1 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: Coming off the Emmys on Sunday evening. By the way, 2 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:08,399 Speaker 1: Nate Bargotzi did a great job. I didn't watch the Emmys, 3 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: but I love Nate Bargotzi and I know he hosted. 4 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: It is time to give some awards everybody in the 5 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:19,079 Speaker 1: American League. Let us start with MVP. If you will, 6 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: AJ will start with you. Who is your American League 7 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: Most Valuable Player? 8 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:24,919 Speaker 2: Who? 9 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 3: And why? My friend? 10 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 2: I mean, I'm just going cal Raley. I've been on 11 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 2: this train bandwagon all year, pretty much since the All 12 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 2: Star Game. Aaron Judge is probably going to win it, 13 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 2: but I think kl ralely deserves some credit. And I 14 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 2: think that at cal Ray with his home run, he's 15 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 2: going to set the all time home run record for 16 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 2: switch hitters. He's already got the all time catcher home 17 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 2: run record. He plays every day. He plays in Seattle 18 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 2: places not great to hit, as you guys have mentioned, 19 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 2: he has to travel so much more than everybody else. 20 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 2: I just think it's a special year, a historic year, 21 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 2: and he should be the guy that wins it because 22 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 2: they're going to go to the postseason and he catches 23 00:00:57,960 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 2: and he plays every day, and no one can describe 24 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 2: how hard it is to do that. Until you've done. 25 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 1: It, there is not a chance in hell the Seattle 26 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:08,679 Speaker 1: Mariners are where they are without cal Ray. Cal Rawly 27 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: means more to the Mariners than Aaron Judge. 28 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 3: Means to the Yankees. 29 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: I think the Yankees get into the postseason without Aaron 30 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 1: Judge barely, but they still make it. There are more 31 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:20,319 Speaker 1: stars on the Yankees. Cal Rawley is my MVP, not 32 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:22,040 Speaker 1: that anybody asked, Eric, Who's yours? 33 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 2: Aaron Judge, And it kills me to go against It 34 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 2: kills me to go against cal Raley because of what 35 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 2: he's done, because of what he's done in this historic season. 36 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 2: I think if he even had, you know, if he 37 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 2: had a little bit of an uptick in September here 38 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 2: August September, he could have surpassed Judge, who was really 39 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 2: just relegated to Dhing until a couple of weeks ago. 40 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 2: I think there was a chance that he did that 41 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 2: he catches him. But who wins the award is Aaron 42 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 2: Judge who I want to see win the award because 43 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 2: everything that AJ just said cal Rawley. 44 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: You know what's interesting is the last time it wasn't 45 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 1: either Judge or Otani was twenty twenty in terms of 46 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 1: like American League, when there was really controver Yeah, really 47 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: really a controversy or a question mark. Cal Raley has 48 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: just been so I mean, he'll never have a season 49 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 1: like this again. I mean, Aaron Judge probably have subsequent 50 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: seasons of these types of numbers, but cal Rawly will 51 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 1: never have a season like this again. And I feel 52 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: like this is again we're like waiting for the Mariners 53 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:36,959 Speaker 1: to implode, because this is always the time of year 54 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: that the Mariners implode. Cal Rally has been the most 55 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: valuable player for a team, I think in twenty twenty five. Okay, 56 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 1: Cy Young Award winner in the American League, AJ you 57 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 1: have honors. 58 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 2: Go ahead, Schoolble, schoolbl That's it. I don't know if 59 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 2: there's anybody that close. It's it's going to be Schooble again, 60 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 2: and I think it's well deserved. He's going to go 61 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:02,919 Speaker 2: back to back because my answer is exactly the same 62 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 2: as AJS. I want to ask you guys a question 63 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 2: about cal Raley. I know we're skipping back. Does he 64 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 2: get any one does he get any first place votes? 65 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 3: Yes? I mean I don't have a vote. 66 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 2: He definitely shouldn't. I mean, if you're a Seattle writer 67 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 2: or you're a West Coast writer, absolutely should get some. 68 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 3: Votes first place. 69 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 2: I mean, yes, by the way, the thing about Schooble 70 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 2: winning is Crochet's had a really good year and Hunter 71 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 2: Brown has had a really good year. But I just 72 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 2: think Schooble, with what he's done is just has outshined 73 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 2: them all. So I think it's gonna be one, two three, 74 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 2: but I think School is gonna get It won't be 75 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 2: the runaway it was last year, but he was gonna 76 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 2: win again. 77 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: I mean, Garret Crochet was in the running for the 78 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: triple Crown a decent portion of this season, but that 79 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: has fallen off and Schooble has been absolutely unbelievable. 80 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 3: I believe it's Schooble again. 81 00:03:54,640 --> 00:04:00,040 Speaker 1: Award for the American League's Top reliever, the Mariano Rivera award. 82 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 3: If you will. 83 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: So that's obviously the best reliever in the game in 84 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: the junior circuit AJ who is its. 85 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 2: Chapman, the chapman just when fifty straight guys is out 86 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 2: giving up a hit. So to me, it's the oldest chairman. 