1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:04,200 Speaker 1: I will never ever ever criticize an ownership group for 2 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: putting the best possible team on the field and investing 3 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:10,880 Speaker 1: the money and resources to do so. At the end 4 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: of the day, that's what every team should be striving 5 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:12,960 Speaker 1: to do. 6 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:20,920 Speaker 2: What is going on? Everybody, Welcome to a fresh edition 7 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 2: of Dodger's Territory. I am not Alana Rizzo, but I 8 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 2: am Climpasias. And that guy is not climpasy Us. That 9 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 2: is Kyle Glazer, not Klyyle. But guys, first, let's say 10 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 2: the things we got to get out of the wayt 11 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 2: the top. Please subscribe to the show. Please like the show, 12 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:36,560 Speaker 2: Please share it with your friends, share it with your grandma, 13 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 2: all that kind of stuff. Kyle here is you guys 14 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:43,480 Speaker 2: should know him. He's been around the baseball space online 15 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:46,199 Speaker 2: for many, many years, but he's now part of the 16 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:49,840 Speaker 2: Foul Network hosting a Padres show. So I understand people 17 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 2: are going to be upset. We got Padres here in 18 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 2: the house, but it's a good time to find out 19 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 2: what's going on in San Diego and know thy enemy. 20 00:00:57,440 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 2: So first, Kyle, welcome to the show. How you doing? Man? 21 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 2: Doing all right? 22 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: Clint glad to be on with you. 23 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's gonna be fun man, looking forward to another season. 24 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 2: You know, Dodgers had themselves a short off season in 25 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 2: all the best ways, but it is it is time. 26 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 2: It's just time to watch this team come together. Time 27 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:16,839 Speaker 2: to watch all teams come together. Spring training right around 28 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 2: the corner. But the main thing we want to point 29 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 2: out is again subscribe to his show as well. Friars 30 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 2: Friar Territory. Uh, you guys got yourself, Mike, Cameron, Heath 31 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 2: bell On. There a couple former Padres you guys should 32 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 2: know very very well as Dodgers fans and all that 33 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 2: kind of stuff. So let's jump into it. Man, know 34 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 2: your enemy. That's what I kind of wanted to make 35 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:43,320 Speaker 2: that the whole narrative of the early part of this show. 36 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 2: And Padres were very very good. Gave the Dodgers a 37 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 2: run for their money, we'll say, at the very least 38 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 2: last year and in the postseason up until they stopped 39 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 2: hitting and scoring. This is not looking like the same 40 00:01:57,240 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 2: Padres team that nearly knocked the Dodgers out of the 41 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 2: post season a few months ago. What's going on with 42 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 2: San Diego. We don't need to talk so much about 43 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 2: the ownership. I want to pin that for a little bit, 44 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 2: But how are fans, how are you feeling about this team? 45 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:13,359 Speaker 2: You know, at this point, with about what ten days 46 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 2: until spring training starts. 47 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: I would definitely say there's a lot of anxiety about 48 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: the state of the franchise and the team. You look 49 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,920 Speaker 1: at this Potter's roster right now, and you still have 50 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: a pretty good top six hitters in the order, you 51 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: still have a pretty good top three starting pitchers, and 52 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 1: you still have a pretty good bullpen. But there are 53 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: some very very clear holes we saw. They were unable 54 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:36,359 Speaker 1: to bring back Jerks and profar, they were unable to 55 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: bring back Kyle like Goshioka. They don't have a lot 56 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: of room to add payroll now, which obviously ownership the 57 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 1: situation there is a big part of that. They failed 58 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: to land Roki Sasaki, who of course went to the Dodgers. 59 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 2: You know. 60 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: Last year, obviously the Dodgers and Padres were two of 61 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: the best teams in baseball, and I think you could 62 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: argue at the end they were the two best teams 63 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:56,519 Speaker 1: in baseball. I was at an event earlier in this 64 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 1: offseason where Dave Roberts straight up said they felt like 65 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: one that DS was gonna win the World Series, and 66 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 1: I think that was a very very fair assessment. Since then, 67 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 1: the Dodgers have gotten even better from where they were 68 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: last year. Well, the Padres have undeniably gotten worse from 69 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: where they were last year. So there's no question there's 70 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: a lot of concern in San Diego about the ownership situation. 71 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: There's a very very real acknowledgement that this roster right 72 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 1: now is very top heavy and incomplete, and there's not 73 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: a lot of depth there. The Potters have traded pretty 74 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 1: much all their prospects who would have been majorly ready. 75 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:29,639 Speaker 1: The few good prospects they still have are all teenagers 76 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 1: who have barely played above a ball and will not 77 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: be ready to help the major league team this year. 78 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 1: So there's a lack of roster depth, there's a lack 79 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: of farm system depth on top of, you know, everything 80 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 1: going on with ownership. I would say it's definitely not 81 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: great vibes in San Diego right now. 82 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, as we're it's a complete opposite for Dodgers fans 83 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 2: who're just ready to chomp it at the bit to 84 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 2: see this team come together. See Roki Sasaki throwing a 85 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 2: baseball for the first time of course the Padres. If 86 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 2: you had you know, if you had to ask me 87 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 2: at the start of the offseason, I really thought there 88 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 2: was a wrong chance rookie was going to San Diego. 