WEBVTT - Angels trade deadline plans 0:00:00.080 --> 0:00:01.520 I think the Angels as a whole need to be 0:00:01.520 --> 0:00:04.560 thinking a lot differently about their young players and about 0:00:04.600 --> 0:00:07.600 building as an organization and being patient in that process 0:00:07.800 --> 0:00:09.280 in a way that they just aren't right now. 0:00:13.000 --> 0:00:15.520 Hey, we've got the athletic Sam Blum joining us right 0:00:15.520 --> 0:00:18.360 now to talk a little Angels balls. This team is 0:00:18.400 --> 0:00:20.960 still involved in the wildcard picture right now, and being 0:00:20.960 --> 0:00:24.079 that it's July and we're almost at the trade deadline. Sam, 0:00:24.120 --> 0:00:26.239 good to see you, by the way, I have to 0:00:26.280 --> 0:00:29.240 start there. Do you think that the Angels will do 0:00:29.280 --> 0:00:32.120 a little buying if they're in a similar spot now 0:00:32.200 --> 0:00:34.000 to where they are two weeks from now. 0:00:35.120 --> 0:00:38.000 Honestly, I wouldn't. That wouldn't surprise me at all. I 0:00:38.000 --> 0:00:40.080 don't know if that some what they should do. I mean, 0:00:40.120 --> 0:00:42.000 if you look at the aoilid card picture, like the 0:00:42.040 --> 0:00:44.200 three games out right now, but they're I think tied 0:00:44.240 --> 0:00:46.360 with like four other teams that have pretty much the 0:00:46.360 --> 0:00:48.960 exact same record, and I think, you know, the Red 0:00:49.000 --> 0:00:52.720 Sox and the Mariners are tied for the actual spot 0:00:52.720 --> 0:00:54.560 ahead of them, So they're really working with like five 0:00:54.640 --> 0:00:57.800 or six other teams. You know. I don't think their 0:00:57.920 --> 0:01:00.360 chances are amazing, but they're not out of it, and 0:01:00.400 --> 0:01:02.560 we all know how the Angels operate, right, Like, they'll 0:01:02.600 --> 0:01:07.160 be aggressive, you know that they never think about rebuilding 0:01:07.200 --> 0:01:09.080 like there if they have a chance, and it's hard 0:01:09.080 --> 0:01:10.440 to blame them, and they have them to the playoffs 0:01:10.480 --> 0:01:12.680 in eleven years. If you if you have a chance, 0:01:12.680 --> 0:01:14.640 it's you almost feel like you should take it. But 0:01:14.720 --> 0:01:16.200 at the same time, I mean, we saw the same 0:01:16.200 --> 0:01:18.800 mistake they made two years ago by by going all 0:01:18.840 --> 0:01:22.440 in and you know, instead of subtracting there and maybe 0:01:22.480 --> 0:01:24.959 being in a better position right now, Uh, you know, 0:01:24.959 --> 0:01:27.360 they decided to add and are in the spot they're in, uh, 0:01:27.520 --> 0:01:29.280 you know, kind of fighting for a playoff spot and 0:01:29.319 --> 0:01:33.319 over you know, I guess exceeding expectations, uh, you know, 0:01:33.480 --> 0:01:36.360 in certain ways this season. So yeah, I think they 0:01:36.400 --> 0:01:38.000 might if they're in this position. I don't know if 0:01:38.000 --> 0:01:41.120 that means they should. You know, there's also scenarios where 0:01:41.120 --> 0:01:43.319 they can kind of, you know, be a little bit 0:01:43.480 --> 0:01:46.360 nuanced and maybe buying and smelling in certain different areas. 0:01:46.360 --> 0:01:49.520 But yeah, I'm my guess is they would be aggressive 0:01:49.520 --> 0:01:51.240 if they're within three games of the playoffs spot. 0:01:52.520 --> 0:01:54.280 So I think this is a very different case from 0:01:54.280 --> 0:01:57.560 a few years ago. I mean, you've got Otani there 0:01:57.600 --> 0:02:00.280 at the finish line. Teams would offer a ton set 0:02:00.280 --> 0:02:03.240 their franchise back a bit. I can only imagine if 0:02:03.280 --> 0:02:06.240 they were able to land Jackson Merrill, who was apparently 0:02:06.760 --> 0:02:09.760 in talks when they were discussing a trade option with 0:02:09.800 --> 0:02:13.360 the Padres. Fast forwarding to