1 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to this edition of Big Fish Small Pod. 2 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:10,639 Speaker 1: This is a big Fish Small Pod. I'm here with 3 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 1: my guest Alex Carver from Fish on the Farm to 4 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:17,920 Speaker 1: talk a bit about piers and catchers and really the 5 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 1: first full day of spring with people, players, everyone reporting 6 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 1: back to the mound. Carver, talk to me a little 7 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: bit about what you saw today up in Jupiter. See 8 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:35,879 Speaker 1: in the background the infamous Marlins wall. But tell me 9 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: what you saw today. I know U, crutch It, Kevin 10 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 1: was there, everybody. 11 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 2: Yeah, so super fun day. It was great to be 12 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 2: back again, of course with all the guys. It was 13 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 2: great to be back in that space. Just baseball is 14 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 2: back and you feel it and it really feels like 15 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 2: it's happening again, even though yes, this is a big 16 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 2: league team in a big league workization which fans are 17 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 2: not expecting a lot from. But there is there is 18 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 2: that that atmosphere of baseball. It's back. It's here. You 19 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:11,679 Speaker 2: hear it, you see it. You hear the cleats on 20 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 2: the ground, you hear the crack of the bat. It's 21 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:17,400 Speaker 2: always a great time of year, no matter what the 22 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:21,119 Speaker 2: the destination of the organization is in that specific season, 23 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 2: this is still a great time of year. It's a 24 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 2: great time of year to be out there as media, 25 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:27,760 Speaker 2: as a fan, as whoever you are a fan of 26 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:30,759 Speaker 2: another team, if you can get to Jupiter, do it. 27 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 2: It is a great atmosphere and it just it feels 28 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 2: like baseball season. And that's what we love to see 29 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 2: around here at Fish First as fans baseball fans of 30 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 2: any team, that's what you love to see and it's 31 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 2: it's here and it's real and it's in your face 32 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 2: and it feels good. 33 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: Yeah. Just so many players come back. So much news 34 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: even broke today. Uh, you know a little bit on 35 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: Count Contrail uh signing with the Marlins, but we'll get 36 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 1: to that maybe on a bigger part or with Isaac. 37 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: But for you, you love your prospects. We love our 38 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 1: prospects here on Fish on the Farm. You got to 39 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 1: talk to a lot of guys today, Takawa, tasalas Uh, 40 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 1: just so many guys who were able to discuss. Out 41 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 1: of all the guys who talked to today, was there 42 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: anything surprising that anyone said or maybe something that caught 43 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: your attention when you're talking to these young guys. 44 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, So, I mean that's the main thing that I'm that. 45 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 2: I'm that I'm stating now to you guys and other 46 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 2: spaces are private chatter, or to you guys personally, it 47 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 2: really is. And I've been high on this guy since 48 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 2: before he signed here because of his background, but I 49 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 2: am really super high on meeting this kid in person 50 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 2: and seeing the maturity of Andrew Salas. This is a 51 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 2: kid that I expected to come here as a sixteen 52 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 2: year old. He's sixteen years old. He's the youngest player 53 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 2: in this organization that is here right now today, and 54 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 2: he just sounds so mature, sounds like he's been there. 55 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 2: It sounds like he knows what he's talking about. It 56 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,799 Speaker 2: sounds like he knows what he needs to look for. 57 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 2: It doesn't sound like this tepid little kid that is 58 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 2: just here to be a little leaguer. It sounds like 59 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 2: a professional baseball player already, And that to me is incredible. 60 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 2: I mean, I spent three minutes me and Lesurpried spent 61 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 2: three minutes with him, and in that three minutes, you 62 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 2: can just tell that this is going to be a 63 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 2: major league baseball player. And I am very confident that 64 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 2: Andrew Salas will be someday a major major league baseball player. 