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Speaker 1: I guess that just that that's an amazing story, by

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Speaker 4: I always, you know, I always kind of had good

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Speaker 4: games against Lise, So that's also one of the reasons

439
00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:34,840
Speaker 4: they wanted me. And I just think it was one

440
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Speaker 4: of the easier things just because I knew all the

441
00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:37,920
Speaker 4: guys I've been playing against them.

442
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Speaker 3: I didn't know them personally, but I've been playing against them.

443
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Speaker 4: I'll talk to guys on first base, second third, in

444
00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:45,680
Speaker 4: the outfield, whatever it is. And so it wasn't as

445
00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:48,919
Speaker 4: traumatic as you think. I think if I flipped dugouts

446
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Speaker 4: and I was playing the Toros, I think that would

447
00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:55,439
Speaker 4: have been different. But because I flipped dugouts and you know,

448
00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:58,440
Speaker 4: the Toros were not in it my team, I think

449
00:20:58,440 --> 00:20:58,879
Speaker 4: it made it a.

450
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Speaker 3: Little bit easier.

451
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Speaker 1: Yeah, too understood. So yeah, yeah, I mean you stayed

452
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Speaker 1: active obviously during the winter you're over there pretty much

453
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Speaker 1: right up until the end. Like I said, they were

454
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Speaker 1: going for a three pet you guys didn't get it,

455
00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:12,760
Speaker 1: but you lost a good team. So this is what

456
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Speaker 1: it is. But it come in come into spring training,

457
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Speaker 1: or you're getting ready for spring training. I guess I

458
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Speaker 1: would say in twenty twenty five, what were you doing

459
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Speaker 1: anything different that you did for an off season? Obviously

460
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Speaker 1: probably went back home and did all that, but anything

461
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Speaker 1: different than preparation for spring training. You get invited again

462
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Speaker 1: to all that. But was there anything different for you

463
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Speaker 1: in terms of what you did to build up to

464
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Speaker 1: spring training this season?

465
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Speaker 4: I love your question, but truly I didn't have time

466
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Speaker 4: to do anything. I had like two and a half

467
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Speaker 4: weeks when I got back from winter ball to when

468
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Speaker 4: I left for spring training, So truly, there wasn't anything different.

469
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Speaker 3: The only thing different was I kept playing.

470
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Speaker 4: I tried to lift as much as I could, but

471
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Speaker 4: the schedule there's tough, the way that facilities aren't great.

472
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Speaker 3: I tried to I tried to stay strong, tried to

473
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Speaker 3: figure out who I was.

474
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Speaker 4: What I could do, But realistically, I mean the biggest

475
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Speaker 4: thing and I just tried to come into this year

476
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Speaker 4: and have fun. I don't know when my career is

477
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Speaker 4: going to be over. I hope it's over in ten

478
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Speaker 4: ten years, but it could be over tomorrow, it could

479
00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:22,919
Speaker 4: be over today. I have no idea, and so truly

480
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Speaker 4: having fun every chance I get, I think, is really

481
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Speaker 4: what I came in with the mindset.

482
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Speaker 1: It's gone from like November December and then like February reporting,

483
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Speaker 1: so I was like, no, yes, period of time.

484
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Speaker 3: I think.

485
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Speaker 4: I flew home on like January twenty second, twenty third,

486
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Speaker 4: and then left for Florida on the fifteenth, so it

487
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Speaker 4: was like two and a half weeks.

488
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Speaker 2: One of those parts was playing the outfield. You're you're

489
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Speaker 2: listed as an outfield going into spring training, so I

490
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Speaker 2: guess you had about two and a half weeks to

491
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Speaker 2: get that down a little bit.

492
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Speaker 4: Except nobody told me, but I was playing outfield for Lisa,

493
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Speaker 4: so it's like something outfielder.

494
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Speaker 2: So what, yeah, exactly what did you take away from

495
00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:06,280
Speaker 2: from this past spring for you? Obviously get into some games,

496
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Speaker 2: don't you stayed up until almost the very end for

497
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Speaker 2: the most part, So just what you take away? Unfortunately

498
00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:15,000
Speaker 2: option to triple A after that, but overall pretty strong experience.

499
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Speaker 2: Seemed like with a new staff, a lot of new

500
00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:18,919
Speaker 2: things that you guys were doing over there, you know,

501
00:23:19,160 --> 00:23:21,880
Speaker 2: a lot of new like technology being incorporated and all

502
00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:22,359
Speaker 2: that stuff.

503
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Speaker 4: I did my best to not say no to anything,

504
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Speaker 4: if that makes sense. I wanted to try everything they

505
00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:35,320
Speaker 4: were pushing, everything that they wanted us to do in

506
00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:39,760
Speaker 4: their program, in our development and everything like that, because realistically,

507
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Speaker 4: I don't know what is going to unlock my next

508
00:23:42,359 --> 00:23:44,280
Speaker 4: one percent, and maybe I can find it if I

509
00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:50,080
Speaker 4: try something new. But realistically I took away that this

510
00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:52,320
Speaker 4: was a brand new staff. It's a brand pretty much

511
00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:55,040
Speaker 4: a brand new front office too, brand new people personnel

512
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Speaker 4: that I just tried to meet everybody, ANDed to be

513
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Speaker 4: the best teammate that I could. I hope that I

514
00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:02,679
Speaker 4: made a positive impact in the locker room when I

515
00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:07,760
Speaker 4: was in spring training. I feel like I did, But realistically,

516
00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:09,280
Speaker 4: I just tried to be a good teammate as much

517
00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:11,800
Speaker 4: as I could and try to make a positive impact.

518
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Speaker 4: That's all I can do. I can only do so

519
00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:17,720
Speaker 4: much on the field. You know, you're one guy on

520
00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:20,479
Speaker 4: a whole team. But you know, if I can make

521
00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:23,159
Speaker 4: a positive impact and bring up the energy the positivity

522
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Speaker 4: as much as I can I'd love to be that guy.

523
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Speaker 3: That's where I feel like I thrive.

524
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Speaker 1: So just building on that. Obviously, the biggest difference I

525
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Speaker 1: think for you this spring was that you were healthy

526
00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:36,760
Speaker 1: the whole time. In twenty twenty four. Obviously at the

527
00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:38,440
Speaker 1: ankle you were doing really well, and then of course

528
00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:41,359
Speaker 1: the ankle and you missed kind of the rest of

529
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Speaker 1: the spring and they ooptioned you or they sent you down. Sorry,

530
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Speaker 1: and there's all that going on. But biggest different other

531
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Speaker 1: than staying healthy the whole time, which we'll get to

532
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Speaker 1: you in a second, what are some of the biggest

533
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Speaker 1: differences from twenty twenty four to twenty twenty five that

534
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Speaker 1: you noticed either around the park in the clobhouse what

535
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Speaker 1: Obviously you said, there's new faces around, it's a whole

536
00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:02,600
Speaker 1: new team, it's managers different. Will gets that in a second.

537
00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:05,160
Speaker 1: But what are some of like the main the main

538
00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:07,520
Speaker 1: things that you saw around the team that were different,

539
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Speaker 1: either vibe wise or things that they're doing that are different. Like,

540
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Speaker 1: what are those main things that you saw that were

541
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Speaker 1: different than your previous screen training?

542
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Speaker 4: So one of the cool things and I this is

543
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Speaker 4: how I interpreted it. They might have set it straight up,

544
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Speaker 4: but This is how I interpreted it. You talked about

545
00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:29,800
Speaker 4: stealing bases that I'm already up to twenty one bases.

546
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Speaker 4: They literally told us, they said, we don't care if

547
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Speaker 4: you get thrown out. And again that's me, that's me

548
00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:36,960
Speaker 4: interpreting it. They might have said it word for word,

549
00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:39,359
Speaker 4: don't quote me, but that's how I interpreted it. They said,

550
00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:41,480
Speaker 4: we don't care if you get thrown out, try to

551
00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:44,119
Speaker 4: steal bases. And so, honestly, I think that was the

552
00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:46,200
Speaker 4: biggest thing was and you can see it in TRIAA.

553
00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:48,800
Speaker 4: We are leading I think all the miners and stolen

554
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Speaker 4: bases like we do.

555
00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:52,360
Speaker 3: We will run on anybody. If you are a point

556
00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:54,600
Speaker 3: nine a lot of brass, we will run on you.

