1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:02,320 Speaker 1: All right, let's hit the field. 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 2: Well, this is the week most experts agree that Juan 3 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:11,039 Speaker 2: Soto is preparing to choose his next team. It could 4 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 2: be the Yankees, it could be the Mets, could be 5 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:15,319 Speaker 2: the Red Sox, could be the Blue Jays, could be 6 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:18,760 Speaker 2: the Dodgers, and he's expected to make his decision this 7 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:21,639 Speaker 2: week and then the announcement will be made at the 8 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:24,639 Speaker 2: Winter Meetings. I'll break down why I agree with that 9 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:28,320 Speaker 2: assessment and why the Winter Meetings could get crazy. Also, 10 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 2: we'll talk about some of the improvements we're making for 11 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 2: next year's postgame show, and we'll take a few of 12 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 2: your voicemails. The slow part of the winter is almost over, 13 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 2: and this is Pinstripe Territory. 14 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: Wonder Pool. 15 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 2: All right, welcome back, everybody, Welcome back. I just realized 16 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 2: I had some fuzz on my shirt when I was 17 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 2: recording the intro, but we got it out of the way. Now. 18 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 2: Hope everybody is having a nice off season and everybody 19 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:05,199 Speaker 2: had a nice Thanksgiving. And we are at the point 20 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 2: of the MLB offseason where it's the calm before the storm. 21 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 2: Not a lot of moves happening right now. Teams are 22 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 2: preparing for the Winter Meetings, they're getting offers, they're meeting 23 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:20,320 Speaker 2: with players, and we have a few reasons to believe 24 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 2: that Juan Soto is going to make his decision in 25 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 2: the next few days, possibly by like Wednesday or Thursday, 26 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 2: so that the announcement can happen at the Winter Meetings. Now, 27 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 2: the reason that I say that is that MLB had 28 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 2: a crummy, crummy Winter Meetings last year, and you can 29 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 2: tell just from watching the way this offseason has unfolded. 30 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 2: They're gearing up for a lot of movement at their 31 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 2: premiere event. So we'll get to that in a few minutes, 32 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 2: but it'll be interesting to see what wan So ends 33 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 2: up with contract why it's going to be a record contract. 34 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 2: And the reason I say that is because every indication 35 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 2: we're getting from Boris and from the people who are 36 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 2: in the know, who are around baseball guys like Michael 37 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 2: Kay and Jeff Passon and so forth, is that Soto 38 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 2: wants to get the highest AAV average annual value, which 39 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:23,679 Speaker 2: right now is forty six million dollars, so it'll be 40 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 2: higher than that. And because he's twenty six years old, 41 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 2: that presents the opportunity to stretch this contract out to 42 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 2: a point works youing on like fourteen years, maybe fifteen 43 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 2: years if it goes that far, where the money with 44 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 2: that kind of aav adds up to close to a 45 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 2: record deal. And I think that, you know, Scott Borse 46 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 2: wants to break that barrier. He wants to pass the 47 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 2: seven hundred million dollar mark. He wants to pass the 48 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 2: fifty million dollar a season mark. I'm sure too. So 49 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 2: when you start to put the numbers together, look at like, 50 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 2: what's a realistic way that they can create some kind 51 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 2: of a contract that satisfies these three benchmarks, the average 52 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 2: annual value, the total contract of seven hundred million by 53 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 2: show hey, even though a lot of that's deferred, and 54 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 2: you'd start talking about the fifty million dollars a year barrier, 55 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 2: setting three records at once. You start to look at 56 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 2: the numbers and it becomes about fourteen years at fifty 57 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 2: point two million dollars, that becomes a seven hundred and 58 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 2: two point eight million dollar contract. That's kind of where 59 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 2: I think most teams will end up with their offers. Now, 60 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 2: the Mets may offer more, but anything above that is 61 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 2: going to be icing on the cake. I'm confident that 62 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 2: the Yankees the red Sox, the Blue Jays, and the 63 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 2: Mets are all going to be offering at least those 64 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 2: three benchmarks. So it's gonna come down to where he 65 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 2: wants to play. As t Jawline says, one is going 66 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 2: to re sign. He wants this, I think so. You know, 67 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 2: I was leaning towards the Mets earlier this winter, but 68 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 2: I'm becoming more and more optimistic the more I think 69 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 2: about it. The Yankees have already supposedly made two offers, 70 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 2: and Hal Steinbrenner, when he was talking to the press 71 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 2: the other day, sounded as serious as I've ever heard him. 72 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 2: He sounded as serious as a heart attack. He wants 73 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 2: to bring Wan Soto back. He knows what's