1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:02,080 Speaker 1: All right, the tip the fee. 2 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 2: It is Monday, June thirtieth, and the Yankees were north 3 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 2: of the border to take on the Blue Jays in 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:11,480 Speaker 2: game one of a four game set. Carlos Rodin on 5 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 2: the mound and Jazz chis him trying to stay hot 6 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 2: with the lumber My recap and your reactions. Plus we 7 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 2: got Aiden here to talk stat cast coming up next 8 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 2: on pinstrip Territory, got to talk at full how's it going, everybody. 9 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 2: That was certainly a tough one for the Yankees. They 10 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:37,880 Speaker 2: fall five to four, and I was hoping for big 11 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 2: things from them in this series because they've got to 12 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 2: start playing better against the American League East. And you know, 13 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 2: we had a tough day from Anthony Volpie. Obviously, Fernando 14 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 2: Cruz got placed on the injured list, second time this 15 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 2: year he's been on the injured list, and that's gonna 16 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 2: be a big one because it's coming out a time 17 00:00:56,600 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 2: when the bullpen is already gassed. They've been pitching in 18 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 2: a lot of tight games because the Yankees offense has 19 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 2: not been scoring enough. And look, Volpi's got to play better. 20 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:08,960 Speaker 2: He's just got to play better. We had that weird 21 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:11,319 Speaker 2: bunt from Jazz Chisen, who's been the hottest hitter on 22 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 2: the team, and then he bunts one right back to 23 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:16,040 Speaker 2: the pitcher. I'm not sure I would agree with that 24 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 2: right now. 25 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: Now. 26 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 2: I know a lot of people are fans of the bunt, 27 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 2: but one you never want to bunt right back to 28 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:22,479 Speaker 2: the pitcher. Maybe he was trying to butunt for a hit. 29 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 2: Even then, I mean, you've been swinging such a hot bat, 30 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 2: I mean, just just swing it. Carlos Rodin was okay today, 31 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 2: didn't get deep into the game. This was as much 32 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 2: as he's labored in recent memory. Ninety six pitches I believe, 33 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 2: in five innings plus one batter. He had three walks. 34 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 2: So just not a good night overall for the Yankees. 35 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 2: But let's go ahead and get to the recap, and 36 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 2: then we'll recap Carlos Rodin as well, and then we'll 37 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 2: have aiden on and we're gonna go through some stat 38 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 2: cast stuff tonight, get our minds off of another tough 39 00:01:55,520 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 2: Yankees last. Let's go, let's get it going. And and 40 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 2: I gotta say the comments here, there's a lot of 41 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:09,639 Speaker 2: people just getting tired of Anthony Volpi And look, I 42 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 2: get it. It's totally frustrating. He's got to play better. 43 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,679 Speaker 2: I mean, there's no solution other than he has got 44 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 2: to do it himself. You know, there's no magic wand 45 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 2: we can wave. Trading him doesn't help because I mean, 46 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 2: who you're gonna get that's better, right, I mean you 47 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 2: could play Peraza there, but he can't hit. So it's 48 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 2: it's on volpi. It is one on volpi. So anyway, 49 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 2: both teams were quiet early, really nice over the shoulder 50 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 2: catch by Trent Grisham in centerfield in the second inning. 51 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 2: Grisham also got the first hit for the Yankees today, 52 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 2: but he had to leave the game with hamstring tightness. 53 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 2: Jason Dominguez came in from so Jason Dominguez didn't even play. 54 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 2: The whole game didn't even start, and he got two hits. 55 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 2: The kids should be playing every day. Maybe this little 56 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 2: hamstring tightness is the baseball God's way up, saying to 57 00:02:56,240 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 2: Aaron Boone, hey, let's stop screwing around with Jason Minga's 58 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 2: development and just let him play every single day. Just 59 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 2: let him play anyway. You hope that Grisham is okay, 60 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 2: but you know, I was not disappointed to see Di 61 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 2: Mingas get a few more at bats. DJ Lemayhew looked 62 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 2: terrible again today. He was oh for four with a 63 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:22,959 Speaker 2: couple of strikeouts. He's down to two thirty nine. J 64 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 2: c Ascaris starting because Austin Wells is out with some 65 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 2: circulation issues in his hand. He was zero for three, 66 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 2: but he did throw out his first career runner. Judge 67 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 2: got walked a couple of times, but other than that, 68 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 2: the Yankees offense was just bad. Stanton did have an 69 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 2: RBI single, yet Vulpi throw a ball away that he 70 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 2: had no business even attempting to throw on. It was 71 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 2: just a tough night. Jazz Chisholm home run number fourteen. 72 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 2: He is the lone bright spot recently. And we had 73 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 2: a comment on the pregame show, The Voicemail Show, which 74 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 2: you should listen to. It was a good episode where 75 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 2: it was about the energy that he brings to the team. 76 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 2: And yes, the energy is fantastic when he's playing well, 77 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 2: but energy alone doesn't win your baseball games, right, I mean, 78 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 2: this team has got to just play better fundamental baseball. 