, you know, not like not 283 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 1: necessarily like like his brother Keik Hernandez. But I want 284 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 1: him on this club. And if he's willing to move 285 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 1: to left field, which I think he is, I believe 286 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:35,920 Speaker 1: him to be a team player. I think that outfield 287 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: just got a lot better obviously with him and left 288 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 1: We said that even before they signed Kyle Tucker that 289 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 1: I wanted him to We wanted him to go to 290 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 1: left field, and then you know, get somebody else and 291 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 1: put maybe put Andy Pyez in the right and see 292 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:47,480 Speaker 1: if Tommy Edmond was going to play center or whatever. 293 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 1: So this works out well for them. I don't need 294 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 1: anything else, like, I really don't, I think. I mean again, 295 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 1: I didn't need Kyle Tucker either. I'm glad we have him, 296 00:14:57,880 --> 00:15:00,040 Speaker 1: but I didn't need to have him. And then of 297 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 1: course Edwin Diatos was the biggest thing to me, Like 298 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 1: that was to solidify that back into the bullpen like 299 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 1: that I think is awesome. I mean, if Tao can 300 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 1: have a rebound year, if Mookie could have a rebound year. Man, 301 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 1: this team is This team is insane. It's very good, 302 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 1: and they're built for October. They always have been. So 303 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 1: if you can maintain until you get to the postseason, 304 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:22,920 Speaker 1: I think they're going to be just fine. 305 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, to button up to Tayo talk, he's not going anywhere. 306 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 2: All he needs to do is show up to work, 307 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:31,400 Speaker 2: be clutch, throw some seeds at people, smile on the field, 308 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 2: be only a moderate liability out in left field, and 309 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 2: go out and win his third World Series in three 310 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 2: seasons as a Dodger. It feels like a pretty easy 311 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:42,320 Speaker 2: job for Tao for sure. The other kind of I think, 312 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 2: I don't think this is necessarily been in the ethos 313 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 2: as a question, but you know, there's a little bit 314 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 2: I mentioned earlier. The Andy pat has kind of a 315 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 2: storyline like might they try to move off of Andy 316 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 2: Pater has in general center field? Obviously he's not gonna 317 00:15:57,240 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 2: have anywhere else. Kyle Tucker has played a very very 318 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 2: minor amount of centerfield in his career, mostly as a professional, 319 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:06,200 Speaker 2: you know, in the minor league level. He's not really 320 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 2: like a long term option in center field right now. 321 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:11,840 Speaker 2: The best center fielder they have is Andy pi Hez 322 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:15,240 Speaker 2: and Kyle Tucker definitely helps the Dodgers kind of become 323 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:20,000 Speaker 2: a little bit more Andy pi Hez regression proof on 324 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 2: pie Hez Listen. Solid regular season overall two seventy two 325 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 2: seven seven to four ops at twenty seven homer eighty 326 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:30,520 Speaker 2: six RBIs all career highs for him. But it was 327 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 2: a tale of two seasons alta very much up and 328 00:16:33,080 --> 00:16:34,840 Speaker 2: down twenty twenty five because he was great in the 329 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 2: first eighty one games, this one we talked about sending 330 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 2: him to the moon and then hold on, this is 331 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 2: this guy who should be in the conversation for being 332 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 2: an All Star two ninety one in the first half, 333 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:46,640 Speaker 2: sixteen homers, fifty five stakes there in the final seventy 334 00:16:46,720 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 2: five two fifty one, okay, serviceable ops a little over 335 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:52,440 Speaker 2: seven hundred, but with eleven dingers thirty one RBIs But 336 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 2: then he disappeared, as we all know in the playoffs, 337 00:16:55,560 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 2: just four for fifty one. That is a seventy eight average, 338 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 