1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:01,680 Speaker 1: Really welcome. 2 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 2: Now, this isn't true for every season, but it seems 3 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 2: like most years the Yankees are able to catch lightning 4 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 2: in a bottle with somebody where they make a little 5 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 2: tweak or they take advantage of something in the metrics, 6 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:17,960 Speaker 2: and somebody really takes off or at least gets hot 7 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:20,959 Speaker 2: for a couple of months, whether it's Matt Carpenter or 8 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 2: Luke Vod or the way they turned around Clay Holmes 9 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 2: or Luke Weaver or even Trent Grisham in twenty twenty five. 10 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 2: Tonight we are talking about which Yankees could be the 11 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 2: next ones to take that massive leap in their game. 12 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 3: This is pinstripe territory. She wanted to talk. 13 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:38,160 Speaker 1: That's old. 14 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 3: What's up everybody? Ryan? 15 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 2: I was watching that intro and I couldn't help notice 16 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 2: how much I've aged since I started this podcast. 17 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 3: I blame I blame Brian Cashman. Hey man, I think, hey, look, 18 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 3: look you look young as ever? 19 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: Man. 20 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 4: All right, spring training, Nice weather coming soon. It's probably 21 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 4: just the cold. The colder been so bad that I 22 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 4: think it's affecting everybody. 23 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 3: Yeah. 24 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 2: I mean, I've been stuck in cooped up all winter. 25 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 2: I miss my morning like sitting in the shade, or 26 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 2: sit in the sun, or in the shade. I guess 27 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 2: if it's too hot, have a cup of coffee. Like 28 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 2: that is essential for my well being, and I haven't 29 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 2: been able to do it lately. But baseball coming up. 30 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 2: We got the World Baseball Classic coming up. We got 31 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 2: pictures and catchers reporting next week. How you feeling, man, 32 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:25,039 Speaker 2: how you feeling? Are you ready for another six months 33 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 2: of baseball? 34 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:30,399 Speaker 4: I am so excited. I'm so unbelievably bored without baseball. 35 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 4: My life is work in school right now. I need 36 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 4: the daily heart attack from the New York Yankees, whether 37 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 4: it's the highest of highs or lowest the lows. 38 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:38,759 Speaker 3: I need it, man. 39 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:43,039 Speaker 2: So tonight we're gonna talk about sort of our sleeper picks, 40 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 2: like guys who might be floating under the radar a 41 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 2: little bit. And you know, we can talk a little 42 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 2: bit about whether Trent Grisham can duplicate what. 43 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 3: He did last year. 44 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 2: I know a lot of people are down on him, saying, well, 45 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 2: why'd we give him all that money? You know, there's 46 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 2: no way he can duplicate it. But what if he does? 47 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 3: What if he does? 48 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 2: His metrics were pretty good Austin. Well, somebody I've been 49 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 2: a little bit disappointed in over the last few years. 50 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 2: His numbers have gotten worse since he came up seven 51 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 2: forty three ops in twenty three, seven seventeen and twenty 52 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:12,920 Speaker 2: four and seven eleven last year. Convenient number, but not 53 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 2: what we want out of our catcher. We're gonna talk 54 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 2: about whether or not his newfound dad muscles will help 55 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 2: get him a little bit higher, closer towards than eight 56 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 2: hundred ops, and we'll pick our sleeper stud for the 57 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:28,240 Speaker 2: twenty twenty six season. 58 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 3: You're ready to do it? You ready, absolutely, let's roll, 59 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 3: all right? 60 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 2: So I first want to start on somebody I think 61 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 2: the Yankees might be able to unlock that's kind of 62 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 2: floating under the radar, and I want to see if 63 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 2: you agree. Ryan McMahon when he makes contact, hits the 64 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 2: ball very hard, and I just want to float this 65 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 2: idea out there. Ken the Yankees figure out how to 66 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:54,639 Speaker 2: get him to make more contact, and if he does, 67 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 2: does he become a stud? 68 00:02:57,240 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 4: I think the first thing you look at with Ryan 69 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 4: McMahon's barrel accuracy, he doesn't square the ball up a lot. 70 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 3: He doesn't make a lot of contact in zones. 