1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: From the Berkshars to the sound from wherever you live 2 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:09,120 Speaker 1: in MLB America. This is inside the Parker. You give 3 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:11,479 Speaker 1: us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the scoop 4 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 1: on major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of Fame 5 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: voter number fifty seven, Rob Parker. 6 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 2: Come on, I've been covering Major League Baseball for almost 7 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 2: forty years now, in New York, in Cincinnati, in Detroit, 8 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:29,480 Speaker 2: in LA. 9 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 3: I love this game. Let's go Welcome into the podcast. 10 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 2: I'm your host, Rob Parker, and what a show we 11 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:44,480 Speaker 2: have for you today. Former major league pitcher David Cohne 12 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 2: drops by. He'll tell us about the NL East, the 13 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 2: Mat Soto, some other stuff. 14 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 3: Can't wait to get his insight. 15 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 2: Also from MLB dot Com, we'll talk with Jason Beck. 16 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 2: He covers the Detroit Tigers. Plus we'll have a park 17 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 2: push back that and much more. 18 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 3: Let's go better up. 19 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 1: To lead off. It's getting rocked and keep him on. 20 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: Rob's hot take on the three biggest stories in Major 21 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 1: League Baseball. Number one. 22 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 2: On Thursday, the Pittsburgh Pirates fired their manager Derek Shelton 23 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 2: to no surprise. I mean the Pirates were Scoffland twelve 24 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 2: and twenty six. They lost their seventh in a row 25 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 2: on Wednesday. And guess what. The Pirates have Paul Skiings 26 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 2: and they're not gonna waste a number one ace like 27 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 2: a Paul Skiings on a terrible team. 28 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:39,680 Speaker 3: They have to figure this out. 29 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 2: Not that the Pirates automatically we're gonna, you know, tear 30 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 2: up the National League or anything, but there's no way 31 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 2: that they thought that they couldn't compete and would be 32 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 2: this bad, especially when you have a picture like Skiings 33 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 2: on your roster. 34 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 3: When you have a guy like him. 35 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 2: It usually stops you from losing five to six seven 36 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:04,559 Speaker 2: in a row because this guy's gonna pitch every fifth 37 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 2: day and he's gonna give you a chance to win 38 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 2: almost every single time you get out there. But the 39 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:14,360 Speaker 2: Pirates have been really bad, and so the Pirates have 40 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 2: decided to make a change and at manager. So Shelton 41 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 2: is out in Pittsburgh and now Don Kelly, who is 42 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:27,799 Speaker 2: their bench coach, is now the manager as they try 43 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 2: not to let this twenty twenty five season get away 44 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 2: from them. 45 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 3: Number two. 46 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 2: I don't care what you say, the Texas Rangers are 47 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:40,239 Speaker 2: the most disappointing team in the American League coming into 48 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 2: Thursday there eighteen and nineteen scuffling at the plate. They 49 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 2: got a new hitting coach and Brett Boone trying to 50 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 2: light a fire under these bats. 51 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:52,080 Speaker 3: Jake Berger, who they got. 52 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 2: To bring some power and to their lineup, has been 53 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 2: sent down the TRIPLEA. This guy at twenty nine home 54 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 2: run last year, thirty four couple of years ago and 55 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 2: has really struggled. And how bad the offense is is 56 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 2: think about this. Jacob de Gram is back and pitching well, 57 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 2: coming into Thursday at two point six to one ERA, 58 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 2: two wins, one loss, but they're not winning his games. 59 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:23,800 Speaker 3: He's given up less than three runs. 60 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 2: A start, and before his last two starts where the 61 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 2: Rangers actually won, they had lost his three previous starts. 62 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 3: So the hitting has really hurt this team. 63 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 2: I get it, the hangover after winning the World Series, 64 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 2: you know, a year ago, and then last year they scuffled, 65 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 2: they didn't make the playoffs. And I just don't believe 66 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 2: that most people thought that getting a picture of Jacob 67 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 2: de Gram's talent added to your team and some other pieces, 68 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 2: that you would be off to such. 69 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 3: A rough start. 70 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 2: I mean, only the Angels are worse in the division 71 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 2: and not that far behind the Rangers. So it's been 72 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 2: a really, really rocky bad start for the Rangers. Bruce Bochi, 73 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 2: one of the best managers in baseball, got to get 74 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 2: this thing turned around. When you're firing batting coaches and 75 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 2: making changes in late April early May, you know it's 76 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:21,479 Speaker 2: bad and your hair is on fire. So the Rangers 77 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:24,279 Speaker 2: have been disappointing. If they've missed the playoffs again this year, 78 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:26,280 Speaker 2: it will be really. 79 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 3: Bad in Texas. Number three. 80 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 2: Want to talk about something that's weird, that's something that 81 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 2: you can't explain. 82 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:38,599 Speaker 3: How about the New York Mets. Every year they lose 83 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 3: the thirty fourth game of the season. Are you ready 84 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 3: for this? 85 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 2: Since twenty ten, for sixteen years, they've lost sixteen straight 86 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 2: game number thirty four of every season, no matter where 87 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 2: they're playing, home, in the road, no matter who they're playing, 88 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:01,839 Speaker 2: they can not win that game. I think that's the 89 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 2: weirdest streak. How in the world does somebody even go 90 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 2: back and think, hey, they lost game number thirty four again. 91 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 2: There's some quirky things in sports. This is one of them. 92 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 2: I wonder if the player like, what could that possibly be? 93 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 2: And you know, there's some gambler out there that knows 94 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:25,719 Speaker 2: that that bets against the Mets every game number thirty four. 95 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 2: I wish I knew. I could have made some shekels 96 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 2: betting against the Mets in game number thirty four. Regardless 97 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 2: of that loss, they're off to a great start, and 98 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 2: we know they lead the NL East going into Thursday. 