1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 1: Sure, welcome to exactly interested. 2 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:08,360 Speaker 2: In a previous episode, I gave you ten bold predictions 3 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:10,479 Speaker 2: for the Yankees in twenty twenty six, and I kept 4 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 2: them positive. But we got a lot of feedback, people 5 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 2: saying we're way too optimistic. Hey, I was just trying 6 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 2: to be a bright and sunny guy like I am. 7 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 2: But in this episode, we are going to put on 8 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:25,120 Speaker 2: our doom or glasses and I'm gonna give you ten 9 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 2: red flags for the Yankees in twenty twenty six. This 10 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 2: is pinstriped territory. Wanted to talk. 11 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: That's old. 12 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:41,839 Speaker 2: How's it going? Everybody? Welcome back, Welcome back. I cannot 13 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 2: believe that there are people who were genuinely ticked off 14 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 2: that I was optimistic in my predictions video. I kept 15 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 2: them as realistic as I could, but I wanted to 16 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 2: be positive. It's no fun to go into the season 17 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 2: all doom and gloom, so I thought we would have 18 00:00:57,160 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 2: some fun with some positives that could go right for 19 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 2: the Yankees. But tonight it is all about the reverse. 20 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 2: I'm throwing some red and meat to the fans, as 21 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 2: they say, Tonight's episode is probably gonna get people saying 22 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 2: I'm too negative, you know, because you get the reverse 23 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 2: because people don't realize that every year we do a 24 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 2: positive predictions and a negative predictions. This is the latter. Tonight, 25 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 2: we're gonna talk about the health of the pitching why 26 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 2: that is a major concern, Why Cashman I might not 27 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 2: even be able to make any moves to upgrade the team, 28 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 2: and there's some other concerns regarding their prospects, regarding the 29 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 2: middle of the infield. As always, leave your comments and 30 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 2: let me know in the chat. You know which ones 31 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 2: you feel are right, which ones you feeling wrong, who 32 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 2: you're feeling good about, who you're feeling bad about. I'm 33 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 2: sure we're gonna hear about Aaron Boone and Brian Cashman 34 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 2: in the comments, because we always do. But you know, 35 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 2: try and go a little deeper than that. You know 36 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 2: what else is on your mind. I'll tell you what's 37 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 2: on my mind beginning right now. We're gonna start with 38 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 2: number ten. What if Garrett Cole doesn't bounce back and 39 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 2: become Garrett Cole again. I know not everybody comes back 40 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 2: from Tommy John perfectly, right. I mean, Carrie Wood was 41 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 2: never the same after his Tommy John surgery. Louise heal 42 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 2: last year after his Tommy John was basically not the 43 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 2: same guy or not whatever. Whenever he came out, he 44 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 2: was not the same guy. He had control issues, you know, 45 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 2: he just he wasn't super He wasn't super strong. You know, 46 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 2: you have Sandy al Contra. He had trouble coming back 47 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:47,359 Speaker 2: from Tommy John. It's not a sure thing that when 48 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:50,359 Speaker 2: you come back from Tommy John surgery you are going 49 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 2: to be one hundred percent of who you were. And 50 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 2: I think we take for granted that Garrett Cole is 51 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 2: going to come back and lead the rotation. And one 52 00:02:57,800 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 2: of my predictions was that he would be at full 53 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 2: strength when the playoffs roll around. But what if he 54 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:05,119 Speaker 2: pitches to a five era during the summer. That could 55 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 2: tax the bullpen, that could hamper the Yankees' ability to 56 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 2: even get to the playoffs. As great as Garrett Cole is, 57 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 2: he's still a human being and he is subject to 58 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 2: the same biology as the rest of us. If you 59 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 2: cut someone open and start tinkering around with their tendons, 60 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 2: there is a chance they will never quite be as 61 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 2: good at throwing a