1 00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: Got to pull at all. 2 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 2: How's it going, everybody, Welcome back, Welcome back the off season. 3 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 2: The hot stove beginning to heat up, and I thank 4 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 2: all of you for joining me. It is award week 5 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:22,640 Speaker 2: in Major League Baseball, so there's not typically a lot 6 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 2: of moves around this time, but they do happen. We 7 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:31,319 Speaker 2: saw that Caleb Durban was part of the finalists of 8 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,880 Speaker 2: the National League MVP, so you know, part of the 9 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 2: Yankee system obviously had success this year after the trade 10 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 2: to the Brewers. He did not win. But on Thursday, 11 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 2: we will get the answer to whether or not Aaron 12 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 2: Judge is the American League MVP. And today I am 13 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:53,559 Speaker 2: pretty psyched about it because I went through some stats 14 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 2: that I got sent over from Foul Territory, and we'll 15 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 2: go through all of that. We're gonna do a live 16 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 2: show on Thursday during the announcement and we'll react live 17 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:04,959 Speaker 2: and I'll break down all the numbers and hopefully we 18 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 2: come out feeling good about Aaron Judge being the MVP. 19 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 2: But the first thing we're going to talk about today 20 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 2: is Trent Grisham and whether or not the twenty two 21 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 2: million dollar qualifying offer will spell the end for some 22 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 2: of the Yankees prospects that we have known for the 23 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 2: last few years and grown to love. We're also going 24 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 2: to talk about Katel Marte, who appears to finally be 25 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 2: on the trading block. He's somebody that Yankees fans have 26 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 2: wanted for years and years. He's, you know, not necessarily 27 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 2: out of his prime, but he's in his thirties now, 28 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:36,119 Speaker 2: so he's at that age where you might expect him 29 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 2: to partially begin to decline. I guess we'll see, but 30 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:43,680 Speaker 2: he's definitely on the block. And then also we're going 31 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 2: to talk about some other prospects that I'm watching. You know, 32 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 2: who's gonna be that next Cam Schlitzler who comes from 33 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 2: out of nowhere and puts up big numbers this year 34 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 2: and makes an impact at the major league level. Because 35 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 2: there are some guys out there that we can talk about. 36 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 2: And then lastly, I want to talk about a Japanese 37 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 2: pitcher whose name I'm just going to butcher all night. 38 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 2: Tatsuya Ima. I believe is how you say it. And 39 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 2: I watched some highlights of this guy. Apparently the Yankees 40 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 2: are really really interested in this young man, and he 41 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 2: has got some good stuff since ninety five to ninety 42 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 2: nine miles an hour. So we're going to break him 43 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 2: down to a little scouting report and see how he 44 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 2: could fit into a potential Yankees rotation, which is pretty 45 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 2: strong but does have some injuries. So if you're here, 46 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 2: please like, please subscribe. We're doing two episodes per week 47 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 2: for the rest of the off season, and I'm sure 48 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 2: that there will be, you know, weeks during this winter 49 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 2: where we do five six shows because of all the 50 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:44,079 Speaker 2: stuff that's going to be happening with the winter meetings 51 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 2: and so forth. So go ahead and get in the comments, 52 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 2: let me know how you feel about all of these 53 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 2: different topics. And we're going to begin tonight with a 54 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 2: little bit of a talk about mister Trent Grisham. Now, 55 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 2: I watched Michael Kay's about Trent Grisham the other day 56 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 2: about how when the Yankees offered Grisham the twenty two 57 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 2: million dollar qualifying offer, Michael Kay said that it makes 58 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 2: very little sense because if he accepts the offer, which 59 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:17,119 Speaker 2: Michael Kay seems to think he might, it may lock 60 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 