1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: How's it going everybody? Orioles fans were chirping a lot 2 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: last week when they came into the Bronx and played 3 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:10,239 Speaker 1: well against the Yankees. But all of a sudden they 4 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: have lost four in a row. 5 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 2: Yes, well that is a shame. 6 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:17,479 Speaker 1: Yes, a shame. That is exactly how I would put it. 7 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: Good morning, everybody, Welcome back, Welcome back to NYY Recaps. 8 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 1: We got another voicemail show this morning. Subway series kicking 9 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:44,239 Speaker 1: off today. The Yankees remain the top ranked team in 10 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball's power rankings according to MLB dot Com, 11 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: and tonight they square off against the crosstown New York Mets. 12 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: We got a couple of good pitchers going for us 13 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: in this two game set. We got Garrett Cole going 14 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: tonight through sixty two pitches last time out. I thought 15 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 1: he looked crisp. I thought his breaking ball was sharp, 16 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: he looked confident, and if it weren't for the pitch count, 17 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: I think he would have gone deeper into the game 18 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: and done a really nice job. Tonight, I expect him 19 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: to give us about maybe seventy five pitches. You hope 20 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:23,040 Speaker 1: that gets you through five, maybe six innings. But yeah, 21 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:25,479 Speaker 1: his stuff looked good last night offense or last time out, 22 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: last start, but the offense just didn't back him up. 23 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: Luis hell will pitch in Game two. He was not 24 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 1: crisp last time out. He got knocked out of the 25 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: game in the second inning against the Orioles, who, by 26 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: the way, have now lost four games in a row. 27 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: After talking all that smack, I have never seen. Well, 28 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: maybe the old Blue Jays fans back in the day 29 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 1: a team get more cocky. Having won exactly nothing, no 30 00:01:55,800 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 1: championships in my lifetime. Well did they win in eighty three? 31 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 1: They might have won when I was an infant, but 32 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 1: they have not been winning for years and years and years, 33 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: and they talked a lot of smack the last few days. 34 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: Now they're they're finding out that it's not an easy game. 35 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 1: They have lost four in a row, three to the Astros, 36 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:23,359 Speaker 1: one to the Guardians, so Yankees remain in first place. 37 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: Robinson's losing to the Mets is worse than losing to 38 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: the Red Sox. Mets have been playing very, very well. 39 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:32,640 Speaker 1: They are on the upswing, which is a surprise because 40 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 1: a lot of people kind of wrote them off for 41 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: dead about a month ago. And you know, they're they're 42 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: making a nice searge, but their fans were very loud. 43 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:47,679 Speaker 1: Bronx Bower says, well, they own us right now. So 44 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 1: to be honest, we can't really talk. Sure we can. 45 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 1: We can talk till they win something, till they win 46 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: a championship. Winning in the regular season doesn't mean jack. 47 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 1: Win in the playoffs, win in the postseason, and then 48 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:02,799 Speaker 1: you can talk some sme. But fans who've been around 49 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: for years and years and years and watched this team 50 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: know that there have been many teams that have given 51 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: the Yankees regular season trouble that the Yankees have rolled 52 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:18,359 Speaker 1: through come playoff time. So you know, stick around. We'll 53 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 1: see how the season shakes out. I'm curious to see 54 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: how Luis Hell bounces back after his worst start of 55 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: the season. We've seen him walk a million guys before, 56 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 1: and he bounced back okay from that, but he's had 57 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 1: his aura of invincibility of unhit ability kind of shattered 58 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:36,839 Speaker 1: by the Orioles. I'm still not one hundred percent sure 59 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: that he wasn't tipping his pitches somehow. I think if 60 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: you see the Mets swinging early in the count and 61 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: making a lot of hard contact, that will be an 62 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 1: indicator that they too know what's coming. Hopefully. Matt Blake 63 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: and Luis Heill went over the tape and tried to 64 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: identify anything that