1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,200 Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to Master Territory, brought to about 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:06,040 Speaker 1: the Foul Territory Network. And there's nothing I'd rather be 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:09,239 Speaker 1: doing right now than talking Red Sox Baseball with Rob 4 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 1: Bradford on Opening day week. Welcome to the show, my friend. 5 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: How you doing? 6 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 2: There is nobody I'd rather be talking to about Red 7 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:17,599 Speaker 2: Sox baseball than you, Robbie, So thank you for having me. 8 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: I tried to do my best with that because I 9 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: was like, Okay, what is that one thing Rob always 10 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:22,440 Speaker 1: says to. 11 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 2: Me, Yeah, we'll try. If you pulled it off, I 12 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 2: would have had to charge you ten dollars for the trademark. 13 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 2: It's all good. 14 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 1: Well, as long as you're here with me on opening 15 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: day or getting close to Opening Day, that's all that 16 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:39,240 Speaker 1: matters to me. Rob. I got to ask you right 17 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: off the bat. You've been in spring, You've been at 18 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:46,160 Speaker 1: spring training all spring. The one burning question that everyone's 19 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: been waiting to hear. Who is in the best shape 20 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:52,959 Speaker 1: of their life. You've had the entire spring to get this, 21 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: to come up with this decision. 22 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 2: Who is it? Well, it's definitely not me. It's definitely 23 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:04,319 Speaker 2: not me. Definitely me either. I would say, it's a 24 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:06,960 Speaker 2: good question, and we asked this at the beginning, but 25 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 2: I think it's more important that you ask it at 26 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 2: the end, right now that everybody's running around in their 27 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 2: rubber suits and sweating it off and everything else. But 28 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 2: I'll say this, I think Tristan Cassis is and I 29 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:21,039 Speaker 2: asked him that the other day, talked about it. He 30 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 2: downplayed it, you know, but because Casas is always going 31 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 2: to give you the answer that you don't expect, not 32 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 2: the obvious answer, which is, hey, yeah, I am like 33 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 2: really really good. Now, there were hints of admitting that 34 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 2: he was in the best shape of his life, because, 35 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 2: as he said, when he hurt his knee, he was 36 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 2: on the couch. He wasn't in the best shape of 37 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 2: his life, certainly, But the guy that I've have viewed 38 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 2: out here doing the drills and doing whatever he's doing, 39 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 2: he looks to me like a much more nimble, a 40 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 2: much more a better conditioned guy. So yeah, I would 41 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 2: definitely go with Casas. Yeah, me too. 42 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 1: I was actually just talking about this last time on 43 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: the show. We were going over the injury updates and uh, 44 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: and I said him, like, does anyone realize how good 45 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: castus looks like he looks so much leaner compared to 46 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 1: the last few years. He looks great. And that's a 47 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: good thing too, because obviously the devastating injury he had 48 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,640 Speaker 1: is gonna take some weight off of that. Good to 49 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: see you know that he's doing well. And uh, you know, 50 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: I guess some other guys to Brandon Ward, he's looked 51 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: amazing this spring. 52 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, but I think I think he I think he's 53 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:32,119 Speaker 2: probably always been that that that skinny, fast guy, right. Yeah. 54 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:36,679 Speaker 1: Well, I appreciate the guys. You know that they're consistent. 55 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 1: You know, they keep up with it, right. That's the 56 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: tough part is keeping up with you. You can, you 57 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 1: can get into the best shape of your life, but 58 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: he is are you going to stay in the best 59 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 1: shape of your life? But yeah, a lot of guys 60 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 1: making good impressions for this spring training so far. But 61 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:55,639 Speaker 1: I got to ask you, what are your initial impressions 62 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: of this Red Sox team right now as we're coming 63 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: to a close here in spring training. 