1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: And how were doing everybody? Hello, Hello, Hello, Welcome to 2 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: another episode of Monster Territory. Man oh Man. Big day 3 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: today from Marcelo Meyer. Big day for mister Meyer, really showing, really, 4 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:21,919 Speaker 1: you know why this guy has been one of the 5 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 1: top prospects in the game for the last few years. 6 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:26,800 Speaker 1: You know, it's been a rough couple of years here 7 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: from Marcelo Meyer when it comes to the health point 8 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: of things here. You know, last year, you know, put 9 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 1: up some pretty good numbers, but had the back injury 10 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: at shortened up his season. You know, go back the 11 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 1: year prior to that. You know, he's kind of on 12 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: and off with the injuries there. But this was a 13 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: good sign from Marcela Meyer today. I mean, if you 14 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: didn't get excited about that one, I don't know, you 15 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: might not have a pulse. But we're gonna break that 16 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:51,480 Speaker 1: down today. A big game for him. You know, even 17 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 1: Roman Anthony got in on the action. You know, even 18 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: Christian Campbell showed something that I was pretty impressed by. 19 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 1: So we're gonna talk about those guys today. We got 20 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 1: a lot of other news to talk about as well. 21 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: Will you or bray you Alex Core making some comments 22 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: on his health recently and what his status could be 23 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 1: for opening day. Masataka Yoshida, what's going on with him. 24 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: It looks like we could be seeing him, you know, 25 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: sooner rather than later. So we'll go check on the 26 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:20,760 Speaker 1: report with that. And Raffie Devers in the last couple 27 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: of days making some comments talking about all the hoopla 28 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: that was going on last week. I know it's been 29 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: a couple of days here, so we're kind of backtracking 30 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: a little bit here on a couple of things in 31 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: this episode. But we are almost at March, ladies and gentlemen. 32 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 1: We're getting very close or what like two days away 33 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 1: from March, so we're wrapping up February here. But everyone, 34 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: before I do get into everything tonight, if you can 35 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: just said the like button for me. 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Uh, but let's get into today's game. 66 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: And obviously, like I said in the intro, big day 67 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 1: for Marcella Meyer today, going three for three with a 68 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 1: homer and a triple. He actually got to start it 69 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 1: off with a triple. I mean, if he ended at that, 70 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: I would have been a happy camper for the day. 71 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: But the man kept going. And he didn't just keep 72 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: it going. He was doing this against major league ready pitching, 73 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: you know, not just against you know, guys that are 74 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: coming up through the system. He was going to work 75 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 1: against Jack Flaherty with a triple hit the home run 76 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 1: off of Ken Some I mean, this guy even just 77 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: looked like he belonged here. You know, he was just 78 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: looking good there today. You got to love that with 79 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: Marcela Meyer. Man, like I said in the intro, this 80 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: is a guy that's been dealing with injuries over the 81 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: last couple of years, you know, the back became a problem, 82 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: and you know that was a bit of a concern 83 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 1: coming into the off season. You know, what's the conditioning 84 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:22,239 Speaker 1: looking like, how's the durability looking for the entire season? 85 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: Is he going to be able to hold up for 86 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:27,679 Speaker 1: an entire season of one sixty two? You know, especially 87 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 1: if he were to come to the major league level, 88 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 1: that has been a concern, the strength and conditioning side 89 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: of things. People have been paying attention to that with 90 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:38,679 Speaker 1: Marcelo Meyer. But you know, today it really just showed 91 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: the talent that he has. You know, say what you 92 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: will about you know, the durability, but he showed you today. Yes, 93 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:49,599 Speaker 1: I know it's spring training. It's very easy to overreact 94 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 1: to these things, but listen, when you're going deep off 95 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: of you know, someone like Kenson Mayda who's been in 96 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: the game for a long time. Granted, I know he 97 00:04:58,000 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: had his struggles last year. You know, whatever, say what 98 00:04:59,880 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 1: you will, but uh, you know, Jack Flaherty, you know 99 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 1: there's a guy that was just pitching in the World Series. 100 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: You know, not going to triple off of him today. 