1 00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: Going to pull Catchel. 2 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 2: How's it going everybody? Another day, another spring win for 3 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 2: the Yankees. They take this one seven to three over 4 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 2: the Atlanta Braves. We are now less than one lunar 5 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 2: cycle away from opening Day, twenty seven days until the 6 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 2: Yankees take on the Giants on Opening Day on Netflix 7 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 2: Netflix this year. That's gonna piss some people off. We 8 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:33,319 Speaker 2: can talk about that another day. Feel free to call 9 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 2: in about it. We'll handle that next time we do voicemails. 10 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 2: I'll tell you what. The more I see of the 11 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 2: Yankees young pitching, the more encouraged I am about the future, 12 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 2: because they're either gonna have a stable of really, really 13 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 2: good young arms, and we saw Elmer Rodriguez today the 14 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:56,639 Speaker 2: number two prospect or they're gonna potentially have the right 15 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 2: pieces to go out there and make a blockbuster trade 16 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 2: at the deadline. I mean, you look at Rodriguez, you 17 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 2: look at Ben Hess, you look at Carlos Lagrange. These 18 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 2: guys have elite level arms and talent. As my cat 19 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:13,479 Speaker 2: jumps up on the desk and causes all sorts of noise, 20 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 2: she has no respect for this show whatsoever, and my 21 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 2: audience anyway, Another really good outing from Elmer Rodriguez today. 22 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 2: I know the stat line was an amazing three innings, 23 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:28,960 Speaker 2: two runs, but he did have four strikeouts. The sinker 24 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 2: was extremely heavy at ninety six, throwing strikes and ladies 25 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:35,320 Speaker 2: and gentlemen. I think he's gonna be the genuine article. 26 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 2: I think the Yankees are gonna end up winning that trade. 27 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 2: Carlos Nervaiez is a fine catcher and he's gonna do 28 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:44,040 Speaker 2: a nice job for Boston again, I'm sure. But Elmer 29 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 2: Rodriguez to me, looks like a major league stud. He 30 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 2: looks like he's gonna be really good. And last year 31 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 2: he didn't just show potential. He had results. One hundred 32 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 2: and fifty innings in the minor leagues, one hundred and 33 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 2: seventy six strikeouts, only three home runs allowed, which is 34 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 2: something they pointed out on the broadcast today, and that's 35 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 2: obviously a product of that heavy sinker. And I want 36 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 2: to see what this kid can do against major leaguers 37 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 2: this year. I want to see him get some starts. Unfortunately, 38 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 2: that would probably mean that somebody's hurt, but it's bound 39 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 2: to happen every single year. The Yankees ran out a 40 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:26,119 Speaker 2: pretty representative lineup today, Grisham was in the lineup, Judge, Bellinger, Chisholm, Goldschmidt, 41 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 2: Wells McMahon, Cabaliro, and then Seth Brown and coming in 42 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 2: later in the game, Spencer Jones hit an enormous home run, 43 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:42,239 Speaker 2: just a huge home run. Got some Spencer Jones fans 44 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:46,359 Speaker 2: in the chat. Let's go ahead and get to the recap. 45 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 2: I was gonna do a interview today with Tony Castro 46 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 2: that has been postponed to next week, so we'll talk 47 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 2: about Mickey Manno and Billy Martin at a later date. 48 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:59,119 Speaker 2: But as see, the Yankees won this one seven three. 49 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:01,919 Speaker 2: Paul Goldschmi win deep, jass Chism went deep, and Spencer 50 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 2: Jones went deep. The Yankees got five runs in the 51 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 2: first inning against Carlos Carrasco. Aaron Judge walked, and then 52 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 2: Chisholm hit a short porch home run. It looked kind 53 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 2: of like a pop up to me. You know, I 54 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 2: don't know if it was wind aided or if it 55 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 2: was just short porch spring training home run. But he 56 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 2: didn't get all of it. It still hit the top 57 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 2: of the wall and went out. You know, that's a 58 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 2: great thing about Yankee Stadium. But it does giveth and 59 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 2: taketh away, And of course Steinbrenner Field has the same 60 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 2: dimensions as Yankee Stadium. Ryan McMahon drove in a couple 61 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 2: of runs today. I thought he looked good at the plate. 62 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 2: He had a opposite field double and that's the second 63 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 2: time this year that I've seen him take an outside 64 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 2: pitch and slash it to left field into the corner. 