1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: Welcome dude, Neel, Yeah, saves game? All right, how's it 2 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: going everybody? Welcome back, Welcome back, Welcome to the off season. 3 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: One hundred days until pitchers and catchers report to spring training, 4 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: and the Yankees have a lot of work to do 5 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: this winter. But first before we get to all the 6 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: stuff they need to fix fundamentally in spring training next year, 7 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:35,319 Speaker 1: I want to say a few more words about this 8 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 1: season and then put it in the rear view mirror 9 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:41,559 Speaker 1: and move on and start thinking about next year. We 10 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: had a great comment the other day which I'll paraphrase, 11 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:48,840 Speaker 1: and it was that the mistakes that the Yankees made 12 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 1: in the postseason this year happened because they were allowed 13 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: to happen all year long. There wasn't accountability, There weren't 14 00:00:57,240 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 1: corrections made on the fly. There wasn't enough emphasis put 15 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 1: on the little things that a baseball team needs to 16 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: do to succeed. If you go back and watch some 17 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:09,479 Speaker 1: of the games from the early part of the ninety 18 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 1: six season, which I do sometimes a lot of them 19 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 1: on YouTube, there was a lot of talk about how 20 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: Joe Tory had brought a National League style of baseball 21 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: tea to the American League and What that meant was 22 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 1: that the Yankees were doing the little things that they 23 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: had gotten away from and a lot of American League 24 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: teams had gotten away from, which was moving runners, you know, 25 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: running the base as well, stealing bases, hitting sack flies, 26 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: executing hit and runs, you know, bunting now and then. 27 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: And that was really important because that team played really sound, 28 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: fundamental baseball and it went on to become a dynasty. 29 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: That was year one of a dynasty. And if you 30 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: go back and watch some of the twenty twenty four team, 31 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: you'll hear the broadcasters talk about the stuff that killed 32 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: us all year, failure to execute so many things. Too 33 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: many people thrown out on the basis, too many times 34 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: runners were allowed to take extra bases on our outfielders, 35 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:13,920 Speaker 1: bad routes in the outfield. I was watching Joel Sherman 36 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 1: on the New York Post podcast, which, if you can 37 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: get past the mics being two vastly different volumes, is 38 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 1: a pretty good baseball show because Joel Sherman has been 39 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 1: doing this a long time and he knows ball. And 40 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 1: he was discussing how Mookie Betts was practicing playing the 41 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: karum in right field, dozens and dozens and dozens and 42 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: dozens of times before each game, and how much the 43 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 1: Dodgers respect the so called ninety feet getting from one 44 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 1: base to the next, right, how important that is. The 45 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 1: Dodgers were prepared in all aspects of the game. They 46 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 1: prove that despite the Yankees hitting for a higher batting 47 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 1: average in the series, hitting more home runs in the series, 48 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:01,919 Speaker 1: they prove that baseball can still in baseball games. I'd 49 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: imagine that Aaron Boone will be back, and I do 50 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: think he He pushed a lot of the right buttons 51 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: in the playoffs, but there were a ton of things 52 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: that he screwed up this year. Sticking with Clay Holmes 53 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 1: for months longer than he should have, not getting Austin 54 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: Wells regular at bats earlier in the season, trying to 55 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: go with two catchers, which basically led to neither one 56 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 1: of them getting going. But most important, Boone didn't prioritize 57 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: the little things right. His whole thing is positivity. Positivity. Yeah, 58 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: laid back vibes, but it just it's crazy that a 59 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 1: guy who comes from such a baseball family doesn't have 60 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: a better command of the little things that win baseball games. 