1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:09,399 Speaker 1: Welcome y'all. Just when they throw up, they pulled me back, 2 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: all right. Welcome back everybody, and welcome back to Max Goodman, 3 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: Yankees beat writer for NJ dot Com. Right after he 4 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:26,279 Speaker 1: got back from the Yank from Yankee Stadium, had a 5 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: rush to make it for the podcast. How you doing, man, 6 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: I'm good. 7 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 2: Yeah. The workout today was a little longer than I 8 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 2: thought it was gonna be. I got there before one 9 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 2: o'clock when the Royals started their section of the workout 10 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 2: at one. Wanted to do my due diligence see what 11 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:44,480 Speaker 2: Bobby Wood Junior had to say. And then Yankees didn't 12 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 2: start until they had a couple of interviews at like 13 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 2: three something. Then their workouts started at five. But then 14 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 2: it just lingered on and on, and they did some 15 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 2: live vps, which I'm sure you guys saw some clips 16 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 2: on Twitter that that me or some other reporters posted. 17 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 2: And then clubhouse opened up, and then we hear that 18 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 2: Anthony Rizzo is not going to be on the roster. 19 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:06,040 Speaker 2: So I got to whip something up really quickly and 20 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 2: then hustle to the D train and got myself home, 21 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 2: so I made it on time. That's all the matters, 22 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:12,320 Speaker 2: But it's been a long day for sure. 23 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 1: I hadn't heard that was official yet. As as I 24 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:17,199 Speaker 1: told you in the green room, I've been watching kill 25 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:19,759 Speaker 1: Bill for the last three hours, and one doesn't simply 26 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: stop watching kill Bill once one has started. So I 27 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: missed out on the Rizzo news. So that's interesting. We'll 28 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: talk more about first base in a few minutes. But 29 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:32,040 Speaker 1: just from watching the team this week, being at all 30 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: the workouts, you know, what are you seeing in their prep? 31 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: Obviously the five day layoff is kind of a talking point, 32 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 1: at least for the Braves. It is, you know, they 33 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: lost after the Having the one seat a couple of 34 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 1: times didn't seem to be much of an issue for 35 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: the Astros the last few years, but they didn't farewell 36 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: in the wild card round this year. So how are 37 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: boys looking? 38 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's going to be a narrative, I think if 39 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 2: they come out and look sloppy tomorrow either way, no 40 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 2: matter what. But they've certainly been trying their best to 41 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 2: stay right and good to go. I mean, we were 42 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 2: in there today on Friday as well as on Tuesday, 43 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 2: Wednesday and Thursday were just zoom calls and close the 44 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 2: media at the stadium. But they've been doing a lot 45 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 2: of sim games, a lot of defensive drills on the field, 46 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:17,079 Speaker 2: some PFPS for pitchers, regular batting practice on the field, 47 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:19,639 Speaker 2: and you know, they've got all their gizmos and gadgets 48 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:22,839 Speaker 2: underneath they're going to do in the cage and weight 49 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 2: room and all that good stuff. So no stone is unturned. 50 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 2: I'm sure they're having a lot of meetings and getting 51 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 2: ready because they knew ahead of time it was going 52 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 2: to be case a little earlier than if Baltimore forced 53 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:35,919 Speaker 2: a third game and they saw that team not too 54 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:37,920 Speaker 2: long ago, just a couple of weeks ago at the stadium. 55 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 2: They know what to expect a little bit there, and 56 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 2: I don't think that they're going to use the layoff 57 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 2: as an excuse. Right you go in, you're able to 58 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:48,079 Speaker 2: set your pitching staff up, you can make those decisions. 59 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 2: Give Rizzo and lem Mayhew a little more time to 60 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:52,640 Speaker 2: see if they're ready to go. It doesn't seem like 61 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 2: either of them are going to be on the roster. 62 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 2: I'd be surprised if la Mayhew gets on as much 63 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 2: as he's been out there these last couple of days. 64 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 2: But yeah, I mean it seems like they're good to go, right. 65 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 2: Everyone's been talking about how excited they are that they 66 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 2: want to feel the atmosphere of some of the new 67 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 2: faces like Ajuan Soto for instance, and Garret Cole was 68 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:12,639 Speaker 2: giddy about getting that game one start. When he talked 69 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 2: to us today, Aaron Judge spoke about not having that championship, 70 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 2: not having that October moment just yet, and he feels 71 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 2: like it's on him in a failure whenever the Yankees 72 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 2: don't win a championship. So the pressure's on, right, you 73 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 2: got to go out and do it now. It's enough 74 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 2: talk starting tomorrow night. Whatever they do, it's either a 75 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:32,919 Speaker 2: success or a failure if they don't get to the 76 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 2: Worlds or if they do. 77 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 1: As far as I'm concerned, I want to start off 78 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: with the pitching. Is Jake Cousins you think going to 79 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: be on the roster because we've heard that he could 80 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: be ready, but it's been kind of up in the air, 81 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: obviously coming back from a pectorial issue. But he was 82 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: a huge part of the Yankees bullpen moving down the stretch, 83 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 1: one of the few swing and miss guys that they've 84 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: really had in the second half. Any word on whether 85 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: or not he's going to actually be in the Yankees 86 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: bullpen for the division. 