1 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: A lot of the news surrounding the Yankees this spring 2 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: has been negative. Garrett Cole got injured, Luis Heal got injured, 3 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,719 Speaker 1: John Carlos Stanton is injured. But there's still a lot 4 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: of really exciting things about this team. As we enter 5 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty five season, the Yankees do have a 6 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: chance to get back to the World Series. I'll tell 7 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:24,279 Speaker 1: you the top ten things that I am excited for 8 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: as the season kicks off. This is Pinstrip Territory one 9 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: to Pook. 10 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 2: It's all. 11 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: All right, Welcome back, everybody. Welcome back. And just like that, 12 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:42,840 Speaker 1: I am wearing a different shirt. It got cold after 13 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: I film my intro. What do you want from me? 14 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 1: Welcome back everybody. At the time of this podcast, there 15 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:53,239 Speaker 1: are only two more sleeps until opening Day for the Yankees, 16 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 1: and the team is currently en route to the Bronx. 17 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 1: They probably made it by now en route to New 18 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:02,319 Speaker 1: York City, been the next couple of nights in their 19 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: own bed, probably work out at Yankee Stadium, get all 20 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 1: their stuff into the ballpark, and then on Thursday, with 21 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: the forecast fifty two degrees and partly sunny, the Yankees 22 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: will kick off the twenty twenty five campaign against the Brewers. 23 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: My big fear on opening day is always the you know, 24 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: snow out, the rain out, But it looks like the 25 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:30,320 Speaker 1: weather's gonna be okay. You spend all winter, you know, 26 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: studying every facet of the team, contemplating their plan for 27 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 1: the season, all that good stuff, and it's finally here 28 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: and new memories will be made and fun times will 29 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:43,679 Speaker 1: be had. There will be some ups, there will be 30 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: some downs, but I am as hyped as can be 31 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 1: for the twenty twenty five season. So these are your 32 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: ten reasons to be excited. Actually, these are my ten 33 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 1: reasons to be excited. You may have others, and let 34 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: us know. In the chat, Let's be again with Paul Goldschmidt. 35 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:09,519 Speaker 1: Frankie says, joy and anxieties upon us. So Paul Goldschmidt 36 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:13,839 Speaker 1: should be a massive, massive improvement over Anthony Rizzo. I've 37 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: compared the difference between what the Yankees got from Don 38 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: Mattingley in his final year in nineteen ninety five, excuse me, 39 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 1: to what they got from Tino Martinez the next year, 40 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 1: where Tino hit twenty five home runs. Mattingly had hit 41 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:31,679 Speaker 1: seven home runs. You know, Tino even hit for a 42 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 1: higher average. I believe two ninety two matten Lee was 43 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: two eighty eight. But what Goldschmidt is going to give 44 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: us could be an even bigger gap. Because Rizzo couldn't 45 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: field anymore, he couldn't hit anymore, and when Tino came in, 46 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: he was in his prime. Goldschmidt is obviously on the 47 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: back end of his career, but the fact that he 48 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 1: still put up basically an eight hundred ops in the 49 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: second half last year means he has something left in 50 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:02,359 Speaker 1: the tank. And this is not just some every day 51 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 1: run of the mill guy. This is a guy with 52 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: a hell of a resume, and he understands driving in runs. 53 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 1: He understands the importance of, you know, taking what the 54 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:16,519 Speaker 1: pitcher will give you and getting that runner in from third, 55 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: and you know, hitting in the proper you know, the 56 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 1: proper way to hit in Yankee Stadium. He spent the 57 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 1: entire spring basically hitting fly balls to right field, driving 58 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 1: that ball to write. His exit velocities have been better 59 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: than anything we saw from Rizzo, and he can still 60 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 1: pick it over there at first base. He reminds me 61 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: of the type of guys that we had during some 62 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: of those late nineties teams like the Brociuses and stuff 63 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: like that. That