1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:02,280 Speaker 1: Wanted to talk. 2 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:10,040 Speaker 2: It's all, hey, hey, how's it going everybody? Welcome back, 3 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 2: Welcome back. And Brian Bashman's happy because none of his 4 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 2: favorite prospects got taken in the Rule five draft. Harrison Cohen, 5 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:22,240 Speaker 2: Henry Lane, Eric Reiseman all still in the Yankees organization. 6 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 2: Congrats to you, my man. Congrats to you. Get what 7 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 2: you want it for Christmas. All right, let's talk about 8 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 2: some Yankees rumors. But first I do have to say 9 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 2: a quick word about the Mets, because our friends that 10 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:39,200 Speaker 2: are Mets fans are having a pretty bad week, pretty 11 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 2: tough week for the Mets. Pete Alonzo signed with the 12 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 2: Orioles today. Edwin Diaz went to the Dodgers and it 13 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 2: was really only like a three million dollar difference between 14 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 2: what the Mets had offered him versus what he signed 15 00:00:56,120 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 2: with for the Dodgers, So that seems like a really 16 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 2: small margin. He must not have liked playing for the Mets. 17 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 2: And the fact that Pete Alonso exited, the Mets have 18 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 2: gotten weaker, and you wonder if they've got too much 19 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 2: money committed and tied up in Juan Soto. I know 20 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:20,040 Speaker 2: Steve Cohen can pay anything he wants, but hard to 21 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 2: build a team and you know, operate with any kind 22 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:28,040 Speaker 2: of responsibility when you got that much dedicated to one player. Anyway, 23 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 2: American League East gained another big bat in Peter Alonzo, 24 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 2: so the Yankees are going to have their hands full, 25 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:38,319 Speaker 2: I'm sure with him, and the Jays and Red Sox 26 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 2: have both been aggressive this winter. The Rays added Mullens, 27 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 2: Cedric Mullens, so every American League East team is working 28 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 2: to get better. So far, the Yankees have re signed 29 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 2: Ryan Yarborough and Trent Christiaan is coming back, so that's 30 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 2: where we're at. Also, I wanted to weigh in on 31 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 2: the manual says calmed down. We got Trent Grisham, dear lord, 32 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 2: just to way in on the Sunny Gray comments about 33 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 2: never wanting to be a Yankee. All I have to 34 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 2: say is that not everybody can handle the pressure. And 35 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:14,639 Speaker 2: he's one of these guys where, you know, we talked 36 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 2: about body language, We talked about body language with Devin Williams. 37 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 2: Sunny Gray kind of had that same feeling about him 38 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 2: where he just didn't seem comfortable. It is not a 39 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:27,360 Speaker 2: surprise to me that he didn't like pitching in New York, 40 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:29,679 Speaker 2: not everybody wants to be, you know, part of the 41 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 2: bright spotlight. But to run his mouth about it now, eh, 42 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 2: seems like he's just throwing some red meat to the 43 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 2: Red Sox fans. It might have been one of those 44 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 2: things where, you know, the Boston pr told him to 45 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:42,639 Speaker 2: do that or something like that. You know, let's make 46 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:45,919 Speaker 2: a little bit of noise. But anyway, we have finally 47 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 2: gotten some rumors over the last couple of days. Nothing 48 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 2: seemed worry worthy of doing a full on show about 49 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 2: it until tonight. We did get word today that Freddy 50 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 2: Perata is on the Yankees' radar, and the Yankees are 51 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:04,359 Speaker 2: one of the teams that are looking at traded for him. 52 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 2: That could open up the door for like a major blockbuster. 53 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 2: And we're going to talk about that in a second, 54 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 2: But first I want to talk about shortstop Corey Seeger. 