1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:01,920 Speaker 1: I was sitting there in the room when the ping 2 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:03,760 Speaker 1: pong balls and you got to about that last ping 3 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 1: bug ball, and you could see Ethan Purser, who was 4 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 1: there and for representing the Guardians, like, I think he's 5 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: figuring out that this could happen here. 6 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:16,319 Speaker 2: Number one overall pick, number one overall prospect in the 7 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 2: Cleveland Guardians organization. Let's talk about Travis Bozana. It's a 8 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 2: Baseball America Prospect profile. Scottpro On, JJ Cooper, Jeff Ponce, 9 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 2: Jeff number one overall pick by Cleveland and they were 10 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 2: pumped at the first pick because it's a pretty good 11 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,879 Speaker 2: team that ended up making it to the ALCS. So 12 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 2: will we see Travis Bozana contributing to this team in 13 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 2: twenty twenty five? You know, I like to hit you 14 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 2: with the hard hitters right off the jump. 15 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 3: I'd say, if there's one spot in that infield that 16 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 3: seems to have a hole at this point, at least 17 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 3: long term, it's probably second base. And I wouldn't be 18 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:50,879 Speaker 3: shocked that, you know, if Bizanna hits the way he 19 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 3: did for three years at Oregon State early on in 20 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 3: the minor league season this year, that you know, maybe 21 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 3: by August. Certainly by September he'll probably see some time 22 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 3: with the Guardians. I think when you look at the 23 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 3: player overall, just an absolute master of his craft when 24 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 3: it comes to hitting, and I think the work and 25 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 3: just the work ethic sort of the stuff behind it, 26 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 3: his understanding of who he is as a hitter. I've 27 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 3: written about this before. He's really into the numbers. He 28 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:19,480 Speaker 3: really knows, you know, what he wants to do and 29 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 3: the type of hitter that he wants to become. What 30 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 3: he is is he's somebody that that pairs and sort 31 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 3: of blends really excellent bats of ball skills with really 32 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 3: good approach and the ability to hit for some power 33 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 3: despite being sort of a hit tool. First player, you 34 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:39,680 Speaker 3: know is looking to pull the ball in the air consistently, 35 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 3: you know, get his swing at a point that he 36 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 3: can consistently backspin the ball and get the most out 37 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 3: of his power. He knows he's not the biggest guy 38 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 3: in the planet, and that, you know, getting into his 39 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 3: pull side power consistently, particularly on certain types of pitches 40 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 3: and certain pitch locations, is going to allow him to 41 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 3: put up the most production, you know, over the course 42 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 3: of his career. I think just a really good all 43 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 3: round player. You know, he's not going to play shortstop, 44 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 3: He's going to play second base. He's really solid there defensively, 45 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 3: a really good bass steeler as well. I wouldn't say 46 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:12,920 Speaker 3: quite five tools because it's not a great arm. But 47 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 3: you know, when we look at this player, particularly from 48 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 3: the offensive standpoint, I think has a chance to be, 49 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:21,519 Speaker 3: you know, a multi time All Star and a big 50 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:23,639 Speaker 3: star in the middle of that order for the Guardians 51 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 3: for years to come. 52 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 1: The thing that I just really it just jumps out 53 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: to me about Travis Bizana is I feel very comfortable, 54 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: very confident that he's going to be that kind of 55 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: player who just keeps getting better, who keeps refining, who 56 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:40,959 Speaker 1: keeps improving, because he is kind of a cage rat. 57 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 1: He is one of those guys who likes to find 58 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 1: the challenge, attack it, and get better at it. He 59 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: we saw this in the last year, his last year 60 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: going in his draft year, where it's like, okay, he 61 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: had some things to work on he wanted and Jeff 62 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:57,080 Speaker 1: just mentioned a couple of where it's like he just 63 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: gets better. He's a guy who's going to spin his offseason. 64 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: I'm kind of excited to see, Okay, what has he 65 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: improve that this year in the offseason, because he looks 66 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: at the offseason as an opportunity to fix, improve, get 67 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 1: better at something. 68 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:11,119 Speaker 2: For the next year. 69 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:13,959 Speaker 1: And those are the kind of guys a lot of times. 70 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: I mean, it could be a balance, right, you don't 71 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: want to overdo it, but those kind of guys are 72 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: the ones who often can make that fourth, fifth, sixth 73 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 1: adjustment because nowadays in baseball it is point counterpoint. You 74 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 1: do something, then the pitchers do something else. Then you 75 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 1: do something else, then they do something else. And he 76 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 1: has a lot of adaptability, He has a lot of 77 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: baseball aptitude. And Jeff again, like you've seen him for 78 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: years now, he just keeps getting better every time you 79 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: see him, doesn't he. 80 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think that's the big thing is you know, 81 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 3: he wanted to add impact. You know, he went to 82 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 3: drive line, he spent time doing that. He showed improved 83 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 3: impact that continued to creep up the next year, you know, speed, 84 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 3: all those sort of things. If there's an element of 85 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 3: his game, I mean that, you know, potentially a weak point, 86 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 3: He's somebody that's probably as well versed in that, if 87 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 3: not more well versed than those that might be actually 88 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 3: scouting him. You know, he knows the areas that he 89 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 3: needs to improve in and I think just consistently has 90 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 3: shown you know, aptitude and focus to do that. 91 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:17,359 Speaker 2: And I think a lot of that just comes down, you. 92 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 3: Know, to the makeup and the type of individual he is, 93 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 3: just you know, a guy that wants to win, you know, 94 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:27,480 Speaker 3: sort of challenges those around him to compete for excellence 95 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 3: every single day. And I think in that sense, you know, 96 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 3: a lot of like the off the field sort of 97 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 3: make up comps that we got guys like Derek Jeter, 98 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:38,280 Speaker 3: you know, Brady et cetera, those sort of upper echelon 99 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 3: mentality type of guys, and I think that's what sets 100 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 3: him apart and what allows him to sort of get 101 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 3: the most out of his skills and continue to improve 102 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:46,280 Speaker 3: every offseason. 103 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 1: The point I wanted to make on that that really 104 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: kind of stands out to me is he also has 105 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:54,479 Speaker 1: the chance to be really important for baseball because it 106 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: has been quite a while since we've had a great 107 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: AFSE baseball player in the majors, especially hitter. You know, 108 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:06,040 Speaker 1: Dave Nielsen is probably the best ASSI that you know, 109 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 1: hitter that we've ever seen in the major leagues. Travis 110 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:12,840 Speaker 1: Bozana has a chance to kind of potentially exceed that, 111 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 1: and if he does, you talk about the globalization of 112 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: the game, and a lot of when we talk about 113 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 1: the globalization of the game in the past, you know, 114 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 1: five to ten years, it's been how Japanese players who 115 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:28,559 Speaker 1: are stars, both in the US and in basically Japan, 116 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: but also Asia. We've seen Korean players who are stars 117 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:35,359 Speaker 1: coming over. Obviously, there's the Dominican, there's Mexico, there's even 118 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 1: now we're seeing some players from Colombia in addition of 119 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:42,559 Speaker 1: the Venezuelan, Panama and all that. But Australia and New Zealand, 120 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 1: especially Australia are a big part of that as well, 121 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: and Travis Bozana could kind of be the first star, 122 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: truly star player that we have coming out of Australia 123 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 1: in a while, especially as a position player, which is 124 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 1: a little different than if you're hoping to see a 125 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 1: pitcher pitch, especially if you're hoping to see a reliever. 