64 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 2: You know, I've said the last few days, I think 65 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 2: that I'm more optimistic about this team than I was, say, 66 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 2: three weeks ago. I think it's because, knock on wood, 67 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 2: they've come out of camp in pretty good shape health wise. 68 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 2: Their pitching has been good enough. You know, Crochet, you know, 69 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 2: he didn't have the spring that he wanted. But we'll 70 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 2: see when the third deck arrives in Cincinnati. So I 71 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 2: think overall, I think it's it's a really good team. 72 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 2: And then I think the only one of the things 73 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 2: that you can't ignore, Robbie is the WBC guys. I 74 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 2: think this is the thing that put it over the 75 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 2: top for me. If they were just here and they 76 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 2: were performing, I'd be like, I've seen it before in 77 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 2: spring training. But to have Roman Anthony do what he did, 78 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 2: to have Brian Bao flip the script and maybe just 79 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 2: have the light come on because he was at a WBC, 80 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 2: that was something. So I think that those two guys, 81 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 2: along with some others, they really have taken step forward, 82 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 2: really in steps that you wouldn't have taken if you 83 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 2: didn't have the WBC. And you know, asked Roman and 84 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 2: Anthony about this, like was that the most impactful three 85 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 2: weeks of your professor of your baseball playing life. And 86 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 2: he's like, yeah, so if you have that, then how 87 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 2: can you can't ignore the fact how important it was, 88 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 2: especially considering we've been sitting here trying to decipher, you know, 89 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 2: like you know, games in Lakeland. So so I think 90 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 2: that because of all that, I'm more optimistic now. The 91 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:35,840 Speaker 2: caveat is there. There is one specific thing which I'm 92 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:38,479 Speaker 2: worried about, and I don't know if you want me 93 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 2: to save that or not, but it's but other than that, 94 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 2: pretty optimistic. Yeah. 95 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: I agree with the WBC, especially what Romans said too. 96 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: I went to a game back in twenty twenty three, 97 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 1: if I remember correctly, it was Venezuela Puerto Rico. I've 98 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:55,479 Speaker 1: been to a lot of games in my life, and 99 00:04:55,920 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: that game, I still remember how the building felt. I 100 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 1: still remember how the energy was. I still remember the 101 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: building was literally the stadium was shaking. I couldn't believe it. 102 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 1: The entire time. There was banging of the drums and 103 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 1: people cheering, waving flags and it didn't stop. It's, uh, 104 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 1: one of the most incredible experiences I've ever been a 105 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 1: part of. And uh it's good for the good for 106 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:24,480 Speaker 1: those guys that participated. It gives them a little pep 107 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 1: in their step right coming back in the spring. Good 108 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 1: to see and uh, you know, and I agree with 109 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 1: what you're saying as well when it comes to just 110 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 1: how good the Red Sox are looking right now and 111 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:39,839 Speaker 1: how confident you're feeling. And I think it for me personally, 112 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 1: it's more of a reflection. Uh well, I say it's 113 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: a good mix of a reflection of the last few 114 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:50,599 Speaker 1: years where there's been so much instability with this team 115 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: and unfortunately, controversy does create cash. But it's been so 116 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:59,679 Speaker 1: quiet this spring and I think that's been the biggest 117 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: thing for me is it's like, oh, you know, we 118 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:06,040 Speaker 1: haven't had those juicy stories to bite into. Well, they 119 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 1: may do good for the views and the ratings, it's 120 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:12,040 Speaker 1: nice to have a quiet spring and I think that 121 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: really shows where the Red Sox are right now. 122 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:18,599 Speaker 2: So yeah, it really love it. Yeah, you're right. I 123 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:22,039 Speaker 2: mean a year ago, remember we were knee deep in 124 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 