2: one run batted in. I'm not I'm not saying this 339 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 2: to say that I'm out on PA. I'm just saying 340 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:09,399 Speaker 2: that with all of this talent, with all of the 341 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:12,879 Speaker 2: stars and the ability and all of this kind of stuff, 342 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:15,360 Speaker 2: if there's one guy to keep an eye on as 343 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:18,960 Speaker 2: the season progresses as an area that may need improvement 344 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 2: or may force the Dodgers hand to move Tommy Evan 345 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 2: too center or I mean the good thing is they 346 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 2: have flexibility. You can get a second basement if you 347 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 2: need to, or you can get a center fielder if 348 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:30,480 Speaker 2: you need to for this club. 349 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 1: But the good thing we don't have he's hitting in 350 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:36,439 Speaker 1: your seventh or eighth hole. You don't have to worry 351 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 1: about Paz because he's not in the top of your order. 352 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:41,199 Speaker 1: He's not in the meat of your order. He's not 353 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:42,920 Speaker 1: in the middle of your order. He is the seven 354 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:45,359 Speaker 1: or eighth hole hitter guy. And that's okay. Even ninth 355 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 1: row me in the ninth hole, I don't care. I mean, 356 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 1: this is a guy that doesn't have to be your 357 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 1: I care more about his defense, honestly, and in center field, 358 00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 1: then I care about how much production we get offensively, 359 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:01,439 Speaker 1: because I think in that position, with the rest of 360 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:04,639 Speaker 1: the offensive weapons you have around him, I think of 361 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:06,400 Speaker 1: him more as like, let's do more of a run 362 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:09,159 Speaker 1: prevention guy than you know, run producer guy. And I 363 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 1: know you're gonna get what you're gonna get out of Pise. 364 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 1: I mean again, he's coming into the season another year 365 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:17,399 Speaker 1: of experience. I think it's so difficult to, you know, 366 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 1: for people to understand one hundred and sixty two games 367 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:22,200 Speaker 1: is a really long effing time, and some people are 368 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:26,119 Speaker 1: just unbelievably athletic, and some people are unbelievably gifted that 369 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 1: it doesn't seem like it phases them the course of 370 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:31,680 Speaker 1: the season. But he's still learning the position, He's still 371 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:34,359 Speaker 1: learning the game at this level, so I'm certainly not 372 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 1: and just adding Kyle Tucker takes that much more pressure 373 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:40,520 Speaker 1: off of Andy pa has. You know, he doesn't have 374 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:42,199 Speaker 1: to be the end all be all out there he 375 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:45,040 Speaker 1: can do. You know, the Dodgers have a really good 376 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:48,240 Speaker 1: way of setting their guys up for success, and I 377 00:18:48,280 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 1: think signing Kyle Trucker has helped will help Andy Pah 378 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 1: has even have more success than we've seen him at 379 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 1: times in the last couple of years. 380 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, take taking more of that weight off 381 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 2: of his shoulders, for sure. I mean, this is a kid, 382 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 2: Pie has, a kid who has just gotten better and 383 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:07,160 Speaker 2: better as his pro career, as his big league career 384 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:10,120 Speaker 2: has gone on. Of course, makes his debut in twenty 385 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 2: twenty four, he was somebody had a really really good 386 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:17,040 Speaker 2: spring training, eventually came up, took over in the outfield 387 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:20,320 Speaker 2: at one point, and then was essentially the everyday center 388 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:23,280 Speaker 2: fielder for this team. Last year. Had some hiccups, definitely, 389 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:27,120 Speaker 2: but got better there. He seemed. He keeps getting better 390 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 2: and better as he gets further removed from twenty twenty 391 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:34,919 Speaker 2: three shoulder surgery. Find me a better eight