1 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:12,560 Speaker 1: White Sox manager Will Venable is back on the show. 2 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: Will it's great to see you. You look great. You 3 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:16,479 Speaker 1: look like you're getting younger, which actually, you know what 4 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:18,600 Speaker 1: I do want to start there because most guys look 5 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:20,759 Speaker 1: like they aged ten years after their first year on 6 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 1: the job. 7 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 2: So what's your secret? How you doing? 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 3: Clean shave? That's true, he's clean shave and he has 9 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 3: a hat. 10 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 4: On there you go, Yeah, hat a little shadow to 11 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 4: cover it up, cover up the wrinkles. 12 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 5: But no doing good. 13 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 4: Good to see you guys, and yeah, you know, just 14 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 4: excited to be around our young group. 15 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:37,239 Speaker 3: Man. 16 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 5: They keep me young. 17 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 3: Can I see that hat? What can you? Can we 18 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:41,919 Speaker 3: get a can we get the one shot of Will? 19 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 5: So? 20 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:43,560 Speaker 3: What the heck is on that hat? 21 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 2: Oh? 22 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:48,840 Speaker 4: It's oh cactus with some flowers. 23 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 3: Oh. I was like, I was like trying to figure. 24 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 3: I'm like, is that fireworks from the scoreboard? 25 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: Like, what the heck is that special era hat? 26 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 2: Yeah? Are those in the new spring training hats? 27 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 5: It must be yeah, new spring training hats for this year. 28 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:02,959 Speaker 2: They look. 29 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:05,400 Speaker 3: I gotta call Robert Jay Dog and get me one 30 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 3: of those because I like it. 31 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 5: Yeah, rubble hook you yep? 32 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, he better, he better take care of us for 33 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 3: a long time. All Right. 34 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: AJ is obviously gonna ask a lot of questions. 35 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:18,479 Speaker 2: He watches every White Sox game. 36 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna start with the headliner right away because 37 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 1: I want as much as you can give me on 38 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 1: Murakami coming to camp, what he's like, what you're seeing 39 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: out there, Jesse Rodgers in camp. He was tweeting the 40 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: other the other day, I think it was yesterday, like 41 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: one ground ball goes buy him, he's going to retrieve it. 42 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: They're like, dude, you can leave it, just like give 43 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 1: us everything in your first you know whatever. It's been 44 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: twenty four to forty eight hours with him. 45 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 3: Yeah. 46 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:43,759 Speaker 4: First of all, I think the thing that sticks out 47 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 4: is just the personality. You know, speaks a lot better. 48 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 5: English, at least understands more English. 49 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 4: And I certainly gave him credit for just a really 50 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 4: personable guy, charismatic. They're just an energy about him. And 51 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 4: I think the thing that really stands out too is 52 00:01:58,280 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 4: you know, this guy's a winner. 53 00:01:59,280 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 2: Man. 54 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 5: He just wants to win. He'll do whatever it takes. 55 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 4: It's really come through in the conversations how he goes 56 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 4: about his work. You know, he's very committed to improving 57 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 4: on defense, which is something that you of course I 58 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 4: love to hear. We love to hear as we value 59 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 4: defense and know how much that means to us. So 60 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 4: he's just been He's been great man and really just 61 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 4: can't wait for pictures and catchers. I'm sorry for full 62 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 4: squad to start so we can get him out there 63 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 4: with everybody and really go to work. 64 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 6: One of the videos we just showed was him fielding 65 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 6: the ground ball at third Is there a world where 66 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 6: you see something and what is that that you would 67 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 6: need to see that he could get twenty games at 68 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 6: third base if it gives your roster a little bit more. 69 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:44,079 Speaker 4: Depth, you know, I think we want to focus at 70 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 4: first base, but he's somebody that obviously has played on 71 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 4: the other side of the dominie. We want to make 72 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:51,239 Speaker 4: sure that that's still a club in his bag. He's 73 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 4: someone again that is committed and is willing to put 74 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 4: in the work to be proficient at both spots. 