87 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 2: Yet it seems like he's good to go. That was 88 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 2: the update from today, unless something happened when he was 89 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 2: throwing that we didn't know about. We didn't get any 90 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 2: sort of update later in the day, but when we 91 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 2: talked to Boone earlier in the afternoon, it sounded like 92 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 2: he was good to go. And you said it, man, 93 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 2: he was a high leverage option for them, even in 94 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 2: the ninth inning at different points. So I'd put him 95 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:18,840 Speaker 2: on that short list as long as he's able to, 96 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 2: you know, recapture that form after not being out there 97 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 2: for a couple of weeks. The short list of Luke Weaver, 98 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:27,479 Speaker 2: Clay Holmes, Tommy Kinley's had a good year. Tim Hill's 99 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 2: actually been pretty good as one of the few lefties. 100 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 2: I think that Boone's going to trust any of those names. 101 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 2: You throw cousins in there as well as a late 102 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:37,720 Speaker 2: inning option. But you know, I'm very curious to see 103 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 2: how the bullpen does, and we weren't going to necessarily 104 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:41,359 Speaker 2: talk about that too much, but that could end up 105 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:43,480 Speaker 2: being a weakness for them, maybe lose them a game 106 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 2: or on paper, I mean, they do have enough upside 107 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 2: arms to really have that be a strength going forward 108 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 2: over these next couple of weeks. But you know, the 109 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 2: rotation's got to play well. Offense has to play well. 110 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 2: It's got to be that comprehensive effort, and there's moving parts. 111 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: Any thoughts on who the Yankees are leaning towards in 112 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:05,239 Speaker 1: Game three on the starting side, I know that Heel 113 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: and Schmidt are both kind of in the conversation. Do 114 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:10,919 Speaker 1: you have any kind of insight on which way they're leaning? 115 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 2: It seems like it seems like they're going to have 116 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 2: those two available over those first two games, and you know, 117 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 2: depending on how Cole and Rodan pitch, they might go 118 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 2: to a Clark Schmidt in the middle innings to kind 119 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 2: of bridge the gap. If it were me, I'd probably 120 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 2: just have Heel going Game three, just because he doesn't 121 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 2: have any bullpen experience and you can kind of have 122 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 2: a quick hook on him if the command issues are 123 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 2: out there right away, you put him in a big 124 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 2: spot and if he can't find the zone, then you're screwed. 125 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:41,720 Speaker 2: To a certain extent, he's got to face the three hitters. 126 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:44,840 Speaker 2: He doesn't have any bullpen experience. Like I said, at 127 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 2: least if he's a starter, he can go through his 128 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 2: normal routine, he can prep for who he's gonna face, 129 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 2: he can go out there and do his best. Maybe 130 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 2: you have Schmidt also available in game three if he 131 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 2: doesn't pitch. But my main takeaway in terms of the 132 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 2: rotation is this team has to win game one. I 133 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:03,840 Speaker 2: know that's kind of elementary analysis, right. You want to 134 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 2: go out and win game one, but against Michael Waka 135 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 2: with the two starters for the Royals that are looming. 136 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 2: When you have your ace going in game one, and 137 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 2: like I said earlier, you reset your pitching staff. Everybody's 138 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 2: healthy and ready to go, you have to take care 139 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 2: of business right now because if you're in that one 140 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 2: hole and Reagan's and Lugo are lined up on normal 141 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 2: rest and ready to go when they have all the 142 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 2: momentum from that last start. I know the Yankees did 143 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:28,480 Speaker 2: get to see them recently, so maybe that helps a 144 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 2: little bit. But those two are formidable, and quite frankly, 145 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 2: Waka is no cakewalk either. I know he hasn't had 146 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 2: too much success in the playoffs, but he's had the 147 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:40,040 Speaker 2: number of quite a few Yankees, certainly Aaron Judge, which tonight, 148 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:41,480 Speaker 2: I got to go through and I want to see 149 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 2: how indicative that one for eighteen really is. Maybe he's 150 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 2: hit the bahard more and the results are a little 151 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 2: bit skewed and one way or another. But I asked 152 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 2: Cole about Waka today and he reminded all of us 153 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 2: that walk almost threw a no hitter against his pirates 154 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 2: when he was back with the Cardinals. So he's very 155 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 2: experienced out there, and he's going to mix speeds and 156 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 2: try to keep these guys off balance. But you have 157 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:07,039 Speaker 2: to win game one. I know it's very simple, but 158 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:08,360 Speaker 2: that's where I'm at. 159 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 1: Before we move on to left field. Are there any 160 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 1: updates on Nestor Cortez Junior. Obviously struggling with the elbow injury, 161 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 1: but there's some talk that he could be ready for 162 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 1: the playoffs, maybe not the Alds, but maybe the Alcs 163 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 1: if they get. 164 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 2: There, right, I haven't heard anything else. He was out 165 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 2: there today kind of just mingling with some of his teammates. 