expected. I 74 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 2: don't think any billionaire likes to be challenged by some other, 75 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 2: even if somebody's got more money, you know, like Steve 76 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 2: Cohen has more money than Steinbrenner. But Steinberner, once you 77 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 2: get a billion dollars, you run the Yankees. He got 78 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 2: a little bit of an ego. There's got to be 79 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 2: a little bit of an ego there somewhere where he 80 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:42,920 Speaker 2: doesn't want to be outbid for his own player. Now, 81 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 2: he did say that the Yankees have the ability to 82 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 2: sign any free agent that they want. And we know 83 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 2: that's not true because they tried to sign sho Heyo 84 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,919 Speaker 2: Tani a few years ago. They didn't get him. He 85 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,480 Speaker 2: was a free agent again, they didn't even make an 86 00:04:56,520 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 2: offer to him. And then Yoshinobu Yamamoto, they wanted him 87 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 2: last year he wanted to play out West. So those 88 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,039 Speaker 2: are two instances that I can think of where the 89 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 2: Yankees wanted the player and we're willing to go to 90 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:12,040 Speaker 2: astronomical lengths and didn't get them. But if you're Juan Soto, 91 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 2: you know you're gonna get a record contract at this point. 92 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:18,720 Speaker 2: You know it's coming. So you have to consider more 93 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 2: than just your you know, salary from baseball. You have 94 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 2: to consider things like taxes, which can make a huge difference. 95 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 2: You have to consider sponsorships, you know, and sort out 96 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:37,600 Speaker 2: the potential sponsorships that each brand has. You know, the Yankees, 97 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:41,719 Speaker 2: the Mets, the Red Sox, for instance, the Yankees and 98 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:45,280 Speaker 2: the Mets play in the same city, but the Yankees 99 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 2: are number one in attendance and the Mets were seventeenth. 100 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,279 Speaker 2: You know, where do you think Nike wants to put 101 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 2: Awan Soto billboard to advertise his new merch outside of 102 00:05:56,640 --> 00:06:02,040 Speaker 2: Yankee Stadium, or outside of City Field, or in Canada 103 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 2: or La or Boston. Those are the things that he 104 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 2: has to consider from a business standpoint. You have to 105 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:10,599 Speaker 2: think about him as more than just a baseball player. 106 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 2: He is definitely a business at this point in his career. 107 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:17,479 Speaker 2: He has to consider winning potential now. The Red Sox 108 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:20,480 Speaker 2: have won three championships in the two thousands, but haven't 109 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:23,679 Speaker 2: made the playoffs the last few years. The Yankees only 110 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 2: have one championship in the last twenty four years, the 111 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:31,039 Speaker 2: last quarter of a century, and they're in the playoffs 112 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 2: more often than not, but they haven't been able to 113 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:36,280 Speaker 2: get over the hump other than two thousand and nine. 114 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 2: This year they went to the World Series. He got 115 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 2: to experience that. That's got to count for something. They 116 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 2: never finished under five hundred, not since the early nineties. 117 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 2: That's got to count for something. You want to know 118 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:48,479 Speaker 2: that you're gonna have a chance to make the playoffs 119 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 2: every year, and the Yankees have that. The Mets haven't 120 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 2: won a World Series since eighty six. Do we really 121 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:57,039 Speaker 2: think they're gonna start winning every year? And say what 122 00:06:57,080 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 2: you want about Cohen. He's extremely rich, but he's a 123 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 2: novice as an owner who's already made some mistakes. He 124 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 2: had to buy his way out of mistakes with Justin Verlander, 125 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 2: with Max Schurzer. But you also have to consider the 126 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 2: cultural fit. Is wan so to a better fit in 127 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 2: New York, home to the largest Dominican population in the 128 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 2: United States, approximately seven hundred thousand Dominican residents, Or Boston 129 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 2: where they have a Dominican population of thirty seven thousand, 130 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 2: but there's a lot of hardcore baseball fans there because 131 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 2: of what Pedro Martinez did when he was a member 132 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 2: of the Red Sox. Or does he go to Toronto 133 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 2: where they have three Dominican dudes. When you're talking about 134 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 2: thirteen or fifteen years of your career, you have to 135 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 2: be thinking long term, not just your salary. You have 136 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 2: to be thinking about your legacy. Right now, Soto has 137 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 2: played for three different teams. He began with the Nationals, 138 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 2: he went to the Padres, and now he's with the Yankees. 