baseball again. I guess we'll find 62 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 2: out in a couple of months. Let me know. In 63 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 2: the comments how you feel about Garrett Cole overall, I'm 64 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 2: still feeling optimistic about him. But it is a concern 65 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 2: and it is a red flag, and that is what 66 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 2: this episode is all about. Number nine, What if Trent 67 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 2: Grisham's twenty twenty five was a fluke? And I think 68 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 2: a lot of us were shocked that he hit thirty 69 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 2: plus home runs last year, and a lot of us 70 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 2: were even more shocked when they offered him the qualifying 71 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 2: offer and then when he accepted it. It put the 72 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 2: Yankees in kind of a difficult spot because if you 73 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 2: wanted to bring back Bellinger had to block some prospects, 74 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 2: and that's its own can of worms. Also, in the postseason, 75 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 2: Trent Grisham didn't really do anything. Is he gonna be 76 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 2: a guy who can hit good pitching or is he 77 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 2: gonna be one of these tack on home run guys 78 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 2: this year? Last year, he certainly had a number of 79 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:24,280 Speaker 2: big hits. He was relatively consistent throughout most of the season, 80 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:26,719 Speaker 2: but he still had about thirty points higher than his 81 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 2: career average. It was a career year, and you can't 82 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:33,479 Speaker 2: expect somebody to have a career year every year. Now, 83 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 2: maybe he really has you know, flipped the switch and 84 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:40,159 Speaker 2: figured it out. I hope, so, I really hope. So 85 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,480 Speaker 2: I doubt it. I can see him hitting twenty plus 86 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 2: home runs. He's always had power. He didn't hit much 87 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 2: Yankee Stadium terms of power. That was interesting. I could 88 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 2: see his power taking a slight step back. I could 89 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:56,840 Speaker 2: see his batting average taking a big step back. His 90 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 2: defense took a step back last year. Hopefully that comes around. 91 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 2: He was playing hurt. But what if he has a 92 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 2: bad year, Yankees might have to go to one of 93 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 2: their younger guys. We'll see, We'll see if he can 94 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 2: put up thirty home runs, because make no mistake, last 95 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 2: year was a contract year and he put in his 96 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 2: best season. It is a contract year once again, so 97 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 2: we'll see how it shakes out next. Carlos Rodin can 98 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 2: Carlos Rodon get to one hundred percent? A lot of 99 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 2: you will remember the down year that he had his 100 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:36,479 Speaker 2: first season with the Yankees, and to his credit, he 101 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:42,040 Speaker 2: has improved himself physically in terms of conditioning, in terms 102 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 2: of his attitude. But when he missed spring training, he 103 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 2: just couldn't catch up with everyone else. Now he is 104 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 2: going to participate in spring training this year. That's assuming 105 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:59,840 Speaker 2: everything goes according to plant. But if he's behind the 106 00:05:59,880 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 2: eight ball, I worry about it because we've already seen 107 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 2: him struggle with that. Now, maybe he only misses a 108 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 2: couple of starts, and maybe they have the luxury of 109 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 2: taking their time with him this year. You know, if 110 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 2: they have some of these other guys step up, maybe 111 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 2: Ryan Weather steps up. Maybe uh Will Warren gets off 112 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 2: to a good start. You know, Ryan Yarborough can fill in. 113 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 2: You've got Max Freed, You've got Cam Schlitzler, You've got 114 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 2: Luise Heel. So maybe they don't need to rush him. 115 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:30,600 Speaker 2: But if he feels that urgency to rush back, or 116 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 2: if they have some injuries in the rotation and you 117 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 2: need to rush him back, I'm worried that it could 118 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 2: affect his season. I don't expect him to have a 119 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 2: six point eight era like he did a couple of 120 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 2: years ago. I think he'll be better than that. But 121 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 2: it would not shock me if he pitches back