1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:01,600 Speaker 1: That is just not the case. 2 00:00:01,680 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 2: Jazz Chisholm has been a pleasure to deal with in 3 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 2: New York, and he really is one of the faces 4 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 2: of this twenty twenty five team. 5 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:17,600 Speaker 3: Fox Sports MLB reporter Dsha Tosa are back on FT 6 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 3: with us. 7 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:20,240 Speaker 4: Dsha, good to see you. Let's start with the Mets. 8 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 3: I mean, I have been hooked to this Mets Dodgers series, 9 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:26,079 Speaker 3: and it's pretty cool for the Dodgers to go from 10 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 3: the Yankees to the Mets. Not because of the big markets, 11 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 3: because the teams are really good, and I think the 12 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 3: Mets are playing them well. I mean they're a Brandon 13 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 3: Nimo bad turn away from continuing that contest. Yesterday they 14 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 3: won the first one. They've won more than they've lost 15 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:42,480 Speaker 3: again against them. So what are you seeing lately from 16 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:47,200 Speaker 3: the Mets? Of course, led by Juan Soto's bat coming 17 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 3: to life. 18 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 2: What's up, guys, Good to see you too. Definitely, I'm 19 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 2: right with you. This Mets Dodgers series has been way 20 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 2: more exciting than the one we saw over the weekend 21 00:00:57,280 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 2: with the Yankees Dodgers, which I think received a little 22 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 2: more national love. But really, I think this is the 23 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:06,199 Speaker 2: rematch that I see happening again in October. They look 24 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 2: like the best teams in baseball right now. They're going 25 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:11,399 Speaker 2: toe to toe. Even when the Dodgers were at City 26 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 2: Field last week, that game went to extra inning. So 27 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 2: I think the Mets, this is something that I've seen 28 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 2: from them this year and last year, is that they're 29 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:23,919 Speaker 2: starting to play really hard against top teams. That's something 30 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:27,839 Speaker 2: they haven't really done since. We've seen this core with Windoor, 31 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 2: p Alonso, Jeff McNeil, some of the brandon Nimo, some 32 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 2: of these returning faces that used to be kind of 33 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 2: a struggle for them, and now I mean they're really 34 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,680 Speaker 2: rising to the occasion. And I think that just goes 35 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 2: it speaks to their mentality in that clubhouse. They feel 36 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 2: like they have an edge now, they kind of have 37 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 2: accepted even internally that they are a top contender. And 38 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 2: I think that goes right back to last postseason when 39 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 2: they went all the way to Game six with the Dodgers, 40 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 2: and we're kind of just seeing it carrying over. You mentioned, 41 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 2: of of course Soto. I think he's starting to look better, 42 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 2: but he still has to make a few more strides 43 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 2: at the plate to really look like the Wan Soda 44 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 2: that we expected here. 45 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 5: Do you feel like somebody on the roster can get 46 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 5: Juan Soto to get going a lot of times when 47 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 5: somebody new comes to a team, they say, well, this 48 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:19,639 Speaker 5: guy had the connection with this guy or this guy 49 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 5: has this, and usually it's a country in a Puerto 50 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 5: Rican player has a connection with the Puerto Rican player, 51 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 5: somebody from Georgia with somebody from Georgia. Is there somebody 52 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 5: on this team that gets Juan Soto? 53 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: Yes, and that player is starling Marte. 54 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:37,920 Speaker 2: I think they are currently kind of bringing out the 55 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 2: best in each other. 56 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 1: Even Marte. 57 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:43,919 Speaker 2: I think he's just playing harder this year, having had 58 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,679 Speaker 2: a double groin surgery too last year and coming back 59 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 2: to kind of being this really productive hitters is not 60 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 2: what I expected. I thought he would just kind of 61 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,079 Speaker 2: get some reps at DH. But I think he is 62 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 2: showing up and showing out alongside Sodo, And we know 63 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 2: going back years has kind of been these conversations with 64 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 2: Martin and Soto. At the All Star Game, you can 65 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 2: kind of see that Martin's trying to get be friendly 66 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 2: with Sodo, maybe try to convince him to come to 67 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 2: the Mets. 68 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: It finally happened. 69 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:13,919 Speaker 2: I think he was definitely one of the driving forces 70 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 2: for Sodo, and they are really friendly even in the clubhouse. 71 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 2: Even when I'm talking to Sodo at his locker, Martin's 72 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 2: always coming up behind and kind of joking around with him, 73 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 2: and they're kind of stuck to the hip. 74 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: So I think Marte will help. 75 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 2: Sodo kind of get out of this funk, kind of 76 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 2: maybe get out of his head. I think you're right 77 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 2: that that definitely helps when guys like Soto have someone 78 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 2: to lean on in a clubhouse. 79 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 6: A couple things about injury wise, Van Toos went down 80 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 6: with a little hamstring injury the other day. How's he doing? 81 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 6: What have they said about him? And how about Manaia? 82 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 6: When do you think he's ready to go? I'm ready 83 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 6: to come back and help this team. The pitching has 84 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 6: been doing really well, especially to start and pitching. 85 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, Biento's it looks like it might not be as 86 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 2: bad as everyone thought. 87 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: It's funny. 