55 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 2: I've seen his name mentioned a lot in the comments 56 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 2: over the last you know, several weeks or so. Obviously, 57 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 2: Volpi's injury was worse than we thought, right, it was 58 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 2: worse than the Yankees thought. When they finally opened it up, 59 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:30,799 Speaker 2: there was a lot more damage and so that it 60 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:33,639 Speaker 2: makes you have to wonder, you know, how much did 61 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 2: that affect him? But also how great can he come 62 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 2: back from it? I think that's the part that people 63 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 2: are overlooking, is when you have to do extensive reconstruction 64 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 2: in there, not everybody comes back from that, right, I 65 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 2: mean Miguel and Duhar he had extensive shoulder surgery and 66 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 2: never recovered as a hitter. Greg Bird same thing. I'm 67 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 2: worried that Volpi might be on that path, and that 68 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 2: might forced the Yankees to look outside the organization because 69 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 2: I don't think you can rely on cabal Aro to 70 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 2: be your everyday shortstop. I mean, the guy's a six 71 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 2: hundred something ops. 72 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 3: Right. 73 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 2: I've seen Corey Seeker's name mentioned a lot, and I 74 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 2: want to just pull up his metrics and kind of 75 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 2: take a look at him and see if he makes sense. 76 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 2: You know, wouldn't this be the ultimate Brian Cashman move, 77 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 2: by the way, right, pass on a guy when he 78 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:25,159 Speaker 2: can still win your World Series title in his prime. 79 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 2: He goes somewhere else. He wins the title, and now 80 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 2: he's thirty one and he's maybe starting to get past 81 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 2: his prime a little bit, although he's still quite good 82 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 2: by the metrics, but he has slowed down some, you know, 83 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 2: now that he has passed his you know, prime years anyways, 84 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 2: entering his thirties, now's the time cashman would go pick 85 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 2: him up. Is he better than Anthony Vopey? Absolutely? Absolutely, 86 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:51,279 Speaker 2: he's better than Anthony Volpe. But would it be a 87 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 2: tough contract to absorb in its entirety? I think so. 88 00:04:56,200 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 2: I think so. Here's the issue. This is a guy 89 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 2: who has struggled with injuries, right, and as he gets older, 90 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:05,480 Speaker 2: it's it's not going to get better. It's not going 91 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 2: to get easier, right, And I agree with Rich Dubb 92 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 2: in the comments who says I'm conflicted. On one hand, 93 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:14,720 Speaker 2: Seeker is an immediate upgrade, but when he's not gonna 94 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 2: get better, you know, he reminds the He reminds Rich 95 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 2: of when we got too low, too late. Now too 96 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 2: Low was way past his prime. Seeger's not quite there yet. 97 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 2: But he's had some injuries, you know, And you know, 98 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 2: the last three years he had four hundred and seventy 99 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:33,159 Speaker 2: seven at bats, four hundred and seventy five at bats 100 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:37,840 Speaker 2: and three hundred and eighty at bats and this year 101 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:40,840 Speaker 2: was an appendec to me. He's had I mean, he's 102 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 2: had he's had some issues in the past, but he 103 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 2: might be somebody I would take a gamble on, to 104 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 2: be honest with you, if you could get them to 105 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 2: eat a little bit of the contract, or maybe even 106 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 2: throw in a right handed bat like Josh Young to 107 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:02,599 Speaker 2: maybe platoon at third base with McMahon. I think that 108 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:07,480 Speaker 2: could work. Now, Seegar's gonna not probably be your long 109 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:10,359 Speaker 2: term shortstop, but he can get you a Lombard. He 110 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 2: can give you two years until Lombard is there, I 111 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 2: have no doubt, and then he can move to third 112 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 2: base or move to second base, or whatever you want 113 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:18,480 Speaker 2: to do with him, and he'll still be a left 114 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 2: handed bat who's a good hitter, who can maybe you know, 115 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 2: after Stanton's gone dh a little bit more. You know, 116 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:29,280 Speaker 2: obviously Judge is still gonna be dhing a lot after 117 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:31,840 Speaker 2: Stanton leaves too, but you know you can get him 118 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 2: off his feet. This might be a move that makes sense. 