139 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 2: Alex Rodriguez had a similar arc. He began with seven 140 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 2: years with the Mariners, parts of seven years. He then 141 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 2: went on to the Rangers as a free agent, got 142 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 2: the record contract, and then he got traded to the Yankees, 143 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 2: where he spent thirteen years. Now most people will say 144 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 2: when they think of Alex Rodriguez, they think of him 145 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 2: as a Yankee, and as well known as he was 146 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 2: to baseball fans right when he was with the Mariners 147 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 2: or with the Rangers, I mean, he was seen as 148 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 2: a fantastic baseball player, but he became a household name 149 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 2: when he became a Yankee. You know, he became for 150 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:42,559 Speaker 2: a few years there the biggest trade acquisition since Babe Ruth. 151 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 2: When they got him, it was supposed to be the 152 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 2: biggest move since the Babe. And he did win two 153 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 2: MVPs with the Yankees, and he won his only title 154 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 2: with the Yankees, but his legacy was tarnished by his 155 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:57,440 Speaker 2: own deeds with steroids and so forth. If Sodo keeps 156 00:08:57,440 --> 00:08:59,559 Speaker 2: his head on straight more than a Rod did, which 157 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:02,199 Speaker 2: is not going to be hard to do. He obviously 158 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:05,559 Speaker 2: doesn't have the same kind of rivalry that Jeter and 159 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 2: a Rod had as he with Judge. They seem to 160 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 2: be buddies, right. Judge has been extremely accepting and welcoming. 161 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 2: Maybe he does want to be the man, but something 162 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:22,439 Speaker 2: to be said about a tandem too Right or Teas 163 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:28,680 Speaker 2: and Manny Right, Shilling and Johnson. Tandem's win and he's 164 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 2: got a chance to be what a Rod could have 165 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:33,080 Speaker 2: been and should have been, which was the biggest acquisition 166 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:36,560 Speaker 2: since Babe Ruth. Now some people on social media are 167 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 2: saying that he's going to the Red Sox. You've got 168 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:40,840 Speaker 2: Randy Miller saying that the Yankees are out of the bidding. 169 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:43,679 Speaker 2: But these are not exactly the cream of the crop 170 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 2: as far as baseball reporting goes. So I wanted to offer, 171 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 2: as we approach the final stretch here a rule of 172 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 2: thumb that I have. Unless it comes from Jeff Passon, 173 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 2: Ken Rosenthal, Jack Curry or Buster only, I take it 174 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:00,720 Speaker 2: with a huge grain of salt. Those are my guys 175 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:04,559 Speaker 2: as so far as the Yankees are concerned, those are 176 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:09,959 Speaker 2: my guys. If they're saying it, I believe it. If 177 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 2: it comes from you know, John Hayman, he's a mouthpiece 178 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:16,720 Speaker 2: for agents and he got the Arson Judge thing wrong. 179 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 2: I still respect him as a journalist, but he jumps 180 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 2: the gun. He wants to be first, passing Rosenthal, Curry only. 181 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 2: These are guys who want to be right, They want 182 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 2: to be right. They don't care about being first. They 183 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 2: want to be right, which is the number one instinct 184 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 2: of a true journalist. Right. That's what a lot of 185 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 2: these so called Twitter insiders right, That's what they get 186 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:44,840 Speaker 2: wrong about journalism. Journalism is about getting the story right 187 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:49,320 Speaker 2: and first if you can. But right is the most 188 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:53,359 Speaker 2: important thing. So look for the big names Passing Rosenthal, 189 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 2: Jack Curry, Buster Only those are my guys. I do 190 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 2: think it'll happen this week. He'll agree to contract by 191 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:05,079 Speaker 2: Wednesday or Thursday. I expect a physical Friday or Saturday, 192 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:09,320 Speaker 2: and then I expect a announcement at the Winter Meetings, 193 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 2: which I think are going to get crazy this year. Now, 194 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 2: you won't hear MLB talk about this. They won't put 195 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:21,319 Speaker 2: it out in a press release. But Winter meetings are 196 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 2: their major money maker during the offseason. It's where MLB 197 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:28,480 Speaker 2: Network gets the bulk of its ad revenue. All the 198 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 2: stuff that follows that, the breakdown of the moves and 199 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 2: things that it drives people to consume their their media. 200 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 2: And there's money in that because there's advertising in that. 201 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 2: And last year's Winter meetings were just straight up dookie. 202 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:47,319 Speaker 2: There were a snooze fest. Scott Boris had three free agents. 203 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 2: He had four. Actually, he had Blake Snell, Matt Chapman, 204 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:54,200 Speaker 2: Cody Bellinger, and Jordan Montgomery. He was asking for like 205 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 2: one hundred plus million from everybody for everybody, I should say, 206 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 2: and nobody he got more than eighty I think it 207 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:03,880 Speaker 2: was Bellinger got eighty million. You know, if you factor 208 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:05,960 Speaker 2: in that, he you know, doesn't opt out or whatever. 209 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 2: But he held everybody out through the winter meetings and 210 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 2: that prevented a lot of moves from happening. You know, 211 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:16,000 Speaker 2: he held some of them out to pitchers and catchers began. 