1 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: An absolute dud of an evening. Welcome to Monster's Territory, 2 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:17,120 Speaker 1: brought to you by the Foul Territory Network. Trevor Rodgers. Man, 3 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:19,960 Speaker 1: what a renaissance of a season this guy is having. 4 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: This guy was terrible after he went to the Orioles 5 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:25,080 Speaker 1: last year at the trade deadline. And I mean, look 6 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 1: at the Marlins were getting out of Kyle Stowers this 7 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 1: year and you're thinking, man, holy cow, I mean the Orioles. 8 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: They really lost that trade. Well, it's starting to look 9 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:37,519 Speaker 1: pretty good for the Orioles as of right now. I mean, yes, losing. 10 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 1: You know, the way Stours is performing for the Marlins 11 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:43,560 Speaker 1: this year, I mean, I mean he's fantastic, but hey, 12 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 1: for the oriols sake, good for them that he's finally 13 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 1: rounding into form. You know, Trevor Rodgers, he has always 14 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 1: had good potential, you know, really struggled with injuries and 15 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: then obviously last year after going to the Oriols. But 16 00:00:57,160 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: he's been fantastic here and you saw that on full 17 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: display here tonight. He completely shut down the Red Sox bats. 18 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 1: They came alive a little bit in the ninth inning. 19 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:10,639 Speaker 1: In the end, nothing doing, nothing doing for the Red Sox. 20 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: But Dustin May pretty solid performance for him tonight, another 21 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 1: quality start. That's back to back quality starts now for 22 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: the Red Sox. Had that bad outing to start off 23 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:22,680 Speaker 1: his Red Sox career, but he's been pretty solid here 24 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:25,039 Speaker 1: over the last couple of outings here against the Astros 25 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 1: and tonight as well. You know, he was giving up 26 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: some hits tonight, eight hits a lot overall, but stuff 27 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: was looking pretty good, right, He looked like a guy 28 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 1: that was you see the confidence with Dustin May over 29 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: the last couple of starts. So good to see another 30 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: good one here, but unfortunately he didn't have the offense 31 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: to support him. And now this bullpen, Holy cow, this 32 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: bullpen right now? What is going on with this bullpen? 33 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 1: These low leverage guys coming out, they cannot do a 34 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: thing as of right now. And I actually dug into 35 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: the numbers a little bit over the last couple of weeks, 36 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: the Red Sox coming into tonight ranking twenty fourth in 37 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: fangraft wins, above replacement El Ray at a five point 38 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: two zero FIP at a five point four to six, 39 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: and that doesn't even include tonight. These guys have really 40 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: got to figure it out. I don't know what you 41 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:16,519 Speaker 1: got to do here with Jordan Hicks. He looks lost. 42 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: I really do think he is a guy that needs 43 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 1: to get to the offseason and get to the lab 44 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:25,800 Speaker 1: and figure something out. He has not been good with 45 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: the Red Sox up to this point, and at this point, 46 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:31,799 Speaker 1: I don't I don't see how you could even trust 47 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 1: him in any sort of a situation, whether absolutely high leverage, 48 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: in no way, you cannot do that even low leverage 49 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:42,679 Speaker 1: situations at this point. I mean, you can't even bring 50 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 1: him in on a three run game, you know. I mean, 51 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 1: you gotta bring him in when it's like a like 52 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: an eight run deficit at this point. At this point, 53 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:54,239 Speaker 1: I think you got to keep him in mop up duty. 54 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 1: You know, Giovanni Moran, he came in tonight. I'm not 55 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:01,079 Speaker 1: really all that effective. I'll keep saying it. I do 56 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: think here it might be worth giving David Sandlin a 57 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: shot now see what he can do. I mean, you 58 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: still got to work out a couple of kinks, right, 59 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: but I think I think David Sandlin is a guy 60 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 1: that absolutely could come back and or come up and 61 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:19,919 Speaker 1: contribute to the Red Sox. Here in September, we're getting 62 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 1: closer and closer. We really need Justin Slayton to come back. 63 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: That'd be nice. Get him at the back end of 64 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:29,519 Speaker 1: the bullpen, everyone slots down, that'd be pretty nice. Off 65 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: the field, we had some news last night. I thought 66 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: about going live for this one last night, but you know, 67 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: it was late and I figured, you know, is it 68 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: worth is it worth the surprise live scream? Eh? I 69 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: decided not to. I figured I'd hold off until tonight. 