1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 1: All right, but it to feel you, oh wow, wanted 2 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:09,319 Speaker 1: to talk. It's old. It was game eleven of one 3 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:12,119 Speaker 1: hundred and sixty two, and so far this season, things 4 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: have lined up pretty well for the Yankees. Today, Nestor 5 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:18,479 Speaker 1: Cortes was making his third start of the season and 6 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:21,760 Speaker 1: the Yankees offense was trying to stay high. My recap, 7 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: your reactions coming up next. This is ny why recaps. 8 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: Welcome that can stay you pull me back? All right, 9 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: how's it going? Everybody? Welcome back? All smiles tonight and 10 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 1: the Yankees win again. And if you can see me 11 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 1: and you can see the big smile on my face, 12 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: that means congratulations. You were not blinded by the solar 13 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: eclipse this afternoon. If you didn't happen to lose your 14 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: you can watch the highlights here. But if you did, 15 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:07,400 Speaker 1: you can catch the podcast on all podcast platforms. I'll 16 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 1: tell you what, these six o'clock games feel like. I 17 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:14,319 Speaker 1: have the whole night off, feel like I have the 18 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: whole rest of the night to watch Curb Your Enthusiasm, 19 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: the series finale last night. It is eight ten pm 20 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:23,479 Speaker 1: and we've already finished off a baseball game, a night 21 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: game that is crazy to me. But I'm loving it. 22 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 1: So let's take a look at the highlights. Obviously, very 23 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: good night for the Yankees. They went in convincing fashion 24 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 1: and they were impressive on both sides of the ball. 25 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: Nester Cortes was excellent, he was efficient. He gave the 26 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 1: bullpen a much needed break. Anthony Vopie continues to absolutely 27 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: rake at the plate and play Gold Glove caliber defense. 28 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 1: Once again. I'd venture to say that last year, even 29 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: though he won a Gold Glove, if you asked the 30 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: average Yankees fan, they would say, yeah, he's a pretty 31 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 1: good shortstop, but they wouldn't have said that he jumped 32 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: off the TV screen with his defense. But this year 33 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: he absolutely does and so far he is playing at 34 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 1: an MVP level. I'm loving what I'm seeing from Anthony Vopi. 35 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: Juan Soto also playing at an MVP level. Three run 36 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 1: home run tonight, his first one in pinstripes at Yankee Stadium. 37 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 1: Verdugo got it going offensively, he switched up the chain, 38 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: switched up the way he was wearing his uniform, and yeah, 39 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: I'm loving what we're seeing tonight from this Yankees team. 40 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:31,679 Speaker 1: And as Michael Ka like to say, you can't take 41 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: these wins away. These wins are in the bank, and 42 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:39,679 Speaker 1: the longer this hot streak continues, the better position the 43 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: Yankees are going to put themselves in come playoff time. 44 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: So interesting game tonight for a number of reasons. Obviously 45 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: the continued progression of Nestor Cortes, who gave up crooked 46 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 1: numbers in the early parts of each of his first 47 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:58,079 Speaker 1: two starts. But tonight just phenomenal. And on the Marlin side, 48 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:01,640 Speaker 1: they had Jesus Lozardo, who is some of the Yankees 49 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: have been connected with in trade rumors, and he got 50 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,800 Speaker 1: lit up like a Christmas tree. Yankees were all over 51 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: him tonight. Take a look at the home run right 52 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 1: here from Volpi. This was a down and in hanging slider. 53 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: He hits it out of the ballpark. We'll show it 54 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: in the hype real in a minute. And then Soto 55 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 1: just tattooed one. So if you're in the ballpark tonight, 56 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: this was a pretty good one to see in person. 