1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: Rookie Sasaki had a perfect game followed by eight more 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: innings of perfect That's the kind of thing when you say, 3 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: what kind of impact? Guys who are guys at you 4 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 1: don't really want to face Your editor. 5 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 2: Welcome to a Monday edition of Dodgers Territory. I am 6 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 2: your host today Clint Pascias, Alana Rizzo remains on vacation, 7 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 2: and I remain jealous. What is going on, Dodgers fam? 8 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 2: We got some news, We got some updates out of 9 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 2: the Dodgers over the weekend, a whole bunch of things 10 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 2: to talk about. Sound off in the comments, let me 11 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:38,920 Speaker 2: know how you're feeling about this team. Hey, Dodgers pitchers 12 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 2: and catchers report next week. So it's a fun time 13 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 2: to be alive. Please do rate and review this show 14 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 2: on your podcast platforms. Five stars goes a long way. 15 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 2: It's free to do that. It's also free to subscribe. 16 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 2: Help us get to ten billion subscribers by like tomorrow. 17 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 2: And one last thing. Editor in chief over at Baseball America, 18 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 2: JJ Cooper will be joining me in a little bit. 19 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 2: We'll be talking about all things Dodgers prospects. But before 20 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 2: we get to JJ, we got to talk about what 21 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 2: went down at Dodger Fest this weekend. For folks that 22 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 2: went there, I'm sure you have some thoughts, some opinions, 23 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:19,040 Speaker 2: some things you would like to say or complain about 24 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 2: with how the event was set up. All told, altogether, 25 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 2: the important thing is people were there, Fans got to 26 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 2: see players. We are a week away from spring training. 27 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 2: That is the exciting thing going. That's an exciting thing 28 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 2: going for us. That's what we need to be excited about. 29 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 2: That means FanFest being over means it's time for Dodger 30 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 2: Baseball and that's what we're happy about. But the big news, 31 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:47,319 Speaker 2: the big thing out of out of FanFest was hold on, 32 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 2: We're excited. Listen, there's a door. There's a pathway to 33 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 2: Keick a Hernandez coming back to the Dodgers, because Brandon Gomes, 34 00:01:55,280 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 2: Dodgers general manager manager, told Dodgers reporters and Andrew I're 35 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 2: been told Dodgers reporters the door is never closed on 36 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 2: Key k Hernandez. Of course, fans cheering kei K kei 37 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 2: k at fan Fest, they're kind of making what we've 38 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 2: been complaining about, or what we've been echoing from and 39 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 2: shouting from the rooftops. This team needs to have Key 40 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 2: k Hernandez back, and we don't care if there isn't 41 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 2: a clear roster spot available for him. This team needs 42 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 2: Key a her Nanda's back. Just figure it out, and 43 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 2: we got a week. What the front office said was, hey, 44 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 2: we're giving him his time to find what's best for 45 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 2: him and his family. It's also maybe a way of saying, 46 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 2: you know, we're just waiting to get enough time, as 47 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 2: I've been saying a whole bunch. Even Alana has kind 48 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 2: of said it. I've said it everywhere online. We're giving 49 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 2: enough time to get through spring training or get into 50 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 2: spring training. Rather where we can open up that sixty 51 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 2: day injured list, we could clear some roster space for 52 00:02:55,760 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 2: Kik her Nandez and then have a real honest competition 53 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 2: during spring training to see who gets that final roster spot, 54 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 2: because very clearly there is competition. There's Keik who would 55 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 2: be in the mix. There is somebody like a Chris 56 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 2: Taylor who remains on this roster, and he Piz is 57 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 2: presumed to be that fourth outfielder. But maybe there's a 58 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 2: path there where if they do re sign keikek Hernandez, 59 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:24,679 Speaker 2: he would go and take Andy piz a spot. I'll 60 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 2: tell you one thing I do not en be having 61 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:28,799 Speaker 2: to be I would hate to have to be Dave 62 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 2: Roberts and this front office in making all of these 63 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 2: tough decisions when it eventually gets to that point. But again, 64 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 2: I would rather have more talent than not enough talent, 65 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 2: and this team is going to have a bunch of talent. 66 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 2: It is worth mentioning that along with us waiting out 67 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 2: keyk Hernandez, there is kind of a rumor the Yankees 68 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 2: have reported interest again late in the offseason. As we 69 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 2: saw last year, this comes from the New York Post. 70 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 2: Let's listen, it's going to be the Dodge. Put it 71 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 2: out there, just put it into the ethos, keep it going. 72 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 2: It's going to be to the Los Angeles Dodgers. A 73 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 2: couple more things real quick before we get to JJ Cooper. 