1 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:12,119 Speaker 1: Everybody. Hello, Welcome to another episode of Monster Territor Orry, 2 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: brought to you by the Foul Territory Network. We have 3 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: a very special guest here, Rob Bradford. How you doing, 4 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: my friend? How is it in Florida right now? 5 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 2: It's I love spring training, man, I love it. I 6 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 2: love it. 7 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 3: Everyone's in a good mood until the injuries happened. But 8 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 3: there's still the good food because I think, oh, the 9 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 3: injuries won't last. 10 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 2: And you know, I just love it. 11 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 3: I love covering spring training, I love broadcasting spring training. 12 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 2: I love it. Yes, and I'm kind of sad it's 13 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 2: coming to an end, but it's coming to an end. 14 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:43,560 Speaker 2: So yeah, So it was good. 15 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:46,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, it's it's been kind of a whirlwind 16 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:49,839 Speaker 1: of a spring. You know, we came into spring training 17 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 1: on high of the Alex Bregman signing and then, as 18 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: we both have known for how many years now, good 19 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: good vibes and feelings can go so completely opposite in Boston, 20 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 1: and we had the whole Raffi situation, you know, all that, 21 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: And it's been a little better here over the last 22 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: couple of weeks. I would say it's died down a 23 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: little bit. We had a great moment last night in 24 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 1: the breakout game with Roman, Anthony, Christian Campbell, Marcela Meyer 25 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: all homering last night. That was pretty cool to see. 26 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: And we're starting to come to a head here and 27 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:26,119 Speaker 1: it's I think we're all kind of ready to get 28 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: to Texas at this point, but we still have a 29 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 1: few things to work out. Really, just wanted to get 30 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: your thoughts on those. You know, let's start off here 31 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 1: just with Raffi right that. You know, even though it 32 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 1: has died down a little bit over the last couple 33 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 1: of weeks, there's still a giant question mark with what's 34 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: going on there. They haven't said what's going to be 35 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: happening at third base for opening day Bregman. They were 36 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: talking about him maybe being the second basement at one 37 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: point for the Red Sox, but he hasn't even played 38 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: second base this spring. He's been playing at third. Rafi 39 00:01:57,880 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: hasn't even played in a game yet, So that's gonna 40 00:01:59,880 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: be coming soon, you know, real quick thoughts on just 41 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: now that you've had a little while to digest everything 42 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 1: that happened with Raffi's comments and whatnot at the beginning 43 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 1: of the spring, you know, kind of what are your 44 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:14,359 Speaker 1: thoughts on everything right now? 45 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:17,640 Speaker 3: With that, yeah, I don't think there's any question about 46 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 3: ultimately what's gonna look like an opening day Raffi Dever 47 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:23,679 Speaker 3: is gonna be the d H and Alex Pregnant is 48 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 3: gonna be the third baseman. The only questions, there's two 49 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 3: really questions Robbie's to go through here is number one, 50 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 3: what's second base gonna look like? And number two, what 51 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 3: are you gonna do with Yoshida? You know that he's hitting, 52 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 3: he looks pretty good, but he's he's throwing from me 53 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 3: to the wall over here. It's not probably throwing at all. 54 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 3: So ultimately there is gonna be that long jam. I 55 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 3: don't know what the solution there is gonna be because, 56 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 3: as I said, you know, it's very clear Alex Pregnant's 57 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:58,920 Speaker 3: your third basement. He has not played one single second 58 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 3: this spring in a game at second base, and if 59 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 3: they are even contemplating of playing him at second base, 60 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,959 Speaker 3: then it's malpracticed not to at least integrate him a 61 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 3: little bit in the spring turning, because this is what 62 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 3: it's for. I think they're smart enough to know he's 63 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 3: gonna be the third baseman. You see the guy play Robbie, 64 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 3: like you see him playing, like, oh, like, why wouldn't 65 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 3: you play the guy at third base? 66 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 2: He's awesome? Yeah? 67 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 3: And then Devers Yeah, and he's is it as we 68 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 3: as we saw against Walker Buehller. 69 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 2: Just the other day, like in a LIVEVP session. He's 70 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 2: a really good hitter, like he's a hitter he's does 71 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 2: not forget this. 72 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 3: He rifled a four hundred and fifty foot home run 73 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 3: off the center field wall under the Hoover Sign at 74 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 3: Jet Blue Park, which nobody ever does. And I don't 75 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 3: care if it was in a game where you had 76 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 3: minor league gumps and you had like everybody went in 77 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 3: the same uniforms. 78 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 2: It was off Walker Bueller, a major league pitch. Sure. 79 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 2: So Rafael Devers is a very important part of this. 80 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 2: So all of that, and and to come back. 81 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 3: To you know, you talking about what he said at 82 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 3: the beginning of camp and we all thought, oh, that's 83 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 3: a really like fascinating, entertaining press conference. But ultimately you 84 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 3: can say you don't won't play there, but there's nowhere 85 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,280 Speaker 3: for you to go. You're not retiring by switching positions. 86 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:25,359 Speaker 3: And then now you flat forward to this week where 87 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:27,479 Speaker 3: he says I'll do whatever's helped the team. But I've 88 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 3: clearly let the team know my feelings and his feelings 89 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 3: are that he wants to play third base, and you 90 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 3: know what you know, And I know that Sean mcgaham 91 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 3: had the report about him contemplating or at least entertaining 92 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 3: the idea of asking to be traded, which is I 93 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 3: think it should be noted that's different than asking to 94 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 3: be traded, right, And it's a good report by Sean. 95 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 3: And I do think that like that didn't doesn't surprise. 96 00:04:56,760 --> 00:05:00,280 Speaker 3: I mean, I think that Rafael Devers what's hurt by this. 97 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:03,479 Speaker 3: He was hurt because he was a third baseman. 