hitter in 392 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 2: baseball than Andy Pai has entering his third season with 393 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:44,159 Speaker 2: big league time. I'm very high on the kid. The 394 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:46,800 Speaker 2: fact that he's going to be hitting so low. It's 395 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:51,320 Speaker 2: he is not critical to everything going well, but him 396 00:19:51,359 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 2: performing makes everything better for everybody else, especially somebody like 397 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:59,440 Speaker 2: Andrew Friedman around. I don't know, July thirty first or so, 398 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 2: he's doing well. They're gonna be fine. But back to 399 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:06,399 Speaker 2: the question, are the Dodgers done outside of the roster 400 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 2: move we need for Kyle Tucker to become official tomorrow 401 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 2: or when's there or whenever that happens, and your splashes 402 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:14,960 Speaker 2: of minor league signings and ri guys, they're done. This 403 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:17,239 Speaker 2: is beyond the complete roster all right. 404 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 1: I think they're done. I don't think there's any there's 405 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:23,360 Speaker 1: anything right now would be like Robertson with depth type 406 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:26,200 Speaker 1: of situation, right, I mean, they're done. They don't need 407 00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:28,680 Speaker 1: anything massive. I think all of the holes are filled, 408 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 1: all of the questions have been answered. I mean, this 409 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:33,440 Speaker 1: is a very solid team. You're gonna have to deal 410 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:35,959 Speaker 1: with injuries, as all thirty clubs are. But right now, 411 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:38,920 Speaker 1: I think the Dodgers have put together one heck of 412 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:41,399 Speaker 1: a roster. Let's talk about that Kyle Tucker move for 413 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 1: a moment. So the addition of Kyler Tucker is going 414 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:46,359 Speaker 1: to meet a subtraction of somebody else. Who do you 415 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: suppose that's going to be. 416 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:51,400 Speaker 2: The Only name that seems to make the most sense 417 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 2: to me is the name Michael Siani. He was a 418 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 2: guy they picked up on waivers as an outfielder. Katie 419 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:01,679 Speaker 2: knows him from his time, her time covering the Cardinals 420 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:06,040 Speaker 2: and his time being a Cardinal. Exceptionally gifted defender doesn't 421 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 2: necessarily come with a baseball bat. He just makes a 422 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 2: lot of sense. Hopefully you pass them through waivers unless 423 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:16,040 Speaker 2: there's some sort of sneaky move where they have a 424 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:18,640 Speaker 2: lot of pitching, an insane amount of pitching, and yes, 425 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:20,120 Speaker 2: you need a lot of pitching, you need a lot 426 00:21:20,119 --> 00:21:23,200 Speaker 2: of depth. They could move one or two. Guys wouldn't 427 00:21:23,280 --> 00:21:26,160 Speaker 2: be super shocked if it was like a weird kind 428 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 2: of just jettison a couple of guys trade so that 429 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:32,000 Speaker 2: you could open up one or two roster spots. Again, 430 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:34,920 Speaker 2: wouldn't be shocked. But I think it's gonna be something 431 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:38,359 Speaker 2: simple like a Siani DFA that we see again either tomorrow, 432 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 2: maybe later this afternoon, something like that, and then hopefully 433 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:45,160 Speaker 2: he passes through waivers and is more triple A depth. 434 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: But yeah, that's it, righted. I guess it's going to 435 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:54,360 Speaker 1: be somebody that's going to pass through waivers, and it's 436 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:56,199 Speaker 1: not going to be somebody that's highly coveted, and then 437 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 1: they can just come right back to us as depth 438 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:00,919 Speaker 1: in the minor league. So we'll see, we'll see what 439 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:04,520 Speaker 1: happens with that. But obviously the big, the big announcement 440 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:07,600 Speaker 1: is Kyle Tucker will officially be a Dodger. I would assume, 441 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:09,720 Speaker 1: like you said that they would announce that tomorrow or 442 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:13,359 Speaker 1: the next day. So oh no. But to answer that question, 443 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 1: I think we're done. I mean, what else could this 444 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:17,680 Speaker 1: team possibly possibly need? 445 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 2: Nothing? I mean, we've we talked so much about that 446 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:25,040 Speaker 2: starting rotation. It's an insane starting rotation, insane depth, you know, 447 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:26,720 Speaker 2: I think I have it somewhere here I'll throw it 448 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:28,840 Speaker 2: back up on the screen because I always have it around. 