1 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: All right, Welcome back everybody, Welcome back, no intro. We're 2 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:10,400 Speaker 1: getting right into the content these days, aiden right into 3 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: the content. Welcome back, my friend. How is your case 4 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:16,479 Speaker 1: of the World Series Blues treating you right now? 5 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 2: Uh? It was a rough It's been a rough couple 6 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 2: of weeks. I mean, I just gotta leave it at that. 7 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 2: You know, it was really just deflating. I like did 8 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:29,320 Speaker 2: not go to class the next day. Maybe that was 9 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 2: responsible of me, but it was just actually two of 10 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 2: those classes got canceled. So I'm not irresponsible. 11 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:37,520 Speaker 1: So I hear you. When the Yankees lost in one, 12 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 1: I was in college like you, and I hopped into 13 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 1: my nineteen ninety seven Ford Thunderbird and I just drove 14 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 1: north and I drove until I was out of gas, 15 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 1: and then I filled up in gas and I drove back. 16 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 1: So it was I don't know, it's like five six 17 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: hours of just driving, just listening to jams, listening to 18 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 1: sad music. But we're over that now. We're gonna focus 19 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 1: on the positives. The Yankees have a chance to bring 20 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:11,680 Speaker 1: back a generational player, Juan Soto, and his saga continues. 21 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:17,279 Speaker 1: Apparently he's meeting with the Dodgers the Mets, the Red Sox, 22 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:20,399 Speaker 1: the Blue Jays, and the Yankees. And the Yankees have 23 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 1: the final meeting on Monday. I want to lay out 24 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: some reasons for optimism and some reasons for peptic peptimism, 25 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: pepto bismoalinism, pessimism, and just kind of see, you know, 26 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: how you're feeling about it at this moment, and kind 27 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:38,960 Speaker 1: of see where the audience is at right now, because 28 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 1: I'm sensing that some people might be on edge. So 29 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 1: some reasons to be optimistic. First, the Yankees have the 30 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: last meeting. I think that could give them an edge 31 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: because there might already be some offers out there, so 32 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 1: they know what they have to beat. Also, if you've 33 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: ever studied like job interview tactics, like if there's a 34 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: bunch of interviews on the same day, you want to 35 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: be last because you want to be fresh in the 36 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: people's mind who are interviewing you. And I think that 37 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: the Yankees and the familiarity of Judge and you know, 38 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: the guys that are gonna be in that room could 39 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:14,639 Speaker 1: help with some recency bias, right, could help influence his decision, like, Hey, 40 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: you know, I like these guys. They're fresh in my mind. 41 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:19,359 Speaker 1: I don't want to hurt these guys. And the final 42 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: reason that I'm a little optimistic is that he genuinely 43 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: seemed to be enjoying his playing time with the Yankees, 44 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 1: like he enjoyed being in the Bronx. He enjoyed wearing 45 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: the pin stripes. He said that many times he did 46 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 1: the Sodo shuffle song. I mean, he just seemed to 47 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: love it. Here and now some reasons for pessimism, and 48 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: we'll see where you're at. So the Mets and the 49 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: Dodgers both very interested. There's rumors out there that Cohen 50 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,239 Speaker 1: won't be outbid right, and if it's strictly a money decision, 51 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 1: it's gonna be Cohen. And the Blue Jays are also 52 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: rumored to be throwing a lot of money at him. 53 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 1: They'd saved up a bunch for Otani. They offered him 54 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: seven hundred million and he said no. And both the 55 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: Mets and the Dodgers have a lot more hayroll flexibility 56 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: and deeper pockets than hal Steinberner. Forget the value of 57 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: the franchise of the Yankees. I know it's super expensive, 58 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:08,640 Speaker 1: but that's not where the players salaries come from. It's 59 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: from revenue and things like that. Yes, now're gisn't as 60 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:14,519 Speaker 1: profitable as it used to be. Regional TV just isn't 61 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: as popular as it used to be. 62 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 3: They should just. 63 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:19,119 Speaker 1: Invest in YouTube, man, I mean, that's where it's at. 64 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: But you know, Hal gets all his money from the Yankees. 65 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: The Dodgers have a hedge fund. Steve Cohen is three 66 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: times richer than pretty much every owner in baseball. And finally, 67 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 1: the Dodgers would be an absolute super team if they 68 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: added Soto to show Hey and Mookie and Freddie Freddie 69 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: Freeman is now my personal Freddy Krueger forever. Just nightmares 70 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: about that World Series. And you know that's without even 71 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: adding Roki Sazaki, where the Dodgers are the favorites there. 