99 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 2: So even with that automatic loss, the New York Mets 100 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 2: are good to go. 101 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:48,720 Speaker 3: So here comes the big interview. Listen and learn. It's 102 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 3: so good. 103 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 2: Now, let's welcome in former Major League pitcher David Kohne, who, 104 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:56,679 Speaker 2: of course won a sign young in nineteen ninety four. 105 00:05:57,200 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 2: He pitched a perfect game in nineteen ninety nine, also 106 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 2: won five World Series one with the Blue Jays, four 107 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:08,359 Speaker 2: with the Yankees, and is a top broadcaster now with 108 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 2: the Yes Network, Amazon Prime and ESPN. 109 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 3: Cony. What's happening? How are you? 110 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 4: I'm doing good, Rob? How's it going? 111 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 3: All good? 112 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 5: Man? 113 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 2: A couple of topics, Man, love to get into with you. 114 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 2: Let's start with the one of your former teams, the 115 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:27,119 Speaker 2: New York Metropolitans, and they're off to a good start 116 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 2: in the NL least really beast at home. I think 117 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 2: they you know, started off like eleven or twelve and 118 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:37,799 Speaker 2: Ozero or something crazy. But anyway, the Mets, they signed 119 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:40,040 Speaker 2: Juan Soto, they're trying. 120 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 3: To get to the World Series. Do you like this 121 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 3: team to where it's constructed? 122 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 4: I do. I very much like this team. 123 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 6: I think they have some prospects in the minor leagues 124 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:51,359 Speaker 6: too that are kind of knocking on the door that 125 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 6: could fill in some blanks for them as well. Obviously, 126 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 6: fifteen's always the big question. You got to give them 127 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:00,279 Speaker 6: a lot of credit for having the foresight to see 128 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 6: a guy like Clay Holmes, the former closer with the Yankees, 129 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 6: as a starting pitcher option and so far, so good. 130 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 6: And you know, to me that that deserves a lot 131 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 6: of credit. Anytime you can find, you know, those kind 132 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 6: of nuggets like that in the weeds, you've done something. 133 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 6: You've done your job as the front office. So I 134 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 6: think they're starting to click on all cylinders now. David 135 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 6: Stearns now for firmly implemented in the GM role. He's 136 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 6: got all the resources he would ever need with the 137 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 6: owner obviously Steve Cohen there. 138 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 4: So yeah, they're a dangerous team. 139 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 6: They have tremendous resources and Peter Alonso's pretty good. Who knew, right, 140 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 6: Peter A. Lonso's pretty good. He's up to an unbelievable start. 141 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 6: And Wan Sodo, I think is gonna get better and 142 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 6: better as the season unfolds. 143 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 2: I was just going to ask you about Juan Soto, 144 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 2: and the Mets have had a history of signing big 145 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 2: time players and a scuffle, especially their first year. We 146 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 2: even saw that with Francisco Lindor. I mean, it was 147 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 2: bad his first year and now obviously he's cemented in 148 00:07:57,520 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 2: there and he's doing great, but got off to a 149 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 2: so so start. Fans on the radio in New York 150 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 2: we're calling him one so so. Well. 151 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, I guess the bars said so high. 152 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 7: Right. 153 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 6: When you think of Juan Soto and you think of 154 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:13,960 Speaker 6: the contract that he signs, you expect all world kind 155 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 6: of performance, you know, and he's only accumulated I guess 156 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 6: according to Baseball Reference one point six war so far. 157 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 4: That's pretty good. 158 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 6: Actually, that's the thing with Juan Soto is that you 159 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 6: know you're looking for the superstar numbers, but what you 160 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 6: really get with him, because he was signed so young 161 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:34,680 Speaker 6: at his age, you get a really high floor with him. 162 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:37,840 Speaker 6: You know, his struggle is an eight point fifty ohps. 163 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 6: You know, his struggle is only seven home runs so 164 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 6: far through the first six weeks and a two sixty 165 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 6: at batting average. You know, pick out whatever metrics you want. 166 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 6: Are you an old school guy? You like batting average, 167 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 6: you like RBIs, you know, we can look at that. 168 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:53,960 Speaker 6: You know you like new school metrics. The under the hood, Look, 169 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:56,599 Speaker 6: we can look at that as well. Juan Soto is 170 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 6: still pretty good right now, and he's very much underachieved. 171 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:02,439 Speaker 6: He's capable of a lot more. The thing you get 172 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 6: with him, as I said, a really high floor. You're 173 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 6: never going to get a crash out with him, probably 174 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:08,719 Speaker 6: his entire career, because he owns the strike zone. He's 175 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:10,559 Speaker 6: always going to walk, he's always going to have a 176 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 6: high end base percentage, he's always going to contribute offensively 177 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 6: to help you score runs. You know, that's Swan Soto 178 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 6: in a nutshell. He's never going to crash out on you. 179 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 6: He's always going to maintain that certain level of production. 180 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:25,080 Speaker 6: And this is on the bottom part of the level 181 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 6: right now that you've seen, and it's still pretty high 182 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:28,840 Speaker 6: compared to everybody else in the league. 183 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 3: Our guest is David cohenb former Major League pitcher and. 184 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:36,800 Speaker 2: Of course broadcasted with the Yes Network, Amazon Prime and 185 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 2: of course ESPN. Even on the metro off to a 186 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 2: good start, we cannot shortchange the NL East because when 187 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:48,680 Speaker 2: you look at the Phillies are right there and the 188 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:52,000 Speaker 2: Braves got off to a horrible start. They've turned things around. 189 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 2: Do you expect these three teams to fight it out 190 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:55,559 Speaker 2: in the NL League? 