1 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: Fish Stripes and Filtered, Episode twenty five. This is the 2 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: Jordan Grosshan's interview. But let's but before that, we got 3 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: a little bit to talk about some house cleaning to do, 4 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: as always with my good friend and host co host 5 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: Isaac Zude. Isaac, what's up? 6 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know where I'm looking forward to this to 7 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:34,520 Speaker 2: this interview. We got a really special player up the middle, 8 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 2: player who has been really good since coming over to Miami, 9 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:39,480 Speaker 2: So I'm looking forward to this one for sure. 10 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: And then we have managing editor of Fish Strips Eli 11 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: Sussman back on with us again to talk a little 12 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 1: bit about Sandy and just a little bit about how 13 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: good Jordan Grosshen's has been since joining the Triple A Jacksonville. So, Eli, 14 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: what's up and we're excited to have you on as always. 15 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, Sandy has been impressing us all year, and Jordan 16 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 3: in the first couple of weeks in the organization, he 17 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 3: has surprised me as well. He's exceeded my expectations so 18 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 3: far in these first couple of weeks playing at the 19 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:07,680 Speaker 3: highest level of the Marlins minor league system. 20 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:11,399 Speaker 1: So before we even talk about Jordan Groschen's, I want 21 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: to get into just what Sandy did last night against 22 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 1: a really good San Diego team that is featured by 23 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: Juan Soto, Manny Machado, Josh Bell and all these absolute 24 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: studs on that team. I mean, who else can we 25 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 1: even mention? See I'm gonna read out Sandy's line and 26 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:28,119 Speaker 1: then we'll just get right into it. I know Isaac 27 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:30,399 Speaker 1: was there at the game yesterday, so we'll talk. I'll 28 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: go to Isaac first. But seven innings pitched, four hits, 29 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 1: zero runs and none earned, two walks, seven strikeouts, and 30 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 1: the one point ninety two ERA, so he's back down 31 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: at two hundred, Isaac, your thoughts on Sandy's performance last 32 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:44,119 Speaker 1: night against the Padres. 33 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 2: It was a really interesting one. So, you know, he 34 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 2: gets off to a great start. In the first two innings. 35 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 2: He allows a real measly hit to Manny Machado, which 36 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 2: you know, it makes his pitchkun go up a little bit. 37 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 4: But the first six. 38 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 2: Outs he recorded, five of them were via the strikeout, 39 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 2: and then he had a from and he's like three 40 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 2: to five. He had to throw a little bit. Hey, 41 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 2: I throw a lot of pitches, but he was getting 42 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 2: the outs. No one ever reached third base for the 43 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 2: Padres all game long, which was impressive, and he was 44 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 2: just able to keep the padres off balance. He got 45 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:15,800 Speaker 2: Josh Bell swinging twice on the beautiful change up, and 46 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 2: it really just was an impressive start. And then you know, 47 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 2: you're thinking he's already at you know, eighty close to 48 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 2: eighty pitches in the sixth inning. Okay, that might be it, 49 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 2: but no, he's able to really settle down and be 50 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:27,360 Speaker 2: efficient for the last one, and you know what, let 51 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 2: which let him go through the seventh struck out seven guys, 52 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 2: and he looked as dominant as ever. And I think, 53 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 2: you know, it's not of I'm talking about cy Young, 54 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 2: it's the foregone conclusion. Almost at this point. I think 55 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 2: I saw that Fangrass had him at a minus two 56 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:45,239 Speaker 2: sixty favorite to win the cy Young, you know, which 57 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 2: is pretty steep. So you know, I think it might 58 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 2: be just time to talk about MVP for this player. 59 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, Sandy's definitely the sy Young. I mean, I know, 60 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: Eli did a podcast on this on the Official Shot 61 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: on Monday, just talking about that there really isn't another 62 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 1: competition for Sandy to win the cy Young. He's just 63 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: on another level. He's going deep into games. He's doing 64 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,799 Speaker 1: it all. This guy's carrying the Marlins right now. Every 65 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 1: fifth day he is the man on the mount, carrying 66 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:11,679 Speaker 1: this team to a win. And luckily he did get 67 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: some nice run support. Although they didn't score more than 68 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 1: three runs. He's still got a Jjup, a day homer, 69 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 1: and he got a Miguel Rojas, he Jacob Stallings. I'm 70 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 1: sorry RBI single that drove in Migey Row, but Eli, 71 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:26,080 Speaker 1: just your thoughts on the Sandy start in and why 72 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: he is the nl Cy Young for sure, There's no 73 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 1: one else that's gonna win that award over him at 74 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:32,359 Speaker 1: the moment, right. 