1 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: Hi, This Rob Thompson and welcome to the Philly Show. 2 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 2: Hi everybody, Ruben Tomorrow, Junior, Jim Salisbury, Todd's will like you. 3 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 2: The Philly Show brought to you by the Foul Territory Network. 4 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 2: It is Friday, January thirty first, twenty twenty five, Eagle 5 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:23,079 Speaker 2: super Bowl nine days away, but Phillies pitchers and catchers 6 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 2: have their first workout in clear Water in twelve days, 7 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 2: first full squad workout seventeen days. Who better to set 8 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 2: the scene than Phillies manager Rob Thompson. Rob Thompson joins 9 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 2: The Philly Show today. Before we get to Rob real quick, 10 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 2: just want to say, if you're a fan of The 11 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 2: Philly Show, don't forget to subscribe Apple, YouTube, Amazon, Spotify, 12 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 2: wherever you get your podcasts. And if you really like 13 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 2: the Philly Show, pick up one of these Philly Show 14 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 2: t shirts by forty seven brand at the Phillyshow dot Com. 15 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 2: Here we go, everybody, Rob Thompson. Rob, thanks so much 16 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 2: for the Philly Show. How are you doing. How's the 17 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 2: off season going? You're in clear Water? 18 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, thanks for having me. It's good to be in 19 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: clear Water. I got here yesterday. I drove down from 20 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: Canada or yeah, down from Canada. And uh, it was 21 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 1: a good drive. Roads were clear, the weather it was 22 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: beautiful and it's really nice here. 23 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 2: That's awesome. 24 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 3: What time did you get to the What time did 25 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 3: you get to the ballpark today? Rob? I think your 26 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 3: record is two thirty six a m. 27 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:31,639 Speaker 1: Well, it was around three because I've because of my drive, 28 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:33,759 Speaker 1: I like to drive. I'd like to get up early, 29 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 1: and if I'm going to drive in the dark, I 30 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,040 Speaker 1: like to do it early in the morning instead of 31 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:42,839 Speaker 1: at night when I'm tired. So I've been out pretty 32 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: early the last couple of days, and so I got 33 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: up early today and came in. 34 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 2: That's awesome. And then, uh, you know, got to ask 35 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 2: your raf the bat, who are you picking for the 36 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 2: Super Bowl? 37 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 1: Oh? Eagles? 38 00:01:58,720 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 2: Where are you guys going to watch that? Because you 39 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 2: all be down there right, I mean, everybody'll be down there. 40 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 2: You guys have like a big group thing planned yet 41 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 2: already or what? 42 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, we do you know we're gonna We're gonna all 43 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 1: get together and watch it one of the places here 44 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: in clear Water and it's gonna be a good time. 45 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:12,959 Speaker 2: Yeah, that'll be fun. 46 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: So you took a little vacation. Tell us about your 47 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: vacation real quick. Yeah, we went to Ireland. I took 48 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 1: my entire family, so my wife Michelle, my daughter Christina, 49 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 1: and my daughter Jacqueline and their boyfriends and we went 50 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: to Ireland for twelve days. The reason we went over 51 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: in the beginning was Kevin Long's son was married over there, 52 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: So we spent three days there and then we just 53 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: Michelle had rented a tour bus. It was our own bus. 54 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 1: We had a driver. The driver went with us everywhere 55 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 1: and stayed with us, and he was kind of our 56 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 1: tour guide. And we went all over the country and 57 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: it was fantastic. The sites, the scenery, the people there 58 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: were just wonderful. We had a great time. I had 59 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:03,079 Speaker 1: been there before, or no, is it the first ever? Really, 60 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:05,360 Speaker 1: the first time I've ever done something that with my 61 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 1: something like that with my entire family. So, you know, 62 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 1: we got back a couple of days before I came 63 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 1: down here to Clearwater. So I'm a little sped up 64 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: right now. I feel like I'm not. I'm way behind. 65 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: I got a lot of stuff to catch up on. 66 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 2: So have againness that will calm me down right, Yeah, 67 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 2: make you feel like kind easy back into it. 68 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, my daughter's uh boy, my daughter's boyfriend, Harrison. You 69 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: want a bunch of chugging contests over there. So we're 70 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: really proud of him. We call him the Canada Goose. 71 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: He's a legend in Ireland. That's awesome. So what was 72 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: the food like? 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Have you thought about what you're gonna tell 115 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 3: the club in a couple of weeks when they come 116 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 3: together for day one of spring training, what your kind 117 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 3: of traditional opening camp speech might be like? 118 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:57,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think I think the the biggest thing that 119 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: I want to make sure that they understand that they're 120 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 1: really good, because there's a lot of noise around us, 121 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 1: you know, and I think and I think it's it's 122 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: natural that people from on the outside they see the club. 123 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: You know that in twenty two we go to the 124 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: World Series. The next year the CS, the next year 125 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 1: we get beaten the DS, and it looks like we're 126 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: going backwards, and in my mind, we're going forward. Every 127 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:26,039 Speaker 1: year we've had a better roster. I think at this 128 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: point this year, I think our roster is better than 129 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: it was a year ago. We've improved on our regular 130 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:39,480 Speaker 1: season wins every year, so I think we're still growing 131 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: and we're still getting better. And you know, again, the 132 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:47,360 Speaker 1: playoff results haven't been there, and it looks like we're 133 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: going backwards, But in my mind, I think we're going 134 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: forwards and we've got a really good club. 135 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:55,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, people talk about this the windows starting to close. 