1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:03,160 Speaker 1: We said, what are you dealing with? Is it paying discomfort? 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: He's like, no, my swing sucks. He's like, that's what 3 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: I'm dealing with. There's my swing socks. 4 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 2: This is why I love baseball. We're hitting better than 5 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 2: box scores. The two hottest teams in the sport right 6 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 2: now with eight game winners, eight game heaters. I should 7 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 2: say the Cardinals and the Twins have both won eight 8 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 2: games in a row. Cardinals have a tough stretch coming up, 9 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 2: but nice little sweep over the weekend for them. Obviously, 10 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 2: same thing with the Twins against what was supposed to 11 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 2: be a pretty good Giants team. 12 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:41,879 Speaker 3: Chants are faltering a little bit. They're they're starting to 13 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 3: They're they're a little they're they're they're faltering. But they're 14 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:48,520 Speaker 3: still doing all right. They're still doing all right. Yeah, 15 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 3: but the Twins totally. Col Roco knew what he was 16 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 3: doing in the car. But the Twins a lot of 17 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 3: people picked to win that division, So they're not as 18 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 3: surprising because they got at such servile start. Let's got 19 00:00:56,960 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 3: Cardinal baseball though no one thought they be just good. 20 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 2: At all nineteen. I mean, the two sweeps they just 21 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 2: had where Pittsburgh don't care. 22 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:05,959 Speaker 4: And the Nats, but. 23 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 3: Don't care they beat them. I don't care, naser pesky 24 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 3: little bunch of yea Nats. They are right there, They're Gnats, 25 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 3: jimn Nats. 26 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 2: You want to show the Katie Wu tweet because this 27 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 2: will help tell the story of. 28 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 3: But their defense has been incredible. They're starting. 29 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 5: Don't tell me. 30 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 3: Starting pitching doesn't win. Length and starting pitching doesn't win, 31 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 3: because this tweet right here proves it. 32 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:25,759 Speaker 4: That's right. 33 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 2: So Katie Wu hosts Cardinal Territory also covers the team 34 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 2: for the Athletics. She said, the Cardinals lead the National 35 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 2: League in rotation innings pitched. They have the fourth highest 36 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,119 Speaker 2: team average in baseball. They have not allowed an earn 37 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 2: running belief since last Sunday, about a week. Right, and 38 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 2: then they have the best drs in the National League 39 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:43,759 Speaker 2: defensive round and sad birds are surgings. 40 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 4: She said. 41 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:46,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, So there's the recipe that John Mozelac likes to 42 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 2: put together. I want length out of my starters, I 43 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 2: want good defense, I want a little bit of contact. Right, 44 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 2: we're not going to be able to buy every big 45 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 2: bopper in baseball, and they're doing it. 46 00:01:58,440 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 4: Is it sustainable? 47 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 2: Know who they have coming up, Kratz, Philly, Kansas City, Detroit, Arizona. 48 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 6: That's what That's what Modaylak's doing. Damn even heim Bloom 49 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 6: might be doing that. Like, Hey, these next nine against 50 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 6: these tough, tough three, you know, three game sets that 51 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 6: we got coming up, Let's lose a couple of these 52 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:20,239 Speaker 6: because we want to make sure we're in a position 53 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 6: to be able to not piss off Saint Louis Cardinals 54 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:26,079 Speaker 6: fans even more and trade some of these guys because 55 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 6: if they stay a few games over five hundred oh 56 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 6: and now Central it's always winnable, you can always get in. 57 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 6: Then they're not gonna get rid of anybody, and all 58 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 6: of a sudden, you're gonna lose a window of getting 59 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 6: a chance to the reboot pushing you ahead earlier with 60 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 6: your youth movement. 61 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:44,359 Speaker 5: So they're looking for a few losses here. 62 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:48,239 Speaker 3: I don't know A completely disagree with the same year, 63 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:52,080 Speaker 3: completely disagree sex last year. He wants to go out good, 64 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 3: he wants to win, so he doesn't have to make 65 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 3: those trades. He no, I completely disagree with that. Why 66 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:01,079 Speaker 3: would Mozilic want him to be He's already taken enough 67 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 3: from being. 