61 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 1: You know, his grandfather was a major leaguer, his father, 62 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: his brother, and himself all major leaguers. And this was 63 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: a point that was brought up by Sherman. Why doesn't 64 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 1: Boone have a better command of the baseball game? So, 65 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 1: I mean, associated the entire organization. They should take the 66 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: little things seriously. Now maybe they will. Now, maybe they 67 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: will take it seriously. You know, when you get a 68 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: speeding ticket and you've driven on the road a million times, 69 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 1: You've gotten a little bit too comfortable, get a little 70 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: loose foot's gotten a little heavy, and then you get 71 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: a speeding ticket there, and then every time that you 72 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 1: catch yourself driving that road again, it pops into your mind, Hey, 73 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:26,159 Speaker 1: I gotta watch my speed here. Same thing comes down 74 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:30,159 Speaker 1: to accountability in baseball. You mess something up, you screw 75 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: something up, you have to be dressed down. You have 76 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 1: to be told that you did something wrong on how 77 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 1: to correct it, correct it so when that situation arises again, 78 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:44,840 Speaker 1: you can fix it. Maybe I better slow down. That's 79 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 1: why you need discipline in baseball and accountability baseball. Let's 80 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 1: get back to it. So anyway, I'm gonna run through 81 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: the various needs that the Yankees have this winter. The 82 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 1: infield obviously the outfield, with Soto the pitching staff. We'll 83 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: talk about the very options, and then I'll wrap it 84 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:05,679 Speaker 1: up with my blueprint on screen of how the Yankees 85 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 1: would look in twenty twenty five on opening day if 86 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:09,919 Speaker 1: I were in charge, if I were the GM, and 87 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 1: then we'll take a few voicemails and move on with 88 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 1: our Monday, which is rapidly approaching here just a few 89 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 1: hours away, despite the time change. First, let's talk about 90 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:26,119 Speaker 1: the infield. The Yankees have some vacancies right now. Second 91 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 1: base Labor Torres is a free agent, or he will 92 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 1: be tomorrow at five PM. And Rizzo gonna be a 93 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:36,679 Speaker 1: free agent. The Yankees have declined his option. Gary Phillips 94 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:38,599 Speaker 1: of the New York Daily News, who was on the show, 95 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: recently talked about how it's not out of the realm 96 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:45,719 Speaker 1: of possibility for the Yankees to re sign Rizzo on 97 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:48,479 Speaker 1: a cheap contract, But I say the time has come. 98 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 1: The dude doesn't have any power anymore. It's a power position, 99 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: and quite frankly, his defense is a little bit overrated 100 00:05:56,080 --> 00:06:00,919 Speaker 1: in recent years. And there's two problems if you replace 101 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: him with getting one of the two big free agent bats, 102 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: Christian Walker or Pete Alonzo, and those problems are that 103 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 1: they're both right handed, and ideally you'd like to replace 104 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 1: a lefty bat with a lefty bat, otherwise you start 105 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:16,720 Speaker 1: to become too right handed, like the Yankees were back 106 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 1: in well the last ten years before, you know, before 107 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 1: this year. The other problem is that both of those 108 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: contracts would eat into the Wan Soto fund, and I 109 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: truly believe the Yankees are going to make an enormous 110 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: offer to Wan Soto, and I think he would be 111 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: inclined to take it. There's the value of sponsorship and 112 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: endorsement off the field, which you know, the Yankee brand 113 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:43,039 Speaker 1: carries a lot more weight than say the Mets, or 114 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:45,040 Speaker 1: you know, one of the teams are the Giants or whatever. 