1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,080 Speaker 1: First of all, where was the air horn for that? 2 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 1: You could have gone, call Tucker as a Dodger air horn. 3 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 2: I got you, hold on, give me a second. 4 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 3: Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition, a Friday edition. 5 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 3: We're calling this an emergency edition of Dodgers Territory iron 6 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 3: clip to see us. That is the great Katie Woo, 7 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 3: and we got some things to talk about. Katie. Kyle Tucker, 8 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 3: you are a Los Angeles Dodger. We're just jumping right 9 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 3: into it. Here we go. I'm gonna set you up 10 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 3: as best I can. Kyle Tucker. Four year, two hundred 11 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 3: and forty million dollars deal, My sweet word, that's a 12 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 3: lot of coin. Thirty million deferred opt outs after years 13 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 3: two and three, Katie, How fast did this thing come together? 14 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 3: How long has this been in the works? And that's 15 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 3: a lot of money? 16 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: First of all, where was the air horn for that? 17 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,919 Speaker 1: You could have gone, Kyle Tucker is a Dodger air horn? 18 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 3: I got you, hold on, give me a sack. There 19 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 3: it is, everybody better, I'd be happy could come through. 20 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,680 Speaker 4: There we go. Thank you much better? Yeah, I have this, 21 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 4: you know. 22 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,039 Speaker 1: It seems like about that long ago, about twenty four 23 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: hours ago, you, Alana and I were talking about do 24 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 1: the Dodgers really need Kyle Tucker? And it turns out that, 25 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: you know, they maybe not didn't feel like they needed him, 26 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: but they just really wanted him. Because if you are 27 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: willing to pay a player annual average value of sixty 28 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,199 Speaker 1: million dollars and set a record for the net present 29 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 1: value of that contract, you really wanted him. Kend Rosenthal 30 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 1: of the Athletic and Foul Territory with the details here. Yeah, 31 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: you know, is it surprising, No, this is the Dodgers, 32 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: this is what they do. 33 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 4: We've come to expect this. 34 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: Is it still really cool for one particular fan base 35 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: and horrifying for twenty nine others? 36 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 4: Yes, that is true. 37 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: But really I think when you're looking at we'll go 38 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: break this down, when you're looking at the way this 39 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: contract is structured. 40 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 4: To me, it wasn't surprising. 41 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: That Kyle Tucker went to LA We knew they were 42 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: one of the three finalists. 43 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 4: What was more surprising was the way that this contract 44 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 4: was structured and how it benefited the Dodgers on their 45 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 4: terms and free agency. It's a lot of what the. 46 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: Player wants, so for the Dodgers to be able to 47 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 1: get Kyle Tucker on the length of contract they wanted. 48 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 4: That is I think the exclamation point here for me. 49 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely, I had in our rundown here. It's crazy 50 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 3: once again, the Dodgers get there, man, But more so 51 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 3: to me, it's crazy that we're in an age of 52 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 3: Dodger baseball where they could just financially bully their way 53 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 3: to getting out of a player's decline years. He's going 54 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 3: to be a Dodger from ages twenty nine or at 55 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 3: least playing his age twenty ninth season through his age 56 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:52,639 Speaker 3: thirty two season. You're not paying for him to maybe 57 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 3: be the next Albert Poolhols or insert other player who 58 00:02:56,560 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 3: aged poorly for a baseball team. This is nomenal for 59 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:03,799 Speaker 3: the Dodgers. It's a great deal for Kyle Tucker as well. 60 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 3: I mean, dude, just making a lot of coinage for sure. 61 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 3: Looking at some of the numbers here, and we appreciate 62 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:12,800 Speaker 3: everybody in the chat, I did not mention Alana is 63 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 3: unavailable for today's show. So you got Katie and I 64 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 3: will call us the B team, the rag tag rag 65 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 3: tat scene here. But hey, technically, looking at the payroll 66 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:25,640 Speaker 3: compared to what Dodge paid last year to what they're 67 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 3: currently I guess what's the word I'm looking for here? Projected. 68 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 3: There you go, that's the way. Listen, I've been I've 69 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 3: been cranking these things out all day. That sounds like 70 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 3: a weird thing, but anyways, they got money to spend, 71 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 3: is what I'm getting out. They got a little bit 72 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 3: of money to spend, right, they got about five ten 73 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 3: million dollars. I don't know why I looked at my watch. 74 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 3: I'm excited. I'm excited that I did not see this 75 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 3: happen in the same way didn't see Edwin Diaz happening. 76 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 3: But Andrew Friedman, once again just working in the shadows 77 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 3: being I don't know if he's being sneaky, but yeah, 78 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 3: he doesn't need to air out his laundry. He'll let 79 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 3: you know when something is ready, when somebody is going 80 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 3: to be a Dodger, which they still technically have not. 81 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 3: This is not official yet. Uh, Dodgers certainly need to 82 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 3: make a roster move. But uh, you know, we keep 83 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 3: talking about you coming from the Cardinal beat now to 84 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 3: the Dodger beat. Is it is it kind of strange 85 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 3: to really have no murmurs, no whispers, of deals and 86 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 3: goings on with your organization. 