WEBVTT - Chris Taylor Joins Dodgers Territory 0:00:00.080 --> 0:00:04.640 I have a reserve personality, and people see that shyness 0:00:04.680 --> 0:00:06.920 as innocents or I don't know what it is. 0:00:08.039 --> 0:00:09.880 I promise you I do a lot wrong. 0:00:15.520 --> 0:00:16.119 What's going on? 0:00:16.160 --> 0:00:16.560 Everybody? 0:00:16.760 --> 0:00:20.239 Welcome to the live Thursday edition of Dodgers Territory. I'm 0:00:20.239 --> 0:00:22.799 Alana Rizzo. That is Clint to see us. We're so 0:00:22.880 --> 0:00:24.959 happy that you're with us. And hey, thanks a lot 0:00:24.960 --> 0:00:28.680 you guys. We have now surpassed eight thousand subscribers on 0:00:28.720 --> 0:00:31.840 our YouTube channel. 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Two time World Series Champion Chris Taylor CT 0:00:47.960 --> 0:00:50.839 three coming up on the show in just a few moments. 0:00:50.840 --> 0:00:52.760 But before we welcome and Chris, let's get to the 0:00:52.760 --> 0:00:53.280 big ticket. 0:00:53.600 --> 0:00:54.200 Let's do it. 0:00:57.640 --> 0:00:58.080 All right. 0:00:58.120 --> 0:00:58.960 So, as we. 0:00:58.840 --> 0:01:01.200 Speak right now, not to say you should leave us 0:01:01.240 --> 0:01:03.200 to go over there, but as we speak right now, 0:01:03.320 --> 0:01:06.480 Tanner Scott is being introduced officially by the Los Angeles 0:01:06.480 --> 0:01:09.520 Dodgers so Roki Sasaki. A couple of days ago, Tanner 0:01:09.560 --> 0:01:12.319 Scott right now. Welcome to the club, sir, happy to 0:01:12.360 --> 0:01:15.880 have you in that bullpen. And perhaps Kirby Yates, Clint, 0:01:16.440 --> 0:01:19.200 Bob Nightingale is the only one that I have seen 0:01:19.360 --> 0:01:22.559 report that Kirby Yates could be headed to the Los 0:01:22.600 --> 0:01:25.959 Angeles Dodgers, perhaps with Michael Kopek expected to miss a 0:01:25.959 --> 0:01:26.600 little bit of time. 0:01:26.720 --> 0:01:28.360 I don't know that that's the case. 0:01:28.760 --> 0:01:31.280 Not to discount what Bob is saying, but Brandon Dome's 0:01:31.280 --> 0:01:33.480 assistant or GM of the Dodgers came out and said 0:01:33.480 --> 0:01:36.520 that Kopeck is fine. He doesn't anticipate any problems right now. 0:01:37.160 --> 0:01:38.920 How are you reading into this? 0:01:39.000 --> 0:01:41.880 As you can see Bill Plunkett saying that Kopeck was 0:01:41.920 --> 0:01:45.119 grinding the last October like many of us were. He's 0:01:45.200 --> 0:01:48.160 well into his offseason throwing program, So no concern. Are 0:01:48.240 --> 0:01:50.000 you concerned, Clint Pesius? 0:01:50.720 --> 0:01:53.680 I don't know that I'm concerned yet. A couple things 0:01:53.720 --> 0:01:56.320 to dive into here. Obviously we have Kirby Yates. We 0:01:56.360 --> 0:02:00.000 will say, you know, far from official. I would argue 0:02:00.160 --> 0:02:02.400 that Ken Rosenthal poured a little bit of cold water 0:02:02.560 --> 0:02:08.639 on Bob Nightingale's report there. But focusing on the Coopex side, 0:02:08.800 --> 0:02:11.360 of of course, he's a very important part, very integral 0:02:11.440 --> 0:02:14.359 part of this Dodgers bullpen. This what could be a 0:02:14.440 --> 0:02:18.040 very very good Dodgers bullpen. I really like the part here. 0:02:18.240 --> 0:02:23.280 Our friend Bill Plunkett says, the reports are overblown. It 0:02:23.320 --> 0:02:26.160 did kind of surface and everybody sort of got very 0:02:26.240 --> 0:02:28.359 very scared on the internet very quick, like, oh man, 0:02:28.400 --> 0:02:31.040 what's going on with Michael Kopek. I'm not terribly worried. 