1 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:08,400 Speaker 1: Breaking news. Popped again. Jerkson Profar is facing a one 2 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 1: hundred and sixty two games suspension after testing positive for 3 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: a performance enhancing drug for the second time. Remember he 4 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 1: missed half of last year when he was popped, then 5 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: he came back late last year. Braves didn't make the playoffs, 6 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:23,599 Speaker 1: but he wouldn't have been eligible this time around. That 7 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: suspension doubles one full season. I see facing from passing 8 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:34,200 Speaker 1: in from some others. Maybe that is because he could 9 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: try to appeal it. I haven't been able to read 10 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: the articles yet because we are on the air. Kratz 11 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: is shaking his head, so maybe I'm off there either way. 12 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 1: I mean, he's been caught multiple times, so I think 13 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 1: it's a done deal. Am I off on anything there? 14 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 2: Unless they changed how the process works. You test positive, 15 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 2: they test your second sample, it becomes a positive test, 16 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 2: You get notified. The team is not getting notified. You 17 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 2: have an appeals process. That appeals process unless you, as 18 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 2: the player, let it out in the public tell somebody 19 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 2: to write about it, Ryan Brown, then you can then 20 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 2: go through the appeals process. It usually takes anywhere from 21 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 2: fifteen to thirty days, and once that appeal comes back, 22 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 2: they say, nope, it's upheld. Then that's when it goes 23 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 2: out to the it's announced to the Players Association, to 24 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 2: Major League Baseball, the team, and then obviously it gets 25 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 2: released to the public. So I don't know how if 26 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 2: he has an appeals process that's pending, then it's his 27 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 2: camp that let it out, which could be the case. 28 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,919 Speaker 3: Ridiculous, Sorry, ridiculous. Sorry. 29 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 4: And last year, remember everyone's like, oh, he made a mistake, 30 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 4: he didn't know what he put in his body. 31 00:01:57,560 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 3: What happened this time? 32 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 4: And I love I played with so far when he 33 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 4: first came up, but this, you can't have this happen. 34 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 4: I'm sorry, Like, no matter what you there's no excuse 35 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 4: at this point if you don't and don't give me 36 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 4: the excuse. Also of oh, sometimes their trainers give them 37 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 4: stuff and they just trust the trainer. If you've already 38 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 4: been popped once, he damn sure better not trust your 39 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 4: trainer again. 40 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:18,519 Speaker 3: Like what are we doing? 41 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 4: This is just now now this has becomes blatant cheating, right, 42 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 4: this is just blatant. I'm gonna I can out I 43 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 4: can outclass the system. I'm breaking the rules. I know 44 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:29,639 Speaker 4: what I'm doing. You missed the whole year. You cost 45 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,919 Speaker 4: yourself a bunch of money. I'm sorry, this this is 46 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 4: this is awful. 47 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 3: This is just awful. 48 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 5: Good time for the Braves to sign a starter. 49 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: By the way, so he remember he he popped off 50 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: on the field. Kratz had the famous quote about talking 51 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: about his exit velocity spiking this late in his career 52 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 1: and saying it was fishy. So he signed a three 53 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 1: or forty two million dollar deal with Atlanta last year. 54 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: The he was twelve mil. That was cut in half 55 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: so it was six. I'm talking about Atlanta as a 56 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: team that is dumbly profitable. But they didn't spend on 57 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:10,639 Speaker 1: starting pitching like you thought they would this offseason and 58 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 1: they're down two starters. Now you're again looking like, hey, 59 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 1: what's the plan here? They will probably save another fifteen 60 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 1: million dollars on Profar, who, by the way, was not 61 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: thrilled about looking at a lot of DH time this 62 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: coming season. That's not going to be a thing now, 63 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: so wipe him off, right. I think they'll be fine 64 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: on the offensive void, but it's a team now that 65 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: AJ hasn't had to withstand a lot of the contract 66 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: for Profar. Again, I'm not saying it was a money 67 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: thing for the Braves this offseason because they are flowing 68 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 1: in cash. Ken Rosenthal has mentioned this multiple times on 69 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 1: Fair Territory, how they don't want to give up a 70 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: pitching spot like Bryce Elder or Joey Wentz. 71 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 5: They could be waiting. 72 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: And you don't like to say this, but maybe somebody 73 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: on the roster gets hurt and then they're able to 74 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 1: il that person and then they have a spot open 75 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: and they can sign someone like Zach Lettel or Lucas Giulito. 76 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 1: Seems like such a slam dunk for this team to 77 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: go after another starter. 78 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 4: Yes, but we'll see, agreed, We'll see Giulito Lttel. Those 79 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 4: are probably the two biggest names out there, and it 80 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 4: would make total sense. And now they have what fourteen 81 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 4: or fifteen million off the books, So here's your chance, Atlanta. 82 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 2: I think they're a move no matter what. Anyway, I 83 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 2: think I really think they're going to make that make 84 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 2: that final push at the end of spring training for somebody, 85 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 2: or maybe part way through spring training, but we're we're 86 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 2: getting towards the end. 87 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:34,039 Speaker 5: Here, right. That was my point. 88 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 1: So, uh, they do have a void now, I mean, 89 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:38,720 Speaker 1: we'll see who the DH is going to be I 90 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 1: guess for the team. It's not they could trade for 91 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: a bat, maybe they for Drake Bald but oh true, right, 92 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 1: you can just you can fit one of those guys 93 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 1: in to get more DH time. That's a good point, 94 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: very good point, ballid. Although Murphy is not going to 95 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 1: begin the year healthy, so at least start saying here, yeah, 96 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:00,160 Speaker 1: at some point. 97 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 5: You can mix those guys in. That's fair. 98 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 1: AJ and Myrland's manager Clayton McCullough with us right now, 99 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: looks like the wind is flowing. We will do this 100 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 1: for a few minutes until the tornado hits. Clayton, great 101 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:22,039 Speaker 1: to have you on, Thank you for the time. 102 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:22,839 Speaker 2: How is everything? 103 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 6: Of course things are going well. Yes, there's a little 104 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 6: blustery here right now in Jupiter. 