212 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:20,679 Speaker 2: He potentially ruined Jordan montgomery season. He ruined the first 213 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 2: half of Blake Snell's season. Montgomery even fired Boris after that, 214 00:12:25,280 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 2: which something you don't see very often, and he came 215 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:31,040 Speaker 2: out and publicly trashed him. It was an embarrassment for Boris, 216 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:37,960 Speaker 2: it was an embarrassment for baseball. And I think that 217 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 2: quietly MLB has told Scott Boris, we can't have that again, 218 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:44,760 Speaker 2: and he's told other agents, get your butt in gear. 219 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 2: We got to get these guys signed over the winter 220 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:50,959 Speaker 2: meetings for the health of the sport, hold off trade announcements, 221 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 2: things like that, Blake Snell already off the board, obviously 222 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 2: taking a different approach to the offseason, and MLB from 223 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 2: a business side, cannot permit another slow, boring offseason. They 224 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 2: have got to have something happens. So let's take a 225 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 2: look at who's available. I mentioned Blake Snail's off the board. 226 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 2: You say Kokuchi has already signed with the Angels, But 227 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:15,199 Speaker 2: given what's happened last year, I bet dollars to donuts 228 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 2: that we're gonna have some activity at this winter meeting. 229 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 2: So you see Soto atop the free agent board. Still 230 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:25,320 Speaker 2: got all the damas out there, Pete Alonzo, Alex Bragman, 231 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 2: Corbyn Burns. I would not be shocked. I would not 232 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:31,079 Speaker 2: be shocked at all if the Yankees pivot to Corbyn Burns, 233 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 2: if Soto signs elsewhere, because they're gonna have the money 234 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 2: to spend, They're gonna want to make a splash. We 235 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:41,840 Speaker 2: saw Garrett Cole have the elbow issue last year, and 236 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 2: you could argue that the Yankees' health of their pitching 237 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:46,079 Speaker 2: is a big reason that they got through the season 238 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:50,600 Speaker 2: the way they did. Now you pair you know, Soto 239 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 2: with sorry Corbyn Burns with Garrett Cole and add in 240 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 2: an emerging Louise heel that drops Carlos Rodan back to 241 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 2: number four in your rotation, and it allows you to 242 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:05,080 Speaker 2: use Clark Schmidt as number five. Guys, that is a 243 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 2: hell of a five man rotation, and you're talking about 244 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:11,719 Speaker 2: run prevention since you're gonna be losing some offense. That's 245 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 2: if Sodo goes elsewhere. Jack Flaherty is an option. Max 246 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 2: Freed is somebody that I have heard compared to Jimmy Key, 247 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 2: which if you remember the Yankees from the nineties, you 248 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:24,680 Speaker 2: know how important Jimmy Key was to the Yankees winning 249 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 2: that World Series in ninety six. Taascar Hernandez somebody who 250 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 2: could be on the Yankees radar if you believe the reports. 251 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 2: If Sodo signs elsewhere, and if Soto does sign elsewhere, 252 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 2: I expect the Yankees to move fast and furious. They're 253 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:41,120 Speaker 2: talking to all these agents. They're getting their ducks in 254 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 2: a row. I expect them to drop three or four 255 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 2: counterpunches if Sodo signs elsewhere, because especially if he signs 256 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:52,560 Speaker 2: with the Mets, they're gonna want to take back the 257 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:55,520 Speaker 2: headlines too. They'll let Cohen have his fifteen minutes, but 258 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 2: then They're gonna go back into being the big bad Yankees. 259 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:02,600 Speaker 2: As I mentioned Steinbrenner's ego, he's not going to allow 260 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:07,280 Speaker 2: someone else to take the back page from him. Tanner 261 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:10,040 Speaker 2: Scott somebody I really want the Yankees to get from 262 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:14,040 Speaker 2: a baseball perspective. He's not a star like a well 263 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 2: known household name, but he is an excellent pitcher and 264 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 2: he will do a lot for the Yankees who need 265 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 2: to rebuild a bullpen that is, you know, losing some 266 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 2: guys we have free agency. I've also heard that the 267 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 2: Yankees could be considering bringing back Clay Homes for a 268 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 2: middle relief role, So that's something to keep your eyes on. 269 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 2: Anthony Santander, switch hitter with power. Not much of a 270 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 2: hitter for average two thirty five this year, but massive 271 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 2: power would do enormous damage in Yankee Stadium. Tyler O'Neil 272 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:47,040 Speaker 2: probably going back to Boston, big time power. Another guy 273 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 2: was difficulty staying healthy because he is so big. He's 274 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 2: just a big, strong dude. A lot of times those 275 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 2: muscle bound guys have trouble staying healthy. And then Christian Walker, 276 00:15:57,680 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 2: somebody who I've seen a lot of Yankees fans say 277 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 2: they He's somebody to consider as a first baseman, big 278 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:06,960 Speaker 2: time power, excellent defense, He's a little bit long in 279 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 2: the tooth. And then there's trade candidates. We talked about 280 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:13,880 Speaker 2: Cody Bellinger the other day with Patrick Mooney from The Athletic. 