101 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 1: And also, I just want to throw in this one 102 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 1: little tidbit here Major League Baseball. We have got to 103 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:15,279 Speaker 1: figure out how to get these games on the tube, man, 104 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 1: I mean, come on, like, listen, it's funny today Major 105 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:22,280 Speaker 1: League Baseball. They're you know, putting there making posts on 106 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 1: Twitter land saying, oh, hey, the Red Sox, the Big Three, 107 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:28,280 Speaker 1: they're in the lineup today. And I'm like, well, well, 108 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: how the heck do we watch you? You know? Yeah, 109 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 1: sure I could listen to it. Sure I had the 110 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: audio on, you know, the MLB TV or whatever it was, 111 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 1: but or whatever it's called MLB at Bat I think 112 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: it's what it's called. Yeah, sure, I'm listening to it. 113 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 1: But it's like I want to watch it. I don't 114 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 1: get that, man, I don't Maybe it's a maybe it's 115 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 1: a budgetary kind of a thing, you know, maybe they 116 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: don't want to have to pay all these people for 117 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:53,840 Speaker 1: the production during spring training. I don't know, but I 118 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: don't know. Man. To me, it's like I want to 119 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: watch these guys play and the fact that you're advertising it, 120 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: but there's no way to even watch it. It's like, 121 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 1: what do you what do you even do there? We 122 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:06,119 Speaker 1: were having to rely on videos today for I'm going 123 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: so blank on the name, but I reposted a couple 124 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:13,159 Speaker 1: of his videos today. Go check it out on Twitter. 125 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:15,919 Speaker 1: But you know, just a cool dude in the stands 126 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 1: posting videos of all the highlights today. You gotta love that. 127 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:20,159 Speaker 2: Gotta love that. 128 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: But Marcella Meyer, like I said, we all know the talent. 129 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 1: It's just about staying on the field with him. And 130 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:29,039 Speaker 1: the talent was on full display today and we actually 131 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 1: got some of the exit velocities here, you know. Funny enough, 132 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 1: Roman Anthony, he got in on the action today. So 133 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 1: who had the double today? Hundred four and a half 134 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: mile hungered? Yeah, right, a right, yeah, hundred four and 135 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 1: a half miles an hour on the exit v low 136 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: but Marcella Meyer right on the triple one oh three 137 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:51,239 Speaker 1: point six miles per hour there, you know, the home run. 138 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: We're actually going down a little bit here, uh, you know, 139 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: funny enough, not the hardest hit ball of the day, 140 00:06:57,360 --> 00:06:59,160 Speaker 1: considering it was the home run, just had a good 141 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 1: amount of loft on it. Right around ninety five miles 142 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:04,360 Speaker 1: an hour on the homer today with Meyer. But yeah, 143 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 1: you know, you're just seeing what we've been hearing about 144 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 1: for the last few years. And even Alex Korra had 145 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 1: some comments today had some good praise for Marcella Meyer. 146 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 1: He said, today, you can tell the moment is not big. 147 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 1: He's very comfortable in the environment. He's a good player. 148 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 1: I truly believe I was talking the tech. The higher 149 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:27,880 Speaker 1: the level, the better he is going to be. You know, 150 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: that's kind of one of those things. You know, we've 151 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 1: seen this with players over the years, man, where you know, 152 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: you see like kind of these numbers in the minor 153 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: leagues where you know, maybe they're not all that great, 154 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 1: but then they just perform at the major league level. 155 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 1: You know, you kind of look at someone like Jason Dominguez. 156 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: I know he's having his struggles right in the outfield 157 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: right now, but you know, go back a couple of 158 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 1: years ago, and you know, he hit his first home 159 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 1: runoff Justin Verlander. This is a guy his numbers in 160 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 1: the minor leagues weren't anything great, but the guy gets 161 00:07:57,240 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 1: the major league level and he homers off of Justin 162 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: Verlander in his first a b You know, it's kind 163 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: of what I'm talking about. Some guys, man, when they 164 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 1: got that stage, you know, when they just kind of 165 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: there's something that you can't really teach. They can just 166 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 1: kind of turn that swiche on a little bit. He 167 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 1: goes on to say, here, sometimes people don't talk about him, 168 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 1: kind of like he's the forgotten one. He's still a 169 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 1: freaking good player. We're gonna move him around. He will 170 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 1: play short tomorrow. He's gonna keep getting at bats. It's 171 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: fun to be around him too. He was actually on 172 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:31,239 Speaker 1: one of those little dugout interviews not too long ago. 173 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 1: You know, he comes off to me as a guy 174 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 1: that is just very laid back, just the relaxed guy, 175 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: just a dude that loves to play some baseball, right, 176 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: but a guy that's also easy going at the same time. 177 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 1: He gives me those vibes. Just a cool cat, you know. 178 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 1: And we talked with Mikey Romero on this channel about 179 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: a couple of months ago, and uh, you know, he 180 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:55,200 Speaker 1: said to me, you know, yeah, he's just the kind 181 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: of a laid back, chill kind of a guy. But 182 00:08:57,920 --> 00:08:59,840 Speaker 1: he also when it comes to him being a player, 183 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 1: just very professional, right, you know. Just and even Alex 184 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:06,440 Speaker 1: Korra said that about him today too. He's like an 185 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 1: old fashioned kind of a shortstop, right, just a good 186 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 1: all around shortstop. You know, I'm not saying he's gonna 187 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:17,079 Speaker 1: be you know, Alex Rodriguez or No Mar or Derek Jeter. 188 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 1: But you know, he kind of you go back to 189 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: those times those were like the prototypical shortstops. He's kind 190 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: of that, you know, fits that mold. He kind of 191 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:29,839 Speaker 1: just does everything pretty well. Pretty exciting to see all 192 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 1: of that today, but you know it wasn't just today. 