1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:02,760 Speaker 1: He just needs to be aggressive. He needs to be 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: himself in the batter's box. He looks great so far. 3 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 1: We've got Blue Jay Skipper John Schneider with us right 4 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:19,240 Speaker 1: now on foul Territory. 5 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 2: Schneid's has camp going for you. So far so good. 6 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:26,119 Speaker 1: Guys are healthy and nice to have some veteran guys 7 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: in here around the group. We already have good personalities 8 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: we brought into with uh, you know, Tony, Max, Him 9 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: and Az. It's been it's been really good. Can't complain so. 10 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 3: Far today the hardest day, Today's first. 11 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 2: Day is sundowns. So you don't you don't like that? 12 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 3: Are you the shoulder tapper guy or do you send 13 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:45,840 Speaker 3: someone else's shoulder tap. 14 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 1: I've graduated from shoulder tapper guy to just having a 15 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: shoulder tapper guy to come see. So that part is, 16 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:52,520 Speaker 1: you know, it's never easy. 17 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 3: But have you ever had anyone hide? Because there used 18 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 3: to be like I knew when I was it was 19 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 3: you'd like go hide. You try to, Like, man, I 20 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 3: really have to use the bathroom for like two hours 21 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 3: two days. 22 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: Yes, whenever they see me kind of wandering around the 23 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 1: clubhouses to see if they're here, they get a little squirrel. 24 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, but no hiding. No hiding it. 25 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 3: Well, there's only like seven million rooms to hide into 26 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 3: this complex, so you can you can hide behind the 27 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 3: barber chair. 28 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 2: Hid of the float tank. You can do whatever you Yeah, hold. 29 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 3: Your breath, have like a little scarkle. 30 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 4: It's a float tank, not a drowned tank. They stand. 31 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 4: Do they sit outside? Do you have do you have 32 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 4: somebody like they used to because you're still the minor 33 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:31,960 Speaker 4: league side. No, they don't sit out in the parking 34 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:33,320 Speaker 4: lot and wait for the reaper. 35 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 2: Do you remember those days? Those were brutal. No. We 36 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 2: let them get in. 37 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: We let them get in, get settled, and try not 38 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 1: to get, you know, too involved in their day. But 39 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: it's it's a little bit different than what we were 40 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 1: playing together here. 41 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 3: Well, hold on, hold on, what do you mean they 42 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 3: said you had to sit in the parking lot. 43 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, we had minor leagues, you know, years ago, we 44 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: had coaches waiting in the parking lot. So as you're 45 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 1: walking in to start your day, this was not getting 46 00:01:58,680 --> 00:01:59,559 Speaker 1: reassigned or. 47 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 3: This is like getting sent home. 48 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: This is you're getting released. So you always kind of knew, damn, 49 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: there's that guy. All right, let me check a different 50 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:08,920 Speaker 1: route in or if you followed. 51 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 3: You, because we used to just have the you walk 52 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 3: in like Major League. There wasn't the pink tag really 53 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:18,800 Speaker 3: like that actually was a real thing. Ah, easier the 54 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:20,640 Speaker 3: pink tag. Well, no, the problem with the pink tag 55 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 3: is that everyone walks in and they see the pink 56 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 3: tag and they're like, dang, that's my buddy that's getting 57 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 3: sent home. He he gone you he had a nice 58 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 3: two year run and a ball man. 59 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 4: Yes, since we have no go ahead, tough day, it 60 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:36,920 Speaker 4: gets tough for us. 61 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 3: It goes on yeah oh yeah, you know, because then 62 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 3: you're sending down guys that have played for you or 63 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:44,959 Speaker 3: really legit had a shot to make the team. 64 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 2: Yeah. 65 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 3: I don't envy that at all. And you tell everyone, 66 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:51,800 Speaker 3: do you have like the standard lines you have to 67 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 3: use as a manager, because every manager has the standard line. 68 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 3: You know, you just got to work on your plate 69 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 3: discipline or strike zone judgment. If you're a pitcher, you 70 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 3: just need to throw more strikes, control, you know, command 71 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 3: more pitches. 