65 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 2: And that's a good sign for him. It's a good 66 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 2: sign that his new stance is working. Joe Girardi on 67 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 2: the broadcast, who I love by every time I talk 68 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 2: about him, I just got to say how much I 69 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 2: love this guy as a commentator. I loved him as 70 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 2: a man, I like him even better as a commentator. 71 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 2: And he basically is optimistic about Ryan McMahon. He said 72 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 2: that he thinks he could hit thirty or forty home runs. 73 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 2: I don't know about that. Honestly, I would settle for 74 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 2: less power and more contact. To me, the problem with 75 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:18,919 Speaker 2: McMahon isn't the power. It's that he didn't make enough contact, 76 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 2: which is exactly the same reason that I had concerns 77 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 2: or have concerns about Spencer Jones. But Jones seems to 78 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 2: be alleviating those concerns. A mammoth home run today that 79 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 2: once again left the ballpark. And you know, I think 80 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 2: something was up with stat cast today because Paul Goldschmidt, 81 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 2: who's having a big spring, hit one that left the 82 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:44,359 Speaker 2: stadium and they said it went three hundred and ninety 83 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,480 Speaker 2: six feet. And then they said that Spencer Jones's home run, 84 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 2: which looked like it ended up somewhere in the Bermuda triangle, 85 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 2: went four hundred and one feet. But this is the 86 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 2: second Spring Training in a row that Spencer Jones has 87 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 2: really put on a show offensively with the power. Last 88 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 2: year he copied Aaron Judge's stance. He made the tweak 89 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 2: as the year went on, he got into more of 90 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 2: a pronounced crouch and that kind of, you know, shrunk 91 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 2: his strike zone a little bit. And then this year 92 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 2: he's copied Otani's swing, at least with the front foot. 93 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:22,279 Speaker 2: It's kind of like a pivot and he doesn't really 94 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 2: lift his leg anymore. And I'll say you he is 95 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:28,040 Speaker 2: generating some bat speed and some power. 96 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 3: Man. 97 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 2: Okay, So one hundred and seven point one hundred and 98 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 2: seven miles an hour off the bat for Spencer Jones, 99 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:36,599 Speaker 2: one hundred and eight for Paul Goldschmidt on his single. 100 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 2: Actually Goldsmith's only was like one hundred and two on 101 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 2: the home run, So just absolutely smoked. He just continues 102 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 2: to hit the ball really, really hard. I'm gonna be 103 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 2: interested to see how his career unfolds. You know, I've 104 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:52,920 Speaker 2: never been a huge believer because I thought the expectations 105 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 2: left handed Aaron Judge. You know, I thought that that 106 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 2: was kind of high, and the strikeouts have always been 107 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:01,720 Speaker 2: a problem, And I mean, what are the odds that 108 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:05,039 Speaker 2: you're going to turn another player like that who has 109 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 2: defied the history of baseball by you know, becoming the 110 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:12,279 Speaker 2: tallest batting champion ever and becoming a guy who struck 111 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:15,040 Speaker 2: out all the time, to becoming one of the best 112 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:19,720 Speaker 2: hitters ever. Quite frankly, Aaron Judge, what are the odds 113 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 2: you can do that twice in a span of ten years? Right? 114 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 2: And I still am skeptical, But every time that Spencer 115 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:30,160 Speaker 2: Jones hits one like he did today, I become a 116 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 2: little less skeptical and a little bit more hopeful, a 117 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 2: little bit more optimistic. Judge had similar issues with the strikeouts, 118 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 2: they were never quite as severe as Spencer Jones, but 119 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 2: you know they made the corrections. You know, he got 120 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 2: with the hit Doctor or whatever his name is, and 121 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 2: you know he's figured it out. Maybe Spencer Jones can 122 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 2: figure it out. I remain hopeful. We had some good 123 00:06:56,920 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 2: relief pitching today. We saw Camillo do'vall he did allow 124 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 2: two hits and Rombo he had two strikeouts. I thought 125 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 2: Caid Winquist looked really good again today and Deal Santos 126 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 2: he had the sinker work and he looked good. Today. 127 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 2: We saw an hell Chevi throw an inning, scoreless inning 128 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 2: with two strikeouts. So you know, a lot of the 129 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 2: arms that are trying to make this bullpen, trying to 130 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 2: make an impact this year getting a chance today. And 131 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 2: this one was pretty much never in doubt after early on. 132 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 2: I mean, Jazz Chisholm with the biggest play of the 133 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 2: game in terms of win probability, the home run early 134 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 2: on that added eighteen point three percent win probability added. 