89 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 2: But of course we've kind of heard some of the players, 90 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 2: mainly Profar pointing out that situation, the owner situation. It's 91 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 2: definitely thrown, at the bare minimum, a bit of a 92 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:17,280 Speaker 2: wrench in the offseason plans for San Diego. But still 93 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,840 Speaker 2: they got a good club they have, Like you said, 94 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:25,160 Speaker 2: it's very top heavy roster. You're hoping for some continued 95 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 2: growth from you know, like Jackson Merrill, Fernando Tatis, maybe 96 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 2: he can get back to the kind of slug and 97 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 2: kind of ops as we saw from a few years ago, 98 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 2: but still very very good in right field. It seems 99 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 2: to me like the biggest problem for San Diego right 100 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 2: now is is the pitching department. And we're hearing, you know, 101 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 2: the murmurs, the rumors, the whispers. Maybe Michael King is 102 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 2: on the trade block, Maybe Dylan cees what's going on 103 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 2: in that regard of those guys like seriously actively being shopped, 104 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 2: and if so, who is going to fill out that rotation? 105 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 1: So aj Preller's mo is always to take every phone call, 106 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: be aggressive, talk about big trade packages. No one is untradeable. 107 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:12,039 Speaker 1: When Aj Preller is at the Helm prospects big leaguers, 108 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 1: the Potters are very, very very aggressive and exploring all possibilities, 109 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 1: even the ones that seem completely far fetched. That's just 110 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 1: how they operate. So realistically, what this comes down to 111 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: is the Potters have a number of roster holes. They 112 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 1: do not have sufficient budget room to address all those 113 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: holes in free agency, so they're looking at ways they 114 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:33,599 Speaker 1: can trade away some of their higher salaried players. And 115 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 1: the first place you go is the players who are 116 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 1: going to be free agents after this year that are 117 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 1: on higher salary deals. That's Dylan Cease, that's Michael King, 118 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 1: that's Luis Arias, all of whom are hugely impactful players 119 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 1: for the Padres. But they need to create some budget 120 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: rooms somehow, some way, and the players who are going 121 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: to be free agents after this year is the first 122 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: place you turn to for that. In terms of the 123 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 1: rotation depth, you talk about the players they need to 124 00:05:56,839 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 1: take a step forward, I would actually say the players 125 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: need to take a step for are the guys who 126 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:04,360 Speaker 1: have shown flashes, but they need to be more consistent. Again, 127 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: you feel really good about going into the season with 128 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 1: you Darvish, Michael King and Dill and Cees's your top three. 129 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 1: Matt Waldron, we saw had a really good first half 130 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:15,160 Speaker 1: last year, really fell off in the second half. Randy 131 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 1: Vasquez had a really poor first half, got better in 132 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:19,280 Speaker 1: the second half. I wouldn't say it was great, but 133 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:21,839 Speaker 1: he got better. These are two young starters you really 134 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 1: want to see take a step forward to fill out 135 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:27,280 Speaker 1: that rotation. Similarly, in the lineup, you know Luis Campusano 136 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:30,039 Speaker 1: had a chance to be the Poper starting catcher last year, 137 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 1: couldn't hold on to the job. He's shown some offensive 138 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: potential in the past, particularly the end of twenty twenty three. 139 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: If he can take a step forward offensively and defensively, 140 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 1: that goes a long way toward helping lengthen the lineup. 141 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: So the Potters do have some younger players who have 142 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 1: big league time they need to take a step forward. 143 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: If they do, it will certainly help their depth issues. 144 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: But it's a big question, well there can they? 145 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:56,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, and again on the flip side, because I mean, 146 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 2: there's so much we can get into with the prospects, 147 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 2: and you already mentioned as well. If you're looking at 148 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 2: at San Diego's like top thirty, the guys in the 149 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 2: top one hundred, the people the names you see are 150 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 2: not names that are anywhere near helping this ball club. 151 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 2: And I know I covered the Padres a little bit 152 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 2: a couple of years ago for Sports Illustrated, and I 153 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 2: still remember even two years ago we're talking about Ethan Salas. 154 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 2: They're like, oh man, this guy's the future. Yeah, yeah, 155 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 2: distant future. You still got a few more years before this. Now, 156 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 2: what is the eighteen year old? It could potentially take 157 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 2: over behind the dish. Definitely, no no Elias Das or whatever. 158 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 2: But Campusano making some steps forward all that. Yeah, it's 159 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 2: there's still a lot of good good in that in 160 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 2: that organization. It feels like they're they're trending, They're not 161 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 2: trending in the right direction. I'm trying to find the 162 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 2: way to word this properly because I don't want Padres 163 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 2: fans coming after man. I know they have the ability 164 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 2: to the groundwork is there. This was supposed to be 165 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 2: another offseason of continuing to add and get better, and 166 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 2: unfortunately the Dodgers were the ones to do all of 167 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 2: that before we kind of move forward. I'm interested in 168 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 2: getting kind of your perspective of what the Dodgers have 169 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 2: done this offseason, looking at particularly that starting rotation, adding Snell, 170 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 2: a former Padre, even in the pitching staff adding tenor Scott. 