115 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 1: The Dodgers have already said they're not interested. That was 116 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 1: a rumor that they were, and then Jeff pass and 117 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 1: shot it down. So I really think it's gonna come 118 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 1: down to Yankees, Mets, Giants, and the Yankees have the 119 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:57,359 Speaker 1: strongest brand of any of those teams, even though the 120 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:04,280 Speaker 1: Giants have won more World Series in recent year. But anyway, 121 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 1: we'll talk about all, you know, the Wan Soto stuff. 122 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 1: But Ben Rice had a good year at first base 123 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: in triple A hit two ninety four, showed some power, 124 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 1: got called up to the major leagues. Hit three Rome 125 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 1: runs in one game, made me shave my head. I 126 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 1: think he'll improve offensively and defensively at first base. You 127 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 1: give him a full winter to work on it, you 128 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: give him a full spring training to get comfortable over there. 129 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 1: I think that's the way the Yankees will go. My 130 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 1: only other thought on first base, and I've seen a 131 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 1: lot of people suggest this, and I've suggested it a 132 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: few times myself, is that Aaron Judge could make an 133 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 1: amazing target to throw at over there at first base. 134 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: There's been talk about him going there one day. He's 135 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 1: a big guy, humongous wingspan. Nobody's gonna want to run 136 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 1: full speed into him. But you know, will is he 137 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 1: gonna be flexible enough. You know, we'll see. You've also 138 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 1: got Oswaldo Cabrera and John Birdie both played a little 139 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 1: bit of first base during the postseason, But I don't 140 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: think the Yankees are committed to either one of those 141 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 1: guys long term at first base. First of all, Oswelda Cabrera. 142 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 1: They like to move around all over the place, so 143 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: I think they view him more as their you know, 144 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 1: cheap but effective utility guy. And then John Birdie got 145 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 1: injured three times this year. He had three lower body injuries. 146 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: You just can't count on him playing every day. I 147 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: don't know how much you can count on him at all. 148 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 1: Quite frankly, I don't think they're gonna bring back the 149 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: Labor Torres to play second base. Even though he swung 150 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 1: the bat better once he got moved to the leadoff spot, 151 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: he's still just not a good enough defender, led the 152 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 1: league in errors, not a good base runner. Yank's got 153 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:40,719 Speaker 1: to get better there. Also, he probably eats into the 154 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: Wan Soto Fund without moving the needle from where we 155 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 1: were this year because of the base running and because 156 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: of the defense. So I contend Yankees can get better 157 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:54,080 Speaker 1: defensively at second base by just simply shifting Jazz Chisholm 158 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 1: back to his natural position and stopping the third base experiment, 159 00:08:58,520 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 1: which he's got a great arm. I get it, but 160 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 1: you really got to have a a real defender over there. 161 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: Alex Bragman is a free agent thirty years old, pretty 162 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 1: much a guaranteed twenty five home run guy in Houston. 163 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: He doesn't hit the ball the opposite way very much, 164 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: so that could hurt him at Yankee Stadium. Two seventy 165 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:21,079 Speaker 1: two career hitter, he's been around two sixty in recent years. 166 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 1: I think he's going to be expensive, but I don't 167 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 1: think he's going to be thirty million a year expensive. 