WEBVTT - MRI Reveals UCL Tear for Rushing, What Are the Next Steps?

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<v Speaker 1>Happy Wednesday to It's just me for a moment. I

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<v Speaker 1>am Clint CS find me as real left Fargie on

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<v Speaker 1>social media. We're gonna be here briefly. We're gonna hear

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<v Speaker 1>from Katie Wu in a couple of minutes, but we're

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about the latest with the Dalton Rushing elbow

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<v Speaker 1>injury situation. Of course, it was revealed yesterday that the

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<v Speaker 1>reason Dalton Rushing was scratched from the lineup over the

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<v Speaker 1>weekend and missed the next game and has been subsequently

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<v Speaker 1>put on the I L with an elbow issues because

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<v Speaker 1>he has a partially torn or a small tear in

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<v Speaker 1>his right UCL, the ulner C lateral ligament, which goes

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<v Speaker 1>about right here in your arm. And it's a good part,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a good, beefy part that you need to throw

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<v Speaker 1>a baseball, which is something a catcher needs to do.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go ahead and get the news here. This was

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<v Speaker 1>from Katie last night. Again, Dave Roberts told Dave Vassay

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<v Speaker 1>that there was a UCL tear revealed for Dalton Rushing.

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<v Speaker 1>They're trying to avoid surgery right now. They're saying, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>labeling it as a small tear. Take that with a

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<v Speaker 1>grain of salt. Of course, with this organization, they would ideally.

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<v Speaker 1>This was the news from the morning, that's from Faby

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<v Speaker 1>and Ardaya that they there's a small chance that he

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<v Speaker 1>is back to catch this year. But more importantly, they

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<v Speaker 1>want to keep him as an option, an option to

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<v Speaker 1>hit off the bench as a left handed bat, which

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<v Speaker 1>I understand. He has been better than some people you

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<v Speaker 1>know view him. We'll say, you know, obviously he's had

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<v Speaker 1>some issues here and there with the virality of his game,

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<v Speaker 1>but he has honestly been a very good player as

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<v Speaker 1>a hitter this year, somewhat streaky at times, but having

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<v Speaker 1>an ops north of eight hundred. There you see it,

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<v Speaker 1>twelve dingers on the air, the RBUI total. It is

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<v Speaker 1>what it is. He's batten down in the lineup, and

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<v Speaker 1>we know this is the lineup that has struggled to

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<v Speaker 1>put runs on the board of late. But he has

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<v Speaker 1>been very good. So I could understand the idea of

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<v Speaker 1>wanting to keep that bat in the lineup or just

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<v Speaker 1>available in some way in October, but it feels so

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<v Speaker 1>niche to have a essentially two dhs on a twenty

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<v Speaker 1>six man roster with him and shohe Otani who also

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<v Speaker 1>can't play defense. I question that a little bit when

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<v Speaker 1>you have some other guys that are down in the

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<v Speaker 1>system that can maybe fill that out. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>We will talk more about this as the days and

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<v Speaker 1>weeks sort of progress, but still, this is the latest

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<v Speaker 1>with Dalton Rushing. He is out. Surgery, of course, is

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<v Speaker 1>something that is on the table. But we're gonna find

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<v Speaker 1>out more now from Katie about what's going on with

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<v Speaker 1>Dalton Rushing. Are they gonna go the surgical route, a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of rest and recovery. So let's bring Katie

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<v Speaker 1>in right now. All right, we got Katie with us

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<v Speaker 1>from the ballpark. We had the news yesterday kind of

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<v Speaker 1>flew under the radar early Daves or David Roberts telling

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<v Speaker 1>David Vass about the MRI results giving us a torn

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<v Speaker 1>UCL in Dalton Rushing's elbow. Not good. I have a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of thoughts. What can you tell us the latest

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<v Speaker 1>with this? They're small tear, They're trying to keep them

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<v Speaker 1>around as a bat. What can you tell us, Katie?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's certainly not what you want for Dalton Rushing,

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<v Speaker 2>who saw an opportunity for the full time starting role

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<v Speaker 2>in mid June when Will Smith went down and really

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<v Speaker 2>took it and ran with it. And I think the

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<v Speaker 2>front office specifically has been thrilled with Dalton's development in

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<v Speaker 2>that full time role, but real unfortunate news with this

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<v Speaker 2>UCL strain. Which talks a little bit more to Dave

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<v Speaker 2>Roberts this morning, I'll just rip off my phone here.