72 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:05,639 Speaker 1: Reck There's there's definitely some consistent lines being thrown out, 73 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 1: but all within what they're working on, you know, So 74 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: I try to say, you know, make the decision hard, 75 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 1: but don't worry about don't worry about opening day, worry 76 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: about getting yourself better and if it works out, it 77 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:19,959 Speaker 1: works out. So we've got a bunch of good guys 78 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: here too, so it's always a little bit tough as 79 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: you go on. 80 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 4: A lot's changed since you and I were in the 81 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 4: old complex. Now it's the new complex. Do you have 82 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 4: more communication than I mean, I just I just saw 83 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 4: Dick Scott's Dick Scott's bench coach, JP Aerre and Stebee 84 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 4: when I was over at Mets camp and like so 85 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 4: it's like kind of bringing back a bunch of old memories. 86 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 4: Do you guys communicate more with the players now than say, 87 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 4: even ten years ago when you were still managing in 88 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 4: the bushes? 89 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 2: Yeah? I think. 90 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: I mean it's constant, you know, day to day, multiple 91 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: times a day, and I think as players get older, 92 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: they want to kind of know what's going on the 93 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: ins and outs of every day, so we try to 94 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: keep them as in the loop as we can, and 95 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: it is that's a big That's one of the, if 96 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: not the biggest, part of this job is trying to 97 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: be in constant communication with everyone, especially your veteran guys 98 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 1: and just really kind of touching base with at least 99 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: a few of them a day. So it is hard 100 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 1: here with all of the rooms you can duck into 101 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: or food room, whatever it is. But we kind of 102 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: go out of our way to stay in touch with 103 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 1: these guys. 104 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 3: I mean, you guys have a sports bar outside, Yeah, 105 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 3: big screen TVs. I mean it's it's not exactly like 106 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 3: you know, some random club. I mean there's a sports 107 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 3: bar like right behind us here, which is amazing. 108 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 2: Job. 109 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:39,599 Speaker 3: Yes, all right, you talked about in constant communication. How 110 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 3: how I know you talked to the front office all 111 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:45,280 Speaker 3: the time? How much communication do you have with who 112 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 3: they bring in because you guys made some big additions. 113 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 3: And then also there's two guys that are potentially free 114 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 3: agents at the end of the year. We have to 115 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:55,479 Speaker 3: are really so how much how much communication do you 116 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 3: go to them and say, you know, you know guys, 117 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:00,160 Speaker 3: you know Bo and Vladdie, they're just they're just not 118 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 3: going to cut it, guys, like we should just let 119 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 3: them walk, we should trade them now guys that no, I. 120 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 1: Haven't said that one yet, but a lot, yeah, a 121 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 1: lot of back and forth off season this time of 122 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 1: year in spring training. It's a lot of constant discussions 123 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 1: with ross the entire team, the entire baseball ops team. 124 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:19,159 Speaker 1: It's uh, it's been cool. I think, you know, thicking 125 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 1: to the off season, we were kind of in on everyone, 126 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: like everyone knows, and I think talking through how that 127 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 1: player would fit, that's a big part of it. Whether 128 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 1: meeting him on zoom or meeting him in person a 129 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: big part of it. So it's it's nice that Sorry 130 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 1: I keep falling out here. It's nice that yeah, right, 131 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: we have that good dialogue. 132 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 2: You know. 133 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 1: I think as the more you do this, the more 134 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 1: comfortable you are with saying, hey, this isn't going to work. 135 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 2: I don't see how he's gonna fit. 136 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: So it's it's kind of a group effort, and and 137 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 1: I love the guys we did bring in. 138 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:53,280 Speaker 4: It's nice. Now you got to tell us because we're 139 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:56,360 Speaker 4: always talking about all these meetings. Everybody's having a three 140 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:59,839 Speaker 4: hour meeting for the dev you know, all the development stuff. 