75 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 3: I mean, he's just fantastic. He's been so good almost 76 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 3: the entire season. The big difference between last year and 77 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 3: this year is that there were a couple starts last 78 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 3: year where he really got his ass kicked against the Dodgers, 79 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 3: against the Rockies. I still very vividly remember those. There's 80 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 3: been nothing like that this year. You know, even when 81 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 3: he's bad, he still gets you into the middle innings, 82 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 3: and the fact that he just always keeps the ball 83 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 3: in the ballpark, that he's always challenging these hitters. I 84 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 3: would say that in this last start, he got probably 85 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 3: better than average help from his defense. The defense is 86 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 3: really good behind him, and he's somebody that he really 87 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 3: embraces the fact that he thinks he can get the 88 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 3: right kind of soft contact that his teammates will be 89 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 3: able to convert. He's not hunting for strikeouts. He values 90 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 3: working deep into games more something getting k's. That's kind 91 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:24,280 Speaker 3: of unconventional, Like, really, the only case that people can 92 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:26,040 Speaker 3: make against Sandy is if you look at what you 93 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:29,599 Speaker 3: call era estimators, you look at fielder independent pitching, you 94 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 3: look at expected earned run average, there are other pitchers 95 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 3: that are right in the same neighborhood as him, if 96 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 3: not even a little bit ahead of him. The reality 97 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 3: is that what makes him so special is that it 98 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 3: works better for him than any of these estimators can 99 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 3: put a number on. Like he is, he has these 100 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 3: intangibles that what he's doing the formula that now a 101 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 3: lot of it is Sandy himself, but some credit needs 102 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 3: to go to Jacob Stallings as well in having him 103 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 3: pushing the right buttons, placing these pitches, throwing these pitches 104 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 3: with so much conviction that he's always trusting Stallings in 105 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 3: these big situations to get these crucial outs, that he 106 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 3: is overachieving what anybody could have, what any of these 107 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 3: formulas could have anticipated, works even better than you think 108 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:17,479 Speaker 3: it should, and when you add it all together, the 109 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 3: actual results are undeniable. Like the overall value that he's 110 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 3: provided this year is so far and beyond everybody else 111 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 3: because he works deep into games and because he's just 112 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 3: not allowing runs. If you want to put one catch 113 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 3: all number on it, you can look at Baseball Reference. 114 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 3: Wins above replacement is two full wins ahead of everybody 115 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 3: else in the National League. This is the kind of 116 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 3: margin you very rarely see it in the Cy Young race. 117 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 3: Like this is not normal for someone to separate themselves 118 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 3: as much as they have in the race the way 119 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 3: that Sandy has. He could have a very long career, 120 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 3: but I don't think there might not be another season 121 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 3: like this where he's so head and shoulders ahead of 122 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 3: everybody else. So I encourage everybody to savor it as much. 123 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 2: As they can and just to be plus of two 124 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 2: hundred and eleven. Yeah, it's just just unheard of for 125 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 2: over especially over one hundred and seventy three innings pitch 126 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 2: and we're not even in September, yet one hundred and 127 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 2: seventy three innings. It's we really shouldn't take this for granted. 128 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 2: It's spectacular. 129 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, definitely, And I'm glad Eli mentioned Jacob Songs because 130 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:21,839 Speaker 1: the guy, not only on defense, has been really good lately. 131 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 1: He him on offense has been just on fire. The 132 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:27,280 Speaker 1: guy's hitting three sixty four, four, thirty five, five nine 133 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 1: four when it comes to offense and then defense, this 134 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:33,599 Speaker 1: guy has been just took Sandy to the next level. 135 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: As Eli mentioned, Pablo's been very good this year. Trevor 136 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 1: has had his up and down starts. So Isaac, just 137 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 1: your thoughts on post All Star Jacob Stallings because I 138 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: know we've done a lot of criticism on pre All 139 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 1: Star Jacob Stallings already. 