1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: So he's very much so plug and play defensively. I 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: do have concerns with the offense. I think there's still 3 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 1: a transition period there. 4 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 2: Hi, Hello, and good morning party people. Welcome to another 5 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 2: edition of Dodgers Territory. I am not Alanaizzo. I am 6 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:26,800 Speaker 2: Clint Piscias. Joining me in my seat is my friend 7 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 2: Casey Porter. You can find him as Dodgers Daily here 8 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 2: or Dodger Daily here on the internet machine. Alana, don't worry, 9 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 2: she hasn't quit. She's gonna be back everybody. She is 10 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:40,239 Speaker 2: on vacation, but she also congrats to her got a 11 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:45,480 Speaker 2: new gig doing some analyst stuff for the Boston Red Sox. 12 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:47,239 Speaker 3: But she will be back on Thursday. 13 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 2: But for now, we got a heck of a guest 14 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,239 Speaker 2: filling in my friend Casey. How you doing, Casey? How 15 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 2: are things in your neck of the woods. I don't 16 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 2: know what the snow situation's like. And how you like 17 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 2: these Dodgers for a second? 18 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, thanks are great here, and hey, it's gonna 19 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: rain tomorrow night. We're gonna miss the Clayton kershed out rehab. 20 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: They actually moved him to the complex for his rehab 21 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: start tomorrow because of possible rain here. But I've had 22 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 1: a chance to see him twice, so super exciting to 23 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: see that get ramped up. 24 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 2: Guys, if you don't mind, please like the show Rape, 25 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 2: the show, the show five Stars, all that kind of 26 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:22,320 Speaker 2: stuff on the podcast platform, Subscribe all that stuff. Subscribe 27 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 2: to Casey Show and all these things. We're just setting in. 28 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 2: We're setting in, but we're gonna get into the big 29 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 2: ticket and talk about Dodgers taking two of three from 30 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 2: the Braves in Atlanta. Yeah, so again two of three 31 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 2: in Atlanta. The series was a bit of a grind 32 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 2: entering the series. Of course we learned that Casey Porter's 33 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 2: friend Tommy Edmund heading to the injured list with an 34 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 2: ankle issue, and then of course we find out I 35 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 2: would say Casey Porter's friend here, Hessong Kim was the 36 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 2: guy calling up. 37 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 3: You were the first on it. 38 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 2: A few people also had it, including Faby and Ardaya, 39 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 2: but you were the first on Hessong Kim. Well, we'll 40 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 2: talk Kim a little bit later, but if we're just 41 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 2: looking at this particular series again, you start the series 42 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 2: with Edmund going to the IL and then you got 43 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 2: a three hour rain delay on on Saturday, Rookie Sasaki 44 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 2: was pretty dang good all things considered, But the team, 45 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 2: you know, eventually looks pretty flat on Sundays. As Bill 46 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 2: Plunkett notes, you know, they didn't leave and get to 47 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 2: the ballpark or sorry, get home until you know, after 48 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 2: two in the morning, and then some people will tell 49 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 2: you no good things happen after two am. All things considered, 50 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:37,800 Speaker 2: Dodgers take two of three. That's what you want to do. 51 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 2: You want to go out there and and win series. 52 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 2: But what did you see in the series? 53 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 3: What do you like? 54 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 2: What can this team build on moving forward and playing 55 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 2: the pretty bad Miami Marlins. 56 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 4: Yeah? 57 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: Could the Oklahoma City comments go five and five in 58 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 1: a ten game series with the Marlins? 59 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 4: That's I think that's a legitimate question. 60 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: That's what you saw was a team that was playing 61 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: a Braves team yesterday that was desperate. And then also, 62 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:04,639 Speaker 1: you know, I commented on our live show last night, 63 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: you see it, it's day in and day out. I mean, 64 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 1: it was like the brain and I love the Braids. 65 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:10,919 Speaker 1: I grew up watching the Braids. I go all the 66 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: way back to the Dale Murphy days and when they 67 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:15,919 Speaker 1: were on TBS every night. I love Brian Snicker. I 68 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: love all their players, so I like watching the Braids. 69 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 1: I like the fact they're good. But I mean, it 70 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: was like the World Series last night for them, whenever 71 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 1: they beat the Dodgers, and it was just one game 72 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 1: out of the three. 73 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 4: So it just goes to show you how difficult it 74 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:30,799 Speaker 4: is to be the Dodgers every day. 75 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 1: Now, Hey, no sympathy when you have such a high payroll, 76 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: we understand that, but it is tougher than people think 77 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: to get everybody's best shot, everybody's World Series shot at 78 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: you every day. And as far as Dustin May, I 79 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: don't mean to like punt that question, but I'll say 80 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: this about him. I do like the fact that he's 81 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: throwing a lot more sweepers he threw I think, like 82 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 1: thirty two sweepers yesterday or something. That's going to be 83 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: a great pitch for him because late movement. You know, 84 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 1: he's got that right turn with the sinker, now the 85 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: left turn with the sweeper, I mean, and then they're 86 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: both late. 87 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 4: That's gonna be great for him. 88 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: But what I'm gonna say about him is I'm gonna 89 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: hold off any kind of objective evaluation on him untill 90 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: about the All Star break. 