70 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: But the Red Sox signing Nate Low. Now, if they 71 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: had pulled off a trade for Nate Low at some 72 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: point in the last couple of years before this season, 73 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, we would have absolutely gone live for 74 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 1: that one. But this season and he's really struggled, and 75 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: we had been hearing the rumors ever since Tristan Cassis 76 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: went down, that was looking like a possibility, you know, 77 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: the Red Sox could go after him through a trade 78 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: with the Nationals. And Chris Catillo even a while back 79 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 1: he put out saying that the Red Sox had made 80 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 1: a phone call about a first basement out there, and 81 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:22,599 Speaker 1: a lot of people were thinking it was Nate Low. 82 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: Up to this point with the Nationals just a very 83 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 1: down year, I mean he had been really solid with 84 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 1: the Rangers over the last few years, helping them win 85 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 1: the World Series back in twenty twenty three. So yeah, 86 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: a lot of struggles with him up to this point. 87 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:38,279 Speaker 1: I'll dive into the numbers. I did some digging, and 88 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:40,280 Speaker 1: I have an idea of kind of what's been going 89 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: on with Nate Low and it'll be interesting to see 90 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 1: if the Red Sox can get him turned around in 91 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:49,159 Speaker 1: time to help them contribute here for the rest of 92 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 1: the year. I mean, he did draw a walk here 93 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:54,720 Speaker 1: tonight made his Red Sox debut. We'll see, we'll see 94 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 1: what ends up happening. But I'll give you my thoughts 95 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: on that a little bit later. Everybody, if you can't 96 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 1: hit the like button for me, some describe if you're new. 97 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:03,279 Speaker 1: We're trying to get the five K by the end 98 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 1: of the season. The light goal for tonight is fifty. 99 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:08,159 Speaker 1: If he can help us out. I love you forever. 100 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 1: Let's get to it here, shall we. Let's get to 101 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:15,839 Speaker 1: it here. We do have some dustin May to talk about. 102 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 1: Let's start off with him. Let's start off with the 103 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 1: positive here tonight, and again, like I said, another quality start. 104 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:27,599 Speaker 1: He's been looking great here minus that first out against 105 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: the Royals. But you can kinda, in my opinion, I 106 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 1: think you can kind of just toss that one out, right. 107 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: I mean, this is a guy that I mean, coming 108 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 1: into that start against Kansas City, obviously he had just 109 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 1: gotten traded to the Red Sox. His start with the 110 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:44,839 Speaker 1: Dodgers prior to that had gotten skipped obviously because of 111 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:47,160 Speaker 1: the starts, So he had a lot of time between 112 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: the trade. You know, a guy obviously going to a 113 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 1: new team, he's gonna, you know, take him a little 114 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: bit to adjust to hearing some new voices, new ideas 115 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: and whatever else, and you know, probably a little bit 116 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 1: of fatigue. So I'm gonna toss that Royal start out, 117 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,359 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna look mainly at the last couple and 118 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: he's been very good. He was hittable tonight, give up 119 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:11,039 Speaker 1: eight hits. Also, that is wrong there on the screen. 120 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 1: I apologize for that one. And is not seven innings. 121 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 1: That is six innings six innings tonight for Dustin May. 122 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: He was in the zone a lot again tonight, fifty 123 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 1: eight percent of the time, right around the amount we 124 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: saw against the Astros. Very heavy with the sweeper. That's 125 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 1: that's a difference that he's made since coming over from 126 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 1: the Dodgers, really leaning into that sweeper. Also leaned in 127 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:37,839 Speaker 1: with a sinker tonight as well. Got a decent amount 128 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: of whiffs nine whiffs overall, four on the sweeper. He 129 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 1: got three on the fastball tonight. Two. The sinker was 130 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: looking sharp. He was actually getting more vertical movement on 131 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 1: that sinker there tonight and not a whole lot of damage. 132 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:53,359 Speaker 1: He limited the damage for the most part. Right Gunnar 133 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 1: Henderson had the home run of the third. It was 134 00:06:55,560 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 1: a first pitch fastball left up in the zone. Fourth inning, Sammysaiah, 135 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: one of the top prospects in all of baseball, hitting 136 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:05,320 Speaker 1: his first career double, of course, hitting his first career 137 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:08,839 Speaker 1: double at Femway Park of all places. Sinker right over 138 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: the plate, of course, a good hitter like that, it's 139 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: gonna do something with that pitch. Jeremiah Jackson had the 140 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: bass hit. He fell behind to Dylan Beavers, left a 141 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:20,480 Speaker 1: sinker over the plate RBI bass hit that made it 142 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 1: two to nothing. A couple of flyouts and a grind 143 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 1: ground out to work out of that, and then the 144 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 1: rest of the way. A couple more strikeouts gave up 145 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 1: a couple more hits, but overall, not a bad night 146 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: for Dustin May at all, six innings, eight hits to earn, 147 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 1: five k's, a couple of walks, and a home run. 148 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 1: So the bullpen though, like I said, just not effective. 