105 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 3: Huh yeah, here's problem. 106 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:31,039 Speaker 4: We have Mark and Michael holds a tent and I'm like, 107 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 4: you can hit me, but Clayton's sitting on the tent 108 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 4: side it hits him. 109 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 3: We're gonna have action. Let's keep it off him. 110 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 1: Okay, okay, we'll keep you safe. You sound good though, 111 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 1: And how does the team look before? Obviously, many players 112 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: jumped to their World Baseball Classic teams in the past 113 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 1: couple of days. 114 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:49,039 Speaker 5: What did the full squad look like. 115 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 6: It's been a good start to our camp and we 116 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 6: felt like there was a lot of optimism and excitement 117 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 6: from how things finished with us last year, certainly recognizing 118 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 6: that we have a long way to go to put 119 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 6: ourselves and we believe in a position to consistently compete 120 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:07,239 Speaker 6: for the NL least in postseason appearances. But our crew 121 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:10,160 Speaker 6: really had everybody saying this, we had a great off season, 122 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 6: a lot of guys physically came in in a great spot, 123 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 6: some weight gains, strength gains, So from that end, it's 124 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 6: been a good start to camp with a lot of 125 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:22,359 Speaker 6: a lot of optimism and a competition going on throughout 126 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 6: each day. 127 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 2: How much of that stuff monitored? You talk about strength gains, 128 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 2: weight gains, weight and loss, all that stuff. How much 129 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 2: do you guys monitor it as a Marlins organization. 130 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 6: Yeah, it's something that we stayed on. We were very 131 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:39,599 Speaker 6: diligent about our strength and conditioning staff, our training staff. 132 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 6: We have a team of nutritionists that were you know, 133 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 6: check ups with our players, you know, every couple of weeks, 134 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 6: and that you know, then also the the field staff 135 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:51,360 Speaker 6: members myself and our pitching staff, hitting staff. So we 136 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:52,919 Speaker 6: tried to really have a lot of touch points with 137 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 6: our players during the off season and you know, again 138 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 6: to you know, not to police them, but also just 139 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 6: to try to hate We're are you at now? These 140 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 6: are some goals we set for you entered in the 141 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 6: off season as we get to spring training, trying to 142 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 6: hit marks and proud of our group for how open 143 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 6: they were to that line of communication that we were 144 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 6: sending across the boso to speak, and I think they 145 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 6: recognize that, you know, being fast and powerful and explosive 146 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 6: is an important part of our sport. 147 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 2: Do you think you guys can do more? You came 148 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 2: from the Blue Jays back when I was there, then 149 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 2: you went to the Dodgers and saw what they were 150 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 2: doing in their development. Do you feel like when you 151 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 2: go to an organization like the Marlins who aren't going 152 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 2: to spend in free agency that's just that's obvious. Do 153 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 2: you feel like you can do more? Because I think 154 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 2: people from the outside think, oh man, he's a professional 155 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 2: baseball player. They must always just be training them and 156 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 2: doing all this stuff. Could you guys, as an organization 157 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 2: do more? 158 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 6: I think we're certainly trying to do more and if 159 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 6: we've invested a lot of capital into that side of things. Mean, 160 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 6: do you come see our facility now here in Jupiter. 161 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 6: The renovations that we're done here are incredible. Our weight room, 162 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 6: training room facility now is a separate building and a 163 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 6: large turf area. So I think that statement alone sends 164 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 6: a great message to our players of the importance and 165 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 6: significance that we're putting on that as well as renovations 166 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 6: that have been done in Miami. So it's certainly an 167 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 6: area that we are prioritizing and placing a lot of 168 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 6: emphasis on and you know, believing it's just another way 169 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 6: that we can hopefully you know, develop our players in 170 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 6: a sense and that way better than other people. 171 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 4: Do you call the guys personally? Because you said your 172 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 4: trainers and your weight and the nutritions, how about you? 173 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 4: Do you call or do you go see them? 174 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:34,319 Speaker 3: Perfectly? 175 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 6: I do, I try. I do. I give them all 176 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 6: a little bit of space when the season finished, and 177 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:41,960 Speaker 6: I myself personally, like some time when this we spent 178 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 6: so much time together, as you guys know, and then 179 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:46,560 Speaker 6: everyone's go go home and reconnect, like go back with 180 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:49,320 Speaker 6: your loved whens, your family. We all a lot of 181 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:52,560 Speaker 6: these guys are myself included, fathers and husbands, so have 182 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:56,320 Speaker 6: some time to digest things before you shift to getting 183 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 6: ready for next year. But it happens quickly and then 184 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:01,199 Speaker 6: it is phone calls tech. Uh, there's We have a 185 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 6: number of players that live in this area in the 186 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 6: off season, so having the chance to be able to 187 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 6: go watch them as they get into their bullpens. Sandy 188 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 6: and UDERI aren't too far down the road towards Miami, 189 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 6: so do try to get out and see some guys 190 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:16,960 Speaker 6: in person, and you know, stay connected, you know via 191 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 6: text and phone as well. 192 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 4: How do you handle the WBC stuff as a manager? 193 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 4: You're playing Team Israel today, you treat that like a 194 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 4: regular game. And then how do you handle your own 195 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:27,840 Speaker 4: guys like Sandy that are gone to the Dominican You 196 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 4: just you just sit there and say please, please, just 197 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 4: getting through this healthy. 198 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 6: We certainly probably all want our guys to come back 199 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 6: here healthy. And the conversations I have Ernie went with 200 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 6: Team Canada. We have three players there. Ernie's great Albert 201 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 6: Poolholts with the d R. We've been in contact with 202 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:45,959 Speaker 6: Team Midley, Marcy Is and more. Just try to give 203 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:48,240 Speaker 6: them a gauge of you know, where our players were 204 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:49,880 Speaker 6: in camp, what we're able to do from a build 205 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 6: up standpoint, Get a gauge an idea of how they're 206 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:55,199 Speaker 6: seeing that the playing time look like their end and 207 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 6: you know, want to appreciate that they want to go 208 00:09:57,800 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 6: win and this is this tournament is a big deal 209 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 6: for each representative country as well as the sport of baseball. 