193 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 1: This guy's having a great spring. I mean he's just 194 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: putting together quite the campaign in the early going. Here. 195 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 1: Let's see if you can keep this up. But so far, 196 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:43,720 Speaker 1: so good. Five for eleven this spring so far has 197 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:46,760 Speaker 1: the homer four runs, batt In has a one point 198 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 1: four zero nine ops this spring so far. Listen, I'm 199 00:09:50,559 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: gonna say this man, if he keeps this going, if 200 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 1: he has just this crazy spring, you know, kind of 201 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: like what we saw from Jackie Bradley's in your years back, 202 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: where you just couldn't keep him down in the minor leagues. 203 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: He was just hitting so well everything that was being 204 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:12,559 Speaker 1: thrown at him, he was just producing. I wonder if 205 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:15,200 Speaker 1: Meyer ends up having that kind of a spring, and 206 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: if something happens where, you know, an opportunity arises, you know, 207 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: maybe something like second base opens up, you know, I 208 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: don't mate. I know all the talk you know is 209 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 1: on third base with Bregman and Raffie. I mean, you 210 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 1: never know what could happen in the spring, but I 211 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 1: wonder if an opportunity is there, if he could bust through, 212 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:37,600 Speaker 1: especially you know with Trevor's story. You know that's That's 213 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 1: also something people were talking about here today on Twitter Land. 214 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 1: I am I'm expecting Story is finally going to figure 215 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:47,200 Speaker 1: it out with the health and he's gonna be ready 216 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 1: for opening day. But you know, I'm talking about here, 217 00:10:49,679 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 1: maybe something opens up at second you know, who knows, 218 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 1: maybe something crazy with third but hey, shortstop, you never 219 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:58,720 Speaker 1: know a story, and if something happens with him, you 220 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:01,680 Speaker 1: gotta think maybe the red Socks kind of hand the 221 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 1: ball over to Meyer, you know, maybe to start off 222 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: the year again, that's a big if you don't know, 223 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 1: you know, what could happen with Story. That's his job 224 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 1: at the end of the day. I've seeing people today say, 225 00:11:14,559 --> 00:11:16,960 Speaker 1: you know, this is kind of where the overreactions come in, 226 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 1: where people are saying, oh, come on, Marcella Meyer, he 227 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:23,200 Speaker 1: needs to be the starting shortstop, he needs to be 228 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 1: the guy an opening day just hand the ball to him. 229 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: You know, people were saying, oh, Trevor Story, you know 230 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:30,439 Speaker 1: he's been hurt in the last couple of years, right, 231 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:33,960 Speaker 1: He's got the opt out after this year. You know, 232 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: he was a high bloom guy. And it's like, no, 233 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:40,080 Speaker 1: this is Trevor Story's job. Let's just kind of nip 234 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 1: that in the butt now. Even if Meyer has a 235 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:46,839 Speaker 1: great spring and Story you know, is healthy, not, let's 236 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:51,560 Speaker 1: just say, hypothetically speaking, he's not performing all that well. No, 237 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 1: Story is still your opening day shortstop. I just wanted 238 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 1: to address that because I started seeing some people talking 239 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 1: about it. So we're gonna nip that in the butt 240 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: before it becomes anything. But hey, you never know, who 241 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 1: knows how things can shake out. But you know, just 242 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:10,720 Speaker 1: to keep an even keel here. Yeah, Meyer he's off 243 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 1: to a great start. I do expect that he is 244 00:12:12,880 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: going to be starting at tripa LA and then you know, 245 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:17,520 Speaker 1: you never know what could happen during the season. You know, 246 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:21,600 Speaker 1: opportunity comes up. Meyer's looking good. Well, there you go, 247 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:24,240 Speaker 1: so we'll see. It's good to see him get off 248 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 1: to a good start, you know, and especially I wanted 249 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 1: to also point this out too, Fangrafts not too long 250 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 1: ago they came out with their top prospects, they actually 251 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:37,960 Speaker 1: had Marcela Meyer at number fifty seven, compared to Baseball 252 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:42,520 Speaker 1: America and MLB Pipeline both having Meyer in the top 253 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 1: twenty top fifteen, I believe, on both their lists, and 254 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 1: he's number fifty seven for Fangrafts, Like, I understand dropping 255 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 1: him out of the top ten because of the injuries 256 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:58,680 Speaker 1: and whatnot, But for Fangrafts to drop him to fifty seven, 257 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:01,920 Speaker 1: I'm thinking, what what in the heck are we doing here? 258 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 1: This was a way too drastic of a drop off 259 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:08,080 Speaker 1: to me. I felt Fangrass they were maybe trying to 260 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:11,360 Speaker 1: get a little too cute here. I've always loved Fangrass, 261 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 1: but I don't know. It's nice to see Meyer get 262 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 1: off to the start that he's had, especially when you 263 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 1: see such a low ranking here. He should definitely be 264 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 1: in the top twenty in my opinion, but we will 265 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 1: just have to wait and see on that. But let's 266 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:31,160 Speaker 1: move on here to our next story, will you or bray? 267 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:34,080 Speaker 1: Will You're Brave? But before I actually do touch on 268 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 1: will you or bray You? I just want to go 269 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 1: over Roman Anthony here for today had the double today. 