119 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 2: Big guy sixty three to two hundred and fifteen pounds, 120 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:41,840 Speaker 2: always had a ton of talent, Always liked Seeger. He 121 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 2: does have a lot of towerk in his swing, and that, 122 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 2: you know, that can worry you as as a guy 123 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 2: gets older. Right, are they gonna Are they gonna start 124 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:52,160 Speaker 2: having oblique issues or back issues. But that's something you 125 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 2: can't You can't try and predict the future with somebody's health. 126 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 2: So you just hope that he stays healthy. But he 127 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 2: is a winning player. As Laurie Ces said in the comments, 128 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 2: I agree, but he does make a lot of money. 129 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:08,360 Speaker 2: It is not an easy contract to swallow. And Rich 130 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 2: also says that the Lefty Yankee stadium bump will help 131 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 2: offset the age. That is something I agree with. You know, 132 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 2: I could see him getting an extra five to seven 133 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 2: home runs a year just by going to the Yankees. 134 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 2: And last year you missed some time because of the epidectomy. 135 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 2: He's still had twenty one home runs hit two seventy one. 136 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 2: Year before that two seventy eight thirty home runs year 137 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 2: before that thirty three home runs. He is the guy 138 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 2: who legitimately hits you thirty home runs, right, And if 139 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 2: you're gonna replace Bellinger, I mean you got to add 140 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 2: some pop somewhere, right, If you're gonna go with do 141 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 2: Mingez full time in left field and not pay three 142 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 2: hundred million or thirty million a year. Rather, he's not 143 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 2: gonnaet three hundreds but thirty million a year for five 144 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 2: or six years for Bellinger. I mean, you got to 145 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 2: replace some pop. So that's that's something to look at. 146 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 2: Another guy who we've heard about over the last couple 147 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 2: of days is Trevor McGill. Now I really like this guy, 148 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 2: but this is another one that comes with some issues. 149 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 2: I'm gonna share with you his stat cast numbers. Now, 150 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 2: he missed some time with a flexer strain. But this 151 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 2: is a guy who throws really, really hard. He can 152 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 2: top out over one hundred, and he's got a hammer 153 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:26,000 Speaker 2: of a curveball. You're talking high fastballs at ninety nine 154 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 2: to one hundred and one and then just a deadly 155 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 2: breaking ball. And you know, sixty strikeouts and forty seven innings, 156 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 2: so more than a strikeout per inning, one point one 157 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 2: to three whip. I've watched him pitch a couple of times, 158 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 2: and he's got crazy energy. You just I just love 159 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 2: his energy. He's got that prototypical relief pitcher kind of like, 160 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,440 Speaker 2: you know, get the crowd pumped up in the eighth inning, 161 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:55,080 Speaker 2: kind of energy, screaming that type of stuff. I love that. 162 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 2: It's entertainment value, and I think that there's something too 163 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 2: just building up the energy in the stadium late in 164 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:04,439 Speaker 2: the game, and I love guys who do that, who 165 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 2: can do it with triple digits. It gets everyone pumped 166 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 2: up a little bit. When you amp up the energy, 167 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 2: guys seem to play better. But the one thing that 168 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:14,720 Speaker 2: you gotta worry about is the flexi straint. A lot 169 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 2: of times, I mean this is anecdotal, but it seems 170 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:20,720 Speaker 2: like a lot of times I've heard those words said 171 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 2: as a precursor to a couple months later Tommy John surgery. 