1 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:09,640 Speaker 1: It's Tiger's manager A J. Hinch joining us on FT. 2 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:13,400 Speaker 1: Good to see you, Aj, and what a week for 3 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 1: your team? 4 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 2: Oh my gosh. 5 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:17,319 Speaker 1: First off, thanks for joining us. But i'll just get 6 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: your description of the week in Tigers baseball. We'll start 7 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: with Frambourg in a moment. 8 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:23,279 Speaker 3: But just what kind of week is this for you? 9 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:25,439 Speaker 1: First week of February supposed to be kind of chill, 10 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: last week with the fam right a. 11 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 3: Little bit, you know, it hasn't been. I mean, that's 12 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:33,879 Speaker 3: what we've been busy. You know. I just got to 13 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 3: Lakeland today and ran into a bunch of our guys 14 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 3: and and there's a little bit of energy around our team, 15 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 3: and you know we're getting better. I mean, there are 16 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 3: some things I can talk about, some things I can't, 17 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 3: but I I love this time of year when you 18 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 3: feel like it was a productive offseason, you made some additions, 19 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 3: you you come in with a with a real chance 20 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 3: to have a good team. And now I just want 21 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 3: everybody to get here and get underway next week after 22 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 3: what you know, super Bowl weekend is always kind of 23 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 3: that last hang time, whether you're you're already a spring 24 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:09,680 Speaker 3: training or or home. 25 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 2: You're really good at measuring the pulse or taking the 26 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 2: pulse of a team. Do you feel like that energy 27 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 2: from the guys you talk to or the guys that 28 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 2: you've seen is different now that the Terek thing happened 29 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:26,040 Speaker 2: and the rumors they're just rumors about a free agent 30 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:29,119 Speaker 2: left handed pitcher. I know he's not official yet, But 31 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 2: do you feel like the pulses or the the energy 32 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 2: is different. 33 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:39,760 Speaker 3: I think I think for this particular offseason. Yes, obviously 34 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 3: there's been a lot of talk around our team. There's 35 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:45,479 Speaker 3: been a lot of talk about Terrek and and his situation. 36 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 3: And by the way, like when those situations come up, 37 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 3: I think we need to remind everybody that the players 38 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 3: earn the right to that to that process. Like I 39 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 3: I understand how how volatile it can be and sometimes 40 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 3: never went through arbitration, but I know so I know 41 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 3: a lot of players who have. But I that's part 42 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 3: of growing up as a big leaguer, and only the 43 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 3: select few really get to that powerful position to be 44 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 3: able to go through it at that at that stage 45 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 3: of their career. So, but it's not part of what 46 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 3: we're doing in the clubhouse, or what we're doing building 47 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 3: a team, or our banter or our techs or our conversations, 48 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:26,959 Speaker 3: the business side that separates itself out. But the energy 49 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 3: around our team is because I think for you know, 50 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 3: last year was similar this year, like there's an expectation 51 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 3: to win and there's an expectation to be better and 52 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 3: better is pretty good off of the last two seasons 53 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 3: that we've been able to put together and experience postseason baseball, 54 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 3: and you got guys that come back that want to 55 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 3: want to be a part of it, you know, like 56 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 3: Glabor and Jack and and Finny and that that makes 57 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 3: me feel good as a manager. And we have some 58 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 3: young prospects in their first big league camp that's cool. 59 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 3: And we're headlined by by Terrek, who's who's put together 60 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 3: two of the most historic seasons in an organization and 61 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 3: across baseball. So there's a lot to like about what 62 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 3: we're doing. And now we're at the bottom of the mountain. 63 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 3: Got to climb up again and see if we can 64 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 3: win this division. 