WEBVTT - Tiger kings, Mets/Yankees checkups

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<v Speaker 1>That is just not the case.

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<v Speaker 2>Jazz Chisholm has been a pleasure to deal with in

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<v Speaker 2>New York, and he really is one of the faces

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<v Speaker 2>of this twenty twenty five team.

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<v Speaker 3>Fox Sports MLB reporter Dsha Tosa are back on FT

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<v Speaker 3>with us.

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<v Speaker 4>Dsha, good to see you. Let's start with the Mets.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I have been hooked to this Mets Dodgers series,

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<v Speaker 3>and it's pretty cool for the Dodgers to go from

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<v Speaker 3>the Yankees to the Mets. Not because of the big markets,

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<v Speaker 3>because the teams are really good, and I think the

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<v Speaker 3>Mets are playing them well. I mean they're a Brandon

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<v Speaker 3>Nimo bad turn away from continuing that contest. Yesterday they

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<v Speaker 3>won the first one. They've won more than they've lost

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<v Speaker 3>again against them. So what are you seeing lately from

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<v Speaker 3>the Mets? Of course, led by Juan Soto's bat coming

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<v Speaker 3>to life.

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<v Speaker 2>What's up, guys, Good to see you too. Definitely, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>right with you. This Mets Dodgers series has been way

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<v Speaker 2>more exciting than the one we saw over the weekend

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<v Speaker 2>with the Yankees Dodgers, which I think received a little

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<v Speaker 2>more national love. But really, I think this is the

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<v Speaker 2>rematch that I see happening again in October. They look

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<v Speaker 2>like the best teams in baseball right now. They're going

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<v Speaker 2>toe to toe. Even when the Dodgers were at City

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<v Speaker 2>Field last week, that game went to extra inning. So

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<v Speaker 2>I think the Mets, this is something that I've seen

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<v Speaker 2>from them this year and last year, is that they're

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<v Speaker 2>starting to play really hard against top teams. That's something

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<v Speaker 2>they haven't really done since. We've seen this core with Windoor,

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<v Speaker 2>p Alonso, Jeff McNeil, some of the brandon Nimo, some

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<v Speaker 2>of these returning faces that used to be kind of

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<v Speaker 2>a struggle for them, and now I mean they're really

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<v Speaker 2>rising to the occasion. And I think that just goes

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<v Speaker 2>it speaks to their mentality in that clubhouse. They feel

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<v Speaker 2>like they have an edge now, they kind of have

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<v Speaker 2>accepted even internally that they are a top contender. And

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<v Speaker 2>I think that goes right back to last postseason when

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<v Speaker 2>they went all the way to Game six with the Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're kind of just seeing it carrying over. You mentioned,

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<v Speaker 2>of of course Soto. I think he's starting to look better,

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<v Speaker 2>but he still has to make a few more strides

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<v Speaker 2>at the plate to really look like the Wan Soda

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<v Speaker 2>that we expected here.

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<v Speaker 5>Do you feel like somebody on the roster can get

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<v Speaker 5>Juan Soto to get going a lot of times when

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<v Speaker 5>somebody new comes to a team, they say, well, this

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<v Speaker 5>guy had the connection with this guy or this guy

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<v Speaker 5>has this, and usually it's a country in a Puerto

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<v Speaker 5>Rican player has a connection with the Puerto Rican player,

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<v Speaker 5>somebody from Georgia with somebody from Georgia. Is there somebody

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<v Speaker 5>on this team that gets Juan Soto?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, and that player is starling Marte.

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<v Speaker 2>I think they are currently kind of bringing out the

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<v Speaker 2>best in each other.

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<v Speaker 1>Even Marte.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he's just playing harder this year, having had

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<v Speaker 2>a double groin surgery too last year and coming back

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<v Speaker 2>to kind of being this really productive hitters is not

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<v Speaker 2>what I expected. I thought he would just kind of

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<v Speaker 2>get some reps at DH. But I think he is

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<v Speaker 2>showing up and showing out alongside Sodo, And we know

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<v Speaker 2>going back years has kind of been these conversations with

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<v Speaker 2>Martin and Soto. At the All Star Game, you can

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<v Speaker 2>kind of see that Martin's trying to get be friendly

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<v Speaker 2>with Sodo, maybe try to convince him to come to

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<v Speaker 2>the Mets.

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<v Speaker 1>It finally happened.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he was definitely one of the driving forces

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<v Speaker 2>for Sodo, and they are really friendly even in the clubhouse.

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<v Speaker 2>Even when I'm talking to Sodo at his locker, Martin's

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<v Speaker 2>always coming up behind and kind of joking around with him,

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<v Speaker 2>and they're kind of stuck to the hip.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think Marte will help.

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<v Speaker 2>Sodo kind of get out of this funk, kind of

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<v Speaker 2>maybe get out of his head. I think you're right

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<v Speaker 2>that that definitely helps when guys like Soto have someone

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<v Speaker 2>to lean on in a clubhouse.

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<v Speaker 6>A couple things about injury wise, Van Toos went down

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<v Speaker 6>with a little hamstring injury the other day. How's he doing?

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<v Speaker 6>What have they said about him? And how about Manaia?

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<v Speaker 6>When do you think he's ready to go? I'm ready

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<v Speaker 6>to come back and help this team. The pitching has

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<v Speaker 6>been doing really well, especially to start and pitching.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Biento's it looks like it might not be as

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<v Speaker 2>bad as everyone thought.

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<v Speaker 1>It's funny.

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<v Speaker 2>I was kind of joking with some of the reporters

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<v Speaker 2>that when he kind of tripped coming out of the box,

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<v Speaker 2>it was like, well, is that a really hamstering injury

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<v Speaker 2>or is he just covering that up? And it looked

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<v Speaker 2>like obviously he's on the il now. They called up Mauricio,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm not expecting that to be so much of

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<v Speaker 2>a long stint. Of course, hamstring injuries are tricky, so

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<v Speaker 2>that could play out anyway. But with Manaia, it actually

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<v Speaker 2>looks like Frankie Montas is on his way back earlier

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<v Speaker 2>and MANII, the Mets are being a little more cagy

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<v Speaker 2>just about what his timeline will be because he has

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<v Speaker 2>had Manya has had some setbacks along the way that

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<v Speaker 2>they've kind of had to navigate and manure, whereas Montas

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<v Speaker 2>looks like he could be coming back sooner.

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<v Speaker 1>But really, I think these are big.

