1 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: Hi, This is Kyle Forber and welcome to the Philly Show. 2 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 2: Opening day is Thursday against the Rangers at Citizens Bank Park. 3 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 2: Lots going on for the Phillies, of course, Ruben Amar Junior, 4 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 2: Jim Salisbury, Todds a lucky it's the Phillies Show. We 5 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 2: are coming to you before opening day. We're all back 6 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 2: in Philly. Flew back from Clearwater on Monday, all three 7 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 2: of us, and we got a lot of stuff to 8 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 2: talk about in the show. 9 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 3: We're going to talk Zach Wheeler. 10 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 2: What the opening day lineup is going to be, kind 11 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 2: of like final thoughts on the Spring. And we got 12 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:42,959 Speaker 2: some bold predictions if you hang out until the very end, 13 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:46,920 Speaker 2: some bold predictions, they'll stay tuned for that. Let's just 14 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 2: jump right into the news, guys, and that is this 15 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 2: right here. This is from the last day of spring. 16 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 2: Zach Wheeler will start a minor league rehab assignment on 17 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 2: Saturday for Lehigh Valley. 18 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 3: The clock a bold one. 19 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 4: From mister James Steak Salisbury. 20 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 3: That was a tweet sapping forward. 21 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 4: He's big time Charlie again and he's back on there. 22 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: He's back on there. 23 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:20,959 Speaker 2: So okay, guys, So Zach Wheeler is gonna make it 24 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 2: begin a rehab assignment on Saturday. Now, afterwards, Zach said 25 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 2: he probably needs about four ish starts before he's ready 26 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:36,559 Speaker 2: to rejoin the Phillies rotation. My question to you guys 27 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 2: is he pitched a two inning simulated game on Monday 28 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 2: on at the Carpenter Complex minor leaguers, couple infielders, no outfielders. 29 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 2: Does that count as one of those starts or not? 30 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 2: Because that changes the That changes the math. That changes 31 00:01:56,240 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 2: the math changes the calculus, the calculus the cat's get 32 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 2: it straight. Okay, well you went to Stanford. I went 33 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 2: to a Minnesota. 34 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: That's analytics speak. Now, get it tight. 35 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 3: But what do we think here? 36 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 2: He said four ish starts before he could rejoin the rotation. 37 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 2: Are we counting Monday? I asked Rob Thompson that and 38 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 2: Monday said, Eh, he didn't really seem to count Monday. 39 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 2: But doesn't mean Zach Wheeler's not. 40 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 5: Yeah, Zach's gonna be pushing to come back, you know, 41 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 5: right after this one. But I would probably say, and 42 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 5: again it can change, because I think if he feels great, 43 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 5: he's like I was kidding, but I think he'll push 44 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:40,799 Speaker 5: to come back. But he's gonna go three innings on Saturday. 45 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 5: I would say in this next one they'll try to 46 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 5: push four innings, the one after that they'll try to 47 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 5: get five innings, and then one after that they'll try 48 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 5: to get six innings. A lot of variables how the 49 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:54,799 Speaker 5: game goes, how he feels, whereas pitch cone is a 50 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 5: lot of variables. But I would assume so Lozarno made 51 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 5: his final start the other day and he finished the 52 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 5: eighty eight pitches, I would think they're gonna want to 53 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 5: get Zach Wheeler around ninety ninety two ninety five pitches 54 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 5: before they bring them. I also think they might air 55 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 5: on the side of caution because he's so important, because 56 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 5: it is such a long season, because he's older, and 57 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:21,919 Speaker 5: he's coming off a major surgery. So I could see 58 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:25,079 Speaker 5: again it could change. But I can see all four 59 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 5: of those starts to build a workload, the innings, the 60 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:29,679 Speaker 5: ups and downs, and the pitch count. So I would 61 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 5: say he'll take all four of those. But you know, 62 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 5: read and react, as our old buddy gave Kapital. 63 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 2: Used to say, read and react. 64 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: That's so here's my prediction. 65 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 4: I think he's going to be four starting on this Saturday. 66 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 4: I do still think they over unders right around April 67 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 4: twenty April twenty one, twenty two, something like that. I 68 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 4: do believe that it's not going to take much more 69 00:03:56,720 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 4: than probably five or six up and downs, so eighty pitches, 70 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 4: I think eighty pitches, and he's going. 71 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: To be ready to go and if they get him. 72 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: If they get him, I think they feel like they 73 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: have a little. 74 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 4: Bit more bullpen depth, especially early in the season. So 75 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 4: if he has to start a game and I only 76 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 4: throw five or six innings in his first start, I 77 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 4: think we'll be happy with that, and rather than eat 78 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 4: up those innings during the course of a rehab assignment, 79 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 4: I think that they'll if he knows and he feels 80 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:31,359 Speaker 4: and the staff feels that he's healthy, he'll just go 81 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 4: ahead and roll. 82 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 5: You know, those innings and rehab assignment are going to 83 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:39,920 Speaker 5: be different intensity in terms of how they wear on 84 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 5: his body. I don't think they're going to say, let's 85 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 5: we don't want to waste five more innings in triple A, 86 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 5: because they're just different kinds of innings. 