557
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Speaker 4: And I think that's the biggest thing, is like just

558
00:25:56,960 --> 00:26:00,800
Speaker 4: being aggressive and trying to put pressure because a lot

559
00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:03,040
Speaker 4: of what you know was talked about in the clubhouses,

560
00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:04,320
Speaker 4: A lot of the games are gonna be won by

561
00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:09,920
Speaker 4: one run games. They know that we are developing young

562
00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:13,520
Speaker 4: team up at the big leagues. They know that there's

563
00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:17,760
Speaker 4: gonna be there's not like a huge star power presence,

564
00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:21,480
Speaker 4: but developing stars that are gonna get there, and so

565
00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:24,879
Speaker 4: they pretty much preach that we need to do all

566
00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:26,560
Speaker 4: the little things right, and that's how I try to

567
00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:28,840
Speaker 4: play my game. You guys know me, you have watched

568
00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:30,480
Speaker 4: me for a long time. I don't have loud tools,

569
00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:33,280
Speaker 4: but I feel like I do everything right. I feel

570
00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:34,959
Speaker 4: like I play solid defense. I feel like I can

571
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Speaker 4: hit when I need to hit. I feel like I

572
00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:40,080
Speaker 4: can steal bags. I feel like I can throw. But again,

573
00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:42,359
Speaker 4: none of it's gonna blow you away. It's all just

574
00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:45,520
Speaker 4: going to be very, very get the job done kind

575
00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:49,080
Speaker 4: of guy. So I think that's kind of what they

576
00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:52,080
Speaker 4: were looking for in the big leagues, was guys that

577
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Speaker 4: just do all the little things right. And I think

578
00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:57,600
Speaker 4: that's what you're kind of seeing, is like a lot

579
00:26:57,600 --> 00:26:59,160
Speaker 4: of the guys up there are just doing the little

580
00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:02,440
Speaker 4: things right, and then now they're kind of pushing into

581
00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:04,640
Speaker 4: their stardom. Especially you know, I got to shout out

582
00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:08,439
Speaker 4: my guy Augustine Ramirez, who is showing his power output.

583
00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:12,320
Speaker 4: He is showing his big tool. And so that's kind

584
00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:13,920
Speaker 4: of what they needed up there, and it's really cool

585
00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:14,240
Speaker 4: to watch.

586
00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:20,919
Speaker 2: Just talk about Clayton and just what you noticed, your

587
00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:23,080
Speaker 2: initial impressions of him and the coaching staff. I know

588
00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:25,520
Speaker 2: you had Carson vitally on your podcast as well, you

589
00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:28,639
Speaker 2: said he was your favorite coach amongst the staff there.

590
00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:31,320
Speaker 2: So just talk about your your initial impressions of the

591
00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:33,560
Speaker 2: staff and the way that they went about things, you know,

592
00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:35,640
Speaker 2: and it's not just the major league staff. The minor

593
00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:38,440
Speaker 2: league staff is completely new as well, across every level.

594
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Speaker 4: Yes, I think the biggest thing, the biggest takeaway is

595
00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:45,120
Speaker 4: they want the best for their players. They want whatever

596
00:27:45,240 --> 00:27:48,720
Speaker 4: you need, they want the best for you. And I

597
00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:51,760
Speaker 4: feel like that's a you know, a breath of fresh

598
00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:53,600
Speaker 4: air and the sense of that we can now be

599
00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:56,120
Speaker 4: ourselves and we can play and be ourselves and go

600
00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:58,560
Speaker 4: out and try to be our best selves because we

601
00:27:58,640 --> 00:27:59,720
Speaker 4: know that our coaches have our.

602
00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:00,719
Speaker 3: Best thing or in mine.

603
00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:06,199
Speaker 4: I had some interactions with Clayton, not as much as others.

604
00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:09,720
Speaker 4: I had more interactions with Carson, who, of course, being

605
00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:11,960
Speaker 4: a Northwest guy from Victoria, we had a lot to

606
00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:17,719
Speaker 4: talk about. But I truly think that everybody the coaching

607
00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:20,960
Speaker 4: staff has our backs and they're willing to do whatever

608
00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:24,560
Speaker 4: we need for us to reach our goals, whatever it is,

609
00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:26,920
Speaker 4: whether it's the big leagues, make it to Triple A,

610
00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:29,560
Speaker 4: makeing the Double A, make it to overseas, whatever it is,

611
00:28:30,119 --> 00:28:32,280
Speaker 4: they want to help us reach our goals.

612
00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:35,200
Speaker 1: I want to talk to you about another new guy

613
00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:37,439
Speaker 1: for the Marlins and town. Not a new guy for you,

614
00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:39,240
Speaker 1: but a new guy for the Marlins. He spent some

615
00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:42,160
Speaker 1: time with him in Triple A this year, but you

616
00:28:42,160 --> 00:28:45,440
Speaker 1: went to high school with this pitcher, Jansen, jump your

617
00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:50,880
Speaker 1: your guy. Talk to us about this relationship. When just backstory,

618
00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:53,600
Speaker 1: when me and Isaac were talking about playing golf, which

619
00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:56,240
Speaker 1: hopefully we'll get to this spring. We'll see what happens.

620
00:28:56,360 --> 00:29:00,400
Speaker 1: Or eventually you had said, yeah, I'm bringing jam he's

621
00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:02,280
Speaker 1: my guy, so like all right, and then I looked

622
00:29:02,280 --> 00:29:03,520
Speaker 1: at him like, oh yeah we went to the same

623
00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:06,720
Speaker 1: high school. Wow, okay, that's pretty cool. So yeah, Jans

624
00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:09,080
Speaker 1: and Junk, I'm doing pretty well. I honestly think that

625
00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:11,560
Speaker 1: you know, on a team that that is still I

626
00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:14,240
Speaker 1: think trying to carve out who they're twenty twenty five

627
00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:16,479
Speaker 1: All Star or All stars, maybe that this guy may

628
00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:18,160
Speaker 1: have a chance. I mean, I think he just threw

629
00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:21,040
Speaker 1: like five innings the other day and because he was

630
00:29:21,080 --> 00:29:24,240
Speaker 1: needed to do that, and he did pretty well. But yeah,

631
00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:26,520
Speaker 1: this is your dude, So tell me about this relationship

632
00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:29,200
Speaker 1: with Jansen High School. And now you guys are on

633
00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:30,200
Speaker 1: the same team. So go ahead.

634
00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:34,560
Speaker 4: I mean, you look at his last name. He's he's gross,

635
00:29:34,800 --> 00:29:39,160
Speaker 4: he's jumped, he's gross. And I'll fact check you one

636
00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:42,520
Speaker 4: more time. So he actually went to I want to

637
00:29:42,560 --> 00:29:43,960
Speaker 4: say it was Decatur High School.

638
00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:46,000
Speaker 3: I think he went to Decatur. I went to Rogers

639
00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:46,520
Speaker 3: High School.

640
00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:51,440
Speaker 4: Ok, we've played high school summer ball together and that's

641
00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:53,560
Speaker 4: where it probably came in high school and he played.

642
00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:53,880
Speaker 1: OK.

643
00:29:54,040 --> 00:29:56,120
Speaker 4: So we played high school summer ball together for the

644
00:29:56,200 --> 00:30:00,480
Speaker 4: Kent Bulldogs. And he was a june when I was

645
00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:03,040
Speaker 4: a freshman, and we played on the same eighteen YOU team.

646
00:30:03,240 --> 00:30:05,680
Speaker 4: And then I think he was a sophomore. I was

647
00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:08,040
Speaker 4: a sophomore and he was a senior and we played

648
00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:10,640
Speaker 4: on the same eighteen U team. But he's always been gross.

649
00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:12,440
Speaker 4: And then he went to SEATTLEU and we played against

650
00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:14,760
Speaker 4: each other. We never faced each other, but we played

651
00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:17,120
Speaker 4: against each other. And you can look up the stats.

652
00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:20,520
Speaker 4: He has absolutely owned me in the minor leagues. His

653
00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:24,800
Speaker 4: if you look at the underlying data of what he throws,

654
00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:28,280
Speaker 4: if you're talking pitch plus stuff, plus all those stats

655
00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:31,560
Speaker 4: that the Marlins are truly like valuing right now. It's

656
00:30:31,800 --> 00:30:35,360
Speaker 4: really really cool to see how good his stuff really is,

657
00:30:35,920 --> 00:30:39,360
Speaker 4: because it's not only his ability to pitch, his ability

658
00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:42,640
Speaker 4: to throw strikes, it's his ability to get swing and

659
00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:46,280
Speaker 4: miss because his pitches are so like, he's got a

660
00:30:46,320 --> 00:30:48,800
Speaker 4: ride fastball, he's got this nice sweeper, he's got a

661
00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:50,960
Speaker 4: good changeup. He's got all these different pitches that he

662
00:30:50,960 --> 00:30:54,080
Speaker 4: can throw for strikes, and that's what makes him so overpowering.

663
00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:57,480
Speaker 4: I think he just needed a longer leash because of

664
00:30:57,480 --> 00:31:00,480
Speaker 4: course he debuted with the Angels. I thought that was

665
00:31:00,520 --> 00:31:02,640
Speaker 4: so cool because he was the first person that I truly,

666
00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:04,960
Speaker 4: like personally knew to debut in the big leagues.

667
00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:07,560
Speaker 3: So I remember texting him and he was like, yeah,

668
00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:10,240
Speaker 3: it's so cool, all this kind of stuff. And then of.

669
00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:12,440
Speaker 4: Course he goes over to the Brewers, and I think

670
00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:14,160
Speaker 4: he was a Houston for a little bit too, But

671
00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:15,920
Speaker 4: he goes over to the Brewers, really didn't get a

672
00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:19,760
Speaker 4: very long leash with them, and now is getting an

673
00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:23,200
Speaker 4: extended look with the Marlins and finally doing what I

674
00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:26,200
Speaker 4: know he can do because he is gross. He is

675
00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:30,720
Speaker 4: Jansen the junk. He's just getting an extended look and

676
00:31:30,760 --> 00:31:33,360
Speaker 4: he's actually showing people what he's worth.

