1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:02,240 Speaker 1: He just wanted to cook. 2 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 2: It's all, how's it going, everybody? Welcome back? Welcome back? 3 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: Could be the final night that the Yankees are the 4 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: defending American League champions. We got the Mariners versus the 5 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: Blue Jays in about an hour. But I wanted to 6 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: talk a little bit about Minnetaka Murakami, which I'm gonna 7 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: butcher his name a bunch of times, I'm sure, who 8 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 1: has been brought up as a potential target for the Yankees. 9 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: He was posted by his team in Japan. And this 10 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:44,480 Speaker 1: is a guy who has crazy power, just crazy power. 11 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: As a left handed hitter in Yankee Stadium, he could 12 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: be dangerous. The other night, I was sitting by the 13 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: fire and I was kind of decompressing from a tough week, 14 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: and the Dodgers and Brewers were playing, and I kept 15 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 1: getting notifications that Shoheotani was striking guys out, hitting home runs. 16 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:14,679 Speaker 1: He was just absolutely dominating. And I was drawn back 17 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: to that winner when the Yankees were trying to get him, 18 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 1: and he was, you know, he was the big talk 19 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: of the winner. He ended up going to the Angels 20 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:29,479 Speaker 1: of all teams, and you know, history could have been different. 21 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 1: Not that I'm bitter or anything like that. I mean, 22 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 1: he's just amazing. This winner. You're gonna hear a lot 23 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: about Minnetaka Miurakami, who has officially been posted by the 24 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: Swallows of the Nippon Professional Baseball League of Japan. He 25 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: is just twenty five years old, and he could be 26 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 1: just entering his prime, which is crazy to think because 27 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: he's already got two MVPs in the Central League. He's 28 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: already won a triple crown. He set the Japanese home 29 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: run record with fifty six in the season. He broke 30 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 1: the record held by Sadajaro Oh, which was, you know, 31 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:11,799 Speaker 1: a national treasure of a record in Japan. I mean, 32 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 1: that was a big deal when he hit fifty six 33 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: home runs back in twenty twenty two. He also hit 34 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:19,119 Speaker 1: three eighteen that year with one hundred and thirty four 35 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: RBIs and at six foot two two hundred and fourteen pounds, 36 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: he's definitely got the size to play major league baseball. 37 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: He's already got two hundred and twenty four No more 38 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: than that, he's got two hundred and forty six career 39 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: home runs in the Kneepon Professional Baseball League. Two hundred 40 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 1: and forty six and he played in the World Baseball Classic. 41 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: Yankees got a good look at him. You know, he 42 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: hit a homer off and Merril Kelly had a big 43 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: hit against Mexico. And I'll get to who he is 44 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 1: as a player in just a minute, but first I 45 00:02:57,160 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: just want to take a minute to talk about, you know, 46 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: the transition from Japanese to American baseball. Because as you 47 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: can see, there are hits and there are misses, there 48 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 1: are beasts, and there are busts. And I thought it 49 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: would be kind of interesting to take a, you know, 50 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 1: a little stroll down memory lane and you know, see 51 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: who worked out, see who didn't. You know, the Japanese 52 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: style of baseball is super fun to me. You know, 53 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: they're about getting the run in. They're about athleticism, not 54 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: always about hitting the home run. You see lots of bunting, 55 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:32,800 Speaker 1: you see lots of stealing bases, you see lots of 56 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: traditional baseball strategy. But Murra Commy definitely plays more of 57 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: an American style game. He strikes out a ton, he 58 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: hits for a ton of power, he gets on bas 59 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: he doesn't play defense all that well. Japanese players bring 60 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: a lot of excitement, you know, I mean there's the 61 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: factor of the unknown. We've never seen this guy play. 62 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: How will it translate to major League baseball? And it's 63 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: been much more exciting since each ro came over. And 64 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: as kind of an unexpected for yeah, I mean unexpected 65 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 1: is the wrong word. He he was not anticipated to 66 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 1: be as good as he was in the major leagues. 