to 122 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:48,359 Speaker 2: about a four to four point two five something like 123 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 2: that this year. But I will say this for Carlos Rodin, 124 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:55,359 Speaker 2: he has earned my respect with how he's handled things, 125 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:58,679 Speaker 2: with the way that he's kind of you know, changed 126 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 2: who he was in terms of a pitcher, in terms 127 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 2: of his attitude, and I hope that he's able to 128 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 2: get back to being who he was last year. Apparently 129 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 2: at the end of the season he could barely lift 130 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 2: his arm, he couldn't straighten out his arm. Still took 131 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 2: the ball in the playoffs. He's a strong kid. Hopefully 132 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 2: he comes back. At one, we'll see number seven, Aaron 133 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 2: Boone is still the manager. I could have easily put 134 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 2: this at number one, but this is in no particular order. 135 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 2: It's just the ten things that came to my mind. 136 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 2: And I will go ahead and say this before people 137 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 2: get antsy. Aaron Boone is a problem. He is a problem. 138 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 2: It's not so much that he hasn't been able to 139 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 2: win the World Series. You know, he'd gotten us to 140 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 2: the World Series and you know we've won the you know, 141 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 2: ninety four games the last couple of years, and they're competitive. Sure. 142 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 2: My problem with Boone is that every year the team 143 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 2: takes about a six to eight week vacation. Despite their 144 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 2: not being a vacation on the schedule, they take about 145 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 2: six to eight weeks where they slump. They call it 146 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 2: the June Boone swoon, and it is as sure thing 147 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 2: as death and taxes. You guys talk about predictions. Last 148 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 2: year at the end of May. At the end of May, 149 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 2: I had a podcast where I said, watch out for 150 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 2: the June Boone swoon. Here's how you can avoid the 151 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 2: June Boone swoon. Let's get these guys motivated. And yet 152 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 2: it still happened. Aaron Boone wants everybody to be his friend, 153 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 2: and that's a great quality to have in a friend 154 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 2: or a teammate, but not in a manager. And a 155 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 2: manager you need discipline, you need a strong leader, and 156 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 2: he doesn't strike me as a strong or disciplined leader. 157 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 2: One thing that Boone does very well is he stands 158 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 2: up for his guys. He stands up for him with 159 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 2: the umpire, he stands up for him with the media. 160 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 2: But putting these guys in bubble wrap, I don't think 161 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 2: helps them when times get tough. And I think that 162 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:05,960 Speaker 2: some of the anger that he directs towards umpires and 163 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 2: so forth would be better directed towards the players when 164 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 2: they're underperforming. And I get that there's value in not 165 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 2: being panicked and to try and keep things smooth on 166 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 2: the surface. But the flip side is that is you 167 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:24,680 Speaker 2: lose urgency, and Boon is somebody that I don't think 168 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 2: has the urgency to win a championship. Hate to say it, 169 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 2: it's the truth. Number six, Dimingus and Jones is their 170 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 2: development being stunted. That is something that concerns me that 171 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 2: they're letting these guys rot on the vine. Young players 172 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 2: need to play and they need to continuously be challenged. 173 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 2: Not only Jason Dimingez, who I think is ready to 174 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:52,079 Speaker 2: be a everyday major league player, and he probably will 175 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 2: play a lot this year because we know Stanton's going down. 176 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 2: We'll talk about that more later. But Spencer Jones hit 177 00:09:56,559 --> 00:09:58,440 Speaker 2: thirty five home runs in the minor leagues last year. 178 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 2: He's going to be ready for the majors at some 179 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:03,079 Speaker 2: point this year. We gotta find out if he can 180 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:05,320 Speaker 2: become an Aaron Judge from the left side or if 181 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 2: he's just gonna be a swing in Miss Joey gallow type. 182 