1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: From the Berkshars to the sound from wherever you live 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: in MLB America. This is inside the Parker. You give 3 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 1: us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the scoop 4 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: on Major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of Fame 5 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: voter number seventy, Rob Parker. 6 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 2: Welcome into the podcast. We have a great show for 7 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 2: you today. 8 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 3: Shortstop Carlos Correa is back in action with those white 9 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 3: hot Minnesota Twins. He'll be by and tell us the 10 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 3: expectations for this team in the AL Central. Plus Sam Blum, 11 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 3: who covers the Angels for the Athletic. We'll talk about 12 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:43,560 Speaker 3: Trout and some of the other things going on there, 13 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 3: plus foul or fair. 14 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 1: Let's go better to lead off it's getting robbed and 15 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: keep them on. Rob's hot take on the three biggest 16 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: stories in Major League Baseball. Number one, say it. 17 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 2: Isn't so unbelievable yep. 18 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 3: Mike Trout is out for the Los Angeles Angels. He's 19 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 3: expected to have surgery on his torn meniscus in his 20 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 3: left knee, and the three time AL MVP and eleven 21 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 3: time All Star is gonna be out and probably is 22 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:29,400 Speaker 3: expected to return in twenty twenty four. It was off 23 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 3: to a great start this year with ten home runs 24 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 3: leading the major leagues. Trout thirty two, just has not 25 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 3: been able to stay healthy. It's so disappointing, you know, 26 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 3: at one point it was a real debate whether or 27 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 3: not Mike Trout was gonna wind up being the greatest 28 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 3: all around player to ever play the game. That was 29 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 3: before show Heel Tani showed up in the United States, 30 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 3: but Mike Trout was that guy. And last year he 31 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 3: played in only eighty two games due to a fracture risk. 32 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 3: In twenty twenty one, he played only thirty six games 33 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 3: with the right calf strain, and he cleared one hundred 34 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 3: games played in twenty twenty two, but has not played 35 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:20,399 Speaker 3: more than one hundred and thirty games since twenty nineteen. 36 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 3: His career has been marred by injuries and him not 37 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 3: being able to stay healthy. It's rough because it's cheated 38 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:36,239 Speaker 3: the game of one of the great players. And it's 39 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 3: just so hard to even imagine now you being able 40 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 3: to think that Trout was one of the greatest players 41 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 3: of all time. With all the injuries now under his belt, 42 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 3: it's a shame. So speedy recovery hopes that he can 43 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 3: stay healthy in twenty twenty four and be back and 44 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 3: playing at a high level. 45 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: Number two. 46 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 3: The Yankees and the Orioles wrap up a four game 47 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 3: series in Baltimore on Thursday. Orioles won the first two games, 48 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:11,519 Speaker 3: the Yankees won game three, and I'm expecting a knockdown 49 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 3: dragout all year long. These two teams are going to 50 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 3: vibe for the American League East. The Red Sox are 51 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 3: off to a nice start. Toronto's are around five hundred 52 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 3: and the Rays are scuffling coming into Thursday. They had 53 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 3: lost eight of their last ten, so they're scuffling around. 54 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 2: But the Yankees and Orioles. The Yankees got off to 55 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 2: a hot start. 56 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 3: The Orioles have a really good team, and a lot 57 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 3: of people picked the Orioles before the season started. Then 58 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:48,119 Speaker 3: the Yankees hot start, and think about this, I think 59 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 3: the Yankees still have a really good shot at winning 60 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 3: this division. Garrett Cole their best pitcher and the American 61 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 3: League Cy Young Award win It hasn't had. 62 00:03:58,200 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 2: A start this year. 63 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 3: He's been hurt the first month, and the Yankees are 64 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 3: still able to be at the top of the American 65 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 3: League East without your Ace. 66 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 2: That's impressive. That really is impressive that they've been able 67 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 2: to hold. 68 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:18,359 Speaker 3: It together so far as far as the Yankees have 69 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 3: gone on the start the season, but I expect the 70 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 3: tight race all year long. 71 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:25,239 Speaker 2: This will be fun to watch. 