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<v Speaker 2>They won't know more about this injury and the extent

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<v Speaker 2>of it for about a month, so their thought process

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<v Speaker 2>right now is to rehab in hopes of avoiding surgery.

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<v Speaker 2>There is a small chance that he can come back

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<v Speaker 2>and catch behind the plate, but their thought is if

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<v Speaker 2>you get surgery right now, he will not be able

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<v Speaker 2>to play in the postseason at all. If with the

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<v Speaker 2>next two weeks ish they can see how he responds

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<v Speaker 2>to treatment and no throw, there is a chance he

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<v Speaker 2>could come back and be used as a hitter only,

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<v Speaker 2>And given the lack of left handed bats on their

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<v Speaker 2>roster currently, they think Dalton can still have value on

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<v Speaker 2>this team, especially in October when you're looking at the

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<v Speaker 2>playoff run as a bat off the bench from the

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<v Speaker 2>left side. So it's kind of all fluid right now.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going off again. Just talk to Dave Roberts about this.

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<v Speaker 2>If this fails and he's not able, Dalton Rushing is

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<v Speaker 2>not able to respond to treatment, they will undergo surgery.

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<v Speaker 2>But right now, because it's August and they can still

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<v Speaker 2>maybe use him as a bat later in the season,

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to try the rest and recovery method first.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it going to be like maybe a PRP injection.

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<v Speaker 1>Have they mentioned anything about what that recovery looks like?

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<v Speaker 2>They're still going through it. Again, this is all pretty

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<v Speaker 2>new information. And then granted, you know, coming right off

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<v Speaker 2>the trade deadline, there's been a lot of moving parts here,

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<v Speaker 2>but this is clear when they went out and acquired

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<v Speaker 2>or acquired excuse me, two catchers, that this is going

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<v Speaker 2>to be more than just a minimum iel stint for Dalton.

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<v Speaker 2>We know that Will Smith, I'm sure we'll get into

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<v Speaker 2>is do back around maybe September, beginning of September when

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<v Speaker 2>rosters expand. But for Dalton, there is just no timetable

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<v Speaker 2>as to what this could look like. Their hope is

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<v Speaker 2>to just whatever they decide on recovery again, no throw

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<v Speaker 2>for at least two weeks. It's looking more like four

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<v Speaker 2>to six just based on the recovery. But they'll know

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<v Speaker 2>for sure what kind of the next step is after

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<v Speaker 2>his initial response to the two week periods so very fluid.

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<v Speaker 2>I know this fan base has their rightful trust issues

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<v Speaker 2>with Dodgers and their injury updates, but this one, I

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<v Speaker 2>do believe it's all about how this Dalton respond to

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<v Speaker 2>the initial treatment. Surgery not off the table, but something

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<v Speaker 2>they're hoping to avoid because while he's probably not going

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<v Speaker 2>to be back for as a catcher this year, they

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<v Speaker 2>could still use his bat from the left side.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Dave and company really losing some equity there when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to, oh, yeah, everything's going to be fine,

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to be great. You know, he should be

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<v Speaker 1>back in the lineup real soon. I don't think those

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<v Speaker 1>were his exact words on this one. Yeah, it seems tough.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously they're saying that's a small tear, where not we

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<v Speaker 1>are never going to be privy to the degree the

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<v Speaker 1>severity of that tear. I went on a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>of a rampage last night saying, hey, this is type

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<v Speaker 1>of thing you kind of get fixed now. Because he's

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<v Speaker 1>a catcher, he kind of needs that arm to throw

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<v Speaker 1>down the second base. That's generally how the position works.

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<v Speaker 1>So again, if it is small maybe that you can

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<v Speaker 1>get the healing, you can get the PRP. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you mentioned they don't have another left handed bat at

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<v Speaker 1>least on the roster right now. On the forty men,

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<v Speaker 1>there are some dudes down a triple A that are

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<v Speaker 1>raking that kind of need. I mean, they're not gonna

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<v Speaker 1>go phost way to Paula, that's obvious. But maybe there's

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<v Speaker 1>a James Tibbs opportunity here. I mean, I know that

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<v Speaker 1>stunts his growth just to come up and sort of

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<v Speaker 1>be a bench bat, But like, what is the I guess,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess there's no reason to say what is the

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<v Speaker 1>real reality of adult rushing coming back and being a

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<v Speaker 1>major player for this team this year, because, like you said,

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<v Speaker 1>we're not going to know for at least another month.

