1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:01,840 Speaker 1: And you just saw some reactions where it was like 2 00:00:01,880 --> 00:00:03,760 Speaker 1: they had no idea what was coming right there, and 3 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: that just completely puts the swing to odds in your 4 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 1: favor as far as in the bat goes. 5 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 2: Welcome into North Side Territory, Foul Territory Networks, Cubs Podcast. 6 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 2: I'm your host, Pet, I'm sty my co host Patrick Moody. 7 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 3: I'm a little uh nervous. 8 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:32,880 Speaker 2: Big guests today, apparently ign't We got just Steal. 9 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:40,520 Speaker 4: Nice to meet you, guys. 10 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 3: Of course, thanks for joining us. Steely. We were like 11 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:44,520 Speaker 3: we were just talking. 12 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:46,840 Speaker 2: We're a bit jealous of that son in the background, 13 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 2: but you know we'll survive. Uh, We're we're gonna we're 14 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 2: gonna get to baseball talk. Okay, but we know we 15 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 2: know you, we know you love football. So I have 16 00:00:58,200 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 2: two questions to start. 17 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: You're you're safe, right, Yeahhart Dalhart Saints fan. I got 18 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 1: a few teams that I'm rooting for in the in 19 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 1: the playoffs right now, I'm rooting for the Commanders. I 20 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: had some uh, I had Jaden Daniels and Terry McLaurin 21 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: and all my fantasy leagues. I was high on them 22 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: going into the year. I had some future bets with 23 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 1: him as well. So I'm I'm I'm holding on to it. 24 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: I'm commanders right now. 25 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 3: Who do you? Who do you want to be the 26 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 3: head coach of the Saints? 27 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:29,480 Speaker 1: Who do I That's a really good question, you know. 28 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: You know who's been really entertaining to watch lately is 29 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: John Gruden with all the new stuff he's doing with 30 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:38,639 Speaker 1: barstool and like, oh yeah, the videos and the clips 31 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: he's been posting, they're hilarious. It's just like, I can't 32 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 1: stop listening to the guy talk about football, and I 33 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:45,319 Speaker 1: feel like everyone feels the same way about it. So 34 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 1: I've been hearing he's been getting some interest in coaching. 35 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously, Ben Johnson is the the guy that 36 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: everybody wants. I know, I've been seeing his name attached 37 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: to the Bears a lot. I'm trying to get some 38 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: other names that are going to be, you know, vacant 39 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: for head coaching jobs. I'll tell you what would be 40 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 1: really cool, which I think he has another year of 41 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: college football, Arch Manning. If arch Manning ended up going 42 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: to the Saints, like, oh, that would be really cool. 43 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 3: I think that's it. I like that idea. They got 44 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 3: a tank. I mean. 45 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: A lot of there's a lot of other things that 46 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: need to happen for the Saints to be a good 47 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: football team, But that would be really cool if that 48 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: did happen. 49 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:32,239 Speaker 3: That'd be an awesome story. 50 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 2: I didn't even think about that, and now now I 51 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 2: kind of like that they should. They should just make 52 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 2: that happen and you know, whatever they can do. 53 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:41,840 Speaker 1: Well. 54 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:44,079 Speaker 4: It reminds me justin we talked about this during the year, 55 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 4: about like how we both enjoy those shows like Hard 56 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:50,919 Speaker 4: Knocks and stuff like that behind the scenes. I was curious, 57 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 4: you know, as someone who's not in the room with 58 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:57,519 Speaker 4: Jen Carter, what are your thoughts on on the offseason 59 00:02:57,600 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 4: thus far for your cubbies. 60 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 1: Well, I mean I always think about it in the 61 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: sense of, like it's definitely something that I would I 62 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 1: would have a lot of pressure and anxiety doing the 63 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 1: thing like that kind of that kind of work, those 64 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 1: kind of jobs and making those kind of decisions and stuff. 