1 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 1: Ah right, and everybody, welcome to Master Territory brought to 2 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: about the Foul Territory Network. That absolutely stunk tonight. If 3 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: you are looking for one of the most lifeless games, 4 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:23,759 Speaker 1: you can ever find a game where it was pretty 5 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 1: much over in the first few winnings. You might as 6 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: well have just turned the TV off, go grab yourself 7 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:32,200 Speaker 1: a snack, maybe grab yourself a drink, go take a shower, 8 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:34,520 Speaker 1: and go hit the hay for the rest of the night. 9 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: That was the kind of game that was on tonight. 10 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 1: You just knew there wasn't anything there. Honestly, coming into today, 11 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: I really didn't think there was going to be a game. 12 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: I had been hearing a lot of people saying that 13 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: the weather was very bad in Boston, in Massachusetts, all 14 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 1: up in the Northeast. There's been a lot of rain 15 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: in the Northeast. So I was thinking there might not 16 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: even be a game play tonight. But hey, in the end, 17 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 1: they got it in. It is what it is, but 18 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: just a lifeless game. They've now lost. The Red Sox 19 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: have now lost five out of six with tonight's six 20 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: to one loss. Giolito absolutely terrible tonight. We'll talk about 21 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: him just a little bit. They now fall below five hundred, 22 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: with a record of eighteen and nineteen. This is the 23 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 1: twentieth game with ten or more strikeouts. The strikeouts continue 24 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: to pile up, but we're going up against Nathany Voldi, 25 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: who has been fantastic so far this year. I'm not 26 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 1: surprised about the amount of strikeouts, especially this year with 27 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: the amount of the Red Sox have struck out, now 28 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 1: sixteen losses verse teams under five hundred. The Red Sox 29 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: Havender also under a five hundred. Record against teams under 30 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: five hundred abysmal, abysmal. But we do have some updates 31 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: on first base with Raffi Devers. Alex Korra touched on 32 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: it a smigge today. I'll give you my thoughts on that. 33 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: That's gonna be the hot conversation for a long time. 34 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: Who's on first? That conversation is never going to stop. 35 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: I think I've seen everyone suggested. I've already given you 36 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 1: my thoughts on it. I have a certain opinion how 37 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: I would like for it to go. 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They got some great 69 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 1: deals going on over there. Let's get to this, shall 70 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: we Is this the worst loss of the season. Well, 71 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: you know, you take a look at a couple of 72 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: losses this year. You had one against the White Sox. 73 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: What was it? Eleven to one? I mean, that was 74 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: absolutely terrible. You've had a couple of you know, blown 75 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: late games right recently as well, against the Twins and 76 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: the Blue Jays. But this one it was different in 77 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: a way where it wasn't necessarily heartbreaking. It was one 78 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: of those games where if I bought a ticket to 79 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 1: this game, if I paid, like, I don't know, let's say, 80 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: you know, sixty one hundred bucks to go sit in 81 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 1: the grand stands or however much it costs tonight, I 82 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 1: would have left as a very dissatisfied customer to be 83 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 1: honest with you, it was just from the start. I mean, 84 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:33,839 Speaker 1: obviously you can't guarantee a win, you know, any time 85 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: you buy a ticket to a game, but just you 86 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 1: had really nothing. This is a really root for it tonight. 87 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: Like I said at the beginning of the show, it 88 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 1: really just felt lifeless. You know, I keep using that 89 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:47,839 Speaker 1: word over and over again, But you just felt like 90 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: this one was pretty much over from the get go. 91 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: I mean when they even said they were playing this 92 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:55,479 Speaker 1: game tonight, I didn't feel good about it. I just 93 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 1: didn't feel good about it. There's something in the air 94 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 1: with me. It just felt like one of those nights. 95 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't know. And Austin, you are right, 96 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 1: it is may. But how long are we going to 97 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: keep having that conversation? Right? Trust me, I've been the 98 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 1: first person to say it's early. Everybody, it's early. Let's relax. 99 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: But I'm not necessarily concerned about the wins and the losses. 100 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 1: I'm more kind of thinking, like, Okay, what's the direction here? 101 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 1: Like what are we doing? Trust me, I know Astros 102 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 1: last year they turned their season around. The Mets at 103 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: one point were ten games under five hundred. They made 104 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 1: it to the NLCS Nationals winning the World Series in 105 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:36,159 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen Marlins in two thousand and three after starting 106 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:39,279 Speaker 1: nineteen and thirty one. Trust me, I know all about 107 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 1: the slow starts, you know. I love those teams that 108 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:45,280 Speaker 1: were able to overcome those odds. But it's more, I'm 109 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: not frustrated necessarily with the standings. It's more I just 110 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 1: want to start seeing a bit of a direction. That's 111 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 1: kind of where I'm at. I understand what you're saying, though, Austin. 