1 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: Right, Weather's joining us right now, you have the same 2 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: hat on your you know everything. He already knows all 3 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: the answers to the test. 4 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:12,960 Speaker 2: So I'm going to bring up the same question. First 5 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:16,119 Speaker 2: question I asked him. Yes, the first off, good to 6 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:20,959 Speaker 2: see you again. Right, did you get a workout in today. 7 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 2: We're all fresh ready to go. 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, absolutely, We've been going to the facility. So 9 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 3: we're all good now, all right, good, good. 10 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 2: So I'm bringing up the same question because I think 11 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 2: everybody needs to know how athletic your family is, from 12 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 2: your mother to. 13 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 1: Your two sisters to your brother in law. Explain everybody. 14 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: Don't forget his dad, forget about Dave. 15 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 2: Can chill out a little bit, but we all know 16 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:51,559 Speaker 2: about Dave. What explain to us what your sisters, your mom, 17 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 2: your brother in law do or are doing, and how 18 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 2: you're the least athletic of the family. 19 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 4: So my mom played hoops at Belmont University. My oldest 20 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 4: of my younger sisters, she's playing hoops at Alabama. They 21 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 4: just beat Old mess last night top twenty one. My 22 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 4: youngest sister plays basketball at Freed Hardman inn Aiigh School 23 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 4: in Henderson, Tennessee. My wife played at the University of 24 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 4: Florida and volleyball. She played Team USA when she was younger. 25 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 4: She was I think the number one recruit for volleyball 26 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 4: in twenty eighteen. Her oldest brother played college basketball at 27 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 4: Anderson University and her younger brother plays basketball for the 28 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 4: Charlotte Hornets. And then her dad played basketball at Wofford 29 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:46,759 Speaker 4: and her mom played basketball at College of Charleston Cowlee. 30 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 5: That is some sick I can't even well. First of all, 31 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 5: Todd interviewed Ryan last night, just last night for the 32 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 5: S Network. So that's what Todd father was talking about. 33 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 5: But where do you rank in there? I said, you're 34 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 5: the least athletic. Where do you rank in there? And 35 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 5: what sport do you go to? If you have the 36 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 5: Weather's Family Olympics that you're like, Okay, I got I 37 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 5: got a chance here. 38 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,519 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean my I would say my wife and 39 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 4: my sister Albamra by far the two most competitive. They 40 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 4: both got all the jumping ability that skipped me. So 41 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 4: I ain't got any hops in me. I gotta pick 42 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,799 Speaker 4: a sport. I'm gonna I'm gonna play golf. Most of 43 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:31,640 Speaker 4: them can't pick up the club. And then I know 44 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:33,519 Speaker 4: I can beat my dad every day of the week. 45 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: So. 46 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 5: Well, you're you can beat your dad. Does he know that? 47 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 5: And that's why you rob it in? 48 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, yeah, they build walmarts in between our drives. 49 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:50,080 Speaker 5: So uh I was I wis we had a split 50 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 5: screen of him on here too, because there is some 51 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:57,119 Speaker 5: there's some stormy weathers stories that I heard from other 52 00:02:57,160 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 5: guys that were rookies, Like your dad's much older than 53 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 5: I I am, but my generation of players came up 54 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 5: as like as rookies when your dad was on the team, 55 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 5: and some of the things that he did to some 56 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,959 Speaker 5: of those guys are epic, Like I can't even talk 57 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 5: about on here, So we won't. We won't get to that. 58 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:20,519 Speaker 5: We won't get to that. But what was this trade 59 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 5: like for you? What was this What was this opportunity? 60 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 5: Not opportunity, but more how did it come to? How 61 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 5: did you come to find out about it? How soon 62 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:32,080 Speaker 5: was it like totally out of the blue? Did you 63 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 5: think there was a chance, did they give you an 64 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 5: inkling anything like that, you know. 65 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 4: Going to the off season obviously like any players available 66 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 4: for you know, whatever the team wants or whatever they need. 67 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 4: Once Cabrera got traded to the Cubs. You know, I 68 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 4: really thought that, you know, I was going to probably 69 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 4: stay put. 70 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 3: I love Miami. I love the Marlins. 