87 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 1: Yes, I'm hoping to change that obviously one month into 88 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 1: the job though. And you know, say what you want 89 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:35,160 Speaker 1: about the Dodgers. They've been lurking most of the off season, 90 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: and they came to life two times, and the two 91 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:41,159 Speaker 1: times it mattered. I mean, I think the Dodgers operated 92 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: exactly how you'd expect a two time World Series championship 93 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: team to operate. Coming into the off season, they said, hey, look, 94 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,160 Speaker 1: there are two areas of our roster that we feel 95 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 1: are our weaknesses. It's the bullpen, specifically in the closer, 96 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: and then the outfield. But hey, you know, we're we're 97 00:04:57,640 --> 00:04:59,720 Speaker 1: not panicking because we just won two World Series and 98 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 1: we have the resources to fill this if we need. 99 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 4: We're comfortable with. 100 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 1: Not, you know, taking our chances here with the internal talent, 101 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: and we're comfortable waiting to see if the market came 102 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 1: to us. And maybe that's why you just didn't hear 103 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 1: a lot about what the Dodgers were doing, because they 104 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:16,840 Speaker 1: had the luxury to sit back and wait for players 105 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: and the market to come to them. And that's exactly 106 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: what happened with Edwin Diaz. And that's exactly what happened 107 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 1: with Kyle Tucker. Now, both of these came with a 108 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 1: little bit of concessions. Obviously, for Diaz, let's break him 109 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:30,840 Speaker 1: down first, the Dodgers weren't really wanting to do a 110 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: deal more than two years for a reliever. Now, the 111 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: market dictated that they would need to do three once 112 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 1: Devin Williams sign and they were in on Devin Williams. 113 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:40,719 Speaker 1: So once they saw that they were going to have 114 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 1: to go three, they said, you know what, if we're 115 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 1: going to have to go out of our comfort zone, 116 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 1: we might as well do that for the best available guy. 117 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 1: Forty eight hours later, Edwin Diaz is a Dodger for 118 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 1: Kyle Tucker. This and we run about this in the Athletic, 119 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: this kind of contract formatting. 120 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 4: We talked about this for the last month. 121 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 1: Short term hire AAV that's what the Dodgers wanted to 122 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: do for Kyle Tucker. We even said, coming in after 123 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: the winter meetings, there might be a scenario where they 124 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: have to incorporate some opt out clauses, and that's something 125 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:11,159 Speaker 1: that Andrew Friedman historically has shied away from to unsure 126 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:13,719 Speaker 1: they have the best chance at landing Tucker. Should his 127 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:15,720 Speaker 1: market not project the way that I think we all 128 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 1: thought it did. And as we get closer and closer 129 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 1: spring training, we see that the short term higher AAVA 130 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 1: deal is in play enter the Dodgers. They do make 131 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:27,599 Speaker 1: those concessions Kyle Tucker, like Diaz is how to qualifying 132 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 1: offer attached, So they lose more draft picks. Guess what, guys, 133 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 1: they don't care because they were able to have the 134 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 1: market come to them both times, and they were able 135 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 1: to adjust on the fly and AAV doesn't really matter. 136 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: They were able to not just address the two weaknesses 137 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:45,040 Speaker 1: they thought they had, but they did so with the 138 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 1: two best options available in the sport. 139 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:48,720 Speaker 4: It's what they do. 140 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, I really appreciate when when these players keep kind 141 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 3: of falling to the Dodgers a ballpark what they want 142 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 3: to do. Obviously, they could have gone out there, they 143 00:06:57,240 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 3: could have given Kyle Tucker or ten years and all 144 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 3: this money over the years. That's not what they want 145 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 3: to do. They want to protect themselves for the long term. 146 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 3: This is an organization in front office that looks at 147 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 3: this year, two years from now, ten years from now, 148 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 3: what will the organization look like. And yeah, losing all 149 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 3: these draft picks there are there are a small there's 150 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 3: a small group of people that have set about that 151 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 3: they got enough talent, all the success and they still have, 152 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 3: you know what, the number one ranked farm system amongst 153 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 3: like MLB executives and all this kind of stuff you mentioned. 154 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 3: You know, it was a very weird It felt like 155 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 3: a very weird offseason, very strange offseason for Tucker settling 156 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 3: for a short term deal. This cannot be what him 157 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 3: and his representation expected entering the offseason, right, No, I. 158 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 4: Don't think so. 159 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 1: But I also think that this is a benefit that 160 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 1: works out for Kyle Tucker, specifically with the opt out clauses. 