72 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 3: Is that the young upstart Orioles who won the division 73 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 3: last year? 74 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 2: Or will the Yankees bounce back? 75 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:36,160 Speaker 3: Remember the Yankees didn't make the playoffs a year ago, 76 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 3: so while they're gonna go from not making the playoffs 77 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 3: a year ago to winning the division over the multi 78 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 3: talented Baltimore Oarl's good young team, fun team to watch. 79 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 3: So this division race is going to be really, really 80 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 3: good all year long. 81 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: Number three, we are. 82 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 2: Now in no let me see here we go. Number three. 83 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 3: The first month of the season is over and you 84 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 3: cannot make any more excuses other than to realize that 85 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 3: the Houston Astros are in last. 86 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:15,919 Speaker 2: Place in the Als last place. 87 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:22,719 Speaker 3: Early on people wanted to say, hey, you know, they're 88 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 3: banged up, they got some issues injuries, and we get 89 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 3: all that, but can we finally maybe admit that this 90 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 3: whole run in Houston is over. I know, Justin berlaners 91 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:40,359 Speaker 3: back for them, and still it hasn't been the same team. 92 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:44,600 Speaker 3: It just doesn't feel the same. It's been an incredible 93 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 3: run by the Astros. But the Oakland A's are a 94 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:52,719 Speaker 3: better team right now than the Houston Astros. And don't 95 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:56,039 Speaker 3: forget the Mariners are there, the Rangers in the Division one, 96 00:05:56,800 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 3: the World Series a year ago, and then you have 97 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 3: the Angels just barely above them, even a little bit better. 98 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 2: The Astros are in last place and we're in May. 99 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 2: I'm just saying, what do we really got rid of? 100 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:19,359 Speaker 2: Dusty Baker? Hey, Dusty, thanks for the championship. Time for 101 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 2: you to move on. 102 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 3: I think sometimes we just think you can plug and 103 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 3: play and it doesn't matter. Chemistry is important, leadership is important, 104 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 3: and right now the Astros don't seem to have any 105 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 3: of that. And I'm not saying that they're gonna set 106 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 3: the record for most losses in baseball history or anything 107 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 3: like that, or that there won't be some good spots 108 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 3: during the season when they play better. But man, it 109 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:46,840 Speaker 3: just feels like we talk about all the time these 110 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 3: great teams that fall off the cliff. It feels like 111 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 3: the Astros are falling off the cliff, at least in 112 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 3: the first month of the season. So a long way 113 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 3: to go, but I'm not expecting this thing to turn 114 00:06:58,320 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 3: around any time. 115 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: Here comes the big interview. Listen and learn. 116 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 4: It's so good. 117 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:10,679 Speaker 3: All right, now, let's welcome into the podcast Minnesota Twins 118 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 3: shortstop Carlos career car Us, thanks for joining us, appreciate. 119 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 5: It, Thank you, no doubt. 120 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 3: Uh. Let's talk about the Twins, and obviously last year 121 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 3: was amazing. You guys not only made the playoffs, but 122 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 3: finally got a playoff series under your belt, which was exciting. 123 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 3: Can you just talk about what that meant for Minnesota 124 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 3: and what that scene was because the crowd I could 125 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 3: still remember how great it was because the team just 126 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 3: had not been able to finally get over the hump. 127 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 5: Yeah, it was great. It was a great experience of 128 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 5: all to come over here and, you know, help lead 129 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 5: this organization to a playoff series win. And uh, yeah, 130 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 5: you know it's it's uh. We had the monkey in 131 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 5: our back the whole time when the playoffs started and 132 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 5: everybody talking about the losing streak and all that, and 133 00:07:57,800 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 5: we were finally able to put an end to that 134 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 5: and it felt great. The fans that were there, they 135 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 5: showed up, they packed the stadium, they cheered for us, 136 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 5: they supported us, and it was great to see and. 137 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 3: You obviously with the Astrols playing a lot of big 138 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 3: games and seeing a lot of crowds and whatnot, but 139 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 3: it was pretty impressive the Twins, fans and just the 140 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 3: energy level. What was that like and how did that compare? 