1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: If the Giants, the Padres and Diamondbacks are really competitive, 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: at some point the Dodgers are going to have to 3 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: put their foot on the gas a little bit. 4 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 2: But I love. 5 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,640 Speaker 3: All right, Ken, Great to see you as always. We're 6 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:20,760 Speaker 3: talking a little bit about first we're going to see 7 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 3: you up on the Mets surge. This is a team 8 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 3: you and I talked about on Fair Territory on Thursday. 9 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 3: I mean, this is a club we had Carlos Mendoza 10 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 3: on yesterday. This is the club that I think their 11 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 3: starting rotation is better than we gave them credit for. 12 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:39,159 Speaker 1: It is. And I saw something yesterday where some of 13 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: their expected numbers aren't that good, aren't as good as 14 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 1: their actual numbers. So per Aps, some regression is in 15 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: order for the Mets, And okay, that's normal, and when 16 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 1: you start this quickly, that's generally what's going to happen. 17 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 1: There'll be some regression. But the mere fact that they're 18 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 1: in this position without Manaiah, without Mantas is really speaking 19 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: well to their pitching plan. What they've done with Clay 20 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 1: Holmes to make him a starter, what they've done with 21 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: Griffin Canning to make him a viable major league starter again, 22 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: they seem to have it going pretty well on the 23 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 1: pitching front, and once they get Manaia and Mantas back, 24 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: they should be in that much better position. They also 25 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: have some prospects coming, Brandon Sprokee being the most notable 26 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,679 Speaker 1: among them, who could contribute at some point this season 27 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: as well. 28 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 4: All right, well, if this was college football, we'd have 29 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 4: power rankings, and the Cubs should be high on the 30 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 4: power rankings the RPI because they've played the absolute juggernauts 31 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 4: of teams and they're done with them. 32 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:40,479 Speaker 5: Does that show you that they are not. 33 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 4: Just the best team in the Central which we bag 34 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 4: on all the time, but one of the top three 35 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 4: NL teams in baseball right now are in the National League. 36 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 5: Right now, I. 37 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 1: Want to see more before I proclaim them as that. 38 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: The n West teams and the Mets right now look 39 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: more powerful even than the Cubs. Now, the Cubs had 40 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: a great run early on here, they're sixteen to ten. 41 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: They're done with the Diamondbacks, done with the Dodgers, done 42 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: with the Padres. Survived that gauntlet, and not only that, 43 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: thrived in that gauntlet. So yes, the schedule will ease 44 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:14,679 Speaker 1: in May, and there are still questions here the bullpen, 45 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: maybe the bottom of the rotation now without Steel, maybe 46 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: the offense at the bottom of the order. It's been 47 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: great so far. Can it be sustained. We'll see. But 48 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 1: at the very least, they have shown that they were 49 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: a much more formidable club than they were a year ago. 50 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 1: And it seems to me, guys, you can speak to 51 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: it better than I could. But the addition of Tucker 52 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 1: was not just adding one bat to the lineup. It 53 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:42,920 Speaker 1: was transforming the lineup, making the entire team better. You 54 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 1: take the pressure off the rest of the players in 55 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 1: that offensive scenario, and it becomes that much more impressive 56 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 1: what they're doing. So I do like what I'm saying 57 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 1: right now. We've got them on Fox tomorrow. I'm here 58 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:59,360 Speaker 1: in Chicago right now. And they had an incredible week 59 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 1: went over the Diamondbacks after they gave up a ten 60 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: run inning, with two back to back wins over the Dodgers, 61 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,239 Speaker 1: come from behind, Wrigley was rocking. I expected to be 62 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: rocking this weekend against the Phillies as well. 63 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 6: Hey, Ken, I want to jump jump, you know, to 64 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 6: the other side for a second of talk Yankees, And 65 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 6: I thought you wrote a pretty awesome article and we 66 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 6: know the history of the Yankees. They have done a 67 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 6: lot of taking a lot of pride and their homegrown talent, 68 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 6: and you talked about that. Right now, they have some 69 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,519 Speaker 6: young guys that they're really counting on, some going through 70 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 6: some early season woes. 71 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 2: But we know Volpi has you know, he's the gold Glover. 72 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 6: He's hit twenty, he stole twenty, He's done some special 73 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 6: things in the pinstripes. 74 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 2: Can you just touch on that article and talk about how. 75 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 6: Important it is for the Yankees throughout their history to 76 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 6: have that homegrown talent and build it from within. 