91 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 4: He's just gone through too much. 92 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, no, that's fair. 93 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 2: I do want to ask you a little bit more 94 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 2: about about Dustin because it wasn't we'll say it's a 95 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 2: not good start. It wasn't necessarily a bad start with 96 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:27,040 Speaker 2: you know, I would argue the start in Chicago was 97 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:29,159 Speaker 2: a bit worse, and I think he had some things 98 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:30,280 Speaker 2: working against him there. 99 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 3: But in my opinion with d May. 100 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 2: It feels like it's part a little part of the 101 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,280 Speaker 2: league adjusting to him and kind of the new armslot. 102 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 2: Maybe they found where they can see the ball being 103 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 2: released from. But another part is, you know, and he's 104 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:44,280 Speaker 2: mentioned he mentioned it in his previous start. I didn't 105 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 2: see his postgame comments yesterday, but a little bit of 106 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:51,039 Speaker 2: the pitch execution, the command isn't quite as crisp it 107 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,280 Speaker 2: was as it was over his first three starts, and 108 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 2: still getting used to that that you mentioned the sweeper 109 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:58,919 Speaker 2: there when he keeps it down, when he stays on 110 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 2: top of the ball, that sweeper has been very, very nasty, 111 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 2: you know, to at least the new version of the sweeper, 112 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 2: as you know, tweaked the grip this spring training and 113 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 2: over the last couple of years and he's done a 114 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 2: lot of things to try to keep himself on the field. 115 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 2: That's the most important thing for Dustin me. He's missed 116 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 2: the greater part of the last four years with injuries, 117 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 2: you know, various injuries. Has not won any one particular thing. 118 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:26,720 Speaker 2: So the fact that he's still on the mound, that's 119 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:28,839 Speaker 2: good for the Dodgers. Dodgers need him at this point, 120 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 2: and I think his next time out, which should be 121 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:34,920 Speaker 2: at Dodger Stadium, all things should be good for d 122 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 2: may But anything else you want to add on Dustin 123 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:39,919 Speaker 2: there before we kind of shift gears. 124 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 1: I still view him a little bit as a rehab 125 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 1: setting in the sense that, yes, all these games matter. 126 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:48,239 Speaker 1: The Dodgers still have the best record in the major leagues. 127 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 1: They have a lot of room for these process based situations. 128 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: I know we're going to talk about Michael CONFORDO. Max Muntzy. 129 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 1: Is good to see him finally starting to hit the ball. 130 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:58,839 Speaker 1: I think people really kind of felt like that was 131 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 1: gonna happen because because he was putting good at bats together, 132 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 1: they just weren't ending in the results that we wanted. 133 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: And we saw that with Andy Piez. But typically over 134 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:10,039 Speaker 1: the long run, the odds catch up, and when you 135 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: have good at bats, even though the results aren't there. 136 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 4: They eventually they will come. 137 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 1: So I say that to say I'm still in processed 138 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 1: mode with Dustin May. It's still a situation. You know. 139 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:22,279 Speaker 1: When these guys come down to Oklahoma City and rehab, 140 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:25,600 Speaker 1: literally the only thing they're worried about is like Evan Phillips, 141 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: I walked off the mountaintac. I can throw my next outing, 142 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 1: and I am healthy. And so that's a number one 143 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:34,839 Speaker 1: for Dustin May. As long as he continues to stack 144 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 1: up one outing after the other and he doesn't have setbacks. 145 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:42,159 Speaker 1: From an injury perspective, all the fields will come back. Hey, 146 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 1: whenever you're injured like he's been, it's not necessarily that 147 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 1: you have any pain or anything hurts. You have all 148 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: that ability where you really see the effects of an 149 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 1: injury and coming back off of it is in the 150 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 1: execution piece. The fields aren't the same. So for me 151 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 1: to sit here and evaluate Dustin and May this and 152 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:03,720 Speaker 1: that at the beginning of May coming off of all 153 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: the injuries he's had, and to put any kind of 154 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 1: critical evaluation on the execution piece, I think would be 155 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:14,239 Speaker 1: a very unrealistic way of evaluating him at this point. 156 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 3: No, that's fair. 157 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 2: I mean, obviously, we're all on here talking multiple times 158 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 2: a week about the Dodgers, so you're always going to 159 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 2: force their coeratives earlier or whatever. But you're being very 160 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 2: realistic about it. The fact that he's pitching, that that's 161 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 2: something we should be happy. 162 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 3: About, we should be excited for. 163 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 2: And he hasn't really gone out and crapped the bed 164 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 2: in any sort of way. He's keeping his team in games, and. 165 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 3: That's all you could ask for right now. 166 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 2: For again, somebody who ten months ago was potentially fighting 167 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 2: for his life. So we'll keep on letting dust and 168 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 2: may ride and he will figure it all out. A 169 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 2: couple of positives, a couple of big time positives out 170 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 2: of the starting rotation from the series Yoshiobu Yamamoto. Roki 171 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 2: Sasaki other excellent start for the Dodger a six scoreless innings, 172 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 2: five of those of the no hit variety, lowers his 173 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 2: era to point sorry zero point nine zero, the best 174 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 2: in baseball amongst qualified starters. Dude is just straight up elite. 