1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:01,200 Speaker 1: If A J. 2 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 2: Perzinski is saying you're an MVP at the age twenty three, well, 3 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 2: working at Wrigley Field, you must be doing something extraordinary. 4 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 3: All right. We want to welcome in Paton Youlways appreciate 5 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 3: him being on the show. Of course, he's the senior 6 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 3: writer for The Athletic covering the Chicago Cubs, a contributor 7 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 3: on Foul Territory TV and North Side Territory. Patrick, Great 8 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 3: to see you. Let's start with the conversation surrounding PCA. 9 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 3: In one convo, I hear they're going to extend him. 10 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 3: In another convo, I hear that they might trade him. 11 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:37,240 Speaker 3: What's going on with him? 12 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 2: Oh, they're definitely not trading him. But you know, our 13 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 2: kind of rule of thumb at the Athletic now is 14 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 2: just you cannot overwrite Pete crow Armstrong. It seems like 15 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 2: every time he steps to the plate something might happen. 16 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 4: You crazy, crazy. 17 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 2: In center field and just causing havoc on the basis 18 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:07,119 Speaker 2: So I don't those extension talks have not been totally 19 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 2: extinguished or the Cubs have not shut the door on that. 20 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:12,679 Speaker 4: There's a lot of time for that to happen. But 21 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 4: he is certainly playing. 22 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 2: At an MVP level where he might might be his 23 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 2: best interest to wait, you. 24 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,040 Speaker 5: Have any idea if this was a knee jerk reaction 25 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 5: to his start of the season, Because last year all 26 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:31,120 Speaker 5: we heard about PCA was great defense man. He's barely 27 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 5: even in the big leagues unless Craig Counsel, the eight 28 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 5: million dollar manager, approved him to be in the big leagues. 29 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 5: The ORG didn't really seem like they were too high 30 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 5: on him or they expected more. I'm not sure what 31 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 5: it was, but now does this feel like a two 32 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 5: month knee jerk reaction. 33 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 4: No. 34 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 2: I think he just because he's such a great athlete, 35 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 2: as Jed Hoyer said the other day, that. 36 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 4: He's able to do special things. 37 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 2: And I do you think Counsel was big for helping 38 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 2: his development of telling him when he came up, like, look, 39 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 2: just play defense, you know, make a difference on the 40 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 2: basis so you. 41 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 4: Don't worry about your hitting. 42 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 2: But behind the scenes, the Cubs hitting group did a 43 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 2: great job of, you know, getting his stance and his 44 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 2: swing into a place where he can do damage. I 45 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 2: think part of it is just the game teaching him 46 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:26,519 Speaker 2: how to slow. 47 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 4: It down, channel some of his wild energy. 48 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 2: And you know, I do think the Cubs have a 49 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 2: good group of like steady veteran players who are those 50 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 2: baseball Jim rats and helped him develop a routine. But look, 51 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 2: I mean in the middle of April he was barely hitting. 52 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 2: I mean, no one saw this coming this fast, and 53 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 2: that's why people can stop talking about him. 54 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 6: Are you ready for this? Are you ready, Patrick, for 55 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 6: what I'm about to say right now? Peter Armstrong is 56 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 6: by MVP of the National League for what he's done 57 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 6: offensively and defensively. So you should record that and show 58 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 6: all your little Cub friends that I said something good 59 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 6: about the Cubs. Okay, you've always been this homer and apologist. 60 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 6: We all get it, no doubt, there's no doubt, no doubt. 61 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:18,640 Speaker 6: But no, I'm serious, Like, he has been incredible. I 62 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 6: know it's been a month, but if he continues this, 63 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 6: he's at least in. 64 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 4: The conversation for sure. 65 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 6: I mean with his defense, his stolen bases, his hitting, 66 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 6: and the thing is, he gets big hits. He's aren't 67 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 6: like down nine to two and he hits a stolen homer. 68 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 6: I mean he's sitting grand slams, He's sitting these home 69 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 6: runs that are that are huge. So I don't know 70 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 6: what else there is to say. And if I was him, 71 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 6: I would not sign an extension. I would wait till 72 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 6: the end of the year and then be like, look, guys, 73 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 6: here's my whole year's work. This is only going to 74 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 6: get better. This is the baseline. Now come to me 75 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 6: Rickett's family, which they won't, but that's fine. 76 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 2: Well, he's definitely not, you know, putting up garbage time numbers. 77 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 2: He's definitely not like just a long for the ride, 78 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 2: you know. It's you got to remember, this is someone 79 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 2: who started playing for Team USA on like their twelve 80 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 2: and underteam you went to Harvard, Westlake could have gone 81 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 2: to Vanderbilt first round pick without even having like a 82 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 2: true senior year in twenty twenty, so like this was 83 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:21,840 Speaker 2: always in there. I think he's had a ton of confidence. 