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Speaker 1: This is Nobel Meyer and you're listening to Swimming Upstream.

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Speaker 2: Alrighty, Swimming Upstream Episode sixty eight. We've got a player

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Speaker 2: interview at mister Alex Carver, but we'll get to that

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Speaker 2: in a bit. It's gonna be with Brendan Jones, one

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Speaker 2: of the four players acquired in the trade that sent

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Speaker 2: Ryan Weathers to the New York Yankees. But it's been

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Speaker 2: a while that we've done this. Last one was you

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Speaker 2: and Isaac getting Thomas White on the pod, so I

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Speaker 2: figured we'd come on here, we'd talk a little bit

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Speaker 2: about some of the prospects that have come back from trades,

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Speaker 2: specifically trades really and what those guys look like, where

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Speaker 2: they could potentially slot in our Top thirty. And international

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Speaker 2: signings just happened too, So we've got a lot to

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Speaker 2: unpack out. But how are you doing. It's been a while.

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Speaker 2: We we didn't think we'd have to do many updates

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Speaker 2: to this Top thirty, but all of a sudden, we

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Speaker 2: we've got quite a bit of namestad.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, it's been a little bit since we've done a pod.

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Speaker 3: Of course, we've been kind of heavier on the writing

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Speaker 3: side of things, But yeah, you're right, lots of new

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Speaker 3: additions to talk about, including our guests today which is

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Speaker 3: coming up, which would be super cool. But yeah, I

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Speaker 3: think you're right. I didn't think that going into going

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Speaker 3: into spring training we would have this much to talk about.

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Speaker 3: But the Marlins just got four players back in the

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Speaker 3: Yankees trade. They also got a hamp more than one

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Speaker 3: back in the Cabrera trade. So and then, like I said,

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Speaker 3: international signings was a larger class this year. They kind

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Speaker 3: of spread the money around a little bit, so a

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Speaker 3: little bit more than you know they did last time.

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Speaker 3: So yeah, pretty pretty stoked to see so many new

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Speaker 3: faces coming into the organization. And I think are our

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Speaker 3: new Top thirty which will be coming out soon. Even

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Speaker 3: though there's been no baseball played, we'll have some significant changes.

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Speaker 2: start with the Edward coburrachade Own Casey, Christian Hernandez, and

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Speaker 2: then Guardo de Leone. So Carver, let's start with Casey.

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Speaker 2: We'll touch on him the least because he's probably gonna

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Speaker 2: make the Majors and start opening Day. But he's the big,

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Speaker 2: big piece of this trade. Big big season in Triple

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Speaker 2: A for him, made it up to the Major struggled

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Speaker 2: a little bit, but he kind of noted this in

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Speaker 2: his press conference where he was more in a pinch

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Speaker 2: hit a role, didn't really get a lot of playing time.

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Speaker 2: It was really inconsistent. But thoughts on Casey and overall

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Speaker 2: just the trade package too. It if you want to

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Speaker 2: dive into the other team, but we could start with Casey.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, another lefty outfielder, but one that the Marlins can

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Speaker 3: they've had similar success with, Kyle Stowers, Griffin Conine, you know,

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Speaker 3: get a very similar one in Owen Casey, who has

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Speaker 3: So yeah, I'm I'm super excited to see this guy.

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Speaker 3: He does swing a lot, so I think that the

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Speaker 3: But a guy that could play all three outfield spots,

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Speaker 3: a guy that you know is definitely a highly coveted prospect,

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Speaker 3: the top prospect in the organization. When you're getting a

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Speaker 3: I'm pretty stoked to have him around in the Marlins organization.

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Speaker 3: I think he's steps right in as part of the

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Speaker 3: Anytime you get the number one prospect back is pretty cool.

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Speaker 2: Next name is Christian Hernandez. He's a twenty two year

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Speaker 2: And this is going to be kind of a trend here, Carver,

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Speaker 3: Yeah, super excited about this player. Supreme bat speed is

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Speaker 3: But I think the spring training WI probably get us

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Speaker 2: Eighteen year old right handed back place first and third.

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Speaker 2: But man, however, I mean the guy raked, the guy

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Speaker 2: I'm sure he starts in Jupiter. He has really he's

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Speaker 2: MA right looking at the Ryan Weathers trade. Weather's traded

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Speaker 2: a twenty two year old right handed outfielder primarily centerfield.

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Speaker 2: we want to add speed to this organization at every level,

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Speaker 2: and they most certainly have done that with these moves,

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Speaker 2: on Lewis as the centerpiece of this.

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Speaker 3: Trade, Yeah, I think a really good one. Honestly. I think,

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Speaker 3: probably fair to say that, you know, it's not that

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Speaker 3: he is not making contact at all, or wasn't making

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Speaker 3: Yeah, this is I think lower ceiling than Lewis, right,

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Speaker 2: That's me.

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Speaker 3: So we'll see what happens with where they wind up defensively.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, definitely. Third piece is Dylan Yasso, twenty three year old,

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Speaker 3: So another guy that is just another kind of safer player.

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Speaker 2: I'm sorry, the youngest player of the trade. Third basement

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Speaker 3: at least right now, his projection is to be a

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Speaker 3: pretty good utility piece for a bench bat. And then,

431
00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:09,119
Speaker 3: like I said, if you can develop a little bit

432
00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:11,000
Speaker 3: more in the areas of power, and I think he

433
00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:14,080
Speaker 3: was a little bit fortunate limited exit blows kind of

434
00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:16,920
Speaker 3: more of those seeing ice singles a lot maybe got

435
00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:19,080
Speaker 3: him to where he got to. Informed in terms of

436
00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:21,919
Speaker 3: the on base percentage and batting average last year, you

437
00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:23,760
Speaker 3: can kind of point to a three point fifty babbit

438
00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:26,720
Speaker 3: and say that he was a little bit fortunate. But

439
00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:28,600
Speaker 3: if you can even that out, I think you have

440
00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:30,119
Speaker 3: a really good get here in terms of a guy,

441
00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:33,719
Speaker 3: especially that could play multiple positions. So I like Mattaeus.

442
00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:35,480
Speaker 3: I think that he is very interesting.

443
00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:38,720
Speaker 2: One quick name we'll mention here because this this was

444
00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:40,480
Speaker 2: the trade that happened and we didn't talk about. It

445
00:20:40,520 --> 00:20:42,280
Speaker 2: was the Dane Meers trade. They actually did get a

446
00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:45,959
Speaker 2: prospect back in return, Ethan O'Donnell. He's a twenty three

447
00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:50,600
Speaker 2: year old outfield prospect. Lefty throwers with his right He

448
00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:52,440
Speaker 2: was in the Double A. He was in Double A

449
00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:55,200
Speaker 2: last year for the Reds two thirty six, three twenty seven,

450
00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:59,800
Speaker 2: three twenty five with seven home runs, fifty six RBIs,

451
00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:02,280
Speaker 2: but twenty stolen bases. He had thirty one last year

452
00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:05,199
Speaker 2: in High A ninety worc plus Carbra. I think this

453
00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:10,200
Speaker 2: is just a fourth outfielder type prospect. Honestly, pretty good

454
00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:12,600
Speaker 2: get for someone like Game Myers would struggle towards that

455
00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:14,920
Speaker 2: back half of the season, and I think this is

456
00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:17,080
Speaker 2: a player who will repeat the level. But who knows,

457
00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:20,320
Speaker 2: maybe in the right organization he could really get it going.