112 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:59,839 Speaker 1: I understand what you're saying, and doctor Ducky tie to 113 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 1: acknowledge you in the chat here. Thanks for everything you 114 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:04,839 Speaker 1: do keeps the season bearable when it's going like this, 115 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 1: and hey, you know every season you're gonna have tough losses. 116 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:10,799 Speaker 1: It's gonna be frustrating. It is what it is, right, 117 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: But at the end of the day, I love coming 118 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 1: on here and talking to all your friendly folks. And 119 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: you are right, Austin, that is a great way to 120 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: put it right. There need an identity and need to 121 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:22,839 Speaker 1: put the best players on this team. Time to break 122 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: some hearts. I agree, that's kind of where I'm at, right. 123 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:28,720 Speaker 1: What's the direction, right? What is the makeup right, Are 124 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: we just going to be this team that's kind of 125 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: like just fiddling around with five hundred for the rest 126 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 1: of the year. I don't think it's gonna end up 127 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: being that way, but I'm kind of waiting for Rolls 128 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: to be established a little bit more first base obviously, 129 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,280 Speaker 1: you know what's going on there. Have we fully found 130 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 1: the sweet spot when it comes to the lineup? Have 131 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:52,280 Speaker 1: we found you know, like that right energy of a team? 132 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 1: You know, go back to the two thousand and three 133 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 1: the Cowboy up, Red Sox right two thousand and four, 134 00:06:56,600 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 1: the Idiots twenty thirteen, the Beards twenty eighteen, just kick 135 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 1: the crap out of it every single night? What is 136 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:07,160 Speaker 1: this team kinda what are they right? What kind of 137 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: a mentality are they gonna have? What's the at the 138 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: end of the day, we all we all love a 139 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 1: little bit of entertainment. What is the what is the 140 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 1: storyline of this team? What is the feeling? What is 141 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: the makeup? What is the mojo of this team? Because 142 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, you look back and 143 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 1: there's always a not always, but there's a way to 144 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 1: describe a team. When you describe a team, you know, 145 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 1: twenty years from now, oh man, remember the Remember remember 146 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 1: the Cowboy up Red Sox and O three. Remember the 147 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: Beards in twenty thirteen, You know what I mean? Like 148 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: it's those teams just had something about them. They had 149 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: a certain mojo and I'm not I'm not sure what 150 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: this team is never and you never know. Remember hey 151 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 1: go back to four, the whole idiot thing that didn't 152 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 1: really come around until you know, second half of the year. 153 00:07:57,080 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 1: So sometimes you don't find your mojo right away, you 154 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 1: don't find that identity right away. Takes a little time. 155 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: And I'm okay with that. I'm okay with that. I 156 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 1: want to start getting going a little bit though. Gelito, 157 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: let's talk about him here, Let's talk about him sharing 158 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: the screen. Really, Giolito, I'm wondering, you know, what was 159 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: the deal I'm thinking with him. I don't know. Was 160 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 1: the weather getting to him? Did he just not have 161 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 1: a good grip? And the one reason I say that, 162 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: in his last start, you know, he didn't throw too 163 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: many breaking balls, but tonight he only threw one curveball, 164 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 1: one slider, So that kind of makes me think what 165 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:35,959 Speaker 1: what was happening with him? Right fastball? The Velo was 166 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 1: down a little bit. He was completely missing his spots. 167 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 1: He was just getting hammered tonight. The fastball was getting hit, 168 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 1: he was leaving change ups over the plate. This Rangers 169 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:48,680 Speaker 1: team was not fooled whatsoever. They came ready to play. 170 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 1: They just fired their What was that offensive coordinator? I guess, 171 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:54,600 Speaker 1: I guess you have offensive coordinators in baseball now, it's 172 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 1: not just football. I thought it was the hitting coach. 173 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 1: I don't know, but they are now taking a different 174 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: direction with the offense. And good on the Rangers because 175 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 1: it showed tonight. They were much more aggressive and they 176 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 1: took advantage of Lucas Giolito, who was clearly not on 177 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:12,960 Speaker 1: top of his game. You know, you gotta remember with 178 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: gi Aledo, this is a guy who has missed a 179 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 1: lot of time over the last year and he's really, 180 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 1: you know, still ramping things back up. Could there have 181 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 1: been a bit of fatigue You go back to that 182 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 1: last start, there was a lot of adrenaline. I think 183 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 1: probably going into that he hadn't started a major league 184 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:30,360 Speaker 1: game in a while, he wanted to perform. It was 185 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: his first start with the Red Sox, so there is 186 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 1: probably a little bit of adrenaline in that game. Tonight 187 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 1: though a rainy night. Now, you know, what was the 188 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 1: temperature tonight? What was it in the fifties, So it 189 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:46,599 Speaker 1: probably didn't feel all that great out there. Yeah, you know, 190 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 1: factor in a little bit of fatigue physically mentally. It 191 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:55,199 Speaker 1: just wasn't Gi Aledo's night tonight. It is what it is. 192 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:58,199 Speaker 1: Fourth inning was the big one. Corey Seger I did 193 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 1: have a double tonight, but the fourth inning. Jack, he 194 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: has been absolutely terrible tonight. I just did a video. 