166 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 2: I'd be very surprised if we see him even in 167 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 2: the ALCS. I mean, maybe they can just try to 168 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 2: have him work through it and do some treatment, get 169 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 2: a PRP or courtizone or something like that just to 170 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 2: get back in time. But when you have a flexer 171 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 2: like injury like this, it's typically more of a long 172 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 2: term ordeal, and going into an offseason, you probably don't 173 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 2: want to risk it becoming anything more significant, and then 174 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 2: he misses all of next year worst case, which hopefully 175 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 2: doesn't happen for him. He's had an up and down season, 176 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 2: but he's been a workhorse for them this year, so 177 00:07:58,040 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 2: it is a big blow if he's not able to go. 178 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:02,120 Speaker 2: And I think they would have loved having an additional 179 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 2: lefty out there that would have been able to give 180 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 2: them some length and be battle tested, mess with timing, 181 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 2: you know how Nestor can really find a groove like that. 182 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 2: So it is a hole in their bullpen. I don't 183 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 2: necessarily think Marcus Stroman's going to fill that hole as 184 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:18,679 Speaker 2: the other stretched out starter that's not in the rotation. 185 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 2: I don't really see him making the roster as of now. 186 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 2: There's no need for another starter. And if you can 187 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 2: just stack up the more traditional relievers with the days 188 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 2: off in a division series only the best of five, 189 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 2: that should be fine. I mean, it was even talked 190 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:35,679 Speaker 2: about that they would have only eleven pitchers rather than 191 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 2: the twelve fourteen split. And in that case, you can 192 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 2: put a Duke Ellis on the roster where his role 193 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:45,960 Speaker 2: is only pinch running in the ninth inning or whatever 194 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:47,839 Speaker 2: it is. And he was out there today, so clearly 195 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 2: he's in consideration, if not, probably going to make it interesting. 196 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 1: Let's talk a little bit about the question on everybody's mind, 197 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 1: which is left field. I know you've been watching how 198 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:00,679 Speaker 1: do our boys look? How does d Minge look out there? 199 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 1: How does Verdugo look? Any indications any kind of winking 200 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: nod from Aaron Boon towards one of these guys. 201 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 2: It's been waiting ce mode for a couple of weeks, 202 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 2: now right. I mean, Domingos didn't really set the world 203 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 2: on fire after getting called up, and Verdugo kind of 204 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 2: started to find a little bit of a rhythm as 205 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 2: much as he had some dink and dunk hits there. 206 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 2: And it's been a really down year for him as 207 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:25,440 Speaker 2: a whole. But we were talking about this before going live. 208 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 2: I think this may just come down to the fact 209 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:30,840 Speaker 2: that Domingus has been a liability and left recently, and 210 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:32,840 Speaker 2: there are some plays that really stand out to you 211 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 2: when you think of his performance out there, where that's 212 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 2: not a position he's as experienced. He's a center fielder 213 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 2: coming up. And when you have Garret Cole, who sometimes 214 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 2: gives up home runs a lot of fly balls. Carlos Rodan, 215 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 2: one of the most pitchers, was given up one of 216 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 2: the most home runs in all baseball this year. He's 217 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 2: going to give up some fly balls. Do you want 218 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 2: someone out there and left who might not catch it 219 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 2: on like you said earlier, Derek, a windy night high 220 00:09:58,000 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 2: fly ball down the line? Is he going to make 221 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 2: that cat? I think that they may go with Verdugo. 222 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 2: I'm not entirely sure. I think that the upside play 223 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 2: is definitely Dominguez because of the offense. And I'm also 224 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 2: curious to see how they handle Grisham, because you know, 225 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 2: I've gone through the iterations of how this roster can look. 226 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 2: Sometimes I feel like he doesn't have a place on 227 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 2: this team. But also he goes out there and he 228 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 2: cranks a homer right at the end of the year, 229 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 2: and you're like, man, why didn't they try to give 230 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 2: him a shot in center? Maybe and put Judge left 231 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 2: a couple weeks ago or months ago. It's very curious 232 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 2: looking back how he was used this year. And that's 233 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:36,959 Speaker 2: not to say that he's a juggernaut offensively right, but 234 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 2: he can run into one from the left side, and 235 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 2: it's almost like you wish there was a righty option 236 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:45,080 Speaker 2: in there, because Dominguez a switch hitter, but he's not 237 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:49,560 Speaker 2: nearly as potent from the right side. So it sounds 238 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 2: like they have made their decision and that we just 239 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 2: don't know it yet. A funny story, I didn't see 240 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 2: Verdugo out there at all during the workout until the 241 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 2: very very end when he came out for live VP 242 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:04,880 Speaker 2: and he was facing you know, Will Warren and Scott Afross, 243 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 2: those guys that they brought in to throw. And I 244 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 2: had almost tweeted out that I didn't see him for 245 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:12,959 Speaker 2: the entire workout because I wasn't trying to stir the 246 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:16,839 Speaker 2: pot necessarily. I was just curious, like, did he was 247 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 2: he hurt? Was he doing something on his own? Your 248 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:22,319 Speaker 2: mind wanders to the Eroaldist Chapman thing from a couple 249 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 2: of years ago, right where he learned it was going 250 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:25,559 Speaker 2: to be on the team and then he just left 251 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:29,960 Speaker 2: and insinuating that Verdugo would do anything close to that, right, 252 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:31,839 Speaker 2: But it was just interesting we didn't see him and 253 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 2: then he finally makes that appearance. So I think both 254 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 2: of them will play. And it's almost a mistake in 255 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:43,680 Speaker 2: a sense that they don't have their guy for this series. 