71 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 4: So even if it means kind of slowing down the 72 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 4: bat speed, taking a little fewer a swings, if you 73 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:11,959 Speaker 4: can get his barrel accuracy to a point where he's 74 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 4: able to, as you mentioned, make contact a little more 75 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 4: consistently at least square the ball up more consistently. When 76 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:20,640 Speaker 4: he drives that ball to right field, it'll be home runs, 77 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 4: will be extra basit contact, and he does make pretty 78 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 4: good swing decisions sixty nine percent syle and chase rate 79 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 4: last year. 80 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 3: If he's a guy. 81 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 4: Who's gonna walk a good bit, hit for some home runs. 82 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:31,360 Speaker 4: You're not asking for this guy to go out there 83 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 4: and win a Silver Slugger. You're just asking for some 84 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 4: semblance of improvement. And he won't have to face left 85 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 4: these which should help him matchup wise as well. 86 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm looking at his stat cast right now. His 87 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 2: average exit velocity was ninety five miles an hour. We 88 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 2: had a funny call a couple of years ago that 89 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 2: I think about all the time where we were talking 90 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 2: about how Joey Gallow's average exit velocity was also great 91 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 2: and all this stuff, and somebody was like, well, why 92 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 2: don't we include the zeros in that exit velocity because 93 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 2: I mean, you're at that's that result in no exit? 94 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 3: Should you know, be disqualified from your results? Right? 95 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 2: I mean it's one thing to hit the ball hard, 96 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 2: it's another thing to hit it consistently. I would like 97 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 2: him to cut down on the strikeouts. I was not 98 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 2: a big fan of this trade just because of how 99 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 2: much he strikes out. But I do think he brings 100 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 2: a lot defensively, and guys. 101 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:19,359 Speaker 3: Who hit the ball hard. 102 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:22,280 Speaker 2: I mean, when you hit the ball hard, your expected 103 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 2: batting average and your expected positive results go through the roof. 104 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 3: Right, So how can we do it? 105 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 2: How can we just get him with like the world's 106 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 2: leading like eye doctor or something, just to you know, 107 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 2: see recognize pitches a little bit sooner or something. I 108 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:42,720 Speaker 2: can't think of another time in which somebody struck out 109 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 2: at the level that he did and was able to 110 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:45,919 Speaker 2: kind of reverse it. 111 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, And I think a big part of this, too, 112 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:52,479 Speaker 4: is the organization he's coming from. You do feel like 113 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 4: there could be some low hanging fruit because he's coming 114 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 4: from an organization that, for lack of better terms, has 115 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 4: spent the last half decade decade plus being one of 116 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:03,719 Speaker 4: the worst organizations in terms of player development and offensive development. 117 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 4: I know the Yankees reputation there hasn't been earned. They 118 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 4: haven't earned a strong reputation there. But there's being not 119 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:12,280 Speaker 4: great and there's being the Rockies. The Rockies kind of 120 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 4: floor there. So I do think there is a possibility 121 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:17,599 Speaker 4: that he just didn't have access to the information that 122 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:19,720 Speaker 4: he would have access to here that could allow. 123 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 3: Him to make some more contact than zone. I will 124 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:22,360 Speaker 3: say this. 125 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 2: About the Rockies beautiful ballpark, and when you play there 126 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:28,479 Speaker 2: in MLB the show you hit bombs. I've hit so 127 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:31,359 Speaker 2: many five hundred footers there. Anyway, that's another topic for 128 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 2: another day. Trent Grisham, has he already been unlocked or 129 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:40,159 Speaker 2: is he just beginning to be unlocked? I mean, thirty 130 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 2: plus home runs last year, not a lot of people 131 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 2: saw that coming. He's always had a little bit of power. 132 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:46,839 Speaker 2: He did raise his average like thirty five points basically 133 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 2: over his career average. I'm not totally convinced that he's 134 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 2: hit his ceiling because he's still pretty young. I mean, 135 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 2: we didn't even see him play great defense last year 136 00:05:56,800 --> 00:06:00,040 Speaker 2: because he was hampered. I mean, can he won and 137 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 2: can he add more offensively? And what do you think 138 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:06,039 Speaker 2: he does? Warl wise, if he reverts to the top 139 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 2: flight center fielder that we've seen in the past. 140 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:11,480 Speaker 4: So I do think this past year was kind of 141 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:14,599 Speaker 4: the best version we'll see of him offensively. Not saying 142 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 4: he can never get to that peak again, but I'm 143 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 4: not sure if he's gonna do much better than that defensively. 144 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 4: If he ends up being a plus defensive center fielder, 145 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 4: even with a step back offensively, you would still expect 146 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:27,839 Speaker 4: this to be about a four win player. I mean 147 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 4: from his time with the Padres, when he wasn't an 148 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 4: above average hitter, he was about a two win player, 149 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,479 Speaker 4: and this was a guy who again was about fifteen 150 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:36,920 Speaker 4: to twenty percent worse than the league average hitter. I 151 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 4: do think the big key here for Trent Grisham he 152 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 4: does actually make a good amount of contact in zone. 153 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:44,920 Speaker 4: He's very patient. He's someone who will take strikes because 154 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 4: he can hit in two strike counts because he doesn't 155 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 4: swing and miss a lot. So there is that ability 156 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 4: for him to be confident and take that a swing 157 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 4: in a two strike count or early in an account 158 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 4: where he's up to whatever it may be. 159 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 3: I do think the contact in zone. 160 00:06:57,320 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 4: Coupled with how hard he hits the ball that is 161 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:02,800 Speaker 4: what creates that combination that should result in good offensive production. 