75 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,079 Speaker 5: So for us, we just want to support him to 76 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,799 Speaker 5: be better on defense and know that he can both 77 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 5: at first base and third base. 78 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 4: So I think most of the time you'll see him 79 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 4: at first base, but want to keep him locked in 80 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 4: the third base for sure. 81 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 3: Well, a lot of people thought he was going to 82 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:12,799 Speaker 3: be one hundred million dollar dollar guy and he ended 83 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:15,239 Speaker 3: up on the White Sox. Was the White Sox recruiting 84 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:18,839 Speaker 3: pitch to him, Hey, we'll put in a biday for you, 85 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 3: and have you tried the bidet because if you haven't, 86 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 3: I'm telling you you need to go in there and 87 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 3: try it. 88 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:28,520 Speaker 4: You know, I lived in Japan for a couple of years. 89 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:30,959 Speaker 4: My dad played over there, So the bid day and 90 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 4: the power of the bid dat I get. But yeah, 91 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 4: I think the bid day conversation happened after we signed him, 92 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 4: so it wasn't part of the conversations in free agency. 93 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 3: Okay, well, then what happened to him? You know, because 94 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 3: everyone's like, he's one hundred million dollar guy, He's got 95 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 3: a chance to hit thirty thirty plus homers every year. 96 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 3: I'm super stoked at the White Sox on him because 97 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 3: I think he adds that power back in the middle 98 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 3: to go a Teal Montgomery and some of the other 99 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 3: guys that you guys have coming. So how did the 100 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 3: White Sox get him? What was the Were you in 101 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 3: on the pitches? Were you in there saying, hey, I 102 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 3: played in Japan. I know a little bit about the culture. 103 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 3: Maybe you speak a little bit of Japanese. You did 104 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 3: go to you did go to Harvard, right. 105 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:16,280 Speaker 4: Princeton, But but no Japanese in my in my back pocket, No, 106 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 4: not at all. 107 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 5: Uh. And and really, you know, the. 108 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 4: Process happened really fast, and I just jumped in on 109 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:24,679 Speaker 4: the tail end with a zoom call. Uh, just introduce 110 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 4: myself and talk about the things that are important to 111 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 4: our organization on the field level and the clubhouse level, 112 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 4: just to give them as much insight as possible. And 113 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:36,160 Speaker 4: you know, that process again, was was really fast and 114 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 4: not something that I was really a part of upfront 115 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 4: until it got to that zoom call. And yeah, I 116 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 4: think it's just, you know, great that we were able 117 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 4: to get them. We know that this guy's a special player, 118 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 4: special talent, and you know, I couldn't tell you the 119 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 4: first thing about free agent markets or anything like that. 120 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 5: But I'm just no, I'm happy we got them. 121 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 6: Have you seen them hit live and in person yet? 122 00:04:59,200 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 3: I have. 123 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:03,239 Speaker 5: Yeah. Yes, it's electric, to say the least. 124 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 4: But you know, at the same time, I think he's 125 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 4: you know, taking it easy, almost really using VP to 126 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 4: just fine tune some mechanics and just kind of get 127 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 4: his feel out there. He hasn't really let it loose, 128 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 4: but you know, even his nice and easy BP swings 129 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 4: is coming off pretty good. 130 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 6: Is there anything that you want to see in spring 131 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 6: training because all the talk about his swing, obviously I 132 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:26,159 Speaker 6: wanted to ask you, like, I want to know where 133 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 6: he's putting balls, like he's you know, he is he 134 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:31,719 Speaker 6: putting him over the scoreboard a camelback ranch, Like is 135 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 6: there anything like that? But is there anything you need 136 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:39,600 Speaker 6: to see because all the rhetoric around him is strikeouts, strikeout, strikeouts. 137 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 6: Just something you need to see in spring training because 138 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 6: you can kind of get a facade of spring training 139 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 6: when you know each Row first came over, he hit 140 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:50,159 Speaker 6: like one eighty in spring and everyone's like, this is 141 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:51,040 Speaker 6: going to be a bust. 142 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 3: Well we know where that happened. 143 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 6: So is there something you in your mind or your 144 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 6: coaches are all saying, yeah, this, this looks good. It 145 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 6: looks like the strikeouts will be to a minimum. 