458
00:21:20,359 --> 00:21:22,359
Speaker 2: He was once regarded as a top prospect, and the

459
00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:25,000
Speaker 2: red system just kind of fell off after struggling a

460
00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:27,320
Speaker 2: little bit of Double A. But he was regarded as

461
00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:29,200
Speaker 2: a really good player at one point. And who knows,

462
00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:30,919
Speaker 2: maybe the Marlins could fix this player.

463
00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:35,639
Speaker 3: Kevin, guess what, another lefty hitting outfield? Another left Oh,

464
00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:38,919
Speaker 3: there you go. The moreleans like this, this type of player,

465
00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:41,679
Speaker 3: and like you said, if they can, if they can,

466
00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:43,399
Speaker 3: you know, get a little bit more out of him,

467
00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:46,960
Speaker 3: Like you said, it was once highly regarded as a prospect.

468
00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:49,399
Speaker 3: If they can get a bit more out of this player,

469
00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:52,520
Speaker 3: I think that it's fine fourth outfield type. You need

470
00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:56,000
Speaker 3: guys like that around to contribute on a moment's notice sometimes,

471
00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:58,080
Speaker 3: and this is a guy that is not far away

472
00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:00,879
Speaker 3: I don't think from possibly contributing in that realm of

473
00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:03,000
Speaker 3: fourth outfield. But maybe the Marlins can get a little

474
00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:05,720
Speaker 3: bit more, so, like you said, a minor trade, you know,

475
00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:07,920
Speaker 3: losing day Meyers. We like day Meyers, super nice guy

476
00:22:08,040 --> 00:22:09,840
Speaker 3: and wish him well with what the Reds. I think

477
00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:14,399
Speaker 3: it is so yeah, super cool for Dane to have

478
00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:16,960
Speaker 3: a new opportunity. With everything that Marlins had going on

479
00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:18,480
Speaker 3: in the outfield, I don't think there was really room

480
00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:21,679
Speaker 3: for him to really do a ton, especially with the

481
00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:23,960
Speaker 3: gats of Casey and others. I think that he was

482
00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:27,160
Speaker 3: kind of losing his opportunity. So I will be stoked

483
00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:29,879
Speaker 3: to see him join what is it JJ Blede right

484
00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:35,640
Speaker 3: he Yeah, they're they're reforming the old unit over there,

485
00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:37,840
Speaker 3: so yeah, it'll be cool to see him get an

486
00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:42,359
Speaker 3: opportunity along with the JJ Blede potentially in the Red's outfield.

487
00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:44,359
Speaker 3: So stoked for for Dane and who knows what the

488
00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:46,840
Speaker 3: Marlins can turn this prospect into. It it'll be a

489
00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:50,400
Speaker 3: at least something, I think at the big league level.

490
00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:54,679
Speaker 2: Already moving on to the international signings, there were a

491
00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:56,760
Speaker 2: lot of them, but we'll just highlight the couple that

492
00:22:56,880 --> 00:22:59,760
Speaker 2: stand out to us. It was twenty one players Santiago

493
00:22:59,800 --> 00:23:03,600
Speaker 2: still shortstop for one million dollars signed out of Venezuela,

494
00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:07,199
Speaker 2: ranked sixteenth on MLB Pipeline, and just kind of a

495
00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:10,040
Speaker 2: quick quote on him as physical specimen type build with

496
00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:13,639
Speaker 2: rock explosiveness and top of scale strength, advanced body control

497
00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:17,040
Speaker 2: and athletic actions for someone that size and age. So

498
00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:20,720
Speaker 2: Carver just overall thoughts in the class, and then we

499
00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:23,959
Speaker 2: can talk about Solarte and Ronnie Munos, who David her

500
00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:25,800
Speaker 2: name is being who will definitely have on this podcast

501
00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:27,920
Speaker 2: at some point. He said he's probably the most talented

502
00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:30,320
Speaker 2: player in this class. The way that I would describe

503
00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:32,480
Speaker 2: him as a short as short as possible, would be

504
00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:35,720
Speaker 2: trait's based prospect, very tooled up, explosive and athletic. He's

505
00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:38,240
Speaker 2: very strong within his frame, he is a plus runner,

506
00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:41,280
Speaker 2: he's got a plus arm, he's got a plus impact,

507
00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:43,800
Speaker 2: plus hand speed. He's one of those guys that for

508
00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:45,960
Speaker 2: us in terms of the raw tool package of having

509
00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:49,200
Speaker 2: that skill set to be able to progress, improve, get better,

510
00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:52,160
Speaker 2: become that impactful prospect, we think he can. He has

511
00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:55,240
Speaker 2: it all. So Marlins are definitely high on Munios and

512
00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:57,920
Speaker 2: also signed for one million dollars. Those were the top

513
00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:01,120
Speaker 2: two signings a lot of and I talked to someone

514
00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:03,080
Speaker 2: about this in the organization. It was a lot more

515
00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:06,399
Speaker 2: let's spread the money out in higher chunks rather than

516
00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:09,399
Speaker 2: get the big the big fish and then really have

517
00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:12,400
Speaker 2: be limited after that. And even then them also got injured,

518
00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:14,000
Speaker 2: salced and Vin to Frank when he did that, So

519
00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:17,040
Speaker 2: you got to be excited for the names that they

520
00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:19,879
Speaker 2: brought in. And I think it's a really exciting class

521
00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:23,439
Speaker 2: and not the same flashingess of last year. But I

522
00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:26,400
Speaker 2: think they did the I think they got some good names.

523
00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:29,000
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think it's a smart approach to to do

524
00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:31,680
Speaker 3: every other year. Right, you know, you have the high

525
00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:34,040
Speaker 3: money years like you mentioned with Sallas and to Frank,

526
00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:35,159
Speaker 3: and then you have a year like this. I mean

527
00:24:35,320 --> 00:24:37,000
Speaker 3: you have a ton of room to fill out there

528
00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:41,080
Speaker 3: in the DSL. I think also with two teams. I

529
00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:45,120
Speaker 3: think also you know pretty quickly at times, like especially

530
00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:48,280
Speaker 3: with DSL prospects, you know you're you're limited. Even on

531
00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:50,840
Speaker 3: the international side of scouting, you're you're limited in terms

532
00:24:50,840 --> 00:24:53,080
Speaker 3: of looks that you get, looks that you see. So

533
00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:55,280
Speaker 3: I think a lot of times you know that that

534
00:24:55,320 --> 00:24:57,240
Speaker 3: a player will or won't work out, right. I think

535
00:24:57,240 --> 00:25:00,000
Speaker 3: that international scouting side of things has that figured out

536
00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:02,119
Speaker 3: as well. That's why you see some of these guys

537
00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:04,520
Speaker 3: will you know, come in and play two years in

538
00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:06,920
Speaker 3: the DSL and then unfortunately get released or go back

539
00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:08,520
Speaker 3: and play play at home or whatever it may be.