just quiet veteran guys who've been around 64 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 1: a while and they're not flashy. You know. He doesn't 65 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: want to talk about it. He wants to be about it. 66 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 1: And at this point in his career, he just wants 67 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: to win and he's gonna do whatever it takes to 68 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: win and to stay on the field. And I'm looking 69 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 1: at maybe two seventy five twenty five home runs and 70 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: eighty five RBIs from Goldie, and that would be a 71 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: huge improvement over Anthony Rizzo. Lori C says poor Rizzo 72 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: is retired. Whether he knows it or not. Ouch ouch 73 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: that stings. That stings, all right, number nine, Let's get 74 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 1: to number nine. The Yankees are getting back to some 75 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: of the roots of their success. They've got more lefty 76 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:38,920 Speaker 1: hitters in the lineup than they've had in recent years. 77 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:42,559 Speaker 1: For the last few years, they've been really too right handed. 78 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 1: Pretty much for the duration of this podcast, I've been 79 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 1: screaming about how overly right handed they were. That's why 80 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 1: it was so big to get the best left handed 81 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 1: hitter in the game last year, Juan Soto. And you know, 82 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:59,040 Speaker 1: there's a huge loss in Sodo, but they do have 83 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:01,359 Speaker 1: a lot of guys on this roster who can still 84 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 1: provide left handed thump. So you got Austin Wells tremendous 85 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 1: this spring. He's gonna be basically a lefty leadoff masher 86 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 1: who's also patient, kind of like our version of Kyle Schwarber, 87 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:20,599 Speaker 1: except our guy is also a huge asset on defense. 88 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 1: We've got Cody Bellinger, who I'll talk about later, who 89 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: has seemed locked in from the moment spring training began. 90 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: You talk about great springs along the way. Stats don't 91 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:35,720 Speaker 1: typically mean a whole lot, but every once in a 92 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 1: while somebody will tell you what their body language and 93 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 1: the way they're swinging the bat that they're gonna have 94 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 1: a huge year. I remember when Tino got the spring 95 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 1: training in ninety seven, he was just locked in ended 96 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: up having a monster year. Forty four home runs, one 97 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:51,799 Speaker 1: hundred and forty plus RBIs. Cody Bellinger looks genuinely pumped 98 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 1: to be a Yankee, and he seems so comfortable. We 99 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:56,719 Speaker 1: got Do Mingez who has six MLB home runs. He 100 00:05:56,760 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 1: got told he made the team today, so congrats to him. 101 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: Six MLB home runs and they're all hit from the 102 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:10,480 Speaker 1: left side, where he is very dangerous. Seven forty four 103 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: ops this spring. After a very slow start, we get 104 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 1: a full year of Jazz Chisholm, who could realistically go 105 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: thirty thirty or maybe even thirty forty or thirty fifty, 106 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 1: who knows sky is the limit with his athletic ability. 107 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 1: Oswaldo Cabrera appears to have won the opening day third 108 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:29,359 Speaker 1: base job, not that he had a stellar spring. It 109 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:33,280 Speaker 1: was okay, but really because Peraza did nothing. Perrazzo was 110 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: playing for a spot and trying to win the third 111 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:40,599 Speaker 1: base job. But for the second time in his career, 112 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:42,600 Speaker 1: he's been given a job, a chance to win a 113 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 1: job in spring training and just has not hit at all. 114 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 2: He can't hit nothing. 115 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 1: One sixty average. In spring training. We got Ben Rice 116 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:53,360 Speaker 1: hitting rockets all over the field. I don't think anybody 117 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 1: would be shocked if Ben Rice hits twenty home runs 118 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:59,040 Speaker 1: this year, and then jac Escara, the rookie Trent Grisham 119 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:03,039 Speaker 1: both hit le. Grisham started in center field today against 120 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 1: the Marlins. So yank is getting kind of back to 121 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: their roots of having a lineup with a lot of 122 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: good left handed hitters. Now some of them are young 123 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 1: and still emerging. But you'd rather have that than over 124 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: the hill guys like Rizzo, you know. So, do