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<v Speaker 1>And to the Will Smiths factor before we bounce back

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<v Speaker 1>to Dalton, the latest was that he's he's moving, he's

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<v Speaker 1>back at square run, back at square one, likely looking

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<v Speaker 1>at sort of a spring training's worth of ramp up here.

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<v Speaker 1>What can you tell us about.

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<v Speaker 3>Will and that? Nick?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, he's still at Dodgers Stadium. We're on

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<v Speaker 2>the road obviously at Wrigley Field today. Teem's in Arizona

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<v Speaker 2>over the weekend. But we talked to another kind of

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<v Speaker 2>minor Will Smith update with not a lot of new information.

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<v Speaker 2>He's just still doing baseball activity, taking swings in the cave.

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<v Speaker 4>It's going to be a slow progression.

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<v Speaker 2>When we talked to Dave Roberts at the beginning of

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<v Speaker 2>last week, he said that the Dodgers are looking for

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<v Speaker 2>a three to four week ramp up for will Minimum

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<v Speaker 2>that includes a rehab stint. But again, we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>see a lot of the catching tandem between Ben Morfret

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<v Speaker 2>and Hunter Ferducia for I would say the majority, if

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<v Speaker 2>not all, of August, because the Dodgers don't feel the

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<v Speaker 2>need to rush Will Smith back, because if they rush

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<v Speaker 2>him back and he has a stepback because he's overcommensating

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<v Speaker 2>for not being one hundred percent healed, there is a

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<v Speaker 2>significant chance then they don't have him for the stretch

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<v Speaker 2>f onn in September and God forbid October, and you

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<v Speaker 2>need Will Smith the September and into October much more

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<v Speaker 2>than you need him in the middle of August.

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<v Speaker 4>It's not the ideal tandem that they wanted. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>this is not a plan that.

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<v Speaker 2>They had on Saturday when they had landed Eric Scobel

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<v Speaker 2>that they were going to go out and say, you

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<v Speaker 2>know what, We're going to go with.

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<v Speaker 4>The catching tandem.

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<v Speaker 2>Two guys, to be fair, have had experience in this organization,

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<v Speaker 2>but are brand new this season to what's been going on.

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<v Speaker 2>Their ideal tandem was Smith and Rushing come September. Now

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<v Speaker 2>it's most likely going to be Warpvet with the bulk

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<v Speaker 2>of the Star at Spoucha backing up and hoping that

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<v Speaker 2>Will Smith can make a full return by September.

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<v Speaker 4>But again, no need to rush him.

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<v Speaker 2>I would actually argue it's inheritive that they don't, because

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<v Speaker 2>if you don't have Will Smith healthy for the end

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<v Speaker 2>of September, you're not feeling nearly as good as for

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<v Speaker 2>your postseason aduds as you should be.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, K, can I take a little bit more of

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<v Speaker 1>a victory lap on the Ben Hurtvett stuff, because I've

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<v Speaker 1>been on this it feels like for ten years now

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<v Speaker 1>trying to get this guy back for this specific reason

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<v Speaker 1>that the product familiarization as I kept calling it. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he knows this club for the greater part. He knows

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<v Speaker 1>how they operate, They know how he operates. So I

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<v Speaker 1>really like him in there. And let's not forget everybody's

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<v Speaker 1>four and oh in the postseason last year when he

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<v Speaker 1>was starting games behind the plate, that said, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want Hunter Producier and Tim sorry Ben wet Vett being

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<v Speaker 1>the starting catchers for the Dodgers in the postseason. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>don't rush. Well, back Dave had mentioned, you know, don't

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<v Speaker 1>see him before three or four weeks could put him

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<v Speaker 1>at the earliest first or second week of September. I'm cool,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just taking your time there.