140 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 2: Yeah. You know, Jacob, he had this really hot streak 141 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 2: when Miami was in Arizona, and you know, he had 142 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 2: this league nice little houstreeak in May and it didn't 143 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:58,600 Speaker 2: last too long, last a couple of weeks, and I 144 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:01,479 Speaker 2: see some of the same stuff right now from him, 145 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:03,719 Speaker 2: but it's been a little bit prolonged, and it's you know, 146 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 2: he's looked good, he looks comfortable at the play. He's 147 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 2: not swinging and missing. He's not selling out, you know, 148 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 2: on off speed, and he looks really good. 149 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:11,760 Speaker 4: He looks really comfortable at the play. 150 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:15,559 Speaker 2: We asked Donnie yesterday if he just notices any mechanical changes, 151 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 2: any changes in stance, and he said no is if anything, 152 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 2: it's been very minor. So I think it's just a 153 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 2: sense of getting hot and getting not hot. And I 154 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 2: think right now he's just on one of those hot streaks, 155 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 2: and I think that translates into the defense as well, 156 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 2: just like a player like Miguel Ross. He's hitting the 157 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 2: ball really well right now, and that short he gets 158 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 2: tell he's really comfortable. So, you know, both of those 159 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:37,880 Speaker 2: players on the offensive side, who we've you know, heavily 160 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:41,119 Speaker 2: criticized all the year long, you know they're they're picking 161 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 2: it up right now in August. 162 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, so I think that's the time where we could 163 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 1: transition a little bit to Jordan Groschan's He was acquired 164 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 1: by the Marlins in exchange for Anthony Bass, Zach Popp, 165 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 1: and a player to be named later. As we all 166 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 1: remember that do you want and only move the Marlins mates, 167 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 1: So I guess we could talk a little bit about 168 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:02,120 Speaker 1: the move. Very scar let's keep it very, very simple, Eli, 169 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:03,679 Speaker 1: what were your thoughts on that trade. 170 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 4: Were you a fan of it, did you hate it? 171 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 1: Did you love it? Just and then we'll get into 172 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: the player itself. How good he's been in Triple A 173 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 1: for Jacksonville this season, how interesting he is because this 174 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 1: is a guy who gets on base a lot and 175 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 1: he walks a lot. And I never even. 176 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 3: It was. I was frustrated as a voice several times 177 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 3: about the fact that they didn't make more deals that 178 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 3: would have made sense for either the near term or 179 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 3: long term of the team. But this trade was, any 180 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 3: way you looked at it, I thought was a solid trade. 181 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 3: Like they moved relievers. I would assume the player to 182 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 3: be named later is either a reliever or a low 183 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 3: probability big leaguer. And they got a player in Grossians 184 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 3: who was not that long ago way first round draft pick, 185 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:44,840 Speaker 3: someone that very recently was almost a consensus top one 186 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 3: hundred prospect in all of baseball, and they bought a 187 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 3: little low on him. The reason he's available happens to 188 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 3: be with a Blue Jays team that is really going 189 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:55,560 Speaker 3: for it, that had all the offense they already needed, 190 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:58,320 Speaker 3: and especially in the infield. He was more expendable to 191 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 3: them than he would be the most other organizations, and 192 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 3: they are taking the bet that they can unlock more 193 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 3: power out of him. And that's something that comes up 194 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 3: in the interview, is it's undeniable that people want to 195 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:13,840 Speaker 3: see that translate into more extra base hits and more 196 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 3: home runs when he's actually on the field. He's still 197 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 3: just twenty two years old, and the pedigree that he 198 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 3: has is impressive for them to get kind of just 199 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 3: moving spare parts essentially to get somebody like him that 200 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 3: can feel very important need on this team perhaps next year, 201 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 3: especially in twenty twenty four when a lot of their 202 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,319 Speaker 3: current infielders are going to be free agents or pending 203 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:39,680 Speaker 3: free agents. It was a good move, no doubt about it. 204 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 3: As you mentioned, it's often an encouraging start as well, 205 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:45,280 Speaker 3: based on how he's performed since joining the Jumbo Shrimp. 