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<v Speaker 1>God, I'm swinging.

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<v Speaker 2>That's it. Hello, fans of the world champion La Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the World Series Winverlive. This is a special off

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<v Speaker 2>season edition of Dodger Talk. There's a dynasty to be

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<v Speaker 2>had here taking you behind the scenes with Dodger insider

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<v Speaker 2>David Basse, living out of their dream to be a

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<v Speaker 2>part of the show called eight six six not eighty

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<v Speaker 2>seven two five seven and follow the show wherever you

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<v Speaker 2>get your podcasts now here's your host, David Basse.

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<v Speaker 3>Welcome to a special edition of Dodger Talk, a podcast show.

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<v Speaker 3>We don't have our first live show until Wednesday night

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<v Speaker 3>at seven o'clock on AM five to seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 3>But since I'm here at the Winter meetings in Dallas,

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<v Speaker 3>figured I give the kids an update on everything that's

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<v Speaker 3>going on in day one here in Dallas and how

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<v Speaker 3>it affects the Dodgers. Obviously, late last night, Juan Soto

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<v Speaker 3>was able to come to an agreement with the New

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<v Speaker 3>York Mets fifteen years astronomical type of number. And it's

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<v Speaker 3>funny how as I was getting into the elevator here

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<v Speaker 3>at the hotel in Dallas, Scott Boris and his Boris Corp.

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<v Speaker 3>Crewe was waiting for the elevator as well, and we

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<v Speaker 3>all got into the elevator at the same time, probably

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<v Speaker 3>a minute after guys like John Hayman and Jeff Passing

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<v Speaker 3>broke the news.

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<v Speaker 1>And here's the real story behind it.

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<v Speaker 3>I was in the elevator with Scott Boris moments after

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<v Speaker 3>that news broke, and he said, Hey, did you hear

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<v Speaker 3>the news about Soto?

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<v Speaker 1>I said no, and I've.

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<v Speaker 3>Been checking Twitter literally refreshing every what ten thirty seconds,

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<v Speaker 3>and he said he joked that the Dodgers signed Wan Soto,

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<v Speaker 3>and the entire elevator started laughing, and then he filled

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<v Speaker 3>me in that it was the Mets that got their guy.

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<v Speaker 1>And then fast forward to.

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<v Speaker 3>Twenty minutes later, we're eating dinner at the same place

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<v Speaker 3>last night in Dallas, and no, he did not pick

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<v Speaker 3>up the tab. So that's how things went down here.

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<v Speaker 3>That's how I found out Juan Soto is a New

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<v Speaker 3>York met. By the way, coming up on this episode

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<v Speaker 3>of Dodger Talk from the Winter meetings in Dallas, you'll

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<v Speaker 3>hear my one on one conversation with Blake Snell, and

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<v Speaker 3>also you'll hear from Dodgers GM Brandon Gomes, who gave

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<v Speaker 3>us a lot of clarity on how the Dodgers infield

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<v Speaker 3>is expected to look in twenty twenty five, and Mookie

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<v Speaker 3>bets again on the infield dirt, but not where you

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<v Speaker 1>So stay where you are. We'll get to that in

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<v Speaker 1>a second.

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<v Speaker 3>But as far as the Juan Soto signing goes, I

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<v Speaker 3>know ta Oscar Hernandez and his agent are hopeful that

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<v Speaker 3>after Sodo signed, it would create a bidding war for

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<v Speaker 3>him and get his number higher than what it may

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<v Speaker 3>or may not have been before the Sodo signing. The

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<v Speaker 3>way I feel after being here for a full day,

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<v Speaker 3>it's not Taoscar Hernandez that is going to get a

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<v Speaker 3>bidding war. It is Alex Bregman that is going to

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<v Speaker 3>get the bidding war. And it feels like it's the Yankees,

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<v Speaker 3>it's the Red Sox, it's the Astros all that are

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<v Speaker 3>escalating the salary for Alex Bregman, who also is a

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<v Speaker 3>Scott Boris client. And we all know how Scott has

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<v Speaker 3>become the most powerful agent in Major League Baseball.

