1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,840 Speaker 1: I don't really look at the numbers. I don't look 2 00:00:01,880 --> 00:00:03,880 Speaker 1: at anything. I just try to go out there and 3 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: you know, and yes, do my job, do my job 4 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: whatever it takes to how MUTI win. 5 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 2: Pablo Lopez joining us right now, Twins Pitcher joining us 6 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 2: again on FT Pablo, great to have you have spring 7 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 2: training going for you, and I can tell from the 8 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 2: outfit maybe a little bit of a hot day in 9 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:25,639 Speaker 2: Fort Myers today right. 10 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 3: Spring training is going great. Man. It's we've been blessed 11 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 3: with zero rain, but the sun is always out and 12 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 3: it's always hot. I swear that I pitch. A couple 13 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:37,880 Speaker 3: of days ago, I went through three jerseys, two different sweatshirts, 14 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:40,520 Speaker 3: and we had this thing called like a cool move, 15 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 3: like I sit on the dog. There's like a cool 16 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:45,279 Speaker 3: thing that's supposed to keep me from sweating. I can 17 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 3: tell you it doesn't worry I. I'm still changing jersey's nonstuff. 18 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 3: But sprints being great, the body fields. You know, it's 19 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 3: Bud recovering well. Eighty seven pitches last Star, so I 20 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 3: mean I feil them because I haven't pitched that much 21 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 3: since September. But everything tonight with Bud. 22 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 4: With one more week to YO before we get to 23 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 4: the pitcher, and this was probably gonna throw you guys 24 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 4: off a little bit. I want to ask, do you 25 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:09,839 Speaker 4: miss hitting it all? And I'm saying that because you guys, 26 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 4: this is my teammate a lot of different teams. You know, 27 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 4: it's bad cratzy when you're on the bench and they go, hey, Pablo, 28 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 4: grab a bat. 29 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 5: First, I'm going there. 30 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 6: You know what it might be. 31 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 5: I'm coming to the end. 32 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 4: They got Pablo pinch hitting over me or anybody else 33 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:26,040 Speaker 4: on the bench. 34 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 5: Do you miss swing the bat a little bit? 35 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 3: I love it. I'm a two fifty hitter as a 36 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 3: pinch hitter, feel like I have four pinchhit appearances. And 37 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:36,039 Speaker 3: I love him. Man. I missed it so much, and 38 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 3: he was like a fun little distraction. And you asked 39 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 3: any pitcher that used to hitting. We all know exactly 40 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 3: how many hits we had in the league. I have 41 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 3: eleven hits, one hundred and thirty one bat and Avenue. 42 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 5: I'm telling Lordobles. 43 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 3: And I struck out fifty five percent of the time, 44 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 3: but I focused on the hits. I got eleven of them. 45 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 4: I'm telling you he was good enough for them to 46 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 4: actually think about maybe we should just have Pablo go 47 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 4: up there hit. But I want to talk about the 48 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 4: arsenal we played together then we had the chance to 49 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 4: face each other. I remember early on in your career, 50 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 4: heavy SYNK, heavy change up. I want you to talk 51 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 4: about what you just talked about, as you've had success 52 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 4: that way, but over the course of your career the 53 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 4: repetize kind of changed a little bit. Talk about the 54 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 4: success you've been able to have that way but now 55 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 4: and the reason why you had to. 56 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:19,640 Speaker 5: Make a change. I thought that was pretty cool. 57 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, I it's a never ending process. Earlier in my career, 58 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:24,679 Speaker 3: like my twenty two year old self and my twenty 59 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 3: nine year old self completely different people. I mean, I 60 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:28,679 Speaker 3: used to have hair. I don't have any. I don't 61 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:31,639 Speaker 3: have hair anymore. I'm sure cratic can relate to that, 62 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:35,119 Speaker 3: but no, man, comply, it's never ending. The legal always adjust. 63 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 3: And I used to be heavy scene, heavy change up, 64 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:39,080 Speaker 3: and you know I had success with that all the 65 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 3: way through the second the first half of twenty twenty two, 66 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:45,239 Speaker 3: and I told you briefly before they started. I got 67 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 3: hit by a line drive I think in like May 68 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 3: of twenty twenty two, and suddenly my mechanics changed a 69 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,639 Speaker 3: little bit. I started throwing everything from a higher slan, 70 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 3: which gave me a little less movement on the changeup, 71 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 3: but it put my hand like in a weird position 72 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 3: to create more movement to my gloves. The Twins traded 73 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 3: for me in January twenty twenty three, and they like 74 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 3: my hands, super nation pronation something, and it was in 75 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 3: a much better spot to develop pitches and moved to 76 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 3: my glove side. They unlocked that ability on me, and 77 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 3: you know, that same angle allowed me to throw at 78 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 3: the I kicked up the cutter. I told the cutter 79 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 3: to beat it. She was too short. No more cutter. 80 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 3: I wanted something to which more more movement. And up 81 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 3: until then I knew, like I've always been missing a 82 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 3: consistent breaking ball. And you know, the Twins gave me 83 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 3: that new pitch, the sweeper, and you know the league 84 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 3: had a hard time adjusting because it wasn't on report. 85 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 3: Then the challenge was last year. Okay, now they've seen 86 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 3: it and they adjusted to it, and then like it 87 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 3: just it's a never ending game, you know. Having changed 88 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 3: my repertoire lately, it's just making sure that every movement 89 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 3: is consistent. And now It's that never ending cat and 90 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 3: mouse game of trying to step one step ahead. 91 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 7: Those Calbol personas two bald guys on the same street. 92 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 3: He took the cat up. I love it. 93 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 1: I did. 94 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 7: I did it for you so that you feel you 95 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 7: feel comfortable bau. 96 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 3: Delli was talking about. 97 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 7: Yeah, bau Delli was talking about needing you to go 98 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 7: deeper into games, like by giving you those eighty seven 99 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:19,719 Speaker 7: pitches in spring training and something that he wants you 100 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 7: to do in the league. But I look at your 101 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 7: stats and you're one of the best at going deep 102 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 7: into games. Is that something that he's tasked with you? 103 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 7: Did you not know that until Paul Delli said something 104 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 7: about that? Or is this a conversation you guys have had. 105 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 3: Now This conversation will happen a while ago. He happened 106 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 3: the moment I got traded, I'm like, hey, like I 107 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 3: like to go I like to pitch deep into the games. 