1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,720 Speaker 1: All right, welcome back to the Swimming Upstream podcast on 2 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: the Fans First Sports Network. My name is Kevin Barrella 3 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: and joined with Alex Carver the start of the partnership. 4 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: We'll get into that more later, but Alex, thank you 5 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:16,119 Speaker 1: so much for hopping on. We have a very We 6 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:18,440 Speaker 1: have a super fun guest that we are bringing on, 7 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: one of the hottest sitters in minor league baseball, Dane Myers. Alex, 8 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: what's up and I'll let you introduce him yourself. 9 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 2: Yeah. Man, it's good to be with you on Swimming 10 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 2: up Stream. keV. 11 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 3: I'm glad to have daneen today to talk about basically 12 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 3: his baseball journey. Dude's been been super hot, one of, 13 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 3: like you said, one of the hottest hitters in minor 14 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:37,560 Speaker 3: league baseball, tearing up with Jacksonville. 15 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 2: So excited to. 16 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:42,159 Speaker 3: Talk today about about his growth with the game, what 17 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:46,159 Speaker 3: he's doing lately, and you know, looking forward to the 18 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 3: future for this prospect who is doing very well right now. 19 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:51,959 Speaker 1: So yeah, before we get into the first question, Day 20 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 1: Myers in twenty twenty three's played with Jacksonville in Pensacola. 21 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: He is slashing three thirty five Ford twenty three five 22 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: thirty four nine fifty seven. He has twelve home runs 23 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: and six sixteen RB forty three rbs. Dane Just, I 24 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: guess the simple question is what got you into baseball? 25 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: How'd you get into it? And just you know, that's 26 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: that's basically it. 27 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,960 Speaker 4: Well, thanks for having me, first of all, but I mean, 28 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 4: my love for baseball basically goes back. 29 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 5: As long as I could remember. 30 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 4: My brother basically put a bat and ball in my 31 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 4: hand as soon as I could stand open throw, so 32 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 4: I can accredit everything to him, just to start off with. 33 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:38,039 Speaker 4: But it's been quite the journey and I've enjoyed every 34 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 4: part of it so far. 35 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 5: I'll tell you that. 36 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:44,039 Speaker 3: Yeah, gosh, man, moving on, you mentioned family. I know 37 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 3: this is super important to you. Read an article that 38 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 3: you did a while ago, a bit ago. That's that 39 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 3: I think a hometown newspaper wrote on you about the 40 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 3: importance of your family. Grew up with with a single mom, 41 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 3: and that's that's that's that's. 42 00:01:57,680 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 2: Near and dear to me because I also grew up 43 00:01:59,120 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 2: with a single mom. 44 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 3: Playing the league, I didn't get nearly as far as you, 45 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 3: of course, That's why I'm talking to you in this capacity. 46 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 2: But but just. 47 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 3: The importance of your family, the support that you have 48 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 3: from your mother, your siblings, and how they've gotten you 49 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 3: to where you're at today. 50 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 2: Can you speak a little bit of that. 51 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 5: Yeah, for sure, it starts with my mom. 52 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 4: Uh, just the way she raised all three of us, me, 53 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 4: my brother, and my sister, going back as far as 54 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 4: I remember, just just like playing ball. I mean, she's 55 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:33,920 Speaker 4: been sacrificing and doing whatever she could for us, for 56 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 4: us to have a good life and for us to enjoy. 57 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 5: The little things. 58 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 4: If we were struggling at any point, we we would 59 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 4: never know because my mom was always being positive, positive 60 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 4: and a telling let's just. 61 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:46,839 Speaker 5: Live day by day. 62 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:50,919 Speaker 4: But yeah, my family, my family's everything. They've they've been 63 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 4: my support system since day one. I mean, my mom 64 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:56,639 Speaker 4: she really didn't miss a game until pro ball when 65 00:02:56,720 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 4: when I started traveling a whole lot. My brother and sister, 66 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:04,920 Speaker 4: when whenever my mom was busy, back back when we 67 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 4: were yelling, she would, uh, my sister and brother would 68 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:10,640 Speaker 4: take me to practices and games. I mean that goes 69 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:13,639 Speaker 4: back as far as I remember as well. So they've 70 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 4: always been there for me, always always supporting me in 71 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 4: whichever way I needed them to. And and I mean, 72 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,519 Speaker 4: I definitely wouldn't be here today without them. 73 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 5: Yeah. 74 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 3: Man, it's gonna be awesome to see him in the 75 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 3: stands when that big League debut comes down. 76 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 2: Here in Miami. So I'm sure there with you, So 77 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 2: it's gonna be awesome. Move on. 78 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 3: Next question is on college, Rice University. So Rice University 79 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 3: not not in Ivy League school, but they have a 80 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 3: lot of Ivy League qualities that they like to pride 81 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 3: themselves by. So tell me about college man, attending that college, 82 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 3: attending that school, what you learned there, How you learned 83 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 3: how to kind of grow with this game, as you 84 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 3: know from amateur professional, and what that did for your career. 