162 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 3: I mean eight twelve ops last year. I see people 163 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,039 Speaker 3: talk about him like he was dog shit, but he 164 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 3: was actually pretty good. 165 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 2: And it struck me as he had a lot of 166 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 2: big hits during the season. I know he didn't do 167 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 2: much in the playoffs, but he seemed to be a 168 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 2: guy who kind of had that clutch gene at least 169 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 2: like during the regular season. I would have liked to 170 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 2: have seen him, you know, get a couple more big knocks. 171 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 2: But maybe this is the year, you know. I mean, 172 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 2: even Judge struggled in the playoffs and he's Superman, right, 173 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 2: But I mean I look at his metrics and I 174 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:32,560 Speaker 2: see a lot of red. I see a guy who 175 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 2: has a ton of value. You mentioned the chase percentage 176 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 2: is in the ninety ninth percentile, the walk percentage ninety 177 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 2: six percentile. I mean, this guy is like the prototypical 178 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 2: built in a lab New York Yankee. 179 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 3: Is he not? I fully agree. I mean he's patient. 180 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 4: Again, he doesn't have the big swing and miss issues 181 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 4: that you would expect for somebody who. 182 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 3: Has big power numbers. 183 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:57,679 Speaker 4: I understand the batting average in his career is not appealing, 184 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 4: and I don't expect him to be a high average. 185 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 4: But if you're getting a three point thirty three forty 186 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 4: three fifty somewhere in that range in terms of on 187 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:07,559 Speaker 4: base percentage and you're getting a good amount of power 188 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 4: while being a center fielder, I mean, how many guys 189 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 4: hit twenty plus home runs as a center fielder? 190 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 3: In general? 191 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 4: I do think a lot of this has to be 192 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 4: Remember the position he plays, Compare him to the other 193 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 4: guys playing that position, and very importantly, compare him to 194 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 4: the other guys who changed teams this winner and play 195 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 4: center field. Did Harrison Bader tickle your fancy that much? 196 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 4: Louise Robert for all of the for all of the 197 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 4: things we can talk about with Grisham, I mean, Luis 198 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 4: Robert is a project as well, and did also cost 199 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:37,320 Speaker 4: the twenty million dollars. So I do think there's a 200 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:38,960 Speaker 4: lot of like they shouldn't have brought it back, and 201 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 4: then there's not really a guy they should have brought 202 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:43,080 Speaker 4: in instead of Trent Grisham. 203 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 2: By the way, your mic sounds fantastic. What kind of 204 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 2: mike you got there? You're rocking the sheer mic? 205 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, I got a sure mic. I got a noise 206 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:51,680 Speaker 4: reducer going and I don't know what it is. It 207 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 4: just it just clicked for something. And I'm using my 208 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:55,440 Speaker 4: backup mixer right now too. 209 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:58,359 Speaker 2: You sound like James Earl Jones. Man, you sound fantastic 210 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 2: in my headphones. I gotta say, no, nobody does it 211 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 2: sound like Apple and you sound great in the Apple headphones. 212 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:06,679 Speaker 2: So well done, well done, fair play. All right, Let's 213 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 2: talk a little bit about another great mustache. First of all, 214 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 2: in the mustache off, Trent Grisham versus Austin Wells. 215 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:13,720 Speaker 3: Who you got. 216 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:16,160 Speaker 4: I gotta give it to Grisham because of the sunglasses 217 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 4: and the mill batting gloves like that is just unmatched, man, 218 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 4: that's unmatched. 219 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:21,960 Speaker 2: That's flag is great man. And somebody said he looked 220 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 2: like Reggie Jackson. I gotta say I agree, all right. 