could be a tell as far as 65 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: what pitches are coming. So the other thing that I 66 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: wanted to mention is that yesterday during the off day, 67 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: I went back and watched every single at bat that 68 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: Ben Rice has taken in the Major League so far. 69 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: I want to get a feel for what type of 70 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: hitter he is, and I think he's about five minutes 71 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 1: away from taking over the first base job and never 72 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:16,559 Speaker 1: giving it back, even when Rizzo comes back cold. A hunch, 73 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: but he just does not chase pitches out of the zone. 74 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 1: He's got such a great eye, and I think it's 75 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: only going to get better as he sees more and 76 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:28,160 Speaker 1: more major league pitching. He's gotten base hits to left field, 77 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: to center field, to right field. He's got a contact 78 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: oriented swing, two hands on the bat, so he's not 79 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: pulling off and trying to launch the ball. He's just 80 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 1: missed a couple of home runs though, so he has power. 81 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: I don't think he's a guy that's overly gonna benefit 82 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 1: from Yankee Stadium because his approach seems to be hit 83 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: the ball where it's pitched, which is exactly what you 84 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:52,599 Speaker 1: want to see from a young player. That's not something 85 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: that everybody can do. How many years have we watched 86 00:04:56,360 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: Labor Torre's struggle with trying to pull everything 'm Anthony Vopie, 87 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 1: who has become a very good hitter last year, was 88 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 1: extremely pole happy and it took a winter of work 89 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: to get out of that. Ben Rice looks like a 90 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: professional hitter. He's up there with an approach to hit 91 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: the ball wherever it's pitch. That's exactly what you want. 92 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: Would not shock me at all if Ben Rice becomes 93 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: a very, very reliable hitter for the Yankees in the 94 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: second half. Also, did you realize how fast he's rocketed 95 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: up the major leagues? Two hundred and twenty three minor 96 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 1: league games, that's basically a season and a half. And 97 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:31,160 Speaker 1: in his minor league career he showed that great eye 98 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:35,600 Speaker 1: three point ninety seven on base percentage to go along 99 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 1: with a nine to twenty ops. So, barring injury, I 100 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: think he's going to be a very important player for 101 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 1: the Yankees in the second half. All right, before we 102 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:46,600 Speaker 1: get to the voicemails, I told you guys, I was 103 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 1: going to start working in the no Stra Derek prediction. 104 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 1: That was a big favorite with people back when we 105 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: used to do a day show called Yankees Game Day. 106 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 1: This channel's had a lot of changes over the years. 107 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:57,479 Speaker 1: We've done a lot of different types of programs, but 108 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: I miss no Stra Derek, and we'll bring it back tonight. 109 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 1: I think Juan Soto will hit a home run. He 110 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: plays very well at City Field. He grew up rooting 111 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: for the Mets, and he has spoken publicly in the 112 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: past about how well he sees the ball at City Field. 113 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna be, you know, amped up to 114 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: play in this series, first time in a subway series 115 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 1: as a member of the Yankees. I think he's been 116 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 1: dragging a little bit, kind of like everybody has. He 117 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:29,479 Speaker 1: had the arm injury, but he also plays every single day. 118 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 1: And it's been a very very hot summer already, and he's, 119 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: you know, dealing with the arm thing. First summer in 120 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: New York. You know, sometimes a day off in your 121 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:43,920 Speaker 1: home city can be just the ticket when somebody's a 122 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: little bit worn out. I expect the Yankees to come 123 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:49,039 Speaker 1: out with a lot more energy tonight. They've played a 124 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 1: lot of games lately, they have not had much time off. 125 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:54,279 Speaker 1: But when you get a day off in your home 126 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:58,480 Speaker 1: city and you get to sleep in your own bed, relax, 127 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 1: sleep in a little bit. You know, the Yankees, from 128 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:06,160 Speaker 1: what I understand, didn't work out yesterday, So I'm looking 129 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: for a well rested Juan Soto to go deep into 130 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: night's game. All right, let's get to the voicemails here. 131 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: First voicemail is from the Safe Situation. 