175 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 2: And we'll say this before we talk a little bit 176 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 2: of Sasaki. When the Dodgers signed Yamamoto to the richest 177 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 2: contract for a pitcher in baseball history despite never pitching 178 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 2: a Major League game. They got a little bit of 179 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 2: flack online. 180 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 3: It feels to me. 181 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 2: Like maybe they knew what they are doing. What are 182 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 2: your thoughts on Yamamoto here in season two and just 183 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 2: how good this dude has been for this team here 184 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 2: in the early throws of the season. 185 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: First of all, what made that contract makes sense? Obviously 186 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 1: the execution piece that the Dodgers knew that was going 187 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 1: to translate. 188 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 4: But then it was the age. 189 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:56,960 Speaker 1: So when you talk about long term contracts, the worst 190 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 1: thing you can do is to get into long term 191 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:04,079 Speaker 1: contracts that put guys well into their late thirties. That's 192 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 1: typically That's the only way an organization like the Dodgers 193 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:10,599 Speaker 1: cannot have a roster every year that can compete for 194 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:12,840 Speaker 1: a World Series is if they have a whole bunch 195 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 1: of long term contracts that they can't get out of, 196 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:19,080 Speaker 1: and it's aging thirty year olds that aren't producing the 197 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:21,680 Speaker 1: way that the contract says that they should. So the 198 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: fact that Yamamoto was so young was made it worth 199 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:28,960 Speaker 1: it for the Dodgers just to be as aggressive as 200 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 1: they needed to be. I mean, you're still only going 201 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:33,200 Speaker 1: to take him into about his age thirty five year. 202 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 1: So let's say that he struggles, say age thirty three, 203 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: thirty four to thirty five. Well, you got seven elite 204 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:42,079 Speaker 1: years out of this guy. That's lovel to be three 205 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 1: or four world titles. That makes that contract worth it 206 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:50,079 Speaker 1: in an infinite amount of times over plus just the. 207 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 4: International factor of it. 208 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: With shoe Yo Tani and Roki Sasaki, the Dodgers are 209 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 1: going to make money hand over fist with those types 210 00:09:57,440 --> 00:10:01,560 Speaker 1: of situations. To go to actually the the execution. I 211 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 1: call him the magician because it's like he's doing a 212 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:08,080 Speaker 1: magic act every time he's pitching. The way that he executes, 213 00:10:08,559 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 1: and something that's interesting I caught and caught onto this 214 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 1: last year. When he throws his four seam from the 215 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 1: sixty percent to the sixty five percent in zone, that's 216 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: like whatever, he's at its absolute best. So it's just 217 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 1: enough in the zone to where he can stay ahead 218 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:28,080 Speaker 1: accounts to where he doesn't actually have to throw a 219 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 1: splitter for strikes. He doesn't necessarily have to steal strikes 220 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:33,959 Speaker 1: with his curveball. But it's not so much in the 221 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: zone where hitters get comfortable when they start ambushing him. 222 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 1: So that's sixty to sixty five percent range in zone 223 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 1: for Yoshiobi. Yanomoto has been a magic number for who 224 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:46,600 Speaker 1: I call the magic Man. 225 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's he's He's a special kid, a special cat. 226 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 2: Fun to watch. He can throw any pitch at any 227 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 2: count and really is the true ace of this Dodgers team. 228 00:10:57,520 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 2: He is my pick, as people know here on Dodgers 229 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 2: Territo Territory. He was my cy young pick, and so 230 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:06,440 Speaker 2: far I'm looking real good on that Roki Sasaki. Of course, 231 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 2: people people like to be critical about Sasaki as well. 232 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 2: I was just on ESPN LA with my buddy Greg 233 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 2: Bergman and Marcus Grant, and apparently I was turned on 234 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:19,680 Speaker 2: to the fact that there was an anonymous scout somewhere 235 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:22,960 Speaker 2: that said the rookie Susaki has been the biggest disappointment 236 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 2: in baseball this season. 237 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 3: But you got a kid coming off. 238 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 2: Now his first career when in Atlanta, a gritty effort 239 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 2: over five innings, again more impressive knowing that he started 240 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 2: three hours later than he was expecting thanks of that 241 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 2: rain delay. Listen for all that has been said about 242 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 2: Rokie Susaki, over the last honestly five to ten months, 243 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 2: he seems to be getting better and better. He seems 244 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 2: to be finding ways to keep his team in ball games. 245 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:51,559 Speaker 2: What is your what are your thoughts on what you've 246 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:55,080 Speaker 2: seen the growth of Rokie Susaki over you know, a 247 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 2: month and change now as a big leaguer, And you know, 248 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 2: I guess we could say kind of quiet the haters 249 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:01,680 Speaker 2: when it comes to Roki and his growth. 250 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 1: Well, I'll say this just from maybe a coaching perspective, 251 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:08,679 Speaker 1: a growth perspective, as you kind of brought up. I 252 00:12:08,679 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 1: love that term, because the Dodgers are very growth mindset oriented. 