149 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: Giovanni Moran, he came in. You know, this is a 150 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 1: guy that was putting up some decent looking metrics down 151 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 1: at the minor league level, but it's not fully translating 152 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 1: to the major league level. He walked Holiday Gunner Henderson. 153 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 1: He had a good night tonight, both offensively and at shortstop. 154 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: Tonight he had a triple made a three to nothing 155 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 1: mount Castle with the base hit that made it four nothing, 156 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 1: and then the eighth inning another rough one. Another rough 157 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 1: one here for Jordan Hicks. After the couple of innings 158 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 1: from Moran, Vasquez had the bass hit, Gunner Henderson with 159 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 1: a hit by pitch, got a couple of strikeouts, but 160 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: then Besio drove in a couple on a base hits. 161 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 1: So the command it's just terrible. Well, Jordan Hicks is 162 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:33,079 Speaker 1: a guy that he it just feels like even he 163 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:36,839 Speaker 1: doesn't fully know where the pitch is going, right. He 164 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 1: just doesn't seem to have especially you know when you 165 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:42,559 Speaker 1: saw the hit by pitch with Henderson on the breaking ball. 166 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 1: I don't know, man just doesn't seem like he has 167 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:48,440 Speaker 1: his release point in check, doesn't seem like he has 168 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:50,560 Speaker 1: a good feel for the pitch. It's kind of just 169 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: all over the place. I don't know. I'm not sure 170 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 1: if there's really any saving Jordan Hicks at this point. 171 00:08:56,160 --> 00:09:00,080 Speaker 1: I hope I'm wrong, but I do wonder if this 172 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: is a guy where he's gone back and forth between 173 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 1: being a starter and a reliever here over the last 174 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 1: couple of years. Is an offseason gonna be the best 175 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:10,199 Speaker 1: thing for him? I don't know. When you've got a 176 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:13,079 Speaker 1: guy that's throwing that hard with the stuff that he 177 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 1: has and he just can't seem to get under control, 178 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: and I don't know, you know, can he get that 179 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 1: fixed mid season? We'll see if he can. I mean, 180 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 1: this is a guy that is absolutely a weapon that 181 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:28,199 Speaker 1: you could have for the postseason. 182 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:28,560 Speaker 2: You know. 183 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: I hope he gets a figured out because I would 184 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:33,559 Speaker 1: love for an arm like him to be able to contribute. 185 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 1: But he's got to get himself in check. So before 186 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: we get to the offense here, we do have award 187 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 1: from our sponsor. 188 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 2: I'll be right back, okay, Kratz. I opened up Arena Club, 189 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 2: put my own money in there, and I wasn't gonna 190 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:47,840 Speaker 2: go big. 191 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 1: I know. 192 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 2: We went over the Ruby pack a week ago. This 193 00:09:50,559 --> 00:09:53,199 Speaker 2: time I just went for the low level pack, where 194 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 2: it's an easy entry point. Twenty five bucks. You can 195 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 2: get yourself a big Boy card. The grail has many 196 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 2: good options. Slice open the pack. We're looking at it. 197 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:03,679 Speaker 2: If you're watching us right now, and I pull a 198 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:07,680 Speaker 2: card from the nineteen fifties, super cool. I enjoyed the 199 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:10,839 Speaker 2: experience looking at it. It's Jim Gilliam. It's the top 200 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 2: set from the mid fifties. But I got an offer 201 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:16,080 Speaker 2: for more than what the Slap pack costs, and I 202 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:19,080 Speaker 2: sold it back. Tough times for the Dodgers right now, 203 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:21,840 Speaker 2: don't at me, but I got twenty eight bucks instantly, 204 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:23,560 Speaker 2: so I can buy another one of those packs and 205 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 2: try and get what I want. 206 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 3: Absolutely the excitement I heard Kip say before. The excitement's 207 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,319 Speaker 3: in the chase. You sold it back. Now you get 208 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:34,680 Speaker 3: to open another one. I enjoy when you slide it 209 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 3: across the screen there and the pack opens. 210 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:40,320 Speaker 2: Arenaclub dot Com slash Foul twenty percent off your first 211 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 2: slab Packer card purchase. Get after it. 212 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:52,720 Speaker 1: Trevor Rodgers was an absolute madman here tonight. He was 213 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: so good all night. They couldn't do a thing against him. 214 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 1: The first six innings, you only give up three hits. 215 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 1: Struck out five seventh inning and they woke up a 216 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 1: little bit. Looked like maybe they were starting to get 217 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:05,680 Speaker 1: something together there. Bregman had the walk Trevor Story with 218 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:08,200 Speaker 1: his twenty first double, so he had the runners there. 