74 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 2: The front office also mentioned the Dodgers remained in contact 75 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 2: with Clayton Kershaw, and I know some people have some issues, 76 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 2: have some concerns with the idea of Clayton Kershaw returning 77 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 2: to this Dodgers team and to this incredible staff that 78 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 2: we see this team have already pitching staff. But as 79 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 2: we say a lot here online, and what we saw 80 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 2: last year, you can never have too much starting pitching, 81 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 2: so it won't hurt to have Clayton Kershaw back in 82 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 2: the mix. And that's another one of those guys where 83 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 2: it sounds like conversations will continue to evolve over the 84 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 2: next week or two as spring training gets here. So 85 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 2: both of those dudes, I would not be surprised if 86 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 2: we hear something in about a week to ten days 87 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:52,039 Speaker 2: in terms of roster movement. Finally, the big one, the 88 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:54,159 Speaker 2: other big one, the one that actually has a big 89 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 2: implication for the team, show Hey Otani. We do get 90 00:04:57,160 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 2: an update from Dave Roberts about when show Hay could 91 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:03,159 Speaker 2: be pitching, because I was sitting back kind of thinking 92 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 2: about it, and I don't know how many people have 93 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 2: also thought this way as well. If show Hay is 94 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:11,839 Speaker 2: going to be the DH to open the season and 95 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 2: he's got to rehab and get you know, his pitch 96 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 2: count built up to be a starter, I kind of 97 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:19,160 Speaker 2: don't know how that works. And that's a that's an 98 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 2: interesting question I think we need to dive into at 99 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 2: some point. It won't be today, but even so, where 100 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 2: show he Otani is is he's feeling good. He had 101 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 2: the shoulder surgery, of course, the elbow surgery at the 102 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 2: end of twenty twenty three. If spring training, if his 103 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 2: throwing it goes well to start a spring training and 104 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:41,159 Speaker 2: his bullpen sessions go well to start a spring training. 105 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 2: What we've heard before is maybe, you know, maybe he's 106 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:46,479 Speaker 2: pitching in May, maybe a little bit later. But what 107 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 2: Dave Roberts said is it's still likely sometime it may, 108 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 2: but it could be sooner depending on how those early 109 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 2: bullpen sessions go during spring training, So we could see 110 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 2: show Hayo Tani pitching sooner. One thing is certain. One 111 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:03,280 Speaker 2: thing is certain, shoe Hao Tani will not be pitching 112 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 2: during that series against the Cubs in Tokyo, which is fine, 113 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 2: as I've maintained a whole bunch. You don't need show 114 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 2: Halo Tani on pitching on opening Day. You don't even 115 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 2: need him pitching in April or May. That's fine as 116 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 2: long as he's ready to go towards the latter half 117 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 2: of the season and in October. That is really really 118 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:23,280 Speaker 2: what you want out of the Dodgers and show Haotani. 119 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:25,600 Speaker 2: But all that said, I hope you guys are excited. 120 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 2: I hope you guys are ready for Dodger baseball. I 121 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 2: hope you guys are ready to talk to JJ Cooper 122 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 2: and base about this you know from Baseball America. Sorry 123 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 2: about the Dodgers prospects are It's a lot of things 124 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 2: going on. We're excited it's almost Dodger season and all 125 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 2: that kind of stuff. 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My friend, how are you doing? 158 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 2: Appreciate having you join us here, Join me here today 159 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 2: on the show. But listen again, I keep looking at 160 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 2: my wrists. We got a week until pitchers and catchers report. 161 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 2: It's it's fun baseball is here? 162 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 1: Man? 163 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 2: How are you feeling great? 164 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 1: For that exact reason. You know, it's something baseball never ends. 165 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: We go straight to winter ball and we have the 166 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 1: Caribbean Series and now we're going into pitchers and catchers 167 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: reporting first. You know, the Juco seasons already going. College 168 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:36,200 Speaker 1: baseball D one will be starting before long. But it 169 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 1: is also amazing we sit here to talk to Dodgers. 170 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:42,319 Speaker 1: It's like, yeah, it's funny, but the question I keep 171 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 1: running into is is how are they gonna fit all 172 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 1: these guys? Like, oh, they're not They're not possible to 173 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 1: you know, but that's a good problem to have. 174 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 2: Again, Yeah, that's something I do want to address a 175 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 2: little bit. But for the folks who don't know, JJ 176 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 2: Cooper is the editor in chief over at Baseball America 177 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 2: does some great stuff at Baseball America. Have been reading 178 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 2: your stuff for a very long time, and I appreciate 179 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 2: the way you're able to let everybody know that the 180 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:09,679 Speaker 2: Dodgers are very good at what they do top to 181 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 2: bottom with that with that organization, and they they do 182 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:16,440 Speaker 2: it every way, you know, every way they can, whether 183 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:20,319 Speaker 2: it's it's signing you know, the regular draft picks or whatever. 