65 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 2: It's not going to be in twenty five, it's probably 66 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 2: not going to be in twenty six, maybe not even 67 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 2: in twenty seven. But this is going to be a 68 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 2: major league baseball player. He has the background. His grandparents 69 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 2: were baseball players, his parents were baseball players, his brothers 70 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 2: were baseball players, are baseball players. This is a kid 71 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 2: that is going to be very, very, very talented. And 72 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 2: I am so excited to see the level of talent 73 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 2: that he reaches within this organization. That that is something 74 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 2: that really stood out to me. Today was the last 75 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 2: interview we did. We had to stand on the backfields 76 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 2: until that was the last field to complete their workouts. Today, 77 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:18,840 Speaker 2: I stood out there, start stood out there. It's about 78 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:21,839 Speaker 2: two fifteen to wait for that. I missed a couple 79 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 2: of other things that happened with Kevin Covered and and 80 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 2: Alex Covered. I missed a couple of those things to 81 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 2: stick around for Jose, particularly for that interview. And if 82 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 2: you haven't seen that interview, please go watch it. I've 83 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 2: posted it on socials. It's great. I'm gonna write an 84 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 2: article about it. It's going to be out on the 85 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:39,479 Speaker 2: site soon. Just incredible, how mature that kid, is that 86 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 2: that is if you're looking at the prospects of things 87 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 2: that really stood out to me. I know, Viant looked 88 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 2: really good today. According to Kevin. You hear good things 89 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 2: from from some other players that are excited to come here, 90 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:55,039 Speaker 2: which is good. We like to see that. Yeah, it was. 91 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 2: It was a good day. It was a good first day. 92 00:04:57,480 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 2: I mean, obviously it's day one, and you know, you 93 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:02,359 Speaker 2: got to you gotta kinda kind of pick and choose 94 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 2: your questions and in terms of what you ask because 95 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 2: these guys are here for some of them for the 96 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 2: first day or first couple of days, so you kinda 97 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 2: kind of pick and choose and we'll learn more as 98 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 2: time goes on through spring training, but a good first 99 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,160 Speaker 2: day out. Clayton McCall is super nice guy. I think 100 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 2: he's soft spoken. I think that he is. I think 101 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 2: he's a good guy for this organization. It's a guy 102 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:25,159 Speaker 2: that he's gonna need a lot of patients, and I 103 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:28,599 Speaker 2: think he does have a lot of patience. He says 104 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 2: the good things, but I don't think he's going to 105 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:32,599 Speaker 2: be a guy that is going to shy away from 106 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 2: saying the bad things or the coaching opportunities that any 107 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 2: person in position of management may have. So I think 108 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 2: he's a good dude for this organization. I think it's 109 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 2: a good spot for him to be in. And we're 110 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 2: gonna see what happens, man, I mean this year. I 111 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 2: know we're an expector. It's a it's an it's an 112 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 2: interesting time to be Marelins fans, interesting, interesting time to 113 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 2: be a staff member, especially Clayton himself. So I'm interested 114 00:05:59,920 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 2: to see how he kind of carves out his role 115 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 2: with this organization as well. 116 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, a couple other guys I want to talk to 117 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:09,840 Speaker 3: you about, you know, one of your interviews with Roy 118 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:14,720 Speaker 3: Dagnopfel getting his first taste of MLB spring training a 119 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 3: little bit, talk to us about him, maybe some of 120 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 3: the other guys that are now getting. 121 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 1: Their first taste of MLB spring training now coming up. 122 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, so I think you asked about Ryan. Sorry, I 123 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 2: think I liked a little bit. I think you asked 124 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 2: about Ryan new catcher. He spent last year that was 125 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 2: his first year as a catcher, and he pointed out 126 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:42,359 Speaker 2: I talked to him. I was the only person to 127 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:44,039 Speaker 2: talk to him today, by the way, but it is okay. 128 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 2: So I talked to him one on one and we 129 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 2: talked just kind of about what he's looking to accomplish 130 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 2: in spring training, and for him, really it's just a 131 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:56,599 Speaker 2: privilege for him to be there after spending only your 132 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,480 Speaker 2: first year as a catcher, and now you're there as 133 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 2: a catcher expected to catch major league pitching, which he 134 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 2: will be doing at some point this year, even if 135 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:08,479 Speaker 2: it's a replacement. He's going to in games. He's going 136 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 2: to be catching guys that were above his age level 137 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 2: when he was catching at the highest level at single advanced. 