132 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 3: Hey, Derek, it's a safe situation. I've been thinking a 133 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 3: lot about this lately, and Yanke is going to have 134 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 3: to make some serious trades, and I think you're going 135 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 3: to have to consider trading Dimingas and Jones. I'm not 136 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 3: really going to help you this year. And I think 137 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 3: he made a good point the other day if Dimingas 138 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 3: wasn't going to be one of those guys that's going 139 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 3: to be continuely injured. I know TJ is normal in 140 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 3: baseball today, but obviously he's not probably going to be 141 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 3: helping you this year, and I don't think I want 142 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 3: to count on him to make the playoffs and make 143 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 3: a difference in. 144 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 4: The World Series. 145 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: Josh, it's a bit outside trading to make in Jones 146 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: will not happen. I can guarantee you that neither of 147 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: those guys will be traded. I would bet my life 148 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 1: on it. Here's why they wouldn't even trade either one 149 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: of those guys to get Juan Soto, who was the 150 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: best player available via trade this winter, and it was 151 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 1: a non starter for Brian Cashman. And now that you 152 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 1: don't have Soto locked up for next season, right, so 153 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:26,119 Speaker 1: you're gonna need or Verdugo for that matter. You're gonna 154 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 1: need young outfielders. And with the money you're paying Judge, 155 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 1: the money you're still paying Stanton, the money you're probably 156 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 1: gonna have to pay Lo Mayhew to not play the 157 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:37,840 Speaker 1: money that you're paying for Wan Soto if you do 158 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: sign him, the money you're paying for Garrett Cole and 159 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 1: Carlos Rodin. Yankees have a lot of dollars tied up. 160 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:49,679 Speaker 1: They need from a business standpoint and from a financial standpoint, 161 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:55,599 Speaker 1: cheap homegrown players. And Sodo's a little bit behind. I 162 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 1: mean sorry, Jones is a little bit behind Domingez, even 163 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 1: though it's a little bit older. He's struggled a little 164 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 1: bit to begin the season at double A. You know, 165 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 1: sometimes he's taller guys with the bigger strike zones. Takes 166 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 1: them a little bit more time to master that strike zone. 167 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 1: So I think Domingez is ready to step in. I 168 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: think he will step in at some point in September 169 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 1: to fill in for somebody, to give somebody some time off. 170 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:20,720 Speaker 1: You know, he'll be back in August. That's not that long. 171 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 1: I mean we're talking about you know, seven weeks now, 172 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 1: you know we're counting it down. I think he'll be fine, 173 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:31,680 Speaker 1: And I just don't see any scenario where the Yankees 174 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: will trade either one of those guys. Now. I do 175 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 1: think they'll be active on the trade market, but you'll 176 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 1: see them deal from the rest of their depth. Pereira, 177 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:42,960 Speaker 1: even though he's injured, like he's injured, like you mentioned, 178 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: Tommy John is a natural thing in Major League Baseball. Now, 179 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 1: I could see them dealing Ever since Pereira, I could 180 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 1: see them dealing Roderick Arius, who was the number one 181 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 1: international signing a couple of years ago. Now that you've 182 00:09:56,320 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 1: got Ben Rice in the major leagues, TJ. Rumfeld draw 183 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: some interest. If the Yankees decided to go with Rice 184 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:05,719 Speaker 1: and they like what they see from him over the 185 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 1: next month. You know, Rumfeld's gonna be blocked. I could 186 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 1: see them moving him. I could see them moving one 187 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:14,320 Speaker 1: of their catchers. I could see them moving Austin Wells. 