87 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 1: But Zach is a different kind of a guy, dude. 88 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 4: I mean he I think he almost looks as relaxed 89 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 4: when he pitches in his bullpens is what he does 90 00:04:58,200 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 4: when he's on the mound, So it's not like he 91 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 4: he's a max effort guy anyway. 92 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: And the fact that he pointed. 93 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 4: Out to Larry Boa after he was throwing that he 94 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 4: was only throwing like seventy percent. He was up to 95 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 4: like ninety three, ninety four or seventy five percent or 96 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 4: eighty whatever it is. It's a pretty good, pretty damn 97 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:17,599 Speaker 4: good sign. It's just a thought. 98 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 2: So I went I went through the Iron Pig schedule, 99 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 2: and if I did it correctly, if Wheeler stays on 100 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:26,719 Speaker 2: pitches every five days or pitches on his regular rest, 101 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 2: the four to rehab start would be April twelfth, So 102 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 2: then he could come back as early as that weekend 103 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 2: series against his hometown Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park. 104 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 2: That would be April seventeenth, eighteenth nineteenth, right around that 105 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 2: April twentieth mark that we've kind of thrown out there. 106 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:48,480 Speaker 2: If he does four rehab starts, and if I looked 107 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 2: at the schedule correctly. 108 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:55,280 Speaker 4: And the weather cooperates, the weather has to cooperate, they 109 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 4: may send him down the clear Water or somewhere else. 110 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 4: If they feel like there's fear of some you know, 111 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,279 Speaker 4: serious weather, So he may be pitching some of those 112 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 4: games in Clearwater somewhere. 113 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 5: And one thing Rob pointed out the other day you 114 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:11,919 Speaker 5: were there, Todd, he's actually going to stay with the 115 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 5: big league team between starts. He's gonna come back to Philly, 116 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:18,599 Speaker 5: get his between starts working, have his treatments, do his conditioning. 117 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 5: So he's not going to be you know, out of sight, 118 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 5: out of mind. He's going to be a Philly who 119 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 5: goes and gets his work in Lehigh Valley comes. 120 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 3: Back absolutely all right. 121 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 2: So right after these words, we're going to talk about 122 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 2: the opening day lineup. 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I gotta 157 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 5: look into that. 158 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 3: Jim and all seriousness does talk about it. 159 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 1: He's like, I got I'm load T. I'm load T. 160 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 5: I mean I go to the gym, but the guns 161 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 5: they don't get any bigger. 162 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: We're gonna work. You gotta work on your flow. 163 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 2: That's right, Jim, you gotta work on your flow. So 164 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 2: Rob Thompson on Yeah Monday basically said, here you go. 165 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:34,679 Speaker 2: Here's a tweet. They put out the Monday's lineup probably 166 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 2: is his opening day lineup with Kyle Schwarber hitting second 167 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:41,599 Speaker 2: and Bryce Harper hitting third. We had a lot of 168 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:43,959 Speaker 2: success with it last year. That could switch to it's 169 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 2: just one game right now, we'll take a game by 170 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 2: dam we're opening making some moves. 171 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 3: Sure you are sure you. 172 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 5: Are very very well? Can you started? Tweet? Good grammar 173 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:59,679 Speaker 5: and no you know shorthand good tweet Todd. 174 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:02,320 Speaker 3: Thanks, Thanks Jim. I appreciate that. 175 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 4: Spelling issues like myself, I always have spelling problems, but 176 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:07,680 Speaker 4: my fingers are not very good. 177 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:10,079 Speaker 3: But what do we think of the lineup? They'd be 178 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:11,559 Speaker 3: really the big. 179 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 2: I'm not even say news, but was that Schwarber is 180 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 2: going to hit second and Harper is going to hit third. 181 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 2: And again that's only because there was so much talk 182 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 2: all off season, early in camp about who's going to 183 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:28,079 Speaker 2: protect Bryce Harper. He's not going to get pitches to 184 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 2: hit if he doesn't have Kyle Schwarber hitting behind him, 185 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 2: you know, blah blah blah blah blah. And I always 186 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:36,560 Speaker 2: I've been pointing out this number the past week or 187 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 2: so last season. We've talked about it before. Bryce Harper 188 00:09:40,520 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 2: pitches in the zone last season forty three point one percent. 189 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 2: That was last out of like five hundred and thirty 190 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 2: hitters in Major League Baseball, World Baseball Classic. Aaron Judge 191 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 2: hitting behind him, Bryce Harper pitches in the zone forty percent. 192 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:01,959 Speaker 2: The protection does not seem to matter for Bryce Harper. 193 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 2: They're gonna not They're not gonna throw them strike. 194 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 3: So it's kind of up to him. 195 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:06,200 Speaker 1: Is what is that? 196 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 2: What that lineup says to mean? What Bryce Harper's kind 197 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:10,840 Speaker 2: of been saying the last couple of weeks. 198 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 5: Take the walk, Bryce, take the walk. If it's off 199 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 5: the zone, take the walk. He throw out that number. 200 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:19,680 Speaker 5: He wants to walk one hundred and forty to one 201 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 5: hundred and fifty times, an astronomical number, but at least 202 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 5: the mindset is there. But Rob had to me the 203 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 5: telling quote when Rob was talking about the lineup and 204 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 5: saying that was probably a preview of the opening day 205 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:34,320 Speaker 5: lineup and they're gonna go that way for a while. 