136 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:57,039 Speaker 1: Do you feel that at all? 137 00:06:57,680 --> 00:06:58,159 Speaker 2: I don't. 138 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 5: As just an observer and it's someone who watches every 139 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:07,160 Speaker 5: single game, obviously you as well are assessing things. How 140 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 5: do you talk about the people who think that this 141 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 5: window is closing, that the people, you know, the players 142 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 5: are getting older and that sort of thing. 143 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: Well, they are, they're getting older, but they're gaining some experience, 144 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: and the young younger guys are gaining experience and playoff 145 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 1: experience the Stots and the Bones and the Marshes and 146 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 1: the Rowjases of the world. And now we've got this 147 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 1: group of prospects coming too. You've got Painter and Chasse, 148 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 1: and you've got Miller and Crawford and all these guys, 149 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 1: Auto Kemp, all these guys are coming. So, you know, 150 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 1: I think there's a really good thing going on right here, 151 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 1: right now, because we've got a really good group of 152 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 1: experienced guys that are good people, and we've got this 153 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: group of younger players coming through or coming up, and 154 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 1: they're going to learn from the experienced guys, the veterans, 155 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: and eventually they're going to be veterans as well. And 156 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: so I think if we can keep this thing rolling 157 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 1: and keep you know, keep moving people up and into 158 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 1: the picture, we're going to be fine. I don't see 159 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: the picture this thing closing at all, to tell you 160 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 1: the truth, I. 161 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 2: Think maybe a big reason for that, at least in 162 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 2: my mind, is getting Jesus Lizardo to kind of fill 163 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 2: out that rotation. We haven't talked to you since that 164 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 2: trade went down. I guess what was your reaction to 165 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 2: getting Lizardo? How does he fit into the rotation? I 166 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:35,560 Speaker 2: know he fits, but you know, and and and you know, 167 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:38,200 Speaker 2: what are your expectations for him this season? 168 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 1: Yeah? Just we just need to keep him healthy. You know, 169 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: that's a big arm. And just watching him from from 170 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:49,840 Speaker 1: Afar and from across the Diamond, this guy's got big 171 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 1: stuff and he's I think he's got to make up 172 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: to I know he's got the makeup to pitch in Philadelphia, 173 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 1: and that's a big deal. I think he's tough, and 174 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:03,839 Speaker 1: he's aggressive and he goes after people and he's not afraid. Yeah, 175 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:06,679 Speaker 1: he's he was a big pick up. You know that. 176 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: That really gives us a lot of depth because you know, 177 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 1: and I hope Taiwan really benefits from this program. I've 178 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: talked about a couple of times over the course of 179 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 1: the season or of course of the off season, and 180 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 1: body feels good, arm feels really good. Caesar Ramos went 181 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 1: out to see him and said he since since Caesar 182 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:32,199 Speaker 1: has been with him, this is the best the time 183 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:35,679 Speaker 1: ones look. So hopefully it translates now. Now we got 184 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 1: a lot of depth. Now we got things happening, you know, 185 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 1: and then you get hopefully Painter comes sometime this summer. 186 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 1: We expect that if he's healthy and he's pitching well. Again, 187 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 1: we got Chas Say and we got Tyler Phillip. I mean, 188 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:50,200 Speaker 1: we got a lot of depth there. We got a 189 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 1: lot of resources to pull from. 190 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:56,679 Speaker 4: And speaking of the rotation, I was just kind of curious. 191 00:09:57,520 --> 00:09:59,840 Speaker 4: You know, some people have talked about, you know, once 192 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:03,800 Speaker 4: here would you think about going to a six man rotation? 193 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 4: Other teams have been talking about it that have a 194 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:09,320 Speaker 4: little bit of starting pitching depth. I know it's a 195 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 4: great problem to have to have all those guys healthy. 196 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:15,600 Speaker 4: How do you feel about that possibility, maybe not at 197 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:18,679 Speaker 4: the outset, but maybe later on during the course of 198 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 4: the season. 199 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think so, you know, I think that's something 200 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 1: you definitely have to look at because you got to 201 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 1: protect Andrew and now by the time we get him, 202 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 1: we're going to be a good portion through the season 203 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 1: and the rest of the guys may need a little 204 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 1: bright they may need an extra day. So that's definitely 205 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 1: something that you look at. Hopefully you get in length 206 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 1: from all those guys because it shortens your bullpen, but 207 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 1: once you you know, once you get the September, you 208 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:49,559 Speaker 1: can out of pitcher. So yeah, that's certainly something we 209 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:50,920 Speaker 1: need to look at. 210 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:55,319 Speaker 3: Do you think it'll be a challenge to convince a 211 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 3: guy like Zach Wheeler that that might be the best 212 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:02,440 Speaker 3: thing for the ball up, especially when you expect to 213 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:06,320 Speaker 3: pitch an extra month in October, or could you work 214 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 3: around him in his desire to stay on his fifth day. 215 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:12,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, that that'd be a conversation with Zach and see 216 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 1: how it reacts to it. But there's always with off days, 217 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:18,960 Speaker 1: there's always ways to work around it. And she said, 218 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 1: you know, you might have one of those other guys 219 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 