they 125 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 1: still need a right handed bat, You bet, But hopefully 126 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 1: John Carlos Stanton is back at some point this summer 127 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 1: and can inject a little bit of right handed pop 128 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 1: when the time comes. All right, let's move on to 129 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 1: number eight. By the way, ref says he always thought 130 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 1: Rizzo was overrated since twenty sixteen when he was a 131 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: Chicago Cub. He will not miss him. I'll miss him 132 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: as a person on the bench. I miss seeing his 133 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 1: smiling face. But you're right. I mean I felt like 134 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: he was never quite that guy with the Yankees. He 135 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: was already on the downed end of his career. Devin 136 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: Williams super excited to watch. Devin Williams saw him a 137 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 1: couple of times this spring, and if you saw him pitch, 138 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 1: the things he does with the baseball should be a felony. 139 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: On MLB the show they called a screwball, he calls 140 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 1: it a change up. It's just nasty, whatever it is, 141 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: the way he makes the ball move, as you can 142 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 1: see from his stat cast numbers. In twenty twenty three, 143 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 1: I went back an extra year because he missed some 144 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 1: time last year, so he didn't have enough time to 145 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 1: qualify for a lot of these. But you can see 146 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: that he is near the top of baseball in almost 147 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:34,439 Speaker 1: every metric that a pitcher can have. Velocity is about 148 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 1: average ninety four, but expected era, expected batting average, chase percentage, 149 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:41,439 Speaker 1: with percentage, strikeout percentage. The only thing that troubles you 150 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 1: is the walk percentage, which has stunk the last two years. 151 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: But guys don't hit the ball hard, they hit the 152 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: ball on the ground when they do. And he's just 153 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 1: a different cat, just one of the better, more wicked 154 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 1: and disgusting relief pitchers in baseball. MLB Network actually ranked 155 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: him number one on the Shredder you see. Last year, 156 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 1: the numbers were still back up fastball actually slightly faster, 157 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 1: went from ninety four point two to ninety four point seven, 158 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:11,839 Speaker 1: so we gained a half mile an hour. He was 159 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:15,199 Speaker 1: coming back from a back injury. This year. He looks healthy, 160 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 1: and if he is healthy, he's going to try and 161 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:18,520 Speaker 1: stay on the field because he's going to be a 162 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 1: free agent. You're gonna see a lights out closer, a 163 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 1: lights out closer. But perhaps his biggest contribution so far 164 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 1: has been that he was part of the major tipping 165 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: point to the facial hair policy being changed because he 166 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 1: showed up with a beard. He complained about it, you know, 167 00:09:34,679 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: coming off and basically said he's not going to sign 168 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 1: if if he has to shave a beard. He made 169 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 1: that pretty clear. I don't know if he said it 170 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: in so many words, but he was unhappy about having 171 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 1: to shave. And then you find out that the the 172 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:53,080 Speaker 1: policy gets reversed. All right, let's move on to number seven. 173 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:58,840 Speaker 1: We've been talking about this guy on the channel forever 174 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: and I just wanted to extend congratulations again to Jason 175 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 1: Dimingez on making the opening day roster for the first 176 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:11,440 Speaker 1: time in his career. We're gonna find out how real 177 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:16,679 Speaker 1: the hype was, and I think two possibilities exist. Either 178 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:19,320 Speaker 1: we're alone in the universe or we're not, and both 179 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 1: are terrifying. Now two possibilities exists. He's either gonna start 180 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 1: out of the gate on fire like he did when 181 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:28,240 Speaker 1: he first got to the Majors, or he's going to 182 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:31,440 Speaker 1: get off to a slow start. He seems like he's 183 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 1: kind of streaky. He's very hot or cold. Let's just 184 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 1: hope that he comes out of the gate red hot, 185 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:40,199 Speaker 1: because if that gets his confidence going, this guy is 186 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: the limit for this kid, immense power, great speed. He 187 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 1: looked better on defense towards the end of spring training. 