191 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 6: I do, I absolutely do. The Phillies have the pitching 192 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 6: they're starting. Rotation is as good as anybody's. You know, 193 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:06,840 Speaker 6: Wheelers still one of the best in the game at 194 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 6: the top of their rotation. Nola's starting to get better 195 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 6: and round into form after a slow start. Heyesus Luzardo 196 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:15,840 Speaker 6: was a great trade in the off season. They've added 197 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 6: to that already great rotation. So yes, the Phillies are 198 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 6: going to be there based on their pitching. They're starting 199 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:24,599 Speaker 6: pitching in the pedigree certainly the Braves, and they're outstanding 200 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 6: young core. You know, either get Ronald o'cunya junior back, 201 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 6: you get Spencer Streider back. 202 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 4: And then they're off and running again. 203 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 6: I think any team that can stay around five hundred 204 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 6: for injuries is a dangerous team when you have the 205 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 6: potential that both the Phillies and the Braves have. It's 206 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:41,719 Speaker 6: when you start falling down below five hundred too far 207 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 6: that you have to waste your hot streak to get 208 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 6: back to five hundred. Yeah, you understand this better than anybody. 209 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 6: Rob The expanded playoff format changes everything. Just get a 210 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 6: ticket to the dance and then you can do damage. 211 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 6: In postseason. It's a different ballgame. You hang around five 212 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 6: hundred now for the first four or five months, you're fine. 213 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:01,599 Speaker 6: You get a bit run late, you get into the postseason, 214 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:04,199 Speaker 6: you get a chance really to really make a name 215 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:05,800 Speaker 6: for yourself in postseason. 216 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 2: No doubt, Cony, I want to ask you. And you 217 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:09,720 Speaker 2: get to watch a lot of do a lot of 218 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 2: Yankee games and whatnot, and Aaron Judge has taken it 219 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:16,839 Speaker 2: to another level in the league. In baseball, I think 220 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 2: the average batting average is two forty two or forty four. 221 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:25,559 Speaker 2: This dude is batting four hundred and at one point 222 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:28,719 Speaker 2: was leading in singles like seriously, and he still has 223 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:32,599 Speaker 2: the power. You don't see guys hit four hundred and 224 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 2: hit home runs at that clip. What has changed for 225 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 2: Aaron Judge? We know how great, he is the MVP 226 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 2: the home runs, but we're watching something different now. 227 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 6: Yeah, what I see Rob is a really smart dude, 228 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 6: you know, a guy that he doesn't get enough credit for. 229 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 4: You know, how smart he is. 230 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 6: His approach, the way he's adjusted over the years, the 231 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:57,720 Speaker 6: biggest adjustments he's made in terms of swinging it less 232 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:00,800 Speaker 6: pitches out of the strike something at understand how opposing 233 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:04,320 Speaker 6: pitchers are going after him, of really solidifying his game 234 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:08,320 Speaker 6: plan each and every single at bat. That has improved significantly, 235 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 6: significantly year over year. We've seen when he first broke in, 236 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:13,800 Speaker 6: Rob did the big leagues, he was striking out about 237 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:15,440 Speaker 6: forty percent of his at bats. 238 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:17,959 Speaker 4: Nowadays that's less than twenty percent. 239 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:22,080 Speaker 6: I mean, he's cut his strikeout rate in half major 240 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 6: league average. Just for context, major league gaverage, the average 241 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:27,439 Speaker 6: hitter strikes out about twenty two percent of the time 242 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:28,559 Speaker 6: across the board. 243 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:29,960 Speaker 4: He's less than that now. 244 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:32,080 Speaker 6: I mean, it's just remarkable that he's striking out less 245 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 6: than average, getting on base more than ever before taking 246 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 6: his walks. Is a really good hitter, you know, in 247 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:42,600 Speaker 6: terms of hitting the ball with high exa velocity, which 248 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 6: means his ground balls get through the infield quicker because 249 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:47,320 Speaker 6: he hits the ball harder and he's getting better pitches 250 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:49,600 Speaker 6: to hit, and when he does get launch angle, when 251 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 6: he does get in in the air, he's still hitting 252 00:12:51,559 --> 00:12:54,080 Speaker 6: those mammoth bombs that he's always hit. So he's a 253 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:57,200 Speaker 6: dangerous hitter right now, mainly because of his intellect and 254 00:12:57,240 --> 00:13:00,839 Speaker 6: his approach and his understanding of the strikes and how 255 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 6: opposing pitchers are challenging him. 256 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:08,080 Speaker 2: Last thing here, the Yankees loudes Garrett Cole before the 257 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:10,680 Speaker 2: season starts. We know they signed Max Free to a 258 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:15,440 Speaker 2: big contract from the Braves, and he has been lights out. 259 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 2: I know he didn't get to win on Wednesday night, 260 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:23,800 Speaker 2: but he pitched great against the Padres, a really good team, 261 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 2: and I'm impressed. 262 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 3: From this standpoint. 263 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:30,560 Speaker 2: You come to New York on the big stage, you 264 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 2: get the big contracts, with his big expectations, but you 265 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 2: were supposed to be the number two starter and you're 266 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:40,680 Speaker 2: push to number one. And he's in the conversation for 267 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 2: al Cy Young. You know, six weeks into the season, 268 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:45,800 Speaker 2: what have you seen from Max Freed. 269 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:50,680 Speaker 6: I've seen just somebody who really knows his craft so well. 270 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 6: He's a fun guy to watch pitch because he's got 271 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 6: five or six different pitches and he doesn't try to 272 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:58,959 Speaker 6: strike out everybody, but he can get the strikeout what 273 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 6: he needs to. You can see when he gets a 274 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 6: strikeout load of minner on base, that's when he goes 275 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:06,040 Speaker 6: to miss bats. But he doesn't try to miss bats. 276 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 4: At bat. 277 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:09,599 Speaker 6: He tries to get ground balls, he tries to minimize contact, 278 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 6: get weak contact, get easy outs when you can. You know, 279 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:15,520 Speaker 6: that's just a smart pitcher there as well, somebody who 280 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:17,960 Speaker 6: understands I need to get deeper in the games. I 281 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:20,760 Speaker 6: need to go six seven innings at least, and the 282 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 6: only way I can do that is to get easy 283 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 6: outs along the way, and then when I need to 