77 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: Well, Kem, it's interesting. So I wrote that article and 78 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: it's basically about, yes, how they have done a better 79 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 1: job of late getting homegrown talent to the majors. They 80 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: also trade a ton of homegrown players. And it was 81 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 1: about the obstacles they face in the draft because they 82 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: lose picks when they sign free agents, they get pushed 83 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: back when they go over luxury tax threshold by forty million, 84 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: so they've had some disadvantages in terms of identifying and 85 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 1: selecting players in the draft. But after I wrote it, 86 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 1: I saw a lot of the comments from the Yankee 87 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: fans who are kind of self hating Yankee fans. 88 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:27,839 Speaker 2: It seems to me they're miserable. 89 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: Will's is not that good. 90 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:30,039 Speaker 5: He's hitting under. 91 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: Two hundred guys. Yeah, right now, But when you can 92 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: feel the team or a lineup, I should say, and 93 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: Aaron Dredge olmost shouldn't count, but he is homegrown. Okay, 94 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: let's start there. Then you got ben Rice dhing, you 95 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:45,919 Speaker 1: got Wells behind the plate, you got Volpia short stop. Granted, 96 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 1: the third base situation is homegrown right now, it's not 97 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: exactly where you want it. And you've got Jason Dominguez 98 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: in left field plus Clark Schmidt in the rotation. I 99 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 1: hate to tell you, folks, that's pretty good. Now. Are 100 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: all these players going to be stars? Nowhere? In that are? 101 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 1: Do I suggest that? Do? I say that Wells could be? 102 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 1: And it just speaks well that the Yankees are doing this. 103 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:10,040 Speaker 1: Now They're not the only team doing this. The Mets 104 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 1: really have a going to in this regard the Red Sox. 105 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:15,840 Speaker 1: We know about their farm system and what it's producing 106 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: some other clubs as well. So yes, the Yankees are 107 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:21,479 Speaker 1: not the only team, but for them to do what 108 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 1: they've done, it does speak well of their amateur scouting, 109 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 1: their international scouting, and their player development. 110 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 6: Well, let's stay there, New York. We know how volatile 111 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 6: those Yankees fans can be. We've seen Jazz Chisholm really 112 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:39,280 Speaker 6: struggle right start off, high gets the Brewers an they 113 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 6: both he struggles as well a guy who has not struggled, 114 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:43,919 Speaker 6: and it's going to kind of create I think somewhat 115 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 6: of a good problem, Ben Rice, what they do when 116 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 6: Stanton comes back, because right now you talk about those 117 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:52,840 Speaker 6: struggles of those other guys, you cannot afford to lose 118 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 6: his back, but you have outfield of Domingas who are 119 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,360 Speaker 6: looking like he needs to continue to get those at bads. 120 00:05:58,360 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 2: We know what Judge is doing. 121 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 6: Grisom has looked extremely good out there in center and 122 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:03,919 Speaker 6: belly as well. 123 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:06,360 Speaker 2: What happens when Stanton comes back. 124 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 1: Cam, I would only say that, and I hate to 125 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: sound like a general manager here because it's a broken 126 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: record we hear every single year, every month from general managers. 127 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:20,039 Speaker 1: It's a good problem to have, and it is a 128 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 1: good problem to have have too many good players and 129 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 1: other teams are in this scenario in other scenarios as well, 130 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:30,720 Speaker 1: and in the Yankees case with Stanton he has been 131 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:34,279 Speaker 1: hurt so often. It seems to me you can ease 132 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 1: him back in, keep playing Rice and figure it out 133 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:40,600 Speaker 1: that way. Now, Rice, of course has experienced at first 134 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 1: base where Paul goldschmid is. He's a catcher biting trade. 135 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: I don't know that he's going to be doing that 136 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 1: for the Yankees, so you have some options there. But 137 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: it seems to me this is one of these things 138 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:54,479 Speaker 1: they'll figure out if they go along, and who knows, 139 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 1: if somebody else might get hurt. Maybe they can get 140 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: Stanton in the outfield certain days when they would want to. 141 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:03,839 Speaker 1: There are things that they can do. 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And there's another one that 172 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 3: had just come out the same thing around Stephen Kwan 173 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 3: how his mental edge has helped unlock an undersized Major 174 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 3: League Baseball Star. There seems to be a focus with 175 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 3: your with your organization, with the Athletic of doing that more. 176 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:44,199 Speaker 1: Why is that, Well, we have this department. I don't 177 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:45,440 Speaker 1: know if that's the right word for it, but we 178 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: have a group of writers, or at least one writer 179 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 1: who is focusing on that. Actually, it is a directive 180 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 1: and it is something we're trying to do. And both 181 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 1: those articles, the one on Wit and the one on Kwan, 182 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 1: were extremely interesting revealing. And I'm not just saying that 183 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:03,440 Speaker 1: because I work for the Athletic. They certain they do, 184 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:08,079 Speaker 1: but I was not aware that Wit had this kind 185 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: of routine. I was not aware of Kwan's motivations, his 186 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: inner thoughts, and from that perspective alone, just how these 187 