79 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 2: We got to start hitting with runners in scoring position, 80 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 2: you know, got a pitch better out of the bullpen. 81 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 2: Mark Leier was absolutely terrible tonight. He gave up three 82 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 2: earned runs. Carlos Rodin actually left with a lead, and 83 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:29,719 Speaker 2: we'll talk about him in a second, but this one 84 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 2: was on the bullpen and the lack of hitting and 85 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 2: just some some strange head scratcher plays Yankees lose. Alex 86 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 2: says Volpi doesn't hit either, but Piazza would definitely be 87 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:50,480 Speaker 2: an upgrade. I disagree with that because Parazza doesn't hit 88 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:52,840 Speaker 2: anywhere near as much as Volpi does, and we'll talk 89 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 2: about that with Aiden. But Volpi's in two twenty nine seven, 90 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:58,599 Speaker 2: twenty threeps. I think Paraza is in about one seventy 91 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:00,919 Speaker 2: one to sixty at best right now. So neither one 92 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 2: of them is a good option right now. Volpi really 93 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:06,040 Speaker 2: struggling on both sides of the ball, and it's sad 94 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 2: to see it, really is. We had such high hopes 95 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 2: for this kid, and he just continues to struggle, and 96 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 2: you can see him getting kind of the brunt of 97 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:16,840 Speaker 2: the fan base's I guess anger thrown at him. I 98 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 2: don't want to say hate, that's too strong of a word. 99 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 2: But I was on Foul Territory about a week ago 100 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 2: and Scott Braun asked me you know who's public enemy 101 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 2: number one right now? And you know I said, well, 102 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 2: Aaron Boone is pretty much always public enemy number one. 103 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:34,719 Speaker 2: But you have to think of Anthony Volpie as drawing 104 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:39,160 Speaker 2: the most ire from the fans right now, and the 105 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 2: only way for him to get out of it is 106 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 2: to just start playing better, start performing. So let's talk 107 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,600 Speaker 2: a little bit about Carlos Rode. Oh yeah, by the 108 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 2: way Bellinger went deep to he hooked it down and away, 109 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 2: breaking ball for a home run. I forgot to mention that. 110 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 2: But anyway, Rodan, he was effective today, but he wasn't 111 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 2: as efficient through ninety six pitches, only faced one batter 112 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 2: in the sixth inning, left a runner on second base, 113 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:04,599 Speaker 2: they came into score. So his final line was five innings, 114 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 2: five hits, two runs, three walks, and four strikeouts. He 115 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 2: gets a no decision, He left in a position where 116 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 2: he could have picked up his tenth win. Yet again, 117 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:17,479 Speaker 2: I don't know how many no decisions he's got, and 118 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 2: he's got a lot of decisions. He's got fourteen decisions already. 119 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 2: But I feel like he could easily have eleven wins 120 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 2: if the Yankees offense would pick him up and the 121 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:30,040 Speaker 2: Yankees bullpen would get it done in some key spots. 122 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 2: I thought he was laboring tonight. You could tell that 123 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:36,599 Speaker 2: he was sweating way way more than usual. He will 124 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 2: and he sweats a lot anyway, but he was just 125 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:42,239 Speaker 2: laboring out there. I don't know, maybe it was the heat. 126 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:45,839 Speaker 2: But they're in a dome, right, so hey, it is 127 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 2: what it is. Yankees got to start playing better. With 128 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:51,839 Speaker 2: this loss. They are now forty eight and thirty six. 129 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 2: They are one game up on the Rays in the 130 00:06:55,800 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 2: American League East. Rays currently trailing the Athletics six to 131 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 2: four in the bottom of the ninth inning, so it 132 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:05,359 Speaker 2: may be a situation no blood lost there. But the 133 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 2: Blue Jays are coming up on you too. The Blue 134 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 2: Jays are just two games back now they've been playing better. 135 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 2: Red Sox seven games back there under five hundred. I'm 136 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 2: honestly not too worried about the Red Sox. 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You know, we've seen 178 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 1: a lot of shaky moments from Volpi this year, a 179 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 1: lot of bonehead plays and kind of just like you 180 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: throw your hands up, like how how did you make 181 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 1: that play? But statistically he is a good fielder. He 182 00:09:57,520 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: does have a fair share of average this year, but 183 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: last year he won the Gold Glove because he has 184 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 1: a great amount of range and he gets that ball 185 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:05,680 Speaker 1: for his face very quickly. 186 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 2: Dude, you look like you've been hitting the gym. You're 187 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 2: looking kind of jack. There've been you've been in the 188 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 2: gym a little. 189 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:14,200 Speaker 1: Bit, thank you, thank you. Yeah, I just graduated, so 190 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:16,200 Speaker 1: I got a lot more time to spend in the gym. 191 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 1: And it's it's feeling really really good. 192 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:20,200 Speaker 2: Nice, nice, Yeah, working out, It's great. 