146 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:06,599 Speaker 4: I think you know, with him, you know what we 147 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 4: found out and talking to him in his experience in 148 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 4: Japan and maybe some of the ways that they train 149 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 4: over there are a little different than what some of 150 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 4: the things that we're doing here with some of the 151 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 4: exposure to the high v low and different shapes and practice, 152 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 4: and so you're kind of not getting ahead of ourselves 153 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 4: and thinking about, you know, what this could look like 154 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:26,720 Speaker 4: down the road. 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That's FT one 185 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 1: zero FM. 186 00:07:57,680 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 3: Well, what do you want to see out of this 187 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 3: team and how do the young guy take that next step, 188 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 3: whether it's Tel, whether it's Colson Montgomery, whether it's Kiro, 189 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 3: whether it's my draw. You guys have so many young guys. 190 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 3: You can even throw Mooney in there, right because he's 191 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 3: a first year guy in the major leagues. How do 192 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 3: they take that next step to become what White Sox 193 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 3: fans are hoping which is a really good core that 194 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 3: will take you guys to the promised Land. 195 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, so you know, we've been talking a lot about that, 196 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 4: and certainly kind of the narrative around our team is 197 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 4: after the second half and then a really good offseason, 198 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 4: is that there's this momentum you know that you know, 199 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:37,960 Speaker 4: we feel, you know, going to Softs Fest. The fans 200 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 4: feel it, you know, and and that's great and love 201 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 4: that and want to embrace it. But we know that 202 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 4: if we want to continue that momentum, we really have 203 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 4: to start at zero and build habits around the things 204 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:49,599 Speaker 4: that we know are going to help us win. And 205 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:51,559 Speaker 4: that's you know, things in the weight room, the things 206 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 4: in the training room, are the things in our preparation, 207 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 4: and then the really core details on the field that 208 00:08:57,640 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 4: we just want to build really good habits around. And 209 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:01,960 Speaker 4: so we think that if that's our focus on a 210 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 4: daily basis, you know, we're able to be able to 211 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 4: create the momentum, were able to create an environment and 212 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 4: some some routines and some daily habits in which our 213 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 4: players can continue to take that next step and and 214 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 4: really grow as a group and turn. 215 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 5: Into the group that we think they can be. 216 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 3: All right. 217 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:21,719 Speaker 6: This one's from the chat Black Sheep as will what 218 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:25,559 Speaker 6: is Kiro's role going to be considering teals emergence as 219 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 6: an everyday player. 220 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 4: Well, lucky for the position, and you know as well 221 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 4: as anybody that it's a very demanding position back there. 222 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:39,199 Speaker 4: And you know, yeah, we do consider a Teal and 223 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:41,440 Speaker 4: every day catcher, but an every day catcher is not 224 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 4: catching every single day. And Edgar Carro is somebody that 225 00:09:44,920 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 4: between the reps that he'll get behind the plate. We 226 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:50,720 Speaker 4: can use him as a DH love him against the lefties. 227 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 4: Of course he can hit against righty two, but you 228 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:54,839 Speaker 4: know there's going to be passed to get both of 229 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 4: those guys in the lineup. And certainly, you know, Edgar 230 00:09:57,440 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 4: is someone that we value and we know that we're 231 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 4: better when he's on the field. 232 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 3: Well, let's ask the questions. I have a couple of questions. Okay, well, no, 233 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:08,800 Speaker 3: I have a couple of questions. Well, I mean, he's 234 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 3: you know, Teo Kiro. They're both gonna get there bat 235 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 3: So that that was kind of an easier question than 236 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 3: the next one. Who's your opening day starter. 237 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:21,960 Speaker 5: Opening start? 238 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:25,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, we have joked about that with the media guys 239 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 4: here when we do our strum because of course that's 240 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:28,520 Speaker 4: the question that comes. 241 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:29,880 Speaker 5: Yes, really and often. 