677
00:31:33,360 --> 00:31:36,600
Speaker 3: And what he can do. Who was the better mustache?

678
00:31:37,280 --> 00:31:39,480
Speaker 3: Definitely him, He's got because he's got the beard to

679
00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:41,840
Speaker 3: go with it. I don't. I don't have the beard. Mine.

680
00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:45,320
Speaker 4: Mine looks like the lorax. Mine looks like I'm speaking

681
00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:45,920
Speaker 4: for the trees.

682
00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:47,640
Speaker 1: There.

683
00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:48,040
Speaker 5: You go.

684
00:31:50,240 --> 00:31:53,800
Speaker 3: Talk about your guy, Dave, David Carpenter, a Triple A manager.

685
00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:56,520
Speaker 2: All were your initial impressions of him, I believe, former player,

686
00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:58,880
Speaker 2: So that helps a little bit of this relationship there.

687
00:31:59,240 --> 00:32:02,160
Speaker 2: And that's off over there in Jacksonville, your initial impressions

688
00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:03,800
Speaker 2: of those guys.

689
00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:07,560
Speaker 4: Again for the same exact reason. They want the best

690
00:32:07,560 --> 00:32:11,240
Speaker 4: for their players. They of course they have their career,

691
00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:14,080
Speaker 4: they have their job, they know what they want, but

692
00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:17,240
Speaker 4: they will die for their players. That's that's how much.

693
00:32:17,320 --> 00:32:20,200
Speaker 4: That's how close this team is right now here in Jacksonville.

694
00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:22,880
Speaker 4: It's it's kind of sad to see people leave because

695
00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:24,880
Speaker 4: we have such a close knit I feel like team

696
00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:27,160
Speaker 4: close knit connects. This is a first Triple A team

697
00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:29,560
Speaker 4: that I've been on in the last four years that

698
00:32:29,880 --> 00:32:33,160
Speaker 4: I've seen the least amount of movement. Like it's been

699
00:32:33,280 --> 00:32:35,959
Speaker 4: kind of crazy to not see guys getting called up

700
00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:39,200
Speaker 4: every three days, like especially last year when they made

701
00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:43,600
Speaker 4: seventy five eighty different Yeah, and so being a part

702
00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:45,320
Speaker 4: of such a close knit group, it kind of feels

703
00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:49,000
Speaker 4: like we are an actual team again. And it's not

704
00:32:49,160 --> 00:32:51,120
Speaker 4: just hey, we're the JV team when they need a

705
00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:52,400
Speaker 4: guys and a guy when they need a guy s

706
00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:53,880
Speaker 4: and a guy that kind of thing there, you know,

707
00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:56,280
Speaker 4: somebody got traded, whatever it is. It's like, you know,

708
00:32:56,320 --> 00:32:59,720
Speaker 4: we're playing to win down here, and carp really leads

709
00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:03,320
Speaker 4: us in that sense. He brings positivity every day. He

710
00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:05,080
Speaker 4: he jokes with us like he's a player. He's always

711
00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:06,720
Speaker 4: in the locker room. But when it's time to be

712
00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:08,680
Speaker 4: serious and it's time to realize that we need to

713
00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:10,040
Speaker 4: win and we need to get.

714
00:33:09,880 --> 00:33:11,600
Speaker 3: The job done, he's also that guy.

715
00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:16,400
Speaker 4: So realistically, everybody on our staff truly just wants the

716
00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:18,440
Speaker 4: best for us, just like I said, just like the

717
00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:21,040
Speaker 4: big league staff does as well. They really really care

718
00:33:21,080 --> 00:33:23,840
Speaker 4: about their players, and I think that's really awesome to

719
00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:24,320
Speaker 4: be a part of.

720
00:33:25,800 --> 00:33:27,880
Speaker 1: I especially want to ask you about another new guy

721
00:33:28,360 --> 00:33:32,720
Speaker 1: on the coaching staff, and that's Mark Drama. This guy,

722
00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:34,600
Speaker 1: I mean, you may know him because he was a Mariner,

723
00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:37,960
Speaker 1: or maybe you didn't, but I did know you may

724
00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:39,520
Speaker 1: you may know him because he was on the Mariners.

725
00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:42,920
Speaker 1: I guess he did, but new hitting coach and he

726
00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:45,600
Speaker 1: got a pretty a pretty significant boost up the ladder

727
00:33:45,640 --> 00:33:47,920
Speaker 1: in terms of where to go with player development. So

728
00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:51,440
Speaker 1: just thoughts on on this guy as a hitting coach.

729
00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:54,240
Speaker 1: Like I said, he went from I think pretty low

730
00:33:54,280 --> 00:33:55,600
Speaker 1: down the minor league lader all the way up to

731
00:33:55,600 --> 00:33:59,080
Speaker 1: Triple A, which was pretty cool to see. Former player himself,

732
00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:02,680
Speaker 1: he was a catcher. Thoughts on this guy. He's replacing

733
00:34:02,720 --> 00:34:06,600
Speaker 1: cold Obrin former Marlin who's now no longer with the organization,

734
00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:09,160
Speaker 1: which is the best. But Marjama seems like a nice guy.

735
00:34:09,200 --> 00:34:10,080
Speaker 1: I men him in spring training.

736
00:34:10,120 --> 00:34:13,600
Speaker 3: Thoughts on him, of course, I've talked to Kolbe every

737
00:34:13,600 --> 00:34:14,080
Speaker 3: once in a while.

738
00:34:14,160 --> 00:34:16,680
Speaker 4: He's my guy. He's awesome, having a great time over

739
00:34:16,719 --> 00:34:19,120
Speaker 4: with the Phillies. Got an awesome job when he retires.

740
00:34:19,160 --> 00:34:22,080
Speaker 4: I want his job. It's a it is a fantastic job.

741
00:34:22,719 --> 00:34:27,520
Speaker 3: But what's his job? Huh? What's his job? It's like

742
00:34:27,560 --> 00:34:28,520
Speaker 3: a special assistant.

743
00:34:28,560 --> 00:34:31,520
Speaker 4: He like travels once a month a couple of days

744
00:34:31,640 --> 00:34:33,880
Speaker 4: and just plays tennis and hangs out at home and

745
00:34:33,880 --> 00:34:36,719
Speaker 4: then gets paid but he also has He also has

746
00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:41,120
Speaker 4: fifteen years in the big league, so he's got the pedigre. Okay,

747
00:34:41,120 --> 00:34:43,640
Speaker 4: So back to March. I cannot say enough nice things

748
00:34:43,640 --> 00:34:48,480
Speaker 4: about him. He is again, will do anything for his players.

749
00:34:48,480 --> 00:34:50,319
Speaker 4: When I make fun of him all the time, he

750
00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:53,680
Speaker 4: won't put the iPad down watching swings, seeing how we

751
00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:57,919
Speaker 4: can get better, diving into different stats. Seeing We actually

752
00:34:57,960 --> 00:35:02,280
Speaker 4: had a talk last week and we were noticing where

753
00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:05,320
Speaker 4: people are throwing me. They're like pitch usage, different stuff

754
00:35:05,320 --> 00:35:07,440
Speaker 4: like that, and what you know why I'm getting into

755
00:35:07,440 --> 00:35:10,160
Speaker 4: certain counts and doing certain things. If you look at it,

756
00:35:10,680 --> 00:35:13,480
Speaker 4: they are absolutely dotting change ups at the bottom of

757
00:35:13,480 --> 00:35:16,759
Speaker 4: the zone. So and I'm not hitting them. I don't

758
00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:18,080
Speaker 4: have the swing to hit them. I don't care to

759
00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:20,600
Speaker 4: hit them. Nobody hits those pitches. Nobody hits a an

760
00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:22,520
Speaker 4: eighty mile an hour change up that clips the bottom.

761
00:35:22,560 --> 00:35:26,600
Speaker 4: Nobody hits that ball. So he came to me and

762
00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:30,120
Speaker 4: he said, look at this. This is a glaring deficit

763
00:35:30,160 --> 00:35:32,719
Speaker 4: in your game. You hit the up pitch grade, you

764
00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:34,960
Speaker 4: hit anything up, anything out, anything in whatever it is,

765
00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:38,040
Speaker 4: you hit it grade. But if they throw you anything

766
00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:40,680
Speaker 4: at the bottom of the zone, you're not hitting that

767
00:35:40,760 --> 00:35:43,799
Speaker 4: change up. You're not hitting that pitch, so just eliminate it.

768
00:35:44,400 --> 00:35:47,000
Speaker 4: And then I went out and I started I think

769
00:35:47,040 --> 00:35:48,799
Speaker 4: I walked like four times this week, which I've never

770
00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:51,480
Speaker 4: I haven't done all a year. And I started walking,

771
00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:53,040
Speaker 4: and I started seeing the ball better because all of

772
00:35:53,080 --> 00:35:56,759
Speaker 4: a sudden, I'm like, Okay, that's a glaring part in

773
00:35:56,840 --> 00:36:00,160
Speaker 4: my game that I can directly translate to the future.