88 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 2: I was kind of joking with some of the reporters 89 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 2: that when he kind of tripped coming out of the box, 90 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 2: it was like, well, is that a really hamstering injury 91 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 2: or is he just covering that up? And it looked 92 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 2: like obviously he's on the il now. They called up Mauricio, 93 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:17,159 Speaker 2: but I'm not expecting that to be so much of 94 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 2: a long stint. Of course, hamstring injuries are tricky, so 95 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 2: that could play out anyway. But with Manaia, it actually 96 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:25,600 Speaker 2: looks like Frankie Montas is on his way back earlier 97 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:29,919 Speaker 2: and MANII, the Mets are being a little more cagy 98 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:32,599 Speaker 2: just about what his timeline will be because he has 99 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 2: had Manya has had some setbacks along the way that 100 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:39,239 Speaker 2: they've kind of had to navigate and manure, whereas Montas 101 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 2: looks like he could be coming back sooner. 102 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 1: But really, I think these are big. 103 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 2: Inflection points in the Met season because the Pidgeon staff 104 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 2: has been so good, and I think just adding another 105 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 2: arm in that rotation, not that it'll mess it up, 106 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 2: but they are going to have more adjustments and a 107 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,600 Speaker 2: new arm to adjust too, rather than the flow that 108 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 2: they've started here with. So I'm definitely interested to see 109 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 2: how this plays out when they start to get healthy again, 110 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 2: and they're especially overperforming what we all expected at the 111 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 2: beginning of the season that pitching staff. 112 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 5: Okay, Frankie Montas just automatically put into this rotation. I 113 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 5: get it. He got a lot of money, and in 114 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 5: New York money doesn't mean that much. It's about winning. 115 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 5: But his track record hasn't been that great. Do you 116 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 5: see him going automatically right into a rotation that has 117 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:32,159 Speaker 5: been a strength of this team. And if he does, 118 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,599 Speaker 5: when he struggles for three starts, is that his leash? 119 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 5: Is it five starts? Is it the old Well, we'll see. 120 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:42,280 Speaker 5: It would be a good problem to have extra death because 121 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 5: I haven't been convinced with the Frankie montass since he's 122 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 5: been traded from the A's to the Yankees years ago. 123 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:51,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think you have it right. 124 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 2: I think I would kind of caution those sort of 125 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:57,159 Speaker 2: narratives now with any arm that joins the Mets because 126 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 2: of what they've been able to do with guys, especially 127 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,919 Speaker 2: like Griffin Canning, who gave up the most runs in 128 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:06,040 Speaker 2: the al last year and suddenly he looks like a star. 129 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,919 Speaker 2: And another guy like Clay Holmes where there were question 130 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 2: marks around whether he could turn into a successful starter 131 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 2: after being a closer, and he's fully excelling at City Field. 132 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 2: So I think I'm very, very interested and fascinated by 133 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:24,600 Speaker 2: how this Frankie Montas turnaround will go. I think they 134 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 2: are going to give him a long release just because 135 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 2: of that contract, but I really am not expecting it 136 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 2: to go maybe as poorly as it has in the 137 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 2: past for him, just because of pitching coach Jeremy Hefner 138 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 2: has really seemed to find a flow and a groove 139 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 2: and understanding that works with this staff, and he has 140 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 2: other guys to rely on, and he really does. Frankie Montas, 141 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 2: just in person, has looked very enthusiastic, very excited to 142 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:53,599 Speaker 2: jump back in their rotation and pitch for a competitive 143 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,200 Speaker 2: first place team. So I think all of that is 144 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 2: going in the right direction. I think fans do have 145 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 2: to be a little weary that he might be a 146 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 2: little slow to start here first few starts, but it 147 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 2: could shake out to be a good thing in the end. 148 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 4: Trade headline is looming. 149 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 6: What do you see the Mets doing, if anything, as 150 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 6: it gets closer and as they keep getting better and better. 151 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think last night was a really good example 152 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 2: of what they need to do this just struggling these 153 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 2: last few games against the Dodgers of Carlos Mendoza doesn't 154 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 2: really know what buttons to push with that bullpen, so 155 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 2: they definitely need to get a power arm to supplement 156 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 2: Edwin Diaz, who has looked great this season. That was 157 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 2: really his blown save against the Dodgers. Really is bad 158 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 2: start in a long time. But I think they definitely 159 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 2: need bullpen help. If they're going to be this competitive 160 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 2: with the Dodgers and have a lead to go into 161 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 2: the ninth inning and back to games, they have to 162 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 2: be able to lock that down, So that is a 163 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 2: definite need. Beyond that, I really haven't seen David Stearns 164 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 2: making huge aggressive moves at the trade deadline, and I 165 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 2: think that follows the same pattern across the league ever 166 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 2: since the expanded playoffs. 