84 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 2: That's what has become clear in talking to people who've 85 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:27,159 Speaker 2: worked with him over the years. But he's also like 86 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:33,160 Speaker 2: very self aware. He loves just kind of the day 87 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 2: to day, you know craft aspect to that, working on 88 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 2: his craft, learning more about the game, and so that 89 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:46,039 Speaker 2: very well, maybe what happens of them ultimately kind of 90 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:48,479 Speaker 2: punting on this, but you know why I've written about 91 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:53,039 Speaker 2: the extension stuff is that you know, they talked at 92 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 2: length right around the Tokyo series is where it came 93 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 2: to a head and they decided to you know, kind 94 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 2: of table thing. But it leaked out a couple weeks later. 95 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:07,720 Speaker 2: But there was no sense of like this was a 96 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 2: take it or leave it offer. I think it's become 97 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 2: clear that Jed Hoyer, though he's in the last year 98 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 2: of his contract, has the authority and interest to think 99 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 2: well beyond just the end of this season. Pete says 100 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 2: he loves it here, wants to be in Chicago for 101 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 2: a long time. His dad grew up in the suburbs 102 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 2: of Chicago. I mean, Pete is someone who grew up 103 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 2: in a house that had the Anthony Rizzo framed Sports 104 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 2: Illustrated cover celebrating the twenty sixteen World Series. And this 105 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:46,720 Speaker 2: front office to Eric, yeah that work, that work, kid, 106 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 2: you know, So like this front office wants to build 107 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 2: around him, so like, I don't know, it's it could 108 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 2: still happen. I think that's kind of the point of 109 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 2: this conversation here of like, you know, our listeners, our readers, 110 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 2: like shouldn't be totally blindsided if something does pop up, 111 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:09,719 Speaker 2: because there's a lot of you know, mutual interest here 112 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:12,479 Speaker 2: at the same time. Yeah, like if you're an MVP. 113 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 2: If aj Perzinsky is saying you're an MVP at the 114 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:19,039 Speaker 2: age twenty three, well, working at Wrigley Field, you must 115 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 2: be doing something extraordinary. 116 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:25,279 Speaker 6: Either that hold on or I've lost my bloody mind. 117 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 6: I don't know what's one it is I'm poisoning. 118 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 4: I'm not sure about one of the others. 119 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, or he was taken over by aliens Patrick anytime, Yes, 120 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 3: anything positive about the Cubs. He has had an out 121 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:38,159 Speaker 3: of body experience. How do you go though, from that 122 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 3: kid that overslept on the first day of instructional league 123 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 3: to a kid that perhaps gets an extension and is 124 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 3: a huge piece of the puzzle for what the Cubs 125 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,479 Speaker 3: want to do doing forward. I would imagine maturity, but 126 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:52,679 Speaker 3: it seems like something else has a switch has flipped 127 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:54,159 Speaker 3: for him. It appears. 128 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 4: Yeah. 129 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 2: I think it's someone who has great raw talent that 130 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 2: is able to do things on a baseball field that 131 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:08,679 Speaker 2: most people cannot. And it's also someone who is very 132 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 2: self aware, extremely articulate, can really break down the game 133 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 2: and understand personalities and like, you know, he has inside 134 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 2: jokes with like Saya Suzuki. And then he's also you know, 135 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 2: kind of bouncing around the clubhouse talking to everyone like 136 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 2: he's not withdrawn, he's eager to learn. 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Like, we're good with that. 176 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 4: Whatever the number is, But what's. 177 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:43,720 Speaker 5: It gonna take what's it gonna take today, because tomorrow 178 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 5: he might hit another big hit and that number just 179 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 5: keeps going up. 180 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:52,840 Speaker 2: Well, I think, you know, before the start of the season, 181 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:57,840 Speaker 2: I think Corman Carroll's deal, which was put together by CIA, 182 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 2: the same agency that represents Pete, that would have been 183 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 2: not even a high end but probably unrealistic, like not 184 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 2: even worth talking about. But now that might be a 185 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:16,679 Speaker 2: little outdated, and so clearly it's a nine figure commitment. 186 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 2: It would be from Pete's side, I'm sure they would 187 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 2: want to limit their those club option years, those free 188 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 2: agent years. You want to preserve flexibility for that. But 189 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:32,960 Speaker 2: I think part of it, too is his floor is 190 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 2: really high, like even like a worst case scenario for 191 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:39,320 Speaker 2: pie Crow Armstrong, it's probably being a ten year big 192 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:45,200 Speaker 2: leaguer and you know, maybe it's bouncing around on shorter 193 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 2: term deals but collecting nice money as a gold glove 194 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 2: center fielder who brings great speed and has you know, 195 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:57,839 Speaker 2: you know, charisma and you know, good connections throughout the game. 196 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:02,000 Speaker 2: But you know, his ceiling is kind of unlimited at 197 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:06,920 Speaker 2: this point. And that's that's kind of the the not 198 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:10,080 Speaker 2: even friction here. But that's just the forces at play 199 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 2: of why it hasn't happened. I think it's clear that 200 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 2: how it unfolded around the start of the season. It 201 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 2: was not you know, an Anthony Rizzo situation a couple 202 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:22,599 Speaker 2: of years ago where he made it clear like I 203 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 2: don't want to continue this. 204 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:25,439 Speaker 4: Discussion at all, don't bother. 