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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 another one of their young

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<v Speaker 1>stars that is on the forty man roster for the

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<v Speaker 1>first time in his professional career with the Dodgers, and

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<v Speaker 1>that is Jack Dryer. Jack, thanks a lot for the time,

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for having me.

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<v Speaker 1>You're in a good spot here. It feels like everybody

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<v Speaker 1>gets along. Everybody's rooting for each other on this wall

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<v Speaker 1>of guys that are trying to make their major league

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<v Speaker 1>dreams come true.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Absolutely, We have a lot of guys here who

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<v Speaker 2>you know, everybody's just rooting for each other, and uh yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a really good atmosphere.

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<v Speaker 1>What's it like for you not only to be in

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<v Speaker 1>big league camp but also know that you're one step

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<v Speaker 1>closer being on the forty man roster.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, getting outed to the roster is obviously

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<v Speaker 2>cool because it shows that the team you know, values

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<v Speaker 2>you to a certain extent. But you know, my goal

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<v Speaker 2>is just to focus on the things that I can control,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, when, when and if a debut happens,

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<v Speaker 2>that's out of my control, so I try not to

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<v Speaker 2>think about that kind of thing.

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<v Speaker 1>How have you embraced this role of being the guy

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<v Speaker 1>that the Dodgers value coming out of a bullpen.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I mean, as soon as you sign with the Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 2>everybody treats you you know you or a first round

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<v Speaker 2>or the exact same. So there's no difference there. So

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<v Speaker 2>it's always just been, you know, do whatever you can

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<v Speaker 2>to help the organization.

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<v Speaker 1>What's it been like learning from the guys across from

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<v Speaker 1>you because they were nicknamed the dogs during the postseason

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<v Speaker 1>last year, have they started to embrace you into their

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<v Speaker 1>circle or their dog pack.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, a few of them have done a really good

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<v Speaker 2>job of helping me and teach me different things like

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<v Speaker 2>routines and how they deal with you know, pregame anxiety

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<v Speaker 2>and that kind of stuff. So I'm just very lucky

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<v Speaker 2>to be in a clubhouse with so many, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>future Hall of famers.

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<v Speaker 1>What's the biggest message they've given you to kind of

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<v Speaker 1>control all that?

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<v Speaker 2>I think the biggest thing is to take control of

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<v Speaker 2>your preparation, and you know, you can control those kinds

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<v Speaker 2>of things, and so if you execute all of that,

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<v Speaker 2>you won't need to, you know, worry about the performance

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<v Speaker 2>because that'll take care of itself.

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<v Speaker 1>You only listen to left handed relievers.

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<v Speaker 2>No, we have. We have a few good right handed

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<v Speaker 2>players as well, so I listened to them too.

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<v Speaker 1>Jack Dryer is our guest. You're gonna know him pretty

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<v Speaker 1>well soon as he is on the forty man roster,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Dodgers obviously have their sight set on him

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<v Speaker 1>making his major league debut at some point this season.

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<v Speaker 1>I have to say, you know, I was really impressed

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<v Speaker 1>by Alex Freelance Dash, but I mean, your Captain Morgan

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<v Speaker 1>facial here right now is pretty impressive as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, thank you. Some of the players have dubbed me

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<v Speaker 2>Captain Jack Sparrow, so I'll lean into that a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you been called up to the morning meeting yet?

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<v Speaker 1>I have.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it actually went pretty smoothly, so I'm glad that

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<v Speaker 2>I was able to get that taken care of well.

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<v Speaker 1>Last year. I'm not sure fans realized this, but you

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<v Speaker 1>created a show. Hey, Otani Rubik's Cube. How did you

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<v Speaker 1>come up with that? How did you? Was it a

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<v Speaker 1>homework assignment?

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<v Speaker 2>No, that's just kind of a side hobby that I have.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I've been solving riverscubes for several years now

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<v Speaker 2>and turned it into art and so over time, I've

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<v Speaker 2>just kind of developed my process of making more and

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<v Speaker 2>more murals and bigger murals. So, yeah, last year was

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<v Speaker 2>the Shoho tany one. I tried to stay a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit anonymous, so nothing's really come of it so far.

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<v Speaker 1>You know how to solve a Rubics cube one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>thousand different ways?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, basically, it doesn't matter how you mix it up,

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<v Speaker 2>it's going to be pretty easy to solve.

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<v Speaker 1>I know you make it sound that way, but for

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<v Speaker 1>mere mortals like myself and guys that are not from

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<v Speaker 1>higher learning, like Gavin Stone, I'm not sure they've ever

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<v Speaker 1>solved the Rubics cube before.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I think I can attribute that to a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of alone time in college, sitting in my room by

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<v Speaker 2>myself and just kind of memorizing some things.

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<v Speaker 1>All right. I was not very popular either in high

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<v Speaker 1>school or college, so I could relate to that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, exactly, lots of alone time.

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<v Speaker 1>Well whatever you date it worked. You put in a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of time not only with the brain but with

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<v Speaker 1>the pitching. And appreciate the time. And we'll see at

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger Stadium soon.

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<v Speaker 2>That sounds great. Thank you for having me