108 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 3: And first things first, I have to earn it. Like 109 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 3: I'm like, one thing is to tell you I like 110 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 3: pitching DP but then if I'm throwing ninety pitches in 111 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 3: five innings, I'm never gonna get there. So I have 112 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 3: to earn that trills. I had to show to him that, 113 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 3: you know, I'm willing to attack his own I'm willing 114 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 3: to like challenge challenge heaters to square like square me 115 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 3: up if you if you can or if you want. 116 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 3: And you know, he's being very like trusting. He felt 117 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 3: comfortable with me saying those things, and then he challenged 118 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 3: me like, okay, like you think you can do that, 119 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:09,720 Speaker 3: and let's let's go and do it. And I take 120 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:12,159 Speaker 3: a lot of pride on that. You know, I work really, 121 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 3: really hard. I became very very diligent, very thorough with 122 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 3: my routine. I mean that routine I tell you, like 123 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 3: if it wears me out sometimes and it's one of 124 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 3: those things He's like, it's so extensive that there are 125 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 3: some days where I'm like, do I want to go 126 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:27,479 Speaker 3: through like a two hour prep? But then I think 127 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 3: to myself, but this is what gets me ready. This 128 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:31,720 Speaker 3: is what allows me to go ninety five pitches one 129 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 3: hundred and ten pitches and if I need to get 130 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 3: ninety six in the seventeen and I know it will 131 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 3: be there. So it's a never ending like you know, 132 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 3: like like I asked Rocco to give me that trust 133 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 3: and then I have to perform, and so last year 134 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 3: was we had a lot of good moments in the 135 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 3: second half where it was deep into the game. He 136 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:50,479 Speaker 3: gave me the trust to like get out of a 137 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 3: jam or he like he pushed me to one hundred 138 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 3: and twelve pitches a few times, and I love that. 139 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 3: I prepared myself for that, And I mean my early 140 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 3: career years, I was preparing my so far, I'm twenty 141 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 3: nine years sold. I took care of my body really 142 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 3: good young. So when I'm this all, I'm ready, and 143 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 3: I'm doing this for my thirty five year olds, so 144 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,279 Speaker 3: of my thirty six year old self. So that's always 145 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 3: my mentality. Like when I'm in the wareroom sweating squatting, 146 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 3: I'm like, Okay, I'm not doing it for March eighteenth, 147 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 3: I'm doing this for September twenty ninth. I'm doing this 148 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 3: for the American League Championship Series. That's when I know 149 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 3: those squads thought those Goblet squads are pull ups really matter. 150 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 2: FT FAM Arena Club is the modern way to collect 151 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 2: cards or buy or sell or trade or even grade. 152 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 2: And we're highlighting slab packs because this is the new 153 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:37,280 Speaker 2: way to rip open a pack, get a really good 154 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 2: card AJ But also if you're not into the card, 155 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 2: like I know you pulled a Bob Gibson card recently, 156 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:44,279 Speaker 2: you can get an offer of ninety percent of the 157 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,599 Speaker 2: estimated value and just accept it on the spot and 158 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 2: give it right back and maybe try again with another 159 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:50,159 Speaker 2: slab pack. 160 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 8: I ain't get rid of my Bob Gibson autographed card 161 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 8: Bob Gibson a card signing cards anytime soon, so I'm 162 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 8: keeping this one. It gets graded for you. There's no mess. 163 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:00,360 Speaker 8: The only thing I wish they had bubblegum. Can they 164 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 8: virtually send me some. 165 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 3: Bubble dump stuff? 166 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 8: Other than that, it's awesome. You can buy sell cards, 167 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 8: they great them instantly for you, and physically you can 168 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 8: also get the cards if you want them. So I'm 169 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 8: all for this. This is one of the coolest things 170 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 8: I've ever seen. 171 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,239 Speaker 2: Yeah, those cards are in your showroom in the app, 172 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 2: and then of course you can get the card physically 173 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 2: sent to you. So right now you can get twenty 174 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 2: percent off your first slab pack or card purchase by 175 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:25,240 Speaker 2: going to Arena club dot com slash foul that's arenaclub 176 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 2: dot com slash foul code foul for twenty percent off 177 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 2: your first purchase. 178 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 5: Yeah, I had you as a young guy, and even 179 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 5: at a young age, you were. 180 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 6: One of the guys. 181 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 5: Even though I was a position player. 182 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 4: It seemed like we were always having little conversations about 183 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 4: what you need to do or what you might need 184 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 4: to do to get better. You've accomplished so much, you know, 185 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 4: at this point in your career, when you look at 186 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 4: the deal that you sign, you look at a team 187 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 4: that has had a history of winning. Did you find 188 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 4: yourself hearing about any of those conversations about you possibly 189 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 4: been on a trade block? 190 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 5: And if you did, did the. 191 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 4: Twins have any conversation with you or you know, where 192 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 4: were you on that were you just kind of focus 193 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 4: on this is where I am, this is where my 194 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 4: feet are, and this is what I'm going to focus on. 195 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 3: I was. I was in that spot. I was in 196 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 3: that mentality like, this is where my feet are. But 197 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 3: I do have I had a lot of family members 198 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 3: that are that are always up today with news, updates, rumors. 199 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 3: So my aunt was really really good about sending me rumors, 200 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 3: but then she would get upset if I didn't elaborate 201 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 3: on those roomors. I'm like, guy, sorry, I don't know 202 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 3: if those are two or not. But my whole mentality 203 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 3: was like I'm going to be where I'm supposed to be, 204 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 3: like as of today, I mean, I'm talking about the 205 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 3: off season, and so today I I'm Minnesota twin. I'm 206 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 3: working out with my twins gear. I'm staying in touch 207 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 3: with my Twins people, making sure that when we show 208 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 3: up to four Myers and it's going to be hot 209 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 3: and human and muggy, we're all ready to go. I'm 210 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 3: ready to grind. And I mean I've had a really 211 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 3: really good time in Minnesota, like baseball wise, career wise, 212 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 3: it's it's been a blessing and the Twins have to 213 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 3: have just provided me with so much to get better 214 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 3: as a pitcher, but also as a person, taking advantage 215 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 3: of a platform that we have with the Twins community. 