219 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 1: Duran hammered it, hammered it out to center field, but 220 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:16,080 Speaker 1: Colton Cowser had a nice grab out there. Bregman was 221 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:19,199 Speaker 1: able to score. The Orioles were up fo nothing at 222 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 1: that point, so it made a four to one SETI. 223 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 1: He got into one there and he actually smashed one 224 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 1: so hard that went foul, almost hit Trevor Story, hit 225 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 1: third pace, and almost hit the third base coach as well. 226 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 1: So I'm thinking, oh, man, all right, SETI, he's timing 227 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:39,079 Speaker 1: this one up. That's a nice hard hit ball right there. 228 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:42,440 Speaker 1: Here we go. But and then he struck out, so 229 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:46,080 Speaker 1: can't win them all. But overall, Trevor Rodgers, he was great. 230 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:48,840 Speaker 1: Seven innings win, earned four hits, seven k's and one walk. 231 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 1: He's been great this year. So for the Orioles next year, 232 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:55,080 Speaker 1: you know, I know we're in twenty twenty five, but 233 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:57,240 Speaker 1: I don't mind looking a little head to the future. 234 00:11:57,559 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 1: The Orioles. I mean, they could be right back to 235 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 1: what they were doing the last couple of years next year, 236 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 1: if they go out and have a good offseason, if 237 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:07,040 Speaker 1: they could add I think another picture to the top 238 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 1: of that rotation, if they can go land someone. I mean, 239 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:12,560 Speaker 1: I don't know, Dylan Cees could be interesting and he's 240 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 1: got the good mextrics going, but you know him. Or 241 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 1: maybe say, I don't know, maybe Rangers Suarez, someone like that, 242 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 1: Maybe Frank Ravaldez, you know, one of those guys. Or 243 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:26,319 Speaker 1: maybe make a trade for someone out there. I think 244 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: the Orioles man, if Trevor Rodgers keeps pitching like he's pitching, 245 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: and then Grayson Rodriguez if he's healthy, this Oriols team 246 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 1: could be very good next year. So now you got 247 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:39,600 Speaker 1: Sammy Bissillo, that's up this Oriols team, man, watch out 248 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:43,560 Speaker 1: for them in twenty twenty six. We'll see the ninth inning. 249 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 1: You had something cooking there. Roman had the bass hit. 250 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:49,000 Speaker 1: Nate Lowe making his debut. We'll talk about him in 251 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:54,040 Speaker 1: just a second here, but hey, drew the walk, good 252 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:56,600 Speaker 1: good way to start your Red Sox career. Just get 253 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 1: on base. That's all you need to do. But uh, 254 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 1: in the end, you know, they were able to score 255 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 1: just the hold on, I got the score messed up, 256 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 1: ladies and gentlemen. Goodness, gracious, we are having a rough 257 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:09,959 Speaker 1: night here. The Red Sox are having a rough night. 258 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:12,880 Speaker 1: I'm having a rough night as well. Sorry about that. 259 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 1: We had a final score of six to three here tonight. 260 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 1: The Red Sox were able to score a couple there 261 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 1: in the ninth Duran he was able to come through. 262 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:24,400 Speaker 1: Let me actually check out the exit v low On 263 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:28,199 Speaker 1: that double from Duran. It was his thirty fourth double 264 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 1: on the year, one hundred and three miles an hour 265 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 1: off the bat, so he good spot for Duran there. 266 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:37,560 Speaker 1: They made it interesting, but in the end we weren't 267 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 1: able to come through. Set him with the ground out 268 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 1: and that was all she wrote. That was all she 269 00:13:43,240 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 1: wrote here tonight for the Red Sox. 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Looks like the Yankees are getting back 300 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 1: on the horse. They're having a lot of struggles there. 301 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 1: Look like Yankee fans all across the world were melting 302 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:33,400 Speaker 1: down left and right. But all of a sudden, the 303 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 1: Yankees are playing better baseball. So right now we have 304 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 1: a three way tie, three way tie for all three 305 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 1: wildcard spots. Right now, there is not one team that 306 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 1: has has the first wildcard, second wildcard, or the third wildcard. 307 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 1: Right the Yankee sixty seven and fifty seven Red Sox 308 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:54,240 Speaker 1: and the Mariners is sixty eight and fifty eight. All 309 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 1: three have a five forty win percentage. The Guardians they 310 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 1: are playing right now. They're three and a half out. 311 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:03,360 Speaker 1: They're playing Arizona right now. Let's take a look at 312 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 1: how they're doing. It is early. It is one nothing, 313 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:11,160 Speaker 1: bottom of the fourth in Arizona. The Guardians lead it, 314 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 1: so we'll have to keep our eyes on that. But hey, 315 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: there's still a few games out here. The Royals they 316 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:20,800 Speaker 1: did win again here tonight. They've won four straight. So 317 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 1: the Royals to try to make a late charge here 318 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 1: as we get closer to September. But hey, this wildcard 319 00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 1: race right now, it's looking looking rather interesting, ladies and gentlemen. 320 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:38,720 Speaker 1: And then taking a look here at the American League East. 321 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 1: Blue Jays lose again tonight. Man, you could have you 322 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:46,840 Speaker 1: had a win last night against the against the Marlins. 