98 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 2: In his mind. He he thought that they. 99 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:09,159 Speaker 3: Had said when he signed a deal, you know, and 100 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 3: you're conflicting people talk about this about whether it's actually 101 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 3: he was told this, but in his mind he was 102 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 3: told that he's gonna be the third baseman for a while. 103 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 3: That isn't the case. So that's a long winded way 104 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:26,160 Speaker 3: of saying he's gonna be the DH. 105 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:29,159 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, that's kind of the way. I've been feeling 106 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: that way for a while. That was a prediction of mine, 107 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: you know, going into the offseason. I was thinking he 108 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:37,239 Speaker 1: was either gonna be at first or DH to start 109 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 1: the year, and you know, just because the defense has 110 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: not been great with him for a long time. Now, 111 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: you know, I'm gonna ask you this. Do you think 112 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 1: maybe there were some bad feelings from him, maybe just 113 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: due to the lack of communication. 114 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 3: I think probably because you know, I've talked to other 115 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:59,720 Speaker 3: executives about who had gone through this scenario before, and 116 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 3: this is this is a story that's not new to teams. 117 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 3: A guy, high profile guy switching positions, and the executives 118 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 3: I talked to you said, you know, one of the 119 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 3: lessons they learned was that really the communication has to 120 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:18,039 Speaker 3: start in the off season. And from what we understand 121 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:21,039 Speaker 3: and really publicly what we got from them is that 122 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 3: every time we would ask them this, they would say, 123 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 3: Devers is our third basement and if that changes, it'll 124 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:30,480 Speaker 3: be a conversation between us. 125 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 2: All right. 126 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 3: Well, obviously they didn't know that they were going to 127 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 3: sign Alex Pragnant. They didn't know for sure they're going 128 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:38,719 Speaker 3: to sign Alex Pragnant, but they had a pretty good 129 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 3: idea that their Plan B was very attainable and Nolan Arenado, 130 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 3: So I think that probably the mistake that they made 131 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 3: was that they weren't firm enough, or they weren't they 132 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 3: didn't go down far enough down the road with Devers 133 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 3: said we don't know this for sure, but we have 134 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 3: a pretty good idea this is going to happen, instead 135 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 3: of getting to that Friday in camp and having that 136 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 3: well document document conversation where he evidently said the same 137 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 3: thing that we heard, which. 138 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 2: Was no, no, no, no. 139 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 3: You know, so you know, I think so that's where 140 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 3: I think that they maybe missed the mark a little bit. 141 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 2: Yeah is. 142 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, sure, you didn't know for sure, but you probably 143 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 3: should agrease the skids a little bit more in the 144 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 3: off season. 145 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, I was talking with Tyler Milliken of Section ten 146 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 1: on the last episode, and a thought that came to 147 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 1: my mind was, you know, like airing Judge and the Yankees, 148 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: you know, they seem to have a pretty good communication 149 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: on you know, like moves that they're going to be making. 150 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: You know, they like his input on some things like 151 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 1: Bryce Harper, you know with the Phillies for example, he 152 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 1: likes to give his input. I kind of wonder if 153 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: maybe just with RAFFI, you know, if you just had 154 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 1: if you just had a conversation with the guy in 155 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: the off season at least, you know, say hey, we're 156 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 1: going to explore this. You know, I feel like, you know, 157 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 1: that would have gone along. 158 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 3: But here's the difference. Okay, here's the difference. Let's say 159 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 3: that with Bryce Harper, Right, so he moves from meltfield 160 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 3: to first base, he's still playing in the field, ye, right. 161 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 2: And I think that. 162 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 3: That's the thing that RAFFI maybe stings him like he's 163 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 3: a young man and he's a dh It's if you, 164 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 3: in other words, if you said to him, hey, we're 165 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 3: thinking of acquiring this guy, we want to work you 166 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 3: out over at first base. 167 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 2: I don't know if he would have that much of 168 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 2: a problem with it, to be honest with you. 169 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 3: And I'm not saying you would do that because they 170 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 3: already have a first basement over there. 171 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:42,680 Speaker 2: But I think that's the biggest difference. 172 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:45,680 Speaker 3: So, and I think probably that's their hesitation is that 173 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 3: they knew there was no avenue to really make him 174 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:52,120 Speaker 3: happy about. Like he's happy that they got a good player, 175 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 3: but like there was no avenue where by getting a 176 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 3: Bragman or even an Aeronado less you were gonna do 177 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 3: something with Cassis that Devers wasn't gonna dg so I 178 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:07,679 Speaker 3: think that they knew that conversation. 179 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:10,719 Speaker 2: Was gonna be rough all along. But you're right. 180 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 3: I mean, I think, as I said before, no player 181 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:18,520 Speaker 3: has ever retired, especially at age of twenty eight whatever, 182 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:22,320 Speaker 3: when they've had to switch positions. This happens a lot. 183 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:25,200 Speaker 3: I talked to Dave. I sat down with David Ortiz. 184 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 3: He went through his thing, and he said, when I 185 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:30,679 Speaker 3: went to the Red Sox, I was a first baseman. 186 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 3: I thought I was a first baseman, and obviously it 187 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 3: worked out for him. 188 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 2: You know, I think that's gonna take some time. I 189 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 2: think maybe the way to play. 190 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 3: It is is to say, hey, Rafi, we're gonna integrate 191 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 3: you at third base every once in a while. But Robbie, 192 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 3: the problem with that is if you do that, you 193 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:51,560 Speaker 3: don't want to take pregnant out of the lineup, and 194 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 3: you still haven't worked him out at second base at all. 195 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 3: That's the part where it makes me a little sheepish, 196 00:09:57,280 --> 00:10:00,079 Speaker 3: because I'm just just do it a little bit, a 197 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 3: little bit like the guy like he was a short 198 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 3: stop short and he could play second big sure, But 199 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:08,520 Speaker 3: if you're gonna into great devors at all the third 200 00:10:08,559 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 3: base you you don't want to take Bregman out of 201 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:11,959 Speaker 3: the lineup. 