67 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 1: And then he goes out his rookie year, he wins 68 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: the MVP, when's a batting title, he stills fifty bases, 69 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: he has a rocket for an arm. He becomes a 70 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: Hall of Famer, and he was one of my favorite Yankees. 71 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 1: But before that, you know, there had been Hideo Nomo, 72 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 1: who had some success with the Dodgers. Hideki Arabu came 73 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 1: to the Yankees. Those of you who remember the mid 74 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:33,920 Speaker 1: nineties Yankees will definitely remember hideki Arabu. The Yankees actually 75 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: traded Ruben Rivera, who was a top prospect at the time. 76 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:41,480 Speaker 1: He was Mario Rivera's cousin and he actually looked really 77 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 1: good in ninety six and a cup of coffee to 78 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: San Diego for the rights to negotiate with Irabu, and 79 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,359 Speaker 1: then they signed Arabu for I believe it was twelve 80 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: million dollars, And that's the line from Seinfeld. How could 81 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: you spend twelve million dollars on Hidaki Arabu. He don't 82 00:04:56,960 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: know what you're doing, but you know he was He 83 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:06,280 Speaker 1: was not meant for New York. You know, this is 84 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 1: a guy who smoked cigarettes while he was warming up. 85 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 1: He was not in the greatest shape, and he never 86 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 1: lived up to the hype. You know, he didn't really 87 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 1: throw one hundred miles an hour as advertised. You know, 88 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: he was supposed to be the Japanese Nolan Ryan. He became, 89 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 1: you know more, you know Japanese, you know, average pitcher, 90 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:24,479 Speaker 1: you know, just ninety four miles an hour down the 91 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:27,719 Speaker 1: middle straight as in an arrow, and you know you 92 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:30,720 Speaker 1: got Hideki Matsui obviously the other end of the spectrum, 93 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 1: prolific home run hitter in Japan, coming off of fifty 94 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: home runs in his final season with Yomyori, and then 95 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 1: he only had only sixteen home runs with the Yankees 96 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: because he wasn't used to the two seam fastball. You know, 97 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 1: he was nicknamed Godzilla, and in his first couple of 98 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 1: months in the major leagues, I remember seeing headlines in 99 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: the papers that called him ground Zilla, because of how 100 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:53,720 Speaker 1: many ground balls he was hitting, you know. So, as 101 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 1: you can see from this list, there are some beasts 102 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:57,840 Speaker 1: and there are some busts. Obviously. The beasts include Eachi 103 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:02,920 Speaker 1: ro Show Hey, Matt Sui, Masi, Hero Tanaka, Yoshinoba. Yamamoto 104 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: has been great. Say Suzuki has gotten better. He didn't 105 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:08,120 Speaker 1: get off to the greatest start, but he had twenty 106 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: seven home runs this year. Heroki Krooda had some fine years, 107 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 1: especially with the Yankees, and code I Sanga has looked 108 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:16,040 Speaker 1: good with the Mets, went healthy. But there have been 109 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 1: busted you know, Igawa, Irabu, Nishioka, kas Matsui, Kosuke, Fukudome, 110 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: Atkinori Iwamura. I'm struggling with that one, but those of 111 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:31,599 Speaker 1: you who remember the nineties might also remember another one, 112 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: and I'll give you a hint. The Dennis Rodman of 113 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 1: Japan is what he was nicknamed. He had orange air. 114 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 1: His name was Kasuhiro Maeda. He apparently through ninety eight 115 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 1: miles an hour, but that turned out to be another 116 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:47,040 Speaker 1: thing that like, you know, you pump this guy's velocity 117 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 1: up in rumors right overseas, and then he comes to 118 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: America and he just didn't have it, and he was 119 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 1: more ninety two to ninety four. He spent his entire 120 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:58,359 Speaker 1: career in the minor leagues with the Yankees, and he 121 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 1: had a four point sixty nine ERA, so he was 122 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:02,599 Speaker 1: not good. And then there were busts like Igawa, you 123 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:06,039 Speaker 1: know who the the Yankee signed to counteract dice K Matsuzaka, 124 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:08,360 Speaker 1: who was supposed to be like the next big thing, 125 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 1: and he never really panned out. I mean, he had 126 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 1: some good years with Boston, but he wasn't what they anticipated. 