210 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 6: Will also you know, we have a selfish interest in 211 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:08,960 Speaker 6: our own players, you know, continuing to play, which they'd 212 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 6: be doing here, but also hopefully coming back to our 213 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 6: camp healthy. 214 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:17,319 Speaker 2: Do you have did you have any arguments or reservations 215 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 2: about any of your players going as an organization and 216 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 2: you being part of those conversations. 217 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 6: Yeah, no, we didn't have any any real reservations. Means say, 218 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 6: I was excited for Sandy. I mean, you know, I 219 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:31,080 Speaker 6: know how imagine how important that is for him to 220 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 6: put on the d R uniform, get to pitch and 221 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 6: loan depot. He's going to throw against Team Venezuela, which 222 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:40,200 Speaker 6: will be an electric atmosphere, and with so many youthful 223 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 6: players on our roster, mean someone like Liam Hicks, who 224 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:45,319 Speaker 6: I mean, it wasn't long ago, he's in the Texas League, 225 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:46,840 Speaker 6: and then now he has a year of service, he 226 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 6: has a chance to play for Team Candidate. I think 227 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:50,920 Speaker 6: it's a great opportunity for them to be in some 228 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 6: environments that we hope that we're playing in in the 229 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 6: not too distant future, to feel that a little bit 230 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:59,800 Speaker 6: and you know, get that type of energy and excitement. 231 00:10:59,880 --> 00:11:02,840 Speaker 6: And so for the most part, you know, I'm excited 232 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 6: for them having a chance to go do that, and yeah, 233 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 6: fingers crossed they come back in a good spot for us. 234 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 4: Where are you guys at this year, because I last 235 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 4: year was better probably than most people expected. And we 236 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 4: have some Marlin fans in Twitter and in our chat 237 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 4: to defend you guys to the death Right. And when 238 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:21,199 Speaker 4: you guys traded Weathers, I said, man, that seems like 239 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 4: a guy they might want to cake eve. And they're like, oh, 240 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:26,920 Speaker 4: they got pitching for months, they got twenty twenty prospect pictures, 241 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 4: they have plenty of pictures. So how do you balance 242 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 4: last year with what you guys did with you and 243 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 4: now you have a little bit of expectations to move 244 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 4: to this year. 245 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:36,080 Speaker 6: Yeah, the expectations are good, and I think it's something 246 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 6: that we're embracing and but I said it to our 247 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 6: group last year that a lot of the outside noise 248 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 6: and how people may predict or forecast what type of 249 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:47,839 Speaker 6: season we're going to have, we'll have little bearing on 250 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:50,200 Speaker 6: what we actually do, and what we did in twenty 251 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:52,400 Speaker 6: five will have little to do with how we play 252 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 6: in twenty six. Like we need to get better across 253 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 6: the board. We need the players that someone established themselves 254 00:11:57,440 --> 00:11:59,839 Speaker 6: as ones we're counting on this year to continue to 255 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:03,640 Speaker 6: take steps. And there's anything really different this year than 256 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:05,200 Speaker 6: last year was. I do think we come into this 257 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:07,320 Speaker 6: camp with a little more clarity in a lot of 258 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 6: places on the field, while still having runway open for 259 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 6: a lot of individuals to get an opportunity if they 260 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 6: perform their way there. And we can never have enough pitching, 261 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:19,080 Speaker 6: no one can. We do feel like we have a 262 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 6: talented group of arms that are either going to break 263 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 6: and start with us in Miami or those that will 264 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 6: be in Triple A that will compete and perform their 265 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:32,440 Speaker 6: way to our team if needed. So the outlook we 266 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:34,679 Speaker 6: feel like is bright and not just on the field 267 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:36,839 Speaker 6: at the major league level. We think organizationally, a lot 268 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 6: of initiatives and things that we put into place, we 269 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 6: believe are going to be firmer this year and hopefully 270 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:44,960 Speaker 6: allow us as an entire group to continue to move forward. 271 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:49,439 Speaker 1: Hey, I know your team didn't make the postseason last year, 272 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 1: but it was a fun finish to the season. Your 273 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 1: team was able to play spoiler against the club that 274 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 1: would have made the playoffs. What was your take on 275 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: what happened there in the last few days. I remember 276 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:00,960 Speaker 1: when we covered it, we were like, good for them, 277 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 1: let them celebrate. I mean, you're trying to win every 278 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: single game. I felt like some maybe you know up 279 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 1: North and where I am right now in New York, 280 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 1: press wise, or people on social media were like, oh, 281 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 1: how dare they celebrate what a loser take to celebrate 282 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 1: beating a team and playing spoiler? And I was like 283 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 1: completely disagreeing with that. Did you feel the same way. 284 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean we were. We were in Philadelphia before 285 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 6: that series, and like we we were telling us, hey, 286 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 6: we have a chip and a chair, like we still 287 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 6: had a very small but a realistic chance of getting 288 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 6: in and when the sun set on our season, we 289 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:38,080 Speaker 6: were disappointed. And then also told them guys, like your job, 290 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:40,200 Speaker 6: like we're finished we're finishing this season like we set 291 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 6: out this year to you know, play every game all 292 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:45,720 Speaker 6: the way out and you know, let's you know, the 293 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 6: Mets and ruin their season. You're like, we're going to 294 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:49,440 Speaker 6: go out there and we owe it to ourselves and 295 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 6: we owe it to the fans that are going to 296 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:53,160 Speaker 6: come out here to go and your professionals, like, we 297 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 6: need to go play these games to win like we 298 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 6: have every other day this season. And if we're able 299 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:00,319 Speaker 6: to win this series and knock the Mets out, then 300 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 6: they can go enjoy the same offseason that U that 301 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:04,199 Speaker 6: we're about to have. So we didn't feel sorry for 302 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 6: the Mets. I can promise you. 303 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:06,680 Speaker 3: That you did it. You actually did. 304 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:07,679 Speaker 6: We played well that series. 305 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:09,840 Speaker 4: It was great for the Marlins and for your players. 