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<v Speaker 2>Inflection points in the Met season because the Pidgeon staff

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<v Speaker 2>has been so good, and I think just adding another

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<v Speaker 2>arm in that rotation, not that it'll mess it up,

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<v Speaker 2>but they are going to have more adjustments and a

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<v Speaker 2>new arm to adjust too, rather than the flow that

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<v Speaker 2>they've started here with. So I'm definitely interested to see

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<v Speaker 2>how this plays out when they start to get healthy again,

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<v Speaker 2>and they're especially overperforming what we all expected at the

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<v Speaker 2>beginning of the season that pitching staff.

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, Frankie Montas just automatically put into this rotation. I

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<v Speaker 5>get it. He got a lot of money, and in

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<v Speaker 5>New York money doesn't mean that much. It's about winning.

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<v Speaker 5>But his track record hasn't been that great. Do you

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<v Speaker 5>see him going automatically right into a rotation that has

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<v Speaker 5>been a strength of this team. And if he does,

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<v Speaker 5>when he struggles for three starts, is that his leash?

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<v Speaker 5>Is it five starts? Is it the old Well, we'll see.

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<v Speaker 5>It would be a good problem to have extra death because

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<v Speaker 5>I haven't been convinced with the Frankie montass since he's

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<v Speaker 5>been traded from the A's to the Yankees years ago.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think you have it right.

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<v Speaker 2>I think I would kind of caution those sort of

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<v Speaker 2>narratives now with any arm that joins the Mets because

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<v Speaker 2>of what they've been able to do with guys, especially

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<v Speaker 2>like Griffin Canning, who gave up the most runs in

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<v Speaker 2>the al last year and suddenly he looks like a star.

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<v Speaker 2>And another guy like Clay Holmes where there were question

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<v Speaker 2>marks around whether he could turn into a successful starter

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<v Speaker 2>after being a closer, and he's fully excelling at City Field.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think I'm very, very interested and fascinated by

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<v Speaker 2>how this Frankie Montas turnaround will go. I think they

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<v Speaker 2>are going to give him a long release just because

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<v Speaker 2>of that contract, but I really am not expecting it

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<v Speaker 2>to go maybe as poorly as it has in the

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<v Speaker 2>past for him, just because of pitching coach Jeremy Hefner

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<v Speaker 2>has really seemed to find a flow and a groove

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<v Speaker 2>and understanding that works with this staff, and he has

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<v Speaker 2>other guys to rely on, and he really does. Frankie Montas,

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<v Speaker 2>just in person, has looked very enthusiastic, very excited to

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<v Speaker 2>jump back in their rotation and pitch for a competitive

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<v Speaker 2>first place team. So I think all of that is

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<v Speaker 2>going in the right direction. I think fans do have

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<v Speaker 2>to be a little weary that he might be a

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<v Speaker 2>little slow to start here first few starts, but it

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<v Speaker 2>could shake out to be a good thing in the end.

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<v Speaker 4>Trade headline is looming.

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<v Speaker 6>What do you see the Mets doing, if anything, as

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<v Speaker 6>it gets closer and as they keep getting better and better.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think last night was a really good example

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<v Speaker 2>of what they need to do this just struggling these

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<v Speaker 2>last few games against the Dodgers of Carlos Mendoza doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>really know what buttons to push with that bullpen, so

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<v Speaker 2>they definitely need to get a power arm to supplement

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<v Speaker 2>Edwin Diaz, who has looked great this season. That was

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<v Speaker 2>really his blown save against the Dodgers. Really is bad

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<v Speaker 2>start in a long time. But I think they definitely

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<v Speaker 2>need bullpen help. If they're going to be this competitive

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<v Speaker 2>with the Dodgers and have a lead to go into

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<v Speaker 2>the ninth inning and back to games, they have to

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<v Speaker 2>be able to lock that down, So that is a

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<v Speaker 2>definite need. Beyond that, I really haven't seen David Stearns

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<v Speaker 2>making huge aggressive moves at the trade deadline, and I

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<v Speaker 2>big sellof so I think really the market hasn't developed yet.

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<v Speaker 1>It'll probably start to in these.

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<v Speaker 2>Next few weeks, but right now, the biggest concern I

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<v Speaker 2>think for the Mets is definitely bullpume help.

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, bullpen, Let's go right across town to the Yanks.

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<v Speaker 5>Devin Williams got the save last night? Right, all is good?

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<v Speaker 5>Or is New York? The Bronx still up in arms

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<v Speaker 5>about Devin Williams making it a nail bit or why

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<v Speaker 5>can't we have Mo back? Because Mo's not real? Mo

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<v Speaker 5>was a robot. Is Devin Williams going to need the

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<v Speaker 5>six to eight weeks that Luke Weaver is taking till

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<v Speaker 5>he gets back to get healthy. Is he going to

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<v Speaker 5>need to have a perfect six to eight weeks for

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<v Speaker 5>Yankee fans to be enamored with him again?

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<v Speaker 1>I think so.

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<v Speaker 2>I think definitely for Yankees fans to kind of just

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<v Speaker 2>accept that Devin Williams is even pitching well these last

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<v Speaker 2>few weeks, it didn't really matter to them until he

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<v Speaker 2>was put in the closer role like he was last night,

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<v Speaker 2>and he even struggled there for a little but really

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<v Speaker 2>that was I thought, just a really really tough at

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<v Speaker 2>bat for him, and he pulled through Devin Williams. So

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<v Speaker 2>I think I don't know how long it'll take really

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<v Speaker 2>for fans to accept that this is the direction they

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<v Speaker 2>have to go, this is what they got Devin Williams

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<v Speaker 2>for in the beginning. But I think internally the Yankees

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<v Speaker 2>have handled it absolutely right. I think he's had a

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<v Speaker 2>confidence boost over these last few weeks, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>credit to Devin Williams He's really responded better than anyone

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<v Speaker 2>could in this situation. I mean, he's under a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of pressure after struggling in the Bronx, getting booed consecutive

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<v Speaker 2>bad outings, to now just kind of saying, hey, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to accept whatever role they put me in. Very

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<v Speaker 2>opposite from what we've seen in Boston or the Raphael Devers.

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<v Speaker 2>I think this Yankee team is just very, very hungry

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<v Speaker 2>to get back to that World Series and win it,

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<v Speaker 2>and they will do whatever it takes to get there,

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<v Speaker 2>even if that means guys have to switch around if

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<v Speaker 2>Weaver comes back. Even if Devin Williams had been dominating

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<v Speaker 2>to that point and Weaver ones to take back that

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<v Speaker 2>closer role, I really do not see Devin Williams having

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<v Speaker 2>any issue with that, and that's the right mentality to

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<v Speaker 2>have in a clubhouse that just wants to go the distance.

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<v Speaker 2>So far, I think Yankees fans are going to be

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<v Speaker 2>maybe the Yankees' biggest hurdle in kind of accepting the role,

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<v Speaker 2>but they're doing it right within all right.