138 00:07:13,880 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 2: This year, he's going to be catching guys that are 139 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 2: higher than that. So I was really interested to hear 140 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 2: how he's been there already for I think he's been 141 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 2: there for like almost a week and a half to 142 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 2: two weeks now with the rehabby guys. So this is 143 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 2: the guy that wants to put the work in. He 144 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 2: wants to get things done, He wants to put in 145 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 2: as much work as necessary. This is a grinder. This 146 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 2: is a guy that's a pure grinder, and he has 147 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 2: absolutely committed to his role as a catcher. Whereas this 148 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 2: is a guy who could have gone to any other 149 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 2: position on the field, including pitcher. He was drafted as 150 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 2: a two way player, so he could have literally gone 151 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 2: anywhere on the field. He was an outfielder, he spent 152 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 2: time on the anfield. He could have literally gone anywhere. 153 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 2: And now he's learning since he's come to the Marlins. 154 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 2: They asked him to catch, and he did it. And 155 00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 2: that's where his future is. Not at a position that 156 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 2: he spent any time at at all, and all of 157 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 2: that time that he spent at other levels. He is 158 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 2: a catcher now, which is a new position for him, 159 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 2: and it's it's so refreshing to see this guy. It's 160 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 2: just such a versatile player. He's a mature player. He 161 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 2: wants to learn as much as possible. And I'm so 162 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 2: excited to see him, you know, get the opportunity to 163 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 2: catch major league pitching. That's gonna be amazing for me 164 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 2: and for him. 165 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, and Carver a little bit. We're talking a lot 166 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: of about some hitters. What about on the pitching side, 167 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 1: any guys that really stood out to you, whether you're 168 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 1: talking to them one on one and you're watching him 169 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 1: face live batters, Just what pitch you shoot out to 170 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: you and maybe are any guys maybe adding new pitches 171 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 1: or maybe what they told you about. 172 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, no, so I talked to Dax Fulton early this morning. 173 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 2: Of course, he's coming back from from the TJ, second TJ, 174 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 2: which is unfortunate missed an entire year. He looks so good, 175 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 2: like his physique looks so good. He just looks probably 176 00:08:58,120 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 2: like the best version of himself. We saw him too 177 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,680 Speaker 2: years ago in spring training. He was a little overweight. 178 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 2: Just being honest, he was a little bit kind of 179 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:10,200 Speaker 2: not really there physically, and then this happens with the 180 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 2: arm again, and he has to go through the second TJ. 181 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 2: For any pitcher to come back from a second Tommy John, 182 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 2: it's difficult. I mean, he had the first one very 183 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 2: early in his career, just out high school. This one 184 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 2: is now what a couple of years into his big 185 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:25,200 Speaker 2: league career. But he's still working to incorporate new pitches. 186 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:27,560 Speaker 2: He told us today he's working to incorporate both a 187 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 2: sweeper and a sinker that is to go along, of 188 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:33,080 Speaker 2: course with a four steam fastball, and of course a 189 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:36,720 Speaker 2: really good you know sinker slash or slider slash curveball. 190 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:40,439 Speaker 2: It's kind of slury kurble, really really good. I'm super 191 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:42,600 Speaker 2: excited to see how Dox Fulton comes back from this, 192 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 2: he should be ready to go out of spring training. 193 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:47,679 Speaker 2: We probably will even see a bit of him in 194 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 2: spring training with the Marlins, which is going to be amazing. 195 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 2: I'm super excited to see how Dax comes back from 196 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 2: this and to see where the stuff is, how he's 197 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 2: incorp rereading these new pitches. For me personally as a prospect, 198 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:06,320 Speaker 2: that guy he's going to be a main watch in 199 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:09,800 Speaker 2: spring training. I'm really excited for Dox Fulton and then 200 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 2: to see where he starts the year. I'm thinking at 201 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 2: least double A, back in Double A, if not even 202 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:16,320 Speaker 2: Triple A. Triple A is gonna need some pitchers. I'm 203 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 2: thinking maybe in triple A to to face off against 204 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 2: some of the highest minor league level competition that there is. 205 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:27,679 Speaker 2: So I'm really excited for Fulton. Yeah, That's that's one 206 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 2: guy that I'm really excited for on the pitching side. 207 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 2: Another other guy that I saw good things from today 208 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:37,040 Speaker 2: was the guy Brian Mendoza. This guy looked really good. 209 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 2: I mean he was he was up as high as 210 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 