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Right, all is good? 196 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 5: Or is New York? The Bronx still up in arms 197 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 5: about Devin Williams making it a nail bit or why 198 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 5: can't we have Mo back? Because Mo's not real? Mo 199 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 5: was a robot. Is Devin Williams going to need the 200 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 5: six to eight weeks that Luke Weaver is taking till 201 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:55,760 Speaker 5: he gets back to get healthy. Is he going to 202 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:58,840 Speaker 5: need to have a perfect six to eight weeks for 203 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 5: Yankee fans to be enamored with him again? 204 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 1: I think so. 205 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:07,200 Speaker 2: I think definitely for Yankees fans to kind of just 206 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 2: accept that Devin Williams is even pitching well these last 207 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 2: few weeks, it didn't really matter to them until he 208 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 2: was put in the closer role like he was last night, 209 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:18,560 Speaker 2: and he even struggled there for a little but really 210 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 2: that was I thought, just a really really tough at 211 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 2: bat for him, and he pulled through Devin Williams. So 212 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 2: I think I don't know how long it'll take really 213 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 2: for fans to accept that this is the direction they 214 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 2: have to go, this is what they got Devin Williams 215 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 2: for in the beginning. But I think internally the Yankees 216 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:39,320 Speaker 2: have handled it absolutely right. I think he's had a 217 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:42,560 Speaker 2: confidence boost over these last few weeks, and I think 218 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:46,440 Speaker 2: credit to Devin Williams He's really responded better than anyone 219 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 2: could in this situation. I mean, he's under a lot 220 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 2: of pressure after struggling in the Bronx, getting booed consecutive 221 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 2: bad outings, to now just kind of saying, hey, I'm 222 00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 2: going to accept whatever role they put me in. Very 223 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:02,520 Speaker 2: opposite from what we've seen in Boston or the Raphael Devers. 224 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 2: I think this Yankee team is just very, very hungry 225 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:09,240 Speaker 2: to get back to that World Series and win it, 226 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:11,840 Speaker 2: and they will do whatever it takes to get there, 227 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:14,439 Speaker 2: even if that means guys have to switch around if 228 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:17,679 Speaker 2: Weaver comes back. Even if Devin Williams had been dominating 229 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:20,400 Speaker 2: to that point and Weaver ones to take back that 230 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:23,559 Speaker 2: closer role, I really do not see Devin Williams having 231 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:26,200 Speaker 2: any issue with that, and that's the right mentality to 232 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 2: have in a clubhouse that just wants to go the distance. 233 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:31,960 Speaker 2: So far, I think Yankees fans are going to be 234 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:36,000 Speaker 2: maybe the Yankees' biggest hurdle in kind of accepting the role, 235 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 2: but they're doing it right within all right. 236 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 5: I have to make a correction. I said six to 237 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:43,960 Speaker 5: eight weeks for Luke Weaver. The report is four to 238 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 5: six weeks, So sorry, Yankee fans, I'm not giving Luke 239 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 5: Weaver a different diagnosis, but talking about changing positions. Obviously, 240 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 5: the drama over in Boston, Yankee fans love the fact 241 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:57,320 Speaker 5: that Boston drama is happening. Ironically, most of that drama 242 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:02,040 Speaker 5: is at third base, where Jazz Chisholm said exactly what 243 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 5: you just said, I just want to win. Is that 244 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:09,000 Speaker 5: a way to Enamory Yankee fans or is it really 245 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:11,079 Speaker 5: the fact that he hit a dinger last night and 246 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 5: that's the best way to Enamor Yankee fans. 247 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:17,720 Speaker 2: No, I think that's really his attitude in that club ass. 248 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 2: I've been really impressed to with Jazz Chislm. I don't 249 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 2: know where these reports came from in Miami that it 250 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:26,720 Speaker 2: was kind of difficult to deal with, not just with 251 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:30,320 Speaker 2: the media but in the clubhouse. Maybe I mean, those 252 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 2: were all true in the setting he was in, but 253 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 2: that is just not the case. Jazz Chism has been 254 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:37,720 Speaker 2: a pleasure to deal with in New York and he 255 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:40,280 Speaker 2: really is one of the faces of this twenty twenty 256 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 2: five team with how outspoken he is and dynamic in 257 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 2: the field, and he's a star. He acts and talks 258 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 2: like one and he's kind of getting I think that 259 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 2: Aaron Judge treatment of being humble about it, just kind 260 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:56,959 Speaker 2: of taking whatever position the team wants to put him 261 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:00,120 Speaker 2: in is really the mentality in there. And I think 262 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 2: especially with Jazz, he's been. 263 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 1: Really good at third last. 264 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:05,440 Speaker 2: Year, so he can he's proving that he can do 265 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 2: it again, and he doesn't mind kind of switching back 266 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:10,320 Speaker 2: and forth from second to third, even though he had 267 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 2: a good double played duo with Anthony Volpi. This is 268 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 2: really the only choice the Yankees have. Their third base 269 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 2: options are really mediocre. 270 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:19,439 Speaker 1: Otherwise. 271 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:22,040 Speaker 2: I think this is kind of a problem for them 272 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 2: going into the trade deadline, depending on how d j 273 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 2: Len Mayhew handles second base. 274 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: But for right now, DJ's. 275 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:31,840 Speaker 2: Been hitting and Jazz is hitting and he's happy with third, 276 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 2: so they don't have a problem yet. 277 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:36,440 Speaker 1: But it could become one. 278 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:39,719 Speaker 5: All right if the postseason starts tomorrow, because that's all 279 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:42,960 Speaker 5: the Yankee fans care about, and truly probably the players 280 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 5: care about. Who starts Game three for the Yankees in 281 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 5: a best of five series. 