242 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 3: Murkin didn't ask because I know he wouldn't ask that 243 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 3: Mark because he doesn't want to. 244 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 5: Make bench it. 245 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 4: Before we even started started Mark, I was busting Marks 246 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 4: off talks about it. 247 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 5: But he's great and he gets in. We're gonna have 248 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 5: our process here. 249 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 4: We're gonna get going into these games and we're gonna 250 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 4: line some things up. We're gonna talk as a group. 251 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:54,080 Speaker 4: We just haven't had those conversations yet, but certainly excited 252 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 4: about our options and our rotation. It all work itself out, okay. 253 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 3: And then I want to ask you about two props 254 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 3: that have been names for the White Sox forever, and 255 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 3: they're two big left handed prospects. Any chance either of 256 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 3: them has a chance Noah Schultz and Hagen Smith possibly 257 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 3: breaking with the team out of spring training. 258 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 5: No, neither of them are going to break with our team. 259 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 4: We've been direct with those guys about that and really 260 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:22,960 Speaker 4: just want to set them on their path to you know, 261 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 4: get into their routine, get their build up going. But 262 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 4: at the same time, they're going to the guys that 263 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 4: help us this year. We know how important they are 264 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 4: to our organization for our success this year and in 265 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 4: the long term. 266 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:35,960 Speaker 5: These guys are two special guys. 267 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 4: The way that they work, the people that they are, 268 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 4: These are guys that are going to help us for 269 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,640 Speaker 4: years to come. So we want to just establish some 270 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 4: some good habits up front here. Let them build up responsibly. 271 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:51,560 Speaker 4: You know, Hagen had the Fall League stint there, and 272 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 4: so just want to make sure that these guys get 273 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 4: into the season built up and healthy, knowing that these 274 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:58,079 Speaker 4: guys are knocking on the door and it's going to 275 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 4: be real soon when they're in Chicago helping them. 276 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:03,560 Speaker 6: Yes, you said you already communicated that with them. Do 277 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 6: you feel like you have more or less communication than 278 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 6: your managers had when you were coming up to the 279 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 6: big leagues as a prospect or just like up and 280 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 6: down and all your experience through your career. 281 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:20,560 Speaker 5: You know, I don't know. 282 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 4: I do know that Buddy Black was a great communicator, 283 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 4: and that was something that I really appreciated from him. 284 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 4: His transparency and honesty really made an impact on me, 285 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:31,960 Speaker 4: and as somebody who you know, was always felt like 286 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:34,680 Speaker 4: I was struggling and trying to find a way to 287 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:36,319 Speaker 4: be better and always felt like I was a game 288 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 4: away from getting sent down. I really appreciated his transparency 289 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 4: and his honesty with me. So you know, had Dave Roberts, 290 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 4: you know, as a coach and a manager, was the 291 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 4: same kind of guy. And so for me, you know, 292 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 4: I understand the value as a player and what that means, 293 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 4: and so I try and give these guys as much 294 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 4: as we can and just you know, be transparent, be 295 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 4: honest about their situation. You will provide clarity around their roles, 296 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:01,480 Speaker 4: and I think guys appreciate it. And you know, this 297 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:04,480 Speaker 4: game is tough and there's a lot of opportunity to 298 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:06,760 Speaker 4: think about different things in your mind can go a 299 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:09,080 Speaker 4: million different places. We just want to give these guys 300 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 4: some honest feedback, some guardrails to keep. 301 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:13,680 Speaker 5: Them focused on the path and go out and do 302 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 5: their thing. 303 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:17,719 Speaker 1: Hey, I know we don't have the opening day starter yet, 304 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 1: but what about the opening day closer, Sir Anthony Dominguez 305 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:24,440 Speaker 1: or are you a guy that's just gonna roll with 306 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:25,280 Speaker 1: the punches? 