206 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 5: He talked to the guys and this is where the 207 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 5: guys feel comfortable. So to me, that's a manager saying 208 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 5: this is the way you feel comfortable. Make it work, 209 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:44,959 Speaker 5: or else we'll have to make changes. So he's trusting 210 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:47,439 Speaker 5: his players out of the gate, and that's his m 211 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 5: He's a guy who trusts his players. 212 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:51,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, a couple of things at work here. That's one. 213 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 4: As you said, Todd, I mean, it's really up to 214 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:58,559 Speaker 4: the players to produce. How do you produce? You passed 215 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:02,080 Speaker 4: the baton. The best teams in the game are the 216 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:06,439 Speaker 4: ones that trust the rest of the lineup, and you 217 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:09,719 Speaker 4: sort of have to trust the bones, the adultst Garcias, 218 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:12,960 Speaker 4: the stats and the Marshes of the world to be 219 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 4: able to pick up deeper in the lineup, and so 220 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 4: even JT, who is going to be back there as well. 221 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: So you just sort of have to trust your your neighbor. 222 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 4: Right, you pass the baton, you take the walk you 223 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:29,360 Speaker 4: move it forward, and you know, you put pressure on 224 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 4: the opposing pitcher by having a lot of traffic. And 225 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:37,960 Speaker 4: if you have traffic, anybody can do damage. And uh, 226 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 4: and from what I've seen out of Alec Bohm as 227 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 4: far as the protection is concerned, really like this approach, 228 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:44,199 Speaker 4: this off. 229 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 1: This uh this spring. 230 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 4: He came into camp in a great mindset and hopefully 231 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:51,080 Speaker 4: he carries it into the season. 232 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:57,720 Speaker 2: What do we think about stop hitting fifth Garcia six? 233 00:11:58,000 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 3: I mean I like that. 234 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 2: You know, it's kind of rewarding Stot for a good 235 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 2: second half in a really really good spring. Stot this 236 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 2: spring batted three sixty six, ten seventy two ops, two doubles, 237 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:12,360 Speaker 2: three homer six RBIs. 238 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:15,800 Speaker 3: So it gives you a sounds like their believers. 239 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 5: Their believers, gives you some left right balance and he 240 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:22,480 Speaker 5: did swing it well. I was the last game in 241 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:26,960 Speaker 5: clear Water. I really watched this at bats against the 242 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:31,120 Speaker 5: Rays and his hands at his setup, I mean, obviously 243 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:34,079 Speaker 5: they're lower than they were, He's more directed the ball, 244 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 5: but his hands at setup were so relaxed, and I 245 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:41,439 Speaker 5: watched him flick a ball down the left field line 246 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:46,560 Speaker 5: just kind of it was beautiful, just tension free as 247 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:50,559 Speaker 5: Charlie Manuel used to say, but noticeably his hands were 248 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 5: noticeably relaxed in his setup. So that told me he 249 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:56,440 Speaker 5: was a confident hitter. And I think that's a good approach. 250 00:12:57,320 --> 00:12:59,560 Speaker 4: He's a different hitter, He's a different hitter than he 251 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 4: was before. And uh, I hope he continues to do that. 252 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 4: I mean, it was obvious that he was a different 253 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 4: hitter in the second half last year. The numbers ops 254 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 4: well over eight hundred and uh he did, you know, 255 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:12,800 Speaker 4: he did a ton of damage. And and I think 256 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 4: you're right. I think that it solidifies him in that 257 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 4: five hole. 258 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:19,400 Speaker 1: Is he a prototypical five hole guy? 259 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:22,040 Speaker 4: Probably not, But you want to have your best hitters 260 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:24,720 Speaker 4: at the top of the lineup, and Rob Thompson sees 261 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 4: him right now as one of the top hitters in 262 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 4: this lineup. 263 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 5: None of their middle of the art of guys are 264 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,679 Speaker 5: prototypical in those spots. But you're right, teams in these days, 265 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:37,080 Speaker 5: teams there these days are two and three hole, right, 266 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 5: They're throwing their big guns up high and get him 267 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:41,760 Speaker 5: to the plate. So that's the way the game is nowadays. 268 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 2: Absolutely So Okay, So let's camp wrapped up on Monday. 269 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:51,720 Speaker 2: They flew back, the team flew back to Philly. Let's 270 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 2: one last look back at spring training. Guys, tell me 271 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:58,319 Speaker 2: something that really kind of jumped out to you that 272 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:02,440 Speaker 2: you liked, that has you encouraged. Maybe something that you 273 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:04,080 Speaker 2: woke up in the middle of the night last night 274 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 2: and said, oh my gosh, maybe scared you to death. 275 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:10,959 Speaker 2: Don't be scared, Jim scared. 276 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 3: Don't be scared. Scared, Yeah, don't be scared. Ye anything. 277 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 2: When when you think back to what everything that you 278 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 2: guys saw this spring, what was something that encouraged you, 279 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 2: What was something that you like? I mean, spring is 280 00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 2: a time for optimism, after all, you lead it off, Todd, 281 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 2: you know. 282 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 3: Okay, so I will lead it off. The one thing 283 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:32,400 Speaker 3: that I. 284 00:14:32,520 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 2: Like to see was at midway through camp the swing 285 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 2: adjustment that A Doleys Garcia made, uh and the way 286 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 2: he was kind of barreling up the ball little bit 287 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:44,360 Speaker 2: more but. 288 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 3: Even more than that. 289 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 2: So A Dooleys Garcia finished the spring batting two seventy 290 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 2: five eight point fifty eight ops, two homer six RBIs okay, 291 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:57,880 Speaker 2: it's spring training. But he did finish the spring with 292 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 2: eight walks and five strikeouts, and that, of course is 293 