202 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, I agree that that was really the only way 203 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:18,080 Speaker 1: I could see Rafi, you know, getting some third base action, 204 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 1: whether that's you know, on a part time role. You know, 205 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 1: maybe they could still play Bregman, you know, maybe like 206 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:25,079 Speaker 1: one or two towards the end here, we got a 207 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:27,240 Speaker 1: couple more weeks, you know, so maybe they could still 208 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 1: do that. Because I have to wait and see, you know, 209 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:31,559 Speaker 1: I'll ask you this too about Raffi. Do you feel 210 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:35,000 Speaker 1: like if you were to predict about let's say, I 211 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 1: don't know, let's say All Star break trade deadline around 212 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:40,240 Speaker 1: that time, do you could you see a scenario where 213 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 1: Raffi he's sitting out there, He's sitting on the banks 214 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 1: in between innings. He's like a man, I really like dhing, 215 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:48,440 Speaker 1: you know, could you see something like that. 216 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 2: It's happened before. Yeah, it's happened before. 217 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 3: You know, it's and you know, guys have been kicking 218 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 3: and screaming go to DH plenty of times out the 219 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 3: cave out here? 220 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:00,679 Speaker 2: Is it? 221 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:03,480 Speaker 3: Devers is still a young guy, right, I mean, that's 222 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 3: still young guys. So the one that jumps to mind 223 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:10,000 Speaker 3: in recent memory was JD Martinez. JD Martinez still wanted 224 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:14,080 Speaker 3: to play some outfield. Yeah, and ultimately that wasn't really 225 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 3: in the card for him. But there there has to 226 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 3: they get used. You have to get used to it. 227 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 3: And that's another part of this, which is we we 228 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 3: know that with d H's there is a routine, there 229 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:28,439 Speaker 3: is a rhythm. 230 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 2: To it, and Devers is gonna have to learn that rhythm. 231 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 2: I guess. 232 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:35,440 Speaker 3: I mean, I I do think though this Robbie is 233 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:37,840 Speaker 3: like I think a lot like JD. 234 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:40,559 Speaker 2: Martinez had to learn the rhythm of it. He had 235 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 2: to ask guys. David Ortiz had to learn the rhythm. 236 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 2: He had to get used to it. 237 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 3: I honestly think Deveres just goes up and whacks the 238 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:49,840 Speaker 3: ball man like he just did. 239 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, Like I mean, I wonder if you just 240 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:55,439 Speaker 1: see you know, maybe he just goes down to the 241 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:57,720 Speaker 1: cage just a little bit, like in between innings, take. 242 00:11:57,640 --> 00:12:00,440 Speaker 2: Some and that's nothing up to you. 243 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 3: But that's a big difference even when JD did the 244 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:07,720 Speaker 3: made the move, is that hitters can use the traject 245 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 3: machine now during the game. So it's you know, if 246 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 3: I'm if I'm a d H. I'm wearing that thing out, 247 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 3: you know, you know, Tristan Cassis. 248 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:21,680 Speaker 2: It was funny. I think it was two spring treadings ago. 249 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:24,240 Speaker 2: We were watched, we were watching. 250 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:26,560 Speaker 3: He was d H in a game, in a game, 251 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:29,320 Speaker 3: I think it was in Jupiter, and all of a sudden, 252 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 3: between innings, he's doing sprints in the outfield. 253 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 2: I don't know if you remember that. 254 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: He's like, yeah, that comes to mind, now, Yeah. 255 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 2: He was doing he was doing He's like doing sprints. 256 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:42,560 Speaker 3: Why the outfielders are warming up between innings because he's like, 257 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 3: there's no rule against it, and why not. 258 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 2: I gotta I gotta stay loose. I don't think Dever 259 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 2: was just doing that. 260 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: But you know, for thought, I think he'll he'll figure 261 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:52,960 Speaker 1: it out. 262 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:53,839 Speaker 2: I think he'll. 263 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:56,680 Speaker 1: I think he'll he'll get it. He'll get himself right. 264 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:59,440 Speaker 1: And uh, I mean, honestly, if he can really adapt 265 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 1: to that role, I mean, I don't see why this guy, 266 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: you know, couldn't stay healthy for a full season hit 267 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 1: around forty homers. I really think he could do that. 268 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:11,559 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't see why he couldn't if he's 269 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:14,199 Speaker 1: a DH for full time. But you know, if we're 270 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 1: gonna move over into the infield, a little bit over 271 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:20,080 Speaker 1: to the other side of the enfield second base. You know, 272 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 1: we've got a few guys going for this. Christian Campbell 273 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 1: is the most notable name. Von Grissom. You know, he's 274 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 1: trying to keep himself afloat here after pretty much pretty 275 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: much missing all of last year. You know, someone like 276 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:35,440 Speaker 1: David Hamilton, he's looking for some abs. If if Bregman 277 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:37,720 Speaker 1: is indeed going to be the third baseman, how do 278 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 1: you see second base shaking out right now, especially after 279 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 1: you know, Christian Campbell hitting a home run last night? 280 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think it's you know, we talked so much 281 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:50,720 Speaker 3: about the Deverst thing, and I said at the beginning, 282 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 3: there's two other elements here that aren't so simple. 283 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:56,480 Speaker 2: There's your sheetah thing, and there's a second base. Who's 284 00:13:56,480 --> 00:13:57,360 Speaker 2: going to play second base? 285 00:13:57,559 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 3: Because if you're going to do this, they keep saying 286 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 3: we're gonna put our best team on the field when 287 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 3: it comes to Texas. Well, all right, we get it 288 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 3: devs bregmant third base, But what's that mean with second base? 289 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:15,559 Speaker 3: And and is that better? Is is that ultimately better? 