1 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: In our territory. 2 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:09,639 Speaker 2: Our Territory Spring Training Tour is engineered by Fastenal. Check 3 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 2: out more at fastenal dot com for more information. Let's 4 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 2: take a look at our Spring Training Tour calendar. 5 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: We are a Rangers camp today. We will be with 6 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 1: Pat Murphy and. 7 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 2: The Milwaukee Brewers tomorrow and the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday. 8 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 2: It's been a great day at Rangers camp so far. 9 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 2: You see the guys out on the field. AJ Prazinski 10 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 2: is there and as we know, the Rangers after a 11 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 2: five hundred year missing the playoffs, this is a team 12 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 2: it's kind of searching for its championship identity again. The 13 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 2: pitching staff looking elite. The lineup, they've got some new pieces. 14 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 2: We've got Wit mayorfield with us as well. 15 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 1: AJ. Guys, how you doing. 16 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 3: Well? Yeah? 17 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 4: Uh, the sun is out in surprise, surprise, the sun 18 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 4: came out today. And so if you guys see me 19 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 4: take off my sweatshirt, it will be because I am 20 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 4: in a sauna getting here at surprise. But other than that, 21 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:09,959 Speaker 4: it's a beautiful day. I'm running down a dream in 22 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 4: the background. And USA kicked the ass in the hockey 23 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 4: gold medal games, so in both men's and women's. So 24 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 4: we are now a hockey. 25 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 5: Nation feeling golden, failing gold. 26 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:32,119 Speaker 3: In that right? A, who are the Hoosiers. 27 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 2: We're gonna have a lot more Hoosiers references throughout the show, 28 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 2: so embrace. 29 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 1: Yourself, everybody speaking though of Team USA. 30 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 2: Wow, guys, you want to talk about a move George 31 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 2: Springer at Blue Jay's Spring trading wearing a USA hockey 32 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 2: jersey in his first at that. 33 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: What'd you guys think about that? 34 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 3: Wait? 35 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 2: I'm so curious your thoughts on this, especially after a 36 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 2: playing in Toronto. 37 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 6: Well, George, I will say George is a huge hockey guy, 38 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 6: huge hockey guy, like Donamo, hockey fan, truly loves the sports. 39 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 6: So I know that he was fully invested in in 40 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:17,679 Speaker 6: the Olympics, in Team USA and their hockey run and 41 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 6: the fact that they won gold. 42 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 5: I know he's super fired up, so this is more 43 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 5: of it. 44 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 6: I know this is more of a him just celebrating 45 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 6: what just happened. 46 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 5: Versus a day at Canada. 47 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 6: But I know he plays for the Canadian team, so 48 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 6: people are gonna view it as that. But this is 49 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 6: just George being a being a super fan and showing 50 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 6: his support for an incredible run that Team USA just 51 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 6: went on. 52 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:42,519 Speaker 4: No troll, This is trolling. He's trolling in that country 53 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 4: and he plays for the only baseball team in the country. 54 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 4: This is amazing. Good job, George. You just got all 55 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 4: of Canada mad at you from your first faked bat 56 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 4: of the spring training season, and I freaking love it. 57 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 3: Uh what you played there? 58 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 4: How are the Canadians gonna react when George Stringer comes 59 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 4: George Springer comes up for his first to bat today, 60 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:04,639 Speaker 4: and you know what he should have done in the 61 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:07,919 Speaker 4: first spring training a bat in Dunedin. Warn that Jersey 62 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 4: and then see how the reaction. 63 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 6: Yeah, that would have been. That would have been something. 64 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 6: But I mean they'll be they'll be fine. They'll be fine. 65 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 6: Good for Team USA, Canay, Canada's got all their goals 66 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 6: and this is our year. So I want a little 67 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 6: bit more of this in baseball. 68 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 2: I want a little bit more of like, Hey, what 69 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 2: can I do to kind of stir the pot? 70 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:33,399 Speaker 1: What can I do to get people talking? I support you, George. 71 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 2: All right, let's talk a little bit about the recent 72 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 2: news in uh charge the mound? All right, Reyes Hoskins 73 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 2: signs a Guardian's minor league deal worth one point five 74 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 2: million if he makes the team. Of course, we know 75 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 2: that Reese is coming from the Brewers. He's had a 76 00:03:56,880 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 2: couple of injury plug seasons. Could be a little bit 77 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 2: of a middle of the order threat for this Guardian's lineup. 