85 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 5: It was good in college. 86 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 4: I had a good support system around me with the 87 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 4: coaching staff and then and then my teammates. 88 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 5: It was nice to stay around home. 89 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 4: Rice is only about thirty forty five minutes from my house, 90 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 4: so having my family be able to come watch or. 91 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:20,359 Speaker 5: Going home whenever I needed to, it was really nice. 92 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:23,160 Speaker 5: I learned a lot at Rice. 93 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:25,919 Speaker 4: I feel like I grew up from freshman to junior 94 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 4: year with coaching staff. They pushed me hard, which is 95 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 4: which is kind of what I needed at that point. 96 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:38,159 Speaker 4: At Rice, too, with the academic situation and how tough 97 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 4: it is there. You kind of have to learn how 98 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 4: to balance back flag part and the academic. 99 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 5: Part, which isn't easy at a school like that. 100 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 4: So they kind of taught me how to be responsible 101 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 4: in ways I hadn't had to do before, and it 102 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 4: was good for me for sure. 103 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: Dane Many. I guess some people are now starting to 104 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: figure this out. But you at one point pitched in 105 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:03,159 Speaker 1: your major league career. You were kind of a pitcher 106 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:06,839 Speaker 1: and hitter there. So was that always the case growing up? 107 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:10,280 Speaker 1: Where you always kind of doing both when you would play, 108 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:14,600 Speaker 1: And did you dedicate and then did you dedicate yourself 109 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 1: more to pitching more or hitting more? What was How 110 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: did that come to be to kind of just finally 111 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 1: start dedicating to one side of baseball in that case? 112 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:27,159 Speaker 4: Well, growing up, I'd say I kind of worked on 113 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 4: both equally. I just I love the game so much, 114 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:34,359 Speaker 4: so I just enjoyed going out there and competing. But 115 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:37,839 Speaker 4: I don't think I really started to separate the two 116 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:42,239 Speaker 4: until probably eighth grade, a year. 117 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 5: Before I went into high school ball. 118 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 4: I started trying to focus in on being a position 119 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 4: player actually, and I still did my picking stuff, my 120 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 4: picking drills and things like that, but I can definitely 121 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 4: say I piled a lot more working on the hitting side. 122 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 4: But yeah, it's kind of crazy to look back at 123 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 4: that and end up starting off as. 124 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:08,559 Speaker 5: A picture in Pro Bowl. But in college I did both. 125 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 4: So that's one of the reasons I went to Rice 126 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 4: as well, is because they were giving me the opportunity 127 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 4: to do both, and I trusted in them and telling 128 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 4: me in that and so that was important. 129 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:21,599 Speaker 5: To me and deciding which school I went to. 130 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 4: So I mean, I just I really wanted to do 131 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 4: both as long as I could, because I really do 132 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 4: love both. I don't miss not playing every day. I 133 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 4: don't miss walking the house. I don't miss getting hit 134 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 4: all around the yard, I'll tell you that, but. 135 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 5: I do miss pitching. It's just a blessing to be 136 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:47,039 Speaker 5: in the spot that. 137 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 4: I am now, to be able to play every day, 138 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:52,839 Speaker 4: be healthy and having that bats that I'm having and 139 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 4: enjoying every single one. 140 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 5: So it's been good for me. I'm really enjoying it. 141 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 1: And I guess I'll follow up to that is how 142 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 1: did the change from I guess obviously made it to 143 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:06,280 Speaker 1: big leagues? You were pitching for a while in Detroit. 144 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 1: How did that switch come to be? How did they 145 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: approach you about it? And just what was how did 146 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 1: it all go down for you? Just going from pitching 147 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:15,679 Speaker 1: in the minor leagues all of a sudden, you're you're hitting. 