195 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 1: I posted a video last night on my main channel 196 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:10,400 Speaker 1: talking about the worst off season edition so far. This 197 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: happens every single time I do these kind of videos. 198 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 1: Jack Peterson was the last person I mentioned in that 199 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:20,840 Speaker 1: video because he has been off to a terrible start, 200 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: and of course tonight he went two for three with 201 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 1: a double RBI against my Red Sox. Of course that 202 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:31,080 Speaker 1: happens that way. You know, every single time I do 203 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:34,439 Speaker 1: a video like that. Every time Adillis Garcia with a sack, Flag, Jonaheim, 204 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 1: Josh Smith, White Langford, they each had RBI base hits 205 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 1: tonight the fourth inning that was the dagger. Carlos again 206 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 1: with the weather excuses, I mean, yeah, you're right, it's 207 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:49,960 Speaker 1: not necessarily an excuse. In the end, the Rangers, hey, 208 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:52,559 Speaker 1: they came to play. They were ready that they were 209 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:55,840 Speaker 1: just ready to from the word go for Gielito though, 210 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: you know, again it's about what do you do to 211 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 1: a us, you know, for the elements, right. We talked 212 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 1: about this with the cold weather a little while ago. 213 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 1: In the end, the Rangers were just better prepared, you know, 214 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: Nathan Valdi is better prepared. So it is what it is. 215 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: I do want a shout out some players, though, doing 216 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: a shout out some players. It wasn't all terrible tonight. 217 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 1: Sean Newcomb, hey, big outing for him tonight out of 218 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 1: the bullpen. I was wondering at one point if he 219 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:27,960 Speaker 1: was gonna get sent down or if he was gonna 220 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 1: get da fade or whatever, you know, when Giolito came back. 221 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 1: But Sean Newcomb, he pitched well enough to stick around 222 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:36,960 Speaker 1: with the team here, and he gave the Red Sox 223 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:40,960 Speaker 1: four shutout innings tonight, three strikeouts. That was huge, saving 224 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:45,079 Speaker 1: the bullpen tonight. Gotta love that. Rob Brendan Bernardino four strikeouts, 225 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:47,839 Speaker 1: two innings, So good job from those two guys tonight, 226 00:11:47,880 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 1: really saving the bullpen for the next two games, Alex Bragman, Nervas, 227 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 1: they each had doubles tonight. Abraham Torro as well, he 228 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:58,080 Speaker 1: is the first basement right now, along with romy Garcia 229 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: romy Gonzalez. Sorry, had a nice play in the second 230 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: inning defensively and unassisted double play, made a dive tagged first. 231 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:09,080 Speaker 1: So hey, hey, you know what, Abraham Toro. You know, 232 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:12,080 Speaker 1: I'm okay with going with a platoon here for a 233 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 1: little bit, but I am looking for some kind of 234 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 1: an answer, and that brings us to the latest on 235 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 1: first base? What is the latest on first base? Well, 236 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:27,200 Speaker 1: Alex Cora did have a little bit to say here 237 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 1: on the day. Let's share the screen here. He was 238 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 1: asked once again asked if he had any conversations with 239 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 1: the Devers about to move to first base since Cassas 240 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 1: is injury. Cora simply answered no. He also answered no 241 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 1: when asked if he had any plans to discuss a 242 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:50,319 Speaker 1: move to first base for Devors. So right now, again, 243 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 1: who knows what this is going to look like in 244 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:55,360 Speaker 1: a few weeks. Could this be a different conversation in 245 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 1: a month. I think you need to let things play out. 246 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: But as Red Sox fans, you know we've always been passionate, 247 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:04,559 Speaker 1: and when your everyday first baseman goes down and there's 248 00:13:04,640 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 1: not really a clear cut answer minus Rome Gonzalez and 249 00:13:07,440 --> 00:13:12,320 Speaker 1: Abraham Toro, you are as Red Sox fans as we 250 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 1: always have been. We want answers and we want to 251 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: know what's going on. I mean, sure, Abraham Toro making 252 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:21,240 Speaker 1: a decent play tonight, you know, Kenny, I think you 253 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:23,800 Speaker 1: got to hit tonight too. You know, maybe he can 254 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 1: do a couple of things. Romy Gonzalez, you know, sure, 255 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:29,200 Speaker 1: But I'm looking for a long term answer, and it 256 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 1: is early enough to where you can really think about 257 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: those things where you know you're not past the trade deadline. 