78 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 2: They could look they could use that a bit with AJ. 79 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 2: What are your thoughts on this? 80 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 3: Amazing to take from the sign. 81 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, yeah. I don't. I don't get the rece 82 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:19,920 Speaker 5: I don't get the rece thing. What's what I mean? 83 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 6: The guy is the coming off a down year he 84 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 6: got he got two hundred and seventy nine at bats 85 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 6: and he hit twelve homers. If he'd got a full year, 86 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:33,040 Speaker 6: he's gonna hit you twenty five homers. He's just going 87 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 6: to and if he'd got a full year, he would 88 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 6: have hit twenty five homers. Again, I mean, he's gone 89 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 6: eighteen homers his rookie year and one hundred and seventy 90 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:42,479 Speaker 6: at bats, and then he's gone thirty four, twenty nine, 91 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 6: ten in the COVID year, twenty seven, thirty twenty six 92 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:50,480 Speaker 6: after coming off a torn acl and then twelve and 93 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 6: in limited playing time. 94 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 5: So I don't. 95 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:54,720 Speaker 6: I mean, he's never been an average guy. He's not 96 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 6: gonn hit for average, and he's going to play. 97 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 5: A serviceable first base. 98 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 6: Uh, and he's got yea clutch postseason experience. I don't 99 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 6: understand what this, what the why people aren't more inclined 100 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 6: to go after Reese. He's a leader in the clubhouse. 101 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 6: I spent some time in Philly, and people all over 102 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 6: that clubhouse, whether it was players, staff, whoever, was rave 103 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:19,359 Speaker 6: about Reese as a teammate and as a person. So 104 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 6: I'm really confused as to why more teams aren't interested 105 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 6: in Reese. 106 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:28,040 Speaker 4: I don't know that it wasn't they were interested. I 107 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 4: think they were a little bit scared of the injury bug, right, 108 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 4: Remember he hurt his knee and then he missed them 109 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 4: a bunch of time in the last couple of years. 110 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 4: But like you said, if he if he's healthy, he'll 111 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 4: hit you twenty five to thirty any given year. And 112 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:45,479 Speaker 4: now he's gonna strike out a bunch, He's gonna he's 113 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:50,039 Speaker 4: gonna give you some you know, average, the averages first 114 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 4: base play, So maybe teams were looking at that. But 115 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:56,719 Speaker 4: for me, for the Guardians, this is a great signing 116 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:58,599 Speaker 4: because they can add that pop to their lineup. They 117 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 4: can add that leadership to a lineup and they hadn't 118 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 4: done much this offseason, So I think for the Guardians 119 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:05,800 Speaker 4: this is a huge deal and he can help them 120 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 4: try to win another division, which people forget they won 121 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 4: the division last year. We're in the postseason with almost 122 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 4: the same team, so just another bat they can add 123 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:15,599 Speaker 4: to a lineup that we've been seeing for a while 124 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:16,839 Speaker 4: and needs more offense. 125 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:19,839 Speaker 2: Still wild to me that the Guardians won the division 126 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 2: last year and how that all shook out. What do 127 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 2: you think about where he fits in with this team. 128 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 2: I know AJ was talking about how they need that 129 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 2: they need that bat. 130 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 1: And Reese could be a good option for that. I 131 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:32,600 Speaker 1: know you you're a big fan of him. 132 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, I agree with AJ. 133 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 6: I think he fits in perfectly with with with this 134 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 6: team and brings a brings another level of experience and 135 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 6: leadership to a fairly somewhat young team. They're not as young, 136 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 6: I don't feel like as they have been in the past, 137 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:51,720 Speaker 6: but it gives jay Ram a little bit of a 138 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:55,600 Speaker 6: little bit of extra protection and another voice in that clubhouse. 139 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 6: And I just I agree. I think it's a great fit. 140 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 6: I hate that it took so long and that it's 141 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 6: you know, it is what it is with the the 142 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 6: money that these games getting. I think one to five 143 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 6: on a minor league deal, So I don't think it 144 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 6: reflects the kind of player that he is. But good 145 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 6: for the Guardians. I think it will be a great fit. 146 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 6: And they always the Guardians always seem to squeeze out 147 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 6: the best out of the out of their players. So 148 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 6: good for Reeves, good for Cleveland, and I hope it 149 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 6: hopefully goes well. 150 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 2: Okay, obviously we know how this works. But when you're 151 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 2: going to camp on a minor league deal, how different 152 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 2: is that than going to camp on a big league deal. 153 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 6: Uh well, I mean it's it's Uh well, I guarantee 154 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 6: you with Reese, it's sometimes it's different when you're a 155 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 6: younger player or you're kind of a fringe guy. 156 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 5: You're trying to go make the team. You're going to 157 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 5: have it. 158 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 6: You need to go have a good spring and earn 159 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 6: yourself a spot on the team. With Rees, I can 160 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 6: almost guarantee that that Cleveland told them, hey, look, you're 161 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 6: on the team, Like, we got to put you on 162 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 6: a minor league deal right now because we're not ready 163 00:07:57,640 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 6: to make a forty man move. We don't know what 164 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 6: way we're gonna go with it. We don't know who 165 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 6: we're going to dfa to make their room for you. 166 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 6: So for now you're gonna be on the minor league deal. 167 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 6: But I can almost assure you that they told him, Look, 168 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 6: you're gonna be on You're gonna make the team, But 169 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 6: we just got to do this for now. 170 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 4: So he's got to make the team. He's got to 171 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 4: make the team. They probably didn't have a roster spot 172 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 4: open Trischer, so it's a little bit different. He's not 173 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 4: coming to with guaranteed money. He's got to make the team. 174 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 4: But I have a pretty good feeling and probably make 175 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 4: the team. I don't know why the Guardians would do 176 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 4: this unless he was gonna make the team. 177 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 3: Yes, he's on a minor league deal. 178 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 4: But usually somebody gets hurt in spring training, or there's 179 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 4: somebody that didn't perform up that might be had options, 180 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 4: and then they they can just dfam and clear a 181 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:41,959 Speaker 4: spot on the roster. 