206 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, and I think it's fair to mention that the 207 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:51,320 Speaker 1: trader was a good one because they have replacements. 208 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:51,680 Speaker 4: In the minor leagues. 209 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: As we've mentioned, one of them recently called up and 210 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:58,680 Speaker 1: Andrew Nardi along with Parkabogo. We've pretty much mentioned that 211 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 1: Parka Bog is in the top guy. So Josh Simpson 212 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,079 Speaker 1: is down there, yeah, free and all those type of 213 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:05,319 Speaker 1: guys in Double A Triple A are down there waiting, 214 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 1: And it didn't look like the worst move at the time. 215 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: But I'm pretty sure Craig mentioned on his podcast that 216 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 1: Anthony Bath would have been back with the three million 217 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 1: dollar club option if he was not dealt. But Isaac, 218 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:17,959 Speaker 1: just your initial thoughts on the trade and just how 219 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 1: he's been doing at Triple A so far. 220 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I guess you gotta just think, would you rather 221 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 2: have an elite seventh eighth inning guy in the major 222 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 2: league's next year? Would you rather have Jordan Groschen's. So, 223 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:30,440 Speaker 2: you know, I think they did a fine trade. I 224 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 2: know Craig was very happy with it. Some others some 225 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 2: other people were like, you know, meh about it. But 226 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 2: there's no denying that Grochin's has been really good. He's 227 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:39,679 Speaker 2: a he's got a really solid hit tool man, and 228 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:41,559 Speaker 2: I'm really excited to see how that translated at the 229 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 2: big league level. Since joining Miami Triple A Jacksonville, he's 230 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:48,200 Speaker 2: hitting two seventy three, getting on base over one hundred 231 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:50,920 Speaker 2: points higher at three eighty five, slugging about four hundred 232 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:53,240 Speaker 2: so you know, if he does that in the major leagues, 233 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 2: it's a hell of a win for this organization. But 234 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 2: it's all about the slugging, you know, and how much 235 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:01,600 Speaker 2: power he to have to eventually, Like we mentioned in 236 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 2: the interview, the Gugs velocity is up and he's aware 237 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 2: of it. He's aware that he hasn't hit for much 238 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:09,959 Speaker 2: power this year. So I think it all depends on that. 239 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:11,960 Speaker 2: And he has looked good. He has looked really good 240 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 2: both defensively and offensively since coming over. 241 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, and I think that's the right time. The transition 242 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: to the Jordan Groshens interviews, stuff from Isaac, from Eli, 243 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:24,200 Speaker 1: from myself. We'll see you guys in two weeks, peace 244 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:47,040 Speaker 1: out and go, fish bits, ships and filter in episode 245 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 1: twenty five the Jordan Groschen's interview. But before we get 246 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:55,079 Speaker 1: to introduce Jordan Groschan's Isaac Episode twenty five, you were 247 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:57,839 Speaker 1: just at Sandy start. He shut out the padres. How 248 00:11:57,920 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 1: are you and how's everything going? 249 00:11:59,320 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 3: Man? 250 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 2: It was great to see Sandy get back on track 251 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 2: there from an on Sandy like start in Philadelphia where 252 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 2: he got beat up late in the game, but you know, 253 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 2: he was back to being Sandy's seven shoutout innings against 254 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:13,160 Speaker 2: a very formidable San Diego Padres lineup, and the next 255 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 2: day we're very excited to speak with mister Jordan Groschans. 256 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:19,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, so, Jordan Groshans was acquired at the trade deadline. 257 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 1: Any bass zach pop player to be in later. He 258 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 1: is the Miami Marlins number four prospect according to MLB Pipeline. Jordan, 259 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:31,199 Speaker 1: first of all, thank you for joining us. How are 260 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:33,559 Speaker 1: you and how's Triple A treating you so far in Jacksonville. 261 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 5: Thanks for having me, guys. It's good, you know, it's 262 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 5: big with the guys, big pitching staff. I'm glad to 263 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 5: be here getting a lot of work done. 264 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 1: And I want to ask you about the day of 265 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:53,720 Speaker 1: the trade deadline, just seeing just your initial reaction of 266 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 1: being traded and how that process was from going to 267 00:12:56,920 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 1: where you were in Triple A Buffalo over here to 268 00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:00,439 Speaker 1: jack Though. 