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 2: notable because he was a heavy, heavy, heavy chase guy, 294 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 2: a heavy, heavy swing and miss guy. His production had 295 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:15,640 Speaker 2: gone down the past few years with the Rangers to 296 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:18,920 Speaker 2: the point where this postseason hero from twenty twenty three 297 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 2: got non tendered in November. They gave up on a 298 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 2: Doulas Garcia basically and not basically, they gave up on 299 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 2: a Doulas Garcia, and so I was encouraged to see 300 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:33,120 Speaker 2: that he talked. The last time we talked him was 301 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 2: after he homered his second homer the spring, and he 302 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 2: was talking about his ace swing. He's like, yeah, I'm 303 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 2: just trying to get my A swing, trying to get 304 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 2: my ACE swing. And I asked him, I said, well, 305 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 2: what is your A swing in your mind? He says, 306 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:47,360 Speaker 2: swing at a pitch that you can hit, getting a 307 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 2: good pitch and swinging at that pitch. So it's in 308 00:15:50,520 --> 00:15:55,080 Speaker 2: his mind. Don't be swinging at everything out there. Just wait, 309 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 2: be patient and if he can do that. We just 310 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 2: talked about the prototypical four or five hitters. I know, 311 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:06,760 Speaker 2: maybe at some point, yeah, yeah, Adolee s. Garcia is 312 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:10,280 Speaker 2: that prototypical cleanup hair. He is that prototypical five hole hitter. 313 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:13,360 Speaker 2: So maybe if he does, if these changes are real, 314 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 2: maybe at some point we'll see him move up in 315 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 2: the lineup. 316 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 3: Maybe not. 317 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 2: Maybe, Bowman said, will continue to do a great job. 318 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 2: But Adulas Scarcia, for me, was my the guy that 319 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 2: kind of jumped out. 320 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:27,280 Speaker 4: As Camp went on, if I can expound on that 321 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 4: just a little bit. My thing is this being a 322 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 4: major League baseball player in this day and age, It's 323 00:16:33,080 --> 00:16:33,440 Speaker 4: about it. 324 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 1: It always has been. It's about adjustments. 325 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:38,720 Speaker 4: And when you have guys who are willing to make 326 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:41,720 Speaker 4: those adjustments, then you got a chance. And they have 327 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 4: the makeup to do that. There's some guys you really stubborn. Listen, 328 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 4: I'm gonna go and go about my business the way 329 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 4: I normally do and I've been doing it for years 330 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 4: and blah blah blah. Well, there's a couple of examples 331 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 4: that the Phillies in particular, A guy like Trey Turner, 332 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:58,920 Speaker 4: for instance, becomes a much much better shortstop over the coast. 333 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:02,200 Speaker 4: Of course, for the last seat, he was well below 334 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 4: average prior to last season, and then he had a 335 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:09,639 Speaker 4: well above average defensive year for him, that is impressive. 336 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 1: A guy like go Dolas Garcia, can he do it? 337 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:13,400 Speaker 1: Can he make the adjustment. 338 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:18,120 Speaker 4: Can he go back to making an adjustment, which isn't 339 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:20,879 Speaker 4: easy to do with your setup to be able to 340 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:23,160 Speaker 4: be the type of hitter that he needs to be 341 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:27,359 Speaker 4: to be successful. And that's really the proof will be 342 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:30,480 Speaker 4: in the putting when the bell rings, and the excitement 343 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 4: and the energy and all that stuff. If he can 344 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:35,639 Speaker 4: hone that and continue to do what he was doing 345 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 4: during the course of spring training. It is different doing 346 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 4: it for one hundred and sixty two at the highest level, 347 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:47,360 Speaker 4: but you love to have the guys who are interested 348 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 4: in actually making those adjustments. 349 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:49,880 Speaker 1: Hopefully it works out for him. 350 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:54,000 Speaker 5: He in fact led the team in walks very encouraging 351 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:56,960 Speaker 5: down there for gout who swings and everything. 352 00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:59,840 Speaker 2: Right, So who do you guys got, Jim, Why don't 353 00:17:59,840 --> 00:18:01,680 Speaker 2: you go, oh, who's your sort? 354 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 5: I mean, Garcia was one of them. Painter was one 355 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 5: of them for me as well. I thought he looked 356 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:15,120 Speaker 5: really composed, not overwhelmed, confident and if you look at 357 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:18,360 Speaker 5: one of his bugaboos last year at Triple A, it 358 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:21,440 Speaker 5: was his command and control. You know, walked a lot 359 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:24,639 Speaker 5: of battles and he only walked to in like eleven 360 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:27,400 Speaker 5: and two thirds innings down in clay Water in Florida, 361 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:31,159 Speaker 5: finished with a really good one against the Braves. Pushed 362 00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:33,439 Speaker 5: it a little bit, got a little fatigued, which is 363 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 5: good in the middle innings. So I thought he had 364 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:39,440 Speaker 5: a good spring and comes in here as the number 365 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:42,119 Speaker 5: five starter, and I think he's in a good place. 366 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:45,679 Speaker 5: So I know it's only practiced, only spring training, but 367 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:48,080 Speaker 5: I thought he was in a sign of encouragement. 368 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:55,120 Speaker 4: So my my observation here, I you know, I really 369 00:18:55,160 --> 00:19:00,200 Speaker 4: keyed on Justin Crawford and Jimmy Shore took a little 370 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:03,880 Speaker 4: bit of my thunder. But Justin Crawford's a kid that 371 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:05,600 Speaker 4: that I think is at the end of the day, 372 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:08,000 Speaker 4: is going to a solid major league baseball player. I 373 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:11,639 Speaker 4: think he's gonna be an exciting player. I like the 374 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 4: way he made adjustments in the outfield. He played a 375 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:17,120 Speaker 4: very nice center field for me, and I was concerned 376 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:17,680 Speaker 4: about that. 377 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 1: That was big. His routes were good. He threw the 378 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 1: ball to the right spots. 