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<v Speaker 1>The Dodgers are getting ready for a Cactus League playing.

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<v Speaker 1>We're joined right now by the man that is the

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<v Speaker 1>longest active tenured position player on the Dodgers' roster. He's

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<v Speaker 1>still in the same humble corner locker space than he

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<v Speaker 1>was in twenty fifteen, and that is the one and

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<v Speaker 1>only Austin Barnes.

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<v Speaker 2>Austin, thanks a lot for.

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<v Speaker 3>The time, Thanks David for having me on your fabulous

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<v Speaker 3>show today.

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<v Speaker 2>And yeah, it's getting ready for the game.

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<v Speaker 1>Would you like to say hello to your uncles and

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<v Speaker 1>your father and the entire Barnes family listening right now?

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<v Speaker 3>No, No, I think only my uncle listens to you,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, you know, he just supports the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, what is it like coming back here and being

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<v Speaker 1>in the same space, a lot of familiar faces and

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<v Speaker 1>being able to have some sort of confidence that you've

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<v Speaker 1>been here for a while and people look to you.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh yeah, you know, obviously been here for a long time.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a great organization. Uh, you know, every year is

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<v Speaker 3>a little different, but there's some you know, the same

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<v Speaker 3>there's every year kind of changes over a little bit,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, obviously this is the same goal every year.

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<v Speaker 3>We're trying to get to a World Series, win a

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<v Speaker 3>World Series. You know, we did it last year, and

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<v Speaker 3>we did it in twenty twenty and you know, we're

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<v Speaker 3>building something great here.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what, you have the unique perspective of seeing

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<v Speaker 1>the evolution of great Dodger teams. You did it differently

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty twenty four than what you did in twenty

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm sure obviously a lot differently in sixteen and seventeen.

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<v Speaker 1>What's it like to see different faces, different type of

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<v Speaker 1>ways to win, but still have that same goal.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think just teams have changed, you know, the

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<v Speaker 3>team team's construction in baseball, it's a lot different than

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<v Speaker 3>it used to be.

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<v Speaker 2>In you know, I think we're no different.

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<v Speaker 3>I think we set the tone with that and obviously

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<v Speaker 3>we required a lot of great talent.

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<v Speaker 2>Every year.

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<v Speaker 3>There's really great players in this in the locker room,

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<v Speaker 3>and this year's no different.

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<v Speaker 1>You've been around now for a while. How has the

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<v Speaker 1>game changed from the first year in the major leagues

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<v Speaker 1>to where we're at right now With the state of

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<v Speaker 1>the game, you know.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a lot different, you know, just the way people pitched.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, one year it was you know, the high

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<v Speaker 3>heaters were a thing. You know, then you know, now

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<v Speaker 3>it's becoming kind of uh, cut the fastball. It was

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<v Speaker 3>for a while, cut the fastball, seek the fastball, like

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<v Speaker 3>kind of different types of fastball. That was more like

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<v Speaker 3>when the sticky was more alive. And then uh, now

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<v Speaker 3>you know, it's just you gotta adapt. You know, the

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<v Speaker 3>game's ever changing, and uh, you know, I think the

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<v Speaker 3>I think the way that we play though is conducive

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<v Speaker 3>to any any type of you know, the way the

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<v Speaker 3>league is is changing in that in that sense.

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<v Speaker 2>What about the sweeper? Is it still the sweeper?

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<v Speaker 1>Is that still the way to go or is it

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<v Speaker 1>now evolving into a change up buzzuh split fingered fastball

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<v Speaker 1>type of pitching staff.

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<v Speaker 3>I think the splittys are just more conducive to like,

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<v Speaker 3>you know that a lot of the Asian the Japanese

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<v Speaker 3>pitchers have the split fingers and uh yeah, I remember

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<v Speaker 3>when they used to call it the slider instead of

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<v Speaker 3>a sleeper, and now it's it comes on, it comes

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<v Speaker 3>as a sleeper. But no, I think you know, a

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<v Speaker 3>sleepers still have it's it's a place here, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>they just they run away a lot and it can

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<v Speaker 3>be tough on Righty's and you know, tough on lefty

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<v Speaker 3>and lefty and stuff like that. But yeah, it's interesting

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<v Speaker 3>to see the evolution just a pitching of just the

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<v Speaker 3>way the game is going.