307 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 2: Says? 308 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 1: The ear goes on, will you name someone if someone emerges, 309 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: And I mean sometimes a guy signs with the team 310 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 1: so he can have that role. 311 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 2: Just curious for your thoughts on that one. 312 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, Sir Anthony is our closer and feel comfortable saying that. 313 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:41,679 Speaker 4: You know, we signed him to the close games for us, 314 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 4: so we expect him to be shutting things down in 315 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 4: the ninth inning most of the time. I think there 316 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 4: are gonna be unique situations. You know, we're playing the 317 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 4: Yankees and judges coming up in the eighth and we 318 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:53,959 Speaker 4: got a one run lead, that that might be Sir 319 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 4: Anthony's time to pitch a little sooner in the game. 320 00:13:57,160 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 4: But we view him as a closer and just feel 321 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:01,560 Speaker 4: really good about what he provides at the back end, 322 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:04,480 Speaker 4: not only in his performance, but how that slots in, 323 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 4: you know, Grant Taylor, Jordan Leisure and the rest of 324 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 4: the guys back there that we depended on. Lates just 325 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 4: a really nice job of kind of slotting guys into better. 326 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:13,839 Speaker 5: Roles for us. 327 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 1: So well, I've been told me a time for two more. 328 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:18,680 Speaker 1: Aj is going to do one. I'll do the last 329 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 1: one here. The White Sox actually picked up a ton 330 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 1: of players over the offseason, right Kunya, Austin Hayes number 331 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 1: of pitchers we mentioned to Minguez Hicks recently newcom So 332 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna give you the floor to just pick 333 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 1: one guy, not asking me to pick a favor or anything, 334 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 1: just one guy to give me either a scouting port 335 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 1: or someone you spoke to already or someone you're excited 336 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 1: to just highlight from the pickups of the offseason. 337 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 5: You know what, I'm gonna go a little outside of 338 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 5: the box here. 339 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 4: I'm gonna go Jared Kellenick with was a minor league 340 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 4: free agent for US, but a young guy who's tooled up. 341 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 5: This guy has just very. 342 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:00,880 Speaker 4: Physical you know, I don't think he's been given or 343 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 4: have the opportunity runway and to really be himself and 344 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 4: really excited that you know, we're going to create an 345 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:11,440 Speaker 4: environment for him to unlock the potential of this dude. 346 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 5: So I was certainly excited about all of our. 347 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 4: Auditions, but when you think about upside and a guy 348 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 4: that you know, we really feel strongly we could tap 349 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 4: into something really excited about Jared. 350 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 3: All Right, sounds good. I'm excited for the white tux 351 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:26,840 Speaker 3: for the first time in a long time. Well, but 352 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 3: just do me one favor. Bob Beckdall doesn't arrive until 353 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 3: a week from today. You just say, how good does 354 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:37,280 Speaker 3: he have it? He's the peer or he's the senior 355 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 3: pr director of Nothing but Bob. He he's not even 356 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 3: there and camp already started, So tell him when you 357 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:47,120 Speaker 3: see him. It must be nice to show up whenever 358 00:15:47,160 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 3: you want. 359 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 5: Yeah, I will. I'll give him a hard time. 360 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 4: And you know, if it wasn't for you know, heart surgery, 361 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 4: I think Bob would would be here and. 362 00:15:57,800 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 5: Do his things. 363 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 4: So that's the only way that we can keep Bob 364 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 4: away from spring Chain. 365 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:05,920 Speaker 5: We know how how much he wants to be. I mean, 366 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 5: apparently how old is that's a great question. 367 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: How well, here's the thing now, Yeah, I mean it 368 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:17,640 Speaker 1: went well. I think so when he comes to camp, 369 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 1: if he's being a little nicer maybe, Yeah, things have changed. 370 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:22,440 Speaker 1: It's got a little more heart whatever your insert dad 371 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:27,080 Speaker 1: joke there. We love you, Bob, uh will. Great to 372 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: have you on. What just kidding, aj aj love hates you. Well, 373 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: he gets a lot of love on here. Well, great 374 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 1: to have you on. I hope you enjoyed it. Thanks 375 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:39,880 Speaker 1: for joining us, and we'll talk during the season. 376 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:42,760 Speaker 5: All right, Thanks guys, take care. 377 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:44,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's what he said. 378 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 2: That's what he said. 379 00:16:46,720 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 3: That's what he said. 380 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:48,800 Speaker 2: That's what he said. 381 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:54,280 Speaker 1: This segment gets a huge boost when camp's opened back up, 382 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 1: because you get quotes left and right for the rest 383 00:16:56,440 --> 00:17:00,200 Speaker 1: of the baseball season. Isaiah Hunner fileffa formerly a Blue 384 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 1: Jays now of the Red Sox, said the Blue Jays 385 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: were glad the Red Sox lost in the playoffs last 386 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:09,360 Speaker 1: year because they thought that the Yankees were an easier matchup. 