65 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 1: But I mean, anytime you had a bat like Kyle 66 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:18,119 Speaker 1: Tucker to the team in the lineup, you know, even 67 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: the way he plays defense is incredible. Like I played 68 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: a ton against him in Hya when he was I 69 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 1: forget what city they were in I was in Myrtle Beach. 70 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: I can't remember the city that the Astros were playing 71 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: in at the time, but I remember watching him play 72 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: there and like I knew then. 73 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 5: Like the guy was gonna be a stud. 74 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: I believe he's a little younger than me, so he 75 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: was a little obviously a little younger than me at 76 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: the time as well, and I just remember thinking, like, 77 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: this guy's gonna be a stud. He's still young, great 78 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: left handed swing, plays defense really hard. 79 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 5: And then he gets to the big leagues. 80 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: I think he ends up getting caught up like two 81 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 1: years later from that point, and I mean just the 82 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 1: immediate impact he was making to the big league team, 83 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 1: and he's only gotten better and better every single year. 84 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: You know, he's fun to watch, fun player to watch 85 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 1: much and I'm excited to, you know, get around him. 86 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 3: What. Yeah, you're you've been in Arizona. What have you like? 87 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 2: What has been your focus this offseason? And and beyond 88 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 2: you Look, what have you seen out there? Who's impressed you? 89 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 2: As far as the people that are out there, because 90 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 2: I know it gets kind of crowded at times, especially 91 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 2: like right around now, I feel. 92 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: Like, yeah, there's some people slowly starting to get in 93 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: the guys. Just some guys that have been out here 94 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:27,720 Speaker 1: for most of the off season. Jamo has been out 95 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:30,559 Speaker 1: here a good bit. Ben Brown's been out here pretty 96 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: much the entire time. You know, stuff of his neck. 97 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: I would say, he's completely alleviated. He's throwing, he's throwing 98 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 1: feeling good. 99 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 5: You know, the dude's a horse. 100 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: He's the way he works out in the weight room, 101 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: and just the intensity of like his catch play and 102 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:48,839 Speaker 1: his bullpen work. It's it's impressive. PCA has been out here. 103 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: It's fun watching him work out and how athletic he is. 104 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 5: Just Porter Hodge. 105 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: Porter Hodge is another name that's out here. And I mean, 106 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 1: I'm like the tiniest guy by a but besides Pca. 107 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:03,359 Speaker 1: But like it's just like you see Porter Hodge, you 108 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 1: see Ben Brown, you see Jamo, and they're just like 109 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 1: lifting the entire weight room. Just like It's makes me 110 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 1: feel really small. Like when I'm when I go home 111 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 1: to Mississippi, I always feel like I'm decently sized, I'm 112 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 1: a little bigger than most, and then I come out 113 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:21,480 Speaker 1: here to spring training, I'm around the guys, It's like 114 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 1: I'm tiny. 115 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 3: I'm believe well, I. 116 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 4: Mean not that's still a side of his question, but 117 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 4: I think he had heard that like Ben Brown and 118 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 4: Porter Hodge had kind of stood out in mesa. Can 119 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 4: you explain what you're seeing, you know, beyond just physically 120 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 4: with those guys, like you feel like they're on a 121 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 4: good sort of trajectory here as you guys build this. 122 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, the thing was with Ben last year 123 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 1: was the throwing and he just kept feeling the I 124 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: forget exactly what it was in his neck, but the 125 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,479 Speaker 1: fact that he's not feeling that anymore, and you know, 126 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 1: he's moving around freely, he's in the weight room doing 127 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,160 Speaker 1: the stuff that he would normally do in the training room, 128 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 1: and just honestly, like you know, having the conversation with 129 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 1: him and stuff like when all that stuff was going 130 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 1: on with his neck, Like, when