57 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: I know a lot of people listen to this game 58 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:31,359 Speaker 1: or listening to this podcast in the subway on the 59 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: ride home. I've heard from a few people, but yeah, great, 60 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: great display from the Yankees offense and Verdugo, you know, 61 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 1: slashing the ball all over the place. It looks like 62 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: he's starting to get it going. Lon Soto playing with confidence, 63 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: judge pretty much one of the only guys not invited 64 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: to the party. Oh for four, Tonight hitting one seventy 65 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 1: five on the season, and Bertie third baseman. He came 66 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: from the Marlins, and my thought was he has pitched 67 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: or he has played defense behind Lozardo a number of times, 68 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: seeing him pitch or in person a number of times. 69 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: So he was my pick before the game to be 70 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 1: the Yankees, you know, maybe their best offensive player. And 71 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: he was over three with a couple of strikeouts. But 72 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:18,840 Speaker 1: he hasn't been playing much. And by the way, these 73 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 1: cinematic views that MLB is putting out for their highlights recently, 74 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 1: like the Wan Sota when we just saw absolutely unbelievable 75 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: John Carlos, Stanton somebody else we got to talk about 76 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: just raking the last few days. Ever since that three 77 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:36,840 Speaker 1: for twenty four start, it's like a switch flip for him. 78 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: He hit him a couple of hard, hard line drives. 79 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 1: Tonight continues to swing the bat very very well, and 80 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 1: Nester just, I mean, what can you say eight strong innings, confident, efficient, 81 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: beautiful pitching from Nasty Nester. Loving what I saw tonight 82 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 1: from him. All right, so it looks like the chat 83 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 1: is filling up. We got about six hundred people. Let's 84 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 1: go through the blow by blow. Let's get it going. 85 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 1: So yeah, third start of the season for Nester Cortes tonight, 86 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 1: and he broke out the shimmy, and with good reason. 87 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: He was much more efficient and effective early in the game. 88 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:17,279 Speaker 1: Retired the first ten Marlins hitters, so three and the 89 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 1: third perfect innings to open up the game, and that 90 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:22,039 Speaker 1: allowed him to go deeper into the game, which is 91 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:25,280 Speaker 1: something we really need. The bullpen has been exhausted. It 92 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: was Cortes and this guy who was making his major 93 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 1: league debut tonight whose name I still can't pronounce, Maija Zeuski. 94 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 1: I'm not, I butchered that. I only heard it pronounced 95 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: the one time. So he had a nice, easy inning. 96 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 1: But Volpi all over the place. On defense today just 97 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 1: keeps getting better and better. A couple of really good 98 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 1: defensive plays and then huge top of the fourth inning 99 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: for the Yankees. John Carlos Stanton got things started with 100 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:54,839 Speaker 1: an absolute laser guided scud missile one hundred and sixteen 101 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 1: miles an hour off. The bat Rizzo filed up with 102 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 1: a chop single to set things up for mister Volpi, 103 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 1: and he tattooed won hit him in the stands. They 104 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 1: can't catch him, had the nave bolt of lighting, says, 105 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:18,720 Speaker 1: but Larlins watched the eclipse without sunglasses. Second home run 106 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 1: of the season for Volpi. Could you be any hotter 107 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 1: hanging breaking ball? And anybody who's played baseball will tell 108 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: you those go a long, long way, three run shot 109 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 1: that put the Yankees out in front three nothing. They 110 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:31,159 Speaker 1: were not done. Five batters later, Juan Soto for the 111 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:44,480 Speaker 1: first time in home pinstripes long. He knew it. It 112 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: was very, very high, but there was no chance it 113 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: was staying in eighty seven miles an hour up and in. 114 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: It was a change up that just stayed up. Poor placement, 115 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:56,359 Speaker 1: and Soto finds the right field porch for the first 116 00:06:56,400 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 1: time in his Yankees career. Beautiful swing. He's He also 117 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:03,040 Speaker 1: had a double the opposite way tonight, and he's just 118 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 1: an amazing hitter to watch. He also drew walk. His 119 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 1: ops is one point zero, one zero. That doesn't lead 120 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 1: the team though, Volpe leads the team. Soto was two 121 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 1: for three with three RBIs and hitting three fifty seven. 