72 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 1: So talking super team, and there's a trend in sports 73 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: in recent years where there are super teams and you know, 74 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: guys like to team up and make this big, crazy 75 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: super team, mostly basketball. But I feel like back in 76 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: the day, you wanted to beat those guys. You didn't, 77 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 1: you wanted to beat the super team. That's what I want. 78 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: I want a competitor who wants to beat those guys. 79 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: So it would not say a lot about Wan Soto 80 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: to me if he joined the super Team anyway. But 81 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: I just wanted to kind of see where you're at 82 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 1: with this whole situation as we move towards a meeting 83 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: on Monday. 84 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm still kind of in wait and see mode. 85 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 2: You know, you mentioned all those teams that are reportedly involved. 86 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 2: You know, you got the Blue Jayson, the Mix there, 87 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 2: the Rays even checked in. I think a lot of 88 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 2: the teams on that list are really just kind of 89 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:39,599 Speaker 2: being used for leverage because that's what Boris does. And 90 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 2: then we hear that there's some kind of mystery team 91 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 2: on a Boris client. But yeah, I just feel like 92 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 2: it's a big leverage game. I'm not particularly worried about 93 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 2: the Dodgers because I just think that's that's kind of unrealistic. 94 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 2: And I do think Sodo wants to beat the Dodgers 95 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 2: and doesn't like the West Coast either. We've heard time 96 00:04:58,360 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 2: and time again that he wants to be on the 97 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 2: So I really do think this is a Yankees versus 98 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 2: Mets game. But if you asked me after Game five 99 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 2: of the World Series and he saw his postgame interviews, 100 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:12,599 Speaker 2: I felt terrible. I was at my buddy's place and 101 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 2: I was like, oh my god, we lost the World 102 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 2: Series and now we're gonna lose Juan Soto. But I've 103 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 2: had some time to cool off, think things over, and 104 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 2: I really think this is kind of just it's where 105 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 2: Sodo wants to go at the end of the day, 106 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:26,600 Speaker 2: and it's if the Yankees are going to give him 107 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 2: a good enough offer. I think the Yankees just have 108 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:31,479 Speaker 2: to be close to what the Mets are offering. But 109 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 2: I think it's a good sign that hal stein Brunner 110 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 2: is flying to la and that he's getting involved early 111 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 2: because when Judge was a free agent, we saw that 112 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 2: Hall had to come in last minute to save the 113 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 2: deal and give the number that Judge wanted him. Being 114 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 2: involved this early shows that he wants Sodo on his team. 115 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:52,039 Speaker 2: He knows he has to bring Sodo back to get 116 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 2: back to the Promised Land again, and he knows the 117 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:58,799 Speaker 2: fans will go absolutely ballistic on him if he doesn't resign. Sodo. 118 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 2: He was a cold revelation for this team and for 119 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:05,719 Speaker 2: Yankees fans in the Bronx. So I really do think 120 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 2: it's just down to the Yankees and Mets. Steve Cohen's 121 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 2: got deep pockets, But at the end of the day. 122 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 2: I think how Steinbrenner is going to do whatever it 123 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 2: takes to get done. 124 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: And there's something to how wanting to meet with him 125 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: in person, because if you're gonna give this guy, you know, 126 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: six hundred seven hundred million dollars, like I said on 127 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:26,919 Speaker 1: a previous podcast, you want to look him in the 128 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 1: eye and know that he wants to be a Yankee, right. 129 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:33,280 Speaker 1: You want to see in his heart that it's not 130 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 1: just about the money, right. So, I mean that's where 131 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:38,919 Speaker 1: we're at. I mean, none of us are gonna know 132 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:43,719 Speaker 1: where it's headed until moves start happening. Because he's played 133 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 1: it very well. He's regurgitated all the lines from Boris Korp. 134 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,920 Speaker 1: You know where every team's got a chance. But in 135 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 1: his heart, you know that he has something in mind. 136 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: And I refuse to believe that Wan Sota is one 137 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:57,920 Speaker 1: of those guys who only has dollar signs in his heart. 138 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: From watching him play all year, it seems like this 139 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: guy genuinely loves the game, genuinely loves the big stage. 