0:02:31.080 --> 0:02:34.440 I agree with the idea that, yeah, everybody is going 0:02:34.480 --> 0:02:38.679 through something at that point in the season. Michael Kopek state, 0:02:39.360 --> 0:02:41.200 you know, a state available for this team all the 0:02:41.240 --> 0:02:44.000 way through the World Series run. So it's not something 0:02:44.040 --> 0:02:48.400 I'm worried about. Now, let's switch to the addition the 0:02:48.440 --> 0:02:53.120 potential edition edition of Kirby Yates. It's just another fantastic 0:02:53.200 --> 0:02:57.160 move for the Dodgers. You got Tanner Scott being official 0:02:57.280 --> 0:02:59.800 as we speak. That raises the ceiling, and this is 0:02:59.800 --> 0:03:01.600 something I talked about on my show. You got a 0:03:01.600 --> 0:03:04.280 ceiling razor and a floor razer in Kirby Yates, who 0:03:04.360 --> 0:03:07.680 was arguably the second best reliever in the American League 0:03:07.760 --> 0:03:13.280 last year behind Emmanuel class A. Just more brilliance from 0:03:13.280 --> 0:03:14.440 the Dodgers front office. 0:03:14.960 --> 0:03:15.760 It's just stupid. 0:03:15.880 --> 0:03:17.720 I mean, if you think about it, even I was like, 0:03:17.760 --> 0:03:20.600 oh my god, Kirby Yates too, you know, like, but 0:03:20.639 --> 0:03:23.720 my goodness, you get obviously you get Blake Trynon back right. 0:03:23.760 --> 0:03:26.240 We did that early on, and then they signed Tanner Scott, 0:03:26.280 --> 0:03:28.240 which is all we were asking for. And then, by 0:03:28.280 --> 0:03:31.520 the way, they may get Kirby Yates as well game over. 0:03:31.639 --> 0:03:33.440 I mean, that is one heck of a Dodgers' bullpen, 0:03:33.480 --> 0:03:36.000 and I like the I like the bullpen even before 0:03:36.080 --> 0:03:39.800 the Tanner Scott signing, so I really really like the 0:03:39.800 --> 0:03:42.240 bullpen now. But that leads me to the next question 0:03:42.280 --> 0:03:44.720 for you, Clint. You have there's not enough room on 0:03:45.120 --> 0:03:48.240 the Dodgers need a seventy man roster. There's not enough 0:03:48.320 --> 0:03:51.320 room right now. So what would happen in terms of 0:03:51.360 --> 0:03:55.240 getting Kirby Yates onto this roster if you figure that 0:03:55.400 --> 0:03:57.440 is the case. We remember we talked about the fact 0:03:57.480 --> 0:04:00.200 that the Dodgers can start moving guys around on February. 0:04:00.480 --> 0:04:04.040 They can go a little earlier than twenty eight other teams. 0:04:04.040 --> 0:04:05.840 The Potter or excuse me, the Cubs can do it too. 0:04:05.880 --> 0:04:09.200 Because of that series in Tokyo. What are some movable 0:04:09.240 --> 0:04:13.040 pieces in your mind that the Dodgers could move in 0:04:13.240 --> 0:04:15.320 order to get Yates on the roster. 0:04:16.080 --> 0:04:18.800 Yeah, I mean if it all depends on if he's 0:04:18.960 --> 0:04:21.400 okay waiting. And this is where we also talked a 0:04:21.400 --> 0:04:24.120 good little bit about, like the Kicky Hernandez situation, people 0:04:24.120 --> 0:04:26.880 are okay waiting, it's not going to be as big 0:04:26.920 --> 0:04:30.240 of an issue. I just posted the screenshot there. Of course, 0:04:30.440 --> 0:04:34.240 Bob Nightingale mentioning Dodgers are looking to shop some pieces. 