68 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 6: I'm him, Him might want some he might want some prospects, 69 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 6: maybe not Mo. 70 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 5: Moe wants to win. Okay, that's fair because he's one. 71 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 3: Isn't to guarantee you him Bloom would rather win than 72 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 3: lose because this is a team he did help put together. 73 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 3: It's not like if Heini Bloom was doing nothing the 74 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 3: last couple of years. He's been there for two years. 75 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:21,799 Speaker 4: Now and they didn't selling. 76 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 6: He was as advisor role and he's just been sticking 77 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 6: to the minor league stuff. So he's building the minor 78 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 6: league up, building the staff, up building what they have. 79 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 6: That might have been what he told you, but I 80 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 6: guarantee you he has some saying what's happening? So do 81 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 6: you so? So would they want a five hundred season 82 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 6: and not get rid of anybody and not upgrade their prospects, 83 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 6: or would they want a below five hundred season where 84 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 6: they're like, Okay, trade deadline, We're able to move Nolan 85 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 6: Aeronaut because he's having a good year. We're able to 86 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 6: get rid of Sunny Gray because he actually one. 87 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 3: Of those traded. But they both said they're not going anywhere. 88 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 3: So those two names you just brought up don't work, 89 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 3: they both said. Arnaudo said no, Sonny Gray's come out 90 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 3: and said, I ain't getting traded. I am not going anywhere. 91 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 5: I don't care. I mean, he said it. 92 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 4: I think he'd go to Atlanta. 93 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 5: You think he'd be the only one. 94 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 2: I think he'd go to Atlanta because he lives in Tennessee, right, 95 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 2: I think that would right now? 96 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 4: Nashville, Yeah, Nashville, Tennessee. 97 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:24,279 Speaker 5: Yeah. 98 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, So I think he would go down there because 99 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 2: he'd be close to home. 100 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 3: I think he'd be very I mean, he's been very 101 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 3: adamant that he's not waving his no traue. 102 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 6: Yes. 103 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 3: Yes, And Arnado's already turned down trades to places. 104 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 2: Yes, and that's why they're twenty two to nineteen. 105 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 3: I agreed having a great year, So Soney Gray is 106 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 3: having a great year. I just I think the problem 107 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 3: you have is if you don't trade those two, then 108 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 3: who do you trade? 109 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:47,720 Speaker 5: Hellesley? 110 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 3: But if you're somewhat in it, you can't trade him. 111 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 3: He's off the table, game out. If you're over five 112 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 3: hundred at the trade deadline, you don't. 113 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 4: Make moves, correct. 114 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:58,279 Speaker 3: I know the National League is way tougher than American 115 00:04:58,360 --> 00:04:58,599 Speaker 3: leg but. 116 00:04:58,600 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 5: You just don't. 117 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 4: Centralized the team in a similar spot and. 118 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 6: The central teams aren't that great now. The other option, then, 119 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 6: do they add to their team? Do they get rid 120 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 6: of some of their prospects to add somebody to help this, 121 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 6: to help the fact that Jordan Walker's not playing great 122 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 6: defense and right field and his hitting isn't really coming around. 123 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 6: If they're that one game out or like four games 124 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 6: about five hundred at the trade deadline, do they now 125 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:31,040 Speaker 6: add Yes. 126 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 2: If they're in, if they're in a position to potentially 127 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:36,599 Speaker 2: win the division, they will add. Will they add crazy, No, 128 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 2: But I think they would add at the trade deadline. 129 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:42,280 Speaker 4: I don't think that's far fetched to think it's early. 130 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 4: Though it's early. 131 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 2: We're again, we might talk about them in ten days 132 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:47,159 Speaker 2: and be like, well, they just went on a two 133 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 2: and ten stretch or whatever, a two to eight stretch 134 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 2: in a ten game span. 135 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 4: But at least they're doing. 