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Sacramento Athletics' New Park & Impact on Team Strategy
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2/16/2025
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00:00
Let's talk about the, I guess, now Sacramento Athletics.
00:02
We'll just call them the A's.
00:04
They're gonna play in a PCL park in Sacramento.
00:06
It's Sutter Health Park.
00:07
And just for reference, the real only difference
00:10
between that park and the Coliseum where the A's play
00:12
is it's three feet more out to center field in the new park,
00:17
five feet less down the right field line in the new park.
00:21
So maybe some pull guys might be able to help that.
00:24
I like this team a lot.
00:25
I think Shae Langeleers is a great catching option.
00:27
Tyler Soderstrom is my breakout pick.
00:30
There are bench guys, there's Speed and Ruiz,
00:32
but Jeffrey Springs.
00:33
Jeffrey Springs is the guy here that makes this team legit.
00:37
You add in Severino, when Luis Medina comes back,
00:40
they have a good bullpen.
00:41
I think they're over there.
00:42
I think it was 70 and a half on their win total.
00:45
Let's talk about the SAC-aths.
00:49
I don't know if I wanna talk about those.
00:49
You gotta get something better than that.
00:52
A little early to talk about your SAC-aths.
00:54
You know, if you wanna go see a medical professional,
00:56
if you need to do that.
00:58
The Sacramento Athletics,
00:59
or whatever the heck they are today, as Matt pointed out.
01:02
This is a very intriguing squad,
01:03
because you look at the depth of lineup
01:06
and you look at this ballpark, right?
01:08
You're going from one of the most difficult
01:10
hitter environments to, with all that foul territory,
01:12
you pop up a ball, you're basically out.
01:14
It's a tough ball to hit,
01:16
a tough ballpark to hit home runs out of,
01:18
yet it didn't seem to stunt Brent Rooker.
01:20
And now you're moving them to a ballpark
01:22
that is more hitter-friendly.
01:24
With all these major league hitters,
01:26
it's PCL kind of friendly.
01:28
You're also packing the ballpark.
01:29
And don't dismiss that, too.
01:31
Playing in front of people,
01:33
as opposed to, you know, 4,000 people,
01:35
you'll be playing to a lot of packed houses here,
01:36
because this is a minor league town
01:39
that is now getting a major league product.
01:41
There are gonna be asses in the seats,
01:42
and I think that's gonna be a really positive thing.
01:44
It's gonna be a short-lived novelty,
01:46
but people, I think, are really gonna show up here.
01:49
And that's gonna have a positive impact on the athletics.
01:51
I love Brent Rooker.
01:52
You saw the breakout last year from Lawrence Butler.
01:55
Mason Miller throws 101 miles an hour out of the bullpen.
01:58
You mentioned Soderstrom, Shea Langillears.
02:01
You got Gelof.
02:01
You got J.J. Bladet, who was a player I always liked
02:04
when the Marlins drafted him,
02:05
and I didn't think got a fair shot.
02:07
I got Jacob Wilson, Jack Wilson's son,
02:10
who's gonna be playing shortstop.
02:11
This is a really good young team that's got some power.
02:14
Severino at the top of this rotation now.
02:16
I'm skeptical just a tad about Springs.
02:18
I don't like when Tampa lets go of pitchers.
02:20
That's usually a red flag,
02:21
but they're just kind of in a spot
02:23
where they just had too many arms and not enough spots,
02:25
so it just made sense.
02:26
But regardless, keep a close eye on the A's.
02:29
This is a team that I think could really get off
02:31
to a hot start in 25.
02:33
All right, let's talk a bit about the Toronto Blue Jays.
02:36
Vlad Jr. in a contract year.
02:38
Santander comes on.
02:39
Bo Bichette looking for a bounce back.
02:41
They have the big three in the lineup.
02:42
I think Andres Jimenez is a great add.
02:45
We'll see what Will Wagner can do.
02:46
He's a 26-year-old left-handed bat
02:48
that came over from Houston.
02:49
What do you see about the Jays?
02:52
Well, the Jays pitching has to hold together.
02:53
Kevin Gossman needs to bounce back.
02:54
A weird season for Kevin Gossman.
02:56
They side Max Scherzer.
02:58
I don't know what he's got left in the tank,
03:00
but you still have Berrios, you have Bassett.
03:02
Those are two very steady guys.
03:04
So there's potential for four starters.
03:06
You like this rotation, then Bowden Francis,
03:07
who had a lot of good stuff last year in 2024.
03:11
He could build on in 2025.
03:13
This lineup, though, is scary
03:14
because you do have Springer, Vlad, Santander, Bo Bichette.
03:18
So the first half, again, top heavy.
03:19
They need some more depth.
03:21
But Vlad in a contract year
03:22
with Santander around there to help protect.
03:24
That is a really good situation for Vlad to be in,
03:27
to go cash in this offseason.
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