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<v Speaker 1>He moves the players as chess pieces.

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<v Speaker 3>You lose out on this guy, Hey, I got a

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<v Speaker 3>consolation prize in the form of player X. I could

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<v Speaker 3>definitely see him saying that to the Red Sox and Yankees.

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<v Speaker 3>And right now, the Yankees need hitters and they need

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<v Speaker 3>A lot of people expect Christian Walker to sign with

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<v Speaker 3>sign Alex Bregman, all of a sudden, their lineup looks

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<v Speaker 3>pretty good again. But they do need a left handed

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<v Speaker 3>hitter now. As far as the Red Sox go, same thing.

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<v Speaker 3>They're looking for Alex Bregman possibly to play second base,

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<v Speaker 3>or if they can convince Rafael Devers to move from third,

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<v Speaker 3>the Alex Korra Alex Bregman connection from the twenty seventeen

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<v Speaker 1>So I actually believe that.

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<v Speaker 3>The Jan Soto signing is not going to affect the

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<v Speaker 3>chances of the Dodgers signing Taoscar Hernandez. The Dodgers still

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<v Speaker 3>want Teoscar Hernandez. Ta Oscar Hernandez still wants to be

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<v Speaker 3>a Dodger, so there is a deal to be had there.

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<v Speaker 3>Whether or not it happens this week still remains to

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<v Speaker 3>be seen, but certainly both parties want a reunion. It's

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<v Speaker 3>just a matter of finding that common ground. And by

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<v Speaker 3>with Petro some money last week way too far. All

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<v Speaker 3>to it was that people around baseball and that still

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<v Speaker 3>remains to be true today expect Tioscar Hernandez and the

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<v Speaker 1>Final details.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, there's still some number that needs to be agreed upon,

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<v Speaker 3>or they would have signed a contract or Taioscar would

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<v Speaker 3>have signed with another team.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what that meant.

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<v Speaker 3>So too many people obviously very excited, anxious, thirsty for

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<v Speaker 3>all the news they can get, maybe ran a little

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<v Speaker 3>too far with what I actually said. It goes back

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<v Speaker 3>to the movie White Men Can't Jump. You may have

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<v Speaker 3>been hearing what I said, but you were not listening

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<v Speaker 3>to what I said. So the Dodgers and Tioscar Hernandez

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<v Speaker 3>still a chance for them to have a reunion.

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<v Speaker 1>Even with the signing.

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<v Speaker 3>Of Michael Confordo, who was a much better hitter outside

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<v Speaker 3>of Oracle Park than he was there, tough place for

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<v Speaker 3>any left handed hitter to hit. His slugging percentage was

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<v Speaker 3>basically double what it was hitting at that ballpark. So

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<v Speaker 3>the Dodgers have high expectations for Confordo to play every

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<v Speaker 3>day because his numbers were even better against lefties than

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<v Speaker 3>they were against righty's last year. So Michael Conforto signs

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<v Speaker 3>a one year contract with the Dodgers and is going

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<v Speaker 3>to play every day, and that still opens the door

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<v Speaker 3>for Teoscar Hernandez also to return. Remember, the Dodgers need outfielders,

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<v Speaker 3>of Mookie Bets is moving to the infield, and that

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<v Speaker 3>brings us to what Brandon Gomes Dodgers GM just told us.

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<v Speaker 3>The Dodgers are expecting Mookie Bets to play the infield,

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<v Speaker 3>but he is preparing to play.

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<v Speaker 3>That was a little surprising, but Mooki is up for

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<v Speaker 3>the challenge. The Dodgers are going to support him in

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<v Speaker 3>that challenge, and Mooky believes with a whole offseason, he

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<v Speaker 1>Here's what Brandon Gomes had to say.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean the plan is Mooki's preparing is a shortstop.