184 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:24,840 Speaker 2: Of course, the international market the Dodgers have really really 185 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 2: flourished in as well, up to and including Roki Sasaki 186 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 2: a little bit of a non traditional top prospect, but 187 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 2: he is the name who's getting a whole bunch of love, 188 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 2: including the recent Top one hundred and top thirty prospects 189 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 2: list over there at BA. Tell me your kind of vision, 190 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 2: your viewpoint of Roki Sasaki, what you think year one 191 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 2: could look like, and why fans should be exciting. Fans 192 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 2: all around Baseball should be excited about Rogie Suasaki. 193 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 1: On his best days, Roki Sasaki already can be as 194 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 1: good as anybody. Now, if you want to say, how 195 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 1: often is he going to be at his best? Right now? 196 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 1: That's the question we'll see. You know, the goal for 197 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 1: the Dodgers, the goal for Roki is to get to 198 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 1: the point where he's doing that more often. But at 199 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 1: his best, he already is pretty much unhittable. I mean, 200 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 1: what you saw Paul Skemes do. I don't know if 201 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 1: he'll do it with the consistency the Skiings did last year, 202 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:25,840 Speaker 1: but if you told me that in his best outings, 203 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:28,440 Speaker 1: he kind of reminds you of the rookie impact we 204 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 1: saw from Paul Skins. That's not a crazy idea. This 205 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:35,080 Speaker 1: is a pitcher who's reasonably well seasoned at this point, obviously, 206 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:37,560 Speaker 1: having pitched in the MPB for multiple years and not 207 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 1: just pitched in the you know, MPB. But I always 208 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: keep saying this, but it's just true. He has back 209 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:47,199 Speaker 1: to back starts at a professional level that are probably 210 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: the best back to back starts that any pitcher has 211 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 1: ever thrown in their life. We talk about Nolan Ryan 212 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 1: and all the no hitters, and Nolan Ryan never had 213 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 1: a perfect game. Rookie Sazaki and I know it's the 214 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:00,319 Speaker 1: MPB versus MLB and all that, but Rookie Sasaki had 215 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 1: a perfect game followed by eight more innings of perfect 216 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 1: in you know, eight perfect innings was pulled for a 217 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:09,080 Speaker 1: pitch count, nothing else. That's the kind of thing when 218 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: you say, what kind of impact? Guys who can basically 219 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 1: throw an unhittable fastball and an unhittable splitter in their 220 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 1: best starts are guys that you don't really want to 221 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 1: face your header. 222 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:23,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, and the splitter seems to be kind of a 223 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 2: big focus for this Dodgers' front office. Obviously, you have 224 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:32,200 Speaker 2: Yamamoto the splitter for shoheo tanis nasty. Rokies should be 225 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:36,560 Speaker 2: one of those world class kind of splitters as well. 226 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:38,319 Speaker 2: But it's also the stuff we're talking about. A dude 227 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 2: who throws one hundred plus gave the Dodgers, amongst other 228 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 2: teams homework. Hey why was I not throwing one hundred 229 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:50,720 Speaker 2: last year? But we've tried to temper some expectations or 230 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 2: some of the excitement as well. As good as this 231 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 2: kid is, there is still going to be a learning curve. 232 00:11:57,400 --> 00:12:00,440 Speaker 2: He's still young, and he's also, you know, jumping from 233 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 2: NPB to MLB. What kind of challenges do you think 234 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 2: Sasaki could face in your one in MLB. 235 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 1: I think we always have to throw in there the 236 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 1: cultural adjustment, right, you're coming to a different country and 237 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 1: just a different environment like travel obviously in the US 238 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 1: in Major League Baseball is at a different level than 239 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:25,080 Speaker 1: you're talking about the MPB. I would say that you 240 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:28,440 Speaker 1: probably have taken away one of the big questions, which 241 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:33,000 Speaker 1: is often there's that transition from being in a essentially 242 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:35,599 Speaker 1: a once a week rotation to pitching, you know, in 243 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 1: a five man rotation once every six days. I don't 244 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:41,080 Speaker 1: think that's going to be a unless something catastrophic happens, 245 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 1: that's probably not going to be something they has to 246 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 1: just do with the Dodgers, because when you talk about 247 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:48,080 Speaker 1: Otani coming back, when you talk about Yamamoto being better 248 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 1: suited than that, when we talk about the pitching depth 249 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 1: that the Dodgers have, it wouldn't be crazy at all 250 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 1: to think that they're going to probably go, you know, 251 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 1: in a situation where Sasaki will have a whole lot 252 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:59,839 Speaker 1: more starts on six days rest than he will on five. 253 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 1: So I think that will be a little easier that way. 254 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:05,680 Speaker 1: But I think the key thing that's going to be 255 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 1: making this a little easier his transition is they don't 256 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:11,560 Speaker 1: need him. You know, there are a lot of places 257 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:13,079 Speaker 1: where he would have been the number one or the 258 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:16,080 Speaker 1: number two the moment he arrived. Right like, even if 259 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 1: you'd a sign with you know, some