188 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:18,560 Speaker 1: I could see them moving Jose Travino. Jose Travino's a 189 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 1: platinum love winning catcher that has a lot of value, 190 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:25,479 Speaker 1: but he has trouble throwing guys out. Yankees have Augustine 191 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 1: Ramirez at Triple A right now. Off to a bit 192 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:30,439 Speaker 1: of a slow start in Triple A, but I think 193 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 1: he's gonna hit. He smoked. He just mashed in Double A. 194 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:38,440 Speaker 1: And I know the Miners is not the majors. We 195 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: know that. But he's got a great swing, and from 196 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 1: everything we've heard, he's got good arm too, so he 197 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 1: could be a generational talent. He really could be. Austin 198 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:52,160 Speaker 1: Wells has been solid defensively. I like his swing, but 199 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: he hasn't done much with the bat yet. I think 200 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 1: somebody would be willing to take him in a trade. 201 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 1: Ask for him if you decide that you want to 202 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 1: get Ramirez up to the major leagues. I think they're 203 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 1: less likely to trade Trevigno just because of the way 204 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 1: he gets your strikes and outs. When he's framing, but 205 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:12,599 Speaker 1: Yanks again definitely make some moves. 206 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 4: Hey, Derek Nikols, South Carolina, I didn't see your voicemail 207 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:22,080 Speaker 4: podcast up, so I figured I put in my two cents. 208 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 4: It's not too late. The biggest difference in the last 209 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:29,840 Speaker 4: two series, and I believe Keith to while we're losing 210 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 4: for Dugo's not hitting the Dugo has come up in 211 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 4: several situations in the last two two games, three games 212 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:41,200 Speaker 4: where there were men on base minutes scoring position, and 213 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:44,320 Speaker 4: he just he just didn't get it done. He either 214 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 4: lined out or struck out. And you know, it's it's 215 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:53,440 Speaker 4: a big it's a big factor because judges judges judge 216 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 4: Soto is kind of starting to come back now, but 217 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 4: he's not all back, and Verdugo was a key part 218 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 4: of that, as so as Russo, which obviously he's gone. 219 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:06,959 Speaker 4: So let's hope re Reyce could take his place. Other 220 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 4: than that, you know, it is what it is. Let's 221 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:12,600 Speaker 4: if we can't beat up on the Mets. 222 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, so we're taking a look now at Alex Radugo's 223 00:12:15,679 --> 00:12:18,840 Speaker 1: stat cast numbers. You see his value this season has 224 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:22,199 Speaker 1: been mostly fielding. He does have some big hits. His 225 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:26,040 Speaker 1: expected batting averages in the seventy third percentile. He's only 226 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 1: hitting two forty seven, which suggests some bad luck. He 227 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: is difficult to strike out. He's a left handed contact guy. 228 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 1: He'll put the ball in play. We've seen him get 229 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:37,520 Speaker 1: a number of hits that are like you know, duck 230 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: snorts or ground balls with eyes that drive in runs. 231 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:43,680 Speaker 1: He's also a doubles machine. You know, these are things 232 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 1: that the Yankees have not had in recent years. And 233 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:49,480 Speaker 1: I think you're correct in that one of the reasons 234 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 1: the Yankees are struggling a little bit offensively is that Verdugo, 235 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 1: who has been such a big piece of this offense, 236 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 1: has really slowed down. Now. Maybe it's, you know, he's 237 00:12:57,920 --> 00:12:59,800 Speaker 1: another guy who plays every day. Maybe it's the summer. 238 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 1: Maybe it's you know, he's got a newborn at home. 239 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 1: He's a little bit distracted. Maybe it's just a slump. 240 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 1: But you know, the fifth percentage is still good, the 241 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 1: chase percentage is still good. He's not a guy who 242 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 1: hits the ball overly hard thirty first percentile on exit velocity. 243 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:17,239 Speaker 1: But he's a good outfielder. You know, the arm is fantastic. 244 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,480 Speaker 1: He can play all three outfield positions. He played right 245 00:13:20,559 --> 00:13:23,200 Speaker 1: in Boston, he played center against the Oriols the other night, 246 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 1: made an outstanding play in center field, and obviously he 247 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:27,719 Speaker 1: plays left field most of the time. I think he's 248 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 1: a very valuable player. He's twenty eight years old. He's 249 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:32,720 Speaker 1: gonna be a free agent after the season. I don't 250 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:34,440 Speaker 1: think the Yankees are going to bring him back, but 251 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:38,559 Speaker 1: if they did as a like Utill, like the fourth outfielder, 252 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 1: I don't think he'd be willing to do that, honestly, 253 