something like that's going 131 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 1: on and the player doesn't really know exactly what it is, like, 132 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:11,840 Speaker 1: it can affect you, you know, mentally, it makes you 133 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: like not want to do stuff because you don't want 134 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 1: to make it worse. So just to seem you know, 135 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 1: being that like spring chicken that he is, and like 136 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 1: doing the lifts, throwing with full effort and all that stuff, 137 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:24,039 Speaker 1: you know, having that personality that he always had. You know, 138 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:26,920 Speaker 1: it's it's just fun being around him and you just 139 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 1: watching him throw his bullpens, got through his work. You know, 140 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 1: the guy's gonna be a study if he gets a 141 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:31,160 Speaker 1: full season under his belt. 142 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:32,839 Speaker 5: And same thing with Porter Hodge. 143 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:34,279 Speaker 1: I mean, he was so good last year and for 144 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 1: him to come right into Arizona and get right to 145 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:37,280 Speaker 1: work immediately and. 146 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 5: He's working his tail off every single day. So it's 147 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 5: it's been really cool. 148 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 1: I kind of it's fun to like watch, you know, 149 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:46,159 Speaker 1: everybody come in slowly and like start getting their stuff. 150 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:47,840 Speaker 1: And I've been doing it for I've been an easy 151 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 1: for two or three years now. But it's just kind 152 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:50,840 Speaker 1: of cool to watch everyone's progression. 153 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 2: As you talked a little bit about Kyle Tucker and 154 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 2: what you saw of him when when you were in 155 00:06:56,880 --> 00:07:00,120 Speaker 2: the minors and all that, but as a pitcher and 156 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:04,159 Speaker 2: a team has a player like that, this this kind 157 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:08,159 Speaker 2: of game changing bat in the lineup. You have really 158 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 2: good offensive players, but I think Kyle Tucker is just 159 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 2: like the superstar level. How does it change the way 160 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 2: you approach a game? How does it change the way 161 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 2: you have to game plan for that team when just 162 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 2: there's that one guy that kind of elevates the rest 163 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 2: of the team. 164 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 1: Well, I mean it's hard to say that we wouldn't 165 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: be scoring more runs with him in the lineup. So 166 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 1: if I would say, like if we're you know, in 167 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 1: the beginning stages of a baseball game one through the 168 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 1: first three innings and say we already have one to 169 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: five runs on the board, just as a pitcher, like 170 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: you just can go out there and just throw strikes 171 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 1: and if things start to get hairy, yeah, you start 172 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: to you know, bite the bullet a little bit, you know, 173 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 1: make some pitches. But like when you're when you're pitching 174 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 1: when of the lead, it is a completely like you're 175 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 1: pitching a completely different game. 176 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 5: Than what you would if it was zero zero. 177 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: You're trying to you know, maintain the lead and everything, 178 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: so keep it tight or whatever the case may be. 179 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 1: So just being able to pitch with a lead, that's 180 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: my initial thought is like that's very comforting. And then 181 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: you look at how good he plays defense. You hear 182 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: about like how good of a teammate he is from 183 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: other guys. Just camaraderie it's going to bring to the clubhouse. 184 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: It's uh, I'm really excited about it. 185 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 4: I'm not sure if I'm pronouncing this right. I looked 186 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 4: it up on Baseball Reference. I got Kyle Tucker at 187 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 4: boo EA's Creek. Yeah, that's okay, that was your snapshot 188 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 4: of him. 189 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: So they were they were playing they I think they 190 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 1: were in the process of building a stadium. 191 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 5: For their high A team. 192 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 3: I don't know. 193 00:08:39,160 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 5: I don't know if it's in Booi's Creek anymore. 