168 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 1: I think you can get him for twenty five or less. 169 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 1: You know, I think you can plug him right in 170 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: there at third base, and it makes you better defensively 171 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 1: at two spots because he fixes the third base problem 172 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 1: and it allows you to fix the second base problem 173 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:46,040 Speaker 1: with Jazz. So right there, your defense around the horn 174 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 1: is better, with the exception of first base with Ben Rice, 175 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 1: who's still a novice, but he could get better. Gio 176 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 1: Orchella also an option at third base, but he fell 177 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: way off this year, way off. He only had a 178 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: two eighty six on base percentage six forty seven OPS, 179 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 1: and that's a trend. So he's dropped off three years 180 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: in a row in OPS. So as much as we 181 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 1: love his defense, as much as we love his smile, 182 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 1: I'm passing on Geo Orchella. You can also try and 183 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 1: swing at trade somebody like he Brian Hayes from the Pirates, 184 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 1: or you know, maybe Jake Berger from Miami. But third 185 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 1: base is not a spot where you want to shop 186 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:24,760 Speaker 1: in the bargain bin. You want a real player there. 187 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 1: So when we get to the blueprint, I'll give you 188 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:30,719 Speaker 1: my thoughts on who I would go with. Let's talk 189 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 1: about the arms race. By the way, we got new ticker. 190 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: Hope you know PTI style. Hope you guys like it. 191 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:42,080 Speaker 1: The Yankees are one of the few teams that don't 192 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:44,120 Speaker 1: really have to go out and pay at gazillion dollars 193 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:45,679 Speaker 1: for a starting pitcher. I mean, it would be nice 194 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:48,079 Speaker 1: to add up Blake Snell or at Corvin Burns, but 195 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 1: realistically that doesn't really change where they are other than 196 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:54,000 Speaker 1: it makes their starting pitching stronger, which is always, you know, 197 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,680 Speaker 1: a good thing, but it doesn't change the problems that 198 00:10:56,760 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 1: killed this team in the World Series. I think they're 199 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 1: gonna have Garrett Cole right back. They're gonna activate that 200 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:07,479 Speaker 1: tenth year tomorrow and they'll announce it at five PM, 201 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 1: and then you're gonna have Carlos Rodin and Luis el 202 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 1: As two and three. I think Luis Hill will be 203 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 1: even better next year. Clark Schmid at number four, I 204 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 1: think he'll be even better next year, and he was 205 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 1: damn good this year. If he can stay healthy, he's 206 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 1: gonna be really good. He had that one injury this year, 207 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:29,319 Speaker 1: and then number five spot. It really comes down to 208 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: Nester Cortez or Marcus Stroman. Nester Cortez because of the 209 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:37,439 Speaker 1: elbow issue, I think ends up in the bullpen and 210 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 1: Stroman ends up as your number five guy. So what 211 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 1: the Yankees need to do is back fill the bullpen. Holmes, Kinley, 212 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:47,959 Speaker 1: and Tim Hill are all free agents, and I think 213 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 1: there's a solid chance that they re signed Tim Hill. 214 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:51,960 Speaker 1: He was effective. He's not going to be super expensive. 215 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:55,439 Speaker 1: I think Tommy Kinley and Clay Holmes are probably gone, 216 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 1: although Clay Holmes I could see them bringing him back 217 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 1: if he would come back at the right price. They're 218 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 1: not gonna chase Clay Holmes financially, but they still like 219 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 1: his stuff. He's still effective as a middle reliever getting 220 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 1: ground balls. There's a lot of good relief pitchers out there, though, Tanner, Scott, 221 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 1: Jeff Hoffman with the Phillies. David Robertson is a free 222 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:17,520 Speaker 1: agent again at forty years old. Kenley Jansen is a 223 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 1: free agent, but he has said that he wants to 224 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 1: end his career with the Dodgers, so I think he 225 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 1: would go back to the Dodgers. He said that on 226 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 1: foul Territory. Paul Sewald of the Diamondbacks is pretty good. 227 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 1: Funny guy, also been on foul territory. A lot thirty 228 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 1: five years old, won't be too expensive, has good stuff. 229 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 1: Pitched in the World Series a couple years ago. Didn't 230 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 1: pitch great, but you wouldn't want to be your closer. 