140 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:05,840 Speaker 1: Now you can say the Mets are also a big 141 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,839 Speaker 1: stage because obviously it's New York, but they're kind of 142 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: the little brother. They always have been and even if 143 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 1: they won a couple of World Series, I think they 144 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: would still be the little brother until they win twenty 145 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 1: eight of them. So hey, it is what it is. 146 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 1: One way the Yankees could save money, and I want 147 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 1: to talk about this if they signed Juan Soto is 148 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 1: by going with a rookie at second base, perhaps maybe 149 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 1: a rookie at first base too. We talked about Ben 150 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: Rice in the past, but I want to talk a 151 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: little bit about Caleb Durban because he's somebody that I 152 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: haven't talked a lot about on this channel. He's getting 153 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: a lot of attention for a number of reasons. Reason 154 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: number one is that Galabra Tors is effectively gone. I mean, 155 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 1: Glabrator is not coming back. He already cleared off his 156 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 1: Instagram profile. That's like, you know, it's like changing your 157 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 1: relationship status on Facebook. He just set the Arizona Fall 158 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: League record with twenty nine stolen bases and there's only 159 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 1: been twenty four games he averaging more than a stolen 160 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: baseberger game down. There's itting over three hundred his on 161 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 1: base percentage in the minor leagues for his career three 162 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 1: seventy four, which is terrific. It's over four hundred in 163 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 1: the AFL. Right, now, here's a stat that I wanted 164 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:15,680 Speaker 1: to throw at you, aiden that I find particularly encouraging 165 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 1: in his career in the minor leagues. One hundred and 166 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 1: thirty four walks, one hundred and eleven strikeouts, so more 167 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 1: walks than strikeouts. I tell you got a very good eye. 168 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 1: And you mentioned how short he was. He's five eight, 169 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 1: about one hundred and eighty pounds, and he crouches down 170 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: a little bit in his stance, so he's got a 171 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 1: very small strike zone. So when you combine a good 172 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 1: eye with a command of the strike zone, you know, 173 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 1: those are signs of a good modern hitter. Now, I 174 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 1: don't know if he's gonna actually hit well against major 175 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: league pitchers, but I wanted to get your thoughts on 176 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:52,320 Speaker 1: Caleb Durban. Also on his neck, because it's insane. He's 177 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 1: got a neck like a linebacker. 178 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:54,080 Speaker 3: Man. 179 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's got a massive neck. He is absolutely yoked 180 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:01,840 Speaker 2: up for a guy of his eyes. But he's a 181 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 2: really interesting prospect because his profile reminds me a lot 182 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:10,959 Speaker 2: of Anthony Volpi when he was coming up, and he's 183 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 2: he's a short, stocky guy, but he had a good 184 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:17,080 Speaker 2: slash line this year, batted two seventy five with a 185 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 2: three eighty eight on base percentage a four to fifty 186 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:21,839 Speaker 2: one slug That makes for an eight thirty nine OHPS. 187 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:24,600 Speaker 2: My main concern with him is that he just doesn't 188 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 2: hit the ball very hard, and that's why he reminds 189 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:29,680 Speaker 2: me of Vulpy a lot. He's a slap hitter who's 190 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 2: really fast on the bases and a good defender. He's 191 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 2: a contact oriented bat, so you're not really gonna expect 192 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 2: him to hit the ball that hard. But his average 193 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 2: exit velocity this past season was eighty three point eight 194 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:42,959 Speaker 2: miles per hour and he just had a three point 195 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:47,439 Speaker 2: three barrel rate. Those are kind of remarkably low. It 196 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 2: is a hard hit rate was only twenty five percent, 197 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 2: so not really where you want it to be. That 198 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 2: that's from stack cast data. There's now some minor league 199 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,840 Speaker 2: stack cast data. But yeah, of course a hitter with 200 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 2: his profile is not gonna to hit the ball very hard. 201 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 2: He's not gonna be a big slucker. But like you mentioned, 202 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:06,320 Speaker 2: he walks a lot and he doesn't strike out a ton. 203 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 2: His wifth rate is low at sixteen percent. He has 204 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:13,320 Speaker 2: a twelve point five percent walk rate and a nine 205 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:16,440 Speaker 2: point nine percent strikeout rate, so his strikeout rate is 206 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 2: below ten percent. I really like to see that. That's 207 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 2: that's a really encouraging thing. I do think that Darwin 208 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 2: will be on the opening day roster. I think he's 209 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 2: gonna get a big shot in spring training and then 210 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 2: he's gonna make the opening day team. I don't know 211 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:32,719 Speaker 2: if he's gonna start, but he's definitely gonna be in 212 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 2: the mix in twenty twenty five for sure. 213 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:38,079 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think it's a little bit risky to go 214 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:40,240 Speaker 1: with a rookie who hasn't played in the major leagues 215 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:42,839 Speaker 1: at all on opening day, especially when they have some 216 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: suspect metrics like you just mentioned with the exit velocity. 217 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:50,080 Speaker 1: But you know, if the Yankees re signed Jan Soda, 218 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 1: they're gonna be looking to cut costs in other areas, 219 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: and I could see this being a place where they 220 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: do it, because if it doesn't work out, there are 221 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 1: other second basemen you can go out and get, right. 