449 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 2: Disregard Kyle Hurt, Ben Casparis justin Bleski. They won't be 450 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 2: necessarily in the starting rotation, but we're talking about yoshiobm 451 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:39,440 Speaker 2: Motor Blakes now show Hey Toni, Tyler glasnow Amachi and 452 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:42,879 Speaker 2: Gavin Stone coming back from injury, Roki Sasaki another chance 453 00:22:43,119 --> 00:22:47,120 Speaker 2: at that starting rotation River Ryan. What an insane amount 454 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:50,840 Speaker 2: of depth quality depth for that starting rotation, and the 455 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 2: bullpen is getting a lot better, Tanner Scott will be 456 00:22:53,960 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 2: hopefully a lot better, Alex Vesia back, hopefully a good 457 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 2: rebound for Blake Trin and like, there's nothing else they 458 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:06,919 Speaker 2: could do to make this team better outside of like 459 00:23:06,960 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 2: finding a way to I don't know, resurrect the ghost 460 00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:14,359 Speaker 2: of Duke Snyder or something like that. Like, there's nothing 461 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:17,480 Speaker 2: this team could do to be better right now? 462 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:20,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, I agree with you. I mean I think there's 463 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 1: gonna be Let me ask you this question. This is 464 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:24,040 Speaker 1: not in our rundown, but we have a few minutes 465 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:26,719 Speaker 1: here before we get to a leslicks. Who has a 466 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:30,840 Speaker 1: bannery year this year? For you? Like, who who has 467 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:34,920 Speaker 1: a season that is over their skis that you're gonna 468 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 1: sit back and be like, Wow, what a year. 469 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 2: I don't know if it's over any of their skis. 470 00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 2: I'm more betting on some bounce backs, Like I need 471 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:45,720 Speaker 2: to see a bounce back for Marcus Lynn Betts. You know, 472 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:49,040 Speaker 2: a lot of the drama, a lot of the issues 473 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:52,359 Speaker 2: that he had to deal with a season ago, should 474 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:55,880 Speaker 2: be behind him. He knows he's the starting shortstop. He's 475 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:59,320 Speaker 2: got that on lock. But he's also he's not gonna 476 00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 2: play over his skis because he's already had an MVP 477 00:24:01,359 --> 00:24:05,119 Speaker 2: season and he's probably not that dude anymore. To the 478 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:10,360 Speaker 2: question Kyle Tucker, I think, going back to all those numbers, 479 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 2: I think he is somebody that kind of I love you. 480 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 2: You're bringing up the Corey seeker factor Siegs, you know, 481 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:20,800 Speaker 2: not needing to be that guy. I've obviously only had 482 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:23,160 Speaker 2: one season as being like the dude, and then Cody 483 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:28,639 Speaker 2: came up and stole all the headlines. Like when Corey 484 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:30,879 Speaker 2: was able to just step back and not need to 485 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:33,959 Speaker 2: always be the man. I mean, the dude just absolutely 486 00:24:34,080 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 2: flat out rate. The kid can hit a baseball. I 487 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:39,320 Speaker 2: think Kyle Tucker, like I said, the best is yet 488 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:41,800 Speaker 2: to come. With Kyle Tucker, I would not be shocked 489 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:44,920 Speaker 2: to see him put up a career year. You know, 490 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 2: Hunter Ribby's talking thirty five dangers, hitting two ninety or 491 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:51,760 Speaker 2: something like that. That would be the dude for me. 492 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:55,119 Speaker 1: I agree with you on that. I think I also agree. 