193 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 1: Man. 194 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 2: I've been working out since I was about eighteen, and yeah, 195 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 2: it's just it's a good way to lost steam after 196 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 2: the Yankees play a game like this. Let me tell 197 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 2: you that. So you are kind of my most knowledgeable 198 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 2: stat cast friend. I mean you you understand the analytics 199 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 2: way better than I do as a as an old man, 200 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 2: I gave up after exit ve Low. You know, I'm 201 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 2: just I'm just starting to get the hang of like 202 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 2: launch angle, sweet spot and a few other things like that. 203 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 2: But we have been singing Ben Rice's praises for as 204 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 2: long as I've known you and and I loved his 205 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 2: swing from day one. You loved his metrics. He had 206 00:10:57,400 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 2: the results last year obviously he made me shave my head. 207 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:03,319 Speaker 2: I wish you would do that again. But he has 208 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 2: been exceptionally unlucky, not only this year, but last year too. 209 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 2: So I'm gonna put up his stat cast numbers real quick, 210 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:12,200 Speaker 2: and I want you to kind of walk us through, 211 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:14,440 Speaker 2: you know, what you see from him, and then we 212 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 2: can discuss, you know, why we think he's been unlucky. 213 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: You know, I think there's a lot of things that 214 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 1: go into bad luck, and it's a lot of things 215 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: that you just really can't explain. There's you know, is 216 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:30,560 Speaker 1: it his launch angle, Is he pulling the ball too much? 217 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 1: Is he not spraying enough? Should he pull the ball more. 218 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 1: It's really a question that's really difficult to answer, and 219 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 1: I think it's beyond my my humble expertise. I wouldn't 220 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:44,079 Speaker 1: even call it expertise of stat casts and some advanced metrics, 221 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 1: but the bottom line is that this guy hits the 222 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:49,719 Speaker 1: ball very, very hard, and sometimes you just hit it 223 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 1: right at him, and he seems to hit it right 224 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 1: at him all the time. Now, I think his luck 225 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 1: has gotten significantly worse in the past month, but at 226 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: the same time he seems to be whiffing a little 227 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 1: bit more and striking out a little bit more as well. 228 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, so I'm gonna read off some super chats here 229 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 2: because we got the stat cast step on the screen. 230 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 2: The six to ten stick talking about Volpi, says he 231 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 2: had fifteen errors in his gold Glove season. He's never 232 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:16,960 Speaker 2: been great at short. He has range, but that doesn't 233 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 2: help you with no arm. I do agree that his 234 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 2: arm kind of sucks, but I do think he gets 235 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 2: rid of the ball pretty well. But he's he's just 236 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 2: got to play better. I mean, it's the only way 237 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 2: he's gonna make this quiet down. And then Jonathan Owad 238 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 2: says Lasagna was fine and has been consistently good at 239 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:32,880 Speaker 2: getting out of bad situations. Lighter has been consistently good 240 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 2: at putting us in bad situations. I've never been a 241 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:37,400 Speaker 2: big Lighter fan. What do you think a Lighter? Are 242 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 2: you a Lighter guy? 243 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 1: You know, I've had a lot of friends and family 244 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 1: complain about Mark Lighter Junior, and I've been trying to 245 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 1: preach that this guy is a pretty good pitcher and 246 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 1: he has great stuff. His location sometimes is a little 247 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 1: bit iffy, and I think he gets put into some 248 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 1: pretty bad situations. But as of late, he hasn't really 249 00:12:56,360 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 1: looked himself, I guess, and you know, the defense behind 250 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 1: him isn't exactly helping. But overall, I think he's a 251 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: good picture and he's been getting a lot of flak 252 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 1: this year despite being actually pretty good. But I do 253 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: understand people's qualms with him so. 254 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:13,200 Speaker 2: Far, and I think I just don't trust her. 255 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 1: Really bad night. Yeah, I guess that's it too. I'm 256 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 1: not sure. 257 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 2: I think it's the go tea. I think it's the 258 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:19,079 Speaker 2: go tea. 259 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:19,200 Speaker 1: Man. 260 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 2: I don't trust anybody with a go tea like the 261 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 2: you know what. 262 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:24,360 Speaker 1: I meansh just go with the stash and I like, 263 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:26,720 Speaker 1: you know, just go with the Yankees theme and maybe 264 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 1: he'll he'll start playing better and fans will like him more. 265 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:35,920 Speaker 2: I have a theory that Ben Rice is just his 266 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 2: launch angle is a little bit too low. Even though 267 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 2: it says like launch angle sweet spot. If you go 268 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 2: back and look at it, it says that he's elite. 