216 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 7: Your fellow country and Martin Perez was on the other day. 217 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 7: He runs an academy down in Venezuela. Can you hit 218 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 7: on a little bit? I mentioned it, and I feel 219 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 7: like anytime we have somebody from a Latin country that's 220 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:16,200 Speaker 7: had success here, made some money here, needs to speak 221 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:18,839 Speaker 7: on how Major League Baseball needs to make sure they 222 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 7: protect young Latin players who don't make it. Pablo Lopez, 223 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 7: Martin Perez made millions of dollars. You guys are fine. 224 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 7: How can major League Baseball protect and watch out for 225 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 7: those guys because there's a lot of them that don't 226 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 7: make it. 227 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 3: It's a load of question, man. And you know, when 228 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 3: I hear scenarios like that, the first thing I think 229 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 3: of is education. You know, I was fourteen that and 230 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 3: blessed enough that I was able to graduate high school 231 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 3: before I got into professional baseball. But nowadays, you know, 232 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:52,079 Speaker 3: like everything has changed so much where you see twelve 233 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 3: thirteen year old kids like, Okay, I'm not even playing 234 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:58,320 Speaker 3: baseball for fun. I'm practicing baseball to become a product 235 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 3: so I can hopefully sign for some money when sixteen, 236 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 3: seventeen or eighteen. But then you have the group that 237 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:06,320 Speaker 3: you know they're not a blessed enough to sign, and 238 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 3: that's when you get into like, Okay, this kid lost 239 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 3: his entire teenage years, didn't even go to high school 240 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 3: because of this. So it's just you know, and I 241 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 3: really preached the Minnesota Twins for implementing educational programs, education 242 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 3: like and when I signed back, we seeatt on twenty twelve, 243 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 3: we didn't have We had English courses, english classes, but 244 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:28,680 Speaker 3: we didn't have education. And I went to the Dominican 245 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 3: Republic in January to the academy and I was there 246 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 3: for the high school graduation of the kids. And it 247 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 3: was really touching for me because education has always been 248 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:38,440 Speaker 3: very important in my family and in my life. So 249 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 3: seeing the young kids being willing to, like I sign 250 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 3: for baseball. Would I even get an education? But they 251 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:46,680 Speaker 3: know it's important because at some point their Basebok career 252 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 3: might be over without getting to where they wanted to get. 253 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 3: And now they learned the language, they learned social skills, 254 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 3: they learned how to, you know, be good enough with 255 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 3: their eyes to be a scout, to be a front 256 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:00,120 Speaker 3: office member. And every time I go back home, I'm 257 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:02,960 Speaker 3: going to try to go back once a year. I 258 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:05,640 Speaker 3: always go to the stadium where I grew up playing, 259 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 3: and I do like a little equipmen distribution. I just 260 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 3: make sure that you know, the kids are in a 261 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:13,679 Speaker 3: situation where like, if I can see it, I can 262 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:17,199 Speaker 3: become and they if they choose to pursue a baseball 263 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 3: baseball aspirations and it's really fun. And I go with 264 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 3: my grandma and she loves. Everyone says hi to my 265 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 3: grandma for they say hi to me. She feels like 266 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 3: she's like at the miss She's a real super So there's. 267 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:29,240 Speaker 6: A mirral on me. 268 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 3: No one cares about that they want a picture with 269 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:33,439 Speaker 3: my grandma. But I always take the opportunity when I 270 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 3: go back home to just let the kids know and 271 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:38,400 Speaker 3: just everyone that there is so much more to life 272 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:40,600 Speaker 3: beyond baseball. Like yes, like you know you see me 273 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,440 Speaker 3: on TV as a baseball player, but you just know 274 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:45,679 Speaker 3: everything that went on to get to this point, and 275 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 3: how much I do of other things to make sure 276 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 3: that I am involved in a community, that I'm here 277 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 3: for Twins Territory. They they come to the study to 278 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 3: support me. I want to support them. I want to 279 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:02,280 Speaker 3: indulge myself in the in their community. And there's a 280 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 3: lot more to lifetime, you know what happens on the field, 281 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 3: So I try to take advantage of all of that. 282 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:09,439 Speaker 4: Yeah, and lastly, before I let you go, you're pitying 283 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 4: me of what I love to say. There's no stat 284 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 4: for character, right, We've got numbers for everything. But I 285 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 4: watched these guys as I come into the clubhouse. I 286 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 4: watch how they follow you how they interact with you. 287 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:21,719 Speaker 4: What has made you become such a good leader and 288 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 4: made you care about being such a good leader other 289 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 4: than just the performance aspect of it. 290 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 3: Guys like you, man, Guys like you. I told you 291 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:31,680 Speaker 3: that earlier when I walked in here and I and 292 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 3: I told it, like the example I get if it's true. 293 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 3: Like I remember in twenty eighteen, everyone that made the 294 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 3: opening day, you gave us like a portable PlayStation four 295 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 3: at the time case with our photos in it. And 296 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 3: last year I was like, you know what, I remember that. 297 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 3: That's stay with me. That's stuck with me, Like I 298 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 3: want to do something like that. So I made sure 299 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 3: that the equipment manager told me everyone that was making 300 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:53,560 Speaker 3: their first opening day, and I contacted someone through my 301 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:57,559 Speaker 3: agency and I got them I customized like Scotch whiskey 302 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:01,200 Speaker 3: bottles with their names congratulations on opening day. It's just 303 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 3: about legacy. You want to do right for those that 304 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:04,679 Speaker 3: did it before you. You want to do it right 305 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:07,160 Speaker 3: for those that come after you. So like guys like 306 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:09,560 Speaker 3: you that was in the Marlins Clubhouse in twenty eighteen, 307 00:13:09,640 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 3: It's just an inspiration and motivation and something I carry 308 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 3: with me. I'm still much better at showing leadership with 309 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 3: actions rather than words. But the twins have pushed me 310 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 3: to be a little more vocal, like yeah, like take 311 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:23,560 Speaker 3: up on that role. And again, guys like you is 312 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:25,720 Speaker 3: what like just gave me that sense of like, this 313 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:28,040 Speaker 3: is what real professionals look like. This is how you 314 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 3: make young guys feel comfortable, feel them be like to 315 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 3: be themselves because if they're themselves, are going to be 316 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:35,079 Speaker 3: the best version. And that's when I help us win 317 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 3: ball games. 