282 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:52,680 Speaker 2: Ooh, that's a tough one because we're going from straight 283 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 2: Freed Carlos for Adawn. 284 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:56,560 Speaker 1: I don't know. 285 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:59,720 Speaker 2: I always think Clark Schmid as a Game three starter 286 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:03,439 Speaker 2: is is kind of a nice surprise, and he also. 287 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 1: Worked very quietly. 288 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 2: But this is I think you're pointing to a problem 289 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 2: that they have going into the trade deadline, and that 290 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:12,720 Speaker 2: if Clark Schmid is the answer for Game three and 291 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:15,959 Speaker 2: they really want to go the distance, they definitely need 292 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:18,320 Speaker 2: a starting pitcher and they're going to get one. I 293 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 2: really don't see the Yankees walking away from this deadline 294 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 2: without adding to that rotation. 295 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 1: But yeah, that's not a great answer. 296 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 2: I think I think that might be who they have, 297 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:29,640 Speaker 2: but yeah, they'll have to work on it. 298 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 4: Dsha, it was awesome to have you on. Thank you 299 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 4: so much for the time. Great to catch up everyone. 300 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 3: Please give Dsha a follow at Disha Toe's ur thho 301 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 3: s a R. 302 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 4: Appreciate you, thanks for having me on. Guys, here we go. 303 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:48,360 Speaker 3: Tiger Territory host and Tiger's beat writer for The Athletic 304 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 3: Cody Stavenhagen with us right now on FT. Cody, good 305 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:53,480 Speaker 3: to see you. This is the best record in Major 306 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 3: League Baseball. You've done an awesome job covering them on 307 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 3: Tiger Territory, So tell me what's new, What do you 308 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 3: like and what's concerning. Lately, it's been hard to have 309 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 3: a lot that falls into the concerning category. 310 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 7: I mean, the Tigers have been so good all the 311 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 7: way around. Now that doesn't mean they're perfect. There are 312 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:13,000 Speaker 7: a couple of things we can talk about. I think 313 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 7: the bullpen over the past two weeks to a month 314 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 7: has maybe been the one area that's been leaking a 315 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 7: little bit of oil. I'm sure we're probably gonna ask, 316 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 7: you know what, if the Tigers needed the trade deadline, 317 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 7: a high octane swing in this reliever would seem to 318 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 7: be something that could help the Tigers. You know, it's 319 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 7: a little bit of a ball and play bullpen. They 320 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 7: rank toward the bottom third in terms of at least 321 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 7: strikeout percentage, not necessarily a lot of swing and miss, 322 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:41,400 Speaker 7: even though there are some really good arms. But Tyler 323 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 7: Holton was such a big part of the team last year. 324 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 7: He hasn't quite been what he was the past two years. 325 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 7: So the bullpen is one area. But in terms of 326 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 7: what I like, I mean, gosh, what's not to like? 327 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 7: Even you know, you're seeing the team have it starting 328 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 7: pitching depth tested a little bit. Some guys in the 329 00:15:56,320 --> 00:16:00,200 Speaker 7: il Reesulsen now Jackson job, but you're still getting a 330 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 7: lot of good quality performances and the at back quality 331 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 7: up and down the order seems to be really good, 332 00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 7: night in and night out. It's not just the guys 333 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:13,360 Speaker 7: maybe you're hearing about Spencer Twurglesen, it's a lesser guys 334 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 7: up and down the lineup, or even someone like a 335 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 7: young catcher Dylan Dingler who's having a fantastic year putting 336 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 7: himself in the All Star conversation. Like the Tigers have 337 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 7: formed this roster that is thirteen guys deep, and so 338 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 7: many of them have found ways to contribute, and they've 339 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 7: done it over now sustained period of time. I don't 340 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:33,480 Speaker 7: think you can say it as a fluke. So it's 341 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 7: been impressive to watch. 342 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 5: Is this bullpen better or worse than it was last 343 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:44,520 Speaker 5: year from August tenth on, because that was that in 344 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:47,000 Speaker 5: Turk s Google or what carried them to where they 345 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 5: got to. 346 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 7: Yeah, right now, in terms of just sheer performance, I 347 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 7: think it's worse now. I think you have some arms 348 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 7: who are pitching really well. Tommy Kinley and Wilvest have 349 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 7: been very good in the back end. Brent Herder has 350 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 7: been terrific. But you want to compare it to you know, 351 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:04,480 Speaker 7: last August, last September, it was like it didn't matter 352 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 7: who the Tigers were throwing out there, they were going 353 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:10,119 Speaker 7: to have some phenomenal outings. Bo Briski pitch probably the 354 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 7: best baseball of his life. The Tigers right now are 355 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:15,240 Speaker 7: still trying to get him kind of tuned a little 356 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:18,880 Speaker 7: bit more finely. I mentioned Tyler Holton, and then even 357 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 7: the back end, you start looking at the seven eight 358 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:24,680 Speaker 7: guys John Brebia, you know, like the era is okay, 359 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 7: but the overall execution is probably not what quite what 360 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:30,480 Speaker 7: the Tigers were hoping when they signed him, and they've 361 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:32,240 Speaker 7: had to funnel some guys in and out some of 362 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:36,199 Speaker 7: that strategic they aren't afraid to option a guy to 363 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 7: get a better matchup for the series. But now you 364 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:40,199 Speaker 7: have a got a rookie and Dylan Smith in the 365 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 7: back end of the bullpen. Yeah, overall, like it's still 366 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:47,480 Speaker 7: a pretty good bullpen, but it's not quite maybe that 367 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:49,680 Speaker 7: dominant level we saw at the end of last year. 368 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 6: Let me ask you about mister green Man. Is this 369 00:17:54,119 --> 00:17:57,720 Speaker 6: guy a superstar? Is this guy gonna be big time? 370 00:17:57,800 --> 00:17:59,640 Speaker 6: Talk to me a little about mister. 