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:09,320 Speaker 2: We got to find out. The only way you can 183 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 2: find out is by challenging him. And he's not gonna 184 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:14,720 Speaker 2: get that opportunity this year with the Yankees unless some 185 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 2: guys get hurt. The Yankees do like to have homegrown 186 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:26,320 Speaker 2: players Volpi's homegrown Wells's homegrown Schlitler, Rice Judge. They do 187 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 2: give their young players a chance. It's incorrect to say 188 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:32,960 Speaker 2: the Yankees never give their young players a chance. But 189 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 2: they also block guys who have talent, and they tinker 190 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:39,079 Speaker 2: with guys too much when they have talent and screw 191 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 2: them up. And I'm afraid that's gonna happen with both 192 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:45,520 Speaker 2: do Mingez and with Jones. And that bothers me because 193 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 2: I really like Domingez and I think Jones has a 194 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 2: ton of potential. And I love that Jones made an 195 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:53,320 Speaker 2: adjustment last year and immediately started hitting. I know a 196 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 2: lot of the scouting bureaus and so forth they don't 197 00:10:56,840 --> 00:10:58,839 Speaker 2: look at Jones as a top prospect anymore. But he 198 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 2: still got top light athletic ability, He's still got amazing power, 199 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 2: He's still got speed, he can still cut, play defense. 200 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 2: Could be a great Yankee if you got a chance, 201 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 2: But it does not look like that chance is coming 202 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 2: this year. Number five, halfway through the payroll, is probably 203 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:22,840 Speaker 2: maxed out. I refute the assertion that Steinbrenner is cheap. 204 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 2: The problem is that there's a lot of inefficiency in 205 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 2: the spending on this team, so that makes it tough 206 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 2: to add in spots when you need to. Right for instance, today, 207 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 2: I'm not saying the Yankee should have signed it, but 208 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 2: Iohannio Suarez got fifteen million dollars from the Reds. Guy 209 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 2: hit forty nine home runs last year, probably gonna have 210 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 2: fifty plus in Great American small park. I get that 211 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:47,959 Speaker 2: he's not a good defensive player, but I think I 212 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 2: would rather have his lack of defense and forty nine 213 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 2: home runs than Ryan McMahon's sharp defense and lack of hitting. 214 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 2: Defensive replacements are a dime a dozen, and it feels 215 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:00,560 Speaker 2: like this is a missed opportunity need to add a 216 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 2: big bat because the Yankees were financially tied up with 217 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 2: a bunch of other big contracts that they didn't need 218 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 2: to take on. For instance, Ryan McMahon twelve million dollars 219 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 2: over paid. That was a mistake, and they're still paying 220 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 2: for guys who are not even on the roster anymore. 221 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 2: They might add a couple of small pieces, or they 222 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 2: might trade for somebody who has a few years of control, 223 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:26,280 Speaker 2: but I think Cashman's hands are going to be tied 224 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:29,319 Speaker 2: because of all these big contracts. I don't think he's 225 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 2: going to be able to go out and get a 226 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:34,040 Speaker 2: big player at the deadline or even before the season 227 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 2: that makes more than a couple of million dollars because 228 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:44,280 Speaker 2: of How's financial restrictions. Now, to their credit, they're spending 229 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:46,680 Speaker 2: over three hundred million again, so How's not cheap. But 230 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 2: for a long time, it's been the allocation of funds 231 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 2: that's been a problem. Number four, the bullpen could definitely 232 00:12:57,240 --> 00:13:00,320 Speaker 2: be a weakness. The bullpen has been the downfall of 233 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 2: a lot of teams. To the Yankees' credit, they've been 234 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 2: good at finding relievers like you know, diamonds in the 235 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:09,120 Speaker 2: rough type, you know, Clay Holmes and Luke Weaver. They 236 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:11,679 Speaker 2: find these guys and they turn them into good pictures. 