318 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:36,840 Speaker 5: Thank you, I appreciate that. 319 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's an awesome story. Yeah, obviously you're the man, 320 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:41,319 Speaker 2: Cam and you too. 321 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:44,679 Speaker 5: I forgot about this, really forgot about thetations. It was sick. 322 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 3: Marra Marlin trailer was cool. Yeah, it was really cool. 323 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 6: Cool. 324 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 2: Well, Papla, we always enjoy these. Yeah, keep being yourself. 325 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:56,840 Speaker 2: It's great to have you on your great ambassador for 326 00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:58,800 Speaker 2: the game. So thanks for joining us. Good luck to 327 00:13:58,800 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 2: see you during the year. 328 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 3: Appreciate you, guys. Thank you. 329 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 2: We have Harrison Bader joining us right now in foul Territory. Harrison, 330 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:08,680 Speaker 2: great to see you, man, and obviously you had a 331 00:14:08,679 --> 00:14:11,559 Speaker 2: fun year last season with the Mets, So now take 332 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 2: us through your off season and how you end up 333 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 2: with that hat on. 334 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 9: Yeah, it's good to see you guys too. Yeah, Listen, 335 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 9: last year was awesome. I think every year that you know, 336 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:23,080 Speaker 9: we get an opportunity to put the jersey on, you 337 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 9: just stack experiences, you stack you know, time of players 338 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 9: you haven't played before, and you learn a lot about yourself. 339 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 9: And I think last year is no different. We had 340 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 9: a great run and carrying it into the off season 341 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:34,920 Speaker 9: I think was great because the previous off season I 342 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 9: was coming off with surgery. So having a full off 343 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 9: season and just you know, stick to my work and 344 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 9: prepare for this year, it's been great. And you know 345 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 9: obviously mentioned the hat that I'm wearing. I'm just really 346 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 9: happy to be here because the biggest thing going into 347 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 9: the off season was just again to set myself up 348 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 9: to be on a team that's competing to win. It's 349 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 9: all there is to it. You know, winning is extremely contagious. 350 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 9: If you have an organization that preaches it from the 351 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:00,240 Speaker 9: top all the way down, you know, that's just a 352 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 9: contagious mentality that will carry you through a lot of 353 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 9: the ups. 354 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 6: And downs this season. 355 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 9: So the most consistent organization and with regards to that, 356 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 9: was the Minnesota Twins. I'm happy that we came to 357 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 9: a deal and I couldn't be more grateful to be here. 358 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 6: That's all there is to it. 359 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, I want to stay there, man, because when I 360 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 4: look at this fit, we talk about the lack there 361 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 4: of moves, but I think this is a big fit 362 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 4: when you talk about the Twins, what they need when 363 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:25,000 Speaker 4: you talk about elite defender and center field, a guy 364 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 4: that can take some pressure off buyer and get him 365 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 4: off his feet a little bit more. But I also 366 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 4: believe that you're a guy that you're at a point 367 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:32,080 Speaker 4: of your career where I think you need to be 368 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 4: in there every day. I don't think it should be 369 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 4: a platoon situation, or I think you deserve a chance 370 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 4: to go fight for a position a spot. Where are 371 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 4: you with that, because I know I told you come 372 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 4: in here. I think you haven't even scratched the service 373 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 4: yet offensively where you sit today. 374 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 5: As far as the opportunity being here as a twin. 375 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 6: Yeah absolutely. 376 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 9: I mean I think the biggest thing is just setting 377 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 9: yourself up for, you know, to get at bats. And 378 00:15:56,280 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 9: the way you do that is just by continuing to 379 00:15:57,920 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 9: prove day in and day after you belonging that lineup, 380 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 9: and really that's up to me. 381 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 6: You know what I'm saying. 382 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 9: I think kind of goes back to what I learned 383 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 9: way back in the day at the University of Florida 384 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 9: from our coach Brad Whitzel, who would always preach you know, 385 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 9: you players don't understand that you guys make the lineup. Yeah, 386 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 9: where the coaches we write it in, but you guys, 387 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 9: based on your work, your process, everything that's going on, 388 00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 9: you guys decide the lineup. And that's always stuck with 389 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 9: me because I still believe that to this day. So 390 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 9: if I go out there, I do what I'm supposed 391 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 9: to do on all sides of baseball, which I know 392 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 9: I'm capable of. I'm gonna play a lot and uh, 393 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:27,800 Speaker 9: like I said, I think, you know, this organization is 394 00:16:27,840 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 9: going to allow me to do that. I have the 395 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:31,720 Speaker 9: ability to play multiple positions in the outfield, which I'm 396 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 9: gonna unlock this year, which I haven't done a long time. 397 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 6: That's super exciting. 398 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 9: I've always said that defense is about repetition, you know 399 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 9: what I'm saying. There's there's a lot of controllable factors. 400 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 9: So being able to just you know, get those reps 401 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 9: before the game, understand the angles. It's all it is 402 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 9: to it and go out there and play ball. So 403 00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:49,640 Speaker 9: I'm excited for it. I'm excited for the for the 404 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 9: new challenge of playing those opportunities of those positions, and yeah, 405 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 9: whatever I gotta do to have the team win, I'll 406 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 9: be there for it. 407 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 7: Is it kind of a knock to your ego a 408 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 7: little bit when you go to right field. Are you're 409 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:03,480 Speaker 7: starting taking balls and right or left when you're like, dude, 410 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:06,720 Speaker 7: I've got golden center, Like, you don't move shortstops that 411 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:10,399 Speaker 7: have gold off a shortstop without it being like a 412 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:11,359 Speaker 7: tougher transition. 413 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:14,160 Speaker 4: Uh. 414 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 9: You know, I don't know if I'll accumulate the endings, 415 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:17,399 Speaker 9: but in my head, I just go, all right, let 416 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 9: me win a gold glove in right field then, or 417 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:20,520 Speaker 9: let me let me win a gol glove and left field. 