205 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 2: This was more of a okay, each side understands where 206 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:32,240 Speaker 2: the others coming from. There wasn't enough common ground at 207 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:37,960 Speaker 2: that moment. Both sides are getting a lot more information, 208 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:40,200 Speaker 2: and I do think if you look back at that 209 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 2: last great era of Cubs baseball, there was a frustration 210 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:48,120 Speaker 2: or a they kind of paid the price for not 211 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 2: extending some of those guys. That's why they all kind 212 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 2: of came up together, came to the end at that 213 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 2: twenty twenty one trade deadline. 214 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 4: They got Rizzo done early. 215 00:11:57,120 --> 00:12:00,160 Speaker 2: They got Kyle Hendrickstone on the pitching side, how he 216 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 2: might have gotten done if not for the pandemic. But 217 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:08,080 Speaker 2: at the ownership level within the front office, ideally they 218 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 2: would like to not see one of those cliffs again 219 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:13,679 Speaker 2: and to have guys to build around and to have 220 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 2: waves of talent coming in after Pete. 221 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:20,559 Speaker 6: Patrick, who's more important to this offense, sayas Azuki or 222 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 6: Kyle Tucker. Saya Azuki is having a heck of view, 223 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 6: he leads the league in RBI is right, and then 224 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 6: Kyle Tucker's come in and obviously changed the lineup completely. 225 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 6: But who's more important, Saya Azuki or Kyle Tucker. 226 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:34,200 Speaker 4: I still think it's Tucker. 227 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 2: I mean Saya acknowledge this the other day that you 228 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 2: know through his interpreter that he's learned a lot from 229 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 2: watching Kyle Tucker, seeing how he makes adjustments, seeing how 230 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 2: Kyle Tucker is very steady, even Keel. I think hitting 231 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:55,960 Speaker 2: in the middle of this lineup, in between you know Tucker, 232 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 2: you have Ian Happ setting the table, you have Pek 233 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 2: Armstrong a bush behind you. 234 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 4: It just kind of opens things up. 235 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:06,119 Speaker 2: And I think say has learned to be more aggressive. 236 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:09,559 Speaker 2: Part of that was just through experience, but Tucker is 237 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 2: a great example. There are times where Sayah was a 238 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 2: little too passive that like his physical abilities, the kind 239 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:22,520 Speaker 2: of bat at ball data, it all just like didn't 240 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 2: add up, like there should should have been more in there. 241 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 2: And I think that's what you're seeing, And to me, 242 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 2: Kyle Tucker is a big, big part of that. 243 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 3: Patrick do you think that the Cubs would pay both 244 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:39,680 Speaker 3: PCA and Kyle Tucker. 245 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 4: Uh, probably not. 246 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 2: And I don't even know, Like I just I think 247 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 2: Kyle Tucker, we have no evidence to suggest that, Like 248 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:55,959 Speaker 2: the Cubs are going to do that sort of deal 249 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:59,959 Speaker 2: between Vladimir Guerrero and Juan Soto to make it come. 250 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:03,360 Speaker 2: It meant, you know, a decade plus, they've never done 251 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:06,320 Speaker 2: that before. I think, what you know, Pete, you know, 252 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 2: what would make sense for Pete is not unreasonable in 253 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 2: kind of the grand scheme of baseball economics. 254 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:17,559 Speaker 4: Plus there's a lot of time. 255 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 2: I think Pete's under club control through twenty thirty, so 256 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 2: like you could make the prediction, and you have a lot. 257 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 4: Of chances to get that right. 258 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 2: I think with Tucker, you know, it's certainly a possibility, 259 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:33,480 Speaker 2: it's just not the Cubs just have not That's not 260 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 2: their business plan thus far. And maybe Kyle Tucker is 261 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 2: the ultimate exception. Maybe this year goes so well, Maybe 262 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 2: there are other forces out there that his free agency 263 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 2: doesn't quite go the way we expect, But right now 264 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:53,240 Speaker 2: I would certainly expect a Pete extension to be more 265 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 2: likely than a Kyle Tucker extension. 266 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:59,480 Speaker 5: No, doubt, right, Patrick, Is this is this the Craig 267 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 5: Council contract coming to fruition the way the last five series, 268 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 5: this bullpen without Porter hadje without two big time starting 269 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 5: rotation pieces that alleviate some of the stress on the bullpen. 270 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 5: Is this the contract? This is what they paid Craig 271 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:20,960 Speaker 5: Council to do because they kept watching it year in and 272 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 5: year out in Milwaukee. 273 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 4: Yeah, no doubt. 274 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 2: And I think that's part of why you look at 275 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 2: sort of the Cubs payroll over the years, and you know, 276 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 2: some of the frustrations of like why why can't the 277 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 2: Cubs do this when they you know, when they spend 278 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:40,400 Speaker 2: more than Milwaukee in it. It's a lot more complicated 279 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 2: than that, but that was a big reason of why 280 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 2: they went out and made the very uncomfortable decision to 281 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 2: fire David Ross, who, did you know, a very good 282 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 2: job under the circumstances, who was building towards this. 283 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 5: Uh. 284 00:15:56,080 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 2: But yeah, counsel, is this, as you know, Eric, kind 285 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 2: of an extension another front office. Part of the checks 286 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 2: and balances with an organization council is certainly that force 287 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 2: of asking questions, of wondering, is there a different way 288 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:16,080 Speaker 2: to do this? Of trusting in young talent, whether it's P. 289 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 2: Krow Armstrong or whether it's some of these guys. They 290 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 2: essentially got off the scrap heap, like the Cubs have 291 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 2: built up this pitching infrastructure over the years, and I 292 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:33,320 Speaker 2: definitely think Counsel's sense of calm, his kind of common 293 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 2: sense approach, all of those things are coming together here. 294 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 2: I think people just thought there might have been it 295 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:45,840 Speaker 2: would have shown up a little sooner, maybe last year. 296 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 2: I mean, eighty three wins under David Ross and Craig Counsel. 