of the other 260 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 1: teams who you know, prominent teams who are pushing, you know, 261 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 1: for him, if you signed with the Padres, he would 262 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:25,319 Speaker 1: you know, maybe he's not number one, but he's right 263 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 1: at the front of that rotation. With the Dodgers, there's 264 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: no guarantee that he'll be in their playoff rotation even 265 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 1: if he pitches well, because now the last couple years, 266 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:38,839 Speaker 1: obviously not everyone stayed healthy. But if everyone has stayed healthy, 267 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 1: Blake Snell's getting starts in the postseason. Tyler glasnow you 268 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 1: think would be getting starts in the postseason. Yamamoto's probably 269 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:47,880 Speaker 1: getting starts in the post We can just keep going 270 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:50,880 Speaker 1: on this list. And you just mentioned like, I don't 271 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 1: think Clayton Kershaw is getting starts if everyone's healthy, which 272 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:56,199 Speaker 1: is crazy enough, but that's the kind of situation we're 273 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:59,840 Speaker 1: talking about, and you know it does it's going to 274 00:13:59,880 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 1: make his job a little bit easier because they're not 275 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 1: going to be saying, Okay, we really need you from 276 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 1: day one to be a star. They just need him 277 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 1: to fit in from day one. 278 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's a wealth of pitches for the Dodgers, and 279 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:14,760 Speaker 2: there are other dudes in the farm system that are 280 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:17,360 Speaker 2: kind of ready to go. There's also another guy who's 281 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 2: maybe sort of on the outside looking in, although he'll 282 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:23,920 Speaker 2: be getting starts at the start of the season, Tony Gonsolin, 283 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:26,800 Speaker 2: who is once kind of one of those top prospect 284 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 2: lists Darling. Same with Dustin May, who has disgusting stuff. 285 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 2: When he can stay healthy, which has been difficult for 286 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 2: the dude. But flashing forward here now to twenty twenty 287 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 2: five and getting outside of maybe the pitching side of things, 288 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:42,240 Speaker 2: because we know Rokie's going to play an important part 289 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 2: for this team, but there's a lot of talent in 290 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:47,720 Speaker 2: the farm system for this team. Who is another name 291 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 2: you're watching that could make an impact for the Dodgers 292 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 2: at the major league level this year? 293 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 1: It would require right now, some injuries something to happen. 294 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 1: But Dalton Rushing is pretty much big league ready. You know, 295 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:01,280 Speaker 1: he was going to be number one prospect for the 296 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 1: Dodgers before Rookie Sasaki sign and the bat's ready. Now 297 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:09,440 Speaker 1: if you said Will Smith went down, is he ready 298 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: to be the everyday catcher, that's probably a little bit 299 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 1: more debatable. I think he can catch. I think it's 300 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 1: something where it's not crazy at all to think that 301 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:18,920 Speaker 1: Dulton Rushing can you know, his career could be largely 302 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: behind the plate in a situation where he's not on 303 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 1: a team where there's another Louisville graduate who is signed 304 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:28,760 Speaker 1: to a long term deal to be the catcher of 305 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 1: the president in the future. But so Rushing is pretty 306 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 1: close to ready, you know. I don't know, Also though, 307 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 1: now that they've now with all the signings, I don't 308 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:38,560 Speaker 1: think he fits in the outfield right now either. He 309 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:40,800 Speaker 1: probably has headed back to Triple A for more seasoning, 310 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:43,680 Speaker 1: could end up being a trade chip depending on you know, 311 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 1: I don't know what the Dodgers are gonna need at 312 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 1: the deadline. You know, what do you get for the 313 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 1: team that has everything? But but he would be one. 314 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 1: If you're saying impact this year, I would say probably 315 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 1: we got to see him at the end of last year. 316 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:57,760 Speaker 1: But Nguardo Riquez would probably be the the other guy 317 00:15:57,840 --> 00:16:00,200 Speaker 1: who stands out as far as I think, it's very 318 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 1: plausible that he has a path to playing and spending 319 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 1: time in the big leagues because he's a reliever, and 320 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 1: so you know, he's a reliever of options. So if 321 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:10,560 Speaker 1: you said that he's going to come up, he's going 322 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 1: to go down. He's going to come up, but he 323 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 1: could make an impact when he's up. He would be 324 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 1: one that jumps out. This is the crazy part of 325 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 1: this Dodgers team is there's not really I mean, Alex 326 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 1: Friedland would be the other one you could maybe throw 327 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 1: out there because the only almost potential weakness is I 328 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: can't envision the scenario where the Dodgers decide that Mooki 329 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 1: Betts isn't fitting it shortstop and they say, Okay, we're 330 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:37,880 Speaker 1: going to hand it over to Freeland. But you know, 331 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 1: crazier things have happened. 