323 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 1: You had that one pretty much in your hand and 324 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 1: you dropped the ball and if they were able to 325 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:55,560 Speaker 1: pick up the win tonight, you'd be three out. So 326 00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 1: should it would have, could have? It is what it is. 327 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 1: But the Blue Jays hold a five game lead in 328 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:07,359 Speaker 1: the American League East. Now let's get to tomorrow's games, 329 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 1: shall we. So remember this is only a two game series. 330 00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:14,240 Speaker 1: Only a two game series, right, I got the the 331 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:19,360 Speaker 1: rare Wednesday off day, but tomorrow got to Miyuki Sigano, 332 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:23,200 Speaker 1: Walker Buehler, Sigano, we talked about him coming into the series. 333 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:27,440 Speaker 1: Not the greatest metrics overall, He's not gonna get a 334 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:29,639 Speaker 1: lot of strikeouts. He's gonna pitch more to contact. He 335 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:32,320 Speaker 1: has been prone to the home run ball. But when 336 00:17:32,359 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 1: you take a look at the win loss record at 337 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:36,520 Speaker 1: ten and five, e Alray is at a modest four 338 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 1: point one three for the most part, keeps the team 339 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 1: in the game for you know, whatever, whatever that's worth. 340 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:50,359 Speaker 1: But let's see how he does at Femway Park tomorrow. Hey, 341 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:53,640 Speaker 1: we'll see again he's been prone to the home run ball, 342 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 1: green monster. You never know. But then Walker Buehler, mister 343 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 1: box of chocolates himself, Look, was looking great against the 344 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:06,359 Speaker 1: Po's Rays a couple of starts ago, six innings, four hits, 345 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:09,959 Speaker 1: zero earned, and then last time out against the Astros, 346 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 1: he had a bad start and a bad ending. But 347 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:15,040 Speaker 1: he was cruising in the middle of that. If he 348 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:17,240 Speaker 1: can just get back to what he was doing right 349 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:20,160 Speaker 1: there and what he was doing against the Pog's Rays, Ah, 350 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 1: that's the Walker Bueller we need. But you do wonder, 351 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, I thought at one point we 352 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:31,480 Speaker 1: were past looking at Buehler whether or not he was 353 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 1: pitching for his job at this point. But you know, 354 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 1: the Red Sox lately, you know, this bullpen hasn't been great. 355 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:41,879 Speaker 1: You're still waiting for guys to come back. You're looking 356 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:44,960 Speaker 1: for Even though the Red Sox they did win the 357 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:48,160 Speaker 1: series against the Marlins, you know they haven't been playing 358 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 1: their best lately. I mean they're four and six in 359 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:54,320 Speaker 1: the last ten. They dropped the series against the Pog's Rays, 360 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:57,119 Speaker 1: you drop game three against the Marlins, you drop it 361 00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 1: one here tonight. 362 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 5: So you're looking for there're a bit more stability, a 363 00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 5: little bit more so, that's where you wonder, you know, 364 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:10,679 Speaker 5: with this bullpen having some struggles lately, more so the 365 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:13,959 Speaker 5: I mean even you know Garrett Woodlock, obviously he's had 366 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 5: a couple of bumps here. 367 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:18,240 Speaker 1: It's not just the low leverage guys, right. You need 368 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 1: these starters to like Dustin May here tonight. You need 369 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:24,679 Speaker 1: these guys to hold it down while this bullpen works 370 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:30,440 Speaker 1: through their issues. And Walker Buehller, you need more consistency 371 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:32,360 Speaker 1: out of this guy. We're really hoping he can put 372 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 1: it together here over the last month and a half. 373 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:37,679 Speaker 1: But you do wonder, could this guy be picturing for 374 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:41,159 Speaker 1: his job. I don't know. You know, Peyton Totley, he 375 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 1: did look a lot better his last time out in Wooster. 376 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 1: We can actually go take a look here. Yeah, because 377 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:50,400 Speaker 1: I forgot to talk about that one. Peyton totally had 378 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:53,359 Speaker 1: the rough debut. He had that rough first inning, but 379 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 1: since then he's been looking aok. Taking a look here 380 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:03,880 Speaker 1: Peyton Totley his last time out. I don't know why 381 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 1: I cannot pull up his numbers here. Well, I'm trying 382 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:13,720 Speaker 1: to pull up his last start. Let's just go to fangrass. 383 00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:20,160 Speaker 1: The minor league site is giving me some fits. Here 384 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:23,440 Speaker 1: we go. So his last time out against the Cubs 385 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:27,160 Speaker 1: Triple A affiliate, he went five innings. I'll only give 386 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:29,720 Speaker 1: up three hits. He struck how five? So you kind 387 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 1: of wonder if he gets a couple of more starts 388 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:39,480 Speaker 1: here before September and Walker he's still up and down cold. 389 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:44,879 Speaker 1: Peyton totally get a shot. Maybe we'll see. We'll see. 390 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:51,879 Speaker 1: But as for the newest edition for the Red Sox, 391 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:54,240 Speaker 1: let's talk about Nate Low. Let's talk about Nate Low 392 00:20:54,760 --> 00:21:00,200 Speaker 1: and uh. Nate Low, over the last few years has 393 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 1: been one of the better first basemen in the game. 394 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:06,119 Speaker 1: I mean, you go back to what he was doing 395 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty two. This guy had a great season. 