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<v Speaker 4>It's ready for the challenge. He feels like with the

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<v Speaker 4>certainly wouldn't been against.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll see how it works out, but as of now,

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<v Speaker 3>the Dodgers do not plan on bouncing Mookie Bets from

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<v Speaker 3>shortstop to second to right field. They and Mooky are

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<v Speaker 3>preparing for Mooki to be the everyday shortstop.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean, I think with Mooke, what was most

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<v Speaker 4>impressive if you look at all of the most challenging

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<v Speaker 4>parts of the position, he does really well, and where

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<v Speaker 4>he struggled was throwing. You go watch him in right field.

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<v Speaker 4>It's one of the best arms in the game. It's

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<v Speaker 4>incredibly accurate. So those things that are most challenging to teach,

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<v Speaker 4>getting off the ball, range, making exceptional plays, his pre

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<v Speaker 4>pitch timing, he nailed those. It was really syncing up

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<v Speaker 4>of his work, is like making sure how does he

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<v Speaker 4>access what is an elite arm and like have that

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<v Speaker 4>translate to the infield all.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, So there you have it again from Dodgers GM,

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<v Speaker 3>Brandon Gomes, Mookie Betts. The everyday shortstop going into spring

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<v Speaker 3>training this year with all the signings and trades and

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<v Speaker 3>all that feels like that is just as big of

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<v Speaker 3>a headline grabber as anything else. Dodger Talk from the

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<v Speaker 3>Winter Meetings in Dallas, David vass with you. You can

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<v Speaker 3>at officially vass A. I wanted to share with you

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<v Speaker 3>my conversation with Blake Snell, two time cy Young Award

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<v Speaker 3>winner last week's press conference, and then we'll get into

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<v Speaker 3>the other two top starting pitchers that are still available.

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<v Speaker 3>Here is Blake Snell, Snell Zilla wearing a Dodger uniform.

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<v Speaker 3>We are here with two times two time cy Young

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<v Speaker 3>Award winner and finally a Dodger. It's been a long

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<v Speaker 3>time coming. Andrew Friedman delivered in twenty twenty four and

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<v Speaker 3>look at it and the Dodger blue had Dodger blue jersey.

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<v Speaker 3>Blake doesn't feel real that you're finally where you should be,

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<v Speaker 3>and that's in the great city of Los Angeles.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, no, it feels good. It's just I mean, I

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<v Speaker 5>once we get the spring and it gets going hopefully

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<v Speaker 5>even you know, as December starts to fade in a Christmas,

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<v Speaker 5>I feel a little more real. But you know, wearing

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<v Speaker 5>the jersey it's exciting, you know, looking at homes and

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<v Speaker 5>all that, it's exciting.

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<v Speaker 3>I think the house next to me is for sale.

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<v Speaker 3>Would you like to invest?

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<v Speaker 5>I'm a mixt I live far from you, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I talked to Boris about it. It's all set.

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<v Speaker 5>No, I'll make sure I'm far away from you, Dave,

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<v Speaker 5>but we will get the Korean barbecue. You can bet

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<v Speaker 5>on that.

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<v Speaker 1>Love that.

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<v Speaker 3>Love that, And I love what you said during the

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<v Speaker 3>press conference, how it's investing in people and people investing

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<v Speaker 3>in you, and I know that means a lot.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, it's everything. It's the only way for me to

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<v Speaker 5>be as good as I want to be is to

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<v Speaker 5>have relationships that are really strong.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, And it feels like people are starting to get

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<v Speaker 3>to know who you really are. Right. I feel like

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<v Speaker 3>I've told you this before your baseball IQ is higher

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<v Speaker 3>than a lot of people understand. Being able to come

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<v Speaker 3>to the Dodgers and take it to the next level.