281 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 2: I recommend that podcast if you didn't watch it. Garrett 282 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 2: Crochet is still out there. He's been rumored in a 283 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 2: deal to the Phillies, which would also involve one of 284 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 2: these other guys, Alec Boehm, who got benched in the playoffs. 285 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:27,560 Speaker 2: But you know, he's got all the talent in the world. 286 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 2: He's just he's apparently had some maturity issues. Devin Williams 287 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 2: closer for the Brewers. Ryan Helsley relief pitcher for the Cardinals, 288 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 2: who were taking a step back this year to kind 289 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 2: of reset and try and focus on their core. It 290 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 2: makes sense to try and build that core by moving 291 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:48,880 Speaker 2: one of your high leverage relief pitchers, Brandon laut I 292 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 2: don't think that the Rays would trade him to the Yankees, 293 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:54,480 Speaker 2: but a couple of years ago there was a move 294 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 2: where ikf got moved twice in the same offseason. I 295 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 2: could see a situation where if lou gets moved to 296 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 2: another team. The Yankees could try and get him. Still, 297 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:10,480 Speaker 2: Jordan Montgomery probably gonna be traded. Could a reunion work out, 298 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:14,520 Speaker 2: Ryan McMahon somebody Yankees fans have loved for years. Third 299 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:20,959 Speaker 2: baseman with the Colorado Rockies. Luis Robert Jr. Nico Horner, 300 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 2: Jonathan India. All guys in India just got moved to 301 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:27,360 Speaker 2: the uh Actually we got to take him off the list. 302 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:30,200 Speaker 2: He just got moved to the Royals, So I just 303 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:33,720 Speaker 2: forgot to update the list there. But he's off the board. 304 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:37,679 Speaker 2: We're seeing the board in real time, so you know, 305 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 2: obviously a lot of potential for stuff to happen here 306 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:44,240 Speaker 2: at the Winter Meetings. Guys, if you're just joining us, 307 00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 2: see we have over a thousand in the chat we start. 308 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:49,959 Speaker 2: We talked about Soto earlier for about fifteen minutes. I 309 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:52,560 Speaker 2: believe he is signing in the next few days. We're 310 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:55,160 Speaker 2: agreeing to a contract in the next few days, then 311 00:17:55,200 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 2: a physical and then Winter Meetings announcement, which Winter Meetings 312 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:03,200 Speaker 2: begin in one week, so stay tuned for that, all right. 313 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:06,280 Speaker 2: So a lot of you who've been following for the 314 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:09,760 Speaker 2: last few years know that the channel has evolved over 315 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 2: the years. We began as kind of like a highlight 316 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:13,639 Speaker 2: show where we you know, talked about the game for 317 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:16,399 Speaker 2: a few minutes, showed some highlights. Can't really use highlights 318 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:19,199 Speaker 2: as much anymore. MLB has really cracked down, so you know, 319 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:22,919 Speaker 2: we signed with the Foul Territory Network this summer and 320 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:26,119 Speaker 2: we have kind of really put the emphasis more on 321 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 2: the content, you know, the verbal content, the podcast portion 322 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 2: of it, less graphics. But I am making some additions 323 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 2: to the show, some things that I think you're gonna 324 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 2: like I've been, you know, factoring in all the feedback 325 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:41,760 Speaker 2: we get, and you know, we will talk about that. 326 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 2: But we got some new things to show off. So 327 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:47,359 Speaker 2: first off, the thumbnails are going to be a little 328 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 2: bit different next year. I'll probably show this a few 329 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 2: times before the season, just so you guys are familiar 330 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:54,480 Speaker 2: with it. We are updating the thumbnails. You see the 331 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:57,640 Speaker 2: old thumbnails on the left for the postgame show, new 332 00:18:57,680 --> 00:18:59,840 Speaker 2: ones on the right. I wanted to have a little 333 00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:03,320 Speaker 2: bit bigger artwork on the right, you know, I wanted 334 00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:08,639 Speaker 2: to really showcase the the images because YouTube is allowing 335 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 2: for bigger images now, bigger thumbnail so I wanted to 336 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 2: take advantage of that. We've got some three D elements 337 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:17,320 Speaker 2: in with the logos. Now, I think they'll really pop 338 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 2: when you guys see them. We've got the favorite part 339 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:25,399 Speaker 2: of everybody's show is obviously the Belt. We have the 340 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 2: player of the game every single night, and that's the 341 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:31,040 Speaker 2: Belt wine every single you know, time the Yankees win, 342 00:19:31,359 --> 00:19:33,679 Speaker 2: that's the Belt winner. And we've got a new Belt 343 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 2: award and just showcasing one. So also we've got camera two. 344 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:50,120 Speaker 2: We've got a multi cam situation here where I might 345 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 2: be able to even showcase that a little bit. Hang 346 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:56,640 Speaker 2: on just a second, we'll get to that. But we've 347 00:19:56,680 --> 00:20:00,639 Speaker 2: got obviously a new Belt background. We're gonn keep track 348 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:02,719 Speaker 2: of the Belts right here on this screen. I'll have 349 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:06,400 Speaker 2: like an overlay that that counts down the Belt winners, 350 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:09,960 Speaker 2: so we'll always know how many everyone's got. That'll be fun. 351 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:16,680 Speaker 2: Got some new front ends, and we're introducing a new 352 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:21,080 Speaker 2: award this year. This year, it will definitely happen for losses. 