65 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: A Jay, I know this is going to be difficult 66 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 1: to answer, but you're a former player and you have 67 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: reaped the benefit of one of, if not the best 68 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 1: pitcher in baseball. Yeah, we can have the schoons, the 69 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 1: skiing s Google conversation. So from this past week with 70 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 1: the arbitration hearing, do you have a rooting interest, Like 71 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: how did you view this thing? Because you know him, 72 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 1: you love him, you want them to get paid. You're 73 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: a former player, you also work for the team, and 74 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: you want the team to spend on free agents, which 75 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: seems like it's happening anyway, So how did you view 76 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: this case? 77 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I want I want the players to 78 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 3: get their due and I want teams trying to win 79 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 3: the World Series, right, So like those are those are 80 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 3: two things that are aligned all the time. And what 81 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 3: I love about Terrek, you know, I was with them 82 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 3: a couple of weeks ago with you guys in in 83 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 3: New York City when he got the cy young I was, 84 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 3: you know, he and I text quite a bit and 85 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 3: and have some banter that we go back and forth about. 86 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 3: And I it just has been separated from from what 87 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 3: we're doing. And so like it's part of the business, 88 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 3: it's part of growing up, you know. There it's easy 89 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 3: to get hardened by the by the process of growing 90 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 3: through you know, the pre R years, so the RB 91 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 3: years to the potential of free agency. And I've seen 92 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 3: it in my day across from when I was in 93 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 3: Houston with a bunch of guys that now have gone 94 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 3: on to make hundreds of millions of dollars. And what 95 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 3: I what I love about Terrek is he's handling it 96 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 3: like a true pro. Like he is. He is getting 97 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 3: his work in at six o'clock in the morning with 98 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:47,480 Speaker 3: Justin Wakefield and the boys in Arizona. He's scheduled his 99 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:50,919 Speaker 3: flight to come out here and join the group in Lakeland, 100 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 3: and he's got the business aspect, you know, going on 101 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 3: in the background, and and he's doing his part. So 102 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 3: I was rooting for just dead straight communication and let 103 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 3: it go where the where the process goes while maintaining 104 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,280 Speaker 3: the culture and the idea that we have a kick 105 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 3: ass team. He's a huge part of it. We got 106 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 3: to turn turn the off season page into the regular season, 107 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 3: and now we can knowing that Terror can pick up 108 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:19,719 Speaker 3: another bill or two. 109 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:22,919 Speaker 2: I have a two part, Yes, he definitely has to 110 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:25,040 Speaker 2: pick up the bill. I have a two part based 111 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 2: on what you just said, have you ever seen anybody 112 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 2: and can you tell who or can you tell me 113 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 2: who it compares to as far as somebody who I've 114 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 2: heard you say in other interviews separates the business and 115 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 2: the baseball Nobody does it better than Scooble. Who would 116 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 2: that be that did it just as well or close 117 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:47,159 Speaker 2: to it? And we need to know what some of 118 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 2: those texts sounded like on that thread between you two 119 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 2: before and after the hearing. 120 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 3: So that the guy that I mean a very similar 121 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 3: situation was Garrett Cole in Houston into the nineteen I mean, 122 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 3: he was on the cusp of hitting free agency and 123 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,159 Speaker 3: he now has turned that into a major contract with 124 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:12,839 Speaker 3: the Yankees, and he was a cy young runner up 125 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 3: I believe that year to Justin Verlander, who was also 126 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:19,840 Speaker 3: on our staff. So those two guys were huge and 127 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 3: introducing me on like what that level of player and 128 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 3: that level of star pitcher, what he goes through every 129 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:31,280 Speaker 3: five I think like his position players, it's a it's 130 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 3: a little bit of an everyday mentality that you bring. 