0:04:34.480 --> 0:04:37.320 One of those guys being an obvious piece in Ryan Brazier, 0:04:37.400 --> 0:04:40.880 who had some injury issues last year, kind of had 0:04:40.880 --> 0:04:43.560 some up and downs, but was an important part of 0:04:43.600 --> 0:04:47.279 that World Series run. But there's somebody like him. There's 0:04:47.480 --> 0:04:51.520 maybe a Michael Grove who can find himself available in 0:04:51.600 --> 0:04:53.599 a trade. Bobby Miller is a name I've seen some 0:04:53.760 --> 0:04:56.039 fans try to throw out here and there. I don't 0:04:56.040 --> 0:04:58.160 think the team looks to move Bobby Miller because he's 0:04:58.160 --> 0:05:02.640 still young. Team can He's got a hundred mile hour 0:05:02.720 --> 0:05:05.240 fastball when he's right, He's got a nasty change up. 0:05:05.800 --> 0:05:08.440 I threw out the idea on on Twitter the other day, 0:05:08.760 --> 0:05:11.480 and I'm not asking for it, I'm not a proponent. 0:05:11.520 --> 0:05:13.480 I'm not pushing for it. I'm just saying, if they 0:05:13.520 --> 0:05:16.080 really wanted to be creative, they could also look to 0:05:16.440 --> 0:05:19.440 maybe move like a Tony Gonslin or a dust In 0:05:19.560 --> 0:05:21.520 May in some sort of deal. And I understand you're 0:05:21.560 --> 0:05:24.479 kind of selling low on dudes like that at this 0:05:24.640 --> 0:05:28.960 point in the offseason, but you could potentially move those 0:05:29.000 --> 0:05:32.080 type of dudes and you get another dude who maybe 0:05:32.200 --> 0:05:34.760 is guaranteed to get you more innings in Jack Flerty, 0:05:34.800 --> 0:05:37.359 who very much wants to return to the Dodgers. So 0:05:38.080 --> 0:05:40.560 there are there's some pieces. 0:05:41.120 --> 0:05:43.560 Jack Flerty was just on foul Territory with the Boys 0:05:43.560 --> 0:05:45.800 talking about his whole free agency stuff. And I also 0:05:45.880 --> 0:05:49.159 like the fact that Jack tweeted, listen, one team is 0:05:49.200 --> 0:05:52.440 not ruining baseball. The other twenty nine are not doing 0:05:52.480 --> 0:05:54.240 what they can do. So I like the fact that 0:05:54.279 --> 0:05:55.840 he wants to be on the Dodgers. He's not there 0:05:55.920 --> 0:05:59.960 right now yet, he's still supporting all of the offseason 0:06:00.080 --> 0:06:02.240 moves that they're doing. We're gonna welcome in CT three 0:06:02.360 --> 0:06:04.760 here momentarily as we get him linked up. We're just 0:06:04.760 --> 0:06:08.520 working on some technical things right now with him. It's 0:06:08.560 --> 0:06:12.520 difficult too, because as we talk about this, you know, 0:06:12.560 --> 0:06:14.640 you never want to see some of these guys get moved. 0:06:14.680 --> 0:06:17.440 But the idea is to run it back right, and 0:06:17.480 --> 0:06:19.880 there's some massive, massive pieces and you and I talked 0:06:19.880 --> 0:06:22.960 about this on Monday, how Andrew Friedman's like, let's get 0:06:23.000 --> 0:06:27.760 these pieces now and not worry about getting big pieces 0:06:27.800 --> 0:06:30.080 at the deadline. Let's just tweak what we need to 0:06:30.120 --> 0:06:32.600 do with the deadline. I mean, do you think honestly 0:06:32.880 --> 0:06:37.560 that going into the season, this is the best laid 0:06:37.839 --> 0:06:40.000 team that we have put together? 