353 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:24,120 Speaker 2: It won't always be a Yankees player. Sometimes, I'm sure 354 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:27,000 Speaker 2: it'll be an umpire. Sometimes it'll be a fan who interferes. 355 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:30,440 Speaker 2: You know, maybe a cat runs on the field and 356 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:35,040 Speaker 2: and and and delays the game. We will have a 357 00:20:35,119 --> 00:20:43,119 Speaker 2: bum of the night. So apologies here to Carlos Rodan. 358 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:45,400 Speaker 2: He is my model for the bum of the day. 359 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:47,400 Speaker 2: But we will have a bumb of the day. We'll 360 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:49,919 Speaker 2: always have it for losses. I'm sure sometimes we'll have 361 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 2: it for wins. But this is a new feature. I 362 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 2: just felt like a lot of people were waiting around 363 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:58,399 Speaker 2: wanting to see the belt winner. So when we do 364 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:01,399 Speaker 2: the you know, when we do the show, we'll go 365 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 2: through the recap, we'll talk about all our main topics, 366 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 2: and then we'll finish off each night with the awards, 367 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:11,080 Speaker 2: and then we'll switch over to like the audience reactions 368 00:21:11,119 --> 00:21:19,359 Speaker 2: and audio. But you know, we'll we'll, we'll, we'll walk 369 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:21,959 Speaker 2: through all this as the season begins. But I'm confident 370 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:25,639 Speaker 2: the show will be much improved and much easier for 371 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:28,840 Speaker 2: me next year with all this new content that we're adding. Uh, 372 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:31,960 Speaker 2: we got a new audience reaction screen that we will 373 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:36,240 Speaker 2: go to now as we prepare to take a few 374 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 2: voicemails here, let's begin with a voicemail about Juan Soto. 375 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:46,199 Speaker 3: Hey, so do lofa show. Let's Chris from ENZ But 376 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 3: I want to ask if you think they rese fin 377 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:52,000 Speaker 3: which you know, you hope they do. You think there's 378 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 3: a chance that they could sign another big guy, even 379 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 3: if probably not as expense of us, maybe in this 380 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 3: mill arrange, but I think making still brilliant like a 381 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:07,240 Speaker 3: Bud Man or now with the table with how whatever, 382 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 3: how that going over that? Let me know your opinion, 383 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 3: Thank you. 384 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:17,639 Speaker 2: I think part of bringing back Soto is going to be, 385 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:22,440 Speaker 2: you know, acknowledging that the team needs to make other improvements. 386 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:27,040 Speaker 2: Right when the Yankees re signed Aaron Judge, they told 387 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:29,520 Speaker 2: him they were going to be improvements. Remember Steinberner came 388 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 2: out and said, oh, we're not done, We're not done. 389 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:36,800 Speaker 2: But it turns out they were done. They were done, 390 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:42,399 Speaker 2: And you know, I feel like they're gonna have to 391 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 2: make the same promise to Juan Soto, but this time 392 00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 2: they're gonna have to fulfill it because Judge's gonna be 393 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 2: in HISA. Make sure they make sure they go out 394 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:54,919 Speaker 2: and get somebody. I really think that they're they're gonna 395 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:56,720 Speaker 2: go all in to try and get over the hump 396 00:22:56,800 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 2: this year. They know that the Dodgers are a super 397 00:22:58,840 --> 00:23:00,720 Speaker 2: team out there. I feel the Yankees are one of 398 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 2: the best teams in the American League. Again if they 399 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:06,760 Speaker 2: bring back Soto. So you know, we'll see how it 400 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:09,920 Speaker 2: shakes out. We got another voicemail here from Chain. 401 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:13,720 Speaker 4: Hey, Derek Chaine, I just thought i'd weigh in on 402 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 4: the Cody Bellinger program that you had. I got a 403 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:23,040 Speaker 4: kick out of your guest. Yeah. Yeah, I think everybody 404 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 4: would like pitching for somebody like Cody Bellinger, who is 405 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 4: a nice player. He's a nice player, has nice stats, 406 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 4: would probably be nice in the Yankee Stadium. But we've 407 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 4: got too many nice players like John Carlos stan He's 408 00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:48,200 Speaker 4: a nice player. He's had some big moments, but there 409 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:56,159 Speaker 4: are no rings for the ten year contract nice players. 410 00:23:57,280 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 4: I just don't think we ought have waste any time 411 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:08,199 Speaker 4: on with the looking it appears that we're going to 412 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:13,600 Speaker 4: lose stant Or Soto, which is too bad. I think 413 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:16,360 Speaker 4: he would have been a good fit. The other thing 414 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,879 Speaker 4: about Bellinger, he's too old. I mean, you know, he 415 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:22,480 Speaker 4: has a good year and then he wants ten years 416 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:24,520 Speaker 4: after he has that good year. 417 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 2: All right, so Bellinger's only twenty nine. We don't know 418 00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:31,680 Speaker 2: what he's asking for. He's actually a he's under contract 419 00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 2: for the next season and then he's got another opt out. 420 00:24:35,119 --> 00:24:38,320 Speaker 2: So and I don't. I don't like John Carlo catching 421 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:41,199 Speaker 2: strays there after he helped us get to the World Series. 