148 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 5: Yeah. 149 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 4: When the minor leagues with Detroit, I really enjoyed pitching, 150 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 4: and I thought that was that was gonna take me 151 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 4: to the big leagues. And then I had a couple 152 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 4: of arm injuries, I got a little out of shape, 153 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 4: I wasn't my velocity had dropped a lot. So that 154 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 4: twenty nineteen year, my last year pitching, was a tough 155 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 4: one for me. And about halfway through the year, I 156 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 4: was in a bad spot and I talked to my 157 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 4: support system, my family, my friends, and I was basically 158 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 4: telling them like I might I may be done with 159 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 4: the game, or I may ask them to hit. And 160 00:07:57,560 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 4: sure enough, a couple of weeks later, as soon as 161 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 4: I mentioned in that to to my family and friends, 162 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 4: I was approached by by some of the front office 163 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 4: with Detroit and they asked me if I wanted to 164 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 4: go back and swing it. 165 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 5: And I can say yes, Coop enough. So it's kind 166 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 5: of how it went down. 167 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, awesome. 168 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, so succeeding now as a hitter as you know, 169 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 3: you know, it's it's just like it's it's interesting because 170 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 3: there's this rise in the value of a two way 171 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 3: player ever since Show. 172 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 5: Hey. 173 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 2: Of course there's this value in being the two way player, 174 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 2: but that's not for everybody. It's hard to do both. 175 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 3: So the settle one is uh, it's definitely uh Don Reynolds. 176 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: Don Reynolds is in the organization. 177 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, but he's not hitting anymore either. He's pitching the 178 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 2: antithesis of day and he's kind of go in the 179 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 2: other direction. 180 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:51,439 Speaker 3: So so yeah, man, I guess I guess the other 181 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:55,320 Speaker 3: thing we can ask on this about, uh, you know, 182 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 3: about about the transition, about about becoming becoming a hitter. 183 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:00,560 Speaker 3: Who are the guys that have helped you, helped you 184 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 3: out the most in the transition from from pitching to hitting. 185 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 3: They could be players, coaches, whatever, Maybe who the guys 186 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 3: that have helped you. 187 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 1: Out the moment. 188 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:15,080 Speaker 4: Going back to my family, my brother number one, he's 189 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 4: basically my hitting coach. He's basically watching every ad bat, 190 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:22,560 Speaker 4: watching watching everything I do. And if I get a 191 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:25,080 Speaker 4: little off, and I know I can, I can count 192 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 4: on him to get me or tell me something to 193 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 4: get me back right. But switching over when I first 194 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 4: switched over back to hitting with Detroit in that twenty 195 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 4: nineteen year, I had a couple of hitting coaches that. 196 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 5: I really liked coming over in Miami. Matt Snyder. 197 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:48,240 Speaker 4: I mean I can remember in spring training going to 198 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 4: early work with him and him giving me a bunch 199 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:53,079 Speaker 4: of good information that I've I've kind of taken it 200 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 4: and used this year. I mean, everybody's been good to 201 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 4: me with Miami so far. 202 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 5: The what what's really been nice too is from. 203 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 4: Day one they kind of told me, hey, we've got 204 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:08,960 Speaker 4: we all have confidence in you. We just want you 205 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:11,200 Speaker 4: to go out there and play your game. So from 206 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,320 Speaker 4: that point I didn't have to press or anything. I 207 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 4: just kind of went out there and played my game 208 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 4: and try to have that bets that I know how 209 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 4: to have. So, I mean, there's been too many people 210 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 4: to name really that have helped me, but that the 211 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 4: people that have helped me and the coaches that I 212 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:29,200 Speaker 4: have been around have made the transition a lot. 213 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:31,560 Speaker 5: Easier than it probably should have been, because I know 214 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 5: it could have been a lot tougher. 215 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 4: I know I could have had a lot of coaches 216 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 4: look at me and say, oh, and he's a po 217 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 4: you know, he's not going to. 218 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 5: Be able to hit. 219 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 4: He's not going to be able to do these things 220 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:42,439 Speaker 4: in the field and things like that. 221 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 5: So I really haven't. I can't say I've had a 222 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:47,960 Speaker 5: coach like that around me so far. 223 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:50,079 Speaker 4: So I mean, all of them have been a blessing 224 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 4: and all of them have kind of understood me in 225 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 4: the right way and let me play my game. 226 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:58,560 Speaker 3: Last question on this, this is my final call up 227 00:10:58,559 --> 00:10:59,080 Speaker 3: about hitting. 