284 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 6: go for strikeouts, I'm going to go for strikeouts. So 285 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:29,440 Speaker 6: that's been the impressive part with Max Freed. Where would 286 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:32,320 Speaker 6: the Yankees be without him? Every other starter in their 287 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 6: rotation is below five hundred. The Yankees are like three 288 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 6: games below five hundred Without Max Freed on the mound, 289 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 6: they're eight games over when he pitches. That's not only 290 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 6: Cy Young Awards, that's MVP votes. When you have that 291 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:47,480 Speaker 6: kind of production on a team that really is hurting 292 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 6: in the rest of the rotation other than Carlos Rodin, 293 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 6: they have two of the nastiest lefties in the game, 294 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:55,800 Speaker 6: and Rodin and Fried right now, if they had Cole, Wow, 295 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 6: they'd have the nastiest rity in the game. So that 296 00:14:58,280 --> 00:14:59,800 Speaker 6: makes me think that maybe they're going to be in 297 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:02,760 Speaker 6: the market for a right hander Sam you know, maybe 298 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 6: a Sandiel Contera if he becomes available from Miami. That 299 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 6: kind of right handed power pitcher is somebody that fit 300 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 6: right in with the Yankees right now. 301 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 3: No doubt. 302 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 2: His name is David Cohen, one of the best in 303 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 2: the business man. We appreciate you, Cony, thank you for 304 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:18,040 Speaker 2: your insight. 305 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 4: My pleasure, rob anytime, good to be on with you. 306 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 1: It's time for the pocket Protector Centrum. The analytic numbers 307 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: you need to know? 308 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 2: Well, maybe Anthony Masterson is his name, BS, analytics is 309 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 2: his game? 310 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 3: What do you got for me, Anthony? 311 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 7: We know Aaron Judge is one of the best players 312 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 7: of this generation, but is he already one of the 313 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 7: best right handed hitters the game has ever seen? When 314 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 7: you think of the Mount rushmore of righty's who's on it? 315 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:50,720 Speaker 7: Aaron Mays, the Big Hurt Pooholz, Frank Robinson in just 316 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 7: his tenth season, Judge has just surpassed the one thousand 317 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:57,080 Speaker 7: game milestone and will near five thousand career played appearances 318 00:15:57,120 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 7: by the end of the season. He's a career two 319 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:01,200 Speaker 7: ninety hitter with a four one hundred plus OVP at 320 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 7: a six hundred plus slugging the only three rdies with 321 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:07,280 Speaker 7: one thousand games played and a slugging percentage over six 322 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:12,880 Speaker 7: hundred Jimmy Fox, Hank Greenberg. Judge his ten to twenty 323 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 7: career OPS is only behind Fox among righties all time, 324 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 7: and just ahead of guys like Hornsby, Manny Trout, McGuire 325 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:23,840 Speaker 7: and Frank Thomas. You've taken one step farther, however, and 326 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:27,080 Speaker 7: look at OPS plus, which takes a player's OPS and 327 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 7: normalizes it across the entire league, taking into account external 328 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 7: factors like home ballpark and the talent of the players. League. 329 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 7: As of the first week of May, Aaron Judges' career 330 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:41,080 Speaker 7: OPS plus is one seventy six, the highest mark for 331 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:43,840 Speaker 7: Rayhanna batter with at least one thousand games played, just 332 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 7: ahead of Hornsby, Trout and Fox. 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Does 378 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 2: a great job. Jason Welcome to the podcast. 379 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 10: My friend great, thank great, to be bad. 380 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:23,320 Speaker 3: Thank you always always we got to get you on 381 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:24,440 Speaker 3: at least once a year. 382 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 2: Let's talk about these Detroit Tigers first and the al 383 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:33,360 Speaker 2: Central coming into Thursday's Action. Twenty three and thirteen off 384 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:36,160 Speaker 2: to a great start. We remember last year came out 385 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:39,200 Speaker 2: of nowhere, made the playoffs exciting stuff. 386 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:42,920 Speaker 3: But they're here to stay apparently. Yeah. 387 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:45,920 Speaker 11: You know, a lot of people wondered whether the style 388 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:48,160 Speaker 11: of play that kind of got them into the playoffs 389 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:51,040 Speaker 11: down the stretch last year was sustainable over the long term, 390 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 11: and so far it's worked. You know, the pitching chaos 391 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 11: not so much, but they've been they've replaced that with 392 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:00,480 Speaker 11: a really dominant rotation right now with you urgence of 393 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 11: Casey Mice and Jerk Scubel picking up where he left off. 394 00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 11: You know, it's but the aggressive base running and the 395 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:12,119 Speaker 11: opportunistic offense and the tough at bats that have lived on. 396 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:15,640 Speaker 11: So it's they've really kind of taken the momentum and 397 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:19,439 Speaker 11: built off of it without necessarily relying on, you know, 398 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:21,280 Speaker 11: just running the same thing back. 399 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 2: Here's the thing I mean, obviously they were able to 400 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 2: trade Jack Flarerty away and now they've gotten him back. 401 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:35,119 Speaker 2: You talked about school bull and mizuh talk about schoolble first, 402 00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:38,000 Speaker 2: and then I want to hear where he is and 403 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:41,840 Speaker 2: then give me the mies and and and where he 404 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 2: is and what is working for him? 405 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:45,680 Speaker 3: First school ball, I mean, he got off. 406 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 2: To a little rocky start first couple of starts, but 407 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:49,720 Speaker 2: he's been really good since then. 408 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:55,679 Speaker 10: Yeah, he's really kind of settled in. He doesn't necessarily rely. 409 00:20:57,320 --> 00:20:59,239 Speaker 11: He reminds me of sures are in some ways and 410 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:01,840 Speaker 11: that you know, he doesn't just rely on the same 411 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 11: stuff working and staying put. You know, cheers are always 412 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:10,119 Speaker 11: used to say you rather get better where you get worse. 