306 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 4: Plus it's a playoff atmosphere where you have to win 307 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:14,440 Speaker 4: the games that it can only help you down. 308 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:16,440 Speaker 6: The road exactly. We want our guys to feel that 309 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 6: and that every year that we get late into September 310 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 6: that there is something on the line with every game 311 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 6: that we're playing, and that feeling when we do get 312 00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 6: to October is only going to be magnified and to 313 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:30,040 Speaker 6: you know, appreciate what it takes to put yourself in 314 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 6: position to be playing those games and trust that you know, 315 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 6: what you've done to that point has prepared you for 316 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 6: you know what's ahead. 317 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 3: By the way, did you how do you deal with Oh, sorry, 318 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 3: craps go on? 319 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 2: Oh no, No, I was just gonna say, did you 320 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 2: have to be the one to say that? Did your 321 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 2: coaches have to be the one to say, guys, We're 322 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 2: not We're not giving up on this. You know you guys, 323 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 2: I get it. We didn't get where we wanted to 324 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 2: be the playoffs. But was there players in that clubhouse? 325 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 2: When you see young teams, you just wonder like, who's 326 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 2: the guy that's step were they're players that stepped up 327 00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 2: and said, hey, guys, like we still are going to 328 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:06,000 Speaker 2: play this all the way out and we can play spoiler. 329 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 6: Yeah. It was probably the only team meeting I think 330 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 6: I had all season long was when we got back 331 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 6: to Miami after the Philadelphia series, and it was one 332 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 6: I expressed my disappointment, Like I tell him, like, there's 333 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 6: nothing better those of you that haven't experienced than popping champagne. 334 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 6: And whether that's you know, getting in as a wild 335 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:24,720 Speaker 6: card or winning a division, winning playoff series. So I 336 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 6: was disappointed that you guys this year aren't going to 337 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 6: have the chance to feel that. But that doesn't mean that, 338 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:32,440 Speaker 6: Like what we have now these three games is still 339 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 6: like let's not forget what we You know, when we 340 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 6: set our goals for the season, it was to be 341 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 6: better than we started and it was to finish strong, 342 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:41,720 Speaker 6: and we have that opportunity still. So look, Sandy was 343 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 6: going to pitch that first game, like everybody's sitting in 344 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 6: this room, like, you owe it to whoever's out there 345 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 6: to come out and play your very best. You know, 346 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:51,280 Speaker 6: jury's going to care tomorrow what this about? This game? 347 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 6: Cabby the next day, So you owe it's more than 348 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 6: just you. It's it's about your teammates and your professional 349 00:15:57,120 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 6: responsibility to come out here and like this is just 350 00:15:59,320 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 6: what we do. 351 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:03,360 Speaker 4: What did it mean more that it was in the division, 352 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 4: because you listen, the division is your division, right. You 353 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 4: obviously have the Mets, who are now turned into kind 354 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 4: of a spending behemoth. Philly's not afraid. Atlanta's done a 355 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 4: nice thing with what they've done. The Nationals are they 356 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 4: used to be They used to be one of those teams. 357 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 4: And then you have the Marlins, right, does it mean 358 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 4: more like you beat the Mets to knock them out 359 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 4: of the playoffs, I know you didn't get in. 360 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 3: It does it mean still mean more to win against 361 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:27,960 Speaker 3: teams in your division? 362 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:31,400 Speaker 6: It definitely means more to winning in your division. It's 363 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 6: like that's something if we ever, you know, we want 364 00:16:33,080 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 6: to win this division and you need to beat the 365 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 6: teams in your division, and uh, what do you think 366 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 6: this is a great opportunity for us? I like, yes, 367 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 6: I love Carlos Mendez and the Mets, like you know, 368 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:45,400 Speaker 6: and they have a great roster and Walt Weiss in Atlanta, 369 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 6: and they've had a ton of success, you know, Rob 370 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 6: Thompson and Philly Now he's such a pro and their 371 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 6: group of veteran professionals, and Washington's gonna they're gonna make 372 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:55,480 Speaker 6: some moves here, you know, in the next few years. 373 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 6: So we look at our division as a really exciting 374 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:02,280 Speaker 6: challenge and something we're embracing. So to say it wasn't 375 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 6: a little sweeter to knock out a divisional opponent, I 376 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:07,400 Speaker 6: think now as I sit here, i'd be making that up. 377 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 6: I felt before we. 378 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 4: Let you guys, got to ask you this because We've 379 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:12,840 Speaker 4: had a conversation and you guys are doing it. You're 380 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:14,359 Speaker 4: calling the pitches. Is a catcher. 381 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:17,480 Speaker 3: You're calling the pitches from the dugout? Why? And it 382 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 3: breaks my heart. I know not have a catcher that 383 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:22,080 Speaker 3: can call the old game. They can call their game. 384 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:23,680 Speaker 6: I knew AJ and Eric would not. 385 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 2: I wasn't. 386 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 3: I'm not getting should talk about it. 387 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:31,239 Speaker 6: It is it was something that this was. I mean 388 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 6: even shortly after I was hired, that this was organizationally like. 389 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 6: We were discussing this as we felt like this is 390 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:41,359 Speaker 6: like I had real potential. Not about what our catchers 391 00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:43,680 Speaker 6: could or couldn't do, but we just felt like that 392 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 6: the delivery system changing where we can get what we 393 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:50,879 Speaker 6: feel like is the optimal pitch each time sent in 394 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:53,879 Speaker 6: that choice a sent in each time. We felt that 395 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:56,920 Speaker 6: it would be advantageous for us and our pitchers would 396 00:17:56,960 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 6: perform better. We'd prevent more runs over time, again leaning 397 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:04,399 Speaker 6: into their strengths, and our pitching coach is doing so 398 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 6: much work. They have information being sent to them our 399 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 6: catchers freeing them up some from this and it's not 400 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 6: to This is not going to be a take that 401 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:16,920 Speaker 6: everyone certainly agrees with, but expending their bandwidth in other areas, 402 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:19,120 Speaker 6: while ultimately we think it's going to lead to us 403 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:21,640 Speaker 6: winning more games, and with where we're at two wins 404 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:24,399 Speaker 6: in a season, one extra win could be the difference 405 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 6: in us, you