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 1: But if they were willing to bring him back as 254 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: the fourth outfielder, I think he would be a nice 255 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 1: fit for the Yankees' long term because you know he 256 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 1: can come in and play extended, you know periods. However, 257 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: you know, when you've played every day for your whole career, 258 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:57,440 Speaker 1: been an everyday player, it's hard to take that fourth 259 00:13:57,440 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 1: outfielder role. But we'll see what other teams are willing 260 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 1: to offer him. Doesn't have a lot of power with 261 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:06,080 Speaker 1: just something that teams value a lot in their offense 262 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 1: from an outfielder. 263 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:14,079 Speaker 3: Hey, Derek, I just saw the Astros whoop up on 264 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:14,760 Speaker 3: the Orioles. 265 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 4: They didn't throw a lot of first. 266 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 1: Piss strikes and then Hater came in and closed three 267 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 1: in a row a strikeout. 268 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 5: So no matter what, we'll still be in first place 269 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 5: with the best. 270 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 3: Record in baseball and the best program on baseball. 271 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 1: You hey, I appreciate that. Thank you very much. You 272 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 1: get the clap. Yanks still in first place as we 273 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:42,600 Speaker 1: head to the midway point, Tonight is game eighty one 274 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 1: on the season. It has flown by this year, got 275 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: a long way to go. I'm interested in hearing in 276 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 1: the chat in the comments, what are your favorite moments 277 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 1: from this season? Like, what do you remember the most? 278 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 1: To me? That big Wan Soto home run into the 279 00:14:57,440 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 1: second deck at Yankee Stadium. It was one of his 280 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: earlier home runs. It was a three run shot, just 281 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 1: kind of changed the game. And then there was the 282 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 1: one he hit in San Francisco, actually was a two 283 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: homer game in San Francisco right before he got hurt. 284 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 1: Louis Heel has had a number of moments that have 285 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 1: been just astonishing. I'm trying to think of my favorite 286 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 1: moments so far. I'll get back to you on that. 287 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: But Volpi's had some big moments, made some big defensive plays. 288 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:28,800 Speaker 1: There's a lot, there's a lot of great stuff to 289 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 1: remember from the first half of this season. 290 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 5: Hey, Derek Johns from California. Watching Rodin cry the other 291 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 5: day in the dugout reminded me of myself crying when 292 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 5: cash men, in my opinion, very foolishly gave the mediocre 293 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:51,360 Speaker 5: Chubby over the Hill number four or five starter one 294 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 5: hundred and sixty million for a whole bunch of years. 295 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 1: Thanks well, he was not mediocre with the Giants or 296 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 1: with the White Sox. He was actually a very, very 297 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 1: good pitcher. Now you look at his stat cast numbers 298 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 1: and his regular stats. He's nine to four with a 299 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:09,800 Speaker 1: three point eight six ERA through sixteen starts. That is 300 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 1: more than reasonable, is more than reliable. It's good enough. 301 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 1: Like but you go back to that twenty two season, 302 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 1: fourteen to eight with a two point eight eight ERA, 303 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 1: that's outstanding. Two hundred thirty seven strikeouts and one hundred 304 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:25,720 Speaker 1: and seventy eight innings. That's unbelievable, one point zero three 305 00:16:25,760 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 1: whip amazing. He has not been the same pitcher with 306 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 1: the Yankees, but he's been solid this year. His whip 307 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 1: is one point two to one. That's respectable. It's a 308 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 1: little high. He's given up a lot of hits recently. 309 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 1: He doesn't give up many ground balls, so that the 310 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:41,760 Speaker 1: home runs are always going to be an issue. He 311 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 1: allows the ball to be hit into the air. A 312 00:16:45,680 --> 00:16:48,680 Speaker 1: thousand innings pitched now in his career in ten seasons, 313 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 1: so he throws about one hundred innings a year. So 314 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 1: the last few years he's thrown more innings, like with 315 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 1: the White Sox and the Giants than he did earlier 316 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:58,480 Speaker 1: in his career. He had a lot of injuries. He 317 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 1: does have the chronic back issue. Look, we joked about 318 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:06,639 Speaker 1: him crying in the dugout because it's just not something 319 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:09,600 Speaker 1: you see from professional athletes very often. We think of 320 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:13,200 Speaker 1: these people as gladiators, right, they're the modern day gladiators. 