270 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 1: You know, Roman, he is just looking pretty good up there. 271 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:48,880 Speaker 1: He's taking good pictures. You know, he's just having himself, 272 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:51,600 Speaker 1: just a good body of work so far, you know, 273 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 1: not the electric numbers that Meyer's putting up here so far, 274 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:58,080 Speaker 1: but Anthony is just he's got some solid numbers of 275 00:13:58,080 --> 00:13:59,960 Speaker 1: his own. If we're to actually take a look here, 276 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 1: he's got four hits through eleven. AB's eight seventy two ops. 277 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 1: But you know the on base percentage so far four seventeen. 278 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:12,199 Speaker 1: So you know, Roman, he's working the counts, he's getting 279 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:14,200 Speaker 1: the walks, he's getting on base, he's getting a couple 280 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:17,960 Speaker 1: of hits here and there. He's looking pretty good here too. 281 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 1: But that gets into WILLI or bray you where people 282 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 1: are starting to wonder, is WILLI or bray you? 283 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 3: Here? 284 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 1: Is he gonna be ready for opening day? We did 285 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 1: talk about this not too long ago. He actually did 286 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 1: make some comments. He said, here, I feel pretty good 287 00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 1: waiting for the results of another test, and then hopefully 288 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:39,760 Speaker 1: I can get on the field. We have a month. 289 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 1: That's enough time I need to have at bats, but 290 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:46,320 Speaker 1: I can get enough. So that sounds pretty optimistic from 291 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: his point of view. However, Alex Korra. He said it 292 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:52,680 Speaker 1: a little different. His tone was a little different, saying, here, 293 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 1: you can tell he's not as strong as he was 294 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 1: three weeks ago. It's not only the baseball side of it. 295 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:01,280 Speaker 1: He missed a big portion of rank and conditioning, all 296 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 1: that stuff. Now we have to ramp up. So we'll see, 297 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 1: we'll see what happens there. The most important thing here 298 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 1: is for him to be healthy. So remember, just in 299 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:14,840 Speaker 1: case you missed it, Willier has been out with gastro 300 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 1: intestinal illness. And uh so, yeah, when you come down 301 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 1: like that, there's a lot of flu stuff going around 302 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 1: over the last month or so. You know, there's been 303 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 1: a lot of people just getting sick. You know, even 304 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 1: me a couple of months ago, I came down with something. 305 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 1: I was bedridden for like three four days. But man, yeah, 306 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 1: that's yeah, that's not good when you're getting something like 307 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 1: what he got. But yeah, you know the kind of 308 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:42,840 Speaker 1: thing back to Vong Dressom last year where you know, 309 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 1: he got sick, he also got injured. Two, he lost 310 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:48,800 Speaker 1: a lot of weight. He just never really got himself going. 311 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 1: That worries me a little bit for Willier. Hopefully he 312 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:56,680 Speaker 1: gets himself right. You know, sure, maybe get some Matt Batts, 313 00:15:56,760 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 1: but you know, how are you gonna be feeling physically right? 314 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:02,440 Speaker 1: You know, like Chorus said, the strength right, getting you know, 315 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 1: into the weight room every day. You know, I'm sure 316 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 1: he's lost a little bit of weight here, you know, yeah, 317 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:09,640 Speaker 1: you can gain that back. He's got some time here 318 00:16:09,680 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 1: to get himself right. But is there a possibility where 319 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 1: he could be behind. We're gonna have to wait and 320 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 1: see it. And the way Chorus sounded about this to 321 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 1: me again, he sided more cautious, a little bit more. 322 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 1: I don't wanna say pessimistic, but just cautious. So that 323 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:30,440 Speaker 1: is something to keep an eye out for. I will 324 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 1: say this, and I've touched on this, and I feel 325 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 1: like I was the only one to really bring this 326 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:39,640 Speaker 1: into the conversation. You know, I said this last week. Listen, 327 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:44,320 Speaker 1: if Roman is performing and William's behind, everyone's talking about 328 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 1: Christian Campbell, who today, might I add, had a nine 329 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 1: pitch walk against Jack Felarity. I'm just saying, Christian Campbell. 330 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 1: No no hits today for Campbell, but just showing some 331 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:59,040 Speaker 1: good stuff, right, get any scored the run on the 332 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 1: triple for Marcello today. Christian Campbell. You know, we still 333 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:04,679 Speaker 1: haven't seen the best, but he's showing a couple of 334 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 1: good things. But Roman, man, we're all talking about second base. 335 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:11,199 Speaker 1: Everyone's talking about Marcelo Meyer today. I feel like no 336 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:15,480 Speaker 1: one is talking about Roman Anthony, number one prospect in baseball. 