258 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 1: It's not like you're just completely in a hole at 259 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 1: this point. Obviously lost cases for a lot last year too, so, 260 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 1: but you don't want to do that again, especially when 261 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:47,880 Speaker 1: this team is this is a team with expectations this year. 262 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 1: So it's interesting, right, and we just want to know 263 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:54,680 Speaker 1: what the deal is, right. I see you in the chat. 264 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:58,200 Speaker 1: Do you think they would bring back Yoshida if Dever's 265 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 1: move to first? You know you Sheida did talk today 266 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 1: or yesterday, I can't remember when it was exactly, but 267 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 1: saying that he would be able to hit right now 268 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 1: if that became an option. So again, my number one 269 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:18,440 Speaker 1: option right now for first base for the Boston Red 270 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:21,440 Speaker 1: Sox here in twenty twenty five, it's Raffi Devers going 271 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 1: to first base. Listen. And this isn't me just reacting 272 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 1: to the times I've been saying since the offseason. You 273 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 1: can go back to old streams. I've been saying that 274 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: I think Raffi can be a guy that can play 275 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 1: first base. This isn't like I'm just coming up with 276 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:39,880 Speaker 1: it now. I've been saying it. I've talked with people 277 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 1: that know, some people in the know that you know this. 278 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 1: He has been a name that's come up. I talked 279 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 1: to Zach Scott, former Red Sox executive. He was also 280 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 1: just he was a GM of He was the GM 281 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 1: of the Mets not too long ago. He was with 282 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: the Red Sox organization for a long time and we 283 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 1: had a conversation about Raffi and the defense. You know, 284 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 1: talked about third base. How you know that there was 285 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 1: definitely some work to be done there with Raffi, But 286 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 1: he said he could see Raffi being an okay first 287 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: baseman long term. You know, he's still young enough, right, 288 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:17,160 Speaker 1: twenty eight years old. So Zach Scott who you know 289 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 1: that he told me there were conversations within the Red 290 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:23,120 Speaker 1: Sox organization that this could be a possibility one day 291 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 1: that they even envisioned Xander Bogart's and Raffi on the 292 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 1: right side of the infield second base and first base. 293 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 1: So again, I'm not just coming up with, you know, 294 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:38,000 Speaker 1: Raffi at first base, just going with the times, right, 295 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:40,400 Speaker 1: I'm not just going with the wind. I've been saying this, 296 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 1: but it was a little a little tricky in the 297 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: off season because you had Tristan Cossas still. I was saying, 298 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:49,720 Speaker 1: if Tristan Cossas got traded and then Raffi could move 299 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:53,560 Speaker 1: over to first, that could open up DH so and 300 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:55,280 Speaker 1: I will say this right. You know, there were a 301 00:15:55,320 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 1: couple of people I made a tweet tonight acknowledging Kevin Malar. 302 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 1: Kevin Malar went on a bit of a I don't 303 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:07,160 Speaker 1: want to say a rant. It felt like maybe it 304 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:10,040 Speaker 1: was almost getting there, but he sounded more passionate about it. 305 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:12,880 Speaker 1: I remember Kevin Mallar, former first baseman for the Red Sox. 306 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:16,720 Speaker 1: That guy had bricks for feet and he's I mean, 307 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 1: he was not very good at all at first base, 308 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 1: and he'll tell you that first thing. But you know, 309 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 1: he's a guy that obviously knows the ins and outs 310 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:27,760 Speaker 1: of first base. And he talked about how many guys 311 00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:30,440 Speaker 1: in the past have stepped up right. And he even 312 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 1: brought up Mike Napoli. That was a name. I love, 313 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 1: Mike Napoli, and I always remember how he came over 314 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 1: to the Red Sox to play first base. But then 315 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:42,040 Speaker 1: I always seem to forget that Mike Napoli was a 316 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:45,400 Speaker 1: catcher at one point. So Napoli was open to playing 317 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:47,280 Speaker 1: first base for the Red Sox. It was kind of 318 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:49,760 Speaker 1: the way his career was going anyway. But you know, 319 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:53,120 Speaker 1: that was an example. You know, Kevin Euclus, we've brought 320 00:16:53,160 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 1: up that example as well. You've got you know, legends, Abbertpooholes, 321 00:16:58,200 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 1: Miguel Cabrera, They've done it. He even brought up Mooki Betts. 322 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:03,320 Speaker 1: How Mooki Betts. You know, this is a guy that's 323 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:05,119 Speaker 1: getting paid a lot of money with the Dodgers. I 324 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:08,119 Speaker 1: still cry myself to sleep every single night. But Mooki Bets. 325 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:12,720 Speaker 1: This guy played shortstop last year, shortstop. He was playing 326 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:17,240 Speaker 1: shortstop second base, right field, left field, go sell hot 327 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 1: dogs at the concession stand. Mookie bets will do whatever 328 00:17:21,119 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 1: you want them to do. So for me, yes, I 329 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 1: appreciated that Kevin Malar was saying that right for you know, 330 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 1: it's good for guys to step up. You know. Now 331 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:39,440 Speaker 1: for Raffi it is a bit of a different situation, 332 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 1: and I do understand that you had the whole thing 333 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:45,719 Speaker 1: at third base. To me, I was saying it, you know, 334 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:48,679 Speaker 1: going into the offseason, I made a prediction that the 335 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:52,360 Speaker 1: Red Sox were going to get a new third baseman 336 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:56,320 Speaker 1: and Raffi would move off because the Red Sox the 337 00:17:56,359 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 1: one thing you needed to do to improve this team. 338 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 1: And I know you're not fully the improvements right now, 339 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:05,199 Speaker 1: but one thing that needed to be addressed was the 340 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:08,919 Speaker 1: defense at third base. It was not good. I get it, Raffi. 