71 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 4: You know, Kim and g traded for me in twenty 72 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 4: three for lack of better terms, when I wasn't throwing 73 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 4: the ball really well at all, and Miami really gave 74 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 4: me a shot to, like, you know, at. 75 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 3: Least give my feet wet. 76 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 4: I know, I haven't been healthy super long, but they 77 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 4: really allowed me to get my feet wet and learn 78 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 4: myself as a big league pitcher. So I always love 79 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 4: the Marlins and they always hold a special place in 80 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:19,599 Speaker 4: my heart. 81 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 3: But yeah, the trade definitely caught me off guard. 82 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 4: But the opportunity, I mean, you get to play for 83 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 4: the Yankees, I mean the pinstripes from the most notable 84 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 4: pin stripes in all sports. I can't wait to pitch 85 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:34,160 Speaker 4: a Yankee stadium. I love all the guys here, the 86 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 4: guy who treated me awesome. I've been down here for 87 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 4: about three weeks in Tampa, and literally almost the whole 88 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 4: team is here, so that just speaks to the culture 89 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 4: here and I'm super excited. 90 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 2: I want to talk a little about your arsenal here 91 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:49,159 Speaker 2: a little bit. You have a lot of really good 92 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 2: swing and miss stuff. You you throw a really nice 93 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 2: fastball and good off speed, but are you are you 94 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 2: trying to tinker a little bit maybe with a little 95 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 2: two seam fastball action to get that little bit more 96 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 2: strikeout so you can get cooking now. I know as 97 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 2: a starter, now you could ticker with a few things 98 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 2: and get away with it. 99 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:07,839 Speaker 3: Oh for sure. 100 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:09,720 Speaker 4: I you know, I just I kind of throw a 101 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 4: traditional runner. I just don't I would. 102 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:14,039 Speaker 3: Say my change ups kind of my go to. 103 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:15,599 Speaker 4: So I don't want to throw a you know, a 104 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 4: one seamer or at two seam that gets in that area. 105 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 4: Like I wanted to say, it's on separate pitch. So 106 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 4: I'm just working on the left. He's throwing a little runner. 107 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 4: They can get in on the hands kind of be 108 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 4: at that belt line, just to kind of split the 109 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:31,280 Speaker 4: plate in two with the two in the sweep, knowing 110 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:32,719 Speaker 4: that I have the four at the top and the 111 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:37,159 Speaker 4: change up below. You know, with the Yankees were tinkering 112 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 4: a little bit with like a little little small slider. 113 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:42,279 Speaker 4: I threw it, as you can see right there, about 114 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 4: four percent last year. I just need to get a 115 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 4: little bit more depth on it. To get below a 116 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 4: barrel varieties, and I think we'll be in a good spot. 117 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 5: Have the Yankees talk to you about that, because they 118 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 5: have the lab down there and in Tampa, and have 119 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:57,040 Speaker 5: they put you through some of those things or are 120 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 5: you still kind of like, Hey, once you build up 121 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 5: to a certain point, then we'll really start tinkering with that. 122 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 5: And if they did tinker with it, what does that 123 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 5: what does that look like for you? Is it hand placement? 124 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 5: Is extension? 125 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:11,720 Speaker 3: I mean, it's just all hand placement. 126 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:12,840 Speaker 5: You know. 127 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 4: We're working on the bullet slider. We have the colorful 128 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 4: baseballs where we draw like for the fastballs. We have 129 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 4: those sharpies on each side to see your four team spin. 130 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 4: We have sweeper sweeper spins, we have bullet slider spins, 131 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 4: change up spins, so we just I throw with them. Honestly, now, 132 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 4: I've never thrown with them. And I almost make every 133 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 4: single throw outside of pitching on the mound with the 134 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 4: baseball that has colors on it, so I can see 135 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 4: the spin of my ball, which is super helpful. So yeah, 136 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 4: we're in the lab right now. I got one ending 137 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 4: live tomorrow. I've been down here for about four or 138 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 4: five bullpens, a couple updowns, and everything's been going really well, 139 