136 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 6: But the things that they're doing create a good team 137 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 6: batting average and defense to run safe. That creates good 138 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,160 Speaker 6: team and length, like aj said, length from your. 139 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:07,599 Speaker 4: Starters, which is rare these days in our game. 140 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:09,559 Speaker 3: That's why for that, like, okay, we'll use the Cubs 141 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:11,919 Speaker 3: right for example, we just did the Cubs game. The 142 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 3: Cubs have the the Cubs and the Mets, their starters 143 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:16,599 Speaker 3: don't go deep, especially with Emmanaga and Steel down. 144 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 5: The Mets, I think are. 145 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 3: Twenty ninth baseball five point zero nine innings per start. 146 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 3: I think one of the two are low, and I 147 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 3: thought it was the Mets front. Yeah, I'm pretty sure 148 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:30,839 Speaker 3: that the metswenty ninth. 149 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:32,160 Speaker 4: Dodgers I think are the lowest. 150 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 5: Dodgers are a little bit. 151 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 4: That's that's a different that's a whole different thing. 152 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:37,480 Speaker 3: But I think the Mets are twenty ninth in baseball 153 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 3: and like five point h nine innings per start, which 154 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 3: catches up to you eventually. 155 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 4: It could they've had starters coming back. 156 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 3: In, but eventually your bullpen runs out of gas. Yes, 157 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 3: I don't care how I mean, unless you're the Dodgers. 158 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 3: You just keep shuttling guys up and down. 159 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:53,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, it certainly is a good sign when you're starting 160 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 2: pitching is eating up innings right now for the bullpen. 161 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:58,599 Speaker 2: All right, So we'll talk about the Twins when we 162 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 2: swing back, because Dan Hayes is going to join us, 163 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 2: and their rotation has been fired lately too. 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Free meals applied as discount on first 184 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 2: box new subscribers only. Varies by plan all Right We've 185 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:08,680 Speaker 2: got Dan Hayes with US covers the Twins for the 186 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 2: Athletic and the Twins have won eight games in a 187 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 2: row as of this conversation, Dan, what is going on 188 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 2: right for this team now? 189 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, when we talked last, I think it was five 190 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: weeks ago, the Twins starters had the worst rotation ERA 191 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 1: in baseball with six point nine through ten games and 192 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:28,400 Speaker 1: obviously two turns that's nothing, but they had so much 193 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 1: weird stuff going on in that first run. Since then, 194 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 1: the last thirty one games, they're first in the majors 195 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: with the two three nine era pitching. Pitching, pitching, let's 196 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:47,320 Speaker 1: do the Twins right now. Are thrilled to be at 197 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 1: the five hundred and mark. Twenty one days ago they 198 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:52,559 Speaker 1: were seven to fifteen. They were in a terrible spot 199 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:55,959 Speaker 1: the season. It wasn't over because it's only twenty two games, 200 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 1: but also you've dug yourself a huge hole. Now here 201 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 1: they are, you know, twenty they've won fourteen or the 202 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: last twenty and it's been pitching. But the pitching allowed 203 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:06,760 Speaker 1: the hitting to catch up, and I think that the 204 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 1: infield defense probably got more sure handed. Not they're not 205 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 1: a rangeye group at all. But they weren't converting the 206 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:14,960 Speaker 1: outs that they should be making before. And now they've 207 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 1: gotten better at that, and I think that combo of 208 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:19,679 Speaker 1: all three things has really turned things around for him. 209 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:26,319 Speaker 4: So good. 210 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:30,440 Speaker 6: Okay, sorry it was it was glitchy, but I thought 211 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 6: that was me. The Twins were a team on August 212 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 6: whatever tenth last year that we're in control. Is this 213 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 6: the same looking team? They were in control of the 214 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 6: spot that they were going to be in the playoffs, 215 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 6: and it was more of like, Okay, we're just gonna 216 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 6: cruise in and then the end of the season came 217 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 6: and they were not. 218 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 5: They were watching, not playing. Is this the same looking 219 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 5: team when you look at it's the same personnel, right, 220 00:09:56,920 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 5: you know, minus or plus a few guys from the 221 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 5: minor league that have come up and played, you know, 222 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:04,560 Speaker 5: decent roles in this winning stretch. But is this the 223 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 5: same looking team in the sense of like how they 224 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 5: go about it every night? Minus Corey are not having 225 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:12,600 Speaker 5: a good year yet? Yeah they are. 226 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:16,160 Speaker 1: I mean look August seventeenth, there were seventy and fifty three. 