231 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 1: You'd want to be a solid middle relief guy. Also 232 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:44,320 Speaker 1: had some injury problems, but effective when healthy. They could 233 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 1: go out and try and trade for somebody like a 234 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 1: Ryan Helsey. You know, they could pick up any number 235 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 1: of guys that you've never heard of. If there's one 236 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:56,040 Speaker 1: thing I'm sure of, it's that the Yankees are good 237 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 1: at finding relief pitchers that are in the margins. They 238 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 1: do it every year. So I'm not worried about the bullpen, 239 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: and I don't think you need to spend enormously on pitching. Now, 240 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 1: let's talk about the outfeal. We said it all year long. 241 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:12,839 Speaker 1: You got to pay that guy his money. Pay that's me. 242 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 2: And his money. 243 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 1: I've seen a lot more people in recent days saying 244 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 1: that we should let wan So toa walk and spread 245 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 1: the money around. I put a pole up right now. 246 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:27,200 Speaker 1: I don't have the window open, so I can't see 247 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:30,439 Speaker 1: who's winning that poll. But do you want to pay 248 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:33,040 Speaker 1: him the fifty to fifty five million a year for 249 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:37,440 Speaker 1: fifteen years? That's just a ballpark figure. It could be more, 250 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:39,960 Speaker 1: could be less. I don't think it'd be much different, 251 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:41,920 Speaker 1: you know, much more, much less. Don't think he's getting 252 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 1: seven hundred from anybody because he doesn't pitch and he 253 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 1: doesn't have the international star power that Shoheotani has. But 254 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 1: you know it's gonna be close. Do you want to 255 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 1: spend that money or do you want to spread it 256 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 1: around and get a few more guys, you know, maybe 257 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:01,559 Speaker 1: get another pitcher, maybe get a couple, you know, prime 258 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 1: position players. If the Dodgers can hand out seven hundred 259 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:10,559 Speaker 1: million to Otani, three hundred and twenty five million to Yamamoto, 260 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 1: and one hundred and thirty six million to Tyler Glasnow 261 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:15,960 Speaker 1: and then one year in twenty three and a half 262 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: to Ti Oscar, I'm sure the Yankees could do six 263 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 1: hundred and six to fifty for Soto, one fifty to 264 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 1: two hundred to patch other holes. I think that that 265 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: would be doable, and I don't think they would balk 266 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:29,800 Speaker 1: to that commitment. They might have to move some money 267 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 1: around to make the numbers work for the next couple 268 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 1: of years, but they could do it. I say, you 269 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 1: signed Juan Soto, you put him back in right field, 270 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 1: except this time you teach him how to play it. 271 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 1: You got to bring back the best offensive player not 272 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 1: named Aaron Judge and your best offensive player named anybody 273 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:52,000 Speaker 1: uh in the postseason five twenty two on base percentage 274 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:56,480 Speaker 1: in the World Series and clutch as hell Judge. You 275 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:57,800 Speaker 1: don't know what you're gonna get from him from the 276 00:14:57,800 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 1: po in the postseason. He's gonna have a big regular season. 277 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 1: He's gonna be playing with an enormous chip on his 278 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 1: shoulder because of what happened in the playoffs, and he's 279 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 1: when he gets to the playoffs, all the questions are 280 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 1: gonna return, can you hit? And the pressure is gonna 281 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:14,320 Speaker 1: shift and it's gonna be worse this time. I think 282 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 1: you gotta have that steady force with him, and I 283 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:20,440 Speaker 1: think the Yankees know that. And if you if you 284 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 1: keep him, and you keep Soto, you've also got Dominguez 285 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 1: who is not a corner outfielder. We saw that. I 286 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 1: think Dimingez goes back to center field, and I think 287 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 1: Judge moves over to left field. If you can play center, 288 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: you can play left. At Yankee Stadium. In fact, it's 289 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 1: good to have a left fielder who basically has left 290 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 1: field or or centerfield range, and you bring him a 291 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 1: little bit closer on those base hits to left field, 292 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 1: like like in right field, he's nobody's gonna run on him. Right, 293 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 1: nobody's gonna run and try and go first to third. 