182 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 3: So I don't know why they would do it unless 183 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 3: he was going to make the team. 184 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 2: All right, that was by far the best part of 185 00:08:55,880 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 2: the show. Skip Schumacher cheering for Theirs over the U. 186 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 2: We love to hear it all right, so yep, didn't 187 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 2: ask for your comment yet. AJ, good news for the Twins. 188 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 2: Joe Ryan's MRI showed only inflammation. And this is from 189 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 2: our friend Dan Hayes. As we know, that is phenomenal 190 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 2: news for the Twins considering the news that they got 191 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:26,199 Speaker 2: recently on Pablo Lopez having to have Tommy John surgery. 192 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 1: The team said on Saturday that with Joe Ryan it. 193 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 2: Was lower right back kind of soreness, but thankfully for 194 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:38,880 Speaker 2: them guys, not a big issue. 195 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 1: AJ. 196 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 2: I'll start with you, how much of a sigh of 197 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 2: relief for the Twins letting out right now? 198 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 4: Well, they're like, whoo, we just lost Pablo Lopez and 199 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 4: now we can still trade Joe Ryan at some point 200 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 4: after we get off to start and you're probably when 201 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:55,760 Speaker 4: they're not really trying, even though they said they're going 202 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 4: to try and win this year. The biggest thing is 203 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 4: how does this affect it for the WBC. Is gonna 204 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 4: be allowed to pitch in the WBC? I would think no, 205 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 4: right right when if he's hurt, they can't and he 206 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:07,959 Speaker 4: can't pitch, they they're gonna have to replace him on 207 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:09,199 Speaker 4: the WBC roster. 208 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 3: So who's that gonna be. 209 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:12,600 Speaker 5: Yeah, that's a good point. 210 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 6: I mean that with this new insurance, uh, people bound 211 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:20,080 Speaker 6: pounded down your throat about being old and being heard. 212 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 6: You got any sort of any sort of ax that 213 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:25,160 Speaker 6: pop up, I guarantee the insurance isn't gonna isn't gonna 214 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:27,839 Speaker 6: let it fly. So I don't know if I don't 215 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:30,400 Speaker 6: think his WBC futures. 216 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 5: Is gonna happen. 217 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:32,439 Speaker 3: I hope not. I hope. 218 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 6: I hope he gets to pitch for Team USA. But 219 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:37,439 Speaker 6: but yeah, I don't see it happening. And who they 220 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 6: replaced with it with him, I'm not sure because potitch 221 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:44,319 Speaker 6: a player wise, it'd be it'd be different. But you know, 222 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 6: Joe knew going in to the spring that he was 223 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 6: gonna be pitching, and so he had he's built up 224 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:51,960 Speaker 6: a little differently than had he just been getting ready 225 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 6: for a regular season. You can't really go find a 226 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 6: pitcher probably that's been that's built up to the level 227 00:10:57,760 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 6: that he needs to be to go and and be 228 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 6: a starter. So maybe they just piece together some more 229 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 6: bullpen games. I don't know, But yeah, I don't see 230 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:07,080 Speaker 6: his WBC future happening unfortunately. 231 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, definitely a blow for Team USA, for the WBC 232 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:15,080 Speaker 2: with the news of Joe Ryan and his inflammation. Certainly 233 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 2: what the Twins wanted to hear when it comes to 234 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 2: Joe Ryan's injury. But guys, I'm also curious the Twins 235 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 2: had a chance to trade both pitchers at last year's 236 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:26,320 Speaker 2: trade deadline, Pablo Lopez. 237 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 1: And Joe Ryan. 238 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 2: AJ you you kind of touched on it briefly, but 239 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 2: your thoughts on that the decision they made last year 240 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 2: and then how this affects them going into this year 241 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 2: with Pablo's injury and then obviously Joe Ryan on the table. 242 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:44,840 Speaker 3: How does it affel. 243 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 4: I think they're gonna be more aggressive possibly of trading 244 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 4: him if they don't get off to a good start, 245 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 4: because now they you know, there was talks to Pablo 246 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 4: Lopez getting traded, and now with him out for you know, 247 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 4: a year and a half, Let's let's be honest. Everyone says, oh, Tommy, 248 00:11:57,920 --> 00:11:59,439 Speaker 4: John is a year, but it's really a year and 249 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:02,440 Speaker 4: a half. So you're looking at Pablo Lopez missing all 250 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 4: of this year and a bunch of next year, so 251 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:07,079 Speaker 4: the Twins can't trade him. 252 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 3: Joe Ryan. 253 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 4: I think they'd be aggressive on once they get an 254 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 4: opportunity and they see where they're at, and if they're 255 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:15,320 Speaker 4: doing good or not doing well, they might trade him 256 