422 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 2: So you know, let's just take it easy. I think 423 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 2: my cat Dexter wants to get in the show here. 424 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 2: He wants to be famous, all right, Tuck. 425 00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 5: Blake still Derek, It's Brian just Blake. Snell signed with 426 00:24:55,920 --> 00:25:01,440 Speaker 5: the Dodgers. Rich keep getting richer, pretty pretty awesome, got 427 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 5: handed to him. They keep going for it. I wanted 428 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:09,960 Speaker 5: to say, though, quick quick, idea, throw it out there, 429 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:14,359 Speaker 5: see what you thought of it. I've seen I think 430 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:20,600 Speaker 5: it was the Korean League there, it's gonna be posting 431 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:24,679 Speaker 5: high song Kim, and I think he's a lefty. He 432 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:29,840 Speaker 5: played with Hashong Kim pretty much almost the same name, 433 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:34,680 Speaker 5: but battery partners, middle infield partners, a lefty. 434 00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:35,320 Speaker 1: He's hit. 435 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:39,480 Speaker 5: It's over three hundred the last three seasons. Doesn't have 436 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:42,320 Speaker 5: much pop. But I was curious what you thought of 437 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 5: we threw him up the middle with VOLTI maybe try 438 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:51,800 Speaker 5: to get you know, hopefully it's two sixty to eighty 439 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:54,960 Speaker 5: would be incredible and get a pesky little hitter in 440 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:57,720 Speaker 5: the middle of contact, kind of something different from what 441 00:25:57,760 --> 00:26:01,440 Speaker 5: they would usually do. And please still get Soto. If 442 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 5: not Graft, there's something somebody like Louis Robert. Yeah, just 443 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:09,360 Speaker 5: want to hear what your thoughts. Let's go, Yanks. 444 00:26:09,600 --> 00:26:10,600 Speaker 4: Gotta get it this year. 445 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:11,560 Speaker 5: Man gotta get it. 446 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:13,800 Speaker 2: You know, I'll admit I don't know much about this 447 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:19,159 Speaker 2: Korean player. I'm skeptical of foreign position players pitchers. You know, 448 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:21,920 Speaker 2: one hundred mile an hour fastball translates right, and you can, 449 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:25,120 Speaker 2: you know, see the metrics in you know, spin rate 450 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:27,199 Speaker 2: and things like that, and there's pretty good you know 451 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:31,680 Speaker 2: translation between you know what somebody does in Japan or 452 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:35,760 Speaker 2: South Korea or whatever, and when they come to America, 453 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:37,880 Speaker 2: you can tell what pitches are going to be effective 454 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:40,200 Speaker 2: and things like that. Like we knew Yamamoto through hard 455 00:26:40,200 --> 00:26:41,920 Speaker 2: We knew you get a good curve ball. We knew 456 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:45,200 Speaker 2: we could spot it. Hitters are a little bit trickier 457 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:51,480 Speaker 2: because the pitching at large isn't as good overseas. I 458 00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:53,760 Speaker 2: I'm just a little skeptical, right, I'd rather go with 459 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:57,000 Speaker 2: a proven guy up the middle. I know a lot 460 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:59,600 Speaker 2: of people like Caleb Durban top prospect. We did a 461 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 2: pod cast about him. To me, the exit velocity of 462 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:05,280 Speaker 2: eighty three Miles an Hours a little bit suspect. I 463 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:06,639 Speaker 2: don't know if he's bunting a lot. I mean, he 464 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:09,480 Speaker 2: is a speedy guy or whatever. But I'm just a 465 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:11,879 Speaker 2: little bit. I'm just a little bit worried about that. 466 00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:14,240 Speaker 2: I would rather go with a proven player up the middle. 467 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 2: I think Labor Torres is definitely gone, especially if they 468 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:21,400 Speaker 2: signed one so doo. Now, if Wan Soto signs elsewhere, 469 00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:24,240 Speaker 2: all options are on the table. Maybe you bring Labor 470 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:27,080 Speaker 2: back on a one year proven deal. But I think 471 00:27:27,119 --> 00:27:31,160 Speaker 2: we could do without his baseball IQ, without his base 472 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:35,479 Speaker 2: running blunders, and without his league leading errors total at 473 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:39,080 Speaker 2: second base. So I think despite Torres hitting well in 474 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:42,080 Speaker 2: the playoffs out of the leadoff spot, really after he 475 00:27:42,119 --> 00:27:44,080 Speaker 2: got moved to the leadoff spot late in the season 476 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:48,200 Speaker 2: he was great and after the benching, but I think 477 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:51,160 Speaker 2: he's gone for sure. So that's gonna leave a hole. 478 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:53,480 Speaker 2: I mean, you could go with Jazz Chisholm, who's a 479 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:56,560 Speaker 2: natural second basement. It came up as a second baseman, 480 00:27:57,359 --> 00:28:00,200 Speaker 2: but you're losing one of his weapons because one of 481 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 2: his weapons is his great arm, which then only becomes 482 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:06,439 Speaker 2: valuable on relay throws and on the back end of 483 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:09,320 Speaker 2: double plays like a six four to three or a 484 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:14,879 Speaker 2: five four to three double play. Now he's still a 485 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:17,639 Speaker 2: rangeye player, which I think will make up for some 486 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:19,720 Speaker 2: of that you know, lost tool. You know you'd be 487 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:21,800 Speaker 2: gaining range at second base, but then you got to 488 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:25,040 Speaker 2: backfill third base. Bragman sounds like could be a fit 489 00:28:25,080 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 2: for his former manager A. J. Hinch with the Tigers. 