now, Sam, do you think 0:02:13.400 --> 0:02:16.239 the fact that the team hasn't been in the playoffs 0:02:16.280 --> 0:02:20.280 for what over a decade at this point pushes them 0:02:20.360 --> 0:02:23.080 to get a little more aggressive and take the chance 0:02:23.440 --> 0:02:25.320 just because they are in the mix right now. The 0:02:25.320 --> 0:02:27.320 American League, I think has been down over the past 0:02:27.400 --> 0:02:29.080 couple of years. It still seems to be the case. 0:02:29.120 --> 0:02:31.679 And don't you think that it would be a win 0:02:31.919 --> 0:02:33.760 even if they get into a wild card and don't 0:02:33.760 --> 0:02:36.240 win a game, but just to crack the playoffs with 0:02:36.320 --> 0:02:38.040 the roster that they have and kind of send a 0:02:38.040 --> 0:02:39.800 message that we're trying to get back on the winning 0:02:39.840 --> 0:02:41.760 side of things one hundred percent. 0:02:41.760 --> 0:02:43.919 If they can get into the wildcard win or lose 0:02:43.960 --> 0:02:46.920 like that, you've this would be a map. I mean, 0:02:46.960 --> 0:02:49.120 they lost ninety nine games last year, so this would 0:02:49.120 --> 0:02:51.800 be an amazing turnaround if that happens. I think the 0:02:51.800 --> 0:02:53.520 issue that you kind of have to grapple with here 0:02:53.560 --> 0:02:55.520 is I mean, at least according to like Fangrafts, they 0:02:55.520 --> 0:02:57.120 have about like a three to four percent chance of 0:02:57.160 --> 0:02:59.880 even doing that. So I just to me, you got 0:02:59.880 --> 0:03:01.080 to be you got to be smart about it. You 0:03:01.080 --> 0:03:02.640 got to be thinking about your future. They don't have 0:03:02.639 --> 0:03:05.079 a ton of people to trade unless they want to 0:03:05.120 --> 0:03:07.200 get like really aggressive in trade like a Joe Adell 0:03:07.320 --> 0:03:10.160 or a Redebt Meers whose values are significantly up for 0:03:10.200 --> 0:03:11.920 when they were maybe like a month or two ago. 0:03:12.680 --> 0:03:14.800 They could they could go down that route, although I'd 0:03:14.840 --> 0:03:17.640 be very surprised if they do ultimately, Like the guys 0:03:17.639 --> 0:03:20.880 they really have are you know, like a Luis Rahifu 0:03:20.960 --> 0:03:23.680 is performing better right now, at Euan Monkata who's back healthy. 0:03:23.720 --> 0:03:27.160 Who you know, a Kenley Jansen who I think part 0:03:27.200 --> 0:03:29.359 of his value will depend on how much the you know, 0:03:29.440 --> 0:03:32.760 how much of any of the contract they'll eat. But yeah, 0:03:32.760 --> 0:03:35.720 I mean they they if they're in that mix, right 0:03:35.720 --> 0:03:38.280 like if they're right there, I agree with you, like 0:03:38.440 --> 0:03:40.440 not having been to the playoffs in eleven years, I 0:03:40.440 --> 0:03:43.880 think the overall mindset of the organization just as you know, 0:03:44.000 --> 0:03:47.440 kind of their their way that they operate would set 0:03:47.520 --> 0:03:50.280 would tell me that they're going to be aggressive if 0:03:50.280 --> 0:03:53.960 they have any sort of chance of making the playoffs. 0:03:54.440 --> 0:03:56.240 I agree with you that two years ago is different, 0:03:56.320 --> 0:03:59.040 but it also isn't right like it's it's about just 0:03:59.080 --> 0:04:01.760 the way you look at, you know, your future, the 0:04:01.760 --> 0:04:03.880 way you look at building as a team. I mean, 0:04:03.920 --> 0:04:06.240 like they had a better chance to really build two 0:04:06.320 --> 0:04:08.000 years ago than they do right now. But I do 0:04:08.080 --> 0:04:10.200 think that what you've seen so far this year is 0:04:10.200 --> 0:04:12.240 when you get good young players, when they when you 0:04:12.280 --> 0:04:14.640 put them in a position to succeed, like there's a 0:04:14.640 --> 0:04:17.480 good chance that they will. You know that a guy 0:04:17.520 --> 