774
00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:02,560
Speaker 4: And he just thinks about those kind of things. He's

775
00:36:02,560 --> 00:36:04,719
Speaker 4: always thinking about his players. He's always thinking about how

776
00:36:04,719 --> 00:36:06,959
Speaker 4: we can get better, what we can do as a team.

777
00:36:07,360 --> 00:36:10,720
Speaker 4: And I don't envy him. He has a very difficult

778
00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:14,640
Speaker 4: job because he is the buffer between the players in

779
00:36:14,680 --> 00:36:18,360
Speaker 4: the front office right now. And it's just a difficult

780
00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:22,759
Speaker 4: job because the front office has expectations and they have

781
00:36:23,040 --> 00:36:26,840
Speaker 4: an agenda that they want execute it. And of course

782
00:36:27,719 --> 00:36:29,839
Speaker 4: we got a lot of triple A guys that are

783
00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:32,319
Speaker 4: trying to execute their agenda, which we are trying our

784
00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:35,720
Speaker 4: best to do everything we can to win, to implement

785
00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:38,480
Speaker 4: this technology, to use all the things that the front

786
00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:41,759
Speaker 4: office is, the tools that they have given us, and

787
00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:44,560
Speaker 4: it's hard because sometimes it doesn't seem that there's enough

788
00:36:44,560 --> 00:36:45,799
Speaker 4: time in the day to do all of it.

789
00:36:46,400 --> 00:36:48,680
Speaker 3: But Marge has been a fantastic bridge on that.

790
00:36:49,200 --> 00:36:51,359
Speaker 4: I hope that this gets to him, and this gets

791
00:36:51,360 --> 00:36:53,120
Speaker 4: to the front office that he is doing a phenomenal

792
00:36:53,239 --> 00:36:56,680
Speaker 4: job because all the players love him. He has our backs,

793
00:36:57,080 --> 00:37:00,960
Speaker 4: he knows baseball, and he knows how to try to

794
00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:03,239
Speaker 4: get us better. He's not just there for his his

795
00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:06,279
Speaker 4: career only. He's here to get us better because he

796
00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:07,600
Speaker 4: truly cares about us.

797
00:37:08,520 --> 00:37:09,759
Speaker 1: I just, I guess I just wanted to ask you

798
00:37:09,800 --> 00:37:12,520
Speaker 1: about this strimp team as well. You just mentioned winning games.

799
00:37:13,200 --> 00:37:16,279
Speaker 1: I'll ask you about this. This team's pretty damn good.

800
00:37:17,680 --> 00:37:20,520
Speaker 1: In the first half here of forty three and twenty six,

801
00:37:20,600 --> 00:37:24,440
Speaker 1: they're three games behind for the lead in the division.

802
00:37:24,560 --> 00:37:26,319
Speaker 1: I think Lee High has it with I think they're

803
00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:28,279
Speaker 1: three games over right now over you guys. But you

804
00:37:28,280 --> 00:37:30,719
Speaker 1: guys have a shot to make that happen and to

805
00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:35,719
Speaker 1: win the first half, which would be incredible. So, just

806
00:37:36,440 --> 00:37:38,799
Speaker 1: what is clicking for the team overall other than coaching,

807
00:37:38,840 --> 00:37:40,839
Speaker 1: which you already just mentioned. But you guys all care

808
00:37:40,840 --> 00:37:43,040
Speaker 1: about each other. You guys all are teammates. Obviously, a

809
00:37:43,080 --> 00:37:44,800
Speaker 1: lot of you guys have been together for a little while.

810
00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:47,960
Speaker 1: You have some guys that are rehaving Davison's rehabing. There's

811
00:37:47,960 --> 00:37:52,160
Speaker 1: there's been some you know, there's been some ebb and flow,

812
00:37:52,200 --> 00:37:54,399
Speaker 1: I think so far throughout the year in terms of

813
00:37:54,440 --> 00:37:56,840
Speaker 1: how this roster has kind of stuck together. I think overall,

814
00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:00,920
Speaker 1: the talent has maintained over all for this team is

815
00:38:00,960 --> 00:38:04,440
Speaker 1: what I would say, and the Marlins becoming that feeder system.

816
00:38:04,480 --> 00:38:05,920
Speaker 1: They have more guys that are coming up that I

817
00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:09,000
Speaker 1: think will just only add to it. So I just

818
00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:10,600
Speaker 1: wanted to get your thoughts on how this team has

819
00:38:10,600 --> 00:38:14,000
Speaker 1: been able to win this many games. That winning feel

820
00:38:14,040 --> 00:38:16,160
Speaker 1: in the clubhouse that you guys have You've had it before.

821
00:38:16,280 --> 00:38:19,399
Speaker 1: I know you've had it before in your career. Does

822
00:38:19,440 --> 00:38:21,759
Speaker 1: it feel the same as that? Does this feel like, Hey,

823
00:38:21,760 --> 00:38:25,279
Speaker 1: this team's a winner? What are your thoughts on that

824
00:38:25,320 --> 00:38:28,160
Speaker 1: winning mentality? In the minor league's winning of course becomes

825
00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:30,759
Speaker 1: secondary to development. But you guys are at the highest

826
00:38:30,840 --> 00:38:33,080
Speaker 1: level of minor league baseball, minor league baseball, and you're winning.

827
00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:34,359
Speaker 1: That's got to feel pretty good.

828
00:38:35,560 --> 00:38:37,520
Speaker 4: It feels unbelievable to be able to walk into the

829
00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:39,480
Speaker 4: clubhouse and now we're going to win every single day,

830
00:38:39,640 --> 00:38:43,799
Speaker 4: and when we lose, it's almost a surprise. So I

831
00:38:43,840 --> 00:38:47,359
Speaker 4: think that's a testament just to again the fact that

832
00:38:47,480 --> 00:38:50,879
Speaker 4: they went out and got guys that do everything right.

833
00:38:52,200 --> 00:38:56,080
Speaker 4: Not only do we play good defense, we pitch, we

834
00:38:56,200 --> 00:39:00,400
Speaker 4: got good bullpen arms. But I think the biggest like

835
00:39:00,520 --> 00:39:05,000
Speaker 4: difference is we steal bases. I mean, Marcy gets on

836
00:39:05,600 --> 00:39:08,160
Speaker 4: with a bunt single and it's almost an automatic triple,

837
00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:12,879
Speaker 4: like that just happens. We move runners, lead off guy

838
00:39:12,920 --> 00:39:15,000
Speaker 4: gets on, he's ready to steal second base. We don't

839
00:39:15,080 --> 00:39:18,120
Speaker 4: usually bunt because we don't need to. We steal bases,

840
00:39:18,760 --> 00:39:22,560
Speaker 4: so the teams that bunt can't steal. Where we can steal,

841
00:39:22,600 --> 00:39:25,600
Speaker 4: we're gonna We're gonna steal and execute every single time.

842
00:39:26,360 --> 00:39:28,439
Speaker 4: Even if we get thrown out. It does not matter.

843
00:39:28,480 --> 00:39:30,400
Speaker 4: You want to steal with two outs and a lefty up,

844
00:39:30,680 --> 00:39:32,759
Speaker 4: great steal because the next pitch is gonna get spiked

845
00:39:32,800 --> 00:39:35,040
Speaker 4: and we're gonna score a run. We just put so

846
00:39:35,160 --> 00:39:38,319
Speaker 4: much pressure on other teams that it's hard to keep

847
00:39:38,400 --> 00:39:41,160
Speaker 4: up with us. There's not many teams that have been

848
00:39:41,200 --> 00:39:43,719
Speaker 4: able to stop our run game. I want to say

849
00:39:43,760 --> 00:39:47,320
Speaker 4: Durham was might have been the only one, but teams

850
00:39:47,320 --> 00:39:51,600
Speaker 4: like Gwenette, teams like Rochester teams like that are kind

851
00:39:51,640 --> 00:39:54,680
Speaker 4: of you know, lower lower level Triple A teams as

852
00:39:54,719 --> 00:39:58,879
Speaker 4: of right now, you know, we execute stealing bases very well,

853
00:39:58,880 --> 00:40:00,360
Speaker 4: and we put a lot of pressure on their pitchers.

854
00:40:00,400 --> 00:40:02,400
Speaker 4: And if you've ever been on the mound when you

855
00:40:02,440 --> 00:40:05,359
Speaker 4: know somebody's stealing, there's a good chance you are either

856
00:40:05,360 --> 00:40:07,279
Speaker 4: gonna throw it right down the middle or you're gonna

857
00:40:07,280 --> 00:40:10,560
Speaker 4: throw at a ball. So if we can jump around

858
00:40:10,560 --> 00:40:12,000
Speaker 4: a little bit, we can get some momentum, we can

859
00:40:12,040 --> 00:40:14,120
Speaker 4: steal bases, we can put more pressure on the pitcher.

860
00:40:14,920 --> 00:40:17,960
Speaker 4: Now we can execute at the plate because we're getting

861
00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:21,320
Speaker 4: better pitches. We are gonna put more pressure on the picture.