know, continuing to play or not. And 406 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 6: I felt like the juncture in the season at when 407 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:33,399 Speaker 6: we implemented this, like the last eight games, was the 408 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:37,880 Speaker 6: right time from just a trust standpoint, from we threw 409 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:40,239 Speaker 6: so much at our group last year from day one 410 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:42,520 Speaker 6: to spring training through the season that we knew this 411 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:45,119 Speaker 6: wasn't going to be a very popular take, but that 412 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 6: was okay, Like I have no problem you know, answering 413 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:50,439 Speaker 6: all those questions and standing up for our group, and 414 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:53,119 Speaker 6: that the amount of trust that our pitching coaches had 415 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:56,080 Speaker 6: built an equity with our pitchers throughout that that it 416 00:18:56,119 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 6: was the time to roll this out, knowing that this 417 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:00,159 Speaker 6: year we were going to do it full time. And 418 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:03,479 Speaker 6: just again, our catchers and our pitchers have the ability 419 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 6: to shake. We have the same pregame type meetings where 420 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:09,399 Speaker 6: we're talking about their strengths and usages and hitters. The 421 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:12,560 Speaker 6: conversations that doug out are very similar. The difference is 422 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 6: who's initiating choice A where it's going. He's just getting 423 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:17,960 Speaker 6: from starting from a different place. 424 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, I get it, I do get it. 425 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 4: But I mean that was something as a catcher you 426 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:25,640 Speaker 4: kind of had to learn and it kind of became 427 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 4: a strength for people. So to me, again, I'm obviously 428 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:31,119 Speaker 4: played forever ago and I don't want to be the 429 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:32,520 Speaker 4: old guy in Alawn. I mean, I get what you 430 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:36,560 Speaker 4: do because everybody high school, college, they never get to 431 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:38,520 Speaker 4: call their own pitches before until they got to the 432 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:39,440 Speaker 4: minor leagues. 433 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:41,120 Speaker 3: And a lot of the catchers said, well, I don't 434 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:42,639 Speaker 3: even know what I'm doing. I've never had to do 435 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:43,160 Speaker 3: this before. 436 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:45,040 Speaker 4: But what do you say to like Kratz and I 437 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:48,160 Speaker 4: that's argument would be, well, that you're not back there 438 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 4: so you can't see. Maybe Sandy doesn't have a slider 439 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 4: that day, but maybe it might be the right time 440 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:55,600 Speaker 4: to throw a slider, but he's throwing spinners that day, 441 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:57,480 Speaker 4: or he can't locate it. We need a good three 442 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:00,159 Speaker 4: to two slider, but his sinker's really working that day. 443 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:02,240 Speaker 4: What do you And it's let's say it's the first inning. 444 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:04,719 Speaker 4: It's a big situation. We haven't had time to have 445 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:07,920 Speaker 4: that conversation with the pitching coach and then whack, God forbid, 446 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 4: he gives up a basis clearing double and you're and 447 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:12,199 Speaker 4: the catcher's like, yeah, but the slider wasn't good in 448 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 4: the bullpen and it wasn't good that first inning. 449 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:16,119 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean that those are we know, those are 450 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:20,760 Speaker 6: things that are coming. And the feel component that you 451 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 6: know catchers have from sitting back there, certainly, I think 452 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:26,600 Speaker 6: I would say that, look, we just we believe that yes, 453 00:20:26,640 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 6: this first inning, that might not be in the pitch, 454 00:20:28,359 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 6: but we are talking about you know, every game, every 455 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:33,399 Speaker 6: pitch of the season, and we believe that this is 456 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 6: this strategy is going to went out. And we're also 457 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:37,679 Speaker 6: you know, a jamn, I'm gonna lean on you with 458 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 6: how you think things are going and feeling and your 459 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:42,520 Speaker 6: soft skills as a catcher and your ability to get 460 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:45,199 Speaker 6: this person in the zone and you're targeting and the 461 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:46,879 Speaker 6: conversations you have and when you go kick him in 462 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 6: the butt are just as imperative and important as they've 463 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 6: always you know been. 464 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:53,439 Speaker 4: Okay, that's fair. I don't have to like it, but 465 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:56,159 Speaker 4: we'll see how it comes. I mean, I appreciate you 466 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:58,359 Speaker 4: giving me the reasons. Doesn't mean I have to like it. No, 467 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:00,560 Speaker 4: and you said people aren't gonna lie. But as an 468 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:03,240 Speaker 4: old Catcher and Kratz, I know Krats. You know, Kratz 469 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:03,919 Speaker 4: feels the same. 470 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 6: You know. 471 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 2: It's just I'm not as old as you. I'm not enough, 472 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 2: You're you're a living fossil. 473 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 4: True, But yeah, I understand, I understand. So I appreciate 474 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 4: you explaining it to me. Thank you you well. Doesn't 475 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:17,320 Speaker 4: mean I have to agree with, of course not still 476 00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:17,800 Speaker 4: be friends. 477 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:20,400 Speaker 5: Yes, sir, yeah you're breaking their hearts a little bit. 478 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:22,760 Speaker 1: But I'm glad we talked about this great question from 479 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 1: AJ and yeah you got two catchers mostly hosting the show. 480 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:28,959 Speaker 1: So thank you for the time. Clayton really appreciated and 481 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:31,200 Speaker 1: the answer there. Good luck this season. We'll catch it 482 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:32,160 Speaker 1: at some point during the year. 483 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 6: Okay, okay, guys, love to visit. Thanks. 484 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:37,680 Speaker 1: We didn't get to this yesterday because it was announced 485 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:42,199 Speaker 1: during the show. The Spring Breakout has been around for 486 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:44,160 Speaker 1: a couple of years. That's when you get a lot 487 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 1: of the top prospects playing in games during spring It's fun. 488 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:49,439 Speaker 1: I mean, we love prospects. You get a lot of 489 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:52,680 Speaker 1: them in the same game facing off, right, Because usually 490 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 1: during a season you'll see guys spread out across the 491 00:21:55,359 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 1: minor leagues, and this enables a team to say, hey, 492 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 1: let's take our top ten, fifteen, twenty prospects, whatever it is, 493 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 1: as many as we can get, and put them in 494 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 1: one game for our particular team against another team in 495 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:09,920 Speaker 1: that same spot. That'll happen later on in March. The 496 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 1: games this year are scheduled for the nineteenth through the 497 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:13,160 Speaker 1: twenty second. 