87 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 2: The year he's had, he's walks her down as e 88 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 2: Ra is barely over one. I think it's the rold 89 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:21,480 Speaker 2: As Chapman Eric, Yeah, I think I think that might 90 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 2: be more runaway than the cy Young. Obviously, I don't 91 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 2: know if we we get to see those tallied votes 92 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 2: like we do with the cy Young, But I think 93 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 2: Chappi's I think Chappie's running away with this awards. 94 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 3: Yeah. 95 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 1: By the way, he's a massive humanity. I mean he 96 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: is so in shape, and he's pitching like in reverse. 97 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:45,279 Speaker 1: He's just getting better with age. He looks great, pitching great. 98 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: Boston has acknowledged it. They've extended him already. He's had 99 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:51,920 Speaker 1: one hell of a year. Okay, Rookie of the Year 100 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 1: in the National League. 101 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 3: Guys, who is it? 102 00:04:55,120 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: No, you mean the American leg I'm sorry, I Apoloz's. 103 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 2: Nick in Oakland, Jacob Wilson and Nick Kurtz. But it's 104 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 2: Nick Kurtz. I mean, watch this guy play, watch this 105 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 2: guy hit, plus he came on ft he It's I mean, 106 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 2: it's easy. This might be unanimous. I mean it's not 107 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:14,600 Speaker 2: easy of a Rookie of the Year voting Jack Wilson. 108 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:18,040 Speaker 2: Hopefully Jack Wilson gets to at least or Jacob Wilson sorry, 109 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 2: gets to at least like touch the trophy because until 110 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 2: Nick Kurtz came up, like Jacob Wilson was like, oh 111 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 2: this is mine, I'm locking this thing up. He was 112 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 2: going to hit, you know, he got hurt, but he 113 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:33,040 Speaker 2: was going to hit like three thirty on the year. 114 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 2: Then he kind of declined. But Nick Kurtz running away 115 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 2: with it. I think he's going to be higher in 116 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:42,919 Speaker 2: MVP voting than people would have thought he would have 117 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 2: been two weeks ago. 118 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 1: Even I hate the fact that he's on such a 119 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: crappy team because it's just so difficult to give an 120 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: award to a guy that's on a crap team. It's 121 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:53,919 Speaker 1: not his fault, it's not his fault at all. I 122 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,480 Speaker 1: would have loved if Roman Anthony had been called up 123 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 1: sooner in the year, and I would have loved even 124 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:01,119 Speaker 1: more if Roman Anthony didn't have an bleak issue, because 125 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 1: I think Roman Anthony could have very well been the 126 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:04,360 Speaker 1: American League Rookie of the Year. 127 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 3: But I too am giving it. 128 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 2: To It's tough what Kurts has done. It's tough. Not 129 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 2: over Kurtz is ridiculous this year. 130 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 3: Well, I watched watching it. 131 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 2: You like the Red Sox of Roman Anthony is nice, 132 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:24,039 Speaker 2: like to the point where the way he plays and 133 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 2: he can play a solid outfield, maybe he might have 134 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:30,359 Speaker 2: a chance of being hired in the MVP voting later 135 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 2: in their careers. But what Nick Kurtz has done, like 136 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 2: when people go up and look in those numbers, He's 137 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:42,279 Speaker 2: got over a thousand ops as a freshman in the league. 138 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:43,359 Speaker 2: It is amazing. 139 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, no, I hear you. I just wish I could 140 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: have seen Roman Anthony play the length of time that 141 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: Nick Kurtz has played this year, and I wonder if 142 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: the conversation would have been every different. Not to take 143 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:55,279 Speaker 1: away anything from Nick Kurtz by any stretch, but I 144 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: wonder what Anthony could have done over a more extended 145 00:06:58,480 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: period of time. 146 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 3: Come Back Player of the Year. 147 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:02,919 Speaker 1: We discussed this a little bit earlier in terms of 148 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 1: American Comeback Player of the Year, American League Comeback Player 149 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:06,840 Speaker 1: of the Year. Who do you guys think it is? 150 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 2: It's Jacob deGrom. Jacob deGrom. He's been through so many 151 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:16,160 Speaker 2: injuries and it's Jacob Degron. This is pretty easy for me. 152 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 3: Jacob de Gron, Hey, aj is it Jacob de Gram? 153 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, we've already had this conversation. So guess what is 154 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 2: Jacob p Gron? 155 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 3: All right, Eric, is it Jacob de Gram? 156 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 2: I'm gonna go with Jacob deGrom. 157 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 1: Okay, so we have established it's Jacob de Grom who pitched. 158 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 2: I wonder where he's gonna end up. I wonder where 159 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 2: he's gonna end up on the sy Young voting. I mean, 160 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 2: I think Evaldy was going to get was going to 161 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 2: get a lot of cy Young votes. Obviously, he's been 162 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 2: out the last he'll be out, you know, the last 163 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 2: over a month of the season, so that'll hurt him. 164 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 2: But he had blow a two era for de Gram 165 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 2: to come back and do what he's done comeback. Player 166 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 2: of the Year is a lock. I want. 167 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: You guys know how bad I wanted Nathan Evaldi to 168 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 1: sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles. I 169 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 1: love Nathan Evaldi, I love everything. 170 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 2: Where was he gonna play? They didn't have any roster spots. 171 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 3: That's not true. 172 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: I'm talking before the Glass now, signing, before the Snell signing, 173 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 1: all that stuff. 174 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 3: I love Valdi? All right, So is it Jacob Degarom? 175 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 3: Fair enough? 