222 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:01,600 Speaker 1: I mean, you could all so call up Oswald Parraza 223 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:03,559 Speaker 1: and give him a shot at second base. So I 224 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: wouldn't be shocked if they hang on to Paraza, even 225 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:09,560 Speaker 1: though he's been kind of like, you know, cast aside 226 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 1: in the organization. You could also move Jazz chishlm over 227 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 1: to second base and go get a third baseman, and 228 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 1: I think that's something that we should also spend a 229 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:21,080 Speaker 1: little bit of time on. Because there's been some rumors 230 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:23,160 Speaker 1: about Alec Bohm. We'll talk about him in a minute, 231 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:26,600 Speaker 1: but first we got to talk about Jordan Montgomery. Jordan 232 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 1: Montgomery was outstanding after being traded from the Yankees. He 233 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 1: was pretty good with the Yankees. I was always a 234 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:34,960 Speaker 1: big fan of am. I I called myself the president 235 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:38,600 Speaker 1: of Gumby Nation, and it's been a long time since 236 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 1: I I've done that accent anyway, three point four eight 237 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:45,840 Speaker 1: R and twenty two three point two to zero ERA 238 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 1: in twenty three. He obviously had some trouble this year. 239 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 1: He had an ERA over six to six point two 240 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 1: to three. Now. Scott Boris is his agent, and he 241 00:11:57,240 --> 00:11:59,839 Speaker 1: screwed up his free agency last winner. You know, he 242 00:11:59,920 --> 00:12:02,080 Speaker 1: was asking for too much money. Teams weren't willing to 243 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:04,960 Speaker 1: pay it. He ended up signing with the Diamondbacks very late. 244 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 1: He got to camp late, he got his season started late, 245 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: and you can see it. Baseball Savant his numbers were down, 246 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:13,839 Speaker 1: he still had a good chase rate, still had a 247 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 1: good barrel percentage. And he always has that great extension 248 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 1: because he's six y six and her releases so far 249 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: over top. But you see his metrics through the years, 250 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 1: you know, beginning in twenty seventeen, he's always had solid numbers. 251 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 1: I've always liked this guy, And now the d Backs 252 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:31,679 Speaker 1: have openly said that they're planning to trade him, and 253 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: they're willing to eat some of the money to do it. 254 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:37,199 Speaker 1: They still are gonna need pitching, but their owner just 255 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:41,840 Speaker 1: doesn't like the deal. He doesn't like Mani. And it 256 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 1: just gave me the idea. What if What if the 257 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 1: Yankees were to trade Marcus Stroman, maybe throwing a couple 258 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 1: of lottery ticket prospects, and in return you get back 259 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 1: Jordan Montgomery, and maybe the d Backs eat a little 260 00:12:58,120 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 1: bit of that money. Maybe they eat there's six million 261 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:04,680 Speaker 1: difference between what Stroman makes and what money makes. Maybe 262 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: they pick up two million or three million of that 263 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 1: to make it. You know, not quite a push, but 264 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 1: you know, the Anchors would be getting the better pitcher. 265 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 1: The Diamondbacks would be getting a groundball guy who's experienced 266 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:19,200 Speaker 1: He's a good clubhouse guy, and honestly, I would rather 267 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:21,880 Speaker 1: have a thirty one year old Jordan Montgomery on my 268 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:25,559 Speaker 1: roster than than Marcus Stroman. So just wanted to give 269 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 1: your thoughts on Jordan Montgomery and thoughts on my trade 270 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:29,320 Speaker 1: in general. 271 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I actually really do like that that mock trade 272 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 2: personally because I'm out on Marcus Stroman. We signed this 273 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:39,560 Speaker 2: guy for you know, three years, what thirty seven and 274 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 2: a half million I think, and he didn't even he 275 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 2: didn't pitch in the playoffs or yeah, I don't think 276 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 2: he pitched a single inning. 277 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:47,960 Speaker 1: In the he even warm up in the playoffs. 278 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:49,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, Like, I mean, I thought we were going to 279 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 2: use this guy as a long relief at least, but 280 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:55,480 Speaker 2: he just he served no value in the playoffs. But yeah, 281 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 2: I would definitely give the Diamondbacks a call right now 282 00:13:57,640 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 2: because his value is probably at the lowest it's gonna be. 283 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:04,959 Speaker 2: Jordan Montgomery is a good picture. You know, the owner 284 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:07,720 Speaker 2: has made those comments that he doesn't really want Montgomery, 285 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:10,680 Speaker 2: so I don't think it would take terribly much to 286 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 2: get him, And I think it's unfair to judge his 287 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 2: twenty twenty four season as well, because he had a 288 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 2: late start. Scott Boris kind of screwed him over a 289 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 2: little bit, overestimated his value. But it just doesn't seem 290 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 2: like the d Backs are a good fit for him. 291 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 2: It doesn't seem like a