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<v Speaker 5>I have to make a correction. I said six to

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<v Speaker 5>eight weeks for Luke Weaver. The report is four to

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<v Speaker 5>six weeks, So sorry, Yankee fans, I'm not giving Luke

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<v Speaker 5>Weaver a different diagnosis, but talking about changing positions. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 5>the drama over in Boston, Yankee fans love the fact

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<v Speaker 5>that Boston drama is happening. Ironically, most of that drama

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<v Speaker 5>is at third base, where Jazz Chisholm said exactly what

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<v Speaker 5>you just said, I just want to win. Is that

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<v Speaker 5>a way to Enamory Yankee fans or is it really

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<v Speaker 5>the fact that he hit a dinger last night and

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<v Speaker 5>that's the best way to Enamor Yankee fans.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I think that's really his attitude in that club ass.

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<v Speaker 2>I've been really impressed to with Jazz Chislm. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know where these reports came from in Miami that it

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<v Speaker 2>was kind of difficult to deal with, not just with

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<v Speaker 2>the media but in the clubhouse. Maybe I mean, those

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<v Speaker 2>were all true in the setting he was in, but

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<v Speaker 2>that is just not the case. Jazz Chism has been

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<v Speaker 2>a pleasure to deal with in New York and he

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<v Speaker 2>really is one of the faces of this twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 2>five team with how outspoken he is and dynamic in

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<v Speaker 2>the field, and he's a star. He acts and talks

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<v Speaker 2>like one and he's kind of getting I think that

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<v Speaker 2>Aaron Judge treatment of being humble about it, just kind

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<v Speaker 2>of taking whatever position the team wants to put him

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<v Speaker 2>in is really the mentality in there. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>especially with Jazz, he's been.

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<v Speaker 1>Really good at third last.

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<v Speaker 2>Year, so he can he's proving that he can do

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<v Speaker 2>it again, and he doesn't mind kind of switching back

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<v Speaker 2>and forth from second to third, even though he had

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<v Speaker 2>a good double played duo with Anthony Volpi. This is

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<v Speaker 2>really the only choice the Yankees have. Their third base

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<v Speaker 2>options are really mediocre.

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<v Speaker 1>Otherwise.

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<v Speaker 2>I think this is kind of a problem for them

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<v Speaker 2>going into the trade deadline, depending on how d j

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<v Speaker 2>Len Mayhew handles second base.

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<v Speaker 1>But for right now, DJ's.

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<v Speaker 2>Been hitting and Jazz is hitting and he's happy with third,

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<v Speaker 2>so they don't have a problem yet.

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<v Speaker 1>But it could become one.

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<v Speaker 5>All right if the postseason starts tomorrow, because that's all

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<v Speaker 5>the Yankee fans care about, and truly probably the players

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<v Speaker 5>care about. Who starts Game three for the Yankees in

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<v Speaker 5>a best of five series.

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<v Speaker 2>Ooh, that's a tough one because we're going from straight

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<v Speaker 2>Freed Carlos for Adawn.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I always think Clark Schmid as a Game three starter

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<v Speaker 2>is is kind of a nice surprise, and he also.

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<v Speaker 1>Worked very quietly.

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<v Speaker 2>But this is I think you're pointing to a problem

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<v Speaker 2>that they have going into the trade deadline, and that

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<v Speaker 2>if Clark Schmid is the answer for Game three and

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<v Speaker 2>they really want to go the distance, they definitely need

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<v Speaker 2>a starting pitcher and they're going to get one. I

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<v Speaker 2>really don't see the Yankees walking away from this deadline

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<v Speaker 2>without adding to that rotation.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, that's not a great answer.

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<v Speaker 2>I think I think that might be who they have,

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<v Speaker 2>but yeah, they'll have to work on it.

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<v Speaker 4>Dsha, it was awesome to have you on. Thank you

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<v Speaker 4>so much for the time. Great to catch up everyone.

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<v Speaker 3>Please give Dsha a follow at Disha Toe's ur thho

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<v Speaker 3>s a R.

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<v Speaker 4>Appreciate you, thanks for having me on. Guys, here we go.

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<v Speaker 3>Tiger Territory host and Tiger's beat writer for The Athletic

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<v Speaker 3>Cody Stavenhagen with us right now on FT. Cody, good

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<v Speaker 3>to see you. This is the best record in Major

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<v Speaker 3>League Baseball. You've done an awesome job covering them on

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<v Speaker 3>Tiger Territory, So tell me what's new, What do you

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<v Speaker 3>like and what's concerning. Lately, it's been hard to have

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<v Speaker 3>a lot that falls into the concerning category.

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<v Speaker 7>I mean, the Tigers have been so good all the

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<v Speaker 7>way around. Now that doesn't mean they're perfect. There are

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<v Speaker 7>a couple of things we can talk about. I think

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<v Speaker 7>the bullpen over the past two weeks to a month

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<v Speaker 7>has maybe been the one area that's been leaking a

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<v Speaker 7>little bit of oil. I'm sure we're probably gonna ask,

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<v Speaker 7>you know what, if the Tigers needed the trade deadline,

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<v Speaker 7>a high octane swing in this reliever would seem to

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<v Speaker 7>be something that could help the Tigers. You know, it's

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<v Speaker 7>a little bit of a ball and play bullpen. They

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<v Speaker 7>rank toward the bottom third in terms of at least

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<v Speaker 7>strikeout percentage, not necessarily a lot of swing and miss,

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<v Speaker 7>even though there are some really good arms. But Tyler

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<v Speaker 7>Holton was such a big part of the team last year.

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<v Speaker 7>He hasn't quite been what he was the past two years.

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<v Speaker 7>So the bullpen is one area. But in terms of

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<v Speaker 7>what I like, I mean, gosh, what's not to like?

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<v Speaker 7>Even you know, you're seeing the team have it starting

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<v Speaker 7>pitching depth tested a little bit. Some guys in the

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<v Speaker 7>il Reesulsen now Jackson job, but you're still getting a

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<v Speaker 7>lot of good quality performances and the at back quality

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<v Speaker 7>up and down the order seems to be really good,

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<v Speaker 7>night in and night out. It's not just the guys

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<v Speaker 7>maybe you're hearing about Spencer Twurglesen, it's a lesser guys

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<v Speaker 7>up and down the lineup, or even someone like a

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<v Speaker 7>young catcher Dylan Dingler who's having a fantastic year putting

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<v Speaker 7>himself in the All Star conversation. Like the Tigers have

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<v Speaker 7>formed this roster that is thirteen guys deep, and so

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<v Speaker 7>many of them have found ways to contribute, and they've

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<v Speaker 7>done it over now sustained period of time. I don't

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<v Speaker 7>think you can say it as a fluke. So it's

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<v Speaker 7>been impressive to watch.