141 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,280 Speaker 4: Oh do I want to sign here because of this 142 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 4: guy or that guy? He tell us about the Rokie 143 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:07,280 Speaker 4: meeting or meetings. Did you go to wan or did 144 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 4: you go to them? 145 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 2: Oh? 146 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:11,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, we did two one out in la at his 147 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: at his agency and then I think it was about 148 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:17,359 Speaker 1: ten days later he came up to Toronto with a 149 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:20,799 Speaker 1: big group of people, So it was it was cool. 150 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:23,279 Speaker 1: You know, it's cool to get to know the person, 151 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 1: right we know the player, especially in his case, you know, 152 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 1: well documented what he can do, and in free agency, 153 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 1: like anything, there's so much that goes into it. 154 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 2: You know. 155 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 1: We obviously if you're going after someone, we think the 156 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: skill set's going to fit, and then you try to 157 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: get to know the person a little bit and how 158 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 1: we can help him continue to develop in the big leagues, 159 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 1: you know, in Rokies case, so it was it was 160 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: a big effort by a lot of different people. We 161 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 1: had players come up and meet him, We had zoom 162 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 1: calls going on with a lot of different people in 163 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 1: the organization, and it was it was pretty in depth, 164 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:58,719 Speaker 1: you know, it's he came with a big group of 165 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: people from his camp and it was it was cool 166 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 1: to get to know him and how he worked and 167 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:08,360 Speaker 1: unfortunately didn't work out, but it was it was three 168 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 1: days I think in Toronto after a quick trip out. 169 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 3: To La Okay. I got asked because now we're talking 170 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 3: about Rokie, his teammate who won MVP LS. Were you 171 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 3: at the airport when the jet landed with like flowers 172 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 3: and chocolates and then you realized it wasn't show a No, 173 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:25,680 Speaker 3: it wasn't there. 174 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 1: I was so I remember seeing that. I was like, 175 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: I think I would know and had a good laugh 176 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: with all that stuff that was going on in social media. 177 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 1: But no, I was here for the meeting in indeed. 178 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 3: Okay, because he did, you know, it was a very secretive, 179 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 3: but we did confirm he was in Dunedin. 180 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 1: Yeah I can I can break that or confirm that 181 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: right now. But yeah, he came here just with his 182 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: agent and his dog and uh it was a good 183 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 1: few four or five hours and and that was it. 184 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 1: But was not at the airport waiting for the private 185 00:07:58,760 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: jet to land. 186 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 3: Appears that would have been great. But if you were 187 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 3: just sitting there and it's like, oh wait, that's not 188 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 3: him for someone else. He ran over to the next plane, 189 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 3: Oh he's for you. Uh. We mentioned Vlad earlier and 190 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 3: bo obviously agis no vladd put a put kind of 191 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 3: a time stamp on when negotiations. When that when that 192 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 3: came and went, did you have a conversation, did you 193 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 3: sit down with them and say, hey, we still want you. 194 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 3: I still obviously want you and need you, or did 195 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 3: you or did you just kind of go and went unset. 196 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 1: I mean, I've known Gladdie for a long time, so 197 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: a brief conversation. Like for me, it's the business part 198 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:33,559 Speaker 1: is the business part, the baseball part's my part. So 199 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 1: it's a little bit different with guys you have relationships with. 200 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:38,960 Speaker 1: But I think it was a fly by you know, hey, 201 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:42,319 Speaker 1: how you doing, just checking in really, So he's been 202 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: great throughout the whole offseason and through the whole process, 203 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 1: and I think he's he's grown up a lot, even 204 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 1: from last year to this year, so understands the business 205 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: part of it and he's focused on, you know, being 206 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:57,440 Speaker 1: here this year with us and winning. So disappointing, yeah, 207 00:08:57,480 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 1: for sure, but it's not for lack of effort on 208 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 1: both ends, I can tell you that. And we're just 209 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: looking for a big year at him. 210 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 4: Can you tell us the just your relationship where it 211 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 4: started with Vlad because people don't understand how long you 212 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 4: and Vlad have been together, Like it was the foreheaded monster, 213 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 4: it was Cavin Bizio Boba shit, Vlad Junior and John Schneider, 214 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 4: but how much has he changed in that time? But 215 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 4: also tell us like when you started working with him 216 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:30,199 Speaker 4: and started managing and coaching him. 217 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 2: Met him right when he when he signed. 