WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:03.720 Welcome to Dodger Talk. David Vasse with you until eight 2 00:00:03.759 --> 00:00:07.559 o'clock tonight here on a five to seventy LA Sports 3 00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:11.960 We are live from the Sportsnet LA Studios. Just wrapped 4 00:00:12.039 --> 00:00:16.640 up Access Sportsnet Dodgers with John hart Tongue and Jerry 5 00:00:16.679 --> 00:00:20.399 Harriston Junior. And actually, one of my favorite segments we 6 00:00:20.480 --> 00:00:24.440 have done here during the off season was having John, 7 00:00:24.600 --> 00:00:30.079 Jerry and myself name our Dodgers All half Century team, 8 00:00:30.640 --> 00:00:35.039 so that means any player from two thousand to twenty 9 00:00:35.200 --> 00:00:40.479 twenty five. And we had a couple of discrepancies. Jerry 10 00:00:40.479 --> 00:00:44.079 did not have Freddy Freeman as his first basement. I did. 11 00:00:45.240 --> 00:00:47.560 I did not have Mookie Ah here he is. Here 12 00:00:47.600 --> 00:00:51.000 he is. I admitted that I was wrong. 13 00:00:51.079 --> 00:00:52.079 I was on the golf course. 14 00:00:52.200 --> 00:00:55.399 Agan Beltray kind of hypnotized me a little bit. I 15 00:00:55.479 --> 00:00:58.159 was wrong. I corrected my Freddy Freeman is my first base. 16 00:00:58.320 --> 00:01:01.679 And how about third base? Jerry? I kept Adrian Belcher 17 00:01:01.679 --> 00:01:03.719 because he's a Hall of Famer, but Justin Turner is 18 00:01:03.719 --> 00:01:07.640 also there too, and Jerry had himself as the super 19 00:01:07.799 --> 00:01:11.959 utility Yeah, with Keik. Jerry had a great first half 20 00:01:11.959 --> 00:01:15.599 of twenty twelve. He was awesome. He kept the Dodgers 21 00:01:15.680 --> 00:01:19.239 above water that first half of twenty twelve his first 22 00:01:19.319 --> 00:01:22.319 year with the Dodgers. But yes, those were the two 23 00:01:22.359 --> 00:01:26.640 biggest discrepancies. And all out myself, I did not have 24 00:01:26.719 --> 00:01:30.920 Mookie Bets in my all half century team. I had 25 00:01:31.000 --> 00:01:36.519 Matt Kemp, Cody Bellinger and Andre Ethier in my outfield. 26 00:01:36.799 --> 00:01:40.879 My contention was, you put prime Matt Kemp on these 27 00:01:40.959 --> 00:01:44.920 Dodger teams and you would have a future Hall of 28 00:01:44.920 --> 00:01:48.840 Famer like Mookie Betts is going to be. One of 29 00:01:48.879 --> 00:01:53.840 my standards were, if you're gonna watch the replay was longevity. 30 00:01:54.200 --> 00:01:57.840 Gary Sheffield, great player, should be in the Hall of Fame. 31 00:01:58.000 --> 00:02:01.799 But from two thousand and between two thousand and twenty 32 00:02:01.920 --> 00:02:06.400 twenty five, Gary Sheffield only played two years. So that's 33 00:02:06.879 --> 00:02:10.400 how I went about it. Anyway. That's what we did 34 00:02:10.400 --> 00:02:13.520 tonight on Access Sportsnet Dodgers. We'll be back on there 35 00:02:13.560 --> 00:02:17.879 tomorrow night at six o'clock. This is our only Dodger 36 00:02:18.000 --> 00:02:21.840 talk on a five to seventy LA sports this week. 37 00:02:22.120 --> 00:02:25.759 We will talk to you again not only on sports 38 00:02:25.840 --> 00:02:29.879 Net LA all this week, but also right here on 39 00:02:30.000 --> 00:02:34.879 Dodgers Radio next week when I report to Camel Backranch 40 00:02:35.000 --> 00:02:40.120 in Glendale, Arizona. Tomorrow is the first official day that 41 00:02:40.199 --> 00:02:44.400 pitchers and catchers report guys were there today, but as 42 00:02:44.439 --> 00:02:48.680 far as the Major League Baseball Transaction calendar goes. The 43 00:02:48.759 --> 00:02:53.439 reason why I bring that up is because Keik Hernandez 44 00:02:53.560 --> 00:02:58.319 announced yesterday two hours before kickoff of the Super Bowl 45 00:02:58.719 --> 00:03:03.360 that he is returning, but the Dodgers have not officially 46 00:03:03.479 --> 00:03:08.680 announced it. Because tomorrow is the first day the Dodgers 47 00:03:09.120 --> 00:03:15.080 can start transferring players to the sixty DAYIL and Fred Rogan. 48 00:03:15.159 --> 00:03:17.199 The first text of the day I get is from 49 00:03:17.240 --> 00:03:20.840 Fred Rogan, and he doesn't even say hello, good morning. 