127 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: He had trouble going more than five innings, which now 128 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: makes it a pretty good pitcher, I guess. But he 129 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:20,720 Speaker 1: went eighteen and three one year. But Igawa, I mean, 130 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: I don't even really want to get into him because 131 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 1: it just he was so bad. The guy pitched a 132 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 1: major league game with sunglasses on. I've never seen another 133 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 1: pitcher do that. You just don't pitch with sunglasses on. Anyway, 134 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 1: what's interesting about Murakami is that, you know, we haven't 135 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: seen a lot of offensive players come to the major 136 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: leagues and have a ton of success. Typically, if you 137 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: strike out a lot, your strikeout rate goes up, you 138 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: walk rate goes down. That's what studies have shown, you know, 139 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 1: but I mean, guys can make the adjustment if they 140 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: get over early enough. Otani has had back to back 141 00:07:57,480 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 1: fifty home run seasons. He just had the three home 142 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: run game, you know, and then you know, there are 143 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 1: guys who just don't get it done. So I feel 144 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 1: like it's very, very risky to bring over Murakami. But 145 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 1: let's talk about who he is as a player, because 146 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 1: this is a guy who has massive, massive power. He 147 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 1: turns twenty six in February again, two time Central League MVP, 148 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:30,120 Speaker 1: four time NPB All Star, twenty twenty two Triple Crown, 149 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 1: fifty six home runs, one hundred and eighty strikeouts, though 150 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty four sixty nine games this year, twenty 151 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: four home run, seventy one strikeouts. Basically, he had a 152 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 1: John Carlos Stanton type of swing, you know, I mean, 153 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 1: he or a type of season. He had some nagging injuries. 154 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 1: He had like an oblique strain, He had a couple 155 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: of things that wore him down, so he didn't get 156 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 1: to play as much, but massive power when he was 157 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 1: in there. And if you look at his career, I 158 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 1: mean every year, one hundred and forty plus games played, 159 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:08,319 Speaker 1: So I'm not concerned about the injuries. I don't think 160 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 1: that's gonna be what brings him down in the major leagues. 161 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:13,200 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna be the strikeouts. Seventy one strikeouts 162 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: and two hundred and twenty at bats, two hundred and 163 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: sixty three play appearances this year. You know, it's hard 164 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 1: to imagine his strikeout numbers going down when the trend 165 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 1: is that most Japanese players when they come to America, 166 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 1: the strikeout numbers go up. And that happens for pitchers too. 167 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 1: Their strike they strike out more guys. You know, we're 168 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: more focused on the strikeouts here in America anyway. Twenty 169 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 1: four home runs in two hundred and twenty bats obviously 170 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 1: a ton of power, fifty two RBIs. But this is 171 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:47,320 Speaker 1: a guy who doesn't really have a great position. He's 172 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 1: played third base. He's not good defensively at third base 173 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:52,680 Speaker 1: over the last three years, negative forty eight runs saved. 174 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 1: And then you know you bring if you bring him 175 00:09:57,120 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 1: into the Yankees, I'm not sure there's a spot for 176 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:02,440 Speaker 1: him because he's probably a d H slash first base. 177 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 1: If you want to put him at first base, you 178 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:09,199 Speaker 1: know you got some issues there. Because he's blocked. You 179 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: got Ben Rice possibly, You've got you know, the potential 180 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: of Cody Bellinger coming back and playing first base. So 181 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 1: I'm just not sure that he's the best fit for 182 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:25,559 Speaker 1: the Yankees, like just roster wise, for a roster that's 183 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 1: trying to get more athletic, trying to strike out less. 184 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: I get that the the power is enticing, I get that, 185 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:35,000 Speaker 1: But if you look at all the domino effects that 186 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:37,559 Speaker 1: would have to happen, right, if you bring him in 187 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:39,319 Speaker 1: any plays first base, that means you got to move 188 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 1: Ben Rice back to catcher, which means that Austin Wells 189 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:45,320 Speaker 1: gets displaced. Now we did get a call about that. 190 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 1: I'll play play that in just a minute. If you 191 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 1: bring Cody Bellinger back to play first base and you 192 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 1: play Spencer Jones in center and Ben Rice catches, same 193 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: problem exists. Right, you can't bring him in to play 194 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 1: third base. You got Ryan McMahon, who's a defensive wiz 195 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 1: over there. The Yankees saw what he can do, how 196 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 1: he can change a game defensively. In the postseason. He 197 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:07,960 