161 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 4: He turns twenty nine tomorrow, so a happy early birthday 162 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 4: to you, Kyle Tucker. I whish I got sixty million 163 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 4: dollars for my twenty ninth birthday, but whatever, time for Tucker. 164 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: This is really I think the way this contract is 165 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:08,119 Speaker 1: set up, and we expanded on it in a story 166 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 1: this morning on The Athletic, it really benefits both sides 167 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 1: because the Dodgers obviously in the middle of a competitive window, 168 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 1: a dynasty some would say, and they don't seem to 169 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 1: be stopping it in time soon. They're looking like three 170 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 1: p or bust. And for Kyle Tucker, you have an 171 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: opt out after year two and year three, your age 172 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 1: thirty one and thirty two season. 173 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 4: That's the perfect time to really re evaluate your. 174 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 1: Market as you approach those prime age thirty seasons, because 175 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 1: once you get to thirty four, thirty five, thirty six 176 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:38,960 Speaker 1: in baseball Land, you're old and decrepit apparently, So that's 177 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 1: very humbling realization. But for Kyle Tucker looking to maybe 178 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: maximize if he has two good years or comes off 179 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 1: into a year where he's really outperforming what is projected 180 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 1: to be not that strong of a free agent market 181 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: in twenty and twenty nine so far, this allows him 182 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: to best capitalize on his value, and it allows the 183 00:08:55,960 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: Dodgers to have a competitive window continuously and a starting 184 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: lineup of seven of nine at least two All Star appearances, 185 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:07,959 Speaker 1: and you have this crop of outfield prospects waiting in 186 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 1: the wings, not quite ready yet, but you're not blocking 187 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:14,320 Speaker 1: them with this Mega six, seven, eight year meal. 188 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:17,320 Speaker 4: This is essentially best case. 189 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 1: Scenario for both sides when you're looking at the future, 190 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: and obviously the present looks pretty good too. 191 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 3: President looks phenomenal for this team. We're gonna talk lineup, 192 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:27,600 Speaker 3: We're gonna talk kind of the outfield construction and all that. 193 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 3: I do also want to talk about the crashouts. Obviously, 194 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 3: the Dodgers stay ruining baseball. We probably really, even as 195 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 3: Dodgers fans watching the show, myself and you covering the team, 196 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 3: we need to have a serious conversation about maybe maybe 197 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 3: we're starting to dip our toe into too much territory, 198 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 3: which sounds like the next show as part of the 199 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 3: Foul Territory Network could be probably about the Dodgers, or 200 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 3: maybe just the Dodgers front office. But obviously everybody in 201 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 3: the chat extremely happy. But you're seeing some crashouts, You're 202 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 3: seeing some fans, you're seeing pundits have strong opinions, as 203 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 3: they rightfully should, about this deal and the state of 204 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 3: the Dodgers. I'll put that value back up or not 205 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 3: that one, sorry, the payroll back up. This is a 206 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:17,719 Speaker 3: lot of money, back to back years, over four in 207 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:20,720 Speaker 3: a million dollars in payroll. You mentioned, They get the 208 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:24,200 Speaker 3: two arguably the two best free agents on the market, 209 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:28,119 Speaker 3: definitely the best pitcher or best reliever, and the best outfielder, 210 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:32,960 Speaker 3: and Tucker and Edwin Diaz. Is it too much? Is 211 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 3: this bad for baseball? And I know where we over 212 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:39,560 Speaker 3: use that expression, but people are mad. 213 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: Let's break this down, I think in the most rational 214 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:44,840 Speaker 1: way that will. 215 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:47,839 Speaker 4: Not agitate Dodgers fans. Two things can be true. 216 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 1: It can be fantastic all this money coming into the 217 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 1: sport from the Dodgers, from the Mets, and the Blue. 218 00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 4: Jays are spending. 219 00:10:57,040 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 1: And I think we need to have a separate conversation 220 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 1: at some point about what Showei's contract has done for 221 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 1: the Dodgers organization. 222 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 4: But that's a tangent I'm not quite ready to go on. 223 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:06,079 Speaker 4: It can be a. 224 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 1: Good thing that all of this money and resources is 225 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 1: being poured into MLB the luxury tax. When you break 226 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 1: it all down, the simple messaging here is that it 227 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 1: does benefit the rest of the clubs and player retirement 228 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 1: in a way. It can also be true that for 229 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:24,960 Speaker 1: fifteen fan bases this is not good for baseball, because 230 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 1: there is something to be said about big market and 231 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:32,239 Speaker 1: small market and small markets like the Reds, like the Marlins, 232 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 1: like the Pirates just cannot keep up with the spending 233 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 1: of the Dodgers and the Mets, and to an extent, 234 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:38,199 Speaker 1: the Cubs. 235 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 4: So I understand both things can be true. 236 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:43,960 Speaker 1: I love how much money is coming back into baseball. 