0:06:41.640 --> 0:06:47.120 And it's hard to say no, hard to argue like, no, 0:06:47.360 --> 0:06:49.920 We've seen better teams. I mean that twenty twenty two 0:06:49.920 --> 0:06:51.920 team that went out in one one hundred and eleven games, 0:06:52.240 --> 0:06:55.600 that was a phenomenal baseball team, but very clearly had 0:06:55.640 --> 0:06:58.760 some issues, had some holes in its game, and that's 0:06:58.760 --> 0:07:01.679 where you know they got bounced in that first round. 0:07:01.760 --> 0:07:04.799 But I mean, if you're talking about talent, like I said, 0:07:05.080 --> 0:07:09.480 floor dude, floor razors and ceiling razors and being a 0:07:09.520 --> 0:07:12.320 club that is built to try to run it back 0:07:12.400 --> 0:07:17.360 this team, you can't find a better stacked team compared 0:07:17.400 --> 0:07:20.120 to the league and compared to teams you know over 0:07:20.120 --> 0:07:22.880 the last Yeah, we'll just say the Guggenheim era. You 0:07:22.920 --> 0:07:25.320 can't find a team with more talent than the Los 0:07:25.360 --> 0:07:30.200 Angeles Dodgers. So well, will there be question marks? 0:07:30.280 --> 0:07:30.600 For sure? 0:07:30.640 --> 0:07:32.360 You don't know what second base is going to look like. 0:07:32.360 --> 0:07:35.080 Maybe the guy who's joining us in a second, Chris Taylor, 0:07:35.160 --> 0:07:39.560 is part of that mix. You don't know how Mookie 0:07:39.560 --> 0:07:41.880 handles short all the way, all that kind of stuff. 0:07:41.880 --> 0:07:46.040 There are certainly some questions along the way. But Dodgers 0:07:46.040 --> 0:07:48.880 are an incredible spot. And you know what's funny, the 0:07:48.880 --> 0:07:52.120 off season eight over yet, Yeah. 0:07:51.720 --> 0:07:53.760 That's hard to believe. Spring training in about three and 0:07:53.760 --> 0:07:55.360 a half weeks. 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I'm doing great. Been 0:09:31.760 --> 0:09:34.880 a busy off season, but I'm enjoying it and getting 0:09:34.920 --> 0:09:36.480 excited for the season to come around. 0:09:37.080 --> 0:09:38.800 Yeah, what excites you the most? I don't know if 0:09:38.840 --> 0:09:39.720 you're like us, Chris. 0:09:39.760 --> 0:09:42.560 Every single time we turn around, someone's being signed by 0:09:42.800 --> 0:09:45.440 the Los Angeles Dodgers, We're like, holy crap, what a team. 0:09:45.760 --> 0:09:47.760 What are you most excited about when you get to 0:09:47.800 --> 0:09:49.439 camel back in a few weeks. 0:09:50.040 --> 0:09:51.720 Uh, A lot. 0:09:51.800 --> 0:09:53.880 I mean just to see the guys, you know. I 0:09:53.920 --> 0:09:56.880 mean spring training is always exciting. It's like a fresh start, 0:09:57.040 --> 0:10:01.520 new year. But yeah, just to to see the guys again. Obviously, 0:10:01.520 --> 0:10:03.480 there's gonna be a ton of excitement around the team, 0:10:03.520 --> 0:10:05.559 so the energy's gonna be great with all the fans, 0:10:07.160 --> 0:10:11.360 some new additions, We brought some guys back, so yeah, 0:10:11.360 --> 0:10:13.440 we should have a really strong team and it's gonna 0:10:13.480 --> 0:10:13.800 be fun. 0:10:14.559 --> 0:10:17.840 Yeah, I mean, hell of a run. Congrats, you know, 0:10:17.880 --> 0:10:21.600 we love seeing this. You guys finally get that parade 0:10:21.600 --> 0:10:24.400 that we were robbed of in twenty and robbed of 0:10:24.480 --> 0:10:27.560 for different reasons in twenty seventeen perhaps, but you know, 0:10:27.600 --> 0:10:32.120 how enjoyable was that parade, knowing that after just an 0:10:32.160 --> 0:10:37.400 overall for the team, a tough season, injuries really injuries decimated, 0:10:37.440 --> 0:10:40.320 that's the biggest thing. But to come put it all 0:10:40.320 --> 0:10:44.439 together and it results in this moment that's got to 0:10:44.440 --> 0:10:46.680 be something pretty dang special. And then of course the 0:10:46.720 --> 0:10:49.600 World Series parade through La just talk about that for. 0:10:49.600 --> 0:10:53.760 The fans, Yeah, I mean you kind of said it right. 