2: the dev stuff and they were doing their best to 125 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 2: sweep it under the rug. And I think, you know, 126 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:32,280 Speaker 2: looking back, is that they did probably a pretty good 127 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 2: job of downplaying what was should have been a bigger 128 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 2: story in the sense we knew what kind of story 129 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 2: it was, right, But the fact was is that Dever's 130 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 2: played in five grape Fruit League games, never back to 131 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:46,360 Speaker 2: back and they can say, well, he got his work 132 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 2: done in the backfield or whatever it was. All I 133 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 2: know is that what it led to was striking out 134 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 2: fifteen in the first nineteen times, So that should have 135 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 2: been a bigger story than it was. We haven't had 136 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:59,160 Speaker 2: that chaos, we haven't had that controvers we haven't had 137 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 2: the injuries. So yeah, I mean, I think it's been 138 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:05,039 Speaker 2: very business like. I don't know how to translate, but 139 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 2: it's probably pretty close to how they were hoping to 140 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 2: draw it up. 141 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's it's good to see how everything's coming together. 142 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 1: The week of I still remember last year the week 143 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: of you still felt like things were just not quite right, 144 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: Like you felt better, but something just in the air 145 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 1: was just weird still at the time. But for this spring, 146 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 1: I got to ask you this as well, what has 147 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: caught your attention the most? I know you're looking for 148 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: all the guys that you know, they're you know, in 149 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 1: the best shape of their life, obviously, but you know, 150 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 1: and with this team right now, though, what is catching 151 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:43,880 Speaker 1: your attention the most? 152 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think that it's a good question. I mean, 153 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 2: I can't do anything pitching because I pitching. I think 154 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:54,679 Speaker 2: even like Sunny Gray has a great outing. His last 155 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 2: out in Crochet doesn't. But I've seen it so many 156 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 2: times where the lights go on, the right lights go on, 157 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 2: and just changes. I try to figure out, like, what 158 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 2: type of player this guy is? And excuse me, Caleb Durban, 159 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 2: I hadn't seen play a lot, and so I really 160 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 2: want to see what type of player he was. And 161 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 2: he's a really good player. And and you know, I 162 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 2: said on the radiator the other day, it's like, I 163 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 2: don't want to diminish Caleb Durban, but you could honestly 164 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 2: just say, oh, he's a poor man's Alex Brigman. And 165 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 2: if we get to the end of May and he 166 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 2: has better numbers than Bregman, I wouldn't be surprised. Like 167 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 2: he's he's a really good player who had a good 168 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:36,680 Speaker 2: year last year, is going to build off of it. 169 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 2: I think I think that there's a lot of his game. 170 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 2: I don't want to say slump proof, but he's got 171 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 2: such a short, compact swing. He makes contacted, which is 172 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 2: what this team needs. He certainly held his own at 173 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 2: third base. That's been fine. So I think that while 174 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 2: they didn't get the big thumper that they professed, they 175 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 2: were going to get at the beginning. This was a 176 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:01,720 Speaker 2: pretty good all turn of that really we didn't see coming. 177 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:05,960 Speaker 2: And the other one was the utility guys. Monasterio and 178 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 2: Kyder Fallefa both understand their roles, both look have looked 179 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:16,080 Speaker 2: really good. Monasterio has looked really really good across the board, fielding, running, 180 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:19,400 Speaker 2: all of that. He's a good player. And Kyder Filefa, 181 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 2: the thing that struck me about him is that he's 182 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:26,320 Speaker 2: the ultimate I know my role guy. Like in other words, 183 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:30,199 Speaker 2: he even said, listen, I'm not gonna challenge any ABS 184 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 2: calls until the WBC guys leave because that's not my thing. 