2: you out from re signing Cody Bellinger or force you 61 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 2: to trade one of your top two outfield prospects. Now, 62 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:24,800 Speaker 2: I think you can still get Bellinger. I think you 63 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 2: can still get Tucker. You would definitely have to trade 64 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 2: one of the outfield prospects, though, so I think it's 65 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 2: worth having a conversation about what the right move is here. 66 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 2: I also think it's it's quite possible that Grisham is 67 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 2: going to decline the qualifying offer because I think he 68 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 2: can do better than twenty two million dollars as a 69 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 2: total overall package. I think his agent will say, hey, look, 70 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 2: you might not get twenty two million per year like 71 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 2: you're gonna get with the Yankees this year, but if 72 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 2: you get hurt, if you have a bad year, you 73 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 2: might not get a great contract, especially with a potential 74 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 2: lockout looming in twenty twenty seven. What I'm imagining he 75 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 2: might do is take a three deal at about fifteen 76 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 2: or sixteen million, right, so you're talking forty five to 77 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 2: forty eight million, twenty plus million dollars more than he 78 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 2: would get on the open market. But I want to 79 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 2: share his stat cast numbers because obviously the Yankees feel 80 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:19,119 Speaker 2: like he's the real deal and that these metrics are good. 81 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 2: If if they're willing to go twenty two million dollars 82 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:25,160 Speaker 2: on him next year and risk this potential move. You see, he' 83 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:27,840 Speaker 2: obviously built for Yankee stadium. Ton of power to right field, 84 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 2: the batting run value in the eighty eighth percentile, the 85 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:34,799 Speaker 2: ex wOBA in the ninetieth percentile. I mean, the metrics 86 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 2: are great. He was barrowing the ball up really well. 87 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 2: He was pretty good at avoiding the strikeouts the whiffs percentage, 88 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 2: and he had pretty good command of the strike So 89 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 2: now I know there's gonna be people chiming in, well, 90 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:50,840 Speaker 2: he's stunk in the playoffs, And to those people, I say, 91 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:53,280 Speaker 2: you're not wrong. You're not wrong. He was awful in 92 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 2: the playoffs, but he did have some really big moments 93 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 2: during the season, and that's crucial to get to the playoffs. 94 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 2: Hitting left handed outfielder. And yes, Michael Ka was all 95 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:06,679 Speaker 2: over his defense because if you look at the fielding 96 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 2: run value, it was in the twenty ninth percentile. But 97 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 2: he was hurt. He was playing with a polled hamstring 98 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 2: all year. I like guys who play a little bit hurt, 99 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 2: you know, and can still be productive. It tells me 100 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 2: they're tough. He seems like a good guy. If he 101 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:22,799 Speaker 2: accepts the qualifying offer, I would not have a huge 102 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 2: problem with it. But what I would have an issue 103 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:27,039 Speaker 2: with is what they would have to do next, which 104 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 2: is they would have to trade one of their two 105 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 2: top prospects, now, Jason Dominguez. As you guys know, I've 106 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 2: been a huge fan of his for a long time. 107 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 2: Twenty two years old, two fifty seven average, So you'd 108 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 2: like a little bit of a higher BA ten home 109 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 2: runs again, you'd like more power. One oh one ops 110 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 2: plus so league average essentially one hundred is league average 111 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 2: till he was one percent of league average seven to 112 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 2: nineteen ops. He struggled as a right handed hitter. I 113 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 2: saw some footage of him today in the cage down 114 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:00,479 Speaker 2: there in the Dominican Winter League. He is working on 115 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 2: that right handed swing, and he was swinging with no 116 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:07,279 Speaker 2: legs whatsoever. He was essentially trying to rebuild his swing 117 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 2: from the ground up, working on the batpack. That sounds 118 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 2: like somebody who's very interested in getting better. But his defense, 119 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 2: let's just be honest. Let's call a spade a spade. 