218 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 1: He was sixteen, and I think he went and played 219 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:39,720 Speaker 1: with our buddy Dennis Holmberg in Bluefield, and you meet 220 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: him in spring training, you kind of get to know him. 221 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 1: Great guy, obviously, great kid. And it was twenty seventeen 222 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 1: where I had him for the first time in the 223 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:50,560 Speaker 1: Florida State League. Him and Bo came up after the 224 00:09:50,559 --> 00:09:53,560 Speaker 1: Futures game that year, so I think really kind of 225 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:56,679 Speaker 1: diving into the work with him that year and watching 226 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:59,480 Speaker 1: what they had to go through as teenagers. You know, 227 00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:02,560 Speaker 1: they're getting followed around by cameras and they're doing stories 228 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 1: every day. So he's eighteen years old handling all this stuff. 229 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 1: So that year twenty seventeen, had him in twenty eighteen 230 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:12,360 Speaker 1: in Double A with that same group, and then obviously 231 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: since twenty nineteen and the big leagues, we've been together 232 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: and I still throw VP to him most days and 233 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 1: to watch him go from okay with Ladd Junior to 234 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 1: you know, son of a Hall of Famer to where 235 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: he is now kind of creating his own brand, if 236 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 1: you will, has been has been awesome wise beyond his years, 237 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 1: has a ton of fun playing the game, respected not 238 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: only in this building but around the league. So it's 239 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 1: been cool to kind of, you know, be there with 240 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:43,959 Speaker 1: him throughout the first part of his career. 241 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:46,840 Speaker 3: He's a free agent at the end of the year 242 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:48,600 Speaker 3: and you kind of brought it up, and we've talked 243 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:50,080 Speaker 3: about a ton on the show. You guys are in 244 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 3: on everybody, right, what does it take to get over 245 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:54,439 Speaker 3: the hump with guys? Because you did bring in Jersey running, 246 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 3: Centendiari running Hoffman, But what does it take to get 247 00:10:57,960 --> 00:10:59,559 Speaker 3: over the hump? Is it because I played it? I 248 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 3: didn't play in Toronto as a home player as a 249 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 3: blue Jay, but I played as a guest and it 250 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:04,320 Speaker 3: was always great. 251 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:04,839 Speaker 2: It's awesome. 252 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 3: It's a great city, it's fun, there's it's I mean, 253 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:10,400 Speaker 3: it's just as big as Boston and New orgis whatever, 254 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 3: whatever city you want to compare it to. It has 255 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 3: everything you could want. So what is it? Is it? 256 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:16,679 Speaker 3: Just do you think there's a stigma about like, oh, 257 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 3: I got to go to Canada because I know guys 258 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:20,079 Speaker 3: like Mark Burley is one of my good friends. He 259 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:22,560 Speaker 3: played there, he loved playing there. Krats has played there, 260 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 3: Krats love playing there. Guys love playing there when they 261 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 3: get there, So you just think there's something that's been 262 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:29,239 Speaker 3: put out there that man, I don't know about. 263 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 1: That probably a little bit right, just because you're only 264 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:34,200 Speaker 1: team in a different country. That gets discussed when we're 265 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:37,320 Speaker 1: on zoom calls are meeting with people. But I think 266 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 1: the fit just has to be right. You know, the 267 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 1: fit has to be right from a team perspective and 268 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 1: a personal perspective. When you hit free agency, you know 269 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 1: that the players driving the bus right. So where's spring 270 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 1: training in relation to home? What is my family going 271 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 1: to be like up in Toronto? What obstacles may they 272 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: have if any? And I think going back to when 273 00:11:57,080 --> 00:11:59,840 Speaker 1: guys do get there, they realize, I mean, the team 274 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 1: we assembled there for players families is unmatched. 275 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:05,840 Speaker 3: I heard you guys have like the kids have, like 276 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 3: their own clubhouse, but like slides and story lottery bar and. 277 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:09,959 Speaker 2: I call it. 278 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:13,680 Speaker 1: It's it's the best in baseball. So once players get there, 279 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 1: I think they go, Okay, this is great. There's probably 280 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 1: a little bit of an opinion beforehand, but the city 281 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:22,080 Speaker 1: itself the fan base itself. 282 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:23,960 Speaker 2: I'm going to get this. I'm gonna figure it out. 283 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:25,839 Speaker 3: Yours are too fast. 284 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:31,319 Speaker 1: The fan base, the city, it's it's amazing. So having 285 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:36,200 Speaker 1: guys like Passing Gosmin Hosey both kind of bespokespirst people 286 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:38,640 Speaker 1: for that for the city has been cool. But I 287 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 1: think the player has to fit and the person has 288 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:42,520 Speaker 1: to fit to. 289 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 4: Wait, there's a two. There's a They upgraded the kids room. 290 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:50,840 Speaker 4: It used to be an absolute cave. Oh, totally upgraded. 