321 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:16,720 Speaker 1: And I just you know, we've seen him have all 322 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 1: sorts of problems with his emotions last year, flipping off 323 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:22,680 Speaker 1: the fans are blown, No, it was blown a kiss 324 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 1: at the fans who were mocking him. And then you know, 325 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:30,639 Speaker 1: turning his back on Matt Blake on the mound. He 326 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 1: shows his body language. Mike, my old high school coach 327 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 1: would say, he was showing his ass. He was showing 328 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:39,000 Speaker 1: his ass on the mound when he was getting hit. 329 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 1: You know he wasn't bearing down. He was. You know, 330 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:46,880 Speaker 1: when an opposing team sees that the picture is frustrated 331 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:52,119 Speaker 1: and angry and just upset with themselves, it's like throwing 332 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 1: chum in the water to a shark frenzy, right, And 333 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 1: so they were all over him. You show that sign 334 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: of weakness and teams will you know, teams will take 335 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 1: advantage of it. I got no problem with him crying. 336 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 1: I got him. I got a problem with him crying 337 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:12,679 Speaker 1: visibly in the dugout. You know, I want you know 338 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: you you you need to control your emotions. As a 339 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:18,640 Speaker 1: professional athlete. You're gonna have ups and downs. I want 340 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 1: a guy who's gonna just brush it off. There's a 341 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 1: great story in Moneyball, the book about how Billy Bean 342 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:27,439 Speaker 1: used to get really frustrated. He would cry on the bench. 343 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:28,359 Speaker 5: Uh. 344 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 1: And he was in the minor leagues, and he was 345 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:34,720 Speaker 1: playing with Lenny Dykstra, I think it was. And you know, 346 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:37,560 Speaker 1: Billy Bean and Dykester would both go zero for four 347 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 1: and Bean would be on the bench or in the 348 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:42,679 Speaker 1: clubhouse just crying and and and just down on himself, 349 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:44,159 Speaker 1: and Dykes would be like, all right, where are we 350 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:46,280 Speaker 1: going for dinner? Like you got to be able to 351 00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:48,960 Speaker 1: just brush it off, and he has not been able 352 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:53,119 Speaker 1: to brush off the bad, right. I want him to 353 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 1: show a little bit more stability. There's this I've been 354 00:18:55,800 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 1: getting all these comments about toxic masculinity. To me, that's 355 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 1: that's that's just a made up phrase by these kids 356 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:05,440 Speaker 1: who you know can't handle, you know, things being a 357 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:08,400 Speaker 1: little bit you know, tough, right, you know, that's that's 358 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 1: up there with the participation trophy type of stuff. Come on, 359 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:14,879 Speaker 1: these are gladiators. These these are guys getting paid twenty 360 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 1: million dollars to be premier athletes. There's nothing you know, 361 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:24,640 Speaker 1: there's no saying that that that Oh we want them 362 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:27,879 Speaker 1: to cry and show emotion on the bench. Look, I 363 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:30,919 Speaker 1: want them to be I want them to treat it 364 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:36,200 Speaker 1: like been there, done that, good or bad? Right, either 365 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:40,399 Speaker 1: brush it off, slammer, roller cool water cooler, get out 366 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:43,119 Speaker 1: of your system. But sitting there and sobbing on the bench, 367 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:45,640 Speaker 1: to me, it just came across as he just looked 368 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 1: like a panty waste to me, Hobby says, can you 369 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:52,720 Speaker 1: do a stat cast for Ryan McMahon, IKF and GEO 370 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:56,240 Speaker 1: or Schella. We don't need to see IKF but we'll 371 00:19:56,280 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 1: look at Ryan McMahon and Geo or So. Let's start 372 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 1: with Ryan McMahon. Ryan McMahon is really lighting up the 373 00:20:08,560 --> 00:20:11,439 Speaker 1: stat cast numbers, hitting two eighty fourteen home runs on 374 00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:14,080 Speaker 1: the season through three hundred twenty eight at bats. You 375 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 1: have to imagine he is somebody the Yankees are looking at. 376 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:19,720 Speaker 1: He's twenty nine years old. Batting run value in the 377 