540
00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:11,840
Speaker 3: So I think to spread the money around and see

541
00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:13,480
Speaker 3: where it sticks, kind of like what they're trying to

542
00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:15,159
Speaker 3: do now in this class, I think is smart. But

543
00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:18,639
Speaker 3: you do get some really really good guys at the

544
00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:20,800
Speaker 3: top of the class. So he says, Solarte, this guy

545
00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:26,119
Speaker 3: is massive, six five two hundred lefty hit righty throw

546
00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:30,280
Speaker 3: with sixty five grade power. Already, Like you take that,

547
00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:36,080
Speaker 3: like you absolutely buy into that for a good amount

548
00:25:36,080 --> 00:25:38,720
Speaker 3: of money. So I think for that to be their

549
00:25:38,800 --> 00:25:41,159
Speaker 3: highest price signing is very good. And then they get

550
00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:43,680
Speaker 3: the other guy in the top thirty rankings of international

551
00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:47,040
Speaker 3: prospects in this class in munious as you mentioned. So yeah,

552
00:25:47,119 --> 00:25:50,480
Speaker 3: I'm super stoked about Solarte though, to see that kind

553
00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:53,240
Speaker 3: of frame come out at age seventeen, where you're six five,

554
00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:56,919
Speaker 3: two hundred and then you already have sixty five grade

555
00:25:56,920 --> 00:25:59,919
Speaker 3: power with a good field tool as well to put

556
00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:03,840
Speaker 3: potentially stick at shortstop. Everybody's a shortstop in the international ranks,

557
00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:06,879
Speaker 3: but maybe this guy could stick there. He's got fifty

558
00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:10,520
Speaker 3: five great field per pipeline. So I'm super stoked to

559
00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:13,560
Speaker 3: see a guy of this size and this kind of

560
00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:16,800
Speaker 3: impactful magnitude come out as their top signing. This is

561
00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:19,040
Speaker 3: a guy to get excited about, and I'm stoked to

562
00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:20,200
Speaker 3: get to follow along with him.

563
00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:25,160
Speaker 2: Yeah, and here's some videos of mister Solarte taking some VP.

564
00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:27,880
Speaker 2: But anyone else you want to touch on in this class, Carver,

565
00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:31,200
Speaker 2: As we keep moving forward here with the names and

566
00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:32,399
Speaker 2: then we'll go into our interview.

567
00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:35,399
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think really like you said, just the the

568
00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:41,360
Speaker 3: strategy is telling right where you have the big money

569
00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:42,920
Speaker 3: year and then you have a year like this where

570
00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:45,000
Speaker 3: you kind of fill in space. Not to say that

571
00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:47,159
Speaker 3: they can't find good talent at the lower ends of that.

572
00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:48,680
Speaker 3: But I think those two guys are going to be

573
00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:51,280
Speaker 3: the ones that make the most impact, at least early

574
00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:53,320
Speaker 3: on in their careers. But like you said, Kevin, any

575
00:26:53,359 --> 00:26:55,000
Speaker 3: of those names can pop off at any time. They

576
00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:57,960
Speaker 3: signed Uri Press for two hundred thousand dollars. There's multiple

577
00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:02,920
Speaker 3: other other examples to point to in that realm of Hey,

578
00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:06,360
Speaker 3: this guy just kind of came from nowhere and surprised.

579
00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:09,360
Speaker 3: So I think that you know, to have another year

580
00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:12,320
Speaker 3: like this where they spread the money around is is

581
00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:14,760
Speaker 3: definitely not a bad strategy. It's not a slashy, it's

582
00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:16,840
Speaker 3: not not last year, It's not at all what they

583
00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:18,760
Speaker 3: did last year. But I think it is smart, especially

584
00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:21,000
Speaker 3: when you have a lot of space to fill in

585
00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:24,200
Speaker 3: the international ranks. So I'm stoked for this and I

586
00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:26,040
Speaker 3: think that it was it was a fine strategy, and

587
00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:27,679
Speaker 3: I'm glad that you guys got to talk about it

588
00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:31,919
Speaker 3: with David and everybody else. So there, these guys are

589
00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:33,840
Speaker 3: in good hands. I'm I'm stoked for this class.

590
00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:38,440
Speaker 2: And these are some highlights of Ronnie Munios. So big Dude,

591
00:27:38,600 --> 00:27:41,440
Speaker 2: seems like you could play the position well and we'll see.

592
00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:44,760
Speaker 2: But already Carver, I think it's time to talk about

593
00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:47,760
Speaker 2: Brendan Jones. With Brendan Jones, it was. It was a

594
00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:52,119
Speaker 2: great conversation that he's a great guy and you give

595
00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:53,880
Speaker 2: us a little nugget. So if you stay up until

596
00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:56,000
Speaker 2: the end, you will get some I guess quote unquote

597
00:27:56,000 --> 00:28:01,880
Speaker 2: breaking news for per Minster. Brendan Jones. Alrighty, we'll wrap

598
00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:05,119
Speaker 2: it up here on our ends as always, go fish

599
00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:07,560
Speaker 2: and we'll see you on the other side. With this

600
00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:09,000
Speaker 2: Brendan Jones interview.

601
00:28:09,840 --> 00:28:14,119
Speaker 3: Alex Carver along with newest Baseball Writers Association of America

602
00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:19,359
Speaker 3: writer mister Kevin Burrall and one of the newest Marlins,

603
00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:24,119
Speaker 3: mister Brendan Jones coming over in the trade with the

604
00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:29,200
Speaker 3: Yankees for mister Ryan Weathers. Brendan Stoke. To have you on, man,

605
00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:32,959
Speaker 3: welcome to Miami. Glad to have you, Thanks for doing this.

606
00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:35,439
Speaker 4: How are we doing doing good? Thank you guys for

607
00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:39,200
Speaker 4: having me on. I'm excited to be here and bea Marlin.

608
00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:41,680
Speaker 3: We'll throw it back to Star Brandon. We'll throw it

609
00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:45,920
Speaker 3: back to just your college time Kansas State. He also

610
00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:48,840
Speaker 3: played summer ball I believe like all three years. But anyways,

611
00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:51,520
Speaker 3: Kansas State program, I would say kind of on the

612
00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:54,360
Speaker 3: rise last year that you were there. You guys got

613
00:28:54,360 --> 00:28:57,280
Speaker 3: a regional, you went to the tournament as well, So

614
00:28:57,280 --> 00:28:59,240
Speaker 3: if you could just tell us about the experience there

615
00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:01,280
Speaker 3: and how Kansas State helped.

616
00:29:01,040 --> 00:29:02,840
Speaker 4: You as a ballplayer, helped you improve, Yeah, it was

617
00:29:03,120 --> 00:29:05,600
Speaker 4: it was an awesome experience there. Obviously, I've you know,

618
00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:07,760
Speaker 4: grew up in Nashville, so you kind of know more

619
00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:11,960
Speaker 4: more more about the SEC and kind of stuff around here.

620
00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:13,960
Speaker 4: I didn't really know a whole lot about Kansas State.

621
00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:17,320
Speaker 4: They saw me in a tournament and I didn't want

622
00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:18,840
Speaker 4: to close any door, so I wanted to visit, and

623
00:29:18,880 --> 00:29:20,280
Speaker 4: I kind of just fell in love with the place

624
00:29:20,320 --> 00:29:23,360
Speaker 4: and the coaches and everything. But yeah, they definitely helped

625
00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:25,760
Speaker 4: me a lot develop as a player, get better as

626
00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:28,680
Speaker 4: a hitter, some of those things for sure. And then

627
00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:31,280
Speaker 4: obviously we got to experience a regional and a super regional,

628
00:29:31,320 --> 00:29:32,120
Speaker 4: which was a lot of fun.