0:10:54.280 --> 0:10:58.400 It felt like that parade was long overdue, for especially 0:10:58.480 --> 0:11:01.640 us guys that were on that twenty twenty team and 0:11:01.760 --> 0:11:06.680 for me being on this team since twenty sixteen. You know, 0:11:07.480 --> 0:11:09.760 I know how hard it is to win a World Series. 0:11:10.120 --> 0:11:12.600 We've been there a couple times before we finally won, 0:11:13.400 --> 0:11:16.000 and then we didn't get to celebrate that parade. So 0:11:17.040 --> 0:11:20.880 this year was special because we won that that picture 0:11:20.920 --> 0:11:23.800 you showed, that's that's what it's all about, right, That's like, 0:11:24.120 --> 0:11:26.559 that's why you go through the grind of the season 0:11:26.679 --> 0:11:30.120 and they put in all the work and all the 0:11:30.240 --> 0:11:33.240 ups and downs for that moment to share that with 0:11:33.840 --> 0:11:37.640 your family and then to share it with your teammates 0:11:37.720 --> 0:11:41.280 and to finally be able to have that parade for 0:11:41.360 --> 0:11:42.360 the entire city. 0:11:42.160 --> 0:11:43.119 Of Los Angeles. 0:11:43.800 --> 0:11:47.640 You know, I think we get wrapped up, We get 0:11:47.640 --> 0:11:49.920 caught up in our own bubble, so to speak. No 0:11:50.000 --> 0:11:54.120 pun intended with twenty twenty, but we you know, we 0:11:54.160 --> 0:11:56.560 obviously see the fans at the stadium, which is like 0:11:56.640 --> 0:12:00.200 fifty thousand people, right, but you don't realize how much 0:12:00.200 --> 0:12:04.040 support you have from all over the world. Now you know, 0:12:04.360 --> 0:12:08.080 we're like a worldwide team now that you're bringing in 0:12:08.120 --> 0:12:13.640 some of these international signings, and you know, to see 0:12:14.320 --> 0:12:19.640 La show out like that for the parade was unbelievable 0:12:19.679 --> 0:12:23.240 and it really put things in perspectives like how big. 0:12:23.080 --> 0:12:24.000 A following we have. 0:12:24.240 --> 0:12:27.320 Obviously we know it, but to see it firsthand was 0:12:27.840 --> 0:12:28.560 it was special. 0:12:29.200 --> 0:12:30.640 It really was a site to behold. 0:12:30.679 --> 0:12:33.160 It's so insane to see everybody in the streets cheering 0:12:33.480 --> 0:12:36.079 you guys, and obviously but now you know, look how 0:12:36.080 --> 0:12:38.640 good you guys had of a year last year. But 0:12:38.679 --> 0:12:40.880 it's what have you done for me lately, Chris Taylor. 0:12:40.960 --> 0:12:42.959 We're going to expect you guys to run it back. 0:12:43.480 --> 0:12:46.720 Let us speak to the twenty twenty five season. In 0:12:46.800 --> 0:12:49.480 the second half of twenty twenty four. You had a 0:12:49.520 --> 0:12:52.400 really good, really good season. You made the most of 0:12:52.440 --> 0:12:55.240 your opportunities. What can you take from the second half 0:12:55.679 --> 0:12:58.680 into the off season into spring training to get where 0:12:58.720 --> 0:13:00.840 you want to be offensively in a year ahead. 