413 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 11: He never stayed the same from one day to another 414 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:15,960 Speaker 11: or from one year to another. So you've seen Scoople 415 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,760 Speaker 11: try to build off of what he had going. You know, 416 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:22,480 Speaker 11: the change up is still his big outpitch, but you 417 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 11: know the vlo with the fast balls played up. You know, 418 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:28,480 Speaker 11: he's been able to work in the curveball every now 419 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:31,120 Speaker 11: and again, not not a ton, probably not as much. 420 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:31,919 Speaker 10: As you know. 421 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 11: He might rely on it later in the year, but 422 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 11: you've seen that good and the slider has been fantastic, 423 00:21:36,760 --> 00:21:40,520 Speaker 11: So it's you know, he's really kind of re read 424 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:43,919 Speaker 11: what hitters have been trying to do against him, and 425 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:46,600 Speaker 11: he's really attacked. And it's been a little bit of 426 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 11: a different mix because, you know, whereas Jake Rogers was 427 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:52,600 Speaker 11: to sketcher for every start last year, every pitch, actually 428 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 11: Dylan Anglers had to step in with Jake Rogers injured, 429 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 11: and it's really kind of brought out some some you 430 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:01,920 Speaker 11: know a little bit of a different look to his game. 431 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 11: Not not big, but just on kind of several differences 432 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:08,679 Speaker 11: in terms of reading hitters and kind of you know, 433 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:10,480 Speaker 11: which pitch would work against which hitter. 434 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:14,960 Speaker 2: How about just the idea of getting Floherty back obviously 435 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:17,960 Speaker 2: one of the world's series with the Dodgers last year, 436 00:22:18,359 --> 00:22:21,200 Speaker 2: just to solidify. Were they happy that they were able to, 437 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:23,440 Speaker 2: you know, bring him back in the fold. 438 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:26,639 Speaker 11: Yeah, Yeah, it's really kind of been a blessing. I 439 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 11: don't think that was necessarily a big part of their plans, 440 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:33,720 Speaker 11: but when Flerdy was still out there on the market 441 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:38,120 Speaker 11: come February and the Tigers needed one more starter where 442 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:41,160 Speaker 11: they felt like they they needed one more to kind 443 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:44,520 Speaker 11: of deepen their rotation, uh, you know, they pounced and 444 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:46,560 Speaker 11: was able to they were able to do a creative 445 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:49,640 Speaker 11: one year deal with a UH with a player options 446 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:52,880 Speaker 11: for next year. Uh Flerity gets a chance to come 447 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:56,399 Speaker 11: back to where he was comfortable and try to, you know, 448 00:22:56,560 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 11: get this stuff back to the point where he could 449 00:22:58,840 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 11: prove it again and tried to get a long term 450 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:04,159 Speaker 11: deal maybe you know, next winner or if it doesn't 451 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:07,959 Speaker 11: work out, you know, he can take the take the 452 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:12,080 Speaker 11: option and run it back again. I don't think we've 453 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:14,639 Speaker 11: seen the best of Jacks so far this year. I 454 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:17,440 Speaker 11: think he would admit that, but you kind of see 455 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:21,120 Speaker 11: the ingredients coming together where you know, come mid season 456 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:24,679 Speaker 11: he should be well back and forth to where he 457 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:27,840 Speaker 11: can give these guys some really quality innings down to stretch. 458 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:30,240 Speaker 3: And Miz tell me that. How what of a big 459 00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:31,240 Speaker 3: surprise has he been? 460 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 11: I think the key from eyes has been health. You know, 461 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:37,520 Speaker 11: he was able to have a healthy off season for 462 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 11: the first time in three years. I think where he 463 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:44,119 Speaker 11: was able to work on, you know, simply pitching instead 464 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:47,359 Speaker 11: of having to rehab something or get healthy or or 465 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:49,879 Speaker 11: try to figure out how this works or that. You know, 466 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 11: he was able to focus on the pitching. And what 467 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 11: you saw was he's going to split it harder now 468 00:23:56,600 --> 00:24:00,200 Speaker 11: than he did, you know, before the injuries, and it 469 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:04,280 Speaker 11: looks much more like the pitch that was the dominant 470 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:08,360 Speaker 11: outpitch from in college. He was able to do some 471 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:11,359 Speaker 11: renditions off the slide or to get it to behave 472 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:14,200 Speaker 11: a little bit differently depending on how much vlow he 473 00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:16,960 Speaker 11: puts on it, and he was able to get confidence 474 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:19,400 Speaker 11: back in and being able to get right on this pastball. 475 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 10: So you know this is the case he minds. 476 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:23,639 Speaker 11: I think the Tigers thought they were getting when they 477 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:27,199 Speaker 11: drafted him one to one back in twenty eighteen. You know, 478 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:29,920 Speaker 11: this is the guy who can not only be part 479 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:33,440 Speaker 11: of a major league rotation, which let's be honest, I 480 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:37,680 Speaker 11: don't think everybody was entirely convinced of that going into 481 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:40,960 Speaker 11: spring training, but now he looks like a frontline type 482 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:43,280 Speaker 11: of starter, maybe a solid number two or number three. 483 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 2: Our guess is Jason Beck, he covers the Detroit Tigers 484 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:51,960 Speaker 2: for MLB dot Com. Jason Riley Green did something you 485 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:55,359 Speaker 2: don't see very often, hit two home runs in one inning. 486 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:58,439 Speaker 2: You know that doesn't happen. Talk about Riley Green and 487 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:02,520 Speaker 2: obviously made the All Star Game team last year and 488 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:04,760 Speaker 2: what he's delivered for the Tigers. 489 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 11: Well, you know, Riley went through a pretty deep funk 490 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 11: early and see, after a pretty good opening week or two, 491 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 11: he went into a deep slop and he you know, 492 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:17,240 Speaker 11: nobody was worried that he wouldn't get out of it, 493 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 11: but it was more of a question of how long 494 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:23,160 Speaker 11: it was going to last, and you know, how would 495 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 11: he come out of it, And he felt pretty confident. 496 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:28,920 Speaker 11: There was a matter of timing, you know, being able 497 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:32,280 Speaker 11: to get on time for the passball again. And you know, 498 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 11: lo and behold, he's always raked in Houston. He's always 499 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:38,520 Speaker 11: hit well there, which you know, which kind of makes 500 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:41,640 Speaker 11: sense because it's a smaller ballpark. But then again, being 501 00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 11: a left handed hitter, it's a little bit different for him. 502 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:47,399 Speaker 11: He can't really use the Crawford boxes as much unless 503 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:49,960 Speaker 11: he goes opposite field. Well, you know, he heat it 504 00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:52,399 Speaker 11: up there and he used the opposite field and that 505 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:54,879 Speaker 11: really kind of set him off to where he had 506 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 11: a very big series and anaeim and now you're looking 507 00:25:58,800 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 11: at him more as you know, he's looking more like 508 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:02,919 Speaker 11: the focal point of this offense. 