396 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:12,119 Speaker 1: He hit three zero two a three fifty eight on base, 397 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:14,120 Speaker 1: a four to ninety two on the slugging, had twenty 398 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:17,800 Speaker 1: seven homers seventy six RBIs a one to forty three 399 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:21,280 Speaker 1: WRC plus. And then the next season his power numbers 400 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:23,560 Speaker 1: did go down a little bit. He went from twenty 401 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:28,720 Speaker 1: seven to seventeen homers, batting average dropped to two sixty two, 402 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 1: slugging dropped to four to fourteen, but he was still 403 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:32,719 Speaker 1: getting on base. A ton had a three to sixty 404 00:21:32,760 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 1: on base a one eighteen WRC plus, was still a 405 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:37,960 Speaker 1: solid guy to have in your lineup for the most 406 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:40,359 Speaker 1: part and helping the Rangers win the World Series in 407 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:42,679 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three, had a few homers in the postseason, 408 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:45,920 Speaker 1: and then last season a bit more of the same, 409 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 1: hitting two sixty five, had a three sixty one on base, 410 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:51,680 Speaker 1: a four to zher one on the slugging. So something's 411 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:54,800 Speaker 1: been happening with the power with Nate low over the 412 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:59,360 Speaker 1: last few years. And anytime I see something like that, 413 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:02,240 Speaker 1: when a guy is getting on base, still showing that 414 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 1: good eye at the plate, still working the counts, the 415 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 1: ability to get on base, but then the other numbers 416 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:10,560 Speaker 1: are starting to come down a little bit, that's where 417 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 1: my attention focuses to what is he actually doing in 418 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:20,040 Speaker 1: the box, what is he doing at the plate? And 419 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:23,679 Speaker 1: with Nate Low it's pretty interesting because when you go 420 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:28,880 Speaker 1: here on stat cast. So they added a new feature 421 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 1: this year where you can look at bat speed. You 422 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 1: can look at the tilt of the swing. You can 423 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 1: look they have a new thing called attack angle, where 424 00:22:40,840 --> 00:22:45,880 Speaker 1: the ideal attack angle is five to twenty degrees. They 425 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:49,160 Speaker 1: show you how far off the plate batters are, They 426 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:51,800 Speaker 1: show you how deep in the box they are. They 427 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:55,840 Speaker 1: show you even the distance between your feet, and it's 428 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:59,640 Speaker 1: pretty interesting. They even show you the angle of their stance. 429 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:03,760 Speaker 1: So taking a look here, when it comes to the 430 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:06,840 Speaker 1: bad speed, it still ranks pretty well. So that's another 431 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 1: sign as well. So you're thinking like, okay, well, if 432 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:12,119 Speaker 1: bad speed goes down, I mean, sure that could be mechanical, 433 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:14,239 Speaker 1: but could there also maybe be you know, some kind 434 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:16,760 Speaker 1: of an injury at play as well, you know, but 435 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:19,479 Speaker 1: for the most part, his bad speed has held steady. 436 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:23,800 Speaker 1: You take a look here when it comes to the 437 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:27,000 Speaker 1: tilt in his swing, not too much of a difference 438 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:30,480 Speaker 1: right around, you know, thirty degrees for the most part, 439 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:35,280 Speaker 1: nothing too drastic. Then you take a look at what 440 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 1: he's doing in the box. His depth in the box 441 00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:42,679 Speaker 1: been right around the same for the most part month 442 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 1: to month this year. But then you take a look 443 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:47,400 Speaker 1: at the distance off the plate. You take a look 444 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:51,240 Speaker 1: at Andrew Vaughan with the Brewers, he made really just 445 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:54,960 Speaker 1: a couple of adjustments after going to Milwaukee. He moved 446 00:23:55,080 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 1: a little closer to the plate, and he moved a 447 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:03,040 Speaker 1: little more up in the box. And uh, it's kind 448 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:05,120 Speaker 1: of really all he needed to do, you know, maybe 449 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:08,600 Speaker 1: a couple of the little tweaks, but he didn't make 450 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:11,119 Speaker 1: a whole lot of a change. And he's been great 451 00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:13,160 Speaker 1: since going to the Brewers. And you take a look 452 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:16,720 Speaker 1: and he also widened his stance a little bit there too, 453 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:20,160 Speaker 1: Andrew vaugh So that's where I'm looking when it comes 454 00:24:20,160 --> 00:24:24,800 Speaker 1: to Nate Low. Month to month, it's been different when 455 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:26,920 Speaker 1: it comes to how far he is off the plate 456 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:29,760 Speaker 1: and how wide his feet are. All right, If you 457 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:35,440 Speaker 1: go to April, he was thirty one and a half 458 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:41,000 Speaker 1: inches off the plate going into May, right around the same, 459 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:46,119 Speaker 1: and then in June he moved closer to the plate, 460 00:24:46,960 --> 00:24:50,920 Speaker 1: about an inch closer on average, and then in July 461 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 1: he moved even another inch closer to the plate, So 462 00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:58,679 Speaker 1: he's been moving closer to the plate as the season 463 