126 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:02,600 Speaker 1: You hope to see Graham Lloyd coming to the game, 127 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 1: or some of Travis Blackley, some of the pitchers that 128 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 1: we've seen over the years coming out of Australia. So 129 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 1: I'm really excited also to see from that standpoint what's 130 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 1: going to mean for baseball if Travis Bizana gives us 131 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:16,279 Speaker 1: an Australian position player star. 132 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, that would be very cool. 133 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 4: You know. 134 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 2: The other thing that makes him special is he's part 135 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:26,679 Speaker 2: of a system that produced a lottery number one overall pick, 136 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 2: which I think is special to JJ. I know you've 137 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 2: written about the draft lottery quite a bit, and you 138 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 2: know the White Sox are a perfect example right now, 139 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 2: a team that set the lost record and they're going 140 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:39,479 Speaker 2: to pick tenth because they're being punished on the opposite 141 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 2: end of this. So this is a cool component and 142 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 2: it's not just saying, hey, if you're as bad as possible, 143 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 2: you get to take the top player according to your organization. 144 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 1: The Guardians were not expected to get the number one pick. 145 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 1: I was sitting there in the room when the ping 146 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: pong balls and you got to about that last ping 147 00:06:57,120 --> 00:07:00,599 Speaker 1: pong ball, and you could see Ethan hers Or, who 148 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 1: was there and for representing the Guardians, is like, I 149 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:06,280 Speaker 1: think he's figuring out that this could happen here, and 150 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:08,719 Speaker 1: it is. It's one of those things that for them 151 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: and the Reds because the Reds also picked second that year. 152 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: These can be organizational changing moments when that ping pong 153 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: ball just bounces the right way and you beat the 154 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: odds to get a number one pick. The other thing 155 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: about this is is we've talked about this is a 156 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: really good Guardian system, and Jeff you mentioned like second 157 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 1: base is kind of the one opening. The one thing 158 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: I'll say about that though, is whoever you are, including 159 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: if you're the number one pick them and the draft 160 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 1: of Travis Maazana, you better grab your opportunity and take 161 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: it because there's probably someone else coming trying to snatch 162 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 1: that opportunity away from you. Because this is the team 163 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: that's going to have multiple options at almost every infield 164 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 1: and outfield position, I would say over the next couple years, 165 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: especially in the infield. 166 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 3: When you look at organizational depth, that's something that the 167 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 3: Guardians have done a great job here, you know, over 168 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 3: the last couple of years, and it's allowed them, you know, 169 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 3: to spite some limitations on spending, to consistently be competitive 170 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 3: and you know they've had to get creative with some 171 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 3: of that, but a lot of it comes down to 172 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 3: their ability to sort of nail picks an the domestic 173 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 3: market and in the actual draft, as well as how 174 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 3: well they've done internationally, where it seems like every year 175 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 3: they got two or three guys coming out of a 176 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 3: crop that are you know, switch hitting middle infielders with 177 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 3: a slick glove or something like that. So they do 178 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 3: they do have a lot of you know, organizational infield depths. 179 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:34,440 Speaker 3: So you know, for them to be able to add 180 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:37,960 Speaker 3: a number one overall pick and you know, a star 181 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 3: college hitter on top of it, I think, you know, 182 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 3: just further adds to the riches that they have. 183 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 2: All Right, if you like what we're talking about here 184 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 2: with the top prospect in the Cleveland organization, we have 185 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 2: this for every single team. If you're missing one that 186 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 2: you're looking back for, it's coming. They get released on 187 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 2: a day to day, weekday basis during spring training. Let's 188 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 2: say you're a Guardian's ven. You want to know about 189 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:03,319 Speaker 2: the rest of your division and what those top prospects 190 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:05,679 Speaker 2: look like. Go for it. We'll have videos for you 191 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 2: available on the Baseball America YouTube channel, and we'll see 192 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:10,680 Speaker 2: on the next prospect profile. We're not gonna beat around 193 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:12,840 Speaker 2: the bush. The White Sox were the worst team basically 194 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 2: in baseball history, so they better have some gems on 195 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 2: the way coming to the major league organization. Let's talk 196 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:23,440 Speaker 2: about their top prospect, No Schultz at the BA prospect 197 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 2: Profile Baseball Americas, JJ Cooper and Jeff Ponce along with 198 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:30,079 Speaker 2: me Scott Broun. JJ. Is No Schultz the next big 199 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 2: thing for the White Sox and their rotation? 200 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: He better be, because obviously he said they need a 201 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 1: lot of help. But they do have a very nice 202 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:40,559 Speaker 1: one to two pairing here with Schultz and Hagen Smith, 203 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: their number one pick last year. And Schultz really does 204 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 1: have a chance to be special. It's you don't want 205 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 1: to go overboard here because he's a young pitcher. We 206 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 1: want to see if he can be durable. We want 207 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:55,559 Speaker 1: to see if he can hold up. But then you 208 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 1: when you watch him pitch, you just over and over. 209 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 1: It's like, this is a guy who's as good as 210 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: promising as any pitching prospect in baseball right now. He's 211 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 1: not our number one pitching prospect, but he's right in 212 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 1: that group. And if you said, well, if you think 213 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:12,680 Speaker 1: he's so great, why is he not number one? We 214 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 1: just want to see him throw five innings. The White 215 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:17,320 Speaker 1: Sox have been very conservative. He's very young, so they've 216 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:19,680 Speaker 1: been conservative on his workload. But because of that, he's 217 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 1: never faced twenty batters in a pro game. He's never 218 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 1: thrown five innings in a program. But when you watch 219 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 1: him pitch, you can't help but think about Randy Johnson. 220 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: And that's because you have this six foot nine lefty. 