135 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 2: So good day for the Yanks, and let's hear it 136 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 2: for our guys who pick up another win in spring training. Yes, 137 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 2: and we're gonna go ahead and give out the belt 138 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 2: once again. And today was you know, kind of difficult 139 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 2: because we had a pretty good start from Elma Rodriguez. 140 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:20,400 Speaker 2: We had a couple of hits from Austin Wells. We 141 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 2: had the home run from Spencer Jones. But ultimately Paul 142 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 2: Goldschmidt Goldie knocks two for three, home runs, two runs scored, 143 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:34,720 Speaker 2: hitting five hundred on the spring and he had a 144 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:37,320 Speaker 2: base it that was one hundred plus miles an hour. 145 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 2: So hitting the ball hard, looking good, and hopefully that's 146 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 2: a sign of a resurgent Paul Goldschmidt. We need him 147 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 2: against lefties this year. And he pulls into a five 148 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 2: way tie with Aaron Judge, Frankie Baseball, Ryan Weathers, and 149 00:08:54,080 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 2: Jimmy Hoffa. All let's talk about the Elmer Rodriguez the 150 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:06,440 Speaker 2: artist formerly known as Elmer Rodriguez Cruz. He had the 151 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 2: sinker working easy, soft contact in the first couple of innings. 152 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 2: It was six up, six down to beginning to begin 153 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 2: the game. More strikeouts today than he had last week. 154 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 2: He had four strikeouts. Fastball I thought had late life, 155 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:23,079 Speaker 2: the slider was sharp, had lots of depth. The third 156 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:24,559 Speaker 2: inning he gave up a couple of runs, but he 157 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:26,440 Speaker 2: also had a couple of strikeouts on what I thought 158 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 2: were nasty pitches one of them slider, one of them 159 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:31,560 Speaker 2: a change up, and you'll see if you're watching on 160 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:35,079 Speaker 2: YouTube that we have a new stat in the pitching 161 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 2: widget this year called game score, which I think is 162 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 2: a really useful stat that I've wanted to include for years, 163 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 2: but it was just a pain in the butt to 164 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:48,320 Speaker 2: recover it every single day. But now we've got it, 165 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 2: so I wanted to explain it real quick because I 166 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:55,200 Speaker 2: want to talk about this more after games than I 167 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:58,440 Speaker 2: have in recent years. Game score is a metric that 168 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:01,959 Speaker 2: was created by Bill James, and it gives you kind 169 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:06,080 Speaker 2: of a simple, single, easy to read number that tells 170 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 2: you exactly how a pitcher pitched in a game. So 171 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 2: every pitcher begins the game with fifty points from the 172 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 2: moment they throw their first pitch. Points are added or 173 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:20,560 Speaker 2: subtracted based on what happens, so you get points for 174 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 2: good stuff. So one point for every out recorded, which 175 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 2: equals three points per full inning, two points for every 176 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:30,320 Speaker 2: full inning completed after the fourth inning. This rewards pitchers 177 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 2: who can eat innings and pitch deep into the game, 178 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 2: and then one point for every strikeout. You also subtract 179 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 2: points for every hit aloud minus two minus four for 180 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 2: every urn run, minus two for every unnern run, and 181 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 2: minus one point for every walk allowed. So once you 182 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:48,439 Speaker 2: do the math, you usually end up with a number 183 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 2: somewhere between zero and one hundred and fifty is completely average, 184 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:53,959 Speaker 2: middle of the road start means it was about equal 185 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 2: good and bad. Sixty plus is a good start, that 186 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 2: would be most quality start to somewhere in the high 187 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 2: fifties to low sixties. Last night, Ryan Weathers was at 188 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 2: sixty four, but he only went three and two thirds innings. 189 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:08,960 Speaker 2: Could have been higher if he went longer. Seventy plus 190 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 2: is a great performance, eighty plus is like a dominant performance, 191 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 2: and ninety plus is like, you know, perfect game, no hitter, 192 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:20,680 Speaker 2: that type stuff. Fifteen strikeouts. Last night, Weathers was really good. 193 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 2: I thought that, you know, if he had gone seven innings, 194 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 2: he might have had like an eighty plus win score. Today, 195 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:29,679 Speaker 2: Elmer Rodriguez Scorre was exactly fifty, so pretty much exactly average. 