237 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: I love that teams are willing to spend. I also 238 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 1: think there is something that needs to be done, and 239 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 1: I don't have the answers here. 240 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 4: I'm willing to debate it on how to get these 241 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:53,960 Speaker 4: smaller market teams more competitive. 242 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:57,240 Speaker 1: Because if you're a fan of the Washington Nationals, you're 243 00:11:57,280 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 1: sitting here looking for opening day. Your home opener is 244 00:11:59,880 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 1: like April third, and it's against the Dodgers. Wow, what 245 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: a great random team I just pulled, and you're thinking, like, cool, I'm. 246 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 4: So excited for the home opener. So I understand. 247 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:11,960 Speaker 1: I don't want to say that it's bad for baseball, 248 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 1: because at the end of the day, this significant amount 249 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:16,760 Speaker 1: of money going into the league is fantastic. But I 250 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:19,960 Speaker 1: do understand the gripes of the competitive nature because at 251 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:21,839 Speaker 1: least half the league just cannot keep up with the 252 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 1: other half, and it turns out there is one team 253 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 1: above all the other twenty nine and it continues to 254 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 1: be a debatable problem for the rest of the league. 255 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:35,679 Speaker 3: Yeah. I mean, we could argue, obviously, not every organization 256 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 3: can compete at the level that the Los Angeles Dodgers can, 257 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:41,760 Speaker 3: their ownership can when it comes to the money. But 258 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 3: the thing's funny about baseball is you invest in your 259 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:48,640 Speaker 3: organization player, people show up and watch that team. You 260 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:51,600 Speaker 3: make more money, you reinvested into the team. And that's 261 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 3: kind of how we got to this point with the Dodgers. 262 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 3: It wasn't all rosy every single step of the way. 263 00:12:57,559 --> 00:12:59,800 Speaker 3: Obviously the Dodgers went through lean years. Hey we get 264 00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 3: to point here I want to talk about, you know, 265 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:04,240 Speaker 3: really the Dodgers hitting a point in the front office, 266 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:07,040 Speaker 3: Andrew Freeman, Mark Walter hitting a point of enough is enough. 267 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:10,679 Speaker 3: You know, they win that twenty twenty World Series mostly 268 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:14,679 Speaker 3: built on internal guys, guys drafted and developed by this organization. 269 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:17,960 Speaker 3: And then we hear twenty twenty is a flipping Mickey 270 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 3: Mouse ring. And now we're talking about I loved this one, 271 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:23,040 Speaker 3: so I had to put this from the Twitter or 272 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 3: whatever animal fry as well. Done solid. I'm not a 273 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 3: huge in and out guy, but that's a good order 274 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:33,280 Speaker 3: right there. It's a good pull. Dodger said enough is enough. 275 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:35,200 Speaker 3: You know you win in twenty twenty. You get slammed 276 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 3: for that, You run out of Gas as a team, 277 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 3: both in terms of just healthy players in twenty twenty one, 278 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 3: and you get kind of made fun of there obviously 279 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:48,560 Speaker 3: knocked on their ass in twenty twenty two by a 280 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 3: very good Padres team, embarrassed by the Diamondbacks in twenty 281 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 3: twenty three. And then they said enough is enough. You 282 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:57,760 Speaker 3: get show Hey, you get Yamamoto, you get Tyler Glass. 283 00:13:57,760 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 3: Now you get Taoscar Hernandez. Next off and you win. You. Hey, 284 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:03,360 Speaker 3: that's fun. Let's do it again. You get Blake Snell, 285 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 3: you get Tander Scott, you get Roki Sasaki, you get 286 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 3: Tay Oscar and that is again. And now this winter 287 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 3: Edwin Dias and now Kyle Tucker in La. It's it's 288 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:15,080 Speaker 3: a fun time to be a Dodger fan. And this 289 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 3: is what happens. Eventually, you bully a team, you bully 290 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 3: somebody enough, they're gonna they're gonna pull them up, pull 291 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 3: themselves up by the brute straps and use all of 292 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 3: that precious money to uh just kind of flip everybody 293 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 3: the bird and say, all right, all right, you know 294 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 3: we did it your way, now we're doing it our way. 295 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 3: And my dog is upset about it, apparently, that people 296 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 3: are mad about the Dodgers. One last thing before we 297 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 3: talk about the fitment and the lineup, because that's the 298 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 3: stuff that is fun, that is exciting. We had discussed 299 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 3: yesterday me yu Alana about maybe Tucker not being a 300 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 3: great fit in the New York market. This is going 301 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 3: to be a great market, a great team for him 302 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 3: because he can just show up to work, go put 303 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 3: himself in the back of the clubhouse, and then you know, 304 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:02,440 Speaker 3: seven ten comes around, run out to right field or 305 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:05,000 Speaker 3: left We'll figure that out in a second. Run out 306 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 3: to the outfield, go hit when it is your time 307 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 3: to hit, driving some runs, go home, come back and 308 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 3: do it the next day. I think it's gonna be 309 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 3: a perfect fit. 310 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 1: What do you think for someone I've had friends who've 311 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 1: covered Kyle Tucker extensively throughout his career. 