0:13:02.080 --> 0:13:05.080 Yeah, it was just a good for my confidence to 0:13:05.160 --> 0:13:07.400 kind of bounce back a little bit, and not even 0:13:08.360 --> 0:13:10.439 not even bounce back to the player I know I'm 0:13:10.480 --> 0:13:13.280 capable of or the player I want to be this 0:13:13.360 --> 0:13:16.680 coming season, but just to bounce back from. 0:13:16.600 --> 0:13:19.720 Where I started to. 0:13:18.760 --> 0:13:23.120 Contribute in some way. That was my only goal after 0:13:23.960 --> 0:13:27.439 the start of my season. You know, I wanted to 0:13:27.480 --> 0:13:29.720 help the team win anyway I could, and I wanted 0:13:29.920 --> 0:13:32.199 my goal was to be a role in the postseason 0:13:32.520 --> 0:13:34.680 some way. I wanted to help the team some way, 0:13:35.400 --> 0:13:38.920 and you know, to be able to be on the 0:13:38.920 --> 0:13:42.720 postseason roster. I'm playing a few games and be there 0:13:42.720 --> 0:13:44.720 when we won the World Series beyond the field, when 0:13:44.720 --> 0:13:47.640 we threw the last pitch. That was special for me 0:13:47.960 --> 0:13:53.160 and going into this season trying to build off of that. 0:13:54.520 --> 0:13:58.079 My goal is never to be a bench player or 0:13:58.120 --> 0:14:01.120 a role player off the bench. My goal is to 0:14:01.160 --> 0:14:04.240 be an everyday player, and I'm attacking the off season 0:14:04.240 --> 0:14:08.080 that way. And I'm working on some like building on 0:14:08.120 --> 0:14:10.480 some stuff that I was working on at the end 0:14:10.480 --> 0:14:14.040 of the year, and I'm going into spring training hoping 0:14:14.080 --> 0:14:19.000 to you know, have a turnaround and you know, really 0:14:19.040 --> 0:14:19.960 contribute this season. 0:14:20.560 --> 0:14:22.760 Yeah, I wondered if if you could kind of expand 0:14:22.800 --> 0:14:26.160 on that at all, because you know, read quotes from 0:14:26.160 --> 0:14:28.400 you talking about some of the swing changes you tried 0:14:28.440 --> 0:14:32.920 to implement last year leading to some of the issues 0:14:32.960 --> 0:14:35.200 that were going on. Obviously there's some health issues as 0:14:35.200 --> 0:14:38.080 well in there. Where do you feel the swing is 0:14:38.120 --> 0:14:40.360 at now? What sort of things are you working on? 0:14:40.400 --> 0:14:42.520 I think I think I remember something about you trying 0:14:42.560 --> 0:14:44.920 to like level out the swing more and that's just 0:14:45.040 --> 0:14:48.120 maybe not your game. Where is the swing at now? 0:14:48.160 --> 0:14:50.240 And what sort of things have you guys been working 0:14:50.280 --> 0:14:51.200 on in the cage? 0:14:51.880 --> 0:14:55.920 I feel really good right now. Like I said, I built, 0:14:56.480 --> 0:14:59.160 I'm building off of what I kind of found at 0:14:59.200 --> 0:15:02.240 the end of the seas and trying to improve those things. 0:15:02.280 --> 0:15:07.120 I'm not making any like huge changes, you know. I'm 0:15:07.160 --> 0:15:12.560 just trying to pick a few key things with my swing, 0:15:12.640 --> 0:15:16.040 things that I know are important for me that when 0:15:16.040 --> 0:15:18.880 they're right, that's when I'm at my best. And I'm 0:15:18.880 --> 0:15:21.320 trying to make those two or three things my main 0:15:21.400 --> 0:15:26.360 focus every day for the off season. And I think 0:15:26.400 --> 0:15:31.240 I've fallen into the trap of chasing different targets throughout 0:15:31.280 --> 0:15:35.200 the course of the season, and and it can be 0:15:35.200 --> 0:15:39.520 a slippery slope and it can sometimes make things worse. 