131 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:36,039 Speaker 3: You know, you bring your your bat and your glove 132 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 3: to work and you get to play pitchers don't. So 133 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 3: those those premium starts, in those premium years are are 134 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 3: pretty unique, right like thirty two, thirty three, thirty four, 135 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 3: hopefully thirty eight stars or whatever it takes to win 136 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:50,919 Speaker 3: the World Series. It's a little bit different for a 137 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 3: pitcher than the position player who plays every day. So 138 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 3: those two to me were huge. And you know, the 139 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:00,720 Speaker 3: thing I talked to Trek about aft or the hearing 140 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 3: was you know, now are you ready to go, you know, 141 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 3: win the Central and try to win the World Series? 142 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 3: And he was, you know, in a few exclamation marks, 143 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 3: was ready to go. And and we'll be down here 144 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 3: this weekend. So you know, I my job in this 145 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 3: as the manager is to is to continue to push 146 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 3: him and continue to build an environment that has that 147 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 3: has helped him at the very least thrive in in 148 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 3: being Trek Scooble and being the dominant pitcher that he is. 149 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 3: And so we get right to work if that's going 150 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 3: to have a player plan for him on how we're 151 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 3: going to continue to push him. He's been doing the bullpens. 152 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 3: We're going to line up his his his work in spring, 153 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 3: so he's ready for the for the you know, when 154 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 3: he leaves Good Team USA for WBC, like we're we're 155 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 3: here on the field and in the trenches to like 156 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 3: keep that environment you know, you know, can conducive to 157 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 3: to success and winning. And he's all about it. 158 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, I want to you brought up the World Baseball Classic, 159 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 4: any concerns about him going there, and it's just gonna 160 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 4: let him be and do what he has to do. 161 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 3: I think we all have concerns at the time of 162 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 3: the year for all of our guys. You know, I 163 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 3: saw earlier today. I think I don't know if we're 164 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 3: in the top ten. We have ten twelve guys who 165 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 3: are going to the WBC, and they pick a lot 166 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 3: of your good ones, right, Like we have a lot 167 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 3: of good players on our team. But you know, the 168 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 3: pitching getting ramped up that fast, Like I love the 169 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 3: theater of Otani versus Trout, and you know, there's downside 170 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 3: to potential, what can happen. It's good for baseball, but 171 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 3: the timing of it always makes us a little bit nervous. 172 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 3: Now a video Scoople throwing like ninety eight miles an hour, 173 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 3: fitting in throwing ninety nine miles an hour, Like we 174 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:43,559 Speaker 3: have guys going live vps today. You know, Troy Melton, 175 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 3: one of our young young pitchers, is in town. Like 176 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 3: these guys are getting after it. Compared to how we 177 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 3: used to ramp into spring training back in the day, 178 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 3: it was a little bit of a slower pace, So 179 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:59,679 Speaker 3: maybe less concern knowing that these guys are already at 180 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:03,560 Speaker 3: full speed. But it's a lot to ask, and you 181 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:06,080 Speaker 3: just don't want anybody on my team or anybody else's 182 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 3: team to to come back, come back, beat up. 183 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 4: Was there ever any concern about a particular team throwing 184 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 4: their top ten farm System guys they're best guys that 185 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:18,520 Speaker 4: get rid of. 186 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 3: Tarik school Ball. I mean, were you ever concerned about that? 187 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 4: Because I know there's a bunch of teams that would 188 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 4: do probably anything to get a picture like that. 189 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think I think the thing it's, you know, 190 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 3: it's obviously flattering when you can upgrade every single team 191 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:33,200 Speaker 3: like he literally you know, like I said, there's tons 192 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 3: of good pictures, you know, Skiings and Crochet and Wheeler 193 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:39,840 Speaker 3: and and guys that are amazing pictures. But Trek Scooble, 194 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 3: you know, is it walks in the room and and 195 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 3: it's a huge presence, and so you know, I always 196 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:48,960 Speaker 3: took it as like I have the best job in baseball. 