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:01,240 Speaker 1: goes on. And then as you take a look here 464 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:03,960 Speaker 1: if you're with me live here on YouTube, the distance 465 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:08,200 Speaker 1: between the feet. Back in April he had thirty three 466 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:13,200 Speaker 1: and a half inches wide of a stance, and then 467 00:25:13,720 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 1: in May that was right around the same. In June 468 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:22,400 Speaker 1: that ended up increasing by an inch, so he had 469 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 1: a bit of a wider stance, and then in July, 470 00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:27,159 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, he closed up his stance a 471 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:30,280 Speaker 1: lot down to thirty one inches, so he moved in 472 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:32,880 Speaker 1: his feet a lot closer, and then it was right 473 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 1: around the same. So you kind of wonder, there has 474 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 1: has he been trying to tinker with a couple of 475 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:42,640 Speaker 1: things right moving around in the box, trying to find 476 00:25:42,680 --> 00:25:46,280 Speaker 1: something comfortable. That's kind of what I wonder what's been 477 00:25:46,320 --> 00:25:48,240 Speaker 1: going on with him, because the bad speed is still 478 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 1: looking good. He's moving around to the box. He's moving around. 479 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:55,879 Speaker 1: Just when it comes to how wide his stances. And 480 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:58,879 Speaker 1: then you take a look at the stance angle, go 481 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:05,440 Speaker 1: back to April, eleven degrees open, and then in May 482 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:08,240 Speaker 1: he opened it up a few more degrees, so he 483 00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 1: not only you know, has been widening his stance, moving 484 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:17,520 Speaker 1: closer to the play, but also kind of opening his 485 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:19,840 Speaker 1: batting stance a little bit right. That went up to 486 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:23,439 Speaker 1: fifteen degrees in June, stayed that way in July, but 487 00:26:23,480 --> 00:26:26,720 Speaker 1: then it went back down in August to thirteen degrees. 488 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:32,440 Speaker 1: So I see a guy here that something's off with him, 489 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:36,440 Speaker 1: something is not comfortable mechanically, and he just can't really 490 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:39,920 Speaker 1: seem to find a good feel. So I know, I 491 00:26:40,200 --> 00:26:42,879 Speaker 1: that was kind of a long winded statistical answer, and 492 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:45,120 Speaker 1: I apologize if I did not do a great job 493 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 1: at helping you follow along with that too long. Didn't 494 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:51,879 Speaker 1: read long story short. He just seems to be lacking 495 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:54,359 Speaker 1: comfort at the play. He just can't really seem to 496 00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:56,720 Speaker 1: find his mojo. He can't seem to find a stance 497 00:26:56,800 --> 00:26:59,560 Speaker 1: that works for him, you know, maybe also the position 498 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 1: of his hand that could be coming into play too. 499 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 1: I think it's more of a mechanical issue at this point, 500 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:07,640 Speaker 1: which you know that is the case for the most part, 501 00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:09,920 Speaker 1: right guys have to figure out something, you know, that's 502 00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:12,440 Speaker 1: not working with their swing. So that's really what I 503 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:15,679 Speaker 1: think it is. Because when you're looking at the bad speed, 504 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:19,000 Speaker 1: everything is still looking fine. There, right, he's still getting 505 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:21,560 Speaker 1: on base, He's still you know, he had sixteen home 506 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:25,719 Speaker 1: runs up to this point, so he's still driving him runs. 507 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:30,560 Speaker 1: So hopefully the Red Sox can get something unlocked with 508 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:35,639 Speaker 1: Nate Low. They still do have him for arbitration. I 509 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:42,680 Speaker 1: believe for next year. I could be wrong on that. 510 00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:46,359 Speaker 1: I think I read somewhere that he has another year. 511 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:48,840 Speaker 1: I don't know, I could be wrong. I have to 512 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:52,440 Speaker 1: double check on that. But for this season, is it 513 00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:54,240 Speaker 1: gonna be enough time for the Red Sox to tap 514 00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:59,120 Speaker 1: into something. I'm not quite sure on that, But everybody, 515 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:01,720 Speaker 1: if you are live on Nessen, I do have to 516 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:05,040 Speaker 1: cut it off right there. We'll be back here tomorrow 517 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:08,200 Speaker 1: for the Game two postgame coverage. We'll see you then, 518 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:12,720 Speaker 1: but here on YouTube. Wrapping it up here, Let's see 519 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:15,000 Speaker 1: if the Red Sox and get something unlocked. Because he's 520 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:17,760 Speaker 1: obviously struggled this year, only hitting two sixteen to two 521 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:19,760 Speaker 1: ninety two on base, a three seventy three on the 522 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:24,840 Speaker 1: slugging in eighty six WRC plus, you know, but there 523 00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:28,160 Speaker 1: is potential there. There is a player there that's done well, 524 00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:30,720 Speaker 1: that's helped the team win a World Series. And not 525 00:28:30,760 --> 00:28:32,840 Speaker 1: only has he done well with the bat. He's also 526 00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:36,439 Speaker 1: done well defensively at first base. So you know, a 527 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:39,480 Speaker 1: lot of people are been wondering here, what's you know, 528 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:45,640 Speaker 1: what does this mean for you know, Abraham Toro? Well, 529 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:48,840 Speaker 1: I'm not so sure. You know Toro, Sure he've been 530 00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:51,640 Speaker 1: doing all right the last few games. But if you're 531 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:55,720 Speaker 1: looking for an everyday option a guy that has been 532 00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 1: at first base, you know, I would be surprised to 533 00:28:59,040 --> 00:29:01,720 Speaker 1: see the Red Sox to stick with Low and they 534 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:03,720 Speaker 1: kind of just go through some kind of a rotation. 