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:17,559 Speaker 4: earlier than we've seen and try and get more value 257 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 4: out of them. So I think that's how it affects 258 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:22,640 Speaker 4: him more than anything. But and I don't know, as 259 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 4: a former twin, I hate this for the people of 260 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 4: Minnesota and the fans of Minnesota because it's it could 261 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:31,959 Speaker 4: be a long few years and I lived that as 262 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:34,280 Speaker 4: when I first came up Minnesota and we brought the 263 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:36,600 Speaker 4: fans back and the fans have been great. But now 264 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:38,440 Speaker 4: as they continue to kind of go down, you see 265 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:40,760 Speaker 4: the fans not showing up, and they shouldn't because he 266 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 4: looks like the team to them is not trying. Not 267 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 4: saying that they're not, but it just looks like that 268 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:45,760 Speaker 4: from the outside. 269 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 6: Yeah, I agree with you, and I think they're gonna 270 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:52,440 Speaker 6: try earlier, and I think there might be it might 271 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:54,439 Speaker 6: be having to sacrifice a little bit of what they 272 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 6: were asking for before now that he's got this on 273 00:12:57,040 --> 00:13:00,079 Speaker 6: his on his resume, which you know, I don't I 274 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:03,319 Speaker 6: don't know how serious it is, but it's never you never. 275 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 5: Want to have something pop up when you're trying to 276 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 5: trade for somebody. 277 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:09,480 Speaker 6: But I do I do gotta say with this, with 278 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 6: with the Tomma John, you know thing that everybody seems 279 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 6: to get Tom John after a picture. Can we get 280 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:18,320 Speaker 6: on the Lindsay Vaughan a c L program with Tomma 281 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 6: John Because she tore a c L before she went 282 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:23,640 Speaker 6: down doing the downhill. A week later she was doing 283 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 6: squats and box jumps and and and skiing. So whatever 284 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 6: doctor did her a c L, we need to trade 285 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:30,600 Speaker 6: him to do some Tomma John surgery so we can 286 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 6: get these pictures back a little. 287 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 1: It didn't really work out well for her. Unfortunately, that 288 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:38,719 Speaker 1: wasn't because of her knee though. 289 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 3: That was because she got the It wasn't. 290 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:46,200 Speaker 1: Because of her knee. But yeah, there there can be 291 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 1: arguments made. But yes, uh a hater. I love Lindsay Van. 292 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:55,600 Speaker 1: I'm not being a hater. 293 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 2: I'm just saying there were probably a lot of doctors 294 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 2: that were like, you really should not have been out 295 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 2: there for one reason. 296 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 4: I know the one she found, the one that said 297 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 4: she could do it, and she did it. Her post 298 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:11,880 Speaker 4: afterwards was awesome, by the way, if you haven't read 299 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:13,439 Speaker 4: her post, and it was awesome. 300 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 2: I did read it, and I'm not blaming her for 301 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:17,600 Speaker 2: doing it at all. I would have done it if 302 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 2: I were her, But I think there are definitely some 303 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:22,040 Speaker 2: opinions maybe she should have listened. 304 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 5: To before that. 305 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 2: All right, let's move on from injury talk and let's 306 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 2: talk about a splitter that is kind of lighten up 307 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:33,400 Speaker 2: spring training right now, tedsuya. 308 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 1: E may look at it. 309 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 2: Nailed it, you guys that that name's hard. Don't don't even. 310 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 1: He min there we go, he mine so much right now. 311 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 1: I even practiced his last name going into this. All right, 312 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 1: Here's how his splitter was described. 313 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 2: He said, I'll be honest with you, I played this 314 00:14:57,600 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 2: game for twenty four years now and eleven professionally, and 315 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 2: I've never seen a pitch like that before. 316 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:05,000 Speaker 1: In my life. 317 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 2: AJ your thoughts on that comment, because that's a strong comment. 318 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 2: Don't you dare say something about pronunciation? 319 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:12,640 Speaker 3: Oh? 320 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 4: Of course, I mean Indiana. Since they're now a football school, 321 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 4: they can't read either, So I mean that that goes 322 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 4: hand in hand for sure. Welcome, welcome to being a 323 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 4: welcoming to being a football school. 324 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 3: Football sound something. 325 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 1: And you will never get the end of it from me. 326 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 1: Can you talk now about splutters. 327 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 4: By Yes, uh, listen, a lot of guys have splits, 328 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 4: and Wind knows this. When they get the deep deep 329 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:37,240 Speaker 4: it's almost like a forkball. Couse they Contraras used to 330 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 4: throw it right, Sazaki throws it. When it is that 331 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 4: deep deep forkball, it's almost like a knuckleball, and you 332 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 4: just don't know which way it's going. If you if 333 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 4: you saw cal Rawley yesterday talk about Logan Gilberts, it's 334 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:50,280 Speaker 4: a split, but he called it a forkball. It just 335 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 4: you don't know which way it's going. And if you 336 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:53,480 Speaker 4: can command that pitch, it is one of the best 337 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 4: pitches in baseball because it comes out hard. It comes 338 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 4: out like a fastball, but it moves like a knuckleball, 339 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 4: and it is really really hard to hit, and it's 340 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 4: really really hard to throw because everyone has a hard 341 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:07,280 Speaker 4: time controlling it. So if you can control it, you 342 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 4: can be really special. 