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<v Speaker 1>Back to rushing. So, if you're trying to keep him

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<v Speaker 1>as a left handed bat, it is his right arm,

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<v Speaker 1>which is his lead arm for his bat, obviously his

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<v Speaker 1>throwing arm. That's something where I don't remember if we

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<v Speaker 1>ever got the specific diagnosis with Kik Hernandez and whether

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<v Speaker 1>or not that was a UCL injury he dealt with

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<v Speaker 1>last year. But I think of Keyk's elbow issue that

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<v Speaker 1>also being his left arm, his lead arm on his swing,

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<v Speaker 1>and how much that affected him, particularly you know, away

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<v Speaker 1>pitches extending through the baseball I could see the same

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<v Speaker 1>thing with Dalton rushing and potentially further aggravating that UCL.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I guess that's more of just a

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<v Speaker 1>statement than anything to tee you up on a question there,

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<v Speaker 1>But is that something that they're factoring in. Could they

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<v Speaker 1>pivot to make it where he gets you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>surgery or some sort of the shut him down because

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<v Speaker 1>this effects a swing or could be further aggravated.

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<v Speaker 4>It's a fair point and it's valid.

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<v Speaker 2>We talked a lot behind the scenes of like the

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<v Speaker 2>different ways that Dalton could go in terms of the

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<v Speaker 2>rehabit recovery process. But I think again it's all about

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<v Speaker 2>the player too, and Dalton is at the minimum a

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<v Speaker 2>very tough kid, right And this is what Dave Robert

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<v Speaker 2>said this morning, where he could respond differently to treatment

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<v Speaker 2>just based on you know, who he is as an athlete,

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<v Speaker 2>we as a person.

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<v Speaker 4>But it's really hard to predict what that's going to

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<v Speaker 4>look like.

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<v Speaker 2>Again, there are so many different moving parts here come

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<v Speaker 2>Sunday morning, and they weren't even aware that this was

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<v Speaker 2>going to flare up and be this big of a thing.

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<v Speaker 2>It just made itself very apparent right before that game

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<v Speaker 2>against the Red Sox.

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<v Speaker 4>It's why they kind of scrambled to.

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<v Speaker 2>Get work at and Fiducia on the deadline day, acquiring

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<v Speaker 2>to backup catchers was not part of their plan. So

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<v Speaker 2>for Dalton, the biggest part is just take the next

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<v Speaker 2>two weeks throw recover, see how you respond to treatment.

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<v Speaker 2>If in two weeks he's not getting any better, they

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<v Speaker 2>don't see a path where he could be a meaningful

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<v Speaker 2>part even off the bench come the postseason.

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<v Speaker 4>They're most likely going to offer surgery.

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<v Speaker 2>But until we talk to Dalton, which probably won't be

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<v Speaker 2>back until we get back to LA, it's really hard

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<v Speaker 2>to say what he feels is the best treatment because

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<v Speaker 2>this is not just a Dodger's decision, right this is

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<v Speaker 2>a Dalton Rushing decision and the medcare or med team

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<v Speaker 2>decision as well. They're all going to kind of come

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<v Speaker 2>together in three different ways to find the best solution.

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<v Speaker 2>Right now, they've deemed it, let's just shut him down

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<v Speaker 2>for a little bit. They really want Dalton's bat in

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<v Speaker 2>the postseason. Again, they have virtually no left handed bats

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<v Speaker 2>off the bench, so I can understand it, but I

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<v Speaker 2>also understand the rational of this could be something that

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<v Speaker 2>gets aggravated into even a bigger injury. It might the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers are trimming at a slight ucl tear, but a

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<v Speaker 2>tear is a tear, and at some point if I

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<v Speaker 2>understand them trying to cut off surgery, and I understand

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<v Speaker 2>that might be what Dalton wants to but if you're

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<v Speaker 2>not seeing the response in two three weeks, their hands.

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<v Speaker 4>Are ultimately going to be tied and Dalton's going to

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<v Speaker 4>have to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and we'll let you get out of here. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>let you get out of here and go do your

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<v Speaker 1>job after this. The other factor I had kind of

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<v Speaker 1>pop into my head last night is late in twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty one, we saw Max Munsey get his elbow blown

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<v Speaker 1>up at first base getting run into by Jase Peterson.