0:04:19.920 like Zach netto No and Shaanowell, you know, those guys 0:04:19.960 --> 0:04:21.880 have really really, really gotten better this year. I mean 0:04:21.920 --> 0:04:24.320 Shaanawell in particular, I think is you know, he's not 0:04:24.320 --> 0:04:25.800 talked about in the same way as maybe some of 0:04:25.839 --> 0:04:28.360 the other young players, but he's in my opinion, been 0:04:28.400 --> 0:04:31.920 their their best hitter the season. So it's you know, 0:04:32.000 --> 0:04:34.520 they you've seen what happens when you when you give 0:04:34.760 --> 0:04:36.400 when you get good young players, and I think it 0:04:36.440 --> 0:04:39.400 should be an example to this organization of how they 0:04:39.480 --> 0:04:40.839 you know, need to be building and how they need 0:04:40.880 --> 0:04:43.400 to be thinking, especially as they approach a trade deadline 0:04:43.400 --> 0:04:45.280 where they might not have the best chance of making 0:04:45.279 --> 0:04:47.400 the posseason. They have a really tough schedule in July. 0:04:47.480 --> 0:04:49.200 They tend to play better against good teams, so we'll 0:04:49.200 --> 0:04:51.680 see what that means. But the next three weeks will 0:04:51.680 --> 0:04:52.120 be interesting. 0:04:52.920 --> 0:04:55.000 Where are those pieces that they would fill in. Let's 0:04:55.000 --> 0:04:59.839 say they get within two games on July twenty eighth, 0:05:00.080 --> 0:05:03.960 what's the biggest need fill in piece that would push 0:05:04.040 --> 0:05:05.800 them over the top and push put them in a 0:05:05.800 --> 0:05:06.840 wild card. 0:05:07.200 --> 0:05:08.400 I mean, they just you know, I think with the 0:05:08.440 --> 0:05:10.240 Angels this year, I look at their team as like 0:05:10.480 --> 0:05:12.720 they're not really bad in any area, but they're not. 0:05:12.920 --> 0:05:14.920 They're not excelling in any area either. I mean they're 0:05:14.960 --> 0:05:17.159 the only team in baseball that's used all five of 0:05:17.240 --> 0:05:19.520 their starting pitchers, like they have not. They've only these 0:05:19.560 --> 0:05:21.400 five starting pitchers, and it's been that that way the 0:05:21.400 --> 0:05:23.960 whole season. They've been on rotation. It's been, you know, 0:05:24.080 --> 0:05:26.880 kind of anomalist to the way things typically go with 0:05:26.880 --> 0:05:29.200 this team. I mean, the US eighteen starting pitchers last year. 0:05:30.279 --> 0:05:32.320 So yeah, I mean, I think they could use another 0:05:32.360 --> 0:05:35.640 starting pitcher frankly, I mean, you know, Tyler Anderson and 0:05:36.600 --> 0:05:39.120 Jack o'han witz have struggled a lot recently. Anderson's gotten 0:05:39.120 --> 0:05:41.880 a little bit better in the last couple starts. You know, 0:05:41.920 --> 0:05:43.560 I think that that would be an area of need. 0:05:43.600 --> 0:05:45.560 I mean, you can always use another, you know, solid 0:05:45.560 --> 0:05:47.560 bullpen arm. Although I will say that I think that's 0:05:47.600 --> 0:05:49.880 been more of a strength and that's partially what's gotten 0:05:49.920 --> 0:05:51.839 the back in the mix over the last you know, 0:05:51.920 --> 0:05:52.720 six weeks or so. 0:05:53.880 --> 0:05:54.080 You know. 0:05:54.120 --> 0:05:57.280 In the outfield, it's you know, I don't know, I 0:05:57.320 --> 0:05:59.600 don't know exactly what you do in the outfield. I 0:05:59.640 --> 0:06:02.680 think that they don't have any depth as an organization 0:06:02.720 --> 0:06:04.880 in that position. But right now there are three starters. 0:06:04.920 --> 0:06:06.919 I think like much sure he would take out I 0:06:06.920 --> 0:06:10.000 mean Solaire's been having a really tough year. But I mean, 0:06:10.000 --> 0:06:11.599 you said, a game winning home run last night, So 0:06:13.480 --> 0:06:15.240 I think you could use you know, another outfielder. I 0:06:15.240 --> 0:06:16.680 think you can use in starting pa. I mean, they could 0:06:16.680 --> 0:06:18.599 just use they can use just a little bit more everywhere. 