256 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 2: You know, like it's got to be hard for both 257 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 2: of them to not really know going in what their 258 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 2: role is going to be. You can't really prepare the 259 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:54,560 Speaker 2: same way. And Domingus is only played in twenty games 260 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:56,360 Speaker 2: in the big leagues or whatever it is at this point, 261 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 2: So mentally, I wonder what's going through their minds. And 262 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:01,080 Speaker 2: Verdugo is about to be free agent, like this is 263 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:04,200 Speaker 2: a big, big next couple of weeks for him. Yeah, 264 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 2: oh that he's finishing off a down year strong, So 265 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 2: a lot's at stake for those guys. 266 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 1: You know, when when I was watching Dominguez, I saw 267 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:14,439 Speaker 1: a guy who was he was a little bit jittery 268 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:16,840 Speaker 1: in the outfield. I don't think he's a bad outfielder. 269 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:19,680 Speaker 1: I think he was maybe a little bit nervous, maybe 270 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 1: a little bit unused to the major league conditions. But 271 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 1: what concerned me more was that he just didn't hit 272 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:27,840 Speaker 1: very much. I mean, he especially from the right side. 273 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 1: He looked pretty overmatched. You know, he had some hard 274 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: hit balls, he hit a couple of home runs, but 275 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 1: I don't think he did And like, just objectively, I'm 276 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:38,640 Speaker 1: I'm a fan of the guy, But if I'm speaking objectively, 277 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:40,559 Speaker 1: I don't think he did enough to steal that position 278 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 1: right to But he did have He does have some 279 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 1: attributes that we know the Yankees like. He has deep 280 00:12:45,760 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 1: at bats. He has deeper at bats than Verdugo. He's 281 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 1: got speed. It could be a situation I could envision 282 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 1: where you know, either Verdugo starts and Dominguez comes in 283 00:12:57,040 --> 00:12:59,560 Speaker 1: if it's a close game he needs some offense or whatever, 284 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:02,439 Speaker 1: maybe pinch runs for Verdugo. Or I could see it 285 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:05,199 Speaker 1: the other way around, where Dominga starts and then Verdugo 286 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 1: comes in for defense if you got a lead in 287 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:08,960 Speaker 1: the sixth inning, maybe takes the last couple at bats. 288 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:10,200 Speaker 1: Any thoughts on that scenario. 289 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 2: Again, my mind goes to everybody talking about this when 290 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 2: Domingez first got called up. It's like the worst case 291 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:20,200 Speaker 2: here is that he doesn't do enough and then the 292 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 2: Yankees go back to Verdugo, or it's just a toss 293 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:25,840 Speaker 2: up between the two of them, right, Because you're hoping 294 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 2: that Domingas can figure it out over the last month 295 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:29,839 Speaker 2: or so when he got called up. But you wonder 296 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 2: what would have happened if he got called up earlier, 297 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:34,839 Speaker 2: or if Verdugo had that stretch to just continue playing 298 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 2: every day and get hot at the right time. So yeah, 299 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:41,959 Speaker 2: I think it will end up being a mix. Maybe 300 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 2: it's matchup base depending on who the pitcher is that 301 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:48,400 Speaker 2: next day, or who has the hot hand. And that's 302 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:50,960 Speaker 2: just you know, my dad will always say this that 303 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 2: back in the day, they'd have a set lineup every 304 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:55,719 Speaker 2: single day and you'd know exactly where you're hitting, and 305 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:58,679 Speaker 2: you'd have that routine. And these guys just don't have 306 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:00,440 Speaker 2: that right now. And I know that's not a necessarily 307 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 2: the most modern thing with baseball these days. A lot 308 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:05,959 Speaker 2: of managers use a lot of different lineups, but the 309 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 2: Yankees have had you know, Judge and Soto in the 310 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 2: same spot. Wells has really established himself as the cleanup guy. 311 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:14,400 Speaker 2: He's gonna be hitting fourth in the playoffs, even after 312 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 2: finishing the year two for his last forty one and 313 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:18,320 Speaker 2: he got Stanton, you got the right, he lefty thing, 314 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 2: and if Dominguez or Verdugar going back and forth. It 315 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 2: just does it mess with that continuity. I don't know, 316 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 2: maybe it's not an issue, maybe I'm overstating it, but 317 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 2: it's definitely something to watch, and that position is a 318 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 2: tipping point for them this series. 319 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 1: The same situation says, you mean the Martian isn't Mickey Mantle. Well, 320 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 1: Mickey even got sent down to the minor leagues during 321 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 1: his first season too, So you know, let's reserve our 322 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 1: judgments until we get to see this kid play a 323 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 1: little bit more. But it's unlikely he will be Mickey Mantle. 