141 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 5: No, it was it was special. You know, I'm not 142 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 5: going to compare it, but it was truly special to 143 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 5: see how the season played out for us and how 144 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 5: we finished strong and then going into a playoffs and 145 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 5: fans just showing up every single day and supporting us 146 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:38,679 Speaker 5: and you know, getting loud and that energy that's that's 147 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 5: that's where we feed from. And uh, you know, they 148 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 5: they truly, they truly made it special for us. 149 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:44,680 Speaker 2: Carlos, let's talk. 150 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 3: About the twenty twenty four Twins and expectations. I know 151 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 3: you guys have injuries, but what are the expectations here? 152 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:55,080 Speaker 5: No, obviously, you know, first of you were to win the 153 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 5: division and then move on from there. And you know, 154 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 5: the Guardians and the Royals are playing really good baseball 155 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,440 Speaker 5: right now, so are the Tigers, and uh, you know, 156 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 5: it's a tough division. It's not the division that a 157 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 5: couple of years ago was weak. Now it's the vision 158 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 5: that every respects. And uh yeah, we gotta go out 159 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:13,440 Speaker 5: there and play baseball every single day and focus on 160 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 5: the task at hand and go out there and put 161 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:19,959 Speaker 5: some wins together and or for us to catch up. 162 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 3: When I look at the Guardians, they have injuries like 163 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 3: you do, but they're still winning. And the Kansas City 164 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 3: is probably the biggest surprise. Are you surprised at how 165 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 3: well they've played? 166 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 1: Not at all. 167 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 5: You know, before the season started and we were opening 168 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 5: there in Kansas City, I told you know, everybody else 169 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 5: they got a good team. You know, there's not these 170 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 5: not the team of the passage you could just roll out, 171 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 5: uh you know, pull up and and sweep them. There's 172 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 5: a team that has good pitching. It's a team that 173 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 5: has a good pen. And uh they hit, they hit, 174 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 5: and they gotta they got the future superstar at this game, 175 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 5: Bobbie with Junior, who's, in my opinion, is gonna be 176 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 5: one of the great players for a long time in 177 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 5: this game. And uh you know he, he and Salvi 178 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 5: are leading them the way and uh, you know they 179 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 5: look really good. So yeah, I'm no surprise. 180 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 3: Twins shortstop calls Carrera join us here inside the parker, 181 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:13,440 Speaker 3: what's the best part of this team? And then, like 182 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:16,440 Speaker 3: I said, you've had injuries so far, but when you 183 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 3: look at the strength, what would you say the strength 184 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:20,840 Speaker 3: of the twenty twenty four Twins. 185 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 5: I would say that that when you look at our team, 186 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 5: you look at our lineup, it's a really good lineup. 187 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 5: But we're surrounded by a lot of young talented players 188 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 5: are going to be here for a long time. And 189 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:33,160 Speaker 5: I think that, you know, that's key to the success 190 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 5: of an organization, not just being good for one year, 191 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:38,520 Speaker 5: be good for a prolonged amount of time. And I 192 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:43,400 Speaker 5: feel like we have that. Our bullpen is probably one 193 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 5: of the best opening not the best bull playing in 194 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 5: the American League. And uh, we get you on the 195 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 5: run back pretty soon, we get just in Toba pretty soon, 196 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 5: and you know, you're looking at probably the best ball 197 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 5: play in the American League. 198 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 3: And we all know if you want to play postseason 199 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 3: baseball or whatever, you have to have a bullpen. You know, 200 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 3: you have to be able to close out games. I 201 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 3: always think about the Yankees in their run, if they 202 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 3: didn't have Marianold, do you win that many championships? Am 203 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:12,000 Speaker 3: I right? That's how important a bullpen can be. 204 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 5: The bullpen is very important. That's how how you win 205 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 5: in the playoffs. You know, if you got our lead 206 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:18,960 Speaker 5: in the seventh in and you want to lock down 207 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 5: that win and that's where the bullpen comes in. And 208 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 5: I feel like we're in a previous spot right now. 209 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 3: All right, call us Correa, join us here inside the Parker. 210 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 5: Thank you. 211 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 1: It's time for the pocket protector centrum. The analytic numbers 212 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 1: you need to know. 213 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 3: Well, maybe Anthony Masterson is his name, BS analytics is 214 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:41,720 Speaker 3: his game. 215 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:43,080 Speaker 2: What do you got for me, Anthony. 