122 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 1: So off to a very good start with the Yankees, 123 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: and that's kind of abnormal. A lot of times, these 124 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: high profile guys that the Yankees get from other teams 125 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 1: struggle to adapt to New York. I mean, think of 126 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 1: all the times it's happened. Think about you know, even 127 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: Matt Suey when he first got here. I mean, he 128 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 1: hit the Grand Slam, but he didn't hit for much 129 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 1: power his first year. Giambi got off to a slow start. 130 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 1: It wasn't really until this walk off home run, walkoff 131 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: Grand Slam he hit against the Twins. I believe it 132 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: was like May nineteenth that he really took off. I 133 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 1: could be off on the date there. It might have been. 134 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 1: It might have been in April, but I feel like 135 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: it was May. You know, Tino Martinez another guy who 136 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 1: was slow when he first came to the Yankees. John 137 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 1: Carlos Stanton had a great first start, you know, in Toronto, 138 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: hit a couple of home runs, but then struck out 139 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 1: five times in his first game at Yankee Stadium. So 140 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 1: it's not uncommon for guys to struggle when they first 141 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: get here. And yes, pay that man his money, paid 142 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: that to me and his money. Verdugo singled in the 143 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 1: seventh run for the Yankees. He had a good game tonight. 144 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: He was three for three with a run scored and 145 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 1: a walk. He raised his average up to two eleven. 146 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 1: And now, before the game, I tweeted that the Yankees 147 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 1: needed to get seven innings from Nestor Cortez and Carlos 148 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 1: Rodon and I got clowned on. A lot of people said, 149 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: no way, Nester can give us seven. But he was 150 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: excellent tonight. He gave us eight. He was effishing, he 151 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:46,080 Speaker 1: was throwing strikes, he was mixing up his pitches, and 152 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: he was facing a team that was, you know, one 153 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:50,320 Speaker 1: to nine. I hear you, but you still have to execute, 154 00:08:50,320 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: and boy, he executed nasty. Nestor Cortes says. Clemens also 155 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 1: didn't have a great start with the Yankees. He switched 156 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:05,600 Speaker 1: his number from twelve to twenty two about midway through 157 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:10,199 Speaker 1: the season. So, yeah, you see the effective outing from Cortes. 158 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 1: He got strikes early. He was able to expand the 159 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 1: zone a little bit, getting guys, you know, to jam 160 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: themselves by pitching in or to be out in front 161 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:20,800 Speaker 1: of those outside pitches that were kind of tailing away. 162 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 1: You see the shimmy. He breaks that out when he's 163 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: feeling uber confident, which he was tonight. Fastball was his 164 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 1: fastball was ninety one, ninety two, but he was spotting 165 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 1: it better, not a ton of pitches over the middle 166 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 1: of the plate. If they were over the middle of 167 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: the plate, they were either up or down. He wasn't 168 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:39,599 Speaker 1: throwing middle middle like he was early in his Astros 169 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:43,280 Speaker 1: game to open up the season. But you know, he 170 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: got strikes early and pitched well. And we look at 171 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: his stats for the year now starting to round into form. 172 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:53,720 Speaker 1: Three games, three point five zero ERA on the season, 173 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 1: eighteen innings pitched, and whip is one point six. Whip 174 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:00,200 Speaker 1: is a number I like to look at a lot 175 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 1: in stats because it tells you It stands for walks 176 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:06,079 Speaker 1: and hits per innings pitched. It basically tells you how 177 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 1: many base runners you're allowing. And I like guys who 178 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 1: don't allow a lot of base runners. That means you're 179 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 1: difficult to get, you know, to hit, you throw strikes. 