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<v Speaker 5>Is this bullpen better or worse than it was last

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<v Speaker 5>year from August tenth on, because that was that in

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<v Speaker 5>Turk s Google or what carried them to where they

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<v Speaker 5>got to.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, right now, in terms of just sheer performance, I

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<v Speaker 7>think it's worse now. I think you have some arms

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<v Speaker 7>who are pitching really well. Tommy Kinley and Wilvest have

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<v Speaker 7>been very good in the back end. Brent Herder has

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<v Speaker 7>been terrific. But you want to compare it to you know,

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<v Speaker 7>last August, last September, it was like it didn't matter

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<v Speaker 7>who the Tigers were throwing out there, they were going

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<v Speaker 7>to have some phenomenal outings. Bo Briski pitch probably the

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<v Speaker 7>best baseball of his life. The Tigers right now are

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<v Speaker 7>still trying to get him kind of tuned a little

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<v Speaker 7>bit more finely. I mentioned Tyler Holton, and then even

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<v Speaker 7>the back end, you start looking at the seven eight

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<v Speaker 7>guys John Brebia, you know, like the era is okay,

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<v Speaker 7>but the overall execution is probably not what quite what

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<v Speaker 7>the Tigers were hoping when they signed him, and they've

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<v Speaker 7>had to funnel some guys in and out some of

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<v Speaker 7>that strategic they aren't afraid to option a guy to

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<v Speaker 7>get a better matchup for the series. But now you

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<v Speaker 7>have a got a rookie and Dylan Smith in the

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<v Speaker 7>back end of the bullpen. Yeah, overall, like it's still

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<v Speaker 7>a pretty good bullpen, but it's not quite maybe that

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<v Speaker 7>dominant level we saw at the end of last year.

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<v Speaker 6>Let me ask you about mister green Man. Is this

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<v Speaker 6>guy a superstar? Is this guy gonna be big time?

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<v Speaker 6>Talk to me a little about mister.

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<v Speaker 7>Green Yeah, I mean I think Riley Green is one

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<v Speaker 7>of the more underrated players in baseball right now. I

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<v Speaker 7>think he's performing already at an all star level. He

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<v Speaker 7>was an All Star last year. He's right in that

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<v Speaker 7>mix this season. He's coming off a terrific May. He

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<v Speaker 7>had an eight to ninety four ops twenty four RBIs

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<v Speaker 7>in the month, which was the most he's ever had,

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<v Speaker 7>and he's still only twenty four years old. So I

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<v Speaker 7>think there is superstar capability in there. I mean, I'm

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<v Speaker 7>not saying he's gonna, you know, become Aaron Judge, but

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<v Speaker 7>you know, some of these names that are more household names,

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<v Speaker 7>Julio Rodriguez, young outfielders like that. Go look at the production,

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<v Speaker 7>go look at the numbers over the past three years.

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<v Speaker 7>Riley Green is already right there, and he does still

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<v Speaker 7>have room to get a little bit better. The chase

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<v Speaker 7>has been really high. The swing and miss has been

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<v Speaker 7>really high this year. Something that was encouraging about Riley

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<v Speaker 7>coming into the season. His first three pro seasons, walk

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<v Speaker 7>right went up, strike wait, strike rate went down. Hasn't

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<v Speaker 7>quite you know, carried on that trend of this season,

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<v Speaker 7>but again, he had kind of rough April had a

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<v Speaker 7>really brutal slump, came out of it in a big

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<v Speaker 7>way in May. He's been the centerpiece of the Tigers order,

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<v Speaker 7>just kind of that dependable guy every day and probably

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<v Speaker 7>doesn't get quite enough credit for it more in the

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<v Speaker 7>national scene.

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<v Speaker 3>that is close to superstar status in my mind, Carrie Carpenter.

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<v Speaker 3>Question from Susie in our chat BCC group, when will

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<v Speaker 3>they stop platooning? Carrie Carpenter all capped in that one.

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<v Speaker 3>I know that this team loves to platoon make switches

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<v Speaker 3>throughout the game. Do you think Carrie should just be

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<v Speaker 3>in the lineup every single day?

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<v Speaker 7>You know that's been like a hot topic around the

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<v Speaker 7>Tigers universe for the past couple of years because you

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<v Speaker 7>look at what Carrie does against right handed pitching, and

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<v Speaker 7>it's it's legitimately elite. It is up there with Aaron Judge,

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<v Speaker 7>with shohe O Tani. But I think you have to

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<v Speaker 7>understand the pinch hitting, the platooning is very much in

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<v Speaker 7>the Tigers DNA. It is how the roster is built.

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<v Speaker 7>It creates difficult decisions for opposing managers and how they're

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<v Speaker 7>going to use their bullpen. We've seen a little bit

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<v Speaker 7>more willingness to give Carries some left handed left on

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<v Speaker 7>left at bats, especially early in this season. The reality

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<v Speaker 7>is it continues to not go that well. He's hitting

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<v Speaker 7>two hundred against lefties. The ops is five ninety four. There,

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<v Speaker 7>you know, he has homeered a couple times, but in

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<v Speaker 7>general there's not as much slug He's never got consistent

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<v Speaker 7>left on left at bats, but it's got one hundred

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<v Speaker 7>and seventy career played appearances. Now he's a two to

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<v Speaker 7>h one hitter against left against left handed pitching. So

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<v Speaker 7>the reality is, the more we see, the more it

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<v Speaker 7>kind of makes sense.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 7>I think Carry's a great hitter. I think I'm Carry's agent.

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<v Speaker 7>I'm like, we want to prove this guy is more

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<v Speaker 7>than a platoon bat. But right now you're on the

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<v Speaker 7>best team in baseball, and what the Tigers are doing

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<v Speaker 7>tends to work. I don't think we're gonna see Carry

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<v Speaker 7>penciled in against lefties every day anytime in the foreseeable future.

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<v Speaker 5>And can I I want to piggyback on that, and

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<v Speaker 5>maybe you can tell me if I'm wrong. But you say,

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<v Speaker 5>that's not what the Tigers do. It's not what aj

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<v Speaker 5>Hinch does, because I think aj Hinch manages games to

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<v Speaker 5>win them and not to keep his job. Do you

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<v Speaker 5>see that? Do you see that. Have you seen that

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<v Speaker 5>since Aj Hinch has been here kind of you know,

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<v Speaker 5>underperforming team but now becoming the best record in baseball.

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<v Speaker 5>Do you have that feeling or is it the feeling that, well,

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<v Speaker 5>you know what platoons say this, so I'm gonna go

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<v Speaker 5>with that.