629
00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:35,520
Speaker 3: We're gonna get to the hitting and the offensive stuff,

630
00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:37,800
Speaker 3: but I want to throw it to defense first because

631
00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:41,160
Speaker 3: there and so far in your pro career, this has

632
00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:44,040
Speaker 3: been pretty amazing what you've done on the defensive side

633
00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:46,200
Speaker 3: of the ball. So in college, two errors in like

634
00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:48,440
Speaker 3: one hundred and fifty games, and then it's kind of

635
00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:50,600
Speaker 3: matriculated for you as well on the big league side

636
00:29:50,760 --> 00:29:52,920
Speaker 3: or pro side. I guess I should say soon would

637
00:29:52,920 --> 00:29:55,840
Speaker 3: be a big league side. How much pride have you

638
00:29:55,880 --> 00:29:58,480
Speaker 3: always taken in your defense and kind of who's been

639
00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:00,680
Speaker 3: there with you since the start when it's come to

640
00:30:00,800 --> 00:30:02,080
Speaker 3: kind of improving on that side.

641
00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:05,840
Speaker 4: Yeah, defensively, I've always I've always taken really good pride

642
00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:08,880
Speaker 4: in that. I remember growing up around Nashville. I grew

643
00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:11,680
Speaker 4: up watching Tony Kemp, I don't know if you guys

644
00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:15,160
Speaker 4: know that name, watching him play at Vanderbilt, and you know,

645
00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:17,280
Speaker 4: I would see him make some crazy plays in the

646
00:30:17,320 --> 00:30:19,760
Speaker 4: outfield and stuff like that. So that's kind of always

647
00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:21,640
Speaker 4: who I looked up to or kind of wanted to

648
00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:25,160
Speaker 4: play like defensively, and that's kind of since I was younger,

649
00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:27,440
Speaker 4: I've always kind of really taken pride and you know,

650
00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:29,200
Speaker 4: trying to be the best defender on the field and

651
00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:32,560
Speaker 4: really making that aspect of the game important.

652
00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:35,440
Speaker 2: You play all three outfield spots. Where where have you

653
00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:37,800
Speaker 2: felt the most comfortable throughout your your big league career

654
00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:38,959
Speaker 2: or pro career so far?

655
00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:42,360
Speaker 4: I mean, I think centerfield is definitely where I'm most comfortable,

656
00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:45,880
Speaker 4: just because I played there the most. But the Yankees

657
00:30:45,880 --> 00:30:47,560
Speaker 4: did a good job last year where I got good

658
00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:49,760
Speaker 4: opportunity and left and right, so I got really comfortable

659
00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:51,600
Speaker 4: in both of those. So I mean, I feel pretty

660
00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:53,560
Speaker 4: similar in all three positions, but I probably say center

661
00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:54,840
Speaker 4: field is where I'm most comfortable.

662
00:30:58,280 --> 00:31:00,960
Speaker 3: And you definitely have the speed for center field, which

663
00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:03,600
Speaker 3: I'll get to you. Now. Another thing you're you're pretty

664
00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:06,760
Speaker 3: well known for. So last season fifty one stolen bases

665
00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:09,440
Speaker 3: to being caught just nine times. Your first year pro

666
00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:12,000
Speaker 3: you weren't caught at all. Uh, this is after what

667
00:31:12,120 --> 00:31:14,800
Speaker 3: seventy steals and seven caught stealing in college. So just

668
00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:17,600
Speaker 3: plan of attack on the basis, what are you looking

669
00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:20,360
Speaker 3: for out there in your in your initial lead secondaries,

670
00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:22,520
Speaker 3: where are you trying to get to and you know,

671
00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:24,800
Speaker 3: just when do you kind of know, hey I'm going?

672
00:31:26,200 --> 00:31:27,960
Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean I think it started when I was

673
00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:29,640
Speaker 4: in high school. I would kind of I was just

674
00:31:29,760 --> 00:31:31,640
Speaker 4: really fast. I would just go a lot. I didn't

675
00:31:31,680 --> 00:31:35,360
Speaker 4: necessarily have a plan or a scouting report per se

676
00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:38,080
Speaker 4: in high school. Then kind of as I got to college. Obviously,

677
00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:41,080
Speaker 4: catchers get better pictures get quicker the plate. I thot

678
00:31:41,160 --> 00:31:42,840
Speaker 4: Kansas City did a really good job of, you know,

679
00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:46,040
Speaker 4: having scouting reports for us, stuff like that, pictures timed

680
00:31:46,080 --> 00:31:49,960
Speaker 4: to home whole time, stuff like that. And then even

681
00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:51,600
Speaker 4: once I got to the Yankees Org, they kind of

682
00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:54,400
Speaker 4: took that to another level. So then all that stuff

683
00:31:54,400 --> 00:31:56,720
Speaker 4: I've kind of started to implement into my already where

684
00:31:56,720 --> 00:31:59,440
Speaker 4: I'm already fast to kind of know like, Okay, this

685
00:31:59,520 --> 00:32:01,240
Speaker 4: is when I should to be going, these are accounts

686
00:32:01,240 --> 00:32:04,520
Speaker 4: I should go. You know, this picture has a tendency

687
00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:06,240
Speaker 4: to do this, like this is what I look for.

688
00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:08,720
Speaker 4: So all those things I think have helped me kind

689
00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:12,120
Speaker 4: of like hone the stolen base aspect of it to

690
00:32:12,160 --> 00:32:14,160
Speaker 4: where I know when I should be looking to go

691
00:32:14,280 --> 00:32:15,720
Speaker 4: and kind of what I should be looking for.

692
00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:19,600
Speaker 2: Just looking at a reproach. You're your guy who walks

693
00:32:19,640 --> 00:32:21,320
Speaker 2: a lot, who puts, you know, the ball in play

694
00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:22,760
Speaker 2: a lot, does this streak out a lot, gets a

695
00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:24,480
Speaker 2: lot of guys to throw a lot of pitches at you.

696
00:32:24,720 --> 00:32:26,360
Speaker 2: Just talk a little bit about your approach at the plate.

697
00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:28,880
Speaker 2: Definitely seems like you make pictures work, and that seems

698
00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:32,320
Speaker 2: like it's been a big factor so far in your career.

699
00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:35,520
Speaker 4: Yeah, my mindset has always been just find a way

700
00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:37,760
Speaker 4: to get on first no matter how I can, because

701
00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:40,360
Speaker 4: in my mind me getting on first is a triple

702
00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:43,960
Speaker 4: essentially because I'm gonna steal second and steal third. So

703
00:32:44,040 --> 00:32:46,680
Speaker 4: that's kind of how where I've always you know, I'm

704
00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:49,120
Speaker 4: not too worried about the power aspect. Obviously it's great

705
00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:51,040
Speaker 4: to you know, it's fun to hit home runs, but

706
00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:52,560
Speaker 4: I'm just worried about how I can get on first

707
00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:54,800
Speaker 4: base because then I feel like I can really affect

708
00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:55,800
Speaker 4: the game once I'm on the base.