227 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 1: Last year they had a ninety five percent chance of 228 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:20,720 Speaker 1: making the playoffs. But the key thing that it happened 229 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:24,320 Speaker 1: was on August seventh or eighth, Joe Ryan suffered that injury, 230 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, you're down to Pablo Lopez 231 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 1: and Bailey Ober and three guys that are going five 232 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 1: innings max in the rotation and your bullpen got overloaded, 233 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 1: just got way too much work down the stretch. The 234 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:39,839 Speaker 1: rotation was solid, wasn't nearly what it would be. And 235 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:43,600 Speaker 1: this year you have five solid contributors. Like you look 236 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: at the rotation right now and I think Simon Woods 237 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:48,560 Speaker 1: Richardson's at four to one ERA. That's that's the guy 238 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 1: that it's the Probably the odds are the least in 239 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:56,200 Speaker 1: their favor on that day. If Pablo Lopez, Bailey Ober 240 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:59,439 Speaker 1: or Joe Ryan's on the mound, the Twins are probably 241 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 1: favor or very close to. Even the strikeout to walk 242 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:06,680 Speaker 1: is incredible. The Twins lead Baseball in strikeout to walk ratio. 243 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:12,000 Speaker 1: And so you look at that that group, as long 244 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 1: as there's health, this was a very good group. 245 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 4: Last year. 246 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:17,080 Speaker 1: They had another a similar slow start last year where 247 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 1: they were seven to thirteen to start it off, and 248 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: like I said, seven and fifteen this year. Then they 249 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 1: played sixty three and forty ball when they figure out 250 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:27,800 Speaker 1: how to get the offense going. But it is very 251 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:31,720 Speaker 1: similar now. The additions have been good. Harrison Bader is 252 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 1: fifth I think in defensive run saved or total run 253 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:40,839 Speaker 1: saved Byron Buckson has been healthy and outstanding. Together defensively, 254 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:44,440 Speaker 1: it's a very good outfield when you throw those guys 255 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 1: out there. Ty Frantz has been really consistent at first 256 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 1: base with the bat. It's not his numbers don't blow 257 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:52,560 Speaker 1: you away, but his numbers with runners in scoring position 258 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:55,480 Speaker 1: have been outstanding. And then Danny Koulom was their other 259 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 1: free agent addition. He hasn't allowed to run in fifteen 260 00:11:57,640 --> 00:11:59,839 Speaker 1: at thirty innings and has really built out the bull 261 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:02,760 Speaker 1: And aside from those three, this is largely the same group. 262 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:05,679 Speaker 1: Luke Keishell looked like a difference maker when he came up, 263 00:12:05,679 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 1: he looked out standing, and then he took a pitch 264 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:11,920 Speaker 1: off the forearm and is out for two months. So 265 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 1: you're seeing this same group, and when you're looking at them, 266 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:18,839 Speaker 1: it's forty one games in Carlos, Korea has a sub 267 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:22,600 Speaker 1: six hundred ops. Royce Lewis had his first go ahead 268 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 1: or game time hit yesterday since September second of last year, 269 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 1: you've gotten zero production or not zero, but you've gotten 270 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:32,120 Speaker 1: minimal production. Now to your guys that are supposed to 271 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:35,600 Speaker 1: be your best Matt Waller's been out since April sixteenth. 272 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 1: They're trending up for sure, because this offense is starting 273 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:43,199 Speaker 1: to finally find its way that first. You know, through 274 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 1: the seven to fifteen start, they were scoring about three 275 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 1: point four runs a game. Now they're scoring about four 276 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 1: point seven runs a game during the last twenty So 277 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:55,560 Speaker 1: I think that one, the weather's getting warmer and guys 278 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 1: talk about that, but also you just had guys starting 279 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:03,080 Speaker 1: to find their level after just terrible, terrible starts where 280 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 1: everything seemed to go wrong. 