290 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 3: Whatever you're gonna do then playing bregnant at second base, 291 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 3: playing Devers at third base, and having Yo Sheet at DH. 292 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 3: It's a legitimate question, but one that they're not willing 293 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:29,640 Speaker 3: to entertain because they're going down this road. So I 294 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 3: think they came out of the gate and they said, 295 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 3: we're gonna give Grissom every opportunity to win the job 296 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 3: I do. 297 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:39,400 Speaker 2: And he he. 298 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 3: Hasn't really produced up until now offensively in the games. 299 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 3: I thought he looked really good at the gate, like 300 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 3: in the backfields. He's bigger, he's stronger, he's he's a 301 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 3: better fielder and all that, but he wasn't producing offensively right, 302 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 3: and and they give and all of. 303 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:58,160 Speaker 2: A sudden, Robbie, Now, all of a sudden, you go 304 00:14:58,240 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 2: from and. 305 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:02,600 Speaker 3: They said, that says that after the off day on Monday, way, 306 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 3: when that happens, we're going we're gonna start implementing what 307 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 3: we want to implement. 308 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 2: And that was Christian Campbell. 309 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 3: All of a sudden, Christian Campbell with getting the starts 310 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:14,840 Speaker 3: at second base, the guy who was struck out seven 311 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 3: of the first eleven at bats, the guy who was 312 00:15:17,120 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 3: swinging and missing, the guy who was overwhelmed, and all 313 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 3: of a. 314 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 2: Sudden, now he had some hits. 315 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:25,000 Speaker 3: Now he looks more comfortable now he's back in the competition. 316 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:29,320 Speaker 3: So I honestly believe that what it's gonna look like 317 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 3: as we head into the last week and a half 318 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 3: a little less, is that you're gonna look at They're 319 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 3: gonna take a hard look at both these guys, Grisham 320 00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:41,480 Speaker 3: and Christian Campbell, and I think whatever it is, I 321 00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 3: would not be shocked they get to the season and 322 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 3: say that's the platoon with David Hamilton. David Hamilton's making 323 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 3: the team. They don't have another backup shortstop. He's also 324 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 3: a very good second basement. I think he deserves to play. 325 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:58,960 Speaker 3: So that's to me, I could see that happening. 326 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, Campbell, he has looked a lot more 327 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 1: comfortable over the last few AB's almost you know, because 328 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:07,440 Speaker 1: I talked with Alex Korra a couple of months ago 329 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:10,640 Speaker 1: and he the one thing that really stuck out to 330 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:14,760 Speaker 1: me was he just felt like Von Grissom deserves a mulligan. 331 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 1: That was you can kind of tell that was something 332 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 1: he cared about a lot. When he said that. Kind 333 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 1: of wonder if maybe that they go that route and 334 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 1: then Campbell they start him off at triple A and 335 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 1: then he ends up just coming up at some point. 336 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:30,920 Speaker 1: Could you see that being the more likely scenario. 337 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I thought it. 338 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 3: Was absolutely the likely scenario up until about a week ago. 339 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 2: Yeah. 340 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 3: I mean, like Robbie, you're dead on. I mean I 341 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 3: think that they they said to von Grissy, you got 342 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 3: first chance at this. They when they take the first 343 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 3: day of position players, they came out, they take grounders 344 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:53,800 Speaker 3: in the backfield. There's a first team and then there's 345 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 3: the other guys. And you had Breg minute third story 346 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:02,200 Speaker 3: in my short, Van gris him at second, castas at first, 347 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 3: then after they left you had so guard it short. 348 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 3: You had Christian Campbell at second. They were absolutely saying 349 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:13,479 Speaker 3: exactly what you said about von Grissom. But you know, 350 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 3: I think that because Grissom didn't blow them away, and 351 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:23,159 Speaker 3: because Christian Campbell did figure some things out, that I 352 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 3: think the narrative has changed a little bit. 353 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:28,480 Speaker 2: But but we can't, you know, we have to wait 354 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:29,359 Speaker 2: this there. 355 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:34,959 Speaker 3: Things change so quickly here, especially as you get deeper, 356 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:37,239 Speaker 3: and then all of a sudden, because von Grissom all 357 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 3: of a sudden could be rocking and balls all over 358 00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 3: the place start figuring it out. 359 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 2: And you're on your way. He's the second baseman. So yeah. 360 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:47,920 Speaker 3: And also to your point, not to be long winning, 361 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:52,920 Speaker 3: but to your point Christian Campbell, like I think they 362 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:55,240 Speaker 3: they're not averse because it's giving him more time. 363 00:17:55,680 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 2: He's only played one one full season. I mean, yeah, yeah. 364 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:02,640 Speaker 1: I talked with with Zach Scott not too long ago 365 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:06,199 Speaker 1: here on the Channel, and he, you know, kind of 366 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 1: said something was so simple, and we're all so high 367 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:13,840 Speaker 1: on the prospects, but he said, you know a lot 368 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 1: of the times, you know, these front offices, they don't 369 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 1: like to waste their bullets. 370 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 2: You know. 371 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 1: It's so you kind of have that you're gifted with 372 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:23,919 Speaker 1: that freedom to where you can just put him in 373 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:26,119 Speaker 1: the minor leagues to start off the year and you 374 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:27,879 Speaker 1: know there's no harm, no foul because he can just 375 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:30,399 Speaker 1: come up at some point. So it'd be interesting. I 376 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:32,399 Speaker 1: feel like with Campbell he's really going to have to 377 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:34,840 Speaker 1: put on a strong showing, you know, to finish out here, 378 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:37,560 Speaker 1: you know, but Grissom as well, It's gonna be interesting. 379 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:40,160 Speaker 4: Kratz, do you like spending an hour on grocery shopping? 380 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 2: Nope? 381 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:43,600 Speaker 5: Speed up the process, please, introducing Hungry Root to the 382 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:45,919 Speaker 5: ft fam. 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I did the episode with Tyler Millican 407 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 1: last night, and unfortunately I was holding him up a 408 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:59,159 Speaker 1: little bit on that. But uh, yeah, you know, what 409 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 1: were the vibes kind of around just where you were? 410 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:05,359 Speaker 1: You know, the fans, you know, people that were you know, 411 00:20:05,359 --> 00:20:08,080 Speaker 1: in the press and whatnot, you know, people on the team. 412 00:20:08,119 --> 00:20:10,399 Speaker 1: You know, what were the vibes around that, because that 413 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 1: was a pretty cool moment seeing those guys go back 414 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 1: to back Campbell and Meyer and then Rome and Anthony. 