228 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:01,599 Speaker 2: You were in spring training. I know you're with the 229 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:02,199 Speaker 2: big league team. 230 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 3: They kind of called you up a little bit, I think, 231 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 3: to just to get some time on the bench, time 232 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 3: around the team in spring training. Well, we know the 233 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 3: Skip was out there a bit during spring training. We 234 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:12,839 Speaker 3: know that the coaches brought there as well. 235 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:14,680 Speaker 2: With you, guys. 236 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 3: Thoughts or initial thoughts I guess I should say about 237 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:21,439 Speaker 3: spring training about Skip, maybe about Brent Brown. Any thoughts 238 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:22,840 Speaker 3: on those guys? 239 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 5: Uh? Yeah, both. I like both of them a lot. 240 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 4: With the little time that I did get to spend 241 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:31,680 Speaker 4: around them, it means a lot that they were coming 242 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:34,680 Speaker 4: out and watching us practice and play there on the 243 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 4: backfields because I mean, obviously you have your big league guys, 244 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 4: but they won't be there forever and they won't they 245 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 4: won't always be available, So. 246 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 5: What's behind them is important. 247 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:51,040 Speaker 4: And I think that's just kind of the winning culture 248 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 4: that they're trying to building. Obviously, that's that's goal number 249 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 4: one for me, get to the big leagues and help 250 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:00,440 Speaker 4: contribute to that team winning. 251 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:01,959 Speaker 5: However, I can. 252 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:05,679 Speaker 4: So for them to be having an eye on that's it. 253 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:08,959 Speaker 4: It is good because that just lets us know we're valued, 254 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 4: you know what I mean? 255 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:14,719 Speaker 1: Dan, I want to ask you Rule five Draft. I mean, 256 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:17,560 Speaker 1: you spent some time with Detroit, but good amount of 257 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: time in Detroit. Obviously you were exposed to Rule five Draft. 258 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:23,839 Speaker 1: This past offseason you get taken by Miami. I think 259 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:25,200 Speaker 1: in the in the I think it was a double 260 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 1: a portion. Just what's the transition, like, you know, and 261 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 1: especially being you know, sitting there, knowing that you're exposed 262 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:33,720 Speaker 1: to Rule five Draft, you feel on your nerves, you 263 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 1: know the possibility of going to a new organization, which 264 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 1: in this case it happened, or do you kind of 265 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 1: hope that you stay packed with Detroit. I mean this case, 266 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 1: with Miami, you're getting new opportunities. You're non Triple A, 267 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:46,360 Speaker 1: You're pretty damn close to the big leagues. So what's 268 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 1: it like sitting there knowing that, you know, being exposed 269 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: to the Rule five draft, And how difficult has can 270 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 1: the transition be going from this case Detroit to Miami. 271 00:12:57,440 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, sitting there knowing that I was in the field 272 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:05,200 Speaker 4: basically get taken in that draft, I wasn't necessarily nervous 273 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 4: or anxious, but I. 274 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:08,360 Speaker 5: Knew it was a pretty good possibility. 275 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:12,559 Speaker 4: So I was kind of just leaving it to my faith, 276 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:17,720 Speaker 4: letting whatever happened happen, having trust that whatever situation I 277 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:19,599 Speaker 4: was put in, I was going to take advantage of 278 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:24,200 Speaker 4: the opportunity. But I was in a comfortable spot with Detroit. 279 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:26,840 Speaker 4: Like I said, I like the people that I was around. 280 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 4: I liked the teammates, so I like my coaches, and 281 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:32,679 Speaker 4: I wish I could have stayed with them. But at 282 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 4: the same time, coming over here has been the best 283 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 4: thing that's happened for me. I've had a couple of 284 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:41,840 Speaker 4: mechanical changes. I've been able to show my talents and 285 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 4: play kind of all over the field. So coming over 286 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 4: here has been more than I could ask for. It's 287 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 4: been perfect for me. Like I said, the coaching staff 288 00:13:53,000 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 4: has just been nothing but positive for me, and they're kind. 289 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:03,200 Speaker 4: Like I said what I touched on a little bit earlier, 290 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 4: being able to just go out and play my game. 291 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:09,560 Speaker 4: I've had a lot of people in the past kind 292 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 4: of try and tweak things here and there that I 293 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:15,319 Speaker 4: like to do that are a little bit different than 294 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 4: other people. And for Miami to kind of see that 295 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 4: in me and kind of just let me go about 296 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 4: my business, and I'm sure if it wasn't working, we'd 297 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:25,680 Speaker 4: be changing it. But the fact that I've kind of 298 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:28,920 Speaker 4: ridden the roller coaster and stayed on my hot streak, 299 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 4: for them to let me just kind of go out 300 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 4: there and play my game is huge. So the transition 301 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:39,400 Speaker 4: has been not too hard, because at first I was 302 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:41,960 Speaker 4: a little little nervous to come over here because I 303 