1: that just needs a one time through the rotation where 220 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 1: you know, you put him at the back so you 221 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:29,839 Speaker 1: keep on Zach on the fifth day. So there's there's 222 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 1: a lot of ways to be able to kind of 223 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:36,200 Speaker 1: play with it, but definitely that's a conversation that we'll 224 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:37,079 Speaker 1: have to have with that. 225 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 3: What are you here? What are you hearing about Ranger 226 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 3: and his off season program? Because you know, he was 227 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:48,560 Speaker 3: two different pitchers last year, and you know what, what's 228 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 3: he been doing this winter? And how do you expect 229 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 3: him to come in there to clear Water in a 230 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 3: few days. 231 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:54,839 Speaker 1: Yeah, I expect him to come in a camp in 232 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:58,000 Speaker 1: shape and ready to go. You know, he's doing his 233 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:02,280 Speaker 1: throwing program and hopefully he's working hard at and he's healthy, 234 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 1: and you know, we get him through a full season 235 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:08,560 Speaker 1: because it seems like every year, you know, he gets 236 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 1: banged up here and there. But you know, we'll just 237 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 1: have to take good care of him and make sure 238 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:16,679 Speaker 1: we keep them sharp. You know. The one thing that 239 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: it's it's difficult because he pitched so well early and 240 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 1: so it's really hard to take him out of games 241 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:29,079 Speaker 1: when he's he's at six innings and he's got sixty pitches, 242 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 1: you know, and all of a sudden he's throwing eight 243 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:37,719 Speaker 1: innings with eighty five pitches and now you can take 244 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:42,720 Speaker 1: him out, but still the innings just added up on 245 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 1: him just because he was pitching so well, and I 246 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:46,559 Speaker 1: think it warmed down a little bit. 247 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:50,840 Speaker 2: Another guy that you guys acquired, I think after we 248 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,440 Speaker 2: last spoke at the Winter Means was Max Kepler, And 249 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:55,439 Speaker 2: I'm just kind of curious. You know, he's gonna play 250 00:12:55,520 --> 00:12:57,320 Speaker 2: left field. He's never played left field before. But that 251 00:12:57,360 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 2: doesn't seem to be I don't know, you tell me 252 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 2: that doesn't seem to be too big of a deal 253 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 2: going from right to left. I got with his defensive capabilities, 254 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 2: but I guess, how do you see him fitting into 255 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 2: the lineup? Do you think he can hit left handed pitching? 256 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:11,560 Speaker 2: You know, what's what's your thoughts on Max Kepler? 257 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, he has in the past, as long as we 258 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:17,839 Speaker 1: keep him healthy. You know, he's another guy he's had 259 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 1: some knee issues in the past. He had kind of 260 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:27,719 Speaker 1: some some mid section issues last year, which which kind 261 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:29,880 Speaker 1: of hindered him and I think it affected his numbers. 262 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 1: We'll see what he does in spring training, but he's 263 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:35,960 Speaker 1: healthy right now. Klong's hitting with him right now in 264 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 1: Arizona and says he looks great. But you know, this 265 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 1: guy's put up some pretty good numbers in Minnesota when 266 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:46,960 Speaker 1: he's healthy, so and I trust our training stuff. I 267 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:49,920 Speaker 1: think we have the best training stuff in baseball. I 268 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:53,160 Speaker 1: really do. Paul Okite and his his group. They do 269 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:56,079 Speaker 1: a great job keeping these guys healthy and keeping them 270 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:59,599 Speaker 1: on the field. And if we can do that, I 271 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,720 Speaker 1: think we got a pretty good player on bounce back here. 272 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 4: So one are the players I think is one of 273 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 4: the biggest keys to the depth of your lineup and 274 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 4: for your decision making is Bryson Stott. I know he 275 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:13,679 Speaker 4: had sort of a blip in his screen as far 276 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 4: as his overall growth. 277 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:17,319 Speaker 1: I saw him kind of going this way. 278 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 4: I know he had some elbow issues that you talked 279 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 4: about earlier in the offseason. 280 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 5: What are your expectations of him? I have great expectations 281 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 5: of him. I think he's going to be I think 282 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 5: he's a really good ballplayer. I think he's got a 283 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 5: chance to be a great ballplayer. 284 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 1: What are your thoughts? I agree with you one hundred percent, 285 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 1: and I think he's He's another guy that if he 286 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: stays healthy, he's going to be a He's going to 287 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 1: chew up pitches, get on bass steel base is, you know, 288 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 1: just be that little rat you know in the middle 289 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 1: towards the end of your lineup. That is going to 290 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 1: help turn it over great defender, He's going to use 291 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 1: the field, I think. I think the elbow really affects 292 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:03,840 Speaker 1: at his swing last year. So I'm expecting a much 293 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 1: better year out of him this year, and I'm expecting 294 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 1: Marsh to get better as well. You know, Marsh at 295 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 1: the the last couple of months was really good and 296 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 1: really good against left hand and pitching too. The overall 297 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: numbers from the over the year didn't look as good, 298 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 1: but if you break it down to the last couple 299 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:24,280 Speaker 1: of months he was. He was really good using the 300 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 1: entire field and staying lo to left and high to right. 301 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: And when he does that, hees a good player. 302 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 2: Do you have any you at the winter meetings. I 303 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 2: think after the off season in October you had talked 304 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:39,280 Speaker 2: about it you're opening maybe changing the line if you 305 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 2: have any clearer picture on that, I'm not asking it 306 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:44,320 Speaker 2: to name you're opening day lineup, but had any conversations 307 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 2: with any players swore Bury any of those. 