332 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 2: I guess, yeah. I mean, there's a lot to dive 333 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 2: into right there. Freeland was one of the guys I 334 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 2: really did want to ask you about because I've got 335 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:50,720 Speaker 2: mixed reviews, mostly you know, positive reviews about Alex Freeland 336 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 2: and luckily, I mean, you don't want to look too 337 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:55,400 Speaker 2: much at those at the bats when you're you're talking 338 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 2: single A and A plus ball, but you start getting 339 00:16:58,040 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 2: into double A. And this is kind of what happened 340 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 2: with the other kid, Diego Kartaya. He got the double A, 341 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:06,879 Speaker 2: a little bit of triple A, and you saw the 342 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:09,640 Speaker 2: game speed up on him and had some health issues. 343 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 2: You're seeing somebody like Dalton Rushing He's able to kind 344 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 2: of rise to the occasion at double A as well 345 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:18,479 Speaker 2: as triple A, and you're kind of seeing that as 346 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:22,399 Speaker 2: well with Alex Freeland. And from what you've heard, what 347 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 2: you've kind of put together on Alex Freeland, is he 348 00:17:25,080 --> 00:17:28,800 Speaker 2: somebody who could be a legitimate, like starting shortstop for 349 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:31,640 Speaker 2: maybe Dodgers is tough. Dodgers is obviously one of those 350 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:34,200 Speaker 2: ball clubs is very difficult to crack. But if we're 351 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:38,200 Speaker 2: looking at I don't know, Pittsburgh or Tampa Bay or whatever, 352 00:17:38,359 --> 00:17:40,920 Speaker 2: is he somebody who could be a major quality major 353 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 2: league shortstop or is he somebody who maybe finds a 354 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:47,359 Speaker 2: path as maybe the next version of a Keiy k 355 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:50,640 Speaker 2: Hernandez or Chris Taylor for the Los Angeles Dodgers. 356 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 1: I think that's the more realistic option. When you're talking 357 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:57,200 Speaker 1: about him defensively, right, like he can play short, you're 358 00:17:57,240 --> 00:18:00,119 Speaker 1: probably you're kind of hoping that you have someone on 359 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:03,439 Speaker 1: your roster who's a better shortstop than Alex Freeland, not 360 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 1: because he's unplayable there, but because you know a lot 361 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:08,400 Speaker 1: of teams want to have a plus defender at short, 362 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:10,920 Speaker 1: and that's probably not Freeland. Now, if you said, though 363 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 1: playable at short, maybe above average, you know, at the 364 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:17,920 Speaker 1: best case scenario at second and third can play. All 365 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:21,440 Speaker 1: of those can hit. That kind of guy obviously has 366 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 1: a lot of value. And that's kind of where I 367 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 1: don't know if that even fits for the Dodgers, because again, 368 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:28,679 Speaker 1: like the problem that we the Dodgers we can talk about, 369 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 1: you know, like Krtaia kind of hitting the upper levels, 370 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 1: but we could talk about Autman hitting the you know, 371 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:35,200 Speaker 1: kind of hitting that wall of how do you fit? 372 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 1: You could talk about Andy pa Has who had a 373 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 1: good year last year. We don't know how he really 374 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:42,159 Speaker 1: fits kind of into everything now that with all the signings. 375 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:45,760 Speaker 1: We could talk about Michael Bush being blocked it the 376 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 1: Dodgers right now, it's really hard, Like if you said, 377 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:53,520 Speaker 1: how am I going to find a prospect position player 378 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 1: who's going to step in and play, it would really 379 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:59,600 Speaker 1: almost have to be kind of that like if Carson 380 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:01,720 Speaker 1: will you who's not really ready for the race. But 381 00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 1: if if a Carson, if Jordan Lawler with the Diamondbacks 382 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:07,919 Speaker 1: was a was a Dodger prospect, okay, you could project 383 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:10,600 Speaker 1: him and say this is the true shortstop. It makes 384 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:13,639 Speaker 1: everyone else, you know, kind of fit a little bit 385 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:16,359 Speaker 1: better because you don't have to ask Mooki to play shortstop. 386 00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:20,000 Speaker 1: He's big league ready all that. But other than that, 387 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:22,200 Speaker 1: it's kind of just hard to project any of these 388 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 1: guys just stepping into the Dodgers' lineup because we know 389 00:19:26,280 --> 00:19:29,679 Speaker 1: that La has a ton of depth and at the 390 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:33,360 Speaker 1: same time, with all this prospect depth, if they come 391 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:36,200 Speaker 1: to a point that they reached June July and they 392 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:40,160 Speaker 1: decide there's a clear need at whatever position it is, 393 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:42,639 Speaker 1: the more likely answer is that they're going to go 394 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:46,240 Speaker 1: out and get a productive big leaguer, and they have 395 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:49,280 Speaker 1: plenty of prospect depth to trade to bring that piece in. 396 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:52,639 Speaker 2: And it's funny we saw that last year. You know 397 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:56,960 Speaker 2: the headlines of course Jack Flaherty going back to Detroit, 398 00:19:57,080 --> 00:20:01,040 Speaker 2: and the name that went to the Troit Trey Sweeney, 399 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 2: who is one of those guys that probably was never 400 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:07,240 Speaker 2: gonna sniff, you know, playing time in a Dodger uniform, 401 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:09,159 Speaker 2: but all of a sudden he's picking up starts at 402 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:14,480 Speaker 2: shortstop for the playoff Tigers and whatever. It's I imagine 403 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 2: for somebody in your position who's been doing this for 404 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 2: a long time, looking at teams, looking at at you know, 405 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 2: different farm systems, and usually when you have a ball 406 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 2: club that has had this sustained success the Dodgers have had, 407 00:20:28,359 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 2: that farm system just kind of gets eaten up and 408 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 2: spit out. Yet somehow, what is it I think Baseball America, 409 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:37,000 Speaker 2: You guys have six Dodgers on that top one hundred 410 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:40,840 Speaker 2: and it's and you don't know where they're going to play. 411 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 2: They're all blocked at the big league organization. Like, how 412 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 2: is it in your view that the Dodgers are able 413 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 2: to How are they getting away with this sort of thing? 