1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:01,440 Speaker 1: Ladies and juggle their. 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 2: Welcome to th SA. 3 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 3: Good morning everybody. 4 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:13,239 Speaker 4: Today is Friday, September twentieth, and the Yankees wake up 5 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 4: in Oakland with a magic number of six to clinch 6 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 4: the American League East. The Orioles are taking on the Tigers. 7 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:24,239 Speaker 4: Tigers have been red hot. Tigers have been pushing to 8 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 4: win the American League's final wild card spot. Twins are 9 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 4: kind of collapsing, and the Yankees might not luck out 10 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 4: and play the Twins this year. They might have to 11 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 4: play the red hot Tigers. Who you know, they got 12 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:40,239 Speaker 4: the Cy Young Award winner in Tarik's Schooble, so you know, 13 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:43,520 Speaker 4: just got a play your best and hope that the 14 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 4: matchups align the way you want them to. Much rather 15 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 4: play the Twins than the Tigers, for sure, But I 16 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 4: don't think the Yankees are going to clinch this weekend. 17 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 4: They would have to sweep the Oakland A's and the 18 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 4: Orioles would have to get swept by the Tigers. I 19 00:00:58,120 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 4: do think the Orioles will get at least one of 20 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 4: those games. They got Corbyn Burns on the mound tonight. 21 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 4: He's having a great year fourteen and eight with a 22 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 4: three point six ERA and he's headed for a free 23 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 4: agency and he's probably gonna get you know, thirty plus million. 24 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 3: Dollars a year. 25 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 4: But if you look at his numbers, they're kind of 26 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 4: similar to what Louis heel Let's put up this year. 27 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 4: That tells you the value that Louis heel has put together. 28 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 4: So the Yankee should at least take you know, two 29 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 4: out of three I would think from the A's and 30 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 4: then you can probably clinch at home against the Orioles 31 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 4: next week, and that will be satisfying to clinch against 32 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:35,320 Speaker 4: the O's. But we have to talk about a serious topic. 33 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:39,679 Speaker 4: We got to talk about Jason Dimingez's defense. Now you 34 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 4: guys know that I'm a major Jason Dominguez stan. I 35 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 4: think the guy is going to be terrific, especially offensively, 36 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 4: and he's shown some good things offensively lately. Had the 37 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 4: home run a couple of days ago to dead center field. 38 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 4: That was a beautiful piece of hitting. Yesterday he had 39 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 4: two hits, including an opposite field double. He's already got 40 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 4: three stolen bases. He's running in the bas is pretty well. 41 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 4: He's obviously not super comfortable in the outfield right now, 42 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 4: especially in Seattle, but There was also that game when 43 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 4: he got called up for the Little league game where 44 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 4: the Yankees played the Tigers and there was a hesitation 45 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:20,080 Speaker 4: on the throw home that ended the game. 46 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 3: So his d war is plumbing. He hasn't had a. 47 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 4: Whole lot of opportunities, but he hasn't done much to 48 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 4: win over our confidence. Defensively. I think he will get better. 49 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 4: I think it's growing pains. I think it's rookie mistakes. 50 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 4: There does seem to be this issue where a lot 51 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 4: of Yankees come up from the minor leagues and they've 52 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 4: got some significant point of part of their game that's 53 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 4: just not ready. Volpi was not ready offensively last year. Defensively, 54 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 4: he was obviously very good. He won a Gold Glove. 55 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 4: You could argue that he wouldn't have won the Gold 56 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 4: Glove if Wander Franco didn't get arrested, but he was 57 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:57,959 Speaker 4: still one of the top defensive short stops in the 58 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 4: league and that's been true again this year. But his 59 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 4: offense is still continuing to ramp up. Dominguez has had 60 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 4: some issues judging the ball, and that can be an 61 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 4: issue when you go to these triple decker parks. You 62 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 4: talk to anybody who's you know, been a major league 63 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 4: outfielder in their life, and they say it's a tough 64 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 4: transition to go from the minor leagues to the major 65 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 4: leagues because just the way that you read the ball 66 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 4: off the bat is different with three decks, and then 67 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 4: once the ball gets above the lights, it can be 68 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 4: an issue. He also lost one in the sun yesterday. 