216 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 6: We've reached the end of April, and what a month 217 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:48,600 Speaker 6: of baseball it has been. We've had walkoff dingers, brawls, 218 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:51,600 Speaker 6: no hitters, and some historical starts to the season. Let's 219 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 6: take a look. First off, some sour news for the 220 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:57,080 Speaker 6: Colorado Rockies, who became the first team in the modern 221 00:11:57,080 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 6: era to trail in each of their first twenty nine game. 222 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 6: Honestly amazing, there's still seven to twenty two. Mookie Betts 223 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 6: recorded forty six hits in the Dodgers first thirty two games, 224 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 6: following just shy at the MLB record of fifty one 225 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:12,079 Speaker 6: through the end of April set by Dante Bichett. In 226 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:15,200 Speaker 6: nineteen ninety eight, the Reds Elie de la Cruz hit 227 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 6: eight home runs and stole eighteen bases. The only players 228 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 6: with more stolen bases before May first Ricky Henderson and 229 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:25,319 Speaker 6: Dion Sanders. That is some company. By the way, De 230 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 6: la Cruz is on pace for forty three homers and 231 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:31,560 Speaker 6: ninety seven steals on the year. Shoheo Tani is having 232 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 6: some start to his Dodgers' career, though his first month 233 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 6: there is ending a bit more pleasantly than it began. 234 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:39,960 Speaker 6: His twenty two extra base hits on the season are 235 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 6: the second most in MLB history by April thirtieth, trailing 236 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:46,320 Speaker 6: only Jermaine died for the Royals in twenty who had 237 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 6: twenty three. And good news for the teams at the 238 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 6: top of their divisions at this time last year, five 239 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:54,239 Speaker 6: of the six division leaders went on to make the playoffs, 240 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:57,040 Speaker 6: the only odd team out being the Pirates. I guess 241 00:12:57,080 --> 00:13:00,320 Speaker 6: not all hot starts are created equal. One month down, 242 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 6: five more to go that ball. 243 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:07,200 Speaker 1: Is It was a big week in the big leagues. 244 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:09,079 Speaker 1: Who's a five? 245 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 5: Believe? 246 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:16,680 Speaker 1: Is it foul or is it fair? And now from 247 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 1: mlbdbro Dot com Here's Jrgamball. 248 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 2: Jr. 249 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 3: Is it foul or fair to say that the Oakland 250 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:30,959 Speaker 3: A's are MLB's surprise team so far this season? 251 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 1: Fair? It's a fair ball. 252 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:37,559 Speaker 7: Let's be honest. The fact that the Oakland A's don't 253 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:41,679 Speaker 7: suck is a huge deal. With all the stadium problems 254 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:44,680 Speaker 7: and the abysmal attendance and losing that has been an 255 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 7: issue for years, it's actually good and surprising that the 256 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 7: Oakland A's are in third place in the West, behind 257 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:56,320 Speaker 7: the Rangers and the surging Seattle Mariners. Oakland has a 258 00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 7: band of young talent and a few potential superstars such 259 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 7: as your product Lawrence Butler, who's batting just one pint 260 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 7: eighty five this rookie season. But the twenty two year 261 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 7: old has shown flashes of great potential and looks to 262 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 7: be a guy who can be a cornerstone as they 263 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 7: emerge from this rebuild. Manager Mark Cossei well, he was 264 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 7: a scrappy player in his day, and Oakland is the 265 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 7: same way, playing competitively against any team they face, even 266 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 7: though they are over matched in talent on a regular basis. 267 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 7: Infielder Tyler Nevin, I believe is the only starter hitting 268 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 7: over three hundred and check out this odd stat. Oakland 269 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 7: is dead last in the league in batting average at 270 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:43,360 Speaker 7: two seven, yes, thirtieth, but they're saving grace has been 271 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 7: that they are top five in homers weird. Overall, they 272 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 7: are second to last in run scored and bottom five 273 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 7: in ops, so there's not much going on outside the power. 274 00:14:55,240 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 7: Thus the fifteen and seventeen record as of Wednesday is amazing. 275 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 7: There are fifteenth in era that should be noted, and 276 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 7: they have an unhittable closer in Mason Miller who throws 277 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 7: faster than a speeding bullet and that helps in close games. 278 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:14,200 Speaker 1: So if the hitting can catch up. 279 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 7: The pitching the A's have, and that can cause fits 280 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 7: for potential playoff teams. 281 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 1: It's the Gambler here. 282 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 7: Vice president of operations for mlbbro dot Com and executive 283 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 7: producer of the MLB bro Show podcast for mixtape Every Friday. 284 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 1: You heard that right. 285 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:40,400 Speaker 7: Every Friday, we bring you the best from the world 286 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:43,680 Speaker 7: of black and brown baseball. 