171 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 2: I'm sure that one stings a good bit for Padres fans. 172 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 2: What's your taste of what the Dodgers have done this winter. 173 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 1: They took the best team in baseball and made it 174 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: even better, which the end of the day is everyone's 175 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 1: job is to put the best team on the field 176 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:35,440 Speaker 1: that you can, and the Dodgers have done that exceptionally well. 177 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people complain about the money, 178 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 1: but at the end of the day, if you have 179 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 1: the resources, might as well put them on the field, 180 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:44,320 Speaker 1: as opposed to the pockets of ownership, and the Dodgers 181 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 1: do a great job of taking all their success and 182 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 1: reinvesting it into the roster at the major league level. 183 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:53,680 Speaker 1: Scott and department player development. They understand that's the players 184 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 1: who win the games, not the front office data analysts, 185 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:59,959 Speaker 1: and they have no qualms about investing in on field performance. 186 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 1: I really like the Blake Snell edition in particular because 187 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 1: obviously this was a rotation with Clayton Kersh, I get 188 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: to resign that was slayd to be very, very right handed, 189 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:12,080 Speaker 1: almost exclusively right handed. Now you add in that lefty 190 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: element who can really bring it. Snell has also shown 191 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: a little more durability than a lot of other pitchers 192 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:20,840 Speaker 1: in the Dodgers' rotation right now. Again, no one would 193 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 1: accuse Blake Snell being a workhorse, but he does have 194 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 1: a one hundred and eighty inning season on his resume. 195 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:27,840 Speaker 1: It's not something a lot of other Dodgers starting pitchers 196 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:30,679 Speaker 1: have right now. So I like the lefty addition there 197 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:32,840 Speaker 1: in terms of what they've done the bullpen, Again, this 198 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 1: was already a great unit. You add Tanner Scott, one 199 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 1: of the best left to relievers in baseball, Kirby Yates, 200 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: who's been ageless as long as he's been healthy. He's 201 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 1: been effective for years now. 202 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 2: So again, this is. 203 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: A team that is the most talented team in baseball. 204 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: But I would say the Dodgers are the most talented 205 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: organization in baseball because then you go down and there's 206 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:55,720 Speaker 1: still even after a lot of prospect trades, there's a 207 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 1: lot of really good players throughout their farm SYSTEMAAA the 208 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:02,560 Speaker 1: class a pitchers, hitters, They have guys they can bring 209 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:04,319 Speaker 1: up every single year. We saw that last year with 210 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 1: Andy pa Has and Land and Knack to plug holes. 211 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 1: The Dodgers were already in a great place, and they're 212 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 1: any even better place now. Yeah. 213 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:13,840 Speaker 2: Really, if you kind of peel it back, the Dodgers 214 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:16,720 Speaker 2: had no business getting as far in the postseason, let 215 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 2: alone winning a World Series, with all of the injuries 216 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:22,560 Speaker 2: they had to endure, but they thankfully things worked out 217 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 2: for them. 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If we're 248 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 2: talking about flowers and stuff like that, it's not all 249 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 2: flowers and sunshine in San Diego. We're talking around it 250 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 2: a whole bunch. You and I talked a little bit 251 00:11:56,200 --> 00:12:00,520 Speaker 2: before going live here. What I need you to do. 252 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:03,400 Speaker 2: I'm having you put on your expert hat here of 253 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:06,720 Speaker 2: course a host of Friar's territory. This guy is a 254 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:08,720 Speaker 2: man in the no hasmen covering baseball for a long 255 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:11,200 Speaker 2: time and down at San Diego. It's a very interesting 256 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 2: situation with the ownership, and that's what's very very much 257 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 2: hamstrung the organization this offseason. Can you help me kind 258 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 2: of give Dodgers fans here and baseball fans as a 259 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 2: whole a better perspective of what exactly is going on 260 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 2: with this ownership. We'll call it Padres ownership debacle one 261 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 2: oh one or something like that, you know, enlighten us 262 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:36,320 Speaker 2: as to what's going on and if things are going 263 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 2: to get worse before they get better. 264 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:42,720 Speaker 1: Sure, so thirty thousand foot view here, just a general overview. 265 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 1: Peter Siler unfortunately passed away last November, and he had 266 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:50,719 Speaker 1: always talked about his dream. His goal was to have 267 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:54,959 Speaker 1: Potter's ownership in his family for generations. What has happened 268 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 1: is it's not clear what exactly was meant by family. 269 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: Eric Cussenda, who's his business partner was named interim control 270 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:08,720 Speaker 1: person for a year, and earlier last month, his brothers 271 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: Matt and Bob Sidler named another brother, John Sidler, the 272 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 1: control person moving forward. Sheil Sidler, who is Peter Sidler's widow, 273 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 1: filed a lawsuit against the brothers, Bob and Matt, alleging 274 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 1: a number of concerning allegations, including fiduciary breaches of trust, fraud, 275 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:32,200 Speaker 1: and self dealing. From a baseball perspective, the core argument 276 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:34,679 Speaker 1: was that she should be the rightful control person, So 277 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 1: she filed a lawsuit in Texas Court saying that she 278 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 1: should be the control person the Potters, among other things. 