176 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 4: All right? 177 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 1: Manager of the Year in the American League A J Who. 178 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 3: Is it John Schneider, John Schneider, Who is deserving of it? 179 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 2: That's just going to get it and deserving because remember 180 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 2: what they went through last year and all, and they listen, 181 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 2: he's on the hot seat. We all talked about this. 182 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 2: He was on the hot seat before this year, and 183 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:49,839 Speaker 2: here they are. They're gonna win the AL East, and 184 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 2: they're gonna win it pretty easily. They got a chance 185 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 2: to make a deep runt. So for me, it's John Schneider. 186 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 1: I mean he was on the hot seat in the 187 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 1: middle of this year. It wasn't even just coming into 188 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:00,200 Speaker 1: the season. It was in the middle of this year. 189 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:01,680 Speaker 1: He was on the hot seat. Now look at where 190 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: they are. 191 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,440 Speaker 3: AJ. Do you agree excuse me, Eric, do you agree 192 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:04,720 Speaker 3: with that? 193 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 2: I do? And I think if the team had done 194 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:11,960 Speaker 2: this the last two seasons when they missed the playoffs, 195 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 2: I don't think he would have won it because there 196 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 2: was a lot of expectations of like, this team is 197 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 2: really good, they're gonna win. Oh they fell short, they 198 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 2: fell short. And now this year everyone kind of like 199 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 2: tempered their expectations. And I think they're three games up 200 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 2: on the Tigers for the best record. Yeah, so on 201 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 2: my first ever Roomy in Pro Bowl victory. I don't 202 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 2: even know if you get like a cool trophy or not. 203 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:36,400 Speaker 2: I forget. 204 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 1: Hopefully they have some incentives in their contract that if 205 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 1: they become manager of the Year you get some cash. 206 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: That's the only trophy I need. I'm gonna go with 207 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 1: aj Hanch. And the reason I say that is I 208 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:50,320 Speaker 1: understand that Schneider will likely get it because he what 209 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 1: he's done with the team, obviously because he was on 210 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 1: the hot seat, and also because he manages in the 211 00:09:55,040 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 1: Al East and people pay attention to the Al East 212 00:09:57,200 --> 00:09:59,280 Speaker 1: way more than they pay attention to the Ales Central. 213 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 1: But what aj Hinch is done with a Tiger's team 214 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 1: that's pretty much been in the lead of things, or 215 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:07,439 Speaker 1: at least in the conversation of the lead of things 216 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 1: wire to wire of this season, you got Hobby Bias 217 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:13,080 Speaker 1: playing out of his mind. Obviously, having Trek Schouble as 218 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 1: your ace helps. But what aj Hinch has done with 219 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 1: that team, to me warrants a lot of consideration for 220 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:21,959 Speaker 1: Manager of the Year in the American League. 221 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:22,720 Speaker 3: Is he going to get it? 222 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:23,079 Speaker 4: No? 223 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 1: Do I think he has a good reason to get it. Sure, 224 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna go with Hinch. 225 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:31,920 Speaker 2: That's fair. I can see that he's a he's a 226 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 2: nice fellows. 227 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 3: It's not the Good Guy Award of the Year. It's 228 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 3: a Manager of the Year. 229 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 1: All right, Let's check out one of AJ's Ruby packs 230 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 1: he pulled. AJ, did you buy or sell as far 231 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 1: as Arena Club and Pokemon? 232 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:49,559 Speaker 2: Do you think I know what a Pokemon thing is? 233 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:54,720 Speaker 2: Do you know what that thing is? Exactly? So I 234 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 2: did it. I got this. It's a I don't even know, 235 00:10:57,400 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 2: but I got. I got more money than I paid 236 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:04,200 Speaker 2: for It's a more Zapto's Articuna g X guard and 237 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 2: so I sold it right away. So yeah, I got 238 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 2: more money than I paid for it. So I was like, 239 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 2: sell now, it's not Pokemon, it's not Pokemon. 240 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:18,960 Speaker 3: Pokemon, oh, Pokemon. I apologize. 241 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 2: Poky Man, it's closer to Pookey Man. I like Pooky Man, 242 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:27,800 Speaker 2: but it's Pokemon. And that's a GX. Anybody knows. Anybody 243 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 2: knows it's a g X. 244 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 3: It's not true because A J and I are anybodies 245 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 3: and we didn't know. 246 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:35,360 Speaker 2: Do you guys, remember I was thinking about this the 247 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 2: other day, You guys, remember a couple of years ago. 248 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:38,679 Speaker 2: I was a while now when they had the Pokemon 249 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 2: Go and people were walking around on their phones and 250 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 2: they were like running into like stuff. They were like, oh, 251 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 2: driving into stuff. There's might be a fake thing over 252 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:51,560 Speaker 2: there in the corner. What would you do, Alana? Do 253 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 2: you remember garbage You remember garbage pail kids? 254 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 4: Courts? 255 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 3: I remember garbage pail kids. It's the Cabbage Patch Kids, 256 00:11:58,360 --> 00:11:59,079 Speaker 3: ugly cousins. 257 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:01,959 Speaker 2: Yes, if I can, if I get in a garbage 258 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 2: if I can get a garbage pale Kid card in 259 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:07,840 Speaker 2: my arena club, that would be boss. I gotta see 260 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:09,679 Speaker 2: if I can rip one of those packs, because you know, 261 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 2: I got packs of them laying around here. 262 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:15,880 Speaker 3: Because I saw there's garbage pail kids in arena. 