196 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 2: I thought he was strong in terms of stuff. He 197 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:36,079 Speaker 2: went three innings, two hits, two runs both of them earned. 198 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 2: He topped out at ninety six point one. He had 199 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:43,120 Speaker 2: five whiffs, fifty three pitches, thirty three strikes, fourteen fastballs, 200 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 2: fourteen sliders, ten sinkers, ten changeups, and three curveballs, so 201 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:50,200 Speaker 2: a nice five pitch mix. And I thought he looked 202 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 2: good and I hope we get a chance to see 203 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 2: him this year, but unfortunately that would mean somebody is 204 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 2: missing time. So you know, I'm just excited to see 205 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,319 Speaker 2: the guy. I'm just I think he's fantastic and I'm 206 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 2: really thinking he can make a big impact this year. 207 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:04,560 Speaker 2: All Right, we got a couple of voicemails here. We're 208 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 2: going to talk about John Carlos Stanton and then we're 209 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:08,960 Speaker 2: going to talk about Spencer Jones. But first a quick 210 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:13,240 Speaker 2: word from seat geek. All right, So with baseball season 211 00:12:13,280 --> 00:12:15,000 Speaker 2: coming up, I know a lot of you want to 212 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 2: get out of the house, get away from all the 213 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:20,439 Speaker 2: weather that's been keeping us indoors all winter, and get 214 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:22,920 Speaker 2: back out to the ballpark, back out to the big 215 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 2: cathedral in the Bronx, and you can do it with 216 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 2: tonight's sponsor, seat geek. 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I'm sure there's more to it than what 234 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 1: I've read, but he's saying basically, he's having trouble opening 235 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: up I'm assuming like bottles of water, opening up, bags 236 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 1: of chips, his tennis elbows bothering them. 237 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 3: What is going on? 238 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 1: How has this not healed in an entire offseason? And 239 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 1: if it still hasn't healed, yet why is he in 240 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 1: a rush to kind of come back early when we 241 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:07,679 Speaker 1: all know the real strength. 242 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:10,680 Speaker 3: Of gen Carlo is playoff G. Why don't we just 243 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:12,680 Speaker 3: wait a while see what we got with some of 244 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:16,680 Speaker 3: these younger guys like Spencer Jones and Jason di Mingez 245 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 3: and then when you know, G and Carlos. 246 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 1: Stan can maybe open up a bottle of water and 247 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:25,840 Speaker 1: then he maybe bring him back to the lineup. I 248 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 1: don't know, I just wanted to kind of get that 249 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:30,200 Speaker 1: off my chest and hear what you thought about it, 250 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 1: all right, man, First. 251 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 2: Of all, let's not pretend like John Carlo Stanton is 252 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:37,800 Speaker 2: ever opening a bag of potato chips. John Carlos Stan 253 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 2: eats celery and steak and that's probably maybe cod. But yeah, 254 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 2: I think it's interesting that you know this kind of 255 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 2: like having his arms, you know, that close together, seems 256 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:55,440 Speaker 2: to be what you know, weakens the elbows. Thankfully, you 257 00:14:55,440 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 2: don't really need to do that in baseball. I mean, 258 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 2: I guess when you're holding the bat you're are kind 259 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 2: of bent, but when you straighten out and so forth, 260 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:05,000 Speaker 2: and maybe it's a little bit easier. I don't know. 261 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 2: All I know is last year he was super productive. 262 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 2: I'm gonna pull up his stats because, honestly, other than 263 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 2: maybe his first year where he had thirty eight home 264 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:15,440 Speaker 2: runs with the Yankees, this was probably his most productive 265 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 2: season with the Yankees. He had twenty four home runs, 266 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 2: he had a nine to forty four OPS, and he 267 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 2: had a three to fifty on base percentage. He hit 268 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 2: two seventy three. Now, this was a guy who a 269 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 2: couple of years ago was hitting like two hundred. So 270 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 2: I mean, he came back in June, no power, ice cold, 271 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 2: and then July two eighty four with a nine eighty 272 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 2: one OPS, three thirty nine in August with nine home 273 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:39,200 Speaker 2: runs and a twelve fifty four OPS. Slowed down in September, 274 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 2: and then of course he vanished in October. But he 275 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 2: hits lefties and right he's about equally. I hope that 276 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 2: he is healthy, because the Yankees are clearly better when 277 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:51,200 Speaker 2: he's in the lineup and matching. I don't know what 278 00:15:51,240 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 2: the story is. You have to think that his career 279 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:56,680 Speaker 2: is winding down. Basically, he's got two years to get 280 00:15:56,920 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 2: to five hundred home runs, to hit fifty three home runs, 281 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:01,200 Speaker 2: and I think that's what he's focused on. That and 282 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 2: he wants to win a World Series. We had a 283 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 2: call last night as to whether or not he'd be traded. 