1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:04,480 Speaker 1: Hey, everybody, this is Ryan Howard and welcome to the 2 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: Philly Show. 3 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:12,559 Speaker 2: We've been tomorrow Junior, Jim Salisbury, Todd Solecki. It's the 4 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 2: Philly Show. It's Tuesday, February tenth, twenty twenty six, although 5 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 2: we are recording on Monday, Monday, So guys, Phillies Pictures 6 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:28,319 Speaker 2: and Catchers report this week to clear Water four. The 7 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:32,839 Speaker 2: first pitchers and catchers workout is on Wednesday, So we 8 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:37,839 Speaker 2: thought we should go over the top five storylines of 9 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:41,239 Speaker 2: spring training. Are you guys ready? 10 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: Drum roll, drum. 11 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 2: Number five. Let's just jump right into it. Number five 12 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 2: setting up Juwandron. You got Brad Keller, you got Jose Alvarado, 13 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 2: you got a Ryan Kirkering. This is the first time 14 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 2: in years, guys, the Phillies have had eight closer that 15 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 2: you knew who was going to be. But now it's like, 16 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 2: how does all this set up? And there are some 17 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 2: question marks with Ryan Kirkering, there's some question marks with 18 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:15,040 Speaker 2: Jose Alvarado. What do you guys think about this setup? 19 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 3: Jimmy, Yeah, I think it's a good topic, good storyline. Obviously, 20 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 3: Kirkering is a storyline seems to be in a good 21 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:30,960 Speaker 3: headspace as the colloquialism goes. I think we'll find out 22 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:36,039 Speaker 3: more about him in the regular season. But you know, 23 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 3: I'm very eager to see in that setup category. I'm 24 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 3: interested to see what Alvarado looks like condition he's in 25 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 3: and I want to see his vilo whereas Pop is 26 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 3: because it was really good last spring and obviously he 27 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 3: had the ped suspension. I want to see where he 28 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 3: comes in and you know, maybe not right away, but 29 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 3: probably more to the end of camp when when you 30 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 3: know he's starting to feel good, starting to feel the 31 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 3: regular season in sight interest see what the arm strength 32 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 3: looks like and how he's popping it. So I think 33 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 3: the setup category is very interesting how Rob kind of 34 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 3: plays with it, slots it in because, as you mentioned, Todd, 35 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 3: for the first time in a while, they really they 36 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 3: really know where they're going with that closer. You know, 37 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 3: they didn't do a lot this winter, but going back 38 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 3: to July, they made a heck of an acquisition in 39 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 3: that Johann Duran. 40 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean this is big for the Phillies because 41 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 4: it's really where they made most of their big moves 42 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 4: was to sort. 43 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 1: Of rearrange and you know, move the. 44 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 5: Pieces around in their bullpen and where I think that 45 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 5: they probably potentially have improved the most. I like the 46 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 5: fact that they've gotten guys like Bowling and Bacchus and 47 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 5: others to give them a little bit more depth. I 48 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 5: guess you could say they signed back certain guys. They've 49 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 5: got some guys on the ross. The Joe and Doran 50 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 5: thingks huge for them having him for a full season 51 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 5: instead of just two months, as you guy, as you 52 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 5: guys have said. Also very interested to see album Keller 53 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 5: pitches because it was the first time he's ever really 54 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 5: set up his last year. Can he repeat and then 55 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 5: get better in that role? That's the question I have, 56 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 5: But I think he can. His stuff is there, the 57 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 5: makeup is there really interesting to see and then you know, 58 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 5: you got to figure out, you know, what you're going 59 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 5: to get out of Orian Kirkering. It was nice to 60 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 5: see and Matt Gelb. I think they had a great 61 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 5: story about you know, brad Lydge reaching out to him 62 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 5: and others reaching out to him, and how he's didn't 63 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 5: been dealing with the off season and uh, you know, 64 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 5: I think the kid's got a good head on. 65 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: The shoulders, a great kid. 66 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 5: You pull for him, and you hope that he bounces back, 67 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 