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<v Speaker 1>Well, the Dodgers announced their minor league player and pictures

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<v Speaker 1>of the Year on Friday, and we're joined right now

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<v Speaker 1>by the picture of the year, a man that was

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<v Speaker 1>traded during the offseason by the Cubs to the Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 1>and what a steal it was for the Dodgers. I

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<v Speaker 1>was told by a Mason McGuire and Mark McGuire somewhere

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<v Speaker 1>in Irvine. Jackson Ferris joins us.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for having me man, glad to be here.

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<v Speaker 1>You got a lot of presents about yourself. You and

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<v Speaker 1>Dalton Rushing feels like you guys are knocking on the

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<v Speaker 1>door and ready to go.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I'm just try and have a good year

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<v Speaker 3>and just hope to get that I get a call eventually,

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<v Speaker 3>So it's all that matters.

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<v Speaker 1>What can you take away from your season and being

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<v Speaker 1>in this organization for the first time, I.

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<v Speaker 3>Would just say that being a starting pitcher just is

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<v Speaker 3>like going deep into games and longevity throat a year,

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<v Speaker 3>like how healthy can you be?

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<v Speaker 2>Getting laid into this year?

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<v Speaker 3>So like you get into this time like everybody wants

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<v Speaker 3>to play postseason baseball, and the Dodgers are going to

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<v Speaker 3>give us a great opportunity to do that, and you

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<v Speaker 3>just got to be healthy and answer the call whenever

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<v Speaker 3>you get a shot. So that's one thing, probably the

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<v Speaker 3>biggest thing I learned throughout this year.

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<v Speaker 1>We've heard so much about the Dodgers development of pictures,

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<v Speaker 1>So what have you learned the most about the way

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<v Speaker 1>they do things.

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<v Speaker 3>I just feel like the Dodgers aren't really scared to

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<v Speaker 3>kind of screw up almost, so like they trust themselves

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<v Speaker 3>and they trust what they do. And I have all

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<v Speaker 3>my trust in all the coaches in the minor leagues

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<v Speaker 3>and so whatever they tell me, I'm gonna take out

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<v Speaker 3>with an open hand and then just hopefully it works out.

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<v Speaker 1>So in this stage of your career, do you have

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<v Speaker 1>to have a certain leap of faith to make changes?

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<v Speaker 3>I would say a little bit yeah, because like it's

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<v Speaker 3>your career, but you also have to trust these people

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<v Speaker 3>who know what they're doing and know what they're saying.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's like you almost are hesitant, but you just

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<v Speaker 3>have to open up to all these people and get

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<v Speaker 3>to know which coaches are really there for you and

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<v Speaker 3>all that. And that's kind of the one thing that

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<v Speaker 3>you just got to learn throughout a year, like which

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<v Speaker 3>coaches are really going to be there for you through

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<v Speaker 3>rough times and good times, and then just kind of

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<v Speaker 3>go to those guys whenever you need them.

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<v Speaker 1>I would imagine talking to guys that have come through

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<v Speaker 1>the minor leagues. Everybody wants to put their fingerprint on

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<v Speaker 1>your career. You have to know who you are. It

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<v Speaker 1>seems like you do.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, for sure.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's like out of high school, like I was

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<v Speaker 3>taken early in the draft, and it's just like they

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<v Speaker 3>took me early for a reason, and then the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 3>traded for me for a reason. So it's like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>like they're for sure things that I need to fix.

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<v Speaker 3>But it's also like what got me here is what

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<v Speaker 3>I also got to turn back to. So when times

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<v Speaker 3>are going bad and coaches aren't necessarily doing what I

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<v Speaker 3>think is best, like you just got to go back

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<v Speaker 3>to what you were doing originally.

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<v Speaker 1>Even at this stage of your career where you're still learning,

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<v Speaker 1>you're still getting seasoned, do you believe you have to

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<v Speaker 1>be your own best pitching coach?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, for sure, because it's only you out there on

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<v Speaker 3>the mound. It's not the coach can't go out there

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<v Speaker 3>and hand everything for you when you get out on

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<v Speaker 3>the mound. So when things are going bad. It's not

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<v Speaker 3>necessarily the right or the wrong way anymore. It's just

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<v Speaker 3>what gets you through five plus innings out there on

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<v Speaker 3>the mound.