308 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 1: Guys about a couple of conversations. But I think we'll 309 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 1: play with it during spring training and see where it goes, 310 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 1: and you know, see what the best fit for us 311 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 1: is and and maybe it's a situation where we're facing 312 00:15:59,080 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 1: a lefty we do want thing. We're facing a writy, 313 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 1: we do another thing. Maybe it's moving Shob behind Harper 314 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 1: to protect Harbor more, which maybe that moves Harper up 315 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 1: in the lineup a little bit, not lead off, but 316 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 1: maybe two. But those are conversations I've got to have 317 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:21,000 Speaker 1: with guys. And you know, we'll do the best thing 318 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:24,400 Speaker 1: we can and keep people comfortable, but at the same time, 319 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 1: put the best lineup out there to score runs. And 320 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 1: I tell people all the time, don't forget now we 321 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: were top five in almost every major category offensively, so 322 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:39,640 Speaker 1: let's let's not try and outthink this thing. Are you so? 323 00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 2: I've heard a couple managers say this. I know analytics 324 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 2: people have said this. I want to get your opinion 325 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:48,160 Speaker 2: on it. I've been told that, you know, you guys 326 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 2: will run simulations of different lineups over a course of 327 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 2: one hundred and sixty two game season, and from one 328 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 2: lineup to the next might be a difference of four 329 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 2: runs over the course of a year. Do you believe that, 330 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 2: I mean in the sense of it really doesn't make 331 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 2: this huge seismic difference in between offensive production. What's your 332 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:12,080 Speaker 2: take on, you know, a tweak to a line up 333 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:15,040 Speaker 2: making a massive, massive difference or is it Are you 334 00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 2: more in the mindset of this guy's really comfortable here, 335 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 2: this guy's really comfortable here, that that that makes maybe 336 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 2: makes more of a difference than that three run difference 337 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 2: over the course of a season. 338 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:30,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, I certainly take the heartbeat of the player into account. 339 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:34,879 Speaker 1: I do believe in the numbers, I truly do. But 340 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:37,560 Speaker 1: but I think you have to keep people comfortable. I 341 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:41,560 Speaker 1: think you have to make sure you keep the confidence 342 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 1: in players, you know, live with it for a while 343 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 1: if they're struggling, because you never know when they're going 344 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:50,160 Speaker 1: to come out of it. You know, at the start 345 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:54,439 Speaker 1: of the season last year, you know, Nick Castianos was 346 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:59,040 Speaker 1: really struggling, and kept running him out there. He played 347 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 1: one hundred and sixty and he was one of our 348 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 1: biggest bats at the end. So you know, you got 349 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:07,720 Speaker 1: to trust those guys, especially those experience guys. 350 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:11,159 Speaker 4: Speaking of Nick, are you go as the goal to 351 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 4: have one hundred and sixty two out of Nick this 352 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 4: year or is he back him off a little? 353 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: I hope so, you know, I talked to him the 354 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: other day he's in great shape. He's he's got he's 355 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:23,480 Speaker 1: hired a movement guy, and he's he's doing a lot 356 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 1: of work down there in Miami and he feels great. 357 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:30,479 Speaker 1: So jeez, I hope everybody plays one hundred and sixty two, 358 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 1: but as we know it, that's probably not going to happen. 359 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 3: Rob. If you were to tinker with leadoff, who would 360 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 3: be your candidates to hit there? 361 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:41,640 Speaker 1: I think you're probably talking about Trey. 362 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:46,280 Speaker 3: Because you mentioned Stott, see him being that guy? Yeah, 363 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:48,360 Speaker 3: in fact, so Stott wouldn't be a candidate. 364 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:51,199 Speaker 1: Well, the thing is is that you know we're so 365 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 1: left handed, and you want Harper and you want Schwarber 366 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 1: getting as many at bats as you can, and now 367 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 1: put start in the leadoff spot. Now you're really left 368 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:07,119 Speaker 1: handed at the top, and it creates they might create 369 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 1: a problem even if you're facing the right hand or 370 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:13,040 Speaker 1: they start you know, everybody's got three lefties in the pen, 371 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 1: it seems anymore, and you know they'll just start matching 372 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:18,159 Speaker 1: up on it. How do you feel about that? 373 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:20,639 Speaker 4: Because you see that the you know Atlanta and New 374 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:22,960 Speaker 4: York they're loading up on the lefties and they know 375 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 4: that you know, you're a lot of your strength and 376 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:26,880 Speaker 4: power is from the left side. 377 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:30,120 Speaker 5: Do you think that's calculated and they're doing that to 378 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:32,240 Speaker 5: try to combat you guys, or do you think they're 379 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:32,720 Speaker 5: just trying to. 380 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 4: Make their teams better because it seems like they're they're 381 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:36,040 Speaker 4: targeting the Phillies. 382 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:39,199 Speaker 1: Well, I think I think in this division there's a 383 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 1: lot of good left handed hitters, you know now, especially 384 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 1: with Soto coming into the division. So you know, I 385 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 1: think it's I think it's maybe a little bit tired 386 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 1: at us, but I think it's you know, division wide, 387 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:56,240 Speaker 1: is really why all these teams are loading up on lofties? 388 00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 2: Kind of another big, big picture question to follow the 389 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 2: Dodgers every every week they signed. Yeah, I think just 390 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:09,200 Speaker 2: the last couple of weeks have been like Sasaki, Tanner, Scott, 391 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:10,400 Speaker 2: you know, Kirby, Ye. 392 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:12,159 Speaker 1: You're gonna have a thirty man roster. 