279 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 1: But from a baseball perspective, that's what's most relevant. Matt 280 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:46,720 Speaker 1: Sidler earlier this week filed his response in Texas Court, 281 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:50,840 Speaker 1: refuting many of Sheil Sidler's claims, as well as stating 282 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:55,280 Speaker 1: and producing what he says is evidence that she was 283 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:57,440 Speaker 1: never meant to be the control person. That Peter had 284 00:13:57,480 --> 00:14:00,480 Speaker 1: set it up that the control of the friend would 285 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:03,200 Speaker 1: remain in his family trust, and thus the brothers would 286 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 1: be overall in charge of that. So right now you have, 287 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 1: essentially from a baseball perspective, because there are other legal 288 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 1: issues here involving finances, but from a baseball perspective. Sheil Sidler, 289 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 1: who is Peter Sidler's widow, claiming she should be the 290 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 1: control person of the franchise and find a lawsuit for 291 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 1: that in court. The brothers are saying, no, we should 292 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 1: be the control person of the franchise. This is still 293 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 1: the very very early stages. No one has ever accused 294 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 1: the American legal system of working quickly, and unfortunately there's 295 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: a real fear in sense that this is going to 296 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 1: drag out and cast a Paul over the franchise for 297 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 1: the foreseeable future. Not a few months, but a lot 298 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 1: of times these things can take years. Every case is different. 299 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 1: We have to see how it progresses. But there's a 300 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 1: real fear that this is something that's going to drag 301 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 1: on for a while. 302 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 2: And I know we had some documentation kind of surface 303 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 2: recent days, you know, mentioning the kind of O'Malley factor 304 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 2: which has seen some Padres fans have in a real well, 305 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 2: now it's a Dodger's plant. The O'Malley's owned the Padres 306 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 2: the Dodgers for decades. Is where do the O'Malleys fit 307 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 2: into this whole thing, or how does Peter O'Malley in 308 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 2: particular fit into this equation and is it really is 309 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 2: that something that's blowing up more than it needs to 310 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 2: or being kind of trying to attempt I guess it 311 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 2: blow up the more than it needs to. 312 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:22,640 Speaker 1: It's not really hugely relevant to this case. So Peter 313 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 1: Sidler is a descendant of the O'Malley family, and so 314 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:31,080 Speaker 1: she ol'siler's lawsuit and again alleging that the brothers had 315 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 1: more or less conspired to take control of the Potters 316 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 1: franchise from her, discussed how because they are O'Malley descendants, 317 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 1: they felt it was their ancestral right to own the team. 318 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:44,240 Speaker 1: That's where that came up. 319 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 2: Again. 320 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 1: It's not any shade at Peter O'Malley or the Dodgers 321 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:51,000 Speaker 1: or Walter O'Malley. It's just the idea that the Sidler's 322 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:55,320 Speaker 1: being descend so the O'Malley's. She claims her words were 323 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:57,800 Speaker 1: that that this was their ancestral They felt this was 324 00:15:57,840 --> 00:16:01,480 Speaker 1: their ancestral right and wrestled control the team away from her. Again, 325 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 1: that is her allegation, you know. Matt Sithn his response 326 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 1: laid out again what he claims is evidence that the 327 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 1: team was always meant to go to the Brothers, So 328 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 1: it's going to have to be worked out in the courts, 329 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 1: and there's a very real chance it gets ugly and 330 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 1: more public airing of grievances, and a lot of times 331 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 1: when things go to trial, a lot comes out in 332 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 1: discovery that neither the team nor the league once in 333 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:30,080 Speaker 1: the public space. So there's a real chance this could 334 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 1: get ugly. Everyone's hoping for the best, but we just 335 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:35,080 Speaker 1: have to let the legal process play out. 336 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 2: I mean, Dodgers fans, of course, you've covered the Dodgers 337 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:41,920 Speaker 2: of points in your life and in your career. You 338 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 2: could go back about fifteen years the court Frank McCourt, 339 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:49,280 Speaker 2: Jamie McCourt, how ugly that got, how very public that got. 340 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 2: Could we see something where maybe it just gets out 341 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:54,200 Speaker 2: of hand. I mean, I don't think the Padres are 342 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 2: at a point where they need to borrow I guess 343 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 2: they did borrow money at the end of twenty three, 344 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 2: but at a point where you know the league needs 345 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:05,359 Speaker 2: to step in and be like, look, just sell the team. 346 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:08,680 Speaker 2: Things are going bad. You can't make payroll. Does it 347 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 2: is it? Could it get that bleak? Or is that 348 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:13,640 Speaker 2: really like the absolute worst case scenario. 