269 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:46,720 Speaker 2: It says he's in the seventy fourth percentile. But something 270 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 2: about the way he hits the ball, like I feel 271 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:51,800 Speaker 2: like if he had two extra degrees in launch angle, 272 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:54,959 Speaker 2: he'd have twenty two home runs instead of fourteen. You 273 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 2: know what I mean, Because how many balls does he hit, 274 00:13:56,679 --> 00:13:58,199 Speaker 2: like right to the warning track that get caught. He 275 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 2: went tonight, that was absolutely scored. That got caught higher 276 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:03,600 Speaker 2: launch angle, that ball's probably over the fence. That's how 277 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 2: hard he hit the ball. So anyway, it's just my theory. Austin, Well, 278 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 2: let's talk about him, because he's another guy that we 279 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:12,440 Speaker 2: were both very high on coming out of spring training. 280 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:15,679 Speaker 2: I don't think is there any way to put this gently? 281 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:18,320 Speaker 2: He hadn't been that good. He just hasn't been that. 282 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 2: He hasn't been what we expected. 283 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 1: No, he's been having a really rough last couple of months, 284 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: especially in June. His average exit velocity is dropping, his 285 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 1: hard hit rates dropping, his barrel percentage has taken a 286 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 1: huge drop. And you know, at the beginning of the season, 287 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 1: he was kind of hot and cold. He was playing 288 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 1: really well, and he was hitting into a lot of 289 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 1: bad luck, and that's why we're giving him the benefit 290 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 1: of the doubt. But yeah, he just hasn't been good lately. 291 00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 1: I wonder if it's just a little bit of fatigue, 292 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 1: but you know, he gets a fair share of days off. 293 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 1: It's hard to explain. I don't think it's really just 294 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 1: luck anymore. He doesn't look that good at the plate, 295 00:14:57,040 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 1: but again, we know he's a capable major league hitter. 296 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:05,000 Speaker 1: He played well last year. He's he seems okay through 297 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:08,320 Speaker 1: the first month or two this year, but definitely hasn't 298 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 1: looked that great. But behind the play as a catcher, 299 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 1: I think he's been pretty pretty good. Defensively, he can't 300 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:17,080 Speaker 1: really catch runner stealing, but he's got five framing runs. 301 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 1: And you know he's a good blocker too. That was 302 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 1: one of his biggest questions when he was coming up 303 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:24,040 Speaker 1: to the majors. Is he giving me able to block? 304 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 1: And he's been, you know, just fine, just about average blocking, 305 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: and his framing is really what brings a lot of 306 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 1: value to the team. 307 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 2: Right now, what are your thoughts on Wells as a 308 00:15:34,080 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 2: trade chip, because we do have Rice who can hit 309 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 2: where you got him blocked at first base and at 310 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 2: d H Right now, I kind of don't want to 311 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 2: trade Wells. I kind of want to hang on to 312 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 2: him and then let Rice take over at first base. 313 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 2: But what do you say to all the people in 314 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:49,240 Speaker 2: the chat that are saying, well, maybe we should consider 315 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 2: Wells as a trade chip. 316 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 1: I think, you know, it's an intriguing idea, and Yankees 317 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 1: fans always have intriguing trade ideas and who they want 318 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:00,360 Speaker 1: to trade, who they want to acquire. But you know, 319 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:03,680 Speaker 1: Wells is still, you know, kind of a developing major 320 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 1: league player. He just got here, so I think he 321 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 1: got to give him a little more time before you 322 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:10,560 Speaker 1: just ship him off somewhere, because who knows, maybe you 323 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:12,720 Speaker 1: ship him off somewhere and he finds it again and 324 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 1: he's he's the hitter that he was last year and 325 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 1: through the first month or two of the season. So 326 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 1: I wouldn't trade him. I really like Austin Wells, and 327 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:21,800 Speaker 1: I think that he's going to be a very very 328 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:24,480 Speaker 1: solid catcher for the Yankees for at least the next 329 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:25,680 Speaker 1: four to five years. 330 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 2: I agree. So Jason Dominguez had two hits tonight. I 331 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:31,400 Speaker 2: want to talk about Jason. The last time you were on, 332 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 2: you mentioned that you were a little bit disappointed in 333 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 2: his exit velocity, and at that point it was about 334 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 2: eighty seven eighty eight miles an hour. Well, looky, lookie, 335 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 2: what we have here. It's up to ninety, so he's 336 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 2: raised it over the last couple of months. I think 337 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 2: he's looked better from the right side. He had that 338 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 2: three home run game, and he had a base hit 339 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 2: from the right side tonight that it could have been 340 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:53,800 Speaker 2: called an error, but I think he would have beat 341 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:56,360 Speaker 2: it out. And you know, the average hung hanging in 342 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 2: there around two fifty, the OBP at three thirty five, 343 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 2: the OPS at seven twenty two. I mean, not amazing numbers, 344 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 2: but I think he's been solid. What are you seeing 345 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:07,880 Speaker 2: from him in the data? 346 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:12,360 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, his his as an exit velocity has 347 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:14,240 Speaker 1: definitely gone up, and you see his hard hit rate 348 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:16,879 Speaker 1: has gone up as well. You know, he's also walking 349 