269 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, it was. 270 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:04,640 Speaker 5: It was a little bit of a shock. I didn't 271 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:08,080 Speaker 5: think I knew there was a possibility. I didn't think 272 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:12,360 Speaker 5: I was going too but hey, it's a business, you 273 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 5: know what happened. So I got the phone call and 274 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 5: got myself and so. 275 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:19,160 Speaker 4: About it. 276 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 2: Just kind of yeah, So if you don't mind. 277 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 4: When I got the call, that's up. 278 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 2: No, sorry about to go ahead. 279 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 5: No, it's just like I got the call, packed my 280 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:31,199 Speaker 5: stuff and I had it down here. 281 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:34,679 Speaker 2: So nice and if you know what, we're gonna go 282 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 2: back a little bit just to you know, your draft year. 283 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 2: In twenty eighteen, it was reported that Miami did have 284 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:42,200 Speaker 2: interest in you, trying to corrected you once got ahead 285 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 2: of Miami twelfth overall. Was there any belief in your 286 00:13:44,960 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 2: mind that you thought you could go to Miami back 287 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:47,679 Speaker 2: in twenty eighteen. 288 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:51,640 Speaker 5: I thought that's too. For the most part, it was 289 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:55,439 Speaker 5: them in the Blue Jays. I remember the Blue Jays 290 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 5: in Newlands been the two teams that had a lot 291 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 5: of people, you know, at the house the games for 292 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 5: the draft, stuff like that. So I actually went to 293 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:08,640 Speaker 5: a pre draft in Miami and met Jeter, worked out, 294 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:10,360 Speaker 5: did a whole bunch of more stuff down there at 295 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:15,080 Speaker 5: the stadium, so really familiar at the park, with the 296 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 5: area and everything. So yeah, it's it's nice knowing that 297 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 5: not only did I get traded, I got traded in 298 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 5: an organization that possibly would have drafted me. Yeah, so 299 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 5: it kind of makes that switch a little bit more 300 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 5: comfortable knowing that these guys. 301 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:35,880 Speaker 4: In one here and I'm here. It feels kind of like. 302 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 2: So right, I'm sure. And then before you got drafted, 303 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:42,200 Speaker 2: you actually played in the under Armour All American Game 304 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:44,000 Speaker 2: in Wrigley Field, So I just wanted to ask you, 305 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 2: how is that experience, you know, playing one of the 306 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 2: most historic stadiums in all of sports. 307 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, he's really good. You know. 308 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 5: I was a lot younger at the time, so I 309 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 5: didn't I didn't really get the pro experience and of 310 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 5: being there and and playing on that field. It was 311 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 5: more kind of like a high school kid. I get 312 00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 5: to play out here in the big league field. 313 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 4: So it was good. It was a good time. The 314 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 4: game is very fun. 315 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 5: We're lucky we get to play a night game, so 316 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 5: it really kind of kind of brought in everything all together. 317 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 4: There's a good time. 318 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 5: So hopefully I'll get to be back and play on 319 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 5: that field the big leagues pretty pretty soon, so. 320 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 4: That's the goal, you know. 321 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 1: Jordan, you you suffered an All Bleak injury earlier in 322 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 1: this season. What do you say there's anything that you 323 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 1: learned about yourself during the rehab process or just recovering 324 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 1: from that injury. 325 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 5: Yeah, you know, it's it's this game is very mental. 326 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 5: You know, it's I see a lot of people nowadays, 327 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 5: they all they do is are on Twitter and on 328 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:50,720 Speaker 5: social media, and it's like, you got to stay within 329 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:53,040 Speaker 5: yourself in this game and then you know, getting hurt 330 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 5: kind of kind of makes you mentally strong. 331 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:56,200 Speaker 4: You know, going through. 332 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 5: Rehab isn't it's not an easy process. It's it's very 333 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 5: very mental and all that. I mean, the physical part, yeah, 334 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 5: you reh haven't, but that part's not the hard part. 335 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 5: You know, being rehab exercises. 336 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:10,560 Speaker 4: Stuff like that, it's not not the problem. 337 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 5: It's it's staying mentally strong and that you're going to 338 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 5: come out come out strong on the other side of it. 339 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 5: So don't do that stuff. You know, it's sucked having 340 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 5: missed the first month, but they're going through. It has 341 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 5: been been something that's helped me along. 