387 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:11,199 Speaker 2: Just telling it like it is. 388 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:14,280 Speaker 1: I k Off, a former Yankee, as well a response 389 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 1: from Aaron Boone, manager of the New York Yankees. He 390 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 1: heard about it, and he said this morning, I guess 391 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:24,239 Speaker 1: he was right. A little surprising to hear ikf say that, 392 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:28,680 Speaker 1: But whatever, that's fine. That's something you would say. It's real, 393 00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:32,320 Speaker 1: like players do root for one situation or another because 394 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:32,880 Speaker 1: they feel. 395 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 3: Like they But who does I can't play for now 396 00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:38,160 Speaker 3: Red Sox. Oh he's gonna say the Red Sox were better. 397 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 3: Smart by him, very smart by him. Also, who did 398 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:43,680 Speaker 3: they beat in the playoffs? 399 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:46,440 Speaker 2: Who did the Blue the Yankees? 400 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:48,720 Speaker 3: Oh? So once again smart? 401 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:50,880 Speaker 1: But okay, So then let me ask you this, since 402 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:52,960 Speaker 1: we I just want your real take. Do you think 403 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 1: that it was smart and it was true or just 404 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:56,200 Speaker 1: it was smart? 405 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 2: Like? 406 00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 3: Do you think it was both? 407 00:17:57,520 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 2: I think the players might have actually been feeling that way. 408 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 3: Listen, what do we hear last year when the Dodgers 409 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:04,640 Speaker 3: or last year after the Dodgers two years ago, Now 410 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:08,399 Speaker 3: the Dodgers beat the Yankees. Oh, we knew we were 411 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:11,920 Speaker 3: gonna beat him. Dah blah blah. Right, and then this year, 412 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 3: I kV is the first one we heard it. You 413 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:15,720 Speaker 3: know that the Blue Jays didn't do that because they 414 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 3: didn't go on to win the World Series, so they 415 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:20,439 Speaker 3: didn't get all the spoils. But also I cav was like, 416 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:23,440 Speaker 3: he's on the Red Sox and they beat the Yankees. 417 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 3: Smart played by him. He also played for the Yankees 418 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:27,040 Speaker 3: at one point. 419 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:30,399 Speaker 2: For he's the new Steve Pierce playing around the Als. 420 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:31,920 Speaker 3: He didn't to raise yet though. 421 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:34,440 Speaker 2: Now, I mean he's got the time, he's got a 422 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:35,040 Speaker 2: few years last. 423 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:37,600 Speaker 6: That's a smart and it might be right according to 424 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 6: him World Series MVP Steve Pierce, Okay, Scott, let's just 425 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:45,240 Speaker 6: make sure you let's make sure you say his name correctly. 426 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:49,159 Speaker 6: But was he wrong? No, Aaron Boone said he wasn't wrong. 427 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:51,359 Speaker 6: Booney was like, I kind of know, I CAF. I 428 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:54,480 Speaker 6: didn't really see this one coming from him, but they 429 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 6: were eight and five eight and five against him during 430 00:18:57,560 --> 00:18:59,919 Speaker 6: the season, the Blue Jays were so they felt like 431 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:02,400 Speaker 6: they matched up. Well, what did the blue Jays do well? 432 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 6: They're starting pitching that pitches. They don't just huck the 433 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:10,199 Speaker 6: rock up there and see what happens. They have starting 434 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:14,280 Speaker 6: pitching that's able to hit locations, mix and match, I 435 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:17,239 Speaker 6: think better than a lot of organizations, a lot of 436 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 6: starting rotations do. But I think the you know, I 437 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 6: think the Blue Jays did that very well. And that's 438 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:24,679 Speaker 6: the best way to beat the beat the Yankees. If 439 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:29,280 Speaker 6: you try to outstuff the Yankees when they're hitting, you're 440 00:19:29,320 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 6: gonna lose. You can't out stuff the Yankees, and my 441 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:35,199 Speaker 6: consistently outstuffed the Yankees in my opinion. I mean, he 442 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:37,800 Speaker 6: saw what happened to Louis Varlin home running. Basically he 443 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:39,399 Speaker 6: was going to hit Aaron Judge and he kept it 444 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:41,800 Speaker 6: fair down the down the left field line for that 445 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 6: home run. 446 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:44,119 Speaker 3: So yeah, he wasn't wrong. 447 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:47,119 Speaker 2: Good for him. We love that. 448 00:19:47,720 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 1: This is another good one Mike Hazen, who I think 449 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:52,720 Speaker 1: is one of the better interviews in baseball. If you 450 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 1: can get office executive, yeah, sometimes tough to get, but 451 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:56,720 Speaker 1: when you get him good and. 452 00:19:56,720 --> 00:19:58,479 Speaker 3: Got him laster and spring training. He was awesome. 