194 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 1: They were playing at Campbell College as their like main field, 195 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: and they were the fighting Camels, which I thought was hilarious, Like, 196 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 1: like we we would. 197 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 5: Go there, like the locker rooms were pretty small. 198 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 1: I mean it was the like smaller college locker room 199 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:01,720 Speaker 1: and stuff a wayside every time we went. 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Uh, 229 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 2: Kyle Tucker's obviously hasn't agreed yet. Can you kind of 230 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:27,200 Speaker 2: explain what that process is like? And you know how 231 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 2: if it's been stressful in the past or or however 232 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 2: you know you kind of handle and yeah. 233 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 1: So I can't speak for every organization, but I know 234 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:42,000 Speaker 1: the Cubs. So the deadline was this past Thursday. I 235 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 1: believe Wednesday was when they made their first call or 236 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:50,679 Speaker 1: conversation in regards to it. So to me, that's a 237 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 1: little stressful, Like I like, like I'm waiting for this, 238 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:57,440 Speaker 1: Like you have this date. It's like, is there gonna 239 00:10:57,440 --> 00:11:00,240 Speaker 1: be any talks lead up to it? Like d It's like, no, 240 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 1: we're gonna do it. The night before, we'll give you 241 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 1: a call to kind of give you where our head's at. 242 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 5: And then the next day it picks up quite a bit. 243 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 1: You know, my agent, Sam Samarga, he's on the phone 244 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:09,640 Speaker 1: with him a good bit. 245 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 5: He's calling me. He's like they're going back and forth. 246 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:15,839 Speaker 1: The call is kind of stayed between them, and then 247 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:18,079 Speaker 1: Sam will come to me. I's like the number moves 248 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:21,679 Speaker 1: or vice versa. So it was it's a good process. 249 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:25,440 Speaker 1: You know, it hasn't been too strenuous for me or anything. 250 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 5: I would say. 251 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 1: The only bad thing is just like the time leading 252 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 1: up to that date, like you're thinking, it's hard not 253 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 1: to think about it. So it's uh, and then literally 254 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 1: the night before is when things finally start picking up. 255 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:38,400 Speaker 5: But yeah, it was. It was a good process for 256 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:41,079 Speaker 5: me the past two years. Up found it for. 257 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 4: Anyone who's not watching or just listening. When you said 258 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 4: it was stressful, justin you had a big smile on 259 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:49,560 Speaker 4: your face. I was curious, you know, did this process 260 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 4: give you a better sense of whether or not a 261 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 4: long term agreement makes sense for both sides or was 262 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:58,560 Speaker 4: that sort of maybe table till later where did What 263 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:00,960 Speaker 4: was your takeaway from this arbitration? 264 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:05,199 Speaker 1: Yeah, there wasn't any type of discussions or conversations like that. 265 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:08,440 Speaker 1: Like I didn't even speak to Jed or Carter. It 266 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:11,920 Speaker 1: was mostly the I would say, the Cubs negotiation team. 267 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:13,719 Speaker 5: I want to say, the guy's name is Gary. I 268 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 5: don't know him. 269 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 1: I've never if I saw him, I might would recognize him, 270 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 1: But that was who my agent was referring to as Gary. 271 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 1: So so it seems like they have like a negotiation 272 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:25,840 Speaker 1: team they have for arbitration that they use and go 273 00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:26,559 Speaker 1: that route. 274 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 5: But yeah, ever. 275 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 1: Since the we agreed on the arbitration number, there hasn't 276 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 1: been any further conversations. I mean, I imagine if that 277 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:36,720 Speaker 1: conversation is going to be had it'll be during spring 278 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 1: training once they're around and stuff. 279 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:44,280 Speaker 2: Okay, uh, you're represented by the same group that's representing 280 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:47,200 Speaker 2: Roki Sasaki obviously is a big name out there. 281 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:49,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, we've been hanging out a lot. Actually we went 282 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 1: and had a nobu the other day. 283 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:54,960 Speaker 5: I'm just kidding. 284 00:12:55,240 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 4: You would have broken the internet if you. 285 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:04,240 Speaker 3: I'm more curious about like that. 286 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 5: Obviously we had a translator. 