120 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 2: His defense was bad. He showed some signs. He made 121 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 2: some good plays. I can think of a handful of 122 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 2: good plays he made this year, but I can think 123 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 2: of more than a handful of plays that he screwed up. Right, 124 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 2: he does have a good arm. He sometimes throws to 125 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 2: the wrong bases or you know, isn't exactly you know, 126 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:36,280 Speaker 2: with his head in the game out there, But you 127 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:39,679 Speaker 2: can't deny the speed. So he can run down balls 128 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 2: if he looks, you know, if he works on routes, 129 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 2: he could at least improve defensively. Now, Spencer Jones, now 130 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 2: you guys know, I'm kind of over this strikeout or 131 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 2: home run thing, right. I mean, I get that the 132 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 2: team that hit the most home runs won the World Series. 133 00:06:55,160 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 2: I understand that Spencer Jones obviously has power and a 134 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:04,280 Speaker 2: that your combined thirty five home runs, two seventy four average, 135 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 2: nine thirty two ops, which I on there twice for 136 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 2: emphasis U three sixty two on base percentage, and you know, 137 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 2: great defense, and this is a guy who has a 138 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 2: ton of speed. He had one hundred and seventy nine 139 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 2: strikeouts though in five hundred and six played appearances. That's 140 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 2: way too many, and you got to think that that 141 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 2: would go up in the major League. So you're looking 142 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 2: at two hundred plus strikeouts and I'm sorry, I just 143 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 2: don't want that many strikeouts in the lineup. I want 144 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 2: to go in the opposite direction. Now, I know Jason 145 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 2: is You know, he's a guy who strikes out also, right, 146 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 2: he's a guy who is susceptible to the strikeout, especially 147 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 2: against left handed pitchers. But I don't think it's on 148 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 2: the level that Spencer Jones is at. So if I 149 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 2: had to trade one of these guys, I would probably 150 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 2: lean towards trading Spencer Jones. You got to look at 151 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 2: him as more of a lottery ticket, more of a 152 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 2: you know, Joey Gallo, potential player, big time power, great defense, 153 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:11,240 Speaker 2: but gonna whiff an absolutely astronomical amount. So that's where 154 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 2: we're at. Let me know in the comments how you 155 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 2: feel about this situation. Was it a mistake for the 156 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 2: Yankees to offer Trent Grisham the qualifying offer? And if 157 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 2: he accepts, which of those two players are you looking 158 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 2: to move in a deal? All right, Let's move on 159 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:31,239 Speaker 2: to Katel Marte because he is apparently on the trade block. 160 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 2: And now this is somebody that Yankees fans have been 161 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 2: interested in for a long time. He's a switch hitter, 162 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:40,719 Speaker 2: he's got pop, he hits for average. I'm gonna pull 163 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:44,560 Speaker 2: up his stat cast numbers. Again, you see metrics that 164 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 2: are outstanding. X wOBA in the ninety seven percentile, bait our, 165 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 2: batting run value in the ninety fifth percentile, fielding run 166 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 2: value about league average, a little bit below base running value, 167 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:58,440 Speaker 2: not as good. He's not as great a base runner. 168 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 2: But this is a switch hitter with power to all fields. 169 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:06,439 Speaker 2: He's a career two eighty one hitter, so he makes contact. 170 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 2: He was an NLCS MVP back in twenty twenty three, 171 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 2: and there's very little in his metrics that suggest he's 172 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,960 Speaker 2: gonna get any worse anytime soon. I mean, age wears 173 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 2: down everybody. But even if he drops off a little bit, 174 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 2: he's still gonna be a good player. And you know, 175 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 2: twenty eight home runs thirty six the year before that, 176 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 2: he brings the power, with the batting average combination three 177 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 2: seventy six on base percentage. I'll tell you what. I 178 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 2: could see him as the perfect leadoff hitter. Now here's 179 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 2: the problem. Here is the problem. He plays second base. 180 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:45,600 Speaker 2: Yankees have a second baseman. His name is Jazz Chisholm. 