188 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: Although I didn't see every single rep he took out there, 189 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 1: he looked better when I was watching him. Final prediction 190 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 1: for Dimingaz this year two seventy two average, three point 191 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:58,320 Speaker 1: forty on base percentage, twenty seven home run, seventy five rbs, 192 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:00,559 Speaker 1: thirty one stolen bases. That would be a hell of 193 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 1: a year. Massive rookie year and probably Rookie of the Year. 194 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 1: It helps that the Oriols are keeping Cobe Mayo locked 195 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: in the minor leagues. I tweeted this winter that Jason 196 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:15,240 Speaker 1: was going to be a rookie of the Year, and 197 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:19,240 Speaker 1: some Orioles fan wise ass replied Colby Mayo exists. Well, 198 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 1: one of them is on the opening day roster, and 199 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:31,960 Speaker 1: one of them is not number six. Austin Wells has 200 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:37,840 Speaker 1: looked insanely good this year. He has looked comfortable. In fact, 201 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 1: to call it comfortable doesn't do it justice. Everything about 202 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:48,319 Speaker 1: this man swag this year it just screams huge year incoming. 203 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:52,080 Speaker 1: He's more relaxed. Last year, he was trying to prove 204 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 1: he belonged. This year, he knows he is the guy. 205 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 1: He's gonna be one of the best catchers in the 206 00:11:56,840 --> 00:11:58,959 Speaker 1: American League, if not all, of Major League Baseball on 207 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:01,319 Speaker 1: both sides of the ball this year. That is my prediction. 208 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:05,440 Speaker 1: Massive year coming for Austin Well. Six home runs during 209 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: spring training, and it looks to me like his bat 210 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:10,079 Speaker 1: speed has improved year over year. I haven't seen the 211 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:12,600 Speaker 1: stat cast metrics on that yet, but once we get 212 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 1: a month or so of data in the regular season, 213 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 1: you'll start to see, you know, the year over year 214 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 1: metrics for guys, and we'll do some comparisons. I'm predicting 215 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:22,920 Speaker 1: that his bat speed is going to be better this year. 216 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: Just from the eye test. It looks better. I predicted 217 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:30,680 Speaker 1: nineteen home runs for him this year on my over 218 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 1: under episode, but I kind of sacrificed that prediction because 219 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 1: I wanted the show. I wanted our takes to be different. 220 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:41,480 Speaker 1: Last year, me and Max Goodman had the same guesses 221 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 1: on like eight of ten, right, so I wanted to 222 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 1: add in some some variants, and so I took the under. 223 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 1: I bit the bullet and I took the under and 224 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:55,720 Speaker 1: went against my gut. On Austin Wells nineteen home runs, 225 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 1: I figured, you know, as a catcher, you know, maybe 226 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 1: he'll get some time off. But Kratz was right. You know, 227 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 1: he's hitting leadoff, he's gonna get more bats, He's gonna 228 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 1: ambush pitchers on fastballs early in the game in front 229 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 1: of Aaron Judge. If you told me he was going 230 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 1: to hit twenty seven twenty eight home runs this year, 231 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 1: I would believe you, and having an increase of fifteen plus. 232 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:20,320 Speaker 1: You talk about having an increase of like fifteen or 233 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 1: so at first base, maybe from Paul Goldschmith, maybe more 234 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:28,199 Speaker 1: over Rizzo. You talk about what Domingos can do over 235 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:31,440 Speaker 1: riz over a Verdugo and leftfield. Think Verdugo had like, 236 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 1: you know, twelve or thirteen home runs. Domingos could hit 237 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 1: twenty five or better. You start to see these numbers 238 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 1: add up, and then you tack on maybe an extra 239 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 1: four or five from Judge with a full healthy April, 240 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:47,439 Speaker 1: and then all of a sudden, losing Juan Soto, all 241 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 1: you're really losing is the on base percentage, right, because 242 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 1: the power will be made up for. That's my prediction. 243 00:13:55,200 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 1: All right, number five, let's talk about Ben Rice. He 244 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 1: showed up to camp looking like he was spending his 245 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:09,559 Speaker 1: entire winter training to fight Ivan Drago. Dude put on 246 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 1: at least ten to fifteen pounds of muscle and has 247 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:16,599 Speaker 1: been hitting piss missiles all over the Great Fruit League. 