297 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 2: But this is what the Cubs have been building for 298 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:55,480 Speaker 2: of getting a Kyle Tucker, seeing p. Crow Armstrong emerge, 299 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:58,880 Speaker 2: and then just figuring out the pitching on a day 300 00:16:58,920 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 2: to day basis. 301 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 4: That does seem to be a strength of Greig Counsel. 302 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 4: It's one they're a big market team. 303 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:07,679 Speaker 6: Go spend some money, okay, and don't give me so 304 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:09,560 Speaker 6: Let's let's not act like we're a mid market team. 305 00:17:09,600 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 4: We're the Cubs. 306 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 6: Okay, go spend money. Have you have the McDonald's across 307 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 6: the street that make some billion dollars? 308 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 4: You have the hotel? Okay, let's stop with that. Okay. 309 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:18,199 Speaker 6: I didn't get to even mention that, but let's go 310 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:20,720 Speaker 6: out and spend the money you need to spend. Now, Poalencia, 311 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:21,479 Speaker 6: is he the closer? 312 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:24,160 Speaker 4: You're right? Yeah, no, no doubt. 313 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 6: Is Polencia the closer going forward? I know Porter hodges 314 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 6: out and uh there's been struggles with other guys, but 315 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:34,480 Speaker 6: is he going to be the closer? You think of 316 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:36,360 Speaker 6: the future, not only this year, but going forward. 317 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:42,840 Speaker 2: I think council being counseled, they'll still they could still 318 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 2: do some matching up, like if there are certain you know, 319 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 2: to use the manager speak, like certain pockets of the 320 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:52,639 Speaker 2: lineup that they want to feature a different picture. I 321 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:58,439 Speaker 2: could see that. But Polentcia, no doubt, has shown a 322 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:02,640 Speaker 2: lot here of just he's got that you know, crazy 323 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 2: high end velocity that this bullpen had been kind of lacking. 324 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:08,120 Speaker 4: It's the swing and this stuff. 325 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 2: He's really grown up and needed time to become comfortable 326 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:17,679 Speaker 2: at this level. You're seeing that. I do think you 327 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:21,439 Speaker 2: guys know it's different. You know those last three outs, 328 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 2: and thus far he's passed the test. I mean, granted 329 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:26,639 Speaker 2: it might have been the worst. You know, he might 330 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 2: have been facing the worst team of all time. In 331 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:34,879 Speaker 2: the twenty twenty five Colorado Rockies, but no doubt a 332 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:40,960 Speaker 2: guy that they trust has earned the opportunity. And this 333 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 2: is the council effect that Eric talked about, pumping confidence 334 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 2: into these young pitchers, not overreacting, and also managing with 335 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:53,360 Speaker 2: the long season in mind. Like he's not a guy 336 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:57,719 Speaker 2: that's has a history of wearing out relievers. He tries 337 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:01,760 Speaker 2: to find spots to rest guys really kind of use 338 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:04,480 Speaker 2: it as one kind of cohesive unit. 339 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 4: So I would certainly see like Plancy is one of those. 340 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:10,679 Speaker 2: As counsel would say, you need good surprises for like 341 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:13,040 Speaker 2: good seasons to happen, and he is certainly one of those. 342 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:16,159 Speaker 3: Yeah, maybe no surprise to anybody. Patrick. The Cubs with 343 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:18,399 Speaker 3: the lead in the division, a three game lead, eight 344 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:20,119 Speaker 3: and two in their last ten. They take on the 345 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:23,919 Speaker 3: Cincinnati Reds beginning tomorrow. Patrick, we appreciate you taking the 346 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:25,680 Speaker 3: time to be with us, and obviously you can catch 347 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:30,040 Speaker 3: Patrick on North Side Territory. Speaking of which, check out 348 00:19:30,119 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 3: North Side Territory with Patrick and sahadiv Sharma whenever wherever 349 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:36,119 Speaker 3: you get your podcasts and on YouTube. We will be 350 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:40,800 Speaker 3: right back with Pinstripe Territories. 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I'm just looking forward to this fun weekend rematch 376 00:20:58,840 --> 00:20:59,680 Speaker 1: we got going on. 377 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:02,399 Speaker 3: Shall you and I make a little bit of a 378 00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:03,360 Speaker 3: bet on that. 379 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 1: Let's do it, Let's go. I'm ready, all right, all right. 380 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 3: I'm gonna say, just straight up, just straight up, for 381 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 3: series win. If the Yankees win, I donate to a 382 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 3: charity of your choice fifty bucks. If the Dodgers win, 383 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:18,200 Speaker 3: you donate fifty bucks to my charity. Is that fair? 384 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:19,879 Speaker 1: Let's do it. 385 00:21:20,359 --> 00:21:22,320 Speaker 3: Let's do it. Let's do it for the pops, all right. 386 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:24,320 Speaker 3: I've been the first to say I don't think we're 387 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 3: talking about the Yankees enough, Derek. This is a team 388 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:29,480 Speaker 3: that has a seven game leading the division, the largest 389 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:31,639 Speaker 3: division lead. Aj S piss because he can't hear us, 390 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:35,960 Speaker 3: or we can't hear him. Probably Yankees. We always give 391 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:39,479 Speaker 3: Cashman grief. Let's give him some praise. What's making them 392 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 3: feel good? And kind of running away with things? 