253 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 1: This could possibly be like best case scenario for him. 254 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 1: So we were promised one hundred and two on our fastball, 255 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 1: the best splitter in the game because it has basically 256 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:24,559 Speaker 1: zero RPMs on it, and that's not what we've gotten. 257 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 1: We've got ninety four, ninety five, ninety six, Fine, whatever. 258 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 1: I think he's eventually going to be the fastball that 259 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 1: we've heard about. I think there's a transition period, like 260 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:37,720 Speaker 1: coach Bearakos said on our show last night, a transition 261 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:40,680 Speaker 1: period to the new mound, a transition period to the 262 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 1: new ball, A transition period to being in a foreign 263 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:48,320 Speaker 1: country with foreign languages, foreign foods, and then you're going 264 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 1: to Tokyo, then you're coming. I mean, it's been a 265 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:53,720 Speaker 1: crazy situation for him. So I say that to say, 266 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: I think the Vello as he settles in, you get 267 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:59,200 Speaker 1: around the All Star break, I think we're probably going 268 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 1: to see that Vilo bomp as he goes on. In 269 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 1: the meantime, what rookie Sasaki has had to do is 270 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 1: he's really had to learn how to pitch. He's had 271 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:10,960 Speaker 1: to learn how to get gritty. He's had to learn 272 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:12,760 Speaker 1: how to just really just kind of be a guy 273 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:17,640 Speaker 1: that has to pitch like everybody else does, versus just 274 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 1: using one hundred and two minor fastball and. 275 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:23,640 Speaker 4: A ridiculous splitter to bully hitters. So what could happen? 276 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 4: You know? 277 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:25,960 Speaker 1: The positive side of the way I like to look 278 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:28,720 Speaker 1: at things is you could end up in say July 279 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:31,559 Speaker 1: or August, with a guy that is hitting one oh 280 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:33,960 Speaker 1: two like we thought he was going to because he's 281 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 1: gotten comfortable, but then also had to take a period 282 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:39,319 Speaker 1: of time to learn how to pitch. At that point, 283 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:41,560 Speaker 1: now you got wow, I mean, you got the best 284 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 1: of all worlds. Is that a little bit too Pollyannish 285 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:45,679 Speaker 1: for you. 286 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 2: No, I think it's fair, And I think what we're 287 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 2: doing right now, what we're seeing right now is him, 288 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 2: like you said, he's learning the mound, he's learning the 289 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 2: lay of the land, he's learning hitters. But he's also 290 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:57,960 Speaker 2: I think, learning to move the ball a little bit more, 291 00:13:58,040 --> 00:13:59,959 Speaker 2: move his fastball a little bit more. And that's something 292 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 2: thing A couple about a week and a half ago, 293 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:05,080 Speaker 2: two weeks ago, we spoke with former big league pitcher 294 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 2: Trevor May about the fact that he believes that Rokie 295 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 2: needs to add another fastball to the mix, whether it 296 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 2: be a cut fastball, more of a two seemer, and 297 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 2: I think you have seen more, at least more of 298 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:19,520 Speaker 2: that armside ride to his fastball of late, because one 299 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 2: of the critiques was maybe that fastball is a little 300 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 2: too flat and if it's not one hundred and two, 301 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 2: it's gonna get hit, which is maybe something we saw 302 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 2: earlier when he was trying to kind kind of sell 303 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:32,400 Speaker 2: out for Velo. 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Does great work here uh, covering your 337 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 2: team day in, day out, and also a great great 338 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 2: follow on the social media and one of the best 339 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 2: prospects Dodgers prospects knowers. I know, I always love talking 340 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 2: Dodgers prospects with you. 341 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 3: Of course, I know. 342 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 2: Maybe you don't want to be always thrown in the 343 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 2: prospects bucket, but listen, you know everything. So that's where 344 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 2: I'm going to talk to you about the Dodgers team 345 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:38,120 Speaker 2: and their prospects. 346 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 3: And we'll set the stage this way. 347 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:44,320 Speaker 2: Look, despite a Sunday night's loss, uh, the Dodgers still 348 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:46,280 Speaker 2: have the best record in baseball. They have a half 349 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:49,160 Speaker 2: game lead over the padres entering play on Monday. They 350 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 2: play a very bad Miami Marlins team. 351 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 3: Uh. 352 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:56,360 Speaker 2: All of that aside, Listen, pitching has been mostly pretty 353 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 2: good for this team outside of a couple outliers. 354 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 3: The offense has. 355 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 2: Been okay ish, Uh, definitely improving. You know, we had 356 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 2: an Andy Pajez hot streaking there. Shoho Tani, Freddie Freeman, 357 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:11,120 Speaker 2: Tae Oscar hernandez will Smith are all having all star 358 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:13,119 Speaker 2: caliber starts to their seasons. 359 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:14,640 Speaker 3: But there are complaints. 360 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:17,639 Speaker 2: There's one chief complaint we see online right now, and 361 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:20,159 Speaker 2: that is Michael Confordo. We got to talk about the 362 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 2: Confordo factor, his struggles with the plate, and how it 363 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:27,120 Speaker 2: relates to Hessng Kim eventually getting in the lineup, because 364 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 2: I think that's your your kind of sort of clear 365 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:33,040 Speaker 2: path unless there's an injuries, that's your path to getting 366 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:36,160 Speaker 2: Kim in the lineup. And we'll we'll do it this way. 367 00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 2: We we'll set, uh, look at some numbers here, by 368 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 2: a number of stats, Michael Confordo is the worst hitter 369 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 2: in baseball. And I'm not here just a pile on. 370 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:51,160 Speaker 2: It's just these are numbers amongst qualified hitters. He's been rough, 371 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:55,640 Speaker 2: He's been rough as where hess On Kim is has 372 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 2: earned some opportunity at the Triple A level. 