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<v Speaker 3>How much was that attractive to you?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I mean, I just it's all about creating moments

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<v Speaker 5>for the fans. And you know, coming here with sold

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<v Speaker 5>out games all the time watching the fans, it's you

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<v Speaker 5>want to do. You want to just you want to

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<v Speaker 5>create moments. You want to be able to share that

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<v Speaker 5>with as many people as possible, especially because baseball is

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<v Speaker 5>all about entertainment, so and being around fans that are fanatics.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, they go crazy for the game and it's

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<v Speaker 5>to put all that together, to come here to pitch

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<v Speaker 5>on the biggest stage, it's something that I've been wanting

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<v Speaker 5>to do for a long time and people really start

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<v Speaker 5>to get to know me, you know, playing here.

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<v Speaker 3>One thing that the players on this team respect is

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<v Speaker 3>the work work ethic, and you have that.

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<v Speaker 1>I know.

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<v Speaker 3>Clayton Krushaw means a lot to you. What's it like

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<v Speaker 3>to finally be teammates with him and pick his brain

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<v Speaker 3>and just being the dugout together.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, that would be a dream come true. Yeah, No,

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<v Speaker 5>I can't wait. I mean I was telling Andrew I

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<v Speaker 5>need my locker next to his. So you know, he's

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<v Speaker 5>just done so many, you know, amazing things in his career.

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<v Speaker 5>So for me about to talk to him, pick his brain,

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<v Speaker 5>learn from all his experience, I'm really excited about. There's

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<v Speaker 5>just a player I can continue to and developed to

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<v Speaker 5>be is so exciting. And to learn from a guy

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<v Speaker 5>like that is I mean, you can't ask for more.

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<v Speaker 3>I know you became a proud father this year. The

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<v Speaker 3>Dodgers won the World Series this year. Your birthdays tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 3>It feels like twenty twenty four was a pretty good

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<v Speaker 3>year for Blake Snell and a no hitter.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, you know, tomorrow is a good day to start

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<v Speaker 5>getting ready for the next season as a Dodger, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>finally official. So I've been working out, you know, free Asia,

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<v Speaker 5>but now I'm a daughter, it might be a little different.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, the birthday parties tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 5>No, No, I was.

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<v Speaker 1>Checking, like I didn't get the evite. I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 1>if it was.

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<v Speaker 5>Seck your email. I never used Onne, so check yours.

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<v Speaker 1>Blake.

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<v Speaker 3>This is awesome you being in Los Angeles, being a Dodger.

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<v Speaker 3>It's always been the perfect fit. And I'm glad it

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<v Speaker 3>finally happened, so look forward to it. I'm sticking around

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<v Speaker 3>for one more year, maybe five with you.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, you got five left, and then we'll see what

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<v Speaker 5>we go after that. Hopefully we get a couple more.

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<v Speaker 1>I like that.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, we got a long ways to go, so

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<v Speaker 5>let's focus on these five year by year all right.

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<v Speaker 1>Love it.

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<v Speaker 3>It was a long time coming for Blake Snell to

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<v Speaker 3>of Blake Snell. He is going to be tremendous for

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<v Speaker 3>the Dodgers. And I love how he said he wants

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<v Speaker 3>to invest in the Dodgers and in Dave Roberts, but

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<v Speaker 3>he also wants them to invest in him, and that's

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<v Speaker 3>why he was so happy about a five year contract. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>another left handed starting pitcher that I would have loved

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<v Speaker 3>to see being a Dodger uniform was in Sino Zone,

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<v Speaker 3>Max Freed. We've had him on the show multiple times.

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<v Speaker 3>Max is a great pitcher and an even better person.

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<v Speaker 3>But with the signing of Blake Snell, that door has closed.

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<v Speaker 3>In fact, the Dodgers probably signed Max Freed if they're

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<v Speaker 3>not able to come to a deal with Blake Snell,

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<v Speaker 3>and Max Freed is very much coveted. From what I

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<v Speaker 3>they would turn to two starting pitchers. I would imagine

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<v Speaker 3>Max Freed is one of them. Another is Walker Buehler,

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<v Speaker 3>who is getting interest from every Al East team with

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<v Speaker 3>the exception of the Tampa Bay Rays. So you know,

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<v Speaker 3>Alex Bregman, Max Freed, Walker Buehler all on the Yankees radar.