good environment. The Yankees know Montgomery, 292 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 2: and Montgomery knows the Yankees. Matt Blake did wonders for 293 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 2: him when he came over in twenty twenty. I think 294 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,040 Speaker 2: it would be a good fit and the Yankees would 295 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:40,000 Speaker 2: tap into some potential that he has left. And although 296 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 2: his velocity has kind of dipped down, he's got the 297 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:46,760 Speaker 2: kind of stuff where he can reinvent himself as a pitcher, 298 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 2: just like CC Sabathia did. 299 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 1: Yeah. Thhg Wick and fifty Cal, one of the mods 300 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 1: here at Pinstripe Territory, says as bad as Stroman is, 301 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 1: same with Mani, but I think Stroman's contract is easier 302 00:14:56,640 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: to get out of. Maybe he's wrong. Well, Mani's only 303 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: got one year at twenty one point five million because 304 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 1: it was an option year that he picked up. So 305 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:06,040 Speaker 1: I mean it's not a big deal. I mean, if 306 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 1: if he ends up struggling, you know, you just don't 307 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:11,160 Speaker 1: pitch him in the playoffs. You'll let him walk after 308 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 1: the year. I think it's a win win if you 309 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 1: pick up Montgomery, and I think he would be rejuvenated 310 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 1: being back with the Yankees. Obviously there were some issues 311 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 1: when he was traded. Brian Cashman said, oh, he wasn't 312 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 1: gonna be a part of our playoff rotation. I feel 313 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 1: like that would it would either piss him off or 314 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 1: it would give him a chip on his shoulder to 315 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:31,800 Speaker 1: go out and say, you know what I'm gonna be. 316 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 1: I'm damn well gonna be a part of your playoff 317 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 1: rotation this time. That's how I would want to see, 318 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 1: you know, a player react as a competitor. But I 319 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 1: think we're both all in MANI would be a good fit. 320 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 1: Let's talk about somebody who might not be a good fit. 321 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:47,520 Speaker 1: But we've been getting lots of questions about, and that 322 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 1: is Alec Boehm. There's been talk about possibly picking up 323 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:55,280 Speaker 1: a third baseman, and you know, if the Yankees decide 324 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 1: to move Jazz back to second base, that's probably something 325 00:15:57,640 --> 00:16:00,360 Speaker 1: they're gonna have to do. And people have been asking 326 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 1: about Alec Bohm and obviously the stat cast numbers are 327 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 1: pretty good. He's had some maturity issues that you know, 328 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 1: have kind of dragged him down. He kind of got 329 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: benched in the playoffs. He likes to destroy stuff and 330 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: throw a fit when he has a bad at bad 331 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 1: or grounds into a double play. That's nothing we haven't 332 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 1: seen before. Paul O'Neil was one of those guys. But 333 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 1: his baseball savant numbers are quite good. He's an above 334 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 1: average fielder. It's bad base runner. Not sure we need 335 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 1: one of those. He's a contact hitter who sprays the 336 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 1: ball all over the ballpark. You can see if you're 337 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 1: watching on YouTube the spray chart line to line. Some 338 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 1: of those doubles he hit to the opposite field would 339 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 1: be home runs at Yankee Stadium. But I asked you 340 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 1: yesterday how you felt about him, and you said you 341 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 1: weren't interested. So just kind of wanted to find out 342 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 1: what's the deal. 343 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:48,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's more of like a hard no from me. 344 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 2: Alec Bohm is a good baseball player, Like I do 345 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 2: think that, you know, he can hit the ball, he 346 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 2: can field, but I just don't think it's a good fit. 347 00:16:57,160 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 2: He's got some good statistics defensively base with five outs 348 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 2: above average last season. That's pretty good. You know, he 349 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:06,199 Speaker 2: can swing it. You saw the savant numbers there, good 350 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:09,359 Speaker 2: eggs at velocity, doesn't with a lot, doesn't ka a lot. 351 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 2: You'd love to see that. But here's why he's not 352 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 2: a good fit in my eyes. First and foremost, those 353 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:18,159 Speaker 2: attitude problems you mentioned. I have a few friends that 354 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:21,360 Speaker 2: are Phillies fans and they complain about this guy NonStop. 355 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 2: He got benched in the NLDS because of an attitude issue, 356 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:28,920 Speaker 2: and Rob Thompson was unimpressed with how he handled late 357 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:32,639 Speaker 2: season adversity. And you know, he does have a good 358 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:34,919 Speaker 2: amount of range with those five outs above average, but 359 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 2: he made fourteen errors last year, and in twenty twenty 360 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:41,120 Speaker 2: two he made thirteen. In twenty twenty one he made fifteen. 