379 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:24,359 Speaker 4: He has a decent arm, He's got an average to 380 00:19:24,359 --> 00:19:29,359 Speaker 4: above average arm, and you know, he obviously can cover ground. 381 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:31,840 Speaker 4: But I thought his routes were excellent. I don't think 382 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 4: he didn't see a lot of false steps and that 383 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:37,199 Speaker 4: kind of stuff. The one concern I did have with 384 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:41,200 Speaker 4: him late in the spring is I was really watching 385 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:43,159 Speaker 4: his bats. In the early part of the spring, I 386 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 4: was really barren down on his outfield play. In the 387 00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:47,960 Speaker 4: latter part of the spring, I've been barren down on 388 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:53,119 Speaker 4: his offense. It felt like to me that and I 389 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:55,679 Speaker 4: had gone through this as a rookie. It felt like 390 00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 4: to me that he was overswinging a little bit. And 391 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:03,280 Speaker 4: his game is to make contact, and when you get 392 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:06,840 Speaker 4: anxiety as a young player, and I had this in 393 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 4: ninety two because I came out of the choot and 394 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:11,600 Speaker 4: had a couple of home runs and extra base hits, 395 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:14,320 Speaker 4: and I didn't really realize it. I didn't know what 396 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:17,000 Speaker 4: was happening in my body. But I was overswinging a lot, 397 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 4: striking out. Strikeouts were not part of my game in 398 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:23,120 Speaker 4: the minor leagues, but I was overswinging so much. Even 399 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:26,920 Speaker 4: on two strike situations, I wasn't choking up and putting 400 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:29,800 Speaker 4: the ball in play. I saw a little bit of 401 00:20:29,840 --> 00:20:33,360 Speaker 4: that in Justin Crawford at the end of spring, where 402 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:35,320 Speaker 4: he'd get to two strikes and he looked like he 403 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:38,919 Speaker 4: was maybe overswinging a little bit. I hope he doesn't 404 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:42,200 Speaker 4: get into that mode, because the anxiety can get you 405 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 4: a little bit at the major league level, and he 406 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:48,120 Speaker 4: just goes back and goes back to himself and says 407 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:49,600 Speaker 4: to himself, Hey, I. 408 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 1: Don't have to overswing. 409 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 4: I don't have to I can relax, I can put 410 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:56,199 Speaker 4: the ball in play and let things happen. And I 411 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:59,199 Speaker 4: hope he gets to that point early because I know 412 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 4: how it felt for me personally, when the anxiety starts 413 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 4: to build, you start doing things. It's like an addle 414 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 4: body experience. I can honestly tell you that that's how 415 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 4: it felt for me. I hope he doesn't go through 416 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 4: that and he can relax and just go play baseball. 417 00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 5: I hope some of his teammates have that approach as well. 418 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:20,560 Speaker 5: On two strikes, cut it down, spread it out, put 419 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:23,360 Speaker 5: it in play, you know, particularly Bryce Harper. I think 420 00:21:23,359 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 5: he's strong enough that he can still hit balls over 421 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:29,680 Speaker 5: the wall off the wall with if he just cuts 422 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:31,960 Speaker 5: things down a little bit, and so his head's not moving, 423 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 5: his feet out breaking down you know, in his swings, 424 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 5: lower half's not moving so much. So I think that 425 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 5: can be applied to a bunch of different guys. 426 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 1: But yeah, you're right. 427 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:45,880 Speaker 2: Justin Crawford is going to wear number two for the Phillies. 428 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 2: Andrew Painter is going to wear number twenty. 429 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 3: Four for the Phillies. 430 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 2: So there you go, and we will be right back 431 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:56,159 Speaker 2: and we're going to do our bold predictions. You're not 432 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:57,119 Speaker 2: gonna want to miss it. 433 00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:01,240 Speaker 7: This is it Kratz opening end of the season. 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We're back. 461 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:09,040 Speaker 1: Just yeah. 462 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 2: So before we get to bold predictions, so I do 463 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 2: want to ask twenty twenty. 464 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:15,120 Speaker 3: Six Opening day is Thursday four fifteen. 465 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:19,359 Speaker 2: You got Christopher Sanchez on the mound for the Phillies. 466 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:22,720 Speaker 2: I think the weather is supposed to be okay, great, What. 467 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:27,040 Speaker 1: Are we supposed to be great? Seventy that's what we're hearing. 468 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 3: That's that would be absolutely fantastic. 469 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:32,879 Speaker 2: So based off of everything that we've seen this spring, 470 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:37,280 Speaker 2: what are your general expectations about this about this team? Fangrafts, 471 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 2: I'm going to get through out some projected win totals 472 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:43,240 Speaker 2: for you guys. Fangrafts projects the Phillies to win eighty 473 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:46,200 Speaker 2: seven games. Now that seems low, But there's only three 474 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:48,640 Speaker 2: other teams in baseball that I think they're predicted projected 475 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:54,520 Speaker 2: to win more than Dodgers Mets. Four teams, Braves, Mariners, Mets, Braves, 476 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:59,200 Speaker 2: Mariners at eighty eight, what do we think? 477 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:02,160 Speaker 3: What's win all night over? Under win total? 478 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:05,640 Speaker 2: What do you got? 479 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:08,080 Speaker 4: Is this a bold prediction because that's part of my 480 00:24:08,119 --> 00:24:08,720 Speaker 4: bold prediction? 481 00:24:09,240 --> 00:24:14,920 Speaker 2: All right, hold on, now, well let me ask you 482 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:17,480 Speaker 2: before then we get to the bold predictions. 483 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:19,760 Speaker 3: No, do what do you think that you know this 484 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 3: team gonna win the division? 485 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:24,240 Speaker 2: Let's let's throw that predict projection out there before we 486 00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:26,400 Speaker 2: get to Ruben's bold prediction. 