237 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 2: But you know, Cruz was injured twice last year, was 238 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:19,679 Speaker 2: on the il. Tim Hill's getting older. You know, Doval 239 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:22,559 Speaker 2: wasn't exactly reliable with the Yankees four point eight two. E. R. 240 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 2: Bednar was in the minor leagues not too long ago, 241 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 2: got demoted. Jake Bird was awful last year. You know 242 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 2: on hell Chevi who they just traded for out of 243 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 2: seven era. You're not gonna unlock everybody. I'm sorry, somebody's 244 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 2: got to get some outs, and they're trying to rebuild 245 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:42,120 Speaker 2: these guys, the Jake Birds and the Chevees and and 246 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:49,439 Speaker 2: the Dotels or do valsh. But look, the bullpen has 247 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:51,640 Speaker 2: a potential to be a big problem, and it's been 248 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 2: the downfall of a lot of teams. I saw someone 249 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 2: predict in the other video that Carlos Grane or Elmer 250 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 2: Rodriguez could end up being an impact reliever out of 251 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:03,959 Speaker 2: the bullpen, and they're starting pitchers in the minor leagues, 252 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 2: so that certainly could be true. But if they are, 253 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 2: it's because the bullpen has gotten thin and they've needed 254 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 2: to accelerate these guys to the majors. John Carlos Stanton, 255 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 2: who knows what to expect. He is a wild card 256 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 2: and he's probably gonna get hurt every year. We imagine 257 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 2: what a healthy John Carlo could do combined with a 258 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 2: healthy judge, you know. And last year when he was 259 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 2: in there, he was great. But he can't run anymore, 260 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 2: he can't play defense anymore. He can hit home runs 261 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 2: during the regular season, but mostly he's one dimensional, and 262 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 2: last year he lost his playoff spark. And the Yankees 263 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 2: are in the unfortunate position where they have to rely 264 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 2: on him because they are too left handed, so they 265 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 2: need him to stay healthy. If he goes down, their 266 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 2: lineup becomes really left handed. Relying on this guy to 267 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 2: stay healthy is like relying on the batteries that you 268 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 2: get from Dollar Tree. You know eventually you're gonna turn 269 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:07,240 Speaker 2: on a flashlight and they're just not gonna work. It's 270 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 2: only a matter of time before he gets hurt. He's 271 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 2: a ticking time bomb. There's gonna be a day where 272 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 2: he has a tight hamstring or a tight calf or 273 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:19,360 Speaker 2: a sore elbow, and the Yankees will say, well, it's 274 00:15:19,400 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 2: just gonna be a few days. He's all right, he 275 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:22,520 Speaker 2: could probably be in there. If it was the playoffs, 276 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 2: he'd be in there. And then six weeks later he's 277 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 2: coming back off the eye out and then he's cold 278 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 2: for a month. As much as I like John Carlos 279 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 2: Stanton and what he's done for the Yankees, at this 280 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:37,720 Speaker 2: point in his career, his availability is a liability. And 281 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 2: that's the truth number two. Fittingly, the Yankees have an 282 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 2: enormous shortstop problem. And I'm not just talking about Anthony 283 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:52,240 Speaker 2: Volpi being hurt right now, because he's gonna miss part 284 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:55,240 Speaker 2: of the season. I'm talking about him being lousy when 285 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 2: he's in there, both offensively and defensively. Defensively, he took 286 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 2: a huge step back last year. The odds are that 287 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 2: he hasn't been able to make the adjustments he needed 288 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 2: to make this winter because he's been focused on rehab. 289 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 2: And how many guys have we seen come back from 290 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 2: soulder injuries and never be the same hitter? Greg Byrd 291 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 2: one of them, and Dor has been okay, but he's 292 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 2: never hit for the kind of power he had before 293 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 2: he had his laborm surgery. Elbows are much more easy 294 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:27,800 Speaker 2: to fix than shoulders. Any doctor will tell you that. 295 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 2: Any orthopedic surgeon will tell you that. And when you 296 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:33,560 Speaker 2: already stink and you throw in a bad injury on 297 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 2: top of it, I'm sorry. I think Anthony Volpi his 298 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 2: career with the Yankees might be