5: and you know, hey, sometimes you got to go through 68 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 5: some serious adversity to really catapult your your career. Hopefully 69 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 5: that happens with Oriyan Kirkering through the missapp last year. 70 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: So we'll see. 71 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 5: I think it's a it can be a point of strength, 72 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 5: but you know, those bullpens are really balatile. You just 73 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 5: never know what you're going to get out of each 74 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 5: one of those guys. 75 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 2: So six out of the eight jobs are pretty much 76 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:19,159 Speaker 2: are secured. You got Doron, Keller, Kirkering, Alvarado, Tanner, Banks 77 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:22,280 Speaker 2: Bowlan who's out of options. They got him back in 78 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 2: the Matt Strom deal in December. A couple other guys 79 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:27,839 Speaker 2: in camp. Zach pop is out of options. They signed 80 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:30,720 Speaker 2: him to a major league deal. Zach mccambley is the 81 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 2: Rule five pick. And then you have a host of 82 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 2: guys on the forty man roster and some guys not 83 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:36,919 Speaker 2: on the forty man roster that you know they have 84 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 2: it brought in as depth pieces. So the couple a 85 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:43,479 Speaker 2: couple of bullpen jobs also up for grabs this spring. 86 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 2: So I wanted to mention that. Also wanted to mention 87 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:51,479 Speaker 2: guys last week we passed ten thousand subscriptions. Oh yay 88 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 2: to us, yay, yay to us. 89 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 3: Let's get to fifteen. 90 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:57,720 Speaker 2: Let's get to fifteen. So if you're watching this on YouTube, 91 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 2: hit the subscribe button. We really you appreciate everybody's support, 92 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,599 Speaker 2: especially as the twenty twenty six season gets rolling along. 93 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:07,839 Speaker 2: And of course you can show your support by going 94 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 2: to the Phillies show shop dot com. All right, so 95 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 2: let's go to number four here, And this is kind 96 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 2: of a deep thinker. I hope you guys are ready 97 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 2: for this. This is the thing, this might hurt. 98 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: This is a hurt a little bit. 99 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 2: There's a little chin stroker jim, right, you like those 100 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 2: chin stroking questions. Yes, number four is the mindset, just 101 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 2: the overall vibe and mindset all spring, because hey, let's 102 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 2: be honest, a lot of people think this team is 103 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 2: running it back. You know, jo jt real Muto is back, 104 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:44,279 Speaker 2: but he also is back knowing that they were like, 105 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:47,279 Speaker 2: we're gonna move on for you if we get Boba Schett. 106 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:50,280 Speaker 2: You know, Alec Boem is back, but he also knows 107 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:54,159 Speaker 2: he was gone almost certainly if they signed Boba Schett. So, uh, 108 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 2: I think the vibes. The mindset of this team in 109 00:05:57,279 --> 00:05:59,839 Speaker 2: camp is going to be interesting to kind of watch 110 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 2: and see how everybody's getting along and just you know, 111 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:05,800 Speaker 2: kind of their outlook towards the twenty twenty sixth season. 112 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 3: And you know too, the whole unfinished business. I'm sorry 113 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 3: to throw that out there for the third year in 114 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:18,839 Speaker 3: a row, but there is unfinished business and the clock 115 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 3: is ticking and that's something that has to be in 116 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 3: the back of their minds from day one of camp. 117 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 3: That is going to be different this year. 118 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:30,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, no question. 119 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:32,479 Speaker 5: There's a lot of stuff going on and you know, 120 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 5: you never know how a player will react to you know, 121 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:39,720 Speaker 5: they're jumping off year. Like Alec Bohm, he's going to 122 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:42,840 Speaker 5: become a free agent, Alice has susse Loizardo going to 123 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 5: deal with it? Are they going to start having negotiations 124 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 5: with him about that? Is Bryce Harper? Is he really elite? 125 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:50,839 Speaker 1: You know? 126 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 5: Will he bounce back and be the elite player that 127 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:57,159 Speaker 5: they want him to be? You know, there's a whole 128 00:06:57,200 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 5: host of things that are going on, and it is 129 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:02,720 Speaker 5: again I thought it was going to be a fascinating offseason, 130 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:07,040 Speaker 5: not so fascinating as far as their moves are. We're 131 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 5: concerned this is going to be a fascinating season because 132 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:17,080 Speaker 5: it could blow up, and it can be very very 133 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 5: good because they're very talented, but it could blow up 134 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 5: at the end of the year if they don't get 135 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 5: to that unfinished. 