294 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: Even on a base hit to left field if Aaron 295 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 1: Judge is out there, because they'll hose it and nobody's 296 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 1: gonna go second to home, especially not someplace like Fenway 297 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 1: where it's short, unless you hit it more towards the 298 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: gap because he's gonna gun you down. That helps you 299 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 1: on it helps you in run prevention. So I think 300 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 1: judging left, where he played a couple of times this year, 301 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:17,560 Speaker 1: wasn't great. But you give him a full spring training 302 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 1: and he's fine. Dominguez in center, Soto and right and Dominguez. Look, 303 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: I know he's stunk on the corners, but he's used 304 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:28,280 Speaker 1: to playing center. He's always been a center fielder, the 305 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:31,400 Speaker 1: ball slice is different. Have him take two hundred fly 306 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:33,880 Speaker 1: balls every single day between now and February, and I 307 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: promise will be a lot better. Two hundred five fly 308 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:38,640 Speaker 1: balls one hundred and fifty to two hundred swings from 309 00:16:38,640 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 1: both sides of the plate, Domingez will be fine. All right. 310 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:45,880 Speaker 1: So now that we've got all the four play out 311 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 1: of the way, let's go ahead and go through my blueprint, 312 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:53,800 Speaker 1: considering all the options that we have. If I were 313 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 1: Brian Cashman, I go with Ben Rice at first, I 314 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 1: go with Alex Bregman at third. I adder Scott for 315 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:06,960 Speaker 1: the bullpen, and then it looks like this. You got 316 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:11,840 Speaker 1: lefty righty alternating all the way up and down the lineup. Domingez, Soto, 317 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:19,639 Speaker 1: Judge Wells, Stanton Chisholm, Bregman, Rice, and Volpi Austin Wells 318 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 1: back in the cleanup spot where he was so good 319 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:24,359 Speaker 1: for most of the summer before that late season slump, 320 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 1: but the fact that he turned it back on in 321 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:29,400 Speaker 1: the World Series was encouraging. Started getting to that high 322 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:32,680 Speaker 1: pitch right he made the adjustment. I think he's gonna 323 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:34,880 Speaker 1: be an even better hitter next year because he's gonna 324 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:38,359 Speaker 1: recognize the things he struggled with down the stretch and 325 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 1: get better at him and bottom third of the order Bregman, 326 00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:45,920 Speaker 1: Rice and Volpi. Three power threats, two contact threats. I 327 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 1: don't know if you count Ben Rice as a contact 328 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:50,320 Speaker 1: threat yet, but he hit two ninety four in triple A. 329 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 1: Got a sweet swing. He had some holes in his swing, 330 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:56,120 Speaker 1: but the good thing about holes is you can patch 331 00:17:56,160 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 1: him with the right coaching, and then I have playoff pitching. 332 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:05,639 Speaker 1: I meant twenty twenty five pitching on the right hand column. 333 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:10,320 Speaker 1: I'll fix that real quick. But starting rotation Cole Rodin, Heel, Schmidt, 334 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:16,879 Speaker 1: Stroman Bullpen Cortes, Tim Hill, Lighter, Junior Cousins, Hamilton. You 335 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 1: hope that f Ross is better after you know, you know, 336 00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 1: two years removed basically from surgeries and having a normal 337 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:26,679 Speaker 1: off season, normal spring training, coming stronger. I think f 338 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:28,960 Speaker 1: Ross will be better. You signed Tanner Scott as your 339 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:32,399 Speaker 1: setup guy, and you got Luke Weaver to close it out. 340 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:38,200 Speaker 1: Your bench is Grisham, Cabrera, Bertie and Travigno. Bertie can't 341 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:42,720 Speaker 1: play every day he gets hurt. Grisham solid this year 342 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:47,119 Speaker 1: as a backup center fielder, had some pop, didn't hit 343 