312 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 4: For someone who again have not met. 313 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 1: Kyle Tucker yet that will change very soon, who maybe 314 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 1: doesn't like the spotlight, just wants to go out there, 315 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:27,440 Speaker 1: get his job done, help. 316 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 4: The team win. 317 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:31,080 Speaker 1: All the cliches that US reporters love so much. This 318 00:15:31,160 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 1: is the perfect spot for him because Kyle Tucker is 319 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 1: going to hit maybe fifth or sixth, possibly seventh depending 320 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:39,320 Speaker 1: on the lineup for this club, and he is like 321 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 1: the sixth or seventh biggest star here. 322 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:43,200 Speaker 4: His only job is to come in and drive in 323 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 4: runs and call it a day. 324 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 1: We'll probably never really need to interview him unless he's 325 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 1: like the walk hits a walk off because there are 326 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 1: so many other stars that can kind of take the 327 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 1: limelight off his back. And we talked about this before 328 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 1: plan if they don't. If players don't like the limelight 329 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 1: and just want to play baseball, is okay. It's okay 330 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 1: for some players to not have the superstar temperament, and 331 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 1: if that's who. 332 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 4: Kyle Tucker is, can't think of a better spot for him. 333 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:10,120 Speaker 1: So and I can't wait to work down this lineup 334 00:16:10,120 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 1: because it is so exciting for Kyle Tucker to come 335 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 1: in and have this fit of LA. 336 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 4: We've seen it throughout the industry. 337 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: People have talked about an MLB network, ESPN, the Athletic. 338 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 1: The overall consensus is that playing in LA is the 339 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 1: better fit for Kyle Tucker because he doesn't have to 340 00:16:25,880 --> 00:16:28,400 Speaker 1: be the star. And maybe that is something that he 341 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:30,280 Speaker 1: struggled with for his yearston in Chicago. 342 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:34,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, definitely there was a lot more expectations 343 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:38,479 Speaker 3: on him, and when he was healthy, he performed admirably 344 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 3: in Chicago. He did find his last season in Houston 345 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 3: as well. I mean he was on pace for an 346 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 3: MVP season. I think some people don't realize how incredibly 347 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:50,320 Speaker 3: talented this dude is as a hitter. Yet he doesn't 348 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 3: have all of the flash in Pozaz. He's not a 349 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 3: one Sodo does not need to be a one Sodo. 350 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 3: He just needs to drive in runs, hit some dingers 351 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 3: because chicks dig the long ball, and catch the base 352 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 3: ball when it comes to him in right field because 353 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:05,640 Speaker 3: that's where I'm slotting him. Before we talk about the depth, 354 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:09,879 Speaker 3: I want to tell people we don't have Dodgers or 355 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 3: Kyle Tucker or Won Soto money here. 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All right, So let's talk. 365 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:44,680 Speaker 3: You want to talk kind of outfield alignment, the depth chart, look, 366 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:46,440 Speaker 3: or you want to talk lineup first. So I feel 367 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:49,160 Speaker 3: like definitely burying a lead if we push lineup further down. 368 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:52,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, let's do lineup first, and then let's expand about 369 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:55,960 Speaker 1: the outfield because I have some thoughts hashtag thoughts. 370 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 3: Well, we discussed I think last week on your first 371 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 3: official show. You know, you could put any of these names, 372 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:03,240 Speaker 3: and you kind of alluded to it here. You put 373 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 3: any of them into these names into a random lineup generator, 374 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:09,840 Speaker 3: and it's a good lineup. There are no wrong answers. 375 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:13,200 Speaker 3: This is what I came up with. By the way, 376 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 3: people in the chat feel free to disagree or be upset. 377 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:19,119 Speaker 3: I do have Will Smith in my lineup here that 378 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:21,439 Speaker 3: we're going with hitting second because the last time he 379 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 3: did that, the Dodgers won a World Series. They won 380 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 3: a Game seven with him hitting second. I think Mookie 381 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:29,480 Speaker 3: Betts maybe not a number two hitter anymore. I don't 382 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 3: think there is a wrong answer, But Kyle Tucker there 383 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 3: in that three hole for me being a run producer, 384 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 3: and all of a sudden you got fred Ward Freeman 385 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:41,400 Speaker 3: batting fifth. It's just an insane lineup. Even that bottom three, 386 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 3: we're expecting a huge rebound from Tommy Edmond. Andy Paez 387 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 3: was solid, you could argue the best number eight eight 388 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 3: hitter in baseball, and of course Munsey always finds a 389 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:55,879 Speaker 3: way to do some damage. How far off am I 390 00:18:56,119 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 3: in your interpretation of a lineup? Or did you like that? Again? 391 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:02,320 Speaker 3: There's no wrong answer. 392 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:03,800 Speaker 4: I'm trying to. 393 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 1: Okay, let's let's test my Dodger knowledge, which has minimum. 394 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:10,600 Speaker 1: The way that we had the projected lineup is very sillar. 