709
00:32:55,840 --> 00:33:01,520
Speaker 3: Pats, you get the double A promote last year for

710
00:33:01,560 --> 00:33:03,239
Speaker 3: the first time, which, of course, as we all know,

711
00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:08,040
Speaker 3: is a difficult one to make, probably some say the

712
00:33:08,080 --> 00:33:11,080
Speaker 3: most difficult in the minor leagues at least until you

713
00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:12,560
Speaker 3: get the Triple A and then to the big leagues.

714
00:33:12,600 --> 00:33:15,959
Speaker 3: But didn't seem to phasey two terribly much last time

715
00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:19,120
Speaker 3: was still good to fifty three, sixty five, four fifteen.

716
00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:22,400
Speaker 3: Just how did you notice like the competition level improve

717
00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:25,360
Speaker 3: at that level. Did anything change for you or was

718
00:33:25,360 --> 00:33:27,600
Speaker 3: it just kind of like I'm still myself.

719
00:33:29,160 --> 00:33:30,680
Speaker 4: It definitely, I mean I could tell a difference in

720
00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:33,400
Speaker 4: the competition as I got up there. I definitely struggled

721
00:33:33,440 --> 00:33:36,240
Speaker 4: this first two to three weeks a little more.

722
00:33:36,080 --> 00:33:36,920
Speaker 3: Than I would have liked.

723
00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:38,800
Speaker 4: But yeah, I mean it's kind of just I had

724
00:33:38,840 --> 00:33:42,200
Speaker 4: to to myself, like, it's the same game you're playing, right,

725
00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:45,880
Speaker 4: these are all all these guys were in high at

726
00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:48,720
Speaker 4: some point where I just was it's just the better

727
00:33:48,720 --> 00:33:51,000
Speaker 4: players from Hyai, So you know, I kind of just

728
00:33:51,080 --> 00:33:53,440
Speaker 4: had to Obviously there were some adjustments that I had

729
00:33:53,440 --> 00:33:55,680
Speaker 4: to make and kind of keep keep working throughout the

730
00:33:55,680 --> 00:33:58,160
Speaker 4: season to keep getting better. But then kind of I

731
00:33:58,160 --> 00:34:00,520
Speaker 4: got more comfortable, as you know, after a couple of

732
00:34:00,520 --> 00:34:02,560
Speaker 4: weeks there, and things started a roll for me.

733
00:34:04,160 --> 00:34:07,600
Speaker 3: Come up to the trade traded what just what last

734
00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:08,880
Speaker 3: week or week and a half ago? I guess I

735
00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:13,640
Speaker 3: should say, yeah, it's pretty still pretty recent, still pretty fresh.

736
00:34:13,680 --> 00:34:15,920
Speaker 3: But we'll get your thoughts on this. Traded for the

737
00:34:15,920 --> 00:34:17,800
Speaker 3: first time in your career, so Yankees is kind of

738
00:34:17,800 --> 00:34:20,080
Speaker 3: all you knew. So now you'll be learning a new

739
00:34:20,160 --> 00:34:24,280
Speaker 3: organization here with with Marlins. So just on the outset

740
00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:27,600
Speaker 3: of this, it happens pretty quickly. We weren't expecting it

741
00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:30,279
Speaker 3: as as writers and fans kind of weren't expecting it

742
00:34:30,280 --> 00:34:32,080
Speaker 3: as well. After the Cabrera trade that they did with

743
00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:35,720
Speaker 3: the Cubs. But the Marlins bring back four players, including

744
00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:38,279
Speaker 3: yourself for Ryan Weathers, who was injured last year but

745
00:34:38,400 --> 00:34:41,160
Speaker 3: is an established major league left handed pitcher who went

746
00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:44,040
Speaker 3: as healthy, is very very good, and we were expecting

747
00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:46,319
Speaker 3: big things from last year. So you get traded for

748
00:34:46,480 --> 00:34:48,160
Speaker 3: a big name, a good name who will go right

749
00:34:48,200 --> 00:34:51,399
Speaker 3: into the Yankees' rotation and hopefully, you know, do well

750
00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:54,479
Speaker 3: for them, and we wish him well. But from your side,

751
00:34:54,680 --> 00:34:56,440
Speaker 3: how did you hear about this and what kind of

752
00:34:56,440 --> 00:34:59,160
Speaker 3: were your initial thoughts when you heard I'm being traded

753
00:34:59,200 --> 00:35:01,560
Speaker 3: with three of my team for an established major leaguer.

754
00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:06,160
Speaker 4: Yeah, it definitely was a whirlwind of emotions. I found

755
00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:09,279
Speaker 4: out from a Jeff passing an ESPN notification on my

756
00:35:09,360 --> 00:35:13,320
Speaker 4: phone he beat our minor league director with the Yankees

757
00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:17,239
Speaker 4: by about thirty seconds. So that was definitely crazy to

758
00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:19,480
Speaker 4: kind of find out that way. But yeah, it's definitely

759
00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:22,759
Speaker 4: always you know, it's bittersweet, just because, like you said,

760
00:35:22,760 --> 00:35:25,080
Speaker 4: that's all I knew is an organization. But then you know,

761
00:35:25,120 --> 00:35:28,239
Speaker 4: it's obviously great to that a org has this much

762
00:35:28,320 --> 00:35:30,160
Speaker 4: value in you to be willing to trade a big

763
00:35:30,239 --> 00:35:33,560
Speaker 4: leaguer away to get you. So it's a good feeling.

764
00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:36,440
Speaker 4: I'm excited to be with the Marlins and get to

765
00:35:36,440 --> 00:35:37,440
Speaker 4: work with the Marlins.

766
00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:40,399
Speaker 2: I guess what Warrior thoughts on the organization And it's

767
00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:42,600
Speaker 2: been really little time have you spoken to any one?

768
00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:44,759
Speaker 2: And if so, just maybe from the outside looking in.

769
00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:46,200
Speaker 2: I don't know if you ever actually played them in

770
00:35:46,239 --> 00:35:48,480
Speaker 2: the minor leagues, but just what do you remember there?

771
00:35:49,320 --> 00:35:50,759
Speaker 4: Yeah, no, I've never got to play any of the

772
00:35:50,840 --> 00:35:53,799
Speaker 4: Marlins teams and the miners, but there is kind of

773
00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:58,520
Speaker 4: a connection among some Yankee coaches and coordinators and stuff

774
00:35:58,520 --> 00:36:00,160
Speaker 4: that I knew that are now over with the I

775
00:36:00,160 --> 00:36:01,799
Speaker 4: want to I think that'll be good to make a

776
00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:05,040
Speaker 4: smooth transition, and kind of from what I've heard, it's

777
00:36:05,160 --> 00:36:09,280
Speaker 4: similar philosophy. Obviously, you know they they believe their own things,

778
00:36:09,280 --> 00:36:11,560
Speaker 4: but I think it's a similar kind of overall philosophy

779
00:36:11,600 --> 00:36:13,080
Speaker 4: with some of the things as far as hitting and

780
00:36:13,160 --> 00:36:15,200
Speaker 4: defense and stuff like that. So I think that should

781
00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:18,720
Speaker 4: hopefully make for a smooth transition and nothing too alien

782
00:36:18,880 --> 00:36:21,080
Speaker 4: when I'm trying to trying to learn and get into

783
00:36:21,080 --> 00:36:21,640
Speaker 4: spring training.