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:22,760 Speaker 1: eighty third percent tile, base running value above average fifty 378 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:26,720 Speaker 1: seventh percent tile fielding run value sixty seventh percentile. Walk 379 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 1: percentage is good, chase percentage is good. He hits the 380 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 1: ball in the sweet spot. His hard hit percentage of 381 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:35,959 Speaker 1: the ninety eight percent tile. Look at his spray chart too. 382 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 1: He hits the ball line to line. Most of his 383 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:41,200 Speaker 1: power is to right field and right center, which will 384 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:44,360 Speaker 1: help at Yankee Stadium. Obviously, he hits some massive bombs 385 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:48,879 Speaker 1: in Colorado where the ball flies. But yeah, he's a 386 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:50,680 Speaker 1: good player. Let's take a look at Geo Orchell. Let's 387 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:53,600 Speaker 1: see what he's doing this year with the Tigers. There's 388 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:55,960 Speaker 1: been some talk about bringing him back. He's also hitting 389 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:57,719 Speaker 1: the ball in the sweet spot a lot, hitting two 390 00:20:57,840 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 1: fifty nine two home runs. He's been in a little 391 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:01,880 Speaker 1: bit of a slump over the last few days. Still 392 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:04,200 Speaker 1: doesn't get on basic Ton two ninety eight on base 393 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:09,280 Speaker 1: percentage with percentages solid. Strikeout percentage is good, range outs 394 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 1: above average is good. The arm not as good as 395 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 1: it used to be, but the fielding run value is 396 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:18,679 Speaker 1: still above average. So yeah, I think that you know, 397 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:21,040 Speaker 1: either one of those guys could be a potential pickup 398 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 1: for Brian Cashman sick up more voicemails. 399 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:31,160 Speaker 5: Hey, Derek grown graduation since forty thousand subscriptions. That's awesome. 400 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:35,119 Speaker 1: The Yankees is gonna have to pay a big price 401 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:38,359 Speaker 1: for what they need and then. 402 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:41,680 Speaker 5: Maybe giving up your beloved Martians. We believe it's going 403 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:42,680 Speaker 5: nowhere to his. 404 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:47,639 Speaker 1: Marketing now not gonna happen. I already went there too, Josh. 405 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:52,199 Speaker 2: The big game on Slman, that was just awesome to 406 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 2: see the starting rotation in the past couple of games 407 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:01,080 Speaker 2: just kind of you know right away, you knew it 408 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:04,720 Speaker 2: wasn't gonna be our night anyway. So it was good 409 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 2: to see Stroman buckle down after that early home run 410 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:13,159 Speaker 2: he gave up in the first and just really have 411 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 2: a gutsy performance and the team just needed it right there. 412 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:21,800 Speaker 2: We really did we needed a win. I know we're 413 00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:22,919 Speaker 2: still in first place. 414 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:29,080 Speaker 5: The Orioles lost, but man, that was big. 415 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:32,960 Speaker 1: Yes, Stroman has looked, he looked better. It was nice 416 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 1: bounce back outing last time. I think that voicemail I 417 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:37,440 Speaker 1: had been a couple of days old as I got 418 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:40,640 Speaker 1: through my inbox. Fortunately that was the last one. But yeah, 419 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:44,520 Speaker 1: Stroman pitched much better last time out, and I'm liking 420 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:46,600 Speaker 1: the way he bounced back after a tough outing. That 421 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:49,320 Speaker 1: showed some toughness and mental toughness. John Cooper says, Yo, 422 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:52,639 Speaker 1: you mean deal with it like Jeter, Yes, Jeter very stoic. 423 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:57,160 Speaker 1: You know. I like guys who just, you know, realize 424 00:22:57,160 --> 00:23:01,199 Speaker 1: this is a six month marathon. Don't get too up, 425 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:04,399 Speaker 1: too down. You know Paul O'Neill, he would smash the 426 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:06,560 Speaker 1: water cooler once in a while, but and then it 427 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:09,919 Speaker 1: was done. Or Haye, Pisada, you know, he would brood 428 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:13,600 Speaker 1: or whatever. But you didn't see these guys crying on 429 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:16,680 Speaker 1: the bench. So I mean, I'm not going to crush 430 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:18,680 Speaker 1: the guy for it, but I just think I want 431 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 1: more of a gladiator out of my number two. That's 432 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:23,919 Speaker 1: the mentality I want, all right, Ladies and gentlemen, I'll 433 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:27,040 Speaker 1: see you after the game tonight. Thanks for watching. Remember 434 00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 1: no Stra Derek prediction, Juan Soto goes deep. We'll see 435 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:31,480 Speaker 1: you next time.