291 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 4: We're talking two stories, slide ball pit, video games, cubbies, 292 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:58,199 Speaker 4: full kitchen. 293 00:12:58,040 --> 00:12:59,800 Speaker 3: So they other like every kid had their own locker 294 00:12:59,840 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 3: with col. 295 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:03,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean it's they go above and beyond. So 296 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 1: we do have a lot of kids on our team. 297 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 1: A lot of guys have have young children, so we 298 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 1: kind of leaned into it a little bit with the 299 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 1: with the resources that we can provide. So it's I 300 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:14,559 Speaker 1: mean it's awesome. I have two kids, eight year old 301 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 1: and a six year old boy, and they you know, 302 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 1: they fit right in. So it's it's a pretty cool environment. 303 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:19,679 Speaker 3: All right. 304 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 4: We talked about the one, the one two headed monster 305 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 4: of the kids. What about Bo? What does Bo need 306 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 4: to do to bounce back. What is the what is 307 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:33,599 Speaker 4: the what's his goal obviously, but also what's the organization's 308 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 4: like view of, like, Hey, you need to do this 309 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 4: for or get back to doing this. 310 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 1: I really Bo's gonna have a Bo's gonna have a 311 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 1: big year. I think I don't want to put pressure 312 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 1: on him, and he doesn't really feel that kind of pressure, 313 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 1: but he just needs to be aggressive. He needs to 314 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:55,200 Speaker 1: be himself in the batter's box. He looks great so far. 315 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 1: I think his goals are to, you know, just help 316 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:01,959 Speaker 1: us win, right so as he goes kind of we 317 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:05,080 Speaker 1: go to but he looks like himself. He's had such 318 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:08,840 Speaker 1: a successful track record, you know, with a hiccup last year, 319 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:11,920 Speaker 1: you feel really confident that he's gonna pick up where 320 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:14,400 Speaker 1: he has been really his whole career. So battled injuries 321 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 1: last year and battled some things with his swing. He's 322 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 1: hit it off with hitting coach David Hopkins, and and 323 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 1: he looks. 324 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 2: Great right now. 325 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 1: So he's he's obviously a big part of it, right 326 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: in the middle of the defense and right at the 327 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 1: top of the order in some way, shape or form. 328 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 1: So I'm just excited for him to kind of get 329 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 1: back to playing free and playing aggressive? 330 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 3: How do you guys win the Oh? Sorry, how do 331 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 3: you guys win the East? I mean, listen, it's it's 332 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 3: obviously the Yankees Orioles, you guys, the Red Sox man improvements, 333 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 3: the Rays of the Rays. They just somehow, no matter 334 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 3: what happens, the Rays figured out. How do you guys 335 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 3: win the Ese? Because if you look at your team, 336 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 3: you're like, they have a shot, sure because you're pitching, 337 00:14:56,680 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 3: because your lineup if everyone is right, So how do 338 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:01,400 Speaker 3: you do it? What? What's the key for you guys 339 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 3: this year? What's the let's say, two things that have 340 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:04,760 Speaker 3: to happen for you guys to go where you want 341 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:04,920 Speaker 3: to go. 342 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 1: It's health first and foremost obviously, and it's winning in margins. 343 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 1: It's the marginal games that how can we make a difference? 344 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 1: So every every team is projected to win x amount 345 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 1: of games, right, the goal is to always outperform that. 346 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:19,040 Speaker 1: So how do we do that? What are things that 347 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 1: we didn't do last year? Whether it was base running, 348 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: situational hitting, whatever it may be. The talent is definitely here, 349 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 1: and it's uh, you can kind of predict probably some 350 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:33,880 Speaker 1: close games. We have a really good pitching staff, and 351 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 1: we have a really good bullpen that's been totally remade. 352 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:39,240 Speaker 1: So game we're going to have a shot every single night. 353 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 1: So it's how do you execute in the highest leverage 354 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 1: spot of the game. How can I get the best 355 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:50,040 Speaker 1: guys in those situations consistently, whether it's lineup construction or 356 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 1: bullpen deployment, And you got to win some you gotta 357 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 1: you gotta make some plays, and you have to make 358 00:15:57,240 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 1: some really really high baseball IQ plays that go unnoticed 359 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:01,800 Speaker 1: at times. 