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Let's bring in a writer or broadcaster, 318 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 1: old or new. 319 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 2: Now let's welcome into the podcast. Sam Blum from The Athletic. 320 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:39,520 Speaker 3: He covers the Los Angeles Angels and My Goodness, Sam, 321 00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 3: we got news to cover, starting with Mike Trout. Maniscus 322 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:47,720 Speaker 3: gonna be out probably the rest of the season or 323 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:50,640 Speaker 3: is that the case or could he possibly be back earlier? 324 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 4: Well, he's expected, I mean the timeline on these things, 325 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 4: you know, you should be back this year. It's like, 326 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 4: I think their optimistic timeline is eight to twelve weeks, 327 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 4: which would put him back, you know, in early August 328 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:03,960 Speaker 4: or so, right around his thirty third birthday. So I 329 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:06,199 Speaker 4: think that's like the optimistic hope. But you know, with 330 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:07,960 Speaker 4: Mike Tratt, if you look at kind of his history 331 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:10,520 Speaker 4: in the last couple of years, you know, when he 332 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 4: had the calf strain in twenty twenty one. That was 333 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:16,520 Speaker 4: expected to be like sixty eight weeks if I recall correctly. 334 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 8: And he missed the whole year. 335 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:19,639 Speaker 4: So that was you know, around the same time that 336 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:21,359 Speaker 4: it had happened to shorter recovery and he missed the 337 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:23,360 Speaker 4: rest of the season. He looked last year his hant 338 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 4: broken handmate bone. You know, that's supposed to be like 339 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 4: a month to two months, and that was in the 340 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:32,040 Speaker 4: beginning of July, so you know, come back in August, 341 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:34,159 Speaker 4: come back in you know, maybe September. 342 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:36,239 Speaker 8: You know, he didn't come. He came back for one 343 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:37,320 Speaker 8: game and then that was it. 344 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 4: So he was you know, he's had long recoveries typically 345 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:42,440 Speaker 4: in all of his injuries. 346 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:43,719 Speaker 8: So we'll see what this means for him. 347 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:45,399 Speaker 4: He could miss the rest of the year, if you know, 348 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 4: some of the same things kind of play out. 349 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 8: But I think the hope is he comes back this 350 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:50,560 Speaker 8: year at some point. 351 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 4: I don't know if the Angels are going to be 352 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:54,160 Speaker 4: any goodbye then. 353 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:54,359 Speaker 2: That's a good question. 354 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:57,639 Speaker 3: And Sam I was going to say, uh, you couldn't 355 00:18:57,680 --> 00:19:00,119 Speaker 3: tell anybody his first five or six or so how 356 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:02,680 Speaker 3: many years in the league, that he wasn't going to 357 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:05,120 Speaker 3: go down as one of the greatest players of all 358 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:08,000 Speaker 3: time Mike Trout Of course, sho Hay showed up and 359 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:10,359 Speaker 3: that threw a monkey wrench and all that, because a 360 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 3: guy could pitch and hit for power and all. 361 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 2: The other stuff that show Hay does. 362 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:17,119 Speaker 3: But these last few years, with all the injuries, have 363 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:21,159 Speaker 3: really derailed where Mike Trout's going to fit in. I 364 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 3: just I don't think we could look at it the 365 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:27,160 Speaker 3: same way. Am I off base in thinking that he's 366 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:30,400 Speaker 3: the top one of the top ten all time best players. 367 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:32,520 Speaker 4: I mean I kind of agree and disagree to some 368 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 4: extent because I think when you look at it depends 369 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 4: on kind of how do you look at it via 370 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:38,960 Speaker 4: accounting stats, like overall what is he going to finish with? 371 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:40,760 Speaker 4: Or do you look at it as like peak in prime, 372 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 4: because I think with Mike Troutz's his peak was and 373 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:46,240 Speaker 4: his prime were fairly long. I mean, he came up 374 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 4: when he was nineteen years old, and really up until 375 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:49,760 Speaker 4: the point that he was about twenty nine, about a 376 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:54,160 Speaker 4: decade of being healthy, being available, being probably the best 377 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,959 Speaker 4: player in the game for a long long time. And 378 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:59,640 Speaker 4: so from that perspective, I think that you can't take 379 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 4: that away from him, and when whenever he retires, he's 380 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:04,679 Speaker 4: going to be remembered as I think, you know. 381 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:07,119 Speaker 8: When he was at his best, he was the best. 382 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 4: That being said, I mean, I agree with you that, 383 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 4: Like you know, he's not going to get to three 384 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 4: thousand hits, right, He's he's probably not going to get 385 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:16,160 Speaker 4: to a lot of those like big milestone numbers. 