0:15:39.560 --> 0:15:42.000 And you know, that's kind of been my focus this 0:15:42.080 --> 0:15:45.560 off season, is not to get off track. I talked 0:15:45.600 --> 0:15:47.520 with the hitting coaches at the end of the regular 0:15:47.560 --> 0:15:50.080 season and kind of came up with a plan going 0:15:50.120 --> 0:15:54.800 into the off season, and we pinpointed a few things 0:15:54.800 --> 0:15:57.440 that were very important for me to have success, and 0:15:57.480 --> 0:15:58.920 that's been our focus. 0:15:59.560 --> 0:16:03.320 It's great wholesale changes necessary, kind of stick to what 0:16:03.360 --> 0:16:06.040 got you there. And I remember when you got to LA, Chris. 0:16:06.120 --> 0:16:09.960 I remember when there was the trade and Zach Lee 0:16:10.080 --> 0:16:11.960 ended up going to Seattle and this guy by the 0:16:12.000 --> 0:16:14.360 name of Chris Taylor comes over to Los Angeles and 0:16:14.400 --> 0:16:16.320 it was just so good to get to know you 0:16:16.880 --> 0:16:19.640 and become such an instrumental part of what LA was about. 0:16:19.720 --> 0:16:22.920 And such big postseason moments and stuff. Not to say 0:16:22.920 --> 0:16:25.000 that you're done anytime soon, but if you've taken a 0:16:25.040 --> 0:16:28.520 moment now that you've hoisted a Trophy twice to just 0:16:28.600 --> 0:16:30.600 kind of reflect on the career that you've had so 0:16:30.720 --> 0:16:33.600 far with La and how much of a how much 0:16:33.640 --> 0:16:36.760 of a change just that one trade caused in your life. 0:16:38.120 --> 0:16:39.240 Yeah, it's it was. 0:16:39.800 --> 0:16:42.800 It was life changing to say the least, you know, 0:16:43.440 --> 0:16:46.920 not only for my baseball career, but for my entire life. 0:16:47.040 --> 0:16:48.600 LA is my home now. 0:16:49.480 --> 0:16:53.520 I met my wife here, we have a son, a 0:16:53.560 --> 0:16:58.560 fourteen month old, So my complete like that one day 0:16:58.600 --> 0:17:01.440 of getting traded to the Dodgers completely transform my life 0:17:01.760 --> 0:17:06.200 in the best way possible. And I'm so thankful for that. 0:17:06.400 --> 0:17:10.480 I truly believe that was fate. And you know, I'm 0:17:10.520 --> 0:17:14.880 so blessed to have the opportunity to be a Dodger 0:17:15.000 --> 0:17:19.520 and live in this city. And it's been unbelievable. 0:17:19.560 --> 0:17:22.760 Speaking about the great city of Los Angeles. Obviously, so 0:17:22.880 --> 0:17:26.600 much devastation has gone on with these wildfires. You and 0:17:26.680 --> 0:17:30.280 your foundation and your wife have done your part to 0:17:31.080 --> 0:17:35.879 pledge some help, some financial support to victims of these fires, 0:17:35.880 --> 0:17:38.560 people that have been affected. Could you just kind of 0:17:38.600 --> 0:17:40.879 speak more to you know, what you guys can do 0:17:40.960 --> 0:17:46.040 and what you hope other people can help, either victims 0:17:46.160 --> 0:17:49.560 or the CT three Foundation do to continue to help 0:17:49.760 --> 0:17:54.280 people bounce back and rebuild from the devastation devastating fires. 0:17:55.640 --> 0:17:59.600 Yeah, that was We had that fundraiser on our Instagram 0:17:59.720 --> 0:18:00.600 page and. 0:18:01.960 --> 0:18:03.760 The people really showed out. 0:18:03.840 --> 0:18:07.040 We were not expecting to get that big of contributions, 0:18:08.040 --> 0:18:12.560 raising over fifty thousand dollars on a on an Instagram fundraiser. 