498 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 5: That'll get us passed World Baseball Classic. It's fun. 499 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:18,960 Speaker 1: So we get WBC, then we get Spring breakout going forward, 500 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:21,840 Speaker 1: we're actually going to get that done as a tournament, 501 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:23,720 Speaker 1: which I think is pretty fun. So they're going to 502 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:25,640 Speaker 1: do single elimination, head to head. 503 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:26,399 Speaker 5: Did you hear about this? 504 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:30,240 Speaker 1: You might have missed the what Yeah, starting next year, 505 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:32,120 Speaker 1: I think they've got it locked in for at least 506 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:34,920 Speaker 1: the next couple of years. They're going to do that. Remember, 507 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 1: last year might get a little bit tricky because we're 508 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 1: gonna have. 509 00:22:37,240 --> 00:22:37,679 Speaker 5: A match up. 510 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:44,160 Speaker 1: It'll probably go into spring training, but minor leaguers don't 511 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:45,879 Speaker 1: have to deal with that. If you're not on the 512 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:49,600 Speaker 1: forty man roster, their CBA expires a year later, so 513 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:52,919 Speaker 1: we might get minor league spring training breakout games, and 514 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:54,720 Speaker 1: it'll be a tournament and there'll be a lot of 515 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:57,960 Speaker 1: people checking that out. That's the top prospects in the 516 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 1: sport for their respective teams playing an x shibition game. 517 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:04,000 Speaker 1: Starting next year, that will be a single elimination tournament 518 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:06,840 Speaker 1: to determine a champ in the Cactus League and in 519 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:09,200 Speaker 1: the grape Fruit League. To me, it's two things here. 520 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:12,920 Speaker 1: Number One, it makes those games more interesting. Number Two, 521 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:17,480 Speaker 1: it is MLB's attempt at a tournament without doing an 522 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:20,879 Speaker 1: in season tournament like the NBA, and the NBA I 523 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 1: think has lost its way a little bit right now 524 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:25,639 Speaker 1: in the regular season. So this is fun and harmless, 525 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:30,880 Speaker 1: right And number three, next year, I think that tournament 526 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:34,159 Speaker 1: goes on regardless of what's happening in our sport at 527 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:37,120 Speaker 1: the lockout level, because most of those players are minor 528 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:39,800 Speaker 1: league players. They're not on forty man rosters. If you 529 00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 1: are in a forty man roster, that's different, then you 530 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 1: won't be playing. But if you're not, the minor league 531 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:48,400 Speaker 1: collective bargaining agreement doesn't expire until a year l later, 532 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:51,399 Speaker 1: so the minor league season will play next year and 533 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:54,960 Speaker 1: they will be in their regular camp and prep format 534 00:23:55,280 --> 00:24:00,000 Speaker 1: going into the year, unlike MLB players, which will almost 535 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 1: certainly be delayed heading into spring training. If we do 536 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:04,200 Speaker 1: have a spring training. 537 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:06,600 Speaker 6: I love it. 538 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:09,480 Speaker 2: I don't love the fact that there could be a 539 00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 2: little delayed spring training start. My hope is that that 540 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:15,760 Speaker 2: doesn't help, that doesn't happen. But I love this tournament. 541 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:19,239 Speaker 2: I love the fact that they're able to kind of 542 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:21,880 Speaker 2: find because we're always looking for that. Like Niche, it's 543 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:24,200 Speaker 2: too early to do this, can never do it in 544 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:27,040 Speaker 2: the middle of the season. You know, there's so many 545 00:24:27,080 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 2: give and takes. But this is a bunch of minor 546 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:34,360 Speaker 2: leaguers who really at the end of spring training you're like, oh, man, 547 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 2: lets let's get let's get going, and they're pitting organization 548 00:24:39,040 --> 00:24:43,920 Speaker 2: versus organization. You win, you move on, you lose. You 549 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 2: got to go back to learning how to run to 550 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:49,520 Speaker 2: first base at nine o'clock in the morning on field six. 551 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:52,440 Speaker 2: So I think there's motivation, and you know what else 552 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:55,879 Speaker 2: it does. It sells the future of the game, which 553 00:24:55,920 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 2: is all I ask for from anything in Major League Baseball. 554 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:04,920 Speaker 5: Let's charging them out, Let's charge the mound. 555 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:08,160 Speaker 1: It's presented by the Fox one app and let's talk 556 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 1: about the World Baseball Classic. So this is what we're 557 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:14,080 Speaker 1: gonna do today, Guys, power rankings. MLB dot Com put 558 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 1: power rankings out there for the World Baseball Classic teams 559 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:22,480 Speaker 1: that they think are in the best standing and they're 560 00:25:22,560 --> 00:25:26,040 Speaker 1: i think factoring in some past performance as you should, 561 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 1: as good as the Team USA roster looks on paper. 562 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:33,480 Speaker 1: They did not win last time around. So MLB dot 563 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:36,680 Speaker 1: Com put Japan number one. They still have the best 564 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:38,920 Speaker 1: player in the world in Otani. Even if he doesn't pitch, 565 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:41,600 Speaker 1: I still think he might in the right situation. You 566 00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:43,359 Speaker 1: still have one of the best pitchers and one of 567 00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:45,639 Speaker 1: the most clutch guys on the mound starting games for 568 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:49,240 Speaker 1: them in Yoshi Yamamoto, say A Suzuki and many others 569 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:51,760 Speaker 1: part of that lineup. I'll just run through the rest 570 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:53,720 Speaker 1: and then I'll let you guys slice and dice. Age 571 00:25:53,800 --> 00:25:55,439 Speaker 1: is going to be calling some of these games coming up. 572 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:57,960 Speaker 1: Team USA is in the two slot. Then they have 573 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:01,560 Speaker 1: the Dominican Republic, led by guys like Laddie Junior, Wan Soto, 574 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 1: Julio Rodriguez, Fernando Tatis, Junior Venezuela, featuring guys like Ronald 575 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 1: Lacuna Junior Ranger Suarez on the mound, William Contreras, and 576 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:14,320 Speaker 1: they have Team Mexico at five, Puerto Rico six, Korea seven, 577 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:19,800 Speaker 1: Canada eight, Colombia nine, Netherlands ten, Chinese type eleven, and 578 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 1: Team Italy at twelve, focusing on the top five aj 579 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:27,480 Speaker 1: any places that you would mix and match. 580 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 4: I honestly, Scott, I can hear you, but I can't see, 581 00:26:33,560 --> 00:26:36,200 Speaker 4: so I I am trying to see the thing. 582 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:38,680 Speaker 1: You don't need to see. You don't need to see AJA, 583 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:41,879 Speaker 1: I mean, and for the podcast. Okay, So you have 584 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:43,760 Speaker 1: them over Japan, Okay. 585 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:45,040 Speaker 3: Yes, just because I'm from USA. 586 00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:46,560 Speaker 4: I'm not from Japan, so I'm going to root for 587 00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:50,760 Speaker 4: the USA, right, Yeah, that's concidiously give me analysis. 588 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:52,879 Speaker 5: Why do you have a Team USA above Japan. 589 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:54,879 Speaker 4: I just think you're I think a lot of the 590 00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:57,280 Speaker 4: players now that we're on Japan have started to trickle 591 00:26:57,280 --> 00:26:59,360 Speaker 4: over to the United States. People have seen them more 592 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:02,399 Speaker 4: more bats. They're not full they're not at full strength 593 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:04,240 Speaker 4: like they have been in the past, just because of 594 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:08,480 Speaker 4: worries about different things. And I think that USA has 595 00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:11,280 Speaker 4: finally gotten to point where they're starting to get a 596 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:13,280 Speaker 4: lot of not all, but a lot of their best pitchers. 