395 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 1: Our bottom three are the similar, but I think it 396 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 1: would go o Tani Betts, Freeman Smith and then Tucker 397 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:20,680 Speaker 1: t Oscar uh just and when you when I say 398 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:22,720 Speaker 1: that lineup out loud, it feels like I'm just reading 399 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 1: the National League All Star team. Maybe I am, but 400 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 1: from a pure offensive standpoint, I mean, good luck even 401 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:32,600 Speaker 1: Andy pie Is and Tommy Edmund eight and nine. 402 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 4: I mean I remember when Tommy Edman was hitting three 403 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 4: for Saint Louis. 404 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 1: Okay, so this is a this is a lineup that 405 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:41,159 Speaker 1: will absolutely rake And yes, I know Mookie Betts is 406 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 1: coming off an offensive season he'd like to put behind him. 407 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:46,360 Speaker 4: I know Freddy Freeman's was banged up to end the year. 408 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 4: Hopefully an off season. 409 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 1: Shorter compared to most others coming back will help these guys. 410 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:53,639 Speaker 1: But I think Will Smith back in that queen of 411 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 1: spot is going to look really good. And obviously I 412 00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:58,399 Speaker 1: don't say anything about Atani because he is a Tani. 413 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:01,359 Speaker 1: Now where it gets a little I think if you 414 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 1: could nitpick this roster just a little bit, it comes 415 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:06,040 Speaker 1: down to Tommy Edmund's health. 416 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 4: Then we've talked about it on the show before. 417 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:09,639 Speaker 1: There is some growing concern if he's going to be 418 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:12,200 Speaker 1: able to start that year healthy. And maybe this played 419 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:14,119 Speaker 1: into the Dodgers being a little bit more aggressive for 420 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 1: Kyle Tucker. If Tommy Edmund is not ready to go, okay, 421 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:21,440 Speaker 1: you still have Amy PA's in center field. That's totally fine. 422 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:24,400 Speaker 1: He's more than serviceable there. And I think the Dodgers 423 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:27,199 Speaker 1: will put Kyle Tucker in right field actually, and Ti 424 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 1: Oscar and the left, which brings up the very legitimate 425 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:36,560 Speaker 1: concern of Tioscar's defense. I think it is better. I'm 426 00:20:36,560 --> 00:20:38,639 Speaker 1: not sure which corner outfield spot is better to be honest. 427 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:41,920 Speaker 1: But if it lines up like this, then I can 428 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 1: see the nitpicking about the defense, and you know what, 429 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:44,800 Speaker 1: it's valid. 430 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:45,480 Speaker 4: I get it. 431 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 1: This is a much better defensive outfield with Tommy Edmund 432 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 1: in center. And while Andy Pa has again very serviceable 433 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:53,600 Speaker 1: in center field, no complaints, I personally think he profiles 434 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 1: much stronger in a corner spot. 435 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 4: So you Pa has. 436 00:20:56,840 --> 00:20:59,360 Speaker 1: Maybe in left an Edmond and center, then I don't 437 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:00,760 Speaker 1: really know what you would oscar there. 438 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:02,360 Speaker 4: But it's a good problem to have. 439 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 3: Great problem have, right, Uh yeah, well I'd say it's 440 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:09,439 Speaker 3: a great problem to have too. Is that also? Like 441 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 3: if they're done at this point? You know us here 442 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:16,720 Speaker 3: as I'll use that the hashtag or the air quotes 443 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:20,320 Speaker 3: of content creators. Hey, if the Dodgers find themselves needing 444 00:21:20,359 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 3: to be active at the trade deadline, you know this 445 00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:24,679 Speaker 3: coming summer, I'm not going to be mad because we 446 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 3: need things to talk about, just like we have for 447 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:31,159 Speaker 3: a majority of this winter so far. So if Andy 448 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:34,040 Speaker 3: Pa has takes a step back from a pretty solid 449 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:37,760 Speaker 3: sophomore season in twenty twenty five, if Tommy Edmund the 450 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 3: ankle just doesn't quite figure itself out, you know, and 451 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:43,200 Speaker 3: hess On Kim can't find a way to maybe take 452 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:45,159 Speaker 3: a you know, take the reins at second base or 453 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:47,639 Speaker 3: something like that. They have ways they can still maneuver 454 00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:51,240 Speaker 3: this roster. Alex call serviceable baseball player. Ryan Ward is 455 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:53,680 Speaker 3: a guy they added to the forty man roster, somebody 456 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 3: who looked like could be in maybe some sort of 457 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:58,720 Speaker 3: platoon in leftfield before this Tucker deal happened. Like, they 458 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:03,840 Speaker 3: have options. They have plenty of internal depth to still survive. 459 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:05,640 Speaker 3: And then you know, if you need to make some moves, 460 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:08,120 Speaker 3: you need to make some splashes at the trade deadline, 461 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:10,920 Speaker 3: you can. But still the look of this, uh yeah, 462 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 3: Kyle Tucker needs to be in right just to kind 463 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:14,439 Speaker 3: of shift gears back to that he needs to be 464 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:20,320 Speaker 3: and right. I think you limit some of the defensive 465 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:24,199 Speaker 3: liability of taoscar Hernandez. You limit that in left field 466 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 3: just because, in my opinion, that worst play for him 467 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:32,320 Speaker 3: is that floating kind of flyball that drops just between 468 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:36,119 Speaker 3: him and aging and slowing down Freddie Freeman. Maybe a 469 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:38,560 Speaker 3: healthy Tommy ed Met second base could scoop that up 470 00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:42,639 Speaker 3: and cover that area. But you know, Kyle Tucker's a 471 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 3: very good outfielder for a reason as well. I don't 472 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:48,119 Speaker 3: know a whole lot about his metrics, but even in 473 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:51,400 Speaker 3: the outfield, it feels like there's not really bad. There's 474 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:54,360 Speaker 3: no like wrong answers here. They're probably just slightly more 475 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 3: right answers than the other. 