393 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:45,600 Speaker 1: You know, Plan B has turned out to be an 394 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 1: a plus. I mean, the plan was to sign Juan 395 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:51,359 Speaker 1: Soto and to probably do something similar like they did 396 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:54,600 Speaker 1: last year with Judge and Center, Soto and Wright. They 397 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:58,040 Speaker 1: you know, spent that money elsewhere. Obviously, Paul Goldschmith sitting 398 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 1: in about three fifties on pace for I believe about 399 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:03,200 Speaker 1: two hundred hits. Max Freed is pitching like a Cy 400 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 1: Young Award winner, and I mean Bellinger has really turned 401 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 1: it on lately, so right now, the backup plan has 402 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 1: made the Yankees, in my opinion, a much more well 403 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:17,280 Speaker 1: rounded team than the one that you guys spent all 404 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 1: winter dunking on for not being fundamentally sound and all 405 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:23,080 Speaker 1: the problems we had in the World Series. I think 406 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:26,560 Speaker 1: you should be prepared for a much tighter baseball team 407 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:29,920 Speaker 1: and a much better base running team and a much 408 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:33,280 Speaker 1: better contact hitting team as we approach this weekend. 409 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 5: Wait, so you're saying Cashman did a good job? Is 410 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 5: that what I heard you say? 411 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 1: I know, I mean that sound you hear is the 412 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 1: four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Just you know, hell freezing over. 413 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:49,919 Speaker 1: That crackling noise is me admitting that Cashman did a 414 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 1: fantastic job. And by the way, I love the mustache. 415 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:57,640 Speaker 1: You got that feel of like the nineteen seventies rockin'. 416 00:22:57,760 --> 00:22:59,880 Speaker 1: I love it. I mean that suits you, man. 417 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:03,359 Speaker 5: I appreciate that you're not the first person to acknowledge 418 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 5: that I wasn't good looking before the mustache, And really 419 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:10,520 Speaker 5: it's not hurting anything that was going on. But so 420 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:14,280 Speaker 5: cash Cashman's moves. Obviously he took all that money that 421 00:23:14,359 --> 00:23:17,400 Speaker 5: he wasn't gonna spend on Wan and he put it elsewhere. 422 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:19,680 Speaker 5: So does this mean the next time Wan comes back 423 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:23,760 Speaker 5: to the Bronx he gets cheered because the Booze were 424 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:26,920 Speaker 5: kind of eyewashed because they didn't want him back. Look 425 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:28,400 Speaker 5: at what they got in place of them. 426 00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:31,920 Speaker 1: Well, I think a lot of Yankees fans still view him, 427 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:36,679 Speaker 1: regardless of what happened afterwards, as being kind of a 428 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 1: turncoat for going to our city rival for really a 429 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 1: small amount of money in the grand scheme of things, 430 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:46,119 Speaker 1: over what the Yankees offered. I believe it's five million, 431 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:50,879 Speaker 1: but one less year so I'll hire aav and saying 432 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:53,199 Speaker 1: it was a Mets town. I think that was what 433 00:23:53,359 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 1: really set fans off, and I don't think that they'll 434 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:59,880 Speaker 1: ever stop booing him just for that. I mean, Jesus, 435 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:03,800 Speaker 1: Rice could come back from wherever he is and say 436 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:05,800 Speaker 1: it's a Mets town, and he would get booed at 437 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:09,200 Speaker 1: Yankee Stadium. It doesn't matter who says it's a Mets town, 438 00:24:09,240 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 1: they're getting booed and and Soto. I'm sorry, you know exception, Derek. 439 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:16,679 Speaker 6: Can I just say this first of all? Can we 440 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:19,680 Speaker 6: bring on a lawna at the same time a lana? 441 00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 4: You work? 442 00:24:20,840 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 6: You love the Dodgers, Okay, they have a pretty high payroll. 443 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:25,919 Speaker 6: You also work for the Red Sox. They have a 444 00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:27,240 Speaker 6: lot of money. They're kind of like the Cubs. 445 00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:27,920 Speaker 4: They play cheap. 446 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:31,680 Speaker 6: Okay, Derek, you root for the Yankees. 447 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 4: You do a show about the Yankees. You guys are 448 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:37,480 Speaker 4: big markets. Fifty dollars, fifty dollars, that's where're going. Fifty 449 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:38,159 Speaker 4: dollars wager? 450 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:40,040 Speaker 1: Can we do one hundred? 451 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:43,879 Speaker 3: I mean I don't have I don't have big league 452 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:47,399 Speaker 3: money like you do, Pierzinski, with your Toro toilets and 453 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:49,160 Speaker 3: all of the crap that you have in your house 454 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:51,919 Speaker 3: and all of these things. I'm happy to do one hundred. 455 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:55,679 Speaker 3: I just didn't want to assume that Derek wanted to 456 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 3: do that. I don't even know what his charity of 457 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 3: choice is. Mine is my my own charity. My own nonprofits, 458 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:03,880 Speaker 3: so I didn't want to be assumptive, if you will. 459 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:07,639 Speaker 1: So honestly, Alana, it's gonna be the true dogs versus 460 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 1: cats because I'm a cat charity guy, so it's really 461 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:13,280 Speaker 1: gonna We're gonna be helping animals either way, So no 462 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:15,119 Speaker 1: matter who wins, and I'm happy to do one hundred 463 00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:17,800 Speaker 1: dollars because I don't think that the Dodgers are going 464 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:18,120 Speaker 1: to win. 465 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:24,280 Speaker 3: Wow, Okay, now here is the bet we're shaking, all right? 