287 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 2: Showed to assimilated so well to the team, like it was. 288 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 2: It was pretty amazing how quickly that happened. What can 289 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:16,960 Speaker 2: you kind of say about what you've heard about Sazaki's 290 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 2: talent and then also like what the Cubs do to 291 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 2: kind of make a player coming from a you know, 292 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 2: completely different culture and country feel so at ease, Like 293 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:28,959 Speaker 2: showed ad so something. 294 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 1: It seems like players that are newly coming over have 295 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 1: a ton of respect for players that have previously came over. 296 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:39,679 Speaker 1: So someone's name I keep seeing as you Darvish, and 297 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 1: he's like a lot of the guys that are coming 298 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:44,440 Speaker 1: over have a ton of respect and like I like 299 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 1: to listen to what he says, and he always, you know, 300 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 1: always just see clips of like him mentioning or you know, 301 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 1: quotes that he's mentioning how great Chicago is, you know, 302 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 1: how good they are, and just you know, different things 303 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:58,080 Speaker 1: that he says, and it kind of relates to the 304 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:01,560 Speaker 1: Japanese players that are coming over or so, like you know, 305 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 1: guys like Saye Showda. It kind of makes affilities whether 306 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:06,559 Speaker 1: they're going into the meeting with the Cubs coming to 307 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 1: Chicago to visit. But I mean it's kind of hard 308 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:13,320 Speaker 1: not to argue with what you saw from Shoda this 309 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:13,880 Speaker 1: past year. 310 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:16,320 Speaker 5: Like you can't really say he was uncomfortable out there. 311 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 1: I mean I would say he's the most comfortable pitcher 312 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 1: you know in the MLB. Out there, he's you know, 313 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 1: being himself, his personalities, you know, shining and it's it's 314 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: fun to watch. It was really like watching show To 315 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 1: this past season was really special and you know, you 316 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:32,680 Speaker 1: know that there's more in there. I mean, he pretty 317 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 1: much did it with only two pitches. I would say, 318 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 1: like he threw diamondly two pitches and he has the 319 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 1: whole arsenal. 320 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 5: So I'm just really excited to get back and watch Shoda. 321 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:43,200 Speaker 1: But we're talking about Sasaki here, but I've watched you 322 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 1: know him pitch on TV on YouTube and he's obviously 323 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 1: very young, but what he's doing at the age is 324 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 1: that he is. It's it's really impressive and you can 325 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:53,520 Speaker 1: only see it getting much better from where he is. 326 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:56,720 Speaker 1: So it's obviously exciting and whoever gets seems going to 327 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 1: be very pleased with it. 328 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:00,480 Speaker 4: So you were like curious enough to like look him 329 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 4: up and on YouTube or whatever just as it really Okay, 330 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 4: that's interesting. 331 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:06,000 Speaker 5: I remember watching him pitch. 332 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 1: It was a World Baseball Classic, right, yeah, yeah, yeah, 333 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 1: I remember watching him pitch there. 334 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:11,840 Speaker 5: I remember watching Show to Pitch there as well. 335 00:15:12,520 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 1: I remember looking watching Show to Pitch like on YouTube 336 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 1: or something else. It might have been Twitter or something 337 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 1: like someone posted a video of him pitch. I remember 338 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:22,520 Speaker 1: watching pitch again, like on my phone. I was like, dude, 339 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 1: this guy's legit and then we. 340 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 5: Got it nice. Uh he showed it had that out 341 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 5: and against Team USA. I believe Chris. 342 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, yeah, So you said, like he you know, 343 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 2: he's young, he's there's more developing that's gonna happen with 344 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 2: with with whatever team he goes to. 345 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 3: Can you kind of talk about your. 346 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:45,520 Speaker 2: Experience with the pitching infrastructure, like it's it's still evolving. 