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<v Speaker 7>Uh yeah, Yeah, that's a good point, Eric, and I

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<v Speaker 7>think there is a difference from just kind of plug

0:22:39.119 --> 0:22:42.600
<v Speaker 7>and play numbers to like AG's really trying to create

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<v Speaker 7>pressure and in game decisions and really stressing the other dugout.

0:22:47.800 --> 0:22:50.680
<v Speaker 7>You can dive deep into how he constructs his lineups,

0:22:50.680 --> 0:22:52.920
<v Speaker 7>why Kerry Carpenter was hitting lead off for a good

0:22:53.000 --> 0:22:55.879
<v Speaker 7>chunk of the season until Parker Meadows got back. It

0:22:55.960 --> 0:22:59.200
<v Speaker 7>was kind of to create a decision point the third

0:22:59.240 --> 0:23:02.240
<v Speaker 7>time around, the ula carries up again, are you sure

0:23:02.280 --> 0:23:04.280
<v Speaker 7>you want to stick with that right handed starter who's

0:23:04.280 --> 0:23:06.480
<v Speaker 7>having a nice game and we saw it lead to

0:23:06.520 --> 0:23:09.719
<v Speaker 7>some favorable results in a way, it's like an aggressive

0:23:09.760 --> 0:23:13.720
<v Speaker 7>style of managing and it's kind of just now getting recognition.

0:23:13.800 --> 0:23:15.520
<v Speaker 7>But Aj has done a lot of this for his

0:23:15.720 --> 0:23:18.880
<v Speaker 7>entire time in Detroit. No one was really paying attention

0:23:18.960 --> 0:23:22.120
<v Speaker 7>to the twenty twenty one Tigers who finished I think

0:23:22.240 --> 0:23:25.919
<v Speaker 7>like fifty eight and fifty three or something. That summer.

0:23:25.920 --> 0:23:28.800
<v Speaker 7>They played really good in the second half, and that

0:23:28.880 --> 0:23:31.000
<v Speaker 7>team did not have a lot of talent, but they

0:23:31.080 --> 0:23:34.520
<v Speaker 7>do a lot of what these current Tigers do. Back then,

0:23:34.720 --> 0:23:38.080
<v Speaker 7>that was before the offseason the Tigers signed Hobby pie

0:23:38.080 --> 0:23:41.000
<v Speaker 7>As an Eduardo Rodriguez, And there's kind of this whole like, Oh,

0:23:41.040 --> 0:23:43.840
<v Speaker 7>AJ's got the Tigers on the rise. The twenty twenty

0:23:43.840 --> 0:23:46.000
<v Speaker 7>two team tanked, it didn't work out. It took a

0:23:46.000 --> 0:23:49.200
<v Speaker 7>little bit longer because major league baseball is really hard.

0:23:49.800 --> 0:23:52.119
<v Speaker 7>But now I think kind of everyone across the league

0:23:52.160 --> 0:23:54.280
<v Speaker 7>and fans across the country are getting a little more

0:23:54.280 --> 0:23:56.680
<v Speaker 7>of an understanding of kind of what you said, Eric,

0:23:56.720 --> 0:23:58.879
<v Speaker 7>the way Aj Hinch really managed his baseball games.

0:24:00.040 --> 0:24:02.840
<v Speaker 8>I think you hit it perfectly, because I've been telling

0:24:02.840 --> 0:24:06.200
<v Speaker 8>people this when I broadcasted the first round last year

0:24:06.200 --> 0:24:08.840
<v Speaker 8>and I sat in his office and was talking to him,

0:24:08.920 --> 0:24:11.320
<v Speaker 8>and I'm telling you I didn't want to leave, and

0:24:11.359 --> 0:24:13.399
<v Speaker 8>I talk to people on the show here, I move

0:24:13.440 --> 0:24:13.920
<v Speaker 8>around a lot.

0:24:13.920 --> 0:24:15.440
<v Speaker 6>I think I sat on that chair and I didn't

0:24:15.480 --> 0:24:19.040
<v Speaker 6>move for fifteen minutes. Just how he explains and dives

0:24:19.160 --> 0:24:21.960
<v Speaker 6>into each game and who he wants to pitch where

0:24:22.000 --> 0:24:23.919
<v Speaker 6>and who's going to hit where. But I think that

0:24:23.960 --> 0:24:27.320
<v Speaker 6>it's a testament to the team because you might you

0:24:27.400 --> 0:24:28.840
<v Speaker 6>might be a nine to old hitter one day and

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<v Speaker 6>then back second the next. So that was kind of

0:24:32.440 --> 0:24:34.720
<v Speaker 6>sort of my question about how good of a manager

0:24:34.720 --> 0:24:36.160
<v Speaker 6>he is and how he does it. But my next

0:24:36.200 --> 0:24:40.440
<v Speaker 6>question would be to you, is you know who's the

0:24:40.480 --> 0:24:42.800
<v Speaker 6>guy in this clubhouse that that's the leader, because you

0:24:42.880 --> 0:24:45.520
<v Speaker 6>got a lot of team guys that want to play together,

0:24:45.640 --> 0:24:47.560
<v Speaker 6>that love this game, But who's the guy in there

0:24:47.640 --> 0:24:50.080
<v Speaker 6>that's kind of just like you know, taking a team

0:24:50.119 --> 0:24:52.280
<v Speaker 6>by storm a little bit, make sure everybody's in line.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, real quick, on aj, it is still a function

0:24:56.000 --> 0:24:59.360
<v Speaker 7>of the roster, right and Houston. He wasn't really platooning

0:24:59.480 --> 0:25:03.040
<v Speaker 7>you were Onrez Okay, So again it's not just straight

0:25:03.080 --> 0:25:06.199
<v Speaker 7>Oh this guy's left handed, he can't hit lefties. It

0:25:06.280 --> 0:25:08.480
<v Speaker 7>is a reflection a little bit of the talent the

0:25:08.520 --> 0:25:11.400
<v Speaker 7>Tighters have and how they're best trying to maximize their parts,

0:25:11.440 --> 0:25:14.200
<v Speaker 7>and what and what the front office has given him

0:25:14.600 --> 0:25:16.800
<v Speaker 7>in terms of the clubhouse. Man, I kind of go

0:25:16.920 --> 0:25:20.400
<v Speaker 7>back and forth when like who the leader is, and

0:25:20.440 --> 0:25:22.159
<v Speaker 7>I think maybe that speaks to the fact, they have

0:25:22.200 --> 0:25:27.800
<v Speaker 7>a pretty strong, pretty well rounded clubhouse. Last September, last October,

0:25:28.160 --> 0:25:30.080
<v Speaker 7>I would have said Matt Vierling, he was one of

0:25:30.119 --> 0:25:33.680
<v Speaker 7>their more established veteran quote unquote veteran, still really young,

0:25:33.720 --> 0:25:36.400
<v Speaker 7>but he had been in the postseason with the Phillies before. Well,

0:25:36.400 --> 0:25:38.720
<v Speaker 7>Matt Vierling's been hurt all year, and I would have

0:25:38.760 --> 0:25:41.560
<v Speaker 7>said Jake Rogers, who had a great year at catcher.