349 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:18,200 Speaker 1: The fear is that it could end up that way again, 350 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:21,919 Speaker 1: when you're talking about you know, we have to let 351 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 1: the legal process unfold, And I think it's important to 352 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:27,680 Speaker 1: remember that we're still in the very very early stages 353 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:30,359 Speaker 1: of this. There's a lot still to come, and trying 354 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:35,119 Speaker 1: to predict exactly what's going to happen is kind of 355 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 1: irresponsible because there's so many layers to this, and again, 356 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:43,119 Speaker 1: the legal processes is opaque at best. So I think, yes, 357 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 1: that scenario is certainly considered the worst case scenario. And 358 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 1: the fear that a lot of people have in the 359 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:52,480 Speaker 1: Potter's organization, Potter's Frans, the city of San Diego as 360 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:55,879 Speaker 1: a whole, that this upward ascent that we've seen the 361 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 1: Padres be on the last few years, being competitive year 362 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:00,880 Speaker 1: in a year out, being a team that's the top 363 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 1: ten in payroll, Peco Park, selling out every single night, 364 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: in the atmosphere being absolutely electric. There is definitely a 365 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 1: concern that this could stop and halt all that momentum. 366 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 1: We don't know how it will play out. Everyone's hoping 367 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:17,360 Speaker 1: that the worst case scenario does not come to fruition, 368 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:20,120 Speaker 1: but everyone has to just kind of wait and see 369 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:22,600 Speaker 1: at this point, which is frustrating. People want answers now, 370 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 1: but that's just not the real world. 371 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:27,640 Speaker 2: We live in. Yeah, again, it's really unfortunate. I love 372 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:30,920 Speaker 2: what Peter was doing. I love what the Padres are doing. 373 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:34,000 Speaker 2: Everybody is better when the Padres are better, the Dodgers 374 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 2: get better, and it's just better for baseball. We actually 375 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:38,400 Speaker 2: felt like and Dodgers fans are gonna hate that. I'm 376 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:40,160 Speaker 2: going to say. It felt like we were getting something 377 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 2: close to a true rivalry growing and hopefully it doesn't 378 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:47,119 Speaker 2: fall off too drastically in the coming years. We're not 379 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:49,240 Speaker 2: done here yet, but I do want to point out, guys, 380 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 2: because I want to talk more Dodgers with Kyle here. 381 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 2: But don't forget to subscribe to the new Friar Territory show, 382 00:18:56,760 --> 00:19:00,720 Speaker 2: Kyle co hosts along with Mike Cameron. Ell is in there. 383 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:02,880 Speaker 2: How often are you guys going live and what can 384 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:04,960 Speaker 2: you tell folks about what to expect on the show? 385 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:10,600 Speaker 2: Oh wait, hold on, my bad, I think I had 386 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:13,720 Speaker 2: you muted for some reason. Go ahead, go ahead. 387 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 1: There no worries. 388 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 2: Yep. 389 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:18,280 Speaker 1: We record every Monday with Mike Cameron, every Thursday with 390 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:20,480 Speaker 1: Heath Bell. We're going to break down all things San 391 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:23,640 Speaker 1: Diego Padres, what's going on, the ownership situation in depth, 392 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:27,200 Speaker 1: roster analysis, farm system analysis, great stories from Mike and Heath. 393 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 1: We've had a lot of great stuff already, and we're 394 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:32,159 Speaker 1: going to talk about, you know, how they see the 395 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:35,160 Speaker 1: franchise in the context of Major League Baseball. Well, let's 396 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:37,640 Speaker 1: talk about broader trends in the game as a whole. 397 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:37,920 Speaker 2: Again. 398 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:40,680 Speaker 1: Mike and Heath have tremendous experience. You know, they played 399 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:43,159 Speaker 1: for the Potters, but played for multiple teams. Both are 400 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:45,680 Speaker 1: still very involved in the game. I of course bring 401 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 1: a background as a national writer, not just a Potters 402 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:50,240 Speaker 1: beat writer. So we'll be talking about all things Potters, 403 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:51,720 Speaker 1: but we're going to talk about trends in the game, 404 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 1: what's happening they know West. It should just be a 405 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:57,439 Speaker 1: great baseball show. I hope everyone enjoys and subscribes and listens. 406 00:19:57,720 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, looking forward to that. Looking happy to have you 407 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 2: joining us here. We were the initial guinea pig, and 408 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 2: I guess Alana and I worked out because now there's 409 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:07,480 Speaker 2: five hundred. I think there's more shows than teams. So 410 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:11,920 Speaker 2: foul Foul Territory to the Moon the entire network. All right, 411 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 2: I'm looking for more Dodgers perspective from you putting the 412 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:18,159 Speaker 2: national cap back on. Of course, you're also doing some 413 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:20,679 Speaker 2: more national work with MLB dot Com again. Glad to 414 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:24,399 Speaker 2: see your name writing more because that's always good for everybody. 415 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:27,920 Speaker 2: And the fun question we've been getting a lot more 416 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 2: seeing a lot more of this offseason is are the 417 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:36,000 Speaker 2: Dodgers ruining baseball? All these worlds signing up everybody's players. 418 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,320 Speaker 2: What's your take about what the Dodgers are doing? And 419 00:20:39,359 --> 00:20:42,160 Speaker 2: we've kind of touched on it already throughout the show, 420 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 2: but like, what's really like as a baseball fan as well? 421 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 2: How do you feel about what the Dodgers in this 422 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:51,080 Speaker 2: front office have done to build I mean, you could 423 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:53,119 Speaker 2: put it in an argument. Now we can't say it 424 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 2: until we see it, but like this, this is arguably 425 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:57,680 Speaker 2: one of the best teams you're ever gonna see on paper. 