221 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: The ball comes out of a little bit of a 222 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:36,320 Speaker 1: weird slot, makes it hard for hitters to pick it up, 223 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 1: and he hesitate to throw that on a guy. Because 224 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that Noah Schultz is going to be 225 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 1: a Hall of Famer, but when you talk to evaluators, 226 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:46,439 Speaker 1: you talk to scouts who watch him, that's the guy 227 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 1: who keeps being brought up because there just aren't a 228 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:51,839 Speaker 1: lot of pitchers on the planet who have ever kind 229 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 1: of looked like this, and the one who looks like this, 230 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 1: who's a little taller. Noah Schultz is six', nine not six.' 231 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:02,040 Speaker 1: eleven but, that ball that, breaking ball you just can't 232 00:11:02,040 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 1: help but think of the big unit when you watch, 233 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:06,679 Speaker 1: Him pitch, jeff LIKE am i going? Overboard there, or 234 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 1: again not saying he's going to, be that but that's 235 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:10,760 Speaker 1: the kind of the memories that. 236 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 3: He, EVOKES yeah i think when you just look at 237 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 3: the player and just sort of what the arc, type 238 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:19,559 Speaker 3: is like what this low slot left hand or with a, 239 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 3: humongous body, you know and humongous stuff and a big 240 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 3: slider can potentially become kind of naturally you just go 241 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 3: to Somebody Like. 242 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 2: Randy JOHNSON but i. 243 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 3: Think when you, dig into, you know under, the hood 244 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 3: you look at. The numbers, you know it's a sinker 245 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 3: that sits, ninety five, ninety six ninety seven miles. An 246 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 3: hour we'll touch ninety nine to one hundred with true 247 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 3: sink and heavy armside run kind of just see how, 248 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:44,560 Speaker 3: you know the ball comes out of, the hand. It 249 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 3: explodes he's. Really deceptive he hides the ball, really well 250 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 3: and as, you mentioned it's a funky arm slot that 251 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 3: kind of plays up the horizontal movement on both the 252 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 3: sinker and on, that slider which is really like his go. 253 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:59,079 Speaker 3: TO pitch, i think you know the pitch that when 254 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 3: you talk About No ish schultz. The, caution yeah he throws, 255 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 3: really hard, he's big but the conversation starts with that plus. 256 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:09,319 Speaker 3: Plus slider it's a, huge sweeper plays really well off 257 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 3: of the arm side movement on that two. Seam fastball 258 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:15,960 Speaker 3: it's a drop down of like twelve to thirteen fourteen 259 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:18,960 Speaker 3: miles per hour in terms, of velocity but still gets 260 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:21,559 Speaker 3: a good amount of movement for the amount of velocity 261 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 3: does generate on. That pitch and then he's got a 262 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 3: change up, as well which is less ballyhooed than the 263 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 3: fastball and, the slider but it's still a really, good 264 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:33,560 Speaker 3: pitch has good vertical and good velocity separation off of 265 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 3: the fastball also runs a ton like sixteen to seventeen inches, 266 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:40,960 Speaker 3: on average which once again when you're playing that off, 267 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 3: of that, you know two seamer at, ninety five, ninety six, 268 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 3: ninety seven sometimes ninety nine miles an hour with all that, 269 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 3: armside run and you're looking at a pitch in the 270 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:51,959 Speaker 3: mid eighties to high eighties with that sort of arm 271 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 3: side movement and then a slider that moves the. Opposite 272 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:57,880 Speaker 3: direction he works in the cutter. As well it's a 273 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 3: really interesting pitch mix and a big box and very 274 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 3: projectable once he adds innings and sort of figures out 275 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 3: how to get deep into starts and be more efficient with. 276 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:09,120 Speaker 3: HIS pitches i think the sky's the Limit with schultz 277 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:12,040 Speaker 3: and probably has as much upside as any arm that's 278 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 3: on the top. 279 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:13,680 Speaker 2: One hundred, Right now. 280 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 1: I'm now going to just point out something where he 281 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:19,160 Speaker 1: actually is Better Than. Randy johnson at this Point In randy, 282 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:22,719 Speaker 1: johnson's career coming Out of Southern Cal randy johnson was 283 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 1: as wild as anyone you were ever going. To see 284 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 1: this was a guy who's walking seven. Per nine this 285 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 1: is a guy who really did you just didn't know 286 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:31,760 Speaker 1: where the ball was going. To Go noah schultz already. 287 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 1: Throws strikes he's basically got a above average, walk ray 288 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:39,959 Speaker 1: above average control at a very. Young age now again 289 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 1: we'll put that caveat in he hasn't shown that he 290 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 1: can do that for five six innings because he hasn't 291 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:47,839 Speaker 1: really got. That opportunity but he throws, strikes already which 292 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 1: often is kind of that last to do list item 293 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:56,080 Speaker 1: for these really long limb these really tall. Pitchers understandable 294 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 1: it's like it just takes longer to get everything. Under 295 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 1: Control noah schultz has everything under control at a very. 296 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 1: Young age you kind of put that, all together it's 297 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 1: really hard not to get excited about, him again just 298 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: hoping that he could just keep it, to going keep. 299 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:14,400 Speaker 1: It healthy he doesn't really have a whole lot, of, 300 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: like oh if he can do this a lot better 301 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:19,360 Speaker 1: other than stay healthy and work deeper, into games which 302 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 1: we probably will get to see. This year this is 303 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 1: the year that you really got to start getting him 304 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 1: ready to be pitching the. Big leagues and, That, means 305 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 1: okay it's time to take a little bit of the 306 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 1: training wheels off and say, here's five here's six innings 307 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: in the, minor league so you can, do, five six 308 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 1: seven innings in the. 309 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 2: Major leagues, big picture we need to do This For white. Sox, 310 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 2: fans Okay obviously i'm going to be hard on the organization, 311 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 2: Right now but at the, same time do, We, feel 312 00:14:43,640 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 2: jeff like this organization is in a good spot to 313 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 2: start getting some talented big leaguers developed into the big 314 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 2: leagues and become. Impact players just your overall look at 315 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:57,640 Speaker 2: Where The white sox, are at because unfortunately this team 316 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 2: can't just rack up three straight years of number. One 317 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 2: picks that's not a thing anymore with the way the. Lottery, WORKS. 318 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, i think, you know certainly the trade Of The 319 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 3: red sox helped to do that a. Little bit, you 320 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:14,200 Speaker 3: know adding a player Players Like kyle teel to the 321 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:16,720 Speaker 3: top of. That system they already have some young catching 322 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 3: depth With Like edgar quero and then Of Course cory 323 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 3: lee at the major, league LEVEL but i Think adding 324 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:25,720 Speaker 3: teal into that mix is a, huge upgrade especially from, 325 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 3: you know both sides of, the ball where like we 326 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:31,400 Speaker 3: don't have as much Question with quero, maybe offensively but 327 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 3: defensively there are still some question. Marks there and then 328 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 3: you look at Somebody Like, braden montgomery who has, huge 329 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 3: upside one of the better power bats out of a 330 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 3: loaded college class. LAST year i think That. Helps chase 331 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 3: mydraft is sort of a sneaky player, as well all 332 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:47,040 Speaker 3: GUYS that i think you know fit and project as major, 333 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 3: league regulars some sooner. THAN others i think both my 334 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 3: Draft and TiAl could potentially contribute. This year, you know 335 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 3: you look at. The pitching Schultz Adding hagen smith in 336 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 3: the draft, this year one of the two top arms, 337 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:01,680 Speaker 3: you know Outside Of chase earns probably, you know one 338 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:03,640 Speaker 3: of the best college lefties we've seen in a. FEW 339 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:05,920 Speaker 3: years a really good pitcher has shown a little bit 340 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 3: already in. Spring training you know how lethal his stuff. 