263 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:18,320 Speaker 2: I went to somewhere and they had them for sale, 264 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 2: and I bought a bunch. It was somewhere, and I 265 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:28,440 Speaker 2: got like Adam Bomb large, large, Marge large. Yes, Adam 266 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:29,559 Speaker 2: Bomb is my favorite. 267 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:33,199 Speaker 3: Yes, I had six Cabbage Patch kids, you guys. 268 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 4: I was. 269 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 3: I was into it. I was into it. 270 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:38,040 Speaker 1: I was into adoption way like a long time ago. 271 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:39,840 Speaker 1: See and now I just rescue puppies. 272 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 2: But that's a whole other Ironically, my cabbage patch kid. 273 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:45,520 Speaker 2: His name was Buddy and he was bald. 274 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 3: Ironically, maybe he was actually your kid. 275 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:55,240 Speaker 1: Right now, you can get twenty percent off your first 276 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:58,560 Speaker 1: lap pack or card purchase by going to arenaclub dot 277 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 1: com slash fall and use cod foul All right, guys. Next, 278 00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: Josh Barfield is joining us. Always great to have front 279 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:11,359 Speaker 1: office brass joining us on Foul Territory. That is Josh Barfield. 280 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 1: We thought he was going to be wearing a quarter zip. 281 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:17,839 Speaker 1: We were wrong. It is a polo instead, Josh. Great 282 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 1: to be with you, White Sox Assistant GM. According to 283 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:24,320 Speaker 1: Mark finesand a source saying that you're staying with the 284 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 1: Pale Hose, sir, not going to the Orioles. Tell us 285 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:29,680 Speaker 1: more about that decision to stay where you're at. 286 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 3: Welcome to the show. 287 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:32,960 Speaker 5: Yeah, thanks for having me on. It's good to see 288 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 5: you guys. And yeah, I'm here. I'm staying with the 289 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:38,679 Speaker 5: White Sox. I'm really happy. This has been a great 290 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 5: situation for me and my family since day one, from 291 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 5: Jerry to Getzi all the way down. You know, they 292 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 5: treated us, treat us so well, and I'm really excited 293 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 5: about what we're building here. 294 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 4: You know, we're in a you know, we are in 295 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 4: a rebuild. 296 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 5: You know last year was tough in the first year 297 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:55,960 Speaker 5: over here, and you know, going through the aches and 298 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:57,960 Speaker 5: pains of setting me all the time and the losing record. 299 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:00,599 Speaker 5: But you know, I feel like we're heading in the 300 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 5: right direction right now. We have a lot of good 301 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:05,720 Speaker 5: things happening, a lot of young guys coming up having success. Uh, 302 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 5: you know, the minor leagues, we have guys continuing to 303 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 5: uh make big strides down there, and it just feels like, uh, 304 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 5: there's a lot more optimism than there's been here in 305 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 5: the last couple of years. And the guys are playing 306 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 5: better baseball, especially here, you know, post All Star breaks. 307 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 4: So it's been exciting. 308 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 2: I was the one that thought you were going to 309 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 2: be wearing a quarter zip. But do you at least 310 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 2: have khakis on? Like, are you like full scout mode 311 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 2: because you got like you got khakis and a collared shirt. 312 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 2: Is that is that what you're going with up in 313 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 2: Chicago now. 314 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 5: I'm not a khaki guy. I did that the first 315 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 5: year on I was scouting. I'm not a khaki guy. 316 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:41,400 Speaker 5: It's usually like some nice jeans or or some Travis 317 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 5: Matthews slacks in a in a in a polo. There 318 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 5: is there is a quarter zip hanging up in my office. 319 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:49,000 Speaker 5: But it's yeah, it's not all It's not not cold 320 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 5: enough yet. 321 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 2: I wouldn't think I wouldn't think you would completely sell out. 322 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaker 2: But since a Lona brought it up, I want to 323 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 2: hit I want to hit on the whole. Orioles like 324 00:14:57,280 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 2: GM search type of thing we talk about all the time, 325 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 2: and we actually kind of gave the White Sox a 326 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 2: little bit of a of a hard time for not 327 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 2: going outside of the organization getting Getsy Getsy went outside 328 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 2: of the organization to bring you in. When you go 329 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:15,320 Speaker 2: and do an interview with the Orioles, how much do 330 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 2: you feel like you have to and I don't know 331 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:20,680 Speaker 2: how far in the process you got that you have 332 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:24,720 Speaker 2: to not give all the White Sox secrets away, but 333 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 2: also get some information from another organization that is now 334 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 2: like three years ahead of the White Sox in the 335 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 2: sense that like they rebuild for a while and now 336 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 2: they have a bunch of talent in the big leagues. 337 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 2: How much of that do you have to like, I 338 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 2: don't know, like balance and like go through when you're 339 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 2: in those negotiations or interview in every rooms. 340 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:49,680 Speaker 5: Yeah, so it's a good question. We didn't get that far. 341 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:53,600 Speaker 5: You know, they reached out with interest. You know, we 342 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 5: talked here internally with Getsy and with Jerry, and also, 343 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 5: you know, my family wanted to make sure you got 344 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 5: to keep mama happy. 