136 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: Business, as Jim has alluded to. So really interesting season. 137 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 5: And you know, I think the fans feeling that they're 138 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 5: running it back, which is not all that untrue. You know, 139 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:39,559 Speaker 5: they may take a little time to get on board 140 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 5: with this team if they have a slow start. 141 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 4: We never know what might happen. So interesting goings here 142 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 4: in April and May. 143 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, it absolutely is. So Hey, we got three more 144 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 2: to go, three storylines of spring training, and number three 145 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 2: will be right up right after these words. 146 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 6: Hey, sometimes we do a little game on foul territory 147 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 6: called role play. 148 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 1: It's not what you think. 149 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 6: We're just picking up our phones and we're talking as 150 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 6: if we're somebody in baseball. 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It's the outfield production and leading the way 169 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 2: is the presumed center fielder soon to be rookie Justin Crawford. 170 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 2: So much going into this season. I mean a lot 171 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,679 Speaker 2: of concern I guess about the outfield group as a whole. 172 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 2: You know, is it gonna be? You know, last year 173 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 2: was a bottom ten offense offensive outfield in terms of production, 174 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:36,679 Speaker 2: could be arguably worse this year. They're betting big on 175 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:40,720 Speaker 2: Adolis Garcia to bounce back after two down years with 176 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 2: the Rangers. They're gonna eat all of Nick casts or 177 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:47,320 Speaker 2: most of all Nick Castis's money to make that happen. 178 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 2: You have Crawford is unproven, and then left field they're 179 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 2: gonna go with the platoon of Brandon Marsh and likely 180 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 2: Auto Camp. So some real concerns there. I don't know 181 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 2: where you want to start, but for me, it starts 182 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 2: with Justin Crawford and center field that goes if he 183 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 2: could do anything, that would go such a long way. 184 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:11,440 Speaker 3: No doubt, though I'm not making any rash judgments in 185 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 3: spring training, like if Garcia doesn't have a good spring, 186 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 3: that doesn't mean he can't have a decent season. I remember, 187 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 3: like oh seven, Aaron Rowan had. 188 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:25,559 Speaker 1: A horrible spring, horrible. He couldn't hit the ball in 189 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: a barrel. Everything was hit right on his hands. Horrible. 190 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 3: Even like Ken Rosenthal did a note on him that, 191 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 3: according to scouts in the Grapefruit League, Aaron Rowan's that 192 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 3: is extremely slow. I remember reading that. Then the guy 193 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 3: had a career year, helped him win a division. He 194 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 3: made sixty million dollars with the Giants. So I just 195 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:52,679 Speaker 3: want to see, look, I want to see Crawford look 196 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 3: like he is on the road to belonging. You know, 197 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:57,320 Speaker 3: I want to see him fumble the job away in 198 00:10:57,360 --> 00:10:59,839 Speaker 3: spring training, but the real read for me on that 199 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 3: outfield is going to come during the season. They do 200 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:05,440 Speaker 3: need to pick it up production wise, but you know, 201 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 3: I kind of just want to see Justin Crawford go 202 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:12,400 Speaker 3: out there, make the plays, don't look overmatched at the plate, 203 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 3: and I don't think he will in spring training and 204 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 3: everybody kind of stay healthy and then taking chances with 205 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:21,840 Speaker 3: what you have because they need more production out of 206 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 3: that outfield. But I ain't going to start the uh 207 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 3: to start the deep dive analysis until you know, opening 208 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 3: day and beyond. 