281 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 6: Can you explain to me Royce Lewis, because for the 282 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 6: first half of his big league career, it was when 283 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 6: he's out there, possibly MVP type of numbers, but it 284 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:19,160 Speaker 6: was just injury after injury. Then last year I think 285 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:21,440 Speaker 6: the number was he played fifty three of the last 286 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 6: fifty six games and he ended up hitting two thirty 287 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 6: eight as ops was below seven fifty, So it was 288 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 6: it wasn't that all star type of level. Is it 289 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 6: something that we're seeing a difference ever since the day 290 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:38,520 Speaker 6: he said I really don't go into slumps, so I 291 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:41,440 Speaker 6: don't know what those are. Is there a difference when 292 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:42,839 Speaker 6: he's out there too much? 293 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 4: Maybe? 294 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 1: Okay, so wait, I want to clarify the slump thing 295 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 1: because it sounds terrible because he did have that run 296 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 1: and it was very bad. But what he was trying 297 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 1: to get across, and I think some of my fellow 298 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 1: journalists love the I don't do slumps headline and ran 299 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:01,719 Speaker 1: with that was he was just trying to say that 300 00:14:02,679 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 1: he refreshes or resets his mind or tries to every 301 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 1: day like I'm not in an for thirty slump, I'm 302 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 1: for oh and goes from there. He tries mentally not 303 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:15,320 Speaker 1: to do it. I think we saw him go through 304 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 1: it in the worst way last year, and I think 305 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 1: he was very much dealing with a lot of stuff 306 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 1: that he'd never dealt with before. 307 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 5: You're right, it. 308 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:26,040 Speaker 1: Was a stretch like that. I think it was fifty 309 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 1: eight of sixty one and that's the most he'd ever 310 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: played in his career at any time consecutively. Royce Lewis 311 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 1: still has not played one hundred and sixty two games 312 00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 1: he debuted in twenty twenty two. He's creeping up one 313 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 1: hundred and sixty two career games right now. So that 314 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 1: was the longest stretch he'd ever continuously played, and it 315 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 1: was at the end of the season. It was a 316 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 1: trying year. That quad injury and getting back from it, 317 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:49,240 Speaker 1: I think took a lot out of him and he 318 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 1: was frankly just not a good player and his defense suffered. 319 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:55,440 Speaker 1: They talked about moving him to second base in the offseason. 320 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 1: Everything went wrong and Royce Lewis is an upbeat guy. 321 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 1: He's a cheerful dude. He's just always kind of the 322 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 1: energy guy in the clubhouse, like the positive force, and 323 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 1: he tried to do that and maintained that. But you know, 324 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 1: Byron Buckston and Carlos Carrea were both missing significant chunks 325 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 1: of time in the second half, and I think a 326 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 1: lot of it fell on him and he kind of 327 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 1: collapsed under that weight. Now we just got we just 328 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: are seeing him come back. You know, he just returned. 329 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 1: He's played six games. Yesterday he got his first hit 330 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:29,680 Speaker 1: of the season after fifteen at bats. It was an 331 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:33,360 Speaker 1: over thirty six dating back to last year. It was 332 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 1: a game time and basses loaded single. His numbers with 333 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 1: the bases loaded are incredible. He's got twenty six played appearances, 334 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 1: he has thirty one RBIs. I think his OPS is 335 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 1: something like seventeen hundred with the bases loaded. We got 336 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 1: to see what he is. Is he that guy that 337 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 1: was the kind of unbelievable MVP candidate or is he 338 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: is it somewhere in between? Because even with that terrible 339 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 1: run at the end, You're right, his OPS finished below 340 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 1: seven to fifty, But we're talking about two months where 341 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 1: the OPS was like sub five hundred, and for him, 342 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 1: that just illustrates how great he was early in this season. 