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<v Speaker 3>Max Freed also on the Red Sox radar, the Giants radar.

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<v Speaker 3>He's a guy that is going to command a big

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<v Speaker 3>time contract because the character of who he is and

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<v Speaker 3>also how great of a pitcher he is as well.

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<v Speaker 3>So Max Freed definitely in his corner, even though it

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<v Speaker 3>won't be in a Dodger uniform. As far as where

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<v Speaker 3>the Dodgers go after this, we still have to wait

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<v Speaker 3>and see, but certainly Max Freed is not on the table.

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<v Speaker 3>Corbyn Burns still out there, Tanner Scott the top reliever,

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<v Speaker 3>still out there, Devin Williams maybe the most c did

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<v Speaker 3>Aernato speaking of trades, a lot of buzz about him,

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<v Speaker 3>but I just don't see it with the Dodgers. I

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<v Speaker 3>know he would love to come back here, unless he

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<v Speaker 3>tells the Cardinals, the only place he's going to be

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<v Speaker 3>accepting a trade to is the Dodgers, the Red Sox,

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<v Speaker 3>the Yankees if they whoever loses out on Bregman is

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<v Speaker 3>going to explore a trade for Aeronato. So that's where

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<v Speaker 3>things stand as far as the Winter Meetings go. We

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<v Speaker 3>are going to have a live show for you from

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<v Speaker 3>Dallas on Wednesday night and also another show on Thursday night.

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<v Speaker 3>So the hot stove Dodger talk has kicked off. Another

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<v Speaker 3>subplot to the Winter Meetings is the posting of young

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<v Speaker 3>right hander Roki Sazaki, twenty three years old, throws one

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<v Speaker 3>hundred miles an hour plus with a great split fingered fastball.

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<v Speaker 3>I know many people out there were already saying the

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<v Speaker 3>Dodgers have Sazaki in the bag. It's not possible, because

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<v Speaker 3>that's beyond the rules. A lot of people around baseball

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<v Speaker 3>now believe the Padres are definite threats to take Sazaki

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<v Speaker 3>away from the Dodgers or any other team in baseball. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 3>the Yankees are a great team, but you can't change

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<v Speaker 3>your geography. The facts are the Padres and the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 3>playing cities that are a lot more convenient for Japanese

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<v Speaker 3>players to get back to Japan. So the West Coast

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<v Speaker 3>is where these players are going to want to go

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<v Speaker 3>first and foremost, and that's why it's Dodgers Padres in

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<v Speaker 3>my mind to sign Sazaki, who, by the way, can

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<v Speaker 3>be officially posted and negotiated with teams starting on Tuesday,

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<v Speaker 3>so that's where the negotiations officially start and you have

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<v Speaker 3>to sign him by the end of January. I believe

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<v Speaker 3>January twenty fifth is the deadline to have a deal

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<v Speaker 3>with Roki Sazaki. So you know, I've been asked by

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<v Speaker 1>I'm picking Padres or Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 3>You Darvish is like a father figure to all these

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<v Speaker 3>young Japanese players. That's their edge. The Dodgers obviously at

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<v Speaker 3>the edge of being the World champions, being in La

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<v Speaker 3>having Otani, having Yamamoto. Both teams have been recruiting Sazaki

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<v Speaker 3>for a long time, so it's not a foregone conclusion

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<v Speaker 3>the Dodgers are signing Sazaki. The Padres are definitely a threat,

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<v Speaker 3>so that's the latest from Dallas and we will have

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<v Speaker 3>more on another Dodger Talk podcast tomorrow around the same time.

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<v Speaker 3>And also you will hear live updates on Rogan and

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<v Speaker 3>Rodney and Petro some Money throughout the day.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening, we'll talk to you tomorrow. See you

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<v Speaker 1>and Time said