386 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:18,919 Speaker 3: I call him magic numbers, like if if somebody has 387 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:20,960 Speaker 3: three thousand hits, you're in the Hall of Fame for me, 388 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:23,159 Speaker 3: you know, like that, not that he's not going to 389 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 3: get in, but I'm just saying the magical numbers. 390 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 8: Of course. 391 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:27,240 Speaker 4: And he's going to be a Hall of Famer. I 392 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 4: think he'll be a first ballot, possibly first ballot, unanimous 393 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 4: Hall of Famer. That would not surprise me. And I 394 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:33,920 Speaker 4: think out a lot of the things he's done, he's 395 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:37,000 Speaker 4: he's handled himself and comported himself really well throughout his career. 396 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:39,359 Speaker 4: And you know, he's developed a lot of good will 397 00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:42,200 Speaker 4: with baseball fans, with everyone around the game, and so 398 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:44,160 Speaker 4: I think that's helped him and that that will help 399 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:46,200 Speaker 4: him in his legacy. But you know, this is part 400 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:48,240 Speaker 4: of his legacy, being injury prone it's just it's it's 401 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 4: an undeniable fact. And I mean you look at the 402 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:53,480 Speaker 4: last four years all kind of defined by injuries, and 403 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 4: then the year before that, you know, was COVID. So 404 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:59,440 Speaker 4: it's really five straight seasons of just like having a 405 00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 4: lot of time taken away from him, and so he's 406 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:02,879 Speaker 4: not going to have some of those numbers that you 407 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:04,880 Speaker 4: like that you might associate with the Hall of Fame 408 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 4: or the all time greats. But for me, in my perspective, like, 409 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 4: I don't think you can take anything away from him. 410 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:12,399 Speaker 4: It's just unfortunate that, like you know, it's just like 411 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:14,840 Speaker 4: any other great player. Like you know, I grew a huge, 412 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:17,119 Speaker 4: huge like Mets fan and David Wright fan, and like 413 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:19,200 Speaker 4: you know, all you think about David right now is winning. 414 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:21,200 Speaker 4: What could have happened if he didn't have his back injuries. 415 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:23,720 Speaker 4: So you know, it's just a similar situation. 416 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:25,080 Speaker 2: I think, no doubt. 417 00:21:25,119 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 3: Sam Blum is our guest here on Inside the Parker 418 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:33,000 Speaker 3: from the Athletic. He covers the Angels, and you know, 419 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:36,200 Speaker 3: I'm I mean Angel fans. I mean, how many times 420 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:38,000 Speaker 3: can you get kicked in the teeth? I mean, I 421 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 3: just I feel bad because even when they signed Rendme. 422 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:44,800 Speaker 3: You know, Anthony Rendon from the Nationals, you know, not 423 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:47,480 Speaker 3: like he had a spectacular year led to help to 424 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:49,920 Speaker 3: lead them to the World Series. So you think you're 425 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:54,200 Speaker 3: you're getting that guy. He's never materialized. You get show 426 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 3: Hey through the sweet Stakes, and then as soon as 427 00:21:56,520 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 3: he's able to bounce, he bounces, you know, and then 428 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:04,920 Speaker 3: you have you go, well, we still got Mike Trout. 429 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:07,879 Speaker 3: And then Mike Trout can't stay healthy after starting the 430 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:11,199 Speaker 3: season leading the majors in with ten home runs. I mean, 431 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:13,680 Speaker 3: it just seemed like there's bad luck. Albert Pooles didn't 432 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:16,080 Speaker 3: work out, Hamilton didn't work out. 433 00:22:16,359 --> 00:22:17,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, I just don't look at it as bad. 434 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:19,399 Speaker 8: I mean, they obviously had bad luck. I don't think 435 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:20,159 Speaker 8: you can deny that. 436 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:23,040 Speaker 4: But I think it's also really poor planning by and 437 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:26,480 Speaker 4: it's really poor like overall management by both the front 438 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:29,080 Speaker 4: office here and the and the owner and ownership. 439 00:22:29,119 --> 00:22:31,199 Speaker 8: I mean not only they have. 440 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 4: I mean I think they came into the season and 441 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:35,680 Speaker 4: they made like one big cosmetic change, and that was 442 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:39,600 Speaker 4: hiring a very experienced and respected manager in Ron Washington. 