341 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:11,119 Speaker 1: That's your guy. You're paying him the most money. He 342 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:14,000 Speaker 1: wasn't very happy, you know. After I don't think he 343 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 1: was unhappy with Bregman coming in necessarily. I think it 344 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 1: was more so that there was a It seemed to 345 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 1: be a bit of a communication issue. So that's what 346 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:30,119 Speaker 1: I think was the Again, you can't really talk with 347 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 1: Raffi about it. I don't know, maybe there's a way 348 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:37,639 Speaker 1: to do it. If there is a way, it's going 349 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 1: to be awkward. Nonetheless, you know, let's say before Bregman 350 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 1: you talked to Raffi. Hey, we're looking at Bregman, we're 351 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:47,960 Speaker 1: looking at Aaronato, and you know, we're looking at the 352 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:52,160 Speaker 1: third base market. Do you go to Rafi and say, hey, 353 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:56,359 Speaker 1: would you be okay with us going out and getting 354 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 1: a third baseman. We feel like we need to improve there. 355 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 1: Let's say you don't get one of those guys, and 356 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:05,680 Speaker 1: then you're you're kind of in an awkward spot again, 357 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:08,879 Speaker 1: where Raffi now knows that okay, Well, they wanted to 358 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:11,200 Speaker 1: go get a new third basement, they didn't get one, 359 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 1: and I'm at third so I know they don't like 360 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:17,040 Speaker 1: me playing third base. But then again, I mean, you know, 361 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:19,960 Speaker 1: different you know, different strokes for different folks. I mean, 362 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:23,280 Speaker 1: maybe if that scenario ended up playing out, you know, 363 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:25,840 Speaker 1: maybe that could have been some motivation for Raffi because 364 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:27,720 Speaker 1: the numbers have not been good with him over the 365 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 1: last few years. He's been statistically the worst for third 366 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:34,679 Speaker 1: baseman for a while. Now he is not I mean, 367 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 1: sure he made a couple of improvements last year, but 368 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:41,879 Speaker 1: nothing crazy, So I don't know, like it's I totally 369 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:44,640 Speaker 1: understand that part where maybe you could talk to him 370 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:48,719 Speaker 1: about it, But then again, you know, it's sort of 371 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:51,080 Speaker 1: like what happens if you don't end up following through 372 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:53,520 Speaker 1: with your plans, and then it's still awkward. I don't know. 373 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 1: I do wonder if there was a way to maybe 374 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:59,720 Speaker 1: sit down and have some kind of a conversation. You know, 375 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 1: who knows it is what it is. It's over now. 376 00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:06,160 Speaker 1: A part of me thinks there could have been some 377 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 1: kind of a conversation, But then also a part of 378 00:20:08,560 --> 00:20:11,920 Speaker 1: me thinks, well, I get also how that can make 379 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:15,959 Speaker 1: things weird at the same time, and it is what 380 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:21,840 Speaker 1: it is for me personally. I think Raffi is the 381 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 1: clearest option at first base, and again I'm not just 382 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:28,720 Speaker 1: going with the wind, been thinking it right. I think 383 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 1: he would move better at first base than he would 384 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:32,880 Speaker 1: have than he did at third. I think the arm 385 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:35,560 Speaker 1: is fine that will handle all the throws at first base, 386 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:39,120 Speaker 1: cut offs, double plays, whatever it may be. I think 387 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:40,879 Speaker 1: he would be fine there. He wants to play in 388 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 1: the field, you know, if he wants to play in 389 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 1: the field enough, then okay, first base. But then I 390 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:47,000 Speaker 1: could also maybe see it from a point of view 391 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:52,320 Speaker 1: where RAFFI, I don't know, maybe I'll play a little 392 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:54,919 Speaker 1: devil's advocate here, because you got to think from Raffi, 393 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:58,560 Speaker 1: ego is a thing. It is, Unfortunately I'm always a 394 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:02,120 Speaker 1: big drop the ego guy. But then you could also 395 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:03,639 Speaker 1: look at it from a point where, Okay, if he 396 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 1: does play first base, I mean, does he think that 397 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:09,520 Speaker 1: makes him look a little silly? Oh? Okay, well, I mean 398 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:12,199 Speaker 1: I wasn't good enough to play third. Well okay, now 399 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 1: you want to play first you know. So it's like 400 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:16,680 Speaker 1: I wonder if he looks at it as like a demotion. 401 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:21,160 Speaker 1: No I don't, I don't, But does he and does 402 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:25,480 Speaker 1: does that bother him? I don't know. I'm not sure, 403 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:29,119 Speaker 1: but you could look at it from that point of view. 404 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 1: But to me, in the end, I think self awareness 405 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:39,480 Speaker 1: is the biggest thing. And the numbers don't lie. Facts 406 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 1: are loud, but numbers are louder. And when you look 407 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:44,600 Speaker 1: at the numbers with Raffi, when you look at the 408 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:47,399 Speaker 1: eye test, when you looked at the tape, when you 409 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:50,119 Speaker 1: looked at the film, he was not getting it done. 410 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:53,800 Speaker 1: At third base. It was it was not going well. 411 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:57,280 Speaker 1: And so to me, if I was in that situation, 412 00:21:58,080 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 