426 00:20:59,320 --> 00:21:03,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, the whole ruining baseball, it's lazy. It's people are 427 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 1: bored and clearly need more to talk about. There is 428 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:10,200 Speaker 1: nothing wrong. I will never ever ever criticize an ownership 429 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 1: group for putting the best possible team on the field 430 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:19,159 Speaker 1: and investing the money and resources to do so. At 431 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:20,840 Speaker 1: the end of the day, that's what every team should 432 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:23,200 Speaker 1: be striving to do. And now, look, the Dodgers certainly 433 00:21:23,280 --> 00:21:26,760 Speaker 1: have more resources available to them than the Reds, the Royals, 434 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:29,520 Speaker 1: the Pirates. Their TV deal is huge, three hundred million 435 00:21:29,560 --> 00:21:31,880 Speaker 1: dollars plus in revenue a year. A lot of other 436 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 1: teams can't match that. And everyone understands that what the 437 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:38,440 Speaker 1: Dodgers have always done, really, really well is they invest 438 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 1: fully in player development, They invest fully in scouting, they 439 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: invest fully in their minor leaguers health. There's so many 440 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 1: organizations out there that are cutting scouts, or have a 441 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:52,600 Speaker 1: bare bone scouting staff, or don't have enough coaches in 442 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:56,240 Speaker 1: player development, or are keeping their minor leaguers food and 443 00:21:56,280 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 1: shelter insecure. All these things are just so self sabotage 444 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:03,679 Speaker 1: and short sighted and greedy, and the Dodgers, to their credit, 445 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 1: have never done that. I think a lot of people 446 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: point to their baseball information systems, their analytics departments, and 447 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:11,240 Speaker 1: that's certainly a big part of what they do, but 448 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:15,119 Speaker 1: they also understand that data is a supplement to in 449 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:18,680 Speaker 1: person evaluations, it is not a replacement. When you look 450 00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:21,960 Speaker 1: at this organization, Brandon Gohms, Gerrell manager, former Big Leader, 451 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:25,400 Speaker 1: Loil Rymes farm director, former Big Leader, Billy the Gasprino 452 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:30,440 Speaker 1: scouting director, baseball lifer who played professionally. They have baseball 453 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 1: people that they are equipping with the best possible information, 454 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:38,119 Speaker 1: and they are fully funding every aspect of their organization scouting, 455 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:41,959 Speaker 1: player development, living situations, weight rooms, all of it up 456 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,400 Speaker 1: through the Major league roster. That is how every team 457 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 1: should operate, and too few of them do. So I've 458 00:22:47,560 --> 00:22:51,399 Speaker 1: written about this. The Dodgers are the model organization. Yes, 459 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:54,240 Speaker 1: they have larger revenue streams than everyone else, but they 460 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 1: also spend their money more wisely than a lot of 461 00:22:57,080 --> 00:23:00,679 Speaker 1: other teams, and that ultimately is what their legacy should be. 462 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:01,840 Speaker 1: Because a lot of teams will have a lot of 463 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:03,800 Speaker 1: money out there and do not spend it wisely. The 464 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:06,639 Speaker 1: Dodgers consistently, year in and year out, invest in the 465 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:09,800 Speaker 1: right things, hire the right people, and spend it wisely. 466 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:13,640 Speaker 2: And that's where you see them. But ESPN dropped their 467 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:16,600 Speaker 2: their top one hundred prospects list. There's anything as eight 468 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:20,360 Speaker 2: Dodgers on there. Baseball America, there's six Dodgers on there, 469 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:24,119 Speaker 2: or five on their MLB pipeline it was six like, 470 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:26,399 Speaker 2: there's a reason the Dodgers are good, and it's exactly 471 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 2: what you just said. They focus on every little thing 472 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:31,960 Speaker 2: up to and including now you know, they're they're building 473 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:35,280 Speaker 2: a complex for the single A team over here in 474 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:38,920 Speaker 2: Rancho Cucamonga, moving it to Ontario because you know, when 475 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:41,679 Speaker 2: big leaguers, you know, go on their minor league rehab assignments, 476 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:44,680 Speaker 2: they tend to go to Rancho and there's a nice 477 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 2: little park, but it needed a lot of help. Now, 478 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 2: if you're able to get that, turn it into your 479 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 2: own little you know, uh I guess day spa, your 480 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:55,240 Speaker 2: own little drive line spot and whatever else you can do. 481 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 2: It's just going to make your prospects better, even your 482 00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 2: big leaguers better and all that. As we get some teams. 483 00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:03,880 Speaker 2: Let's stay you know at Artie Moreno, I haven't thrown 484 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:05,679 Speaker 2: him under the bus for a little bit. We've been 485 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 2: hearing for how long with three years about them renovating 486 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:13,200 Speaker 2: Tempe Diablo in the Arizona, but it's still like hasn't 487 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 2: been done. And that's where you see those struggles. Love 488 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:20,760 Speaker 2: hearing from somebody with the knowledge that you have how 489 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:24,520 Speaker 2: good this front office is. Organization Mark Walter top down, 490 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 2: stan Cast and how they understand put your money in 491 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 2: the product and you're going to get it back in return, 492 00:24:30,240 --> 00:24:31,719 Speaker 2: sometimes tenfold. 493 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 4: And that's what this Dodgers organization does, no question again, 494 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 4: and it's you know, a testament to everyone in the 495 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 4: front office, Andrew Freeman, Brendan Gomes, all the way down, 496 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:43,480 Speaker 4: and even some of this. 497 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:45,360 Speaker 1: You know, the previous regime did a really good job 498 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:47,320 Speaker 1: of it. I think Ned Colletti and Logan White they 499 00:24:47,359 --> 00:24:49,440 Speaker 1: deserve a lot of credit as well for a lot 500 00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 1: of the players they drafted and helped develop. So look, 501 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:54,520 Speaker 1: there's a reason the Dodgers are the winningest organization in 502 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:56,879 Speaker 1: baseball since twenty thirteen. There's a reason they want to 503 00:24:57,040 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 1: lost five World Series. And it's not as simple as 504 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:03,200 Speaker 1: at the largest payroll. Again, it makes a difference. If 505 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:04,760 Speaker 1: you want to win a World Series, you have to 506 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:07,119 Speaker 1: spend money. I've written