597 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:16,560 Speaker 4: Skiings two starts, slogan web, two starts, schoobl Yes, I 598 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:19,760 Speaker 4: know everyone's complaining, but it's still fifty five pitches against 599 00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:20,359 Speaker 4: Great Britain. 600 00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:23,320 Speaker 3: Right. Then they have Matthew Boyd. They have a lot 601 00:27:23,359 --> 00:27:24,440 Speaker 3: of their best players. 602 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:27,000 Speaker 4: The position players look at that lineup today and tell 603 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:29,120 Speaker 4: me that's not a good lineup, right, And then they're 604 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:30,679 Speaker 4: starting to get a lot of the best pitchers. So 605 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:33,600 Speaker 4: I think USA wants to win. They need to win 606 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:36,320 Speaker 4: this one. Japan has three, USA only has one. It's 607 00:27:36,359 --> 00:27:39,159 Speaker 4: time USA, so it's time. Plus some might work for 608 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:41,679 Speaker 4: USA Baseball at one point coming up soon, so of 609 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:44,720 Speaker 4: course I'm rooting for the USA. 610 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:45,359 Speaker 3: I'm biased. 611 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:50,800 Speaker 2: You're the most chameleon person I've ever seen. Tell them 612 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:54,040 Speaker 2: somebody from New York, Yo, bro, I'm from New York, Yo. Chicago, 613 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:57,840 Speaker 2: I love Chicago. Y'all from Florida, Yo. I'm a coach 614 00:27:57,880 --> 00:28:01,240 Speaker 2: Team Poland. Now it's gonna be Team USA. Hey, whatever 615 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:06,359 Speaker 2: it is. Either way, I believe that TV USA is 616 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:10,080 Speaker 2: the most talented team. But when we talk about power rankings, 617 00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:13,679 Speaker 2: I'm viewing it as who is the who has the 618 00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 2: best chance of winning and I still think until it 619 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:21,359 Speaker 2: doesn't happen, Japan has the best chance of winning this. 620 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:24,639 Speaker 2: Maybe they don't have the best talent. Maybe there's talent 621 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:26,919 Speaker 2: we don't see. Like Aj said, some of these guys, 622 00:28:27,119 --> 00:28:30,040 Speaker 2: you're starting to see Saya, you start, You've seen Otani forever, 623 00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:33,119 Speaker 2: You've seen yamamotos. So these guys have an idea of 624 00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:36,040 Speaker 2: what they're actually bringing to the table. The reality is 625 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:42,040 Speaker 2: these dudes have been playing and are game ready sooner. 626 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:45,560 Speaker 2: They haven't been playing their season. But Team Japan they 627 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:48,880 Speaker 2: call them. In other years, they call it Team Samurai. 628 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:53,280 Speaker 2: They have there, they have like almost like a camp 629 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:57,719 Speaker 2: where they're coming together and they're staying ready. What that 630 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:00,720 Speaker 2: looks like, I have no idea of The guys told 631 00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:04,120 Speaker 2: me about it when we played over there. They stay 632 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:07,880 Speaker 2: ready differently than our pitchers do, then our hitters do, 633 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:11,240 Speaker 2: and so it's something that you get the opportunity to 634 00:29:11,480 --> 00:29:14,720 Speaker 2: be together as a team. A lot longer than Team USA, 635 00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:17,800 Speaker 2: a lot longer than the dr a lot longer than Venezuela, 636 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:20,040 Speaker 2: all teams that have a lot of talent, just like Japan, 637 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:23,920 Speaker 2: but they've been playing together, working together, and they're ramped 638 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:27,120 Speaker 2: up to a different point, minus the guys who are 639 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:31,560 Speaker 2: on big league teams in MLB, but it is, it's 640 00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:33,960 Speaker 2: just different, and I think that gives them a very 641 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:39,000 Speaker 2: distinct advantage in this tournament where it's like Team USA Japan, 642 00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:43,280 Speaker 2: I mean Team USA, Dominican Venezuela. They're gonna go out 643 00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:45,480 Speaker 2: and it's like, Hey, if this star can do something, 644 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:48,960 Speaker 2: they're gonna beat you. Where Japan's gonna lay that bunt down, 645 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:51,080 Speaker 2: They're gonna move the runner over, They're gonna do things 646 00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:53,000 Speaker 2: to be able to win tournament style baseball. 647 00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:57,480 Speaker 4: By the way, Aaron Judges, the captain of Team USA, 648 00:29:57,560 --> 00:30:00,440 Speaker 4: what don't mean more to them or what's bigger winning 649 00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:03,320 Speaker 4: the WBC or getting a World Series with the Yankees? 650 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:05,720 Speaker 5: The World Series with the Yanks. 651 00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:09,080 Speaker 3: Obviously, Oh no, you can't say that, Scott, because you 652 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:10,760 Speaker 3: said the other day that this means. 653 00:30:10,560 --> 00:30:14,280 Speaker 1: More than Oh my god, get off, Scott, Get off 654 00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:16,920 Speaker 1: your stump. We're about to call those you can you 655 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:18,680 Speaker 1: can like both, you need to add them. And hey, 656 00:30:18,760 --> 00:30:21,520 Speaker 1: he's got a much better chance of winning a World 657 00:30:21,560 --> 00:30:23,920 Speaker 1: Baseball Classic right now with the team that he's sporting 658 00:30:23,920 --> 00:30:24,360 Speaker 1: out there. 659 00:30:24,560 --> 00:30:26,280 Speaker 5: I mean, it's the facts, by. 660 00:30:26,240 --> 00:30:28,240 Speaker 3: The way, I mean We didn't even mention the DR. 661 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:29,680 Speaker 3: The DR team is stacked. 662 00:30:30,160 --> 00:30:32,960 Speaker 1: Well that was that was gonna be my follow here. Yeah, 663 00:30:32,960 --> 00:30:36,120 Speaker 1: I think the rankings are fine, but the DR is stacked. 664 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 1: You're right, Aj, And it's not just the lineup. The 665 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:40,920 Speaker 1: lineup can keep up with any other lineup. I'm like 666 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:44,840 Speaker 1: Christopher Sanchez Sandel Contra one two in the rotation, and 667 00:30:44,840 --> 00:30:47,240 Speaker 1: they're gonna let them go, right, They're gonna let them eat. 668 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:49,560 Speaker 1: They're gonna get their turns. USA has to do a 669 00:30:49,560 --> 00:30:51,480 Speaker 1: little more mixing and matching. We learned not just s 670 00:30:51,480 --> 00:30:53,520 Speaker 1: google pitching against Great Britain. It's gonna be fifty five 671 00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:55,720 Speaker 1: pitches then he goes home. He's not going to pitch again. 672 00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:58,720 Speaker 1: So they'll there will be a little more puzzle piece 673 00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:02,520 Speaker 1: solving for team versus a team like the Dominican Republic 674 00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:06,400 Speaker 1: that's just gonna probably roll those four or maybe one 675 00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:09,240 Speaker 1: other right for one or two turn or two turns 676 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:11,200 Speaker 1: here in the tournament. They're going to make sure they 677 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:13,200 Speaker 1: line those guys up the way that they need to 678 00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:15,760 Speaker 1: line up, where Team USA has to kind of tinker with. Okay, 679 00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:18,200 Speaker 1: how many days rest does you get? Like it's just 680 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:19,920 Speaker 1: gonna be a little bit different in my mind. For 681 00:31:19,960 --> 00:31:22,560 Speaker 1: Team USA, that'll be the trick is getting through all 682 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:25,000 Speaker 1: of the rules that some of the pitchers have. Anyway, 683 00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:27,760 Speaker 1: we'll talk much more about this. Of course, forty seven 684 00:31:27,840 --> 00:31:31,840 Speaker 1: games and it starts tomorrow. Forty seven WBC games starting 685 00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:34,240 Speaker 1: tomorrow on the Fox one app, you can stream the 686 00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:38,560 Speaker 1: World Baseball Classic live from March sixth through the fourteenth. 687 00:31:38,640 --> 00:31:41,400 Speaker 1: Yes I know tomorrow's the fourth because those games start overseas. 