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:20,400 Speaker 1: guys go about it, how they work at it, That 188 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 1: to me is really interesting, especially I would think to 189 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:27,439 Speaker 1: parents of young athletes who are trying to figure out 190 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:29,559 Speaker 1: why these guys are so good at what they do. 191 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: For every major league player, it's not just physical ability, 192 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,720 Speaker 1: it's work ethic and it's also a routine and process 193 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 1: and all of that. So I believe the series is 194 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:42,680 Speaker 1: called Peak and we're gonna have more stories along those 195 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 1: lines as well. And honestly, both those stories to me 196 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 1: really stood out because they told you things. This is 197 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 1: the goal of any story really that people I don't 198 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 1: think new And with Bobby Witt especially, you look at 199 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 1: this guy as a physical freak man. He could do 200 00:09:58,240 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: anything he wants in the baseball field, but no. 201 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 9: Oh, he has this whole series of things he does 202 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:08,560 Speaker 9: each day, all different things, including listening to a podcast, 203 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 9: and that is what makes him who he is. 204 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 4: On fair territory, you talked about the Blake Snell injury 205 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 4: or continued injury. When you hear something like that from 206 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 4: a superstar off season signing, it's normally concerning. When it's 207 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 4: from the Dodgers, and Dave Roberts comes out and goes, well, 208 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:33,080 Speaker 4: you know, we're just really gearing up for October. Is 209 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:36,720 Speaker 4: it less concerning or is it still concerning? And that's 210 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:40,600 Speaker 4: just the way that the Dodgers are painting the picture 211 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 4: for the fans. 212 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: It's got to be concerning. Anytime you have a picture 213 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: with arm trouble, it's concerning the difference with the Dodgers. 214 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:51,560 Speaker 1: And this speaks to what Roberts was talking about, is 215 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 1: they have other options. They've got Tony Gonsolin coming, They've 216 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:58,160 Speaker 1: got Clayton Kershaw coming, and oh yeah, at some point 217 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 1: Shoe Heo Tani's going to pitch again. So they have 218 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:05,199 Speaker 1: this depth that other teams simply cannot match. And because 219 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 1: they have that depth, they have the ability to shut 220 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 1: down Pictures if they are not quite right, take their 221 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: time with Pictures who are injured. And I'm not saying 222 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:17,080 Speaker 1: that Snell is not a real thing. It's a real thing, 223 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 1: for sure. But at the same time, they're not gonna 224 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:22,280 Speaker 1: push it with any of these guys because what they 225 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:26,440 Speaker 1: are trying to do is point everything toward October. Now, 226 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 1: what's really interesting to me is if the NL West 227 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 1: is as good as it started off, if the Giants, 228 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:36,200 Speaker 1: the Padres, and Diamondbacks are really competitive, at some point 229 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 1: the Dodgers are going to have to put their foot 230 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 1: on the gas a little bit. And they're not doing 231 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:43,320 Speaker 1: that right now, that's for sure. They're kind of going 232 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:45,199 Speaker 1: about it in a different way. And you can understand 233 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 1: that coming off a World Series title as well. When 234 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 1: Pictures go deep into October, it's more difficult for them. 235 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:53,080 Speaker 1: At the start of the next season, we're seeing it, 236 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 1: not just with the Dodgers' rotation, but also with their bullpen. 237 00:11:56,520 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 1: So they're going to be an interesting team to watch. 238 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:01,720 Speaker 1: Do I expect them make the playoffs? Yes? And do 239 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: I expect they'll be formidable in October? Yes? But this 240 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: is a tricky landscape that they're navigating, and it's a 241 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 1: fine balance and it's gonna be something will be following 242 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 1: all season. 243 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 3: I just can't believe they're not going to finish one 244 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:15,679 Speaker 3: sixty two. And oh, I just don't know what is 245 00:12:15,679 --> 00:12:18,680 Speaker 3: happening there in Los Angeles. Ken Before we let you go, 246 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 3: Jim Boden, your colleague with the Athletic just came out 247 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:26,040 Speaker 3: with an article about being optimistic and pessimistic about certain teams. 248 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 3: You are covering the Phillies and the Cubs this weekend, 249 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:31,040 Speaker 3: As you mentioned, you are in Chicago. What is your 250 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 3: opinion on the one thing that's optimistic about them as 251 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:36,839 Speaker 3: well as pessimistic? What are you looking for the Cubs? 252 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 1: Are the Phillies Alana both both okay? Cubs optimistic? They're 253 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 1: leading the majors in run scored. I don't know that 254 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:47,439 Speaker 1: anyone expected that. So what I'm optimistic is that their 255 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:51,319 Speaker 1: offense is going to be at the very least above average. 256 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 1: It certainly seems that way unless they crash, which I 257 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:58,560 Speaker 1: don't expect. Pessimistic bullpen. They're gonna have to figure that 258 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: out at some point, maybe get some new arms in 259 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 1: there as well at the deadline, which every team will 260 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:07,320 Speaker 1: be looking for. Phillies optimistic simply because of who they 261 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 1: are and the track record of so many of their 262 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:14,320 Speaker 1: fine players. There's no reason to panic when you're in 263 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: the situation they're in right now, right around five hundred. 