414 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:52,440 Speaker 1: You know, So we did, you know, we did a 415 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: deep dive on the Dodgers system that's up on our 416 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:57,679 Speaker 1: channel at YouTube today, and we were talking about this 417 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:00,000 Speaker 1: and the point like you get a lot of people say, oh, 418 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: Dodgers prospects are just they're just perennially overrated. That's what 419 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:07,160 Speaker 1: it is, is that we just overrate Dodgers prospects year 420 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:09,880 Speaker 1: after year. And then when you say, okay, well when 421 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:12,439 Speaker 1: does that window start? Because you know, obviously if you 422 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:14,879 Speaker 1: go back to Seeger, if you go back to Bellinger, 423 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 1: they're like, okay, no, no, we don't count them. And then 424 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:19,199 Speaker 1: you say, okay, well what about Walker Buehler. No, no, no, 425 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:21,359 Speaker 1: that's too far back. Okay. Then you say, well what 426 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:23,440 Speaker 1: about Will Smith, you know, who's probably one of the best, 427 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:25,880 Speaker 1: who's been on the better catchers in the National League 428 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 1: over the last few years. It's like, well not, you know, 429 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:31,119 Speaker 1: let's talk about since then. And yes, I mean we 430 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:34,840 Speaker 1: have gotten to a point now where the Dodgers end 431 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:38,160 Speaker 1: up trading Michael Bush because he just can't ever play 432 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 1: for them. And then two of the guys they have 433 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:43,320 Speaker 1: at the top hundred now are guys it's you know, 434 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:45,480 Speaker 1: they got ze here Hope, they got Jackson Ferris back, 435 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:49,400 Speaker 1: so they got real high upside prospects back. They're doing 436 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:52,080 Speaker 1: a great job internationally, you know. And that's where Jose 437 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:54,800 Speaker 1: de Paula comes from. And Rokie Sazaki is kind of 438 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 1: a really kind of odd case of that. But we 439 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:00,200 Speaker 1: talked about Alex Freedlan. He's a top hundred prospect, was 440 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:02,399 Speaker 1: a third round pick. The Dodgers obviously don't pick at 441 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:04,720 Speaker 1: the top of the draft, but they do scout really well, 442 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:08,680 Speaker 1: they do develop really well. And when there's this backlash 443 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:11,800 Speaker 1: of oh, all these Dodgers prospects are overrated, a lot 444 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:15,359 Speaker 1: of what that can be translated as is Alex Verdugo 445 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:18,359 Speaker 1: is not as good as being the guy who was 446 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 1: a key piece for the Mookie Bets trade. And that's true. 447 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: But Alex Erdugo has been a regular and a kind 448 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:28,199 Speaker 1: of a two to three war regular year after year 449 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 1: after year. That's valuable. It's just not that valuable for 450 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 1: the Dodgers. You know, we could you mentioned a lot 451 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:37,640 Speaker 1: of pictures and we didn't even mention like Gavin Stone, 452 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:40,879 Speaker 1: and you didn't. You know, we've also Gavin Stone, Bobby Miller, 453 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:44,120 Speaker 1: who had a great year two years ago, that whole 454 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:46,480 Speaker 1: Tulsa rotation, who A lot of those guys have gotten hurt, 455 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:49,440 Speaker 1: but they still have value. It is kind of still 456 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:51,240 Speaker 1: an embarrassment of riches, but a lot of that, as 457 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 1: you say, how do they've done it? I would say 458 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:56,800 Speaker 1: a lot of that is when the you know, Dodgers 459 00:22:56,840 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 1: acquired River Ryan and guys like that, Kyle Hurt. These 460 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:04,880 Speaker 1: were not thought to be premium guys, but then they've 461 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:08,160 Speaker 1: helped develop them into being those kind of premium, higher 462 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:13,400 Speaker 1: level prospects. Now, their ability to embrace risk, I would 463 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:16,040 Speaker 1: say is at a different level than many teams. I'd 464 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:19,200 Speaker 1: say them and the Braves are both willing to kind 465 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:22,119 Speaker 1: of accept pitching injuries. They don't want pitching injuries to happen. 466 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 1: But if you're the Dodgers and you say we're going 467 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 1: to take a player who talent wise, we think can 468 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:31,480 Speaker 1: get to be an impact big leaguer, and there's some 469 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 1: additional injury risk here, they're probably more willing to take 470 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:37,920 Speaker 1: that on than other teams. Braves do that with Guyle 471 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:40,800 Speaker 1: like Spencer Strider for example as well. But seeing those 472 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 1: kind of moves, if you could do that, and especially 473 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:45,440 Speaker 1: if you can do that and you're comfortable in your 474 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:48,160 Speaker 1: depth that you're able to have, it makes a whole 475 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 1: lot of sense to chase upside. And they're seeing a 476 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 1: lot of payoff from chasing upside because we're not talking 477 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 1: about top of the draft first rounders. We're talking about 478 00:23:56,720 --> 00:24:00,359 Speaker 1: their ability to develop back of the first round, around 479 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:04,000 Speaker 1: third round, fourth round, fifth round, trades, international signings. They 480 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:07,639 Speaker 1: just are willing and able to acquire talent from a 481 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:09,280 Speaker 1: wide array of different sources. 