443 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:41,920 Speaker 4: But then they did absolutely nothing to put a team 444 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 4: around him that was gonna win and so it's like, yeah, 445 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:46,880 Speaker 4: you can have a manager that knows what he's doing, 446 00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:49,360 Speaker 4: but it doesn't really matter unless you're gonna have players 447 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 4: and death. And like, I mean, it's if you look 448 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:54,000 Speaker 4: at the Angels roster and this is no disrespect for 449 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:55,679 Speaker 4: the players that are on it, but like there are 450 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:57,399 Speaker 4: a bunch of guys on there who like would not 451 00:22:57,480 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 4: be on any other major league team, and that like 452 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:02,080 Speaker 4: we're some of the like contemplating retirement in the last year, 453 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 4: and it's like, you know, it's it's it's like those 454 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:07,199 Speaker 4: are good stories, but you don't want to have too 455 00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:09,040 Speaker 4: many of them because if you do, it's probably an 456 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:11,199 Speaker 4: indicator that you just either didn't spend, you don't have 457 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:14,040 Speaker 4: the minor league depth, and they just the Angels just didn't. 458 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:16,800 Speaker 4: They don't have the facilities, they don't have the personnel, 459 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 4: like the number of people on their staff that they 460 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:21,080 Speaker 4: need to so it's it's just like a very bare 461 00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 4: bones operation. And so you're when you have that and 462 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:27,520 Speaker 4: then and then bad luck happens, that's when you find 463 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 4: yourself and just the awful situation that they're always in. 464 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:32,840 Speaker 4: And so you know, I think that, yeah, you know, 465 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:34,639 Speaker 4: it's if you had Mike Trout healthy, if you had 466 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:36,720 Speaker 4: Anthony run donehealthy, you'd probably be a little bit better. 467 00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 4: But I don't think they would be a great team regardless. 468 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:42,719 Speaker 4: And you know, they sit here today eleven and twenty. 469 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:43,399 Speaker 7: Uh. 470 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:45,199 Speaker 4: You know, I think half a game up on the 471 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:47,439 Speaker 4: last place to Astros, which is a pretty surprising to 472 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:49,760 Speaker 4: me begin with. But they're just yeah, they're just not 473 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 4: a well functioning organization. And you know, you can have 474 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 4: you can make a change that people get excited about, 475 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 4: like at the manager position, but it doesn't do anything 476 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 4: if you're not going to build the pieces around him. 477 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:05,960 Speaker 2: And that's because Ron isn't playing well, you know what 478 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:06,280 Speaker 2: I mean. 479 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 4: It's great, yeah, and I gotta admit they're hitting fun 480 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:10,720 Speaker 4: goos all the time. But he maybe could play, but 481 00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:12,960 Speaker 4: I don't think he's I don't think he wants his 482 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:14,360 Speaker 4: seventy second birthday this week. 483 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:18,920 Speaker 3: So but but Ron Washington is definitely a guy who 484 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:22,280 Speaker 3: players connect to and and like and respect. 485 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:25,359 Speaker 2: It's great to have him, you know, managing the team. 486 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:29,880 Speaker 3: But you're right, the players just just aren't good enough 487 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 3: to compete. And you're right, somehow the Astros are in 488 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:35,359 Speaker 3: last place behind the Angels and one last thing I 489 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:37,320 Speaker 3: want to ask, And I know he had a bad 490 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:41,240 Speaker 3: game on Wednesday, oer for five. I think he struck 491 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 3: out four times. But Joe Adell had gotten off to 492 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:48,440 Speaker 3: a really good start for the Angels coming into Wednesday 493 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:52,600 Speaker 3: batting two ninety four home runs eleven RBIs has he 494 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:54,920 Speaker 3: progressed a little bit? Has he taken a turn here? 495 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:55,960 Speaker 1: Or yeah? 496 00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:58,080 Speaker 4: I think he. I think he especially offensively, I think 497 00:24:58,119 --> 00:24:58,800 Speaker 4: he's progressed. 498 00:24:59,400 --> 00:24:59,720 Speaker 8: You know this. 499 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:02,199 Speaker 4: He had those four strikeouts yesterday, like you mentioned, so 500 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:05,680 Speaker 4: you know, you hope that that's not a sign of 501 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:07,840 Speaker 4: like him falling into a slump or anything. But I 502 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:11,360 Speaker 4: would say that his overall strikeout numbers have like almost 503 00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 4: his breakout rates like almost gone in half this year 504 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:16,879 Speaker 4: compared to him he has been. And so from my perspective, 505 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:18,960 Speaker 4: that's like that to me shows that there is like 506 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:22,919 Speaker 4: a different approach. Uh And And I think his approach 507 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:24,640 Speaker 4: in the past has been like we'll just like tap 508 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:27,200 Speaker 4: into the power and it doesn't matter if you strike out. 509 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:29,679 Speaker 4: But he wasn't really tapping into the power, and instead 510 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 4: he was just like not recognizing pitches properly and like 511 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:35,920 Speaker 4: just like striking out and not really like not really 512 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 4: at a major league level, Like he could dominate in 513 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 4: Triple A, but then he got up to the big 514 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:42,080 Speaker 4: leagues and it wasn't the same player. I think you 515 00:25:42,119 --> 00:25:43,720 Speaker 4: see that, you see the power now, you see that 516 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 4: he's hitting to all. 517 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:46,480 Speaker 8: Fields, which is important. You see that he's hitting ball. 518 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 4: Like if