373 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:00,440 Speaker 3: We know the Dodgers aren't gonna cut bait just yet. 374 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:05,040 Speaker 2: I guess this is more an opportunity to set the 375 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 2: stage of tell people about hess On Kim what you've 376 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:13,200 Speaker 2: seen in his growth at Triple A, playing every day, 377 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 2: bouncing all around for this team, and is he somebody 378 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 2: who could be, you know, kind of major league ready 379 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:21,360 Speaker 2: at this point to get out there, play some left field, 380 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:24,480 Speaker 2: play some center, second base, maybe even short He's played 381 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:28,159 Speaker 2: all around. Give us your take on are your one 382 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 2: month assessment of hess On Kim. 383 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:33,600 Speaker 1: He's definitely plug and play defensively. Now he's made some 384 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:36,919 Speaker 1: ariage at shortstop. But I said, from the very get go, 385 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 1: Mookie Betts is great. But if the Dodgers want to 386 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:42,520 Speaker 1: make and Alex Frielan's awesome too. Matter matter of fact, 387 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 1: Alex Freeland has by quite a bit outperformed hays On 388 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 1: Kim to this point in the season, but there's roster 389 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:51,360 Speaker 1: issues that make it a lot easier. 390 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 4: To make it. Hayes on Kim. 391 00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 1: Plus, he can play infield and outfield, and Kim, like 392 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 1: I said, being on the forty man roster. So here's 393 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 1: just kind of the nutshell of that. By Hess and 394 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:03,680 Speaker 1: Kim being on the forty man roster when he started 395 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:06,720 Speaker 1: in Oklahoma City, that automatically took up one of his 396 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: option years. So his option year is already gone for 397 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:12,720 Speaker 1: this one of his three's already gone. If you put 398 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 1: Alex Freeland Dalton Rushing on the forty man and then 399 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 1: you put him in LA then bring them back to 400 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:21,880 Speaker 1: Oklahoma City, that then counts as one of the three 401 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:25,000 Speaker 1: option years versus right now, since they've never been put 402 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:27,359 Speaker 1: on the forty man, they can stay in Oklahoma City 403 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:30,639 Speaker 1: all year and not lose an option year. So if 404 00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:34,400 Speaker 1: that's why Hess on Kim and situations like this, Plus, 405 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:38,879 Speaker 1: he exactly matches defensively what Tommy Edmund would have brought 406 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:41,479 Speaker 1: for this team. That's why it was a no brainer 407 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:44,840 Speaker 1: that he was the choice in this situation. So he's 408 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:48,560 Speaker 1: very much so plug and play defensively. I do have 409 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 1: concerns with the offense. I think there's still a transition 410 00:19:51,359 --> 00:19:54,760 Speaker 1: period there. I don't personally think that he's ready to 411 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 1: hit major league pitching on a consistent basis at this point. 412 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:00,880 Speaker 1: I still think he needs to see Vello. I still 413 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:02,879 Speaker 1: think he needs to see Vello up in the zone. 414 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:06,399 Speaker 1: His strikeout rate, we've seen it, it's pretty high for 415 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:07,919 Speaker 1: a guy with his type of speed. 416 00:20:08,320 --> 00:20:09,680 Speaker 4: I think there's still parts of his. 417 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:12,160 Speaker 1: Game that he can get in Oklahoma City in front 418 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:15,800 Speaker 1: of three thousand people on a Tuesday night and really 419 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:18,479 Speaker 1: just kind of close the holes. Because I'll say this, 420 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:22,760 Speaker 1: Dodgers fans are the most knowledgeable. They're the best fans 421 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 1: I have ever been around. I would say Saint Louis 422 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:28,840 Speaker 1: Cardinals fans are up there too. The Cardinals fans are awesome, 423 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:32,639 Speaker 1: but the Dodgers fans are awesome. They're super knowledgeable. But 424 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:36,960 Speaker 1: when they want their prospects to come up, they're super excited. 425 00:20:37,480 --> 00:20:40,159 Speaker 1: But then after two weeks, if they're hitting a buck ninety, 426 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:42,159 Speaker 1: they want to send them back to Oklahoma City. And 427 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 1: rightfully so, because we're all like, hey man, we got 428 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:47,720 Speaker 1: zoo toime, we got three Hall of Famers at the beginning, 429 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:50,600 Speaker 1: we've got six guys that are having MVP seasons. 430 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:53,400 Speaker 4: We don't have time for this, right So I get 431 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 4: all that part of it. 432 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:56,359 Speaker 1: So what I worry about with a guy like that, 433 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:59,280 Speaker 1: who who still has quite a bit in my opinion, 434 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 1: transitioning left to do. I worry about that him going 435 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:06,479 Speaker 1: up to Los Angeles at not going the way it 436 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 1: needs to. And really that's kind of two steps back 437 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:11,479 Speaker 1: for the one step you took forward. 438 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, I can understand that, and that's why I wanted 439 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:16,200 Speaker 2: to get your opinion. Here's somebody who's who's put eyes 440 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 2: on him. There a whole bunch at Triple A, and 441 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:22,880 Speaker 2: everybody just kind of sees the numbers, but you don't 442 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 2: see the game. You don't see some of the holes 443 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:27,399 Speaker 2: in the game, holes in the swing, things that still 444 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:29,760 Speaker 2: need to be refined. And yeah, it's fun for him 445 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:32,080 Speaker 2: to come up and steal a base and you know, 446 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 2: late in a ballgame and all of that, but is 447 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:37,520 Speaker 2: he ready for prime time? And right now your your 448 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:42,400 Speaker 2: opinion is no, but hopefully soon, as we always do. 449 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 3: There's another thing. 