415 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:16,640 Speaker 1: Would I don't even know if that ball has come 416 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:18,639 Speaker 1: down yet. You know what were the what were the 417 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:19,679 Speaker 1: overall vibes on that? 418 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 2: Yeah? I mean how good was that? Some hecklery like 419 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 2: yelling overrated? Overrated? And I asked Anthony today like, weren't 420 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 2: you tempted? Weren't you tempted to like point at the 421 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:32,679 Speaker 2: guys like no, it's it's the guy was on me 422 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:33,639 Speaker 2: all game. It's fine. 423 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:37,040 Speaker 3: But I think that, as I said in the broadcast, 424 00:20:37,119 --> 00:20:39,080 Speaker 3: it was like this was what they wanted to print 425 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:41,960 Speaker 3: on the brochure, come watch the three big guys and 426 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:43,359 Speaker 3: see them all hit home runs. 427 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:45,159 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it played out perfect. 428 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:47,800 Speaker 3: And by the way, it played out perfectly for the 429 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 3: Rays too, because their top prospect, also Homeward Carson Williams. 430 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 2: Yes, all of it, all of it worked out perfect. 431 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:57,600 Speaker 2: So you know, yeah, I. 432 00:20:57,520 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 3: Mean I think that these guys, listen, Marcella Meyer of 433 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:05,600 Speaker 3: the three, to me, has looked the most impressive. He's so, 434 00:21:07,359 --> 00:21:09,639 Speaker 3: he looks, he looks like he's ready to go, he 435 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 3: looks comfortable, he looks physically everything. Roman Anthony's looked pretty good, 436 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:16,879 Speaker 3: and he's looked better as it's gone on along, even 437 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:19,840 Speaker 3: though he's lost ten pounds as we talked. Christian Campbell's 438 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:22,840 Speaker 3: now figuring out. He's he's looked pretty good in the 439 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:26,639 Speaker 3: last couple of weeks. So none of that surprises me. 440 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:29,600 Speaker 3: And it's I think it's great because a game like 441 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:33,359 Speaker 3: that reminds these all these guys, Hey, listen, there's a 442 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 3: reason why everyone's focusing on you because you're that good. 443 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 2: And Mike Romero, by the way, two hits. 444 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:45,359 Speaker 3: So he's looking oh yeah, and so and so the 445 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 3: one second, the and so Mikey Romero two hits and 446 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:53,440 Speaker 3: he's looked, he's looked fantastic, he's looked like we're reminded 447 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 3: why this guy's the first round pick. 448 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:55,760 Speaker 2: Yeah. 449 00:21:55,840 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 3: So but I think that, Robbie, the thing that I 450 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:08,159 Speaker 3: take away from these games is the pitching. So like 451 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:12,640 Speaker 3: we because for instance, we are seeing guys that were 452 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:17,199 Speaker 3: drafted last year that we didn't see right, and we 453 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:20,640 Speaker 3: are also seeing guys who have gotten in their pitching program, 454 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:23,240 Speaker 3: which we hear about we hadn't. Today we had an 455 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:27,240 Speaker 3: eighteen year old throwing one hundred miles an hour, and 456 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 3: so like that, whether it's right, whether it's Peyton Tolly 457 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:34,040 Speaker 3: or whoever, it is like we are starting to see 458 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:38,760 Speaker 3: some of these guys for an organization as you know, 459 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:43,359 Speaker 3: like went years upon years upon years before developing a 460 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:47,400 Speaker 3: major league pitcher. So yeah, So to me, like that's 461 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:49,879 Speaker 3: the thing that we're getting a chance so almost like 462 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:53,199 Speaker 3: we've been so focused on the three guys that we 463 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 3: haven't paid attention to these other things. 464 00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:57,879 Speaker 2: But now we're getting a chance to see these other things. 465 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:00,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm really glad you said that I had under 466 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:03,680 Speaker 1: Dobbins on the show. Yeah, about a week or two ago, 467 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:05,480 Speaker 1: and that was one question I asked him, I said, 468 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:09,200 Speaker 1: you know, with you and all the other pitchers in camp. Yeah, 469 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:11,720 Speaker 1: I told him, I'm like, I feel like the Red 470 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 1: Sox pitching in the organization, in the minor league level, 471 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 1: it's very underrated across Major League Baseball. And I asked him, 472 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 1: I'm like, hey, is that something that you guys kind 473 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:23,520 Speaker 1: of you get a chip on your shoulder about that. 474 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 1: And he says, they, you know, they're kind of going 475 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:28,440 Speaker 1: after it, you know, for the spring, and uh, well, I. 476 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:31,320 Speaker 3: Mean, look at hundred dobbins, like this unassuming redheaded kid 477 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 3: who likes Doctor Pepperk's. 478 00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:34,720 Speaker 1: What I loved having him on. It was nice to 479 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 1: have it on the show. 480 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, I was asking the question, how many other redheads 481 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:39,480 Speaker 3: are in camp? 482 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 2: I don't know. 483 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:43,680 Speaker 3: It's Christian Campbell guys kind of have red hair. But yeah, 484 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:46,639 Speaker 3: it's like not a lot, but it's uh, you know. 485 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:49,480 Speaker 3: And also, by the way, agent, I couldn't believe, like 486 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 3: I felt old. His agent's Alex Wilson, the guy who 487 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:58,000 Speaker 3: was traded for Rick Porcello. Oh wow, yeah, but you 488 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 3: know this unassuming guy, not a hue Whig guy. 489 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, and he's lowered like ninety nine points something last night. 490 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:07,160 Speaker 2: So yeah, and they all are. 491 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:10,159 Speaker 3: I mean, it's it's kind of nuts, and like we 492 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 3: even even you know, that's obviously the minor league guys, guys, 493 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:15,119 Speaker 3: we know we're gonna be in the minor leagues. 494 00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 2: But even like a guy like. 495 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 3: Richard Fitz, who Richard Fitz to me looks great and 496 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:22,760 Speaker 3: he's also. 497 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:26,359 Speaker 2: Out of nowhere throwing ninety nine yea. And not only 498 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 2: that he gets out, he got outs last year. He's 499 00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 2: been getting out here like this is a guy. 500 00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:34,080 Speaker 3: Sure, you know, I think they're gonna lean on him 501 00:24:34,080 --> 00:24:36,679 Speaker 3: out of the gate because of Bao and because of 502 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:38,639 Speaker 3: Gilito and Crawford. 503 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 2: But that's okay, because this is not Hector Velasquez. 