862
00:40:21,440 --> 00:40:23,959
Speaker 4: Now the pressures are on the pitcher. It's not, hey,

863
00:40:24,120 --> 00:40:25,799
Speaker 4: you know, we're playing for the three run home run

864
00:40:25,840 --> 00:40:28,520
Speaker 4: because you know we can't you know, hopefully there's two

865
00:40:28,560 --> 00:40:31,080
Speaker 4: singles in a home run. Now it's like we can

866
00:40:31,080 --> 00:40:33,560
Speaker 4: get a single and we're probably gonna score a run

867
00:40:33,600 --> 00:40:35,880
Speaker 4: because next guy's gonna walk, next guy's gonna hit a

868
00:40:35,880 --> 00:40:39,200
Speaker 4: sack fly because we stole second and third, different stuff

869
00:40:39,280 --> 00:40:39,520
Speaker 4: like that.

870
00:40:41,239 --> 00:40:43,239
Speaker 2: Yeah, you mentioned at the stolen bases. You guys have

871
00:40:43,320 --> 00:40:46,160
Speaker 2: one hundred and fifty five stolen bases. This season, Marcia

872
00:40:46,280 --> 00:40:48,600
Speaker 2: leading with thirty eight, you with twenty one, and the

873
00:40:48,719 --> 00:40:50,479
Speaker 2: maximum with nineteen right after.

874
00:40:50,560 --> 00:40:52,279
Speaker 3: But talk about what's been working for you.

875
00:40:52,440 --> 00:40:55,080
Speaker 2: You're on a nine game on base street, you have

876
00:40:55,200 --> 00:40:57,880
Speaker 2: one eighteen WRC plus in the last month, close to

877
00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:01,080
Speaker 2: a three hundred batting average, almost four hundred on base percent.

878
00:41:01,440 --> 00:41:06,279
Speaker 3: What's been working for you specifically? I've been trying to

879
00:41:06,280 --> 00:41:07,719
Speaker 3: work on my timing best I can.

880
00:41:07,760 --> 00:41:09,360
Speaker 4: I noticed that at the beginning of the year, I

881
00:41:09,440 --> 00:41:11,680
Speaker 4: worked with a couple different stances and a couple different

882
00:41:12,719 --> 00:41:16,560
Speaker 4: things just from spring training. From on, I've been trying

883
00:41:16,560 --> 00:41:18,080
Speaker 4: to pull the ball as much as I can, because

884
00:41:18,080 --> 00:41:22,759
Speaker 4: of course that's where the power is. I really just

885
00:41:22,800 --> 00:41:26,200
Speaker 4: think the timing and trying to pick a pitch. Because

886
00:41:26,480 --> 00:41:28,360
Speaker 4: I don't know if you've noticed, but I've been leadoff,

887
00:41:28,400 --> 00:41:30,960
Speaker 4: which I think is hilarious because I haven't hit leadoff

888
00:41:30,960 --> 00:41:35,600
Speaker 4: since high school. But I've been hitting leadoff because I

889
00:41:35,640 --> 00:41:37,160
Speaker 4: tend to get on base a little bit more, and

890
00:41:37,239 --> 00:41:39,799
Speaker 4: so I kind of like that spot because I can

891
00:41:39,800 --> 00:41:42,040
Speaker 4: literally just look for a middle, middle pitch. I'm not

892
00:41:42,120 --> 00:41:43,879
Speaker 4: hitting in the five spot, the four spot where they're

893
00:41:43,880 --> 00:41:46,560
Speaker 4: gonna throw me six change ups and it's not gonna matter.

894
00:41:46,600 --> 00:41:49,399
Speaker 4: It's like I'm probably gonna get a fastball middle at

895
00:41:49,400 --> 00:41:52,319
Speaker 4: some point during my four or five at bats, and

896
00:41:53,200 --> 00:41:56,000
Speaker 4: I just think trying to be a little bit calmer

897
00:41:56,000 --> 00:41:59,040
Speaker 4: and trying to get better every day because realistically, that's

898
00:41:59,040 --> 00:42:01,440
Speaker 4: the only thing I can do. Like we talked about,

899
00:42:01,560 --> 00:42:05,080
Speaker 4: it's you know, I show up every day and I

900
00:42:05,120 --> 00:42:08,359
Speaker 4: try my best for my why, my family to make

901
00:42:08,360 --> 00:42:10,960
Speaker 4: sure they have insurance and a paycheck and a place

902
00:42:11,000 --> 00:42:13,960
Speaker 4: that roof over their heads. So you know, I'm not

903
00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:15,759
Speaker 4: trying my best and trying to get better every day

904
00:42:15,800 --> 00:42:17,799
Speaker 4: and trying to tweak little things so that I can

905
00:42:17,840 --> 00:42:21,640
Speaker 4: maybe you know, reach that that spot, that that one

906
00:42:21,680 --> 00:42:23,920
Speaker 4: percent to get better, then of course I'm letting my

907
00:42:23,960 --> 00:42:24,480
Speaker 4: family down.

908
00:42:24,640 --> 00:42:32,239
Speaker 1: So awesome answer. I mean, I think just even where

909
00:42:32,239 --> 00:42:35,040
Speaker 1: you're att in your career, just still committed to being

910
00:42:35,160 --> 00:42:38,480
Speaker 1: better overall is a testament to your work. And it

911
00:42:38,640 --> 00:42:41,080
Speaker 1: looks really good as Kevin said, I mean, like nine

912
00:42:41,080 --> 00:42:43,120
Speaker 1: game on base Street the last month was incredible. As

913
00:42:43,160 --> 00:42:45,400
Speaker 1: Kevin alluded to, with twenty teen three hours to plus,

914
00:42:45,640 --> 00:42:48,160
Speaker 1: it's it's great. I think we've mentioned this a couple

915
00:42:48,200 --> 00:42:50,719
Speaker 1: of times already. You alluded to it. Organizationally, and the

916
00:42:50,760 --> 00:42:52,680
Speaker 1: Marlins are not only doing this at the TRIPA A level,

917
00:42:53,239 --> 00:42:56,279
Speaker 1: they did it as well as the FCL DSL level

918
00:42:56,360 --> 00:42:58,320
Speaker 1: last year where the FCL teams to like Toner basis,

919
00:42:58,320 --> 00:43:00,680
Speaker 1: which was absolutely insane, and they're doing again this year

920
00:43:00,719 --> 00:43:03,360
Speaker 1: even at those levels. So it would seem like that

921
00:43:03,360 --> 00:43:07,120
Speaker 1: that mindset of being aggressive on the basis is organizationally

922
00:43:07,120 --> 00:43:09,799
Speaker 1: and not just a triple A. But anyways, for you specifically,

923
00:43:10,280 --> 00:43:13,320
Speaker 1: as Kevin mentioned already before the twenty one stolen bases,

924
00:43:13,320 --> 00:43:17,440
Speaker 1: I think it's twenty one still, which is great. So

925
00:43:17,800 --> 00:43:19,520
Speaker 1: I just wanted to ask you you've said to us

926
00:43:19,520 --> 00:43:23,480
Speaker 1: previously about your mindset on the basis where you know

927
00:43:23,520 --> 00:43:26,160
Speaker 1: if you get to a certain spot in your secondary

928
00:43:26,239 --> 00:43:28,120
Speaker 1: lead that you know you can steal a base, so

929
00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:31,520
Speaker 1: you just do it. Is that still your mindset? Are

930
00:43:31,560 --> 00:43:35,960
Speaker 1: you still doing that consecutively this season? Is there anything

931
00:43:36,040 --> 00:43:38,480
Speaker 1: different in your mindset on the base pass with new

932
00:43:38,520 --> 00:43:40,520
Speaker 1: coaching and whatever it may be and how you're being coached,

933
00:43:40,800 --> 00:43:42,560
Speaker 1: or are you still just kind of that, Hey, if

934
00:43:42,600 --> 00:43:43,520
Speaker 1: I get here, I'm going.

935
00:43:44,560 --> 00:43:47,400
Speaker 4: So it's interesting you bring that up. So if you

936
00:43:47,520 --> 00:43:50,960
Speaker 4: notice David Carpenter is actually our first base coach, which

937
00:43:51,000 --> 00:43:53,200
Speaker 4: is very different as a manager to be a first

938
00:43:53,200 --> 00:43:55,560
Speaker 4: base coach, but he's also our base running coach. So

939
00:43:55,800 --> 00:43:58,080
Speaker 4: what the organization wanted was to have the base running

940
00:43:58,120 --> 00:44:01,840
Speaker 4: coach leading the base runners at first base. So he's talking,

941
00:44:01,920 --> 00:44:04,320
Speaker 4: He's like, Hey, this is the time. Let's get like

942
00:44:04,360 --> 00:44:07,120
Speaker 4: a six foot lead, jump to twelve set. If you

943
00:44:07,160 --> 00:44:11,160
Speaker 4: get it, go or hey, go to twelve, hold, go

944
00:44:11,200 --> 00:44:15,880
Speaker 4: to nine feet hold, jab make movement, do something like

945
00:44:15,920 --> 00:44:17,640
Speaker 4: to mess up, make sure that they know you're there.