0:25:42.200 --> 0:25:44.480
<v Speaker 7>This year, Jake's been hurt, He's kind of lost that

0:25:44.560 --> 0:25:47.840
<v Speaker 7>number one role to Dylan Dingler. I think Jake's still

0:25:47.920 --> 0:25:51.360
<v Speaker 7>a really strong influential presence in this clubhouse. Vierling, even

0:25:51.400 --> 0:25:54.119
<v Speaker 7>the injured, has still been around. You've kind of seen

0:25:54.359 --> 0:25:56.480
<v Speaker 7>I think some other guys take on that mantle. I

0:25:56.480 --> 0:25:59.000
<v Speaker 7>think in the dugout, like who's the most hyped every day,

0:25:59.440 --> 0:26:02.439
<v Speaker 7>that's probably Riley Green. I mean he's locked in, he's loud,

0:26:02.480 --> 0:26:06.400
<v Speaker 7>he's cheering. But Glaber Torres I think deserves a lot

0:26:06.440 --> 0:26:08.840
<v Speaker 7>of credit. He was the veteran guy to Tigers brought

0:26:08.840 --> 0:26:12.080
<v Speaker 7>in this winter, and you can just kind of feel

0:26:12.119 --> 0:26:16.000
<v Speaker 7>the stabilizing presence of Glaber. He's been almost a different

0:26:16.040 --> 0:26:18.440
<v Speaker 7>player in some ways than he was on the Yankees,

0:26:18.480 --> 0:26:21.600
<v Speaker 7>where he was you know, among a long list of

0:26:21.600 --> 0:26:23.840
<v Speaker 7>bigger names, I don't know if he was called upon

0:26:24.040 --> 0:26:26.240
<v Speaker 7>or if it was appropriate for him to be a

0:26:26.320 --> 0:26:29.280
<v Speaker 7>leader in the Yankees clubhouse coming to Detroit. I feel

0:26:29.320 --> 0:26:32.040
<v Speaker 7>like everyone can kind of feel that veteran presence. He

0:26:32.080 --> 0:26:35.400
<v Speaker 7>has a close relationship with Hobby Baiaz and maybe there's

0:26:35.440 --> 0:26:38.439
<v Speaker 7>been some rub off there, and then even you know,

0:26:38.560 --> 0:26:41.720
<v Speaker 7>just his kind of example, his consistency, the quality of

0:26:41.760 --> 0:26:44.320
<v Speaker 7>it bat I think younger guys have taken notice of

0:26:44.359 --> 0:26:47.320
<v Speaker 7>the overall professionalism. I'm not sure he's maybe the most

0:26:47.400 --> 0:26:49.800
<v Speaker 7>vocal about it, but I've been really impressed by kind

0:26:49.800 --> 0:26:52.400
<v Speaker 7>of the subtle leadership style of Glaber Torres.

0:26:53.280 --> 0:26:56.000
<v Speaker 5>He brought up Dylan Deingler, and as a catcher, I'd

0:26:56.000 --> 0:27:00.199
<v Speaker 5>be remiss to not talk about him here. Is it

0:27:00.359 --> 0:27:02.880
<v Speaker 5>going to be something that we're just kind of riding

0:27:02.920 --> 0:27:05.919
<v Speaker 5>that high of Dylan Dingler because you know some of

0:27:05.960 --> 0:27:09.199
<v Speaker 5>his hitting metrics will say he doesn't know. He swings

0:27:09.200 --> 0:27:11.800
<v Speaker 5>in a lot of pitches, so when he starts chasing,

0:27:12.400 --> 0:27:14.280
<v Speaker 5>some of his numbers are going to go down. His

0:27:14.440 --> 0:27:17.359
<v Speaker 5>defense is really good, but Jake Rodgers is healthy now

0:27:17.720 --> 0:27:20.040
<v Speaker 5>and his defense is really good. Or is it the

0:27:20.119 --> 0:27:22.040
<v Speaker 5>fact that he plays for a team in Michigan and

0:27:22.080 --> 0:27:25.040
<v Speaker 5>he went to Ohio State, and so they're never really

0:27:25.080 --> 0:27:26.639
<v Speaker 5>going to accept him.

0:27:27.119 --> 0:27:27.320
<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I think Dingler has quickly gotten a lot of

0:27:31.119 --> 0:27:36.280
<v Speaker 7>Tigers fans to overlook you know that degree, right, you

0:27:36.400 --> 0:27:38.920
<v Speaker 7>raise a really good point. I'll be honest, I'm very

0:27:38.960 --> 0:27:42.160
<v Speaker 7>surprised by what Dylan Dingler has done at the plate.

0:27:42.520 --> 0:27:44.760
<v Speaker 7>I thought this guy was a really good defensive catcher.

0:27:44.800 --> 0:27:46.640
<v Speaker 7>I thought there's a little bit of pop in the bat.

0:27:46.680 --> 0:27:49.200
<v Speaker 7>I thought he'd be like a nice compliment him and

0:27:49.320 --> 0:27:51.840
<v Speaker 7>Jake would be a good one too. Right now, Dylan

0:27:51.920 --> 0:27:54.800
<v Speaker 7>Dingler's hitting close to three hundred. He's you know, hitting

0:27:54.840 --> 0:27:57.720
<v Speaker 7>the ball with power, and he's been doing it all

0:27:57.720 --> 0:28:00.560
<v Speaker 7>season long. I definitely was also like, well, he's off

0:28:00.600 --> 0:28:02.320
<v Speaker 7>to a hot start. This is great. I'll probably come

0:28:02.320 --> 0:28:05.280
<v Speaker 7>back to earth. He's not walking enough whatever, Well, he's

0:28:05.280 --> 0:28:07.400
<v Speaker 7>still not walking a lot. He's walked I think four

0:28:07.440 --> 0:28:11.560
<v Speaker 7>times all season. But this guy connects. Even if maybe

0:28:11.560 --> 0:28:14.240
<v Speaker 7>there's a little bit of chase, the at bat quality

0:28:14.320 --> 0:28:17.280
<v Speaker 7>is pretty good. Aj Hinch said the other day, like,

0:28:17.480 --> 0:28:20.600
<v Speaker 7>what if this is just who he is and now

0:28:20.880 --> 0:28:23.320
<v Speaker 7>hitting two ninety to three hundred with power for a

0:28:23.359 --> 0:28:26.080
<v Speaker 7>catcher is a really really high bar if you're not

0:28:26.200 --> 0:28:29.600
<v Speaker 7>Cal Raley or until this year, Adlee Rutschman. Like, that's

0:28:29.640 --> 0:28:31.919
<v Speaker 7>a hard thing to do. There are not many of

0:28:31.960 --> 0:28:37.119
<v Speaker 7>those guys. But I think Dingler might be for real. Like,

0:28:37.160 --> 0:28:38.720
<v Speaker 7>I think this is going to be one of the

0:28:38.800 --> 0:28:42.160
<v Speaker 7>better hitting catchers in the game. We've seen it for

0:28:42.240 --> 0:28:46.240
<v Speaker 7>nearly half a season. I'm starting to be one over that. Like,

0:28:46.320 --> 0:28:48.640
<v Speaker 7>it's not just a fluke. He can really produce at

0:28:48.640 --> 0:28:50.000
<v Speaker 7>the play.