343 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 3: Yeah. 344 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 6: That's the big thing, right is can you thole for 345 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 6: a strike? I know, going into when Sanga first got here, 346 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 6: I know that was our our game plan going into 347 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 6: his star was he if you look at if you 348 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 6: looked at his splits, Yeah, he's got a lot of 349 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 6: strikeouts on it. But how many strikes was he throwing 350 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 6: with it? It was it was they were all chase strikes. 351 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:31,480 Speaker 6: So the four ball, it's not, it's not something that's 352 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 6: going to fool you. 353 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 5: It's not. 354 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:34,680 Speaker 6: You're not gonna think it's a fastball coming in and 355 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 6: it's gonna drop off the table. Those are the ones that, 356 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:39,080 Speaker 6: in my opinion, really are the tough ones. Is the 357 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 6: ones that they don't come in with that almost knuckleball 358 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 6: sideway spin. They come in looking like a two seam 359 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:49,320 Speaker 6: and then just diving off the table. So it's yeah, 360 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:52,440 Speaker 6: it's it's a matter of canny control it because if 361 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 6: you can't and you can recognize it, you got to 362 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 6: be disciplined enough as a hitter to just not swing 363 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 6: at it and wait for something else because it's gonna 364 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 6: be a ball majority of the time time because the 365 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:03,120 Speaker 6: chances of him controlling it are not very good. So 366 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:05,399 Speaker 6: it can move all, it can move all you want. 367 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:07,159 Speaker 6: You got to be able to throw it for a 368 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:09,119 Speaker 6: strike whenever you need to throw it for a strike, 369 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:10,679 Speaker 6: And so that's what it's really going to come down to. 370 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:13,359 Speaker 2: Absolutely, But it seems like you kind of had that 371 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:16,600 Speaker 2: immediate wow factor in camp with it right, he faced 372 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:17,920 Speaker 2: astro hitters for the first time. 373 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 1: He showed a lot. 374 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:24,160 Speaker 2: Of of you know, deception as they explained it Hose TV. 375 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:28,200 Speaker 2: Altuve was talking about his slider movement, Carlos Correa talking 376 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 2: about the splitter in the fastball, so you have to 377 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 2: imagine AJ that means it's going to translate. Well, if 378 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 2: he's already wowing guys in camp right now, just in 379 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 2: a live VP. 380 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 4: If you can throw it over the plate, he can't, 381 00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 4: and he can't. You can't really sit on that pitch 382 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 4: because it's I remember the one pitch he gave me 383 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 4: more trouble than anything. And I don't know if it 384 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:48,880 Speaker 4: wit agrees as a split, especially a hard split, because 385 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:50,879 Speaker 4: you can't sit on it looks so much like a fastball. 386 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:52,879 Speaker 4: And the problem is when you say, oh, make him 387 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:54,239 Speaker 4: get the ball up. A lot of times when they 388 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 4: throw splits, they throw the high fastball ve low, so 389 00:17:56,840 --> 00:17:58,919 Speaker 4: then they throw the high fastball velo and then you say, oh, 390 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 4: I gotta get him down and then throw the split 391 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:03,960 Speaker 4: off of it. Roger Clemens right, the high fastball and 392 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 4: then the split off of it, or if they have 393 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 4: good angle like a guy like Clements had they throw 394 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 4: it right at your knees with the fastball and you're saying, oh, 395 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:12,359 Speaker 4: I got to get the ball up, and then he 396 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 4: just paint that fastball down and then they throw the 397 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:16,199 Speaker 4: split right off of it, and you just look like 398 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 4: a fool. Tim Hudson was another great example of it. 399 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 6: Yeah, that's the one, is the one that looks like 400 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:24,240 Speaker 6: the heater, and U for whatever reason, I always always 401 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:26,880 Speaker 6: had a lot of success with the split. For again 402 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 6: whatever reason, I never hit the change up very good. 403 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 6: If it looked like a heater coming in and he 404 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:32,639 Speaker 6: pulled a string on it, I was never very good 405 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:32,959 Speaker 6: at it. 406 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:34,400 Speaker 5: But for a split. 407 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:36,600 Speaker 6: Majority of them I could recognize, and if I could 408 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 6: see the spin difference, then I had a chance. But 409 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 6: so I was always kind of partial to it. If 410 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 6: a guy had a split, get me in there. But 411 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:48,480 Speaker 6: these these ones coming in now, especially from the Japanese pitchers, 412 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 6: are like you said earlier, they're not they're not split. 413 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:53,159 Speaker 5: They're more of a they're more of big fork balls. 414 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:56,240 Speaker 6: And I think that's as you said, with Logan Gilbert 415 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:57,959 Speaker 6: throwing it too, I think that's becoming a little bit 416 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 6: more of the trend than the hard Roger Clemens type split. 417 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:08,320 Speaker 2: Okay, so let's take a look at this yesterday when 418 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 2: they were lining up for the anthems. This is from 419 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 2: our good friend Chandler Rome. He said, attendance obviously at 420 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 2: Great Fruit game at Great Fruit League games, very optional 421 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:23,320 Speaker 2: for veteran players who aren't in that day's lineup. 