946
00:44:19,000 --> 00:44:21,000
Speaker 4: And the crazy part about it is I do something

947
00:44:21,040 --> 00:44:22,840
Speaker 4: a little differently, which I think I've been trying to

948
00:44:22,840 --> 00:44:25,080
Speaker 4: bring up to the organization, and it's hard to execute

949
00:44:25,160 --> 00:44:26,799
Speaker 4: because everybody on the team has to be bought in

950
00:44:26,840 --> 00:44:29,960
Speaker 4: on it. But getting in the box later. So if

951
00:44:30,000 --> 00:44:32,279
Speaker 4: you get in the box later, pictures tend to take

952
00:44:32,280 --> 00:44:35,400
Speaker 4: a long time, a long time to get ready. Sometimes

953
00:44:35,760 --> 00:44:38,840
Speaker 4: the guys that don't awesome, good for you, but a

954
00:44:38,840 --> 00:44:40,040
Speaker 4: lot of the pictures will get in. So if you

955
00:44:40,080 --> 00:44:43,400
Speaker 4: get in the box at nine seconds, they're not really

956
00:44:43,440 --> 00:44:47,160
Speaker 4: giving the sign, they're not pressing the pitch com they're

957
00:44:47,200 --> 00:44:50,279
Speaker 4: not doing anything till about eight or seven seconds. So

958
00:44:50,320 --> 00:44:52,960
Speaker 4: what that means is now, all of a sudden they

959
00:44:53,000 --> 00:44:55,400
Speaker 4: get the sign at seven, he takes a look, he

960
00:44:55,440 --> 00:45:01,200
Speaker 4: takes a breath. He's going six, five, four, three, two.

961
00:45:01,520 --> 00:45:06,440
Speaker 4: He's getting set at two and one. I don't care

962
00:45:06,440 --> 00:45:08,560
Speaker 4: if I get again. They said, they don't care if

963
00:45:08,600 --> 00:45:11,000
Speaker 4: we get thrown out. So if the clock hits one,

964
00:45:11,760 --> 00:45:15,120
Speaker 4: I am stealing. I am just taking off because if not,

965
00:45:15,480 --> 00:45:17,360
Speaker 4: if they decide to pick over to first and I

966
00:45:17,400 --> 00:45:20,080
Speaker 4: am already halfway to second, there's a good chance I'm safe.

967
00:45:20,680 --> 00:45:22,200
Speaker 4: If they decide to throw to the plate, there's a

968
00:45:22,200 --> 00:45:25,839
Speaker 4: good chance I'm standing up on second. I'm gonna try

969
00:45:25,880 --> 00:45:27,759
Speaker 4: to keep that a secret best I can. But you know,

970
00:45:27,760 --> 00:45:31,600
Speaker 4: of course now I said it, but trying to jump

971
00:45:31,640 --> 00:45:36,120
Speaker 4: the clock, I think I kidding. I think it's I

972
00:45:36,160 --> 00:45:38,360
Speaker 4: think it's good because I think it's it's it's learning

973
00:45:38,400 --> 00:45:40,160
Speaker 4: the game. It's learning how to play the game, it's

974
00:45:40,239 --> 00:45:43,399
Speaker 4: learning how to go about it. And I've been doing

975
00:45:43,440 --> 00:45:46,680
Speaker 4: this a long time. Jd Or if you guys remember him,

976
00:45:46,840 --> 00:45:48,440
Speaker 4: taught me how to do this in double A and

977
00:45:48,480 --> 00:45:50,320
Speaker 4: I was like, I really want to try to steal bases.

978
00:45:50,320 --> 00:45:52,320
Speaker 4: And that's when I went twenty twenty and I started

979
00:45:52,320 --> 00:45:56,239
Speaker 4: doing this. And then I get to the organization this year,

980
00:45:56,280 --> 00:45:58,080
Speaker 4: and they're like, Okay, you already know how to do this,

981
00:45:58,200 --> 00:46:00,920
Speaker 4: like you will be some examples like how do you

982
00:46:00,960 --> 00:46:03,080
Speaker 4: have so much feel I'm like, I've been doing this

983
00:46:03,120 --> 00:46:05,279
Speaker 4: for three years, Like this is not new to me.

984
00:46:05,360 --> 00:46:07,040
Speaker 4: It's just you told me you don't care if I

985
00:46:07,040 --> 00:46:11,399
Speaker 4: get thrown out. So I'm just gonna go and realistically,

986
00:46:11,800 --> 00:46:14,239
Speaker 4: if I jump clocks, if I jump looks, if I

987
00:46:14,280 --> 00:46:17,960
Speaker 4: jump all that stuff, like we're talking about again, trying

988
00:46:18,280 --> 00:46:21,760
Speaker 4: to do everything right, not the not have the big

989
00:46:22,640 --> 00:46:25,799
Speaker 4: power presence, the big arm, the big defense, because I

990
00:46:25,840 --> 00:46:27,680
Speaker 4: know myself from twenty seven I'm not going to have that.

991
00:46:27,880 --> 00:46:29,640
Speaker 4: I already know who I am as a player. But

992
00:46:29,680 --> 00:46:33,440
Speaker 4: if I can do everything right and exploit what the

993
00:46:33,480 --> 00:46:36,760
Speaker 4: pitchers with the hitters, what position players are doing wrong,

994
00:46:37,160 --> 00:46:40,080
Speaker 4: and I can get an advantage on that, then that's

995
00:46:40,080 --> 00:46:43,920
Speaker 4: where I see that I am a valuable player.

996
00:46:45,719 --> 00:46:48,880
Speaker 2: One big change was the ballpark and Jack with the

997
00:46:48,920 --> 00:46:51,320
Speaker 2: new renovations and all that stuff you had mentioned, that

998
00:46:51,440 --> 00:46:54,239
Speaker 2: feels like a big League ballpark and hopefully at some

999
00:46:54,320 --> 00:46:56,200
Speaker 2: point Carver and I get the chance to get up there.

1000
00:46:56,239 --> 00:46:59,160
Speaker 2: But just how do you think the ballpark plays now?

1001
00:46:59,200 --> 00:47:01,520
Speaker 2: That ballpark obviously dimensions. I think they have changed a

1002
00:47:01,560 --> 00:47:03,879
Speaker 2: little bit. It's a new batter's I want to stay

1003
00:47:03,880 --> 00:47:05,719
Speaker 2: a You said, so, just how does that all play?

1004
00:47:05,760 --> 00:47:09,000
Speaker 3: And does it change the way maybe you guys do anything.

1005
00:47:09,160 --> 00:47:11,160
Speaker 2: Just knowing the way that ballpark plays a little bit

1006
00:47:11,200 --> 00:47:12,600
Speaker 2: now I think a little more picture friendly.

1007
00:47:13,640 --> 00:47:16,040
Speaker 3: Yes, it is extremely pitcher phoney. Right now.

1008
00:47:17,440 --> 00:47:21,080
Speaker 4: I think it looks fantastic. I applaud them for putting

1009
00:47:21,120 --> 00:47:23,560
Speaker 4: in the effort because it really does look really good.

1010
00:47:24,000 --> 00:47:26,560
Speaker 4: But I'll give you a stat real quick. I want

1011
00:47:26,560 --> 00:47:29,920
Speaker 4: to say, the Charlotte team, a lefty hit one to

1012
00:47:30,000 --> 00:47:33,839
Speaker 4: the corner so so like the corner of the big

1013
00:47:33,920 --> 00:47:37,799
Speaker 4: right field wall and then the center field wall, so

1014
00:47:37,960 --> 00:47:41,040
Speaker 4: like four. It was probably exactly four hundred feet. He

1015
00:47:41,120 --> 00:47:44,480
Speaker 4: hit one at one, ten, at thirty, and it did

1016
00:47:44,520 --> 00:47:48,880
Speaker 4: not hit the warning track. To just give you some

1017
00:47:49,040 --> 00:47:51,880
Speaker 4: kind of example of what we're working with, I do

1018
00:47:51,960 --> 00:47:53,480
Speaker 4: not try to hit it in the right center gap

1019
00:47:53,480 --> 00:47:55,720
Speaker 4: in the air. I either try to go down either

1020
00:47:55,840 --> 00:47:59,480
Speaker 4: line or hit a single. And if you it's like literally,

1021
00:48:00,040 --> 00:48:01,520
Speaker 4: if you hit it in the right center gap the town,

1022
00:48:01,960 --> 00:48:04,040
Speaker 4: it's an out. You will not you will not have

1023
00:48:04,120 --> 00:48:06,800
Speaker 4: any hits over that way unless you hit it perfectly,

1024
00:48:06,960 --> 00:48:10,799
Speaker 4: or the wind's blown out to right somehow for some reason, though,

1025
00:48:10,920 --> 00:48:14,000
Speaker 4: anything left of the four hundred sign out in center field,

1026
00:48:14,280 --> 00:48:16,640
Speaker 4: the ball flies like I think I had a home

1027
00:48:16,719 --> 00:48:18,960
Speaker 4: run at like ninety five or ninety four miles per

1028
00:48:19,000 --> 00:48:21,520
Speaker 4: hour left field something like that, just when the wind

1029
00:48:21,560 --> 00:48:25,440
Speaker 4: blows out to left. But it does play like a

1030
00:48:25,560 --> 00:48:29,000
Speaker 4: large ballpark. But the surface is incredible, the atmosphere is great.

1031
00:48:29,080 --> 00:48:32,280
Speaker 4: Everybody loves for some odd reason, everybody loves a thirsty Thursday.