342 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:25,600 Speaker 4: Run. 343 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, so many young players these days are swinging for 344 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 1: the fences despite the strikeouts that come with that. You 345 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 1: have been doing pretty much the opposite this season, just 346 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 1: making a lot of contact, but with only one homer, 347 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:39,520 Speaker 1: is that a power hitting potential still in there for you? 348 00:16:40,160 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 1: So you know, what have you been working to get 349 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 1: that power. 350 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 5: Yeah, and that's that's something I know, like everybody and 351 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:50,080 Speaker 5: their their mother, brother and cousin talked about. 352 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 4: And trust me, I see it and I and I 353 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 4: hear all the time all his kids got no power. 354 00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 4: Who's got one home? The powers there? 355 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 5: You can ask anybody and it's older they anybody in 356 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:05,400 Speaker 5: the Blue Jays the powers. It's It's one of those 357 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:08,920 Speaker 5: things I'm trying to in this year. I've struggled a 358 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 5: little bit with it, just trying to figure out different plans, 359 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:17,440 Speaker 5: different different strategies for pictures to come at me, trying 360 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:20,159 Speaker 5: to put the ball in play as hard as I 361 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:22,120 Speaker 5: can and as much as I. 362 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:25,160 Speaker 4: Can consistently to at the end of the day. 363 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 5: And what I try and tell people all the time 364 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:30,000 Speaker 5: is like I'm not I'm not trying to be the 365 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:32,200 Speaker 5: double A triple a one, so that you know, I'm 366 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:33,920 Speaker 5: not trying to come out because at the end of 367 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:35,359 Speaker 5: the day, hitting thirty home runs and. 368 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:39,399 Speaker 4: Triple it doesn't matter. It really doesn't. It's what are 369 00:17:39,440 --> 00:17:40,800 Speaker 4: you going to do for me in the big leagues. 370 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 5: And that's something that I'm working at the hitting coach 371 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 5: on here, is just being the best hitter I can be, 372 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 5: and then as I get older, the power, as I 373 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 5: fay out, stuff like that will come. So I know 374 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:54,879 Speaker 5: all these guys want twenty home runs out of me, 375 00:17:54,920 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 5: and it's just I'm not going to do that. I'm 376 00:17:58,480 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 5: not going to go out there and try and think 377 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:06,640 Speaker 5: and strike down I mean six times and ten. That's 378 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:09,159 Speaker 5: just not who I am. That's not the player I am. 379 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:12,640 Speaker 5: So it's just one of those things where I'm I'm 380 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:14,399 Speaker 5: kind of working on it, kind of working with some 381 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:19,440 Speaker 5: stuff in My swing started off well here the pictures phenomenal. 382 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:22,199 Speaker 5: Phil He's he's the man. You know, he's already got me, 383 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:25,639 Speaker 5: got me with a different approach, different plan, kind of 384 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:28,960 Speaker 5: have me hunting some pitches that I'm getting and I 385 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:32,040 Speaker 5: think I've already had like three or four doubles already. 386 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 4: So I'm just trying to keep things going, you know. 387 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:38,679 Speaker 2: You know, and actually your exit velocity this year is, 388 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:40,480 Speaker 2: you know, up from where it was last year where 389 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:42,359 Speaker 2: you were hit you were hitting for a little bit 390 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 2: more power. Do you think that's a positive indicator for 391 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:46,400 Speaker 2: what's to come that there is you know, the power 392 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 2: will come naturally. 393 00:18:48,119 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 5: Absolutely, Yeah. The one thing I'm working on is offste pitches. 394 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:56,360 Speaker 5: I know, on fastballs, I think I'm like top three 395 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 5: in the league for exit videos or top ten or 396 00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:02,919 Speaker 5: something like that, and a lot of it's just breaking balls. 397 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:06,440 Speaker 5: Been trying to work on kind of staying behind those 398 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:08,000 Speaker 5: a little bit. I get anxious to hit them and 399 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:09,200 Speaker 5: I get get out front. 400 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:09,480 Speaker 4: A little bit. 401 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:13,400 Speaker 5: But but yeah, I think there's there's definitely power in there. 