453 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:01,520 Speaker 1: He was general manager the Diamondbacks for a while now 454 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 1: said he apologized to could Tell Marte for how public 455 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:08,360 Speaker 1: the trade rumors became this offseason. This coming from Nick Pokoro, 456 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:11,440 Speaker 1: who covers the team on the beat. The two recently 457 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:14,959 Speaker 1: have had a number of conversations talking about Marte and Hazen, 458 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:18,359 Speaker 1: including going to dinner together, and Hazen feels good about 459 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 1: where things stand. 460 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 3: Good for him, good for my case. And mi Cason 461 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:23,639 Speaker 3: has been through a lot. If you don't know Miksun's story, 462 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:27,119 Speaker 3: google it. He's been through a lot personally. He's had 463 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 3: a nice run as GM. He's a great guy if 464 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:31,040 Speaker 3: you get to talk to him, and him and Tory 465 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 3: Levelo have been kind of like this since they got 466 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 3: They went to Arizona together from Boston. Good for Mike Cason. 467 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:41,679 Speaker 3: He just showed that there is a human element of 468 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:43,760 Speaker 3: this game. And he's sorry to kit Tell Marte, so 469 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:47,120 Speaker 3: good for Mike cas And I know that we take 470 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 3: shots and we say how we feel about a lot 471 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:51,360 Speaker 3: of things, and it always a lot of people think 472 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 3: it's negative a lot, but that's just kind of the 473 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 3: nature of the business that we're in to tell it, 474 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:57,920 Speaker 3: you know, because nobody wants to hear everything's hunky Dorian, 475 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:02,600 Speaker 3: it's butterflies and champagne every day, right. So but for 476 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:04,240 Speaker 3: Mike Cayson to come out and say this and to 477 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:06,239 Speaker 3: do this, I love it. I think it's great. And 478 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:09,160 Speaker 3: I think there's more of this happens that people hear about. 479 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 3: I think this is twofold. 480 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:13,399 Speaker 6: I think this was to talk about the Hey, sorry 481 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:16,679 Speaker 6: you were in the trade rumors all that stuff, but 482 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:20,439 Speaker 6: also there was a little bit of clubhouse stuff going on. 483 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 6: We don't know the extent of it. 484 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:24,400 Speaker 3: We know that could tell Marte, you know. 485 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:28,160 Speaker 6: Was was missing because of the robbery of his house, 486 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:31,440 Speaker 6: and like there was different things that were going on, 487 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 6: and you know, it's it's a it's an opportunity to 488 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 6: move on and grow from it, you hope, because he's 489 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:41,919 Speaker 6: one of your superstars, and he is a superstar. 490 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 3: Year in and year out. 491 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:45,600 Speaker 6: That's why he would have brought in an absolute boat 492 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:49,440 Speaker 6: of a trade prospects had somebody actually pulled the trigger. 493 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:52,600 Speaker 6: And good for Mike Hays And if you go back 494 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 6: and watch the interview that we had him, a lot 495 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:57,119 Speaker 6: of what they taught. He talked about a lot of 496 00:21:57,119 --> 00:22:01,880 Speaker 6: what Tory Leavella talks about is that people first aspect 497 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:04,800 Speaker 6: what does that mean? And to me, those are the 498 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:06,600 Speaker 6: orgs that guys want to play for. Those are the 499 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:10,200 Speaker 6: orgs that deal with issues that if they had an issue, 500 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:13,000 Speaker 6: we could tell Marte. Hopefully now it's ironed out and 501 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:15,879 Speaker 6: the dude can go out and get some more MVP votes. 502 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 1: What if Mike Kazen threw out there what he was 503 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:23,600 Speaker 1: looking for and wasn't quite getting it, but then a 504 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:28,840 Speaker 1: team calls him, this is just like a no chance 505 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:30,720 Speaker 1: now like a zero or is it no? 506 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 3: No? No? He went, so no, no, But he's just 507 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:35,880 Speaker 3: saying I'm sorry, I got so public. He's not saying now. 508 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:38,080 Speaker 3: Maybe he had a different conversation with Marte and said, hey, 509 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:40,280 Speaker 3: we're not trading you. But as far as we know, 510 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:43,199 Speaker 3: if someone blows them away, he's on the block, I. 511 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:45,439 Speaker 1: Would think, because you can only trade him for a 512 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 1: little bit more once. 513 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:48,960 Speaker 3: Once he hits at ten to five, he can't go anywhere. 514 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:51,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, he's had, he's going to rack up no trade 515 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:53,800 Speaker 1: rights basically at the many season. 