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 1: a lot too. I really have started to enjoy a 350 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:21,919 Speaker 1: lot of his at bats. He has some really really 351 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:25,159 Speaker 1: egregious chases sometimes, but you can see him work the 352 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 1: count when he's patient enough. And you know, I think 353 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 1: that like with that patience, he's walking a lot. He's 354 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 1: walking at an eleven point five percent clips, so he's 355 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:39,119 Speaker 1: he's really seeming to develop into a hitter. And with 356 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:42,159 Speaker 1: that exim velocity, you know, taking an uptick, I think, 357 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:45,119 Speaker 1: you know, we're starting to see him like on the 358 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:48,240 Speaker 1: come up, he's it feels like he's right there. He's 359 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:50,639 Speaker 1: he's just close to breaking out. He did have a 360 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 1: bit of a rough June, but I think he's really 361 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:54,439 Speaker 1: really close. 362 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:57,359 Speaker 2: Peter says. He has six homers and three came in 363 00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 2: one game. He also hit a couple of balls left 364 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:02,320 Speaker 2: hand to left center at Yankee Stadium that would have 365 00:18:02,359 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 2: been a home runs in like twenty five ballparks or 366 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:07,639 Speaker 2: something like that. So it's a little bit deceptive. I 367 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:11,160 Speaker 2: think the power will come just because he's so strong, 368 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 2: you know what I mean, And as he gets better, 369 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:15,639 Speaker 2: don't forget this gets twenty two years old, he is, 370 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:19,119 Speaker 2: I mean, he's a baby, right, And I think that 371 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:21,200 Speaker 2: in the second half, I think you're gonna see the 372 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:23,239 Speaker 2: power numbers kind of tick up a little bit as 373 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 2: he becomes more comfortable, especially from the right side. I 374 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:27,240 Speaker 2: think he'll probably run into at least a couple of 375 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:29,439 Speaker 2: more home runs from the right side and from the 376 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:32,439 Speaker 2: left side, you know, as arms tire and you know, 377 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:34,720 Speaker 2: we start to see more hanging breaking balls in the 378 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:38,680 Speaker 2: weather heats. I mean, look, it is it's June, right, 379 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:41,080 Speaker 2: I mean, for Christ's sake, tomorrow's the fourth of July 380 00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:45,360 Speaker 2: as the John's line. Anyway, Tomorrow is July, and we're 381 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:47,680 Speaker 2: starting to see hundred degree temperatures and it's gonna be 382 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:50,560 Speaker 2: like this for a couple of months. That means balls 383 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:55,000 Speaker 2: travel further. That means that pitchers tire out a little 384 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:58,159 Speaker 2: bit faster. He's young, he should have all that energy 385 00:18:58,200 --> 00:18:59,680 Speaker 2: to you know, and he's from Mars, you know, he 386 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 2: should be gaining from the Earth's you know, proximity to 387 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 2: the Sun here. I think he's gonna have a good 388 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:06,920 Speaker 2: second half to you. 389 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:10,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think so. I mean, I know some of 390 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:13,560 Speaker 1: your viewers are, you know, in the New York metropolitan area, 391 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 1: and it's been hot here. Last week was unbearable and 392 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:20,760 Speaker 1: super superhumid, and that humidity means the ball is going 393 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:23,680 Speaker 1: to travel. I do think he has looked a little 394 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 1: bit better from the right handed side, but I think 395 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 1: he might have to consider going lefty full time because 396 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 1: he's hitting two seventy six from the left handed side 397 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 1: and he's hitting one ninety two from the right handed side. 398 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 1: So he has looked better, but I would like to 399 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 1: see him improve more on the right handed side. 400 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:43,720 Speaker 2: I did notice that a lot of times he's keeping 401 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 2: both hands on the bat on the right side, like 402 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 2: on his follow through. Remember he was like pretty much 403 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 2: all helicopter for a while there. I wonder if that's 404 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:53,199 Speaker 2: just an adjustment, because it seems to me that the 405 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:54,200 Speaker 2: problem is his bat path. 406 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:54,439 Speaker 3: Right. 407 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:56,479 Speaker 2: He swings over balls right, so if you throw him 408 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 2: a down and in breaking ball, he's got the same 409 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:01,399 Speaker 2: problem that Piaza has on almost every pitch, which is 410 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 2: that he kind of tops it, kind of swings down 411 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:05,639 Speaker 2: on it. And you really want to get on a 412 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:08,040 Speaker 2: plane where, like I try to explain to people, the 413 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 2: pitcher's throwing kind of downhill, right, the pitture's thrown downhill. 414 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:13,399 Speaker 2: You want your swing to be slightly upward, right, You 415 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:15,480 Speaker 2: want to be on the same plane as the pitch, 416 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 2: and if you're kind of like coming downwards, you've got 417 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 2: a very small window in which to make contact right, 418 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 2: or to make good contact. So that's why you want 419 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:26,239 Speaker 2: to adjust the batpath to match the pitcher. And it's 420 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:29,159 Speaker 2: difficult because every pitcher throws it a slightly different angle. 