493 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:57,520 Speaker 1: I'm looking for a bounce back gear from Tascar Hernandez 494 00:24:57,520 --> 00:24:59,200 Speaker 1: as we discussed what I agree with you. I think 495 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:01,240 Speaker 1: Kyle Tucker his first I don't even think it's going 496 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:03,879 Speaker 1: to take him a lot of time to adjust. He 497 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 1: just has the talent that he's not going to need. 498 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:08,680 Speaker 1: It's like he's not gonna have to deal with, you know, 499 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:10,600 Speaker 1: adjustment to a new team. I think he's going to 500 00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:14,679 Speaker 1: fit in well with with this club. I think I 501 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 1: believe Andrew Freeman is very good about signing for the 502 00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:21,560 Speaker 1: most part, signing really good character guys. The whole Trevor 503 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:24,960 Speaker 1: Bauer thing was interesting, but whatever. But he's the only one, 504 00:25:25,119 --> 00:25:27,000 Speaker 1: you know, he's the only one that you're kind of like, what, 505 00:25:28,359 --> 00:25:31,800 Speaker 1: But yeah, he absolutely was an outlier. I could see. 506 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:34,959 Speaker 1: I could see a two eighty to eighty two season 507 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:37,160 Speaker 1: in terms of batting average. He had twenty two home 508 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:39,480 Speaker 1: runs last year. I wouldn't be surprised if he I'm 509 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:41,760 Speaker 1: not going to say he's going to eclipse the thirty mark, 510 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:44,479 Speaker 1: but I wouldn't be surprised if if Kyle Tucker hit 511 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 1: twenty five twenty six home runs again being in the shadows, 512 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:50,800 Speaker 1: not being in the limelight. I think he's really going 513 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:54,440 Speaker 1: to enjoy being in lah Obviously, sixty million dollars a year, 514 00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:55,680 Speaker 1: doesn't it, Hey. 515 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:57,920 Speaker 2: Cap on a field for one hundred and forty five games. 516 00:25:57,960 --> 00:26:01,160 Speaker 2: I'm telling you, like thirty would be the floor for him. 517 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:04,119 Speaker 1: And really, this is this is not a guy to 518 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:06,919 Speaker 1: my understanding, He's not a guy that is injury prone. 519 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:09,000 Speaker 1: Knock on wood. I mean he's not a guy that. 520 00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:11,159 Speaker 1: I mean he posts like he's out there, like you 521 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:13,359 Speaker 1: can pencil him into your lineup, like you know what 522 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:15,280 Speaker 1: you're gonna get from him, and you know that that's 523 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 1: the best. The best ability is availability, right, is what 524 00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:20,520 Speaker 1: they say. And I think he's I think he's that guy. 525 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 1: So I'm looking forward to seeing what he can what 526 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:23,240 Speaker 1: he can do. 527 00:26:23,480 --> 00:26:26,440 Speaker 2: Absolutely final thing I have before we get to last licks. 528 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:30,280 Speaker 2: You know, I guess technically we might be somewhat lying 529 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:33,879 Speaker 2: or lying to ourselves or inaccurate in our statement of 530 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:37,720 Speaker 2: are the Dodgers done? Yes, No, Hernandez will return in 531 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:41,600 Speaker 2: spring's I think we you and I just think already 532 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:44,800 Speaker 2: we already know, like, yeah, he's the first man on 533 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:45,280 Speaker 2: the roster. 534 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:52,040 Speaker 3: Another name, by the way, his daughter, it's a happy 535 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:56,680 Speaker 3: for birthday to Penelope Hernandez, Kik and Mariana's daughter just 536 00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:57,200 Speaker 3: turned five. 537 00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:03,960 Speaker 2: That's pretty cool, Alex Renteria's like completely poorly shift gears there. Also, 538 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:06,240 Speaker 2: I'd brought up somebody like Evan Phillips. I think that's 539 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:09,760 Speaker 2: a name still that could turn He's he's out recovering 540 00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:15,119 Speaker 2: from Tommy John till probably August something like that. Just yeah, 541 00:27:15,520 --> 00:27:18,880 Speaker 2: the Dodgers and Evan Phillips go together very well. Would 542 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:22,000 Speaker 2: not be shocked to see that eventually come together and 543 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:23,960 Speaker 2: you have more depth. But those would be the moves. 