221 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:27,080 Speaker 2: But Austin Wells, I was mentioning while we were in 222 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 2: our green room basically that his ops has gone from 223 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:36,200 Speaker 2: the seven forties, you know, downward to seven eleven this year, 224 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 2: So it's decreased every single year. And I didn't expect 225 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 2: that I expected when he first came up, especially that 226 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:47,440 Speaker 2: last series he played in Toronto. He was looking great 227 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:50,319 Speaker 2: in twenty twenty three. Oh, I think it was twenty 228 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 2: twenty four, obviously his rookie year. He plays in the 229 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:55,559 Speaker 2: World Series, he gets a big double in Game five. 230 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 2: You're thinking that he's gonna build on this. He had 231 00:09:57,440 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 2: a hot summer, but the hot streak never came last year. 232 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:03,680 Speaker 2: It seemed like he was just fighting to put it 233 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:07,559 Speaker 2: together all year and he finished with I believe, a 234 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 2: two nineteen average. Do you think that Austin Wells can 235 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:14,840 Speaker 2: break out or are we kind of looking at a 236 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 2: guy this is who he is? 237 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 4: Well I think the first thing you have to look 238 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:20,720 Speaker 4: at for Austin Wells why did it go wrong last year? 239 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:24,040 Speaker 4: I think it was a decrease in swing decision quality. 240 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:26,079 Speaker 4: I mean he was chasing so much out of his 241 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 4: z own. And look at the bat speed. People talk 242 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:30,319 Speaker 4: about bat speed just as a physical trait. I think 243 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:33,080 Speaker 4: it's a confidence thing as well. His bat speed was 244 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 4: way up, so he was swinging at pitches he shouldn't 245 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 4: be swinging at, and he was swinging hard at them. 246 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 4: He was probably making swing decisions earlier in the pitch flight, 247 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:44,440 Speaker 4: swinging his tail out, swinging his out of his shoes, 248 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 4: and not reading these pitches out of hand. Pitchers knew 249 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:50,280 Speaker 4: they could throw throw sliders to him and he would. 250 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:52,520 Speaker 4: Chase Wells has to be a little more disciplined, a 251 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 4: little more patient, and if it cost him a couple 252 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 4: home runs here and there, I think it'll be rewarding 253 00:10:57,559 --> 00:11:00,080 Speaker 4: with the walk, with the walks going back up. He 254 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 4: just can't walk six point seven percent of the time. 255 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:04,880 Speaker 4: If you're Austin Wells, you have to walk more than that. 256 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:06,760 Speaker 4: You gotta be able to get on base. He has 257 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 4: enough power, I thought, even his rookie I know he 258 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:11,320 Speaker 4: only hit thirteen home runs, but if you saw the 259 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 4: batted balls, he was very unlucky that year. 260 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:14,960 Speaker 3: I think he might have. 261 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:17,440 Speaker 4: I think he overcorrected a little too much for the 262 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 4: slower percentage of year prior. I don't think he needed 263 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 4: to change anything to slug more. He just needed to 264 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:23,200 Speaker 4: stick to his approach, and he didn't do that in 265 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:23,960 Speaker 4: twenty twenty five. 266 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, he kind of needed to follow the Ben Rice 267 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:30,680 Speaker 2: model where he just kind of tweaks his launch angle 268 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:33,079 Speaker 2: a little bit right. Ben Rice was hitting line drives 269 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:35,320 Speaker 2: at the second basement and scorchers that were caught by 270 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 2: the right field. There wasn't until he started getting just 271 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:39,680 Speaker 2: like a couple of degrees extra maybe hitting the ball 272 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 2: out just I mean just a fraction. 273 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 3: Of a percentage out more out front. 274 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:47,560 Speaker 2: And he hit more home runs and he was just 275 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 2: his batting average went up, and he hit more doubles 276 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:53,440 Speaker 2: and everything. I think Austin Wells could do the same thing. 277 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:57,599 Speaker 2: I've been very bullish on Austin Wells this winter. I 278 00:11:58,000 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 2: spend a lot of the winter I'm sure like you, 279 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 2: watching highlights of the season prior, like a lot of 280 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 2: people put together highlights. 281 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 3: I used to do it. 282 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:08,200 Speaker 2: I don't do it anymore. But I love his swing man. 283 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:10,720 Speaker 2: I think he's got a great swing. Like you said, 284 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 2: he swings the ball. He swings the bat hard. He 285 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 2: chases too much. He chases that high fastball like it's 286 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 2: like a league of your own right. He can't hit 287 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:21,680 Speaker 2: the high ones right throwing the high ones. And he 288 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:24,280 Speaker 2: also struggles with that down and in breaking ball that 289 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 2: you see so many lefties go after that back foot slider. 290 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 2: But the problem is down and in fastballs when he connects, 291 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 2: he destroys them. He destroys them. 292 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:37,320 Speaker 3: So you can't lay off that pitch. 293 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 2: If someone is doing a good job tunneling and putting 294 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:42,120 Speaker 2: the ball like a fastball and a slider that looked similar. 295 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:44,319 Speaker 3: Like he's dead in the water man. 296 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:47,080 Speaker 2: So I think what he needs to do is look 297 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 2: for more like center cut stuff. I think he needs 298 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:52,320 Speaker 2: to shrink the zone a little bit, take a few 299 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:55,120 Speaker 2: more strikes on the corners, maybe take a few more 300 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 2: of those high pitches, and just look for those center 301 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 2: cut pieces and put the a swing on better pitches. 