422 00:19:23,359 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 1: We all knew that. 423 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:29,240 Speaker 2: However, Emi was on the first baseline in the national 424 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:32,600 Speaker 2: anthem prior to the game against the Nationals and it 425 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:34,880 Speaker 2: was his first major league baseball game. 426 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 1: What do you guys think of that? 427 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:41,480 Speaker 6: Hey, jay Aw, I was just gonna say, he must 428 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 6: have had a tea time setup, so you know he 429 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:44,920 Speaker 6: wanted to watch him get want to watch a little 430 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 6: bit of baseball. 431 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 5: No, but I think it's great. 432 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 6: I mean, a new guy probably sticking around to see 433 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:54,720 Speaker 6: his pitcher's throw and trying to get acclimated to the team. 434 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:57,400 Speaker 6: And that's a good time when you're in the dugout 435 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:00,360 Speaker 6: to talk to guys, hang out with guys you don't 436 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 6: really get to see throughout the day. Maybe and you know, 437 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 6: good for him for sticking around in the dugout and 438 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:08,960 Speaker 6: getting talked to some of those teammates. 439 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:15,160 Speaker 4: Maybe he just really likes the USA. And also maybe 440 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:17,199 Speaker 4: he was rooting for USA and hockey today we don't know. 441 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 4: Maybe he's rooting for the USA and the WBC. 442 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:19,960 Speaker 3: How do we know. 443 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 4: Maybe he just really likes the USA. It's a very 444 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:25,200 Speaker 4: patriotic twenty four hours, for sure. 445 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 1: So it is twenty four hours. 446 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 2: I just know in my six years of covering spring training, 447 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:32,480 Speaker 2: if a guy didn't have to be out there for 448 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:34,879 Speaker 2: the national anthem during a Great Fruit League game or 449 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:37,720 Speaker 2: whatever it was, they were certainly not there. 450 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 1: So that's a that's a different thing to see, I guess. 451 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:43,480 Speaker 2: All right, let's move on to say this is Zuki 452 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 2: on his future as he enters the last year of 453 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 2: his contract. This is from our friend Jesse Rogers. He said, 454 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:54,720 Speaker 2: I'm not sure about the last year of his contract. 455 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:56,760 Speaker 2: He said, it depends on my performance. He said, if 456 00:20:56,760 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 2: I perform well, I want to stay. I feel like 457 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:01,880 Speaker 2: I still haven't put up the numbers that people are 458 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 2: expecting me to. It comes down to how I perform. 459 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 2: So that's a pretty generic statement, right. I think it's 460 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:11,760 Speaker 2: fair for him to say that, you know, he hasn't 461 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:13,879 Speaker 2: put up the numbers that people are expecting him to. 462 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:16,160 Speaker 1: But guys what do you think about that? 463 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 2: And just his mentality entering the last year of his 464 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 2: contract and maybe him saying that, you know, he's not 465 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:23,520 Speaker 2: entirely happy with his numbers either. 466 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:30,800 Speaker 4: Is anybody ever wait, is anybody ever entirely happy with 467 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:32,560 Speaker 4: their numbers? No matter how I mean, unless you're maybe 468 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:35,919 Speaker 4: Aaron Judge or Shoeo Tani or someone like that, is 469 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:37,879 Speaker 4: anyone ever totally happy? There's always things you think you 470 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 4: can get better at. Sayazuki's been a good player for 471 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:42,440 Speaker 4: the Cubs, He's helped them win a lot of games, 472 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 4: and is the last year of his contract. It's smart, 473 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 4: it's good negotiating play by him. He wants to stay there, 474 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 4: So how do you get out in front of this? 475 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 4: But yeah, listen, cool, cool, say cool. 476 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 6: Yeah, I like it. I like the I like to comment. 477 00:21:57,760 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 6: You know, I haven't played where I feel like my 478 00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:03,400 Speaker 6: game can be and if I play well, then I'd 479 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:06,440 Speaker 6: love to stay here. And yeah, I think he's set 480 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:08,840 Speaker 6: himself up for having a good first half and saying 481 00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:10,679 Speaker 6: all right, let's go, let's let's get something worked out 482 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:12,760 Speaker 6: before I hit for agency, because I'm gonna have teams 483 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:14,440 Speaker 6: calling me. So I think he's a good player. I 484 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:19,119 Speaker 6: think he's got a great, powerful right handed swing, and 485 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:20,920 Speaker 6: that's uh, you gotta do it. 486 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:21,960 Speaker 5: You gotta put the numbers together. 487 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:26,040 Speaker 2: All right, Let's talk a little bit about katel Marte. 488 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 2: He says he's been working on his defense, and he said, quote, 489 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:32,680 Speaker 2: I need a gold glove. We've obviously heard a lot 490 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:35,680 Speaker 2: of guys say, you know, things like that. But when 491 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:37,679 Speaker 2: you hear him say that that he's working on his 492 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:40,240 Speaker 2: defense and that that's kind of one of his goals 493 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:42,680 Speaker 2: right now. I mean you would assume that's a goal 494 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:44,960 Speaker 2: for a lot of guys, but it seems like he's 495 00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 2: he's putting a big emphasis on that. AJ, what do 496 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:47,400 Speaker 2: you think. 497 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:49,480 Speaker 3: Good? Good for him. 498 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:52,280 Speaker 4: He's already one of the best offensive players in baseball. 