487 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 5: I think, Jim, I think they're going to win the division. 488 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:35,600 Speaker 5: I think, you know, the brains are already getting hurt 489 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:40,000 Speaker 5: in their staff, and the Mets have a heck of 490 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 5: a lineup. They got Peralta, that's a big get. But 491 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:49,520 Speaker 5: I like the Phillies personnel and I like their I 492 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 5: think they're starting rotation as a separator with the Mets, 493 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:55,720 Speaker 5: So I think they can win the division. But you know, 494 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:58,560 Speaker 5: it's all incumbent on staying healthy. It's a high mileage team, 495 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 5: it's an older team, it's a team, it doesn't have 496 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 5: a lot of depth. There's not a lot of depth 497 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:05,560 Speaker 5: in the starting rotation. I mean it's like one breakdown 498 00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:09,760 Speaker 5: can really scuttle this thing. So they need to stay healthy. 499 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:12,640 Speaker 5: But I like them around ninety two or ninety three 500 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:15,560 Speaker 5: wins win the division, and then you got to play 501 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 5: good in October. You can't boot the ball around, you 502 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 5: can't have bad at bats, and you can't go zero 503 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:24,280 Speaker 5: for eleven with runners in scoring position, and you got 504 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:26,879 Speaker 5: to have a lot of contact. Contact is big in 505 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:30,280 Speaker 5: the postseason. And then the bullpen. The bullpen the last 506 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 5: two postseasons six and a half ERA five blown saves 507 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:36,000 Speaker 5: out of eight game. So the bullpen's got to be 508 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:39,800 Speaker 5: better too. But ninety two, ninety three wins division title, 509 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 5: that's what I got. What do you got? 510 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:43,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's funny you mentioned ninety three. That was the 511 00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:45,440 Speaker 2: number I gave. Ninety three. I think they're going to 512 00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:48,439 Speaker 2: win the division. The Braves rotation, it's just kind of 513 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:50,800 Speaker 2: a mess right now. They've got so many injuries, striders 514 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:53,800 Speaker 2: down now. So that's Mets are a good team, but 515 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:57,080 Speaker 2: you know, they got to prove it. They got to 516 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 2: the actually got to beat the Phillies in last. So 517 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:03,040 Speaker 2: until they they do, I'm sticking. I'm sticking with the Phillies. 518 00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:05,359 Speaker 2: So Ruben, all right, so you were you said, do 519 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:06,520 Speaker 2: you want to go bult prediction? 520 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:07,679 Speaker 3: You hinted at it. 521 00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:09,439 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go. This is part of it. 522 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:11,359 Speaker 4: My bold preditions are that the Phillies are gonna win 523 00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:15,240 Speaker 4: one hundred games this year. One hundred games. And uh, 524 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:18,639 Speaker 4: my concern early was the Atlanta Braves. That was my 525 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:21,040 Speaker 4: biggest concern because I thought that they if they're healthy, 526 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:24,159 Speaker 4: they're they're they would compete with the Phillies as the 527 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:26,720 Speaker 4: most talented team I think in the in the NL East. 528 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:29,520 Speaker 4: I'm not as concerned. I think the Mets are gonna 529 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:32,520 Speaker 4: have a good team. I'm concerned about Mets lineup in 530 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:36,200 Speaker 4: this regard. Yes, they can hit the baseball, No, they 531 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:38,479 Speaker 4: don't hit the ball out of the ballpark and so, 532 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:42,360 Speaker 4: and they don't have enough like team speed to sort 533 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:46,399 Speaker 4: of be the Milwaukee Brewers. So while they have pretty 534 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:49,800 Speaker 4: good hitters, really good hitters, I just don't know that 535 00:26:49,840 --> 00:26:53,520 Speaker 4: they have enough overall speed and power production to be 536 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:56,560 Speaker 4: able to overtake the Braves or the. 537 00:26:56,440 --> 00:27:00,840 Speaker 1: Phillies in that division. That's just me. I am impressed, 538 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:02,199 Speaker 1: impressed by their rotation. 539 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:05,080 Speaker 4: McClain's a stud. Uh, they got Peralta. I think the 540 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:09,399 Speaker 4: McLean's could end up being their number one. But but 541 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:11,600 Speaker 4: I still think that it is a team that's very, 542 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:14,080 Speaker 4: very beatable, and I think that the Phillies are going 543 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:18,080 Speaker 4: to rush through this NL East, especially late. They're gonna 544 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:20,840 Speaker 4: win a hundred games and uh, they're going to again 545 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:21,520 Speaker 4: compete for. 546 00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:22,199 Speaker 1: The World Series. 547 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:24,640 Speaker 3: That's a bold prediction. 548 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 1: Bold prediction, one hundred percent. 549 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:31,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, that is, that's that is. That is a very 550 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:33,200 Speaker 2: bold prediction. We're not trying to be safe here though. 551 00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:38,080 Speaker 2: Safe predictions like Kyle Schwarber hits fifty home runs this year. Yeah, 552 00:27:38,119 --> 00:27:40,080 Speaker 2: that's not that's a safe predictions that he did that 553 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:40,680 Speaker 2: last year. 554 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:44,439 Speaker 1: You know, I went bold. I went bold with one 555 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:46,439 Speaker 1: hundred wins. That's that's where you got to be. 556 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:48,720 Speaker 2: Jim, what do you got Do you get a bold prediction? 557 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:49,560 Speaker 1: Well? 558 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:52,399 Speaker 5: I gave my bold prediction back. We did a little 559 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 5: New Year's thing, remember, Yeah, and mine was very bold, 560 00:27:56,200 --> 00:28:00,479 Speaker 5: and knowing that you know, the mandate is to be bold, 561 00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:05,600 Speaker 5: I will I will replay my bold prediction. I had 562 00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:09,679 Speaker 5: the Phillies winning the World Series. I had Orion Kirkering 563 00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:15,399 Speaker 5: getting the clinching save in the NLCS. I had Bryce 564 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:19,760 Speaker 5: Harper finish top five in the MVP voting, proving once 565 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:23,880 Speaker 5: again that he is an elite talent and lifting then 566 00:28:23,920 --> 00:28:28,440 Speaker 5: you know, Dave Debroski lifting the World Series trophy and 567 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:32,560 Speaker 5: saying that's three World Series. I'm going home. I'm not 568 00:28:32,680 --> 00:28:38,000 Speaker 5: dealing with this lockout and calling it a Hall of 569 00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:42,680 Speaker 5: Fame career. And I will acknowledge that's a very bold prediction. 