197 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 3: I get to put Terrek Scooble on the mountain, you know, 198 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 3: in San Diego on day one and as many times 199 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:56,720 Speaker 3: as as we can get them on the mound and 200 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 3: and and get as many wins as we can, so 201 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:03,199 Speaker 3: I you know, obviously you try to stay away from 202 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 3: the rumor mill. And and of course people are going 203 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:08,880 Speaker 3: to express interests Trek Scooble like he people should want 204 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 3: him on your team, But he's a Tiger. And I'm 205 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 3: really happy that that he was able to navigate all 206 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:17,840 Speaker 3: of this offseason with relative eas and a ton of 207 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 3: class and and and ultimately get focused on on next season. 208 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:25,840 Speaker 2: All right, one last scoobl question for me. You said 209 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 2: your job as the manager and coaches is to motivate 210 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:33,280 Speaker 2: Terrek Scouble. What's one thing that motivates him? You know, 211 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 2: some guys it's candy, other guys it's contracts. What motivates him. 212 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:42,560 Speaker 2: And I've seen you navigate it with bad players, and 213 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 2: I've seen you navigate it with elite Hall of Fame players. 214 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:50,440 Speaker 3: So he needs feedback like you can't. You can't bs 215 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 3: this dude like he needs like when you take him 216 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 3: out of the game and you know, maybe he's had 217 00:10:57,320 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 3: a rocky start, which it happens like two or three 218 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 3: times year where he's just not quite feeling it or 219 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 3: not quite punching out the world. Or whatever, Like he 220 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:06,760 Speaker 3: wants you to kind of punch him in the face 221 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:08,319 Speaker 3: and tell him that he's stunk that day, or you 222 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 3: didn't like the way he did this, or you didn't 223 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 3: like the way. He needs feedback, And so motivating him 224 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 3: is hitting him, you know, dead dead straight with with 225 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 3: the information that you have and what you're doing, and 226 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 3: what the expectations are, why you're doing what you're doing, 227 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:26,200 Speaker 3: and and getting him into his routine and his process. 228 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 3: So I I love that about him because like there 229 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,320 Speaker 3: are there are times where you you want to pat 230 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:33,080 Speaker 3: him on the back and just hand the ball to 231 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:34,959 Speaker 3: will Vest or hand the ball to Holt and or 232 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:37,320 Speaker 3: hand the ball to Finnegan or or ken Lee, but 233 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 3: you know, and protect a little bit of what what 234 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 3: Terrek is all about. But he needs, he needs feedback 235 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 3: and that that to me, is the biggest fuel for 236 00:11:47,880 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 3: him on getting him back into his routine for the 237 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 3: next start. 238 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:54,439 Speaker 1: Okay, we're going to go to a different pitcher. And 239 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:56,960 Speaker 1: I know I mentioned him earlier and agent, you know, 240 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 1: I've been in media for a minute at this point, 241 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 1: and I know how to dance around this perfectly. I 242 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:03,600 Speaker 1: know how the rules work to a t Okay, So 243 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 1: you trust me on this one. Tell me about your 244 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 1: thoughts of fran Bervaldez as a pitcher, give me the 245 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:12,320 Speaker 1: scattering report, what you like about him. You're allowed to 246 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 1: talk about any player in baseball. We're not talking about money, 247 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 1: your business. We're just tell me how you view this 248 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 1: player on the field and your experiences with him off 249 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:22,240 Speaker 1: the field. 