418 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:22,640 Speaker 9: That's always a mentality. And at the end of the day, 419 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:24,640 Speaker 9: if I'm in the right field, I just unlock the choop, 420 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:26,920 Speaker 9: you know what I'm saying. Yeah, maybe just let it eat, 421 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:31,800 Speaker 9: But no, I think listen, I was a center fielder, 422 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:34,480 Speaker 9: and I was a centerfielder in college, and I got 423 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 9: moved to the left field, and I told my coach 424 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:38,239 Speaker 9: the same exact thing to his face. I said, I'm 425 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:39,639 Speaker 9: going to be the best left fielder in the SEC. 426 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 9: And I was in my opinion. So I think that's 427 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:44,959 Speaker 9: just a just a mindset, honestly, you know, something I'm 428 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 9: not used to. But through repetition, through a good mindset, 429 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:50,760 Speaker 9: through understanding my angles and make it physical, you know, 430 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:52,120 Speaker 9: I'll be right where I need to be. And again, 431 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 9: it really comes down to I'm in the lineup for 432 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 9: a reason, so I got to be the best version 433 00:17:56,119 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 9: of myself and anything that's not working positively towards that 434 00:17:59,560 --> 00:18:01,359 Speaker 9: end goal of winning and helping his team win. In 435 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:03,960 Speaker 9: whatever position i'm in the in the outfield, you know, 436 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:05,840 Speaker 9: it's meaningless to me. So I'm going to go out there, 437 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:07,880 Speaker 9: whether I'm in right, whether I'm in center, when I'm 438 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 9: in left, I'm gonna be the best version of myself 439 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 9: defensively and make the right decisions put the ball, and 440 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:16,200 Speaker 9: I'm gonna help this team win on that side of 441 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 9: the base. So when when the game calls for it, yeah, 442 00:18:18,760 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 9: there's no ego involved. Long story short, there's no ego 443 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:21,640 Speaker 9: involved here. 444 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:24,320 Speaker 6: We got to win. Can't win with too many egos 445 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 6: love it. 446 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:28,160 Speaker 7: There's there's a difference between ego and confidence, and you 447 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:31,120 Speaker 7: you exuded you exuded the confidence there, So I like that. 448 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:34,040 Speaker 7: Speaking of confidence. One of your Florida teammates, we talk 449 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:37,399 Speaker 7: about the sec Pete all the all the stuff he 450 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:40,600 Speaker 7: went through with free agency, and you played with him 451 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:44,119 Speaker 7: like in the pros, not just college. Like, can you 452 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:46,359 Speaker 7: talk about, you know, some of the stuff he was 453 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:46,920 Speaker 7: going through. 454 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:47,960 Speaker 6: Did you talk to him. 455 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:50,720 Speaker 7: During that time and how that transit or not transition 456 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 7: because he went back to the Mets. How the whole 457 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:54,440 Speaker 7: thing played out for him in free agency. 458 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 6: Yeah, listen, I don't have to talk on his behalf. 459 00:18:57,200 --> 00:18:59,919 Speaker 9: You know, everybody's free agency journey, whether it's for one year, 460 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:02,480 Speaker 9: for its long term deal. You know, that's just so 461 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 9: subjective and it's so individualized to the player. I can 462 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:08,399 Speaker 9: speak to the fact that regardless of the number of 463 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:10,439 Speaker 9: his contract, regardless of what he may or may not 464 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:12,160 Speaker 9: have turned down, all I know is that it does 465 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:14,159 Speaker 9: not change anything about the type of person he is, 466 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 9: the type of man he is off that field, type 467 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:18,680 Speaker 9: a baseball player he's always been in his entire career, 468 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:21,920 Speaker 9: and many times it might be harder and a lot 469 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:23,800 Speaker 9: easier to say and might be hard to do at times. 470 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 6: But you know, that number does not define who we are. 471 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 9: That number does not define the type of person we 472 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:30,879 Speaker 9: are on and off that field. And with regards to that, 473 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:35,159 Speaker 9: I've never met a better, better human being than Peter A. 474 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 6: Lonzo. 475 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:39,640 Speaker 9: And he's always been there for me whenever I needed him, 476 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:43,359 Speaker 9: whether it's a swing thing, whether it was a conversation 477 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:46,280 Speaker 9: about whatever, He's always been there. So he's just going 478 00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:48,280 Speaker 9: to keep doing what he does. He has a fantastic 479 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:50,679 Speaker 9: family who I've known for a long time, and whatever 480 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:53,359 Speaker 9: is going to be in his future is up to 481 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:55,240 Speaker 9: him and it will come, and just because it didn't 482 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 9: come this year doesn't necessarily mean anything. I'm happy for him. 483 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:00,639 Speaker 9: I'm happy that he's back in New York. That's right 484 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:03,400 Speaker 9: belongs and to the fans absolutely love him, and that's 485 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 9: the type of things that just propel you through a 486 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:06,359 Speaker 9: long season because there will be ups and down. So 487 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 9: I'm happy that he's where he is and I'm just 488 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 9: looking forward to a great year from him. 489 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:14,480 Speaker 7: What's the biggest difference between New York versus New York. 490 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 7: You're a Bronx guy, Bronxville guy, not just Bronx guy, 491 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:20,960 Speaker 7: but you got to play for the Yankees. You got 492 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:24,479 Speaker 7: to have probably your greatest stretch of your entire career 493 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 7: in the playoffs for the Yankees. Then you went over 494 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:30,560 Speaker 7: to the Mets. I mean, all the stuff that was 495 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:35,440 Speaker 7: going on with with Grimace, with the Pumpkin, with OMG. Everything. 496 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:38,520 Speaker 7: Can you give us the biggest difference in playing for 497 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:40,480 Speaker 7: both of those teams positive ornat. 498 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:43,440 Speaker 6: Yeah, I think I think just the biggest. 499 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:46,359 Speaker 9: The biggest difference is, obviously is New York is divided 500 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 9: when it comes to their baseball teams. There's no doubt 501 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:51,479 Speaker 9: about it. You know, there's no gray area. You know, 502 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:53,400 Speaker 9: if you're playing for the Yankees, you know exactly who's 503 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:55,399 Speaker 9: rooting for you. If you're playing for the Mets, you 504 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 9: know exactly who's rooting for you. Even down to like 505 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 9: you walk into a restaurant, you know, everybody's the first 506 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 9: thing they tell you is whether they're Yankees are a 507 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:04,480 Speaker 9: Mets fan. 508 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:05,679 Speaker 6: And I think that that was just. 509 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 9: Really cool to kind of feel the stark difference, you know, 510 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:12,159 Speaker 9: just and everyone's living so close to each other, so 511 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:14,760 Speaker 9: you kind of never know what to expect. 