about this extensively. If you're in 507 00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 1: the bottom half of payroll, you're not actually a World 508 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:13,439 Speaker 1: Series contender. World Series champions almost always come from the 509 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:17,440 Speaker 1: top half in payroll. But just because you spend money 510 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:20,040 Speaker 1: does not guarantee you'll win. You still have to spend 511 00:25:20,080 --> 00:25:22,480 Speaker 1: it and invest it wisely, and the Dodgers, to their credit, 512 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:26,160 Speaker 1: have good baseball people armed with the data and information 513 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:29,480 Speaker 1: and make the best possible decisions as opposed to hiring 514 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 1: data people and expecting them to do the right things 515 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:35,200 Speaker 1: baseball wise, which is a mistake a lot of organizations make. 516 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:38,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, So hopefully they keep on keeping on. I think 517 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:40,200 Speaker 2: we're going to be fine. As Dodger spance for quite 518 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:42,840 Speaker 2: some time. We got a little bit more baseball talk, 519 00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 2: but first we're going to throw to last links. Even 520 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:54,000 Speaker 2: with Alana out, we quickly wanted to tell you about Paisley. 521 00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:57,480 Speaker 2: This is an adorable puppet's a one year old Australian 522 00:25:57,640 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 2: shepherd mixed that they just rescued from. I believe it 523 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:04,600 Speaker 2: was one of them high kill shelters in the DeVore areas. 524 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:06,719 Speaker 2: She's currently or the pup, I don't know if it's 525 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:09,760 Speaker 2: a boy or a girl. Definitely very adorable, being fostered 526 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:13,000 Speaker 2: in the Santa Clarita area, and it's going to be 527 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:15,679 Speaker 2: available for adoption in about a month. So if you 528 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 2: can do anything looking to add a pup and actually 529 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:23,119 Speaker 2: take care of that pup for the long term. Looking 530 00:26:23,119 --> 00:26:26,680 Speaker 2: to add to the family, check out Gidresguardian dot Org 531 00:26:27,080 --> 00:26:32,000 Speaker 2: sen Alana DM be respectful and see how you can help. 532 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:34,639 Speaker 2: Of course with Paisley, who again, look at that's a 533 00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:39,360 Speaker 2: very adorable pup. Quickly since we were last live here 534 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:43,399 Speaker 2: on Dodger's territory, we got the almost official news Kirby Yates, 535 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:47,280 Speaker 2: another former Padre, is going to be a Dodger. The 536 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:51,560 Speaker 2: organization hasn't announced it yet because they don't have roster space. 537 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:54,120 Speaker 2: Might not still, maybe it doesn't happen. Do you think 538 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:56,639 Speaker 2: do you think this happens like by FanFest, which is 539 00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:59,240 Speaker 2: this weekend, or is there a way they kind of 540 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 2: waited out and could utilize that sixty day injured list 541 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:05,600 Speaker 2: when when spring training rolls around. 542 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:08,240 Speaker 1: Either or it's really going to be up to them, 543 00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:10,160 Speaker 1: you know, how they want, how they want to do it. 544 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:14,680 Speaker 1: But adding Kirbyates to their bullpen is again just continuing 545 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:17,920 Speaker 1: to add great players. As I mentioned, Kirby Yates, when 546 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:20,639 Speaker 1: healthy has consistently been one of the best relievers in 547 00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:23,920 Speaker 1: baseball over you know, the last half decade really longer 548 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:26,040 Speaker 1: closer to a decade now he's a little bit up 549 00:27:26,080 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 1: there in age. But again, what's nice is he doesn't 550 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:30,919 Speaker 1: have to be the guy. You add him with Tanner Scott, 551 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:32,680 Speaker 1: you add him with Michael Kopek, you add him with 552 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:35,320 Speaker 1: all the high powered arms they have in this organization. 553 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:38,440 Speaker 1: He's just someone who makes them better. And again testament 554 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:43,240 Speaker 1: to the Dodgers, they consistently add good players who will 555 00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:45,800 Speaker 1: help them win games. They don't say, oh, we've added 556 00:27:45,800 --> 00:27:48,480 Speaker 1: two good players and we're done. They understand the importance 557 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:52,439 Speaker 1: of depth. They know firsthand how pitching injuries can you 558 00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:54,960 Speaker 1: come in bunches and all of a sudden what looks 559 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:56,639 Speaker 1: like an area of strength. They're kind of scrambling a 560 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,439 Speaker 1: little bit. So they're taking no chances and building up 561 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:02,359 Speaker 1: as much as they can, which again is what every 562 00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:06,080 Speaker 1: organization in baseball should try to do, and they do 563 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:06,520 Speaker 1: it well. 564 00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:08,359 Speaker 2: And they a lot of these teams, a lot of 565 00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 2: these organizations. They have money, some of them choose not 566 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:14,760 Speaker 2: to spend it. But as I said, with the Kirby 567 00:28:14,800 --> 00:28:18,159 Speaker 2: Yates signing, that's a floor razor for this team. The 568 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:21,160 Speaker 2: Tanner Scott signing, that's an absolute ceiling razor for this team. 569 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:23,680 Speaker 2: And you feel really, really good, I'm gonna put you 570 00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:26,040 Speaker 2: on the spot bold prediction. How many wins for the 571 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:28,160 Speaker 2: Los Angeles Dodgers in twenty twenty five. 572 00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:33,520 Speaker 1: One eight, Like, I mean, we're looking at a team 573 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:35,840 Speaker 1: that's gonna put up, you know, a massive win total. 574 00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:38,560 Speaker 1: It's it's always hard to say someone's gonna win one 575 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:42,440 Speaker 1: sixteen and break the record just because injuries happen, you know, 576 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:44,960 Speaker 1: maybe you know, team kind of ramps down a little 577 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:47,720 Speaker 1: bit depending on where they are on the standings. It's 578 00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:49,320 Speaker 1: hard to ever say a team's gonna break their record. 579 00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:52,800 Speaker 1: Are they talented enough to do so? Absolutely, I'm just 580 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:55,040 Speaker 1: not quite brave enough to go on to lim there. 