341 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 3: Can be then you have a Guy Like colson montgomery 342 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 3: who's looking to bounce back this year and, you know 343 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:16,080 Speaker 3: potentially could see a lot of Time in chicago With The. 344 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 3: White SOX so i think there's, you know some some good. 345 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:22,000 Speaker 3: PLAYERS here i think the stars are probably more on 346 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 3: the pitching Side With, scheltzon smith but a few big 347 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 3: league regulars and guys that should be up in twenty 348 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 3: twenty five and then others in twenty. Twenty six but 349 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 3: there is. SOMETHING coming i just don't know if it's 350 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:37,560 Speaker 3: enough to potentially compete in, the division certainly enough that 351 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 3: they could win seventy, five games which is a. 352 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:43,760 Speaker 1: Huge upgrade That's where i'm going to be like the 353 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 1: cloud reigning on, everything here which is. Just no you 354 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:50,640 Speaker 1: look at this big league lineup and there's very few 355 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 1: even potentially, tradeable pieces you know that you're you look at, And, 356 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 1: say okay these are guys who you hope have a 357 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 1: bounce back year and then you get something significant for 358 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: them and trace they don't have a ton. 359 00:17:02,920 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 2: Of those guys. 360 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:08,119 Speaker 1: Right now there are, prospects coming but it's hard, To 361 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 1: say like if you Compare The white sox right now 362 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:14,040 Speaker 1: To the guardians who won the division last year and 363 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:17,159 Speaker 1: you said who has a better? Farm system could make 364 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:18,920 Speaker 1: a pretty strong argument For. THE guardians i Think the 365 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 1: gardians have a. DEEPER system i Think the guardians have more, 366 00:17:21,119 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 1: position players even though they don't Have A. 367 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 2: Noah shultz, right now. 368 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 1: This is an organization that it's going to be a. 369 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:32,320 Speaker 1: Long rebuild you don't get back from one of the 370 00:17:32,359 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 1: worst records of all time in a year or probably even. 371 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:39,960 Speaker 1: TWO years i would say that the good news For 372 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 1: The white sox is that rock bottom has, been struck 373 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 1: but the climb from rock bottom is going to take quite. 374 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:50,200 Speaker 2: A while the only bit of Good news i'll finish 375 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:53,640 Speaker 2: with here Is For white socks to remember you're in The. Al, 376 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:58,320 Speaker 2: central generally that does give you a chance to get 377 00:17:58,359 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 2: back into the fold a little. Bit Quicker and JJ's 378 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:04,639 Speaker 2: going to Tell me, I'm wrong but if you, compare 379 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:07,879 Speaker 2: it you play all the. OTHER questions. I understand i, 380 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:08,760 Speaker 2: understand that. 381 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:10,959 Speaker 1: And only that three. Playoff teams but and it's not 382 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:12,879 Speaker 1: because they just kept playing, each other because now the 383 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 1: schedules are such that there's much less. Of THAT so, 384 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 1: I mean i if you want, to say Like the 385 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:20,600 Speaker 1: tigers are in a good position to be competitive for 386 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 1: a while Now the guardians are in a good position 387 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 1: to be competitive for. A while Now the royals have 388 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:28,680 Speaker 1: the best player in, the division and he's locked up 389 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:32,439 Speaker 1: for basically Longer than i'll be probably doing This At. 390 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 1: Baseball america, MAYBE not i. Hope not but that's. NOT 391 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:38,879 Speaker 1: like i don't think this is the same as, it 392 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 1: is you, know where maybe, in, seventeen eighteen, nineteen twenty 393 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 1: even when we thought they were in. Twenty two this 394 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 1: is a division That the twins have been consistently that 395 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 1: and they didn't do it, last year but they've been, 396 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 1: pretty good and they still have a core of. YOUNG 397 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:54,439 Speaker 1: talent i think THAT the i don't think that this 398 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:57,800 Speaker 1: is necessarily as easy a path back as it was at. 399 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 2: Other, TIMES okay i refuse TO let jj prevent at 400 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 2: least a droplet, of OPTIMISM so i will give him some, 401 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:06,840 Speaker 2: of That and i'm going to give you. This instead 402 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:10,840 Speaker 2: this is how we'll. Finish this google the Name and 403 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:17,280 Speaker 2: i'll give you the Spelling. Ishbia ishi why because that 404 00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 2: could be the owner of, your team hopefully in the next. 405 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:22,760 Speaker 2: Several YEARS and i don't know a ton about the 406 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 2: two brothers that also Own, the SUNS but i can tell, 407 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:27,800 Speaker 2: you this they will probably up your payroll in a 408 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 2: big Market like chicago and make the rebuild go quicker 409 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:32,560 Speaker 2: if you're able to buy, some vets some big, time 410 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 2: vets trade, them off and then, of course once you're 411 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 2: getting a little, bit better sign some players up. Long 412 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:38,480 Speaker 2: term so there. You go i'm going to give you 413 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:41,120 Speaker 2: some optimism on the. Way out and thanks for checking 414 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:44,440 Speaker 2: out this prospect Profile On noah schultz And The Chicago. 415 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 2: White sox we've got prospect profiles on the top top 416 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:51,280 Speaker 2: prospect in each organization According To baseball america if you 417 00:19:51,359 --> 00:19:53,199 Speaker 2: check them out ON the ba. YouTube channel i. 418 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:55,520 Speaker 3: Almost Feel like, tigers fans, you know who have dealt 419 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:58,640 Speaker 3: with so much over the last. Decade plus it's it's 420 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 3: almost a breadth, fresh air but sort of shocking to them. 421 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 2: As well let's hit the top prospect In the. Tigers 422 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:07,879 Speaker 2: organization you've seen them already in. The bigs the Name Is. 423 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:12,240 Speaker 2: Jackson job It's A baseball america. Prospect Profile scott brown 424 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:15,720 Speaker 2: HERE With jj Cooper And. Jeff Ponce Jeff jackson job 425 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:19,680 Speaker 2: taking maybe even another step before we've seen much of 426 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 2: him in the bigs yet and leading to a potential 427 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:26,320 Speaker 2: of the year conversation coming up twenty. Twenty five, your thoughts. 428 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 3: It's going to be a matter of how many innings 429 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:29,879 Speaker 3: is he going to throw, this year how many innings 430 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 3: is he going to throw in the, big leagues and 431 00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:32,159 Speaker 3: how are? 432 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:33,520 Speaker 2: The strikes and they've been pretty. 433 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:36,199 Speaker 3: GOOD previously, i mean he's had, some WALKS but i 434 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 3: think that his level of stuff probably induces, less swings 435 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:43,639 Speaker 3: particularly at the minor, league level than it does in, 436 00:20:43,760 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 3: other levels particularly. The majors when we dive into, his 437 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 3: arsenal it. Is phenomenal there are almost no pictures on 438 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:57,960 Speaker 3: earth that can do the sort of Stuff that job, 439 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 3: can do just from a pitch, movement perspective where he 440 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:05,840 Speaker 3: gets a ton of ride in. HIS fastball i mean 441 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:08,639 Speaker 3: during spring training he's been sitting ninety seven to ninety 442 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:11,040 Speaker 3: eight on his four. Steam fastball he mixed in a 443 00:21:11,119 --> 00:21:14,399 Speaker 3: two seam fastball and does a great job of killing 444 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:18,119 Speaker 3: lifts on, that pitch so it more drops or sinks, 445 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:20,680 Speaker 3: of course and has a lot of armside running comparison 446 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:24,119 Speaker 3: with the four. Seam fastball he added a power curveball 447 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:26,520 Speaker 3: as well that has a lot of two plane movement 448 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:30,879 Speaker 3: and dynamic drop at an unusual, high velocity and then 449 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:33,720 Speaker 3: a course sort of his signature cutter as well in his, 450 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 3: change up which have been plus or better pitches for 451 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 3: him really throughout his entire time as. A professional so 452 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 3: it's just an outstanding. Pitch MIX and i think it's 453 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:44,359 Speaker 3: just a matter of how deep's he going to get in, 454 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:46,440 Speaker 3: the starts how efficient is he going, to be how 455 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 3: many innings are they going to, Give him because from 456 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:52,200 Speaker 3: a matter of a, stuff perspective it's almost all world 457 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:53,080 Speaker 3: stuff that we're seeing in. 458 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:53,720 Speaker 2: This spring. 459 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:56,880 Speaker 1: The thing that stands out to me you mentioned about. 