250 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:24,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's tough to be, you know. I mean, he's 251 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 3: he does a lot of things that that we love 252 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 3: here right Like, he pounds his own, he gets the 253 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:32,839 Speaker 3: ball on the ground, he doesn't give up homers. He 254 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 3: you know, he he he puts in the innings, but 255 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 3: not just innings, but quality that come with it. And 256 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 3: so the fact that he's been able to post year 257 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 3: after year and and and continue to perform and continue 258 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 3: to keep the ball on the ground and continue to 259 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 3: evolve and adapt with it. He's got a ton of 260 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 3: really good pitches. It's not sort of a one trick pony. 261 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:57,439 Speaker 3: So I I love what he brings to the to 262 00:12:57,480 --> 00:12:59,200 Speaker 3: the to the mound with them. And we you know, 263 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 3: we beat him a couple of years ago in the 264 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 3: playoff game in the Wildcard series, specifically because we tried 265 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 3: to just take away what he does best, which is 266 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:10,079 Speaker 3: try to get you to launch and try to get 267 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 3: you to to pull the ball, and you know he 268 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 3: comes back for more the next the next time, next 269 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:17,800 Speaker 3: go round. So I you know, I had him as 270 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 3: a young player. I respect him, I trust him. I 271 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:24,720 Speaker 3: know that he can. He wants the ball and he 272 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 3: wants to be great. That's one of the things that 273 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 3: I that I learned about him early on. And you know, 274 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 3: I'm looking forward to the resolution of this obviously, And 275 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 3: there's no secret that that that he's a He's a 276 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:38,720 Speaker 3: major upgrade to any team and would be an upgrade 277 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:39,320 Speaker 3: to us. 278 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:44,079 Speaker 2: How do you navigate a player who has that energy, 279 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:47,680 Speaker 2: that fire and then has the situation where you know, 280 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:50,440 Speaker 2: with saysar sALS, are you being a next catcher getting 281 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:52,719 Speaker 2: crossed up or not getting crossed up? How do you 282 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:56,920 Speaker 2: navigate that with a player with the relationship that you've 283 00:13:56,960 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 2: had with him, with that type of player in in 284 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 2: your career. 285 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I take it back to like when 286 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 3: you and I were together. You know I and I 287 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 3: know you you know me, and like we both want 288 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 3: like direct communication, right, like there's no dancing around anything, 289 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 3: Like when you came on our team. You know you 290 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 3: in Houston when I had you, you were you knew 291 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 3: your role, you knew your what your situation was, you 292 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 3: knew that the game is always a little bit unfair, 293 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 3: especially to us backup catcher types. And you're like, but 294 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 3: you just wanted informa. You want feedback, You want like 295 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 3: be dead with me, be dead straight with me. Hey, 296 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 3: shoot it out. You know what do you think? And 297 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 3: so that's how I handle all these situations, which is 298 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 3: like I look you in the eye and tell you 299 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 3: what I think, and you're gonna look me and eye 300 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 3: and tell me what you think, and then we're gonna 301 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 3: find common ground on whatever happens and what you're gonna 302 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 3: what you're gonna do about it. So like to me, 303 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 3: finding a path to understanding each other in each other's 304 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:00,680 Speaker 3: perspective goes a long way in conflict, whether it's this 305 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:05,160 Speaker 3: situation or any other situation. And that's the communication art 306 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 3: that comes with, you know, being in the clubhouse twenty 307 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:10,240 Speaker 3: four to seven and being around all sorts of different 308 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:14,040 Speaker 3: type of players who are motivated differently, or communicate differently, 309 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 3: or have different thoughts like give them the floor, man, 310 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 3: give them a chance, and rely on that trust that 311 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 3: you build over time in the game that good things 312 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 3: can happen moving forward. 313 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 2: Is there a concerted effort in spring training for your 314 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:33,960 Speaker 2: team to score runs differently than you guys did it 315 00:15:34,080 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 2: last year because you weren't able to bring in the 316 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 2: massive offensive upgrade is what everybody's going to talk about. 