535 00:29:03,880 --> 00:29:06,600 Speaker 1: You know, with Toro, he has that versatility to where 536 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:08,120 Speaker 1: you can keep him on the bench, so it's not 537 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 1: like you have to DFA him or you know, just 538 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:14,520 Speaker 1: send him elsewhere. You can still keep Toro here. So 539 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:17,160 Speaker 1: we'll see what ends up happening there. But a little 540 00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:19,440 Speaker 1: bit more on Nate Low. I got some other numbers here, 541 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:24,800 Speaker 1: and another positive with Nate Low is he's done very 542 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:29,920 Speaker 1: well at going opo, so in his career he's got 543 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:35,200 Speaker 1: OPO thirty one percent of the time. And actually, when 544 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 1: you take a look at the rankings going back over 545 00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:43,240 Speaker 1: the last few years, among all hitters in Major League Baseball, 546 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:47,920 Speaker 1: Nathaniel Low, he ranks twelfth overall in OPO percentage. So 547 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:51,720 Speaker 1: he has a good feel for going the other way. 548 00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:53,560 Speaker 1: And what do you got the other way of Famway Park. 549 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:56,480 Speaker 1: You got that big old green wall out there. So 550 00:29:57,280 --> 00:29:59,520 Speaker 1: I do think, you know, I'm not gonna sit here 551 00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:02,600 Speaker 1: and say he's gonna be Adrian Gonzales two point zero. 552 00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:02,840 Speaker 4: Right. 553 00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:06,600 Speaker 1: Remember when Adrian Gonzalez came into the Red Sox and 554 00:30:08,160 --> 00:30:10,680 Speaker 1: everyone was so excited about how his ability to go 555 00:30:10,760 --> 00:30:12,600 Speaker 1: opo and how he was going to use the wall 556 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:16,800 Speaker 1: and he was gonna have like eight hundred doubles. Remember that. Now, 557 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:19,680 Speaker 1: Nate Low is not going to be Adrian Gonzalez, I 558 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:23,760 Speaker 1: think here, but he shows you that potential to use 559 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:27,800 Speaker 1: the monster to his advantage, right, very high off a percentage, 560 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:29,760 Speaker 1: and you know, just overall, take a look at what 561 00:30:29,800 --> 00:30:33,200 Speaker 1: he's been able to do from twenty twenty two up 562 00:30:33,280 --> 00:30:37,480 Speaker 1: until this point. Among all major league first basemen, he 563 00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:41,760 Speaker 1: ranks eleventh and fangraft wins above replacement Freddie Freeman easily 564 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:45,360 Speaker 1: at number one, Matt Olsen at two, Vlad Junior at three. 565 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:50,640 Speaker 1: You go down the list here, Harper, Yondi, gold Schmidt, 566 00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:56,040 Speaker 1: Alonso Walker, Naylor, cronam Worth, and then Nate Low. You know, 567 00:30:56,120 --> 00:31:00,880 Speaker 1: so this there again, I'll use the word one more time. Potential. 568 00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:04,160 Speaker 1: Will they have enough time to figure this out? Is 569 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:08,760 Speaker 1: this something that you're you're more likely gonna have to 570 00:31:08,760 --> 00:31:13,680 Speaker 1: fix in the offseason. Probably, I would say that's more likely. 571 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:15,880 Speaker 1: But maybe they could tap into something and they can 572 00:31:15,920 --> 00:31:19,520 Speaker 1: get him going a little bit. Sometimes you know, that 573 00:31:19,560 --> 00:31:22,440 Speaker 1: good old change of scenery can be really the best thing, 574 00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:24,840 Speaker 1: and maybe something clicks here in the next week or so. 575 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:28,760 Speaker 1: With the Nationals, obviously, things have just been very tough 576 00:31:28,800 --> 00:31:30,680 Speaker 1: for them. I thought maybe they could take a next 577 00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:34,680 Speaker 1: step this year and maybe they could have done something, 578 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:37,760 Speaker 1: but you know, it was it was a losing environment there. 579 00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:42,200 Speaker 1: Things weren't happy. Guys were getting fired, you know, Davey Martinez, 580 00:31:42,840 --> 00:31:44,920 Speaker 1: you know, getting fired there. So it's like there's no 581 00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:48,719 Speaker 1: stability in that organization. So Nate Low, he probably just 582 00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:51,440 Speaker 1: who knows, whatever they were trying to help him with, 583 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:54,560 Speaker 1: it just wasn't working at all. Comes over to a 584 00:31:54,600 --> 00:31:58,440 Speaker 1: winning team, a team that you know they've done well 585 00:31:58,480 --> 00:32:00,400 Speaker 1: with position players over the past. I mean, look what 586 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:02,920 Speaker 1: they did with you know, Abraham Torow this year. I 587 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:05,080 Speaker 1: mean there is an example right in front of your face. 588 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:08,120 Speaker 1: Abraham Toro. You know, they were able to get more 589 00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:09,840 Speaker 1: out of him, and I know he's been struggling as 590 00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:14,440 Speaker 1: of late, but maybe they could tap into something with him. 591 00:32:14,760 --> 00:32:18,600 Speaker 1: We will see, but I'm hoping for the best. That'd 592 00:32:18,640 --> 00:32:20,160 Speaker 1: be cool if they could pick him up and then 593 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:21,960 Speaker 1: he could end up doing something for the next month 594 00:32:21,960 --> 00:32:26,280 Speaker 1: and a half and maybe even in the postseason. But everybody, 595 00:32:26,320 --> 00:32:29,320 Speaker 1: I'm gonna wrap it up right there. That's all I 596 00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:33,040 Speaker 1: got here for tonight. Those are my thoughts on Nate Lo. 597 00:32:34,200 --> 00:32:35,800 Speaker 1: You'll enjoy the rest of your night. We'll be back 598 00:32:35,840 --> 00:32:39,880 Speaker 1: here tomorrow night for the Game two and final game 599 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:42,400 Speaker 1: of the series post game coverage, and then we got 600 00:32:42,400 --> 00:32:45,360 Speaker 1: Wednesday off. It's gonna be weird having a Wednesday off. 601 00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:47,840 Speaker 1: They just doesn't feel right. I don't know, but everybody 602 00:32:47,840 --> 00:32:49,200 Speaker 1: be can of the way out. Hit that like button 603 00:32:49,240 --> 00:33:14,160 Speaker 1: for me, subscribe if you're new, and I'll see tomorrow