1032
00:48:32,320 --> 00:48:34,280
Speaker 4: They must have a really good drink deals because everybody

1033
00:48:34,320 --> 00:48:37,279
Speaker 4: shows up on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.

1034
00:48:39,400 --> 00:48:41,520
Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean I love that park. Hello being there,

1035
00:48:42,360 --> 00:48:44,440
Speaker 1: it's I've been there multiple multiple times.

1036
00:48:44,520 --> 00:48:45,040
Speaker 3: It's great.

1037
00:48:45,680 --> 00:48:47,839
Speaker 1: Hopefully going to get there. I planned to get there

1038
00:48:47,880 --> 00:48:49,600
Speaker 1: this season before the end of the year. But anyways,

1039
00:48:50,239 --> 00:48:52,560
Speaker 1: one more on this that I wanted to ask you about,

1040
00:48:52,920 --> 00:48:57,799
Speaker 1: kind of intertwined with the park. Sure, you didn't play

1041
00:48:57,800 --> 00:49:00,320
Speaker 1: a lot of outfield last year. You were mainly for space,

1042
00:49:00,680 --> 00:49:03,440
Speaker 1: so I know you have experienced playing outfield. You did it,

1043
00:49:03,719 --> 00:49:06,000
Speaker 1: you know, as an amateur, and you did it previously

1044
00:49:06,000 --> 00:49:08,239
Speaker 1: with the Marlins. They moved you to first base and

1045
00:49:08,239 --> 00:49:10,520
Speaker 1: now are back in the outfield, As you said, you

1046
00:49:10,560 --> 00:49:14,680
Speaker 1: played in you know, with with t Ras and with

1047
00:49:14,760 --> 00:49:17,920
Speaker 1: Torosa a little bit in the outfield, but coming back

1048
00:49:18,000 --> 00:49:20,719
Speaker 1: to a park that now has you know, especially in

1049
00:49:20,800 --> 00:49:22,319
Speaker 1: right field. I know they have that that new thing

1050
00:49:22,360 --> 00:49:24,320
Speaker 1: in rightfield where the walls are different and all that stuff.

1051
00:49:24,719 --> 00:49:27,560
Speaker 1: You've played both corners. So has it just been like

1052
00:49:27,600 --> 00:49:29,120
Speaker 1: getting back on the bike for you? In terms of

1053
00:49:29,120 --> 00:49:32,640
Speaker 1: playing the outfield? Are you are you comfortable? What what

1054
00:49:32,760 --> 00:49:36,120
Speaker 1: is your your comfortability factor playing the outfield in minor

1055
00:49:36,200 --> 00:49:36,720
Speaker 1: league baseball?

1056
00:49:36,719 --> 00:49:36,919
Speaker 4: Again?

1057
00:49:38,040 --> 00:49:40,719
Speaker 3: Comfortable? I have no issues with it.

1058
00:49:42,640 --> 00:49:45,719
Speaker 4: It's actually it almost seems like a d H day

1059
00:49:45,800 --> 00:49:48,640
Speaker 4: sometimes because at first base, if you've played first space,

1060
00:49:48,719 --> 00:49:51,320
Speaker 4: you are in every single play at all times.

1061
00:49:51,400 --> 00:49:52,400
Speaker 3: You have to be somewhere.

1062
00:49:52,560 --> 00:49:55,279
Speaker 4: But in the outfield, especially the corner outfield, if you hit,

1063
00:49:55,440 --> 00:49:57,720
Speaker 4: they'll find a spot for you in the corner outfield.

1064
00:49:57,800 --> 00:50:01,520
Speaker 4: And if you look at my numbers on action, grade, distance,

1065
00:50:01,600 --> 00:50:04,879
Speaker 4: everything like that, like I've been pretty good so far,

1066
00:50:06,440 --> 00:50:09,239
Speaker 4: it hasn't been. I think I'm above average on just

1067
00:50:09,280 --> 00:50:12,839
Speaker 4: about everything, but maybe not arm strength. Had a nice

1068
00:50:12,880 --> 00:50:15,279
Speaker 4: little eighty eighty mile an hour throw the other night

1069
00:50:15,320 --> 00:50:19,920
Speaker 4: that nobody ran on. But but other than that, it's

1070
00:50:19,960 --> 00:50:23,000
Speaker 4: like riding the bike. It's nothing crazy. It's just go

1071
00:50:23,040 --> 00:50:24,919
Speaker 4: play fetch and go go catch the ball.

1072
00:50:26,360 --> 00:50:28,480
Speaker 1: I guess we can get to two more before we

1073
00:50:28,520 --> 00:50:31,759
Speaker 1: get out for the day today. I'll ask the second

1074
00:50:31,800 --> 00:50:34,200
Speaker 1: to last one. And I have to ask this question

1075
00:50:34,320 --> 00:50:36,400
Speaker 1: just because we know where you're at in your career.

1076
00:50:36,560 --> 00:50:38,799
Speaker 1: We know where you're at in terms of what could

1077
00:50:38,880 --> 00:50:40,840
Speaker 1: happen next year. I'm not gonna mention it because I

1078
00:50:40,840 --> 00:50:43,640
Speaker 1: don't want to bring that into the atmosphere, but I

1079
00:50:43,719 --> 00:50:46,919
Speaker 1: have to ask you this question. When they make a move.

1080
00:50:47,080 --> 00:50:50,560
Speaker 1: Let's say Nervous gets Defaye, or let's say Conine gets

1081
00:50:50,600 --> 00:50:53,399
Speaker 1: injured and you know he's out for a while, and

1082
00:50:53,520 --> 00:50:55,640
Speaker 1: you know in your mind, hey, I can fill that gap.

1083
00:50:55,760 --> 00:50:57,640
Speaker 1: I can do that. I can go be an outfielder

1084
00:50:57,640 --> 00:50:59,200
Speaker 1: that hits for a decent power, or I can go

1085
00:50:59,239 --> 00:51:01,680
Speaker 1: be your first basement that will be a bat in

1086
00:51:01,680 --> 00:51:05,080
Speaker 1: the lineup. Are your ears ringing at all? Is it like?

1087
00:51:05,440 --> 00:51:08,040
Speaker 1: Are you staying around your phone? Are you calling your agent?

1088
00:51:08,200 --> 00:51:08,960
Speaker 4: Is this my time?

1089
00:51:09,239 --> 00:51:12,319
Speaker 1: Or are you just still Troy? Are you still controlling

1090
00:51:12,520 --> 00:51:15,479
Speaker 1: what you can control and doing your job and being

1091
00:51:15,480 --> 00:51:17,280
Speaker 1: the best person you can be for you and your family?

1092
00:51:17,440 --> 00:51:19,840
Speaker 1: I know what your answer is going to be, but

1093
00:51:20,280 --> 00:51:22,680
Speaker 1: I would have people screaming at me if I didn't

1094
00:51:22,719 --> 00:51:26,879
Speaker 1: ask you this question about, Hey, does he ever think

1095
00:51:26,880 --> 00:51:28,600
Speaker 1: about getting called up? So go ahead.

1096
00:51:31,239 --> 00:51:32,680
Speaker 4: Of course, since I was a little kid, it's been

1097
00:51:32,719 --> 00:51:36,440
Speaker 4: my dream to plan the big leagues. Yes, of course

1098
00:51:37,160 --> 00:51:39,080
Speaker 4: I've thought about those kind of things that I was

1099
00:51:39,080 --> 00:51:41,279
Speaker 4: an option. But that's the biggest thing in triple A

1100
00:51:41,360 --> 00:51:43,400
Speaker 4: is you have to keep yourself an option. If you

1101
00:51:43,400 --> 00:51:45,120
Speaker 4: don't keep yourself an option, you're never going to be

1102
00:51:45,120 --> 00:51:50,680
Speaker 4: an option. And so, of course it's disappointing. I would

1103
00:51:50,680 --> 00:51:52,520
Speaker 4: have loved to be the guy. But the guys that

1104
00:51:52,520 --> 00:51:55,680
Speaker 4: they called up are having had success and they've done well,

1105
00:51:55,719 --> 00:51:58,920
Speaker 4: and you know, I hate to say it, but it

1106
00:51:58,960 --> 00:52:00,400
Speaker 4: is what it is, and you do have to control

1107
00:52:00,440 --> 00:52:01,280
Speaker 4: the controllables.

1108
00:52:01,520 --> 00:52:02,040
Speaker 3: It hurts.

1109
00:52:02,520 --> 00:52:05,520
Speaker 4: It's disappointing, and you know, especially at this stage of

1110
00:52:05,520 --> 00:52:07,919
Speaker 4: my career, when I've been so close for three years now,

1111
00:52:08,760 --> 00:52:12,160
Speaker 4: and realistically, I have to look out for myself and

1112
00:52:12,160 --> 00:52:13,600
Speaker 4: I have to look out for my family because that's

1113
00:52:13,640 --> 00:52:17,600
Speaker 4: really who I'm doing this for. There's twenty nine other teams,

1114
00:52:17,640 --> 00:52:19,680
Speaker 4: but I'd love to be Miami Marlin. If they call

1115
00:52:19,719 --> 00:52:24,160
Speaker 4: my name. But you know, until I have a flight booked,

1116
00:52:24,960 --> 00:52:27,919
Speaker 4: I will not believe anything that's heard or said.