209 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 5: It's been a long time since the Phillies have had 210 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 5: a center fielder, a bona fide everyday center fielder that 211 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 5: they can. 212 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 1: Hang their hat on. 213 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 5: And you know, it would be it would be huge 214 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 5: for them to be able to count on Justin Crawford 215 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 5: for the next you know, four, five, six, seven, eight, 216 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:49,720 Speaker 5: ten years, and I'm not sure if that's going to happen, 217 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 5: not sure if he can grow into that space. My 218 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 5: my scouting folks out there believe that he's better in 219 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 5: left field than he is in center. Uh and that's 220 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,880 Speaker 5: probably you know, where he's best, But that does not 221 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 5: mean that he can't become a better and better player 222 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 5: in center field with more ability and instinct. Now you know, 223 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 5: he's not going to be relied on, probably gonna hit 224 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 5: in a nine hole at the outset of the season. 225 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:18,120 Speaker 1: He's gonna have some leash, There's no question about that. 226 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:21,600 Speaker 5: But I think about the team and having you know, 227 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 5: solid teams have strength up the middle. 228 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 1: Excellent catcher and JT. 229 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:31,240 Speaker 5: Excellent shortstop in in Turner. They have a very good, 230 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 5: uh you know, second basement in Bryson Stott. Now, defensively 231 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 5: those three guys are solid. You gotta have that fourth piece, 232 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 5: that diamond in the middle where where you have quality 233 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 5: defense there that you can count on and uh, you know, 234 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 5: well now with some offensive production. 235 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:51,319 Speaker 1: So I'd love to be able to count on him 236 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 1: to do that. 237 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:54,040 Speaker 5: And it will be a big question mark because they 238 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 5: were one of the worst outfield productive production wise in 239 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:01,680 Speaker 5: all of baseball. Think not only are they counting on 240 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:05,320 Speaker 5: a dollars Garcia, but also counting on what that second 241 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 5: half was for. 242 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 1: Mister Brandon Marsh. Hopefully he can continue to progress. Not 243 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 1: sure if he will. 244 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:15,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, there would be low average offensively. I'm wondering how 245 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 3: they'll handle Crawford and spring training like I would play 246 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:21,760 Speaker 3: him a lot. I mean, he's twenty two, He's not 247 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:23,800 Speaker 3: going to get run down. I would play him a lot. 248 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 3: Get him out there feeling good. And I would like 249 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 3: to see now and then a veteran make a road 250 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:31,559 Speaker 3: trip and sit right next to him on the bus 251 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:34,840 Speaker 3: and bond with him and talk to him and school 252 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:38,440 Speaker 3: them and mentor him and make him feel like he belongs. 253 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 3: I think this is making Justin Crawford believe that he 254 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:46,160 Speaker 3: can do it and helping him, propping him up on 255 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 3: and off the field, to me is a real would 256 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 3: be a big mission in spring training for me. 257 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 1: That's a good point, I will tell you. I will 258 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 1: say this. 259 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 4: When I was coaching in Boston, we had a guy 260 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:01,439 Speaker 4: named Chris Young who's now doing a lot MLB network stuff. 261 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 5: Chris Young, I relied on a lot as an outfield coach. 262 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 5: It was my first year doing an out in being 263 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:07,600 Speaker 5: an outfield coach. 264 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:11,960 Speaker 4: And he helped mentor help me to help mentor the 265 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 4: Ben attendees, the Jackie Bradley juniors, and even the Mookie 266 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:18,560 Speaker 4: Betts's of the world and having a guy like that 267 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 4: is huge just to bounce some things off of, just 268 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 4: to have him be around and pump him up and 269 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 4: continue to guide him. 270 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 1: I know Paco Figure is a really good outfield. 271 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 5: Coach and he will work with him. He's a wonderful 272 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 5: part of that coaching staff. 273 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:38,840 Speaker 1: But it means so much more. 274 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 5: When you have a veteran type guy around to help 275 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 5: move him forward and make him feel more and more comfortable. 276 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 5: Not sure who that guy is, but hopefully someone can 277 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 5: can help. 278 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 1: Maybe it's Dylan Moore. I don't know. 279 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 5: He's a new guy. He's played the outfield, he's been 280 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 5: around a while. We don't know that much about him. 281 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 5: I understand that he's a very good makeup guys. He's 282 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 5: probab be finding this way himself with a new team. 283 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: But who knows. 