544 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:26,359 Speaker 2: But again, nothing that's going to be like holy crap 545 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:26,760 Speaker 2: kind of. 546 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:29,119 Speaker 1: Move, right, I mean, And but both of those moves 547 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:32,000 Speaker 1: are regarding guys that are hurt right now, So like, yes, 548 00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:34,199 Speaker 1: that makes sense, I'm key K and Evan and those 549 00:27:34,240 --> 00:27:36,440 Speaker 1: types of things. I'm talking about guys that are obviously 550 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:38,959 Speaker 1: outside of the organization that would have to come in 551 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:42,160 Speaker 1: to fill a gap, and KEYK and Evan we know 552 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 1: that they're part of this plan. We just don't know 553 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:45,560 Speaker 1: the timing of the plan. 554 00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:47,960 Speaker 2: I'm just I'm just covering our bases here because I 555 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:50,640 Speaker 2: know we're gonna get people in the comments. Actually, they 556 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:53,800 Speaker 2: are going to bring back Key k Hernandez. Just kill yourself, 557 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:55,359 Speaker 2: you know, you know how people are. 558 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 1: We've gotten some of those that I look like I 559 00:27:57,880 --> 00:28:00,520 Speaker 1: just rolled out of bed. And Katie Wu really ties 560 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:03,359 Speaker 1: this all together. That's nice. I hope that guy has 561 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 1: a really good day. What seriously? Oh yeah, I get 562 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:09,640 Speaker 1: that shit all the time. I love how I love yeah, 563 00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:11,520 Speaker 1: I love how men always think that they can comment 564 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:13,879 Speaker 1: on women's appearance. I'm gonna go to your job, wherever 565 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:17,480 Speaker 1: you are and talk about how you should brush your 566 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:21,200 Speaker 1: hair or something like that. Anyway, let's talk about because 567 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:24,000 Speaker 1: we don't deserve dogs and they're infinitely better than people, 568 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:30,120 Speaker 1: as just discussed. Let's get to last licks. 569 00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:32,440 Speaker 2: How about that for a segue? 570 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:36,080 Speaker 1: How about that for a segue. This is Daffodil. She 571 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:39,720 Speaker 1: is a kind of like a mini Golden Retriever. She's 572 00:28:39,720 --> 00:28:42,640 Speaker 1: not even forty pounds, but she is doing great. She's 573 00:28:42,680 --> 00:28:44,800 Speaker 1: gaining some weight. She's not going to be bigger than that. 574 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:48,080 Speaker 1: I mean, she's a she's like a mini little mini golden. 575 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:51,320 Speaker 1: She's a senior gal. She's about eight or nine years old. 576 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:54,000 Speaker 1: But she's great. We saved her off of the euthanasia list. 577 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:57,000 Speaker 1: She was going to be killed and she's doing awesome. 578 00:28:57,040 --> 00:28:59,600 Speaker 1: She's gaining weight, she's doing she's doing great. She's being 579 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:02,920 Speaker 1: foster in Norpo, California right now. But she definitely needs 580 00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:07,440 Speaker 1: a different adopter as she's gained weight and gained her strength. 581 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:09,720 Speaker 1: The woman that's taking care of her right now is 582 00:29:09,800 --> 00:29:12,760 Speaker 1: a little older, so she needs somebody that can actually, 583 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:15,560 Speaker 1: you know, just handle her on walks and those types 584 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:18,440 Speaker 1: of things. By no means is she like a brute force. 585 00:29:18,880 --> 00:29:21,360 Speaker 1: But it just needs to be somebody that can handle 586 00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:23,600 Speaker 1: her on walks and you know, kind of keep her, 587 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:25,880 Speaker 1: keep her steady. So if you're interested in learning more 588 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:29,880 Speaker 1: about daffodil, please reach out to me or to my 589 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:32,480 Speaker 1: socials on you know, Gidry's guardian as well. 590 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:39,080 Speaker 2: Get yourself and kept hit that dough. Final thing, one 591 00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:41,000 Speaker 2: one last thought before we hit the road, Well really 592 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:43,040 Speaker 2: it's two last thoughts. You're right, people, stop being weird. 593 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:45,480 Speaker 2: Stop being weird online. I just want to point that out. 594 00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:47,479 Speaker 2: I've I've wanted to kind of talk about it, like, 595 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:49,920 Speaker 2: you know, having somebody like Katie joined the show, it 596 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:52,880 Speaker 2: should be about her ability and her talent and not 597 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:55,560 Speaker 2: being oh she's usy on the eyes. You know, I'm 598 00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:59,680 Speaker 2: pretty too, But a lot of I don't know if 599 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:02,160 Speaker 2: you saw even I haven't technically seen it, but I've 600 00:30:02,160 --> 00:30:05,360 Speaker 2: seen the clips online. Mookie Betts talking with this is 601 00:30:05,360 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 2: the weirdest phrase sentence I've ever put together here, and 602 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:10,520 Speaker 2: I've said a lot of dumb shit. MOOKI BET's talking 603 00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:13,160 Speaker 2: to John Cena in a car podcast thing. 