1: I don't know, Like I feel like, I mean, I 413 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:03,800 Speaker 1: don't know Raffi. I don't know raffiael Dever's personally. If 414 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 1: that were me, I feel like I would know if 415 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:11,640 Speaker 1: I wasn't good at a position. I don't know. That's 416 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 1: just me, Like I am okay with admitting if I'm 417 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 1: not good at something, that's me personally. I don't know 418 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:23,159 Speaker 1: how he is. But the numbers did not paint a 419 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:28,360 Speaker 1: false story. They just it's how it was. I don't know, 420 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:33,199 Speaker 1: But to me, I've always been a team guy. But 421 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:36,400 Speaker 1: at the same time, I also understand you do want 422 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:41,920 Speaker 1: to preserve the mental part of it too, And that's 423 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:45,080 Speaker 1: where I think Alex Cora is coming from here. He's trying, 424 00:22:45,119 --> 00:22:49,200 Speaker 1: he's protecting the person. In the end, everyone's gonna be different. 425 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 1: Everyone's gonna have a different mentality, a different reaction to things. 426 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:57,720 Speaker 1: Everyone's gonna have a different personality. So maybe Alex Cora 427 00:22:57,880 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 1: feels like, hey, we moved we moved him to dh ME. 428 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:03,479 Speaker 1: He's already talked about this, you know, we moved him 429 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:06,240 Speaker 1: there that I told he was my dh That's that. 430 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:09,760 Speaker 1: So really, the only way I could see this happening 431 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:12,399 Speaker 1: is if Raffi himself steps up and does it, and 432 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:15,080 Speaker 1: a part of me wants him to. But then I 433 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:20,400 Speaker 1: could also understand the other side of it, where he 434 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 1: feels like he needs to be in a routine. Routine 435 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:26,199 Speaker 1: is a big thing for baseball players. Routine is a 436 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:31,480 Speaker 1: big thing no matter how you slice it. So if 437 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 1: Rafi has gotten himself into a routine where he's feeling good, 438 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:36,640 Speaker 1: remember he got off to a bad start offensive lad, 439 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 1: He's finally starting to come around here, you know, over 440 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:44,280 Speaker 1: the last several weeks. So if he feels like that 441 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:47,680 Speaker 1: is going to be a detriment to know how he's 442 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 1: gotten himself to kind of get back on course here, 443 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:54,320 Speaker 1: then I can also understand that point of view. For me, 444 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:58,640 Speaker 1: the most simple solution is for him to go there, 445 00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:03,080 Speaker 1: but not right away. Give it time, get some pregame, 446 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:06,919 Speaker 1: you know, really drill it in and really try and 447 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 1: step up for the team. You're getting paid the big bucks. 448 00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:13,720 Speaker 1: I would like for that kind of mentality because I'm sorry. 449 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:17,159 Speaker 1: I see Mookie Betts and I see him playing shortstop 450 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:19,040 Speaker 1: last year, and I think he did it on the fly. 451 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:24,439 Speaker 1: I see Kyle Schwarber grabbing a first basement for the 452 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:27,200 Speaker 1: first time in his career and playing first base and 453 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:30,320 Speaker 1: you know, even laughing at himself along the way. I 454 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:35,720 Speaker 1: see that, and to me, I don't know, like I 455 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:42,720 Speaker 1: like that mentality, I don't know. I don't know. But 456 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 1: I did come up with another idea. I've seen a 457 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:49,439 Speaker 1: couple of people mention it and speaking of And this 458 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 1: is where I get back to the team mentality thing. 459 00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 1: And I don't like the idea necessarily, but I wonder 460 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:04,640 Speaker 1: if it could be something. Again, not saying it's my preference, 461 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:11,440 Speaker 1: but I wonder if maybe Trevor's story could be an option. 462 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:14,120 Speaker 1: I know that might sound crazy. Here's the thing about 463 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:18,760 Speaker 1: Trevor's story. Here's the thing. Now, I love Trevor Story 464 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:25,439 Speaker 1: at shortstop. However, I think of the team aspect and 465 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 1: if there is a guy that would want to step 466 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:32,680 Speaker 1: up for the team, I wonder if Trevor Story would 467 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:36,360 Speaker 1: throw his hat into the ring. I just wonder. I'm 468 00:25:36,359 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 1: not saying it's the best idea, but I wonder if 469 00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:40,840 Speaker 1: he would do that. Because Trevor Story is all about 470 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:45,320 Speaker 1: the team. He's a team leader. Veteran player. He's been 471 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:50,360 Speaker 1: very good defensively at shortstop. I wonder if that could 472 00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:53,960 Speaker 1: be a solution. And another part about this that could 473 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:56,919 Speaker 1: make it interesting is that it would open up shortstop. 474 00:25:57,760 --> 00:26:00,920 Speaker 1: Marcela Meyer has been hitting very well. However, I also 475 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:04,760 Speaker 1: see the point of view where he's your veteran shortstop. 476 00:26:04,840 --> 00:26:08,080 Speaker 1: A shortstop is one of the most valuable positions in 477 00:26:08,119 --> 00:26:11,879 Speaker 1: the game of baseball. You got catcher, shortstop, center field, 478 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:15,160 Speaker 1: second base. Those are the highest value positions in baseball. 