0:06:18.880 --> 0:06:21.640 But it's not like there's there's any glaring, glaring needs 0:06:21.680 --> 0:06:24.440 as far as you know, the way I see it, 0:06:25.360 --> 0:06:28.480 you know, especially if Luis Ronhifo kind of starts performing 0:06:28.560 --> 0:06:30.400 continues performing the way he has over the last couple 0:06:30.400 --> 0:06:30.760 of weeks. 0:06:32.520 --> 0:06:35.279 Hey, let's do a little player spotlight thanks to Arena 0:06:35.320 --> 0:06:37.920 Club AJ give me a player this season that you 0:06:37.960 --> 0:06:40.000 think is underrated and you might want to try and 0:06:40.040 --> 0:06:40.680 grab his card. 0:06:40.960 --> 0:06:43.520 James Would. I don't know that he's underrated, but Washington 0:06:43.640 --> 0:06:46.520 National's superstar in the making, and the first Slab pack 0:06:46.600 --> 0:06:48.840 I ever opened had him in it, his rookie card, 0:06:48.920 --> 0:06:50.320 and the value is only going to go up and 0:06:50.360 --> 0:06:51.800 up and up. And I'm not going to sell it 0:06:51.880 --> 0:06:53.760 KWHI yet, Scott. I'm gonna hold on to it because 0:06:53.800 --> 0:06:56.680 after he continues to hit big homers and put up 0:06:56.720 --> 0:06:59.240 the stats make All Star teams, it's gonna get more 0:06:59.240 --> 0:07:01.000 expensive for someone to buy. For me. 0:07:01.240 --> 0:07:03.920 This is his first full season in the majors. Keep 0:07:03.960 --> 0:07:05.839 that in mind. I think he's underrated, He's. 0:07:05.680 --> 0:07:08.920 On a Nationals team that's may putting enough attention. 0:07:09.000 --> 0:07:11.400 He might underrated. When he makes the All Star team 0:07:11.400 --> 0:07:13.840 this year, They're not going to be underrated. That helps. 0:07:13.960 --> 0:07:16.400 He's been intentionally walked four times in a game. Anyway, 0:07:16.400 --> 0:07:18.720 if you want to try and find a wood rookie card, 0:07:18.880 --> 0:07:21.480 go check out Slab packs on Arena Club and right 0:07:21.480 --> 0:07:23.600 now you can get twenty percent off your first slab pack. 0:07:23.800 --> 0:07:25.320 Or if you just want to go with a card purchase, 0:07:25.480 --> 0:07:27.520 go to Arena club dot com slash f o U 0:07:27.680 --> 0:07:30.760 L use code foul. If you buy, sell, trade, collect, 0:07:30.880 --> 0:07:31.400 go for it. 0:07:32.840 --> 0:07:34.360 Sam, you made me laugh, by the way when you 0:07:34.360 --> 0:07:36.720 said jo Moncatta is healthy as a former White as 0:07:36.720 --> 0:07:38.840 a White six fan. I mean that was kind of 0:07:38.840 --> 0:07:41.360 like an oxymoron, is it? Mioal Moncatta is healthy? Like? 0:07:41.560 --> 0:07:43.360 For how long? Is the is the real question? 0:07:43.680 --> 0:07:45.560 We Yeah, he's been a line up for two days now, 0:07:45.600 --> 0:07:47.440 so I guess we'll see what that he's due. 0:07:47.320 --> 0:07:49.080 For, a back or a hamstring or something. I mean, 0:07:49.080 --> 0:07:51.600 I hate to say that, but gosh, dang man, it's 0:07:51.640 --> 0:07:55.160 been it's been a rough run for numerous years. Here, listen, 0:07:55.280 --> 0:07:57.160 I get it. The Angels want to try it, but 0:07:57.160 --> 0:07:58.640 they're not better than a lot of the teams that 0:07:58.680 --> 0:08:01.840 are even equal or or ahead of them in the standing. 