345 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 4: So we talked about it for a while. But and 346 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:05,840 Speaker 4: then just got back to them and let them know 347 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 4: that I didn't want to hold them up in. 348 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 5: Their search, and I just didn't feel like it was 349 00:16:09,160 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 5: the right right time right now. It's obviously a great 350 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 5: situation over there. They're doing a lot of really good things, 351 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:15,600 Speaker 5: and Alias is a you know, he's done so much 352 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 5: in this game, you know, But just didn't feel like 353 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 5: it was the right right time and really want to 354 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 5: be here to see this thing through. 355 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 2: All right, Mart, Like we played together in twenty eleven, 356 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 2: you were an intense player, Like you would run dudes 357 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 2: over harder. And you're not a big guy, no no offense, 358 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 2: but you would hammer dudes at the play. So I 359 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:39,040 Speaker 2: know your competitiveness as much as you were the first 360 00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 2: one out of the clubhouse every single day. That's a 361 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 2: different story. How do you take that, how do you 362 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 2: take that into your job when you come over to 363 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:52,120 Speaker 2: the White Sox and you're like, Okay, well might not 364 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 2: win a lot of games. How do you take that 365 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 2: competitiveness out of it but also instill it in the 366 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 2: guys in youranization, the coaches, in the organization, the everything, 367 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:06,160 Speaker 2: because I know how intense you were, and I don't 368 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:08,480 Speaker 2: think you can just turn that off. 369 00:17:09,600 --> 00:17:12,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, you're right, you can't turn it off, right. We're competitive. 370 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 5: I think that's why so many of us play this game. 371 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 5: And I think that's the thing you missed the most 372 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 5: when you. 373 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 4: Get done playing. 374 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:19,480 Speaker 5: It's that competing and I think that I get to 375 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:21,920 Speaker 5: scratch that itch on this side. And yeah, going through 376 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 5: a rebuild, you you lose a little bit of the 377 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 5: day to day competitiveness, but it's still that you're trying 378 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 5: to keep up with other organizations. You're trying to you 379 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:31,560 Speaker 5: still want to win every day, right, You still go 380 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:34,800 Speaker 5: out there and you want to win, and knowing that 381 00:17:34,840 --> 00:17:36,639 Speaker 5: you might be behind the eight ball some nights. But 382 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:40,160 Speaker 5: you know, I think the group that we have here 383 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 5: from Getsy from Will coming over his first year as 384 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 5: a manager, Paul Yannish, our farm director. It's a lot 385 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 5: of guys that are playing backgrounds and we all want 386 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:49,679 Speaker 5: to compete. 387 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:50,240 Speaker 4: We all want to. 388 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:52,440 Speaker 5: Instill that in our players. I think it starts from 389 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:54,680 Speaker 5: the day they get into the organization. You know, we 390 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:57,080 Speaker 5: just have draft recently. We find the guys out to 391 00:17:57,480 --> 00:18:00,119 Speaker 5: Arizona and we do go through the orientation. 392 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:02,679 Speaker 4: We talked about doing winning things, playing winning baseball, and 393 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 4: you guys know, like on a given night you might 394 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:07,000 Speaker 4: not win, but you could play winning baseball. And there's 395 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:07,880 Speaker 4: a there's a brand of. 396 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:10,200 Speaker 5: Baseball that we want to uh, you know, we want 397 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 5: to show up every night and play for our for 398 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:13,760 Speaker 5: our team, for our fans. And you know, I think 399 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:15,600 Speaker 5: you're starting to see that with some of these young guys, 400 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 5: and uh, you know, hope to continue to build on that. 401 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:22,439 Speaker 2: Josh who makes the decisions on some of these trades 402 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:24,320 Speaker 2: that you guys have to make? Is it? Is it 403 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:27,359 Speaker 2: a team effort? Who goes through the prospects and says, hey, 404 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:29,480 Speaker 2: we're going to trade Garrett Crochet for Kyle Teal on 405 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 2: my draw and that whole package? Who is that you? 406 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:37,199 Speaker 2: Is that gets is it? Who who exactly is in 407 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:39,480 Speaker 2: charge of all the trades that you guys have made? 408 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 5: Yeah, And in the end it gets you. But I 409 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 5: think you know, he's done a good job of surrounding 410 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:46,679 Speaker 5: himself with a lot of a lot of good people. 411 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 4: Uh. 412 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 5: I think one of his biggest strengths is that he's 413 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:53,679 Speaker 5: very open to information and he filters it and in 414 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:55,439 Speaker 5: the end he comes out and makes the you know, 415 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 5: the best decision possible for the organization. But uh, you know, 416 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:00,879 Speaker 5: it's it's a it's a group here. I think one 417 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:02,400 Speaker 5: of the things that he does really well too. It's 418 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 5: not a lot of secrets. It's not a lot of hey, guys, 419 00:19:05,040 --> 00:19:06,920 Speaker 5: get out of here. You know, the big guys are talking. 420 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:10,239 Speaker 5: It's everybody's got a piece of it. It's a lot 421 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 5: of collaboration here. And you know, in the end, we're 422 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 5: trying to use the information. We were trying to use 423 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:18,960 Speaker 5: our knowledge of our guys to make the best decisions possible, 424 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:20,679 Speaker 5: you know, not only for the short term, but we 425 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:22,480 Speaker 5: want to build a consistent winner here. And we know 426 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:24,560 Speaker 5: that takes time and that takes talent, and you know, 427 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:26,480 Speaker 5: I think if you look back at the Crochet deal, 428 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:28,520 Speaker 5: it's so far it's kind of been a win win. 429 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:29,920 Speaker 4: For both both sides. 