172 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:29,560 Speaker 2: So I mean, it's a risk, but all pitching is 173 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:31,559 Speaker 2: a risk, especially guys who throw that hard because the 174 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 2: human body is not designed to do that. So Trevor 175 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 2: McGill is somebody that has been, you know, talked about, 176 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 2: and then today we get we found out that the 177 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 2: Yankees are in on Freddy Peralta. Now I call him 178 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 2: full kitchen Freddy Peralta because he will throw the entire 179 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 2: kitchen sink at you. Four pitch pitcher, fastball, change up, curveball, 180 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 2: and slider, really good metrics across the board. He's one 181 00:09:59,920 --> 00:10:02,959 Speaker 2: of these guys I've liked for a long long time 182 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:05,680 Speaker 2: as a pitcher. He's had three straight years with one 183 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:08,559 Speaker 2: hundred and seventy plus innings pitched and two hundred strikeouts. 184 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 2: So this is a guy who's durably consistent. Right, he 185 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:18,240 Speaker 2: pitches thirty plus starts here, I'm sorry two years ago, 186 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:20,200 Speaker 2: sorry it was one hundred and sixty five innings. Sorry, 187 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 2: but still two hundred plus strikeouts. This year. Not only 188 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 2: were the metrics great you see all the red ninety 189 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 2: seventh percentile of pitching run value, ninety sixth percentile of 190 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 2: off speed run value expected, batting averages two on nine, 191 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 2: but the traditional the traditional stats were great too, seventeen 192 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:42,679 Speaker 2: and six two point seven zero era. I love this guy. 193 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:48,560 Speaker 2: He is a exciting, entertaining personality. And I think the 194 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 2: fact that the Yankees are interested in I think the 195 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:02,000 Speaker 2: fact that the Yankees are interested in McGill and Peralta 196 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 2: opens the door for a blockbuster trade package, right, I mean, 197 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 2: maybe you can get them to include both of those guys. 198 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:16,839 Speaker 2: It's just less paperwork. Are people saying Are people saying 199 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 2: that the Dodgers got Schooble. I haven't seen that yet. 200 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 2: I've seen a few things in the comments, but somebody 201 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 2: confirm that. I think it's I think that's just fake 202 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 2: news at this point anyway, So that's where the Yankees 203 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:34,960 Speaker 2: are at in terms of rumors. I do think that 204 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:37,719 Speaker 2: adding another starting pitcher makes sense. It makes a lot 205 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 2: of sense. Seems like something Brian Cashman would do. Word 206 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:43,920 Speaker 2: around the campfires. The Yankees are interested in Michael King, 207 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 2: They're still interested in Emi. Brian Cashman has been around 208 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 2: long enough to know that you only go as far 209 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 2: as your pitching takes you. You know, every championship team, 210 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 2: every deep October run, it seems to revolve around good 211 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:03,079 Speaker 2: starting pitching, you know. And the reality is the Yankees 212 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:05,840 Speaker 2: are hamstrong right now. Cole won't be back till May 213 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 2: or June. Rodin, maybe May Schmid might not pitch at all. 214 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 2: Freed has had some injuries in the past. He's healthy now. 215 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 2: I'm glad he turned down the WBC because he knows 216 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 2: the Yankees are thin and they're going to be relying 217 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 2: on him. Louise Heal, I mean, he got hurt last year. 218 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:23,320 Speaker 2: What can you expect out of him? 219 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:25,199 Speaker 3: Right? 