361 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 2: So he's really not that great that defensively, and honestly, 362 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:49,159 Speaker 2: if anyone is a Glabor Torres replacement, it's not Caleb Durban, 363 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:52,479 Speaker 2: it's this guy, because yeah, he can, he can hit 364 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:54,440 Speaker 2: the ball, but he's got a bit of an attitude 365 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 2: and work ethic problem. And he's not only a liability 366 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:01,680 Speaker 2: defensively as with all those, but he's also a liability 367 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:03,920 Speaker 2: on the bass pats. He had a negative two point 368 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:08,200 Speaker 2: six base base running runs above average and stat Cast 369 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:11,399 Speaker 2: gave him a negative two base running run value. So 370 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 2: at face value, it seems like a good fit. He 371 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:16,920 Speaker 2: has a good bat, and he only has a few, 372 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:19,440 Speaker 2: like two or three more years left on his rookie contract. 373 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:23,560 Speaker 2: But looking at the big picture, I just do not 374 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:26,199 Speaker 2: see it doing well for the Yankees. I think I 375 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:28,199 Speaker 2: think it would be more of a headache than anything 376 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:29,359 Speaker 2: for the Yankees and their fans. 377 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:33,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think the Yankees don't need any more headaches 378 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 1: right now. We've got plenty of headaches to go around. 379 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:37,919 Speaker 1: The base running thing is kind of what concerns me 380 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:41,399 Speaker 1: a little bit because they're already terrible at base running, 381 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:46,359 Speaker 1: and you know, attitude problems with young players. It really 382 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:48,640 Speaker 1: depends on the type of attitude problem, right I mean, 383 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:52,399 Speaker 1: if somebody's pissed off at themselves right for making an 384 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 1: out or whatever and smashing some stuff like Paul O'Neil's 385 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:56,960 Speaker 1: one of those guys, it could actually like be kind 386 00:18:56,960 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: of fun. But if they're one of these people who's 387 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 1: just like you know, a bad teammate or a clubhouse nuisance, 388 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 1: then it's not a good fit because right now, you 389 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 1: don't want to screw up the chemistry of a team 390 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:08,840 Speaker 1: that's trying to get back to the World Series. But 391 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 1: a lot of people are asking about Alec Bohm, so 392 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:13,719 Speaker 1: I thought we would talk about him. One more thing 393 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:16,159 Speaker 1: we got to talk about, and that is that Aaron 394 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:19,399 Speaker 1: Boone had his option picked up. Now we've got some 395 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:22,360 Speaker 1: voicemails that I'll get to in a minute about Aaron Boone. 396 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:25,119 Speaker 1: I do think it's interesting that they haven't given him 397 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:28,040 Speaker 1: a contract extension. As the guy in Moneyball said, it's 398 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:30,480 Speaker 1: hard to manage under the cloud of a one year contract. 399 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:33,679 Speaker 1: But as they also said in Moneyball, if there's a 400 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:35,960 Speaker 1: ground ball hit the first base right now, there's nobody 401 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:38,080 Speaker 1: there to stop it from rolling. So the Yankees have 402 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 1: some other issues right now to take care of. Do 403 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:42,919 Speaker 1: you think there's anything to the fact that the Yankees 404 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:45,400 Speaker 1: didn't extend his contract. They don't seem to hand out 405 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: extensions to players or managers a lot. They never extended Girardi, 406 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:50,640 Speaker 1: they got rid of them. You know, they didn't extend 407 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:53,400 Speaker 1: Tory that often players they make them play out their 408 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:55,760 Speaker 1: contract like judge, and then they'll resign them. They don't 409 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:57,639 Speaker 1: mind paying the extra premium to bring them back, but 410 00:19:57,640 --> 00:20:00,320 Speaker 1: they don't want to give guys a contract to ear early. 411 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:02,600 Speaker 1: So just wanted to get your thoughts on the Boom situation, 412 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 1: on the Boone situation, and also, you know, what do 413 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:06,399 Speaker 1: you think of Boone this year in general? I mean, 414 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:09,200 Speaker 1: I had my my qualms with him, Like I didn't 415 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 1: like how long he stuck with Clay Holmes, but that's 416 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 1: also an organizational decision. I didn't like that when the 417 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 1: Martian came up, he didn't he didn't play him enough, 418 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 1: like he sat him every other day. I didn't like 419 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:24,399 Speaker 1: that it took him half a year to decide on 420 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:27,200 Speaker 1: a catcher. But I did like that he put Austin 421 00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:29,440 Speaker 1: Wells in the leadoff spot or in the cleanup spot 422 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:30,879 Speaker 1: in the middle of the season and that kind of 423 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 1: juvenated him. I thought moving Glabor Torres to the leadoff 424 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:37,880 Speaker 1: spot was excellent, and it was excellent down the stretch. 425 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:40,200 Speaker 1: And I thought he made a lot of great bullpen 426 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:44,879 Speaker 1: moves in the postseason. Just a few bad ones too, obviously. 427 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:47,679 Speaker 1: So give me your thoughts on the Boone situation. How 428 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:50,880 Speaker 1: you feel about him as a whole. Yeah, No, as 429 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 1: a whole. 