499 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:54,640 Speaker 4: En if you had a gold glove to it, good 500 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:56,480 Speaker 4: for him, and it will only helped the Diamondbacks win. 501 00:22:56,600 --> 00:22:59,320 Speaker 4: So good for catel Marte to to take this next step. 502 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:01,320 Speaker 4: And I just want to know what you played second base? 503 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 4: How do you make yourself a goal glover? Can you 504 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:04,640 Speaker 4: just wake up one day and say, man, I need 505 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:06,680 Speaker 4: to work on this metric or that metric and become 506 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:07,200 Speaker 4: a gold Glover. 507 00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 3: How does that work? 508 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:09,840 Speaker 4: Because I man If someone only would have told that, 509 00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:11,879 Speaker 4: I would have won so many Gold Gloves and the 510 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:14,800 Speaker 4: American League ahead of Pud Rodriguez and Joe Mauer and 511 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 4: you know, I was in the Nashley had a Yachtie 512 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 4: Molina and those guys. 513 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 3: Someone just would have told me. Yeah. 514 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:24,680 Speaker 5: So it's it's it's weird now with all these analytics. 515 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 5: Is you gotta one. You gotta get the opportunities to 516 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:29,280 Speaker 5: make the place. 517 00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:33,399 Speaker 6: You gotta have the balls hit that are in those 518 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 6: like those ranges where you can you can make the 519 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:37,800 Speaker 6: play and get the guy out. 520 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 5: You gotta have the slow guy running. 521 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 6: He's got to hit you the ball that you got 522 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:43,200 Speaker 6: to go a long way for and field and throw 523 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:47,640 Speaker 6: and make it out to get your your you know, 524 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 6: your your range factor or whatever it is up and 525 00:23:51,320 --> 00:23:53,359 Speaker 6: you're out to buve average up and all this stuff. 526 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:54,879 Speaker 6: So that's that's the first thing, is you got to 527 00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 6: get the balls hit to you in the right situations. 528 00:23:57,760 --> 00:23:59,120 Speaker 5: He can improve on his jumps. 529 00:23:59,640 --> 00:24:02,480 Speaker 6: I don't think his his just kind of looking vaguely 530 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:05,320 Speaker 6: at his numbers over the over the course of his career. 531 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:08,199 Speaker 6: He's a he's a super athletic guy, but his jumps 532 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 6: have not been great, So that's something you can work on. 533 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:13,159 Speaker 6: He's got he's got a strong arm. I think the 534 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 6: biggest thing for him is that he's no longer bouncing around. 535 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:18,320 Speaker 6: You know, there was a time in his career where 536 00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:20,879 Speaker 6: he was playing center field. He played some short stop 537 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:24,159 Speaker 6: early on, some third base even and and and some 538 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:27,159 Speaker 6: second base, and now he's pretty much just a second 539 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 6: base and that that that's the big thing, is being 540 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:32,480 Speaker 6: able to get that every day and get comfortable and 541 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:36,000 Speaker 6: feel like you're you're just like anything. The more you 542 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 6: do it, the better you're gonna get at it. And 543 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 6: so I think him now having a couple of years 544 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:42,920 Speaker 6: in a row of playing solely second base under his belt, 545 00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:47,200 Speaker 6: if he's really engaged and working on getting better. He's 546 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:50,640 Speaker 6: had some some pretty solid years defensively a second and 547 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 6: so I think it's in there, just a matter of 548 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:55,399 Speaker 6: can he put it together through a whole year and 549 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:58,359 Speaker 6: not make the stupid air, make the big plays when 550 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 6: they're hit to him. I think there's a he could 551 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 6: win a Gold Glove. There's a lot of really good 552 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:05,000 Speaker 6: defensive second baseman though in the National League. I will say, 553 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 6: so he's got to He's got some some big competition 554 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:10,680 Speaker 6: ahead of him, but he is a freak athlete and 555 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:13,840 Speaker 6: I think I think if all the stars align, then 556 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 6: he could He could probably do it well. 557 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:19,800 Speaker 2: And he talks about how he's been working with Nolan 558 00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:22,359 Speaker 2: Aeronato and how he said he's gonna help him win 559 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:24,480 Speaker 2: a Gold Glove Aga. Can you think of anybody better 560 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:28,040 Speaker 2: for him to work with than Nolan who's won ten 561 00:25:28,119 --> 00:25:31,480 Speaker 2: Gold Glove awards, an eight time All Star. I mean, 562 00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 2: that's just a cheat sheet right next to him every 563 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:35,160 Speaker 2: day in the clubhouse. 564 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:36,440 Speaker 3: Right for sure. 565 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:38,640 Speaker 4: For sure, it's a different position, different side of the field, 566 00:25:38,680 --> 00:25:41,199 Speaker 4: but Nolan knows what he's doing. The problem is is 567 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:43,680 Speaker 4: Nico Herr Horner for the Cubs is pretty good. He's 568 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:46,320 Speaker 4: pretty entrenched there with the Gold Glove, so I don't 569 00:25:46,320 --> 00:25:49,360 Speaker 4: know how he's gonna jump them. But again, Nolan can 570 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:51,359 Speaker 4: help them. Nolan can show him. Nolan knows how to 571 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:55,200 Speaker 4: do it. But I don't know if Nolan's ever played 572 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:57,119 Speaker 4: second base, so I don't know. But I think Kateel 573 00:25:57,160 --> 00:25:59,160 Speaker 4: can do it. He's athletic enough and he just stays healthy, 574 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:02,720 Speaker 4: especially his lower half. Health Wise, I think Katell could 575 00:26:02,760 --> 00:26:05,920 Speaker 4: definitely do this and become even better if that's possible 576 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:06,479 Speaker 4: of a player. 