490 00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:32,880 Speaker 2: That's kind of where the foul territory team that has 491 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:36,200 Speaker 2: been breaking all this stuff down daily seems to think 492 00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:38,880 Speaker 2: he's gonna land. I agree with that assessment. I thought 493 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:41,800 Speaker 2: he'd be a good fit for the Blue Jays. Also, 494 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:44,600 Speaker 2: you know, George Springer went up there. He might be, hey, 495 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:47,520 Speaker 2: you know we're we're we're trying to get to the playoffs. 496 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:49,600 Speaker 2: Come help us out. But I also could see him 497 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:52,320 Speaker 2: going back to the Astros. The Astros are aggressive, they're 498 00:28:52,360 --> 00:28:54,680 Speaker 2: trying to bring him back, and a lot of times 499 00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:58,479 Speaker 2: if a team's trying to bring somebody back, you know, 500 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:01,720 Speaker 2: if they've done some winning there, he'll go. So you know, 501 00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:05,280 Speaker 2: you got a fan base there already pre existing. But 502 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:07,840 Speaker 2: I just don't see bragmant as much as I think 503 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 2: he would be a good fit offensively and defensively with 504 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:12,240 Speaker 2: this team. I don't see him coming to the Yankees, 505 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:14,600 Speaker 2: which means, you know, you have to figure out something 506 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 2: else for third base. Maybe Oswaldo Cabrera finally gets the 507 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:22,520 Speaker 2: shot right, but he didn't exactly crush the baseball this year. 508 00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:25,080 Speaker 2: He had some good moments, but he also had some downtime. 509 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:27,680 Speaker 2: So be interesting to see how it shakes out. All right, 510 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:28,840 Speaker 2: we got Booker. 511 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:32,840 Speaker 1: Hey, Good morning, Derek. This is Booker again, like I 512 00:29:32,880 --> 00:29:38,040 Speaker 1: had told you earlier, cast, and that's the team up. 513 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:42,840 Speaker 1: So they're gonna have to dwarf the New York Mets 514 00:29:42,920 --> 00:29:47,120 Speaker 1: offer by at least fifty million dollars. Won't happen the 515 00:29:47,160 --> 00:29:50,240 Speaker 1: contract for him to come back to the Yankees. Yankee 516 00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:54,520 Speaker 1: rosters old and antiquated and not that all. If I were, 517 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 1: if you or me were signing, you would not sign 518 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:02,160 Speaker 1: with the Yankees the Mets. 519 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:04,800 Speaker 2: That's just flat out wrong. Don't tell me where I 520 00:30:04,840 --> 00:30:07,480 Speaker 2: would sign. I would absolutely sign with the Yankees over 521 00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:10,200 Speaker 2: the Mets, and not because I'm a Yankees fan. You know, 522 00:30:10,760 --> 00:30:12,080 Speaker 2: if I had a chance to hit in front of 523 00:30:12,080 --> 00:30:15,120 Speaker 2: Aaron Judge, I'm gonna get more pitches to hit, you know. 524 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:18,680 Speaker 2: Jason Domingez, a young up and coming, up and coming 525 00:30:18,760 --> 00:30:22,440 Speaker 2: Dominican player, switch hitter, a great eye, a chance to 526 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:25,400 Speaker 2: work with Soto and learn the ropes and become an 527 00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:28,840 Speaker 2: absolute star. I think he knows how good Domingez is 528 00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:31,160 Speaker 2: gonna be. I really think that Dominga is gonna be 529 00:30:31,160 --> 00:30:33,200 Speaker 2: better this year. Forget what you saw he was coming 530 00:30:33,240 --> 00:30:35,240 Speaker 2: back from an injury. Was you know, it was just 531 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:37,560 Speaker 2: a weird situation. Last year he screwed up a couple 532 00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 2: of plays in the field and that it kind of 533 00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:41,920 Speaker 2: became the yips. But he's a better player than that. 534 00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:45,960 Speaker 2: He's gonna be fine. You know, the pitching on the 535 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:48,400 Speaker 2: Yankees is better and healthier. You just made it to 536 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:50,960 Speaker 2: the World Series. And like I said, you gotta consider 537 00:30:51,040 --> 00:30:54,480 Speaker 2: more than just your salary. You have to consider your legacy. 538 00:30:54,680 --> 00:30:57,520 Speaker 2: You have to consider your endorsements. You have to consider 539 00:30:57,560 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 2: the brand deals that you know each organization has. The 540 00:31:03,280 --> 00:31:07,160 Speaker 2: Yankees are a more established brand than the Mets. That's 541 00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:10,200 Speaker 2: just the way it is. Right, You're gonna have Nike 542 00:31:10,400 --> 00:31:14,920 Speaker 2: and and DTUS and all these different brands that want 543 00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:18,000 Speaker 2: to be associated with the Yankees, want to be associated 544 00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:21,560 Speaker 2: with Juan Soto. Now the Mets have theirs too, but 545 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:24,800 Speaker 2: not to the degree that the Yankees have its. Really, 546 00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:27,200 Speaker 2: as my marker must have been bleeding on me, I'm 547 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:29,959 Speaker 2: covered and think. All Right, ladies and gentlemen, we are 548 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:32,240 Speaker 2: gonna call it a day. Enjoy football. Hopefully we'll be 549 00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:34,720 Speaker 2: back with some Sodo news over the next few days, 550 00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:39,320 Speaker 2: and as always, post your comments in the chat, comment like, 551 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:42,840 Speaker 2: follow us, and rate us on all your favorite podcast platforms. 552 00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:46,160 Speaker 2: Thanks to everybody who tuned in. I hope you're enjoying 553 00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:49,240 Speaker 2: all of the new stuff that we're adding to this podcast, 554 00:31:49,280 --> 00:31:52,520 Speaker 2: and I promise you Jan Soda will get either the 555 00:31:52,560 --> 00:31:55,600 Speaker 2: Belt Award or the Bomb Award, depending on what he 556 00:31:55,720 --> 00:31:58,360 Speaker 2: decides to do. It'll be the first one of the 557 00:31:58,440 --> 00:32:02,360 Speaker 2: season as the offseas in rolls towards the Winter meetings 558 00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:06,680 Speaker 2: here just a week away. 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