0:08:01.960 --> 0:08:04.560 So they want to try and go for it. They 0:08:04.600 --> 0:08:06.920 want to try and do this. You mentioned all the 0:08:06.960 --> 0:08:09.680 position players. Is there a bat out there that they 0:08:09.680 --> 0:08:12.120 could go get to plug in? Because you know, Christian 0:08:12.120 --> 0:08:13.840 Moore is gonna come back. No one, no one, shod 0:08:13.880 --> 0:08:17.840 Well netto Mancata. You have a HOPI they're young, they're 0:08:17.920 --> 0:08:19.640 kind of a young core, right, so you wouldn't wanted 0:08:19.680 --> 0:08:22.440 to stunt their development by going out and getting a bat. 0:08:22.520 --> 0:08:24.200 I just don't know where you would put that back. 0:08:24.680 --> 0:08:26.680 That's kind of what I'm saying, Like, you know, like 0:08:26.760 --> 0:08:29.120 right now, logan on Hopy has been not good, right, 0:08:29.160 --> 0:08:31.920 Like that's just you know, that's you could go out 0:08:31.920 --> 0:08:33.440 and get another catcher. But I agree with you, Like, 0:08:33.440 --> 0:08:35.080 what's what's the value in that? I mean, right now, 0:08:35.080 --> 0:08:37.200 I would say you're the best thing as an organization 0:08:37.240 --> 0:08:38.960 that they can do is make sure Hoppy gets better 0:08:38.960 --> 0:08:41.480 and you know, play them and you know, figure that 0:08:41.520 --> 0:08:43.280 out for him. I mean that's like I agree with you, 0:08:43.360 --> 0:08:45.480 Like that's that I don't really see any value in 0:08:45.520 --> 0:08:48.160 going and adding a ton of bad, you know, a 0:08:48.160 --> 0:08:50.839 ton of offense. Rather, I mean it's you know, it 0:08:50.920 --> 0:08:52.840 could go try to bolster the bench a little bit, 0:08:53.040 --> 0:08:54.280 but at the end of the day, like I just 0:08:55.320 --> 0:08:57.800 to me buying right now. I mean, unless unless, like something, 0:08:58.080 --> 0:09:00.120 they get really hot over the next three weeks, it 0:09:00.120 --> 0:09:01.560 doesn't make a ton of sense to me, And I 0:09:01.600 --> 0:09:04.120 know that's just everyone's gonna say, like I just being 0:09:04.400 --> 0:09:06.560 you know, down or negative, But it's just I don't. 0:09:06.640 --> 0:09:09.480 I don't see it. You know, they they have a 0:09:09.520 --> 0:09:11.920 lot of teams to jump, they have a lot of challenge, 0:09:11.920 --> 0:09:13.200 they have a lot of challenges ahead of them if 0:09:13.200 --> 0:09:16.240 they're going to make the postseason. And you know, there's 0:09:16.280 --> 0:09:18.000 just a track record that would lead me to believe that, 0:09:18.080 --> 0:09:20.720 like that's just not where this is headed. But you know, 0:09:20.880 --> 0:09:23.400 maybe maybe somebody can clip this in two months and 0:09:23.440 --> 0:09:25.000 make me looking at it and they did it, and 0:09:25.240 --> 0:09:27.520 that would be great. I just don't, I just don't 0:09:27.520 --> 0:09:32.080 see it right now. Their team is is good, but 0:09:32.120 --> 0:09:34.319 it's getting there good, and you it's not there yet. 0:09:34.360 --> 0:09:36.679 And and uh, there's a lot of flawed teams in 0:09:36.679 --> 0:09:38.800 the American League, so they're they're they're in the mix. 0:09:38.920 --> 0:09:42.200 But I don't know, it's just that I think that 0:09:42.240 --> 0:09:44.040 the Angels as a whole should always, you know, right now, 0:09:44.120 --> 0:09:46.160 should be thinking about what you can do to make 0:09:46.160 --> 0:09:48.200 yourself better next year, what you can do to make 0:09:48.200 --> 0:09:50.640 yourself better in twenty seven, to really build a foundation. 0:09:50.720 --> 0:09:52.040 I don't like the way they've been using some of 0:09:52.080 --> 0:09:55.800 their their young uh, starting pitching prospects, bringing them up 0:09:55.840 --> 0:09:58.320 and just like putting them in long relief games. Wrote 0:09:58.320 --> 0:10:01.319 outings like Sam Alde Garrett from Double A for one 0:10:01.400 --> 0:10:03.760 day on Tuesday and through forty two pitches in an inning, 0:10:03.840 --> 0:10:05.960 and you know, just let him get embarrassed out there, 0:10:06.000 --> 0:10:07.960 and you know, send him back down to Double A. 0:10:08.000 --> 0:10:09.920 And I'm like, what's the value in that? Like, I 0:10:10.000 --> 0:10:11.600 think the Angels as a whole need to be thinking 0:10:11.640 --> 0:10:14.840 a lot differently about their young