482 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:11,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean you mentioned the Michael Bush trade. We 483 00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 2: saw that happen with the Bush trade. But there are 484 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 2: other times where they need the high end talent. Last 485 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 2: year with Jack Flaherty, a couple of years ago, Max 486 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:21,560 Speaker 2: Scherzer and Trey Turner. They they are willing to move 487 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 2: these pieces because they know they could find them. They 488 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:26,720 Speaker 2: know they could sometimes steal them from organizations. You know 489 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:28,760 Speaker 2: last one and I guess this is selfishly for me 490 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:32,199 Speaker 2: on the flip side. You know, Dodgers have been so 491 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 2: good at this and the Padres have been kind of 492 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:39,640 Speaker 2: the almost, you know, extreme opposite. They've had a couple 493 00:24:39,680 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 2: of guys that sort of have played out. Cj Abrams 494 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 2: of course traded away. Ethan Sallas is still a good 495 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 2: far way away. How is it that other organizations kind 496 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:51,879 Speaker 2: of aren't able to hit? I mean, I know it's 497 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:55,359 Speaker 2: kind of just a frivolous open air question there, but 498 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:58,960 Speaker 2: like for the Dodgers and Dodgers fantasy and you know, 499 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:01,360 Speaker 2: the Padres kind of be come this team that has 500 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:04,359 Speaker 2: to rely so much on the trade market, and they've 501 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:07,000 Speaker 2: had some prospects they've traded, but it still seems like 502 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:09,320 Speaker 2: it hasn't been very strong draft wise for them. 503 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 1: See I would actually push back on that somewhat because 504 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 1: I think that they've been swinging for the fences so much. 505 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 1: But James Wood is a stunt and that's a that's 506 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:22,119 Speaker 1: a draft and success story that they then turned around trade. 507 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:24,399 Speaker 1: Like if you look at that, just that trade and 508 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:27,040 Speaker 1: you say James Wood, and you say C. J Abrams 509 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:30,680 Speaker 1: and you say Mackenzie Gore, well that's a that's a 510 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:34,840 Speaker 1: really impressive kind of core of hitting on prospects right there. 511 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,960 Speaker 1: Because all those guys and Abrams had a setback. Yere 512 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:41,840 Speaker 1: probably needs to push away from the from from the poker, 513 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:44,359 Speaker 1: the blackjack table a little bit earlier, things like that, 514 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 1: But those are those are success stories. Fernando Tatis Junior, 515 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 1: who they acquired basically when you're still in the DSL, 516 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 1: is a success story. Jackson Merrill was one of the better, 517 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 1: you know, rookies in baseball here. I think the Padres. 518 00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 1: Now what the Padres do is I would say no 519 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:05,359 Speaker 1: one chases upside more than aj Preller. And so they'll 520 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 1: deal their drafts. They'll do their international side. It'll be 521 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:13,240 Speaker 1: the Ethan Sallas International class. It'll be the Lea Dallas 522 00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:16,200 Speaker 1: Dvrees International Class. You say, who else did they get? 523 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:19,760 Speaker 1: It's like, no, it's all on this guy. But to 524 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:23,320 Speaker 1: their credit, they've hit on those guys where even if 525 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:25,640 Speaker 1: Ethan Salas, who had a bad year offensively last year, 526 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:28,119 Speaker 1: is a guy who is two three years younger than 527 00:26:28,119 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 1: pretty much anyone else at the level as a catcher, 528 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:34,560 Speaker 1: but even if he doesn't turn out now, they did 529 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:37,640 Speaker 1: hit on them because if they wanted to, Ethan Salas 530 00:26:37,640 --> 00:26:41,280 Speaker 1: could get them significant talent right now, right like in 531 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:43,800 Speaker 1: a way that a lot of guys who are signed 532 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:47,679 Speaker 1: for two three four million dollars internationally never have that 533 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 1: kind of trade value. Davrees could get them a lot 534 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 1: right now. But I would say though, for like a 535 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:55,479 Speaker 1: team like that, the problem for them is is that 536 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:58,800 Speaker 1: they have to keep chasing on that hamster wheel because 537 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:02,680 Speaker 1: because they've been willing to make all these moves, because 538 00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:05,239 Speaker 1: they went and brought in a Soto who they then 539 00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:09,080 Speaker 1: turned around and traded away, because they you know, went 540 00:27:09,119 --> 00:27:12,639 Speaker 1: and signed Bogert Bogarts to go with Manny Machado, to 541 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:15,800 Speaker 1: have turtise all this. It does feel like that now 542 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:18,120 Speaker 1: that they're having to kind of regress a little bit 543 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:20,960 Speaker 1: as far as salary structure wise, does put them in 544 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:23,480 Speaker 1: a tougher place, Like is Dylan C's going to be 545 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:26,320 Speaker 1: traded things like that. But I would say they've had 546 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:29,520 Speaker 1: a lot of success though in hitting on high end, 547 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:31,840 Speaker 1: high seialing talent, but then they ship it away a 548 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:32,520 Speaker 1: lot of times too. 549 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:34,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, I guess, you know, I kind of just took 550 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:37,239 Speaker 2: a lazy approach of looking at at at you know, 551 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 2: draft there the most recent drafts, mainly under the Preller regime, 552 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:44,640 Speaker 2: and you don't see a whole lot of war on 553 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:47,359 Speaker 2: those lists. But even so, we can talk prospects for 554 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:49,119 Speaker 2: a whole lot of a whole long time. But I 555 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 2: know you're a busy man. I think Hot Sheets coming 556 00:27:51,119 --> 00:27:51,479 Speaker 2: up for you. 557 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:54,720 Speaker 1: So yeah, get literally get a log off here and 558 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:56,160 Speaker 1: I'll go straight over to Hot Sheet. 