604 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:15,360 Speaker 1: That's the pairing we didn't know we needed. 605 00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 2: John Cena and cars getting coffee with baseball players. Mookie 606 00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:22,960 Speaker 2: talked about his retirement and it's not coming anytime soon, 607 00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:25,640 Speaker 2: but he does plan on hanging him up once that 608 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:29,920 Speaker 2: contract expires. Unsurprisingly, his quote, I'll be forty, my little 609 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:32,360 Speaker 2: girl be fourteen, son's going to be ten. Of course 610 00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:35,520 Speaker 2: they're having another kid coming up in a couple of weeks. 611 00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:37,480 Speaker 2: Here he says, my parents are always there for me. 612 00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:40,120 Speaker 2: I want to do the same thing for my kids, 613 00:30:40,120 --> 00:30:42,680 Speaker 2: and I like that. I like that we know Mookie 614 00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:45,640 Speaker 2: Bets will will as we always knew, we will tire, 615 00:30:46,120 --> 00:30:49,000 Speaker 2: we will retire us A Dodger enters the Hall of 616 00:30:49,040 --> 00:30:50,520 Speaker 2: Fame at the in La on his cap. 617 00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:55,720 Speaker 1: Oh yes, I mean the way that Boston treated him. No, bye, 618 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:57,640 Speaker 1: there's no way. I mean, the fact that they even 619 00:30:57,640 --> 00:31:00,480 Speaker 1: traded Mooki Bets is an abomination to begin with. We'll 620 00:31:00,520 --> 00:31:03,400 Speaker 1: take him, thank you, Boston. But no, I mean he's 621 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:06,040 Speaker 1: a four time World Series champion, perhaps a five six 622 00:31:06,080 --> 00:31:08,960 Speaker 1: time World Series champion by the time he's considered into 623 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:11,480 Speaker 1: going into Cooperstown. But I mean, how much money can 624 00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:13,680 Speaker 1: this man possibly need. He doesn't need it at that 625 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:16,920 Speaker 1: point anymore. Ten more years when he retires or whatever 626 00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:19,920 Speaker 1: it is, twenty thirty two or whatever. It is good 627 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:21,800 Speaker 1: for him, you know, and to be able to and 628 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:24,080 Speaker 1: he'll still be incredibly young. He's going to be forty 629 00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:26,680 Speaker 1: years old, retired with so much money in the bank. 630 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:29,080 Speaker 1: And again this is the money doesn't end when Mookie's 631 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:31,719 Speaker 1: baseball career ends. I mean, he's you know, he's in 632 00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:34,560 Speaker 1: the media world. He's doing all kinds of other things, endorsements, 633 00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:37,600 Speaker 1: He's a very good businessman. I'm happy for him and 634 00:31:37,640 --> 00:31:39,840 Speaker 1: we'll see if that actually happens to Miguel Rojas was 635 00:31:39,840 --> 00:31:41,680 Speaker 1: going to retire too, so we'll see. We'll see if 636 00:31:41,720 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 1: Mooki actually sticks to his words about that. But good 637 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:46,640 Speaker 1: on you, mook you deserve it, you earned it. 638 00:31:47,040 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, good question from young ee that it's a tough one. 639 00:31:50,240 --> 00:31:52,479 Speaker 2: Maybe it's a question for a different show. Hello, will 640 00:31:52,560 --> 00:31:55,680 Speaker 2: Mookie play shortstop? I mean as long as he can. 641 00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:59,120 Speaker 2: Probably they don't have anybody ready to go. The kid 642 00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:02,120 Speaker 2: they drafted last year Kellen lindsay he's years away, but 643 00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:04,880 Speaker 2: that noise tells us it's probably time to sign off. 644 00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:07,320 Speaker 2: So guys, we appreciate you hanging out with us here 645 00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:09,640 Speaker 2: on this Monday edition of the show. I'll be back 646 00:32:10,040 --> 00:32:13,280 Speaker 2: with Katie so everybody could woo get it over a 647 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:18,560 Speaker 2: very good buy our stuff, please Dodger to toyshop dot com, 648 00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:21,760 Speaker 2: subscribe to the channel, Please like the show, rate and 649 00:32:21,800 --> 00:32:24,320 Speaker 2: review the thing on the podcast, all that kind of stuff. 650 00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:26,440 Speaker 2: Anything else you got riz before we sell him before 651 00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:28,040 Speaker 2: we tell them buy. 652 00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:32,160 Speaker 1: At Robert Pee, you know where you can go. Talk 653 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:34,280 Speaker 1: to you guys later. We'll see you on Thursday. 654 00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:52,120 Speaker 2: Go Dodgers, Robert Peepe. Okay, Bye,