0:28:50.440 --> 0:28:53.160
<v Speaker 6>On the same token here, all Stars, the ballots are

0:28:53.200 --> 0:28:54.720
<v Speaker 6>just coming out. Do you think you should be an

0:28:54.720 --> 0:28:57.680
<v Speaker 6>All Star consideration? And who else on the squad do

0:28:57.680 --> 0:29:00.719
<v Speaker 6>you think should get a consideration as the year going forward?

0:29:00.760 --> 0:29:03.600
<v Speaker 7>Here, Yeah, it's going to be really interesting to see

0:29:03.640 --> 0:29:05.560
<v Speaker 7>because the Tigers, I mean, they have the best record

0:29:05.600 --> 0:29:07.600
<v Speaker 7>in baseball, so it's well deserved. They have a long

0:29:07.640 --> 0:29:10.880
<v Speaker 7>list of All Star candidates. Trek Scuble, I think you

0:29:10.880 --> 0:29:12.680
<v Speaker 7>can count as a lock. You just go look at

0:29:12.760 --> 0:29:15.640
<v Speaker 7>numbers among ale second basement. I think Labor Torres might

0:29:15.680 --> 0:29:19.120
<v Speaker 7>just be a lock. Dylan Dingler really compelling All Star case.

0:29:19.160 --> 0:29:22.640
<v Speaker 7>I'm not sure enough people realize it yet. On FANGPS,

0:29:22.680 --> 0:29:25.920
<v Speaker 7>I think he's third in wins above replacement. When it

0:29:25.960 --> 0:29:28.480
<v Speaker 7>comes to ale catchers Baseball Reference, he might be second.

0:29:28.480 --> 0:29:31.160
<v Speaker 7>So he's behind cal Raley, who should be the All

0:29:31.200 --> 0:29:34.560
<v Speaker 7>Star starter. And it's kind of Dingler and Carlos Nirvayas

0:29:34.680 --> 0:29:36.960
<v Speaker 7>and if we're just going on strictly merit and not

0:29:37.360 --> 0:29:40.480
<v Speaker 7>fan vote, whoever has the better June, you know, might

0:29:40.520 --> 0:29:43.120
<v Speaker 7>be deserving to be an All Star. Dingler is right there.

0:29:43.160 --> 0:29:45.680
<v Speaker 7>That's how good he has been. You look across the

0:29:45.720 --> 0:29:48.680
<v Speaker 7>diamond Spencer, Twirkolsen has a great case. Riley Green we

0:29:48.720 --> 0:29:51.760
<v Speaker 7>talked about, he's playing it close to that level in

0:29:51.800 --> 0:29:54.640
<v Speaker 7>the bullpen. I think Will Vest, Tommy Cainley have cases.

0:29:55.080 --> 0:29:57.480
<v Speaker 7>Casey Mize has a good June. He's got a case.

0:29:58.200 --> 0:30:00.120
<v Speaker 7>There's some guys who have cooled off a little, but

0:30:00.280 --> 0:30:03.000
<v Speaker 7>Zach McKinstry, Hovey Baias, who even two weeks ago we

0:30:03.040 --> 0:30:05.200
<v Speaker 7>would have been like, they're all stars. So I think

0:30:05.240 --> 0:30:08.400
<v Speaker 7>the Tigers are like I think Scooball and Tours are locks.

0:30:08.440 --> 0:30:10.800
<v Speaker 7>And then it's like, well, what could they're all What

0:30:10.840 --> 0:30:13.720
<v Speaker 7>could the total number of guys be four or five six,

0:30:13.880 --> 0:30:17.000
<v Speaker 7>like seems entirely possible. There's a little bit of baseball

0:30:17.080 --> 0:30:19.560
<v Speaker 7>left to play. We'll see how much the fans support

0:30:19.640 --> 0:30:22.320
<v Speaker 7>kind of rallies around these guys, but a lot of

0:30:22.440 --> 0:30:24.080
<v Speaker 7>dudes playing at a really high level.

0:30:25.040 --> 0:30:27.320
<v Speaker 3>Cody, which team in the division do you think is

0:30:27.360 --> 0:30:29.840
<v Speaker 3>the biggest threat to make a run at the Tigers

0:30:29.880 --> 0:30:34.160
<v Speaker 3>for the Al Central at some point this season? I mean, obviously,

0:30:34.560 --> 0:30:36.840
<v Speaker 3>if we talked about the Tigers even for another couple

0:30:36.880 --> 0:30:39.880
<v Speaker 3>months into last year, we'd be like, yeah, they pretty

0:30:39.920 --> 0:30:42.640
<v Speaker 3>much suck, but they traded away some dudes at the deadline.

0:30:42.680 --> 0:30:44.360
<v Speaker 3>It is what it is, So a lot can change

0:30:44.400 --> 0:30:46.040
<v Speaker 3>in the next couple months, Right, We can go to

0:30:46.040 --> 0:30:48.080
<v Speaker 3>August and you can be like, oh, wow, this team

0:30:48.160 --> 0:30:49.080
<v Speaker 3>really came on strong.

0:30:49.120 --> 0:30:51.960
<v Speaker 4>Which one do you think that could be upsidewise?