337 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:15,720 Speaker 3: Here. 338 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:19,399 Speaker 1: The guy's you know, showing you just some pretty solid 339 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 1: numbers to start things off. He's showing you good at bats. 340 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 1: To me, I'm just saying, Man, if Williams behind and 341 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:30,800 Speaker 1: you know, maybe he's not having a good spring, do 342 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 1: not be surprised if Roman Anthony is a possibility for 343 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:38,320 Speaker 1: opening day. Again, a lot of it's gonna come down 344 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 1: to the healthy. They're gonna give WILLI or bro every 345 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:43,400 Speaker 1: chance possible. But you know, if they feel like he's 346 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 1: gonna need a little bit more time in the extended 347 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:49,439 Speaker 1: spring training, then you never know, man, you know. And also, 348 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:52,600 Speaker 1: I'll say this, if Roman and he has said this 349 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:54,840 Speaker 1: is a goal of his right to break camp, to 350 00:17:54,920 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 1: break camp with the Red Sox an opening day, this 351 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: is a determined man. He wants to get out there 352 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:01,640 Speaker 1: and he wants to be in the field on opening 353 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:04,399 Speaker 1: day for the Red Sox in Texas. I'll say this, 354 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:10,359 Speaker 1: you know, when it comes to rookies, if they start 355 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:13,200 Speaker 1: the year on the opening day roster and if they 356 00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:17,159 Speaker 1: end up winning Rookie of the Year, you get a 357 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:20,240 Speaker 1: draft pick out of it. All right. So I think 358 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:23,520 Speaker 1: the Red Sox, if there is a possibility where the 359 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:27,560 Speaker 1: stars align, I could totally see them going with it. 360 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:29,679 Speaker 1: And if Roman, if he comes up and he's just 361 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 1: holding his own then you know, and again we're speaking 362 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:37,560 Speaker 1: in hypotheticals right now. Let's you know, if he's hitting well, 363 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:40,760 Speaker 1: starts the year of the Red Sox hitting well, Willier, 364 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:43,400 Speaker 1: you know he comes back. You figure that out at 365 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:48,400 Speaker 1: that point, all right, But to me, I don't know. Man. Again, 366 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:51,159 Speaker 1: I want Willier to be good. I want him to 367 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 1: be healthy. I want him to get back to what 368 00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 1: he was doing and take a step forward this coming year. 369 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:59,199 Speaker 1: But listen, you just never know how things are going 370 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:02,280 Speaker 1: to go. And this is an opportunity for Roman, so 371 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:05,000 Speaker 1: maybe take advantage. We'll just have to wait and see. 372 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:08,280 Speaker 1: Let's move on to the next story here. Let's move 373 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:09,920 Speaker 1: on to the next story. Do you want to say 374 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:12,120 Speaker 1: hello to the people in the chap that are here 375 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:15,119 Speaker 1: on YouTube? We got Moose in here, Dill Core, how 376 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:18,680 Speaker 1: we doing money, Mike, how are we doing, Alex Rodriguez? 377 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 1: This here? How you doing? My friend Fenway Films? How 378 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 1: you doing? Welcome everybody, Thank you for joining me here 379 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:26,920 Speaker 1: today Again. If you are alive with us here on YouTube, 380 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 1: think about hitting that like button for me. It does 381 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:32,560 Speaker 1: help out with the algorithm, and subscribe if you aren't new. 382 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: All right, moving on here, let's get to Raffi. Let's 383 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:41,360 Speaker 1: get to Raffi here, shall we. It's it's good that 384 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:45,160 Speaker 1: things died down here in the last few days. I'm 385 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:47,880 Speaker 1: glad we're kind of, you know, getting away from this now. 386 00:19:48,840 --> 00:19:52,479 Speaker 1: But you know, it's still a conversation. He actually had 387 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: a lot to say, right, he spoke, he sat down again, 388 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:57,880 Speaker 1: you know, he made some more comments, just to get 389 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:01,359 Speaker 1: you caught up to speed, you know. Raffi. He was 390 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: asked he was sitting on the bench in Fort Myers 391 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:06,320 Speaker 1: and they and he said, uh, I, I forget who 392 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:08,880 Speaker 1: asked the question? Was it? Was it Chris Catillo? I forget? 393 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:12,240 Speaker 1: But they said, hey, uh, are you do you want 394 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 1: to move off third and go d H And he 395 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:19,520 Speaker 1: just said no, he's a third baseman, all right. I 396 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:21,840 Speaker 1: don't know to say it was defiant but there was uh, 397 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:24,280 Speaker 1: you know, there was. He obviously did not like the 398 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:26,960 Speaker 1: idea of it, and then uh, you know, it took 399 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:29,200 Speaker 1: a few days he spoke again. It kind of makes 400 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 1: me wonder if maybe some people with the Red Sox 401 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 1: maybe talked with him a little bit, you know, could 402 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 1: have just been a nonchalant kind of a conversation, whatever 403 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:40,399 Speaker 1: it may be. We've been seeing a lot of people 404 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:43,359 Speaker 1: coming out from the Red Sox side, you know, saying 405 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:46,120 Speaker 1: this is really not that big of a deal. Lucas 406 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 1: Giolito was on the Baseball Isn't Boring podcast with Rob 407 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 1: Bradford basically saying it's just crazy how it blew up. 408 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 1: But yeah, I definitely think the media they were throwing 409 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:01,760 Speaker 1: some lighter fluid on on the on the fire pit there, 410 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:04,120 Speaker 1: but you know, they're trying to get a story out 411 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 1: of it there. They got to get their clicks. 