2: like ninety four ninety five. He's got a couple of 211 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:45,600 Speaker 2: good breaking pitches. It looked really good. Kind of got 212 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 2: some wipeout action. To a slider that he has. I 213 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 2: like this guy. This was a guy from I think 214 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 2: the Bryon Daylight Cruise trade. This guy looks looks really good. 215 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:56,200 Speaker 2: Really liked or the Burger trade. Sorry, there was another 216 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:58,280 Speaker 2: guy from the Daily Crush trade. But yeah, this guy 217 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 2: from the the Burger trade was was good. I I 218 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 2: really liked to see. I really liked what I saw 219 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 2: from him. It looked, it looked really good. It looked 220 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 2: solid today. Of course, first time out, we got a 221 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 2: temper expectations, but like you said, a trade piece, a 222 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:16,760 Speaker 2: guy that they got back into trade and it looks 223 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 2: good already. That's that's encouraging to me. I like to 224 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 2: see that. It looked solid. That's a guy that I 225 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 2: like to see today. I mean, uh, Zebra Meacham looked 226 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:31,960 Speaker 2: good today as well. His change up looks good. He's 227 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 2: incorporating that pitch. He looked good. There were just there 228 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 2: was just so much to watch, so much to see. 229 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 2: I mean, they're playing on four fields. You can only 230 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:41,200 Speaker 2: see so much. But from the guys that I saw, 231 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 2: those from that trade piece, from the Burger trade, like 232 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:46,320 Speaker 2: you said, and then I wrote, it was really good. 233 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 2: There was another guy as well. On the positional side. 234 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:53,800 Speaker 2: That looked really good to me. That's we're thinking of. 235 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 2: Go ahead. 236 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 1: I was gonna ask you a little bit, maybe the 237 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 1: last guy we could talk forster than a little bit 238 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 1: Dylan Head. 239 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:03,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, I want to hear. 240 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:05,320 Speaker 1: But what you saw from him? A guy coming back 241 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 1: from injury, one of the pieces in the Luisa Ria's trade. 242 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:13,960 Speaker 1: You know, high expectations from the front office on him 243 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: and for his future, like a guy you mentioned twenty 244 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:18,760 Speaker 1: six seven, even twenty eight. Just what have you seen 245 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:22,440 Speaker 1: Dylan Head? And you know came in originally from the trade. 246 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:25,080 Speaker 1: Just a couple that got heard. And how's he looking? 247 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, so he's bigger, I'll tell you that right now. 248 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 2: He's way bigger. He looks way built up in the arms. 249 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:34,840 Speaker 2: It looks like he did a lot of work with 250 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 2: the physique, which similar to Dax, like we talked about Daks, 251 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 2: similar to him, when you're injured, that's the work that 252 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 2: you try to do, you try to get better physically, 253 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 2: and I think he really did it. It looks way bigger. 254 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:51,079 Speaker 2: It looks bigger in the arms, bigger in the upper half. 255 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:54,440 Speaker 2: It looks solid and talking to him, he feels good. 256 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 2: He looks good and the swings look good too. I 257 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:02,160 Speaker 2: mean even on the pitches that he missed, he barely missed. 258 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 2: And he's able to recognize pitches like you see him 259 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 2: coming out of the box, and you know, Danny at 260 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 2: spring training you kind of talk to these guys and 261 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 2: watch these guys and see how close up you are. 262 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 2: Oh wow, that was a change up and I missed it. 263 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 2: He's recognizing that, right, So he's he's internalizing that, and 264 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 2: I think that that is an important step for him 265 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 2: to take. And then yeah, just just getting back at 266 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 2: it is kind of a main thing for hi guy. 267 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 2: Play three even said he was injured before he got 268 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:32,840 Speaker 2: traded here, right, so he knew he was already injured. 269 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 2: He got traded here, and then the pammera heads try 270 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 2: him out for three games and it's like, Okay, yeah, 271 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 2: he's actually really injured. We gotta we gotta put him aside. 