476 00:22:57,320 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 1: And that to me is just kind of the Dodgers 477 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:02,200 Speaker 1: in a nuts Are we really gonna like Nippick the 478 00:23:02,359 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 1: maybe one roster problem they have right now when I 479 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 1: can think of fourteen other teams in the National League 480 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 1: with a lot more problems. 481 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:12,240 Speaker 4: So this is to me the cherry. 482 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:14,480 Speaker 1: On top of a winning off season you think about, 483 00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 1: and this is something that we didn't get to discuss 484 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:19,159 Speaker 1: last show, But from a fan perspective, when you have 485 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:23,920 Speaker 1: back to back off seasons of o Tani Yamamoto, Glass 486 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:28,360 Speaker 1: Now and then snell Sasaki go down the list, you're thinking, Okay, well, 487 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:31,120 Speaker 1: our expectations are very high. The Dodgers just won another 488 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:31,920 Speaker 1: World Series. 489 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:34,800 Speaker 4: This can't be it. They can't be complacent. 490 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 1: And I think there was some fan frustration there because 491 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:39,639 Speaker 1: it's been so quiet, and it got a little bit 492 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 1: better after Diaz. 493 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:42,640 Speaker 4: But this, I think is the last. 494 00:23:42,359 --> 00:23:44,800 Speaker 1: Move that Dodgers fans needed to feel comfortable that you 495 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:49,040 Speaker 1: know the Dodgers aren't conceding anything. They're not complacent with 496 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:52,080 Speaker 1: just two titles. They've made it very clear that they 497 00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:54,960 Speaker 1: want that third one, and getting Kyle Tucker puts them 498 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:56,960 Speaker 1: right in the mix as the favorites to do exactly that. 499 00:23:57,680 --> 00:24:01,119 Speaker 3: Yeah, waiting for this to still become a fish of course, gang. 500 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:04,760 Speaker 3: The Dodgers will need to make a roster move, most 501 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:08,239 Speaker 3: likely Michael Sianni, who is a guy that you know 502 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:13,080 Speaker 3: and covered in Saint louis very very exceptional defensive outfielder, 503 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 3: baseball bat comes you know, some assembly required. Maybe he's 504 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:21,080 Speaker 3: somebody who could pass through waivers, end up at Triple A, 505 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 3: could be a pitcher. Well, we'll know more about that. 506 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:26,720 Speaker 3: I'm sure we'll discuss that on Monday show because I'm 507 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 3: really hoping we get a press conference at Dodger Stadium 508 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:32,239 Speaker 3: very soon announcing Kyle Tucker, who will need to pick 509 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:35,400 Speaker 3: a new number because he's not taken Dave Roberts number three. 510 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 3: You don't take the number of a Hall of Fame manager. 511 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:42,439 Speaker 3: My final thoughts on this, I read your column earlier 512 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 3: in The Athletic Guys. Please go check it out, really 513 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:47,280 Speaker 3: really good stuff from Katie. But one of the things 514 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:49,280 Speaker 3: he had in there, and you mentioned it earlier in 515 00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 3: the show. It's two championship, aren't championships aren't enough? It's 516 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:54,920 Speaker 3: three pete or bus. Honestly, I think a three peat 517 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:58,400 Speaker 3: is the floor for this team. You look at that lineup, 518 00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:01,440 Speaker 3: you look at the starting rotation, just insane. That bullpen, 519 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:05,119 Speaker 3: which reminder again, I'll say, added Edwin Diaz to the 520 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:08,320 Speaker 3: mix this offseason. You're expecting a rebound from Tanner, Scott, 521 00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:11,200 Speaker 3: Alex Vesia back in the mix, so on and so forth. 522 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 3: This is the Platinum Age of Los Angeles Dodgers baseball. Everybody, 523 00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:20,480 Speaker 3: please do yourself a favor and enjoy it. And then 524 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 3: when fans of other teams give you crap about your 525 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:29,040 Speaker 3: Dodgers buying championships and all this, you just put those 526 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:31,920 Speaker 3: two rings that they have just won back to back 527 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:34,040 Speaker 3: right up in their faces. And then I don't know 528 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:36,400 Speaker 3: where you put the third, but it's a great time 529 00:25:36,440 --> 00:25:38,320 Speaker 3: to be a Dodgers fan. That's all I got for 530 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:39,879 Speaker 3: you to have. 531 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:44,560 Speaker 4: I don't know where to put the third. I'm not 532 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:47,200 Speaker 4: a video. I'm not recording from my laundry room. Okay, 533 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:48,200 Speaker 4: I just moved. 534 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:50,359 Speaker 1: I haven't set up my little room yet, give me 535 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:52,040 Speaker 1: time to make me laugh though. 536 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:53,800 Speaker 4: I wonder if you can see my washer in the 537 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:54,280 Speaker 4: back round. 538 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 3: We can't. Let's see, I see that is that is 539 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:03,119 Speaker 3: a quality kitchen right there. We're looking forward to getting 540 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:05,600 Speaker 3: you settled in. We want to see what the the 541 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:08,120 Speaker 3: producer cave looks like for you, or your content cave 542 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:09,920 Speaker 3: or whatever you're gonna end up having. I'm sure that's 543 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:14,440 Speaker 3: gonna be a lot of fun. Everybody sent Center bobbleheads, 544 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:15,960 Speaker 3: Cender stuff. What do you got? 545 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:18,760 Speaker 1: That's it exactly. My brother was like, you have nothing, 546 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:20,800 Speaker 1: it's all Cardinals. You can't have that in the background, 547 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 1: and I was like, yeah, I gotta. I have one 548 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:25,080 Speaker 1: Fardie Freeman babblehead that I got from a random game. 549 00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 4: So we're off to a good start. 