284 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 3: He doesn't have to be an outfielder. He gets sit 285 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 3: next to Bryce. 286 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, you're right, he doesn't have to be an outfit. 287 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:10,600 Speaker 1: It could be an infielder just putting his arm around him. 288 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:12,200 Speaker 1: Could be Bryce and Stott, could be. 289 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:15,320 Speaker 3: Could be Trey Turner. He could get pick up something 290 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:18,040 Speaker 3: from Trey Turner. Bryce Harper just you know, make him 291 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 3: feel like he belongs to give him good advice, let 292 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 3: him be a sounding board or you be a sounding board, 293 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 3: had to let him be a sponge. I just think 294 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 3: his spring training is gonna be uh, you know, not 295 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 3: just relegated to the field he's been. 296 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 4: I'll also say the fine and and I know I'm 297 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 4: talking a lot about this, but that's sort of an 298 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 4: old school mentality that doesn't happen that much anymore. You 299 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 4: don't have guys putting their arm around him and and 300 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 4: and uh, putting them under their wings, so to speak. 301 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:50,239 Speaker 1: But when it does happen, it has huge impact. 302 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 5: I'd love to see some of the veteran guys on 303 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 5: the Phillies do just what you talked about, Jim A 304 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 5: great point. 305 00:15:57,160 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 2: Schwarber is great at that. You know, he did it 306 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 2: last spring with Gabrin Conis Junior. I worked in the 307 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 2: cage with him and he's like, holy crap, Kyle Schwarber 308 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 2: is working on me, you know, hitting left handed pitching. 309 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 2: This is amazing, you know. And I obviously in the 310 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 2: past and that guy's like Matt Feerling that coming up, 311 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 2: They're like, oh my gosh, Kyle Schwarber are so great 312 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 2: for me to get confidence and get comfortable and just 313 00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:19,480 Speaker 2: feel good about myself. So Crawford has been working hard 314 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 2: on his defensive spring. Charlotte Barns from The Athletic wrote 315 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 2: a pretty cool story. I think it was last week. 316 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 2: He's working in Arizona with Eric Davis e. 317 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:30,520 Speaker 5: The Oh. 318 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 2: That guy was such a stud back in the day. 319 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: I loved him great then. 320 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 2: And then one last thing, Jim, you mentioned the Aaron 321 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 2: Rowan two thousand and seven spring. He was like suicidal 322 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 2: in camp. I remember late in the spring you finally 323 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 2: got a couple of hits. He's like, thank god, I was. 324 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:52,040 Speaker 2: I was in a bad spot and he finally had 325 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 2: a couple of bloops come in like at the end 326 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 2: of spring. But he was hitting like like one fifty 327 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 2: all spring long. 328 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 1: It matters. 329 00:16:57,400 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 3: Spring training matters, but it doesn't matter. There used to 330 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:02,920 Speaker 3: be a picture named Sammy Stewart. He was with the 331 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 3: Baltimore Orioles and I think he finished with the Red Sox, 332 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:10,680 Speaker 3: And I remember he had a quote once spring training 333 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 3: don't mean dog. 334 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 1: It really doesn't. It touching for the veteran guys. 335 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:21,639 Speaker 5: It's about preparation and getting them getting their timing and 336 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:26,119 Speaker 5: getting their feel and getting their legs underneath them. My 337 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:29,520 Speaker 5: man Charlie Kirkfeld us to say, getting your sea legs back. 338 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 1: That's right. 