421 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:31,399 Speaker 2: I mean, that's why hitting is the toughest thing to 422 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 2: do in sports. So last person that I want to 423 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:39,400 Speaker 2: get to is a picture that I have been immensely 424 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:42,800 Speaker 2: surprised with how well he's done. But he's on pace 425 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 2: for over two hundred strikeouts this year. And that is 426 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:47,439 Speaker 2: Will Warren, who is five and four and is quickly 427 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 2: gaining my trust. Got four point three seven ERA and 428 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 2: like I said, one hundred and three strikeouts in just 429 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:55,760 Speaker 2: eighty and a third innings. The whip is a little high, 430 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 2: but some of that I think has come like in bunches, 431 00:20:58,280 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 2: Like he's had some innings where he get up like 432 00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:02,600 Speaker 2: three he walked two hits like he's had. For the 433 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:05,640 Speaker 2: most part, he's been really really solid ating. He's been 434 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:07,320 Speaker 2: really solid. What are you seeing from him? 435 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 1: Yeah? The numbers, Yeah, especially this June, he's been really 436 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 1: really good. He's running a two eight six ERA this 437 00:21:13,840 --> 00:21:17,400 Speaker 1: month with a two four two fifth. It's really he's 438 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:20,679 Speaker 1: just a big swing and miss guy. And his issue, 439 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:22,600 Speaker 1: you know, since he's come up to the major league, 440 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:24,640 Speaker 1: so we've been complaining about it since last year. It's 441 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:26,919 Speaker 1: just his command. It seems like, you know, when the 442 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:29,520 Speaker 1: ball's coming out of his hand, sometimes he doesn't know 443 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:32,239 Speaker 1: where it's going. But what makes him so effective is 444 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:36,400 Speaker 1: just his stuff. Really, his fastball has been really, really unbelievable. 445 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:40,040 Speaker 1: And then he's got that wipeout sweeper as well, and 446 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:42,840 Speaker 1: when you pair that with he has a pretty diverse 447 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:45,600 Speaker 1: pitch micks. And you know, Matt Blake has really been 448 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:48,879 Speaker 1: working on that pitch mix with him doing the correct 449 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 1: usage and it's it's I really do think it's just 450 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 1: that sweeper too. That sweeper has always been really, really nasty. 451 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:57,680 Speaker 1: I think hitters have gotten a hold of it a 452 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:00,440 Speaker 1: little bit so far this year, but I still think 453 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:02,640 Speaker 1: it's going to be an effective pitch for him going. 454 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:05,199 Speaker 2: Forward, and he's got room to improve. I mean the 455 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:07,880 Speaker 2: late movement on his fastball is nice too. I mean 456 00:22:08,040 --> 00:22:09,919 Speaker 2: he gets he gets a lot of swings and misses. 457 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 2: Let's talk a little bit about Volpe. I know we 458 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:13,359 Speaker 2: weren't going to bring him up, but we're getting a 459 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 2: lot of chatter in the in the comments about him. 460 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:17,720 Speaker 2: I like that the Chase percentage has gone down, But 461 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:19,280 Speaker 2: if you look at him as a player, he's pretty 462 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:21,800 Speaker 2: underwhelming in terms of the stat cast numbers. What stands 463 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:22,240 Speaker 2: out to you. 464 00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 1: It's the lack of exit velocity. That's that's always been 465 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 1: the issue with him for me, with a lot of 466 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 1: Yankees fans, with a lot of people who are into 467 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 1: the stack caast advanced Mattress. He just doesn't hit the 468 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:35,680 Speaker 1: ball that hard. He's a small guy. He has a 469 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:39,119 Speaker 1: little bit of a small frame, small build, so he really, 470 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 1: you know, if he wants to put some power into 471 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:44,040 Speaker 1: the ball, he has to overcompensate and he kind of 472 00:22:44,040 --> 00:22:46,120 Speaker 1: has to swing out of the shoes and he has 473 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:48,399 Speaker 1: tried to do that and it doesn't work for him, 474 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 1: and that's why he chases and he webs. But it 475 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:53,159 Speaker 1: seems like he's cut back a little bit on that 476 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:55,920 Speaker 1: this year and that's why his chase percentage has gotten 477 00:22:55,960 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 1: better and he's walking more. But he just can't put 478 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:04,199 Speaker 1: power into the ball, and it's really frustrating to watch. 479 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:07,600 Speaker 1: He has been, for the most part this season, a 480 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:12,160 Speaker 1: pretty productive offensive player, like just about a average. 481 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:17,199 Speaker 2: Oh yeah whoa WHOA very very productive, very productive. 482 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 1: But at the same time, it's just like the eye 483 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:23,919 Speaker 1: test too. When I watch is at bats, like, I 484 00:23:24,119 --> 00:23:26,560 Speaker 1: just shake my head and then he just always seems 485 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 1: to end up in a big spot and he just 486 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 1: can't come through. So I really do understand the agents 487 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:34,760 Speaker 1: fans frustrations. I'm a Jersey guy, just like Volpie and 488 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:37,679 Speaker 1: I love him, but it's it's getting frustrating to watch, 489 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 1: and I hope he can turn it around soon. 490 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 2: If anybody doesn't realize I was being facetious with that 491 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 2: very productive he, I mean he's been quite literally league 492 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:51,000 Speaker 2: average to me, I mean two twenty eight with a 493 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:53,680 Speaker 2: seven to twenty three ops. I wouldn't call that super productive. 