181 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 2: So if you make this deal, I suggest that Jazz 182 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 2: Chisholm goes back to third, where I thought he was 183 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:56,680 Speaker 2: fine as a third baseman. I didn't think he was bad. 184 00:09:57,160 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 2: His arm honestly plays better at third base because he's 185 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 2: he's got such a strong cannon over there, whereas at 186 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 2: second base you were seeing him throw balls in the 187 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 2: camera well all the time. I'm sure he threw a 188 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 2: few away at third base as well. But look, this 189 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:13,319 Speaker 2: is a guy who I think would be comfortable at 190 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:18,840 Speaker 2: either second or third, and Marte could also play third. McMahon, 191 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 2: I get that people love his defense. To me, he's 192 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 2: not an everyday hitter. I watched him for two months, 193 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 2: big holes in his swing, big holes, and I don't 194 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 2: know if I could trust him. So I think if 195 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 2: could tell Marte is on the block. And it sounds 196 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 2: like he's a little bit of a diva, but we 197 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 2: had that same impression of Jazz when he got traded. 198 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:38,000 Speaker 2: He was a diva and he's ended up fitting in nicely. 199 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 2: Marte thirty two years old. Last year he had a 200 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:49,320 Speaker 2: four point four war. I don't know what's up with 201 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:51,319 Speaker 2: my stats here. I got, I got, I must have 202 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 2: missed some stuffy I fix that this is a guy 203 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 2: four point four war, two eighty three average, twenty eight 204 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:04,319 Speaker 2: home run seventy two RBI. So I'm interested in him. 205 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:06,960 Speaker 2: I'm very interested in him. If the Yankees can somehow 206 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:11,720 Speaker 2: make this move, I think you gotta consider it. Brian 207 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 2: Bashman says, what about Brendan Jones. Oh, come on, Brian, 208 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:18,559 Speaker 2: Brendan Jones is not good. I'm gonna pull up Brandon 209 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 2: Jones stats because I just there's there's prospect hugging, and 210 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 2: then there's there's prospect. Just like Denial. This is a 211 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 2: guy who played in single an double a last year 212 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 2: and combined he hit two forty five with a three 213 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 2: point fifty nine on base percentage. Yeah, he had some 214 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 2: walks eighty two walks, but one hundred nine strikeouts eight 215 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 2: eleven home runs. I don't see a major league player there. 216 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:52,480 Speaker 2: And how old is he? I don't see his I 217 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:57,320 Speaker 2: don't see his age listed. But I'm just not feeling it. 218 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:02,439 Speaker 2: I'm not feeling it, sorry, man. However, I will talk 219 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:05,640 Speaker 2: about someone that Brian Bashman does, like we're gonna talk 220 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:10,320 Speaker 2: about sleeper prospects here. Uh. And one of the guys 221 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 2: that he wants to talk about, he mentions he badgers 222 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 2: me to talk about him with Harrison Cohen. So I've 223 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 2: been watching some highlights, and he's on my list. But 224 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:21,679 Speaker 2: I'm thinking about, like, who could be the next Cam Schlitzler, 225 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 2: Who could be the guy that comes out of nowhere, 226 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:27,440 Speaker 2: you know, from the minor leagues this year and makes 227 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 2: a big impact. You know, you're not gonna get that 228 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 2: guy every year, but there are some candidates. Because I 229 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:39,079 Speaker 2: think the Yankees have a stronger system than people give 230 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 2: them credit for. They really do. And so Elma Rodriguez 231 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 2: Cruz is my number one guy to watch. One hundred 232 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 2: and fifty innings, one hundred and seventy eight strikeouts. You 233 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 2: got him from the Boston Red Sox in that trade 234 00:12:57,160 --> 00:12:59,440 Speaker 2: for Carlos