402 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 5: I started to work with the Strength Point interdher on 403 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 5: some some hit mobility and some some lower back mobility 404 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 5: stuff to kind of get more on my swing. So 405 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 5: I think I think towards the end of this year 406 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:26,919 Speaker 5: and in the start of next year, definitely there's going 407 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:30,440 Speaker 5: to be some some power changes. And I wouldn't say 408 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:33,040 Speaker 5: that the So the power is there. I've just I've 409 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:35,440 Speaker 5: had a little bit hard time. And y'all will probably 410 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:37,399 Speaker 5: do a good job of this to do around the 411 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:40,399 Speaker 5: baseball world, you know what I mean say this, But 412 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 5: just like I have the power, I haven't really learned 413 00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 5: how to unlock it yet, if that makes sense. So 414 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:50,879 Speaker 5: I know that it's there. I know a lot of 415 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:54,760 Speaker 5: people say I have like a line drive swing. I 416 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:58,560 Speaker 5: kind of realized that. I think what we're doing now 417 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 5: is kind of like I said, learn how to use 418 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 5: the power and learn how to unlock it and really 419 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 5: get behind the bomb and get behind it. So hopefully 420 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:09,600 Speaker 5: that will translate into some some bombs. 421 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, for sure, Jordan. You started off as a shortstop, 422 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:14,840 Speaker 1: and I think they've put you a little bit at 423 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:17,360 Speaker 1: third base. Is there any spot you know between those two? 424 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:19,720 Speaker 1: Do you have a preference because you know when you 425 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 1: when you when you read around it says that you're 426 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:23,639 Speaker 1: protecting more of a third base and than a short stop. 427 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:26,000 Speaker 1: Do you have a preference between either or position? 428 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:32,480 Speaker 5: Not really, I'm still I'm still learning learning third and 429 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:34,359 Speaker 5: now started to play it a lot more in the 430 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 5: upper levels. I'm more I would say I'm more comfortable 431 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:43,080 Speaker 5: at short I think I've moved better there. The third 432 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:46,200 Speaker 5: third spuns good spot. Just kind of thinking like I said, 433 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:48,160 Speaker 5: I don't know how to play it, learning the death 434 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:51,400 Speaker 5: stuff like that, So I think over time I could 435 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:51,959 Speaker 5: play eateryone. 436 00:20:52,040 --> 00:20:54,440 Speaker 4: It's just doesn't it's where it is. 437 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 3: Jordan. 438 00:20:57,280 --> 00:20:59,080 Speaker 2: I was curious, is you know since the trade, since 439 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 2: you've been playing as there been any Marlin specific that 440 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 2: you've gotten closer to or anyone that's reached out to 441 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:06,120 Speaker 2: you for meither the front office or the major league team, 442 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:09,280 Speaker 2: even just any any connections you've made in the organization. 443 00:21:10,359 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 5: Yeah, Brian Anderson, John Birdie were down here rehabing. 444 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:15,639 Speaker 3: That's right. 445 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:18,439 Speaker 5: Obviously everybody on the Triple A team is awesome and 446 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:22,280 Speaker 5: really welcoming, the coaching staff, everybody, but I know John Birdie, 447 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:24,360 Speaker 5: he was really good. I got to talk to him 448 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 5: a lot, just because he you know, former Blue Jay, 449 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:30,040 Speaker 5: you know, played under John Snyder, those guys over there, 450 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:32,760 Speaker 5: so kind of having that familiar face over here is 451 00:21:33,080 --> 00:21:35,680 Speaker 5: good to talk to and kind of get my mind 452 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:38,399 Speaker 5: right and go over some things. And being traded and 453 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 5: had this organization flows and so it was. It was 454 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 5: really good to have them down there for a couple 455 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:45,560 Speaker 5: of days. 456 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:47,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, And that reminds me. I was wondering if you 457 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:50,560 Speaker 2: ever overlapped with another Marlin's farmhand, Griffin co nine down 458 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:53,119 Speaker 2: there in the Toronto system, because you know, obviously you 459 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 2: know he's here at Double A. 460 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:58,360 Speaker 5: Yeah, I didn't. I didn't play with him. I think 461 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:03,720 Speaker 5: I did like couple of days in twenty nineteen. Besides that, 462 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:07,720 Speaker 5: I never got a really chance to play them, but. 463 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 4: I've met him, you know, talked to him all that, Steve. 464 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:13,160 Speaker 4: He's been training. He's a good dude, so it would 465 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 4: be a good scene him again. 466 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 1: It was, Yeah, I just wanted to ask you which 467 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 1: picture in the you know, throughout your minor league career, 468 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 1: what do you say has been some of the most 469 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:24,960 Speaker 1: difficult to face when you're when you're up at the plate. 470 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:29,919 Speaker 4: Mason Rodriguez out a question. It's the best picture in 471 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:30,680 Speaker 4: minor baseball. 472 00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:35,360 Speaker 5: Yeah, And I'm not just saying that because he's from 473 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:38,240 Speaker 5: Texas and I faced him many times. 474 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:41,160 Speaker 4: He's just I think he's the best picture in the leagues. 