302 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:03,200 Speaker 4: You know, it's incredible because the first thing I thought of, 303 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:06,200 Speaker 4: Derek was Trent Grisham. And when you went, when you 304 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 4: just mentioned be a little more selective, that's exactly where 305 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 4: I was at with this, because, yeah, you're gonna take 306 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 4: more called strikes, You're gonna find yourself in two strike 307 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:14,560 Speaker 4: counts more often. 308 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:16,439 Speaker 3: Well, it's not like Wells. 309 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:18,960 Speaker 4: It's not as if Wells doesn't have the ability to 310 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:21,560 Speaker 4: make enough contact in zone to get to these two 311 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:24,920 Speaker 4: strike counts and keep fighting pitches off. If you look 312 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:27,320 Speaker 4: at the template of you mentioned Ben Rice, we talked 313 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:29,760 Speaker 4: about Trent Grisham. These guys are able to get to 314 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 4: two strike counts and still have a good at bat. 315 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 4: They're not scared of taking an OH one dotted fastball. 316 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 4: They're not scared of it, they're just not you. As 317 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:39,439 Speaker 4: a good big league hitter need to be able to 318 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:41,720 Speaker 4: hit in one strike and two strike counts. There's no 319 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:43,840 Speaker 4: reason to swing, as you mentioned, at pitches that are 320 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 4: borderline pitched. I think about Game four of the American 321 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:49,319 Speaker 4: League Division Series. Technically the pitch he swung at was 322 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:52,560 Speaker 4: a strike, but you're not doing damage on that pitch. Yeah, 323 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:55,839 Speaker 4: the pitches you swing at are gonna determine so much 324 00:13:55,960 --> 00:14:00,120 Speaker 4: about how well you perform your slugging percentage, your exit velocity, 325 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 4: your barrel rate. You can't barrel every pitch thrown at you, 326 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 4: even if it's in the strike zone. So Austin Wells 327 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 4: shrinking that zone, as you mentioned, picking your spots when 328 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:09,839 Speaker 4: to take that a swing, I think you could see 329 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:11,880 Speaker 4: a higher on base, a higher average, and a higher 330 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:14,080 Speaker 4: slowing percentage across the line improvements. 331 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 2: I think he and Domingez had a similar problem where 332 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 2: they were trying to hit the ball in the air 333 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 2: to left field as a lefty and Yankee stadium, and 334 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 2: that's death valley man. I mean, how many times did 335 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 2: we see Austin Wells or Jason Domingez hit a three 336 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 2: hundred and ninety two foot flyout to left center field, 337 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 2: and and you know if he's if they're playing in Houston, 338 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 2: you know, I think both of them get six or 339 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 2: seven more home runs to left field, like opposite field, 340 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:40,720 Speaker 2: you know, or even someplace like Toronto where the ball 341 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 2: carries well out there. Austin Wells, Jason Dominga, like so 342 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 2: many of these Yankees hitters that are having that problem, 343 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:50,240 Speaker 2: just need to pull the ball in the air. You 344 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 2: play at Yankee Stadium. If you're gonna hit the ball 345 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 2: in the air, it's got to be the right field. Now, 346 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:56,680 Speaker 2: if you want to hit the ball, you know, on 347 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 2: a line to left field, I'm okay with that. But 348 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 2: that's a different swing. So it's something to it's it's 349 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:04,920 Speaker 2: it's a that's why this game is hard. If it 350 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 2: was easy, everybody would do. 351 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:07,320 Speaker 3: It, all right. 352 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 2: So let's talk about our sleeper picks. Every year, I 353 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:14,200 Speaker 2: try and pick somebody who I think could just like 354 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 2: you know, maybe people have slept on they forgot about. 355 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 2: And it's not Anthony Vopi who's on the screen. It's 356 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 2: not Jason Dominguez. My guy is Louise Heel. We were 357 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:25,640 Speaker 2: talking about that spring training game he pitched a couple 358 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 2: of years ago against the Blue Jays when he was 359 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 2: first coming back from his you know, he had come 360 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 2: back the previous year, but he was healthy, right, he was, 361 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 2: he was strong, and he was nasty, and then he 362 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 2: carried it really for the first two or three months 363 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 2: of the season. But since then he's had some injury issues, 364 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 2: he's had some you know, fatigue issues. 365 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 3: We haven't seen that guy. I think we're going to 366 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 3: see that guy this year. 367 00:15:49,160 --> 00:15:52,520 Speaker 4: Honestly, I think with Louise Heal, it's all about where 368 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 4: he's at, confidence and health wise. If the health is there, 369 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 4: if he's having a normal off season, I don't see 370 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:01,080 Speaker 4: why this stuff can't rebound. His fat ball still gonna 371 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 4: grade out very well in a lot of models. He 372 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 4: has a change up which is really hard to learn 373 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 4: as a right handed pitcher, and it's a power change up, 374 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:09,040 Speaker 4: so sometimes we'll see it play kind of like a 375 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:10,040 Speaker 4: two seamur variety's. 376 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:11,760 Speaker 3: I think it's there. 