264 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 1: Not exactly rolling, pessimistic. Guess what same answer, bullpen pen. 265 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:25,840 Speaker 1: And they're good with Alvarado, they're good with Strom, they're 266 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:28,680 Speaker 1: good with Kirkering. Ultimately, even though he struggled of late, 267 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 1: Jordan Romano has to re establish himself and they need 268 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: to get some other pitchers performing well. In addition to that, 269 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,680 Speaker 1: Tanner Banks has been okay from the left side, So 270 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 1: that's the one thing that has been odd with them 271 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:44,960 Speaker 1: so far. The other thing that's been odd with them, 272 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 1: or at least unusual for them, is that they haven't 273 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 1: hit with runners of the scoring position. That I don't 274 00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 1: expect to continue. They're a good offensive team and that 275 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 1: will come to the four. 276 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:58,720 Speaker 3: Bullpen bullpen. Bullpen. It's always about that bullpen. I wonder 277 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 3: if they do anything early or do you think you 278 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:03,319 Speaker 3: know they wait to the deadline. Can they go early 279 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:05,320 Speaker 3: and get some guys now, because everyone's going to be 280 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:06,320 Speaker 3: looking for bullpen help. 281 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:09,960 Speaker 1: It's tough to do right now. You be paying a 282 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 1: premium price and all teams want to see what they have, 283 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 1: exactly what they have. 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We appreciate him obviously on the foul territory 313 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 3: family as well. 314 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:54,160 Speaker 2: So we picked a few of. 315 00:15:54,080 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 3: The teams guys, Braves, Mets, who else, Phillies, Cubs, Dodgers, 316 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 3: Red Sox. 317 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 2: All right, So here we have it. 318 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 3: So Mets the reason to be optimistic slow start, their 319 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 3: lineup looks like it could get back to its lethal 320 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 3: form two years ago. And pessimistic the losses of Max 321 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 3: Freed and Charlie Morton and free agency, combined with the 322 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 3: early surgery from Lopez, has left Braves with several reasons 323 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:21,720 Speaker 3: or several rotation questions? Do you agree with that? By 324 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:25,720 Speaker 3: the way, Cam's Tigers are on here too, on this list, 325 00:16:25,760 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 3: So do you agree with that in terms of the Braves? 326 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:32,160 Speaker 6: Cam, I'm sorry, Alana, I didn't hear that last part. 327 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 3: God, do you agree that the best you know that 328 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 3: the Braves optimistic, slow start their lineup looks like you 329 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:39,880 Speaker 3: could get back to its lethal form from two years ago. 330 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 2: Well, again, this is my question. 331 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:46,680 Speaker 6: We saw this when Acuna first came back from his 332 00:16:46,720 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 6: first ACL. It took him a second, it took him 333 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 6: a whole year, and the following year is when you 334 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 6: put up that incredible MVP season. So I still worry 335 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 6: about Ronald Lacuni. I still think he is the heartbeat. 336 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 6: I still think he's the catalyst if they can get 337 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 6: him back to just an all star level. Ronan the 338 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 6: coole with just you know, I know the tweet doesn't help, 339 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:09,640 Speaker 6: you know, doesn't look great when he's calling Ale Kellnick 340 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 6: and things like that. 341 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 2: But I think if you can get him back Austin Riley. 342 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 6: I don't know if they can be as formidable as 343 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:18,800 Speaker 6: that year, I think they did some extremely special things 344 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 6: from a record standpoint, but I think they can be 345 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:25,639 Speaker 6: extremely competitive, but to that level, No, I don't think so. 346 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:29,639 Speaker 6: And if I'm not mistaken, it was Freddy on that 347 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 6: team we're talking about, or was that it was also still. 348 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:36,520 Speaker 4: There the year that they were the year that they 349 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 4: were legit, No, Freddie was Okay, they won, they won, Yeah, 350 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:44,240 Speaker 4: they won. 351 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 5: The World Series. 352 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 4: And then like the twenty three is when they had 353 00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:50,680 Speaker 4: like nine guys go to the All Start in the 354 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:54,520 Speaker 4: All Star Game, like all nine guys that Brave. 355 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:57,439 Speaker 2: Jock was wearing the pearls and it was it was 356 00:17:57,640 --> 00:17:58,959 Speaker 2: it was a lot of magic that it was a 357 00:17:58,960 --> 00:17:59,679 Speaker 2: lot of magic. 358 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:02,880 Speaker 6: Like so like when things happen years like that, there's 359 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:05,679 Speaker 6: a lot of magic going on that they do a 360 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:08,719 Speaker 6: great job, right locking guys up, sign of guys. But 361 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 6: I just steel think that, you know, in the totality 362 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:15,440 Speaker 6: the pitching, I just don't think they can need it done. 363 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:16,920 Speaker 2: And I don't think the offense is the same. 364 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:19,120 Speaker 9: Eric. 365 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 3: Let's talk about your phills for a second. What's the 366 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 3: biggest reason for optimism when you think about the Phillies 367 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:28,439 Speaker 3: and what concerns you the most about the fightings. 