393 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 2: Okay, that's so rob Like just running into people, friends 394 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:23,119 Speaker 2: and whatnot. They ask a lot about the Dodgers, and 395 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:25,440 Speaker 2: the question I get is, man, how are the Phillies 396 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:27,439 Speaker 2: going to compete with the Dodgers when they're just loading 397 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:30,639 Speaker 2: up on all these guys, and as the competitor, you know, 398 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:34,160 Speaker 2: what's what's your feeling on what the Dodgers have done 399 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:36,080 Speaker 2: this season, and you guys are right there with them 400 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:38,440 Speaker 2: regular season wise, what do you think. 401 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:43,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, they've done nothing illegal, So how they 402 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:45,639 Speaker 1: spend their money is how they spend their money. You 403 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 1: can't do anything about it. You can't control that. But 404 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 1: all you can control is what you do, and you 405 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 1: just go out and compete. This is major League Baseball. 406 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:56,680 Speaker 1: They're all big leaguers and we got a really good club. 407 00:20:56,720 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 1: They can only play nine guys, that's all they canna do, 408 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:03,879 Speaker 1: and they can only start one pitcher every night. And 409 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:05,840 Speaker 1: we've got a really good rotation. We've got a really 410 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 1: good lineup, we've got a really good bullpen, so we'll 411 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:10,480 Speaker 1: match up finally. 412 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 7: Yeah, speaking of the bullpen, are you considering going with 413 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:17,320 Speaker 7: just one one closer there at the end at some 414 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 7: point and letting somebody emerge or you're gonna got to 415 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:22,320 Speaker 7: go with the same sort of formula be gone with 416 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:23,200 Speaker 7: the last few years. 417 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, it looks like probably the same formula unless somebody 418 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:28,720 Speaker 1: really steps up and looks like, okay, you can take 419 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 1: down the ninth. We have enough left handed opportunities and 420 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 1: right handed options to fill the from the sixth to 421 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:41,199 Speaker 1: the eighth and this guy can get both left and 422 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:43,840 Speaker 1: right handers out and go with it. But we've had 423 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:46,600 Speaker 1: a lot of success with the way we've handled the 424 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 1: bullpen in the last couple of years. So to start 425 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:55,400 Speaker 1: the season especially, I think we'll go, you know, bullpen 426 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:58,439 Speaker 1: by closer by committee, if however you want to call that. 427 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:03,280 Speaker 1: Just play the pockets and play the innings accordingly. 428 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 3: What's your first conversation, you know, next week or the 429 00:22:08,040 --> 00:22:10,840 Speaker 3: next few days with Alec bom going to be like 430 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:14,119 Speaker 3: or possibly I guess you've been talking to them all along. 431 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 1: He's been. 432 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:18,920 Speaker 3: In terms of a hard event. It hasn't been an 433 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 3: eventful winter, but it has been an eventful winter, if 434 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:22,200 Speaker 3: you know what I mean. 435 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, when all the rumors started, you know, the trade rumors, 436 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:28,359 Speaker 1: I called Alec and I said, you know, because this 437 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:30,880 Speaker 1: is really the first time he's gone through this, And 438 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:34,199 Speaker 1: I told him, look, you know, we're not looking to 439 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 1: move you. The only reason your name keeps coming up 440 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:39,919 Speaker 1: is because you're a really good player and other teams 441 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:44,119 Speaker 1: have interests. So if people are talking about trades, we 442 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:47,920 Speaker 1: have to listen and figure out what we need to do. 443 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:50,959 Speaker 1: But this guy's a really good player, he really is. 444 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:54,919 Speaker 1: And you know, he gets a little bit emotional at times, 445 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:57,520 Speaker 1: and he's got to be able to rain that in 446 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:00,639 Speaker 1: at times so that he can stay focused. Because if 447 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:03,200 Speaker 1: he does that, I think this guy's got a chance 448 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:07,000 Speaker 1: to be a perennial All Star because he can really hit, 449 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 1: and he's the type of guy that we're looking for, 450 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:11,920 Speaker 1: a guy that is going to be able to use 451 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 1: the field and hit right handers, hit left handers, hit velocity, 452 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 1: and and his defense has come so far. It's it's 453 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:25,199 Speaker 1: it's incredible the amount of development he's made at the 454 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:29,440 Speaker 1: major league level, especially defensively. Rob you're a great communicator. 455 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 4: I know that it's something that's that that that you've 456 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:34,760 Speaker 4: been doing since, you know, starting your your coaching and 457 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:39,560 Speaker 4: managing career in the minor leagues. Tell me about how 458 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:42,400 Speaker 4: you approach him and how kind of discussions. I don't 459 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:45,080 Speaker 4: I don't want you to say anything that's you know 460 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:49,920 Speaker 4: that that's private. But how how does those discussions start 461 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:53,560 Speaker 4: with him as far as dealing with his overall emotions. 462 00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think it's I think it's trying to stay 463 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:00,399 Speaker 1: positive with him in the fact that just what I 464 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:04,240 Speaker 1: said if you can really you know, everybody gets a 465 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:07,040 Speaker 1: little bit emotional, but it's it's how you handle it, 466 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 1: how you show it, how you react from it. Just 467 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:15,160 Speaker 1: make sure that he stays focused, because if he stays focused, 468 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:17,680 Speaker 1: you're going to be a great player. You're going to 469 00:24:17,720 --> 00:24:20,080 Speaker 1: be a perennial All Star. You're going to hit three 470 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:23,280 Speaker 1: twenty with thirty and one hundred and twenty because you're 471 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 1: hitting right in the middle of our lineup. You're going 472 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:31,359 Speaker 1: to do that every year. But don't give it bats away, 473 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:35,199 Speaker 1: don't give up defensive plays away. And that's for everybody, 474 00:24:35,320 --> 00:24:37,320 Speaker 1: not just for Alec. I mean we got we got 475 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:40,280 Speaker 1: a lot of guys that get emotional, But you know, 476 00:24:40,359 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 1: how do you react from that? How do you get 477 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 1: you know, what's the what's the next pitch look like? 478 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:47,960 Speaker 1: What does the next play look like? You can't be 479 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:50,880 Speaker 1: thinking about what's happening that's gone. You got to think 480 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:53,719 Speaker 1: about what's going on right now and keep moving forward. 