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 4: getting my foreseam to the outer lane varieties, which is 140 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:56,600 Speaker 4: really huge from our arsenal to really establish the away lane. 141 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 4: I haven't been too good of that in my career, 142 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 4: especially the last couple of years, especially last year. So 143 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:03,919 Speaker 4: the more I can get to that outer third, I 144 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:05,280 Speaker 4: think it will help my arsenal a lot. 145 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 5: You have to explain the colored balls because and I 146 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 5: also want to go to your live and who you're 147 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 5: going to face, but explain the color balls to people 148 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 5: who don't understand. This isn't pitching ninja, so not all 149 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:20,559 Speaker 5: of our fans necessarily know exactly what you're talking about. 150 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, So essentially you just color for forcing fastball, you 151 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 4: would you would color the train tracks on each side, 152 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 4: and when you throw it, as it's the balls in flight, 153 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 4: you can just see if if the on each side, 154 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 4: if they're spinning just consecutively like that, you know it's 155 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 4: your four team's in a good spot. But sometimes if 156 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 4: you don't throw, if you don't click a force team, 157 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 4: that spin will get a little wonky and the lines 158 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 4: won't be as defined. So essentially, just in the in 159 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 4: ball flight you want to see the consecutive revolutions of 160 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 4: the fastball, the breaking ball, the change up, and you 161 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 4: want to see those colors on whatever side they may 162 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 4: be on, to just be as obviously you see them 163 00:07:58,560 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 4: as much as possible. 164 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 5: Yeah, So that's it's really it's it's like the most 165 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 5: genius hack on a baseball that not everybody thinks about 166 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 5: because some people are just worried about throwing strikes. Who 167 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 5: are you gonna face in your life? You said you're 168 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 5: thrown a live tomorrow, right, or you just threw a 169 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 5: live We're. 170 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 4: Gonna we're gonna find out tomorrow. I'm not sure I'm 171 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 4: facing yet, So I'm excited. 172 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 5: You know who's but you know who's in camp? 173 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 3: So who's camp? I mean, there'd just be a couple 174 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 3: of guys. 175 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 4: I'm gonna have to step on a live one, but 176 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 4: I don't know who I'm facing yet. 177 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 5: Who do you want to face? Because that's what that's 178 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 5: what live and everything like, you're kind of testing yourself. 179 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 5: You're not going live because you're like, I'm just trying 180 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 5: to feel it out. To me, I think that's kind 181 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 5: of like a like a soft approach. You're joining a 182 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 5: new team. I watched an interview the other day your 183 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 5: manager said, out of everybody, I'm really impressed with with 184 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 5: Ryan Weathers, Like, I'm really impressed with the way he's throwing, 185 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 5: the way he looks, best shape of his life, and 186 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 5: camp like that whole thing. But who do you want 187 00:08:55,920 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 5: to face that like sets that level of competition for you. 188 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 3: I mean, the obvious one is Judge. 189 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:04,560 Speaker 4: I mean, he's the best player in the game, one 190 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 4: of the best players in the game. You know, it'd 191 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 4: be nice to face him when numbers aren't on the 192 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 4: line and we're on the backfields. It's a little bit 193 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:14,960 Speaker 4: different when you're facing a Yankee stadium and you're on 194 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:15,840 Speaker 4: the opposing team. 195 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:18,880 Speaker 3: But I mean the lineup's great, just guys like that. 196 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:21,680 Speaker 4: Obviously, I'd love to face some lefties just to work 197 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 4: on the two seamer, but probably Judge I'd be a good. 198 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:28,840 Speaker 2: One, no doubt, no doubt. And I think you'd want 199 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 2: to face so, even though you face a bunch of 200 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:31,360 Speaker 2: those guys before. 201 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: But it's it's a little different. 202 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 2: When you're on the mound, nobody's watching in the back 203 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 2: or wherever the heck you're doing it. It's like, here 204 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 2: we go Mano, I mono, I want to talk about 205 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:44,880 Speaker 2: your haircut here. Man, I didn't get to ask you 206 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 2: last night. Is the why why you got. 207 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 3: You got nothing back here? 208 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 1: Wow? 209 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:52,719 Speaker 2: That with that wife he telling you, I need, I need, 210 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:54,000 Speaker 2: I need a little shape up here? 211 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 3: What do you got, dude. I've been I've been hurt 212 00:09:57,760 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 3: the last couple of years. 