317 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:43,680 Speaker 2: But you still have really good hitters. But you guys 318 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 2: did strike out in the second half. You guys didn't 319 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:50,040 Speaker 2: score as many runs going culminating in the final game 320 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 2: of your season, went for a lot of innings and 321 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:54,680 Speaker 2: you didn't score runs. Is there going to be a 322 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 2: concerted effort to do something that is maybe just a 323 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 2: minor tweak that makes a major adjustment. 324 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 3: Uh? Probably. I mean, we're always gonna look for more. 325 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:06,960 Speaker 3: I mean, I we did score the most runs in 326 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 3: in in Tiger's history for the last decade, like last year. 327 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 3: Like we have a good team, we have a good offense, 328 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 3: so I I know, we had a really tough stretch, 329 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:17,840 Speaker 3: you know, towards the tail end of the season. And 330 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:21,200 Speaker 3: then when you do it that way, the narrative seems 331 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 3: to run in the other way a little maybe too far, 332 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 3: Like we were top eleven offense. I believe we were 333 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:30,080 Speaker 3: top ten all year until the very end, and the 334 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 3: swing and miss got us some of those games in 335 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 3: the playoffs. You know that pitching we were facing wasn't terrible. 336 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:38,720 Speaker 3: They're pretty good, and so you know, these long, long 337 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:41,920 Speaker 3: games against the best teams aren't necessarily in the indication 338 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 3: on whether you're a good offense or not. And we 339 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 3: need growth and development. We need to we need to 340 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 3: cut down on a few of the strikeouts, of course, 341 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 3: but we we also see some emerging players who are 342 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 3: probably gonna be a little better than they were last 343 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 3: year based on how their offseasons have gone. We're gonna 344 00:16:57,400 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 3: continue to chip away at being a tough offense. It 345 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 3: hits the ball hard in the air. We need to 346 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:05,320 Speaker 3: pick the right pitches we you know, we need to. Obviously, 347 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 3: ball and play is going to be is gonna be 348 00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 3: key for us, But our players deserve credit for what 349 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 3: we actually did, not necessarily how we did it. But 350 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 3: we we have a good team and we were one 351 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 3: of the better offenses for the vast majority of the season. 352 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 3: Just doesn't feel like it when the season ends the 353 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:25,640 Speaker 3: way it is. The lead the lead ends the way 354 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:29,440 Speaker 3: it does. The playoffs ended in a fifteen inning grueling. 355 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:32,399 Speaker 3: Just score me one more one and we're playing in Toronto. 356 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 3: Totally get it, But that doesn't mean that we were 357 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 3: a colossal bad offense that can't score. 358 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:42,400 Speaker 4: Two youngsters that are going to big league camp, Kevin 359 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:46,200 Speaker 4: mcgonagal and Max Clark talked to me a little about them, 360 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 4: and where do you see them, you know, fitting in 361 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:50,200 Speaker 4: this twenty twenty sixth year. 362 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, I just saw them today. So it's what Friday 363 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 3: before a Wednesday pitchers and catchers, which is then another 364 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:00,720 Speaker 3: four or five days until position players report, and those 365 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:03,719 Speaker 3: two kids are here in Lakeland. They were taking live 366 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:06,440 Speaker 3: VP off a couple of our pitchers. So like, that's 367 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 3: a good start, right, If you're gonna come to camp 368 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:12,119 Speaker 3: that early and get after it, that's pretty impressive. So 369 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:14,399 Speaker 3: I love these kids and the energy they bring. And 370 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:17,439 Speaker 3: you know, the reputations are obviously out there. There are 371 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:19,880 Speaker 3: no more secrets anymore when it comes to these prospects. 