504 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:45,960 Speaker 3: No, not gonna Hector, but this is a this I 505 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:49,120 Speaker 3: think this guy is a legitimate middle of the rotation 506 00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:51,640 Speaker 3: for a long time pitcher in the majors. 507 00:24:52,040 --> 00:24:54,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, I agree. I think that's a that's a good segue, 508 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 1: you know, into about the rotation here. Is there any 509 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 1: sense of like of worry, you know, with you know, Bail, 510 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:05,920 Speaker 1: Crawford and Gilado now being behind or are you getting 511 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 1: the sense that they feel pretty good where they're at 512 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:10,360 Speaker 1: from from a depth point of view. 513 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:11,879 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I think this. 514 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, for instance, just for starters, You're right, I mean, 515 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:18,080 Speaker 3: I think they do feel good about their depth. This 516 00:25:18,119 --> 00:25:20,639 Speaker 3: is a lot different than last year, where you know, 517 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:22,920 Speaker 3: I think, you know, Cooper Criswell was a fifth start, 518 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:26,080 Speaker 3: and Cooper you had some good runs and everything else. 519 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:29,959 Speaker 3: He's still there, but they're at between Fits and Priester 520 00:25:30,080 --> 00:25:33,959 Speaker 3: and Criswell and even Michael Foemer, like you have more depth. 521 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:38,160 Speaker 3: There's no question about that. But I think people get 522 00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:41,280 Speaker 3: so consumed over opening day. This is one of the 523 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:46,040 Speaker 3: most bizarre things, right, You get so consumed over the 524 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 3: first week of a season, or the first two weeks 525 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:53,040 Speaker 3: of a season. All Right, Gilito, like I was the 526 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:55,120 Speaker 3: one who told him, Hey, Cory just said you're going 527 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 3: on the I al He's like, well, I just threw, 528 00:25:57,119 --> 00:25:59,560 Speaker 3: and I didn't feel any problem with my hamsterring at all. 529 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:03,399 Speaker 2: So but he gets it. It's fine to me. He's behind, 530 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 2: it's gonna take him a little bit, all right. So 531 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:07,479 Speaker 2: him Beo's throwing. 532 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 3: As far as we know, there's no problem with you know, 533 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:11,960 Speaker 3: BeO is gonna be like something where he's gonna be 534 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:16,320 Speaker 3: in mid May. So both those guys, let's fine, Crawford's 535 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 3: down the road, but you still have Crochet, you have Bueller, 536 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:23,399 Speaker 3: you have Hauke, and then you know, when those guys 537 00:26:23,480 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 3: come back, you have Gilito, you have Beao, and in 538 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:29,680 Speaker 3: the meantime, you have these guys who, at least they 539 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:33,160 Speaker 3: showed last year they can get major league hitters out. 540 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:36,399 Speaker 3: So that's not what worries me about this team. It 541 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:38,879 Speaker 3: really isn't the starting rotation, especially when you compare it 542 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:40,000 Speaker 3: to other teams in division. 543 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:43,040 Speaker 1: You know, everything you just said there, I don't know 544 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:46,919 Speaker 1: why it still pops up in my nightmares. Rob or 545 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:49,920 Speaker 1: Jordan Montgomery. I think of that last year, and I'm 546 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:53,199 Speaker 1: it sounds so much better what you're saying compared to 547 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:55,960 Speaker 1: what we were saying last year. Are we getting Jordan 548 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:56,800 Speaker 1: Montgomery or not? 549 00:26:57,080 --> 00:26:57,159 Speaker 4: So? 550 00:26:57,520 --> 00:26:57,800 Speaker 2: Well? 551 00:26:57,920 --> 00:27:00,080 Speaker 3: Well, I mean this is you know, I think we 552 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 3: we talked about it, and I think the Jordan Montgomery 553 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 3: thing was we like the idea of Jordan Montgomery. Yeah, 554 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:07,920 Speaker 3: we we like the idea. We like we want to 555 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:10,160 Speaker 3: get the guy, we want to proceed with the big boys. 556 00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:13,479 Speaker 3: We want to get a free agent and he's not 557 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:15,639 Speaker 3: as bad. Jordan Montgomery is as bad as he was. 558 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:20,639 Speaker 3: But he's also is put it this way, is Jordan 559 00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:23,199 Speaker 3: Montgomery gonna be any better than Richard Fitz? 560 00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:26,160 Speaker 2: I wouldn't be surprised if Richard Fitz is better than him. 561 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:30,199 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'd rather go that route. And uh, you know, 562 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:32,000 Speaker 1: while we're on the pitching side of things, I'll ask 563 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:33,600 Speaker 1: you real quick. I know you gotta get going here 564 00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:37,320 Speaker 1: in a minute. Who's the closer? You know what's going 565 00:27:37,359 --> 00:27:40,840 Speaker 1: on here? You know the bullpen? I wasn't really concerned 566 00:27:40,840 --> 00:27:43,600 Speaker 1: about coming into the spring. I felt like maybe they 567 00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:45,640 Speaker 1: could have added someone there, but I was okay if 568 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:48,320 Speaker 1: they didn't. Right now, you know, what are the vibes 569 00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:50,560 Speaker 1: that you're getting when it comes to the closer role? 570 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:53,040 Speaker 1: I know that can always change, but heading into opening 571 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:55,159 Speaker 1: day it's a bit of a question mark. You know, 572 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:58,480 Speaker 1: Liam Hendrix, the stuff is still coming around and everyone's 573 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:01,200 Speaker 1: rooting for the guy, but you know, the VLO and 574 00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 1: this stuff, it's taking a little bit of time. Chatman, 575 00:28:04,520 --> 00:28:06,639 Speaker 1: he's walking a few guys this spring. You know, I 576 00:28:06,680 --> 00:28:09,400 Speaker 1: got someone like Slayton who could be there. I'll ask 577 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:11,920 Speaker 1: you this, who do you think gets the first save 578 00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:14,960 Speaker 1: of the season or the first opportunity at a save? 579 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:17,880 Speaker 1: And who do you think ends up getting the majority 580 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:19,480 Speaker 1: of the saves for this year? 581 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:20,639 Speaker 2: All right? 582 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:24,879 Speaker 3: I think leeve Hendricks gets the first opportunity, although I 583 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:28,199 Speaker 3: think that's a risky thing. He might hey, listen, he 584 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:30,800 Speaker 3: might pull Keith Folk, you know, and all of a sudden, 585 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:33,840 Speaker 3: third deck, third deck appears, your lights. 586 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:35,240 Speaker 2: Out, no question about it, yep. 587 00:28:35,320 --> 00:28:37,880 Speaker 3: All right, But I think he gets the first opportunity, 588 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:41,120 Speaker 3: and if he doesn't, I think they'll mix and match. 589 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:45,160 Speaker 3: But Robbie, I've been saying this, and they're probably not 590 00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:47,880 Speaker 3: going to do it because they like him in a 591 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:48,400 Speaker 3: different role. 592 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:51,320 Speaker 2: But to me, Garrett Widlock is your best closer. Oh yeah, 593 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:52,560 Speaker 2: I think he is. 594 00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:55,920 Speaker 3: And they keep saying, well, he's a multi ending Guy's 595 00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:58,840 Speaker 3: a multi ending Guy's a multi ending guy, because we 596 00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:01,240 Speaker 3: need one of these guys the way baseball is going. 