yes it all goes down in the D.
M.V.I mean the GM slide into my
GMS and we've got dan O'Dowd
here to talk about?
Talk about a little bit about
about everything including the
Miami marlins have a new manager
in skip schumacher.
What kind of what kind of
situation is skip walking
himself into right now
challenging one wouldn't you
say?
Very, very challenging and it's
a hard time to rebuild.
I obviously we love their young
starting pitching still feel
there, bullpen needs work but
they've got enough talent to be
able to address both of from
starting standpoint.
But boy, they need to figure out
a way to score some runs zero.
I think for me, I actually
texted skip and congratulate him
last night and he wrote back
zero.
Thanks for reaching out.
I couldn't be more fired up.
So wanting this opportunity, I
think he comes from obviously
being born and raised in the ST
louis cardinals organization
expectations of winning and how
to go about that right?
He's going to bring, not that
Don Mattingly didn't, but he's
gonna he's gonna stress
fundamentals, he's going to
stress team chemistry and doing
things the right way, but you've
got to find a way to score some
runs.
I'm just super excited for him.
I think he's going to I don't
know him that well higher for
them.
Everybody's favorite teammate
honestly and willing to fight
like this wasn't a guy he knew,
he knew always say this.
Do you know you where you stand
every day on the team and and
how do you approach the day.
so how is he going to balance
today's game?
How is his mind set as relates
to some of the fundamental
beliefs of being raised in the
George Kissell system in ST
louis plus the new information
analytically.
Does he marry that?
Well, I think he will marry
that.
Well, I really do.
I think he's been, he went over
to SAn Diego, got exposed,
exposed to a couple of different
things, then came back.
I got to believe ali marmol
leaned on him heavily.
He just a well respected guy was
just a great teammate, a guy
that knew knew what was expected
, he's going to demand that they
play a certain brand of
baseball.
I'm fired up for him, you've got
to score.
What did jim Leyland always say
you're only as good as the
players you have, they need guys
to bounce back that guys had
struggled a year ago and they
need to spend some money because
they have some young players
that are just not ready to come
and he's got a tattoo sleeve, he
would be the only, I like that
manager that has a full tax
leave, which means he's
dangerous.
That's right, you better be
careful speaking of spending
money, there are reports that
the Dodgers are very interested
in the pursuit of Aaron Judge.
Also to the san Francisco Giants
have reportedly said we're not
going to be underbid when it
comes to Aaron judge?
So let's talk about the Dodgers
first dan, how how would they
honestly they're going to have
some payroll flexibility.
They have a lot of players
coming off their payroll, they
have, you know, one of the
highest payrolls in the game a
year ago, but I think they'll
have like $100 million to work
with the penny upon what they do
with Cody Bellinger and some
other decisions they have to,
I'll tell you what the zero I'm
telling.
I'm not sure I pay him that but
I'm not sure he's foolish enough
to think he'd get that in the
market though either.
But there's a dearth of center
fielders in our industry right
now, there's just that's a one
position that just doesn't have
a lot of depth or talent to it.
So really interesting decision.
So you know, the guys to
struggle with the dodger fit
besides how many high priced
players can you possibly have on
one team?
Is that your taking an elite uh
maybe the best in the game, You
could argue right fielder all
around and then moving him to a
different position to create
that fit.
I'm just not sure.
But I would get involved just
because if the Giants are going
to get outbid i'd make it be as
expensive as I possibly could
for that.
I guess the potential there is
Mookie Betts could move to
second, that's what I'm saying.
I mean he's going to be playing
for team usa in the world
baseball classic and and he has
made it known that he wants to
play, you know he was a really
good second baseman coming.
I mean look at him, he doesn't
even just moved to outfield
because of Pedroia, you know
it's interesting to me, I do see
that potentially happening him
playing second base if they go
out and sign an Aaron judge
which makes a ton of sense.
Obviously they have the money to
get it done and then I'm not so
sure you had Corey Seager you
replaced him with trey.
Turner is Gavin Lux ready to
take that next step because it's
superstar superstar.
I think an interesting name to
watch out if they're not willing
to back up the Brinks truck for
trey.
Toerner is a guy like dansby
Swanson, I think I think dansby
could end up wearing the I want
you guys to talk about the
giants fit because you mentioned
the Dodgers have payroll
flexibility, the giants have a