248 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 1: Five home runs in spring training. This is a guy 249 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 1: who is no stranger to power three home runs in 250 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 1: his seventeenth career game. He was the reason that I 251 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 1: shaved my head, you may remember that. And he found 252 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:30,360 Speaker 1: out today that he has officially made the opening day roster. Congratulations, 253 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:35,080 Speaker 1: first time in his career. Now the question is will 254 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:36,480 Speaker 1: he play on opening Day? 255 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 2: Now? 256 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 1: Today Trent Grisham was in center field and Aaron Judge 257 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 1: was the DH. But that could just be a product 258 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 1: of trying to keep Aaron Judge in sort of metaphorical 259 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 1: bubble wrap until the season begins, or it could be 260 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 1: a sign that one of the ways that the Yankees 261 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:57,800 Speaker 1: are trying to compensate for, you know, the pitching that 262 00:14:57,840 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 1: they've lost and the run prevention is by putting a 263 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 1: gold glove center fielder out there, and that allows you 264 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 1: to move Bellinger to write and Judge to DH. Now 265 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 1: that that could be a possibility, and I think that 266 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:10,600 Speaker 1: could be a possibility on opening Day. But personally, I 267 00:15:10,640 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 1: would like to see Ben Rice get a shot on 268 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 1: opening day. He had a great spring, he earned it, 269 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 1: and I'm anxious to see what he'll do. You know, 270 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 1: take the training wheels off and just let him play. 271 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:23,040 Speaker 1: Just let him go out there and hit and focus 272 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 1: on hitting. But another left handed bat that should be 273 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 1: able to do some damage in Yankee Stadium. Gregory Wayne says, yes, 274 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 1: DH on opening day versus Peralta, That's what we hope 275 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:38,360 Speaker 1: Freddy Peralta. I always liked him. He's been on foul 276 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:41,720 Speaker 1: Territory a bunch of times and he's he's a good dude. 277 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:44,240 Speaker 1: All right. We got a quick word speaking of foul 278 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:47,520 Speaker 1: Territory from the guys at foul Territory. Quick one minute 279 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:50,120 Speaker 1: ad break that I'll be back with numbers four, three, 280 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:53,680 Speaker 1: two and one back in sixty seconds. 281 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 2: Your hair is so much more than what you see 282 00:15:56,920 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 2: when you look in the mirror. 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It takes a little bit 306 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 1: of time to get used to playing in Yankee Stadium. 307 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 1: But I think because he came here on his own accord, 308 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:28,879 Speaker 1: he had a full spring training, he wasn't traded. It 309 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:32,120 Speaker 1: was something he was expecting. He's had time to adjust, 310 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:35,840 Speaker 1: and you know, with Garrett Cole going down, he's gonna 311 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:38,880 Speaker 1: need to step up now. Everything about his body language 312 00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 1: and the way he carries himself and the way he 313 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:45,200 Speaker 1: does his interviews and his general disposition make it seem 314 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:50,919 Speaker 1: like he's very comfortable as a Yankee already. But that 315 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:53,359 Speaker 1: doesn't necessarily mean he's gonna win a Sayon award. I 316 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:56,200 Speaker 1: want everybody to expect that there's gonna be some lumps 317 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 1: early on in the season, but I think he's gonna 318 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 1: put together a really good year. Three point twenty five 319 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 1: ERA last year one hundred and seventy four and a 320 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:05,840 Speaker 1: third innings twenty nine starts, two to twenty six batting 321 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:08,240 Speaker 1: average against, and a one point one to six whip 322 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 1: or walks and hits per innings pitched. He is now 323 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 1: the highest paid left handed pitcher. Ever, David Price is 324 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:16,920 Speaker 1: in second with two hundred and seventeen million. He got 325 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:19,440 Speaker 1: eight years two hundred and eighteen million dollars this winter 326 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:22,680 Speaker 1: career with the Braves and now he begins year one 327 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 1: with the Yankees. I'm gonna say sixteen wins, three point 328 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:28,000 Speaker 1: three zero era. We'll sign up for that every day 329 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:34,159 Speaker 1: reminder to let me know your predictions in the chat 330 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:37,800 Speaker 1: uh and in the comments as we move along here. 331 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 1: Number three. The al didn't get much better now. The 332 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 1: Red Sox did get better, but Raphael Devers is disgruntled. 