481 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:58,919 Speaker 2: Rob, what are your reports on Johann Rojas or what 482 00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 2: were they down and on a winter ball? Because I 483 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:04,119 Speaker 2: see the numbers really good. You seem really good, I know, 484 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:07,360 Speaker 2: and won a gold glove, But what does that mean? 485 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:09,320 Speaker 2: Does that mean anything, I mean what you tell me. 486 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 1: It does to me. I mean just looking at the tape, 487 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:14,280 Speaker 1: because you know you can we get all as at 488 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:19,639 Speaker 1: bats and he's really simplified as approach. There's less head movement, 489 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:22,960 Speaker 1: there's less movement in his his takeaway or his load 490 00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:25,920 Speaker 1: or whatever you want to call it. So it's it's 491 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:30,119 Speaker 1: keeping him still and keeping him under control so that 492 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:35,000 Speaker 1: the swing is more controlled. He's using the field a 493 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:38,400 Speaker 1: little bit more, he's bunning, he's doing all the things 494 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:40,680 Speaker 1: that we want him to do. So it'll be it'll 495 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:42,800 Speaker 1: be interesting to see him come into spring training and 496 00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:47,200 Speaker 1: and see how it translates, you know, on the major 497 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:49,639 Speaker 1: league side. But that's that's pretty good leg he's playing it, 498 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:53,600 Speaker 1: so you know, it's it's not like he's playing in 499 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 1: some a ball league. This is professional baseball over there, 500 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 1: and they take it pretty seriously. So I'm proud of them. 501 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 1: I'm I'm happy with the progress he's making. Well. 502 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:06,879 Speaker 3: Back in October, you talked about one of the ways 503 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 3: to reduce some chase, would you know, stand on the 504 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:16,320 Speaker 3: ball longer, use the entire field. I would think, you know, 505 00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 3: one of those guys might be Tray Turner. I mean, 506 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:22,360 Speaker 3: will that be a focus in spring training for him 507 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 3: and for for others? 508 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:27,760 Speaker 1: I think for everybody. Yeah, you know, we really have 509 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:30,520 Speaker 1: to be able to do that because that's how pitchers 510 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 1: are attacking us and you get to the guys that 511 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:37,440 Speaker 1: the better pitchers in the league, and if they're attacking 512 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:44,399 Speaker 1: your chase rates, if you will, it's harder, it's harder 513 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 1: to hold up because it's better stuff. So yeah, it'll 514 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 1: be a focus for everybody. You know, make sure that 515 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:54,080 Speaker 1: you stay on the base, don't try to do too 516 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:58,680 Speaker 1: much passive aton. Trust the next guy. If they walk it, 517 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:01,400 Speaker 1: they walk it, go to first place. The next guy 518 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:04,360 Speaker 1: is gonna gonna pick us up. And if we do that, 519 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:07,720 Speaker 1: we're we're going to put up big numbers. Rob. 520 00:27:08,359 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 4: There's a there's always an excitement when when the calendar 521 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:13,680 Speaker 4: flips and you get closer and closer to just bring 522 00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:16,480 Speaker 4: training are there, and I'm sure you're excited about getting 523 00:27:16,480 --> 00:27:21,320 Speaker 4: the boys together, any players that you have been thinking 524 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:24,199 Speaker 4: about like that, you really excited about seeing guys that 525 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:27,560 Speaker 4: you really haven't putting your eyes on, and and people 526 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 4: that might be dark horses. 527 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:30,600 Speaker 1: As far as making the roster, I know. 528 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:33,600 Speaker 4: It's pretty fairly set roster is probably a couple of 529 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:35,840 Speaker 4: pieces at the end of the bench and the and 530 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:38,920 Speaker 4: the bullpen that have to get squared away. But anybody 531 00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:41,720 Speaker 4: in particular, like matchups or people that you want to 532 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:43,000 Speaker 4: see coming. 533 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:45,719 Speaker 1: Forward, well, you know, I always think of myself as 534 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:48,439 Speaker 1: a development guy because I spent so many years coaching 535 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:51,159 Speaker 1: the minor league. So I'm really excited to see our 536 00:27:51,280 --> 00:27:54,479 Speaker 1: young kids come here, not that they're going to make 537 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:57,119 Speaker 1: the club, but just to get this experience. And I 538 00:27:57,160 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 1: want to see them play. I want to see their talents. 539 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:03,439 Speaker 1: The Adian Millers and the Crawfords and those types of 540 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:06,720 Speaker 1: guys come in here and see what they got because 541 00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:09,800 Speaker 1: I've heard so many great things about them, you know, 542 00:28:09,920 --> 00:28:13,880 Speaker 1: watching tape and reading reports. It's just it's just exciting. 543 00:28:13,920 --> 00:28:16,400 Speaker 1: And I can't wait to see him. I really can't. 544 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:19,880 Speaker 1: And plus the new guys that we've acquired that are 545 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:23,480 Speaker 1: on our big league club, you know, Jordan Romano and 546 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:27,359 Speaker 1: Joe Ross and Kepler and Wizardo. I'm excited to see 547 00:28:27,359 --> 00:28:29,880 Speaker 1: them and get to know them and see what they're 548 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:33,200 Speaker 1: all about. And because I think they're going to really 549 00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:35,760 Speaker 1: fit here. And if we keep all those guys healthy, 550 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:37,480 Speaker 1: I think they're going to really contribute. 551 00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:41,080 Speaker 3: Have you spoken to j T about possibly trimming back 552 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:44,200 Speaker 3: a little bit just to enhance performance you know later on. 553 00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:55,520 Speaker 1: No, I'm afraid of that conversation. So former wrestler, watch out, Donald. 