450 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 4: I could be wrong, Clint. I could be dead wrong. 451 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:46,520 Speaker 4: I've been wrong many times before. 452 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:49,119 Speaker 3: So I just really want to see him get an opportunity. 453 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 3: I mean, he's he's up right now. 454 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 2: He I bet he would be at least as good 455 00:21:55,359 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 2: as Michael CONFORDO if he's starting for the next three 456 00:21:57,680 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 2: or four days before Tommy Edmund comes back, but hey, 457 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 2: you know, I don't know if we'll be able to 458 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:07,320 Speaker 2: take that bet another one of the guys. Everybody kind 459 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:09,120 Speaker 2: of lost their mind over the weekend when they saw 460 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:12,040 Speaker 2: Dalton Rushing getting the start in left field, And we 461 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:14,159 Speaker 2: talked a little bit in the offseason on my channel 462 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:18,160 Speaker 2: about Dalton Rushing is the left fielder that whole experiment, experience, 463 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:21,119 Speaker 2: The whole point is getting him in the lineup, finding 464 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:23,080 Speaker 2: ways to get him here at the big league level 465 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 2: because the bat is ready. He was great in twenty 466 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:28,800 Speaker 2: twenty four, and he's even better. It seems like this year, 467 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:32,439 Speaker 2: the power coming a little bit later. It seems like 468 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 2: the first few weeks he was scuffling by his standards, 469 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:39,359 Speaker 2: but he has been phenomenal. He's a ballplayer, like we 470 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:42,200 Speaker 2: talked last, talked about last time, and. 471 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:45,919 Speaker 3: How do we get him to the big leagues? Is 472 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:49,919 Speaker 3: it left field? I'll ask you again in what is it? 473 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 2: I think ten innings he's now played some left field 474 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:56,360 Speaker 2: for Oklahoma City. Is he somebody that can run out there, 475 00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:59,120 Speaker 2: put on a left fielder's glove and play adequate enough 476 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:02,520 Speaker 2: defense to get in the lineup every day for this 477 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 2: Los Angeles Dodgers. 478 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:09,160 Speaker 1: Team right now, I'd like if it was tomorrow. I mean, 479 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 1: I just don't think there's the reps there. I mean, 480 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:13,680 Speaker 1: it's it's not as easy as people think, Hey, throw 481 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 1: on a glove and head out there on the left field, 482 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 1: by the way. Freddie Freeman's at first, by the way, 483 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 1: Mookie Betts at second, by the way, Tayo Hernandez is 484 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 1: the right field, by the way, Max will Smith's your catch. 485 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 1: It's it's not as easy as just, hey, here's a glove, 486 00:23:29,119 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 1: by the way, go ahead, and transition to major league pitching, 487 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:35,760 Speaker 1: which is like the hardest transition to do anything in sport, 488 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:40,520 Speaker 1: to go from Pacific Coast League pitching to major league pitching. Now, 489 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:43,240 Speaker 1: you see the same type of stuff in the PCL, 490 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:46,400 Speaker 1: but you see it more consistently at the major league level. 491 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 1: It's every single night. You never get a night off 492 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:53,399 Speaker 1: from it, and then the execution is just unbelievably different. 493 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:58,720 Speaker 1: So here's here's what would be my concern there is 494 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:02,320 Speaker 1: that not only Wouldalton Rushing, Rushing have to make the 495 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 1: incredibly difficult transition from Triple A to the major leagues, 496 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:10,160 Speaker 1: which hard enough to begin with. Now you're asking him 497 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:12,919 Speaker 1: to do it in a position in left field to 498 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 1: where he's never played before, and so you're asking him 499 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:21,199 Speaker 1: to do on both sides of the ball something that 500 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:24,880 Speaker 1: is so ridiculously hard to do that I'm not even 501 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:27,919 Speaker 1: sure somebody that's as good as Dalton Rushing would be 502 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 1: able to maximize what he's capable of doing at this point. 503 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:33,160 Speaker 1: So if you want him to be your left fielder, 504 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:36,439 Speaker 1: then put him in left field, give him three or 505 00:24:36,480 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 1: four months, Let's evaluate it at the end of July, 506 00:24:40,040 --> 00:24:43,800 Speaker 1: maybe August, and maybe he'll be ready defensively at that point. 507 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:47,040 Speaker 1: That would be But I'm a conservative type person. I'm 508 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:48,840 Speaker 1: the type of person that likes to put people in 509 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:51,680 Speaker 1: the best situations versus just throw them in the deep 510 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:54,120 Speaker 1: end and see if they can swim, that kind of deal. 511 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:56,160 Speaker 1: But that would be my thoughts on that. 512 00:24:56,800 --> 00:24:59,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't know. I think with. 513 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:04,480 Speaker 2: Somebody like Dalton, where again, the bat does seem ready, 514 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:07,479 Speaker 2: at least statistically, it seems ready. When you look at 515 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 2: that Baseball reference page, you've seen him a lot more. 516 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:12,480 Speaker 2: We finally in LA are gonna get the opportunity to 517 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:15,000 Speaker 2: see him a lot more because they're going to be 518 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 2: playing comments games on the sports in LA, which is awesome, 519 00:25:19,119 --> 00:25:21,359 Speaker 2: and I think everybody, I encourage everybody to go out 520 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 2: and watch him these games, or I guess really sit down, 521 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:26,119 Speaker 2: stay home and watch some of these games, because that 522 00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:29,199 Speaker 2: is pretty dang cool. But listen, there's gonna be no 523 00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 2: better place for him to get better then at the 524 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:35,960 Speaker 2: big league level, in my opinion, and if it means 525 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:39,959 Speaker 2: saving us from a lot more Michael Confordo on his struggles, 526 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:44,000 Speaker 2: I would still agree, like maybe three weeks, maybe a month. 