50 00:03:21.240 --> 00:03:26.159 The way he prefaced his text question was Hey, how 51 00:03:26.159 --> 00:03:28.879 did the Dodgers make room for Key k Hernandez? So 52 00:03:29.360 --> 00:03:32.759 I just copy and pasted the sixty day IL roles 53 00:03:33.439 --> 00:03:37.199 and he explained it so poorly on his show. So 54 00:03:37.520 --> 00:03:40.520 I'll explain it for you and then maybe you can 55 00:03:40.599 --> 00:03:43.319 share it with Fred Rogan or he may be listening 56 00:03:43.319 --> 00:03:48.400 to this in Rancho mirage somewhere on the iHeartRadio app. Anyway, 57 00:03:49.520 --> 00:03:54.000 these are the guys that I presume will be moved 58 00:03:54.039 --> 00:03:58.120 to the sixty day IL tomorrow, which will open up 59 00:03:58.199 --> 00:04:02.919 at least five spots on the Dodger forty man roster 60 00:04:03.080 --> 00:04:06.800 for Key K a Hernandez and anybody else the Dodgers 61 00:04:06.840 --> 00:04:10.080 want to add to their forty man roster. Gavin Stone, 62 00:04:10.360 --> 00:04:12.840 he's out for the year. He's going to the sixty 63 00:04:12.919 --> 00:04:16.399 day IL Emmitt Shechan is not going to pitch until 64 00:04:16.439 --> 00:04:20.199 the second half of this year. Sixty day IL Kyle 65 00:04:20.319 --> 00:04:24.680 Hurt who had shoulder surgery last year, sixty day IL 66 00:04:25.199 --> 00:04:29.439 River Ryan Tommy John surgery last year, sixty day IL 67 00:04:29.959 --> 00:04:36.040 Bruce Star Graderol shoulder surgery, sixty day IL Bazooka probably 68 00:04:36.079 --> 00:04:40.160 not ready until June at the earliest, probably after the 69 00:04:40.240 --> 00:04:44.319 All Star break. And that means the Dodgers can officially 70 00:04:44.360 --> 00:04:48.160 sign Key K a Hernandez. They can officially sign Clayton 71 00:04:48.240 --> 00:04:52.680 Kershaw and then immediately move him to the sixty day IL. 72 00:04:52.759 --> 00:04:55.639 So that's how all that works now. As far as 73 00:04:55.680 --> 00:04:58.439 the twenty six man roster works, how does key K 74 00:04:58.439 --> 00:05:01.759 a Hernandez fit into it? Well, he fits into it 75 00:05:01.839 --> 00:05:05.040 the same way he did last year. He can play 76 00:05:05.079 --> 00:05:08.920 second base, he can play centerfield, which is probably his 77 00:05:09.040 --> 00:05:14.639 best position now, and he can be insurance for Max Mounsey. 78 00:05:15.639 --> 00:05:19.199 Max Munsey missed a few months last year. You know 79 00:05:19.319 --> 00:05:23.199 he may get injured again, and the Dodgers really didn't 80 00:05:23.240 --> 00:05:27.720 have a backup third baseman outside of Miguel Rojas. So 81 00:05:27.959 --> 00:05:30.240 you got Key a Hernandez who could play a lot 82 00:05:30.240 --> 00:05:33.120 of third base like he did last year when Munsey 83 00:05:33.560 --> 00:05:36.680 was out. And of course we all know Key K's 84 00:05:36.759 --> 00:05:42.759 real value October player. The Dodgers' fortunes in the postseason 85 00:05:42.879 --> 00:05:46.079 last year changed when KEYK a Hernandez got into the 86 00:05:46.120 --> 00:05:51.160 starting lineup during the NLDS after the first two games. Incredibly, 87 00:05:51.560 --> 00:05:54.680 I can't believe it took a Miguel Rojas injury to 88 00:05:55.160 --> 00:05:58.519 enlighten the Dodgers to put Key a Hernandez in the 89 00:05:58.560 --> 00:06:03.040 starting lineup or no injury. Key k Hernandez needed to 90 00:06:03.079 --> 00:06:05.759 be in the starting lineup and he was. The rest 91 00:06:05.800 --> 00:06:09.519 of the way. Tommy Edmund had shortstop Key k Hernandez 92 00:06:09.639 --> 00:06:14.879 in center field. So those are the ways Macro micro 93 00:06:15.319 --> 00:06:19.879 how Key K a Hernandez fits into the Dodgers' twenty 94 00:06:19.959 --> 00:06:24.800 six man roster, forty man roster, and very happy to 95 00:06:24.839 --> 00:06:27.680 have him back. And in case you're wondering what took 96 00:06:27.720 --> 00:06:32.839 so long, my understanding talking to sources that are directly 97 00:06:32.959 --> 00:06:37.879 connected to the knowledge of the Dodgers and key K's negotiations. 98 00:06:38.360 --> 00:06:41.600 The Dodgers had this offer out to Kik for a month. 