688 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:45,400 Speaker 1: And start your seven day free trial at foxwe dot com. 689 00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:48,040 Speaker 1: We're super pumped about it. We'll talk more about it 690 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:49,000 Speaker 1: every single day. 691 00:31:49,120 --> 00:31:51,000 Speaker 5: Fox won. By the way, the app you can. 692 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:53,000 Speaker 1: Stream all your Fox favorites together in one place, and 693 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:55,320 Speaker 1: they have a ton of sports coverage all season long, 694 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:58,640 Speaker 1: NFL college football with Big Noon, the whole deal, and 695 00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:01,400 Speaker 1: then the baseball season starting up right after the World 696 00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:03,960 Speaker 1: Baseball Classics. So again, start your free seven day trial 697 00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:08,640 Speaker 1: today on the Fox one app at foxwe dot com. Hey, 698 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:11,720 Speaker 1: the Spring Training Tour is engineered by fasten All where 699 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:16,000 Speaker 1: industry meets innovation. For more information, go to Fastenall dot com. 700 00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:20,680 Speaker 1: That's fast e n al dot com. And we love 701 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:23,760 Speaker 1: them for sponsoring the Spring Training Tour, which is now 702 00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:26,360 Speaker 1: in its third week of existence. 703 00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:27,640 Speaker 5: It's the longest. 704 00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:31,680 Speaker 1: Spring training tour in baseball five weeks, and during week 705 00:32:31,720 --> 00:32:34,600 Speaker 1: three here we're finishing up Marlins camp with maybe one 706 00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:37,440 Speaker 1: or two more interviews. Kyle Stewers will join us next, 707 00:32:37,720 --> 00:32:40,720 Speaker 1: then Mets, Nationals, Astros around out the rest of the week, 708 00:32:40,840 --> 00:32:44,400 Speaker 1: next week, Braves, Rays, Orioles, Twins, Red Sox, and we'll 709 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:47,600 Speaker 1: have former camps the week after to finish this thing up. 710 00:32:48,160 --> 00:32:50,960 Speaker 1: Very very exciting for us to be able to visit 711 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:53,000 Speaker 1: all of these teams and talk to these players. Thanks 712 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:56,200 Speaker 1: to the Marlins for bringing great hosts today and thanks 713 00:32:56,280 --> 00:32:58,520 Speaker 1: to Fastenall. Here's a quick little look at what they 714 00:32:58,560 --> 00:33:07,080 Speaker 1: bring to the mix. We're in some home run specialties 715 00:33:07,160 --> 00:33:09,960 Speaker 1: right now for bet MGM futures. So let's do most 716 00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:14,120 Speaker 1: regular season dangers, and we're doing the Pete Alonzo versus 717 00:33:14,240 --> 00:33:17,280 Speaker 1: Juan Soto special. It's close to even money here. Pete 718 00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:21,160 Speaker 1: minus one fifteen, Sodo minus one ten. Who do you 719 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:22,360 Speaker 1: have in this matchup? 720 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:22,760 Speaker 5: Krats? 721 00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:27,920 Speaker 2: Pete, Jan Soda is going to try to go forty forty. 722 00:33:28,280 --> 00:33:31,200 Speaker 2: If you were talking about stolen bases, okay, maybe I 723 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:35,040 Speaker 2: would say Jan Soda. Pete's going to Baltimore. Pete is 724 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:39,080 Speaker 2: not just he's like people are being like, oh, he's motivated, 725 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:41,400 Speaker 2: new contract, all this stuff. To me, I don't think 726 00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:43,960 Speaker 2: that's what it's about. I think this dude is just 727 00:33:44,120 --> 00:33:48,240 Speaker 2: a He is a locked in, guaranteed thirty five plus 728 00:33:48,280 --> 00:33:52,760 Speaker 2: home runs and Juan Soto could be in the MVP category. Again, 729 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:54,520 Speaker 2: I get that, but you were talking about just home 730 00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:57,560 Speaker 2: runs Pete. I'll take it at minus one. 731 00:33:57,600 --> 00:34:01,880 Speaker 1: Fifteen, Okay, I'll give you context from last year Pete 732 00:34:01,920 --> 00:34:05,240 Speaker 1: hit thirty eight and that was in a full season 733 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:09,200 Speaker 1: of AB's for Sodo. Same thing, full season forty three. 734 00:34:10,239 --> 00:34:14,160 Speaker 1: Pete moves to Baltimore. That should help, right, Easier to 735 00:34:14,239 --> 00:34:17,680 Speaker 1: hit homers there than in Queens. 736 00:34:17,719 --> 00:34:21,040 Speaker 2: Pretty similar, Yes, okay, sure, sure, I would say it's 737 00:34:21,080 --> 00:34:23,359 Speaker 2: better camping yards. They move the fences in a little 738 00:34:23,360 --> 00:34:26,279 Speaker 2: bit and left to me, Pete can hit him out 739 00:34:26,280 --> 00:34:33,160 Speaker 2: of Yosemite National Park, not just Camden Yards or city Field, Like, yes, 740 00:34:33,920 --> 00:34:36,560 Speaker 2: is it gonna help him? Yes? To me, I love 741 00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:39,279 Speaker 2: I love the fact that he's getting planted raid into 742 00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:43,160 Speaker 2: a lineup that has experience around each other. Juan Soto 743 00:34:43,360 --> 00:34:46,759 Speaker 2: has good players around him, but they don't know all 744 00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:49,279 Speaker 2: how to hit together. Yet they don't know what it's 745 00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:52,239 Speaker 2: gonna look like. When Wan takes that nasty three to 746 00:34:52,239 --> 00:34:54,640 Speaker 2: two pitch in a dirt and goes ball four. I 747 00:34:54,640 --> 00:34:57,720 Speaker 2: think there's gonna be too many, too many walks for 748 00:34:57,920 --> 00:35:02,560 Speaker 2: Pete to for Wan to take Pete. But you know what, 749 00:35:03,080 --> 00:35:06,200 Speaker 2: if Wan's listening to this and he's like, all right, 750 00:35:06,239 --> 00:35:08,160 Speaker 2: I'll just go hit fifty home runs. If he came 751 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:11,080 Speaker 2: on tomorrow and said I'm gonna hit fifty home runs, 752 00:35:11,560 --> 00:35:13,800 Speaker 2: I would be like, all right, I'll switch it. Because 753 00:35:13,840 --> 00:35:15,920 Speaker 2: Wan Soto can do what he wants to do. If 754 00:35:15,920 --> 00:35:17,719 Speaker 2: he wants to hit more homers, he'll do it. 755 00:35:18,560 --> 00:35:19,560 Speaker 5: Yep, good call. 756 00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:22,920 Speaker 1: Hey, bet MGM players will receive in any sport parlay 757 00:35:22,960 --> 00:35:26,520 Speaker 1: Boost token this year. To use the parlay boost token 758 00:35:26,719 --> 00:35:29,480 Speaker 1: right now. If it's in your well bet MGM account, 759 00:35:29,560 --> 00:35:31,440 Speaker 1: you can add it made up of any sport wagers 760 00:35:31,480 --> 00:35:33,960 Speaker 1: to your bet slip and that includes World Baseball Classic 761 00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:35,760 Speaker 1: coming up in a couple of days. Activate the token. 762 00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:37,839 Speaker 1: If you win your wager with that token, you get 763 00:35:37,880 --> 00:35:41,200 Speaker 1: extra winnings. Gambling problem or concerned, there's help called one 764 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:57,320 Speaker 1: eight hundred gambler. Okay, people, let's slap and also reminding 765 00:35:57,400 --> 00:36:01,640 Speaker 1: everyone that Hot Sheet now airs on Tuesdays three o'clock 766 00:36:01,680 --> 00:36:04,520 Speaker 1: East Coast time on the Baseball America YouTube channel. They're 767 00:36:04,560 --> 00:36:07,040 Speaker 1: going to go over some of the top prospects that 768 00:36:07,120 --> 00:36:09,960 Speaker 1: you need to know in the World Baseball Classic. 769 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:10,839 Speaker 5: I'm excited for that. 770 00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:13,759 Speaker 1: We'll also get their take on the Spring Breakout announcement 771 00:36:13,840 --> 00:36:17,080 Speaker 1: that it'll be a tournament format coming up next year. 772 00:36:17,080 --> 00:36:19,840 Speaker 1: In the year after that, JJ Cooper and the group 773 00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:24,160 Speaker 1: from Baseball America they do prospects better than anybody else 774 00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:27,960 Speaker 1: thanks to the Marlins, by the way, the pr the players, 775 00:36:28,040 --> 00:36:31,440 Speaker 1: the coaches, the whole deal. AJ, they were fantastic out there, 776 00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:35,399 Speaker 1: so give them our love in Jupiter and your two 777 00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:38,479 Speaker 1: day stop in the same facility comes to a close. 778 00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:41,759 Speaker 1: Port Saint Lucy next up than the Palm Beaches, so 779 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:45,759 Speaker 1: Mets Camp, then Nationals Camp, then Astro's Camp to round 780 00:36:45,800 --> 00:36:46,400 Speaker 1: out the week. 781 00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:48,560 Speaker 5: AJ. You having fun in your home state. 782 00:36:50,080 --> 00:36:50,439 Speaker 3: I am. 783 00:36:50,600 --> 00:36:53,880 Speaker 4: I'm going to name drop just for Krats because he 784 00:36:53,920 --> 00:36:55,959 Speaker 4: loves it. But I'm super happy about the ten am 785 00:36:56,040 --> 00:36:58,680 Speaker 4: arrival today by the Marlins. Thank you, thank you, thank you. 786 00:36:59,080 --> 00:37:01,400 Speaker 4: I don't think the Marlins. It allowed me to go 787 00:37:01,480 --> 00:37:04,040 Speaker 4: have breakfast with some guy named Michael. I don't know 788 00:37:04,040 --> 00:37:06,600 Speaker 4: if you guys know who Michael is, but not Michael Beer. 789 00:37:07,200 --> 00:37:09,680 Speaker 4: He's been winning NASCAR races, so it was nice. It 790 00:37:09,680 --> 00:37:11,120 Speaker 4: was a nice morning to get up there and see 791 00:37:11,120 --> 00:37:13,160 Speaker 4: some buddies. And now I get to go to Fort 792 00:37:13,200 --> 00:37:14,880 Speaker 4: Saint Lucy tomorrow and the Marlins. 793 00:37:14,880 --> 00:37:15,840 Speaker 3: Thank you. You were amazing. 794 00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:18,160 Speaker 5: You had breakfast with Michael Jordan. 795 00:37:19,680 --> 00:37:23,400 Speaker 2: I'm not gonna name drops as Kawas said, Michael Jordan says, 796 00:37:23,560 --> 00:37:27,759 Speaker 2: play hard, Jordan, you better have picked up the bill.