550 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 3: You could throw in, you know anything, Tommy Edmund. I 551 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:31,520 Speaker 3: think that still kind of plays through a little bit. 552 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:34,760 Speaker 3: That counts final thing we should talk about as well. 553 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:37,400 Speaker 3: In a little bit of an extended big ticket here, 554 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:39,760 Speaker 3: the damn has burst. Kyle Tucker signs, and then everybody 555 00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:43,440 Speaker 3: else signs. Bobaschett to the New York Mets. They miss 556 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:47,400 Speaker 3: out on on h Tucker Apparently they weren't too far 557 00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:49,800 Speaker 3: off on Kyle Tucker. Will Salmon is having himself a 558 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:51,880 Speaker 3: hell of an off season here. Four years and two 559 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:55,760 Speaker 3: twenty was the number for the from the Mets to 560 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:59,320 Speaker 3: Kyle Tucker they end up landing. Bobaschett was a three years, 561 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:01,920 Speaker 3: one seventy five. I forget the numbers, one thirty five? 562 00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:03,600 Speaker 3: What was the number again? On the shit? 563 00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:06,120 Speaker 4: This happened when I was at the gym. 564 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:09,240 Speaker 3: Okay, yeah, we listen, we don't, we don't. We don't 565 00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:10,639 Speaker 3: cover the Mets. We don't need to care about that. 566 00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:13,359 Speaker 3: And Dodgers got Tucker. I'm assuming the why not both 567 00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:16,359 Speaker 3: insanity of my off season wasn't gonna be real? The 568 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 3: Dodgers were not going to get Tucker? Uh one twenty six. 569 00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:21,640 Speaker 3: I think it was something like that, Hey, Dodgers could 570 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:23,639 Speaker 3: have done that too, right, why not get both a 571 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:28,400 Speaker 3: shit while you're at it? But yeah, quick turnaround for STEVIEE. 572 00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:31,560 Speaker 3: Cohen and company to get Bo there kind of sweep 573 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:35,320 Speaker 3: him off or sweep him away from what looked like 574 00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:37,280 Speaker 3: he was going to be a Philly kind of didn't 575 00:27:37,280 --> 00:27:40,600 Speaker 3: work out, But thoughts of shit the Philly. 576 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 4: You know what's crazy. 577 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:44,520 Speaker 1: The Kyle Tucker market just kind of the waterfall effect, 578 00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:47,760 Speaker 1: the ripple effect, if you will, because the Mets, I 579 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:50,639 Speaker 1: think we're right in it, wasn't sure what Kyle Tucker 580 00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:51,119 Speaker 1: was gonna do. 581 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 4: He goes to the Dodgers and. 582 00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 1: They're like, you know what, we cannot let another top 583 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:55,880 Speaker 1: free agent get away. 584 00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:58,040 Speaker 4: Let's go get Boba Shitt and the Phillies. 585 00:27:58,040 --> 00:28:00,879 Speaker 1: All this time thought Boba Shitt was there until the 586 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:03,960 Speaker 1: eleventh hour, See Cohen comes in. Here come the Mets, 587 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 1: and they pick up what has been a very topsy 588 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:08,680 Speaker 1: turvy kind of off season for them. I don't really 589 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:11,119 Speaker 1: know how to describe it, but certainly getting Boba Schett helps, 590 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:18,160 Speaker 1: and then they did not get The only thing left 591 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:20,520 Speaker 1: in this puzzle is mister Cody Bellinger. 592 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:21,879 Speaker 4: Will he signed Sue. 593 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:23,560 Speaker 1: I feel like that would just be the cherry on 594 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:26,400 Speaker 1: top of what has been an insane, like fifteen hours. 595 00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 1: But Tucker, who said this all along, it's going to 596 00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:32,240 Speaker 1: take one person to go on the free agent market, 597 00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:34,360 Speaker 1: turns out that was Bregmann kind of as the pre star. 598 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:37,240 Speaker 1: And then Kyle Tucker really got the things, the ball rolling. 599 00:28:37,560 --> 00:28:39,560 Speaker 1: Now let's do the picture so that we're all settled 600 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:41,920 Speaker 1: before spring training in about three four weeks. 601 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:45,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, let these guys figure out there for their families 602 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:48,600 Speaker 3: as well, whatever their their home residents, all that kind 603 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:50,680 Speaker 3: of stuff. They need homes, they need to be able 604 00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:52,800 Speaker 3: to fill out their laundry room, just like Katie does. 605 00:28:54,560 --> 00:28:56,680 Speaker 3: That's what we got, Hey, Dodgers, you know this is 606 00:28:56,720 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 3: for everybody. Dodger stay winning the off season. You get 607 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:03,720 Speaker 3: Kill Tucker, great spot, no wrong answers. Katie's WiFi is 608 00:29:03,720 --> 00:29:06,120 Speaker 3: have in trouble, so we should probably hit that wrap 609 00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 3: it up button from here. Any final thoughts before we 610 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:12,840 Speaker 3: sign off. If you can hear me, I don't even. 611 00:29:12,680 --> 00:29:15,520 Speaker 4: Know if you can hear me. It's very Friday, is 612 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:16,680 Speaker 4: very Friday. 613 00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:20,560 Speaker 3: It's all right. Your WiFi gave us like ninety percent 614 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:22,360 Speaker 3: of the show, and that's what we need. We needed 615 00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:25,840 Speaker 3: the important part of Kyle Tucker being a Dodgers guys. 616 00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:30,200 Speaker 3: We'll be back on Monday. Myself, Alana will be back 617 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:33,880 Speaker 3: on Monday. Katie is out on assignment or doing something. 618 00:29:33,920 --> 00:29:35,760 Speaker 3: Whatever she's doing. I don't know. Don't ask her, that 619 00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:38,160 Speaker 3: would be rude. I will be back on my All 620 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:43,080 Speaker 3: Dodgers YouTube channel tomorrow morning eleven am. Pacific time taking voicemails. 621 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:45,400 Speaker 3: Check that out reminder. Please subscribe to the channel. 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