554 00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:57,640 Speaker 1: I'm going to talk to him a little bit, you know. 555 00:28:57,880 --> 00:29:01,200 Speaker 1: And hey, doesn't mean he can't d H and get 556 00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:03,560 Speaker 1: his at bats and keep him off his feet. And 557 00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:06,000 Speaker 1: you know that might mean that shore basketba out to 558 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:08,480 Speaker 1: the left field every once in a while or however, 559 00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:12,440 Speaker 1: we you know, work work around that. But he's going 560 00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:14,840 Speaker 1: to get as a bats and and you know, he's 561 00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:16,880 Speaker 1: in great shape right now. I haven't seen him yet. 562 00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:19,840 Speaker 1: He was here yesterday, but I came in after he left. 563 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:23,680 Speaker 1: But I'll see him today. And you know, I know 564 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:26,000 Speaker 1: it's a contract year for him, so that's a big deal. 565 00:29:26,040 --> 00:29:28,320 Speaker 1: And and he's a prideful guy. I mean, he wants 566 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:30,400 Speaker 1: to play every day, just like a lot of our 567 00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:33,400 Speaker 1: guys are. And that's what I love about him. 568 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:36,200 Speaker 3: It's also a contract year for a contract year for 569 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:41,240 Speaker 3: schwar Does that impact how you deploy him in the lineup? 570 00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:46,880 Speaker 1: Not as far as his bats or as far as 571 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:49,360 Speaker 1: where I put him in the lineup where. 572 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:52,360 Speaker 3: You put him, because that's I think. 573 00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:55,120 Speaker 1: I think he'll get as at bats, you know, because 574 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:58,840 Speaker 1: he for the most part, he stayed pretty healthy at 575 00:29:58,840 --> 00:30:01,680 Speaker 1: the hamstring last year, but he came back from a 576 00:30:01,760 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 1: pretty quick but he's going to get us a bat. 577 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:06,720 Speaker 1: So I think where you put him in the lineup 578 00:30:07,040 --> 00:30:10,600 Speaker 1: is based on what's best for the ball club. 579 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:14,960 Speaker 2: Rob I've been getting the itched to get down to 580 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:18,280 Speaker 2: clear Water, And what really kind of got me going was, 581 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 2: I know it's been out for a while, but I 582 00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:23,280 Speaker 2: watched the Netflix documentary and the four Red Sox, and 583 00:30:23,320 --> 00:30:25,280 Speaker 2: I know your organization was on the other end of that, 584 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:29,600 Speaker 2: so but there there was a part in the documentary 585 00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:32,880 Speaker 2: where Red Sox weren't playing well or they were losing. 586 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:37,000 Speaker 2: There some clubhouse turmoil, and and Terry Francona said, you know, 587 00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:42,240 Speaker 2: I believe that the players take so many mental cues 588 00:30:42,280 --> 00:30:44,560 Speaker 2: from how the manager is acting and how the coach 589 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 2: is reacting, so we had to kind of stay flat 590 00:30:46,760 --> 00:30:49,120 Speaker 2: lined and not show panic. And I'm I feel like 591 00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:51,360 Speaker 2: you're you believe the same thing. And there's one and 592 00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:54,080 Speaker 2: what's your philosophy on that in terms of how your 593 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:57,840 Speaker 2: demeanor can affect a clubhouse, and how do you go 594 00:30:57,920 --> 00:31:00,720 Speaker 2: about that? So you show or see but you don't 595 00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:03,280 Speaker 2: show panic And what's the fine line there? And I'm 596 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:06,160 Speaker 2: just curious about that. When when Terry Frank Frankcotas said that, 597 00:31:06,160 --> 00:31:07,880 Speaker 2: immediately wanted to ask you that question. 598 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:12,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, I truly believe that you can't let your players 599 00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:16,000 Speaker 1: see us what you really can't. You've got to keep 600 00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:19,720 Speaker 1: your chin up and your chest out and keep moving forward. 601 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:24,800 Speaker 1: And whatever anxieties you have, and everybody has them, you 602 00:31:24,880 --> 00:31:28,200 Speaker 1: eat it and you don't show it because it will 603 00:31:28,520 --> 00:31:33,280 Speaker 1: it will transfer into the group at some point. But 604 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:37,160 Speaker 1: you know there's case by case. And you know, people 605 00:31:37,160 --> 00:31:39,600 Speaker 1: don't think that I talk to the players or that 606 00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:42,040 Speaker 1: I don't get on the players, but they don't see 607 00:31:42,040 --> 00:31:45,360 Speaker 1: what goes on behind closed doors, and so there's there's 608 00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:49,680 Speaker 1: a lot more conversations than people see. But in the moment, 609 00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:54,680 Speaker 1: I think you have to stay under control players, coaches, manager, 610 00:31:55,960 --> 00:31:59,280 Speaker 1: You have to stay focused, and you have to understand 611 00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:02,880 Speaker 1: that you can only control you can control and that's it, 612 00:32:03,840 --> 00:32:08,840 Speaker 1: and then figure out the the the issue later and 613 00:32:09,040 --> 00:32:13,080 Speaker 1: and correct it. So I try to stay calm and 614 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:15,920 Speaker 1: don't show much emotion at all. 615 00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:19,240 Speaker 4: Rob you've done a lot, a lot of things in 616 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:21,960 Speaker 4: the game. Started off in the minor leagues, ran minor 617 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:25,360 Speaker 4: league system, did did a whole bunch of stuff, bench coach. 618 00:32:25,400 --> 00:32:29,320 Speaker 4: I'm sure during that process you probably thought about at 619 00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:34,240 Speaker 4: some point being a major league manager. And I'm just curious, 620 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:37,160 Speaker 4: how does it feel to be, you know, in this 621 00:32:37,320 --> 00:32:39,080 Speaker 4: position over the last several years. 622 00:32:39,120 --> 00:32:40,960 Speaker 1: I mean, you've you've gotten here. 623 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:44,120 Speaker 5: You've you know, you've been into the World Series. 624 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:45,880 Speaker 1: Do you pinch yourself sometimes? 625 00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:48,880 Speaker 5: Because I remember doing going through it myself, getting to 626 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:50,960 Speaker 5: the to the pinnacle of being a GM. 627 00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:53,680 Speaker 1: Do you think about that a lot? And do you 628 00:32:54,680 --> 00:32:56,120 Speaker 1: And how does it make you feel when you put 629 00:32:56,120 --> 00:33:00,600 Speaker 1: that uniform on? Yes? I do pinch myself every day, 630 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:05,080 Speaker 1: I really do. And to think of what's happened in 631 00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:08,240 Speaker 1: the last three years and leading up to that. It's 632 00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:12,640 Speaker 1: just in the opportunity that Dave and John and the 633 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:15,600 Speaker 1: front office has given me here too, to be able 634 00:33:15,640 --> 00:33:21,360 Speaker 1: to lead a group of really great players and great people. 