players and about building 0:10:14.880 --> 0:10:17.720 as an organization and being patient in that process in 0:10:17.760 --> 0:10:19.160 a way that they just aren't right now. 0:10:19.960 --> 0:10:22.040 A few years ago, I played with Joe Adell on 0:10:22.360 --> 0:10:27.439 Team USA, and somebody from the organization showed a scouting 0:10:27.480 --> 0:10:30.360 report that they did own Joe Adell and they rated 0:10:30.440 --> 0:10:35.200 him as a possible future Hall of Famer. It hasn't 0:10:35.240 --> 0:10:37.480 gone that well for him since he's been up in 0:10:37.480 --> 0:10:39.679 the big leagues. It was kind of a reach as 0:10:39.720 --> 0:10:42.840 far as a report. But now that he had that 0:10:42.960 --> 0:10:46.120 hot month of June with all those dingers, has Joe 0:10:46.120 --> 0:10:49.800 Adele arrived as a guy who should be playing every 0:10:49.840 --> 0:10:52.800 single day in the big leagues Versus righty's versus lefties, 0:10:53.280 --> 0:10:54.960 versus velo versus spin. 0:10:56.880 --> 0:10:59.080 Yeah, I do. I mean I think that, like you 0:10:59.120 --> 0:11:00.840 mentioned all the home runs, but to me, like what's 0:11:00.880 --> 0:11:03.360 been most impressive is is the lack of strikeouts, more 0:11:03.520 --> 0:11:05.360 more walks. I mean, he's taking good at it. He's 0:11:05.360 --> 0:11:07.720 a hard guy to get out right now. Now, maybe 0:11:07.720 --> 0:11:09.719 he's cooled off a tiny bit since that the last 0:11:09.760 --> 0:11:11.920 couple of days, but for the most part, like he's 0:11:12.040 --> 0:11:14.800 he's just putting really good swings on the ball. I 0:11:14.840 --> 0:11:17.079 think the difference for him is, you know, he's he's 0:11:17.120 --> 0:11:19.080 just not accepting that he's a strike he's that he's 0:11:19.120 --> 0:11:21.240 just like a you know, a three tree outcomes type 0:11:21.520 --> 0:11:23.800 power hitter. Right like he two years ago, I remember 0:11:23.840 --> 0:11:25.920 him talking about he was just he was willing to 0:11:25.960 --> 0:11:27.559 accept that he was he was going to strike out, 0:11:27.760 --> 0:11:29.240 that was going to be part of his game. And 0:11:29.280 --> 0:11:30.800 I just don't think that he's doing that anymore. I 0:11:30.800 --> 0:11:34.239 think he's he's understood that he can be a real legitimate, 0:11:34.640 --> 0:11:37.520 you know, on base type hitter that also has power. 0:11:38.000 --> 0:11:39.880 And I think you know, whoever gave you that scouting 0:11:39.880 --> 0:11:41.840 report right like that was part of the partially what 0:11:41.880 --> 0:11:43.760 they were probably open to see. And it's starting to 0:11:43.760 --> 0:11:45.720 come together. I don't know if the Hall of Fame 0:11:45.800 --> 0:11:47.760 is is where he's headed or where he's ticketed, or 0:11:48.160 --> 0:11:49.400 you know, but I do think, you know, he could 0:11:49.400 --> 0:11:52.000 have deserved an All Star and nod this year. You know, 0:11:52.000 --> 0:11:54.280 George Springer might be would be ahead of him, you know. 0:11:54.320 --> 0:11:56.760 But you know, there's there's probably a lot of debate 0:11:56.800 --> 0:11:58.760 you can make over over the selections that they made 0:11:58.760 --> 0:12:03.040 in the americanly outfield, but you know, overall, I just, yeah, 0:12:03.080 --> 0:12:05.560 I think he's he's figured something out. Like he's he's 0:12:05.679 --> 0:12:08.480 made himself an actual big league hitter. You know, We've 0:12:08.480 --> 0:12:10.440 seen it in the past when he's gone on hot streaks. 