339 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 3: He's always got his He's always ready to go. 340 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:37,560 Speaker 2: He's always ready, all right. So number two, number two 341 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:42,360 Speaker 2: storyline this spring, the rotation, And for me, it starts 342 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:45,920 Speaker 2: with Zach Wheeler's health. Where is he at? Who I 343 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:47,520 Speaker 2: don't even know if he's going to get into games 344 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:49,960 Speaker 2: of spring or not. Who knows what the plan is 345 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:52,560 Speaker 2: going to be. But how Zach Wheeler coming along? And 346 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:55,679 Speaker 2: I'm also very curious to see how Aaron Nola is 347 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 2: doing this spring, coming off by far the worst year 348 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:01,880 Speaker 2: of his careerveral years to go on that contract. They 349 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 2: need much better from him. He's interestingly, he's gonna be 350 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 2: pitching for Team Italy and the World Baseball Class like 351 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:11,640 Speaker 2: I'll be leading that rotation, So I'm very curious on them. 352 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:17,119 Speaker 2: And then lastly, you know what's thereon Andrew Painter looking 353 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:19,119 Speaker 2: like this spring he could be opening the season in 354 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:22,399 Speaker 2: the rotation if Wheeler's not ready to go. So I 355 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:26,439 Speaker 2: strength to the team, but with some questions that you 356 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:28,520 Speaker 2: kind of want to have a little bit of a 357 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:30,879 Speaker 2: clearer picture, maybe feel a little bit better about as 358 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 2: Opening Day rolls. 359 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:35,639 Speaker 3: Around, no doubt, and I want these guys that are 360 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:38,960 Speaker 3: going to the World Baseball Classic to be very careful. 361 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:40,959 Speaker 3: I mean, you can't look over your shoulder. You've got 362 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:43,320 Speaker 3: to go out there and throw the ball, but you 363 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 3: stay healthy. I understand why they want to be part 364 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 3: of it, but if I was an executive, I'd be 365 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:51,520 Speaker 3: nervous as all get out about my pitchers. Though it 366 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:54,679 Speaker 3: might give you a little read on Nola because his 367 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:57,280 Speaker 3: stuff was clearly down last year. I mean he's carried 368 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:02,119 Speaker 3: that huge workload seventeen eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty one, twenty two, 369 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 3: twenty three, twenty four, eight seasons, number one in innings 370 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 3: by far in the major leagues, number one innings. So he, 371 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:14,159 Speaker 3: to me, showed some some wear last year and you know, 372 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 3: spent three months on the il. So spring training is 373 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:18,919 Speaker 3: important for him, I think in the team, just to 374 00:19:19,119 --> 00:19:21,879 Speaker 3: kind of get a read on where he is. Maybe 375 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:25,000 Speaker 3: that's why he's going to the World Baseball Classic. Maybe 376 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:27,399 Speaker 3: he feels like it'll get him off on the on 377 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:31,879 Speaker 3: the right foot. But Wheeler, like he's mentioned, timetable and painter, 378 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:33,800 Speaker 3: maybe for a lot of the same reasons I talked 379 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:37,800 Speaker 3: about with Crawford. We want to see him looking good 380 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:40,760 Speaker 3: and feeling like he is in a good place. Interested 381 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:44,680 Speaker 3: to see his control. I know spring training don't mean dog, 382 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:47,159 Speaker 3: but we want to see some control out of him 383 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:48,840 Speaker 3: because he struggled with it in Triple A. 384 00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:52,359 Speaker 5: Rubin, Yeah, I mean, I think he hit the nail 385 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:54,639 Speaker 5: on the head here with the three pat You know, 386 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 5: real big question marks Wheeler's help. 387 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:57,920 Speaker 1: When will he be back. 388 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:00,439 Speaker 5: I like the fact that things are really quiet and 389 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:04,440 Speaker 5: they're being super conservative when they talk about him. 390 00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:07,640 Speaker 1: It sounds like he's progressing okay. 391 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 5: But the less I know about it and last public 392 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:12,920 Speaker 5: knows about it, I think that's a better thing. 393 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:17,000 Speaker 1: Believe it or not. Yeah, Nolan's a big question mark. 394 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 5: I mean, listen, I have a lot of love for 395 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:20,879 Speaker 5: Nole's what he's done for this organization. 396 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 1: But it's time for him to bounce back. 397 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:28,399 Speaker 5: And I'm hopeful that the fact that these were not 398 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:31,560 Speaker 5: real arm issues for him, that there were other issues 399 00:20:32,280 --> 00:20:36,400 Speaker 5: and he has great arm care, that maybe that. 400 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:38,720 Speaker 1: Last season helps rejuvenate him. 401 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:41,800 Speaker 5: As you said, that workload been awfully big for about 402 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 5: eight ten years. Maybe he gets a little reprieved from 403 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:47,640 Speaker 5: last year. Didn't have a lot of fire a lot 404 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:52,040 Speaker 5: of bullets. Maybe that helps him in twenty twenty six. 405 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 5: I don't know that, but we'll see how Crispy is 406 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 5: once we see him on the mound after the second 407 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:01,680 Speaker 5: or third time he's out there and getting his legs 408 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:02,440 Speaker 5: underneath him. 409 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:05,840 Speaker 1: And yeah, I mean, listen, it's about Andrew Paynter. 