371 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 7: Green Yeah, I mean I think Riley Green is one 372 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 7: of the more underrated players in baseball right now. I 373 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:08,199 Speaker 7: think he's performing already at an all star level. He 374 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:10,119 Speaker 7: was an All Star last year. He's right in that 375 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:13,159 Speaker 7: mix this season. He's coming off a terrific May. He 376 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:16,919 Speaker 7: had an eight to ninety four ops twenty four RBIs 377 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:19,200 Speaker 7: in the month, which was the most he's ever had, 378 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:21,879 Speaker 7: and he's still only twenty four years old. So I 379 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:26,000 Speaker 7: think there is superstar capability in there. I mean, I'm 380 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:28,679 Speaker 7: not saying he's gonna, you know, become Aaron Judge, but 381 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:31,560 Speaker 7: you know, some of these names that are more household names, 382 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:36,200 Speaker 7: Julio Rodriguez, young outfielders like that. Go look at the production, 383 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:38,200 Speaker 7: go look at the numbers over the past three years. 384 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:41,240 Speaker 7: Riley Green is already right there, and he does still 385 00:18:41,280 --> 00:18:43,439 Speaker 7: have room to get a little bit better. The chase 386 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:45,760 Speaker 7: has been really high. The swing and miss has been 387 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 7: really high this year. Something that was encouraging about Riley 388 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:52,200 Speaker 7: coming into the season. His first three pro seasons, walk 389 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 7: right went up, strike wait, strike rate went down. Hasn't 390 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:58,840 Speaker 7: quite you know, carried on that trend of this season, 391 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:01,120 Speaker 7: but again, he had kind of rough April had a 392 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:03,800 Speaker 7: really brutal slump, came out of it in a big 393 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 7: way in May. 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Do you think Carrie should just be 422 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:41,680 Speaker 3: in the lineup every single day? 423 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 7: You know that's been like a hot topic around the 424 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 7: Tigers universe for the past couple of years because you 425 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:51,719 Speaker 7: look at what Carrie does against right handed pitching, and 426 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 7: it's it's legitimately elite. It is up there with Aaron Judge, 427 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 7: with shohe O Tani. But I think you have to 428 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:02,439 Speaker 7: understand the pinch hitting, the platooning is very much in 429 00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:05,439 Speaker 7: the Tigers DNA. It is how the roster is built. 430 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:09,920 Speaker 7: It creates difficult decisions for opposing managers and how they're 431 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:12,800 Speaker 7: going to use their bullpen. We've seen a little bit 432 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:15,800 Speaker 7: more willingness to give Carries some left handed left on 433 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 7: left at bats, especially early in this season. The reality 434 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:21,840 Speaker 7: is it continues to not go that well. He's hitting 435 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:25,879 Speaker 7: two hundred against lefties. The ops is five ninety four. There, 436 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 7: you know, he has homeered a couple times, but in 437 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:32,280 Speaker 7: general there's not as much slug He's never got consistent 438 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:34,879 Speaker 7: left on left at bats, but it's got one hundred 439 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:37,920 Speaker 7: and seventy career played appearances. Now he's a two to 440 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:40,600 Speaker 7: h one hitter against left against left handed pitching. So 441 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:43,399 Speaker 7: the reality is, the more we see, the more it 442 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:44,359 Speaker 7: kind of makes sense. 443 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:44,680 Speaker 3: Now. 444 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 7: I think Carry's a great hitter. I think I'm Carry's agent. 445 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 7: I'm like, we want to prove this guy is more 446 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 7: than a platoon bat. But right now you're on the 447 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 7: best team in baseball, and what the Tigers are doing 448 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:57,160 Speaker 7: tends to work. I don't think we're gonna see Carry 449 00:21:57,240 --> 00:22:01,160 Speaker 7: penciled in against lefties every day anytime in the foreseeable future. 450 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 5: And can I I want to piggyback on that, and 451 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:07,000 Speaker 5: maybe you can tell me if I'm wrong. But you say, 452 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 5: that's not what the Tigers do. It's not what aj 453 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:14,159 Speaker 5: Hinch does, because I think aj Hinch manages games to 454 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:17,479 Speaker 5: win them and not to keep his job. Do you 455 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:20,160 Speaker 5: see that? Do you see that. Have you seen that 456 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:23,080 Speaker 5: since Aj Hinch has been here kind of you know, 457 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 5: underperforming team but now becoming the best record in baseball. 458 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:30,160 Speaker 5: Do you have that feeling or is it the feeling that, well, 459 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 5: you know what platoons say this, so I'm gonna go 460 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 5: with that. 461 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 7: Uh yeah, Yeah, that's a good point, Eric, and I 462 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 7: think there is a difference from just kind of plug 463 00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 7: and play numbers to like AG's really trying to create 464 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 7: pressure and in game decisions and really stressing the other dugout. 465 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:50,680 Speaker 7: You can dive deep into how he constructs his lineups, 466 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:52,920 Speaker 7: why Kerry Carpenter was hitting lead off for a good 467 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,879 Speaker 7: chunk of the season until Parker Meadows got back. It 468 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:59,200 Speaker 7: was kind of to create a decision point the third 469 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:02,240 Speaker 7: time around, the ula carries up again, are you sure 470 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:04,280 Speaker 7: you want to stick with that right handed starter who's 471 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 7: having a nice game and we saw it lead to 472 00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:09,719 Speaker 7: some favorable results in a way, it's like an aggressive 473 00:23:09,760 --> 00:23:13,720 Speaker 7: style of managing and it's kind of just now getting recognition. 