372 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:22,160 Speaker 3: They get a ton of attention, a ton of love, 373 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:26,160 Speaker 3: and deservedly so for what they're doing. So I gotta 374 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:29,359 Speaker 3: get them to be themselves this spring. Like the guys 375 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 3: we brought to camp are the high energy, high performers, 376 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:36,359 Speaker 3: guys having a good time. They're good baseball players. They're 377 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:39,720 Speaker 3: gonna walk into a major league clubhouse and maybe a 378 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 3: little bit more nervous than they've been before when you 379 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:44,199 Speaker 3: look over and see Glabor and Hobby and ken Lee 380 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 3: and Tarek and Jack and the boys. But I got 381 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:51,640 Speaker 3: to get those guys comfortable, you know, with this group 382 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:54,480 Speaker 3: of players, and then see what they can do. I mean, 383 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 3: the better you play, the more you play, the better 384 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:59,359 Speaker 3: you play that the faster these timelines get going. And 385 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:02,119 Speaker 3: so there's a a little bit more increased pressure on 386 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 3: these guys to show up and be good because of 387 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:06,679 Speaker 3: the attention they're getting. But I just want them to 388 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 3: soak up our environment, our culture, the continuous learning, the 389 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:12,720 Speaker 3: hang with the with the with the boys they've watched 390 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:15,639 Speaker 3: play in the playoffs, and and see if they fit in, 391 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:18,439 Speaker 3: see where they fit in, and and and see what 392 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 3: they can do to help contribute to a win. That's 393 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:24,480 Speaker 3: like a productive camp. And both of those two guys, 394 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:27,440 Speaker 3: along with a handful of other prospects who are with us, 395 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:30,040 Speaker 3: will we'll we'll make an impression. For sure. 396 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:33,200 Speaker 2: You're not a scripted person at all, but the day 397 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:36,199 Speaker 2: one meeting when everybody's in town. You know, pictures and 398 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 2: catchers show up, and you're like, I'll talk with you 399 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:42,440 Speaker 2: guys when pictures and catchers show up them is your meeting? 400 00:19:42,880 --> 00:19:46,800 Speaker 2: Is your speech after you introduce all the assistance, to 401 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 2: the assistance, to the general manager, to the all that stuff, 402 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:53,199 Speaker 2: is your meeting going to be over under two and 403 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:55,680 Speaker 2: a half minutes because we're betting right now on the 404 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:58,960 Speaker 2: national anthem for the super Bowl? So is your meeting 405 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,480 Speaker 2: and your speech gonna be over or under two and 406 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:05,439 Speaker 2: a half minutes over? It'll be over, but it'll be 407 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:08,439 Speaker 2: under what people think. But it'll be over because I 408 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 2: got a few things I want to show them to you. 409 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 2: I'm gonna there's a video component of my of my 410 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:15,800 Speaker 2: first day that I want to show him something, so 411 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:19,520 Speaker 2: that that's gonna that's gonna take up probably two of 412 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:21,960 Speaker 2: those minutes. And I got a few extra things to 413 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 2: say that may take me over the thirty extra seconds. 414 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 2: Can you give us a sneak speak of what the 415 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:26,879 Speaker 2: video is? 416 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 3: Now? The only person I shared with is my friend 417 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:30,880 Speaker 3: right here, Taykab. 418 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 2: I was gonna ask you. I was gonna ask Todd 419 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:39,000 Speaker 2: if he knew who that was. Dang it, that's question. 420 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 3: You didn't think I knew who that was? Dude, I 421 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 3: know you didn't know who that was. Here we go. 422 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:47,119 Speaker 3: I got to bring this story back to lights. So 423 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:49,880 Speaker 3: this is in my office in Lakeland, and and there's 424 00:20:49,920 --> 00:20:52,320 Speaker 3: a there. It's it's cracked. You can see there's a 425 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:54,920 Speaker 3: little cut. Do you guys know that story of how 426 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:59,920 Speaker 3: that how it was damaged? No? No, so as Led 427 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:03,920 Speaker 3: has told me, now, I wasn't there, but as as 428 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:07,360 Speaker 3: the legend has grown, none other than Jim Leland did 429 00:21:07,359 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 3: not love the way that his team was playing at 430 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 3: one point, and apparently a spike was thrown it at 431 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:17,960 Speaker 3: Ty Cobb. So you know, I'll try to confirm it 432 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 3: again This spring was when when Jimbo comes down to 433 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:25,240 Speaker 3: spring training, but he saved down to No. This picture's 434 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:28,400 Speaker 3: been in in uh, in this office for probably since 435 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:31,159 Speaker 3: this this