0:12:10.440 --> 0:12:12.600 He runs hot and cold quite a bit, and when 0:12:12.600 --> 0:12:14.120 he gets hot, he hits a lot of home runs. 0:12:14.120 --> 0:12:16.400 And I think this time around he's got he's gotten 0:12:16.400 --> 0:12:18.240 on base a lot more, and he's actually looked like 0:12:18.240 --> 0:12:21.000 a real major league hitter as opposed to someone who 0:12:21.000 --> 0:12:22.199 can you know, square one up. 0:12:22.600 --> 0:12:25.880 You know, every couple of days, Sam, It's well documented 0:12:25.920 --> 0:12:29.720 that this team has made some disastrous free agent signings 0:12:29.760 --> 0:12:32.199 over the years. We do not have to remind anyone 0:12:32.400 --> 0:12:34.720 about those pain points. But I'm going to take it 0:12:34.760 --> 0:12:38.319 to the other route. Should they be thinking about extension 0:12:38.360 --> 0:12:40.280 talks with some of these players. I don't know if 0:12:40.320 --> 0:12:43.120 they have had any open conversations. We have logan Al 0:12:43.120 --> 0:12:44.880 Hoppy on the show pretty frequently. I think we asked 0:12:44.960 --> 0:12:47.280 him at one point and he said, no combos yet. 0:12:47.320 --> 0:12:50.640 So between o'hapi and net Oh and Shannowell and maybe 0:12:50.679 --> 0:12:52.920 even Joe Adele at this point, as you know, he's 0:12:52.920 --> 0:12:55.679 had ups and downs and right now isn't a good spot, 0:12:55.679 --> 0:12:57.959 and maybe they project him forward looking good. I think 0:12:57.960 --> 0:12:59.920 he's only got a couple of years left of team control. 0:13:00.640 --> 0:13:04.400 What would you do if your peramination and Ardie Marino 0:13:04.480 --> 0:13:06.280 actually listened to you and you said, hey, can I 0:13:06.320 --> 0:13:09.440 pick two guys here where we give them league market 0:13:09.480 --> 0:13:11.440 extensions at the rate that they're at in terms of 0:13:11.480 --> 0:13:12.040 service time? 0:13:13.040 --> 0:13:14.800 Yeah, I mean I think they missed the boat on this, 0:13:14.840 --> 0:13:16.600 to be honest with you a little bit. I think 0:13:16.600 --> 0:13:18.920 some of these extensions should have been thought about or 0:13:18.920 --> 0:13:22.480 negotiated either before this season started or you know, last year. 0:13:22.520 --> 0:13:25.439 I mean, you know, it's just it's tougher to extend 0:13:25.440 --> 0:13:27.520 guys when they've kind of proven themselves as big leaguers 0:13:27.559 --> 0:13:31.880 and you know, they know their market's going to be 0:13:32.040 --> 0:13:34.320 once they hit free agency, and it's going to be 0:13:34.360 --> 0:13:36.320 probably more than you know, at least what the Angel's 0:13:36.320 --> 0:13:38.880 recent history has kind of shown us. You know, the 0:13:38.880 --> 0:13:40.760 Angels haven't really made a big free agent signing in 0:13:40.800 --> 0:13:42.880 about five since Anthony were in doing I mean, they 0:13:43.000 --> 0:13:45.040 just said they haven't, right like they've they think they're 0:13:45.120 --> 0:13:47.480 max contract that they've handed out as Kikuchi this year, 0:13:47.559 --> 0:13:50.880 that's three over sixty three year sixty three. So it's 0:13:51.200 --> 0:13:53.839 you know, they're not really operating as a big market 0:13:53.880 --> 0:13:58.040 team in the last five years by any measure. So yeah, 0:13:58.200 --> 0:13:59.760 I think they they probably should have done that. I 0:13:59.760 --> 0:14:01.520 don't know if they're if those players are going to 0:14:01.559 --> 0:14:03.000 be in their price range right now, I don't know 0:14:03.080 --> 0:14:07.040 exactly if that's that's on the table right now. You know, 0:14:07.080 --> 0:14:09.160 I think part of it is, yeah, talk about a hoppy. 0:14:09.559 --> 0:14:11.840 Part of it probably is the agency, right Like, you know, 0:14:12.120 --> 0:14:14.760 certain agents are probably more open to something like that 0:14:14.840 --> 0:14:17.720 than others. But you know, the whole point of doing 0:14:17.720 --> 0:14:20.440 that is extending you know that that that window that 0:14:20.480 --> 0:14:23.640 you have for an extra maybe one two seasons before 0:14:23.680 --> 0:14:26.760 they hit you know, the first you know, real free 0:14:26.760 --> 0:14:29.840 agency of their careers and you have to incentivize that 0:14:29.920 --> 0:14:31.600 in a certain way, and I just don't know if 0:14:31.600 --> 0:14:33.240 the Angels are all going to spend that type of money. 