479 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:19,240 Speaker 1: So having an everyday shortstop, especially a guy that can 480 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:27,280 Speaker 1: handle it day to day. Trevor Story is that guy. Now, 481 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:30,239 Speaker 1: I will say this with the story. Defense has been 482 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:34,600 Speaker 1: a huge thing for him. But so far this year, 483 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:37,879 Speaker 1: you know, it's not what it's been. Obviously, he's been 484 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:39,520 Speaker 1: hurt in the last couple of years, but this guy's 485 00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:44,520 Speaker 1: been so good defensively. I mean, he's been amazing. You know, 486 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:47,000 Speaker 1: go back a couple of years ago, in a very small 487 00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:50,159 Speaker 1: sample size, one hundred and sixty eight plate appearances, he 488 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:53,000 Speaker 1: had eight outs above average. Last year did go down 489 00:26:53,040 --> 00:26:54,720 Speaker 1: a little bit, but he had you know, he had 490 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:56,719 Speaker 1: one hundred and six plate appearances, he still had two 491 00:26:56,760 --> 00:27:01,840 Speaker 1: outs above average. So I if there could be a 492 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 1: conversation here with Trevor story Again, I think it's unlikely, 493 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:10,440 Speaker 1: but if you're looking for a guy that could possibly 494 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:13,960 Speaker 1: step up, and if you're looking for a logistical way 495 00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:18,280 Speaker 1: to get Marcella Meyer into the lineup, this could be 496 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:21,480 Speaker 1: a solution. We'll have to see. I've seen a couple 497 00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 1: of people mentioned Blaze Jordan. He has been hitting pretty 498 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:27,159 Speaker 1: well in the minor leagues, got off to a slow start. 499 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:30,840 Speaker 1: I just think he's too far away at this point. 500 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:34,480 Speaker 1: I mean, listen, I would love to see that bad 501 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:37,639 Speaker 1: at Famway Park, I really would. But I feel like 502 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:40,919 Speaker 1: he's still He's only twenty two years old. Still, I 503 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:43,040 Speaker 1: feel like he's still another year away before you give 504 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:45,679 Speaker 1: him a chance, right he took some strides last year. 505 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:48,920 Speaker 1: I feel like it's a little too early personally. Now, 506 00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:51,680 Speaker 1: I see when the chat Anthony Rizzo Carlos is still 507 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:54,159 Speaker 1: on the market. I do wonder if he could be 508 00:27:54,320 --> 00:27:57,480 Speaker 1: a solution. I think there's you know, there's there's variables 509 00:27:57,480 --> 00:27:59,560 Speaker 1: that come into play there. What's the money look like? 510 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:05,920 Speaker 1: What is you know, what is going on with him 511 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:08,800 Speaker 1: right now? How is he doing? Is he is he 512 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:11,720 Speaker 1: ready to go I don't know what's the back gonna 513 00:28:11,760 --> 00:28:13,560 Speaker 1: look like. Could you give him a minor league deal, 514 00:28:14,080 --> 00:28:17,760 Speaker 1: you know, give him a month and maybe try it out. 515 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:21,480 Speaker 1: I wonder if that could be a possibility. If there 516 00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:26,560 Speaker 1: are some trade candidates right now. I don't think there's 517 00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:29,000 Speaker 1: gonna be a lot, because you're still waiting for more 518 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:33,480 Speaker 1: separation in the standings. You're not really looking right now 519 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:36,280 Speaker 1: for trades. You know, this is still an evaluation period 520 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:39,640 Speaker 1: for teams, so you're looking at June at the earliest. 521 00:28:40,480 --> 00:28:45,000 Speaker 1: But if there could maybe be some possibilities, maybe someone 522 00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:47,640 Speaker 1: like Alec Burrowson of the Cardinals. He's not off to 523 00:28:47,680 --> 00:28:50,080 Speaker 1: a great start this year, but he's a lefty bat, 524 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:52,840 Speaker 1: plays first base, he can play corner outfield, and he 525 00:28:52,840 --> 00:28:56,240 Speaker 1: can play left field. Maybe he could be an option. 526 00:28:57,520 --> 00:29:00,560 Speaker 1: Josh Bell, he's off to a terrible start, but he 527 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:03,880 Speaker 1: is a veteran guy. He's a switch hitter. Maybe he 528 00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:07,800 Speaker 1: could be an option. I don't think the Nationals would 529 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:11,360 Speaker 1: trade Nathaniel Low. He is off to a solid start 530 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:13,960 Speaker 1: this year, but they just traded for him and he's 531 00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:16,000 Speaker 1: under control through next year two. And I think the 532 00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:19,360 Speaker 1: Nationals are looking to compete, so I don't think they're 533 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:21,320 Speaker 1: gonna get rid of him. You know, there's a couple 534 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:25,440 Speaker 1: of other guys where I thought, Okay, maybe there could 535 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:28,640 Speaker 1: be something like Eric Wageman on the Marlins, like Matt 536 00:29:28,720 --> 00:29:33,720 Speaker 1: Gorski on the Pirates, But I don't know, Like they're 537 00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:37,160 Speaker 1: they're not really gonna be breaking out any walls by 538 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:39,200 Speaker 1: any means. But there's not really a whole lot out there. 539 00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:42,920 Speaker 1: I wonder if Burlson could become an option. He's under 540 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:45,280 Speaker 1: a lot of team control, though he's not a free 541 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:50,440 Speaker 1: agent until after the twenty twenty eight season, so I 542 00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:52,800 Speaker 1: don't know. I don't know about that. There's not a 543 00:29:52,840 --> 00:29:55,560 Speaker 1: lot of options on the trade market. But getting back 544 00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:58,440 Speaker 1: to Anthony Rizzo, I do wonder if that could be 545 00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:05,960 Speaker 1: a solution. Nick, what about Campbell? Myer a second, Here's 546 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:08,280 Speaker 1: the thing about Christian Campbell. I'm not a big fan 547 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:11,560 Speaker 1: of Campbell playing first base. And here's why you might 548 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:16,239 Speaker 1: be thinking, Robbie, why Trevor's story at first base and 549 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 1: not Campbell. Well, here's the thing about Campbell. He's also 550 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:22,160 Speaker 1: a young player in his rookie season. Yes, he's been 551 00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:24,520 Speaker 1: playing multiple positions, but I'm not a big fan of 552 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:26,960 Speaker 1: Christian Campbell playing first base because there's a lot of 553 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:31,440 Speaker 1: athleticism there, and I think I would rather him be 554 00:30:31,640 --> 00:30:33,800 Speaker 1: at second base for the most part for him to 555 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:38,320 Speaker 1: develop there. You got to remember there's development here. That's 556 00:30:38,360 --> 00:30:40,880 Speaker 1: a big thing teams. Yes, they want to win, but 557 00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:43,160 Speaker 1: they want to develop players too. You got this guy 558 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:47,240 Speaker 1: for the next ten years. Yes, he's cheap, but you 559 00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:51,040 Speaker 1: want him to reach his full potential. I think throwing 560 00:30:51,080 --> 00:30:53,600 Speaker 1: him at first base right now would be the irresponsible 561 00:30:53,640 --> 00:30:55,400 Speaker 1: thing to do with him. I think he'd be all 562 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:57,120 Speaker 1: over it. I think if they asked him to do it, 563 00:30:57,160 --> 00:30:59,080 Speaker 1: he'd be like, yeah, give me a first basement. I 564 00:30:59,080 --> 00:31:03,000 Speaker 1: think you would be all absolutely he would. He's Christian Campbell. 