430 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 5: You know, Crochet, we knew he was we were trading 431 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 5: away one of the best pictures, if not the best 432 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,160 Speaker 5: picture in the game, and you know that that's got 433 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:37,879 Speaker 5: to come at a high price. And you know, we 434 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 5: felt like the Red Sox we were able to get that, 435 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:41,720 Speaker 5: you know, the return we were looking for there. 436 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:44,600 Speaker 4: And you know, all four guys have been three of 437 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 4: them have contributed at the major. 438 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 5: League level this year, and you know you got another 439 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:49,639 Speaker 5: one that's not too far away and Braden Montgomery. 440 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:51,280 Speaker 3: Josh, that's a. 441 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 1: Great question or a great point that you make, and 442 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:56,440 Speaker 1: it actually leads me into my next question. Obviously, you're 443 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 1: hoping you get some massive gain in return for a 444 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 1: guy like a Garrett Crochet. But when you're watching Crochet 445 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:04,640 Speaker 1: on the hill now for the Red Sox every fifth 446 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 1: day and you see the success that he's having, he's 447 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:10,240 Speaker 1: in the conversation for the Cy Young Award, what goes 448 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 1: through your mind, Like, man, that guy could be on 449 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:14,480 Speaker 1: our hill, Yet you know you had to trade him 450 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:16,720 Speaker 1: for a reason. Kind of take me through that balance 451 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 1: of being an assistant GM and watching him have that success, 452 00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 1: but knowing you guys feel like you made the right choice. 453 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, we knew what we were giving up when we 454 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 5: traded him, Like we got to see it really it 455 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:29,720 Speaker 5: started in spring training last year when we made the 456 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:31,959 Speaker 5: switch to him being a starter, and it was one 457 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 5: of his first outing I think it was against the Dodgers, 458 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:36,800 Speaker 5: and he just absolutely mowed through, you know, three future 459 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 5: Hall of Famers, And from that point on, it was like, 460 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 5: this is real and this guy is going to be 461 00:20:41,080 --> 00:20:43,119 Speaker 5: a good starting picture for a long time, you know, 462 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:44,200 Speaker 5: as long as he stayed healthy. 463 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:45,480 Speaker 4: And he's done a really good job of that. 464 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:48,120 Speaker 5: But knowing where we were as an organization, we really 465 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:50,320 Speaker 5: needed to jump start it and we needed to add 466 00:20:50,359 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 5: as much talent as we could. And being able to 467 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:56,440 Speaker 5: add for you know, impact players, even though you're giving 468 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:57,960 Speaker 5: up one of the top players in the game, you know, 469 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:00,119 Speaker 5: we felt like it was a really good return and 470 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:01,840 Speaker 5: it allowed us to fill a number of holes with 471 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 5: one one bullet. 472 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:05,959 Speaker 2: When he said he wanted to be extended when he 473 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:07,720 Speaker 2: was traded at the end of the year or at 474 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:11,200 Speaker 2: the trade deadline last year, did that send a ripple 475 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 2: through the front office trying to like make trying to 476 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:20,639 Speaker 2: like navigate that with him and with possible trade opportunities. 477 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:24,159 Speaker 5: Yeah, you know, it was a unique situation and I 478 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:25,960 Speaker 5: get it. You know, he's trying to do and his 479 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 5: representation is trying to do what's best for him long term. 480 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 5: And we love the guy. I mean, he helped this 481 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:34,440 Speaker 5: organization a ton. He was a pro while he was here, 482 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:36,920 Speaker 5: just a really likable guy on and off the field. 483 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:40,040 Speaker 5: So you know, there was no like ill Will once 484 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:42,320 Speaker 5: that came out, and I ultimately, I don't think it 485 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 5: really changed too much. 486 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:45,520 Speaker 4: And you know, in the end, I'm glad he was 487 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:48,000 Speaker 4: able to get his extension. But the guy's a gamer. 488 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 5: You know, he wanted to take the ball even if 489 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:53,240 Speaker 5: we wanted to shut him down last year at any point, like, 490 00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:56,439 Speaker 5: he wasn't having that, and he just wants to be 491 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:58,720 Speaker 5: out there and pitch. And you know, now you're getting 492 00:21:58,720 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 5: to see it on the big stage in a big 493 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:01,480 Speaker 5: which is great for him. 494 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 2: And you already get to see the returns from that trade. 495 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 2: So it's pretty decent. Kyle Tiele and Colson Montgomery are 496 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:12,360 Speaker 2: just the like tip of the iceberg for you guys. 497 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 2: That's awesome for the White Sox. Your journey as a player, now, 498 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:19,560 Speaker 2: most people don't know they need to baseball reference you. 499 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:22,679 Speaker 2: You came out hot, you came up, you were a prospect. 