784
00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:24,720
Speaker 2: So that's now looking back at your old organization to Yankees,

785
00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:26,160
Speaker 2: just what are some things that they did well for

786
00:36:26,239 --> 00:36:28,400
Speaker 2: your development that you think you'd want to see here

787
00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:30,279
Speaker 2: in Miami or that you think Miami will help you

788
00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:30,839
Speaker 2: out even more.

789
00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:35,239
Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean I think obviously, you know, they helped

790
00:36:35,239 --> 00:36:37,319
Speaker 4: me make some adjustments hitting wise, but I think really

791
00:36:37,320 --> 00:36:39,759
Speaker 4: what the Yankees did a good job at was some

792
00:36:39,800 --> 00:36:44,959
Speaker 4: of the little things like defensively, first step stuff still

793
00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:48,160
Speaker 4: in bases, like scouting or port and things like that

794
00:36:49,640 --> 00:36:51,560
Speaker 4: with the base running aspect of it, which I thought

795
00:36:51,600 --> 00:36:54,040
Speaker 4: was really good. And then just talking with some people

796
00:36:54,040 --> 00:36:55,759
Speaker 4: in the Marlins, I mean it kind of seems like

797
00:36:56,600 --> 00:36:59,200
Speaker 4: similarly they're you know, with the defensive side and the

798
00:36:59,239 --> 00:37:03,960
Speaker 4: first step stuff, they're kind of really really dove in

799
00:37:04,040 --> 00:37:06,160
Speaker 4: on that and are all in on that. So yeah,

800
00:37:06,200 --> 00:37:11,400
Speaker 4: I'm definitely excited. I know Joe Mingoosio, he was the

801
00:37:11,440 --> 00:37:13,760
Speaker 4: minor league hitting coordinator when I first got drafted with Yankee,

802
00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:15,520
Speaker 4: so I kind of have a connection with him. So yeah,

803
00:37:15,560 --> 00:37:17,759
Speaker 4: I'm excited to get to work with the Marlins and

804
00:37:19,120 --> 00:37:21,320
Speaker 4: you know, kind of learn what they're about.

805
00:37:22,440 --> 00:37:24,839
Speaker 3: One thing that's been and we're going to talk about

806
00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:26,520
Speaker 3: Joe and I actually want to talk about Tom two

807
00:37:26,560 --> 00:37:30,600
Speaker 3: in a second. Tom dangelis that, you know. But one

808
00:37:30,640 --> 00:37:33,719
Speaker 3: thing that the Marlins, especially in recent years, have have

809
00:37:33,800 --> 00:37:36,799
Speaker 3: been really implementing and focusing on is the analytical side

810
00:37:36,800 --> 00:37:38,719
Speaker 3: of things. They've brought in a lot of people, a

811
00:37:38,719 --> 00:37:41,800
Speaker 3: lot of different minds, a lot of different assistant general managers,

812
00:37:41,840 --> 00:37:44,040
Speaker 3: a lot of tech around spring training, which you will

813
00:37:44,080 --> 00:37:47,000
Speaker 3: see that you know when I first started back with

814
00:37:47,040 --> 00:37:49,480
Speaker 3: Marlins and reporting on the Marlins back in like twenty

815
00:37:49,560 --> 00:37:53,000
Speaker 3: fifteen is way different, but it's kind of like a

816
00:37:53,040 --> 00:37:56,040
Speaker 3: more modern resource. They have them if they're available. They

817
00:37:56,040 --> 00:37:58,000
Speaker 3: don't really force it on players, but it's there if

818
00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:01,200
Speaker 3: they want it. So are you just yourself or are

819
00:38:01,239 --> 00:38:03,719
Speaker 3: you big into that kind of stuff? The stats reviewing,

820
00:38:03,960 --> 00:38:07,120
Speaker 3: stuff like launch angle, reviewing, stuff like exit blows, all

821
00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:10,000
Speaker 3: that that analytical stuff where you just kind of like a, hey,

822
00:38:10,719 --> 00:38:12,000
Speaker 3: I'm just gonna let the game come to me.

823
00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:15,160
Speaker 4: I mean, I think there's definitely an aspect of where

824
00:38:15,160 --> 00:38:17,560
Speaker 4: you can have information overload sometimes, so you kind of

825
00:38:17,600 --> 00:38:20,440
Speaker 4: got to learn like what what helps you and what

826
00:38:20,480 --> 00:38:22,719
Speaker 4: you actually need. But I think there's definitely some of

827
00:38:22,719 --> 00:38:25,000
Speaker 4: that stuff that's really important and that I like to use.

828
00:38:25,880 --> 00:38:28,440
Speaker 4: I'm normally not too worried about the stuff like the

829
00:38:28,520 --> 00:38:31,719
Speaker 4: launching lexibil per se about myself, I kind of like

830
00:38:31,800 --> 00:38:34,759
Speaker 4: to know more of the analytics and deeper about you know,

831
00:38:34,800 --> 00:38:37,200
Speaker 4: the scouting report of the other picture and things like that,

832
00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:40,759
Speaker 4: at least from the hitting aspect of things. So that's

833
00:38:40,800 --> 00:38:42,200
Speaker 4: kind of where I like to really hone in and

834
00:38:42,239 --> 00:38:46,000
Speaker 4: maybe know some of that more analytic or more like

835
00:38:46,080 --> 00:38:49,040
Speaker 4: honed in information. It's from that aspect. But then obviously

836
00:38:49,640 --> 00:38:51,759
Speaker 4: defensively and some of the base running stuff. I mean,

837
00:38:51,880 --> 00:38:54,480
Speaker 4: I never had that in college. We did some of

838
00:38:54,480 --> 00:38:56,360
Speaker 4: that with the Yankees, which I thought was really helpful.

839
00:38:57,200 --> 00:38:58,839
Speaker 4: And it sounds like from you know who I've talked

840
00:38:58,880 --> 00:39:00,400
Speaker 4: to you so far are they kind of have a

841
00:39:00,440 --> 00:39:02,000
Speaker 4: similar philosophy with the Marlins.

842
00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:08,840
Speaker 3: So I'm excited for that. Yeah. Awesome. So it sounds

843
00:39:08,880 --> 00:39:09,880
Speaker 3: like you do a little bit of both, which is

844
00:39:09,960 --> 00:39:13,520
Speaker 3: which is pretty cool. Yeah, so we can kind of

845
00:39:13,520 --> 00:39:16,280
Speaker 3: talked about it already that you know, there's some familiar

846
00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:19,239
Speaker 3: faces here with you, Miglakio, but you know a couple

847
00:39:19,280 --> 00:39:21,800
Speaker 3: of others He said, Uh, I was talking about D'Angelis,

848
00:39:21,840 --> 00:39:24,600
Speaker 3: so I wanted to ask you about this guy. Also

849
00:39:24,680 --> 00:39:27,640
Speaker 3: brought him in this offseason from Hudson Valley where you

850
00:39:27,760 --> 00:39:30,279
Speaker 3: where you just were with the Renegades, he was their

851
00:39:30,360 --> 00:39:33,680
Speaker 3: hitting coach, so he's been with you, I think for

852
00:39:33,880 --> 00:39:35,520
Speaker 3: more than last year too. I think you've known this

853
00:39:35,520 --> 00:39:37,000
Speaker 3: guy for a little while and he's helped you out

854
00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:39,719
Speaker 3: with hittings. So how has he helped you out? And

855
00:39:39,760 --> 00:39:41,880
Speaker 3: what's your relationship with him like? And how excited are

856
00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:43,520
Speaker 3: you to kind of, you know, be back where he is.