Narvayaz. Now you know, if the Yankees are 235 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 2: making a deal with the Red Sox, they're absolutely sure 236 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 2: of who they're getting back. And everything I've heard about 237 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:09,679 Speaker 2: this guy is he is the absolute real deal. He 238 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 2: could step in at some point if you have an 239 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:16,920 Speaker 2: injury and make a big impact. Now, Harrison Cohen, you 240 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 2: can call him a relief pitching prospect. He was a 241 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:21,560 Speaker 2: reliever in the minors. But you know, I was talking 242 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:25,400 Speaker 2: to Aj Persinski and Eric Kratz one time back when 243 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:27,600 Speaker 2: I was working for Foul territory behind the scenes. And 244 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 2: you know, I talked to AJ and I mentioned a 245 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 2: the Yankees had a relief pitching prospect, and he and 246 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 2: Krats both objected to that. Said, there's no such thing 247 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 2: as a relief pitching prospect. There's only failed starting pitcher 248 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:44,720 Speaker 2: prospects that become relievers. And if you look at Harrison Cohen, 249 00:13:44,960 --> 00:13:48,320 Speaker 2: he was a starter. He has switched to relief pitching. 250 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:51,679 Speaker 2: Fifty nine strikeouts in fifty one innings one point seventy 251 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 2: six ERA. Those numbers are tough to ignore. So if 252 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:57,480 Speaker 2: the Yankees are looking for a relief arm and there's 253 00:13:57,520 --> 00:14:00,719 Speaker 2: an open competition in the bullpen in spring training, as 254 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 2: I think, there usually is at least one or two spots. 255 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 2: Even if they fill up the roster headed into spring training, 256 00:14:07,640 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 2: there's always an injury or two. So Harrison Cohen could 257 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 2: be somebody to watch out for, So watch out for him. 258 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:17,560 Speaker 2: And then Henry Lalane. This is a guy I've had 259 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 2: on my radar for a while now. He's six foot seven, 260 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 2: he's lanky. I compared him to kind of like a 261 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 2: Randy Johnson type. He's got that really long arm that's 262 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 2: like three quarters he's got a nasty slider. He sits 263 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:34,920 Speaker 2: in the mid to upper nineties. He is legit. His 264 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 2: control is not there yet because he's got a ton 265 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 2: of moving parts. His mechanics are not where you need 266 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 2: them to be yet. And he had some injuries last year, 267 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 2: but again more strikeouts than the innings pitched low era. 268 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 2: He's effective when he's in there. He's one of those 269 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 2: guys that they were saying last year could shoot up 270 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:53,440 Speaker 2: the system. But he had some injury problems this year. 271 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 2: If he stays healthy, watch out, watch out. 272 00:14:57,760 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 1: You know. 273 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 2: And this is not uncommon for guys, especially pitchers, to 274 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 2: shoot up the minor leagues quickly. Look what Treyy Savitch 275 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 2: did with the Blue Jays. He pitched it single A 276 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 2: and he pitched in the World Series. So it can 277 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:14,640 Speaker 2: be done. It can absolutely be done. And then Cayden 278 00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 2: Kent and I am a fan of let's just say 279 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 2: nepotism when when guys come from that major league lineage, a'llah. 280 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:29,960 Speaker 2: You know George Lombard junior, you know Bobaschett, there's so 281 00:15:30,040 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 2: many of these guys. I believe in it. I think 282 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 2: that that you get access to more training, you get 283 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:44,880 Speaker 2: access to more inside tips, better facilities, better equipment growing up, 284 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 2: and his dad, Jeff Kent, was one of the better 285 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 2: players I've ever seen. I watched a lot of those 286 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 2: Giants games when Barry Bonds was going through his thing. 