500 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:27,120 Speaker 2: Your son of a you know, former All Star Jesse Barfield, 501 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:30,240 Speaker 2: Like there was a lot behind you. So your journey 502 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:34,440 Speaker 2: culminated in playing in the Atlantic League and independent ball 503 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:37,480 Speaker 2: playing with me in twenty eleven, Like, there were so 504 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:40,919 Speaker 2: many things. What part of your journey as a player 505 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:44,920 Speaker 2: helps you the most now as an assistant GM or 506 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:47,120 Speaker 2: even as a player development guy like you were with 507 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 2: the with the Diamondbacks, or as a future GM. 508 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:52,159 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think all of it. 509 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 5: Really, It's really hard to pinpoint one of it because 510 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:57,920 Speaker 5: I think I can relate to a lot of different people, right, 511 00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:00,159 Speaker 5: I can relate to the you know, the Colson and 512 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 5: the Braidens, and the guys that are coming up with 513 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:04,639 Speaker 5: a lot of hype and you know, dealing with those expectations, 514 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:06,359 Speaker 5: and then at the same time, I can deal with 515 00:23:06,359 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 5: the guys on the back side of it, right, the 516 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:10,119 Speaker 5: guys that are grinding trying to make it back. The 517 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:13,520 Speaker 5: guys that you know, we the boozers, the guys like 518 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:15,639 Speaker 5: that that you went the indie ball route and then 519 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:17,560 Speaker 5: made their way back to the big leagues, and just 520 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:19,600 Speaker 5: understanding what what you go through with the ups and 521 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 5: downs of it. Like there's so much information in today's 522 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:24,199 Speaker 5: game is great, and we use that in a lot 523 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:27,280 Speaker 5: of our decisions, but also understand understand the human factors 524 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:29,600 Speaker 5: that go into it and being able to relate to 525 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 5: players and to communicate with players to get the information 526 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:34,360 Speaker 5: to them that we want. 527 00:23:34,440 --> 00:23:37,600 Speaker 4: So yeah, I wouldn't. I wouldn't trade any of my 528 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:41,080 Speaker 4: journey for for where I You know, it helped me get. 529 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:42,159 Speaker 5: To where I am now, and I think it's going 530 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:44,280 Speaker 5: to help me continue as I move forward in this game. 531 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:47,800 Speaker 2: Bar I told you I'd keep it real, and I 532 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:50,679 Speaker 2: told you if I had the video, we would show it. 533 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:52,679 Speaker 4: There's no way you have that video. 534 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:55,960 Speaker 2: So in twenty eleven, I'm gonna set the stage here 535 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:57,640 Speaker 2: it is so we can just we can we can 536 00:23:57,760 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 2: just watch it. 537 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 3: I can someone. 538 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:04,280 Speaker 1: Explain what's happening please, Like we need a better setup 539 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:06,160 Speaker 1: than just Josh running through the water. 540 00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:12,120 Speaker 2: Oh well, there was there was awesome music. There was 541 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:14,119 Speaker 2: There was awesome music to it. And sorry for everybody 542 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:17,480 Speaker 2: on the pot, we were just silent for you. But basically, 543 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:21,280 Speaker 2: Josh Barfield needed a little extra cash. He was on 544 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 2: his own in Triple A, and some of our good 545 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:32,920 Speaker 2: buddies Jeff Larish, Delwyn Young, tag Bose aid challenged bar 546 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:36,240 Speaker 2: two walk on water run across the fountain? 547 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 4: Was that Buffalowtown Buffalo? It was cold out too. 548 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:43,920 Speaker 2: It was free. It's always cold in Buffalo. Or it's July. 549 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:48,640 Speaker 2: One of the two ed Josh Barfield needed a little 550 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 2: bit of money, So my guy, but Josh Water. 551 00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:56,040 Speaker 3: Josh, why didn't you take off your socks? There's nothing, 552 00:24:56,320 --> 00:24:58,880 Speaker 3: nothing worse than what sucks? So why didn't you take 553 00:24:58,920 --> 00:24:59,880 Speaker 3: off the socks? 554 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:03,400 Speaker 4: I mean, why did I do any of this, especially 555 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:04,760 Speaker 4: knowing that there was cameras on me. 556 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 2: This was when we still had This is when we 557 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:14,680 Speaker 2: still had flip phones. But you know, like now, maybe, hey, 558 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:16,560 Speaker 2: you pay your minor leaguers a little bit better now, 559 00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:18,199 Speaker 2: don't you, so they don't have to be doing this 560 00:25:18,280 --> 00:25:18,879 Speaker 2: kind of stuff. 561 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 5: We feed them better, a higher minor league minimums now. 562 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:24,760 Speaker 5: So yeah, and there's social media, so guys are a 563 00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:26,880 Speaker 5: little smarter now. We didn't have social media back then, 564 00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:29,199 Speaker 5: so you didn't have to worry about that stuff resurfacing 565 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 5: the video. 566 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 2: The video is courtesy of Jeff Larish, otherwise known as 567 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:39,359 Speaker 2: Statue one of the one of the Toledo mud Hens 568 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:47,119 Speaker 2: slash Detroit Tiger Great Prospects. Hey, Josh, can you give 569 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:49,880 Speaker 2: us White Sox fans an update on Smith and Schultz 570 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:53,119 Speaker 2: and Bradon Montgomery while we're at it, where they're at 571 00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:56,120 Speaker 2: and what their season went like and what the prospects 572 00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:57,280 Speaker 2: are possibly for next year. 573 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:00,320 Speaker 5: Yeah, so you know those through the bigger name coming 574 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 5: into the season, and uh, you know, we start. 575 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:03,719 Speaker 4: Off with with Braiden. 576 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:07,160 Speaker 5: You know, Braiden coming off the ankle injury in college 577 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 5: that finished the season and probably. 578 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:10,320 Speaker 4: Calls him to fall back a little bit in the draft. 579 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:12,439 Speaker 5: He was somebody that we were really excited and we 580 00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:15,600 Speaker 5: even considered taking it five two years ago, and. 581 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:17,720 Speaker 4: We wanted to, you know, get his feet. 582 00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 5: Wet, so we started them in the low way to 583 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 5: start the year. I let get his fet underneath him 584 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:23,119 Speaker 5: because he hadn't played in quite a while. And you know, 585 00:26:23,200 --> 00:26:25,760 Speaker 5: once he hit his stride, you know, he he really 586 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:27,840 Speaker 5: took off. He had a great year, finished up in 587 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:31,600 Speaker 5: Double A, had success at all three stops, and got 588 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:32,240 Speaker 5: hit in the foot. 589 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:34,560 Speaker 4: So he's out right now. He finished the season on 590 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:36,960 Speaker 4: the I L. But he's going to be back for 591 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:38,960 Speaker 4: the Fall League. So we're excited about seeing him. 592 00:26:39,280 --> 00:26:42,960 Speaker 5: Uh, you know, gets a better competition and uh, you know, 593 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 5: Hagen and Hagan and Noah, Uh, two nasty left handed pitchers, 594 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:49,480 Speaker 5: two guys that were really excited about. You know, I 595 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 5: saw a lot of minor league baseball this year, and 596 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:55,199 Speaker 5: I put their stuff up against you know, anybody. You know, 597 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:58,080 Speaker 5: there was there was some bumps along the way this year. Uh, 598 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:00,760 Speaker 5: namely the control. I got a got away from them 599 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:03,360 Speaker 5: at times this year, but you know, the stuff never 600 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 5: suffered that. 601 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 4: These guys miss a lot of bats. 602 00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:08,919 Speaker 5: You know, they have a history of throwing strikes, so 603 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:11,240 Speaker 5: we know we'll get back to more consistency there. 