Speaker 1: played great over there. Oswaldo Cabrera's coming back, He's not 198 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:10,080 Speaker 1: gonna really have a ton of mobility to play short 199 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,680 Speaker 1: I don't think so. I know some people have penciled 200 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:15,840 Speaker 1: him as the shortstop if Volpi's out, but I think 201 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 1: Cabrera at third base makes a lot of sense. Maybe 202 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 1: he can play short, I don't know. We'll see how 203 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 1: bad that ankle was, you know, after Jeter came back 204 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 1: from his ankle injury, I mean his range was already 205 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:29,959 Speaker 1: not good, but it got worse. And then at DH 206 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 1: you got John Carlos Stan And as long as he's 207 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 1: on the roster, you know you're not gonna replace him. 208 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:38,960 Speaker 1: I mean John, you know he's a guy who can't 209 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 1: really play the outfield. We saw him play the outfield 210 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 1: little bit this year. It was a disaster show. And 211 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 1: they're gonna want to keep DH at bats for Aaron 212 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:49,600 Speaker 1: Judge because they're not gonna want him throwing. And then 213 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 1: Ben Rice obviously gonna get his at bats at DH. 214 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:55,320 Speaker 1: So I just don't think that there is a clear 215 00:11:56,200 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 1: fit for Mirrorcami anyway, I see the power potential. I 216 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 1: know that a lot of Yankees fans are super excited 217 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:08,960 Speaker 1: about the guy, but I want to take some comments 218 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:13,200 Speaker 1: and see how my audience is feeling. Mary Best as 219 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: great pronunciations. I'm sure that I butchered pretty much eighty 220 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:22,440 Speaker 1: percent of those names, so you know, my bad. I'm 221 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:26,839 Speaker 1: sure that was anyway. The safe situation says, I'd be 222 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 1: happy with the third base of Ryan Carbretra or Oswaldo 223 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 1: McMahon just a platoon situation. I think so too. The 224 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 1: only issue is that Oswello Corbert's kind of got the 225 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:42,600 Speaker 1: same situation as Jason Dimingez where he doesn't swing the 226 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:44,600 Speaker 1: bat as well from the right side of the plate. 227 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 1: You know, swing path isn't great now, It's I think 228 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 1: better than Dominguez at this point, and certainly better than 229 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 1: what you get out of McMahon from the right side 230 00:12:54,920 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 1: or you know, against lefties. But I'm interested in seeing 231 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 1: what role Oswaldo plays when he comes back. You know, 232 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 1: I think he's shown some good things. He's never had 233 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 1: the ops numbers that the Yankees go crazy over, but 234 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 1: he seems to be a guy who gets big hits, 235 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:14,199 Speaker 1: So I'm curious to see what happens there. We got 236 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 1: a call here about Murakami. Let me go and play it. 237 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 3: Anybody would that is right? 238 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:19,320 Speaker 1: Uh? 239 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:21,719 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think we got to go full stop Marakali. 240 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 3: I think it's the best move. I think he's the 241 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:26,439 Speaker 3: youngest option there, and I think he's got the best power. 242 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 3: We need that big power lefty bat. That's the young 243 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:30,079 Speaker 3: that we can have long term and not to keep 244 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 3: going from vet vet vet vet. I think that makes 245 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 3: Ben Rice to starting catcher. Austin Wells can go and 246 00:13:36,679 --> 00:13:38,439 Speaker 3: then we either maybe get a veteran like a Real 247 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:40,599 Speaker 3: Muto that's willing to still maybe play back up a 248 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:43,080 Speaker 3: split time. That'd be great, But I don't think that 249 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:45,560 Speaker 3: you can get Marakai if you're not gonna have Ben 250 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:47,960 Speaker 3: right play every single day as a catcher. Otherwise, I'd 251 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 3: rather have Ben Rice in the first base and then 252 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:52,679 Speaker 3: go get real Muto to catch every day and then 253 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:54,920 Speaker 3: figure out maybe all then it allows us to keep 254 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 3: that uh Austin Wells that way. 255 00:13:57,440 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 1: So here's the deal. I love the call. If you 256 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 1: sign Murakami, Rice becomes your everyday catcher full stop. But 257 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 1: real Muto as a right handed option, I don't hate that. 258 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:13,960 Speaker 1: If you're able to trade Austin Wells, and I think 259 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 1: the Austin Wells does have some trade value. He's young, 260 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:20,080 Speaker 1: he's a good framer, he's got some pop. I hate 261 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 1: it as it back in the final game of the 262 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:26,800 Speaker 1: division series with the bases loaded. But I just don't 263 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 1: think that the Yankees are gonna disrupt the team that much. 264 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 1: It makes more sense to me just play Ben Rice 265 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 1: at first base, catch Austin Wells. If you want to 266 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:37,760 Speaker 1: get a backup catcher who hits right handed, fine do that. 267 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 1: But I think that you gotta pass on Murakami. That 268 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 1: is my verdict. 