The Yankees really bolstering their outfield this past week adding
Juan Soto, Trent Grisham and Alex Verdugo to join
Aaron Judge out there. When you look at their
outfield, they knew that they need to make significant
improvements. They went out and hit a grand slam
with this trade. 24 is our focus and trying
to, uh become that last team standing once again
. Um, as we've done in years gone by
, uh, that's the focus. So, you
know, that's really, that's what the Yankees are
all about is and is obviously what's, what's the
, how's the best to position us for 24 and
how's how best generally the position is for our very
next season. I, I had a lot of
conversations at the trade deadline actually with AJ Kreller,
um, on soda and, and we're not talking
about Verdugo with this, but I actually had trade
deadline conversation with Boston on me duo and, you
know, we've seen him obviously within the rivalry.
I don't think this, this New York situation is
gonna be a problem for him. Uh I think
he embraces the big stage, but they shared a
lot of information at that time. With us about
players of interest, um that it was a precursor
to building what eventually is taking place now. Uh
So even though we were unable to acquire soda at
the deadline, um you know, the, the
healthy dialogue that we were having with AJ Kreller,
um you know, gave us a road map to
kind of pick up where we left off. Um
, you know, starting in Scottsdale, you know
, we understand that it's possible short term situation and
I know it's just gonna make our team significantly better
. I saw a team with, with, with
a need and in an opening and, um,
I, I saw a lot of, of,
of opportunity, um, I wanna win and the
Orioles wanna win, uh, we wanna go deep
into the playoffs and same thing that I want.
Um, so when you see those commonalities, um
, and just make, makes a lot of sense
and, uh, I, I could be more
excited to be able to kind of get it done
early in the off season. I'm gonna have the
opportunity to work with, with James mccann. Uh
, he lives right down the road from me and
, uh, submit only to get to work with
him. Um, we start, we can start
as soon as we want and, uh, kind
of getting a head start before we go to spring
to me. That's, that, that, that
, that's a plus as well. And, uh
, you know, there's a, you know,
every everywhere outlook in, in this decision. Uh
There's, there's a lot of yeses and a lot
of good things and um when, when you see
that, um you wanna be a part of it
, there was another big acquisition yesterday as well and
that's uh filling a need to Arizona Diamondbacks were out
there looking for pitching. We talked to them about
it in Nashville and they fill a slot with Eduardo
Rodriguez four for 80. This is a great sign
when you think about what Brent Strong and the Arizona
Diamondbacks, the value in which place on pitching and
how they're able to get the most out of players
. When you look at the Diamondbacks making that run
that they went on last year to get to the
World Series. This is a rotation piece that they
felt like when you think about having to open or
start a game, this is that that next piece
that they believe can get them back to the World
Series. Jer Candela to the Reds. Where is
he playing JP? And will the Reds trade from
their surplus of infielders? Lauren? That is an
excellent question and I believe that he will begin at
least as a third baseman that there was enough interest
in him around the major leagues that I would expect
he'll play a lot of third base, he can
play first, but you're exactly right to point out
that they now have effectively by Jer coming into the
mix as Joey Votto Leaves returned to this level of
, of an infield surplus if you will at some
point, I do believe Lauren that this infield depth
will create the opportunity to add their rotation if they
don't want to spend the going rate for starting pitching
in free agency, which we now know through Eduardo
Rodriguez's contract, perhaps the better play is to add
the bat in a hitter friendly ballpark and then trade
for the arm you need sometime later on this off
season. What is the latest on show you had
mentioned that you thought he would sign by the end
of the weekend that still stands. What more,
what more can you tell us? Yes, Alana
, good afternoon. We do expect that show A
will make his decision in the coming days. By
the end of the weekend, the Dodgers according to
many are still the favorites I would say though that
the team I've heard the second most about this week
is the Blue Jays and they put together a very
compelling pitch to him in. The more that I've
heard about is what his decision making points are,
the controlled environment of the Rogers Center, all the
money they've invested in making that a true ballpark and
not just a stadium has been, I think a
very important piece of their sales pitch. So now
we have to wait and see in the coming days
exactly what show A wants to do for more on
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