0:18:13.560 --> 0:18:17.280 It was incredible. We did not expect that. So completely 0:18:17.320 --> 0:18:20.680 blown away by the support, which just shows that people 0:18:20.720 --> 0:18:24.880 are looking to help, right, They want to help. They 0:18:24.960 --> 0:18:28.280 know they've seen firsthand a lot of them the devastation 0:18:28.520 --> 0:18:32.000 that the fires have had. And I think people are 0:18:32.040 --> 0:18:35.680 just looking to give back, and you know, I think 0:18:35.720 --> 0:18:38.159 that's why we we do our This is going to 0:18:38.200 --> 0:18:40.679 be our second polar Plunge this year on February second, 0:18:41.320 --> 0:18:44.520 and we added the LA Fire Department Foundation as a 0:18:45.880 --> 0:18:50.360 second beneficiary to the Friendship Foundation, and you know that 0:18:50.400 --> 0:18:55.200 was very important to us. And we're yeah, hopefully all 0:18:55.240 --> 0:18:58.760 my teammates. You know, I think almost my entire team 0:18:58.800 --> 0:18:59.239 showed up. 0:18:59.320 --> 0:18:59.760 Last year. 0:18:59.800 --> 0:19:02.120 It was a day after Dodger Fest, which is it's 0:19:02.200 --> 0:19:05.600 fortunate everybody's in town and it's a it's a good time. 0:19:05.720 --> 0:19:06.919 You know, we just all get in the water, you 0:19:06.920 --> 0:19:10.640 can see on the picture there guys were body surfing 0:19:10.720 --> 0:19:11.560 back in. 0:19:11.040 --> 0:19:14.920 There's a lot of abs out there as well. 0:19:17.160 --> 0:19:20.480 There's all that's the thing about baseball, there's all kinds 0:19:20.480 --> 0:19:22.200 of bodies. 0:19:25.359 --> 0:19:28.520 Yeah, Michelle Ce Michelle Sie is a big fan of yours. 0:19:28.560 --> 0:19:30.160 Obviously a big fan of the Dodgers. 0:19:30.160 --> 0:19:32.359 She tweeted earlier she wanted to know if you were 0:19:32.359 --> 0:19:36.199 gonna wear floaties again, Cet when you do the polar Plunge. 0:19:37.119 --> 0:19:39.119 I don't know what I'm gonna do this year, but 0:19:39.160 --> 0:19:44.560 I gotta do something creative, right, Uh you know we uh, well, 0:19:44.680 --> 0:19:48.280 we'll see. I got to think about it, but maybe 0:19:48.280 --> 0:19:51.119 we'll hand out some T shirts or something. But it 0:19:51.160 --> 0:19:54.600 would be cool if we could have everybody dress up 0:19:54.720 --> 0:19:56.480 or get creative with what they're wearing. 0:19:57.040 --> 0:20:01.920 You're gonna have the flippy floppies with it, no doubt 0:20:01.960 --> 0:20:04.400 about that. So you got the second annual CT three 0:20:04.400 --> 0:20:07.800 Polar Plunge coming up on February second. Obviously everybody contributing 0:20:08.600 --> 0:20:11.480 to the wildfire relief as well, So thank you so 0:20:11.600 --> 0:20:14.480 much to you and to Mary and to THEO who's 0:20:14.520 --> 0:20:16.800 out there as well doing all the stuff for the community. 0:20:17.920 --> 0:20:20.480 I look back at the career that you've had so 0:20:20.560 --> 0:20:23.199 far with LA and I just feel like there's still 0:20:23.400 --> 0:20:26.199 so much that this team wants to achieve as a 0:20:26.280 --> 0:20:29.080 member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chris, how much can 0:20:29.119 --> 0:20:30.640 you appreciate if you do, I don't want to put 0:20:30.640 --> 0:20:32.840