213 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:00,160 Speaker 4: I was like, I'm just going to change it up 214 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 4: and go short hair and hopefully it helps me out. 215 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 3: But also I just want to I want to honor 216 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:05,680 Speaker 3: the Yankees rules. 217 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 4: And you know, I know that they've you know, been 218 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 4: clean shaven and short hair. I know that that might 219 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 4: not be the rule now, but I just feel like it, 220 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:15,040 Speaker 4: you know, to honor their code. And I'm just excited 221 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:17,319 Speaker 4: to be a part of this organization. And you know, 222 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 4: I'm gonna do whatever I can to help them out. 223 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 5: I bet if you're not pitching, well, you're gonna get 224 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 5: that beer going a little bit. The hair is gonna 225 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 5: start coming out. I'm just saying. I'm just saying, feel good, 226 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 5: look good, play good. It all goes inside. But hey, 227 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 5: you know what you said, you want to change it 228 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 5: up a little bit. You only had eight starts. The 229 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 5: biggest thing nobody's ever said. Man, Ryan Weather stuff, his 230 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 5: stuff stinks. It's always the eights word health. How are 231 00:10:42,760 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 5: you going to change that up? Because that's like the 232 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 5: age old question. You make thirty two starts. You are 233 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 5: going to absolutely be one of the top dudes on 234 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 5: this team, even when Freed and Cole and Rodin are 235 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 5: all back healthy. How are you going to change that up? 236 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,680 Speaker 5: And I know that's an off season goal for every player, 237 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 5: but it's especially a guy like you who's had. 238 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 3: Some issues for sure. One, I just you know, the 239 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 3: Lord's already blessed me. 240 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 4: If if it's if he sees fit that I stay healthy, 241 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 4: then you know that's his plan and there's nothing I 242 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:12,439 Speaker 4: can do. 243 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 3: To change that. 244 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 4: But at least on my side, you know, I've really 245 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 4: changed a lot in the weight room. 246 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 3: My issue is not as much working hard as is 247 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:21,680 Speaker 3: working smarter. 248 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 4: So just not going there and load enough a bar 249 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:27,599 Speaker 4: on my back and lifting or deadlifting whatever it may be. 250 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 4: You know, I've really switched up a lot. And with 251 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:33,439 Speaker 4: the Yankees too, uh. You know, Eric Kressey is one 252 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:35,600 Speaker 4: of our head guys on the street side. You know, 253 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:38,680 Speaker 4: he went through a movement assessment and just determining that, 254 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:41,199 Speaker 4: you know, some some spots that I'm lacking in, you know, 255 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 4: whether it might be you know, my posture or anything 256 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 4: like that. 257 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:45,840 Speaker 3: So we're changing that up. 258 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 4: And then you know, the last couple of years, it's 259 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 4: been weird, Like I can pitch through some like Nix 260 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 4: and bomps, I've just had a couple just weird injuries 261 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 4: where like I physically just cannot pitch through them. Because 262 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 4: I want to pride myself on being available and being 263 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 4: able to pitch. I've had a couple injuries where it's 264 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 4: they've been honestly minor, but to the point where I 265 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:07,560 Speaker 4: can't pitch. Obviously, with the finger injury in twenty twenty four, 266 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 4: you know, nobody would ever think that my injury had 267 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 4: been a rock climbing incident injury. That's the only injuries 268 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 4: that that happens in is rock climbing, and that's something 269 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 4: that keeps me out for half the year. And then 270 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 4: last year just the weird day that we had in 271 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 4: Tampa with getting hit in the back of the head 272 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:24,840 Speaker 4: and then in the third inning just not feeling normal. 273 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 4: You know, it's just something that you can't prep for. 274 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 4: But I'm gonna try my best to keep my body 275 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 4: in a good spot where I can perform on the field. 