475 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 3: Yeah. 476 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:45,520 Speaker 2: And speaking of you know talented, you know minor leaguers, 477 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:48,000 Speaker 2: who on triple has really impressed you. You know, you're saying, 478 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 2: either on the pitching side or in the lineup, who 479 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:57,960 Speaker 2: has really impressed to you that you know, you say, wow, I. 480 00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:01,399 Speaker 5: Gotta go with Jonathan Randa in Tampa the from Darren 481 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:06,400 Speaker 5: good time of the year. He's doing really well, putting 482 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 5: up stupid numbers. It's just a very very well low 483 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:12,800 Speaker 5: rounded baseball player. You know, he does everything on the 484 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:15,280 Speaker 5: field right. You know, you can play defense, any position. 485 00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:19,800 Speaker 5: Hitting is where he's impressive. You know, he not only 486 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 5: does he he hit hits her power. It's the ball 487 00:23:23,359 --> 00:23:28,560 Speaker 5: hard consistently and he's a very very tough I think 488 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:30,600 Speaker 5: we played him last week and I don't I guess 489 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 5: on strikeout maybe once, has a lot of walks, very 490 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:35,400 Speaker 5: very consistent. 491 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 4: Just a well run player. 492 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:43,160 Speaker 2: And lastly, before I headed off to Kevin to finish 493 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:44,560 Speaker 2: it off, I guess you know, there's a lot of 494 00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:47,800 Speaker 2: rumblings about when you know you could possibly be called up, 495 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 2: is there any any goal of yours? And when you 496 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:52,320 Speaker 2: do get reached the major leagues, you know, what's your 497 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:54,960 Speaker 2: ultimate goal in the big leagues, in the highest level? 498 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:58,120 Speaker 5: Just just to health team then, you know, I think 499 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:00,760 Speaker 5: that's at the end of the he that's that's the 500 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:03,160 Speaker 5: goals to is to win and inde as far as 501 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 5: you can and the playoffs winner win series. 502 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 4: You know. So if I get the chance to go 503 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:09,639 Speaker 4: up there, just just do what I can to be 504 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:11,200 Speaker 4: the best player I can be and help him win. 505 00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:12,240 Speaker 4: You know, that's all. 506 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:14,160 Speaker 5: That's how I can do, That's how I can control. 507 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:16,960 Speaker 5: It's just playing hard every day and I can do it. 508 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:20,919 Speaker 1: Yeah. My final question is just out of all the 509 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 1: minor league stadiums we've been out, Which is your favorite 510 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:25,680 Speaker 1: just to play out? And which is probably your least 511 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 1: favorite to play out? And this actually is funny, funny 512 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:30,680 Speaker 1: enough one of our fan questions from Sean millerke, what's 513 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 1: this question? 514 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:36,040 Speaker 5: So let's see, all right, So there's there's two different 515 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:37,919 Speaker 5: ones that are my favorite. I'd have to go with 516 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 5: Columbus clip. There's the Indians Triple A. That's a really 517 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:47,159 Speaker 5: good spot. Or Hartford, Connecticut that was in Double A 518 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:49,800 Speaker 5: and that's a really really sweet part to play that. 519 00:24:51,640 --> 00:25:02,160 Speaker 4: The least favorite, that's true, probably Portland, Maine the Double 520 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 4: A for the Red Sox, that place I didn't really 521 00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 4: like that place. And then probably Scranton Triple A for 522 00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:16,800 Speaker 4: the Yankees. Kah, Yeah, probably my least favorite, just because 523 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:20,480 Speaker 4: it's it's probably one of the toughest parts of the 524 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:22,120 Speaker 4: I would. 525 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 1: Say, got it all right. I think that's where we 526 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:28,720 Speaker 1: will end up. Jordan, for sure, Thank you, thank you 527 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 1: for joining us here. Just if you have any words 528 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:33,720 Speaker 1: for the fans, any message you want to give them, 529 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:35,760 Speaker 1: and where they can find you on social media. 530 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think you just type in my name for 531 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:41,560 Speaker 4: social media. I'm not I'm not gonna lie. I'm not 532 00:25:41,880 --> 00:25:43,000 Speaker 4: very very active on it. 533 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:45,440 Speaker 5: I try and stay away from all that stuff just 534 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 5: because you know, everybody's got their own opinion. But to 535 00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:52,720 Speaker 5: the fans, I would just say, love me or hate me, 536 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:56,000 Speaker 5: I'm Mirror and I'm gonna do the best I can 537 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:58,399 Speaker 5: to be the best player, the best person I can 538 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:01,800 Speaker 5: be for this franchise and and hopefully help us win. 539 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:05,399 Speaker 1: For sure. Once again, thank you Jordan. Once again, like 540 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 1: and subscribe to to YouTube, to the podcast wherever you 541 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 1: listen to it, and we'll see you guys all in 542 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:11,560 Speaker 1: the next one. Peace out and go Fish.