333 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 1: He didn't want them to get Bragman. He wanted no 334 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:58,439 Speaker 1: part of Bregman, and they lost Lucas Giolito already. The 335 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 1: Orioles are going to begin the season without Gunner Henderson. 336 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: The Astros traded Kyle Tucker and lost Alex Bragman. The 337 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:07,879 Speaker 1: Rangers could rebound. They had a lot of guys take 338 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 1: a step back last year. They got some guys coming 339 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:12,840 Speaker 1: back healthy. The Tigers have great pitching. There was a 340 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:16,479 Speaker 1: piece about them on foul Territory today with Jeff Passing 341 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 1: definitely worth watching. But the Yankees are still a very 342 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:25,440 Speaker 1: good team and with a few breaks a few big seasons, 343 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:28,399 Speaker 1: maybe they pick up an arm or a bat along 344 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 1: the way. They have as good a shot as anybody 345 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:33,880 Speaker 1: to get back to the World Series as anybody. They 346 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:38,640 Speaker 1: have a dominating bullpen, and like I said, they've had 347 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 1: a lot of success in their history of their franchise 348 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 1: with left handed bats putting the ball in the seats, 349 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:49,320 Speaker 1: and it seems like they went back to strategy number one, 350 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:52,360 Speaker 1: get those lefties in there and tell them to put 351 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:56,119 Speaker 1: the ball in the bleachers. And that takes me to 352 00:19:56,200 --> 00:20:05,119 Speaker 1: number two. Cody Bellinger is looking like MVP Bellinger. I 353 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 1: mentioned before that sometimes from the beginning of spring training 354 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:10,160 Speaker 1: you can see that a guy's just completely locked in, 355 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:13,040 Speaker 1: and that's what I see with Bellinger. We had Krats 356 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:15,880 Speaker 1: on the show the other day, and I trust his judgment. 357 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:18,480 Speaker 1: He spent a lot of time studying professional hitters as 358 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:21,359 Speaker 1: a professional catcher, and a lot of time watching games 359 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:26,399 Speaker 1: as a backup, and he understands when someone's comfortable. He 360 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 1: understands the finer details of a guy's swing and their approach. 361 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:35,760 Speaker 1: And what he said about Bellinger got me extremely hyped. 362 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:37,960 Speaker 1: He said he looks just like the Bellinger they saw 363 00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 1: in twenty nineteen. Now, do I think that Cody Bellinger 364 00:20:41,080 --> 00:20:43,760 Speaker 1: is gonna hit forty seven home runs? No, I don't 365 00:20:43,760 --> 00:20:46,560 Speaker 1: think he has that in his bag anymore post shoulder surgery. 366 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:48,679 Speaker 1: I also think that that might have been an anomaly, 367 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:51,280 Speaker 1: in the same way that Glaber Torres hitting thirty eight 368 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 1: home runs was an anomaly juice ball. But I do 369 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:56,760 Speaker 1: think there's thirty home runs in there, and probably twenty plus, 370 00:20:57,040 --> 00:21:00,320 Speaker 1: maybe twenty five stolen bases, maybe a two nine to 371 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:03,560 Speaker 1: three point fifteen average. All of that is still there. 372 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 1: He's an athlete. He plays hard. You could tell that 373 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 1: he is just pumped about being a Yankee. He's extremely 374 00:21:12,119 --> 00:21:14,200 Speaker 1: motivated to have a big year. He's got an opt 375 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 1: out after the season, and a big season before he 376 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:23,560 Speaker 1: hits the open market could mean hundreds of millions of dollars. 377 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 1: He knows that his agent knows that, the Yankees know that. 378 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:30,240 Speaker 1: But I am super excited to see what Cody Bellinger 379 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:32,679 Speaker 1: can do. I've wanted him on the Yankees for a 380 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:35,360 Speaker 1: long time. When he was winning the MVP with the Dodgers, 381 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:37,560 Speaker 1: I remember taking a look at him and thinking, man, 382 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:41,080 Speaker 1: if he would ever consider coming to New York, my goodness, 383 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:44,000 Speaker 1: that guy would He's got a swing that is built 384 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:46,639 Speaker 1: for Yankee Stadium for two reasons. He can turn on 385 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 1: the pitch that's inside, and he's got the bat speed 386 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:52,280 Speaker 1: to golf it into the bleachers. You know. They they 387 00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:55,240 Speaker 1: commared him to Paul O'Neill. How he drops the bathhead 388 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 1: on that loan end pitch. Absolutely. Austin Wells does the 389 00:21:58,080 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 1: same thing. But the other thing that Belen does really 390 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 1: well is he hits the ball well to left field. 