0:30:53.120 --> 0:30:56.880
<v Speaker 7>Yeah, it's hard to say that. The Guardians are just

0:30:56.960 --> 0:30:59.920
<v Speaker 7>so pesky and scary that you never want to write

0:31:00.080 --> 0:31:03.400
<v Speaker 7>them off, although the run differential would hint that maybe

0:31:03.440 --> 0:31:06.720
<v Speaker 7>things aren't necessarily going to correct for them. So I'm

0:31:06.760 --> 0:31:09.040
<v Speaker 7>not writing off the Guardians fully, But I think if

0:31:09.040 --> 0:31:10.560
<v Speaker 7>I had to choose one team, it would be the

0:31:10.560 --> 0:31:14.600
<v Speaker 7>Minnesota Twins. Like they've played pretty good baseball without Royce

0:31:14.680 --> 0:31:18.200
<v Speaker 7>Lewis getting going at all the high end talent, and

0:31:18.240 --> 0:31:21.560
<v Speaker 7>the pitching in Minnesota is still there. I think if

0:31:21.600 --> 0:31:24.360
<v Speaker 7>there's a team that could really catch fire, I'd go

0:31:24.400 --> 0:31:25.320
<v Speaker 7>with the Twins.

0:31:25.920 --> 0:31:28.480
<v Speaker 4>Well more for you, what about the Royals?

0:31:28.840 --> 0:31:30.680
<v Speaker 3>Do you think the Twins and the Guardians are a

0:31:30.720 --> 0:31:32.840
<v Speaker 3>step ahead of the Royals from what you've seen so far?

0:31:33.200 --> 0:31:36.280
<v Speaker 3>My counter is, I don't feel like we've seen the

0:31:36.320 --> 0:31:38.680
<v Speaker 3>best baseball from Bobby with Junior yet, And now you

0:31:38.720 --> 0:31:41.920
<v Speaker 3>have a guy that just came up who could hit

0:31:42.080 --> 0:31:45.600
<v Speaker 3>and be a forty homer power threat in their lineup

0:31:45.720 --> 0:31:46.440
<v Speaker 3>right from the jump.

0:31:47.280 --> 0:31:48.800
<v Speaker 7>Yeah, we'll see. I mean, there are a lot of

0:31:48.840 --> 0:31:51.440
<v Speaker 7>young hitters who struggle, and I think Jack kack Leone's

0:31:51.480 --> 0:31:53.920
<v Speaker 7>going to have a terrific career, but like, is he

0:31:53.960 --> 0:31:57.480
<v Speaker 7>going to turn around their season instantly? I just wouldn't

0:31:57.640 --> 0:32:01.080
<v Speaker 7>want to put that one any young player on any team.

0:32:01.640 --> 0:32:04.280
<v Speaker 7>But yeah, if you would have asked me in February,

0:32:04.440 --> 0:32:07.200
<v Speaker 7>like who is your Ale Central favorite? I think I

0:32:07.200 --> 0:32:09.560
<v Speaker 7>would have said the Kansas City Royals. And so you're

0:32:09.600 --> 0:32:12.440
<v Speaker 7>onto something, Scott and that they haven't really played their

0:32:12.480 --> 0:32:15.880
<v Speaker 7>best baseball. Maybe Bobby Witt hasn't even played, Salvador Perez

0:32:16.320 --> 0:32:21.200
<v Speaker 7>hasn't really caught fire, yet some of the numbers don't

0:32:21.280 --> 0:32:24.160
<v Speaker 7>aren't aren't necessarily the most encouraging thing for the Royals.

0:32:24.240 --> 0:32:27.320
<v Speaker 7>But yeah, that's still a good team that maybe hasn't

0:32:27.320 --> 0:32:29.200
<v Speaker 7>played its best ball yet. I think that's a totally

0:32:29.200 --> 0:32:29.840
<v Speaker 7>fair argument.

0:32:30.840 --> 0:32:33.760
<v Speaker 5>Goh, he won last one. We've talked all this. The

0:32:33.840 --> 0:32:37.480
<v Speaker 5>Tigers are the best record in the American League? Yes?

0:32:37.600 --> 0:32:41.120
<v Speaker 5>Or no? Or yeah? Are the Tigers the best team

0:32:41.120 --> 0:32:42.200
<v Speaker 5>in the American League?

0:32:44.320 --> 0:32:45.200
<v Speaker 4>I think so.

0:32:45.440 --> 0:32:48.560
<v Speaker 7>I mean, I think they're the most complete team right now.

0:32:49.000 --> 0:32:52.160
<v Speaker 7>You know, it's hard to say they're better than the

0:32:52.200 --> 0:32:54.960
<v Speaker 7>New York Yankees based on the names, based on the talent,

0:32:55.040 --> 0:32:57.720
<v Speaker 7>but you start talking about the pitching, you start talking

0:32:57.720 --> 0:33:01.200
<v Speaker 7>about the depth, you start talking about what could happen

0:33:01.240 --> 0:33:04.280
<v Speaker 7>at the trade deadline. I feel like the Tigers right

0:33:04.320 --> 0:33:08.959
<v Speaker 7>now are the most well rounded team in the American League.

0:33:09.720 --> 0:33:13.120
<v Speaker 7>They just got Parker Meadows back, and he's a pretty dynamic,

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<v Speaker 7>electric player, Gold Glove caliber defense and center field. That

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<v Speaker 7>might be the type of thing that puts them over

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<v Speaker 7>the top if Meadows hits it all like he did

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<v Speaker 7>in the second half of last season. So I think

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<v Speaker 7>it's probably close. But yeah, I think they are right now.

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<v Speaker 3>Krat's final line here, tell Cody what you texted me

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<v Speaker 3>about how ironic it would be if something happened.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't think it'll happen, but bring it up.

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<v Speaker 5>Wouldn't it be ironic if the Twins, the team you're

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<v Speaker 5>afraid of, catches the Tigers this year. After the Tigers

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<v Speaker 5>caught the Twins, they'll start thinking about it when the

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<v Speaker 5>Tigers have a four game series where they lose three

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<v Speaker 5>or four, because that will happen. Sorry, Tiger fans, I'm

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<v Speaker 5>not negative Nelly here. I'm just saying it happens to

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<v Speaker 5>the best teams, so that added pressure will be fun

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<v Speaker 5>to watch these young players deal with.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, one hundred percent, there's a lot of ball left

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<v Speaker 7>to play.

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<v Speaker 5>That's every thing.

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<v Speaker 7>Aj Hinch said recently. You're feeling so good, everything's going

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<v Speaker 7>so well, and then you look up and there's about

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<v Speaker 7>one hundred games left on that schedule, so there's a

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<v Speaker 7>lot still to be decided.

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<v Speaker 4>Very true, Cody. Great to have you on everyone. Checkout

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<v Speaker 4>Tiger Territory.

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<v Speaker 3>There is a recent episode on the Dylan Dingler All

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<v Speaker 3>Star Case, among many other great episodes to check out.

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<v Speaker 3>You're getting three a week there from Cody Kieran and

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<v Speaker 3>Austin Jackson appearances on the show as well.

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<v Speaker 4>Thanks Cody, talk to you soon.

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<v Speaker 7>Man, all right, thanks guys, appreciate it.