287 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 2: That was back when I was younger. I was in 288 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 2: my twenties. So the Yankee game would end at like, 289 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:02,240 Speaker 2: you know, ten, ten thirty, and the Giants game would 290 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:04,000 Speaker 2: just be starting, and I was following along the home 291 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 2: run chase, and so I would watch a lot of 292 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:10,360 Speaker 2: those Giants games, and Jeff Kent was amazing. And if 293 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 2: his son is a fraction of the player he was, 294 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:16,520 Speaker 2: he's gonna be incredible. So watch out for these two guys, 295 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 2: Cayden Kent, Harrison Cohen, and then Elma Rodriguez Cruz as 296 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 2: a starter, Henry Lane as a kind of wild card 297 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:29,640 Speaker 2: if he stays healthy, and we'll see how that that 298 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:33,560 Speaker 2: shakes out. All right, last thing I want to talk about. 299 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 2: There's been some talk today the Yankees are trying to 300 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 2: get into the Japanese market once again, because they really 301 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 2: haven't since the Masa Hero Tanaka deal. And the guy 302 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 2: that they have their eye on is Tatsuya Emi. Now, 303 00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:51,600 Speaker 2: this is a guy who has incredible stuff. The one 304 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 2: thing that worries me is his size. He's five foot eleven, 305 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 2: one hundred and fifty four pounds, so he's a little guy, 306 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 2: you know, but five ninety five to ninety nine mile 307 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:04,960 Speaker 2: an hour fastball. He apparently has a plus plus slider, 308 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 2: So a elite slider was an effective pitch, a change 309 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:11,160 Speaker 2: up and a splitter. Splitter we know is an effective 310 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:13,440 Speaker 2: pitch in the major leagues. Now, the last three years 311 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:16,240 Speaker 2: back in twenty twenty five, this year ten and five, 312 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 2: one point nine two ERA, one hundred and sixty three innings, 313 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 2: one hundred and seventy eight strikeouts, and forty five walks, 314 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 2: and you see the walk totals dropping each year, which 315 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 2: means he's becoming a better pitcher. Also, the ERA dropping 316 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:29,680 Speaker 2: each year. The year before last he had a two 317 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:32,160 Speaker 2: point three four ERA year before that two point four 318 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:35,200 Speaker 2: to five. He's not throwing an unbelievable amount of innings, 319 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 2: you know, one hundred and fifty eight and twenty three, 320 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:39,479 Speaker 2: hundred and seventy three and twenty four, one hundred and 321 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 2: sixty three in twenty twenty five. But you look at 322 00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:45,680 Speaker 2: the Yankees rotation as it stands right now, they have 323 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 2: some guys that are a lock, you know, Max Fried, 324 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:52,560 Speaker 2: Carlos Rodan, Garrett Cole. But Garrett Cole might not be 325 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:55,159 Speaker 2: back until May. You know, Clark Schmidt might not be 326 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 2: back until August or September. Chase Hampton was the top prospect. 327 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 2: Will he be back at some point this year? We'll 328 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:04,920 Speaker 2: see Louis Heal. Will he be the Louis Heal that 329 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 2: he was before the injury because he wasn't the same 330 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:09,960 Speaker 2: guy last year. Will Warren nine to eight with a 331 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 2: four point four to four era. Honestly, I'd be completely 332 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:16,040 Speaker 2: fine with trading Will Warren to make room for somebody 333 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:19,640 Speaker 2: like Emi. And I think if the Yankees do get Emi, 334 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:22,120 Speaker 2: then they're gonna have to move one of these young pitchers, 335 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:26,760 Speaker 2: whether it's Will Warren, whether it's Louise Heel. 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That's Square dot com, 362 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:44,200 Speaker 3: slash go, slash foul to learn more. 363 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 2: All right, so I still got Frankie on early remove Frankie. 364 00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 2: I was rushed to put this together today. 365 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:53,440 Speaker 1: I had some. 366 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 2: I had some flu like symptoms today that I'm trying. 367 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 2: I took some medicine of what I'm getting there. So anyway, 368 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:03,240 Speaker 2: that's where we're at right now. I also want to 369 00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 2: talk a little bit more about Don Mattingly. We had 370 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:08,760 Speaker 2: some comments that you know, you guys should bring back 371 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 2: Don maddingly fire Aaron Boone. That is not going to happen. 