347 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 2: I feel like that that is not sure if you've 348 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 2: worked with Tyler Zambro yet. Uh, that the that, like 349 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 2: Casey Jacobson was in the minors and now his assistant 350 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:58,120 Speaker 2: pitching coach. Maybe go through your experience, what like, what's 351 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 2: what stood out to you as you were being developed, 352 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 2: and what like what's going on now that that stands 353 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 2: out to you. 354 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 1: So Casey Jacobson, he's Uh. I've worked with him quite 355 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 1: a bit. He's an Arizona right now. He's with us 356 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 1: with our bullpen doing our bullpen work or catch play, 357 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 1: so he's here every single day. He's awesome. I've known 358 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 1: him for quite a few years now. He's been amazing 359 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 1: every step. 360 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:18,000 Speaker 5: Of the way. 361 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:21,119 Speaker 1: I believe last year when I was rehabbing my hamstring, 362 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 1: he was down here as well, so I was working 363 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 1: with him. So everybody, I'm pretty sure everyone that's been 364 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:29,040 Speaker 1: around the Cubs is familiar with him. So that'll be 365 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 1: an easy installation. I haven't worked with the was it 366 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 1: Tyler tyler' Zumbro? Yes, I believe I've read or heard 367 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 1: that he's from the drive line or he's from some 368 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 1: different type. 369 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 5: Yeah, that's it. 370 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 1: So we've exchanged numbers, exchanged text messages, and stuff. But 371 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: I'm really excited to work with him, just kind of 372 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 1: the stuff that you know, that stratosphere like tread, you know, 373 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:53,800 Speaker 1: all that's. 374 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 5: All the guys that come from there. 375 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 1: They have a really different like avenue of thinking when 376 00:16:58,000 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 1: it comes to pitching. So it will be interesting to 377 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:02,200 Speaker 1: my bullpens and you know, kind of pick his brain 378 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:04,280 Speaker 1: and him pick mine and kind of just figure each 379 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:06,360 Speaker 1: other out, see how each other work, what makes each 380 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 1: other click. 381 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 5: It's always fun. I'm really excited about. 382 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:12,399 Speaker 4: It, justin You've been on this steady assent for a 383 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:13,240 Speaker 4: long time now. 384 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:13,680 Speaker 3: I think you. 385 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:16,600 Speaker 4: Answered a lot of questions last year by you know, 386 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:19,480 Speaker 4: repeating your performance and continuing to form at a high level. 387 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:22,399 Speaker 4: What are your goals for twenty twenty five when you look. 388 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:27,359 Speaker 5: Forward, first goal is to remain healthy the entire season. 389 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:30,000 Speaker 1: Get you know, get the allot at thirty to thirty 390 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 1: two starts in one hundred and eighty innings. That's how, 391 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:34,840 Speaker 1: you know, been my goal past three seasons. I would 392 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:39,719 Speaker 1: say I feel really good about where my change up 393 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:42,720 Speaker 1: is right now. I really want to implement that more 394 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 1: to the right handed hitters, get that going. I felt 395 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 1: really good with my sinker last year with the to 396 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 1: the lefties, so I want to continue that trend. 397 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:55,800 Speaker 5: Just I felt really good with like when I face lefties. 398 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 1: You know, I would say the year before, I didn't 399 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 1: throw the scene or two seem as much to the lefties, 400 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: so they were able to lean over the plate, the 401 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 1: fours going to the other side, of the sliders going 402 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:07,280 Speaker 1: on the other side. Even if I throw a curve ball, 403 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 1: it's still breaking the other side of the place, so 404 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 1: they're able to lean over the plate. Kind of take 405 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:15,879 Speaker 1: away that inner part and me, you know, implementing that 406 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:19,160 Speaker 1: sinker to the lefties more this past season. I mean, 407 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:21,679 Speaker 1: you just could see some at bats where they just 408 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:24,680 Speaker 1: did not know, like they thought it was a fastball still, 409 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:26,639 Speaker 1: but it ended up coming the other way, and you 410 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:28,440 Speaker 1: just saw some reactions where it's like they. 411 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:29,960 Speaker 5: Had no idea what was coming right there. 