460 00:21:56,880 --> 00:22:00,960 Speaker 1: THE control i have zero Worry about job's ability to. 461 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:03,560 Speaker 1: Throw strikes even last year when we saw the walk rate, 462 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 1: go up like, you said THERE were i think that 463 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:09,879 Speaker 1: there might be. SUBSEQUENCING issues i think that sometimes he 464 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:13,879 Speaker 1: kind of mixes, pitches enough especially in, the minors where 465 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:17,080 Speaker 1: sometimes he would have counts go longer than. They should 466 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:19,679 Speaker 1: but pure, strike throwing he's never had a problem. With 467 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:22,239 Speaker 1: it even last year when the walk rate, went up 468 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 1: he had a one of the best strike percentages in the, 469 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:28,920 Speaker 1: minor leagues sitting there sixty seven sixty eight. Percent strikes 470 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:32,560 Speaker 1: you don't really almost see anyone going much, beyond that 471 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:35,120 Speaker 1: and really you probably don't want to be too far 472 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 1: beyond that year around the zone. Too much so far 473 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:39,960 Speaker 1: in spring training, this, year well we've seen really high. 474 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:44,000 Speaker 1: Strike percentages this is a pitcher at a very young 475 00:22:44,040 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 1: age who manages combine exceptional stuff with really quality strike throwing. 476 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:54,120 Speaker 1: As well it's it's hard not to get over excited 477 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:57,359 Speaker 1: about IT because i think the way we wrote it 478 00:22:57,440 --> 00:22:59,919 Speaker 1: up In Our prospect handbook report on him, is this 479 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:02,159 Speaker 1: if you were designing a pitcher in, the lab they 480 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:04,720 Speaker 1: would kind of look a Lot Like. Jackson job he 481 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:09,040 Speaker 1: has multiple. Plus pitches he has pitches that really kind 482 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: of feed in and. Work, together well even if, you 483 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:14,000 Speaker 1: know like, you said even if that fastball may not 484 00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:17,399 Speaker 1: always play as a bat misser as much as maybe you, 485 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:21,800 Speaker 1: would expect you still put it. All together and especially 486 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:23,359 Speaker 1: when we talk about when this guy's twenty four to, 487 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:25,640 Speaker 1: twenty five twenty six years old and has a little 488 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 1: bit more experience under, his belt, watch out because this 489 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:31,880 Speaker 1: is a guy who just has, the tools who has 490 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:34,119 Speaker 1: the ingredients to be a front of. 491 00:23:34,160 --> 00:23:34,200 Speaker 5: The. 492 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:35,280 Speaker 1: Rotation, ax. 493 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:38,120 Speaker 2: YEAH and i think you know that's. 494 00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 3: Well put you had brought up to, strike percentage you 495 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:43,199 Speaker 3: know when we were talking about this during handbook season 496 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:45,679 Speaker 3: and figuring out where he was going to rank inside 497 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:47,679 Speaker 3: of the top, one hundred and, YOU know i think 498 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:50,000 Speaker 3: the big conversation was is this the year of, the 499 00:23:50,040 --> 00:23:52,359 Speaker 3: picture because there's so many pictures that are ranked inside 500 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:55,000 Speaker 3: the top ten of the top one hundred. This YEAR 501 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:56,960 Speaker 3: but i think part of it is just the talent 502 00:23:57,040 --> 00:23:59,440 Speaker 3: level when you do have Somebody like rokisaki, come over 503 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:02,040 Speaker 3: but you also have a Picture Like jackson JOB who 504 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 3: i think had a legitimate conversation for the number one 505 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:08,080 Speaker 3: prospect over the last, you know six seven months since 506 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 3: we Initially Put roman anthony into that into, that spot 507 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:13,399 Speaker 3: and then, you know Of course sosaki. Took IT but 508 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:14,960 Speaker 3: i think you just look at, the stuff, you know 509 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:18,520 Speaker 3: you look at the, strike throwing you look at. The athleticism, 510 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:21,159 Speaker 3: you know he's an incredibly athletic pitcher. As well we 511 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:24,280 Speaker 3: usually don't see guys sort of check all. Those BOXES 512 00:24:24,680 --> 00:24:26,160 Speaker 3: and i think it's one of the reasons that he 513 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 3: is able to do things like add new PITCHES and 514 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 3: i wouldn't say on the fly because he had a full, 515 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:34,199 Speaker 3: off season but add new pitches that can become, you 516 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:38,280 Speaker 3: know above average or better major league pitches within under 517 00:24:38,280 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 3: a year and just tinkering with things and being able 518 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 3: to make adjustments and attack lineups in all, different ways and, 519 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:46,760 Speaker 3: you know off handed batters differently than he did the. 520 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 3: Year before it's that sort of. Interesting development and we've 521 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:52,160 Speaker 3: seen guys Like you darvish just continually. Add pitches we've 522 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:54,359 Speaker 3: seen Guys Like bryce miller do the same and have. 523 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:57,159 Speaker 3: Some success so it'll be interesting to see how this 524 00:24:57,200 --> 00:24:59,439 Speaker 3: all projects out over the, next year but could be 525 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:01,960 Speaker 3: a very excit, you Know al rookie Of the year 526 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:02,640 Speaker 3: front runner sort. 527 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:06,080 Speaker 2: Of candidate i'm always looking for eighty grade media, quotes 528 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:09,399 Speaker 2: Too and jackson was able to. Accomplish that Recently said 529 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:13,760 Speaker 2: i'm done with trying to dot a. NAT's ass just here's. 530 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:18,159 Speaker 2: My stuff if you hit, it good odds are probably 531 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:21,640 Speaker 2: not love that eighty. Grade quote it was the best 532 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:24,600 Speaker 2: quote we've heard in spring. Training overall so that's what 533 00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:26,840 Speaker 2: you want to hear from. Your bulldog that's a future 534 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:30,280 Speaker 2: ace quote. Right, there anyway let's go, global here The 535 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:33,520 Speaker 2: entire tigers farm system, RIGHT, now jj in, your mind 536 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 2: how good. 537 00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:37,959 Speaker 1: Is it we've been doing This At baseball america since nineteen. 538 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 1: EIGHTY one i CAN'T say, i have but we Have 539 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:43,919 Speaker 1: A baseball america since. EIGHTY one i think this is 540 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:46,200 Speaker 1: The best tigers farm system we've had over. That, time 541 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:50,240 Speaker 1: Now the tigers have really had a pretty thin farm 542 00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:52,400 Speaker 1: system a lot of, those years like this has not been, 543 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:55,200 Speaker 1: a team an organization has really kind of built from 544 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:57,679 Speaker 1: within over the last twenty. Thirty years even when there, 545 00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:00,960 Speaker 1: was success it was often by bringing in talent. FROM 546 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 1: outside a lot of The case i'd go to one. 547 00:26:03,359 --> 00:26:06,479 Speaker 1: Take away, you Know justin verlander is a is a 548 00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:09,520 Speaker 1: feather in. The cap there are there, are examples but 549 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:12,119 Speaker 1: especially on the position, player side it's been a lot 550 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:14,399 Speaker 1: of years where it's been. Really thin that's not the. 551 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:16,159 Speaker 1: CASE now i mean we just Talked, about joe but 552 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:18,320 Speaker 1: you Talk About, max clark you Talk about, kevin McGonagall 553 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:21,879 Speaker 1: you Talk About, bryce rainier you talk about probably the 554 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:26,119 Speaker 1: best assemblage of catching prospects or in some cases hitters 555 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:29,120 Speaker 1: who play catcher or some you know that you can think, 556 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:32,119 Speaker 1: out there this is an organization that's got kind of 557 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:34,600 Speaker 1: a wide array of some close to the big, leagues 558 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:37,520 Speaker 1: guys some further away, high up, you know, high ceiling 559 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:40,520 Speaker 1: high impact guys that, has PITCHERS and i think that 560 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:43,760 Speaker 1: really you got to look and feel very confident about 561 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 1: their ability to. Develop pictures we've seen that they really 562 00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:49,800 Speaker 1: have a. Good Plan chris fetter was our their major 563 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 1: league pitching coach who really plays a role in this 564 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:53,880 Speaker 1: Was Our Major league coach Of the year. Last Year 565 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:56,320 Speaker 1: but jeff kind of look at it all TOGETHER and 566 00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:58,920 Speaker 1: i feel like that this is an organization obviously had 567 00:26:58,920 --> 00:27:01,119 Speaker 1: success made it to the playoff, last year but it 568 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:03,520 Speaker 1: does feel like They Have Cy young Winner And trek, 569 00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 1: Scooble ALSO but i feel like there's a chance that 570 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:06,960 Speaker 1: the best is still to. 571 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 3: Come here you look over their drafts over the last couple, 572 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:13,560 Speaker 3: of years they've consistently found talent all over the, draft 573 00:27:13,560 --> 00:27:15,680 Speaker 3: board which is a big part, of it a big 574 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:18,240 Speaker 3: part of why the system is ranked as highly as. 575 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:21,520 Speaker 3: It is, you know you have a combination like, You 576 00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:24,440 Speaker 3: Know max Clark and kevin McGonagall that you can add 577 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 3: to the top. Of this they've gone out and they've 578 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:30,200 Speaker 3: acquired players that had. Big upside, YOU know i think 579 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:32,399 Speaker 3: it's a pretty big win for them that they got, 580 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:35,120 Speaker 3: You know Loronzo And, trey sweeney and they were able 581 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 3: to Then Add jack flaherty back in free agency the following. 