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 4: really didn't know anybody. I'm a little bit reserved. I'm 304 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 4: a little bit on the shire side. But all the 305 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:50,960 Speaker 4: guys welcome me over here and it's been nice so far. 306 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 3: You mentioned mechanical changes just as a follow up to 307 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 3: what you just had. You mentioned mechanical changes. Are there 308 00:14:57,160 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 3: any specific that you can point out that have made 309 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 3: the biggest differ for you. 310 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 5: Just being on time. 311 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 4: I'm getting into a lot better of a spot than 312 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:10,240 Speaker 4: I was last year, and I can say that I'm 313 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 4: doing it more consistently this year. I think that probably 314 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 4: attributes to my my little bit lower of strikeouts this year. 315 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 5: So at some points last year it was almost. 316 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 4: Like I was having to be perfect to put a 317 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:29,480 Speaker 4: good swing on the ball perfectly on time. And I 318 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 4: just think a couple of little things that I've done 319 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 4: this year it has given me a little bit. 320 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 5: More room for er. 321 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:36,840 Speaker 4: I mean, you're not going to be perfect every time 322 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 4: between the bats, so it's got me a lot more 323 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:45,960 Speaker 4: hard hit balls, a lot more contact, which is a goal. 324 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 4: So it's been good for me so far. 325 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 6: Into the corner we couldna see on scores and for 326 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 6: the second day in a row, it's a walk on 327 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 6: swimp when these team byers does see airplane when the first. 328 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 3: You know, as Kevin said, he you come from the 329 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:13,120 Speaker 3: Tigers here to Miami, what are what are some of 330 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 3: the main differences that you see from organization to organizations, 331 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 3: So things that the Marlins do that the Tigers did 332 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:21,800 Speaker 3: a little bit differently, something like that that maybe some 333 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:25,080 Speaker 3: things that you can point to that that's just different 334 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:26,440 Speaker 3: now than when you were in Detroit. 335 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 4: I would say that there's not a ton of differences, 336 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 4: but one that kind of stood out to. 337 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 5: Me right away is the workload that we had in 338 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:41,360 Speaker 5: spring training. 339 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 4: We didn't really ease into. I showed up for early camp. 340 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 4: I forget when that was, but showing up for that, 341 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 4: and I remember there, I think it was two or 342 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 4: three days in and we were seeing live pitching, which 343 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:54,880 Speaker 4: I was excited about because I didn't get to see 344 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:56,040 Speaker 4: anybody pitching back home. 345 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 5: So being able to get. 346 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 4: In the box and start getting reps as quick as 347 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 4: possible and spring training was nice. 348 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:04,439 Speaker 5: I enjoyed that. 349 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:07,719 Speaker 4: So I would say, it's not like we've gotten a 350 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 4: heavy workload over here in Miami compared to Detroit, but 351 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:14,639 Speaker 4: maybe just a little more work here and there, a 352 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 4: little more attention to detail on specific players, maybe what 353 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:22,679 Speaker 4: I need compared to what somebody else's needs are. So 354 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:26,400 Speaker 4: it's all been good. I mean, Detroit was really good 355 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 4: to me. It's hard to have anything bad to say 356 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:32,920 Speaker 4: about them, so and Miami has been perfect so far. 357 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 4: As I said, so, it's it's hard to complain either way. 358 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:40,640 Speaker 1: Dan, I wanted to ask you, I guess the biggest 359 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 1: change for you this year offensively, or at least that 360 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 1: we all notice, is the k rate. I mean, it 361 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 1: was up in the thirties with Detroit and now it's 362 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:52,800 Speaker 1: in the seventeens. It was seventeen percent double A and 363 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 1: triple A it's sixteen. Just how what's been the big 364 00:17:57,320 --> 00:17:59,720 Speaker 1: difference for you when it comes to I guess having 365 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:03,800 Speaker 1: more patients had the plate while not losing any power. 366 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:08,439 Speaker 4: Yeah, Like I said a little bit earlier, I'm just 367 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:11,760 Speaker 4: in a lot better spot. I think I've I've stayed 368 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:15,520 Speaker 4: a little shorter, My load has become a hair shorter, 369 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:19,119 Speaker 4: my swing has become a hair shorter, and I feel 370 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:21,960 Speaker 4: like I'm not having to rush any type of decisions 371 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:24,439 Speaker 4: at the plate. I felt like last year I got 372 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:29,240 Speaker 4: a little big, almost like my swing wasn't matching my 373 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:32,960 Speaker 4: approach at some point. So I just feel like my 374 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 4: approach and my swing is really matched up this year. 375 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:37,680 Speaker 4: I'm just trying to see the ball, see the ball along, 376 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 4: get a good pitch to hit, and make good decision. 