220 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 2: I mean, there's a lot of concern about this rotation, 221 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:31,679 Speaker 2: especially earlier in the year. I think there's an opportunity 222 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:35,080 Speaker 2: to go out there and get some starting pitching to 223 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 2: reinforce the rotation, take some pressure off of Freed, and 224 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 2: the Yankees have the young starting pitching that's not quite 225 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 2: major league ready to do it, but it's controllable. Guys 226 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 2: like l Lane or like you know Selvage or you 227 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:55,280 Speaker 2: know Ben Hess or Bryce Conningham. These are guys that 228 00:12:55,920 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 2: other teams would have interested it, interested in. And you know, 229 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:04,960 Speaker 2: a team that's rebuilding once guys who are you know, 230 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:08,720 Speaker 2: maybe not already major League ready, maybe on the cusp. 231 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 2: That way, you get a longer run with those guys. 232 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:13,520 Speaker 2: So I could see the Yankees trading some of their 233 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 2: controllable young starting pitching to try and get somebody who's 234 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:20,839 Speaker 2: more established, maybe somebody like a A Peralta. And you know, 235 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 2: I could see them signing Michael King. You know, they 236 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 2: loved Michael King. They didn't want to deal him. They 237 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:28,640 Speaker 2: had to do it to get Soda, they had to 238 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 2: do it. Brian Bashman says, bring back Nasty Nester. I 239 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 2: could see the Yankees doing that, except Nestor didn't seem 240 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:39,080 Speaker 2: to enjoy his last little bit of time here with 241 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:42,200 Speaker 2: the Yankees, right. He was talking about, oh I changed 242 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:46,439 Speaker 2: my role, and YadA, YadA, YadA, Come on, and plus fans. 243 00:13:46,480 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 2: Are they ever gonna forget that home run in the 244 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 2: postseason in the to Freddy Freeman, I don't think so. 245 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:57,959 Speaker 2: Take some voice. This first one is about Alonso. 246 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 4: Yeah Paul from Long Island, New York. I love your show. 247 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:04,960 Speaker 3: I'm not playing on my character. 248 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 2: Sorry, let me start over again. 249 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 4: Sorry, Yeah, Heny, Derek Paul from Long Island, New York. 250 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:11,959 Speaker 4: I love your show. 251 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 3: Loved and Strife Territory. 252 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 4: Peter Alnto signed with the Orioles today, and I'm wondering 253 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 4: what the Yankees will pivot to because there's a lot 254 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 4: to talk about the Meds pivoting to pellinger and using 255 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:32,680 Speaker 4: them as the first basement slash outfielder that the Yankees 256 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 4: talked about in the past. I'm just worried with these 257 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 4: cap talk that the Yankees talk about all the time, 258 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 4: that this might put a heart on the the eventual 259 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 4: signing of anybody this season. So just your thoughts on 260 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:52,680 Speaker 4: on what I'm saying. 261 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:55,800 Speaker 2: I do think that the Yankees are very much in 262 00:14:55,800 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 2: favor of a cap and I think that hal Steinberner unfortunate. 263 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:05,560 Speaker 2: He wants to spend less. I think that's true of 264 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 2: most people. They want to spend less. But Cohen and 265 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:15,080 Speaker 2: the Guggenheims like these are entities that can afford and 266 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:21,119 Speaker 2: will spend whatever it takes. And you know, al Steinbrenner, 267 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 2: for better worse, just is not financially in the same 268 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 2: league as those guys. I think it makes sense for 269 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 2: how to sell the team. If he's worried about the 270 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 2: legacy of the team, he doesn't want to go to 271 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 2: go another fifty years without a championship. You know, maybe 272 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:39,479 Speaker 2: take your profits, you know, take care of the grandkids 273 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 2: and call it a career and let a major Wall 274 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 2: Street firm take over for the New York Yankees. 275 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 1: They're sorry to call back, but I forgot the two 276 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:57,000 Speaker 1: people that's sitting me down this road of anger. The 277 00:15:57,160 --> 00:16:02,040 Speaker 1: Edwin DS thing happened today, but the comments from Aaron 278 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 1: Boone and Brian Cashman are what pissed me off. Initially. 279 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 1: Aaron Boone says, we're not that far away from the 280 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 1: Toronto Blue Jays, Hey, genius, the fact that we're looking 281 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:17,560 Speaker 1: up at the Blue Jays means something has gone terribly wrong. 