360 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 4: One of the guys that makes a lot of high 361 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 4: baseball IQ plays is Dalton Varshow you're not going to 362 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 4: have him for how long do you know? And how's 363 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 4: that recovery going? Because you guys are built on that 364 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 4: defense and that's gold. 365 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, I mean obviously I think best outfield or 366 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:25,320 Speaker 1: best defensive outfielder in baseball and best defensive infielder in 367 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: baseball with himI so Varsh, I'm not putting a timetable 368 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 1: on it. You know, he's been ahead of schedule since 369 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: about November and he's kind of chomping at the bit. 370 00:16:34,920 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 1: He's DH two game, just hit two homers, But we 371 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 1: want the whole you know, his whole game there. You know, 372 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 1: he's a difference maker on the basis obviously in center field. 373 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 1: So we'll see. We're taking it in like three or 374 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 1: four day buckets, and if he keeps checking things off 375 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 1: the list, great. If if it's April tenth, great, you know, 376 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 1: we want him to be healthy throughout the entire season. 377 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:00,640 Speaker 1: And it's a it's a significant procedure he's coming off of. 378 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 1: So he was here all Winner basically not all winter, 379 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:05,840 Speaker 1: but he checked in a lot down here to try 380 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:08,439 Speaker 1: to speed this thing up, and he's he's nailed it 381 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:11,080 Speaker 1: so far. So he's about one hundred and twenty feet throwing. 382 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:16,159 Speaker 1: He's done that for a few days and hopefully in 383 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:18,439 Speaker 1: the next week or so, he's thrown to the bases. 384 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 1: See how that goes. And we're really kind of just 385 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:22,920 Speaker 1: playing it by year. But so far, knock on what 386 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 1: it's been really good. 387 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:25,359 Speaker 3: Okay, is Jeff Hoffman your closer? 388 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:25,760 Speaker 2: Yeah? 389 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:28,760 Speaker 3: Okay, perfect. That's all we just had to ask because 390 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:31,840 Speaker 3: because you know, yeah, he's not so I like. 391 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 1: I like having roles in today's game. You know, some 392 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 1: nights will be different. Yeah, sure, if it's well. 393 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:38,200 Speaker 3: If it's just fourthday in a row, you might say 394 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:40,639 Speaker 3: trying try yimmy or got yimmy. 395 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 2: We got Chad. You know, those guys can do that too. 396 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:45,119 Speaker 1: But I think if it's and we talked about this, 397 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:47,640 Speaker 1: you know after he signed, if it's you know, your 398 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:50,360 Speaker 1: face of New York and you see you know, Judge 399 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:52,679 Speaker 1: and Stanton coming up in the eighth inning, it's like, hey, 400 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:54,680 Speaker 1: how have you got this? You got this tonight and 401 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 1: we can kind of backfill the ninth accordingly with other guys. 402 00:17:57,359 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 3: Okay, yesterday's game, something funny happened to the beginning of 403 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:03,720 Speaker 3: the game. First pitch. Obviously, Trey Turner did this on 404 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:06,840 Speaker 3: purpose to Max. Why does Max hate the abs so much? 405 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 2: Oh boy, how much time do we have? 406 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:13,399 Speaker 3: I mean, I mean that pitch is pretty much right 407 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:13,920 Speaker 3: down the middle. 408 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:16,439 Speaker 1: So yeah, come to find out, Trey, I mean, this 409 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:19,440 Speaker 1: was planned obviously, so Brendon Miller, the pump umpire, you 410 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:21,959 Speaker 1: told us after the half inning. It was discussed at 411 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 1: the plate meeting. You know, Trey's going to challenge the 412 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 1: first pitch no matter what. I'm surprised Max didn't Chuck 413 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:28,919 Speaker 1: went behind him and then challenge that or something, you know, 414 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:34,360 Speaker 1: knowing him and Trey's relationship. But Max is, uh, he 415 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:37,120 Speaker 1: likes things in a very particular way, is the best 416 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 1: way to say it. And he has his opinions about 417 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:44,639 Speaker 1: a lot of stuff in the game, and rightfully so 418 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:47,120 Speaker 1: he's most likely a Hall of Famer. 419 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 3: So most likely he's a fam I mean there's no 420 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:53,479 Speaker 3: most likely. Yeah, he quits today. He trust me, he's 421 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 3: getting in, so. 422 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:59,200 Speaker 1: He's that was funny yesterday, and it kinda it kind 423 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 1: of sums up him. 424 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:02,119 Speaker 3: I think in a nutshell, did you give him a 425 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:05,639 Speaker 3: high five? No, not even after that, because at that point, 426 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,480 Speaker 3: like after that first inning, you know, everyone was chuckling. 