377 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:47,359 Speaker 4: I've really honed in on what decisions and what pitches 378 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:50,400 Speaker 4: I'm looking for and swinging at. And I think that's 379 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 4: led to a little more contact in less case, like 380 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:57,040 Speaker 4: you said, yeah, nice. 381 00:18:57,000 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 3: Nice, Yeah, definitely working out what we He so far 382 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:03,800 Speaker 3: mentioned a little bit ago about about Snyder. I wanted 383 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 3: to follow up on that and also ask about col 384 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:08,720 Speaker 3: Bran with Jacksonville. I know you've even with Jacksonville for 385 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:10,360 Speaker 3: a little bit, but maybe. 386 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:11,080 Speaker 2: First impressions on him. 387 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:13,400 Speaker 3: But yeah, just these two hitting coaches you mentioned, Snyder 388 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 3: has helped you a lot. No, he was away from 389 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:17,879 Speaker 3: the team for a little while to to welcome in 390 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:21,760 Speaker 3: a new baby. Actually, when you guys Wonola won, the 391 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:25,680 Speaker 3: won the first half title wasn't there, but yeah, super 392 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:26,200 Speaker 3: cool for him. 393 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:26,640 Speaker 2: Cool guy. 394 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 3: Got to talk to him a bit, I think all 395 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:31,199 Speaker 3: of us did in spring so he's awesome. But I 396 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 3: want to ask about these hitting coaches this year, you know, 397 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:35,879 Speaker 3: just expand on that a little bit. What what have 398 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:38,960 Speaker 3: they worked on you? What have they worked with uh, 399 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 3: or what have they worked on with you? Sorry this year? 400 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 3: And the difference that that they have. 401 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 2: Made so far. 402 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:51,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, both guys have been amazing for me. Like I said, Uh, Snyder, 403 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 4: he texted me I remember weekend the spring training and said, hey, 404 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 4: you want. 405 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 5: To go to cagees a little bit early. I got 406 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:03,480 Speaker 5: some stuff for you. I'm sure enough. I went and look. 407 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:06,720 Speaker 4: The good thing with Snyder is he's an open book, 408 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:09,560 Speaker 4: and so am I. So I'm going to take every 409 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:12,959 Speaker 4: information a piece of information he wanted to give me, 410 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:15,439 Speaker 4: and he was open to me saying, hey, I'm not 411 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 4: comfortable with that. 412 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:17,520 Speaker 5: Hey, that doesn't feel right. 413 00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:20,880 Speaker 4: So I think that's kind of where our good relationship 414 00:20:20,920 --> 00:20:24,680 Speaker 4: started and him understanding maybe I don't want to tweet 415 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:27,480 Speaker 4: something in my swing that I like, and I'm going 416 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:29,159 Speaker 4: to listen to him, but it may not be the 417 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:29,919 Speaker 4: right thing for me. 418 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 5: And so we just kind of messed mesh thoughts, messed. 419 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 4: Some hitting sessions and and uh figured something things out 420 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 4: that that's put me in a good spot this year. 421 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:45,199 Speaker 4: And the cool thing about Snyder is the communication with Colds. 422 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 5: As soon as I got here to Jacksonville. 423 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 4: Colb sat me down and we were basically talking what 424 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 4: about the same things that me and Snyder were talking about, 425 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:57,880 Speaker 4: And so he can keep eye on that and make 426 00:20:57,920 --> 00:21:00,960 Speaker 4: sure I'm keeping that same thing of the things going 427 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 4: in the CAD and Jacksonville that I wasn't pensicolar, so 428 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:09,280 Speaker 4: I would I couldn't say one specific thing that that 429 00:21:09,359 --> 00:21:12,120 Speaker 4: we've worked on or we've done. It's just kind of 430 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:14,840 Speaker 4: I've honed my craft. I feel like they feilt me 431 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:17,359 Speaker 4: home my craft, and I'm kind of just writing that 432 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:19,159 Speaker 4: out right now. I'm trying to take it day by 433 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:22,159 Speaker 4: day and write out what I've got going because I, 434 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:24,200 Speaker 4: like I said, i feel like I'm in a. 435 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 5: Good spot to hit. 436 00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:29,120 Speaker 4: I'm relaxed and calm up there, so no decisions, I'm 437 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:30,720 Speaker 4: making a rush or anything like that. 438 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 5: So I'm just up there having gone basically, which which 439 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 5: is good. It's nice to do. 440 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, that continuity is awesome. 441 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:41,440 Speaker 3: That level of communication that you mentioned, just like, hey, 442 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:43,120 Speaker 3: you're going to go to a new level, but things 443 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 3: don't start over right, you continue to work on what 444 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:47,240 Speaker 3: you're working on. So to see that level of communication 445 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:49,680 Speaker 3: between coaching stops is definitely encouraging to hear. Definitely a 446 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:52,400 Speaker 3: good way to build a player in the system. 