99 00:06:41.839 --> 00:06:44.439 They said, here it is, this is what it is. 100 00:06:44.839 --> 00:06:49.360 We want you back. Key K, obviously, year to year 101 00:06:49.519 --> 00:06:53.040 at this stage of his career, did his due diligence 102 00:06:53.439 --> 00:06:56.040 to see what else may be out there that may 103 00:06:56.079 --> 00:06:59.120 be lucrative with a winning team. He wasn't going to 104 00:06:59.199 --> 00:07:02.279 a team that wasn't going to the playoffs or had 105 00:07:02.279 --> 00:07:05.639 a real chance to go to the playoffs. And from 106 00:07:05.639 --> 00:07:08.759 what I understand, the two teams had had interest in 107 00:07:08.879 --> 00:07:13.720 Keyk a Hernandez were the Yankees and were the Texas Rangers. 108 00:07:14.279 --> 00:07:17.639 The Yankees no first hand the value of Keyk a Hernandez, 109 00:07:18.120 --> 00:07:21.439 not only last year, but also playing against him when 110 00:07:21.480 --> 00:07:25.040 he was doing his thing in Boston. The Rangers, I'm sure, 111 00:07:25.120 --> 00:07:29.519 got endorsements about Keyk a Hernandez from his former teammates 112 00:07:29.879 --> 00:07:34.560 Jock Peterson and Corey Seeger. The Dodgers have never really 113 00:07:34.680 --> 00:07:39.199 duplicated the platoon of Jock Peterson and Keyk Hernandez going 114 00:07:39.279 --> 00:07:43.040 back to the twenty twenty World Series. Well, the Rangers 115 00:07:43.040 --> 00:07:47.399 were trying to duplicate that replicated in Texas, but key 116 00:07:47.480 --> 00:07:48.399 K wanted. 117 00:07:48.120 --> 00:07:48.680 To be here. 118 00:07:48.959 --> 00:07:54.199 He's a Dodger. This made sense and eventually Keyk, after 119 00:07:54.959 --> 00:07:58.959 looking around for the pot of gold, realized the Dodgers 120 00:07:59.160 --> 00:08:02.600 were his team and I'm happy it finally came together. 121 00:08:03.240 --> 00:08:06.560 When we continue here on Dodger Talk, we will open 122 00:08:06.639 --> 00:08:09.399 up the phone lines eight six, six, nine eighty seven, 123 00:08:09.519 --> 00:08:15.040 two five seventy will dive deeper into the Dodger opening 124 00:08:15.160 --> 00:08:19.439 day pitching staff. It's not as obvious as you think, 125 00:08:19.759 --> 00:08:23.079 and coming up at the bottom of the hour, we 126 00:08:23.279 --> 00:08:30.519 will share our conversation with World Series MVP Freddie Freeman. 127 00:08:30.680 --> 00:08:32.799 So a lot to get to between now and the 128 00:08:32.879 --> 00:08:36.120 time Luca takes the court as a Laker for the 129 00:08:36.159 --> 00:08:39.440 first time. Right here on Dodger Talk on your home 130 00:08:39.720 --> 00:08:44.080 for the World champion Dodgers, AM five seventy LA Sports 131 00:08:44.759 --> 00:08:48.480 full squad workout as not until later this week. Pitchers 132 00:08:48.480 --> 00:08:53.120 and catchers are arriving at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona. 133 00:08:53.559 --> 00:08:58.320 Tomorrow is the first official day for pitchers and catchers 134 00:08:58.360 --> 00:09:01.519 to come together and Dave Roberts to have one of 135 00:09:01.559 --> 00:09:05.480 his soft opening speeches. He'll do that when the pitchers 136 00:09:05.480 --> 00:09:09.559 and catchers are in the room tomorrow, and then once 137 00:09:09.639 --> 00:09:13.639 the full squad is officially reported, he will do it again. 138 00:09:13.759 --> 00:09:18.279 And Dave Roberts, coming off his best year as manager 139 00:09:18.320 --> 00:09:22.440 for the Dodgers, winning a second World Series championship, things 140 00:09:22.519 --> 00:09:25.759 are looking good. Everybody seems to be happy. And I 141 00:09:25.799 --> 00:09:29.399 love the fact that Andrew Friedman has brought in guys 142 00:09:29.519 --> 00:09:33.559 like Tanner, Scott and Blake Snell to really bring the 143 00:09:33.720 --> 00:09:37.960 edge and hunger that any defending champion needs. And the 144 00:09:38.039 --> 00:09:41.720 Dodgers have a great team on paper, but they all 145 00:09:41.759 --> 00:09:46.759 know how fragile health can be, and how fragile an 146 00:09:46.919 --> 00:09:50.440 entire one hundred and sixty two, one hundred and sixty 147 00:09:50.480 --> 00:09:54.120 two game season can be. Coming up at the bottom 148 00:09:54.120 --> 00:09:56.919 of the hour, you will hear from Freddie Freeman. But 149 00:09:58.080 --> 00:10:01.559 looking at this pitching staff in honor of pitchers and 150 00:10:01.600 --> 00:10:05.480 catchers reporting officially tomorrow, I know by the end of 151 00:10:05.519 --> 00:10:08.519 the year, middle of the year, it will be you know, 152 00:10:08.600 --> 00:10:12.679 at least four guys that are cy young either have 153 00:10:12.799 --> 00:10:15.519 won it or have the potential to win it. But 154 00:10:16.039 --> 00:10:19.519 on opening day it's not as deep as you think. 