427 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:09,680 Speaker 3: You should that would have been your shot. 428 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:13,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's I don't know's I'm working through that. I'm 429 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 2: working through the high five. But he was. 430 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:18,000 Speaker 1: I mean he kind of got locked up by trade 431 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 1: doing that. You know, he thought Tredy was gonna swing 432 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:22,240 Speaker 1: first pitch and try to pick him deep. So you 433 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 1: don't really see Max laughing on the mound too much. 434 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:25,920 Speaker 1: Spring training a little bit different, but yes, it was 435 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:26,400 Speaker 1: pretty fun. 436 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 3: I mean it looked It's one of those moments where 437 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:32,160 Speaker 3: you look back and what makes playing so much fun? Right? 438 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 3: And then spring training because you can kind of do 439 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 3: things you would never get away with. So I just 440 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:40,159 Speaker 3: thought I just thought that it was hilarious, especially for 441 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:41,760 Speaker 3: Tray some when he knows and played with they won 442 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 3: a World Series together. 443 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:43,920 Speaker 2: Long was over there and the dug. 444 00:19:44,560 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 3: Egging it on. 445 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:47,000 Speaker 2: I'm sure it was good. 446 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:48,760 Speaker 3: How long did it take you to learn that Max 447 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 3: doesn't do high fives? Does he come in when he 448 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 3: signed here? Is he sent a text like, no high 449 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 3: fives start days. Don't talk to me on start days. 450 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:58,160 Speaker 1: We've heard all of the stories about his start days. 451 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 1: It's obviously different in spring training, right, I'm waiting for 452 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:04,159 Speaker 1: that switch to flip March twenty seventh, whatever it is, 453 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:07,720 Speaker 1: or whenever he slotted to pitch. We've heard about kind 454 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:12,080 Speaker 1: of his hour to hour, minute by minute routine, But no, 455 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:13,760 Speaker 1: he didn't. I didn't know about the high five stills 456 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:16,040 Speaker 1: first outing, and you kind of learned something new from 457 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:18,639 Speaker 1: him every day. He usually wanders into my office for 458 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:21,959 Speaker 1: anywhere from five to twenty five minutes every single day 459 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 1: and we kind of just go at it. So you 460 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 1: learn something new with him every day. 461 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:27,560 Speaker 3: For sure is here. So it's kind of nice to 462 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:29,200 Speaker 3: have a Hall of Famer as your fifth starter, right, 463 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:34,920 Speaker 3: I mean, if you go Gosman Burrios, pass it Francis. Yeah, 464 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:37,160 Speaker 3: I mean as your fifth starter. I mean he's pretty good. 465 00:20:37,480 --> 00:20:39,760 Speaker 2: I'll take it every day. But he looked, he looks great. 466 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 1: I mean we and Pete and I are excited about 467 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 1: where he is physically and what he's brought to the 468 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:47,400 Speaker 1: guys in the clubhouse has been phenomenal. 469 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:48,960 Speaker 3: Se Kratz wants to know if you just broke the 470 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:51,480 Speaker 3: max is your opening day starter? I him, and I 471 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:53,520 Speaker 3: just called him and I just called him your fifth starter. 472 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,159 Speaker 3: So I don't know. It's hard to go, Krats. It's 473 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:58,520 Speaker 3: hard to go from opening day to fifth starter. Yeah, cool, 474 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:00,080 Speaker 3: I get it. 475 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:02,679 Speaker 1: I don't care where I pitch. Yeah, he's like, just 476 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 1: I want to pitch. So it's if it's opening day grade, 477 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 1: if it's if it's a fifth starter grade. He doesn't 478 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:11,199 Speaker 1: really care. But we gotta start leting him up here 479 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 1: soon with how it's gonna look. 480 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:15,320 Speaker 3: Got it? Well, thank you very much, Nights. I know, Crats, 481 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 3: this may cratses a year. Maybe I don't know, month, year, 482 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:20,360 Speaker 3: I don't know. But you know what the best part 483 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:21,919 Speaker 3: is not one point did he say that you were 484 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:24,439 Speaker 3: his first roommate so I'm gonna say it for him, 485 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:29,360 Speaker 3: Eric Kratz's first professional roommate. Here he is. Congratulations, good 486 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:30,480 Speaker 3: luck to the Jays this year. 487 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:30,800 Speaker 2: Thank you. 488 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 3: Was it? Let's go Blue Jays play play. 489 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:42,919 Speaker 2: A few times? Okay, that's nice. 490 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:44,879 Speaker 4: I've seen it a couple of times. 491 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:47,920 Speaker 3: Thanks. 492 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:50,439 Speaker 2: Thanks guys, good perfect, same trips. 493 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 1: Thank you man, Thanks, Snead's appreciate it.