494 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 2: I'd call that barely staying afloat all. Right, So the 495 00:23:58,280 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 2: last thing I want to talk to you while I 496 00:23:59,640 --> 00:24:04,040 Speaker 2: have you is Spencer Jones. He recently got called up 497 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:07,040 Speaker 2: to Triple A. You and I have both expressed concerns 498 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:11,360 Speaker 2: to each other about his strikeout rate. Privately, I've made 499 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:15,960 Speaker 2: it quite clear that guys who strike out a lot 500 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:18,840 Speaker 2: in the minor leagues don't typically strike out less as 501 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 2: they move upwards, right, You don't. You don't suddenly get 502 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:23,360 Speaker 2: to triple and say, oh, I'm gonna strike out twenty 503 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:24,679 Speaker 2: percent of the time when I was at you know, 504 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:27,600 Speaker 2: thirty five percent of the time in double A. But 505 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 2: he's made a significant change to his batting stance, like 506 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:36,320 Speaker 2: he's like if if this hot streak was not associated 507 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:41,119 Speaker 2: with a significant physical change and approach, I wouldn't be 508 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:43,320 Speaker 2: as excited about it, but the fact that he has 509 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:46,080 Speaker 2: kind of changed things wholesale, it's got me thinking, well, 510 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 2: maybe he has put something together. What are your thoughts 511 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:49,800 Speaker 2: on him? Do you think he's for real? You think 512 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 2: he's a trade piece? Just your opinion, nothing stack cast related. 513 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 1: Just yeah. Yeah. So earlier this year when he did 514 00:24:57,200 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 1: change his stance, that kind of turned some heads, and 515 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:03,280 Speaker 1: now he's really playing the best baseball of his professional career. 516 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:05,480 Speaker 1: He has eighteen home runs and nine to ninety four 517 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:08,520 Speaker 1: ops on the year. He only has a few games 518 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:11,000 Speaker 1: in Triple A, but he already has a couple home 519 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 1: runs I believe. I know he hit one in his 520 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:15,040 Speaker 1: first game, but I think he had another last week. 521 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:18,120 Speaker 2: It was a bullet too. Man. It was a Yankee stadium. 522 00:25:18,119 --> 00:25:20,400 Speaker 2: It's fifteen rows deep and it. 523 00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:22,919 Speaker 1: Was off of Tanner. How Red Sox pitcher pitching in 524 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 1: Triple A because he got sent down. That's that's kind 525 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:30,879 Speaker 1: of nice. But yeah, I think the promotion is, you know, 526 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:33,280 Speaker 1: he deserves it. He definitely does. But I was still 527 00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:36,400 Speaker 1: a little surprised that they promoted him this early, and 528 00:25:36,440 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 1: it does kind of read as you know, maybe he 529 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:42,919 Speaker 1: is trade bait. Maybe you know, they haven't wanted to 530 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:45,320 Speaker 1: move him in trades. For the past couple of seasons, 531 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 1: he's kind of been their untouchable guy. But I think 532 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:52,879 Speaker 1: George Lumbard Junior has become their untouchable guy. And I 533 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:56,239 Speaker 1: think because Jones is playing so well this year, his 534 00:25:56,359 --> 00:26:00,320 Speaker 1: stock has never been higher, and with the trade market 535 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:03,879 Speaker 1: looking so so thin right now, obviously it can develop 536 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:06,480 Speaker 1: over the next month, but it looks very very thin. 537 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 1: He's the type of name, He's the type of prospect 538 00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 1: that gets a big deal done, so I think the 539 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:13,879 Speaker 1: Yankees are definitely kind of bringing him up to Triple 540 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 1: A to showcase him a bit for the rest of 541 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:17,600 Speaker 1: the league and show that you know, this is really 542 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:20,160 Speaker 1: good prospect. He's hitting well in Triple A and he's 543 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:22,520 Speaker 1: almost ready for the majors because if he isn't traded, 544 00:26:22,560 --> 00:26:25,399 Speaker 1: if he isn't dealt at the deadline or in the offseason, 545 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:27,760 Speaker 1: I think we could see him in the majors next year. 546 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:29,840 Speaker 1: That's not crazy to say at all, and I don't 547 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 1: think it's crazy to say that he could maybe even 548 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 1: be competing for an opening day spot. But I really, 549 00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:38,960 Speaker 1: really do think the Yankees might trade him at the deadline. 550 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:40,720 Speaker 2: I agree with you. I think it's going to happen. 551 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 2: I think he'll make his debut for another team. Hey, 552 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:44,159 Speaker 2: you know, I want to thank you. I'm going to 553 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:46,399 Speaker 2: go to audience comments, but we'll have you back against 554 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 2: you and always appreciate your insight, my friend. 555 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:52,040 Speaker 1: Thanks so much, Derek, glad to be here. 556 00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:56,760 Speaker 2: All right, let's get to some voicemails here. This first 557 00:26:56,800 --> 00:26:59,000 Speaker 2: one is about the broadcast, which I think is interesting. 558 00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:04,520 Speaker 4: The quick rant. I get that digital advertising makes things 559 00:27:04,520 --> 00:27:07,160 Speaker 4: a lot easier to you know, get more out there. 560 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 4: But the background glitching out on every pitch. 561 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:13,680 Speaker 2: Is thank you so much. 562 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 4: It's on like the regular Yes networker, it's just coming 563 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:20,400 Speaker 4: through because I'm watching on MLB TV. But but that's 564 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 4: just so bad to watch. 565 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:24,639 Speaker 2: Well, I was also watching on MLB TV as I 566 00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:28,880 Speaker 2: usually do, and yeah, when the backdrop is like constantly 567 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 2: flickering and it's not good around the edges. As a player, 568 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:35,040 Speaker 2: it's so distracting. It drives me absolutely nuts. I want 569 00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:37,320 Speaker 2: to give you a round of a clause or applause there. 