155 00:10:20.360 --> 00:10:23.440 You look at Tyler Glass, Now, who is going to 156 00:10:23.440 --> 00:10:27.159 be behind other starters? Andrew Friedman told us that at 157 00:10:27.159 --> 00:10:31.759 Dodger Fest, Otani is probably not facing hitters in spring 158 00:10:31.799 --> 00:10:35.679 training according to Andrew as well. And then you have 159 00:10:35.840 --> 00:10:41.360 Roki Sazaki, who is learning a new game in some ways, 160 00:10:42.000 --> 00:10:45.080 a new language of pitching in some ways with the 161 00:10:45.159 --> 00:10:49.440 Dodgers looking to get better, cleaning up his delivery as 162 00:10:49.480 --> 00:10:52.320 a twenty three year old, he hasn't even grown into 163 00:10:52.360 --> 00:10:56.440 his body. So with all those factors, you are going 164 00:10:56.440 --> 00:10:59.519 to need guys like Tony Gonsolin. You are going to 165 00:10:59.559 --> 00:11:03.279 need guys like Landon Nack and possibly even Dustin May. 166 00:11:03.919 --> 00:11:06.759 I'm looking for Bobby Miller to have a big bounce 167 00:11:06.879 --> 00:11:10.320 back year. The way Blake Snell explained it to me 168 00:11:10.759 --> 00:11:15.080 is that he sees Bobby Miller a lot, a lot 169 00:11:15.360 --> 00:11:19.240 of Bobby Miller in himself and really wants to help 170 00:11:19.320 --> 00:11:24.200 Bobby get better, to get on track mentally more than physically, 171 00:11:25.159 --> 00:11:29.480 maybe even consolidate some pitches. Bobby's in great shape, So 172 00:11:30.080 --> 00:11:33.360 I'm looking for Bobby Miller this spring. He's really got 173 00:11:33.399 --> 00:11:37.399 to show something after a disappointing sophomore year, and Blake 174 00:11:37.440 --> 00:11:41.679 Snell has taken Bobby under his wing. Yama Moto. Those 175 00:11:41.720 --> 00:11:45.240 are my top three right now coming out of spring 176 00:11:45.279 --> 00:11:49.720 training on opening day, Blake Snell, Yama Moto, Bobby Miller, 177 00:11:50.080 --> 00:11:53.000 and you hope Tyler glass Now can be ready for 178 00:11:53.080 --> 00:11:57.000 the Dodgers by the time they return from Tokyo, Japan. 179 00:11:57.559 --> 00:12:01.559 It would be phenomenal if Blake's excuse me, if Yamamoto 180 00:12:01.639 --> 00:12:05.480 and Roki Sazaki are starting the first two games of 181 00:12:05.519 --> 00:12:09.759 the season against the Cubs in their home country in 182 00:12:09.879 --> 00:12:14.159 Tokyo and having Otani be the dh that would be spectacular. 183 00:12:14.720 --> 00:12:19.519 I'm hoping for Yama Moto versus Shota Imanaga on opening 184 00:12:19.639 --> 00:12:22.639 night there in the Tokyo Dome. It doesn't feel like 185 00:12:22.720 --> 00:12:25.320 that's too big of a long shot, but look, the 186 00:12:25.360 --> 00:12:28.080 Dodgers have to be careful with yama Moto as well. 187 00:12:28.519 --> 00:12:32.279 Yamamoto missed time with a shoulder issue for about three months. 188 00:12:32.519 --> 00:12:34.639 There were some questions about whether or not he was 189 00:12:34.679 --> 00:12:38.919 going to be ready for the postseasons. So that's how 190 00:12:39.000 --> 00:12:42.600 the starting rotation looks right now. It's gonna look great 191 00:12:42.639 --> 00:12:46.039 when Otani, Sazaki, Yamamoto and Snell are in there in 192 00:12:46.080 --> 00:12:50.080 Glass now at the same time. Not to mention Clayton Kershaw, 193 00:12:50.559 --> 00:12:52.840 but at the beginning of the year, it's gonna be 194 00:12:52.919 --> 00:12:56.720 some of these role guys like Landon Knack, like Tony Gonslin, 195 00:12:57.279 --> 00:12:59.919 like Dustin May and Bobby Miller that are going to 196 00:13:00.120 --> 00:13:03.080 have to step up early in the year. Now, when 197 00:13:03.080 --> 00:13:05.799 you look at the Dodger bullpen, I know Dave Roberts 198 00:13:05.799 --> 00:13:10.559 said over the weekend on XM Radio that Tanner Scott 199 00:13:10.960 --> 00:13:13.879 is going to get the line's share of save opportunities 200 00:13:13.919 --> 00:13:19.320 to start the year. Yeah, no, kidding. That's the reason 201 