512 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 6: But every day in. 513 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 9: New York, whether it's the off season and whether even 514 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 9: playing in season, it always is going to present just 515 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:25,080 Speaker 9: high energy at all times. And with regards to the organizations, 516 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:27,920 Speaker 9: they're both incredible organizations and get the opportunity as a 517 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 9: New York kid to play for both it was just 518 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:31,159 Speaker 9: an absolute gift. I really don't know how else to 519 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:34,679 Speaker 9: say it that there's no other words for it. I 520 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:36,919 Speaker 9: just tried to make the absolute most of it every time, 521 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:40,719 Speaker 9: and I think when I look back on it, you know, 522 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 9: I just I'm just really proud of being able to 523 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:45,320 Speaker 9: put those uniforms on in front of the you know 524 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:47,520 Speaker 9: a lot of my friends and family who ever since 525 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:49,679 Speaker 9: day once is I was like in sixth grade, you know, 526 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:50,800 Speaker 9: I told him. I was like, I'm gonna play for 527 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:53,359 Speaker 9: the Yankees. I'mnna play for the Mets' play freshly in 528 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:56,159 Speaker 9: this city, I'm telling y'all. And you know, for me 529 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:57,760 Speaker 9: and just for the people who really like know me 530 00:21:57,800 --> 00:22:01,480 Speaker 9: and love me, they you know, we were right. So 531 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:03,880 Speaker 9: you know, it came to an end after a couple 532 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:06,200 Speaker 9: of years, which is which is fine. We keep it moving. 533 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:08,120 Speaker 9: Of course, it's always about the ball. It's always about. 534 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 6: Taking care of the ball. 535 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 9: But having that small you know that two and a 536 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 9: half years so, opportunity to do that in my hometown 537 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 9: was certainly special. 538 00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:20,000 Speaker 6: So yeah, man, doesn't get better than that. 539 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:24,440 Speaker 4: Okay, before we let you go break out, you're offensively 540 00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:25,119 Speaker 4: for coming. 541 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 6: I see it. 542 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:28,679 Speaker 4: I'm telling you, health and you look good. The energy 543 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:32,480 Speaker 4: is right offensively. I think where I struggle was trying 544 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 4: to figure out who I was as a hitter. 545 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:35,840 Speaker 5: Power got a hass power. 546 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:38,359 Speaker 4: It has to be what are you working on the 547 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:40,160 Speaker 4: how do you balance that trying to be the best 548 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:40,639 Speaker 4: of both? 549 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:42,359 Speaker 6: Right? Yeah, absolutely. 550 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 9: You know, the best players I've learned from they always 551 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:50,159 Speaker 9: talk about just remaining present in the game situation, and truly, 552 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:51,639 Speaker 9: whether it's the first up out of the season, the 553 00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:53,520 Speaker 9: very last step bat in the playoffs, you know, they 554 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:56,240 Speaker 9: are just so present constantly and always adjusting to the 555 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:56,960 Speaker 9: game situation. 556 00:22:57,520 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 6: And that takes repetition, you know. 557 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:02,080 Speaker 9: So something I've just been probing NonStop the spring training 558 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:05,359 Speaker 9: from start to finish, has been just remaining present in 559 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 9: the game situation, you know, and trying to work with 560 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 9: the pitcher, think with the picture, because I'd rather be 561 00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:12,720 Speaker 9: one hundred percent on my plan and be wrong than 562 00:23:12,880 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 9: kind of eighty percent on maybe two pitches and I'm 563 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:17,720 Speaker 9: kind of in between, and as we contact in there, 564 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:20,879 Speaker 9: I've also really been focused on just hammering, you know, 565 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 9: the big part of the plate where wherever I'm looking. 566 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:24,439 Speaker 9: You know, sometimes it's different. It might be middle in, 567 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:26,120 Speaker 9: it might be middle away, it might be middle up. 568 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:26,480 Speaker 6: Whatever it is. 569 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 9: But just really honing that in and just training that 570 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:32,119 Speaker 9: swing because you know, listen, these guys are human as 571 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 9: good as they are, but they do miss. And I 572 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 9: do think this game, as much as is about what 573 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:39,000 Speaker 9: you swing at, it's also about what you don't swing at, 574 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:42,479 Speaker 9: and sometimes being smart in the game situation to not 575 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:45,600 Speaker 9: chase certain pitches, even if they're called strikes. You know, 576 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:47,359 Speaker 9: a good picture quality strike is different than a good 577 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:50,160 Speaker 9: hitter quality strike. And I think if I just stay 578 00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:52,240 Speaker 9: consistent with that, you know, I've done it for a 579 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:54,000 Speaker 9: month at a time, two weeks at a time, two 580 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 9: months at a time, but I haven't fully fully done 581 00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 9: that for a full season yet, and that's just something 582 00:23:58,119 --> 00:23:59,960 Speaker 9: that's certainly a challenge for all of us, but something 583 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 9: I just want to do. And I think that if 584 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:04,119 Speaker 9: I own the zone that I did my research on 585 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:05,600 Speaker 9: in preparation on I think I have success. 586 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:07,359 Speaker 4: That was real quick for I let you go because 587 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:09,879 Speaker 4: that's huge. When I was with the Yankees, not the 588 00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 4: heart one that that was the first team that I 589 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 4: was with. After each month they came to me and said, hey, 590 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:16,879 Speaker 4: the chase rate was up a little high, or your 591 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:18,440 Speaker 4: swing decision was a little bit better. 592 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:21,480 Speaker 5: Did you get any of that or does those those Do. 593 00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:23,359 Speaker 4: Those things help you right kind of stay locked in 594 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:26,240 Speaker 4: so you can have that two three four month period 595 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:28,600 Speaker 4: of consistency. Is that something we're looking at to kind 596 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 4: of reiterate where we are each month or each two weeks. 597 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 5: Is that something you're going to add in it is 598 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:34,320 Speaker 5: kind of okay, this. 599 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:34,800 Speaker 6: Is where I'm at. 600 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:37,959 Speaker 9: Yeah, absolutely, So this is obviously my fourth organization, so 601 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 9: I uh, you know, you realize very quickly. And Willim 602 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:43,280 Speaker 9: McGee told me it's the Saint Louis and they like, 603 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:45,639 Speaker 9: you got to be your own your own like business, 604 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:47,920 Speaker 9: your own company, your own factory essentially when he met 605 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:50,720 Speaker 9: by that was like as an outfeeler, you know, you 606 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:52,600 Speaker 9: got to be so honed in on your craft that 607 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:54,120 Speaker 9: if you go to a different organization in the middle 608 00:24:54,119 --> 00:24:55,720 Speaker 9: of the season and they got a different system in there, 609 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:57,120 Speaker 9: you can all of a sudden switch back and. 610 00:24:57,080 --> 00:24:58,840 Speaker 6: Forth, you know, so you gotta you gotta do what 611 00:24:58,840 --> 00:24:59,200 Speaker 6: you gotta do. 612 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:01,040 Speaker 9: And the reason why I bring that is because you know, 613 00:25:01,119 --> 00:25:03,439 Speaker 9: I have my own people. I know a lot of 614 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:05,520 Speaker 9: guys have their own guys that they work with in 615 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:08,159 Speaker 9: the off season, that they work with obviously in season 616 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 9: that give them data, reports, feedback, and honestly, it's a 617 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:16,400 Speaker 9: daily thing. And I think that if we're so dependent upon, 618 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 9: you know, our organization to provide us with those that information, 619 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:23,720 Speaker 9: you know, sometimes it could be more catered to what 620 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:26,680 Speaker 9: we like or what we thrive on in terms of information. 