180 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: It's like the old moneyball principle. What's the basic thing 181 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 1: that is trying, you know, to be accomplished. The hitter 182 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 1: is trying to get on base. The pitcher is trying 183 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:25,680 Speaker 1: to get him out. If you have a good whip, 184 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 1: that means you're getting the hit her out a lot, 185 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:31,559 Speaker 1: you know. And if your whip gets up around one 186 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 1: point two one point three, I start to worry. But 187 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:36,719 Speaker 1: I like those guys who hover around one. You can 188 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 1: live with one base runner an inning. So nice job 189 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 1: tonight from Nasty Nester. Final line again eight innings, two hits, 190 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 1: no runs, no walks, six strikeouts, so Yankees hang on 191 00:10:49,920 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 1: to win, going away seven to nothing. David Paez says, 192 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 1: Nasty Nestor back with a vengeance. What a stud and 193 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:22,200 Speaker 1: Seguru says, his funky delivery cracks him up, cracks me 194 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 1: up to I love it, but I could get used 195 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: to seeing it now. Tonight, you know, we had some 196 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:31,559 Speaker 1: real genuine competition for the belt. I know Nestor was terrific. Well, 197 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 1: we also had a three run home run and some 198 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 1: great defense from Anthony Volpi and Juan Soto played the 199 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 1: hell out of some baseball tonight with a double, a 200 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 1: home run, three RBIs and a walk. Who's it gonna be? 201 00:11:47,880 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 1: And for those of you who have lost your eyesight 202 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 1: in the Eclipse, Nestor Cortez on the screen with the Belts. 203 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 1: Nick Monico says, when Nestor can spot his cutter, he's 204 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: pretty nasty spotting the change up tonight too well. So beautiful, 205 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 1: beautiful performance from the Yankees. You know, a pretty stress 206 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 1: free game. It's been a pretty stress free season for 207 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 1: the Yankees. They're now nine to two. That's an eight 208 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:24,960 Speaker 1: to eighteen winning percentage Magic number one fifty one Red 209 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:27,559 Speaker 1: Sox in second place. At seven and three, they're a 210 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 1: game and a half back Orioles at five and four, 211 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 1: they're three games back Raise five and five to three 212 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: and a half back and Blue Jays pulling up the 213 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 1: rear at four and six. Guardians off to a good start, 214 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:41,760 Speaker 1: did the Yankees' best competition for top record in the league. 215 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 1: Right now, they are eight and two, but they have 216 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 1: lost Shane Bieber, who was gonna be one of the 217 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:51,960 Speaker 1: big trade deadline names out there, and he's done for 218 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 1: the year. He's having Tommy John surgery and he might 219 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: be done for most of next year too. When you 220 00:12:57,320 --> 00:12:59,719 Speaker 1: have that surgery, it really takes two years before you 221 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 1: can come back. He's twenty eight years old, and now 222 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 1: he's not gonna get that big pay day and he's 223 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: gonna be thirty when he comes back. But you know, 224 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:09,320 Speaker 1: he might be one of those guys who gets a 225 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 1: contract despite being uh, you know, recovery, being in recovery 226 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:17,440 Speaker 1: for Timmy John surgery. Yankees have done that before with Lieber, 227 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 1: John Lieber. I believe we've seen it happen with a 228 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 1: few other guys. But uh, you know, maybe maybe something 229 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 1: to keep your h keep your eyes on. Nicholas Velasquez says, 230 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 1: extend Volpi. I one hundred percent agree. We see a 231 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:38,480 Speaker 1: lot of teams extending their young players right now. So 232 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 1: let's go ahead and put Volpie's stats on the screen too, 233 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:44,200 Speaker 1: because you know he's off to a great start. We 234 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 1: can take a look at some of his uh, some 235 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:48,880 Speaker 1: of his numbers. Here, hang on just a second and 236 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 1: I can pull them up. Should be up, let's see, 237 00:13:54,520 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 1: and here we go. All right, So he is hitting 238 00:13:57,320 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 1: four seventeen on the young season, with two home runs 239 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:04,480 Speaker 1: and six RBIs. We see the great deed today, laying 240 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:07,440 Speaker 1: out to get a ball, We see him stabbing one 241 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 1: to his to his to his arm side on a 242 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:13,960 Speaker 1: short hop and getting up and making a quick throw. 243 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 1: So looking good on defense. Obviously the home run, the 244 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: line drives have been there. He's stronger, The power is 245 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 1: still there. Kids, kid's a stud. Now we saw Bobby 246 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 1: Witt Junior have a really great second season with the 247 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 1: Kansas City Royals. I'm gonna look up his numbers real 248 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 1: quick because he just got a massive contract. And to me, 249 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 1: he's a comp for Anthony Volpe. So Bobby wit Junior 250 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 1: is twenty three years old and in his first season 251 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 1: with the Royals he hit two fifty four with a 252 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 1: two ninety four on base percentage, struck out one hundred 253 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:55,560 Speaker 1: and thirty five times, hit twenty home runs, and you 254 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 1: know he was okay, he was pretty good seven twenty 255 00:14:57,240 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 1: two ops, but you know, didn't light the world on fire. 256 00:14:59,840 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 1: But last year, amazing year, two seventy six, thirty home runs, 257 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 1: he stole forty nine bases, and he got a big contract. 258 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 1: He's off to a great start this year. I can 259 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 1: see Volpi having the same kind of trajectory here where 260 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 1: he you know, gets off to such a good start 261 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:18,760 Speaker 1: that you extend him. Now, people have argued with me 262 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 1: on this, They say, well, there's no reason to sign 263 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 1: him now because he wants to stay here. Just wait 264 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 1: till he's a free agent. He'll want to come back. Well, 265 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 1: the idea is to buy out his arbitration years and 266 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 1: give your team a little bit more financial flexibility over 267 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: the next several years, so you can go out and 268 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:38,320 Speaker 1: get some guys. Lock up some of these young players, 269 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:46,480 Speaker 1: Anthony Volpi primary among them. So anyway, Junior Coroma believes 270 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 1: they will extend him, and I agree with Junior Coromam says, 271 00:15:52,880 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 1: too bad we didn't trade Spencer Jones for Lozardo. I'm 272 00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:04,560 Speaker 1: gonna be over here like winning. Thank You's win that 273 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 1: non trade. Douglas Rowse says, vote be making him look 274 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 1: smart for holding on to him in two of his 275 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 1: fantasy leagues through all of last season and the low 276 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 1: two hundred batting average. Do you get defensive points in 277 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 1: fantasy baseball? I haven't played in a long time. It 278 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 1: probably since before I started this channel back like twenty eighteen. 279 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 1: Maybe it was the last time I did a fantasy 280 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 1: baseball league like where I really paid attention. I might 281 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:29,840 Speaker 1: have signed up for one and then like you know, 282 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 1: lost interest after a month. But now that I'm doing 283 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 1: the games and the recaps and the morning voicemail shows. 284 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 1: By the way, call into the morning voicemail show. We're 285 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 1: doing it pretty much every day. I gave it a 286 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 1: facelift this morning, so you know, if we're gonna do 287 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:45,400 Speaker 1: it every day, might as well look great. So he 288 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:48,400 Speaker 1: added that this morning, so call in seven, eight, eight, nine, nine, 289 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:51,200 Speaker 1: ten sixty eight. But when I played, you didn't really 290 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 1: get anything for defense other than knocking points for errors. 