00:13:19.320 --> 00:13:24.120 why he was so definitive was because Evan Phillips is 202 00:13:24.200 --> 00:13:26.960 well behind where he usually is at this time of 203 00:13:27.000 --> 00:13:30.840 the year throwing the baseball because he missed the World 204 00:13:30.919 --> 00:13:34.600 Series with a shoulder issue. And we got reports from 205 00:13:34.759 --> 00:13:38.600 USA today that Michael Kopek has had some sort of 206 00:13:38.639 --> 00:13:42.919 shoulder issue. So those two guys that may get save 207 00:13:43.000 --> 00:13:46.759 opportunities during the year when healthy are not going to 208 00:13:46.759 --> 00:13:50.559 be ready on opening Day more than likely. So yeah, 209 00:13:51.039 --> 00:13:53.879 Tanner Scott's gonna get a lot of that. He's going 210 00:13:53.960 --> 00:13:57.000 to be set up by Alex Vesia, Kirby Yates, and 211 00:13:57.080 --> 00:14:00.240 Blake Trining, to name a few. So that's where the 212 00:14:00.279 --> 00:14:05.360 Dodger bullpen stands on opening Day as well. Eight six, six, 213 00:14:05.759 --> 00:14:09.480 nine to eighty seven two five seventy is the phone number. 214 00:14:09.840 --> 00:14:12.679 In case you're not sure when the first spring training 215 00:14:12.720 --> 00:14:14.960 game is going to be. It's going to be a 216 00:14:15.000 --> 00:14:18.399 week from Thursday. The Dodgers are going to play their 217 00:14:18.440 --> 00:14:22.000 first two games of the Cactus League schedule against those 218 00:14:22.000 --> 00:14:25.600 same cubs that they will open up against in Tokyo, Japan. 219 00:14:26.159 --> 00:14:29.440 Eight six six nine eighty seven two five seventy is 220 00:14:29.559 --> 00:14:33.320 the phone number. David Vase with you until eight o'clock 221 00:14:33.360 --> 00:14:37.320 tonight on AM five to seventy LA Sports Dodger Baseball 222 00:14:37.480 --> 00:14:43.320 is back officially. Gotta take some water here after an 223 00:14:43.399 --> 00:14:48.000 Access sports Net Dodgers show and some Dodger talk. You 224 00:14:48.039 --> 00:14:52.360 know what else I was really happy about hearing over 225 00:14:52.399 --> 00:14:57.159 the weekend, Rob Manfred. Yeah that Rob Manfred, the Commissioner 226 00:14:57.200 --> 00:14:59.960 of Baseball, coming out of the owners meetings in Florida 227 00:15:00.080 --> 00:15:05.120 last week, defending and defusing that the Dodgers are ruining 228 00:15:05.159 --> 00:15:10.159 baseball by trying to win. Any one of these other 229 00:15:10.320 --> 00:15:14.559 twenty nine teams could have signed Tanner Scott, any one 230 00:15:14.600 --> 00:15:17.840 of these twenty nine teams could have signed Blake Snell 231 00:15:17.960 --> 00:15:22.360 to a long term contract last year, let alone this year. 232 00:15:24.919 --> 00:15:29.879 So you know, Rob Manfred, say what you will about him. 233 00:15:30.360 --> 00:15:34.240 I love that he's actually being the voice of reason 234 00:15:34.639 --> 00:15:37.559 as the leader of the sport, not only saying the 235 00:15:37.600 --> 00:15:42.080 Dodgers aren't ruining baseball by trying to win, but also 236 00:15:42.240 --> 00:15:50.120 saying a salary cap isn't necessarily a road to competitive balance. Yeah, 237 00:15:50.240 --> 00:15:54.279 I agree with him. The only way a salary cap 238 00:15:54.279 --> 00:15:57.519 would make sense is if there was a salary floor, 239 00:15:57.879 --> 00:16:02.159 so teams like the Pittsburgh Pirates would actually spend some money. 240 00:16:02.559 --> 00:16:05.679 Can you believe this? I just found this out this 241 00:16:05.879 --> 00:16:08.639 morning after doing some research on some of these teams 242 00:16:08.679 --> 00:16:14.720 that aren't spending this offseason. The Pittsburgh Pirates, who actually 243 00:16:14.799 --> 00:16:17.440 had a grievance filed against them a couple of years 244 00:16:17.480 --> 00:16:21.320 ago by the Players Union for not reinvesting the revenue 245 00:16:21.360 --> 00:16:25.320 sharing that teams like the Dodgers and Yankees are giving them, 246 00:16:25.320 --> 00:16:28.879 for going over the luxury tax, not reinvesting it into 247 00:16:28.919 --> 00:16:33.759 their baseball roster instead just probably putting it somewhere else 248 00:16:33.840 --> 00:16:38.919 outside of baseball operations. That's what was alleged, and that's 249 00:16:38.960 --> 00:16:41.919 the reason why the Players Union filed that grievance against 250 00:16:41.960 --> 00:16:47.159 the Pirates. But here's a fact, no speculation, This is 251 00:16:47.320 --> 00:16:52.919 a cold hard fact. The Pittsburgh Pirates have nothing to 252 00:16:53.039 --> 00:16:58.480 complain about because the Pirates have not signed a free 253 00:16:58.519 --> 00:17:04.240 agent to a multi year deal in over ten years. 