621 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:30,480 Speaker 9: So it's really important again to build your team behind 622 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:32,720 Speaker 9: you because you want to be a whole force going 623 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:35,800 Speaker 9: into an organization and uh, you know, the organization is 624 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:38,880 Speaker 9: going to provide fantastic information, but sometimes what we need 625 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:40,920 Speaker 9: needs to be more catered to us. I mean a 626 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:43,359 Speaker 9: lot of times that information is is for the general lineup, 627 00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 9: which is fine, but when we run the heat of 628 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:48,000 Speaker 9: bat on that to two count, you know what I'm saying, Like, 629 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 9: sometimes a small piece of information that we got maybe 630 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:53,719 Speaker 9: from our personal guys might not be in the bigger 631 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:56,080 Speaker 9: overall report. So that might get us to that bad 632 00:25:56,119 --> 00:25:58,040 Speaker 9: I don't know, but I love that. 633 00:25:58,119 --> 00:26:01,720 Speaker 5: Yeah, that's really you had to ask day to day process. 634 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 6: I like that. 635 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:05,439 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, absolutely, yeah, Harrison, that was really good insight. 636 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:08,159 Speaker 2: Appreciate you man. Good to see you. Good luck this season, 637 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:09,840 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Twins. We'll catch it during the year. 638 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:12,480 Speaker 6: Okay, absolutely sounds good. Good to see you. 639 00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:17,000 Speaker 2: We've got twenty twenty four All Star and twenty twenty 640 00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:20,800 Speaker 2: four team MVP Willie Castro joining us right now on 641 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:23,760 Speaker 2: ft RELLI. I know it's a new year, but how 642 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:25,679 Speaker 2: does that sound. I mean, when you think back to 643 00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:27,400 Speaker 2: what you did last year, you were one of the 644 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:29,920 Speaker 2: most underrated players in the sport. 645 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:36,160 Speaker 1: I mean, I know when I got on Tender Detroit, 646 00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:37,480 Speaker 1: obviously I was feeling bad. 647 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:39,680 Speaker 6: I never expected that. 648 00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:41,320 Speaker 1: I know, I was trying to do my best to 649 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:44,400 Speaker 1: not to to help my team win. 650 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:46,040 Speaker 6: And you know I got on tender. 651 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:48,960 Speaker 1: You know, I never get my head down, and I 652 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 1: got the putendity to sign here Minnesota. I know, this 653 00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:55,800 Speaker 1: is the first day I heard about them, that they 654 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:58,280 Speaker 1: wanted me to sign here, and you know, I just 655 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 1: think it was a really good up for me to 656 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:03,720 Speaker 1: come and obviously, I just I know I had more 657 00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:05,320 Speaker 1: than me. I know I had to come and show 658 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:08,159 Speaker 1: my skills, and that's what I did. I came and 659 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:11,880 Speaker 1: won the spot. And yeah, here we are again. 660 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:14,720 Speaker 4: Hey, I want to talk about that we were together 661 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:18,200 Speaker 4: in twenty twenty and you were playing a lot of infield. 662 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:20,960 Speaker 4: Detroit had just started to kind of mess around with 663 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:23,960 Speaker 4: bouncing you around. Now we look up two years later, 664 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:27,359 Speaker 4: super utility maybe the best super utility player in the game. 665 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:30,640 Speaker 4: How much pride have you taken and realizing that, hey, 666 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:32,280 Speaker 4: this is the way that I can stay on the field. 667 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:35,280 Speaker 4: Also switching, you know what does that do for you? 668 00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:37,440 Speaker 4: Understanding if I can play more positions. It's hard to 669 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:39,679 Speaker 4: get me off out of the lineup. I mean, I 670 00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:42,880 Speaker 4: know I came up since fooguyball to the BA leagues. 671 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 4: That was a short stop and my whole career, and yeah, 672 00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:52,119 Speaker 4: I just you know, when I was in Detroit, I know, 673 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:56,199 Speaker 4: my second third year, that's when aj Hinch decided me 674 00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:58,520 Speaker 4: to see if I can play outfield. He told me, 675 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:01,520 Speaker 4: if I could play outfield, of course a slugg as 676 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:03,240 Speaker 4: I'm in the field, you know, I just get the 677 00:28:03,320 --> 00:28:05,480 Speaker 4: job done. And man, I got the hang of it 678 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:08,600 Speaker 4: really quick. They told me, like, I look natural in 679 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:12,439 Speaker 4: the outfield, and man, I just went out there, you know, 680 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:16,560 Speaker 4: just streuss myself, trust my abilities, and man, right now, 681 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:18,760 Speaker 4: I feel natural in all the positions that I play, 682 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:21,160 Speaker 4: and I feel good a slug as I'm in the field. 683 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:23,080 Speaker 4: I just want to get the job done so I 684 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:25,360 Speaker 4: could get my team to win the games. So I'm 685 00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:27,280 Speaker 4: real quick. I want to talk about that. Not that 686 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:29,440 Speaker 4: easy to make that transition. I was out for my 687 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:34,480 Speaker 4: whole life, went from center to left, and it was difficult. 688 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:36,639 Speaker 5: How much extra work has it taken? 689 00:28:36,680 --> 00:28:38,840 Speaker 4: How much time can you kind of touch on that, like, 690 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:40,200 Speaker 4: it's not that easy, just go out there and do it. 691 00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:40,920 Speaker 5: How much work have. 692 00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:42,959 Speaker 4: You put in defensively to make sure you're comfortab when 693 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:44,360 Speaker 4: you get out there because you look so natural. 694 00:28:45,160 --> 00:28:47,040 Speaker 6: I mean, it was something natural. 695 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:47,320 Speaker 4: I know. 696 00:28:47,800 --> 00:28:50,400 Speaker 1: I was there when they first told me that I 697 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:53,520 Speaker 1: was gonna get some time in the outfield. I just 698 00:28:53,560 --> 00:28:55,320 Speaker 1: went out there, you know, just get a couple of reps, 699 00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 1: a couple of fly balls, a couple you know, just 700 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:00,600 Speaker 1: going through the corners, get the balls, and I mean 701 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 1: I got the hang of it real quick. So I 702 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:05,120 Speaker 1: think it was just trusting my abilities. You know, I 703 00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 1: think my abilities what got me to that point to 704 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:10,760 Speaker 1: be the utility guy that I am today. So I 705 00:29:10,920 --> 00:29:12,920 Speaker 1: just focus, you know, just focus on a lot of 706 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:15,000 Speaker 1: things that can make a big difference at the game. So, 707 00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:18,400 Speaker 1: like I said, my talent is what it got me 708 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 1: to this point. 