372 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:16,920 Speaker 2: I could see a potential situation where Don Mattingley comes 373 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:20,440 Speaker 2: back to the Yankees eventually, but he is not going 374 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:22,480 Speaker 2: to be the bench coach. He is not going to 375 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:25,680 Speaker 2: be the first base coach. The Yankees hired a first 376 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 2: base coach today, but I could see him being a 377 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 2: instructor if he wants to take the year off. I 378 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:34,200 Speaker 2: could see him coming down to you know, the minor 379 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:40,200 Speaker 2: league's facilities in in in Tampa and you know, helping 380 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:44,440 Speaker 2: work with Greg bird or not grap with Ben Rice 381 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 2: and trying to straighten him out at first base. Greg 382 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 2: bird Man, I wish he had I wish he had 383 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,639 Speaker 2: panned out. You know, there's some prospects that you're just 384 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 2: sure are going to be awesome. And then they don't 385 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:57,200 Speaker 2: work out. And for me, Greg Bird was one of 386 00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:04,159 Speaker 2: those guys. So anyway, Ruben Paulino says, what are Yankees 387 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 2: trade for Garrett Crochet from Boston? Oh my god, you 388 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:12,200 Speaker 2: think Boston would trade Garrett Crochet to the Yankees? They 389 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:14,240 Speaker 2: just signed him to a big contract. That's like an 390 00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:18,879 Speaker 2: all time bad comment. Brian says, please tell Kratz that 391 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:21,280 Speaker 2: Houston Street was a closer in college and the miners 392 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:23,280 Speaker 2: before he was a closer in the majors. Yeah, there 393 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:30,640 Speaker 2: are exceptions to every rule, but hey, Arrence P says, 394 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 2: would you trade for tel Marte? Depends on what they're asking. 395 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 2: If you get him for a decent deal, I would 396 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:38,920 Speaker 2: absolutely make that deal and move Jazz Chisholm back over 397 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:40,920 Speaker 2: to third base. I think that makes a lot of sense. 398 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:44,760 Speaker 2: Edwin Ngs is maddingly a special advisor. I could see that. 399 00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:46,879 Speaker 2: I wish he was in the dugout. I wish he 400 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 2: was absolutely in the dugout, But you know, it doesn't 401 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:55,639 Speaker 2: seem like that's gonna happen. Post your comments in the 402 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 2: chat and we'll take a few more comments as we 403 00:21:59,840 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 2: rap things up. Let's see here. Jack Well says, how 404 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:09,680 Speaker 2: old is the Japanese player. Japanese pitcher is twenty seven 405 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:12,119 Speaker 2: years old. He's gonna be pitching at twenty eight years 406 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:16,520 Speaker 2: old next year, so he is definitely in his prime. 407 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:20,359 Speaker 2: Jase Sports says, would you fire Boone? I've already fired 408 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 2: boone hundred times over the last couple of years. But 409 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:24,880 Speaker 2: they're gonna let him ride out his contract. I don't 410 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:27,879 Speaker 2: see any chance that they're gonna fire him. If they 411 00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 2: would have done it, they would have done it by now. 412 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:32,640 Speaker 2: Chase says, what would is your what is your all 413 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:37,560 Speaker 2: time favorite Yankees signing? That's a good question if you're 414 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:44,160 Speaker 2: going just by like impact on the team, man, that's tough. 415 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:49,800 Speaker 2: Hideki Matsui was great. You know, he won a World 416 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:53,480 Speaker 2: Series MVP. He had several really good years. You know, 417 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:56,119 Speaker 2: a Rod was a trade, so you can't really include that. 418 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:57,360 Speaker 2: He won two MVPs. 419 00:22:57,400 --> 00:22:57,640 Speaker 1: Though. 420 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:02,119 Speaker 2: I really enjoyed why Giambi play. I really enjoyed that 421 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:05,760 Speaker 2: David Khne they traded for him, but then they re 422 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:09,639 Speaker 2: signed him that winter. That was big. It's tough to say. 423 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:12,159 Speaker 2: It's tough to say. If I were leaning towards anybody 424 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 2: right now, I'd probably say hit Decky Matt Suey. All right, 425 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 2: ladies and gentlemen, that's it for me. I'll be back 426 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:21,639 Speaker 2: on Thursday. We'll cover the MVP voting and hopefully the 427 00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:25,440 Speaker 2: Yankees will get an MVP once again, and Aaron Judge 428 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 2: who was looking for his third and we'll see if 429 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:30,480 Speaker 2: he can top out cal Rawley. 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