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<v Speaker 1>Jackson Ferris is our guest. You know that name. He

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<v Speaker 1>was traded to the Dodgers during the off season, but

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<v Speaker 1>you are going to get to know him a lot

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<v Speaker 1>more in the coming years. You actually threw a combined

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<v Speaker 1>no hitter or almost a no hitter at Great Lakes,

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<v Speaker 1>eight no hit innings before you were taken out. We

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<v Speaker 1>hear about this so called zone. Were you in that

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<v Speaker 1>zone that night?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? For sure.

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<v Speaker 3>That was just one of those nights where everything was clicking.

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<v Speaker 3>It didn't matter like if I was getting a hard

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<v Speaker 3>hit ball, because you go deep into a game like

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<v Speaker 3>that and you don't give up a hit, you're gonna

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<v Speaker 3>give up hard contact. So defense was always just placed

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<v Speaker 3>in the right position. Defense helped me out behind me.

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<v Speaker 3>Coaches told me in between innings how we need to

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<v Speaker 3>attack the guys coming up.

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<v Speaker 2>And just felt like everything was clicking that night.

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<v Speaker 1>What clicks for you the most? Is it the slider?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it the fastball? Is it the curveball? Can you

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<v Speaker 1>tell us a little bit more in La about Jackson Ferris.

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<v Speaker 3>I feel like it's always going to be a fastball,

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<v Speaker 3>like especially this year, I really ticked up in Vlo

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<v Speaker 3>compared to the last couple of years, So it's always

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<v Speaker 3>going to be my fastball. And then outside of that,

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<v Speaker 3>it was kind of my slider was really my go

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<v Speaker 3>to whenever I got into a jam, Like what pitch

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<v Speaker 3>did I use to get a strikeout?

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<v Speaker 2>It was fastball slider always.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you got that, Uncle Charlie?

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<v Speaker 2>Though, Yeah, for sure.

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<v Speaker 3>Once I got moved up to double A, they were

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<v Speaker 3>really really adamant on me throwing my curveball as often

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<v Speaker 3>as possible because that is what my second best option

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<v Speaker 3>was out of high school.

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<v Speaker 2>So now I throw that a lot. Again.

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<v Speaker 1>I was looking at the size of your hands, because

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<v Speaker 1>the legend ghost that Sandy Kofax had extremely large hands

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<v Speaker 1>and fingers to be able to wrap his hand around

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<v Speaker 1>the baseball, which gave him that great curveball. It seems

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<v Speaker 1>like you were blessed with decent hands to throw that curveball.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, that's my pigeon coach.

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<v Speaker 3>Back home, we started throwing like a double tap ball

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<v Speaker 3>and a softball for a month before I could even

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<v Speaker 3>throw a curveball with a baseball, and so that my

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<v Speaker 3>pigion coach back home is really the one who kind

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<v Speaker 3>of pushed me towards a twelve six curveball that I throw.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, well, you know there's a lefty right now on

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<v Speaker 1>the Dodgers that is known for his fastball, his slider,

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<v Speaker 1>and his curveball. How much have you heard the comparisons

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<v Speaker 1>to Kershaw?

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<v Speaker 3>So growing up, that was really the guy who I

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<v Speaker 3>looked up to the most in baseball. It was always him,

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<v Speaker 3>just not necessarily motion or mechanics, but just stuff wise,

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<v Speaker 3>like big fastball coming out. Kind of always got told

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<v Speaker 3>he had control problems, which out of high school that's

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<v Speaker 3>what I was told I had, So just trying to

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<v Speaker 3>fine tune those and then always having the twelve six

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<v Speaker 3>curd ball to throw and then developing a slider later on,

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<v Speaker 3>which I've got now.

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<v Speaker 1>Keep grinding down there and awesome to meet you, effort,

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<v Speaker 1>great things about Jackson Ferris.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, great meeting you. Glad to be here.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, no doubt. Get on that Mount Jackson.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I wish that's the goal eventually,