582 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:40,120 Speaker 2: Off season so. 583 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:43,119 Speaker 3: Things have kind of gone really Well In tigers land 584 00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:46,320 Speaker 3: over the last year. Or SO and i almost Feel like, 585 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 3: tigers fans, you know who have dealt with so much 586 00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:52,520 Speaker 3: over the last. Decade plus it's almost a breath of, 587 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:55,320 Speaker 3: fresh air but sort of shocking to them. As well 588 00:27:55,320 --> 00:27:58,040 Speaker 3: it's a shock of the system that the organization is 589 00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:00,479 Speaker 3: just really functioning at a very high level. Right NOW and, 590 00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:03,440 Speaker 3: i think, you know they're sort of hitting their stride 591 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:05,040 Speaker 3: in a bunch of different areas and that's one of 592 00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:07,160 Speaker 3: the reasons that the major league roster looks. Pretty good 593 00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:09,520 Speaker 3: and they, also have, you know one of the best 594 00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 3: farm systems. 595 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:13,199 Speaker 2: In baseball you have to feel good about watching this 596 00:28:13,440 --> 00:28:16,520 Speaker 2: entire video here if You're a. Tigers fan so that's 597 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:20,440 Speaker 2: It on detroit and their number, One Prospect, jackson, joe who, 598 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:23,320 Speaker 2: of course if all, goes right should be graduating from 599 00:28:23,320 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 2: that status quite soon early on. This season thanks for 600 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 2: checking this. One out if you want to learn more 601 00:28:28,560 --> 00:28:31,720 Speaker 2: about top prospects, per organization we've got that for you 602 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:34,680 Speaker 2: ON the ba, YouTube channel and you can check out 603 00:28:34,720 --> 00:28:37,520 Speaker 2: podcast versions as. We go division by division that. Way 604 00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 2: too Just Type baseball america into wherever you get. 605 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 5: YOUR podcasts i think he's going to be a consistent 606 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:46,959 Speaker 5: twenty five thirty plus home. RUN guy, i mean if 607 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 5: you see this GUY take vp when, he's healthy there's 608 00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:50,360 Speaker 5: a ton of. 609 00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:53,840 Speaker 2: Bat, Speed okay, Twins Fans walker jenkins is the top 610 00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:57,560 Speaker 2: prospect in the organization According To. Baseball america We Have ben, 611 00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:01,000 Speaker 2: badler here We Have carlos. Colaso here talk. It out 612 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:05,360 Speaker 2: this is your prospect Profile On. Walker jenkins feels like 613 00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:08,320 Speaker 2: we were talking about his name and draft runnings not too, Long. 614 00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:10,440 Speaker 2: Ago carlos but where are we at with him as. 615 00:29:10,480 --> 00:29:12,160 Speaker 2: A prospect we're in a great spot. 616 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:14,600 Speaker 4: With him not only is he the top prospect in, 617 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 4: THE system i think he's a favorite on the staff 618 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:20,400 Speaker 4: to maybe be the top prospect in baseball a year. 619 00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:24,160 Speaker 4: From now we've got him five entering. The year he's exceptionally, 620 00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:28,000 Speaker 4: well rounded he's, very young he's extremely. TOOLED up i 621 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:30,080 Speaker 4: think the only question mark maybe that we've got with 622 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:33,720 Speaker 4: a Guy Like, walker jenkins and maybe this also is 623 00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:36,920 Speaker 4: just a frequent question Mark with twins Players and, twins 624 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:40,000 Speaker 4: prospects is just the. Injury questions he's a player who's 625 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:42,240 Speaker 4: dealt with injuries going back to his. Draft year the 626 00:29:42,320 --> 00:29:45,080 Speaker 4: summer before his, senior spring he had a handmate injury that. 627 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:47,880 Speaker 4: Limited him this, past season he was limited by a. 628 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:50,800 Speaker 4: Hamstring injury so if we can just get him healthy 629 00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:52,960 Speaker 4: and keep him on, THE field i think we're talking 630 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:55,800 Speaker 4: about a five tool player who's got above average or 631 00:29:55,800 --> 00:29:58,959 Speaker 4: better tools across. The board he always stood out as 632 00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:01,360 Speaker 4: one of the best pure hitters in his class at 633 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:04,280 Speaker 4: a really strong twenty twenty three high school class where 634 00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:06,120 Speaker 4: he was kind of battling it Out With max clark 635 00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:08,880 Speaker 4: to be the top ranked high school player in. That 636 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:11,280 Speaker 4: class and then his power was a separator for him. 637 00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:13,920 Speaker 4: As well we haven't seen the raw power for him 638 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:16,760 Speaker 4: or the in game power for him so far in, 639 00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:19,360 Speaker 4: pro Ball but i'm extremely confident that he's going to 640 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:20,920 Speaker 4: be a guy who has a chance to hit for 641 00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:23,440 Speaker 4: thirty or more home runs down the line. As well 642 00:30:23,680 --> 00:30:26,480 Speaker 4: he hits the ball. Incredibly hard he has minimized his 643 00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:28,840 Speaker 4: strikeouts at a RATE that i don't EVEN think i 644 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:31,320 Speaker 4: was expecting him. TO do i thought he was going 645 00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:33,120 Speaker 4: to be a plus hitter with maybe a few more 646 00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:35,720 Speaker 4: strikeouts than he's shown but he makes a ton of 647 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:39,280 Speaker 4: contact against every. Pitch type he's A very, i mean 648 00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:40,960 Speaker 4: his swing from the left side is one of the 649 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:45,240 Speaker 4: more aesthetically pleasing Swings that. I've seen he can run 650 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:48,200 Speaker 4: fairly well for. His size most people seem to think 651 00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:50,360 Speaker 4: he's going to be a long term, corner outfielder where 652 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:51,960 Speaker 4: he has a chance to be a. PLUS defender i 653 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:54,360 Speaker 4: actually think he runs well Enough that i'd be curious 654 00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:56,560 Speaker 4: to see him just continue playing. Center FIELD and i 655 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:58,719 Speaker 4: also am pretty high on. HIS arm i think he's 656 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:00,959 Speaker 4: shown a plus arm in. THE past i expect him 657 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:04,160 Speaker 4: to have an above average arm. Moving FORWARD so, I, 658 00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:06,920 Speaker 4: guess ben what's your question Mark With walker jenkins outside 659 00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:09,320 Speaker 4: of the injury, his issues because it's a pretty well. 660 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:10,160 Speaker 4: Rounded player, for. 661 00:31:10,160 --> 00:31:13,200 Speaker 5: Me how fast can we get? HIM up, i, Mean 662 00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:17,360 Speaker 5: yeah i'm. WITH you i think he checks pretty much 663 00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:22,520 Speaker 5: every box you're looking for in a. YOUNG outfielder, i 664 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:26,040 Speaker 5: mean he's six, foot three, he's strong, he's, athletic powerful 665 00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:31,160 Speaker 5: and it's really a great blend of power explosiveness and 666 00:31:31,240 --> 00:31:33,560 Speaker 5: at the, same time like you, Were, saying carlos he 667 00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:37,120 Speaker 5: makes it look so free and easy in the, batter's, 668 00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:39,880 Speaker 5: Box right like sometimes you see guys who are big 669 00:31:39,920 --> 00:31:41,840 Speaker 5: and strong and physical and they got kind of a 670 00:31:41,880 --> 00:31:45,320 Speaker 5: stiffer swing and its, power overhead and he has some 671 00:31:45,400 --> 00:31:48,000 Speaker 5: question marks about how it's going to work against more. 672 00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:51,760 Speaker 5: Advanced pitching but he has a ton of adjustability to. 673 00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:54,040 Speaker 5: His swing he makes a lot, Of contact he makes 674 00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:58,480 Speaker 5: really good swing decisions because he. Recognizes spin he controls 675 00:31:58,480 --> 00:32:01,680 Speaker 5: as it bat's. Extremely well and he does have huge. Power, 676 00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:03,800 Speaker 5: too now maybe if you're just looking at the numbers 677 00:32:04,560 --> 00:32:07,520 Speaker 5: on paper, last year you might not get a full 678 00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:10,400 Speaker 5: sense of his power because he had a couple of, 679 00:32:10,480 --> 00:32:13,479 Speaker 5: leg INJURIES and i think. THAT durability, i know twins 680 00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:17,680 Speaker 5: fans don't want to have another prospect who, may have, 681 00:32:17,880 --> 00:32:20,000 Speaker 5: you know history. Of injuries but, you know it's only 682 00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:22,400 Speaker 5: one year. WITH him i wouldn't call him injury. Prone 683 00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:26,080 Speaker 5: yet but when he was, you know he missed time 684 00:32:26,120 --> 00:32:28,400 Speaker 5: last year with the, legger injuries and when he was 685 00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:30,880 Speaker 5: back on, the field it seems like it it still 686 00:32:30,880 --> 00:32:33,680 Speaker 5: had an impact on him in terms of his ability 687 00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:36,320 Speaker 5: to really get his whole whole body in really his 688 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:39,560 Speaker 5: lower half fully into his swing to drive the ball 689 00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:41,840 Speaker 5: the way that he's fully capable of when he is 690 00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:45,080 Speaker 5: one hundred. Percent HEALTHY but, i mean if, everything CLICKS 691 00:32:45,120 --> 00:32:48,200 Speaker 5: and i think it will, WITH him. I agree i mean, 692 00:32:48,520 --> 00:32:52,640 Speaker 5: high obps thirty plus, home runs, and yeah maybe it's 693 00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:55,280 Speaker 5: more right field than, center FIELD but, I agree i'd 694 00:32:55,320 --> 00:32:58,520 Speaker 5: give him as much rope as possible to stay out 695 00:32:58,520 --> 00:33:01,440 Speaker 5: there in. Center field and, if, not, okay fine you 696 00:33:01,520 --> 00:33:04,680 Speaker 5: have maybe an above average defender in right field who 697 00:33:04,680 --> 00:33:06,320 Speaker 5: can also hit in the middle of your lineup. 