276 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 5: Take us to that time when you got hit from 277 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 5: the catcher on the throwdown, like like one of my 278 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 5: buddies got hit almost the exact same situation and he 279 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 5: thought somebody threw a ball from the stands. How much 280 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 5: did it surprise you in the sense that you were like, 281 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 5: oh my gosh, what just happened. 282 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:54,960 Speaker 4: It's definitely weird. You know, it's stinks too, because Ford says, 283 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 4: now he's with Tampa, that's one of my boys, like 284 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 4: he's my dog. We go to breakfast and once again 285 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 4: there he's like still in between innings, like dude, I'm 286 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 4: so sorry. More you're gonna have to let it go, 287 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 4: Like I'm fine, but it just it's so weird. You 288 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:10,679 Speaker 4: just like I think the what people that don't understand 289 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:13,000 Speaker 4: is like in any sport, like once you get thrown off, 290 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:15,800 Speaker 4: like you're you know what you're doing, Like I was 291 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:19,440 Speaker 4: locked in, ready to go, and something like that that 292 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 4: just drastically just you know, shakes you and you try 293 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 4: to figure your way out. 294 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 3: It was just weird. 295 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 4: Obviously waking up or not waking up, but rolling over 296 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,160 Speaker 4: and you're in a face full of dirt. That's kind 297 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 4: of a little bit weird. But you know, I was 298 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 4: able to get up and pitch, and you know, thankfully 299 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 4: the ball hit me a little bit on the top 300 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 4: of the head. If it would have been in the 301 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 4: back of the head, it could have been worse. But 302 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:45,560 Speaker 4: I don't have any lingering effects from it. I wasn't 303 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:47,400 Speaker 4: too smart with to begin with, so I think I'm. 304 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 5: All good, all right, But one last one here on 305 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 5: the change from the Marlins to the Yankees. Now, I 306 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 5: don't know if you were still active when the Marlins 307 00:13:57,679 --> 00:14:03,560 Speaker 5: instituted the bench calling, but as a pitcher, not just 308 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:05,959 Speaker 5: a pitcher, but your dad pitched in the big leagues. 309 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 5: You've had a lot of pitching conversations. You were a 310 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:12,600 Speaker 5: National Gatorade Pitcher Player of the Year. Like you you 311 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:17,200 Speaker 5: have like an advanced knowledge of ball. How hard is 312 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 5: that to adjust to? And would you rather have it 313 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 5: called by the catcher than somebody from the bench? 314 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 3: For sure? 315 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 4: I think, like obviously, it's just it's different than anything 316 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 4: you've done, especially in pro ball. I think the thing 317 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:33,400 Speaker 4: is you have to rise is the pitcher is like 318 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:37,320 Speaker 4: the catcher's calling the pitch anyways. I know it's like 319 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 4: it's a bit different first, but if it's getting called 320 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:42,640 Speaker 4: from the dugout, you know, it's still just a pitch call. 321 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 4: It doesn't mean that you have to throw that pitch 322 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 4: or you can't shake like it's still at the end 323 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 4: of the day, it's still just a suggestion. So I 324 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 4: think it's a pitcher like you still have to be 325 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 4: prepared and ready to go and know if that's not 326 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 4: the pitch you want, you have to know what you 327 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 4: want to go to, so you know there'll be like 328 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 4: kinks with it that will get worked out. I think 329 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:05,160 Speaker 4: it's just you know, we had a couple of young 330 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 4: catchers to kind of get them, you know, investing in 331 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 4: the game and you know they they're hard workers. But 332 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 4: I know you call it and sometimes at first it 333 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 4: can be you know, the game, the speed of the 334 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 4: game is a little bit different, and I think that 335 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:19,600 Speaker 4: they wanted to take a little bit off their plate 336 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 4: and wanted them to focus on other areas. And that's fine, 337 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 4: and so it's a picture. You know, you still have 338 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:29,720 Speaker 4: to be locked on your scouting report and you know, 339 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 4: ready to rock and roll. 340 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 5: Are you ready? Are you ready for the abs. I'm 341 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 5: for everybody listening and not watching. I'm tapping my head. 342 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 5: Will you challenge a ball or strike call on the 343 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 5: mound or has Boonie already said not for you? 344 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 4: Whether, Yeah, we haven't had any meetings about that as 345 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 4: tough as a picture, because we want everything to be strike. 