368 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:32,440 Speaker 4: I mean it's two it's two things and both involve pitching. Yes, 369 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:35,960 Speaker 4: you're gonna talk about in playoffs, this team strikes out 370 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:39,440 Speaker 4: too much. Yes, they're not hitting against starting pitching to 371 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:43,600 Speaker 4: start this season. Hitters can make adjustments like that. You 372 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 4: don't pick up a front of the line rotation guy 373 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:49,520 Speaker 4: in the offseason very often, and they did that. That's 374 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:52,639 Speaker 4: the optimistic part for me is hayseleus Lozardo has looked 375 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:55,359 Speaker 4: everything of what they wanted when they went out to 376 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:57,920 Speaker 4: get him. People forget at this point in the year too. 377 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 4: The Phillies after that, when after Kyle Tucker too, they 378 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:05,919 Speaker 4: fell short. They were looking to make that move that 379 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:08,440 Speaker 4: the Cubs clearly have made that's been awesome. 380 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 5: So the Phillies aren't done. 381 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 4: Dave Dombrowski is not done, and he can't be done 382 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 4: because the bullpen right now is horrendous. Matt Strom isn't 383 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:20,639 Speaker 4: having the year that he had last year, which was 384 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:25,119 Speaker 4: a historic year with historic runs. He'll be fine. Jose Alvarado, 385 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:28,800 Speaker 4: he's got a little uptick in his velo and he's 386 00:19:28,840 --> 00:19:31,040 Speaker 4: throwing strikes ever since spring training. I think in spring 387 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 4: training had like seven innings, struck out twenty guys. He's 388 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,960 Speaker 4: been taking that into the season. He's been elite. You 389 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:39,919 Speaker 4: can't do it with two guys. Dave Dombrowski will not 390 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:44,119 Speaker 4: stand around and allow a guy like Jordan Romano to 391 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 4: continue to be healthy on the roster without trying to 392 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:52,080 Speaker 4: figure something out. You see it out there. Jordan looks frustrated, 393 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:55,680 Speaker 4: he looks confused. I see them probably being able to 394 00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 4: figure out a way to get him back to some 395 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:02,440 Speaker 4: type of level of success because I think he's got 396 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:05,760 Speaker 4: like a thirteen ra right now. And then when that happens, 397 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:09,399 Speaker 4: you're pushing everybody else in the situations that they're not 398 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:13,160 Speaker 4: used to. Ryan Kirkering will step up. So I think 399 00:20:13,320 --> 00:20:16,680 Speaker 4: they have the core pieces. They're just struggling right now. 400 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:19,840 Speaker 4: It's not gonna be a complete overhaul trade four of 401 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:22,480 Speaker 4: the guys out of bullpen. No, that's not gonna happen. 402 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:27,200 Speaker 4: Dave Dombrowski will find guys shocking news. Lehigh Valley, their 403 00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:32,199 Speaker 4: Triple A team actually has the lowest bullpen era in 404 00:20:32,280 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 4: all of Triple A going into last night's game. 405 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 5: So that's a cool that's a cool. 406 00:20:36,359 --> 00:20:38,520 Speaker 4: Thing, not saying the answers are in triple A, but 407 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 4: there's probably some answers. 408 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:41,960 Speaker 3: I do agree with what you said right off the 409 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 3: top that Dave Dombrowski will do whatever he needs to 410 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:47,840 Speaker 3: do to figure this out. That's one guy I've always 411 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:49,159 Speaker 3: had a ton of faith in when it comes to 412 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:51,399 Speaker 3: front office moves and getting what he needs to do. 413 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:54,240 Speaker 3: Let me ask you this, Cameron Mabon, in terms of 414 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:57,720 Speaker 3: first world problems, look no further, my friend, than the 415 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:00,879 Speaker 3: Los Angeles Dodgers. Jim Boden saying, this is the optimism. 416 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:03,359 Speaker 3: They have the best and deepest starting rotation in the sport. 417 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:06,440 Speaker 3: When healthy, they have three impact closers, the top three 418 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 3: batters in their order or future Hall of famers, and 419 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:10,920 Speaker 3: their lineup is as deep as the rotation. The pessimism. 420 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 3: The Dodgers continue to deal with rotation injuries big and small, 421 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:17,120 Speaker 3: from Snell to Tyler Gonzlin, who's coming back, Cursh's coming back, 422 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:20,919 Speaker 3: and Tyler glasnow has cramps, drinks some pickled juice. I mean, honestly, like, 423 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:25,240 Speaker 3: nobody feels sorry Cam for the Los Angeles daughters. 424 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:29,399 Speaker 6: Nobody, Well, not only do I feel sorry, nor do 425 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:31,639 Speaker 6: I sit here and worry, Alana when you talk about 426 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:34,359 Speaker 6: all of that depth, right, that's why and this is 427 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:36,199 Speaker 6: why they went out and did what they did this 428 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 6: all season. Everybody was in the uproar, well, they're adding 429 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:40,880 Speaker 6: this guy and they're adding that guy. 430 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:42,840 Speaker 2: Well, one thing the Dodters. 