69 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 4: I joked that it was the conditions on Earth that 70 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 4: were causing him trouble, but honestly, it's just, you know, 71 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 4: he needs reps. He needs reps. I hope he's out 72 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 4: there in the lineup again today. The Yankees might sit him. 73 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 4: He's played I think every day this week, and I 74 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 4: know that they want to get you know, Stanton and 75 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 4: Verdugo and all these guys, you know, regular reps. Stanton 76 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 4: has not looked good lately. You'd like to get him 77 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 4: tuned up for the playoffs. So right now, my concern 78 00:03:55,880 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 4: about Dominguez is low, but it's not zero. He's got 79 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 4: to find a way to make some plays out there, 80 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 4: especially the routine plays, and the only way you're gonna 81 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 4: do that is if you get reps. So let's hope 82 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 4: they keep running him out there and let's hope he improves. 83 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 4: One guy I don't want them to keep running out 84 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 4: there is Clay Holmes. 85 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 3: He has been a. 86 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 4: Major liability this season. He's got thirteen blown saves. Let's 87 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:25,600 Speaker 4: say that you win, I don't know five of those games. Well, 88 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 4: guess what that would put you on the brink of 89 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 4: winning the Al East with one victory. 90 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 3: I think that. 91 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:34,119 Speaker 4: Clay Holmes needs to be left off the playoff roster. 92 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 4: I just don't see a lot of confidence there. And 93 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 4: I think good teams will eat him alive. I think 94 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:42,839 Speaker 4: the playoff pressure will eat him alive. He doesn't seem 95 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 4: like a guy who responds well to pressure. He looks 96 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 4: like a deer in headlights. And if I were the 97 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:53,039 Speaker 4: one constructing the roster headed into the playoffs, no way, 98 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 4: not a chance does Holmes make the playoff roster. Even 99 00:04:57,520 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 4: if Jake Cousins is hurt and you need another arm, 100 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 4: I'm going with somebody else. I just I don't want 101 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 4: Clay Holmes getting the ball, even in a three or 102 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:08,159 Speaker 4: four run lead situation. 103 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 3: I just don't trust him at all. 104 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 4: I can know York study, I cannot believe as a 105 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 4: ball to do it. 106 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 5: Hey, Derek, what's going on Love your show, Bobby the 107 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 5: Bear down here in Atlanta. What's the latest on the 108 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 5: two fellas. I want to know about Juan Soto's knee. 109 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 5: Thank god it was a cushion out there instead of concrete. 110 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:46,040 Speaker 5: And also what's up Becauz. Is it just going to 111 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 5: be a couple of days for his pecs to come 112 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 5: back to normal? What lady dude? 113 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 4: No word yet on the severity of the injuries for 114 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 4: either of them. Wan Sota said he was going to 115 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 4: get X rays. That's always worry some because you never 116 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 4: know what X rays are gonna reveal. And Jake Cousins, 117 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:09,600 Speaker 4: you know, with the pectoral, that could be a bit. 118 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 4: I mean, when you pitch, your pectoral is highly engaged, 119 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 4: especially the way he pitches, he kind of drops down 120 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 4: a little bit and you could see the pectoral being 121 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 4: something that would get inflamed and that can last a while. 122 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:27,840 Speaker 4: You hope that they give him a cortizone shot. Honestly, 123 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 4: would not shock me at all if Juan Soto gets 124 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 4: the day off, and I don't know if. 125 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 3: He necessarily hit cushion. 126 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 4: I think that there's a little bit of concrete there 127 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 4: that he ran into as well, and so he's gonna 128 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 4: wake up with a nasty bruise, He's probably gonna be sore, 129 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 4: he's probably gonna be limping. My guess is that Juan 130 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 4: Soto gets at least one day off, if not too. 131 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 4: Right now, you have to think about the playoffs. You 132 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 4: have to worry more about the postseason than getting these 133 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 4: guys regular season at bats or reps on the mound. 