466 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:28,359 Speaker 3: But yeah, that's that's perfect. Are they buyers at the 467 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:32,200 Speaker 3: trade deadline? Derek Lewandowski? This squad is obviously headed towards 468 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 3: the postseason. What's their biggest need? 469 00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:34,840 Speaker 4: You know? 470 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:38,040 Speaker 1: Obviously third base has been kind of a shuffle. It 471 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 1: would be nice if there was somebody out there, but 472 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:42,879 Speaker 1: I don't see an obvious fit. Every team needs pitching, 473 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:45,520 Speaker 1: you know, a starting pitcher would be nice, but I'm 474 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:47,679 Speaker 1: not sure who you're gonna get that's better than what 475 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 1: they've got. Will Warren has been fantastic over his last month. Uh. 476 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:56,199 Speaker 1: He has a two point five e RA. As I mentioned, 477 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 1: Max Freed and Carlos Rodond both dominating Rodond six and 478 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:02,120 Speaker 1: oh in his last eight appearances with a one point 479 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:05,640 Speaker 1: twenty seven max Freed is insane, and you got Clark 480 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 1: Schmidt as a potential piece to that playoff rotation. You 481 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:11,760 Speaker 1: only need four starters in the rotation, so if you 482 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:13,359 Speaker 1: go out and get a starter, you're probably getting a 483 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:15,400 Speaker 1: depth piece because I don't know who's better than those guys. 484 00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:17,360 Speaker 1: And you got Luis Heo coming back from injury. We'll 485 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:20,119 Speaker 1: see what he can do. I hope he's strong, but 486 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:23,119 Speaker 1: coming back from an injury, you never know. So I 487 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:26,359 Speaker 1: would say third base would be the spot, but again, 488 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:28,399 Speaker 1: I'm not sure who they could go out and get. 489 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:31,880 Speaker 1: That is a real upgrade. So if I'm Brian Cashman, 490 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:34,760 Speaker 1: I'm looking at the bullpen, I want to strengthen the bullpen. 491 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:36,320 Speaker 1: I'm looking at teams that have fallen out of it. 492 00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:38,680 Speaker 1: Then maybe have an arm that gives you a funky look. 493 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:42,880 Speaker 1: Maybe somebody you don't even need, somebody who has insane numbers, 494 00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:45,560 Speaker 1: just somebody who's a different look, maybe misses some bats, 495 00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:48,760 Speaker 1: can get some of those middle inning outs, because right 496 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:50,920 Speaker 1: now the Yankees are a little bit thin in the bullpen, 497 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:55,000 Speaker 1: despite the stats for the bullpen being pretty good. I 498 00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:58,640 Speaker 1: don't know if the Orioles would make Felix Bautista available 499 00:26:58,640 --> 00:27:00,920 Speaker 1: if they really fall out of it, But that would 500 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:02,879 Speaker 1: be the guy that if I'm cashman, I'm willing to 501 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:04,479 Speaker 1: overpay a little bit, even though it's kind of an 502 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:06,760 Speaker 1: indivision trade. They have done that before with Zach Britton. 503 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:08,960 Speaker 1: That's the guy I've been promoting on my trade, Cashman, 504 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:09,520 Speaker 1: go do it. 505 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:13,359 Speaker 3: Yeah, Felix Batista. The Orioles are out of it. They've 506 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:15,359 Speaker 3: not fallen. If they fall out of it, they're falling 507 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:17,600 Speaker 3: out of it, all right. What about judgism though, Derek 508 00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 3: saying that he's willing to play third Are you are 509 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:20,639 Speaker 3: you buying that? 510 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:24,920 Speaker 1: I do buy it. You know, We've got Dj Lemayhew back, 511 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:27,639 Speaker 1: and he's looked really good defensively at second base and 512 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:30,560 Speaker 1: he's a Gold Glover, but he still isn't hitting very much. 513 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:33,080 Speaker 1: I think his swing has looked better than it did 514 00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:35,960 Speaker 1: last year when his legs were clearly not under him. 515 00:27:36,359 --> 00:27:38,720 Speaker 1: We've seen him drive the ball with more authority, but 516 00:27:38,800 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 1: it hasn't translated into a lot of stats yet. Over 517 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:45,000 Speaker 1: the next week, I guess we'll find out what Dj 518 00:27:45,119 --> 00:27:50,320 Speaker 1: Lemayhew can do. As we approach Jazz's return. As long 519 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:52,800 Speaker 1: as Jazz is in the lineup, I don't really care 520 00:27:52,840 --> 00:27:54,800 Speaker 1: where he plays second base and third base. He looked 521 00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 1: good to me both both spots. I want him to 522 00:27:57,119 --> 00:27:59,600 Speaker 1: hit a little bit better than he was right before 523 00:27:59,640 --> 00:28:01,600 Speaker 1: he got injured. He hit all these home runs coming 524 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:03,320 Speaker 1: out of the gate with the torpedo bat, and I 525 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:05,320 Speaker 1: think he got it into his mind. You know, he 526 00:28:05,359 --> 00:28:08,320 Speaker 1: had this friendly wager with Aaron Judge about who would 527 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:12,119 Speaker 1: hit a more combined home runs and stolen bases. How 528 00:28:12,119 --> 00:28:14,600 Speaker 1: about who gets on base? How about who sets the table. 529 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:16,359 Speaker 1: That's what I want from Jazz jais and when he 530 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:19,639 Speaker 1: comes back DJ, I'm comfortable with him at either second 531 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:21,400 Speaker 1: or third base if he hits so I don't think 532 00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:23,119 Speaker 1: I think it's you know, six and one half dozen 533 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:25,480 Speaker 1: of the other. But it is good to have Jazz 534 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:28,760 Speaker 1: coming back because he does disrupt the pitcher when he's 535 00:28:28,800 --> 00:28:30,160 Speaker 1: on base. If he can get on base. 536 00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:34,160 Speaker 5: I feel like Carlos Rodin anytime Cole is out has 537 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:37,439 Speaker 5: stepped up for this. Oh yeah, name do you feel 538 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:42,080 Speaker 5: like he's going to surpass Max Freed at some point 539 00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:44,840 Speaker 5: this year? Max obviously coming in with a new contract, 540 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:49,520 Speaker 5: and everybody has a stinker here and there. Max hasn't yet. 541 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:53,080 Speaker 5: Is there a chance that Rodin's trajectory that he's I 542 00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:56,840 Speaker 5: think it's his last eight starts, he's been like career 543 00:28:56,960 --> 00:29:01,640 Speaker 5: best eight starts. Does he pass Max Freed as the 544 00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:03,320 Speaker 5: number one in this rotation? 545 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:07,200 Speaker 1: It's hard to say. I mean, he has looked tremendous 546 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:10,320 Speaker 1: and you don't see guys rebound the way that Carlos 547 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:13,080 Speaker 1: Rodin has. When he first got to the Yankees, you know, 548 00:29:13,120 --> 00:29:15,840 Speaker 1: he had problems not only with his health, he had 549 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:18,480 Speaker 1: a back injury that kind of limited him that first year. 550 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:20,120 Speaker 1: Gave up a ton of home runs. He had two 551 00:29:20,160 --> 00:29:22,120 Speaker 1: games where he gave up eight runs in the first inning. 