391 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:04,399 Speaker 1: And when you got a big gap out there in 392 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 1: left field and you're hitting line drives, that's doubles. If 393 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:10,840 Speaker 1: he hits thirty doubles and thirty home runs and steals 394 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:15,000 Speaker 1: thirty bases, hits two ninety plays gold Glove caliber center field, 395 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:17,040 Speaker 1: he's gonna win. He's gonna get two hundred and fifty 396 00:22:17,040 --> 00:22:20,200 Speaker 1: million dollars. Maybe not two fifty, Maybe I'll get two hundred. 397 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:25,360 Speaker 1: But he's got a chance to really get paid if 398 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:28,480 Speaker 1: he has a big year, and I'm expecting it, all right. 399 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:31,120 Speaker 1: Number one, let me know in the chat what you're 400 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 1: excited about. Number one for me, Aaron Judge and the 401 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:41,960 Speaker 1: Revenge Tour. He is looking for MVP number three. And 402 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:45,280 Speaker 1: as much as it killed US fans that he went 403 00:22:45,359 --> 00:22:47,679 Speaker 1: silent in the playoffs. You know that he spent the 404 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 1: entire winter chewing on it. I fully expect him to 405 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:53,800 Speaker 1: be in MVP form from day one this year. You 406 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:56,280 Speaker 1: may remember that he began the twenty twenty four spring 407 00:22:56,359 --> 00:23:01,119 Speaker 1: training schedule kind of behind everybody. He was dealing with 408 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 1: some injuries, didn't quite get off to the start he wanted. 409 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 1: He had a really slow April. We were getting calls, 410 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:11,159 Speaker 1: people saying trade Ammon Judge and Aaron Judges terrible and 411 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:13,439 Speaker 1: all this stuff. Well, he ended up hitting fifty eight 412 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:17,360 Speaker 1: home runs, hitting three twenty two, winning his second MVP. 413 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:21,199 Speaker 1: He's gonna get more time at the DH spot this year, 414 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 1: which should keep him healthier. He was playing center field 415 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:26,679 Speaker 1: a lot last year because you know, Soto had to 416 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:30,600 Speaker 1: play right because he's not a good defender. And if 417 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:33,679 Speaker 1: he even had his usual average month last year in April, 418 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:36,240 Speaker 1: we were talking about sixty two sixty three home runs. 419 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:40,080 Speaker 1: Add this year the spice of being fueled by last 420 00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:43,480 Speaker 1: year's October failure. I think all scenarios are on the table. 421 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:47,240 Speaker 1: Triple crown three twenty two last year, it would just 422 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:49,879 Speaker 1: surprised him. But he hits three thirty three forty with 423 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:53,040 Speaker 1: a hot April, sixty five home runs is on the table. 424 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:56,240 Speaker 1: One hundred and thirty, one hundred and forty RBIs on 425 00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:58,479 Speaker 1: the table. Probably won't drive in as many without Won 426 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:03,679 Speaker 1: Soto hitting in front of him, but he's fully healthy, 427 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:06,200 Speaker 1: and he's gonna get more time at DH with John 428 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:08,880 Speaker 1: Carlo out. It's gonna keep him healthy. I think he's 429 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 1: gonna have a monster year. Aaron Judge alone could be 430 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:15,720 Speaker 1: a reason to just tune in every night, not only 431 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:18,959 Speaker 1: to the Yankees game, but to this postgame show. And 432 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:22,600 Speaker 1: you'll see why. Most of you will tell stories for 433 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:26,040 Speaker 1: decades about watching this guy after he retires. As hard 434 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:27,560 Speaker 1: as we can be on him from time to time, 435 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:29,360 Speaker 1: people are gonna be like, you know, I was there 436 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:31,679 Speaker 1: when he hit one four ninety five. You know, I 437 00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:33,560 Speaker 1: remember when he had two three home run games in 438 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:35,359 Speaker 1: one season. I was at the second one. I was, 439 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:39,520 Speaker 1: you know, sixty homer number sixty into the Bleacher, sixty 440 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:44,119 Speaker 1: two home runs in Texas. One of the greatest players 441 00:24:44,119 --> 00:24:46,879 Speaker 1: we've ever seen. There's only one thing missing from his 442 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:51,959 Speaker 1: resume at this point, and that is his singular focus 443 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:54,719 Speaker 1: this year. I guarantee it, and that is a world series. 