343 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 1: I think we'll get a much better picture of him 344 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 1: if he can stay on the field. But that's been 345 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 1: the key. Can he stay on the field. You know, 346 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 1: he looked really good in spring training for the first 347 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:20,240 Speaker 1: two weeks. Hamstring injury. It costs him thirty four games 348 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: and now here he is back and can he can 349 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 1: he stay out there? That's that's the big question. 350 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 2: Sometimes we get the asks for lightweight hoodies and I'm like, uh, 351 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 2: they exist. They're awesome at Roeback. 352 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:37,360 Speaker 4: Without a doubt, comfort, lightweight, durability. I wear these all 353 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 4: the time. The color schemes are absolutely phenomenal. Go check 354 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 4: it out. 355 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 2: You can use the code foul on rowback dot com 356 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:47,360 Speaker 2: for twenty percent off your first purchase. That's foul on 357 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 2: r HO ba c K dot com twenty percent off 358 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:56,320 Speaker 2: all shorts, hoodies, polos, and more. Go check out rowback. 359 00:16:57,200 --> 00:17:00,120 Speaker 3: What you know we're talking, Ryce Lewis were talking. We'll 360 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 3: get to Carlos care in a second, But I want 361 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:04,439 Speaker 3: to know about the pitching. Like Joe, Ryan's been awesome 362 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:07,160 Speaker 3: this year for him, Bailey over has been really good 363 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 3: for him. Woods Richardson's been probably as good as they 364 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 3: can expect right from him. Pablo Lopez when he's out 365 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 3: there has been really good. Paddock's still coming back. How 366 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:19,359 Speaker 3: good is this rotation? I know the bullpen with Duran 367 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:21,399 Speaker 3: and some of the other guys has been good. Jacks 368 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 3: hasn't gotten off to the start that he's had the 369 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:25,199 Speaker 3: last couple of years. But how good can this rotation 370 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 3: be because they have to, you know, the mornings, they 371 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 3: pitch the least innings of the bullpen, which can be 372 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:31,359 Speaker 3: really good, has to pitch. 373 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:36,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, Well, Ryan Ober and Jack's just don't Ryan Ober 374 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:39,960 Speaker 1: and Lopez don't walk guys, and they strike out at 375 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:43,719 Speaker 1: high rates. So you know, pretty much what you're getting there. 376 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:46,120 Speaker 1: But Pablo Lopez is off to a better start right now. 377 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:48,280 Speaker 1: June is always sort of his big test. That's the 378 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:51,480 Speaker 1: month where he slumps over the last couple of years 379 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:55,399 Speaker 1: with the Twins. So we'll see how good he can be, 380 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:57,640 Speaker 1: because right now the numbers are as good as they've 381 00:17:57,640 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 1: been early in the season since probably the first year 382 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 1: he came over. But Joe Ryan, you know, the other day, 383 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:07,719 Speaker 1: came back after throwing up thirty times on Monday night 384 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 1: last week and his start got pushed back and hit 385 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 1: one hundred and two degree fever, comes out against the 386 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:15,479 Speaker 1: Giants and you're thinking, man, you wonder if they're going 387 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:17,680 Speaker 1: to get five innings out of him. He said he's 388 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:21,159 Speaker 1: feeling weaker. He went six, struck out seven, gave up 389 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:24,320 Speaker 1: two hits, just one run, and they showed pictures of 390 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:27,480 Speaker 1: him lying on the ground in the dugout in between innings. 391 00:18:27,560 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 1: You know, I don't know. He said he's done that 392 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: all year. He said he didn't think he was going 393 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:34,880 Speaker 1: to throw up during the game, but he certainly did 394 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:37,720 Speaker 1: not feel good. And you know, you get him out 395 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:41,440 Speaker 1: there and out pitching Logan Web that night. But Chris 396 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:44,680 Speaker 1: Paddock has been really good. His first two were terrible. 397 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:48,480 Speaker 1: His last six he's been a five inning guy. But 398 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 1: he came out against the Giants on Friday and through 399 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 1: seven and a third had a perfect game through seventeen batters. 