431 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:44,640 Speaker 6: Continue to do is say, ahead of the curve, well, 432 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:48,639 Speaker 6: guess what, Sometimes you can't fix every injury, right, Sometimes 433 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 6: you don't know how to put your pulse on what 434 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:51,880 Speaker 6: is the reason behind it? 435 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:53,000 Speaker 2: So what should we do? 436 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:55,440 Speaker 6: Let's just go load up right. This is a part 437 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:58,960 Speaker 6: of being smarter and ahead of everybody else. At the 438 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 6: end of the day, we all know, and you know 439 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 6: best of Alana. The Dodgers are looking towards September. We 440 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:06,760 Speaker 6: know when it comes down to it, when it comes 441 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:08,879 Speaker 6: down the stretcher we saw last year, They're gonna make 442 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:11,359 Speaker 6: that run. God's gonna come back when they need to 443 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 6: be back. And what people don't know too. When I 444 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:15,960 Speaker 6: came into the game, it was a lot of hey, 445 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:18,679 Speaker 6: can you play through that? Can you can you stomach it? 446 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:19,720 Speaker 6: Can you get through it? 447 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:20,200 Speaker 2: Well? 448 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:23,280 Speaker 6: Now, what we don't even realize sometimes when guys go 449 00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:26,480 Speaker 6: in and say, hey, you know, I got something take 450 00:22:26,520 --> 00:22:29,879 Speaker 6: a day, take a matter of fact, take God, we 451 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:30,640 Speaker 6: got more guys. 452 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:32,480 Speaker 2: Matter of fact, Let's see what he can do. Let's 453 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:34,640 Speaker 2: get him some that basket, Let's get him some innings 454 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:35,159 Speaker 2: and like. 455 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:39,360 Speaker 6: So there are situations where God day, take a day, 456 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:42,399 Speaker 6: take your t in, go figure it out, Go get healthy. 457 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 2: So the Dodgers, there's nothing to worry about. 458 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 6: They went out and made these moves to be in 459 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 6: the situation they're in. 460 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 2: They're going to figure it out. It's April. I don't 461 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:52,400 Speaker 2: stress it all when it comes to the Dodgers. 462 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 3: Somebody is salty that he had to play through some pain. 463 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:59,199 Speaker 3: Play through some pain, all right, a j when you 464 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 3: look at the bass or a j Eric when you 465 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 3: look at the Boston Red Sox. Is the issue that 466 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:09,399 Speaker 3: Devers is having offensively right now? Is that enough of 467 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:13,560 Speaker 3: an issue of concerned as far as the pessimism is concerned, 468 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:15,720 Speaker 3: or are we looking at it too much? Is it 469 00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:17,440 Speaker 3: too much of a big deal for us? 470 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:21,480 Speaker 4: I mean it's a big deal, But the pessimism, I say, 471 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:23,040 Speaker 4: I think that's optimism. 472 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 5: Raffee Devers is going to be fine. 473 00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:29,760 Speaker 4: And the best part may be the fact that the 474 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 4: first baseman, Tristan Cassas is also struggling. So I'm not 475 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:36,160 Speaker 4: saying you're moving Devers to first. I'm not saying he's 476 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:39,280 Speaker 4: going to be more successful because he's on his feet 477 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 4: playing and not sitting on the couch or taking a 478 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:45,080 Speaker 4: million swings in the cage trying to get up for 479 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:48,080 Speaker 4: his four or five at bats. But you know what, 480 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:51,600 Speaker 4: to me, if someone else was struggling and you had 481 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 4: to replace him, you would have an issue. Tristan Cassas 482 00:23:56,160 --> 00:23:58,880 Speaker 4: is struggling. It is not going well for him right now. 483 00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:01,120 Speaker 4: I think he had back back games with home runs, 484 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:03,320 Speaker 4: but he's still only has three on the year. You 485 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 4: can't have that kind of production from that position if 486 00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:11,680 Speaker 4: you have budding prospects in the minor leagues who are 487 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 4: absolutely smashing the ball. Anthony's down there smashing it and 488 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 4: he wants to be up in the big leagues. This 489 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 4: team wants guys who are able to contribute right away, 490 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:25,200 Speaker 4: and he's one of those. 491 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:26,400 Speaker 5: To me. 492 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:31,359 Speaker 4: That you look at Tristan Cossas and you say, is 493 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 4: he going to turn this around? You look at Raffie Devers. 494 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:38,480 Speaker 4: He's going to turn it around. And that's only because 495 00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 4: the track record, that's it, not saying Tristan can't. It's 496 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:44,879 Speaker 4: just a question of Izzy and this team wants to 497 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:47,280 Speaker 4: win now. Based on the fact that they went out 498 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:49,440 Speaker 4: and got Crochet extended them. They went out and got 499 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 4: Alex Pregman. They feel their window is now and they're 500 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:54,520 Speaker 4: gonna go after it and they're not going to stand 501 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 4: for dudes hitting one seventy playing first base. 502 00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:00,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, Jim Bowden said that Tristan Cossas at first was 503 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:02,879 Speaker 3: a nightmare. But this is a team cam Maybin that 504 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:05,680 Speaker 3: strikes out too much. They are the lead leader in errors. 505 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:08,919 Speaker 3: But let's talk about the Metropolitans, a team that just 506 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:11,959 Speaker 3: had a seven to zero homestand including a sweep of 507 00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:15,400 Speaker 3: Eric's Philadelphia Phillies. The optimism. The Mets have the best 508 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 3: record in baseball. They lead the majors with the team 509 00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 3: e are of two point three four pessimism. The bottom 510 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 3: half of the Mets lineup is showing signs of underachievement, 511 00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:27,360 Speaker 3: as third baseman Mark Vientos is off to a slow start. 512 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:30,920 Speaker 3: What is your perception of the Mets. Should we be 513 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:32,960 Speaker 3: worried or is this team better than we thought? 514 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 2: I think the rotation is much better than we thought. 