509 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:06,720 Speaker 10: But when you compile, you know, when you couple him. 510 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:09,600 Speaker 11: With Kerry Carpenter, and then you add in Torque, who's 511 00:26:09,600 --> 00:26:11,879 Speaker 11: off to a blazing hot start, although he's sump a 512 00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:14,920 Speaker 11: little bit lately, and how Cole Keith is heating up. 513 00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:18,040 Speaker 11: This is a way more balanced offense. And for a 514 00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:23,040 Speaker 11: team that you know really forges his identity on running 515 00:26:23,119 --> 00:26:27,200 Speaker 11: the basis hard, on working deep counts and on slashing. 516 00:26:26,760 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 10: The gaps, this team's thinking for power now and. 517 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:32,280 Speaker 11: You know they're really taking advantage of it, and it's 518 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 11: looking like a way more formidable offense that can beat 519 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:36,760 Speaker 11: you in a lot of different ways. 520 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:41,480 Speaker 2: Jason, last thing, uh, the al Central. I mean, we 521 00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:44,959 Speaker 2: know about the Guardians, we know about Kansas City and 522 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:48,960 Speaker 2: the Twins. I mean this is these four teams are 523 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:52,640 Speaker 2: are going to do get out. I mean, I don't 524 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:55,639 Speaker 2: think that anybody can look at any of those teams 525 00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:57,399 Speaker 2: and think they can't get hot and be in the 526 00:26:57,440 --> 00:26:58,920 Speaker 2: mix to win the division. 527 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:00,000 Speaker 3: Where are you? 528 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 2: Uh? 529 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:04,840 Speaker 10: You know, I I went into the season thinking Kansas. 530 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 11: City was probably the favorite in the division, with Cleveland 531 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:12,480 Speaker 11: right up there. The way the Tigers have started, and 532 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:15,040 Speaker 11: the fact that they are going to be getting some 533 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:18,200 Speaker 11: key pieces back, you know, Matt Erwin's on the rehab assignment. 534 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 11: Now you know Parker Meadows is finally making progress from 535 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 11: that scary nervous hue in his in his arm that 536 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:27,639 Speaker 11: he had. You know, now you can look and say, 537 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:30,560 Speaker 11: you know, the way the team is playing now, if 538 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:33,240 Speaker 11: the guys they get back, come back and do time 539 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:34,920 Speaker 11: and do what you would. 540 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:35,520 Speaker 10: Expect them to do. 541 00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:37,959 Speaker 11: I would say the Tigers right now with a favorite 542 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:40,600 Speaker 11: in the division, and you know they're going to be 543 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:42,960 Speaker 11: the team that the other clubs are going to be 544 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:44,240 Speaker 11: aiming for come summer. 545 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:47,399 Speaker 2: All right, his name is Jason Beck, one of the 546 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 2: best baseball riders in the country. 547 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:52,919 Speaker 3: My man, Jason, thank you so much. Always appreciate you. 548 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:56,640 Speaker 10: Always good to talk baseball with your rob Thanks, take care, 549 00:27:58,520 --> 00:27:59,200 Speaker 10: make way. 550 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:05,920 Speaker 2: For weekend, yo, it's seanbo Fire up those bed naps. 551 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:08,520 Speaker 9: Let's go another one in one week. 552 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:11,280 Speaker 5: Last week one win when lost, becoming a little bit 553 00:28:11,320 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 5: of the seam of the season. But let's get Rice 554 00:28:13,920 --> 00:28:16,639 Speaker 5: Garden on Friday as we go, hit ahead to the 555 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 5: d where the Detroit Tigers take on the Texas Rangers, 556 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:22,760 Speaker 5: and you know we're gonna go big under money under 557 00:28:22,840 --> 00:28:25,959 Speaker 5: eight and a half runs as Patrick Corben versus Tyres 558 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:28,400 Speaker 5: School Bull should be an amazing pitching matchup. I don't 559 00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:30,720 Speaker 5: foresee too many home runs. If any leave of the 560 00:28:30,800 --> 00:28:31,600 Speaker 5: part of this game. 561 00:28:32,119 --> 00:28:35,280 Speaker 12: The exact opposite can be set on Saturday as the 562 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:38,280 Speaker 12: Bronx Bombers the New York Yankees come through to West 563 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 12: Sacramento to take on Days and the Diddy Nitty Ballpark 564 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:43,920 Speaker 12: next to the bridge. You know, balls will be flying, 565 00:28:43,920 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 12: as they currently lead the Major League at home runs 566 00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:50,640 Speaker 12: loud in Sacramento. But take that over nine, even over 567 00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:52,760 Speaker 12: nine and a half if you can get it. Let's 568 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 12: go to a zero with seanbo Weekend wagers inside the Parker. 569 00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:04,200 Speaker 1: In on the MLB networks. Here's his latest appearance on 570 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 1: mL Dina. 571 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:09,080 Speaker 13: Again, I say thank god for Rob Parker. 572 00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 14: He shows up on the show down and he says 573 00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:13,760 Speaker 14: the most outrageous things and occasionally he's right, and I 574 00:29:13,800 --> 00:29:14,680 Speaker 14: admit it when it happens. 575 00:29:14,680 --> 00:29:18,360 Speaker 3: How are you, Rob, I'm good, BK. How are you outrageous? 576 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:20,280 Speaker 3: I'm just trying to keep it real here. 577 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:23,280 Speaker 14: You're your own guy. I'll give you a credit. All right, 578 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:25,320 Speaker 14: here's your topic number one. Because Rob sends these in. 579 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:29,920 Speaker 14: Here we go Shoho Tani has plateaued sell me on that. 580 00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:31,960 Speaker 3: BK. 581 00:29:32,520 --> 00:29:36,240 Speaker 2: Have you watched this year? Oh my goodness, gracious, here 582 00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:38,920 Speaker 2: we go. I'll just give you the numbers. Ten home 583 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:44,360 Speaker 2: runs and fifteen RBI. I don't know about you, but 584 00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:47,520 Speaker 2: that sounds like Dave Kingman with a better batting average. 585 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:53,280 Speaker 2: I mean, really, fifteen RBIs. We're in May. I mean, 586 00:29:53,320 --> 00:29:55,280 Speaker 2: I've seen this guy strike on a number of times. 587 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:58,520 Speaker 2: It means you're not knocking in anybody when it's not 588 00:29:58,600 --> 00:29:59,400 Speaker 2: a home run. 589 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:00,280 Speaker 9: Weird. 590 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:03,840 Speaker 2: That's not the show Haltani I saw a year ago. 591 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:06,480 Speaker 2: And that's all I'm saying is, don't say you could 592 00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:08,320 Speaker 2: have runs in fifteen. 593 00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:12,880 Speaker 13: You know RBIs? Are you know, reliant on your teammates? 594 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:15,520 Speaker 14: You realize that, right, Like you can only drive guys 595 00:30:15,520 --> 00:30:18,480 Speaker 14: in when they're on base, and that's not up to you. 596 00:30:18,800 --> 00:30:21,600 Speaker 14: Let me show you his last three years, because Shoho 597 00:30:21,720 --> 00:30:24,760 Speaker 14: Tani's last three years, he is actually. 598 00:30:24,680 --> 00:30:25,840 Speaker 13: Almost the same guy. 599 00:30:26,080 --> 00:30:30,360 Speaker 14: The batting average is within eleven points on base, almost 600 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:31,480 Speaker 14: identical slugging. 