377 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 4: I'm I'm concerned about the track record healthwise. I'm concerned 378 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 4: about the inconsistency, but the ceiling is very much still 379 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 4: there for Luis Heal. 380 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 3: So who's your sleeper. Who are you picking? My pick 381 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:23,359 Speaker 3: is Jose Cabierro. 382 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 4: And the reason I say that is because so he 383 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 4: was working at drive line this winner, and I'm not 384 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:30,120 Speaker 4: looking for him to actually like hit more home runs. 385 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 4: I actually think my goal with Jose Cabierro is to 386 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 4: see another year over year increase in batting average. Last 387 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 4: year he get two thirty six. The year before that 388 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 4: two twenty seven, year before that two twenty one. What 389 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 4: goes up when you hit for a higher average, you're 390 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 4: on base percentage. Cabbyro is a good swing decision maker. 391 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:47,480 Speaker 4: If Kabiiro is walking at the rate he's walked at 392 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 4: the last few years, around that eleven to twelve percent clip, 393 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 4: and he's sitting like two fifty. 394 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 3: That's just starting shortstop in the postseason. 395 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:55,760 Speaker 4: If I told you that the Yankees would have a 396 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 4: short stop hit two fifty with like a three thirty 397 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:01,600 Speaker 4: on base and play good defense at shortstop, you would 398 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 4: take it in a heartbeat, and oh yeah, this guy 399 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 4: is a stolen based machine, forty plus steals in each 400 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 4: of the last year's I think his contact quality has 401 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:12,639 Speaker 4: sneakily gotten better. He's hitting the ball harder, his average 402 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 4: exit velocity jumped three miles per hour last year. Girl 403 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 4: percentage peaked this past year. Max exit velocity went from 404 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:22,080 Speaker 4: one to nine point nine to one fourteen point four. 405 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 4: I don't know how many Yankees in general, I've hit 406 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 4: a ball harder than Jose Cabiro did this last year. 407 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:30,280 Speaker 4: And again, I think that there is a I think 408 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:32,159 Speaker 4: there is a role to be had in the bottom 409 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 4: of your lineup where you if you're gonna have a 410 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 4: guy be a blow average or you know, not just 411 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:39,360 Speaker 4: an average hitter. You want one of those guys who 412 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:41,200 Speaker 4: can put the ball in play, right because if you 413 00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 4: think about it from the standpoint of like lineup construction, 414 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:47,000 Speaker 4: if you have your seventh hitter who has a high 415 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:48,960 Speaker 4: contact rate and you have a runner on third with 416 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:50,679 Speaker 4: one out, like that's a guy you want up in 417 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 4: that spot because even if he records the out, probably 418 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:55,800 Speaker 4: a ball in play, versus like a guy who doesn't 419 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 4: make a lot of contact, that out might just be 420 00:17:57,840 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 4: a strikeout and you're kind of crap out of luck 421 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:02,240 Speaker 4: in that inning. So I do think I like kaby 422 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 4: Erro for this year. I think I'm I'm shooting for 423 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:05,840 Speaker 4: the Kabierro drain, you. 424 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:08,400 Speaker 2: Know, I wasn't on board for Kabyro until just now. 425 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 2: I think you just got me hyped. Man. 426 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:11,160 Speaker 3: I think you just got me a hell of hype 427 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:14,600 Speaker 3: for Calailera. Hell yeah. All right, So here's what we're 428 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:14,919 Speaker 3: gonna do. 429 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:18,440 Speaker 2: We got a quick one minute add from the guys 430 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:21,239 Speaker 2: at Foul Territory about Hello Fresh. 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That's FT one 456 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 5: zero FM. 457 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 2: I gotta say hello, fresh is awesome, but no amount 458 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 2: of like recipes or anything can save me cooking. Like 459 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 2: I find a way to burn a sandwich Like it's 460 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:51,160 Speaker 2: just it's ridiculous. But yeah, get HelloFresh so minor trade today. 461 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 2: Max Schumann, I literally never heard of this guy, Ryan. 462 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 3: What do you know about him? 463 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:58,800 Speaker 4: Okay, So he's one of these good athlete, good runner, 464 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:02,159 Speaker 4: could play really good defend, especially up the middle, but 465 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:03,160 Speaker 4: does not hit. 466 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:04,120 Speaker 3: He just doesn't hit. 467 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:06,520 Speaker 4: For in his first year with the athletics, he was 468 00:20:07,119 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 4: big like good exit v Los and couldn't make a 469 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:12,320 Speaker 4: lot of contact in zone. Then this past year, he 470 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:15,760 Speaker 4: basically sold out for contact, So I'm not exactly sure 471 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 4: what the profile is. He's kind of having an offensive 472 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:21,200 Speaker 4: identity crisis himself, So I kind of look at him 473 00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:23,760 Speaker 4: as if someone goes down in spring, if as wald 474 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:25,399 Speaker 4: U Kabura is a little bit behind and can't make 475 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:27,440 Speaker 4: it p opening day, you've got a guy who can 476 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:29,800 Speaker 4: be a backup shortstop for a couple of weeks. 