604 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:12,520 Speaker 4: But we're really excited about them. 605 00:27:12,560 --> 00:27:15,159 Speaker 5: And you know, with with no finishing Triple A and 606 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:17,919 Speaker 5: Hagen finishing Double A and you know, both those guys 607 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:20,760 Speaker 5: UH slated to go to the Fall League, you know, 608 00:27:20,760 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 5: we're excited about getting additional looks at them and you know, 609 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:24,680 Speaker 5: hope to see them at some point next year. 610 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:28,359 Speaker 2: All right, Well, who's the one prospect, one person in 611 00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:31,400 Speaker 2: the organization that people might not know about that you're 612 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:33,120 Speaker 2: really excited about. A prospect? 613 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:38,240 Speaker 5: Wise, Uh, I'm gonna give you two's because it's hard 614 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:42,239 Speaker 5: to hard to split them up. Cale Bonmer, guy that 615 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:44,720 Speaker 5: we took last year, I believe with our second pick. 616 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:48,240 Speaker 5: I believe and I don't even know if I'm supposed 617 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:48,720 Speaker 5: to say this yet. 618 00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:52,159 Speaker 4: I think he was just named the MVP of the league. 619 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:54,480 Speaker 4: You know, really excited about him. 620 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:59,080 Speaker 5: Tremendous athlete, really physical, uh you know, played it, played 621 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:02,680 Speaker 5: a strong short stop up and offensively, just really held 622 00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:05,000 Speaker 5: his own in the consistency from a guy that young 623 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:07,920 Speaker 5: in his first full season. As you guys know, there's 624 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:10,639 Speaker 5: an adjustment that comes with your first full season, especially 625 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:11,359 Speaker 5: for a high schooler. 626 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:14,840 Speaker 4: It was really really impressive what he was able to 627 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:15,400 Speaker 4: do this year. 628 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:17,639 Speaker 5: And then you know, Antonachi, he's another guy that we 629 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:21,359 Speaker 5: took last year, you know, not as heralded as some 630 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:23,359 Speaker 5: of these other guys, but the year he's been able 631 00:28:23,359 --> 00:28:27,400 Speaker 5: to put together has been nothing short of like amazing. 632 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:30,800 Speaker 5: I mean, he's finished in Double A. He had over 633 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:32,920 Speaker 5: eight hundred ops this year. He's going to go to 634 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:35,359 Speaker 5: the Fall League. He's another guy that's not very far off, 635 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:37,840 Speaker 5: and it's going to continue to get more and more 636 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:40,440 Speaker 5: press as you know, as he continues to rise up 637 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 5: the ranks, and he's another guy that you could possibly 638 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 5: see it at some point next year as well. 639 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:46,200 Speaker 2: All Right, Josh, for I let you go as a 640 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 2: White Sox fan, I'm raring my white suck shirt for 641 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:48,440 Speaker 2: you guys. 642 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:51,440 Speaker 4: I love it, guys. And yeah, you're a legend around here. 643 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:53,680 Speaker 5: There's not a day that goes by that I don't 644 00:28:53,680 --> 00:28:55,479 Speaker 5: see a Prazinski jersey in the stands. 645 00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:56,480 Speaker 4: It's pretty impressive. 646 00:28:56,640 --> 00:28:59,320 Speaker 2: He's always one. There's always one, Josh. So let me 647 00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:02,320 Speaker 2: let me it's good and bad. But before I let 648 00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:03,880 Speaker 2: you go, I got to ask you this question. Gets 649 00:29:03,880 --> 00:29:06,880 Speaker 2: came out recently said Jerry's gonna let you spend next year. 650 00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 2: So how much were talking We're talking like a couple 651 00:29:09,480 --> 00:29:11,640 Speaker 2: of million. Are we talking like enough to make this 652 00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:14,040 Speaker 2: team decent next year where we can talk about contending. 653 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:17,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think that's to be determined. Right. 654 00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:20,240 Speaker 5: We haven't had those conversations yet. You know those will 655 00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:22,800 Speaker 5: be upcoming here as we're you know, winding the year down. 656 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:26,160 Speaker 5: But you know, either way, I do expect this team 657 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:28,680 Speaker 5: to continue to, you know, make make strides. We saw 658 00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:30,560 Speaker 5: it from last year this year and you know, with 659 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:32,719 Speaker 5: this young group, especially some of these guys getting their 660 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:34,840 Speaker 5: first taste of it this year, they're going to be 661 00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:36,840 Speaker 5: a little bit more established and settled in another wave 662 00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 5: coming in behind them next year. You know you hope 663 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:41,120 Speaker 5: the Aero continues to trend in the right direction. 664 00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:44,800 Speaker 3: Josh, we appreciate it. 665 00:29:44,840 --> 00:29:46,600 Speaker 1: I'm glad you don't have to run through any sort 666 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:49,400 Speaker 1: of buffalo fountains with socks on or not. 667 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:51,920 Speaker 3: Good luck this upcoming season. 668 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:54,560 Speaker 1: Really it's off season as you guys get ready to 669 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:56,440 Speaker 1: get set for the twenty twenty sixth year. 670 00:29:56,480 --> 00:29:58,200 Speaker 3: We appreciate you taking the time to be with us. 671 00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:03,479 Speaker 4: Thank you, thank that's have me on great seen you mhmm.