254 00:17:05.160 --> 00:17:10.359 Francisco Leriano, remember him, the former twin, is the last 255 00:17:10.599 --> 00:17:16.200 free agent the Pittsburgh Pirates had ever signed to a 256 00:17:16.400 --> 00:17:21.359 multi year free agent contract. That was for three years 257 00:17:21.720 --> 00:17:26.359 and thirty nine million dollars. And you're telling me the 258 00:17:26.440 --> 00:17:30.480 Pirates are going to complain about what the Dodgers are doing. 259 00:17:31.279 --> 00:17:35.359 The Dodgers should be complaining about teams like the Pirates 260 00:17:36.000 --> 00:17:39.279 not doing much of anything. I mean, the whole point 261 00:17:39.440 --> 00:17:43.119 of the luxury tax is to be a deterrent to 262 00:17:43.200 --> 00:17:47.440 go to not go over a certain team payroll, and 263 00:17:47.519 --> 00:17:50.759 if you do, it gets put into this revenue sharing 264 00:17:50.839 --> 00:17:56.200 pot that is going to be re reallocated to teams 265 00:17:56.480 --> 00:18:00.960 small market teams like the Pirates, like the Reds, the Rays. 266 00:18:01.559 --> 00:18:05.079 But none of these teams are really doing much of anything. 267 00:18:06.920 --> 00:18:09.599 I'll say that again, the Pirates have not signed a 268 00:18:09.640 --> 00:18:12.839 free agent to a multi year deal in ten years. 269 00:18:13.240 --> 00:18:16.799 Francisco Leriana was the last one in twenty fifteen, and 270 00:18:16.880 --> 00:18:20.720 it was for a mere three years, thirty nine million dollars. 271 00:18:20.960 --> 00:18:24.599 If anybody has a complaint. It's the Yankees and Dodgers 272 00:18:24.599 --> 00:18:28.200 against teams like the Pirates. Eight six six, nine eighty seven, 273 00:18:28.279 --> 00:18:31.440 two five seventy is the phone number. Let's go out 274 00:18:31.440 --> 00:18:35.079 to Sherman Oaks. Ash, you're on Dodger Talk with David 275 00:18:35.119 --> 00:18:37.160 vasse Hi. Ash. 276 00:18:37.400 --> 00:18:40.000 Hey, Dave, I called you about a year ago, and 277 00:18:40.039 --> 00:18:42.720 I was wondering about if Dodgers were given up this 278 00:18:42.839 --> 00:18:45.559 season to sign shoy Atani. I don't know if you 279 00:18:45.640 --> 00:18:50.839 remember me anyways, Sure I remember Doughters birthday today? Yeah, 280 00:18:50.880 --> 00:18:53.160 it's my daughter's birthday, so I want to talk about 281 00:18:53.200 --> 00:18:58.759 the icing on the cake. Any updates about one of 282 00:18:58.759 --> 00:19:05.000 my favorite players, h Arnado, Well, number one. 283 00:19:04.559 --> 00:19:07.720 It didn't have to say it that way. Happy birthday 284 00:19:07.720 --> 00:19:12.000 to your daughter either way. I feel like the Dodgers 285 00:19:12.039 --> 00:19:14.920 have already given you and your daughter and the rest 286 00:19:14.960 --> 00:19:19.359 of the city a lot of birthday presents. 287 00:19:19.640 --> 00:19:22.880 You have no idea. I've been a true Dodger fan 288 00:19:23.079 --> 00:19:27.079 since I've been in California since nineteen eighty eight. That's 289 00:19:27.119 --> 00:19:30.079 a great I'm so excited about it. I'm so excited 290 00:19:30.079 --> 00:19:33.480 about the season. What the Dodgers have done for their 291 00:19:33.519 --> 00:19:37.279 fan base. No one should be complaining. I don't want 292 00:19:37.319 --> 00:19:40.480 to hear nobody talking about smack a boy the Dodgers, 293 00:19:40.599 --> 00:19:45.319 or what the Dodgers haven't done or done, but just 294 00:19:45.359 --> 00:19:47.559 the icing on the cake if we get this guy. 295 00:19:48.839 --> 00:19:52.160 Let me answer your question. Let me answer your question, Ash, 296 00:19:52.640 --> 00:19:55.519 And you may or may not like my answer. But 297 00:19:55.759 --> 00:20:00.480 Nolan Aeronado had two or three chances already in his 298 00:20:00.640 --> 00:20:04.599 career to force the hand of the Rockies to get 299 00:20:04.680 --> 00:20:08.799 him to LA and he did not do it. I 300 00:20:08.839 --> 00:20:11.960 know Nolan Aernada wants to be a Dodger, but I 301 00:20:12.119 --> 00:20:15.200 just feel like that ship has sailed on and it 302 00:20:15.240 --> 00:20:19.039 feels like every three weeks there's rumors that the Dodgers 303 00:20:19.039 --> 00:20:24.000 and Cardinals has started talking again about Nolan Aernado. Ash, 304 00:20:24.160 --> 00:20:27.680 if there was a demand for Nolan Aernado and teams 305 00:20:27.799 --> 00:20:31.319 regarded him the way they did even two years ago, 306 00:20:31.759 --> 00:20:33.319 he would have been traded by now. 307 00:20:35.799 --> 00:20:36.799 Agree market. 