597 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:05,120 Speaker 3: But I would say this, I don't want to put 598 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:07,920 Speaker 3: all these eggs in this basket of this team and 599 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:09,960 Speaker 3: be so good and then not be able to lock 600 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:12,680 Speaker 3: it down in the ninth like and and also if 601 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:15,960 Speaker 3: he's a multi ning guy, then he's pitching, and then 602 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:21,000 Speaker 3: he's not pitching for two more days. So I just 603 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:25,080 Speaker 3: how he's looked and what we have seen with the 604 00:29:25,160 --> 00:29:27,080 Speaker 3: healthy good Garrett Whitlock. 605 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:31,479 Speaker 2: I just like this, not fool around here like this. 606 00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:35,760 Speaker 3: That's your best pitcher, that's your best reliever, Garrett Whitlock. 607 00:29:36,560 --> 00:29:39,920 Speaker 6: They won't do it, probably, but you know that's all right. 608 00:29:40,080 --> 00:29:42,560 Speaker 6: Let's know, it's funny. It's funny you mentioned Keith Folk. 609 00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:45,800 Speaker 6: You know, you've just recreated the memories in my head. 610 00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:48,640 Speaker 6: I still remember papal Bond coming in in Texas. I 611 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:50,960 Speaker 6: think of six, I believe it was six. 612 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:54,280 Speaker 1: He comes in, lights out on the corners and get 613 00:29:54,320 --> 00:29:56,920 Speaker 1: locking down the safe and you're like, Okay, that's our 614 00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:59,560 Speaker 1: next closer for the next you know, ten or years. 615 00:29:59,360 --> 00:30:03,200 Speaker 3: And remember and remember, you know, so when Keith Folk signed, 616 00:30:04,120 --> 00:30:06,120 Speaker 3: like with the rest of his first year, big free 617 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:10,200 Speaker 3: and signing, he was terrible, I mean awful that spring training. 618 00:30:10,360 --> 00:30:13,080 Speaker 3: Then he figured out like right away when the season started. 619 00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:16,680 Speaker 3: Another example was they tried to make papup on a starter. 620 00:30:17,280 --> 00:30:19,680 Speaker 3: I think it was in two thousand and six and 621 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:21,479 Speaker 3: Joel Pinero. 622 00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:25,480 Speaker 2: Was going to be the closer and yeah, they got 623 00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:29,959 Speaker 2: halfway through and they're like, nah, not, We're not going 624 00:30:30,040 --> 00:30:30,360 Speaker 2: to do this. 625 00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:35,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, man, I forgot all about that. I remember Panero, 626 00:30:35,240 --> 00:30:37,760 Speaker 1: but Wow, thank you for bringing that up into my head. 627 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:40,440 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, well, thank you, and I'm sorry, but you 628 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 2: know it's this they We've had different times where the 629 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:48,200 Speaker 2: closure thing has been sort of a work in progress. 630 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:52,400 Speaker 2: You know, Alfredo seven is in twenty twelve. How about 631 00:30:52,480 --> 00:30:53,440 Speaker 2: twenty thirteen. 632 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:56,280 Speaker 3: We were just talking about this the other day, where 633 00:30:56,760 --> 00:31:00,080 Speaker 3: you had you you went through four closers before you 634 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:01,200 Speaker 3: got to Kogi. 635 00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 1: To the best of all time, it took that much 636 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:03,840 Speaker 1: to get. 637 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:09,720 Speaker 3: To Joel's Hanrahan. You had Andrew Bailey Zoa gave it 638 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:13,880 Speaker 3: a whirl. Yeah, that first opening day in New York 639 00:31:13,920 --> 00:31:18,960 Speaker 3: in twenty thirteen, Kogi came in. He was like the 640 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:21,680 Speaker 3: There was like four other relievers who came in after him. 641 00:31:21,720 --> 00:31:23,240 Speaker 2: Andrew Miller was one of them. 642 00:31:23,600 --> 00:31:27,000 Speaker 3: But he came in the fifth or sixth inning, and 643 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:30,320 Speaker 3: and and we know what happened, you know. So sometimes 644 00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:33,280 Speaker 3: it's sister work in progress. And maybe that's the case here. 645 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:36,040 Speaker 3: But I'm just all I'm saying is that in the 646 00:31:36,120 --> 00:31:39,440 Speaker 3: one percent chance that I'm right and Gerett Whitlock becomes 647 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:41,640 Speaker 3: a closer, just please save this tape. 648 00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:44,640 Speaker 1: I'm right there with you. I was banging on the 649 00:31:44,760 --> 00:31:47,480 Speaker 1: drum to not have him. I'm not sure how he 650 00:31:47,520 --> 00:31:49,160 Speaker 1: felt about it at the time, but I did not 651 00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:50,880 Speaker 1: want him to be a starter like I knew he 652 00:31:51,120 --> 00:31:53,480 Speaker 1: wanted to be. And that's a different case because papal 653 00:31:53,560 --> 00:31:56,320 Speaker 1: Bond wanted to be the closer. Yeah, they wanted him 654 00:31:56,360 --> 00:31:58,320 Speaker 1: to be a starter. So it was a little different 655 00:31:58,360 --> 00:32:00,760 Speaker 1: with Whitlock. But I was banging on drum. I was like, 656 00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:03,200 Speaker 1: this is Papawa all over again. Do not do it, 657 00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:04,880 Speaker 1: Just keep him and then here we are. 658 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:07,200 Speaker 2: So you know how it works. You know they want 659 00:32:07,320 --> 00:32:08,600 Speaker 2: they know that's where the money is. 660 00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:12,400 Speaker 3: I remember Daniel Barr saying that He's saying I get it, 661 00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:14,520 Speaker 3: like this is how you make the money as a starter. 662 00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:18,800 Speaker 3: So but at the same time, and I've had conversations 663 00:32:18,800 --> 00:32:20,880 Speaker 3: with w Lock about this, and you use this on 664 00:32:20,920 --> 00:32:23,520 Speaker 3: the podcast, and I got first of all, I didn't 665 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:26,840 Speaker 3: realize he almost retired, like he was ready to here, 666 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:30,040 Speaker 3: ready to he was ready to retire if the Redsducks 667 00:32:30,040 --> 00:32:35,600 Speaker 3: don't draft him. And but I said, you know, sometimes 668 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:38,400 Speaker 3: you just find what you're good at and what makes 669 00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:38,959 Speaker 3: you happy. 670 00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:42,480 Speaker 2: And and this is I remember sitting in the dugout. 671 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:45,320 Speaker 3: This is a long time ago with Beckett and Beckett's 672 00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:49,880 Speaker 3: talking about contract stuff, and you know, I was stupid, 673 00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:52,160 Speaker 3: but you know, like I've tried to relate myself to 674 00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:56,880 Speaker 3: this multimillion dollar scenario. But I said to me, if 675 00:32:56,880 --> 00:33:00,360 Speaker 3: you're happy, you're gonna do a better job. And if 676 00:33:00,360 --> 00:33:02,480 Speaker 3: you do a better job, you're gonna make the money. 677 00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:05,240 Speaker 2: Ye. So yeah, So that led Josh beck at the 678 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:06,160 Speaker 2: signing with the Red Sox. 679 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:08,840 Speaker 1: I'm sure it's it's very interesting how the picturing is 680 00:33:08,880 --> 00:33:11,480 Speaker 1: gone over the years, both in the rotation and in 681 00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:13,680 Speaker 1: the bullpen. I'll ask you one more question before we 682 00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:16,280 Speaker 1: get out of here. Uh, We've got some news. WILLI 683 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:20,600 Speaker 1: or Bray is going to be uh debuting this coming weekend. 684 00:33:22,040 --> 00:33:24,440 Speaker 1: I know you've seen him obviously in spring. You know, 685 00:33:24,520 --> 00:33:27,440 Speaker 1: how is he looking right now from just an Indian 686 00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:30,280 Speaker 1: person point of view? And what are your thoughts on 687 00:33:30,280 --> 00:33:31,000 Speaker 1: on right field? 688 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:32,520 Speaker 2: He looks skinny. 689 00:33:33,040 --> 00:33:36,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I honestly thought when he shout up 690 00:33:36,520 --> 00:33:39,840 Speaker 3: the camp, I didn't know he had this this intestinal 691 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:43,720 Speaker 3: thing like, oh man, like, look at you, you lost weight? 