134 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:02,599 Speaker 4: I don't expect Cousins to pitch for another week or so. 135 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 4: We might see them try and run him out there 136 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 4: towards the end of the season and see if he 137 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 4: can be effective. But if he ends up hurt, then 138 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 4: you're gonna have to find another arm for that bullpen 139 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 4: that can be effective, because he's been one of the 140 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 4: best strikeout pitchers in the Yankees relief corps. But Soto, Man, 141 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 4: let's just hope those X rays come back negative. 142 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 6: Listen, man, I'm about to playoff roster. I think the 143 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 6: Martian looks really good at the plate. I think it's 144 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 6: a bad like you've been saying, but I think it's 145 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 6: at best have been incredible. He is hitting the shit 146 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 6: out of the ball, and I know the numbers don't 147 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 6: really back it up, but He looks good at the plate, 148 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 6: and I'm not too concerned about his defense. He's so athletic, 149 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 6: and I think the Seattle is kind of a hard 150 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 6: ballpark to play in in the outfield, so I don't 151 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 6: feel super concerned about it. My thought is, I think 152 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 6: I'd rather and the Yankees will not do this. I 153 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 6: think I'd rather leave du Goo off the playoff roster 154 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 6: and bring Grisham because Grisham is such a fluck defender, 155 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 6: and have him come in maybe for a game defensive 156 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 6: substitution for Judge or the Martian or whoever may be 157 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 6: in the last inning herself. 158 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 4: I am very interested to see what the Yankees will 159 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:11,679 Speaker 4: do with the postseason roster. There's a non zero chance 160 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 4: that the Martian gets left off the roster if his 161 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 4: defense doesn't improve. But like you said, really really strong 162 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 4: at bats. He has deep at bats. It seems like 163 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 4: most counts go to three to two. He's hitting the 164 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 4: ball the other way left handed. He had that opposite 165 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 4: field double, he had that loop single, he hit a 166 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 4: home run to center field. So he's not one of 167 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:33,199 Speaker 4: these guys who's trying to pull everything and crush everything. 168 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 4: Although I think if you come inside he will crush 169 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:43,079 Speaker 4: the baseball. But yeah, the defense so far has been hideous, hideous, 170 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:45,840 Speaker 4: and look, I love the guy, but you got to 171 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:48,679 Speaker 4: make those plays. You got to make at least both 172 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 4: of those catches, and you probably got to make that 173 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 4: throw a little bit quicker that he had in that 174 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:54,840 Speaker 4: first game where he got called. 175 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 3: Up, but you know, rookie mistakes. 176 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:58,440 Speaker 4: This is why we wanted him up earlier, so that 177 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:00,440 Speaker 4: he would get a chance to go through this stuff 178 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 4: at the major league level, get it out of his 179 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 4: system so that it doesn't come up in a big 180 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 4: playoff spot. And Stanya, but I agree with you that 181 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 4: Trent Grisham probably the better choice as a fourth outfielder 182 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 4: for the playoffs. But I also agree with you that 183 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:18,720 Speaker 4: I don't think the Yankees will do it. They'll go 184 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 4: with Verdugo because he's more of a threat offensively. 185 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 3: But right now, the Yankees still have work. 186 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:26,719 Speaker 4: To do to ensure that they win the division, and 187 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 4: I'm sure that's what they're focused on. 188 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 2: This is Bob from Ohio, great show. A couple of 189 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 2: thoughts we're thinking about Molpi. Agree, he's really gone downhill 190 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 2: the second half of the year. I think his Yankee 191 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 2: pins and I do the same thing. We tended to 192 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:50,280 Speaker 2: pick on who's ever our worst hitter, Like if DJ 193 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 2: LeMay Hue was still playing, we'd all be harping on him. 194 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 2: But I get it he's had a bad second half. 195 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:00,679 Speaker 2: I think he's got a lot of potential for next year. Well, 196 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 2: do I mind pinchinting for him? Now? I think that's 197 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 2: a good idea too. The other idea is we've been 198 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 2: talking a little bit about Derek Cole, hoping that he 199 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 2: or thinking about the possibility that he might popt out 200 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 2: and one of the other options as the Yankees taking 201 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 2: a ten year. 202 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 3: Is another option that he. 203 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 2: Just stays with a nine year contract that thirty six million. 