400 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:57,359 Speaker 1: Just his stuff was playing up. He was, you know, 401 00:18:57,520 --> 00:18:59,880 Speaker 1: Velosy was a mile an hour up when his fast 402 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:02,960 Speaker 1: ninety five. Man he can be very dangerous. When his 403 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:05,960 Speaker 1: fastball's ninety three, he's gonna be more the five inning type. 404 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:09,919 Speaker 1: But even at that five innings, the last five starts 405 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:13,359 Speaker 1: had been a two five ERA. I think he's got 406 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:15,920 Speaker 1: a two five ERA over his last six. Now, when 407 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 1: he's your fourth or your fifth best pitcher, you feel 408 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 1: pretty good about that rotation when it's going like that. 409 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:24,400 Speaker 1: And Simon Woods Richardson, they still haven't shown that they're 410 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:26,439 Speaker 1: gonna trust him more than two times through the lineup. 411 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 1: The other night he was in the lead and getting 412 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: to the bottom of lineup the second time, gave up 413 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 1: three straight hits against the Orioles. It was a tight game. 414 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:37,119 Speaker 1: They're chasing wins right now to get out of that hole. 415 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:39,719 Speaker 1: And so he got yanked with four and two thirds innings, 416 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:41,760 Speaker 1: and you could tell he was not happy about it. 417 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:43,720 Speaker 1: But they turned it over the bullpen, and the bullpen 418 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 1: has been much better, especially if late they're they're leading 419 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:52,000 Speaker 1: the league in bullpen war right now in fangrafts, and 420 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: that's with Gryffin Jacks at a five to eight nine 421 00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:57,680 Speaker 1: e er. You know Gryffin Jacks. You saw it yesterday. 422 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:00,880 Speaker 1: He came in, gave up two hits is the fourth 423 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 1: time in five days, and you could tell he probably 424 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:05,480 Speaker 1: wasn't as sharp as he wanted to be. Has a 425 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:08,120 Speaker 1: hot shot come back, doesn't move the glove, doesn't even 426 00:20:08,119 --> 00:20:10,679 Speaker 1: have a shot at moving the glove. It hits the glove, 427 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:15,920 Speaker 1: It redirects had that ball gone without touching his glove. 428 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 1: It's a double play, like Willie Castro is at the 429 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:21,159 Speaker 1: bag and in and in double play. Instead he gives up 430 00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:23,920 Speaker 1: the run. They tie the game. But Jack's right now 431 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 1: has a five eighty nine yar a and he has 432 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:27,920 Speaker 1: a two to eighty five fit, so we know there's 433 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:30,960 Speaker 1: a lot of bad luck that's happened with him. He's 434 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:35,440 Speaker 1: like twenty eight strikeouts, four walks, and you just don't 435 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:38,399 Speaker 1: have that kind of luck very often. When you have 436 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:40,800 Speaker 1: that kind of strikeout to walk. The bullpen's loaded with 437 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 1: those guys, and so like when you compare that bullpen 438 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 1: and the way they've consistently pitched with knowing that you 439 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:51,159 Speaker 1: can pull the plug on Woods Richardson at five or 440 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 1: Paddock at five, you're gonna win a lot of games 441 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:55,840 Speaker 1: because you can win a lot of close games. And 442 00:20:55,880 --> 00:20:58,560 Speaker 1: what they they've finally done. They were zero to seventeen 443 00:20:58,600 --> 00:21:02,360 Speaker 1: when they didn't score four runs as of three days ago, 444 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: and then they won two in a row that way, 445 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:06,960 Speaker 1: So they're now two and seventeen. When they score four 446 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:10,320 Speaker 1: runs or score a fewer runs, they are eighteen and 447 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:13,440 Speaker 1: or maybe it's nineteen and three when they score four 448 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:16,760 Speaker 1: more runs. So they're incredible when they score four runs. 449 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:20,240 Speaker 1: But the pitching is going to be there to support 450 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:22,640 Speaker 1: some of these three to one or two to one 451 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:25,000 Speaker 1: victories that they just hadn't been getting before. 452 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:29,560 Speaker 5: Dan, what's your simple question? What'sroll Carlos Korea? 453 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:33,680 Speaker 1: It's been weird year his last fifteen. He's hitting three 454 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:36,960 Speaker 1: twenty two, so I think he's going to be coming around. 455 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:39,200 Speaker 1: The slug isn't there yet, And I think we saw 456 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 1: a little bit of this last year, but it certainly 457 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:44,960 Speaker 1: has not been as good. And you know, two weeks 458 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 1: ago he told us. We asked, is it your wrist? 