410 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:09,280 Speaker 5: We've been talking about him a lot over the course 411 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:12,359 Speaker 5: of this offseason. What he went through, the fact that 412 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:15,120 Speaker 5: he got that he got through the twenty twenty five 413 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:18,800 Speaker 5: season in a healthy way. He got some you know, 414 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 5: he got some reps, got some innings, which was really important, 415 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:22,960 Speaker 5: and he was healthy. 416 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:26,199 Speaker 1: It's time for him to It's time for him to go. 417 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:29,160 Speaker 1: It's time for him to be Andrew Paynter. 418 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 5: Not necessarily a finished product, but certainly you want to 419 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:35,880 Speaker 5: see that stuff start to play. 420 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:38,080 Speaker 1: We'll see how it goes on the spring training. 421 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:46,320 Speaker 2: And then the last the number one storyline for everybody. 422 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:50,960 Speaker 2: Ooh Rice Harper, Oh, Bryce Harper, and a lot of 423 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:53,719 Speaker 2: reasons for Bryce Harper. I mean, you know, he is 424 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:57,120 Speaker 2: the face of the franchise. He had the Dave Dombrowski 425 00:21:57,200 --> 00:22:01,120 Speaker 2: stuff in October. You know, el not elite. I guess 426 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 2: we're gonna find out. You know, you have him saying 427 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:06,879 Speaker 2: it kind of hurt is he was hurt by those comments, 428 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:10,359 Speaker 2: and he wore a T shirt that said not elite. 429 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 2: So out taking VP this offseason? Uh, you know they 430 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 2: went in. I'm sure he went in the offseason hoping 431 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 2: that they would get a big bat or somebody to 432 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 2: hit cleanup to provide him some protection. They were so 433 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:28,000 Speaker 2: close to getting Bobachett. They did not do it. So 434 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:31,119 Speaker 2: now who's gonna is somebody gonna hit behind him? Is 435 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 2: it gonna be Alec Boehme? Is it gonna be Kyle Schwarber? 436 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:35,919 Speaker 2: How does he feel about that? You know, how does 437 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 2: he feel about everything right now? Going into the season, 438 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 2: coming off an arguably down year with so much writing 439 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:46,840 Speaker 2: on this season, we talked about unfinished business, a lot 440 00:22:46,880 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 2: of unfinished business, and a good year from Bryce Harper 441 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:51,880 Speaker 2: would help a lot in terms of that. 442 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:58,520 Speaker 3: I think he's huge, huge to this season. He always is. 443 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:01,440 Speaker 3: When Bryce Harper's or you're a much much better team. 444 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:05,199 Speaker 3: You know, the way he leads is with his performance 445 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:09,680 Speaker 3: and guy's feet off him, and spring training is where 446 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:11,560 Speaker 3: he's gonna lay the groundwork. But you're right, we're gonna 447 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:17,560 Speaker 3: see how he's mindset wise after Newsworthy winter. I want 448 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:20,520 Speaker 3: to see him feeling good and looking good and coming 449 00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:22,040 Speaker 3: into the season ready to go. I want to see 450 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:26,480 Speaker 3: him healthy kind of mind and spirit. But among the 451 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:29,440 Speaker 3: many storylines within Bryce Harper is where does he hit? 452 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:33,159 Speaker 3: What does Rob do with those first four spots? I mean, 453 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:35,240 Speaker 3: we talked about a couple of podcasts ago some of 454 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:38,399 Speaker 3: the options he might have, But you know, it would 455 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 3: be nice to see him have somebody behind him. Maybe 456 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 3: it ends up being Schwarber, you know, I don't know. 457 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:47,679 Speaker 3: Shrober certainly benefited from Harper behind him last year. So 458 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:52,399 Speaker 3: the way Rob constructs that lineup is almost like you 459 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:56,439 Speaker 3: know who's going to emerge as the setup guys. So 460 00:23:56,960 --> 00:23:58,760 Speaker 3: I'm sure to play with the lineup a little bit 461 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:03,680 Speaker 3: spring training. A lot of little elements that surround Bryce Harper. 462 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 5: And does he lead off? I mean, where's he Is 463 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:09,520 Speaker 5: that a possibility? I know he doesn't care for it, 464 00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 5: but can they convince him to get a feel for that? 465 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:17,679 Speaker 5: You know, he's a great player, He's a great offensive player, 466 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 5: and he's really made himself a very solid first baseman. 