412 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:33,120 Speaker 1: And that just completely puts the swings odds in your 413 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:35,240 Speaker 1: favor as far as in the bat goes. So that 414 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:37,600 Speaker 1: was a big big jump for me, and I just 415 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 1: kind of want to for the same thing for the righties, 416 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:40,880 Speaker 1: just implement the change. 417 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 5: Up and get that working towards the righties. 418 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:46,680 Speaker 2: Justin you were pretty young when Sammy Sosa and Mark 419 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:50,520 Speaker 2: McGuire were doing the home run chase back in ninety eight. 420 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:54,480 Speaker 2: What do you remember about him or what do you 421 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:56,960 Speaker 2: know about him? And kind of what are you expecting 422 00:18:57,040 --> 00:18:59,200 Speaker 2: at Cubs convention. We kind of touched on this before 423 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 2: we came on the EDIR, But it's gonna. 424 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 3: Be kind of wild. 425 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:06,879 Speaker 1: What I see is if they call him out on 426 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:08,960 Speaker 1: the stage, he has to do the Sammy hop. 427 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 5: I don't know who is. 428 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 3: I don't know who is, like. 429 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 5: You know, publicity team is, but that needs to get 430 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:19,160 Speaker 5: in his ear. 431 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 3: Crowd would love it. 432 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:25,200 Speaker 1: Crowd would love that. It's gonna be exciting. We were 433 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:27,399 Speaker 1: talking before the show. It's kind of hard not to 434 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:31,000 Speaker 1: imagine the buzz around Chicago with Sammy finally coming back 435 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:34,359 Speaker 1: to a Cubs con. And you made the comparison to 436 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:37,440 Speaker 1: twenty sixteen after they won the World Series. So I imagine, 437 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:40,679 Speaker 1: I imagine this will be the biggest turnout they have 438 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:41,320 Speaker 1: since then. 439 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 5: Probably it's crazy. 440 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:47,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's funny. Because we were looking it up. 441 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:50,680 Speaker 4: I think, like you you might have turned three during 442 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 4: that summer. 443 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, so I was. I was probably three. 444 00:19:55,080 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 1: My dad was probably losing his mind, was watching wrestling 445 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:03,119 Speaker 1: and like he was watching like WWE. 446 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 5: W W used to be the thing when I was 447 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:05,160 Speaker 5: a kid. 448 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:09,399 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, he was watching WWE. Michael Jordan and Sammy 449 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:10,120 Speaker 1: Sosa and Mart. 450 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:14,080 Speaker 5: McGuire, Chase O one record, no doubt. What a great 451 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:15,239 Speaker 5: time for sports that was. 452 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, Chicago was peaking right around then. 453 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:20,760 Speaker 4: It's just crazy, Like, I mean, you've been in the 454 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:23,760 Speaker 4: organization since twenty fourteen, we both covered the team for 455 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 4: longer than that, and he just forever reason hasn't been 456 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 4: around like it. You've obviously never met him before, right, 457 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 4: what'll you like to interact with him kind of finally 458 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:38,640 Speaker 4: or just to see the reactions that maybe you've seen 459 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:40,160 Speaker 4: on YouTube from a long time ago. 460 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 1: So I don't know if you know this. My favorite 461 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:46,400 Speaker 1: number in my family number is like twenty one. So 462 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:48,439 Speaker 1: high school I was number twenty one, My brother was 463 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 1: twenty one. He played college baseball. My dad played football 464 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 1: at Alabama, he was twenty one. My grandfather played basketball, 465 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:56,359 Speaker 1: so the miss he was twenty one. And then my 466 00:20:56,880 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 1: great grandfather who served in the Korean War. He was 467 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:03,679 Speaker 1: a left handed pitcher and played professional baseball Incory, and 468 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:04,720 Speaker 1: he was number twenty one. 469 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:07,160 Speaker 5: So like twenty one is a huge number in my family. 