709 00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 7: Everybody says when they're on a team, I just want 710 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:24,280 Speaker 7: to do whatever it takes for the team to win. 711 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:26,640 Speaker 7: You're getting to a point in your career at twenty 712 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:28,560 Speaker 7: eight years old, you're going to be a free agent 713 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:32,480 Speaker 7: next year. Are you more valuable at one singular position 714 00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:34,120 Speaker 7: in free agency? 715 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 1: To be honest, I don't know. To be honest, I 716 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:44,040 Speaker 1: just I don't really look at the numbers. I don't 717 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:46,080 Speaker 1: look at anything. I just try to go out there 718 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:48,720 Speaker 1: and you know, and just do my job. Do my 719 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:51,760 Speaker 1: job whatever it takes to how my team win. That's 720 00:29:51,800 --> 00:29:54,520 Speaker 1: my number one thing that I have on my mind 721 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:57,479 Speaker 1: every day. Just go out there, have fun with the guys, 722 00:29:57,720 --> 00:30:00,600 Speaker 1: and you know, everything that's go mount natural. 723 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 4: Okay, so you guys didn't get a chance. I just 724 00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:06,480 Speaker 4: had a chance to hopping and going to the clubhouse. 725 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:09,120 Speaker 4: One thing this dude has always had with some of 726 00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:12,760 Speaker 4: the most swag in the clubhouse. So the custom cliques 727 00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:16,520 Speaker 4: are sick. First off, who does your spikes and what 728 00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 4: like kind of inspires you on the custom that you 729 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:22,080 Speaker 4: go with or what you decide to go, you know, 730 00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:24,360 Speaker 4: go to, Like how do you pick that out? 731 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:26,640 Speaker 1: I mean I started doing that maybe three years ago 732 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:29,720 Speaker 1: when I really when I signed here, uh do something 733 00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:33,120 Speaker 1: twenty three and yeah, I got a guy in Dominican 734 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:35,000 Speaker 1: that he does that for me. You know, I just 735 00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:37,280 Speaker 1: tell him give me some options. You know, he does 736 00:30:37,280 --> 00:30:38,880 Speaker 1: that three D first and then you send it to 737 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 1: you to see everyone something change. And yeah, I like 738 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:45,280 Speaker 1: to do like the cartoon characters and stuff and crazy. Yeah, 739 00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:47,320 Speaker 1: I just try to, you know, just mix it up 740 00:30:47,320 --> 00:30:50,280 Speaker 1: a little bit. And yeah, I think this past three 741 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:54,320 Speaker 1: years I've been doing that, you know, consistently obviously. And yeah, 742 00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:56,520 Speaker 1: that guy over there in Dominican's he's. 743 00:30:56,360 --> 00:30:57,320 Speaker 5: Looks good, feel good? 744 00:30:57,440 --> 00:30:57,640 Speaker 4: Right? 745 00:30:57,760 --> 00:30:57,960 Speaker 3: Yeah? 746 00:30:58,000 --> 00:30:59,760 Speaker 1: Yeah. 747 00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:03,560 Speaker 7: What's the deal with the Flintstones? So why are the Flintstones? 748 00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:06,640 Speaker 7: You're a big Flintstones fans or just a cartoon. 749 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:06,920 Speaker 6: Fan in general. 750 00:31:08,760 --> 00:31:12,240 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm a really cartoon I'm a cartoon guy. 751 00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:14,600 Speaker 1: You know, it's little I always watch a cartoon, so 752 00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:17,640 Speaker 1: I saw a couple of cleats a couple of years 753 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:21,280 Speaker 1: ago that I saw some cartoon characters, and man, I said, 754 00:31:21,560 --> 00:31:23,040 Speaker 1: I gotta do that, you know, I got to do that. 755 00:31:23,160 --> 00:31:29,240 Speaker 1: And yeah, I think that's something from my childhood, just 756 00:31:29,240 --> 00:31:33,400 Speaker 1: just watching those cartoons. You know, it's something that I'm 757 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:36,719 Speaker 1: never I still actually watch it. I still actually watch it. 758 00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:40,680 Speaker 1: I know, I'm twenty seven, so I still watch it. 759 00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:43,520 Speaker 1: I know it's something that I don't going to stop watching. 760 00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:48,040 Speaker 7: So hit my pitchers. You broke the franchise record last 761 00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:51,480 Speaker 7: year twenty one twenty one times. If you can't just 762 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:53,120 Speaker 7: get out the way one time. 763 00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:57,000 Speaker 1: I mean I take them as long as you're not 764 00:31:57,120 --> 00:32:01,120 Speaker 1: going to take that base, you know. Yeah, my game 765 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:02,680 Speaker 1: right now is just you know, just be on base, 766 00:32:02,760 --> 00:32:07,000 Speaker 1: you know, I know, uh, just being out there and 767 00:32:07,280 --> 00:32:09,440 Speaker 1: you know, just trying to get some stills. I know, 768 00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:12,280 Speaker 1: I run a little bit, so I just try to 769 00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:16,320 Speaker 1: be on base every time. Just get some walks, whatever 770 00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:18,120 Speaker 1: it take to be on base. You know. I take 771 00:32:18,160 --> 00:32:22,960 Speaker 1: those hits and obviously probably is uh their report probably 772 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:25,200 Speaker 1: throw me in so that that's probably why I get 773 00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:28,280 Speaker 1: hit so much. And yeah, I just go out there. 774 00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:30,520 Speaker 1: You know, I'm never expecting that they're gonna hate me, 775 00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:33,200 Speaker 1: but I take them. I take long as I'm gonna 776 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:35,400 Speaker 1: take that base. You know's got my job done. 777 00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:36,640 Speaker 5: He was better than me, Crassy. 778 00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:39,200 Speaker 4: I was trying to move away and everything before we 779 00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:41,080 Speaker 4: let you go, a lot of people sat at home 780 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:44,080 Speaker 4: last year kind of watch you guys, kind of fall 781 00:32:44,120 --> 00:32:45,600 Speaker 4: off at the end. A lot of people at home 782 00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:49,360 Speaker 4: playing GM as a team. What do you want to 783 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:51,400 Speaker 4: see from these guys other than hell? What is your 784 00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:52,800 Speaker 4: expectations for the Twins this year? 785 00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:57,440 Speaker 1: Expectation? Well, I know we signed a couple more guys 786 00:32:57,800 --> 00:33:01,120 Speaker 1: beater and type friends. Man, this is gonna be It's 787 00:33:01,160 --> 00:33:02,840 Speaker 1: gonna be great. It's gonna be great. I see him 788 00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:07,960 Speaker 1: coming into camp and many they're great, great, great players, Uh, 789 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:09,040 Speaker 1: great teammates. 790 00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:10,920 Speaker 6: I got a couple. 791 00:33:10,720 --> 00:33:13,040 Speaker 1: Of talks with them and then they they they're really 792 00:33:13,040 --> 00:33:16,040 Speaker 1: fit in the spot. They're gonna help us win a 793 00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:19,680 Speaker 1: lot of games. So yeah, I think there's victations is 794 00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:22,160 Speaker 1: you know, to win it all, to win the division 795 00:33:22,360 --> 00:33:25,280 Speaker 1: and you know, just go out there, you know, trust yourself. 796 00:33:25,360 --> 00:33:26,800 Speaker 6: I know I feel like. 797 00:33:26,760 --> 00:33:30,520 Speaker 1: Everybody where, everybody is healthy, and yeah, you expecting more 798 00:33:30,600 --> 00:33:32,920 Speaker 1: the last year. I know last year it went so well. 799 00:33:32,920 --> 00:33:34,840 Speaker 1: The last month. We were losing a lot of games, 800 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:36,040 Speaker 1: but that's part of baseball. 801 00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:36,200 Speaker 3: You know. 802 00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:39,040 Speaker 1: We were doing whatever it takes to win the games. 803 00:33:39,040 --> 00:33:41,960 Speaker 1: But like I said, this is a sport of ups 804 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:44,720 Speaker 1: and downs, so you never got to keep your head down. 805 00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:47,200 Speaker 1: You know, it's a new year. We forget what happened 806 00:33:47,240 --> 00:33:48,720 Speaker 1: last year. It's a new year. We're gonna go out 807 00:33:48,720 --> 00:33:50,720 Speaker 1: there and compete, and like I said, this is a 808 00:33:50,760 --> 00:33:53,560 Speaker 1: winning team, so we're gonna just just go out there 809 00:33:53,560 --> 00:33:54,280 Speaker 1: and trust ourselves. 810 00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:55,120 Speaker 6: I love it. 811 00:33:55,800 --> 00:33:58,840 Speaker 2: Well, Willie, good luck this season, and don't be a stranger. 812 00:33:58,880 --> 00:34:01,000 Speaker 2: First time on the show. You're really good interview. So 813 00:34:01,120 --> 00:34:02,120 Speaker 2: we'll get to during the year. 814 00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:04,479 Speaker 6: Okay, thank you, appreciate it.