430 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:54,399 Speaker 2: Boone's grade for this year I give him an A 431 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 2: like he was a great manager this year. I think 432 00:20:57,119 --> 00:21:00,320 Speaker 2: a lot of the complaints that Yankees fans have with 433 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:03,120 Speaker 2: him this year was more of an organizational thing and 434 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 2: not up to him. Uh you know, like people would 435 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:09,280 Speaker 2: get on him for not holding players accountable enough. Why 436 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:11,760 Speaker 2: aren't you benching Glabor Torres after he made a base 437 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 2: running error. That's just that's not completely up to him, 438 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:17,240 Speaker 2: I think. I I think like from you know, the 439 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 2: upper levels, they're telling him just keep Labor on the 440 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:22,320 Speaker 2: field no matter what. But yeah, no, I think he 441 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:25,200 Speaker 2: was a good manager this year, and like you said, 442 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:29,639 Speaker 2: he made excellent bullpen decisions almost all playoffs until the 443 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:31,960 Speaker 2: tenth inning of Game one of the World Series. Would 444 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:37,720 Speaker 2: love to forget that, but will Yeah no, I really won't. 445 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:41,920 Speaker 2: That really stum, but that was my first World Series 446 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:45,679 Speaker 2: loss as a Yankees fan, really really terrible. But like 447 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:48,679 Speaker 2: you said, I don't think they've extended him yet because, uh, 448 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 2: they just that's just not the Yankees m O. They 449 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 2: got other fish to fry right now, including probably one 450 00:21:55,800 --> 00:22:00,040 Speaker 2: of the best free agents in the decade, probably. But 451 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:03,280 Speaker 2: I also think it's World Series or bust for Boone 452 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 2: this year. That's That's probably another reason I think they're 453 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:08,920 Speaker 2: gonna see if he can take them to the Promised 454 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:11,920 Speaker 2: Land this year, because if he doesn't, I think he's 455 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:13,680 Speaker 2: out and they want to get someone else in there. 456 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:16,399 Speaker 2: We heard rumors this year that if he didn't win 457 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 2: the Ale Pennant he was out. So it's World Series 458 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 2: or bust for Aaron next year. 459 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 1: I agree, And it's not gonna be easy because the 460 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:25,960 Speaker 1: Dodgers are gonna be better. The Orioles, I think, are 461 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,680 Speaker 1: gonna be even better, although they may lose Corbin Burns. 462 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:31,000 Speaker 1: They got a lot of young guys who are just developing. 463 00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:33,680 Speaker 1: There's other teams that are not going away. I don't. 464 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 1: I don't think the Guardians are going away. They gave 465 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:38,240 Speaker 1: us a very even though we won that in five 466 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:42,960 Speaker 1: games they played, they played us very tight. They played 467 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:45,760 Speaker 1: us very tight. So look, it's not gonna be easy. 468 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:48,160 Speaker 1: Yankees have their work cut out for them. Aiden, thanks 469 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:50,119 Speaker 1: so much for joining. 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All right, so we got 492 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:06,840 Speaker 1: three voicemails tonight and reminder, you can always call in 493 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:10,080 Speaker 1: the voicemail numbers on the screen seven one, eight, eight, nine, nine, ten, 494 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:13,879 Speaker 1: sixty eight. I will be live again on Sunday. I 495 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:16,879 Speaker 1: was gonna do Friday this week, but then I remember 496 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 1: that the Tyson fight is Friday, the Tyson versus. Is 497 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 1: it Jake Paul or Logan Paul? Jake Paul? And I'm 498 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:27,399 Speaker 1: looking forward to that. I want to see Tyson just 499 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:29,359 Speaker 1: cave this guy's head in at fifty eight. Well, that 500 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:32,359 Speaker 1: would be hilarious. Anyway, let's talk a little bit about 501 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:33,480 Speaker 1: Aaron Boone a little bit more. 502 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 4: Yes, Hi, Derek Steve calling from Farmington, Maine, hiding out 503 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 4: among the IRIDSIX fans. Derek, I would like to hear 504 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:48,399 Speaker 4: your reaction to Aaron Boone's rebuttaled to the Dodgers, saying 505 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 4: the Yankees are not fundamentally sound. 506 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:51,639 Speaker 2: In fact, he. 507 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:56,360 Speaker 4: Gave some obscure of examples of how they won games, 508 00:24:56,960 --> 00:25:01,120 Speaker 4: attending to little things. Absolutely ridiculous. How can we bring 509 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:03,240 Speaker 4: this guy back? He doesn't even see what's right in 510 00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:04,639 Speaker 4: front of him. Thanks for that. 511 00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:07,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that's a great call. I mean, Boone 512 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:11,679 Speaker 1: does that a lot, right. He says things that we 513 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:13,720 Speaker 1: know are not true, and he's like, no, no, no, believe me. 514 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:16,960 Speaker 1: Don't believe your eyes and ears. And in this case, 515 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:19,680 Speaker 1: it's not just our eyes and ears, but the statistics 516 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: don't back up the fact that we were a fundamentally 517 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 1: sound team, way too many errors, way too poor of 518 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:29,840 Speaker 1: base running. And they're bringing him back for a year 519 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:31,680 Speaker 1: because they made it to the World Series. But I 520 00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:34,840 Speaker 1: think what you're saying is part of the reason he 521 00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 1: hasn't gotten an extension yet. Right. You got to learn 522 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:41,359 Speaker 1: to be honest with the media. New Yorkers especially have 523 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:45,640 Speaker 1: a very very finely calibrated BS detector, and I think 524 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:49,680 Speaker 1: it's important to be as honest as you can when 525 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 1: talking to the media. 