515 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 5: But for me. 516 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:39,960 Speaker 6: I think it stars with the real captain, the true 517 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:41,920 Speaker 6: cabinet captain, and it's not the guy to signed for 518 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:46,000 Speaker 6: eight hundred million. When I sit back and I turn seriously, 519 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:47,679 Speaker 6: when I sit back, and I turned the TV on 520 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:51,880 Speaker 6: and I flipped the Mets game on. Francisco Lindor has 521 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:54,560 Speaker 6: an energy that comes through the television, right. And I 522 00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:57,320 Speaker 6: was fortunate enough and lucky enough to play with him 523 00:25:57,320 --> 00:25:58,439 Speaker 6: a share clubous with him to. 524 00:25:58,440 --> 00:25:59,080 Speaker 5: Pick his brain. 525 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 6: And I look at all the noise around Juan Shota, 526 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:05,879 Speaker 6: right the does he miss New York? And I was 527 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:08,399 Speaker 6: hitting behind Jude Or, I was hitting in front of 528 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 6: Judge and this and that and the money. 529 00:26:10,520 --> 00:26:11,359 Speaker 2: And the struggles. 530 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 6: Francisco Lindor continues to be a quiet catalyst, right, the 531 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 6: guy that just shows up super fresh. I won't say 532 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:21,720 Speaker 6: he's in his work clothes or his like. His clothes 533 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:25,120 Speaker 6: are extremely you know, fire and clean and a high end. 534 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:26,919 Speaker 6: But he shows up with his work pale on, in 535 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:29,919 Speaker 6: his high end designer close. And it continues to just 536 00:26:30,080 --> 00:26:33,960 Speaker 6: lead that squad. Right, you talk about Collins Mendoza, He's 537 00:26:34,119 --> 00:26:37,720 Speaker 6: leading that squad, understanding who he needs to lean on 538 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:40,199 Speaker 6: to get these guys where they want to go and 539 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 6: every single night, whether it's defensively where there's base running, 540 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:45,360 Speaker 6: whether it's offensively. 541 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:49,160 Speaker 2: Frankie Lindor is the heartbeat and the soul of the 542 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 2: New York Mets. 543 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 6: And as I continue to watch him, I'll be the 544 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:55,800 Speaker 6: guy that says he's extremely underappreciated. And maybe it's because 545 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:57,560 Speaker 6: he's playing for the Mets, and the Mets fans are 546 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:00,159 Speaker 6: up and down and wishy washing as they come. But 547 00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:04,720 Speaker 6: that guy deserves his flowers for being a consonant professional 548 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:07,080 Speaker 6: and the ultimate leader when you talk about the Mets. 549 00:27:07,440 --> 00:27:10,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, we had Carlos Mendoza on the show yesterday here 550 00:27:10,119 --> 00:27:12,440 Speaker 3: on Foul Territory talking about what you were talking about 551 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:14,119 Speaker 3: with one soda in the lineup. He's like, listen, he 552 00:27:14,240 --> 00:27:16,680 Speaker 3: was just answering a question. But in New York it's 553 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:17,520 Speaker 3: going to be a headline. 554 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:17,919 Speaker 2: Kratz. 555 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:22,200 Speaker 3: Do you suppose with the Mets situation, the rotation and 556 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:24,280 Speaker 3: the way that Pete A. Lonzo is playing, are they 557 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:26,000 Speaker 3: the NL East favorites? 558 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:32,040 Speaker 4: I have to say they're not, just because Mets fans 559 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 4: really don't like me when I talk about the Mets, 560 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:37,159 Speaker 4: because I called him a third place team before and 561 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:40,200 Speaker 4: they have proven me wrong. This team is played together. 562 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:43,680 Speaker 4: Are they the NL East favorites? 563 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:44,359 Speaker 1: No? 564 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:47,840 Speaker 4: I don't think so. Is this pitching staff a lot 565 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:52,160 Speaker 4: better than I thought? Absolutely? What is going to be 566 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 4: the anchor of this pitching staff? Are you going to 567 00:27:55,119 --> 00:27:58,679 Speaker 4: get thirty starts out of code I singa? Are you 568 00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:04,480 Speaker 4: going to get at a half a whip point zero 569 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:10,040 Speaker 4: five whip from Kranic Max Kranis the whole season? Probably not? 570 00:28:10,560 --> 00:28:13,960 Speaker 4: So where is that extra depth gonna come from? Vientos 571 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:16,640 Speaker 4: is going to pop up? He's going to improve. They're 572 00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:19,919 Speaker 4: improving here. To me, this next two weeks is huge 573 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:23,639 Speaker 4: for the Mets because they're getting back the guy that 574 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:25,520 Speaker 4: I think is one of the leaders on the field, 575 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:31,280 Speaker 4: also not Lindor esque, but Francisco Aluarez behind the dish. 576 00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:34,840 Speaker 4: Luis Enz did an amazing job of leading this staff. 577 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:39,040 Speaker 4: Can they transition because every every catcher calls a little 578 00:28:39,040 --> 00:28:41,600 Speaker 4: bit of a different game, But can they transition to 579 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:45,800 Speaker 4: Francisco Aures back behind the dish because that guy, to me, 580 00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:48,840 Speaker 4: marked the change because he was hurt early in the 581 00:28:48,840 --> 00:28:51,840 Speaker 4: season last year when they're struggling, marked the change when 582 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:53,960 Speaker 4: this team flipped and started to win. So if they 583 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:56,480 Speaker 4: can continue to win with him. Ask me in a 584 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:58,480 Speaker 4: few weeks if I think they're going to win the division, 585 00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:01,960 Speaker 4: I'll probably say yes, yes. Right now, I still think 586 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:03,440 Speaker 4: it's the Phillies' division to win. 587 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:08,120 Speaker 3: Shocking, and you call me a homer Cameron Maybin with 588 00:29:08,360 --> 00:29:12,160 Speaker 3: the Detroit Tigers your ball club the pessimism. According to 589 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:14,920 Speaker 3: Jim Bowden, the lack of lineup depth is glaring and 590 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:16,959 Speaker 3: the Tigers will only go as far as their offense. 