324 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 1: But I still think he's going to be a really 325 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: good player. Let's talk a little bit about first base, 326 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 1: because this is an area where there's no clear cut guy. 327 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:58,080 Speaker 1: I mean, he got Ben Rice, who you know, he 328 00:14:58,120 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: has some pop in his back, but he didn't hit 329 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: much down the stretch. You know, he had to be 330 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:04,920 Speaker 1: sent down. He's not good defensively. I mean, I don't 331 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 1: think we need to really, you know, talk about his 332 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 1: defense much. 333 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 2: He just he's a novice. He's he's he's. 334 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: Learning on the job. Maybe he'll be better next year. 335 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 2: You know. 336 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:16,440 Speaker 1: Oswaldo Cabrera has played some first base. He made some 337 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 1: nice plays, but He was apparently playing shortstop today and 338 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 1: wasn't even taking reps at first John Birdie was taking 339 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 1: some reps at first base. Any idea on how they're 340 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 1: leaning at first base as we are just twenty four 341 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 1: hours away. 342 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, Cabrera did end up going to first. He does 343 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 2: this every day. He's got all these different gloves that'll 344 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 2: bring out and he'll go to different spots, So he 345 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 2: was at first at different points during the workout today. 346 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:42,920 Speaker 2: I do think it'll end up being Rice because I 347 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 2: think that ultimately the Yankees like Oswaldo more in that 348 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 2: flexible off the bench option to make sure that if 349 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,600 Speaker 2: they are going to burn a pinch hitter or switch 350 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:54,200 Speaker 2: things around, that they have him as a security blanket 351 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 2: to play literally everywhere extep catcher and pitcher. I guess 352 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 2: he hasn't really been using the field that much this year, 353 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:03,680 Speaker 2: but that's still on the table too. And you know, 354 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:06,040 Speaker 2: you said it to be generous, I'd say it was 355 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 2: an up and down stretch for Rice. He did show 356 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:12,520 Speaker 2: the flashes. He had the three homer game. He showed 357 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 2: that he can handle big league pitching in terms of 358 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:17,560 Speaker 2: knowing the strike zone and the patients and a lot 359 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 2: of pressure was on him when Rizzo went down for 360 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 2: the first time, but to end up hitting one seventy 361 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 2: one ops barely over six hundred. I think it was 362 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:27,560 Speaker 2: a little bit of a disappointment when you look back 363 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:30,400 Speaker 2: at it, that entire fifty game stretch when he played 364 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 2: a lot that was a couple months that he was up. 365 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 2: But good for him for finishing the year strong in 366 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 2: Triple A, having a lot of homers down there, and 367 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 2: then he's he's a lucky guy to have a second 368 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 2: opportunity here. Assuming he does get the start, it sounds 369 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 2: like Rizzo could be an option for the ALCS. I'm 370 00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 2: not surprised that he's not gonna play in the DS, 371 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 2: because when you break two fingers on your your catching 372 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 2: hand for a first basement and your follow through for 373 00:16:57,360 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 2: a lefty, I thought it was even more than a 374 00:16:59,880 --> 00:17:02,360 Speaker 2: long shot. Boone was using the term long shot for 375 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 2: him over these last couple of days. So you hope 376 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 2: that Rizzo's able to counsel from the dugout and get 377 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:09,680 Speaker 2: him in the right frame of mind, help a little 378 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:13,639 Speaker 2: bit with positioning and some of those those defensive quirks 379 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:16,360 Speaker 2: that we know Rizzio is very familiar and experienced with. 380 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 2: And it's a sucky situation, right, you don't have your 381 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 2: starting first baseman, so you just hope that you hope 382 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 2: that Rice is able to figure it out and maybe 383 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:26,159 Speaker 2: get hot, and he's going to be down there in 384 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:28,879 Speaker 2: the bottom of the order, so you just bank on 385 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:31,200 Speaker 2: that ceiling for him and you roll with it. 386 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:36,160 Speaker 1: Yeah. I'm interested to see if Bertie gets some gets 387 00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 1: some time over there. He didn't really play first base. 388 00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:42,040 Speaker 1: I don't think this year. I can't recall a situation 389 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 1: where they put him over there. But he's got a 390 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:47,200 Speaker 1: good stick, and the Royals have some lefties that could 391 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 1: be trouble. It's be interesting to see if if he 392 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:52,359 Speaker 1: gets some reps. We got some people some fans of 393 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:55,919 Speaker 1: Oswaldo in the chat Oswalo strikes me as somebody who 394 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 1: could come up big in a playoff spot, like he 395 00:17:57,640 --> 00:17:59,439 Speaker 1: feeds off of that energy. We'll talk a little bit 396 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:03,639 Speaker 1: about UNS heroes here. Let's talk about who do you 397 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:09,399 Speaker 1: think not named Soto, Judge or Garrett Cole has the 398 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:12,520 Speaker 1: potential to be that guy who you know grabs the 399 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:15,879 Speaker 1: moment and you know, maybe comes up big in a 400 00:18:15,880 --> 00:18:18,359 Speaker 1: big spot, feeds off the energy from the stadium. I 401 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:20,680 Speaker 1: contend it's oswaldough I think he's I think he's the 402 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:22,720 Speaker 1: guy there. He He just strikes me as that kind 403 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:24,919 Speaker 1: of guy. Also, Volpi had a few days off, like 404 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:27,680 Speaker 1: typically when he gets some rest, he comes out hot, 405 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:29,359 Speaker 1: like I could see him having a big game one 406 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 1: or big first couple of games. Stanton obviously big playoff 407 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 1: bat for many, many years. What are your thoughts on 408 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:44,439 Speaker 1: potential unsung hero here other than Cole, Judge or Soto. 409 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 2: So I have a strong take about this that I 410 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:50,560 Speaker 2: haven't revealed yet, and I know you had Luke Weaver's 411 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:52,480 Speaker 2: picture up there a couple of times. I think he's 412 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:54,200 Speaker 2: gonna be big for them. I do think that Clay 413 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:57,400 Speaker 2: Holmes will still get some big outs, as much as 414 00:18:57,160 --> 00:19:00,600 Speaker 2: he's lost the fans, I think, but he's still important 415 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:03,000 Speaker 2: to this team. But for me, it's Jazz Chisholm junior. 