282 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:22,000 Speaker 1: Brian Cashman is making it sound like, oh, we just 283 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:25,160 Speaker 1: need a couple of pieces and the starting rotation to 284 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:28,120 Speaker 1: be spectacular. And you know, will be on our way, 285 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 1: on our way to what were on our way to what. 286 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 1: There are people in the comments sections on YouTube one 287 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 1: of your videos who are now starting to buy this 288 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 1: rhetoric that's coming from Cashman and the Yankees. Oh well, 289 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 1: we won ninety four games and blah blah. Who cares 290 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:49,760 Speaker 1: about that? Who cares about that? You're not winning the 291 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 1: World Series? That's what matters. 292 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 2: I appreciate the call. That's an all time rant. I 293 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 2: got to give you a round applause. My manner, an 294 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 2: all time rant and indicative of the way Yankees fans 295 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:05,320 Speaker 2: seem to be feeling right now. The impatience is growing. 296 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 2: You hear cash Man in all these interviews talking about 297 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 2: it takes time. Things are moving at a galacial pace. 298 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 2: I this is where you find out how good a 299 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 2: GM he is. The Yankees don't have a lot of 300 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:20,200 Speaker 2: money to work with. We know that Hal doesn't want 301 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 2: to go above you know, three ten, three fifteen. Last year, 302 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:25,439 Speaker 2: I think he said they were at three nineteen. I 303 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:28,639 Speaker 2: can't see him getting higher than that. So how do 304 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 2: you improve a team that's probably gonna lose Bellinger for 305 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 2: whatever's left on the payroll? Twenty five thirty million tops. 306 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:39,560 Speaker 2: You want to leave some room in there too, so 307 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:41,879 Speaker 2: that you could trade for somebody during the season. You 308 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 2: don't want to max it out, you know, now, you 309 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:48,640 Speaker 2: want to keep some room in the payroll. Here's Booker. 310 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:54,199 Speaker 3: Good morning, Derek, it's Booker. I'm sure you're seeing what 311 00:17:54,280 --> 00:18:01,399 Speaker 3: I'm seeing. We're falling apart. I'm finally it's Cashman and 312 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:07,880 Speaker 3: this atmosphere the Yankees. Now this wan Bee a stasion, 313 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:10,959 Speaker 3: doesn't want to come to us. Looking at other teams, 314 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 3: we used to be everybody wanted to be with us. 315 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:17,680 Speaker 3: Now it seems like no one wants to be with us. 316 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:21,679 Speaker 3: You know, it's our coaching, it's our atmosphere being in 317 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:26,439 Speaker 3: the Yankees. Cash Man's gotta go. He's been there twenty 318 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:27,639 Speaker 3: five years too long. 319 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 2: I don't know about twenty five years too long. I 320 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:35,080 Speaker 2: mean his first season was ninety eight, and you know 321 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:36,359 Speaker 2: they won the World Series, and then they want it 322 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:37,960 Speaker 2: again in ninety nine, and then they wanted again in 323 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 2: two thousands. Do he started off and I know he 324 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 2: didn't build those teams, but you know, I think after 325 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:47,120 Speaker 2: four after you blow a three to zero series lead, 326 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:50,199 Speaker 2: I think the entire everything should have been cleaned out. 327 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 2: I think you got to start over fresh as an organization. 328 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:56,840 Speaker 2: Can you imagine if we had rant Cam after that? 329 00:18:57,560 --> 00:19:01,640 Speaker 2: Can you imagine the rant he'll be going. I'd still 330 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 2: be going after blowing at three only I that lives 331 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,280 Speaker 2: in my head rent free and I blame Brian Cashman 332 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 2: for that. On on not getting enough pitching. Here's Brian. 