552 00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:24,800 Speaker 1: There was a game where Matt Blake, the pitching coach, 553 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:27,480 Speaker 1: came out to the mound and Carlos turned his back. 554 00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 1: He had the blow and the kiss incident on you know, 555 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:33,360 Speaker 1: on the road to some Yankees fans. But last year 556 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:35,760 Speaker 1: he committed himself. He got into better shape. I think 557 00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 1: he got to a better place mentally. He had two 558 00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:41,360 Speaker 1: really great stretches that kind of sandwiched a bad stretch. 559 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:43,040 Speaker 1: This year. He got out of the gate kind of 560 00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:45,000 Speaker 1: rough with the three run home run ball, you know 561 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:48,640 Speaker 1: in I think three of his first four starts and 562 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:51,480 Speaker 1: then it's like he just flipped the switch and he's 563 00:29:51,520 --> 00:29:54,160 Speaker 1: been lights out. I don't know if he's going to 564 00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:56,400 Speaker 1: pass Max Freed at this point. I don't think that 565 00:29:56,480 --> 00:29:59,280 Speaker 1: really matters. You know, when the playoffs rolled around, I 566 00:29:59,320 --> 00:30:01,880 Speaker 1: think they'll go with, you know, whoever they feel is 567 00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:06,240 Speaker 1: the better fit for that matchup. But I just want 568 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:09,640 Speaker 1: to say, whatever Carlos Rodin has done to a just 569 00:30:10,040 --> 00:30:13,040 Speaker 1: is commendable, not only in terms of his pitching, but 570 00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:16,360 Speaker 1: his physical fitness. He's lost a lot of weight. He's 571 00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:18,320 Speaker 1: pitching with more confidence. I wonder if the beard has 572 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:20,520 Speaker 1: something to do with that. He just looks like the 573 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:23,520 Speaker 1: serial killer that we saw with you know, the White 574 00:30:23,600 --> 00:30:25,720 Speaker 1: Sox and the Giants, much more so than we saw 575 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:27,760 Speaker 1: the last two seasons with the Yankees. 576 00:30:28,600 --> 00:30:30,880 Speaker 5: Oh yeah, yeah, the facial hair is definitely what's going 577 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:35,080 Speaker 5: to bring the World Series trophy. But here's my question. 578 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:40,200 Speaker 5: The Wan Soto trade is still paying dividends for the Yankees. 579 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:45,320 Speaker 5: Trent Grisham has been otherworldly, kind of falling off a 580 00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:50,680 Speaker 5: tick now, but does he continue to play well enough 581 00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:58,160 Speaker 5: that your Boo Jay som Domingez loses playing time when 582 00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:00,840 Speaker 5: there's a situation where they have to choose between the 583 00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:04,000 Speaker 5: two of them, or are there paths crossing here where 584 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:07,240 Speaker 5: Domingos is going up and Grisson's coming down. 585 00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:11,520 Speaker 1: I think that Grisham is reverting to the mean a 586 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:13,960 Speaker 1: little bit, regressing to the mean. I mean, he's not 587 00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:16,200 Speaker 1: a guy who's ever hit three hundred in his career. 588 00:31:16,280 --> 00:31:17,800 Speaker 1: So when he was hitting three hundred for the first 589 00:31:17,840 --> 00:31:19,480 Speaker 1: month and a half, with you know, a home run 590 00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:23,000 Speaker 1: every other day, you knew that it just was not sustainable. 591 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:25,440 Speaker 1: He has made some adjustments to his stance. He's getting 592 00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:28,040 Speaker 1: his hands a little bit further away. It looks like 593 00:31:28,160 --> 00:31:30,440 Speaker 1: maybe either his timing is a little bit off right 594 00:31:30,440 --> 00:31:32,240 Speaker 1: now or the league has kind of adjusted kind of 595 00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:35,560 Speaker 1: getting in under those hands a little bit more. He's 596 00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:37,520 Speaker 1: struggling a little bit with the down in and breaking ball, 597 00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:39,520 Speaker 1: which is something he was really doing a good job 598 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:43,120 Speaker 1: hitting early on in the season, Jason, you know, until 599 00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:46,960 Speaker 1: he hits left handed pitching a little bit better, I 600 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:48,760 Speaker 1: think he's at risk of losing a little bit of 601 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:51,160 Speaker 1: playing time. That's one great thing about switch hitters in 602 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:53,320 Speaker 1: general is you can just plug them in any given 603 00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:55,680 Speaker 1: day because it doesn't matter who's on the male, lefty, righty, 604 00:31:56,040 --> 00:31:58,280 Speaker 1: but he's really really struggled from the right side. But 605 00:31:58,560 --> 00:32:00,800 Speaker 1: from the left side, he's got about an eight fifty ops. 606 00:32:01,040 --> 00:32:02,800 Speaker 1: He had the three home run game where two of 607 00:32:02,800 --> 00:32:05,240 Speaker 1: the home runs were from the left side. He recently 608 00:32:05,320 --> 00:32:09,200 Speaker 1: had that walkoff Grand Slam. He was the only player, 609 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:10,760 Speaker 1: I think in Major League history to have a three 610 00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:13,920 Speaker 1: home run game, a Grand Slam, and a walkoff in 611 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:15,960 Speaker 1: the same month. And he did it as a twenty 612 00:32:15,960 --> 00:32:19,080 Speaker 1: two year old rookie. I do think to a certain extent, 613 00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:23,520 Speaker 1: they are passing cross or crossing paths rather. I think Dimingez, 614 00:32:24,520 --> 00:32:26,520 Speaker 1: while he got off to kind of a little bit 615 00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:28,280 Speaker 1: of a slow start in whose major league career, is 616 00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:32,760 Speaker 1: starting to show that potential and starting to transform it 617 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:36,280 Speaker 1: into stats a little bit. And look, he's an excellent 618 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:38,920 Speaker 1: base runner too. He gives you more than just you know, 619 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:42,160 Speaker 1: the offensive numbers, the power. He's a great base runner. 620 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:44,120 Speaker 1: And we know how important that is. We saw it 621 00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:46,520 Speaker 1: last year. Base running costs him in a lot of situations. 622 00:32:47,080 --> 00:32:48,719 Speaker 1: And I can't tell you how many times this year 623 00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:50,400 Speaker 1: I've said, man, that was a great That was a 624 00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:52,400 Speaker 1: great read by Domingez on the bases or wow, I 625 00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:54,760 Speaker 1: didn't think he'd score from first on that double, But 626 00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:58,560 Speaker 1: the guy can cook on the basis, Derek, Before. 