857
00:39:44,560 --> 00:39:46,880
Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm definitely really excited to get to work with

858
00:39:46,920 --> 00:39:50,080
Speaker 4: Tom again. I found out probably a week week and

859
00:39:50,120 --> 00:39:52,000
Speaker 4: a half ago that he had even left and was

860
00:39:52,040 --> 00:39:53,839
Speaker 4: with the Marlins, and then I ended up getting traded

861
00:39:53,840 --> 00:39:56,000
Speaker 4: to the Marlands, so I was pretty pretty pumped about that.

862
00:39:56,040 --> 00:39:58,239
Speaker 4: But yeah, we when I first got drafted, he was

863
00:39:58,280 --> 00:40:01,239
Speaker 4: the hitting coach in Tampa, which where they originally sent me,

864
00:40:01,680 --> 00:40:03,520
Speaker 4: so I got to do a lot of work with

865
00:40:03,600 --> 00:40:06,440
Speaker 4: him there, and then obviously in High Hudson Valley and

866
00:40:06,520 --> 00:40:08,719
Speaker 4: last spring training I worked with him a lot. So yeah,

867
00:40:08,719 --> 00:40:10,960
Speaker 4: he's been a really big help for me in my game,

868
00:40:11,000 --> 00:40:13,200
Speaker 4: and he felt like he knows my swing, kind of

869
00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:15,200
Speaker 4: knows what works for me and my preparation and.

870
00:40:15,200 --> 00:40:15,719
Speaker 1: Stuff like that.

871
00:40:15,719 --> 00:40:17,640
Speaker 4: So I think it'll be really good to have that

872
00:40:17,680 --> 00:40:20,839
Speaker 4: relationship of knowing somebody going into spring training and then

873
00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:21,680
Speaker 4: going into the season.

874
00:40:22,440 --> 00:40:24,840
Speaker 3: You know you have familiarity to with the guys that

875
00:40:24,880 --> 00:40:26,920
Speaker 3: came over with you. I know, you were teammates with

876
00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:30,600
Speaker 3: Lewis Dylan Lewis last year, so you know just a

877
00:40:30,600 --> 00:40:32,759
Speaker 3: little bit about those guys, the guys that have come

878
00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:36,479
Speaker 3: over with you to your new organization. So you won't

879
00:40:36,480 --> 00:40:38,080
Speaker 3: be doing this alone, right, So there's gotta be some

880
00:40:38,120 --> 00:40:41,040
Speaker 3: comfortability there. You'll be learning the organization with a couple

881
00:40:41,040 --> 00:40:42,520
Speaker 3: of year old teammates. But if you just give us

882
00:40:42,520 --> 00:40:45,320
Speaker 3: a little bit on those guys as teammates and as players.

883
00:40:46,040 --> 00:40:49,600
Speaker 4: Yeah, for sure, I don't. I haven't got to play

884
00:40:49,640 --> 00:40:51,360
Speaker 4: with one Matthews as much. I've kind of got to

885
00:40:51,400 --> 00:40:53,160
Speaker 4: play with him in spring training and stuff like that.

886
00:40:53,400 --> 00:40:55,600
Speaker 4: And I mean, he from what I saw, he was

887
00:40:55,640 --> 00:41:00,000
Speaker 4: always like a baller. He's defensively, he's gonna make every player.

888
00:41:00,760 --> 00:41:03,800
Speaker 4: He's gonna be a tough at bad hitting. And then Lewis,

889
00:41:03,840 --> 00:41:06,480
Speaker 4: we came in same draft class together. We were roommates

890
00:41:06,480 --> 00:41:10,400
Speaker 4: when we first were together, and it's been it's been

891
00:41:10,440 --> 00:41:12,319
Speaker 4: really cool to see him kind of how how he's

892
00:41:12,360 --> 00:41:15,160
Speaker 4: worked and how he how much better he's gotten. Obviously,

893
00:41:15,200 --> 00:41:19,160
Speaker 4: he can smash the baseball, so so he's gonna be

894
00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:21,920
Speaker 4: a fun one to kind of keep see progressing and

895
00:41:22,239 --> 00:41:22,879
Speaker 4: hopefully make.

896
00:41:22,760 --> 00:41:23,760
Speaker 3: The big leagues. And then Hasso.

897
00:41:23,800 --> 00:41:25,040
Speaker 4: I got to spend a lot of time in Double

898
00:41:25,040 --> 00:41:27,000
Speaker 4: A last year with him.

899
00:41:27,360 --> 00:41:28,120
Speaker 3: You know, he's a hitter.

900
00:41:28,239 --> 00:41:31,120
Speaker 4: He he would be one of those guys, I mean

901
00:41:31,120 --> 00:41:33,240
Speaker 4: you can just rely on almost every game he's gonna

902
00:41:33,480 --> 00:41:36,280
Speaker 4: he's gonna hit the ball hard if not two or three.

903
00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:38,160
Speaker 4: So yeah, it was a lot of fun to see

904
00:41:38,200 --> 00:41:39,959
Speaker 4: him play last year and get to interact with him,

905
00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:42,719
Speaker 4: and so yeah, I'm excited to have all four of

906
00:41:42,719 --> 00:41:44,160
Speaker 4: those guys coming over with us.

907
00:41:44,760 --> 00:41:47,759
Speaker 2: Yeah, Alex was mentioning, you know, DeAngelis, but you kind

908
00:41:47,760 --> 00:41:50,560
Speaker 2: of mentioned him to Migliaco and then I'm not sure

909
00:41:50,560 --> 00:41:54,319
Speaker 2: if you cross pass maybe with Rachel Balkovic, but if so,

910
00:41:54,560 --> 00:41:56,640
Speaker 2: just what are your thoughts on on those guys and

911
00:41:56,760 --> 00:41:59,160
Speaker 2: uh maybe your form your experience with them in the

912
00:41:59,239 --> 00:42:02,000
Speaker 2: Yankees and how year to reunite with those with those people.

913
00:42:02,320 --> 00:42:05,640
Speaker 4: Yeah, I think it's spent as much time with Joe

914
00:42:06,360 --> 00:42:09,480
Speaker 4: because he he was just there for that initial period

915
00:42:09,520 --> 00:42:11,799
Speaker 4: after the draft and then that offseason he kind of

916
00:42:12,000 --> 00:42:15,000
Speaker 4: switched over to the Marlins. Tom obviously kind of got

917
00:42:15,040 --> 00:42:16,919
Speaker 4: a lot of experience with which has been really good.

918
00:42:17,760 --> 00:42:19,720
Speaker 4: And then I didn't get a chance to meet Rachel

919
00:42:19,719 --> 00:42:21,799
Speaker 4: before she had already gone to the Marlins before I go.