185 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:37,960 Speaker 2: I'm not doing that in the regular season. So he 186 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 2: understands where he's at and who he is, and I 187 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 2: think that's really really important. So those couple of things 188 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 2: have jumped out. 189 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, I like that about IKF. He's a guy where 190 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:51,080 Speaker 1: I mean, if you look at what he's done in 191 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: his career, like yeah, yeah, you can look at the 192 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:56,560 Speaker 1: stat sheet and not amazing numbers pop off, but a 193 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 1: guy that just always seems to be in a winning environment. 194 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: He just seems to he just gets it. He's a 195 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 1: pros pro I would say, because I'm still coming up 196 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 1: with the guy who I think is going to be 197 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:10,679 Speaker 1: the most underrated going into the year. I had Carlos 198 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:13,520 Speaker 1: Tervas last year. I think I said, listen, look out 199 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:16,320 Speaker 1: for this guy, Oh look at you, and it worked out. 200 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:18,720 Speaker 1: It's on a record too. I said it to Tyler 201 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 1: Milliken on the show last year, so I think I 202 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:25,960 Speaker 1: kf it might he's in the conversation. For me, I'm 203 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 1: a guy to look out for this year. But for me, 204 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 1: I would say, what's caught my attention for this spring is, 205 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 1: you know, obviously, the starting pitching looks amazing, right I mean, 206 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 1: it's ranked right now projections wise, as easily a top 207 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: three rotation in baseball. But I think what jumps out 208 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 1: to me is just the depth of the pitching that 209 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 1: they have. I can't think of a time where you've 210 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 1: had not just a full rotation that looks good, but 211 00:10:56,280 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 1: also a couple of top one hundred prospects right behind 212 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 1: them that are pitching well this spring, but then a 213 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 1: couple of good solid veterans in Cutter Crawford and Patrick 214 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 1: Sandoval who are slowly working their way. 215 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:10,680 Speaker 2: Up right now. 216 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 1: Can you think of a time where they've had this 217 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:17,320 Speaker 1: much Obviously, not just great starting pitching, but this much 218 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 1: good depth as well. 219 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 2: No, because I think that their death before no knocking 220 00:11:23,480 --> 00:11:25,679 Speaker 2: like a Cooper Criswell. But it was a Cooper Criswell. 221 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 2: And now to your point, their depth, Let's say Oviedo 222 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:34,200 Speaker 2: slots in at number five. Their depth is two elite 223 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 2: prospects and two veteran guys coming back from injury who 224 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 2: aren't that far away. So I think, listen, listen, it's 225 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 2: we say this embarrassment of riches, and we say they 226 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:48,200 Speaker 2: have nine or ten guys. It always dwindles to six 227 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 2: or seven, maybe even four or five. That's just how 228 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 2: it works. But where they've landed, to your point, I 229 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 2: don't know if I've ever seen it land exactly in 230 00:11:57,400 --> 00:11:59,840 Speaker 2: this in this good as shape. And I will say 231 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:04,559 Speaker 2: that another thing you asked what stood out Peyton Totley 232 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 2: is another one. Now, Peyton Totley could be a reliever, 233 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 2: it could be a starter, whatever it is. But the 234 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 2: biggest thing he had to do with the spring is 235 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 2: develop that curve ball, develop that spin. When Alex Bregman 236 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 2: was saying goodbye to everybody at Yankee Stadium, He's going 237 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 2: to locker, the locker to locker the locker, and he 238 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 2: stops it totally. He's like spin, spin, spin, spin, work 239 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:27,680 Speaker 2: on the spin, and then all of a sudden he 240 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 2: changed its curve ball a little bit now that they 241 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 2: see in terms of the measurements of it. Most importantly, 242 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 2: he's throwing it over the plate. He's getting the hitters reactions. 243 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 2: If he does that, that's an enormous difference maker for 244 00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 2: that guy, and that guy can be a difference maker 245 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:43,839 Speaker 2: for the team. 246 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:46,839 Speaker 1: Yeah, and he's had himself a really good looking spring 247 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 1: Connolly early as well. They've looked fantastic. It's good to 248 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:53,440 Speaker 1: see that they're building this momentum going into the season. 