204 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 2: I'm just curious about that because. 205 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 6: I think that would be a decent option. 206 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 4: Sure, not opting out is definitely an option for Garrett Cole, 207 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 4: although I think he will. The way that I understand 208 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 4: it is that he can choose to opt out and 209 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 4: become a free agent, and if he does that, the 210 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 4: Yankees have some period of time I think it's twenty 211 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 4: four hours, maybe forty eight hours to offer him a 212 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 4: extra year on his contract, or to add an extra 213 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:53,320 Speaker 4: year on his contract. 214 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:54,959 Speaker 3: And he doesn't have to accept it. 215 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:57,840 Speaker 4: All the Yankees have to do is add that extra 216 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:01,199 Speaker 4: year and he doesn't get to become a free agent now. 217 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:04,599 Speaker 4: In my opinion, and this might be a little bit controversial, 218 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 4: if he opts out, I don't think the Yankees should 219 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:10,680 Speaker 4: offer that tenth year because really, he's basically giving you 220 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 4: a get out of jail free card for those final 221 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:15,960 Speaker 4: years of his contract, where he's going to continue to 222 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 4: battle injuries, he's going to wear down a little bit, 223 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 4: He's going to become less and less effective. I think 224 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:26,440 Speaker 4: that if he opts out, you take that money and 225 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 4: you invest it elsewhere. You spread it around. Maybe you 226 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:31,960 Speaker 4: use some of it for Juan Soto, maybe you use 227 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 4: some of it to shore up the bullpen. But if 228 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:36,960 Speaker 4: he opts out, you're basically signing a pitcher with a 229 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:40,520 Speaker 4: lot of mileage on his arm to a multi year 230 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 4: deal in his mid thirties. And that's not a smart 231 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 4: thing to do. That's not something the Yankees would do 232 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 4: if he were a free agent on the market. So 233 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 4: if he opts out, I say, you let him walk, 234 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:53,439 Speaker 4: let him go finish out his career on the West Coast. 235 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 4: I'm sure the Dodgers will offer him some money. They've 236 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 4: had some pitching issues this year, and I'm sure those 237 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:00,280 Speaker 4: pitching issues are not going away. 238 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 3: I'm sure they would love to have them. 239 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:05,679 Speaker 4: But I am not paying for Garrett Cole if he 240 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 4: opts out quick word from our sponsor and then a 241 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 4: couple of more voicemails and then the Nostra Derek prediction. 242 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:16,320 Speaker 4: Mornings are nuts, especially when you're doing a voicemail show 243 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:16,760 Speaker 4: like I do. 244 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:19,600 Speaker 3: No time for breakfast, but you still need to start 245 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 3: your day right. 246 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 4: What if a delicious, nutritious meal could be ready in 247 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 4: just seconds. 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That didn't look too. 265 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 5: Good out there. 266 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:33,600 Speaker 1: But Kitchen hit, that's for sure. 267 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 5: He definitely can hit. 268 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 1: Hopefully the fielding will come around though, just get us 269 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 1: the big league stadiums and whatnot. 270 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 4: Red Thunder, Oh my god, that traumatized me. That brought 271 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:46,440 Speaker 4: back some memories. Clint Fraser was awful out there, and 272 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:49,679 Speaker 4: what made it worse was that he didn't really hit either. 273 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:53,679 Speaker 4: At least the Martian is swinging the bat, and if 274 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:55,800 Speaker 4: he continues to swing the bat, they're going to keep 275 00:13:55,800 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 4: giving him opportunities to improve on defense. But look, there's 276 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:04,319 Speaker 4: this fine line that I have to run as a 277 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 4: podcaster where I'm a fan of the guy and I 278 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 4: don't want to criticize him because you know, he's young, 279 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 4: he's a kid, he's you know, got his whole career 280 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 4: in front of him. 281 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:17,840 Speaker 3: But I also have to be truthful with my audience. 