308 00:20:36.920 --> 00:20:41.440 There is no market for Nolan Aernado, and the Cardinals 309 00:20:41.559 --> 00:20:45.599 are floating out these rumors to different writers to try 310 00:20:45.640 --> 00:20:49.400 to generate a market that's just not there. My prediction 311 00:20:49.640 --> 00:20:54.160 is Nolan Aernado will be wearing a Red Sox uniform, 312 00:20:54.200 --> 00:20:57.640 not a Dodger uniform on opening Day. That's my prediction. 313 00:20:57.759 --> 00:21:01.519 My prediction. My prediction is, Man, I'm gonna be listening 314 00:21:01.559 --> 00:21:05.240 to you a lot more often because I'm a happy fan. 315 00:21:06.240 --> 00:21:09.160 I can't believe what we have cooled. We I'm a 316 00:21:09.240 --> 00:21:12.680 nobody what the Dodgers have tools for their fan base. 317 00:21:13.759 --> 00:21:18.640 And it's amazing what you just said about Pittsburgh Pirates 318 00:21:19.000 --> 00:21:22.079 that they haven't signed a player for a multi year 319 00:21:22.200 --> 00:21:24.599 contract in over ten years. I don't want to hear 320 00:21:25.119 --> 00:21:28.599 people complaining and being about Dodgers this and that. 321 00:21:30.960 --> 00:21:34.119 Yeah, you're right, we're very spoiled out here. Ash. Ever 322 00:21:34.200 --> 00:21:38.319 since Mark Walter, Magic, Johnson, Stankasten and the rest of 323 00:21:38.880 --> 00:21:42.039 Todd Bowley, the rest of the guggenheind group has taken over, 324 00:21:42.559 --> 00:21:46.039 we have been very spoiled here. Frank McCort, seems like 325 00:21:46.079 --> 00:21:51.279 another lifetime ago. Remember how things look for the Dodger franchise. 326 00:21:51.640 --> 00:21:56.160 Just merely what in twenty eleven, twenty twelve. In twenty 327 00:21:56.200 --> 00:22:00.279 eleven they were in bankruptcy. Look at the way this 328 00:22:00.400 --> 00:22:05.000 ownership group delivered on their promises to bring the Dodgers 329 00:22:05.400 --> 00:22:09.759 and Dodger Stadium back to where it rightfully belongs and 330 00:22:09.839 --> 00:22:15.599 even exceeded the heights of previous success in the franchise's history. 331 00:22:16.119 --> 00:22:20.359 This is the golden age of Dodger Baseball. I hope 332 00:22:20.359 --> 00:22:23.240 it lasts the rest of my life. I hope it does. 333 00:22:23.680 --> 00:22:26.960 But I think we all need to appreciate this period 334 00:22:27.039 --> 00:22:31.839 of time of Dodger history when we continue on Dodger Talk. 335 00:22:32.039 --> 00:22:36.880 A big part and maybe the moment that will signify 336 00:22:37.519 --> 00:22:42.400 this period of time in Dodger history. Freddie Freeman's Grand 337 00:22:42.440 --> 00:22:46.519 Slam in Game one of last year's World Series. Freddie, 338 00:22:46.799 --> 00:22:50.880 the World Series MVP. Join us at Dodger Fest. I'll 339 00:22:50.920 --> 00:22:54.480 share that conversation with you again right here on your 340 00:22:54.480 --> 00:22:57.519 home for the World champion Dodgers a five to seventy 341 00:22:57.640 --> 00:23:03.960 LA Sports official. Tomorrow, pitchers and catchers report, and the 342 00:23:04.000 --> 00:23:08.319 Dodgers can now start moving some roster pieces around, and 343 00:23:08.640 --> 00:23:11.160 certainly an exciting time to be a Dodger fan. 344 00:23:11.400 --> 00:23:12.559 And you will hear. 345 00:23:13.039 --> 00:23:17.759 Every pitch, every inning of every game right here on 346 00:23:17.839 --> 00:23:20.680 your home for the World Champion Dodgers and five to 347 00:23:20.759 --> 00:23:24.599 seventy LA Sports. You can also stream the games on 348 00:23:24.680 --> 00:23:28.039 the iHeartRadio app. That's also where you can find all 349 00:23:28.359 --> 00:23:32.279 of our interviews and