444 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:01,400 Speaker 1: Frankie Baseball, he says, this year we're going to see 445 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:05,639 Speaker 1: what Aaron Judge is made of. I agree, we're going 446 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:09,800 Speaker 1: to see hopefully a revenge tour for the Ages. Let's 447 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:14,920 Speaker 1: take a few more comments here. John Emmanuel Ramos says, 448 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 1: half hope to have enjoyed it. Derek, let's f and 449 00:25:18,119 --> 00:25:25,720 Speaker 1: go Yankees. And then Frankie Baseball says, Frankie, you're you're 450 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:28,000 Speaker 1: you're lighting up the chat with these one liners. I'm jealous, 451 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:30,240 Speaker 1: he says. I'm wanted Cody Bellinger on the Yankees since 452 00:25:30,280 --> 00:25:36,360 Speaker 1: December of twenty twenty four. Cody playing for a massive contract, 453 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:38,480 Speaker 1: and I think he'll get a massive contract if he 454 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:40,480 Speaker 1: has a big year. You're talking a couple of one 455 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:46,320 Speaker 1: hundred million dollars. Referee says, how big will the sodo 456 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:48,679 Speaker 1: booze be when he gets up to bat at Yankee 457 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:53,960 Speaker 1: Stadium asking for a friend. Well, I think he's gonna 458 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 1: get booed quite significantly. Yanks says, can you go back 459 00:25:57,840 --> 00:25:58,360 Speaker 1: over the top? 460 00:25:58,400 --> 00:25:58,520 Speaker 3: Ten? 461 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:00,840 Speaker 1: I do wish that you would go and rewatch the 462 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:03,040 Speaker 1: whole show, but I'll just run through it real quick. 463 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:07,080 Speaker 1: My ten reasons to be excited Number ten, Paul Goldschmidt 464 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:11,280 Speaker 1: and his improvement over Rizzo. First full year Goldschmidt. Number nine, 465 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 1: the Yankees getting back to the root of their success 466 00:26:14,160 --> 00:26:16,879 Speaker 1: by having a bunch of good left handed hitters on 467 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:19,440 Speaker 1: the roster for the first time in years. Number eight 468 00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:23,760 Speaker 1: Devin Williams is insanely nasty and he will be the Yankees' 469 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:26,560 Speaker 1: new closer, which should mean a lot less frustrating nights 470 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:30,240 Speaker 1: at the end of the game. The Martian number seven, 471 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:34,440 Speaker 1: first full season in the Major Leagues, first opening day. 472 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:39,280 Speaker 1: Number six Austin Wells insanely good in spring training, carrying 473 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:42,480 Speaker 1: himself with a crazy amount of swag. Number five Ben 474 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:46,080 Speaker 1: Rice trained all winter to fight Ivan Drago, put on 475 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:50,320 Speaker 1: fifteen pounds of muscle, and is nuking baseballs. Number four 476 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:55,240 Speaker 1: Max Free two hundred and eighteen million dollar man. First 477 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 1: season with the Yankees of eight. Let's hope that he 478 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 1: stays healthy and that he dominate. If he does, gives 479 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 1: the Yankees a much better chance. Number three The al 480 00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:07,000 Speaker 1: didn't get much better. The Red Sox improved slightly, The 481 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:11,280 Speaker 1: Astros got worse. I believe the Orioles got worse. Number 482 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:14,440 Speaker 1: two Cody Bellinger looks like MVP Bellinger and number one 483 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:21,520 Speaker 1: the Aaron Judge Revenge Tour. I hope that if you 484 00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:25,119 Speaker 1: missed it you go back and rewatch it. But thanks 485 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:30,359 Speaker 1: to everybody who tuned in and let me know in 486 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:33,000 Speaker 1: the comments what you're most excited to see in twenty 487 00:27:33,040 --> 00:27:35,960 Speaker 1: twenty five and the next time you see me, we'll 488 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:38,879 Speaker 1: be on Opening Day. Reminder that we're doing voicemails as 489 00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:41,480 Speaker 1: part of the show this year during the post game. 490 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:43,679 Speaker 1: We're also going to do the voicemail show the morning 491 00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:46,639 Speaker 1: after games, so ten thirty in the morning during the week, 492 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:49,760 Speaker 1: and then postgame shows after every single Yankees game. We 493 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:51,800 Speaker 1: might do them a little bit later on days where 494 00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:53,320 Speaker 1: they play a day game during the middle of the 495 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:56,120 Speaker 1: weeks because they got to work. But you know, we'll 496 00:27:56,119 --> 00:27:58,960 Speaker 1: be here. We'll be here and Terrence KM will be 497 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:00,920 Speaker 1: here a lot for stay the Yankees. We're gonna have 498 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:03,600 Speaker 1: Aid and be champ On at some point, We're gonna 499 00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:07,320 Speaker 1: have Cratzy and Cameron May been making appearances throughout the season. 500 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:09,760 Speaker 1: Gonna be a really fun year. 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