1117
00:52:28,080 --> 00:52:31,640
Speaker 3: I do have to tell you, though, I have been

1118
00:52:31,719 --> 00:52:33,120
Speaker 3: off ex.

1119
00:52:32,880 --> 00:52:36,160
Speaker 4: Twitter for about two or three weeks now, but the

1120
00:52:36,160 --> 00:52:38,279
Speaker 4: amount of positivity and the amount of support that I've

1121
00:52:38,280 --> 00:52:41,799
Speaker 4: gotten on social media, I can't thank everybody enough.

1122
00:52:42,160 --> 00:52:43,719
Speaker 3: You guys have been awesome. I see it.

1123
00:52:44,080 --> 00:52:46,000
Speaker 4: I want to like it, I want to respond, I

1124
00:52:46,040 --> 00:52:47,600
Speaker 4: want to do all that, but I have to keep

1125
00:52:47,640 --> 00:52:51,160
Speaker 4: my professionalism. I love seeing all the positivity we me

1126
00:52:51,200 --> 00:52:53,480
Speaker 4: and my family. We can't thank you guys enough for

1127
00:52:53,520 --> 00:52:56,439
Speaker 4: supporting us for all these years. I know you guys

1128
00:52:56,440 --> 00:52:57,680
Speaker 4: want to see me up there. I want to see

1129
00:52:57,680 --> 00:53:01,080
Speaker 4: me up there, But just keep going on a good fight.

1130
00:53:01,160 --> 00:53:03,600
Speaker 4: And again, I thank you guys so much because we

1131
00:53:03,640 --> 00:53:05,560
Speaker 4: do see it and we really do appreciate it.

1132
00:53:08,760 --> 00:53:10,520
Speaker 2: Last one for you here, Troy, before we gets you

1133
00:53:10,560 --> 00:53:13,759
Speaker 2: out of here. You have over six hundred Minor league

1134
00:53:13,760 --> 00:53:14,879
Speaker 2: games played under your belt.

1135
00:53:14,880 --> 00:53:15,800
Speaker 3: It's been a long career.

1136
00:53:16,160 --> 00:53:18,480
Speaker 2: What is the favorite moment of yours that you've had

1137
00:53:18,520 --> 00:53:20,719
Speaker 2: so far? Maybe a play or a game, or just

1138
00:53:20,760 --> 00:53:22,600
Speaker 2: a season that you've enjoyed a lot of the most,

1139
00:53:22,680 --> 00:53:24,440
Speaker 2: or that you still kind of like think about till

1140
00:53:24,440 --> 00:53:24,799
Speaker 2: this day.

1141
00:53:26,080 --> 00:53:28,960
Speaker 4: Well, of course my twenty twenty three season, when I

1142
00:53:29,040 --> 00:53:31,560
Speaker 4: was pretty much every other at bat, I was hitting

1143
00:53:31,600 --> 00:53:35,960
Speaker 4: with bases loaded one out, and I think that was

1144
00:53:35,960 --> 00:53:36,800
Speaker 4: by far my favorite.

1145
00:53:36,840 --> 00:53:37,400
Speaker 3: If I could.

1146
00:53:37,200 --> 00:53:43,759
Speaker 4: Pinpoint one game, I mean, it would have to be

1147
00:53:44,280 --> 00:53:47,880
Speaker 4: probably my favorite game. Was I felt just absolutely untouchable

1148
00:53:48,600 --> 00:53:53,360
Speaker 4: against the I want to say it was a LuxI

1149
00:53:54,239 --> 00:53:56,319
Speaker 4: And it had to be in July, June something like

1150
00:53:56,320 --> 00:53:58,560
Speaker 4: that end of June, and I had two home runs.

1151
00:53:58,560 --> 00:54:00,520
Speaker 4: I hit one the other way, and I I literally

1152
00:54:00,520 --> 00:54:01,960
Speaker 4: told myself at the beginning of the game, I'm like,

1153
00:54:02,040 --> 00:54:04,080
Speaker 4: I'm just gonna hit one. I'm gonna pop one up

1154
00:54:04,120 --> 00:54:05,920
Speaker 4: to left field. Ended up popping one up to left

1155
00:54:05,920 --> 00:54:08,880
Speaker 4: field and they got out. Then they brought in another pitcher,

1156
00:54:08,920 --> 00:54:10,799
Speaker 4: and I absolutely love when this happens. I did this

1157
00:54:10,840 --> 00:54:13,359
Speaker 4: the other night, and I love when it happens when

1158
00:54:13,400 --> 00:54:16,000
Speaker 4: they bring in a pitcher just for you and they

1159
00:54:16,000 --> 00:54:19,960
Speaker 4: have a meeting and the first pitch goes way out

1160
00:54:20,000 --> 00:54:23,359
Speaker 4: of the ballpark and you're just flipping your bat, going, hey,

1161
00:54:23,440 --> 00:54:25,160
Speaker 4: nice nice pitching change.

1162
00:54:25,200 --> 00:54:27,360
Speaker 3: Way to go, buddy. And so that.

1163
00:54:27,880 --> 00:54:30,560
Speaker 4: Day was probably one of my favorites, just because, of

1164
00:54:30,560 --> 00:54:31,560
Speaker 4: course I had two home runs.

1165
00:54:31,560 --> 00:54:32,120
Speaker 3: We were winning.

1166
00:54:32,160 --> 00:54:34,000
Speaker 4: I think we won in June. I think we won

1167
00:54:34,120 --> 00:54:37,080
Speaker 4: like twenty one of like twenty three games or something

1168
00:54:37,120 --> 00:54:41,399
Speaker 4: like that. It was just incredible. But that twenty twenty

1169
00:54:41,400 --> 00:54:44,320
Speaker 4: three season was fantastic, and I know it ended the

1170
00:54:44,320 --> 00:54:46,680
Speaker 4: way I sort of the way I wanted to, with

1171
00:54:46,880 --> 00:54:49,640
Speaker 4: being in Miami and accepting the award, you know, talking

1172
00:54:49,680 --> 00:54:52,680
Speaker 4: to you guys. But I think that's probably my favorite

1173
00:54:52,840 --> 00:54:53,800
Speaker 4: year that I think about.

1174
00:54:55,640 --> 00:54:58,879
Speaker 1: Awesome. Well, I know there's gonna be plenty more great

1175
00:54:58,920 --> 00:55:01,320
Speaker 1: moments to come for this this man in his career,

1176
00:55:02,040 --> 00:55:05,240
Speaker 1: A great dude, a great friend of our show. Again,

1177
00:55:05,320 --> 00:55:07,920
Speaker 1: always willing to give us his time and answer anything

1178
00:55:07,960 --> 00:55:11,320
Speaker 1: that we may have for him. This was great. I

1179
00:55:11,760 --> 00:55:14,680
Speaker 1: really appreciated. Me and Kevin both really appreciate this insight.

1180
00:55:15,520 --> 00:55:18,359
Speaker 1: I appreciate the fact checks as well, because if we're

1181
00:55:18,360 --> 00:55:20,200
Speaker 1: not accurate, we're not doing our job on our So

1182
00:55:20,239 --> 00:55:26,600
Speaker 1: I appreciate the great insight information you would have know yeah, yeah, no, no,

1183
00:55:26,760 --> 00:55:28,719
Speaker 1: put it down. We love it. No, we love it.

1184
00:55:29,880 --> 00:55:33,279
Speaker 1: So that's Troy Johnston on swimming Upstream. A great dude.

1185
00:55:33,320 --> 00:55:35,560
Speaker 1: Like I said, I I know we will see this

1186
00:55:35,640 --> 00:55:38,399
Speaker 1: guy in the major leagues. And I hope that it's

1187
00:55:38,440 --> 00:55:42,360
Speaker 1: in Miami, Marlins, Colori's very very soon. Uh So, Troy

1188
00:55:42,400 --> 00:55:45,560
Speaker 1: Man again, we can't appreciate you enough. We can't say enough.

1189
00:55:45,600 --> 00:55:48,480
Speaker 1: Congratulations again on everything that you have accomplished this year,

1190
00:55:48,880 --> 00:55:51,440
Speaker 1: on the birth of your child, which is amazing, and

1191
00:55:51,480 --> 00:55:53,680
Speaker 1: on being a new dad. And thank you again so

1192
00:55:53,760 --> 00:55:55,920
Speaker 1: much for your time. We really really really appreciate it.

1193
00:55:56,160 --> 00:55:58,360
Speaker 3: Thank you. You guys are awesome. Thank you very much. Appreciate

1194
00:55:58,400 --> 00:55:58,920
Speaker 3: this family.

1195
00:56:00,000 --> 00:56:02,160
Speaker 1: All Right, there you go, guys, Troy Johnston. We'll get

1196
00:56:02,200 --> 00:56:03,960
Speaker 1: out of here for the day. Troy, keep going and

1197
00:56:04,000 --> 00:56:06,160
Speaker 1: doing it. We'll see you soon. That's it for this one.

1198
00:56:06,200 --> 00:56:28,080
Speaker 1: We'll see you next time. Swimming upstream.