Dodger Talk shows. Dodgers on deck, 350 00:23:32.680 --> 00:23:36.640 all of it a one stop shop on the iHeartRadio app. 351 00:23:36.680 --> 00:23:39.319 And I'm looking forward to this season. It should be fun. 352 00:23:39.680 --> 00:23:43.759 I'm looking forward to going to Tokyo, Japan and witnessing 353 00:23:44.000 --> 00:23:46.559 what it's going to be like to see the hysteria 354 00:23:46.759 --> 00:23:50.599 over show Heyo Tani and a Dodger uniform playing in 355 00:23:50.640 --> 00:23:55.039 the Tokyo Dome. It's going to be incredible. I don't 356 00:23:55.079 --> 00:23:58.480 even I feel like I have a vision in my 357 00:23:58.640 --> 00:24:03.039 head after we win to South Korea with Otani. I 358 00:24:03.039 --> 00:24:06.920 feel like that was somewhat of an appetizer of the 359 00:24:06.920 --> 00:24:09.160 way things are going to be this year. And I 360 00:24:09.200 --> 00:24:12.200 know so many of you want to find your way 361 00:24:12.200 --> 00:24:15.519 to get to Tokyo, Japan and already have to be 362 00:24:15.680 --> 00:24:18.319 there for the first two games of the season, so 363 00:24:19.000 --> 00:24:22.160 a lot of anticipation. It's one thing as a Dodger 364 00:24:22.240 --> 00:24:26.200 fan to travel to San Francisco or San Diego or 365 00:24:26.240 --> 00:24:30.400 even New York to see the Yankees, to see the 366 00:24:30.400 --> 00:24:33.599 Dodgers play a Yankee stadium, but man, it is so 367 00:24:33.799 --> 00:24:37.640 impressive by so many fans that I've already encountered that 368 00:24:37.720 --> 00:24:41.279 have said I've got my tickets, I've got my plane, tickets. 369 00:24:41.599 --> 00:24:45.160 I'm going to Tokyo, Japan for the first time to 370 00:24:45.279 --> 00:24:49.960 see Otani and the Dodgers play there. That's very impressive. 371 00:24:50.160 --> 00:24:52.880 And look, I can already tell you being in South 372 00:24:52.960 --> 00:24:57.359 Korea last year. You know here in the States, the 373 00:24:57.480 --> 00:24:59.960 media and fans are kept out of the team hotel, 374 00:25:00.279 --> 00:25:03.039 but the rules are a little different there in South 375 00:25:03.119 --> 00:25:06.480 Korea because it was connected to a mall, an indoor mall, 376 00:25:07.160 --> 00:25:12.359 and there were barriers between or clearing a walkway from 377 00:25:12.359 --> 00:25:16.240 the elevators to the team bus inside the hotel, and 378 00:25:16.400 --> 00:25:21.640 fans were lining those barriers. Media cameras were those in 379 00:25:21.680 --> 00:25:25.240 the hotel behind the barriers waiting for a glimpse of 380 00:25:25.240 --> 00:25:29.000 Otani to walk from the elevator to the team bus 381 00:25:29.039 --> 00:25:34.400 with security. It is going to be crazy in Tokyo, Japan. 382 00:25:34.519 --> 00:25:37.519 And it started in the airport at South Korea when 383 00:25:37.519 --> 00:25:41.079 the Dodgers landed. I wasn't expecting as we went through 384 00:25:41.119 --> 00:25:44.640 the terminal and got through customs that fans would be 385 00:25:44.720 --> 00:25:47.960 waiting for the Dodgers to be there and waiting for 386 00:25:48.039 --> 00:25:50.759 a glimpse of Otani. It was on the South Korean news. 387 00:25:51.119 --> 00:25:56.640 It was wild. I'm expecting that ten times in Tokyo, Japan, 388 00:25:56.960 --> 00:26:01.279 and it should be a real experience for not only 389 00:26:01.359 --> 00:26:06.079 myself but Otani's teammates, and everybody is super excited about it. 390 00:26:06.519 --> 00:26:08.839 All right, I had a chance to catch up with 391 00:26:08.920 --> 00:26:14.599 World Series MVP and obviously an iconic figure now not 392 00:26:14.640 --> 00:26:19.480 only in Dodger history, but in baseball history. Freddie Freeman, 393 00:26:19.640 --> 00:26:22.559 here was our conversation from Dodger Fest. 394 00:26:22.880 --> 00:26:24.960 Have you been sitting in this corner all day? 395 00:26:25.039 --> 00:26:27.680 Yes, I wanted to. I should have brought a lava lamp. 396 00:26:27.839 --> 00:26:31.079 You know we have some for the kids now. Taking 397 00:26:31.119 --> 00:26:31.960 it back to when I was a. 398 00:26:32.000 --> 00:26:36.119 Kid, right right, everything retro is current again, Freddy, I 399 00:26:36.319 --> 00:26:36.480 like it. 400 00:26:36.640 --> 00:26:38.720 Yeah, yeah, I'm retro. 401 00:26:38.880 --> 00:26:40.480