477 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, this might just be organizational depth, just a warm body, 478 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:37,480 Speaker 2: you know, just just fill a uniform, you know, with 479 00:20:37,520 --> 00:20:40,159 Speaker 2: some major league experience. So you know, we got a 480 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:43,439 Speaker 2: pretty you know, fun group of players here coming up 481 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 2: in the American League. We had junior Cameronarow forty five 482 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:50,320 Speaker 2: home runs. We had Nick Kurtz with four home runs 483 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 2: in one game. You know, we've got some studs here. 484 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 2: Who are you looking forward to to watching in twenty 485 00:20:57,280 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 2: twenty six in the American League? Specifically, I would say 486 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:04,639 Speaker 2: Brendan Donovan just because I'm excited to see him on 487 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 2: the Mariners. 488 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 4: I think he's such a good fit for that team. 489 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:09,680 Speaker 4: Mariners are so good. They're a really good team, Yes 490 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:12,119 Speaker 4: they are. I think I think they're way better than 491 00:21:12,119 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 4: people are giving them credit for. 492 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:13,320 Speaker 2: It. 493 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:15,200 Speaker 3: Bryan is my favorite pitcher to watch. 494 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 4: Dude, man, I mean he's so good, he's abute. And 495 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:21,840 Speaker 4: I also still think like Logan Gilbert's awesome. I love 496 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:24,640 Speaker 4: George Kirby because he's just He does not walk anybody. 497 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:25,920 Speaker 3: I think there's just something. 498 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 4: A little extra, you know, a little extra spice to 499 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:30,120 Speaker 4: it when you just go, yeah, I'm not walking anybody. 500 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:32,440 Speaker 3: You're gonna earn your way on base league wide. 501 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 4: The guy I want to look at the most, Spencer Schwellenbach, 502 00:21:35,880 --> 00:21:38,159 Speaker 4: is I think one of the best pitchers that nobody 503 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:41,160 Speaker 4: talks about enough. He sits ninety seven miles per hour 504 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 4: on his four seam fastball, he throws six different pitches 505 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:45,440 Speaker 4: at least ten percent of the time. 506 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:47,879 Speaker 3: And oh yeah, if you look at his entire. 507 00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 4: Career thirty eight starts so far, three point two to 508 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:53,800 Speaker 4: three e erra, twenty five point two percent strikeout rate, 509 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:56,919 Speaker 4: four percent walk rate. I mean, this guy is disgusting. 510 00:21:56,960 --> 00:21:58,920 Speaker 4: I have a hot take he's going to win the 511 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:01,560 Speaker 4: National League Sye Young this week. Oh wow, Spencer sho 512 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:02,960 Speaker 4: be better than Chris Saale. 513 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:03,639 Speaker 3: He's winning it. 514 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 2: You know who scares the hell out of me? Roman 515 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 2: Anthony He's gonna be a beast. 516 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:10,080 Speaker 3: Dude. 517 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:12,960 Speaker 4: I have a scary feeling that we're looking at a 518 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 4: future Hall of Famer, and I don't like it. He 519 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:17,919 Speaker 4: makes so much contact in Zony, hits the crap out 520 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:21,119 Speaker 4: of the baseball, makes great swing decisions, and the craziest 521 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:23,920 Speaker 4: thing about him look at his defensive numbers. Playing right 522 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:27,359 Speaker 4: field in Fenway Park. He is incredible out there. I 523 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:30,880 Speaker 4: mean that's terrifying. Imagine a plus defensive outfielder who makes 524 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:33,360 Speaker 4: a lot of con Like, what's his flaw, what's his issue? 525 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:34,160 Speaker 3: I don't have one. 526 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 2: I mean health so far, that's the only thing. I 527 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:38,080 Speaker 2: mean that's been the downfallsome guy. 528 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:40,360 Speaker 3: So you never know. He's pretty, he's pretty young. 529 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:43,520 Speaker 2: You know, sometimes young guys not used to playing one 530 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 2: hundred and some odd games, you know, you pull something whatever. 531 00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:48,680 Speaker 2: But when I first saw him, I thought, that guy 532 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 2: looks like a young Ken Griffy Junior. I remember watching 533 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 2: Ken Griffy Junior in like ninety one ninety two, like 534 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:55,440 Speaker 2: early on in his career, when he was like twenty 535 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:56,800 Speaker 2: twenty one years old. That was when I was first 536 00:22:56,920 --> 00:22:58,600 Speaker 2: kind of getting into baseball to the point where I 537 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:01,399 Speaker 2: was like watching every single Yankees game, and you know, 538 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 2: my brother would tell me, Oh, Griffy's coming to town. 539 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:04,960 Speaker 2: You gotta watch this, and I'm like, who's Griffy? You know, 540 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:10,200 Speaker 2: like and just the smoothness with which he plays the game. 541 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 2: Freddy Peralta. With the Mets, you see Freddy Peralta, I mean, 542 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:16,720 Speaker 2: Mets are gonna be fun. So I asked, I'm doing 543 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 2: this fun thing where I'm letting chat GPT pick my 544 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:21,800 Speaker 2: MLB the show franchise this year because I don't like 545 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:23,600 Speaker 2: to use the Yankees because I know the Yankees too well. 546 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:28,399 Speaker 2: It's just not fun. So unfortunately they landed on the Mets. 547 00:23:28,960 --> 00:23:32,320 Speaker 2: So I'm I'm gonna do a franchise with the Mets. 548 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:35,400 Speaker 2: But I'm excited I get to pitch with Freddy Peralta. 