249 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:55,440 Speaker 1: You know, But when it comes to the position players 250 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: side of things, you know, if there is still a 251 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:02,160 Speaker 1: cloud over the team that people still want to keep 252 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 1: picking at. It's the outfield DH situation, you know. Coorra 253 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 1: just spoke about it within the last couple of days saying, 254 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: you know, hey, this is a good thing to have. 255 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:15,440 Speaker 1: This is a it's it's it's a it's not a 256 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 1: bad thing to have this good amount of players on 257 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:22,080 Speaker 1: your roster. But I gotta ask you, though, how do 258 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 1: you see this shaking out? 259 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:24,199 Speaker 2: Right? 260 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 1: Obviously got five guys for four spots here. Do you 261 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:30,320 Speaker 1: think Kor is just gonna keep being Kor being the 262 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 1: wizard that he is sharing the playing time or could 263 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 1: you see some kind of a move at some point 264 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 1: down the road. 265 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:40,800 Speaker 2: I mean, I thought there would be a move by now. 266 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:42,520 Speaker 2: But if there isn't a move by now, it's going 267 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 2: to be down down the road, I would imagine, because 268 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 2: he's already met with these guys. I got doctor massi 269 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:50,840 Speaker 2: us Sheeta today and talk to him about Okay, what 270 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:54,400 Speaker 2: did Cora say? And and and basically it was that 271 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:57,200 Speaker 2: message he'll find him at bats now, how is he 272 00:13:57,240 --> 00:14:01,240 Speaker 2: going to do that? Somebody he's gonna be sitting like 273 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:03,840 Speaker 2: Jaron Duran, I don't think wants to DH. I mean, 274 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 2: he hasn't said that, but when he says I'll be 275 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 2: the fastest DH like, that tells me that he wants 276 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:12,200 Speaker 2: to be the fastest outfielder. He's an outfielder. Maybe it's 277 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 2: a case of Rafaela. If Rafaella slumps, then you're you 278 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:18,440 Speaker 2: integrate him that way. I think that we have to 279 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 2: remember Robbie that early in the year. I go back 280 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 2: to twenty eighteen where he had guys whether it was 281 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 2: Hanley or or Mookie. These guys would hit home runs 282 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 2: and set the next day that first month. He's always 283 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 2: rotated guys in so he can do that. The problem 284 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 2: is is that when you get to late in the game, 285 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 2: when you have a Marcela Meyer sitting there and you 286 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 2: have the lefty coming in yours And this was where 287 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 2: I want to get to. My concern is a hitting lefties, 288 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaker 2: and not necessarily only hitting left he's starters, but late 289 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 2: in the game. Who Ideally that guy would be a 290 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 2: Massa Yushda guy, but Masiyah is a lefty, so it's 291 00:15:02,680 --> 00:15:06,000 Speaker 2: a little bit mismatched. Nate Eaton would have been a 292 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 2: better fit, but they have Massa Yushida. Roughstider would have 293 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 2: been a better fit, but they have Massa Yushita. It 294 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 2: is what it is that is my biggest concern right 295 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 2: now is that this dynamic of not having rough Stider, 296 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 2: not having roaming Gonzalez to integrate, whether it's at the 297 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 2: start of the game or maybe when you need him 298 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:25,960 Speaker 2: later in the game. 299 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:28,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, I agree, I'm just talking about it last night 300 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 1: on the show as well. I was like thinking, okay, 301 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 1: you're probably my guess with masses you probably end up 302 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 1: seeing maybe a start or two per week. He showed 303 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 1: he can play in the outfield, and the WBC actually 304 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 1: look pretty good out there too. But I could see 305 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 1: a star or two per week outfield DH whatever it 306 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:49,120 Speaker 1: may be, sprinkling pinshit opportunities throughout the week as well. 307 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:52,360 Speaker 1: We also just got word that Monasterio is probably gonna 308 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:55,520 Speaker 1: be making the team, so and Nate Eaton getting optioned 309 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 1: down at Triple A. 310 00:15:57,000 --> 00:15:58,120 Speaker 2: I agree with you on Eaton. 