over this season. I 299 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 2: think it's probably gonna end. If I had to bet, 300 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 2: he will not be the Yankee shortstop in the first 301 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:48,280 Speaker 2: game of the playoffs if they make the playoffs. They 302 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 2: blew the diagnosis on his injury, so the extent of 303 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 2: the damage was way worse than they thought when they 304 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 2: went in there to actually fix him, which means the 305 00:16:57,240 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 2: surgery was worse, which means the recovery is probably going 306 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:02,280 Speaker 2: to take longer. The Yankees kept running him out there, 307 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:07,639 Speaker 2: and you can bet one of my predictions is that 308 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 2: they're gonna misdiagnose some other injuries this year. They do 309 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 2: have Jose Cabairo, who's a speed threat, but he's not 310 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:15,120 Speaker 2: much of an on base guy. His OPS last year 311 00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:18,200 Speaker 2: was under seven hundred, so he's basically a version of 312 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:20,200 Speaker 2: Anthony Vopie who can steal more bases and play a 313 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:22,439 Speaker 2: little bit better defense, maybe hit for a little higher average, 314 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 2: but you know, seeing him in there every day, Mike 315 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:33,560 Speaker 2: get tiresome. He's better as a spark plug type and 316 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 2: number one as always, the Yankees are counting too much 317 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:38,919 Speaker 2: on Aaron Judge. They are putting too many eggs in 318 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 2: the Aaron Judge basket. At some point in his life, 319 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 2: Aaron Judge is going to show signs of decline. He 320 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:53,360 Speaker 2: might have another four or five good years before that happens. 321 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:56,400 Speaker 2: You know, we've seen some athletes in recent years have much, 322 00:17:57,560 --> 00:18:01,480 Speaker 2: you know, just fantastic durability. James is averaging twenty plus 323 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:03,239 Speaker 2: points with the Lakers. He's in his forties. I think 324 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:07,840 Speaker 2: he's forty two. Tom Brady won at least won Super 325 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:09,879 Speaker 2: Bowl in his forties. I mean it can happen. Eachro 326 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:14,680 Speaker 2: played into his forties, but most players break down around 327 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:17,680 Speaker 2: their mid thirties. Judge is gonna be thirty four this year. 328 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:20,159 Speaker 2: Baseball is one hundred and sixty two games in one 329 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:22,440 Speaker 2: hundred and eighty days, not counting the playoffs and not 330 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 2: counting the World Baseball Classic, which he's going to be 331 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 2: playing in this year. You run into walls, you get 332 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:31,240 Speaker 2: hit by ninety seven mile an hour fastballs on your thumb, 333 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 2: I mean, your foul balls off your ankle. It's a tough, 334 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 2: tough sport. It's contact sport. People think it's not, but 335 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:43,200 Speaker 2: you get banged up, and it's the wear and tear 336 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:46,199 Speaker 2: that gets you. The little things that add up. And 337 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 2: last year we saw the elbow start to go. I 338 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:54,160 Speaker 2: worry about the elbow. I worry about it, and if 339 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:57,920 Speaker 2: Judge has to keep making throws from right field, I 340 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 2: think eventually it could be a problem. That's why I 341 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:03,400 Speaker 2: think his future is probably at first base or DH, 342 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:05,960 Speaker 2: but the Yankees are counting on him to be Superman. 343 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:08,679 Speaker 2: Again one two straight. MVPs won three out of the 344 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:14,440 Speaker 2: last four, but how long will that last? Cca says 345 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:17,200 Speaker 2: he would not have let Judge play in the World 346 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 2: Baseball Classic. I don't know if you have a choice. 347 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 2: I think if he wants to play, he can play. 348 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 2: All right, Let's do some honorable mentions here when we 349 00:19:26,280 --> 00:19:30,359 Speaker 2: wrap it up. Honorable mention number one, the Yankees are 350 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:33,200 Speaker 2: still way too lefty, way too lefty. We've seen the 351 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:35,640 Speaker 2: Yankees go from being way too right handed a couple 352 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:38,320 Speaker 2: of years ago to being way too left handed this year. 353 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 2: All things considered, I would rather have a team that's 354 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:44,480 Speaker 2: two lefty because there's more right handed pitchers than lefty pitchers, 355 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:47,639 Speaker 2: and because the Yankee Stadium is built for lefties. But 356 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:51,159 Speaker 2: ideally you'd like to have a balance. It would be 357 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:54,760 Speaker 2: helpful if Jason Dominguez could make improvements against lefties, or 358 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 2: if Ben Rice could hit better than two of seven 359 00:19:56,640 --> 00:20:01,440 Speaker 2: against lefties. Maybe they can learn from guys like Cody Bellinger. 