412 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:06,399 Speaker 3: You know. 413 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:09,280 Speaker 1: You gotta remember that with the media. Man, Listen, you 414 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:12,800 Speaker 1: know this is coming from the guy that I do 415 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:15,920 Speaker 1: YouTube for a living. I understand how all this click 416 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 1: stuff works. I'm not the biggest fan of all the 417 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:20,240 Speaker 1: clickbait kind of a stuff, you know what I mean, 418 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:25,560 Speaker 1: But you gotta remember the reporters. Yeah, they do it too. 419 00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 1: They look for those stories, they look for those juicy, 420 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:31,239 Speaker 1: hot topics. So it just it is what it is 421 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 1: at the end of the day. But Raffi, he took 422 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:36,760 Speaker 1: a bit more of a different tone in his last comments, 423 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 1: saying here, I feel like I said everything I needed 424 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:44,920 Speaker 1: to say that day. I still feel the same way. 425 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:51,000 Speaker 1: And this was through his translator, Davison Perez. And there 426 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:53,399 Speaker 1: was another thing also, I talked with Jared Carrabas not 427 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:55,640 Speaker 1: too long ago, and he said there was one thing 428 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 1: that was left out there where he says his translator 429 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:02,680 Speaker 1: kind of helped him out a little bit where asked 430 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:05,720 Speaker 1: like whose decision it was, and Raffi said it was 431 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: his decision, a right, So there was also that that one. 432 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:12,119 Speaker 1: No one really ran away with that one, just pointing 433 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:15,439 Speaker 1: that out. But anyway, says here, I'm not frustrated. I 434 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 1: don't have the need to be frustrated about anything with anybody. 435 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:21,919 Speaker 1: My family is good, my kids are good. I have 436 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:26,520 Speaker 1: no reason to be frustrated about anything. I don't listen 437 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:29,080 Speaker 1: to what's said, I don't pay attention to what is said. 438 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 1: I just know what I'm capable of. I'm happy being 439 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 1: this way. He goes on to set, I really don't 440 00:22:37,119 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 1: know why this is becoming such a big story. We're 441 00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:41,719 Speaker 1: a team and we communicate with each other. I think 442 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:43,359 Speaker 1: the most important thing for us is to have a 443 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 1: good chemistry together. Like I've always said since day one, 444 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:48,920 Speaker 1: the most important thing for me is that we win. 445 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 1: That's where I stand, you know. So it's a different 446 00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:56,640 Speaker 1: tone than what we heard on the bench in Fort Myers, 447 00:22:57,160 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 1: because that's the part that sticks out to me. Says here, 448 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 1: the most important thing for me is that we win. 449 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:05,919 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be honest, I feel like no one really 450 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:10,320 Speaker 1: was reacting to this, maybe because people were kind of 451 00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:12,960 Speaker 1: just over talking about it, you know, they've moved on 452 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:14,920 Speaker 1: from it. But I think the part there, the most 453 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 1: important thing for me is that we win. I just 454 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:19,360 Speaker 1: kind of wish he said that on day one. And 455 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:22,040 Speaker 1: if he had just said that day one, then we 456 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:24,200 Speaker 1: probably could have nipped it all in the butt. Yeah, 457 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:26,520 Speaker 1: people would have still been running with it, you know, 458 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:28,680 Speaker 1: trying to get an answer, you know. But still I 459 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:33,000 Speaker 1: do wish those words came out instead of all the 460 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:36,600 Speaker 1: other stuff, right, all the SoundBite stuff. Everyone was loving 461 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 1: the clip of him saying no it would have been better, 462 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:43,280 Speaker 1: I think, to hear that in the first place, you know, 463 00:23:43,359 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 1: and saying here, I don't know what I just clicked on, 464 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 1: but it says I don't. I really don't know why 465 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:50,240 Speaker 1: this is becoming such a big story. Well, you know, 466 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:53,520 Speaker 1: to be fair, I think if he had just you know, 467 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 1: went with the team first approach in the first comments, 468 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 1: I feel like this wouldn't have become a big story, 469 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 1: you know, you know what I mean. But again, you know, 470 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:05,639 Speaker 1: that's why I wonder. I wonder if there was a 471 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:08,160 Speaker 1: conversation at some point, even if it was just kind 472 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:11,760 Speaker 1: of like a you know, like a quick little convo, 473 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:14,960 Speaker 1: you know, in the cages or something, you know. I 474 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:16,879 Speaker 1: kind of just wonder if that someone got in his 475 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:20,720 Speaker 1: ear and just said like, hey, you know, you know, 476 00:24:20,840 --> 00:24:23,200 Speaker 1: next time we talk with the media, you know, let's 477 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:26,359 Speaker 1: let's try and go this way with this conversation, you 478 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:28,840 Speaker 1: know what I mean. But then again, who knows, maybe 479 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:31,600 Speaker 1: there have been some talks about the position, right. He 480 00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:35,920 Speaker 1: does go on to say here about Alex Cora, we're 481 00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:39,520 Speaker 1: a team. Alex is my manager. He's someone I respect 482 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:41,320 Speaker 1: a lot. He's not an enemy of mine. I have 483 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:44,159 Speaker 1: the discipline necessary that if I'm not feeling right, I 484 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:46,760 Speaker 1: can talk to Alex and communicate that this is a 485 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:50,120 Speaker 1: team and we have one goal. Again. You know, it's 486 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:52,239 Speaker 1: kind of just like it's a it's a it's a 487 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:54,399 Speaker 1: shift in what we had heard in the first place. 488 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:57,200 Speaker 1: He says here, I know the kind of player I am. 489 00:24:57,480 --> 00:24:59,680 Speaker 1: I know what I can do on both the offensive 490 00:24:59,680 --> 00:25:02,240 Speaker 1: side of the ball and also on defense. I don't 491 00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:04,240 Speaker 1: know why it's such a big deal. I know what 492 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: I can do. I'm confident in what I can do. 493 00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 1: I don't need to be anybody. I don't need to 494 00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:12,119 Speaker 1: be enemies with anybody. I'm a ballplayer. I don't have 495 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:15,119 Speaker 1: to take any type of pressure from anybody or the media. 