0:14:33.360 --> 0:14:35.520 I mean, you know, Perry wash like all these guys 0:14:35.560 --> 0:14:38.880 came from Atlanta, where that's been you know, the method 0:14:38.880 --> 0:14:42.840 of operation right, extending young players, and just haven't haven't 0:14:42.840 --> 0:14:45.160 done that here. I think, you know, part of what 0:14:45.720 --> 0:14:47.880 all of this you know, you know, you talk about windows, 0:14:47.880 --> 0:14:50.040 and I think, you know, it's an interesting conversation. I 0:14:50.040 --> 0:14:51.800 think everyone looks at the Angels right now is Okay, 0:14:51.800 --> 0:14:54.520 they've got some good young players, but those windows aren't forever, 0:14:54.560 --> 0:14:56.000 and some of these guys are going to be free 0:14:56.040 --> 0:14:59.160 agents before you really know it. And so you know that, 0:14:59.440 --> 0:15:01.440 I think that and just the calculus of how they push, 0:15:01.480 --> 0:15:04.800 how they build, how they you know, think about, you know, 0:15:05.400 --> 0:15:07.440 their future, if they're thinking about it in that context. 0:15:07.480 --> 0:15:09.440 But I just and everything with the Angels is always 0:15:09.440 --> 0:15:12.160 about the present, and I think that's probably why to 0:15:12.160 --> 0:15:14.720 some extent, they haven't you know, pulled the trigger on 0:15:14.760 --> 0:15:17.760 any sort of extension serious extension talk as of yet. 0:15:19.240 --> 0:15:21.240 All right, Sam, I hate to do this to you, 0:15:21.320 --> 0:15:23.880 but I want to just say thank you for the article. 0:15:23.920 --> 0:15:26.200 You wrote on Bobby Jenks. He obviously passed away. We 0:15:26.280 --> 0:15:28.760 talked about Bobby h and I want to say thank 0:15:28.800 --> 0:15:31.040 you for the great article you put out about him 0:15:31.200 --> 0:15:34.160 on the Athletic before he passed away, about him and 0:15:34.200 --> 0:15:37.240 his family and in the challenges he was going through. 0:15:37.320 --> 0:15:40.280 So nothing about the Angels other than Bobby came up 0:15:40.400 --> 0:15:43.080 in the Angels organization. But thank you from me and 0:15:43.120 --> 0:15:46.160 from my teammates and from Bobby Jenks fans for writing 0:15:46.160 --> 0:15:48.680 that article and kind of putting his life into a 0:15:48.720 --> 0:15:50.640 perspective for me. So I just wanted to say thank you. 0:15:50.680 --> 0:15:51.080 That was it. 0:15:51.600 --> 0:15:53.160 No, that means lots to me. Appreciate you saying that, 0:15:53.200 --> 0:15:56.080 and yeah, it's just, yeah, that was That's a tough one. 0:15:56.520 --> 0:15:59.640 You know, I didn't know him beyond you know, dealing 0:15:59.640 --> 0:16:02.520 with him and his family through that process. But uh, 0:16:03.320 --> 0:16:07.040 you know it's hard because you could you could tell 0:16:07.280 --> 0:16:09.880 just how much he meant to his family and and 0:16:09.920 --> 0:16:11.960 some people close to him, and uh, you know, I've 0:16:12.000 --> 0:16:13.840 been thinking a lot about them the last few days. 0:16:13.840 --> 0:16:15.960 And yeah, I hope they're doing all. 0:16:17.040 --> 0:16:20.280 OKA appreciate No, you're welcome, thank you. Now that we 0:16:20.560 --> 0:16:22.440 went to a sad uh, let's go back to something 0:16:22.440 --> 0:16:25.040 a little more lighthearted and more funny. You had to 0:16:25.040 --> 0:16:29.520 do fielding drills with Ron Washington, So I mean, walk 0:16:29.560 --> 0:16:30.960 us through this because. 0:16:31.080 --> 0:16:31.800 I got video. 0:16:32.480 --> 0:16:36.920 I mean, what are we doing? What did you keep you? Oh? 0:16:36.960 --> 0:16:37.200 Man? 0:16:37.560 --> 0:16:39.720 God, now another guy who I'm missed too. You know, 0:16:39.760 --> 0:16:41.920