284 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:07,480 Speaker 2: Not gonna happen. He's gonna finish his career with the Yankees. 285 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 2: One way or the other. It might end up in 286 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 2: a DFA. The Yankees have been known to DFA guys 287 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 2: towards the end of their deals. You know, see Donaldson, 288 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 2: see DJ Lemayhew last year. But I will say this, 289 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 2: if he's still productive and still mashing, they're not gonna 290 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 2: do it, especially when they're struggling against lefties, because he 291 00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 2: absolutely lights lefties up. Got a call here about Spencer Jones. 292 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:33,560 Speaker 4: Hey, Deren, I can just watch Spencer Jones's absolute nuke. 293 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 4: He took a two close balls too, so it looks like, 294 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:40,480 Speaker 4: you know, maybe he's a you know, the new batty 295 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:44,320 Speaker 4: stance is helping him adjust to the left swinging misses. 296 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 4: But if he doesn't lay this season, like if he 297 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 4: doesn't get called up until September, I would like to 298 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 4: see him get traded at the deadline because I think 299 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 4: the Yankees are is wasting him at this point. I 300 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 4: think Frank gris him accepting their qualifying offer kind of 301 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 4: you know, st everything up it blocks a lot of 302 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 4: these prospects. I really do want to see Spencer Jones 303 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:13,640 Speaker 4: being the starting centerfielder. Man. I think he is such 304 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:16,240 Speaker 4: great power and he's also really good on defense. Man, 305 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:19,120 Speaker 4: Like he's twenty four years old. It's now or never. 306 00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:21,159 Speaker 4: We don't want to see another Aeron Judge, you know, 307 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 4: type of situation with the Yankees. 308 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:27,480 Speaker 2: Don't want to see another Aaron Judge. I would sign 309 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:30,359 Speaker 2: up for another Aaron Judge type situation right now. But 310 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:32,200 Speaker 2: I get what you're saying leaving him in the minor 311 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 2: leagues too long, But you know, it took Judge that 312 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:37,240 Speaker 2: long to develop. You know, when Judge first came to 313 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:39,480 Speaker 2: the major leagues, he had won seventy nine those first 314 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:42,119 Speaker 2: you know, eight weeks or whatever. It wasn't until he 315 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 2: made the adjustments with teacher Man prior to the twenty 316 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:48,440 Speaker 2: seventeen season that he really turned it on. And Rich 317 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:51,480 Speaker 2: Dubb says he thinks that Big G started seeing teacher Man, 318 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 2: and we know that Spencer Jones has been linked to him. So, hey, 319 00:17:56,840 --> 00:17:59,680 Speaker 2: I've had some discussions with this guy on X. He's 320 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:02,680 Speaker 2: kind of a prickly He's just a jerk, But if 321 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 2: he knows what he's doing and he's able to get 322 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:08,440 Speaker 2: the most out of these guys, then so bit. But hey, 323 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 2: anything we can do to make the team better. You know, 324 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:14,400 Speaker 2: if that means sending Big G to his own special 325 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:17,719 Speaker 2: hitting coach, I'm fine with it. Same with Spencer Jones. 326 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:21,639 Speaker 2: I wonder if Trent Grisham has kind of a short leash, 327 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:24,160 Speaker 2: like if he shows in May that he's not duplicating 328 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:26,119 Speaker 2: what he did last year. You know, if he's hitting 329 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 2: you know, one ninety five like he did for his 330 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:32,639 Speaker 2: career on May fifteenth with two or three home runs, 331 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:35,439 Speaker 2: and Spencer Jones is tearing it up in triple A, 332 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 2: do not do not be shocked if Spencer Jones takes 333 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 2: over in center field. All right, ladies and gentlemen, that's 334 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:44,080 Speaker 2: it for me. Just want to touch base this afternoon. 335 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:47,400 Speaker 2: I'll be back maybe this weekend with some content. Reminder 336 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:50,480 Speaker 2: like subscribe all that good stuff. We're here after every 337 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:53,439 Speaker 2: Yankees game all season long and as many Spring training 338 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 2: games as we can. 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