692 00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:50,000 Speaker 2: You're good? But yeah, bet life? 693 00:33:50,600 --> 00:33:55,680 Speaker 3: But uh yeah he's and so which is you know, 694 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:59,880 Speaker 3: I don't know what his ultimate playing weight is and 695 00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:03,240 Speaker 3: like you said, now he's back. But we talk about 696 00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:05,240 Speaker 3: the importance of this week and a half for these 697 00:34:05,360 --> 00:34:09,360 Speaker 3: like eight days. It it's it's important a lot of ways, 698 00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:11,959 Speaker 3: and that's one of them. You have to see how 699 00:34:12,040 --> 00:34:15,680 Speaker 3: this guy measures out because if he doesn't, if he's 700 00:34:15,719 --> 00:34:18,719 Speaker 3: not ready to go, and once again it's okay, it's 701 00:34:18,760 --> 00:34:22,440 Speaker 3: opening day, but if you if he's not ready to go, 702 00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:25,440 Speaker 3: then you have to look at guys like Pace Thompson, 703 00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:27,640 Speaker 3: you have to look at guys like Nate Eaton. You 704 00:34:27,680 --> 00:34:30,040 Speaker 3: have to look at other guys because you don't want 705 00:34:30,080 --> 00:34:32,840 Speaker 3: to say see later to one of these other. 706 00:34:32,680 --> 00:34:35,560 Speaker 2: Guys if Willobrayo isn't right. 707 00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:39,719 Speaker 1: So, yeah, do you see any shame if you're If 708 00:34:39,719 --> 00:34:42,080 Speaker 1: I want to ask you for a percent, do you 709 00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:45,600 Speaker 1: think they're What percent would you give for Roman Anthony 710 00:34:45,640 --> 00:34:48,000 Speaker 1: being named the opening day right fielder. 711 00:34:49,719 --> 00:34:53,239 Speaker 2: The opening right right fielder. Wow, that's a it's a 712 00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:54,120 Speaker 2: bullsy one. 713 00:34:54,480 --> 00:34:54,520 Speaker 4: No. 714 00:34:54,680 --> 00:34:58,920 Speaker 3: I love percentage questions because we wore them out with 715 00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:00,000 Speaker 3: the bregnant offseason. 716 00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:06,480 Speaker 2: Right. Uh, you know I'm gonna go with twenty percent. 717 00:35:06,719 --> 00:35:08,960 Speaker 1: Oh, that's actually more than I thought you were gonna say. 718 00:35:09,200 --> 00:35:12,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, I guess it's the same old thing right where 719 00:35:13,200 --> 00:35:16,640 Speaker 3: if he gets hot, then you know, it's the same 720 00:35:16,680 --> 00:35:19,240 Speaker 3: thing with Campbell, right, yeah, if all of a sudden 721 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:22,040 Speaker 3: he's like goes out there and he's the best player. 722 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:24,080 Speaker 3: The only reason Marcel Myris is gonna be in the 723 00:35:24,120 --> 00:35:26,000 Speaker 3: Major League is the position he plays. 724 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:29,920 Speaker 2: Oh, I know, yeah, right, but so like so if. 725 00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:32,799 Speaker 3: These guys, these guys are in positions which need to 726 00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:36,319 Speaker 3: be filled and they tear it up, then I don't 727 00:35:36,719 --> 00:35:38,600 Speaker 3: they keep saying we're gonna take the best team, We're 728 00:35:38,600 --> 00:35:40,880 Speaker 3: gonna take the best group. And also by the way 729 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:43,759 Speaker 3: he hits from the right side or the correct side 730 00:35:43,800 --> 00:35:48,480 Speaker 3: of the plate, the left side like a bray you So, yeah, 731 00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:49,920 Speaker 3: I'll go with twenty. 732 00:35:49,960 --> 00:35:52,920 Speaker 2: I don't. I don't feel great about it, but I 733 00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:53,880 Speaker 2: gotta say something. 734 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:56,120 Speaker 1: I'm just wondering, like if he man It's kind of 735 00:35:56,120 --> 00:35:58,280 Speaker 1: one of those things like if a brain's not ready 736 00:35:58,400 --> 00:36:00,640 Speaker 1: and Trace Thompson, let's say you cool off here. In 737 00:36:00,680 --> 00:36:02,359 Speaker 1: the next couple of weeks, he doesn't look like Barry 738 00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:05,719 Speaker 1: Bonds anymore, you know, and Anthony's hitting, and you want 739 00:36:05,719 --> 00:36:07,480 Speaker 1: to stick with what you've been saying by putting the 740 00:36:07,480 --> 00:36:10,879 Speaker 1: best team out there on opening day? I mean, hey, 741 00:36:11,440 --> 00:36:13,279 Speaker 1: you know, maybe we'll see yeah, and. 742 00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:15,560 Speaker 3: Then you know, there's there's all the other stuff that 743 00:36:15,600 --> 00:36:17,520 Speaker 3: comes into it, you know, like getting these guys on 744 00:36:17,560 --> 00:36:21,040 Speaker 3: the forty man, there's the contract stuff. Although you know, 745 00:36:21,120 --> 00:36:24,960 Speaker 3: I think that for Anthony it's you know, one of 746 00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:27,719 Speaker 3: the I love this sort of motivation for putting these 747 00:36:27,719 --> 00:36:28,960 Speaker 3: guys in the open day roster. 748 00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:31,200 Speaker 2: If they are finished in the top two and Rookie 749 00:36:31,239 --> 00:36:33,919 Speaker 2: of the Year, you get you get a prize. Congratulations, 750 00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:37,959 Speaker 2: Your prize is draft pick love picks. Right. 751 00:36:38,000 --> 00:36:43,840 Speaker 3: Well yeah, so yeah, so stranger things have happened where 752 00:36:43,880 --> 00:36:47,520 Speaker 3: he's a guy's got in and taken off. But the 753 00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:51,040 Speaker 3: thing is is that it's not like we don't at 754 00:36:51,120 --> 00:36:53,840 Speaker 3: least we don't think unless William Bray is not in 755 00:36:53,920 --> 00:36:57,120 Speaker 3: a place that is going to correct itself anytime soon. 756 00:36:57,440 --> 00:36:59,520 Speaker 2: Willio Braley was going to be the right fielder, right, 757 00:37:00,280 --> 00:37:01,840 Speaker 2: They got their outfield. 758 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:04,640 Speaker 3: So do you want a guy like Anthony on the 759 00:37:04,640 --> 00:37:07,880 Speaker 3: team who potentially, you know, might not either not be 760 00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:10,360 Speaker 3: there for a while, or do you want to integrate 761 00:37:10,360 --> 00:37:12,239 Speaker 3: a guy like, you know, like a Trace Thompster or 762 00:37:12,320 --> 00:37:14,520 Speaker 3: someone who understands his deal. 763 00:37:15,280 --> 00:37:18,520 Speaker 2: I don't know. And so it's it's gonna be interesting 764 00:37:18,600 --> 00:37:19,719 Speaker 2: last week. It really is. 765 00:37:20,200 --> 00:37:24,000 Speaker 1: Yep, it's always interesting in Red sox Land in these 766 00:37:24,120 --> 00:37:28,320 Speaker 1: next two weeks. It's starting to gear up now it's 767 00:37:28,360 --> 00:37:31,600 Speaker 1: been It's always the first couple of weeks of the spring. 768 00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:33,799 Speaker 1: You just try to get through it, you know. But 769 00:37:33,800 --> 00:37:35,840 Speaker 1: we're starting to get there now. It's getting hot. But 770 00:37:36,360 --> 00:37:38,960 Speaker 1: rob thank you so much for coming on today. I 771 00:37:38,960 --> 00:37:40,960 Speaker 1: really appreciate. I know you got a busy schedule. Are 772 00:37:40,960 --> 00:37:43,240 Speaker 1: you commentating in the next couple of days. 773 00:37:43,880 --> 00:37:46,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, man, like it's I got Yeah, I got a bunch. 774 00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:50,200 Speaker 3: Well I've had a bunch at the least Resistance Radio, 775 00:37:50,840 --> 00:37:54,600 Speaker 3: So it's uh, it's it's uh I feel so it's 776 00:37:54,880 --> 00:37:56,840 Speaker 3: like I said, as I said in the outset, I 777 00:37:56,840 --> 00:37:57,680 Speaker 3: love spring training. 778 00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:01,160 Speaker 2: I love broadcasting the games because we just talk. And 779 00:38:01,239 --> 00:38:03,919 Speaker 2: also I get to see more spring training. I can 780 00:38:03,920 --> 00:38:06,399 Speaker 2: tell you more about hitting six through nine than any 781 00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:10,160 Speaker 2: reporter because I have to watch it. And uh and 782 00:38:10,239 --> 00:38:11,200 Speaker 2: so yeah, so I'll be. 783 00:38:11,200 --> 00:38:13,399 Speaker 3: Doing those and I really enjoyed it, and I enjoy 784 00:38:13,480 --> 00:38:15,560 Speaker 3: coming on with you. I really appreciate Robbie do a 785 00:38:15,560 --> 00:38:16,120 Speaker 3: great job. 786 00:38:16,440 --> 00:38:19,759 Speaker 1: Thank you as well. And uh yeah, we're we're going 787 00:38:19,840 --> 00:38:22,480 Speaker 1: to be getting a lot of fun content for this year. 788 00:38:22,719 --> 00:38:24,920 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a blast. So I'm glad you enjoying 789 00:38:24,920 --> 00:38:27,319 Speaker 1: your time in the spring. Going joy for the next 790 00:38:27,320 --> 00:38:30,920 Speaker 1: couple of weeks and go enjoy Opening Day wherever that is. 791 00:38:31,160 --> 00:38:32,279 Speaker 1: What are you doing for Opening Day? 792 00:38:32,360 --> 00:38:34,560 Speaker 2: Orally, how's that going? What are you doing any day 793 00:38:34,600 --> 00:38:35,799 Speaker 2: at Texas? Texas? 794 00:38:35,920 --> 00:38:40,880 Speaker 3: There we go, yeah, all right, yeah that little Nathan Valdi. 795 00:38:41,160 --> 00:38:42,319 Speaker 3: Let's go, come on. 796 00:38:42,440 --> 00:38:44,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, I need it. I need it. Well, everybody, thank 797 00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:48,040 Speaker 1: you for joining today. Do appreciate that. Rob, thank you again, 798 00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:50,640 Speaker 1: and everybody, we'll talk to you next time, Okay.