"Hal is gonna be judged on his actions and he should be judged on his actions."

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00:00how do they pivot if, let's say, they don't get priced into the Bellinger market and they get

00:04priced out of it? Where do they pivot? Because I can imagine after Hal's comments, they're not

00:09going after Kyle Tucker. So how would they pivot with left field? Trent Grisham's in center,

00:14Judge is in right. How do you see them pivoting in left field? Does Jason Dominguez get the start

00:17there? So first, when it comes to Kyle Tucker, I'm in full agreement. Kyle Tucker is the kind of

00:22hitter that you put next to Aaron Judge, and you don't have to worry about your offense at all next

00:26year. He is a perennial 135 to 145 OPS plus hitter. He's got a very high walk rate, a low strikeout

00:33rate. He is one of just three hitters to have more walks than strikeouts in the last two years.

00:37That's Luisa Ryes and Juan Soto as his company there. He can hit 30 home runs here. And as you

00:43mentioned, you know, when we talk about Hal Steinbrenner and his reputation, if he goes out

00:47and he signs Kyle Tucker, I think a lot of fans would be promptly shut up by the comments and say

00:51the comments, they didn't affect how he was going to act. That was not an indication of how he was

00:55going to act. He just spoke and he said things I didn't like, but his actions were different.

00:59Hal is going to be judged on his actions and he should be judged on his actions more than his

01:02words. When it comes to alternative plans, I think you could bring in a right-handed hitting

01:06outfielder like an Austin Hayes to platoon with Jason Dominguez and full focus on the pitching staff

01:11and improving your run prevention. That was the path they took last year when they lost Juan Soto.

01:15And it was a path that resulted in them being a pretty good team this past year. I thought

01:18they were an effective roster that just didn't come through in the postseason, not like a

01:22fundamentally flawed team that showed up and just had all their flaws exposed.

01:27Starting pitching was a strength. It was not a strength in the ALDS.