470 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 1: And when I got to Chicago and got caught up, 471 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:11,439 Speaker 1: they were like, what number you one? 472 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:12,639 Speaker 5: I was like, does anybody have twenty one? 473 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:15,119 Speaker 1: They were like, no, nobody has twenty one, but like 474 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:17,960 Speaker 1: no one also like people kind of stay away from it. 475 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:20,320 Speaker 1: I sat there for a second. I was like, oh, like, 476 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:24,919 Speaker 1: kind of it probably should be retired play for me 477 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:26,680 Speaker 1: and I was like, yeah, I'll stay away from that number. 478 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:31,720 Speaker 1: I was like, give me thirty five thirty five worth 479 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:32,440 Speaker 1: of thirty five? 480 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, yeah, it looks good on you all right. 481 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:38,680 Speaker 2: Justin this at the end of the season, there was 482 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:41,200 Speaker 2: a lot of talk. Council said it. I think Tye 483 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:43,479 Speaker 2: on it maybe you even talked about it a little bit. 484 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:46,239 Speaker 2: But this team has to set a higher standard as 485 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 2: far as win totals, right, you want to be in 486 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:50,919 Speaker 2: the playoffs. I remember you saying that in that twenty 487 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 2: three I was kind of annoying to watch the playoffs 488 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 2: and not. 489 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 5: Be in it. 490 00:21:56,119 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 2: Do you think this team has is inching closer to 491 00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 2: that goal? Is it improved enough to kind of say 492 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:05,240 Speaker 2: we can win ninety plus games? And kind of what 493 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:06,760 Speaker 2: what what do you expect for the rest of the 494 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:08,359 Speaker 2: off season? What more do you want to see? 495 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 1: I mean, I absolutely think the I mean, you make 496 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 1: an addition like Kyle Tucker, you add to the rotation, 497 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:19,440 Speaker 1: you make some you know, more smaller additions you can't. 498 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 5: Help but make the team better. And I think that's 499 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 5: what they're doing. Yeah, you make a. 500 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 1: Big splash, big addition like Kyle Tucker, Like I mean, 501 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:29,160 Speaker 1: did that just boosts the lineup so tremendously, like right 502 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:31,919 Speaker 1: off the bat, like it's hard to imagine. It's like 503 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:35,640 Speaker 1: exactly like the War, how much it increases the win 504 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:38,359 Speaker 1: total by adding one player. I really don't know how 505 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 1: all that works. 506 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:39,840 Speaker 5: It really does make a. 507 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 1: But just in my mind, you add someone like Kyle 508 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:48,160 Speaker 1: Tucker to the middle of the lineup with everything else 509 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:51,480 Speaker 1: that we already have, it's it's hard to imagine that 510 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:53,800 Speaker 1: when that we're not scoring more runs and where the 511 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:56,240 Speaker 1: rotation was last year, we were in a great spot, 512 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:58,439 Speaker 1: top of the league most of the year. I'm going 513 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:01,400 Speaker 1: to remain healthy. Jamo's gonna keep doing what he's doing. 514 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 1: The guys that we have showed is gonna have another 515 00:23:03,080 --> 00:23:04,920 Speaker 1: great year. It's hard to imagine that we're not gonna, 516 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:07,840 Speaker 1: you know, be able to you know, compete. 517 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:08,120 Speaker 5: For the playoffs. 518 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: Like it's just it's really hard for me to imagine 519 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:12,200 Speaker 1: this team not going there. 520 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 4: Hey, well, justin, thank you for your time. Look forward 521 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:23,680 Speaker 4: to seeing you this weekend. Pack warmly and uh yeah, 522 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:25,120 Speaker 4: I like the idea of the Sammy hop. 523 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:26,520 Speaker 3: I think we'll try and pass. 524 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:32,080 Speaker 5: Trying to get it to it. People want to see it. 525 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:34,160 Speaker 5: I'll work on it. 526 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:35,760 Speaker 3: Awesome. 527 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 2: Thanks so much for joining us, Justin. Well, we'll see 528 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:41,440 Speaker 2: you this weekend. Take it easy everyone, Thanks for listening. 529 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:44,240 Speaker 2: This is north Side Territory. Make sure to rate, review, subscribe, 530 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 2: subscribe to the YouTube channel, subscribe to The Athletic, where 531 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:48,119 Speaker 2: Patrick and I are on top of all things. 532 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:50,200 Speaker 3: Cups truly appreciate all of you listening.