360 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:07,679 Speaker 2: Cody Bellinger was fantastic against lefties as a lefty. You know. 361 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 2: But they're counting a lot on Judge and Stanton, and 362 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:11,920 Speaker 2: we know that Stanton's gonna miss a portion of the 363 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:14,919 Speaker 2: year he's going to it's gonna happen, which means you 364 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 2: put a ton of pressure on Judge and if he 365 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:23,920 Speaker 2: goes down or whatever, forget it, season's over. I think 366 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:31,720 Speaker 2: that's a real problem. Also, shit happens. Nobody expected COVID 367 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 2: to wipe out the twenty twenty season. You know, we 368 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:37,520 Speaker 2: only played sixty games. Nobody expected Judge to break his 369 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:41,520 Speaker 2: wrist in twenty eighteen. You know, nobody expected Garrett Cole 370 00:20:41,560 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 2: to have Tommy John surgery except me. I feel like 371 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:45,960 Speaker 2: I was the only one who said don't re sign 372 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 2: him after he opted out. But you know, first thing 373 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:51,840 Speaker 2: that happened is his arm went. You never know what's 374 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 2: gonna happen in this game. A great philosopher once said, 375 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 2: you can't predict baseball. Susan and I agree with that, 376 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 2: And even though we try, it never works. Take a 377 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:05,880 Speaker 2: couple of voicemails. It's just a reaction. 378 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:08,400 Speaker 3: How's it going? 379 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:11,080 Speaker 2: By red flag? 380 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:13,159 Speaker 3: Here? 381 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:15,080 Speaker 2: Let me start again, how's it going? 382 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:19,159 Speaker 3: My biggest Yankee red flags the twenty twenty six season 383 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:24,359 Speaker 3: are the lingering injuries from last year. We're all curious 384 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 3: about Cole Emerdaan. We talked about that nauseum. I feel 385 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:30,440 Speaker 3: like I forgot that Judge even got hurt last year, 386 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 3: and I forgot that he was playing with an injured 387 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:36,640 Speaker 3: arm for pretty much half of the season. So I'm 388 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:40,520 Speaker 3: really curious to see how he recovers this offseason. Same 389 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:44,959 Speaker 3: with guys like the hamstring with Grisham. I know that 390 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 3: Volpi's banged up, so we'll see how he comes back. 391 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 3: I don't know. I'm just worried about that. I know 392 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 3: what you think. 393 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:55,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, lingering injuries. People forget that. You know, the wear 394 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:57,840 Speaker 2: and tear can last season to season. It's not like 395 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 2: MLB the show where somebody gets hurt and then the 396 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 2: next season they're back to normal. These are human beings. 397 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 1: You know. 398 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:06,680 Speaker 2: Judge's toe probably still hurts from a couple of years ago. 399 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 2: But here's you. 400 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:15,080 Speaker 4: Oh hi, Derek, this is Hugh from Bay Ridge in Brooklyn. 401 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:21,160 Speaker 4: I enjoyed your positive predictions the other night. Here's three 402 00:22:21,359 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 4: negative predictions I have. Let's start with the rodent. He'll 403 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:32,080 Speaker 4: be back in the rotation the middle of July. He'll go, 404 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 4: He'll have twenty five or thirty pounds on his gut 405 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:41,320 Speaker 4: injuring his back, and he'll wind up two and five 406 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:45,679 Speaker 4: with a five point fifteen e LRA, very similar to 407 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:50,639 Speaker 4: his first year when he reported out of shape. Number 408 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:56,159 Speaker 4: two is Grisham. Grisham will back two oh four with 409 00:22:56,359 --> 00:23:04,399 Speaker 4: thirteen homers, forty two RBIs, and Michael Kay will be 410 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:07,359 Speaker 4: saying all a year long, if he can just get 411 00:23:07,359 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 4: his stroke back, he'll be okay, and that will be 412 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:15,440 Speaker 4: the end of his career. And then finally, our favorite 413 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 4: Volpi at shortstop. Volpi will start playing sometime in June. 414 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:28,280 Speaker 4: He'll be batting one eighty five with two home runs, 415 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 4: nine RBIs, and they'll finally pull a chord on him 416 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:40,200 Speaker 4: after three and a half mediocre to sub mediocre campaigns. 