591 00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:20,240 Speaker 3: The optimistic choices for Jim, the Tigers are the only 592 00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:22,520 Speaker 3: team with four starting pitchers who have pitched at least 593 00:29:22,520 --> 00:29:27,120 Speaker 3: twenty innings and posted eras under two point nine zero. 594 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:28,440 Speaker 2: Do you like this club? 595 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:30,000 Speaker 3: Yes or no? Of course you have to say yes 596 00:29:30,040 --> 00:29:31,680 Speaker 3: because you're a homer two when it comes to that. 597 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:33,000 Speaker 3: But is there enough? 598 00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:36,680 Speaker 6: Of course I have to say yes, right you and 599 00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:39,280 Speaker 6: you spoke on it, and Jim spoke on it. It's, 600 00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:41,880 Speaker 6: you know, offensively, it's the middle of the pack batting 601 00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:46,760 Speaker 6: average tenth, rounds eleventh, home run sixteenth, on base persentng eleventh. 602 00:29:46,440 --> 00:29:47,360 Speaker 2: Slugging eighteenth. 603 00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:50,600 Speaker 6: But it's the era the Homers allowed the whip where 604 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:54,640 Speaker 6: their third, third fifth like, those are spots where you 605 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:57,080 Speaker 6: win ball games. And that's been their mo even going 606 00:29:57,080 --> 00:29:59,560 Speaker 6: back to last year. The second half of their success 607 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:04,960 Speaker 6: came because aj Hinch, who is maybe the magician of matchups. 608 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:07,520 Speaker 6: When he talking about setting guys up his success, whether 609 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:09,680 Speaker 6: it's a guy coming out the bullpen, whether it's Andy 610 00:30:09,680 --> 00:30:13,160 Speaker 6: A baya Is coming in the face and lefty Carry Carpenter. 611 00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:13,800 Speaker 2: Coming in to get a righty. 612 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:18,320 Speaker 6: Aj Hinch does a better job than anybody outside of 613 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:21,560 Speaker 6: maybe Alex Korra and setting his guys up with success right, 614 00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:25,320 Speaker 6: understanding matchups, innings before they come, outs before they come 615 00:30:25,600 --> 00:30:29,240 Speaker 6: and when I see that, Jim Bowden is definitely right. 616 00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:30,719 Speaker 2: The offense is an issue. 617 00:30:30,760 --> 00:30:33,640 Speaker 6: But the thing about aj Alna is he gets his 618 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:35,360 Speaker 6: guys to start in their roles. 619 00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:37,680 Speaker 2: Aj is one of the best communicators that I've ever 620 00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:38,080 Speaker 2: been around. 621 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:39,560 Speaker 6: And what he's gonna do is he gonna go, Hey, 622 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:41,880 Speaker 6: Andy A Baya is, you do a great job of 623 00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:45,160 Speaker 6: scene pitchs, controlling his own getting hits, starring that, Hey, 624 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:46,080 Speaker 6: Ridley Green, you do. 625 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:48,080 Speaker 2: A great job of using the whole field. Get back 626 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:48,440 Speaker 2: to that. 627 00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:50,840 Speaker 6: And what I do love is they found a way 628 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:54,000 Speaker 6: to insert Hobby Baye is. Now what people don't know 629 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:55,920 Speaker 6: about Hobby and I was his teammate because I was 630 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:57,959 Speaker 6: a lot of guys teammates, you know, playing for so 631 00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:01,880 Speaker 6: many different teams. Hobby bay Is came up a center fielder, 632 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 6: and I remember shagging with. 633 00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:04,800 Speaker 2: Him in the outfield and him telling me, I'm like, 634 00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:06,520 Speaker 2: what are you doing here? He's like, bro, I was 635 00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:08,240 Speaker 2: a center fielder before it was a short stop. 636 00:31:08,280 --> 00:31:10,640 Speaker 6: We're usually it's toppings somewhere around where guys go from 637 00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:11,840 Speaker 6: infield to outfield. 638 00:31:11,880 --> 00:31:13,400 Speaker 2: He went from the outfield to the infield. 639 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:16,720 Speaker 6: So the little moves, the little adjustments being able to 640 00:31:17,080 --> 00:31:20,600 Speaker 6: you know, maneuver chess pieces as good as anybody. I 641 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:23,640 Speaker 6: believe in the Tigers. And then once again, Alana, if 642 00:31:23,680 --> 00:31:27,239 Speaker 6: you talk about any central NL, al it's always up 643 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:29,719 Speaker 6: for grabs. So I love the Tigers chances. When we 644 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:31,960 Speaker 6: were talking about what they have to compete with, it's 645 00:31:32,040 --> 00:31:33,320 Speaker 6: just the Royals for me right now. 646 00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:35,040 Speaker 2: So I like where they are. 647 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:37,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, it's not the Twins. 648 00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:38,480 Speaker 1: Cam. 649 00:31:38,520 --> 00:31:40,160 Speaker 4: I want you to look at your right shoulder. I 650 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:42,800 Speaker 4: want you to look at your right shoulder just like this. Okay, 651 00:31:44,080 --> 00:31:47,440 Speaker 4: just because the line called you and I both a homer, Okay, 652 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:51,160 Speaker 4: we're both we're both looking at the person who has 653 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:53,800 Speaker 4: a Dodgers show. We don't have a Philly show. We 654 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:56,640 Speaker 4: don't have a Tiger's show. This is a baseball show. 655 00:31:56,720 --> 00:31:58,960 Speaker 4: We're no, that's your left shoulder. That's your left shoulder. 656 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:01,560 Speaker 4: You gotta look at your right should. Yeah, got a 657 00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:04,520 Speaker 4: Dodgers show. That is the It should be called Homer territory. 658 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:05,480 Speaker 1: Wow. 659 00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:08,880 Speaker 3: Wow, don't hate us because you ain't us. 660 00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:12,479 Speaker 2: Okay, they not like us. They spoke it like a Dodger, too, 661 00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:16,520 Speaker 2: spoke it like a Dodger. That we, in fact, you're 662 00:32:16,600 --> 00:32:17,760 Speaker 2: not talking about the Rockies. 663 00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:21,040 Speaker 3: We just we do in fact have those shows. You 664 00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:22,520 Speaker 3: just don't happen to be the host of them. 665 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:25,920 Speaker 2: We do have a show talking about the Rockies. No, 666 00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:28,720 Speaker 2: because the Rockies are unbelievable garbage. 667 00:32:29,160 --> 00:32:32,040 Speaker 3: Rockies are garbage. And the Dodgers treated me like family. 668 00:32:32,280 --> 00:32:34,600 Speaker 2: So that's right, that's right. 669 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:36,760 Speaker 3: I got three rings. It's not my fault.