333 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:19,920 Speaker 5: Well, Big Pete Alonzo's coming to the division. He's gonna 334 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:23,960 Speaker 5: be playing in Baltimore. Mets are going to be doing 335 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:27,720 Speaker 5: a revamp and rehaul. I doubt they're going to be done. 336 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:32,800 Speaker 5: They're going to be just remaking this team, and history 337 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:37,159 Speaker 5: told them. I guess that you know that corps of 338 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 5: players wasn't going to get it done, so it's time 339 00:19:39,359 --> 00:19:43,080 Speaker 5: to switch it up. Leading me to my point, are 340 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:46,679 Speaker 5: we now a little bit more worried than ever that 341 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:50,320 Speaker 5: Cody Bellinger is going to be going? Because Meths clearly 342 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:55,680 Speaker 5: have an opening in the outfield where Bellinger pretty much 343 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:58,960 Speaker 5: played all year and first base, where Bellinger is pretty 344 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,800 Speaker 5: much a gold glove, and the Mets can easily dump 345 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:05,159 Speaker 5: a bigger contract on his head and keep him in 346 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 5: New York. 347 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:10,080 Speaker 2: So yeah, I think you're right on I think they 348 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:13,879 Speaker 2: need him. I was watching the Francesa podcast I don't know, 349 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:16,920 Speaker 2: like an hour ago, and he put it very well. 350 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:21,120 Speaker 2: He said, the Yankees want Bellinger, the Mets might need Bellinger. Now, 351 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:23,879 Speaker 2: all right, I want to go to a new section, 352 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:29,680 Speaker 2: a new segment here called comment Spotlight, and we highlight 353 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:32,639 Speaker 2: this comment here by JR. Six three sixty one. He 354 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:36,360 Speaker 2: says does not understand the Jazz Chisholm love. The guy 355 00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:38,680 Speaker 2: is streaky as hell and he makes brain dead decisions 356 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:41,199 Speaker 2: in the field. I get he could be entertaining, but 357 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 2: is that the metric we're going by now? Rather have 358 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:48,960 Speaker 2: boring have a guy than I Rather have boring and 359 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:52,280 Speaker 2: have a guy who's paying attention, paying attention, I think 360 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:56,399 Speaker 2: he means on both sides of the game. So first 361 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 2: of all, thank you for the comment. I hear you, 362 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 2: and I get it, like the bonehead moves are annoying. 363 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:09,199 Speaker 2: I'm gonna share Jazz's metrics, his actual metrics, to show that, 364 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 2: like this is a guy who was above average as 365 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:16,200 Speaker 2: a hitter, as a base runner, and as a fielder, right, 366 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:20,400 Speaker 2: and I think he's only getting better. I think next 367 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:24,200 Speaker 2: year if he stays with that seventy percent approach. He's 368 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:28,120 Speaker 2: a two sixty hitter with thirty five home runs and 369 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:32,400 Speaker 2: thirty five stolen bases, and I think a full year 370 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 2: at second base he'll be more comfortable. He's got to 371 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:41,440 Speaker 2: make less aggressive throws. You know, sometimes the best move 372 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:44,480 Speaker 2: is to just not throw the baseball, just hang on 373 00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:48,440 Speaker 2: to it. He needs to learn that. Let's get a 374 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:52,359 Speaker 2: few more comments here. Raymond Velen says the Yankees are 375 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:56,199 Speaker 2: gonna roll the same team, no uploads. I think he 376 00:21:56,240 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 2: means upgrades. I guess we'll see. Raymond says Donovan over Jazz. 377 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:08,440 Speaker 2: I don't know you got a trade to get Donovan. 378 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:12,119 Speaker 2: I mean, Jazz, you already got him. Just let him play. 379 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 2: Just let Jazz be Jazz. I mean, how like I 380 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:19,280 Speaker 2: agree with Kayden Mills. Guy was thirty thirty here, thirty thirty. 381 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,280 Speaker 2: I mean he can play. We get that he makes 382 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 2: some bonehead mistakes, but look, the guy's an athletic freak. 383 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:30,200 Speaker 2: I want him on the club, and he's fun. He's 384 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:33,840 Speaker 2: a good guy and that means something. So I guess 385 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 2: we'll find out over the next couple of days if 386 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:38,639 Speaker 2: any of these rumors come to fruition. But once again, 387 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:43,520 Speaker 2: Yankees in on Freddie Peralta, the Orioles, get Pete Alonzo, 388 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 2: Yankee's interested in Trevor McGill could be an interesting, interesting 389 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 2: couple of days here. 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