291 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 1: So let me know how you how he's doing on that. 292 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:02,280 Speaker 1: Wayne said he would like it if Glabor stayed. I 293 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 1: feel like Labor might be pressing a little bit, don't 294 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 1: you guys. He's off to a slow start. I feel 295 00:17:08,520 --> 00:17:09,879 Speaker 1: like he might be pressing a little bit in this 296 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 1: contract year. But once he gets going, he's gonna have 297 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 1: a great year. And remember he had a thumb injury 298 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:17,359 Speaker 1: early in the season where he came out of the 299 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:19,359 Speaker 1: game from swelling, came back and you know, it's still 300 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:24,840 Speaker 1: probably pretty sore. So Lucas Detres says, man, I regret 301 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:34,200 Speaker 1: benching Torres in my fantasy league this week. Nice. Nice, 302 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:41,720 Speaker 1: So anyway, Eric, he says, even he says that it's 303 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:49,639 Speaker 1: not Cashman's style to re sign players almost let Jeter walk. Yeah. 304 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:53,440 Speaker 1: Cashman famously had a war with Jeter over his contract, 305 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:57,440 Speaker 1: but it was when Jeter hit free agency. Vope being 306 00:17:57,480 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 1: extended as a different story. The Yankees have extended players 307 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 1: before hasn't always worked out. They did it with Aaron Hicks, 308 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:07,679 Speaker 1: they did it with Luis Severino, and in both instances 309 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 1: it did not work out. So anyway, Kenyon Tadlock says, 310 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:19,439 Speaker 1: Judge and Soto hot at the same time will change 311 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:22,159 Speaker 1: his life. I can't wait to see that. I agree 312 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:31,399 Speaker 1: that that's gonna be fun. It's common grunge' a grunge. 313 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:34,480 Speaker 1: Ol Glommer says, I assume they will wait until the 314 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:36,600 Speaker 1: off season to try and extend Vope if the luxury 315 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:40,360 Speaker 1: tax is affected, I mean they can. What they would 316 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:44,200 Speaker 1: probably do is give him a contract that starts before 317 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 1: next season or the season after a lot of times, 318 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 1: they'll just buy out a few years of arbitration, right, 319 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 1: so you don't have to go through the whole process 320 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:55,359 Speaker 1: of you know, submitting what you want, submitting what the 321 00:18:55,359 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 1: player wants, and then you know, maybe battling it out 322 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 1: in a courtroom environment. Essentially, players hate that Teams don't 323 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: want to do it, but Douglas Row says, I want 324 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:07,680 Speaker 1: to see this line up with a judge that is 325 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:12,280 Speaker 1: hitting Spencer Jones and Jason Dominguez. I mean, how much 326 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:15,120 Speaker 1: better can it be than tonight? I mean, Verdugo had 327 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 1: three hits, judge hitting obviously would help, and Soto hot. 328 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:22,400 Speaker 1: I mean it sounds like you got one too many 329 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:25,560 Speaker 1: guys there. Stanton swinging the bat well. I can't wait 330 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:27,520 Speaker 1: to see Dimingez get back. In general. I think he's 331 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:30,160 Speaker 1: gonna be phenomenal. And you guys know I'm a Dimingez 332 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:33,119 Speaker 1: stand So anyway, good night for the Yankees. It is 333 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:35,720 Speaker 1: eight thirty. We're gonna wrap it up a little bit early. 334 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:43,639 Speaker 1: I gotta go finish the current enthusiasm for now. You 335 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 1: got it? You got it, Rick Diaz. The Stanton is 336 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 1: hitting lasers that could break bones, no joke. You remember 337 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:57,679 Speaker 1: when he hit one back at massa hero at Tanaka 338 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 1: that hit him at the end during the COVID intrasquad 339 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:04,520 Speaker 1: like practices or whatever he smoked when that hit Tanaka 340 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:07,240 Speaker 1: right in the dome. I don't know how Tanaka's head 341 00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:08,960 Speaker 1: stayed on his body. It was one hundred and twelve 342 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:12,439 Speaker 1: miles an hour off the back. But yeah, i'd imagine 343 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:14,440 Speaker 1: he still has nightmares about that. I know I would. 344 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 1: All Right, ladies and gentlemen, Yankees win this one. Going away, 345 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:19,640 Speaker 1: I'll see you next time.