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<v Speaker 1>I had a chance to catch up with Kirby Yates

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<v Speaker 1>after he was officially announced a Dodger, and here was

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<v Speaker 1>our conversation at Dodgers Stadium. Thanks a lot for the time.

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<v Speaker 1>And does it feel real putting on this jersey? Now?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's a little I would say surreal probably a

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<v Speaker 2>better word, but yeah, it's this cool. You know, this

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<v Speaker 2>is going to be exciting and this is gonna be awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>When you look at what the Dodgers have done this offseason,

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<v Speaker 1>during this entire process, if all things were equal, was

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<v Speaker 1>this an easy choice?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? I mean, look, I kind of scoured the market.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think I made it exactly easy for them,

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<v Speaker 2>but look all in all, you know to come here

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<v Speaker 2>and uh so one, you know, they were pretty persistent

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<v Speaker 2>in wanting to sign me all off season, which I

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate and too to just for them to target me,

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<v Speaker 2>and how active they've been all off season with you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the people that they've brought in and me being one

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<v Speaker 2>of them. I mean, you know, yeah, how could you

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<v Speaker 2>not say this?

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<v Speaker 1>You've been part of bullpens where you're the guy and

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<v Speaker 1>everybody's leaning on you for high leverage outs. When you

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<v Speaker 1>look at this bullpen the way it's constructed, do you

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<v Speaker 1>feel like the sum is greater than the parts.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean to mean, it doesn't matter. They can

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<v Speaker 2>still lean on me if they want, you know, but

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<v Speaker 2>this is you know, a very very talented group and

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<v Speaker 2>there's you know, kind of endless options on what you

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<v Speaker 2>can do. You know in certain times that games are

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<v Speaker 2>going to be really short for the other team, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know in other times, you know, we have pretty

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<v Speaker 2>good starting rotation also, so you know, I think the

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<v Speaker 2>combination of both are is just going to really work

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<v Speaker 2>out well.

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<v Speaker 1>When Kirbyate's was watching the postseason, I would imagine you

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<v Speaker 1>were watch some of it.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, but you realize that Dodgers only had two and

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<v Speaker 1>a half starting pitchers, went to bullpen games multiple times

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<v Speaker 1>in multiple series. You're going to be teammates with those guys.

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<v Speaker 1>They were known as the dogs. Are you ready to

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<v Speaker 1>be inducted into a bullpen that identifies as that type

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<v Speaker 1>of ferocious competitor?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? Absolutely, It's gotta be fun to take part in that. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>they were some of those guys are really impressive, but trying,

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<v Speaker 2>very very impressive. I mean, he's always been impressive. I

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<v Speaker 2>think it's just you know, he'd kind of put it

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<v Speaker 2>on full display in the World Series and the playoffs

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<v Speaker 2>and all the other guys. I think, you know, Evan

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<v Speaker 2>Phillips is kind of forgotten guy right now, and he's

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<v Speaker 2>been pretty good at the past and you know, so

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<v Speaker 2>like I said, I mean, it's as deep as you

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<v Speaker 2>could probably have really a bullpen in the league, and

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<v Speaker 2>so you know, be a part of that. It's very exciting.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned Blake Tryning. You're both in the same demographic,

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<v Speaker 1>so maybe you have a guy down there, just one

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<v Speaker 1>guy and Blake Tryning that can relate to your TV shows,

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<v Speaker 1>your movies, and maybe your music. I'm not sure about

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<v Speaker 1>his music.

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<v Speaker 2>Taste, Dad jokes. Yeah, I mean, like he's been around

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<v Speaker 2>for a while, he's been nasty for a while. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I had my partner last year that was

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<v Speaker 2>dera old guys, So I tend to lightly use that

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<v Speaker 2>word just because you know, I know I'm getting older.

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<v Speaker 2>I just don't want to believe it. It's gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>hard to believe that. I'm probably I think I am

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<v Speaker 2>the oldest one on the team now, so finally made it.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, it's gonna most experienced Kirby. There you go,

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<v Speaker 2>There you go. It's gonna be a lot of fun.

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<v Speaker 2>You know. I've heard nothing but good things about the

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<v Speaker 2>guys as humans too, so I think that's the biggest thing.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, pitching aside, we have to hang out

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<v Speaker 2>with each other all the time, so that's one of

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<v Speaker 2>the things that I'm kind of looking forward to before.

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<v Speaker 1>I let you go. I've always been a big fan

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<v Speaker 1>of Kirby Yates split fingered fastball when I was growing

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<v Speaker 1>up in the eighties. Roger Craig, the manager of the Giants,

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<v Speaker 1>former Dodger pitcher, he was the godfather of the split

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<v Speaker 1>fingered fastball. It seemed like to go out of vogue,

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<v Speaker 1>but you've kept it alive. Do you feel like the

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<v Speaker 1>split fingered fastball might have a comeback since Kirby Yates

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<v Speaker 1>is continuing to persevere and endure.

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<v Speaker 2>I revived my career kind of change to the path

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<v Speaker 2>of my career. So and you kind of look around

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<v Speaker 2>in the league. There's a lot more guys that are

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<v Speaker 2>throwing them now. So I think that pitch is seriously

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think it's going anywhere. Guys are learning it

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<v Speaker 2>and it's uh, you know, usually when I about five

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<v Speaker 2>six years ago when I started throwing it. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>there was only a few that threw that pitch. And

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<v Speaker 2>now you look around, there's a lot of guys that

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<v Speaker 2>throw it.

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<v Speaker 1>Before I let you go as well, you got some

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<v Speaker 1>muscle over here. I mean two suits that are monitoring

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<v Speaker 1>everything that I say, who do you got with you?

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<v Speaker 2>It's my bodyguards. That's my agents.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh agents slash bodyguards, very intimidating agents. No wonder the

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<v Speaker 1>Dodgers signed you. They got a good deal. I bet

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<v Speaker 1>they pounded the desk a few times.

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<v Speaker 2>He got it done. I don't know what he did.

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<v Speaker 2>I won't tell anybody though, but he got it done.

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<v Speaker 1>Beverly Hills Sports Council, don't let the city name fool you.

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<v Speaker 1>They're tough.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a model for you. Got to use that right on.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you.