635 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:25,320 Speaker 1: I just I couldn't be in a better place, and 636 00:33:26,400 --> 00:33:28,960 Speaker 1: I wouldn't want to be anywhere else. I really wouldn't, 637 00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:34,640 Speaker 1: you know. And I remember walking out of Dave's apartment 638 00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:37,920 Speaker 1: when we agreed, and I'm walking down the street and 639 00:33:37,920 --> 00:33:41,800 Speaker 1: there's in downtown Philadelphia and there's hundreds of people walking 640 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:45,400 Speaker 1: by me and nobody knows who I am, and I'm 641 00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:48,960 Speaker 1: and I thought at the moment, I thought, this is 642 00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:51,520 Speaker 1: this is going to change. It's going to change my life. 643 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:55,080 Speaker 1: It's and it has. It really has, and and even 644 00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:58,400 Speaker 1: more than I ever plought in a good way too, 645 00:33:58,440 --> 00:34:00,880 Speaker 1: because I get to meet people. Well, Like last night, 646 00:34:00,920 --> 00:34:04,640 Speaker 1: I went down to one of my favorite chicken wing 647 00:34:04,680 --> 00:34:07,680 Speaker 1: place places down here in clear Water to get some 648 00:34:07,720 --> 00:34:11,480 Speaker 1: food and I'm walking out and there's six guys from 649 00:34:11,480 --> 00:34:14,480 Speaker 1: Philly standing out front. They're here for a hockey tournament 650 00:34:15,080 --> 00:34:19,200 Speaker 1: with the junior Flyers. They're called oh yeah, big hockey 651 00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:24,240 Speaker 1: tournament going on here, and I goes Toper and I 652 00:34:25,719 --> 00:34:27,360 Speaker 1: so I sat and talked to them for time or 653 00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:30,040 Speaker 1: fifteen minutes. They're great guys, you know, they're just there 654 00:34:30,040 --> 00:34:34,480 Speaker 1: with their kids. And so those are the things that 655 00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:38,279 Speaker 1: I like. I mean, you know, you take a bunch 656 00:34:38,280 --> 00:34:42,000 Speaker 1: of stuff when you're losing, and that's all part of it. 657 00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:44,799 Speaker 1: But there's a lot of really great things about it too, 658 00:34:44,840 --> 00:34:48,160 Speaker 1: and a lot of great people in Philadelphia that have 659 00:34:48,719 --> 00:34:52,120 Speaker 1: treated me very well. So yes, I pinched myself every 660 00:34:52,200 --> 00:34:53,160 Speaker 1: day and I love it. 661 00:34:54,680 --> 00:34:57,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's kind of quite a lifestyle change to go 662 00:34:57,200 --> 00:35:00,680 Speaker 2: from relative anonymity like you said too. Now you walk 663 00:35:00,719 --> 00:35:02,360 Speaker 2: down the street in Philly or you go into a 664 00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:09,560 Speaker 2: restaurant and it's like Norman Cheers walking in. Probably probably 665 00:35:09,600 --> 00:35:09,799 Speaker 2: get a. 666 00:35:09,800 --> 00:35:10,920 Speaker 3: Few beers paid for it too. 667 00:35:11,160 --> 00:35:12,439 Speaker 1: That's not bad either. 668 00:35:12,560 --> 00:35:17,120 Speaker 3: You know, anyone recognize you in Ireland? 669 00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:20,880 Speaker 1: No? In fact, you know I saw it was funny 670 00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:26,000 Speaker 1: because we went to tour Guinness and that was like 671 00:35:26,080 --> 00:35:30,200 Speaker 1: the second or third last day we were there, and 672 00:35:30,440 --> 00:35:32,680 Speaker 1: somebody had a Yankee hat on and it was the 673 00:35:32,719 --> 00:35:37,520 Speaker 1: first time I'd seen anything from about sports from the 674 00:35:37,600 --> 00:35:42,200 Speaker 1: United States, whether it's football, basketball, baseball, hockey, everything else 675 00:35:42,360 --> 00:35:46,160 Speaker 1: was kind of you know, soccer or rugby or hurling 676 00:35:46,280 --> 00:35:51,279 Speaker 1: related in Ireland. So it was it was fascinating that 677 00:35:51,360 --> 00:35:53,520 Speaker 1: there was my lights are going out here because there's 678 00:35:53,520 --> 00:36:00,760 Speaker 1: no movement in the room there, you got your commuter nicely. 679 00:36:01,320 --> 00:36:03,319 Speaker 1: It was fascinating, you know, there was there was no 680 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:08,640 Speaker 1: American sports represented over there, so how was. 681 00:36:08,560 --> 00:36:10,839 Speaker 2: The Guinness there? Did you drink in us here? 682 00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:14,279 Speaker 1: And it was actually I do know. Actually it's the 683 00:36:14,320 --> 00:36:17,359 Speaker 1: first guinness I've ever had. Was there? It was? It 684 00:36:17,440 --> 00:36:19,719 Speaker 1: was really good, Yeah, it. 685 00:36:19,800 --> 00:36:23,600 Speaker 4: Was it was it room temperature or was it it 686 00:36:23,640 --> 00:36:24,360 Speaker 4: was chilled? 687 00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:29,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, because I've never had it because it just seems 688 00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:34,800 Speaker 1: like I'm I'd be drinking a chocolate milkshake, so I 689 00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:37,400 Speaker 1: stayed away from it. But it was. It was actually 690 00:36:37,520 --> 00:36:38,520 Speaker 1: very light over there. 691 00:36:39,520 --> 00:36:42,719 Speaker 2: That's awesome. Well, Rob, we're looking forward to getting down there, 692 00:36:43,080 --> 00:36:45,600 Speaker 2: you know, man, I mean you were You've been up 693 00:36:45,640 --> 00:36:48,319 Speaker 2: in Canada for most of the off seasons, so, I mean, 694 00:36:48,360 --> 00:36:50,240 Speaker 2: it's cold here, it's cloudy here. 695 00:36:51,280 --> 00:36:51,680 Speaker 1: It's good. 696 00:36:52,360 --> 00:36:54,400 Speaker 2: We're imagining the sunshine and the warmth. 697 00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:57,160 Speaker 1: We've got about two and a half feet of snow 698 00:36:57,239 --> 00:37:02,800 Speaker 1: in Stratford, Ontario, is right. We're right in the lake effect. 699 00:37:02,880 --> 00:37:04,480 Speaker 1: We got a lot of lake effects now, so we're 700 00:37:04,480 --> 00:37:07,560 Speaker 1: in the middle of lake here on Erie and and 701 00:37:08,280 --> 00:37:11,640 Speaker 1: in Ontario. So it doesn't matter which way the wind blows. 702 00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:15,600 Speaker 1: If it's snowing, we're we're gonna get getting out. 703 00:37:16,160 --> 00:37:17,080 Speaker 2: You got a snowblower. 704 00:37:17,560 --> 00:37:19,319 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, you got it. 705 00:37:19,400 --> 00:37:19,960 Speaker 2: Up there, right. 706 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:21,920 Speaker 1: You're not sure so you didn't get so you get 707 00:37:21,920 --> 00:37:23,279 Speaker 1: into the pool. You didn't get into that. 708 00:37:23,239 --> 00:37:23,799 Speaker 2: Pool at all. 709 00:37:23,960 --> 00:37:25,960 Speaker 1: No, I couldn't. You can't even tell. 710 00:37:25,960 --> 00:37:29,160 Speaker 3: We got a pool right now when you drive it, 711 00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:32,279 Speaker 3: when you drive across the border. Does the do the 712 00:37:32,320 --> 00:37:34,560 Speaker 3: agents ever engage any baseball talk? 713 00:37:36,040 --> 00:37:39,160 Speaker 1: Yeah? Sometimes, because every year when I first go to 714 00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:42,000 Speaker 1: spring training, I have to check in. They I have 715 00:37:42,080 --> 00:37:44,480 Speaker 1: to pull over and go in the office and renew 716 00:37:44,520 --> 00:37:48,040 Speaker 1: my work vison and I've been in there so many times, 717 00:37:48,040 --> 00:37:50,239 Speaker 1: it's been forty years. So I went. I went in 718 00:37:50,280 --> 00:37:53,520 Speaker 1: the same place. I try to cross the same border, 719 00:37:53,560 --> 00:37:56,600 Speaker 1: crossing all the time. That way, it's just consistent. And 720 00:37:56,640 --> 00:37:58,799 Speaker 1: they get to meet the you know, the people, and 721 00:37:59,239 --> 00:38:02,160 Speaker 1: so they know them now and yeah, you know, but 722 00:38:02,200 --> 00:38:08,000 Speaker 1: they're Tiger fans. R. You grew up a Tigers fans. 723 00:38:08,239 --> 00:38:12,120 Speaker 2: You have a lot to talk about. That's awesome. We again, Rob, 724 00:38:12,200 --> 00:38:14,799 Speaker 2: thanks thanks so much for coming on. We really appreciate it, 725 00:38:14,840 --> 00:38:17,160 Speaker 2: and we will we will see you a couple of 726 00:38:17,160 --> 00:38:19,120 Speaker 2: weeks that we're looking forward to the upcoming season. 727 00:38:19,160 --> 00:38:21,279 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's great down here. I can't tell you how 728 00:38:22,239 --> 00:38:25,520 Speaker 1: after the hurricane, the work that the people in Clearwater 729 00:38:25,600 --> 00:38:29,120 Speaker 1: have done here, I mean, it looks almost normal. And 730 00:38:29,160 --> 00:38:32,040 Speaker 1: I just I was driving down the strip last night 731 00:38:32,120 --> 00:38:35,080 Speaker 1: and just checking it out, and it was. I know 732 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:38,239 Speaker 1: there's a lot of people that still are having problems, 733 00:38:38,239 --> 00:38:43,160 Speaker 1: and but the downtown area and clear Waters they've done 734 00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:45,600 Speaker 1: a great job. Look forward to. 735 00:38:48,239 --> 00:38:50,640 Speaker 2: Thanks so much for coming on, Rob. That was great. 736 00:38:50,840 --> 00:38:54,480 Speaker 2: Thank you again to Rob Thompson for coming on the show. Also, 737 00:38:54,640 --> 00:38:58,040 Speaker 2: did you know Baseball America is part of the followed 738 00:38:58,120 --> 00:39:01,840 Speaker 2: Territory network. 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