698 00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:06,479 Speaker 4: One. 699 00:33:06,520 --> 00:33:09,720 Speaker 2: Day OKAY and i know you keep mentioning obviously there's, 700 00:33:09,800 --> 00:33:12,880 Speaker 2: injury concerns, you know just as much with many. Other 701 00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:15,480 Speaker 2: players but it's sounding, To, me carlos like the floor 702 00:33:15,560 --> 00:33:18,520 Speaker 2: is pretty high, Here, Too right sometimes we're talking about 703 00:33:18,520 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 2: a guy who, you know might have one thing that's 704 00:33:20,920 --> 00:33:23,040 Speaker 2: so off that it could prevent him from really being 705 00:33:23,120 --> 00:33:28,400 Speaker 2: a solid big league regular aside, from health it would, 706 00:33:28,440 --> 00:33:30,680 Speaker 2: you say it's hard to see him not being at 707 00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:33,400 Speaker 2: least a regular contributor in the. Big leagues it's hard 708 00:33:33,440 --> 00:33:35,400 Speaker 2: to totally project. A, superstar. 709 00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:39,000 Speaker 4: YEAH yeah i. THINK so, i mean he still is, 710 00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:41,320 Speaker 4: very young he still hasn't really been tested the upper 711 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:43,920 Speaker 4: levels of the miners at an, exceptional rate so we'll 712 00:33:43,920 --> 00:33:46,880 Speaker 4: see what. Happens there but in terms of how we're 713 00:33:46,920 --> 00:33:48,640 Speaker 4: thinking about him as, a hitter how Me and ben 714 00:33:48,680 --> 00:33:51,120 Speaker 4: have described him as. A hitter we'd be very surprised 715 00:33:51,440 --> 00:33:53,560 Speaker 4: if he struggled at. THOSE levels, i mean it's a 716 00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:56,480 Speaker 4: chance for a double plus. Hit tool we're talking about 717 00:33:56,480 --> 00:33:59,000 Speaker 4: how we're bullish on the power despite not maybe seeing 718 00:33:59,040 --> 00:34:01,840 Speaker 4: the home run total in the miners, so far just 719 00:34:01,880 --> 00:34:04,520 Speaker 4: knowing the ex velosites he's capable of seeing the balls 720 00:34:04,520 --> 00:34:07,640 Speaker 4: that he hit as a high schooler with. WOOD bats 721 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:09,319 Speaker 4: i think the power is going. TO come i think 722 00:34:09,360 --> 00:34:12,600 Speaker 4: we tend to maybe get overly critical of power output for, 723 00:34:12,680 --> 00:34:15,080 Speaker 4: young players and especially for players who have the sort 724 00:34:15,120 --> 00:34:18,360 Speaker 4: of physicality and bat speed in pure hitting Chops That walker. 725 00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:20,880 Speaker 4: Jenkins does that power is just going to, come naturally 726 00:34:21,640 --> 00:34:24,000 Speaker 4: and hopefully we can get that lower half figured out. 727 00:34:24,040 --> 00:34:26,520 Speaker 4: And healthy, but yeah there's he's just going to impact 728 00:34:26,520 --> 00:34:27,960 Speaker 4: the game in so. Many ways he's not a, true 729 00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:30,000 Speaker 4: burner so maybe he's not going to be a huge stolen, 730 00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:31,600 Speaker 4: base guy but he's going to add value on. The 731 00:34:31,600 --> 00:34:34,440 Speaker 4: bases he's going to be a good defender wherever he 732 00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:37,120 Speaker 4: winds up in. The OUTFIELD so i do think that 733 00:34:38,080 --> 00:34:40,759 Speaker 4: there is a solid. Floor here that's why we have him. 734 00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:42,759 Speaker 4: So high that's why he was so well regarded in. 735 00:34:42,800 --> 00:34:45,400 Speaker 4: His class if he's not hitting, for average he's going 736 00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:47,880 Speaker 4: to be taking, His walks he's going to have strength 737 00:34:47,920 --> 00:34:52,080 Speaker 4: to mishit balls like they're just it's hard for me 738 00:34:52,160 --> 00:34:55,000 Speaker 4: To See walker jenkins not panting out in. Some capacity 739 00:34:55,239 --> 00:34:57,600 Speaker 4: i'm just super convicted in the, hitting ability in the all. 740 00:34:57,640 --> 00:35:02,520 Speaker 5: Around, PROFILE yeah i really have no questions about the power. 741 00:35:02,560 --> 00:35:04,440 Speaker 5: WITH him i think he's going to be a consistent 742 00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:07,759 Speaker 5: twenty five thirty plus home. RUN guy, i mean if 743 00:35:07,800 --> 00:35:10,520 Speaker 5: you see this GUY take vp when, he's healthy there's 744 00:35:10,640 --> 00:35:13,560 Speaker 5: a ton of. Bat speed he gets the ball airborne 745 00:35:13,680 --> 00:35:17,000 Speaker 5: naturally with the way his swing, Path works he's consistently on, 746 00:35:17,040 --> 00:35:20,160 Speaker 5: the barrel and he has he has huge. Raw power 747 00:35:20,280 --> 00:35:23,680 Speaker 5: so that's not really a question. For me and like, You, 748 00:35:23,680 --> 00:35:26,160 Speaker 5: SAID scott i mean it's it's hard to talk about 749 00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:29,200 Speaker 5: a floor necessarily with a player who's mostly been AT 750 00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:32,520 Speaker 5: the a ball. Level already but at the, same time 751 00:35:32,680 --> 00:35:35,120 Speaker 5: like it's hard to see just from a, hitting perspective 752 00:35:35,200 --> 00:35:37,560 Speaker 5: what is going to go wrong with him or like 753 00:35:37,600 --> 00:35:40,759 Speaker 5: what wouldn't translate what wouldn't work with him at higher 754 00:35:40,840 --> 00:35:43,719 Speaker 5: levels because he is such an advanced, pure hitter with 755 00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:46,120 Speaker 5: his feel for, the barrel with his ability to control 756 00:35:46,120 --> 00:35:48,440 Speaker 5: as at bats and manage the. Strike zone so it's 757 00:35:48,440 --> 00:35:52,719 Speaker 5: a really appealing combination of a huge upside but also 758 00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:56,600 Speaker 5: again relative for, you know, a nineteen, you know twenty year. 759 00:35:56,600 --> 00:36:00,919 Speaker 5: Old prospect he's only been the lower levels, balance too 760 00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:04,680 Speaker 5: of floor. AS well, I mean carlos, said earlier it 761 00:36:04,840 --> 00:36:07,839 Speaker 5: could be the number one prospect in baseball. NEXT year, 762 00:36:08,120 --> 00:36:10,200 Speaker 5: I mean i think if he goes out and he's dominating, 763 00:36:10,239 --> 00:36:13,000 Speaker 5: THIS year i think we might have him at some 764 00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:15,359 Speaker 5: point the number one on one of our our mid 765 00:36:15,360 --> 00:36:16,040 Speaker 5: season lists. 766 00:36:16,040 --> 00:36:16,160 Speaker 4: This. 767 00:36:16,239 --> 00:36:19,279 Speaker 2: Year wow, all right trivia question then on our, way 768 00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:22,719 Speaker 2: out because this Will make twins fans appreciative for the 769 00:36:22,760 --> 00:36:26,920 Speaker 2: moment what happened in twenty twenty three for the first 770 00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:29,880 Speaker 2: time in our. Game's history do you guys know that 771 00:36:29,960 --> 00:36:35,359 Speaker 2: kind of led to. This happening it's it's the, rule change. 772 00:36:36,680 --> 00:36:40,160 Speaker 4: Oh. For, slaughtering yeah do. 773 00:36:40,120 --> 00:36:42,480 Speaker 2: You know how many picks they jumped so That, the 774 00:36:42,520 --> 00:36:46,160 Speaker 2: twins if you just took them almost seven eight Picks, 775 00:36:46,200 --> 00:36:49,040 Speaker 2: ten yeah. Eight picks so if you just took, their 776 00:36:49,080 --> 00:36:51,560 Speaker 2: record they would have been eight. Picks later they would 777 00:36:51,600 --> 00:36:54,000 Speaker 2: not Have Had, walker jenkins so thank you to their. 778 00:36:54,560 --> 00:36:56,680 Speaker 2: Parting agreement there. 779 00:36:56,640 --> 00:36:58,759 Speaker 4: Is also a huge tear break in. That class we 780 00:36:58,760 --> 00:37:02,560 Speaker 4: had five very top of the, class players so picking 781 00:37:02,560 --> 00:37:05,280 Speaker 4: from five to six that year is much bigger difference 782 00:37:05,320 --> 00:37:07,479 Speaker 4: than four. Or five so that's a, huge. 783 00:37:07,480 --> 00:37:11,000 Speaker 2: ONE exactly i remember the big, Storyline, was wow look 784 00:37:11,040 --> 00:37:13,200 Speaker 2: who jumped in and look how much of a difference, 785 00:37:13,280 --> 00:37:15,640 Speaker 2: it is and it can change the future of a franchise. 786 00:37:15,719 --> 00:37:18,640 Speaker 2: That Way so i'm a big fan of the draft lottery. Of, 787 00:37:18,680 --> 00:37:21,319 Speaker 2: course hey for more, of these you can check them 788 00:37:21,360 --> 00:37:24,400 Speaker 2: out team, by team top prospect in the organization just 789 00:37:24,480 --> 00:37:26,839 Speaker 2: hit Up The baseball america YouTube channel if, you're listening 790 00:37:26,880 --> 00:37:28,719 Speaker 2: if you're watching, right now and you can also check 791 00:37:28,760 --> 00:37:31,000 Speaker 2: them out wherever you get. Your podcasts the. 792 00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:34,360 Speaker 5: Raw powers right up there with the best hitters. IN baseball, 793 00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:38,600 Speaker 5: I Mean, O'Neil Cruz. Jordan, alvarez like it's, not oh 794 00:37:38,960 --> 00:37:40,879 Speaker 5: this guy has a lot, of power or this guy 795 00:37:40,880 --> 00:37:43,000 Speaker 5: has seventy power on the twenty. 796 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:46,600 Speaker 2: Eighty scale, it's true top of the. Scale eighty let's 797 00:37:46,640 --> 00:37:49,920 Speaker 2: hit the top prospect In the, Royals organization, jack hagleone, 798 00:37:49,960 --> 00:37:54,040 Speaker 2: you're up It's A baseball america. Prospect profile let's get right. 799 00:37:54,040 --> 00:37:57,439 Speaker 2: Into It, ben badler your thoughts on how he looked 800 00:37:57,480 --> 00:38:00,520 Speaker 2: in spring training pretty. Damn, GOOD yeah, i mean and he. 801 00:38:00,600 --> 00:38:03,480 Speaker 5: Looks good he. LOOKS phenomenal, i mean he is one 802 00:38:03,520 --> 00:38:07,480 Speaker 5: of the most fascinating prospects, in, baseball right even aside 803 00:38:07,520 --> 00:38:10,000 Speaker 5: just from the two way ability that he had, IN 804 00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:12,440 Speaker 5: college i just mean what he does as a, position 805 00:38:12,520 --> 00:38:16,960 Speaker 5: prospect because he is just so extreme in what, he. 806 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:21,080 Speaker 5: Does right it's. Extreme size he's, six' five like two hundred. 