601 00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:32,200 Speaker 13: All right, I'll give you this. 602 00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:35,360 Speaker 14: He's twenty six points lower than last year, but he's 603 00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:38,240 Speaker 14: ops plus it's higher this year than the previous two years. 604 00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:40,400 Speaker 13: He's the same. He's essentially the same guy. 605 00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 14: Like stam usual, you know, like Mickey Mantle didn't have 606 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:44,600 Speaker 14: identical years like that. 607 00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:45,880 Speaker 13: He's about the same guy. 608 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:48,800 Speaker 3: No, And here's where I'm talking about. 609 00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:52,520 Speaker 2: He's supposed to be on a plateau with Aaron Judge. 610 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:54,760 Speaker 3: These two MVP type seasons. 611 00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:58,680 Speaker 2: I can sit here honestly and say I expect even 612 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:01,080 Speaker 2: more for Aaron Judge as he continues. 613 00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 3: Otani is not gonna. 614 00:31:02,920 --> 00:31:06,000 Speaker 2: Match last year's season, and he and I can't see 615 00:31:06,080 --> 00:31:09,000 Speaker 2: him as we go forward, have a better year than that. 616 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:11,840 Speaker 2: Can I look at Aaron Judges say he's gonna have 617 00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:14,120 Speaker 2: better years than he had this past year? 618 00:31:14,680 --> 00:31:14,920 Speaker 4: Yes? 619 00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:18,400 Speaker 14: Yes, And that's what is making him like an all 620 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:18,960 Speaker 14: time great. 621 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:19,440 Speaker 13: I'm talking. 622 00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:21,960 Speaker 14: I just mentioned Mickey Mantle, like Judges up there with 623 00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:25,400 Speaker 14: Mickey Mantle. That's the highest praise O'tani. Also, I'll just 624 00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:27,960 Speaker 14: throw in Rob. I'm just listened for a second. Otani 625 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:30,720 Speaker 14: leads the league in run scored, he leads the league 626 00:31:30,760 --> 00:31:33,040 Speaker 14: in triples, He's slugging six hundred. 627 00:31:33,280 --> 00:31:37,320 Speaker 13: Later this year he's going to pitch. What are you missing? 628 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:39,040 Speaker 14: He's the same guy that he was last year, except 629 00:31:39,040 --> 00:31:40,240 Speaker 14: now he's gonna pitch eventually. 630 00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:45,600 Speaker 2: No, but Rob Bryant, come on, fifteen RBIs on ten home, 631 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:46,040 Speaker 2: you can't. 632 00:31:46,080 --> 00:31:46,920 Speaker 13: You gotta get out of the. 633 00:31:46,840 --> 00:31:49,240 Speaker 14: Seventies RBIs that you have to have guys on base. 634 00:31:49,280 --> 00:31:51,760 Speaker 13: That's your teammates. So his teammates are not getting on base. 635 00:31:51,880 --> 00:31:54,360 Speaker 14: And if you say he's plateauing, if he's if he's 636 00:31:54,400 --> 00:31:56,520 Speaker 14: plateauing at a peak, that's not a plateau. 637 00:31:56,920 --> 00:31:59,040 Speaker 13: He's peaking. He's staying at a peak. 638 00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:02,320 Speaker 2: Oh, he's not staying at a peak because he had 639 00:32:02,360 --> 00:32:03,480 Speaker 2: more RBIs lets. 640 00:32:03,560 --> 00:32:06,120 Speaker 3: So now all of a sudden, uh, you tell them, 641 00:32:06,160 --> 00:32:08,920 Speaker 3: you're telling them getting it. You're telling me he's. 642 00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:11,360 Speaker 2: Getting no hits when people when guys are on base, 643 00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:12,320 Speaker 2: or is it just home? 644 00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:15,560 Speaker 14: So he's choking with men on base. He's not getting 645 00:32:15,560 --> 00:32:17,960 Speaker 14: guys on base, even with the Dodgers, or he's leading 646 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:19,400 Speaker 14: off in the bottom of that order, is he I 647 00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:21,160 Speaker 14: don't even know. If he's leading the bottom of the 648 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:22,680 Speaker 14: order is not getting on base for him? 649 00:32:23,120 --> 00:32:26,959 Speaker 3: Bekay. I live in Los Angeles. I watch Dodger games. 650 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:30,560 Speaker 2: I've seen him strike out plenty of times in situations 651 00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:33,640 Speaker 2: with guys on base. It's not like he's getting a 652 00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:35,040 Speaker 2: hit every time guys. 653 00:32:34,760 --> 00:32:36,280 Speaker 3: Are on base, is all I'm saying. 654 00:32:36,360 --> 00:32:38,720 Speaker 13: He's getting on base at the time. 655 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:41,200 Speaker 14: Last year he's getting on base four Can we show 656 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:43,080 Speaker 14: the numbers again? Just the last three years, he's getting 657 00:32:43,120 --> 00:32:48,000 Speaker 14: on base forty percent of the time. He's slugging six hundred, rob. 658 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:50,880 Speaker 14: I'd be happy to hate on the top dog. I mean, 659 00:32:50,920 --> 00:32:54,000 Speaker 14: that's what we do. But I'm sorry he's slugging six twenty. 660 00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:57,560 Speaker 14: There's no hate. There's nothing of that. There's no there 661 00:32:57,640 --> 00:32:57,920 Speaker 14: there he. 662 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:00,680 Speaker 3: Can will he matched last year? Is numbers? 663 00:33:00,920 --> 00:33:03,200 Speaker 2: I'm gonna ask you he's gonna have the same numbers 664 00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:04,240 Speaker 2: he had last year. 665 00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:06,640 Speaker 14: Percentage wise, I bet you that slash. 666 00:33:06,400 --> 00:33:10,560 Speaker 13: On it's almost identical. It's as identical answers. 667 00:33:10,640 --> 00:33:12,920 Speaker 3: Yes, he will not have fifty. 668 00:33:12,600 --> 00:33:17,280 Speaker 14: Steels RBI, So fifty fifty steels, right, won't won't happen 669 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:19,400 Speaker 14: because then he's gonna be pitching eventually. All right, let's 670 00:33:19,400 --> 00:33:23,160 Speaker 14: get to they have fifty home runs fifty possibly. 671 00:33:23,440 --> 00:33:25,520 Speaker 13: Possibly, No, he would see on pace for. 672 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:28,200 Speaker 14: Forty five forty six, it's possible. 673 00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:29,240 Speaker 13: And that's his totals. 674 00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:32,360 Speaker 3: It could be thirty eight. I'm just saying, and it's 675 00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:32,760 Speaker 3: a pain. 676 00:33:33,200 --> 00:33:35,720 Speaker 13: He is on pace for forty four. He's on pace 677 00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:36,400 Speaker 13: for forty four. 678 00:33:36,560 --> 00:33:38,800 Speaker 14: Are there years where Mantle won the Triple Crown with 679 00:33:38,800 --> 00:33:41,680 Speaker 14: fifty six homers and then he had forty four yes, and. 680 00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:43,200 Speaker 13: He was still Mickey Mantle at his peak. 681 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:45,280 Speaker 14: All Right, I love this stick too, But what do 682 00:33:45,320 --> 00:33:49,360 Speaker 14: you think of one so so? Now, last eighteen games, Rob, 683 00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:52,640 Speaker 14: he's hitting about three hundred four hundred on base, slugging 684 00:33:52,680 --> 00:33:54,680 Speaker 14: five point fifty two. Did you see that first home 685 00:33:54,760 --> 00:33:57,040 Speaker 14: run that's in a zero zero game. Look at this 686 00:33:57,080 --> 00:33:59,240 Speaker 14: home run. You gotta give it up, Rod. He's not 687 00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:00,160 Speaker 14: so So any more. 688 00:34:01,080 --> 00:34:03,160 Speaker 2: No, he's come around, and it's a good thing. I 689 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:06,040 Speaker 2: told you he would struggle early. But going to the 690 00:34:06,080 --> 00:34:08,719 Speaker 2: Mets and whatnot. I think the thing that I look 691 00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:12,360 Speaker 2: at the most when I think about Wan So Sodo. 692 00:34:12,080 --> 00:34:14,600 Speaker 3: And what he's done is. 693 00:34:14,760 --> 00:34:19,080 Speaker 2: The lack of impact it's had as far as adverse 694 00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:20,120 Speaker 2: to the Yankees. 695 00:34:20,200 --> 00:34:21,200 Speaker 3: That's what's shocking. 696 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:24,640 Speaker 2: He had an unbelievable year in the Bronx in over 697 00:34:24,760 --> 00:34:27,840 Speaker 2: forty home runs. He was in the middle of everything. 698 00:34:27,840 --> 00:34:29,959 Speaker 2: He seemed like he was getting big hits left and right. 699 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:33,800 Speaker 2: And somehow he leaves the Yankees and they're still winning, 700 00:34:34,160 --> 00:34:37,040 Speaker 2: and they're still on the top of the Al East, 701 00:34:37,120 --> 00:34:40,200 Speaker 2: and they have injuries all over the place. I think that, 702 00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:43,640 Speaker 2: to me is the most shocking thing about their offense. 