527 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:45,920 Speaker 2: Let's give him a solid give them the month of May. 528 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:48,400 Speaker 2: See how he comes out of the month of May, 529 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:52,040 Speaker 2: mostly playing left field, and if you know, if things 530 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:54,840 Speaker 2: aren't trending in the right direction, then you got to 531 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:56,800 Speaker 2: figure out a path to get him up there, because, 532 00:25:57,160 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 2: as the tweet I posted from Tim Kates said, Dodgers 533 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:02,359 Speaker 2: have a first basement, they have a catcher. You got 534 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:04,840 Speaker 2: to find a way to get an elite bat, potentially 535 00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:08,119 Speaker 2: elite bat in that lineup when it comes to a 536 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:11,119 Speaker 2: Dalton rushing, and this appears to be the most obvious path. 537 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:13,960 Speaker 2: Left field right now appears to be the most obvious path. 538 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:16,880 Speaker 2: One more before I let you get out of here, 539 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:19,399 Speaker 2: I want to talk about Ben Casparius because he is 540 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 2: listed as now tonight's starting pitcher and Dodgers fans who 541 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:27,800 Speaker 2: did not watch a lot of Tulsa and Oklahoma City, No, 542 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:30,560 Speaker 2: this kid is a reliever and a very dominant reliever. 543 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:32,760 Speaker 2: But he is a dude who was a starter for 544 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:35,959 Speaker 2: the majority of his professional career. And if he wasn't starting, 545 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:38,720 Speaker 2: he was getting bulk innings. He was a multi inne 546 00:26:38,800 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 2: reliever getting his second, you know, second start of the season, 547 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:47,560 Speaker 2: this first real start. To be honest, as a big leaguer, 548 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 2: Dave Roberts had said, he's a different, different guy, a 549 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:54,800 Speaker 2: different kind of build now than he was even at 550 00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:57,240 Speaker 2: this point a year ago. What can you tell people 551 00:26:57,320 --> 00:27:00,520 Speaker 2: about Dalton Rushing, sorry, not adult rushing, Ben caspar the 552 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 2: starting pitcher, and how do you think this version now 553 00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:06,359 Speaker 2: that's you know, touching triple digits with the fastball. 554 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:09,280 Speaker 3: He's just he's got something going for him. This year. 555 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 3: He's been absolutely filthy. 556 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:15,119 Speaker 2: Can that that frame, that build, all that sustain you know, 557 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:16,400 Speaker 2: a five to six inning workload? 558 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:18,359 Speaker 4: Oh, one hundred percent? 559 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:20,919 Speaker 1: And the reason is he has two centerpiece pitches, so 560 00:27:21,119 --> 00:27:23,520 Speaker 1: kind of the way that Benksparius invented himself he went 561 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:25,919 Speaker 1: to North Carolina out of high school and he was 562 00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:28,160 Speaker 1: a two way player shortstop. I mean, he could really hit. 563 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:31,000 Speaker 1: And then he went back home to Connecticut and played 564 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 1: for Tom Penders there at Yukon. Tom Penders. By the way, 565 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:36,200 Speaker 1: I wanted to give a shout out to him. I've 566 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:39,040 Speaker 1: I had a chance to see that Yukon program up 567 00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:41,560 Speaker 1: close and personal twice. What a great job he does. 568 00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:44,360 Speaker 1: So anyways, he goes back home to play with coach Penders. 569 00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:47,919 Speaker 1: He becomes a pitcher. He develops this great arsenal of 570 00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:52,320 Speaker 1: ospeed pitches and a fastball that's just kind of okay. 571 00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:55,119 Speaker 1: So he comes to the Dodgers and he's still with 572 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:58,800 Speaker 1: these great secondaries and a fastball that's kind of like okay, 573 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:02,359 Speaker 1: and he does well with Rancho. He's like the California 574 00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:05,399 Speaker 1: League pitcher of the week, gets promoted to Hi Great Lakes. 575 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:07,119 Speaker 1: And to be honest with you, from that point on, 576 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:11,320 Speaker 1: it's been let's reinvent myself, let's reinvent myself, let's figure 577 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:13,000 Speaker 1: this out, let's find the best. 578 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:13,680 Speaker 4: Version of myself. 579 00:28:13,920 --> 00:28:17,760 Speaker 1: So he's gone through several different carnations of what is 580 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:21,360 Speaker 1: the best version of Ben Casparious and his success has 581 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:25,679 Speaker 1: been anything but linear. So for factor number one, what 582 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:28,879 Speaker 1: Dave Roberts is hitting to there, this guy's seen failure, 583 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:31,639 Speaker 1: he's had to deal with failure. He's had to figure 584 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:34,480 Speaker 1: it out and get over it. And so that's why 585 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:37,119 Speaker 1: I think you're seeing a guy that is scared of nothing. 586 00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:37,520 Speaker 4: He's not. 587 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:40,600 Speaker 1: He has no fear of failure because he's already been there, 588 00:28:40,680 --> 00:28:43,520 Speaker 1: done that at the minor league level. That's number one. 589 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 1: And then number two. What happened he as he gave 590 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:49,160 Speaker 1: himself the patience to continue to find the best version 591 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:52,560 Speaker 1: of himself. His fastball started catching up to his plus 592 00:28:52,560 --> 00:28:56,200 Speaker 1: slider that's a three thousand rpm slider, and so he 593 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:59,320 Speaker 1: always had the centerpiece slider. Then the fastball got up 594 00:28:59,320 --> 00:29:01,880 Speaker 1: to ninety six, then it got up to ninety seven, 595 00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 1: then it got up to ninety eight. Now it's where 596 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:08,040 Speaker 1: it's at now. Now the spin is touching twenty six 597 00:29:08,120 --> 00:29:11,080 Speaker 1: hundred or close to that. So now you have legitimately 598 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:15,680 Speaker 1: two pretty much elite centerpiece pitches. And I've said that 599 00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:19,800 Speaker 1: many different times. When you have one centerpiece pitch, great, 600 00:29:19,840 --> 00:29:23,760 Speaker 1: that's probably a reliever type deal. Two centerpiece pitches that 601 00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:26,720 Speaker 1: tells you you can go through the lineup fairly easily twice, 602 00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:28,760 Speaker 1: and then if you add just kind of a third 603 00:29:28,760 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 1: pitch like in a curveball, that you can still strikes 604 00:29:30,680 --> 00:29:32,560 Speaker 1: with that starter stuff. 