496 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:17,800 Speaker 1: I know what my talent is. The thing about me 497 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,560 Speaker 1: that makes me who I am is that I like 498 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:22,359 Speaker 1: to have fun. I like to smile. I like to 499 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 1: play this game. It's important to mention it is a game. 500 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:27,960 Speaker 1: At the end of the day, I know I'm really 501 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:30,879 Speaker 1: good at this game. So you know, again, this has 502 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:34,200 Speaker 1: been quite the talking point for the last couple of weeks. 503 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:36,760 Speaker 1: I feel like in the end, what's gonna end up 504 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 1: happening probably ends up playing third base opening day Bregman's 505 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:45,960 Speaker 1: at second base when Campbell's you know, when Campbell gets 506 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:51,680 Speaker 1: into a really good groove in TRIPAA, they figure it out. 507 00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:54,639 Speaker 1: Then That's kind of the way I'm leaning. And also 508 00:25:55,520 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: also it's looking like Raffi is getting pretty close to 509 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:04,640 Speaker 1: getting into a game, right. There's been some a bit 510 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:07,440 Speaker 1: of a slow start for him in terms of the health. 511 00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 1: Right the shoulders have been a little sore. But it's 512 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:14,040 Speaker 1: looking like they're targeting March fifth, so that's next week 513 00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:17,119 Speaker 1: to get into some game action. You know, will that 514 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:20,119 Speaker 1: be at third, will that be at d H. Whatever 515 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:21,880 Speaker 1: it is he's gonna get into the game, I'm gonna 516 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:25,280 Speaker 1: guess he'll be at d H start to start it off, 517 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 1: kind of just get him into the game easily, and 518 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 1: then he'll work his way into third or who knows, 519 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:33,640 Speaker 1: maybe they just throw him in at third base. We'll 520 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:38,720 Speaker 1: just have to wait and see. But in the end, again, 521 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:41,080 Speaker 1: I do think Raffi will be the third basement on 522 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:43,240 Speaker 1: opening day. But I think what is gonna end up 523 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:46,840 Speaker 1: happening throughout this season, at least in the early going, 524 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:49,639 Speaker 1: You're gonna have some kind of a rotation where Raffi 525 00:26:49,760 --> 00:26:53,879 Speaker 1: DH's Bragman's at third, or you know, Bregman's at second. 526 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:56,360 Speaker 1: Some days, Raffi's at third. You know, I think that's 527 00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:59,479 Speaker 1: how it's gonna go, especially with the health and whatnot. 528 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 1: And that gets back to the old saying, you know, 529 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:04,359 Speaker 1: it works itself out. So I think that's kind of 530 00:27:04,359 --> 00:27:06,960 Speaker 1: what's gonna end up happening here, right And then I 531 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:10,439 Speaker 1: think probably second half of the year they probably have 532 00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:12,840 Speaker 1: their footing, they have an idea of how they want 533 00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:16,359 Speaker 1: to move forward. That's what I think will end up happening, 534 00:27:16,480 --> 00:27:19,800 Speaker 1: especially when all these guys like you know, Christian Campbell, 535 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:23,800 Speaker 1: who knows, maybe from Marcella Meyer. When you just can't 536 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:26,920 Speaker 1: keep them in the minors anymore, it's gonna get interesting. 537 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:30,960 Speaker 1: So but uh, we have a little more something here, 538 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:37,200 Speaker 1: a little more something on Massa, Taki Yoshida speaking about dhing. Well, 539 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:40,159 Speaker 1: we got a little Massa news. We got some Massa news, 540 00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:43,760 Speaker 1: and you know, some good news, some good news here 541 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:49,960 Speaker 1: Alex Korra talking positively about Massa take Yoshita and his health. 542 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:53,239 Speaker 1: He is looking pretty good this spring, looking good. You're 543 00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 1: seeing some pictures. He's looking a little lean. He's looking 544 00:27:56,640 --> 00:28:00,040 Speaker 1: good out here. So let's go to the story and 545 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:05,240 Speaker 1: Alex Corp gives positive Yoshida update. He has the green 546 00:28:05,320 --> 00:28:11,960 Speaker 1: light to face live BP. Remember, Yoshida had offseason shoulder surgery. 547 00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:16,639 Speaker 1: There's a chance Masa will start dhing soon. Let's see 548 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:20,400 Speaker 1: how he feels. He has been throwing about forty five 549 00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:23,560 Speaker 1: feet this past week, so the arm is getting the 550 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:26,440 Speaker 1: work in. But it looks like we are gonna be 551 00:28:26,480 --> 00:28:30,760 Speaker 1: seeing Masataki Yoshida getting into some games at some point. 552 00:28:30,800 --> 00:28:32,720 Speaker 1: I don't think you're gonna see him in the outfield, 553 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:35,440 Speaker 1: at least in the next week or so week or two. 554 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:38,120 Speaker 1: I think you will see him in the outfield at 555 00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 1: some point, who knows. Maybe not. I mean maybe the 556 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:43,720 Speaker 1: Red Sox they really take it slow and they just 557 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:45,960 Speaker 1: want him to get his at bats. I would imagine 558 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:49,920 Speaker 1: at least in the final week, if he's feeling good, 559 00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:52,520 Speaker 1: they'll get him into some games. Then it's it's gonna 560 00:28:52,560 --> 00:28:55,200 Speaker 1: be really interesting to see kind of how all of 561 00:28:55,240 --> 00:29:00,280 Speaker 1: this shakes out, you know, especially with Raffi, you know 562 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:04,200 Speaker 1: third d H. It's gonna it's gonna be interesting, especially 563 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:06,920 Speaker 1: if Yoshiet is healthy and he's hitting well, you know, 564 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:09,200 Speaker 1: that's gonna be uh. And if you got all these 565 00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:12,320 Speaker 1: guys looking for playing time. It's gonna be interesting to 566 00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:15,719 Speaker 1: see how Coorra balances it out. But pretty much everyone, 567 00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:17,720 Speaker 1: that's all I got here for today. I do have 568 00:29:18,360 --> 00:29:20,720 Speaker 1: one more thing to talk about, though, one more thing. 