703 00:34:43,680 --> 00:34:46,040 Speaker 14: Though Robert would be so that their offense would be 704 00:34:46,440 --> 00:34:48,920 Speaker 14: so much better with Sodo in it, they would be. 705 00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:51,200 Speaker 13: They're really missing Sodo this year. 706 00:34:51,200 --> 00:34:53,640 Speaker 14: In the next three to five years, fifteen years is 707 00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:55,799 Speaker 14: another story. Whether they should have signed him for that long. 708 00:34:56,320 --> 00:35:00,520 Speaker 14: You know, eventually that's going to be regrettable. But this year, 709 00:35:01,040 --> 00:35:03,680 Speaker 14: the Yankees would be a monstrous machine if they had 710 00:35:03,719 --> 00:35:04,960 Speaker 14: Soda in the middle of that lineup. 711 00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:07,800 Speaker 3: Come on, but look at where they are first place. 712 00:35:07,880 --> 00:35:11,439 Speaker 2: They lead Baseball in home runs and want and John 713 00:35:11,520 --> 00:35:13,880 Speaker 2: Carlos stan hasn't even played a game yet. 714 00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:15,319 Speaker 13: Ben Rice is hitting right. 715 00:35:15,400 --> 00:35:17,959 Speaker 14: It's very It's a different team with Soda in the middle, 716 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:20,040 Speaker 14: they'd be so much better. All right, here's one where 717 00:35:20,080 --> 00:35:21,000 Speaker 14: I'm not gonna argue with you. 718 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:22,720 Speaker 13: Well, I'll argue a little bit. I can't help myself. 719 00:35:23,160 --> 00:35:27,080 Speaker 14: Is it time to revisit the Hobby Bias situation in Detroit? 720 00:35:27,120 --> 00:35:31,000 Speaker 2: Go ahead, Yes, I think he's a comeback player of 721 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:31,439 Speaker 2: the year. 722 00:35:31,560 --> 00:35:33,560 Speaker 3: I mean he was left for dead. 723 00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:36,400 Speaker 2: I mean Hobby Bias putting hit his way out of 724 00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:39,439 Speaker 2: a wet paper bag. It was so bad and now 725 00:35:39,480 --> 00:35:42,160 Speaker 2: he's been three eighteen with the Tigers and. 726 00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:45,560 Speaker 3: He's played in these field. He's played center field like 727 00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:46,440 Speaker 3: he was in high. 728 00:35:46,320 --> 00:35:47,160 Speaker 9: School or something. 729 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:50,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, make him plays. He's not trying to crush every ball. 730 00:35:51,239 --> 00:35:54,279 Speaker 2: He's actually being more focused at the plate and has 731 00:35:54,360 --> 00:35:56,680 Speaker 2: returned to a decent player for the Tigers and they're 732 00:35:56,719 --> 00:35:59,160 Speaker 2: leading to Al Central and he's contributed. 733 00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:01,600 Speaker 3: He's come back player a year. 734 00:36:01,880 --> 00:36:04,600 Speaker 14: I'm stunned by it, and you're absolutely right. 735 00:36:04,880 --> 00:36:05,839 Speaker 13: Him playing center field. 736 00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:06,160 Speaker 9: You're right. 737 00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:08,640 Speaker 14: It's something. It's like this guy can just do anything right. 738 00:36:08,760 --> 00:36:10,280 Speaker 14: A lot of guys came to they go to centerfield, 739 00:36:10,320 --> 00:36:13,560 Speaker 14: they look bad. They're exposed. Not Howvey bias on how 740 00:36:13,600 --> 00:36:17,080 Speaker 14: he's able to time things. He's a natural, seemingly out there. 741 00:36:17,360 --> 00:36:19,200 Speaker 14: His hitting has been good. But Rob, let me just 742 00:36:19,239 --> 00:36:21,480 Speaker 14: show you something that will kind of give you a 743 00:36:21,520 --> 00:36:25,080 Speaker 14: poortend for the future. The difference between his wOBA that's 744 00:36:25,080 --> 00:36:29,440 Speaker 14: his hitting, that's his results, and his expected results. He's 745 00:36:29,640 --> 00:36:32,960 Speaker 14: overperforming by a wide margin. Third highest, like Carson Kelly 746 00:36:33,040 --> 00:36:35,279 Speaker 14: is on that list as well. These guys are going 747 00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:37,759 Speaker 14: to regress a bit. And Hovey bias like he hasn't 748 00:36:37,840 --> 00:36:41,279 Speaker 14: changed his plate selection that much for his strikeouts that much. 749 00:36:41,320 --> 00:36:43,600 Speaker 14: He's gotten a little better, but on the by and large, 750 00:36:43,640 --> 00:36:46,759 Speaker 14: those numbers I would expect to come back. They're gonna 751 00:36:46,760 --> 00:36:48,759 Speaker 14: come back. The way he plays, I'm not. 752 00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:51,200 Speaker 3: Gonna say he's gonna hit three eighteen for the season. 753 00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:53,920 Speaker 2: I agree with that, But you got to give him 754 00:36:53,960 --> 00:36:56,680 Speaker 2: some credit from the standpoint that he was left for 755 00:36:56,840 --> 00:36:59,799 Speaker 2: dead and had not been for the contract yep, which 756 00:37:00,040 --> 00:37:01,560 Speaker 2: as this year and. 757 00:37:01,480 --> 00:37:02,440 Speaker 3: Two more on it. 758 00:37:02,560 --> 00:37:04,680 Speaker 2: Had it not had that contract, he would have been 759 00:37:04,719 --> 00:37:05,600 Speaker 2: released by the time. 760 00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:08,480 Speaker 3: Who there's no way he would still be on this team. 761 00:37:08,840 --> 00:37:10,680 Speaker 13: No, he deserves credit, right. 762 00:37:10,760 --> 00:37:12,879 Speaker 14: He has filled in they needed and Parker meadows hurt, 763 00:37:13,080 --> 00:37:15,520 Speaker 14: he's gone to center, has filled that spot and they're 764 00:37:15,560 --> 00:37:18,200 Speaker 14: are about the best team in the American League. Yankees 765 00:37:18,239 --> 00:37:21,319 Speaker 14: and Tigers. Give you credit there, Rob, Thank you so much. 766 00:37:21,400 --> 00:37:23,000 Speaker 14: See thank God for Rob. 767 00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:25,040 Speaker 3: Parker, always the best. 768 00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:30,200 Speaker 2: When Joe Hey doesn't win the National League MVP this year, 769 00:37:30,200 --> 00:37:33,040 Speaker 2: you gonna come back to this video and say Rob 770 00:37:33,080 --> 00:37:34,040 Speaker 2: Parker called it. 771 00:37:34,360 --> 00:37:37,000 Speaker 3: He said that he pled in May and he's not 772 00:37:37,120 --> 00:37:38,240 Speaker 3: the NL MVP. 773 00:37:38,719 --> 00:37:40,160 Speaker 13: Oh good, I hope I can say that. 774 00:37:40,239 --> 00:37:42,840 Speaker 14: And while saying Elie de la Cruz is the MVP, 775 00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:44,000 Speaker 14: how about that we do. 776 00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:46,960 Speaker 3: That, not batting two sixty five and plenty of. 777 00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:49,399 Speaker 13: Time, Rob, plenty of time. You've been right enough, Thank you, Rob. 778 00:37:49,480 --> 00:37:52,040 Speaker 13: Gotta go. No, this is bolooning. 779 00:37:52,480 --> 00:37:54,560 Speaker 3: It's the Parker pushback. 780 00:37:54,280 --> 00:37:59,400 Speaker 1: Shut they Rob tackles the outlandish takes in Major League Baseball. 781 00:38:01,120 --> 00:38:04,640 Speaker 2: I'm pushing back on all the people who thought that 782 00:38:04,719 --> 00:38:08,880 Speaker 2: the NL West, the National League, and the World Series 783 00:38:09,040 --> 00:38:12,480 Speaker 2: was going to be the Los Angeles Dodgers. It was 784 00:38:12,560 --> 00:38:17,480 Speaker 2: a formalaty, and I get it. The Dodgers coming into 785 00:38:17,520 --> 00:38:21,239 Speaker 2: Thursday are in first place in the NL West, but 786 00:38:21,320 --> 00:38:23,319 Speaker 2: I'm here to tell you that it. 787 00:38:23,239 --> 00:38:26,000 Speaker 3: Will be a battle. It will be a struggle. 788 00:38:26,560 --> 00:38:30,520 Speaker 2: I'm still sticking with the Padres, who came into Thursday 789 00:38:30,680 --> 00:38:33,880 Speaker 2: a game and a half behind the Dodgers. The Giants 790 00:38:33,880 --> 00:38:38,120 Speaker 2: are very close behind that, and so are the Diamondbacks. 791 00:38:38,200 --> 00:38:41,920 Speaker 2: My goodness, gracious, the NL West might be the best 792 00:38:41,920 --> 00:38:46,640 Speaker 2: division in baseball, four really good teams, and the Dodgers 793 00:38:46,640 --> 00:38:50,200 Speaker 2: won't have a cake walk. I believe the Padres will 794 00:38:50,280 --> 00:38:53,759 Speaker 2: win the NL West and the Dodgers obviously will make 795 00:38:53,800 --> 00:38:57,640 Speaker 2: the playoffs. The Dodgers should have lost to the Padres 796 00:38:57,680 --> 00:39:01,600 Speaker 2: a year ago in the postseason. The Padres choked, but 797 00:39:01,680 --> 00:39:05,560 Speaker 2: I do believe this year, the Padres pitching and where 798 00:39:05,600 --> 00:39:09,120 Speaker 2: they are, that they will be able to beat the Dodgers. 799 00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:09,480 Speaker 3: I do. 800 00:39:09,560 --> 00:39:12,239 Speaker 2: I think it's really hard in Major League Baseball to 801 00:39:12,320 --> 00:39:15,520 Speaker 2: repeat at winning a World Series. It hasn't been done 802 00:39:15,560 --> 00:39:21,360 Speaker 2: in twenty five years, and it won't not It will. 803 00:39:21,160 --> 00:39:27,000 Speaker 3: Not happen this year with the Dodgers. I'm Rob Parker, 804 00:39:27,400 --> 00:39:30,279 Speaker 3: and that's my pushback. 805 00:39:36,840 --> 00:39:39,200 Speaker 2: In the words of New York TV legend the late 806 00:39:39,239 --> 00:39:42,680 Speaker 2: Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for your time this time until 807 00:39:42,680 --> 00:39:46,120 Speaker 2: next time, Rob Parker out d can't Gavin. 808 00:39:46,400 --> 00:39:48,040 Speaker 3: This could be an inside of Parker. 809 00:39:48,200 --> 00:39:51,359 Speaker 6: See you next week, same bat time, same Matt's station.