570 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:46,200 Speaker 5: But some of that is for entertainment value, but not 571 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:49,840 Speaker 5: completely beyond the realm of possibility. 572 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:51,600 Speaker 1: So I do have a. 573 00:28:51,560 --> 00:28:56,160 Speaker 5: More realistic or less bold prediction, which let's get that later. 574 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:57,320 Speaker 1: He God's bold. 575 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 3: No, that's all right, that's all right. 576 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:03,200 Speaker 2: I mean, you guys went bold team wise, I kind 577 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 2: of went. I kind of drilled down on something more specific, 578 00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:10,320 Speaker 2: and that is Bryce. And Stott makes his first NL 579 00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:12,680 Speaker 2: All Star team, which is not super bold, but he 580 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:16,480 Speaker 2: finishes top five for the NL batting title. He has 581 00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:19,720 Speaker 2: as an absolute career year and turns into a star 582 00:29:19,840 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 2: player for the Phillies. I guess you could say I'm 583 00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:25,040 Speaker 2: a believer. And the way he finished last spring and 584 00:29:25,280 --> 00:29:29,560 Speaker 2: our last season and has looked so far this spring. 585 00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:32,760 Speaker 2: But that's that's a little bit more that's a little 586 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:37,000 Speaker 2: bit more specific than player specific than you guys saying 587 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:40,120 Speaker 2: one hundred wins World Series titles. I feel like I'm 588 00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:42,800 Speaker 2: kind of coming up short here for you guys. 589 00:29:42,800 --> 00:29:45,480 Speaker 1: All right, what do you got? You got, Jim? 590 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:49,600 Speaker 5: This is my realistic prediction, sure, yeah, all right. My 591 00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:58,480 Speaker 5: realistic position prediction is Hey, sus Lozardo, Christopher Sanchez, Zach 592 00:29:58,760 --> 00:30:04,800 Speaker 5: Wheeler all finish in the top seven of NL CY 593 00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:10,520 Speaker 5: Young voting. If that happens, Rubin, he might be pushing 594 00:30:10,560 --> 00:30:11,440 Speaker 5: that triple digit. 595 00:30:12,240 --> 00:30:15,240 Speaker 1: That's exactly right. I like that. 596 00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:17,560 Speaker 4: That's a good one and a realistic one and a 597 00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:22,120 Speaker 4: good prediction because there are three of the finest starters 598 00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:25,840 Speaker 4: in the National League. I will break out another bold one, 599 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:32,480 Speaker 4: totally out of my I will predict that in his 600 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:37,440 Speaker 4: leap year, Alec Bohm is going to be voted top 601 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:40,719 Speaker 4: five in NL MVP voting. 602 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:43,840 Speaker 1: Wow. I think he's going to hit three hundred. 603 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:47,160 Speaker 4: I think he's going to drive in one hundred and 604 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:49,600 Speaker 4: ten runs, and I think he's going to have for 605 00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:51,520 Speaker 4: the first time in his career a twenty home run. 606 00:30:51,680 --> 00:30:53,840 Speaker 4: I think it's its first time. I think he's gonna 607 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:56,680 Speaker 4: have at least twenty to twenty five home runs this season. 608 00:30:57,400 --> 00:30:58,640 Speaker 5: Interesting, I. 609 00:31:00,320 --> 00:31:01,320 Speaker 1: Went double bold. 610 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:04,200 Speaker 5: What what? What kind of money is he getting with 611 00:31:04,280 --> 00:31:05,480 Speaker 5: that season next year? 612 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:06,800 Speaker 3: That's a great question. 613 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:10,080 Speaker 4: He's walking away with two hundred million dollars because there's 614 00:31:10,160 --> 00:31:12,920 Speaker 4: no there's no third basement out there. 615 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:15,240 Speaker 1: The only third beaf is gonna be Bishitt if he 616 00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:18,240 Speaker 1: can play third base well enough for the Mets. Is 617 00:31:18,280 --> 00:31:20,040 Speaker 1: there another third basement out there? I don't even know. 618 00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:23,560 Speaker 2: Just the hitters on the market next year in general, 619 00:31:23,600 --> 00:31:25,480 Speaker 2: are pretty pretty low light. 620 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:28,800 Speaker 1: It's light light light. He's gonna make some money. 621 00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:31,880 Speaker 3: Scott Boris is smelling payday. 622 00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:36,320 Speaker 5: Oh yes, if he If he has that season Rubin, 623 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:40,680 Speaker 5: no one's questioning his presence in the forehole. 624 00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:44,680 Speaker 4: That's correct. That's why I'm dropping it in there. I mean, 625 00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:48,600 Speaker 4: it's bold, there's no question about it. But this is 626 00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 4: a guy that has the ability to do that. 627 00:31:50,320 --> 00:31:52,000 Speaker 1: I think it's going to be his breakouts. 628 00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:54,480 Speaker 3: How about how about this? I think JT. 629 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:57,120 Speaker 2: Real Muto is going to win a Gold Glove, his 630 00:31:57,160 --> 00:32:00,280 Speaker 2: first gold since twenty twenty two. And here's that's why 631 00:32:00,360 --> 00:32:03,160 Speaker 2: I say it, not just because he's got a great 632 00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:06,160 Speaker 2: pop time, guys, and oh he does have a great 633 00:32:06,160 --> 00:32:08,240 Speaker 2: pop time. He's great at controlling the running game, he's 634 00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:11,600 Speaker 2: great at controlling the pitching staff and game planning and 635 00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 2: all that. But because he is going to be an 636 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:19,920 Speaker 2: absolute standout with the new ABS challenge system, and he 637 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:24,600 Speaker 2: is going to swing so many games in big moments, 638 00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:27,320 Speaker 2: because JT is going to be top tap in the 639 00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:31,840 Speaker 2: top of his helmet, and he showed that skill already 640 00:32:31,840 --> 00:32:35,080 Speaker 2: this spring. He won five of six challenges this spring, 641 00:32:35,160 --> 00:32:37,680 Speaker 2: not a lot. There's a lot of catchers that challenge 642 00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:41,680 Speaker 2: at least twice as much, but their success rate was 643 00:32:41,720 --> 00:32:44,440 Speaker 2: in the sixty percent. I'm taking a hundred Goodman. Specifically, 644 00:32:44,480 --> 00:32:47,880 Speaker 2: of the Rockies, JT was five for six this spring. 645 00:32:49,280 --> 00:32:53,320 Speaker 2: He overturned Of the five challenges he won, three got 646 00:32:53,520 --> 00:32:56,920 Speaker 2: his pitcher a strikeout, and two overturned a walk. So 647 00:32:57,080 --> 00:33:01,600 Speaker 2: all five challenges had big impacts on it at bat. 648 00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:04,320 Speaker 2: And I looked at all the other catchers in spring 649 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:08,640 Speaker 2: training this year. A lot of guys like uh Pedro 650 00:33:08,760 --> 00:33:11,080 Speaker 2: Pahes from the Cardinals, for instance, he was eight eight 651 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:13,280 Speaker 2: for eight. He didn't I think, I don't think he 652 00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:15,880 Speaker 2: overturned one strikeout or one walk. They were just kind 653 00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:18,880 Speaker 2: of like pitches during it at bat. Maybe it led 654 00:33:18,920 --> 00:33:23,760 Speaker 2: to something eventually, But JT knows that strike zone and 655 00:33:23,800 --> 00:33:25,600 Speaker 2: I think he's gonna be very good and I think 656 00:33:25,640 --> 00:33:28,000 Speaker 2: that's gonna become a real weapon for the Phillies this year. 657 00:33:28,480 --> 00:33:32,160 Speaker 2: And so I think as a result of that, people 658 00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:33,440 Speaker 2: are going to look at the gold Glove. 