516 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:56,320 Speaker 2: It might even be April, April or May. Yeah, whatever 517 00:22:56,359 --> 00:22:57,119 Speaker 2: it is, you might be right. 518 00:22:57,119 --> 00:22:59,119 Speaker 3: If it doesn't have it in spring training is not happening. 519 00:22:58,920 --> 00:22:59,679 Speaker 2: Then it's not happening. 520 00:22:59,760 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 6: Yeah. 521 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:02,439 Speaker 1: But you know, if a team loses a big player 522 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:05,639 Speaker 1: and then they're like screw it at the top pitching 523 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:07,680 Speaker 1: prospect or whatever it was that he wanted. 524 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:11,440 Speaker 6: Yeah, he might still want it. He can still get 525 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:14,159 Speaker 6: traded and it to me. To me, it looks like 526 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 6: it's what's a full season one hundred and eighty two 527 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:20,880 Speaker 6: days or one hundred and seventy two days and it's 528 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:23,960 Speaker 6: in April. Yeah, I mean, if it's one hundred and 529 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 6: seventy two days, he needs ten more days. But he 530 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 6: can still be traded. He just has to say yay 531 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:32,199 Speaker 6: or nay to being traded. It's not like it's completely 532 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:38,480 Speaker 6: off the table. It just he has to agree to it. 533 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:45,119 Speaker 1: Okay, bet MGM. Future is ready for this. They have 534 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 1: a special for first time champions. So if you think 535 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:53,240 Speaker 1: we will have a team winning a World Series for 536 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:57,280 Speaker 1: the first time in franchise history, it's plus five hundred. 537 00:23:57,280 --> 00:24:00,480 Speaker 1: They group them all together. If you think no, it's 538 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 1: minus seven hundred. Mariners, Padres, Brewers, Rays, Rockies. 539 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:14,080 Speaker 2: There are three teams in there that have a chance Seattle. Yeah, 540 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:19,000 Speaker 2: there's one, just Seattle. Yeah, San Diego and Milwaukee have 541 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 2: no chance. 542 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:23,800 Speaker 3: Not as they're currently constructed. Okay, not in the National League. 543 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:26,199 Speaker 3: I'm sorry. And I love both those organizations, and I 544 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:28,919 Speaker 3: love both of those fan bases, and I love a 545 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:31,600 Speaker 3: lot of the players they have on those teams. But 546 00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:35,919 Speaker 3: as they're currently constructed, no they don't. Seattle was real 547 00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:37,480 Speaker 3: close to going to the World Series last year for 548 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 3: the first time and they didn't. Then they gave up 549 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:43,720 Speaker 3: the homer. They Munas gave up the homer. Remember they so. 550 00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:46,879 Speaker 2: Seattle should be It wasn't even Munyos. 551 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:48,359 Speaker 3: Munyas wasn't in the game. I apologize. 552 00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 2: Sorry, No, Munos wasn't in. 553 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 3: Yeah it was. 554 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:55,640 Speaker 2: Bizaro. 555 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:56,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, gave up the home. 556 00:24:57,760 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 2: But Maners should be better. 557 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:01,960 Speaker 3: To me, the Mariners are the one. But I'll still 558 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:04,760 Speaker 3: take the Knoway it a lot? 559 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:08,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's a lot to so no for me. 560 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:10,760 Speaker 1: Don't you get a five team special? There really a 561 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:13,760 Speaker 1: four team special? I mean, are the Rays going to win? 562 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 1: Not likely, Rockies have zero percent chance. The other three teams, 563 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:24,960 Speaker 1: like the Padres. Maybe everybody's healthy. There's an upticking power 564 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:26,840 Speaker 1: from some of the guys who live back up to 565 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 1: the power. Uh, what's the word I'm looking for, potential attention. Yeah, 566 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:36,640 Speaker 1: that's the word, Thank you Kratz. It's not like it's 567 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:40,240 Speaker 1: out of the realm of possibility. It's just that a 568 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:42,239 Speaker 1: lot of things would have to go wrong for a 569 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:43,639 Speaker 1: lot of teams. 570 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:50,600 Speaker 6: What it's not, it's not. I'll take to know for 571 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:54,680 Speaker 6: sure on that. But I would honestly just rather go 572 00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 6: individual spots with Seattle and maybe a little bit less 573 00:25:58,800 --> 00:26:02,800 Speaker 6: with San Diego. I would agree with Aj that, you know, 574 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:05,880 Speaker 6: a lot would have to go right for San Diego, 575 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:09,840 Speaker 6: Like they would have to really really make one other 576 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:12,640 Speaker 6: big splash here, and I don't know that there's enough 577 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:14,600 Speaker 6: time for that. But Aj Browner can do a lot. 578 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 3: He can do a lot. 579 00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:21,200 Speaker 1: He can things can change, especially at the trade deadline 580 00:26:21,359 --> 00:26:22,200 Speaker 1: it did last year. 581 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:24,080 Speaker 2: Still a really good bullpen. 582 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:25,680 Speaker 3: I agreed. 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