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You know, 277 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: I've had a bit of a stretsful time lately, So 278 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:30,520 Speaker 1: I was, you know, sitting out back to the day 279 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 1: and I missed the games, but I was able to 280 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 1: come back in watch the replay on on Fox one. 281 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 1: And guys, the playoffs this year have been incredible. I'm 282 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 1: hoping that the Mariners not only close out the Blue 283 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: Jays tonight, but that they take down the Dodgers too, 284 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:51,280 Speaker 1: because I would be epic to see them win their 285 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 1: first World Series as the underdog. 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All right, let's finish off the night. 296 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: Later this week, the plan is to have Ryan Garcia 297 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:30,200 Speaker 1: on from Fireside Yankees. We're gonna debate Bellinger versus Tucker. 298 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 1: We're gonna talk about the top prospects for twenty twenty six, 299 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 1: to watch general state of the Yankees type of thing. Also, 300 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 1: I want to take a minute real quick to remember 301 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 1: Jesus Montero. You may have heard and I got a 302 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:47,080 Speaker 1: voicemail about this that I'll play Jesus Montero, former Yankee prospect, 303 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:50,800 Speaker 1: passed away today at age thirty five. You know, he 304 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 1: was traded for Michael Pineda, but he was electric when 305 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 1: he first came up. Apparently he had a motorcycle accident. 306 00:16:56,040 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 1: This one genuinely made me sad. I'm only seven years 307 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 1: older than Zeus Montero. I watched him all the way 308 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 1: through the minor leagues. I saw him play in Scranton, 309 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:09,680 Speaker 1: and obviously his first two home runs against the Orioles 310 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:12,840 Speaker 1: was electric. One of my more fun memories watching baseball. 311 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 1: He had such immense opposite field power that you just 312 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 1: figured that, you know, if he stayed a Yankee, he 313 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 1: was going to become a star. But they traded him 314 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 1: for Pineda. Never worked out for Montero. Pineda had the 315 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:26,480 Speaker 1: shoulder injury, was never quite the same. But you feel 316 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:29,720 Speaker 1: like a guy with that level of immense talent, you know, 317 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:33,120 Speaker 1: sky was the limit for him. You know, he could 318 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:34,840 Speaker 1: have still been playing thirty five years old. I mean 319 00:17:34,840 --> 00:17:37,160 Speaker 1: he could have literally been on the ALCS roster right now, 320 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:39,639 Speaker 1: probably as the backup to cal Raley if the universe 321 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:41,720 Speaker 1: had played out a little bit differently. So thirty five, 322 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 1: way too young. Rest in peace, mister Montero. We got 323 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 1: to call from Kevin about it. Derek Kevin, I don't 324 00:17:49,119 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: know if you heard, but. 325 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 2: I've just seen a report from ESCU and that Jesus 326 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:56,639 Speaker 2: monterodide in a motorcycle crash. 327 00:17:56,720 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 1: Man, that sucks really bad. That's damn man. Yeah, yeah, 328 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:07,520 Speaker 1: I mean, what do you say, what do you say? 329 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 1: Gone too soon? And you know, unfortunately, you know, I've 330 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 1: got some experience with motorcycle crash. Is a good friend 331 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:17,600 Speaker 1: of mine that I threw a combined no hitter with 332 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:21,440 Speaker 1: in high school died on a motorcycle. It's why I 333 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:25,960 Speaker 1: don't get on motorcycles. Growing up, we were in nursing 334 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 1: homes a lot because my uncle was very sick, and 335 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:30,800 Speaker 1: there were a lot of head injuries there from people 336 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:33,840 Speaker 1: who had motorcycle accidents, and that just scared me off 337 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 1: of ever wanting to be on a motorcycle. So anyway, 338 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:41,480 Speaker 1: rest in peace to Jesus Montero. Final verdict on Murakami 339 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: is a hard no from me, but we'll see what 340 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 1: the Yankees choose to do. Again. I'll be back later 341 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:50,760 Speaker 1: this week with Ryan Garcia, so tune in for that. 342 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:54,440 Speaker 1: Like subscribe all that good stuff. 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