416 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:05,440 Speaker 2: And you've got his picture up there right now. Just 417 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 2: hearing what he's been saying about how he feels like 418 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:11,880 Speaker 2: he's always been meant to be in the spotlight and 419 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:14,399 Speaker 2: he's been such a great fit so far. But I 420 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 2: don't think he's really had that moment just yet, right, 421 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:20,879 Speaker 2: I mean, he had those big games in Philly right 422 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 2: after the trade, and he's been playing well this whole time. 423 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:27,640 Speaker 2: But I can just envision him hitting a huge eighth 424 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:30,439 Speaker 2: inning home run at the stadium in whether it's this 425 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 2: series or maybe even later in October, and winning a 426 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:37,880 Speaker 2: game for this team and playing good defense at third base, 427 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 2: stealing bases. Maybe he ends up being an MVP in 428 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:43,440 Speaker 2: one of these series if the Yankees continue to advance. 429 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:47,840 Speaker 2: But that trade deserves some praise from the front office 430 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:50,639 Speaker 2: or for the front office, I should say, because like 431 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:52,399 Speaker 2: I said, he's been a perfect fit so far. That 432 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:55,240 Speaker 2: was a real hole for them and a glaring concern 433 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:56,959 Speaker 2: if they were going to have to continue to roll 434 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 2: with DJ Lemayhew John Birdie wasn't ready yet and he 435 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:03,240 Speaker 2: was a question mark as he hadn't played since late 436 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:05,720 Speaker 2: May I think it was. And Chisholm has really come 437 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:08,680 Speaker 2: in and he's been great behind the scenes. Any of 438 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:10,879 Speaker 2: those concerns that he wouldn't be good in the clubhouse, 439 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:14,480 Speaker 2: I haven't seen anything that would say that that's the case. Really. 440 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:17,160 Speaker 2: That hasn't happened with Verdugo or Stroman either. I think 441 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 2: that all of those those narratives have been thrown out 442 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:21,480 Speaker 2: of the window over these last six months or whatever 443 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:24,680 Speaker 2: it is. But yeah, I would pick Jazz Chisholm Junior. 444 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:27,360 Speaker 2: I think he's going to have a couple big swings 445 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:29,480 Speaker 2: in this postseason coming up. 446 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:33,440 Speaker 1: You know, Jazz Chislm. I could see him taking over 447 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:35,239 Speaker 1: a game with his legs. You know, he gets on 448 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 1: base and maybe Steel second, Steel's third scores on a 449 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 1: wild pitch. That's the kind of thing that I could 450 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 1: see from Jazz Chism. I don't want to get I 451 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:46,680 Speaker 1: don't want him to get into home run mode because 452 00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:48,360 Speaker 1: I feel like after he hit all those home runs, 453 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:50,119 Speaker 1: he kind of started swinging for the fences and that 454 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:51,880 Speaker 1: might have been why he was slumping a little bit. 455 00:20:52,280 --> 00:20:54,479 Speaker 1: But it is worth noting he was heating up right 456 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:56,400 Speaker 1: there at the end of the season, and we've seen 457 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:58,359 Speaker 1: guys who get hot right at the very end of 458 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:01,360 Speaker 1: the season sometimes carry that through the playoffs. A Rod 459 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:04,280 Speaker 1: comes to mind. Back in nine he entered the final 460 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 1: game of the season. He needed two home runs and 461 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:09,679 Speaker 1: seven RBIs to get to thirty and one hundred. He 462 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:11,680 Speaker 1: got them both in the same inning, came out of 463 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:13,600 Speaker 1: the game, and then he came out like gangbusters in 464 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:15,639 Speaker 1: the playoffs, so I'm really looking forward to it. I 465 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:18,240 Speaker 1: think that you know, you might have you might be 466 00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:20,320 Speaker 1: on the right track there with Chisholm. I'm gonna stick 467 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:23,119 Speaker 1: with Oswaldo and my sleeper pick is Vulpi because of 468 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 1: the rest. I think he's gonna come out feeding off 469 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 1: the energy New York kid playing in the in the 470 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:30,560 Speaker 1: postseason for the first time. I think it's gonna be great. 471 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 1: Final top. 472 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, really quick, you brought up. You brought up something 473 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:38,160 Speaker 2: important that Chisholm does sometimes have that home run swing, 474 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:40,239 Speaker 2: and I've noticed that too, where sometimes they'll have these 475 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:42,159 Speaker 2: at bats where it seems like he's swinging out of 476 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:45,320 Speaker 2: his shoes when he can still be really effective for them. 477 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:46,960 Speaker 2: If he's gonna spray the ball the other way and 478 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 2: get on base all of a sudden, it's a triple right. 