605 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 4: So this only makes sense to me. 606 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:38,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, I've everything I've heard about Benny Kapps has been good. 607 00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:41,560 Speaker 2: Everything we've seen when it comes to Benny Capps has 608 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:45,160 Speaker 2: been good, and I'm excited to see him get some 609 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:48,160 Speaker 2: run in the starting rotation, even if it's two or 610 00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:51,600 Speaker 2: three starts before somebody like Tyler Glasnaw or Blake Snell return. 611 00:29:52,080 --> 00:29:53,920 Speaker 2: I think the Dodgers still have a need for him 612 00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 2: Casparius in the rotation when Kershaw returns to the fold as. 613 00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:01,560 Speaker 3: Well said you mentioned earlier, is. 614 00:30:02,040 --> 00:30:09,320 Speaker 2: Having another making another rehab outing in Arizona tomorrow. Dodgers 615 00:30:09,320 --> 00:30:11,480 Speaker 2: getting a little bit healthier and things are trending in 616 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:13,960 Speaker 2: the right direction. Best team in baseball and one of 617 00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:17,000 Speaker 2: my favorite people to talk to here this is Casey Porter. 618 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:19,520 Speaker 2: For the people who don't know, tell them where to 619 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:21,320 Speaker 2: find you, where your show is and all that kind 620 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:24,280 Speaker 2: of stuff, and not where to follow you home because 621 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:24,960 Speaker 2: that would be weird. 622 00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:26,720 Speaker 3: But people know where to find you. 623 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:29,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, Dodger underscore daily. 624 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:31,720 Speaker 1: I think it is, and I think it's Dodger Dot 625 00:30:31,800 --> 00:30:34,960 Speaker 1: Daily on but Dodger Underscore Daily out on X and 626 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:37,920 Speaker 1: then I think it's Dodger Dot Daily on Instagram. Also 627 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:40,600 Speaker 1: have a Facebook page and a Facebook group, and then 628 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:43,440 Speaker 1: the YouTube page, the Dodgers Daily YouTube. We have our 629 00:30:43,560 --> 00:30:46,880 Speaker 1: daily Dodgers Dog Show where we have a host of guests. 630 00:30:46,880 --> 00:30:49,440 Speaker 1: Had you on it a couple of times, Always gracious 631 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:52,200 Speaker 1: whenever you come on, Clint. So we do a lot 632 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:54,240 Speaker 1: of down the farm segments, we do a lot of 633 00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:56,320 Speaker 1: live shows, We do a lot of just kind of 634 00:30:56,320 --> 00:30:59,760 Speaker 1: differing opinions from different types of people. So definitely check 635 00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:02,920 Speaker 1: out Dodgers Dogs as part of the Dodgers Daily Network. 636 00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:06,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, always a great watch, always a great conversation, Casey, 637 00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:08,720 Speaker 2: I appreciate you, and I got a couple more things 638 00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:10,480 Speaker 2: to do here on the show, guys, and then we'll 639 00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:17,000 Speaker 2: sign off. But for now, I'm gonna throw to last licks. 640 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:21,200 Speaker 2: All right, guys, Alana is still out. She will be 641 00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:25,200 Speaker 2: back on Thursday. We will be together on Thursday for 642 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:27,200 Speaker 2: a second. 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You 649 00:31:44,920 --> 00:31:47,840 Speaker 2: and your friends, you and your family, you and your girlfriend, 650 00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:48,760 Speaker 2: whoever you bring in. 651 00:31:50,320 --> 00:31:51,120 Speaker 3: Just the important thing. 652 00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:54,360 Speaker 2: It's helping support doggos in the community and supporting Alana 653 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:56,080 Speaker 2: and all that kind of stuff. I think she would 654 00:31:56,160 --> 00:31:59,920 Speaker 2: very much appreciate if you do that. The last thing 655 00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:01,760 Speaker 2: I wanted to touch on before we get down here, 656 00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:04,400 Speaker 2: out of here, quick baseball thought for the road. My 657 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:10,120 Speaker 2: friend a buddy, I've had a beverage beer, an adult cocktail. 658 00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:12,160 Speaker 2: Well it's more of a pacifico with this guy. But 659 00:32:12,520 --> 00:32:16,800 Speaker 2: ross strippling Dodger legend Chicken Strip himself announced today he 660 00:32:16,920 --> 00:32:21,080 Speaker 2: is retiring from the great Game of baseball. You know, 661 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:24,200 Speaker 2: probably not the way he wanted to go out. Did 662 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:26,520 Speaker 2: sign a minor league deal with the Royals this offseason. 663 00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:30,800 Speaker 2: Things didn't necessarily come together for him there, but hell 664 00:32:30,840 --> 00:32:34,160 Speaker 2: of a career for Chicken Strip does have himself a 665 00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:36,360 Speaker 2: World Series ring with that twenty twenty team. Even if 666 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:38,840 Speaker 2: he was not on the World Series roster and all that. 667 00:32:38,920 --> 00:32:40,840 Speaker 2: But I just wanted to give a shout to Chicken 668 00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:43,880 Speaker 2: strip Ross. Congrats on a great career. 669 00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:46,760 Speaker 3: Man. Hey, golf is fun. 670 00:32:46,600 --> 00:32:48,160 Speaker 2: As well, so let's get out and do some golf 671 00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:50,880 Speaker 2: while you're doing your accounting or your tax stuff, whatever 672 00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:52,640 Speaker 2: it is you're gonna be doing. He's a smart kid, 673 00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:56,720 Speaker 2: and we appreciate the great Ross Stripling. 674 00:32:57,120 --> 00:32:59,560 Speaker 3: Guys, thank you for hanging out with me. Big shout out. 675 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:02,040 Speaker 2: Once again, Casey Porter for joining me here on the show. 676 00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:04,160 Speaker 2: Go check him out on all those things. I will 677 00:33:04,160 --> 00:33:08,200 Speaker 2: have them linked in the description of this video YouTube channel. 678 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:10,520 Speaker 2: Give him a follow there, give us or sorry, give 679 00:33:10,560 --> 00:33:13,280 Speaker 2: him a subscription there. Subscribe to Dodgers Territory. We are 680 00:33:13,280 --> 00:33:16,400 Speaker 2: getting close to ten thousand subscribers. We would appreciate it, 681 00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:18,280 Speaker 2: Alana and I would appreciate it very greatly. If you 682 00:33:18,280 --> 00:33:21,280 Speaker 2: can help us get there before I don't know, some 683 00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:24,240 Speaker 2: point in time, that would be nice. I am real 684 00:33:24,360 --> 00:33:26,640 Speaker 2: frg On the social media machines, give me a follow, 685 00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:29,840 Speaker 2: smash the thumbs up button on your way out of 686 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:33,600 Speaker 2: here on YouTube, hit us up on the Apple the Spotify, 687 00:33:33,720 --> 00:33:35,280 Speaker 2: rate and review the show all that kind of stuff. 688 00:33:35,320 --> 00:33:38,120 Speaker 2: I'll be back tomorrow postgame show with my buddy Greg 689 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:41,560 Speaker 2: Bergman from ESPN LA and we'll have some fun talking 690 00:33:41,560 --> 00:33:44,520 Speaker 2: about hopefully the Dodgers taking Game two of the series 691 00:33:44,560 --> 00:33:54,440 Speaker 2: against the Marlins. But until then, bye,