447 00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 2: So that's that's a great point. I'm glad that you're 448 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:57,680 Speaker 2: having that experience. A couple more for you. 449 00:21:57,600 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 3: Before we let you go for the day. The next 450 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 3: one is is the approach we talked about a little bit. 451 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 3: You talked about staying on time, not being rushed. But 452 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:07,320 Speaker 3: you get to expand on this a little bit. You 453 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:09,200 Speaker 3: get into the box, it's it's a zero zero count. 454 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:11,280 Speaker 3: Maybe you're facing a new picture, whatever it may be. 455 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 3: What's the approach, what are you looking for? How do 456 00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:20,800 Speaker 3: you get ahead? What's what's the mindset behind the day 457 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:21,840 Speaker 3: to day at bat for day. 458 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:27,200 Speaker 4: Meyers, mine's a little bit different than than a lot 459 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:29,760 Speaker 4: of other people, I feel like, but I almost like 460 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:35,160 Speaker 4: to think as the stick sole or a little bit 461 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:38,399 Speaker 4: to the left of the shortstop, my left of the 462 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:41,879 Speaker 4: short stop, that's my left field, lind. So I don't 463 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:45,240 Speaker 4: really want to feel like I'm trying to hook or 464 00:22:45,359 --> 00:22:48,359 Speaker 4: pull balls. I'd rather try and go to right center, 465 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:51,960 Speaker 4: keep a good bat path on the swing I'm taking in. 466 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:54,480 Speaker 4: If I react to it and catch it out in front, 467 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:57,520 Speaker 4: that's the balls that I lift and pull out pull 468 00:22:57,520 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 4: out front. So I'm really I'm looking for a good 469 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:04,240 Speaker 4: pitch of hit from pitch one. I'm never really sitting 470 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 4: on a certain pitch. I'm never really trying to do 471 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:10,760 Speaker 4: one certain thing. I mean, obviously certain situations call for 472 00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:15,360 Speaker 4: different types of bat bats and focused points, but I'm 473 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 4: out there just trying to get a good pitch of 474 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:18,800 Speaker 4: hit and trying to do damage with it. 475 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 5: I feel like as. 476 00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:24,440 Speaker 4: Long as I'm not changing my zone to too much 477 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:27,200 Speaker 4: towards a picture or what the umpire may be calling 478 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:29,439 Speaker 4: that day, as long as I'm staying my approach and 479 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 4: staying to my zone, I have a good chance to 480 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:32,959 Speaker 4: put a good swing on it. 481 00:23:34,160 --> 00:23:36,680 Speaker 1: Dan, just last one for me here before we let 482 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 1: you go. You know you're now on triple A. You've 483 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:43,160 Speaker 1: kind of established yourself there. Just what do you want 484 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:46,119 Speaker 1: to continue to work on that You still believe you 485 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:47,680 Speaker 1: have room to improve? 486 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 5: Yeah, there's always room to improve. 487 00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:55,920 Speaker 4: I still would like to strike out lest I would 488 00:23:55,960 --> 00:24:00,240 Speaker 4: like to walk more. My contact and my barrel rate 489 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:02,959 Speaker 4: is up there, but I feel like I can improve 490 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:07,359 Speaker 4: on that. I don't want to just be a hitter either. 491 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:13,440 Speaker 4: Me playing different positions, playing left, right, some center, and 492 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:14,720 Speaker 4: the corners in the infield. 493 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:17,920 Speaker 5: I want to try and perfect each one of those. 494 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:21,919 Speaker 4: That's hard to do, but I think I can be 495 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:26,400 Speaker 4: in as athletic and my focus on defense, I don't 496 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:29,359 Speaker 4: want to just be a one one play, one way player. 497 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 4: I kind of want to be able to do it 498 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:33,119 Speaker 4: all on the field, So I want to work on 499 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:37,119 Speaker 4: my defense a little bit. I just want to make 500 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:41,200 Speaker 4: sure everything stay sharp, stay in shape, stay healthy, keep. 501 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:43,640 Speaker 5: My mind right, and I think everything will work out 502 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:43,919 Speaker 5: for me. 503 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:48,719 Speaker 3: A follow up to that, before our last question, Dane, 504 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 3: you mentioned playing other positions or different positions. Yeah, you said, 505 00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:55,879 Speaker 3: do you want to? You want to perfect all of 506 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 3: them as much as you can. But as of as 507 00:24:57,720 --> 00:24:59,960 Speaker 3: of right now today, where. 508 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 2: Do you almost comfortable? Where are you most? 509 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:05,560 Speaker 3: Where are you most you know, do you feel like 510 00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:07,920 Speaker 3: you can showcase your ability and also be be pretty 511 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:09,439 Speaker 3: comfortable and get the job done. 512 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:17,680 Speaker 5: I would probably say third or first base, and. 513 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:22,159 Speaker 4: I'd probably just say probably because that is what I 514 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 4: grew up playing and what I played the most. So 515 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:28,800 Speaker 4: going back, that's what I've I've known for the longest, but. 516 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:31,640 Speaker 5: A little bit or. 517 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:36,080 Speaker 4: The outfield that I've played the previous years, and this 518 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:38,160 Speaker 4: year has has been a lot better. 