 back to the Yankees and Red Sox and Off the Rock in the offseason coming into the year the Yankees the favorite in the division bigger picture the Red Sox have certainly outplayed we know the Yankees aren't totally healthy but Boston too early for a statement game but they certainly have shown that they're a team to contend with not only for the division but maybe in the big picture with that rotation the way they've been pitching and that offense and athleticism they show on both sides of the baseball this is a postseason team they're fired up they circled this ballgame and to be able to hit the Yankees in their mouth so to speak especially beating up on their ace that's that can send the shock waves throughout the league that this is a team that's for real that can do throwing the Houston Astros but and I think a lot of people got excited with the Yankees when they acquired Stan right we're all enamored with power and that's there's power on the offense there's power arms out of the bullpen the reality is if you're talking about athleticism if you're talking navigating through a lineup and having to really pitch to a team Boston provides a lot of issues and they can beat you in a bunch of different ways and but you know we talked about it earlier if there's a team to rival Houston in the American League I mean I know I said it was gonna be Boston I think Don Trell said it was gonna be Boston I don't know what the big hurt said he might have said I don't know what he might have said oh Toddy the Angels didn't eat him tonight he's about to pinch hit even though they have that big lead we'll take you out there and show you that with the Angels but I did want to ask you about Stanton who has been struggling with the strike I did have a couple of hits tonight how would you pitch him right now or what are pictures talking about what they've seen of him in pinstripes they saw the scouting report and they saw the homeruns that he hit in New York off sliders and that helps the bat head catch out front now you know you caught some balls out front too so that as a left-handed pitcher you're gonna rush him and speed up his bat so then you can go to the slider down his own and especially with Chris L having a nasty one he wants to set up his pitches but Chris L didn't need that especially with his high velocity today especially how cold that was nobody was catching up to 97 especially up top 16 pitches 14 fastballs tonight well and that's a thing when you've got a dominating fastball and you're throwing to a hitter that is struggling I mean that opens up the whole strike and you can do a lot of different things because stand look at the reality is as great as he is as physical as he is between the ears everybody's gonna struggle and that's the big battle playing base real quick last year he hit what 59 homers around 280 what does he have to hit average wise what do you think he has to hit what do you think he will hit in New York this year I think 35 40 that lineup he's still gonna be pitched to and they're gonna have any very shrieky year I mean 270 I'd be surprised if he hits under 270 I would in this day and age batting average doesn't matter okay they want them to get on base and just create create havoc in that line 40 home runs though okay and you have Aaron judge of course all right let's check it on some news before we get back to the highlight you had some thoughts obviously they miss Justin Turner's one guy but a lot of energy he brings and it's early in that lineup affecting things I think the bullpen to has been a concern I mean look it for me the first part of this season not gonna be concerned with the Dodgers I'm not gonna be concerned about the offense I'm not gonna be concerned about the wins the only thing that raised a bit of a I'm gonna say yellow flag okay was Kenley Jansen in some of the struggles early on and you know the velocity but his last two outings he think he put that to rest I mean he was thrown back in the mid 90s look dominant for me the Dodgers look at they're gonna do things differently they're gonna have different lineups Kike Hernandez is gonna hit fourth you know they're gonna mix and match they're gonna be fine and they will win the West and they will be in the postseason I mean up until that highlight Taylor and see you had no home runs with it we combined so I was a little concerned about the power they're missing the red Baron in that lineup especially how late he got hurt but for me that they started the top they were huge to that lineup they put pressure on the starting pitcher you saw that the where they can put speed on the bases as well as ambush you hit the ball the ballpark they get going the ballcups definitely gonna get going yeah and the only real threat in the division realistically would be the diamondbacks in your opinion well for me it's a diamondbacks there are a lot of people that you know out they got JD flew out I mean that's it but a lot of people that the trendy pick was Colorado Colorado is gonna win the division and there were a lot of baseball people that which I just don't see I don't see it happen in this year and look at our resident Homer here Anthony Masterson loves the Rockies love the Rockies right even acknowledge it might not be their year you know so that I know I'm on the right road no he's missed the Rocky Anthony is our researcher here but the Dodger team in terms of you know how they do things down there they're also a team that can make a trade at the deadline right if if they need to if they're in a position for the because last year was not just about getting to the postseason for them you know it's the World Series they have depth in the rotation they have depth everywhere they decide to make sure that their stars are healthy and playing at top form Clayton Kershaw's velocity has been down a little bit he's 90 to 92 you want to see him 92 to 94 but still they need to have health health as well to that locker room they're able to get the reps they all should be fine it's the talented ball club I was gonna say there's there's really one guy that is you can't replace and that's the guy at the end of the ball game and that's can't right yeah you just finally got you just don't have anybody and not to say that you won't miss you know look at Kershaw it is one of the greatest pitchers ever I'm not saying you would but Kenley Jansen if he's not there I'm not sure that they have options right now to close it out yeah his last few outings at least have been better