570 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:42,080 Speaker 2: Just terrible, terrible. They got to fix that. It's almost 571 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:45,359 Speaker 2: as bad as that camera they have in Texas, which 572 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 2: is like nine hundred miles away from home plate. You 573 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:52,400 Speaker 2: need binoculars on you to watch it on TV. 574 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:53,720 Speaker 3: It's a direct looks like the. 575 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 5: Need becoming a live ability out there. This defense has 576 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:06,879 Speaker 5: been fifty and especially in the last three weeks. I 577 00:28:06,920 --> 00:28:10,800 Speaker 5: mean he's really been brutal and killing us. And his offense. 578 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:15,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, and his offense has not been great either. Look, 579 00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:17,560 Speaker 2: he's just got to get better. The only way to 580 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 2: be good at something is to be bad at it first, 581 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:22,240 Speaker 2: right and right now he's playing pretty bad. Got to 582 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:25,760 Speaker 2: call here from Willie. I'm telling you ain't too much 583 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:27,240 Speaker 2: you can do for a. 584 00:28:27,280 --> 00:28:31,879 Speaker 3: Short Scott, But I would play Parazza instead of Wropie. 585 00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:35,840 Speaker 4: At least you have better defense. You're not losing anything 586 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:38,240 Speaker 4: on the offense because either one of them can hit. 587 00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 2: Well. Parazza really can't hit. Paraza is hitting one fifty 588 00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:47,720 Speaker 2: seven this year with a two thirty three on base percentage. 589 00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:49,800 Speaker 2: That is not his batting average, that's his on base 590 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:52,600 Speaker 2: percentage of five h six ohps. He's been awful and 591 00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:54,080 Speaker 2: he's had one hundred and twenty one at bats. It's 592 00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 2: not a small sample size. He's gotten a chance. He 593 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:57,440 Speaker 2: just can't hit at all. But I agree with you 594 00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 2: very good defender. He made a very nice play defensively yesterday. 595 00:29:02,920 --> 00:29:04,760 Speaker 2: Here's Simon Hi. 596 00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:07,000 Speaker 3: Derek gets Simon and rosenball call it from New Hill, 597 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:10,000 Speaker 3: take and Belsta, how are you? Can somebody explain to 598 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:12,400 Speaker 3: me why Boone is still manager of this team? I 599 00:29:12,440 --> 00:29:14,760 Speaker 3: mean college Dan pitch is a good game and then 600 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:16,320 Speaker 3: he goes for the bull pen and we don't have 601 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:19,600 Speaker 3: a lead and the book back up. What is hell? 602 00:29:19,680 --> 00:29:22,520 Speaker 3: Seidman is so stupid for I mean George Seidman is, 603 00:29:22,560 --> 00:29:24,920 Speaker 3: but it's going to be applied for. He's turning over 604 00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:27,960 Speaker 3: in his grave watching this team a choke. I know 605 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:29,800 Speaker 3: we have first place, but I don't want to lose him. 606 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:31,080 Speaker 3: Can somebody explain to me? 607 00:29:31,120 --> 00:29:31,320 Speaker 4: Why? 608 00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:31,880 Speaker 1: Why? 609 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:34,120 Speaker 3: Why this idiot is still the manager? We got to 610 00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:36,200 Speaker 3: get him played, Derek, This is what I want to play, 611 00:29:36,480 --> 00:29:38,360 Speaker 3: thanks by Simon. 612 00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:42,120 Speaker 2: Fires Aaron Boone literally twenty five times a year he 613 00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:47,000 Speaker 2: calls in and fires him. Look, Aaron Bone's not going anywhere. 614 00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 2: He just signed an extension. He's not going anywhere. They 615 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:52,280 Speaker 2: love Aaron Boone and tonight I'm not blaming that one 616 00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:55,840 Speaker 2: on him. You know it was Roddan was not efficient enough. 617 00:29:55,880 --> 00:29:57,800 Speaker 2: Tonight You know his pitch count was ninety six. He 618 00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:01,080 Speaker 2: was clearly laboring you, was sweating through his jersey like 619 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:02,840 Speaker 2: he always went through his jersey, but tonight it was 620 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:06,400 Speaker 2: really really noticeable. But yeah, I'm not gonna put this 621 00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:08,320 Speaker 2: one on Boon. This one is on a lot of 622 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:11,520 Speaker 2: different things. It's just a total team loss. Let's call 623 00:30:11,520 --> 00:30:12,080 Speaker 2: about Vopie. 624 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:16,000 Speaker 6: Hey, jerk, hey, everybody, Hello kids, Let's repeat after me. 625 00:30:16,760 --> 00:30:20,960 Speaker 6: Anthony Volpi is not a starter. He is an average player, 626 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:25,040 Speaker 6: and in fact, next year when Lombard comes up, either 627 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:28,400 Speaker 6: rides the bench or he gets treated. So repeat after me. 628 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:33,000 Speaker 6: Not a starter. He's no better than sect. Actually, as 629 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:35,440 Speaker 6: Aldo Cabrera, if you play it every day, probably would 630 00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:36,160 Speaker 6: have better output. 631 00:30:36,760 --> 00:30:42,000 Speaker 2: Goodbye Oswaldo Cabrera, who's injured right now, is not an option. 632 00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:46,560 Speaker 2: If you mean Parraza, I doubt it. Cabrera. Yeah, if 633 00:30:46,600 --> 00:30:48,760 Speaker 2: Cabrera was healthy and our short stop, I think he 634 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:51,800 Speaker 2: would have better offensive output than Anthony vote one hundred percent. 635 00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 2: I think he would do just as good defensively as well. 636 00:30:55,720 --> 00:30:58,880 Speaker 2: Maybe that's something to think about. Lombard, by the way, 637 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:01,840 Speaker 2: heating up a little bit at double A, so keep 638 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:04,080 Speaker 2: an eye on that, all right, ladies and gentlemen, We're 639 00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:07,280 Speaker 2: gonna have Frankie Baseball on tomorrow. As it's a four 640 00:31:07,320 --> 00:31:09,640 Speaker 2: game series, I like to have a couple of guests on, 641 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:12,360 Speaker 2: so we'll have Frankie. But it's gonna be like an 642 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:14,840 Speaker 2: evening at early evening. 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