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<v Speaker 1>Is there really a difference between the sweeper and the

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<v Speaker 1>slider or is it just naming it something different?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean some of them just some have more

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<v Speaker 3>horizontal than you know, up down traditional sliders, And uh, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>it's interesting. I you see guys who you know, like

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<v Speaker 3>traditional sliders know more. I courage she's not really his

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<v Speaker 3>slider is different. But and guys who sweep the sweep

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<v Speaker 3>the slider lights. Uh, you know, just I think it

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<v Speaker 3>depends on your mitch mix as a pitcher and what

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<v Speaker 3>works best for you.

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<v Speaker 1>Austin Barnes is our guest Dodger catcher, and you obviously

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<v Speaker 1>have a few new faces on the pitching staff. But

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<v Speaker 1>the one guy from last year that really took a

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<v Speaker 1>step forward, Yoshi Yamamoto. Have you seen more confidence from

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<v Speaker 1>him just this spring?

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<v Speaker 3>Definitely definitely see more confidence from I think it just

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<v Speaker 3>even in his bullpens.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he's more sure of himself.

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<v Speaker 3>I think he comes in uh this year with the

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<v Speaker 3>with the different mindset and kind of a plan. Even

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<v Speaker 3>when I see in his bullpens, he's you know, he's

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<v Speaker 3>trying to elevate the heater more, trying to run it

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<v Speaker 3>in a and uh, you know, playing with this cutter

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<v Speaker 3>more up and in the lefties.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he's in a really good spot.

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<v Speaker 3>And uh, like I said, I think it was just

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<v Speaker 3>one of the best pitchers in the world. I think

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<v Speaker 3>he Uh, I think his ability to he's just a

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<v Speaker 3>really polished pitcher just with this command plus his stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you see that evolve last year because told me

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<v Speaker 1>that he would take him out for coffee during the

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<v Speaker 1>playoffs to try to get his confidence up to to

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<v Speaker 1>really because of how much you guys needed him.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean, Yoshanobu's pitching big games all over the world.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, he's pitching the WBC, He's pitching championship games

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<v Speaker 3>in Japan, and he you know, he's pitching the biggest

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<v Speaker 3>games in.

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<v Speaker 2>The world with.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, with what he did last year, and he

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<v Speaker 3>answered the bell every time. So Oshanobu's is such solid

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<v Speaker 3>as a rock.

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<v Speaker 2>He's one of the he's fun to catch.

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<v Speaker 3>Like I said, his command is you know, pretty pretty

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<v Speaker 3>special plus his stuff. So there's a lot of weapons

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<v Speaker 3>with them, and he's one of the he's the fun

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<v Speaker 3>guy to be out there with.

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<v Speaker 1>Before I let you go, what about my guy snell Zilla?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he's good. Uh, you know, you really don't.

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<v Speaker 3>It's funny when you face a guy and then you

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<v Speaker 3>catch him. You know, it's what you see and stuff

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<v Speaker 3>is a little different. And uh, but his he's just

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<v Speaker 3>really fluid.

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<v Speaker 2>Me.

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<v Speaker 3>He's a little real fluid pitcher, really easy fastball, jumps

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<v Speaker 3>at you, and he's got you know, change.

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<v Speaker 2>Us really good. His curveball's good.

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<v Speaker 3>And I'm sure I've seen this slider be really good.

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<v Speaker 3>He hasn't really thrown too many of them this year

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<v Speaker 3>this spring, but got a lot of weapons, man, And

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<v Speaker 3>he's one of the best pictures in the game also,

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, I'm glad to have him on our team.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Austin, thanks a lot for the time. You

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<v Speaker 1>got your catcher's mitt on your hand. How long have

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<v Speaker 1>you had that mit for? Is this the twenty twenty mint?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>The other ones kind of get beat up a little bit,

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<v Speaker 3>so you got to figure it out.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you try to keep him as long as possible.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes it's this is not in the cards, man.

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<v Speaker 1>I knew you when you were a second baseman. That's

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<v Speaker 1>how far we go.

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<v Speaker 3>We go way back that so I remember you too.

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<v Speaker 3>I remember saying, who is this guy in the clubhouse?

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<v Speaker 3>How do they allow him in the clubhous?

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<v Speaker 1>But you did not like me at first, but the

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<v Speaker 1>vast a charm wore you down.

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<v Speaker 3>Man, I understand how you got a wife. Yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 3>gonna just kid that.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a lot for the time, Austin, and it's awesome

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<v Speaker 1>to have you back. It wouldn't be the same without you,

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<v Speaker 1>without Kik among the others.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for saying