479 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:51,520 Speaker 2: I mean, he's he's been so effective on the bases, 480 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:54,679 Speaker 2: they don't necessarily need him to be like that. And 481 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,879 Speaker 2: we can throw Austin Wells in here too, because I 482 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 2: just wrote a huge story on him being in the 483 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:03,600 Speaker 2: cleanup spot behind generational hitters, and that's not easy to 484 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 2: do mentally and physically. Obviously, the pressure that's going to 485 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 2: be on him. He's a rookie, a catcher managing all 486 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 2: of the pitching staff and doing a good job kind 487 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 2: of silencing a lot of those concerns about his defense. 488 00:22:16,840 --> 00:22:18,640 Speaker 2: And he's also going to come up with with guys 489 00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:21,639 Speaker 2: on base basically every single play appearance that he has. 490 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 2: And that one walk that he had at the very 491 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:27,639 Speaker 2: end of the clincher for the Yankees against the Orioles 492 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:29,600 Speaker 2: was in the sixth inning. They're only up by one 493 00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:32,120 Speaker 2: run at that point, the bases loaded walk. He took 494 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:36,159 Speaker 2: some really close pitches, could have chased and tried to 495 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:38,119 Speaker 2: hit a grand slam there and be the guy, but 496 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:40,639 Speaker 2: he just passed the baton and that's exactly what they 497 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:42,240 Speaker 2: need from those guys in the middle of the order. 498 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:44,680 Speaker 2: And last thing on Chisholm, it just stands out to 499 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:47,040 Speaker 2: me that he's kept saying that the guys in the 500 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:49,200 Speaker 2: clubhouse continue to talk about how they're not going to 501 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:51,640 Speaker 2: stop until they get a ring, and he's a Derek 502 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:54,679 Speaker 2: Jeter guy. He's been relishing the opportunity to be in 503 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:56,800 Speaker 2: New York after all those years in Miami. It just 504 00:22:56,840 --> 00:22:59,200 Speaker 2: seems like he's going to rise to the occasion, and 505 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:02,399 Speaker 2: I think can't overstate the importance of him, Stanton and 506 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:04,920 Speaker 2: Wells is. You know, I asked the Royals manager today, 507 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 2: how are you gonna let Soto and Judge not beat you? 508 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:10,240 Speaker 2: And he laughed and it's like, you know, we're gonna 509 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 2: pick pick our spots where you kind of have to 510 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:15,680 Speaker 2: pitch to him. But there are there will be a 511 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:18,480 Speaker 2: lot of situations where they don't really pitch to those guys. 512 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 2: And those three that I mentioned are gonna come up 513 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:24,040 Speaker 2: to the play with runners on base. If they stay cold, 514 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:25,720 Speaker 2: it might be a long series. 515 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:29,119 Speaker 1: Well here, here's the thing about not pitching to guys, 516 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:31,480 Speaker 1: especially when you got two guys back to back in 517 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:34,120 Speaker 1: the order that you're not pitching to. Like you said, 518 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:37,240 Speaker 1: it creates opportunities because that makes it difficult on a pitcher. 519 00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:40,240 Speaker 1: No pitcher wants to pitch with two guys on base, right, 520 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:44,160 Speaker 1: especially at Yankee Stadium to a lefty where you pop 521 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 1: one up and it's a three run home run. So 522 00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 1: it's gonna create some kind of pressure situation for you know, 523 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:53,880 Speaker 1: walk up potentially for for Reagan's Let's talk a little 524 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:57,280 Speaker 1: bit about Aaron Boone. Now, you said in your tweet 525 00:23:57,320 --> 00:24:00,800 Speaker 1: tonight that the Yankee should not take the Kansas City 526 00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 1: Royals lightly, And I agree one hundred percent. But let's 527 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:09,040 Speaker 1: just worst case scenario. Let's say the Royals beat the Yankees. 528 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:14,200 Speaker 1: Will that be Aaron Boone's final series as the Yankees manager. 529 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 2: It's tough. You know. I could see if it was 530 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 2: them losing handily and the season ended in Kansas City 531 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:24,240 Speaker 2: for the second year in a row, and the AL 532 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:27,040 Speaker 2: is wide open for them to take it. You know, 533 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 2: I these are good teams that they're going to be 534 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:33,800 Speaker 2: facing if they beat Kansas City. Either Cleveland or Detroit 535 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:37,320 Speaker 2: is also formidable, right, and Detroit's been playing so well. 536 00:24:37,359 --> 00:24:39,720 Speaker 2: Cleveland has been underrated all year. They've been playing such 537 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:42,920 Speaker 2: good baseball. Their bullpen is incredible. But when it comes 538 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:48,879 Speaker 2: to payroll and stardom and history the track record, the 539 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:51,359 Speaker 2: Yankees should walk through the AL and get to the 540 00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:53,719 Speaker 2: World Series this year. Right, There's no excuses for them 541 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:57,320 Speaker 2: not to do that. So I've been standing by this 542 00:24:57,359 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 2: all year, like, if there was a situation to fire somebody, 543 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 2: whether it's Boon or Cashman, it would have been after 544 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:04,920 Speaker 2: last year because last year was such an utter failure. 545 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 2: But if you have a situation where you have the 546 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:11,160 Speaker 2: best record in the AL. The Astros lose, the Red 547 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:13,840 Speaker 2: Sox aren't there to Beacha, the Rays aren't there to Beacha. 548 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:17,200 Speaker 2: It's AL Central teams that you've had so much success 549 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 2: against for years and years. It's not the Twins, but 550 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 2: it's some other teams that you have success against, and 551 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:25,440 Speaker 2: they get swept or they lose three the first four. 552 00:25:27,280 --> 00:25:29,800 Speaker 2: Something's got to change, right, I Mean, I do think 553 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:32,959 Speaker 2: this was a lot of progress after last year. Like 554 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:34,560 Speaker 2: you got to give the Yankees a lot of credit 555 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:37,080 Speaker 2: for the roster changes they made. It wasn't perfect. There's 556 00:25:37,080 --> 00:25:38,879 Speaker 2: still a lot of holes going into this series. Right. 