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:49,280 Speaker 1: for much of an average, but occasionally get in there 344 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:51,000 Speaker 1: and make a great play, hit a big home run. 345 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:57,000 Speaker 1: Mister drunk says, Well's batting forth. You crazy, That's where 346 00:18:57,040 --> 00:18:59,400 Speaker 1: he hit for most of the season. Don't don't look 347 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:03,679 Speaker 1: at that slow down the stretch as what he is. 348 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 1: He had a slump in September that you know, it 349 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:14,879 Speaker 1: really hurt his numbers, but for months he was great 350 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:22,160 Speaker 1: out of the cleanup spot great. So hey, look that's 351 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:24,520 Speaker 1: what it is. That's my blueprint. I think that team 352 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:27,200 Speaker 1: wins the division. I think Deming is gonna get better. 353 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 1: I think Sodo's gonna keep getting better. Still hasn't reached 354 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:32,720 Speaker 1: his peak yet. Ben Rice could be really good. Austin 355 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:35,679 Speaker 1: Wells is going to get better. Judge's gonna have a massive, 356 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 1: massive chip on his shoulder. Chisholm and Bregman rather would 357 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:44,679 Speaker 1: improve the defense at two spots by only having to 358 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 1: acquire one player. Tanner Scott adds another big arm to 359 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 1: the bullpen. Maybe even bring back David Robertson on a 360 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 1: cheap deal if he's willing to take one. Anyway, that's 361 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 1: my blueprint. You may have a different blueprint. Feel free 362 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:00,480 Speaker 1: to make it known in the comments. Let's get a 363 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:02,399 Speaker 1: quick word from our sponsor. 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So I'm gonna try 392 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 1: and do basically a solo show on Sunday, and then 393 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 1: Friday we'll have a conversation and I'll break out basically 394 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:48,200 Speaker 1: clips from these podcasts and sprinkle them out so that way, 395 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 1: you know, if you can't catch the whole show, you 396 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: can at least catch, you know, one of the breakouts. 397 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:53,920 Speaker 1: You'll have a little you know, short meal time videos 398 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:54,800 Speaker 1: and things like that. 399 00:21:55,240 --> 00:21:58,520 Speaker 3: All right, first call Ben Rice. I think that they 400 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:02,639 Speaker 3: found a whole in the swing and I would trade 401 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:06,640 Speaker 3: Ben Rice and somebody else from McCann from the Colorado 402 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:09,639 Speaker 3: Rockies who say they want to cut Sally. Twelve million 403 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:12,280 Speaker 3: is not a lot these days, but that might help. 404 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:17,359 Speaker 3: That is a good idea because he's sitting. But the 405 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:19,960 Speaker 3: thing was the third dase and unless they do sign Soda, 406 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:24,639 Speaker 3: which if they don't, there other than mine, just like 407 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 3: the right than mind if they let go a coh 408 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:29,120 Speaker 3: even though he's going to be thirty five years old, 409 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:32,160 Speaker 3: he's learning the art of pitching and if there's nothing 410 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:34,480 Speaker 3: wrong with it. He can't count on nessa Cortesi, but 411 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 3: he could end up with Tommy john Sager very quickly. 412 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:41,959 Speaker 1: Appreciate it, Appreciate the call. Ben Rice. Yeah, he had 413 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:43,600 Speaker 1: a hole in the swing, but like I said earlier, 414 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:45,919 Speaker 1: you could patch a hole in the swing with the 415 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 1: right coaching. You know, they have all of these different 416 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:51,800 Speaker 1: technologies now to look at swing paths and to kind 417 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:55,200 Speaker 1: of you know, visualize the zone. He's a good hitter. 418 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:57,880 Speaker 1: I think he'll make the adjustment and we know he's 419 00:22:57,880 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 1: got power, So to me, I'd be more concerned with 420 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,720 Speaker 1: his first base skills because he's new to the positions 421 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 1: all I've been playing at this year. But as a catcher, 422 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 1: good hands, he's played a little bit of first base 423 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:13,239 Speaker 1: now hopefully he'll make improvements. But yeah, and you're right 424 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:15,120 Speaker 1: about Quartez. I don't know that the Yankees can count 425 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:18,399 Speaker 1: on him as a starting pitcher. He threw thirty games 426 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 1: this year, and then you know, the elbow started to go. 427 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:25,240 Speaker 1: So I think one or two games next year, honestly 428 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:27,960 Speaker 1: would not shock me he starts having elbow problems. 