807 00:38:21,080 --> 00:38:25,480 Speaker 5: And fifty pounds it's, extreme bat speed. It's extreme power 808 00:38:26,560 --> 00:38:29,239 Speaker 5: we're talking about top of the. Scale bat speed the 809 00:38:29,320 --> 00:38:32,319 Speaker 5: same with, the raw power and especially for somebody who 810 00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:35,960 Speaker 5: is as big. As he is he's not just an 811 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:39,760 Speaker 5: all or nothing. Type hitter either where it's huge power 812 00:38:39,800 --> 00:38:43,439 Speaker 5: that comes with a. Ton of strikeouts he actually made 813 00:38:43,440 --> 00:38:47,120 Speaker 5: a lot of contact Last, year at florida especially when 814 00:38:47,120 --> 00:38:49,440 Speaker 5: he was swinging at pitches that are in. The strike 815 00:38:49,520 --> 00:38:53,000 Speaker 5: zone but that last part really his the other end 816 00:38:53,080 --> 00:38:56,279 Speaker 5: of the extreme, with him too because he chases, a 817 00:38:56,320 --> 00:39:00,279 Speaker 5: ton too, like a scary scary. Amount of chase AND that's. 818 00:39:00,280 --> 00:39:03,520 Speaker 5: Where i Think You know nick kurtz from the, draft 819 00:39:03,600 --> 00:39:06,280 Speaker 5: last year you know fourth overall Pick with with oakland 820 00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:09,600 Speaker 5: is ahead of him as A prospect because kurtz has 821 00:39:09,640 --> 00:39:13,040 Speaker 5: a really good understanding of. The strike zone he'll draw a, 822 00:39:13,080 --> 00:39:15,640 Speaker 5: lot of walks especially as a, first base prospect to go, 823 00:39:16,360 --> 00:39:20,680 Speaker 5: with his power. Which is, Important whereas cagleone i'm worried 824 00:39:20,719 --> 00:39:25,000 Speaker 5: about what will, happen with him especially, against better pitchers 825 00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:28,920 Speaker 5: if he continues with, this you know super aggressive swing 826 00:39:28,920 --> 00:39:32,480 Speaker 5: that stuff outside the strikes and approach, that he has, 827 00:39:32,719 --> 00:39:34,680 Speaker 5: AND you know i think he knows that. And understands 828 00:39:34,680 --> 00:39:38,359 Speaker 5: that it's just it's hard for a first baseman to 829 00:39:38,400 --> 00:39:42,000 Speaker 5: deliver a ton of value if if you're just relying 830 00:39:42,040 --> 00:39:45,239 Speaker 5: on power and aren't drawing, that many walks even if 831 00:39:45,280 --> 00:39:46,840 Speaker 5: he does have the ability to put the battle on 832 00:39:46,840 --> 00:39:49,200 Speaker 5: the ball pretty well when it's swinging that stuff. In 833 00:39:49,239 --> 00:39:52,800 Speaker 5: the zone but on, the other hand if everything, clicks 834 00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:54,719 Speaker 5: for him we were talking about a player has a 835 00:39:54,800 --> 00:39:58,800 Speaker 5: chance to hit forty. PLUS home runs i wouldn't be 836 00:39:58,880 --> 00:40:00,440 Speaker 5: surprised if he HAD a season i know where he 837 00:40:00,520 --> 00:40:03,160 Speaker 5: hit fifty. Plus home, runs he, has you know he 838 00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:07,880 Speaker 5: has that type of power and also that type of 839 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:11,480 Speaker 5: feel for. For the barrel but just the fact that 840 00:40:11,480 --> 00:40:14,080 Speaker 5: he's a, likely first baseman although it Sounds like maybe 841 00:40:14,080 --> 00:40:18,120 Speaker 5: i'll get some exposure in a, corner outfield spot but 842 00:40:18,280 --> 00:40:21,520 Speaker 5: a likely first baseman for me who's ultra aggressive beyond 843 00:40:21,560 --> 00:40:24,840 Speaker 5: the strike zone with. His swing decision that's what creates 844 00:40:24,880 --> 00:40:29,000 Speaker 5: the very high layer of, Risk with him but obviously 845 00:40:29,560 --> 00:40:31,080 Speaker 5: the reward potential is. 846 00:40:31,360 --> 00:40:32,400 Speaker 2: Sky, High too. 847 00:40:33,840 --> 00:40:36,279 Speaker 4: Yeah jack is, an OUTLIER prospect and i think a 848 00:40:36,280 --> 00:40:39,239 Speaker 4: lot of times these these outlier players can be really 849 00:40:39,239 --> 00:40:41,920 Speaker 4: scary for. Number Of reasons but, i've, been wondering like 850 00:40:42,160 --> 00:40:46,080 Speaker 4: are his outlier contact skills and outlier power enough to 851 00:40:46,120 --> 00:40:48,839 Speaker 4: make up for the fact that he is so aggressive in. 852 00:40:48,880 --> 00:40:51,680 Speaker 4: His swing decisions ben mentioned that he does make a 853 00:40:51,680 --> 00:40:54,240 Speaker 4: lot of contact, in the zone he doesn't really strike 854 00:40:54,280 --> 00:40:56,960 Speaker 4: out at. A high clip his end zone mis rate 855 00:40:57,200 --> 00:40:59,960 Speaker 4: was between twelve and thirteen percent and a brief protate. 856 00:41:00,120 --> 00:41:02,799 Speaker 4: You LAST year and i also think he has the 857 00:41:02,880 --> 00:41:06,200 Speaker 4: sort of levers and plate coverage that he's still going 858 00:41:06,239 --> 00:41:10,000 Speaker 4: to be able to do damage on pitch locations that 859 00:41:10,160 --> 00:41:13,200 Speaker 4: most hitters they don't have the ability to get their 860 00:41:13,200 --> 00:41:15,160 Speaker 4: hands or. The barrel there and then when you pair 861 00:41:15,239 --> 00:41:18,719 Speaker 4: that with the exceptional strength that, he does have it's 862 00:41:18,840 --> 00:41:21,840 Speaker 4: just a. Really dangerous, game, for pitchers like how do 863 00:41:21,880 --> 00:41:24,520 Speaker 4: you attack a guy who is going to be? Swinging 864 00:41:25,239 --> 00:41:28,120 Speaker 4: at everything like there's not a safe location for. You, 865 00:41:29,080 --> 00:41:32,160 Speaker 4: to operate really now that maybe can cut both ways 866 00:41:32,200 --> 00:41:34,840 Speaker 4: because you maybe won't have to ever attack him in 867 00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:35,960 Speaker 4: the middle of his own if he's just going to. 868 00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:37,560 Speaker 4: Swing and everything that's going to be the big question 869 00:41:37,600 --> 00:41:40,279 Speaker 4: when we have a Full season of jack. Against pro 870 00:41:40,320 --> 00:41:43,840 Speaker 4: pitchers are they going to take advantage? Of that aggression 871 00:41:44,440 --> 00:41:46,759 Speaker 4: is his ability to barrel up the ball just so 872 00:41:47,080 --> 00:41:51,200 Speaker 4: freakish that him having a chase rate for other prospects 873 00:41:51,239 --> 00:41:55,320 Speaker 4: would be almost like we're. Not considering them the fact 874 00:41:55,320 --> 00:41:58,040 Speaker 4: that he's, got the power he's got, the contact skills 875 00:41:58,120 --> 00:42:01,840 Speaker 4: it makes it, a, really interesting sting kind of. Scary 876 00:42:01,920 --> 00:42:05,759 Speaker 4: offensive profile i'm also intrigued to, by the defensive like 877 00:42:06,040 --> 00:42:07,600 Speaker 4: if he's actually going to run around in, a corner 878 00:42:07,640 --> 00:42:10,120 Speaker 4: outfield how does. HE look there i don't think he's, 879 00:42:10,120 --> 00:42:12,560 Speaker 4: A great runner he's not a base clogger. By any means, 880 00:42:12,920 --> 00:42:15,239 Speaker 4: AT first base i think he actually has really good 881 00:42:15,280 --> 00:42:17,719 Speaker 4: tools because he's a. Big target there he has moved 882 00:42:17,760 --> 00:42:20,719 Speaker 4: around well at the first base, bag at times so 883 00:42:20,800 --> 00:42:23,080 Speaker 4: that piece. Will be fascinating and if he can move around. 884 00:42:23,120 --> 00:42:25,440 Speaker 4: In the outfield the pressure has just taken off. The 885 00:42:25,440 --> 00:42:28,279 Speaker 4: offensive profile but it was eye opening what he did. 886 00:42:28,280 --> 00:42:30,879 Speaker 4: IN the spring i would expect him if and when 887 00:42:30,880 --> 00:42:33,560 Speaker 4: he does get to, the major leagues he will consistently 888 00:42:33,600 --> 00:42:35,719 Speaker 4: be at the very top of the leaderboard in terms 889 00:42:35,760 --> 00:42:38,200 Speaker 4: of max. Exit and velocity he's already had one hundred. 890 00:42:38,239 --> 00:42:40,960 Speaker 4: And fourteen plus last year, in college baseball he had 891 00:42:40,960 --> 00:42:43,360 Speaker 4: the hardest hit balls we. Saw all year so it 892 00:42:43,360 --> 00:42:43,799 Speaker 4: truly is. 893 00:42:43,800 --> 00:42:47,759 Speaker 2: Eighty, great power okay if everything, works out right as 894 00:42:47,800 --> 00:42:50,919 Speaker 2: you guys, are both mentioning there is, definitely risk here 895 00:42:51,080 --> 00:42:53,960 Speaker 2: and this. Is an outlier what kind of power are? 896 00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:56,680 Speaker 2: We looking, at you know the, top end here the 897 00:42:56,719 --> 00:43:01,440 Speaker 2: headliner give. Me a number And, also in carlos the 898 00:43:01,480 --> 00:43:04,080 Speaker 2: ballpark that he'll be playing in, in the future which also. 899 00:43:04,120 --> 00:43:06,000 Speaker 2: Affects his legs, by the way if he's going to 900 00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:08,000 Speaker 2: be an, OUTFIELDER there consistently. 901 00:43:07,680 --> 00:43:09,360 Speaker 4: I think the i mean the comp that makes a 902 00:43:09,360 --> 00:43:09,600 Speaker 4: lot of. 903 00:43:09,600 --> 00:43:10,120 Speaker 2: Sense to Me It's. 904 00:43:10,120 --> 00:43:12,240 Speaker 4: Actually pete alonso they went to the, same high school 905 00:43:12,320 --> 00:43:14,879 Speaker 4: they went to. The Same college pete alonso has led 906 00:43:14,880 --> 00:43:16,640 Speaker 4: the league. In home Runs we think jack has the 907 00:43:16,680 --> 00:43:18,440 Speaker 4: sort of power to lead the league. In home runs 908 00:43:18,520 --> 00:43:22,000 Speaker 4: maybe he is that same sort of like, More limited 909 00:43:22,040 --> 00:43:24,640 Speaker 4: profile like he's not going to excel, on the bases 910 00:43:24,640 --> 00:43:26,520 Speaker 4: he's not going to, be elite defender but he's got a, 911 00:43:26,520 --> 00:43:29,000 Speaker 4: ton of power and in, his peak years he's got 912 00:43:29,000 --> 00:43:32,960 Speaker 4: a chance to have forty five, Fifty HOME runs like 913 00:43:33,200 --> 00:43:36,160 Speaker 4: i think. That's certainly possible like in, His peak years 914 00:43:36,280 --> 00:43:39,200 Speaker 4: jack could. Lead the league i'm not sure exactly what 915 00:43:39,320 --> 00:43:42,520 Speaker 4: sort of specific home run total then maybe you think he. 916 00:43:42,600 --> 00:43:44,440 Speaker 4: Has in him i'm also curious if you guys can 917 00:43:44,440 --> 00:43:47,600 Speaker 4: think of any recent free swinging hitters that just have 918 00:43:47,800 --> 00:43:50,560 Speaker 4: the sort of skill set to. Make that work because 919 00:43:51,600 --> 00:43:53,680 Speaker 4: as people who are looking at a, lot of prospects 920 00:43:53,680 --> 00:43:56,399 Speaker 4: we obviously want that really. Well rounded profile we want 921 00:43:56,440 --> 00:44:00,120 Speaker 4: to feel safe that there is some walk rate floor 922 00:44:00,120 --> 00:44:02,239 Speaker 4: when the hits aren't. Falling for you but if there's 923 00:44:02,320 --> 00:44:05,560 Speaker 4: any real free swinger that, Comes to mind i'd be curious, 924 00:44:05,600 --> 00:44:07,000 Speaker 4: to hear it because you just don't see these. 925 00:44:07,040 --> 00:44:08,359 Speaker 2: Profiles, very often. 926 00:44:09,440 --> 00:44:12,960 Speaker 5: Yeah you don't see hitters who swing As often as 927 00:44:13,040 --> 00:44:18,080 Speaker 5: kaglione does typically have success in. The major leagues we 928 00:44:18,160 --> 00:44:20,919 Speaker 5: also just don't see many players on the planet who 929 00:44:20,960 --> 00:44:24,040 Speaker 5: have his kind of raw power and again ability to 930 00:44:24,239 --> 00:44:25,880 Speaker 5: actually put the bat to the ball when he swing 931 00:44:25,880 --> 00:44:29,319 Speaker 5: at stuff. In THE zone so i imagine pitchers. Are this 932 00:44:29,400 --> 00:44:31,960 Speaker 5: year they're gonna know because right exactly what the book 933 00:44:32,080 --> 00:44:34,440 Speaker 5: is on him, is stay away throwing a lot of 934 00:44:34,440 --> 00:44:37,359 Speaker 5: stuff out, of the zone get. Him a chase we'll 935 00:44:37,360 --> 00:44:40,160 Speaker 5: see how that, works this year what his adjustments are 936 00:44:40,200 --> 00:44:44,200 Speaker 5: in terms of being able to modify his approach and improve. 937 00:44:44,280 --> 00:44:47,919 Speaker 5: His swing decisions but the raw powers right up there 938 00:44:47,960 --> 00:44:51,000 Speaker 5: with the best. HITTERS in, Baseball I, Mean O'Neil. Cruz, 939 00:44:51,160 --> 00:44:55,120 Speaker 5: jordan alvarez like, it's not oh this guy has a, 940 00:44:55,160 --> 00:44:58,239 Speaker 5: lot of power or this guy has seventy power on the. 941 00:44:58,239 --> 00:45:02,160 Speaker 5: Twenty eighty scal it's true top with a scale. EIGHTY raw, 942 00:45:02,200 --> 00:45:06,320 Speaker 5: power i mean Maybe Aside From. John carlos stanton otherwise 943 00:45:06,360 --> 00:45:09,359 Speaker 5: there's not. Really Anybody else so i'd say clearly has 944 00:45:09,400 --> 00:45:14,080 Speaker 5: More power than jack cag leone because, his bat speed 945 00:45:14,160 --> 00:45:18,279 Speaker 5: his ability to impact a baseball. Is, pretty jarring. 946 00:45:18,719 --> 00:45:21,480 Speaker 2: Yeah that's what makes. This conbo intriguing of course is 947 00:45:21,520 --> 00:45:23,680 Speaker 2: the home run potential if it. All works out we know, 948 00:45:24,000 --> 00:45:27,360 Speaker 2: prospects or, prospects but yeah maybe this wing decisions improve 949 00:45:27,520 --> 00:45:30,680 Speaker 2: and there could be some much Needed Power in kansas 950 00:45:30,719 --> 00:45:32,959 Speaker 2: city coming their way over the next. Couple of years 951 00:45:33,000 --> 00:45:35,240 Speaker 2: it's been hard for them to find some. Consistent, Power 952 00:45:35,239 --> 00:45:37,960 Speaker 2: bats Obviously bobby wit junior. Is a star salvy's been there, 953 00:45:38,040 --> 00:45:40,440 Speaker 2: for a minute but it's not an offense that has 954 00:45:40,480 --> 00:45:42,839 Speaker 2: intimidated people the, last few years even last year when 955 00:45:42,880 --> 00:45:44,880 Speaker 2: they were, A playoff team so this could be a 956 00:45:44,880 --> 00:45:47,160 Speaker 2: welcome edition. At some point if you want to learn 957 00:45:47,160 --> 00:45:51,080 Speaker 2: more about top Prospects Per organization baseball america number, one 958 00:45:51,200 --> 00:45:53,520 Speaker 2: per team we've got it up on, the YouTube channel 959 00:45:53,600 --> 00:45:54,919 Speaker 2: so make sure you. Check that out