557 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:41,520 Speaker 2: We're not thinking that they're going to sweep and dominate 558 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:45,479 Speaker 2: these next couple series. They may. They certainly could if 559 00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 2: they get rolling. But you know, I think this series 560 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:51,399 Speaker 2: goes five games, and I'm curious to see it might 561 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:55,399 Speaker 2: end up being those those intangibles where Kansas City is 562 00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:58,360 Speaker 2: better on the bases, or the Yankees can sometimes make 563 00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:01,879 Speaker 2: those those defensive air or go ice cold on offense 564 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:04,400 Speaker 2: other than Judge and Soto, and those are the three 565 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:06,520 Speaker 2: things that I'm looking at the most. And the pitching 566 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:10,320 Speaker 2: obviously too, does the bullpen stay strong and hold those 567 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:13,439 Speaker 2: leads at the end? Is Homes going to give up 568 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:16,480 Speaker 2: a walk off like he did in Kansas City to 569 00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:19,399 Speaker 2: kind of start that terrible stretch that they had, the 570 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:22,399 Speaker 2: summer skid that just kept on rolling. So, you know, 571 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:25,359 Speaker 2: do I think they'd fire Boone? I think it would 572 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:29,960 Speaker 2: have to be such a disaster where something needs to change, 573 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:32,360 Speaker 2: There needs to be some sort of scapegoat. But I'll 574 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:34,920 Speaker 2: end with this, right, the grass isn't always greener, and 575 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:38,479 Speaker 2: who would they necessarily bring in that would be better 576 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:41,600 Speaker 2: for the Yankees to be that late liaison from the 577 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:44,440 Speaker 2: analytics group and from the front office and be the 578 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 2: players manager that's always interacting with us the way I'm 579 00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:50,960 Speaker 2: sure the Yankees want him to, and being that guy 580 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:53,200 Speaker 2: that can foster a close knit environment because this team 581 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:56,159 Speaker 2: is very close and chemistry wise, I think they're in 582 00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:57,960 Speaker 2: a good position to go a long way this year. 583 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:00,159 Speaker 2: It may end up being something that happens that's in 584 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 2: Boone's control, and then how can you really blame him? 585 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:02,800 Speaker 2: You know? 586 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:05,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, Well, they did play a lot of sloppy baseball 587 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:08,359 Speaker 1: this year, So if sloppy baseball is their undoing, that 588 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:10,439 Speaker 1: has to fall on the manager. I would argue, we 589 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:13,200 Speaker 1: just got the update that Verdugo will be starting in 590 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 1: left field tomorrow per Andy Martino, so that solves that question. 591 00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:21,200 Speaker 1: You wonder if Dominguez will be on the roster at all. 592 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:23,600 Speaker 1: You know, it's a potential that he you know, he 593 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:26,199 Speaker 1: doesn't make it. I think he will be, but be 594 00:27:26,240 --> 00:27:29,160 Speaker 1: interesting to see how that shakes out. Max. Looking forward 595 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:32,719 Speaker 1: to some great coverage. Enjoy the games at Yankee Stadium. 596 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:34,879 Speaker 1: I'm jealous that I can't be there, but I'll be 597 00:27:34,920 --> 00:27:38,879 Speaker 1: here after every game for my audience. Final prediction, you 598 00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:40,879 Speaker 1: said five games. Who takes it? 599 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:45,440 Speaker 2: Yankees in five? I think they they got to find 600 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:48,639 Speaker 2: a way. And I know that this Casey team is 601 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:52,520 Speaker 2: definitely formidable, and they've got Bobbywood Junior and Salvi Perez 602 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:56,200 Speaker 2: and their rotation is strong, but I don't necessarily trust 603 00:27:56,240 --> 00:28:00,000 Speaker 2: their bullpen and the rest of their offense really isn't much. 604 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:03,399 Speaker 2: So I've got the Yankees in five. What about you? 605 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:09,000 Speaker 1: I'm I never do this because I'm very pessimistic a 606 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:11,400 Speaker 1: lot of times, but I am not messing around this year. 607 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:15,119 Speaker 1: Yankees in three, Yankees sweep. I think they're I think 608 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:17,000 Speaker 1: they're gonna get to the bullpen. I think they're gonna 609 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:19,240 Speaker 1: wear down the starters. They're gonna go with that old 610 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:22,879 Speaker 1: nineties mentality, get the starters up to one hundred pitches 611 00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 1: and get into that middle relief, which is the underbelly 612 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:30,359 Speaker 1: for the Royals. The Royals went twelve to one against 613 00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:33,840 Speaker 1: the White Sox this year. They were under five hundred 614 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:37,240 Speaker 1: against everybody else. They're beatable, and the Yankees should beat them. 615 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:39,320 Speaker 1: They know they should beat them. I don't think they're 616 00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:43,200 Speaker 1: gonna be screwing around. I think playing the Central is 617 00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:47,560 Speaker 1: pretty much the only teams left that's like the perfect scenario. 618 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:49,960 Speaker 1: The Yankees recognize that. I think they're seeing red. I 619 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:52,040 Speaker 1: think they're out for the kill, and I think they're 620 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:54,280 Speaker 1: gonna sweep this series. And I think that they're gonna 621 00:28:54,280 --> 00:28:55,920 Speaker 1: they're gonna go to the World Series this year, and 622 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:57,560 Speaker 1: this is the year. I don't know if they're gonna 623 00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:01,160 Speaker 1: win it, but I like their chances Philly. You know 624 00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 1: they beat up on Philly. If you match up against them, 625 00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:05,719 Speaker 1: I think the confidence is high. I don't know that 626 00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 1: the uh that the Dodgers have the pitching the San 627 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:12,560 Speaker 1: Diego kind of scares me a little bit. You know, 628 00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:15,560 Speaker 1: I could see Mike King dealing honestly against the Yankees, 629 00:29:15,680 --> 00:29:17,800 Speaker 1: wouldn't that wouldn't that be something it comes down to 630 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:20,880 Speaker 1: King versus Soto in game seven, that'd be wild. But 631 00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:23,920 Speaker 1: let's not get ahead of ourselves. But I'm saying, Yankees 632 00:29:24,440 --> 00:29:27,920 Speaker 1: in three Max, appreciate it. 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