549 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:38,400 Speaker 4: I will also say with the Mets, the thing that 550 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:41,080 Speaker 4: I am the most captivated by or the player is 551 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:43,720 Speaker 4: Carson Bench, just because I'm curious to see what he 552 00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 4: looks like. 553 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:45,879 Speaker 3: They're gonna test him. It looks like they want him 554 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:46,639 Speaker 3: to be a big leaguer. 555 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:49,479 Speaker 4: But obviously with Freddy Parolta, I mean Parolta McLean at 556 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:50,320 Speaker 4: the top of the rotation. 557 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 3: That should be very fun. 558 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:54,320 Speaker 4: I know, pitching Ninja's probably got his, he's got his 559 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:57,240 Speaker 4: calendar marked. What is paralta pitching? Cool day after? I 560 00:23:57,280 --> 00:23:59,320 Speaker 4: should tune in to watch McClean and get some clips there. 561 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:01,840 Speaker 2: What do you think of cal Rawle? You think he 562 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:03,959 Speaker 2: can do it again? You think he can pass sixty two? 563 00:24:04,760 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 4: You know, I think he's got a real shot at it. 564 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:09,680 Speaker 4: I think he's an incredible ballplayer. And also just every 565 00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:13,119 Speaker 4: account you hear about the guy, incredible leader, the way 566 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:15,920 Speaker 4: he carries himself, the moments he's hit in. I mean, 567 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:20,360 Speaker 4: this guy's a prototypical franchise player. He's a really good 568 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:21,199 Speaker 4: defensive catcher. 569 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:21,800 Speaker 3: I know he's not. 570 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:24,200 Speaker 4: He hasn't won, he didn't whin the Platinum Glove or 571 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 4: anything last year, but he was really good defensively. Cal 572 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 4: Rawley's just he's another victim of Aaron Judges's greatness. 573 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:30,240 Speaker 3: Aaron Judge is. 574 00:24:30,280 --> 00:24:32,920 Speaker 4: Just that guy, like Bobby Woo Junior on the screen 575 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 4: right here, that poor guy put together an incredible twenty 576 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 4: twenty four and he's theid no chance, It's just it's 577 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:40,000 Speaker 4: an unfortunate outcome of being. 578 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:40,800 Speaker 3: A great al player. 579 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:43,600 Speaker 2: Right now, well, it should be a fun season. First, 580 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:46,679 Speaker 2: we got the World Baseball Classic. I'm psyched about that. 581 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:50,920 Speaker 2: I love the World Baseball Classic. Team USA is gonna 582 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:52,959 Speaker 2: be kind of stacked, bro, They're gonna be kind of stacked. 583 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:54,040 Speaker 3: Yeah. 584 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:56,880 Speaker 4: Look, I've been running this gimmick for like years now 585 00:24:56,920 --> 00:24:59,040 Speaker 4: of Team DR is just better than everybody else. 586 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:00,600 Speaker 3: Team US best team. 587 00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:04,840 Speaker 4: There's just no denying that the two best pitchers on 588 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:07,879 Speaker 4: the planet, the best player on the planet. Yes, best 589 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:11,200 Speaker 4: player on the planet plays for Team Usay, Bobby Wood 590 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 4: Junior plays for Team USA. Like that seemed who's the 591 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:17,480 Speaker 4: worst player on that team? Paul Goldschmidt is that right now? 592 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 5: You know? 593 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,399 Speaker 2: I just wish that they would have it during the 594 00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:22,680 Speaker 2: All Star break. Skip the All Star Game one year, 595 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:25,359 Speaker 2: like during the World Baseball Classic. Take those four days 596 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:27,359 Speaker 2: and play when everybody is like in mid season fom 597 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:30,560 Speaker 2: you know, rather than risk guys getting hurt. I still 598 00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:34,119 Speaker 2: think back to that year that Mark Tshera tore his tendon, 599 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:36,840 Speaker 2: sheath or whatever in his hand at the World Baseball Classic. 600 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 3: He was never the same after that. That was it. 601 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:41,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, and I agree with you on the ramp up 602 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:44,320 Speaker 4: period stuff. I mean, this is the most injury prone 603 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:47,639 Speaker 4: time for pitchers. I think there is a lot of 604 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:49,919 Speaker 4: merit to the argument that they should just maybe make 605 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 4: it a week long, a two week long. I know 606 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 4: the NHL is doing this for the I think it's 607 00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:56,600 Speaker 4: the Olympics or the four Nay, I forget what tournament 608 00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:58,879 Speaker 4: exactly it is, but they do this, I don't. I 609 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 4: think Major League Baseball should take a page out of 610 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:01,639 Speaker 4: their book for it. 611 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, all right, Ryan, Well, everybody follow Ryan. 612 00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:08,879 Speaker 2: He's gonna be doing shows all year long with Fireside Yankees, 613 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:11,399 Speaker 2: and I'm sure he'll be back every so often, and 614 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:13,679 Speaker 2: maybe I'll make an appearance there at some point if 615 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:14,639 Speaker 2: I ever get an invite. 616 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 3: But anyway, we. 617 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:19,720 Speaker 2: Are approaching a baseball season here, just a few weeks 618 00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:23,399 Speaker 2: away from actual games, actually eleven days, so tune in 619 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 2: for great coverage both here and there. 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