429 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 2: Hey, Eric, So since Anthony Volpi hit so much better 430 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:36,919 Speaker 2: in the playoffs and then had that Grand Slam in 431 00:23:36,920 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 2: the World Series, do you think he will be a 432 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:40,680 Speaker 2: better player next year? 433 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:45,560 Speaker 1: You know, Anthony Volpi's not kid anymore. I mean it's 434 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 1: gonna be his third year. He'd better be a better player. 435 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 1: Let me just pull up his numbers real quick, and 436 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: we'll just take a look at him on Baseball Reference. 437 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:57,840 Speaker 1: So he hit two forty three with twelve home runs, 438 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:02,400 Speaker 1: twenty eight stolen bases, two ninety three on base percentage. 439 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:04,640 Speaker 1: Let me go ahead and pull up his Baseball Savant 440 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:09,040 Speaker 1: metrics too, because I think that's gonna be worth mentioning 441 00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:17,720 Speaker 1: base Bo Savant. There we go, he is. He's getting better, 442 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 1: but we need him to get a lot better. We 443 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:22,920 Speaker 1: need him to hit like he was for the first 444 00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:24,720 Speaker 1: part of the season. Let me just go ahead and post. Sorry, 445 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:26,720 Speaker 1: it's taken a second. My internet's being so okay, now 446 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 1: we go. So here's his baseball savant metrics. You see, 447 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:32,480 Speaker 1: he raised his average year over year from two o 448 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:35,159 Speaker 1: nine to two forty three. The on base percentage went 449 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:36,960 Speaker 1: up ten points from two to eighty three to two 450 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: ninety three. He had a lot more at bats this year. 451 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:42,359 Speaker 1: I thought he was getting tired, worn out. The power 452 00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 1: took a substantial drop off. Uh, he's not hitting the 453 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: ball super hard. You'll get the expected batting average, expected slugging. 454 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 1: There's just not a lot of good offense there. We 455 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 1: need all of these numbers to be better. Good base runner. 456 00:24:56,600 --> 00:24:59,399 Speaker 1: He's in the ninety eighth percentile in base running value 457 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 1: and in the ninety second percentile in fielding run value. 458 00:25:03,840 --> 00:25:06,160 Speaker 1: But he's got to do better than the nineteenth percentile 459 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:08,800 Speaker 1: in batting run value. You got to get him up 460 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:11,400 Speaker 1: in the forty to fifty percent. I'll make him more 461 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:18,520 Speaker 1: league average. But you know, it's just gonna require different approach. 462 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:21,680 Speaker 1: You know, he can't be trying to pull outside sliders right. 463 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:25,840 Speaker 1: He's got to learn to consistently take an opposite field 464 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:28,960 Speaker 1: approach and I think he'll I think he'll get a 465 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:31,159 Speaker 1: lot better. All right, ladies and gentlemen, I hope you 466 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:34,680 Speaker 1: enjoyed the show. One hundred days until Pitchers and Catchers 467 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 1: go ahead and call into the voicemail seven eight, eight, nine, nine, 468 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 1: ten sixty eight. If we do any kind of pop 469 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:42,480 Speaker 1: up shows throughout the week, we'll definitely play voicemails and 470 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:44,400 Speaker 1: things like that. You can call in all winter long. 471 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 1: I'm always checking it, and if we get a call 472 00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:50,200 Speaker 1: that's worth having a show, that's worth having a discussion, 473 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:52,960 Speaker 1: you know we'll do that. So anytime you think of something, 474 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:55,359 Speaker 1: feel free to call in and I'll see you next time. 475 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:04,520 Speaker 1: If you enjoyed this video, please drop a like and 476 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:07,520 Speaker 1: give us a subscribe. It helps other Yankees fans find 477 00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:11,159 Speaker 1: the channel. We're also on all your favorite podcast platforms 478 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:14,560 Speaker 1: and social media. Join the community, have some fun. We're 479 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 1: here after every game. This is Pinstripe Territory.