659 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:33,920 Speaker 3: A little bit different. 660 00:33:33,920 --> 00:33:36,360 Speaker 2: They're gonna give him a gold Glove for his knowledge 661 00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:37,280 Speaker 2: of the strike zone. 662 00:33:37,400 --> 00:33:41,120 Speaker 5: It's a great point, another factor into the gold Glove decision. 663 00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:42,200 Speaker 5: Making a great point. 664 00:33:42,640 --> 00:33:44,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, nice, nice Todd. 665 00:33:44,560 --> 00:33:48,520 Speaker 8: So's he's a savvy, savvy player. I can almost see 666 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:51,720 Speaker 8: like like that. You know they have the fanatic dangle 667 00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:55,160 Speaker 8: hat with the dangles down. I can almost see them 668 00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:57,080 Speaker 8: making a fanatic dangle hat and you have a couple 669 00:33:57,120 --> 00:34:01,160 Speaker 8: of little strings where it taps its head on our JT. 670 00:34:04,720 --> 00:34:06,760 Speaker 4: The other thing that that that I think that makes 671 00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:09,560 Speaker 4: sense is he's going to be hitting probably deeper in 672 00:34:09,560 --> 00:34:13,880 Speaker 4: the lineup seven or eight, and probably rightfully so based 673 00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:17,919 Speaker 4: on how he's where he's been offensively over the last 674 00:34:17,920 --> 00:34:20,960 Speaker 4: few years. But I think he's going to really bear 675 00:34:21,040 --> 00:34:25,160 Speaker 4: down and concentrate even more so on his contribution to 676 00:34:25,200 --> 00:34:28,160 Speaker 4: this team, and how can he do that by being 677 00:34:28,200 --> 00:34:31,560 Speaker 4: the best catcher he can possibly be and just knowing 678 00:34:31,680 --> 00:34:34,520 Speaker 4: him as a team player, as a leader, he's going 679 00:34:34,560 --> 00:34:36,879 Speaker 4: to not that he hasn't not that he hasn't really 680 00:34:37,160 --> 00:34:40,360 Speaker 4: beared down on it over the last several years, but 681 00:34:40,440 --> 00:34:42,960 Speaker 4: I think he's going to be even more in tune 682 00:34:43,120 --> 00:34:46,160 Speaker 4: to making sure that he is contributing in the you know, 683 00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:50,640 Speaker 4: the maximum way, contribute to the team's wins. 684 00:34:51,200 --> 00:34:55,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I let you know. JT thinks he'll be better 685 00:34:55,120 --> 00:34:56,120 Speaker 2: offensively as well. 686 00:34:56,160 --> 00:34:58,880 Speaker 3: We'll see, but there we go, guys. That was a 687 00:34:58,880 --> 00:34:59,439 Speaker 3: lot of fun. 688 00:34:59,600 --> 00:35:05,040 Speaker 2: Opening day is Thursday, Citizens Bank Park four fifteen pm Eastern. 689 00:35:06,040 --> 00:35:08,120 Speaker 2: I'm looking forward to look forward to seeing you guys 690 00:35:08,120 --> 00:35:09,400 Speaker 2: on Thursday at the ballpark. 691 00:35:10,560 --> 00:35:11,799 Speaker 1: Same here, my brother. 692 00:35:11,920 --> 00:35:13,839 Speaker 5: Ruben, you're gonna wear a tie, You're gonna suit up. 693 00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:17,000 Speaker 1: I'm suiting up, baby, because I'm doing pre and post babe. 694 00:35:18,080 --> 00:35:19,359 Speaker 3: Jim, are you suiting up? 695 00:35:20,280 --> 00:35:24,080 Speaker 1: Jim? Are you suiting up? What? What about you? 696 00:35:24,280 --> 00:35:27,040 Speaker 5: I'll probably I'll probably do some layering because it gets 697 00:35:27,160 --> 00:35:28,320 Speaker 5: chili the after dark. 698 00:35:28,760 --> 00:35:31,200 Speaker 4: I understand we have a whole new system there for 699 00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:34,160 Speaker 4: our aeron mark is no longer there. I don't think 700 00:35:34,200 --> 00:35:38,879 Speaker 4: in the in the lunch room, it's a whole new 701 00:35:39,000 --> 00:35:39,640 Speaker 4: system there. 702 00:35:39,719 --> 00:35:40,399 Speaker 1: You're gonna be. 703 00:35:40,400 --> 00:35:43,600 Speaker 2: Blown away, Jimmy, you're gonna be eating dinner with us. 704 00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:46,640 Speaker 2: Jim never eats Ruben. Did you know that Jim never 705 00:35:46,680 --> 00:35:47,320 Speaker 2: eats dinner. 706 00:35:48,239 --> 00:35:49,480 Speaker 1: You know, he fires it up. 707 00:35:51,239 --> 00:35:53,239 Speaker 5: I can't work on a full stomach. I need to 708 00:35:53,280 --> 00:35:56,040 Speaker 5: have that empty stomach exactly. 709 00:35:57,560 --> 00:35:59,640 Speaker 1: You fill it up at noon and then you settle in. 710 00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:02,200 Speaker 5: Then I then I have to drive by five wah 711 00:36:02,200 --> 00:36:04,000 Speaker 5: wahs on their way home, and I usually hit three of. 712 00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:10,120 Speaker 2: Them because because that ice cream Snickers, Reuben doesn't make 713 00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:11,759 Speaker 2: it all the way home. It makes it to the 714 00:36:11,800 --> 00:36:14,120 Speaker 2: next wallah, and then you go get your ice cream 715 00:36:14,160 --> 00:36:16,279 Speaker 2: twigs and then you make it. Then you finally make 716 00:36:16,320 --> 00:36:16,600 Speaker 2: it home. 717 00:36:16,680 --> 00:36:19,600 Speaker 3: Right, Jim, there's. 718 00:36:19,560 --> 00:36:23,719 Speaker 5: Nothing nothing better than ice cream Snickers. They are so good. 719 00:36:24,560 --> 00:36:24,840 Speaker 1: Nice. 720 00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:29,160 Speaker 3: All right, guys, that was fun. Hopefully we'll be back. 721 00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:31,840 Speaker 2: We'll come back with you after opening day and do 722 00:36:31,920 --> 00:36:35,400 Speaker 2: an Opening day over reaction, because if we've learned anything 723 00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:39,839 Speaker 2: over the years, guys, opening day, you lose Opening Day, 724 00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:42,240 Speaker 2: cancel it, it's over. 725 00:36:42,880 --> 00:36:43,359 Speaker 3: It's over. 726 00:36:43,760 --> 00:36:46,160 Speaker 5: It's like the Winter meetings. 727 00:36:46,239 --> 00:36:49,400 Speaker 1: They lose Opening Day it's fire everybody. 728 00:36:49,640 --> 00:36:51,759 Speaker 5: There's so much attention on the winter meetings, like if 729 00:36:51,760 --> 00:36:53,600 Speaker 5: you don't make a deal, it's a failure. It's just 730 00:36:53,640 --> 00:36:56,520 Speaker 5: three days in the off season, you know. Opening Day. 731 00:36:56,680 --> 00:37:00,160 Speaker 5: Same way anyway, Todd, if you don't mind if I 732 00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:03,080 Speaker 5: go teeny bit extra time here, No, I'll go for 733 00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:06,120 Speaker 5: it three on three overtime. I think this is our 734 00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:07,880 Speaker 5: third anniversary. 735 00:37:08,200 --> 00:37:11,440 Speaker 4: You correct, the third anniversary of the Philly Show the 736 00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:16,520 Speaker 4: night before the Todd Pod started three seasons. 737 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:19,840 Speaker 5: Ago, the night before Opening Day in twenty four. 738 00:37:20,400 --> 00:37:24,719 Speaker 3: Yes, yes, so is that three year anniversary? That three 739 00:37:24,760 --> 00:37:26,000 Speaker 3: years every are third. 740 00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:28,240 Speaker 1: Opening Day, Third. 741 00:37:27,360 --> 00:37:30,239 Speaker 3: Opening Day at the Philly Show, third day. 742 00:37:30,360 --> 00:37:31,759 Speaker 1: So that's pretty. 743 00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:34,319 Speaker 5: Cool way to go. Congratulations could being with Ken. 744 00:37:35,000 --> 00:37:36,440 Speaker 1: Thanks to the fans who keep us on. 745 00:37:36,800 --> 00:37:40,280 Speaker 5: Yeah, absolutely, thanks to the watchers of the Todd Pod, 746 00:37:40,360 --> 00:37:43,520 Speaker 5: and uh, enjoy the season, Enjoy opening Day and I 747 00:37:43,560 --> 00:37:45,000 Speaker 5: will smell you boys later. 748 00:37:45,480 --> 00:37:46,240 Speaker 1: Smell you, Jimmy. 749 00:37:47,040 --> 00:37:49,240 Speaker 2: The Philly Show is brought to you by the Foul 750 00:37:49,360 --> 00:37:52,560 Speaker 2: Territory Network. 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