565 00:31:03,160 --> 00:31:06,120 Speaker 1: If you're looking for a team player, holy cow, that's 566 00:31:06,160 --> 00:31:09,520 Speaker 1: your guy. Like, he would absolutely do it. I don't 567 00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:11,280 Speaker 1: think the Red Sox would want him to do it. 568 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:17,440 Speaker 1: That's why I just wonder again, could Trevor's story be 569 00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:22,200 Speaker 1: the guy again? I know it's it might not be 570 00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:25,640 Speaker 1: the best option, and it's not my preferred option, but 571 00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:29,240 Speaker 1: he has a good glove. If there were ever a 572 00:31:29,280 --> 00:31:32,400 Speaker 1: guy to maybe test out first base, and I sound crazy, 573 00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:35,479 Speaker 1: probably I feel like I sound like a nutcase. Over here. 574 00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:39,480 Speaker 1: I'm like, I'm trying to justify something. I know I 575 00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:42,520 Speaker 1: probably sound like a psycho. But Trevor story, if there 576 00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:45,040 Speaker 1: was a guy that would be willing to try something out. 577 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:47,560 Speaker 1: He's had a good glove at shortstop in the past. Now, 578 00:31:47,560 --> 00:31:53,760 Speaker 1: the thing about shortstops, the reason shortstops get drafted so much, 579 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:59,880 Speaker 1: is because they can usually play most other positions because 580 00:31:59,880 --> 00:32:03,880 Speaker 1: they are very athletic. A short stock can play second 581 00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:06,800 Speaker 1: for the most part, they can usually play third, they 582 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:09,880 Speaker 1: can use they have usually good enough range to play 583 00:32:09,880 --> 00:32:13,120 Speaker 1: in the outfield. Right. You saw Jackson Merrow last year 584 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:17,000 Speaker 1: shortstop moved out to center field. I don't know first 585 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:22,920 Speaker 1: base though, I don't know. I mean Trevor'story's not exactly short. 586 00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:25,719 Speaker 1: He's six' one and he's not, like you, know the 587 00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:30,320 Speaker 1: most amazing first base. Height but you, know he's Not 588 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:34,680 Speaker 1: Dustin badroy out. THERE i wonder if he could be a. 589 00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:39,160 Speaker 1: Guy probably, Not i'd give this like a five, chance 590 00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:42,840 Speaker 1: but he is a team. GUY i could see him 591 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:46,680 Speaker 1: stepping up. POSSIBLY i do Think Rafael devers is the best. 592 00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:49,960 Speaker 1: Option maybe give us some, time we'll. See cora is 593 00:32:50,080 --> 00:32:55,600 Speaker 1: absolutely saying no to. IT i understand you, know there's 594 00:32:55,640 --> 00:32:59,200 Speaker 1: different aspects that come into, play you, know when it 595 00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:02,360 Speaker 1: comes to the mental part of, it when it comes 596 00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:05,160 Speaker 1: to the preparation part of, it the routine part of. 597 00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:08,000 Speaker 1: IT i can understand if they WANT raffi to just 598 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:10,600 Speaker 1: stay AT dh for the year and maybe you could 599 00:33:10,640 --> 00:33:15,360 Speaker 1: revisit it in the. Offseason we'll, see we'll. See but, 600 00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:17,440 Speaker 1: everybody that's ALL i got for. TONIGHT i don't want 601 00:33:17,440 --> 00:33:19,560 Speaker 1: to keep you here too. LONG i didn't THINK i 602 00:33:19,640 --> 00:33:23,640 Speaker 1: was gonna be here that long tonight after just such 603 00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:27,960 Speaker 1: a lame loss, here such a lame. Loss but, Everybody 604 00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:30,560 Speaker 1: i'm out of. Here go get yourself a good rest 605 00:33:30,560 --> 00:33:32,200 Speaker 1: of your. Night we'll be back here for game. Two 606 00:33:32,320 --> 00:33:34,080 Speaker 1: you know. What, actually let me just show you the 607 00:33:34,120 --> 00:33:38,400 Speaker 1: game to matchup really. Quick we Got tanner hout back 608 00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:40,480 Speaker 1: on the bump, Tomorrow Tyler. Mayley he's off to a 609 00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:42,200 Speaker 1: great start this, year one point one to nine E. 610 00:33:42,640 --> 00:33:45,240 Speaker 1: Tanner how did look a lot better his last time 611 00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:47,960 Speaker 1: out against The Blue. Jays he did get bumped around 612 00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:49,880 Speaker 1: a little bit by The rangers in his first start 613 00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:53,440 Speaker 1: of the. Year rangers, offense they seem to be ignited. 614 00:33:53,520 --> 00:33:57,360 Speaker 1: Here let's see how this goes. There is a lot 615 00:33:57,400 --> 00:33:59,960 Speaker 1: of experience on both, sides and LIKE i just, said 616 00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:03,080 Speaker 1: The rangers Saw Tanner hawk earlier this. YEAR i don't 617 00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:05,880 Speaker 1: know IF i like the matchup very much With Tanner 618 00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:09,120 Speaker 1: Hawkadole's garcia has a couple of home runs against him 619 00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:12,000 Speaker 1: At Famway, park that right handed. BAT i don't know 620 00:34:12,040 --> 00:34:15,799 Speaker 1: IF i like that too. Much jonah, Him he's got 621 00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:19,239 Speaker 1: three home runs against. Him he got AN rbi based hit. 622 00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:22,279 Speaker 1: Tonight SO i don't. KNOW a couple of matchups scare me. 623 00:34:22,360 --> 00:34:26,600 Speaker 1: Here bregman has Seen Tyler mayley a, lot so let's 624 00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:28,799 Speaker 1: See Trevor story has seen him a lot as, well 625 00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:31,600 Speaker 1: but not a lot of good results against, him only 626 00:34:31,640 --> 00:34:34,719 Speaker 1: hitting one twenty five against him with sixteen. Abs so 627 00:34:35,800 --> 00:34:38,080 Speaker 1: we'll see how this. Goes But game two, tomorrow at 628 00:34:38,120 --> 00:34:40,279 Speaker 1: least you know you're gonna have a fresh bullpen for 629 00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:43,360 Speaker 1: the most. Part so that is. That hopefully they come 630 00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:47,799 Speaker 1: out swinging, tomorrow swinging at good pictures and not just 631 00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:51,240 Speaker 1: swinging and. Missing let's let's swing and swinging and. Hitting 632 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:53,960 Speaker 1: how about? That that's what we. Need everybody going enjoy 633 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:55,879 Speaker 1: the rest of your, night And i'll talk to you next. 634 00:34:55,920 --> 00:34:56,160 Speaker 1: Time