559 00:27:56,600 --> 00:27:58,639 Speaker 2: But guys, that is JJ Cooper is the editor in 560 00:27:58,680 --> 00:28:00,639 Speaker 2: chief over at Baseball America. By the way, we had 561 00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:02,960 Speaker 2: that promo code on the screen. You could get a 562 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:05,600 Speaker 2: year subscription at Baseball America and learn more about all 563 00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:08,600 Speaker 2: these great Dodgers prospects. But JJ appreciate the time, man. 564 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:11,000 Speaker 2: I'm glad we're able to do this and looking forward 565 00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:13,159 Speaker 2: to catching on Hot Sheet. Guys, make sure you subscribe 566 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:16,080 Speaker 2: to the Baseball America YouTube channel. But next we get 567 00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:25,560 Speaker 2: into last links. Here we get a look again at 568 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:32,000 Speaker 2: the beautiful Paperoni called Paisley. Paisley was recently rescued from 569 00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:36,440 Speaker 2: a shelter in the DeVore area, and all reports are 570 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:38,840 Speaker 2: saying that she is a very very good girl. She 571 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 2: is adjusting well with her foster and she needs a 572 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:47,320 Speaker 2: forever home at some point down the road. They are 573 00:28:47,400 --> 00:28:49,840 Speaker 2: still doing things to make sure that she is healthy, 574 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:52,520 Speaker 2: she is happy and that she is a good girl. 575 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:56,480 Speaker 2: She is in currently being fostered in the Santa Clarita area, 576 00:28:56,520 --> 00:28:58,880 Speaker 2: if I remember correctly. But the important thing is if 577 00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:00,480 Speaker 2: you want to help her out. We want to help 578 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:03,400 Speaker 2: out Alana and Gidrey's guardian in it in any way, 579 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:07,280 Speaker 2: check out Gidrey's Guardian dot org or hit up Alana 580 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:11,560 Speaker 2: in her DMS on the Internet machine for more information. 581 00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:13,960 Speaker 2: Now quickly before we get out of here. And I 582 00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:16,960 Speaker 2: appreciate you guys hanging out with us so far. Appreciate 583 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:19,560 Speaker 2: you guys hanging out in the chat. Appreciate JJ Cooper 584 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:22,280 Speaker 2: for joining us today. But we got to have a 585 00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:25,520 Speaker 2: little fun before we get out of here. The Dodgers 586 00:29:26,120 --> 00:29:30,040 Speaker 2: late last week announced their promotional schedule for the twenty 587 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:32,440 Speaker 2: twenty five season. And there, I mean, there's so much 588 00:29:32,440 --> 00:29:35,000 Speaker 2: good stuff on. There is a billion and one bobbleheads 589 00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:36,880 Speaker 2: and all of that. But if you look at one 590 00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:41,640 Speaker 2: particular week, the Padres come to Dodger Stadium, and you know, 591 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:43,560 Speaker 2: we like to we like to have a little bit 592 00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:47,000 Speaker 2: of fun about the idea that maybe it's a rivalry. 593 00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:49,720 Speaker 2: It's not a rivalry. Oh, the Padres and the whole 594 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:52,920 Speaker 2: crying kersh on meme and all that. Whatever. We we 595 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:54,800 Speaker 2: act like we've been there. Well, you look at what 596 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:57,720 Speaker 2: happens here, and it's it's pretty funny what the Dodgers 597 00:29:57,720 --> 00:29:59,680 Speaker 2: lined up as the Padres come into town. There's a 598 00:29:59,720 --> 00:30:02,920 Speaker 2: Blake Snell bobblehead on the calendar and of course Blake 599 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:07,600 Speaker 2: Snell former Padre. There is a World Series replica trophy, which, 600 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 2: by god, go line up at out in front of 601 00:30:09,920 --> 00:30:13,520 Speaker 2: Dodger Stadium right now for that, because that's gonna be insane. Yeah, 602 00:30:13,560 --> 00:30:16,400 Speaker 2: that happens against the Padres and the World Series gold 603 00:30:16,760 --> 00:30:21,240 Speaker 2: striped jerseys a giveaway while the Padres are in town. 604 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:24,720 Speaker 2: So I guess thoughts and prayers going out to the 605 00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 2: Padres there. It's gonna be funny to watch some of 606 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:31,680 Speaker 2: the people crying online as those pop up. But guys, 607 00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:34,480 Speaker 2: that's about it. If you want more Dodger talk, I 608 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:37,800 Speaker 2: will be live tonight on my YouTube channel all Dodgers 609 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:40,680 Speaker 2: with clips. Do check it out. We got more time. 610 00:30:40,720 --> 00:30:42,440 Speaker 2: We can kind of just let it eat, let it breathe, 611 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:47,160 Speaker 2: and I want people's thoughts insight as to their view 612 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:50,760 Speaker 2: of Dodger Fest. If you went call into the voicemail hotline, 613 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:52,440 Speaker 2: we have on my channel. Check it out All Dodgers 614 00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:54,800 Speaker 2: with climpo Cus. I want to know how people's fan 615 00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:57,400 Speaker 2: fest experience was and I want to know about people's 616 00:30:57,440 --> 00:31:01,160 Speaker 2: excitement for this upcoming season. All that said, guys, thank 617 00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:03,080 Speaker 2: you for watching, thank you for listening, thank you for 618 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:05,800 Speaker 2: tubing in. Please subscribe to the channel. It is free 619 00:31:05,880 --> 00:31:09,400 Speaker 2: to do. So we'll be back on Thursday. Alana will 620 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:14,320 Speaker 2: be back with me next Monday, so until then, thanks 621 00:31:14,320 --> 00:31:20,360 Speaker 2: for watching and we'll see you on the next one. Bye.