459 00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 1: And he's We said, what are you dealing with? Is 460 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:53,960 Speaker 1: it pain? Discomfort? He's like, no, my swing sucks. He's like, 461 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: that's what I'm dealing with. Is my swing sucks. And 462 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 1: got to appreciate him for the honesty because he'll he'll 463 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 1: let you know. But even talking to people privately, they 464 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:05,240 Speaker 1: don't think it's the risk. There was an MRI done, 465 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:07,479 Speaker 1: there's nothing major in there. In fact, somebody told me 466 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 1: that's close to him that it was worse last year, 467 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:12,719 Speaker 1: and last year obviously he was an All Star. So 468 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:16,720 Speaker 1: you look at it and it's three twenty two, three 469 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:20,199 Speaker 1: forty nine, but the slug is still only just above 470 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:22,800 Speaker 1: four hundred. Right now, he's like a seven forty five 471 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:25,760 Speaker 1: ohps the last fifteen games. He needs to do that, 472 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:27,520 Speaker 1: but he needs to add the slug. I think we'll 473 00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:31,440 Speaker 1: see that more as the weather is warm. Took yesterday off. 474 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:33,639 Speaker 1: I mean he's been out there. His feet were the 475 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:34,679 Speaker 1: big question coming in. 476 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 5: He's looked great. 477 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:38,160 Speaker 1: Yesterday was only his third day off and forty one, 478 00:22:38,359 --> 00:22:41,879 Speaker 1: so our second day off and forty one, third start 479 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 1: off in forty one so The Twins don't seem to 480 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:47,040 Speaker 1: be concerned, and I think they know. We saw him 481 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:49,440 Speaker 1: heat up last year right around this time, and when 482 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:50,639 Speaker 1: you look at what he was doing at the All 483 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 1: Star break before the Planner fasciatus, he was having an 484 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:56,719 Speaker 1: incredible season. You know, on pace for one hundred, RBIs 485 00:22:56,760 --> 00:23:00,439 Speaker 1: hitting three fifteen or three ten. I think they that 486 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 1: will come. He's talking like it will come. I think 487 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:07,880 Speaker 1: there's just a you know, new philosophies with the hitting coaches, 488 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:10,720 Speaker 1: and they're trying to figure each other out. It's the 489 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:14,040 Speaker 1: first new hitting coach he's had in three years. You're 490 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 1: your best hitting coach, no matter what. We all know that, 491 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:21,440 Speaker 1: but also having the coach figure out where you're your 492 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:24,879 Speaker 1: most comfortable and getting you to that spot again that 493 00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:27,159 Speaker 1: it takes a little time, and I think all of 494 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:28,200 Speaker 1: it is there. 495 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 5: They had so much. 496 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:32,880 Speaker 1: Bad cold weather that they dealt with, and we've seen 497 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:35,200 Speaker 1: it across the group. Trevor Larnox got like an eight 498 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:38,600 Speaker 1: to eighty ops the same fifteen game stretch Byron Buckson's 499 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:42,080 Speaker 1: been incredible that same fifteen game stretch. They finally are 500 00:23:42,119 --> 00:23:45,840 Speaker 1: getting into warmer weather. They had seven games rain delayed 501 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:48,159 Speaker 1: in their first thirty seven or whatever it was, or 502 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:53,160 Speaker 1: thirty six, they've dealt with some conditions not well, and 503 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:56,880 Speaker 1: the offense really struggled. And frankly, I mean hitting outside 504 00:23:56,880 --> 00:24:00,479 Speaker 1: in forty one degrees. I don't like standing outside dugout 505 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:02,480 Speaker 1: in forty one degrees, and they're trying to hit ninety 506 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 1: five miles an hour. So I get why offense is slow. 507 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 1: I think Paul Canerico used to say it right aj 508 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 1: about you make your hay from like May through in 509 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 1: the Midwest. You make your hay from May, June, July, August, September. 510 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:20,360 Speaker 1: I just think that a lot of this is April 511 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:23,920 Speaker 1: being miserable weather and him getting finding it now. 512 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:27,040 Speaker 5: Okay, But here's the thing. 513 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:28,920 Speaker 3: The other team's playing in that same weather. They didn't 514 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:32,439 Speaker 3: seem to have any problems. So I hate I hate that, 515 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:34,480 Speaker 3: except because the other team's playing in it too. 516 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 2: Not the whole time period though. If you're La Arizona, but. 517 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:40,639 Speaker 3: They come in for three games, they're playing in the 518 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:42,120 Speaker 3: same crappy weather as you are. 519 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:46,200 Speaker 4: So I you played on the Twins, although you played. 520 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:46,920 Speaker 5: I played inside of it. 521 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:49,480 Speaker 1: He played in the Metrodome, he played in the cozy days. 522 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:55,320 Speaker 2: That's true, that's a whole nother time was seventy. 523 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, but Dan, this was great. 524 00:24:57,080 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 2: Thanks for stopping by, and obviously we'll be in touch 525 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:01,200 Speaker 2: against me our guys. 526 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:01,480 Speaker 5: Thanks