526 00:25:53,600 --> 00:25:59,960 Speaker 3: Hey, Eric Goffin regarding Aaron Boone and the possibility of 527 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:02,880 Speaker 3: tract extension, I guess we don't know whether that's happening. 528 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 3: And and just the fact that they picked up his option, Yeah, 529 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 3: I find it really interesting. You know what if uh, 530 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:13,359 Speaker 3: you know, Boone had gone against you know what, uh 531 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:18,080 Speaker 3: uh what the boys upstairs wanted, or gone against what 532 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:23,679 Speaker 3: management wanted, and uh brought in Tim Hill and he 533 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:26,439 Speaker 3: gets out of that game and he wins it. But 534 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:29,120 Speaker 3: maybe Yankees go on to lose the World Series and 535 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:32,000 Speaker 3: in seven games, and maybe it's an all time classic. 536 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 3: I wonder if they even pick up his option, let alone, 537 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:39,760 Speaker 3: you know, offer him the possibility of an extension, because 538 00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:41,880 Speaker 3: he goes against he went against the grain. He did 539 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 3: what he did, something on his own that he chose 540 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:46,840 Speaker 3: to do with it, you know, wasn't in the game plan. 541 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:49,480 Speaker 3: I do really wonder about that. 542 00:26:49,840 --> 00:26:53,240 Speaker 1: And and now, well, I'm gonna stop you there. If 543 00:26:53,359 --> 00:26:56,160 Speaker 1: ifs and butts were candy and nuts, every day would 544 00:26:56,160 --> 00:26:59,120 Speaker 1: be Christmas, I I he didn't go against the grain. 545 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:02,360 Speaker 1: He went with what they were planning as an organization, 546 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:04,720 Speaker 1: which is go to Neester Cortez, and it didn't work out. 547 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:07,720 Speaker 1: And it's something I'm sure he's kicking himself about. But 548 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:09,480 Speaker 1: it does sound like the Yankees are trying to bring 549 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:11,560 Speaker 1: back Tim Hill. Anyway. I really like the way Tim 550 00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:14,560 Speaker 1: Hill threw the ball since the after the Yankees picked 551 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:14,919 Speaker 1: him up. 552 00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:17,640 Speaker 3: Hey, Derek, this. 553 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:19,960 Speaker 4: Is Bob from Ohio. Love your content. 554 00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:23,199 Speaker 3: I could listen to a podcast every day even in 555 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:23,919 Speaker 3: the off season. 556 00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:26,919 Speaker 4: I went to Game four, so I did get to 557 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:28,359 Speaker 4: see a win that was exciting. 558 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:31,120 Speaker 3: I agree with you what you said this week. 559 00:27:31,680 --> 00:27:35,120 Speaker 4: Somebody's got to work on the base running and the defense. 560 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:38,480 Speaker 4: With this team, the coaching really needs to up their game. 561 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:42,000 Speaker 3: Like you said, they probably need somebody else like Tim 562 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:42,560 Speaker 3: Raine to. 563 00:27:42,520 --> 00:27:45,880 Speaker 1: Work with him, probably a new third base coach too. 564 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:49,600 Speaker 4: They got a lot of work to do, but the 565 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:53,120 Speaker 4: possibilities are there. So thanks for the great contest. 566 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:57,119 Speaker 1: I appreciate that. I think it's interesting that Rojas is 567 00:27:57,200 --> 00:27:59,719 Speaker 1: keeping his job at third bay or you know, as 568 00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:01,320 Speaker 1: the third base coach, because I thought he had a 569 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:04,240 Speaker 1: lot of bad sins this year, a lot of really 570 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:09,200 Speaker 1: really bad sins, and they're catching coach or sorry, they're 571 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:14,320 Speaker 1: a base running coach rather. Matt Talarico is apparently boom 572 00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 1: or Cashman said he's widely regarded as one of the 573 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:19,520 Speaker 1: best in the industry. But I don't know how you 574 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:22,360 Speaker 1: can be when your base running is as bad as 575 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 1: the Yankees was this year. And apparently he's fielding offers 576 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:29,000 Speaker 1: from other teams, So you know, we'll see how it 577 00:28:29,119 --> 00:28:32,160 Speaker 1: shakes out. But I do think that the Yankees need 578 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:35,080 Speaker 1: to make some tweaks, at least to the way they 579 00:28:35,119 --> 00:28:38,560 Speaker 1: prepare for games, the way they handle fundamentals. But I'm 580 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:41,120 Speaker 1: in total agreement that they need a new third base 581 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:43,720 Speaker 1: coach at the very least, and I see how he 582 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:47,040 Speaker 1: Shapiro also agrees. All right, ladies and gentlemen, thanks for 583 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:50,280 Speaker 1: tuning in. As always, Like and subscribe. I know there's 584 00:28:50,280 --> 00:28:52,320 Speaker 1: not a lot going on right now, but we're gonna 585 00:28:52,360 --> 00:28:55,120 Speaker 1: have a lot more coming up as the Winter meetings approach. 586 00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:58,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be doing a show on Sunday. It's gonna 587 00:28:58,040 --> 00:29:02,320 Speaker 1: be mostly voicemail, so call in with your voicemails and 588 00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:04,920 Speaker 1: we will talk about whatever you want to talk about, 589 00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:11,800 Speaker 1: whatever your heart desires, on Sunday evening. So thanks for watching, Like, subscribe, 590 00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:20,120 Speaker 1: all that good stuff. I'll see you next time. If 591 00:29:20,160 --> 00:29:22,760 Speaker 1: you enjoyed this video, please drop a like and give 592 00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:25,960 Speaker 1: us a subscribe. 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