282 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 4: I don't want to suck as a podcaster and not 283 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 4: talk about an obvious, glaring issue. And the fact is 284 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:27,400 Speaker 4: that he has been atrocious on defense so far. So 285 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 4: hopefully he can get more comfortable and quickly. It seems 286 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 4: like he's adjusted quickly to the minor leagues, like he 287 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 4: moved quickly after the COVID shutdown. He just shot through 288 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 4: the minor leagues like a rocket. So maybe you're right, 289 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 4: maybe it's just getting used to the major league stadiums. 290 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 4: But I'd be lying to you if I said I 291 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 4: wasn't at least a little bit concerned. 292 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 7: We'll Sef Derecky Sean from Connecticut. I just got a 293 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 7: sound off a little bit. I just watched the reaction 294 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:58,160 Speaker 7: last night, and I heard you say, impatient fans are 295 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:02,600 Speaker 7: going off on Bolty. I think objectively, the fan base 296 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 7: as well as the front office has fallen in love 297 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 7: with the local guy. Grew up rooting for the Yankees 298 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 7: first round pick the next Garata Cheeter stuff. If you 299 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:14,200 Speaker 7: look at him the last two years, Yes, it's gold 300 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 7: cluff defense, but he's basically offensively. Pete Cosma, I think 301 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:20,280 Speaker 7: it's got to be an open competition next year. We 302 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:23,280 Speaker 7: give up on Seeger for this, and that's got to 303 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:24,680 Speaker 7: be on Cashmer as well. Thank you. 304 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 3: Well. 305 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 4: The Yankees really value his defense, and to have an 306 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 4: open competition, you're going to have to have somebody who 307 00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:36,760 Speaker 4: has equal or better defense. And like I said yesterday 308 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:41,360 Speaker 4: in the reaction, we've seen Anthony Volpi have stretches where 309 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 4: he's incredible, and when he is getting on base and 310 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 4: making things happen and hitting line drives and scoring runs, 311 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 4: he is an incredible value to the team. The problem 312 00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:56,040 Speaker 4: is that he has not been consistent with it. I think, 313 00:15:56,280 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 4: like you said, there is a bit of a raw 314 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:04,600 Speaker 4: raw factor here, right. The organization wants him to succeed. 315 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 4: They want all their young players to succeed. But there's 316 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 4: a marketability with Folpe that maybe gave him a little 317 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 4: bit of an edge. But you're right, he struggled offensively 318 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 4: to live up to the hype. And the fact that 319 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 4: Oswaldo Cabrera pinch hit for him the other night is, 320 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:23,320 Speaker 4: you know, kind of an overlooked thing, but I think 321 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 4: it's rather big. It's the first chink in the armor 322 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 4: that we've seen that the Yankees are not totally confident 323 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 4: in his offense. So you know, hopefully he gets it 324 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 4: straightened out. But if he doesn't, there's nothing wrong with 325 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 4: just a great defensive shortstop who's a league average where 326 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:39,520 Speaker 4: or so hitter. The problem is he's been well below 327 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 4: average in the second half. He's been one of the 328 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 4: worst in baseball. You need him to just be a 329 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 4: little bit better, all right, quick nostra Derek prediction, and 330 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 4: then I will be back after the game tonight. Terrence 331 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 4: will be joining. We'll be talking about the matchup with A's, 332 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 4: we'll talk about Garrett Cole his first performance since intentional 333 00:16:58,640 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 4: walk gate, and we'll see you then. Okay, Today's no 334 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:11,400 Speaker 4: Stra Derek prediction is that Aaron Judge will hit home 335 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:14,240 Speaker 4: run number fifty four. He's going back home. He's got 336 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 4: family there in the Oakland area. I think he's going deep. 337 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:20,520 Speaker 4: And also he's got Shoheo Tani nipping at his heels 338 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:22,560 Speaker 4: for the major league home run lead now just two 339 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 4: behind after hitting three yesterday. So my prediction, Judge hits 340 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:35,720 Speaker 4: number fifty four on the season. 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