311 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 1: You know, Cora likes eat a lot. Every time I've 312 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:04,360 Speaker 1: been in a scrum, whether that was the Winter Meetings, 313 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 1: whether that was a Femway Fest, wherever, he Eaton's name 314 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 1: just seems to pop up all the time. He's a 315 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 1: player that Cora likes and I would not be surprised 316 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 1: at all to see him in the mix. We'll see 317 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 1: how it goes. But I got to ask you this 318 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:20,840 Speaker 1: one final question before we get out of here for today. 319 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 1: One bold prediction for the Red Sox. You're on the 320 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 1: spot here, but have you been thinking about anything that, 321 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 1: you know, what crazy things that could maybe happen with 322 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 1: the with the Red Sox in twenty twenty six. 323 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 2: Oh, I mean crazy? We're bold craze. You want to 324 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 2: call it, I'll give you one. I'll give you one. 325 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 2: By by September, we'll be talking about Anthony Ironson big 326 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 2: part of the scheme and potentially being part of the 327 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 2: postseason roster. 328 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 1: I love that. I love that. I'm a big, big 329 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 1: prospect NERD so I would love to see that. And 330 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:58,520 Speaker 1: that's another thing too that I think has gone a 331 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:01,840 Speaker 1: bit under the radar this spring is those guys have 332 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:03,960 Speaker 1: been looking pretty good. You know, obviously, you know they're 333 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:06,200 Speaker 1: not getting, you know, the big work like these guys, 334 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:08,479 Speaker 1: like the major league guys are getting. But you know, 335 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:11,720 Speaker 1: stuff's looking good. You're seeing the increased V low and everything. 336 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:14,719 Speaker 1: We just had Brian Abraham on the show last week. 337 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:17,880 Speaker 1: Everything's just going in a really good direction right now. 338 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:19,919 Speaker 1: We're really liking that. I'll give you this, Rob, what 339 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:22,640 Speaker 1: do you think about this? You know, one talking point 340 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 1: for this past offseason is where's the power gonna come 341 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:27,879 Speaker 1: from with the Red Sox. Well, I'm gonna give you 342 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:30,120 Speaker 1: a Bowl prediction. I say, the Red Sox have two 343 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:32,879 Speaker 1: guys that hit thirty home runs? 344 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:36,160 Speaker 2: Am I all right? Is? Uh no, you're not crazy? 345 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:38,840 Speaker 2: I mean my guess is you're tired about abradio and 346 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 2: Anthony Right. 347 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go will here, and I'm gonna say it 348 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 1: could be a few different guys and who knows, you know, 349 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:47,440 Speaker 1: could be Roman who maybe even you know, Trevor Story. 350 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:51,920 Speaker 2: He's shown that pop before well, I mean twenty five, like, yeah, maybe, 351 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 2: And you know, I don't think I don't think the 352 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 2: home run thing is going to be a problem. I don't, Yeah, 353 00:17:57,960 --> 00:17:58,439 Speaker 2: I don't. 354 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't think so, because I see a lot 355 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:05,199 Speaker 1: of good abs up and down the order. And we 356 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:07,400 Speaker 1: just saw with the Blue Jays last year. Right, obviously 357 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 1: he had guys like Vladin Springer, but overall they were 358 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 1: right around fifteenth or fourteenth and home runs last year 359 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:16,639 Speaker 1: and they got as close to winning a World Series 360 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:20,439 Speaker 1: as you can get. I did my annual predictions, my 361 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:23,440 Speaker 1: annual season predictions over on the main Channel, posted those 362 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:26,440 Speaker 1: last night, and I got Garat Crochet winning the Cy Young. 363 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:30,119 Speaker 1: Am I crazy to think that he could unseat Trek Skoogle? 