474 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 7: But Aj has done a lot of this for his 475 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:18,880 Speaker 7: entire time in Detroit. No one was really paying attention 476 00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:22,120 Speaker 7: to the twenty twenty one Tigers who finished I think 477 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:25,919 Speaker 7: like fifty eight and fifty three or something. That summer. 478 00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 7: They played really good in the second half, and that 479 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 7: team did not have a lot of talent, but they 480 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:34,520 Speaker 7: do a lot of what these current Tigers do. Back then, 481 00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 7: that was before the offseason the Tigers signed Hobby pie 482 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 7: As an Eduardo Rodriguez, And there's kind of this whole like, Oh, 483 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 7: AJ's got the Tigers on the rise. The twenty twenty 484 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 7: two team tanked, it didn't work out. It took a 485 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:49,200 Speaker 7: little bit longer because major league baseball is really hard. 486 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:52,119 Speaker 7: But now I think kind of everyone across the league 487 00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 7: and fans across the country are getting a little more 488 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:56,680 Speaker 7: of an understanding of kind of what you said, Eric, 489 00:23:56,720 --> 00:23:58,879 Speaker 7: the way Aj Hinch really managed his baseball games. 490 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:02,840 Speaker 8: I think you hit it perfectly, because I've been telling 491 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:06,200 Speaker 8: people this when I broadcasted the first round last year 492 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 8: and I sat in his office and was talking to him, 493 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:11,320 Speaker 8: and I'm telling you I didn't want to leave, and 494 00:24:11,359 --> 00:24:13,399 Speaker 8: I talk to people on the show here, I move 495 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:13,920 Speaker 8: around a lot. 496 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:15,440 Speaker 6: I think I sat on that chair and I didn't 497 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:19,040 Speaker 6: move for fifteen minutes. Just how he explains and dives 498 00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:21,960 Speaker 6: into each game and who he wants to pitch where 499 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:23,919 Speaker 6: and who's going to hit where. But I think that 500 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 6: it's a testament to the team because you might you 501 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:28,840 Speaker 6: might be a nine to old hitter one day and 502 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:32,399 Speaker 6: then back second the next. So that was kind of 503 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:34,720 Speaker 6: sort of my question about how good of a manager 504 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:36,160 Speaker 6: he is and how he does it. But my next 505 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:40,440 Speaker 6: question would be to you, is you know who's the 506 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 6: guy in this clubhouse that that's the leader, because you 507 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:45,520 Speaker 6: got a lot of team guys that want to play together, 508 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:47,560 Speaker 6: that love this game, But who's the guy in there 509 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 6: that's kind of just like you know, taking a team 510 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 6: by storm a little bit, make sure everybody's in line. 511 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 7: Yeah, real quick, on aj, it is still a function 512 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:59,360 Speaker 7: of the roster, right and Houston. He wasn't really platooning 513 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 7: you were Onrez Okay, So again it's not just straight 514 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:06,199 Speaker 7: Oh this guy's left handed, he can't hit lefties. It 515 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:08,480 Speaker 7: is a reflection a little bit of the talent the 516 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:11,400 Speaker 7: Tighters have and how they're best trying to maximize their parts, 517 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:14,200 Speaker 7: and what and what the front office has given him 518 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:16,800 Speaker 7: in terms of the clubhouse. Man, I kind of go 519 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:20,400 Speaker 7: back and forth when like who the leader is, and 520 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:22,159 Speaker 7: I think maybe that speaks to the fact, they have 521 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:27,800 Speaker 7: a pretty strong, pretty well rounded clubhouse. Last September, last October, 522 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:30,080 Speaker 7: I would have said Matt Vierling, he was one of 523 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:33,680 Speaker 7: their more established veteran quote unquote veteran, still really young, 524 00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:36,400 Speaker 7: but he had been in the postseason with the Phillies before. Well, 525 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:38,720 Speaker 7: Matt Vierling's been hurt all year, and I would have 526 00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:41,560 Speaker 7: said Jake Rogers, who had a great year at catcher. 527 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:44,480 Speaker 7: This year, Jake's been hurt, He's kind of lost that 528 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:47,840 Speaker 7: number one role to Dylan Dingler. I think Jake's still 529 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:51,360 Speaker 7: a really strong influential presence in this clubhouse. Vierling, even 530 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:54,119 Speaker 7: the injured, has still been around. You've kind of seen 531 00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:56,480 Speaker 7: I think some other guys take on that mantle. I 532 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:59,000 Speaker 7: think in the dugout, like who's the most hyped every day, 533 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:02,439 Speaker 7: that's probably Riley Green. I mean he's locked in, he's loud, 534 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:06,400 Speaker 7: he's cheering. But Glaber Torres I think deserves a lot 535 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:08,840 Speaker 7: of credit. He was the veteran guy to Tigers brought 536 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:12,080 Speaker 7: in this winter, and you can just kind of feel 537 00:26:12,119 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 7: the stabilizing presence of Glaber. He's been almost a different 538 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:18,440 Speaker 7: player in some ways than he was on the Yankees, 539 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:21,600 Speaker 7: where he was you know, among a long list of 540 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 7: bigger names, I don't know if he was called upon 541 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 7: or if it was appropriate for him to be a 542 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:29,280 Speaker 7: leader in the Yankees clubhouse coming to Detroit. I feel 543 00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:32,040 Speaker 7: like everyone can kind of feel that veteran presence. He 544 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:35,400 Speaker 7: has a close relationship with Hobby Baiaz and maybe there's 545 00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:38,439 Speaker 7: been some rub off there, and then even you know, 546 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:41,720 Speaker 7: just his kind of example, his consistency, the quality of 547 00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:44,320 Speaker 7: it bat I think younger guys have taken notice of 548 00:26:44,359 --> 00:26:47,320 Speaker 7: the overall professionalism. I'm not sure he's maybe the most 549 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:49,800 Speaker 7: vocal about it, but I've been really impressed by kind 550 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:52,400 Speaker 7: of the subtle leadership style of Glaber Torres. 