place was built. But Jim Leland has his 436 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:32,919 Speaker 3: fingerprints all over it. 437 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 1: That makes it more valuable. It's a tip photo in 438 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 1: the Tiger's facility and it's got the Leland component. All right, 439 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:42,680 Speaker 1: I got one more for you. I don't want to 440 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:44,119 Speaker 1: say it's hard hitting. I just wanted to get your 441 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:48,560 Speaker 1: take on this overall WBC. You've got Hobby bias. Recently 442 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:51,240 Speaker 1: we learned he can't play because of a marijuana suspension, 443 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:54,240 Speaker 1: which does not exist in baseball, and I'll say you 444 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:57,760 Speaker 1: don't have to, but many players go that route. So, uh, 445 00:21:57,880 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 1: your thoughts on Puerto Rico, I'll kind of spin it 446 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:04,800 Speaker 1: that way too. They've really gone through it. And as 447 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 1: it just a fan from the outside, that's the game 448 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 1: that I play. It sucks because they're missing so many 449 00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:11,600 Speaker 1: guys and it's just you're getting one story after another 450 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,240 Speaker 1: with this team not being able to put their best 451 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:16,400 Speaker 1: guys on the field. So what do you think about it? 452 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:20,399 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm bummed because I I want our best players 453 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:25,479 Speaker 3: across all of these countries to be represented. And that 454 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:27,879 Speaker 3: is such a fun team, you know, I I I 455 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:30,000 Speaker 3: grew closer to it. I had Alex Cora on my 456 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:34,600 Speaker 3: staff in Houston. Correa was obviously there and and you know, 457 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 3: I've gotten to know Lindor over the years. I hear 458 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 3: I manage Hobby and Joey Korra and janiev as two 459 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 3: of my staff members are going to be on that 460 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:44,720 Speaker 3: coaching staff, and that to me, that that that's the 461 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:48,439 Speaker 3: that's the environment that that is so fun about our sport, 462 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:50,920 Speaker 3: and so I listen. I don't have to pay out 463 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 3: the contracts and the insurance and all that stuff, but 464 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:57,119 Speaker 3: I I love the the when when you see the 465 00:22:57,160 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 3: passion that's played amongst these countries, and and I do 466 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 3: encourage guys to play when they can, when they're healthy 467 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 3: and win it all. You know, check mark every box 468 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:08,919 Speaker 3: you have to, because it's it's unique. 469 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:09,199 Speaker 2: I have. 470 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 3: I got to play in the ninety six Olympics. It 471 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:14,679 Speaker 3: forever as a memory in my life. Putting the USA 472 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 3: across my chest and in Puerto Rico for me, such 473 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:22,399 Speaker 3: a rich history, especially this year with Carlos Beltron getting 474 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 3: in the Hall of Fame like it. You know, it's 475 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 3: gonna be missing something by not having you know, their 476 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 3: best team available to them, and it's the nature of 477 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:32,800 Speaker 3: the rules. I get it. I don't have to pay 478 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:36,439 Speaker 3: it out, but I'm gonna miss it. Yeah, I'm with you. 479 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 1: I know you're just a huge fan of the game too, 480 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:40,719 Speaker 1: and you'll be keeping an eye on those while you're 481 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 1: running spring training, right, you got the Knights to watch WBC. 482 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:45,920 Speaker 1: So yeah, that one hits when I just see the 483 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:50,360 Speaker 1: names racking up I'm like, Damn Lindor Bias Correa. It's 484 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:53,479 Speaker 1: just that team could could shock the world, right, So 485 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:56,720 Speaker 1: a J, you're the man. Thank you so much for 486 00:23:56,800 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 1: joining us. We really enjoy this. Appreciate it before things 487 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:02,720 Speaker 1: get really crazy for you, and you'll see some of 488 00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:05,080 Speaker 1: us in camp. I think Prazinski's got your camp. So 489 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 1: the AJ battle, you'll see Orlando. 490 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:10,119 Speaker 3: You know, he doesn't straight too far out of Orlando, 491 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:11,880 Speaker 3: so I don't blame him exactly. 492 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:15,040 Speaker 1: Easy commute to hit for him to Lakeland. So thank you, AJ. 493 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 1: Enjoy the weekend. We'll talk to you soon. 494 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:23,160 Speaker 2: See Yeah,