417 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:45,120 Speaker 4: Those are my negative predictions for the new season. 418 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 2: My best Well, thank you, Hugh. I like you. I 419 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:50,680 Speaker 2: like Hugh's calls. Uh yeah, I mean I could see 420 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:52,920 Speaker 2: all three of those happening. Honestly, I don't think. I 421 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:54,720 Speaker 2: don't think Rodin's going to be out of shape or 422 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:56,680 Speaker 2: rodent whatever. I don't think he's going to be out 423 00:23:56,680 --> 00:23:59,199 Speaker 2: of shape. I don't think he's gonna be quite that. 424 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:01,119 Speaker 2: I saw him recently out thereatory. He looked like he 425 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:03,359 Speaker 2: was in shape, So I'm worried about him not getting 426 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 2: the innings he needs in spring training. Here's Brian, you 427 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 2: what's going on there? 428 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:10,840 Speaker 1: You said you're going to be doing a prediction show, 429 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:14,359 Speaker 1: so I wanted to leave this little prediction out there. 430 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 1: I have realized, I'm sure as we all have. Those 431 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:20,720 Speaker 1: that watch the Yankees pretty closely have realized. The Yankees 432 00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:24,159 Speaker 1: have actually gotten off through pretty hot start in the 433 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 1: most recent seasons, and it's the middle or toward the 434 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 1: end of the year where they start falling off. I 435 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:34,199 Speaker 1: think this year, my prediction might be a little bit 436 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:37,200 Speaker 1: of a reversal of that. We might have a little 437 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:39,040 Speaker 1: bit more of a panic in the beginning of the year. 438 00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 1: I think the team's actually going to get off to 439 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:44,040 Speaker 1: a slow start this year and end up turning it 440 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 1: on as the year goes on. This season, I think 441 00:24:46,240 --> 00:24:48,520 Speaker 1: they're going to be a juggernaut more towards the end 442 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:52,480 Speaker 1: of the season. My reasons for saying that almost simply 443 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 1: come down to pitching depths. In the first half of 444 00:24:55,320 --> 00:24:59,879 Speaker 1: the year. Cole probably won't be around, Rodin won't be around. 445 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:04,879 Speaker 1: We know Schmidt won't be around. Hopefully, the guys that 446 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:08,400 Speaker 1: we do have that are kind of holding the team 447 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:10,600 Speaker 1: together they can stay healthy through spring training. But I 448 00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:14,679 Speaker 1: think as these players get healthy and as the season progresses, 449 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 1: we're going to become a more complete team. I think 450 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,160 Speaker 1: we're actually going to do a reversal from the past 451 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:22,760 Speaker 1: years as when we start off as one of the 452 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:24,760 Speaker 1: better teams and kind of fizzle out towards the end 453 00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:28,240 Speaker 1: of the year. I'm hoping, I'm hoping that something clicks 454 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:32,320 Speaker 1: and as we start gaining our better pitching back, and 455 00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:34,720 Speaker 1: as we start getting our full depth back and the 456 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:37,960 Speaker 1: team rounds out, that this team is actually going to 457 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:40,800 Speaker 1: be in a better spot in October than they have 458 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:44,000 Speaker 1: in the previous years. I want to hear your thoughts well. 459 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:46,520 Speaker 2: Thanks, Brian. I appreciate a little bit of optimism here 460 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 2: to round out the show, even if it does mean 461 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:53,360 Speaker 2: a slow start, which will be frustrating and it will 462 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:57,280 Speaker 2: have people on the edge and you know, getting cranky, 463 00:25:57,480 --> 00:26:00,320 Speaker 2: but you know, got to play the game still, way 464 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:03,480 Speaker 2: to see how it shakes out. And I'll be here 465 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 2: covering each and every single one of them, provided my 466 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:09,680 Speaker 2: internet doesn't go out as it did one time last year. 467 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:12,600 Speaker 2: But we got a pretty good streak going all right, 468 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:15,400 Speaker 2: ladies and gentlemen, Thanks so much for watching. 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