519 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:42,200 Speaker 5: Than uh I would have thought it would have been. 520 00:25:42,119 --> 00:25:44,400 Speaker 4: Because I used to in like high school, just mess 521 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:47,639 Speaker 4: around the outfield and stuff like that, not get that 522 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:50,159 Speaker 4: great breathe in the outfield, and not really had an 523 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:53,199 Speaker 4: idea what was going on ball off the bat, So 524 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:56,880 Speaker 4: just putting a little bit of work into that this offseason, 525 00:25:58,040 --> 00:26:00,760 Speaker 4: knowing that I may be kind of playing everywhere this 526 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:03,320 Speaker 4: coming year was big for me. 527 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 5: It's helped me a lot. Uh, just be. 528 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 4: Ready for wherever wherever on that that day in the lineup. 529 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:12,879 Speaker 5: But yeah, third or first, I'd say most comfortable. 530 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:16,680 Speaker 4: But it's not like I'm uncomfortable and less right, Yeah, 531 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:18,040 Speaker 4: got it. 532 00:26:18,160 --> 00:26:18,560 Speaker 2: Awesome. 533 00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 3: Last question, this has been awesome so far. The last 534 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:25,960 Speaker 3: question the Marlins. I'm sure you keep up with them, right, Uh, 535 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 3: this this team is winning. They're they're doing awesome, They're 536 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:34,040 Speaker 3: doing fantastic. Looks like they're they're pretty serious about making 537 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:36,800 Speaker 3: this run here at the playoffs. That's gonna be awesome 538 00:26:36,840 --> 00:26:38,920 Speaker 3: to see for the first time since what twenty twenty 539 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 3: on the COVID year. It's pretty cool you yourself performing 540 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:45,680 Speaker 3: and the Miners pretty much right there on the cusp 541 00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:49,720 Speaker 3: of of making a big league impact. Perhaps so just 542 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 3: your level of excitement and being part of this organization 543 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:55,000 Speaker 3: that is winning, that is continuing to build this winning 544 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:56,639 Speaker 3: culture as well throughout the Miners, as you know from 545 00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:59,520 Speaker 3: Pensacola now with Jacksonville, so continuing to build this winning 546 00:26:59,520 --> 00:27:00,320 Speaker 3: culture all up. 547 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:00,879 Speaker 2: To the big leagues. 548 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 3: How exciting is it for you to be where you're 549 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:06,080 Speaker 3: at right now, at this point in your career, knowing 550 00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:09,119 Speaker 3: that you have a chance to join what is now 551 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:12,720 Speaker 3: the season a winning organization. Just the level of excitement 552 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:13,160 Speaker 3: around that. 553 00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:15,879 Speaker 5: I mean, man, I'm super pumped. 554 00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:18,359 Speaker 4: It's It's always been a goal of mine since I 555 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:22,360 Speaker 4: was a little kid to play postseason baseball, meaningful baseball. 556 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:26,320 Speaker 5: So being able to join Miami just this first year 557 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:27,040 Speaker 5: and then. 558 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:29,879 Speaker 4: Have a good year this year and. 559 00:27:29,240 --> 00:27:32,120 Speaker 5: Pushing for contention like they are it is pretty cool. 560 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:35,840 Speaker 4: And knowing that I'm right there possibly being able to 561 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:39,040 Speaker 4: get up there and contribute would be cool. It's kind 562 00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:42,120 Speaker 4: of like I said with Skiff being at the backfields. 563 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:46,600 Speaker 4: Just that culture of winning that is it's contagious, you 564 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 4: know what I mean, As you said by Stencilkols that 565 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:52,000 Speaker 4: that was the play and since they one is for 566 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:54,760 Speaker 4: us to win and usually if you win a lot 567 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:57,560 Speaker 4: of games, certain players and a good amount. 568 00:27:57,320 --> 00:28:01,680 Speaker 5: Of the players are having good years as well. Society. Man, 569 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:03,680 Speaker 5: I do keep up with the Marlins. 570 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:07,600 Speaker 4: I'm usually checking box scores and watching games as much 571 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 4: as I can. Being able to see what years doing 572 00:28:12,760 --> 00:28:14,639 Speaker 4: after playing with him at the start and fits the 573 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:17,840 Speaker 4: fall and watching him pitch and the bigs now is awesome. 574 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:22,520 Speaker 4: Being able to be with Jazz on his rehab ut 575 00:28:22,840 --> 00:28:25,720 Speaker 4: this past week was awesome, and kind of hearing what 576 00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:29,000 Speaker 4: he was saying about the winning culture and and what's 577 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:31,240 Speaker 4: going on in the clubhouse and how cool it is 578 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:34,480 Speaker 4: is gave me a little bit of more like, Man, yeah, 579 00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:36,360 Speaker 4: I bet that is awesome. I'm going to get there 580 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:37,959 Speaker 4: and help out, you know. 581 00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:40,080 Speaker 5: So it's exciting. Man. 582 00:28:40,680 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 4: I hope they keep winning. I hope they keep pushing 583 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:45,680 Speaker 4: and hopefully one of these days I can get up 584 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:46,160 Speaker 4: there and help. 585 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:49,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, for sure, I mean you'll you'll definitely have a shot. 586 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:52,520 Speaker 1: If it's not now, it's definitely when they expand rosters 587 00:28:52,560 --> 00:28:56,600 Speaker 1: for and give other guys there an opportunity. But Dane, 588 00:28:57,400 --> 00:28:59,520 Speaker 1: thank you so much for hopping on. We we really 589 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 1: appreciate time that you've given us, and from Alex and myself, 590 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:07,080 Speaker 1: I think this will do it for these for swimming upstream. 591 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:09,800 Speaker 1: We'll see you guys in the next one. Peace out 592 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:10,440 Speaker 1: and go fish.