346 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:56,120 Speaker 4: So if it's like up and down, I can like 347 00:15:56,240 --> 00:15:59,760 Speaker 4: judge that better. If it's a way and inside catcher's 348 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 4: hands so quick, I have no clue, but I'll make 349 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 4: sure my catcher is doing it over me because I 350 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 4: want everything to. 351 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 1: Be a strike. 352 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 6: It sounds like no pitchers are going to really get involved. 353 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 6: Everyone we've talked to about this has been like, no, 354 00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 6: I'm not touching that. Do we actually think that's going 355 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 6: to be the case? 356 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 1: Crats? I mean, you're probably the best person out you 357 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 1: think so. 358 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 5: Yes, I think the smartest. I think maybe some of 359 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 5: the guys will try it out in spring training. But 360 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:31,640 Speaker 5: I think exactly what what Weather said, what Ryan said, 361 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 5: like bro, like you're trying to make your pitch and 362 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:38,200 Speaker 5: then you're like, did he did he move that? 363 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: Did he? 364 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:42,080 Speaker 5: Like? You're deaking like the catchers sometimes Deacon the picture 365 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 5: not just the umpirelot that looks good. 366 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 4: Looks like you know it as well too, Like if 367 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:48,680 Speaker 4: that box wasn't on the screen for a game, like 368 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 4: I've bet ninety five percent of the fans would have 369 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 4: no clue that if I was a striker at ball 370 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 4: and unless that box was up there. 371 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 3: So it's like we're the same thing on the mound, 372 00:16:57,040 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 3: Like y'all make a. 373 00:16:57,600 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 4: Pitch an out or half and it's like, oh hell, look, 374 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:02,360 Speaker 4: and then you go back on the iPad. It's a 375 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 4: ball and a half off the plate and you're like, 376 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 4: thank god, I didn't rip a challenge there. 377 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:09,320 Speaker 5: Yeah, no doubt. And that's you don't want to rip 378 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:11,639 Speaker 5: a challenge away from the guy you're hoping to punch 379 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:14,959 Speaker 5: out tomorrow and Judgy, So that's that's good, all right. 380 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:17,640 Speaker 5: My last, my last comment, I mentioned it about your 381 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:20,680 Speaker 5: dad doing some funny things. I won't mention what he did, 382 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:23,200 Speaker 5: but for you and your pops, they used to call 383 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 5: your dad's stormy for stormy weathers. You need to ask 384 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 5: him about what he did to a man named Jason 385 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:35,400 Speaker 5: Standrich his company. Okay, it was a rookie, all right. 386 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:37,360 Speaker 5: If you know the story and then you don't even 387 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:40,000 Speaker 5: need to ask Okay, good. I'm making a laugh. So 388 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:42,399 Speaker 5: that's it. It might be too vulgar to have on 389 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 5: the show, but you already know the story, so we 390 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 5: don't need to. Okay, good, never mind, And that was 391 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:48,879 Speaker 5: my only comment. 392 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, he's a sick puppy. That's all I got said. 393 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:58,800 Speaker 6: Wait, is this story anywhere to be found online? Like 394 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 6: if I google it now, you. 395 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:04,160 Speaker 3: Won't find it anywhere. 396 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 1: Okay. 397 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:07,440 Speaker 5: It's one of those. It's one of those ones where 398 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:10,000 Speaker 5: we have like, this is a players show, like we 399 00:18:10,119 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 5: like bringing the players part. But unless Stormy comes on, 400 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:16,919 Speaker 5: unless David comes on, your dad comes on, it's just 401 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:19,240 Speaker 5: one of those. Yep, we all we're all aware, we 402 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 5: know what it is. 403 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:22,159 Speaker 3: Just don't mess with him. 404 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:26,680 Speaker 2: Oh man, I would love to hear some what it's 405 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 2: probably done some stuff to you. 406 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:36,679 Speaker 6: Oh yeah, Frankster locked and loaded. 407 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:38,160 Speaker 1: Oh man, that's good. 408 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:40,359 Speaker 2: Tell pops we all said, a man, we love them. 409 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:42,879 Speaker 3: We'll do we'll do well. 410 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: Thanks for joining us. Really appreciate it. 411 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 6: You'll probably see too much of Todd Father this year, 412 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 6: but we appreciate the time. 413 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:51,880 Speaker 3: Thank you. I appreciate it.