Here we go.

We know Cam Schlittler is a killer.

We, we know Ben Rice is a killer.

I, I...

Besides them, I don't know.

I'm, I'm putting Judge in that category, too, honestly.

Uh, I, I don't know how he truly feels.

when he's talking to the beat reporters on a day-to-day basis?

Like, walk me through exactly what you meant by what you said on the podcast, so that way we're not confusing exactly what you're trying to get across.

Yeah, I've been covering the team for four and a half seasons now, and being around the guys, like, you do get a sense of, like, who is truly bothered by the team's performance over these past couple of years.

Now, obviously, I haven't been there in the past 17 years, so I can only speak to what I've seen in the past four and a half years.

And I don't get the sense from just my observations of Judge that he is That, like, broken up by the fact that they haven't won in these past few years now.

I think you can tell with other guys just, like, how they communicate with the media, just observing how they act in the clubhouse, just how broken up they are.

And I haven't really gotten that sense from watching Judge over these past few years.

Is there a possibility...

Do you think he's the causal reason for this team not having that killer instinct that we're talking about?

Sure

... what I, what I've seen in, in the past four and a half years.

And I, I, I don't get the sense from just my observations, uh, of Judge that he is that, like, broken up by the fact that they haven't won in these past few years now.

I, I think you can tell with other guys just, like, how they communicate with the media, just observing how they act in the clubhouse, just how broken up they are, and I haven't really gotten that sense from watching Judge over these past few years.

when he's talking to the beat reporters on a day in and day out basis?

100%.

I, I think that could certainly be a part of it.

I, I think what fans and others who observe this team probably want is more fire, and, like, the true feelings of how these guys feel, and I don't know if we'll ever get that with Judge.

Sure

... what I, what I've seen in, in the past four and a half years.

And I, I, I don't get the sense from just my observations, uh, of Judge that he is that, like, broken up by the fact that they haven't won in these past few years now.

I, I think you can tell with other guys just, like, how they communicate with the media, just observing how they act in the clubhouse, just how broken up they are.

And I haven't really gotten that sense from watching Judge over these past few years.

I, I do-

when he's talking to the beat reporters on a day-to-day, uh, basis?

100%.

So which one of these do you think the Yankees find more valuable and would be more reluctant to trade for a player that they, they might desperately need, like you said, because their rotation is thin at the moment?

I've heard mixed reviews from their own organization regarding Spencer Jones.

So, um, just that alone, I would, I would imagine that they feel that Dominguez has more value, uh, long term.

Um, also, you have to take into account that Dominguez is only 22 years old, and he already has Major League experience.

Um, you know, he didn't have the season that I think many people expected him to have.

Um, you know, he went into the year with, uh, you know, a starting role basically guaranteed in left field.

You know, we did not know that Trent Grisham was gonna end up having the season that he had, and he ended up taking, um, uh, Dominguez's, uh, playing time essentially with him in center and then moving Bellinger to left field.

Why are they making this move so close to the period?

AL MVP, your thoughts.

I'm not really en- entirely sure why it's a debate.

Like, I get that Cal Raleigh had a great year with Seattle.

Hitting 60 home runs as a catcher is obviously incredibly impressive, but, you know, Aaron Judge was 43% better statistically speaking than Raleigh offensively.

Raleigh didn't grade out particularly well defensively.

I, I get he has other duties that he's in charge of when it comes to managing the pitching staff, but, you know, Judge had another historic season.

He hit 53 home runs, won the batting title, had a WRC plus over 200, which is not common.

You follow what I'm saying?