551 00:26:53,280 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 5: He brought up Dylan Deingler, and as a catcher, I'd 552 00:26:56,000 --> 00:27:00,199 Speaker 5: be remiss to not talk about him here. Is it 553 00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:02,880 Speaker 5: going to be something that we're just kind of riding 554 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:05,919 Speaker 5: that high of Dylan Dingler because you know some of 555 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:09,199 Speaker 5: his hitting metrics will say he doesn't know. He swings 556 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 5: in a lot of pitches, so when he starts chasing, 557 00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:14,280 Speaker 5: some of his numbers are going to go down. His 558 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:17,359 Speaker 5: defense is really good, but Jake Rodgers is healthy now 559 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 5: and his defense is really good. Or is it the 560 00:27:20,119 --> 00:27:22,040 Speaker 5: fact that he plays for a team in Michigan and 561 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 5: he went to Ohio State, and so they're never really 562 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:26,639 Speaker 5: going to accept him. 563 00:27:27,119 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 4: Yeah. 564 00:27:27,440 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 7: Yeah, I think Dingler has quickly gotten a lot of 565 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 7: Tigers fans to overlook you know that degree, right, you 566 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:38,920 Speaker 7: raise a really good point. I'll be honest, I'm very 567 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:42,160 Speaker 7: surprised by what Dylan Dingler has done at the plate. 568 00:27:42,520 --> 00:27:44,760 Speaker 7: I thought this guy was a really good defensive catcher. 569 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:46,640 Speaker 7: I thought there's a little bit of pop in the bat. 570 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:49,200 Speaker 7: I thought he'd be like a nice compliment him and 571 00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:51,840 Speaker 7: Jake would be a good one too. Right now, Dylan 572 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:54,800 Speaker 7: Dingler's hitting close to three hundred. He's you know, hitting 573 00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:57,720 Speaker 7: the ball with power, and he's been doing it all 574 00:27:57,720 --> 00:28:00,560 Speaker 7: season long. I definitely was also like, well, he's off 575 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 7: to a hot start. This is great. I'll probably come 576 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 7: back to earth. He's not walking enough whatever, Well, he's 577 00:28:05,280 --> 00:28:07,400 Speaker 7: still not walking a lot. He's walked I think four 578 00:28:07,440 --> 00:28:11,560 Speaker 7: times all season. But this guy connects. Even if maybe 579 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:14,240 Speaker 7: there's a little bit of chase, the at bat quality 580 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:17,280 Speaker 7: is pretty good. Aj Hinch said the other day, like, 581 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:20,600 Speaker 7: what if this is just who he is and now 582 00:28:20,880 --> 00:28:23,320 Speaker 7: hitting two ninety to three hundred with power for a 583 00:28:23,359 --> 00:28:26,080 Speaker 7: catcher is a really really high bar if you're not 584 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:29,600 Speaker 7: Cal Raley or until this year, Adlee Rutschman. Like, that's 585 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:31,919 Speaker 7: a hard thing to do. There are not many of 586 00:28:31,960 --> 00:28:37,119 Speaker 7: those guys. But I think Dingler might be for real. Like, 587 00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:38,720 Speaker 7: I think this is going to be one of the 588 00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:42,160 Speaker 7: better hitting catchers in the game. We've seen it for 589 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:46,240 Speaker 7: nearly half a season. I'm starting to be one over that. Like, 590 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 7: it's not just a fluke. He can really produce at 591 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:50,000 Speaker 7: the play. 592 00:28:50,440 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 6: On the same token here, all Stars, the ballots are 593 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:54,720 Speaker 6: just coming out. Do you think you should be an 594 00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 6: All Star consideration? And who else on the squad do 595 00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:00,719 Speaker 6: you think should get a consideration as the year going forward? 596 00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:03,600 Speaker 7: Here, Yeah, it's going to be really interesting to see 597 00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 7: because the Tigers, I mean, they have the best record 598 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:07,600 Speaker 7: in baseball, so it's well deserved. They have a long 599 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:10,880 Speaker 7: list of All Star candidates. Trek Scuble, I think you 600 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:12,680 Speaker 7: can count as a lock. You just go look at 601 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:15,640 Speaker 7: numbers among ale second basement. I think Labor Torres might 602 00:29:15,680 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 7: just be a lock. Dylan Dingler really compelling All Star case. 603 00:29:19,160 --> 00:29:22,640 Speaker 7: I'm not sure enough people realize it yet. On FANGPS, 604 00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:25,920 Speaker 7: I think he's third in wins above replacement. When it 605 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:28,480 Speaker 7: comes to ale catchers Baseball Reference, he might be second. 606 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:31,160 Speaker 7: So he's behind cal Raley, who should be the All 607 00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:34,560 Speaker 7: Star starter. And it's kind of Dingler and Carlos Nirvayas 608 00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:36,960 Speaker 7: and if we're just going on strictly merit and not 609 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:40,480 Speaker 7: fan vote, whoever has the better June, you know, might 610 00:29:40,520 --> 00:29:43,120 Speaker 7: be deserving to be an All Star. Dingler is right there. 611 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:45,680 Speaker 7: That's how good he has been. You look across the 612 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:48,680 Speaker 7: diamond Spencer, Twirkolsen has a great case. Riley Green we 613 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:51,760 Speaker 7: talked about, he's playing it close to that level in 614 00:29:51,800 --> 00:29:54,640 Speaker 7: the bullpen. I think Will Vest, Tommy Cainley have cases. 615 00:29:55,080 --> 00:29:57,480 Speaker 7: Casey Mize has a good June. He's got a case. 616 00:29:58,200 --> 00:30:00,120 Speaker 7: There's some guys who have cooled off a little, but 617 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:03,000 Speaker 7: Zach McKinstry, Hovey Baias, who even two weeks ago we 618 00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:05,200 Speaker 7: would have been like, they're all stars. So I think 619 00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:08,400 Speaker 7: the Tigers are like I think Scooball and Tours are locks. 620 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:10,800 Speaker 7: And then it's like, well, what could they're all What 621 00:30:10,840 --> 00:30:13,720 Speaker 7: could the total number of guys be four or five six, 622 00:30:13,880 --> 00:30:17,000 Speaker 7: like seems entirely possible. There's a little bit of baseball 623 00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:19,560 Speaker 7: left to play. We'll see how much the fans support 624 00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:22,320 Speaker 7: kind of rallies around these guys, but a lot of 625 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 7: dudes playing at a really high level. 626 00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:27,320 Speaker 3: Cody, which team in the division do you think is 627 00:30:27,360 --> 00:30:29,840 Speaker 3: the biggest threat to make a run at the Tigers 628 00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:34,160 Speaker 3: for the Al Central at some point this season? I mean, obviously, 629 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:36,840 Speaker 3: if we talked about the Tigers even for another couple 630 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:39,880 Speaker 3: months into last year, we'd be like, yeah, they pretty 631 00:30:39,920 --> 00:30:42,640 Speaker 3: much suck, but they traded away some dudes at the deadline. 