272 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:43,840 Speaker 2: So I think from what he said to us today 273 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:45,840 Speaker 2: in the interview that we did, he knew he was 274 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 2: injured before he came here, Like he knew he wasn't 275 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 2: feeling one hundred percent. So for him to get back 276 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 2: to one hundred percent and be out there now at 277 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:55,960 Speaker 2: one hundred percent, which regardless of those three games, or 278 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 2: maybe even a couple of the games that he did 279 00:13:57,640 --> 00:14:00,559 Speaker 2: with his former organizations, is Padres. I think for him 280 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 2: to do those those games with them, the last few 281 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:04,199 Speaker 2: games that he did, I think we could put those 282 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 2: aside and look forward to Dylanhead in twenty twenty five. 283 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 2: And that's the real version of Dylan Head that we're 284 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 2: gonna see. And it looks good so far. 285 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 1: Last thing I asked people for, I'll let you go. 286 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 1: What storylines are you looking at this coming week before 287 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 1: spring train? What's your main storyline? What's something for the 288 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:26,680 Speaker 1: listeners to something they have to watch Austin coming up 289 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: before we head into these games. 290 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:31,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think from the big league team. I think 291 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 2: that's your question. I think from the big league team, 292 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:38,440 Speaker 2: I think, or any team, is it anything prospects or 293 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:42,280 Speaker 2: big league? Okay, so I think from guys that fans 294 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:44,640 Speaker 2: are going to mostly see, which are in big league camp. 295 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 2: I'm really intrigued by Adam Major. He threw today. It 296 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:52,680 Speaker 2: looked okay, it looked, it looked okay, it didn't look horrible. 297 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 2: But I think that guy has work to do, particularly 298 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 2: with the curveball. The curveball today. He was really working 299 00:14:57,840 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 2: on that pitch. You really really hon been on working 300 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 2: on that pitch, and he hit it at times and 301 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 2: then at other times he was really wild with it. 302 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 2: So I think Adam mazer curveball is going to be 303 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 2: a main, a main focus for that picture in terms 304 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:14,040 Speaker 2: of where he's gonna start. Is he going to start here? 305 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:15,640 Speaker 2: Is he going to start in triple A? Where is 306 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 2: that guy gonna go? Adam Mazer's curveball is going to 307 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 2: be a separating point in terms of where that picture 308 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 2: is going to start. Other things to watch in terms 309 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:28,800 Speaker 2: of prospects, I would really look into what Joe Mack 310 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 2: is doing with his We know his defense is okay. 311 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:36,760 Speaker 2: I think his defense needs to improve a little bit. 312 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 2: I think his defense is good. I think he needs 313 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 2: to improve a little bit. So where does Joe Max's 314 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 2: defense go? How does he how does he compete against 315 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 2: major league players in spring training? Who is he going 316 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 2: to catch? How does he handle true velocity? How does 317 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:53,080 Speaker 2: he handle true stuff? Not that he didn't do it 318 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 2: in the minors, but now he's handling real pictures. He's 319 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 2: handling Sandy, he's handling Edward Cabrera. How does he handle 320 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:02,240 Speaker 2: that stuff? And he's used to handling velocity in his 321 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:04,560 Speaker 2: high school career. I know that for a fact. But 322 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 2: how does does that matriculate to these guys that have 323 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 2: serious movement on their pitches? I think that's another true 324 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:14,280 Speaker 2: separating factor for Joe mag I give you one more. 325 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 2: I guess I can say, is yeah, I'll give you 326 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 2: one more. I guess I could say is I don't 327 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:24,160 Speaker 2: want to say this the wrong way. For DA's Fulton, 328 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 2: I guess what I can say for him is just 329 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:31,840 Speaker 2: his physical projection. How does he handle this new way? 330 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 2: This is a completely new body for him, Like he 331 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 2: has never pitched in this body, at least not for 332 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 2: a long time. Right now, he's a mature pitcher, He's 333 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 2: pitching in what is a new shape for him. How 334 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 2: does he complete his delivery? How does he repeat his delivery? 335 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 2: How does he repeat his pitches? How does he repeat 336 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:51,440 Speaker 2: his stuff? Those are really important factors when you look 337 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:56,000 Speaker 2: into a player coming back from a serious second surgery. 338 00:16:56,240 --> 00:17:00,200 Speaker 2: That is serious. So how does he come back that? 339 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 2: How does he deal with that? These are all factors. 340 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:06,440 Speaker 2: The second thing announced Dax Sultan as a pitcher, I'm 341 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:09,520 Speaker 2: going to have all eyes on that, and I think everybody. 342 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 1: Perfect. Well, Carver, I appreciate you so much for everyone listening. 343 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:17,159 Speaker 1: You can check out Alex Carver at Fish on the 344 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:20,359 Speaker 1: Farm at Marbon's Minors for everything you need prospect wise 345 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 1: going forward. 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