627 00:32:58,320 --> 00:32:59,560 Speaker 3: We let you go, I want to ask you this 628 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:03,280 Speaker 3: question legitimately. Do you believe the Yankees are back in 629 00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:06,800 Speaker 3: the World Series or do you worry that the Tigers 630 00:33:06,840 --> 00:33:10,520 Speaker 3: will surpass them getting to the you know, the Winter Classic, 631 00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:12,560 Speaker 3: Winter Classic like in hockey. 632 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:16,680 Speaker 1: Well, I do worry about the Tigers. I think the 633 00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:21,760 Speaker 1: Tigers are probably right now the toughest team in the 634 00:33:21,800 --> 00:33:24,040 Speaker 1: American League. In Tarik's school. I don't know if you 635 00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:27,160 Speaker 1: guys saw his last outing. I happen to be watching 636 00:33:27,200 --> 00:33:30,160 Speaker 1: that game live, and it was one of the best 637 00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:32,040 Speaker 1: games I've ever seen pitched. I mean, it was up 638 00:33:32,040 --> 00:33:34,920 Speaker 1: there with Carrie Wood in his twenty strikeout game in 639 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:38,320 Speaker 1: just terms of stuff, the best stuff I've ever seen live. 640 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:40,280 Speaker 1: You're talking about one hundred and two and in the 641 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:43,760 Speaker 1: ninth inning from a lefty. I can't see beating him 642 00:33:43,800 --> 00:33:46,440 Speaker 1: twice in a short game series. Now, if you get 643 00:33:46,520 --> 00:33:49,240 Speaker 1: to a seven game series, I think anything can happen, 644 00:33:49,480 --> 00:33:51,560 Speaker 1: and a lot of it depends on who has home 645 00:33:51,600 --> 00:33:55,840 Speaker 1: field advantage. I would rather not play, you know, four 646 00:33:55,920 --> 00:34:00,080 Speaker 1: games in Detroit, that would you know, we've seen that 647 00:34:00,160 --> 00:34:02,240 Speaker 1: match up well for the Yankees back in I believe 648 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:07,520 Speaker 1: it was two thousand and six and again in twenty twelve. Look, 649 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:10,040 Speaker 1: the Tigers are are no joke, and I think you 650 00:34:10,160 --> 00:34:13,160 Speaker 1: just gotta, you know, let this thing play out, and 651 00:34:13,520 --> 00:34:14,920 Speaker 1: you know, we'll see where everybody is at the end 652 00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:15,319 Speaker 1: of the year. 653 00:34:16,320 --> 00:34:18,200 Speaker 5: One of the questions we had earlier, what we're more 654 00:34:18,200 --> 00:34:22,120 Speaker 5: surprised about the Mariners start, or are the location where 655 00:34:22,120 --> 00:34:24,920 Speaker 5: the Mariners are in the West or the Yankees are 656 00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:28,840 Speaker 5: in the East? Is the American League East, not the Beast. 657 00:34:29,200 --> 00:34:32,480 Speaker 5: It's more the American League least this year. Or is 658 00:34:32,520 --> 00:34:35,640 Speaker 5: it just a is it just a little bit of 659 00:34:35,680 --> 00:34:39,120 Speaker 5: a slowdown in waiting for all the other teams to 660 00:34:39,160 --> 00:34:39,959 Speaker 5: start to get hot. 661 00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:44,160 Speaker 1: Well, what really surprises me is how the Orioles have 662 00:34:44,280 --> 00:34:46,480 Speaker 1: fallen off. I mean, I thought they were going to 663 00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:48,839 Speaker 1: be top of the division for a decade when they 664 00:34:48,880 --> 00:34:51,359 Speaker 1: won one hundred games a couple of years ago. Their 665 00:34:51,360 --> 00:34:54,440 Speaker 1: pitching has fallen off, their hitting hasn't developed like we 666 00:34:54,480 --> 00:34:57,239 Speaker 1: thought it would. You know, the Blue Jays always seemed 667 00:34:57,239 --> 00:34:59,160 Speaker 1: to be a team that hovers around five hundred, and 668 00:34:59,160 --> 00:35:01,120 Speaker 1: you keep waiting for them to take that next step, 669 00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:03,600 Speaker 1: and they just haven't. The Red Sox were a team 670 00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:05,759 Speaker 1: that everybody was very high on this year because of 671 00:35:05,800 --> 00:35:08,280 Speaker 1: their young talent, but right now they're under five hundred 672 00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:11,120 Speaker 1: and they just lost Bragman. You know, the Rays are 673 00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:13,440 Speaker 1: always tough, but I don't think that they have what 674 00:35:13,520 --> 00:35:16,560 Speaker 1: it takes in terms of just talent on their roster 675 00:35:16,680 --> 00:35:19,120 Speaker 1: right now to overcome the Yankees. So I've been saying 676 00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:21,560 Speaker 1: the Yankees need to seize this opportunity where they're playing well, 677 00:35:21,560 --> 00:35:23,120 Speaker 1: and that's one of the reasons why this weekend is 678 00:35:23,160 --> 00:35:26,120 Speaker 1: so important. To run away and hide, you know, get 679 00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:30,160 Speaker 1: a twelve or thirteen game lead in the division, and 680 00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:32,240 Speaker 1: then maybe you can rest some guys down the stretch. 681 00:35:32,280 --> 00:35:34,080 Speaker 1: You can maybe take it easy a little bit with Luis. 682 00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:35,839 Speaker 1: He'll not rush him back and have him be at 683 00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:38,680 Speaker 1: full strength coming into the postseason. Maybe you don't have 684 00:35:38,760 --> 00:35:41,680 Speaker 1: to be as desperate at the trade deadline and trade 685 00:35:41,680 --> 00:35:46,880 Speaker 1: your top prospect. But you know, the Mariners, obviously we 686 00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:49,040 Speaker 1: faced them a couple of weeks ago. They played three 687 00:35:49,200 --> 00:35:51,919 Speaker 1: very tough games against the Yankees. They've obviously got good pitching. 688 00:35:51,920 --> 00:35:54,480 Speaker 1: They're hitting has been better this year. You know, the 689 00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:58,600 Speaker 1: n West is always tough. The Astros probably are going 690 00:35:58,600 --> 00:36:01,080 Speaker 1: to contend with them all year long. But I do 691 00:36:01,120 --> 00:36:04,120 Speaker 1: think that in terms of the division strength, the East 692 00:36:04,160 --> 00:36:07,240 Speaker 1: is probably the least competitive. I mean, you look at 693 00:36:07,080 --> 00:36:10,360 Speaker 1: the Central you got four teams legitimately who could be 694 00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:13,000 Speaker 1: in the playoffs right now the A at least it 695 00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:16,200 Speaker 1: looks like it's Yankees and maybe one other is going 696 00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:16,800 Speaker 1: to compete. 697 00:36:18,600 --> 00:36:21,359 Speaker 3: Derek, What is over your right shoulder? What are all 698 00:36:21,400 --> 00:36:27,160 Speaker 3: those things over your right shoulder? They look like CDs? No, no, no, 699 00:36:27,360 --> 00:36:29,359 Speaker 3: all the way towards the wall. Towards the wall. 700 00:36:31,200 --> 00:36:33,239 Speaker 1: So I have a Blu Ray collection. I'm a big 701 00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:36,120 Speaker 1: movie collector, and I'm a very smart investor too, So 702 00:36:36,320 --> 00:36:38,880 Speaker 1: over the years I've invested thousands and thousands of dollars 703 00:36:38,880 --> 00:36:43,520 Speaker 1: in physical media, which I don't use anymore. So, you know, 704 00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:45,799 Speaker 1: so you know, I might have to sell a few 705 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:47,600 Speaker 1: of them to pay off this bed. If the Yankees don't, 706 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:50,040 Speaker 1: don't don't come through for me one. 707 00:36:50,040 --> 00:36:55,279 Speaker 3: Hundred dollars to Guidry's Guardian Foundation after the Dodgers take 708 00:36:55,400 --> 00:36:58,439 Speaker 3: the Yankees at Dodger Stadium. Derek, we appreciate you very much. 709 00:36:58,480 --> 00:37:00,479 Speaker 3: Thank you. So much for your time and don't forge guys. 710 00:37:00,480 --> 00:37:03,560 Speaker 3: You can check out Derek on pinstripe Territory. He does 711 00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:07,120 Speaker 3: a tremendous job wherever you get your podcast check him 712 00:37:07,120 --> 00:37:09,040 Speaker 3: out on YouTube as well. We'll be right back with 713 00:37:09,120 --> 00:37:09,680 Speaker 3: hot Corner