you look at his like advanced numbers, like 519 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 4: his expected batting average, expected everything, it's like in the 520 00:25:51,040 --> 00:25:54,000 Speaker 4: top one percent of baseball. And that's and that's because 521 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:56,120 Speaker 4: he crushes it when he makes contact, Like he really 522 00:25:56,200 --> 00:25:59,120 Speaker 4: hits it hard, and he's got incredible strength, and he's 523 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 4: got the obvious athleticism of a potential superstar. I think 524 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 4: the biggest thing with Joe is instincts. It's baseball instincts 525 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:07,480 Speaker 4: which have always kind of eluded him at times, like 526 00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 4: he's been I think he's been caught stealing like five 527 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:11,360 Speaker 4: or six times this year already. He's been picked off 528 00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 4: another two or three times. He's had some plays in 529 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:15,919 Speaker 4: the outfield where he's just like, you know, almost like 530 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:19,760 Speaker 4: crashing into teammates and stuff, which has not been you know, ideal. 531 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:21,639 Speaker 4: So I think, like it's just a matter of reps. 532 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:24,400 Speaker 4: It's a matter of like just feeling comfortable out there, 533 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:26,879 Speaker 4: feeling confident. I think he's getting that closer in the 534 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:28,879 Speaker 4: battles box, and I think that it's just a matter 535 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:30,680 Speaker 4: of kind of you know, get it. He's going to 536 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:32,560 Speaker 4: keep playing every day, and that's the one benefit of 537 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:35,560 Speaker 4: having a team that's just not competitive. So far, he's 538 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:37,520 Speaker 4: probably been their best hitter, so you know, he's gonna 539 00:26:37,560 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 4: keep getting opportunities. I think he's he's right there. It's 540 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:42,520 Speaker 4: just a matter of getting a little more experience. And 541 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 4: he's only in twenty five. I think he turned twenty 542 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:47,679 Speaker 4: five a month ago, So yeah, he got called up 543 00:26:47,720 --> 00:26:48,120 Speaker 4: too early. 544 00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:49,240 Speaker 8: I think that's the biggest story. 545 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:51,160 Speaker 4: The biggest part of Joe Adell's story is getting called 546 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:54,679 Speaker 4: up when he was twenty years old, twenty twenty and 547 00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:57,639 Speaker 4: did not perform. And I think that that and then 548 00:26:57,680 --> 00:26:59,679 Speaker 4: he goes he's been up and down six times since then, 549 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:02,920 Speaker 4: which is also not helped him. It's good to see 550 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:05,359 Speaker 4: him turning a corner and hopefully all parts of his 551 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:06,720 Speaker 4: game starts to come together. 552 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:09,320 Speaker 2: No doubt. His name is Sam Blum from The Athletic. 553 00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:10,520 Speaker 2: He covers The Angels. 554 00:27:10,840 --> 00:27:13,399 Speaker 3: Sam appreciate the knowledge as always, my man, Thank you 555 00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:14,440 Speaker 3: so much of course. 556 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:15,159 Speaker 8: Yeah, thanks for having me. 557 00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:22,480 Speaker 1: Us now bring in the closer. Here's why MLB is 558 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:26,560 Speaker 1: better than the NFL or NBA, and it isn't even close. 559 00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 3: Reason number nine hundred and ninety nine why Major League 560 00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:37,720 Speaker 3: Baseball is better than the NBA and NFL. It happened 561 00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:43,600 Speaker 3: Thursday at Famway Park when Mike Yustremsky hit a solo 562 00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:47,760 Speaker 3: home run for the Giants at Feenway Park. That name 563 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:50,200 Speaker 3: is synonymous in Boston, and that was the great part 564 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:53,919 Speaker 3: about it. His grandfather called you Stremsky, a Hall of 565 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:57,800 Speaker 3: Famer who played for the Red Sox, greeted him in 566 00:27:57,840 --> 00:28:01,080 Speaker 3: the visiting dugout prior to the game. How neat is 567 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:06,199 Speaker 3: that your Hall of Fame grandfather connecting to his grandson 568 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:08,879 Speaker 3: who's in the big leagues and he goes on that 569 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:11,879 Speaker 3: day and hits a home run in the ballpark. His 570 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 3: dad helped his granddad helped them make famous. That's a 571 00:28:15,320 --> 00:28:17,720 Speaker 3: pretty neat story. You don't get to see that happen 572 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:21,600 Speaker 3: very often in any sports, and baseball has something about that. 573 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:25,919 Speaker 3: There's a lineage of you know, grandfathers who played fathers 574 00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:28,960 Speaker 3: and sons. It's pretty amazing when you think about baseball 575 00:28:29,359 --> 00:28:32,199 Speaker 3: and all of the kids who are now playing and 576 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:36,240 Speaker 3: their dads played. And then some kids have their grandfathers 577 00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:40,120 Speaker 3: who are played and their dads and them. Pretty neat stuff. 578 00:28:46,680 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 3: In the words of New York TV legend the late 579 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:52,480 Speaker 3: Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for your time this time until 580 00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:53,080 Speaker 3: next time. 581 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:55,240 Speaker 2: Rob Parker out. 582 00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:55,960 Speaker 1: He can't Gavin. 583 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:58,480 Speaker 3: This could be an inside the Parker See you next 584 00:28:58,520 --> 00:28:59,959 Speaker 3: week the same bat time. 585 00:29:00,320 --> 00:29:01,240 Speaker 1: Save MAT's Station.