632 00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:44,360 Speaker 3: It is what it is, So a lot can change 633 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:46,040 Speaker 3: in the next couple months, Right, We can go to 634 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:48,080 Speaker 3: August and you can be like, oh, wow, this team 635 00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:49,080 Speaker 3: really came on strong. 636 00:30:49,120 --> 00:30:51,960 Speaker 4: Which one do you think that could be upsidewise? 637 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:56,880 Speaker 7: Yeah, it's hard to say that. The Guardians are just 638 00:30:56,960 --> 00:30:59,920 Speaker 7: so pesky and scary that you never want to write 639 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:03,400 Speaker 7: them off, although the run differential would hint that maybe 640 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:06,720 Speaker 7: things aren't necessarily going to correct for them. So I'm 641 00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:09,040 Speaker 7: not writing off the Guardians fully, But I think if 642 00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:10,560 Speaker 7: I had to choose one team, it would be the 643 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:14,600 Speaker 7: Minnesota Twins. Like they've played pretty good baseball without Royce 644 00:31:14,680 --> 00:31:18,200 Speaker 7: Lewis getting going at all the high end talent, and 645 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:21,560 Speaker 7: the pitching in Minnesota is still there. I think if 646 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:24,360 Speaker 7: there's a team that could really catch fire, I'd go 647 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:25,320 Speaker 7: with the Twins. 648 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:28,480 Speaker 4: Well more for you, what about the Royals? 649 00:31:28,840 --> 00:31:30,680 Speaker 3: Do you think the Twins and the Guardians are a 650 00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:32,840 Speaker 3: step ahead of the Royals from what you've seen so far? 651 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:36,280 Speaker 3: My counter is, I don't feel like we've seen the 652 00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:38,680 Speaker 3: best baseball from Bobby with Junior yet, And now you 653 00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:41,920 Speaker 3: have a guy that just came up who could hit 654 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:45,600 Speaker 3: and be a forty homer power threat in their lineup 655 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:46,440 Speaker 3: right from the jump. 656 00:31:47,280 --> 00:31:48,800 Speaker 7: Yeah, we'll see. I mean, there are a lot of 657 00:31:48,840 --> 00:31:51,440 Speaker 7: young hitters who struggle, and I think Jack kack Leone's 658 00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:53,920 Speaker 7: going to have a terrific career, but like, is he 659 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:57,480 Speaker 7: going to turn around their season instantly? I just wouldn't 660 00:31:57,640 --> 00:32:01,080 Speaker 7: want to put that one any young player on any team. 661 00:32:01,640 --> 00:32:04,280 Speaker 7: But yeah, if you would have asked me in February, 662 00:32:04,440 --> 00:32:07,200 Speaker 7: like who is your Ale Central favorite? I think I 663 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:09,560 Speaker 7: would have said the Kansas City Royals. And so you're 664 00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:12,440 Speaker 7: onto something, Scott and that they haven't really played their 665 00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:15,880 Speaker 7: best baseball. Maybe Bobby Witt hasn't even played, Salvador Perez 666 00:32:16,320 --> 00:32:21,200 Speaker 7: hasn't really caught fire, yet some of the numbers don't 667 00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:24,160 Speaker 7: aren't aren't necessarily the most encouraging thing for the Royals. 668 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:27,320 Speaker 7: But yeah, that's still a good team that maybe hasn't 669 00:32:27,320 --> 00:32:29,200 Speaker 7: played its best ball yet. I think that's a totally 670 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:29,840 Speaker 7: fair argument. 671 00:32:30,840 --> 00:32:33,760 Speaker 5: Goh, he won last one. We've talked all this. The 672 00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:37,480 Speaker 5: Tigers are the best record in the American League? Yes? 673 00:32:37,600 --> 00:32:41,120 Speaker 5: Or no? Or yeah? Are the Tigers the best team 674 00:32:41,120 --> 00:32:42,200 Speaker 5: in the American League? 675 00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:45,200 Speaker 4: I think so. 676 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:48,560 Speaker 7: I mean, I think they're the most complete team right now. 677 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:52,160 Speaker 7: You know, it's hard to say they're better than the 678 00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:54,960 Speaker 7: New York Yankees based on the names, based on the talent, 679 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:57,720 Speaker 7: but you start talking about the pitching, you start talking 680 00:32:57,720 --> 00:33:01,200 Speaker 7: about the depth, you start talking about what could happen 681 00:33:01,240 --> 00:33:04,280 Speaker 7: at the trade deadline. I feel like the Tigers right 682 00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:08,959 Speaker 7: now are the most well rounded team in the American League. 683 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:13,120 Speaker 7: They just got Parker Meadows back, and he's a pretty dynamic, 684 00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:17,200 Speaker 7: electric player, Gold Glove caliber defense and center field. That 685 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:19,040 Speaker 7: might be the type of thing that puts them over 686 00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:21,320 Speaker 7: the top if Meadows hits it all like he did 687 00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:24,240 Speaker 7: in the second half of last season. So I think 688 00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:28,160 Speaker 7: it's probably close. But yeah, I think they are right now. 689 00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:34,160 Speaker 3: Krat's final line here, tell Cody what you texted me 690 00:33:34,560 --> 00:33:37,760 Speaker 3: about how ironic it would be if something happened. 691 00:33:37,760 --> 00:33:40,800 Speaker 4: I don't think it'll happen, but bring it up. 692 00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:43,480 Speaker 5: Wouldn't it be ironic if the Twins, the team you're 693 00:33:43,520 --> 00:33:47,280 Speaker 5: afraid of, catches the Tigers this year. After the Tigers 694 00:33:47,880 --> 00:33:50,160 Speaker 5: caught the Twins, they'll start thinking about it when the 695 00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:53,400 Speaker 5: Tigers have a four game series where they lose three 696 00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:56,800 Speaker 5: or four, because that will happen. Sorry, Tiger fans, I'm 697 00:33:56,840 --> 00:33:59,680 Speaker 5: not negative Nelly here. I'm just saying it happens to 698 00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:03,560 Speaker 5: the best teams, so that added pressure will be fun 699 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:05,840 Speaker 5: to watch these young players deal with. 700 00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:10,160 Speaker 7: Yeah, one hundred percent, there's a lot of ball left 701 00:34:10,160 --> 00:34:10,560 Speaker 7: to play. 702 00:34:10,600 --> 00:34:11,120 Speaker 5: That's every thing. 703 00:34:11,200 --> 00:34:14,120 Speaker 7: Aj Hinch said recently. You're feeling so good, everything's going 704 00:34:14,160 --> 00:34:16,919 Speaker 7: so well, and then you look up and there's about 705 00:34:16,920 --> 00:34:19,719 Speaker 7: one hundred games left on that schedule, so there's a 706 00:34:19,760 --> 00:34:20,880 Speaker 7: lot still to be decided. 707 00:34:22,280 --> 00:34:25,240 Speaker 4: Very true, Cody. Great to have you on everyone. Checkout 708 00:34:25,360 --> 00:34:26,400 Speaker 4: Tiger Territory. 709 00:34:26,680 --> 00:34:30,040 Speaker 3: There is a recent episode on the Dylan Dingler All 710 00:34:30,040 --> 00:34:33,560 Speaker 3: Star Case, among many other great episodes to check out. 711 00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:37,359 Speaker 3: You're getting three a week there from Cody Kieran and 712 00:34:37,560 --> 00:34:40,200 Speaker 3: Austin Jackson appearances on the show as well. 713 00:34:40,440 --> 00:34:41,600 Speaker 4: Thanks Cody, talk to you soon. 714 00:34:41,600 --> 00:34:43,960 Speaker 7: Man, all right, thanks guys, appreciate it.