467 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:23,920 Speaker 5: There's no question about that. Pretty impressive, but they need 468 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:26,199 Speaker 5: him to be great. He has to be great, and 469 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:28,080 Speaker 5: the Phillies need him to be great for them to 470 00:24:28,119 --> 00:24:31,400 Speaker 5: have a great season. And I'm hopeful that he bounces 471 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:34,800 Speaker 5: back to be great and to be elite, because one 472 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:36,640 Speaker 5: he has the ability to do it. There's no question 473 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:39,640 Speaker 5: he can carry a team for long periods of time. 474 00:24:40,520 --> 00:24:43,800 Speaker 5: He's an MVP type player, but they sign. 475 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:46,440 Speaker 1: Them to be great. I'm hopeful that he's great. 476 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 5: Because that will make this season much more enjoyable and 477 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 5: will definitely make them a World Series contender if he 478 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 5: plays as great as he is. 479 00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:03,800 Speaker 3: I wonder if we might see a swing adjustment in 480 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:07,400 Speaker 3: spring training, if he just would cut down a little bit. 481 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:10,159 Speaker 3: I think it would limit some of the head movement, 482 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:14,119 Speaker 3: and he's still so strong he could cut it down 483 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:15,919 Speaker 3: a little bit. Still hit a ton of home runs, 484 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:18,760 Speaker 3: a ton of extra base hits, squared up a lot. 485 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 3: I wonder if we might see that because now he's 486 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:26,239 Speaker 3: going to be thirty three, and guys adapt and they 487 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:27,320 Speaker 3: changed as time goes on. 488 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:31,040 Speaker 5: You know, it's interesting Mike Schmidt made an adjustment in 489 00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:35,000 Speaker 5: his swing later in his career. Was a prodigious home 490 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:39,199 Speaker 5: run hitter, wanted to make more contact use the entire field. 491 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:42,320 Speaker 1: I go back to when Bryce was sort of struggling. 492 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:45,800 Speaker 5: He goes to San Francisco and he hits four absolute ropes, 493 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:48,760 Speaker 5: four or five absolute ropes to the left side of 494 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:52,000 Speaker 5: the diamond. When he can do that, Bobby A Bray 495 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 5: when he got into a slump, would flip one in 496 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:58,920 Speaker 5: the left field. If he can really bury himself into 497 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:06,040 Speaker 5: the thought process of using left center field consistently, there's. 498 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:07,080 Speaker 1: No way you can beat him. 499 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 5: He recognizes pitches, he sees pitches well, He's got great 500 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:15,239 Speaker 5: eyesight and I hand coordination. But if he you know, 501 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:18,159 Speaker 5: I'm not his hitting coach, but just having watched him 502 00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:25,720 Speaker 5: over the years, if he is dead set on driving 503 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:28,400 Speaker 5: the ball to the left center field the opposite way 504 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:32,520 Speaker 5: and make the adjustment on other stuff, he is tough 505 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:32,880 Speaker 5: to beat. 506 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:34,120 Speaker 1: Man. He's one of the best. 507 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:36,640 Speaker 5: Hitters in the game, and hopefully, hopefully he gets into 508 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:38,679 Speaker 5: those stretches where he can do that consistently. 509 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:41,679 Speaker 2: Bryce might even argue that that's more important than whoever 510 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:43,439 Speaker 2: hits behind him. In fact, he said I know he 511 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:45,560 Speaker 2: said that a few times. He's like it doesn't matter 512 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:47,639 Speaker 2: who hits behind me. I'm never going to get a 513 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 2: pitch to hit. They're always going to throw pitches out 514 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:51,520 Speaker 2: of the zone and try to get me to chase. 515 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:54,280 Speaker 2: So maybe that swing adjustment is gonna you know, maybe 516 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:56,560 Speaker 2: he hits third and if he makes a swing adjustment, 517 00:26:56,640 --> 00:26:59,359 Speaker 2: he can put up MVP numbers. With Alec Bohum hitting 518 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:02,159 Speaker 2: behind him, he never no, So that's definitely something to 519 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 2: keep an eye on this spring. But he will be 520 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:07,720 Speaker 2: playing for a few weeks anyway. He hopes for Team 521 00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:11,680 Speaker 2: USA and the World Baseball Classic with Kyle Schwarb Brad 522 00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:14,680 Speaker 2: Kellers on that squad as well, so we'll see. I 523 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 2: don't know how much we're going to see Bryce this 524 00:27:16,119 --> 00:27:20,439 Speaker 2: spring other than maybe on TV. There we go. So anyway, 525 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:24,240 Speaker 2: Pictures and Catchers Phillies. Pictures and Catchers have their first 526 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:28,000 Speaker 2: workout in clear Water on Wednesday. The first full squad 527 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:30,399 Speaker 2: workout is the sixteenth, which I think is what is 528 00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:33,840 Speaker 2: that Sunday whatever, It's February sixteenth. That's the first full 529 00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:37,480 Speaker 2: squad workout. 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