364 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:34,800 Speaker 2: I mean, you're not crazy. He's that level pitcher. He 365 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:36,720 Speaker 2: finished second in Cy Young And I'm not going to 366 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 2: make too much of the spring training stuff, but you know, 367 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:43,719 Speaker 2: I you know, conversely, like I look at two guys, 368 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:46,439 Speaker 2: I would say two guys that I'm keeping an eye on. 369 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 2: And I said this last year with Joe Ryan, that 370 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 2: I thought Joe Ryan would be in the conversation. He 371 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:53,960 Speaker 2: wasn't quite in the conversation. But this year he could be. 372 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 2: And the over reaction, the spring training overreactions performance goes 373 00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:02,680 Speaker 2: to Dylan Sees, which I've always been a big Dylan 374 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 2: Seas fan. Yeah, but but hey, maybe this is it. 375 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:10,359 Speaker 2: Maybe it's just the security of the contract, being with 376 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 2: a good organization, all of it that could click too. 377 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:16,679 Speaker 2: But Corchet, Yeah, I mean, I mean, how can you 378 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:20,160 Speaker 2: bet against him. It's even when he's giving up runs 379 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:24,359 Speaker 2: in spring training, they're kind of nonsense runs, they're wind 380 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:26,399 Speaker 2: blown things and everything. He'll be okay. 381 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:29,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm not worried about him. Obviously, the numbers haven't 382 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:32,199 Speaker 1: looked this spring. But if you just go take a 383 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 1: look at just the pitch mix, right, I mean, he 384 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:37,280 Speaker 1: hasn't been throwing as many fastballs this spring. He's clearly 385 00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 1: trying out different things. That's what you want these guys 386 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:41,960 Speaker 1: to do. You don't want them to stick with the 387 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:45,159 Speaker 1: status quo, right, and you know that stuff works, right, 388 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:47,359 Speaker 1: You can always go back to that, but it's trying 389 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:50,280 Speaker 1: out other things, different pictures in different counts, trying different 390 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:53,399 Speaker 1: putaway picches. I'm not worried about crosshagging, and I'm not 391 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:55,760 Speaker 1: really worried about this Red Sox team, And that is 392 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 1: nice to say. There's nothing he's catching, you know, any 393 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:00,879 Speaker 1: get of energy for me? 394 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:05,120 Speaker 2: That's good man, that's good. You know, on to Cincinnati 395 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:07,440 Speaker 2: and with good vibes, that's good. 396 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 1: Oh man, I didn't even I never actually made that 397 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:12,919 Speaker 1: onto Cincinnati. I've never I have not made that the 398 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:14,119 Speaker 1: Bill Belichick connection. 399 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:15,880 Speaker 2: Oh my, I didn't think about that. Man. 400 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 1: We're onto Cincinnati. But uh, Rob, thank you for coming 401 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 1: on here today, my friend. Do appreciate that. I know 402 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:25,119 Speaker 1: everyone knows already where to find you, but just in case, 403 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:26,399 Speaker 1: where can they find you? 404 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 2: Yeah? This my Twitter is at Brad Foe Instagram, which 405 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:34,200 Speaker 2: I've been trying to do every single day. Why spring 406 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:37,919 Speaker 2: trending isn't boring? That's how many That's how I know 407 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 2: how many days I've been here. But by the end, 408 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 2: I'll be forty four. And and of course I just 409 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 2: want to plug. You know, we got the Joe Kelly 410 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 2: wanted me to do this for you. So he made 411 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:52,160 Speaker 2: this hat. This hat, you can get it at bbsnboring 412 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 2: dot com. The Joe so he would, he would, he 413 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:57,360 Speaker 2: would kill me if I didn't say that, because he's 414 00:20:57,440 --> 00:20:58,560 Speaker 2: very proud of this hat. 415 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 1: It's a really good looking hand. I like that hat 416 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:04,919 Speaker 1: a lot. And for people that are listening in podcast 417 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:07,760 Speaker 1: form right now, please come over to the YouTube channel 418 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:09,120 Speaker 1: and please come take a look at the hat. 419 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 2: It looks really good. 420 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get myself one. I'm definitely gonna do that. 421 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 1: But Rob, thank you, my friend, for coming on here today. 422 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:18,720 Speaker 1: Enjoy the season. I know you're going to be traveling 423 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 1: with the team and everything a lot, but we're excited here. 424 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:23,920 Speaker 1: But everybody, if you kind of the way out, hit 425 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:25,879 Speaker 1: the like button, subscribe if you're new, and we'll talk 426 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:26,480 Speaker 1: to you next time.