581 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:58,560 Speaker 2: But I'd say the rest of the NLS is also 582 00:28:58,680 --> 00:29:02,960 Speaker 2: very very good. Pod We'll still very much compete. San 583 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:05,840 Speaker 2: Francisco got better. And you know, we were talking before 584 00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:08,840 Speaker 2: about about Arizona being very much in the mix to 585 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:11,480 Speaker 2: try to take some wins away from La So one 586 00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:14,680 Speaker 2: oh eight feels it feels pretty okay. I'm okay with it, 587 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 2: is what I'm saying. 588 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:20,280 Speaker 1: One and fifty four would make you an elite team. 589 00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:23,280 Speaker 1: And again, if it's one to eleven, if it's one fourteen, 590 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:26,280 Speaker 1: if it's one seventeen, I'm not going to be shocked. 591 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:29,239 Speaker 1: I mean, this is an incredibly talented team that's you know, 592 00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:33,200 Speaker 1: deep in talent everywhere, and not just as I mentioned, 593 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:36,200 Speaker 1: in the big leagues. They have guys they can pull up. Inevitably, 594 00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:39,960 Speaker 1: guys get hurt, under performance strikes, you know something, you know, 595 00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:42,760 Speaker 1: things happen. They have guys that can pull up to 596 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:45,520 Speaker 1: plug holes, and they also have guys that they can 597 00:29:45,640 --> 00:29:48,560 Speaker 1: put together in really nice trade packages. Know, the Dodgers' 598 00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:52,480 Speaker 1: ability to add impact players at the deadline pretty much 599 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:56,440 Speaker 1: every single year comes from their incredible ability to scout 600 00:29:56,520 --> 00:30:01,000 Speaker 1: and develop homegrown players that teams want. And they've done 601 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:04,880 Speaker 1: a great job too picking the right guys to trade. Really, 602 00:30:04,920 --> 00:30:08,040 Speaker 1: the last time they made a quote unquote mistake jord 603 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:11,280 Speaker 1: On Alvarez. Of course, that's twenty seventeen. O'Neil Cruz. To 604 00:30:11,360 --> 00:30:13,080 Speaker 1: a degree, Tony Watson was good for the Dodgers, but 605 00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:14,479 Speaker 1: I mean, that's one you probably would like to have 606 00:30:14,560 --> 00:30:17,760 Speaker 1: back again. We're talking seven eight years ago. 607 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:17,960 Speaker 2: Now. 608 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:19,560 Speaker 1: Over the last four or five years, you look at 609 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:22,640 Speaker 1: the big trades the Dodgers have made, there hasn't really 610 00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 1: been a guy they've traded. It's like, oh man, that 611 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:27,120 Speaker 1: one didn't work out. At least nothing that has hurt 612 00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:29,880 Speaker 1: them in any way, shape or form. So again, they'd 613 00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:33,000 Speaker 1: do a great job of drafting, developing players and then 614 00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:35,000 Speaker 1: knowing which ones to keep them, which ones to trade, 615 00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:37,080 Speaker 1: which is every bit as much part of the battle. 616 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:39,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, we saw that with Mookie, We saw that with 617 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:44,080 Speaker 2: Michael Bush. Trade to the Cubs. Again, it's a I've 618 00:30:44,120 --> 00:30:46,520 Speaker 2: said it a million times lady on the internet. It's 619 00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:50,640 Speaker 2: a fun time to be a Dodger fan. That's the deal. 620 00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:53,880 Speaker 1: Herbert Ruiz and Josiah Greg Again, nice players have done 621 00:30:53,920 --> 00:30:56,520 Speaker 1: some good things, but you certainly wouldn't say, oh, man, 622 00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:58,200 Speaker 1: I wish we have them back for you know what, 623 00:30:58,240 --> 00:31:01,720 Speaker 1: We've got facturers or and Tredy Turner. Again, Michael Bush, 624 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:03,520 Speaker 1: he's a good player, and that was a different case 625 00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:06,800 Speaker 1: where the Dodgers were just so loaded they had nowhere 626 00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:09,000 Speaker 1: for him to play. You have Shohetan at DH, Freddy 627 00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:12,040 Speaker 1: Freeman at first, Maximuntsey at third, just know for him 628 00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:14,520 Speaker 1: to play. And that's something we see the Dodgers when 629 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:17,200 Speaker 1: they trade guys like that. They know they're talented, but 630 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:19,320 Speaker 1: they just don't have a spot for him because they 631 00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:20,520 Speaker 1: have so many other good players. 632 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:25,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, what was me I guess for this Dodger's front office. 633 00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:27,719 Speaker 2: All these spots no spot available on the forty Man 634 00:31:27,760 --> 00:31:29,760 Speaker 2: for Kirby Yates. By the way, I'll be talking more 635 00:31:29,760 --> 00:31:32,840 Speaker 2: about that tonight on my show All Dodgers Podcast with 636 00:31:32,880 --> 00:31:37,000 Speaker 2: Clint Pisis. Tune into that later on six pm Pacific time. Kyle, 637 00:31:37,040 --> 00:31:38,360 Speaker 2: I want to thank you for hanging out with me 638 00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:40,720 Speaker 2: today filling in for Alana. He did a kick ass 639 00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:44,520 Speaker 2: job as I expected. Fun talking baseball with you. Hopefully 640 00:31:44,520 --> 00:31:45,680 Speaker 2: we can do it again soon. 641 00:31:46,760 --> 00:31:48,959 Speaker 1: Absolutely, Clinton, and I want to add one last plug 642 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:52,520 Speaker 1: for Gidriy's guardian and Alana. I've adopted two pit bull 643 00:31:52,560 --> 00:31:55,680 Speaker 1: mixed rescues. One of them was actually through Alana and 644 00:31:55,720 --> 00:31:58,280 Speaker 1: Gidri's guardian. A few years ago. She pointed me to 645 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:01,320 Speaker 1: one year old pitt mix who was in a high 646 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:04,920 Speaker 1: kill shelter in Downey was on the list. We went 647 00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:08,320 Speaker 1: in and we adopted him, and he's now an amazing 648 00:32:08,360 --> 00:32:11,640 Speaker 1: part of our family. He's best friends with my four 649 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:15,959 Speaker 1: year old daughter. And so I would encourage everyone to to, 650 00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:19,480 Speaker 1: you know, help support Gidrie's guardian and adopt. Don't shop. 651 00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:22,360 Speaker 1: You know, I know firsthand how successful and great it is. 652 00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:24,960 Speaker 2: I love that, love to hear that appreciate you adding 653 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:29,160 Speaker 2: that for Rizz is gonna love hearing that, absolutely, Kyle. 654 00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:33,280 Speaker 2: Thanks again, guys. If you're not subscribed to Friar Territory, 655 00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:35,080 Speaker 2: go do that. I'll make sure the link is in 656 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:38,760 Speaker 2: the description of this video and also on our podcast side. 657 00:32:38,880 --> 00:32:41,560 Speaker 2: If you're not subscribed to Dot's Territory, go do it. 658 00:32:41,720 --> 00:32:43,360 Speaker 2: That's it's free. 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