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<v Speaker 1>That offseason, the league and the players Association entered a lockout,

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<v Speaker 1>which means that the team does not have access to

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<v Speaker 1>the players, the players does not have access to team

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<v Speaker 1>medical and all that kind of stuff. So this is

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<v Speaker 1>where you worry about putting off a surgery a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit too long, and then all of a sudden, Dalton's

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<v Speaker 1>left high and dry when it comes to his recovery

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<v Speaker 1>from it. Sounds like it won't be a full Tommy

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<v Speaker 1>John reconstruction, but hey, I ain't playing no big city

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<v Speaker 1>medical doctor here. Maybe internal brace or something like that,

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<v Speaker 1>but still him kind of flying blind. Yeah, they'll give

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<v Speaker 1>him some paperwork. You do the homework buddy as you recover.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think that is something that could sort of

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<v Speaker 1>enter the minds of the team, like, hey, we I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if it's legally, but we wouldn't be able

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<v Speaker 1>to talk to you through this in the worst case

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<v Speaker 1>scenario where there's surgery. Let's try to knock this out now.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that something that this team could consider or am

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<v Speaker 1>I just being too paranoid and you have been hurt

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<v Speaker 1>in the past before, We all.

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<v Speaker 4>Have our past chromas Clinic's okay.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's fair and it's definitely something that they're

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<v Speaker 2>weighing behind the scenes as well. You know, I can't

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<v Speaker 2>speculate on the kind of treatment or surgery that's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be required for Dalton. I certainly understand why people

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<v Speaker 2>are though, because anytime you hear the words UCL tear

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<v Speaker 2>surgery possible, you think worst case scenario. So again, I

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<v Speaker 2>can understand why the Dodgers, given the significant weight of

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<v Speaker 2>the decision and also Dalton, are going to give this

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<v Speaker 2>two weeks and try to avoid surgery. That would be

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<v Speaker 2>the best case scenario obviously, but they're for all the

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<v Speaker 2>reasons you just outlined reasons to get clarity soon, which

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<v Speaker 2>is why I don't think they're going to wait for

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<v Speaker 2>the full four to six week window that Dave Roberts

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<v Speaker 2>has said that that Rushing will be no throw. I

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<v Speaker 2>think they're going to look more at that two week

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<v Speaker 2>window of has the initial treatment brought any sort or

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<v Speaker 2>alleviate to any sort of pain. If so, let's keep

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<v Speaker 2>it up. If not, we're going to make a decision

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<v Speaker 2>here too.

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<v Speaker 3>Well.

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<v Speaker 1>Katie, appreciate the time here, you plugging in in a

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<v Speaker 1>very obvious, obviously busy part of the ballpark there. Hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>as we're recording this before the game the Dodgers get

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<v Speaker 1>a win. But appreciate you jumping on and hopefully we

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<v Speaker 1>see you tomorrow when we're live at noon. Again, we

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate Katie checking in from the ballpark there at Wrigley.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not a never a comfortable situation doing those kind

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<v Speaker 1>of hits, but yeah, that that is where things stand

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<v Speaker 1>right now. You guys know where I'm at. I would

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<v Speaker 1>would not be hurt to see surgery the surgery option

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<v Speaker 1>be chosen for Dalton Rushing, especially if your plan is

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<v Speaker 1>to have him catching and playing defense for years to come,

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<v Speaker 1>he's gonna need to be able to throw a baseball.

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<v Speaker 1>But we have seen people undergo you know, PRP and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, rest and recovery and bounce back, depending once

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<v Speaker 1>again on the severity of that tear. That's where it

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<v Speaker 1>can heal, it can get better, and maybe he plays

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of his career never needing surgery, never having

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<v Speaker 1>to worry about.

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<v Speaker 4>That elbow again.

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<v Speaker 1>But my brain is gonna go to the worst case

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<v Speaker 1>scenario and what we've seen with the Dodgers of late

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<v Speaker 1>and just some of the bad luck they have had

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<v Speaker 1>with some injuries and them taking longer or certain injuries

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<v Speaker 1>becoming something bigger. I can think of like the back

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<v Speaker 1>with Tyler Glass. Now you could think of the shoulder

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<v Speaker 1>with Gavin Stone. But anyways, it's been long enough. Those

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<v Speaker 1>are our thoughts. Sound off in the comments. Let us

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