569 00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:24,480 Speaker 1: This is not really a story. It's more me kind 570 00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:28,120 Speaker 1: of putting some water on the flames a little bit. 571 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:30,120 Speaker 1: I did want to touch on this because this was 572 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 1: trending a little bit today. This is not me, uh 573 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:38,560 Speaker 1: talking about any news or anything. It's just something I 574 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:41,480 Speaker 1: sort of want to nip in the butt. So today 575 00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:47,840 Speaker 1: on the Greg Hill Morning Show on Boston Sports Radio, 576 00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:53,040 Speaker 1: they were talking about Tristan Cassis and uh, Greg Hill, 577 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:58,080 Speaker 1: he was saying, there's a chance Tristan Cassa. He's hearing 578 00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:02,160 Speaker 1: there's a chance Tristan Cassas doesn't make the trip to 579 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:07,320 Speaker 1: Texas for the Red Sox opener, implying that there could 580 00:30:07,360 --> 00:30:11,760 Speaker 1: be a trade. One of the other hosts asked if 581 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:16,040 Speaker 1: he's hearing Vlad Junior's name being involved, and he responded 582 00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:20,840 Speaker 1: with yes, as always got away for the big boys 583 00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:24,520 Speaker 1: to report. Sure, people can hear things, but we had 584 00:30:24,560 --> 00:30:29,040 Speaker 1: the whole thing with who was it for this? I've 585 00:30:29,080 --> 00:30:31,200 Speaker 1: already forgotten the name, you know, with the whole Wan 586 00:30:31,320 --> 00:30:35,160 Speaker 1: Soto thing, the Mick guy, right, Mick was that his name, 587 00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 1: saying Juan Soto was gonna be a Red Sox, and 588 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:42,600 Speaker 1: obviously we all saw how that turned out. So, you know, 589 00:30:43,080 --> 00:30:46,160 Speaker 1: when it comes to these radio guys, you know, maybe 590 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:49,600 Speaker 1: they hear things. I don't know, maybe they hear something, 591 00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:54,520 Speaker 1: but it turns into the telephone game where someone says 592 00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:57,000 Speaker 1: something and they kind of twisted a little bit. Or 593 00:30:57,000 --> 00:31:01,320 Speaker 1: who knows, maybe he just saw a mock trade online 594 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:03,880 Speaker 1: or something like that. There's been a lot of those 595 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:06,840 Speaker 1: as of late because of you know, Vlad and not 596 00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:10,560 Speaker 1: getting the extension. So I don't know. Maybe he saw 597 00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:13,400 Speaker 1: something like that out there and he's thinking it's real. 598 00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:16,840 Speaker 1: I don't know, but I do want to just say 599 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:22,080 Speaker 1: take this with a massive grain of salt. You know, 600 00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:25,440 Speaker 1: unless you hear Jeff Passon report it or one of 601 00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:30,479 Speaker 1: the more qualified reporters out there when it comes to 602 00:31:31,160 --> 00:31:35,280 Speaker 1: the baseball news, don't really pay attention to this. I'll 603 00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:39,440 Speaker 1: say that. I mean, listen, you know, if I were 604 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:42,960 Speaker 1: to touch on Vlad real quick, I personally don't think 605 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:44,920 Speaker 1: the Blue Jays are going to move him before the 606 00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:48,440 Speaker 1: start of the year, unless a team really comes to 607 00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:50,960 Speaker 1: the table with something aggressive and they want him for 608 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:53,720 Speaker 1: the whole year. The thing is, though, the Blue Jays 609 00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:56,240 Speaker 1: want to compete, They want to do something this year, 610 00:31:56,520 --> 00:31:58,720 Speaker 1: and this is I think this is kind of like 611 00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:02,120 Speaker 1: the Blue Jays last gasp a little bit, and they 612 00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:05,520 Speaker 1: want to try and go for it this year. This 613 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:08,520 Speaker 1: is why they made the signings they did in the offseason. 614 00:32:09,280 --> 00:32:12,400 Speaker 1: It does make me wonder, though, if they get an 615 00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:17,520 Speaker 1: offer where they're getting major league ready talent in return 616 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:24,040 Speaker 1: that is cost controlled in their arbitration years, and you know, 617 00:32:24,080 --> 00:32:26,960 Speaker 1: maybe you center a package around a player like that, 618 00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:30,080 Speaker 1: maybe throw in a couple of prospects or whatever it 619 00:32:30,120 --> 00:32:32,440 Speaker 1: may be, and maybe that can get a deal done 620 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:35,560 Speaker 1: to where the Blue Jays feel like, Okay, yes we're 621 00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:40,680 Speaker 1: losing Vlad, but at least we're getting a quality major 622 00:32:40,760 --> 00:32:44,080 Speaker 1: leaguer that's under control that can help us now, you know, 623 00:32:44,160 --> 00:32:48,080 Speaker 1: and for the next few years. Right, So maybe that 624 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:52,160 Speaker 1: could happen. You never say never. We've seen weirder things happen. 625 00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:55,600 Speaker 1: But for this report, I'm just gonna say take it 626 00:32:55,680 --> 00:32:58,800 Speaker 1: with a grain of salt. You know, radio guys that 627 00:32:58,840 --> 00:33:02,560 Speaker 1: they love to have their talking points. But everyone, I'm 628 00:33:02,560 --> 00:33:04,960 Speaker 1: gonna wrap it up there. I'm gonna wrap it up there. 629 00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:09,600 Speaker 1: Pretty easy going show here today talking the big day 630 00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:13,680 Speaker 1: from Marcelo Mayer talking will you're talking massive and uh, 631 00:33:13,760 --> 00:33:16,440 Speaker 1: good day today, great day today. But everyone, in the 632 00:33:16,480 --> 00:33:20,400 Speaker 1: next couple of weeks, we are going to be getting 633 00:33:20,440 --> 00:33:23,560 Speaker 1: into the postgame stuff. We are gonna be starting to 634 00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:26,600 Speaker 1: crank those up. I gotta, you know, get myself a 635 00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:28,960 Speaker 1: little ready for this coming year. We're gonna be doing 636 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:32,840 Speaker 1: postgame shows after every game this year. Very excited to 637 00:33:32,920 --> 00:33:35,680 Speaker 1: do that. So I gotta have my own spring training 638 00:33:35,720 --> 00:33:38,040 Speaker 1: a little bit. I don't want to go cold turkey 639 00:33:38,080 --> 00:33:41,840 Speaker 1: into the postgame coverage on opening Day. I want to 640 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:43,400 Speaker 1: get a little bit of a warm up, you know, 641 00:33:43,440 --> 00:33:47,320 Speaker 1: maybe that that final week of spring training. So yeah, 642 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:49,000 Speaker 1: we're gonna be doing that, you know, maybe not in 643 00:33:49,040 --> 00:33:51,120 Speaker 1: the next couple of weeks, but probably a few weeks 644 00:33:51,120 --> 00:33:51,560 Speaker 1: from now. 645 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:52,120 Speaker 2: Uh. 646 00:33:52,200 --> 00:33:55,600 Speaker 1: So that way, you know, we can we get we 647 00:33:55,640 --> 00:33:57,960 Speaker 1: can get ready for this coming year with all the 648 00:33:57,960 --> 00:34:01,480 Speaker 1: postgame stuff. But everyone, that's all I got here for 649 00:34:01,520 --> 00:34:03,920 Speaker 1: tonight again. If you're with us Live on YouTube, hit 650 00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:06,080 Speaker 1: the like button for us on the way out. Subscribe 651 00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:10,160 Speaker 1: if you're new, go comment your thoughts on the show 652 00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:14,080 Speaker 1: after we're done here. 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