577 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 6: Yeah, that's the thing is you got you got Nico, 578 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:13,680 Speaker 6: you got Bryce Terrang with Milwaukee, you got Bryson Stott 579 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:16,560 Speaker 6: with Philly. I mean, those those are the three guys 580 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:18,360 Speaker 6: that have really been battling it out for that goal 581 00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:21,359 Speaker 6: glove over the last couple of years. And but I 582 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:27,200 Speaker 6: will say that that Nolan's I think Nolan's biggest besides 583 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:29,720 Speaker 6: just the unbelievable accuracy of his arm, I think his 584 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 6: biggest attribute is the jumps that he gets on balls 585 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:34,359 Speaker 6: because he's not the most athletic guy in the world. 586 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:35,000 Speaker 5: I mean, he's not. 587 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:38,440 Speaker 6: The fleetest to foot, but the way he can anticipate 588 00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:40,480 Speaker 6: but where balls are hit and his angles he takes 589 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:42,479 Speaker 6: the balls that are hit, and his jumps that he 590 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 6: gets or why he can get to those balls and 591 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:47,679 Speaker 6: make all these amazing plays. And so I hope that's 592 00:26:47,720 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 6: what they're talking about, and it could be a big 593 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:53,160 Speaker 6: difference in taking Katl's game defensive game to the next level. 594 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:55,359 Speaker 6: But I just think there's too much traffic there for 595 00:26:55,440 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 6: him to win a goal glove. 596 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:06,880 Speaker 2: All right, let's take a look at the NL Pennant odds. 597 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:12,879 Speaker 2: Of course, the favorite the Dodgers. Uh, no surprise there. 598 00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:18,239 Speaker 2: Biggest liability the Pirates and then obviously the Dodgers kind 599 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:19,440 Speaker 2: of run the table there, guys. 600 00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:20,440 Speaker 1: What do you think about this? 601 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:22,880 Speaker 2: What do you think about the Dodgers? 602 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:24,439 Speaker 3: I don't know. 603 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:30,239 Speaker 6: I mean, obviously that the Dodgers or have made the 604 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:31,919 Speaker 6: news because they spend all the money and do all 605 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:33,680 Speaker 6: the stuff, and they've won back to back World Series 606 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:36,840 Speaker 6: and you can't discredit them for that because they've they've 607 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:38,560 Speaker 6: been the team that won the last game of the 608 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:40,640 Speaker 6: season two years in a row. I think there might 609 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:43,199 Speaker 6: be a little bit of playoff fatigue that sets in 610 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:47,320 Speaker 6: this year. So I would imagine that somebody else in 611 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:48,920 Speaker 6: the Nation League. The National League is kind of is 612 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:51,160 Speaker 6: kind of stacked, and I would kind of I would 613 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:52,960 Speaker 6: imagine that somebody else in the n L is going 614 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 6: to step in and and overthrow them this year. So 615 00:27:57,960 --> 00:27:59,800 Speaker 6: that's kind of where my where my guts at. So 616 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:03,280 Speaker 6: you know, I would say that maybe stay away from 617 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:05,080 Speaker 6: the future bets with the Dodgers this year. 618 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:07,960 Speaker 2: Who do you think is their biggest challenge this year? 619 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:10,200 Speaker 2: The biggest challenger, I. 620 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:12,840 Speaker 6: Mean, I mean, you got you got the you got 621 00:28:12,840 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 6: the Phillies. I think the Braves are sneaky, I really do, 622 00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:17,760 Speaker 6: you know, they're kind of under the raider. I think 623 00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:19,480 Speaker 6: they're a really good team if they can stay healthy. 624 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:25,720 Speaker 6: The Podres are solid. I think San Francisco. I mean 625 00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:28,720 Speaker 6: that that division over there is is gonna it's gonna 626 00:28:28,720 --> 00:28:31,240 Speaker 6: put up a it's gonna put up a fight. In 627 00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:33,119 Speaker 6: the Cubs. The Cubs had a gread year last year. 628 00:28:33,119 --> 00:28:35,000 Speaker 6: I think they can build on that. So there's just 629 00:28:35,040 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 6: a bunch of good teams and so I think the 630 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:38,600 Speaker 6: Dodgers are gonna have their hands full this year. 631 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 2: How far ahead do you think the Dodgers are from 632 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:44,520 Speaker 2: everybody else at this point? When you look at everything 633 00:28:44,560 --> 00:28:46,600 Speaker 2: that they were able to do this offseason. 634 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:50,000 Speaker 6: It's just they they just they just don't have a weakness. 635 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:52,480 Speaker 6: You know that they just got strengthd everywhere. They got 636 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:56,240 Speaker 6: strengthen and as they got so much depth in the 637 00:28:56,280 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 6: starting pitching, their lineup is I mean, it's just All 638 00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:03,240 Speaker 6: Star after All Star after All Star, like perennial All 639 00:29:03,280 --> 00:29:05,400 Speaker 6: Star after All Star, and then you've got a guy 640 00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:07,560 Speaker 6: like Miguel Rojas who comes up with the biggest hit 641 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:11,000 Speaker 6: of of the season. So it's you know, you just 642 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:14,040 Speaker 6: they have a little bit of everything going on. And 643 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:17,560 Speaker 6: but like I said, I think that a little bit 644 00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:19,479 Speaker 6: of you kind of saw it last year where they 645 00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 6: were they were kind of squeaking by in some certain 646 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:24,440 Speaker 6: and some games and just sort of winning games they 647 00:29:24,440 --> 00:29:26,760 Speaker 6: probably shouldn't have won. So I think there's a a 648 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:28,480 Speaker 6: little bit of playoff of teague that might send. 649 00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:35,200 Speaker 3: Sorry, there was an anthem. 650 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:42,280 Speaker 4: There was an anthem, So it's okay, exactly, we support you. 651 00:29:42,320 --> 00:29:45,800 Speaker 2: Give us your take on the Dodgers, and they're really good. 652 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:48,960 Speaker 4: They're really good, by the way, and and I think 653 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:51,120 Speaker 4: that there will be number one of my power rankings 654 00:29:51,160 --> 00:29:53,920 Speaker 4: probably for the entire year like they were last year. 655 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:55,760 Speaker 4: So until someone beats them, they're going to be number 656 00:29:55,800 --> 00:29:57,880 Speaker 4: one of my power rankings because they keep signing players, 657 00:29:57,920 --> 00:30:01,280 Speaker 4: they keep improving points of weakness. 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