920
00:42:22,800 --> 00:42:25,520
Speaker 4: But yeah, I mean I'm excited to kind of have

921
00:42:25,640 --> 00:42:29,520
Speaker 4: some familiarity and then hopefully, you know, I think the

922
00:42:29,560 --> 00:42:33,240
Speaker 4: philosophy is going to be similar, So I think that'll

923
00:42:33,280 --> 00:42:35,600
Speaker 4: be good for the transition to just you know, make

924
00:42:35,640 --> 00:42:38,000
Speaker 4: it easier kind of terminology. I know, stuff like that,

925
00:42:38,040 --> 00:42:38,719
Speaker 4: which will be good.

926
00:42:39,600 --> 00:42:42,000
Speaker 2: All right, starting to wrap up here, we're looking ahead.

927
00:42:42,080 --> 00:42:44,000
Speaker 2: Just what are some things you've worked on this offseason,

928
00:42:44,120 --> 00:42:47,120
Speaker 2: anything in specific that you kind of left the season

929
00:42:47,239 --> 00:42:49,239
Speaker 2: wanting to kind of hone in on and work on

930
00:42:49,360 --> 00:42:51,360
Speaker 2: it in terms of just getting ready for spring training.

931
00:42:52,320 --> 00:42:54,840
Speaker 4: Yeah, obviously, I've been working really hard at getting stronger,

932
00:42:56,320 --> 00:42:58,600
Speaker 4: trying to get a little bit bigger, and then from

933
00:42:58,640 --> 00:43:00,880
Speaker 4: the hitting aspect, kind of just tweet see some things

934
00:43:02,360 --> 00:43:04,520
Speaker 4: some my posture things like that, trying to trying to

935
00:43:04,520 --> 00:43:06,960
Speaker 4: get a little bit better on breaking balls and stuff

936
00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:10,319
Speaker 4: like that, where I sometimes would just miss those last year.

937
00:43:10,840 --> 00:43:13,600
Speaker 4: So I think that's really I've always been pretty good

938
00:43:13,600 --> 00:43:15,840
Speaker 4: at fast hitting fastball, so kind of really just like,

939
00:43:16,600 --> 00:43:18,279
Speaker 4: if I can get really good at hitting breaking balls

940
00:43:18,280 --> 00:43:20,399
Speaker 4: as well, I feel like it'll be a tough, tough

941
00:43:20,400 --> 00:43:22,319
Speaker 4: out for me coming into the season. So that's kind

942
00:43:22,320 --> 00:43:23,920
Speaker 4: of where my main focus has been.

943
00:43:25,400 --> 00:43:27,959
Speaker 3: Last one for you, Brendon, Thanks for doing this again.

944
00:43:28,000 --> 00:43:30,480
Speaker 3: This was great, awesome insight into you as a player

945
00:43:30,480 --> 00:43:32,839
Speaker 3: and kind of where you're at. What we hope, uh

946
00:43:33,440 --> 00:43:36,200
Speaker 3: will happened for you as you break into your Marlin's career.

947
00:43:36,239 --> 00:43:37,960
Speaker 3: But we were just told not too long ago that

948
00:43:38,600 --> 00:43:40,840
Speaker 3: we'll see you in big league camp, so congratulations on

949
00:43:40,960 --> 00:43:43,680
Speaker 3: that definitely will be cool for you. I'm sure to

950
00:43:43,719 --> 00:43:47,000
Speaker 3: be around some of the big league guys and learn

951
00:43:47,040 --> 00:43:49,680
Speaker 3: from them as you break into your Marlin's career. But

952
00:43:50,200 --> 00:43:52,000
Speaker 3: is this, I believe, your first time at a big

953
00:43:52,040 --> 00:43:53,720
Speaker 3: league camp and kind of what are you looking forward

954
00:43:53,800 --> 00:43:55,080
Speaker 3: to from that experience.

955
00:43:56,160 --> 00:43:58,279
Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm really excited. Yeah, this is gonna be my

956
00:43:58,280 --> 00:44:01,920
Speaker 4: first big league camp. I got an opportunity to kind

957
00:44:01,920 --> 00:44:03,960
Speaker 4: of back up some games last year for spring training,

958
00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:06,200
Speaker 4: but not be an official part of big league spring training,

959
00:44:06,200 --> 00:44:08,520
Speaker 4: So I'm excited to just kind of be around those

960
00:44:08,520 --> 00:44:10,160
Speaker 4: guys that have done it at the big league level

961
00:44:10,160 --> 00:44:12,040
Speaker 4: and kind of just soak up, you know, be around

962
00:44:12,080 --> 00:44:13,719
Speaker 4: the coaches and things like that, and kind of soak

963
00:44:13,800 --> 00:44:16,160
Speaker 4: up all the information that I can and and learn

964
00:44:16,200 --> 00:44:17,719
Speaker 4: as much as I can that I can take into

965
00:44:17,719 --> 00:44:20,279
Speaker 4: my season and then hopefully use once I once I

966
00:44:20,280 --> 00:44:21,399
Speaker 4: get to the big leagues one day.

967
00:44:22,520 --> 00:44:24,920
Speaker 3: Awesome. Well, we hope to see you there. We'll be

968
00:44:24,960 --> 00:44:28,120
Speaker 3: there with you. We'll be watching as well, all of

969
00:44:28,160 --> 00:44:31,440
Speaker 3: our following and everybody listening to us. So we appreciate

970
00:44:31,480 --> 00:44:33,080
Speaker 3: you coming on, man, thanks for taking time out of

971
00:44:33,080 --> 00:44:36,080
Speaker 3: your offseason to join me and Kevin on the show

972
00:44:36,120 --> 00:44:37,640
Speaker 3: and let us get to know you as a player.

973
00:44:37,680 --> 00:44:39,359
Speaker 3: And I'm sure we're gonna learn a lot more here

974
00:44:39,400 --> 00:44:42,480
Speaker 3: as we go into baseball season, which is not too

975
00:44:42,480 --> 00:44:45,799
Speaker 3: far away. Got fan Fest coming up, and then it's

976
00:44:45,840 --> 00:44:48,759
Speaker 3: back to Jupiter where we'll see you and some of

977
00:44:48,840 --> 00:44:52,760
Speaker 3: your your teammates from the Yankees and we'll start start

978
00:44:52,760 --> 00:44:56,919
Speaker 3: the process of Marlin's Baseball for you guys and see

979
00:44:56,920 --> 00:44:59,120
Speaker 3: how we go. So again, thank you so much for

980
00:44:59,280 --> 00:45:01,440
Speaker 3: coming on. We definitely appreciate it, and we'll talk to

981
00:45:01,480 --> 00:45:02,000
Speaker 3: you again soon.

982
00:45:02,560 --> 00:45:03,800
Speaker 4: Yeah, of course, thank you, guys.

983
00:45:04,920 --> 00:45:07,880
Speaker 3: Perfect, that's it, guys. Episode sixty eight, swimming upstream with

984
00:45:07,920 --> 00:45:11,480
Speaker 3: Brendan Jones, one of the newest Marron's prospects. We're stoked

985
00:45:11,520 --> 00:45:13,400
Speaker 3: to have him. We'll see guys out in Jupiter. Come

986
00:45:13,480 --> 00:45:15,799
Speaker 3: see him as well. Fans are invited come see him

987
00:45:15,800 --> 00:45:18,040
Speaker 3: on the big league side. It's gonna be fun. That'll

988
00:45:18,080 --> 00:45:19,719
Speaker 3: do it for now. We'll see guys next time. On

989
00:45:19,760 --> 00:45:40,520
Speaker 3: swimming upstream